中山市2016年普通高考模拟考试
英语试题（一）
本试卷共10页，三部分，满分120分。考试用时120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、试室号、
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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从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
Allow me to in troduce you to Terry, a window salesma n from En gla nd. If I could take you back about 20 years, you ' know Terry as a complete green hand, who was wet behind the ears in just about everythi ng he attempted. A person could n 'tsell false teeth to his own Granny .let
alone he could compete with the other salespeople in the industry. You know, the kind who could sell snow to Eskimos.
Terry ' boss decided to send him out on a practical field trip on his first day. So off he went, but he was extremely n ervous. With his hands and his kn ees shak ing, he approached the front door and kn ocked at is. And old woma n appeared. After doze ns of cups of tea and pieces of biscuits, the woma n sig ned a con tract and purchased over $7,000 worth of win dows.
The woma n had already talked with 6 excelle nt salesme n that week, all of whom offered her cheaper ones! That ' r s ht---Terry ' price was the most expensive and he was also the most in experie need salesma n there ever was.
So, what happened then? Here comes the secret. The woman said she liked the young lad more than the others. That ' a S there was to it. She didn 'care about the extra expense. Even the other
salesmen couldn 'persuade her to pay less than this young lad was asking for.
The truth is that the young lad left on the woman the first impression that shone brighter than any of the salesman 'stalk. First impressions count, not the sales techniques, not the low prices. The actual personality ” the kid honestly gave was all that was required. If you market
your own products and services, consider what impression you are giving to others. If you appeal to them, then you 'e already done half of the work. If this means redesigning your prese ntati on, the n so be it. If this means going out of your way to be polite, helpful and giv ing the best possible shopp ing experie nee to your customers, the so be it.
1. When Terry was offered the job of salesman, he _______ .
A. was good at sales tech niq ues
B. was too young to do it
C. was believed in by his boss
D. knew little about sales skills
2. The un derl ined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggests that_______.
A. Terry could n'trade with Eskimos
B. Terry loved his Granny more
C. Terry was too hon est to do the job
D. Terry was afraid to compete
3. What made the young lad succeed in selling the window to the old woman?
A. Being hon est and childish.
B. First impressi on of good pers on ality.
C. High quality and expe nsive win dow.
D. Strange ways of sales.
4. The passage is most likely written to _______ .
A. new salesme n
B. gen eral readers
C. wi ndow makers
D. new graduates
B
It ' hard to predict the weather in the near future. It ' even more difficult to know what the climate of the coming seas on is like. Now you know the win ter of 2011/12 was n ot warm but a freezing one/ many people in the Northern Hemisphere died of cold. but a Native American tribe was fortun ate eno ugh to survive the terrible winter because of what was foretold by a weatherma n.
One day in early September o 2011 the chief of the Native American tribe was asked by his tribal elders if the win ter was going to be cold or mild. The chief asked his medicine man, but the man also had lost touch with the reading sig ns from the natural world around the Great Lakes.
In truth, n either of them had idea about how to predict the coming win ter. However, the chief decided to take a modern approach, and rang the National Weather Service in Gaylord Michiga n.
Yes, it is going to be a cold win ter, ” the weatherma n told the chief. Con seque ntly, the chief went back to his tribe and told his tribe people to collect plenty of firewood.
A fortnight later the chief called the National Weather Service and asked for an update. Are you still forecasti ng a cold win ter? ” he asked.
Yes, very cold, ” the weatherman told him.
As a result of this brief conversation the chief went back to the tribe people to collect every bit of wood they could find.
A month later the chief called the Nati onal Weather Service once more and asked about the
coming win ter. Yes," he was told, it s going to be one of the coldest win ters ever. ”
The weatherma n was right! And the Native America n tribe went comfortably through the terrify ing win ter. The chief was tha nkful and curious. He rang the weatherma n aga in and asked, How can you be so sure about it tat it was freez ing win ter? ”
The weatherman replied, Because the Native American tribe of the Great Lakes are collecting wood like crazy. ”
