2015年高三英语模拟试题一

1、 高三英语模拟试题一第一部分 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become_1_. The fortune teller said, Young man, you are already wealthy now.Where is my wealth?

2、the young man asked _2_.It is with you. Your _3_ is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the _4_things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your _5_are your

3、 wealth. You can go to any places. the fortune teller said.You call these wealth? Everyone has them, the young man said.These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you _6_ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to _7_ for them, the fortune

4、teller said.No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are _8_ to me! the young man _9_.Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not _10_ them or treasure them. They a

5、re not _11_ to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to _12_one of them before you will treasure them? the fortune teller said.Everyone is wealthy. But we should not _13_it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and u

6、se it _14_. We should not overuse it because once it is _15_, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.1. A. happy B. young C. wealthy D. poor2. A. anxiously B. sadly C. quietly D. patiently3. A. knowledge B. skills C. brain D. eyes4. A. ugly B. beautiful C. strange

7、D. useful5. A. legs B. cars C. jewels D. banknotes6. A. lovely B. optimistic C. angry D. willing7. A. charge B. buy C. exchange D. change8. A. precious B. useless C. extra D. special9. A. wept B. demonstrated C. smiled D. yelled10. A. see B. realize C. keep D. hold11. A. grateful B. careful C. meani

8、ngful D. faithful12. A. get B. grasp C. have D. lose13. A. take B. make C. set D. sell14. A. wrongly B. wisely C. naturally D. really15. A. old B. used C. gone D. dead第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) Why do we have to learn about these useless things? This is 16 teachers have heard students complain ab

9、out most commonly. In such cases, we may tell the students such 17 fable: One night, a group of herdsmen(牧民) were about to leave the campsite 18 there appeared a bunch of bright light. They knew that God would be there, so that they looked forward to 19 (get) wishes from God. God began to speak: You

10、 have to collect along the way a number of pebbles. Tomorrow night, you will be very happy, 20 you can also be regretful. Then God disappeared. The herdsmen were very disappointed, because they would look forward to God to bring them untold wealth, health and longevity, but they did not expect that

11、God had told them to do all these 21 (meaning) things. However, in any case, after all, that was Gods will. Although there was some dissatisfaction, they were still picking over some stones. 22 this way, they took a day, when night fell, they camped. All of a sudden, they found that all the pebbles

12、23 picked had turned into diamonds. They were delighted, but at the same time, they felt very sorry, and they 24 (regret) that they had not collected more pebbles. Now we feel that knowledge is useless, 25 pebbles, which in the future, may become endless wealth.II 阅读 ( 共两节；满分50分 )第一节: 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小

13、题2分，满分40分）ASamuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then

14、he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability

15、is very rare, but Samuel doesnt even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.Samuel cant understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up wi

16、th music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to meI hear the notes and can bear them in mindeach and every note,” says Samuel.

17、Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists cant play it. Samuel says confidently, “Its all a

18、bout super memoryI guess I have that gift.”However, Samuels ability to remember things doesnt stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesnt know what h

19、e wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.26. What is special about Samuel Osmond?A. He has a gift for writing music.B. He can write down the note he hears.C. He is a top student at the law school.D. He can play the musical piece he hears

20、.27. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.28. Everyone around Samuel w

21、as surprised because he _.A. received a good early education in musicB. played the guitar and the piano perfectlyC. could play the piano without reading musicD. could play the guitar better than his father29. What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4? A. He became famous during a special event a

22、t his college. B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately. C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists. D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.30. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. The Qualities of a Musician B. The

23、Story of a Musical Talent C. The Importance of Early EducationD. The Relationship between Memory and Music BMost employers say that they wish to employ the right person for the right job. A recent report by Britains Independent Institute of Manpower Studies, however, disagrees with this. The report

24、states that most employers wish to avoid employing the wrong person. Rather than looking for the right person, they are looking for applicants to turn down. The report also suggests that in Britain and in many other parts of the world the selection methods used to pick out the right person for the j

25、ob certainly do not match up to those used to judge a piece of new equipment. Employers used three main selection methods: interviewing, checking resume or application forms and examining references. Most of the employers asked in this survey stated that these selection methods were used more for we

26、eding out unsuitable applicants rather than for finding suitable ones. Interviews were considered to be more reliable than either resume checks or references from past employers. Research, however, proves otherwise. Interviewers decisions are often strongly influenced by their earlier judgment of th

27、e written application. Also different employers view facts differently. One may consider applicants who have frequently changed jobs as people with broad and useful experience. Another will see such applicants as unreliable and unlikely to stay for long in the new job. Some employers place great imp

28、ortance on academic qualifications whereas the link between this and success in management is not necessarily strong. Some employers use handwriting as a standard. The report states that there is little evidence to support the value of the latter for judging working ability. References, also, are so

29、metimes unreliable as they are not very important while checks on credit and security records and applicants political opinions are often the opposite. The report is more favorable towards trainability tests and those which test personality and personal and mental skills. The report concludes by sug

30、gesting that interviewing could become more reliable if the questions were arranged in a careful, organized system and focused on the needs of the employing organization. 31. According to the passage, when most employers want to hire workers, .A. they will try to find suitable people B. they will lo

