2015英语高三一模考卷20151231.doc

高三一模模拟考题

I. Listening Comprehension 20%
Part A (10%)
Directions: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. At a restaurant. B. In a fish market. C. At a clinic. D. On a fishing boat.
2. A. Colleagues. B. Classmates.
C. Teacher and student. D. Employer and employee.
3. A. He is an experienced sales manager. B. He is a close friend of the woman.
C. He is being interviewed for a job. D. He is good at answering tricky questions.
4. A. The man spilled his drink onto the floor.
B. The man has just finished wiping the floor.
C. The man was caught in a shower on his way home.
D. The man rushed out of the bath to answer the phone.
5. A. The band still needs more practice. B. The band members are being paid to play.
C. The band has been working hard. D. The band performs very bad.
6. A. Switch off the refrigerator for a while. B. Have someone repair the refrigerator.
C. Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. D. Buy a refrigerator of better quality.
7. A. Few students get used to drinking coffee before class.
B. Few students meet Prof. Johnson's requirements.
C. Many students find Prof. Johnson's lectures boring.
D. Many students have dropped Prof Johnson's class.
8. A. He was looking forward to seeing the whales.
B. He enjoyed watching the animal performance.
C. He got home too late to see the TV special.
D. He fell asleep in the middle of the TV program.
9. A. More sleep can get the woman back onto the right track.
B. Tiredness is a typical symptom of lack of exercise.
C. The woman should spend more time outdoors.
D. People tend to work longer hours with artificial lighting.
10. A. It can stand any crash. B. It is not as good as his.
C. It was once damaged. D. It is kept in good condition

Part B (6%)
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Daydream can make us to work hard.
B. Daydream can help us to forget unhappiness.
C. Daydream can keep us from feeling tired.
D. Daydream can help us to avoid failures.
12. A. By swallowing cancer cells.
B. By having exercise twenty minutes every day.
C. By daydreaming of fighting against cancer cells.
D. By taking medicine for eight years.
13. A. Daydream can take the place of doing.
B. We should daydream as much as possible.
C. Daydreaming reasonably every day is good.
D. We may find ourselves tired when daydreaming a lot.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Being simple. B. Being responsible.
C. Opening the minds wider. D. Getting into an easy habit.
15. A. The community is satisfied with itself.
B. The community has got used to making excuses.
C. The community provides fewer resources than before.
D. The community has been carrying out its responsibility.
16. A. To welcome different ideas, people and experiences.
B. To participate in as many social activities as they can.
C. To be honest and concerned about the community.
D. To make friends with those who share their political views.

Part C (4%)
Directions: In Part C, you will hear 2 longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Booking a plane ticket
Destination:
London.
Class:
The 17 class.
Price:
$ 18 for one way trip.
Luggage:
A 19 and a handbag.
Time:
The next flight departs at 20 from Gate 4.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
What's wrong with the woman ?
Have 21 pains.
When does the pain usually occur?
An hour 22 .
What is the probable cause of the pain?
23
When should the medicine be taken?
24
Complete the form. Write no more than 3 words for each answer.

II. Grammar (15%)
A
When 25____ (ask) about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike 26____ (be) unreserved (毫不掩饰的).
In the teenage years, the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I 27____ still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy--- love, marriage, birth---also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated.
My definition of happiness is "the capacity for enjoyment." The 28____ (much) we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, 29____ I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us 30____ to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don't think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, 31____ noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to us ----it’s about 32 ____ we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have, but enjoying what we do possess.

B
A simple garden shows how a food chain works. Suppose you have lettuce growing in your garden. It is from sunlight 33____ the lettuce gets energy. It also draws water and nutrient from the soil. It now has everything it needs to grow. Think of this lettuce 34____ the first link in a garden food chain.
Suppose one night a slug (鼻涕虫) moves onto the leaf of the lettuce and begins eating it. Now the energy from the lettuce 35____ (transfer) to the slug. The slug becomes the second link in the food chain. In the morning, a beetle (甲虫) comes along and eats the slug. The energy from the slug is now passed on to the beetle which becomes the third link in the chain.
Just then, along 36____ (come) a hungry rat that eats the beetle. Now the rat is enjoying all the energy in the chain. But the food chain is not over. A wise old owl flies down, picks up the rat, and returns to its nest 37____ (prepare) it for dinner
The owl has no natural predators, 38____ means that there is no animal that tries to kill the owl for food. The owl is at the top of this food chain and benefits from all the energy passed through all the members of the chain --- the lettuce, the slug, the beetle, and the rat.
There are many different food chains in nature. Each environment has its own food chain. We, too, are part of' 39____ food chain. Lucky for us, like the wise old owl, we are also at the top of our chain.

