北京市西城区2015年高三二模试卷英语 2015.5

本试卷共10页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

例：What is the man going to read?

A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. C. A book.

答案是A。

1. What will the woman do tomorrow night?

A. Have dinner with the man.

B. Work overtime in the office.

C. Join the man for coffee.

2. What is the season now?

A. Autumn. B. Spring. C. Summer.

3. Where does the dialogue probably take place?

A. At the man’s home.

B. At the dining hall.

C. At the restaurant.

4. When will the woman probably get to the railway station?

A. At 6:30 p.m. B. At 7:00 p.m. C. At 7:30 p.m.

5. What can we learn about the woman?

A．She’s got a new job.

B．She’s hunting for a job.

C．She hired a foreigner.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why is the man calling?

A. To confirm a room. B. To book a room. C. To cancel a room.

7. When might the man check in?

A. At 7:00 a.m. B. Before 9:00 a.m. C. After 2:00 p.m.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is the woman invited to do this Saturday?

A. Do some shopping. B. Enjoy some art. C. Have dinner.

9. What does the woman want to know?

A. When to come back. B. How to get there. C. What to wear.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the problem with the lockers?

A. They are all removed.

B. They are not used properly.

C. They are unlocked.

11. What does the man suggest about the clothes-hangers?

A. They should be bigger.

B. They should be smaller.

C. They should be stronger.

12. What’s the woman’s reaction to the man’s complaint?

A. She will try to improve.

B. She doesn’t know what to do.

C. She will tell her boss about it.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. Which of the following is the missing girl?

A． B． C．

14. Who is the man?

A. A staff member. B. A passerby. C. A policeman.

15. Where is the girl found?

A. On the street. B. At the store. C. In the Panda House.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段独白，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听独白前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段独白你将听两遍。

HELPLINE DETAILS



Officer

Jessica 16



Address

13 Marshall Road



Telephone Number

 17



Opening Hours

9:30 a.m.— 6:00 p.m. on 18

10:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays



Others

Ring or visit the office for a(n) 19 ；

At busy times there may be a(n) 20 list.





第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. ______, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A．What’s more B．That’s to say

C．In other words D．Believe it or not

答案是D。

21. That restaurant is extremely popular, ______ you may have to wait to get a seat.

A. for B. so C. or D. yet

22. Working as a manager, Rebecca found it hard ______ between work and her family.

A. balancing B. to balance

C. to have balanced D. having balanced

23. —Is the project difficult for the students?

—No. Most of the relevant information ______ to them.

A. has been provided B. has provided C. had been provided D. had provided

24. The whole class applauded wildly at the end of the speech, ______ greatly encouraged Bob.

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

25. ______ full preparations, Tony was quite confident about the coming interview.

A. Make B. Made C. To make D. Having made

26. —I am worn out now. I stayed up last night to finish the report.

—Oh? You ______. The professor asked us to hand it in next week.

A. needn’t have B. wouldn’t have C. couldn’t have D. can’t have

27. Once ______, the book will surely attract readers’ attention since it is related to people’s health.

A. publishing B. having published C. published D. to publish

28. We are going to the theater tomorrow ______ all the tickets are sold out.

A. when B. unless C. whether D. because

29. —I didn’t know you play the piano. It sounds wonderful!

—Thank you! I ______ it when I worked in UK.

A. learned B. had learned C. have learned D. learn

30. —Are you going to the concert next week?

—I’d like to, but I ______ an exam then.

A. take B. took C. was taking D. will be taking

31. Students show great interest in ______ Professor Edwards presents to them in his class.

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

32. Most people who enjoy travelling believe that travel ______ not only our bodies but also our minds.

A. benefited B. would benefit C. has benefited D. benefits

33. It was not what Tom said but what he wrote in the letter ______ touched his mother.

A. what B. which C. that D. who

34. The job position in the advertisement requires that the applicant ______ at least 8 years of

working experience.

A. had B. have C. will have D. has

35. —Have you seen ______ film before?

—Yes. I saw it on ______ Christmas Day, but I can’t remember the exact year.

A. the, a B. a, the C. a, a D. the, the

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

War started in our house in late July with a month to go before my first day of college. It was a battle of wills over what college I was to attend. Mom wanted me to attend a famous

36 school, and I wanted to go to a small writing college. Every night for two weeks, we argued, shouted and gave 37 treatments until both sides went to bed with regrets.

It was mostly my 38 . Since my junior year of high school, I had 39 at being a nurse. I took all the science courses, and even worked as a 40 in my town’s local hospital. My 41 was to help the sick and be superwoman to the world.

Yet, 42 graduation and college neared, it all changed. Treating the sick was

43 , but not what I was meant to do for the 44 of my life. I could picture myself in hospitals, making rounds, and taking 45 , but I couldn’t picture myself happy. It wasn’t the

46 I wanted.

Then, I realized I had been creating and writing stories for as long as I could 47 . I loved it, and writing was what I had been doing as a 48 . It was going to be my career. And it had to be.

On August 1st, Mom and I sat down at the dinner table and I told her that she had every

49 to choose where to spend her money, just like I had every right to decide where I wanted to go to school. If it was her choice not to 50 any of my college education, then I would take a year off to work and earn money so I could go to the college I wanted.

Standing by my decision to be a writer had 51 my firm belief to my mom. Finally we were at 52 , and she decided to support me, which 53 the world to me.

Before that time, I had never stood up 54 my parents on any major decision. Choosing which college to attend 55 me to become a separate and complete adult. I am now finished with my first semester as a Professional Writing major and I cannot wait to see what comes next.

36. A. cooking B. gardening C. nursing D. writing

37. A. medical B. warm C. mental D. silent

38. A. success B. duty C. fault D. turn

39. A. wondered B. aimed C. pointed D. looked

40. A. student B. volunteer C. graduate D. doctor

41. A. goal B. job C. task D. post

42. A. before B. after C. until D. as

43. A. rough B. noble C. mild D. tough

44. A. rest B. part C. whole D. half

45. A. notices B. examinations C. temperatures D. drugs

46. A. future B. effect C. drill D. idea

47. A. see B. wait C. find D. remember

48. A. process B. hobby C. rule D. business

49. A. chance B. time C. right D. ability

50. A. finance B. expect C. raise D. offer

51. A. doubted B. followed C. shaken D. proven

52. A. peace B. war C. ease D. play

53. A. attached B. applied C. devoted D. meant

54. A. for B. against C. over D. by

55. A. forced B. promised C. allowed D. reminded

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Summer Rain

The worst days of any summer are the rainy ones. We spend all year looking forward to nice weather and long, hot days. All of winter, with its cloudy days and bitter cold, we dream of those endless days at the beach, lying on the sand and enjoying the bright and burning sun. And then, summer comes, and it rains.

As a child, I would wake up to rainy summer days and come close to crying. It wasn’t fair. We suffered through months of school and experienced bad weather for those short ten weeks of freedom and pleasant weather.

On those rainy summer days, I had nothing fun to do and could only sit inside, staring out at the rain like a bird in a cage. I was an only child, so there was no one else to play with. My father worked from home, so I was not truly alone, but he could not actively play with me since he was at work. It was those days that I would watch whatever was on television or read any books that I could find lying around. I’d drag through the day and pray each night that the rain would not be there the next day.

As an adult, though, my opinion of summer rain has changed. When you have to work every day, summer is not as exciting. Everything seems dull. Such a mindset makes you cheer for anything new or different. I spend the winter dreaming of summer and the summer dreaming of winter. When summer comes, I hate how hot it is. And then I look forward to the rain, because the rain brings with it a cold front, which makes me com