湖北省枣阳市白水高中2015届高三上学期模拟考试英语试题（16） WORD版无答案.doc

1、枣阳市白水高中2015届高三英语模拟试题（16） 12/16/2014 何伟华第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. At

2、home. C. In a cinema. 2. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Paying for tickets. B. Repairing machines. C. Changing notes. 3. Why does the woman refuse the mans invitation? A. She doesnt like going out with the man. B. She will have dinner with Jack. C. She has to prepare for a plane trip. 4

3、. How long has the man been learning French? A. For 5 years. B. For four and a half years. C. For more than five years. 5. What can we learn from this conversation? A. The woman is wearing her friends dress. B. The woman wore the dress yesterday. C. The speakers are in the same class.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.

4、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。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What is the mans feeling after his job interview? A. Anxious. B. Hopeful. C. Desperate. 7. How many candidates were able to go to the second interview?

5、A. Four. B. Twelve. C. Sixteen听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What will the woman do if the telephone rings? A. Answer the phone. B. Call the man back in. C. Go to the neighbors. 9. Where does the phone probably come from? A. His friend. B. His father. C. His company. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.When did the woman leav

6、e school? A. In 1994. B. In 1995. C. In 1996. 11.Why did the woman start running? A. To keep fit. B. To make money. C. To become famous. 12.What does the woman plan to do next year? A. Earn more money for a good school. B. Visit Europe with her family.C. Take part in the race in Europe.听第9段材料，回答第13至

7、16题。 13.What does the man want to be? A. A pop singer. B. A movie star. C. A great musician. 14.How does the man feel about his future? A. Uncertain. B. Light-hearted. C. Very confident. 15.When will the man go to find a manager? A. After he moves to London. B. After he takes his last exam. C. After

8、 he knows his exam results. 16.What will the man probably do at first in London? A. Do part-time jobs. B. Publish his record. C. Earn lots of money. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Why doesnt the speaker want to go to the mountains this year? A. Because it is not beautiful enough. B. Because he went there la

9、st year. C. Because it is a little cold this time and too far away. 18. What does the speaker like about the seashore? A. Bathing in the sunshine. B. Swimming in the sea. C. Taking a walk on the sands. 19. How can the speaker probably go to the seashore? A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bike. 20. What i

10、s the speaker probably talking about? A. His plan for the holiday. B. His friends hometown. C. The weather in the mountains.第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：多项选择 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. When the school bus arrived at the zoo, the bus door _ open and all the children

11、 rushed out. A. burst B. destroyed C. attacked D. shocked22. After his father died suddenly without finishing his research in a certain field, Xiao Jun determined to follow his _ to complete it. A. trial B. track C. remarks D. trap 23. Instead of praising your kids for their intelligence, you should

12、 _ your praise on the effort they put into succeeding at task, expert say. A. allocate B. concentrate C. circulate D. accumulate24. The drug cant cure your disease at all. It can provide only _ relief from pain. A. temporary B. contradictory C. compulsory D. permanent 25. You should be _ in the way

13、you treat your children instead of being changeable, or they would get confused about how you really want them to be. A. frequent B. responsible C. flexible D. consistent26. In order to survive, all life in the pond has to _ the changing conditions in the environment. A. attend to B. appeal to C. ap

14、ply to D. adapt to27. In order to rescue the miners caught in the flood quickly, the rescuers have got a busy _. A. settlement B. identity C. schedule D. security28. This journey is a great chance for you to broaden your horizon and will_ how the earth is formed. We hope you wont throw it away. A. k

15、eep an eye on B. take advantage of C. throw light on D. keep track of29. With the word “PM2.5”_ appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days. A. constantly B. instantly C. entirely D. virtually 30. Nowadays, many people walk to work _ Copenhagen

16、 Conference calling for living a low-carbon lifestyle to cope with global warming. A. in relation to B. In addition to C. in opposition to D. in response to 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、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。My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Ari

