1、、乾安县第七中学 2016 届高三第二次摸底考试英语试题 第一部分： 听力（共两节，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，从题中给出的 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 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What time is it now?A. 7: 15. B. 6：40. C. 7: 45.2. What does the man think about the womans hat?A. Its very good. B
2、. It doesnt go well with her dress.C. He likes the style of it.3. What does the man mean?A. He doesnt know the park. B. The park is nearby.C. There is no parking here.4. What does the man mean?A. The woman should go away. B. He will go closer to her.C. He can hear her very well.5. What is the proble
3、m?A. The woman doesnt like orange juice.B. The man was looking for orange juice.C. The man broke the container of the orange juice.第二节（共 15 小题; 每小题 1.5 分，共 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 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 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。 6.
4、Which bus did the man take yesterday?A. Number 7. B. Number 15. C. Both of them.7. How far will the woman walk if she takes a Number 15 bus?A. Half a mile. B. One mile. C. Two miles.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Whats the weather like these days?A. Raining all the time. B. Sunny and bright. C. Cloudy and
5、 windy.9. What do they think of the weather?A. Not too bad. B. Terrible. C. Fine.10. How about the weather tomorrow according to the weatherman?A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 14 题。11. Where did the man watch the movie?A. At a friends house. B. Downtown. C. At a nearby cinema.12. How
6、 did the man like the movie?A. It was excellent. B. It was absurd. C. It wasnt worth mentioning.13. Why did Dave say his roommate was a real airhead?A. He thought Titanic was a Japanese boat during World War .B. He said that the Japanese won the war using a boat called Titanic.C. He believed that th
7、e Japanese sank a boat called Titanic.14. What did Dave and his roommate do after the movie?A. They went out for a few drinks.B. They watched TV.C. They talked about their hobbies.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15. What is the woman?A. A saleswoman. B. A student. C. A bank clerk.16. How much money can the
8、woman get per month all together?A. 760. B.1, 260. C.2,160.17. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Work more.B. Get some money from the bank.C. Make a monthly budget.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What did the man do immediately after he woke up?A. He looked out of the window. B. He turned on t
9、he TV. C. He prepared to leave.19. What was the weather like that day?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy.20. What can we know from the passage?A. The man left without taking anything.B. He couldnt see the road clearly because night was drawing near.C. A big fire broke out around where he lived.第二部分 阅读理解（共
10、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。AThe Hearst CastleHearst Castle is a park on the central California coast and a National Historic Landmark. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 until 1947. In 1957, th
11、e owner donated the fortune to the state of California. Since that time it has been a state historic park where its large collection of art and antiques are open for public tours. Despite its location far from any urban center, the site attracts roughly one million visitors per year.Guided ToursTher
12、e are several tours which highlight various parts of the castle and gardens. Tour One is recommended for first time visitor. It now includes the movie, Hearst Castle Building the Dream. Tour Two gives visitors a closer look at the main houses upper floors, Mr. Hearsts private suite, the libraries, a
13、nd the kitchen. Tour Three looks at the Castles North Wing, guest rooms and guest house Casa Del Monte. Tour Four features the impressive gardens and grounds, the largest guesthouse, the wine basement, and the Hidden Terrace. The evening tour is a special tour that allows visitors to experience the
14、Castle at night as one of the Hearsts own visitors might have. Ticket Prices Hearst Castle accepts VISA, Master Card, American Express and Discover. Free day use parking is available for automobiles, motorcycles, tour buses and recreational vehicles. Tours Adult Ages 6-17Tour 1 $24 $12Tours 2, 3 or
15、4 $24 $12Evening tour $30 $15* Children under 6 are free when accompanied by a paying adult. Reservation InformationWhile tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center upon arrival, tour reservations are strongly recommended and may be reserved online now or by calling 1-800-444-4445, see below for
16、 times.Reservation Call Center HoursDates Monday - Friday Saturday - SundayMarch - September 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 8 a.m to 6 p.m.October - February 9 a.m to 5 p.m. 9 a.m to 3 p.m.Visit www.hearstcastle.org for more information.21. Who does the Hearst Castle belong to at present?A. William Randolph Hears
17、t. B. Julia Morgan.C. The state of California. D. The Hearst Corporation.22. If you are quite interested in wine, which tour will you choose?A. Tour One. B. Tour Two. C. Tour Three. D. Tour Four.23. If a young couple take Tour One with their 5-year-old son, how much will they pay for the tickets?A.