III. Vocabulary 10% Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A.anniversary B.constantly C.influenced D.entitled AB.filmed AC.groundbreaking AD.paved BC.remarkably BD.simple CD.success ABC.standards

At age 75 , Snow White, the first Disney princess, is still the fairest of them all. To celebrate the 40____ of Disney's first feature film, the Walt Disney Family Museum is holding a special exhibition until April 2013 41___”Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Creation of a Classic. "
Visitors to the museum can explore the film's history and accomplishments. The character studies, drawings and watercolors on display show that Snow White is much more than a(n) 42____ fairy tale - it is a successful labor of love that continues to influence its medium today.
Though you may think of Snow White as light children's fare, this movie made an impressive mark in film with new and original approaches, including tools and features that have become industry 43____. After all, it wasn't only Disney's first feature-length film --- it was the first full-length animated feature released in English and the first released in Technicolor as well. Hollywood now 44____ produces animated movies because such family-friendly films are impressive box office draws.
Snow White was the first of its kind --- a cartoon film made from page to screen – and 45____the way for this process. When making Snow White, Disney was the first company to storyboard a film, sketching scenes to be placed on large boards in order. Storyboards allow a plan for visuals and story to be established before anything is even 46____.
This technique, 47____ for its time, is used in nearly every film project today. Snow White benefited so much from this planning strategy that well-known directors like Fedrico Fellini and Orson Welles claimed that it 48____ their visual style. Compare Snow White's first shot of the queen's castle to the castle home in the opening shot of Welles' Citizen Kane, often called the greatest film ever made, and the impact of this method becomes 49____ clear.

IV. Cloze (15%)
We modern-day wives and mothers are breathtakingly busy. We’re already struggling to spend 50____time with our kids; we’re guilty about how little time is 51____ for our husbands; we’re longing for a little downtime for ourselves. Just how are we supposed to find the time to have a meaningful conversation with anyone outside our home or office?
52____, cell phones and e-mails are the answer. They allow us to 53____ those tiny windows of opportunity ---- the “downtime” we 54____ while we’re driving around our kids, 55____, or waiting for a plane or a doctor.
In my experience, however, real relationships are never built and 56____ kept on these exchanges. That’s because when the person you’re chatting with isn’t able to give you her full 57____, it’s hard, if not impossible, to feel heard, 58____ understood. It fails to comfort 59____ it’s not cultivating --- kind of the way popcorn fails to satisfy, even if you eat a bucketful, because it’s not nutritious.
Worse, it’s hard not to actively hate someone who 60____ your full attention when she’s offering only half of hers. I have a neighbor who has a headset mobile phone. The minute she’s in her car or otherwise multitasking, she puts in a call to me--- 61____ my family’s dinner, calling me from the garden, waking us on Saturday morning on her way to soccer practice. And for what? The tiniest of questions, the most passing of thoughts, the slightest of impulses. She has, 62____,
“only a minute”. If I’ve learned anything in my 63____ life, it’s that I won’t just find the time for my friends; I have to 64____ it.
50. A. quality B. amount C. gold D. prime
51. A. left out B. left behind C. left over D. left up
52. A. Strangely B. Supposedly C. Naturally D. Fortunately
53. A. make fun of B. make use of C. make up for D. make do with
54. A. enjoy B. benefit C. experience D. provide
55. A. for instance B. for a while C. otherwise D. likewise
56. A. randomly B. usually C. frequently D. rarely
57. A. respect B. admiration C. expression D. attention
58. A. let alone B. in case C. in addition D. on the whole
59. A. though B. because C. even though D. therefore
60. A. supplies B. catches C. draws D. demands
61. A. joining B. interrupting C. consuming D. continuing
62. A. above all B. all in all C. after all D. not at all
63. A. heavy B. quick C. crowed D. hurried
64. A. learn B. act C. make D. do

V. Reading Comprehension 20%
A 1*4
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Classified ads
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$30-$50.Call 800-0436 after
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MOVING; Must sell.TV21”,
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SHEEPSKIN COAT: man’s
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LOST AND FOUND
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FOUND; Cat, 6 months old,
black and white markings.
Found near Linden and South
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LOST; Gold wire rim glasses
In brown case. Campus area.
Reward. Call Gregg 800-9662,
FOUND: Nov.8th-----A black and
white puppy in Packard-Jewett
area 800-5770.
PERSONAL
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Students all professions and
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monthly. Expenses paid,
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information at STUDENTS’
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THE INTERNATIONAL
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adventures . If you’d like to
write about your foreign
experiences, unusual or just
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(800-9310) and ask for Mike
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Atwood, 800-0046.
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