1、1湖南师大附中2014 届高三高考模拟卷（一）英 语 试 题（考试范围：高考全部内容）本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量 120 分钟。满分 150 分。PartListening Comprehension（30 marks）Section A（225 marks）Directions: In this section, you w/ hear six conversations between, two speakers For each conversation, there are several questions and each question i
2、s followed by three choices marked A, Band CListen carefully and then choose the best answer for each questionYou w/t hear each conversation, TWICEExample :When will the magazine probably arrive?AWednesday BThursday C FridayThe answer is BConversation 1lWhere does the man live?AIn the mountains BOn
3、the lake CIn a city2What can we learn about the man?AHe built the house himselfBHe won-t live in the mountains foreverCHe has lived in the mountains for five yearsConversation 23When will the train leave?A At 10:30 B At 11:00 C At 11:104Where are they going?ATo the supermarketBTo the train stationCT
4、o the nearest petrol stationConversation 3 5How much does the tour cost, including lunch?AEighty yuan BNinety yuan CA hundred yuan6What can we learn about the guidebook?AIts expensive and uselessBIt-s about the places people will visitCIts written in both Chinese and EnglishConversation 47What has h
5、appened to Kate?AShe is stressed because of her job2BShe is much busier than beforeCShe hasnt been feeling well recently8What do we know about Kate?AShe is too busy to see a doctorBShe is not taking the doctors adviceCShe is bound to take the man-s advice9Why does the woman refuse to see Kate with t
6、he man?AShe thinks it is useless showing concernBShe has her own things to doCShe doesnt get along well with KateConversation 510When did the two speakers arrive at the cinema?AAn hour earlyBJust before the movie beganCThirty minutes early11What was ;the mans last movie experience like?A Fascinating
7、 B Bad CStrange12What doe the man ask the woman to do?AHold his place BHold his ticket CSit in the front rowConversation 613How many hours does the man need to sleep a night?AEight to nine hours BOnly five hours CSeven to eight hours,14What did scientists find according to the man?AFive hours sleep
8、a night is enoughBThe amount of sleep one needs is determined by a geneCOne needs at least eight to nine hours sleep to overcome tiredness15What is one characteristic of people who have a lower sleep requirement?AThey may suffer from tiredness during the dayBThey have higher efficiency in their dail
9、y tasksCThey may die earlier than othersSection B （75 marks）Directions：In this section，you will hear a short passageListen carefully and then fill in the numbered3blanks with the information you have heardFill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDSYou w/ hear the short passage TWICEPart II Lang
10、uage Knowledge（45 marks）Section A （15 marks）Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B，C and DChoose the one that best completes the sentenceExample：The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desertAcovering Bcovered Ccover Dto coverThe a
11、nswer is A21The ability one-s idea decides how far one can get along with ones colleaguesAexpressing Bexpressed Cto express Dto be express22Han Meimei, I was wandering why you were absent from yesterdays English classlIm sorry, but I n important interview thenAhad attended Bwas attendingCwould atten
12、d Dam attending23The headmaster is said to have returned from Vancouver, where he with another sister schoolWestside SchoolA would sign Bis signing C signs D signed24The players from the whole school are expected to bring us honor in this summer gameA selected Bto select C selecting Dhaving selected
13、25Very often, a small amount of the food ordered at restaurants left over, but, to our delight, the majority of the diners seen to pack the leftover homeAis; are Bis; is Care; are Dare; is26Have you heard about the recent air disaster?Sure, it the only thing on the news for the last three weeksAwoul
14、d be Bis Chas been Dwill be27Linda, make sure the tables before the guests arriveAbe set Bset Care setting Dare set28Li Lei is good at politics, geography and history, he is going to major in in collegeAnone of that Bone of which Cnone of them Dnone of it29MrSmith, with depression9 eating disorders
15、and alcohol abuse for years, finally 4understood the importance of healthAhaving struggled Bstruggling Cstruggled Dto struggle30I cant see the blackboard very wellPerhaps you need Ato examine your eyes Bto have your eyes examinedCto have examined your eyes Dto be examined your eyes31One of our rules
