提優(yōu)模擬卷(二)

1、1提前批輔導(dǎo)模擬考試英語科試卷（二）一.完形填空（本題有 15 小題，每小題一分；共計 15 分）When I was youn g, I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of 1. Itook all the adva need classes and tried to do well _2_ the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew thatI would somehow become famous and be able

2、to afford the ear and the dream 3 . All the way through junior years, my mind was 4 this beautiful future.Then in the eleventh grade, many 5 changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at16. Soon after, my great-gra ndmother passed away,_6_ by my beloved fourth-grade teacher.These events 7 me n o

3、t knowing what to do or where to go. Death had n ever touched me so closely.After a long period of empt in ess, it fin ally struck me: Life is not promised and_8_ is futuresuccess. 9 I was attempt ing to achieve material success, I was not 10 my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace,purpos

4、e and happ in ess will stick with me forever and that is real success.Enjoying lifes precious quirks （ 偶發(fā)事件）_11an ordinary person more successful thana wealthy person who isnt 12 and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude cha ngedgreatly. In stead of memoriz ing fa

5、cts, I bega n leanning skills. In stead of focus ing on the 13_, I focused on today andthe many bless ings and successes that came withit.I still get excelle nt grades, but now I _ 14 weeks to study ing in stead of struggli ng for exams, and I 15 the future witha deeper sense of meaning. For me, bei

6、ng successful means truly livi ng life each day.1. A. successB. familyC. developme ntD. growth2. A. aboutB. withC. inD. for3. A. studyB. futureC. successD. house4. A. doingB. pla nningC. describ ingD. th in ki ng5. A. lossesB. peopleC. failuresD. stories6. A. sentB. followedC. madeD. killed7. A. mad

7、eB. letC. leftD. forced8. A. soB. itC. n eitherD. that9. A. IfB. ThoughC. Si neeD. Before10. A. enjoyingB. livi ngC. spe ndingD. wasti ng11. A. wan tsB. createsC. makesD. develops12. A. successfulB. healthyC. satisfactoryD. content13. A. futureB. gradesC. examsD. past14. A. adjustB. spendC. devoteD.

8、 con tribute15. A. talk aboutB. worry aboutC. think aboutD. care about二.閱讀理解（本題有20 小題，每小題 2 分；共計 40 分）ARece ntly, we were give n the opport un ity to review a book writte n by a young author. Whe n we received it, I no tedhow beautifully done it was. While ofte n the case-we see beautifully written

9、and illustrated books all the time-but howoften do they come from a 10-year-old? Sewing a Friendship, written by a creative and talented young girl named NatalieTinti, is such abook.Developing friendships is an area that Natalie Tinti has researched in her own life. In her book, Sewing a Friendship,

10、she tells what great things can happen if kids take a step toward friendship.Tinti s characters in Sewing a Friendship have colorful and creative personalities. Jonsy Jipsy loves singing and belly2dance. Sokron Blossom lives in a neat and tidy world and loves to read fashion magazines. Meeka likes b

11、rain games andNina is happy with her life and the music it brings her.All but one of the characters seems happy with their lives. One of the girls, Kiki Shaver, was sad to live in a small homewith her aunt and uncle. She had no friend and didn t know how to make them. When four girls invites her int

12、o the circle oftheir friendship, it s no wonder is hesitant and uneasy.The story continues as the four girls invite and accept a “ not so likeable ” girl into their circle to win a fashion show.The girls feel a strong bond of friendship after the show. Kiki then understands that taking a step toward

13、s friendship is betterthan being alone. All the girls learn that by having the courage to include others, you can “ sew a friendship ”.Today, it seems that almost every news headline begins with a child ssuicide -or murder-because of being bullied（ 欺侮 ）， not having friends or family to discuss issue

14、s with and feelings of low self - respect. What s causing thesesenseless terrible evemo?e kids would invite the outcasts （被驅(qū)逐者）into their circle of friends, lives would be savedas well as pointedin another direction.Natalie Tinti finds her voice in Sewing a Friendship - and shows a talent that s rar

