山西省重点中学协作体届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案.docx

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山西省重点中学协作体届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案

山西省重点中学协作体2016届高三第二次模拟考试

英语试题

一、听力（30分）

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.Whywon’tthemanhelpthewoman?

A.He’sgoingonvacation.

B.Hecan’tbearoundcatsanddogs.

C.Hehasbeenhiredbysomeoneelse.

2.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.IntheeveningB.IntheafternoonC.Inthemorning

3.Whatdoesthemantellthewoman?

A.Theirregularpricesareabargain.

B.Theirspecialsareonlyonline.

C.Theirdiscountsontiresjustended.

4.Whatdoesthemanprobablygivetothewoman?

A.AbunchofflowersB.AnecklaceC.Asurpriseparty

5.WhatwillthewomandoonSaturdaynight?

A.SeeafilmB.GoouttoeatC.Lookafterherlittlebrother

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ABC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，每小题将给出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6-7题

6.WhatistheboygoingtobeforHalloween?

?

A.AwolfB.AprinceC.Afighterwithamask

7.WhatdoesthegirlthinkofPrinceElsa?

A.She’sverystrongB.ShehascoolerhairC.Sheisforyoungkids

听第7段材料，回答8-9题

8.Howoldistheman’sdaughter?

A.Fouryearsold

B.Threeyearsold

C.Twoyearsold

9.Whowasanimportantinfluenceonthewoman?

A.HerfatherB.HergrandfatherC.Hermother

听第8段材料，回答10-12题

10.WhomightMr.Gibsonbe?

A.Anartdealer.B.AnartteacherC.Aprofessionalartist

11.Wheredidtheyoungwomangettheideaforherpainting?

A.FromnatureB.FromatelevisionshowC.Fromherownimagination

12.Intheman’sopinion,whatisthemostimportantthing?

A.Gettingnewskillsevenwhenyou’reolder

B.Exploringasmanytypesofartaspossible

C.Allowingyourselftobecreativefromthestart

听第9段材料，回答13-16题

13.Howlongwasthewomaninthemountains?

A.ForsixdaysB.ForfivedaysC.Fortwonights

14.Whatwasthewoman’sfavoritepartofhertrip?

A.ThefreshairB.ThesoundsofnatureC.Goingfishingintheriver

15.WhatdoesthemansayaboutHawaiianpeople?

A.TheyareallattractiveB.TheyareverybusyC.Theyareverywelcoming

16.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?

A.They’vebothbeencampingbeforeB.They’vebothbeentoHawaiibefore

C.Theybothspentthebreakwiththeirparents

听第10段材料，回答17-20题

17.Whatistheplane’sfinaldestination?

A.DallasB.MiamiC.Seattle

18.Whatistrueabouttheemergencyexitrows?

A.Anyonecansitthereifthey’reopen

B.Theyarereservedforfamilieswithchildren

C.Flightstaffmayaskpeoplesittingthereforhelp

19.Whatistotherightofthespeaker?

A.Thespeaker’sco-worker

B.Aplacetocheckinextrabaggage

C.Theareawherethelineshouldform

20.Whowillbeabletoboardtheplanefirst?

A.Seniorcitizen

B.Kidsundertheageof15

C.PassengerswithanAontheirboardingpasses

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。

（A）

Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:

Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.

   Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.

  EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.

  Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious（无意识的）,butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestous”.

21.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.

A.whatkindofthreadtouse    

B.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak

C.wheretoputtheneedle    

D.howtostopthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle

22.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.

A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachine B.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams

C.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriends    D.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep

23.Dreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”because________.

A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideas

B.imageswhichhavenomeaningareused

C.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaning   

D.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem

（B）

The“meltingpot”inAmericancuisine（菜肴。

烹饪法）isamyth,notterriblyunliketheideaofameltingpotofAmericanculture,noteschefDanBarber.“Mostculturesdon’tthinkabouttheircuisineinsuchmonolithic（统一的）terms,”hesays.“French,Mexican,Chinese,andItaliancuisineseachconsistofdozensofdistinctregionalfoods.AndIthink‘American’cuisineismovinginthesamedirection,becomingmorelocalized,notglobalized.”

