河南省荥阳市第三高级中学2012届高三下学期模拟考试试卷 试题及答案 练习题(英语)

1. 详细信息

Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my   1   was more manageable , I  2    ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.   3    that was years ago and times have changed.   4    I live with mother on a country farm

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to   5   my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).   6   I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my   7   . I decided that I would consider  8     to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was   9  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of   10    to get started. And 11   you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can   12   use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my   13   ; he gave me a long thoughtful    14   . “This means a lot to you, doesn’ t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me   15   the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand  16   on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your  17   and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I   18   . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   19  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His   20  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1. A. loneliness             B. sadness                   C. tiredness                 D. sickness

2. A. set                    B. enjoyed                    C. kept                        D. shared

3. A. Gladly                  B. Eventually                C. Unfortunately           D. Surprisingly

4. A. Now                    B. Then                    C. Sometime                D. Meanwhile

5. A. add up to        B. make up for        C. get rid of          D. take advantage of

6. A. If                        B. As                       C. Though                  D. Before

7. A. movement           B. condition                 C. choices                   D. positions

8. A. reaching out     B. living up                  C. getting on                D. going back

9. A. recognized           B. interviewed              C. found                      D. invited

10. A. money                      B. time                        C. energy                     D. knowledge

11. A. thus                   B. once                        C. seldom                    D. often

12. A. actually              B. hardly                      C. nearly                      D. formerly

13. A. job                     B. family                      C. idea                        D. offer

14. A. face                   B. view                        C. look                        D. sight

15. A. over                   B. along                       C. towards                   D. through

16. A. unhappily           B. lovingly                   C. pitifully                    D. gratefully

17. A. pick                   B. turn                         C. role                         D. step

18. A. had to cry          B. ought to cry              C. should have cried     D. could have cried

19. A. more                 B. the ones                   C. few                         D. the rest

20. A. courage              B. devotion                  C. kindness                  D. trust

2. 详细信息

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21. Who is this passage most probably written to?

  A. People applying for energy supply.

  B. People moving home.

  C. Persons in need of help.

  D. Energy users of Eastern Energy.

22. If you have any complaints, what should you do?

  A. Make a call or send a mail.           B. Contact Help and Advice.

  C. Go to the company directly.           D. Ask for special services.

23. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

  A. You are not expected to read your own gas or electricity meters.

  B. It is now cheaper to use gas than electricity as a form of heating.

  C. You are not charged for the call when you report supply failure.

  D. You should inform Eastern Energy of a change of address on arrival at your new home.

3. 详细信息

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.

One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull her hair. she never barked() or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loves everyone.

Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.

24. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

A. Look at them sadly.             B. Keep them company.

C. Play games with them.           D. Touch them gently.

25. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.

A. world eat anything when hungry   B. felt sorry for her mistake

C. loved playing hide-and-seek       D. disliked the author’s dad

26.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?

A. She was treated as a member of the family.

B. She played games with anyone she liked.

C. She was loved by everybody she met.

D. She went everywhere with the family.

27. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.

A. smiled      B. barked       C. rushed to them      D. tried to be funny

                             

4. 详细信息

  American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for education employment and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society: violent crime racial conflict and poverty. American cities are changing just as American society is changing.
  After World War II city residents became wealthier more prosperous. They had more children. They needed more space. They move out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house in the suburbs.
 Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in 1950s are now adults. They unlike their parents want to live in the cities. Many young professionals doctors lawyers and executives are moving back into the city. Many are single; others are married but often without children. They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just enjoy the excitement and opportunities which the city offers.

This population shift is bringing problems as well as benefits. Countless poor people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of for rent. In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of these people do not have enough money to stay in the cities.

    Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright , new future .Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is suremany dying cities are alive again.

28. What does the author think of cities all over the world ? __________.

   A. They are alive .                

   B. They are hopeless.

   C. They are similar               

   D. They are different.

29. According to the 4th paragraph , a great many poor people in American cities __________.

   A. are faced with housing problems

   B. are faced to move to the suburbs

   C. want to sell their buildings

   D. need more money for daily expenses

30. We can conclude from the text that __________.

    A. American cities are changing for the worse

    B. people have different views on American cities

    C. many people are now moving from American cities

    D. the population is decreasing in older American cities

5. 详细信息

Being a good student doesn’t mean you have to drop all social activities and dive into your booksIt is still possible to have a healthy social life while getting good grades____31____Here is how you can achieve it:

Decide for yourself at the start of the term that you won’t let your schoolwork sweep you away_____32____

Write down your weekly schedule on a piece of paperChances are , you’ll have small gaps between classes during the week and more free time at the weekendMake sure that every time you find yourself in one of those between-class gaps you use the time efficiently __33____

Set aside at least one large amount of time each week as free timeKeep in mind the law of diminishing returns (收益递减).Past a certain point more hours studying will be of little benefit_34___ Protect both your free time and your school time carefully If one starts to infringe (侵犯) on the other that is just the beginning of a long, slippery downhill slope (斜坡).

___35________This way, you can co-ordinate(协调) your free time with theirs

Whenever possible, find social activities that take you off campus and away from your schoolwork

       ABalance is the key

       BEncourage your friends to follow a similar plan

       CIt is very important to be determined about this

       DTry not to affect other’s time and just focus on your own

       EYou’re better off spending this time with friends

       FYou can spend more time on social life than on study

       G Read a few pages of your school book or do some quick chores(杂活), for exampleII

6. 详细信息

  短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)。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 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

      2 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分。

When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.