2015届高考中级英语高考模拟试题(一)

2015

届高考中级英语高考模拟试题（一）

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I. Listening Comprehension

（略）

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions:

After

reading

the

passages

below,

fill

in

the

blanks

to

make

the

passages

coherent

and

grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word

，

fill in each blank with the proper form of the given

word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

Emails have become an everyday part of business life. But not everybody is happy. Manypeople get too

many emails,

and

never have

time

to read them. Others (25)________ (anger) by bad writing styles. (26)

________ third complaint is that emails seem to ask for an instant response. There is no time to stop and

think.

There are other points to think about too. First of all, emails can be read by people other than the (27)

________ (intend) readers. Sometimes this is done by accident, (28) ________ emails are forwarded to the

wrong

person

but

some

companies

monitor

emails

as

a

matter

of

policy.

Secondly

，

depends

on

what

emails(29) ________ software is being used. This means that it is difficult to know exactly the reader will

see. And finally, emails can be kept and used later. Sometimes they may even be used in legal proceedings.

So why do people use emails so much? The simple answer is that emails are fast send. It's the quickest

way to exchange information in the company. And of course they can be much (31) ________ spoken rather

than (32) ________ (formal) than traditional correspondence sometimes they are closer to ________ (write)

English.

(B)

In March 2000

，

I'd abandoned the practice of law and accepted a nine-to-five position as an editor with

a publishing company. I threw (33) ________ into the new job with a crazy vigour that would soon change

into

burnout

，

just

as

it

had

in

every

position

I(34)

________

(hold

)

since

law

school.

When

office

burnout(35) ________ (strike)

，

I stayed home and turned my energy to the Internet.

Within a Few short weeks.I had become devoted to , a blog put together (36) ________

Josh Benton., a young reporter for the Dallas Morning News. I was drawn in by Benton's voice and by his

highly individual coverage. He offered a unique mix of funny, personal posts

and

commentary

on

arts

，

culture

and

politics.

He

encouraged

reader

participation,

(37)

________

(respond)

to

comments

and

holding a

birthday-card drive

for his elderly grandmother who lived in Louisiana and didn't think anyone

would mark the occasion.

(38)

________

(Excite)

by

the

combination

of

mild

exhibitionism

and

cultural

commentary

I

saw

Benton achieving, I decided to start a blog of my own. People are drawn to blogs because they treat the news

with personality. What's more bloggers aren't afraid to disagree with the mainstream media, and they have a

cheap and

easy

forum

in

(39)

________to

do it.

Increasingly,

they're

posting

not just links

to

other

news

sources, (40) ________ ________their own reviews and ideas.

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Section B

Directions:

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.

Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. threat

B. specially

C. opposed

D. poisoning

E. strict

F. accused

G. pursuing

H. disturbing

I. ban

J. medically

K. rare

Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been ___41___ of

killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by

shooting or ___42___ them.

Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists

of

___43___

a

fox

across the

countryside,

with

a

group

of

___44___

trained

dogs,

followed

by

men

and

women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.

People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white

trousers, and follow ___45___ codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so

most hunters are wealthy.

It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of

decades

the

number

of

people

___46___

to

fox

hunting,

because

they

think

it

is

cruel,

has

risen

sharply.

Nowadays

it

is

___47___

for

a

hunt

to

pass

off

without

some

kind

of

conflict

between

hunters

and

hunt

saboteurs

(

阻拦者

). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs frustrate the hunt by

misleading riders and ___48___ the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.

Noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost, as much

as a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger

___49___ to their sport. A Labout Party Member of Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to

approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild

animals like foxes will be protected under the ___50___ in Britain.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions:

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.

Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

A concerned parent writes:

How seriously should you take a child's

fear of the water? My son

has

a weekly swimminglesson

at

school which

，

for us

，

has become a nightmare vision. His initial reluctance to swim has

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into a fear

that seems little short of a terror. We feel very strongly that it is important that he learns to swim

，

but each

week

，

as the day of the lesson dawns

，

our son gets into a real state

，

which is emotionally

52

for all of us.

