1、2017 届广西桂林市、崇左市、百色市高三下学期第一次联合模拟（一模）考试英语试题第 I 卷第一部分 听力（20 小题，每小题 1.5 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 are the speakers doing?A. Watching TV at home. B. Watching a movie in a cinema. C. Passing t
2、hrough the channel.2. How does the woman plan to save money?A. By eating at home. B. By skipping dinner meals. C. By buying fewer clothes.3. What does the man mean?A. He doesnt agree with the woman. B. We should be careful. C. Being careful isnt the best way.4. Why will the woman go to London?A. To
3、spend the weekend. B. To visit her friend. C. To have a look at tendon Tower.5. Why are the speakers arguing?A. They are fighting about their child.B. The man wants to see the movie alone.C. The man doesnt want to see the movie.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
4、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. What is the main topic of the conversation?A. City life. B. Life abroad. C. The climate in California.7. What does the man think of the people in California?A. Friendly. B. Hardworking. C.
5、Humorous.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Customer and assistant. B. Colleagues. C. Dentist and patient.9. What is the weather now?A. Warm and sunny. B. Rainy. C. Snowy.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题10. Where are the speakers talking?A. On the way to their office. B. At
6、 a flower shop. C. At the mans home.11. Why has the man bought so many flowers?A. They are fresh and attractive.B. They are sold at a low price.C. He wants to open a flower shop.12. What can we infer from the conversation?A. The man will open a flower shop.B. The man asks the woman for help to decor
7、ate their office with the flowers.C. The man is very satisfied with what he bought.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How long has the man quit smoking and drinking?A. Seven days. B. Thirteen days. C. Twenty days.14. Why did the man quit drinking?A. He thinks it is bad for his health. B. His wife insists th
8、at. C. His job needs him to do so.15. When does the woman drink?A. She goes outing with her friends. B. She feels lonely. C. She pays a visit to her relatives.16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is very stubborn. B. The man is happy after he quit drinking. C. The woman smokes a lo
9、t.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When did Michael get college degree?A. At 10. B. Before 11. C. After 11.18. What degree did Michael get?A. Computer. B. Engineering. C. Architecture.19. What difficulty did Michael have during his study?A. Low marks. B. Lack life experience. C. Too much work.20. What ca
10、n we learn from the passage?A. Michael had difficulty in understanding romantic novels.B. The physical education was easy for Michael.C. Michael could make robots in high school.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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALucky: A Dogs Best Fri
11、endBy Cus Clarke27 pages; $7.95 softcover; ages 4-8Lucky is a shelter dog. Bernard, another shelter dog, wants to be adopted but no one seems to want him. Lucky and the other dogs think up a plan to help Bernard find a family. They make Bernard “top dog” when visitors arrive. Readers will cheer for
12、Bernard, who is finally discovered by the right person.This is a charming story that will no doubt inspire a child to want a shelter pet, and thats a good thing. The colorful illustrations (插图) and simple text will delight younger children.Mutt DogBy Stephen Michael King32 pages; $16.00 hardcover; a
13、ges 3-8A clever dog manages to survive in the city with no one to love him and no place to call home. One night, he wanders into a shelter cold, tired, hungry and homeless. But he is turned away it is a shelter for people, and there seems no place for a dirty dog. However, the dog finally meets some
14、one who believes that everyone deserves a chance, a name, and a place to belong. The lady working at the shelter invites him to go home with her.An excellent choice for story hour, Mutt Dog shows the power of love.So, whats it like to be a cat?By Karla KuskinIllustrated by Betsy Lewin32 pages; $15.9
15、5 hardcover; ages 4-8Are cats afraid of the dark? Where do they prefer to sleep? What time do cats eat their breakfast? And what do they really think of dogs (and people)? The award-winning team of Karla Kuskin and Betsy Lewin explore the secret inner lives of cats in this interesting question and a
16、nswer interview between a child and a very clever cat.Libby and the CatBy Yetti Frenkel32 pages; $ 16.95 hardcover; ages 3-6Animals and children are not always a peaceful combination, and this is true for Libby, a naughty three year old girl. Libby loves cornering her own pet until one day Kittys pa
17、tience runs out. As her cat takes cover under the bed, Libby comes to realize that pets like being bossed around by “big peo-ple” as much as she does. The humorous tale encourages children to treat their pets better.21. What do the four books have in common according to the text?A. They are all hard
18、cover. B. They are all written for kids.C. They are all rich in colorful pictures. D. They all provide tips for raising pets.22. The third book is mainly about .A. an interview between a child and a smart cat B. a humorous tale between a girl and her pet catC. a shelter cat finding the right owner D
