高考模拟试卷(英语)
江苏省常熟中学外语组 刘洪 解永明
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节：（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where did the lady want to go?
A. The waiting room. B. The ladies' room. C. The kitchen. .
2. How much does the coat sell for this week?
A. $39.95. B. $45. C. $40.
3. What colour is the woman's sister's car?
A. White. B. Red. C. Blue.
4. What are they talking about?
A. Holiday plan. B. Visiting Beijing.
C. Reading in the library.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. The parking places are very far away.
B. She isn't very good at parking the car.
C. There are enough parking places.
第二节：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每对对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答6至8题.
6. Why does Tanaka want to speak to Mr Thomas?
A. To talk about some business. B. To take a message for her.
C.To show his regards to him.
7. When will Mr Thomas be back?
A. Not until 1:30. B. At 11:00. C. Not until 12:30.
8. When will Tanaka call again?
A. Between 1:00 and 1:30. B. When he comes back from outside.
C. In the evening.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What is the main subject of this conversation?
A. San Francisco. B. Forest fires. C. Redwood trees.
10. Where can the tallest trees be found?
A. In Muri Woods. B. Near Los Angeles.
C. Along the northern California coast.
11. What has contributed most to the red woods' survival?
A. Absence of natural enemies. B. Resistant bark and damp climate.
C. Cool weather and daily fog.
听第8段材料，回答12至14题。
12. Why does the man buy a farm?
A. He lost his job in the factory.
B. He is tired of living in the city and factory.
C. He wants to earn much money.
13. Why does the woman sell her farm?
A. Because the ground is unfit for growing wheat.
B. Because she has no modern farn equipment.
C. Because farming is very hard work.
14. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The woman has her own farm.
B. The woman sold her farm at a high price.
C. The man has his own factory.
听第9段材料，回答15至17题。
15. What was the man's purpose in going to Shiyan?
A. To change his shirt. B. To meet Mr Huang and look round the school.
C. To have a rest.
16. How long will Mr Smith stay in Shiyan?
A. More than 24 hours. B. A week. C. Two days.
17. Where will Mr Smith be at 12:30?
A. In Mr Huang's office. B. In the hotel C. At the school.
听第10段材料，回答18至20题。
18. How are his wife and child when Mr Brown comes back very late?
A. Waiting for him. B. Staying up. C. Asleep.
19. Why could he get into the room himself one night?
A. He lost his work. B. He couldn't find the door.
C. He didn't find his key.
20. How did he get into the room at last?
A. He pretended to call like a child for the bathroom.
B. He went through the bathroom.
C. His wife was woken up by his shouting.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. --Leaving for Chicago?
--_______.
A. Soon B. Lately C. Late D. Sooner
22.The teacher_______up the lesson where she left off yesterday.
A. took B. started C. began D. gave
23. You students who are leaving this school can go out into the world with your heads
held high, unafraid of any difficulties that may_________you in your future.
A. need B. mark C. play a part in D. face
24. The shop owners tried all means to_________people's attention to their commodities
on sale.
A. take B. call C. pay D. devote
25. ______built as a private home for Elvis Presley, Graceland is now open to the public.
A. When B. Being C. It D. Although
26. --It's very difficult.
--If no one here_______able to do this, I'd like to ask the teacher for help.
A. were B. was C. is D. would
27. --What do you feel about that?
--I feel________that this should not have been done so carelessly.
A. strong B. strongly C. being very strong D. to be strong
28. I can't remember_______you started doing the work.
A. that it was when B. when it was that
C. when was it that D. that was it when
29. Tom slipped into the room and noticed that all the furniture had been_________with
dust.
A. coated B. wrapped C. surrounded D. stuck
30. He has to work on Sundays, _________he does not like.
A. on which B. which C. where D. when
31. He received a telegram_________:“Mother Sick.”
A. written B. said C. reading D. writing
32. There__________no taxi; we had to walk home.
A. was B. being C. to be D. had
33. The old hostess stood_________for a moment when she saw a beggar appear before
her suddenly.
A. surprising B. to surprise C. surprised D. having surprised
34. To some life is pleasure, to________it is suffering.
A. other one B. others C. other ones D. another
35. --The possibility of a flood was just reported over the radio.
--I know. I heard about it. The river________the top of its bank.
