试卷类型：A
茂名市2006年度第一次模拟考试
英 语 试 卷
本试卷分两部分，共8页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟
第I卷(共115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答
案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节：听对话或独自(共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分)
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独自前，你将有时问阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第一段材料，回答l一3题
1．How about the weather that day'?
A．It was stormy． B．It was cloudy． C．It WaS rainy．
2. What did Mrs. Smith think when she saw Mr. White come and see her of
A. She thought Mr. White should come.
B. She didn't think it necessary that Mr. White would come.
C. She had never thought that Mr. White would come.
3. How did Mrs. Smith feel about traveling by air?
A. She didn't enjoy flying very much.
B. She thought flying was often delayed by the weather.
C. She felt there was nothing like traveling by air.
听第三段材料，回答4——6题
4. What did the man think of the car at first7
A. He didn't like the car.
B. He thought the car was too bad.
C. He thought the price of the car was too high.
5. What did the woman want to do before she let the man drive the car off?
A. Examine the car again.
B. Examine the man's check again.
C. Check up the paper.
6. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the dialogue7
A. Perhaps it is a secondhand car.
B. The car was sold at $ 3,500
C. The woman took $ 200 off the price she asked.
听第三段材料，回答7——9题
7. How many nieces and nephews does the man have got?
A. Only one nephew.
B. Three nieces and two nephews.
C. Four nieces and six nephews.
8. How many daughters does the man's brothcr have got?
A. Five. B. One. C. Three.
9. How many brothers and sisters does the woman have got?
A. Six brothers and three sisters.
B. Five brothers and four sisters.
C. Six brothers and four sisters.
听第四段材料，回答10——12题
10. Where are they talking?
A. At the flower shop. B. In the park. C. On the telephone.
11. What does Tim want to do?
A. He wants to have red roses sent home.
B. He goes to buy some flowers.
C. He wants to know the address of Worldwide Flowers.
12. What's the number of his Visa Card?
A. B. C.
听第一段材料，回答13 - 15题
13. Why did thd man lose his temper?
A. Because the bird couldn't repeat his master's name.
B. Because the bird screamed all day long.
C. Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.
14. Who killed the three chickens?
A. The cruel master. B. The man in the kitchen. C. The pet bird.
15. Why was the man shocked the next morning?
A. The bird had finally understood his threat.
B. The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.
C. The bird was living peacefully with the chickens.
第二节：听取信息(共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)
听下面1段对话。请根据题目要求，从所听的内容中获取必要的信息，填人答题卡标号为16—20的空格中。录音读两遍。你有90秒钟的作答时间。
About Food
| Food | Contain | Not contain | Cure for ／Protect／Fight |
| Chicken soup | a special cheiilical | 16． | |
| 17． | protein | ||
| Tofu，eggs，etc | protem | ||
| 18． | Something good for health | 19． cancer，etc | |
| Bread and 20． | much fat or many cak)ries |
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填人空白处的最佳选项。
21. Remember that the birthday _ we spend happily each year was just _ our mothers suffered bitterly.
A. when, that B. that, when C. when, what D. that, what
22. Many of the crimes have gone because some people dare not report them to the police.
A. to be unnoticed B. unnoticing C. to have been unnoticed D. unnoticed
23. ——Look at the lady over there. She's already forty.
——You are joking. She doesn't look----
A. so B. that C. it D. this
24. Experience is believing. If you' d like to know what it like to be a soldier in World WarII, the game "Brothers in Arm: "Roads to Hill 30".
A. was, try B. would be, try C. would be, trying D. was, trying
25. By looking at a problem in as possible, creative thinkers can find solutions that would otherwise remain invisible.
A. so many ways B. as many ways C. too many ways D. more ways
26．——I’m sorry，I thought the remark wonld amuse you．
——It——．
A．won’t B．doesn’t C．WOUldn’t D．hadn’t
27．Some people may know little about basketball，but when It the little Giant Yaoming，they must be familiar with him．
A．refers to B．deals with C．comes to D．talks with
28．——Did Helen go to sch001 on time yesterday?
——Yes．It was not yet seven o’clock she arrived at sch∞1．
A．when B．that C．before D．until
29．When watching TV， ．
A．my mother came in B．the window was shaking
C．he heard a terrible noise D．the entire hall burst into cheers
30．The country life he was used to greatly slnee 1999．
A．change B．changing C．has changed D．changed
3 1．——Oxford University has admitted that it will need efficient measures to keep itself among the international universities．
——Do you think it win come true?
