湖南省永州市四校届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题.docx

1、湖南省永州市四校届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题2015年永州市高三第三次模拟考试英 语时量：120分钟分值：150分 注意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识、阅读理解和书面表达。答题前， 考生须将答題卷密封线内的各项内容填写清楚，所有答案按要求正确清晰地填写在答题 卡上。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, you will hear six conversations between two speake

2、rs. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked Ay B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for eachquestion.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11 When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning. B.

3、 At noon. C. In the evening.2. Why did the boys father go to New York last night?A. To deliver a speech. B, To visit his parents. C. To travel.Conversation 23. What will the speakers do today?A. Tour around the city. B. Buy a train ticket. C. Visit a park.4. What animal does the woman like to see?A.

4、 Tigers. B. Camels. C. Monkeys.Conversation 35. Where does the conversationst take place?A. At a hospital. B. At the airport. C. At a police station.6. What will the woman probably do with the bottle?A. Throw it away. B. Leave it with the man. C. Check it in.Conversation 47. What is the man doing?A-

5、 Returning home； B. Going on a business trip. C. Taking some photos.8. What do we know about Judy?A. She is twenty-one. B. She is married. C. She is in college.9. Who is the womans son?A. Tim. B. Jamie. C. Julian.Conversation 510. What is Alice Smith? fA. A teacher in Seattle. B. A middle school stu

6、dent. C. An exchange student.11 What will Alice Smith be wearing?A. A short hair. B. A new dress. C. A T-shirt and shorts,12. Which city is Alice flying to?A. Chicago. B. Seattle. C. New York.Conversation 613. What did the man think of the cloning of humans?A. Acceptable. B. Unbearable. C. Impossibl

7、e.14. Why are scientists studying cloning at present?A. To reproduce a whole human being.B. To replace damaged parts of a body.C. To see how the copy looks and acts.15. How did the woman get to know about the way to make new medicines?A. From a magazine. B. From some scientists. C. From the man spea

8、ker.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section，you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.You will hear the short passage TWICE.Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)S

9、ection A (15 marks)21. Why do you hang that picture on the wall in your bedroom?- _myself of the memorial days with my dear mom.A. Reminding B. To remind C. Reminded D. Reminds22. It s my treat today. Is there anything particular you would like to have? _ you choose is fine with me.A. Whatever B. Wh

10、erever C. Whichever D. Whenever23. A good teacher should be able to keep his students interested in his classes _ he reaches the last minute.A. when B. unless C. until D. after24. Nowhere _but to the dance party on Saturday evenings.A. she goes B. does she go C，did she go D. she went25. Has Nancy go

11、ne back to her home in the UK?一Yes. She _here only three days ago with her friend.A. stayed B. had stayed C. has stayed D. is staying26. As long as you try your best，a great future_wait for you on your way.A. would B. need C. must D. should27. I think you can buy such a smart phone for 400 dollars.I

12、 could just two months ago, but the price _by 30%.A. went up B. had gone up C. has gone up D. goes up28. Hurry up! We will get to the top of the mountain before the sun _in the west.A. is setting B. set C. will set D. sets29. The Subway Line 3 _in Changsha is planned to open this year.A. being built

13、 B. building C. built D. to build30.1 felt doubts _through my mind whether it is necessary to attend the lecture.A. to run B. run C. running D. having run31. A student_ friends are good at academics may be urged to study harder and get good grades.A. who B. that C. whose D whom32. It was by reading

14、it a third time_Sammy got a thorough passage.A. which B. who C, when D- that33 ._ your parents as often as possible whenever you can. Its good for you and you parents.A. Accompany B. To accompany C. Accompanying D. Accompanied34. The spread of the Ebola viruses in Nigeria_believed to have been contr

15、olled by August, 2014.A. has B. are C. is D. have35. As_, ，iPhone 6 gets bigger, thinner and faster than the early iPhone products.A. expecting B. expcctcd C. being expected D. having expectedSection BDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C an

