第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. Our neighbors gave ______ a baby bird yesterday that hurt ______when it fell

from its nest.

A. us; itB. us; itselfC. ourselves; itselfD. ourselves; it

22. Have you heard ______news? The price of ______petrol is going up again!

A. the;theB. 不填;theC. the；不填D.不填;不填

23. I thought we'd be late for the concert， ______we ended up getting there ahead of

time.

A. butB. orC. soD. for

24. ______the website of the Fire Department in your city， and you will learn a lot

about firefighting.

A. Having searchedB. To searchC. SearchingD. Search

25. Last night Mr. Crook didn't come back at the usual time. ______， he met some

friends and stayed out until midnight.

A. MeanwhileB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Yet

26. The trees ______in the storm have been moved off the road

A. being blown downB. blown down

C. blowing downD. to blow down

27. --When did you last hear ______Jay?

--He phoned me this morning， and we agreed ______a time and place to meet.

A. of; toB. about; withC. from; withD. from; on

28. You don't have to know the name of the author to find a book. You ______find

the book by the title.

A. mustB. needC. canD. would

29. When asked ______they needed most， the kids said they wanted to feel important and loved.

A. whatB. whyC. whomD. which

30. ______the project as planned， we'll have to work two more hours a day.

A. CompletingB. CompleteC. CompletedD. To complete

31. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors， ______are

beyond our control.

A. most of themB. most of whichC. most of whatD. most of that

32. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening， but I couldn't get through. Her

brother _______ on the phone all the time!

A. was talkingB. has been talkingC. has talkedD. talked

33. ______the Internet is of great help， I don't think it's a good idea to spend too

much time on it.

A. IfB. WhileC. BecauseD. As

34. Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried ______alone， but she

didn't like it and moved back home.

A. livingB. to liveC. to be livingD. having lived

35. --Do you have any problems if you ______this job?

--Well， I'm thinking about the salary...

A. offerB. will offerC. are offeredD. will be offered

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36～55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

\"This Friday we'll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge，\" said our science teacher， Mr. Baker. \"You can work alone or with a partner.\"

My friend， Cassie， and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 36.

The37of the Challenge was simple--to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when38 the stadium wall.

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the buttercream gave me an idea.

\"I have a brilliant design for our 40 container!\" I said when Cassie arrived. \"We can 41the egg with some buttercream.\"

\"Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) 42?\" Cassie rolled her eyes. \"The parachute is better than that stupid idea.\"

I couldn't believe it. Off course we'd had our little43 in the past， but she'd never called any of my ideas \"44\" before.

\"Then I'll build mine and you build yours!\"

45words had been out， our friendship was challenged.

When Friday finally arrived， I had to 46Cassie's Egg Force One looked pretty good.47， my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn't look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 48three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.

After four rounds， only Cassie and I were49. I let go of my box. I heard someone say \"ew\" after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 50. The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells (蛋壳) from those 51drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.

\"That looks like egg drop soup， Laura，\" Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My52raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 53 .

\"My egg bounced 54，\" she explained， pointing to a broken shell.

\"A tie (平局)，\" Mr. Baker said.

Cassie looked at me， and her glare55. I laughed. She smiled...

36. A. patientlyB. silentlyC. togetherD. alone

37. A. functionB. goalC. reasonD. result

38. A. rolled downB. pushed againstC. thrown atD. dropped over

39. A. SpreadingB. BoilingC. BakingD. Holding

40. A. butterB. sandwichC. creamD. egg

41. A. protectB. replaceC. carryD. mix

42. A. followedB. coveredC. attachedD. supported

43. A. ideasB. fightsC. worriesD. challenges

44. A. wrongB. stupidC. brilliantD. scientific

45. A. SinceB. WhileC. ButD. And

46. A. explainB. denyC. admitD. prove

47. A. ThereforeB. AnywayC. OtherwiseD. Besides

48. A. paced downB. turned aroundC. walked upD. went back

49. A. leftB. wantedC. chosenD. discovered

50. A. stepsB. wayC. wallD. sidewalk

51. A. intendedB. unexpectedC. failedD. desired

52. A. eyesB. handsC. feetD. heart

53. A. LostB. DirtyC. BrokenD. Empty

54. A. aroundB. outC. inD. down

55. A. returnedB. remainedC. increasedD. softened

第三部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节选择题(共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Western New Bridge Library Announcement

2008-3-10

Shortened Library Hours for Spring Break

Library Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day (9:00 a. m. -- 4:00 p. m. ) for Spring Break from March 24 to March 30.

Coming Events

●On Monday， March 24， at 10:30 a. m. ， Scott Sutton， a children's writer， will tell stories to kids over seven. Sutton's attractive style will surely inspire everyone present!

