1、2016 届甘肃省部分重点中学高三高考英语新课标卷 模拟试题（三）（word）注意：本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。第卷第一部分：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。A21What is the purpose of this letter?ATo apologize BTo ask for a raise CTo quit a jobDTo express thanks22Why did Susan accept
2、 the job at Lets Learn English Inc?AIt is more interesting BIt provides more moneyCIt is less demanding DIt offers free night classes23What suggestion does Susan make to Formosa News?AOffer classes for employees BHire an assistant for the new editorCReduce employeesworking hours DIncrease the pay fo
3、r the new editorBOne of the largest youth organizations in the world is the 4-H，an organization of clubs for young people between 9 and 19The main purpose of 4-H is to provide young people with the practical skills and understanding they will need to become useful members of their communitiesThe fou
4、r Hs stand for head，heart，hands，and health When4-H clubs first began in America in the early 1900s， members were mostly young people from rural areasThe focus was on farm projects，such as raising pigs and growing and canning foodToday over 75of the club members come from towns，cities ，and suburbs，an
5、d hundreds of projects exist，each adapted to its geographical areaWhile rural districts choose conservation，forestry，and farm management projects，projects in urban areas often involve nutrition，health，car care，and money managementThe 4-H program in America is a joint service of the U S Department of
6、 Agriculture， state universities， and county governments Additional funding(资 助 )is provided by business firms and private organizations. Members of the clubs are guided by volunteer adult leaders and their teenage assistants. In the clubs， 4-Hers learn about and work on solving serious problems tha
7、t face their communities， issues like environmental protection and community safetyIn addition to the 4-H clubs in the USstates and territories，more than eighty countries have adapted the 4-H idea to fit their own needsIn the less developed countries，many clubs offer courses in proper nutrition and
8、in new farming technology24What is the 4-H?AA fitness club BAn educational programCAn international firm DAn agricultural organization25Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2？AThe 4-H has existed for over two centuriesBThe 4-H club members are mostly from the countrysideC4-H project
9、s are adapted according to local needsD4-H projects in big cities usually focus on conservation &forestry26Paragraph 3 is mainly about_Awho finance the 4-H program in AmericaBwho guide the members of the 4-H clubs Cwhat activities the American 4-Hers doDhow the 4-H program in America operates27Which
10、 of the following is most probably a 4-H activity in the countryside of Africa?ACooking a healthy meal BTraveling abroad in groupsCLearning to manage money DDining at McDonaldsCJohn Boyne is best known for his hugely successful novel，The Boy in the Striped PyjamasNow he has taken on the First World
11、War，a similarly important historical event Boynes novel，Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is the story of Alfie Summerfield， a boy whose father is swept up in the excitement of the outbreak of the war and joins the armyAlfies dad writes to his wife and son from the benches(战壕) ，but after a couple of
12、 years the letters stop comingAccording to Alfies mum，thats because dad is“on a secret mission for the government” Alfie，however ，suspects she might be lying and sets out to uncover the truthAt first he doesnt get far in discovering the mysteryTimes are hard：his mum works as a nurse but cant make en
13、ds meet，so Alfie starts missing school to help out，earning money as a shoeshine boy at Kings Cross Station in LondonThen he has an amazing stroke of luck：one of his customers is an army doctor whose papers are blown away by the windAlfie helps to gather them，and in the process， discovers the true wh
14、ereabouts of his fatherId been enjoying the story up to this pointAlfie is an easy character to like，and the relationship with his troubled mum is well-written The other people in Alfies woddhis loving dad，his slighfly crazy granny have depth，tooHowever，from that moment at Kings Cross，theres an incr
15、easingly fairytale-like feel to things， even though the story of Alfies search to find his shell-shocked dad and bring him home is grounded in detail There are more coincidences and the ending is fairytale，tooThere are other problems tooEarly on，we are told that Alfie had often heard Prime Minister
16、Asquiths name on the radio，which would have been difficult in 1914 as the BBC only started broadcasting in 1922And yet my final judgment on this book is positiveStay Where You Are and Then Leave has its faults，but all in all it is a good，solid，engaging read28The writer of this passage mainly wants t
