高考全真模拟题（二）3

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

　　Investigators¹ were testing the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors to an exhibit² of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. Movement of each group was followed by an electrical system under the carpet. The experiment revealed³ that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, covered more area, and spend less time in the room than the people in the white environment. Dark brown stimulated⁵ more activity, but the activity ended sooner. Another experiment presented three groups of subjects with the same photographs, but each group was in a different kind of room—an "ugly" room like a messy storeroom, an average room, such as a nice office, and a tastefully designed living room with carpeting and drapes （帘子）. Results showed that the subjects in the beautiful room tended to give higher ratings⁶ to the faces than did those in the ugly room. Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in ugly room. Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in comfortable, attractive rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms.

　56. From the two experiments it may be possible to conclude that __________.

　　　A. students should take an exam in a comfortable and dark brown room

　　　B. different kinds of colors and rooms will stimulate⁴ more activity

　　　C. beautiful rooms and a white color wil1 cause people to give higher ratings to the face

　　　D. environment will have effects on the people's movement

　57. Compared with the people in the dark brown room，the people in the white room will _______.

　　　A. spend less time　　 B. become more active

　　　C. stay longer　　 D. influence students' marks

　58. Beautiful rooms will eventually ___________.

　　　 A. make people cover more area　　 B. encourage people to walk faster

　　　 C. make the subjects more beautiful　　　 D. influence students' marks

　59. In line 7, the work "subjects" means ______________.

　　　 A. courses to be studied　　 B. topics to be discussed

　　　 C. persons to be experimented with　　　D. students to be examined

B

　　My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced: “Get up. You’re going with me to cut grass.”
　　The idea that my father actually thought I was big enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large yards in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was tired out, but I felt good. I had put in a hard day’s labor⁷ and had earned $6.
　　One day my father found some leaves I’d missed and pulled me aside. “Clear away these leaves,” he said firmly, “and don’t make me have to do it again,” The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job right the first time. It will never fail to impress the person you are working for.
　　After two years my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to do lawns⁸ (草坪) on our own. Every Saturday during our last two years of high school. We set out early in the morning with the same desire (愿望) and drive we had gained while working under our father.
　　Taking care of lawns was not exciting or high-paying, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job is a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
　　A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live on a forty-hour-a-week minimum⁹ (最低的) pay. “My father never worked just forty hours a week, and neither have I,” I replied. “If you’re only working forty hours, you probably don’t want to do any better than you’re doing.”
　　　In every job I’ve held from doing lawns to washing dishes, I have learned¹⁰ something that helped me in my next job. If you look hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.

　60.Why did the writer feel proud and excited when asked to cut grass?

　　　A. He was old enough to help his family.

　　　B. He became important to his father’s business.

　　　C. He was able to take care of large yards.

　　　D. He could earn $6that day.

　61.What does message in the third paragraph mean?

　　　A. Leaving leaves behind is not right.

　　　B. Giving no excuse for your mistakes.

　　　C. Doing a good job at the very beginning.

　　　D. Missing¹¹ things can be found out.

　62.When the writer finished high school, he might be __________year old.

　　　A. 14

　　　B. 16

　　　C. 18

　　　D. 20

　63.When of the following is the most important thing that the writer has learned from his father?

　　　A. Watch clearly while doing a job.

　　　B. Set out early for physical work.

　　　C. Keep learning¹² from any job you hold.

　　　D. Work over 40hours every week.

C

　　Every night for a year, Neil Simmons quietly went out of his house. He wanted to “talk” to an owl¹³ (猫头鹰) settling for the night at the end of his garden .He made owl cries like a real wild owl and was happy to hear the bird “hooting¹⁴” back to him.
　　Last year Fred Cornes moved in next door. He heard and owl hooting and answered back. For 12 months the neighbors got into the back gardens of their homes, thinking they were talking with nature. Mr. Simmons kept a diary of all his talks with his bird friend. They would both be out again tonight if it weren’t for a chance talk between their wives.
　　Mr. Simmons said: “My wife Kim was telling Fred’s wife Wendy about my owl watching and described (描述) how I got the birds to boot back. She said, ‘That’s funny—that’s just what Fred has been doing.’ Then the penny dropped. I felt such a fool when I found out. The trouble is that owl calls aren’t exactly the same and it’s easy to make a mistake.”
　　Mr. Cornes said: “I’m really flattered¹⁵ (过奖). I didn’t know I sounded so real. I love nature and I couldn’t resist hooting at the owls¹⁶. I was very excited when they hooted¹⁷ back. I’m sorry that I was fooling my neighbor who was fooling me.”

