1、2017 届宁夏平罗中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试题 注意事项：1、答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2、选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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，从试题所给的 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
2、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。1How long will the man have to wait before the plane takes off at t he airport？A105 minutes. B80 minutes. C 75 minutes. 2What is the man going to do tonight？ATo go to a birthday party. BTo visit Jane.CTo go to the theater.3How much is the food and drink?A$2.65. B$2.75. C$2
3、.95. 4What did the woman buy her husband for Christmas？AA book. BA watch. CA case for coin collection.5What does the man suggest？AComing back for a later show. BWaiting in a queue.CComing back in five minutes 第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 225 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
4、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。6Who can speak French？AThe man. BThe woman. CNeither.7What does the man think of the job that the woman offers？ADisappointing. BBoring. CInteresting.听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8、9 题。8Why doesnt the man book the seats downstair
5、s？AIts too expensive. BIts too crowded. CIts too far9 How much does each upstairs ticket cost？A10. B$3.75. C$2.50.听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10Which of the following George did NOT do yesterday？AGoing shopping. BWashing clothes. CLooking after the baby.11What did the woman want to do last night?AGo to
6、a concert. BWrite an article. CGo shopping.12Where did George see Mary ？AAt the office. BIn his sisters home. CAt the concert.听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题。13Whats the relationship between the two speakers?ATeacher and student. BHusband and wife. CDoctor and patient. 14Where did the conversat ion most pro
7、bably take place？AAt a hotel. BIn a restaurant. CAt home.15What did the man enjoy most during the holiday？AMeeting with his relatives.BBeing together with his wife and his daughter.CVisiting friends.16Where is their daughter now?AIn Italy. BIn America. CIn China.听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。17Why does t
8、he speaker give the lecture?ATo give some advice on the cycling tour.BTo explain the advantages of the cycling tour.CTo tell the listeners what to take for the cycling tour.18What is the most important thing to consider while going on a tour?AWeather. BSpeed. CSafety.来源:Zxxk.Com19What should the cyc
9、lists NOT do during the cycling tour?ARide as far and quickly as possible. BTake water in summer.CEnjoy the riding itself.20In cold weather what should cyclists do first when they stop riding?AEnjoy nature. BPut on warm clothes. CDrink plenty of water.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
10、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Big messaging apps abroadWhile WeChat is Chinas biggest mobile messaging app (应用软件) there are many equivalent apps in other countries that offer similar features.WhatsApp (US)Users: more than 300 millionPlatforms: Android, 10S, Windows Phone, Bla
11、ckBerryFeatures: Text chat, push-to-talk, file sharing, location sharingWith more than 300 million active users, WhatsApp is one of WeChats biggest competitors.Developed by two ex-Yahoo, employees in 2009, WhatsApp originally focused on text chat, but on Aug6 it also started push - to - talk service
12、. Its noted for its accessibility, ease of use and the absence of adverts(广告). The service is free for the first year, after which $ 0.99 (6. 06 yuan) is charged for a one year subscription.Kakao Talk (South Korea)Users: more than 100 millionPlatform: Android, iOS, W.ndo.s Phone. BlackBerry and Bada
13、 (an operate system developed by Samsung)Features: Text chat, group chat, push - to - talk, group calls, file sharingWith more than 100 million users in more than 230 countries, Kakao Talk is a multi - platform texting application that allows users to send and receive messages for tree. With Kakao T
14、alk, users choose from more than 250 animated emoticons and share them with friends.Line (Japan)Users: more than 200 millionPlatforms：Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and PCFeatures：Text chat, group chat, push - to - talk, file sharing, location sharing, gaming, stickers.Line tops the list of
15、 the most downloaded free apps in 52 countries. Apart from text and voice messaging , Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emoticons to buy from its own shop. In the first quarter of 2013 alone, it made $ 7 million just from stickers. The popular app also allows friends t
16、o battle each other in the LINE Game.21. The first paragraph of the passage is used to .A. introduce the most popular mobile messaging apps in ChinaB. talk about new features in the latest mobile messaging appsC. draw readers attention to various popular mobile messaging appsD. explain how mobile me
17、ssaging apps have become so popular22. Compared with the other two apps, which of the following features makes Line stand out?A. Group mobile games. B. Free stickers and emoticons.C. Free download of the app. D. Text and group chat.23. One of the popular features of WhatsApp is that users .A. can se
18、nd and receive messages for free B. can enjoy live video chats within groupsC. dont need to worry about unwanted ads D. regularly set free stickers and emoticonsB We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edison and the Alexander Graham Bells-but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people
19、who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器)? Shouldnt we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so. In fact, McLean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range,feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. Besides learning “who“invented “w
20、hat“, however, McLean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why“ and “how“ questions. According to McLean, “When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. “Her students a
21、gree. One young man with a patent(专利证） for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLeans statement. “If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention,“ said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major, “I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into someth
22、ing so constructive. “ Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer. So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the
