1、高三英語模擬試題第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分35分）第一節：單項填空（共15小題，每小題一分，滿分15分）21. Corruption is _problem in countries across the world, with developing countries often believed to be more serious, although there is no evidence to suggest this is _ case. A. a ; the B. the ; a C. / ; the D. a ; a22. In ancient Rome, when

2、the emperor wanted to _ someones life, he would put his thumb up. A. claim B. spare C. rescue D. lose23. -Jack, you _ the window quickly, will you? -OK! Oh! The window _broken. A. are shutting; was B. shut ; is C. have shut ; has D. will ; has been24. Confidence is more than just an attitude, it com

3、es from a strong commitment to take _ rather than just let life happen. A. consideration B. effect C. responsibility D. account25. -Stress can be extremely harmful to your health. Exercise, _, can reduce its bad effects. -I cant agree more. A. besides B. therefore C. meanwhile D. otherwise26. He was

4、_ with envy when he saw one of his classmates struck it rich. A. covered B. consumed C. complained D. conveyed27There have been frequent railway accidents in China recently, and that is people are concerned. Awhat BwhereChowDthat 28. -He thinks that girls are smarter than boys when it comes to learn

5、ing English. -But two years ago he thought_. A. so B. otherwise C. opposite D. different 29.-Where can I find Jim this time? -You _ go to the gym. He _take some exercise this time every day. A. can ; need B. may; will C. may ; must D. can ; shall30. No matter how Stephen Chow adapts the original nov

6、el in his movie Conquering the Demons, much of _ happens in it is attractive. A. which B. them C. what D. it31. -Morning. I have a couple of pictures in my flash drive_. How much does it cost? - Well, it depends on the size and number you want. But it should be _ between 30 and 50 RMB.A. to be devel

7、oped; somewhere B. to develop; somewhereC. to be developed; anywhere D. to develop; anywhere32. I know you didnt do well in the recent exams but dont let failures _ you _ trying harder.A. put; off B. fail; in C. take; awayD. cut; back33. -Look! Everything here is under construction. -Oh, has the bui

8、lding once_ for exhibition been pulled down, too?A. being build B. been built C. to be built D. built34. Last year, my total income with my reward added to, added up to 15,000yuan, which was not _what I did. A. in terms of B. in response to C. in proportion to D. in contrast to35. -What a bad luck!

9、I have missed a golden chance! -Let it be. _.A.A flower blooms more than once. B. A fault confessed is half corrected C. A loveless life is living death. D. A problem shared is a problem halved第二節：完型填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分） In the 9th grade I was assigned a “Life Project”. We had to 36 a person whom we

10、 hoped to be like later in life and give an oral presentation to the class. I wanted to 37 entertainment lawyer. Many students really didnt want to do it. 38 , I felt this was a way to open 39 to places I dreamed of. I looked in the yellow newspapers and wrote down various 40 of entertainment lawyer

11、s. I called each of the numbers, but no one 41 to my messages. I 42 asked people if they knew someone I could interview. Still no help. As weeks grew I became 43 of trying, until I looked on the internet and came across a big time law firm called the Beverly Hills. I called and asked 44 I could poss

12、ibly interview the entertainment lawyer. The assistant told me the man was busy and didnt want to be 45 by my little school project. I was discouraged by this 46 . I tried again anyway, and left the entertainment lawyer a message. He called back! He told me that he would be honored to be interviewed

13、. I was very 47 . I learned a lot of different things and 48 the information to my classmates. My teacher told me to keep in 49 with him. I did. And he did a big 50 at my school to all of the 11th and 12th grade students. This was a 51 of my hard work and determination to get a big time lawyer who I

14、 thought wouldnt give me the time of day. To this day in 2014 he always tells me that if I need 52 I could call himeven a letter of recommendationhe said he would be 53 to write one. I will never forget how that simple “Life Project” opened so many doors and gave me the 54 to get out of my comfort z

15、one. Determination and courage are the 55 I learned from this project. 36. A. describe B. interview C. communicate D. imagine 37. A. turn B. become C. realize D. get 38. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise 39. A. careers B. causes C. doors D. subjects 40. A. addresses B. numbers C. names

16、 D. ambitions 41. A. referred B. objected C. stuck D. responded42. A. eventually B. constantly C. rarely D. gradually43. A. ashamed B. afraid C. tired D. aware 44. A. why B. whether C. when D. where 45. A. introduced B. bothered C. bore D. prevented 46. A. comment B. content C. regulation D. suggest