17、o_Acompare two novels Bintroduce John BoyneCtell a moving story Dreview a new book29Where does Alfie most probably find his father?AIn a hospital BIn a trenchCNear his schoo1 DAt Kings Cross Station30According to Paragraph 3，the main problem with the book is_AAlfie is all easy character to like BAlf
18、ies granny is slightly crazyCthe later part sounds unreal Dthe story is grounded in detail31Which of the following would the writer of the passage most probably agree with?AThe two novels by John Boyne are equally successfulBGenerally speaking，Alfie has a happy childhoodCThe book has too many proble
19、ms to be recommended for readingDMile couldnt have heard about the war on the radio during his childhoodDSix Sigma is a process that helps companies focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and servicesThe word“sigma”is a statistical term that measures how far a given process falls s
20、hort of perfectionThe central idea behind Six Sigma is that if a company can measure how many “defects”they have in a commercial production process，they can systematically figure out how to get rid of the problems and get as close to“zero defects”as possibleTraining and teamwork are fundamental elem
21、ents of the Six Sigma methodologyIn other words，companies need to have their team leaders and team members trained to carry out the Six Sigma processesThey must learn to use the measurement and improvement toolsThey also need to learn communication skills necessary for them to involve customers and
22、suppliers and to serve their needsSix Sigma was developed in 1986 by Motorola，an American telecommunications companyEngineers in Motorola used it as an informal name for a plan to reduce faults in production processesA few years later，Motorola extended the name“Six Sigma”to mean a general performanc
23、e improvement method，beyond purely“defect reduction”in the production processIn 1995，Jack Welch，CEO of General Electrics(GE)，decided to adopt Six Sigma in GE；and by 1998 GE claimed that Six Sigma had brought about over three-quarters of a billion dollars of cost savingsBy 2000，Six Sigma was effectiv
24、ely established as an industry in its own right，involving the training，consultancy and practicing of Six Sigma methodology in all sorts of organizations around the world Organizations as diverse as local governments，prisons，hospitals，the armed forces banks，and multi-national corporations have been a
25、dopting Six Sigma for quality and process improvement32According to the passage，what is“Six Sigma”?AA digital device to speed up production processesBA set of techniques for quality and process improvementCA program for training business leaders and employeesDA near-perfect process in business commu
26、nication33The underlined word“defects”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_Afaults Bideas Cmeasures Dproducts34Which of the following best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 2?ATeam leaders are responsible for trainingBMeasurement and improvement tools must be usedCIts necessary to learn commun
27、ication skillsDIts important to have a well-trained team35Which of the following is true?ASix Sigma was invented by Jack WelchBSix Sigma has existed for about 30 yearsCGeneral Electrics began to adopt Six Sigma in 1998DSix Sigma is adopted only by international corporations第二节(共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分
28、)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。Imagine being asked to spend twelve or so years of your life in a society that consisted only of members of your own sex， how would you react？ 36 But the fact is that segregated(隔离)schools shoot up very rapidly around the world，and so many parents choose to
29、force such abnormal conditions on their children-conditions which they themselves wouldnt put up with for one minute! 37 Those advocates of segregated schools argue that children from segregated schools have greater achievements academically，socially in athletic and have greater self-confidenceFurth
30、er，there are many more practical advantages in segregated schools：adolescent problems can be dealt with better and more easily 38 It is a wonderful proof of their worthOn the other sidethose advocates of co-education point out that any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of educat
31、ionOne of the chief aims of education is equip future citizens with all they require to take their places in adult society which is made up of men and womenWhen segregated，boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apartCompetition between the sexes is developed39 Children from segregated
