1、银川九中 2016-2017 学年第二学期高三年级第二次模拟考试英语试卷（满分：150 分 时间：120 分钟）第 I 卷第一部分 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）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. What is the womans nationality?A. Australian. B. American. C. Indian.2. Why was the w
2、oman able to get an A on the test?A. She read the whole textbook.B. She reviewed all the notes.C. She attended every lecture.3. What does the man plan to do on the weekend?A. Host a dance party.B. Visit Bill with the woman.C. Help the woman with a party.4. When will the woman meet the man tomorrow?A
3、. At 10:00 am. B. At 10:30 am. C. At 11:00 am.5. What do we know about the man?A. He worked abroad for a few years.B. He is planning to go to Canada.C. He wants to meet the woman again.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
4、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. What did the woman do a quarter of an hour ago?A. She left her purse on the table.B. She went to the restroom.C. She came back from the restroom.7. Where was the purse found?A. On the table. B. In the restroom. C. Under the table.听第
5、7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Who invited the speakers for Thanksgiving last year?A. The mans brother. B. The womans sister. C. The mans sister.9. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Go shopping with her.B. Cook a big turkey for her.C. Help her make some sandwiches.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What are the
6、mans hobbies?A. Fishing and collecting stamps.B. Reading and watching TV.C. Watching TV and collecting stamps.11. What does the man say about the woman?A. She is popular. B. She is bad-tempered. C. She lacks patience.12. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a library. B. By a lake.
7、C. At a cinema.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Manager and clerk.14. Why did the man leave his previous job in the bank?A. His family moved to another place.B. He had never gotten a raise.C. He just wa
8、nted to make a change.15. What are the mans best qualities?A. Hard-working and responsible.B. Faithful and energetic.C. Smart and capable.16. What do we know about the man?A. He worked for a private company for three years.B. He took a part-time course in Finance and Trade.C. He doesnt have much exp
9、erience in sales.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What did Don buy in the mens department?A. A gray suit and two pairs of trousers.B. A blue suit and two pairs of trousers.C. A gray suit and one pair of trousers.18. Where is the shoe department located?A. Opposite the mens department.B. Opposite the shir
10、t department.C. Opposite the sweater department.19. Why did Bob fail to buy a sweater?A. There were no sweaters in his size.B. There were no sweaters he could afford.C. There were no sweaters that looked good on him.20. How did Bob and Don go home?A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分 4
11、0 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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 AWhat is TrackR?TrackR is the simplest way to find lost or misplaced items. Join the millions of people who are connected to their most important items.Order a TrackR today and never lose anything again.21. What
12、 do you think is the passage?A. Descriptions of several products. B. An advertisement of a product.C. An introduction to lost items. D. Directions of a new item.22. How many functions does a TrackR have?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.23. Which of the following can replace the underlined “a snap”
13、 in the passage?A. An easy job. B. A necessary task.C. An available method D. A quiet action.BA girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care，which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.The girl was assigned to look after an o
14、ld man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits.Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company，telling him stories. When he was having an
15、intravenous drip (静脉滴注) ， she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.Phone finderCant find your phone? We make finding your phone a snap. Just press the b
16、utton on your TrackR device to ring your phoneeven on silent.Item ringerJust tap the item ringer to make TrackR ring your missing item. No more keys lost underneath a pile of mail.Distance indicatorHotter? Colder? As you search for your item, the TrackR app will show if youre getting closer to the a
17、nnoying remote-controller.Crowd GPS NetworkLost something? TrackRs crowd-sourced network will help you find it. When another TrackR user is within Bluetooth range of your lost item, you will receive a location update.But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl
18、left，the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉)，unwilling to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma(昏迷) a few times.When rescued from the latest coma，the old man told the doctor his last wish， “I have de
19、ep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies？”But the doctor knew that her family was welloff and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her fathers car.When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old ma
20、n，the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into tears. Then she handed $500 to the doctor，saying ， “The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling.” Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last
21、 period of his life，the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.24. If youre a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care，what kind of people do you have to attend to?A. The patients in need of help.B. The people suffering from cancer.C. The patients without many d
22、ays left.D. The people suffering from diseases.25. What can we infer about the old man?A. He had a lot of savings.B. He was suffering from cancer.C. He often lost his temper before meeting the girl.D. He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study.26. What is the real reason resulting in the
23、old mans mental improvement?A. The girls comfort and care.B. The pleasure of being helpful to people in need.C. Peoples understanding.D. His childrens progress.27. What can we know from the passage?A. The doctor told the old man the truth.B. The old mans children were wealthy.C. The girls father enc
24、ouraged her to accept the money.D. The girl didnt accompany the old man when he died.CResearchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a strangers personality simply by looking at the persons shoes.” Shoes convey useful information about their wearers， ”the
