1、2013届广东省揭阳市高三第二次模拟英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Some say that madness and genius (天才 ) often come hand in hand. This is especially true of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh is famous for 【小题 1】 amazing use of color and shape. Born in 1853, he was painting at a time when art was changing. A long time ag
2、o, artists tried to make their paintings look real like photographs. 【小题 2】 later on, art became more about the artists own ideas. If you see a Van Gogh, it wont look like the real world. It will look even 【小题 3】 (beautiful). Some of Van Goghs most famous paintings are of natural scenes and flowers,
3、 such as Sunflowers. He also painted many wonderful self-portraits (自画像 ),【小题 4】brought him a lot of fame. Van Gogh had a great gift for painting; however, he was a 【小题 5】 (trouble) man. At one point, he cut off his own ear. Van Gogh is now one of the worlds most famous artists. But he died at the a
4、ge of 37, alone and poor. Almost 【小题 6】 knew or cared about his art at that time. Although he was a great genius, he suffered 【小题 7】 (great). Some say that his madness was 【小题 8】 he paid for his art. Actually, if Van Gogh 【小题 9】 (die) at the age of twenty, no one would have connected him with failur
5、e or mental illness. Instead he would have been remembered by those close to him 【小题 10】 a dutiful son . 答案： 【小题 1】 his 【小题 2】 But 【小题 3】 more beautiful 【小题 4】 which 【小题 5】 troubled 【小题 6】 nobody 【小题 7】 greatly 【小题 8】 what 【小题 9】 had died 【小题 10】 as 试题分析：本文叙述了荷兰的著名画家凡高擅长画风景和花，他也画过许多自画像，他年轻时他是制造麻烦的人，
6、他曾经 割过自己的耳朵，曾患过精神疾病，最后因为失败和疾病而去世。 【小题 1】考查代词。因为这里的形容词性物主代词与主语一致，故用 his. 【小题 2】考查连词。这里用 but表示前后是转折关系，故用 but. 【小题 3】考查形容词。这里用 even 修饰形容词在比较级，故用 more beautiful. 【小题 4】考查非限制性定语从句。这里是非限制性定语从句，先行词是 self-portraits ，不能用 that ，只能用 which，它在从句中作主语。 【小题 5】考查形容词。这里修饰后面在名词所以用形容词 troubled. 【小题 6】考查代词。根据上下文可知当时在人没有
7、人知道他，故用 nobody. 【小题 7】考查副词。这里用副词来修饰动词，故用 greatly. 【小题 8】考查连词。这里 what引导在表语从句，它在从句中作宾语。 【小题 9】考查虚拟语气。根据主句在谓语动词可以看出是对过去在虚拟，所以从句用 had died. 【小题 10】考查介词。 as作为某种身份。 考点：语法填空。 点评：考查了高中要求掌握最基础的语法知识，有连词、非限制性定语从句、形容词、副词及虚拟语气等，需要考生有扎实的基础知识，牢记一些短语及单词的用法 。根据短文的大意判断用什么单词的什么形式来填空。 完型填空 Hidden passengers traveling i
8、n ships, trams, or even cars can be a terrible trouble especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great 1 between human beings and insects. The 2 take every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly 3 attention to themselves. We can only show mercy to the 4 m
9、an who had to stop his car soon after setting out from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the 5 of the car, he naturally got out to examine the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he 6 his way. Again the noise began, 7 and became even louder. Quickly turn
10、ing his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great 8 cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees 9 . On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible. After an hours 10 driving,
11、 he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a 11 and went in. It was not long before a customer who had seen him arrive 12 in to inform him that his car was 13 with bees. The poor driver was 14 that the best way should be to call a 15 .In a short time the man arrived. He found the
12、unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this unexpected gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box. 【小题1】 A connection B difference C communication D similarity A passengers B insects C former D fi
13、rst A give B keep C pay D draw A unfortunate B careless C unpleasant D hopeless A front B back C left D right A drove B continued C pushed D forced A normally B gently C quietly D immediately A black B beautiful C white D colorful A below B ahead C nearby D behind A boring B careful C exciting D har
14、d A hotel B museum C hospital D school A broke B moved C hurried D dropped A crowded B covered C filled D equipped A advised B required C ordered D requested A bee-keeper B policeman C waiter D repairman 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 D 【
