1、 2014-2015 固原一中高三年级英语模拟试题考试 （五）命题： 王巧玲 审题：闫进云第卷 (选择题 共 100 分)第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分 30 分)第 1 第 (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. How was the mans date?A. It lasted only 15 minutes. B. The man left early. C. It did n
2、ot begin well.2. What does the woman mean?A. She is very hungry. B. She is uninterested in todays main dish. C. She thinks the menu is excellent. 3. Who drives on Wednesdays? A. Jane. B. Mary. C. Carol.4. What is the woman probably?A. A travel agent. B. A reporter. C. A teacher.5. When does the next
3、 train leave?A. At 9:30. B. At 9:35. C. At 10:00.第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,共22.5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。每段对话仅读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第 67 题。6. What is the mans most important online activity? A. Shopping. B. Chatting. C. Playing games. 7. What can we lea
4、rn about the woman?A. She likes chatting on line. B. She has many cool friends. C. Shes never met new people online.听第七段材料，回答第 8-10 题。8. Why is the woman moving?A. To find a nicer place to live in. B. To live with her parents. C. To have a better job. 9. What is one reason that the woman decided not
5、 to take her dog with her?A. She cant take care of him. B. Her parents dont want her to take him. C. She thinks he might be unhappy in her new place 10. Where do the womans parents live?A. In a big city. B. In a small village. C. In a small town. 听第八段材料，回答第 11-13 题。11. How much was the new TV?A. 3,0
6、00 dollars. B. 2,400 dollars. C. 1,800 dollars12. What does the man think of the new TV?A. He thinks it is a little small. B. He doesnt think it is a good buy. C. He thinks it is unfashionable.13. What does the man think the woman should do?A. Return the new TV to the store. B. Be satisfied with the
7、 new TV she has. C. Try a different TV store. 听第九段材料，回答第 14 -17 题。14. What does the woman say about her parents?A. They dont force their ideas on her. B. They plan everything for her. C. They dont always give her suggestions.15. What happened when the woman began to study nursing?A. She began to get
8、 on well with her parents. B. She no longer depended on her parents for money. C. She bought a house and lived alone. 16. What attitude did the mans parents probably have towards his studying abroad at first? A. Favorable. B. Neutral. C. Opposed. 17. What do we know from the conversation?A. The two
9、speakers are from different countries. B. The man gets along very well with his parents now.C. British parents seldom interfere with their childrens plans.听第十段材料，回答第 18-20 题。18. When does Daybreak want people to work?A. Mornings. B. Weekends. C. Nights. 19. What does the job at the sports Center off
10、er?A. Cheap accommodation. B. Free meals. C. Free sports clothing 20. What is the job on offer today at the Garden Center?A. Cleaning the garden shops. B. Selling plants and trees. C. Working in the gardens. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分 ）第 1 第（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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
11、A.When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.When Doctor Gibbs wasnt saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees.
12、He believed in the principle: “No pain, no gain“. He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the st
13、rongest could survive. He talked about how wat ering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, hed beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he
14、 said it was to get the trees attention.Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that Id watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two
15、 years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity(逆 境 ) seemed to benefit Doctor Gibbs trees in ways comfort and ease never could.Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. B
16、ut lately Ive been thinking that its time to change my prayer. I k now my children are going to meet with hardship. Theres always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we wont be torn apart. 21. With the trees planted,
17、 Doctor Gibbs often _ A. kept watering them every morning B. paid little attention to the mC. talked to them to get their attention D. beat them to make them grow deep roots22. What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?A. strange and harmful B. interesting and funnyC. original
18、 and reasonable D. cruel and unacceptable23. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.B. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.D. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their live
19、s.24. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Prayers for my sons B. Doctor Gibbs and his treesC. Growing roots D. Watering treesBThe ruins of Moore, Oklahoma, a town destructed for the fourth time in 14 years by a major tornado（龙卷风 ）, are a reminder that current building code
20、s(规范) cant do much to prevent property destruction and loss of life, especially when a powerful tornado cuts through town. But the total death number can be reduced when people take shelter in underground storm bunkers（碉堡） and hardened safe rooms.The tornado that carved a path of destruction through
21、 Moore took 24 lives. Its winds were clocked at 400 kilometers per hour. With only 15 minutes warning, residents fled town or took refuge（避难） in the firmest corners of their homes. The luckiest were able to climb into shelters or move to safe rooms. In Moore those rooms saved lives. But at two schoo
22、ls destroyed by Mondays tornado, no such shelter was available. Leslie Chapman Henderson is CEO of a non-profit group called the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. Shes an advocate for tornado safe rooms. “The safe room is an interior（ 内部）room of the home that has been reinforced（加固）and tested to with
23、stand high wind. In fact, weve already heard of stories of survival of people who were in safe rooms, either above or below ground,” she said. Better storm forecasts give people more time to react. But they need someplace safe to go. Buildings can be built to resist strong winds, but not like those
24、in the F-5 tornado that touched down in Moore. Chapman Henderson says even the building codes that do exist are not widely adopted or enforced. As its residents prepare to rebuild, Moores mayor is pushing for an order to make safe rooms compulsory in all new construction. Similar proposals were made
25、 following each of the previous tornado strikes, but none were adopted.25. According to Chapman Henderson, which of the following does she probably agree with? A. Building codes make a difference in preventing property destruction.B. If people take shelter in safe rooms, nobody will die.C. It is urg
