2016高考模擬題（九）

季萍

一、單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. In introducing guests， Chinese like to use rhetoric， and also add a lot of subjective comments.

A. compliment B. complement

C. praise D. commend

2. After all， the management fee structure allowed even mediocre managers to profit money rolled into their firms.

A. as long as B. so long as

C. so far as D. as well as

3. Processes are common in multiuser systems but are rarely， ， found in embedded systems.

A. If possible B. If ever

C. If anything D. If necessary

4. After an swing through battleground states， President Obama is spending most of today at the White House.

A. elusive B. abusive

C. extensive D. intensive

5. —Ive got to line up at the restaurant for a meal.

— ？ You can order food at ele.me on your phone.

A. How come B. About what

C. Why not D. Why bother

6. I went back to make sandwiches， thinking that whatever he was completed.

A. has done B. had been doing

C. had done D. has been doing

7. There had been no indication of any loss of mental faculties. His whole life had been clouded with a series of illnesses.

A. also B. thus

C. otherwise D. nevertheless

8. Nowadays the roles of husband and wife are not as defined as before， especially when both partners work and earn money for the family.

A. clear B. clearer

C. clearly D. more clearly

9. If not for these armed forces， the situation there what it is today.

A. is never

B. would never have been

C. will never be

D. was never

10. Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we .

A. struck at B. strove for

C. stuck to D. stand for

11. The idea is that any set of values from a given input class should yield the same result； therefore， they are .

A. alike B. equivalent

C. likely D. uniform

12. As long as I have strength， I be trying to remove the reactionary forces from the party.

A. shall B. should

C. can D. must

13. before we depart the day after tomorrow， we should have a wonderful dinner party.

A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive

C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive

14. —Where did you find your wallet？

—It was in the cinema we saw the film last night.

A. what B. that

C. which D. where

15. —Classmates say that its Daniel that stole the money. What do you think？

— .

A. Dont count your chickens until they are hatched

B. A clean hand wants no washing

C. An old dog cannot learn new skills

D. Never judge a book by its cover

二、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

Immediately I got up and dressed， I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my 16 . I wandered about for an hour， looking for a likely 17 ， feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I 18 at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.

I felt tense and 19 . It was the first time， after all. I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. It was here， in Southampton， with trains rattling overhead， that I was about to 20 myself. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds， the next I stood apart， my back to the wall， my hat on the 21 before me， the violin under my chin.

The first notes I played were loud and raw， like a declaration of protest， then they settled down and began to run more 22 and to stay more or less in tune. To my 23 ， I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed， nobody took any 24 at all. Then an old man， without stopping at all， dropped a penny into my 25 as though getting rid of some guilty evidence.

I worked the streets of Southampton for several days， gradually obtaining the truth of the 26 by trial and error. It was not a good thing， for instance， to let the hat fill up with money—the sight could 27 a kindhearted man； nor was it wise to 28 it completely， which could also confuse him， giving him no hint as to where to 29 his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a 30 practice and I made sure， between tunes， to take off most of the earnings， but always leaving two 31 behind.

Old 32 were most generous， and so were women with children， shop girls and barmaids. As for men， heavy drinkers were always willing listeners and so were big guys with muscles. But 33 a man with an expensive hat， briefcase or dog： respectable types were the least 34 of all. Except for retired army officers， who would shout “Why arent you 35 ， young man？” and then would overtip to cover up their confusion.

16. A. violin B. luck

C. skill D. art

17. A. station B. bridge

C. street D. spot

18. A. stopped B. wandered

C. played D. sat

19. A. lost B. excited

C. nervous D. strange

20. A. shame B. show

C. damage D. declare

21. A. pavement B. bridge

C. wall D. road

22. A. angrily B. slowly

C. smoothly D. roughly

23. A. excitement B. sorrow

C. astonishment D. surprise

24. A. money B. pity

C. notice D. rest

25. A. hat B. pocket

C. hand D. bag

26. A. people B. performance

C. music D. trade

27. A. encourage B. discourage

C. help D. support

28. A. fill B. empty

C. tear D. hide

29. A. make B. get

C. drop D. earn

30. A. modern B. regular

C. timely D. economic

31. A. pennies B. dollars

C. pounds D. euros

32. A. workers B. teachers

C. ladies D. doctors

33. A. sometimes B. often

C. always D. never

34. A. generous B. comfortable

C. handsome D. selfish

35. A. playing B. working

C. cheating D. shopping

三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每題2分，滿分30分）

A

Forgiving is easy. Forgetting the experience that comes before the forgiveness， however， always remains with us. Choosing to forgive means choosing to let go of the bad or negative emotions that one experiences so that we can live in peace and harmony.

Five years ago I went through a painful divorce. My elder brother， a great believer of our faith， was very angry at my decision to divorce. Despite his response I felt my decision was correct. After two years of arguing over the phone and hurtful words in emails my brother and I ended our friendship in a cold silence.

