普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（重庆卷）模拟试卷（四）（英语）

If I were in _______position of the mayor, I wouldn’t allow _______factory like this standing on the bank of the Yangtze River．

Our bad living habits will destroy the earth．Only by changing ______ we live can we save the earth．

—Would you like more tea?      
—No,        , thanks．

—What do you think of the film 2012？
—Well, it’s good．At least it’s ______the one I saw last time with Jean．

—Where is Tom?
—Well, he______ you_______ here．Otherwise he would come down right now．

Bill Gates has created a wonderful “window” ______ people can surf the Internet freely．

When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _______the exit as quickly as possible．

—What are you doing, John? Why stop?
—To be on the safe side, we’d fill up the car now for we _______ run out of gas on the way．

—What has made him upset recently?
—_______ alone to face a troublesome milk case．

By looking at a problem in as many ways as possible, creative thinkers can find solutions that would _______ remain invisible．

．—I can’t imagine Phelps was caught smoking on campus!
—_______．

．—Alice, you look puzzled．Haven’t you understood it?
—Yes．I       _of another problem just now．

On the flight to Chongqing, the memory of my childhood, _______ I was my father’s shadow, came flooding back．

—How do you find the cards I’ve collected recently?
—Very nice, especially ________bearing the signature of Liu Xiang．                                                               

We have raised some money and heavy clothes for the survivors in the earthquake________
they can go through the coming winter safely．

第二节 完型填空（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至55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As the first report of the accident came in, Burton was sitting in his office on the top floor of the building．Immediately,   36   the seriousness of the whole incident, he   37   down to a ground floor room with a small waiting-room to look into the matter himself, leaving his colleagues to   38   all other cases．
He interviewed the first   39   almost at once, making sure everything was done   40 
could be done to make her feel relaxed．  41  , the witness was obviously nervous and Burton took great pains to go over what she said   42  , choosing and   43   each word carefully and taking the woman’s statement down himself．The witness had called the police and she’d waited until the ambulance(救护车) began to arrive, then, when the first police car arrived at the   44 
she’d been asked to report to the police station．
Burton   45   that regrettably it would be necessary for her to go to court because of the serious   46   of the disaster． More he could not say at present． He’d be thankful if the woman
47   keep in touch with the police．
When she had gone, Burton put his head in his hands and   48   before asking for the next witness．The woman couldn’t be   49   as a hundred percent witness because she had been behind the wall   50   the explosion occurred．But in spite of her nerves, Burton had the   51 
that she was dependable, not afraid of relating herself   52   it and a fairly exact observer．
Well,   53   would be other descriptions and   54   all these would be put into place and the whole picture would become   55 ．He raised his head and pressed the bell on his desk．
“Next witness, please．” He said．
36．A．remembering        B．guessing             C．supposing           D．realizing
37．A．moved                B．stepped              C．came             D．raced
38．A．take on           B．take in              C．take over           D．take off
39．A．prisoner           B．witness              C．murderer          D．lawyer
40．A．that                B．when                C．what              D．how
41．A．Therefore         B．However             C．Otherwise          D．Finally
42．A．hardly            B．simply              C．completely        D．nearly
43．A．memorizing        B．checking             C．organizing         D．improving
44．A．school           B．house               C．station            D．scene
45．A．predicted          B．spoken              C．taught             D．explained
46．A．meaning           B．nature               C．importance        D．result
47．A．should            B．might               C．could             D．must
48．A．considered         B．discussed            C．learned            D．argued
49．A．admired           B．regarded             C．made              D．respected
50．A．while              B．when                C．since               D．after
51．A．concept          B．taste               C．expectation         D．impression
52．A．to                B．with                C．for                 D．into
53．A．That               B．This                C．They               D．There
54．A．no wonder         B．no way              C．no doubt            D．no problem
55．A．possible          B．hopeful             C．clear                D．true

