2015英语高三一模考卷20151231 (2).doc

高三一模模拟考题I. Listening Comprehension 20%Part A (10%)Directions: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At a restaurant. B. In a fish market. C. At a clinic. D. On a fishing boat.2. A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student. D. Employer and employee.3. A. He is an experienced sales manager. B. He is a close friend of the woman. C. He is being interviewed for a job. D. He is good at answering tricky questions.4. A. The man spilled his drink onto the floor. B. The man has just finished wiping the floor. C. The man was caught in a shower on his way home.D. The man rushed out of the bath to answer the phone.5. A. The band still needs more practice.B. The band members are being paid to play.C. The band has been working hard.D. The band performs very bad.6. A. Switch off the refrigerator for a while. B. Have someone repair the refrigerator.C. Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. D. Buy a refrigerator of better quality.7. A. Few students get used to drinking coffee before class.B. Few students meet Prof. Johnsons requirements.C. Many students find Prof. Johnsons lectures boring.D. Many students have dropped Prof Johnsons class.8. A. He was looking forward to seeing the whales.B. He enjoyed watching the animal performance.C. He got home too late to see the TV special.D. He fell asleep in the middle of the TV program.9. A. More sleep can get the woman back onto the right track.B. Tiredness is a typical symptom of lack of exercise.C. The woman should spend more time outdoors.D. People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.10. A. It can stand any crash. B. It is not as good as his. C. It was once damaged. D. It is kept in good conditionPart B (6%)Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Daydream can make us to work hard. B. Daydream can help us to forget unhappiness. C. Daydream can keep us from feeling tired. D. Daydream can help us to avoid failures.12. A. By swallowing cancer cells.B. By having exercise twenty minutes every day.C. By daydreaming of fighting against cancer cells.D. By taking medicine for eight years.13. A. Daydream can take the place of doing.B. We should daydream as much as possible.C. Daydreaming reasonably every day is good.D. We may find ourselves tired when daydreaming a lot.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Being simple. B. Being responsible. C. Opening the minds wider. D. Getting into an easy habit.15. A. The community is satisfied with itself. B. The community has got used to making excuses. C. The community provides fewer resources than before. D. The community has been carrying out its responsibility.16. A. To welcome different ideas, people and experiences. B. To participate in as many social activities as they can. C. To be honest and concerned about the community. D. To make friends with those who share their political views.Part C (4%)Directions: In Part C, you will hear 2 longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Booking a plane ticketDestination:London.Class:The 17 class.Price:$ 18 for one way trip.Luggage:A 19 and a handbag.Time: The next flight departs at 20 from Gate 4.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Whats wrong with the woman ?Have 21 pains.When does the pain usually occur?An hour 22 .What is the probable cause of the pain? 23 When should the medicine be taken? 24 Complete the form. Write no more than 3 words for each answer.II. Grammar (15%) AWhen 25_ (ask) about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike 26_ (be) unreserved (毫不掩饰的).In the teenage years, the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I 27_ still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.In adulthood the things that bring deep joy- love, marriage, birth-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated.My definition of happiness is the capacity for enjoyment. The 28_ (much) we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. Its easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, 29_ I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.Psychologists tell us 30_ to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I dont think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing weve got to have. Were so self-conscious about our “right” to it that its making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, 31_ noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.Happiness isnt about what happens to us -its about 32 _ we see what happens to us. Its the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. Its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do possess. BA simple garden shows how a food chain works. Suppose you have lettuce growing in your garden. It is from sunlight 33_ the lettuce gets energy. It also