广东省肇庆市高三下学期第二次模拟考试试卷（英语）

II、语言知识及应用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转)around the earth. An additional 7% did not know which revolved around which. I have no doubt that all o f these people were __21__ in school that the earth revolves around the sun; ___22__may even have written it on a test. But they never __23___ their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) motion because their everyday observations didn't support what their teachers told them: People see the sun "moving __24___ the sky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary (静止的) while that is happening.
Students can learn the right answers by __25___ in class，and yet never combined them with their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the ___26___ personal understanding of the world can __27___ side by side，each unaffected by the other.
　　Outside of class，the student continues to accept the model ___28____because it has always worked well in that circumstance. Unless professors address specific errors in students' personal models of the world，students are not ___29___ to replace them with the ___30___ one.
21．A．learned        B．suggested     C．taught              D．advised
22．A．those          B．these           C．who            D．they
23．A．formed        B．altered         C．believed            D．thought
24．A．around        B．across        C．on                D．above
25．A．heart          B．hand         C．ink               D．paper
26．A．adult's         B．teacher's      C．scientist's           D．student's
27．A．exist         B．occur        C．survive            D．maintain
28．A．privately      B．individually   C．personally         D．generally
29．A．obliged        B．likely              C．probable            D．partial
30．A．perfect        B．better        C．reasonable          D．correct

第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。
For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a it-list of our main fears: natural resources are running out; the population  31  (grow), leaving less and less to eat; species are becoming  32  (extinction) in vast numbers, and the planet’s air and water are becoming dirty,  33  are ever more polluted.
34  a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more abundant not less so. Second,  35  food is now at any time in history. Third, although species are indeed becoming extinct, only about 0.7% of them are expected   36  (disappear) in the next 50 years, not 25~50%, as has so often been predicted. And finally, most forms of environmental pollution   37  appear to have been predicted, or are too short– associated  38  the early stages of industrialization.   39  bigger problem may well turn out to be an inappropriate response to it. yet opinion polls suggest that many people develop the   40  (believer)that environmental standards are declining and some factors seem to cause this disjunction.

III．阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives．It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society．I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem．
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees．To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose．But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs．
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual．This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement．This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years． This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor．
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly．This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions．Furthermore, some institutions should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them．Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer．The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young．
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent．
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages．Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．
41．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The problems faced by the old in society．
B．Why we should take responsibility for the old．
C．How we can improve the lives of the old．
D．Where the old can go to get their pensions．
42．According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?
A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire．
B．Increase savings levels of people during their working years．
C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old．
D．Make available pensions for those who have retired．
43．The underlined word "viable" most probably means"______________"．
A．impossible      B．practical          C．useful                D．important
44．What can be concluded from the passage?
A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money．
B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age．
C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people．
D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old．
45．What is the writer's main purpose in writing this article?
A．To point out the need for government support for old people．
B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people．
C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem．
D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life．

