湖南省怀化市高三英语下学期第二次模拟考试试题.doc

科目：英语（试题卷）注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号写在答题卡和该试题卷的封面上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号和科目。2. 考生作答时，选择题和非选择题均须做在答题卡上，在本试题卷上答题无效。考生在答题卡上按答题卡中注意事项的要求答题。3. 考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。4. 本试题卷共10页，如缺页，考生须声明，否则后果自负。 姓 名_准考证号_绝密启用前怀化市2015年高三第二次模拟考试试卷英 语命题: 刘蓉 审题: 邓全生 张兰英 吴岚 陈燕玲温馨提示：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.example: whenwillthemagazineprobablyarrive? a.wednesday. b.thursday. c.friday. the answer is b.conversation 11. why wont the woman take psychology? a. the professor is not good. b. she has taken it before. c. she is not interested in it. 2. what does the man plan to do this term? a. to do part-time work. b. to take many courses.c. to work as a journalist.conversation 23. what did the woman think of jack at first? a. he was not a good choice.b. he was suitable for the job. c. he knew much about sales.4. what made calvin think that jack was dishonest? a. his knowledge of it. b. his story of working experience. c. his grades on the cv.conversation 35. who lost the semi-final of the world snooker championships? a. judd trump. b. mark selby. c. ding junhui. 6. where does judd trump come from? a. england.b. china. c. america.conversation 47. what might the woman be? a. a reporter.b. a waitress. c. a teacher.8. what was the man doing when the fire broke out? a. sleeping.b. discussing something. c. watching tv. 9. how did the man escape from the fire successfully? a. by climbing down from the outside. b. by taking the lift. c. by running down the stairs.conversation 510. whats the possible relationship between the speakers? a. friends. b. strangers. c. classmates.11. whats the usual weather like for march in new york? a. cool. b. dry. c. very hot.12. how often should the bus come? a. every 20 minutes. b. every 15 minutes. c. every 30 minutes.conversation 613. why does the man choose the evening train? a. its cheap. b. its fast. c. its time-saving.which train did the man take? a. d818. b. d808. c. d801.15. how much did the man pay in all? a. 1000 yuan. b. 960 yuan. c. 986 yuan. 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. 16 service centersituation * finding a job is difficult after graduation.services* keeping in touch with young people* talking about their hopes and fears* giving a lot of 17 targets * young people who 18 school without a job* students who are 19 getting jobs after leaving schoolway* calling at 20 from 9:00 am. to 5:30 pm. 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.modern chinese technology _ good progress in the last decade.a. has madeb. had madec. makes d. made22. most americans prefer private schools, _, they believe, offer better education.a. thatb. wherec. when d. which23. the electronic dictionary that i got _ the other day cost me much money.a. repairedb. repairingc. to repair d. to be repaired24. the boss left the meeting room angrily, _ he was strongly against the plan.a. to meanb. meaning c. mean d.meant25. chinese people are hopeful for _ 2015 will bring for their families and the country.a. how b. which c.what d. that26. look ! a national basketball match _ live on tv. a. is broadcasting b. has broadcast c. is being broadcast d. was broadcast27. there is nothing wrong with surfing the internet _ it doesnt keep you from doing something important. a. until b. unlessc. though d. if28. we are looking for a teacher, especially _ with patience and imagination.a. it b. one c. that d. the one29. was it _ the conference of apec that made shanghai the focus of the world?a. holding b. to holdc. having been held d. held30. it is suggested that children _ to school at seven years old.a. send b. should sendc. will be sent d.be sent31. the new york times _ widely accepted in america.a. has b. is c. are d. have32. nowhere else in the world _ cheaper prada handbags than in paris. a. a tourist can find b. can a tourist find c. a tourist will find d. had a tourist found33. i dont think you have seen the new film cinderella.but i_ it last night. a. will see b. see c. saw d. have seen34. everyone in the city is sure to benefit from the new shopping mall _ next year.a. to be completed b. having completed c. completed d. completing35. i told lily how to get here, but perhaps i _ it out for her.a. must have written b. should write c. had to write d. ought to have written section b (18 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.a few weeks ago, i was taking a quiet 36 in my backyard. when i came to the maple tree, i saw a baby bird 37 on the grass. looking up, i saw the nest high in the branches. the baby had fallen from the tall tree and i was sure it was dead. 38 it moved when i reached down to pick it up. its bald head was moving slightly from side to side 39 its mother.amazed, i knew what i should do next. i got a 40 from my basement and placed it against the tree. it was then that i heard a sound “miaow”. looking through the leaves, i saw the culprit (肇事者), a neighborhood cat. he must have shaken the bird out of the 41 and gotten himself