xxxx高三英语二模试题
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。
Howcanyoutellifsomeone'slying?Theansweris,they'reprobablynot.
Traditionaleconomicssaysthatpeopleare_1humanbeingswhowilllieifit'stotheiradvantage.Arecentuniversitystudyhasshownthat,actually,we'repretty_2--especiallywhenwe'reathome.
ResearchersinGermany3peopleathomeandaskedthemtotoss(投掷)acoin.Therewasastrong4incentive(刺激)tolieabouttheresult:ifthecoinlandedtails-up,theparticipantswouldreceivemoney,whileifthecoinlandedheads-up,theywouldgetnothing.Becausetheywereonthephone,theyknewtherewasno5_ofgettingcaughtiftheylied.
Andyetpeopletoldthe6.Overhundredsoftosses,acoinwilllandtails-upabout50%ofthetime.Inthis70verhalfthepeopleasked(55.6%)saidthatthecoinlandedheads-up,whichmeanttheywouldreceivenothing.
Previousstudieshadfoundthatpeopleweremore8.Inthoselaboratorystudies,75%ofpeoplereporteda-9coinandaskedforareward.Sotheresearchteamthinksit'sbeinginourownhomesthatmakesusplayfair,althoughit'snotyetclearwhy.
Infactbothtypesofstudyshowpeoplearesurprisingly10.Eveninthelaboratory,25%ofpeople11arewardbytellingthetruth.Theresearcherssaythisisbecausehonestyis12valuedinhumansociety.Wecareaboutour13andoursenseofourselvesasdecent(体面的)people.Solyinghasapsychological14anditseemsthiscostismoreimportantthanthe
financialbenefitsof15.
l.A.poorB.kindC.generousD.reasonable
2.A.honestB.strictC.calmD.afraid
3.A.visitedB.sawC.phonedD.caught
4.A.mentalB.financialC.technicalD.educational
5.A.ideaB.needC.evidenceD.risk
6.A.differenceB.truthC.storyD.secret
7.A.caseB.interviewC.speechD.study
8.A.faithfulB.gratefulC.disappointedD.dishonest
9.A.missingB.losingC.winningD.shining
l0.A.reliableB.greedyC.braveD.wealthy
ll.A.receivedB.refusedC.wonD.required
12.A.highly&
nbsp;B.normallyC.formallyD.poorly
13.A.moneyB.familyC.jobsD.reputation
14.A.reasonB.effectC.costD.function
15.A.studyingB.lyingC.phoningD.reporting
笫二节语法填空(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卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。
Nearlyallofushavedreamedaboutwinningthebigprizeinalottery(彩票).Wedreamabout16wewoulddowiththemoney,butwerarelystoptothinkabouthowthemoneywouldchangeus.
Formostofus,ourwayoflifeiscloselylinked170ureconomiccircumstances.The
differentpartsof18livesfittogetherlikeajigsaw(拼板)-work,home,friends,hobbies,andsportsmakeupourworld.19suddenfortunewouldchangeitallandbreakthejigsaw.Forexample,mostpeopleliketheidea20nothavingtowork,butwinnershavefoundthatwithoutworkthereisnoreasontogetupinthemorning.Itseemsgreat21(move)toabiggerhouseinawealthyarea,22ifyoudothat,youleaveoldfriendsbehind.
Usually,winners23(advise)nottopublicizetheiraddressandphonenumber,butbegginglettersstillarrive.24theyarenotcareful,mostoftheirmoneywillbespentonthe25(protect)oftheirhomesandswimmingpoolsandtheirsanity!
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
JamesDeanwasnotverytall-hewaslessthanaverageheight.Hehadthick,lightbrownhairandblueeyes.Hewassonear-sightedthathecouldhardlyseeanythingwithouthisglasses.
HecametoHollywoodwhenhewaseighteen,hopingtogetintothemovies.Atfirst,hewasnotsuccessfulatall,andforatimehewassoshortofmoneythathehadtoliveentirelyondryoatmeal.ThenhewenttoNewYork.HegotapartinaplayandwasseenbythegreatdirectorEliaKazan.KazanwasplanningthemovieEastofEdenandrealizedDeanwouldbeperfectforoneofthemainroles.
