1、- 1 -山东省临沂市 2018 届高考英语第三次模拟考试试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在本试卷上。3非选择题答案必须写在答题卡指定区域，否则不予计分。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涂到答题卡上。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
2、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?A1915 B918 C915答案是 C。1What does the woman want to do?AMail a letterBUse the restroomCFind the police station2Where is the conversation taking place?AAt a hospital BAt a clothing store CAt an
3、 airport3What does the woman mean?AShes worked hard to get fitBShes more tired than she looksCShes too busy to run in the morning4Where might the hotel be?ANear a wood BBy the seaside CClose to a mall5What will the woman probably do for the man next?ACall the doctor for himBTake him to the hospitalC
4、Give him some medicine第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 225 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。- 2 -听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6What does the man mention about the film?AThe actor BThe music CThe lighting7How did the speaker
5、s feel in the middle of the film?ASad BAmazed CThoughtful听第 7 段材料，回答第 8，9 题。8What does the man suggest?AHaving lunch earlierBTaking the test a little laterCCanceling the morning break9What time will the test finish?AAt 9：45 am BAt 9：20 am CAt 8：45 am听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What aye the summers like
6、 in Alaska?AThey are very darkBThey are pretty coldCThey ale quite bright11Where did the man grow up?AIn Oregon BIn California CIn Washington12What does the woman think of the winters in Alaska?AShe doesnt mind them at a11 BShe thinks they have gotten worseCShe couldnt stand them for very long听第 9 段
7、材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13What is the relationship between the speakers?ANeighbors BRoommates CHost and guest14What did Diane see the cat do?AGo outsideBRun past her quicklyCGet behind the bookcase15Where was the cat hiding?AIn the bedroom BIn the living room CIn the laundry loom16What does the man imply
8、about the cat? AShe never tries to go outsideBShe is afraid of the outside worldCShe always comes back by herself- 3 -听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What kind of club did Camille start?AA nature clubBA garden clubCA community service club18Where will Camille go to college?AYale BHarvard CStanford19Why wa
9、s Stan chosen as the Senior Class King?AHe studied very wellBHe grew food for poor studentsCHe helped to make the school prettier20When is the announcement probably being made?AAt the beginning of a new school yearBIn the middle of the school yearCToward the end of the school year第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分 40
10、 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 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWelcome to Inspire 21Our aim is to provide“Inspiring words for the 21st century”So，here we offer a unique collection of inspiring short stories，motivational short stories，and humorous short stories for you to read and s
11、hareIf you do care to share，click the“SHARE”button in the bottom left corner of each pageAnd thanks for telling others about Inspire 21The inspiring stories that are labeled(标记)“TRUE”are done 80 to the best of our knowledge，but we do not have full proof in some casesHowever，all of these stories and
12、messages are provided because of their uplifting content，whether true or notMany books weve read and movies weve watched were totally untrue，but we enjoyed the inspiration they gave usespecially if they had a happy endingSo，please read and shale these stories at your own judgmentThank you for your u
13、nderstanding!Also，many of the inspiring stories used here are used with permission from - 4 -the author However，we cannot grand(授予)permission to reuse any of these inspirational stories，as the majority of them are not oursLastly，many inspiring stories(emailed to us or we came across online)are liste
14、d as“Author Unknown”If you happen to know the authors name，to whom credit should be given， please contact us with that information so we can keep our inspiring story collection accurateThank you again !21Which of the following words has the closest meaning to“inspiring”?AUnknown BSharing CAccurate D
15、Uplifting22What does the writer expect to do in the last paragraph?ACome across inspiring stories BGive credit to unknown authorsCEmail true stories to readers DAdvertise Inspire 21 for sale23Where is the passage most probably taken from?AA webpage BA newspaper CA novel DA reportBOne popular view of
16、 Vincent Van Gogh is that his mental health problems gave him some of his artistic genius(天才)But a new exhibition in Amsterdams Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands argues that this was not the caseThe exhibition questions whether depression helped the Dutch artist，who shot himself in a cornfield in P