16、 here is that every student wear school uniform while at schoolAmight Bcould Cshall Dwill32As her parents are getting older and older? Lydia doesnt feel like abroad,Astudy Bto study Cstudied Dstudying33Not until she retired half a year ago more time to share with her childrenAdid she have Bshe had h
17、ad Chad she had Dshe had34Is everybody here?Not yetLook, there the rest Of our classmatesAhave come Bcome Care coming Dwill come35I told them not everybody could run as fast as you did, ?A could he B didnt I C didnt you D could theySection B（l8 marks）Directions: For each blank in the following passa
18、ge there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextIm retired from work and life from now onWhat do I mean? I mean Ill no longer work or live a life as conventional society expects me toIll nolonger 36 myself with money, socia
19、l statuses and matching peoples expectationsIll just live the life I like and trust everything will 37 itself out in the endWhy? Im only 28I still have four decades to go before my _ 38 But I guess I just realized life is too short to be spent doing something I dislike 39 , I found a good part of my
20、 life had been spent living for someone or something elseFrom my studying years to my working years, I had 40 been pursuing goals set by myself and by the societyThe pursuit of these _ 41 _ had made me a more successful person, but the act made me delay the moment in 42 of a better futureIt made me
21、wonder “Whats next? “ Since most of my life goals have been 43 , its time forme to create my life path again Start from today: live a life in a child-like manner rather than worry about what should be or what others might think!On the 44 it may seem as if nothing is going to changeIll still be writi
22、ng articles, creating videos and taking on media interviews to 45 my messageHowever, on the micro-level, things will be 46 Instead of asking, “What should I do today to achieve my goal?“, I will be asking myself,。 “What do I want to do today?“ Its a slightly but fundamentally different approach to m
23、y life and its something to 47 my life inside out36A associate Bconcern Crelate D combine37A work Bstand C turn D look38A achievement Bmovement Cimprovement D retirement39A Taking back BHolding back C Thinking back D Keeping back40A eventually Boccasionally C accidentally D constantly541A goals Bpro
24、mises C hopes D gifts42A favor Bcase C wait Dhonor43A set Bachieved C provided Dscored44A surface Btop C basis D bottom45A extend Bleave C spread D take46A similar Babsurd Csame D different47A adapt Bchange Cburden D ruinSection C（12 marks）Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in eac
25、h blank with one word that best fits the contextHave you ever seen the advertisement: Learn a foreign language in six weeks, 48 give yourmoney back? Of course, it 49 happens quite like thatBefore the Second World War, people usually learned a foreign language 50 study the literature of the countryNo
26、w most people want to speak 51 foreign language to work and live better Every year millions of people start their learningThen how do they do it? Some people try at home 52 books and tapesMachines and good books will be very helpful, but they can not do the students work53 go to evening classes or w
27、atch TV programsIf they use the language only 2 0r 3 times a week, learning it will take a long timeHowever, its 54 easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken But most people can not afford it, and many people dont have to do so 55 the language learned is more efficient in this w
28、ay or that way, it is hard to sayPart Reading Comprehension（30 marks）Directions : Read the following three passagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the informa
29、tion given, /n, the passageAMany American colleges and universities require applications for the fall term to be completed by January lst But some have deadlines of December lst So this was a proper week for a; research group in California to release its latest “national report card on higher educat
30、ion” The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education calls it “Measuring Up“The report says the price of college has increased more than 400% since 1982 Costs have climbed much faster than other prices -as well as the wages of average families The group warns that a continuation of these
31、trends would put higher education beyond the reach of most AmericansAnd it would mean greater debt for those who do go to collegeThe report also expresses concern that the United States is losing its leadership in sending young people to collegeEarlier progress can be seen m the percentage of Americ
