1、- 1 -赤峰二中 2015级高三下学期最后一次模拟考试英语试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分） （略）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、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASupply Primary Teachers NeededWe work with a group of Good and Excellent schools located across London. We are looking for excellent teachers who h
2、ave a passion for teaching and are looking for new opportunities.About Supply TeachingSupply teaching gives you the freedom and flexibility to work at a variety of different schools. You have the option of day-to-day supply or long-term supply, which could lead to a full time employment.You would be
3、 required to have a great understanding of the primary curriculum(课程). If you have experience, then please dont hesitate to apply.You would be working with students who have varied needs.We are looking for able and devoted teachers who are able to teach and engage with the whole class while teaching
4、.Supply roles are great for experienced teachers and newly qualified teachers looking to gain experience.Key ResponsibilitiesTo teach effective lessons that inspire and lead to rapid progress from all students.To plan and prepare effective schemes of work and lessons.To use regular assessments to se
5、t targets for students, and monitor their - 2 -progress.To maintain regular and productive communication with students and parents.The Perfect Candidate Must hold a university diploma.Able to work well within a team. Strong understanding of the primary curriculum. Able to create interesting and enga
6、ging lessons for students.Deadline: Apply by Thursday, 4th January 2018 at 9 am. Contact USPlease dont hesitate to contact us at ASQ Education.If you feel like this is not quite the right role for you, please still contact us at ASQ Education, we have a variety of roles in Primary and Secondary Scho
7、ol.21. What main duties should a supply teacher take?A. Plan, prepare and teach effective lessons.B. Guide students to experience after-school activities.C. Set targets to become a full time employee.D. Make sure of the students freedom and flexibility.22. Which of the following is not suitable to b
8、e a supply teacher?A. One who has a clear idea of primary curriculum.B. One who has great passion for teaching.C. One who has teaching experience.D. One who likes working alone.23. If you want to apply for the position, you should _.A. have humorous personalityB. apply before 4th January 2018 at 9 a
9、mC. contact the schools located across London directlyD. prepare a lesson and communicate with parents in advanceBToday, I felt terrible-my head was full of problems and confusion. I decided - 3 -to take a walk even though I didnt know where I would go. The most extraordinary thing happened when I w
10、as out on this walk. I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He seemed so tired and nobody was buying his shoes.I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me. Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, “Grandfather, may I po
11、lish your shoes?“ That old man took pity on her, smiled and he gave her a shoe to polish. The girl said, “I polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform.“ The old man answered, “Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform.“Then they
12、 walked to a market (I followed behind) and he bought her a uniform. The girl was so happy. She said, “Thank you so much for doing this.“ Then she left, leaving the old man smiling. He walked away from the market, but I stopped him.I whispered in his ear, “You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness
13、!“ As I walked away, I glanced back and I could see him still smiling. I was blown away by the kindness I had just seen. Someone who had so little himself was able to show such incredible generosity! Amazing!My own sadness had completely disappeared, chased away by the light of this kind act. I bega
14、n realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. 24. Why did the girl want to polish shoes for the old man?A. To support the old mans business.B. To show her pity on the old man.C. To earn money to buy something to her brother.D. To attract the attention of passers-by to buy more shoes.25. What can
15、 we know about the old man from the passage?A. He has not enough to eat and wear.B. He is very cold to others.C. He is a kind and generous man.- 4 -D. He is in a poor health condition.26. What words can be described the girls character?A. Friendly and caring. B. Greedy and kind.C. Enthusiastic and i
16、mpatient. D. Mean and sad. 27. What may the author learn from the old man?A. Compared with helping others, personal sadness is not important.B. One should live by ones own work not by others help.C. One shouldnt look down upon the one who needs help.D. Even though one has little, he should try to he
