2018届高三英语第二次模拟考试题.doc

汉中中学2018届高三第二次模拟考试英 语 试 题（卷）命题人：冯永强 审定人：冯永强 说明：本试卷共分四部分。分值150分，时间120分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的班级、姓名、学号填写在答题卷密封线栏内。2、每小题选出答案后，必须把答案涂填在答题卷上，否则按零分计算。3、考试结束后，只需将答题卷交回。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19. 15 B. 9. 15 C. 9. 18答案是B。1. What is the time now?A. 4:40. B. 5:00. C. 5:20.2. How will the woman help the man?A. By writing a history paper. B. By finding some information. C. By giving him a newspaper.3. What will the man do at 4:00?A. Take a test. B. Have a class. C. Visit a doctor.4. What does the man mean?A. The womans idea is not practical. B. The woman should start her own tour company.C. The woman should find her own apartment.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a hotel. B. In a hospital. C. In a restaurant.第二节：(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. Stealing. B. Killing. C. Robbing.7. What does the guy look like?A. He wears a red jacket. B. He has long blond hair.C. He has a scar（疤）on his forehead.8. Who is the man speaker probably?A. A lawyer. B. A police officer. C. A caf owner.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. The building of a bridge. B. The sport facilities (设施) of a school.C. The building of a city park.10. Why is the man against the idea of having outdoor tennis courts?A. It isnt popular here. B. There is a limit of users.C. It cant be used in bad weather.11. What do the two speakers agree to build?A. A dance studio. B. A childrens pool. C. Basketball courts.听第8段材料，回答第12 至14题。12. When was the party held?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.13. What did the man enjoy at the party?A. The food. B. The computer games. C. The music.14. How did the man go home after the party?A. He walked home. B. He took a bus home. C. He drove home.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Where will the speakers go first?A. To Italy. B. To Austria. C. To France.16. How will the speakers travel most of the time?A. By car. B. By ship. C. By train.17. How long will the speakers holiday probably last?A. Three weeks. B. Four weeks. C. Six weeks.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the woman?A. A scientist. B. A hostess. C. A guide.19. What is the title of the mans presentation?A. A Smaller World. B. Technology and Cultural Change.C. Means of Transportation.20. Whats the problem with people who use communications technology?A. They have worse and worse eyesight.B. They dont have enough time for housework.C. They spend less time with friends and neighbors.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题: 每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 ANew Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoylePrice: 28. 00Publication Date: 30/11/2006Publishers descriptionCollects Doyles fifty-six classic short stories, arranged in the order in which they appeared in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century book editions, in a set complemented by four novels, editor biographies of Doyle, Holmes, and Watson as well as literary and cultural details about Victorian society.Breaking Ground by Daniel LibeskindPrice: 16.00Publication Date: 11/10/2006Brief introductionThis is a book about the adventure life that can offer each of us if we seize it, and about the powerful forces of tragedy, memory and hope. For Daniel Libeskind, lifes adventure has been through architecture, which he has found has the power to reshape human experience. Although often relating to the past, his buildings are about the future. This memoir（自传）of one mans journey brings together history, personal experience, our physical environment and a fresh international vision.In the Shadow of No Towers by Art SpiegelmanPrice：16.00Publication Date: 02/09/2006Brief introductionOn 11th September 2001, Art Spiegelman raced to the World Trade Center, not knowing if his daughter Nadja was alive or dead. Once she was found safe - in her school at the foot of the burning towers - he returned home, to meditate（反省）on the trauma（创伤）, and to work on a comic strip（连环漫画）. In the Shadow of No Towers is New Yorker Art Spiegelmans extraordinary account of “the hijacking on 9.11 and the following hijacking of those events” by America.Light on Snow by Anita ShrevePrice: 14.00Publication Date: 07/10/2006Publishers descriptionThis is the 11th novel by Anita Shreve, the critically accepted bestseller. A moving story of love and courage and tragedy and of the ways in which the human heart always seeks to heal itself.21. Who is the writer of the book latest published among the four books?A. Arthur Conan Doyle.B. Daniel Libeskind. C. Art Spiegelman.D. Anita Shreve.22. If one would like to know something about the descriptions of the hijacking on 11th September,2001 , he or she may read _.A. Light on SnowB. In the Shadow of No TowersC. Breaking GroundD. New Annotated Sherlock Holmes23. Of the four books listed above, there are two referring to tragedies. They are _.A. Light on Snow & Breaking Ground B. In the Shadow of No Towers & Breaking GroundC. Light on Snow & In the Shadow of No TowersD. New Annotated Sherlock Holmes & In the Shadow of No Towers B More than half of teachers in a UK survey said they thought plagiarism from the Internet is a problem. Some students who steal essays wholesale from the Web. they said, are so lazy they dont even bother to take the ads off the cut-and-pasted text. 58 percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lecturers(ATL) questionnaire had come across plagiarism among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen College in Southampton. for example, said pieces handed in by two students were identical(同一的)and significantly better than either of them could have done.”Not only that, the essays given in didnt quite answer the title question I had set.”A teacher from Leeds said. I had one piece of work so obviously cut and pasted that it still contained ads from the Web page.”Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College. Stockton. said. With less able students it is easy to spot plagiarism as the writing style changes mid-assignment, but with more able students it is sometimes necessary for tutors to carry out Internet research to identify the source of the plagiarism.” Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ATL, said. Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the students own or plagiarism.”She called for strong policies to combat plagiarism, and asked for help from exam boards and the government in providing resources and techniques to detect cheats.24. What does the underlined word plagiarism in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. making quotations B. stealing others works or ideasC. cutting and pasting on the Internet D. surfing the Internet for information25. According to Paragraph 2. some students are so lazy that they dont_.A. bother to remove the ads B. want to steal the whole essayC. check the mistakes on the Internet D. bother to do the work of cutting and pasting26. According to Mary Bousted. we can learn that_.A. the government doesnt fulfill its duty to stop plagiarismB. its very easy for teachers to spot plagiarismC. plagiarism causes the teachers great trouble D. only the government can find cheats27. What can be the best title for the passage? A. UK Students Are Lazy B. Punish Plagiarism from the Internet C. Internet Plagiarism-a Problem in UK D. Hard to Prevent Plagiarism from the InternetCWhenever we see a button, we are eager to press it because we know something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the “on/off” button on the TV. But some buttons are actually fake, like the “close” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut. But lifts “close” buttons are a complete scam (骗局), at least in the US -the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control. “Perceived (能够感知的) control is very important. It reduces stress and increases well-being,” Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, “ having a lack of control is associated with depression.”Experts have revealed that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats (温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.“That habit is here to stay,” John Kounios, a psychology professor, said. “Even though I have real doubts about the traffic light buttons, I always press them. After all, Ive got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not press the button in the hope that this one will work?”28. What was the authors main purpose in writing the article?A. To analyze the functions of fake buttons. B. To describe some different kinds of fake buttons.C. To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons. D. To explore peoples different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.29. In America, the “close” buttons on lifts _.A. are fake for the convenience of disabled peopleB. work only when people press them hard for a whileC. were specially designed to give people a sense of control D. cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any case30. The underlined part “for this same purpose” in Paragraph 6 refers to _.A. making people more patient B. giving people perceived controlC. helping people to build up confidence D. making people with depression feel better31. According to John Kounios, people who press fake buttons _.A. should give up this habit B. probably do so to kill timeC. consider what they do to be meaningless D. dont know that what they press is fakeDFor years I have had no idea what I have been doing with my life. I was a 30-year-old lawyer in New York. But being a lawyer was never my dream or goal in life. I honestly wanted to be a writer. I have a great imagination and would write amazing stories in my head. But I always knew that being a writer was never possible for me because it was a better financial decision to stay a lawyer.Recently, I couldnt fall asleep at my usual time of 10 p. m. and when I did fall asleep I had the same dream over and over again. The dream starts with me in the ocean trying to go for a swim and Im searching for something, but I start to drown and have no control over my body. Then a light shines through the waters and when I look up all I can see is myself in a bright white room writing a novel. Then I hear a voice say repeatedly, “Now is the time to try something new!”It wasnt just a dream, it