31、ok for the right applicantsC. the wrong applicants are to be turned down D. to turn down the wrong people is what they say they aim to do32. It is implied that . A. to evaluate a right person is more difficult than to evaluate equipment B. employers are more successful in selecting the right equipme

32、nt than the right persons C. criteria will be set up according to the real situation of the applicantsD. resumes means application forms 33. Most of the recruiters (招聘人员) . A. consult the applicants B. can find suitable peopleC. prefer resumes or references D. use different ways to sort out the unsu

33、itable applicants 34. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Employers get different conclusions from the facts. B. Changing jobs frequently will reduce the chance to be recruited.C. Academic qualifications will guarantee the applicant managing ability. D. Handwriting is a valid way to evaluate an applic

34、ant.35. It can be inferred from the passage that successful employees will be those who .A. have outstanding references B. are strong in emotional quotientC. take interviewing seriously D. have strong political leanings CWhen Jeff Sparkman draws his cartoon superheroes with colored pencils, he often

35、 has to ask other people to tell him what color his masked men turned out to be because hes color-blind. Now, a new smart phone application (app) can help him figure out what colors hes using and how the picture looks to most everyone else. The DanKam app, available for iPhone and Android for $2.99,

36、 is an application that turns the vague colors that one percent of the population with color-blindness sees into the true colors as everyone else sees them. In America, an estimated 32 million color-blind Americans-95% are males-can soon have their life improved.DanKam takes the stream of data comin

37、g in through the phones camera and changes the colors slightly so they fall within the range that people who are color-blind see, developer Dan Kaminsky told CNET. He came up with the idea after watching the 2009 film Star Trek with a color-blind friend. It was then that he got to know more about co

38、lorblindness like its varying types and degrees. A vast majority, for instance, have trouble seeing red or green due to a genetic defect(遗传缺陷). Blue-yellow colorblindness, however, is rarer and develops later in life because of aging, illness or head injuries, etc. He started experimenting with one

39、of the most common representations of points in the RGB color model. What the DanKam app attempts to do is to clean up the color space of the image or video signal so that colors can be visible to those suffering from viewing problems. “You can adjust the app to fit your needs. There is a range and

40、not everyone who is color-blind sees things the same.” Says Kaminsky.Sparkman, a copy editor at CNET, tried out the app and was pleased with the results. It would be useful for dressing for a job interview, he said. But using it for his art is “the most practical application. It worked well on LED a

41、nd other lights on electronic gadgets, which means Sparkman can now identify the power light on his computer display as green. 36. According to the first two paragraphs, we can know that DanKam _. A. appeared in the movie Star Trek B. can turn vague colors into real ones C. is a phone used to help d

42、rawing pictures D. is designed to help people with colorblindness 37. How does DanKams app work? A. It puts LED and other lights on electronic gadgets. B. It changes the colors so that color-blind people can see them. C. It checks color-blind peoples types of degrees of colorblindness. D. It shows c

43、ommon representations of points in the RGB color model 38. It can be inferred from the passage that colorblindness _. A. cannot be cured by any methods B. is more commonly seen in women C. is not necessarily inborn disease D. makes people unable to tell any colors 39. The underlined word visible in

44、Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _. A. portable B. enjoyable C. adjustable D. recognizable 40. Which of the following is NOT included in the things that DanKam helps Sparkman with? A. Choosing clothes. B. Drawing his pictures. C. Playing computer games D. Handling electronic gadgets.DScientists

45、today are making greater effort to study ocean currents (洋流). Most do it using satellites and other high-tech equipment. However, ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way by studying movements of random floating garbage. A scientist with many years experience, he started this type of

46、research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.Ebbesmeyer found out in his researche

47、s that the shoesabout 60,000 in totalfell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him that they didnt. Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went in

48、to the water and tracked where they landed, he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.The Pacific Northwest is one of the worlds best areas for beachcombing(海滩搜寻) because winds and currents join here, and as a result, there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer g

49、ot to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1, 600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the

50、 findings of their study.As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. T

51、hey have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.41. The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A. fitting rooms B. trading fairs C. business talks D. group meetings42. Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _. A. what caused the shippin

52、g accident B. when and where the shoes went missing C. whether it was all right to use their shoes D. how much they lost in the shipping accident43. How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption? A. By collecting information from beachcombers. B. By studying the shoes found by beachcomber. C. By searching

53、 the web for ocean currents models. D. By researching ocean currents data in the library.44. Ebbesmeyer is most famous for _. A. traveling widely the coastal cities of the world B. making records for any lost objects on the sea C. running a global currents research association D. phoning about any d

54、oubtful objects on the sea45. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage? A. To call peoples attention to ocean pollution. B. To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean. C. To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents. D. To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the

55、 beach.第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先请阅读下列应用文：AMarine Life, FranceThe chance to experience the oceans of the world. Children will love the observatory, with water all around them and big fish swimming above their heads! Afterwards you eat at a world-famous local restaurant befo

56、re boarding the ferry at 9 p.m.Not cheap, but a great day out!BAmsterdamerSail out in the evening and enjoy over 12 hours in the Netherlands, returning the following night. After a good Dutch breakfast you travel by train direct to the heart of the wonderful city of Amsterdam. The sightseeing and places to shop will make this a day to remember. Weekends only.CIreland by CarOnce you arrive in Ireland youre quickly