1、2011届吉林省实验中学高三第二次模拟考试英语卷 其他 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall But according to a recent report, there is a
2、 great change Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever 【小题 1】 These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier 【小题 2】 On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult
3、 because it takes much time Students may not like being put on waiting lists Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight Some universities send gifts 【小题 3】 For many families,
4、 the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous 【小题 4】 The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected students loans So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to incr
5、ease their financial aid for students 【小题 5】 The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high school The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015 A Besides, top
6、 colleges are facing changes in the population B What contributes to it C But a mistake can be costly if it happens D But top colleges ignore them E They have international students who know English. F It can mean several acceptances to choose from. G They cannot afford college as planned 答案： 【小题 1】
7、 B 【小题 2】 F 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 G 【小题 5】 A 单项选择 * -John, there is _ Mr Wilson on the phone for you. -Im in _bath. A a ; the B the ; a C a ; 不填 D the ; 不填 答案： A _, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting. A Strange as might it sound B As it might sound strange C As strange it might sound D
8、 Strange as it might sound 答案： D - Where did you get to know her - It was on the farm _ we worked. A that B there C which D where 答案： D To avoid the car _ the child, the driver had to make a sharp turn. A to hit B hit C hitting D being hit 答案： C - Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday - Ye
9、s, he did He _ his old friends for a long time. A didnt see B wouldnt see C hasnt seen D hadnt seen 答案： D Could I speak to _ is in charge of International Sales, please A anyone B someone C whoever D no matter who 答案： C “You say you wont do it, but I say you _”, said the boss. A will B shall C can D
10、 may 答案： B - Can you read the sign, sir No smoking allowed in the lift ! - _. A Never mind B Dont mention it C Sure, I dont smoke D Pardon me 答案： D It is none of your business _ other people think about you Believe yourself. A how B what C which D when 答案： B -Come on, please give me some ideas about
11、 the project. - Sorry With so much work _ my mind, I almost break down. A filled B filling C to fill D being filled 答案： B With the good care taken by doctors and nurses, many patients are beginning to _. A pick out B turn up C turn out D pick up 答案： D - I have got a headache. -No wonder you _ in fro
12、nt of that computer too long. A work B are working C have been working D worked 答案： C Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a _ environment. A peaceful B sensitive C common D stable 答案： D - If you like, I can do some shopping for you. - Thats a
13、 very kind _. A offer B service C point D suggestion 答案： A Of all the books on the desk, _ is of any use for study. A nothing B no one C neither D none 答案： D 完型填空 “ Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with It is 36 to find someone who is down-to-earth
14、 A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to 37 accepts other people as equals A down-to-earth is just the 38 of someone who acts importantly and proudly. Down-to-earth persons may be 39 members of society, of course But they do not let their importance “ go to their 40 ” They do not 41 themsel
15、ves to be better persons than others of less importance, someone who is filled with his own importance and 42 , often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air” There is no way a person with his nose in the 43 can be down-to-earth Americans use another expression that means almost the same
16、 44 “down-to-earth” The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground” Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person 45 a good understanding of reality He has what is called “ 46 sense” He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real The opposite kind of person is 49 who
17、has his “head-in-the-clouds” A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the 50 world. Sometimes 51 a dreamer can be brought back to earth 52 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth. Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 53 to ha
18、ve both-feet-on-the-ground. 54 we have both our feet on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act 55 and openly toward others Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong. 【小题1】 A common B sad C pleasant D surprising A but B yet C and D while A kind B like C example D opposite A impo
19、rtant B famous C successful D necessary A nose B heads C minds D forehead A wish B desire C expect D consider A proud B pride C famous D fame A air B sky C tree D cloud A like B with C of D for A has B who C is D with A usual B ordinary C common D daily A dreams B fortunes C advantages D luck A prev
20、ent B protect C block D gain A one B those C that D the one A reality B real C dreamful D true A so B such C each D that A Sharp B No C All D Bad A able B probable C likely D possible A When B While C As D Since A kindly B directly C friendly D honestly 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】
21、 B 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect The collection of happiness actions broadly categor
22、ized (分类 ) as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings Heres an example to show how honorable actions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item If we keep silent, and profit from the clerks mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement Later we mig
23、ht tell our family or friends about our good fortune On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thanks us for our honesty We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do wi