Americancuisineisshapedbythenaturalwealthofthecountry.Havingneverfacedagriculturalhardship,Americansdon’thavetorelyonrotatingcrops,suchastheJapanese,whosefoodculturenowshowcasesbuckwheat（荞麦）alongsiderice,ortheIndians,ortheFrenchandItalians,whofeaturebeansalongsidewheat.“Thatkindofnegotiationwiththelandforcedpeopletoincorporate（接受）thosecropsintotheculture,”saysBarber.AndsoeatingsobanoodlesbecomespartofwhatitmeanstobeJapanese,andeatingbeansbecomespartofwhatitmeanstobeFrench.

Soifwhatweeatiswhatweare,whatareAmericans?

Well,meat.“IfAmericanshaveanyunifyingfoodidentity,Iwouldsayweareamostlywhitemeatculture,”saysBarber.“Theprotein-centricdinnerplate,whetheryou’retalkingaboutabonelesschickenbreast,ora16-ouncesteak,asaneverydayexpectationissomethingthatAmericareallycreated,andnowexportstotherestoftheworld.”

Everysinglecultureandreligionusesfoodaspartoftheircelebrations,saysEllenGustafson,co-founderoftheFEEDProjectandThe30Project,whichaimstodealwithbothhungerandoverweightissuesglobally.“Thecelebratorynatureoffoodisuniversal.Everyseason,everyharvest,andeveryholidayhasitsownfood,andthisistrueinAmericaaswell.Ithelpsdefineus.”

24.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,Americancuisine________.

A.consistsofvarietiesofregionalfoodsB.isbecomingmoreandmoreglobalized

C.hasabsorbedalotfromChinesecuisineD.isnotasunifiedasitsculture

25.WhathasmadeAmericancuisinedifferentfromothercuisinesaccordingtothearticle?

A.RelyingonrotatingcropsB.Thedifficultyofplantingcrops

C.TheUS’meltingpotcultureD.TheUS’agriculturalwealth

26.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat_____hasbecomepartofwhatitmeanstobeAmerican.

A.eatingriceB.eatingbeansC.eatingwhitemeatD.eatingsobanoodles

27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A.Americancuisineishealthierthanothercuisines.

B.Americancuisinehasn’tchangedmuchovertime.

C.Americansusefoodaspartoftheircelebrations.

D.Americansarequiteproudoftheirowncuisine.

（C）

Inatimewhenadangerousnumberofpeopleareoverweight,manypeopleseemtohaveforgottenthemostimportantwaytokeephealthyandslim---exercise.Andasanewstudycarriedoutonmiceinthelabhasshown,exercisedoneearlyinlifecanrewardyouinyouradultyears.

AteamofresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniastudiedtheeffectsofearlyexerciseonadultphysicalactivity,bodymassandeating.Theyfoundthatearly-ageexerciseinmicehaspositiveeffectsonadultlevelsofvoluntaryexerciseinadditiontoreducingbodymass.

“Theseresultsmayhaveaneffectontheimportanceofregularphysicaleducationinelementaryandmiddleschools,”saidTheodoreGarland,aprofessorofbiology,wholedtheresearchproject.“Ifkidsexerciseregularlythroughtheirschoolyears,thentheymaybemorelikelytoexerciseasadults,whichcouldhavefar-reachingpositiveeffectsonhumanhealthandwell-being.”

Althoughthepositiveeffectsofearly-lifeexerciselastedforonlyoneweek,itisimportanttonotethatoneweekinthelifeofamouseisthesameasaboutninemonthsforhumans.“Ourresultssuggestthatanypositiveeffectsofearly-lifeexerciseonadultexercisewillneedtobekeptupiftheyaretobelong-lasting.”

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