柳州市一中英语学科2015届高考模拟试题

命题：黄 苑 徐铭蔓 审题：曾 燕

第I卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5题；每小题1.5分， 满分7.5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 will Dorothy do on the weekend?

A. Go out with her friend. B. Work on her paper. C. Make some plans.

2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?

A. ＄15. B. ＄30. C. ＄50.

3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?

A. To attend a wedding. B. To visit an exhibition. C. To meet a friend.

4. When does the bank close on Saturday?

A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 3:00 pm. C. At 4:00 pm.

5. Where are the speakers?

A. In a store. B. In a classroom. C. At a hotel.

第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What do we know about Nora?

A. She prefers a room of her own. B. She likes to work with other girls.

C. She lives near the city center.

7. What is good about the flat?

A. It has a large sitting room. B. It has good furniture. C. It has a big kitchen.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where has Barbara been?

A. Milan. B. Florence. C. Rome.

9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?

A. Shoes. B. Stones. C. Books.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Who is making the telephone call?

A. Thomas Brothers. B. Mike Landon. C. Jack Cooper.

11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?

A. His wife. B. His boss. C. His secretary.

12. What is the message about?

A. A meeting. B. A visit to France. C. The date for a trip.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who could the man speaker most probably be?

A. A person who saw the accident. B. The driver of the lorry. C. A police officer.

14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?

A. Walking along Churchill Avenue. B. Getting ready to cross the road.

C. Standing outside a bank.

15. When did the accident happen?

A. At about 8:00 am. B. At about 9:00 am. C. At about 10:00 am.

16. How did the accident happen?

A. A lorry hit a car. B. A car ran into a lorry. C. A bank clerk rushed into the street.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the talk mainly about?

A. The history of the school. B. The courses for the term. C. The plan for the day.

18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?

A. In the school hall. B. In the science labs. C. In the classrooms.

19. What can students do in the practical areas?

A. Take science courses. B. Enjoy excellent meals. C. Attend workshops.

20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions?

A. During the lunch hour. B. After the welcome speech. C. Before the tour of labs.

第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 阅读理解（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A，B，C和D中，选出最佳选项。

A

I miss my father. My father died more than twenty years ago. I was fifteen. He was kind, strong, fair, and very funny. When I was a young musician, he was my biggest fan. I played my violin for him when he visited, and he loved everything, but each time he had one request. “Could you play ‘Amazing Grace’?” he asked, full of hope and with a twinkle in his eyes, because he knew my answer was always, “I don’t know that one!” We went through this routine at every major holiday, and I always figured I’d have time to learn it for him later.

About the time I entered high school and started guitar, Dad got cancer. The last time I saw him alive was Thanksgiving weekend in 1985. My mom warned us that Dad didn’t look the same anymore and that we should prepare ourselves. For a moment I didn’t recognize him. He looked so small among all the white sheets. We had all gathered in Ohio for the holiday, and I’m sure we all knew we were there to say good-bye. I can see now that Dad held on long enough to see us each one more time. I remember how we ate in the dining room and laughed and talked while Dad rested in his hospital bed. I wonder if it was sad for him to be alone with our voices and laughter. Knowing Dad, he was probably content.

The next morning I found my moment alone with him. I pulled out my guitar, tuned to his appreciative gaze, and finally played for him “Amazing Grace.” I had worked on it for weeks, knowing it never mattered whether I actually played it well and choosing not to believe as I played that it was my last concert for my biggest fan. The cancer had stolen his smile, but I saw joy in his eyes. He held my hand afterwards, and I knew I had done something important.

I argued with people all through college about my music major. I was told by strangers that music wouldn’t make me any money and it wasn’t useful like being a doctor. But I know firsthand that with music I was able to give my Dad something at a point when no one else could.

21. At first the author didn’t play ‘Amazing Grace’ for Dad because _________.

A her father was just joking B. she found it difficult to play

C. she disliked playing it D. she hadn’t learned it yet

22. From the last sentence in Paragraph 2 we can infer that ____________.

A. Dad treasured love from family B. Dad was used to living alone

C. Dad was too weak to feel anything D. Dad was optimistic about his health

23. When the author finally played “Amazing Grace” for Dad, ____________.

A. she made him smile joyfully

B. she brought him love and comfort

C. she knew she must play it well

D. she believed she could play it many times for him

24. Which of the following was true according to the passage?

A. The author was 15 when she wrote the article.

B. The author prefers to be a doctor rather than a musician.

C. The author has a great affection for her father.

D. The author is confident that music will make her much money.

B

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Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

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25. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A. Be with her. B. Take notes. C. Buy medicine. D. Give her gifts.

26. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?

A. In Gift No. 1.? ?B. In Gift No. 2. C. In Gift No. 3.??? D. In Gift No. 4.

27. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to

A. enjoy good sleep B. give others help C. bet extra support???? D. be well-organized

28. What can be a gift of organization for your mother?

A. Storing her medicines in a safe place. B. Buying all gifts for her from one company.

C. Making a list of her medical check-ups. D. Keeping her medical information together.

C

People want real action against noise, a recent public meeting in New York showed. Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads. Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs. But the greatest demand was a noise complaints system that works.

New York City Council receives more complaints about noise than all other problems put together. So it conducted a survey and found that about half its citizens are upset by noise in one form or another –traffic, air conditioners, loud parties, etc. This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens to talk about kinds of options.

The meeting found the present regulatory(管理）system strange. Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, or even the police. So complainants often feel they are getting the run-round. When the people at the meeting were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first port of call for all complaints.

The meeting also favored effective measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in machines like air conditioners. Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer (缓冲) zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas.

I was most interested by the proposals aimed at behavioral change. There was strong support for measures to reduce traffic: better public transport, cycle ways and footpaths, even charges for road use. Many people optimistically thought industry awards for better equipment would increase the production of quieter machines. It was even suggested that noise from building sites could be reduced if New York adopted daylight saving, thus changing over the working day and providing longer, quieter evenings.

29. According to the recent public meeting in New York, what was the first step to take in order to reduce noise pollution?

A. Produce quieter air conditioners.

B. Provide better sound barriers around major roads.

C. Establish a noise complaints system.

D. Make stricter laws to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs.

30. What does the underlined word “run-round” mean?

A. Delaying action