1、综合仿真测试Modules 56第一部分：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。1How about camping this weekend，just for a change?OK，_you want.Awhichever BhoweverCwhatever Dwhoever 解析考查引导词。句意为“这个周末野营怎么样，来点新鲜的？”“好啊，按你的意思吧！”根据语境分析可以看出，后者支持前者提出的观点。答案C2Stephen Hawking believes that the ear
2、th is unlikely to be the only planet _life has developed gradually.Athat Bwhere Cwhich Dwhose解析先行词为planet，表示地点，故用where。答案B3As a new diplomat, he often thinks of_he can react more appropriately on such occasions.Awhat Bwhich Cthat Dhow解析介词of后的宾语从句中用how作方式状语。答案D4I wonder how much you charge for your s
3、ervices.The first two are free_the third costs$30.Awhile Buntil Cwhen Dbefore解析此处while表示对比，意为“而”。答案A5How did you like Nicks performance last night?To be honest，his singing didnt _to me much.Aappeal Bbelong Crefer Doccur解析考查动词意义的区别。他的歌唱对我来说没有太大吸引力。appeal to sb.“对某人有吸引力”；belong to“属于”；refer to“提到，指”；o
4、ccur to“发生”。答案A6Weve just moved into a bigger house and theres a lot to do.Lets_it.Akeep up with Bdo away withCget down to Dlook forward to解析keep up with保持；do away with废除，去掉；get down to着手处理；look forward to盼望，期待。答案C7To improve the quality of our products，we asked for suggestions from_had used the pro
5、ducts.Awhoever BwhoCwhichever Dwhich解析考查宾语从句连接词的选择。宾语从句中缺少主语，表示“的人。”句意为“为提高我们产品的质量，我们会征求使用过我们产品的人的意见。”答案A8When did you last hear_Jay?He phoned me this morning, and we agreed _a time and place to meet.Aof，to Babout，with Cfrom, with Dfrom, on解析hear from.收到的来信；agree on对意见一致，此句意为“我们商定了见面的时间和地点”。答案D9Hi，M
6、ark.How was the musical evening?Excellent! Ales and Andy performed _and they won the first prize.Askillfully Bcommonly Cwillingly Dnervously解析skillfully“工夫深地，熟练地”；commonly“通常，大多数人地”；willingly“自愿地”；nervously“紧张地”。根据下文“.they won the first prize.”可知，应选A。答案A10Those who suffer from headache will find the
7、y get_from this medicine.Arelief BsafetyCdefense Dshelter解析句意是“患头痛的人可以服用这种药得到缓解”。B、C、D的意思分别是“安全，防御，避难所”，与题意不符。答案A11Wed better discuss everything_before we work out the plan.Ain detail Bin generalCon purpose Don time解析 句意：我们最好在制订计划前详细地讨论所有问题。in detail“详细地，详尽地”；in general“大体上，总体上”；on purpose“故意地”；on t
8、ime “准时”。所以正确答案为A。答案A12We got here Tuesday afternoon._Why didnt you call us earlier?AGood luck! BYou did!CIts no surprise. DYou are welcome.解析考查情景交际。句意为“我们是周二下午到这儿的。”“你到了？为什么没有早一点给我们打电话呢？”Good luck意为“好运”；You did意为“重复，强调”；Its no surprise，意为“不足为奇”；You are welcome意为“别客气，不用谢”。答案B13Students are always in
9、terested in finding out _they can go with a new teacher.Ahow far Bhow soonChow often Dhow long解析 how far表示程度；how soon表示将来多久；how often表示频率；how long表示多长。how far they can go with a new teacher表示“他们与新老师能相处得怎样”。答案A14The doctor thought_would be good for you to have a holiday.Athis Bthat Cone Dit 解析考查it的用法
10、。本题考查形式宾语，it在这里代指后面的真正宾语to have a holiday。答案D15Jack，you seem in high spirits._We won the match 40.AGuess what? BSo what?CNo wonder. DNo doubt.解析情景交际。A“猜怎么着？”；B“那又怎么样？”；C“难怪”；D“毫无怀疑”。答案A第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Last fall I hung outside my window a bird
11、 feeder(喂鸟的食槽)Knowing _16_about wild birds，I _17_that _18_ I hung this bird feeder outside，numbers of beautiful birds would be swooping(飞扑)to my new addition.However，days，weeks，and months _19_，NO BIRDS.I asked so many people，“What to do？_20_ was I doing wrong？”“Nothing，”most of them replied，“just_21