Bythistime,Deanalreadyhadareputationforbeingoddanddifficulttoworkwith.HethenwentbacktoHollywoodtomakeEastofEdenandthenmadetwomoremovies,RebelWithhoutaCauseandGiant.Healmostalwaysworethesameovercoatandjeansandhehadhardlyanyfriendsatall."Ifhedidn'tlikeyou,hewouldn'tevengiveyouthepleasureofhisanger.Youcouldbeinthesametelephoneboothwithhim,butyouwouldn'texist,"someonewhoknewhimsaidlater.
Inspiteofhispooreyesight,heloveddrivingfastmotorcyclesandevenfastersportscars.AfewdaysafterhefinishedGiant,onSeptember25,1955,DeanwentforadriveinhisnewPorsche.Itwaseveningandthelightwaspoor.Deanwasnotwearinghisglasses.Suddenly,hesawacarinfrontofhim.Itwasslowingdownandtryingtoturnoffthehighway.Deantriedtoslowdowntoo,butitwastoolate.Hehitthecarathighspeedandwaskilledimmediately.
TwoGermangirlskilledthemselveswhentheyheardthenewsbecause"lifewouldbe
unb
earablewithouthim."Afewyearslater,aNewYorksalesclerkwroteabookcalledJimmyDeanReturnsinwhichsheclaimedthatshewasincontactwithDeanfromtheothersideofthegrave.Halfamillioncopiesofthebookweresold.Itwasonlythebeginningofastrangelegend(传奇)thatgoeson,eventoday.
26.Accordingtothepassage,JamesDean_______.
A.hadpooreyesightbutworenoglassesB.wenttoHollywoodtodirectaplay
C.oftengothisclotheschangedD.wasonceapoormaninHollywood
27.WhichisthemostimportanttoDean'ssuccessinhiscareer?
A.Hedirectedasuccessfulmovie.B.HeplayedaroleinEliaKazan'smovie.
C.Hewroteaplayforafamousdirector.D.Hisoddtempermadehimveryfamous.
28.WhichofthefollowingisprobablyTRUEaboutDean?
A.HeactedintwoplaysinHollywood.B.Hewastooshytoexpresshimself.
C.Hecommittedsuicideonahighway.D.Hewasacrazyfaninfastdriving.
29.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?
A.PeoplearestillinterestedinDean'sstory.B.SomeonehidDeaninanotherplace.
C.Dean'sdeathmadethewholeworldsad.D.PeoplecanstillcontactDeannow.
30.Whatdoesthepassageintendtotellus?
A.ThedeathofJamesDean.B.JamesDean'smovies.
C.Thebeginningofalegend.D.Thelifeofanactor.
B
Doyouknowtheopen-airartgalleryinLondon'sBlackallStreet?Probably-not.NotmanyLondonersknowiteither,butHenridoesandheiswillingtoshowittoyou.
Henriusedtosleepinparksuntilhemetacharity(慈善机构)thathelpshomelesspeoplegetbackontheirfeetbybecomingtourguides.
RatherthanshowtraditionalLondonsights,“UnseenTours"takepeopleoffthebeatentrack.HenrihasbeenteachingtouristsaboutthehistoryandarchitectureofShoreditch,wherehesleptonpublicbenchesforthreeyears.
Whenhefeltseparatedfromthesociety,contactwiththevolunteernetwork"TheSockMob"gaveHenrihope."Noteveryonejustlookeddownonme,"hesaid.Thetoursaren'ttheonlyactionstryingtohelpthosewhohavesufferedamisfortunetostandtallagain.
Aninnovative(创新的)collegeforhomelesspeopleinLondon,thefirstofitskindinthecountry,isattractinghundredsofstudents.TheRecoveryCollege,setupbyStMungo'scharity,isprovidingcoursesdesignedtoimprovetechnicalskillsandlifeskills.
AccordingtoAndyWilliams,whohelpstoorganizethecollege,themostpopularcourseshaveprovedtobeaboutraisingself-confidenceanddevelopingself-pride.
