1、2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试襄阳五中英语5月模拟考试（二）命题人： 审题人：考试时间：2016年5月18日 下午：15：0017：00第卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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。1. Where does the conversatio
2、n most probably take place?AIn a bank. BIn a shop. CIn a restaurant.2. What does the woman mean?AShe is tired of too much work.BShe doesnt want to have dinner with Bill.C She will accept Bills invitation.3. What time is it now?AIts 9:00. BIts 8:40. CIts 8:20.4. What did the woman do last night?AShe
3、saw a film. BShe went to her brothers.CShe watched an NBA game.5. Whose phone does the man use?AJoness. BAlices. CMikes.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.
4、What is the woman doing at the beach?A. She is meeting the man. B. She is living there. C. She is on a vacation.7. Who is the man speaker?A. He is Janes husband. B. He is Marys husband. C. He is Henrys friend.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What will the woman do tonight?A. She will see a film with the man.B.
5、 She will go to study. C. She will meet a famous film star.9. When will they go to the movie?A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How did the man know the company wants some new employees?A. From the newspaper. B. From the cover letter. C. From one of his friends.1
6、1. Why did the man leave his former company?A. The benefits are not good in the company.B. The company is facing a financial crisis.C. He did not like working in the company.12. What can we learn about the womans company?A. The salary is higher.B. Some of the mans friends have left the company.C. Ev
7、eryone in the company has a chance of being promoted.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where will the two speakers go?A. To Europe. B. To Australia. C. To the countryside.14. When will they make their journey?A. Tomorrow. B. Next Monday. C. Next Sunday.15. Why doesnt the man want to reach their destination
8、 by car?A. The gas is expensive. B. Its not fast. C. He is tired of driving.16. What will the woman do tomorrow?A. She will go to fill up the tank of the car.B. She will book the train tickets .C. She will make a list of things they need to take.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What caused Billies parent
9、s marriage to fail?A. Her fathers being away from home too often.B. Her fathers failure in his career in music.C. Her mothers moving to New York City.18. What happened in 1930s?A. Billies mother left her. B. Billie came to New York City.C. Billies mother became ill.19. What can we learn about Billie
10、 Holiday?A. She was a nightclub singer for 30 years.B. She began to work when she was 17.C. She had a talent for music. 20. Who discovered Billie?A. A music producer. B. Some famous people. C. Some popular jazz singers.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
11、，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA schoolboy, who has been unable to play sports, has found the perfect entertainmentsnowboarding. Thomas Pettigrew is enjoying himself by performing difficult actions at freestyle events.The youngster cant join in PE lessons at school, because he suffers from a rare condition, w
12、hich means his body dangerously overheats. This makes it difficult for his body to cool down naturally. But the ice-cool temperatures on the mountains mean Thomas can slide down the slopes freely.His father Richard came up with the idea of taking Thomas snowboarding in March, 2010. Now while other c
13、hildren look forward to playing outside in the sunshine, Thomas is applying his new activity at the Snow Zone in Castleford, in temperatures of about -5. Mr. Pettigrew said, “When Thomas tries most sports, he has to stop when he gets too hot but that never happens with snowboarding. I was surprised
14、at how good he was when he started. He now goes every week for three or four hours. Hes been so enthusiastic about his snowboarding that hes even persuaded me to have a go, so we can enjoy it together.”Thomass parents have spent the past 10 years watching the schoolboy for any signs of overheating,
15、only taking him on holiday in the cooler months. “He has no energy and no interest in doing anything if he overheats and we do whatever it takes to cool his temperature, such as putting him in the car with the air conditioner working or running cold baths.”Aiden Harington, head of the ski school at
16、Snow Zone, said, “Snow sports are a great way for anyone to keep fit, but seem to be particularly beneficial to Thomas as he is able to make sure he stays cool. Thomas does very well in snowboarding, and he can now perform plenty of freestyle actions. Im sure that he will continue to progress in the
17、 coming months, and hopefully take part in some of our freestyle events.”21. Thomas Pettigrew thinks snowboarding is _.A. dangerous B. pleasant C. healthful D. difficult22. What can we know from the third paragraph?A. Thomas has a talent for snowboarding.B. The family enjoy snowboarding every day.C.
