I.阅读理解

A [2015 .山东济南高三模拟]

   If you had a strange sound in your ear, what would you do? One man in Wales who thought he had a fly in his ear called 999, the emergency services number in Britain. And so did a woman who was worried about her green potatoes. Could she make chips with them? Were they poisonous? She didn't hesitate about calling the local ambulance service to ask. According to a recent report, more than 31,000 non-ur?gent calls were made to the Welsh Ambulance Service in the last year.

   Inappropriate calls are a headache for health profession?als everywhere. In the US,prank calls to 911 happen on a dai?ly basis. Many callers use apps which hide their identities. But those who try to be funny shouldn't be surprised if the police have the last laugh. One man from Colorado was arrested for making more than 1,200 prank calls,according to a report on the US television station KOAA-TV.

People who take these calls are trained to stay calm and keep a straight face, no matter how strange the calls sound. "There's no way for us to know whether the call is real,acci?dental or a prank call," said a public safety worker inter?viewed by the American TV channel.

The Head of Clinical Services at the Welsh Ambulance Service, Richard Lee, has a warning for prank callers. He says,"When people misuse the service it means our precious time is being taken away from someone who really does need our help. ，， Indeed,these hotlines are supposed to help the se?riously ill or those with a life-threatening injury. You never know,one day,the person who needs assistance could be you or someone in your family.

1.How does the author introduce the topic of the text?

 A.     By giving examples.

B.     By telling a story.

C.     By listing figures.

D.     By making a comparison.

2.  According to the text, prank calls are usually .

 A.     meant to be helpful

B.     dealt with in time

C.     thought highly of

D.     made to play tricks

 3.What does the underlined phrase "have the last laugh" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

 A.     Win at last.

B.     Never find them.

C.     Laugh at them.

D.     Know nothing.

4. What does the author intend to suggest in the text?

 A.     Prank calls are usually easy to identify.

B.     Operators feel annoyed by strange callers.

C.     Prank calls may cause serious results.

D.     Prank callers should be punished by law.

Ⅱ.完形填空[2015 •山东临沂高三二模]

"My wallet! Where is it?" were my first words when I found my wallet was lost. I searched my memory for a few good seconds,and then 8 that I had left my precious wal?let in the library. To be 9 ，it was in the public restroom of the library!

10 the library was then closed,I had to wait until the next morning to begin my 11 . When I got there early the next day?all I found was a 12 restroom.

At that time,all I could 13 was that the person who cleaned the restroom had 14 my wallet. So I 15 ap?proached an old lady at the front desk. "Excuse me,is there a wallet found in the restroom yesterday?" She didn't answer me and walked through a door and 16 for a moment. Then she came back to the desk. " No," she said. I quickly thanked her and walked off, 17 .

Finally,I painfully 18 the fact that my wallet had gone.

A week later,I received a mysterious  19 in the mail.Sure enough, it was my 20 ！ And most surprisingly, 21  in it was missing! There was a little yellow sheet of paper folded up inside. I slowly unfolded it and a little copper medallion of Christ fell off. The letter 22 something like this:

Always 23 this medallion with you, no matter what your religion is,so that the angel that was watching over you last 24 will always be close.

This person didn't even leave a return 25 ， so I couldn't thank whoever he/she was.

From that day on, I promised myself to 26 this ex?ample when I was in a similar situation. I will make others as 27 as I was when I opened that package ！

8. A. predicted                        B. realized
C.  explained                         D. imagined

9. A. obvious                           B. honest
C.  exact                             D. clear

 10.A. Because                          B. Although

C.  Unless                           D. Even

11.  A. work                          B. reading
C.  research                         D. search

12. A. crowded                            B. noisy

C.  clean                            D, deserted

13.A. run after                           B.  hope for
C.  remember                       D. declare

14.A. hidden                            B. picked
C.  ignored                          D. found

15. A. secretly                           B. aimlessly
C.  politely                          D. angrily

16.A. disappeared                      B. hesitated
C.  rested                            D. escaped

17.  A. surprised                        B. disappointed
C.   satisfied                       D. ashamed

18.  A. accepted                     B, considered
C.  changed                         D. covered

19. A. present                           B. invitation
C.  notice                            D. package

20. A. wallet                              B. book

C.  reward                          D. treasure

21.A. something                      B. nothing
C.   everything                    D. anything

22.A. exposed                          B. described
C.  read                              D. announced

23. A, keep                            B. equip
C.  compare                        D. connect

24.A. month                             B. fortnight
C.  week                             D. year

25.A. reminder                           B. date

C.  message                        D. address

26. A. set                              B. follow
C.  give                              D. take

27. A. annoyed                          B. puzzled
C.   crazy                           D. happy

B  [2015 .江西新余一中高三三模] People aren't walking any more―if they can figure out a

way to avoid it.