17、lp others.CAdults perform better when they have a lot to gain or lose. But scientists did not know whether teens did too. To find out, Insel asked 88 people between the ages of 13 and 20. She had them try a game. The participants looked at pictures of planets on a computer screen. They had to click
18、as fast as they could when they saw a planet with designs. They were not supposed to click if a planet had no designs. The participants could earn 20 cents for right answers but lose 10 cents for wrong ones. In other sessions, theyd get a dollar for right answers, and lose a half dollar for wrong on
19、es. Players of all ages wanted to win the money, and cared more about bigger rewards than smaller ones.As Insel expected, adults performed better when the stakes were high. But teens 13 to 18 played just as well whether they stood to win 20 cents or a dollar. Only 19- or 20-year olds stepped up thei
20、r game for the higher stakes. Insels team published this work November 28, 2017, in Nature Communications.Brains change and mature during adolescence. And not all parts grow at the same rate. Insel was interested in two areas in particular. One is deep inside the brain and just above the ears. Calle
21、d the ventral striatum (腹侧纹状体), it helps the brain calculate rewards. The ventral striatum becomes mature during the teen years.The brains prefrontal cortex (前额叶) takes longer to mature. This area is - 5 -important for planning and setting goals. It may not mature until early adulthood.Nerve pathway
22、s think of them as the brains “wiring“ connect the ventral striatum and prefrontal cortex. This lets the two regions communicate to make decisions. But because the prefrontal cortex matures later, the wiring between the two may not be complete until adulthood. 28. Which of the following can explain
23、Insels research?A. Teens ignore key points in many aspects.B. Adults behave better with higher rewards.C. Teens give more attention to exams than usual work.D. Adults behave more maturely than children in every way. 29. What does the underlined word “stakes“ refer to?A. The final results of games or
24、 experiments.B. The things that can be gained or lost in races.C. The ambitions or energies that one experiences in games.D. The powers that make one feel less pressure or pain. 30. From the passage, we can know _.A. the experiment aims to find out adults behaviour facing high stakesB. teens have be
25、tter performances in the first roundsC. adults care less about the experiment at firstD. adults and teens show differently with high stakes31. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Unlike adults, teens dont perform better with high stakes B. Who perform better, adults or children?C. Stakes are t
26、he key points in promoting ones passionD. Whether low stakes or high stakes, one behaves similarlyDAttempting to open very old books and records without damaging them can be difficult, but scientists in Switzerland say they have improved a method to read age-old documents without even touching them.
27、- 6 -Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology are using radiation, in the form of x-rays, to create images of the documents. This method is called X-ray computed tomography or X-Ray tomography.On a recent day, the researchers used X-ray tomography to read from a small 14th century do
28、cument. Giorgio Margaritondo is working on the project. Reading from the document, he noted, “in the year 1351, a young lady from Venice.wrote a testament, and then the testament was sealed, and remained sealed for all these many centuries.“Italian officials are planning to use X-Ray tomography to b
29、uild an open digital system in the State Archives of Venice. Margaritondo says, “What you find inside the Archives are not only small documents. But most of the items are huge volumes the size of a table, and so we must be able in the future to look inside them.“Many of the documents show signs of w
30、eathering, and are easily broken. Fauzia Albertin is also working on the project. She says, “We need a technique to read inside them. Thanks to the use for thousands of years of iron-based inks we can read them using X-rays.“Albertin is also with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The resear
31、chers have a lot of work to keep them busy. The State Archives of Venice has a huge number of records. They were produced over a period of about 1,000 years. The documents cover about 80 kilometers of shelf space.32. What writing method does the third paragraph use?A. Description. B. Giving examples
32、. C. Comparison. C. Listing figures.33. What plays important role in reading old documents?A. The suitable weather. B. The sizes of the documents.C. The ancient writing tools. D. The years of the old books.34. Whats the passage mainly about?A. Attempting to open very old books with new technology.B.
