弥勒市2015届高三市统测模拟考(一)英语含答案解析

1、弥勒市20142015学年高三年级模拟测试（一）英语 试题卷第I 卷第一部分 阅读理解（共二节，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（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA sure way to destroy your chances of learning how to write skillfully is to believe that writing is a “natural gift” rather than a learned skill. People with such an attitu

2、de think that they are the only ones for whom writing is unbearably difficult. They feel that everyone else finds writing easy or at least tolerable. Such people often say, “Im not any good at writing” or “English was not one of my good subjects.” They imply that they simply do not have a talent for

3、 writing while others do. The result of this attitude is that these people try to avoid writing, and when they do write, they dont try their best. Their writing fails chiefly because they believe that they dont have the “natural talent” needed to write. Unless their attitude changes, they probably w

4、ill not learn how to write effectively.A realistic attitude about writing must build on the idea that writing is a skill. It is a skill like driving, typing, or cooking; and, like any skill, it can be learned. If you have the determination to learn, you will develop your writing skills by practicing

5、 extensively.Many people find it difficult to do the active thinking that clear writing demands. It is frustrating to discover how much of a challenge it is to transfer thoughts and feelings from ones head onto a sheet of paper. But writing is not an automatic process: We will not get something for

6、nothing and we should not expect to. For almost everyone, skillful writing comes from hard work from determination and sweat. The good news is that the skill of writing can be mastered, and if you are ready to work, you will learn what you need to know.1. Why do some people think writing is difficul

7、t?A. They have no time to practice writing.B. They believe few people can write well.C. They have no good teachers to help them.D. They dont think writing can be learned.2. It can be inferred from Para. 1 that _.A. “natural gift” is the determining factor in ones successB. diligence can result in su

8、ccessC. a person without “natural gift” is sure to fail in writingD. attitude determines what one will be3. What is the topic of the passage?A. Why writing is important. B. Whether writing is a born gift.C. Benefits of essay writing. D. How to improve writing skills. BBesides containing attractive f

9、lowers, trees and other plants that beautify the community, ecofriendly rain gardens are healthy for the environment and the people living and working nearby.A rain garden is not very different from a traditional garden. It is just a far more ecofriendly garden. Usually it is built lower than the gr

10、ound. Rain gardens make smart use of rain and storm water by temporarily holding water from rain and storms and letting it soak(浸入)slowly into the ground before it runs into streams or enters the public drinking water supply.Thus, a rain garden keeps the water, allowing it to be used as needed by pl

11、ants in the rain garden, rather than flowing immediately into nearby streams and going unused. The water will soak slowly into the ground within a day or two. This creates an advantage that the rain garden does not allow mosquitoes to breed. This is a simple, attractive, and ecofriendly “green” way

12、to treat storm water.Whats more, planting a rain garden helps reduce pollution and improve the environment. Without using expensive machinery and chemicals, rain gardens remove harmful chemicals in the rainwater and cut down on the amount of pollution reaching streams and rivers by up to 30%.Native

13、plants are recommended for rain gardens because they are more used to the local climate, soil, and water conditions. They may attract local wildlife such as native birds. Water your rain garden immediately after planting and once a week, unless you have had at least an inch of rain during the week.

14、Once native plants establish the necessary root system, they will require little care.Often, local governments and private businesses develop large rain gardens in their yards and in public parks as a way to improve the environment and solve flooding problems. However, you dont need to be a professi

15、onally environmental engineer to create a rain garden. As long as youre ecoconscious homeowners, you can help the environment by building smaller rain gardens in your yards.4. Which of the following is NOT true for the function of rain gardens?A. They are good for living conditions. B. They increase

16、 pollution.C. They can beautify the community. D. They improve the environment.5. Which of the following is the ecofriendly function of rain gardens discussed in Paragraph 4 ?A. They can help reduce the pollution problem.B. They can keep the rain and storm water. C. They can be healthy for the peopl

17、e around.D. They can make the environment more beautiful.6. One of the main reasons why native plants are recommended is that .A. they cost less and are much easier to getB. they may attract local wildlife to comeC. they require little care from the local gardenerD. they are more used to the local g

18、rowing conditions7. What do we know about rain gardens?A. They need little water after all the plants are planted. B. They may attract local birds and change the local climate.C. They usually need at least an inch of rainwater a week.D. They may reduce the water pollution problem by 70%. C It was re

19、ported last week that developers could take photos from Apple mobile and Google Android devices without the phone owners knowing that the images were being taken. In Apples case, developers can also obtain the location information for each photo.Senator(参议员) Charles Schumer said in a telephone inter

20、view that his office had spoken with officials at both Apple and Google on Monday. “We asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent Apple from having access to private information,” Mr. Schumer said. “They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.”On Sunday, Mr

21、. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to investigate Apple and Google after the privacy concerns came to light. Claudia Bourne Farrell, an F.T.C. spokeswoman, said the agency had received the letter but she could not comment further.“It wor

22、ries people to think that ones personal photos, address book, and who knows what else can be obtained and even posted online without permission,” Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to the F.T.C. “If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion, then surely technology exists t

23、o close it, and thats exactly what must happen.”Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem, then he would be forced to take the issue further.He said other companies had been willing to work with his office to fix issues. “Im optimistic that we can get thi

24、s changed without any regulation,” he said. “If its not changed, then well turn to the F.T.C., and if that doesnt work then well consider legislative approach.”The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant(警醒的) in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privacy.8. The senato

25、rs spoke with officials at both Apple and Google_.A. to urge them not to invade consumers privacy.B. to discuss whether it is illegal to have access to private information.C. to stop them from developing the technology of taking photos.D. to keep them from obtaining the location information for each

26、 photo.9. Which of the following statements is True?A. Privacy invasion from Apple has existed for a long time.B. Mr. Schumer takes the privacy concerns caused by Apple and Google seriously.C. Privacy invasion from Google has existed for a long time.D. Apple and Google have decided to make a change.

