1、2016 届宁夏银川二中高三第三次模拟考试英语试题本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 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，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4.保持卡面
2、清洁，不折叠，不破损。第 I 卷第一部分 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：C1. Why doesnt John go to school toda
3、y?A. Its the weekend B. Hes too tired for school C. His school is closed down2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Give Frank a bath B. Cook Frank a meal C. Take Frank to a vet3. What is the male speaker?A. A student B. A president C. A professor4. What does the man mean?A. The door is unlocke
4、d B. He is not the one to blame C. Somebody has just left the lab5. On which floor is the womans apartment?A. The second B. The fourth C. The sixth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。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给 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；听完后各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听
5、第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the mans problem?A. He is too busy to wait B. He cannot find his pills C. He has a pain in his back7. Why does Doctor Green break the rule for the man?A. He is very polite B. He is going on a vacation C. He is unable to afford a full checkup听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does
6、 the woman call?A. To offer a job B. To raise money C. To make an appointment9. Where is the man expected to go tomorrow?A. The agency B. Grand Hotel C. The City Hall听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How does the woman feel when asked about the offer price of her flat?A. Stressed B. Uncertain C. Embarrasse
7、d11. What is the greatest advantage of the womans flat?A. Its size B. Its condition C. Its location12. Who will the woman consult later?A. Her agent B. Her husband C. Her neighbor听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Who is Alexander?A. The womans boss B. The womans host C. The womans cook14. What extra dish i
8、s to be prepared?A. Fish B. Steak C. Shrimps15. What happened in the womans department last year?A. It faced a risk of being shut downB. It introduced a new systemC. It fired a sales manager16. What is the mans attitude towards the preparation for the dinner?A. He is critical B. He is practical C. H
9、e is enthusiastic听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What doe the speaker say about David Mellors eyes?A. They are red B. They are small C. They are round18. What is special about David Mellors mouth?A. Very big B. Rather flat C. A bit raised19. What does David Mellor always do before he begins a speech?A.
10、Smooths his moustache B. Clears his throat C. Bites his lips20. What kind of person is David Mellor according to the speaker?A. Gentle and ugly B. Humorous and aggressive C. Well-known and funny-looking第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，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
11、。AAfter a CT scan in 2001 had led to middle-of-the-night surgery, doctors determined the ten-year-olds mass was a deadly tumor(肿瘤). Though they removed it, the tumor came back the next year, requiring another surgery, and the year after, when it had become horribly involved with the blood vessels be
12、tween Callis spine and kidneys, the risky but successful surgery that followed made her disease free for four years. But in 2007, the cancer recurred in her leg, which led to radiation, more chemotherapy, a 20 percent drop in body weight, and realization that none of this was working.Her mother, Ter
13、ry, became the breadwinner, and her father, Frank, 57, devoted himself to finding new therapies(疗法). Fearful of high-toxicity chemotherapy and radiation, Frank focused on enrolling Calli in clinical trials for biological therapies, which train the bodys immune system to fight off cancer. Finally, in
14、 2010, Callis doctors tried more drugs, including one called Revlimid, which has the potential to enhance immune functionand Calli has had no evidence of disease since. Frank had been wondering how he could help others, and one day his mind was made up for him. “ One Friday, three kids in a blog com
15、munity Im involved with earned their angel wings-and that knocked me to my knees,” Frank recalls. He decided to launch the Kids Cancer Research Foundation, which raises money from private donors and works with medical advisers to fund research advances.The foundation has started to make a difference
16、 in the lives of desperate families nationwide, and Callis future is looking bright as well. In 2012, not only did the 21-years-old graduate from California Polytechnic State University, but Frank had the great joy of walking her down the aisle. “This is the happiest Ive ever seen her. Thank God,” h
17、e says.21. In which year did Calli receive that risky but successful surgery?A. In 2001. B. In 2002 C. In 2003 D. In 200722. Why did Frank let her daughter try biological therapies?A. Because they were likely to save his family a large amount of money.B. Because he was afraid of the effects chemothe
18、rapy and radiation bring.C. Because they could greatly enhance the bodys immune function.D. Because they proved to be the most effective treatments.23. The underlined part in the passage can be explained as “_”A. passed away B. pulled through C. took off D. showed up24. The best title of passage wou
19、ld be “_”.A. A Dads Devotion B. A Deadly TumorC. A Brave Girl D. A Cancer Research FoundationBThe worlds most popular type of banana is facing a major health crisis. According to a new study, a disease caused by a powerful fungus(真菌) is killing the banana, which accounts for 99% of the banana market
20、 around the globe. The disease, called Tropical Race 4 (TR4), has affected banana crops in Southeast Asia for decades. In recent years, it has spread to the Middle East and the African nation. Now experts fear the disease will show up in Latin America, where the majority of the worlds bananas are gr
21、own.Once a banana plant is infected with TR4, it cannot get nourishment from water, and basically dies of thirst. TR4 lives in soil, and can easily attach to a persons boots. If the boots with the funges are then worn on a field where bananas are grown, the disease could be transferred. “Once a fiel
22、d has been infected with the disease, you cant grow bananas there anymore,” Ploetz says. “The disease lasts a long time in the soil.”Bananas are produced in mass quantities and are popular among consumers. “Theyre what you buy in the grocery store, and what your mom uses to make uses to make banana
