2015年辽宁省普通高中学生学业水平考试模拟试卷（一）英 语

（本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，考试时间90分钟，满分100分）

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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第I卷（选择题 满分60分）

第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

The moment Dana stood up from her seat, the crowd at the airport rushed forward. The passengers had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airline employee to open the door leading to the plane outside. And no one was in a good mood. While the crowd was moving, an old man got trapped in the middle of the rush. He fell down without being able to break his fall. His head hit the concrete floor. Blood flooded from his forehead. He appeared to be unconscious. Everyone rushed past him, except for Dana. She called for help.

A minute later, a young airline employee showed up. Hardly looking at the old man, she told Dana to get aboard her plane. She said the old man would be okay, and walked away.

Dana screamed for help. An airport supervisor (管理人员) appeared. He also told Dana to get on the plane. Dana said that she was not moving until an ambulance arrived. The supervisor said her plane would leave without her. Dana said that she didn’t care.

An ambulance and two nurses finally arrived. The nurses said that the man would be okay, but he would need some treatment. They put him into the ambulance and drove off.

On her way out to the plane, which was still refueling, Dana saw the employee who had firstly ignored the old man. The employee said, “You’re lucky the plane didn't leave without you.”

“The plane?” Dana asked. “Who cares about the plane? How could you be so cold? That was an old man; he could have been your grandfather! How would you like it if everyone just stepped over your grandfather and went on their way?”

Why did the crowd rush forward?

A. Because the crowd couldn’t wait any longer.

B. Because an old man got trapped suddenly.

C. Because the door leading to the plane was opened.

D. Because no one at the airport was in a good mood .

2. What do we know about Dana from this passage?

A. She rushed past the old man like others.

B. She was a passenger waiting for the plane.

C. She was a nurse looking after the old man.

D. She was left alone because of her behavior.

3. What was the attitude of the airline employee towards the fall of the old man?

A. Ignored B. Amazed. C. Concerned. D. Worried.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Everyone is doing their own work.

B. Everyone is afraid of helping others.

C. Most people would like to help others.

D. Most people are blind to people in trouble.

5. What kind of person is Dana?

A. Selfish. B. Helpless. C. Kind. D. Hopeful.

B

Are you good with money? I learned to be careful with it during my childhood. My father would give me some?pocket money?and tell me it should last for a whole week. So, I learned I had to save some if I didn’t want to?run out of cash?quickly. No surprise there: my dad was an

accountant!

It’s never too early to become?money savvy. That’s what British?personal finances expert Martin Lewis thinks. He is part of a successful campaign to include financial education on the school lessons in England. It will be?planted in maths and citizenship education. This includes children from 5 to 16 years old. Lewis says: “We eagerly need to break the cycle of financial illiteracy(无知) in the UK” Lewis has made millions from his website which advises people to be?saving and refuses any suggestion that he is?tight. The expert says in an interview with the English newspaper the Daily Express: “the better you are with your cash, the better your life can be. People think I am telling them to stop spending money but I am simply telling them to spend it wisely.” The British say ‘take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves’. It means you have to watch your daily?expenses?and not just the big purchases in your life such as houses.

Being careful with money?pays off. Banks in Britain recently found themselves having to make up for a large number of people who were persuaded to?part with their cash?and buy

insurance policies?(保单)they didn’t need. Many wasted their money on investments(投资) which were not for them. Few have the patience to read the?small print.

What was the writer’s father?

A. A boss. B. A banker. C. An expert. D. An accountant.

7. The underlined words “money savvy” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________________.

A. a person who is crazy about money

B. a person who is good with money

C. a person who is careless with money

D. a person who has nothing to do with money

8. What’s Martin Lewis’ attitude towards?becoming money savvy?

A. It’s no good. B. It is never too late.

C. The earlier, the better. D. It’s not helpful.

9. What do we know about Martin Lewis from Paragraph 2?

A. Martin Lewis is a maths teacher good at financial education.

B. Martin Lewis is a successful personal finances expert.

C. Martin Lewis is an expert making his fortune in interviews.

D. Martin Lewis is careful with his pennies in purchasing houses.

10. What do we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Banks in Britain were eager to have people part with their cash.

B. Buying insurance policies?means you are careful with money.

C. People are unwilling to spend their money on some investments.

D. People are easy to miss the small print on insurance policies.

C

The Origin of Christmas

Since about 400 AD, Christmas day has been celebrated on 25th December. This date was the old mid-winter festival in pre-Christian times, around the time of the longest night and the shortest day. Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions: Christmas presents, trees, cards, etc.

Presents and shopping

Shops can make about 60 per cent of their year’s income in the three months before Christmas. So most shops get ready for it in October. The shopping centres are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night. The first time this happened was in 1867 when Macy’s, a famous shop in new York, stayed open until midnight on Christmas Eve (24th December).

Trees

By mid-December, almost every house, shop and street has a Christmas tree. This tradition was started by the Germans as early as 700 AD. In the northern countries of the world, winter is cold and dark and most trees lose their leaves. The beautiful green trees decorated with lights and coloured glass balls give people hope that spring will come again.

Cards

The tradition of sending cards to friends was started in 1840 in the UK and now millions of Christmas cards and emails are sent all round the world. Cards are a good way of keeping in touch with family and friends who live far away.

Father Christmas

Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bags of toys. Young children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes toys for them. By tradition, he brings the toys to children at midnight, on the night before Christmas.

Food

On Christmas day a traditional meal is eaten, usually turkey and a rich, spicy cake. Some people hate Christmas. Others feel it is a magical and exciting time. They love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions. Love it or hate it, Christmas is a time to look back over the old year — and forward to the new one.

11. The best title of this passage is probably _____.

A. Christmas Traditions B. Christmas Histories

C. Original Christmas D. Colorful Christmas

12. Christmas is important for shops because _____.

A. they are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night

B. much of their income is made around Christmas time

C. almost every house, shop and street has a Christmas tree

D. Christmas day has been celebrated on 25th December

The benefit of sending cards is _____.

A. to keep in touch with family and friends

B. to introduce friends and family far away

C. to express one’s friendship and happiness

D. to send greeting emails to friends and family

14. We know from the passage that Father Christmas is _____.

A. a real person who lives in Finland

B. a character in a film on Christmas

C. a magical story for small children

D. a popular father across the world

15. According to the last paragraph, Christmas is _____.

A. a magical and exciting time for all people

B. a special time to have a traditional party

C. a rich, spicy cake shared by family and friends

D. loved by some people and hated by others

D

Byron Court, a school in north-west London, gets high marks for integration(融合). No fewer than 42 languages are spoken in the playground. The 600 pupils from places as far apart as Iraq, the Philippines, Somalia, India, Romania and Slovakia?study and play together.

Many of these children spoke no English at all when they arrived in the UK aged five to eight years old. But they learn quickly. Martine Clark, the school’s executive?head teacher, believes that unity is very important. She says: “It’s important there’s no?difference?between any languages or any culture. We do that by celebrating?the diversity of the culture in our school. The children that come to Byron Court are?adaptable(能适应新环境的). Having such a variety of backgrounds makes them better learners. Some have struggled, not always understanding instructions in the classroom. But after a few years, many have turned the disadvantage of not speaking English into the advantage of being bilingual (双语的).”

However,?educational standards?can suffer when not everyone speaks the same language, at least to begin with. Though according to Martyn Pendergast, an education officer at Brent Council, this doesn’t last for long: “It takes time to learn English and in Brent our children perform just below the national average