17、aris in 1890Using written documents and a gun that was found by a farmer in 1960 in that same cornfield，experts argue that，far from inspiring his art，Van Goghs illness actually stopped him working for long periods，and that he heroically fought against its uncreative effectsThe image of Van Gogh as a
18、“mad genius”arguably comes from his own artIn his Self-Portrait With a Bandaged Ear(1889)，he focuses on the wound he gave himself when he cut off his left ear with a razor blade(剃须刀片)in December 1888According to Jonathan Jones，the UK newspaper The Guardians art writer，this is a portrait of an artist
19、 both hurt and“liberated by madness” Similarly，the finding by American biographers Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith that Van Gogh was shot by someone else is challenged in the exhibitionThe museum displays the gun he probably used in his suicide(自杀).Other evidence in the exhibition，including hi
20、s last works of art that give away his dark thoughts，backs up the belief that Van Gogh died by suicide“Van Gogh was not successful during his own lifetime ”This is the idea that many people have about the famous artistbut is it true? It depends on how you see“Success”For example，in March 1890，a few
21、months before his death，10 of his works were on display at an important exhibition in Paris- 5 -Critics had also started to praise himJJIsaacson wrote in September 1889 that he was a pioneer，a lonely fighter in the dark night，and the generations to come should brand his name upon their memories：Vinc
22、ent Van GoghHe probably didnt know how right he was24What does the underlined phrase“the case”in Paragraph 1 refer to?AThat Van Goghs illness stopped him workingBThat Van Goghs illness contributed to his achievementsCThat Van Gogh had a gift for painting.DThat Van Gogh had no mental health problems2
23、5How do people know that Van Gogh was a“mad genius”according to the text?AFrom the new exhibition BFrom the newspaper The GuardianCFrom Van Goghs painting DFrom two American biographers26What can we infer from JJIsaacsons assessment?AVan Gogh was actually successfulBVan Goghs name will be forgottenC
24、Van Gogh didnt know Isaacson was rightDVan Gogh was the greatest painter in history 27Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AAn introduction to Van Gogh BA new exhibition about Van Goghs worksCVan Goghs unsuccessful life DNew findings about Van GoghCOn a clear night，you can see a
25、 sky packed with starsBut you cant see planets orbiting any of these stars，even with the strongest Earthbased telescopesAstronomers reported that they discovered seven Earthsized planets orbiting a nearby star called TRAPPIST1 in FebruaryThey had to rely on indirect evidence to tell them that the pl
26、anets are thereBy doing some math，they figured out the number of planets and the distance of their orbitsTRAPPIST1 is a red dwarf star(红矮星)，much smaller than our sun，but larger than Jupiter(木星) If the sun were the size of a basketball，TRAPPIST1 would be the size of a golf ballThis star is one of our
27、 closest neighbors，just like the moon to the earth in spaceWhen astronomers using Earth-based telescopes to study TRAPPIST1，they noticed that every once in a while，it became slightly dim(昏暗)They decided that a planet must be passing in front of the star，blocking part of the lightThis dimming would c
28、ome and go as the planet orbited the star，passing alternately(交替地)behind and in front of the star regularly- 6 -By making careful observations，astronomers expected to get a rough idea of the planets size from the pattern of dimming lightBut the light level changed often and not at evenly spaced (间隔的
29、)timesThe astronomers had to conclude they were looking at more than one planet! To get additional data，NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope measured TRAPPIST1s brightness nearly continuously for 20 days，catching 34 crossings of planets in front of the starSorting through the mess of data，the astronomers f
30、ound that the innermost planet completes its orbit in 1.5 Earth days，while the outermost planet takes 20 daysOnce you know how long it takes each planet to complete an orbit，you can work out how far it is from the star compared with the other planetsThe TRAPPISTl planets are not aloneSo far，astronom
31、ers have found more than 3，400 planets that orbit other stars28How did astronomers know the number of planets orbitting TRAPPIST1?AThey used their eyes BThey used telescopesCThey performed some calculation DThey made some guess29How does the author introduce TRAPPIST1 in Paragraph 2?ABy giving examp
32、les BBy making comparisons.CBy providing research results DBy listing some numbers30What probably causes the star TRAPPIST1 to be slightly dim?AThe telescopes failure BThe cloud floating aroundCThe stars moving DThe passing planets31Whats the main idea of Paragraph 47AThe ways to get the information