trapped up in the tree as well. climbing up through the branches, i 42 him, gave him a scolding and dropped him softly to the ground. then i gently picked up the baby bird and slowly reached my arm out as 43 as i could to place it in the nest. in the following weeks i have looked up the nest several times, but have only been able to see the mother bird. i may never know whether the baby that i 44 remains alive or not, but trying is 45 . sometimes we dont get to know if our efforts have 46 a difference or not. sometimes we have to just hold the belief and do good to others. sometimes love has to be its own 47 .36.a. walkb. restc. sleepd. hike37.a. runningb. lyingc. flyingd. jumping38.a. slowly b. immediatelyc. suddenlyd. finally39.a. looking outb. looking atc. looking ford. looking into40.a. ladderb. chairc. torchd. cage41.a. holeb. backyardc. branchesd. nest42.a. guidedb. seizedc. protectedd. blamed43.a. thickb. shallowc. deepd. far44.a. savedb. controlledc. changedd. held45.a. simpleb. enoughc. quickd. obvious46.a. toldb. formedc. settledd. made47.a. sourceb. respectc. rewardd. reactionsection c (12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.in the future, air travel could be 48 expensive, thanks to a new aircraft design which plans to seat passengers facing each other in rows.the design is intended 49 save space and money. howard guy, director of the uk company design q, said the design could see a 50 percent increase in 50 number of passengers and a 30 percent reduced cost of a seat. 51 , he did admit that the seats would not be comfortable as traditional ones. another drawback to the seating design is 52 food carts would not be able to pass down the plane 53 the aisles(走廊) are too narrow.some travelers have doubts about the new seating, while 54 support the idea. “soldiers are used to traveling in that way 55 have a positive reaction to the idea,” guy said.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. achildren love to play and laugh throughout their days at school or at home. finding the time to laugh with your children may be the best thing you can do for the relationship. encourage your children to develop a good humor by laughing at the jokes they make up on the spot. this will help them grow confident and build their self-esteem. if you do not get the joke, you can ask why they think the joke is funny. honest feedback will help your children develop funnier jokes. you can take them to your local library and have them pick up a few joke books. then you can head back home or out to the park and read it together for a good laugh. you can take turns reading jokes to each other from the book or make up a few yourselves. but if they make a joke at the expense of another person, you may want to discuss the difference between making fun of yourself and making fun of others. in turn try not to make jokes at your childrens expense, you need to set an example that they can follow. learning to laugh at oneself is a great quality to attain. you can set an example by laughing at your own mistakes. this is a great way to help reduce your own stress as well as your childrens. laughing may make the situation seem lighter and easier to work through. by doing this your children will be better prepared to handle any difficulties. most importantly laughing will bring you closer together as a family. you can have your family find different ways to laugh. you can play games. you can start a staring contest, arm wrestling contest, thumb wars contest and have a prize for the winners. you can all watch your best funny movies and act out the best parts together after the movies done. you could hold a contest to see who can make the other members of the family laugh more by doing something funny. kids will be able to enjoy the good time they had with their parents. the family that laughs together stays together!56. if you often play and laugh with your children, you can . a. develop a good humor b. become proud and confident c. make up some funny jokes d. get along well with each other57. the underlined word “them” refers to . a. funny jokes b. interesting books c. your children d. the family58. we can infer that when your children make mistakes you should . a. teach them to laugh at the mistakes b. blame them seriously c. punish them at once d. tell them to do better in future59. the author advises in para.4 that people make their family members laugh by . a. having a party b. having some kinds of contests c. doing some housework d. reading joke books60. what can be the best title for the text? a. the more you laugh, the better youll be b. laughing every day is simple c. how to laugh in everyday life d. laughter is good for your familybdanish scientists studied more than 1,000 healthy joggers and non-joggers over a 12-year period. those who jogged at a steady pace for less than two and a half hours a week were least likely to die in this time. but those who ran more than four hours a week or did no exercise had the highest death rates. analysing questionnaires filled out by all the people in the