山西省太原市高三模擬考試(二)英語試題含答案

1、太原市2015年高三年級模擬試題（二）英語試卷（考試時間：下午 3:00-5:00）筆試試卷注意事項：1.本試題分第I卷（選擇題）和第n卷（非選擇題）兩部分。第 I卷1至12頁.第n卷13至14頁?？?試結(jié)束后，將本試題和答題卡一并交回。2 .答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試題和答題卡上。3 .回答第1卷時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。不能答在本試題上，否則無效。4 .回答第n卷時，須用 0 5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上相對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)，寫在本試 題上無效。5 .第I卷共三部分。聽力滿分

2、 30分，不計八總分，考試成績錄取時提供給高校作參考。第I卷第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡 上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1 5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一"遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.C £9.15.答案是C.1 . What is the woman d

3、oing?C. Asking for directions.C. At 7:30C. The woman's doctorC. Renting a house.A . Making a suggestion. B. Making a decision.2 . What time does the BBC news end?A . At 6:30B. At 7:003 . Who is probably the man?A . Tom's bossB. Tom's doctor4 . What will the man do next Monday morning?A .

4、 See his manager off at the airportB . Fly to New York to buy some equipmentC. Go to New York with his manager5 . What does the woman suggest?A . Buying a house B. Selling a house.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面 5 段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A.B.C 三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題每小題 5 秒鐘；聽

5、完后各 小題給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第 6 段材料，回答第6 、 7 題。6 Where does the conversation take place?AIn the libraryBIn the classroom.CIn the teacher's office7 What will be left on the board?AThe new wordsBThe new drillsCThe drills and examples聽第 7 段材料，回答第8.9 題。8 Who are the two speakers?A A coupleB Old f

6、riendsC New neighbours9 What is the man doing?A Returning something B Settling a business C Lending a ladder to someone 聽第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 題。10 How will the speakers go to New York?A By airB By taxi11 Why are the speakers making the trip?A On business.B For shopping.12 . What is the probable relati

7、onship between the speakers?A Driver and passenger. B Husband and wife.13 Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B In an office.14 What does John do now?A He's a trainer.B He's a tour guide.15 How much can a new person earn for the first year?A $ 10,500.B $ 12,00

8、0.16 How many people will the woman hire?A Four.B Three.聽第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 題。17 What was the speaker doing at the fast food restaurant?A Waiting on tables.B Having dinner.C By busC To school.C Fellow workers,C In a factory.C He's a college student.C $ 15.000.C Two.C Selling food.18 What did t

9、he manager of the restaurant say?A Everyone must get out of the building.B Everyone had to stay where they were.C There was no more food and vegetables19 Why did the speaker return in the emergency?A To let others get out first. B To help an elderly woman. C To get her purse back. 20 What did the po

10、lice find out?A There was a bomb. B There was no danger. C There was an alarm clock.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分60 分）第一節(jié)（共15 小題；每小題 3 分，滿分 45 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A.B.C 和 D） 中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ADriving to the airport in the early morning, I felt excited. Although l was heading abroad for my first time alone, I

11、felt cheerful and enthusiastic. l was spending the summer in Paris.While looking for more interesting things to do besides sleeping and eating ,I found programs for learning languages abroad, and jumped at the chance to study French in this city known for its art, fashion. food, and culture. As I ar

12、rived at the airport where l would leave my family, I still felt only great happiness. I excitedly made my way through security, leaving my loved ones behind.My connecting flight was in Frankfurt. Germany, 14 hours from Denver. Sitting in a crowded plane watching bad movies couldn't dampen my ex

13、citement. When the woman next to me asked me where l was going, I happily answered and was pleased to note a tone of jealousy in her response.But when I arrived in Frankfurt, fear and anxiety began to set in. Being in an enormous, busy building in a country where I could not speak the language was f

14、rightening, hut as I found my way, I gained confidence. When I boarded the second plane and discovered that the flight was less than an hour,1 was filled with excitement as I thought of how l would manage in a country with a new language.When I stepped on the ground of Paris for the first time,1 was

15、 extremely happy and excited. I gathered my bags and joined the crowd of people waiting for friends and family. I quickly had my first experience trying to communicate in a language that I had only practiced in school. As I left the airport, I looked for familiar monuments I had read about, but the

16、landscape looked very ordinary.Then, with one sharp turn, the Eiffel Tower came into view, and l was finally in Paris.21 Which of the following is True according to the passage?A Which of the following is True according to the passage?B In the new term the writer was to study French in Paris.C The c

17、rowded plane made the writer less excited.D The writer flew to Paris via another country.22 What can we learn from the passage?A The writer was travelling with a woman friend of her parents' .B Arriving in Paris, the writer saw some family friends waiting for herC The writer was not alone when t