I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn't in any hurry, either.I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness:motorosis.

It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的)，for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as a good day's walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced―and beat―a teenage foot?ball player the 168 steps up the Statue of Liberty.

Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physi?cian* Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exer?cise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise―the most familiar and natural of all.

It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flow?ers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.

The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don't dare to approach nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

  I say that the green of forests is the mind's best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.

4.  What was life like when the author was young?

 A.     People often walked 25 miles a day.

B.     People usually went around on foot.

C.     People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.

D.     People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.

5. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that___________ .

 A.     middle-aged people like getting back to nature

B.     people need regular exercise to keep fit

C.     walking in nature helps enrich one's mind

D.     going on foot prevents heart disease

6. What is compared to "a steel river" in Paragraph 6? 

A. A ray of traffic light.   B.  A queue of cars.

C.  A flash of lightning.    D.  A stream of people.

7.What is the author's intention of writing this passage?

 A.     To encourage people to return to walking.

B.     To recommend people to give up driving.

C.     To advise people to do outdoor activities.

D.     To tell people to reflect more on life.

T.阅读理解

A [2015 •福建龙岩高三质裣]

ACS Middle School is delighted to announce the 10-day Morocco Challenge 2016. We are planning another exciting adventure to Morocco with the support of World Challenge, a global leader in service and adventure based on trips. What sets this programme apart from other middle school trips is that the students will have the opportunity to help plan and lead their own expedition(探险)，

This experience gives ACS Middle School students an opportunity to do something really unique that will make them stand out from the crowd. The experience will provide students with a wealth of new skills which they will find in?valuable in school, college, university and the world beyond.

We invite you to join us for an informative Parents' Pres?entation, given by World Challenge, where you will have the opportunity to hear all about the amazing challenges that your son or your daughter will have the chance to experience.

Initial Information Evening for interested students and parents:

Date: Monday, September 22nd, 2015

Time: 4：00 pm

Location; ACS Middle School

The presentation will be an informative and interactive presentation with plenty of opportunities for questions, along with videos and images of the expeditions and what it will be like to take part. There will be lots of information on how the students will fund-raise to take part in this expedition, what they will do while overseas, the safety and backup on the expedition and the benefits they will obtain from taking part.

We hope you and your son or your daughter are able to attend the Parents' Presentation. We are sure you will find it interesting and see why ACS Middle School values the out?come of this programme so highly. If you are unable to attend then your son or your daughter can attend on your behalf and collect the information needed.

E-mail enquiries to: cobmsclubz@acs-schools. com

Subject ： Morocco Challenge 2016

1. According to the passage, the Morocco Challenge 2016

 A.     is the first adventure by World Challenge

B.     was announced about 10 days ago

C.     will start on 22nd September 2015

D.     differs from other middle school trips

2.The passage is most probably written by .

 A.World Challenge

B.ACS Middle School students

C.     students' parents

D.     ACS Middle School

3. The passage is written to____________ .

 A.     advertise World Challenge and appeal to more volun?teers

B.     inform students how to fund-raise to join in this expe?dition

C.     invite parents to attend an interactive Parents' Presen?tation

D.     guide students to organize their own expedition

Ⅲ.语法填空[2015 .河南开封高三二模]

阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

 Humans like to live and work in groups. Language is the('cement(胶合剂)"14. holds these groups together. Language is part of culture. Culture, in this sense,15.___ (mean) all those customs, skills, and attitudes that are part of the behaviour of a 16. _____________  (particularly) group. What you think 17. what you want in life are all affected by the culture of the group in which you 18.___ ( raise). Groups of people live in different ways. They may have different skills, organizations, and art
forms. Their family life may be completely different from each other's.

 Human beings are inventive animals. 丁hey can decide to change their cultures in order to meet various 19.___(situation). Of all living things ，  human beings are the20.__(clever). They can choose 21.___(live) in many environments and in a wide variety of ways. Only hu?man beings can choose where and how they want to live and then improve the physical environment to help 22. _________(they)realize these choices.

  Acquiring the wisdom to make  wise choices 23. ____ (be)the lasting challenge of being human.

Ⅱ.阅读七选五[2015 •山东青岛高三自主诊断]

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The increasing environmental problems and need for eco-friendly products and services are creating a new job section of green-collar jobs. 9 It is expected that by 2025 about 25% of the jobs in developed countries will be of green-collar jobs. Doesn't the data look promising for the future?

10 And jobs will pop up at every income level, from environmental manager to gardener. For example, many countries including the United States have understood that fossil fuel has a negative effect on the environment which can later become a serious danger to mankind. 11 The increasing demand of newer resources has created the need for experts and researchers who can find better ways to deal with the ongoing need. In addition, in order to meet the increasing demand of environmentally friendly equipment, both green product designers and educated and trained workers are nee?ded. Management of environmental organizations also de?mands a large number of environmental managers.

