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2015届高考中级英语高考模拟试题（一）
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I. Listening Comprehension（略） II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word，fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
Emails have become an everyday part of business life. But not everybody is happy. Manypeople get too many emails, and never have time to read them. Others (25)________ (anger) by bad writing styles. (26) ________ third complaint is that emails seem to ask for an instant response. There is no time to stop and think.
There are other points to think about too. First of all, emails can be read by people other than the (27) ________ (intend) readers. Sometimes this is done by accident, (28) ________ emails are forwarded to the wrong person but some companies monitor emails as a matter of policy. Secondly，depends on what emails(29) ________ software is being used. This means that it is difficult to know exactly the reader will see. And finally, emails can be kept and used later. Sometimes they may even be used in legal proceedings.
So why do people use emails so much? The simple answer is that emails are fast send. It's the quickest way to exchange information in the company. And of course they can be much (31) ________ spoken rather than (32) ________ (formal) than traditional correspondence sometimes they are closer to ________ (write) English.
(B)
In March 2000，I'd abandoned the practice of law and accepted a nine-to-five position as an editor with a publishing company. I threw (33) ________ into the new job with a crazy vigour that would soon change into burnout，just as it had in every position I(34) ________ (hold ) since law school. When office burnout(35) ________ (strike)，I stayed home and turned my energy to the Internet.
Within a Few short weeks.I had become devoted to Crabwalk.com, a blog put together (36) ________ Josh Benton., a young reporter for the Dallas Morning News. I was drawn in by Benton's voice and by his highly individual coverage. He offered a unique mix of funny, personal posts and commentary on arts，culture and politics. He encouraged reader participation, (37) ________ (respond) to comments and holding a birthday-card drive for his elderly grandmother who lived in Louisiana and didn't think anyone would mark the occasion.
(38) ________ (Excite) by the combination of mild exhibitionism and cultural commentary I saw Benton achieving, I decided to start a blog of my own. People are drawn to blogs because they treat the news with personality. What's more bloggers aren't afraid to disagree with the mainstream media, and they have a cheap and easy forum in (39) ________to do it. Increasingly, they're posting not just links to other news sources, (40) ________ ________their own reviews and ideas.
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Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. threat B. specially C. opposed D. poisoning E. strict F. accused G. pursuing H. disturbing I. ban J. medically K. rare Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been ___41___ of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or ___42___ them.
Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of ___43___ a fox across the countryside, with a group of ___44___ trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.
People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow ___45___ codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.
It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people ___46___ to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has risen sharply. Nowadays it is ___47___ for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs frustrate the hunt by misleading riders and ___48___ the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.
Noisy conflicts between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost, as much as a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger ___49___ to their sport. A Labout Party Member of Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ___50___ in Britain.
III. Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A concerned parent writes:
How seriously should you take a child's fear of the water? My son has a weekly swimminglesson at school which，for us，has become a nightmare vision. His initial reluctance to swim has 51 into a fear that seems little short of a terror. We feel very strongly that it is important that he learns to swim，but each week，as the day of the lesson dawns，our son gets into a real state，which is emotionally 52 for all of us. Should we give in to his extreme reluctance to swim or, as we have been doing，force him to 53 his lessons?
A tutor at a swimming school replies:
I would suggest that this little boy would 54 from one-to-one tuition. Obviously something is happening in school------may be someone has ducked him splashedhim in thepool and he doesn't like it. His parents should try to find out if something 55has happened to cause this problem.
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In a situation like this 56 him won't help at all，but they mustn't give up on him.one-to-one lessons should help. Perhaps the parents should take him 57 at the weekend and make sure it is fun，or get a teacher just for him
It might be a good idea to 58 the school lessons for a while. At the pool，theyshould forget the swimming aspect and just encourage him to enjoy the 59 .
At the swimming school we get a 1vt.vf adults who have been put off at a young age by beingducked or splashed，being taught to 60 with a rope tied around the waist or , a polepushing them, and soperhaps unsurprisingly，they have given up: Of course，there are peoplewith a 61 fear of water，but they are more unusual.
