1、2014届四川雅安中学高三入学模拟考试英语卷（带解析） 其他 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。（请注意问题后的词数要求） My name is Clara. I still remember that chilly December day, sitting in science class. Id finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine. A piece of news caught my eye: NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Ma
2、rs rover(火星探测器 ).Before I even knew anything else about it, a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind, Curiosity. I couldnt want for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay. That afternoon, I raced home, sat down at the computer, and typed until my fingers ached. “Curiosity is an everlas
3、ting flame that burns in everyones mind.” Five months later, my mom received a phone call, and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face. On August 5,2012,at 10:31 p.m, the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA. Cu
4、riosity is such an important part of who I am. I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. Shed tell me stories and point out the stars, Grandma lived in China, thou
5、sands of miles away from my home in Kansas, but the stars kept us together even when we were apart. They were always there, yet there was so much I didnt know about them. Thats what I love so much about space. People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mares. My answer is simple because we
6、re curious. We human beings do not just hole up in one place. We are constantly wondering and trying to find out whats over the hill and beyond the horizon. 【小题 1】 How did Clara get the new about the essay contest ( no more than 10 words) 【小题 2】 Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA ( no more
7、than 10 words) 【小题 3】 What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma ( no more than 15 words) 【小题 4】 What does the underlined phrase “hole up”mean (1 word) 【小题 5】 In your opinion, why is curiosity important ( no more than 20 words) 答案 ： 【小题 1】 By reading a Time for Kids magazine Or: From
8、 a Time for kids magazine 【小题 2】 She won the essay contest held by NASA. Or: She named the Mars rover”Curiosity” Or: “Curiosity” was chosen as the name of the Mars rover 【小题 3】 She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about the stars Or: Her grandma told her stories about the stars Or:
9、 They sat together talking about the stars. 【小题 4】 Stay/Remain/Live/Hide 【小题 5】 Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or invention. Or: With curiosity, we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown Or: Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering ab
10、out the things beyond our knowledge. 试题分析：文章大意：文章介绍美国的 TIME for Kids举行对火星探测器命名的比赛， Clara将探测器命名为 “好奇号 ”，并由此赢得比赛，文章介绍了为什么她这么命名，因为小时 候奶奶对她的影响，以及好奇对人类的重要性。 【小题 1】细节题：从第一段的句子： Id finished a worksheet early and picked up a TIME for Kids magazine. A piece of news caught my eye: NASA was holding an essay co
11、ntest to name its Mars rover(火星探测器 ). 可知 Clara 是通过阅读 a TIME for Kids magazine. 得知这个消息的。 By reading a Time for Kids magazine， Or: From a Time for kids magazine 【小题 2】从第三段和第四段的句子： the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA.可
12、知她坐在美国宇航局前排是因为她获得比赛的胜利，或是她给宇宙探测器命名“好奇 ”。 She won the essay contest held by NASA.Or: She named the Mars rover”Curiosity” Or: “Curiosity” was chosen as the name of the Mars rover 【小题 3】细节题：从第五段的句子： I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. Shed tel
13、l me stories and point out the stars,可知她小的时候经常听奶奶讲关于星星的故事。 She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about the stars Or: Her grandma told her stories about the stars Or: They sat together talking about the stars. 【小题 4】猜词题：这句话： We human beings do not just hole up in one place. 是我们人类不会呆在
