株洲市第二中学2015届高三模拟考试（七）英语试题

本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力，语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

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

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. Who wrote the songs?

A. A famous person B. The woman C. The man

2. When were the songs written?

A. Today B. Last month C. In the past two months

Conversation 2

3. Where did the conversation most probably take place?

A. At home B. In a clothes shop C. At the tailor’s

4. What kind of skirt would the man’s wife probably like?

A. A short red one B. A short blue one C. A long red one

Conversation 3

5. When should the man have returned the books?

A. On May 25th B. On May 18th C. On May 11th

6. How much should the man pay in late fees?

A. 10 yuan B. 70 yuan C. 140 yuan

Conversation 4

7. Where are the two speakers probably?

A. In an office B. At home C. At a zoo

8. Why doesn’t the man like the cat?

A. The cat is meowing B. The cat needs feeding C. The cat only cares about himself.

9. Who will finally feed the cat?

A. Nobody B. The man C. The woman

Conversation 5

10. What is Jim doing?

A. Watching TV B. Doing his homework C. Watching his favorite show

11. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Classmates B. Mother and son C. Teacher and student

12. What is Jim’s attitude towards the rules?

A. Supportive B. Dissatisfied C. Surprised

Conversation 6

13. What did the woman ask John to do last night?

A. Prepare the meal B. Pack the schoolbag C. Get something out of his schoolbag

14. What kind of food will John make himself?

A. Some carrots B. A fried egg C. Some cookies

15. What does the woman promise John?

A. Some carrot juice B. Toast with butter on C. A breakfast steak

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 will hear the short passage TWICE.

The 16 of Teddy Bears

When

In 17





Related people

President Teddy Roosevelt;

a newspaper artist;

an 18 of a toy store





Event

·Roosevelt refused to kill a bear tied to a tree and let it go.

·A 19 was drawn about the bear hunt.

·Morris Michtom made a 20 using Roosevelt’s name.





Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

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

---Would you please repeat the grammar rules again??? ---Of course, but I am sure that you _______ to me carefully, as I have told you twice already.? A. don’t listen?????? B. wouldn’t listen????? C. weren’t listening???? D. aren’t listening

Many people nowadays refer to themselves as chihou --- people who love to eat and are satisfied and excited when _______ delicious food.

A. tasted?????? ? B. tasting??????? C. to taste???? D. having tasted

---Do you have any news about Bob? ---Yeah. We ______ each other quite a lot recently. ? A. saw?????? B. had been seeing?????? C. see?????? D. have seen

Officials in Victoria said on Monday that it would be days _______ the fires were brought under control, even if temperatures stayed down.?A. since??????? B. when????? ?C. before???????? ?? D. After

---Why couldn’t you tell me how you felt about things??? ---That’s because I grew up in a family _________ we didn’t talk about feelings.? A. where???????? B. which???????? C. when?????????? D. Why

---What did Kincaid say just now??? ---He said he ________ a dog if he hadn’t been away from home too much.? A. had had?????? B. had???? C. would have?????? ?? D. would have had

We’re looking for an English teacher, especially ________ with patience and imagination.? A. that??????? B. one??????? C. the one????????? ?? D. It

Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we _________ have done during the day.A. should???????????? B. would??????????? C. may???????? ? D. must

---_______ one and a half months enough for the project to be finished?---I am afraid not. The professor is ill and only after he recovers ________ go on with it.A. Is; can he ????????? B. Are; he can?????? C. Is; he can ???????? D. Are; can he

They reached at last ______ was once a temple where the farmers used to keep cattle.

where B. what C. that D. Which

31. She will stop showing off if no notice ______ of her.

A. takes B. will be taken C. is taken D. has taken

32. According to a recent medical study, people who do not get enough sleep are ______ likely to have heart disease.

A. more than twice as B. twice as more than

C. twice more than as D. as more than twice

33. Your cousin is said ______ a new computer program recently, but do you know when he will finish it?

A. designing B. to have been designing C. to design D. having designed

34. All the preparations for the project ______, we’re ready to start.

A. have been completed B. had been completed C. completed D. completing

35. Most people don’t realize the amount of effort _______ in writing a novel.

A. involving B. to involve C. involves D. involved

Section B (18 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.

A friend of mine was offered a position to teach in an institute of literature. That year he was only 28 years old, but had already published literary works of about 600,000 Chinese characters.

Many students were filled with admiration for his?? 36??? . Quite a few literature fans went to him for advice. “Sir, would you share with us your secret for writing so successfully?”

He replied frankly, “Yes, Just one word--- ?? 37????.”

“Then, ? 38????passion do we need if we want to write as well as you do?” They pressed him.

“One foot deep,” answered my friend.

One-foot-deep passion? They felt ?? 39????. My friend took them home and fetched out a handful of used writing paper from under his bed: all the sheets were filled with small and closely-written characters. Those were his ?? 40????manuscripts (手稿), a good foot in thickness.

“If you want to achieve something in writing, you must ?? 41????a passion that’s one foot deep. In other words, you should ?? 42????writing until your rejected manuscripts accumulate to one foot thick. During this period, you must not become impatient or sink into despair. Only with expectation and passion can you have ?? 43????and hope for the future,” he told his students.

Enlightened(启发) by his words, the students came to realize that success in writing is not something ?? 44?????to get. On the contrary, it requires painstaking efforts. They looked enthusiastic and eager to have a try right away.

But my friends continued, “There is one thing you must bear in mind: The passion can ?? 45????be one foot deep! If after practicing countless times and your writing still remains at the level of a high school student, you might as well try something else, or you’ll get into a blind alley. Any further attempts will just mean a(n) ?? 46????of your time and talent.”

Indeed, whatever we do, we should do it with deep and persevering passion. However, if our effort has proved to be ? 47????, we should quit as soon as possible and try something different while we are young. Success may be at the corner just when we switch over to a new direction.

36. A. position

B. accumulation

C. devotion

D. achievements



37. A. patience

B. passion

C. perseverance

D. effort



38. A. how deep

B. how much

C. how far

D. how long



39. A. excited

B. disappointed

C. inspired

D. confused



40. A. rejected

B. unfinished

C. awarded

D. published



41. A. consider

B. dismiss

C. maintain

D. seek



42. A. try on?

B. touch on

C. keep on

D. decide on



43. A. confidence

B. faith

C. desire

D. guarantee



44. A. available

B. useful

C. special

D. easy



45. A. only

B. never

C. occasionally

D. seldom



46. A. honor

B. aspect

C. waste

D. chance



47. A. endless

B. fruitless

C. careless

D. priceless





Section C (12 marks)

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

A few months ago we started a blog called "Confessions（自白） of an English Learner." This blog is for you to share your stories about language misunderstandings. Many of you provided advice about 48 you learned English. Thanks to everyone who has joined the discussion on the blog so far. One web visitor described his difficulty with two English language words that sound similar? 49 ?are very different in meaning. Moises wrote from his home in El Salvador. He described a mistake he made on his first visit 50 the United States. At the time, Moises was working on a cruise ship. It was his second day. He was organizing some of his belongings 51 a co-worker came into the room they were sharing. The co-worker asked, "Hey, my friend, do you want soap?" Moises wrote that he was surprised by the question and excited to use his English. He answered, "No thanks. I am 52 hungry." Well, everyone in the room started laughing and Moises didn’t understand the joke. 53 new