湖南省益阳市箴言中学2016届高三英语上学期第二次模拟考试试题.doc

益阳市箴言中学2016届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题 时量：120分钟 总分：150分 第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第1节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man want to do tonight? A. Go out to eat.B. Eat at home.C. Learn how to cook.2. What does the woman most probably think of the man? A. Naughty.B. Kind-hearted. C. Careless.3. Why is there no food left in the fridge? A. Jim ate all the food. B. Alice took all the food. C. Jim took all the food to the kitchen.4. How does Susan probably look now? A. Pleased.B. Surprised. C. Upset.5. What does the mans father want him to be? A. A musician.B. A doctor. C. A programmer.第2节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What time is it now? A. 11:00 am.B. 11:30 am. C. 12:00 noon.7. Where does the conversation take place? A. On the train.B. At the train station. C. At the restaurant.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why cant Adam go boating with the woman tomorrow? A. He is busy preparing a speech contest. B. He is taking a vacation in China now. C. He has to work overtime tomorrow.9. What will the man do tomorrow?高三英语试题共8页第2页 A. Read a new book. B. Write at home all day. C. Spend an hour in the park.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What was the news about? A. Jennys famous songs. B. Jennys saving a babys life. C. Jennys winning a music contest.11. How much money did Jenny receive? A. 2,500 dollars.B. 3,000 dollars. C. 5,000 dollars.12. What do we know about the woman? A. She performed at the TV station. B. She is well known to the public. C. She is an unknown songwriter.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. In which city did the man live? A. Shanghai.B. Beijing. C. Wuhan.14. What was the mans main reason for going to Los Angeles? A. To visit his aunt. B. To visit his grandma. C. To study English there.15. What did the man think of the people in Los Angeles? A. Direct. B. Humorous. C. Rude.16. Where did the man usually eat when he was in Los Angeles? A. At restaurants. B. At a university. C. At his aunts home.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What inspired the speaker to eat in a more healthy way? A. A report about Americans eating habits. B. A report about a restaurant owner. C. A report about fast food restaurants.18. What do we know about Alice Waters restaurant? A. It is famous in the US. B. It was started in France. C. It used to be a fast food restaurant.19. Where do the vegetables used by Alice Waters restaurant come from? A. Overseas markets. B. Supermarkets. C. Local farms.20. How much weight has the speaker lost in the past five years? A. 30 pounds.B. 40 pounds.C. 70 pounds.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AMy 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door. “Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out of the door. Brandy, our next-door neighbors 11-year-old dog, was over again. “Go away!” I shouted. Brandys owner had died about a month earlier. The womans family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind. For weeks, shed been wandering around the neighborhood. It wasnt that I disliked dogs or anything like that. I just didnt think about them very much. I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one. Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam. Then the phone rang. I went inside to take the call. When I came back, Adam was gone. I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool. No trace of him. I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband. Police searched the neighborhood. Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking. “Its coming from the woods.” one of my neighbors said. We followed the barking to a wooded cliff (悬崖). There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep. Brandy was beside him, leaning (倚靠) against him to keep him away from the edge. When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly. She must have been holding Adam there for hours!I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house. She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time Id driven her away. “Come on, girl.” I said. “This is your home now.” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door. Shed done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it. Shed certainly touched me in a way that no animal ever had. What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!21. What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?a. She was left behind by her owners family. b. She stepped into the womans house. c. She appeared at the womans front door. d. She stayed beside the womans son for hours. A. d, a, b, c B. a, c, b, d C. a, c, d, b D. c, d, b, a 22. What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?A. She drove her away. B. She gave her some food.C. She took her home. D. She said thank you to her. 23. How were they able to be aware that the womans son was near the cliff?A. By searching the neighborhood. B. By hearing her sons crying.C. By following a dogs footsteps. D. By hearing a dog barking. BThousands of taxi drivers in Shenyang, Liaoning province, reportedly blocked streets with their vehicles on Sunday in protest against unlicensed vehicles using taxi-hiring apps (打车软件) and apps-based car rental companies providing passenger services, including high-end cars. Although the drivers also complained about the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy by the