Should

we

give

in to

his

extreme

reluctance to swim

or,

as

we

have

been

doing

，

force him

to

53

his

lessons?

A tutor at a swimming school replies:

I would suggest that this lit

tle boy would

54 from one-to-one tuition.

Obviously

something

is

happening

in

school

------

may

be

someone

has

ducked

him

splashedhim

in

thepool and he doesn't like it. His parents should try to find out if something 55has happened to cause this

problem.

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In a situation like this

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him won't help at all

，

but they mustn't give up on -to-one lessons

should help. Perhaps the parents should take him

57

at the weekend and make sure it is fun

，

or get a

teacher just for him

It might be a good idea to

58

the school lessons for a while.

At the pool

，

theyshould forget the

swimming aspect and just encourage him to enjoy the

59

.

At the swimming school we get a adults who have been put off at a young age by beingducked or

splashed

，

being taught to

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with a rope tied around the waist or , a polepushing them, and soperhaps

，

they have given up: Of course

，

there are peoplewith a

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fear of water

，

but they are

more unusual.

We find that the main thing is helping individuals to become accustomed to getting their face

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.

Bearing this in mind

，

perhaps bathtime wo

uld be a good time for boy's parents to trythis. They should also

get him to put his mouth in the water and blow bubbles

，

and pour waterover his head starting at the back so

that it is not too

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. A lot of people really hategetting their heads wet

，

but if he can overcome the

problem in a

64

environment such asthe bath

，

he will be off to a good start.

At our children's week

，

I advise parents of c1ldren who are

65

of water not to putthe pressure on

and to be happy with whatever their children can actually achieve in the water.

51.A. entered

B. burst

ped

52.A. exciting

B. exhausting

ointing

ying

53.A. give up

B. go ahead with

C. prepare for

D. deal with

54.A. understand

B. suffer

t

55. A. specific

B. natural

y

ult

56.A. pushing

B. criticizing

ting

D. persuading

57. g

B. swimming

g

D. traveling

58.

B. review

D. give

59. A. water

B. life

it

60. A. surf

B. balance

61.A. hidden

B. public

r

62. A. washed

B. set

63. A. puzzling

B. shocking

ing

ying

64. A. unstable

B. non-traditional

-threatening

rable

65. A. frightened

B. convinced

C. reminds

Section B

Directions:

Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished

statements.

For each of them there

are four

choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the

one that fits

best

according to the information given in the passage you have read.

(A)

“Work like a dog” is a familiar idiom in our language. But how many dogs do you know that really

work at anything besides being a dog? You probably know about guide dogs for blind people. Other guide

dogs help physically disabled people do everyday household tasks. And in detective movies, bloodhounds do

what they do best; sniffing (

嗅，闻

) for the smell of a fugitive from justice (

逃避司法的人

).

Some

dogs

do

another

kind

of

sniffing

altogether.

They

sniff

for

bombs

anywhere

from

schools

to

government

buildings

to

international

airports.

They

may

work

for

a

small-town

or

large-city

police

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department, or for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Wh

erever they

work, their job is similar. They do it well because they have been highly trained.

Bomb dogs are trained to recognize a wide range of smells found in explosives. Their training, carried

out by experts

over a period of three or four months, is

quite simple. They are exposed

to the

smell of a

particular

explosive,

then

given

food

as

a

reward.

With

practice,

they

learn

to

connect

the

reward

with

locating explosive.

How do dogs become bomb dogs? Often they have failed in a program for seeing-eye dogs. Maybe they

frightened easily or were too friendly or curious. Bomb dogs are praised for putting their curiosity to work.

