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宁远一中2015届高三第一次模拟考试英语温馨提示：本试题卷分四个部分，包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达共10页。时量120分钟。满分150分。partlistening comprehension (30 marks) section a (22.5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.you will hear each conversation twice.conversation 1l. where will the performance be put on? a. at the moon theater. b. at the youth square. c. in the womans school.2. why do the woman and her group give the performance? a. to prepare for the christmas celebration. b. to collect money for the youth square. c. to collect money for poor students in her school.conversation 23. what tastes strange according to the woman? a. coffee. b. bacon. c. eggs4. what time is it now? a. 8:15. b. 7:15. c. 6:15conversation 35. what do we know about the apartment? a. its far away from the city center. b. its 100 me7ers away from the underground. c. it has two bedrooms and a living room.6. when can the woman get to the apartment this afternoon? a. at 2:00. . b. at 3:00. c. at 3:30.conversation 47. why does the woman want to quit? a. she isnt satisfied with her salary. b. she doesnt like the environment. c. she cant bear the pressure of the job.8. what does the man offer to the woman? a. a great partner. b. a month off. c. a higher position.9. what does the woman want to do after she quits? a. find a new company. b. open a bookshop. c. work as a public speaker.conversation 510. what should the woman do in class? a. speak the students language. b. practise with the students.c. present english simply.11. what are the immigrants most interested in? a. speaking. b. reading. c. writing.12. how did the woman get so familiar with the job? a. by working for the universitys community service program. b. by taking a course and talking with experienced teachers. c. by working as an esl teacher in china.conversation 613. how often does the man save when he is writing something?a. he saves every sentence. b. he saves every three sentences or so. c. he saves every two pages or so.14. what happened to the woman?a. she broke her computer. b. she failed her politics exam. c. she lost half her paper.15. what do we know from the conversation? a. the woman feels like drinking a coffee. b. the man has a lot of reading to do now. c. the woman will lend her flashlight to the man.section b (7.5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words.you will hear the short passage twice. two announcementstomorrowthe meeting tomorrow morning has been put off until tomorrow 16 .there will be a performance by the youth action theater group at 17. in the meeting room.todaythe first speaker in the morning is sick with 18. so jack brown will give the talk.as a result, the coffee break will be moved forward from 10:00 to 9:30. and jack browns after-coffee 19. will be held here in the meeting hall, not in room 201.the time for lunch has not changed - its still at 12:30 in the restaurant 20. .part language knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks)directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. you look great! i _ out. check out my muscles! a. will work b. was working c. have been working d. had been working 22. _ stephon marbury is an american, he has become a role model among beijing basketball fans. a. as b. sincec. when d. although23. its been discovered in the study _ people are more relieved after forgiving others. a. that b. what c. which d. whose 24. grandpa was shocked by the news. rarely_ him so quiet. a. do i see b. had i seen c. i had seen d. i saw 25. the report aims to explain how these conclusions _. a. were reached b. had been reached c. have reached d. had reached26. sometimes, _ a patient a get-well card is better than visiting him. a. sendingb. being sent c. having sent d. to be sent27. it is not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do _ makes life happy. a. which b. that c. what d. who28. it was unusual that such close neighbors _ not know one another. a. could b. would c. must d. should29. the agent promised to keep the family members fully _ of any developments. a. inform b. informing c. informed d. being informed 31. 30. - what time is it? - i have no idea. but just a minute, i _ it for you.a. checkb. checkedc. would checkd. will check31. a person who has never tasted bitter wont know _ sweet is. a. which b. why c. when d. what 32. -hi, lets go skating. - sorry, im busy right now. i _ in an application form for a new job.a. fillb. have filledc. am fillingd. will fill33. we _back in the hotel now if you didnt lose the map.a. areb. would be c. will bed. were34. ive made several travel plans for our vacation, but ill leave it to you _ one. a. choosing b. chosen c. to choosed. choose35. paris has some great museums _ visitors can see fine works of impressionist painters. a. where b. which c. that d. when cdaba abdcd dcbcasection b (18 marks)directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.i break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet 36 , which gave me motivation and ambition. there were several years that have left an extremely bitter taste in my mouth .the first few months after my mothers remarriage were sweet: baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. then things 37 . baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were 38 by days emily and i spent lonely in our rooms under our stepfathers 39 . moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always 40 dinner. we spent five years living in a family that had 41 a war field. emily and i almost grew used to this situation. then one evening, after another argument had 42 , we were left homeless . and later a friend of my mother let us stay with her. instead of focusing on our economic problem, my mother 43 pushed me to struggle for success. she wanted me to lead a 44 life. she worked long hours every night to pay her bills. 45 , she would find time to read and play with emily and me. mom taught me the 46 of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education. and now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, i realize my family and i are at the best points of our lives. i havent let the trying times stop me from making 47 , both academically and personally. i know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all. 36. a. behaviorb. adventure c. activityd. experience37. a. continued b. changedc. ruined d. disappeared38. a. concerned b. associated c. provided d. replaced39. a. sympathyb. offers c. orders d. efforts40. a. separatedb. interrupted c. harmedd. prepared41. a. turned into b. turned upc. turned downd. turned on42. a. broke b. causedc. erupted d. delayed43. a. selflessly b. obviously c. mistakenly d. unwillingly 44. a. important b. difficult c. dangerous d. comfortable45. a. instead b. otherwisec. meanwhile d. therefore46. a. value b. cost c. priced. theme 47. a. mistakes b. achievementsc. arrangementsd. appointments section b (18 marks)directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.tv and magazines show pictures of people who are thin. does that mean being thin is best? not necessarily. people come in different shapes and sizes, 48 the best weight for you is right for your individual body type and size. it can be unhealthy to be too thin if you are eating 49 food than your body needs. eating enough food