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高考模拟英语试卷一、单项填空(共 15 小题:每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)1. I searched many bookstores and libraries for the information, but found ______.A. no oneB. nothingC. neitherD. none2. Why this is so is ______ mystery, for it is clearly not what ______ psychology predicts.A. the; theB. a ;不填C. a; theD. the; 不填3. They are always short of water to drink, ______ less to bathe in.A. tooB. ratherC. muchD. no4. I think you've heard the saying, “A ______ mind depends on a healthy personality.”A. soundB. validC. solidD. whole5. Her bravery has given him the will to ______ with his life and his work.A. come upB. put upC. keep contactD. carry on6. My bicycle is not available, for it ______ repaired.A. hasB. isC. is beingD. has been7. He ______ in a youth hostel for two months when he was in London.A. has stayedB. stayedC. had stayedD. had been staying8. In spite of our repeated warnings, the factory still went its own way and kept______ the waste water into the river nearby.A. to sendB. sendingC. sentD. to have sent9. — How ______ you be so stupid as to believe him?— Sorry, I did go out of my head somehow.A. couldB. must C dared D. might10. A number of major problems remain ______ about this new research project.A. solvingB. to solveC. solvedD. to be solved11. I would like to particularly thank Professor Fisher, without whose instructions I ______ such a large English vocabulary.A. didn’t acquireB. wouldn’t acquireC. hadn’t acquiredD. wouldn’t have acquired12. Whether the activity succeeds or not will depend on the extent _______students are voluntarily involved in it.A. whichB. thatC. to whichD. for which13. He’s a pretty good student, but sports are ______ he really shines.A. whereB. whichC. whatD. why3 / 1714. Candidates shall remain in their seats ______ all the papers have been collected.A. whileB. sinceC. afterD. until15. I promise to make you all proud again in ______ direction life may take me.A. howeverB. whereverC. whateverD. whenever第二节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever heard the old saying “Never judge a book by its cover?” Thisis a good rule to follow when you try to judge others’ 16 . Here is a story mydriver told me on the way home.Three lawyers with three repairmen were traveling by train to London. Thelawyers never 17 to think they were much higher in intelligence than the bluecolored workers. They 18 to book the tickets for the repairmen, since theythought they would share 19 in topics during the trip, and asked the repairmento buy for themselves 20 .At the station, each of the three lawyers got a ticket 21 the three repairmenbought only one ticket.“ 22 do you think the three of you can travel on one ticket?” asked a lawyer. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered a repairman.Aboard the train the lawyers took their own 23 while all the three repairmencrowded into the restroom and 24 the door closed behind them.When the conductor came around 25 tickets, he knocked on the restroomdoor and said, “Ticket, please.” The door made a very narrow opening and asingle 26 came out with a ticket in hand. The conductor took it and 27 on.The lawyers were 28 with this clever idea. On the way home, they decided to29 the repairmen’s technique. At the station, they bought a single ticket fortheir return trip. To their 30 , the repairmen didn’t buy a ticket at all! “How are you going to 31 it at all?” asked a lawyer.“Watch and you’ll see,” answered a repairman.They boarded the train. The three lawyers squeezed 32 into one restroomand the three repairmen got into the 33 .Shortly after the train 34 one of the repairmen left his restroom and knockedon the other restroom door, “ 35 ”16. A. strength B. intelligence C. appearance D. spirit17. A. seemed B. attempted C. needed D. failed18. A. decided B. afforded C. stopped D. refused19. A. the same B. much C. little D. enough20. A. separately B. voluntarily C. equally D. costly21. A. though B. while C. so D. as22. A. Why B. When C. How D. What23. A. windows B. suitcases C. tables D. seats24. A. left B. put C. caught D. laid25. A. charging B. collecting C. examining D. searching26. A. lawyer B. man C. arm D. head27. A. moved B. held C. waited D. pushed28. A. happy B. excited C. shocked D. impressed29. A. copy B. allow C. change D. improve30. A. dissatisfaction B. astonishment C. disappointment D. depression31. A. cover B. manage C. miss D. forget32. A. the luggage B. servicing materials C. themselves D. the suitcases33. A. same B. crowded C. wasted D. other34. A. departed B. continued C. arrived D. shifted35. A. Is anybody in? B. Time is up, please! C. Ticket, please! D. My turn now! Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 分）A“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.“Have a nice day next!” this version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirlat the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The wordscome out in the same tone with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not tome. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is themanagement’s attempt to increase business.The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with eachother. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, youknow the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expressions save us when wedon’t know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I am terrible sorry, but have a nice day.”The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “have a nice day” to you,you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to benice to you.Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it’s a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strangeand comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they carewhen they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it’s always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.36. How does the author understand Maxi’s words?A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.37. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The salesgirl is rude.B. The salesgirl is bored.C. The salesgirl cares about me.D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.38. By saying “Have a nice day” a stranger may _______.A. try to be polite to youB. express respect to youC. give his blessing to youD. share his pleasure with you39. According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day”_______.A. sincerelyB. as thanksC. as a habitD. encouragingly40. What is the best title of the passage?A. Have a Nice Day—a Social CustomB. Have a Nice Day—a Pleasant GestureC. Have a Nice Day—a Heart-warming GreetingD. Have a Nice Day—a Polite Ending of a ConversationBFew laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they takeeffect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled—to $1.01 per pack—smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across thecountry seeking to kick the habit.This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They’ve studied the effectof state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to themessage. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and mostparticularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is whennearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack ofMarlboro Light Kings cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday. Charleston, S, C.,where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4. 78.The influence is obvious.In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys—13.8%,far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school studentssmoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records.Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against hightobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans“who choose to smoke.”That’s true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of lowincome workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for today’s adults, ifthe new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.41. The text is mainly about ________.A. the price of cigarettesB. tie rate of teen smokingC. the effect of tobacco tax increaseD. the differences in tobacco tax rate42. What does the author think is a surprise?A. Teen smokers are price sensitive.B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.C. Tobacco taxes improve public health.D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.43. The underlined word “deter” in Paragraph 3 most probably means __.A. discardingB. removeC. benefitD. free44. Rogers’ attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of .A. toleranceB. unconcernC. doubtD. sympathy45. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill.C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking.D. Adults will depend more on their families.CHow to eat healthfully can be especially complex for working women whooften have neither the desire nor the time to cook for themselves (or for anyone else). Registered dietitian(营养专家)Barhara Morrissey suggests that a few simple rules can help.“Go for nutrient dense foods,” she suggests, “foods that contain a multipleof nutrients. For example, select whole wheat bread as a breakfast food, ratherthan coffee cake. Or drink orange juice rather than orange drink, which contains only a small percentage of real juice, the rest is largely colored sugar water. You just can’t compare the value of these foods, the nutrient dense ones are so superior,” she emphasizes.Morrissey believes that variety is not only the spice of life — it’s the foundation of a healthful diet. Diets which are based on one or two foods are not only virtually impossible to keep up the strength, they can be very harmful, shesays, because nutrients aren’t supplied in sufficient amounts or balance. According to Morrissey, trying to find a diet that can cure your illnesses, ormake you superwoman is a fruitless search. “As women, many of us are tooconcerned with staying thin,” she says, and we believe that vitamins are somekind of magic cure to replace food.“We need carbohydrates, protein and fat — they are like the wood in thefireplace. The vitamins and minerals are like the match, the spark, for the fuel,”she explains. “We need them all, but in a very different proportions. And if the fuel isn’t there, the spark is useless.”46. From the paragraph we know that working women _______.A. think cooking is especially complicatedB. do not share the same views with registered dietitiansC. are busy and not interested in cookingD. are likely to eat healthfully47. Orange juice is different from orange drink in that _______.A. it contains only a small percentage of real juiceB. it is natural, nutritious and prepared from real orangesC. it is largely orange-colored sugar waterD. it produces nothing but calories48. In Paragraph 4, “a fruitless search” means _______.A. an effort with no resultsB. a search for a diet without fruitsC. a research on fruitless dietD. a diet serving as medicine49. Many women take it for granted, according to passage that _______.A. a balanced diet can result in being fatB. staying thin and healthy are both possibleC. lack of variety in diets leads to staying thinD. vitamins are some kind of substitutions (替代品) for food50. By “if the fuel isn’t there, the spark is useless”, the author means _______.A. carbohydrates, protein and fat are enough to support a human lifeB. vitamins and minerals are virtually of no valueC. carbohydrates, protein and fat are as important as vitamins and mineralsD. without carbohydrates, protein and fat, vitamins and minerals are of no usDWithout proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too manytourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forgethow much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to thinkabout the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourismshould help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, peoplemust leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other partsof the country’s economy can suffer.On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs.Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build largehotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads, and other support facilities（配套设施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room isnot used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities aswell, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.51. Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.B. Building roads and hotels is essential.C. Support facilities are highly necessary.D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.52. The underlined word“ inhabitants”（in Paragraph 1 ） probably means________.A. touristsB. passengerC. populationD. citizens53. Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ________.A. a bad effect on other industriesB. a change of tourists’ customsC. over-crowdedness of places of interestD. pressure on traffic54. It can be inferred from the text that ________.A. the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fastB. local people will benefit from tourist attractionC. other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism muchD. we can’t build too many support facilities55. The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will ________.A. waste a lot of moneyB. weaken their economyC. help establish their customsD. help improve their lifeⅣ. 阅读表达(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)In several Mexican states, officials have banned the traditional greetings of handshakes and kisses on the cheek, stopped spectators from watching football matches, closed schools and museums, and advised churchgoers to stay at home.These measures were made in an attempt to stop the spread of swine flu, aninfectious disease that has killed 159 people and sickened about 4, 000 last week. The disease started in Mexico City about a month ago. It has spread to other countries. The US has reported 65 cases and Canada has confirmed 13 cases.More countries are checking for possible cases.Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the flu a “publichealth emergency of international concern”. It says the disease could become a global outbreak.A few governments around the world have advised their citizens not to visitMexico. Some countries have begun screening air travelers for the disease andhave set up special areas for people who might be infected. Russia, China andother countries banned pork imports from Mexico, though people cannot get theflu from eating pork.What is swine flu?Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory illness in pigs. Swine flu spreadsto people in two ways. They catch the virus after being in contact with infected pigs, or they catch it from an infected person.The disease spreads in the same way as human flu, through coughs andsneezes, or by the nose or mouth after touching an infected surface. However,eating pork or pork products cannot spread the disease.The symptoms of swine flu are similar to normal flu, and include fever, cough,sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell butis not life threatening. The disease could be treated by medicine.Is there a vaccine for swine flu?Some people get vaccine shots in autumn to prevent themselves fromgetting flu. But, for swine flu, experts say the vaccine is unlikely to be effective. They suggest people wash their hands frequently and thoroughly. And avoidclose contact with people who appear unwell and who have fever and cough.56. What happened in Mexico City about a month ago? (No more than 10 words)57. Please explain the underlined word in English. (No more than 5 words)58. What symptoms does the swine flu show in its early stages? ( No more than 10 words)59. How does the swine flu spread? (No more than 20 words)60. What do you think the WHO’s declaration suggest? (No more than 15 words)Ⅴ. 书面表达（满分 25 分）为了丰富同学们的课外活动，校学生会决定组建自行车俱乐部(Cycling Club)。