徐州市2014~2015年度高考模拟英语试题

know that the things not alive were not all in the same state as was his cave—also, that small things not alive were more likely than large things to fall down or turn over.... 65. What does \ A. The top opening of the cave. B. The cave side lit by light.

C. The world outside of the cave. D. The sunlight from outside.

66. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Animals teach their children to protect themselves against danger. B. The sense of fear comes from experiences that one has gone through. C. Caution plays the most important role in keeping you safe from danger. D. Small animals have their own life skills to survive in the wild world. 67. Which of the details in the story is typical of the instinct in the baby wolf? A. He kept away from the white wall in obedience to the law. B. He knew the wolverine near to his cave was dangerous. C. He learned that the squirrel was not a threat to his life. D. He came to understand the differences between things. 68. What does the word \ A. Screaming loudly. B. Escaping immediately. C. Watching attentively. D. Hiding carefully. 69. From the passage we can conclude that ______. A. wild animals are brave and intelligent B. things not alive stay in the same state

C. both instinct and experience help to survive D. wolves adapt to the environment quickly

70. The author writes the passage in order to tell us that ______. A. human beings should live in harmony with animals B. life will grow despite limitations and restrictions C. animals depend on their mothers for their living D. wild animals help to keep the balance of nature D篇65 – 70 CABDCB D篇

【考点】文学作品。

【文章大意】文章描述了小狼通过遵守和服从母狼的法则、命令、限制，本能地学习生存，试探走出洞穴的过程。 65.【答案】C 【解析】细节理解题。第3段提到的\答案依据在第4段前两句。Once, lying awake, he heard a strange sound in the white wall. He did not know that it was a wolverine, standing outside……。Outside是关键词。故选C项。 66.【答案】A

【解析】推理理解题。根据理解第一段，小狼“learned well the law that forbade his approaching the entrance….”以及“It had come down to him from a remote ancestry. It had been passed down through all the generations of wolves that had gone before.”可以推断，动物教幼崽学会保护自己。故选A项。

67.【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。A. He tried to keep away from the white wall 是母狼教它的结果，不是出于本能。B选项，他能感觉到外面有危险是出于本能。C.He learned that… D. He came to understand…都是来自于后天的experience，而非本能。故选B项。 68.【答案】D

【解析】词义理解题。从第四段最后一句The little wolf was in great terror, yet he lay without movement or sound, frozen into immobility, to all appearances dead“小狼很恐惧，趴在那儿一动不动，

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从一切迹象来看就像是死了一样”，说明小狼像是在装死一样的趴那儿，是想通过“掩饰”“伪装”来避险。故选D项。 69.【答案】C

【解析】归纳判断题。根据小狼本能地学习生存，试图走向外面世界的大意可以概括出C项为答案。A项是脱离文章的表述。B项是最后一段的细节。D项属于臆断。故选C项。 70.【答案】B

【解析】作者意图题。根据文中第二段和第四段出现的关键词limitations， restrictions，growth，并综合文章大意，可以判断出正确答案为B项。

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

Change who you are

Can you change your personality significantly? For example, if you are shy, can you turn yourself into an extrovert who never gets stage fright when speaking in public? It’s certainly not easy, but experts say it is possible.

First of all, you will never stay the same person. Several researches show a person’s personality naturally changes over time in response to life events such as entering a committed relationship or advancing in your career. From the ages of 20 to 65, people report increases in positive traits. Most people tend to become more agreeable, more responsible, and more emotionally stable. Their personalities improve as they mature.

When researchers talk about ―personality‖, they mean a characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that is consistent over time and across situations. Personality is about 50 percent innate and 50 percent learned. Psychologists usually use the Big Five personality model. According to this model, the human personality can be divided into five broad categories or domains — openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism and extroversion. Some personality types are more successful than others. People who are more conscientious tend to do better in the workplace and school. People who score high on agreeableness and low on neuroticism tend to have more satisfying and stable relationships. Extroverts do better in social and entrepreneurial occupations.

Even small changes in a person’s personality can produce important effects on relationships, career, health and happiness. But change takes time. You start by changing the behavior and then, if you can maintain that new behavior over time, it gets encoded.

Where do you start? ―First, we have to recognize which pieces of our personality affect us,‖ says Richard Levak, a well-known personality expert who often appears in US TV programs. ―If I am always getting fired because I get into arguments with co-workers and always blame others, then I have to realize that I have to change something,‖ he says.

Don’t set your expectations too high. Be patient. Warren Kennaugh, a behavioral strategist in Sydney, Australia, says it’s important to start small. Identify a first step and then practice it without worrying about the initial results. It’s like learning to kick a football, you focus on the steps, not whether it goes in the goal.