We find that the main thing is helping individuals to become accustomed to getting their face 62 . Bearing this in mind，perhaps bathtime would be a good time for boy's parents to trythis. They should also get him to put his mouth in the water and blow bubbles，and pour waterover his head starting at the back so that it is not too 63 . A lot of people really hategetting their heads wet，but if he can overcome the problem in a 64 environment such asthe bath，he will be off to a good start.
At our children's week，I advise parents of c1ldren who are 65 of water not to putthe pressure on and to be happy with whatever their children can actually achieve in the water.
51.A. entered B. burst C.looked D.developed 52.A. exciting B. exhausting C.disappointing D.satisfying 53.A. give up B. go ahead with C. prepare for D. deal with 54.A. understand B. suffer C.benefit D.grow 55. A. specific B. natural C.healthy D.difficult 56.A. pushing B. criticizing C.comforting D. persuading 57. A.playing B. swimming C.bathing D. traveling 58. A.attend B. review C.leave D. give 59. A. water B. life C.sport D.swimsuit 60. A. surf B. balance C.stand D.swim 61.A. hidden B. public C.popular D.real 62. A. washed B. set C.wet D.clean 63. A. puzzling B. shocking C.inspiring D.satisfying 64. A. unstable B. non-traditional C.non-threatening D.unfavorable 65. A. frightened B. convinced C. reminds D.warned
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.
(A)
“Work like a dog” is a familiar idiom in our language. But how many dogs do you know that really work at anything besides being a dog? You probably know about guide dogs for blind people. Other guide dogs help physically disabled people do everyday household tasks. And in detective movies, bloodhounds do what they do best; sniffing (嗅，闻) for the smell of a fugitive from justice (逃避司法的人).
Some dogs do another kind of sniffing altogether. They sniff for bombs anywhere from schools to government buildings to international airports. They may work for a small-town or large-city police
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department, or for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Wherever they work, their job is similar. They do it well because they have been highly trained.
Bomb dogs are trained to recognize a wide range of smells found in explosives. Their training, carried out by experts over a period of three or four months, is quite simple. They are exposed to the smell of a particular explosive, then given food as a reward. With practice, they learn to connect the reward with locating explosive.
How do dogs become bomb dogs? Often they have failed in a program for seeing-eye dogs. Maybe they frightened easily or were too friendly or curious. Bomb dogs are praised for putting their curiosity to work.
When a bomb-threat call comes into a law-enforcement office, it must be taken seriously. Officer and dog jump into a car fitted with water, extra leads, and dog food. They head off to the possible bomb site and immediately get to work. The dog, on a lead held by the officer, thoroughly searches the area. If the dog smells something suspicious, it scratches, paws, or simply sits down. Then the dog returns to its officer. If there really is a bomb, officer and dog are moved offsite, and an explosive expert or a robot is sent in to remove and disarm it.
Do bomb dogs get time off? You bet. Sometimes a bomb dog lives with its handler and his or her family. There, it participates in all the usual fun of a family pet. Wherever its quarters may be, however, you can be sure that a bomb dog has earned its play time by the valuable work it does.
66. This passage is mostly about ________________. A. dogs that help sniff for criminals B. dogs that are trained to get rewards C. dogs that are trained to find bombs
D. dogs that assist physically disabled people 67. Which of the following might use a bomb dog? A. An animal doctor. B. A police department. C. A bank security guard. D. A school principal.
68. Why can’t a dog destroy a bomb that it smells? A. The dog can’t stay still long enough.
B. The job needs a highly trained person or a robot. C. It’s against the law to train dogs to do that. D. The bomb cannot be destroyed.
69. What does the author most want the reader to understand about bomb dogs? A. They are not as bright as guide dogs. B. They are too hard to train. C. They are not worth the cost. D. They perform an important job.
(B)
The following passage has been adapted from an article in the Herald Newspaper, published in Melbourne in June 1938.
Every week Mrs. Brown has 25 shillings and any extra money she can get from the bone and bottle man, to buy food. With great care and forethought she manages to keep within this amount.
Mrs. Brown is very careful with little economies-for instance, she never buys dripping, but suet
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