15、e for sucha young girl. Recommended reading for all young adult fans.16. Who wrote the book “Sewing a Friendship ”?A. Jonsy JipsyB. Sokron BlossomC. Natalie TintiD. Meeka17. The first paragraph serves as a（n） _ .A. introductionB. explanationC. summaryD. background18. The author seems to agree that _

16、.A. bullying is the main cause of children s suicidesB. friendship has the power to prevent sad eventsC. we should not respect too much from friendshipD. one should not forget his old circle of friends19. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?A. Disappointing.B. Sati

17、sfying.C. Uncertain. D. Unexpected.20. The general tone（基調(diào)）of the passage is one of_.A. concernB. delightC. complaint D. praiseBGenerally people hate mice but one mouse has won the hearts of the people all over the world the famous MickeyMouse.About 50 years ago .films were silent .A man named Walt

18、Disney made a cartoon （卡通） mouse that could talk in thefilms .He named his mouse Mickey Mouse .People were very excited by the talking mouse.Before long, Mickey became great success with both young and old people. Children loved to see their lovely friendbecause he brought joy and laughter to them.M

19、ickey was a clean mouse right from the beginning .Perhaps this is one reason why people hate real mice but loveMickey Mousen his early life ,Mickey made some mistakes .People were very angry .They wrote to Disney that they didn t wOntsiMyckent8.As there weresome things that Mickey couldn t do ,Disne

20、y created a new animal named Donald Duck .He alsocreated a dog called Pluto .The dog does stupid things and makes mistakes wherever he goes .Now our Mickey Mouse is notonly clean ,but more important .He appears as a star of beauty and wisdom （智慧） .He had friends in almost every country.21.Children l

21、oved their Mickey Mouse because _ .3A . he could speak EnglishB. he brought them joys and laughtersC. he wasn t a real mouseD. he was a certain mouse22.Gen erally people all over the world hate mice except _ .A. Mickey Mouse B. PlutoC. Donald DuckD. Walt Disney23 . Disney created a new animal named

22、Donald Duck because _ .A . except Don ald Duck, Mickey could do some thingsB . Mickey could do all the thi ngs with Don ald DuckC . there were some things that Mickey could not doD . there were some things that Mickey could not do with Don ald Duck24 .Mickey is aA . stupidand importa nt mouse today.

23、B . dirtyC . clea nD . bad25 .Today Mickey Mouse has friendsA . in the U.SB . in the Uni ted Natio nsC . in Chi naD . almost all over the worldCThere have been many great inventions ,things that changed the way we live .The first great invention was one that is stillvery important today the wheel .T

24、his made it easier to carry heavy things and to trave I long dista nee .For hun dreds of years after that there were few inven ti ons that had as much effect （影響） as the wheel.Then in theearly 1800 s the world started to change .There was little unknown land leftin the world .People did n t have tcx

25、ei1loffley more .They bega n to work in stead to makelife better .In the second half of the 19 th century many great inventions were made .Among them were the camera ,the electric lightand radio .These all became a big part of our life today .The first part of the 20 th century saw more great invent

26、ions .The helicopter in 1909 .Sound movies in 1926 .Thecomputer in 1928 .And jet pla nes in 1930 .This was also a time whe n a new material was first made .Nylon came out in1935 .It changed the kind of clothes people wear.The middle part of the 20 th cen tury brought new ways to help people get over

27、 diseases .They worked Very well .Theymade people healthier and let them live long lives .By the 1960 speople could expect to live to be at least 60.By this time most people had a very good life .Of course new inventions continued to be made .But man now had adesire to explore aga in .The world is k

28、nown to man but stars are not yet .Man began looking for ways to go intospace .Russia made the first step .Then the United States took a step .Since the n other coun tries ,in cludi ng China andJapa n ,have made their steps into space .In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth .Americans fir

