吉林省长春外国语学校高三下学期模拟试题一英语试题.doc

1、12016 届吉林省长春外国语学校高三下学期模拟试题( 一) 英语试题（word 版）本 试 卷 分 第 I 卷 （ 选 择 题 ） 和 第 II 卷 （ 非 选 择 题 ） 两 部 分 。 共 150 分 ， 共 12 页 。 考 试 结束 后 ， 将 本 试 卷 和 答 题 卡 一 并 交 回 。注意事项：1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码、试卷类型在答题卡上填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2. 选择题必须使用 2B 铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用 0.5 毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整，笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；

2、在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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. What will the man probably do next?A. Buy so

3、mething. B. Look for the key. C. Wait for the woman.2. When will the speakers need to be in their seats?A. No later than 7:15 p.m. B. No later than 7:25 p.m. C. Anytime before 7:30 p.m.3. What does the man like to play now?A. Basketball. B. Baseball. C. Tennis.4. What does the woman imply about Uncl

4、e Jim?A. He eats too much. B. His manners are just fine.C. He has a good sense of humor.5. What did the man pay the most for?A. The bed. B. The fridge. C. The washing machine.笫二节（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

5、；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。2听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the man allowed to make?A. The sauces. B. The desserts. C. The salad.7. What is Thanksgiving like in the womans family?A. Everyone does a little bit of everything.B. No one takes it very seriously.C. Her parents often try to do too much

6、.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What did the man usually have on hot days?A. Cold water. B. Warm water. C. Something other than water.9. Who used to take the man to get ice cream?A. His mother. B. His father. C. His grandmother.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the woman think of the man giving the speech

7、?A. He is not talking loudly enough.B. He is not wearing a microphone.C. He may be from another country.11. What is the mans suggestion?A. Leaving the room. B. Turning off the light.C. Talking to the speaker privately.12. What will the woman do later?A. Give a speech. B. Find another lecture.CAsk so

8、me questions.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Who does the man think the woman is shopping for in the beginning?A. Her niece. B. Herself. C. Her daughter.14. What does the man think of schools in Oregon?A. They offer good programs. B. They have beautiful scenery.C. They have a long history.15. Where did t

9、he woman go to college?A. Harvard University. B. Brown University.C. The University of Pennsylvania.16. Where will the woman go next?A. To another store. B. To a nearby university.C. To the left of the mans store.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where does the talk take place?A. In England. B. In Austral

10、ia. C. In the United States.18. When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?A. In 2014. B. In 2012. C. In 2007.19. What award has Rachel Joyce won?A. The Commonwealth Book Prize.B. The Tinniswood Award.CThe Man Booker Prize.320. What did Rachel Joyce use to work as?A. An actress. B.A TV

11、 host. C.A writer.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，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 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn business，theres a speed difference：Its the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy and how fast the company actually moves.The

12、 difference is important regardless of industry and company size.Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses，the companies that chose to go，go，go to try to gain_an_edge ended up with lower sale

13、s and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track.Whats more，the firms that “slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines，averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.How did they disobey th

14、e_laws_of_business_physics，taking more time than competitors yet performing better？They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean.Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver va

15、lue)Simply increasing the speed of production，for example，may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference.But that often leads to reduced value over time，in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study，higher-performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when nec

16、essary.They became more open to ideas and discussion.They encouraged new ways of thinking.And they allowed time to look back and learn.By contrast，performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time，paid too much attention to improving efficiency，stuck to tested methods， didnt develop team sp

17、irit among their employees，and had little time thinking about changes.Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership.Teams that regularly take time to get things right，rather than plough ahead full bore，are more successful in meeting their business goals.That kind of strategy must come from the top.