　64.After the talk between the wives, the two men would probably _________.

　　　A. stop observing owls

　　　B. not stay up hooting again

　　　C. not enter the back garden again

　　　D. make no mistakes about wild owl cries

　65. ‘Then the penny dropped.’ Most probably means ‘Then ___________.‘

　　　A. I understood

　　　B. Everybody knew about it

　　　C. I heard the noise

　　　D. No money was paid

　66.Mr.Simmons felt upset about the whole thing because _________.

　　　A. all his efforts seemed to be meaningless

　　　B. his wife let out his secret by chance

　　　C. garden owls hooted so differently

　　　D. Fred had been doing the same

　67.The text suggests that _______.

　　　A. Neil seldom heard natural owl calls

　　　B. The owl never hooted back to Neil

　　　C. Fred was always good at pleasing owls

　　　D. owl watching is no longer interesting to Fred

D

　　Cancer is among the top killer¹⁸ diseases¹⁹ in our society today and scientists have found out that stress（紧张）helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.
　　Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure²⁰（闲暇） in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?
　　All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustrations²¹（失意）into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.
　　If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching²² in the Bible²³ “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath（愤怒）” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.

　68. Which of the following statements is true?

　　　A. Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve（减轻） stress.

　　　B. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.

　　　C. The causes of stress are worthy²⁴ of serious study.

　　　D. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.

　69. According to the passage, which of the following types of people is more likely to suffer from stress?

　　　A. People who have cancer.

　　　B. People who like to quarrel with others.

　　　C. People whose living standard is low.

　　　D. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.

　70. Judging from the context²⁵, the word “row” in the paragraph most probably means ___.

　　　A. a noisy quarrel.

　　　B. A very loud noise.

　　　C. A neat line of things side by side.

　　　D. A journey in a boat.

　71. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?

　　　A. Changing our jobs.

　　　B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.

　　　C. Speaking out about our frustrations.

　　　D. Reading the Bible.

E

　　Many people are frightened by spiders（蜘蛛）. They are especially afraid of large, hairy ones. The largest and most frightening of all spiders is the bird-eating spider, which lives in the hot, thick rain forests of northern South America.
　　Bird-eating spiders are a type of tarantula （狼蛛）. They are very hairy. Some of these giant spiders can spread eighteen centimeters (seven inches) with their legs. Tarantulas are not, as most people think, poisonous（有毒的）spiders. They can bite, and the bite is painful, but it will not kill a grown-up. The poisonous bite of a black widow²⁶（寡妇） spider is far more dangerous.
　　Bird-eating spiders often hide in holes and under rocks during the day, but at night they creep²⁷ out and hunt for insects. As you might guess from their name, they also catch birds and eat them.
　　They have another unusual ability. They can walk up windowpanes（窗玻璃）because of sticky²⁸, silky hairs on their feet that cling²⁹ to glass.

　72. This spider lives where the climate is ____.

　　　A. wet and hot B. cool and dry

　　　C. hot and dry D. cool and wet

　73. Compared with the bite of a black widow spider, the bite of a tarantula is ____.

　　　A. more dangerous B. less dangerous

　　　C. just as dangerous D. None of the above

　74. According to the story, bird-eating spiders _____.

　　　A. can catch birds and eat them B. can walk up windowpanes

　　　C. can give a person a painful bite D. All of the above

　75. Implied（暗指） but not stated:

　　　A. The bird-eating spider is unable to climb well.

　　　B. The bird-eating spider likes to stay in trees.

　　　C. The bird-eating spider can be found in many parts of the world.

　　　D. One can hardly see a bird-eating spider during the day.

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）

　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（
√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

　　此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

　　此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

　　此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

　　注意：原行没有错的不要改。

　　When a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. It’s tail　　　　　　　76.________

moves up and down as it runs. The other rabbits see this tail　　　　　　　　　　 77.________

moving up and down. They know that there is dangerous, and they　　　　　　　　　 78.________

run, either. Many other animals use this kind of language. When　　　　　　　　　 79._________

a bee has found some food, it go back to its home. It　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 80._________

can not tell other bees where the food is with speaking to them,　　　　　　　　　81.________

but it does a little dances in the air. This tells the bees at home where the food is. 82.____

Some animals say things by make sounds. A dog barks,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　83._______

for instance³⁰, while a stranger comes near. A cat purrs（叫）　　　　　　　　　　　84.________

when pleased. Some birds make several difference　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　85.________

sounds, each with its own meaning.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

　　写一篇短文，题目是Do “ Lucky Numbers” Really Bring Good Luck?，词数100左右，要求包含下面的内
容：

　　1、有些人认为某些数字会带来好运。

　　2、我认为数字与运气无关。

　　注意：信的开头已经写好

Do “ Lucky Numbers” Really Bring Good Luck?

