考前英语模拟预测题（七）

第一部分听力部分（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where did the woman go yesterday？

A. A classical concertB. A modern art exhibition

C. A classical art exhibition

2. Which causes Mr. Davies being late？

A. An accidentB. The weatherC. Heavy traffic

3. Why is the man unhappy？

A. He was firedB. He didn餿 get promotion

C. He didn餿 find a job

4. What does the woman do？

A. An accountantB. A secretaryC. A cleaner

5. How many people are likely to enter for this year餾 City Marathon？

A. 125B. 250C. 500

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How long has the man been with the firm？

A. Four years and five monthsB. Five years and nine months

C. Six years and nine months

7. What has the woman decided to offer to the man？

A. A pay riseB. A promotionC. A paid holiday

听第7段材料，回答第 8、9题。

8. Whose turn is it to do the cleaning？

A. The manB. The womanC. Peter

9. What does the man think of the woman？

A. ImpatientB. CarelessC. Lazy

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。

10. From where is the man calling？

A. AmericaB. AustraliaC. Austria

11. Which is the man餾 telephone number？

A. 61327752940B. 61329402775

C. 61329952740

12. What can we know about Mr. Parker？

A. He doesn餿 want to take the man餾 callB. He can be reached all day tomorrow

C. He is out for the whole day

听第9段材料 ，回答第13至第16题。

13. What does the man compare before making a decision？

A. Weight and stampsB. Price and time

C. Forms and value

14. What are in the box？

A. GlassesB. BooksC. Clothes

15. How much does the man pay in total？

A. 490 dollarsB. 820 dollarsC. 1420 dollars

16. What does the woman advise the man to write on the box at last？

A. A return addressB. His telephone numberC. His e瞞ail address

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17. When did Dennis go into space？

A. In 2000B. In 2001C. In 2002

18. How long did Dennis spend in space？

A. A weekB. 10 daysC. 20 days

19. Where does the fourth space tourist come from？

A. AmericaB. RussiaC. Iran

20. What will probably take place in the next 20 years？

A. Some space hotels will be builtB. A space trip will cost only $20，000

C. Spacecrafts will become public transportation

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21. —I want some information on package tour to Thailand．

—Ok， it costs $400， including accommodation.

A. 不填; theB. a; anC. the; anD. the; 不填

22. —Conductor， can I get to Market Street on this subway？

—Of course. It餾 leaving. ， please．

A. Take your timeB. Mind your stepC. Look outD. Walk slowly

23. As the ideas of the Renaissance developed， so did the demand for the Greek and Latin classics， which for up to 2000 years．

A. have ignoredB. had ignoredC. had been ignoredD. were ignored

24. Since most Antarctic rocks are dark in color， they against the white background and are easy to identify and collect．

A. make outB. leave outC. stand outD. set out

25. We attend lectures in the school lecture hall at weekend seats more than 800 students．

A. whichB. whoseC. whereD. when

26. —Nowadays people seem to be becoming more and more selfish．

—How much better life would be if we to the values of the past!

A. would returnB. had returnedC. returnD. were to return

27. —How are you， Jack？

—， I餸 rather sick．

A. In additionB. In contrastC. In effectD. In all

28. —What did the environment minister say at the last week餾 climate conference？

—The plan to fight against pollution will place greater emphasis on monitoring，

gathering and information and handling PM25.

A. extendingB. releasingC. substitutingD. accumulating

29. —Are you in favour of Tom餾 suggestion we work around the clock to meet the deadline？

—No. But Jimmy suggested to me sounds practical．

A. which; whatB. that; thatC. which; thatD. that; what

30. —The MP3 cost me about 2，000 Yuan.

—Well， it was crazy of you to spend so much money you could buy a cheaper one．

A. whenB. unlessC. ifD. because

31. If you don餿 mind my saying so， I think you that better．

A. might handleB. could have handledC. may have handledD. should handle

32. It brought child poverty to the of the public， and for this reason alone it is a very important novel.

A. attentionB. acquisitionC. administrationD. association

33. We believe the time and hard work in completing such an important project are worthwhile．

A. involvedB. involvingC. to involveD. to be involved

34. —It餾 so cold! Why are your windows still open？

—Oh， they ．

A. aren餿 closingB. won餿 closeC. won餿 be closedD. aren餿 closed

35. —If our team gets the first place， we will get a bonus. With that bonus， I will go for a trip with my girl friend.

