湖南省益阳市箴言中学高三英语第三次模拟（期中）考试试题新人教版.doc

湖南省益阳市箴言中学2014届高三英语第三次模拟（期中）考试试题新人教版（ 2013/11/8）本卷共四个部分，时量120分钟，满分150分 part one listening comprehension （30marks）section adirections: in this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (a, b or c) on the question booklet.conversation 1 why is the woman feeling worried?because she couldnt buy a new shirtbecause she dirtied the mans new shirt.because she not able to wash the shirtwhat will the man do with the dirty shirt?a. wash it himself b. have it washed c. throw it awayconversation 2what does the man like best?a. golf b. tennis c. basketball4. what can we learn about the woman? a. she likes football best b. she doesnt like sport c. she likes watching others do sportconversation 3who has an appointment with mike?a. nick b. steve c. tony6. what will mike do along with steve? a. meet some funny people b. visit the zoo c. take photos for steves new articleconversation 4what can the woman be?she is a waitress at a hotelshe is the secretary of the manshe is a bank clerkhow much are the meals mr. baker has had at the hotel?a. 150 b. 330 c. 1809. how will the man pay his bill? a. by cash b. by cheque c. by credit cardconversation 5what is the woman going to buy?a. a radio b. a tv set c. a cell phone11. where will the woman probably use it? a. in the kitchen b. in the bedroom c. outside her house12. what do we learn from this conversation? a. the woman didnt buy anything b. the woman bought a more expensive one at last c. the woman paid little attention to the sound effect of the product.conversation 613. why did the woman go out when the others were enjoying themselves? a. she wanted to think of her past b. she wanted to look at the lights c. she wanted to have something to read14. what kind of neighborhood did the woman use to live? a. a rich one b. a dirty one c. a poor one15. what can we learn about the woman? a. she still lives a very hard life b. she worked hard and got success c. she will leave the city very soon.section bdirections: in this section, youll hear a mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. fill in each blank with no more than 3 words.you ll hear the short passage twice.some background information of june carter june carter: a 16. best known for her abilities at writing songs, also the wife of a country music star birth: born into a most important country music family in 17. education and career: she 18. in new york, and then appeared on tv and in the movies. one of her masterpieces: co, written with merle kilgore, about 19. with her husband death: died at the age of 20. in nashville, tennesseepart two language knowledge section a(15marks)directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21.my dictionary . i have looked for it everywhere but still it.a. has lost, dont find b. is missing, dont findc. has lost, havent found d. is missing, havent found 22. we got home to find the whole house upset down . thieves obviously .a. turned; had been broken in b. turned; had broken in c. to have turned; had been broken in d. turning; had been broken into23. you cant camp you like these days. many natural areas are now under protection.a. what b. when c. wherever d. which24. mary didnt want of the two kinds and asked the shop assistant to show her . .a. both; the other b. all; the others c. either; another d. neither; another25. _ that tom got inside the room to see what was going on.a. so strangely did he feel b. so strangely he felt c. so strange did he feel d. so strange he felt26.he wrote a letter he explained what had happened in the accident.a. what b. which c. where d. how27. we want someone 20 to 25 to work as an accountant. aagesbaged caging dage28is the new job a real challenge for him?well, difficulties he meets, i believe he will never lose heart.awheneverbhowevercwhicheverdwhatever29the boy was sitting in his chair leisurely, in the magazine he was reading.abeing absorbedbabsorbingcto be absorbeddabsorbed30dont feel guilty about it. anyone make mistakes in their life.amustbcancshalldneed31house prices are usually high famous schools lie.awhen bsincecwheredif32the 2-year-old son looked a bit upset when learning that his parents to work in beijing.aare leavingbhave leftcwere leavingdwill leave33. there is a saying ,give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.a. which comes b. where goes c. that writes d. that goes34. everything else, my cars been stolen.a. as well as b. in addition c. in response to d on top of35. as the number of older americans moving there , more changes are made to them.a. increases, cater to b. have increased, cater toc. increase, cater for d. has increased, cater withsection b(18 marks)directions：for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a，b，c，and dfill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.the trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. we _36_ the first night we had arrived. we had all gone into the markets of the city _37_ the young people could experience its energy. but what we actually saw simply 38 us all the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money walking home, passing under a low bridge, we came across entire families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on for he night. we had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.the poverty(贫困) was 39 than anything my young companions had ever imagined. back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. many 40 and cried. spending time in this 41 moves a person to care about humanity.that evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had 42 . gently, i encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult feelings that days discoveries had inspired. sitting together 43 a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that none of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.based on my experiences in poverty-stricken areas, i suggested that 44 the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. we all 45 that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen. 46 , what could we do about it? together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the sufferings we had seen. as i encouraged group members to focus on what they could do, a sense of determination 47 the previous sadness. instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.36aput up with bgot back to clooked back on dmade up for37anow that bso that cas if deven if 38apuzzled bannoyed cembarrassed dshocked39astronger bdeeper cworse dless40agave up bbroke down cset off dheld on41aenvironment bhotel chouse dbackground42ainspected battempted cwitnessed dchallenged43aalong baround cby din44aonce bwhile csince dunless45asupposed badvised cconfirmed dagreed46asurely brather cnow dindeed47areplaced bchanged ccovered dimprovedsection c(12marks)directions：complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. what should you do when you catch a cold? there are some good tips about how to do with 48 . if youre stressed, youre more likely to get ill, and 49 likely to recover quickly. the first thing to do is brighten your mood. simple things like going for a short walk will relax the mind 50 help your body to recover from a cold.avoid eating processed, fatty foods. focus on 51 plant-based diet, aiming to eat seven or more portions of fruit or vegetables a day. make sure that you drink a lot of water. you 52 to flush all the toxins(毒素) out of your body, so drink eight glasses of water a day. 53 you blow your nose and touch your face, your hands are covered with the virus, and there is a good possibility 54 you will prolong the cold. coughing into your elbow is much better than coughing onto your hands, 55 its harder for the germs to reach your face.