东莞东华高级中学高三英语模拟试卷

东莞市东华高级中学高考调研（一）高三英语试卷命题人：张乃荣审题人：车鉴（本试题共四部分，满分150分，答卷时间120分钟）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分35分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，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。请听下面一段对话，回答第1－3题。1.What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. brother and sister B. husband and wife C. ordinary friends2. What is true about the lady in this conversation? A. She had little fun on Boxing Day.  B. She had a good dinner on Thanksgiving Day.  C. She was majoring in a research program in a town near Toronto.  A. September 24 th B. September 25 th C. September 26  th请听下面一段对话，回答第4－6题。4.What is Mary’s family name?A. Stevenson  B. Jackson  C. Johnson5. Where did Mike get to know Mary? A. At Mary’s birthday party.  B. At Mike’s birthday party.  C. At Bill’s party. 6. Where did Mike invite Mary to go? A. To a party. B. To a football match. C. To a concert. 请听下面一段对话，回答第7－9题。7.What was Mr. Exact doing when the stranger came up to him?A. Looking for some words in the text. B. Waiting for the stranger to ask the way. C. Reading a book8. What did the stranger want to know?A. How long the bridge was. B. Where to find the department store. C. The direction to the bridge. A. He asked a man the same way and he gave him help. B. He didn’t turn right after he walked half of the bridge. C. He fell into the water because he had turned before he covered the bridge. 请听下面一段对话，回答第10－12题。10.Why was life difficult before the invention of agriculture?A. Because animals sometimes killed women and children. B. Because the hunters didn’t always get meat. C. Because the women went out to hunt every day. 11. What did women do at that time?A. They invented machines and alphabet. B. They sometimes hunted animals. C. They collected fruit and grass. 12. What was probably the first crop grown by women? A. Wheat. B. Corn. C. Rice. 请听下面一段对话，回答第13－15题。13.Where does this conversation take place?A. At a bank. B. At an airline ticket office. C. At a police station. 14. Where was the women’s money probably stolen?A. In the bank.  B. On the moving stairsC. . Outside the bank. 15. What is the woman doing in this city?A. She is on a business trip there. B. She is a visitor there. C. She is a citizen there. 第二节：听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16-20空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间。完成以下表格，每空不超过3个单词。TheBenefitsofRunningThe basic training for running…  Just to   16   the miles. The best time for running…    17   of the day. The thing running depends on… On the   18   just as much as on the legs. The comment of the writer on It is one of the 19   for human beings. running… The result for a runner…  The runner will become  20  . 第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－31各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。      When I was three years old my father  21   away, leaving my mother aloneto teach four boys how to grow and live and love. It ’twasn easy for her  22  ; sheworked twelve hour shifts（轮班）as a teacher who taught night school. But somehowshe managed to pull it off. She 23   come home late, fix us dinner, listen to ourstories, and put us all to   24   before she had any time to herself. We neverthought much of it at that time, but it’s   25   now that we were her life. Iremember asking her about it, why she   26   so many sacrifices for us, and heranswer was amazing.“Your  success will be my greatest 27  .” From that day onmy attitude and actions changed. I had the strength and courage to deal with problemsinstead of   28  . I wanted to push myself to new heights and racing towards thischallenge was the answer.She  came toevery   29   and she was always the firstperson at the finish line and the last person to leave. I can still hear those words thatchanged my life. Her goal was to give us a leg up and the opportunity to do greatthings; my ambition is to 30   that opportunity and run with it. 21. A. diedB. pastC. passedD. went22. A. above allB. after allC. in allD. at all23. A. shouldB. mightC. would  D. must24. A. studyB. bedC. dinnerD. room25. A. obviousB. likelyC. obviouslyD. wonderful26. A. madeB. gotC. tookD. let27. A. encouragementB. excitementC. amusementD. achievement28. A. throwing awayB. turning awayC. putting awayD. staying away29. A. opportunityB. challengeC. struggleD. competition30. A. haveB. takeC. throwD. make第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据上下文填入适当的词语或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空完成下列句子。Television is now playing a very important role  31   our life. But television, likemany   32   things, has both advantages and disadvantages. Do the   33__outweigh（比……更重要）the latter?      In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment,but also   34   comparatively cheap one. For a family of four, for example, it ismore convenient as well as   35  (cheap) to sit comfortably at home, with almostunlimited entertainment available, than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere. __ 36   they have to do is to press a button, and they can see plays, films, operas,and shows of every kind,not to mention the latest   37   (excite) football match. Some people,   38  , maintain that this is precisely   39   the danger lies. Thetelevision viewer makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completelypassive and has everything  40   (present) to him without any effort on his part.  第三部分：阅读（共两节，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。(A)We all hate speed cameras, don’t we? They’re not there to slow drivers down andlower the road accidents; they just make moneyfor the government. They trick us,cost us cold hard cash, disturb us from driving properly and are unfair.       Well, here’s a surprising thing: what if there were facts that the boring camerasactually saved lives? It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’shappening in France, a country with a historically poor record of road safety.       