12 The Internet is undoubtedly the best way to find information on almost any matter. Nowadays, different kinds of jobs are being posted online. Search through a couple of job websites to look for a bright future in energy conversion and recycling of waste management. Check regularly and find the right work for yourself. 13

A. People who read newspapers can also find different kinds of green-collar jobs.

B. People who take green careers will be well paid.

C. Where can you find green-collar jobs?

D. Green-collar jobs have become a bright career chance for all.

E. Many countries of the world have realized the importance and need for energy-saving products and services.

F. As a result, possibilities are being explored to find alter?natives to satisfy the demand in a better way.

G. Forget the blue-collar and white-collar categories.

I.阅读理解

A [2015'山东临沂高三二模〗I often teach about happiness and what has become clear is this ： there are some qualities unhappy people always have. Here are some of them.

Happy people know life can be hard and tend to live through hard times. They take responsibility for how they got themselves into a mess, and focus on getting themselves out of it as soon as possible. Unhappy people see themselves as victims of life and stay stuck in the " look what happened to me" attitude instead of finding a way through and out to the other side.

Most happy people believe in the good in people instead of thinking everyone is out to get them. Generally open and friendly towards people they meet,happy people foster(培养) a sense of community around themselves and meet new people with an open heart. Unhappy people are distrustful of most people they meet and think strangers can't be trusted. Unfor?tunately, this behaviour slowly closes all the chances of meet?ing new friends.

Unhappy people believe someone else's good fortune is stolen from them. They believe there's not enough goodness to go around and always compare others' against theirs. This leads to jealousy(忌妒).Happy people know that others' good luck and circumstances are just signs of what they also can a-chieve if they try hard enough. They believe in unlimited pos?sibilities and don't get stuck in thinking one person's good fortune limits their possible outcomes in life.

There's only so much space between the two ears. Un?happy people fill that space with constant worry or fear. Hap?py people experience fear or worry too,but they make an im?portant difference between feeling it and living with it. When fear or worry crosses happy people's mind, they'll ask them?selves if there's action they can take to prevent their fear or worry from happening and they take it. If not ， they realize they're spinning in fear and they lay it down.

1. Paragraph 2 mainly shows that unhappy people tend to

A.    focus on what they really want

B.     get worried about what will happen

C.     stay focused on the past misfortunes

D.    find a way to live through hard times

2. According  to  Paragraphs   3   and  4 ， unhappy  people [

A. like making some new friends

B.      hate seeing others with good fortune

C.      are more likely to be cheated by strangers

D.     believe they can get good luck by working hard

 3.What is implied about happy people?

 A.     They don't think life is hard.

B.     They hardly ever fear anything.

C.     They try to get out of their fear or worry.

D.     They don't believe in every people they meet.

4. How is the text mainly developed?

 A.     By making comparisons.

B.     By giving examples.

C.     By showing detailed data.

D.     By proving some theories.

B  [2015.四川新津中学高三一诊]

   A group of Russian criminals have stolen 1. 2 billion use-rname and password combinations for more than 500 million e-mail addresses. It's the largest known theft on the Inter?net, according to a report of The New York Times.

   Cyber security firm Hold Security discovered the security breach. The firm found that the group of criminals collected personal information from 420， 000 websites, including household names and small Internet sites. The criminals were based in a small city in southern Central Russia. They hacked websites inside Russia as well as big companies in the US and other countries,T/ie New York Times reported.

The criminals found hundreds of thousands of weak web?sites and attacked their coding, Hold Security said. Alex Holden is the chief information security officer of Hold Secur?ity. "The hackers do not just target US companies; they tar?get any website they can get," Holden said. "And most of these sites are still easy to attack.，，

According to Hold Security, the criminals have been using the stolen information to send junk mail through e-mail and on social networks like Twitter. They can also use the 500 million stolen e-mail addresses to plan other crimes. They could use information from bank e-mails to steal your identity or sell the e-mail addresses to other criminals to make quick cash.

The reported break-ins are the latest events to raise doubts about security in big and small companies. Last win?ter, hackers stole 40 million credit card numbers and 70 mil?lion addresses, phone numbers and other personal informa?tion from the retailer Target Corporation. The brand is still working to regain its shoppers' trust.

John Prisco is the CEO of a security firm. He says secur?ity hackings are more common than many people and compa?nies realize. "This issue reminds me of an iceberg, 90% of which is actually under water," Prisco said in an e-mailed statement. So many cyber breaches today are not actually re?ported, because companies are losing information and they are not even aware of it.

Security experts believe hackers will continue breaking into computer networks unless companies become more pro?tective of personal information.

5.What did a group of Russian criminals do according to the report?

