广东省肇庆市高三二模英语试卷

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have been blessed with the opportunity in my life. It took the near-death experience of my dad to make me realize that my purpose in life is to         others. My dad suffered from leukemia(白血病) in 1998.         the pain and treatment that he put up with inspired me to be a more kind and         person. I realized life is just too           and it was time for me to make some changes — do the things in life that I wanted to do without making         why I couldn’t do them.
My dad         a bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植) operation, and after that he was able to reuse his own “cleaned” marrow, so a donor(捐献者) was not needed. That was excellent         because donors who are a match are hard to come by. That           me to become a bone marrow donor and hopefully help someone else one day. I also          money for the cancer patients. Yet, I was not satisfied with just that. I had to do more, I         blood every other month and seek opportunities to do other acts of kindness daily. The opportunity, some days, presents itself very         and some days I have to seek it out. Either way, it comes.
I would like to         one of my favorite quotes（名言）with you all:
“In an average lifetime, a person         about sixty-five thousand miles. That’s two and half times around the world. I wonder         your steps will take you. I wonder how you’ll use the rest of the         you’re given.”
I want to use my miles to create foot prints of love in this world.

A．advise B．ask C．help D．understand

A．Suffering B．Watching C．Discovering D．Bringing

A．stronger B．independent C．giving D．receiving

A．short B．wonderful C．dangerous D．boring

A．efforts B．promises C．excuses D．plans

A．refused B．had C．learned D．stopped

A．expression B．knowledge C．news D．sense

A．forced B．inspired C．allowed D．expected

A．raised B．kept C．paid D．hid

A．check B．test C．donate D．sell

A．secretly B．clearly C．peacefully D．wildly

A．share B．divide C．record D．repeat

A．conveys B．owns C．measures D．walks

A．where B．why C．when D．if

A．materials B．miles C．world D．wealth

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空。
There once lived a boy named Woo Sing,     father brought home a mirror. Woo Sing had never seen one before. So when he saw it for the first time, he didn’t understand    it was, but thought he saw     boy, which made him very happy, for he thought the boy had come to play with him. He spoke to the stranger in a very friendly way, but received no reply. He laughed and waved at the boy, who did exactly     same thing. Then he thought, “I’ll go closer. It may be that he doesn’t hear me”. But when he began to walk, the other boy imitated（模仿）him. Woo Sing stopped     (think) about these strange actions, saying to himself, “This boy is fooling me. He does everything that I do;” and the more he thought about it, the     (angry) he became and soon he noticed the boy became angry too. So Woo Sing    (strike) the boy in the glass, but he only hurt his own hand and went   (cry) to his father, who said, “The boy you saw was    image. This should teach you an important lesson, my son. You should never show your anger to others. Now remember that in real life when you strike    cause you’ll hurt yourself most of all.” 

Recently, professor of philosophy（哲学）in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.
He says our relations with others often become clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.
Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?
Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
According to the first paragraph, people have not realized ______.

The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some  money ________.

What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

The underlined phrase “enter the picture” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_________”.

What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?

Going green is something that affects every single one of us. Whether by recycling those plastic water bottles, or by cutting down on electricity in your home, the importance of going green on a personal level is extremely important. But, when you’re a millionaire NBA basketball star, how do you help out the environment?
Yao Ming is a basketball player that plays for the Houston Rockets and has spoken out against hunting of sharks for fins, a delicious food in his native China. He is also the United Nations’ Environmental champion. His goal is to raise awareness of climate change and energy-saving. “I will work with young people across the world and try to inspire them to plant trees, harvest rainwater and to become environmental champions in their own communities.”
The Philadelphia Eagles, a professional American football team, are really doing their part to give back to the community. The Eagles Go Green page has a “Green Energy Calculator” and according to the web site fans have saved $ 73,674.90 a year and saved 666,320 pounds of CO₂ per year. Also, the Eagles have set up a “Stop global warming virtual march（虚拟游行）on Washington”, a march across America for one year, through the Internet with a goal to bring fans together and to urge leaders to deal with the serious problem of global warming now.
Bob Burnquist, a Brazilian skateboarder, is a member of Action Sports Environmental Coalition and founder of a program that gets organic foods and farming into schools for healthy lunch programs. Bob also has a huge homegrown organic farm where he hosted a gathering in celebration of Earth Day.
Kelly Slater is a surfer and eight-time champion, but he also supports saving the coral reefs world wide. He has founded the Kelly Slater Invitational Competition which raises funds and awareness for Reef Check, which is able to get its message out to a large group of guests including professional surfers, film and music stars, and other famous people.
According to the passage, Yao Ming wants to ________.

What have the Philadelphia Eagles done to help out the environment?

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last two paragraphs?

The best title for the passage would probably be _________.

What can we learn from the passage?

