2016届宜兴市高考英语第一次模拟卷

一、听力　（略）

二、单项选择（共１５小题；每小题１分，满分１５分）

21. _______ application of transgenic technology should be restricted on all food production and the government should take _______ “scientific attitude” toward genetically modified food.

A. The ; a B. An; the C. The; the D. An; a

22. Marquez, one of the world’s greatest writers, died on April 17, 2014 and his dealth sparked both worldwide mourning and a _______ of his life’s achievements.

A. conservation 　　B. reservation 　　C. preservation 　　D. celebration

23. ---?Haven’t?I?told?you?that?you?should?be?home?earlier????

---?Yes,?but?I?_____?home?earlier?than?I?usually?do.?

?A. was?coming? B. have?come? C. came? D. had?come?

24. _________ to a lot of new ideas when studying in college, Mary always does something that others can’t understand to realize her dream.

A. Exposing 　　　　B. Exposed 　　　C. Being exposed D. Having exposed

25. I admire my English teacher. I can remember very few occasions ____ she stopped working because of illness or tiredness.

A. when 　　　B. where 　　　C. which 　　D. that

26. ---Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.

--- You _______ have my computer unless you take good care of it.

A. needn’t 　　B. mustn’t 　　C. shouldn’t 　　　D. shan’t

27. --- I’m going to San Francisco for a couple of days.--- . I wish I could get away for a while.

A. It doesn’t matter B. You are too lucky!

C. I really envy you D. I can’t agree more

28. During the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall buildings went up ______ old shabby houses were torn down.

A. which 　B. in what C. in which 　D. where

29. ---Would it bother you if I turned up the radio?

---______. The baby is sleeping.

A. Of course, you would. B. I’m afraid so 　C. I suppose not 　　D. It doesn’t matter

30. Guangzhou Evergrande made history by winning the AFC Champions League title for China in 2013, which was the first time a Chinese club ____ the competition.

A. had won 　　　　B. has won 　　　C. won 　　　　　D. was winning

31. --- The light is so weak that I can’t _______ the words in the article.

--- Maybe your eyesight is failing.

A. leave out 　　　　B. make out 　　C. read out 　　　D. figure out

32. Although he is quite wealthy, he is actually _____ is known as “Tuhao” —poorly educated, he likes to show off and lacks sympathy.

A. what 　　　　B. who C. that 　　　　　D. which

33. ________ the fierce competition in finding a good job in big cities, many fresh graduates are trying their fortune in medium-sized ones.

A. Regardless of 　　B. Apart from 　C. Thanks to 　　D. Due to

34. To be frank with you, I think it’s not wise of you to buy these goods at such a high price. They are old fashioned and will not _____ much on the market.

A. sell 　　B. purchase C. fetch 　　　D. deserve

35. ---He should have been warned of the danger.

--- ______ , but he wouldn’t listen to me.

A. So he had 　　B. So had he　　　　C. So was he D. So he was

三、完形填空（共２０小题；每小题１分，满分２０分）

If you’re going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.

Mostly he said that after my half-hearted 36 to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still 37 deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the 38 again the next day with a spade dig deep and 39 the roots of our garden. As I tried to focus my attention on digging, Dad’s words kept 　40 in my mind: “Do it right.”

I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was 41　　　. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and 42 , and we worried about them. And 43 , at such times you always wonder: am I next?

But as we watched them during the week they were given to 44 　, many of us noticed that they weren’t handling this in quite the way we expected them to. 　 45 none of them found another job, there was also no 46 　or sadness in their departure. I didn’t hear a negative word. I didn’t see any tears or 　 47 faces—at least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.

“It’s 48 　,” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they 49 　comforting me.”

Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their 50 . I don’t know if my departing friends 51 　 their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and 52 us.

Lee, a man who has seen and 53 lots of lay-offs during almost 40 up-and-down, on-again-off-again years with the company, 54 nicely for all of us.

“Now, that’s doing it right, ” he said.

Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his 55 . And more profoundly, I understand the philosophy—Life is just a journey, whose quality is maily determined by your mood not the destination.