29、st walked on the moon .This is certainly just abeginning though .New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have n ever yet dreamed of .426. _ inventions had had as much effect as the wheel before the 19 th century.DSocieties all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often ther

30、e is no official naming cere mony but placestend to be called n ames as points of reference by people. Then an orga ni zed body steps in and gives the place a n ame.Freque ntly it happe ns that a place has two n ames: One is n amed by the people and the other by the gover nment. As inmany areas, old

31、 habits died hard , and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.Many roads and places in Sin gapore are n amed in order that the pion eers will be remembered by future gen erati ons.Thus we have n ames such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in

32、 keep ing with traditi ons in many coun tries inboth the West and the East.Ano ther way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were n amedto promote frien dships betwee n the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were origi nally from theplaces th

33、at the roads were n amed after. The mystery is clearer whe n we see some of the roads n amed in former Britishbases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus - obviously n amed by some homesick Royal AirForce pers onn el.Some places were n amed after the activities that used

34、to go on at those places. Bras BasahRoad is an interesting example, “ BrasBasah means “ wetice in Malay（馬來語）.Now why would anyone want to namea road“ Wet Rice Road ? The reason is simple. During the pioneeringdays, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.A few roads in Sin gapore are n amed by

35、their shapes. There is roads mayhave part of their n ames to describe their shapes, like“ Circular Road for one. O “ Paya LebarCrescent.called a crescent 月牙）because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road aga in.31. We lear n from Paragraph 1 that_.A. the go

36、ver nment is usually the first to n ame a placeB. many places tend to have more tha n one n ameC. a ceremony will be held whe n a place is n amedD. people prefer the place n ames give n by the gover nment32. What does the underlined ph rase “ die hard in Paragraph 1 probably mean?_A. Change sudde nl

37、y.B. Change sig ni fica ntly.C. Disappear mysteriously. D. Disappear very slowly.33. Which of the followi ng places is n amed after a pers on?_.A. Raffles Place. B. Selector Airbase. C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Paya Lebar Cresce nt.34. Bras Basah Road is n amed_.A. after a pers onB. after a place C. af

38、ter an activity D. by its shape0.A. SomeB. FewC. Many otherD.s people began to work in order to make .D.A small nu mber ofIn the early 1800A . a trip into space B . explorationsC. life betterNylon came out nearly at the same time as _A . jet planesB . the radioC.Man didn t have a desire to

39、 explore a I _A . until the 20th centuryB.C . in the last two cen turies This passage talks mainly aboutA . why cars were very importa ntB .C . how inventions affect （影響） people sthecameradiscoveriesthe moviesin the 1960at the beginning of t he 1800 swhich country made the first step into spaceliDfe

40、s whe n the electric light was inven ted535. What can be in ferred from the passage?_.A. Some place n ames in Sin gapore are the same as in Brita in.B. Some places in Sin gapore are n amed for military purposes.C. The way Sin gaporea ns n ame their places is uniq ue.D. Young Sin gaporea ns have forg

41、otte n the pion eers.三、 詞匯運用（共 2 大題，每小題 1 分，滿分 15 分）A.短文填空David is o_36_ of my frien ds. He can run very fast in deed. He is p_37_of this and he isalways ready to s_38_ people how fast he can run. One day a thief broke into his house, took some of his things and ranout of the house as fast as he c_3

42、9_David ran a_40_ hjm ands_41_“ Hey! Stop! Don t you know you can t get away from me? ” But the thief only ran fast.David got a_42_.He tried his best to run. He was soon several miles away from his home. He was still rushing along when he knockedinto me,“ Why are you in such a?f I asked. I am trying

43、 to catcha thief. ” said David. “ But where is the thief?” I asked. 44 Mil6s amtdnDavidb_with a laugh.“ He thought he could runfaster than me, but you see he is w _45_. ”36._ 37._ 38._ 39._ 40._41._ 42._ 43._ 44._ 45._B.選詞填空crowd , nine, beside, pick, knife46.Were in the_ grade no w.A nd we will have a very importa