17、zona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season. The first two 31 there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang 32 for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.As we were 33 on the third floor for o

18、ld people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them 34 off at the walls or floor. However, one lady 35 my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They werent the songs that we were singing; at least they didnt 36 like that. As we got 37 with each festive song, she did

19、 as well. The louder we got, the louder she sang. 38 she was singing, she was also 39 out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my 40 were to my students. People who worked at the care center could 41 to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feel

20、ing 42 about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.Justin also 43 the same lady. The difference between us is that he 44 on her needs, but I didnt. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and hel

21、d her hand. He looked this aged lady in her 45 and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my 46 to let you know that.” This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No 47 can complete

22、ly describe that touching moment.It 48 a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justins example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a 49 that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself 50 to have witnessed his lesson.31.A. rooms B. building C. f

23、loors D. groups32.A. bravely B. beautifully C. madly D. shyly33.A. dancing B. meeting C. gathering D. singing34.A. stared B. shut C. paid D. glared35.A. looked B. escaped C. caught D. hurt36.A.appear B. sound C. hear D. feel37.A. higher B. nearer C. faster D. louder38.A. As B. Because C. Since D. Th

24、ough39.A. moving B. reaching C. coming D. spreading40.A. basis B. abilities C. feelings D. responsibilities41.A. attend B. object C. speak D. compare42.A. afraid B. artificial C. guilty D. swift43.A. feared B. avoided C. helped D. noticed44.A. called B. acted C. insisted D. kept45.A. tears B. hands

25、C. eyes D. face46.A. cheek B. flower C. character D. time47.A. words B. poems C. expressions D. songs48.A. caused B. wasted C. took D. made49.A. message B. lesson C. activity D. class50.A. lucky B. fancy C. secure D. clever第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

26、该项涂黑。ABanks view online banking as a powerful “value-added” tool to attract and keep new customers while helping to eliminate costly paper handling or teller（出纳员）interactions in an increasingly competitive banking environment.Today, most large national banks, many local banks and credit unions offer

27、 some form of online banking, variously known as PC banking, home banking, electronic banking or Internet banking. Online banks are sometimes referred to as “brick-to-click” banks, both to tell them from “brick-to-mortar” banks that havent yet offered online banking, as well as from “virtual”（虚拟）ban

28、ks that have no physical branches or tellers whatsoever.The challenge for the banking industry has been to design this new service channel in such a way that its customers will readily learn to use and trust it. Most of the large banks can now offer fully safe , fully functional（功能的）online banking f

29、or free or for a small cost. As more banks succeed online and more customers use their sites, fully functional online banking will likely become as commonplace as automated teller machines (ATM).Online banking has a lot of advantages. Unlike your corner bank, online banking sites never close; theyre

30、 at hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week and theyre a mouse click away. If youre out of state or even out of the country when a money problem appears, you can log on instantly to your online bank and take care of business. Online bank sites generally carry out and confirm deals at or quicker than

31、ATM processing speeds. Many online banking sites now offer fashionable tools to help you manage all of your valuable items more effectively.51. The underlined word “eliminate” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”.A. keepB. remove C. raise D. improve 52. What is the challenge for the online bank

32、ing industry according to the text?A. To make online banking attractive.B. To open new services all over the world.C. To offer online banking for free. D. To take care of business 24 hours a day.53. From the text we can conclude that _.A. “brick-to-click” banks are in fact another kind of physical b

33、anks B. the function of a “brick-to-click” bank is as common as that of an ATM C. a “brick-to-mortar” bank is no better than a virtual one D. customers can deal with their banking by a mouse click 54. What would be the best title for this text?A. Banking of Various Forms B. Improvement of Banking In

34、dustry C. Development of Online Banking D. Functions of the “Brick-to-Click” Bank B People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of thi

35、s kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painter thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures. About 5,000 years ago the Egypti

36、ans and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet. The Egyptians used to record information and

37、to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic-strip (连环漫画) stories. It has been said that Egypt is t

