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高中英语模拟试题

WeeklyPractice2

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，共60分）

第一节（共15题，每小题3分，共45分）

31.Thecardaboveis_________

A.aticketB.apostcardC.aninvitationD.anadvertisement

32.Thepartyisfor_________

A.abirthdayB.theQueenC.beewatchingD.theNationalDay

33.Accordingtothecard,ifyouareunabletogo,youcan.

A.returnthecardB.visittheMuseumC.ignorethemessageD.contactAlice’smother

B

NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.

AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin’schickenhouseinexchangeformanure（肥料）.Thesmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupesfilledtheentirehousewithitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.

Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,armedwithabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew（炖菜）.Dadpulledoutapressurecookerandfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour,thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileofchickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmellnearlyknockedusout.

Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.Justhowbadwasit?

Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!

Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.Itdidn’tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,itdidn’toffendthenosesomuch,either.Itookataste.Itwouldneverwinaprizeinacookingcompetition,butitwassurprisinglyedible,andwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.

34.WhydidDadcleanOldManMoColgin’schickenhouseregularly?

A.Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.B.Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.

C.Togetridoftheterriblesmell.D.Tosetagoodexampletous.

35.WhatcanweinferaboutDad’sstew?

A.Itispopularamongtheneighbors.B.Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.

C.Itlooksverywonderful.D.Ittastesquitedelicious.

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.ToattractB.ToupsetC.ToairD.Toshut

37.WhatcanwelearnaboutDadformthetext?

A.Heisanexperiencedcook.B.Heisatroublesomefather.

C.Hehasapositiveattitudetolife.D.Hesuffersalotfromhisdisability.

C

AcrossBritain,burnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowers.But,accordingtoanewstudy,weshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.

Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Now,thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabours,theywouldearnasmuchas£172,000ayear.

Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,aswellasthehourstheyareworking,todeterminethefigure.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome£30，000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.

Byanalysingthenumbers,itfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek,40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrate79hoursasovertime.Afterquestioning1,000motherswithchildrenunder18,itfoundthat,onmostdays,mumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.

Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour,itsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeon,includinghousekeeper,part-timelawyer,personaltrainerandentertainer.Beingapart-timelawyer,at£48.98anhour,wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthe“mumjibs”,withpsychologist（心理学家）aclosesecond.

Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyface,with80percentmakingemotional（情感的）demandasthehardestthingaboutmotherhood.

Overathirdofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingandaroundhalfsaidtheymissedgoingoutwithfriends.

ThestudyshowsmothersmatterallyearlongandnotjustonMother’sDay.Theemotional,physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbenever-ending,butchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing（投入）intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.

38.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinister?

A.￡30,000.B.￡142,000.C.￡172,000.D.￡202,000.

39.Thebiggestchallengeformostmothersisfrom.

A.emotionaldemandB.lowpayforworkC.heavyworkloadD.lackoftraining

40.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?

A.Mothers’importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.

B.Thesacrificesmothersmakearehugebutworthwhile.

C.Mothers’devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculated.

D.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.

41.Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?

A.Mothers’workinghoursshouldbelargelyreduced.

B.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.

C.Mothers’labourisofahighervaluethanitisrealised.

D.Mothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallife.

D

Theircheerysongbrightensmanyawinter'sday.Butrobinsareindangerofwearingthemselvesoutbysingingtoomuch.Robinsaresingingallnight—aswellasduringtheday,British-basedresearcherssay.

DavidDominoni,ofGlasgowUniversity,saidthatlightfromstreetlamps,takeawaysignsandhomesisaffectingthebirds'biologicalclocks,leadingtothembeingwideawakewhentheyshouldbeasleep.

DrDominoni,whoisputtingcamerasinsidenestingboxestotracksleepingpatterns,saidlackofsleepcouldputthebirds'healthatrisk.Hisstudyshowsthatwhenrobinsareexposedtolightatnightinthelab,itleadstosomegenesbeingactiveatthewrongtimeofday.Andthemorebirdsareexposedtolight,themoreactivetheyareatnight.

