1、2018 届山西省太原市高三第二次模拟考试英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转写到答题卡上。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. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. What would the gir
2、l like to drink?A. Coffee. B. Water. C. Juice.2. When will Tom arrive home?A. At 10:00. B. At 10:55. C. At 11:00.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At home. B. At a party. C. At Bobs.4. How long will the activity last?A. 30 minutes. B. 2 hours. C. 2.5 hours.5. Why is Dave happy?A.
3、 He bought a modem bike.B. He will get a birthday gift.C. He plays the violin very well.第二节（共 l5 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。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. Who left the company?A. Lisa. B. Tom. C. S
4、teve.7. What does the woman advise Steve to do?A. Sleep earlier. B. Leave the company. C. Get new employees.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does the woman call?A. To find a tutor. B. To become a tutor. C. To help a tutor.9. What do we know about Nancy?A. She is lucky. B. She is patient. C. She is inexperi
5、enced.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Whats the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient.B. Husband and wife.C. Teacher and student.11. What happens to Tim if he drinks a lot of water?A. He feels tired. B. He feels better. C. He feels uncomfortable.12. What will Tim probably do in
6、 the afternoon?A. Have a rest. B. Drink more water. C. See the doctor.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What makes the woman excited?A. A part-time job.B. A trip to England.C. Good exam results.14. What will the man probably do this summer?A. Work. B. Study. C. Travel.15. What does the man want to buy next
7、 term?A. A camera. B. A cellphone. C. A printer.16. What does the woman think of the man?A. Helpful. B. Independent. C. Interesting.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How did Barley get to the college?A. By bike. B. By bus. C. On foot.18. Where did Barley live before the police found him?A. In a tent. B. A
8、t a motel. C. In a dormitory.19. Who started GoFundMe page for Barley?A. Richard. B. Casey. C. The other officer.20. What can best describe Barley?A. He is weak. B. He is helpful. C. He is strong-willed.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节 ,满分 60 分）第一节（共 15 小题;每小题 3 分,满分 45 分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ALocated
9、in Los Angeles, University of Southern California is in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense. Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafeThe Mobile Safe
10、ty App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, e
11、asy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus. Blue Light Phone LocationsThe University Park has multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on
12、your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USCs Department of Public Safetys 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel un
13、safe and to report a crime. Trojans AlertTrojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time upda
14、tes, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.21. What do blue light phones do for students?A
15、. Guide students through campus.B. Alert students to crime activities.C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe.D. Connect them with the safety department.22. How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?A. With blue light phones.B. Via text message or email.C. Through mobile safe app.D.
16、 By calling all USC members.23. What is the purpose of the text?A. To encourage students to fight crime.B. To introduce USCs safety department.C. To provide safety services for USC students.D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.BEvery day when Glen Oliver orders his morning coffee at the dr
17、ive-through window of a local cafe, he insists on paying for the order of the person behind him. He also asks the restaurant workers to tell the customer to have a great day, in case theyre not already having one.Oliver has never made a big deal out of his own generous actions until a letter was pub
18、lished by a news website in November. He found out that he had not just bought someone his breakfast he had saved a life.According to the website, someone had written a letter stating that on July 18th, he was planning on committing suicide. The writer said that while he was at the drive-through win
19、dow, he was planning on going home, writing a note and ending his life. When he went to pay for his coffee and muffin, however, the cashier told him that the man in the SUV in front of him had picked up the tab and told him to have a great day.“I wondered why someone would buy coffee for a stranger
20、for no reason,” said the writer. “Why me? Why today? If I were a religious man, I would take this as a sign. This random act of kindness was directed at me on this day for a purpose.”When the writer arrived home, he couldnt hold back his tears and started to think about the simple good deed that had
21、 affected him so deeply. “I decided at that moment to change my plans for the day and do something nice for someone. I ended up helping a neighbor take groceries out of her car and into the house.” The writer says that in the months following that fateful event, he does at least one kind thing for o
22、thers every day. “To the nice man in the SUV, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please know your kind gesture has truly saved a life,” he said. “On July 18, 2017, I had the greatest day.”24. What is Olivers act of kindness every day?A. Buying others breakfast.B. Greeting restaurant workers.C. P
23、ublishing positive news.D. Taking groceries for neighbors.25. What is special about Olivers act of kindness on July 18, 2017?A. It brought him thank-you letters.B. It was reported on a news website.C. It was the first time hed paid for others.D. It stopped someone from killing himself.26. What does
24、the underlined phrase “picked up the tab” mean in Paragraph 3?A. Paid the bill. B. Parked the car. C. Left a message. D. Ordered a drink.27. How did the writer of the letter feel after the event?A. He felt guilty. B. He felt grateful.C. He felt confused. D. He felt saddened.CMirroring Chinas Past: E
25、mperors and Their BronzesChinese bronzes (青铜) of the second and first millennia BC are some of the most distinctive achievements in the history of art. These vessels (容器 ) were made to carry sacrificial offerings, to use in burial or to honor noble families in public ceremonies. When they were found
26、 by emperors centuries later, these spiritually significant objects were seen as signs of heavenly messages about a ruler or a dynasty and became prized items in royal collections. This exhibition the first to explore these ancient objects throughout Chinese history presents a rare opportunity to ex
27、perience a large number of these works together in the United States.Unlike Greek and Roman bronze sculptures of human and animal forms, most objects from Bronze Age China (about 2000 - 221 BC) were vessels for ceremonial use. Beginning with the Song dynasty (960 - 1279), emperors unearthed these sy