Steve,nowinhis50s,toldareporterhowmuchofadifferenceitmakesto"haveabitofconfidence".Hehaddifficultylearningtoreadandhadtoleaveschoolwhenhewas12.BecauseSteve'sproblemwasnotrecognizedatthetime,hewas"seentobeunabletoreadorwrite",andsufferedwithdepressionandalcoholaddiction.Hesaysthestatusof"student"isitselfimportantforpeoplewhoareusedtobeingtreatedasoutcasts(被遗弃者)
Somecharitiesaimnotonlytohelpthehomelessbecomeindependentbutalsotomakethempopular.TheHomelessWorldCupstartedtenyearsago.Todaythetournamentdrawsteamsfrom48countriesmadeupofplayers-menandwomen-whoare,orhaveb
een,livinginthestreets.Itgivesthemachancetobecomefootballheroes.
31.Theunderlinedpart"takepeopleoffthebeatentrack"means"takepeopleto______.”
A.famousgalleriesB.traditionalsights
C.unusualplacesD.publicbenches
32.HowdoestheRecoveryCollegehelpthehomelesspeople?
A.Bytrainingthemtobeguides,B.Byofferingthemdifferentcourses.
C.Bykeepingincontactwiththem.D.Byaskingmorestudentstohelpthem.
33.Attheageof12,Steve_______.
A.wasn'ttreatedasanormalstudentB.hadmuchconfidenceinhimself
C.didn'twanttostudyatschoolD.leftschoolbecauseofdepression
34.ThepurposeoftheHomelessWorldCupistohelpthehomelesspeople_______.
A.becomefootballstarsB.improvelifeskills
C.gainself-confidenceD.findproperjobs
35.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ConfidenceBackNow.B.LondonTour.
C.ThePopularHomeless.D.FootballHeroes.
C
Foryearswehavebeendietingstrictlyaftertheyear-endovereating,afraidthatwhensummer.comes,thebiggersizewehaveaccumulatedwillbetrayhowweate.Nowscientistssay,it'salittlebugthatcausesobesity(肥胖).
Astheholidayseasonwithitsabundantfeastingarrives,millionsoffoodloversarekeepinganeyeontheirfigures.ButscientistshavefoundthatweightgainisnotabouttoomuchChristmas
turkeyorhotchocolates,butsomebacteriainyourguts(肠).
Chinesescientistsrecentlydiscoveredatypeofbacteriaingutsthatmaybetoblameforobesity.
AresearchteamledbyZhaoLiping,aprofessorinShanghai,hasidentifiedapreciselink
betweenaparticularkindofbacteriaandunusualweightgain.
"Theendotoxin(内毒素)releasedbythebacteriumcanactivate(激活)agenethathelpsproducefat.Anditalsodeactivatesagenethatconsumesfat,"Zhaosays.
Scientistshavelongbelievedthatmicroscopicorganismsinthegut,microbiota,mayplayaveryimportantroleinweightgain,buttheyhadneverbeenabletoproveit.
Inxxxx,AmericanmicrobiologistJeffreyGordonandhiscolleaguesdiscoveredagenerallinkbetweenobesityandgutmicrobiotainmice.
Whilealinkwasbelievedtoexist,provingitwasanothermatter.
"Thelistofdiseasesthattheymayplayaroleinisjustgrowingandgrowing,"saysLitaProctor,directoroftheUSNationalInstitutesofHealth."Buttheproblemisthatwe'reonlyabletolookatassociationsandaren'tyetabletoconductcause-and-effectstudies."
Intheclinicalstudy,researchersfoundagrowthoftoomuchendotoxin-producingbacteria,
leadingt035percentofthegutbacteria,inanobesepatientwhoseinitialweightwas175kg.
Basedonthisinformation,researcherstriedtocurethepatientbyfeedinghimaspecialized
nutritionalliquidfoodtodecreasethebacteriainhisgutstoignorableamounts.
After23weeks,thepatientlo
st51.4kg,withhisfattyliverdiseasehavingalmostdisappeared.
36.Wedietstrictlyaftertheyear-endovereatingbecause________.