24、th our sense of happiness In the first case where we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advert
25、ise our dishonor by telling our family and friends We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different things to happen Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect i
26、s increased Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence
27、 And its easy to think and act honorably again when were happy While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once its started, its easy to continue Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness. 【小题 1】 According to the passage, the positive action in
28、 the example contributes to our_. A self-respect B financial rewards C advertising ability D friendly relationship 【小题 2】 How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake A Well be very excited B Well feel unfortunate C Well have a sense of honor D Well feel sorry for the clerk 【小题 3】 Which of
29、the following can be the best title of this passage A How to Live Truthfully B Importance of Peacefulness C Ways of Gaining Self-respect D Happiness through Honorable Actions 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D How should one invest a sum of money in these days of inflation(通货膨胀 ) Left in a bank it will
30、hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market (股市 ) Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past Here I am going to offe
31、r some advice on collecting antique (古董 ) clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life “ The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and
32、makes a strange ticking sound It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round peoples wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.” Whe
33、ther or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of day according to the beating of their own hearts They were made to stand in a fixed
34、place and every hour or so would shout the time So it seems that the first clocks were human beings. However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour-glasses, and inven
35、ted water-clocks Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past. Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still p
36、ossible to find quite cheap ones for your own home After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit 【小题 1】 According to the passage, collecting antique clocks_. A can hardly keep the value of your savings B will cost much of your sa
37、vings C may increase your wealth D needs your bravery 【小题 2】 By quoting (引用 ) the remark (话 ) of a being from another planet, the author intends to _. A suggest human beings are controlled by a clock B describes why clocks can rule the planet Earth C tell readers what clocks look like D compare cloc
38、ks to human beings 【小题 3】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time A Counting the beating of ones own heart. B Making use of candles, sand and water. C Observing shadows cast by the sun. D Keeping all the slaves busy day and night. 【小题 4】 The underlinedphrase stately home
39、s in paragraph 4 means _. A state-owned houses B houses in very good condition C grand houses open to the public D houses where statesmen meet regularly 【小题 5】 The purpose of the passage is _. A to introduce the culture of antique clocks B to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks C to compa
40、re different ways to make a future profit D to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be a simple fact Do you argue whether its cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going f
41、aster than the speed limit If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant The first blind man who felt the elephants trunk said it was like a snake The second who felt the elephants side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like
42、a spear as he touched the animals tusk The fourth, who had hold of the elephants tail insisted that it was like a rope The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arm around one the elephants legs. The sixth, who was tall and got hold of the elephants ears, said it was like a huge fan. Ea
43、ch mans idea of the animal came from his own experience So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, its often because his experience in the matter is different from yours. To see how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment Get
44、three large bowls Put ice water in one Put hot water in the second Put lukewarm water in the third Now put your left hand in the ice water Put your right hand in the hot water After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water Your right hand will tell you the water is cold Your left hand wi
45、ll tell you its hot ! 【小题 1】 What makes people think about simple facts differently A The fact that simple facts differ from one another B The fact that people have different experience in the same simple fact C The fact that people often disagree with one another D The fact that its hard to make up
46、 ones mind about simple facts 【小题 2】 The writers advice is _. A We should never think about simple facts B We should never judge something with a one-sided view C We should not agree about simple facts D We must learn from the six blind men 【小题 3】 After reading the last paragraph, we may think of _.
47、 A Newtons law B Galileos theory of falling objects C Einsteins theory of relativity D Marxs On Capital (资本 ) 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C After we meet people it is up to us to make them our friends Let us stop a moment and consider what really makes a friend The major qualities like faithfulness, devotion, friendly company, flash through our minds But it is the large number of very small particular qualities that make up ones whole character, such as cheerfulness, friendliness, and punctuality (守时 ).After all, “ to make a friend, be a friend” is not such a big and difficult order There
