揭阳市2015年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试
英 语
本试卷共三部分，满分135分,考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
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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。
Anyone who has been a parent knows that raising children is a tough job. It is filled with as many difficult and 1 moments as with moments of joy. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 2 . So parents sometimes feel 3 , not knowing what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is 4 by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American 5 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children become 6 . From childhood, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 7 to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to share them with. When they reach young adulthood, they 8
their own jobs and marriage partners. Of course, many young adults 9 seek their parents’ advice and approval for the choice they make. But once they “ 10 the nest ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not tied to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The 11 between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals（个体）—not as 12 of themselves. They 13 them to achieve their own dreams . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the 14 to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a 15 among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents.
1. A. delightful B. meaningful C. hopeful D. painful
2. A. strange B. different C. new D. similar
3. A. excited B. frightened C. puzzled D. surprised
4. A. influenced B. made C. controlled D. changed
5. A. services B. standards C. language D. values
6. A. brave B. active C. independent D. optimistic
7. A. freedom B. space C. time D. money
8. A. love B. change C. design D. choose
9. A. still B. then C. thus D. therefore
10. A. build B. get C. enter D. leave
11. A. conversation B. relationship C. competition D. gap
12. A. friends B. children C. teenagers D. extensions
13. A. allow B. force C. forbid D. persuade
14. A. dependence B. trust C. belief D. confidence
15. A. friendship B. citizenship C. membership D. leadership
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。
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroad with a traffic light. I was alone on the road, but 16 I drove up to the light, it turned red, and I braked to 17 stop. I look left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light 18 (change) . I was the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.
I started wondering 19 I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught by the police, because there was 20 (obvious) no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it. Much 21 (late) that night, the same question of why I 22 (stop) for that light came back to me. I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract (合同) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor 23 : we don’t go through red lights. Like most of 24 , I’m more ready to be stopped from doing something bad by the social agreement that disapproves of it than by any law 25 it.
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
“I think it’s a great thing when I know it’s going to help someone else.” said l3-year-old Spencer Goldstein, after collecting hundreds of pieces of baseball equipment for kids who can not afford to buy their own.
Spencer collected the bats, balls, gloves, helmets and masks for his mitzvah(德行)project, which is a community service project that many Jewish kids do around their bar or bat mitzvahs(成人礼). A bar mitzvah is a ceremony for a boy while a bat mitzvah is intended for a girl. The ceremony means that you are old enough to take on a grown-up’s responsibilities.
Spencer got the idea for his mitzvah project after seeing the Ugandan national team at last year’s Little League World Series. Some of the Ugandan players didn’t even have their own gloves. And Spencer’s donations are going to a group called “Pitch for Baseball”——a group that gives baseball equipment to kids in low-income communities around the world.
Mollie Schwartz and Mia Schwartz also came up with a sports-related mitzvah project. The money they raised went to the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled. They raised at least $9,000——enough to pay for at least three wheelchairs made for playing basketball.
In Massachusetts, Abigail Miller decided to collect musical instruments for her mitzvah project. The instruments Abigail collected were then donated to groups that distribute them to kids who can’t afford to buy them. “I want to make sure everybody can get the chance to enjoy music like I do,” Abigail said. Abigail collected more than three-dozen instruments——wind instruments, string instruments, keyboards, and even a drum set.
Whether it’s playing sports, playing music or something else, kids such as Spencer, Mollie, Mia and Abigail are using their mitzvah projects to change the world for the better. “They learned about generosity, ’’ said Mollie’s mother, Loft Schwartz, “and the power to make things happen”.
26. How did Spencer feel after collecting some baseball equipment?
A. Tired. B. Proud. C. Confident. D. Upset.
27. Spencer planned to begin to collect baseball equipment .
A. when he was only thirteen years old
B. after he found his classmates still living in poverty
C. when he found a group offering equipment to others
D. after he saw some players wearing no gloves
28. What do we know about Abigail Miller from the text?
A. She helped many kids have fun with music through her efforts.
B. She hoped more things would be given to those kids.
C. She sent the things she collected directly to those in need.
D. She collected sports equipment for the disabled.
29. From the passage we can know .
A. some kids are famous for their funny projects
B. the requirements are different for boys and girls
C. few girls are willing to do the mitzvah projects
D. not all mitzvah projects are related to sports
30. What can we learn from the text?
A. Determination. B. Bravery. C. Generosity. D. Honesty.
B
If you saw another kid ride her bike too fast around a corner and fall down, you might ride your bike more slowly on that turn. Yes, we humans are very sensitive to others’ mistakes. And the same is true for other animals. Animals mess up all the time. They might eat poisonous leaves, fall off a tree or let their prey(猎物) slip away. By watching others fail, an animal can avoid making the same mistakes, thus improving its chance of survival.
