天长中学英语试卷

天长市2015届高三第三次模拟考试

英语试卷 第Ⅰ卷（共115分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1. What do we know about the woman’s sister?

A. She’s pretty. B. She’s tall. C. She has black hair. 2. How many times has the woman been to Asia? A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times. 3. When does the woman usually get up on weekends? A. At 6:00am. B. At 6:30am. C. At 7:00am. 4. What sports does the man play?

A. Football. B. Basketball. C. Tennis. 5. Where is the bus stop?

A. Across from the drugstore. B. Beside the hotel. C. Behind the drugstore 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，选出最佳选项。 请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题 6. Which city is the man’s birth place?

A. Boston. B. New York. C. Los Angeles. 7. What is the man now?

A. A student. B. An actor. C. A lawyer. 请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 8. What food does the woman like best?

A. The sweet and sour chicken. B. The tofu curry. C. The fried fish. 9. What is the last food the woman recommends?

A. The pepper soup. B. The beef steak. C. The green salad. 请听第8段材料，回答第10、12题 10. How long is the woman’s vacation?

A. Four days. B. Five days. C. Seven days. 11. What has the woman heard about Cairo?

A. Visiting there is really cheap. B. It’s very crowded. C. It’s extremely big. 12. What is the weather like in New Orleans?

A. Hot and humid. B. Hot and dry. C. Pretty cool. 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题 13. What happened to the man?

A. He broke his left leg. B. He hurt his ankle. C. He hurt his neck.

英语试卷 第1页 （共10页） 14. Who took the man to the hospital?

A. His wife. B. His brother. C. His neighbor. 15. How long did the woman stay in the hospital?

A. For three weeks. B. For five weeks. C. For eight weeks. 16. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man fell onto the floor in his apartment. B. The man wills stay in the hospital for two weeks. C. The woman had an accident three years ago. 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题 17. Why is Jack’s achievement so unusual? A. He cannot hear. B. He cannot see.

C. He can fetch many objects.

18. How old was Jack when he got the disease? A. Six. B. Seven. C. Ten.

19. How did Jack’s owner feel before the competition? A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Confident. 20. What do we know about Jack? A. He is a friendly black dog.

B. He can find water by using his sense of smell. C. He is he first dog that his owner adopted.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 21. ---Does Mr. Brown have much money?

---Yes. When he worked in ___town, he earned a lot. Now he has a big farm in ___country. A. the; a B. /; / C. /; the D. the; the

22. The Swiss tend to behave formally and ___each other by last name. A. address B. communicate C. distinguish D. contact

23. An old man went into the cinema and after ___seemed an hour he came out. A. that B. what C. which C. it

24. President Xi Jinping said, “___our hope that the two sides will work towards peace”. A. This is B. There is C. That is D. It is 25. ---Where did the quarrel happen?

---It was at the post office near the hotel ___the peace talk would be held. A. that B. where C. when D. which

26. The chef is very strict and will accept ___less than perfection from his kitchen staff. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

27. Only when you are in their shoes can you really ___their difficult situation. A. refer to B. adapt to C. turn to D. relate to

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28. Tony entered college at the age of 18,___four later at the head of class.

A. graduated B. graduating C. to be graduating D. having graduated 29. ---Does the merchant work in china now?

---No, but he, as well as his three children, ___in China for nearly two years. A. lived B. has lived C. had lived D. have lived

30. My uncle, ___the new life never matters, enjoys adventure and immigrated to Austria last year. A. whose B. of which C. for whom D. where

31. Children are educated and expected to be polite and ___towards their teachers and parents. A. apparent B. passive C. confident D. considerate 32. ---John, do you need to refresh yourself with a cup of coffee? ---Yeah, I went to bed very late last night,___, early this morning. A. rather than B. what’s more C. or rather D. other than

33. The professor had such a wonderful time there___ his students held a party to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary in a restaurant.

A. that B. where C. what D. when

34. ___ the college will get in more new students next year is not surprising at all. A. What B. That C. Whether D. How 35 ---I’m eager to see Nicholas’s new movie. ---___, Lily, but I’m tired of it.

A. I couldn’t agree more B. It’s my cup of tea C. It seems right up your street D. So am I

第二节，完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

Frank was not the same with the other villagers. He tried to 36 from the same old familiar routine, and looked around for new ideas. So people 37 at him and even his 38 felt ashamed for having “a black sheep” in their home.

But Frank didn’t care about their ugly 39 . He trusted in his ability and kept his head up high. One day as he 40 through the village, his shoes got stuck in the weed (杂草). Pulling them out from the weed, Frank was lost in thought. Then 41 , it occurred to him what he wanted to do in life.

He went around 42 the shoes of everyone in the village and pitied the sight of their shabby footwear. In the city, shoes were too 43 for the poor villagers, so they wore shoes 44 no one could use it ever again.