33、 of the planetsBThe introduction of the planetsCThe distances of the planets to the starDThe astronomersefforts of exploring TRAPPIST1DIf conditions get bad enough，almost any kind of weather can become a stormStormy weather can cause people to cancel their plansIt can cause major events to be postpo
34、nedAnd severe stormy weather can be dangerous to people，fortune and anima1If you weather the storm，or ride out the storm，you survive and move on without harm or injury For example，1ets talk about Tornado Alley，the name for part of the central United StatesDuring springtime，this area often has a larg
35、e number of powerful tornadoesPeople who live there are taught to shelter in the safest place they can find and wait for the storm to passPeople who - 7 -live in Tornado Alley are used to weathering many storms!You can also weather a storm，but it doesnt involve actual weather “To weather the storm”c
36、an also mean to make it through a difficult experience or trying timesSo，if the stock market(股市)crashes ，you might have to weather a financial stormOften before a big storm，conditions are calmThe calm before the storm can happen anytimeIt is the time before something bad happensFor example，at the be
37、ginning of a family reunionthe adults were all talking happilyBut the older children knew it was just the calm before the stormTheyve seen it happen beforeThe adults talk happily for about an hourThen they start arguing about events from the pastthings that should really stay buried!But after the st
38、orm begins and you find yourself in the middle of it，you are in the eye of the stormIn the world of weather，the eye of the storm is the calmest part，in the center of a hurricane，for exampleHowever，in the English language，if you are in the eye of the storm，you are in the most intense part of a confli
39、ctFor example，she had no idea that walking into the meeting would put her in the eye of the stormHowever，a brainstorm does not exist in the world of weatherTo brainstorm means to try to solve a problem by talking with other peopleAnd dont worryIf we have trouble thinking of an idea for the next prog
40、ram，we can always brainstorm with you !32Whats mainly discussed in the 3rd and 4th paragraphs?AWhat the meanings of weathering the storm areBHow we can weather the stormCWeathering a storm doesnt involve actual weatherDPeople in Tornado Alley can survive the storm33Why does the author mention a fami
41、ly reunion in the fifth paragraph?ATo stress the importance of weather forecastBTo develop the awareness of familyCTo explain the meaning of an expressionDTo praise the older children for being clever34What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AA problem eart be solved if you worry too muchBA bra
42、instorm often appears in the world of weatherCDifficulties can be dealt with by teamworkDTo brainstorm can cause troubles in the program35Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?- 8 -ATo tell us stormy weather can cause destructionBTo tell us some expressions about stormCTo tell us a storm can
43、 cause conflictsDTo tell us we should be ready for a storm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。The color of animals is by no means a matter of chance；it depends on many considerations，but in the majority of cases tends to protect the animals from danger by making it le
44、ss outstandingPerhaps，it may be said that if coloring is mainly protective，there ought to be fewer brigthtly colored animals36 The kingfisher itself，though so brightly colored，is not easy to see37 Thus， for instance，the lion，and the wild donkey are all sandcolored “Indeed，in the desert，neither trees
45、，brushwood，nor even undulation(起伏)of the surface afford the slightest protection to its enemies 38 ”says an expertThe next point is the color of the mature caterpillars(毛虫)，some of which are brownThis probably makes the caterpillar even more outstanding among the green leavesWhat would you do if you
46、 were a big caterpillar? Why，like most other defenseless creatures，you would feed by night，and lie hidden by day 39 When the morning light comes，they go down the stem of the food plant，and hide among dry sticks and leaves near the ground，and it is obvious that under such circumstances the brown colo
47、r really becomes a protectionWhile we may say as a general rule that large caterpillars feed by night and hide by day，it is by no means always the case that they are brown；some of them still remain green 40 ，and that the brown color is a later adaptationASo do these caterpillersBTherefore，the color
48、of the animals is brightCWe can say that they formed a good habitDDesert animals are generally the color of the desertEWe may conclude that the habit of hidng themselves by day comes firstFHowever，there are some cases where vivid colors are themselves protectiveGSo the color of birds，snakes and even smaller animals，is of one uniform sand color第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节
