20 1 6年高考英语模拟试题 (二)

20 1 6年高考英语模拟试题（二）

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

第I卷

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The Spring Festival

It is usually held between January & February as the biggest Chinese holiday and even in other Asian countries. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally run from the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month.

The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro

Usually, it is officially held in February. A week of extravagant（盛大的）parades, costumes, dancing, makes this one of the most exciting festivals in the world, with two million people per day on the streets for about a week.

Saint Patrick's Day Festival

It is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the most important patron(守护神)saint of Ireland. There will be a grand parade, music, comedy, film, and drinking. It was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century.

Grape Throwing Festival

It is a harvest festival in September and celebrates wine making and other foods and drinks made from grapes. Grape festivals are celebrated as a tradition in various parts around the world. Throwing huge amount of grapes at people and participating in other fun events is a tradition.

Love Parade

One of the world's biggest festivals in Germany in December, celebrated from 1989-2003 & 2006-2010.It included electronic music, costumes, and "let-lose" behavior. Unfortunately due to the deaths of 21 participants in 2010 due to over crowding, the Love Parade has been canceled for ever.

21. Which of the following festival can you take part in if you are free in autumn?

A. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro.

B. Saint Patrick's Day Festival.

C. Grape Throwing Festival.

D. Love Parade.

22. Which of the following festivals are held in over one country according to the text?

A. The Spring Festival and Saint Patrick's Day Festival.

B. The Spring Festival and Grape Throwing Festival.

C. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro and Love Parade.

D. Saint Patrick's Day Festival and Grape Throwing Festival.

23. The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro and Saint Patrick's Day Festival are similar in _

A. parade

B. dance

C. music

D. drinks

B

Eric was known for his red hair and his bad temper, and thus he earned the name Eric the Red. Like his father Thorvald Asvaldson he also killed several men in personal quarrels, one concerning the death of some of his slaves, and another concerning some wood working tools. Following these killings, he had to leave Iceland for three years.

Eric lived and explored in Greenland for the full three years of his banishment (流放) from Iceland. Realizing the habitable Greenland, he returned to Iceland. He persuaded 25 ships to be with him on a mission to colonize this new land. Some turned back and others were lost at sea, but Eric arrived in Greenland with about 14 ships, and around 500 settlers. The colony prospered, and Eric became a rich leader. Therefore, Eric was regarded as the discoverer of America.

Eric's son Lief was a strong leader, and an explorer himself. He sailed west and found rich lands there which he named Vinland, but soon after he returned to Greenland, the island was going through a plague (疽疫) brought from Iceland, and many of its settlers, including Eric the Red, died. Once Greenland might have reached around 3000~4000 inhabitants, but the dreams of settling further west came to little as the Greenlanders struggled to survive in their awful environment which worsened with a cooling cycle. Several hundred years after Eric and Lief the Greenlanders were cut off from Europe, the colder climate brought the Innuit peoples south, and into fight with the Vikings that survived in the terrible conditions. Around a hundred years before Columbus "discovered America", the colony in Greenland failed to support itself. No one knows if there were any survivors where they left.

24. What can be inferred about Eric the Red from Paragraph l?

A. Eric the Red often lent his wood working tools to other people.

B. Eric the Red got his name because of his appearance and temper.

C. Eric the Red often had quarrels with his father and other people.

D. Eric the Red was born in a rich family and lived a happy childhood.

25. Why did Eric the Red return to Iceland?

A. Because he wanted to find his past enemy and kill them.

B. Because he was willing to help the local inhabitants.

C. Because he wanted to colonize the habitable Greenland.

D. Because he was ordered to return according to the law.

26. What led to the death of the inhabitants on Vinland?

A. Fights against the invaders.

B. Some natural disasters.

C. The terrible weather there.

D. An unexpected disease.

27. Why did Lief's hope of settling further west failed in the end'?

A. Because Lief was killed in the fight with the Innuit peoples.

B. Because the environment there was awfully terrible.

C. Because the Greenlanders were cut off from Europe.

D. Because no one was willing to move westwards.

C

Culture shock is the feelings one experiences after leaving their familiar, home culture to live