1、绝密启用前长沙市 2017 届高三模拟试卷（二）英语本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。共 13 页，时量 120 分钟，满分 150 分。注意事项：1答选择题前，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
2、）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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19. 15. B.9.18. C.9.1 5.答案是 C。1.How will the speakers go to the meeting?A. By taxi. B.By bus. C.By train.2. What is wrong with the man?A. He has a terrible toothache.B. He
3、has a terrible stomachache.C. He has a terrible headache.3. What can we know about the man?A. He wants to help wash the glasses.B. He feels sorry for breaking a glass.C. He feels nice just sitting there.4. Where does the woman want to go?A. To a bank. B.To a restaurant. C. To Beijing Road.5. What is
4、 the man probably?A.A bus conductor. B.A police officer. C. A taxi driver.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. Where does the conversation most probably tak
5、e place?A. At a TV station.BAt a TV shop.CAt a job interview.7. What is the final price of the TV?A. $2,000. B.$500. C.$2,500.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8.9 题。8. Who is the biography about?A. Bob Dylan. B. Charlie. C. Mary.9. What will the man probably do by Friday?A. See Bob Dylan.B. Interview Howard Sounes.C. G
6、ive the woman the book.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题 。10. Why does the woman choose a part-time course?A. Because its cheaper than a full-time course.B. Because she has no free time during the day.C. Because it takes much less time during the day.11. What does the woman think of a one-on-one private course
7、?A. Too expensive. B. Very boring. C. Quite interesting.12. What will the woman do before starting her class?A. Take an online course.B. Sign up for a group class.C. Have another talk with a private tutor.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and nurse.B.
8、 Librarian and student.C. Father and daughter.14. Whats wrong with the woman?A. She cant get to sleep.B. She cant learn yoga.C. She cant use her computer.15. What causes the womans problem?A. Studying.B. Computer games.C. Too many emails.16. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Go back to her r
9、oom and go to bed.B. Learn yoga and try to relax herself.C. Turn off puter and do her lessons.17. What is the course about?A. Music and Language.B. Language and Culture.C. Music and Culture.18. When is the course given during the first part of it?A. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.B. On Tuesdays and Frida
10、ys.C. On Thursdays and Fridays.19. How often will the class meet in the research lab？A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every two weeks.20. What might NOT be chosen to decide ones final grade?A. Final exams. B. Class attendance. C. Research paper.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
11、下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAn egg sinks to the bottom if you drop it into a glass of ordinary drinking waterbut what happens if you add salt? The results arc very interesting and can teach you some fun facts about density(密度) .What youll need :*One egg *Water *Salt *A tall drinkin
12、g glassInstructions :Pour water into the glass until it is about half full.Mix in lots of salt (about 6 tablespoons) .Carefully pour in plain water until the glass-is nearly full (be careful not to mix the salt water with the plain water) .Gently lower the egg into the water and watch what happens.W
13、hats happening?Salt water is denser than ordinary tap water. The denser the liquid is, the easier it is for an object to float in it. When you lower the egg into the liquid it drops through the normal tap water until it reaches the salt water, at this point the water is dense enough for the egg to f
14、loat. If you were careful when you added the tap water to the salt water, they will not have mixed, enabling the egg to amazingly float in the middle of the glass.21. Which of the following is the CORRECT order?Mix in lots of. salt.Gently lower the egg into the water.Carefully pour in plain water un
15、til the glass is nearly full.Pour water into the glass until it is about half full.A. B. C. D.22. What will happen if you drop an egg into a glass of water with about 6 tablespoons of salt?A. It will float in the water.C. Nothing will happen.B. It will sink to the bottom.D. The result is not known.2
16、3. Why can the egg float in the water according to the passage?A. Because ordinary tap water is denser than salt water.B. Because ordinary tap water is as dense as salt water.C. Because the denser the liquid is, the easier it is for an object to float in it.D. Because the more the liquid there is, t
17、he easier it is for an object to float in it.BThe old Chinese saying “as happy as spending the New Year“ might be outdatednow in the busy modern world. The Spring Festival is regarded as the most importantfestival for Chinese people and an occasion for all family members to get together, like Christ
18、mas in the West. But many traditional customs accompanying the SpringFestival, however, have weakened in practice.“Setting off fireworks was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival.People thought the sputtering（爆裂） sound could help drive away evil spirits. However,the activity has been c
19、ompletely or partially forbidden in big cities for years as the government has taken security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. “In recent years, some cities have begun to allow people to light fireworks during limited hours at the Spring Festival, surrendering to （屈从于) public demand.