is 50 putting gas in your car if you run out of gas, it stops working! being overweight is not good 51 . overweight people may not be getting the right nutrition if the food 52 eat has much fat. eating fruits and vegetables is the best way 53 stay healthy and strong. everyone needs to eat 54 healthy, balanced diet to grow, to fight off infections, and to just feel good. 55 go to your doctor and find out what the right weight is for you.part reading comprehension (30 marks)directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.a a failed plot to kill barack obama, uncovered by us federal agents recently, has reminded people of the ideas that some humans associate with simple numbers. two white american neo-nazi racists (新纳粹种族主义者) had planned to kill 88 african americans, before finally assassinating (暗杀) obama. the number 88 is equated with hh, initials (首字母) for the nazi greeting, heil hitler. h is the eighth letter of the alphabet .many people were not familiar with the neo-nazi importance of 88, but associations attached to other numbers are more well-known, if not always believed. the number 13, for instance, is considered deeply unlucky. in the us, many buildings do not have a floor numbered 13. they instead label it 12a, or use the letter m, which is the 13th letter in the english alphabet. new yorks john f. kennedy international airport does not have a gate number 13. and the popular irish flight carrier, ryan air, has banished (摒弃) row 13 from all its planes. last year when brussels airline put 13 dots in their new logo, the flood of complaints was so vast the airline was forced to change their “unlucky logo” and add an additional dot. the fear comes from a bible story, which states that judas iscariot, the disciple (门徒) who betrayed (出卖) jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table in the last supper. but the most fascinating fear of the number relates to friday the 13th. its a day of double bad luck. in the us, many people would not schedule a wedding for friday the 13th. according to the stress management center and phobia institute in the us, an estimated 17 to 21 million americans are affected by a fear of this day.56. from the first two paragraphs, we can know that . a. a lot of americans want to kill barack obama b. the number 88 is equated with 13 c. there are still racists in the us d. the two white americans had killed 88 african americans before killing barack obama57. when you go aboard the ryan air, you will probably find that . a. row 13 is replaced with 12 a b. there is no gate 13 c. passengers complain that there is 13 dots on its logo d. none of their planes have row 1358. if you are in the us, you will probably not . a. live on the 13th floor b. attend a wedding on saturday the 14th c. see a floor numbered 3 d. have an m floor59. from the passage, we can know that the brussels airline . a. doesnt have row 13 b. has 14 dots on its logo c. has no flight take off on fridays d. was once stuck in a flood60. from the last paragraph but one, we can learn that . a. jesus wrote the bible b. judas was the 13th disciple of jesus c. judas read a bible story in the last supper d. judas betrayed jesusb when something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say, “well, its so-and-sos fault.” or “i know im late，but its not my fault；the car broke down.” it is probably not your fault，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser. you have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. however, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. this is the winners key to success. winners are great at overcoming problems. for example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. for another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. ask to work with a different person, or dont rely on the person. you should accept that the person. ask to work with a different person, or dont rely on this person. you should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well. this is what being a winner is all aboutcreatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. winners dont have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. they are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. so, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.61. according to the passage, winners . a. have responsible and able colleagues b. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives c. deal with problems rather than blame others d. blame themselves rather than others62. the underlined word “remedy” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to . a. improveb. accept c. avoid d. consider63. when your colleague brings about a problem, you should . a. ask a more able colleague for help b. blame him for his lack of responsibility c. tell him to find the cause of the problem d. find a better way to handle the problem 64. when problems occur, winners take them as . a. excuses for their failuresb. chances for self-development c. challenges to their colleaguesd. barriers to greater power65. which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. a winners secret. b. a winners problem. c. a winners opportunity.d. a winners achievement.c the man who admitted to killing an italian woman inside her east harlem apartment said he was possessed by an “evil spell (咒语),” police said thursday. bakary camara, 41, who once dated the murdered woman, penned his admission of guilt in a three-page letter folded in his pocket as he tried to kill himself after policemen burst into his home. kelly, a policeman, said “he says that there was an evil spell that was cast on him.”camara, who was in stable condition at st. barnabas hospital, was later charged with the murder of rita morelli. the 36-year-old woman was getting a degree at borough of manhattan community college as she waited tables at caffe buon gusto on the upper east side, police said. camara called 911 from a payphone after killing the lively morelli on nov. 23. her body was later found in her e. 120th st. home. she was hanged and had knife wounds to her throat and chest. policemen began dialing numbers from morellis cell phone and when camara picked up, a detective recognized his voice as the man who called in the report of a dead body, police said. when officers went to camaras home, he locked himself inside, forcing policemen to burst down the front door to catch him. “he is standing there with a knife pointed at his chest,” kelly, a policeman, said. “he makes threatening statements as to the fact that he killed the woman. he then stabs himself in the chest.”camara, who told police he served six years in prison for robbery back in his native country, was still waiting to be charged with murder thursday. morelli left her hometown of spoltore, italy, five years ago to fully experience the arts and music culture of the big city, her family said. 66. the reason why camara killed the woman was _. a. he didnt love her any more b. he killed her by mistake c. the passage didnt tell us clearly d. he loved her dearly67. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. morelli and camara are both italians. b. camara will be sentenced to six years in prison. c. camara was once in prison for six years.d. camara was seriously wounded. 68. from the passage we know _. a. camara was in his native country b. “evil spel