32、schools sometimes lack healthy attitude to life that co-education encouragesTo sum up，every coin has double sides40 It is about time somebody exploded that theory about segregated schools being the better place for your childrenAYou would react as if you were a puzzled parent BLastly in many countri
33、es ，the most famous schools are segregatedCAnyone entering adult society after years of segregation can only be in for a shockDUnless there was something wrong with you，you wouldnt be too happy about it EWhen segregated，boys and girls can focus on their studyFHowever，I believe its far more beneficia
34、l for boys and girls to learn and play together GMany sociologists and educationalists present their views on this issue from both sides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。Are forests always created by nature? A man fr
35、om rural India proves that this is not necessarily 41 Abdul Kareem， who used to be an airline ticketing agent，has a great love for the 42Though he never went to college，he can talk about plants and trees like a(n) 43In 1977，he bought a piece of 44 wasteland with the hope of growing trees on itIn the
36、 beginning，people thought he was 45 to waste his time and money on the landBut he 46 ignored them and kept working on the soil and planting trees thereThe land was so 47 that it had to be watered several times a dayKareem had to fetch the water from a 48 that was a kilometer awayIn the first two yea
37、rs，none of the trees he planted 49.However，in the 50 year，several young trees started growingGreatly 51 by the result，Kareem planted more trees and his man made forest began to 52Kareem let his forest grow 53，without using fertilizers or insecticidesHe believed in the 54 of nature to renew itself wi
38、thout the interference of humansThats 55 he did not allow fallen leaves or branches from the forest to be removed.After years of 56 ，Kareem has not only realized his dream but also transformed a piece of 57 land into a beautiful forestToday，his forest is 58 to 1，500 medicinal plants，2，000 varieties
39、of trees，rare birds，animals ，and insects. Now，59 from all over the world come to visit his creationThey hope to do research on the secret of his 60 so that other parts of the world could benefit from it41Awrong Bgood Ctrue Dnatural42Ajob Bplanes Ctickets Dwoods43Aexpert Bactor Cguide Dfarmer44Arich
40、Brocky Cgreen, Dexpensive45Apleased Bwise Ccrazy Ddisappointed46Asimply Bhardly Crarely Drudely47Adamp Bhard Cpoor Ddry48Aresource Bsource Cforce Dcourse49Adied Brecovered Csurvived Dsucceeded50Athird Bsecond Cfourth Dlast51Asurprised Bsatisfied Cchallenged Dencouraged52A ，take place Btake shape Cta
41、ke steps Dtake risks53Aslowly Bquickly Cnaturally Dnicely54Aability Bactivity Cquality Dpossibility55Ahow Bwhen Cwhere Dwhy56Aeffects Befforts Ccomforts Dharvests57Adeserved Breserved Cdeserted Dpreserved58Ahome Bkey Caccess Dway59Achildren Bparents Ctourists Dscientists60A1ife Bsuccess Ccompany Dha
42、ppiness第卷注意事项： 用 0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第二节(共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。“Hongbao”seems to be on everyones lips these days61(it) origins are rooted in history. Long ago it 62(see)as a means of protecting children from evil spirits63(
43、1ate)，it developed into more general best wishes and a blessing on 64 youngIn recent years，with hongbao going digital，online giants Tencents Wechat，Baidu and Alibaba are all competing 65 (make)their Hongbao the 66 (popular)in the country“I got 1.8 yuan，its fun ”“I didnt get any，I am too slow ”The wa
44、r is on to grab digital cash using your cellphoneBut are these Hongbao overshadowing the true 67 (mean)of the holiday?45-year-old social worker Guo Jing gives us her opinion“When I was young，the elder gave the younger generation a sum of money 68 (wrap)in red paper，to wish them luck in the New YearT
45、he amount of money is all about blessings，using round numbers like 50 and 100，not like the e-Hongbao on the Wechat platform，69 you can just pick up a few yuan ”Anyway，please remember：the Chinese New Year holiday is supposed to be a time to relax and enjoy being 70 your family第四部分写作(共两节，满分 35 分)第一节短文
46、改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线() 划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起) 不计分。I believe anyone can make themselves something good to eatCooking is a lot of
47、 easier for us than most of us thinkLast Sunday my parent were away on businessI left alone，with no one to cook for meAs I had a good chance to cook myself a wonderful mealEarly in the morning I went to the market，buying some beefsteak and tomatoes and then came backBefore cooking，I put a few oil，salt and sugar on the steak and mixed it together. When the pot was hotter enough I began to fry t