12、_！”So I waited and waited and waited，trying everything_22_to attract these birds.I cleaned off the deck(平台)，_23_the feed，and washed the feeder.I_24_made the cat go out the other door！But nothing seemed to _25_.So I waited with patience and _26_.Two months later，on a Saturday afternoon，I _27_！What ca
13、me to my eyes was the most beautiful bird I have ever seen in my life！All of a _28_，hundreds of birds were _29_from everywhere!What a beautiful _30_I learned from this little creature！Patience and hope will _31_the beautiful things in life.Yet I had never _32_how much patience I really do have and h
14、ow much I do rely on hope to _33_ the questions in my heart.So I _34_ hoping and waiting，waiting and hoping.I will try to use this“little lesson”with so many other things in my life.I guess patience is a _35_after all.16A.something Bnothing Canything Deverything解析由后文的叙述可知，“我”对野生鸟“一无所知”。答案B17A.assume
15、d Bdenied Crequired Dstated答案A18A.once Bsince Cuntil Dbefore解析“我把喂鸟槽挂在窗外”，应是“成群鸟儿会飞来”的条件，这只是“我”的假设，所以用once“一旦，如果”。答案A19A.run out Bgot throughCwent by Dpassed on答案C20A.When BWhy CHow DWhat答案D21A.wait Bseek Ctry Dwatch解析由后一句“so I waited and waited.”可知答案。答案A22A.reliable Bmovable Cpossible Dincredible答案
16、C23A.cleared Bpicked Cselected Dchanged解析这是作者为吸引鸟儿的到来所采取的措施，此处应为“更换鸟食”。答案D24A.still Beven Cjust Dtoo解析作者做了很多努力，“甚至”让猫从另外一个门外出，怕猫的出现吓得鸟儿不敢来。答案B25A.run Bwork Cdo Dgo答案B26A.courage Bhope Cattention Ddesire答案B27A.failed Bsighed Ccalmed Dfroze解析盼望已久的鸟儿终于来到“我”家，看到它们的那一刻，“我”“惊呆了”。freeze结冰，惊呆。答案D28A.sort Bj
17、ump Csweat Dsudden解析all of a sudden“突然”，为固定短语。答案D29A.climbing BspreadingCgathering Ddisappearing答案C30A.lesson Bclass Cdrill Dtraining解析从这些可爱的小生灵身上，“我”意识到了一种美好的东西。teach sb a lesson给某人以教训。learn a lesson from .从中学到经验、教训，末段中的“little lesson”也是提示。答案A31A.attach Bconnect Cattract Dcontain答案C32A.admitted Bre
18、cognized Crealized Dneglected解析根据语境可知，“我”之前没有意识到“我”有那么多的耐心。admit承认，认可；recognize辨认，辨别出；neglect忽略。答案C33A.adjust to Bfocus onCdeal with Dmake up答案C34A.keep Bavoid Chate Dallow解析作者坚持希望和等待，因为相信会迎来美好的事物。答案A35A.gift Bvirtue Cpleasure Dbelief解析作者由自己的经历发出感慨：“耐心是一种优点(virtue)。”gift天资，天赋；pleasure乐事；belief信仰，均不符
19、合文意。答案B第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。AThree more cattle farms in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, were found to have been infected with the deadly footandmouth disease, Nov.2,2010, Thursday.People fear that livestock farms in other parts of the country could be hi
20、t by the virus soon.On Monday, the disease was first detected on two pig farms in Andong, about half a year after the last disease broke out in Korea.A cattle farm in the area also fell victim to the animal disease the following day.The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries made sur
21、e that three more cases of footandmouth disease appeared on Thursday and decided to kill all the animals at the farms and others at nearby places to stop the spread of the virus to other regions.Over 800 cows and pigs within a 500 meter range of the infected farms were killed and buried underground.
