2016届高三英语模拟试卷2.doc

2016届高三英语模拟试卷2 I. Listening Comprehension: 30Section ADirections: In Section 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. Angry. B. Tired. C. Hungry. D. Disappointed.2. A. She did a survey a week ago. B. She completed her survey quickly.C. She will help him on Thursday. D. She thinks she can reduce the cost.3. A. In a grocery. B. In a warehouse. C. In a shopping mall. D. In a fashion designers studio.4. A. He doesnt have any idea about what he wants to do. B. Hed like to work this summer. C. He wonders whether the woman has a job. D. He cant decide where to go on vacation.5. A. She must renew it before getting plane tickets. B. She doesnt need a new one after all. C. She has run into unexpected difficulties. D. She hasnt had trouble renewing it so far.6. A. They had a misunderstanding four years ago. B. They really like each other very much. C. Theyve been angry with one another for a long time. D. Theyve never learned how to express their feelings.7. A. They watched the end of the race. B. Only three of them didnt finish the race. C. Most of them didnt run. D. They participated in the last three races.8. A. She doesnt care how the movie ended. B. She generally dislikes horror movies. C. She would rather see a horror film. D. She wasnt really frightened.9. A. Linda would probably prefer a cassette. B. She was thinking of giving Linda the records. C. There is no need to buy Linda the records. D. Linda doesnt buy records anymore.10. A. At last he enjoys his college life. B. College life has changed little since last year. C. He has many new friends this year. D. Its easier to find his way around this year.Section BDirections: In Section 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 in 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. Women earn more money than men. B. A majority of college students are women. C. Women are top earners. D. A majority of college teachers are women.12. A. Women students. B. Married women. C. Women workers. D. Married couples.13. A. The change of American womens income. B. The proportion of women students in college. C. The change of American married women. D. The status of American women.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Handling climate change. B. Saving electricity. C. Wildlife protection. D. Nature conservation.15. A. In New York. B. In Paris. C. In Tokyo. D. In Sydney.16. A. More than four thousand. B. More than two thousand. C. More than eighty-eight. D. More than two hundred.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are asked to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.A House for SaleLocation of the house: In a _17_ town.Reason for selling the house: The house owner feels _18_ and wants to live with his_19_.Price of the house: $ _20_Complete the form: Write One Word for each answer. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.On the InternetHow does the man think of downloading MP3s? He thinks its a _21_.What does the man enjoy doing? He enjoys _22_.What does the man seldom do? He seldom posts to _23_.What does the woman often do at weekends? She likes to _24_ to the network.Complete the form: write no more than 3 words for each answerII. Grammar and VocabularySection A: 16 Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.ATeaching involves more than leadership. Some of the teachers time and effort _25_(direct) toward instruction, some toward evaluation. But _26_is the teacher as a group leader who creates an efficient organizational structure and good working environment so that instruction and evaluation activities can take place. A group that is disorganized or fighting frequently among members will not be a good learning group. The leadership pattern includes _27_(help) to form and maintain a positive learning environment so that all activities can take place smoothly.On the first day of class, perhaps a few closely united groups and friendships already exist. But there is no sense of group unity. If teachers are successful leaders, they will help students develop a system of relationships _28_ encourages cooperation.Standards and rules must be established to maintain order, ensure justice, and protect individual rights, _29_do not go against school policy._30_ skilful the teacher is in uniting students and establishing a good atmosphere, the task is never complete. Regular maintenance is necessary. Conflicts arise. The needs of each member change. A new kind of learning task _31_(require) a new organizational structure. Sometimes outside pressures such as holidays, upcoming tests or athletic contests, or family troubles cause stress in the classroom. One task for the teacher is _32_(restore) a positive environment by helping students to cope with conflict, change, and stress.BMore people than ever are drinking coffee these days-but _33_ smaller quantities than they used to. Some manufacturers of coffee makers are trying to take advantage of this trend by developing small machines that brew _34_(small) amounts of coffee.Two U.S. appliance companies-Black & Decker, _35_(base) in Towson, Maryland, and Toastmaster Inc. of Columbia, Missouri-have recently introduced “drip” coffee makers that brew one or two cup servings of coffee. Both of