19、. a clever cat without friends or a home23. Who is adopted by a shelter worker?A. Lucky. B. Bernard. C. The mutt dog. D. The little cat.BSpelunkers (热衷勘探洞穴的人) who explore caves often say they can see their hands move in the dark. A new study suggests those cavers arent hallucinating. It finds eviden
20、ce that the brain sometimes creates visual “images” without input from the eyes.The study bases its conclusion on an experiment anyone can try. Find a dark place or visit the nearest, darkest cave. Next, wave your hands in front of your face. Can you see them?Many people can, which researchers repor
21、t in a study. Moving a hand causes cell activity in areas of the brain involved in controlling hand motions. The brain may translate that activity into sight, even in total darkness, the new study concludes. It doesnt matter that someones eyes didnt actually see the moving hands. The brain seems to
22、make up for the lack of light and “sees” the hands because it knows so well that such a common body movement would look like.By sensing the action, the brain “knows” where a moving hand is and, as the result show, it actually produces the expected visual image. Normally, when someone watches a movin
23、g object, his eyes will move smoothly to follow the action. So in the new trials, the scientists used computerized devices to monitor a volunteers eyes during the experiment process. And the people who claimed they saw hand movements in total darkness showed such smooth eye movements.Those eye movem
24、ents suggest the brain fooled the eyes into believing they were following the motion that the brain said they ought to be seeing. If volunteers had only imagined their own hand movements, their eyes would not have responded this way, the researchers said.Not all scientists agree. David Adam is a psy
25、chologist. He offers another explanation. Some studies suggest people s eyes may move smoothly even when they imagine seeing movements. “If true, then the ability to clearly imagine images, not on the strength of any connection between vision-sensitive and motion-sensitive parts of the brain,” he sa
26、id.24. The underlined word “hallucinating” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ”.A. seeing imaginary pictures B. creating a roleC. making a judgment D. telling the truth25. The third paragraph is developed mainly by .A. making comparisons B. providing the cause and effectC. telling an interesting story
27、D. making predictions26. According to David Adam，the ability to “see” without light may be decided by .A. the position of the object in the dark B. how accuracy one can see the movementsC. how clearly one can imagine images D. the connection between different parts of the brain27. Whats the best tit
28、le for the passage?A. Moving eyes freely B. The secrets of the brainC. Exploring caves in darkness D. Seeing without lightCIve seen countless patients arrive complaining about gut (肠道) problems. Once we fixed their diets and solved their gut problems, their seasonal allergies (过敏) also disappeared!O
29、ne patient struggled with allergies. She nearly died twice from allergies. She arrived at my office on 42 different pills; yet，she still felt awful. It turned out that she had leaky gut(肠漏症). We healed her leaky gut and calmed down her allergies. Thankfully, after six weeks, she was able to stop the
30、 42 pills she used daily. For her and countless other patients, a key solution involves getting your gut healthy. To do that and remove seasonal allergies, Ive found these four ways really helpful.Replace bad with good. A healthy diet becomes the first step for a healthy gut. Take out the bad and pu
31、t in the good. Remove wheat, com, dairy, soy and alcohol. Eat a high-fiber diet. Avoid anything that has sugar or trans fats (反式脂肪 ). Focus on eating healthy fats from olive oil, nuts，and omega-3 fats like those found in small fish.Use powerful guthealing nutrients，including probiotics (益生菌). Other
32、gut-healing nutrients include fish oil.Manage stress. A mind-body disconnection can mean being stressed out and tired, and your gut can be vitiated and your seasonal allergies will become worse as a result. Do some exercise that can help you relax like yoga everyday.Get enough sleep. A lack of sleep
33、 can also increase your risk of diabetes, leading to obesity. Aim for at least eight hours of good sleep every night.If you follow the ways listed above, surely youll have healthier gut, reducing the chance of suffering seasonal allergies as a result.28. What does the author probably think is the ke
34、y to solving that patients problem?A. Healing her gut problem. B. Taking 42 different pills.C. Calming her down. D. Finding a boyfriend.29. What does the author mean by saying “replace bad with good” in the third paragraph?A. Replace bad steps with good ones. B. Replace unhealthy food with healthy f
35、ood.C. Replace leaky gut with healthy gut. D. Replace bad friends with good ones.30. The passage is likely to appear in a (an) .A. news report B. text book C. medical journal D. advertisement31. What is the text mainly about?A. How to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. B. How to avoid long-term diseases.C.
