太原二模山西省太原市届高三模拟试题二英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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太原二模山西省太原市届高三模拟试题二英语试题Word版含答案

太原市2015年高三年级模拟试题

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英  语

第一部分听力理解（略） 

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每小题3分，共60分） 

第一节：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Drivingtotheairportintheearlymorning,Ifeltexcited.AlthoughIwasheadingabroadformyfirsttimealone,Ifeltcheerfulandenthusiastic.IwasspendingthesummerinParis.

Whilelookingformoreinterestingthingstodobesidessleepingandeating,Ifoundprogramsforlearninglanguagesabroad,andjumpedatthechancetostudyFrenchinthiscityknownforitsart,fashion,food,andculture.AsIarrivedattheairportwhereIwouldleavemyfamily,Istillfeltonlygreathappiness.Iexcitedlymademywaythroughsecurity,leavingmylovedonesbehind.

MyconnectingflightwasinFrankfurt,Germany,14hoursfromDenver.Sittinginacrowedplanewatchingbadmoviescouldn’tdampenmyexcitement.WhenthewomannexttomeaskedmewhereIwasgoing,Ihappilyanswered andwaspleasedtonoteatoneofjealousyinherresponse.

ButwhenIarrivedinFrankfurt,fearandanxietybegantosetin.Beinginanenormous,busybuildinginacountrywhereIcouldn’tspeakthelanguagewasfrightening,butasIfoundmyway,Igainedconfidence.WhenIboardedthesecondplaneanddiscoveredthattheflightwaslessthananhour,IwasfilledwithexcitementasIthoughtofhowIwouldmanageinacountrywithanewlanguage.

WhenIsteppedonthegroundofPairsforthefirsttime,Iwasextremelyhappyandexcited.Igatheredmybagsandjoinedthecrowofpeoplewaitingforfriendsandfamily.IquicklyhadmyfirstexperiencetryingtocommunicateinalanguagethatIhadonlypracticedinschool.AsIlefttheairport,IlookedforfamiliarmonumentsIhadreadabout,butthelandscapelookedveryordinary.Then，withonesharpturn,theEiffelTowercameintoview,andIwasfinallyinPairs.

21.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itwasthefirsttimethatthewriterhadtraveledabroad.

B.InthenewtermthewriterwastostudyFrenchinParis.

C.Thecrowdedplanemadethewriterlessexcited.

D.ThewriterflewtoParisviaanothercountry.

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thewriterwastravellingwithawomanfriendofherparents’.

B.ArrivinginParis,thewritersawsomefamilyfriendswaitingforher.

C.ThewriterwasnotalongwhentravellingtotheairportinDenver.

D.ThewriterhadgreatdifficultycommunicatingwithpeopleinFrench.

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thewriter’sexcitementandhappinessonherjourneytoParis.

B.Thewriter’sexcitingexperiencesofstudyingFrenchinParis.

C.Thewriter’sexpectationforFrenchart,fashion,foodandculture.

D.Thewriter’sexcitementresultingfromherfirstrideonaplane

B

AgroupofforeignresidentsmarriedtoJapanesetalkedabouttheirchildren’snames.

NicoleDespres

Studentsservicesmanager,40（American）

WehavenointentiontoliveoutsideJapansoitmadesenseforthekidstotakemyJapanesehusband’sfamilyname.However,wedidwanttohaveaWesternnametoo,soallthreeofthemnowhavebothaWesternandJapanesename.Weagreedtherewouldbenostrangenames,spellingorunusualkanji（ChinesecharactersintheJapaneselanguage）.AllnameshadtobeeasytosayandfamiliarinbothJapaneseandEnglish.

JohnMcCracken

Companygeneralmanager,27（American）

Myson’snameisAiden.InpartbecausemywifeandImetinuniversityandasshewasstudyingIrishhistoryandIhavesomelinkstoScotlandandIreland,IwantedauniqueGaelic（盖尔族的）name.WesettledforAidenaswefoundkanjithatcanbeusedinJapanthatmeans“legendaryhero”

PaulaMurakami

Collegewomen’sAssociationofJapan,53（American）

Myhusbandwasveryexcitedaboutchoosingnames,soIdecidedtolethimchoose.HewantedtheirfirstnamestobeJapaneseandcampupwithnamesthatincludedthekanjicharacterinhisownname.Ourboys,HirokiandKenta,neverhadanyproblemswhilelivingontheU.S.WestCoastwithJapanesenames,andIthinkbothaschildrenandasadults,theylovetheirnames.

JeffRuiz

Recordingengineer,42（Mexican）

Myson’snameisLenny.Mywifechoseittogetherwithmeaswewerelookingforanamethatworksinbothworlds—mineinMexico,andhersinJapan—andthenameLennyiscommoneverywhere.InJapanesewewritethenamein katakana asthatiseasyforJapanesepeoplewhoseemtolikenamesintwoorthreecharacters.

24.Whatdoweknowaboutthepeoplementionedinthepassage?

A.Nicoleandherhusbandhadanagreementonhowtonamethechildren.

B.JeffwillremaininJapanashiswifeisnotusedtoMexicanlife.

C.ThefourcoupleshavedecidedtolivewiththechildreninJapanforever.

D.PaulaandherfamilywouldlovetoliveontheU.S.WestCoast.

