1、2016届宁夏石嘴山市第三中学高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2选择题答案使用 2B铅笔填涂,如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用 0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号 在 各 题 的 答 题 区 域 (黑 色 线 框 )内 作 答 ， 超 出 答 题 区
2、 域 书 写 的 答 案 无 效 。4保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第卷 第一部分：听力理解(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 1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。例：How much is the shirt ?A.19.15 B.9.18 C.9.15 答案是 C.1. What does t
3、he man mean?A. Jack doesnt like him.B. He has never called Jack.C. Jack is always busy.2. What is the mans suggestion?A. Staying in bed. B. Seeing a doctor. C. Taking some medicine.3. What can we learn about Shaw?A. He is poor. B. He looks untidy. C. He is clean.4. What does the man think about taki
4、ng a cable lift?A. It is crazy. B. It is dangerous. C. It is fun.5. What will the woman do?A. She will go out. B. She will use the mans office.C. She will paint her office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
5、作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第 6段材料，回答第 67 题。6. What was the evening discussions subject?A. Learning strategies. B. Friendship. C. Popular music.7. When will the man probably come?A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.听第 7段材料，回答第 8-9题。8. From where did Mary know the competition?A. TV. B. The Internet. C. A
6、 newspaper.9. How old is Mary now?A. Twenty-one. B. Eleven. C. Twenty.听第 8段材料，回答第 10-12题。10. How did the man feel about the speech competition?A. Disappointing. B. Wonderful. C. Just so-so.11. Who was the winner?A. Sam. B. Jim. C. Bob.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Jims pronunciation
7、 was the best.B. Most listeners didnt like Sams speech.C. Sams speech moved the man.听第 9段材料，回答第 13-16题。13. What is probably the woman doing?A. Having an interview.B. Talking with a friend.C. Having a class.14. What do we know about the woman? A. She knows little English.B. She has some vision proble
8、ms.C. She wants to be an air-hostess.15. How long has the woman had nursing experience?A. For two weeks. B. For two months. C. For two years.16. Which advantage doesnt the woman mention?A. Being open-minded. B. Being active. C. Being friendly.听第 10段材料，回答第 17-20题。17. How did the children study in the
9、 past?A. By memorizing all the things.B. By doing a lot of homework.C. By going to school on weekends.18. What do teachers encourage children to do today?A. Join in more activities.B. Repeat again and again.C. Learn by themselves.19. What do some children think about school?A. Its like a club.B. Its
10、 like a prison.C. Its like a cinema.20. What make it impossible for some children to find a job?A. Their ages.B. Their skills.C. Their teachers.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分 ）第 1 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。AWhen I was a boy my father told me that he could do a
11、nything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city and so he did When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make oneHe read about violin-making, and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43. He bought the tools
12、 and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments. Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful. Some experts told him that i
13、t was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful soundDad argued that chemists could analyze the varnishif that was the answer One of Dads friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violinsWhen Dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉), his friend said that h
14、e had all old piece of spruce which Dad might be interested in. He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dads masterpiece. He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the woo
15、d itself. Later, the instrument was stolen, Dads spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins. The violin has been missing for more than 25 years Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with
16、an excellent toneThe owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius21. In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his fathers developing color prints to .A. let others know that he believed his father B. show that his father would like to make violins C.
17、Prove that his father could do anything he wanted toD. give an example showing that his father was an inventor22. What did the writers father think about Stradivarius violins? A. They were made by experts B. The wood of the violins was special C. The way of making them was unusual D. The varnish was
18、 different from the others23. From the underlined sentence, we learn that the writers father A. found another new job B. wanted to become famous C. lost interest in instruments D. liked the violin very much24. What could be the best title of the passage?A. My Experienced Father B. My Father and His
19、Violin C. The Secret of Making Violins D. The New Owner of the ViolinBAccording to EMTP and Stat Gear CEO Avi Goldstein, every driver should be taught how to get out of a car when it becomes submerged in water.“Accidents and natural disasters often occur so quickly that its essential for drivers to
20、be prepared,” says Goldstein. “In this case, preparation is simply knowing what should be done before it happens.”Goldstein offers the following lifesaving tips:1.Try to stay calm. The worst thing you can do is become overly agitated and panicked.2. Dont try to open the door. This will cause the car
21、 fill with water very quickly.3. Unfasten your seat belt or cut it if its jammed.4. Help free anyone else in the car.5. Use a window punch preferably spring-loaded. Its nearly impossible to break a car window with your hands or feet.6. Exit through the broken window and swim up to safety. “Every car
22、 should be equipped with a window punch and seat belt cutter, but they are usually completely forgotten by car owners,” says Goldstein. For example, the T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool from Stat Gear features a 440c stainless steel serrated knife, seat belt cutter, spring-loaded window punch and LED li
23、ght.Goldstein asserts that the T3 or another similar tool should always be within arms length of a driver. “If for any reason a driver becomes pinned into his or her seat, emergency tools need to be within reach-otherwise they are useless. They will do you no good in your trunk or backseat.” The fol
24、lowing is a quick demonstration on how to escape a sinking car with a baby on board.25. What is the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 1?A. washed B. cleaned C. stuck D. discovered26. According to the passage, where should you put a window punch and a seat belt cutter in your car?A. Near th
25、e drivers seat. B. In the trunk.C. In the back seat. D. Under the engine.27. What will be following the passage?A. How to save a baby in a car.B. How to help a baby escape from a car.C. How to escape from a sinking car with a baby.D. How to avoid sinking a car with a baby.CIn ancient Egypt, a shopke
26、eper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics（策略）.One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They kn
27、ow that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores, section is generally next to the womens cosmetics(化妆品) section： while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are lik
28、ely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later. Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods
29、, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up. When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decision in the first few second upon walking in the door, and turn it into a busin
30、ess opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the poll through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these
31、 $10 million houses.28. Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?A. To save customers times.B. To show they are high quality foods.C. To help sell junk food.D. To sell them at discount prices.29. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to
32、 buy?A. Opening the store early in the morning.B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.C. Inviting customers to play music.D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.30. What is the California builders story intended to prove?A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.