Out of the blue he visited the same city that I was living in to see our mother. I thought for nights about how to react to his visit. I sought advice from many friends， all of whom said I had done nothing wrong， so it was he who needed to come to me first. However， another friend advised me otherwise， saying， “Choose to be the bigger person here； forgive and forget. Let go and move on.” Though his words gave me courage， I still felt very angry and betrayed. My dear friend gave me a gentle urge and even stayed on the phone when I went over to greet my brother and family. When I did it， I felt so relieved. Peace at last！

Today I am so grateful to my friend for encouraging me. Had I not taken his advice， I wouldnt enjoy the loving relationship that I do now with all of my family. Still， it would be a lie if I said that I didnt think about the past sometimes. The difference is that I do not feel angry. I am at peace and have a greater understanding and acceptance of the whole experience.

36. The underlined phrase “out of the blue” in the third paragraph probably means .

A. with permission B. to ones surprise

C. in advance D. no longer be angry

37. The majority of the authors friends advised her .

A. to forgive and repair their friendship on no condition

B. not to accept his brothers apology unless it was sincere

C. to insist on her brothers making an apology to her ahead of time

D. to forgive her brother before he made an apology

38. The authors purpose of writing this passage is to .

A. give a description of a moving story

B. tell an unforgettable experience with her brother

C. introduce some skills of forgiving

D. share her understanding of forgiveness

B

Many companies enforce a “dress down Friday” policy for office workers to let their hair down at the end of the week. But according to a new research， for many the opposite effect is achieved as people get stressed about what to wear on their day “off” from the office uniform.

Deadlines and budgets aside， one in ten workers cities dress down Friday as the most stressful time of the week and 15 per cent become so stressed by what to wear they even call in sick.

Nearly a quarter have even been late due to hesitation and one in five has returned home to change after leaving the house.

Careful planning is essential with one third of us beginning to plan our Friday outfit on Thursday lunchtime with one per cent beginning the decisionmaking process as early as Monday evening.

And it seems that “dressing down” requires a lot more effort than meets the eye with an astonishing 43 per cent spending more time on hair， makeup and grooming on a Friday compared to any other day of the working week， with 24 per cent choosing the day to experiment with their look.

This experimentation， which adds an average of fifteen minutes to an individuals morning routine， has also had an effect on our pockets as 50 per cent claim to spend more on their Friday fashion than they do for the remainder of the week.

And it seems that the office is increasingly becoming a catwalk with high heels over four inches， party dresses and mini skirts all seen as acceptable Friday dresses， especially for the 50 per cent of those surveyed who claim to go straight out from work every week.

With 15 per cent of men claiming to have pulled a colleague aside to tell them about a Friday fashion embarrassment， and one in five women admitting to whispering at the water cooler behind a colleagues back， its not surprising that more than one in ten of us has enlisted the advice of a professional stylist over what to wear to work.

The study， carried out by leading online fashion retailer very.co.uk， found that regionally， those in Birmingham and the West Midlands are the least confident in choosing their outfits alone， with 53 per cent of respondents asking partners， 38 per cent asking family members and nearly a quarter asking complete strangers for style advice.

39. What are the employees of many companies encouraged to do on the last workday？

A. To dress up in uniform

B. To make up purposefully

C. To get dressed casually

D. To plan on Friday outfit

40. The new policy brings about the following except that .

A. relatively more staff tend to arrive late at offices on Fridays

B. office workers get work done more efficiently on Fridays

C. some employees feel at a loss what to wear on Fridays

D. employers are considering buying more clothes for Fridays

41. This passage is written for the purpose of .

A. making commercials for a British fashion retailer

B. highlighting the negative effect of the Friday dressing policy

C. advising office workers on their appropriate fashion styles

D. explaining what a “dress down Friday” policy really means

C

We see few customers in Leas Antiquarian Booksellers， less than halfdozen a day on average. There is a flurry （緊張）of activity in September when the students come to buy copies of the new years set texts； another in May when they bring them back after the exams. At other times of the year we can go days without seeing a client. More commonly visitors to the shop are people who， having heard about us from a friend of a friend， and finding themselves near Cambridge， have made a roundabout way. They have expectation on their faces as they step into the shop， and not infrequently apologize for disturbing us. They are nice people， as quiet and as friendly as the books themselves. But mostly it is just Father， me and the books.

How do they make ends meet？ You might think， if you saw how few customers come and go. But you see， the shop is， in financial terms， just a sideline. The proper business takes place elsewhere. We make our living on the basis of perhaps half a dozen deals a year. This is how it works： Father knows all the worlds great collectors， and he knows the worlds great collections. If you were to watch him at the auctions （拍賣會）or book fairs that he attends frequently， you would notice how often he is approached by quietly spoken， quietly dressed individuals， who draw him aside for a quiet word. Their eyes are anything but quiet. Does he know of... They ask him， and Has he ever heard whether... A book will be mentioned. Father answers vaguely. It doesnt do to build up hope. These things usually lead nowhere. But on the other hand， if he were to heat anything... And if he doesnt already have it， he makes a note of the persons address in a little green notebook. Then nothing happens for quite some time. But later—a few months or many months， there is no knowing—at another auction or book fair， seeing a certain other person， he will inquire， very hesitantly， whether... And again the book is mentioned. More often than not， it ends there. But sometimes， following the conversations， there may be an exchange of letters. Father spends a great deal of time composing letters. In French， German， Italian， even occasionally Latin. Nine times out of ten the answer is a polite twoline refusal. But sometimes—half a dozen times a year—the reply is the beginning of a journey in which Father collects a book here， and delivers it there. He is rarely gone for more than fortyeight hours. Six times a year. This is our livelihood.