A．For what? B．So what? C．Take it easy． D．What on?
32．Why didn’t you teU me there Was no meeting today?I all the way here the
heavy snow．
A．needn’t have driyen，thmugh B．needn’t drive，across
C．didn’t need to drive，thmugh D．shouldn’t have driyen，across
33．The famous singer Said that she WOUld like to something new in the coming year and her
fans are eager to know what she wiU do．
A．make out B．bring down C．take up D．turn out
34．In no city of China little about the economic development．
A．doesn’t the government care B．the government cares
C．the government doesn’t care D．does the government care
35.——, more than 200 houses and buildings are heated by solar energy, not to mention the big cities.
A. In the alone small town B. In the small town alone
C. Alone in the small town D. In the small alone town
第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并将最佳选项填在答题卡的相应位置上。
One summer evening 1 was sitting by the open window，reading a good but rather frightening mystery story．After a time it became too dark for me t0 read easily，36 I put my book down and got up to swl‘tch on one light．1 wasj．ust about to draw the curtains as well 37 I heard a loud cry of”“Help!!Help!”It seemed 38 from the trees at the end of the garden．I looked out but it was now too dark to see 39 ．Almost immediately I heard the cry again．It． 40 like a child．aIthough I could not imagine how anybody could need help in our garden， 41 one of the boys of the neighborhood had climbed a tree and could not get down．
I decided，however，that I ought t。go out and have a look in the 42 ，just 43 someone was in trouble． I took the toreh which we keep for going down into the ceUar， 44 there is no electrie light and picked up a strong walking stick， 45 that this might come in useful，too .Armed with these，1 went out into the garden．Once again I heard 46 cry．There was no doubt that it came ftom the trees at the end of the garden．“Wh0’s there?”I called 47 as 1 walked rather nervously，down the path that led to the trees，but there was no answer．With the help of my toreh I 48 the whole of that part of the garden and the lower branthes of the
trees．There was no 49 of anybody or anything． I came to the conclussion that someone was playing a rather silly joke 50 me．
Still feeing rather puzzled， I went back to the house and put 51 the toreh and the stick．I had just sat down and begun to tead my book again when 1 was start’led(大吃一惊)by the cry of“Help!Help!”， 52 time from right behind my shoulder．I dropped my book and jumped up．There， 53 On top of the nlantelpiece(壁炉台)，was a large green and red bird．It was a parrot!while I WaS out in the garden，tlle bird 54 the light in my room and flown in 55
the open window.
36. A. but B. so C. though D. yet
37. A. as B. after C. when D. whenever
38. A. to come B. coming C. came D. come
39. A. clearly anything B. clear anything
C. anything clearly D. anything clear
40. A. heard B. listened to C. sounded D. looked
41. A. before B. after C. until D. ufiless
42. A. garden B. mantelpiece C. room D. curtain
43. A. for fear B. in case C. when D. since
44. A. which B. when C. where D. in where
45. A. having been thinking B. to think
C. to have thought D. thinking
46. A. a B. the C. an D. \
47. A. out B. on C. off D. up
48. A. tested B. measured C. examined D. noticed
49. A. sight B. sign C. scene D. sigh
50. A. with B. on C. in D. above
51. A. on B. in C. forth D. away
52. A. that B. a C. this D. one
53. A. seating B. sat C. sitting D. sit
54. A. saw B. must see C. sees D. must have seen
55. A. through B. cross C. across D. by
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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
A
China daily, distributed in China and abroad, welcome subscribers worldwide and in China. It aims at a readership()f resident foreign diplomats，journa“lsts，technicians，experts，business—men and students as weIl as visitors to China．
China Daily gives tirilely coverage to China’s political，economic and cnltural developments．It als。carries the WOrld’s fjlnancial and sports news．The purpose of the paper is to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese pc~)ple and the peoples of other countries．
China Daily carties industrial and commercial advertisements．We offer space for advertising in our paper to promote development of domestic and foreign trade．
56．The passage deals witn ．
A．an announcement B．an advertisement C．a bulletin D．a note
57．What is the main purpose of this passage?Its purtmse is ．
A．to let people know it is printed in English
B．to sell it at home and abroad
C．to make a display of its importance
D．to encourage people t0 be its readers
58．From China Daily，we can ．
A．get much information on politics，economy，sports，culture，etc．
B．1earn that peoples of 0ther countries are friendly to us
C．know the purpose of the paper
D．realize what is going on in China
B