There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example, but thatdropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory（强迫的） seat beltwearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995.       Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time, or 4.9percent less than 2004. Comparing road deaths to population in 2005,’s aboutthat 817per million people compared with Australia’ 806.       And guess what? Last year the number of speed cameras on French roadsreached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years.       Okay, you know the arguments regarding increased traffic safety andcameras-for-income, but it seems in France there’s been a major cultural changebrought on by radars and other lawsA.  three-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quickrush back to the office is no longer on.       Traveling on the highways, it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/hspeed limit when once few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed sodrivers know when they are coming. There’s ven an official wed site listing fixed andmobile camera locations and it is updated regularly.       Maybe it is because of such transparency by government, rather than thesecrecy too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French canenjoylajoidevivre thanks to speed cameras. 41. Generally, it seems to most people that speed cameras are used to _____. A. make money for the government B. slow down the trafficC. lower the road accidentsD. help us drive properly42. From the passage we can learn that _____. A. France has a very poor record of road safetyB. we’d better ignore the evidence that speed cameras save livesC. France had less road deaths than Australia in 2005D. France does successfully in controlling road accidents43. Which seems more effective in lowering road deaths in France according to thispassage? A. Compulsory seat belt.   B. Lowering blood alcohol limit. C. Placing more speed cameras.  D. Eating in a shorter time. 44. Now you can seldom see in France _____. A. people drive at a speed of less than 130 km/hB. lunch time lasts long hours with drunk people rushing back to officeC. drivers drive according to the traffic lightsD. police conduct traffic in streets45. What does the underlined word“transparency” in the last paragraph mean? A. Secrecy.  B. Openness. C. Strictness. D. Harmony.  (B)One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passedeach other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether hemight be thinking as I was. How dependent we were on each other at that moment. Iwas relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not tocross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had neverspoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.       Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. Atsome level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires ussimply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimesit requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.       As technology shrinks（缩小） our world, the need increases for cooperativeaction among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized toidentify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of internationalterrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring coordinated（协调的） action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize thatour fates are not ours alone to control.       In my own life,I’ve had a strong belief in personal responsibility. But, as theyears have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one mustrely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while each of us faces the case ofdriving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light maynot be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.  46. The author considers ______ very important. A. driving alone on a dark roadB. independence of peopleC. cooperation to identify SARS virusD. shared trust and cooperation47. The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because _____. A. the approaching car was very dangerousB. they both drove their car at a terrified speedC. he might be killed out of the other’s careless drivingD. it was dark and the road was not wide enough48. From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the importance lesson from_____. A. only one experienceB. many similar experiencesC. a driver on a dark roadD. many friends and strangers49. The need for cooperation increases because _____. A. people’s fates can’t be controlled by themselvesB. the SARS virus spread quicklyC. terrorism can happen everywhereD. the world has become smaller50. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has _____. A. believed in one’s own personal responsibilityB. counted upon himself alone in everythingC. had no trust in others’ good faith and judgmentD. had a change on his viewpoint of life(C)Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-（being安康）, accordingto research at Carnegie Mellon University.       Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internetexperiencedmore depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spentmore time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the badfeeling.       Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary totheir expectations. They expected that the net would prove socially healthier thantelevision, since the Net allow users to choose their information and to communicatewith others.       The fact that Internet use reduces time available forfamily and friends mayaccount for the drop in well-being, researchers suggested. Faceless, bodiless“virtual”（虚拟的）communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actualconversation, and the relationship formed through it may be shallower. Anotherpossibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfiedwith their lives.       “But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology per se; it’sabout how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study’sponsors. “It really points to the need for considering social effects in terms of howyou design applications and services for technology”. 