高考模拟考试
英语试题
第I卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How will the speakers go to the bookstore?
A. By bike.
B. By bus.
C. By taxi.
2. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a plane.
B. On a bus.
C. In a taxi.
3. What did the woman do?
A. Went to the hospital.
B. Took care of the injured.
C. Picked up a friend’s son at school.
4. When will the party lake place?
A. At 7:15 pm.
B. At 7:30 pm.
C. At 7:45 pm.
5. How did the man feel about the news?
A. Excited.
B. Worried.
C. Doubtful.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Which does the woman like best?
A. The bedroom.
B. The living room.
C. The kitchen.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Salesman and customer.
C. Colleagues.
听下面一段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the man going to do?
A. Go camping.
B. Go hunting.
C. Have a hiking.
9. Where did the woman go last time?
A. Qinghai Lake.
B. A national forest.
C. A wildlife park.
听下面一段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does this conversation probably lake place?
A. In a job interview.
B. In an office.
C. In a classroom.
11. What does the woman do now?
A. She’s a tailor.
B. She’s a secretary.
C. She’s a college student.
12. What is the woman’s advantage for her employment?
A. She likes traveling.
B. She’s interested in cooking.
C. She’s good at dealing with numbers.
听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where did the man spend his vocation?
A. On the beach.
B. In the mountains.
C. In the forests.
14. What is the weather like in Florida?
A. Cold.
B. Changeable.
C. Sunny.
15. What made the woman feel unsatisfied!
A. The weather was cold.
B. It was rainy all day long.
C. The trip was very tiresome.
16. What did the woman like best during her vocation?
A. The fresh air.
B. The night sky.
C. The warm weather.
听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the woman first get to know koalas?
A. She saw them on TV.
B. Her parents told her about them.
C. She saw them on her trip to Australia.
18. What did the woman say about koalas?
A. They look like cats.
B. They don’t climb trees.
C. They eat a lot.
19. How long can koalas live?
A. 7 years.
B. 10 years.
C. 17 years.
20. What has caused the decrease of numbers of koalas?
A. They are injured by other animals.
B. They living places are damaged.
C. They are killed for their fur.
第二部分阅读理解（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
Time for an adventure?
Are you a hit bored with your nine - to - five routine? Have a look at our exciting range of holidays and decide wh at type of adventure you’d like.
Activity holidays
Our activity holidays are for everyone, people who love danger or who just like sports. We have a huge variety of water, snow or desert holi days. We’ll take you SCBA diving in the Red Sea or kayaking and white water rafting in Canada. If you prefer snow, you can try skiing or snowboarding in the Alps or even igloo — building. For those who like warmer weather, we also have sandboarding (the desert version of skateboarding) or camel safaris.
Polar expeditions
Take a cringe to Antarctica or the northern Arctic; explore a Land of white natural beauty and wonderful wildlife. Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or whales and polar in the Arctic, There’s no greater adventure th an travelling to the ends of the earth. A once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Cultural journeys
Our cultural journeys will help you discover ancient civilizations: India, Thailand, Egypt and many more. Visit temple, palaces and ancient ruins ~just remember to bring your camera! Get to know local ways of life by exploring markets, trying exotic foods and meeting local people.
Wildlife holidays
We organize small - group tours to gel closer to nature in Africa, Asia or South America. Go on safari in Africa and watch lions and giraffes. Meet the famous turtles off the Galapagos Islands. Look for tigers in India, or take an elephant safari in Sri Lanka. We use local guides and stay in a range of accommodation, from tents to trees houses.
21. Which would you prefer if you are a sports - lover?
A. Wildlife holidays.
B. Cultural journeys.
C. Polar expeditions.
D. Activity holidays.
22. What can a tourist do during a cultural holiday?
A. Appreciate ancient buildings.
B. Watch lovely animals.
C. Get closer to nature.
D. Have extreme sports.
23. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To introduce ways of relaxation.
B. To share traveling experience.
C. To recommend different holidays.
D. To give advice on traveling.
B
Every day, Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws, enough to circle the Earth twice. They are almost never recycled, and simply contribute to the great problem of plastic pollution; eight million tons of plastic is dumped into the oceans every year.
