辽宁省英语高考模拟考试试卷(2)
辽宁省英语高考模拟考试试卷
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“Indeed”George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “some kind of fly,or bug,had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.” But the father of America was not the father of bug.When Washington wrote that, Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century, and Americans had already created lightning-bug(萤火虫). But the Enlish were soon to stop using the bugs in their language, leaving it to be the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The American bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity.Although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs, baseball bugs and the like.
Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bug-shaped car. The bug could also be a burlar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug, that is, “to install(安装) an alarm”. Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others’ conversations.Since the 1840s,to bug has long meant “to cheat”,and since the 1994s it has been annoying.
We also know the bug as a flaw n a computer program or other design.That meaning dates back to the time of Tomas Edison.In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficulties” that required months of stdy and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering′a bug′ in his invented record player.”
【小题1】We learn from Paragraph 1 that .
A.American had difficulty in learning to use the word “bug”.
B.George Washinton was the first person to call the insect a bug.
C.the word bug was still popularly used in England in the nineteenth century.
D.both the Englishmen and Americans used the word bug in the gighteen century.
【小题2】What does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Explanation.
B.Finding.
C.Origin.
D.Fault.
【小题3】The passage is mainly concerned with .
A.the misunderstanding of thr word bug
B.the deveopment of the word bug
C.the public views of the word bug
D.the special characteristics of the word bug
Here is an astonishing and signficant fact:Mental work alone can’t make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue(疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered thett blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day labourer, we could find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxing at the end of the day.
So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours f efforts as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired.
Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue come from our mental and emotional(情感的) attitudes. One of England’s most outstanding scientists. J. A. Hadfield,says,“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact,fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares,“One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”
What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired?Joy?Satifaction?No!A feeling of being bored,anger,anxiety,tenseness,worry,a feeling of nt being appreciated---those are emotions that tire sitting workers.Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue.We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.
【小题1】What surprised the scientists a few years ago?
A.Fatigue toxinscould hardly be found in a labour’s blood.
B.Albert Eistein didn’t feel worn out after a day’s work.
C.The brain could wrk for many hours without fatigue.
D.A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue toxins.
【小题2】According to the authour,which of the following can make sitting worker tired?
A.Challenge mental work.
B.Unpleasant emotions.
C.Endless tasks.
D.Physical labor.
【小题3】What’s the authour’s attitude towards the scientists’ ideas?
A.He agrees with them.
B.He doubts them
C.He argues against them.
D.He hesitates to accept them.
【小题4】We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energic, sitting workers need to ______.
A.have some good blood
B.enjoy their work
C.exercise regularly
D.discover fatigue toxin
Going green seems to be a fad(时尚) for a lot of people these days.Whether that is good or bad,we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a life style.
On April 22,2011,we decided to be green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 diffenent things to do and this was no easy task.
With the idea of going green every single day a year,Our Greean Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.
Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic(有机的) stores. We consume less meat,choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites.Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.
Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planets.
【小题1】What might be the best title for the passage?
A.Going green
B.Protecting the planet
C.Keeping Open-Minded
D.Celebrating Our Green Year
【小题2】It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because_______.
A.they were expected to follow the green fad
B.they didn’t know how to educate other people
C.they were unwilling to reduce their energy
D.they needed to perform unusual green tasks
【小题3】What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?
A.They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.
B.They ignored others’ ungreen behaviour.
C.They chose better chemical cleaners.
D.they sold their home-made food
【小题4】What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The government will give support to the green roject.
B.The couple may continue ther project in the future.
C.Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.
D.Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.
China is a land of bicycles.At least it was back in 1992 when I travelled the country.Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bicycle.Millions of them,all black.Cars were rare.Yet since my arrival in Beijing last year,I’ve found the opposite is true.There were millions of cars.However,people still use their bicycles to get around.For many,it’s the easiest and cheappiest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colours---silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whatever you want.
It’s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through crossroads,move skillfully through traffic,and ride even on sidewalks(人行道). Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that cars just can’t provide.
Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I immediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started to ride.
My first ride home was orderly(守秩序的).To be safe,I stayed with a “pack”of bikers while cars on the streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn’t want to get hit.So I took the ride carefully.
Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the United States. The streets here were wide,so crossing took time,skill and a little bit of luck.
I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing. The air hitting my face and going through my air was wonderful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places and people.Biking made me feel alive.
【小题1】According to the suthour,why are bicycles still popular in China today?
A.Because they are traditinal and safe.
B.Because they are convienent and inexpensive.
C.Because they are colourful and available.
D.Because they are fast and environment friendly.
【小题2】The authour decided to buy a bicycle because he intened ______.
A.to ride for fun
B.to use for transport
C.to experience local culture
D.to improve his riding skills
【小题3】How did the suthour feel about his street crossing?
A.It was boring.
B.It was difficult.
C.It was lively.
D.It was wonderful.
【小题4】Which of the following best describes the authour’s biking experience?
A.The authour enjoyed showing off his biking skill.
B.The author was annoyed by the air while riding.
C.The authour was praised by the other bikers.
D.The authour took great pleatsure in biking.
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(A )，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(一)，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Mr. Johnson is a hard working teacher. Every day, he spends too much time with hiswork. With little sleep and hardly any break, so he works from morning till night.Hardwork have made him very ill.“He has ruined his healthy. We are worried about him.”That is which other teachers say. Yesterday afternoon, I paid a visit to Mr. Johnson. I wasEager to see him, but outside her room I stopped. I had to calm myself down. Quietly I stepped into the room. I saw him lying in bed, looking at some of the pictures we hadTaken together. I understood that he missed us just as many as we missed him.
书面表达(满分25分)
一个英文网站面向中学生征稿。请你写一篇英语稿件，介绍“中秋节”及这个节日里的主要活动。
写作要点：
它是中国传统节日之一;
家人团聚;
赏月、吃月饼;
还有旅游、访友等其他活动。
注意：1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.开头语已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival 农历 lunar calendar 赏月 enjoy the full moon
月饼 moon cake
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar.
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