38、he home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it. By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of

39、writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the ide

40、a, and Roman alphabet is now used all over the world. These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the

41、walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting. 55.Ancient people in France and Spain painted pictures on walls of caves probably because _. A. they loved animals B. they enjoyed seeing pictu

42、res C. they preferred painting pictures to telling stories D. they thought pictures helpful 56.From this passage we know that _. A. the Egyptian signs made a particular alphabet come into being B. the Roman alphabet was developed from Egyptian alphabet C. Egypt is well-known for their comic-strip st

43、ories D. people in other parts of the world copied their writing system from the Egyptians 57.In the last paragraph, the author thinks that pictures _. A. should be made comprehensible B. are of much use in our life C. should be made interesting D. are disappearing from our life58. The possible titl

44、e of this article may be _. A. Pictures and Writing B. The Best Way of Writing C. Home of the Comic-Strip Stories D. The Earliest Language in the WorldC Everywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets.When conn

45、ected electronically, they are away from physical reality. People have been influenced to become technology addicted.One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices.One study found that people had a harder time

46、resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol. The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.They have successfully created a cultural disease.Consumers willing

47、ly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern. I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them.I call this technolo

48、gy servitude.I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.What is a healthy use of technology devices?That is the vital question.Who is really in charge of my life?That is what people need to ask

49、 themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology.When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in l

50、ife free of technology.Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.”But its time to discover that it does not work for technology. Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.”To break the grand digital

51、 connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic without todays overused technology.59. The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. advantage B. attraction C. adaption D. attempt60. From the passage, technology companies aim to _. A. attract people to buy th

52、eir products B. provide the latest information C. improve peoples quality of life D. deal with cultural diseases61. It can be inferred from this passage that people _. A. consider too much technology wonderful B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices C. can regain freedom without high-tech dev

53、ices D. may enjoy life better without overused technology 62. Whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices? A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.D Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a strangers pers

54、onality simply by looking at the persons shoes. “Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers,” the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal clues (线索) with symbolic me

55、ssages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear.” Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits (特质) detected in the study include a persons general age, income, political tendency, and other personality traits, including someones emotional stability. Lead

56、 researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someones shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the studys participants. Participants in the study were photographed in the

57、ir most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire. So, what do your shoes say about your personality? Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by outgoing people. However, som

58、e of the more specific results are interesting. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “friendly” people, while ankle boots were more closely connected with “aggressive” personalities. The strangest of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortable looking” shoes te

59、nd to have “calm” personalities. And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety,” spending too much time worrying about what other people think of your appearance. There was even a political calculation in the mix with wearing “sh

60、abbier and less expensive” shoes. The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers pointed out that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.63. B

61、y looking at a persons shoes, its possible for people to_. A. know the wearer thoroughly and accurately B. form an opinion about the wearers character C. have exact cues about the wearers social status D. judge the wearers educational background64. What can we know about the passage? A. Wealthy peop

62、le tend to choose shiny shoes. B. Calm people prefer shoes with uncomfortable appearance. C. Friendly people are likely to wear ankle boots. D. Outgoing people always wear shoes with practical functions.65. Taking exceptional care of new shoes shows that _. A. the owners care much about others opini

63、ons on their appearance B. the owners are in a relaxed state C. the owners are particular about their appearance D. the owners have too many shoes to choose from66. What is the best title of the passage? A. How To Choose Suitable Shoes B. How To Judge Peoples Personality Traits C. People Are What Th

64、ey Wear D. Shoes Reflect Peoples PersonalitiesE “Eat local.” Its one way to reduce human effect on the planet. Eating local means to try to buy and consume foods that are grown in places close to home. However, most of the food sold at supermarkets is not locally grown or produced. Trucks and planes

65、 deliver these foods from hundreds or thousands of miles away. During the transportation, greenhouse gases are produced, causing global warming. So the shorter the distance your foods must travel, the less the harm is done to the environment.But how do you get local food if you live in a large city,

