茂名市2007年第二次高考模拟考试
英语试卷
本试卷分听力、语言知识及应用、阅读和写作四个部分，共12页，满分150分。考试用时12分钟。
注意事项：
1、 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡上。 在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，并用2B铅笔将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。
2、 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
3、 非选择是必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
I、听力(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 听力理解(5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第1段对话，回答第1―3小题。
1. Where did the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a department. B. In a furniture store. C. In a factory.
2. What would the new product the man wants to buy cost each?
A. $59
B.
$
3. When would the woman probably come again?
A. Next Thursday. B. Next Friday. C. In two weeks.
听第2段对话，回答第4―6小题。
4. What is the man going to do?
A. Take a flight for
B. Drive the woman to the hotel.
C. Meet guests at the airport.
5. What will take place that evening?
A. Mr. Blacks arrival.
B. A hotel reception.
C. A business meeting.
6. Why does the man want to make a good impression?
A. To repay Mr. Blacks kindness.
B. To get invited back to
C. To increase the hotels business.
听第3段对话，回答第7―9小题。
7. Why wont old people live with their children?
A. Their children’s houses are not big enough.
B. They like to take care of themselves.
C. They don’t want to trouble their children.
8. Why don’t all of them go to old peoples homes provided by the state?
A. Their children don’t allow them to.
B. There are not enough for them.
C. Some of them don’t like such places.
9. What problem are they talking about?
A. Population problem.
B. Family problem.
C. Problem with the old.
听第4段对话，回答第10―12小题。
10. Where is the man going next week?
A. To
11. When will they meet each other?
A. Next Wednesday morning.
B. Next Wednesday afternoon.
C. Next three days.
12. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?
A. Possibly, the man is a professor, while the woman is an engineer.
B. The man working in
C. The man wants to
change the Australian education system referring to that in
听第5段对话，回答第13―15小题。
13. Who is the exercise plan for?
A. Everyone who needs exercise.
B. Everyone who is in good condition.
C. Any person who does not need exercise.
14. Where is the exercise club located?
A.
15. What is special about their exercise plan?
A. There are even exercises for the commuter to do on the bus.
B. It can help you look better in a week or even shorter.
C. It can make you look beautiful.
第二节：听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷标号为16―20的空格中，对话读两遍。答题时间为2分钟。
Information about the Geller House
In (16) ____________
It was built.
In 1782
George Washington stayed here.
Until (17) ____________
The Geller family owned it.
Five years ago
Made into a building for (18)___________
Today
An early morning fire damaged the building, destroying (19)_____________
The cause of the fire
Mostly likely because of a burning (20)_____
Ⅱ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Being a mother of two very active boys aged seven and one, I am worried about their making a ___21 __ of my carefully decorated home. Sometimes they knock ___22___my favorite lamp or upset my well?designed arrangements. In these ___23___ I always remember the lesson I learned from my wise mother-in-law, Ruby.
Ruby is the mother of six and grandmother of thirteen. She is the embodiment（化身）of ___24 ___, patience, and love.
One Christmas, all the children and grandchildren were ___25__ as usual at Ruby’s home. Just the month before, Ruby had bought beautiful new white carpeting after living with the “same old carpet” for over 25 years. She was overjoyed with the new ___26___ it gave her home.
My brother-in-law, Annie, had just distributed his ___27___to all the nieces and nephews ― ___28 __ honey from his beehives(蜂窝). They were excited. But as fate would have it, eight -year- old Sheena ___29___ her cup of honey on Grandmas new carpeting.
Crying, Sheena ran into the kitchen and into Grandma Ruby’s arms. “Grandma, I’ve spilled my honey all over your new carpet.”
Grandma Ruby ___30___ down, looked gently into Sheena’s tearful eyes and said, “Don’t worry, sweetheart, we can get you more honey.”
