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汕头二模英语试题及参考答案
I.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:
完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1―15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswimintheoldswimmingholebehindhishouse.Inahurrytodiveintothecoolwater,heranoutthebackdoor,leavingbehindshoes,socks,andshirtashewent.Heflewintothewater,not1thatasheswamtowardthemiddleofthelake,analligator(美洲鳄)wasswimmingtowardthe2.Hismother,lookingoutthewindowinthehouse,sawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.Inutter(完全的)fear,sherantowardthewater,yellingtohersonas3asshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboybecame4andmadeaU-turntoswimtohismother.Itwastoolate.Justashereachedher,thealligator5him.Fromthedock(码头),themothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorsnatchedhislegs.Thatbegananincredibletug-of-war(拔河)betweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuch6thanthemother,butthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.Afarmerhappenedtodriveby,heardherscreams,racedfromhistruck,tookaimand7thealligator.
Remarkably(出乎意外地),afterweeksinthehospital,thelittleboy8.Hislegswere9scarredbytheviciousattackoftheanimaland,onhisarms,weredeepscratcheswherehismother'sfingernailsdugintohisfleshinherefforttohangontothesonsheloved.
Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyafterthetrauma,askedifhewouldshowhimhis10.Theboyliftedhispantlegs.Andthen,withobvious11,hesaidtothereporter,"Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms,too.Ihavethembecausemymomwouldn'tletgo."
YouandIcanidentify(感同身受)withthe12.Wehavescars,too.No,notfromanalligator,oranythingquitesodramatic.But,thescarsofa13past.Someofthosescarsareunsightly(难看的)andhavecausedusdeep14.But,somewounds,myfriend,arebecauseGodhas15toletgo.Inthemidstofyourstruggle,He'sbeenthereholdingontoyou.
1.A.studyingB.searchingC.remindingD.realizing
2.A.shoreB.forestC.waterD.woods
3.A.quicklyB.slightlyC.loudlyD.softly
4.A.frightenedB.alarmedC.nervousD.unhappy
5.A.reachedB.leftC.bitD.hit
6.A.weakerB.strongerC.firmerD.longer
7.A.beatB.hurtC.shotD.struck
8.A.succeededB.leftC.survivedD.worked
9.A.slowlyB.slightlyC.quicklyD.extremely
10.A.injuriesB.scarsC.woundsD.hurts
11.A.prideB.shynessC.successD.firmness
12.A.girlB.motherC.boyD.farmer
13.A.successfulB.painfulC.meaningfulD.delightful
14.A.willB.powerC.hopeD.regret
15.A.refusedB.agreedC.admittedD.had
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16-25的相应位置上。
Onedayayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownproclaiming(宣告)thathehadthemostbeautifulheartinthewholevalley.Alargecrowd16(gather),andtheyalladmiredhisheartforitwasperfect.Therewasnotaflawinit.
Suddenly,anoldmanappearedandsaid,"Why,yourheartisnotnearlyasbeautifulas17!
"
Thecrowdandtheyoungmanlookedattheoldman'sheart.Itwasfullofscars.Ithadplaceswherepieceshadbeenremovedandother18(piece)putin,buttheydidn'tfitquiteright,andtherewereseveraljagged(锯齿状的)edges.Infact,insomeplacesthereweredeepgouges(沟槽)wherewholepieceswere19.
Theyoungmanlaughed."Comparingyourheartwithmine,mineisperfectandyoursisamessofscars."
"Yes,"saidtheoldman,"Yourslooksperfect20Iwouldnevertradewithyou.Yousee,everyscarrepresentsapersonto21Ihavegivenmylove.Itearoutapieceofmyheartandgiveittothem,andoftentheygivemeapieceoftheirheartthatfitsintotheemptyplaceinmyheart.
"Butbecausethepiecesaren'texact,Ihavesomeroughedges,whichIcherish,becausetheyremindmeof22loveweshared.
"SometimesIhavegivenpiecesofmyheartaway,andtheotherpersonhasn'treturnedapieceofhisorherheart23me.Thesearetheemptygouges-givingloveistakingachance.
"Althoughthesegougesarepainful,theystayopen,24(remind)meoftheloveIhaveforthosepeopletoo,andIhopesomedaytheymayreturnandfillthespaceI'vebeenwaiting.Sonowdoyousee25truebeautyis?