When a magazine for high school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: Machines would be run by solar power. Buildings would rotate（旋转）so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat. Walls would “give light” and “change color with the push of a button.” Food would be replaced by pills. School would be taught by electrical impulse（电脉冲）while we sleep. Cars would have radar（雷达）. Does this sound like the year 2000? Actually, this article was written in 1958 and the question was, “what will life be like in 1978?
The future is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict accuately. By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they? One expert on Cities wrote: Cities of the future would not be crowded, but would have space for farms and fields. People would travel to work in “airbuses”, large all-weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station he could drive a coin-operated car equipped with radar. The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents “almost unheard of”. Does that sound familiar? If the expert had been accurate it would, because he was writing in 1957. His subject was “The city of 1982”.
If the professionals sometimes sound like high school students, it’s probably because future study is still a new field. But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will do, has been around for a long time. It should be accuate, and generally it is. But there have been some big mistakes in the field, too. In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future for the stock market. In October of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial foreseers.
One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant error. In 1957, H.J. Rand of the Rad corporation was asked about the year 2000, “Only one thing is certain,” he answered. “Children born today will have reached the age of 43.”
How many examples does the author offer to describe the future life?

The high school students’ answers to “What would life be like in 1978?” sound __________.

In the second paragraph, the writer gives examples to show _________.

From the third paragraph we can learn that _________.

H.J.Rand’s prediction about the year 2000 shows that ________.

I remember my mother as a strong woman. She came to America when she was 12—old enough to remember her language, she achieved scores and grades high enough to be admitted to Duke University. With a degree in computer science, she finally became the manager of a company in New York. My mother could give fluent speeches, say “wolves” correctly.
It was my mother who always stressed the importance of language. From the time I was born, I was read to. I would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents’ voices, whether it was my dad’s softly accented, or my mother’s clear English. The flow of language was unbroken, and whether in Chinese or English, the stream of communication flowed through our house.
One October morning in sixth grade, after my mother had left to catch the train to the city, I left the house for the bus stop. I was surprised when I saw our car, the door hanging open. As I drew closer, I saw my mother lying on the ground.
In the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. My mother could not remember my name. As the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mother’s mind and mouth: her mind was not any less clear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant.
The battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language. Without it, identity does not exist; relationships cannot be formed; stories cannot be told; directions cannot be given, and knowing anything about anyone is impossible. Without language, communication cannot take place. Without language, one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. The world would pass us by in silence.
From where might the author’s mom come to America?

From the second paragraph, we can know ________.

According to the last two paragraphs, the author’s mom was unable to _______.

The underlined word “stroke” in the 4^th paragraph most probably refers to ______.

This passage is mainly about _________.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先阅读下列应用文：
A: Lowton College
Situated in a pleasant area of the city close to river. Convenient for North Wales and the English Lake District.
Courses in English run all year.
Part-time courses available in the evenings / days.
We will arrange accommodation with an English family.
B: Bristow College
The college is in the centre of Bristow.
Full-time courses at all levels, beginners to advanced, from September to June.
Visits arranged to places of interest.
Excellent range of sports offered.
Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses.
C: Shepton College
Situated in the centre of London close to underground and buses.
Classes are offered all through the year.
Daytime English courses up to ten hours per week.
Evening classes of four hours per week.
Extra classes offered in English for Business.
Accommodation in the college.
D: Howe College
The college is in the city centre, but near the North Yorkshire countryside and the sea.
Classes run from September to June.
Part-time and full-time courses from beginners to advanced (daytime only)
Full-time courses in English with Business Studies.
Trips arranged to places of interest.
Help in finding a flat or room by the sea.
E: Daunston College
Daunston is a small town in the Midlands near pleasant countryside.
Part-time and full-time classes available from September to June.
Full-time summer school in August.
Complete beginners (part-time only)
Trips and other social events arranged regularly.
Accommodation in the college or with families.
F: Exford College
Exford is beside the sea and surrounded by beautiful countryside.
Courses at all levels, September to June (full-time).
Summer schools (mornings only) during August.
Full social programme including sports and hobby clubs provided by the college.
Students live in college rooms or with families.
请阅读以下求学者的信息，然后匹配求学者和他/ 她理想的大学：
Marta wants a course in Business Studies and English starting in September. She would prefer to be in a city, but wants a college which will organize visits, so she can see something of Britain.
John is a complete beginners. He wants to have plenty of free time to visit the countryside. He wants to live with a family.
Laura is looking for a full-time beginners’ course. She is fond of sports and wants to stay with a family.
Marek likes big cities. He hopes to find work during the day, so he is looking for an evening class. He also wants to have some classes for business. He wants to live in the college.
Birgit knows some English already and wants a full-time course. She doesn't want to live in the school and she wants to rent a flat.

第一节 基础写作 （共1小题；满分15分）
【写作内容】
目前，越来越多的青少年参加各类电视节目的才艺表演（talent shows）。对此，中学生的看法各有不同。

【写作要求】
必须用5个句子表达全部的内容；
将5个句子组成连贯的短文。
【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
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阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then came out with ease.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled（萎缩的）wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the kind-hearted man did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid（液体）from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any hardships, it would fail us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
【写作内容】
1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2.以约120个词就“个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”的主题发表看法，至少包含以下内容要点：
（1）你读了这个故事的感受；
（2）叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果；
（3）假如你是父母的一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子？
【写作要求】
1.你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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