湖南省长望浏宁四县市届高三下学期模拟考试 英语.docx

1、湖南省长望浏宁四县市届高三下学期模拟考试 英语本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Part I Listening Comprehension （30 marks）Section A （22.5 marks）Directions：In this section youll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3

2、 choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Example:When will the magazine probably arrive？A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. The answer is B. Conversation 11. Who made the phone call？ A. An air hostess. B. T

3、he boys father. C. A doctor.2. What caused the delay of the plane？ A. A strike. B. The bad weather. C. The engine.Conversation 23. When will the speakers meet on Friday？A. At 10:00 am. B. At 11:00 am. C. At 12:00.4. Where will the speakers meet？ A. At the mans. B. In the office. C. At the restaurant

4、.Conversation 35. Why does the woman want to find Mr. Green？ A. To tell him about the meeting. B. To ask for a days leave.C. To make an appointment.6. Who will the woman visit tomorrow？ A. Tom. B. Mr. Green. C. Her grandma.Conversation 47. How many coats does the man mention？ A. Two. B. Three. C. Fo

5、ur.8. Where was the second coat lost according to the man？ A. On the bus. B. In the park. C. On the underground. 9. How does the woman sound at last？A. Confused. B. Patient. C. Annoyed.Conversation 510. Why does the company fire Jim？ A. Theres a crisis and a new machine. B. He is always late for wor

6、k. C. Hes not up to the work.11. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers？A. Headmaster and teacher. B. Manager and secretary. C. Director and actress.12. What do we know about the man speaker？ A. He has ever been dismissed. B. He neednt talk to Jim himself. C. He asked Sara to work here

7、.Conversation 613. What is the survey about？ A. Family life. B. Unusual hobbies. C. Holiday activities.14. What is the man interested in？ A. Special exhibition. B. Bird shooting. C. Mountain climbing.15. Where does the man wife prefer to go？ A. The seaside. B. Castle. C. Ski resorts.Section B （7.5 m

8、arks）Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.Weather reportTomorrow morningDry and sunny, in 16 Cloudy an

9、d rainy, 17 , in the northwestTomorrow evening 18 , in most of the southern half of the countrySome thunderstorms, 26 or possibly 27, in 19 Dry and 20 , about 19 , in the northern half of the country Part Language Knowledge （45 marks）Section A （15 marks）Directions：Beneath each of the following sente

10、nces there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.Example:The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to coverThe answer is A.21. Although nuclear power may lead to disasters, _ the nuclear po

11、wer industry has been operating safely for three decades in China. A. and B. but C. so D. yet 22. President Xi has advised young people to avoid staying up late, _ heated response from Internet users on microblog.A. having drawn B. drawing C. to draw D. drawn23. The silence of the library _only by t

12、he sound of pages being turned over.A had been broken B. breaks C. broke D. was broken24. When Mary arrived she found all her children _ for nearly two hours.A. have gone to sleep B. fell asleep C. was falling asleep D. had been asleep25. Excuse me, can you show me the way to the nearest bus stop？ S

13、orry. Im a stranger here. I _ here until my guide arrives.A. stand B. have stood C. am standing D. will stand26. Thailand has decided to begin building its first standard-gauge railways in cooperation with China, _may cost $12.2 billion.A. when B. that C. it D. which 27. Suddenly a good idea occurre

14、d to her, but she couldnt find any paper _.A. to write B. to write on C. written D. writing on 28. Thank you for your hard work last week. I dont think we _ it without you.A. could have managed B. can manage C. managed D. could manage29. Well, I really dont know what you mean, _ you want me to do？A

15、what it is that B. what is it that C. how it is that D. how is it that30. You mean I was absent？ No! I _at noon and I have been in the office since.A. came back B. have come back C. was back D. have been back31. In this socialist country led by the Communist Party of China, every corrupt official _

16、be dealt with once evidence is found.A. must B. should C. can D. might32. _the civil servants want a pay increase, they will have got promoted as well.A. Not do only B. Do not only C. Only not do D. Not only do 33. _ by a great demand for environmental-friendly cars, those factories has produced mor

17、e green ones.A. Driven B Being driven C Having driven D To drive34. What our parents expect from us is going home and greeting them frequently, _ giving them much money.A. less than B. rather than C. as well as D. as much as35. _ China views US-Japan relationship will have an effect on Chinas milita

18、ry policy.A. When B. Why C. What D. How Section B （18 marks）Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year：

19、the piano recital（独奏演唱会）. A recital 36 I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I would ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, saying something about building 37 and working toward a goal.One recent

20、Sunday I stood in church, video camera in hand, and 38 my 68-year-old father play the piano in his very first recital.My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldnt 39 lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, 40 too many of us do. But he wasnt stuck in t

21、he past. When he retired three years ago, he 41 his church music director to take him as 42 .For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the 43 ？ I worried. But then came the beautiful melody （旋律）. And I 44 he had been doing what music teach

22、ers always stress： 45 the notes and pretend the others arent there.“Im 46 of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.“Yeah, and doing it so 47 ,” Jeff added.With his first recital, my father taught me more about self-confidence and the life goal than all the words he used t

23、hose 30-plus years ago.36.A. reflected B. meant C. explained D. proved37. A. self-confidence B. self-control C. self-defense D. self-discipline38. A kept B. sent C. watched D. felt 39. A. miss B. afford C. select D. understand 40. A. as B. once C. if D. while 41. A. allowed B. invited C. inspired D.

24、 persuaded 42. A. a teacher B. an old man C. a student D. a singer43. A. words B. videos C. notes D. lessons44. A. predicted B. realized C. imagined D. insisted 45. A. pass over B . turn up C. bring in D. concentrate on 46. A. ashamed B. aware C. tired D. proud47. A. nicely B. anxiously C. casually

25、D. frequently Section C （12 marks）Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.A report found that over half of the high school boys and two-thirds of the girls never shower after sports at school. Researchers suggest students dont want

26、to sweat 48 take a shower, so they are less active. The researchers questioned almost 4,000 children. Lead researcher Dr Gavin said he was surprised 49 how rarely students showered. He said children were getting poor health because of less exercise. He said： 50 the unwillingness to shower is a barri

27、er（障碍）to playing sport, we need to do something to promote activity at schools. 51 , the BBC says the study did not look at the exact reasons 52 students do not shower. Maybe there are some other reasons. Undressing in front of 53 may be too much for some children. A spokeswoman for a health organis

28、ation said children worry about their body image. She said schools had 54 role to play in changing attitudes. She said schools should encourage students to do physical activity and let 55 know they need to shower after.Part Reading Comprehension （30 marks）Directions：Read the following three passages

29、. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.A Regarded as one of the English languages most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetr

30、y that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy. Although Keats didnt receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly. Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower, middle-

31、class family, the young John didnt attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his familys friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his fathers death in the early 1800s, followed by his mothers passing due to tuberculosis （肺结核）, he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on. At arou