14、一个地方。 Hold up和 Stay/Remain/Live/Hide意思相近。 【小题 5】自由发挥题：学生可以根据最后一句话 We are constantly wondering and trying to find out whats over the hill and beyond the horizon. 自己用适当的语言表达： Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or invention. Or: With curiosity, we keep asking questions and exploring t
15、he world unknown Or: Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our knowledge. 考点：考查阅读表达 单项选择 * This article may be some advice about how to _ oneself in society. A behave B believe C perform D operate 答案： A 试题分析：考查动词搭配： A. behave举止，行为， behave onese
16、lf“规矩点，举止得体 ”， B. believe相信， C. perform表演，表现， D. operate操作，句意：这篇文章可能对在社会上如何举止得体有帮助。选 A。 考点：考查动词搭配 The environmental problems in China may worsen if _ unsolved. A making B remained C keeping D left 答案： D 试题分析：考查动词和状语从句的省略式：句意：中国的环境问题如果任由不解决会更严重的。四个选项都可以接过去分词 unsolved， make使得，但是应该是被动式， remain仍然，应该是主动式
17、， keep保持，应该是被动， leave使 保持 状态，也是被动，只有 D项符合。在 if和 left之间省略了 they are。选 D。 考点：考查动词和状语从句的省略式 _ cleaning the doghouse was the last thing I wanted to do, I did it with all my efforts. A Although B As C As long as D Now that 答案： A 试题分析：考查连词：句意：虽然打扫狗舍是我最不想做的事情，但我还是努力去做。 A. Although虽然， B. As因为，当 时候，按照， C. As
18、 long as 只要，D. Now that既然，两句话是转折关系，用 although连接让步状 语从句， as也可以表示转折，但是要用于倒装句，所以选 A。 考点：考查连词 Constant practice has erased my accent to a point _ people think Im a native speaker. A that B which C in which D at which 答案： D 试题分析：考查定语从句：句意：经常练习使我的口语到了一个阶段人们认为我是当地人。这是定语从句，先行词是 a point，定语从句缺少状语，排除 AB选项，因为 p
19、oint是和介词 at搭配的，所以用 at which引导定语从句，选 D。 考点：考查定语从句 - Im exhausted. I _ on a project day and night. - Youd better have several days off after finishing it. Otherwise you might break down. A worked B have worked C work D have been working 答案： D 试题分析：考查时态：句意： -我很累，我整天都在忙着这个计划。 -结束后你最好休息几天，否则你会垮掉的。说明做这个项目
20、是从过去到现在说话的时候一直进行的，有可能还要继续，用现在完成进行时， A是一般过去式，表示纯粹的过去的动作， B是现在完成时，表示过去的动作对现在的影响， C是一般现在时，表示一贯的行为，所以选 D。 考点：考查时态 - How do you find the latest hit Taijiong - Well, unlike other people, I feel the story is _touching_ amusing. A rather; than B other; than C better; than D more; than 答案： D 试题分析：考查词组：句意： -你
21、认为最近的热映电影太 濉吩跹 -和其他人不一样，我觉得这个电影与其说是好笑不如说是感人。 A. rather than“而不是 ”B. other than除了， C. better than比 好， D. more; than 与其说，不如说，选D。 考点：考查词组 A round moon in the sky _ an attack of homesickness to Li Bai and then came the poem, A Tranquil Night. A set in B set out C set about D set off 答案： D 试题分析：考查动词短语： A
22、. set in嵌入， B. set out出发，动身， C. set about出发，动身， D. set off引发，引起，引爆，出发，句意：天空的一轮圆月引发李白的思乡情绪，然后就写了静夜思这首诗 。 考点：考查动词短语 -The thread of my kite broke and it flew away. -I told you it would break easily _ it was the weakest. A where B because C that D in which 答案： A 试题分析：考查 where引导的地点状语从句：意思是： -我的风筝线断了，飞走了。
23、 -我告诉你在风筝线最细的地方它很容易折断。 where引导的地点状语从句表示 “在 地方 ”，其他三 项 that引导名词性从句或定语从句， in which引导定语从句， because引导原因状语从句均不符合题意。选 A。 考点：考查 where引导的地点状语从句 Ma Yun failed twice in the college entrance exam, making people consider him as _ failure. But now he has won _ splendid success in business. A , a B a, C , D a, a
24、答案： B 试题分析：考查冠词：句意：莫言两次高考失败，使人们认为他是个失败的人。但是现在他赢得了事业上的辉煌的成功。第一空填 a，这里的 failure是抽象名词具体化，指 “一个失败的人 ”，第二空不填，因为这里的 success是抽象名词，不可数，不加冠词，选 B。 考点：考查冠词 Im dead tired. I cant walk any farther, Jenny. _, Tommy. You can do it! A No problem B No hurry C Come on D Thats OK 答案： C 试题分析：考查交际用语： A. No problem没问题， B
25、. No hurry不忙， C. Come on加油， D. Thats OK没关系，句意： -Jenny，我累死了。我不能再走了。 -加油， Tommy，你可以做到的。所以选 C。 考点：考查交际用语 完型填空 School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 11 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 12 out like a shiny coin in a pile of
26、dull pennies. Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 13 . I try to mind my manners and 14 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 15, her conversation was worth listening to. “My fathers sick, ”she said to no one in 16 .