Researchers in London and Bristol have found that men are particularly likely to yield to depression if their partners are also depressed．
The finding highIights the importance of paying attention to the partners of depressed mothers，as young children themseIves are vulnerable(容易受伤的)to social problems if both parents are depressed．
Researchers in London and at the University of Bristol launched their study to investigate whether family structure affects the likelihood of deptession in men around the time their child is bom．They 100ked at men from traditional families，men with children ftom a previoUS relation—ship，men whose partners had children by a forrner partner， and men who were not liVillg with their partners．
A1l 7，0 18 participants filled out a questionnaire on depression，and answered questions about their age，education level and employment status．Detals about the quality of their relationships with their partners．networks of friends and previOUS life evems were also recorded．
About 3．5 percent of the men and 13 percent of their partners suffered depression around the time their child was born．While men in step—families or who were not living with their partners were twice as likely to get depressed as those in traditional families，this could be explained by other factors that are more common in nontraditional famihes，sueh as poor education and relationship conflicts．
Even allowing for all these fact。rs，however， the partners of women who were suffering frein perinatal(围产期的)depression were significantly more likely to become depressed theraselves，the researchers report in an american journal．Ten percent of women who were depressed had depressed partners．For the healthy women，the figure was only 2．6 percent．
Pteeious research suggests that families with tWO depressed parents may need special attention．A researcher in Atlanta has found that primary school children with two troubled parents
have difficulty relating to their peers(同伴)．“It’s extremely important to look at the whole family．”she says．
59．What can we conelude ftom paragraphs one and two of this passage?
A．Men often beat their childten．
B．Depressed women Often have depressed partners．
C．AIl young childten are vulnerable to seeial problems．
D．Wemen with chiIdten often have depressed partners．
60．Why did researchers in London and Bristol carty out sueh an investigation?
A．To see what kind of family environment is ideal for childten to grow up in．
B．To study whether family structure affects depression in men when their child is born．
C．To invcstigate why so many moll get depressed when a child is born．
D．To see whcthcr it is true that behind every depressed man there is a depressed woman．
6[. What kind of men didn't the researchers in London and Bristol take as lhcir subjects?
A. Men from traditional families.
B. Men with children from a previous relationship.
C. Men who were not living with partners.
D. Men who have no children.
62. What kind of men are least likely to get depressed when their child was born?
A. Men in step - families.
B. Men who were not living with their partners.
C. Men in traditional families.
D. Men in nontraditional families.
63. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Ten percent of women who were depressed had depressed partners.
B. 2.6 percent of healthy women were depressed.
C. Special attention should be paid to families in which both the father and the mother were depressed.
D. Primary school children whose parents were both depressed eouldn' t get along well with their peers.
C
The opinion of many engineers is that the architects that designed the New York World Trade Center Twin Towers did a good job in designing the buildings. The buildings were safe from the danger envisioned at the time. Indeed, they were designed to withstand the force of aircraft that might crash into them. They were not, however, designed to withstand the effects of the very
high temperatures produced by the ignition of tons of aviation(航空 ) fuel carried by the aircraft.
Steel lightly covered with concrete is the main structural component of the towers and steel loses a lot of structural strength when heated to 1,100 degrees Centigrade and beyond, as it was.To protect the steel the towers beams(柱梁) were coated with a few centimeters of concrete. That insulation was to provide good structural state for at least I hour of fire. The towers met that test. The south tower lasted 62 minutes. The north, 103 minutes. Tragedy followed when not all could escape before the collapse.
Most experts agree that the Twin Towers were very well designed. Many also agree that thepeople planning the attacks were very knowledgeable and aimed the aircraft at a height that would effect the most damage. The aircraft crash and the resulting fuel fed fires were aimed at about the 90th floor. That was just high enough to insure that the upper floors would weaken with the heat and crack down, dropping into the remaining part of the building.