17、ion 47. A. embarrassed B. puzzled C. excited D. exhausted 48. A. explained B. recited C. returned D. reported 49. A. contact B. contract C. conversation D. contribution 50. A. preparation B. presentation C. performance D. program 51. A. congratulation B. construction C. ceremony D. celebration 52. A

18、. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something 53. A. satisfied B. sorry C. prepared D. interested 54. A. opportunity B. direction C. method D. solution 55. A. promises B. prices C. conclusions D. values 第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分） ACambridge Schools Conference 2015 - book your place todayInspiri

19、ng teachers, inspiring learners: How we prepare learners for a lifetime of learning.Dear ColleagueThe Cambridge Schools Conference is taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 3-5 Jan 2015. Booking for the conference closes on 24December 2014, book now to secure your place.Feedback from schools that a

20、ttended our recent conference in Cambridge includes:“Outstanding keynote presentation by Guy Claxton” Roland Ebiye-Koripamo, Cita International School“A Cambridge Conference shoots up the expectation level of the representatives and when it not just reaches that level but surpasses it with excellenc

21、e, you define it as the Cambridge Schools Conference, 2015!” SeemaAnis, Al Waha International School, Jeddah “I have met so many interesting people. Having the opportunity to meet educators from all over the world is a unique experience.” Luciana Fernandez, ESSARP, ArgentinaThe conference brings tog

22、ether a community of teachers representing schools from many different countries and contexts, to consider approaches to common challenges. Our programme is designed to support professional learning by offering a range of perspectives on the conference theme. Discuss and debate these in our panel se

23、ssions (小組會議) and explore their implications in group discussions and workshops.We look forward to welcoming you to Colombo. Events Team Cambridge International ExaminationsFollow CIE_Education for news and information about the conference. Use the hashtag#csconf15 to join the conversation. Forward

24、to a friend|Unsubscribe 2014 Cambridge International Examinations56. The letter is most probably for those who _. A. are the members of CIEB. work in education institutes C. give feedback to the conferenceD. can offer a range of perspectives57. Which of the following is true according to the passage

25、? A. The conference closes on 24December 2014. B. The conferences held in University of Cambridge. C. The conference encourages various views on lifelong learning. D. The conference provides the most effective approaches on lifelong learning.BAmericas businesses are getting older and fatter, while m

26、any new businesses are dying in infancy.A study last month by the Brookings Institution found that the proportion of older firms has grown steadily over several decades, while the survival rate of new companies has fallen. In addition, young people are starting companies at a sharply lower rate than

27、 in the past.A new report from the National Association of Manufacturers shows a major cause: The cost of obeying government regulations has risen to more than $2 trillion (12.26 trillion yuan) annually, or 12 percent of the GDP, and this cost falls disproportionately on smaller, newer businesses.It

28、s risky, difficult and expensive to start a business, and getting more so. Governments are imposing various new rules on a seemingly daily basis: health insurance, minimum wage increases and, most recently in California, compulsory paid sick days for even hourly employees. These regulations shift hu

29、ge social welfare costs directly onto often-struggling small businesses, while being proportionally much less costly for larger companies.This is partly an unintended issue of resourcesestablished companies can cope with new costs more easilybut its also deliberate. For instance, big insurance compa

30、nies got a seat at the table to help write Obama care, but less politically powerful firmslike medical device manufacturersgot squeezed.Mature, successful corporations can employ ex-lawmakers with connections, distribute campaign contributions and even write regulations for themselves. They are also

31、 more likely to want to protect steady revenue streams than revolutionize their industry.Major companies that have been so ill-managed they would otherwise collapseairlines, car companies and banksstagger（蹣跚）on because politicians ride to the rescue with bags of taxpayer money.The genius of our uniq

32、ue system of government is the determination to protect and defend the rights of the individual over the rights of the nation. As such, the rise of a well-connected oligarchy（寡頭政治）that protects big business at the expense of small business, and the established over the new, is opposite to American i

33、deals.Income inequalitywhich is directly caused by faulty government policyis being promoted as the reason to impose more of that bad policy. But lets be perfectly clear, we do not have a free market but one where government picks winners and losers through regulations and financial aids.Politics is

34、, and always has been, about balancing competing interests seeking to benefit themselves, and thats as it should be, but the force of government should never be used to reduce competition, kill innovation or support and extend artificial monopolies（壟斷）by harming the consumer, the taxpayer and the ec

35、onomy. Policy must breed our new and small businesses or see the as-yet undreamed of innovations that could be our bright future die in infancy.58. We can learn from the passage that _.A. over several decades, new companies have grown steadilyB. The cost of obeying government regulations falls equal

