浙江省宁波市2015届高三高考模拟考试

英 语 试 题

I卷（选择题部分：共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号

涂黑。

1．—Sorry, I don't want to go．I'm afraid I can't dance well

— !It's just for fun

A．Cheer up B．Keep it up

C．Come on D．Go right ahead

2．China's first regional regulation on online sales issued in Hangzhou, which is home to

a number of China's e-commerce heavyweights such as Alibaba, will take _ effect on

May l．

A．the; \ B．\;an C．\, \ D．a; the

3．This problem is _ for us; therefore, we must take it into serious consideration．

A．ready B．familiar C．suitable D．vital

4．I'm the only child in my family, but I am not spoiled by my parents; , I'm independent

A．on average B．on the contrary

C．on the other hand D．on the whole

5．According to the 2015 Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, Tsinghua University moved t0 26th from 36th last year and Peking University rose nine places to 32, reflecting our country's

to developing world-class universities

A．commitment B．instruction

C．responsibility D．permission

6．—Jack, do you have any problems if you

—Well, I'm thinking about the salary．．．

A．will be offered B．have offered

C．are offered D．will offer

7．As large numbers of Chinese flocked to Japan to pay thousands for toilet seats, it was a surprise to many people the smart toilet lids on sale in Japan were actually made in China．

A．whether B．how C．which D．that

8．It's one thing to send a short message but to hove the person receiving the message actually do something．

A．another B．other C．the other D．others

9．On the eve of Chinese Spring Festival, the number of electronic red envelopes given and received via WeChat ____ 1．01 billion, 200 times that of 2014．

A．adds to B．applies to C．appeals to D．amounts to

10．Compared with one's workplace, home provides a more humane environment for one to

____ relax oneself．

A．closely B．fully C．widely D．sincerely

11．China has published a book ____ President Xi Jinping's quotations from ancient stories and classics in his speeches and articles．

A．featuring B．announcing C．contributing D．exchanging

12．Just like a voyage at sea, our life journey, _____ days are limited, is full of difficulties as well as opportunities

A．whose B．that C．which D．what

13．Don't put your bicycle ____ the window．The glass can be easily broken．

A．with B．against C．beyond D．off

14．What we had done was to help him, but surprisingly he thought ____．

A．else B．anyway C．otherwise D．alike

15．Hosting and eventually winning the soccer World Cup, ____ as unachievable dreams in the past, have become serious goals for China under a national plan to make the sport a truly mass game．

A．regarding B．having regarded C．being regarded D．regarded

16．—Jenny, will you leave now?

—No．It will be two weeks ____ I leave here．

A．while B．since C．before D．when

17．—Did you have a good night's sleep, sir?

—Oh, exactly．It was such a comfortable bed．I could never have ____ sleep．

A．a worse B．the best C．the worst D．a better

18．____ you come across Tom, tell him I could visit him recently．

A．Should B．Would C．Could D．Might

19．—Tracy, did your whole family go to Paris for sightseeing last year?

—No．____only two of us, my sister and I．

A．There was B．It were C．That were D．It was

20．— In my opinion, your sister is not fit to be a driver．

—____．She has no sense of direction．

A．It depends B．That's it

C．It makes no difference D．It's up to you

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳

选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The day for the great balloon competition finally arrived．Every insect in the garden had been 21 hard, and now they were preparing to begin their routines．The balloon competitions were always something really special．

Each time, the flying insects were favourite 22 to win, because they could seize the balloon strings and fly off in all directions, creating all sorts of 23 in the air． 24 , on this occasion there were some rather unusual insects taking part: a group of ants．Of course, 25 expected that they could do anything special．They were so light that no ant had ever 26 to take part, but it was quite impressive to see all the ants all 27 organized and prepared．

So the competition began, and the 28 insects took their turns, performing beautiful movements with the balloons．As always, the butterflies left everyone 29 with their twist and turns, and their wonderful colours．When it was time for the ants to perform, it seemed like the competition had already been decided．

For the 30 time in living memory, the ants shared just one balloon between them, and one by one they climbed up the balloon string, 31 a thin black thread of ants．When all the string was covered, the last ant climbed 32 his teammates to reach the balloon． 33 he got there, he climbed onto the top of the balloon．

This strange 34 attracted everyone's curiosity, and they were just about to witness the most important 35 : the ant opened his jaws as wide as he could．．．and then he made a violent movement at the balloon with all his strength!