22、“Three suspected cases were reported Wednesday, near the pig farms where the first outbreak was reported.The laboratory tests today showed that all three cattle farms were infected with the disease，” a ministry official said.Two newly infected cattle farms were less than 4 kilometers away from the t
23、wo pig farms, while the third one was only 2.5 kilometers away.The ministry also said another cattle farm in Andong reported suspected cases of footandmouth disease on its livestock Thursday, indicating the disease will likely continue to spread across the city and possibly beyond.The government has
24、 culled more than 33,000 animals near the affected farms Monday alone under its disease prevention program.Additionally, all 84 livestock markets across the nation were closed Wednesday for a period to prevent spread of the disease.No suspected cases have been reported outside of Andong, but the gov
25、ernment Thursday decided to destroy an additional 22,000 pigs at two farms in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province.36Last time footandmouth disease_.Abroke out in North cattle farmsBwas controlled as soon as possibleCdestroyed almost all cattle in cattle farmsDhappened in June, 2010 解析细节推断题。根据文中第2段的
26、bout half a year after the last disease broke out in Korea可知上一次口蹄疫的发现到这一次口蹄疫发生大约半年的时间， 再根据.infected with the deadly footandmouth disease on Thursday, Nov.2, 2010，由此推断上一次发病时间在2010 年6月。答案D37How did the government deal with the disease?AThe government had more animals killed.BThe government controlled
27、only the two farms.CThe government tried to cure the sick animals.DThe government hated to kill animals.解析细节判断题。文章在第3、6段中提到了政府要求不仅杀掉已经发现口蹄疫养殖场的牲畜，而且周围的一定距离之内的牲畜也要全部杀掉，因此选择A。答案A38The underlined word “culled” has the same meaning as _.Akilled Btreated Cbought Dsold解析词义猜测题。根据句子的后半句，可知33,000头牲畜生活在感染口蹄疫的
28、农场附近，这些农场位于口蹄疫的预防区之内，由此可以推断政府部门决定杀死这些动物。答案A39From the last paragraph we can know that _.A22,000 pigs have been infected with the diseaseB22,000 pigs will be moved to other farmsC22,000 pigs will go down to their deathDBoryeong is also an infected area解析细节理解题。根据这一段话可知，在安东以外并没有发现口蹄疫，但是政府决定杀掉位于Boryeong
29、两个农场的22,000头猪，由此可知答案C正确。答案C40In which part of a newspaper can you most probably read the passage?AHistory and Culture BTodays News CEntertainment DScience解析推理判断题。依据文章，不难判断出这是一篇新闻报道，所以B项正确。答案BBGreg Woodburn, a student at the University of Southern California, spends a lot of time cleaning sneakers he
30、 collected.But soon the shoes will be sent to poor children in the United States and 20 other countries, thanks to Woodburns Share Our Soles (S.O.S.) charity.A high school track star in the town of Ventura, California, Woodburn was treated in hospital for months with knee and hip injuries.“I started
31、 thinking about the health benefits, the friendship and the confidence I got from running，” he says, “And I realized there are children who dont even have shoes.”Woodburn gathered up his old sneakers, then asked his friends to donate.His goal was to have 100 pairs by Christmas 2006.When he collected
32、 more than 500 pairs, he decided to turn the shoe drive into a yearround endeavor.Back then, the sneakers came from donation boxes at the YMCA and the local sporting goods store and from doortodoor pickups.Woodburn has now set up collection boxes at two high schools, city gym and recreation center.H
33、e has started accepting adult sizes and sandals(凉鞋)So far, SO.S.has collected and donated more than 3,000 pairs.Woodburn has cleaned all the shoes.After sorting the shoes by size, Woodburn selects the good shoes for the washing machine and the wornout ones for recycling.To ship the footwear, Woodbur
34、n teamed with Sports Gift, a nonprofit organization that provides soccer and baseball equipment to children around the world.Keven Baxter, founder and president, says.“Wed send kids balls and shoes.Ive heared that for many of these kids, these old sneakers are the only shoes they had.They wear them
