湖北省鄂州市2015届高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试卷

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鄂州高中2015年高三年级第三次模拟考试

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本试题卷共10页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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   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秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
   1. What is Jack's occupation now?
   1. A secretary. B. A novelist.C.A newspaperman.
      2. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
      1. In a lab. B. In a clinic.C. In a dining hall.
         3. How old is Jane?
         A. 19. B. 27. C. 35.
         4. How often does the man go to visit his teacher?
         A. At least once a year.B. Once every two years.
         C. Twice a month.
         5. How did the woman feel about the English program?
         A. It's interesting. B. It's difficult.C. It's important.
         第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
         听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。
         听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
         6. How does the man seem to feel after this job interview?
         A. Anxious. B. Hopeful. C. Desperate.
         7. How many interviewees were able to go to the second interview?
         1. 4.B. 12.C. 16.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How much will the man pay?

1. 15 yuan. B. 55 yuan.C. 50 yuan.
   9. How long does the Cheaper way take?
   A. At least two weeks. B. At least ten days.C. It’s least ten weeks.
   听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。
   10. Why does the man refuse the first flat?
   A. It’s too small.B. It's too expensive.C. It's not on the top floor.
   11. Why does the woman let the man look at the second flat first?
   A. He is clean and quiet.B. He is kind and polite.C. He is poor and honest.
   12. How much will the man pay before moving in?
   A. $100. B. $50. C. $30.
   听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
   13. What is Tom doing?
   A. Listening to English songs.B. Surfing the Internet.
   C. Preparing for a test.
   14. How does the woman find studying English?
   A. Interesting. B. Boring.C. Difficult.
   15. What does the woman suggest the man do?
   A. Play more games online.B. Talk with friends online more often.
   C. Learn Western culture online.
   16. What will the woman do next?
   A. Go to school.B. Take an exam.C. Review lessons.
   听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
   17. Who is the speaker talking to?
   A. People showing interest in the theater. B. People working in the building.
   C. People visiting the university.
   18. What is the video showing today?
   A. The teachers of the university. B. The history of the theater.
   C. The buildings in the city.
   19. How soon will people meet again?
   A. In an hour and a half.B. In half an hour.C. In an hour.
   20. What is the purpose of the speaker's talk?
   A. To tell people the rules they should follow.
   B. To give people a brief introduction.
   C. To show people the direction.
   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. The reason why the government decided to put off the plans to build a new airport was that the plan met with fierce _______ from local farmers.
   A. observation B. opposition C. disagreement D. argument
   22. The manager demanded that the report of the committee be printed without any _______.
   A. consequence B. commitment C. deadline D. delay
   23. Drunks not only make a fool of themselves but their drunken behaviors could _______ their safety and the safety of others.
   1. endangerB. enforceC. encourageD. enrich
      24. Regardless of how you think of yourself, your social habits can easily become the things that 　　　 you.
      1. qualifyB. justifyC. identifyD. clarify

25. Even though computer screens don’t 　　　 radiation, the stress from staring over long periods can cause harm to your vision.

A. give awayB. give inC. give upD. give off

1. Both an aging population and health care reform are 　　　 a higher demand for health care service.
2. A. appealing toB. referring toC. contributing toD. adapting to
   27. A best friend is one who can always read your minds when you are at a loss for the_____ words to complete your thoughts
   1. temporaryB. preciseC. abosluteD. reliable