15、小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 A 试题分析：本文讲述了一个人的后车轮附近藏着一只蜂王，导致一群蜜蜂追随它的汽车的故事。最后他给养蜂人打电话，让他把蜜蜂给取走了。 【小题 1】考查名词。 connection连接； difference不同； communication 交流，通讯； similarity相似。这里指的是人与昆虫的区别，注意下文提到的 the former(前者 )和 the latter(后者 )是在对两者的不同作比较。故选 B。 【小题 2】考查名词。 passengers 乘客； insects 昆虫； for
16、mer 前者； first 第一。根 据下文 the latter quickly，所以与它相对应，故选 C。 【小题 3】考查动词。 give给； keep保持； pay花费； draw attention 引起注意。句中的 while 表对比。前面说偷乘车辆或船只的人通常都会尽量不让人发现，而 “偷 ”乘车辆或船只的昆虫则不同，怎么个不同？那就是它们会 draw attention (引起注意 )。故选 D。 【小题 4】考查形容词。 unfortunate不幸的； careless粗心的； unpleasant讨厌的，令人不快的； hopeless没有希望的。根 据下文可知，这个人很不走
17、运。故选 A。 【小题 5】考查名词。 front前面； back后面； left左边； right右边。根据文章最后一段倒数第 2句 He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back. of the car 可知，此处应填 back。故选 B。 【小题 6】考查动词。 drive开始； continue继续； push推； forc强迫。既然通过检查没有发现什么问题，所以他就继续 (continue)赶路。故选 B。 【小题 7】考查副词。 normally正常地； gently轻轻地； quietly安静
18、地； immediately立刻。由于是一种奇怪的声音，并且他几次下车查看，说明这种声音不算 normally；又由于后面说 became even louder ，说明它不 gently；actually 在此不合语境。故选 D，指车一开动，又马上出现了那种声音。故选 D。 【小题 8】考查形容词。 black黑色的； beautiful漂亮的； white 白的； colorful彩色的。根据下文可知，跟在车后的是一群蜜蜂，作者把 它形容成一团乌云，故用 black。故选 A。 【小题 9】考查介词。 below在 下面； ahead向前； nearby在附近； behind在后面。 根据
19、上下文语境可知，这群蜜蜂不是在车底，是在附近，也不是前面，也不是在车后面。故选 C。 【小题 10】考查形容词。 boring烦人的； careful仔细的； exciting令人高兴的； hard难的。司机尽量把车开快希望能甩掉其后的蜜蜂，这样的的驾驶肯定很hard。故选 D。 【小题 11】考查名词。 hotel旅馆； museum历史博物馆； hospital医院； school学校。根据下文提到 a customer 可排除 B、 C、 D。故选 A。 【小题 12】考查动词。 break打破； move移动； hurry匆忙； drop下降。因为这位看见他停车的顾客发现他的车上满是蜜
20、蜂，所以就匆忙匆忙 (hurried)进来告诉他。故选 C。 【小题 13】考查形容词。 be crowded with 挤满了 ； be covered with 被 所覆盖； be filled with装满 ； be equipped with 由 所装备。根据语境，只有 B较合适。故选 B。 【 小题 14】考查动词。 advis建议； require要求； order命令； request请求。advise sb that 意为 “建议某人 ” ，此处用的是该结构的被动式，其意为 “有人建议他 ” 。故选 A。 【小题 15】考查名词。 bee-keeper养蜂人； policema
21、n警察； waiter服务员；repairman修理工。要对付这批蜜蜂，显然只有 bee-keeper(养蜂人 )最合适。故选A。 考点：故事类短文。 点评：完形填空所用的短文一般不给标题，但短文的主题句，往往在每段文章的首句，有时也 出现在文章的中间或结束处。主题句提供全篇的性质、大意等，这是深入了解全文的 “窗口 ”，甚至能以语句为立足点，从该句的时态、语气推测全文的主要内容。 阅读理解 The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the
22、 class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year. Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took i
23、nto account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teachers instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job. But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Ritas job was ve
24、ry different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to t
25、his insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest. Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger. One day, a man, who looked very important, cam
26、e into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.” That day the school was filled
27、 with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks. 【小题 1】 What did the teacher base his decision on when giving out
28、jobs to the children A Their characters and interests. B Their class performance during the previous year. C Their working performance during the previous year. D Their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year. 【小题 2】 What does the underlined sentence mean A Each child got an impo
29、rtant job. B Each child got an interesting job. C The perfect student got the job of everyones preference D The most responsible student got the job of least interest. 【小题 3】 What is Ritas attitude to her fathers suggestion A Negative. B Uncertain. C Totally positive. D Acceptive. 【小题 4】 We can infe
30、r that the man who made the declaration is a _. A hunter B director C biologist D principal 【小题 5】 What would be the best title for the passage A Never complain about life. B Small tasks can lead to fortunes. C Men are best known by their friends. D Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck. 答
31、案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 试题分析：本文叙述了只有认真做好一些小事，才有可能赢得更重要的机会。在班里每个孩子会被给予一份工作，要求他们在这一学期对其负责，老师在分配任务时会考虑到孩子们去年的表现。 Rita 表现最突出并没有得到最好的工作，Rita的工作是照顾蚂蚁，她感到很失望，但是她还是认真地去做 她通过调查了解了很多关于蚂蚁的知识。正好学校组织一次旅游去研究昆虫，她学到的知识用上了。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据 When giving them out, the teacher took into account wh