66、 hundreds of miles away from farms？Environmental health scientist Dickson Despommier and his students came up with the idea of a “vertical(垂直的) farm”. A vertical farm is a glass-walled structure that could be built as tall as a skyscraper. Since the garden is built upwards, rather than outwards, it

67、requires much less space than an ordinary farm. The world is quickly running out of room for ordinary farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation. Despommier imagines a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor. The walls of the building would be clear, to allow crops to get as

68、 much sunlight as possible. Depending on a citys water resources, Despommier thinks hydroponic(水培) farming is another method for the vertical farm which needs no soil to grow plants.Despommier says the hydroponic greenhouses would use a system that would use a citys waste water and fill it with nutr

69、ition to make the crops grow. If this method works, it would provide food to a city and save millions of tons of water.The idea of a vertical farm has attracted the attention of government officials around the world. Scott Stringer, a government official from New York City, thinks the city is suitab

70、le for the vertical farming. “Obviously we dont have much land left for us,” Stringer said, “But the sky is the limit in Manhattan.”Despommier admits that there is still a lot of work to do to make vertical farms a reality. “But I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way.” he say

71、s.67. Why are people advised to eat local? A. Because it means convenience to people. B. Because it can help people save a lot of money. C. Because local food has more nutrition. D. Because it is environmentally friendly.68. Which is one of the vertical farms benefits when compared with ordinary far

72、ming? A. It produces healthier food. B. It does less harm to the cities. C. It consumes more energy of the city. D. It needs less space of the city.69. By saying “the sky is the limit in Manhattan”, Stringer means _. A. people can make full use of vertical space of Manhattan B. there is a limit for

73、using empty land in Manhattan C. the height of buildings in Manhattan is limited D. Manhattan has a great potential for development70. What can we learn about the vertical farming in the passage? A. In a vertical farm, soil may not be needed to grow plants. B. It has solved the problem of the food s

74、hortage in a big way. C. It is a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor. D. Crops are mainly grown in the rainwater in a vertical farm.第四部分： 书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节: 完成句子 (共10小题; 每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。71. You may _ that everything will go on as planned.

75、(rely) 请放心，一切会按计划进行的。72. So stubborn was he that you cant imagine what great difficulty I had _ to change his mind. (persuade) 他非常固执，你无法想象我费了多大的劲才说服他改变主意。73. We expressed our grateful thanks to the local council, without whose help this meeting _ on time. (hold) 我们非常感激当地的市政会，没有他们的帮忙，这次会议就不可能准时举行。74.

76、 It was _ home that she remembered the appointment with her doctor.（arrive）直到她回到家才想起了和医生的预约。75. _ come back before he could make a big fortune, Mike left home without saying a word. (determine) 决心不发财就永远不回家，迈克没说一句话就离开了家。76. Bad habits, _, are difficult, and sometimes impossible to get rid of.(form) 坏

77、习惯一旦形成，就很难或者有时不可能戒掉。77. Time was pressing and hardly had he been informed of the news _ to do the experiment. (set) 时间紧迫，他一得知那消息就开始做实验。78. A lot of language learning, _, is happening in the first years of life, so parents should talk much to their children during the period.（discover） 正如人们已发现的那样，许多语

78、言学习是在早年进行的，所以在那个时期父母应该多跟孩子说话。79. When I told her the air and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. (breathe) 当我告诉她那里将难以呼吸而且会很冷时，她说这将是一次有趣的经历。80. Had it not been for the fact _, I wouldnt have won the first prize in the English Writing Competition. (help) 要不是我的老师帮我，我就

79、不会在英语作文竞赛中获一等奖。第二节：短文写作 (共1题，满分30分) 请你根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。When we grow up, we often get a lot of love, support and help from our teachers, friends as well as our parents. However, we seldom express our gratitude to them. Being grateful to others is what we shouldnt forget.注意：无须写标题；除诗歌外，文体不限；内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。