1、 中国好课堂 http:/ http:/ 2016 届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题第卷第一部分 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 个小题；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，从每题所给的 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 did the woman learn English?A. In America B. In Aus
2、tralia C. In Britain2. How did the woman get to London?A. By plane B. Bu bus C. By car3. What will the woman eat tonight?A. Cakes B. Pizza C. Sandwiches4. Why was the man late?A. His alarm clock didnt work.B. He stayed up late and overslept.C. He forgot to set the alarm clock.5. What is the woman?A.
3、 A waitress B. A teacher C. A student第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）请听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的 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 6、7 题。6. Where are the speakers?A. At a store B. In a library C. In a restaurant7. What does
4、the man suggest the woman do?A. Wait for his call.B. Go to another place.C. Change for something else.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How old are the students at the Ballet School?A. From 7 to 12 B. From 11 to 16 C. From 12 to 169. When does the girls dance class begin every day?A. at 7: 00 am B. at 8:30 am C
5、. at 10:30am听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。中国好课堂 http:/ http:/ What are in the living room?A. A telephone B. A sofa C. A mirror11. What do we know about the dining room?A. It quite large.B. It has three windows.C. It has a table and three chairs.12. which room is across from the kitchen?A. The living room B
6、. The bathroom C. The dining room听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What will the woman do tonight? A. Go shoppingB. Do her homeworkC. Check the mans homework14. How much money does the woman borrow from the man?A. $30 B. $40 C. $6015. What day is it today?A. Saturday B. Friday C. Sunday16. How does the wom
7、an feel in the end?A. Unhappy B. Nervous C. Pleased听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Why will the speaker be out of the office today?A. She is sickB. She is on a business tripC. She will have an appointment18. Who is Mr. Johnson probably?A. A manager B. A customer C. A repairman19. What does the speaker a
8、sk Sam to do?A. Fix her broken desk.B. Post her box if possibleC. Send an e-mail to Mrs. Wilson20. What is the relationship between Sam and the speaker?A. Co-wokers B. Husband and wife C. Salesman and customer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
9、题卡上将该项涂黑AAt times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. For example，when I was 12，I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my grandmother for the summer. My mom was extremely nervous about it. She kept telling me how things were different in Puerto Rico，to always put on
10、 sunscreen，not to wander away from my grandmother，and other warnings. She helped me pack and did not leave the airport until she saw my plane take off.But despite her worries， she let me go on my own. As I moved into my teens，she 中国好课堂 http:/ http:/ to give me space to grow and learn，even when it mi
11、ght have been difficult for her. When I reached my senior year，I decided to move away for college. Once again I found that I differed from my peers：While many of them wanted to stay close to home，I couldnt wait to be out in the world on my own. While my mom may not have been happy at the thought of
12、my going away，she was supportive and excited for me.One big thing I realized during my senior year，as my mom granted me more freedom，was that she actually believes in me and trusts me. That means a lot. Most of my life，and especially when I was little，the main person I tried to impress in my schoolw
13、ork or other things was my mother. I knew she expected nothing but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to live up to her standards；getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all As.I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused on
14、 whats important，like education，and made me who I am. I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life .Most of all I respect her. She is the strongest woman I know and thats why I have turned out so strong and independent.21. When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico，his mother_. Awanted
15、 to go with him Bworried about his safetyCdidnt allow him to do soDasked his grandmother for advice22. The author decided to move away for college to_. Abe different from his peersBkeep away from his motherCbe independent in the outside worldDmake his mother unhappy23. We can learn from the third pa
16、ragraph that the authors mother_. Ahad a high expectation of himBwas too strict with himCused to expect nothing from himDcared little about his learning24. In the passage，the author mainly wants to tell us_. Ahis long way to becoming independentBhis good relationship with his motherCthe importance o
