揭阳市2015年英语二模试题和答案

揭阳市2015年高中毕业班高考第二次模拟考试

英语

I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1―15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There is a happy truth to be shared with all who would notice. The truth has been expressed as: April 1 bring May flowers. This is a truth that promises light would burst from darkness, strength would be born from 2 and if one dares to believe this, he would 3 in doing what he plans to do.

Farmers all over the world know the 4 of the seasons. They know that there is a season to plant and a season to 5 ; everything must be done in its own time. Although the rain pours down, stopping all 6 activities, farmers lift their 7 to the heavens and smile. Despite the inconvenience, they know that the rain 8 the nourishment ( 营养) their crops need to grow and flourish (繁荣) . The rains in the month of April give rise to the beautiful flowers in the month of May.

But this ancient truth tells us more than that—it is a valuable message of 9 to all who experience tragedy in life. A broken relationship with one can 10 the door to a new friendship with another. A 11 job here can provide the opportunity for a better job there. A 12 dream can become the foundation of a wonderful future. 13 this: Darkness may last for a night, but it will never overcome the 14 of the morning. When you are in a 15 of sorrow, don't be depressed, because a season of joy may be just around the corner.

1. A. winds B. labors C. showers D. seeds

2. A. weakness B. sadness C. happiness D. calmness

3. A. fail B. succeed C. believe D. result

4. A. change B. choice C. difference D. importance

5. A. rest B. harvest C. gather D. sow

6. A. normal B. usual C. outdoor D. favorite

7. A. faces B. eyebrows C. hands D. arms

8. A. makes B. provides C. takes D. produces

9. A. joy B.courage C. hope D. decision

10. A. hold up B. open up C. set up D. make up

11. A. good B. part-time C. permanent D. lost

12. A. wild B. wonderful C. broken D. pleasant

13. A. Remember B. Imagine C. Mind D. Suppose

14. A. peace B. darkness C. arrival D. light

15. A. sense B. season C. situation D. mood

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16—25的相应位置上。

“What r u doing? I'm waiting 4 u.”Teenagers are often seen 16 (type) on their

mobile phones even while walking. However, parents and teachers are worried that a “lost generation”may grow up with great technology skills, 17 without the ability to write. The Qilu Evening News, in Shandong Province, has reported that parents of primary school students are facing 18 huge challenge in getting their children to improve their handwriting. Schools have set up special handwriting classes 19 pupils, who now view handwriting as old fashioned as tying your feet with a long strip of cloth. After all, being able to communicate through writing proves that we have the ability to think intelligently, 20 separates us from animals. 21 worries people is that using a keyboard all the time may be affecting the shape of our hands. A new study 22 (carry) out recently in Shandong on the fingers of people under 25 years old, showing that thumbs are taking over from other fingers as the hand's most flexible and strongest fingers.

23 (tradition), the Chinese consider handwriting as an indication of a person’s character. Calligraphy(书法) has always been an important part of Chinese culture, but today 24 future is uncertain. We lose our skills altogether. Remember that a letter 25 （write）by hand is worth a thousand times more than a quick email.

II.阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，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

In America, where labour costs are so high, “do-it-yourself”is a way of life. Many people repair their own cars, build their own houses. Soon they may also be writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children’s books with the aid of computers. Although other companies also publish that way, this particular company is very unusual. It “personalizes”the books by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story. Here is how they do it. Let us say that your child is named Jenny. She lives on Oak Drive in St Louis, has a dog named Spot, a cat named Tabby, and three playmates whose names are Betsy, Sandy, and Jody. The computer uses information to fill out a story that has already been prepared and illustrated. The story is then printed with standard equipment as a hardcover book. A child who receives such a book might say, “This book is about me”; the company therefore calls itself the “Me-book Publishing Company”.

Children like the me-books very much because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets. But more importantly, “personalization”has been found to be an important tool in developing enthusiasm for reading. Me-books are thus helping a child to learn how to read, by appealing to that natural desire to see his own name in print.

26.Why do the children like the “me-books”?

A. Because the main characters are Jenny, her dog, her cat and her three playmates.

B. Because the children will see familiar names in the books.

C. Because in the U.S.A. “do it yourself”is a way of life.

D. Because the company that publishes the books is unusual.

27.The books will develop the children‟s interest in reading by _______.

A. meeting natural desire of children‟s

B. the interesting stories in them

C. the computers‟ well using

D. fairies