32、ans age 35 and older who have a college degreeIn a comparison of 29 countries, the United States is second, after CanadaBut today other countries are making progress more quickly The United States is tenth in the percentage of college-educated adults age 25 to 34And it is seventh in the percentage o
33、f 18 to 24-year-olds in collegeAlso, a lot of students drop outThe report says college completion “has never been a strength“ of American higher education Among the 29 countries, the United States is fourteenth in college completion rates 656The report may be released inANovember BDecember CSeptembe
34、r DJanuary57The underlined word “it“ refers to “ “Aa research group in CaliforniaBthe latest national report card on higher educationCthe National Center for Public Policy and Higher EducationDapplications for the fall term58As mentioned in the passage, Athe number of college students has climbed ov
35、er the past decadeBthe college expenses may be a burden to studentsCthe USA ranks first in sending young people to collegeDthe USA is tenth in the percentage of college-educated students59According to the passage, America falls most behind in the percentage ofAgraduates aged 35 and older Bgraduates
36、aged 25 to 34Cgraduates aged 18 to 24 Dcollege completion60What is the passage mainly about?AThe increasing price of American collegeBA research on American higher educationCThe difficulties faced by American collegesDApplications for higher education in AmericaBI dont remember the exact date I met
37、Marty for the first timeLike a lot of people who want to get through a checkout line, my thoughts were on speed, nothing moreThe line I was standing in wasnt moving as quickly as I wanted and I glanced toward the cashierThere stood a man in his seventiesI thought, “Well, it probably takes him a litt
38、le longer to get the chores done“ For the next few minutes I watched him He greeted every customer before he began scanning the items they were purchasingSure, his words were the usual, “Hows it going?“ But he did something different -he actually listened to people Then he would respond to what they
39、 had said and engage them in brief conversationI thought it was odd, but I guess I had grown accustomed to people asking how I was doing simply out of a robotic conversational habit After a while, you dont give any thought to the question and just mumble（咕哝,含糊地说） something back I could say, “I just
40、found out I have six months to live,“ and someone would reply, “Have a great day!“This old cashier seemed genuine about wanting to know how people were feeling Meanwhile, the high-tech cash register rang up their purchases and he announced what they owed Customers handed money to him, he hit the app
41、ropriate keys gently, the cash drawer opened, and he counted out their changeThen magic happened He placed the change in his left hand, walked around the counter to the customer, and extended his right hand in an act of friendshipAs their hands met, the cashier looked the customers in the eyes“I sur
42、ely want to thank you for shopping here today,“ he told them, “You have a great day Bye-bye“ The looks on the faces of the customers were pricelessAll had been touched by his simple gestureNow it was my turn, I glanced clown at the name tag on his red vest, the kind experienced Wal-Martcashiers wore
43、It read, “Marty“Marty told, me how much I owed and I handed him some moneyThe next thing I knew he was 7,standing beside me, offering his right hand and holding my change in his left handHis kind eyes locked onto mineSmiling, and with a firm handshake61While the author stood in checkout line, maybe
44、she felt a littleA calm Bnervous C impatient D relaxed62In the opinion of the author, people wouldAremain silent while shoppingBhave a conversation On bad newsCthink carefully before a responseDhave a mechanical chat with each other63What made Marty different from other cashiers?AHe treated his cust
45、omers friendly and sincerelyBHe calculated without using the cash registerCHe was interested in others lifeDHe used the change to do some magic64 From the passage, we can infer that MartyAdidnt know how people were feelingBdevoted himself to his jobCwasnt skilled in doing his jobDwas familiar to all
46、 his customers65What might be the most suitable title for the passage?AShopping for fun BThe Conversation at a ShopCThe Handshake DAn Old CustomerCIm so blessed to have a career in which I get to travel all over the world speaking with amazing people and seeing beautiful places Along with my travels comes the reality of airport security lines and screeningsSometimes quick, but often inconvenient airport screenings have become
