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2015年高三第一次模考　　英　语

命题: 邓全生 审题: 吴岚 刘蓉 张兰英 陈燕玲

温馨提示：本试题卷分四个部分，包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达共10页。时量120分钟。满分150分。

PartⅠListening 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.

Example:

When?will?the?magazine?probably?arrive??

A.?Wednesday.?? B.?Thursday.? C.?Friday.?

The answer is B.

Conversation 1

1. How many days has the man got for his vacation?

A. 10 days. B. 25 days. C. 20 days.

2. What’s the main reason for the man’s vacation?

A. Climbing the mountains. B. Going fishing and swimming. C. Relaxing themselves.

Conversation 2

3. When will the party begin?

A. At 7:45 p.m. B. At 8:15 p.m. C. At 8:00 p.m.

4. How will the man probably go to the party?

A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By car.

Conversation 3

5. What can we know about Susan?

A. She used to be a teacher. B. She was the man’s classmate. C. She is a writer.

6. Where does the man work?

A. In a school. B. At a hotel. C. In a library.

Conversation 4

7. Why aren’t the old newspapers allowed to throw away?

A. They are important. B. They are interesting. C. They may be recycled.

8. What is the man doing now?

A. Reading the newspaper. B. Cleaning the reading room. C. Watching TV.

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

A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and assistant.

Conversation 5

10. What color is the coat the woman buys?

A. Blue. B. Gray. C. White.

11. Why does the woman change the first coat?

A. It’s too expensive. B. It’s a bit small. C. It’s too large.

12. How much will the woman pay in total?

A. $288. B. $218. C. $506.

Conversation 6

13. Who are the two speakers?

A. Mike and Tyler. B. Ron and Tyler. C. Ron and Mike.

14. Why do they come here?

A. To give a lecture. B. To meet an old friend. C. To attend a conference.

15. What seems to be the man’s major field?

A. Literature. B. Medicine. C. Physics.

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.

News About Late?Pop?Singer?Yao?Beina

The age of her death

☆passed away when she was 16



The 17 of her death

☆died of breast cancer



Her corneas (眼角膜）

☆had them 18



Her music career

☆attended the 19 in 2013

☆became famous for singing a TV song



The factors of breast cancer

☆child?birth?at?a?late?age, 20 and?irregular?medical?checks





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.

21. Mom, could you lend me a few dollors until I _____ on Monday?

A. get paid B. got paid C. will get paid D. had got paid

22. There are as many as five student clubs in our school. You can join _____ intresets you most.

A. whatever B. whichever C. whenever D. wherever

23. If you have your kid _____ so badly, he may not get along well with others.

A. to behave B. behaves C. behaving D. behaved

24. Though the number of Japanese army was _____ that of our Eighth Route Army, they lost the battle in that mountainous village.

A. as large twice as B. twice as large as C. large as twice as D. as twice large as

25. Tom was sorry to learn that his grandfather _____ for half an hour when he got to the?hospital.

A. had died B. had been dead C. died D. has been dead

26. — I’ve never seen you so rude!

— I _____ something I shouldn’t have, but I didn’t mean that.

A. have said B. had said C. did say D. was saying

27. Little did the teacher imagine that a student good at maths _____ have failed in the exam.

A. might B. should C. need D. would

28. Almost every teenager will experience a period in their life _____ they aren’t content with their parents .

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

29. _____ in charge of two classes made Mrs. Li, head of Senior Grade 3, extremely tired.

A. Leaving B. Left C. Being left D. Having left

30. Some hard-working students always keep a torch in their domitories _____ there is a power failure.

A. if B. unless C. so that D. in case

31. More than one doctor _____ involved in the rescue that took place after the earthquake.

A. was B. is C. were D. are

32. With the exam ______ in ten minutes, they were asked to hand in their mobile phones.

A. taken place B. taking place C. having taken place D. to take place

33. The class teacher was anxious to hear one of his top students _____ because of family move.

A. will leave B. is leaving C. was leaving D. has left

34. I _____ through the hard time but for my teacher’s generous and timely help.

A. couldn’t have gone B. could go C. mustn’t have gone D. hadn’t gone

35. You are hardworking and surely most of you _____ a college admission notice by the end of September this year.

A. will receive B. will be receiving C. will be received D. will have received

Section B (18 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.

Leaving for work one morning, I noticed that my newspaper hadn’t been delivered yet. Since I always took it to work, it 36 me that I would have to stop at the store and pick one up. I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried. It was putting me in a 37 mood.

As I pulled into the parking lot of the 38 to get a newspaper, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be 39 with his wheelchair. “I’m sure he’s all right”, I thought, “or if he’s not, someone else will help him.”

40 by the customers and cars that were passing him by, I guessed they were thinking the 41 thing. I got out and walked over to see what the 42 was.

“Is there anything I can do?” I asked. I noticed he wasn’t able to 43 , and was still struggling with the wheelchair.

I 44 at the wheelchair and noticed that the clamp(夹锁) holding the electronic keyboard and chair controls had 45 loosened, causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.

I pulled it back into 46 . His hand pulled over to the keyboard and he hit a single key. An electronic voice said, “Thank you.”

I felt a wave of gratitude come over me. I was truly blessed to have the physical 47 that allowed me to live a normal life. The young man helped me gain a new way of thinking in life.

36.

A. annoyed

B. ignored

C. permitted

D. avoided



37.

A. guilty

B. curios

C. bad

D. good



38.

A. office

B. store

C. library

D. station



39.

A. comparing

B. living

C. struggling

D. playing



40.

A. Judging

B. Waiting

C. Attracted

D. Interrupted



41.

A. particular

B. happy

C. same

D. strange



42.

A. accident

B. trouble

C. comment

D. surprise



43.

A. share

B. deliver

C. move

D. speak



44.

A. look up

B. look down

C. come down

D. hold up



45.

A. gradually

B. luckily

C. suddenly

D. obviously



46.

A. space

B. form

C. place

D. shape



47.

A. gratitude

B. attitude

C. manner

D. ability



Section C (12 marks)

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

I have found that spreading kindness is not always about 48 you do for someone, but it can also be what you say. One day I was standing in line at the gas station. Ahead of me were 49 other people. 50 of them had a smile on their face and they all seemed to be in a hurry .After the cold ,snowy winter, we were having a warm, sunny day. I wanted to cheer them up, so I spoke up and said, “I don’ t know 51 one of you ordered this fantastic day for us, but l want to say I really appreciate 52 and thank you .”After that, the five of us smiled 53 we started talking to each other. What I had said made 54 big difference to everyone’s day. You can see that it is much easier to spread kindness 55 words.

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 in the passage.

A

Sina Weibo, one of the country’s most popular micro-blogging sites, has launched a paid service. For a 10 yuan ($ l.57) monthly fee, users get a membership on their Sina Weibo accounts.

According to Xu Yuanyuan, a member of the marketing team at Sina, the move is to guarantee a more convenient and safer environment for users. But despite the company’s efforts to increase income, it seems that most of its 300 million users still prefer the free version.

The premium membership (高级会员) plans ,announced by the company on Monday, brought about negative comments from its users .

“The current service is good enough for me”, said a Beijing-based micro-blogger. “I don’t really need those value-added services and it might be a waste of mo