17、f a mothers trust and supportDhis mothers deep love for himBThe new high-speed railway line between Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur self-governing region，and Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province，has cut train travel time by half to less than 12 hours.The dramatic improvement will benefit many fa
18、milies planning reunions for Spring Festival.“For the first time，I feel home is not that far away after all.” said Liang Shaofu as he boarded a high-speed train in Urumqi with six members of his family中国好课堂 http:/ http:/ 35-year-old left Lanzhou to set up a dry fruit business in Xinjiang eight years
19、 ago，and he has now settled in UrumqiThe 1,776-km line, which passes through Qinghai province and is the countrys first high-speed railway to be built in a high-altitude region, came into service on Dec 26.“We normally drive home for Spring Festival to avoid the difficulties of buying seven train ti
20、ckets for the whole family during the peak season.” Liang said. “Driving can be very tiring and dangerous sometimes，so one year we even decided not to go back to Lanzhou simply to avoid the trip.”More than 600,000 passengers traveled on the line during its first month，and the Urumqi Railway Bureau s
21、aid the introduction of high-speed services will ease transport pressure during the Spring Festival peak season.The existing usual railway line could no longer support Xinjiangs development. All passenger trains will gradually shift to the new link，leaving the old one to be used for goods. As a resu
22、lt，Xinjiangs annual goods ability could reach 200 million metric tons from the current 70 millionThe line passes through areas that experience high winds, and it also crosses parts of the deserted Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the bone-dry sands of the Gobi DesertThe project could help China to promote
23、its high-speed railway technology abroad，said Ma Xi zhang, director of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway projects management department in Xinjiang.25. How long did it take to go from Urumqi to Lanzhou by the usual train before? Aabout 12 hours BAbout 6 hoursCAbout 18 hours DAbout 24 hours26. Whats the m
24、ain advantage of the new high-speed railway? AIt takes less time to go from Urumqi to Xian.BIt will be more convenient for people all over the country to Xinjiang.CAll the people in Lanzhou can return home on festivals.DIt helps to improve Xinjiangs development.27. From the passage we can learn_. AX
25、injiangs annual goods ability can increase nearly four timesBthe new railway technology may help more railway lines to be built abroadCthe high-speed railway lines cant be built across the bone-dry sandsDthe old railway lines can only carry goods now28. Which of the following is true according to th
26、e passage? AThe new high-speed railway line is good for all people to go home.BThe new high-speed railway line benefits businessmen to carry goods.CTaking the new train is safer than driving home from Urumqi to Lanzhou.DBusinessmen seldom went home for Spring Festival before.CThe Campus Bookstore中国好
27、课堂 http:/ http:/ the campus bookstore is located at the Campus Activity Centre, main floor.Bookies is the only place in Kamloops to buy your course textbooks. There is a booklist in the bookstore listing the books required for each course. If you need help in finding your course textbooks, ask any o
28、f the staff in the bookstore.There are more than just textbooks at bookies. They carry a wide variety of stationary, art supplies and gift items. You can also buy telephone cards, postage stamps and bus passes. You must show your student card to get a discount for the bus passes.TEXTBOOK RETURNS1) D
29、o I need my receipt to return books?Yes.2) How long do I have to return books?Books purchased must be returned within ten working days of the date of the purchase.3) What if I wrote my name in the book?Unfortunately, we can not give you a full refund for books not in mint condition as publishers wil
30、l not accept this for credit.4) What happens if I miss the last day for return?We may purchase the text book as “used” in accordance with our Buyback program. 5) hat if I discover that my book has missing pages half way through the semester?We will replace the defective books, new or used, for a lik
31、e copy of that title. Cash refunds are not given for defective books returned outside the normal return dates.Bookstore HoursMondayThursday 9:00am6:00pmFriday 9:00am5:00pm Saturday and Sunday ClosedBUYBACKS1) What books do you buy back?We buy back all current edition textbooks. If we do not use them
32、 at UCC, we buy them back according to the value established in the North American marketplace.2) How much do I get for my books?If bookies is buying the book for use at UCC, you will receive 50% of the current new retail price. In order to receive optimum buyback price, discs and supplements must a