5. The underlined words in Paragraph2 must be a person who _______ .
A. on ly has the ability to cure ill ness
B. can foretell what will happe n in the future
C. gover ns he whole America n tribes
D. is a weatherma n for the Great Lakes
6. The chief decided to take a modern approach, so he turned to _______ .
A. his medici ne man
B. his tribe people
C. a telepho ne
D. a weatherma n
7. The n ative tribe survived the terrible win ter mai nly because of ________
A. lucky coin cide nee
B. good leadership
C. scie ntific predict ion
D. moder n tech no logy
8. The chief rang the weatherman several times out of _______
B. exciteme nt D. doubt
Imagine you are standing on the 70th floor of the Empire State Building,
A. anger
C. curiosity
staring at the cityscape. Sudde nly a man pushes past you, ope ns the window and announces his inten ti on to jump. You yell out, Stop! Don 'do it! ” the six-foot-five figure turns to you and menacingly （恐吓地）says, Try to stop me and I lltake you with me! ”
“ Umm … No problem, sir. have a good trip. any last words? ”
Let me tell you my troubles, ” he says, my wife left me, my kids won 'talkto me, I lost my job and my pet turtle died, so why should I go on livi ng? ”
Suddenly you have a flash of inspiration. “ir, close your eyes for a minute and imagine
that you are bli nd. No colors, no sights of childre n play ing, no fields of flowers, no sun set. Now imag ine that sudde nly there's a miracle. You ope n your eyes and your visi on is restored! Are you going to jump? Or will you stick around for a week to enjoy the sights? ”
"II stay for a week. ”
But what happened to all the troubles? ”
"guess they're not so bad. I can see!”
Well, your eyesight is worth at least five million dollars. You' re rich man! ”
If you really appreciate your eyesight, the other pains are in sig ni fica nt. But if you take it all for gra nted, the n no thi ng in life will ever truly give you joy. Actually, there are misc on cepti ons on the road to happ in ess.
misconception1 : Once I know the tools for being happy, then it will work like magic. ”
Don' expect the results to come automatically. It is possible to understand how to achieve happ in ess, yet not put it into practice. In fact, many people actually prefer to be comfortable and un happy, rather tha n bear the discomfort of cha nging their habits. Just as lear ning any new skill requires effort, you have to be willi ng to in vest serious effort to achieve real happ in ess.
Misconception 2: if I become content and satisfied with what I have, I ll lose my motivation to achieve more. ”
Now ask some one who is depressed, Let's go fish in g! ” “ H tired. Maybe tomorrow. And any way, I might rain …” in reality, happy people are en ergetic and ambitious. There ' never eno ugh time to do everythi ng they want to do.
Misc on ceptio n 3: _______
A beautiful Sun day afternoon, you 're in the park havi ng a pic nic with frien ds. Sudde nly one person complains: who forgot the forks? It 'tc s hot for volleyball. I want to go home already. ”
When our mood n egatively affects others, we recog nize we have duty to be happy and not spoil the fun. But what about when we 're at home with our family? Or when we go into the office on Mon day morning? like an ope n pit in the middle of the road, a sourpuss（牢骚满腹的人） is a public dan ger. Being happy is part of being con siderate to the people around us.
9. The story is placed at the beg inning of the passage in order to _______ .
A. tell a skill of persuasi on
B. warn the dan ger of sta nding on a tall buildi ng
C. emphasize the importa nee of eyesight
D. in troduee the theme of the passage
10. What can be in ferred from the un derl ined senten ees?
A. Everyth ing has a price.
B. We should value what we have.
C. Every dog has its day.
D. Eyesight is more importa nt.
11. What is right about happy ?
A. Happy is a gift.
B. Happy is limited.
C. Happy is contagious （会传染的）.
D. Happy is no more than a skill.
12. The best subtitle of Misco nception 3 is _______ .
A. If unhappy occurs at home, I needn 'pretend to be happy
B. If I can 'make others unhappy, I won 'be happy.
C. If some one is happy, the n others around them are happy.
D. If I want to be depressed, that's my own prerogative.
D
Buck in gham Palace has a history that dates back over 500 years and has cha nged hands on nu merous occasi ons, however, much of the buildi ng that rema ins sta nding today is from the origi nal structure built i n the early 1700's.
In the begi nning Buck in gham Palace was origi nally known as Buck in gham House. However, i n 1762 George III liked the house so much that he bought it for 28,000 and ren amed it "The Quee n's House". The reas on for this was dow n to the fact that he bought the house to give to his wife Charlotte. Shortly after he did this, work soon began in order to remodel the house with the help of Sir William Chambers. This trend then continued with the accession of George IV in 1820 whe n he decided to recon struct the house but he still used it for the same purpose that his father did.
