2011届西安中学第一次英语试题模拟考试

A. when they settled down in Miami. B. before they left their home country C. after he returned from Vietnam War D. as soon as she finished high school

47. According to the passage, probably Gloria did the following except . A. organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victims B. winning an award for reading in English C. teaching at school to support the family D. taking care of her father and sister

48. The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to . A. the concert B. the celebration C. the victims D. the hurricane

49. This passage mainly tells about Gloria Estefan?s . A. life story B. happy marriage C. music style D. Cuban background

B

Some weird, wild and wonderful stories coloured the news in 2010:

★A Copenhagen bus company has put \looking for a partner. \for the British owned Arriva company to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a \

★Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Verona, Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin among the items on display. The phones will help \dead\contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake.

★A man in New York came up with a disarming way to set off his latest bank heist , approaching the clerk’s window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a hold-up note saying “give me the money!”

★ An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars.

★A set of artificial teeth made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as \24,000 dollars) at auction.

★A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping a cat in a rubbish bin. She was fined 250 pounds (400 dollars, 280 euros) after pleading guilty.

★The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died.

★Two Australian men needed surgery after shooting each other in the bottoms during a drinking session to see if it would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately.

★ A Kuwaiti MP(议员) proposed state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in a bid to reduce the large number of unmarried women in the oil-rich state. 50. What is special about the coffin in the second news?

A. It is golden B. It has a cell phone. C. It is a luxury D. It has many items

51. What is the probable meaning of the underlined word heist in the third news? A. robbery B. proposal C. begging D. raising money 52. Who has to spend 400 dollars to do the surgery?

A. A British woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin. B. One who bought Winston Churchill’s artificial teeth. C. An Australian man who shot in bottom to test the hurt. D. An Englishman crossing the Channel without legs and arms. 53. From the last news we can infer that _________. A. In Kuwait many men are eager to get married

B. A lot of rich single men lived in Kuwait C. There are quantities of oil in Kuwait D. There are many single women in Kuwait

C

Perhaps a parent?s most important contribution toward raising a trustful child is to develop a relationship founded on trust. A child of any age will feel proud and grown-up if parents frequently show their trust. In court a defendant(被告) is innocent until proved guilty. But in the family, a teenager “defendant” is too often assumed guilty.

Even when the child is caught in a complete lie, this should not be the end of trust. A parent can tell a child that a single lie is forgivable. Yet it should be clear that if lies continue, the child, like the boy who cried wolf, will suffer loss of trust.

When my wife and I discovered that our son Tom, then 13, had lied about throwing a party while we were away, we grounded him for a month. We also told Tom that we could no longer trust him, and we could not allow him to stay alone overnight again. This loss of freedom was an important lesson; he learned how hard it is to live with people when they don?t trust him. As a result, now more than three years later we can again trust Tom to stay alone overnight.

Parents must always remember there is no easy answer to this universal problem of lying. We can set a good example, allow for privacy, monitor friendship, develop trust and punish wrong doing, but still we discover our child has lied to us. Finally that?s why there is a need for trust on both sides of a parent-child relationship. Lying destroys closeness and friendship. For that reason, parents should always try to give a child the feeling that they can be trusted with the truth. Parents may start with a child?s trust, but as the child grows older, parents must earn it.

54．When the writer and his wife discovered that their son had lied, they _________.

A. took all his freedom from him B. decided never to trust him again C. forbade him to stay alone overnight D. arranged him to stay at home.

55．We can infer from the passage that very often ________.

A. parents don?t trust their child as they should B. defendants are usually proved not guilty in court

C. parents have too much trust in their child D. some children are founded guilty in court

56．According to the passage, the writer believes that _____________.

A. parents shouldn?t punish their children even if they lie B. it is not easy to deal with the problem of lying as parents C. there are effective ways to prevent children from lying D. children will stop telling lies as they grow up

D

Thousands of dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in an Arkansas town on New Year?s Eve after massive injuries, tests by Arkansas officials concluded on Monday. Some 5,000 birds mysteriously fell from the sky in Beebe, Arkansas after dark on New Year?s Eve. “The birds suffered from acute physical injuries leading to internal hemorrhage（大量出血） and death. There was no sign of infectious disease,” the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said in a statement. The birds were otherwise healthy, it said.

One theory is that birds were frightened by New Year's fireworks and flew into buildings or other objects. “Loud noises were reported shortly before the birds began to fall from the sky,” the statement said, adding that blackbirds have poor night vision and seldom fly at night.

Another theory was that severe weather such as lightning accounted for the loud noises but this was discounted because the violent weather had already left the area. “We?re leaning more toward a stress event,\spokesman Keith Stephens.

The commission also is trying to determine what caused the deaths of up to 100,000 fish over a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River near a dam in Ozark, 125 miles west of Beebe. The fish were discovered on December 30. Stephens said the commission expected results on the fish tests in probably a month. Since almost all the fish were one species -- bottom-feeding drum, Stephens said, the test was very important. Stephens also said: “The events do not appear related.” Both that section of the river and the air at the site of the bird deaths were tested for toxins(毒素). Beebe is a town of about 4,500 people located 30 miles northeast of the state capital.

57. What is NOT the probable reason why the dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky?

A. Internal hemorrhage B. Fireworks C. Lightning weather D. Murder

58. In the third paragraph, the underlined word discounted probably mean________. A. not to reduce cost B. not to believe C. to make up a part D. to explain mystery

59. According to Stephens, we can infer the probable cause of the dead fish is _________.

A. cold weather B. poor management C. disease D. lack of food 60. The passage is mainly developed by __________.

A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons C. examining differences D. following the time order 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。 A. Function B. Types C. Advantages D. Considerations E. Importance F. Shortcomings Home security products give a homeowner peace of mind as well as the ability to protect loved ones and physical possessions around-the-clock. 61. _____

Having the right security products equipped in a home can get rid of home invasion, theft and injury. Home security products should be hidden somewhat and not out in the open for invaders to see. Products that protect one's home should also be linked to the local police department so that they can be notified in the event of an emergency or break-in. 62. _____

Security products are used for monitoring the home and the properties surrounding the home. Products are designed to warn the homeowner when invasion is taking place or someone is hidden around the property. Most systems are electronic or battery powered and some are linked with cables and satellites to keep a close watch on property. 63. _____

There are four main kinds of home security products. The first kind is home entry and invasion protection--used for setting up a high tech alarm system. The second is window and door alarms, helpful in warning the homeowner as to who is coming in and out of the house and certain rooms in the home. The third is to keep the outside of the home protected by signaling. The fourth is a combination of security gates, cameras connected to a DVR, bars for windows and doors as well as sliding door lock. 64. _____

One should consider the expense of equipping a complete security system. For most complete systems which include driveway alarms, cameras, and electronic keypads, many can cost from $100 to $10,000. The homeowner can equip individual security products based on the needs of the home and family to save money. 65. _____

Preventing invasion, theft and injury can save thousands of dollars if the home was broken into and items were stolen. Having home security products equipped can also reduce car and auto insurance moneys. 第三部分 写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出