1、2018 届重庆市实验中学高三 5 月预测模拟英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间 120 分钟，满分150 分。注意事项：1答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2答选择题时，必须使用 2B 铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3答 非 选 择 题 时 ， 必 须 使 用 0.5 毫 米 黑 色 签 字 笔 ， 将 答 案 书 写 在 答 题 卡 规 定 的 位 置 上 。 4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。 第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，
2、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。1. What did the man do? A. He started the phone.B. He broke the buttons.C. He fixed the screen.2. What will the speakers buy at the store? A. Bread.B. Meat.C. Ch
3、ips.3. How much did the woman pay for the refrigerator? A. $800.B. $300.C. $150.4. Where does the man most likely live? A. In Canada.B. In New York.C. In California. 5. Why did the womans plants die, according to the man? A. From not enough water.B. From not enough sun.C. From not enough plant food.
4、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. According to the man, who discovered America? A. The Spanish.B. Columbus.C. The Native Americans.7. What is the probabl
5、e relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student.B. Mother and son. C. Friends.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does the woman want to go home? A. She isnt feeling well.B. She needs to get something to eat.C. She doesnt want to attend the meeting.9. What will the man do for the woman? A. Drive h
6、er somewhere.B. Work on her project for her.C. Ask for a sick leave for her.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How does the woman know the man ate the cookie? A. She saw him on the video camera.B. Another customer told her.C. She saw him in person.11. Why did the man lie? A. He didnt want to pay.B. He thoug
7、ht the cookie tasted bad.C. He thought the cookie was too expensive. 12. What happened at the end of the conversation? A. The man paid for the cookie. B. The woman called the police. C. The speakers went to the back of the store.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What event are the speakers attending? A. A
8、dinner party.B. A wedding.C. An anniversary celebration.14. What does the woman want most right now? A. To dance.B. To eat something.C. To change her clothes.15. What did the man eat when he first arrived? A. Some cheese.B. Fish and rice.C. Some cake.16. According to the woman, what probably cost a
9、lot of money? A. The flowers.B. Jennies clothes.C. Matts tie.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. According to the speaker, what is Jen like? A. Strict but loving.B. New and talented.C. Friendly and funny. 18. Which award did Luisa win? A. Best Hairdresser.B. Employee of the Year.C. Best Customer Service.19.
10、 How long has Dina worked in the salon? A. Three months.B. Two years.C. Seven years.20. What is true about the awards? A. The awards have different prizes.B. The winners will get extra vacation days. C. A total of $1200 was given out.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 A、
11、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题上将该选项的标号涂黑。AEcole College Park SchoolFall Welcome BackTuesday, September 5thDear Families：Our first day of school for the 2017/2018 school year is Tuesday, September 5. This is a very important day: we welcome students and parents back to another school year and confirm the st
12、udents who will be attending Ecole College Park School. Please note that students in Grade 18 should be prepared to stay for the entire morning. Kindergarten students will only stay for an hour.Tuesday Attendance Information:Kindergarten students/parents go to their regular classroom (downstairs, on
13、 left) for one hour only. Parents please stay for the full hour.Grade 18 students will meet outside (weather permitting) or in the gym to find their grade signs and then will move to classrooms.Busing Information:Changes to the 20172018 school year bus service will begin on September 5.Busing starts
14、 for Kindergarten students on September 11 and continues from September 11 onward.Please do not park in our school bus zone as parking tickets are issued.Fees to Be Paid in Office Area First Week of School:Ecole College Park School covers the $ 28 cost of all student fees. Additional request for mon
15、ey may be needed to support field trips of special projects.Grade 18 students pay a $ 6 Student Planner fee.Band Fee is $ 25 and is paid to the band teacher.On Wednesday, September 6，students should be at school by 8:50 am and meet in the classroom they were in on Tuesday. This will be a full day of
16、 classes for students.21. How long will a Grade 7 student stay at school on Tuesday, September 5?A. An afternoon. B. An hour. C. Half a day. D. A full day.22. How much does one need to pay to join the band?A. Six dollars. B. Twenty-five dollars.C. Twenty-eight dollars. D. Fifty-five dollars.23. What
17、 will students do on Wednesday，September 6?A. Meet outside or in the gym. B. Move to a new classroom for a day.C. Begin to have lessons as normal. D. Start to take the school bus to go to school.B“I wish we could stay another week，” my six-year-old son, Colin, said with a sigh on the last day of our
