四川省宜宾市李庄中学2014届高考英语仿真模拟试题试题(1)外研社版

2014年四川高考英语仿真试题
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

2、本卷共55小题，共9分
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —Excuse me. How much is the shirt?
— _______.
A. Extra Large
B. 50 each
C. It sells well
D. Altogether there are 5
2. New technologies have made ____ possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.
A. that
B. this
C. one
D. it
3. We are said to be living in ____ Information Age, ____ time of new discoveries and great changes.
A. an; the
B. 不填; the
C. 不填; a
D. the; a
4. At school, some students are active ______ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.
A. while
B. although
C. so
D. as
5. It’s surprising that your brother _____ Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long.
A. picked up
B. looked up
C. put up
D. made up
6. Tom took a taxi to the airport, only _____ his plane high up in the sky.
A. finding
B. to find
C. being found
D. to have found
7. The hotel is almost finished, but it _____ needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests.
A. only
B. also
C. even
D. still
8. I looked up and noticed a snake ______ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.
A. to wind
B. wind
C. winding
D. wound
9. —Did you catch what I said?
—Sorry. I ______ a text message just now.
A. had answering
B. have answered
C. would answer
D. was answering
10. He will come to under stand your efforts sooner or later. It’s just a matter of _____.
A. luck
B. value
C. time
D. fact
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，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a ___11___ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew ___12___ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since--- ___13___ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my ___14___.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of ___15___, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s __16___ me why visitors started respecting the place ___17___ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried __18___ trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would ___19___an hour or two
on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ___20__ it that
I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew __21___about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ___22___. On that day, more than 300 people
___23___. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much
we were able to ___24___. I couldn’t believe the ___25__ we made ---the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ___26___ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people _27__ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by __28__ rather than complaining. We need to teach by ___29__. You can’t blame others _30__ you start with yourself.
11. A. distant B. huge C. narrow D. loose
12. A. immediately B. finally C. gradually D.
recently
13. A. imagining B. painting C. describing D.
climbing
14. A. garden B. home C. lab D. palace
15. A. material B. resources C. waste D. goods
16. A. beyond B. against C. over D.
within
17. A. more B. most C. less D. least
18. A. throwing away B. picking up C. breaking down D.digging out
19. A. kill B. save C. wait D. spend
20. A. satisfied with B. delighted in C. tired of D. used
to
21. A. something B. anything C. everything D.
nothing
22. A. cleanup B. party C. picnic D.
concert
23. A. dropped out B. showed up C. looked around D.called back
24. A. demand B. receive C. accomplish D. overcome
25. A. plan B. visit C. contact D. difference
26. A. crossed B. measured C. covered D. designed
27. A. talk B. complain C. argue D.
quarrel
28. A. doing B. thinking C. questioning D. watching
29. A. method B. explanation C. example D. research
30. A. although B. if C. when D.
useless
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
It’s 5:00 in the morning when the a larm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise ,I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. It’s a sm ile because the DVD is over , but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.
Some people enjoy shopping, smoking , food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my ―no thank you,‖ or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years , I have learned it’s okay to just say ―no.‖ I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat.
So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self –confidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.
31.Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?
A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.
B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise
C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD
D. Because she feels a sense of achievement
32.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph?
A. She doesn’t like others politely
B. She likes to make others surprised
C. Others don’t understand what she doe s
D. Others try to help her by offering her food
33.What does the underlined word ―commitment‖ in the last paragraph mean?
A. Good health
B. Firm belief
C. A strong power
D..A regular habit
34.What can we learn about the author from the text?
A. She acts in a strange way
B. She wants to look different from others
C. She aims to develop a good body shape
D. She has difficulty getting along with others
B
Exploit your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement（广告）for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.
Rent（出租）a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed ―rent a room‖ program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a ―film set‖ could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.
35. If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ______.
A. ￡800
B. ￡500
C. ￡4500
D.5000
36. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?
A. On Letpark.
B. On Roomspare.
C. On Grashpadder.
D. On Roommateeasy.
37. If you want to use energy free, you have to_____.
A. sign an agreement with the government
B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment
C. sell the roof to some energy companies
D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years
38. For whom the text most probably written?
A. Lodgers.
B. Advertisers.
C. House owners.
D. Online companies
C
The pound new Library of Birmingham（LoB）will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization（数字化）of everyday life.