One of the biggest physical changes to the house occurred several years later when the king had a cha nge of min d. It was in 1826 that King George IV set about tran sform ing the house into what it is known today, Buck in gham Palace. He did this with the help of an architect known as Joh n Nash.
The work that Nash carried out involved doubling the size of the main block through addi ng a new suite of rooms on the garde n side facing the west. He the n faced this with mellow Bath stone, which reflected the French n eo-classical in flue nee favored by George IV. Many of the rooms that Nash added still rema in pretty much un cha nged today.
The palace as it sta nds today acts as not only the London reside nee of Her Majesty the Queen
but also the administrative headquarters of the Royal Household. It is in fact one of the few work ing royal palaces that rema in in the world today. The state rooms are exte nsively used by the Queen as well as members of the royal family as a way of receiving and entertaining guests on state, ceremonial and official occasi ons.
13. George IV recon structed Buck in gham House probably to _______ .
A. please his own wife
B. satisfy his son
C. sell at a good price
D. honor his old father
14. One of the biggest cha nges to Buck in gham Palace took place in ______ .
A. 1762
B. 1820
C. 1826
D. 1829
15. The last paragraph mainly tells us
A. how importa nt Buck in gham Palace is today
B. what Buck in gham Palace is like today
C. some in formati on of royal palaces in the world
D. how Buck in gham Palace is used today
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
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。
Ask ing yourself the follow ing questi ons will help you make steps towards a more bala need life.
Do you possess too much? Drow ning ourselves in too many material possessi ons can lead
to stress. 16
Are you eati ng healthily? The types of foods we eat can greatly affect how we feel both
physically and emoti on ally. Eati ng too much junk food can lead to bad mood. What is
importa nt to you as an in dividual? Is it family, health, spirituality, work, etc.? Make sure that
you are livi ng with what matters most to you.
Are you mai ntai ning healthy relati on ships? Is there a relati on ship in you life that n eeds a
little extra care and atte nti on? 17
Are you working too hard? Taking time to recharge and spend time on activities that make
you happy is so importa nt.
18 A lack of motivation to accomplish certain things can throw you off bala nee or make
you feel stressed out later on.
Are you spe nding too much? 19 Saving money is an excelle nt practice and you will more
than likely be glad you did in case of an emergency.
Are you worrying about the future and dwelling on the past? learn to let go and only focus on
what 'happening right now.
20 Sometimes we get so wrapped up in tak ing care of others that we forget to take
care of ourselves. We all n eed a little me time ".Set aside some time every day to just relax
and do someth ing that you enjoy, whether that is readi ng, meditat ing, watch ing TV, cook
ing, spe nding quality time with your loved on es, etc.
A. Use your head and you will find a way.
B. Do you n eed to right a wrong with some one?
C. Are you taking care of yourself?
D. Overspending can lead to stress.
E. Get clear on what you badly n eed and what you can get rid of.
F. Rearra nging your schedule helps a lot.
G. Are you playing too hard?
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you want to lear n a new Ian guage, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you n eed it for
a 21 reas on, such as your jo
b or your studies? 22 perhaps you are in terested in the 23 , films or the
music of a differe nt country and you know how much it will help to have a 24 of the Ian guage.
Most people lear n best using a variety of 25 , but traditi onal classes are an ideal start
for many people. They 26 an environment where you can practice under the 27 of some one who'
sgood at the Ian guage. We all lead 28 lives and lear ning Ian guage takes 29 . You will have
more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a 30 . It does n
matter if y ou haven ' t got long. Becoming 31 in a Ianguage will take years, but learning to get by takes
a lot less.
Many people start learning a Ianguage and soon given up. 32 , ”1 they sag. Yes,
childre n do lear n Ian guages more 33 tha n adults, but research has show n that you can learn a Ian
guage at any 34 . And lear ning is good for the health of your brain, too. I
heard people 35 about the mistakes they make whe n 36 . Well, relax and laugh about
your 37 and you ' re much leteteely to make them again.
Lear ning a new Ian guage is n ever 38 . But with some work and devoti on, you '
II make progress. And you ' II b39 by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in 40
won Ian guage. Good luck!