三．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中，选出最佳选项;并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In front of 60,000 fans, the former Olympic and world champion, Liu Xiang got his third National Games gold medal in the final of the men’s 110 meters hurdles at the Olympic Sports Center in Ji Nan, Shandong province．
Before winning this game, Liu joined in the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix meet(上海国际田径黄金大奖赛) in September, 2009 and won the second place in men’s 110 meters hurdles with a very slight loss to his solid rival–American athlete, Terrence Trammell．That was the first time that he had shown up on the track and in public after his 13 month’s lay–off．So, this game on October 25, in 11th Chinese National Games was very critical for him to handle．After crossing the finishing line, Liu said, “The most important thing was to finish the race safely and smoothly．The result is not very good but the effort was not bad．”
With the final result of 13.34 seconds, Liu became the first Chinese hurdler to win a National Games title three times．“I’m feeling very good now,” Liu said．“I started to compete at the National Games at the age of 18 and now I’m 26．I hope I can run at the Games again in four years’ time because, for all Chinese athletes, is a dream and it is also my starting point．I would just like to thank all the people who have supported me and all the spectators who cheered for me here．”
It is hard for most of Liu’s fans to forget the heartbroken moment at Bird’s Nest last year at the Beijing Olympics because of the foot injury．Thirteen months later, however, the strong-minded man thrilled the home crowd with the strong comeback and would gain another take–off in his career．“I never thought of coming back when I got injured and I felt my future was in doubt,”Liu said, “But now I have seen there is still a future．”
1．When will the 12th Chinese National Games be held?
A．2012                 B．2013                C．2014               D．2015
2．Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A．Liu Xiang was very confident after he knew his foot was badly injured．
B．Liu Xiang beat Terrence Trammell in the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix meet．
C．Liu Xiang had won three gold medals in the National Games before October 25, 2009．
D．Liu Xiang couldn’t have won this gold medal without his strong will and people’s support．
3．What’s the best title for the article?
A．A Legend–Liu Xiang                         B．Liu Xiang Is Back
C．Champion of The National Games            D．Never Give Up

In my experience, one of the greatest reasons of unhappiness is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are．When we see something we don’t like, we wish it could be different–we cry out for something better．That may be human nature, or perhaps it’s something that has been grown in our culture．
The root of the unhappiness isn’t that we want things to be different, however, it’s that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place．We’ve judged it as bad, rather than saying, “It’s not bad or good, but it just is．”
Here is an example．I have written a paper, A Beautiful Method to Find Peace of Mind．Quite a few people think it bad after reading it because I think people should expect things to go differently than you planned, and that you should accept that, instead of encouraging people to change themselves or the environment as much as possible．You could accept it as the way the world works–as the way things actually are．And try to understand why that is, and follow it, as it is．
This can be useful to whatever you do: whether it be how other people act at work, how politics works and how depressing the news media can be．Accept these things as they are, and try to understand why they’re that way．
It’ll save you a lot of sadness because you’ll no longer say, “Oh, I wish things didn’t go bad!”
If you really understand what I mean, you can try a different way to live in this world:accept, and understand．It might lead to some interesting results．
1．What is the major reason why we feel unhappy in the writer’s opinion?
A．We are never satisfied with ourselves and the environment around us．
B．When we see something that makes us unhappy, we don’t know what to do．
C．We feel hard to accept the way things happen themselves．
D．No matter how happy we are, we never want to be happy．
2．What do you think the writer may say to himself when he meets something unhappy?
A．How could I have made such a stupid mistake?
B．I should have done better．It’s all my fault．
C．Why is it all against my plan? It can’t be so bad．
D．Well, I know all is what it is meant to be．Take it easy．
3．Why do some people think badly of the writer’s new paper after reading it?
A．The writer hasn’t shown an encouraging attitude in his paper．
B．The writer asks people to try to make things better．
C．The writer reminds the people that things will go exactly as you’ve planned．
D．The writer doesn’t think it a good idea to accept the things go naturally．
4．The statements below are based on the writer’s points of view, EXCEPT_______
A．Unhappiness may be caused by human nature that we always want things to be better．
B．Why we don’t like the thing is that we have regard it as bad in the beginning．
C．The news media shouldn’t be so depressing if the reporters worked harder．
D．The best way to avoid feeling unhappy is to accept the things as they are．

