陕西省实验中学高三英语下学期考前模拟试题.doc

高2015级高三下学期高考考前模拟考试英语试题 本试题卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。一、单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分） 请从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。1. tom had _ feeling of excitement when hearing his article had been published in _ school magazine . a. the ; ab. / ; thec. a ; thed. the ; the2. by 16:30 , _ was almost closing time , nearly all the paintings had been sold . a. whichb. whenc. whatd. that3. thank you for your visit to c. this site _ and will be back online soon . a. has updatedb. is being updatedc. will be updatedd. updates4. - guess what ! i came across an old friend at the party last night . - _ im sure you had a wonderful time . a. sounds good !b. very well .c. how nice !d. thats right .5. the question that puzzled them is _ they can get rid of the air pollution in the area . a. how is it thatb. that howc. that it is howd. how it is that6. my grandpa used to say life was _ a box of chocolate . a. as a thing amazing asb. thing as amazing as c. an amazing thing asd. as amazing a thing as7. cathy didnt go to the cinema with us last night because she _ her homework . a. didb. has donec. was doingd. had done8. - excuse me , may i pay _ debit card ? - sorry sir , we only accept cash or credit card . a. forb. onc. byd. in9. the dictionary can be of help to _ wishes to study english well . a. whob. whomeverc. no matter whod. whoever10. some friends tried to settle the quarrel between mr. and mrs. smith without hurting the feeling of _ , but failed . a. noneb. eitherc. alld. neither11. - happy anniversary ! - thank you ! its the best gift i _ for . a. should have wishedb. must have wished c. may have wishedd. could have wished12. the old man sat in front of the television every evening , happy _ anything that happened to be on . a. to watchb. watchingc. watchedd. to have watched13. _ i always felt i would pass the exam , i never thought i would get an a . a. ifb. oncec. whiled. until14. my iphone6 plus is not in my bag . where _ i have put it ? a. canb. mustc. shouldd. would15. - so you gave your bicycle to him ? - _ . he said hed return it to me when i needed it . a. my pleasureb. not exactlyc. no doubtd. all right第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从1635各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。aone fine day , a bus driver started his bus , and drove off along his route . no 16 for the first few stops and things went generally well .at the next stop , however , a big guy got on . six feet eight , 17 like a wrestler . he glared at the driver and then the other passengers and said in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear , “ big john doesnt 18 ! ” and sat down at the back .the driver was five feet three , thin , and basically weak . 19 , he didnt argue with big john , but he wasnt happy about it .the next day the 20 thing happened big john got on again , made ( a / an ) 21 of refusing to pay , and sat down . and the next day , and the one after that .this troubled the bus driver both at day and at night , who started losing 22 over the annoying way big john was taking 23 of him . finally he could stand it no longer . he signed up for body building courses , kungfu , judo（柔道）, and all that good stuff . by the end of the summer , he had become quite 24 .so on the next monday , when big john once again got on the bus and said the same thing , the driver stood up , glared back at the passenger , and screamed , “ oh , yeah ? and 25 ? ”with a surprised look on his face , big john replied , “ big john has a / an 26 bus pass（通行证）. ”the lesson of the story is clear : be sure there is a problem in the first before working hard to 27 it .16. a. passengersb. problemsc. mistakesd. breaks17. a. builtb. dressedc. walkedd. spoke18. a. waitb. obeyc. payd. care19. a. eventuallyb. approximatelyc. peacefullyd. naturally20. a. particularb. samec. consistentd. silly21. a. showb. promisec. impressiond. excuse22. a. heartb. confidencec. conscienced. sleep23. a. proudb. advantagec. noticed. care24. a. dynamicb. strongc. violentd. cautious25. a. why notb. why botherc. so whatd. guess what26. a. extrab. attachedc. artificiald. free27. a. confirmb. acknowledgec. settled. distinguishbthe united nations predicts that by 2050 , one in every five people will be over 60 . the whole world is getting 28 . one reason is that health advances have added 20 years to the average life span . and 29 is that birthrates in the developing world have 30 as people , especially women , are educated . policies to 31 population growth like chinas one-child policy , have also contributed to lowered birthrates . the increase in the aged population is not just an interesting trend , however ; it also has big influence for the future of global 32 .people 33 retire at 65 and live on government pensions（退休金）. some experts are worried that a growing aging population will 34 a huge financial burden on the government as people grow older . another 35 is that as medical expenses increase with age , the demands of the growing aged population will eventually cause medical systems to face bankruptcy（破产）.28. a. wiseb. complicatedc. universald. old29. a. oneb. anotherc. thisd. it30. a. doubledb. climbedc. droppedd. remained31. a. encourageb. slowc. measured. monitor32. a. industryb. marketc. economicsd. climate33. a. traditionallyb. hardlyc. tightlyd. merely34. a. removeb. ignorec. liftd. place35. a. concernb. casec. incidentd. report第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。