32、ich pupils had been most responsible during the previous year.根据在过去在一年里学习表现，故选 C。 【小题 2】句意理解题。根据 All the children knew Rita would be given the best job of all可知，在孩子们中间 Rita表现 “最突出 (stood out)”，所以所有的孩子都认为她会被给予最好的工作。 Each child received a normal job. But Ritas job was very different.可知， Rita并没有得到最好的工作
33、，所以 “令人意外的事情(surprise)”发生了。所以最负责任的学生得到了那份工作是最没有兴趣的，故选D。 【小题 3】细节理解题。根据 Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little int
34、erest.她没有听她的父亲的，故选 A。 【小题 4】推理判断题。根据 One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. 他可能是生物学家，因为他也要参加这次活动，故选 C。 【小题 5
35、】标题归纳题。根据短文的内容都跟这次任务有关，故选 B。 考点：故事类短文阅读。 点评：标题的最大特点就是要体现主题思想 ,因此标题必须具备高度概括性 , 一看到标题 , 往往要使读者知道文章主要介绍什么内容。尽管标题是对文章内容的概括和总结 ,但也不能太过于抽象、乏化、笼统 , 而失去对文章具体内容的指向性 , 否则标题就不具有个性 , 无论你将标题阅读多少遍也无法弄清文章到底是介绍哪一方面的具体内容。标题是文章首先映入读者眼帘的内容 ,为打动读者的内心 , 标题必须使用精彩的语言。这种语言要么情感浓烈 , 真挚感人 ; 要么新颖时尚 , 引领潮流 ; 要么短小精悍 , 言简意赅 ; 要么
36、对称和谐 , 丰满匀称 , 给人美感 , 醒目。 I usually doubt about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago.While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, 1 was
37、struck by a report which concluded that todays children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children between 9 and 17 have a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago. Why are Americas kids
38、 so stressed The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation (孤独 ) brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place. Given that we cant turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the nex
39、t generation to cope. At the top of the list,nurturing (培育 ) is a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress. To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the
40、 plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later.They will then have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep. Limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的 ) violence your children are exposed to. Its not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and cri
41、me on the local news. Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale. Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you deal with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable,bu
42、t it doesnt have to ruin your life. 【小题 1】 What does the author thinks of the conclusion that people in America are unhappier than 50 years ago A Surprising B Confusing C Illogical D Questionable 【小题 2】 What does the author mean by saying “ we cant turn the clock back(Para. 3) A Its impossible to sl
43、ow down the pace of the change. B The social reality children are facing cannot be changed. C Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten. D Its impossible to forget the past. 【小题 3】 According to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children 50 years ago _. A were less isolate
44、d physically B were probably less self-centered C probably suffered less from anxiety D were considered less individualistic 【小题 4】 What is the first and most important thing parents should do to help their children A To provide them with a safer environment. B To lower their expectations for them.
45、C To get them more involved socially. D To set a good model for them to follow. 【小题 5】 What conclusion can be drawn from the passage A Anxiety, though always unavoidable, can be coped with. B Childrens anxiety has been enormously exaggerated(夸大 ). C Childrens anxiety can be removed with more parenta
46、l care. D Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 C 试题分析：本文叙述了今天的孩子在精神上要比 50年前的孩子紧张得多，其原因是：一是高离婚率和很少参加社会活动使孩子们感到孤独 ;二是因为孩子们认为这个世界越来越危险。作者指出指出虽然我们不能改变现实 ,但可以想办法帮助孩子们脱离困境 .，其方法是：首先是让孩子们认识到个人主义的局限性 ;帮助他们建立良好的人际关系 ;减少暴力对他们的不良影响 ;对孩
47、子的期望值要合理 ;带领孩子积极锻 炼身体。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据 I usually doubt about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago.While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically.可
48、知 ,作者对于这一类研究结论的态度是skeptical(对 持怀疑态度的 ,不相信的 ).因此 ,正确答案：为选项 D。 【小题 2】句意理解题。根据作者说 我们不能倒拨时钟 这句话是什么含义 可以推知孩子面临的社会现实无法改变，故选 B。 【小题 3】细节理解题。根据 In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.(实
49、际上 ,有分析表明 ,今天 9-17岁的正常儿童精神上比 50年前精神上有病的儿童还要紧张 .)，故选 C。 【小题 4】细节理解题。根据 At the top of the list is nurturing ( 培育 ) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.(首先是让孩子们认识到个人主义的局限性，任何一
