古英语受低地德语影响很大，比如动词，基本词汇，发音，复合词结构，形态变化很复杂，以下是2016届陕西西安铁一中学高三英语第一次模拟试卷，希望考生认真练习。

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

( A )

Father Maurice Chase used a special way to celebrate his 90th birthday. The Catholic priest took $ 15,000 in cash to Los Angeles’ gutter and gave it away. Twenty wheelchair–bound people received $100 bills, while the rest received $1to $ 3 each.

“I come out here to tell them that God loves them and I love them and that someone is concerned about them,” Chase said.

Chase has given away cash and blessings every Sunday at the same corner for 24 years. Several hundred people wait for him every week. He makes a point of coming on Thanksgiving and Christmas, too, but this is the first year he spent his birthday in the downtown neighborhood where people live mainly in shelters and on dirty sidewalks.

“It’s the place that makes me the happiest.I just love it,” said Chase. “I look forward to coming here.”

The money comes from donations he receives from rich and famous people he met during his work as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.

The crowd broke into choruses of “Happy Birthday” several times. Some people presented him birthday cards, to his delight.

Travis Kemp, a 51–year–old disabled man with long black hair, was one of the lucky 20 to receive $100. He said he had no special plans for spending the money. “He has a lot of respect from me,” Kemp said.“I know I couldn’t do it.”

21. Which of the following makes Chase feel the happiest?

A.Celebrating his birthday with his neighbours.

B.Working in Loyola Marymount University.

C.Celebrating Christmas with the people he has helped.

D.Going to Los Angeles’ gutter to help people there.

22. What’s the source of the money Chase used to help people?

A.All his savings.

B.His earnings as a Catholic priest.

C.Donations from the wealthy and celebrities.

D.Donations from Loyola Marymount University.

23. Travis Kemp is mentioned in the text to show _______.

A.he was the luckiest person on that day

B.the disabled need to be taken care of

C.Chase is greatly appreciated by the needy

D.even old people came to celebrate Chase’s birthday

24. Which statement is CORRECT according to the passage?

A. Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away not only on his birthday but also on other occasions.

B. Every recipient could get $100 in cash from Father Maurice Chase.

C.Although Father Maurice Chase gave the cash away on his birthday, he didn’t receive anything in return.

D.Father Maurice Chase earned a lot as assistant to the president of Loyola Marymount University.

( B )

Welcome to Gold Coast Wax Museum.

The Gold Wax Museum is one of the Gold Coast's longest running attractions. It's a collection of famous figures. It's Australia's largest museum of its kind, featuring more than 110 life-size wax figures copies of British and Australian History.

The Wax Museum is visited by many thousands of people each year who are shocked at the amazing realism of the life-size figures in authentic costumes. This is your invitation to wander through at your leisure and meet many important and famous people's figures on Queensland's Gold Coast.Come face to face with such celebrities as Michael Jackson, President Obama, past President John F. Kennedy, King Hussein, members of the Royal Family, and many others whose lives have all left a great mark on our world. Information cards are located alongside each figure.

The Gold Coast Wax Museum contains figures which have been made by leading local and overseas sculptors to international standards, equal in quality to the world's best, as seen in Europe, the United Kingdom, and U. S. A. The detail in the figures is amazing and includes hair applied one strand at a time, requiring many working hours for one hand, and the eyes are so real that they seem to follow the viewer around.

Price

Child (1-3yrs) free

Child (4-12yrs) $ 22. 00

Adult  $ 29. 00

Family (2 Adults + 1 Child) $68.00

Opening hours

Open 7 days a week, 10 a. m. to l0 p. m.

Closed at Christmas Day (25 Dec.) and Anzac Day (25 Apr.)

Location

Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise ( Gold Coast ) QLD

How to get there

You can choose any of the Gold Coast airport transfers, car rentals, shuttles and private transfers to/from your hotel. Many coach operators also offer Gold Coast transfers to surrounding attractions, beaches, and the more distant destinations, throughout the day.

What to bring

Bring your sense of adventure and your camera and see something exciting and quite unique.

For further information, please click here to see more about the Gold Coast Wax Museum.

25. If you visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, you can___________.

A.talk with many members of the Royal Family face to face in the Museum

B.enjoy some world-class wax-works in the Museum

C.meet many leading local and international sculptors in the Museum

D.come at any time of the year except at Christmas Day

26. If a couple and their l0-year-old son visit the Gold Coast Wax Museum, they may pay__________.

A. $87 B. $80 C. $68 D. $58

27. You will most probably find this passage ____________.

A. in a guide book B. in a magzine C. in a text book D. on a webpage