1、2016 届江西省新余市高三第二次模拟考试英语试题 Word 版注意事项：1.本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2.答题前，考生务必用将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷规定的位置。3. 每小题选出答案，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应題目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。第 I 卷(选择题，共 100 分）第 I 卷（选择题）笫一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C 二个选项中选出最佳选顶，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。
2、 每段对话仅读一编。1. Where does the woman want to go?A. To Oxford. B. To Liverpool. C. To London.2. How many people will go lo the lennis game?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.3. What does the woman ask the boy to do after school?A. Put away his school bag. B. Move the kitchen table.C. Hang up his coat4. What do we know ab
3、out Linda Rivera?A. She went traveling. B. She started a company.C. She was fired.5. What does the man mean?A. He prefers cold weather.B. He has had a difficull week.C. The temperature was good last week.第二节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后
4、，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. How will the man choose the music?A. By letting a person decide on it.B. By asking people for,their dcice.C. By allowing everyone to bring a piece.7. What is the woman going to do?A. Help prepare for ihc party. B. Tell the man a phone number.C. Ask
5、Sonia for some information.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What will the woman do first?A. Wash a car. B. Go shopping. C. Do her homework.9. When does the conversation take place?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.
6、B. Schoolmates. C. Brother and sister.11. What does the woman think of the show?A. Inspiring. B. Unusual. C. Cool.12. Which part did the woman like best about the show?A. Designer wear. B. Clothes recycling. C. Live models.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题.13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Fren
7、ch music. B. French clothes. C. French teens.14. What does Veronique like to do in her spare time?A. Collect albums. B. Visit music stores. C. Enjoy French songs.15. What does Veronique usually have for lunch?A. Hamburgers. B. Sandwiches. C Chips.16. Why docs Veronique like the silver jacket?A. Its
8、up-to-date. B. Its classic and lovely. C. Its unique听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题.17. What is being held in the new sports stadium?A. A match B. A concert. C.A meeting.18. What is the disadvantage of ihc City Theatre?A. It has limited B. Its loo old to look good. C. Its air-conditiobing doesnt work.19.Whi
9、ch place is normally out of die route of the Cititour bus?A. Victoria Park. B.The City Theatre. C.The Marker Place.20.What does the speaker recommend visitors do in the end?A See animals in the city centre. B.Go to the High Street.C.Visit somc shops.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题；毎小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅
10、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。ACara Jumper loves the giant saltwater pond on her grandpaperents Swansea,South Carolina property (房产).One January afternoon,her grandefather .Coy Jumperpiled ten-year-old CARA and her sisters.Claire ,six,and Emma.five ,into his Pontiac Sunfire and too
11、k them down the pond,He and the girls walked happily though the pines ,checking traps.No luck-they were empty.As the sun disappeared graduelly toward the horizon ,the group tumed back to head home.But as Coy walked along the bank.he was suddenly unable to put one foot of the other.Then CARA saw Coy
12、walk unsteadily and fall backward into the ponds deep water.When her grandfather didnt surface immediately.Cara jumped in.With one hand .Cara grabbed the bank.With the other ,she reached for grandfather ,making contact in the water. Coy had suffered a stroke (脑中风），the year before .Now Can, wondered
13、if hed had oneagain. Just 80 pounds to her grandfathers 230,She held his head pulled his face out of the water._.That woke him,but he was still dead weight. She managed to move Coy towards the three-foot bank and pulled him 叩 onto cold ground.The winter sun had almost disappeared, and they were all
14、trembling. Cara knew shed have to get Coy to the car. a quarter mile away. She helped him to his feet Coy slowly moved forward.Sixty feet from the car, Coy fell. From there, he crawled, dragging himself under a gate, to the car. His granddaughters helped him into the passengers side, and Cara got in
15、to the drivers seal.“I used to sit on my dads lap and drive. ” she says now. Coy, too. she says, had let the fifth grader drive through the fields around the house. Still, she felt nervous, but she pushed on the gas and sieered(驾 驶）them the three miles home. “I was trying to get there fast, but I di
16、dnt want teg dus hurt,” Cara says. When she pulled the Sunfire into the garage, her grandmother. Esca was there to meet them.Coy spent six days in the hospital recovering from a stroke. Says Esca. “ If Cara hadnt helped , she might not have a grandpa anymore ”21. What happened wlicn Coy and his gran
17、ddaughters were heading home?A. Cara walked into traps by accident. B. Coyjumped into the water suddenly.C. Can couldnt、walked uprigh. D. Coy suffered a stroke22.How did Cara ,her grandfather and her sisters get home?A.She drove them HomE. B.Esca went to pick them up.C. Coy drove home wilh Caros hel
18、p. D.Coy suffered a stroke.23. Which wonJs can best describe Cara？A. Honest and optimistic B.Confident and generous.C. Brave and calm. D. Caring and sensitive.24.What would be the best title for the text?A.Love Between Grandfather and Granddaughter B.Strength Beyond Her YeansC.Help From the Families
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25、w one D.write a letter of complaint.26. WhaT will the digital screen will show?A. both the call number and lime on the limer.B. both the AM/FM indicator and tlic radio station.C. both the time remaining on the timer and the date.D. both the volume level and the AM/FM indicator.27.ACCOrding 10，hC 叫 w