23、bread,” Ploetz say. “ Consumers like the way banana looks and testes. But banana are sensitive to this disease. So once one plant gets infected, it just runs like wildfire throughout that entire plantation.”Bananas have faced this kind of crisis before. In the mid-1900s, the most popular banana at t
24、he time was nearly wiped out by an earlier version of TR4.The solution to address the problem, Ploetz says, is to try to breed another species that can resist TR4. He notes that we still have time before we need to worry about the banana disappearing.25. What trouble are bananas faced with?A. Gettin
25、g disease. B. Polluting the soil.C. Limited market D. Refused by consumers.26. The biggest banana growing area in the world is in_.A. Southeast Asia B. Middle East C. Africa D. Latin America27. The way to fight against banana crisis is_.A. to improve the soil B. to develop new bananasC. to discover
26、a powerful fungus D. to reduce the quantity of plantation28. We can know that_.A. TR4 is produced from bananas directly and then destroys soilB. TR4 lives in soil and harms a persons foot by bananasC. TR4 is created from boots and then infects bananasD. TR4 grows in soil and infects bananas by boots
27、CHave you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name phubbers（低头族） .Recen
28、tly, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes
29、selfie in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real.Your health is the first
30、 to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eye
31、sight gradually, according to the report.But thats not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and t
32、his creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.29. For what purpose does the author give the example of a cart
33、oon in Para.2?A. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.B. To advertise the cartoon made by students.C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.D. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.30. Which of the following is Not a risk a phubber may hav
34、e?A. His social skills could be affectedB. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmedC. He will cause the destruction of the world.D. He might get separated from his friends and family.31. Which of the following may be the authors attitude towards phubbing?A. Supportive B. Opposed C. Optimistic
35、D. Objective.32. What may the passage talk about next?A. Advice to how to use a cell phone B. People addicted to phubbingC. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing D. Consequences of phubbing.DThe world of wearable technology has been quietly growing. The year 2015 could be the year when wearable g
36、adgets truly become a mainstream. Lets take a look at some of them.ShoesAn Indian company, Ducere Technologies, has created a pair of shoes called Lechal. They can direct you through the busiest city or the most remote countryside.They work by using Bluetooth to connect with a phone app. After youve
37、 entered the destination you want to go to on your phone, the shoes direct you by vibrating either the left or right foot to tell you which way you should turn. The insoles of the shoes can be removed and placed into a pair of your choice. This may be the start of a new kind of high-tech footwear.He
38、adwearClipped onto your headband or onto your T-shirt, Run-n-Read tracks your head movements and then moves the text on the screen of your iPad or other reading devices in real time to always be in sync with your eyes. Though a person standing nearby can see the text jumping up and down, for you the
39、 text appears perfectly still. Your head moves, but the words do not. Run-n-Read also comes with its own gesture recognition system. Simply tap the device once to turn the page forward, or tap twice to go back a page. Get ready for an enjoyable reading experience on the move.BraceletsFitBit will ste
40、al the show(抢出风头) in 2015 with its two new fitness trackers, the FitBit Surge and the FitBit Charge HR. The highlight of the Charge HR is that it monitors heart rate continuously, even during sleep, which is something most heart rate-enabled fitness bands dont do. It can also work as a watch to tell
41、 the time. Looking more like a smart watch, the Surge has an LED touch display screen. This allows you to control your smartphone and see who is calling or messaging you. It also has eight different sensors and can record activities in different sports.33. What can Lechal do according to the passage
42、?A. Direct you to some place. B. Dial the number for you.C. Help you read the text message. D. Monitor your heart rate for health.34. Run-n-Read is a kind of equipment that .A. tracks your movements through T-shirts B. can wake you up and tell you the timeC. uses a gesture recognition system D. prot
43、ects your eyes from potential damage35. What do the three wearable gadgets have in common?A. They are in the possession of a big company.B. They have sold very well in the last few years.C. They are considered to gain popularity in 2015.D. They will make the company earn much money.第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2
44、 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。Ive always wanted to start my own business. Ive always wanted to start working for myself. Yet I didnt make that decision. I finally got started instead of thinking about it or putting it off. And I made it. Maybe youve not started on something imp
45、ortant to yourself. Maybe you can relate to what Im saying and you feel youve slacking(松懈的 ) off for too long. You had better get started now. 36 1. Its better than thinking about it_37 But thinking can also be dangerous when you do too much of it. You can think as much as you like, but thinking isn
46、t going to change the situation. In fact, thinking isnt going to change anything. 38 You wont go anywhere, as if youve a human statue. So you had better get started now.2. Its better than never taking action.Do you want to be the man or the woman who never does anything? Do you want to be the man or
47、 the woman who never gets started? 39 3. _40 How long are you going to dream about getting started? How long are you going to dream about how wonderful itll be when you do take action? And how long are you going to dream about how much of a difference itll make to your life? Theres only so much dreaming you can do before you have to turn that dream into action. A dream without action is a fantasy, destined(注定) to never come true.A. Its better than dreaming about doing it.B. He
