高中英语2008年全国高考模拟试题阶段测试同步训练试题5960

高中英语2008年全国高考模拟试题阶段测试同步训练
试题2019.10
1,Some day,1_________you are lucky, you may see a bongo（大羚羊）. But the only way most people will see it is in a 2__________. They are found in Africa, 3__________ they live deep in forests. Even in Africa, very few people ever get to see a bongo. The bongo does not come out of the forest very often. It is an animal that keeps to 4__________.
The bongo has beautiful coloring. Its hair is bright brown 5_________ （mix） with orange and red. Down its back and across its sides the bongo has yellow-white strips（条纹）. Animals that look 6__________ food at night usually have big eyes. This helps them see 7________ （good） at night. The forests in which bongos live are very dark. The eyes of bongos are very big. So, they have no trouble 8_________ （live） in the darkness.
Bongos in zoos do not like to go outside on 9_________days. They only go outside on those days 10_________ it is dark or very cloudy.
2,Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored 1__________ the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.
He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got
2__________（marry） at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, 3__________ he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.
In South Africa he 4__________ （surprise） to find that the problem of racial discrimination （种族歧视）was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight 5__________ equal rights.
Gandhi returned to India in 1915, 6__________ India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and 7___________ （depend） for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison. 8___________, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give 9___________and India won its independence in 1947. 10___________（fortunate） Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.
3,Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man, 1___________some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with 2__________when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to 3_________ _for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was 4___________to find the neighbor’s cat at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat 5____________ it was too late.
That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed 6__________four o’clock.
After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired 7_________ happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window when she saw the neighbor’s cat dead in her garden. She was sure the fish was bad. What 8__________ happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor liked each guest 9___________ （meet） him. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair still tired but not longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. 10__________ was her neighbor, “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,”he cried.”My cat is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden….”
4,Nowadays, almost everyone 1__________（realize） that smoking is 2__________ （harm）to people’s health. Sometimes it 3__________ causes fire.
In China, about 38% of the people smoke. Every year, they smoke millions of packets of 4__________. It’s bad news for the health of nation.
It’s known that smoking can cause different kinds of disease. Every year, many people die 5_________ these illnesses, such as lung and throat cancers. It also costs the government much money to look 6___________ these sick people. Smoking is also harmful to those 7________ don’t smoke, 8___________ （especial） to children
and women.
In a word, smoking is no good. 9__________ you want to smoke, just think of those who suffer from diseases 10_________ the fires that destroy people’s lives and properties!
5,Many people like to 1_________ the latest newspaper. But 2_________ is it produced so quickly?
The most important man may be 3__________ chief editor. He decides 4__________ to do. Every morning the 5___________ （journal） are sent to report the events. Sometimes they need a face-to-face interview with people 6_________ do telephone interviews. Meanwhile, the picture editor sends photographer to take the 7___________ they need.
Later in the day, they pass the stories and the 8___________ （develop） photos to the editor.
The chief editor will choose the most important news for the front page. 9___________ editors read the stories, make some necessary changes and write headlines for them. 10___________ the newspaper is printed and delivered to different places.
6,With the 1____________ （develop） of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because 2___________ air pollution. Air pollution is caused by the following 3_________: about half
of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off 4__________ （poison） gases. 25% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another factor is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health 5__________ to others. 6_________ these, about 10%of air pollution is caused by other reasons.
We should take some measures to fight 7____________ pollution. New fuel can be used to take 8___________ place of gas. We can plant more trees. If everybody realizes the 9___________ （important） of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem will 10____________ （solve）.
7,Recently, a website has carried 1__________ a survey about the common view on graduates 2__________ Beijing University.
28% of the interviewed companies think that they 3__________ （satisfy）with the graduates from Beijing University. The graduates in their companies have a wide range of 4__________ （know） and they learn things very quickly and easily.
