Writers find it difficult ___________________.A. arecurrent themeB.to keep ahead of scientific advancesC.reading books of science fictionD.political implicationsE.a current themeF.read worldwide第四部分：填句补文(第26-30题。每题2分，其10分)下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。The Origin of Mother’s DayIn the U.S. Mother’s Day is a holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts and flowers. First observance was in Philadelphia in 1907.______________________________Although it wasn’t celebrated in the U.S. until 1907, there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. _____________________________Later, in the 1600’s, in England there was an annual observance called “Mothering Sunday”. _________________________ On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employees, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.Mother’s Day was first suggested in the U.S. in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2ndSunday of May.The next year Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother’s Day. ______________________ President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother’s Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2ndSunday of May.____________________ Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.A.Mother’s Day should not be just another day with a few flowers thrown in.B.In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.第6页C.Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at differenttimes throughout the year.D.They were successful.E.It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday.F.It is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.第五部分：填词补文(第31--40题。每题1.5分.共15分)下面的短文有10处空白，短文后列出12个词，其中10个取自短文。请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置。以恢复文章原貌。What Makes a Soccer Player Great?Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these_______________get that way-was it through training and practice, or are great players’ born, not made?First, these players_______________from places that have had famous stars in the past---players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate. In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever_________________the World Cup---three from South America and three from Western Europe. There has never been a great nation team ---or a really great player ---from North America or from Asia. Second, these playershave all had years of________________in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the_______________________of three or four._________________, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood---a poor, crowded area where a boy’s_______________ is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool which produced the Beatles（甲壳虫乐队）, had one of the best English soccer teams in__________________years. Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of rags（破布）.All great players have a lot in__________________, but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatestplayers are born with some ____________________ quality that sets them apart from all the others.第六部分：完形补文(第41～50题，每题1.5分，共15分)下面的短文有10处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其正确的形式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌。第7页Why do We Use E-mail?Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.Some may use this___________________(free)to share some time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care about most. I know this from____________ (person)experience.E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My______________(work)hours aren’t necessarily much_________________(short)than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a_________________(practice)tool.The Internet also makes it easy to share_________________ (think)with a group of friends. Say you do something fun, see a great movie perhaps, and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tired of___________________________(tell)the story.With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your___________ (convenient), and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply when they are__________________________ (avail)and you can read what they have to say when you have time. E-mail is also an___________(expense)way to stay in close touch with people who live far away.第七部分：短文写作(第51题，30分)假设你是李梅，想申请加入英语俱乐部。请给俱乐部负责人Kelvin写一封150词左右的英文信，内容应涉及自己的基本情况，并咨询相关事宜，如入会方式、条件、会费、活动等。第8页第 1 页英语（二）考前模拟题第二套第一部分：阅读判断(第1～10题。每题1分，共10分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容列每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该旬的信息文中没有提及，选择C。A Pay Rise or Not?“Unless I get a rise, I’ll have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley,” George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinkingof taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city, about 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there.Henry Manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises for his workers. Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang.His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was about. George was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead; his problems seemed endless.