2016年高三模拟考试

英 语

2016．03

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号和县区填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。

2．第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B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，再选涂其他答案标号。

3．第II卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第I卷

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 time did the football match start?

A．At 2：15． B．At 2：30． C．At 2：45．

2．What does the man mean?

A．He likes nice days． B．Spring is coming． C．The weather often changes．

3．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a bookstore． B．In a classroom． C．In a library．

4．How will the woman go to New York?

A．By car． B．By air． C．By train．

5．Why is the man angry with Anne?

A．She hasn’t shown up． B．She drives too slowly． C．She is too rude to him．

第二节(共l 5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段埘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至7题。

6．What are the two speakers doing?

A．visiting a friend． B．Writing a letter． C．Reading a letter．

7．Where is Peter studying?

A．In Chicago． B．In Los Angeles． C．In San Francisco.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．What do you know about Barbie?

A．She is the speaker’s friend． B．She is the speaker’s sister．C．She is a pet dog.

9．What does the woman think of snowy days?

A．Terrible． B．Romantic． C．Annoying.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What kind of room does the man book?

A．A general room with a back view．

B．A double room with a front view．

C．A double room with a back view．

11．How much will the man pay for three nights?

A．900 yuan． B．780 yuan． C．560 yuan.

12．What is the man uncertain about?

A．The routine to the hotel． B．The time to arrive． C．The time to leave.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What’s wrong with the man?

A．He is out of work． B．He is in heavy debt． C．He is in poor health.

14．How does the man’s wife feel about their situation?

A．Optimistic． B．Anxious． C．Careless.

l5．Who is ill in hospital?

A．The man． B．The man’s wife． C．The man’s father．

16．What does the woman promise the man to do?

A．Lend him some money．

B．Ask her friends to help him．

C．Introduce him to her friends．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What is the man talking about?

A．His plans after retirement． B．His opinions on sports． C．His after-work activities．

18．What is the man most interested in?

A．Cross-country running． B．Snow and ice climbing． C．Mountain climbing．

19．What makes the man surprised at the end of a run?

A．His becoming younger． B．His solving a problem． C．His doing better in sports.

20．What does the man hope to do?

A．Continue to do sports．

B．Retire from his work soon．

C．Become a professional athlete．

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(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

Great gifts don’t have to be expensive．There are some gifts that kids can either make for free or without spending a lot of money．

A Decorative Flowerpot

l bought a bright-colored，glazed flowerpot and my brother and I wrote nice moments from the past in a spiral shape around the pot，along with some drawings．It looks great and won’t wash off！Our grandparents will see what our handwriting looked like for a long time．—Brennan LaBrie

A Digital Photo Album

A digital photo album makes a cool gift．All you have to do is to burn a CD of photos stored in your computer．You can create a theme for the pictures or put them in order by date．Personalize the gift by creating your own cover art to insert into the CD case．—Cameron Young

A Person Poem

To make this gift，all you need is a pencil，colored pencils，a large pad of construction paper and a thick marker．

First，draw an outline of the person you are making the gift for．Then color the person in．Next，with a dark-colored marker，write words that describe the person and what he or she likes along the edge of the outline．Finally，trim(修饰)the sides of the drawing．Then stick it to colored paper to create a frame．—Claire Julian

A One-of-a-Kind T-Shirt

Try making a T-shirt with a photo of a family member，friend or pet on it．You’11 need a digital camera，iron-on transfer paper，all iron，fabric paint and stencils．

Start by taking a digital picture．Print the picture on the iron-on paper，then ask an adult to help you iron it onto the shirt．Then print words or designs onto the shirt and use fabric paint to make the artwork stand out．—Curt Jorgensen

21．Which gift is related to one’s personal wonderful experience?

A．A Decorative Flowerpot． B．A Digital Photo Album．

C．A Person Poem． D．A One-of-a-Kind T-Shirt．

22．In how many gifts may the digital camera be used?

A．1． B．2． C．3． D．4．

23．Which of the following best describes the gifts mentioned in the passage?

