1、益阳市箴言中学 2017 届高三第三模拟考试英语题卷（分值 150 分， 时量 120 分钟）第一节听下面 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 talking about?A. Having a birthday party. B. Doing some exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift.2. What is the woman going to do?A
2、. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate to stop. B. Call Kates friends. C. Stay away from Kate.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.5. What does the woman mean?A. Ke
3、ep the window closed. B. Go out for fresh air. C. Turn on the fan.第二节听下面 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. What is the man going to do this summer?A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C.
4、Work at a hotel.7. How will the man use the money?A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Roommates.9. What does Frank plan to do right after graduation?A. Work as
5、 a programmer. B. Travel around the world. C. Start his own business.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the woman make the call?A. To book a hotel room.B. To ask about the room service.C. To make changes to a reservation.11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel?A. On September 15. B. On Septembe
6、r 16. C. On September 23.12. How much will the woman pay for her room per night?A. $179. B. $199. C. $219.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the womans plan for Saturday?A. Going shopping. B. Going camping. C. Going boating.14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick?A. In a country inn. B. In a five-s
7、tar hotel. C. In her aunts home.15. What will Gordon do over the weekend?A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C. Join the woman. 16. What does the woman think of Gordons coming weekend?A. Relaxed. B. Boring. C. Busy.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is Wang Ming?A. A student. B. An employer. C. An eng
8、ineer. 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?A. Its unpredictable. B. Its quite stable. C. Its not optimistic. 19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now?A. 20% B. 22%. C. 50%. 20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?A. The
9、y need more work experience. B. The salary is usually good. C. Their choice is limited. 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。ADigital technologyemail and smart phones especiallyhave vastly improved workers ability to be productive outside of a tradit
10、ional office. Even so, most white-collar work still happens in an office. One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey (调查) of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix, most bosses are doubtful about remote working. Half of the workers say their boss does
11、nt accept it, and only 35 percent say its tolerated.Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced (加深) by the same survey, which shows that 43 percent of workers say theyve watched TV or a movie while “working” remotely, while 35 percent have done housework, and 28 percent have cooked di
12、nner.It is true, however, that working at home makes people much more efficient (高效的), because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done. Its much faster, for example, to shop for groceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-wo
13、rk rush.The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we havent come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker. More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to gi
14、ve workers something of value. Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who havent worked remotely would rather give up some bonus in order to get even one day a week working from home. Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to m
15、anage their time efficiently.21. Why do some employers hesitate to allow remote working?A. They fear losing control of their workers.B. They want to stick to their routine practice.C. They have little trust in modern technology.D. They are used to face-to-face communication.22. What seems to be most
16、 workers attitude toward remote working?A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Reserved. D. Disapproving.23. What does the author suggest smart firms do?A. Shorten their office hours. B. Give employees a pay raise.C. Adopt flexible work patterns. D. Reduce their staffs workload.BThe Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cop
17、enhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机). The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricityroughly 15 minutes of cycli
18、ng for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meal tickets worth $36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel.The plan, a world-first
19、, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard, hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally
20、 I dont think people will take advantage of our programme.”Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen.dk. US environmental website recently voted Copenhagen the worl
21、ds best city for cyclists. “Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling, we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotels green profile (形象).“If successful, the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.2
22、4. What is the main purpose of the free meal programme?A. To promote the hotels green concept. B. To make the city known to the world.C. To attract people to the hotel restaurant. D. To get guests to stay longer at the hotel.25. How can a participant get a free meal?A. By becoming a professional cyc
23、list. B. By cycling to produce some electricity.C. By linking a smart phone to a bicycle. D. By monitoring his or her carbon footprint.26. Who are most likely to enter for the programme?A. The poor local people. B. The environment activists.C. Health-conscious hotel guests. D. Visitors fond of Copen
24、hagen food.27. According to paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the worlds .A. best chain hotels B. greenest natural environmentsC. longest bike paths D. highest rates of people cycling to workCScientists are debating how to limit their newly-discovered power to change genetic structure. Scientists a
25、lready modify the genes of farm animals and agricultural plants to make them more productive or stronger. But now they can also change genes in wild animals and plants. These genes would continue into later generations. For example, it may be possible for scientists to remove from existence the kind
26、 of mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus. They might also be able to permanently remove species of plants and animals that are destructive to other species.In a report published last week, the U. S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) said it supports continued research on