Plastic straws are now the target of a growing movement to reduce their use. Possibly the first of such campaigns, Be Straw Free was started in 2011 by Milo Cress, who was only nine years old at the lime.
“I noticed that whenever I ordered a drink at a restau rant, it would usually come with a straw in it, and I don’ I usually need a straw,” he said. “This seemed like a huge waste. Straws are made of oil, a precious and finite resource. Is making single - use plastic straws, which will be used for a matter of minutes before being tossed away, really what we want to do with this resource?”
Cress started asking restaurants in Burlington, Vermont, where he lived at the time, to stop providing straws automatically to customer and make them optional instead. Many agreed and his request made ripples (涟漪) nationwide. The restaurants that make the switch report a reduction in the number of straws they use between 50 and 80%.
The anti - straw sentiment has crossed borders into the UK, where straws have been included in a government plan to ban ail plastic waste by 2042.
Last year large pub chain Wetherspoons announced that it would replace plastic straws with paper alternatives
across 900 outlets. After the announcement, many smaller chains and pubs across the country followed suit. According to Wetherspoons CEO John Hutson, the move will save 70 million plastic straws a year and the reaction from patrons has bee n “very positive”.
Offering alternatives or making plastic straws optional, rather than banning them completely, is a common trait among these campaigns. “There are many other viable alternatives to single - use plastic drinking straws that are less harmf ul to the environment, wildlife and humans,” said Jackie Nunez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw.
24. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. Plastic straws are too costly to produce.
B. All plastic straws are dumped into the sea.
C. Plastic straws are too small to be recycled.
D. Plastic straws cause great pollution.
25. What did Milo Cress ask his local restaurants to do?
A. To make plastic straws optional.
B. To stop the use of plastic straws.
C. To charge the use of plastic straws.
D. To reject the request for plastic straws.
26. What is the Wetherspoons’ effort to reduce the use of plastic straws?
A. To ban the use of plastic straws.
B. To close some of its outlets.
C. To offer customers alternatives.
D. To seek the government’s suppor t.
27. What is the Wetherspoons customers’ attitude towards the move?
A. Uncaring.
B. Favorable.
C. Ambiguous.
D. Disapproving.
C
Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, but the result is the same: increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people who are lonely and feel use- less, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more suppo rt. It’s a major problem in many societies.
That’s why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world, supported by UNESCO and other local and international organisations. There are examples of successful initiatives all over the world. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another, perhaps reading with children who need extra attention.
One successful scheme in France is combining a residential home for the elderly with a creche/nursery school
in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities such as music, painting, gardening and caring for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stones to the children and, if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle (依偎). There are trips out and birthday parties too.
The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention and respond well because someone has lime, for them. They also learn that old people are not different or frightening in any way. And of course, they see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too. And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the physical and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children.
28. What is the social problem talked about in Paragraph 1?
A. A generation gap.
B. Caring for children.
C. Intergenerational contact.
D. The support for the aged.
29. What do the programmes mentioned in Paragraph 2 aim to do?
A. Make the old take care of children.
B. Help the old people learn new things.
C. Encourage the young to care for the old.
D. Increase contact between the old and the young.
30. What is special about the scheme in France?
A. Joining an elderly house with a kindergarten.
B. Hiring old people as child - care workers.
C. Helping children face misfortunes bravely.
D. Using children to accompany the old.
31. In which aspect does the scheme benefit the old?
A. It builds up their strength.
B. They live a healthier life.
C. It creates a family atmosphere.
D. They are closer to their relatives.
D
As self —driving cars come closer to being common on American roads, much of the rhetoric (说辞) promoting them has to do with safety. About 40,000 people die on U. S. roads every year, and driver errors are
linked to more than 90 percent of crashes. But many of the biggest advocates of autonomous vehicles aren’t car companies looking to improve the safety of their existing products. Huge backing for self - driving technologies is coming from Silicon Valley giants like Google and Apple.
