1、2016 届福建省福州第一中学高三下学期模拟考试（5 月质检）英语试题2016. 5. 21满分：150 分 完卷时间：120 分钟 第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）请听下面 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答案，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. Who is Chris Paine？A. A computer engineer. B. A book seller. C. A writer.
2、2. What are the two speakers talking about？A. A football player. B. A football team. C. A football match. 3. Why did the woman buy a heavy coat for Jimmy？A. Winter is coming soon. B. Jimmy will go into the mountains. C. Jimmy has caught a cold. 4. Where is the woman？A. In a soap factory. B. In her h
3、ouse. C. At an information desk. 5. When is the man checking in？A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Tuesday.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）请听下面 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答案，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 至 8 题。6. How does the man
4、feel about Davids way of sleeping？A. Its effective. B. Its strange. C. Its the best. 7. How many hours does David sleep a day？A. Four. B. Six. C. Seven.8.What does the woman suggest at the end of the talk？A. People should develop a habit like Davids.B. People need longer hours of sleep.C. People hav
5、e different sleeping habits.听第 7 段材料, 回答第 9 至 11 题。9.What is the woman going to do？A. Attend a party. B. Take a holiday. C. Go on a business trip.10.When does the woman plan to arrive？A. Late Friday. B. Mid-day Saturday. C. Saturday night.11.What is the weather like in the town during the day？A. Col
6、d. B. Wet. C. Warm.听第 8 段材料, 回答第 12、13 题。12.Why does the man thank the woman？A. She has helped him with his problems. B. She has invited him for coffee.C. She has agreed to see him on Monday.13.When does the conversation take place？A. Before class. B. After class. C. During class.听第 9 段材料, 回答第 14 至
7、16 题。14.What will the man do next morning？A. Meet Mr Cooper. B. Visit the National Lab. C. Meet Bill Lyons.15.How will the man spend his Saturday？A. Do some paperwork. B. Take some rest. C. Meet some visitors.16.What do we know about the woman？A. The mans wife. B. A business manager. C. A company se
8、cretary.听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What was the purpose of Mrs Whinfields visits to Kew Gardens?A. To learn more about plants.B. To write an article on gardens.C. To meet the writers she read.18.Where did Mrs Whinfield live before she moved to her present home？A. Dorset. B. Somerset. C. West London
9、.19.Where does Mrs Whinfield get most of her plants？A. She grows them from seeds.B. She gets them from her friends.C. She buys them from a market.20.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？A. Tourist and gardener.B. College professor and biology student.C. Newspaper reporter and g
10、arden owner.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）AAfter studying the daily habits of 177 self-made millionaires over the course of five years, Thomas C. Corley found that they avoid one costly habit: procrastination（拖延症）.“It prevents even the most talented individuals from realizing suc
11、cess in life,“ he writes in his upcoming book, “Change Your Habits, Change Your Life.“This goes hand-in-hand with author Napoleon Hills claim that the wealthiest people are also the most decisive people.Out of the 500 millionaires Hill studied in the early 20th century, “Every one of them had the ha
12、bit of reaching decisions quickly,“ Hill wrote in his 1937 classic, “Think and Grow Rich.“One of the major causes of procrastination is lack of passion, Corley emphasizes: “We simply like to do the things we like to do and we put off the things we do not like to do.“According to Gallup, only 13% of
13、employees are engaged in their jobs, or emotionally invested in their work,“ Corley writes.“Whether you realize it or not, procrastination is a big reason why you are struggling financially in life. It damages your credibility with employers and fellow colleagues at work. It also affects the quality
14、 of your work and this affects the business you or your employer receive from customers, clients, and business relationships.“The good news is that anyone can overcome procrastination and its simpler than you may think. He also notes that “the voice of procrastination screams just as loud and clear
15、in the minds of those who excel in life as it does in the minds of those who do not.“How do they silence it? They rely on “to-do“ lists to get things done. They create firm deadlines, and they meet with “accountability partners“ to ensure theyre sticking to their goals and deadlines, Corley says.Nea
16、rly everyone is susceptible to procrastination but fighting against it can make all the difference. 21. According to the passage, millionaires _.A. are intelligent peopleB. dont hesitate when making decisionsC. are only passionate about making moneyD. put off the things they dont like to do22. Which
17、 of the following statements is true about procrastination?A. Procrastination usually results from financial difficulties.B. Procrastination makes people less trustworthy.C. Overcoming procrastination is simpler for wealthy people.D. Accomplishing things ahead of schedule is a key to getting rid of
18、procrastination.23. What does the underlined word “excel” probably mean?A. struggle B. fail C. stand out D. work hard24. What might be the best title for the passage?A. Fighting procrastination. B. How to become a millionaire.C. New studies of a bad habit. D. The importance of making “to-do” lists.B
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28、on is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered photography and controlled the film market for decades, but finally failed to adapt to the digital revolution. Although many owe Kodaks downfall to its “complacency(自满),” that explanation doesnt recog