18、 vacation. I didnt blame him. We looked forward to our annual week at the Jersey Shore all year. Four of usmy mom, my husband, and Colin 一 rented the second floor of a large summerhouse. Theres plenty of fun for all the family. I would have loved to have another week there too.“Sorry, buddy,” I told
19、 Colin, “but we cant afford it.” “What if I prayed for it?” he asked. “You can pray for anything you want. I told him. “Ill pray that we can have an extra week next summer. Ill pray all year. ” I told him it was a great idea, but once we got home I had second thought. We had never been able to come
20、up with the money for a two-week stay. Maybe I should be reminding Colin that sometimes our prayer requests would not be replied. But I couldnt bring myself to do it. All year round when Colin said his prayers, he would mention the extra week at the beach house.The next summer found us back with our
21、 whole family at the same beach house 一 for one week only. Colin didnt seem too disappointed as we were packing up to leave on our last day. Just then, the phone rang. My mom answered it. When she hung up，she looked surprised. “That was the houses owner，” she said. “The people staying here next week
22、 just cancelled. Hes offering it to us for a bargain price. That bargain price was just low enough for us to cover. It was our familys only two-week holiday, thanks to Colin.24. What did the author think of her sons request when saying “I didnt blame him. ？A. Reasonable. B. Unbelievable. C. Ridiculo
23、us. D. Strange.25. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Borrowing money.B. Staying another week.C. Praying for an extra week.D. Having a two-week holiday.26. Which of the following best describes Colin?A. Generous. B. Determined. C. Honest. D. Brave.27. What can we learn fro
24、m the last paragraph?A. They cancelled their holiday for the next year.B. Colin got extremely disappointed upon leaving.C. Their dream to have a two-week holiday came true.D. The authors mother called the house owner for a bargaining.CA Japanese engineer has developed a transporter small enough to b
25、e carried in a backpack that he says is the worlds first “car in a bag”. Twenty-six-year-old Kuniako Saito and his team at Cocoa Motors recently introduced to the public the battery-powered “WalkCar” transporter, which is the size of a laptop and resembles a skateboard more than a car. The slender W
26、alkCar is made from aluminum and weighs between two and three kilograms, depending on whether it is an indoor or outdoor version.Saito expects to see many other uses for his transporter, as he says it has enough power to help people push wheelchairs with ease. The lightweight metal board is stronger
27、 than it looks, and can take loads of up to 120kg. It reaches top speeds of 10 kilometers per hour, for distances of up to 12 kilometers after three hours of charging. Its developer says its also extremely simple to ride. Once the rider stands on it the WalkCar starts automatically, while simply ste
28、pping off stops the vehicle. To change direction, the user just shifts their weight. Best of all, there is no need to find a parking space， because it fits into a small bag when not in use.Saito said his studies in electric car motor control systems brought him the idea for the new kind of ride. “I
29、thought, what if we could just carry our transportation in our bags, wouldnt that mean wed always have our transportation with us to ride on? And my friends asked me to make one, since I was doing my masters in engineering specifically on electric car motor control systems,” he said.Saito says custo
30、mers will be able to reserve their own WalkCars from autumn 2017 on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter. The futuristic skateboard will have a price-tag of around 100,000 Japanese Yen (approx. $ 800 USD). Shipping is expected to begin by spring 2019.28. What do we know about the transporter from t
31、he first paragraph?A. Its safe. B. Its portable.C. Its heavy. D. Its expensive.29. When the user steps off the WalkCar, it will_.A. stop running B. charge itselfC. start moving D. change direction30. Whats the biggest advantage of the WalkCar?A. It carries a lot. B. Its simple to ride.C. It doesnt b
32、urn any oil. D. It needs no parking lot.31. What contributes to Saitos invention?A. His friends help. B. The popularity of cars.C. His studies in engineering. D. The advice from the disabled.DThe other day I came across a story in The New York Times Magazine about Googles goal to build better teams
33、in the workplace. Google found that the best teams arent necessarily formed when great minds come together but rather when co-workers feel “psychologically safe” with one another.Thats something Google manager Matt Sakaguchi discovered first-hand after a survey showed not all of his employees felt f
34、ulfilled at work. Matt met with his team outside the office to go over the survey results. He asked his employees to open up by sharing something personal and kicked things off with a story of his own.“I think one of the things most people dont know about me is that I have Stage 4 cancer，” he said.