draws water and nutrient from the soil. It now has everything it needs to grow. Think of this lettuce 34_ the first link in a garden food chain.Suppose one night a slug (鼻涕虫) moves onto the leaf of the lettuce and begins eating it. Now the energy from the lettuce 35_ (transfer) to the slug. The slug becomes the second link in the food chain. In the morning, a beetle (甲虫) comes along and eats the slug. The energy from the slug is now passed on to the beetle which becomes the third link in the chain. Just then, along 36_ (come) a hungry rat that eats the beetle. Now the rat is enjoying all the energy in the chain. But the food chain is not over. A wise old owl flies down, picks up the rat, and returns to its nest 37_ (prepare) it for dinnerThe owl has no natural predators, 38_ means that there is no animal that tries to kill the owl for food. The owl is at the top of this food chain and benefits from all the energy passed through all the members of the chain - the lettuce, the slug, the beetle, and the rat.There are many different food chains in nature. Each environment has its own food chain. We, too, are part of 39_ food chain. Lucky for us, like the wise old owl, we are also at the top of our chain.III. Vocabulary 10% Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A.anniversary B.constantly C.influenced D.entitled AB.filmed AC.groundbreaking AD.paved BC.remarkably BD.simple CD.success ABC.standards At age 75 , Snow White, the first Disney princess, is still the fairest of them all. To celebrate the 40_ of Disneys first feature film, the Walt Disney Family Museum is holding a special exhibition until April 2013 41_”Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic. Visitors to the museum can explore the films history and accomplishments. The character studies, drawings and watercolors on display show that Snow White is much more than a(n) 42_ fairy tale - it is a successful labor of love that continues to influence its medium today.Though you may think of Snow White as light childrens fare, this movie made an impressive mark in film with new and original approaches, including tools and features that have become industry 43_. After all, it wasnt only Disneys first feature-length film - it was the first full-length animated feature released in English and the first released in Technicolor as well. Hollywood now 44_ produces animated movies because such family-friendly films are impressive box office draws. Snow White was the first of its kind - a cartoon film made from page to screen and 45_the way for this process. When making Snow White, Disney was the first company to storyboard a film, sketching scenes to be placed on large boards in order. Storyboards allow a plan for visuals and story to be established before anything is even 46_.This technique, 47_ for its time, is used in nearly every film project today. Snow White benefited so much from this planning strategy that well-known directors like Fedrico Fellini and Orson Welles claimed that it 48_ their visual style. Compare Snow Whites first shot of the queens castle to the castle home in the opening shot of Welles Citizen Kane, often called the greatest film ever made, and the impact of this method becomes 49_ clear.IV. Cloze (15%) We modern-day wives and mothers are breathtakingly busy. Were already struggling to spend 50_time with our kids; were guilty about how little time is 51_ for our husbands; were longing for a little downtime for ourselves. Just how are we supposed to find the time to have a meaningful conversation with anyone outside our home or office? 52_, cell phones and e-mails are the answer. They allow us to 53_ those tiny windows of opportunity - the “downtime” we 54_ while were driving around our kids, 55_, or waiting for a plane or a doctor.In my experience, however, real relationships are never built and 56_ kept on these exchanges. Thats because when the person youre chatting with isnt able to give you her full 57_, its hard, if not impossible, to feel heard, 58_ understood. It fails to comfort 59_ its not cultivating - kind of the way popcorn fails to satisfy, even if you eat a bucketful, because its not nutritious.Worse, its hard not to actively hate someone who 60_ your full attention when shes offering only half of hers. I have a neighbor who has a headset mobile phone. The minute shes in her car or otherwise multitasking, she puts in a call to me- 61_ my familys dinner, calling me from the garden, waking us on Saturday morning on her way to soccer practice. And for what? The tiniest of questions, the most passing of thoughts, the slightest of impulses. She has, 62_,“only a minute”. If Ive learned anything in my 63_ life, its that I wont just find the time for my friends; I have to 64_ it.50. A. quality B. amount C. gold D. prime 51. A. left out