"
II.阅读(共两节,25题,满分50分)
第一节:
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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
An“applepolisher”isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe(贿赂),butisclosetoit.
Allsortsofpeopleareapple-polishers,includingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwell,thegreatEnglishleader,offeredmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhisQuakergroup,butfailed.
Thereareothermeaningsthesamethingas“apple-polishing”—“soft-soaping”or“buttering-up”.Agiftisjustonewayto“soft-soap”somebody,orto“butterhimup”.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflattery,givingsomeonehighpraise—tellingthemhowgoodhelooks,orhowwellhespeaks,orhowtalentedandwiseheis.
Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit?
Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruth,flatteryisgoodmedicineformostofus,whogetsolittleofit.
Weneedittobesureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butifwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishment,asacatlapsupmilk,thenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.
Sometimes,however,flatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.Agoodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEngland.TheKinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers(朝臣).Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskies,asamanoflimitlessmight.
Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Then,heorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.TheKingwassatisfied.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.
26.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowith“apple-polishing”?
A.Aboytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks.
B.Anemployeetellsherbosshowgoodheisatmanagement.
C.Aknightissaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.
D.Ateacherpraisesherstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.
27.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoprovewithCromwell’sexample?
A.Everybodycanbeanapple-polisher.
B.Cromwellwasnotagoodapple-polishers.
C.GeorgeFoxandhispartywerenotapple-polishers.
D.Therearepeoplewhodon’tlikebeingapple-polished.
28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutflatteryistrueaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.
B.Flatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygood.
C.Flatterycangetyounothingbutexcessive(过度的)pride.
D.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeople.
29.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause.
A.hewassickofhisnormallifeB.hedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymore
C.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewas
D.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking
30.Theauthorthinksthatflatterycandogoodtothosewho.
A.arepoliticiansorinhighofficesB.lackconfidence
C.arereallyexcellentD.thinkhighlyofthemselves
B
Sixyearsago,aMiamiwomanwalkingthroughthehallofanofficebuildingcasuallynoticedtwomenstandingtogether.Severalminutesafterherleaving,themenmurderedapersonworkinginthebuilding.Policeinvestigatorsdeterminedthatthewomanwastheonlywitnesswhohadseenthetwosuspects,andcouldpossiblydescribethem.Inaninterviewwithpolice,hermemoryofthemenproveddisappointinglyunclear.
Severaldayslater,psychologistRonaldP.Fisherwasbroughtintoobtainamorecompleteaccountfromthewoman.Fisher’sinterviewproducedabreakthrough—thewomanreportedaclearpictureofoneofthesuspects.Shethenrecalledseveraldetailsabouthisappearances.Thisinformationgavepoliceimportantleadsthatenabledthemtoarrestthesuspectandclosethecase.
PoliceinvestigatorssoughtthehelpfromFisherbecauseofhisrichknowledgeinconductingtheso-calledcognitive(认知的)interview,akindofmemory-rebuildingprocess.Initsoriginalform,thecognitiveinterviewfocusesonguidingwitnessesthroughfourgeneralrecallingtechniques:
thinkingaboutphysicalsurroundingsandpersonalfeelingsthatexistedatthetimeofpastevents,reportingeverythingthatcomestomindaboutthoseeventsnomatterhowbrokenorunconnected,retellingeventsinavarietyoftimeorders,beginningtoend,endtobeginning,forwardorbackward,andadoptingdifferentperspectiveswhilerecallingevents.
Usually,aninterviewerbeginsthecognitiveapproachbyencouragingthewitnesstotakeanactiveroleinrecallinginformationratherthangivinganswersonlytosomeoneelse’squestions.Thewitnessfirstdescribeswhathappenedinhisorherownwords,withnointerviewerinterruptions.Theinterviewerthengoesfurtherwithspecifictechniques,suchashavingthewitnesstellthedetailsofwhathappenedfromdifferentperspectives.
Experimentswithpolicedetectivestrainedinthisdemandinginterviewmethodfindthattheygetnearly50%moreinformationfromwitnessesthanbeforetraining,whileerrorratesremainaboutthesame.
31.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?
A.Togiveanaccountofamurdercaseinanoffice.
B.ToexplainwhyFisherwasinvitedtoapoliceinterview.
C.Todescribehowcognitivemethodhelpsthewoman