2011年天门市高考英语模拟试卷（二）简要说明：1、选材方面，语言重视真实地道，内容偏重心灵探索与生活哲理；2、设题重视题型特点，尤其是阅读理解突出主旨大意和判断推理；以上两点皆是我市考生的薄弱环节第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
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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。
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第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分40分)第一节：多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)21. People like taking photos because photos are the _______ of youth and history and can remindus of many happy scenes.A. witnessB. guidanceC. evidenceD. approval22. For sustainable development, the government has decided to give to those energyconserving and environment-friendly business in many aspects.A. profitB. interestC. advantageD. preference23. It’s a major for Obama and his national security team, to fulfill the goal once voice dby Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, to bring to justice the mastermind （设计者）of the 9-11 attacks.A. anecdote B .accomplishment C. negotiate D. campaign24. While the government says there is a(n) ________supply of houses，prices of apartments havebeen going up these years.A. unconditionalB. preciseC. abundantD. short25. —Why do English people talk so often about the weather when they start a conversation?—Well, it’s probably the weather is a(n) __________topic.A. safeB. ordinaryC. primitiveD. conventional26. The director added a few characters and changed some names in this movie but _______ this isa true story.A. completelyB. necessarilyC. essentiallyD. gradually27. Founded by Li Kaifu in September 2009, Innovation Workshop is ____ to help Chinese youngpeople create successful starting-up companiesA. commentedB. confirmedC. concludedD. committed28. There is even an animal whose tail will so that it can run away if someone grabs it.A. break upB. break outC. break offD. break down29.To improve your health, you can _________ 25—30 minutes three or four times a week to dosimple things such as walking ,cycling or running .A. give offB. turn downC. take overD. set aside30 For a long time, he hesitated whether he should tell us ____ what had happened.A. at duskB. at lengthC. at presentD. at stake第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
38. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Then D. But39. A. at one time B. from time to time C. each time D. the first time40. A. support B. take C. intend D. organize41. A. delighted B. surprised C. curious D. angry42. A. as far as B. if only C. in case D. now that43. A. Until B. Since C. While D. When44. A. patience B. advice C. guide D. concern45. A. surely B. gradually C. finally D. quickly46. A. blind B. deaf C. ill D. wounded47. A. watch B. appreciate C. teach D. hear48. A. Besides B. Then C. Yet D. Otherwise49. A. happy B. relaxed C. free D. sad50. A. effort B. struggle C. belief D. challenge第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ANo one else knew about the extra club （球棍）in Zach Nash’s golf bag. It belonged to a friend, and Zach forgot it was there as he played his way to victory in a junior tournament last summer in Wisconsin, US.The 14-year-old accepted his medal, celebrated with his grandparents who had come from a long way to watch. But when he stopped by his country club to share the news, a professional player noticed something wrong. “Count your clubs,” he told the teenager.Fifteen—one more than allowed. Zach’s eyes filled with tears.If Zach had just won a basketball championship or a soccer game and someone had discovered a violation(违反) after the win, it would not have mattered.Bending the rules has become acceptable, if not encouraged, in much of sports.Golf is different. In a win-at-all-costs world, the game holds itself to a higher standard. Golf isn’t a game where referees watch closely. In golf tournaments, dozens of competitors are spread across acres of land, so officials cannot hope to see each shot. Competitors call penalties（处罚）on themselves.“It was a sport for gentlemen, and gentlemen did not care about winning. They car e about doing the right thing,” said Robert Simon, a golf coach at Hamilton College in New York.Honesty became a medal of honor. When one of the game’s early stars, Bobby Jones, was praised for calling a penalty on himself at the 1925 US Open, he replied: “You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank.”So even the error had no effect on Zach’s final score—he has never used the extra club, the teenager packed up his medal and dropped it in the mail. “But this is golf, and rules are rules. I just kn ew what I had to do,” he said.Then came another tournament. Before teeing off(开球), Zach counted his clubs—four times.51. What can we infer from the text?A. A friend put an extra club in Zach’s bag.B. Zach returned the medal that he had won.C. Zach’s grandparents encouraged him to play fair.D. Zach regretted meeting with the professional player.52. According to Robert, golf is different from other sports in that ______.A. honor comes before victoryB. players are superior to coachesC. referees have to watch each shotD. players needn’t care about medals53. What can be learned from the underlined sentence?A. One should be praised for not robbing a bank.B. Bobby looked down upon bank robbers.C. Little did Bobby care about the penalty.D. Observing rules demands no praise.54. Why did Zach count his clubs four times before the following tournament?A. He remembered the lesson.B. He lacked self-confidence.C. He felt a little too nervous.D. He was no good with numbers.BWhether I’m looking for a good chat with some old Mends or a quiet place to meet a colleague, the pub will be the place I always choose.I could, of course, go to a bar. But a pub, I always find, is far more