28、mbolic works and began collecting them, considering them to be evidence of their own authority as rulers. In addition to impressive collections, the royal fascination with bronzes led to the creation of numerous reproductions and the comprehensive cataloguing of palace holdings. These catalogues are
29、 works of art themselves, featuring beautiful drawings and detailed descriptions of each object.From the 12th century onward, scholars and artists also engaged in collecting and understanding ancient bronzes. Unlike emperors, scholars regarded bronzes as material evidence of their efforts to recover
30、 and reconstruct the past, and they occasionally exchanged them as tokens (象征) of friendship. Today ancient bronzes still occupy a primary position in Chinese culture as historical objects and as signifiers of an important cultural heritage that inspires new generations, as seen in the works of cont
31、emporary artists on view in this presentation.Mirroring Chinas Past brings together approximately 180 works from the An Institute of Chicagos strong holdings and from the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Shanghai Museum, and important museums and private collections in the United States. By providing v
32、iewers with a new understanding of ancient bronzes and their significance through time, the exhibition demonstrates Chinas fascinating history and its developing present.28. In what way are Chinese bronzes different from Greek and Roman ones?A. They fascinated the royal family.B. They took animal or
33、 human forms.C. They served ceremonial purposes.D. They were important cultural heritage.29. What does the author think of catalogues of bronzes?A. Unreal. B. Creative. C. Artistic. D. Necessary.30. What can we infer about the exhibition according to the text?A, h is held in China. B. It is arranged
34、 by time.C. It is organized by scholars. D. It includes modem artworks.31. What does the underlined word “holdings” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Viewers. B. Collections. C. Museums. D. Art dealers. DI was in the middle of coding a web page when my wife emailed me these questions: Ever wonder wh
35、at it would be like to have the face, the brains, the personality and the body? What it would be like to have everyone stop when you walk in a room? What it would he like to be able to get anything or anyone you want? I stopped for a moment and thought about it because my wife wouldnt email me this
36、unless something had driven her to do so. I emailed her back with what I thought was a pretty good answer. Here is what I wrote her back.Yes, I had thought many times about what it would be like to be one of the beautiful peopic. To be able to take your breath away when I walked into a room, or to b
37、e the life of the party and have everyone fawning (奉承) over me as I wore only the finest clothes and sported the perfect body? But then I always came back to the realization that a lifestyle like that is so fragile. As you get older, your body changes; as you get older, the money changes. Your body
38、never looks the same, the clothes become more and more expensive to maintain. And once you have crossed the line, suddenly you are out. The next fresh face comes in and you are quickly forgotten.All through growing up I was never an attractive person. I was overweight and picked on. But that didnt s
39、top me from being a nice person a good, clean, funny and helpful person. I was the person who you came to when you needed a friend after a breakup. I was the one you came to when you needed a joke to brighten up your day. And in the long run, I will be the one you remember, not the new face, or the
40、fresh style.In closing, I would like to say that we, as a people, have developed into looking (or things that are bigger and better instead of what will last. I dont know about you, but I will remember the friend who helped me when I was down, more than the hot girl I just saw walking down the stree
41、t. I wish I could teach the world some more jokes.32. How did the author react to his wifes questions?A. He took them seriously. B. He went on coding the pageC. He replied to them right away. D. He wondered why she had done so.33. What can we learn about the author?A. He cares much about appearance.
42、B. He has a clever and beautiful wife.C. He is always ready to help others.D. He doesnt like beautiful women.34. According to the text, the author would agree that one should .A. try a new and fresh lifestyleB. tell jokes to live a meaningful lifeC. wear fancy clothes to attract peopleD. be the pers
43、on who brings joy to others35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. What Is Wisdom? B. What Will Last?C. Three Questions D. Three Answers第二节（共 5 小题;每小题 3 分,满分 15 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。We were high in the mountains of Xishuangbanna, as far south as you can
44、 get in Yunnan, skirting the borders of Myanmar and Laos. The drive was typical, textbook beauty: mountains thick with rubber tree forests, puer tea plantations and banana palms and tiny Dai villages. Hidden among the fields of green, I spotted an odd collection of wooden boxes near a tent on the si
45、de of the road. 36 We had run into the current home of Wei Dajing, a 17-year-old apprentice (学徒) beekeeper who was manning his hives. Wei was fresh to the beekeeping life, and had been on the job for just two months and was here to learn from a master beekeeper. Their tent and hive set-up is always
46、temporary. 37 This particular spot was stationed at a sunny patch of yellow flowers. Once these flowers die, the rubber trees will be flowering, so we will move toward them,” he told Sam.Like thieves in the night, the beekeepers will stealthily pack up their hives in the dark once the bees go to sle
47、ep. “They are most active around midday when they are collecting their nectar (花蜜). 38 ” Wei explained.The hives were humming, and bees were invasively buzzing around Wei as he spoke to us. Pieces of fruit lay drying among the hives, used to feed the bees and give them an extra boost of energy once
48、Wei bottles up their hard-earned honey. Sam, who also has a couple of his own small hives in his backyard, tells us you must always leave a little bit of honey in the hive. 39 We waved goodbye to Wei. Back at Sams house, he gave us a bowlful of local honey. 40 Lacking the usual sweetness of honey bu
49、t instead rich with a more savory, spiced flavor, it tasted just like China.A. It was smooth, thin and runny.B. Wei skillfully collected honey from the hives.C. Otherwise the bees get fed up and abandon you.D. Maybe it is the flowers that give such unique taste to the honey.E. By 10 pm they are asleep in their hives, which is when we move.F. I asked our excellent guide and new best friend, Sam, to pull over.G. Wei and his master move their camp as the flowers bloom and die. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 55 分）第一节（共 20 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 40 分）阅读下面短文,从