18、ravelling to the airport in Denver.D The writer had great difficulty communicating with people in French.23 What is the passage mainly about?A The writer's excitement and happiness on her journey to Paris.B The writer's exciting experiences of studying French in ParisC The writer's expec

19、tation for French art, fashion. food and culture.D The writer's excitement resulting from her first ride on a plane.BA group of foreign residents married to Japanese talked about their children's names.Nicole DespresStudent services manager, 40 (American)We have no intention to live outside

20、Japan so it made sense for the kids to take my Japanese husband's family name. However. we did want to have a Western name too, so all three of them now have both a Western and a Japanese name. We agreed there would be no strange names, spellings or unusual kanji (Chinese characters in the Japan

21、ese language) . All names had to be easy to say and familiar in both Japanese and English.John MeCrackenCompany general manager, 27 (American)My son's name is Aiden. In part because my wife and I met in university and as she was studying Irish history and I have some links to Scotland and Irelan

22、d, I wanted a unique Gaelic ( 蓋爾族的 ) name. We settled for Aiden as we found kanji that can be used in Japan that means " legendary hero".Paula MurakamiCollege Women's Association of Japan, 53 (American)My husband was very excited about choosing names, so I decided to let him choose. He

23、 wanted their first names to be Japanese and came up with names that included the kanji character in his own name. Our boys, Hiroki and Kenta, never had any problems while living on the U.S. West Coast with Japanese names, and I think both as children and as adults, they love their names.Jeff RuizRe

24、cording engineer, 42 (Mexican)My son's name is Lenny. My wife chose it together with me as we were looking for a name that works in both worlds - mine in Mexico, and hers in Japan - and the name Jenny is common everywhere. In Japanese we write the name in katakana as that is easy for Japanese pe

25、ople who seem to like names in two or three characters.24 What do we know about the people mentioned in the passage?A Nicole and her husband had an agreement on how to name the children.B Jeff will remain in Japan as his wife is not used to Mexican lifeC The four couples have decided to live with th

26、e children in Japan forever.D Paula and her family would love to live on the U.S. West Coast.25 Which of the following does the underlined word "katakana" mean?A A Japanese system of grammar.B A way of writing the Japanese language.C A Japanese word which means “ name”.D A name popular wit

27、h Japanese people.26 What can we infer from the passage?A Nicole and her Japanese husband have a daughter and two sons.B Paula has little say in making a decision at home.C John s wife is Irish and the couple have only one child.D Lenny is a name familiar to Japanese when written the Japanese way. 2

28、7. Which would be the best title for the passage?B. Why does your child have two names?D. Do you settle differences in naming your child?A. Is a Western name better than a Japanese name?C. How do you choose your child's name?Washington: NASA has announced evidence that Jupiter's largest moon

29、, Ganymede, has a saltwater ocean under us icy surface. The ocean seems to have more water than all the water on Earth's surface, according to new Hubble observations.New Hubble observations of Ganymede's magnetic field strongly suggest that the moon, which is the largest in our whole solar

30、system, is home to a subsurface ocean.Scientist estimate that the ocean is 95 kilometres thick, which is about 10 times deeper than Earth's oceans.But unlike our salty waters, Ganymede's ocean is buried under kilometers of ice.While scientists have speculated（ 推測 ） since the 1970s about the

31、presence of an ocean on Ganyrnede - the largest moon in our solar system - until now the only observational evidence came from a brief flyby by the Galileo spacecraft. which didn't observe the moon long enough to confirm a liquid ocean.This discovery marks an important milestone. highlighting wh

32、at only Hubble can accomplish. In its 25 years in orbit, Hubble has made many scientific discoveries in our own solar system. A deep ocean under the icy surface of Ganymede opens up further exciting possibilities for life beyond Earth.Scientists have already confirmed the existence of an ocean on Eu

33、rope , another moon orbiting Jupiter, and NASA has announced plans to send an unmanned mission there searching for the life that might come with liquid water.Hubble is a telescope that orbits Earth, but because of its impressive gravitational analyses it can he used to study the inside of far distan

34、t planets. Using these same principles, scientists could theoretically detect oceans on distant exoplanets as well.28 What can we learn about Ganymede from the passage?A It is a planet with the largest moon in our whole solar system.B Its ocean adds to people s excitement about life beyond EarthC It

35、 will be used by NASA as a base for the Hubble telescope.D Its liquid ocean was first proved by the Galileo spacecraft.29 Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude towards Hubble?A Cautious.B Doubtful.C Negative.D Favourable.30 What does the underlined part in Paragraph 6 mean?