Set to open in 2013, the £188m LoB is already beginning to tale shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.
As digital media（媒介）is important to its idea. the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.
Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning,―The aim is to mix the physical with the digital. Providing 24-hour services which can be used through, many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.‖
The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.
Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual（虚
拟的）LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.
Two other small Birmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls an example of an ―enlarged reality‖ project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the which is the early stages of development is an online library of figures of the city being built up by a content company in Cahoots, in which users with the encouraged to add to and comment on the material.
Gambles says: ―Technology will enable us to make the library’s and services open to citizens as sever before.‖
39.The underline part ―its idea‖ in Par agraph 3 refers to the idea of____
A. the equipment
B. the project
C. the digital media
D. the physical library
40.While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can_____
A. get a general idea of the Lo
B. meet more world-famous experts
C. learn how to put up a library building
D. understand how the specialists work on the project
D. b, d, e
42. This text is most probably taken from .
A. a computer book
B. a library guide
C. a project handbook
D. newspaper report
D
―Experience may possibly be the best teacher, but it is not a particular good teacher.‖ You might think that Winston Churchill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke those words, but they actually come from James March, a professor at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field of organization decision making. For years March ( possibly be wisest philosopher of management) has studied how humans think and act, and he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.
He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experiential learning :―Experience is respected；experience is sought；experience is explained.‖The problem is that learning from experience involves（涉及）serious complications（复杂化），ones that are part of the nature of experience itself and which March discusses in the body of this book.
In one interesting part of book，for example，he turns a double eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. He says―The more accurately（精确的）reality is presented，the less understandable the story，and the more understandable the story, the less realistic it is.‖
Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher. March is also a poet, and his gift
shines though in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. Though the book is short, it is demanding；Don’t pick it up looking for quick, easy lessons. Rather, be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.
43. According to the text, James March is ____________.
A. a poet who uses experience in his writing
B. a teacher who teachers story writing in university
C. a researcher who studies the way humans think and act
D. a professor who helps organizations makes important decisions
44. According to James March, experience ______________.
A. is overvalued
B. is easy to explain
C. should be actively sought
D. should be highly respected
45. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Experience makes stories more accurate.
B. Stories made interesting fail to fully present the truth.
C. The use of stories is the best way of experiential learning.
D. Stories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described.
46. What’s the purpose of this text?
A. To introduce a book.
B. To describe a researcher.
C. To explain experiential learning.
D. To discuss organizational decision making.
E
In business, there’s a speed difference: It's th e difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy（策略）and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful or losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.
In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track, What’s more, the firms that ―slowed down to speed up ―improved their top and bottom lines ,averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-years period.
How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better ? They thought differently about what ―slower ―and ―faster‖ mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly ) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value ). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example , may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference . But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.
In our study, high performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary . They became more open to idea and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look and learn. By contrast (相比而言). Performance suffered at firms that moved falt all the among their employer , and had little time thinking about changes.
Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership . Teams that regularly take time to get things right , rather than plough ahead full bore , are more successful in meeting their business goals . That kind of strategy must come from the top.
47 . What does the underlined part ―gain an edge ‖ in Paragraph 2 mean ?
A. Increase the speed.
B. Get an advantage.
C. Reach the limit.
D. Set a goal
48. The underlined part ―the laws of business physics‖ in Paragraph 3 means ___________.
A. spending more time and performing worse.
B. spending more time and performing better
C. spending less time and performing worse
D. spending less time and performing better
49. What can we learn from the text?
A. how fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.
B. how competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.
C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.
D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.
50. Where could be the last title for the text?
A. Improve quality? Serve better.
B. Deliver value? Plough ahead.
C. Reduce time? Move faster.
D. Need speed? Slow down.
第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项多余选项。