28. My good performance in the job interview left me _______ about my future and about what I can do here.

A. optimisticB. sensitiveC. puzzled D. embarrassed

1. I can’t meet you on Sunday. I’ll be _______ occupied.
   1. alsoB. neverthelessC. otherwiseD. just
2. This urban special school always accepts hearing-impaired students, _______ their educational level and background.
   1. according toB. regardless ofC. in addition toD. in terms of
      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和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。
      Hoping to inspire her young son to make more advances, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 31 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.
      Seizing the 32 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy 33 and eventually explored his way through a door 34 “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 35 that the child was missing.
      Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights 36 the impressive Steinway piano on stage. In 37 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 38 picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
      At that moment, the great piano master made his 39 , quickly moved to the piano, and 40 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
      Then bending over, Paderewski 41 down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right 42 reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young beginner 43 a frightening situation into a wonderfully 44 experience. The audience was 45completely.
      That’s the 46 it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 47 . We try our best, but the 48 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 49 can be beautiful.
      Next time you set out to 50 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
      31. A. dressedB. satC. seatedD. rested
      32. A. opportunityB. difficultyC. fact D. risk
      33. A. liftedB. raisedC. stoodD. rose
      34. A. writtenB. signedC. markedD. indicated
      35. A. acceptedB. toldC. discoveredD. offered
      36. A. buried inB. gave outC. aimed atD. focused on
      37. A. joyB. horrorC. trustD. pleasure
      38. A. quicklyB. innocentlyC. generallyD. personally
      39. A. entranceB. disappearanceC. arrangementD. opening
      40. A. shoutedB. repeatedC. promisedD. whispered
      41. A. turnedB. handedC. reachedD. sat
      42. A. leg B. arm C. foot D. fist
      43. A. transmittedB. transformedC. translatedD. transferred
      44. A. annoyingB. effectiveC. creativeD. fearing
      45. A. addictedB. attractedC. attackedD. invited
      46. A. wayB. approachC. mannerD. means
      47. A. abnormalB. ordinaryC. unimportantD. remarkable
      48. A. resultsB. intentionsC. goalsD. purposes
      49. A. luckilyB. fortunatelyC. slightlyD. truly
      50. A. accomplishB. enjoyC. overcomeD. become
      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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
      A
      Bobby Buns was a very amusing and lively waiter who had his own cafe. He was also very fortunate, because during a visit to his parents’ village he discovered that one of the young cows in the latest herd was pretty special. Instead of producing milk, this cow produced milk coffee.
      Intending to make himself rich, Bobby took the cow straight to the city. When he arrived, Bobby's wife told him that first he would have to re-organize the cafe so they had a place to put the cow. Bobby was so excited and impatient that he ignored this advice, and took the cow straight to the cafe. The result was unusually great. The cow was featured in the newspapers and on TV. Customers came from far and wide to taste the delicious fresh milk coffee.
      However, after the first excitement, it turned out that having a cow in the middle of a cafe was not at all comfortable. Every day the cow broke twenty or thirty cups simply by swishing its tail. The cafe smelt terrible. The hay the cow ate got spread all over the place, and the cow left so little room in the cafe that there would always be someone getting too close to the cow.
      And so the cafe began to lose customers. At last Bobby almost had to close the place. And so it was, that Bobby Buns realized that he had to be more patient and organized. He should wait until everything was ready before serving his freshly milked milk coffees.
      However, Bobby was a lucky sort of chap. While the cafe was being reorganized, he took the cow back to the village. There he discovered that one of the new hens laid chocolate eggs. This time he knew he had to be patient, and wait until everything was prepared, so he could have a cafe with a cow, a chicken, milk coffee, and chocolate eggs.
      When this was all in place, his cafe became the most famous and successful in the whole city.
      51. Where did Bobby Buns get his special cow?
      A. In the market. B. In a coffee shop.
      C. In the city centre. D. In his parent’s village
      52. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
      A. Bobby’s parents were quite rich. B. Bobby followed his wife’s advice.
      C. The cow was sold at a high price. D. The public took a great interest in the cow.
      53. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
      A. The small size of the coffee shop. B. How much milk the cow produced.
      C. The trouble caused by the cow. D. The excitement aroused by the cow.
      54. Bobby’s coffee shop attracted many people because .
      A. it offered good service B. it provided special drink
      C. Bobby was very humorous D. it presented special programs
      B
      When people refer to “sexy”, they usually mean that someone has good looks and an attractive body type. However, 37-year-old Benedict Cumberbatch proves that being sexy is more than just a shallow thing.
      Cumberbatch, best known for his role in the popular BBC drama Sherlock Holmes, has been named the world’s sexiest film star by British movie magazine Empire.
      His new title took the Sherlock star as a surprise, especially considering that he seems rather ill at ease with his own looks. “I think I’ve got a long face,” he told The Independent. “I look a bit odd.”
      However, for his fans, being sexy also means he or she has appealing personal qualities. Cumberbatch is never short on those.
      First of all, Cumberbatch is well-educated and he is a talented actor.
      Cumberbatch grew up in London. His rich parents, who were both actors, sent him to study at £32,000-a-year Harrow School to become a lawyer. However, when he got there he began reading plays and acting. He clearly made a clever choice for his career. “Benedict’s different look has done him well with the various roles he has been offered as a super-smart detective, a bad guy in Star Trek and the founder of (the secret-leaking website) Wikileaks in The Fifth Estate (which arrived at UK cinemas on Oct 11),” wrote Entertainmentwise.
      Despite his serious roles, Cumberbatch himself has a great sense of humor.
      No one likes a grumpy actor, and Benedict definitely isn’t that way when talking to people. Just take for example the comment he made about his surname. “Cumberbatch – it sounds like a fart in a bath, doesn’t it? What a stupid old name... When I became an actor, Mom wasn’t keen on me keeping it,” he once told Glamour magazine.
      And even though he is successful, Benedict keeps himself modest.
      This is not the first year that he has won an award. But the actor has shown his down-to-earth views on these titles. In an interview with The Independent, he said: “I’ve got more goals to achieve. It’s not like I’ve completely conquered the whole thing. That’s a lifetime’s objective, not an overnight thing.”
      55. Cumberbatch thinks his own looks are ______.
      1. hotB. normalC. extraordinary D. not good enough
         56. The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 9 is closest in meaning to ______.
         A. not dressing fancilyB. not thinking he is the best
         C. aware of his weaknessesD. thinking his competitors are the best
         57. Which of the following is TRUE about Cumberbatch according to the article?
         A. He disagreed with his parents about his career choice.
         B. His parents tried hard to earn enough to pay for his school fees.
         C. His different looks once blocked his way to an acting career.
         D. His mother insisted he keep his surname when he became an actor.
         58. What appealing qualities of Cumberbatch are mentioned in the article?
         a. competitive b. talented c. confident d. humorous e. down-to-earth
         1. abdB. bdeC. bcde D. abcd