awhen my son was first diagnosed with autism（自闭症）, it was a very hard time for us . however , in some ways it was a relief , because we finally had a name for what was going on in our lives , but it also meant years more of uncertainty , and we didnt know what the future held .when i shared the news with my coworkers , i was so surprised and happy to receive so much immediate love and support from them . they were focused on what we needed , as opposed to how it would affect my ability to make it to work .one coworker , jackie , in particular , was amazing to my family and me . she called me into her office a few days later , and gave me a “ worry stone ” . it gives you something to focus on when youre worried , rubbing your thumb around on this stone . it was a lovely gesture .she then extended a permanent offer to drive us to any appointments or testing what we needed . considering the fact that we lived 90 minutes from where most treatments took place , this was a tremendous offer . she made it very clear to me that this offer included last minute trips or emergencies . anytime we needed to go anywhere , she was willing to be our transportation . she said that we needed to be able to focus on our son instead of having to divide our attention between the road and him .we never did need to take her up on her wonderful offer , but knowing it was there and that she was so willing to help made it feel like we were much less alone .36. what does “ a relief ” refer to in the first paragraph ? a. my sons recovery from the diseaseb. the help from my co-workers c. knowing what my boys problem isd. the sign of a better future37. a co-worker offered to drive for us probably because _ . a. she is a more experienced driverb. we live far away from the hospital c. she lives very close to our housed. she wishes to reduce our worries38. what does the writer think of the offer by jackie ? a. its a great comfort .b. its a last-minute offer . c. its not necessary .d. its a difficult decision for her .39. what might be the best title for the text ? a. years of uncertaintyb. the most generous woman c. in time of needd. a story of sacrificebherocarl west is an unassuming（谦逊的）all-american 24 year old . you might think that because he works in a convenience store that hes not the brightest guy youre likely to meet . yet this slightly scruffy（不整洁的）young man in his nike sneakers , was smart enough to break a fake story that successfully fooled the world for 35 years . “ i guess i just got lucky , ” west smiles . “ it just goes to show you dont have to finish high school to be smart . ”forty years study“ ive spent 40 years in astronomical study , and 20 years of that specifically in satellite systems study . i have a university chair in three major universities and sat on 5 different governmental committees on space exploration . hell , i wrote a research paper on the lunar landings that took 18 months to research , then a further 3 months just to correct it . ” steven pauses to scratch his head . “ yet not once did it occur to me to wonder who filmed armstrong as he stepped onto the moon . how could i have been so stupid ? ”the evidence if armstrong was the first to walk on the moon , then who filmed him walking down the ladder ? theres no gravity on the moon , so why didnt the astronauts just float away ? its really hot on the moon , so armstrong should have died of thirst . the deadly radiation belts around the earth turn everyone radioactive and make your eyes boil unless you are wearing 18 inches of lead（铅）. so how did they get through it ?40. the writer thinks that carl west _ . a. has fooled the worldb. wasnt smart when he was in high school c. has discovered a big secretd. is a scientist researching the moon41. steven mainly intended to tell us that _ . a. he is an expert in astronomical studyb. he is active in helping the government c. his research paper is seriously writtend. moon landing might never have happened42. which of the following is not mentioned in the evidence ? a. a film-makerb. weightless condition c. an astronautd. protective measuresclike my friend warren buffett , i feel particularly lucky to do something every day i love to do . he calls it “ tap-dancing to work ” . my job at microsoft is as challenging as ever , but what makes me “ tap-dancing to the work ” is when we show people something new , like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech , or one that can store a lifetimes worth of photos , and they say : “ i didnt know you can do that with a pc ! ”but for all the cool things that a person can do with a pc , there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world . there are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet . i believe that im blessed to own good fortune . and because of that , my wife , melinda , and i have committed to improving health and education in a way that help as many people as possible . as a father , i believe that the death of a child in africa is no less poignant or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else . and that doesnt take much to make an immense difference is these childrens lives .i believe that progress on even the worlds toughest problems is possible and its happening every day . were seeing new drugs for deadly diseases , new diagnostic tools , and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world . im excited by the possibilities i see for medicine , for education and , of course , for technology . and i believe that through our natural inventiveness and willingness to solve tough problems , were going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime .44. when a person “ tap-dances to work ” , he _ . a. take delight in doing his job b. seldom treats his work seriously c. compares work to a dancing lesson d. regards work as a great challenge45. the first paragraph is intended to _ . a. introduce the new applications of a computer b. persuade people to value their work c. direct readers attention to helping others d. stress the importance of technology46. the writer of the passage would probably agree that _ . a. it costs nothing to help children in africa b. being rich has its fare share of responsibilities c. child death in africa cant be controlled d. there are more problems in developing countries47. what can be inferred from the last paragraph ? a. it takes creativity to improve the world . b. cures for all deadly diseases will be found . c. the public are optimistic about the future . d. progress is the key to the worlds problems .d“ what time this afternoon did you burn your hand , dele ? ”“ five oclock , i think , ” said dele . “ an iron i mean the hot rabbit（奶酪）came off the fire about that time . you ought to have seen the worried face of clementina , joe , when - ”“ sit down here a moment , dele , ” said joe . he drew her close .“ what have you been doing for the last two weeks , dele ? ” he asked .she braved it for a moment or two with an eye full of love and confessed（坦白）, “ i couldnt get any students ” . “ and i couldnt bear to have you give up your painting lessons ; and two weeks ago i got a job ironing shirts in that big twentyfourth street laundry . and i think i did very well to create clementina , dont you , joe ? and after a girl in the laundry knock down a hot iron（熨斗）on my hand this afternoon i was all the way home cooking up that story about how my hand got burnt . youre not angry , are you joe ? and if i hadnt got the work you might have stopped your painting lessons . ”“ i dont want you to get hurt to support this family , ” said joe , slowly .“ well , it doesnt matter . how clever you are , joe , - and what made you ever suspect that i wasnt giving music lessons to clementina ?”“ i didnt , ” said joe , “ until tonight . and i wouldnt have then , only i sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with an iron . ive been firing the engine in that laundry for the last two weeks . ”“ and then you didnt take you painting lessons ? ”“ no , i didnt ” said joe , “ my lesson and clementina are both creations of the same art but you wouldnt call it either painting or music .and then they both laughed , and joe began : “ when one loves ones art no service seems impossible ” .but delia stopped him with her hand on his lips . “no , ” she said “ just when one loves . ”-o henry48. we can infer from the story that _ . a. dele was burnt when the rabbit came off b. dele and clementina used to work together c. dele was badly treated in the laundry d. joe and dele were employed by the same company49. what is the key to joes discovery of the truth ? a. the hot rabbit .b. five oclock in the afternoon . c. some cotton waste and oil .d. clementina .50. the underlined word “ art ” in the end of the story refers to _ . a. giving an excuseb. making up a story c. discovering the truthd. making a living51. which is the right order of what happened ? dele thought about the rabbit joe found a jot a girl in the laundry set down a hot iron joe sent up something from the engine-rooma. b.c. d. etexting has long been regarded as the downfall of the written word , “ penmanship for the undereducated , ” as critics called it . to which the proper response is lol . texting properly isnt writing at all . its an oral language that is getting richer and more complex by the year .first , look at it from some historical perspective . writing was only invented 5,500 years ago , whereas language probably traces back at least 80,000 years . thus talking came first , writing is just a craft that came alone later . as such , the first writing was based on the way people talk , with short sentences . however , while talking is largely subconscious and rapid , writing is precise and slow . over time , writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one : “ the whole engagement lasted above 12 hours , till the gradual retreat of the persians was changed into a disorderly flight , of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and ” . no one talks like that casually or should . but it is natural to desire to do so for special occasions . in the old days , we didnt much write like talking because there was no mechanism to reproduce the speed of conversation . but texting and instant messaging do and a revolution has begun . it involves the primitive mechanics of writing , but in its economy , naturalness and even lack of appropriateness , texting is actually a new kind of talking , with its own kind of grammar and criteria .take lol . it doesnt actually mean “ laughing out loud ” in a practical sense anymore . lol has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when nothing is remotely amusing . jocelyn texts “ where have you been ? 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