黑龙江省哈尔滨第九中学高三第四次高考模拟考试英语

54．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry 55．A．a needle B．a thread C．the cloth D．the cotton 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，共40分） 第一节（共15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。

A

We often hear the phrase: “You have a greater chance of being struck by lightning．”It is used to describe something that hasn’t got much chance of happening．However, the common saying undermines（掩盖）the very real dangers of lightning．

Last Friday, at least 5 people were killed by lightning in Nepal（尼泊尔）．

Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US．The first is floods．Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year, and of those, 70 people die．That is, more people are killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes．

Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters．

“If you hear thunder, you are in danger from lightning, ”said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross．

“Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any time, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended．The most important thing to remember is to seek shelter,”Lopes said．

Summer is the peak time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips:

*Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in open fields． *Do not stand under a tree．

*Get off bicycle and motorcycles．

*Crouch down（蹲下）if there is no shelter．

*Avoid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hair driers． 56．Of the people who are struck by lightning each year in the U．S．A．, about ____ people are

lucky enough to continue to live． A．400 B．330 C．70 D．5 57．If you hear the thunder, the most important thing you do is to _____．

A．find shelter to hide in B．stand still in the open spaces C．stand under a tree D．stop working in the fields 58．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．If you hear the thunder, you needn’t move indoors right away．

B．Fewer than 70 people are killed by tornadoes and hurricanes each year in the U．S．A． C．People don’t pay as much attention to the danger of lightning as that of floods． D．Floods are the first most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the U．S．A．

B

Just at that time, a telegram arrived from his brother．Mr．Jameson opened it quickly．It said, “Come home at once．Your wife is ill and in a critical condition．West End Hospital．”Mr．Jameson began to think．Since the work at the mine was going well, he decided to go home at once．He just

told himself again and again that he couldn’t lose his wife, or his life would be meaningless．

At about 6 the next morning, he and one of his assistants reached Lamesa, where they were going to Chicago at 6:30．There was still half an hour left before the train started, so Mr．Jameson decided to telephone to Chicago to ask about his wife．And after that, if still enough time was left he could see a doctor and have the piece of coal or the piece of metal removed out of his eye．His eye and his whole head ached now．

After he sent his assistant to the railway station to buy tickets for the train, he went to make the phone call．When the operator put through his call, he sat down and waited．His eye felt like a piece of hot iron．And he was worried about his sick wife．The phone rang．Soon Mr．Jameson talked with the hospital in Chicago．A voice said, “Yes, sir! Your wife is here．She is much better．There is no danger now．You don’t have to return．”

Everything was all right．His wife was going to live．He would not lose his wife．Quite excited, Mr．Jameson began to cry like a little child and could not stop．Big tears rolled out of his eyes and down his cheeks．Soon his eye felt better．He touched his eye and felt something in the corner of his eye．That was a small piece of coal．His tears had washed it out of his eye! 59．What happened to Mr．Jameson before setting off? A．He was hurt and couldn’t walk．

B．His eye was suffering from a certain disease． C．A small piece of coal stuck him in the eye． D．A piece of metal got into his eye．

60．The writer doesn’t mention but we can infer that Mr．Jameson probably _____． A．worked in a factory in Chicago

B．worked as a mining engineer in a company

C．was worried about his work on the way to Chicago D．sold coal in a faraway village

61．How was the coal removed out of Mr．Jameson’s eye? A．It was taken out by a doctor． B．A good rest helped it out． C．He rubbed his eyes slightly． D．It was washed out by his tears．

62．How can we describe the feeling of Mr．Jameson?