comfortable and has a more relaxed atmosphere.Many people in the UK also have a favorite pub at the end of the road where they live or nearby to where they work. I can almost always guarantee that I’ll bump into someone I know at my “local”, as we British call our nearest pub.In fact, many people from the UK say that the pub is a cornerstone (基础) of British life. Coming together over a drink, usually of beer, is generally considered the best way to catch up with friends. For those who are a little reserved (内向的), as the British sometimes are, it’s the best way to open up and get chatting.However, this habit is slowly changing among some British people. According to a survey completed in August by UK trade magazine The Publican, eating, rather than drinking, has become the main source of income for our 52,000 pubs.The gastropub (美食酒吧), with its greater emphasis on food, is primarily responsible. All over the country, this more expensive type of pub has been springing up, providing a place for more formal meetings with business partners. Wine is often drunk instead of the traditional beer.But not everyone’s happy. Many people hate the fact that some local pubs are closing because new gastropubs are proving more profitable. “Beer sales are sinking and many pubs are struggling to survive,” Rob Haward, of the British Beer and Pub Association, told UK newspaper The Daily Mail.For my part, I’m going to do all I can to keep the local British pub alive. It will be the firstplace I visit when I go back home.55. The article is mainly about .A. the British pub losing popularityB. the author’s love of pubsC. how the British socializeD. the local British pub56. Many British people say that the pub is a cornerstone of British life because .A. it is nearby and convenientB. it is a great place for meeting friendsC. it is far more comfortable than a bar to have a drinkD. it is easy to bump into people they know in a pub ,57. From the text, we can conclude that gastropubs .A. will replace the local pubsB. attach more importance to drinksC. are somewhere between a restaurant and a barD. attract beer lovers as well as wine lovers58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A. The author is in favor of gastropubs.B. Wine is thought to show one’s class and taste.C. British people do not go to pubs as often as before.D. Local pubs are being seriously affected by gastropubs.CMost of us long for relationships in which we are loved and accepted. Our heart s’ desire is to give and receive love in relationships that make us feel that even if others disagree with what we do or say, they still love us, accept us, and appreciate what we give to the world. While it would be wonderful to have these types of relationships with all people, we know that’s hard to do. However, we can have such relationships with some others, but only when we first have them with ourselves—and, strangely, this is often the hardest relationship of all.Do you love yourself? You may think you do, but do you really? There’s only one way to find out—by taking a close look at what you think, say, and do. You may not like some of what you find, but if you are serious about really loving yourself, you can use this insight to do some positive inner work. Here’re three ways for gaining greater personal insight for deeper love:Listen Closely to Your ThoughtsYour thoughts will determine your actions. One thing helping you to listen to your thoughts is keeping a journal. It is not necessary for you to write in it every day, but it helps to record various insights you gain as you go about your life. Instead of using a big notebook, you might use a small notepad that you can keep in your pocket for easy access to record your thoughts as they occur to you. Whichever method you choose, what’s most important is that you write your thoughts down. It will help you know what’s in your heart.Be Honest with YourselfTo do this, you should pay attention to your actions. Actions speak louder than words, and they always tell the truth. If you say you love your job, but your actions say otherwise, which do you think is more reliable? On the other hand, if you say you’re not good at a certain job, but your actions say otherwise, that’s also important. What do you do with this insight? You can use it to make more positive choices in your life. By being honest with yourself, you will act according totruth instead of just what you tell yourself.Take Quiet Time to Listen to Your Inner VoiceThis is similar to the first point, but it takes a step further—beyond the natural mind to the heart that cannot be seen. You may want to use your quiet time to think deeply. However you use this time, the key is to shut out all of the noise around you by focusing deep within yourself. Breathing deeply during quiet time will also help you focus. I know it’s hard to find quiet time during a particularly busy day, but it’s so important—even if it’s just 10 minutes a day and you have to hide somewhere to get it. Quiet time can really make a difference in your life.Despite what your mind may be telling you, you can have love with no limits. The key is to unconditionally love yourself first.59. By looking deep into what we think, say, and do, we can .A. know whether we really love ourselvesB. appreciate what we give to the worldC. realize what type of relationship we long forD. know whether we are loved and accepted by others60. An important way for gaining personal insight is to .A. do some positive inner workB. keep a journal wherever you goC. look closely at what others say about usD. pay attention to our thoughts61. The insight we gain from our actions can help us .A. focus our attention on our jobsB. make more positive choices in our lifeC. act