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2014届高三高考模拟卷（一）

英 语 试 题

命题人：高三英语备课组 审题人：蒋立耘 朱蔚杨 美英

（考试范围：高考全部内容）

本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。

PartⅠListening Comprehension（30 marks）

Section A（22．5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you w/// hear six conversations between, two speakers． For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, Band C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

You w//t hear each conversation, TWICE．

Example :

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A．Wednesday． B．Thursday． C． Friday

The answer is B．

Conversation 1

l．Where does the man live?

A．In the mountains． B．On the lake． C．In a city

2．What can we learn about the man?

A．He built the house himself．

B．He won-t live in the mountains forever．

C．He has lived in the mountains for five years

Conversation 2

3．When will the train leave?

A． At 10:30． B． At 11:00． C． At 11:10．

4．Where are they going?

A．To the supermarket．

B．To the train station．

C．To the nearest petrol station．

Conversation 3 ．

5．How much does the tour cost, including lunch?

A．Eighty yuan． B．Ninety yuan． C．A hundred yuan．

6．What can we learn about the guidebook?

A．It's expensive and useless．

B．It-s about the places people will visit．

C．It's written in both Chinese and English．

Conversation 4

7．What has happened to Kate?

A．She is stressed because of her job．

B．She is much busier than before．

C．She hasn’t been feeling well recently．

8．What do we know about Kate?

A．She is too busy to see a doctor．

B．She is not taking the doctor's advice．

C．She is bound to take the man-s advice．

9．Why does the woman refuse to see Kate with the man?

A．She thinks it is useless showing concern．

B．She has her own things to do．

C．She doesn’t get along well with Kate．

Conversation 5

10．When did the two speakers arrive at the cinema?

A．An hour early．

B．Just before the movie began．

C．Thirty minutes early．

11．What was ;the man's last movie experience like?

A． Fascinating． B． Bad． C．Strange．

12．What doe the man ask the woman to do?

A．Hold his place． B．Hold his ticket． C．Sit in the front row．

Conversation 6

13．How many hours does the man need to sleep a night?

A．Eight to nine hours． B．Only five hours． C．Seven to eight hours,

14．What did scientists find according to the man?

A．Five hours’ sleep a night is enough．

B．The amount of sleep one needs is determined by a gene．

C．One needs at least eight to nine hours sleep to overcome tiredness．

15．What is one characteristic of people who have a lower sleep requirement?

A．They may suffer from tiredness during the day．

B．They have higher efficiency in their daily tasks．

C．They may die earlier than others．

Section B （7．5 marks）

Directions：In this section，you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered

blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．

You w/// hear the short passage TWICE．

Part II Language Knowledge（45 marks）

Section A （15 marks）

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B，C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．

Example：

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert．

A．covering B．covered C．cover D．to cover

The answer is A．

21．The ability one-s idea decides how far one can get along with one's colleagues．

A．expressing B．expressed C．to express D．to be express

22．—Han Meimei, I was wandering why you were absent from yesterday's English classl

—I'm sorry, but I n important interview then．

A．had attended B．was attending

C．would attend D．am attending

23．The headmaster is said to have returned from Vancouver, where he with another sister school－Westside School．

A． would sign B．is signing C． signs D． signed

24．The players from the whole school are expected to bring us honor in this summer game．

A． selected B．to select C． selecting D．having selected

25．Very often, a small amount of the food ordered at restaurants left over, but, to our delight, the majority of the diners seen to pack the leftover home．

A．is; are B．is; is ． C．are; are D．are; is

26．—Have you heard about the recent air disaster?

—Sure, it the only thing on the news for the last three weeks

A．would be B．is C．has been D．will be

27．Linda, make sure the tables before the guests arrive．

A．be set B．set C．are setting D．are set

28．Li Lei is good at politics, geography and history, he is going to major in in college．

A．none of that B．one of which C．none of them D．none of it

29．Mr．Smith, with depression9 eating disorders and alcohol abuse for years, finally understood the importance of health．

A．having struggled B．struggling C．struggled D．to struggle

30．—I can't see the blackboard very well．

—Perhaps you need ．

A．to examine your eyes B．to have your eyes examined

C．to have examined your eyes D．to be examined your eyes

31．One of our rules here is that every student wear school uniform while at school．

A．might B．could C．shall D．will

32．As her parents are getting older and older? Lydia doesn't feel like abroad,

A．study B．to study C．studied D．studying

33．Not until she retired half a year ago more time to share with her children．

A．did she have B．she had had C．had she had D．she had

34．—Is everybody here?

—Not yet．Look, there the rest Of our classmates．

A．have come B．come C．are coming D．will come

35．I told them not everybody could run as fast as you did, ?

A． could he B． didn't I C． didn't you D． could they

Section B（l．8 marks）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

I'm retired from work and life from now on．

What do I mean? I mean I'll no longer work or live a life as conventional society expects me to．I'll no

longer 36 myself with money, social statuses and matching people's expectations．I'll just live the life I like and trust everything will 37 itself out in the end．

Why? I'm only 28．I still have four decades to go before my _ 38 ．But I guess I just realized life is too short to be spent doing something I dislike． 39 , I found a good part of my life had been spent living for someone or something else．From my studying years to my working years, I had 40 been pursuing goals set by myself and by the society．

The pursuit of these _ 41 _ had made me a more successful person, but the act made me delay the moment in 42 of a better future．It made me wonder "What's next? " ．

Since most of my life goals have been 43 , it's time for．me to create my life path again． Start from today: live a life in a child-like manner rather than worry about what should be or what others might think!

On the 44 it may seem as if nothing is going to change．I’ll still be writing articles, creating videos and taking on media interviews to 45 my message．

However, on the micro-level, things will be 46 ．Instead of asking, "What should I do today to achieve my goal?", I will be asking myself,。 “What do I want to do today?"． It's a slightly but fundamentally different approach to my life and it’s something to 47 my life inside out

36．A． associate B．concern C．relate D． combine

37．A． work B．stand C． turn D． look

38．A． achievement B．movement C．improvement D． retirement

39．A． Taking back B．Holding back C． Thinking back D． Keeping back

40．A． eventually B．occasionally C． accidentally D． constantly

41．A． goals B．promises C． hopes D． gifts

42．A． favor B．case C． wait D．honor

43．A． set B．achieved C． provided D．scored

44．A． surface B．top C． basis D． bottom

45．A． extend B．leave C． spread D． take

46．A． similar B．absurd C．same D． different

47．A． adapt B．change C．burden D． ruin

Section C（12 marks）

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．

Have you ever seen the advertisement: Learn a foreign language in six weeks, 48． give your

money back? Of' course, it 49． happens quite like that．Before the Second World War, people usually learned a foreign language 50． study the literature of the country．Now most people want to speak 51． foreign language to work and live better． Every year millions of people start their learning．

Then how do they do it? Some people try at home 52． books and tapes．Machines and good books will be very helpful, but they can not do the students work．53． go to evening classes or watch TV programs．If they use the language only 2 0r 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time．However, it's 54． easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken． But most people can not afford it, and many people don't have to do so． 55． the language learned is more efficient in this way or that way, it is hard to say．

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension（30 marks）

Directions : Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D． Choose the one that fits best according to the information given, /n, the passage．

A

Many American colleges and universities require applications for the fall term to be completed by January lst． But some have deadlines of December lst． So this was a proper week for a; research group in Califor