巴蜀中学2015届高三上学期第一次模拟考试

英语试题

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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至8题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

6. Where does this talk take place probably?

A. In the street. B. On the bus. C. At a shoe shop.

7. Why does she think of buying Tom a pair of iron shoes?

A. Because Tom likes iron shoes.

B. Because Tom’s shoes were easily worn out.

C. Because Tom asked the woman to buy him a pair of iron shoes.

8. What kind of shoes did she buy at last?

A. Sports shoes. B. Iron shoes. C. Leather shoes.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至11题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

9. Why did the woman go to London during the vacation?

A. To learn English. B. To go sightseeing. C. To visit some teachers.

10. How long did the woman stay in London?

A. About 30 days. B. About 40 days. C. About 45 days.

11. What did the woman like particularly about the English Classes?

A. The teachers were nice and clever. B. The classes focused on writing.

C. The students were quite free in class.

听下面一段对话，回答第12至14题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

12. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends. B. Boss and Secretary. C. Shop owner and Customer.

13. What are the gifts the man advises the woman to choose from?

A. Postcards and some fruit. B. Cotton hats and some food.

C. Hand-made vase and pottery.

14. How much should the woman pay for the gift she picked?

A. $45. B. $60. C. $80.

听下面一段对话，回答第15至17题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

15. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At an airport. B. On a plane. C. At a duty-free shop.

16. What does the man think of prices of the items in the duty-free shop?

A. Very high. B. A little high. C. Low.

17. Which of the following is right?

A. The man is certainly from Asia.

B. It took him a long time to get through the Immigration.

C. The man appreciates the cleanness of the airport.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

18. What can we learn about the radio station?

A. It opens twenty-four hours a day.

B. It includes advertising time for a coffee shop.

C. It is on Montana at Seventh Street in Santa Monica.

19.What will the weather be like in the afternoon?

A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Fine.

20.What can we learn about Santa Monica Beach?

A. It is a good place for surfing. B. It is a good place for parking cars.

C. It is a good place for swimming.

二、单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. ______ flag-raising ceremony was held at the Golden Bauhinia Square on July 1 to celebrate ______ 17th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China.

A. A; / B. A; the C. The; the D. /; the

22. It was by reading it a third time _______ Sammy got a thorough understanding of passage E.

A. that B. who C. when D. which

23. James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _________.

A. returned B. to return C. returning D. having returned

24. — Joe, what about going to Belgium for our coming holiday?

— Sorry, honey, I _________ on the newly discovered dinosaur site in Argentina. There are remains of what is thought to be the largest creature ever to walk the earth.

A. was working B. work C. will be working D. worked

25. — ________ It’s only an interview!

— Only an interview? Only an interview? What if I panic? What if I say a silly word by accident?

A. Well done! B. Come on! C. How come? D. No doubt!

26. — How do you find your new classmate?

— Oh, she is really ________ of a musician, who can not only sing very beautifully, but also compose skillfully.

A. something B. somebody C. everything D. everybody

27. Taking drugs has become part of every sport _________ athletes seek to achieve beyond their

natural limits.

A. which B. that C. who D. where

28. Each party _______ respect the articles of this contract, or a double-sized financial punishment is a must.

A. will B. could C. shall D. should

29. It really matters _______ he treated the latest failure, for the examination is around the corner.

A. if B. that C. why D. how

30. Taught in a more professional way, you _________ the swimming skill much better.

A. might master 　　　　　　　 B. would have mastered

C. can have mastered 　　　　　　D. could master

31. People tend to love agricultural products ________ without the use of fertilizers, pesticides or chemical additives.

A. growing B. grown C. being grown D. having been grown

32. — Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it?

— Receiving a text does not necessarily mean you have to respond. Why waste a perfectly good lie ________ the truth will serve?

A. unless B. until C. when D. while

33. Great pity! His illness is ________ the treatment available so far.

within B. above C. about D. beyond

34. The Small Goose Pagoda in Xi’an, one of the 22 Silk Road relics located in China, _______ back in 707 during the Tang Dynasty.

A. dated B. was dated C. dates D. is dating

35. — How do you find your trip to Sanya during the three-day New Year Holiday ?

—________ I can’t speak too highly of it.

A. Oh, wonderful indeed! B. It’s awful!

C. Don’t mention it. D. You said it.

三、完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

On my way to work every day, I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular ? 36 ? my attention. It must have suffered some ? 37? . Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to ? 38 ? its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn ? 39? to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.

Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be ? 40 ?. It was a reminder to me that ? 41 ? I may not have had the best start in life, I could change ? 42 in the parts of my life at any time.

I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect ? 43 of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was busy. After that week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would?? 44? myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I drove by?“my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my ? 45? , I found a sawed-off stump (树桩) where that tree had stood. I had ? 46 ? my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too ? 47 ?.

What have you been putting off? What would you do today if you knew you would ? 48 ? have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow??

36. A. caught B. paid C. fixed D. escaped

37. A. experience B. influence C. defeat D. damage

38. A. change B. design C. follow D. imagine

39. A. applying B. attempting C. learning D. happening

40. A. satisfied B. interested C. encouraged D. educated

41. A. even though B. as if C. in case D. if only

42. A. habit B. direction C. plan D. purpose

43. A. review B. picture C. glance D. knowledge

44. A. call B. help C. tell D. warn

45. A. regret B. pleasure C. happiness D. surprise

46. A. cut off B. taken off C. put off D. called off

47. A. sad B. far C. good D. late

48. A. never B. ever C. surely D. almost

B

Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually ? 49 ? every single business and educational outcome for the brain. Why do people have this social ? 50 ? about happiness? Because we assumed you were average.

　　Many people think happiness is genetic. That’s only half the story. When we stop studying the average and begin ? 51 ? positive outliers — people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence — a ? 52 ? different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.

　 ? 53 ?, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its limited resources as you process the world. If you scan for the ? 54 ? first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded (嵌入) in your work. But if you scan it the other way round, you start to acquire an ? 55 ? advantage.

49. A. rises B. arises C. arouses D. raises

50. A. faith B. concept C. misunderstanding D. tradition

51. A. discovering B. researching C. observing D. finding

52. A. wildly B. hardly C. mildly D. crazily

53. A. Fortunately B. Gradually C. Strangely D. Scientifically

54. A. positive B. negative C. active D. passive

55. A. annoying B. interesting C. amazing D. Embarrassing

阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

As an old-fashioned explorer, Paul Salopek sets out on foot to circle the world. He is also a modern-day explorer. On top of a few clothes, a small first-aid kit and notebooks, he is carrying a recorder, a video camera, a small computer and a satellite phone — a telephone that connects to a satellite and can be used in many places where cell-phones don’t work.

The journey is long: 21,000 miles! It will take seven years to comp