5___________, most of the companies don’t think much of graduates from Beijing University. In their eyes, the graduates always stick 6___________ their own opinions and lack the teamwork spirit 7__________ they are working. Besides, they may not be satisfied with their jobs even with big companies, and they usually ask too 8___________. As a result, 34% of the companies insist that
9__________ will not employ graduates from Beijing University. In brief, society and even the students themselves expect too much from graduates from Beijing University. That’s 10__________ a graduate claims that he is rubbish.
8,Did you know that in the mountains it can start to snow in August? It snows through the fall and winter. 1__________, in spring, when all that snow melts, water falls down the mountain sides. Streams （溪流） form and come together to form 2__________ . Let’s follow one of the rivers in Utah.
The Bear River begins nearly 13,000 feet 3__________ in the mountains. It ends only 90 miles away, 4__________ it will have dropped about 9,000 feet first! The most surprising thing about this river is where 5_____ ____ends.
If you look at a map, you will see that nearly all rivers 6_________（empty） into the sea. But 7___________ the water of the Bear River. This river flows into the Great Salt Lake, the largest lake in the West. The rivers and streams 8__________ flow into the lake bring with them about two million tons of salt each year. And no fresh water flows away from the lake. 9___________, the summer sun evaporates （蒸发） the fresh water, 10___________ （leave）the salt behind. The lake water is so salty that you can’t sink in it, no matter how hard you try.
9,1 ___________ neither she nor her husband smoked, Mrs. Trench was surprised to see cigarette ash on her doorstep as she entered the house. When she opened the living-room door, she was astonished to see a strange man fast 2__________ in an armchair! Taking care not to disturb him, Mrs. Trench left the house at once. She called a taxi and went 3 __________（straight） to the police station. When she got there, she lost no time to explain 4___________ had happened and added that the man 5__________ have got into the house 6___________ an open window. Mrs. Trench returned home 7___________ a police car together with two policemen. But it was too late: the man had disappeared. 8___________ （hurry） upstairs, she went to her dressing-table. She smiled 9__________ relief when she saw the only thing that man had taken was an imitation（仿制品） diamond necklace that was almost 10 ___________!
10,About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City 1___________ a woman and a yougn boy sat down 2___________ the next table. I couldn’t help 3__________ （overhear）parts of their conversation. At one point 4___________ woman asked: “ So, how have you been?” And the boy, 5__________
couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”
This incident 6___________ （stick） in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are cahnging. As 7___________ as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”until we were in high school. The evidence of a change in children 8__________ （increase） steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults 9___________ they used to. 10___________ this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Children as it once was no longer exists, why?
11,Johnny Carson began his career in television 1 ____________ his twenties. First he worked at local stations in Nebraska. Several years 2___________, he moved to Los Angeles, California. It was “The Tonight Show”3____________ made Johnny Carson famous for thirty years. He became 4 ____________ most popular star of American television. He 5_____________ （call）“the king of late night.”Critics said Americans from all parts of the country liked him and felt they knew him.
He did not take his fame 6_____________ （serious）. For example, when asked 7____________ he became a “star”, he answered: “I started in a gaseous （气体的） state and I cooled.” Carson’s special skill was his sense of 8____________. Audiences laughed at his jokes he made at the beginning of his show. However,
sometimes they laughed 9____________ harder at the jokes that failed. He was the most powerful performer on televison. Many 10____________ （comedy） and singers became successful after appearing on “The Tonight Show”.
12,Although many Chinese students say that 1____________ knowledge of English grammar is good, 2 ____________most would admit that their oral English is poor.
3 ____________ I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My oral English is poor.”
4 ____________, their oral English does not have to remain “poor!” I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons 5_____________ their problems with oral English. First, they fail to find suitable words to express 6_____________ due to （由于） a limited vocabulary. 7_____________, they are afraid of making mistakes. The third reason is that not enough attention 8 ______________ （pay） to listening.
9_____________ you use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know. Remember: USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better 10____________ speaking English more.
13,Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it ___1_______（consider） an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at
daydreaming. Some think it may be a very ______2_____ （health）
thing to do. Some reseachers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us ,_____3___
（be） a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go 4 this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and