Frank went to the city to collect information and resources on how to 45 shoes. He worked with a shoemaker and 46 home six months later, equipped with 47 and material. He made a pair of shoes for everyone in his family. Soon the villagers 48 Frank to make shoes for them, too. He set a(n) 49 they could afford, where his profits （利润） were included.

50 spread like fire and Frank had shoe projects he 51 dreamed of. He put up a board at his home, reading: “Frank Shoe Mart give your feet some love.”

Soon Frank 52 many villagers in his factory, and everyone in his own family had a job that earned them more money than their regular jobs. Now Frank’s parents were 53 of their son because Frank

英语试卷 第3页 （共10页） became the village savior.

Always believe in yourselves and your 54 . Be proud and confident of yourself no matter how 55 a person you are. 36. A. learn B. live C. escape D. realize 37. A. pointed B. laughed C. shouted D. stared 38. A. friends B. partners C. parents D. villagers 39. A. habits B. looks C. rules D. remarks 40. A. flew B. rode C. drove D. walked 41. A. finally B. suddenly C. luckily D. surely 42. A. buying B. appreciating C. seeking D. observing 43. A. cheap B. nice C. expensive D. common 44. A. after B. though C. when D. until 45. A. make B. clean C. repair D. sell 46. A. owned B. missed C. returned D. left 47. A. equipment B. energy C. knowledge D. shoes 48. A. allowed B. forbade C. ordered D. asked 49. A. limit B. example C. record D. price 50. A. Note B. Lie C. Word D. Humor 51. A. never B. frequently C. seldom D. always 52. A. found B. employed C. fired D. saved 53. A. afraid B. proud C. tired D. jealous 54. A. judgment B. decision C. opinion D. ability 55. A. famous B. honest C. happy D. small

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，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A

It’s almost bedtime. The detective in your exciting mystery book is just minutes away from catching the thief ( 贼 ) red-handed. And you’re wishing you could just read faster! Here, Spritz is set to change the very way you read.

Normally, when we read text, our eyes flow across words from left to right, and then downwards over the lines. And our brain works behind the scenes to make sense of what we read. The developers behind Spritz say that when we read, we spend close to 80% of the time just moving between words and only 20% actually processing them!

They state that our brain processes a word when it reaches the word’s OPR(最优识别视点)---this letter is highlighted in red. So Spritz rapidly flashes a single word at a time on a small viewing screen and all the red ORPs are lined up. This reduces eye movement and improves the speed of understanding the text.

Users of Spritz can adjust their reading speeds from 250 words per minute (wpm) all the way up to a 1,000 wpm. At the fastest speed, you can actually read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in just 77 minutes! A normal person averages 200—250wpm, and the result received from Spritz tests shows that

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many had doubled their reading speed by the end of their experience.

The fact that we can read information faster sounds exciting. Many feel that Spritz could bring back the fine art of reading books. However, the same art of reading also involves emoting (表现情感)with the writer, and taking a moment or two to think about the situation. --- something not quite possible while Spritzing. Book lovers feel that the speed and separate words of Spritz destroy the softer emotions, especially in novels and short stories. On a more practical side, even a cough would cause you to miss a considerable amount of the display.

56．In Paragraph 1, the author mentions a book to ______. A. introduce a topic B. offer an argument

C. make a comparison D. describe an organization 57. According to the text, Spritz_____.

A. is very popular with book lovers B. shows readers words one by one

C. highlights important words in red D. allows its users to read at any speed

58. In the author’s opinion, Spritz might be_____.

A. helpful B. acceptable C. unsatisfactory D. uninteresting 59. What would be the best title for the text_____. A. Speed reading, one word at a time B. Spritz---a popular speed reader

C. How Spritz redesigns reading D. Reading makes a full man

B Gallery Policies for Visitors to National Gallery of Art, Washington Visitors must present all carried items for For the safety of the artworks and other visitors. inspection upon entry. After inspection, all bags, Nothing may be carried on a visitor's back, Soft front backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as baby carriers are allowed, but children may not be determined by security officers must be left at the carried on shoulders or in a child carrier worn on the checkrooms. Free of charge, close to each entrance. back. Pushchairs are available free of charge near All oversized bags, each checkroom. Smoking is prohibited. Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas. Backpacks, and luggage must be left at the Unopened bottled water may be carried only in checkrooms near the 4th Street entrance of either the a visitor's bag. Cell phones may not be used in the East or West Building. These items will have to be galleries. x-rayed before being accepted. Items of value, such Animals, other than service animals, are not as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not permitted in the Gallery. be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the Skateboarding is prohibited.