33、B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.C. An ocean view is much to the customers taste.D. A good first impression increases sales.31. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.B. To introduces how businesses have grown from th
34、e past.C. To report researches on customer behavior.D. To show dishonest business practices.DThere is a large percentage of Asian people in the US. Theyre hard working, respectful but strange sometimes. If you dont understand the culture, you will get some problems with them. Asian people are differ
35、ent from any other cultures if you think you know them, you might want to think again.How are they different? When it comes to most Asian culture, respect is everything. You can do anything you want but dont disrespect an Asian man. You will get some real consequences afterward and especially if he
36、is your boss. Its something called “face saving” in the Asian culture. Its ridiculous sometimes but its their culture. Sometimes their culture can come in between their relationship at work. Asian people might expect a lot of respect from their co-workers when their co-workers just see them as an eq
37、ual.Americans are very different from Asian people. If youre Asian, you might want to understand the American culture and even adapt to their culture if you work with them. It will be easier for you since youre in their countries. Imagine an American working in China, expecting Chinese co-workers to
38、 get along with him when he criticizes them straight out on every single matter in front of everyone. I think they will take him outside and take care of him. It just doesnt work that way with Asian people.If youre an American boss giving your Asian employee a review, you will see that they will hav
39、e a problem with your negative remarks. They will think that you dont like them, disrespectful, and want to get rid of them; when in fact, youre just doing your job. Of course, its not fair for you as an American boss but just expect that it can be something that is on your Asian employees mind.32.
40、The Americans cant get along well with the Asians probably because_.A. their cultures are different B. they dont like each otherC. both of them are too proud D. they have different political views33. The underlined phrase “face saving” in Paragraph 2 probably means_.A. saving some money for later us
41、e B. making faces to please your bossC. showing some respect to somebody D. helping somebody out of trouble34. From the third paragraph we can know that it is difficult_.A. for the Asians to accept the culture in AmericaB. for the Americans to adapt to the culture in ChinaC. for people to learn the
42、culture in a foreign countryD. for people to follow the culture in their own country35.The negative remarks an American boss gives on your work probably mean he/she _.A. doesnt like you any longer B. thinks you are not worth respectingC. offer you some better advice D. wants you to improve your work
43、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 的 两 项 为 多 余 选 项 。 Handwriting can make or break the first impression. If your handwriting is difficult for others to read, you will sometimes feel embarrassed. 36 . It needs lots of practice to improve your handwrit
44、ing.37 . Try each of them out on a piece of paper by signing your name. Find out which type of pen you can write best with. You may be amazed at the change in your handwriting just by changing to another pen.38 . Do not just do what feels comfortable because that is just your old bad habit coming ba
45、ck into play. Try to hold the pen lightly and dont press too hard.Use your chosen pen to write Os on some pieces of lined paper. Write until you have filled up all the lines. Be careful with each O that you write. 39 . Practice writing Os as much as possible. Remember : practice makes perfect. You m
46、ay practice for weeks or months if you need to. 40 .As your handwriting shows signs of improvement , go ahead and keep on practicing by writing more words.A. Gather different types of pens.B. Practice holding your pen in different ways.C. However , a bad writing habit is hard to break.D. Choose a ty
47、pe of pen with which you write best.E. It wont help if you write a lot of careless Os on the paper.F. Two to three months practice is enough to get good handwriting.G. After you are confident in your Os, do the same thing with your name.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 20小题，每小题 1.5分, 满分 30分) 阅读下面
48、短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Bobby was getting cold in the snow. His shoes had a few holes and did a poor job of keeping out the 41 . He had been out for about an hour already, 42 he could not hit an idea for his mother s Christmas gift. Ever since his father died three years ago, the family had 43 . His mothers small wage could 44 make ends meet. What the family lacked in 45 they made