A. was reached B. reaching C. had been reached D. has reached.
第二节， 完型填空 （共20 题，每小题1.5分， 共30分）
Primitive (of the earliest times) man would, as the story goes, eat the hearts of animals he killed. He__36___ the heart of a lion to gain the lion’s___37___.
‘__38__’, you may say. Well, listen to this from __39__ science. Dr. Georges Ungar of Baylor University in Houston says that learned __40__ can be passed to other animals from the ones who __41__.
Dr Ungar trained rats to like __42__ boxes better than dark boxes. __43__ did he do this to rats that usually like the dark? He __44__ any rats which went __45__ a dark area. After five to eight days the rats learned that a __46__ life could be lived in bright boxes. They got to __47__ the light.
Then he __48__ the rats. He injected(注射) parts of their brains into 638 mice. These had shown they liked the dark. He put parts of the brains of untrained rats into 132 other mice. These mice __49__ liked the dark.
__50__? Animals that got the trained brains spent 63 seconds in the dark __51__ animals that got the untrained brains spent 118 seconds in the dark. __52__ are very important. __53__ only one mouse out of 50,000 would choose the light __54__.
Maybe eating the heart of a lion __55__ be a bad idea.
36. A. used to eat B. had to C. would eat D. could eat
37. A. strength B. energy C. feeling D. courage
38. A. Impossible B. discouraging C.Serious D.Wonderful
39. A. the hope of B. the world of C. the search of D. the role of
40. A. instructions B. words C. information D. news
41. A. did the experiment B. made a living C. took the course D. did the learning
42. A. lighted B. burning C. shining D. clean
43. A. How B. What C. Why D. When
44. A. fed B. shocked C. killed D. praised
45. A. back B. into C.out of D. around
46. A. longer B. more peaceful C. more terrible D. more regular
47. A.fear B. hate C. love D.learn
48. A. rewarded B. killed C. cured D. treated
49. A. also B. therefore C.then D. perhaps
50. A. Reason B. Condition C.Purpose D. Result
51. A. however B. so C.when D. and
52. A.The seconds B. The figures C. The brains D.The experiments
53. A. Normally B. Seemingly C. Surprisingly D. Strangely
54. A. on purpose B. by chance C. ever since D. above all
55. A. can’t B.mustn’t C.might not D. won’t
第三部分：英语阅读理解: （共20题，每小题2.5分，共50分）
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SYDNEY---- Sydney will come across its biggest ever transport challenge when almost 400,000 spectators (viewers) flow into Olympic Part today, the opening day of track and field.
Games organizers yesterday made no secret that they were nervous about the unprecedented numbers that will stretch public transport in Australia's largest city to the limit.
To make matters worse, rain showers are expected.
"Friday's the day we have been worried about," said Paul Willoughby, a member of the Sydney Games Organizing Committee (SGOC).
"Everything up to now has been calm before the storm," he told a news conference." It's now hailstones (冰雹).
Track and field is the high point of the Olympics, and the atmosphere in Sydney is electric as national icon (偶像) Cathy Freeman prepares for the race that all Australia has been waiting for, the women's 400 metres.
The serious challenge facing Games organizers today will be to fill and empty the 110,000-seat Stadium Australia--- the world's largest Olympic Venue ---- twice in one day. This has never been attempted before.
Organizers suppose that it will take at least three hours for trains and buses to take and bring each wave of spectators to the huge stadium. For there to be any hope of success, the first batch (批) must set out well before dawn.
"That will put an extraordinary pressure on the transport system," Willoughby said.
A single-track train service connects Olympic Park with central Sydney. Earlier this month it was out of action for a time after high winds blew down overhead power wires.
Friday's crowds will reach its top as spectators stream out of the morning session at Stadium Australia and meet with crowds arriving for the evening programme.
( September 22, 2000 Sydney Morning )
56. Games organizers have been nervous about this Friday because_________.
A. it is reported by Weather Station that rain showers are on the way.
B. there will be hailstones on the opening day of track and field.
C. some 400,000 spectators will come to the centre of Sydney.
D.the city transport has never experienced such a huge number of passengers.
57. The reason that there are so many Australians going to track and field is that___.
A. they care more for track and field than any other sports.
B.they are expecting at least one gold for track or field.