—．

A. Great minds think alikeB. Never judge a book by its cover

C. An old dog cannot learn new skillsD. Don餿 count your chickens until they are hatched

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had？ Did you 36 it because you thought that it was just a little thought？ Have you ever 37 what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts（直觉） 38 if you had paid more attention to it？

Imagine a scene， 39 you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book， suddenly a light is 40 on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. The thought 41 your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to 42 it， but wait a minute! That thought could be the potential beginning of the 43 you have so mush wished for.

As the thought crosses your mind， your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility， a solution， or find the answer to a problem whose solution has 44 escaped you. It is almost as if a wise man has 45 the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality， thereby bringing light to your life. It is like finding the 46 piece of jigsaw puzzle （拼图游戏）. This becomes an amazing moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that 47 but powerful thought．

Your self瞔onfidence and enthusiasm increase as you become 48 of the great possibilities that can 49 if that little thought is acted upon. This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to put 50 any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review. 51meaningless little thought or ideas when acted 52 have a potential to explode into great projects. Many successful projects have been 53 from the little positive thoughts that were carefully protected and recognized as bricks to great things．

Don餿 waste a（n） 54 to act on a potentially brilliant idea. You don餿 have to wait for a major idea， or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought．

That little thought or idea is the 55 of great things if you decide to follow it through．

36. A. hateB. ignoreC. likeD. value

37. A. discoveredB. rememberedC. complainedD. considered

38. A. orB. butC. andD. nor

39. A. whenB. whereC. whatD. while

40. A. takenB. workedC. turnedD. moved

41. A. putsB. causesC. catchesD. pulls

42. A. adoreB. adoptC. accountD. abandon

43. A. successB. wealthC. dreamD. reality

44. A. highlyB. longC. hardlyD. fast

45. A. talkedB. shoutedC. whispered D. laughed

46. A. last B. firstC. bestD. exact

47. A. weakB. goodC. strongD. little

48. A. consciousB. capableC. proudD. typical

49. A. attainB. causeC. ariseD. prove

50. A. off B. downC. upD. out

51. A. FortunatelyB. DeliberatelyC. ObviouslyD. Seemingly

52. A. uponB. inC. byD. to

53. A. grownB. bornC. doneD. torn

54. A. minuteB. possibilityC. opportunityD. moment

55. A. centerB. signC. resultD. beginning

第三部分阅读理解 （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

The insanely popular song ‘Gangnam Style from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever， garnering more than 808 million views on the popular media site．

The distinction was previously held by another pop heavyweight， Justin Bieber， whose song ‘Baby had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement on his Twitter page earlier today．

Since its release， the song has defeated such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez餾 ‘On the Floor， Eminem餾 ‘Love the Way You Lie and LMFAO餾 ‘Party Rock Anthem. And in September， 'Gangnam Style also became the most liked video on YouTube， now with nearly 54 million thumbs up．

At the time of the announcement， the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times， and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY， your certificate is waiting here at our office， come pick it up any time!”

Despite its massive popularity， the video shows no signs of slowing down， and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views．

If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day， ‘Gangnam Style would be in line to break that record by the end of the year．

The YouTube honors are just the latest in a long list that shows just how popular the song has become. Since it was released in July， the song has seen a meteoric rise through the music industry．

It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries， including the United Kingdom， Germany， France， Spain and Canada， while providing material for thousands of parody（恶搞）videos．

It became a staple （主要部份） in the 2012 presidential elections with the now famous ‘Mitt Romney Style video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda films promoting their supreme leader．

Meanwhile， such influential figures as President Obama， UN Secretary General Ban Ki瞞oon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.

