1、1 页辽宁省大连市第四十八中学 2015 届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题 校对人：高三英语备课组（时间 120 总分 150）注意事项：1 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、姓名代码、考号、考试科目用 2B 铅笔涂写在答题卡上。从第21 题开始涂。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。不能答在试题卷上。3 学科要求：七选五试题填涂在答题卡上：E=AB；F=AC；G=AD ）第卷第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和
2、D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 AArriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband , Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children. During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the
3、 late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport. He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork
4、 organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had be
5、en left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses o
6、n most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend. That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness
7、and often send a warm wish their way. 21. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shoppingB. Find a house2 页C. Join his familyD. Take a vacation22. The girls parents got Rashids phone number from_. A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policemanC. a letter in his papers D. a stra
8、nger in Sydney23. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?A. ShowedB. Sent outC. DeliveredD. Gave back24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia. B. Living in a a New Country. C. Turning Trash to Treasure. D. In Search of New
9、Friends. BSince the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment . “We didnt know at that time that there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it, ”says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA. But what began as nothing importan
10、t in public affairs has grown into a social movement . Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many, many times, ”says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wiscon
11、sin, who thought up the first Earth Day. According to US government reports , emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10. 3 million tons a year to 5. 5 tons . The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 . Although serious problems still remain and
12、 need to be dealt with , the world is a safer and healthier place . A kind of “Green thinking ” has become part of practices . Great improvement has been achieved . In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs , ; today in 1995 there are about 6, 600 . Advanced lights , motors , and building desig
13、ns have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution . Twenty five years ago , there were hardly any education programs for environment . Today , its hard to find a public school , university , or law school that does not have such a kind of program . ” Until we do that , nothing el
14、se will change! ” say Bruce Anderson . 3 页25. According to Anderson , before 1970, Americans had little idea about _A the social movement B recycling techniquesC environmental problemsD the importance of Earth Day 26 Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?A The grass ro
15、ots level B The business circle C Government officialsD University professors 27 What have Americans achieved in environmental protection ?AThey have cut car emissions to the lowest B They have settled their environmental problems C They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities. D They have redu
16、ced pollution through effective measures . 28. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph ?A Education B Planning C Green living D CO reduction COne of the latest trends（趋势） in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, Conn, for examp
17、le, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4, 000 since 2004. And thats true all across the country. “I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age” Joseph Stocke, the managing director of a company, says of his 2-year old son. “I would
18、 at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future, ” After only six months of being cared by 25-4 页year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says. Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an Ameri
19、can husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didnt want her children to miss out on their roots. ” Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture. ” she says. “Staying with a native speaker is better for childr
20、en than simply sitting in a classroom, ” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of Children. ”But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12. ”The popularity if au pairs
21、from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years. 29. What does the term” au pair” in the text mean?A. A mother
22、 raising her children on her ownB. A child learning a foreign language at homeC. A professor in language education of childrenD. A young foreign woman taking care of children. 30. Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them _. A. to live in China some dayB. to speak the language a
23、t homeC. to catch up wit other childrenD. to learn about the Chinese culture31. What can we infer from the text?A. Learning Chinese is becoming popular In America, B. Educated woman do better in looking after childrenC. Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills. D. Children can learn a f
24、oreign language well in six months. D5 页Metro Pocket GuideMetrorail(地铁 )Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer. Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the
25、station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change. Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a. m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays. Hours of ServiceOpen: 5 a. m Mon-Fri 7a.
26、 m. SatSun . Close: midnight SunThurs 3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. nights. Last train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in the station. MetrobusWhen paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1. 35 . when paying with a smarTrip card, the fare is $1. 25Fares for t
27、he Senior /disabled customersSenior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTrip cards and passes, please
28、visit MetroOpenDoors. com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000. Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100Travel tips （提示）. Avoid riding during weekday rush periods before 9:30 a. m. and between 4 and 6 p. m
29、. . If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195. 32. what should you know about farecard machine?A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a. m. B. They are connected to change machines. 6 页C. They offer special service to the elderly. D. They make c
30、hange for no more than $5. 33. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?A. At midnight B. at 3 a. m. C. at 5 am D. at 7 p. m. 34. What is good about a SmarTrip card?A. It is convenient for old people B. It saves money for its usersC. it can be bought at any time D. it is sold on the Inte
31、rnet. 35. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A. 202-962-1195 B. 202-962-1100C. 202-673-7000 D. 202-673-8000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。Tips for cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience, there are three main reasons why people
32、dont cook more often: ability, money and time, _36_Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:1. Think ahead. The moments when I think co
33、oking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready?_37_2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time lat
34、er on. Are you making one loaf of bread? _38_ it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3. _39_ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to h
35、it upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start. _40_ and dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making som
36、e great changes in the way you eat and live!7 页A. Try new things. B. Ability is easily improved. C. Make three or four instead. D. Understand your food better. E. Cooking is a burden for many people. F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden. G. A little time planning ahead can
37、save a lot of work later on. 第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this 41 at work in people of all 42 . For
38、example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about 43 with their new toys. But their 44 soon wears off and by January those 45 toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of 46 stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someones 47 interest. When pare
39、nts bring home a pet, their child 48 bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the 49 of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great 50 but are soon looking forward to 51 . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And
40、 then, how many 52 , who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work, 53 drove for hours at a time when they first 54 their drivers license (执照)? Before people retire, they usually 55 to do a lot of 56 things, which they never had 57 to do while working. But 58 after retirement , the golfing, th
41、e fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they 59 . And , like the child in January, they go searching for new 60 .41. A. principle B. habit C. weaker D. power42. A. parties B. races C. countries D. ages 43. A. working B. living C. playing D. going44. A. confi
42、dence B. interest C. anxiety D. sorrow45. A. same B. extra C. funny D. expensive46. A. well-organized B. colorfully-printed C. newly- collected D. half-filled47. A. broad B. passing C. different D. main8 页48. A. silently B. impatiently C. gladly D. worriedly49. A. promise B. burden C. right D. game5
43、0. A. courage B. calmness C. confusion D. excitement51. A. graduation B. independence C. responsibility D. success52. A. children B. students C. adults D. retirees53. A. carefully B. eagerly C. nervously D. bravely54. A. required B. obtained C. noticed D. discovered55. A. need B. learn C. start D. p
44、lan56. A. great B. strong C. difficult D. correct57. A. time B. money C. skills D. knowledge58. A. only B. well C. even D. soon.59. A. lost B. chose C. left D. quit60. A. pets B. toys C. friends D. colleagues第卷第三部分 英语知识运用第二节 （共 10 分；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于 3 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。One mor
45、ning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about _61_ (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, _62_ some of them looked very anxious and _63_(disappoint) . when the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next _64_ the window, so I had a good view of t
46、he sidewalk. A boy on a bike _65_ (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused _66_(stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept _67_(ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and s
47、houting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “_68_ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It s _69_ (I )”. She pushed her way to the driver and to
48、ok the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers _70_(sudden) became friendly to one another. 9 页第四部分：写作(共两节，满分 35 分)第一节短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号() ，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线() 划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起) 不计分。My dream school starts at 8:30 a. m and ends at 3:30 p. m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didnt need to do so