英语试卷 第5页 （共10页） galleries. Picture-taking(including video) for personal We regret that we do not have enough space use is permitted except in special exhibitions and for visitor items larger than 17×26 inches into the where specifically prohibited. Tripods(三脚架) are Gallery or its checkrooms. not allowed. Additional security procedures and checks Please do not touch the works of art. may be taken according to the decision of the Gallery. 60. When people come to visit the Gallery, they should ______. A. leave all their carried items at the checkrooms B. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entrance

C. take all their carried items with them without inspection D. have all their carried items inspected at the entrance 61. What does the Gallery feel sorry for?

A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms. B. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited. C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space. D. Visitor items over 17×26 inches must go through additional checks. 62. Parents with small children visiting the Gallery ______. A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers. B. can carry their children on their shoulders

C. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back D. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children 63. Visiting photographers should make sure that ______.

A. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the Gallery B. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitions

C. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the Gallery D. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use

C

Writing is not an easy skill. Not only does it require the ability to organize and express ideas in the mind, but it also requires the ability to get the muscles in the hands and fingers to form those ideas, letter by letter, on paper.

Experts say teachers and parents should suspect dysgraphia (书写困难症) if a child’s handwriting is unusually difficult to read. Letters might be sized or spaced incorrectly. Capital letters might be in the wrong places. The child’s hand, body or paper might be in a strange position. These can all be signs of dysgraphia. Spelling problems can also be related to the disorder.

Many people have poor handwriting, but dysgraphia is more serious. Dysgraphia is a neurological (神经系统的) disorder that generally appears when children are first learning to write. Writing by hand can be physically painful for people who have it. There are different kinds of dysgraphia. And it can appear with other learning disabilities, especially those involving language.

Experts are not sure what causes it. But they say early treatment can help prevent or reduce many

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problems. For example, special exercises can increase strength in the hands and improve muscle memory. This is training muscles to remember the shapes of letters and numbers.

Children can try a writing aid like a thick pencil to see if that helps. Schools can also provide more time to complete writing activities or assistance from a note taker. Teachers could have students with dysgraphia take tests by speaking the answers into a recorder, or type their work instead of writing it.

Children with dysgraphia might be able to avoid the problems of handwriting by using a computer. Yet experts say they could still gain from special instruction to help them organize their thoughts and put them into writing. Such skills become more important as children get older and schoolwork becomes more difficult.

64. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Writing is both a physical and mental skill.

B. Poor handwriting must be caused by dysgraphia. C. There is no way to prevent dysgraphia. D. Only children can suffer from dysgraphia

65. Which of the following is not the possible symptoms of dysgraphia? A. Incorrectly sized letters. B. Wrongly placed capital letters. C. Low intelligence. D. Spelling difficulties.

66. Dysgraphia is more serious than poor handwriting probably because_____. A. it happens when children begin learning to write B. it makes one’s handwriting unusually hard to read C. it can cause disabilities in one’s hand or body D. it is some kind of disorder related to neuron

67. In terms of preventing or reducing dysgraphia, the author probably agrees that___? A. finding out the real cause of dysgraphia is the first step B. training and improving the muscle can be helpful

C. dysgraphia can be cured if people receive treatments early D. using modern technology or other aids is of little help D

Plant cloning has been an agricultural technique used by farmers and gardeners for centuries. Grafting (嫁接) is a common form of plant cloning. Many plants in nature actually clone themselves and reproduce sexually.

Cloned plants are much more predictable than normal plants, so their yield (产量) is more reliable. Cloned plants also reproduce faster, limiting the amount of time between planting and harvesting. It is also often cheaper to produce seeds through cloning than through traditional methods. Plants can essentially be optimized so that farmers or individual growers always have the best seeds available. With more yield at a faster rate, farms can produce more food for more people while decreasing overall costs.

Cloning can be used to wipe out diseases that previously killed off entire fields of crops. This would make plants immune (免疫的) to the kinds of diseases that farmers and gardeners around the world fear each year. Crop failures due to disease and virus could become a thing of the past. Also, plants that are near extinction can be brought back to life through cloning.

英语试卷 第7页 （共10页） Through cloning scientists can develop “super” fruits and vegetables of superior nutritional quality. This could make for a healthier population overall. This is already being done through selective pollination (授粉), and genetic cloning could take it to the next level.

By plant cloning we have a population of identical plants and all these plants equally suffer from the same diseases, but in nature the weak would die and the strong would survive. While there are some dangers to consider with plant cloning, there are plenty of benefits that could prove vital to the propagation (繁衍) of the human species.

68. The underlined word “optimized” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ ”. A. enlarged B. produced C. perfected D. examined 69. According to the text, cloned plants A. have lower yield than normal plants B. need little care from people C. resist various kinds of diseases D. have a short growth cycle 70. What can we infer from the text?