35、to school and to do sports.So Gregs running shoes were a nice addition for us.” For many recipients(接受者), the shoes represent opportunity.Two young boys in Southern California attended school on alternate days because they shared a pair of shoes.They were too big for one boy and too small for the ot
36、her.Thanks to SO.S., each brother received his own pair of shoes.The boys now attend school daily and enjoy their learning.When they graduate, they say, they will help a stranger, just as Woodburn helped them.41What caused Greg Woodburn to donate old shoes for poor children? AThe benefits from playi
37、ng sports.BNews about some poor children.CHis reflection to school life.DThe medical treatment he received.解析细节理解题。根据文章的第二、三段可知。答案A42When collecting more sneakers than expected, Woodburn decided to_.Ainclude adult sizes and sandals Bset up branches in different citiesCcollect shoes throughout the ye
38、arDexpand his endeavor in the whole city解析细节理解题。根据文章的第四段可知，Woodburn本打算在2006年圣诞节前搜集到100双旧运动鞋，可是他搜集到旧鞋竟然超过了500双。于是他决定把收集旧鞋变成一项全年都要做的事情。答案C43How did Woodburn manage to deliver the shoes collected?ABy sending them by mail.BBy working with Sports Gift.CBy advertising for those in need.DBy offering them f
39、rom door to door.解析推理判断题。根据文章的第七段可知，为了运输那些搜集来的旧鞋，Woodburn 与一个名叫Sports Gift的慈善机构合作。Sports Gift把足球和棒球设备免费送给世界各地的儿童。答案B44What can we learn from Keven Baxters remarks?ASports Gift is popular around the world.BMany children need Gregs old sneakers.CGregs running shoes are the best gifts for children.DInt
40、ernational organization should provide more help.解析推理判断题。根据文章的第七段可知，Sports Gift的创始人Keven Baxter说，那些旧的运动鞋是一些穷孩子的仅有的鞋子。他们穿着上学和运动。可见，有很多穷孩子需要Greg Woodburn募赠来的旧鞋。答案B45Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AAn Organized ActivityBGreg Woodburns LifeCHow to Collect SneakersDRecycled Snea
41、kers Fit for Sharing解析主旨大意题。本文介绍的是收集旧运动鞋，捐赠给穷孩子，所以D项最符合文章标题。答案DCNASAs Mars detectorOpportunity，succeeded in finding signs that water once existed on the planet.Opportunity landed on Mars in January.Scientists now believe that the planet could once have supported life.This discovery was chosen by Sci
42、ence，one of the worlds leading magazines，as the most important scientific achievement of 2004 last Friday.“This little，wheeled，onearmed box goes around another planet and has done something no human has ever managed，” according to Science.“It has discovered another place in the universe where life c
43、ould once have existed.”“Although we still cant say that life could have existed in the environment，it is now certain that there was water on Mars，” said Steve Squyres，one of the scientists working on the Mars mission.The evidence comes from pictures and chemical readings taken by Opportunity.It inc
44、ludes marks on rocks like those caused by flowing water on Earth and salty chemicals like those found in driedout seabed.Scientists said the new evidence proved beyond doubt that water had existed on Mars.But it is still unknown whether the water on Mars was like an ocean or just ice.While Opportuni
45、ty has not found any signs of life, the presence of water means life is possible.“In everything we know about life on Earth, there is no example without liquid water，” Squyres said.“So water is important for the search for life on Mars.”Researchers agree that a future mission should bring back physi
46、cal samples.But some scientists worry about the risk that this could introduce dangerous foreign creatures to Earth.“The problem here is how to get the samples back，” Squyres replied.“I think it is our responsibility to limit any risk.”46According to the scientists in the passage，the sign of water m
47、eans_.Athe existence of lifeBthe existence of foreign creaturesCthe possibility of lifeDhe research has achieved greatly解析根据倒数第三段可知答案。答案C47The best title of the passage should be_.AA Finding on Mars BWater Means LifeCWater on Mars DThe Sign of Water解析主旨大意题。纵观全文，我们知道了发现“火星上存在水”的过程。答案A48We can infer f