Hetoldpeopleataconference,“Therehavebeenacoupleofstudiessuggestingtheyareincreasingtheirsongoutputatnightandduringthedaytheyarestillsinging.Singingisacostlybehaviourandittakesenergy.Sobyincreasingtheirsongoutput,theremightbesomecostsofenergy.”

Anditisnotjustrobinsthatarebeingkeptawakebyartificiallight.Blackoiidsandseagullsarealsobeingmorenocturnal.DrDominonisaid,“InGlasgowwhereIlive,gullsareaseriousproblem.Ihavepeoplecomingtomesaying‘Youarethebirdexpert.Canyouhelpuskillthesegulls?

’.Duringthebreeding（繁殖）season,betweenAprilandJune,theyareveryactiveatnightandverynoisyandpeoplecan'tsleep.”

AlthoughDrDominonihasonlystudiedlightpollution,otherresearchconcludedthatrobinslivinginnoisycitieshavestartedtosingatnighttomakethemselvesheardoverloudnoise.

However,somebirdsthrive（兴旺）innoisyenvironments.AstudyfromCaliforniaPolytechnicUniversityfoundmorehummingbirdsinareaswithheavyindustrialmachinery.Itisthoughtthattheyarecapitalizingontheirpredators（天敌）fleeingtoquieterareas.

42.AccordingtoDrDominoni’sstudy,whatcausesrobinstosingsomuch?

A.Thebreedingseason.B.Thelightinmodemlife

C.Thedangerousenvironment.D.Thenoisefromheavymachinery.

43.Whatistheresearchers'concernovertheincreaseofbirds'songoutput?

A.Theenvironmentmightbepolluted.B.Thebirds'healthmightbedamaged.

C.Theindustrycostmightbeincreased.D.Thepeople'shearingmightbeaffected.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“nocturnal”inParagraph5mean?

A.Activeatnight.B.Inactiveatnight.

C.Activeduringtheday.D.Inactiveduringtheday.

45.Whydosomebirdsthriveinnoisyenvironments?

A.Becausetherearefewerdangers.B.Becausethereismorefoodtoeat.

C.BecausethereislesslightpollutionD.Becausetherearemoreplacestotakeshelter.

第二节七选五（共5题，每小题3分，共15分）

Bestfriendbirthdaygiftideas

Whenyourbestfriend'sbirthdayiscomingup,youobviouslywanttogetthemthecoolest,mostunforgettablegiftthatyoucanfind.So,canyoufindthemagiftthatismemorableandyetpracticalenoughtobeuseddaily？

Hereareafewtipsonhowtofindjusttherightbestfriendbirthdaygift.__25__Thegiftyouchooseshouldtellastory—evenifitisonethatonlythetwoofyouwouldknowandunderstand.

Bestfriendshaveakindof6thsensewitheachother,throughwhichtheyseemtobeabletoalmostreadeachother'sthoughts.Findagiftthattellsthatstory,inasmallway,byrelatingtothingsyouhavedonetogetherandthespecialtimesyouhavehad.

Thinkabouttheirinterestsandhobbies.__26__Whataretheirhobbiesandinterests?

Dotheylikesports,puzzles,crimestories,skiing,countrymusic,computers,etc.?

Findagiftthatreflectstheirinterests.

__27__Youwillwanttostriketherightbalancebetweenagiftthatispopularbutalsouniquetothem.Goonlineorflipthrough（翻阅）yournewspaperandfind510bestsellingproducts.__28__

Donotletthemthinkyouarebeingcheap.Youwillwanttofindagiftthatmakesitseemlikeyouspentalot,evenifyoudidn't.__29__Forexample,insteadofbuying34sosogifts,goforonenicergiftthatgivestheimpressionofbeingofhighquality.

A.Checkoutwhatishot.

B.Staywithinyourbudget.

C.Focusonwhatyoulovetodotogether.

D.Then,usewhatyoufindasideasforwhattobuy.

E.Onewaytodothisistogoforqualityoverquantity.

F.Youneedn'tspendtoomuchtoimpressyourfriends.

G.Thegiftyouchooseshouldbesomethingthatisclosetohisorherheart.

第三部分

第一节完形填空（共20题，每小题2分，共40分）

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