Good evening. I have come to Jerusalem today as a novelist, which is to say as a professional
spinner of lies.
Today, however, I have no intention of lying. I will try to be as honest as I can. There are only a few days in the year when I do not engage in telling lies, and today happens to be one of them.
So let me tell you the truth. In Japan a fair number of people advised me not to come here to accept the Jerusalem Prize. Some even warned me they would instigate a boycott of my books if I came. The reason for this, of course, was the fierce fighting that was raging in Gaza.
Finally, however, after careful consideration, I made up my mind to come here. One reason for my decision was that all too many people advised me not to do it. Perhaps, like many other novelists, I tend to do the exact opposite of what I am told. If people are telling me-- and especially if they are warning me-- “Don’t go there,” “Don’t do that,” I tend to want to “go there” and “do that”. It’s in my nature, you might say, as a novelist. Novelists are a special breed. They cannot genuinely trust anything they have not seen with their own eyes or touched with their own hands.
And that is why I am here. I chose to come here rather than stay away. I chose to see for myself rather than not to see. I chose to speak to you rather than to say nothing.
Please do allow me to deliver a message, one very personal message. It is something that I always keep in mind while I am writing fiction. I have never gone so far as to write it on a piece of paper and paste it to the wall: rather, it is carved into the wall of my mind, and it goes something like this:
“Between a high, solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on the side of the egg.”
I have only one reason to write novels, and that is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the surface and shine a light upon it. The purpose of a story is to sound an alarm, to keep a light trained on the System in order to prevent it from tangling our souls in its web and demeaning them. I truly believe it is the novelist’s job to keep trying to clarify the uniqueness of each individual soul by writing stories--stories of life and death, stories of love, stories that make people cry and quake with fear and shake with laughter. This is why we go on, day after day, concocting fictions with utter seriousness.
46．What made the writer decide to come to Jerusalem?
A．He wanted to accept the Jerusalem Prize.
B．A fair number of people advised him to.
C．too many people advised me not to do it and he chose to some here rather than stay away.
D．He wanted to write novels in Jerusalem.
47．From the passage, we can know the writer is man who_____________
A．is afraid of others’ opinions.
B．braves to express his opinions.
C．trusts anything others talk.
D．hates anything and writes to the pubic.
48．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．the purpose of writing for the writer is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the
surface and shine a light upon it.
B．Novelists hardly trust anything they have not seen with their own eyes or touched with
their own hands.
C．The writer’s writing stories just wanted to make people cry and quake with fear and shake
with laughter.
D．The writer comes from Japan and chose to speak to the public.
49．What did the writer mean by saying : “I always stand on the edge of the egg?”
A．He thought he was so weak.
B．He wanted to be an egg.
C．He didn’t like the wall.
D．He wanted to fight with the strong society for his dream.
50．Where does this passage come from?
A．a speech from awarding meeting
B．a discussion from a novelist
C．a debate from Japanese
D．a warning from a meeting

It is often said that politeness costs nothing．In fact，it seems that a little more courtesy could save businesses￡5 billion every year．
Frequently hearing the phrase “thank you” or “well done” means the same to staff as a modest pay rise，researchers say．
Praise and encouragement also makes employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs，saving on the cost of finding replacements．
A third of 1,000 workers surveyed by consulting firm White Water Strategies said they did not get thanked at all when they did well—and a further third said they were not thanked enough．
In both cases，staff said they felt undervalued，meaning they were less likely to exert themselves and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere．
The net result is around ￡5.2 billion in lost productivity from employees who would raise their game if they felt more appreciated，White Water claimed According to the company，praising staff has the same motivational kick as a 1 per cent pay rise—and works out much cheaper for bosses．
Three out of four employees said that regular acknowledgement by their boss was important to them，but only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise as they felt they needed．
The survey found that those in blue-collar and manual jobs were less likely to be given any recognition for doing well．
In regional terms，Scottish staff felt most undervalued．Four out of ten workers said they were never thanked and eight out of ten said they would like more praise．However，workers in the North-East are less impressed by being buttered up by the boss，as only 69 per cent said they felt the need to be told “well done” regularly．
Older employees and women need the most reassurance，according to psychologist Averil Leimon，a director of White Water Strategies．She said that words of praise did more than create a pleasant place to work—they could even boost profits．
51．The second paragraph means that_____________.
A．employees ask for high pay instead of hearing “thank you” or “well done”
B．bosses always think highly of their employees’ work
C．bosses’ praise and encouragement are important to workers
D．bosses should praise their workers from time to time
52．Why praise and encouragement are needed according to the passage?
A．Most bosses feel it necessary
B．Most workers didn’t work hard enough.
C．Most bosses can make money from praise and encouragement
D．Most workers will work harder and stay in their jobs from praise and encouragement.
53．According to tiffs passage，the majority of staff felt______________．
A．there were thanked enough        B．they were undervalued
C．they got satisfactory pay        D．they didn’t need encouragement
54．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Blue-collar and manual workers need more regular acknowledgement by their bosses．
B．A third of the workers surveyed by White Water Strategies never got thanked at all when
they did well．
C．Old employees and women do not need to be appreciated as much as the young．
D．Fewer than 20％ of Scotiish felt that they never got thanked．
55．The main idea of the passage is that___________
A．praise and encouragement may help employees work better
B．workers are always demanding more praise and encouragement
C．bosses in Scotland usually praise and encourage their staff enough
D．if undervalued employees will certainly look for employment elsewhere