36、How to make good use of nutrients. D. How to get rid of seasonal allergies.DI dont recall hearing fairy tales as a very small girl, though when I was 9 or 10, I often read the Grimm ones. The stories are usually very short and I could finish one easily. The stories showed a very different world to m
37、e. The magic seemed unbelievable, but I remember I was often scared when I was reading the stories.Now when I re-read the stories, I really think many of them are not suitable for little kids to read. An evil queen is forced to dance herself to death wearing red-hot iron shoes; a prince falls in lov
38、e with a dead girl and begs permission to take ownership of her lifeless body; a man leaves his children in a forest starving after his wife tells him to do so. Can you imagine how a kid would feel when he or she is reading such stories?Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argued that California sho
39、uldnt be permitted to ban the sale of violent video games to kids. He thought the games were not more violent than fairy tales. “Han-sel and Gretel (children) kill their captor by baking her in an oven,” Scalia wrote. Hes not the only one who feels that way. “Im 51,” writes one parent on a website.
40、“I remember my parents told me many of these fairy tales at bedtime and that they scared me to death.” A commenter at the New York Times writes, “They were scary when I was a kid, and now they seem creepy and inappropriate for an adult.”32. When the author was 9 or 10 years old, she .A. often read G
41、rimm fairy tales B. often read long storiesC. didnt like reading short stories D. showed no interest in stories about magic33. What do the examples given in Paragraph 2 mainly show about Grimm fairy tales?A. They are thrilling to read. B. They were written for adults.C. They are unsuitable for littl
42、e kids. D. They teach very good life lessons.34. In Antonin Scalias opinion .A. some fairy tales are too violent B. violent games are based on fairy talesC. violent video games should be banned D. fairy tales should not be allowed to read35. What does the underlined word “creepy” in Paragraph 3 mean
43、?A. Funny. B. Normal. C. Frightening. D. Disappointing.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。How to study 10 + hours a day without getting tiredGet yourself some good coffee and great green tea. Have a cup of coffee and a cup of green tea beside you while you are studyi
44、ng. The coffee has caffeine which keeps you refreshed , and the green tea has theanine (茶氨酸) ，which keeps you relaxed and happy. 36 It helps refresh you and makes you concentrate on your study.37 This is important. You need to have a period of relaxation time at the end of the day. Relaxation time i
45、s important because it is the time that your mind consolidates (巩固) all the information you receive during the day.Tell yourself that youre training for becoming better and better. Keep yourself healthy and happy. Regard this as your purpose. 38 Be sure that you can do this! This is your task. And y
46、ou have to complete it.Learn to keep the mind quite. 39 When you are studying, you will sit down for long period of time. So make sure you have a good yoga exercise, which can help quiet your mind.40 Every Sunday, write out what you will do over the week. And every day before bed, write out what you
47、 will do the next clay. Then mark everything as you do it. This will give you happiness because you will feel a sense of achievement every day.A. Keep a to-do list.B. Relax yourself at the end of the day.C. This combination is very fantastic.D. Theres nothing tiring about living your purpose.E. Take
48、 20 minutes exercise a day is good enough.F. This will also make sure that you pay attention to what you study.G. The best way to make your mind calm is to listen to light music or do yoga.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）阅读下面的短文，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
49、答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was Sept. 19, 2014. We were at a house-warming party for my cousin. My friend Kate was with me and we were 41 fun outside 42 my grandma came to tell me that we had to go. On our way to Brighton to take Kate 43, my grandma was driving, my aunt was in the passenger seat, and Kate and I were in the 44. There was no music, only 45 and happiness.When we were getting close to Kates house, something 46 happened. At that time, what was once laughter had 47 screams, and all I could 48 was glass in my