●At 1:00 p.m. on March 26， the Georgetown Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert， which will be entertaining for the entire family. Come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week!

●On Thursday， March 27， at 2:00 p. m. ， the annual Children's Gathering will take place in Room 201， the second-floor. Pick up an invitation in the Children's Room and return yourRSVP (回复) to reserve your seat at the table by 3:00 p. m. on Tuesday， March 25. Only children are allowed in the Gathering.

●At 10:30 a. m.on Friday， March 28， Enzo Monfre of the hit kids' science show， ENZOology， will bring Fossils Live! Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time， deep beneath the surface of the earth， to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs， and more. Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show -- come and see him at the library!

Please note: In case of emergency， please call the Help Desk at 926-3736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message. The call-down service is staffed 24 hours a day， 7 days a week for emergencies. The Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round! For questions about all these， please contact hld@wnbl， org.

Come for the great Fun; Stay for the relevant Books !

56. To attend the annual Children's Gathering， one has to ______ .

A. buy a ticketB. apply in advance

C. make a reservationD. contact the call-down service

57. According to the passage， Enzo Monfre will ______ .

A. show the children around a zoo

B. tell stories to children over seven

C. be present at the science show in person

D. lead the children to the Ellen DeGeneres Show

58. The Help Desk in this library supplies service ______ .

A. only during the daytimeB. in case of emergency

C. till the end of the Spring BreakD. after 22:00 p. m. every day

59. We can learn from the passage that children can ______ .

A. attend all the activities with their parents

B. borrow some relevant books for the activities

C. participate in the activities from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p. m.

D. choose only one of the activities according to their interest

B

Most young architects--particularly those in big cities -- can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want， which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner， Brian Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical-parts firm in Atlanta. From the outside， it looks too old， even something horrible，but open the door and you are in a wide， open courtyard， lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的) walls.

In 2000， Yocum and Bell found this building in the city's West End. Built in 1947， the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right， so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition(拆除)， pulling rubbish out through the roof， because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work， but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do， and \"to treasure what was there -- the walls， the rust， the light，\" Yocum said. \"Every season， more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It's like an art installation (装置) in there--a slow-motion show. \"

Since the back building had been constructed without windows， an alt-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard， and skylights were installed in the roof. The hack of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer(缓冲) zone between the front and the hack contains a bathroom， a kitchen and a mechanical room， and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.

Yocum and Bell， who have just completed an art gallery for the city， feel that the experience from the decoration of their building， focusing on the inside rather than the outside， has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.

60. According to the passage， it is ______ for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.

A. easyB. unnecessaryC. unrealisticD. common

61. Yocum bought the old building because ______ .

A. it was a bargain to him

B. it was still in good condition

C. it was located in the city center

D. it looked attractive from the outside

62. Working on the old building， Yocum and Bell ______ .

A. pulled rubbish out through the roof

B. removed the skylights from the bathroom

C. presented a slow-motion show in an art gallery

D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building

63. It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell ______ .

A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof

B. turned more old buildings into art galleries

C. got inspiration from decorating their old building

D. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery

64. The main idea of the passage is that ______ .

A. people can learn a lot from their failures

B. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building

C. people should not judge things by their appearance

D. creative people can make the best of what they have

C

You're sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns(打哈欠). Suddenly， you're yawning with him， though you're not tired.

This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious (有感染力的) yawning， which showed that humans communicate regularly without words.

Hugo Critchley， a neuroscientist， has conducted an experiment recently， which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Critchley， our mind and body are in constant exchange about how we' re feeling. \"Emotions are closely linked with states of internal(内部的) responses，\" he explained. \"There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions. When we're in a group， these signals can spread to another person. For example， there's the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise， anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.\"

Hugo Critchley further explained， \"Our bodies synchronise and when we like the other person， we even copy his behavior. Next time you chat with a friend， take note of how you' re sitting- it's pretty likely that you will be the same. Scientists believe it's our way of telling each other that we're partners. Through body language， humans give each other very subtle (微妙的) but clear signals that show emotions. \"

So， what lessons can we learn from this? \"Spend time with happy people -- otherwise your health could suffer，\" said Critchley. \"When we're sad， our body goes into fight or flight mode. But when we' re happy， our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive. So we look bright， our skin glows， we feel healthy and it affects everyone around us. \"

65. According to Hugo Critchley， ______ .

A. emotions are as visible as facial expressions

B. we yawn more frequently when we have a cold

C. emotions are connected with states of internal responses

D. the change of blood pressure is not linked with the change of emotions

66. The underlined word synchronise in Paragraph 4 means \" ______ \".

A. move slowlyB. change rapidly

C. relax temporarilyD. respond accordingly

67. From the passage we can learn ______ .

A. sadness is as contagious as happiness

B. anger is less contagious than friendliness

C. surprise is more contagious than smile

D. surprise is the most contagious among emotions

68. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Emotions have delicate influence on fellow humans.

