2016届高三模拟考试英语试题

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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，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，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 the man probably do next?

A. Buy something.

B. Look for the key.

C. Wait for the woman.

2. When will the speakers need to be in their seats?

A. No later than 7:15 p.m.

B. No later than 7:25 p.m.

C. Any time before 7:30 p.m.

3. What does the man like to play now?

A. Basketball.

B. Baseball.

C. Tennis.

4. What does the woman imply about Uncle Jim?

A. He eats too much.

B. His manners are just fine.

C. He has a good sense of humor.

5. What did the man pay the most for?

A. The bed.

B. The fridge.

C. The washing machine.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，你将有时间阅读每个小题，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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What is the man allowed to make?

A. The sauces.

B. The desserts.

C. The salad.

7. What is Thanksgiving like in the woman’s family?

A. Everyone does a little bit of everything.

B. No one takes it very seriously.

C. Her parents often try to do too much.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What did the man usually have on hot days?

A. Cold water.

B. Warm water.

C. Something other than water.

9. Who used to take the man to get ice cream?

A. His mother.

B. His father.

C. His grandmother.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. What does the woman think of the man giving the speech?

A. He is not talking loudly enough.

B. He is not wearing a microphone.

C. He may be from another country.

11. What is the man’s suggestion?

A. Leaving the room.

B. Turning off the light.

C. Talking to the speaker privately.

12. What will the woman do later?

A. Give a speech.

B. Find another lecture.

C. Ask some questions.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. Who does the man think the woman is shopping for in the beginning?

A. Her niece.

B. Herself.

C. Her daughter.

14. What does the man think of schools in Oregon?

A. They offer good programs.

B. They have beautiful scenery.

C. They have a long history.

15. Where did the woman go to college?

A. Harvard University.

B. Brown University.

C. The University of Pennsylvania.

16. Where will the woman go next?

A. To another store.

B. To a nearby university.

C. To the left of the man’s store.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Where does the talk take place?

A. In England.

B. In Australia.

C. In the United States.

18. When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?

A. In 2014.

B. In 2012.

C. In 2007.

19. What award has Rachel Joyce won?

A. The Commonwealth Book Prize.

B. The Tinniswood Award.

C. The Man Booker Prize.

20. What did Rachel Joyce use to work as?

A. An actress.

B. A TV host.

C. A writer.

第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

A

Good books take readers on journeys in their minds. The announcement of this year’s US National Book Awards finalists has highlighted a number of modern literary gems.

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

Publisher: Doubleday

 A Little Life follows four university friends who start their adult lives in New York City after graduating from a New England college. They attend parties, go on dates and gain professional success.



Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Publisher: Spiegel & Grau

 The book is written in the form of an open letter to the author’s 14-year-old son Samori. Emphasizing the uncontrolled racism in the US, Coates hopes to prepare Samori for the challenges that young African-Americans face on the street and even in school.



The Soul of an Octopus

by Sy Montgomery

Publisher: Atria Books

After writing about birds, pigs and tigers, US naturalist Sy Montgomery decides to choose these animals as the subject of her latest book. Montgomery explores the emotional world of the octopus and shows that they possess consciousness as well as individual personalities.



Fortune Smiles

by Adam Johnson

Publisher: Random House

Fortune Smiles is a major collection of six stories in which Johnson explores deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence of technology, and how the political shapes the personal.



 If you want to know more about these books, click here for more information.

21. What is the topic of the book Between the World and Me?

A. Life in New York.

B. Racism in the US.

C. Emotions of the octopus.

D. Influence of technology.

22. If you want to read a book about animals, which one will you choose?

A. A Little Life

B. Between the World and Me

C. The Soul of an Octopus

D. Fortune Smiles

23. Whose book is a collection of stories?

A. Hanya Yanagihara.

B. Ta-Nehisi Coates.

C. Sy Montgomery.

D. Adam Johnson.

B

Isobel Bowdery is a 22-year-old woman from Cape Town, South Africa, currently in Paris. On Saturday, November 14th, 2015, Bowdery shared on Facebook her terrifying and heartbreaking account of being inside the Bataclan music venue on Friday night when more than 82 people were killed by gunmen.