You should also let the people close to you know what you’re doing. ―Not only can they be supportive,‖ Kennaugh says, ―but a change for you can also mean a change for them — one they may not be ready for, if they aren’t told beforehand.‖

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Title: Change who you are Introduction Though it’s hard, it’s possible for your personality to be (71) ▲ . A person may(72) ▲ changes in personalities over time in response to life events. Most people’s personalities become (73) ▲ when they get mature. Facts about personalities Personality types (74) ▲ into five broad categories, of which some are more successful than others.. Small personality changes are likely to (75) ▲ relationship, career, wealth and happiness. Time is (76) ▲ to changing a personality. (78) ▲ out which pieces of personality affect us. (77) ▲ on how to change personality changing (79) ▲ setting too high expectations and try to be patient. It’s important to start small. Identify a first step and practice it. Get people close to you informed of what you are doing so that you can be supported and your change will not be a (80) ▲ for them.

(71)changed (72)undergo/have/experience (73)better (74)fall

(75)affect/influence/impact (76)key/essential (77)Advice/Suggestions/Tips (78)Find/Figure (79)Avoid (80)surprise

第五部分：书面表达 (一) 81. 在迅速发展的时代，孩子未来成功应掌握的技能是什么？ 这一话题备受关注。右图是对一些美国家长的调查结果。 请根据你对图表的理解，以―Skills for success‖为题，用英语 写一篇作文。 你的作文应包括以下内容: 1. 简要描述图表的内容； 2. 简述图表中的技能对成功的影响； 3. 简要发表自己的感想？ 英语试题 第 11 页 共 13 页 注意：

1. 可参照图片适当发挥； 2. 作文词数150左右；

3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、 人名等。

书面表达 (一)【参考范文】

As is vividly shown in the table, the American parents surveyed think that the skills of communication, reading, math, teamwork and writing are most important for success, of which communication is their top priority. (34词)

To some extent, the ability to express an idea is more important than the idea itself, so it’s important to teach the children to learn to communicate. Additionally, reading, considered as a skill, will continuously make a person capable of gaining information and knowledge to be desired. As is well known, math enables a person smarter, while writing contributes to the improvement of reflection, imagination and creativity. Unwilling to get the children to work alone, the American parents prefer them to increase the skills of teamwork, which will surely make a difference to their productivity in the future. (98词)

Personally, children are parents what the future is to a country. Only when considerable emphasis is put on developing children’s skills for success can the children and a country have a bright future. (33词)

第五部分：书面表达 (二)

请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

They say ―Make the best of a bad situation‖. But I believe the bad situation makes the best of you. Even the irritations of life can be useful. President Abraham Lincoln showed us how this is so.

One of his cabinet appointees, Edwin Stanton, frequently found flaws with the president and criticized him ---- sometimes in public. Lincoln seemed to show excessive patience with him. The president was asked why he kept such a man in a high level position.

Lincoln characteristically responded with a story. He told about a time he was visiting with an old farmer. He noticed a big horsefly biting the flank of the farmer’s horse. Lincoln said he reached over to brush the fly away. As he did so, the farmer stopped him and cautioned, ―Don’t do that, friend. That horsefly is the only thing keeping this old horse moving.‖

Even life’s many irritations and problems have their place. They may cause us to change directions. Or prod us to greater achievement. Or keep us moving along when it’s easier to go nowhere. Are you simply making the best of a bad situation, or will it make the best of you? [写作内容]

1. 用约30个词概括这段短文的内容；

2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括： (1) 谈谈你对逆境的看法； (2) 简要谈谈如何处理逆境。 [写作要求]

1. 概述故事或提供论据时，不能直接用原文原句； 2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称； 3. 不必写标题。 [评分标准]

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。 书面表达 (二)【参考范文】

The passage narrates an instructive story of Lincoln visiting a farmer and his way of responding to bad situations, through which we can draw the philosophy that the bad situation makes the best of a person. (36词)

Personally, I share the same opinions with Abraham Lincoln. Though a bad situation may ruin a person, sometimes it can also bring out the best in you. We should accept the fact that it is rational for a bad situation to have its place in life. Whether one can succeed or fail depends on how he cope with bad

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situations. (60词)

When facing adversity, we should learn to hone our perseverance, by virtue of which we can get somewhere. On no account should we take it for granted that everything in life is smooth. As we all know, life is a road with unexpected challenges. Only when we make the best of a bad situation will it make the best of us. (61词)

附：书面表达 (二)读写材料参考译文

人们常说：“用最好的办法处理逆境。”但我相信逆境会让你做到最好，就连生活中让你烦恼的事都可能会有用处的。亚伯拉罕·林肯总统就向我们展示了这一点。 他手下的一名内阁官员埃德温·斯坦顿经常找他的缺点，并以此指责他——有时候还在公开场合这样做。林肯对他似乎一直都很忍让。有人问总统为什么要把这样一个人放在高层位置上。

林肯的回答很特别，他讲了一个故事。他说有一次他去拜访一位老农，注意到一只大马蝇正在咬马的肋腹。林肯说他伸手去驱赶那只马蝇，但老农阻止了他，并警告说：“别赶它，朋友。那只马蝇是唯一能让这匹老马活动的东西。”

即便是生活中许多令人烦恼和棘手的事情都有它存在的必要。它们或许会让我们改变方向，或许会促使我们取得更大的成就，或许会在我们容易懈怠的时候促使我们继续前进。 你是用最好的办法处理逆境，还是在它的促使下做到最好？

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