B. Children like copying the actions of fellow humans.

C. Scientists are still confused about contagious yawning.

D. People tend to communicate more with body language.

D

Celebrity (名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film， but now the public tends to base its consumption(消费) on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides， fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they don't sell nearly as well as famous faces. As a result， celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential， moving from advertising for others' products to developing their own.

Celebrity clothing lines aren't a completely new phenomenon， but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers， and limited to a few TV actresses. Today they' re started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style.As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market， they expand their production scale rapidly， covering almost all the products of daily life.

However， for every success story， there's a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the product's origin is， if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initial (最初的) attention dies down， consumer interest might fade， loyalty (忠诚) returning to tried-and-true labels.

Today， celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever， but its rate of turnover bas speeded up as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a celebrity’s shelf life， and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still， the ego's (自我的) potential for expansion is limitless. Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition， many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes， success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time， but fashion--like celebrity--has always been temporary.

69. Fashion magazines today ______ .

A. seldom put models on the cover

B. no longer put models on the cover

C. need not worry about celebrities' market potential

D. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly

70. A change in the consumer market can be found today that ______ .

A. price rather than brand name is more concerned

B. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisements

C. producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisements

D. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned

71. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly

______ .

A. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his products

B. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general public

C. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show business

D. influence the price of a celebrity's products

72. The passage is mainly about ______ .

A. celebrity and personal style

B. celebrity and market potential

C. celebrity and fashion design

D. celebrity and clothing industry

第二节简答题(共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分)

阅读下面短文，根据第73至75小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。

Every January， Breckenridge hosts the International Snow Sculpture Championships. Fourteen teams travel from all over the world to Switzerland to compete. Teams sculpt for sixty-five hours over five days. Each team hopes that when the time is up， its sculpture will be judged the best.

As the championship begins， the fourteen teams are faced with huge blocks of snow that weigh twenty tons each. The sculptors bring out their favorite tools that work best on the hard iced snow， but they are not allowed to employ tools that use electricity.

Most teams are inspired by what they have seen in daily life. For example， one team carved a teapot with tea pouring out. Another team sculpted a little cat on its hind feet(后脚) reaching into a fish bowl complete with water ripples(涟漪) and a crab(螃蟹) trying to attack the cat. In 2006， Team USA sculpted a golden dog looking at its image reflected in a mirror. To create the effect that the little dog saw its reflection in the glass， the artists carved two dogs facing each other with their paws(脚爪) touching.

As the final hours of the competition tick by， exhausted team members add last-minute details. They use small brooms to brush off snow caught in tiny holes. One team member counts down the last five minutes while others are busy cleaning up the tools. If they leave any tools behind， they will be out. When the whistle blows， everyone must step away from the sculpture. The judges then vote on creativity， technical skills， and visual impact (视觉效果) of the designs.

In 2006， Team USA took first place for their golden dog sculpture titled \"Discovery\". But the competition is not just about medals and ribbons. \"It's not about the prize，\" said Rob Neyland， Team USA's captain. \"It's about touching the audience.\"

Every year， as the championship ends， each team is already dreaming of the next masterpiece it will design.

73. What kind of tools are the sculptors NOT permitted to use? (回答词数不超过6

个)

_________________________________________________.

74. What gives the sculptors ideas for their creative work? (回答词数不超过9个)

_________________________________________________.

75. Why did Team USA win the competition in 2006? (回答词数不超过15个)

_________________________________________________.

高三模拟试题答案

21．B[解析]考查代词。因第一空主语跟宾语非同一个人故不能用反身代词，第二空正好与前

面主语bird是同位语，故使用itself。

22．C[解析]考查冠词。第一空是特指后面所说的新闻，需用定冠词，第二空“汽油”是抽象名

词，前面不用冠词。

23．A[解析]考查连词。根据“I thought we’d be late”可知这里是表示“原以为……”，因此后面紧

接着应该有“但是”的转折含义，故此处选but。其他三项不能表达这种转折意思。

24．D[解析]考查(非谓语)动词。根据结构尤其是句中的and可知这是“祈使句+and+主句”的

结构，故句首应使用动词原形。

25．C[解析]考查副词。根据此句的前后联系可知这里是表示“他不是……而是……”的意思，

应使用instead来表示这一意思。