2014-2015学年度高三年级第二次模拟考试英语试题

试题满分：150 考试时间：120分

第一部分： 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）

第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．country

A．house

B．group

C．enough

D．cough



2．complex

A．stove

B．occur

C．possible

D．position



3．fever

A．media

B．return

C．pretty

D．refuse



4．biscuit

A．recent

B．casual

C．musician

D．concert



5．technique

A．machine

B．chemistry

C．kitchen

D．merchant



第二节 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Mark: I’m so glad a Taco Bells is going to open at the corner of the street next week.

Dora: 6

Mark: What? I really cannot believe this! Don’t you know Taco Bells? It is said to be the most visited drive-in fast food restaurant in the world.

Dora: I don’t go to fast food restaurants. I cook. 7

Mark: The French fries.

Dora: 8 I never eat fries.

Mark: I love French fries. And I think many people around the world love French fries.

Dora: 9

Mark: Because there are hundreds of Taco Bells fast food restaurants all over the world in more than 20 different countries.

Dora: 10

A. Is it a toy store?

B. Why do you say so?

C. Fries make people overweight.

D. I prefer Chinese food to French food.

E. So what is this restaurant most famous for?

F. People are aware of the harm of fast food.

G. Anyway, I think people should eat less fast food.

第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并

在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

11. ---Li Ping often watches _______ English TV news in her spare time.

---No wonder she has _______ command of English.

A. /; a B. an; the C. the; / D. an; a

12. It’s the third time that Li Ming has been to Xi’an , _______?

A. isn’t he B. hasn’t he C. isn’t it D. hasn’t it

13. Don’t call me up at this time tomorrow, for I _______ an important test.

A. will take B. am taking

C. have been taking D. will be taking

14. Sheldon could have defeated Howard in the match, but he _______ too careless at the last minute.

A. is B. was C. has been D. had been

15. _______ I went to the South Lake in Hanzhong, I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery.

A. For the first time B. The first time

C. At first D. It was the first time

16. _______ in the computer game, Peter didn’t notice his father approaching.

A. Being lost B. Lost C. Losing D. To lose

17. When the young man was shown the evidence, he _______ and told everything he had done to the police.

A. broke up B. broke away C. broke off D. broke down

18. ---How did you find out it is my birthday today?

---_______.

A. I mean it B. A little bird told me

C. It’s a deal D. Great minds think alike

19. Ms Liu saw a fashion dress in a shop which set her heart racing. However, its price was far beyond her _______.

A. range B. certainty C. reach D. contact

20. Don’t leave the water while you brush your teeth.

A. run B. running C. being run D. to run

21. _______, Sharon couldn’t find her lost wallet.

A. As she might try B. Might she as try

C. She might as try D. Try as she might

22. Knowing what colors look good _______ your skin is of great importance when you buy clothes.

A. beyond B. within C. against D. over

23. This hotel is the highest building in the city, from _______ top you can enjoy a good view of our city.

A. which B. its C. that D. whose

24.Helping others is a habit, you can learn even at an early age.

A. it B. one C. that D. ones

25. –What has upset you so much?

-- alone in charge of the store.

A. Being left B. Left C. Leaving D. To leave

第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入

对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we 26 our coffee, a man came in and sat at a(n) 27 table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his 28 saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall”. We 29 this order with rather interest and observed that he was 30 with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter 31 a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.

While we were still there, two other men 32 and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but 33 for three and left. This time also, the 34 did the same; he put up a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A cup of coffee.” It seemed that this gesture was a 35 at this place. 36 , it was something unique and puzzling for us. Since we had 37 to do with the matter, we 38 our coffee, paid the bill and left.

After a few days, we again had a(n) 39 to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man walked in. The way this man was dressed did not 40 the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was 41 from the looks on his face. 42 he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the 43 .” The waiter served coffee to this man with 44 and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter 45 a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin.

26. A. enjoyed B. prepared C. practiced D. bought

27. A. crowded B. open C. empty D. beautiful

28. A. food B. goods C. table D. order

29. A. heard B. found C. glared D. watched

30. A. satisfied B. served C. treated D. awarded

31. A. stuck out B. hid away C. put up D. took out

32. A. dashed B. moved C. fled D. entered

33. A. paid B. looked C. waited D. asked

34. A. customer B. waiter C. stranger D. passenger

35. A. demand B. signal C. custom D. duty

36. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Moreover D. However

37. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

38. A. wasted B. finished C. missed D. donated

39. A. invitation B. time C. reward D. chance

40. A. equal B. change C. match D. reach

41. A. obvious B. slight C. serious D. strong

42. A. So B. As C. Unless D. Since

43. A. window B. floor C. wall D. door

44. A. carelessness B. wisdom C. interest D. respect

45. A. brought down B. took off C. kept away D. cut off

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）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

OSCAR THEATRE

BOOKING

- in person

The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 am-8 pm.

- by post

Stating the performance and choice of seats, enclosing a cheque, postal order, or your credit card details to Oscar Theatre Box Office, PO Box 220, Main street. All cheques should be made payable to Oscar Theatre.

- by telephone

Ring 0844 847 2484 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa, MasterCard accepted).

- on-line

Complete the on-line booking form at www.oscartheatre.com.

DISCOUNTS

Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday inclusive, and for all matinees(下午场). Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until one hour before the show (subject to availability).

Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible(有资格的) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.

Group Bookings: there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or more.

Schools: school parties of ten or more can book $9 tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.

Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

46. How can you pay for a ticket when you book by post?

A. By visiting the website of a post office.

B. By going to you local bank in person.

C. By enclosing your MasterCard in an envelope.

D. By providing your credit card information.

47. What benefit can bookers enjoy according to the text?

A. A group of ten adults going to a performance can claim a discount.

B. A school party of 15 persons that book in advance pay $135 in total for a performance.

C. Someone accompanying a wheelchair user to a performance receives a discount.

D. An 18-year-old teenager is eligible for Saver discounts.

48. According to the text, who can get Standby tickets?

A. Full-time students buying tickets 45 minutes before a performance begins.

B. 65-year-olds buying tickets an hour and a half before a performance begins.

C. Theatre-goers who are unexpectedly unable to be present at a performance.

D. Anyone who buys tickets an hour before a performance begins.

B

A team of British surgeons has carried out Gaza’s（加沙）first organ transplants for a long-term plan to train local medical staff to perform the operations.

Two patients underwent kidney（肾脏）transplants at the Shifa, Gaza’s biggest public hospital. The operations were conducted a fortnight ago by a volunteer medical team from the Royal Liverpool hospital.

Ziad Matouk, 42, was born with one kidney and was diagnosed with renal failure（肾衰竭）several years ago. Matouk, whose wife donated one of her kidneys, hopes to return to his job within six months. The couple had sought a transplant in Cairo, but were rejected as unsuitable at a state hospital and could not afford the fee at a private hospital. “We were desperate,” said Matouk.

The UK-Gaza link-up began about a year ago after Abdelkader Hammad, a doctor at the Royal Liverpool hospital, was contacted by an anaesthetist（麻醉师）at the Shifa, who outlined the difficulties the Gaza hospital was facing with dialysis（透析）. The Shifa is forced to rely o