1、长春外国语学校 2015-2016 学年高三上学期模拟试题(一)英语试卷出题人: 审题人: 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。1. When are the lines at the supermarket the longest?A. In the evenings.B. On weekday mornings.C. On the
2、 weekend.2. What will the woman do?A. Write a poem.B. Read the mans poem.C. Ask the man for some advice.3. Where will the woman go this weekend?A. To America and Mexico.B. To Mexico and French.C. To America and French.4. What has the woman been doing?A. Studying. B. Resting. C. Playing.5. Where does
3、 the conversation probably take place?A. On a train. B. At a subway station. C. At a bus stop.第二节(共 15 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,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。听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。6. Where does this conversati
4、on take place?A. In a parking lot. B. On a busy street. C. In a police station.7. What did the woman do? A. Called the police.B. Drove through the red light.C. Intended to take a left turn.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8. Why did the woman join the club mainly?A. To lose weight. B. To make friends. C. To becom
5、e a professor.9. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Just listen to him.B. Try a new diet immediately.C. Try a systematic training program.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the woman plan to do?A Buy all the furniture for her new house.B Buy some study supplies for herself.C Buy some office
6、supplies for her husband.11 Which of the following is mentioned in the conversation?A Office Depot. B Office Deposit. C Offence Depot.12. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A Teacher and studentB ColleaguesC Customer and salesperson.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Who might t
7、he woman be?A. A librarian. B. A high school teacher. C. A college professor.14. How many famous writers did the woman mention?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.15. About which section does the man need the womans suggestion?A. The literature room.B. The exhibition gallery.C. The dance studio.16. What will the man s
8、end the woman?A. A list of paintings. B. A list of plays. C. A list of books. 听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17 What kind of gifts is the woman talking about?A Thanksgiving Day gifts.B Birthday gifts.C Christmas gifts18 How many grandchildren does the woman have?A Four. B Seven. C Eleven19 Where did the wo
9、mans granddaughter put her gift?A In a bag. B In a box. C In an envelope.20 What impressed the woman most about the gift?A That Her granddaughter used French to express herself.B That Her granddaughter showed great love with simple words.C That Her granddaughter bought the gift with all her money.第二
10、部分:阅读理解(共 20 小题;每小题 2 分,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。A With eight bloodshot eyes fixed on a flying object, the pains of a two-year project were about to bear fruit.It was Wang Hongyis first test flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (无人机)
11、designed and assembled (组装) with his teammates from the Aero-Sport Club (航模队)at Shanghai Jiaotong University.Wang is a senior mechanical engineering and automation major. He has been a plane model fan since childhood. As a freshman, he spent two nights building a model aircraft and took it to the sp
12、orts field just for fun. Wu Junqi, the coach of Shanghai Jiaotong Universitys Aero-Sport Club, spotted Wang and told him his model was outdated.“I was a little angry, so he took me to the lab,” says Wang. He was immediately drawn to the modern equipment and decided to join the club. As a technology
13、fan, Wang spends most of his spare time in the lab. “He loves what hes doing, so he can stand the loneliness of doing research that others seldom have the persistence to carry out,” says coach Wu. When Wang and his teammates were building UAV, they lived together in the lab. “We tried to spend as mu
14、ch time together as possible because there were thousands of problems that needed to be solved,” Wang says. They didnt even have time to celebrate when the first test flight of the UAV went well. “We needed to list the problems that occurred during the flight and analyze them to find solutions,” he
15、says.“Our UAV isnt finished yet, but there are many design projects and people with similar interests waiting for me,” Wang says. “The UAV is just the beginning, not the end of my aircraft journey.”21. Which of the following words can best describe Wang Hongyi? A. Diligent and creative. B. Proud and