The mass of the falling top floors created such a falling load that some experts estimate it exceeded by 5 to 10 times normal bearing loads. The effect was like a giant hammer, each floor contributing more weight to be born by the next floor down.
Were the Trade Towers well designed? Engineers say yes. But,the public refers to the belief that architects will never again design a tall building without considering the effects of terrorist attacks of all potential kinds. That not only includes the ability of the structure to withstand attackbut the means to allow all the people in the buildings to escape in time to survive.
64. According to the article, those who designed the tower could have done better if __
A. the tower lasted longer after being attacked
B. the tower hold stable until all of the people there managed to escape "
C. the tower can not be affected by such attacks
D. they considered more about the effects of the very high temperatures and make duel changes in the structure
65. As we know from the 3th paragraph, many people believe that __
A. the attack was led by Bin Laden
B. those who directed the attack were better engineers than those who built the towers
C. those who directed the attack know quite a lot about the towers
D. the attack was made spontaneously
66. The part of the building below 90th floor __
A. remained where they were
B. cracked down because of the burning
C. was hammered down by the falling upper part
D. was safe after the attack
67. The author believes that the Twin Towers
A. were not well - designed
B. were well - designed
C. were good examples for engineers of our time
D. were out of consideration when we talk about engineering later
68. The word "ignition" in the first paragraph means__
A. fierce crash B. causing to catch fire
C. failure of engine D. extremely hot condition
D
It is 3 am. Everything on the university campus seems ghostlike in the quiet, misty darkness- - - everything except the computer center. Here, twenty students rumpled and bleary - eyed，sit transfixed at their console (操纵台) , tapping away on the terminal keys. With eyes glued to the video screen, they tap on for hours. For the rest of the world, it might be the middle of the night, but here time does not exist. This is a world unto itself. These young computer "hackers" are pursuing a kind of compulsion, a drive so consuming it overshadows nearly every other part of their lives and forms the focal point of their existence. They are compulsive computer programmers. Some of these students have been at the console for thirty hours or more without a break for meals or Sleep. Some have fallen asleep on sofas and lounge chairs in the computer center, trying to catch a few winks but loather(不喜欢) to get too far away from their beloved machines.
Most of these students don't have to be at the computer center in the middle of the night.
They aren't working on assignments. They are there because they want to be- - - they are irresistibly drawn there..
And they are not alone. There are "hackers" at computer centers all across the country. In their extreme form, they focus on nothing else. They flunk out of school and lose contact with friends; they might have difficulty finding jobs, choosing instead to wander from one computer center to another. They may even forgo (放弃) personal hygiene.
"I remember one hacker. We literally had to carry him off his chair to feed him and put him
to sleep. We really feared for his health, " says a computer science professor at MIT.
Computer science teachers are now more aware of the implications of this "hacker phenomenon" and are on the lookout for potential hackers and cases of computer addiction that are already severe. They know that the case of the hackers is not just the story of one person' s relationship with a machine. It is the story of a society's relationship to the so- called thinking machines，which are becoming almost ubiquitous(普通存在的)
69. Which of the following may be a most appropriate title for the passage.？
A. Computer Programmers
B. Computer - A New Type of Electronic Toys
C. Computer Addicts
D. The Charm of Computer Science
70. The following statements are true about those young computer "hackers" except that __
A. they want to be near their machines even when they sleep
B. for them, life would be miserable without computers
C. they can stay with the computer at the center for nearly three days on end
D. many of them are top students majoring in computer programming
71. The reader can infer that
A. university computer centers are expecting outstanding programmers from the students
B. university computer centers are not just open to university students
C. the "hacker phenomenon" exists only in universities
D. the university should not be blamed for the "hacker phenomenon"
E
In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the Press are rightly condemned (谴责). However, this freedom can easily be abused. Stories about people often attract far ore public attention than political events. Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves. Acting on the con- tention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing de- tails about their private lives.
The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants in South Dakota. As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual (永久的)struggle against poverty. They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing economic problems.If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed. But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, and event which radically changed their lives. The day after the birth of the five children, an aero- plane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers. The news was of national importance, for the poor couple had become the parents of the only quintuplets in America.