have reached some 5 （surprise） conclusions.
Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has conclued that daydreaming contributes
to intellectual growth. It ____6_____ improves 7 （concentrate）,attention span, and the ability to get along with others. Idustrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured 8 as an inventor. For these notable achieveers, it appears 9 their daydreams came true. Dr.
Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “hold a picture of yourself… in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself 10 as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible.
14,We ofter think of future. We often wonder ____1____ the world
will be like a hundred years’ time.
Think of 2 space. Perhaps a permanent station on the moon
3 （set up）. Perhapes people will be able to visit the moon
as 4 . Cheap rockets for space travel will have been
developed, 5 （permit） long journeys through the solar system. When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in
space and visiting 6 planets. Great propress will have
been made 7 medicine, too. Pollution will have been controlled in a hundred years’ time.
8 the world will have been developed-even Antarctica. We
will have used up most of the earth’s land to build our cities,
9 floating cities will have been built. The Japanese have
already plans of this kind. And there will be cities 10 the sea.
15,In the United States, there were 222 people 1 （report） to be billionaires in 2003. The 2 of these is
Bill Gates, worth at least $41 billion, who made his money 3 starting the company Microsoft. Mr Gates was only 21 years old
4 he first helped to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire
5 the time he was 31.
6 , there are still some other people who have made lots
of money at even
7 （young） ages. Other young people who have struch it
rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. 8 of
these child actors made over a million dollars 9 （act）
in movies before they were 14. But 10 youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn and Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001,
inherited a billion dollars when he turned 18.
16,Most Americans don’t like to get advice 1 members of
their family. They get advice from “ 2 （strong）.”When
they need advice, they don’t usually go to people thtey know. 3 many of them write letters to newspaers and magazines 4 give advice on amny different subjects 5 （include）
family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, 6 even on how to buy a house or a car.
Most newspapers 7 （regular） print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are 8 written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, 9 are lawyers
or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special 10 （train） for this kind of work.
17,When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets
1 the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street
you msut look to the right first 2 then the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from 3 ,
the streets are very busy. Traffic is most 4 （danger）then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, 5 . always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be
careful. 6 Have a look first, or you will go 7 wrong way.In many English cities, there are big buses 8 two floors. Your can sit on the
9 （tow） floor, from 10 you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.
18, Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.1 to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash 2 . After a while I stopped trying to3 who the sender was and just delighted in the beautiful and perfume of the white flower. But I never 4 imagining who the sender might be. Some of my5 moments were spent daydreaming about it.
My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done
a(n) 6 kindness who might be showing 7 . Perhaps the neighbor
I helped when she was 8 a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man 9 the street whose mail I helped to get during the 10 so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step. As a teenager, 11, I had more fun guessing that it might be a 12who had noticed me 13 I didn’t know him.
One month before my high school graduation, my father died of
a heart attack. He was 14 some of the most important events in my life. I became completely 15 in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I 16 the dance and the dress for it.
The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t17 if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.
She wanted her children to feel18 and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a 19 in the world and beauty in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, 20 and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.
1. A. CallsB. QuarrelsC. MessagesD. Letters
2. A. service B. deal C. bargain D. offer
3. A .recognize B. imagine C. wonder D. discover
4. A. failed B. stopped C. succeededD. enjoyed
5. A. saddest B. painful C. happiest D. loneliest
6. A. special B. commonC. valuable D. important
7. A. concern B. attitude C. interestD. appreciation
8. A. repairingB. washing C. unloading D. starting
9. A. across B. through C. from D. onto
10.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter
11. A. though B. anyway C. therefore D. indeed
12. A. friend B. supermanC. teacherD. boy
13. A .as if B. even though C. in caseD. so that
14. A. considering B. expectingC. missing D. preparing
15. A. disappointedB. uninterested C. discouraged D. concentrated
16.A. forgot B. lostC. hated D. expected
17. A. wonder B. believe C. care D. know
18. A. contented B. respected C. thanked D. loved