In the post, Bowdery writes that when the gunfire first started, she thought it was just part of the show. “You never think it will happen to you. It was just a Friday night at a rock show. The atmosphere was so happy and everyone was dancing and smiling. And then when the men came through the front entrance and began the shooting, we naively believed it was all part of the show. It wasn’t just a terrorist attack, it was a massacre（屠杀）. Dozens of people were shot right in front of me. Pools of blood filled the floor.”

She says she lay down on the floor of the club for over an hour, pretending to be dead and trying not to breathe. “Shocked and alone, I pretended to be dead for over an hour, lying among people who could see their loved ones motionless. Holding my breath, trying not to move, not to cry — not to give those men the fear they longed to see. I was incredibly lucky to survive. But so many didn’t. The people who had been there for the exact same reasons as I — to have a fun Friday night were innocent. This world is cruel. And acts like this are supposed to highlight the depravity of humans and the images of those men hunting us will haunt me for the rest of my life. I expected any moment for someone to say it was just a nightmare.”

Bowdery also describes the heroes of the night: the strangers who helped her, the friend who bought her new clothes so she wouldn’t have to wear her blood stained top.

She concludes: “It is up to us to be better people. To live lives that the innocent victims of this tragedy dreamt about but sadly will now never be able to fulfill.”

The post has been shared almost half a million times in the last 24 hours.

24. Why did Bowdery lie down on the floor?

A. Because the gunmen asked her to lie down,

B. Because she was sad and lonely.

C. Because she wanted to survive the attack.

D. Because she was tired after dancing.

25. What is Bowdery’s attitude towards the attack?

A. Indifferent.

B. Tolerant.

C. Sympathetic.

D. Critical.

26. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Bowdery comes from Paris.

B. The gunfire was part of the show on Friday night.

C. The gunfire happened after the rock show was over.

D. The terrible experience will undoubtedly affect her life.

27. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. her post has caused great concern

B. only she survived the terrorist attack

C. the gunmen will haunt her some day

D. the victims lived a sad life before that night

C

He was the man who inspired the Beat Generation — and nearly half a century after his death Jack Kerouac is still receiving grateful letters from his fans.

Most letters are sent in the post to his last home in St Petersburg, Florida — and the mail box in the front yard is full to bursting. But others are delivered by hand, put into the front door or on the doorstep.

They usually thank the author of On The Road for inspiring them to travel and be independent. “You remind me to stay true to who you are and to nurture the wanderlust gene in all of us,” reads one letter, handwritten by ‘Cindy’ on butterfly and flower-decorated paper. She adds, “I hope you’re writing, unrestrained, with a shot and a beer.” Another, signed ‘Friend of Jack’, reads, “I prefer to think of myself as a free spirit and a person who follows a path of her own choosing. You have always been my inspiration.”

Kerouac, the creator of iconic characters such as Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, died at a St Petersburg hospital in 1969, at the age of 47. His home, where he was living with his mother Gabrielle and his wife Stella, has become a pilgrimage (瞻仰) destination for hundreds of fans every year.

Kerouac rocketed to fame at the age of 35, with the publication of On the Road in 1957. But after becoming famous and the figurehead of a counter-culture, he struggled with that fame and claimed that he only wanted people to read his books.

Kerouac died just 12 years after On the Road was published. He was suffering from cirrhosis following years of excessive drinking (酗酒) — largely brought on by his love-hate relationship with fame.

28. The two letters mentioned in the passage suggest that __________.

A. Kerouac liked drinking beer

B. Kerouac often reminded his fans to travel

C. Kerouac saved the lives of the Beat Generation

D. Kerouac’s book encouraged and inspired his fans a lot

29. Kerouac’s fans express their love for him by the following ways except __________.

A. mailing letters to his home

B. delivering letters to his home in person

C. visiting his house

D. calling him to say thanks

30. According to the last two paragraphs, we know that __________.

A. his fame brought him not only happiness but also troubles

B. he died shortly after his book was published

C. he didn’t want people to read other writers’ books

D. he developed a serious disease and abandoned himself to drinking

31. What is the main pu