56. This passage mainly talks about a world famous．

A. music chartB. music videoC. video websiteC. Korean pop singer

57. Which of the following about “Gangnam Style” is NOT true according to the passage？

A. “Gangnam Style” has defeated Justin Bieber餾 “Baby” on You Tube餾 views．

B. “Gangnam Style” has been the favorite to at least 54 million people．

C. “Gangnam Style” has been the first to get more than 1 billion views．

D. “Gangnam Style” has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records．

58. What can we infer from this passage？

A. PSY will become one of the greatest musicians due to the popularity of “Gangnam Style”．

B. Obama won the presidential election partly because of the ‘Mitt Romney Style video.

C. Despite its massive popularity， the fever of “Gangnam Style” has decreased．

D. The influence of “Gangnam Style” has spread far and wide．

B

With the average temperature for January standing at -50 ℃， it is no wonder the village is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world. Known as the ‘Pole of Cold， the coldest ever temperature recorded in Oymyakon was -712 ℃.

This is the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location on Earth and the lowest temperature recorded in the Northern Hemisphere．

Ironically， Oymyakon actually means ‘non瞗reezing water due to a nearby hot spring. Most homes in Oymyakon still burn coal and wood for heat and enjoy few modern conveniences．

Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer meat and horse meat. A single shop provides the town餾 bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer瞓reeders， hunters and ice瞗isherman.

Doctors say the reason the locals don餿 suffer from malnutrition is that their animals milk contains a lot of micronutrients．

Unsurprisingly， locals are hardened to the weather and unlike in other countries—where a flurry of snow brings things grinding to a halt， Oymyakon餾 solitary school only shuts if temperatures fall below -52 ℃.

There are few modern conveniences in the village—with many buildings still having outdoor toilets瞐nd most people still burn coal and wood for heat. When coal deliveries are irregular the power station starts burning wood. If the power ceases， the town shuts down in about five hours， and the pipes freeze and crack.

Daily problems that come with living in Oymyakon include pen ink freezing， glasses freezing to people餾 faces and batteries losing power. Locals are said to leave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart them．

Even if there was coverage for mobile phone reception the phones themselves would not work in such cold conditions．

Another problem caused by the frozen temperatures is burying dead bodies， which can take anything up to three days. The earth must first have melted sufficiently in order to dig it， so a bonfire is lit for a couple of hours. Hot coals are then pushed to the side and a hole couple of inches deep is dug. The process is repeated for several days until the hole is deep enough to bury the coffin．

Travel companies offer tourists the opportunity to visit the village and sample life in the freezing conditions．

59. Which of the following statements about this village is true？

A. Local children don餿 go to school because of the extreme cold．

B. People there live a hard and simple life with few modern conveniences．

C. People there have a healthy and balanced diets by eating vegetables and meat．

D. The name of this village—Oymyakon suggests that it餾 extremely cold here．

60. The sentence “If you thought it was cold where you are at the moment then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind.” can be put．

A. before the first paragraphB. after the first paragraph

C. after the sixth paragraphD. before the last paragraph

61. What does the underlined phrase “grinding to a halt” probably mean in this passage？

A. stoppingB. growingC. continuingD. failing

62. What is the purpose of writing this passage？

A. To attract more people to visit this village．B. To inform readers of this special village．

C. To help solve problems facing the village.D. To draw readers attention to poor people．

C

Many countries have passed safety laws that require seat belts in vehicles. A modern three瞤oint seat belt， also called a safety belt， is a harness to prevent the driver or a passenger from flying forward and hitting hard against the interior of a vehicle during a collision. A modern seat belt will help to position you properly to gain maximum benefit from your car餾 airbags that will inflate（使充气）during a collision. Using a seat belt also prevents you from being ejected （弹出） from a car into the path of oncoming traffic. Research shows that when you wear a modern seat belt， you reduce the risk of death or serious injury by 70% or more during an auto accident．

Seat belts have existed in different forms since the early days of automobiles， and they have changed from a single lap belt to the three瞤oint seat belt we use today. In 1911 the first airplane seat belt was installed. Then， in the 1920s they were used in racecars. By the 1930s， a group of American physicians created lap belts for their own vehicles and urged vehicle manufacturers to provide seat belts on all vehicles．