C

It’s said that full moon nights always seem a little frightening. Is there any reason for this?

It turns out that it didn’t come from nowhere – a new study has found that full moons really can cause restless nights, reported The Economist.

To test the moon’s effects on humans, a research team in Switzerland studied the sleep patterns of 33 volunteers. In their sleep lab, there were no windows or any other ways of telling whether the moon was full outside. The researchers watched volunteers’ brain activity, eye movements and hormone levels.

Test results showed that volunteers’ brain activity during deep sleep dropped by 30 percent on nights closer to a full moon. On these nights, volunteers also took about five minutes longer to fall asleep and slept for 20 minutes less. Their levels of melatonin, the hormone that helps control our sleep cycles, also dropped.

These findings may cause the following reaction: “Yeah, I knew that already! I never sleep well during a full moon. Full moons are much brighter than regular ones, which prevents people from sleeping as deeply.”

However, the study accounted for the brightness: remember, volunteers could not see the moon from inside the lab. So what is the cause of the full moon’s unique power?

According to Professor Christian Cajochen of Basel University in Switzerland, the effect may be a relic of old times when humans had to run from predators. “On full moon nights there was more light and so in our past the risk of predators was higher, so maybe we needed to wake up more easily,” explained Cajochen. “However, it is hard to see a use for it in our modern lives.”

In fact, our sleep is not the only thing that changes with the lunar cycle. So does the level of tides. Many animals respond to the cycle too. For example, mosquitoes usually give birth around the full moon. As a result, they bite more on full moon days so that their eggs have enough blood to develop.

