1、2016 届高三高考模拟测试英 语本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。满分 150 分。考试时间120 分钟。答案应写在答题卷上，不能答在试题卷上。第一卷（选择题 满分 100 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）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。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.5. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.答案是B。
2、1. How much would the man pay if he buys four ties?A. $30. B. $60. C. $108.2. What is the weather like now?A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Warm.3. Where are the speakers?A. In a hotel. B. At a dinner table. C. In the mans house.4. What is the woman?A. A reporter. B. A teacher. C. A student.5. What movie did
3、the man probably watch last night?A. World War . B. Airhead. C. Titanic.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the womans house. B.
4、In a company. C. On the phone.7. What is the man probably?A. A salesman. B. A reporter. C. A cleaner.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did the woman buy at last?A. A copy of New York Times.B. A bottle of Chinese vinegar.C. A kilo of bananas.9. How much did the woman pay all her things?A. $42.90. B. $48.70. C.
5、$48.10.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题 。10. What is the man looking for?A. A house. B. A company. C. A neighborhood.11. What can we know about the man?A. He is very critical of it.B. He isnt an honest man.C. He is satisfied with it.12. What will the speakers probably do soon?A. Meet each other tomorrow afternoon.
6、B. Talk about the price tomorrow. C. Sign an agreement.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题 。13. When does the microbiology lecture on Tuesday start?A. At 9 am. B. At 11 am. C. At 2 pm.14. How long does the chemistry lab on Wednesday last?A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours.15. Which day is the mans busiest day?A
7、. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.16. What has the man got on Friday?A. One lecture. B. Two tutorials. C. Nothing.听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。 17. What day is it today?A. Sunday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.18. What was Fridays weather like?A. Fine and partly stormy. B. Warm and dry. C. Fair and humid.19. What
8、 is Saturday evenings weather forecast for the state?A. Heavy showers over the northern part. B. Some rain in parts of the state. C. Light rain over the entire state.20. What event will occur on Sunday evening?A. The earths shadow will cover the moon. B. Colorful lights will appear in the sky. C. Sh
9、ooting stars will be visible.第二部分 阅读理解( 共两节, 满分 40 分)第一节 (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 (A.、 B、 C、 D)中 选 出 最 佳 选 项 ， 并 在 答 题 卡 上 将该 项 涂 黑 。 AEric was known for his red hair and his bad temper, and thus he earned the name Eric the Red. Like his father Thorval Asvaldson he a
10、lso killed several men in personal quarrels, one concerning the death of some of his slaves, and another concerning some wood working tools. Following these killings, he had to leave Iceland for three years.Eric lived and explored in Greenland for the full three years of his banishment(流放) from Icel
11、and. Realizing the habitable(适于居住的) Greenland, he returned to Iceland. He persuaded 25 ships to be with him on a mission to colonize（殖民） this new land. Some turned back and others were lost at sea, but Eric arrived in Greenland with about 14 ships, and around 500 settlers. The colony prospered（ 繁荣）,
12、 and Eric became a rich leader. Therefore, Eric was regarded as the discoverer of America.Erics son Lief was a strong leader, and an explorer himself. He sailed west and found rich lands there which he named Vinland, but soon after he returned to Greenland, the island was going through a plague (瘟疫)
13、 brought from Iceland, and many of its settlers, including Eric the Red, died. Once Greenland might have reached around 30004000 inhabitants（居住者）, but the dreams of settling further west came to little as the Greenlanders struggled to survive in their awful environment which worsened with a cooling
14、cycle. Several hundred years after Eric and Lief the Greenlanders were cut off from Europe, the colder climate brought the Innuit peoples south, and into fight with the Vikings that survived in the terrible conditions. Around a hundred years before Columbus “discovered America”, the colony in Greenl
15、and failed to support itself. No one knows if there were any survivors where they left.21. What can we learn about Eric the Red from paragraph1?A. Eric the Red often lent his wood working tools to other people.B. Eric the Red got his name because of his appearance and temper.C. Eric the Red often ha
16、d quarrels with his father and other people.D. Eric the Red was born in a rich family and lived a happy childhood.22. What led to the death of the inhabitants on Vinland?A. Fights against the invaders. B. Some natural disasters.C. The terrible weather there. D. An unexpected disease.23. Why did Lief
