1、2016 年河北省邯郸市第一中学高三下学期第二次模拟英语试卷一、阅读理解（共 4 小题）1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项，并填入答题卷的相应位置。ASu Hua is studying at Cambridge, UKShe has bought a bicycle and is worried about securityHer friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her1 Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up
2、your bicycle when you leave it?ALocksBMarkingC RegistrationDBasic Security2 The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief“ means _Ahelp you recognize your bike Bhelp the police find your bicycle C stop someone stealing your bicycle Dstop you worrying about your bike3 The main purpose of this
3、article is _Ato tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen Bto suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe C to give you advice on where to buy a good lock Dto say why you shouldnt keep your bicycle in a quiet place2.B Alexis, 17, sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dads carShe let her eyes la
4、zily scan the landscape for wildlifeThen a deer came into view about 200 yards in front of them“Dad, theres a deer there!“ Alexis saidIt was a male deer with sharp antlers (角) on each side of its headAs the car moved closer, Alexis saw that the deers head was bent toward the ground Then she heard a
5、scream and saw an arm fly up near the deers headAlexis realized the deer was attacking a womanSue, a 44-year-old mother, had been out for her morning runThe deer followed her and edged closer“I knew I was in trouble,“ Sue saysShe went to pick up a stick for self-defense, and the deer chargedIt lifte
6、d her with its antlers and threw her into the airSue could feel blood flew down her legWithin seconds, the deer had pushed her off the roadWhen Alexis and her father pulled up, the deer was throwing Sue like a dollAlexis looked into the womans terrified eyes, and before her father had even stopped t
7、he car, the teenager jumped quickly out of the car and ran toward the deer“I was kicking it to get its attention,“ she saysThen her father, who had followed his daughter, pushed the deer away from the womenAlexis helped Sue into the car, and then applied a piece of cloth to Sues injured leg“Were goi
8、ng to get you to a hospital,“ Alexis saidThen she heard her father shout loudlyHe had been knocked to the groundAlexis took hold of a hammer from the car and ran to where her father lay on his backShe beat the deers head and neck, but the blows didnt scare it away“I was losing faith,“ she says“A cou
9、ple more strikes, Alexis,“ said her father“You can do it“ Turning the hammer around, Alexis closed her eyes and beat the deers neck with all her strengthWhen she opened her eyes, the deer was running awayAlexis got in the drivers seat and sped toward the nearest hospitalAfter Sue was treated, she te
10、arfully thanked her rescuers“You expect a teenage girl to get on the phone and call for help,“ she says, “not to beat up a deer“1 What was Sue doing when she was attacked by the deer?AShe was driving homeBShe was resting on the roadC She was taking exerciseDShe was feeding wild animals2 What did Ale
11、xis do to save Sue?AShe pushed the deer awayBShe hit the deer with her feetC She drove the car to hit the deerDShe beat the deer with a hammer3 Which of the following words can best describe Alexis?AStrongBCruelC Energetic DBrave4 What is the best title for the passage?AA Woman Was Seriously Injured
12、BA Dangerous Deer Attacked a WomanC A Girl Rescued Her Father SuccessfullyDA Teenager Saved Others from a Deer Attack3.C Career success could be predicted as early as kindergarten, according to a 20-year study recently published in the American Journal of Public HealthResearchers from Pennsylvania S
13、tate University and Duke University tracked more than 700 children from across the US between kindergarten and age 25 and found a significant correlation between their social skills as kindergartners and their success as adults two decades laterIn 1991, teachers assessed how the kindergartners inter
14、acted with each other socially using a range of criteria like whether they cooperate with their peers without prompting（激励）, if theyre helpful to others, whether theyre good at understanding feelings, and if they can solve problems on their ownResearchers then kept track of whether the students went
15、 on to graduate high school on time, get a college degree, and find and keep a full-time job by 25They also monitored the participants involvement with crime, drug abuse, public assistance, and mental health issuesThe results showed that socially competent children were far more likely to earn a col