A.wewon'tbetrayourselves
B.weeattoomuchturkey
C.therearebacteriainourguts
D.wedon'twanttolookfat
37.WhatcanbelearnedfromZhao'sresearch?
A.Obesityisrelatedtoakindofbacteria.
B.Healthydiethelpsreduceyourfat.
C.Chocolatedoesn'tcauseweightgain.
D.Toomuchfoodleadstooverweight.
高三英语二模试题38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Scientistsdidn'ttrytofindoutthecauseofoverweight.
B.Thereisalinkbetweenmice'soverweightandhuman's.
C.Litaprovedthelinkbetweenbacteriaandweightgain.
D.Scientistsfoundbacteriamayberelatedtomanydiseases.
39.Thepatientfinallylost51.4kgofhisweightafter______.
A.35percentofhisgutbacteriawerekilled
B.theamountofgutbacteriawasdecreased
C.hehadaspecialkindofoperation
D.hisfattyliverhaddisappeared
40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.People'seatinghabits.
B.Healthylifestyles.
C.Amedicaldiscovery.
D.Theconsequenceofobesity.
D
Severalyearsago,Ihadtoreplaceareceptionistformyunit.BeforeIadvertisedfortheposition,Iwasapproachedbyanothermanager,andaskediflwouldconsideratransferfromhisstaffinsteadofopeninganewcompetition.Mynaturalquestionwastoaskwhohewantedmetoconsiderandwhy.
Itappearedfromhisdescriptionofthisemployee,Maria,thatshewashavingalotofproblemsperformingherduties,andhaddifficultieswithherboss,anddidnotappeartorespondtoanyattemptshe,themanager,hadmadetosettletheissues.Now,afterlisteningtohisexplanation,Ireallyhadseveredoubts.Whatcrossedmymind,afterthisdiscussion,wasthathewantedmetotakeaproblemoffhishands.
ItoldhimIwouldthinkaboutitandwouldlethimknowthenextday.Aspromised,afterthinkingmoreaboutthispotentialperformanceissue,IdecidedthatIwouldagreetospeakwithMariaprivatelybeforeImadeanydecision.
And,whatIfoundoutduringthisinterview,leftmedeepinthought.Asittumedout,theperformanceissueappearedtoresultfromworkingforabosswhoneverextendedagoodmorning.greeting,nevergaveawordofencouragement,andwasconstantlychangingtheworkloadandroutines.Theendresultwasatotallyruinedemployeewhowasunconfident,hatedtoseeanewworkdaystart.
Idecidedtoaccepthertransfertomyunit.Whatstartedoutasashy,withdrawnandfrightenedemployeeturnedouttobeoneofthemostproductiveandloyalemployeethatIhadeyerworkedwith.Mariacouldn'tdoenoughandwasconstantlyaskingformoreandformoreresponsibility.Iwasmorethanhappytogiveherwhatsheneeded-praiseforworkwelldone,respectasaperson,andencouragementfordoingwellinanythingshedealtwith.
Sometimes,weareguiltyofholdingothersbackfromaccomplishingordoing,ordevelopingastheyshouldorcould.Itmaybeawiseideathatwealllookinthemirror,fromtimetotime,toseewhatwearereallylike.
41.Whatcanweleamaboutthewriterfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Heisamanagerinthecompany.
B.Hedoesn'tlikehisreceptionist.
C.Helikestocompetewithothers.
D.Hewantstofindanotherposition.
42.Afterhearinghiscolleague'sdescriptionofMaria,thewriterthoughtthatMaria_
______.
A.attemptedtosettletheissues
B.wasaproblemtoherboss
C.shouldn'tstayinthecompany
D.couldgetonwellwithothers
43.WhydidMariafailtoperformwellinherpreviousjob?
A.Herpreviousjobwasnotsuitableforher.
B.Shehaddifficultyrespondingtohermanager.
C.Herbossdidn'tinspireherworkingenthusiasm.
D.Herbossshowednotrustinherability.
44.ThewriteracceptedMaria'stransfertounitprobablybecausehethoughtthat
A.shewasaruinedemployee
B.shewouldneedhisprotection
C.shewouldturnouttobeagoodemployee
D.shewasashyandfrightenedemployee
45.Thewriterprobablybelievesthatagoodbossshould____.
