高考全国卷英语模拟试题 (2)

高考全国卷英语模拟试题

一、语法填空

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。

A

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he 16 _______(find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son,“Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 17 _____________too little.”

His son looked surprised.“I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 18 ______not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very 19_______ (reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.

Nick’s guests, 20 _____ had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied,“The only reason a man would sell salt 21____________ a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect 22 _________the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t 23________ (possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only 24 ______ very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always 25 _________(think) that it was only small and not very important ,and look where we have ended up today.”

B

Jonny: Hey! I’m just practicing Tai Chi(太极). Would you like to join me?

Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?

Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.

Peter: OK. Don’t laugh 61 me. I may look funny.

Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and 62 (soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly, then be sure to keep your balance and don’t let your body shake.

Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become 63 (pain).

Jonny: Keep 64 (hold) your position for a while. It helps develop your strength and flexibility. Raise your leg and let 65 stay in the air for seconds.

Peter: I feel my legs shaking. I cannot do this any longer.

Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi 66 (call) “shadow boxing” in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well 67 strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The 68 (hard)

you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!

Peter: Unbelievable! Oh..., 69 you don’t mind, I’ll stop and take a deep 70 .

二、短文改错

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ʌ），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.每句不超过两个错误；

2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一次；

3.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Li Lei，

I am writing to provide my sincere congratulations on your graduation from senior high school and enrollment by the Peking University. I know you worked very hard in the past years, so I am truly happy to see that all your effort get rewards. I am sure your parents are great proud of you.I just want you to know how pleasing I am to witness your success. Being admitted by Peking University is a new start for you, who will bring you a good chance to learn of top professors. However, it's good for you to study with such many excellent students who of course will give you motivations to study hard. I wish you a greater success in university and live a happy and fruitful life in the next four years.

Sincerely Yours，

Han Meimei