19. A. trouble B. magicC. tragedyD. comedy
20. A. strong B. beautiful C. smellyD. lucky
19,Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read the New Testament (新约全书) on tape. But it 1 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a youngster I stuttered (口吃) 2 badly I was completely 3 to speak in public.
4 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject; poetry was his deepest love. He held a book of poems 5it were a diamond necklace, turning pages as if 6 treasures. When he heard our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he could no longer 7 not being a part of our school.
When he 8 that I not only loved poetry but was 9 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 10between us - Professor Crouch could not stand the 11that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is 12to be read aloud,”he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 13. Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his 14 It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students gathered together,
he challenged me. “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this.”
I 15him in disbelief. “Why,” I started, anger flooding me, “of course I 16!”“well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it 17 memory.”
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walled up. For a moment I stood 18 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through! Afterwards, Professor Crouch congratulated me, and 19 me to read other writers’ poetry before public.
Before long I discovered I did have a(n) 20 and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
20,Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the 1 in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life 2 “You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight,” she said.
“I’ll 3you,”I replied, and with those words I 4 . By the time I reached the customs I was 5 . While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the 6 put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the empty seat next to mine.
Born barely fifteen months 7 we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of 8and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when
she came 9 to me and said, “ Want to come to the attic(阁楼)？”The answer was always “10 ”. We were frightened of the attic but also 11by its smells and sounds. Together we would flight many spiders and battle through the numerous boxes 12we found what we needed.
The plane shook 13and my bag fell on the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were 14 on the floor. I 15over to gather them up when I saw a(an) 16little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary.
Immediately I 17my sister’s handwriting. “Hi Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad…”Only 18did I realize that my sister had been 19 a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister’s comings and goings during the flight. Even though a large ocean 20 us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.
1. A. honestyB. concern C. sadnessD. satisfaction
2. A. abroad B. home C. again D. along
3. A. remember B. remindC. missD. think of
4. A. was outB. was offC. left off D. left away
5. A. smilingB. sneezing C. sighing D. sobbing
6. A. courageB. energyC. idea D. spirit
7. A. before B. after C. between D. apart
8. A. curiouslyB. anxietyC. sympathyD. worry
9. A. aboutB. across C. downD. up
10. A. No B. YesC. SorryD. Certain
11. A. surprisedB. bored C. attractedD. interested
12. A. until B. unless C. though D. since
13. A. hardlyB. slightlyC. weakly D. heavily
14. A. spreadB. thrown C droppedD. pushed
15. A. turnedB. wentC. bent D. looked
16. A. familiar B. unfamiliar C. important D. unimportant
17. A. knew B. saw C. observed D. recognized
18. A. when B. that C. thenD. this
19. A. keeping B. writing C. using D. making
20 A. faced B. separated C. surroundedD. blocked
试题答案
1, 1 if 2 zoo 3 where 4 itself 5 mixed 6 for 7 better 8 living9 bright 10 when
2, 1 as 2 married 3 where 4 was surprised 5 for 6 when 7 independence 8 However 9 in 10 Unfortunately
3, 1 invited 2 herself 3 cool 4 surprised 5 before 6
till/until 7 but 8 would 9 to meet 10 It
4, 1 has realized 2 harmful 3 even 4 cigarettes 5 of/from 6 after 7 who 8 especially 9 If 10 and
5, 1 read 2 how 3 the 4 what 5 journalists 6 or 7 pictures/photos 8 developed 9 Other 10 Finally
6, 1 development 2 of 3 reasons 4 poisonous 5 but（also） 6 Besides 7 against 8 the 9 importance 10 be solved
7, 1 out 2 from 3 are satisfied 4 knowledge 5 However 6 to 7 when/while 8 much 9 they 10 why
8, 1 Then 2 rivers 3.up 4.but 5.it 6.empty 7. not 8. that/which 9. Instead 10.leaving
9, 1 Because/As 2 asleep 3 straight 4 what 5 must 6 through 7 in 8 Hurrying 9 with 10 worthless/ valueless
10, 1 when 2 at 3 overhearing 4 the 5 who 6 stuck 7 far 8 has increased 9 than 10 Whether
11, 1 in 2 later 3 that 4 the 5 was called 6 seriously 7 how 8 humor 9 even 10 comedians
12, 1 their 2 yet 3 Whenever 4 However 5 for 6 themselves 7 Second 8 is paid 9 Unless 10 by
13, 1. was considered 2. healthy 3. is 4. beyond 5. surprising 6. also 7. concentration 8. himself 9. that 10. vividly
14, 1. what 2. / 3. will have been set up 4. tourists/ visitors/ travelers 5. permitting 6. other 7.
in 8.All 9. so/ thus/ therefore 10. under
15, 1. reported 2. richest/ wealthiest 3. by 4. when 5. by 6. However 7. younger 8. Both 9. acting 10 the
16, 1. from 2. strangers 3. Instead 4. that/ which 5. including 6. and 7. rugularly 8. answers 9. others 10. training.
17, 1. because 2. and 3. work 4. dangerous 5.
too 6. Have 7. the 8 with 9 second 10. which
18, 1. A. “打电话”询问送花人是谁。