A.praiseandawardhisemployeesalot
B.respect,praiseandencouragehisemployees
C.greethisemployeesandgivethemmuchwork
D.alwaysgivehisemployeesguidanceinworking
第二节信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为46~50的相应位置上.
首先，请阅读以下职位招聘信息：
请阅读以下人员信息，然后匹配人员与相关职位：
46.TheresaGower(aged21)
HasjustfinishedcollegewithadegreeinMathematics.StudiedFrenchinhighschool.Candriveandhasapleasant,outgoingpersonality.Iswillingtodoanythingforafewmonthsaslongasitisinteresting.Caringandpatient.Likesanimals.
47.MartinBadger(aged27)
Sevenyearsofworkingexperienceasateacherinapublicschoolandtwoyearsinthisnetworkcorporation.GotdegreesbothinMathsandcomputerengineering.Tiredofthepresentjobinthecorporationnow.Wouldlikeajobbackatschool,nomatterteachingorsomethingelse.
48.CarolSimpson(aged21)
Graduatedfromhighschoolat18withgoodgradesinallsubjects,especiallymathandscience.Nowworksasareceptionistforanadvertisingagencybutdoesn'tfinditveryinteresting.Optimisticaboutthings.Getsalongwellwithallkindsofpeopleandwouldliketotravel.
49.PaulEdison(aged22)
Hasjustgraduatedfromauniversity.GotadegreeinFrenchandcanspeakgoodSpanishandEnglishaswell.Isanambitiousmanwhoreallywishestosucceedinhisfuture.Cancommunicatewellwithothers.Nowseekingasuitablepost.
50.MikeLopez(aged27).
Nowemployedasatelevisionrepairservicemanbutwantssomethingbetter.SpeaksSpanishwell.Isagoodconversationalistandisveryintelligent.Willworklonghours,dayand/ornight,butmusthaveweekendsfreeforhisfamily.
III写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节基础写作(共l小题，满分15分)
以下为你所了解的环保信息及你的建议。请根据此信息写一篇英语短文，给你校的英语小报投稿。
【写作内容】
现状：各大城市污染严重、空气质量越来越差
原因：汽车、工厂排放毒气;
森林遭到砍伐。
后果：人体吸入有害物质，导致肺癌等疾病，损害健康。
建议：控制汽车数量;
禁止工厂排污;
外出步行、多乘公交车。
【写作要求】
1.只能使用5个句子表达全部内容;
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
第二节读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Ifyouaskpeoplewhatmakesthemhappy,youwillprobablygetmanydifferentanswersbut
therearetwofundamentalthingsthatwillensurehappiness.
Thefirstpartofwhatmakespeoplehappyisgrowth.Whenyoufeellikeyouareimprovingyourlife,that'swhenyouarehappy.Itdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatyouhavetoconstantlybuybiggerandbetterthings.Youneedtofeellikeyouaregrowingonapersonallevel.Youneedtoknowthattheessenceofwhoyouareiscontinuallyimprovinginsomeway.Keeplookingforwaystomakeyourselfbettertodaythan
youwereyesterday.Thiscanmeandifferentthingstodifferentpeoplebutthepointisthatyouhavetofeellikeyouareimprovingandgettingbetterasahumanbeingastimegoesby.
Thesecondpartofwhatmakespeoplehappyisthesenseofcontribution.Everyonewantsto
believethattheywereputheretodosomethinggreat.Aslongasyouknowthatbyyourbeinghere,bydoingwhatyouaredoing,youarehelpingsomeonesomewhere,itwillbringyouhappiness.
Thesearetwowaysofhowtofindhappiness.Arethesetheonlyanswerstowhatmakespeoplehappy?Thatdependsonhowyoudefinehappiness.
【写作内容】
1.以约30词概括上文的主要内容;
2.以约120词讲述你对快乐的看法，内容包括：
(1)什么事情能让人快乐;
(2)描述一次你感到快乐的经历;
(3)这次经历给你的感悟。
【写作要求】
1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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