16、d A Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.One day, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books on the first day. As I was walking，I saw several kids 36 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went fl

17、ying and landed in the grass.My heart went out to him. So, I ran over to him. As I handed him his 37 he looked at me and said, “Thanks!” I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 38_, he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became

18、best friends.Kyle was the top student of our class, one of those guys that really 39 themselves during high school. Therefore he had the honor to prepare a graduation speech. At the 40 I could see his nervousness. So，I comforted him saying，“Hey，big guy, youll be 41 !， He looked at me and smiled.He c

19、leared his throat，and began. “Graduation is a time to 42 those who helped you make it through those 43 years. Your parents, your teachers but mostly thank your friends，I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give him.I just looked at my friend 44 as he to

20、ld the story on the first day we met He had planned to 45 himself over the weekend, so he carried all his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 46 me from commiting suicide.Not until that moment did I realize that you should never imdercstoate(低估)the47of your actions. With one small g

21、esture you can change.36. A. knocking B. getting C. keeping D. making37. A. books B. glasses C. money D. wallet38- A. passed by B. came up c- went on D.turned out39. A. behaved B. enjoyed C. realized D. hid40. A. school B. graduation C. class D. college 41 A great B. famous praised D. honored42. A.

22、reward B. remember C. thank D. congratulate43. A. happy B. exciting C. old D. tough44. A. carefully B. anxiously C. unbelievably D. proudly45. A. kill B. enjoy c-test D.hurt46. A. escaped B. freed C. warned D. saved47. A. price B. power C. use D. meaningSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the f

23、ollowing passage by filling in each blank with one word thatbestTaking a taxi in some Eastern European countries can be a shocking experience, _48 is said that some taxi drivers have metal wires stuck into the passengers seats. And when a button is pushed, the seat will give you 49 electric shock. T

24、hese taxi driverc HnnH Ars this for fun. They do it to the tourists 50 argue about the ridiculous fares they charge.They have a secret switch which makes the meters much faster. 51 you refuse to pay, you will be sure to have a shock. In one case, a German woman had 52 choice but to pay 120$ for a 20

25、$ ride from the airport. She said that she was “really taken for a ride, but 53 could she do? 54 the electric shock, she was abused and threatened with physical violence. She has only one piece of advice for tourists, “Take the bus 55 stay at home.”Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions

26、: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and A Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the Passage. AHONG KONG In China, the smartphone battle used to

27、be Samsung versus Apple. But not any more.Over the summer，a Chinese company，Xiaomi，took the No. 1 position in Chinas competitive market and became the worlds third-largest phone maker in the process.Founded in 2010，Xiaomi was late to the game. But a clever social media strategy and a business plan t

28、hat emphasized selling services that work on the phone helped Xiaomi build crazy support from young and smart Chinese.With people in China expected to buy 500 million smart phones in 2015 more than three times as many as will be sold in the United States，Xiaomi is likely to remain its place as one o

29、f the most powerful phone makers in the worlds most important market.Now the companys founders，who include the Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun and the former Google executive Lin Bin，hope that status will help them take their brand globally.Why Xiaomi gained such great success? The reason partially lie

30、s in its fans，participation. “Xiaomi fans have a high level of organization，” said Li Nan，vice president of the Meizu， “They love Xiaomi. Its a form of idolatry (崇拜）. Han Yu, a 24-year-old studying for his master 9s degree，is one of those idolaters. He，with tens of thousands of others，helps Xiaomi t

31、est its user interface(界面）by looking for drawbacks and offering suggestions. He said he was honored when his suggestion to create a private photo folder was adopted on phones by Xiaomi,“I really enjoy the sense of participation,” Mr. Han said.For all its success，Xiaomis biggest challenge looms (凸显）o

32、utside China. In 2013，the company hired Hugo Barra, an old friend of Mr. Lin，s from Google，to lead the companys international expansion. “I would put China No. 1，India two，Indonesia three，then hopefully follow with Brazil and Russia，he said. “The developed countries with tightly controlled carrier networks are