　　My friend Mary was born on June 13, 1986. She is always dissatisfied³¹ with her birthday because 13 is a bad number. _____________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 exhibit   

vt.展览，展出，陈列；n.展览品；陈列品

参考例句：

• Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop. 下个星期，这些货物将在那家商店展出。
• The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September.9月份，经济继续呈现出衰退的迹象。

3 revealed   

v.显示( reveal的过去式和过去分词 )；揭示；泄露；[神学]启示

参考例句：

• They revealed to me that the experiment had failed. 他们向我透露试验失败了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His insincerity is revealed by the quick goggle of his eyes. 他眼睛的快速转动泄露了他的不诚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

5 stimulated   

a.刺激的

参考例句：

• The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
• The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。

6 ratings   

n.等级( rating的名词复数 )；收视率；表示电影分级的数字（或字母）；（海军）水兵

参考例句：

• He won high ratings [marks] in all his examinations. 他所有的考试都获得高分。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The boat was operated by two naval ratings in dress whites. 船由两个穿着白色礼服的水兵驾驶。 来自辞典例句

7 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

8 lawns   

n.草地，草坪( lawn的名词复数 )；上等细棉布（或麻布）

参考例句：

• carefully tended lawns set in a girdle of trees 树木环绕、精心修整的草坪
• Every one was moving their lawns. 大家都在割自家草坪上的草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 minimum   

adj.最低的，最小的；n.最小量，最低限度

参考例句：

• What is the minimum price?最低价是多少？
• Today's minimum temperature is 10℃.今天的最低气温是10℃。

10 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

11 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

12 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

13 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

14 hooting   

（使）作汽笛声响，作汽车喇叭声( hoot的现在分词 )； 倒好儿； 倒彩

参考例句：

• He had the audience hooting with laughter . 他令观众哄堂大笑。
• The owl was hooting. 猫头鹰在叫。

15 flattered   

过份夸奖的； 高兴的，感到荣幸的

参考例句：

• At the testimonial dinner everyone flattered him shamelessly. 在纪念筵席上大家都厚颜无耻地奉承他。
• They flattered themselves that they would win. 他们自信一定会赢。

16 owls   

n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋，”我说，“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 来自辞典例句

17 hooted   

（使）作汽笛声响，作汽车喇叭声( hoot的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• An owl hooted nearby. 一只猫头鹰在附近啼叫。
• The crowd hooted and jeered at the speaker. 群众向那演讲人发出轻蔑的叫嚣和嘲笑。

18 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

19 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

20 leisure   

n.空闲时间，空暇；悠闲，安逸

参考例句：

• I am seldom at leisure.我很少有空。
• He read books at his leisure.他在空闲时读一些书。

21 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

22 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

23 bible   

n.《圣经》；得到权威支持的典籍

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• This dictionary should be your Bible when studying English.学习英语时，这本字典应是你的主要参考书。

24 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

25 context   

n.背景，环境，上下文，语境

参考例句：

• You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
• This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。

26 widow   

n.寡妇

参考例句：

• Martha was a very rich young widow.玛莎是个很有钱的年轻寡妇。
• All this money was appropriated for the support of his widow.所有这些钱作为给他的遗孀的抚养费。

27 creep   

vi.爬行，匍匐；蹑手蹑足地走，缓慢地行进

参考例句：

• The baby is just learning to creep.这个婴儿才学着爬。
• I would not creep along the coast.我不愿在岸边爬行。

28 sticky   

adj.粘的，闷热的，困难的，令人不满意的

参考例句：

• This paste is not sticky enough.这糨糊不黏。
• Here is a sticky business!这事真难办！

29 cling   

vi.缠住，粘住，依恋，依靠，坚信，坚持

参考例句：

• Wet clothes cling to the body.湿衣服贴身。
• Members of a family should cling together in times of trouble.一家人应该患难与共。

30 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

31 dissatisfied   

a.不满的

参考例句：

• If you are dissatisfied with our service, please write to the manager. 对我们的服务如有不满，请函告经理。
• There was a dissatisfied look in the magager's eyes. 经理的眼睛里露出不满的神色。