最新高三英语上学期第二次模拟考试试题Word文档格式.docx

1、每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the woman want to go?A. To Oxford. B. To Liverpool. C. To London.2. How many people will go to the tennis game?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.3. What does the woman ask the boy to do after school? A. Put away his school bag. B. Move the kitchen table. C. Hang up his coat.4. What do we know

2、about Linda Rivera?A. She went traveling.C. She was fired.5. What does the man mean?A. He prefers cold weather. B. He has had a difficult week.C. The temperature was good last week.第二节听下面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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍

3、。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What will the man do with the music?A. Make a person in charge.B. Ask Sonia for advice.C. Collect records.7. What is the woman going to do?A. Help prepare for the party.B. Tell the man a phone number. C. Send a message to Sonia.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What will the woman do first?A. Was

4、h a car. B. Go shopping. C. Do her homework.9. When does the conversation take place?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Schoolmates. C. Brother and sister.11. What does the woman think of the show?A. Inspiri

5、ng. B. Unusual. C. Cool.12. Which part did the woman like best about the show? A. Designer wear. B. Clothes recycling. C. Live models.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. French music. B. French clothes. C. French teens.14. What does Veronique like to do in her spare ti

6、me?A. Collect albums. B. Visit music stores. C. Enjoy French songs.15. What does Veronique usually have for lunch?A. Hamburgers. B. Sandwiches. C. Chips.16. Why does Veronique like the silver jacket?A. Its up-to-date. B. Its classic and lovely. C. Its unique听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is being held i

7、n the new sports stadium?A. A match. B. A concert. C. A meeting.18. What is the disadvantage of the City Theatre?A. It has limited space. B. Its too old to look good. C. Its air-conditioning doesnt work.19. Which place is normally out of the route of the Cititours bus?A. Victoria Park. B. The City T

8、heatre. C. The Market Place.A. See animals in the city centre. B. Go to the High Street. C. Visit some shops.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 selection of the worlds most beautiful camping spots to get you started.Yosemite National Park, Calif

9、orniaNinety-five percent of Yosemite National Park is set apart for wilderness, which means no cars, no buildings, and no electricity. Sleep under theBoya Lake Provincial Park, CanadaBoya Lake Provincial Park, known for the color and clarity of its lake, is a great place to enjoy any type of water r

10、ecreation. The lake is also one of the few in the north thats warm enough for swimming. The area was carved out by glaciers, leaving many islands and lakes behind for modern campers to explore on the parks hiking trails.Corcovado National Park, Costa RicaCorcovado National, Park is home to five perc

11、ent of the worlds biodiversity National Geographic described it as the most “geographically intense” place in the world. Camping is a great option for a visit to Costa Rica: youll be at the heart of the rainforest away from the countrys touristy resorts.Maasai Mara National Reserve, KenyaIf youve al

12、ways dreamed of safaris （野外观兽旅行）, Maasai Mara is the place to go. The ideal time to visit this large game reserve is between July and October, when you can witness the annual migration of Thomsons gazelle, zebra, and wildebeest to and from the neighbouring Serengeti, in Tanzania. Camp on the banks o

13、f the Mara River and hang out with the local Maasai people, well-known for their distinctive customs and dress.21. In which camping spot may you enjoy the grand view of waterfalls?A. Yosemite National Park. B. Corcovado National Park.C. Boya Lake Provincial Park. D. Maasai Mara National Reserve.22.

14、Who can be interested in camping in Corcovado National Park?A. Swimming lovers. B. Star observers.C. Animal researchers. D. Biology students.23. What will you do in Maasai Mara National Reserve?A. Migrate with wild animals.B. Pay a visit to Tanzania.C. Make contacts with locals.D. Camp in the Mara R

15、iver.BThe United States is one of the few countries in the world that have an official day on which fathers are honored by their childrenOn the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.Historians have recorded

16、that there was a tradition to celebrate a day for fathers even thousands of years ago. Their study say that 4,000 years ago in Babylon a son called Elmesu carved a fathers day message on a clay card. In his message Elmesu wished his father a long and healthy life. However, in modern times the idea f

17、or creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Fathers Day while listening to a Mothers Day sermon in 1909. Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wante

18、d her father to know how special he was to her. Sonoras father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Fathers Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.The noble idea of celebrating Fathers Day became quite popular in US so much so that President Woodrow Wilson appro

19、ved of the festival in 1916. President Calvin Coolidge too supported the idea but it was President Lyndon Johnson who signed a Presidential Proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Fathers Day in 1966. Then in 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Fat

20、hers Day to be held on the third Sunday of June., children give Fathers Day cards and flowers to their father. Neckties are a popular gift on the occasion of Fathers Day. Due to the tradition of giving gifts, cards makers, florists and gift sellers campaign for Fathers Day Festival in a big way and

21、cash in on the sentiments of the people.24. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?A. Tell us the story of Elmesu.B. Support the findings of historians.C. Introduce an old case of Fathers Day.D. Prove the source of modern Fathers Day.25. What do we know about Sonora?A. She created Fathers

22、Day in 1909.B. She was abandoned by her mother.C. She refused to celebrate Mothers Day.D. She bore deep affection to her father.26. How many years did it take for Fathers day to be officially declared?A. About 4,000 years.B. About 56 years.C. About 61 years.D. About 6 years.27. Which of the followin

23、g best explains “sentiments” underlined in the last paragraph?A. Actions.B. Feelings.C. Activities.CSometimes we may find that every week there are a lot of new stories about how climate change is affecting the planet, or new plans to battle its effects. But the concept itself isnt new at all - in f

24、act, scientists have been exploring questions about climate change for almost 200 years.The idea of “greenhouse gases” goes back to 1824, when Joseph Fourier wondered what was regulating the earths temperature. Fourier concluded that the atmosphere must be responsible for containing the heat absorbe

25、d from the sun and described it as a box with a glass lid: As light shines through the glass, the inside gets warmer as the lid traps the heat. As Fouriers ideas spread, it came to be called “the greenhouse effect”.Scientists continued to study the greenhouse effect. Not until a Swedish chemist name

26、d Svante Arrhenius came along, did scientists understand how global warming actually works. After years of work, Arrhenius determined that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere did in fact have a direct effect on global temperatures.Arrhenius found that CO228. What does the underlined word “

27、it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The atmosphere.B. The greenhouse effect.C. The climate change.D. The heat from the sun.29. When did the scientists find evidence for the bad effect of global warming?A. In 1903.B. In 1950.C. 200 years ago.D. By the end of 1950s.30. Whats the authors attitude towards Ar

28、rhenius wish?A. Positive.B. Indifferent. C. Supportive. D. Opposed.31. Whats the main idea of the text? A. Causes of climate change. B. Effects of greenhouse gases. C. Explorations on climate change. D. Findings about global warming.DIf you ask most people what water tastes like, theyll probably tel

29、l you that water has no taste and they may give you a funny look. But if you were a fruit fly, asking another fruit fly, that question might have a different answer.To a fruit fly, water has a taste. Scientists want to know how the fruit fly knows water because this information may help in learning

30、how other animals or even individual cells manage to use water in the right way. Water is vital to life, but too much or too little can be deadly to a living creature. So by understanding how the fruit fly tastes water, researchers may learn more about other living things.According to the new study, a protein（蛋白质） called PPK28 makes it possible for a fly to taste water. Proteins build cells and tissues, fight disease and carry messages betwee