48、rom the passage that_.Ahumans will find new creatures on Mars in near futureBphysical samples will surely be brought back to Earth someday in a way without any riskChuman beings can fight against the dangerous creatures from the MarsDmore responsible researchers wanted to carry out the mission解析推理判断
49、题。从最后两段可推断出科学家们在为取回样本而努力。答案B49Which of the following statements is TRUE?AThe Opportunity had collected all the evidence of life on Mars.BScientists have found a way to bring back physical samples now.CThere was once an ocean on Mars.DWe have had enough evidence that water had existed on Mars.解析细节理解题
50、。根据第四段“it is now certain that there was water on Mars”和第五段“the new evidence proved beyond doubt that water had been existed on Mars.”可知。答案D50What does the underlined word “detector” mean?AAn instrument which is used to discover something.BAn astronaut who has been sent up into space.CA scientist who
51、 does research on Mars.DA spaceship which can land on other planets.解析词义猜测题。根据第一段可知答案。答案DDTwo years ago，the Funk family of suburban Chicago adopted a Chinese baby girl who had been abandoned on a sidewalk near a Yangzhou textile factory.Last year，halfway across the United States，the Ramirez family o
52、f suburban Miami adopted a girl who had been abandoned a week later on the same spot.Both families named their daughters Mia.It turns out，a first name and Chinese heritage arent the only things the threeyearolds have in common.The girls mothersHolly Funk and Diana Ramirezmet on a website for parents
53、 who had gone through international adoptions.After a lot of emails comparing photographs and biographical details，DNA testing proved the families suspicions：The girls are probably fraternal(亲如手足的)twins.“I was in shock，” said Ramirez，who lives with her husband Carlos in Pembroke Pines，Florida.“Well，
54、now this is for real.”The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属)The site that the Funks and Ramirezes used has a membership of 137 people，with 15 sets of twins and 7 sets of siblings whose relatio
55、nships have been confirmed.At a reunion Friday at Chicagos OHare International Airport，Mia Diamond Funk and Mia Hanying Ramirez shyly surveyed each other，and then reached for each others hand.DNA tests establish an 85 percent probability that the girls are at least halfsisters.Scientists do not have
56、 a biological parent to test and reach a greater certainty，but given their ages and physical similarities，experts say it is likely they are fraternal twins.Douglas and Holly Funk hope to bring their Mia to Miami in October.Both sets of parents say they are committed to staying in touch and often let
57、 the twins talk to each other on the phone.51Both the adopted girls shared a first name_.Abecause they both came from ChinaBbecause of their physical similaritiesCbecause their US parents suspected they were twinsDfor no good reason解析推理判断题。两位母亲都给女儿取了Mia这个名字，后来在网上交流时才发现两个女孩长得很像，因此断定两个母亲取名时是无意的，仅是一种巧合
58、。答案D52Why did the girls mothers meet on the Internet?ATo compare photographs of the two girls.BTo find the girls biological kin.CTo test their suspicions.DTo enjoy the joy of adopting children.解析细节理解题。从文章第五段中的“The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly bei
59、ng used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属)”可知答案。答案B53Experts are still not 100 percent sure that the two girls are fraternal twins because_.ADNA tests are still not accurate enoughBthe two girls were born in two different familiesCthe DNA of a biological parent is still missingDone gir
60、l was born a week later than the other解析细节理解题。文章倒数第二段说科学家还没有女孩亲生父亲或母亲的DNA，因此不能作出确切的判断。答案C54What Ramirez said in Paragraph 4 suggests that she_.Adidnt believe what had happenedBwas surprised at what had happenedCdidnt want to accept the factDwas pleased with what they had done解析细节理解题。从第四段Ramirez所说的话中
