1、河南省扶沟县高级中学2015届高三英语下学期模拟考试试题（4）第二部分 ：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AWhen Armida Armatos daughter, Alexia, came home from school one day last year keen to go on a school trip to Ecuador, she wasnt too sure how to feel. She was happy that her daughter could experience something she never did as
2、 a teen but was fearful of letting her travel to such a remote part of the world.Alexia was 16 at the time, a student at Westwood High School. The school sponsored a humanitarian trip for 26 students and two teachers to spend 18 days living in a mountain village to build a one-room school. Even thou
3、gh Armato trusted her daughter, the other students and the teachers, she was worried about the side effects from the travel vaccines, possible accidents, and medical care.Now that Alexia was home, Armato said she saw her daughters new maturity, greater confidence and independence. “This is the best
4、thing I ever did,” Alexia said. “The experience was so eye-opening and life-changing. Youre with people who are not as lucky as you are. They live in very poor conditions but theyre so happy and outgoing. You say, My God. Im taking everything for granted back home.”She said they built a one-room sch
5、ool from scratch with no mechanical cement mixers. They used their hands, shovels and basic tools. She and another student lived with a local family in a small village about eight hours outside the capital, Quito. Despite the initial strangeness and knowing only basic Spanish, she said they grew ver
6、y close and felt like a family.Every year, groups of students at Montreal High School like Alexia pack their bags and fly off with classmates and teachers to developing countries where they volunteer for a variety of projects.“Armatos worries are very common among parents,” says Bill Nevin, a teache
7、r at St. Georges High School. He organizes a humanitarian rip to India to the Sheela Bal Bhavan orphanage and says the three biggest fears families have are health, security and contact.21. When hearing the news that her daughter would go on a school trip to Ecuador, Armato was _.A. proud and happy
8、B. supportive but concernedC. fearful and nervous D. excited but puzzled22. The underlined phrase “from scratch” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_”.A. having great help B. using high technologyC. ending up in failure D. starting from the beginning23. What would be the best title for the text?A. Volun
9、teering helps students grow and develop.B. School trips make parents worried about their children.C. Ecuador is the most attractive travel destination in the world.D. Brave Alexia dreams to work in Ecuador one day.BHomestay UK/Great BritainHere you will find a selection of homestay hosts and host fa
10、milies in the UK. If you want to learn more about the British host family of your choice, please click on information at www. Homestaybooking. Com. You will then see a personal introduction of the UK homestay host. If you dont want to search yourself, just register for free and receive our matching
11、recommendations.Chika and Tara from London, the United KingdomInformation about the homestay hostChika is 28 years old. She is away from home most of the time. Tara is 18 years old. She is at home every day. They both speak English.Chika and Taras guests can stay for at least 5 nights and up to a ma
12、ximum of 365 nights. Chika and Tara have no children living at home. It is a non-smoking residence(住宅). No pets live in this household.Information about the homestay accommodationThe accommodation is in London. The name of the neighborhood is Greenwich. The distance to the city center is 1.6km. The
13、next access point to public transport is at 15 m distance.Three guests can stay in Tara and Chikas house at the same time. The following accommodation is generally available:Single room with shared use of the family bathroom*Size: 12.0 *Facilities: desk, Internet access, mirror, hairdryer and wardro
14、be(衣橱)*Price per night per person: 20.00 per night(one single)Twin room with shared use of the family bathroom*Size: 15.0 *Facilities: TV, desk, Internet access, mirror, hairdryer and wordrobe*Price per night per person:20.00 per night(one guest)17.00 per night(two guests)The room charge includes th
15、e following services: Internet access, regular room cleaning, breakfast, free use of the washing machine.Additional available service at an extra charge: Pick-up service(60.00 one-way); Lunch(6.00 per person per day); Dinner(6.00 per person per night)Vegetarian(素食的) meals are available.24. Chika and
16、 Taras house would be a good choice for _.A. a pet lover B. a heavy smokerC. a person who eats no meat D. one who needs a one-night stay25. What do we know about Chika and Taras house?A. It lies in the center of the city. B. It is not far away from Greenwich.C. Public transport is convenient there.