18、36. B. 60. C. 48. D. 75.24. Which of the following is the available time to book tickets by phone?A. At 8 a.m. on Monday in February. B. At 9 a.m. on Sunday in March.C. At 7 p.m. on Friday in September. D. At 6 p.m. on Saturday in October.BScientists have found that shopping daily can help one live
19、longer. The research was done on 1,850 elderly people who were living alone at home. They were asked how often they went shopping, with choices from never to every day.Nearly half of them never or seldom shopped during the week, and around one in four shopped between two and four times a week. A fur
20、ther 17% shopped every day, and the rest shopped just once a week. Almost two thirds of them were under the age of 75. Just over half were men.Those who went shopping more than once a week were men and between the ages of 65 and 70. They were also smokers and drinkers, who had better health, took ex
21、ercise very day and had a lot of friends. Those who shopped daily lived longer than those who shopped less often. Those who shopped daily were 27% less likely to die, with men daily shoppers 28% less likely to die and women shoppers 23% less likely to die.The researchers said that shopping could be
22、a good method for good health to begin with, but suggested that shopping itself may improve health, by having a good supply of food to keep healthy meals, for example.Shopping among the elderly may not always be about buying things, but about looking for friends or taking exercise, which is easier t
23、o do than more formal exercise that usually requires interest and energy.The findings dispel the idea that good health only depends on physical activity; taking part in social activities in later life may also be good for better health.David Oliver, a professor at City University, London, said，“The
24、findings made sense. What the researchers have shown is that continuing to shop is good for happiness and good health.”25The study was made by_.Acomparing likes and dislikes of the elderlyBexamining the shopping habits of old peopleClooking at how often elderly people went outDcollecting information
25、 about shoppers26Compared with women daily shoppers, men shoppers_.Aseldom go shopping without their friendsBusually go into the shop without buying thingsCare more likely to live longerDare easier to become happy27What can be inferred from the text?AThe elderly who give up smoking will enjoy buying
26、 things.BOld people should go out shopping instead of taking exercise.CShopping will make the elderly love to think.DShopping can help old people avoid loneliness.28The underlined word “dispel” in Paragraph 6 can be replaced by_.Aput off B. cover upCpick up D. throw away29Where does the text most pr
27、obably appear?AIn a research report. BIn a fashion magazine.CIn a storybook. DIn a shopping guide.CMy father was always a good(酷爱的) gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled(翻耕的) soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.As a child, I loved follo
28、wing Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机 ) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite- red tomatoes.As I grew into a teenager, I didnt get so exc
29、ited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was
30、 diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to w
31、eed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes. For the first few years after he died, I couldnt even bear to look at anyones garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few
32、 tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.30. Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?AHe wanted to be a garden-crazy like
33、his father.BHe loved being in the garden with his father.CThe garden was full of his favorite food.DThe garden was just freshly tilled.31. When all the kids started their own families, the authors father _.Astopped his gardening. Bturned to other hobbies.Cdevoted more to gardening. Dfocused on plant
34、ing tomatoes.32. What happened to the garden when the authors father was seriously ill?AThere was a great harvest. BThe garden was almost deserted.CNo plant grew in the garden at all. DThe authors son took charge of the garden.DI lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a
35、goods yard in Atlantic City . Now I am thirty two. I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a disaster can do strange things to people. I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadnt been blind. I dont mean that I would
36、prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had.Life, I believe, asks a constant adjustments to reality. The adjustment is never easy. I was totally confused and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and teachers saw something in me -a potential
37、 to live, and they made me want to fight it out with blindness. The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadnt been able to do that, I would have become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself ,I mean : an assurance that I am, de
38、spite imperfections, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was hurt. “I cant use this.” I said. “Take it with you，” he
39、 urged me, “and roll it around.” The words stuck in my head. “Roll it around！” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball. All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time.
40、I had to learn my limitations. It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was out of reach. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.33. We can learn from the beginning of the passage that _.Athe author lost his sight because of a car crashBthe author wouldn
41、t love life if the disaster hadnt happenCthe disaster made the author appreciate what he hadDthe disaster strengthened the authors desire to see34. Whats the most difficult thing for the author?A. How to adjust himself to realityB. Building up assurance that he can find his place in lifeC. Learning
42、to manage his life aloneD. To find a special work that suits the author35. For the author, the baseball and encouragement offered by the man _.A. hurt the authors feelingB. made the author puzzledC. directly led to the change of the authors careerD. inspired the author第二节：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
43、项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）Linguistic(语言学的 ) PuzzlesHow did language begin? What was the worlds first language? Do all languages come from one, original language? 36 . In the 4th century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus wrote this account: Psamtik I, an Egyptian King, wanted to find out
44、 what the oldest language in the world was. 37 . He told his servant to find two newborn babies. When the servant had found them, the king gave them to a shepherd(牧羊人) and said, “Keep these babies with the goats. Take care of them, but do not talk to them. Listen for any words that they say.” The ki
45、ng wanted to find out what language the children would speak if they were left alone. He said, “The first words they speak will come from the original language of the world.”38 . He told the king, who asked his scholars about this word. They told him that the Phrygians, who lived in an area which is
46、 now Turkey, called bread “becos.” The king said, “Then Phrygian is the oldest language.” Today we know that the kings conclusion was wrong. We dont know why the children said “becos” .39 . Scholars discovered that many European and southern Asian languages belonged to the same “family” and that the
47、y started from the same parent language, Proto-Indo-European. Linguists think that it had split into several different languages, including Greek and Sanskrit, between 2000 and 1000 BC. Other languages, such as English and Spanish, developed from later splits.40 . Two questions that interest linguis
48、ts are: How does language change? Why does language change? If you like solving mysteries, historical linguistics may be the job for you.A. Nowadays, we study the origin of language more scientificallyB. He was talking about this problem with his scholars when he had an ideaC. The King was very kind
49、 to his servant and his servant remained royal to himD. Linguists are the scholars who are very interested in categorizing the language familiesE. People have been trying to find the answers to these questions for more than 2,000 yearsF. One day, while the babies were babbling to each other, the shepherd heard them say “becos”
