宁夏银川九中高三第一次模拟考试英语试题及答案

1、银川九中2014届高三第一次模拟考试试题英语第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分:听力测试(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.1. what are the speakers talking about?a. a film. b. a picture. c. an activity.2. whats the weather like outside now? a. rai

2、ny. b. sunny. c. snowy.3. what does the man ask the woman to do? a. remind mr. jones about a meeting. b. tell mr. jones to call mr. black. c. tell mr. jones he will call back.4. where will the party be held? a. at tonys place. b. at doris place. c. at jacks place.5. when will the mans wife visit the

3、 city? a. this winter. b. next summer. c. next winter.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,从每题所给的a,b,c三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置,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7题。6. what was the original price of the house? a. 50 thousand dollars. b. 45 thousand dollars. c. 40 thousa

4、nd dollars.7. what is the most probable relationship between the speakers? a. brother and sister. b. father and daughter. c. husband and wife.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what would the woman like to have this morning? a. fried eggs, b. bacon. c. fruit salad.9. why did the womans father change his plan? a. he

5、thought the game was not important. b. he had to work on a math problem. c. he had a meeting to attend suddenly.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the man most probably? a. a farmer. b. a football player. c. an engineer.11. what do we know about the motorcycle the man buys? a. it is the latest product. b.

6、 it costs fifteen hundred dollars. c. it is more expensive than the others.12. how will the man pay for the motorcycle? a. he will pay all at once, in cash. b. he will pay every month for one year. c. he will pay every month for two years.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where are the speakers talking right now

7、 most probably? a. on the womans show. b. in the mans office. c. in the mans yard.14. how did the mans wife get the rose bush? a. she planted it five years ago. b. her mother gave it to her. c. her husband bought it for her.15. why were the roses dead? a. the man sprayed weed killer on them. b. the

8、weed killer container fell on them. c. the weed killer got into the earth near them.16. what does the woman advise the man to do? a. tell his wife what happened. b. find some new plants for his wife. c. persuade his wife to go on a vacation.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how did the speaker find a good resta

9、urant? a. by calling his friends. b. by asking other travelers. c. by doing some research online.18. where is the speakers hotel most probably? a. near a farm. b. in the forest. c. at the seaside.19. what does the speaker consider to be most important in choosing a restaurant? a. the price. b. the v

10、ariety of food. c. its decoration.20. what can we learn from the talk? a. the speaker was satisfied with his research. b. the speaker used to like mexican food very much. c. the speakers father visited many places with him.第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节: 单项选择(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)21. -did you enjoy yoursel

11、f yesterday?-yes. as you saw, _ party went on in_ most pleasant atmosphere.a. the; a b. the; the c. a; the d. a; a22. i like tv series. how about you? - _ id prefer entertainment programs. a. i dont think so. b. i dont care. c. theyre so interesting. d. theyre not my cup of tea.23. the students were

12、 advised to try a different _ to solving the complex maths problem. a. approach b. means c. method d. way24. -which coat would you prefer, sir?-i11 take_, to have a change sometimes.a. all them b. them all c. both them d. them both25. i told you that you shouldnt waste your time playing the computer

13、 games,_?a. didnt i b. did i c. should you d. shouldnt you26. _ not to drive after drinking, some drivers are still trying their luck, which is really dangerous. a. being reminded b. to remind c. having reminded d. reminded27. staying one day in a shangri-la hotel costs _ renting a house in my homet

14、own for a month. a. as much as three times b. three times the price of c. as many three times as d. the three times price of28. he didnt seem to mind_ tv while he was trying to studya. them to watch b. that they watch c. their watchingd. watching29. tony, you must have noticed the student who broke

15、the window. im sorry. i _ attentively. a. studied b. was studying c. am studying d. would study30. _ you understand the rule, you will have no further difficulty.a. while b. once c. though d. unless 31. with the aim of getting high marks, most chinese students were _ lacking creativity. a. picked up

16、 b. taken up c. brought up d. built up32. is there any particular soup you would like to have? _ you select is all right with me. a. whatever b. anything c. no matter what d. whichever 33. she suggested the number of cars should be limited to stop air pollution. _, the idea is not very practical. a.

17、 sounds good as it b. as it sounds good c. as good it sounds d. good as it sounds34. _ he _ me the news yesterday, i would be at the party now. a. should, tell b. did, tell c. had, told d. were, to tell35. with all my attention _ my homework, i didnt even notice my father standing by me. a. to fix o

18、n b. fixed on c. fixing on d. to be fixed on第二节 完型填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分 ） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655 题各题所给的四个选项(a,b,c和d )中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。music to my earsrobby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. much as he tried, he _36_ even the basic rhythm. however, he dutifully reviewed the pieces th

19、at i required.over the months he tried and tried while i _37_ and encouraged him. at the end of each lesson hed always say, my moms going to hear me play some day. _38_ it seemed hopeless. i only knew his mother from a _39_as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. then one day robby stopped comi

20、ng. i was secretly _40_ that he stopped because of his lack of ability. weeks later i informed the students, including robby, of the coming recital（独奏）. to my _41_, robby asked me if he could be included. i told him he really did not qualify because he had _42_ out. he said his mom had been sick and

21、 unable to take him to lessons but he was still _43_ . “ive just got to play! he _44_. something inside me let me allow him to. then came the recital night. the gym was _45_ with parents. i put robby up _46_, thinking that i could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer（谢幕）.”the recital

22、 went off smoothly. then robby came up on stage. his clothes were wrinkled and his hair was _47_. why didnt his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night? i thought.robby pulled out the piano bench and began. i was not _48_ for what i heard next. his fingers were _49_ on the keys

23、. never had i heard mozart played so well by people of his age. after he ended, everyone was _50_ their feet in wild applause. in _51_ i ran up on stage and put my arms around robby. ive never heard you play like that, robby! how did you _52_ it? robby explained, well, miss hondorfremember i told yo

24、u my mom was sick? _53_ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. she was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. i wanted to make it special. there wasnt a _54_ eye in the house. that night i felt he was the teacher and i was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of per

25、severance and _55_. 36. a. lacked b. had c. showed d. got37. a. listened b. learned c. checked d. played38. a. and b. but c. so d. or39. a. conversation b. performance c. distance d. picture40. a. guilty b. sad c. anxious d. glad41. a. relief b. surprise c. pleasure d. satisfaction42. a. stepped b.