17、D. The distance from the house to London is 1.6 km.26. If Mary chooses a twin room and pick-up service(two-way), how much should she pay per day?A. 140. B. 137. C. 80. D. 77CAs many as 4 out of every 1,000 infants born today have permanent hearing loss. When parents learn that their child has hearin
18、g loss, they are faced with many difficult decisions. These decisions can include choosing therapies and schools, as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants (人工耳蜗).Help Me Hear Foundation is a public charity that gives the gift of hearing to deaf children from families e
19、xisting on very low incomes around the world. The foundation offers life-changing services for impoverished families, and provides real help for children with hearing impairment who may otherwise be left behind in schools or society due to their lack of hearing.Help Me Hear Foundation believes that
20、a childs first years of development are critical. Being able to hear is vital to human, and Help Me Hear Foundation seeks to provide a positive lasting impression on society through its programs. Help Me Hear Foundation has many goals, including relieving the burden on communities with hearing-impai
21、red infants and children, and strengthening the social structure of families and neighborhoods.Recipients of Help Me Hear Foundations benefits receive state-of-the-art hearing devices that otherwise would cost thousands of dollars per child over the course of their lifetime. The Foundation raises mo
22、ney through donations for hearing aids and cochlear implants, which saves recipients and their families on average over $50,000 on related expenses.The Foundation tries to be a transparent charity, and wants to be a catalyst for allowing deaf and hearing-impaired children to develop in a typical fas
23、hion alongside their peers.Needy families can obtain information on specific services, and find out about deafness education by visiting the Help Me Hear Foundations website. The website offers helpful information on how hearing aids work, and how hearing aids ease many of the learning and language
24、challenges that hearing-impaired children deal with on a daily basis.27. Help Me Hear Foundation was probably set up to _. A. build schools for deaf children B. research deaf childrens behavior C. protect deaf children from being ignored D. offer real help to poor deaf children28. We learn from the
25、text that _. A. the local government is in charge of the foundation B. the work of the foundation depends on donations C. even blind children can turn to the foundation D. poor deaf African children cannot get help from the foundation29. Visit the foundations website, and you will learn about _. A.
26、the function of hearing aids B. the specific services the foundation needs C. the challenges that children face every day D. the prices of a variety of hearing aids30. For whom is the text most probably written? A. Poor parents who have deaf children. B. Doctors who want to improve skills. C. Studen
27、ts who cannot see the blackboard clearly. D. Teachers who have deaf children in their class.31. The author writes the text mainly to _. A. tell how to avoid permanent hearing loss B. explain how hard a life deaf children live C. introduce Help Me Hear Foundation D. advise people to give money to Hel
28、p Me Hear FoundationD Have you ever noticed that the more you have the more you want? Lets face it. Thinking our life is good enough doesnt come naturally to many people. When we have high expectations of everything in life we will run into disappointment. Only when we are aware that needs are diffe
29、rent from desires can we live with satisfaction. Here are a few ideas to help you be happier with what you have and who you are. Focus on what you are thankful for. Most people want things to be better than they are, or when things are going well, we forget to appreciate what we have. Learn to refle
30、ct on how much better things are than they could be. Focus on what you are thankful for. Write down 5 things you are grateful for right now.When we hold onto regrets from decisions we have made, it can really poison our well-being. Many people regret something they can no longer change, which ends u
31、p holding them back from moving forward in a more positive manner. What happened in the past is done and gone, so work to stay present and be mindful of the current moment to find more joy and fulfillment.When we use other people as the measuring stick for our personal success and quality of life we