36、A An underground ocean has been found in Europe.B The presence of an underground ocean in Europe is not possible.C It is now certain that there is an ocean on Europe,D No evidence has shown the existence of an ocean on Europe.31 What type of writing does this passage belong to?A A term essay. B A ne

37、ws report. C An experiment report. D An exploration review.DThe earth is dying before us yet we sit and watch, If the TV or the game system breaks, we run off to the stores to get it fixed immediately no matter what the cost. Why aren't we willing to fix our earth? Are our televisions and game s

38、ystems more important to us than where we live7 Where shall we continue to live. until the end of time?The earth is our home and cannot be replaced. We must take care of it. We have come up with so much technology that limits us instead of helping us. Take that game system we run to repair. What doe

39、s it do? It occupies kids' time! The earth has already given kids plenty of entertainment in the forms of fields and hills, forests and plains, water and land. However, instead of using what the earth has given us, and helping kids by giving them exercise as they run around. we decide to ruin ki

40、ds' minds with game systems that glue them to the screen for hours, and make them ignore their homework and chores. We have polluted this earth by making these things which do not even help us in any way!We have already messed up this world. we have ruined the air, water, and animals that it has

41、 so willingly provided for us. We need to stop this destruction of life and bring back the world we had before. It will not be easy. hut everybody can help! What about something as simple turning the lights off when you leave a room? Recycling what can Le recycled? Picking up litter? Donating money

42、to an environmental organization? None of these things are very hard. We, can ' t just always say, "Oh. the earth is a mew Ah, well, thoseompanies that are polluting much can stop and fix it. " instead , we need to help our. It's not only those big companies; it'ngsevatyday thi

43、we do too that are ruining the earth. So stop and think about what you do to make a difference to our world!32 . Why does the author mention televisions and game systems in Paragraph l?A . To make people better aware of the urgency LO the protection of the earth.B. To expose the great harm done to t

44、he earth by too much technology waste.C. To show the relationship between overuse of those thing.; with early death.D . To remind people to spend less on them and use the saved money in a wiser way. 33. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that the author.A . thinks we must take care of our

45、irreplaceable home - the earthB. thinks running around in fields occupies too much of kids' timeC. takes an extremely negative attitude to things like game systemsD . takes it for granted that technology gives kids plenty of entertainment 34. We can clearly feel that the author wrote this passag

46、e will deep.A . angerB. emotionC. sadnessD. regret35. What is the main purpose of this passage?A . To criticize those big companies that ruin the earth.B. To ask people co save kids from the harm done by pollution.C. To give kids plenty of entertainment in a clean environment.D . To call on people t

47、o stop ruining the earth. 第二節(jié)（共0.5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項巾選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項巾有兩項為多余選項。iPads vs. TextbooksWhat lf you could have your whole backpack at the touch or your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25 million were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all so

48、rts of different things, bur one of their finest qualities is the ability t. be a textbook. 36 To begin with, iPads are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new hooks , but with an iPad schools can update them for free._ 37 Schools don't have to spend$ 500 every year

49、 for iPads because they last a while and can be updated38 Students usually have multiple classes. which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filledwith books can cause back problems. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold and a student's textbooks.Thi

50、rd, schools should get rid of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more Capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. _39 Textbookscannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertipLastly,

51、 iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. 40 With iPads , they find it easier to get their homework done.In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads ha

52、ve allowed this generation to have their entire backpack in the palm of their handsA. These tablets are perfect for busy studentsB. Second, iPads cost less and are more popularC. Therefore, they can use the saved money for ocher programsD. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American c

53、ountiesE. Moreover, in high school, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each.F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.G. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and Other items that are found within the device. 第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 55分） 第一節(jié)

54、完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A.B.C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，井在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Uncle Bruce has been my most influential role model. l admire him because he has _ 41 me into the person I am today by teaching me about respect and responsibility and that anything _ 42 having takes a lot ofhard work.T

55、he most important thing he has 43 me is how to think. He always says, "You can learn something from everyone. 44 it's what not to do." He always does what he _ 45 If he says, "I'll pick you up at seven on Thursday," it will _ 46. Also, Bruce is the kind of person who actu

56、ally 47 you.Uncle Bruce was in the army for 20 years and went through some terrible _48 , but he hasn't let them affect him 49 . After hearing his stories about alcohol. and drug-related _ 50, I have no interest in doing anything that could 51 me or my friends. He is also the only person who tru

57、ly believes I can 52 it to West Point. He has done everything within his _53 to help me achieve that goal.Uncle Bruce is my hero because he is 54 that I want to be when I'm his age. He is smart, financially 55, and gives back to his community. There is no way I can _ 56 him for all he's done

58、. He is the one whose 57 can change the way I took at something. I've never told him that I love him, 58 has he told me, but we love each other and l wouldn't have it any other way. I'm not 59 he's perfect, but I can't imagine 60 without him now that he is here.41. A. shapedB. promotedC. trainedD. blessed42. A. likeB aboutC. fromD. worth43. A. directedB. taughtC. encouragedD. improved44. A. so thatB. even ifC. as ifD. now that45.