2014年高考英语模拟试题(七)

2014年高考英语模拟试题(七)

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第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “Last week，” said he， “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present， I spent twice its worth in advertising， but didnt get it back”.

“How did you write your advertisement？” asked one of the listeners， a merchant.

“Here it is，” said the man， taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read， “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”

“Now，” said the merchant， “I often advertise， and find

that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try your umbrella again， and if it fails， I will buy you a new one.” The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote： “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble， he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known.”

This appeared in the paper， and on the following morning， the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in and his own was among the umbrellas. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake， and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter. 21. This is a story about .

A. how a man lost and found his umbrella B. how to make an effective advertisement C. how to find lost things

D. how to put an advertisement in the newspaper 22. “If it fails， I will buy you a new one ” suggested that .

A. he was rich enough to afford an umbrella B. he was not sure he would get the umbrella back C. he was quite sure of his success D. he was ready to help others

23. According to the first advertisement， anyone who would receive ten shillings.

A. left the umbrella in the City Church B. found the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street C. gave the message to the man

D. left the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street B

Every day， all across the nation， as many as one in four children refuse to go to school. The reasons are various. “School Refusal，” formerly known as “School Phobia”， is an actual anxietybased disorder. Many children are vague about their complaints and unable to be sure what is making them anxious， so it is sometimes regarded as typical childhood will fullness. However， the effects of constant school refusal can be farreaching for your childs education. So， wheres the line between whats normal and whats not？ “You need to look at whether it is affecting the child or familys normal life，” explains Christopher Kearney， Ph.D. In other words， if a

childs grades are suffering from frequent absences or a parents job is disturbed， it is time to look closely at the issue. Parents should listen carefully to children who say they cant go to school because of “untestable things” such as stomachaches or headaches. While these complaints alone dont necessarily indicate school refusal， there may be deeper problems if combined with general complaints about school， talks of threats at school and so on.

There are different kinds of behavior in school refusal. Some children are influenced by their friends who skip school to hang out with their friends， showing a sense of rebellion（叛逆）. Some children cling to their mothers， screaming at the thought of having to enter the school building.

However， that doesnt mean that getting a child back into the classroom is impossible. According to Maryann Roth， a school psychologist and guidance counselor（顾问）， parents should attempt to make the child get back to school， no matter how hard it is. Working closely with school officials and possibly a specialist to create a plan is a necessary step. 24. The underlined word “vague” （Paragraph 1） is closest in meaning to. A. irregularB. unclear