20、Respecting folk traditions is a gesture of respect toward public opinion.“ said ZhouXing, a folklore researcher.“As people gain more income and it becomes easier to buy daily goods. the NewYear holiday is just like any other. After long workdays, many people use the NewYear holiday to take a rest, r
21、ather than visiting friends and neighbors. The process of making and enjoying the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve is the most importantthing. However, many families would like to eat out to save time and energy. “ said Li Shunzhi, a resident of Harbin, Heilongjiang.“I enjoy the holidays very mu
22、ch in the countryside. My family has been preparingfor the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house,buying holiday goods and decorating the house with paper cuttings. On New YearsEve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a ser
23、ies of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held. Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us. “said Zhang Hui, from Hebei.24. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?A. Setting off fireworks has been fo
24、rbidden in some big cities for years.B. Nowadays, people can light fireworks in some cities at the Spring Festival.C. People believe that the sound of fireworks can drive away evil spirits.D. In the past, setting off fireworks couldnt be seen almost anywhere.25. What Li Shunzhi says implies_.A. what
25、 people do during the festival now is different from the pastB. people would like to have the family dinner on Spring Festival EveC. people prefer to visit friends and neighbors rather than take a restD. the New Year holiday is just like any other day26. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.
26、Zhang Hui often spends two weeks preparing for the Spring Festival.B. Zhang Hui is used to spending the Spring Festival with his family,C. Zhang Hui always, takes part in a series of activities after the Spring Festival.D. Zhang Hui lives in the urban .area.27. What does the whole passage .show?.A.
27、The Spring Festival is as lively as before.B. The Spring Festival is outdated now.C. The Spring Festival is losing its qualities.D. The Spring Festival in China is more important than Christmas in the West.CKBG84 is a one-of-a-kind girl band in Japan consisting of 33 singing and dancing grannies, wi
28、th an average age of 84. The oldest member, Haru Yamashiro, is 97 yearsold !The new band, based in the remote island of Kohama in Okinawa, is a huge hit in the country-so much so that the members are rather shocked by their success. Theirfirst single-titled Come on and Dance , Kohama Island-has made
29、 it to the top of the charts, and theyve just completed a sellout tour of Japan.“We felt like stars in Tokyo,” added 86-year-old Hideko Kedamori. “Everyone in the audience had a big smile, which gave us the energy to sing our hearts out. Were blessed to have been born in Kohama. Our lyrics are about
30、 the island and nature-whales in the sea spouting or dolphins doing somersaults（空翻）.” Regardless of the lyrics, these elderly women are incredibly charming when theyperform. Their energy and enthusiasm is amazing, considering their age. In fact, no one under the age of 80 is allowed into the band.It
31、 turns out that the pop queens are blessed with incredible genes-Okinawanislanders have one of the highest life expectant in the world. Their diet chiefly consists of vegetables and local purple-fleshed sweet potatoes, with practically no added sugar.Menaka said she isnt particular about her diet.“I
32、 look after my health by cleaning my home, wiping the floors, steaming rice,“she said. “I stay in the shade when its too hot. I dont.want to get burnt. I have to take care of my skin-Im still young at heart! “28. Whats the aim of writing the passage?A. To tell us KBG84 is the best band in Japan.B. T
33、o introduce a popular band in Japan.C. To show why KBG84 is so popular. .D. To prove the elderly can become stars.29. How did the members of KBG84 feel when they succeeded?A. Very surprised.C. A little proud.B. Rather calm.D. Fairly content.30. What are the lyrics of KBG8 about?A. The womens interes
34、ts. B. Inspiring stories.C. Kohama and nature. D. Whales and dolphins food.31. What Menaka said in the last paragraph suggests_.A. she keeps fit by doing houseworkB. taking exercise every day brings her joyC. she likes high temperature very muchD. her good skin is what she takes pride inDCutting tre