study, scientists concluded the ideal pace was about 8km/h and that it was best to jog no more than three times a week or for 2.5 hours in total. people who jogged more closelyparticularly those who jogged more than three times a week or at a pace of more than11km/hwere as likely to die as those who did no exercise.researcher jacob louis marott, from the frederiksberg hospital in copenhagen, said: you dont actually have to do that much to have a good impact on your health.” and perhaps you shouldnt actually do too much. no exercise recommendations across the world mention an upper limit for safe exercise, but perhaps there is one. scientists are not yet sure what is behind this trend but they say changes to the heart during extreme exercise could contribute.in their report, they suggest: long-term strenuous exercise may change pathological (病理的)structureof the heart andarteries (动脉). maureen talbot, senior cardiac nurse at the british heart foundation, said: this study shows that you dont have to run marathons to keep your heart healthy. light and moderate jogging was found to be more beneficial than being inactive or undertakingstrenuous jogging, possibly adding years to your life. national guidelines recommend we do 140 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a week. if it may sound like a lot for you, brisk walking (快走) is also a good exercise. and if youre bit of a couch potato, this is a good place to start.61. from paragraph one, we could know _.a. the study took 10 years b. more than 1000 joggers took part in the studyc. people with no exercise had the highest death rates d. joggers and non-joggers are likely to die62. how should we jog properly from the study?a. jog at a pace of about 8km/h no more than three times a week. b. jog at a pace of about 11km/h for 2.5 hours in total in a week. c. jog at a pace of about 11km/h more than three times a week. d. jog at a pace of about 8km/h for 2.5 hours a day.63. the underlined word “strenuous” means _.a. light b. strong c. enough d. frequent64. according to the passage, which of the following is not true?a. there isnt an upper limit for safe exercise across the world now.b. running marathons helps keep your heart healthy.c. light and moderate jogging may help people live longer.d. the moderate-intensity activity time in a week could be about 140 minutes.65. what is the main idea of the passage?a. jogging everyday is good to health. b. brisk walking is better than jogging.c. jogging is not a good activity for people who suffer heart diseases. d. jogging too much is no better than doing no exercise. cinsilicon valley, its never too early to become an entrepreneur. just ask 13-year-old david moore. the eighth-grader has launched a company last october to develop low-cost machines to print braille (布莱叶盲文).david built a braille printerwith a lego mindstorms ev3 kit as a school science fair project last year after he asked his parents a simple question: how do blind people read? google it, they told him. david then did some online research and was shocked to learn that braille printers cost at least $2,000 too expensive for most blind readers. i just thought that price should not be there. i know that there is a simpler way to do this, said david, who demonstrated how his printer works at the kitchen table where he spent many late nights building it. david wants to improve the “braigo”a name that combines braille and legoand develop adesktopbraille printer that costs around $350 and weighs just a few pounds, compared with current models that can weigh more than 20 pounds. my end goal would probably be having most of the blind people . using my braille printer, said david, who lives in the silicon valley suburb of santa clara, just minutes away from intel headquarters. after the braigo won numerous awards and enthusiastic support from the blind community, david started braigo labs last summer with an initial $35,000 investment from his dad. we as parents started to get involved more, thinking that hes on to something and this new way process has to continue, said his father, matthew moore, an engineer who works for intel.intel officials were so impressed with davids printer that in november they invested an undisclosed sum in his start-up. they believe hes the youngest entrepreneur to receive venture capital money invested in exchange for a financial stake in the company. hes solving a real problem, and he wants to go off and challenge an existing industry, said edward ross, director of inventor platforms at intel. now the company is using the money to hire professional engineers and advisers to help design and build braille printers based on davids ideas. it aims to have a prototype (样机) ready for blind organizations to test this summer and have a braigo printer on the market later this year.66. which of the followings is not the description of braigo? a. the name braigo comes from braille and lego. b. the blind are in favor of the new type of printer. c. it costs less money and weighs just a few pounds. d. david planned to improve braigo and