33、 The value of the old documents hidden many years ago.- 7 -C. Scientists have made important improvements.D. All old documents can be opened by high-tech.35. Where may the passage be taken from?A. A transport magazine. B. A travel journal. C. A science report. D. A physics textbook.第二节 (共 5小题；每小题 2分
34、，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。Here are some ways of encouraging a friend to get through a difficult time. 1. Make contact. When you find out that someone is going through a crisis, get in contact with them as soon as possible. If the person is far away, make a phone call or send
35、an email. -36- This is especially important if theyre dealing with an illness that makes it difficult to leave the house.2. Listen to them without judgment. People need to tell their stories in their own time. Of course youre going to have opinions about their situation. -37- Focus on your friend, s
36、o they work through the healing process.3. Offer practical help. Instead of offering advice, what you can offer is some actual help. This can make a huge difference for them. -38- Help them out with some chores like doing their grocery shopping for them, helping clean their house, and taking their d
37、og for a walk. 4. -39- When someone is going through a difficult life event, the basic functions of life tend to get forgotten. They possibly forget to eat or stop caring for their appearance. Remind them to do things like shower, and exercise. 5. Dont take over their life. Taking over their life ma
38、y overwhelm them. -40- Dont just take your friend to dinner, ask them where and when they want to dine. Letting them make - 8 -decisions, even if theyre small decisions, can go long way towards reclaiming their power.A. Even doing some little things can make a difference.B. You should offer options
39、to them.C. Sometimes visiting someone in person is also effective. D. You should use your past experiences to help them.E. But it isnt always necessary to share your advice.F. Its better to be there for them.G. Encourage your friend to keep up with the life basics.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 2
40、0小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，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。Today my son didnt feel well and came home from school early. I decided to take him to lunch. On the way, he saw a woman pushing her cart along the street. He said to me, “Ma, shes wearing baseball cleats(夹板) as -41-. I
41、just wish I made enough money to be able to -42- a pair of comfortable shoes for -43- I see that doesnt have shoes.“We drove to a shopping center and he went inside. He -44- thought out what hed get. He -45- the most comfortable and the longest lasting shoes that would keep her -46- too. He -47- two
42、 pairs: athletic shoes and also boots for the winter, along with a six pack of socks. We drove back to find her and give her this -48-. I had no intention of taking a -49-, but I was holding my phone as I saw her reach up to -50- him. It choked me up and I couldnt -51- that moment. I opened the came
43、ra as quickly as I could and -52- it. It brought tears to my eyes as he hugged her and then helped her -53- the tags and put them on. He quietly got back into the -54- and he sat there for a minute or so. When he looked over at me he said, “Ma, today is her birthday. She was so -55-.“He didnt ask qu
44、estions or talk -56- about her situation. He simply -57-. - 9 -He took basically one week of his pay and made this ladys birthday -58-. I challenge everyone to love a -59- with the -60- of a child. Show compassion and give what you can. It doesnt have to be a lot. 41. A. sticks B. clothes C. bags D.
45、 shoes42. A. buy B. sell C. grab D. make43. A. someone B. everyone C. nobody D. her44. A. roughly B. quickly C. carefully D. lately45. A. wanted B. gained C. left D. guessed46. A. cool B. warm C. pretty D. graceful47. A. passed B. presented C. chose D. watched48. A. goods B. gift C. decoration D. do
46、nation49. A. seat B. place C. message D. picture50. A. hug B. touch C. hold D. catch51. A. notice B. record C. describe D. miss52. A. aimed B. attracted C. captured D. fixed53. A. take off B. take out C. take over D. take down54. A. shop B. car C. station D. cinema55. A. surprised B. interested C. p
47、leased D. bored56. A. positively B. pitifully C. honestly D. negatively57. A. laughed B. wished C. cared D. worried58. A. meaningless B. special C. true D. popular59. A. stranger B. friend C. relative D. member60. A. performance B. behavior C. innocence D. Taste第卷第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45分)第二节 (共 10小题；每
48、小题 1.5分，满分 15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。One weekend, Roberta Ursreys family went to the seaside for a travel. At first, everything went well. But suddenly, Roberta Ursrey saw her two sons 61 _ (struggle) against the tide 100 yards out from shore. - 10 -Several other Ursrey family members al
49、ong with a nearby couple, jumped in the water 62_ (help) them and 63_ (catch) in the tide. There wasnt a lifeguard 64 _ duty and the situation was growing more and more dangerous. So beach goers began linking arms and heading into the ocean. People 65 _ couldnt even swim was part of that human chain