21. A. difference B. choice C. mass D. mess
22. A. at B. over C. out D. about
23. A. days B. memories C. moments D. things
24. A. confidence B. strength C. independence D. gentleness
25. A. gathered B. surrounded C. remained D. concentrated
26. A. carpet B. look C. present D. facility
27. A. hobbies B. toys C. gifts D. possessions
28. A. homemade B. handmade C. shop-bought D. new-found
29. A. poured B. dropped C. drank D. spilled
30. A. seated B. fell C. knelt D. calmed
本文主要讲述了作者两个小孩在家比较调皮、难管教，并由此想到了在婆婆家里所学到的一课。
21. D 根据下文提示小孩在家捣乱，所以选用固定搭配make a mess of，意为“把……弄得一团糟”。
22. B 固定搭配，knock over意为“打翻、弄翻、撞倒”；knock about意为“反复打击；粗暴对待；流浪”。
23. C 指代上文中的自己小孩在家捣乱的时候。
24. D 根据后面patience和love提示，此处应填形容人性格方面的词，所以选D。
25. A 此处指像往常一样，有一年的圣诞节，孩子们都“聚集”在Ruby家。
26. B 固定搭配，give … a new look意为“呈现新面貌”。
27. C 由下文可得知这里是指Annie给他们分发礼物――honey。
28. A 由下文的his beehives可得知应填homemade(自制的)。
29. D 根据下一段内容可知。
30. C 从下文可以看出，这里指Grandma跪下来安慰小Sheena。
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在非选择题答题卷上标号为31―40的相应位置。
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday released some information about Chinese students who went abroad for study in 2006. ___31 information shows that in 2006, some 134,000 Chinese students went to study abroad, and 120,000 of ___32 were self-funded (自筹资金) students, accounting for 90% of the total.
___33 (compare) with the previous year, the
number of students who went abroad for study was increased by 15 ,000, or a
rise of 13%. At the same time, there had been a growing number of overseas
students ___34 came back to
More and more Chinese
students go abroad for study, ___36___is supported by the Chinese
government. An official from the Ministry of Education said that
Statistics show that ___38
本文主要讲越来越多的中国学生喜欢出国学习的问题。
31. The 特指上句话中的information。
32. them 指代上文中的134,000个中国学生。
33. Compared 表示“如……比起来”永远是“compared with/by…”。
34. that / who 引导定语从句并在多句中作主语。
35. more 由后面的than可知。
36. which 指代前面整句话内容。
37. encourages 一般现在时，主语that代表的是policy，是第三人称单数。
38 since 由主从句的时态和该句句意得知。
39. contributions 固定搭配，make contributions to意为“为……作出共献”。
40. abroad 根据全文所讲内容容易得知。
III.阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they’re overweight. They don’t want people to see them sunbathing and they don’t want to have to squeeze into plane seats. But now, thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages, the overweight are having their days in the sun.
“Overweight people will have a great time on our holidays
as we don’t judge them like other people do,” said Liz Nickels, owner of Big
Adventures, a US-based company that hosts scuba- diving ― a sport of swimming
underwater while breathing through a tube connected to a tank on your back for larger
people. As a way to keep up with the demand for extra - large accommodation,
many hotels in the
The hotel has broad doorways, reinforced (加固) furniture and extra large chairs. It also boasts (自夸) a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public beaches. “It’s not a hotel just for large people. It’s a size - friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday,” said owner Jurrian Kilnk. “What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don’t feel comfortable at resorts.” Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK.
Though
many welcome the new service, some feel differently. “I have a real problem
with this,” said Nancy Lenhart, owner of Camp
“If you talk about oversized beds and doorways you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized. They shouldn’t be discriminated against like this.”
41. Large people don’t want to go on holiday because _________.
A. they don’t like sun -bathing
B. they don’t want to be looked at
C. the planes are too crowded
D. hotels are not open to them.
42. In the first paragraph, weight-friendly holiday packages means __________.
A. there are some free packages for the overweight.
B. people are friendly to the overweight.
C. specially holiday lour for the overweight
D. the overweight can lose weight.
43. Scuba - diving is a sport of swimming __________.
A. for people to lose weight. B. only for larger people
C. jumping from the platform D. underwater
44.