—What seems to be the problem?
—51
—How long have you been like this?
—Since Saturday night.
—____ 52
—Yes, I also feel lighthearted.
—Can you think of anything you ate Saturday that might have caused it?
—All I can think of is the fish I had. It didn’t taste quite right.
—____ 53 Now I’ll give you some medicine. Take it and you should be feeling better soon.
—____ 54
—I also suggest that you follow a special diet.
—____ 55
—You should stick to eating lighter foods.
A.What’s that?
B.That might be it.
C.Thank you, doctor.
D.Any other problems?
E.I have a running nose.
F.Have you seen a doctor?
G.I have a terrible stomachache.
第Ⅱ卷
注意事项：
1.用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。

2.本卷共三节，共60分。

第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion. Like many young athletes, she had Olympic dreams, but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead, she became interested in marathon swimming. A brilliant athlete, she was well-conditioned for spending long periods of time in the water. As a long-distance swimmer, she would compete against herself and the obstacles presented by distance, danger, cold, and exhaustion.
For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.
Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span of water is less than 100 miles wide, it is rough and dangerous. After battling the water for two days, she had to give for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so, she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reading Cuba. That is how she defined success. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.
When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer, she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter, writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others, just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.
56. What prevented Nyad from taking part in the Olympic Games? (No more than 5 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
57. What does the underlined word ―obstacles‖ mean? (1 word)
___________________________________________________________________________ 58. What achievement did Nyad make in 1970? (No more than 10 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________ _
59. Why did Nyad believe that she had touched the other shore? (No more than 10 words)
___________________________________________________________________________ 60. Please explain how you are inspired by Nyad. (No more than 20 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________ 第二节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分，将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上）下文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A ),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In my view, the Internet is helpful.It is known to all, the Internet is playing a important part in our daily life. On the Internet, we can read news home and abroad and got as much information as we can. We can also attend to the net school and read many books. We can even do shopping
online. Beside, our ability to operate the computer can be improved great.
So we should not be addicted to the Internet, or we'll get our life and study destroying. In addition, we should keep off the harmful website. Anyhow, this doesn't prevent the Internet from becoming our friend.
第三节：书面表达（满分35分）
假设你叫李林，正在读高三，你的好友张华最近给你来信，想了解你的近况，请你用英语给他写一封回信，告诉他进入高三以来你学习以及生活情况的变化，主要内容包括：1．学习态度与学习压力的变化；
2．时间安排的变化；
3．你后期的打算（两点）。

注意：1. 内容包括以上要点，但不要逐句翻译；
2. 字数120左右，文章开头已提供，不计入总词数。

Dear Zhang Hua，
I’m happy to have received your letter. Now I’m writing to express my thanks for your care and tell you something about my study and life.
Thank you!
Li Hua
2014年四川高考英语仿真试题
第I卷
第一、二部分（Key 1 to 55）
单项选择
01---05 DACBD 06---10 ABCAD
完形填空
11---15 BADBC 16---20 ACBDC 21---25 DABCD
26---30 CBACD
阅读理解
31-35 DCBCB 36-40 CDCBA 41-45 ADCAB 46-50 ABDCD
51-55 GDBCA
第II卷
第三部分
第一节阅读表达
56. A serious illness (did).
57. Difficulties/Problems/Troubles/Challenges.
58. She swam a ten-mile marathon and set women’s record.
Or: She swam a ten-mile marathon, setting the women’s record.
Or: She set the women’s record for a ten-mile marathon swimming.
59. Because she had tried her best (to fulfill the task).
Or: Her strength of purpose was as important as reaching Cuba.
60. I am encouraged by her determination and strong will.
Or: I am inspired by her courage and strong desire to succeed.
Or: From her I learned that once we set a goal, we should try hard to achieve it.
Or: We should never give up in the face of difficulty/failure.
Or: We should never stop trying new things and we may achieve success in different fields.
第二节：短文改错
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第三节书面表达
(One possible version)
Dear Zhang Hua，
I’m happy to have received your letter. Now I’m writing to express my thanks for your care and tell you something about my study and life.
Since entering Senior Three, a great change has taken place to me. First of all, I’m studying much harder than ever with the purpose of preparing myself for the College Entrance Examination. Besides, so many tests do we face every day that I feel extremely stressful, even lose sleep sometimes at night. What’s more, occupied with my study, I can’t afford any time to take up my hobbies, let alone, playing computer games as before.
However, I have decided that I will try to adjust myself to Senior Three. While studying, I will make wise use of my time. By keeping a balance between study and rest, the learning efficiency, I believe, can be improved and my dream will come true.
Best wishes! (121words)
Yours。