1、高中英语高考模拟测试备考试题1580高中英语高考模拟测试备考试题2019.101, “Uncle Sam”, of course, stands for the United States. It is the nickname of the (1) _It is hard to believe that this nickname arose quite by accident and there was a man called “Uncle Sam”. (2) _, not many people have ever heard of such a man. Not even most
2、young Americans. The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson. He was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, on September 13, 1766. At the age of 14, Sam (3) _the American Revolutionary War, and served in the army under George Washington (4) _the end of the war. He then moved to Troy, New York State, and began a
3、meat-packing (5) _. In the year of 1812, a war broke out between the United States and Great Britain. On October 2 that year, a group of visitors came to Sams meat-packing plant. (6) _them was Governor Daniel Tompkings of New York State. He noticed the capitalized (以大写字母写的) letters EAUS on the packa
4、ges of meat and asked what they stood for. A workman replied that EA stood for Elbert Anderson, the businessman for whom Sam was working. And he (7) _jokingly (开玩笑地) the US (actually it was the short form for the United States) stood for Uncle Sam Wilson. In May 1813, this story (8) _in a newspaper
5、published in New York. Since Uncle Sam was an example of a hard-working man and a lover of America, the idea of “Uncle Sam” as the name for this kind of man became (9) _rapidly. By the end of the war of 1812, “Uncle Sam” had come to symbolize (象征) the character of the nation and the government. In 1
6、916 the US Congress made a (10) _that “Uncle Sam” is the Americas national symbol.1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _2,阅读短文，选择正确答案。 Each year, a half-million people die from smoking in China, which in 1990 overtook the United States in the number of such deaths. And by the year 2006, 2
7、 million Chinese die each year from smoking and related diseases, Professor Weng cited (引用) a report from the World Health Organisation. With Westerners increasingly dropping the habit, the smoking population in China is on a constant increase. “In 1964 the smoking population in America was 54 perce
8、nt, which dropped to 26 percent by the year 1996. But Chinas smoking population is at least 30 times its number in the 1950s,” Weng said. Smoking has become a popular game, especially among young people and women. Weng pointed out that women are more and more the targets of tobacco marketing campaig
9、ns. “As China witnesses (目睹) rapid changes in womens roles, smoking among women is increasing, with most new smokers being educated women.” Weng said that in countries such as the United States and Britain where female smoking was popular long ago, lung cancer caused by smoking has surpassed breast
10、cancer (乳腺癌), becoming the largest cancer-killer of women. “At present only some 8 percent of Chinese women smoke, which has kept the total smoking population below 40 percent. If women in China insist on demanding the same fights as men, the figure will at least double the present one,” Weng said.(
11、 ) 1. What does the underlined word “overtook” mean in the first paragraph?A. held B. caught up with C. added to D. overheard( ) 2. Why do more Americans give up smoking?A. Because they are too poor. B. Because they have made laws.C. Because they have realised its harm. D. Because they have controll
12、ed population( ) 3. According to the report from the World Health Organisation, by 2006, the death caused by smoking in China will be _million.A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5( ) 4. Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To call for production of cigarettes. B. To let us know the result of smoking.C. To compare Chi
13、na and the USA. D. To advertise for a well-known brand.3,阅读短文，回答问题。 In the United States and in many other countries around the world, there are four main ways from which people can be informed about developments in the news: newspapers, magazines, radio and television news broadcasts. A person may
14、use one or all of these sources for information. Each source is useful in its own way. Newspapers and magazines can give much information about a particular event. They may provide some history of the event, some of its causes, some of its effects, or perhaps give an opinion or a point of view on a
15、particular development. Radio and television can help a person to be well-informed about what is happening each day. It is also possible to listen to the radio or watch TV and do something else at the same time. Many people can listen to the news on their car radio while driving somewhere. For the s
16、tudents, of course, that will give you practice in listening English. Most daily English newspapers are not very hard to read. They are interesting and helpful in many ways. In some of them, you may be able to find news about your native country. You will find news and information about important na
17、tional and international politics in the newspaper. Usually, an English newspaper has several sections or parts. Each part of the newspaper contains stories about different kinds of news. Some sections have a lot of advertisements which may be helpful if you want something on sale. Or you may find t
18、hat two shops are advertising the same thing, but at one shop the price is lower. Other sections may have fewer advertisements or have only a specific type of advertisement to interest the people who read that section of the paper.1. What can inform people of development in the news?_2. Why do radio
19、 and television news broadcasts have an advantage over newspapers and magazines in providing news?_4,阅读短文，从方框中选择句子填空。A. He survived with this deadly disease for 12 years before it claimed his life.B. He stood in front of a large audience including South African President Thabo Mbeki.C. This young bo
20、y challenged his governments AIDS policies and united millions of South Africans in the fight against the disease.D. He received a loud cheer at the end of his speech.E. She now runs Nkosis Haven across town from her house in Melville. Nkosi Johnson, who died young, is remembered today as an AIDS fi
21、ghter. (1) _ Johnson was the longest surviving person born HIV positive (艾滋病病毒携带者).(2) _ At first, Johnson was expected to live for nine months when his foster mother, Gail Johnson, took him in at the age of two. (3) _The Haven is home to 20 children living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers.
