高三英语12月模拟考试试题（一）.doc

波峰中学2016-2017学年度高三年级模拟考试 英 语 试 题 （一）本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 第I卷（选择题100分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节听下面 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。1. What is the weather like in the east? A. Its cold. B. Its windy. C. It rains a lot.2. What kind of music does the man like best? A. Classical music. B. Rock-and-roll. C. Country music.3. What time is it now? A. 9:00.B. 8:40.C. 8:30.4. Where was the man born? A. In China. B. In America. C. In Canada.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Manager and employee. C. Teacher and student.第二节 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、7题。6. When does the woman want to meet the man? A. On Wednesday evening. B. On Thursday evening. C. On Saturday morning.7. How long are the mans classes each time? A. Two hours. B. Three hours.C. Four hours.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the woman complaining about? A. The unfriendly neighbors. B. The expensive rent.C. The long way to the train station.9. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Buy a bike. B. Move to another apartment. C. Find a better supermarket.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who can receive a discount? A. Adults. B. People with long-term courses. C. Beginners.11. How much does the woman charge for two children per hour? A. 450 RMB. B. 500 RMB. C. 650 RMB.12. What do we know about the woman? A. She is preparing for a test. B. She has a lot of experience. C. She thinks teaching adults is more difficult.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What grade did the man need for a good college? A. 84 percent.B. 88 percent. C. 90 percent.14. Which university will both the speakers apply to? A. The University of Toronto. B. Queens University. C. McGill University.15. How will the woman pay for her tuition? A. Her parents will pay all of it for her. B. She will find some part-time jobs.C. She will pay part of it with scholarships.16. How does the man feel about universities in America? A. Their campuses are really nice. B. They are far too expensive. C. They provide high quality education.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the purpose of the talk? A. To introduce a new department member.B. To welcome a new employee. C. To say goodbye to an old employee.18. What did John Clayton work as at first? A. Senior manager.B. Systems director.C. Hardware technician.19. How many children does John Clayton have? A. One. B. Two. C. Three.20. What will happen next? A. Martin Lynch will retire. B. John Clayton will speak. C. The audience will vote.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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。A WelcometoArundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitorstravelingfromallovertheworld. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.The GardensThe White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.The Castle Shop In the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only. At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.The Arundel Festival 2014 Saturday 16th to Monday 25th August The annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.Parking Coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.21. What can you do when visiting the castle? A. See how the local gifts are being made. B. Get old-fashioned English roses as gifts. C. Buy eco-friendly products in the Castle Shop. D. Get seasonal fruits and vegetables free of charge.22. How long does the Arundel Festival last this year? A. 10 daysB. One weekC. 16 daysD. One month23. Where can you park the coach? A. In Mill RoadB. In the main town car park C. Inside the CastleD. At the main castle entranceBThe most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “Im sorry, I cant sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”“I cant write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”I noticed every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I looked down on the computer and asked her, “What do all you people do?”“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”“Thats good, sir.”“How long will the computer be down? I wanted to know.”“I have no idea. Sometimes its down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its down it wont answer us.”After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said. “Lets forget the computerWhat about your planes? They are still flying, arent they?”“I couldnt tell without asking the computer.”“Maybe I could, just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he is flying to Washington,” I suggested.“I wouldnt know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticket.”“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”“I wouldnt know,” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only IT knows. It cant tell me.”By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.24Where do you often hear the frightening words “Our computer is down”?Aat the airport. BAt the gate.COn business DIn the ticket office25What could the girl in the ticket office do without asking the computer?AShe could do nothing.BShe could write out a ticket.CShe could still sell a ticket.DShe could answer passengers questions.26What does the underlined word “down” in Paragraph 1 mean?AWhite BBroken CBlack DDark27We can learn from the last paragraph that .Aa modern computer wont be downBcomputers can take the place of humanCthere will be great changes in computersDsometimes a computer may bring suffering to peopleCFrom VOA learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.Next time you make yourself a hot cup of tea or coffee, you might want to let it cool down a bit before drinking. Researchers say letting your hot drinks cool off could help you avoid some kinds of cancer.In fact, the United Nations cancer research agency decided to list hot drinks with lead, gasoline and exhaust fumes as “possibly carcinogenic.” In other words, each one could cause cancer.Researchers at IARC(The International Agency for Research on Cancer) found evidence that drinks at temperatures above 65 degrees Celsius, when swallowed, can cause cancer of the esophagus(食管).In developed countries, health experts have linked esophageal cancer to smoking and alcoholic drinks. However, researchers said “this form of cancer is more common in areas where people drink beverages at very high temperatures.”In Europe and the United States, many people drink coffee and tea at temperatures around 60 degrees Celsius. And they often add milk which lowers the temperature considerably.The findings, however, are good news for coffee drinkers.In 1991, the World Health Organization listed coffee as “possibly carcinogenic.” WHO officials have since changed their position on that listing. They now suggest that the temperature of your hot drink is a greater risk factor than the actual drink itself.Christopher Wild is the director of the IARC. When he spoke with the AFP news agency, he said the results “suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of esophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible.”But how common is esophageal cancer? Worldwide, it is the eighth most common cancer. Cancer of the esophagus killed about 400,000 people in 2012.Im Anna Matteo.28. The passage is probably taken from_A. A health magazine B. A scientific researchC. A news report D. A school text.29. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the possible cause of cancer? A. Lead B. Petrol C. Exhaust fumes D. Drinks.30. The new research tells us_A. Drinking coffee may cause cancer.B. Smoking and alcoholic drinks are related with esophageal cancer.C. Esophageal cancer is the most common cancer.D. Hot drinks have something to do with esophageal cancer.31. The relationship between “coffee” and “beverages” is just like_ A. Rose and flowers B. Tea and milk C. Fish and water C. Cancer and doctorDAre you single or married? Are you a cat or a dog owner? Do you exercise, or are you a “couch potato” (a person who sits on the sofa all day watching TV, eating and basically doing nothing)? These questions and many others are about your lifestyle.People in the United States feel that they can choose their lifestyles and even shape their own identities. The great variety of lifestyles leads to constant national discussion of choices that people make. This freedom of choice is fun and exciting, but it also creates stress and uncertainty. In newspapers, lifestyle issues are discussed in the features or style section. In The Chicago Tribune this section is called “Tempo”. People turn to this section for lively discussion on lifestyle choices they face with regard to their personal identities, their families, and their social lives.Many American people believe that they can make their lives happy and satisfying despite their problems. If they lack confidence or tend to feel anxious, shy, angry, or depressed, they believe that they can change themselves. Self-help books, magazines, and feature articles are filled with advice from experts about steps to take to become a happier or more satisfied person and to improve ones self-respect. Part of this research for self-improvement is a belief that even ones own appearance can be controlled. This is why there are so many articles in the newspaper about looking young, wearing the latest fashions, and becoming physically fit.Lifestyle choices also involve moral and social issues. How should children be raised? How should people behave on a date? How should elderly people be treated? How can people stay happily married? All these kinds of issues are constantly discussed and are constantly changing. Not only are experts such as psychologists consulted, but stars from the political and entertainment worlds are held up as lifestyle leaders as well. In the newspaper, feature articles called profiles discuss in detail the personal lives or public work of movie stars, authors, artists, and exceptional individuals who are not stars. The lifestyle choices these people make contribute to the public discussion of all the issues that people think about.A well-known advertising slogan is “Just do it.” In the culture of the United States, people believe that they can take action and become the kind of people they want to be and live the way they want to live. 32. The section “Tempo” in The Chicago Tribune mainly discusses _. A. lifestyle choicesB. current affairs C. experts opinions on lifeD. how to improve ones self-respect33. According to the author, Americans are pretty sure that they can _. A. control their own appearance B. solve all the problems in their life C. live a happy life in spite of their problems D. improve their life by following the elders advice34. According to the passage, peoples opinions on moral or social issues can be influenced by _. A. their superiorsB. family members C. friends and colleaguesD. experts and famous people35. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Just Do ItB. Make Our Lives Happy C. Lifestyles in the United StatesD. Choosing the Way We Live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。 The jobs of the future have not been invented, 36 By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.1. Curiosity Your children need to be deeplycurious. 37 Ask kids, “What ingredients(配料)can we add to make these pancakes even better next time” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?2. Creativity True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. 38 There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their Creativity.3. Interpersonal Skills Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what is goingoninsideourown head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 39 “Why do you think she is crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”4. Self Expression 40 There are many ways to express thoughts and ideasmusic, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another. A. Encourage kids to cook with you. B. And we cant forget science education. C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways. D. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that dont yet exist? E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill. F. We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories. G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A Race Against DeathIt was a cold January in 1925 in North Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.On the 20th of that month, Dr.Welch 41 a Sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 42 if it struck the town. Dr.Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. 43 , the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.How could the medicine get to Nome? The towns 44 was already full of ice, so it couldnt come by ship. Cars and horses couldnt travel on the 45 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didnt exist yet. 46 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twemty more were 47 . Nomes town officials came up with a(n) 48 . They would have the medicine sent by 49 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogeled(狗拉雪橇)driversknown as “mushers”would 50 it to Nome in a relay(接力).The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. 51 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannons face was black from the extreme cold.On January 31,a musher named Seppala had to 52 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound .It was the most 53 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice,which could sometimes break up without warning.If that happened,Seppala might fall into the icy water below.He would 54 ,and so would the sick children of Nome.But Seppala made it across.A huge snowstorm hit on February 1.Amusher named Kaasen had to brave this storm.At one point,huge piles of sonw blocked his 55 .He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹)to get around them.Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 56 the trail again. The only hope was Balto,Kaasens lead dog, Balto put his nose to the ground, 57 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail.If Balto failed,it would mean disaster for Nome.The minutes passed by.Suddenly, Balto began to 58 .He had found the trail.At 5:30 am on February 2, Ka