甘肃省2014届高三第二次高考模拟考试

英 语 试 题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回

第I卷

考生注意：

1. 答第I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2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框。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，你将有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 does Mr Black probably do?

A. A salesman. B. A repairman. C. A gardener.

2. How old is Anna now?

A. Thirteen. B. Twenty-three. C. Thirty.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a shop. B. At home. C. In a bank.

4. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. To buy his own computer.

B. To borrow Marsha's computer.

C. To save time by using a computer.

5. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman didn't expect it to be warm at noon.

B. The weather forecast was unbelievable.

C. The weather suddenly turned cold.

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，从每题所给的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至8题。

6. Who is the woman?

A. The apartment agent. B. The apartment owner. C. The man's girlfriend.

7. How does the man like the bedroom?

A. It is large enough for two persons.

B. It is completely modern and new.

C. It seems a little small but really warm.

8. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man can't hold parties in the apartment.

B. The rent includes water and electricity fee.

C. The apartment is on the second floor.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What does the woman advise the man to do this weekend?

A. To buy a new car,

B. To g0 8hopping with her.

C. To watch movies with her.

10. What does the man think is boring?

A. Staying at home.

B. Watching movies.

C. Doing some window shopping.

11. What is the probable result of the conversation?

A. The man will buy a car for the woman.

B. The man will go shopping with the woman.

C. The man will go to see cars with the woman on Sunday.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a restaurant. B. At the woman's home. C. At a hotel.

13. What would the man like to drink?

A. A cup of milk. B. A cup of tea. C. A cup of coffee.

14. Why does the man have to go now?

A. It is getting too late.

B. His car broke down.

C. His sister has a car accident.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Manager and employee.

B. Boss and secretary.

C. Workmates.

16. When should the man have finished the project?

A. By Monday. B. By Friday afternoon. C. By this weekend.

17. What will the woman do next?

A. Have a meeting. B. Check the project. C. Talk with Carol.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What was said to have been stolen?

A. A Christmas card. B. Some cash. C. A book.

19. What happened to Ms White after she was taken back to the store?

A. She was insulted by the shoppers around her.

B. She was shut in a small. room for 20 minutes.

C. She was body-searched by the store manager.

20. What was now the attitude of the department store in this legal case?

A. They made a sincere

B. They greed to pay Ms White some damages.

C. They still suspected that Ms White was a thief.

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。

A

Dear John,

My name is Amber and I want to share my story with you because what you've shared about life and positive energy has changed my life. This past year has been one of the hardest for me. I felt I was stuck in a position that had nothing to do with what I wanted to do with my life. In January, after two years of being together, my boyfriend left me.

I read your blog every morning as I drink my coffee at work, but it wasn't until this March that I told myself "no more negativity" as you taught readers in your blog.

Since then I've got into new habits at work to keep my energy positive. When people walk in the front door, I'm the first face they see, so I smile big when I say "good morning" to them, especially on Mondays. Instead of waiting for someone to ask me for help, I offer it with an open mind. The CEO noticed my change and offered me the executive assistant position that I wanted.

One of the biggest things I've taken to heart from your blog is changing my perspective on my job. Yes, it was not an important position, but when I was passionate （热情的） about it, I could make my life fulfilling.

All in all, I have to thank you somehow for having the passion to help others because it truly is inspiring to me. So thank you so much, John. My life has changed because your words pointed me in the right direction, Take care!

Sincerely ,

Amber

21. Amber wrote the letter mainly to

A. introduce herself to John B. talk about her bad year

C. ask for some a vice D. express her thanks

22. We can infer from the passage that Amber

A. didn't like her boyfriend B. spent a lot of time online

C. wasn't satisfied with her job D. received very good education

23. What is implied about John in the letter?

A. He is a very famous writer.

B. He used to live a very negative life.

C. He doesn't like sharing his life stories.

D. He likes helping others through writing positive blogs.

24. What does Amber's change tell us?

A. Practice makes perfect. B. Bad luck doesn't exist long.

C. A positive attitude is rewarding. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B

The air quality has worsened in the Chinese capital since Wednesday, causing renewed discontent among residents.

Without rainfall and wind to decrease pollutants, particulate matter（颗粒物质） has been accumulating in the air. Most monitoring stations measured PM 10 （ particulate matter smaller than 10 micrograms） at higher than 300 micrograms per cubic meter. In southwestern Beijing's Fangshan District, the Liangxiang station recorded 516 micrograms of PM 10 per cubic meter, the highest reading of the day, according to the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center. More than 150 micrograms is considered harmful to health.

Beijing has been covered by heavy smog off and on this winter, and the ongoing air concerns are wearing on residents, particularly as they prepare to celebrate the Spring Festival holiday next week. "I almost got choked by the smog when I stepped out of the office building on Wednesday," said Yang Yanli, 24, an accountant. "The smell is so terrible, as though I’m inhaling lots of coal, that it has spoiled my holiday mood. "

Unlike the smog that hit mostly the southern part of the capital on January 1, the smog in recent days has covered the entire city, according to the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau. Worse yet, it will continue until Saturday, when the wind will pick up and blow it away, the bureau predicted.

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggests people stay at home to protect themselves from breathing and heart problems caused by heavy smog and people with breathing problems put off traveling if the smog stays. But many people said they had to brave the bad air to travel, especially migrants who are eager to reunite with their families during the Spring Festival.

25. According to the passage, most monitoring stations in Beijing measured PM 10 at this week.

A. higher than 300 micrograms per cubic meter

B. smaller than 10 micrograms per cubic meter

C. 516 micrograms of PM 10 per cubic meter

D. more than 150 micrograms per cubic meter

26. According to the passage, the highest reading about pollution is taken in _______.

A. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

B. Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center

C. Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau

D. Southwestern Beijing's Fangshan District

27. The underlined word " inhaling” in the third paragraph probably means .

A. coughing B. breathing in C. choking D. sneezing

28. The smog weather is supposed to last until ______ .

A. spring B. the Spring Festival C. Saturday D. Wednesday

C

What is politeness? This sounds like a simple question. In daily life, we often make judgments about what is polite and what is not polite. For example, to offer your seat to the elderly on a bus is considered polite behavior, and to interrupt when someone is talking is considered impolite; to greet someone the first time you meet him in the morning is polite and to stand up to reach for the dish you want at a dinner table is impolite. So politeness can first of all be regarded as a phenomenon, an observable social phenomenon.

What I would like to propose is that as an observable social phenomenon, politeness is something superficial, but to account for what is understood at the surface, we should dig into the depth where different cultural values are rooted.

When being complimented （赞美）, an English-speaking person would readily accept the compliment by saying something like "Thank you" to show his appreciation of the praise, but a Chinese speaker would try to deny the truth of the compliment. They both think they are behaving properly. Yet neither of them would think the other is being polite. The English speaker is being polite to the extent that by accepting and showing appreciation of the compliment, and he avoids hurting the positive face of the person who makes it; the Chinese speaker is showing modesty by Denigrating（贬低） himself, ignoring the fact of the compliment paid to him. As has been mentioned, self-denigration has been at the core of the Chinese understanding of politeness for over two thousand years. The Chinese, in order to show modesty, will go to such lengths as to underrate what he himself has achieved and deny the truth of a complimentary remark.

29. According to the first paragraph, politeness can be briefly described as _____

A. proper social phenomena B. being modest

C. showing appreciation