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 dchoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. a confucius said , “in a group of three people, there is always something i can learn, choose to follow the strengths of others, and use their shortcomings to reflect upon ourselves. as you can see from what confucius said, everyone that we come across can teach us something useful. as long as we reflect on the lessons learnt from and by other people, we can continuously improve ourselves. but take note that when you reflect on these lessons, you apply some wisdom to each lesson because each situation is unique although they share some common principles. we can learn a lot from others . we always tend to think that we can only learn from those who are higher in status or have more knowledge than us, but that is not really the case. we can learn from those who are lower in status than us as well, because the experience and knowledge of each person is very different. the best thing about this type of learning, reflecting other peoples strengths and shortcomings onto ourselves, is that we do not pay for the mistakes that are made. the only cost to us is the time that is needed to learn about and reflect on these lessons from other people s lives. as we all know, some mistakes can be ones which people cannot afford to make, for instance, a broken friendship or a financial loss. thus constantly using other people s strengths and shortcomings to reflect upon ourselves makes us realize the costs of these mistakes and reduces the possibility that we will make similar mistakes. what can we do now to learn from others? by keeping our eyes and ears open. be observant and able to realize what strengths and shortcomings other people have. a lot of people in this world like to complain about their lives. listen to them and make your own assessment ( 评估) and from your own assessment, reflect upon your life and make improvements where necessary.56. according to the passage, which of the following is not true? a. confucius thought we should learn from othersb. it is by reflecting on the lessons learnt by others that we can improve ourselves.c. only from those who have more knowledge than us can we learn.d. reflecting upon other peoples strengths and shortcomings can help us make fewer mistakes.57. the underlined part this type of learning in the fourth paragraph probably refers toa. learning from other peoples mistakesb. learning from others experiencesc. finding what strengths and shortcomings other people haved. reflecting others strengths and shortcomings onto ourselves58. from the fifth paragraph, we learn that_a. sometimes we can afford the costs of a broken friendshipb. our reflection will necessarily reduce our mistakesc. some reflection will help to improve ourselves.d. reflection will stop us from making any mistakes in life59. the passage is probably taken from_.a. a magazine about life b. a book about travelc. an advertisement d. a research report60. what does this passage mainly talk about?a. how to improve oneself.b. how to use the shortcomings of others to reflect upon ourselves.c. how to learn from other peoples strengths and shortcomings.d. how to reduce the mistakes in one s life.bthe pacific island nation of nauru used to be a beautiful place. now it is an ecological disaster area. naurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequenceother countries might learn from its mistakes.for thousands of years, polynesian people lived on the remote island of nauru, far from western civilization, the first european to arrive was john feam in 1798. he was the british captain of the hunter, a whaling ship, he called the island pleasant island.however, because it was very remote, nauru had little communication with europeans at first. then whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. these elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. a ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900.naurus real troubles began in 1899 when a british mining company discovered phosphate(磷酸盐) on the island. in fact, it found that the island of nauru was nearly all phosphate, which is a very important fertilizer for fanning. the company began mining the phosphate.a phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine. when a company strip-mines, it removes the top layer of soil then u takes away the material it wants. strip-mining totally destroys die land. gradually, the lovely island of nauru started to look like the moon.in 1968, nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphateunfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. in addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. soon people realized dial they had a terrible problemtheir phosphate was running out. ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing. by 2000, nauru was almost financially ruined. experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. this will probably never happen.61what might be the authors purpose in writing the text?a. to seek help for naurus problems.b. to give a warning to other countries.c. to show the importance of money.d. to tell a heartbreaking story of a war.62.what was nauru like before the europeans came?a. rich and powerful.b. modem and open.c. peaceful and attractive.d. greedy and aggressive.63.the ecological disaster in nauru resulted from_.a. soil pollutionb. phosphate overminingc. farming activityd. whale hunting64.which of the following was a cause of naurus financial problem?a.its leaders misused the money.b.it spent too much repairing the island.c.its phosphate mining cost much money.d.it lost millions of dollars in the civil war.65.what can we learn about nauru from the last paragraph?a.the ecological damage is difficult to repair.b.the leaders will take the experts words seriously.c.the island was abandoned by the nauruans.d.the phosphate mines were destroyed.c now and then i have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see. recently i was visited by a very good friend who had just returned from a long walk in the woods, and i asked her what she had observed. “nothing in particular，” she replied. but for long i have been accustomed to such responses, and became convinced that the_seeing_see_little.how was it possible, i asked myself, to walk for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? i who cannot see, find hundreds of things to interest me through mere touch. i feel the delicate symmetry(对称) of a leaf. i pass my hands lovingly about the smooth skin of a silver birch(银桦树), or the rough bark of a pine. in spring i touch the branches of trees hopefully in search of a bud, the first sign of awakening nature after her winters sleep. i feel the delightful, smooth texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable swirl(旋动); and something of the miracle of nature is revealed to me. occasionally, if i am very fortunate, i place my hand gently in a small tree and feel the happiness of a bird in full song. i am delighted to have cool waters of a stream rush through my open fingers. to me a rich carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious persian rug(波斯毛毯). to me the circle of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of which streams through my finger tips. at times my heart cries out with longing to see all these things. if i can get so much pleasure from mere touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight. yet, those who have eyes apparently see little. the whole picture of color and action filling the world is taken for granted. it is human, perhaps, to appreciate li