2. B. a cash deal 现金交易，暗示没有留下姓名、地址。

3. D. try to discover 尽量查明。

此空不用imagine, 否则与下句相
互矛盾。

4. B. 从未停止过。

fail和succeed后接in doing.
5. C. 心情愉快。

其它三个选项意义相反。

6. A. special的含义可包括valuable和important。

7. D. 表示感激。

8. C. 由full of groceries 可知帮助“御货”。

9. A. 横过马路。

10. D. 下文中的icy表明“冬天”。

11. A. 表示转折。

12. D. 从下段的dress可知作者是女性。

在此表示也许是一个男孩看上了她。

13. B. 让步状语从句。

14. C. miss失去。

15. B. 对……不感兴趣。

因为下文涉及作者忘记了舞会的事情，对礼服也不关心。

16. A. 忘记。

此空应与上空结合起来考虑。

17. C. care = mind 关心，在意，计较。

18. D. feel loved感受到被爱。

19. B. 魔力。

下文谈到生活就象可爱的栀子花，使作者充满暇想。

20. A. 坚强。

perfect(完美) 包含beautiful的意思，故B不可选。

19,
1. B. It takes (sb.) some time to do sth. 句型。

2. A. so…that…句型，其中that可以省略。

3. D. be unable to do sth. 不能干某事。

4. C. 时间上的过渡性词语。

若填However, 则表示意义上的转折，后文意思应与前文意思相反。

5. C. 后面用了虚拟语气。

6. B. uncover 揭开，打开；remove除去，拿起；discover发现。

7. D. stand忍耐。

8. A. 听说，了解到。

9. A. 作诗。

10. B. 困难，障碍，难题。

在此表示心理沟通上存在问题。

11. C. 在此表示造成我不敢开口的客观事实。

12. B. be meant = be intended 意欲，打算，本来是想……
13. C. 转身走，离开。

在此表示作者话不多言，走开了事。

14. D. 指老师对诗歌的“评语，评价”。

15. D. stare at 盯着瞧。

B、C两项不礼貌；A项与后句I started 意义相当，即意思重复，不可选。

16. B. did 代替 wrote.
17. C. from memory 从记忆中，属固定搭配。

18. D. breathless (因兴奋、期待等)屏息的，提心吊胆的。

19. C. encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人干某事。

20. A. 与文首相呼应，也与后文的hearing相关联。

20, 1-20 CACBD BDADB CADAC BDCAB。