16、lege degree and have a full-time job by 25 than those with limited social skillsThose with limited social skills also had a higher chance of getting arrested, binge（放纵）drinking, and applying for public housing“This study shows that helping children develop social and emotional skills is one of the m
17、ost important things we can do to prepare them for a healthy future,“ said Kristin Schubert, program director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which funded the research, in a release“From an early age, these skills can determine whether a child goes to college or prison, and whether they end u
18、p employed or addicted“ The good news, according to Damon Jones, lead author of the study, is that intervention（干预） at a young age can help improve social and emotional skills“This research by itself doesnt prove that higher social competence can lead to better outcomes later on,“ he said “But when
19、combined with other research, it is clear that helping children develop these skills increases their chances of success in school, work, and life“1 What has the 20-year study found?AMost kindergartners can solve problems aloneBHelpful children understand others feeling betterC Outgoing children coop
20、erate with their peers easilyDSocial skills play a key role in childrens development2 Paragraph 3 and 4 are mainly about？Awhen the researchers began their studyBhow long it took to complete the studyC how the researchers conducted the studyDwhat factors were studied by the experts3 What should paren
21、ts do to help their children to succeed according to Kristin Schubert?ATeach them how to cooperate with othersBTeach them some basic living skillsC Tell them to keep off alcoholDCoach them in their lessons4 The text makes very good sense to _AteenagersBeducatorsC doctorsDgeneral readers4.D Movie fan
22、s know that their action hero Superman does not really flyAnd, in the movie Superman Returns, another visual trick is played on viewersThe man they see flying is not realHe is what is called a virtual actorThe first step in creating this digital actor is to have a real person stand in a room called
23、a light stageA computer then captures the outlines and shapes of his face and records how they throw off light Paul Debevec is with the Institute for Creative Technologies at the University of Southern California“We can light them with very specially computer-controlled illumination(照明)and take phot
24、os of them from seven different viewpoints with high quality digital still cameras ”MrDebevec is part of a team working to create computerized images of people, objects and environments that look and act realThe light stage permits actors to be turned into digital versions of themselves much like th
25、e blue creatures in the movie AvatarThe real world could soon be using a similar technologyComputer experts at the Institute are developing a 3-D video teleconferencing systemIt would send a video image of a person into a meeting roomThat image would be able to work with the people in the room, who
26、would see it in 3-D without special eyeglassesPaul Debevec says:“The person who is being transmitted to a remote location can actually look around at the people in the room and everybody in that room knows who theyre looking at And thats such a fundamental part of human communication ”He believes th
27、e business world will begin to use3-D video teleconferencing in the next five years ” Its also a medium with which young people today are particularly comfortable,” he saidA demonstration of an interaction between an earthquake survivor and students may be possible in a yearIn 10 years, we may be ab
28、le to play 3-D video games without special glasses1 Why does the author mention the movies Superman Returns and Avatar in the passage?ATo compare their different stylesBTo explain 3-D film-making technologyC To attract more readers to watch3-DfilmDTo describe the origin of 3-D film industry2 Which o
29、f the following shows how a virtual actor is made?aa real actor steps inside a light stageban actor is created into digital versionc photos are taken from different aspectsdhow the actors face reflects the light is recordede a computer makes sure how the actors face is filmedAaedcBacedb C aecfb Dedc
30、ab3 What is the authors attitude towards 3D technology?ACautiousBPositiveC SkepticalDCritical4 Whats the main idea of the text?A3-D goes from movies to real worldB3-D film becomes popular worldwideC 3-D teleconferencing system comes into beingD3-D games without special glasses becomes true二、信息匹配（共 1
31、 小题）5. A strong memory depends on the health and vitality of your brainThey say that you cant teach an old new tricks, but when it comes to the brain, scientists have discovered that this old saying simply isnt true1 Give your brain a workout Memory, like muscular strength, requires you to “use it o