When a bomb- threat call comes into a law-enforcement office, it must be taken seriously. Officer and

dog jump into a car fitted with water, extra leads, and dog food. They head off to the possible bomb site and

immediately get to work. The dog, on a lead held by the

officer, thoroughly searches the area. If the

dog

smells something suspicious, it scratches, paws, or simply sits down. Then the dog returns to its officer. If

there really is a bomb, officer and dog are moved offsite, and an explosive expert or a robot is sent in to

remove and disarm it.

Do bomb dogs get time off? You bet. Sometimes a bomb dog lives with its handler and his or her family.

There, it participates in all the usual fun of a family pet. Wherever its quarters may be, however, you can be

sure that a bomb dog has earned its play time by the valuable work it does.

66.

This passage is mostly about ________________.

A. dogs that help sniff for criminals

B. dogs that are trained to get rewards

C. dogs that are trained to find bombs

D. dogs that assist physically disabled people

67.

Which of the following might use a bomb dog?

A. An animal doctor.

B. A police department.

C. A bank security guard.

D. A school principal.

68.

Why can’t a dog destroy a bomb that it smells?

A. The dog can’t stay still long enough.

B. The job needs a highly trained person or a robot.

C. It’s against the law to train dogs to do that.

D. The bomb cannot be destroyed.

69.

What does the author most want the reader to understand about bomb dogs?

A. They are not as bright as guide dogs.

B. They are too hard to train.

C. They are not worth the cost.

D. They perform an important job.

(B)

The following passage has been adapted from an article in the Herald Newspaper, published in Melbourne in

June 1938.

Every week Mrs. Brown has 25 shillings and any extra money she can get from the bone and bottle man,

to buy food. With great care and forethought she manages to keep within this amount.

Mrs.

Brown

is

very

careful

with

little

economies-for

instance,

she

never

buys

dripping,

but

suet

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(dripping and suet are forms of animal fat), and renders (

熬炼。

。

) it. She keeps a stock-pot and never

sells the bones until the marrow(

骨髓

) has been got from them. And of course, she never sells any fat.

Twice a week she goes to the market for meat, eggs, fruit and vegetables and keeps them in a cool place.

She is quite happy to pass by fruit and vegetables which are out of season--not for her either are those handy

but expensive tins of pork and beans, those fascinating little snacks, which are not really necessary for the

family diet. Instead her meal draw their inspiration from the stock-pot, with its vegetable waters, bacon rinds,

cheese parings and whisper for garlic, and an appreciative feelings for salt and cayenne pepper. So she also

has plenty of liquid rich in mineral salts for soups and source and extra money is not needed for the drinks or

patent medicines or pick-me-ups.

Typical Meals for Mrs. Brown

’

s Family

A Weekday:

Sunday:

BREAKF

AST BREAKF

AST

(the same)

Porridge, milk and honey

DINNER

One slice each of bread and butter---after that

lamb

’

s fry souffle(white bread, 2 eggs, minced

bread and dripping

liver and heart, herbs), potatoes, boiled

Cocoa and tea

cucumber and white sauce

Baked unpolished rice custard with sultans

LUNCH

Scrambled egg sandwiches, jam sandwiches

EVENING MEAL

Fruit

grated cheese complete

Tea and sugar

bread, butter, dripping, jam

cocoa

DINNER

Tripe, delicately seasoned with nutmeg, garlic,

onions and mashed potatoes

Stewed prunes

70.

The passage suggests that Mrs. Brown

’

s housekeeping methods are_________.

ssarily severe

mely uninspiring

bly disciplined

D. Sensibly labour-saving

71.

The statement that Mrs. Brown

“

never sells any fat

”

in Para 3 suggests that, in 1938, fat was considered

to be _________.

s

thy

C. nutritious

nsive

72.

“

One

slice

each

of

bread

and

butter---after that

bread

and

dripping

”

in the

column

“

A

weekday:

BREAKFAST

”

suggests that________.

Brown children sometimes go hungry

is more expensive than dripping

is a luxury in the Brown family

Brown children do not like butter

73.

The main idea of the passage is to _________.

be an example of economy

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