27、1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “Whats wrong with him ” With her eyes wet and her voice tight fighting against the tears, she 17, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 18 as she continued. “Ive already lost my mum, so I dont think I can 19 lo
28、sing him.” I couldnt react. I was 20 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 21 my own mother was thrown into when my father died. I saw how hard it was, 22 still is, for her. I wouldnt like anyone to go 23 that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasnt only a bus driver
29、. That was just her job. She had a 24 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver. I suddenly felt very25. I realized I had only thought of people as 26 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had
30、judged her by her job and just considered her 27. For all I know, Im just another person in 28 elses world, and may not even be important. I 29 not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointments to 30 . Understanding people is an art. 【小题1】 A dete
31、rmination B decision C attempt D anxiety A make B think C stand D find A topic B conversation C discussion D message A devotedly B carelessly C sincerely D politely A therefore B thus C otherwise D however A common B silence C particular D surprise A informed B reminded C announced D responded A low
32、ered B closed C widened D opened A mind B regret C bear D miss A angry B shocked C curious D interested A pain B pity C disappointment D mercy A yet B and C or D but A over B round C through D without A dark B narrow C whole D bright A confused B selfish C worried D sad A long B soon C well D far A
33、unfit B unselfish C unnecessary D unimportant A someone B anyone C no one D everyone A might B must C need D should A stay B remain C keep D put 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 D
34、【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 C 试题分析：文章讲述的是作者通过和司机的谈话，意识到了自己以往对待别人的错误看法。我只是一个存在于别人世界中的一个人，甚至可能微不足道。我不应该这么自私，自利和以自我为中心。了解他人也是一门艺术。 【小题 1】考查名词： A. determination决心， B. decision决定， C. attempt 试图，D. anxiety焦虑，根据上下文，我坐在公共汽车的最前面，因为我忧虑回到家。此处指的是作者想回家的急切，焦急的心情。选 D 【小题 2】考查动词搭配： A. make out辨认出， B. thin
35、k out想出， C. stand out耀眼，杰出。 D. find out弄清，查明，根据 like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies可知，坐在汽车前面让他很突出，就像一堆阴暗的便士里面一个闪亮的硬币 stand out 意为突出，选 C 【小题 3】考查名词： A. topic话题， B. conversation对话， C. discussion讨论，D. message信息，需哦那个下文的 her conversation was worth listening to.可知司机珍妮，试图打破不快的气氛，提出引人注目的比赛的话题（ conve
36、rsation）。选 B 【小题 4】考查副词和上下文： A. devotedly投入地， B. carelessly粗心地， C. sincerely真诚地， D. politely礼貌地，根据 mind my manners可知，作者想言行方面表现好点，因此想礼貌地倾听。选 D 【小题 5】考查副词： A. therefore因此， B. thus因此， C. otherwise否则， D. however然而，前面的 I am too busy thinking about my day.我忙着想自己的一天，和后面的 her conversation was worth listenin
37、g to.她的谈话值得听，是转折关系，用 however，选 D 【小题 6】考查形容词： A. common普通的， B. silence沉默， C. particular 特别的， D. surprise惊讶， in particular尤其，特别。 “我父亲病了 ,”她没有特别跟谁说。选 C 【小题 7】考查动词： A. informed通知， B. reminded提醒，使想起， C. announced宣布， D. responded回答，从前面的句子： I asked, “Whats wrong with him ”可知作者问她父亲怎么了，后面是司机珍妮的回答。选 D 【小题 8】
38、考查动词： A. lowered放低， B. closed关闭， C. widened拓宽， D. opened打开，根据语境，因为司机很伤心，所以此处讲的是她低垂着双眼，伤心地回忆起了母亲，也无法想象失去父亲的情景。选 A 【小题 9】考查动词： A. mind介意， B. regret后悔， C. bear容忍， D. miss错过，根据情境：我已经失去了我母亲，但我认为我不能容忍再失去他。选 C 【小题 10】考查形容词： A. angry生气的， B. shocked震惊的， C. curious 好奇的， D. interested感兴趣的，上下文，我不能回答，我震惊（ shocke
39、d）。我为她心疼。可知作者得知这些以后感到很震惊，出乎了作者意料，选 B 【小题 11】考查名词： A. pain疼痛， B. pity同情， C. disappointment失望， D. mercy怜悯，根据语境，当父亲去世的时候，母亲陷入了多 大的痛苦之中。选A 【小题 12】考查副词： A. yet然而， B. and并且， C. or 或者， D. but但是，我看见她是多么难，和仍然是她，是并列关系，选 B 【小题 13】考查词组： A. go over克服， B. go round四处走动， C. go through经历， D. go without没有 也能过，从前文的 I
40、saw how hard it was, 22 still is, for her.可知作者不愿让任何人经历这样的事情，选 C 【小题 14】考查形容词： A. dark黑暗的， B. narrow狭窄的， C. whole整个的，D. bright明亮的，从前面的句子： Suddenly I realized Janie wasnt only a bus driver. That was just her job. 可知珍妮不仅是司机，也有整个家庭和关心的事情，选 C 【小题 15】考查形容词： A. confused困惑的， B. selfish自私的， C. worried担心的， D.