32、 are likely to be less satisfied. Social comparisons can provide useful information when we try to learn from others, but they also hold our perspective in a discontented position. Compare yourself less with others so you can be satisfied more.When you are focused on your big ambitions and future go
33、als you might elide the daily pleasures that surround you. Learn to slow down and absorb the wonder and beauty around you. Stay present and focus on the task youre undertaking at the moment. Dont let the life pass you by because youre always on the go and distracted by ambition.Practice looking at l
34、ife through the lens of contentment and it will become more natural.32. How can we live with contentment? A. To change our lifestyle. B. To have a motivation in life. C. To give less attention to what we are grateful for. D. To realize the difference between needs and desires.33. Whats the main idea
35、 of Paragraph 3? A. Make wise decisions. B. Know the present situation C. Let go of regrets. D. Remember the past.34. The underlined word “elide”(in Paragraph 5) probably means “_”. A. enjoy B. change C. create D. neglect35. What should you do to put yourself in a good mood? A. Make time for simple
36、pleasures. B. Learn from successful people. C. Focus on your future goals. D. Create chance to learn more.第二节 七选五 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） Mary is digging in the ground for a photo, when along comes John. Seeing that there is no one in sight, John starts to scream. Johns angry mother rushes over and drive
37、s Mary away. Once his mum has gone, John helps himself to Marys potato.Weve all experienced similar annoying tricks when we were youngthe brother who stole your ball and then got you into trouble by telling your parents you had hit him. But Mary and John are not humans. Theyre African baboons(狒狒). _
38、36_Johns scream and his mothers attack on Mary could have been a matter of chance, but John was later seen playing the same tricks on others. _37_Studying behavior like this is complicated but scientists discovered apes(猿) clearly showed that they intended to cheat and knew when they themselves had
39、been cheated. _38_ An ape was annoying him, so he tricked her into going away by pretending he had seen something interesting. When she found nothing, she “walked back, hit me over the head with her hand and ignored me for the rest of the day.”Another way to decide whether an animals behavior is del
40、iberate is to look for actions that are not normal for that animal. A zoo worker describes how an ape dealt with an enemy. “He slowly stole up behind the other ape, walking on tiptoe. When he got close to his enemy, he pushed him violently in the back, then ran indoors.” Wild apes do not normally wa
41、lk on tiptoe. _39_ But looking at the many cases of deliberate trickery in apes, it is impossible to explain them all as simple copying.It seems that trickery does play an important part in ape societies. _40_ Studying the intelligence of our closest relative could be the way to understand the devel
42、opment of human intelligence.A. In most cases the animal probably doesnt know it is cheating.B. An amusing example of this comes from a psychologist working in Tanzania.C. And playing tricks is as much a part of monkey behavior as it is of human behavior.D. So the psychologists asked his colleagues
43、if they had noticed this kind of trickery. E. The ability of animals to cheat may be a better measure of their intelligence than their use of toolsF. This use of a third individual to achieve a goal is only one of the many tricks commonly used by baboons.G. Of course its possible that it could have
44、learnt from humans that such behavior works, without understanding why.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） I am a mom of two young children whom we home-school. This 41 that they are with me almost constantly. Whenever possible I will 42 random acts of kindness; 43 things like payin
45、g for the order behind me in the drive-thru lane, holding doors, etc. So, they are very 44 with the concept and are, of course, 45 to also do nice things for others. Just a few days ago we stopped 46 our local grocery store to pick up a few things which quickly turned into an entire cart load of stu
46、ff. We got into one of the two open checkout lanes and waited our 47 . While waiting a young man came up behind us with only a few 48 in his basket. I told him to go ahead of us as we were in no 49 . He seemed very pleasantly surprised and graciously 50 . As he began putting his items on the belt th
47、e clerk began to 51 her till tape so we had a fairly long wait in line. My kids were very 52 behaved but they were still children; they asked questions, they talked 53 , they moved around and they were generally very entertaining. (To me, anyway.) I could see the young man watching and listening wit