36、ly on all businessesC. less politically powerful firms also have their voice in making regulationsD. mature, successful corporations prefer to maintain their stable incomes59. We can infer from the last three paragraphs that _.A. the rise of a well-connected oligarchy is contrary to American idealsB

37、. the state economy may depends on those innovative businessesC. income inequality is what the government should take action to resolveD. the government picks winners and losers through the law of free market60. It can be concluded from the passage that _A. Larger and older firms have a command of r

38、esources of various aspectsB. most of the ex-lawmakers work in mature, successful corporationsC. politicians like providing financial aids to the companies of worse operationD. big insurance companies have better relationship with Obama61. As to the development of smaller businesses, the writer is _

39、A. contentedB. confidentC. concernedD. convincedCSince ninety-eight percent of Hong Kong people are Chinese, half of them from Mainland China who know little English, there seems to be no valid reason why Chinese should not be one of the official languages of Hong Kong. Generally, none-English speak

40、ing Chinese make out very well. It is mostly the courts that they experienced any great difficulty Hong Kongs law and court proceedings are in English because, apparently, not sufficient attention is given to translating laws and procedures into Chinese. One other difficulty lies in the field of off

41、icial communication from Government offices. It seems no more than reasonable that such communications addressed to Chinese people should be in both Chinese and English. The Chinese Language Committee has, in its four reports to Government, proposed that the Chinese language should have equal status

42、 with the English language in meetings of the Legislative Council, the Urban Council and Government Boards and Committees; in oral and written communications between Government and the public; in court-proceedings and the language of the law; and in the Hong Kong School Certificate of Education Exam

43、inations all that by 1974 or 1975. The key-word in the recommendation is status, as Judge T.L. Yang, Chairman of the Legal Sub-committee of the government-appointed Chinese Language Committee, pointed out. He is not happy with the term Fat Ting U Men which the Committee adopted to indicate the offic

44、ial status of the Chinese language. His Honor preferred Kun Fong U Men, meaning a language used by the government. In other words, such official language, whether Chinese or English, need not necessarily be used in every instance. Consequently, situations may occur in which only Chinese is used by t

45、he government and, again, other communication situations in which only English is used. As one Chinese newspaper editorial pointed out, equal status does not necessarily mean equal use whether in law or any other official communication. The result of the Chinese Language Committees four Reports seem

46、s to be that Chinese and English are now used in the Urban Council and the Legislative Council meetings and are likely to be used shortly in other circumstances prospected by that Committee. Let it be noted, however, that in Hong Kong, as everywhere else, new ideas take hold very slowly unless press

47、ure is exerted from some quarter or another. For instance, after the demonstrations by post-secondary students in favor of Chinese as an official language, Government communicated with the public in both Chinese and English. However, when such communication appeared in writing, the Chinese translati

48、on was often so inadequate that the receivers, if they were able, read the English to understand the meaning of the Chinese. 62. According to the writer, Chinese should be made an official language because _.A. most Hong Kong citizens have an adequate command of Chinese B. some Hong Kong citizens fi

49、nd considerable difficulty in legal language C. the population of Hong Kong is predominantly ChineseD. the national pride of the Hong Kong Chinese urges them to demand it.63. The main idea of the sixth paragraph is that _. A. equal status of English and Chinese means equal use B. only Chinese should

50、 be used in official communication C. both English and Chinese should be employed in all official communication D. both English and Chinese or either language should be used as the situation demands64. The phrase or word nearest in meaning to take hold in the seventh paragraph is _. A. fasten upon t

51、he mind B. grasp C. are rejected D. are accepted 65. The writer, in his conclusion, implies that _. A. the government will be forced to accept Chinese as an official language B. good translators are definitely inadequate in Hong Kong C. many difficulties will arise from translating English into Chin

52、ese D. a person has to be bilingual (雙語的) before he understands translations in ChineseDThe tourist trade is booming. With all this coming and going, youd expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! Superb systems of communication by air, sea and land m

53、ake it possible for us to visit each others countries at a moderate cost. What was once the grand tour, reserved for only the very rich, is now within everybodys grasp? The package tour and chartered flights are not to be sneered at. Modern travelers enjoy a level of comfort which the lords and ladi

54、es on grand tours in the old days couldnt have dreamed of. But whats the sense of this mass exchange of populations if the nations of the world remain basically ignorant of each other?Many tourist organizations are directly responsible for this state of affairs. They deliberately set out to protect their clients from too much contact with the local population. The modern tourist leads a cosseted, sheltered life. He lives at international hotels, where he eats his international food and sips his international