Those of us who have studied the relationship between technology and society tend to look more carefully at the motivations behind any technological push. In this case, it’s clear that in addition to addressing safety concerns, Silicon Valley firms have a strong incentive (动机) to create a new venue for increasing the use of their digital devices. Every minute people spend on their mobile phones provides data - and often money - to tech companies.
At present, digital devices and driving are in conflict: There are serious, often fatal, consequences when drivers use smartphones to talk or to text. Regulators and safety advocates look to resolve dial conflict by banning phone use while driving - as has happened in virtually every state. But the tech companies are taking a different approach. The obvious answer for Silicon Valley is creating an antomobile in which continuous cellphone use no longer poses a threat to anyone.
In recent years, the amount of time adults spend on their mobile devices has grown rapidly. At th e moment, it’s around four hours a day for the average adult in the U. S. However, that rapid growth is likely to slow down as people run out of time that ’ s available for them to use their devi c es. Unless, of course, there’s a new block of time that suddenly opens up. The average American now spends about 48 minutes in a car every day, a sizable opportunity for increased cellphone use.
So as the public conversation around autonomous cars highlights the safety advantages, don’t forget the tech industry ’ s powerful desire for more profits, which goes well beyond simply saving us from ourselves.
32. Who are responsible for most traffic accidents in America?
A. Car companies.
B. Tech companies.
C. Drivers.
D. Self - driving cars.
33. What is Sil icon Valley’s motive for promoting self - driving technologies?
A. To make more money.
B. To reduce traffic accidents.
C. To limit the use of digital devices.
D. To support car companies.
34. What is the present - day solution to the conflict between digital devices and driving?
A. Teaching people traffic rules.
B. Improving self-driving technologies.
B. Fixing digital devices in cars. D. Banning phone use while driving.
35. What does the underlined phrase “a new block of time” possi bly refer to?
A. The working time.
B. People’s spare time.
C. The time spent in the car.
D. The time spent on mobile devices.
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。
How similar are language and music?
Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world. 36 Both language and music play a huge role in our culture and here are some of their similarities.
? Both language and music have a writing system.
In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes to keep a record of music. Musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music. 37 By writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. We can read the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of years ago.
? 38
You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation.
? Both share emotion.
39 Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy. Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeling, and allows us to share in that emotion. When you feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness. 40 I think we have all used music to express or process our emotions, often combining it with language in the form of song lyrics.
A. Both are expressive.
B Both vary with culture.
C How do you know that I am angry?
D. We use language to express our thoughts.
E. So just as you read English, you can read music.
F. Similarly, music is part of many people’s lives.
G. In contrast, you probably also listen to sad music when you are feeling down.
第三部分英语知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a child I was always goad at drawing and art. I won —41 , got constant attention, and even saw my face in the 42 and on television because of my natural ability to 43 .
Most people who 44 to come across something that they are good at are 45 to take it and run with it. Of course, ray life was no 46 . From teachers, to principals, to family members, 47 seemingly had a ton of advice to give me in regards to art.
All the while, my true desire was 48 . I entered poetry, essay, and short - story contests and 49 them all. It was such a contrast from my artistic 50 experience! It was so bad that I 51 a good friend of mine tell me once, “If you are so good at drawing why d o you even care about writing? 52 drawing!”
Th ough well intended, eighteen years later I’m 53 I didn’t take his words to heart Years went by with me still writing and still occasionally entering 54 . It wasn’t until my first year in college that I finally got honorable 55 in a poetry contest. As a writer I’ve truly 56 .
I’m sure there are things in your life that are 57 and yet, rewarding. Endurance (忍耐), especially when it comes to things you truly love is 58 . Take some time to devote some more 59 to the “thing” that didn’t come 60 and see what happens.