Dr. C. Hunter Shelden made a major contribution to our safety with his article in the November 5， 1955 Journal of the American Medical Association （JAMA）. He strongly encouraged the manufacture and use of door locks， airbags， and retractable（伸缩式的） seat belts， like the ones we use today. The modern three瞤oint seat belt， including a lap belt and a shoulder belt， was introduced as standard equipment on Volvo cars in 1959．

In 1970， the state of Victoria in Australia made the wearing of a seat belt compulsory for every car driver and front瞫eat passenger. Today many countries have also mandated（授权） the use of five瞤oint safety harnesses for carefully designed child safety seats that can protect a child during a serious car accident．

An airbag is a Supplemental Restraint System， or SRS， and consists of a rapidly inflatable restraint cushion that works together with a seat belt to protect you during a collision. Modern cars often contain several airbags in various locations. Since airbags can only inflate once and will quickly deflate after the initial impact， they will not provide any protection for you during a secondary collision．

The inflation of airbag can protect or hurt you. The risk zone for a driver餾 airbag is the first 8 centimeters from its pre瞚nflation location. While driving， you should remain about 25 centimeters from the airbag in the center of the wheel. As a driver， wear your seat belt and make sure children correctly use their seat belts. Failure to wear a seat belt properly means the airbags in your car might injure or even kill you during an accident．

An essential part of your safe driving skills is the habit of making sure that you and each of your passengers are always properly positioned and wearing a seat belt. There are many wonderful benefits of being able to drive a car， but there are also severe consequences during an accident for anyone who chooses not to wear a seat belt．

63. This article mostly deals with .

A. how to drive safely on the roadB. different forms of seat belts

C. the history of seat belt developmentD. the importance of seat belt use

64. We can learn from this article that .

A. to reduce your risk of death or serious injury by 70%， you must wear a five瞤oint seat belt while you are driving

B. American physicians created lap belts for their own vehicles because they had seen many injuries caused by car accidents

C. if two or more collisions occur during a serious car accident， your airbags can help reduce the risk of death by 70%

D. the U.S. was the first country to require by law that car drivers and front瞫eat passengers wear their seat belts

65. The author treats the subject of this article with ．

A. good humorB. admirationC. seriousnessD. disapproval

66. Which of the following statements is true？

A. Seat belts were first used in airplanes and then applied to vehicles．

B. Airbags， door locks， and seat belts were all designed at the same time．

C. The lap belt is more modern than the 3瞤oint safety belt．

D. Buying the latest seat belts is an essential driving skill．

D

KING LEAR

Part 3

NARRATOR: As soon as Goneril has got all she can from her father， she begins treating him disrespectfully. When Lear wants to speak to her， Goneril tells her servant， Oswald， to say she is sick. She encourages her staff to be disrespectful towards Lear and begins complaining about the hundred soldiers Lear has brought with him. However， King Lear soon has a friend by his side. The Duke of Kent， who Lear ordered to leave Britain， cannot abandon his king. He therefore comes to Lear disguised as a servant called Caius and asks for a job.

（Enter Lear， several of Lear餾 soldiers and Kent disguised as a servant.）

LEAR：OK， Caius. I餷l give you a trial. And if you prove to be good at your job， I餷l keep you on as my servant. （Oswald enters.） Hey， you there. Where餾 my daughter？ （Oswald ignores the king and hurries out of the room.） Hey. What餾 going on？ Call him back. Is he deaf？ （A Soldier rushes out after Oswald.） It餾 as though the whole world has gone to sleep. （Soldier reenters.） Where餾 that servant？ Why didn餿 he come back when I called？

SOLDIER：Sir， he answered me very rudely and said he would not come back．

LEAR：I don餿 believe it!