35、es in half can help scientists understand the past and now it appears it can be used to predict the future. Researchers have been looking at ring growth from trees to make sense of past weather patterns such as droughts and rain.Combining data from the rings allowed them to create a copy of pictures
36、 of climatechanges over the past 2, 000 years and this information could also be used to foresee future famine(饥荒), unrest and conflict. The project has been named Old WorldDrought Atlas, or OWDA.Its main author, Columbia biologist Edward Cook, has already carried out similar projects using trees to
37、 create chronological(按顺序排列的) maps of drought in Asia and North-America. He believes that combining the three atlases could throw light on the global causes of drought and climate change.The study, for instance, gave special attention to the importance of one of such causes,the North Atlantic Oscill
38、ation(涛动) , in affecting climate patterns in Europe,and specifically in making Europe wetter north of the Alps and drier south of them.The OWDA also helped analyse historical events from a climatic perspective. Forinstance, the 1740-174lfamine in Ireland had so far been explained by an unusuallycold
39、 winter and spring, but the atlas shows that unusually low rainfall over the spring and summer of 1741 could also have played a role. Finally this made growing food nearly impossible and caused a continent-wide famine.A better grasp of these processes could even make it possible to predict futurefam
40、ine, unrest and conflict.Cook said, 64The Old World Drought Atlas fills a major geographic gap in the data thats important to determine patterns of climate changes in time. Thats important for understanding causes of many droughts, and its important for climate modelers to test hypotheses(偎说) of cli
41、mate forcing and change.32. Why is ring growth useful in research?A. Its the best way to understand the past.B. It could be used to predict the future.C. It could be used to prevent the outbreak of droughts and rain.D. It isnt mentioned in the passage.33. People worldwide can read chronological maps
42、 of drought_.A. in Asia B. in AfricaC. in Europe D.in South America34. What is the authors attitude toward the study of OWDA?A.Positive. BNegative.C. Objective. D.Conservative.35. Why did the author of the passage mention what Cook said?A. To show he interviewed Cook himself.B. To tell us the import
43、ance of OWDA.C. To compare climate variability.D. To analyse how to predict droughts.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。With todays stressful lifestyles, its important to have time that you spend doing something just for the fun of it.While there are many great hobbi
44、es to choose from,the hobbies here are particularly useful in relieving stress.36 Whether you simply learn to take better pictures of your friends and family, or explore the world of creating true art, photography can be a great hobby. As youpractice seeing the world through the eyes of a photograph
45、er, you may begin to seethings differently.GardeningGardening can be a great stress reliever for many reasons. 37 . In addition, it can also create more beautiful surroundings to come home to each day, and more.KnittingAside from helping you create beautiful gifts for yourself and others, knittingpr
46、ovides you with an opportunity to relieve stress. The repetitive motion can get you into an experience of “flow“, or can at least provide an outlet for nervous energy. 38 DrawingYou can get in touch with your artistic side and use drawing as a way to processemotions. 39 . The end result will be some
47、thing beautiful and personal that you can enjoy or share.Playing the piano40 . While listening to music can probably be considered a hobby, creatingmusic can be an even more powerful stress relieving hobby. Learning to play aninstrument such as the piano can be a stress reliever for you as well as f
48、or those around you.A. Laughing more， stressing lessB. Exploring photographyC. It can get you into the sunshine and fresh airD. Music has many health and stress relief benefitsE These suggestions can help you reduce tension in your body nowF. Gradually knitting may be making you better at your day jobG.Besides,it can distract you, and achieve other stress management benefits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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，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。There was once a widow who had two daughters. The 41 widow loved theelder who