A．Impressive but fragile． B．Creative but ugly．

C．Meaningful but expensive． D．Special but cheap．

B

The newest instant online celebrity is a lovely feline named Bum with permanently worried eyes，which is sweeping the Internet overnight．

His owner Courtney Morman，24，made an account on instagram．com to show Bum and raise awareness for rescue cats like him．

A week ago Couliney made the account，Worried Cat AKA Bum，but it quickly gained more than 500 followers．

After the almost two-year-old Bum was featured on the cat-lovers blog Love Meow，images of his serious and thoughtful expression began flying around the Internet．

While Bum’s eyes might look funny，there’s actually nothing wrong with them．His eyes and lids are also shaped a little funny，but other than that，he’s totally fine．“He’s been seen by a veterinarian (兽医)and nothing is wrong with him，”Courtney said．“The cat has sharp vision and that he’s all expert bug-catcher and can chase down toys．”

Bum and his mates came to the San Diego Humane Society’s Cat Nursery，where Courtney works，which is the only program that provides 24-hour care of young cats，when he was 5 months old．Courtney fell in love with Bum and decided to adopt him．

“Although he looks like the most anxious animal alive．”Courtney said，“Bum has a large and loving personality．”She added that he likes to play,with boxes and sleep on her face，but that he’s also extremely smart．“He can open drawers! And if he wants something from my purse，he will unzip it and take it．So I have to keep everything locked，”Courtney said．

Bum also has helped care for other rescue cats and he loves young cats．He’s even assisted Courtney in fostering young cats．“He even spends time with injured cats that are recovering，”she said．Courtney also has a three-legged cat named Kingman．

24．What made Bum so popular on the Internet overnight?

A．The interesting account． B．His loving personality．

C．His worried-looking eyes． D．The care from his owner．

25．Which of the following is true about Bum?

A．He prefers sleeping in the box． B．His followers are decreasing．

C．He has no difficulty seeing things． D．His images were ruined on the blog．

26．How did Courtney Morman get Bum?

A．She bought him as a house pet． B．She adopted him from a nursery．

C．She accepted him as a present． D．She got him from a veterinarian．

27．According to the passage，we may conclude that______．

A．Bum was adopted at the age of two B．Courtney has got tired of Bum

C．Kingman is a cat with worried eyes D．Bum is smart and full of love

C

Billboard Music Awards of the Year 2015 goes to Taylor Swift，a singer-songwriter，who has shaped and inspired the American music industry with her success．

When Taylor Swift first came to public notice，she was a 17-year-old newcomer who loved singing to her own guitar．She was far more enthusiastic than skilled，but apparently threw spark of superb talent．

Four year’s later，Swift has become a multi-awards winner，with the biggest selling albulns．For her consummate performance，Taylor Swift was named Billboard magazine’s womall in 2011．She is the youngest artist to receive honors and several Billboard Music Awards，among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum(白金) selling Speak Now，her third album that was released that year．

“Taylol has shown the power of good songwriting with music of styles．”said Bill Werde，Billboard’s editorial director,“And at such a young age，Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for promising artists and young woman everywhere．”

Swift is used to breaking chart records and winning honors since her career started．She followed that up in 2008 with Fearless，which established her as a skilled songwriter with several hits，including Love Story，You Belong With Me and White Horse．

Not surprisingly，the 6-time platinum Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history in the US and her overall worldwide sales now reach 20 million albums and 40 million songs downloads．Swift has spent the past year on the Speak NOW World Tour in support of her third album，and now she’s getting ready to go further．

According to a recent interview with The New Yorker magazine，Swift has so far written about 10 songs for a 2016 album．She said the new albuna is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult．

“They’re sad if I'm being honest．”Swift told The New Yorker．“They’re about my heartbreaks and my moving on．But more importantly，they are about achieving contentment．You’re not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up．”

28．As a newcomer in the show business，Taylor Swift was considered to be_______．

A．a skilled songwriter B．an outstanding artist

C．an energetic director D．a promising talent

29．The underlined word“consummate”in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by______．

A．confident B．professional C．excellent D．different

30.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Speak Now is Taylor Swift’s third album．

B．Fearless marked the beginning of Swift’s career．

C．Swift’s new album is about feelings of grown-ups．

D．Swift has