17、s hope of settling further west fail in the end?A. Because Lief was killed in the fight with the Innuit peoples.B. Because the environment there was awfully terrible.C. Because the Greenlanders were cut off from Europe.D. Because no one was willing to move westwards.BChildren who spend more time out
18、doors may have a lower risk of becoming nearsighted, new research suggests.In the study, researchers looked at about 1,900 schoolchildren. The scientists found that the kids who had been instructed to spend more time outdoors over three years were 23 percent less likely to develop nearsightedness du
19、ring this time than those who had not been instructed to spend more time outdoors. Moreover, among the kids who did become nearsighted during the study, the degree to which their eyesight worsened was slightly smaller among those who spent more time outdoors.The researchers selected six schools and
20、required the children, whose average age was 7 at the start of the study, to attend one additional 60-minute class of outdoor activities during each school day for three years. The parents of these children were also encouraged to engage their children in outdoor activities after school, especially
21、during weekends and holidays. The other half of the children, from another six schools, continued their usual activity patterns. After three years, 30.4 percent of the kids in the intervention (干预) group had become nearsighted, compared with 38.5 percent of the kids in the other group.It is not clea
22、r exactly why spending more time outside would benefit childrens eyesight, the researchers said. However, some research has suggested that the higher levels of light intensity found outdoors may increase the release of the chemical dopamine (多巴胺) of the eye. In turn, dopamine is known to restrict th
23、e type of growth in the eye that is associated with nearsightedness.Based on the new results, the researchers recommend that children spend more time outdoors because of the potential benefits of their eyesight. However, its important to protect kids skin and eyes from UV(紫外的 ) light, which can be d
24、amaging.24. What did the children in the intervention group do during each school day?A. Attend an extra class of outdoor activities.B. Continue to do their usual activities.C. Spend one hour in doing eye exercises.D. Participate in outdoor activities with parents.25. What can be inferred about the
25、chemical dopamine?A. It can contribute to poor sight. B. It can damage peoples brain.C. It is beneficial to eyesight. D. It means low levels of light intensity.26. What may be discussed next according to the last paragraph?A. How to design outdoor activities for kids.B. How to prevent kids becoming
26、nearsighted.C. How to protect kids skin and eyes from UV light.D. How to encourage kids to join in outdoor activities.27. Which can serve as the best title for the passage?A. The More Time Outdoors, the BetterB. Kids May See Better if They Play OutsideC. Its Time to Engage Kids in Outdoor Activities
27、D. Researchers Found a Cure for NearsightednessCAfter Dinner Car TroublesA complaint was received by the president of a major car company: “This is the fourth time I have written to you, and I dont blame you for not answering me because I must sound crazy, but it is a fact that we have a tradition i
28、n our family of having ice cream for dessert after dinner each night. Every night after weve eaten, the family votes on which flavor of ice cream we should have and I drive down to the store to get it. I recently purchased a new Pantsmobile from your company and since then my trips to the store have
29、 created a problem. You see, every time I buy vanilla(香草 ) ice-cream my car wont start. If I get any other kind of ice-cream, the car starts just fine. I want you to know Im serious about this question, no matter how silly it sounds: What is there about a Pantsmobile that makes it not start when I g
30、et vanilla ice-cream, and easy to start whenever I get any other kind?”The Pantsmobile company president understandably doubted about the letter, but he sent an engineer there anyway. The engineer had arranged to meet the man just after dinner time, so the two got into the car and drove to the groce
31、ry store. The man bought vanilla ice-cream that night and, sure enough, after they came back to the car it wouldnt start for several minutes, the engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, the man got chocolate. The car started right away. The second night, he got strawberry and again
32、 the car started right up. The third night he bought vanilla and the car failed to start.There must be a logical reason why the mans car wouldnt start when he bought vanilla ice-cream. What was it? After doing more research into the case, the engineer eventually found out the cause. Vanilla ice-crea
33、m was the most popular flavor and was on display in a little case near the express check out, while the other flavors were in the back of the store and took more time to select and check out. This mattered because the mans car was experiencing vapor (蒸汽) lock, which is excess (过度的) heat boiling the