32、r lose it”The more you work out your brain, the better youll be able to process and remember information 2 Dont skip the physical exercise While mental exercise is important for brain health, that doesnt mean you never need to break a sweatPhysical exercise helps your brain stay sharpIt increases ox
33、ygen to your brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory lossGet enough sleep There is a big difference between the amount of sleep you can get by on and the amount you need to function at your best 3 Keep stress in check Stress is one of the brains worst enemiesOver time, stress de
34、stroys brain cellsStudies have also linked stress to memory lossHave a laugh 4 That holds true for the brain and the memory, as well as the bodyUnlike emotional responses, which are limited to specific areas of the brain, laughter engages multiple regions across the whole brain_5_ Just as the body n
35、eeds fuel, so does the brainYou probably already know that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, “healthy” fats and lean protein will provide lots of health benefits, but such a diet can also improve memoryFor brain health, though, its not just what you eatits also what you dont eatAEat
36、a brain-boosting dietBPlay games with memoryC Laughter is the best medicineDBut oversleeping is not good for your brainEEven skipping a few hours makes a difference!F You have to shake things up from time to time!GThe human brain has an astonishing ability to adapt and change三、完形填空（共 1 小题）6.阅读下面短文，从
37、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，并填入答题卷的相应位置。I love a good murder mysteryIt is so 1 to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the 2 yourselfAgatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she 3 over eighty booksMany people have falle
38、n in love with her 4 -Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur 5 As I am a big 6 of Agatha Christie, I was excited to 7 her house in Devon called GreenwayI travelled to her 8 by steam trainWe went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke
39、It was a 9 setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express 10 , all the passengers arrived safely!After a pleasant walk through the woods, I 11 the splendid houseI did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her 12 Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)b
40、ookcaseHowever, my 13 part of the estate(房产) was the boathouseThere was a lovely view of the river 14 the boathouse also served a more special purpose-inspiration for a crime 15 In the Poirot novel, Dead Mans Folly, a girls body is 16 in the boathouseThey even 17 the TV adaptation of the book at Gre
41、enwayI really 18 my visit to GreenwayIt was such a 19 place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was 20 write so many exciting stories1 Aattention Bheat Csuccess Dfun2 Adoubt Bproblem Cmurder Dmethod3 Aread Bwrote Csaw Dcontributed4 Acreations Binventions Cdiscussions Dreasons5 Aguar
42、d Bdetective Ccreator Dspy6 Aguide Bfellow Cfan Dgift7 Awatch Brebuild Cexplode Dvisit8 Ahouse Bfamily Chometown Dsite9 Aperfect Bcentral Ccolorful Ddirect10 ASadly BFortunately CHopefully DSurprisingly11 Afetched Bgot Creached Dmentioned12 Aposts Bnovels Cletters Dbooks13 Apersonal Buseful Crewardi
43、ng Dfavorite14 Aor Band Cbut Dfor15 Ascenery Bsight Cview Dscene16 Adissolved Btended Cfound Dburied17 Adeveloped Bfilmed Cadapted Daffected18 Aenjoyed Btreasured Cexploited Dfocused19 Ashocking Bbeautiful Cskillful Dhelpful20 Ainspired Bdisappointed Cmarked Dhonored四、阅读填空（共 1 小题）7.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内
44、容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。World Book Day 1 (fall)on April 23 every yearIt was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people to discover the pleasure of readingIt means you read a book not because your teachers or parents tell you to do so “ 2 (read) for pleasure” plays a more important role i
45、n ones 3 (grow) than ones family backgroundBooks, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of materials can help us know more about the outside world and perfect us4 , computer games, online videos and Interest are pushing books off the shelfSome experts believe its a 5 (worry) trendEach Chinese read 0
46、38 more books in 2013 than 2012 but still far fewer than those in major developed countriesEven worse, many bookstores 6 (close)their doors because many book lovers start to buy 7 (few) books than beforeHowever, many people do still prefer reading because it has 8 (be) part of their lifeIt can benefit people in many waysIt gives us information about other countries and places of the world It 9 has a strong influence on forming our personality and makes us more intelligentIts 10 too late to start rea