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27、eepersonal-safety mobile app that allows friends to virtually walk you home at night.University of Michigan, ena The Companion app. created by five students from the University of Michigan,enables uesers to request a friend or family member to keep them company virtually and track their journey home
28、 via GPS on an online map.Although they can do so , the friend or famoly member does not need to have installed the Companion app , which is available for both Android and IOS.The user can send out several requests to different phone contacts in case people are not avavilable to be a companion or no
29、t with their phones at the time.Those contacted then receive an SMS text message with a hyperlink in it that sends them to a web page with an interactive map showing the user walking to their destination,If the user moves away from their path falls,is pushed ,starts running ,or has their headphones
30、pulled out their phones,the app sense these changes in movement and asks the user if theyre OK.If the user fine,they press a button on the app to confirm within 15 seconds. If they do not press the button,or real emergency is occurring ,the Companion app transforms the users phone into a personal al
31、arm system that projects loud noise to scare criminals from the scene,and gives you the chance to instantly call the police.The app was originally designed to aid students in walking home at night across university campuses.If the user calls 911. the app will also alert(向发出警报）the persons relevant un
32、iversity campus safety department within the US. but this feature is only applicable to universities that have signed up to work with Companion.At the same time, the app will send an alert to the contact who is keeping you company, and that person can choose to call the police and give them your loc
33、ation, as well as call you to find out if you are OK.On top of calling the police and alerting their chosen companion, users can also select an :I am nervous” button in the app，which tells the app where and when they feel unsafe. Companions creators said that in just one week after launching the sec
34、ond version of their app, they collected 500 incidents where students across multiple university campuses felt unsafe.28. What is one advantage of the app ?A. it is relatively cheap B. it is applicable to all universityC. it is available without a mobile phoneD. its convenient for the chosen compani
35、on to track.29. When will the user be asked “Are you OK?” by the app ?A._calls 911 B. changes the manner of movementC. sends text messages lo phone contactsD. forgets to press a button on it to confirm wiThin 15 seconds.30. What doEs the underlined word “project” in Paragraph 6 refer to?A. lets out
36、B. blocks out C. turns down D. brooks down31. What is the purpose of the text?A.To promote peopless awareness of safety B. To present the cnmpus envimnmentC.To advertise a new app. D.To introduce a new app.DAre you an optimist ? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full?Do you believe that e
37、very cloud has silver lining and things generally turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be ,it will be ? If you reply “yes”to all of these questiongs, then you are an optimist.Youprobably are enthusiastic , cheerful and outgoing .You may be successful at work and in lov
38、e.But you may be misguided because things dont turn out for the best.You may believe that when one door lcoses another one opens(for example,you may fail to obtain a new job;another chance will come around soon). Wrong one door lcoses,another door slams(怦然关上）in your face.Thats bitter reality.Now a b
39、ook has been pubished which confirm what Pessimists(悲观者)have suspected all along, its called The positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimi
40、sts prepare for the lings by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, Whats interesting about defensive pessimists is tha
41、t they tend to be very successfull people, so their low opinion of the situations outcomes is noi realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better .”So far. so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, o
42、n date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Dont put all your eggs in one basket. believe And “Dont count your chickens until ThEy hatch.” To have a confident and optimistic approach to lifes problems is good
43、. But listen to what Woody Alien, the American comedian says.“Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist Dont feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist. Bui lighten up and hook up with someone who sees
44、 the same glass half full.32. Whats The passage mainly about?A. book that has recently been published.B. How to become successful in lifeC. The dangers of being too optimistic.D. The benefits of defensive pessimism.33.The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science”(PARA.4）means .A. its not a da
45、ngerous thing to do B.it is quite simple to understandC.the cost is not so high D. there is no real proof.34. Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?A.Dont put all your eggs B.The glass is half full not half empty.C. Whatever will be, will be. D. Every cloud h
46、as a silver lining.35. What would the writer probably describe himselfas?A. an optimist B. a defeatist C. a realist D. a scientist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。For the rest of March , a disease will sweep across the US .It will keep kids home from school. 36 Emp
47、loyees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, known as “March Madness”, refers, to yearly 65-team US Mens college baskeball toumanment(锦标赛). 37 Teams compete ahainst each other in a single-elimination (单局淘汰）toumament that eventually crowns a national champion. 38 The fun comes
48、partly from guessing the winners for every game. Fn comfriends. Husbands against wives. Colleagues against bosses.Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities. This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience.Two years ago, thelittle-known George Mason University was one of the final teams 39 College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for