18、 21What does the underlined part “gain an edge” in Paragraph 2 mean?4AIncrease the speed. BGet an advantage.CReach the limit. DSet a goal.22The underlined part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means _.Aspending more time and performing worseBspending more time and performing betterCspen

19、ding less time and performing worseDspending less time and performing better23What can we learn from the text?AHow fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.BHow competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.CFirms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.DFirms guided by o

20、perational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.24Which could be the best title for the text?AImprove quality？Serve better.BDeliver value？Plough ahead.CReduce time？Move faster.DNeed speed？Slow down.BIm not so sure I like my friends any more.I used to like themto be honest.Wed have lunch，

21、talk on the phone or exchange emails，and they all seemed normal enough.But then came FaceBook，and I was introduced to a sad fact：many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me.Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via FaceBook.No longer hidden，th

22、eyre thrown in my face like TV commercialsunavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.Take Fred.If you were to have lunch with him，youd find him warm，and self-effacing(谦逊的)Read his FaceBook and youll realize hes an unbearable，food-obsessed boring man.Hed pause to have

23、 a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning manand then write about it.Take Andy.You wont find a smarter CEO anywhere，but now hes a CEO without a company to run.So he plays Mafia Wars on FaceBook.Hes doing welllevel 731.Thanks to FaceBook，I know hes playing about 18 hours a day.Andy，youve run fou

24、r companiesand this is how you spend your downtime？What happened to golf？What happened to getting another job?5Take Liz.She is positive that the flu vaccine will kill us all and that we should avoid it.And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find，so I g

25、et to read his thoughts twice，once on FaceBook and once on Twitter.In real life，I dont see these sides of people.Face to face，my friends show me their best.Theyre nice，smart people.But face to FaceBook，my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.Im left with a dilemma.Who is my real f

26、riend？Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine mad woman on FaceBook？Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if hes at a party and the wine isnt up to his standards?25Who is opposed to the flu vaccine in the text?AFred. BAndy. CLiz. DChris.26Whats Andy probably bus

27、y in doing now?AHes running his company.BHes playing golf all day.CHes looking for another job.DHes playing computer games.27The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “ ”Aa dilemma Bmy real friendCFacebook DTwitter28The text is developed mainly by .Agiving examplesBfollowing the time

28、orderClisting figuresDraising questionsCKodaks decision to file for bankruptcy protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital rev

29、olution.Although many attribute Kodaks downfall to “complacency ,” that explanation doesnt acknowledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself. Decades ago, Kodak predicted that digital photography would overtake film and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 but

30、in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.“It wasnt that Kodak was blind to the future”, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it. By the time

31、the company realized its mistake, it was too late.6Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed. Large companies have a difficult time switching into new markets because there is a temptation to put exi

32、sting assets into the new businesses.Although Kodak predicted the unavoidable rise of digital photography, its corporate culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future. They were a company stuck in time. Their history was so i

33、mportant to them. Now their history has become a liability.Kodaks downfall over the last several decades was dramatic. In 1976, the company commanded 90% of the market for photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras. But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo

34、, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies. Kodaks decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation. The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the market

35、place.29.What do we learn about Kodak?A. It went bankrupt all of a sudden.B. It is approaching its downfall.C. It initiated the digital revolution in the film industry.D. It is playing a dominant role in the film market.30.Why does the author mention Kodaks invention of the first digital camera?A. T

36、o show its early attempt to reinvent itself.B. To show its effort to overcome complacency.C. To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution.D. To show its will to compete with Japans Fuji photo.31.Why do large companies have difficulty switching to new markets?A. They find it costly to give

37、up their existing assets.B. They tend to be slow in confronting new challenges.C. They are unwilling to invest in new technology.D. They are deeply stuck in their glorious past.32.What does the author say Kodaks history has become?A. A burden. B. A mirror. C. A joke. D. A challenge.DChristmas，Easter

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46、 special occasions34.You will fail to find any information at Christmas when you need .A.Christmas cards B.fun Advent CalendarsC.Christmas gifts D.tickets for theaters35.If your son wants a traditional Advent Calendar，you should search .A.Birthdays B.Advent CalendarsC.Christmasstocking fillers D.Chr

47、istmas第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Mobile Phones：Hang Up or Keep Talking?Millions of people are using mobile phones today.In many places，it is actually considered unusual not to have one. 36 They found that the phones are more than a means of communicationhavin

48、g a mobile phone shows that theyre cool and connected.The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried.Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones.Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity (负面报道) of such ideas. 37 On the other hand，signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment.In one case，a traveling sa