16、 quarrelsome. C. Outstanding and rude. D. Kind and talented.22. What does the writer want to do by writing the passage? A. Encourage students to learn from Wang Hongyi.B. Tell readers about UAV development in China.C. Inform readers about Wang Hongyi and his UAV.D. Call on readers to do what interes
17、ts them.23. What message does Wang Hongyis story convey to us? A. Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.B. Two heads are better than one.C. Interest is the best teacher.D. Actions speak louder than words.BMore than half of rich Americans have not shown their full wealth to their childre
18、n,a new survey showed last Tuesday. The survey,published by the Bank of America, studied the rich with $3 million or more in assets.It found that “surprisingly few of those surveyed have welldeveloped plans to preserve and pass on their assets to their children”The majority of the 457 people surveye
19、d are selfmade,firstgeneration rich.Fiftytwo percent of parents have chosen not to tell their children just how wealthy they are,and 15 percent have given away nothing about the family wealth.One in three parents said they had never thought to do it. They are worried that their children would become
20、 lazy,spend money freely,make bad decisions and even become a target for gold diggers.Only 34 percent strongly agreed that their children would be able to handle any inheritance(遗产)they plan to leave them.“There is an expectation about the wealthy parents that they have a responsibility to pass down
21、 their fortune to the next generation, ”said Sallie Krawcheck,president of the Global Wealth and Investment Management of the Bank of America.“Our research,however ,uncovered changing views of what one generation owes the next.”The trend is led by the worlds richest man Bill Gates,who promised in 20
22、08 that he would leave his $58 billion fortune to the charity started by him and his wife,the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(基金会),and not to his children.“We want to give it back to society in the way that it will have the most positive impact, ”he said.Of his plans for his children,Gates said:“I
23、 will give the kids some money but not a meaningful percentage.they will need to work but they will feel reasonably taken care of.”24We can learn from the passage that _.Arich parents may not know how to manage their inheritanceBrich parents dont equal rich kids,at least in the USCAmerican children
24、dont get to inherit their parents wealthDpoor children dont expect themselves to be as rich as their parents25According to the survey,most rich Americans _.Athink they owe their children nothingBthink it best to give their money back to societyCdoubt their childrens ability to handle wealthD. are co
25、nfident of their childrens ability to handle wealth26From the last paragraph,we can see that Bill Gates wants to show _.Athe trend of leaving no inheritance to childrenBthe positive impact of charity on societyCthe way of giving back to societyDthe importance of independence for childrenCVacation is
26、 a time for refreshment. In work, we are often called to think. Sometimes, its good to give our brains a rest. Without a break, we may not be able to perform up to our potential. This can be a problem, not only for the employee, but for the employer as well.“The main benefit of vacation is for the w
27、orker to come back energized,” says Weaver. “If they havent had a break, then theyre not coming back with new energy. They havent had a chance to step back and get perspective(远景), and come back with renewed enthusiasm.”Long working hours without a break, insecurity(不安)about ones job, and other work
28、-related worries can lead to burnout and stress. Humans can usually adapt to pressure, but not for a limitless amount of time.“It is a problem of relating good workers and having them loyal to the firm while theyre there,” says David Maume, PhD, professor of sociology at the University of Cincinnati
29、. He says burnout can also affect employees productivity, creativity, and effectiveness.In addition, high levels of stress are likely to be precursors (前兆) to depression, which can hit both the employer and employees pocketbook. Even people who manager to remain productive at work can have problems.
