金华十校2016年高考模拟考试英语试题卷
本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。请按规 定用笔将所有试题的答案涂写在答题纸上。
第I卷(选择题满分80分）
第一部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题;每小题0.5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
1. —I think it will be fun to see the new movie.
—_I've heard it’s boring.
A. Never mind B. Forget it C. With pleasure D. You got it
2. It is believed that taking notes allows _ better concentration and increases our understanding of_ speaker.
A. /; the B. /; a C. a; the D. the; a
3. The children’s problems of weight gain and tooth damage are increasing worldwide _ their diet of high sugar and fat.
A. as a result of B. by means of C. in terms of D. for fear of
4. With hills rising as high as 1,600 meters above sea level, cycling in Kenya’s country is _ but effortless.
A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something
5. If the two sisters _ constant efforts to look for each other, they wouldn’t have reunited after 30 years’ separation.
A. wouldn’t make B. haven’t made C. didn’t make D. hadn’t made
6. Strong evidence has been found by U. S. space researchers _ the planet Mars could have once been able to support life.
A. that B. why C. when D. how
7. In this small island, Mr. Smith was surprised that this old-fashioned _ was still a commonly used application in medicine.
A. adventure B. access C. attitude D. approach
8. _ more employees to work at home, the company spares a lot of money by saving office space and expense.
A. Allowing B. To have allowed C. Allowed D. Being allowed
9. Save the Children is an aid organization _ work is mostly related to mother and child health in less developed countries.
A. which B. when C. that D. whose
10. Friday, April 22, is Earth Day, a time _ to appreciate nature and devote ourselves to protecting it.
A. set aside B. set down C. set up D. set off
11. The i-pad seems as a vital tool of modem living to us as sewing machine _ to our grandparents.
A. does B. was doing C. had done D. did
12. Men have to learn to use emotional intelligence while women are _ equipped with this skill.
A. potentially B. narrowly C. previously D. naturally
13. Most doctors advise _ we cannot slow down every day, at least slow down on Sunday.
A. even if B. as if C. as long as D. as soon as
14. Cathy, my next-door neighbor, favors spending time with her pet, so she seems very _ to people.
A. generous B. grateful C. distant D. aggressive
15. The actor said saying too much about the movie could _ surprises for the audience.
A. challenge B. spoil C. handle D. reflect
16. Software such as the Media bar in Internet Explorer makes it easy for one _ music and video files.
A. played B. playing C. play D. to play
17. Selling illegal copies of books and DVDs, _ are sold on street comers and in bars across the country, is a crime.
A. most of them B. most of which C. both of them D. both of which
18. Home births in the United States are increasing, although they still _ only one percent of overall deliveries.
A. account for B. apply for C. contribute to D. appeal to
19. After a two-week stay in this desert town, Joe had to admit _ to the heat was more difficult than he had expected.
A. adjust B. having adjusted C. adjusting D. adjusted
20. —Oh, dear! I’ve just broken your favorite teacup.
—_. It can’t be helped.
A. Take care B. Never mind C. Cheer up D. Not really
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。
Five months ago, some time after the dinner, my mother gave me my “life’s importance，” a jade pendant(玉佩）on a gold chain. The pendant was not a piece of jewelry I would have 21 for myself. It was almost the size of my little finger, green and white,22 carved. To me, the whole effect looked 23 too large, too green, too splendid. I placed it in my box and 24 about it.
But these days, I think about my life’s importance, because my 25 died three months ago, just before my thirty-sixth birthday. And she’s the only person I 26 to tell me about life’s importance, to help me understand the life.
I now wear it every day. I think the carvings mean 27 , because the shapes and details, which I 28 seem to notice until after they’re 29 out to me, always mean something to Chinese people. I know I could ask A-Mei or other Chinese friends, but I also know they would tell me a 30 different from what my mother 31 What if they tell me this 32 line branching into three round shapes is a pomegranate(石榴）and that my mother was 33 me richness in children? What if my mother really meant the carvings were a branch of pearls(珍珠）to give me 34 and honesty?
And because I think about this all the time, I always notice other people wearing these same jade pendants, ones like mine. It’s as though we were all wished to something secret, so secret that we don’t even 35 what we belong to. Last weekend, 36 ，I saw a barman wearing one. 37 I fingered mine, I asked him, “where did you get yours?”
“My mother gave it to me，” he said.
