宁夏银川一中届高三第二次模拟英语试题.docx

1、宁夏银川一中届高三第二次模拟英语试题第一卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节：（共5小题；第小题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答案，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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B.9.15. C.9.18. 答案是B.1. How does the man plan to find a used c

2、ar?A. From the newspaper. B. On the Internet. C. Through a car dealer.2. Where is the man going?A. To the womans. B. To a supermarket. C. To a park. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A book. B. A bookstore. C. A writer.4. What season is it now?A. Spring. B. Autumn. C. Winter. 5. What

3、present has the man bought?A. A pair of gloves. B. Some flowers. C. A book.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，回答第6、7题。6. What are the speakers doing?A. Interviewing a champion. B. Ta

4、lking about a new world record. C. Reporting a match live.7. What do we know about Paul Timmons?A. He isnt in the lead all the time. B. He is talented in competing. C. He breaks a world record.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the woman probably?A. A writer. B. A tour guide. C. A reporter.9. What is on the

5、mans right?A. A park. B. A statue. C. A palace.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When did the man buy the T-shirt?A. A few weeks ago. B. A couple of days ago. C. Yesterday.11. Why does the man want to change the T-shirt? A. He wants a bigger size.B. He doesnt like the style.C. He prefers another color. 12. What

6、will the woman do next?A. Change the T-shirt for the man.B. Have a word with her manager.C. Give the mans money back. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Wife and husband. C. Employer and employee.14. What does the woman advise the man to

7、 do?A. Balance the budget. B. Buy a cheaper guitar. C. Find another job. 15. What is the mans problem?A. He cant join a band. B. He cant make ends meet. C. He cant find a satisfying job. 16. How does the man feel about the womans words?A. Impatient. B. Embarrassed. C. Disappointed.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

8、17. What prize did the youngest group get? A. The second prize. B. The third prize. C. The fourth prize.18. What should Eastside practise more?A. The dance. B. The music. C. The song.19. Why did The Storm win the first prize?A. They danced wonderfully.B. The guitarist played very well.C. The singer

9、performed perfectly.20. What kind of person is the speaker?A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Boring. 第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. Summers in _ north of China are for _ most part dry and sunny.22. The students were all seated in the classroo

10、m and seeing their teacher coming in, _ up in no time.A. to stand B. standing C. stood D. would stand23. When Jack arrived, he learned Mary _ for almost an hour. A. had gone B. had set off C. had left D. had been away 24. Will you leave us two alone so that I can become better _ him?A. accustomed to

11、 B. acquainted withC. affected with D. accompanied by25. In order to buy my mom a present, I must _ at least fifteen dollars a week.A. put forward B. put out C. put up D. put aside26. With all the issues we were concerned about _, we still think the result is _ ideal. Lets work even harder.A. settle

12、d; far from B. settled; next to C. settling; as for D. settling; due to27. I was buried in reading Pride and Prejudice the whole day. Its ages _ I enjoyed myself so much.A. after B. before C. when D. since28. In most cases, its necessary for you to obtain a work _ in order to work legally.A. permiss

13、ion B. permit C. allowance D. agency29. As we all know, “stay calm”_ the first of the rules that _ to be remembered in an 30. What do you think of the reference book? Terrific. It is exactly what I need, _ I have been expecting to get.A. it B. that C. which D. one31. The illegal poacher was on the p

14、oint of killing the rare bird _ the police appeared in front of him.A. while B. then C. when D. till32. But for the bad weather, our parents _ us to go to the outskirts for picnic yesterday.A. will allow B. should allow C. allowed D. would have allowed33. In kindergartens little children are so naug

15、hty that some inexperienced teachers just dont know _ to deal with them. A. what B. whatever C. how D. however34. According to the survey, the reason _ people are unhappy is _ they do not have enough love.35. Make sure that the lights are off before leaving._. Ill turn them off.A. It depends B. You

16、can forget it C. Got it D. Dont mention it第二节: 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Almost everyone wants to get smarter. We struggle to improve our 36_ , intelligence and attention. We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us 37_ the day. 38 _,

17、 a new study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that there are 39_ to how smart humans can get.Each of our body parts develops in a certain way for a reason. 40 _, we are not 3 meters tall 41 _ most peoples hearts are not strong enough to send 42 _ up that high. Scientist

18、s say that our thinking ability works in the same way. A babys brain size is limited by a series of _43 , such as the size of the mothers pelvis (骨盆). If our brains developed to be bigger, there could be more 44 during childbirth.The study of Jews, who have an average IQ much _ 45_ than other Europe

19、ans, showed they were more _46_ to develop diseases of the _47_ system. This might be because of their increased brainpower.If intelligence cannot be improved, can we at least get better at _ 48 _ ? Not really, say scientists. They studied _49_ like caffeine (咖啡因)that improve attention. They found t

20、he drugs only helped people with serious 50 _ problems. For those who did not have trouble paying attention, the drugs could have the 51 _ effect. Scientists say that this suggests there is a(n) 52 limit to how much people can or should concentrate. Our memory is also a “double-edged sword”. People

21、with extremely good memories could 53_ having a difficult life because they cannot _54 bad things that happen to them.Thomas Hills, one of the authors of the paper, said that 55 all the problems in trying to get smarter, its unlikely that there will ever be a “super mind”.36.A.abilityB. characterC.

22、memoryD. emotion37.A.go throughB. put throughC. get through D. carry through38.A. Though B. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Meanwhile39.A.standardsB. measuresC. rangesD. limits 40.A.At firstB. In additionC. For example D. Above all41.A.untilB. because C. beforeD. so that42.A. blood B informationC. breathD. st

23、rength43.A. factors B. reasonsC. aspectsD. effects44.A.chancesB. deaths C. choicesD. lives45.A.smarterB. betterC. lowerD. higher 46.A.likelyB. possibleC. probableD. sure47.A.physicalB. bodilyC. personalD. nervous 48.A.exercisingB. concentrating C. memorizingD. thinking49.A. poisonsB. drinks C. plant

24、s D. drugs 50.A. attention B. familyC. healthD. living51.A.sameB. opposite C. differentD. similar52.A.lowerB. smallerC. upper D. higher53.A. end up B. make upC. start upD. come up54.A.forgetB. rememberC. performD. share55.A.supposingB. concerningC. considering D. regarding第三部分: 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)第一节（共

25、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。ALast winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-laws house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didnt have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on

26、the ground - not many people had ventured out that evening! When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered

27、 what to do. All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members - at least I thought thats what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain th

28、ey were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said Excuse me, Maam, can we help you? You seem stuck. Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said I am stuck. And the young man said Its okay, stay in your car and well push you out of the snow

29、. And they did!When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.56. Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?A. Because she was afraid of being harmed.B. Because s

30、he sat in her car for too long a time.C. Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.D. Because she knew they would rob her of the car.57. Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?A. Impolite. B. Ill-mannered. C. Unfriendly D. Warm-hearted.58. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. One of the four teenagers was a gang member.B. The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.C. The au