27、10. Mr. Schumers letter to the F.T.C. mainly shows that the technology to open the door to privacy invasion_.A. causes privacy invasion to happen frequently.B. can be used if permitted.C. causes people to worry about the safety of their personal information.D. causes personal information to be poste

28、d online without permission.11. Where can we read about the passage?A. In a newspaper. B. In a magazine.C. In a science report. D. In a textbook.DA sick little girl is being kept alive thanks to her best friend a dog who carries her oxygen tank on his back. Alidas faithful dog companion Mr Gibbs has

29、 been specially trained to shepherd the three-year-old, who breathes through a tube most of the time. He follows her closely as she plays in her familys ten-acre land in Louisville, uses the slide or even rides her bike.Alida was diagnosed with neuroendocrine hyperplasia of infancy（NEHI）when she was

30、 just eight months old. Her rare condition has just eight hundred documented sufferers throughout the world, and causes diseased pieces of the lungs to filter oxygen through extra layers of cells, making it hard or almost impossible to breathe. For Alida and her parents, it meant that even a walk in

31、 the park was very difficult because oxygen equipment was too heavy for the youngster to be able to carry herself. As parents, they wanted to do something to help their daughter survive despite having a tube following her all the time. The couple found out about “service dogs” from a TV program and

32、realized an animal trained to help the blind could be trained to help Alida. They finally found help in the shape of golden doodlea retriever crossed with a poodle-dog Mr Gibbs. Now thanks to trainer Ashleigh KinsleyAlida and Mr Gibbs love nothing more than playing and running around together with t

33、he dog acting as Alidas life saver.12. What is Mr Gibbs?A. A pet dog. B. A policeman. C. A doctor. D. A firefighter.13. When did the doctor know Alida caught the disease? A. At her birth. B. At the age of eight. C. Before she was one year old. D. When she was three years old.14. The underlined part

34、“the couple” in paragraph 3 refers to _. A. Alidas classmates B. Alidas parents C. Alidas doctors D. Alidas pets15. How did Alida keep alive? A. By training her dog. B. By staying with her parents.C. By playing with her fellows. D. By breathing through a tube. 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

35、选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. 16 According to a recent research, the most common argument between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. 17 On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when par

36、ents blame them for dropping the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room.The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different approaches to these problems. 18 For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but later clea

37、n the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their childrens behavior. On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the thrills of their actions can do better. 19 Parents should talk to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. 20 It is only

38、by listening to and understanding each other that problems between parents and children can be settled. A. On the one hand, parents go mad over messy rooms.B. There are many reasons for this.C. Then again, teenagers have similar feelings about their parents.D. Communication is a two-way process.E. H

39、owever, some approaches are more successful than others. F. Psychologists say that communication is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. G. It is better for children and parents to understand each other.第二部分 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、

40、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was 21 , and Id been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you wont 22 yourself in my place. Cant you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head 23 and felt the ache in my t

41、ooth. Id thought I could 24 out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really 25 . I started calling the 26 in the phone book, but no one could see me 27 . Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will 28 you in.”I too

42、k my purse and keys and 29 to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so 30 to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasnt he as busy as the others?In the dentists office, I sat down and looked 31 . I saw nothing 32 the bare walls and I became even mo

43、re worried. The assistant 33 my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.When I told her my 34 , she laughed and said, “Dont worry. The dentist is very good.”“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked 35 .“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and 36 . And enjoy the artwork,” the

44、assistant said.“The artwork?” I was 37 .The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How 38 the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend 39 by her words.What a 40 !21. A. shakingB. weakC. aching D. flexi

45、ble22. A. take B. putC. have D. play23. A. violentlyB. merely C. stubbornly D. consequently24. A. holdB. break C. cutD. put25. A. absoluteB. unbearableC. unreliableD. formal26. A. receptionistsB. managers C. nursesD. dentists27. A. entirelyB. slightlyC. absolutelyD. immediately28. A. fitB. takeC. pu

46、llD. come29. A. closedB. rushedC. pushedD. guided30. A. eagerB. cautiousC. brave D. loyal31. A. upB. overC. aroundD. down32. A. thereforeB. whileC. butD. however33. A. translatedB. resistedC. admitted D. noticed34. A. fearsB. intentionC. consideration D. arrangement35. A. terribly B. impatientlyC. e

47、xtremelyD. respectively36. A. relaxB. sleepC. observeD. refer37. A. affectedB. frustratedC. disappointedD. puzzled38. A. foolishB. terribleC. considerate D. considerable 39. A. attachedB. meantC. intended D. pretended40. A. reliefB. regretC. successD. loss第II卷第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白

48、处填入一个适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based 41 colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use 42 to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot th

49、ey are very 43 (anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods 44 (call) red hots for their color and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, 45 (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a 46 (ligh

50、t) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink 47 they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 48 (twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color 49 shows that they are in good health. Blue is

51、a cool. The traditional blues music in the United States is 50 opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful(深情的). Someone who is blue is very sad.第三部分 写作（共二节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错 （共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在

52、其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。Dear American guests,On behalf for our school, I would like to express our warmly welcome to you. We are lucky to have us here in the middle of our English Week activities.As scheduled, we had English Talent Show today. The purpose of this programme is develop our interest in English learning and practical abilities in listening and spoken. The programme consists