41、 sad悲伤的，上下文，根据下文的 I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver和 I should not have been so selfish可知，作者认为自己没有注意到别人，感到自己以前很自私。选 B 【小题 16】考查形容词短语： A.as long as只要， B. as soon as一 就， C. as well as不但，而且，和 一样好， D.as far as据 ，就 ，作者以前只想到别人的目的 ,没有想到别人的生活， as far as 就 而言 选 D 【小题 17】考查形容词： A. unfit
42、不合适的， B. unselfish无私的， C. unnecessary没有必要的， D. unimportant不重要的，从前面的句子： I had judged her by her job 可知作者一度认为珍妮是不重要的，选 D 【小题 18】考查代词： A. someone有人， B. anyone任何人， C. no one没有人，D. everyone每个人， someoneelse其他的人，这句话表示：在其他人的世界中我只是另一个人。选 A 【小题 19】考查情态动词： A. might可以， B. must必须， C. need需要， D. should应该，我不应该这 么自
43、私，自利和以自我为中心。这里表示：按道理讲应该 ，选 D 【小题 20】考查动词： A. stay逗留， B. remain仍然， C. keep保持， D. put放置，keep an appointment固定短语搭配：守约，践行约定，每个人都有地方可去，有人要看，要守约。选 C。 考点：考查人生百味类完型填空 阅读理解 A man claiming to be a pastor(牧师 ) apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God allowed him not to leav
44、e one. A photo of the receipt, posted to R, shows a bill for $34.93 with an automatic 18 percent gratuity(小费 ) (or $6.29) added above a blank space for an additional tip. “I give God 10%,” the diner wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip. “Why do you get 18 ” He then wrote “Pastor” a
45、bove his signature, and an emphatic “0” where the additional tip would be. (The automatic gratuity, however, had already been added to the total.) The Reddit user who submitted the image explained in the comments section that the receipt was part of a total bill for a party of 20, which is why the g
46、ratuity was automatically added. “Parties up to eight . may tip whatever theyd like, but larger parties receive an automatic gratuity, the server wrote. Its in the computer; its not something I do.” The server added: “They had no problem with my service, and told me I was great. They just didnt want
47、 to pay when the time came.” Scribbling(乱涂 ) notes on receipts has become something of a trend. Earlier this month, the manager of a North Carolina Red Robin surprised an overdue pregnant woman by comping her meal. “Once seated, a manager came up to us and started talking,” the womans husband told C
48、onsumerist. “He was extremely friendly and jokingly asked my wife if this was her last meal before heading to the hospital.” When the check came, a note from the manager next to her portion of the bill read: “MOM 2 BEE GOOD LUC.” “It was a pleasant surprise and made my tired-of-being-pregnant wife a little more cheery,” the man said. 【小题 1】 What did the pastor mean by saying, “I give God 10%. Why do you get 18 ” A He was bargaining with the waiter. B He didnt mean to pay the gratuity at all. C God gave him the privil