A. for people of all sizes
B. only intended for larger people
C. where everything is oversized
D. where larger people can live for tree.
45. The underlined part “you are throwing their weight in their faces” means __________.
A. you are beating them in the face.
B. you are showing them that they are overweight.
C. their faces seem bigger than others.
D. you can make them lose weight.
本文主要讲述超重人群如何愉快地渡过他们特殊的假期。
41. B 细节题。第一段第二句话对此作出来解析。
42. C 推断题。根据下文提示，可知它是指超重人群的特殊假期。
43. D 细节题。由后半句内容可知。
44. A 细节题。根据第二段的最后一句话得知。
45. B 猜义题。根据下文的Overweight people want to be normalized可排除A、C、D。
B
New friends, fresh
lifestyle, better career opportunities… those are attractions of overseas study
for young people in
More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend’s international education exposition (展览).
The
Good news: It’s easier
to get a
Concerns: There're a
lot to prepare. The TOFEL, GRE… It’s longer time to apply to US universities
than schools in the
Useful link: www. usembassychina.org. cn
The
Easier access to visas
and international environment are the
Good news: There are many new scholarships this year, both from the government and universities, such as the Scotland International Scholarship.
Concerns: Money.
Money. Money. It's expensive to study in the
Useful link: www. educationuk. org. en
Good news: Students are allowed to take off-campus part - time jobs during their studies from last year. It’ll help pay living expenses. Students can get two ? year work permits after graduation.
Concerns: Only a limited number of scholar-ships are available. They rarely cover the full cost of a study program.
Useful link : www. studycanada. ca
Good climate, high quality education, favorable immigration ( 移民) policy: these make Australia one of the most popular choices among Chinese students.
Good news: A new E ? Visa policy ensure a quick application process (four weeks compared with 12 weeks before)
Concerns: Tuition fees (学费) have risen in past years. The total cost is about 200,000 yuan to attend a university located in big cities like Sydney or Melbourne.
Useful link: www. students. idp. corn
Tulips, windmills and wooden shoes: this was the image
that once drew tourists. But
Good News: From 2005,
Concerns: Not many Chinese know about Dutch education. Speaking Dutch sounds not easy.
Useful link: www. nesobeijing, corn
Good news;
Concerns: The language
is a problem. Most classes are taught in
Useful link: www. studyinitaly. cn
46. If you want to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country, you’d better choose _______.
A. Canada B. the
47. Many young people go to study in the
A. its not very difficult for them to get a student visa.
B. its easier for them to pass the TOFEL or GRE
C. they don’t spend much time applying to US universities.
D. they think they can receive good university education.
48. If you want to go on staying in the country after you finish studying there, you will choose _______.
A. the
C. the
49. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students go to the
B. You can apply for
your visa to study in
C. You may have trouble
with language if you study in
D. The UK is the country with very high expenses.
50. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why
A.
B. Many Chinese people are attracted by
C. Its government - funded universities are tuition free to international students.
D. Most classes are taught in
本文是应用文，主要比较了几个供中国学生留学的国家的一些基本情况。
46. C 细节题。由第一个小方框内的enough scholarship可知。
47. D 细节题。由第一个小方框内的with its high education standards可知。
48. B 细节题。由第三、四个小方框内的Students can get two ? year work permits after graduation和favorable immigration policy得知。
49. A 细节题。从第五个小方框内的“Good news”部分可以判断出选项A是错误的说法。
50. D 细节题。根据最后一个小方框内的具体内容，可以看出只有D项不是中国学生去Italy留学的理由。
C
Many things about language are mystery, and many will always be so. But some things we do know.
First, we know that all human beings have a language of some kind. There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language, no set of speech sounds by which the people communicate with one another. In historical times, there has never been a race of men without a language.
Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are underdeveloped, who are, as we say, uncivilized, but the languages they speak are not primitive, In all known languages we can see complexities that must have been tens of thousands of years in developing.
This has not always been well understood; indeed, the direct contrary has often been stated. Popular ideas of the language of the American Indians will illustrate. Many people have guessed that the Indians communicated in a very primitive system of noises. Study has proved this to be nonsense. There are, or were, hundreds of American Indian languages, and all of them turn out to be very complicated and very old. They are certainly different from the languages that most of us are familiar with, but they are no more primitive than English and Greek.
A third thing we know about language is that all languages are perfectly adequate. This is, each one is a perfect means of expressing the culture of the people who speak the language.
Finally, we know that language changes. It’s natural and normal for language to change; the only languages which do not change are the dead ones. This is easy to understand if we look backward in time. Change goes on in all aspects of language. Grammatical features changes as do speech sounds and changes in vocabulary are sometimes very extensive and may occur very rapidly. Vocabulary is the least stable part of any language.
51. In the second paragraph the writer thinks about that __________.
A. some backward race doesn’t have a language of its own.
B. some race in history didn’t possess a language of its own.
C. any human race, whether backward or not, has a language.
D. some races on earth can communicate without language.
52. According to the writer, people of undeveloped cultures can have __________ languages.
A. complicated B. uncivilized C. primitive D. well-known
53. The writer has used American Indian languages as an example to show that they are________ .
A. just as fully developed as some well-known languages.
B. more developed than some well -known languages.
C. more complex than some well - known languages.
D. just as old as some well - known languages.
54. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. A language is a means of expressing a particular culture.
B. American Indian languages are as developed as English.
C. All languages can well express their own cultures.
D. Some languages are better than other languages.
55. According to the writer, language changes are most likely to appear in __________.
A. grammar B. vocabulary C. intonation D. pronunciation
本文主要介绍了语言的一些基本特征。
51. C 细节题。由文章第二段的最后一句话there has never been a race of men without a language可知。
52. A 细节题。根据文章第三段最后一句话中的complexities得知。
53. A 推断题。细读文章第四段内容，特别是最后一句，可推知。
54. D 细节题。选项A、B、C都是文章讲述的内容，D项是不对的，文中没有提及。
56. Tommy, a computer engineer, doesn’t believe his working capability (能力). Though he works hard, he never gets praise from his boss.
57. Jack dislikes going home after a full day's work. He says that it makes him feel lonely.
58. Linda, a housewife, spends most of her time cooking and looking after babies. She is worn out now.
59. Bob, a businessman, doesn’t care much about his success and has lost his struggling motivation (动力).
60. Cathy worked continuously for two weeks without rest. Now she is worried about her family, especially her five-year-old daughter.
人物介绍――建议
56. B 因为Tommy doesn’t believe his working capability，所以他要Believe in himself and his ability，Have confidence。
57. C 因为Jack dislikes going home and feels lonely，所以他要Seek out a friend or co-worker who will make him feel comfortable。
58. A 因为Linda spends most of her time cooking and looking after babies and she is worn out，所以她要take care of her health。
59. D 因为Bob doesn’t care much about his success and has lost his struggling motivation，所以他要Reward yourself，Create a list of incentives that will keep him motivated。
60. F 因为Cathy worked continuously for two weeks without rest and she is worried about her family，所以她要Go on a trip，Go out with your family and have a good time。
第一节：基础写作：
请根据下面的信息提示写一篇短文。
2008年奥运会吉祥物“福娃”的英文译名“Friendlies”已经正式更改，新的英文译名“Fuwa”正式启用，并得到了大家的认可和支持。下面是你支持的理由：
1. Fuwa拼写相对简单，而且易发音、好记忆；
2. 福娃的汉语拼音译法还可以避免许多误解；
3. 在汉语里，福娃代表着好运；
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39. contributions; 40. abroad;
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