according to the truthD. tell the differences between our words and our actions62. It can be learned from the passage that if we want to have love without limits, we must first ofall .A. be honest with ourselves anytimeB. give our love to others generouslyC. love ourselves unconditionallyD. take quiet time and think deeplyDIn our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of "mastery"—feeling important and worthwhile—and the sources of what we call a sense of "pleasure"—finding life enjoyable—are not always the same. Women often are told "You can’t have it all. " Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: "You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life. " or "You have a wonderful husband and children—what’s all this about wanting a career?" But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the "doing" side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other aspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the "feeling" side of life.The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa （反之亦然）. For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women are valued significantly higher in mastery than women who are not employed.A woman’s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who are involved in a combination of roles —marriages, motherhood, and employment —are the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.63. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that __ __.A. for women, a sense of "mastery" is more important than a sense of "pleasure"B. for women, a sense of "pleasure" is more important than a sense of "mastery"C. women can’t have a sense of "mastery" and a sense of "pleasure" at the same timeD. a sense of "mastery" and a sense of "pleasure" are both necessary to women64. The author’s attitude towards women having a career is_ __.A. negativeB. positiveC. neutral （中立）D. realistic65. One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, _ __.A. her life will be richer and more meaningfulB. she will be more successful in her careerC. her chances of getting promoted will be greaterD. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain66. The most appropriate title for the passage would be .A. The Well-Being of Career WomenB. Sources of Mastery and PleasureC. Two Aspects of Women’s Well-BeingD. Multiple Roles of Women in SocietyE…That’s my second piece of advice, very simple: Don’t make excuses. Take responsibility not just for your successes; take responsibility where you fall short as well.Now, the truth is, no matter how hard you work, you’re not going to ace (取得好成绩) every class. You’re not going to succeed the first time you try something. There are going to be times when you screw up (弄糟). There will be times where you hurt people you love. There will be times when you make a mistake and you stray (偏离) from the values that you hold most deeply.And when that happens, it’s the easiest thing in the world to start looking around for somebody else to blame. Your professor was too hard; the coaches were playing favorites; your friend just didn’t understand.No, but this is an easy habit to get into. You see it every day in Washington —every day -—folks calling each other names, making all sorts of accusations on television. Everybody is always pointing a finger at somebody else. You notice that?Now, this community could have easily gone down that road. This community could havemade excuses — well, our kids have fewer advantages, our schools have fewer resources — how can we compete? You could have spent years pointing fingers—blaming parents, blaming teachers, blaming the principal , blaming the superintendent.But that’s —Class of 2010, I want you to pay attention on this because that’s not what happened. Instead, this community was honest with itself about where you were falling short. You decided to do better, push your kids harder, open their minds wider, expose them to all kinds of ideas and people and experiences.So, graduates, I hope you’ll continue those efforts. Don’t make excuses. And I hope that wherever you go, you won’t narrow the broad intellectual and social exposure you’ve had here at Kalamazoo Central — instead, seek to expand it. Don’t just hang out with people who look like you or share your political views. Broaden your circle to include people with different backgrounds and life experiences, because that’s how you’ll end up learning what it’s like to walk in somebody else’s shoes. That’s how you’ll come to understand the challenges other people face.And this is not just an academic exercise. It’s a way to broaden your ambit (范围) of concern and learn to see yourselves in each other.—adapted from US President Barack Obama’s graduation ceremony speech at the Kalamazoo Central High School.67. The underlined words “fall short” in Paragraph 1 probably mean .A. make a decisionB. begin to experience somethingC. have someone else to blameD. fail to reach a standard68. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to .A. misunderstanding your friendsB. straying from the values you holdC. making accusations on televisionD. blaming someone else for your mistake69. We can infer from Paragraphs 5 and 6 that the community .A. has got used to making excusesB. has lived up to its responsibilityC. is satisfied with itselfD. provides fewer resources than it used to70. In the last two paragraphs, Obama calls on the graduates to .A. welcome different ideas, people and experiencesB. participate in as many social activities as they canC. make friends with people who share their political viewsD. be honest and concerned about the community第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分40分)第一节：完成句子(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