B. left behind C. left over D. left up 52. A. Strangely B. Supposedly C. Naturally D. Fortunately53. A. make fun of B. make use of C. make up for D. make do with54. A. enjoy B. benefit C. experience D. provide55. A. for instance B. for a while C. otherwise D. likewise56. A. randomly B. usually C. frequently D. rarely57. A. respect B. admiration C. expression D. attention58. A. let alone B. in case C. in addition D. on the whole59. A. though B. because C. even though D. therefore60. A. supplies B. catches C. draws D. demands 61. A. joining B. interrupting C. consuming D. continuing62. A. above all B. all in all C. after all D. not at all63. A. heavy B. quick C. crowed D. hurried64. A. learn B. act C. make D. do V. Reading Comprehension 20% A 1*4Below are same classified ads from an English newspaper.Classified adsFOR DORECT CLASSIFIED SERVICE CALL 800-0557 10 A.M.-4P.M. MONDAY-FRIDAYFOR SALECOME to our moving sale-Plants, pottery, books, clothes, etc.Sat,Dec.14th -9a.m.-5p.m.1612 Femdale,Apt.1,800-4696USED FUR COATS andJACKETS ,Good condition$30-$50.Call 800-0436 after12 noon.MOVING; Must sell.TV21”,$50; AM/FM radio A/C orbattery, $15; cassette taperecorder, $10.Call Jon orPat, 800-0739 after 5p.m. orWeekends.SHEEPSKIN COAT: manssize 42, 1year old. $85 after6 p.m., 800-5224.LOST AND FOUNDFOUND; Cat, 6 months old,black and white markings.Found near Linden and SouthU. Steve.800-4661.LOST; Gold wire rim glassesIn brown case. Campus area.Reward. Call Gregg 800-9662,FOUND: Nov.8th-A black andwhite puppy in Packard-Jewettarea 800-5770.PERSONALOVERSEAS JOBSAustralia,Europe, S. America, Africa.Students all professions andoccupation, $700 to $3000monthly. Expenses paid,overtime sightseeing. Freeinformation at STUDENTSUNION.THE INTERNATIONALCENTER plans to publish abooklet of student traveladventures . If youd like towrite about your foreignexperiences, unusual or justplain interesting, call us(800-9310) and ask for Mikeor Janet.UNSURE WHAT TO DO?Life-Planning Workshop. Dec.13th-15th. Bob and MargaretAtwood, 800-0046.ROOMMATESFEMALE ROOMMATEWANTED: Own room near-campus. Available December1# . Rent $300 per month untilMarch 1#. $450 thereafter. CallJill for details, 800-7839.NEED PERSON to assumelease for own bedroom in apt.near campus, $380/mo.startingJan. 1# Call 800-6157 after5 p.m. DOMESTIC SERVICEEARLY HOUR WAKE-UPSERVICE: For prompt,courteous wake-up service,call 800-0760.HELP WANTEDBABYSITTERMY HOMEIf you are available a few hours during the day, and someevening to care for 2school-age children, pleasecall Gayle Moore, days800-1111, evening and weekends 800-4964.PERSONS WANTED forDelivery work OwnTransportation Good payApply 2311 E. Stadium. Office101, after 9a.m.TELEPHONE RECEPTION-IST WANTED. NO experienceNecessary Good pay. Apply2311 E. Stadium. office 101,after 9a.m.WAITRESS WANTED:10a.m.-2p.m.or 10:30 a.m.-5p.m. Apply inperson,2075Main. Curtis Restaurant.HELP WANTED for houseCleaning 1/2 day on weekendsWhento be discussed formutual convenience. Goodwages. Sylvan Street. Call800-2817.65. Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?A. PERSONAL. B. HELP WANTED.C. DOMMESTIC SERVICE. D. ROOMMATES.66. A second-hand jacket will probably cost you_. A. $60 B. $40 C. $20 D. $1067. To have your travel notes published, you may contact_. A. Students Union B. Gayle Moore C. The International Center D. Life-Planning Workshop68. If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call_. A. 800-5224 B. 800-5770 C. 800-7839 D. 800-0760 B 2*4There are people in Italy who cant stand soccer. Not all Canadians love hockey. A similar situation exists in America, where there are those individuals you may be one of them who yawn or even frown when somebody mentions baseball. Baseball to them means boring hours watching grown men in funny tight outfits standing around in a field staring away while very little of anything happens. They tell you its a game better suited to the 19th century, slow, quiet, and gentlemanly. These are the same people you may be one of them who love football because theres the sport that glorifies “the hit”. By contrast, baseball seems abstract, cool, silent, still.On TV the game is fractured into a dozen perspectives, replays, close-ups. The geometry of the game, however, is essential to understanding it. You will contemplate the game from one point as a painter does his subject; you may, of course, project(投入) yourself into the game. It is in this projection that the game affords so much space and time for involvement. The TV wont do it for you.Take, for example, the third baseman. You sit behind the third base dugout and you watch him watching home plate. His legs are apart, knees flexed. His arms hang loose. He does a lot of this. The skeptic still cannot think of any other sports so still, so passive. But watch what h