33、ccompany the book.3) What happens to the books that I sell?Books for bookies are processed by our staff and sold to students at 75% of the new retail price. 4) What condition do my books need to be in?Books should be in good condition, meaning that the cover is still attached and all pages intact. H
34、ighlighting, notes and markings on the pages are perfectly fine. Workbooks and study guides are generally not purchased back unless they are free of all markings. No sales receipt is required for these books. 29.The intended readers of this passage are _.A. Book dealers B. University students C. Pub
35、lishers D. Campus staff30. The underlined word “defective” can best be replaced by _.A. latest B. adapted C. new D. faulty31.Bookies will not buy back your used textbook if _.A. the cover of the book is missing B. there are markings and notes on the pagesC. you have lost the sales receipt D. you mis
36、s the last day for return32.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Bookies is a place for students to buy their course textbooks.B. Student cards are needed to get a discount for the textbooks.C. Books bought in bookies can be returned within ten working days.中国好课堂 http:/ htt
37、p:/ Books bought back are processed by the staff and sold to students.DNew data from NASAs Curiosity rover indicate Mars Crater once held an enormous lake. This discovery suggests that the red planet may have been much wetter than scientists thought and raises the possibility that the planet was onc
38、e habitable.“The size of the lake and the length of time and series that water was showing up implies that there may have been sufficient time for life to develop.” NASAs Mars Exploration Program scientist Dr. Michael Meyer told Reuters.Curiosity collected the new data on its five-mile drive to Moun
39、t Sharp, the prime destination on its mission to study Mars climate and geography. The rover landed in Gale Crater in August 2012. After reaching Mount Sharp in September, the rover spent two months studying rocks at the base of the three-mile-high mountain, discovering fine layers of mudstone-which
40、 tend to collect at the bottom of lakes. This shows how a mountain inside a Mars Gale Crater might have formed.“If our assumption for Mount Sharp holds up, it challenges the idea that warm and wet conditions were passing, local, or only underground on Mars,” Dr. Ashwin Vasavada said in a written sta
41、tement. “A more radical explanation is that Mars ancient, thicker atmosphere raised temperatures above freezing globally, but so far we dont know how the atmosphere did that.“Vasavada said curiosity will continue to study changes in the rock formation as it climbs Mount Sharp in the next few months,
42、 which should test the teams hypothesis.“Well also look at the chemistry of the rocks to see if the water that was once present wouldve been of the kind that could support microbial life, if it ever was present,“ he said in a video released by NASA. “With only 30 vertical feet of the mountain behind
43、 us, were sure theres a lot more to discover.“33. What does this text mainly talk about?A. How scientists explored Mars.B. The ways Curiosity used to explore Mount Sharp.C. Some data about Gale Crater.D. The discovery of Curiosity rover on Mars.34. The discovery of the lake proves that _.A. early Ma
44、rs was ripe and ready for lifeB. the climate on early Mars was hot C. life once existed on MarsD. humans can live on Mars35. Where does this text probably come from?A. A science fiction.B. A science report.C. A news report on solar systemD. An official announcement.第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容
45、，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。Its such a common event that you probably never asked yourself why you sleep. _36_. In fact, for sleep researchers, its one of the biggest unanswered questions in the field.Stop and think about it for a second. Why should we sleep? _37_ . But we sleep every night,
46、even when we have had plenty of rest. There are, no doubt, several different answers to this question, but lets just consider one general purpose of sleep: _38_. Human beings are creatures that are normally active during daylight hours, when our senses functions most effectively. _39_. We cant see o
47、bjects well, our color vision is entirely lost, and we dont have the smelling or hearing sharpness of other animals. So it actually does make sense to have us stay where we are during the dangerous period when night-waking animals are walking here and 中国好课堂 http:/ http:/ And one sure way to make sur
48、e we dont fall down everywhere and get lost or eaten is to have us not move for seven or eight hours, rising again only when the light is back and our survival chances are better.Its not the only reason we sleep. _40_. Perhaps even the most important one.A. Is it because we get tired?B. Should that put h