34、fuel in the fuel line and the resulting air bubbles(气泡) blocking the flow of fuel until the car has enough time to cool. When the car was running, there was enough pressure to move the bubbles along, but not when the car was trying to start.Moral of the story: Sometimes even crazy-sounding problems
35、are real. A better moral: Chocolate ice-cream cures vapor lock.28. What can we know from the first paragraph?A. The family ate more ice-cream than other food at dinner.B. The company had paid less attention to the mans complaints. C. The man drove the second- hand Pantsmobile to buy desserts.D. When
36、ever the man bought chocolates, he couldnt start the car.29. After several letter complaints, the car company sent an engineer to_.A. check the problem out B. warn the man not to make troubleC. repair the problem car D. drive the car for him30. Which was the right order that caused the car problem?A
37、. excess heat boiling the fuel creating air bubbles block the flow of fuel B. creating air bubbles excess heat boiling the fuel block the flow of fuel C. block the flow of fuel excess heat boiling the fuel creating air bubblesD. creating air bubbles boiling the fuel excess heat block the flow of fue
38、l31. The author really wants to tell us that_.A. chocolate ice cream can settle a car problemB. buying a popular ice-cream may lead to problemsC. car companies should be more responsibleD. what doesnt seem reasonable sometimes exists DIt took 100 years, but finally, scientists proved Albert Einstein
39、s theory that gravitational waves exist. The waves were predicted as part of Einsteins General Theory of Relativity nearly 100 years ago. It was the theory of the physics behind the workings of our world and the universe. The idea was that the waves are like ripples（涟漪）in space, caused by some of th
40、e violent and energetic processes in the Universe. For example, two black holes crashing into each other.Now a group of scientists, including ones from CalTech, MIT and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration finally found the gravitational waves.David Reitze is the executive（有执行权的）director of the LIGO ob
41、servatory（天文台） at CalTech. “We have detected gravitational waves. We did it!” Reitze spoke with others at a press conference in Washington, DC this past week. The scientists announced they were able to see ripples in the fabric（织物）of space time.What are these gravitational waves? Well, imagine throw
42、ing a rock into a pond. When the rock hits the flat surface of the water, it creates ripples or waves. Space time is like the surface of the water. So that means gravitational waves are like the ripples moving out from where the rock hits the water.It might be hard to understand, but those gravitati
43、onal waves expand and contract space and time as they move through space. And when they get to the Earth, the waves pass through, and contract and expand the planet as the wave goes by.It was Einstein who said these gravitational waves should be observable. But these are not huge waves. They are ver
44、y, very small, which is why it took so long to find them. You cannot see them with your eyes. They are smaller than the size of an atom.How did the scientists find them? They used a giant scientific tool called LIGOwhich stands for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. The billion
45、-dollar LIGO project is two L-shaped observatories. One is in Louisiana and one in Washington state. Their job was to watch for these gravitational waves. They have been looking on and off since 2002.For years, scientists have been watching two black holes in another galaxy（银河）far away. The two were
46、 spinning around each other, moving closer and closer together. When they finally crashed into each other, it was with such power and force, that gravitational waves rang throughout the universe, like a giant bell. Those waves, traveling at the speed of light, finally reached the Earth, some 1.3 bil
47、lion years later. They are the same waves that the scientists announced this past week. Each of the black holes was thought to be 29 to 36 times the mass of our sun.So, what does this discovery mean? Abhay Ashtekar is a Penn State physicist, who was not on the discovery team. He said: “Our understan
48、ding of the heavens changed dramatically.”32. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?A. Gravitational waves have been existing for 100 years.B. Albert Einstein proved the existence of gravitational waves.C. Gravitational waves travel as fast as light.D. Albert Einstein pred
49、icted the existence of black holes.33. What can be inferred from the text?A. The LIGO project costs a lot of money.B. The LIGO project is directed by Abhay Ashtekar.C. The LIGO has been watching for gravitational waves continuously.D. The LIGO observatory is intended to detect black holes.34. What is the text mainly about?A. Einsteins General Theory of Relativity.B. The detection of gravitational waves.C. David Reitzes LIGO project.D