36. A. judgements 　B. efforts 　C. reqirements 　D. requests

37. A. stuck 　B. grown 　C. buried 　D. planted

38. A. house 　　B. school 　C.garden 　D. company

39. A. look forward to 　B. come up with　　C. fit in with D. get down to

40. A.echoing 　　B.ringing C.shouting 　D. yelling

41. A.turned down 　　　B. laid off C. cut down 　D. given up

42. A.competitors 　　　B. colleagues C. directors 　D.consultants

43. A. frankly 　　　B. naturally C. equally 　D. generally

44. A. hurry up 　　　B.turn up C. pack up 　D. come up

45. A. Since 　　　B. When C. Unless 　D. While

46. A. puzzle 　　　B. bitterness C. anger 　D. delight

47. A.unfortunate 　　　B. unhappy C. uncertain 　D. unsatisfied

48. A. upsetting 　B. exciting 　C. disappointing 　D. amazing

49. A.objected to 　B. insisted on 　C. ended up 　D. kept on

50. A. death 　B. birth 　C. arrival 　D. party

51. A.view 　B.think 　C. choose 　D. describe

52. A.discouraged 　B. warned 　C. inspired 　D. amused

53. A.celebrated 　B.witnessed 　C. resisted 　D. survived

54. A.made up 　B. summed up 　C. picked up 　D.speeded up

55. A. approval 　B. enjoyment 　C. admiration 　D. appreciation

第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua net)——The second season of a wildly popular documentary series produced by CCTV has returned to the airwaves. It’s called “A bite of China” and began airing on Friday. When its first season was broadcast in May 2012, it became a hit by striking a chord with viewers, with a topic near and dear to people’s hearts: food. So what gourmet foods will the show be covering this time?

It’s all about Chinese food culture, and it’s made by the country’s best directors, three of whom have won international documentary awards. But for them, taking “a bite of China” is a grueling project.

Deng Jie, director of second season of “A Bite of China”, said, “Every minute of the video you see is edited out of 150 minutes of footage. And it’s not only that. Our chief director often gave us dozens of suggestions for revisions. It was torture.” But it’s this torture that has made this season’s breakthroughs possible.

Chen Xiaoqing, chief director of second season of “A Bite of China”, said, “There were children from single parent families, and students applying to art academies. This time we look at these people from the angle of food. Food is our starting point, but not our finishing line. Our goal is to bring more understanding about Chinese people, through food.”

A bite of China first hit the air in May 2012 on CCTV’s mandarin channel.

“We have some appetite-boosting shots of food-making, but how to create dishes is only one aspect of food culture,” Chen Xiaoqing said, “Our program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements related to dishes, such as eating habits and morality of eating.”

Soon after the series hit the airwaves, China’s micro blogging site Weibo began stirring with excitement. Many praised the series, saying how the show made them salivate or had them longing for the foods of their childhood.

One user wrote: “The tastes of home, memories of childhood, joys of work and vision of life, I was moved by each simple story.

This season includes eight episodes and will cover the stories of more than 150 people, and over 300 types of food.

56. The underlined word “grueling” in Paragraph 2 probably means ____________________.

A. challenging and tiring B. unexpected but delightful

C. appealing and mouth-watering D. boring but meaningful

57. According to the passage, what makes for the success of “A bite of China”?

A. It’s made by the country’s best directors, three of whom have won international documentary awards.

B. It’s a topic near and dear to people’s hearts.

C. It brings something new by presenting more cultural elements related to dishes

D. It’s the staff’s torture that has made this season’s breakthroughs possible.

B

Stephen Hawking, who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration — for humanity’s sake. The 71-year-old Hawking said he did not think humans would survive another 1,000 years “without escaping beyond our fragile planet.”

The British cosmologist(宇宙学家) made the remarks Tuesday before an audience of doctors, nurses and employees at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he toured a stem cell laboratory that’s focused on trying to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Hawking was diagnosed with the neurological disorder 50 years ago