C. they have been called on to cheer for their sports stars.
D. they are proud as Australia is the strongest in track and field.
58. The underlined word 'unprecedented' in the second paragraph refers to _______.
A. never having happened before
B. bringing bad luck and misfortune
C. troublesome, or showing dissatisfaction
D. going beyond what is fair or acceptable
59. From the passage we can conclude that ___________.
A. the hardest time for Games organizers may be sometime earlier this month
B. the weather in Australia is often hot and changeable.
C. "hailstones" in this passage is referred to as the largest flows of spectators
D. it takes at least three hours to get to Olympic Park from the centre of the city
by train or bus
B
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60. The above -mentioned three persons have got something in common; they____.
A. are all from foreign countries but now are staying in China.
B. are all eager to show they are good enough to be hired.
C. all have a good knowledge of computer skills and English.
D. have all lost their jobs and want to find a new one.
61. The three advertisements may probably appear _____________.
A. in Washington Post
B. in New York Times
C. in China Daily
D. in Readers' Digest
62. Which of the following statements is RIGHT according to the above advertisements.
A. You can get in touch with each of them by e-mail
B. All of them have got some experience in what they intend to do
C. Mark is the best at computer operation of all.
D. Cathy and Mickry prefer to teach while Mark be an advertiser.
C
So many elements(因素) of winter age you just as surely as extra birthdays. Cold winds. Clear winter sunlight. Indoor heat. Sudden change of temperature. All of this can break your skin’s balance, making little lines far too noticeable. No wonder you look older than you should.
Before another cold winter day comes, discover the secret shared by millions of younger-looking women in countries around the world, the secret of wonderful beauty fluid（液）which can help you look younger, too. This beauty fluid is known as Snow Beauty in the US.
You’ll recognize that Snow Beauty is extraordinary the very first time you experience it. The mixture is like the natural fluids plentiful in younger skin---fluids that should be in proper balance if you are to look as young as possible.
Smooth the beauty fluid over your face and throat. Watch your skin drink it. Feel the silken softness, the smoothness as dryness goes away. You’ll actually see a fresh healthy-looking face. The change you notice in your mirror will be noticed by other people too. Don’t be surprised if someone says, ‘You look wonderful....been on a holiday?’ or if your husband gives you an extra-warm hug(拥抱) when he leaves for work.
Millions of younger-looking women around the world wouldn’t let a single day go by without Snow Beauty. Join them. Gentle on the beauty fluid each morning. Again every evening at bedtime, to let your skin sleep for hours comfortably.
Why let winter make you look older this year? Discover the secret of Snow Beauty and discover for yourself the pleasure of looking younger in the face of winter...this year and all the winters to come.
63.This passage is mostly __________.
A. an instruction on the Snow Beauty B. an advertisement in the newspaper
C. a notice on the wall D. an introduction speech
64. Which of the following is NOT the cause of ageing?
A. Strong winds B.Sunlight C.temperature D.Snow
65. Snow Beauty is mainly to ___________.
A. keep the balance of skin fluids B. make the skin wet
C. destroy the natural fluids D. help the skin sleep
66.Snow Beauty should be used ____________ every day.
A. once B. twice C. three times D. for hours
67.If we put a title to this passage, which one is the most proper?
A. Buy Snow Beauty this year B. Look Younger in winter
C. Winter makes you older D. Don’t let winter make you look older.
D
With July come examinations. When these exams finish, the summer holidays begin. Boys and girls will have two months to rest.
The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so that they can spend most of their time in swimming , camping or travelling with their parents.
Of course, the most enjoyable place is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. They enjoy special advantages. As for those who live far from the sea, their parents will also take them to the seaside for the holidays, for they know that a week or two at a seaside town during the summer holidays is their children’s eager hope. In England not only the rich but also factory workers or bus drivers can take their children to seaside for their holidays. In fact during August Holiday most towns are empty.
Why do children like spending their summer holidays at seaside? It is because they like the sand, the sun, the cool wind and the salt water there more than anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feelings of sand under one’s feet, of cool wind and salt water on one’s skin, and of the warm sun on one’s back that make the seaside what it is.
