2018年辽宁省普通高中学业水平考试模拟试卷
英语
（本试卷分第I卷和第II卷，考试时间90分钟，满分100分）
第I卷（选择题满分60分）
第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
It was Christmas Eve, 1881. I was 15 years oldand feeling like the world was o ver for me. Ididn’t have enough money to buy myself thegift that I had wanted that year.
Dad came back in and there was ice in hisbeard. “You’ve been by widow (寡妇) Smith’shouse recently?" he asked. Ms. Smith livedtwo miles down the road. Her husband had died and left her with three children.
“I rode by just today” Dad continued.“Little Jack was out looking for wood.They must be out of wood, Tom.”
We filled our sled (雪橇) high with wood.Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food, and a smaller pair of shoes. I triedto think through what Dad was doing.
I knew
we didn’t have much money，so why Dadwas buying them so many things。
We got to the Smith’s house and went in;“We brought you a few things, madam,” Dad
said, and put down the bag of food on the table.Then Dad handed Ms. Smith the pair ofshoes. She bit her lower lip to keep itfrom trembling (发抖), and then tears filled hereyes and started running down her cheek
My throat seemed to be filled withsomething, and there were tears in my eyes, too. Just then my dream gift seemed very unimportant. Dad had given me the look Ms. Smith’s face and the smiles of hert hree children. He had given me the best Christmas of my life.
1.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. A Poor Life of A Woman.
B.A Spirit of Sharing.
C. Father and Son.
D. Real Gift at Christmas.
2. The writer was not happy on ChristmasEve in 1881 because __________ .
A. he was worried that his father was stillnot back
B. it was the beginning of a new year andhe didn’t want to grow up
C. he couldn’t have the Christmas gift he wanted
D. he didn’t want to go out in the cold
3. The father decided to help the Smithsbecause __________ .
A. he learned from Ms. Smith about hertrouble
B. he saw the little child looking for woodout in the cold
C. he realized Ms. Smith had to raisethree children
D. he saw their neighbors were not nice orhelpful
4. How did Ms. Smith feel when the dadhanded her the pair of shoes?
A. Surprised.
B. Moved.
C. Excited.
D. Worried.
5.What did the writer learn from thatChristmas?
A. Helping those in need makes us feel good.
B. Christmas gifts are unimportant for poorpeople.
C. We should get along with people around us.
D. Being helpful sometimes brings peoplegood luck.
B
Lots of students know what a marathon(马拉松赛跑) is, but perhaps they don’t knowwhat triathlon is. The triathlon is a sport that has three parts—swimming, bicycling and running. It is notan easy sport, but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it.A few months ago, he finished a special triathlon—he juggled(抛起接住) three balls all the time during the triathlon. That is to say, he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming, riding a bicycle and running.
31-year-old Joe is from Florida, the USA. He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8. Joedid well in juggling. Later, he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make itmore fun. Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke. But J oe didn’t giveup a nd he kept practicing it. Because of his hard work, he made it at last.
Talking about his triathlon, Joe said swimming was the hardest part. “It was difficult and complex ,” he said. “I basically only used my legs, so it took quite a lot of work. Also, swimming in open water made it a little harder. It was not like in a pool. ”
6. According to the writer, the common triathlon ______.
A. is a difficult sport
B. is more famous than the marathon
C. includes the three parts and juggling
D. includes the marathon and swimming
7. J oe’s triathlon was special because ______ during the triathlon.
A. he picked up three balls
B. he played juggling
C. he carried his bicycle on his shoulder
D. he threw away all his balls
8. Many juggling fans thought J oe’s idea ______.
A. could not be realized
B. should not be laughed at
C. should be realized as soon as possible
D. could make triathlon more exciting
9. The underlinedpart “made it” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “______”.
A. forgot
B. failed
C. succeeded
D. left
10. Swimming was the hardest part for Joe mainly because ______.
A. he swam in open water
B. his swimming skills were bad
C. he was very tired when swimming