government, their main complaint was the loss of business because of the rising number of Internet-based car services companies.On Wednesday, news reports came that Beijing transport authorities will take measures to stop the illegal “taxi business” of private cars through the newly rising Internet apps, following the footsteps of Shenyang and Nanjing.It is not yet clear how the Shenyang city government will handle the issue and whether it will declare the services offered by market leaders such as Didi Dache, a taxi-hiring app provider backed by Tencent Holdings, and Kuaidi Dache illegal. But Shanghai transport regulators have set a rule, by banning Didi Zhuanche, or car services offered by Didi Dache in December.Such regulations will cause a setback to the car-hiring companies and investors that are waiting to cash in on the potentially booming business. Just last month, Didi Dache got $700 million in funding from global investors, including Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings, Russian investment company DST Global and Tencent. Besides, the market is uncertain that Kuaidi Dache is about to finalize its latest round of funding after getting $800 million from global investors.Regulatory uncertainties, however, could cast a shadow on the future of the Internet-based car-hiring services, which have become popular in most of Chinas big cities. To be fair, these companies business model is anything but bad. For example, Didi Zhuanche works side by side with established car rental companies to provide high-end car service mainly for businesspeople through the Internet and mobile phone apps.Every link in this business model chain has legal companies and services. Hence, it is hard to define it as illegal and ban it.24. Why did taxi drivers in Shenyang block the streets with their vehicles?A. Because they wanted the authority to increase their driving allowances.B. Because they wanted to be taught how to use the taxi-hiring apps.C. Because they wanted to appeal to passengers not to hire the private cars.D. Because they wanted to make their main complaints known to the authority.25. The authors attitude to banning internet car-hiring service is_.A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. unclear26. Which of the following statements is false according to the passage?A. App-based car rental is functional to some degreeB. The problem referred to in the passage exists in all citiesC. The government should regulate the app-based car rental marketD. Didi Dache is a China-foreign joint company27. we can learn from the passage that _.A. some international investment companies have strong faith in the future of apps-based car rental companiesB. Shenyang forbade apps-based car rental companiesC. Shanghai is the second city banning Didi ZhuancheD. it is not difficult to picture the apps-based car rental companies illegalC School children are using mobile phone applications to do their homework, which seem to be increasing during summer vacations. But instead of blaming students for their behavior, we should say no to too much homework. This is important because by using mobile phone applications to do their homework, students dont add much to their knowledge, says an article in Guangzhou-based Yangcheng Evening News. Excerpts (摘录): Using mobile phone applications to do homework is no different from copying from someone elses work. This is the opinion of a vast majority of teachers. Students who seek cell phone apps help to do their homework will pay dearly during major exams when they cannot seek the help of such applications, the teachers say. The heavy load of homework Chinese students are burdened with, said to be the heaviest in the world, has led to the popularity of these applications. Senior high school students in China rarely go to bed before 11 pm. A report in Shanghai published in2013 showed that students in the city on average spend 28.2 hours in class every week, the 9th highest among 65 countries and regions surveyed. Also, they spend an average of 13.8 hours a week doing homework, most in the world. There is no association between the amount of homework one does and the amount of knowledge one gathers. In fact, a research by Australian experts shows that the result is exactly the opposite: the more hours students spend doing homework, the less effective they will be in gaining knowledge. The United States is one of the countries where students do little homework, but that has not damaged the countrys academic status in the world. So, its time Chinese schools understood this fact and freed students of the unnecessary burden of homework.28. Whats the writers attitude toward the students using mobile phone applications to do their homework? A. Understanding B. Supporting C. Scolding D. Praising29. The cause of the students using mobile phone applications to do their homework is_. A. the heavy burden of homework B. the advance of modern technology C. the pressure of the students parents D. the influence of other countries30. What does the underlined phrase “pay dearly” mean? A. be rewarded B. be dismissed C. suffer a lot D. provide much money 31. Which of the following is probably the best title? A. Stop using mobile phones to do homework. B. Spend less time to gain much knowledge. C. Improve Chinas academic status in the world.D. Free kids of the burden of homework.DA new pollen (花粉) study showed that drought was responsible for the extinction of civilizations more than 3,000 years ago during the Bronze Age.The