Making greener choices, from the food you eat to the way you travel, can improve your health．A recent article advises people should try low–carbon (低碳) lifestyles which could be the most important contribution to yourself, even the earth．Some guidelines follow:
1．Use your own power rather than oil whenever you can     
Burning oil in your car makes pollution like carbon dioxide (CO2) that causes global warming．Cutting down on driving and using your own two legs helps cut global warming pollution and helps reduce weight problems over time without dangerous diets or surgery．
If all Americans used foot instead of engine as daily exercise during normal travel, we could reduce our oil dependence by more than a third．Besides, by using a push mower(剪草机) instead of a power mower to cut your lawn, you can also cut up to 80 pounds of CO2 per year! And you’ll get a great workout!
2．Drop the bottled water, drink tap (自来水)     
Drinking plenty of water is important during hot weather or when exercising．You may think bringing bottled water with you can be both convenient and harm-free to the environment．But, you may change your mind if you see the truth below in 2006, 30 billion plastic water bottles were made, which used the amount of more than 17 million barrels(桶)of oil–enough to fuel more than one million cars for a year, and produced more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide．
If you have worries about your tap water, clean it regularly! The truth is that tap water is no worse than bottled water ant it saves much money．
3．Choose foods carefully
There are some general ways you can follow that are good for you and the planet:
a．Eating less meat and more grains and vegetables helps reduce the need to cut down forests to grow the food for animals
b．Buying local food may be environmentally–friendly．Locally grown foods often use much less oil in transport than the foods coming from somewhere far away, which would help reduce CO2 amount．
For more information, you may consult http://www.edf.org/
1．What benefit can people make if they walk more but drive less?
A．More pollution will be made during the process．
B．There will be no obvious effect on reducing the amount of carbon dioxide．
C．Every year, more than 30% of the oil can be saved, which will help weaken global warming．
D．People’s weight will stay the same, and they still need to go on a diet to get thinner．
2．Why should we change our preference to bottled water?
A．Bottled water contains more good things for our health．
B．Tap water is not clean enough for people to drink．
C．Bottled water is more expensive than tap water for its better quality．
D．Tap water is as good as bottled water, which wastes so much resource during its production．
3．If you mean to protect the environment, you will ________．
A．often buy food from foreign countries        B．seldom eat meat for dinner
C．usually drive to work and home               D．never boil tap water to drink
4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Low–carbon lifestyles bring more harm than benefit to nature．
B．Man’s daily life activities have no effect on the changes of the environment．
C．What you eat can not only be good for your health, but also for the health of the earth．
D．The choice of food is completely personal, which won’t be important for nature at all．

Dear Daughter,
　　As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．
First, I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．I encourage you to be curious, but I also want to tell you “Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten”．That is really what learning in college is about–this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner．So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever．
There is no single simple answer to any question．Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you don’t believe in? I did that for a reason– things rarely “black and white”, and there are always many ways to look at a problem．You will become a better problem solver if you recognize that．This is called “critical thinking”, and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life．This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others．I will always remember when I went to my Ph．D．advisor and proposed a new thesis topic．He said “I don’t agree with you, but I’ll support you．”
Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you．Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades．If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy．Please don’t be worried．The only thing that matters is that you learned．The only metric you should use is that you tried．Grades are just silly letters that give the vain people something to brag, and the lazy people something to fear．You are too good to be either．
College is the four years where you have:·the greatest amount of free time．·the first chance to be independent．·the most flexibility to change．·the lowest risk for making mistakes．
So please treasure your college years．
Love,
Dad (& Mom)
(A letter from Kaifu Lee)
1．According to Kaifu Lee, the underlined sentence in the second paragraph means_________．
A．you should learn by yourself instead of learning from your teachers．
B．the knowledge isn’t as important as the ability to learn．
C．the knowledge from college is of less worth than that acquired after college．
D．education is nothing but what you have remembered．
2．Kaifu Lee expects his daughter to _________．
A．agree with those who hold the opposite opinions．
B．find out the difference between ‘right and wrong’．
C．think of more ways to solve a problem critically．
D．step into others’ shoes and think from others’ positions．
3．Based on the letter, it can be inferred that ________．
A．high grades are not important for people．
B．Kaifu Lee and his wife don’t care about their daughter’s grades or college life．
C．Kaifu Lee doesn’t expect her daughter to make any mistakes in her life．
D．Kaifu Lee’s daughter is a freshman in Columbia University．
4．We can conclude that Kaifu Lee’s daughter is _________．
A．dependent and curious                    B．tolerant and supportive
C．well-rounded and worried                        D．excellent and hard-working 

