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radios and listen to teachers in cities far away.
Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbors. The program \Robin\who was going away and who was ill. The men could talk about their sheep and cows and how much money the markets would pay for them . in many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia.
6 From the first passage, we know there are some very large farms in Australia. A T B F
7 “The two way radio”in the second paragraph is only useful for the children only. A T B F
8The sick person in the second paragraph means the person is ill. A T B F
9 The children on the large farms far away could have lessons on the radios. A T B F
10 All the Australians live on dry places.,and they use radios in many ways. A T B F
答案 A B A A B Passage two
Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in England.
Then workers were sent for and a big platform（台子）was made.
With the help of a worker. Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.
Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn't know it because he was thinking of his pictures.
The worker saw everything. “What should I do?” he thought. “Hornbill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out. he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed. “So the worker quickly took some paint (漆)and threw it at the pictures.
\” cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures. 11. James Hornbill was an English ______. A worker B artist C king D writer
12 He was ordered to ______.
A paint the wall of the king’s Palace.
B paint some pictures on the wall of the Palace. C build a big platform in front of the Palace. D put up some new pictures on the old wall. 13 It took them _____to finish the pictures. A a month B a week
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C twelve months D half a month
14 James Thornhill felt that the ______he was from the picture, the ____ they were. A nearer-----more beautiful B farther------more ugly C farther---more beautiful
D higher above ----more good looking.
15 The worker threw some paint at the picture in order to ____ A save James’ life B destroy the picture
C make the picture more beautiful D make the King angry
答案 B B C C A 三 词汇与语法：
16 This book is nothing_____do with the author’s first novel. A in B for C with D to
17 A long time ago, I _____ in London for three years. A had lived B have lived C lived
D have been living
18 _____ you know, David has been well lately. A Which B As C What D When
19 He is not serious ill, but only a _____headache. A obvious B delicate C slight
D temporary
20 The gray building is the place where the workers live, and the white building is the palace where the spare parts _____ A are producing B are produced C produced
D being produced
答案 D A B C B 四 完型填空：
Mr simpson liked to be exact. One day when he was walking tin the street, a man came over and asked him.
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“Excuse me,__21___where’s the nearest bookshop?”
“The nearest bookshop?”You must --22--a bridge and the turn to the right.” And is the bridge long/”
“____23___short, thirty meters.”
The man thanked him and went towards the bridge. Suddenly he heard someone running after him.
“Stop “Mr Simpson was shouting. “I am sorry . I just_24___ that the bridge is forty meters long . If you go thirty meters and then turn to the right_25___ I told you to do , you will fall into the river.”
A Very B but C remembered D as E cross
答案 B E A C D 五 英译汉:
26 I didn’t hear what you said to him. 27 Talking for a long time makes me tired. 28 This custom has a long tradition.
29 He has taught English in this university ever since he moved to this city. 30 Do you have access to the Internet? 31He prefers coffee to tea.
我没有听见你对他说了什么了。 长时间的谈话让我感到很累。 这个风俗历史悠久。
自从他来到这个城市，他就一直在这所大学教英语。 你能上网吗？
和茶比起来，他更喜欢咖啡。 六 写作
32 Instructions: 根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 1 住在大城市的优点，
2 住在大城市的缺点。 Living in a Big City
There are some advantages for the people living in a big city. First,the people who live in a big city can enjoy the the miracles of the latest technology of the human being. Second,the big city can provide many conveniences in transportation and traveling for the people who live in the big city.For example, They can take the subway to work every day. However living in a big city has some disadvantages. Pollution and noises,mostly from factories and cars,severely affect people's health. As hundreds of people rush into big cities,the population of cities has rapidly mounted.
People may have many opinions about living in a big city.Some would think city life is too boring. whereas others may enjoy it. It all depends one's personal point of view and
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experiences. As for me,I was born in the big city,and I am used to everything here. So I will choose city life.
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统考英语模拟题（三） 一 情景交际
1 What do you think of the new mobile phone model? A It goes very fast. B It travels very fast. C It is very expensive. D It walks very slowly.
2 Excuse me , could you show me the way to the nearest post office? A I beg your pardon? B What do you mean? C You’re welcome. D Mm, let me think. 3_______________
He teachers physics in a school. A What does your father do? B Who is your father doing? C What is your father doing? D Where is your father now?
4 Could you help me with my physics, please? __________________ A No, no way.
B No, I couldn’t . C No, I can’t .
D Sorry I can’t . I have to go to a meeting right now. 5 Is that seat taken? A Please don’t worry . B I don’t think so . C Why not?
D It’s very nice. 答案 C D A D B 二 阅读理解 Passage one .
William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the US, was born in a small town. As a young boy, he was so quiet that many people thought he was stupid.
Because of that, the people of the town liked to play tricks on this boy. “Here,William,” one of them would say, “Here is a nickel(五美分硬币）, and here a dime（十美分硬币）, which one do you want?”
William always chose the nickel and all the people would laughed at him. Finally, his mother took him aside and said to him, “I know that you
are a smart boy, but sometimes you let people think you are not so smart ,Why do you always choose the nickel instead of the dime? Don’t you know that a dime is worth more than a nickel?”
“ Certainly I know it,，’ William answered slowly. “ But if I choose the dime， they will