25.Whichofthefollowingdoestheunderlinedword“katakana”mean?

A.AJapanesesystemofgrammar.

B.AwayofwritingtheJapaneselanguage.

C.AJapanesewordwhichmeans“name”.

D.AnamepopularwithJapanesepeople.

26.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.NicoleandherJapanesehusbandhaveadaughterandtwosons.

B.Paulahaslittlesayinmakingadecisionathome.

C.John’swifeisIrishandthecouplehaveonlyonechild.

D.LennyisanamefamiliartoJapanesewhenwrittentheJapaneseway.

27.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.IsawesternnamebetterthanaJapanesename?

B.Whydoesyourchildhavetwonames?

C.Howdoyouchooseyourchild’sname?

D.Doyousettledifferencesinnamingyourchild?

C

Washington:

NASAhasannouncedevidencethatJupiter'slargestmoon,Ganymede,hasasaltwateroceanunderitsicysurface.TheoceanseemstohavemorewaterthanallthewateronEarth'ssurface,accordingtonewHubbleobservation.

NewHubbleobservationsofGanymede'smagneticfieldstronglysuggestthatthemoon,whichisthelargestinourwholesolarsystem,ishometoasubsurfaceocean.

Scientistsestimatetheoceanis95kilometresthick,whichisabout10timesdeeperthanEarth'soceans.Butunlikeoursaltywaters,Ganymede'soceanisburiedunder150kilometresofice.

Whilescientistshavespeculated（推测）since1970saboutthepresenceofanoceanonGanymede------thelargestmooninoursolarsystem------untilnowtheonlyobservationalevidencecamefromabriefflybybytheGalileospacecraft,whichdidn’tobservethemoonlongenoughtoconfirmaliquidocean.

Thisdiscoverymarksanimportantmilestone,highlightingwhatonlyHubblecanaccomplished.Inits25yearsinorbit,Hubblehasmademanyscientificdiscoveriesinourownsolarsystem.AdeepoceanundertheicysurfaceofGanymedeopensupfurtherexcitingpossibilitiesforlifebeyondEarth.

ScientistshavealreadyconfirmedtheexistenceofanoceanonEuropa,anothermoonorbitingJupiter,andNASAhasannouncedplanstosendanunmannedmissiontheresearchingforthelifethatmightcomewithliquidwater.

HubbleisatelescopethatorbitsEarth,butbecauseofitsimpressivegravitationalanalysesitcanbeusedtostudytheinsideoffardistantplanets.Usingthesesameprinciples,scientistscouldtheoreticallydetectoceansondistantplanetsaswell.

28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGanymedefromthepassage?

A.Itisaplanetwiththelargestmooninourwholesolarsystem. 

B.Itsoceanaddstopeople’sexcitementaboutlifebeyondEarth. 

C.ItwillbeusedbyNASAasabasefortheHubbletelescope. 

D.ItsliquidoceanwasfirstprovedbytheGalileospacecraft. 

29.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter’sattitudetowardsHubble?

A.Cautious            B.Doubtful                    C.Negative           D.Favourable

30.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph6mean?

A.AnundergroundoceanhasbeenfoundinEurope. 

B.ThepresenceofanundergroundoceaninEuropeisnotpossible. 

C.ItisnowcertainthatthereisanoceanionEurope. 

D.NoevidencehasshowntheexistenceofanoceanonEurope. 

31.Whattypeofwritingdoesthispassagebelongto?

A.Atermessay                       B.Anewsreport

C.Anexperimentreport              D.Anexplorationreview.

D

Theearthisdyingbeforeusyetwesitandwatch.IftheTVorthegamesystembreaks,werunofftothestorestogetitfixedimmediatelynomatterwhatthecost.Whyaren’twewillingtofixourearth?

Areourtelevisionsandgamesystemsmoreimportanttousthanwherewelive?

Whereshallwecontinuetolive,untiltheendoftime?

Theearthisourhomeandcannotbereplaced.Wemusttakecareofit.Wehavecomeupwithsomuchtechnologythatlimitsusinsteadofhelpingus.Takethatgamesystemweruntorepair.Whatdoesitdo?

Itoccupieskids’time!

Theearthhasalreadygivenkidsplentyofentertainmentintheformsoffieldsandhills,forestsandplains,waterandland.However,insteadofusingwhattheearthhasgivenus,andhelpingkidsbygivingthemexerciseastheyrunaround,wedecidetoruinkids’mindswithgamesystemsthatgluethemtothescreenforhours,andmakethemignoretheirhomeworkandchores.Wehavepollutedthisearthbymakingthesethingswhichdonotevenhelpinanyway!

Wehavealreadymessedupthisworld,wehaveruinedtheair,water,andanimalsthatithassowillinglyprovidedforus.Weneedtostopthisdestructionoflifeandbringbacktheworldwehadbefore.Itwillnotbeeasy,buteverybodycanhelp!

Whataboutsomethingassimpleasturningthelightsoffwhenyouleavearoom?

Recyclingwhatcanberecycled?

Pickinguplitter?

Donatingmoneytoanenvironmentalorganization?

Noneofthesethingsareveryhard.Wecan’tjustalwayssay,“Oh,theearthisamess.Ah,well,thosebigcompaniesthatarepollutingsomuchcanstopandfixit.”Instead,