 A.     They stole e-mail addresses of the Internet users.

B.     They destroyed the websites of some big companies.

C.     They attacked American companies in southern Rus?sia.

D.     They downloaded the secret information of some banks.

6.According to Alex Holden, the criminals entered some websites easily because .

 A.     some websites don't have their own coding

B.     most of the websites lack protective measures

C.     Russia is more developed in computer science

D.     the hackers are equipped with high technology

7.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

 A.     The criminals are fond of using social networks.

B.     The criminals sell the stolen information for money.

C.     The stolen information causes great economic losses.

D.     The stolen information could bring harmful effects.

8. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 imply?

 A.     We cannot tell how large an iceberg is just from the part on the water.

B.     Many companies are unwilling to report their informa?tion stolen.

C.     Many companies are not aware that their information has been stolen.

D.     People usually can see just a small part of an iceberg.

H.完形填空[2015 •乌鲁木齐高三二诊]

One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mother's bedroom and opened the dresser. Then in the top drawer was a small 9 jewellery box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something 10 under a piece of cloth. 11 the cloth, I found a little white chip of china(瓷器).Why did my mother keep such a 12 thing? Shining slightly in the light, it  13  no answers.

Some months later,I was setting the dinner table when my neighbour Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and 14 the table,Marge said, "Oh,you are expecting compa?ny. I'll 15  another time."

"No,come on in," Mum replied. "We are not 16 an?yone."

"But isn't that your good china?" Marge asked. " I'd 17 trust kids to handle my good dishes!"

Mum laughed. "Tonight's my family's favourite meal. If you set your best table for a(n) 18 meal with guests,why not for your own 19  ？ A few broken plates are a small 20  to pay for the joy we get. "Then she added," 21 every chip and crack has a story to tell."

Mum went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said,"Seeing this  22 on the edge here? It happened when I was 17."

Her voice 23 ， "One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so 24 that when I took the plate, it 25 and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving,he 26 a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word."

I couldn't forget about that plate with the 27 chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewellery box again. I examined the chip 28 . The chip which my mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.

9.A.silver                             B. gold

C.wooden                              D. china

10.A.hidden                           B. drawn
C.removed                             D. fixed

11.A. Covering                          B. Lowering
C.Spreading                             D. Lifting

12.A.useful                           B. broken
C.  beautiful                           D. valuable

13.A.found                             B. invented
C.selected                            D. offered

, 14.A. watching over                       B. glaring at

C.  glancing at                        D.  sweeping out

15.A.go by                         ,    B.  pass by
C.stand by                            D.  stop by

 16.A. expecting                          B. inviting

C.  scolding                          D. celebrating

17.A.always                            B. usually
C.  sometimes                         D. never

18.A. common                          B. special
C.  ordinary                          D. especial

19.A.family                            B. relative
C. neighbour                            D. ancestor

20.A.value                             B. attention
C.price                                D. visit

21.A. However                             B. Besides

C.  Though                             D. Otherwise

22.A.break                              B. flower
C. colour                              D. design

23. A. hardened                            B. raised

C.  softened                           D. sharpened

24.A.excited                             B. nervous
C.  surprised                           D. pleased

25.A.jumped                            B. escaped
C.left                                 D. slipped

26.A.laid                                B. threw
C.examined                              D. picked

27. A. required                          B. remaining
C.  missing                            D. replaced

28.A.secretly                           B. carefully
C.gratefully                             D. proudly

B [2015 •郑州高中毕业年级第一次质检]

Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm ani?mals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.

Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunts to control the fox population. Hunting consists of running af?ter a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox, they kill it or a hunt?er shoots it-People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport. They wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behaviour. But owning a horse and hunting  regularly   are   expensive,   so   most   hunters are wealthy.

It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox-hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people who are against fox-hunting, because they think it is brutaK残暴的)，has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict be?tween hunters and hunt opponents (反对者).Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly opponents dis?courage the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell, which the dogs follow.

Noisy conflicts between hunters and opponents have be?come so common that they are almost as much a part of hun?ting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox-hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A La?bour Party Member of Parliament(英国议会），Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.

5.     Wealthy people in Britain have been hunting foxes to .

A.     benefit the farmers

B.     get entertainment

C.     show off their wealth

D.     limit the fox population

6.     The opponents of fox-hunting often discourage the game
by_________ .

A.     using violence

B.      taking legal action

C.      seeking help from farmers

D.     confusing the fox hunters

7.     A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to

A.     protect wild animals like foxes

B.     control fox-hunting on a large scale

C.     prohibit farmers from hunting foxes

D.     standardize the behaviour of fox-hunting

8.     What can be inferred from this passage?

A.     Limiting the fox population is unnecessary.

B.     Killing foxes with poison is not allowed by law.

C.     Hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and vio?lent.

D.     Fox-hunting often causes conflicts between hunters and farmers.