18、 Thomas has tried plenty of sports and hasnt found a suitable one.D. Thomass mother was the first person to take Thomas snowboarding.23. Thomass parents need to cool down his body once he is _.A. nervous B. excited C. spiritless D. sleepy24. According to the passage, Aiden Harington _.A. is a snowbo
19、arding fanB. believes Thomas has great possibility for developing snowboarding skillsC. thinks snowboarding can help cure Thomass diseaseD. encourages and helps Thomas a lot BFive years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, recovery remains years away.More than 16,000 people died in the d
20、isaster and more than 470,000 were removed from their homes, says the Japanese Red Cross Society. Over 2,500 people are still missing and predicted dead. After pressure from survivors, the Japanese Coast Guard began underwater searches for the missing.In Fukushima, more than 100,000 families still c
21、annot return home, says the Red Cross Society. This is because of radioactive pollution from the damaged Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.In Japan, the disaster is known as “3-1-1” , marking the date five years ago.It was really three disasters rolled into one.“It started with an earthquake devastating (
22、毁灭) in itself, then the tsunami, and then the radiation from the nuclear plant,” said Shioko Goto, a Japan expert at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. Goto said the disaster showed the world, “Japanese resilience (快速恢复的能力) and Japanese unity.”But it also showed shortcomings. Among the most notab
23、le, the long time it took to stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after it was flooded from the tsunami, Goto said. That process took eight months. Another, Japans dependence on nuclear power, she said. The disaster forced Japan to close all of its nuclear power plants, leaving parts
24、of the country without electricity.Goto offered up one major difference from the last major Japanese disaster, the 1995 Kobe Earthquake. In 2011, social media was everywhere, she said. Social media offered up plenty of “unfounded rumors and fear-mongering (制造恐慌),” Goto said.But it also kept pressure
25、 on Japanese authorities to do more. Chikara Yoshida lost his only son, a 43-year-old volunteer fireman, on March 11, 2011. He and his daughter posted a petition (请愿书 ) on Facebook to restart underwater searches. It drew over 28,000 signatures, according to the Associated Press.The Japanese Coast Gu
26、ard announced that it would resume searches this week.There have also been complaints that reconstruction efforts in hard-hit northern Japanese communities have been too slow. This week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will respond.25. The number of the people who died in the
27、disaster is _.A. more than 18,500 B. over 16,000 C. over 470,000 D. more than 2,50026. What are the three disasters rolling into one?A. Nuclear power, tsunami and earthquake. B. Flood, earthquake and tsunami.C. Flood, tsunami and nuclear power. D. Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation.27. Which
28、of the following statements is true?A. In Fukushima, more than 10,000 families still cannot return home.B. The disaster forced Japan to close most of its nuclear power plants.C. Japanese authorities were forced to do more after the disaster.D. Chikara Yoshida and his daughter posted a petition on th
29、e Associated Press.28. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. the government cant afford such a large sum of money in reconstruction efforts.B. People complained reconstruction efforts in hard-hit northern Japanese communities have been too slow.C. People in hard-hit northern communities ha
30、ve had a happy life since the disaster.D. The government may take measures to promote reconstruction. CA “match of the century” between human champion of the Chinese board game Go (围棋) and Googles computer program kicked off in Seoul on Wednesday, which drew great attention.The first game of the fiv
31、e-game match started at about 1 p.m. local time (0400 GMT) at Four Seasons Hotel in central Seoul. It will run through next Tuesday to determine the winner between South Korean Lee Sedol, the world Go champion in the past 10 years, and AlphaGo, developed by Googles London-based subsidiary DeepMind.T
32、he match of the century drew great attention from news organizations, Go fans and the general public across the world as well as in South Korea as it is seen as a representative match between humans and artificial intelligence (AI).The Korea Baduk Association, a body for South Korean Go professional
33、s, had received advance applications for an explanatory event of the match, but the limit of 60 seats had already surpassed.South Koreas public broadcaster KBS plans to broadcast live the match from 12:40 to 5 p.m., extending its initial plan to air it for two hours from 3 p.m. due to great interest
34、s from the general public. It is unusual for the public broadcaster to broadcast live the Go game for more than four hours.Cable channel TV Chosun will broadcast the matchs development every 10 minutes on Wednesday and Thursday, while planning to air live the whole matches on Saturday and Sunday.The
35、 match is being aired live through YouTube around the world, while various Internet websites and TVs are broadcasting the landmark match.Hundreds of journalists from around the world gathered at the stadium to report on the match between Lee and AlphaGo.AlphaGo took the world by surprise as it defea
36、ted European Go champion Fan Hui in October last year. Some experts had predicted it would take decades of years for AI to defeat humans at the ancient Chinese board game. Go, which originated in China more than 2,500 years ago, has been viewed as a grand challenge for AI due to its complexity and i
37、ntuitive nature. It involves two players, who take turns putting markers (围棋子) on a grid-shaped board to gain more areas on it. One can occupy the markers of the opponent by surrounding the pieces of the other.29. What does the underlined phrase “kicked off” mean?A. Started. B. Stayed. C. Closed. D.
