遼寧省英語高考模擬考試試卷(2)
遼寧省英語高考模擬考試試卷
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“Indeed”George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “some kind of fly,or bug,had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.” But the father of America was not the father of bug.When Washington wrote that, Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century, and Americans had already created lightning-bug(螢火蟲). But the Enlish were soon to stop using the bugs in their language, leaving it to be the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The American bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity.Although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs, baseball bugs and the like.
Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bug-shaped car. The bug could also be a burlar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug, that is, “to install(安裝) an alarm”. Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others’ conversations.Since the 1840s,to bug has long meant “to cheat”,and since the 1994s it has been annoying.
We also know the bug as a flaw n a computer program or other design.That meaning dates back to the time of Tomas Edison.In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties” that required months of stdy and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering′a bug′ in his invented record player.”
【小題1】We learn from Paragraph 1 that .
A.American had difficulty in learning to use the word “bug”.
B.George Washinton was the first person to call the insect a bug.
C.the word bug was still popularly used in England in the nineteenth century.
D.both the Englishmen and Americans used the word bug in the gighteen century.
【小題2】What does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Explanation.
B.Finding.
C.Origin.
D.Fault.
【小題3】The passage is mainly concerned with .
A.the misunderstanding of thr word bug
B.the deveopment of the word bug
C.the public views of the word bug
D.the special characteristics of the word bug
Here is an astonishing and signficant fact:Mental work alone can’t make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue(疲勞). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered thett blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day labourer, we could find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxing at the end of the day.
So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours f efforts as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired.
Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue come from our mental and emotional(情感的) attitudes. One of England’s most outstanding scientists. J. A. Hadfield,says,“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact,fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares,“One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”
What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired?Joy?Satifaction?No!A feeling of being bored,anger,anxiety,tenseness,worry,a feeling of nt being appreciated---those are emotions that tire sitting workers.Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue.We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.
【小題1】What surprised the scientists a few years ago?
A.Fatigue toxinscould hardly be found in a labour’s blood.
B.Albert Eistein didn’t feel worn out after a day’s work.
C.The brain could wrk for many hours without fatigue.
D.A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue toxins.
【小題2】According to the authour,which of the following can make sitting worker tired?
A.Challenge mental work.
B.Unpleasant emotions.
C.Endless tasks.
D.Physical labor.
【小題3】What’s the authour’s attitude towards the scientists’ ideas?
A.He agrees with them.
B.He doubts them
C.He argues against them.
D.He hesitates to accept them.
【小題4】We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energic, sitting workers need to ______.
A.have some good blood
B.enjoy their work
C.exercise regularly
D.discover fatigue toxin
Going green seems to be a fad(時(shí)尚) for a lot of people these days.Whether that is good or bad,we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a life style.
On April 22,2011,we decided to be green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 diffenent things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day a year,Our Greean Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic(有機(jī)的) stores. We consume less meat,choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites.Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planets.
【小題1】What might be the best title for the passage?
A.Going green
B.Protecting the planet
C.Keeping Open-Minded
D.Celebrating Our Green Year
【小題2】It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_______.
A.they were expected to follow the green fad
B.they didn’t know how to educate other people
C.they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D.they needed to perform unusual green tasks
【小題3】What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?
A.They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
B.They ignored others’ ungreen behaviour.
C.They chose better chemical cleaners.
D.they sold their home-made food
【小題4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The government will give support to the green roject.
B.The couple may continue ther project in the future.
C.Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D.Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.
China is a land of bicycles.At least it was back in 1992 when I travelled the country.Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle.Millions of them,all black.Cars were rare.Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year,I’ve found the opposite is true.There were millions of cars.However,people still use their bicycles to get around.For many,it’s the easiest and cheappiest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colours---silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whatever you want.
It’s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads,move skillfully through traffic,and ride even on sidewalks(人行道). Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can’t provide.
Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started to ride.
My first ride home was orderly(守秩序的).To be safe,I stayed with a “pack”of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn’t want to get hit.So I took the ride carefully.
Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide,so crossing took time,skill and a little bit of luck.
I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my air was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people.Biking made me feel alive.
【小題1】According to the suthour,why are bicycles still popular in China today?
A.Because they are traditinal and safe.
B.Because they are convienent and inexpensive.
C.Because they are colourful and available.
D.Because they are fast and environment friendly.
【小題2】The authour decided to buy a bicycle because he intened ______.
A.to ride for fun
B.to use for transport
C.to experience local culture
D.to improve his riding skills
【小題3】How did the suthour feel about his street crossing?
A.It was boring.
B.It was difficult.
C.It was lively.
D.It was wonderful.
【小題4】Which of the following best describes the authour’s biking experience?
A.The authour enjoyed showing off his biking skill.
B.The author was annoyed by the air while riding.
C.The authour was praised by the other bikers.
D.The authour took great pleatsure in biking.
短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(A )，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\ )劃掉。
修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(一)，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及修改均僅限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。
Mr. Johnson is a hard working teacher. Every day, he spends too much time with hiswork. With little sleep and hardly any break, so he works from morning till night.Hardwork have made him very ill.“He has ruined his healthy. We are worried about him.”That is which other teachers say. Yesterday afternoon, I paid a visit to Mr. Johnson. I wasEager to see him, but outside her room I stopped. I had to calm myself down. Quietly I stepped into the room. I saw him lying in bed, looking at some of the pictures we hadTaken together. I understood that he missed us just as many as we missed him.
書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)
一個(gè)英文網(wǎng)站面向中學(xué)生征稿。請你寫一篇英語稿件，介紹“中秋節(jié)”及這個(gè)節(jié)日里的主要活動(dòng)。
寫作要點(diǎn)：
它是中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一;
家人團(tuán)聚;
賞月、吃月餅;
還有旅游、訪友等其他活動(dòng)。
注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右;
2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
3.開頭語已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。
參考詞匯：中秋節(jié) the Mid-Autumn Festival 農(nóng)歷 lunar calendar 賞月 enjoy the full moon
月餅 moon cake
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar.
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