Scientists suspected that one part of the brain helps animals process information about others’ errors. Cells in that part appear to become more active when a person sees someone else making a mistake. But researchers didn’t know whether individual cells in this part of the brain play different roles in detecting errors.
To investigate the brain’s response to errors in more detail, the researchers taught a game to two macaques, a type of monkey. One monkey could press a yellow or green button while the other watched. If the first monkey pressed the right button, the team gave both animals a treat. Every couple of rounds, the two monkeys switched roles. Meanwhile, the scientists monitored individual cells in the animal’s brains.
When the first monkey messed up the game by pressing the wrong button, a group of cells in the second monkey’s brain fired. But if the second monkey also made the wrong choice during its turn, some of the cells in that group didn’t respond. Those unresponsive cells reacted specifically to mistakes made by others, not to the monkey’s own mistakes.
Scientists believe other parts of the brain also might help people process information about another’s errors. “You start to think about this other person and see things from his angle.” Ellen de Bruijn told Science News. She studies the brain at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
31. According to Paragraph l, animals’ ability to learn from others’ mistakes .
A. used to be ignored by humans B. helps them to survive better
C. is being lost because of humans D. ensures that they will never fail
32. The underlined word “detecting” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A. correcting B. making C. drawing D. sensing
33. From the game the scientists taught to two macaques, we can see .
A. animals can avoid the same mistakes B. which part of the brain is more active
C. how the brain responds to mistakes D. how the brain processes information
34. In the experiment mentioned, those unresponsive cells are only sensitive to .
A. others’ mistakes B. the same buttons
C. one’s own mistakes D. the monkey’s brain
35. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Animals can learn from mistakes like human beings.
B. An interesting experiment by scientists surprised us.
C. Monkeys can avoid making mistakes by learning from us.
D. The brain cells are always sensitive to others’ information.
C
While you may be doing everything right, ignoring just one or two steps in the process may keep you from getting a job, especially in this fierce market. Here is a checklist that covers some of the major links in the job-search chain.
THE RESUME --- Make sure it is up-to-date and tailored to the types of jobs you are seeking for. Have someone else look at your resume. If you cannot afford a career coach, give your resume to friends or family members to scrutinize. Have copies of your resume printed so that you are ready to hand them out at interviews.
COVERING LETTERS --- Maybe you’ve set up a few basic styles in advance, but that’s not enough. Each covering letter should be designed to suit the job for which you are applying.
THE WARDROBE(衣橱) --- Check your wardrobe to ensure that you have the appropriate professional dress, including shoes, ready for interviews.
NETWORKING --- Don’t isolate yourself from others for days. Network through e-mail messages, phone calls, appointments and meetings keep you in touch with the outside world and prevent you from becoming depressed.
APPLICATION --- A glance at huge online job sites isn’t usually the best way to find a job. You are more likely to succeed through the people you know via networking.
THE FOLLOW—UP --- It is quite common to apply for a job and never hear back from the company. Take measures, such as following up with a phone call a week or so after you apply. If you know someone at the company, check whether that person will put in a good word for you.
INTERVIEWS --- If you’ve got plenty of interviews but no return calls or job offers, take a look at your interviewing skills. This is one area where investing in a career coach may pay off. But if you can’t afford one, try to find a job group or service that conducts free mock(模拟) interviews.
SUPPORT SYSTEMS --- Finally, recognize that looking for a job is rather difficult. Even at the best of times, a job hunt is often about rejection, and that can be hard to endure. Staying in touch with family, friends, professional networks and fellow job seekers can help you to maintain a positive attitude and a sense of perspective.
36. The author’s purpose of writing this text is to _________.
A. give people some tips on searching for jobs
B. suggest graduates should find suitable jobs
C. tell people how to improve their interview skills
D. teach people how to get ready for an interview
37. The underlined word “scrutinize” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.
A. use B. check C. rewrite D. criticize
38. Which of the following methods is WRONG according to the text?
A. You should have your resume read by your friends after finishing it.
B. You should create different covering letters for the different jobs you apply for.
C. You should wear appropriate professional clothes and shoes for the interview.
D. Searching online is the most effective way to look for a job.
39. What should you do if you don’t receive any calls after lots of interviews?
A. Go to the managers’ offices to find out why.
B. Ask a fellow job seeker to help you.
C. Rewrite your resume as soon as possible.
D. Carefully review your interviewing skills.
40. It is implied in the text that__________.
A. your social network may help you a lot in your job hunt
B. the interview is the most difficult step for interviewees
C. a career coach often offers free mock interviews to interviewees
D. people often pay no attention to writing their resume
D
Look at the keyboard of any standard typewriter or computer. “Q”, “W”, “E”, “R”, “T” and “Y” are the first six letters. Who decided on this arrangement of the letters? And why?