38、 Finished.30. Why did the match draw so much attention in the world?A. Because the match was the first one between humans and AlphaGo.B. Because it is seen as a representative match between humans and AI.C. Because it would take decades for AI to defeat humans in Go games.D. Because many TVs broadca
39、st live the game.31. The following statements are true except _.A. there are five matches between South Korean Lee Sedol and AlphaGoB. its surprising that the European Go champion was defeated by AlphaGoC. Go has a history of more than 2,500 years in China D. cable channel TV Chosun will broadcast a
40、ll the five games32. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Report competition from all over the world become fierce in Go games B. Human Go champion will defeat Googles AI AlphaGo in Go games C. Go match between human champion and Googles AI draws wide attention D. Humans challenge artificial intel
41、ligenceDThe U. S. Postal Service (USPS) is losing billions of dollars a year. The government company that delivers “small mail” is losing out to email and other types of electronic communication. First-class mail amount fell from a high point of 104 million pieces in 2000 to just 64 million pieces b
42、y 2015.Congress permits the 600,000-employee USPS to hold a monopoly (垄断) over first-class and standard mail. The company pays no federal, state or local taxes; pays no vehicle fees; and is free from many regulations on other businesses. Despite these advantages, the USPS has lost $52 billion since
43、2007, and will continue losing money without major reforms.The problem is that Congress is preventing the USPS from reducing costs as its sales decline, and is blocking efforts to end Saturday service and close unneeded post office locations. USPS also has a costly union-dominated workforce that slo
44、ws the introduction of new ideas or methods down. USPS workers earn significantly higher payment than comparable private-sector workers. The answer is to privatize the USPS and open postal markets to competition. With the rise of the Internet, the argument that mail is a natural monopoly that needs
45、government protection is weaker than ever.Other countries facing declining letter amounts have made reforms. Germany and the Netherlands privatized their national postal companies over a decade ago, and other European countries have followed suit. Britain floated shares of the Royal Mail on its stoc
46、k exchange in 2013. Some countries, such as Sweden and New Zealand, have not privatized their national postal companies, but they have opened them up to competition.These reforms have driven efficiency improvements in all of these countries. Additional number of workers have been reduced, productivi
47、ty has risen and consumers have benefited. Also, note that cost-cutting measuressuch as closing tone post officesare good for both the economy and the environment. Privatization and competition also encourage new changes. When the USPS monopoly over “extremely urgent” mail was stopped in 1979, we sa
48、w an explosion in efficient overnight private delivery by firms such as FedEx.The government needs to wake up to changing technology, study postal reforms abroad and let businessmen reinvent our out-of-date postal system.33. What do we know about the USPS?A. Its great competitor is the delivery firm
49、 FedEx.B. It is an old public service open to competitions.C. Its employees dont pay federal, state or local taxes.D. It has complete control of first-class and standard mail.34. The author mentions some other countries in Paragraph 4 to _.A. explain the procedures of reform to the USPSB. show the advantages of private postal servicesC. set some examples for the government to learn