61、可以看出她非常吃惊，但还是相信眼前发生的一切。答案B55What would be the best title for the passage?AAdopted twins reunited after online chatBAdopted twins live happily in the USCSuspicion turned into realityDThe stories of two families解析标题归纳题。一对双胞胎姐妹最终得以团聚，收养她们的两个母亲在网上的交流起了非常关键的作用。A项最能体现本文的中心。答案A第三部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节：阅读表达(共5
62、小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。Maybe you are an average student.You probably think you will never be a top student.This is not necessary so，however.Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to.Heres how：Plan your time carefully.When you plan your week，you should make a li
63、st of things that you have to do.After _，you should make a schedule of your time.First arrange your time for eating，sleeping，dressing，etc.Then decide a good，regular time for studying.Dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.A weekly schedule may not solve all the problems，but it will f
64、orce you to realize what is happening to your time.Find a good place to study.Look around the house for a good study area.Keep this space，which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room，free of everything but study materials.No games，radios or TV！When you sit down to study，concentrate on the sub
65、ject.Make good use of your time in class.Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.Really listening in class means less work later.Taking class notes will help you remember what the teacher says.Study regularly.When you get home from school，go over your notes.Review the i
66、mportant points that your teacher has mentioned in class.If you know what your teacher is going to discuss next day，read the material.This will help you understand the next class.If you do these things regularly，the material will become more meaningful，and you will remember it longer.Develop a good
67、attitude towards the tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.They help you to remember your new knowledge.The world wont end if you dont pass a test，so dont be_overly_irritated.There are other methods that might help you with your studying.You will probably disco
68、ver many others after you have tried these.56What is the best title of the passage？(Please answer within 10 words.)_答案How to Become a Better Student57What does the underlined phrase “be overly irritated” mean in English？(Please answer within 10 words.)_答案Too much worried.58Please fill in the blank i
69、n the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)_答案making the list59How many methods does the author suggest helping you with your study？List at least 2 ways._答案Plan your time carefully.Find a good place to study.Make good use of your time
70、in class.Study regularly.Develope a good attitude towards the tests.(可任选两个)60Which suggestion do you think is the best for you？Why？(Please answer within 30 words.)_答案I think studying regularly is one of the best ways of reviewing the important points that our teacher has mentioned in class.(答案不唯一，但学
71、生必须表明观点，并陈述理由。)第二节：书面表达(满分25分)假如你叫李华，你的加拿大笔友James想了解一下你要参加的2012年全国中学生英语夏令营的有关情况，请根据以下信息给他写一封回信，并邀请他参加你们的活动。营址大连活动时间2012年7月底，共4天参加人员1.全国中学生英语能力竞赛获奖者2.中国，美国和澳大利亚的英语老师活动内容1.举行英语演讲比赛2.观看学生表演3.游览大连风景名胜4.交流英语学习经验注意：1.信须包括以上提供的内容要点，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；2词数不少于100；3参考词汇：全国中学生英语能力竞赛NEPC_【参考范文】Dear James，Nice to hea
72、r from you again! As you know, this summer vacation, at the end of July,2012，the winners of NEPC will go to a fourday English Summer Camp in Dalian.Some English teachers from China, the USA, England and Australia will join us.In the camp, we will have some English speaking competition, watch some wo
73、nderful performances given by the students and visit some places of interest in Dalian.Besides, we will exchange our English learning experience and talk about our colorful school life in English.I think this summer camp will greatly improve my spoken English and I will make some new friends there.I do hope you will come and join us.Best wishes，Yours truly，Li Hua