35、His team was shocked. Apparently Matt had been receiving treatment for quite some time. They had no idea. Matts story turned out to be a lightning moment. Others on the team shared deeply personal stories too. By the end of the outing, they could discuss their work grievances （委 屈 ）with greater ease
36、, hopefully solving some of the issues that the survey uncovered.Theres a scientific reason that Matts team responded so positively to his story. Did you know that stories can actually affect your brains activity? Dr. Uri Hasson, a neuroscientist at Princeton University, has studied the impact of st
37、orytelling on the brain using functional MRIs. He found that when people listen to stories, their brain actually “synchs up” with the storytellers brain. In other words, the listener and storyteller feel the same things. Heartache, surprise, joy. Its called “neural coupling”.“Stories change brain ch
38、emistry that in turn triggers sympathy in your audience，” writes Carmine Gallo, author of The Storytellers Secret，in a recent Business Insider article. “When the brain hears an exciting personal story, it triggers a rush of chemicals including the Move molecule （分 子 ） that makes us feel sympathetic
39、for another person. So keep on telling your stories. They just might help you heal or inspire someone else. And thats an amazing thing.32. Why did Matt Sakaguchi share his personal story with his team?A. To show his pity for them.B. To gain support from them.C. To encourage them to say what they rea
40、lly think.D. To help them better understand the survey results.33. What does the underlined phrase “synchs up” in the fourth paragraph mean?A. Moves up. B. Mixes up.C. Loses touch. D. Keeps pace.34. What can we learn about sympathy from the text?A. Its a result of chemistry change in the brain.B. It
41、 happens only when the listener gets touched.C. It can be used as a treatment for brain diseases.D. Its a feeling that develops between people in love.35.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. The Managers Secret. B. The Power of Stories.C. An Amazing Story. D. New Cure for Can
42、cer.第 二 节 （ 共 5 小 题 ;每 小 题 2 分 ， 满 分 10 分 ）根 据 短 文 内 容 ， 从 短 文 后 的 选 项 中 选 出 能 填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 。 选 项 中 有 两 项 为 多余 选 项 。Many students say there is no easy way to write college papers. This may be especially true if English is not your first language. Most teachers agree that there is no single co
43、rrect way to create a personal essay or research paper. 36 One way often used to structure writing is the traditional five-paragraph essay. Many students learn this form in middle and high school. The paragraphs follow conventions or established rules.The first paragraph is introductory. 37 It is fo
44、llowed by three paragraphs containing evidence that support the writers argument. 38 It provides a reasoned opinion based on the evidence.Allison Cummings teaches English at Southern New Hampshire University. 39 Still, on the positive side, Ms. Cummings says the five-paragraph essay form teaches a s
45、tudent some tools for writing a paper.She says the form teaches the need for the opening statement or argument. 40 In addition students who have learned to write a five-paragraph essay know they must provide evidence. And Ms. Cummings says the writer will know a conclusion is required.A. The final p
46、aragraph is the conclusion.B. It tells the reader what the paper is about.C. This argument tells the reader what will come next.D. But there are methods to help you structure your papers.E. She says doing research for a paper helps some students in their writing.F. She is among many professors who f
47、ind this form too simple for college work.G. The first step in the writing process is coming up with your thoughts and ideas.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C、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。It was an unforgettable experience. We sat in a boat wa
48、iting for Ofai. He was swimming under water. There were many beautiful shells at the bottom. If he could ever find some and bring them 41 ,he would make a lot of money. It was a good and fast way to become rich. My uncle Harry was with us to take care of us. Suddenly I saw Ofai 42 his arms. Then I c
49、ould see a large dark fish 43 under the water. All at once I was 44 and held my breath.“A shark!” cried my uncle. An anxious expression suddenly 45 on his face. He was thinking of how to save Ofai. We 46 at my uncle and waited for him to take 47 .The fish came near. Now we could see him better. He was of a yellow-brown color and as big as our boat. What could we do to help Ofai? He had been under water for more than an hour. So by no