25、authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality.Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost ，color and condition of someones shoes. In the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of s
26、hoes worn by the studys participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire.Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by
27、outgoing people. However，some of the more specific results are strange enough. For example， “practical and functional”shoes were generally worn by more“pleasant”people，while ankle boots were more linked with“aggressive”personalities. The strangest of all may be that those who wore” uncomfortable loo
28、king” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities. And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from“attachment anxiety”，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance. There was even a political calculation in the mix with more
29、liberal(主张变革的)types wearing” shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their perso
30、nalities.28. What does this text mainly tell us?A. Shoes can hide peoples real personalities.B. Shoes convey false information about the wearer.C. Peoples personalities can be judged by their shoes.D. People know little about their personalities.29. The participants were asked to .A. provide picture
31、s of their shoesB. look at pictures of different shoesC. design a personality questionnaireD. hand in their commonly worn shoes30. Which of the results is beyond peoples expectation?A. Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes.B. Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes.C. Aggressive people
32、are likely to wear ankle boots.D. Flashier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people.31.People suffering from“attachment anxiety” tend to .A. wear strange shoes B. worry about their appearanceC. have a calm character D. become a political leaderDAn 80yearold man was sitting on the sofa in his hous
33、e along with his 45yearold highly educated son.Suddenly a crow(乌鸦)perched on the tree near their window.The father asked his son， “What is this? ”The son replied， “It is a crow.”After a few minutes，the father asked his son the 2nd time， “What is this? ”The son said， “Father，I have just now told you
34、Its a crow.”After a little while，the old father again asked his son the 3rd time， “What is this? ”“Its a crow， a crow，a crow.”said the son loudly.A little after，the father again asked his son the 4th time， “What is this? ”This time the son shouted at his father， “Why do you keep asking me the same q
35、uestion again and again? IT IS A CROW. Are you not able to understand this? ”A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary，which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page，he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it，the following words were writte
36、n in the diary：“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa，when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was，and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times.
37、 I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt affection for my innocent child.”32.What does the underlined word “perched” mean in the passage?A. knocked B. landed C. hit D. flew33. Why did the Father ask the same question again and again?A. Because he couldnt understand what his son said.B. Because
38、he was too old to remember anything.C. Because he wanted to make his son angry.D. Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be.34.How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times “What is this”？A. 80 years old. B. 45 years old. C. 38 years old. D. 35 years old.35. What is the most su
39、itable title for the passage?A. A crow. B. An old man. C. An old dairy. D. Fathers love.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。 It is necessary to be reasonable and flexible enough to avoid conflicts as much as possible and live in peace with others. 36 If you have done
40、 all your best to avoid conflicts and you are still arguing, then read these effective tips on how to avoid conflicts. Dont get in the center of the conflict.Sometimes people can get in the center of conflicts due to their enthusiasm for offering help. Frankly speaking, it is very unwise, because it
41、 can make you the main figure of the conflict. 37 You should focus on your own life issues. Be kind.38 Life is full of conflicts and disagreements, thats why you should find more conservative ways of dealing with them. For example, kindness can lessen the conflict. Try to be a peacekeeper.Peacekeepe
42、rs tend to cooperate with people without bad emotions which usually lead to arguments and even conflicts. “ 39 ” This saying is the life motto of a natural-born peacekeeper. Dont worry if you are not a natural-born peacekeeper; you can gain this skill during life. Walk off.When the conflict is gathe
43、ring pace and you cant manage to control yourself, you should choose to handle the situation in another way. By all means, try to keep yourself away from stress. 40 You should get away from the situation for a while.A. The greatest victory is a battle not fought.B. Conflicts are unavoidable, so try
44、to accept them.C. Weak people usually desire others to offer help and support.D. Let other people solve their problems without your presence.E. It is helpful to put some distance between yourself and the opponent.F. When someone pushes you to the limit, try to act kindly towards this person.G. Argui
45、ng can either break your friendship or affect your relationship to some degree. 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals
46、around you. It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover_41_Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class，and seemed_42_in group activities. Most teachers would_43_think of him as a problem student.However，Anna was different. She believed the student was abov
47、e_44_in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.Anna didntt_45_the parents. Instead she organized a handful of activities in the class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a_46_for each Friday：Girls vs. Boys.The first week the class was total
48、ly_47_Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn._48_，Anna waited，and waited，and waited. Finally the_49_teacher paired the boy with the most_50_girl student in class.Now the two teams had a_51_score，all the students sat back eager to see the result. As t
49、he teacher placed the question on the board，most of the students began to_52_their heads：this was a question they had never_53_in class.“_54_！” the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it_55_ thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates，full of _56_，exclaimed， “Hurry，hurry，hurry！” T
