唐徕回中2014～2015学年度高三年级第三次模拟考试

英 语 试 卷

命题：高三备课组

本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分

第Ｉ卷（选择题 共100分）

注意事项：

1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分：听力部分：（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，现将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束时，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分）

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man want to do tonight?

A. Go out to eat. B. Eat at home. C. Learn how to cook.

2. What does the woman most probably think of the man?

A. Naughty. B. Kind-hearted. C. Careless.

3. Why is there no food left in the fridge?

A. Jim ate all the food.

B. Alice took all the food.

C. Jim took all the food to the kitchen.

4. How does Susan probably look now?

A. Pleased. B. Surprised. C. Upset.

5. What does the man’s father want him to be?

A. A musician. B. A doctor. C. A programmer.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What time is it now?

A. 11:00 am. B. 11:30 am. C. 12:00 noon.

7. Where does the conversation take place?

A. On the train. B. At the train station. C. At the restaurant.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why can’t Adam go boating with the woman tomorrow?

A. He is busy preparing a speech contest. B. He is taking a vacation in China now.

C. He has to work overtime tomorrow.

9. What will the man do tomorrow?

A. Read a new book. B. Write at home all day. C. Spend an hour in the park.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What was the news about?

A. Jenny’s famous songs. B. Jenny’s saving a baby’s life.

C. Jenny’s winning a music contest.

11. How much money did Jenny receive?

A. 2,500 dollars. B. 3,000 dollars. C. 5,000 dollars.

12. What do we know about the woman?

A. She performed at the TV station.

B. She is well known to the public.

C. She is an unknown songwriter.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. In which city did the man live?

A. Shanghai. B. Beijing. C. Wuhan.

14. What was the man’s main reason for going to Los Angeles?

A. To visit his aunt. B. To visit his grandma. C. To study English there.

15. What did the man think of the people in Los Angeles?

A. Direct. B. Humorous. C. Rude.

16. Where did the man usually eat when he was in Los Angeles?[:]

A. At restaurants. B. At a university. C. At his aunt’s home.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What inspired the speaker to eat in a more healthy way?

A. A report about Americans’ eating habits.

B. A report about a restaurant owner.

C. A report about fast food restaurants.

18. What do we know about Alice Waters’ restaurant?

A. It is famous in the US. B. It was started in France.

C. It used to be a fast food restaurant.

19. Where do the vegetables used by Alice Waters’ restaurant come from?

A. Overseas markets. B. Supermarkets. C. Local farms.

20. How much weight has the speaker lost in the past five years?

A. 30 pounds. B. 40 pounds. C. 70 pounds.

第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I was born and raised in a family where my father was extremely tightfisted(吝啬的) towards us children. His attitude didn’t soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in severe weather. If I grumbled, he’d say in his loudest father-voice, “That’s what your legs are for!”

The walk didn’t bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father didn’t seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling was canceled one spring evening.

It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached the stop, I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

A row of hedge（树篱）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey, I always had a sense of relief to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. Upon closer observation, I realized it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew, each time I’d come home, he had stood behind the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.

On later visits, that spot of gray became my watchtower. I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting innocently in his chair. “So! My son, it’s you!” he’d say, his face lengthening into pretended surprise.

I replied, “Yes, Dad, it’s me. I’m home.”

21. What does the underlined word “grumbled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Spoke unhappily B. Explained clearly.

C. Agreed willingly. D. Accepted happily. .

22. What made the author feel upset was ______.

A. the tiredness after long hours in labs

B. the fear of seeing something moving

C. the loneliness of riding the bus home

D. the feeling of being less than valued

23. The author’s father watched behind the hedge because ______.

A. he wanted to help his son build up courage

B. he was concerned about his son’s safety

C. he didn’t want to meet his son at the doorway

D. he didn’t think his son was old enough to walk alone

24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Terrible Journey Home. B. My College Life.

C. My Father’s Secret. D. Riding Bus Alone.

B

Taiwan's annual university admissions tests are taking place this week. Tens of thousands of students trying to give the right answers to math and language questions. High scores permit students to enter the top schools. However, these tests will not be in place for much longer. The current examinations require that students memorize facts in high school classes. They do not test critical thinking or creative problem solving abilities.

Officials in Taiwan plan to change the admissions test to also measure imagination and the ability to innovate(创新.Taiwanese officials see the progress China and South Korea are making in the information technology field. By comparison，Taiwan is losing technology business. There is concern that younger people are afraid of the risk of starting a company or inventing something.

The Ministry of Education wants to encourage young Taiwanese to innovate. So, it will begin a new selection process for university students. They hope the best schools will start to accept people with new business ideas. The new admissions policy will take effect in 2018. It will include personal interviews with interested students. The Ministry wants high school graduates to show they excelled outside of class.

Ma Hsiang-ping is the ministry's deputy director for higher education. She said the new exam system will look for people interested in invention or starting businesses. Taiwan will lose competitiveness if all the inventing is done in other countries. The Ministry hopes new admissions policies will reshape the 12-year public education system.

Taiwan is dependent largely on high-tech exports. The Swiss business school, International Institute for Management Development (IMD）made a list of the most competitive countries and areas In 2014. Taiwan was at number 13 but Singapore was number 3 and Hong Kong was number 4.These numbers worry Taiwanese officials.

25. Why will the admissions test be changed?

A. It expects too much of students. B. It doesn't focus on creative abilities.

C. It encourages memorization of facts. D. It won't be practiced for longer.

26. In what way will the new test be different from the current one?

A. It will make a lead in the world. B. It will not focus on high scores.

C. It will include personal interviews. D. It will build a new education system.

27. Where can we most probably read the text?

A. In a technology magazine. B. In a business magazine

C. In a literary magazine. D. In an education magazine

C

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