48、h a smile on his face. We were putting our groceries on the 54 when the clerk finished with 55 order. What I didnt know was that he had heard my kids 56 bubble gum. I had agreed they could have some. 57 , he picked up a pack of bubble-gum and asked the clerk to ring it through twice before putting i
49、t back. He then told my kids that he bought their gum 58 their mom was 59 enough to let him go ahead in the queue. The experience really drove home the 60 that good begets(产生，引起) good for my lovely little kiddos（亲呢的称呼：小伙子）.41.AtellsB. leavesC. meansD. ensures42.A. entertain B. serve C. function D. p
50、erform43.A. importantB. impressiveC. suitable D. simple44.A. satisfied B. occupied C. familiar D. pleased45.A. supported B. taught C. encouragedD. supposed46.A. near B. by C. with D. against47.A. opportunityB. return C. turn D. time48.A. fruit B. vegetables C. items D. sales49.A. time B. hurry C. ca
51、se D. sense50.A. acceptedB. collected C. carried D. agreed51.A. change B. remove C. continueD. stop52.A. badly B. poorly C. wellD. ill53.A. constantlyB. immediately C. usually D. rudely54.A. belt B. bench C. basket D. cart55.A. her B. his C. their D. our56.A. complain aboutB. allow forC. ask forD. c
52、oncern about57.A. SoB. ButC. OrD. For58.A. whenB. unlessC. becauseD. until59A. happyB. helpfulC. seriousD. nice60.A. ideaB. rewardC. chanceD. instruction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61-70的相应位置上。Joyce: What do you think of the lead t
53、eachers speech?Caroline: I think it was _61_ (interest).Joyce: _62_ do I. I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year.Caroline: Yes, his teacher says so. He _63_ (work) hard at his lessons every evening for months. He want to go to Oxford University next year.Joyce: I hope he
54、will realize his goal.Caroline: I hope so. _64_ I think he works too hard. I hope hell go out and enjoy _65_ for a change. How about your son Carl? Joyce: Dont mention him. Carl never starts studying.Caroline: Youre joking. I heard that Carl _66_ (win) the composition prize. Joyce: You have made _67
55、_ mistake. That is White Carl. My son is Brown Carl. The whites live in the same community _68_ we do. White Carl has always been so hard working. He wants to be a _69_ (write). My son likes going to the concert. He only likes singing.Caroline: _70_ he practices singing, he will become a singer in t
56、he future. Joyce: Not all people can become a singer. I dont think he has the talent.第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节: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文章.文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处.错误涉及一个单词的增加删除或修改.The news which the English Entrance Examination will be reformed has caused a big “earthquake” in ou
57、r country. Many people, included students, are for it. But there are also some people are against it. Then, is it better to do so or not? Personally, I think the reform has between advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, it can reduce students learn burden and enable English to return back to
58、 its true function. On the other hand, it will cause students to spend less time on studying English and to attached less importance to English. If so, students will not have a good knowledge of English. Whats more, if students dont have so a good ability, they will not be able to broaden our horizo
59、n and meet the future challenges.第二节: 书面表达 假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Bob将于九月到你所在城市的建新华文学校学中文，来信请你在学校附近为他找一套住房。请根据图画提供的信息，写信介绍住房的情况，并告知住房面积为25平方米，月租500元。 注意：1. 词数：100左右。 2. 参考词汇：房租 rent (n.) 。Dear Bob,_ _ Yours, Li Hua参考答案 阅读：A:21-23 BDA B:24-26 CCA C:27-31 DBAAC D:32-35 DCDA七选五： CFBGE完型：41-45 CDDCC 46-50 BCCBA 5
60、1-55 ACAAB 56-60 CACDA改错：1. which-that 2. included-including 3. people后加who 4. between-both 5. learn-learning 6. back删掉 7. on-in 或删掉on 8. attached-attach 9. so-such 10. our-their写作：Dear Bob,Im so glad to know that youll come to our city to learn Chinese. You asked me to find a place for you. Now Ive
61、 found one that I think is pretty good. It is on Fang Cao Street which is near the No.11 bus stop and just one stop away from Jianxin Chinese School. Its a small flat of 25 square meters on the third floor, with a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. In the bedroom there is a bed, a sofa, a desk and a chair. The rent is 500 yuan per month. I hope youll like it. If not, Ill try to find another place for you. Im expecting your coming.All the best! Yours, Li Hua