reason behind why the civilizations in and around modern-day Israel suddenly broke down more than 3,000 years ago has remained a mystery up until now. A new pollen study by Tel Aviv University researchers finally solved this Bronze Age mystery.Prof. Israel Finkelstein showed that owing to serious climate changes, the entire world of the Bronze Age crumbled in a short period of time. The discovery was made on the basis of a high-resolution analysis of pollen grains taken from sediments (沉淀物) beneath the Sea of Galilee and the western shore of the Dead Sea. Prof. Finkelstein received support from the European Research Council to conduct research aimed at reconstructing ancient Israel. Researchers of the part of the project that dealt with climate change extracted (提取) about 60 feet of samples of gray muddy sediment from the center of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. They had to drill through 1,000 feet of water and into 65 feet of the lake bed and were able to recover evidence dating over the past 9,000 years.“Pollen is the most enduring organic material in nature,” explained Dr. Dafna Langgut, a pollen researcher who carried out the actual work of sampling. “These grains tell us about the plants that grew near the lake in the past and therefore prove the climatic conditions in the region.”Researchers noted a sharp decrease in Mediterranean trees like oaks and pines in the Late Bronze Age. According to study experts, this could be because of repeated periods of drought. The droughts may have resulted in long famines, forcing people to migrate from north to south.32. The underlined word “crumbled” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. settled B. disappeared C. established D. changed33. Prof. Finkelstein conducted the new pollen study to _.A. earn some money B. discover the ancient civilizationsC. learn more about local plants D. recreate ancient Israel34. By conducting the study, scientists found _.A. Mediterranean trees were rare in the Early Bronze AgeB. climate change was to blame for the lost civilizationC. people in the Late Bronze Age starved to deathD. droughts were rare during the Bronze Age35. The text is most probably taken from _.A. a newspaper report B. a history textbookC. a travel magazine D. an agricultural book第2节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。What Influences a Persons Self-Esteem(自尊)?Puberty(青春期） and DevelopmentSome people struggle with their self-esteem and body image when they begin puberty. 36. _ These changes, combined with wanting to feel accepted by ourfriends, means it can be tempting to compare ourselves with others. The trouble with that is, not everyone grows or develops at the same time or in the same way.Media Images and Other Outside InfluencesOur early teens are a time when we become more aware of celebrities and media images as well as how other kids look and how we fit in with others. 37. _All of this can affect how we feel about ourselves and our bodies even as we grow into our teens.Families and SchoolsFamily life can sometimes influence our body image. 38. _ Family membersmight struggle with their own body image or criticize their kids looks (why do you wear your hair so long? or how come you cant wear pants that fit you?). This can all influence a persons self-esteem, especially if theyre sensitive to others peoples comments. 39. _ Although these often come from ignorance, sometimes they can affect body image and self-esteem.Healthy Self-EsteemIf you have a positive body image, you probably like and accept yourself the way you are, even if you dont fit some media ideal. This healthy attitude allows you to explore other aspects of growing up, such as developing good friendships, becoming more independent from your parents, and challenging yourself physically and mentally. 40. _A. Friendship is an important part of our school life.B. Its a time when the body goes through many changes.C. Some parents might be too focused on looking for a certain way.D. People may also experience negative comments about the way they look from classmates.E. We might start to compare ourselves with other people or media images.F. Teens may experience many problems when growing up.G. Developing these parts of yourself can help improve your self-esteem.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） 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I began teaching in a university three years ago. I had 41 a long time to learning what to teach. 42 , my university hoped we could learn from experienced professors 43 to teach. My colleagues presented wonderful lectures about the tools they liked to use. I enjoyed their lectures but dont 44 a thing they said. At a coffee break during the lecture, 45 myself alone, I turned to a math professor standing nearby, asking him what his 46 teaching tool was. “A cup of coffee.” he said, “As I talk too much and too fast in the classroom, students sometimes have 47 following me. So when Ive said 48 I want my students to think about, I will 49 and take some coffee. It lets what I have said sink in. “When he put down his cup, I 50 there was no coffee in it. “My doctor 51 me to stop drinking coffee,” he explained. “So I always use a（n） 52 cup.” I decided to try his 53 in my class. I took a cup of coffee with me to my next class, which 54 . My pauses for coffee also gave me time to think about what I was going to say next. I began to use my 55 to look around the room to see how my students were 56 to my teaching. When I found the