68. During the summer holidays children usually ___________.
A. go to sea B. go camping or swimming
C. spend their time near the sea D. travel around the country with their parents
69. The most enjoyable place for the children to spend their holidays in England is _____.
A. the place where they can see lots of new things
B. the place near the sea where they can get nice things to eat
C. a seaside town D. the countryside
70.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Workers can take their children to popular places
B. All the people in England cannot take their children to popular places for holidays.
C. All the people in England can take their children to popular places for holidays.
D. Most of the people in England can take their children to popular places for holidays
E
Unless action is taken immediately, there is a good chance that all the oceans of the world will be dead by the year 2010 .How can this possibly happen?
We have already seen that people allow all sorts of waste products to flow into the sea. It is almost impossible to measure how much waste water and industrial waste end up in our oceans, but we can find out how much oil is poured into them legally(合法地) and illegally. It is illegal to pour oil into the sea close to the shore, but when a ship is many miles out to sea there are no such rules. Scientists have different ideas as to the amount of oil put into the sea, but the lowest figure for oil poured in European waters alone is nearly 200,000 tons every year. Some people say the figure could be ten times as high.
It is not only our coasts that suffer from oil pollution. Among other things, many shell fish( creatures which live in water, and have a hard shell壳) ----oysters and mussels, for example----- now have high amounts of poisonous substances. Next time you have shell fish to eat, how can you be sure that they are free from oil pollution? You cannot see the effects and you cannot taste them, either. It is really quite a problem.
71.This passage is mainly about_________.
A. pollution in the oceans B. the amounts of oil in the sea
C. the amounts of poison in shell fish D. oil pollution in the waters.
72.According to the passage, what is the main cause of oil pollution?
A. Oil ships which meet and strike each other
B. Oil poured at sea when the oil tanks are cleaned out
C. Oil coming out of the bottom of the sea
D. Oil from waste water and industrial waste
73.Which of the following is illegal?
A. Pouring oil into the sea from land, especially when there is no other choice
B. Allowing waste materials to flow into the waters
C. Pouring oil at seaside
D. Going fishing when the water is polluted by oil.
74.What does the underlined word ‘European waters’ mean?
A. The seas around Europe and Africa B. The Atlantic Ocean
C. The Arctic Ocean D. The Black Sea and the Mediterranean mainly
75.Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?
A. All the Oceans in the world are polluted by oil.
B. The water body of the earth will be dead by the year 2010.
C. It’s possible that all the creatures in the sea will die out if no action is taken
D. Some kinds of the living things in the waters have been poisoned and we must be careful of them.
第四部分：英语书面表达。（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错10%
A long time ago some judges were used to decide 76._______________
whether a person was telling truth by giving them 77._______________
some dry bread. If the person could not swallow 78._______________
the bread, this is a sign that what he said is 79._______________
true. As this seems rather strange and foolish, it 80________________
is an excellent way of finding what is true. A 81.________________
man worrying about something has much more 82.________________
difficulty swallowing anything dry because he has 83.________________
been worried all the times and therefore he 84.________________
lost his appetite and would not like to eat. 85.________________
第二节：作文：25%
报道一起交通事故，词数100左右
1． 时间：昨天下午一点左右
2． 地点：市中心广场附近的十字路口
3． 原因：出租车司机酒后驾车，头痛；天雨路滑，没注意迎面驶来的公共汽车。
4． 结果：两车相撞，出租车司机当场死亡。公共汽车上多人严重受伤，被立刻
送往第一人民医院。市区交通中断一个多小时。
5． 结束语。
江苏省常熟中学高考英语模拟试题参考答案
听力材料：
第一节:
1. W: Could you please tell me where the ladies' lavatory is in the aeroplane?
M: Yes, madam. It's right at the other end of the aeroplane.
2. M: how much is this coat?
W: You're lucky, sir. That coat is on sale this week. It's only thirty-nine ninety-five now. Last week it was forty-five dollars.
3. M: The car is blue.
W: So is my sister's. But mine is red and my brother has a yellow one.
4. W: I'll go to Beijing during the summer holidays. What about you?
M: I'll spend some time in the library reading some novels and see some of my old friends.
5. M: Have you had any trouble finding a place to park?
W: Not so far. Thank goodness!
第六段材料
M: Hello. May I speak to Mr Thomas?
W: Mr Thomas isn't in right now. Who is calling, please?
M: This is Mr Tanaka from Tokyo calling. I'm on my way to the United States. I
have stopped to say hello to him.
W: Oh, yes, Mr Tanaka. I'm Mrs Thomas. I've often heard my husband speak of
you. Where are you now?