The result was powerful! The balloon began blowing out its air, flying 36 about, here and there, doing a thousand turns and spins, while the ants made all kinds of beautiful shapes out of the string．

Of course, that acrobatic(杂技般的) flight 37 with quite a hard landing, but it didn't 38 ．The creativity and teamwork of the ant performance was so 39 that the crowd didn't even have to vote for there to be a winner．

From then on, in that garden, everyone understood how much could be achieved by working 40 ．In the years to come, the balloon competitions were full of displays carried out by teams, and they put on some wonderful routines; something those individual insects could

never have achieved on their own．

21．A．fighting B．training C．functioning D．living

22．A．speakers B．organizers C．candidates D．producers

23．A．patterns B．numbers C．drawings D．sounds

24．A．Besides B．Thus C．Instead D．However

25．A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody

26．A．bothered B．hesitated C．refused D．promised

27．A．quickly B．terribly C．perfectly D．strangely

28．A．special B．different C．familiar D．similar

29．A．amazed B．disappointed C．bored D．blessed

30．A．first B．second C．last D．next

31．A．cutting B．forming C．using D．passing

32．A．with B．over C．around D．through

33．A．Once B．If C．Though D．Until

34．A．idea B．attitude C．behavior D．experience

35．A．effect B．case C．condition D．moment

36．A．weakly B．madly C．peacefully D．carefully

37．A．ended B．started C．continued D．broke

38．A．help B．work C．matter D．tell

39．A．necessary B．impressive C．natural D．important

40．A．alone B．behind C．out D．together

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：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，并在答题纸

上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

You have signed on for months of hard work．You're far from home．The pay is bad．The food is worse．You find rare comfort in the simple songs that you and your work mates sing．

This is what a sailor's life was like in the 1800s．The songs sung aboard ships were called sea shanties．You have probably heard a shanty or two yourself．Many of these songs have lasted through the years．They can often be found in surprising places today．

Sea Shanties Then ．．．

Sea shanties were valuable friends to sailors．Some shanties, such as "Blow the Man Down," had lively words and melodies．They broke up the boredom of long trips．Other shanties, including one called "Oh, Shenandoah," had a sadder tone．They helped seafarers express longing and loneliness．Still other shanties, such as "Leave Her, Johnny," let sailors complain about their hard lives．

But the first job of the sea shanty was to help the men work as a team．Ships had sails that were controlled by a system of moving ropes．For many jobs, all of the sailors had to pull on the ropes at once．

When faced with such a job, the shantyman, or song leader, began a tune．The crew joined in on the chorus, and it might have sounded like a playful sing-along．But when the sailors came to a certain beat, they knew it was the signal to pull together with all their might．

Raising or lowering the anchor called for a rhythm with a slow, steady motion．Then, the shantyman would choose a shanty with a slow, steady beat to match the job．Each duty on the sailing ship had its own rhythm and its own kind of song．

．．．and Sea Shanties Now

Sea shanties have been passed down to us in much the same way as folk stories．Long ago, someone came up with a memorable idea and melody．Others repeated the shanty, often adding changes along the way．

Over time, people saw the sea shanty for the treasure it was．Like any treasure, shanties were collected．Many were written down in books．

Where do the old shanties appear now? Today's musical artists love the fun, beauty, and history of these songs．Many musicians, including Bob Dylan and Harry Belafonte, have their own versions of "Oh, Shenandoah．" One group, the Robert Shaw Chorale, recorded a collection of shanti