SOLDIER：Sir， I am sorry， to tell you this， but it seems to me that you are not being treated with the respect due to a king. Everyone here， including your daughter， is behaving very coldly towards you．

LEAR：Mmm. I suspected the same， but I kept telling myself it was my imagination. Please tell my daughter I wish to speak with her. （Soldier bows and leaves. Oswald enters.） Ah， come here my man and answer me. Who am I？

OSWALD：My lady餾 father．

LEAR：Your lady餾 father？ Is that all I am to you， you dog， you slave! （Lear raises his arm as though to strike Oswald.）

OSWALD：I餷l not be hit， my Lord．

KENT：（Kent kicks Oswald餾 feet out from under him.） And you won餿 be laid flat on your back either， I suppose. Now get up and get out of here. （Oswald leaves.）

LEAR：My thanks， Caius. I can see you will be a most valuable servant．

（Enter Goneril.） What餾 up， daughter？ You always seem to be frowning lately．

GONERIL：Is it any wonder that I frown when your soldiers are continually drinking and fighting？ I thought when I told you about their behaviour you would make them behave， but now I hear you have insulted Oswald. I do believe you are encouraging your soldiers in their bad behaviour．

LEAR：Is this my daughter scolding me？

GONERIL：I have had enough of your soldiers. They are expensive to keep and you don餿 need them. Besides， their drunken behaviour and bad manners are disgusting. You will send half of them away. And unless you want me to get rid of the rest of them too， I suggest you teach them how to behave properly．

LEAR：That餾 a lie. My soldiers are good men who know how to behave properly. I won餿 stay here to be insulted. I still have one more daughter. She餷l scratch out your eyes when she hears how you饁e treated me. Men! Get my horses ready and collect my baggage. I餷l leave immediately. I won餿 stay where I餸 not welcome. （Lear and companions leave.）

NARRATOR：Lear sends Kent on ahead to the castle of his other daughter， Regan， to tell her that he will soon be arriving. Goneril sends her servant Oswald to Regan to tell her side of the story．

67. Who does the underlined “him” probably refer to？

A. KentB. OswaldC. LearD. Soldier．

68. Why did the Duke of Kent disguise himself as a servant？

A. To find a chance to meet GonerilB. To share some of the king餾 wealth．

C. To find a job in the courtD. To serve and help his king—Lear．

69. From the passage

Remember， you do not have to fly between each point: in Australia you could land in Perth， travel overland and fly out of Cairns. Or fly into Moscow， board the Trans睸iberian train and fly onwards from Beijing．

Pick some personal highlights and string the rest of your route around those. For instance， if you are a keen trekker， flesh out a Peru （Inca Trail）， New Zealand （Milford Track） and Nepal （Everest Base Camp） route with Brazil （Rio餾 a good access point for South America）， Australia and northern India．

If budget is an issue， spend more time in less expensive countries. Your daily outgoings will be far higher in Europe and North America than in South睧ast Asia. Indonesia， Bolivia and India are particularly cheap．

Pay attention：

Talk to an expert before you book: you may have a route in mind but an experienced RTW flight booker will know which routings work best and cost least瞐 few tweaks could mean big savings．

Be flexible： moving your departure date by a few days can save money; mid瞱eek flights are generally cheaper， as are flights on Christmas Day．

Think about internal travel： it can be cheaper to book internal flights at the same time as booking your RTW ticket. But， with the global increase of low瞔ost airlines， you may find it better （and more flexible） to buy them separately as you go．

Be warned： if you do not board one of your booked flights （say， on a whim， you decide to travel overland from Bangkok to Singapore rather than fly it）your airline is likely to cancel all subsequent flights．

第五部分书面表达（满分25分）

最近有新闻报道称，武汉某学校取消了女子3000米和男子5000米两个校运会项目。请结合此新闻与漫画，写一篇英语短文。

短文应包括以下内容：

1. 简单描述漫画内容以及反映出的问题。

2. 分析造成此问题的原因（1. 学习压力过大；2. 电脑、网络的普及；3. ……）

3. 你认为该如何解决这一问题（至少两点）。

注意：

1. 对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数150字左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

参考词汇：身体素质 physical quality

It is recently reported that a school in Wuhan cancelled the school sports programs of the women餾 3000 meters and the men餾 5000 meters for the sake of students safety. As is vividly shown in the cartoon picture，