M: I'm at the Royal Hotel right now.
W: I'm afraid my husband won't be back before 12:30. Shall I ask him to call
you?
M: Yes. Please ask him to give me a ring when he comes back. But the trouble is
that I may have to go out at about one o'clock.
W: Then how can we reach you by phone?
M: That's a problem. Maybe it's better if I call him. Let's do it this way. If I don't
hear from you before one, I'll give him a ring not later than 1:30.
W: All right, Mr Tanaka. Goodbye.
M: Goodbye.
第七段材料
M: Have you ever visited a redwood forest? I recently had a chance to go to
Muriwoods National Monument north of San Francisco.
W: I've never seen a redwood tree. I really can't imagine how big they are.
M: The coastal redwoods are the tallest living things. Some are more than 350
feet high. But none of the trees at Muriwoods is that high. You have to go
further north in California to see the tallest trees.
W: You said that Muri woods is near San Francisco? I guess it must be a tourist
attraction.
M: Yes, it's less than an hour's drive away, so it's easy to go to.
W: I've heard that many redwood trees are thousands of years old. Are the ones
in Muriwoods that old?
M: The oldest recorded age for a coastal redwood is more than a thousand years.
The trees at Muriwoods are 400 to 800 years old.
W: Why have they survived so long?
M: They have remarkable resistance to forest fires. Their tough, thick bark
protects the trees during a fire. The coastal redwoods also like a damp, foggy
climate.
W: Since Muriwoods is near foggy San Francisco, it must be ideal for the trees'
survival. I can't wait to go there and see them.
第八段材料
M: I want to buy a farm. I think I'd like to grow wheat. Is the ground here good
for that?
W: No, I don't think it's good for farming.
M: Why do you know so well?
W: I own a farm here, but farming is very hard work.
M: But modern farm equipment can make farming easier.
W: Yes, but you should cut down trees, clear a lot of land and make the soil rich.
M: I don't mind hard work. I just want to get away from my factory.
W: You can have my farm at a low price, $200, if you want it.
M: All right. You're giving me the farm, aren't you?
第九段材料
W: Good morning! I think you're Mr Smith. I'm Xiao Fen.
M: Good morning! I'm John Smith. Nice to meet you.
W: Nice to meet you, too. Mr Huang is busy this morning. So he asked me to
pick you up instead. He was sorry that he couldn't come to the station.
M: It doesn't matter, but I want to know the plan for today. I must return to
Beijing tomorrow.
W: I see. Mr Huang told me that he's got a sleeping car ticket for train No. 10
from Chongqing to Beijing. It leaves Shiyan at 9:30. After a long trip, do you need a
room to have a rest? Mr Huang will meet you in his office at 9 o'clock.
M: No, thanks. I slept well in the sleeping car last night, and I've had breakfast
on train. Could you find a place for me to wash? I want to change my shirt.
W: OK. Our car is outside. Go this way, please. First let's go to the hotel. Mr
Huang said he would show you round the school himself in the morning, and we'll
have lunch at 12:30 in the hotel.. After lunch, we can have a look round the city.
The leaders of our institute invite you to dinner in the evening. I wish you a happy
day in Shiyan.
M: Very good! Let's go.
第十段材料
Mr and Mrs Brown live in a small house near London with their child.
Sometimes Mr Brown comes back from work very late. At that time, his wife and
child were asleep, so he opens the front door of his house with his key and comes in
very quietly.
One night he came home very late, but he could not find his key. He rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr Brown knocked at the bedroom window. He called his wife's name. He shouted, but she did not wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a few minutes. Then he spoke like a small child, "Mother", he said, "I want to go to the bathroom." He spoke quite quietly but at once Mrs Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.
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作文：
A Traffic Accident
A bad traffic accident happened at about 1:00pm yesterday at the crossing near the Centre Square of the city. A taxi knocked into a bus. The taxi driver was killed, and many passengers on the bus were seriously injured and sent to No 1 Hospital immediately. The cause of the accident was found out later. The taxi driver had drunk too much and had a headache, and what was worse, it was raining and the road was wet. The taxi driver hadn’t noticed the bus coming in the opposite direction. As a result, the traffic was held up for over an hour before it moved on again.
Drivers, please never drink before driving . Life is more valuable than anything else to you and to all the others.