27、 this kind of gene control. But it warned that it is not possible to know what will happen when these changed plants and animals are released into the wild.Sixteen biologists, ethicists(伦理学家) and policymakers are on an NAS committee that is examining the issue. They say that there is value to the ne
28、w technology. But, they say, there is not enough evidence to support the release of modified organisms (生物体) from the laboratory into nature.Many people would support stopping mosquitoes and rats from carrying diseases. But scientists say we must understand the possible scientific, ethical, legal an
29、d social results of such action before we decide whether to take it. Gene modification is spread through reproduction(繁殖).Changed genes will continue to spread as long as an animal or plant continues to reproduce. They cannot be limited to a farm or kept within a countrys borders. Scientists are won
30、dering what may happen if a modified organism mates with another species. They are not yet sure how the modified genes would affect the other species. It is possible that those genes could harm those creatures or even lead to their disappearance from our planet.28. What possible advantage does gene
31、control in wild animals and plants have?A. Changing the Zika virus permanently.B. Removing the destructive species for ever.C. Having changed genes in their next generations.D. Making all the species more productive and stronger.29. As for genetically changed wild animals and plants ,what are scient
32、ists worried about?A. They may become weaker or die out.B. They may be more productive.C. They may cause damage to their living habitat.D. Their genes may spread to later generations.30. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Scientists are not sure what exact results gene mo
33、dification leads to.B. Scientists wont modify any genes before they make the final decision.C. Gene modification has benefited some farm animals and agricultural plants.D. Scientists have not applied gene modification to wild animals and plants in case of possible danger.31. What can be the best tit
34、le for the passage?A. Stop research on gene controlB. How to change genetic structureC. Power and danger of gene controlD. Advantages of gene control in wild animals and plantsDFrench sailor Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491, in Saint-Malo, France. He was sent by King Francis I to the Ne
35、w World in search of riches and a new route (known as the “Northwest Passage”) to Asia in 1534. Ships from Europe were sailing around Africa to get to India and China. It was believed that the Northwest Passage would provide a shorter route. If one found the Northwest Passage, a ship could arrive in
36、 China and India directly from the Pacific Ocean instead of the Indian Ocean.On May 10, 1534, Cartier first left to sail on two ships with 61 members. Cartier returned to France in September 1534, but his brother Jean died during the trip because of severe weather conditions. Cartier finished his th
37、ird voyage in 1542, whose primary purpose was to look for the Kingdom of Saguenay. Cartier didnt find the Northwest Passage, but he did explore the Saint Lawrence River and other areas in Canada. On one expedition, Cartier built a fort (堡垒) for the winter.Toward the end of the winter, Cartiers men b
38、ecame ill. Their arms and legs became larger and rounder than normal. Their health became loose and fell out. Many of them died. The ones who did not die were too weak to even stand up. The men didnt know that they had scurvy(坏血病), which is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C. Only Cartier and o
39、ther three of his men were healthy.Cartier was worried that the nearby Native Americans would attack his fort if they knew the true condition of his men. For that reason, whenever a Native American came close to the fort, Cartier and his men shouted and sang. They made noise by strongly knocking at
40、sticks. They made it sound as if many busy, happy, and healthy people were inside the fort.One day when Cartier saw a Native American he knew, Cartier went outside to talk with him. He said that just one of his men was sick and asked how the Native Americans recovered from the disease. The Native Am
41、erican pointed to an evergreen tree. He told Cartier how to make pills with its leaves. Cartier immediately made the pills and his men quickly recovered.32. Cartier wanted to find the Northwest Passage in order to _.A. Shorten the routes from Europe to Africa and AsiaB. Sail around the Pacific Ocean
42、 and Indian OceanC. find a rich and safe route for King Francis I and sailorsD. make it possible to reach China and India with less time33. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. It was too cold in the cold.B. Cartier s men were too busy to have a rest.C. Cartier s men
43、 were too weak before the expedition.D. Cartier with his men made three explorations from 1534 to 1542.34. Cartier turned to a Native American he knew for help because he _.A. wanted to know an evergreen treeB. wondered how to make pills with leavesC. was eager to find treatment for his men sufferin
44、g scurvyD. liked to chat with Native Americans about severe disease35. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. Cartier had each voyage with the same aimB. Native Americans might know how to cure scurvyC. all of Cartier s men finally fought back against AmericansD. Cartier and his men eventuall
45、y found the Northwest Passage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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Christine Lagarde has a pretty big job. The 57-year-old French woman is the Managing Director of the IMF(International Monetary Fund) and shes the first woman in history to hold the position.
46、 So, what are her tips for success?Travel“Travel the world. 36 ”Thats the first piece of advice Christine gave to business students at a recent conference. Although Christine is French, she spent time studying and working in the United States. Of course, you dont have to live overseas to do well in
47、business. But simply going on holiday to new countries will benefit you a lot.PreparationTheres a saying in English: “If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.” Christine makes sure shes ready for whatever challenges lie ahead. To get the IMF job, she studied hard and prepared adequately. 37 Engl
48、ishEnglish is the international language of business. If you have a strong command of English, youre more likely to get a good job or be promoted. Christine has an excellent level of English. 38 So, read in English as much as possible, and watch English-language TV series, movies with subtitles(字幕)and listen to English music.HealthChristine is known for her stamina(耐力). Whether theyre all-night negotiations or long, boring meetings, she just keeps on going. 39 By staying fit. She told reporters that staying in shape is extremely important for achieving succes