第二节：信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按要求匹配信息，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将对应题号的选项字母涂黑。
The Blue Mercury Hotel has a varieties of different hotel rooms for different kinds of people. Book 7 days in advance and you will pay at special rates. The categories are as follows.

Max: two people
Price: regular rate—$580(per person/per night)
Special rate—$ 400(per person/per night)
E．Emerald No3: With a balcony. Two-bed room suite on the top floor of the oceanarium with two king-size beds
Max: Regular rate—$900(per person/per night)
Special Rate—$760(per person/per night)
F．Sapphire No1: With no balcony. Two double beds(smaller space)
Max: Two people
Price: Regular Rate—$120(per person/per night)
Special Rte—90(per person/ per night)
请阅读以下游客的信息，然后匹配游客和他/她在The mercury Hotel居住的房间：
56．Jane and Jessica, college students on holiday excursion, book the room of the Blue Mercury Hotel a fortnight ahead of time; plan to live in a room with the minimum pay.
57．Jim and his newly married bride, arriving tomorrow morning, chose to have a suite with a king-size bed, for which they budget to pay at most $1200 for two of them for one night.
58．Two couples on a trip stop at Blue Mercury Hotel. They like the place so much that they agree to stay in the hotel for two nights. Their budget is between $900—700 for each family.
59．For Dave and his wife, they would rather book a suite where they can enjoy the ocean view, concerned less about the price of the room.
60．Doctor King is having a conference at the Blue Mercury Hotel. He has to write his research paper. He wants to stay in hotel room which has the suitable facilities

IV．写作（共2节，满分40分）
第一节：基础写作（共1题，满分15分）
某英语报就中学生课外阅读开展征文活动，假如你是某中学高三学生蒋平，请你根据下
面表格中的信息，写一篇英语短文，发送到该报。

注意：
1．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不能简单翻译。
2．用五个句子表达，开头已经写好，不计入总句数。
3．参考词汇：结晶crystal;课外阅读out-of-class reading
Dear editor,
Students of today are reading more than very before. Indeed, the importance of reading can
never be too much stressed.
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第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
One morning, M. Hare was running on the road. Suddenly he saw Mr. Tortoise, who was also running on the road towards him. Mr. Hare an up to Mr. Tortoise and laughed at him. Mr. Tortoise got angry and wouldn’t take failure lying down, so he suggested having a ace to see who could first get to the big tall tree by the roadsides. Mr. Hare agreed with him without hesitation. The race began. Mr. Hare and Mr. Tortoise stated from the same line at the same time. When Mr. Hare was far ahead couldn’t catch up with him. So he stopped and lay down to have a nap. But soon he feel sleep. At the same time. Mr. Tortoise kept on running. When Mr. Hare woke up, he found Mr. Tortoise had already sat under the tree and was smiling at him.
[写作内容]
1．以约30个词概括本文的主要内容；
2．然后以约120个字写一篇记叙文，描写你或你的朋友骄傲而落后的一次经历，并包括以下要点。
A．谈谈这则故事经人的启示；
B．叙述你的朋友因骄傲而落后的一次真实或虚构的经历
C．谈谈这次经历对你或你的朋友思想态度的影响
[写作要求]
1．可以参照阅读材料的篇章结构组织故事，但不得引用原文中的句子；
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
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