30、 If theyre always at work, then theyre not with their family and friends. If theyre working while on vacation, for the time that theyre on the job, theyre not really present.An unbalanced emphasis on work can strain family and social life. When you come up for air, you may see that youre alone, or t
31、hat your relationships have gone on without you.27. Whats the main benefit of a vacation?A. The manager can be more creative.B. The worker can step back and get more excitedC. The worker can come back with new energy.D. The worker can adapt to pressure much better.28. The underlined word “there” in
32、the fourth paragraph probably refers to _.A. the vacation B. the home C. the university D. the company29. When a worker is always at work, he is likely to get more and more_ .A. absent-minded B. energetic C. skillful D. active30. Which of the following is the best title of the text?A. How to spend t
33、he vacation effectively.B. Why the workers need a vacation.C. How to deal with the daily pressure.D. Why the workers need new energy.DAlex Pangs amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of
34、 us. When were not online, where we spend four months annually, were engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.The Distraction Addiction is not framed as a self-help book. Its a thoughtful examination of the danger of our computing overdose and a historical overview of how technological
35、advances change consciousness. A “professional futurist“, Pang urges an approach which he calls “contemplative (沉思的) computing.“ He asks that you pay full attention to “how your mind and body interact with computers and how your attention and creativity are influenced by technology.“Pangs first job
36、is to free you from common misconception that doing two things at once allows you to get more done. What is commonly called multitasking is, in fact, switch-tasking, and its harmful effects on productivity are well documented. Pang doesnt advocate returning to a preinternet world. Instead, he asks y
37、ou to “take a more ecological (生态的) view of your relationships with technologies and look for ways devices or media may be making specific tasks easier or faster but at the same time making your work and life harder.“The Distraction Addiction is particularly fascinating on how technologies have chan
38、ged certain field of laboroften for the worse. For architects, computer-aided design has become essential but in some ways has cheapened the design process. As one architect puts it, “Architecture is first and foremost about thinking. and drawing is a more productive way of thinking“ than computer-a
39、ided design. Somewhat less amusing are Pangs solutions for kicking the Internet habit. He recommends the usual behavior-modification approaches, familiar to anyone who has completed a quit-smoking program. Keep logs to study your online profile and decide what you can knock out, download a program l
40、ike Freedom that locks you out of your browser, or take a “digital Sabbath (安息日)“ ; “Unless youre a reporter or emergency-department doctor, youll discover that your world doesnt fall apart when you go offline.“31. Alex Pangs new book is aimed for readers who _.A. find their work online too stressfu
41、lB.go online mainly for entertainmentC. are fearful about using the cellphone or computerD. can hardly tear themselves away from the Internet32.What does Alex Pang try to do in his new book?A.Offer advice on how to use the Internet effectively.B. Warn people of the possible dangers of Internet use.C
42、. Predict the trend of future technological development.D. Examine the influence of technology on the human mind.33.What is the common view on multitasking?A. It enables people to work more efficiently.B. It is in a way quite similar to switch-tasking.C. It makes peoples work and life even harder.D.
43、 It distracts peoples attention from useful work.34.What does the author think of computer-aided design?A. It considerably cuts down the cost of building design.B. It somewhat restrains architects productive thinking.C. It is indispensable in architects work process.D. It can free architects from la
44、borious drawing.35. What is Ales Pangs recommendation for Internet users?A.They use the Internet as little as possible.B. They keep a record of their computer use time.C. They exercise self-control over their time online.D. They entertain themselves online on off-days only.第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分
45、) 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 revision period is, arguably, the most difficult part of any exam process. The exam itself usually between one and three hours. 36 However, the knowledge that it is the culmination of the entire process should provide some comfort. A well-structured rev
46、ision plan can help you revise well. Below are my top tips for creating a well-structured and comprehensive revision plan, which will provide the best chance of success in the summer.1. 37 It ought to go without saying that planning your revision timetable must be done before anything else, to ensur
47、e there is enough time for comprehensive coverage of all subjects. With most exams starting at the end of June, the revision plan should be in place by the end of March at least.2. Continual assessment38 In order to chart (跟踪记录) your development effectively, we recommend that our students attempt pr
48、actice papers in each subject, marked according to the relevant mark scheme and curriculum.3. Order your subjects strategically39 Ordering your subjects in an effective manner can help to do this. For example, scheduling English revision to appear early in your revision plan may provide useful when
49、revising essay-based subjects such as History, Religious Studies and Politics later on.4. Each subject is differentDepending on your learning style, you may find one easier than the other. More unusual exam types, such as performance exams, require their own unique attention. 40 A. Besides, your time allocation (分配)