People tried for centuries to invent the typewriter. In 1714 in England, Henry Mill filed a patent for a machine called An Artificial Machine or Method for the Impressing or Transcribing of Letters, Singly or Progressively one after another, as in Writing. With this machine, whatever writing can be shown on paper or parchment, so neat and exact as not to be distinguished from print. That machine probably didn’t sell because no one could remember its name!
The first practical typewriter was patented in the United States in 1868 by Christopher Latham Sholes. His machine was known as the type-writer. It had a movable carriage, a lever for turning paper from line to line, and a keyboard on which the letters were arranged in alphabetical order.
But Sholes had a problem. On his first model, his “ABC” key arrangement caused the keys to jam when the typist worked quickly. Sholes didn’t know how to keep the keys from sticking, so his solution was to keep the typist from typing too fast. Sholes asked his brother-in-law to rearrange the keyboard so that the commonest letters were not so close together and the type bars would come from opposite directions. Thus they would not clash together and jam the machine. The new arrangement was the QWERTY arrangement typists use today. Of course, Sholes claimed that the new arrangement was scientific and would add speed and efficiency. The only efficiency it added was to slow the typist down, since almost any word in the English language required the typist’s fingers to cover more distance on the keyboard.
The advantages of the typewriter outweighed the disadvantages of the keyboard. Typists memorized the crazy letter arrangement, and the typewriter became a huge success. By the time typists had memorized the new arrangement of letters and built their speed, typewriter technology had improved, and the keys didn't stick as badly as they had at first.
41. Who invented the first practical typewriter?
A. Henry Mill B. Sholes’ brother-in-law
C. Christopher Latham Sholes D. Albert Einstein
42. The author thinks the machine invented by Henry Mill could not be sold because__________.
A. it was difficult for people to accept new things
B. there were great disadvantages of the keyboard
C. the name of the machine was too long
D. the writing could not be distinguished from print
43. Sholes decided the QWERTY arrangement of the keyboard in order to________.
A. arrange the letters in alphabetical order
B. solve the problem of the keys jamming
C. cause the keys to jam when the typist worked quickly
D. compete with “ABC” key arrangement
44. We can infer that the QWERTY arrangement of the keyboard______.
A. keeps the typist from typing too fast B. adds speed and efficiency of typists
C. is easy for typists to memorize D. is the most scientific arrangement
45. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. The Story of Christopher Latham Sholes B. The Arrangement of the Letters on Keyboard
C. How to Invent the Typewriter D. The First Practical Typewriter
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读以下英国牛津大学出版社的图书信息,并按要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
A．
Book Title The Grammar of Words: An Introduction to Linguistic Morphology
Author Geert Booiji
Description Revised and updated: New chapter on the status of the word; New List of terms; Exercises, questions, and discussion points; The clearest and most readable text in the world.
B.
Book Title Shakespeare: An Oxford Guide
Author Tanley Wells and Lena Cowen Orlin
Description Giving full range introductions to the literary and historical contexts in which Shakespeare lived and worked；
Looking into Shakespeare’s use of words and structures through close readings of his plays and poetry；
Guiding the readers to reliable sources for further reading and useful web links.
C.
Book Title The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy
Author Frank Jackson and Michael Smith
Description The state of the art guide to today’s most exciting research in academic philosophy；
A team of scholars from the UK, Europe, North America and Australia as contributors；
Each essay covers a wide range of topics but fully readable.
D.
Book Title A Century of New Words
Author John Ayto
Description A fascinating look at 105 years of language innovation;
A picture of each decade of the twentieth century through its new words;
Informative and entertaining essays track the trends in each decade.
E.
Book Title Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Author J.K. Rowling
Description International best-seller being published for the first time in the UK;
One of its series which are sold all over the world and welcomed by grown-ups and kids alike;
J.K. Rowling is one of the best authors of our time.
F.
Book Title Advanced Listening and Speaking
Author Kathy Gude
Description Each unit gives teaching and practice for all the skills and task types covered by the exam;
Each unit focuses on four key areas: exam skills, language skills, topic areas, and notional and functional areas；
A bank of exam-style activities and useful hints for each paper；
A key of full answers provided.