41. A. praise B. awards C. supports D. success
42. A. street B. school C. newspaper D. book
43. A. draw B. act C. learn D. show
44. A. want B. mean C. agree D. happen
45. A. encouraged B. invited C. developed D. permitted
46. A. perfect B. different C. similar D. lucky
47. A. everyone B. who C. that D. no one
48. A, art B. fixing C. writing D. music
49. A. won B. ignored C. missed D. lost
50. A. interest B. competition C. career D. talent
51. A had B. made C. found D. met
52. A. Give up B. Take in C. Stick to D. Put away
53. A. glad B. sorry C. sad D. sure
54. A. training B. contests C. articles D. trouble
55. A. appearance B. chance B. mention C. name
56. A. forgot B. regretted C. expected D. grown
57. A. challenging B. beautiful C. appealing D. hopeful
58. A. meaningless B. popular C. essential D. painful
59. A. consideration B. energy C. money D. education
60. A. young B. bad C. usual D. easy
第II卷
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The ancient wisdom of Confucius is timeless. His thinking 61 (lead) the Chinese for thousands of years. However, English teaching seems to be one place 62 his wisdom is forgotten.
I came to China 6 years ago, and quickly saw the plight (困境) of so many students 63 (struggle) to learn English. They k now a lot “about” English,64 they never master the language. They learned far more grammar than students in Western cultures and almost no oral training. They were made 65 (recite) sentences and passages from their books. Their teachers were spending 90% of the class talking to them “about” English in Chinese.
All effective language teaching in the world is built 66 the basis of oral language. Students who excel in English are those that follow the wisdom of Confucius: they use language!
They use it primarily by speaking and listening, 67 (eventual) supplemented (补充) by reading and writing. Every language is taught by gaining speaking competence long before grammar, reading and writing 68 (introduce).
Chinese students work so hard. 69 they learned English with correct spoken instructions and classroom practice, they would have the 70 (high) English scores in the world and they would conquer English.
第四部分写作（版权所有：百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节;满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I don’t remember exact how old I was when I began to ride a bike. I only remembered how I practiced riding a bike in early years. When I first successfully rode a bike, that remains a vivid memory, my brother helped me with holding the back seat of the bike while I was riding. “Wow, I did it!”, cried I, as soon as he noticed I was riding without his hands hold it! I learnt quickly, and soon, even though my feet were not touching the ground, but I was able to cycle around six kilometer a day to school! It’s s o lovely to remember which happened at that time.
第二节书面表达（版权所有：百强校英语解析团队专供）（满分25分）
假定你是李华，某外语学校学生会主席。为弘扬中华传统文化，学生会拟举办一次英语征文比赛。请你用英语写一通知，欢迎同学参加。内容如下：
1. 活动目的；
2. 内容话题：丝绸之路；
3. 征文长度：约300词；
4. 交稿日期：3月28日前。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以便行文连贯；
3. 短文中不得出现本校或地区名称。
高考模拟考试
英语试题答案
选择题（满分100分）
第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1—5 ABCBA 6—10 CACBA 11—15 BCABA 16—20 BCCCB
第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）
21—25 DACDA 26—30 CBCDA 31—35 BCADC 36—40 FEBCG
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41—45 BCADA 46—50 BACDB 51—55 ACABC 56—60 DACBD
非选择题（满分50分）
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. has led 62. where 63. struggling 64. but 65. to recite
66. on 67. eventually 68. are introduced 69. if 70. highest
第四部分：写作（共两节;满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（每小题1分，满分10分）
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第二节：书面表达(满分25分）
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高考模拟题
英语试题
第I卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转写到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the speakers probably going to tell Jennifer?
A. Not to worry about what people think.
B. To spend more time on her studies.
C. To get them tickets to the volleyball game.
2. What does the man imply about Paul?
A. He has already asked for help.
B. He was the last one to use the computer
C. He doesn’t know a lot about the computer.
3. What’s the man’s job now?
A. He works in a car factory.
B. He works in an office.
C. He is out of work now.
4. Where are the two speakers?
A. In Britain.
B. In USA.
C. In France.
5. What can be inferred about the man?
A. Tonight’s exam is the easiest one.
B. He wishes he could go to a concert.
C. He did well in two of his exams.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面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6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What is Charlie looking for?