23、sights,so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Ande
24、rson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside,became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. Its hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgans traffic light
25、. Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?24. By mentioning “traffic light“ and “windshield wiper“, the author indicates that countless inventions are _.A. beneficial, be
26、cause their inventors are famousB. beneficial, though their inventors are less famousC. not useful, because their inventors are less famousD. not useful, though their inventors are famous25. Professor Joan McLeans course aims to _.A. add color and variety to students campus lifeB. inform students of
27、 the windshield wipers inventionC. carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD. prepare students to try their own inventions26. Tommy Lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _.A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producerB. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiperC. due
28、to his dream of being caught in a rainstormD. not related to Professor Joan McLeans lectures27. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?B. How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?C. Shouldnt We K
29、now Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?D. Shouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?CChildren, especially boys, tend to idealize their fathers when they are youngEvery little boy wants to grow up to be just like his father, and every little girl thinks her father is the smartest man on th
30、e earthIts not very easy to be a good fa ther, but its not that difficult eitherChildren will truly enjoy spending time with their fathers, not just when they are kids, but even when they are adultsNot all children communicate well with their fathersCommunication is often left to mothers, while fath
31、ers dispense(分配 ) advice as and when necessaryDont expect all conversations to centre around the dinner tableGo to your childrens bedrooms and talk to them about school, their teachers or their friends Remember that the conversation cannot be one-sidedWhen your children open up to you, you also need
32、 to open up to themIf your children come home from school feeling upset, go up to them and ask them what is the matterAnd if it is something which seems to you to be a silly reason to be upset, dont voice your opinionIt may be silly to you, but to your children it is important enoughSo dont wave the
33、 topic away by telling them not to bother about such stupid thingsSimply discussing their problems with them will help them feel betterDont shy away from having discussions about your teenage childrens love livesGenerally speaking, your children are definitely not going to discuss intimate details w
34、ith youTry to let them know that you are relaxed about topics on loveTell your children how you met your wifeIt is perfectly normal for children to go through feelings for the opposite sex as they grow up, and by keeping the topic closed for discussion, you are only shutting them off from discussing
35、 their feelings with youAll they will do is turn to their friends 28From the second paragraph we can know that _Asome children dont like their fathers at allB talking with children around the dinner table is unnecessaryC it is better for fathers to communicate more with their childrenDmothers should
36、 communicate less with their children29To children their fathers are usually very _Akind Bgreat Cserious Dstrong30Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “intimate” in Paragraph 4?Apublic Bpersonal Cstrange Dserious来源:Zxxk.Com31Suppose your children are worried about so
37、mething you should _ 来源:学 the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings. Dont run through life so fast that you forget not only where youve been, but also where you are going.ALife is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.BNo
38、thing is really over until the moment you stop trying. CDont weaken your worth by comparing yourself with others. Dyou have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.EDont shut love out of your life by saying its impossible to find. FYou will soon understand that work is a rub
39、ber ball. GBut the other four balls are made of glass. 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。A Man and His WordIn a used furniture business, unlike new, you cannot order stock (存货) from a catalogue. People call in, and
40、you have to go out and make an offer. “You cant 41 what you dont have.” my father would say.When I was aged thirteen, my father lost his store 42 , a one-armed guy who could do more with his one arm than many will do with two. With his manager gone, my father came to me. “Will you come in while I go
41、 out to 43 the days calls until I find the 44 person?” he asked.The store has tens of thousands of 45 . “People like to bargain,” he told me, “So I dont 46 prices. You just have to know a 47 .”He took me around. “A quarter-horse motor you can sell for four dollars. For a refrigerator, depending on t
42、he 48 , you can sell for thirty-five dollars to sixty dollars. However, if it has a freezer that goes well, sell it for eighty dollars, in 49 condition, maybe one hundred dollars. Dishes come in with a houseful of furniture, and I dont even 50 them in when I give a price. You can sell them for a cen
43、t to a dollar. Something really nice.”Every day after 51 , I would ride to the store. Soon after, I was writing up a sales slip（纸条）for an attractive plate when my father walked in. I had asked a dollar and the guy did not 52 . I was very pleased. My father glanced down at what I was doing, 53 to the
44、 customer and said, “You sure got a bargain today. My employee gave you the 54 and thats the price.”Afterward, I asked my father, “what was that all about ?”It turned out that it was an antique plate, worth a few hundred dollars. I was 55 . Here I was 56 to help my father in the business and instead
45、 I was losing money for him.He said, “I could have 57 the sales if Id wanted to. You were just writing up the slip and hadnt yet taken the money. Besides, by civil law, youre under 58 . But, a man stands by his word and the word of his 59 .”The deal cost my father a small amount of money, but I learned a 60 lesson in integrity（正直） .41. A. buy B. sell C. order D. store42. A. salesman B. friend C. boss D. manager43. A. ask B. return C. answer D. buy44. A. able B. honest C. right D. hardworking45. A. items B. customers C. plates D. instruments