59. What does the article mainly discuss?

A. How full moons affect sleep and why.

B. Why full moon nights are thought to be scary.

C. How full moons affect animals.

D. Stories and research about full moons.

60. According to the article, during the test, on nights closer to a full moon, ______.

A. the volunteers could watch the changes of the moon

B. the volunteers’ levels of melatonin dropped by 30 percent

C. the volunteers found it harder to get to sleep and had shorter nights’ sleep than usual

D. the volunteers’ brains were more active during deep sleep than usual

61. From the article, we can conclude that the full moon’s effects on human sleep ______.

A. are because of its brightness

B. may have something to do with the situation of early humans

C. have something to do with changing levels of tides

D. may be different in different areas

62. According to the last paragraph, ______.

A. the full moon is helpful to some animals

B. the full moon affects many things

C. we can never know everything about the full moon

D. scientists are planning further research on the effects of the full moon

D

Should tipping be abolished? Many are calling for just that, arguing that there’s no connection between better service and better tips, and that tips are often abused.

But can tipping be abolished? History and experts say we’re probably stuck with it.

Efforts to end tipping in the US began as soon as the custom was introduced. Tips are said to have started in 17th century English bars. The concept wasn’t brought to America until the late 19th century, when wealthy travelers wanted to imitate Europeans, and it didn’t sit well with opponents who didn’t like the idea of creating a noble class.

But both servers and diners in the US eventually accepted tips. By 1915, legislators from several states tried but failed to pass laws banning tips.

By the time the Supreme Court said in 1942 that servers owned their tips and didn’t have to give them up to their bosses, it was the basis of a work and dining culture that had become deeply-rooted. A built-in reason to increase restaurant sales led to excellent service. Diners liked “voting” with their tips and in the 1920s and 1930s it provided a way to earn a living wage, especially for women.

Then Congress created the tip credit, which allows restaurants to pay servers less than full minimum wage based on the idea that employees make up the difference in tips. Several states, including California, still require servers to receive the full minimum wage. One argument for the tip credit was that employers could then afford to pay better wages to cooks, who typically make far less than servers.

When in 1989 Berkeley’s Chez Panisse did away with tips and added a service charge automatically to bills, customers were very angry and servers weren’t too pleased either. A service charge isn’t a tip. In Chez Panisse’s case it goes to a general fund that pays for higher wages and benefits for all staff, not just servers.

Nearly 25 years on, it’s still an issue for some customers and servers. Economists say that there’s really no good reason for people to tip - partly because a tip at the end of a meal isn’t going to improve services already provided. However, some people still want and prefer to tip, studies show.

63. What does the article mainly talk about?

A. How tipping culture started in the US.

B. Why tipping is becoming more popular in the US.

C. Measures the US government has taken to get rid of tips.

D. Debates throughout US history about whether or not to end tipping.

64. According to the article, tipping _______.

A. first started in France in the 17th century

B. was quickly accepted by servers and diners when it was introduced in America

C. was considered by some to be part of an upper class lifestyle when first started in the US

D. was banned in some states in the US at the beginning of the 20th century

65. It can be inferred from the article that after the tip credit was created, _______.

A. servers had to give the tips they had received to their bosses

B. cooks began to receive lower wages than servers

C. servers eventually received full minimum wage

D. servers had to offer better service to earn more

66. Chez Panisse added a service charge automatically to bills so that _______.

A. all of its staff could benefit from tips

B. servers could receive more in addition to tips

C. customers would be more satisfied

D. customers and servers would get along better

E

A video of a man crying with happiness over his son’s improving report card has spread online, with parents around the world praising the father for being so supportive and congratulating the boy on his hard work.

This was posted on YouTube this week by user “ariamark,” a British student who wrote in the description that he was failing math a year ago, but managed to get a C – a passing grade – the first time around.

“(I’ve) never been amazing academically and have struggled throughout school,” the boy writes. “Neither I or my dad or my teachers thought I was going to get my C.”