请阅读以下五位读者的信息, 然后匹配他们可能购买的书籍。
46. Mariko is preparing for IELTS. Her listening comprehension and speaking are not bad actually, but she didn’t get a good score in the last year’s exam for lacking skills for examinations.
47. Gordon is interested in language changes. He is particularly interested in how new words come into a language.
48. Robin is an undergraduate student studying English literature. He is taking a course on Shakespeare next term.
49. David is PhD student in the philosophy department. He is required to know what’s going on in contemporary philosophy.
50. Tom is a university student of linguistics taking introductory course in morphology next term.
Ⅲ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
最近,越来越多的学校成立了名为“起床俱乐部”的协会,来鼓励学生早起床。为此，你校学生会发起了讨论。请按要求写一篇英文报道。
【写作内容】
讨论话题 我校是否要成立 “起床俱乐部”
时间 上周一
地点 学校会议室
讨论范围 高一、高二学生代表120人
讨论结果
67人赞成；理由：培养良好生活习惯，利用好早上的时间。
48人反对；理由：是否早起是个人习惯，不需要强求。
其余：个人可以按照自己的意愿和方式。
【写作要求】
只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
参考词汇：起床俱乐部 Getting Up Club
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。
I’d like to share an experience with you in which I was misunderstood in the beginning. It happened on my way to school last Monday. I was riding to school when I heard a sharp call for help all of a sudden. Following the voice, I caught sight of a girl struggling helplessly in the river. Without a moment’s hesitation, I hurriedly got off my bike, took off my clothes and jumped into the river. After a few minutes’ efforts, I managed to pull the girl up eventually. Afterwards, I informed the girl’s parents of the accident and then continued to head for school. But I was still late for class. Not knowing the truth, the teacher criticized me severely for missing the class.
In the very afternoon, the girl’s parents came to my school and thanked me for saving their daughter. Having learned the whole story, my teacher made an apology to me sincerely and appealed to all my classmates to learn from me.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概括短文主要内容；
2．以约120个词就“被误解”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括如下要点：
（1）你对原文作者救人行为的评价；
（2）举一个你或你的朋友被别人误解的例子；
（3）在日常生活中，被朋友误解时，你觉得应该怎么办？
【写作要求】
1．作文中可使用自己的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．写作内容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，篇章连贯。
揭阳市2015年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试
英语科参考答案
I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
1—15 DBCAD CADAD BDADA
16. as / when 17. a 18. to change 19. why 20. obviously
21. later 22. had stopped 23. it 24. us 25. against
II.阅读（共两节，25题，满分50分）
26-30. BDADC 31-35.BDCAA 36-40. ABDDA 41-45. CCBAB
46-50. FDBCA
Ⅲ.写作（共两节，满分40分）
Possible versions:
基础写作：
Recently, more and more schools have set up special organizations called “Waking Up Club” to encourage students to get up early in the morning. A discussion concerning setting up a similar association in our school was organized by the Student Union in the meeting room last Monday. 120 students from Senior One and Senior Two participated in it, of whom 67 approve of it because they believe it will get them to develop good habits and make full use of the morning time. However, 48 students don’t think it a good idea for the reason that whether to get up early depends on one’s habit and there is no need to force them to do so. As for the rest of the students, they insist that everyone should follow their own wishes and their own lifestyles.
读写任务：
The author saved a girl from drowning on his way to school and thus was late for school, for which he was criticized by his teacher. Later, when knowing the truth, the teacher apologized to him for misunderstanding him. (39)
I really think highly of the author, who rescued the girl in danger regardless of his own safety. He sets a good example to us all and is truly worth learning from.
Like the author, I was once misunderstood by my best friend, Mike. Last year, as a member of the Student Union in our school, I was actively involved in the preparation work for the New Year party and even presented several good suggestions. However, Mike misunderstood me, saying that I was just showing off. Though sad and annoyed, I tried to calm myself down and later had a talk with him. Finally, I managed to convince him that I was just doing my best to ensure the success of the party. Mike realized he had misunderstood me and apologized to me.
When we are misunderstood by our friends, the best strategies are to stay calm and clear away the misunderstanding through communication. When we are calm enough to get our anger under control, we can be clear-minded about the situation and find a way out. Besides, communication helps each other see things from the other’s point of view, which will naturally eliminate the misunderstanding. So try to explain the problem patiently and objectively, and friendship will be regained. (210)
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