2016内蒙古包头一中二模英语试题及答案(4)

D. The football team faces a lot of pressure to do well for the big crowd.
E. The tradition began more than 100 years ago in the United States.
F. Students get to pick who will be on homecoming court early in the week.
G. Homecoming week was not just about fun, but also a chance to try out new things.

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Most people are always complaining about having no time to accompany their children, but is it true? Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday  41  , but lacked   42  for the things that mattered most. She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to  43  their lives. "We had to decide what was really  44  "says Shirley. Ţhey knew they wanted more time to   45  with their three-year-old son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship. So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive  46  such as reading, cooking and going to the park.
Then Shirley  47  her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that 48  “At your service, buy  49  a little time” and helped clients with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and  50  parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a   51  .” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the  52  or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are  53 .” Shirley and her husband are  54  alone in wanting to  55  and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples  56  that they lack time together.  57  does the time go?
For most people,  58  and commuting take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming  59  of the ways we use money, we have to gain  60  over life and have time for the pleasures.
41. A. activities  B. demands  C. services  D. exercises
42. A. time  B. strength  C. money  D. ability
43. A. lead  B. adapt  C. simplify  D. consider
44. A. important  B. interesting  C. hard  D. comfortable
45. A. study  B. help  C. meet  D. play
46. A. tasks  B. places  C. pleasures  D. goods
47. A. found  B. received  C. took  D. quitted
48. A. wrote  B. read  C. showed  D. told
49. A. us  B. yourself  C. children  D. herself
50. A. organizing  B. attending  C. having D. going
51. A. life  B. result  C. difference  D. balance
52. A. office  B. hospital  C. school  D. park
53. A. better  B. gone  C. strong   D. obvious
54. A. much too  B. a bit  C. far from  D. more than
55. A. slow down  B. settle down  C. take off  D. keep pace
56. A. expect  B. doubt  C. imagine  D. complain
57. A. How  B. When    C. Where  D. Why
58. A. working  B. reading  C. shopping  D. traveling
59. A. afraid  B. aware  C. proud  D. sure
60. A. value  B. experience  C. success  D. control


                        第II卷
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
    阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think  61  matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children,  62   are smart and strong-willed, are very likely  63    (succeed). The reason   64   this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for  65  same reason.
What happens to the  66  children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child,  67  , often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite   68   (difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in   69    lives. They usually   70    (follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

第四部分 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）
请修改下面的短文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）。并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1. 只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。

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