the products brew the coffee directly into a cup, _36_(eliminate) the need for a separate carafe. Since many people make a pot of coffee in the morning but drink only a single cup, the new coffee makers_37_reduce the wasted coffee. Black & Deckers Cup-at-a-Time costs $ 27, _38_ Toastmasters Coffee Break Retails for $20.Black & Decker also makes _39_ coffee maker that drips coffee directly into a carry-around thermal carafe. The carafe, a glass vacuum bottle,_40_(suppose) to keep the coffee fresh for hours. The product, called the Thermal Carafe Coffee-maker, comes with a built-in lid that opens during the brewing process and close when it is completed. There are several models, including one that fits under the counter, ranging from $ 60 to $ 110 in price.Section B: 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. worn B. happenings C. hungry D. reported E. take F. exhibits G. dependency H. social I. various J. unreasonable K. obvious Of all systems of symbols, language is the most highly developed. It has been pointed out that human beings, by agreement, can make anything stand for anything human beings have agreed, in the course of centuries of mutual _41_, to let the various noises that they can produce with their lungs, throats, tongues, teeth, and lips systematically stand for certain _42_ in their nervous systems. We call that system of agreements language.There is no necessary connection between the symbol and that which it stands for. Just as _43_ positions can be symbolized by feathers _44_on the head, by gold on the watch chain, or by a thousand other things according to the culture we live in, so the fact of being _45_ can be symbolized by a thousand different noises according to the culture we live in.However _46_ these facts may appear at first glance, they are actually not so obvious as they seem except when we _47_ special pains to think about the subject. Symbols and the things they stand for are independent of each other, yet we all have a way of feeling as if, and sometimes acting as if, there were necessary connections. For example, there are people who feel that foreign languages are _48_ by nature; foreigners have such funny names for things, and why cant they call things by their right names? This feeling_49_ itself most strongly in those English and American tourists who seem to believe that they can make the natives of any country understand English if they shout loud enough. Like the little boy who is _50_ to have said: “Pigs are called pigs because they are such dirty animals,” they feel that the symbol is inherently connected in some way with the things symbolized.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A: 15Directions: 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. In todays world of cell phones, mini laptops and MP3 players, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them. Since these devices are so common, is time running out for the 500-year watch? According to some consumers, yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is “an extra piece of equipment with _51_ function.” Many young adults _52_, and use their cell phones to tell time. Louis Galie, a senior vice president at Timex said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago. _53_, some people claim that the _54_ industry is at a crossroads.However, watchmakers _55_ say that watches regain popularity when the consumers reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are _56_ to spend money on a quality timepiece that doesnt just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers boasted about their products _57_. But in recent years the watch industry has _58_ itself into an accessory business. And for many today, the image a watch communicates has become more important than the time it tells.“Complication”- features that go beyond simple timekeeping-are an important part of a watchs _59_. Todays watches offer various features that suit almost any personality. These features _60_ altitude trackers, compasses, lunar calendars, USB drives, and even devices that measure the effectiveness of golf swings!_61_ is also a key element in todays watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash makes watches that dont even look like watches. The companys popular Shinshoku model uses different color lights to _62_ the time. It looks more like a futuristic bracelet than a watch. Another Japanese watchmaker, EleeNo, makes a(n) “_63_” watch. Using a ring of circles to keep time, this watch makes an excellent conversation piece.Whether a watch communicates fashion sense, creative talents or a love of sports, consumers want their timepieces to _64_. Nowadays, everyone has the same kind of device in their bags, so people want to make a statement with whats on their _65_. Will this interest in watch fashion last? Only time will tell.51. A. unnecessary B. various C. unique D. special52. A. plan B. agree C. expect D. doubt53. A. Even so B. In addition C. By contract D. As a result54. A. phones B. compass C. watch D. calendars55. A. optimistically B. hesitantlyC. automatically D. proudly56. A. considerate B. reluctant C. generous D. willing57. A. function B. design C. packing D. accuracy58. A. removed B. transformed C. divided