A．Worried ---relaxed B．Excited ---dull

C．Anger---calm． D．Depressed ---nervous．

C

It is natural that children are curious about the world around them．For example, they want to know how their hearts beat．They want to know why the ocean water tastes salty． As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things．When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers．They become interested in the physical world around them: the plants, the animals, the sky．Later, they become interested in the things that people have made: wheels, bicycles, cars．And when they are adults, their curiosity continues．Sometimes this curiosity leads to a career in science．

Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world．Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the sky．Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences．A third group of scientists study the physical sciences, e．g．physics,

chemistry ．

These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world．For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run．They say that when you are quiet, your heart normally beats 65 or 75 times a minute．Your heart is a pump that pumps blood to all parts of the body．The blood carries oxygen and nutrition．When you run, your muscles work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them．The muscles need oxygen, too．So your brain sends a signal to the heart．The signal means that the muscles need more nutrition and oxygen．Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles．It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute．

Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions．If we ask, “Why does the ocean water taste salty” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks．When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks．Rain falls into cracks．The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers．The rivers carry the salt into the ocean．But then we ask , “What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year．” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question．

We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious．

63．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A．People are curious in the same way．

B．People in different countries are interested in different things． C．People of different ages are interested in different things． D．Men and women are curious about different things． 64．Scientists who work with the biological sciences study____．

A．the earth , the oceans and the sky B．plants and animals C．man-made things D．ocean water 65．A rock cracks _____．

A．in wet regions B．in dry regions

C．when salty water falls in D．at very high or very low temperatures 66．People are always curious because _____ ．

A．they know little about the world B．they know nothing about the world C．they can not explain many things D．they want to be scientists

D

Contrary to the impression that grandmothers are delighted to help their grown daughters and care for their grandchildren, a study of multigenerational families shows that many older women hate the frequent demands that the younger generations make on their time and energy．

“Young women with children are under a lot of pressure these days, and they expect their mothers to help them pick up the pieces,” noted Dr．Bertram J．Cohler, a behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago．“This is often the strongest source of complaint on the part of Grandmother, who has finished with child caring and now has her own life to live．Grandmothers like to see their children and grandchildren, but on their own time．”

Dr．Cohler is director of a study, sponsored by the National Institute of Aging, of 150 workingclass families that live in a Midwestern suburb．He and Dr．Henry U．Gruebaum of Harvard Medical School, have already completed their study of four such families in New England．

Dr．Cohler tells of a middle-aged Boston woman who works as a cook all week and for her

parish （教区） on Sundays．Every Saturday, her one day off, her daughter and family visit, expecting mother to make lunch, shop, and visit．“That's not how she wants to grow old,” said Dr．Cohler, who was told by the older woman, “My daughter would never speak to me if she knew how angry and unhappy I get．”

In all the four New England families studied, the older women disliked the numerous phone calls and visits from their grown daughters, who often turned to the mothers for advice, physical resources, love, and companionship as well as baby-sitting services．“American society keeps increasing the burdens for older people, particularly those in their 50s and 60s,” Dr．Cohler said in an interview here．“They're still working and they're taking care of their grown children and maybe also their aged parents．Sometimes life gets to be too much．”

67．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the expression “pick up the pieces” in the

second paragraph? A．Save a bad situation． B．Put children's toys in their proper places． C．Gather up pieces of clothing． D．Keep the room in good order． 68．The middle-aged Boston woman ______． A．expects her mother to cook lunch for her B．enjoys the room in good order C．visits an older woman every Saturday D．works six days a week

69．The passage is mainly about ______．

A．young women's inability to look after their children

B．Grandmothers' attitudes toward helping their grown daughters C．average American women's family life

D．grandmother should give more help to their daughters

70．From Dr．Cohler's study we may reach the conclusion that ______． A．daughters should be independent of their old grandmothers B．grandmother should give more help to their daughters C．mothers and daughters should support each other

D．daughters should be more considerate toward their mothers 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Crossroads International

1．How does Crossroads work?

Crossroads is a resource network．We take goods Hong Kong doesn’t want and give them to people who badly need them．We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena （福利院） in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa． 71 2．Who do we help?

72 They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it．They can’t get the job done without back-up, though, so our task is to help them do their task．Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery to medical provision, cupboards to dining sets．They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock． 3． 73