A centuries-old tradition of wearing a white horse-hair wig in court ended for many judges when a simpler new dress code came into force．
While judges in criminal cases will still wear them, those in civil and family hearings will appear bare-headed in court, wearing a new-style plain black robe, the British government said．
After a long debate, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Philips, head of the judiciary(司法部) in England and Wales, finally ordered the changes in an attempt to modernize the courts．
Wigs have been an emblem(象征) of the British legal system since the 17th century when the fashion for wearing them in wider society went through to the courts．For hundreds of years before the reign(统治)of Charles II, judges and lawyers were expected to come to court with short hair and a beard．
The decision to abandon wigs has disappointed traditionalists who argue that they give judges an air of authority and impartiality．Wigs could also protect them from angry members of the public．John Mortimer, the barrister and author of the “Rumpole of the Bailey” books, opposed the changes．“The idea’s ridiculous! A barrister without his wig would be like a doctor without a stethoscope（听诊器）,” he wrote in a newspaper article when the changes were first proposed．
However, modernists argue that wigs are a hangover from the past that could intimidate people in court．In a newspaper interview, Lord Phillips described wigs as an anachronism（不合时宜之物）that gave the public a false impression of judges．
A Ministry of Justice survey last year found 70 percent of court workers wanted to keep wigs, compared to 42 percent of the public．
1．The reasons why wigs should be kept are the following EXCEPT________．
A．to build up the fair image of the judges．
B．to keep the judges from the harm from the audience．
C．to make the audience fear the judges．
D．to symbolize justice．
2．According to the British government, wigs will still be worn in ________．
A．murder cases        B．divorce cases           C．property cases D．real estate cases
3．The underlined word ‘intimidate’ in Paragraph 4 means ________．
A．frightened            B．dissatisfied           C．amused                D．annoyed
4．Based on the article, which of the following inferences is TRUE?
A．Wearing wigs were very popular in the 17th century in Britain．
B．A stethoscope to a doctor is what a wig to a traditionalist．
C．The courts started the fashion of wearing wigs．
D．Many people favor the wigs for the judges．
5．The article is mainly about _________．
A．the difficulty in abandoning wigs in court．
B．the history of wearing wigs and the end of it．
C．abandoning wigs for many judges and the debate caused by it．
D．the opinion of the public and court workers on abandoning wigs．

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共35分）
四．写作（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。
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（╲）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：请在答题卡上作答。
Attention, please, everyone．I have anything to tell you．    76．____________
We will visit the History Museum this Sunday．Both of             77．____________
us should arrive in the school gate before 8:00．We                         78．____________
will set off at 8:10 by the bus together．At about 8:40                     79．____________
we’ll visit the museum followed a guide．At about 11:00            80．____________
the visit will be over, but we plan to return at about 11:10            81．____________
The total cost was 20 yuan; everyone should hand in                82．____________
the money to me before Friday．Don’t forget wear your                     83．____________
school uniforms on Sunday．And everyone need to write                  84．____________
a composition after the visit．Wish you happily!                         85．____________

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
在学习、生活和工作中，学会与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为“Being a Good Partner”的英文演讲稿。
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  写作要求： 1．句子结构准确，信息内容完整、连贯。
2．词数：100词左右。信的开头和结束已给出，不计入总词数。
3．参考词汇：cooperate vt．—合作
Good afternoon, everyone! The topic of my speech today is “Being a good partner”．
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Thank you for your listening!