29、nize the efforts the company made to reinvent itself. Decades ago, Kodak foresaw that digital photography would overtake film and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 but in a significant decision, the company chose to focus on its traditional film business instead of its new dis
30、covery. It wasnt that Kodak was blind to the future, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to work out a strategy to deal with it. By the time the company realized its mistake, it was too late. Although Kodak foresaw the coming rise of digital phot
31、ography, its corporate culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully hug the future. They were a company stuck in time. Their history was so important to them. Now their history has become a liability. Kodaks downfall over the last several deca
32、des was dramatic. In 1976, the company made up 90% of the market for photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras. But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which competed against Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies. Kodaks decision no
33、t to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a deadly miscalculation. The bid went instead to Fuji, which took advantage of its sponsorship to win a permanent place in the market. 28. What do we learn about Kodak? A. It went bankrupt all of a sudden. B. It is playing a
34、 leading role in the film market.C. It started the digital revolution in the film industry. D. Its strategy mistake led to its downfall.29. Why does the author mention Kodaks invention of the first digital camera? A. To show its early attempt to reinvent itself. B. To show its effort to overcome com
35、placency. C. To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution. D. To show its will to compete with Japans Fuji photo. 30. What does the underlined word “liability” in paragraph 4 mean? A . advangage B. mirror. C. burden. D. challenge. 31. What was Kodaks biggest mistake? A. Its blind faith in
36、modern photography. B. Its refusal to sponsor the 1984 Olympics.C. Its failure to see Fuji photos growth. D. Its overconfidence in its corporate culture. DBetty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitti
37、ng on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and theyre still sitting on the sofa? Talking?What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?Betty shrugs. Talk? Were friends.Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin sp
38、ent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.“More than two-t
39、hirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, mo
40、st trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress (感情危机). “Most women,“ says Rubin, “identified at least one, usually more trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.“In g
41、eneral,“ writes Rubin in her new book, “womens friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but mens relationships are marked by shared activities.“ For the most part, Rubin says, interactions between men are emotionally controlled-a good fit with the social requirements of “manl
42、y behavior.“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,“ Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings. Whereas a womans closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasnt unusual to hear a man say he didnt know his friends marriage was i
43、n serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.“32. Rubins study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to _.A. a male friend B. a female friend C. her parents D. her husband 33. According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT
44、 expected of a man by society?A. Ending his marriage without good reason.B. Spending too much time with his friends.C. Complaining about his marriage trouble.D. Going out to ballgames too often.34. Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?A. Women depend on others in
45、 making decisions.B. Women are more serious than men about marriage.C. Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.D. Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves.35. The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around _.A. friendships of men and women B. happy and successful marriagesC
46、. emotional problems in marriage D. interactions between men and women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。在答题卡上，E 涂 AB， F 涂 AC G 涂 ADGene TestingDNA-based tests are among the first commercial medical applications of the new genetic discoveries. Gene tests can be used
47、to diagnose and confirm disease. They provide prognostic （预兆） information about the course of disease. _36_Currently, several hundred genetic tests are in clinical use. _37_ Their numbers and varieties are expected to increase rapidly over the next decade. Most current tests detect mutations（突变） ass
48、ociated with rare genetic disorders.Recently, tests have been developed to detect mutations for a handful of more complex conditions such as breast and colon(结肠) cancers. _38_ And the information they provide helps physicians and patients manage the disease or condition more effectively. _39_ The te
49、sts may not detect every mutation associated with a particular condition and the ones they do detect may present different risks to various people and populations. Another important consideration in gene testing is the lack of effective treatments or preventive measures for many diseases and conditions now being diagnosed or predicted._40_ Because gen