I asked him why, a question that only one Chinese person 38 ask another; in 2016年4月金华十校2016年高考模拟考试英语试题卷及答案 worda crowd of Whites, two Chinese people are already like 39 .
“She gave it to me after I broke up with my wife. I guess my mother’s telling me I’m still worth something!”
And I knew by the 40 in his voice that he had no idea what the pendant really meant.
21. A. made B. worn C. chosen D. sold
22. A. finely B. simply C. roughly D. partly
23. A. pretty B. precious C. cold D. wrong
24. A. talked B. thought C. forgot D. complained
25. A. wife B. mother C. father D. daughter
26. A. asked B. had asked C. could ask D. could have asked
27. A. everything B. little C. something D. nothing
28. A. never B. still C. always D. even
29. A. pointed B. carried C. brought D. taken
30. A. size B. shape C. meaning D. detail
31. A. decided B. intended C. contained D. concluded
32. A. straight B. dancing C. winding D. steady
33. A. giving B. wishing C. telling D. showing
34. A. money B. reality C. pity D. purity
35. A. know B. believe C. forget D. regret
36. A. or else B. for example C. on purpose D. in general
37. A. If B. Before C. But D. As
38. A. need B. must C. shall D. can
39. A. couple B. family C. enemy D. audience
40. A. wonder B. clearness C. loudness D. whisper
第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题，第二节5小题;每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上 将该选项标号涂黑。
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Recently it came to my attention that I had gotten into a bad habit. Whenever someone visited our one-bedroom apartment, I made sure to declare within the first five minutes, “Of course, we will be moving soon.”
This is, actually, a lie. These days, apartments in our high-rent Brooklyn neighborhood regularly sell for $50,000 above the asking price, and I have heard buyers manage to pay nearly a million dollars cash within 24 hours for a small house. My husband is an artist and I am a writer; we both teach for New York University. It is beyond us to buy one.
For a long time I got depressed with the fact, disbelieved it and denied it and spent my Sundays going from one open-house to another. I nodded along with the murmurs of sympathy I received whenever I described our living situation. I felt ashamed that our daughter’s bedroom is a small space carved out of our former bedroom.
But there is one thing: I’ve seldom experienced a true moment of depression in our home.
So this is my real thoughts on housing: the problem is not living in a small space as a family of four. The problem is the acquaintance who, upon hearing about our situation, bursts out remarking and insists, “Well，you can’t raise children in a broom closet!”
A few weeks ago, my 2-year-old daughter, who had already overheard me talking about housing, said unexpectedly: “Mommy, I never want to leave this home. We are warm and comfortable here.”
Her tiny little room is her pride and joy, and in our house-hood, or apartment-hood, we refer to it as “the warmest room in Brooklyn”. When a little boy recently stepped into her bedroom and said:“Why is this little room so small?” I felt a flash of shame. But it quickly passed. For one thing, my daughter didn’t seem to notice his comment. And by the time she is old enough to feel self-conscious about the size of her room, she’ll be able to understand that rather than giving her a big room in a big house with a big yard, we，ve chosen to spend tons of time with her and her brother, and to pursue our passions.
I often think of something a friend once was told by his beloved senior: “Your values are how you spend your money and your time.”
In the evening, I shower by night-light so the bathroom light won’t wake the kids. I step past the two room comers where my children sleep deeply, enter the other room, husband drawing at his desk, and joy rises inside me. I am content with this small beautiful home.
So, here is my promise: The next time someone comes over, I am going to push open the door to reveal the kitchen, bedroom, dining room, living room, playroom, my office, his office，exercise room, library, family room. I will say, “…”
41. What trouble did the writer get into recently?
A. getting upset when talking about her apartment
B. moving to new homes again and again
C. deciding to move out of her apartment
D. receiving too many visitors to her apartment
42. For a long time the writer went from one open-house to another because she _.
A. thought it easy to afford a new house
B. wanted to find a better house
C. hated living with her family
D. realized the house price was falling
43. “A broom closet” in Paragraph 5 must be _.
A. comfortable and large B. crowded and narrow
C. warm and comfortable D. cold and smelly
44. The daughter’s little room is considered “the warmest one in Brooklyn” because _.
A. she enjoys its small size
B. her friends all remark this way
C. her family fill the home with love and passion
D. her mother never feels ashamed of her room
45. At the end of the passage, the writer will probably say, “_ "
A. Please have a look at my rooms freely
B. Terribly sorry! We are moving soon
C. Come on in! Make yourself at home
D. Never, never mind my broom closet