was my opportunity to make something good out of my life. That afternoon, I quit my job at the law firm and I couldnt have been any happier. My life started at 30, and every day since that point I havent stopped enjoying life. I started to write and have been on the best-sellers list for the last two months. Things have definitely turned around.Change is a good thing; it gives us an opportunity to take a chance. So my two favorite words I live by and so should you are “change and chance”.32. From the first paragraph, we can know that _.A. the author is now 30 years old B. It is impossible for the author to become a writerC. a lawyer can be likely to earn more than a writerD. the author prefers to be a lawyer rather than a writer33. The second paragraph mainly talks about the authors _.A. difficulty in sleeping at night. B. strong desire to become a writerC. wish to have a swim in the waters D. terrible swimming experience in the ocean.34. The underlined part in the 3rd paragraph probably means the author _.A. regretted having quitted his job as a lawyerB. was unhappy after giving up his job as a lawyer C. was upset because he had to give up his job as a lawyerD. was pretty happy when he quitted his job as a lawyer35. The best title of the text might be _.A. Lawyer or Writer B. Change and Chance C. Change and Regret D. Risk or Opportunity第二节（共5小题: 每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Weve all made the excuses. But the successful ones are those who can kill the excuses like they are miserable maggots (蛆虫). 36 See the positive. Excuses are usually made because we dont feel like doing something-were stressing the negative. 37 And maintain a positive attitude, or youll never beat the excuses. Take responsibility. Excuses are ways to get out of owning up to something. If we dont have the time, money, equipment, etc., then its not our fault, right? Wrong. Take action and own the solution. 38 Just about every problem has a solution. Dont have time? Start with just 5-10 minutes. Make the time. Wake earlier. Do it during lunch. Dont have the energy? Do it when you have higher levels of energy. Youre smart. Figure out the solution.See your goal. This is your motivation your reason for doing it. Sure, you could just lay on the couch (长沙发), but if you think about why you really want to pursue a goal, youll be motivated. 39 Be responsible. Have a workout partner, a project partner, a team, someone to report to. If you have to meet a coach or partner, youre more likely to do something. 40 A. Find a solution.B. Heres how to kill them.C. Watch this and then go and do it. D. Imagine that goal and just get started.E. Instead, see the fun in something and the joy in it.F. Analyze the nature of every problem you meet with. G. However, those unsuccessful ones dont know how to handle them.第三部分 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 “If 1 ran my business the way you people operate your schools, I wouldnt be in business very long! I said before a group of angry 41_ I represented a group of business people who wanted to 42_ public schools. I was a manager at an ice cream company that became 43_ when People magazine chose our blueberry (蓝莓) as the “Best Ice Cream in America.As soon as I 44_, a woman raised her hand. To my surprise, she appeared 45_ and pleasant. “We are told, sir, that you 46_ a company that makes good ice cream.”I replied 47_, “Best ice cream in America, Ma am” “Sir,” she said, “48_ you are standing on your receiving dock (码头) and you see an inferior (质量差的) shipment of blueberries 49_, what do you do?Immediately, I knew the question was a trap, but I wasnt going to 50_.“I send them back.”“Thats right!” she raised her voice, “and we can 51_ send back our blueberries. We take them big, small, rich, poor, gifted, confident, homeless, rude, and brilliant. We take them all! And that, sir, is why its not a(n) 52_. Its school! In an explosion, all 290 teachers jumped to their feet and 53_, “Yeah! Blueberries! Blueberries!”And so began my long 54_.Since then, I have visited hundreds of 55_ I have learned that a school is not a business. For one thing, are unable to 56_ the quality of their raw material.Yet it doesnt deny the _57for change. We must change how we teach to give all children the opportunity to become 58_. But educators cannot do this 59_: these changes can occur only with the understanding, trust, permission, and active support of the whole society. 60_, to improve public education means more than changing our schools, it means changing the whole country.41. A. workers B. teachers C. parents D. leaders42. A. replace B. challenge C. influence D. improve43. A. rich B. Special C. famous D. busy44. A. continued B. asked C. finished D. criticized45. A. polite B. shy C. confident D. honest46. A. manage B. establish C. buy D. help47. A. happily B. carefully C. eagerly D. proudly48. A. when B. because C. although D. until49. A. leave B. arrive C. disappear D. move50. A. lie B. stop C. admit D. follow51. A. ever B. never C. also D. just52. A. blueberry B. ice cream C. business D. receiving dock53. A. reported B. warned C. doubted D. yelled54. A. transformation B. research C. explanation D. st