A. His tie.
B. His wallet.
C. His socks.
7. How was Charlie last night?
A. He was ill.
B. He felt too hot.
C. He was drunk.
8. How did he come home last night?
A. On foot.
B. By taxi.
C. By bus.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Why is the man going to the States?
A. To visit interesting places.
B. To visit his friends.
C. To attend a meeting.
10. When will the man leave for America?
A. In two weeks.
B. In mid-January.
C. On January 10th.
11. What is the man?
A. A scientist.
B. A writer.
C. A traveler.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What is the main subject of the conversation?
A. Saturday’s game.
B. Michigan’s defense.
C. Getting into the coach’s office.
13. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
A. In the coach’s office.
B. On the playing field.
C. At the doctor’s office.
14. Where does the woman tell the man to go?
A. To the hospital.
B. To his home.
C. To her office.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. When was the White House built?
A. 1600.
B. 1800.
C. 1812.
16. What did the presi dent’s wife save during the fire?
A. Her best white dress.
B. Her son.
C. A picture of George Washington.
17. Who owns the White House?
A. Each president.
B. The Washington family
C. The American people.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20小题。
18. Where can you find the telephone number of the city council in a telephone book?
A. In the white pages.
B. In the blue pages.
C. In the yellow pages.
19. Where can you find an area code map of the U.S.?
A. On the first page of the telephone book.
B. At the end of the telephone book.
C. In the front of the white pages.
20. What are you advised to do when you get a wrong number in making a long distance call?
A. Check your number and call again.
B. Tell the operator what has happened.
C. Ask the operator to put you through.
第二部分：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。
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When you’re having a hard time with your homework or when you’re preparing for your term paper, these student-focused websites can help you with just about anything you need. The key to getting the most out of these online resources is to know how they can best be used to your advantage.
Although Facebook can be one of your biggest time-wasters and distractions when you are supposed to be getting work done, it can also be one of your most valuable resources. Most of your classmates will probably have a Facebook account, so anyone you need to connect with about a class you missed or about a problem is usually just a few clicks away.
SparkNotes
With a free library of history timeline, philosophy study guides and library summaries, SparkNotes has covered just about any reading-related jam you find yourself in. Just run a search for the book, play, or short summary of the
material you are supposed to read.
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Wikipedia
While Wikipedia isn’t aimed specifically at students, it is difficult to think of another website that does more to reduce the pain of paper writing and researching. Wikipedia gives you a quick way to find sources and get the details of almost any topic you need to research — all without walking to the library.
21. The passage was mainly written to .
A. explain some websites for parents
B. compare some educational websites
C. introduce different parts of a website
D. offer some websites that may help students
22. While you are taking great pains to write a research report, can most probably be a help.
A. Facebook
B. SparicNotes
C. https://www.doczj.com/doc/5e5847991.html,
D. Wikipedia
23. https://www.doczj.com/doc/5e5847991.html, is a place .
A. where you can make friends all over the country
B. where you can communicate with your professors
C. that gives you information about professors in advance
D. that gives tips on how to get along with your professors
24. Which of the following will you most probably refer to, if you need brief ideas or discussion in reading?
A. Wikipedia.
B. Facebook.
C. SparkNotes.
D. https://www.doczj.com/doc/5e5847991.html,.
B
Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably
accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.
I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working towards her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student (技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.
When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid, ” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.”
I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls (光荣榜).
But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “H ey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it, but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.
My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts from a junkyard, and ability from vo-tech classes. The cost was $25 instead of $800.
Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbours and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.
These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in foot steps or anywhere else.
My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.
25. What used to be the author’s hope for his son?
A. To avoid becoming his clone.
B. To resemble him in appearance
C. To develop in a different direction.
D. T o reach the author’s unachiev ed goals
26. What can we learn about the author’s children?
A. His daughter docs better in school.
B. His daughter has got a master’s degree.
C. His son tried hard to finish homework.
D. His son couldn’t write his book reports.
27. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that .
A. his son had the ability to fix it
B. it would save him much time
C. it wouldn’t cause him any more loss
D. other motorheads would come to help
28. What did the author realize in the end?
A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.
B. It is important for one to make the honor roll.
C. Architects play a more important role than builders.
D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.