D. persuaded59. A. guarantee B. manufacture C. image D. trademark60. A. includeB. introduce C. illustrate D. indicate61. A. Adaptation B. Creativity C. Popularity D. Capability62. A. keep B. save C. kill D. tell63. A. efficient B. delicate C. handless D. occasional64. A. come up B. stand out C. turn over D. set off65. A. wrists B. lists C. budget D. mindSection B: 22 Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C or D. Choose the one that suits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.ABelow are two on-line ads of electronic devices.66With a Kindle Paper white, one can .Atext messages to his friendsBtake photos of his friendsCread even in strong sunlightDdownload music and movies67One of the features of Kindle Paperwhite is that .Ait provides books not available elsewhereBit can greatly increase your reading speedCit can store as many as 180,000 booksDit helps parents keep kids under control68The reason why Franklin electronic dictionary appeals to low level readers may be that .Adefinitions are read out as well as wordsBit has a large screen for as many as 11 linesCit helps correct spelling mistakesDit offers guide on how to write in style69We can learn from the above passage that .AOwen has bought at least three Franklin electronic dictionariesByoung kids dislike looking words up in traditional dictionariesCFranklin electronic dictionaries are designed specially for childrenDusers can get their voices recorded into Kindle Paper white. BIf a diver surfaces too quickly, he may suffer the bends. Nitrogen(氮) dissolved(溶解) in his blood is suddenly liberated by the reduction of pressure. The consequence, if the bubbles (气泡)accumulate in a joint, is sharp pain and a bent bodythus the name. If the bubbles form in his lungs or his brain, the consequence can be death. Other air-breathing animals also suffer this decompression(减压) sickness if they surface too fast: whales, for example. And so, long ago, did ichthyosaurs. That these ancient sea animals got the bends can be seen from their bones. If bubbles of nitrogen form inside the bone they can cut off its blood supply. This kills the cells in the bone, and consequently weakens it, sometimes to the point of collapse. Fossil (化石)bones that have caved in on themselves are thus a sign that the animal once had the bends. Bruce Rothschild of the University of Kansas knew all this when he began a study of ichthyosaur bones to find out how widespread the problem was in the past. What he particularly wanted to investigate was how ichthyosaurs adapted to the problem of decompression over the 150 million years. To this end, he and his colleagues traveled the worlds natural-history museums, looking at hundreds of ichthyosaurs from the Triassic period and from the later Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.When he started, he assumed that signs of the bends would be rarer in younger fossils, reflecting their gradual evolution of measures to deal with decompression. Instead, he was astonished to discover the opposite. More than 15% of Jurassic and Cretaceous ichthyosaurs had suffered the bends before they died, but not a single Triassic specimen(标本) showed evidence of that sort of injury. If ichthyosaurs did evolve an anti-decompression means, they clearly did so quicklyand, most strangely, they lost it afterwards. But that is not what Dr Rothschild thinks happened. He suspects it was evolution in other animals that caused the change. Whales that suffer the bends often do so because they have surfaced to escape a predator (捕食动物) such as a large shark. One of the features of Jurassic oceans was an abundance of large sharks and crocodiles, both of which were fond of ichthyosaur lunches. Triassic oceans, by contrast, were mercifully shark- and crocodile-free. In the Triassic, then, ichthyosaurs were top of the food chain. In the Jurassic and Cretaceous, they were prey(猎物) as well as predatorand often had to make a speedy exit as a result.70. Which of the following is a typical symptom of the bends?A. A twisted body.B. A gradual decrease in blood supply.C. A sudden release of nitrogen in blood.D. A drop in blood pressure.71. The purpose of Rothschilds study is to see_ .A. how often ichthyosaurs caught the bendsB. how ichthyosaurs adapted to decompressionC. why ichthyosaurs bent their bodiesD. when ichthyosaurs broke their bones72. Rothschilds finding stated in Paragraph4_ .A. confirmed his assumption B. speeded up his research processC. disagreed with his assumption D. changed his research objectives73. Rothschild might have concluded that ichthyosaurs_.A. failed to evolve an anti decompression meansB. gradually developed measures against the bendsC. died out because of large sharks and crocodilesD. evolved an anti decompression means but soon lost itCMark Twain has been called the inventor of the American novel. And he surely deserves additional praise: the man who popularized the clever literary attack on racism.I say clever because anti-slavery fiction had been the important part of the literature in the years before the Civil War. H. B. Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin is only the most famous example. These early stories dealt directly with slavery. With minor exceptions, Twain plan