51. The best title for this passage would be _____. A. Internet may Cause DepressionB. The Dark Side of InternetC. How to Use Technology ProperlyD. The Importance of Psychological Well-being52. Internet use may cause a decline in psychological well-being because _____. A. people who were already feeling bad spend more time on the InternetB. Internet users thought the world was wider than it really wasC. people were too eager to turn “virtual”the communication into realityD. people have less time for actual communication with their family and friends53. What does the underlined Latin word“per se” (in Para. 5) mean?A. Probably B. AbsolutelyC. Oneself D. Itself54. The sentence “It really points to the need for considering social effects in terms ofhow you design applications and services for technology” (in. Para. 5) most probablymean?A. bad social effects indicate the technology is badB. we should design applications and services for technology according to theirsocial effectsC. social effects should be taken into consideration in designing technological applications and servicesD. it is needless to consider social effects in designing technological applicationsand services55. What’s the tone of the passage?A. Optimistic B. CriticalC. Objective  D. Pessimistic第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应选项字母涂黑。如果选项为E，请在答题卡上同时填涂A、B两项；如果选项为F，请在答题卡上同时填涂C、D两项。首先，请阅读下列应用文：ADear Sir or Madam:      I suppose robots could be used as dust people during night time, as they’ donneed to sleep and they are comparatively safe in polluted environment. BDear Sir or Madam:      I suppose small remote control robots could be used as sea rescuing workers tosearch through wreckage（打捞）in a disaster looking for people in the seaBomb. defusers（扫雷管）are now robots reducing the risk of losing a life. CDear Sir or Madam:      I suppose robots can do such dangerous jobs as sky-scraper builders thatwould be safer for human beings. If injured or broken, they can be fixed easily. Theycan also work in unfavorable conditions such as dark, extreme heat, extreme cold etc. DDear Sir or Madam:      I suppose robots could be used as chemical researchers. At least they can helpus carry harmful chemicals in a chemical plant or help to go into small areasinaccessible to us. It can be used to examine the inside of a nuclear（ reactor核炉）. EDear Sir or Madam:      I suppose robots could be astronauts and they could travel very far away, likePluto. If they can, we don’t need to especially train human beings to be astronauts asit cost quite a lot and it also takes many years to make a professional astronaut. FDear Sir or Madam:      I suppose robots could be used as car assembly workers, in parts of a carbuilding line. Assembly（装配）lines make the process move faster, get more workdone and cost less. But the job is so mechanical and boring.  请阅读以下不同职业的人的信息，然后匹配他/她和他/她在调查问卷的作答：56. Jaime is a professor in the field of biochemistry. He is worried about his healthsituation as he keeps so close to harmful elements year in and year out. 57. Bradley works in the International Ocean Security Association. He is sad to thinkof the fact that there were so many people who couldn’t be saved at last indisasters. 58. Carrie is a young man who has a job in a city construction company. He is afraidof climbing up ladders and carrying the iron bars and concrete onto higher places. 59. Josh is an administrator of the National Spaceflight Bureau, which is short ofqualified pilots at the moment. 60. Alan is a worker in an auto factory. He is thinking of changing another job whichis more interesting and creative. 答卷人 在答卷中的作答56. Jaime  A. Dust people57. Bradley  B. Sea rescuing workers58. Carrie  C. Skyscraper builders59. Josh  D. Chemical researchers60. Alan  E. Astronauts F. Car assembly workers第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）[写作内容]1）2008年奥运会是21世纪重大体育比赛之一，包括中国在内的每个国家都在为此做准备。2）奥运会的作用。3）中国为举办奥运会，将要做些什么？4）你个人该做些什么？[写作要求]1）标题：What Can We Do for the Olympics of 20082）必须使用五个句子介绍全部所给的内容。3）将五个句子组织成连贯的短文。第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇120词左右的英语短文。[写作内容]1）概括短文的内容要点，该部分词数大约30个词；2）就“如何保护野生动物”这一话题说说你的看法，该部分词数大约120个词，内容包括：A．你是否认为有必要保护动物？为什么？B．谈谈我们应该如何保护动物。3）题目自拟。[写作要求]你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得抄袭阅读材料中的句子。[阅读材料]In the past two hundred years people have caused many kinds of animals tobecome extinct. People keep building houses and factories in the fields and woods. Asthey spread over the land, they destroy animals’ homes. If animals can’t find a placeto live in, they will die out. Sixteen kinds of Hawaiian birds have become extinct forthis reason. Other animals, such as the Florida Key deer, may soon die out becausethey are losing their homes. Hunters have caused some animals to become extinct, too. In the last century, hunters killed all the passenger pigeons in North America and mostof the buffalos. Today they are fast killing off hawks and wolves. Pollution is killing many animals, too. As rivers become polluted, fish arepoisoned and many of them die. Birds that eat the poisoned fish’t  canly strong andhealthy eggs. New birds aren’t born. So far, no animals have become extinct becauseof pollution, but some, such as the baldeagle and the brown pelican, have becomerare and may die out. Scientists think that some animals become extinct because of changes inclimate. The places where they live become hotter or cooler, drier or wetter. The foodthat they eat cannot grow there any more. If the animals’t  canlearn to eat somethingelse, they will die. Dinosaurs may have died out for this reason. 答卷听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）16. ______________  17. ______________  18. ______________  19. ______________  20. ______________语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）31. ____________32. ____________33. ____________34. ____________35. ____________36. ____________37. ____________38. ____________39. ____________40. ____________基础写作（15分）123456789