C
Young sunflowers turn and swing every day. New findings add to evidence that the plants are animal-like.
Harmer, a professor in the University of California at Davis, Department of Plant Biology, carried out a series of experiments on sunflowers in the field, in pots outdoors and in indoor growth chambers.
By staking plants so that they could not move, Harmer showed that he could destroy their ability to track the sun. He also noticed that sunflowers prevented from moving were not as tough and leafy as those that were free to move. When plants were moved indoor with a settled overhead light, they continued to swing back and forth for a few days.
The indoor plants did start tracking the “sun” again when the apparent source of lighting was moved across the room. The plants could reliably track the movement and return at night when the artificial day was close to a 24-hour cycle, but not when it was closer to 30 hours.
When sunflowers track the sun, the east sides of their stems grew more rapidly than the west sides. At night, the west sides grew faster as the stem swung the other way. The team identified a number of genes that were expressed at higher levels on the sunward side of the plant during the day or on the other side at night. A plant growth-regulating hormone (激素), called auxin, appears to be a key driver.
The “dance” to the sun cycle obviously slows when the sunflower matures (成熟) and its flowers open up. At that point, the plants stop moving during the day and settle down facing the sun in the east.
“Bees like warm flowers.” Harmer said, adding that the bees are cold-blooded, so landing on a warm flower saves them energy and perhaps feels really good.
“The morning wa rmth changes the flowers in a way to make them more appealing to insects, perhaps causing them to rele ase more attractive scents earlier in the day.” he said “We’re currently testing this idea.”
29. Why did Harmer do the experiment on sunflowers?
A. To see how sunflowers grow up
B. To show what sunflowers’ genes are.
C. To study why sunflowers track the sun.
D. To check if sunflowers swing in cloudy days.
30. What does the underlined word “staking” probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. tracking
B. fining
C. growing
D. searching
31. What is the result of sunflowers being stopped from moving?
A. They will produce a number of new genes.
B. They will grow faster than usual.
C. They won’t swing back though set free.
D. They won’t grow well.
32. What is the advantage of sunflowers’ dance to the sun?
A. They attract more insects.
B. They save more energy.
C. They mature more rapidly.
D. They produce more flowers.
D
Anew international study shows that some peopled biological clock plays a powerful role for their life expectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices.
Published in the latest issue of Aging on Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to explain why some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others.
Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), led a team of 65 scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samples collected from 13,000 people and estimate their lifespan.
A higher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, the study says.
“You get peop le who are vegan, sleep 10 hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young,” Horvath said in a statement. “We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate.”
The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, which translated to a roughly 50 percent higher than average risk of death at any age.
“The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate aging rate,” Horvath said, adding that “this is an important mile stone to realizing this dream.
33. How was the study conducted?
A. By collecting and analyzing data
B. By interviewing lots of people
C. By researching previous studies
D. By studying different lifestyles
34. Some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others because .
A. By biological clock is not powerful enough
B. the most definitive evidence has been found
C. they have a higher actual age than others
D. they ages at a relatively faster biological rate
35. According to the study, it can be inferred that .
A. people who keep healthy lifestyle tend to live longer
B. people’s lifespan can be predicted by their age
C. anti-aging interventions have proved to slow the innate aging rate
D. 5 percent of people are believed to have a faster innate aging rate
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。
You should make thorough plans before you undertake a camping trip. Just follow these simple camping guidelines to make your trip safe and rewarding.
Selecting an appropriate tent
36 . When determining the size of your tent, you should take into account the number of campers as well as the camping equipment necessary for your trip. There should be enough room in tihe tent for the camping equipment.
37 .
Importance of food
While camping, you will need enough food to give you enough energy for your outdoor work. 38 .You should use a two burner stove to do all your cooking. Insist on simplicity in cooking and use vegetables and ready-made food during your trip to minimize cooking time.
Adequate sleep
39 . Nights are generally cooler than the days so you need to have enough warm clothes to feel comfortable enough to sleep during the night. When buying a sleeping bag, check that you feel comfortable in it. Extra air mattresses (气垫) may be included in your camping equipment to make your bed more comfortable.