26、ent to build tornado safe rooms.D. Safe rooms can be built only underground.26. What can we infer from the text? A. Moore has gone through tornado 4 times in total.B. Chapman Henderson is Moores mayor.C. M ondays tornado took 24 lives at two schools.D. The Moores proposal might not be approved.27. T
27、he underlined word “withstand ” in paragraph 4 probably means_.A. oppose B. resist C. prevent D. defeat C The film Network tells the sad tale of Howard Beale, a network news anchor who is about to lose his job over poor viewer ratings. He expresses his annoyance on air, castigating the network and c
28、ursing that life is “bullshit”. The plug is about to be pulled but suddenly his ratings rocket as the public gets in behind him. Ably played by Peter Finch, Howard becomes an instant celebrity and gets his own show. He then utters a line which has helped place Network amongst the top 100 American fi
29、lms ever produced. He encourages people to lean out of their windows and shout at the top of their lungs: “Im as mad as hell, and Im not going to take this anymore!”Something similar to that famous phrase is being shouted out of the windows of higher education institutions across Ireland. Normally c
30、alm, considered and restrained, the scientists, engineers and mathematicians are as mad as hell and are determined to make themselves heard. The windows were thrown open last Wednesday when more than 800 researchers here and abroad signed a letter and published it in a newspaper, effectively saying
31、they werent going to take it any more. It was an open letter to the Government of Ireland from the 800, who declared themselves “Irish scientists for basic research”, hoping for financial support.The letter comes just as the Government rushes everyone along towards a March 23rd, 2015 deadline for wr
32、itten submissions on the creation of a new strategy for science, technology and innovation. This in turn will be delivered by June, says the Minister of State for Skills and Research Damien English. The letters authors add, however, that it was surprising the letter hit when it did. Work on the lett
33、er began before they knew this consultation process had opened, but now the letter and its contents can contribute to the forthcoming strategy.28. What do the underlined words in Paragraph 1 mean?A. walk after B. support C. interrupt D. hide behind 29. At what part of a newspaper can you probably fi
34、nd this passage?A. Film and entertainment B. Feature C. Education D. Social affairs30. Which of the statements below is NOT TRUE?A. Howard will lose his job because viewers dont like him at first.B. The researchers threw the windows open to remind people to focus on basic research.C. The letter from
35、 the researchers was signed and published last Wednesday.D. The government encouraged the public to submit their suggestions of a new strategy.31.What would be the best title of this passage?A. The scientists are mad as hell, so show them money.B. Howard becomes a celebrity and gets his own show.C.
36、Unexpected end of the tale of a network news anchor.D. A famous line uttered by Howard Beale.DYou get anxious if theres no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if youre not
37、 there. All these can be called “always on” stress caused by smart phone addiction.For some people, smart phones have liberated them from the nine-to-five work. Flexible working has given them more autonomy(自主权) in their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and famili
38、es. For many others though, smart phones have become tyrants (暴君) in their pockets, never allowing them to turn them off, relax and recharge their batteries.Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone. So he develo
39、ped an app Moment to monitor his usage. The app enables users to see how much time theyre spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached (突破). “Moments goal is to promote balance in your life,” his website explains. “Some time on your phone, some time off it enjoying you
40、r loving family and friends around you.”Dr Christine Grant, an occupational psychologist at Coventry University, said, “The effects of this always on culture are that your mind is never resting, and youre not giving your body time to recover, so youre always stressed. And the more tired and stressed
41、 we get, the more mistakes we make. Physical and mental health can suffer.”And as the number of connected smart phones is increasing, so is the amount of data. This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis (瘫痪) and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader r
42、ange of data and communications which are often difficult to manage. “It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because theyre controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,” said Dr Christine Grant.32. Whats the first paragraph mainly about? A. The popu
43、larity of smart phones. B. The progress of modern technology.C. The signs of “always on” stress. D. The cause of smart phone addiction.33. Kevin Holesh developed Moment to _.A. research how people use their mobile phonesB. help people control their use of mobile phonesC. make people better use mobil
44、e phonesD. increase the fun of using mobile phones34. Whats Dr Christine Grants attitude towards “always on” culture?A. Confused. B. Positive. C. Doubtful. D. Critical.35. According to the last paragraph, a greater amount of data means _.A. we will become less productive B. we can make a decision mo
45、re quickly C. we will be equipped with more knowledge D. we can work more effectively第二节（共 5 小题， 每小题 2 分，共 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。选项中的两项为多余选项。Change is scary. 36 It can go hand in hand with the fear that we might hurt someone else if we think about ourselves. The truth is that youre so mu
46、ch more courageous than you give yourself credit for and far stronger than you realize. Here are some ways that you can use to help yourself make the process of creating change more manageable.Make change into small bite size pieces. 37 Remember that as long as you attempt to take regular practice t
47、owards your goal, such as eating more healthily every day, or walking twenty minutes a day, youre heading in the right direction to make changes.Form a habit of keeping a diary every day. Writing a journal every night before going to bed can effectively help you cope with the emotional impact of the change process. Go to grab a pen or pencil and remember a journal is not for being neat and tidy with good spelling. 38