To catch his father’s reaction, the boy set up a camera and started recording as the dad came home and he showed his report card to him. The response is explosive.

“Is that real?” his father asks. “Is that real?” he repeats, screaming. “My God,” he then yells, immediately bursting into tears and bear-hugging his son.

The man then weeps uncontrollably for a few moments. “Are you sure?” he exclaims. “Yes,” the boy replies. More hugging and weeping then follows as the father closely examines the report card.

“It’s so heartwarming. Any parent can totally understand how he’s feeling,” said Amy Mc Cready, the author of the parenting guide, “If I Have to Tell You One More Time.”

“That was just coming from the heart. He couldn’t control that if he tried… all parents want their kids to succeed and do their best.”

The key step for the dad now is to reinforce and encourage whatever efforts his son took to create that improvement in academic performance: the hard work, the persistence, the extra study time, or perhaps meeting with teachers to get extra help, McCready said.

“Because you don’t want to send the message that it’s just about the grade,” she added. “If he worked his tail off and did all those great things – we want to really encourage that because those are the things that he can repeat in all aspects of his life, not just math.”

So what should you do if you’re worried about your child’s grades? Lots of encouragement is the key, McCready advised. Encourage your child to put in the study time and get extra help if needed. But also make sure your kids are responsible and own their own success, she noted.

“However, if the parents are always on the kid’s back and it turns into a big power struggle about the grades then the child is not going to feel encouraged,” McCready said.

1. What is the article mainly about?
   1. The importance of parents’ encouragement B. The importance of grades
      C. How to be good parentsD. How to improve grades
      68. What does the underlined word “reinforce” in Paragraph 9 mean?
      1. emphasizeB. releaseC. understandD. regulate

69. What does McCready mean by saying the underlined words?

A. Parents always hope to get a clever child.

B. Children can’t only be satisfied with a C.

C. Parents fear their children won’t get a C.

D. Students can’t succeed without others’ help.

70. Which of the following is McCready’s point of view?

A. Parents must encourage their children all the time.

B. Children can’t succeed if parents don’t encourage them.

C. Parents should be responsible for children’s failure.

D. Children must be a self-conscious learner to succeed.

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。

1. The number of the people, who have access to their own cars, ________________________

sharply in the past decade. (rise)

最近十年，拥有私家车的人的数量一直在急剧上升。

72. You seem to be expert at using chopsticks. Was it when you studied in China ________________________ these skills? (pick)

你好像很擅长使用筷子。是在中国留学时你学到这些技巧的吗？

73. If ________________________ the details in the math exam, I would not be criticized by the teacher now. (pay)

如果在数学考试中更注意细节的话，我现在就不会被老师批评了。

74. So interesting ________________________ it to have a picnic in the open air that they were unwilling to leave when it was dark. (feel)

他们觉得在户外野炊是如此有趣，以至于天黑了也不愿意离开。

75. The new intercity railway is reported ____________________, and we are sure it will make it more convenient to travel from Ezhou to Wuhan. (complete)

据报道新的城际铁路已经竣工，我们相信这将会使鄂州到武汉更加便捷。

76. With everything ___________________, we think he has done pretty well. (take)

统观全局，我们认为他已经做得很好了。

77. Your speech was heard by the five judges, ___________________ that it was the best one this year. (agree)

那五位评委听了你的演讲，他们都认为这是今年最好的。

78. She was ____________________ when her daughter didn’t come home. (more)

当她的女儿没回家时，与其说她生气倒不如说她担心。

79. I know nothing about her except ____________________ in a small village. (bring)

除了知道她在一个小山村里长大以外，我对她一无所知。

80. In order to save every drop of water, we are not supposed to _______________ while brushing our teeth or washing the dishes. (run)

为了节约每一滴水，我们不应该在刷牙或者洗碗时让水一直流淌。

第二节 短文写作（共1题；满分30分)

请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling. And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!

注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；

②除诗歌外，文体不限；

③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

④词数为120左右。