1、广东省高考英语新题型之仿真模拟考试试题142011年广东省高考英语新题型之仿真模拟考试试题（十四）英 语（本试卷共三大题，满分135分；考试用时120分钟。） 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分满分30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. Early in the 1900s most
2、American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 1 on both sides with many 2 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 3 , some shops offered 4 .These shops i
3、ncluded drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 5 in the 1950s, a change began to 6 .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were 7 shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the o
4、pen spaces 8 the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 9 as a collection of small new stores 10 crowded city centres. 11 by hundreds of free parking space, custo
5、mers were drawn away from 11 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 12 of shopping centres led 13 to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 15 of one stop shopping, mal
6、ls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment. 1. A. built B. designed C. intended D. lined 2. A. varied B. various C. sorted D. mixed up 3. A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well 4. A. medical care B. food C. cosmetics D. services 5. A. su
7、ddenly B. Abruptly C. Contrarily D. But 6. A. be taking place B. take place C. be taken place D. have taken place 7. A. available for B. available to C. used by D. ready for 8. A. over B. from C. out of D. outside 9. A. started B. founded C. set up D. organized10. A. out of B. away from C. next to D
8、. near11. A. Attracted B. Surprised C. Delighted D. Enjoyed12. A. inner B .central C. shopping D. downtown13. A. distinction B. fame C. popularity D. liking14. A. on B. in turn C. by turns D. further15. A. cheapness B. readiness C. convenience D. handiness第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分满分l5分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语
9、法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival _16_ (mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said t
10、o have committed suicide(自杀) by drowning himself.Qu was a minister of the State of Chu _17_ (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period（战国时期）. He was upright, loyal and highly respected. _18_, he was dismissed from office. _19_ (realize) that the country
11、was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were _20_ (able) to recover his body. The people of Chu _21_ mourned Qus death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost _22_ year on the day of his death
12、. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile（爬行动物）in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised _23_ to wrap the rice and bind it _24_ throwing it into the river. During the Duanwu Festival, zong zi is eaten to symbolize（象征，表示） the rice offerings to
13、 Qu. And the dragon-boat races symbolize _25_ many attempts to rescue and recover Qus body. 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节：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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people? Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a ro
14、om would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Burlier of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Low-power microwaves only penetrate (贯穿) the skin (low-pow
15、er microwave penetration in a ham is about 0.2 inches, for example) and with no negative effects. To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron (磁控管). He found that a person will start to feel warmth at about 20 kilowatts p
16、er square centimeter (mw. / sq. cm. ) ; a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50 mw. / sq. cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw. / sq. cm. And a frozen meat pie in your microwave oven receives about 1000 mw. / sq. cm. In houses of the
17、future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler. When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector (运动感应器)would turn on the magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves. In the same way that a microwave oven heats up a hamburger, but not the plat
18、e its on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature of your coffee table. (You could, however, make your favorite easy chair even more comfortable by treating it with a radiation-absorbing chemical.) While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enoug
19、h with the idea to set up whole-body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock(家畜) farmers. Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost to cold. Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly.26. Which of the following can tell the ma
20、in idea of the passage?A. A new heating system. B. A new microwave oven.C. A popular technique. D. The magnetron.27. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following does not describe the characteristics of a microwave heater?A. It directly heats people in a room. B. It heats walls and furniture in
21、a room.C. It is safe. D. It saves energy28. The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives about _.A. 20 mw. / sq. cm. B. 40 mw. / sq. cm. C. 60 mw. / sq. cm. D. 85 mw. / sq. cm.29. According to Paragraph 4, which of the following fills the room with low
22、-power microwaves?A. The magnetron. B. The motion detector.C. The microwave oven. D. The radiation-absorbing chemical.30. Which of the following statements about microwave heaters would Buffler most probably agree with? A. Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners. B. Microwave heater
23、s sometimes make people feel uncomfortable. C. Perhaps microwave heaters will be first used by livestock farmers, who wish to protect their lambs in winter.D. Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe. BEverywhere man is altering the balance of natureHe is f
24、acilitating the spread of plants and animals into new regions, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciouslyHe is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants, or with houses, factories, slag-heaps and other products of his civilizationHe exterminates some species on a large scale, but favors the
25、multiplication of othersIn brief, he has done more in five thousand years to alter the biological aspect of the planet than has nature in five million Many of these changes which he has brought about have had unforeseen consequencesWho would have thought that the throwing away of a piece of Canadian
26、 waterweed would have caused half the waterways of Britain to be blocked for a decade, or that the provision of pot cacti for lonely settlers wives would have led to Eastern Australian being overrun with forests of Prickly Pear? Who would have prophesied that the cutting down of forests on the Adria
27、tic coasts, or in parts of Central Africa, could have reduced the land to a semi desert, with the very soil washed away from the bare rock? Who would have thought that improved communications would have changed history by the spreading of disease-sleeping sickness into East Africa, measles into Ocea
28、nia, very possibly malaria into ancient Greece?These are spectacular examples; but examples on a smaller scale are everywhere to be foundWe make a nature sanctuary for rare birds, prescribing absolute security for all species; and we may find that some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies beyond
29、 measure and ousts the rare kinds in which we were particularly interestedWe see, owing to some little change brought about by civilization, the starling spread over the English country-side in hordesWe improve the yielding capacities of our cattle; and find that now they exhaust the pastures which
30、sufficed for less exigent stock31The following examples except _ reflect man altering the balance of nature Aman is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants Bman is facilitating the spread of animals into new regions Cman is killing some species on a large scale Dman is getting to know the impor
31、tance of keeping the balance of nature32What had a piece of Canadian waterweed cause? AEastern Australian was overrun with forests BHalf the waterways of Britain blocked for a decade CIn parts of central Africa, the land reduced to a semi desert DDisease-sleeping has been caused33What have spread di
32、seases? ADisease-sleeping sickness BMeasles CImproved communications DMalaria34We make a nature sanctuary for rare birds but _.Asome common and hardy kind of bird multiplies Brare kinds multiplyCall bird multiply Dno bird multiply35The main idea of the passage is _ Athat man is deliberately destroying the balance of natureBthat man has forese