A. The fruits produced by cloned plants taste much better. B. There are more cloned plants than normal plants. C. Plant cloning can disturb the laws of nature. D. People should avoid eating cloned fruits. 71. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To warn the negative effects of plant cloning. B. To present different kinds of plant cloning. C. To predict the future of plant cloning.

D. To inform us about the advantages of plant cloning. E

Almost everybody likes to relax, to visit new places and see new things. Holidays are obviously great ways to do this. But is it better to go on holiday with family, with friends, or alone?

Holidays with family can be hard work and there can be many arguments. One friend told me that both she and her sister were in tears after arguing on holiday…before their flight had even taken off. Not everybody in the family wants to do the same things. In my own family, dad always wants to go to a museum, mum and Sister want to shop and I want to go to a coffee shop. The majority rules and we end up shopping. Traveling with family can be very cheap or even free, though, if parents pay.

Holidays with friends are not usually as cheap but money always pays an important role. It is normal for everyone to have different budgets and there needs to be a lot of compromises (折中), from where you stay, to where you eat. This inevitably(必然地)causes problems.

Nonetheless, traveling with friends can be incredible fun. When on holiday with friends you do different things than you do with family. It is also good for learning more about your friends, and sharing experiences together. Even though we spend a lot of time with our friends, traveling with them is different and a way to strengthen a friendship.

When choosing with whom to travel, there is another option: alone. Traveling alone has advantages over traveling with other people. For example, you do not have to compromise on money issues. You can choose what you want to do and it can also be a good opportunity to meet now people, especially when

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staying in hotels.

Of course, traveling alone is not always good. It can be lonely and, sometimes, dull with on one to talk to. And, when at the bus station or airport, there is nobody to look after your suitcase when you want to go to the bathroom.

72. The author doesn’t think highly of traveling with family because___. A. holidays with family usually end up shopping

B. it is hard work to arrange routes for holidays with family C. the expenses are beyond control for holidays with family

D. it is not easy for family members to reach agreements on things to do

73. Which of the following is the main disagreement when traveling with friends_____. A. The issue of money. B. The condition of accommodation. C. The preference of food. D. The problem of making compromises. 74. What is mainly discussed in the 4th paragraph_____. A. Tips for traveling with friends.

B. The necessity of traveling with friends. C. The advantages of traveling with friends.

D. Things you can do when traveling with friends.

75. The author prefers to travel alone mainly because he/she____. A. does not want to share with others B. likes to have more freedom on holiday C. values the experiences of traveling alone

D. prefers to communicate with others at anytime

第Ⅱ卷（共 35分）

第一节 任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

There are many things we all want --- a meaningful career, less stress, and maybe a little more happiness--- and try as we may, the sad truth for most of us is that they won’t happen. And for all of our trying, seldom do we stop to ask why. Yet we repeatedly make mistakes and finally cannot get what we really want. Here are just four things that might get in the way of what you really want.

You give up too soon. Getting what you want isn’t supposed to be easy. While you may think you deserve a great relationship now, maybe you haven’t truly learned how to develop one. It takes years of hard work after all. And so do most things you want. Yet, for most of us, we have wants, and then we have excuses. This is wrong. Instead, if our wants are truly great, we should keep moving forward to earn them.

You don’t take setbacks(挫折) well. Setbacks hurt but nobody can escape them in life. Yet, what do most of us do with setbacks? We focus on how painful they are. But we don’t focus on how to move through them---even use them---to push us forward. So setbacks are never the problem, but what you do with them is.

英语试卷 第9页 （共10页） You doubt yourself. You may want many things, but do you really think you deserve them? If you don’t, the doubt you have will direct everything you do. You’ll find excuses, give up too soon and listen to the critics. Getting what you want, after all, means you have to believe you deserve it.

You focus too much on what others think. Sure it matters. However, if it matters more than getting what you want, you’ll change your behavior to make sure you’re accepted by everyone else but yourself. So don’t be busy worrying about what others think, but keep going after what you want. Title Why don’t you get what you want? introduction ·Though we often(76)___to get what we want, we seldom stop to ask why. ·Repeating mistakes prevents us getting what we really want. (77)___ Suggestions You give up too soon. ·Realize that everything is(78)___to get. ·Don’t find excuses to give up but move forward to(79)___your wants. ·Realize setbacks are actually part of life(80)___. ·Avoid focusing on the (81)___they bring us; instead, use them to push You take setbacks badly. us forward. ·Realize the problem is not setbacks but the(82)___that we handle them. You aren’t confident. ·Believe you really (83)___to get what you want. You care too much about others’ Focus on (85)___after what you want instead of what others think of (84)___. you.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

请你阅读下面的引语，并以该引语为标题用英语写一篇短文。 “Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.”

---Alexandre Dumas

内容包括：1.该引语的含义；2.体现该引语含义的个人经历；3.恰当的结尾。 注意：词数120左右。

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass

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