The rise to fame was swift. Television cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone in the country. Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and photographs. Gifts poured in not only from unknown people, but from baby food and soap manufacturers who wished to advertise their products. The old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a new $100, 000 home. Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences (记者招待会)。The event brought serious changes to the town itself. Plans were announced to build a huge new highway, as Aberdeen was now likely to attract thousands of tourists. Signposts erected on the outskirts(郊区) of the town directed tourists not to Aberdeen, but to "Quint - City USA". The local authorities discussed the possibility of erecting a "quint museum" to satisfy the curiosity of the public and to protect the family from inquisitive tourists. 72. Press will argue that they have the right to publish a story, although it may seriously affect the individual concerned, because -------
A. it is a democracy and the individual deserves more attention than politics
B. facts themselves, however unpleasant they may be, must be respected
C. people not only enjoy reading about others but about themselves as well
D. they only use their power to influence events of national importance
73. The interest that was taken in the family was
A. of national importance because of the rise in the birth rate
B. charitable(慈善的), for people of all kinds were concerned about their poverty
C. so overwhelming(无法抗拒的) that even lawyers attended their press conference
D. mainly from commercial organizations who wanted to promote their sales
74. When national interest suddenly focused on Aberdeen, the local authorities __
A. erected(建造) new sigh - posts to mislead any would - be tourists
B. decided to have a museum built in honour of the quintuplets(五胞胎)
C. wished to make the most of it but kept the family' s privacy in mind
D. did everything possible to protect the family from inquisitive tourists
75. What's not true about birth of the quintuplets in the family from Aberdeen?
A. It caused a stir. B. The family became famous quickly.
C. It brought great changes to Aberdeen. D. It made the family even poorer.
第Ⅱ卷 (共35分)
第四部分：写(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行最多只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边的横线上写上该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边的横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
A young man from a village called John married with a young 76.
woman from another village nearly. They lived with the man's 77.
big family. The family kept elephant, in which the 78.
young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she feed it 79.
on fruit and sugar. In three months the woman went back 80.
to her parents' home, because she had a quarrel with her 81.
husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat. It appeared to be sick
and broken-heart. One morning after several weeks it disappeared 82.
from the house, and it went to the woman's home. At seeing 83.
her, the elephant waved it's trunk and touched her with it. The 84.
woman was so much moved by the act of the animal that she returned 85.
to her husband's home.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华，你在美国的笔友寒假要来中国，他写信向你了解春节的情况。请你给他写一封约120字的回信，介绍有关春节的情况，内容包括：
1、什么时候是春节? ，
2、春节在中国人心目中的地位。
3、关于春节的一些风俗习惯，例如大扫除，吃团圆饭，穿新衣服，放鞭炮等等。
注意：可以围绕春节内容适当发挥，信的开头已经为你写好，不计入总字数。
参考词汇：农历的lunar 鞭炮fireworks
Dec．15．2005
Dear Jack，
I’m So glad to learn that you’re coming for the Spring Festival．
茂名市2006年第一次高考模拟考试
英语试题参考答案
听力：(共30分；每题1．5分)
1—5 BCCCA 6一l0 ABCAC 11—15 ABCCA
16．cold 17．Meat 18．Green tea
19．hearl 20．potatoes
语法和词汇知识：(共15分；每题1分)
2l一25 BDCAB 26—30 BCACC 31一35 BACDB
完形填空：(共30分；每题1．5分)
36—40 BCACC 41—45 DABCD 46—50 BACBB
5l一55 DCCDA
阅读理解：(共40分；每题2分)
56—60 BDABB 61一65 DCBDC 66—70 CABCD
71—75 BBDCD
短文改错：(共10分；每题1分)
76．去掉with 77．nearlv-nearby 78．在elephant前加an
79．feed—fed 80．In—After 81．对
82．broken—hearl———heartbroken／broken—hearled
83．At-On 84．it’s———its 85．去掉much
书面表达：(共25分)
Dec. 15, 2005
Dear Jack
I' m so glad to learn that you' re coming for the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival falls on the 1St day of the 1St lunar month. It is the most important festival for the Chinese people just like Christmas in the West.
Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Store owners are busy then as everybody goesout to purchase necessities for the New Year. Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes. On the Spring Festival Eve, all family members eat dinner together. After the luxurious dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. Waking up on New Year, people wear new clothes and go out to extend greetings to their relatives and friends. Burning fireworks is the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits.
Well, I am sure you will understand our culture better after you spend the Spring Festival here.
Yours truly
Li Hua