22、 Johnson attracted the worlds attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the world at the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. (4) _He told them that he wanted AZT, a drug used to treat AIDS patients, to be given to HIV-positive pregnant (怀孕的) woman to prevent
23、 the disease being passed on to their unborn babies. (5) _ Johnsons speech was broadcast live across the world. With views beyond his age and even a sense of humour, Johnson soon became an international sign of the fight against AIDS and HIV.1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _5,下面短文里大多数行中都有一个错误，请找出来并改正。 After
24、supper Li Hua came and asked for me to go and see a film with him. In our way to the cinema we saw a little girl sit by the roadside cry. We bought her a cake to stop her crying. But when we asked where she had lived she said she didnt know. So we took her to the police station and asked police to t
25、ake care of her. After this we went to the cinema. But when we got there the movie was near its end.We missed the movie, and we did a good deed.1 _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _6,根据下面的提示，写一篇题为Smoking Is Harmful的短文，说明吸烟的危害(100-120词左右)。 1现在有些青少年抽烟，他们认为吸烟是一种享受(enjoyment)。 2事实上吸烟有害于健康，对青少
26、年危害更大。 3科学家和医生通过实验发现吸烟可导致一些疾病，如心脏病、癌症等。 4世界上越来越多的人已经戒烟或决心戒烟，我们青少年更不应该继续做吸烟这种傻事。 5青少年是祖国未来的建设者，应充分利用时间学习，做对祖国、对人民、对自己有益(benefit)的事，应下决心改掉坏毛病，养成良好的习惯。7,I first started _(use) drugs when I was 15.8,Some drug users inject cocaine, others smoke it. Both ways are _(danger).9,Remember _(record) these “topi
27、c” sentences carefully in order to understand the main idea of the passage.10,Users become addicted to crack cocaine much more _(easy) if they smoke it.11,The next day, I broke into a house and _(steal) a television and a video recorder.12,If I didnt have any drugs, I was in _(terribly) pain.13,I ha
28、ve to steal something every day _(pay) for the drugs.14,He told me that I could die if I didnt stop _(take) crack cocaine, so I took his advice and stopped immediately.15,Now I work in a centre for drug addicts, _(help) others to stop taking drugs.16,I hope you dont mind _(answer) these questions.17
29、,Smoking is considered dangerous to the healthOur tobacco-seller(售烟草者)，Mr Johnson，therefore，always asks his customers(顾客)if they are very(1) _，whom the cigarettes are bought (2) _. One day, a little girl whom he had never seen before (3) _into his (4) _and asked for twenty cigarettes. She had the ex
30、act amount of money in her hand and seemed very (5) _of herself. Mr Johnson was so (6) _by her confident manner (自信) that he (7) _to ask his (8) _questions. Instead he asked her (9) _kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied quickly and(10) _him their money. When he was giving her the (11) _,
31、Mr Johnson said laughingly that as she was so (12) _that she should hide the packet (小包) in her pocket in case (以免) a policeman saw it. However, the little girl did not seem to find this very funny. Without even smiling she (13) _the packet and walked towards the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned (14) _, and looked at Mr Johnson. There was a moment of silence