26、worn c. run d. dropped43. a. acting b. performing c. practicing d. recording44. a. insisted b. suggested c. complained d. threatened45. a. lined b. packed c. piled d. filled46. a. least b. most c. first d. last47. a. messy b. cool c. neat d. dull48. a. eager b. concerned c. prepared d. grateful49. a

27、. hesitating b. dancingc. touching d. crawling50. a. over b. under c. in d. on51. a. chaos b. tears c. silence d. return52. a. find b. feel c. make d. like53. a. gradually b. suddenlyc. frequently d. actually54. a. dry b. curious c. bright d. wet55. a. regret b. talent c. love d. courage第三部分：阅读理解（共两

28、节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（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（a,b,c,和d）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。amany years ago, i pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in wyoming. last week i received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from co

29、mmitting suicide. in closing she called me a hero.that got me thinking about what a hero is. was i a hero because i pulled a family from a burning car? if so, how could i be a hero just because i wrote a story that saved someones life?today i looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactl

30、y what it meant. it read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.that statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. so i thought about something very important. and i remembered what happened to me years ago.after my marriage of twenty years ended

31、, i was in such a condition. i was within hours trying to get enough courage to end the pain and misery. when i returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. that wonderful card probably saved my life. that person, without even kno

32、wing it, saved a life and became a hero.the many stories i kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. in turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. i suppose that is why i fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). most children c

33、ome out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. the gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. if it works, we will also becom

34、e heroes.56. the main idea of the passage is _.a. why the writer should be a hero b. what a hero exactly isc. whether the writer is a hero d. that everyone is a hero57. why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?a. because he asked her son not to kill himself.b. because he saved

35、 a family from a burning car.c. because his story saved her sons life. d. because he was cute and kind to everybody.58. what does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of paragraph 5 refer to?a. the wonderful card the writer received.b. the action of sending the card.c. the fact that the sen

36、der helped the writer.d. the fact that the sender was a friend of the writer.59. whats the writers attitude to “brave people”? a. neutral b. supportive c. objective d. ironybeach year on february 2nd, there is special festival called groundhog day (土拨鼠日 ) forecasting event in punxsutawney, pennsylva

37、nia. when it comes, people from around the world, including 5,000 in the small town today, watch this tongue-twisting(发音饶舌的) small town for a sign from one groundhog that supposedly predicts when that years spring will arrive. if its a cloudy day outside when the groundhog pops from its cave, then s

38、pring will arrive early that year. however, if it is sunny outside, the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow, hiding underground for six more weeks of cold weather.of course, punxsutawney phils prediction is no more able to guarantee the extended forecast than your local weatherman.

39、 abc news reports that an analysis by the national climate data center found that phils predictions are more often wrong than right. philis is also found to have made some unpleasant predictions. ever since 1887, he has predicted 99 extended winters and just 16 early springs .nine of the years predi

40、ctions were unavailable, according to abc.the holiday began as a german tradition in 18th century and became even more of a cultural phenomenon after the 1993 film groundhog day starring bill murray.punxsutawney phil has become a celebrity in his own right. each year, the fatter animal with long tee

41、th is watched by millions as he emerges from a cave in the town he is named after. phil has become so beloved by the town that he actually lives in the local library with his “wife phyllis.taking inspiration from the hard state of bill murrays character in the classic film, yahoo contributor owen ru

42、st says groundhog day is a good time to reflect on ones routines. 60. the underlined word “pops” means “ ”.a. escapesb. appears c. increasesd. hides61. the reason why phils predictions arent pleasing is that_. a. some of the predictions were unavailable b. phil wants to do that for fun c. phil likes

43、 to make unpleasant predictions d. he has predicted more late springs62. how does punxsutawney phil become a celebration?a. by an accident. b. from peoples life improving.c. by his own attractive force d. from much money raised by the town.63. which does this passage mainly talk about?a. the nationa

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50、ondon (reuters)ecotourism is causing a lot of damage to wildlife and may be endangering the survival of the very animals people are flocking to see, according to researchers.biologists and conservationists are worried because polar bears, dolphins, penguins and other creatures are getting stressed a

51、nd losing weight and some are dying.evidence is growing that many animals do not react well to tourists in their backyard，” new scientist magazine said.the immediate effects researchers have noticed are changes in behavior, heart rates. or stress hormone levels but they fear it could get much worse

52、and over the long term “ could endanger the survival of the very wildlife they want to see. ”although money produced through ecotourism, which has been growing at about 10-30 percent a year, has major benefits for poor countries and people living in rural areas, the swiss-based world conservation un

53、ion (iucn) and some governments fear not all projects are audited（审计） and based on environmentally friendly policies，according to the magazine.transmission of disease to wildlife，or small changes to wildlife health through disturbance of daily life or increased stress levels, while not obvious to the casual observer, may translate to lower survival and breeding，” said philip seddon , of the univ