湖南省常德市高三3月模擬考試英語試題及答案

1、2016年常德市高三年級(jí)模擬考試英 語本試卷分為四個(gè)部分，共12頁(yè)。時(shí)量120分鐘。滿分150分。第i卷第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話，每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題。從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。例： how much is the shirt?a. 19.15b. 9.18c. 9.15答案是c。1. how would

2、the woman get to the cinema?a. by bus. b. on foot.c. by taxi.2. what can we learn from the conversation?a. john will play. b. john will be punished.c. john will read books.3. what does the woman think of the acting?a. very bad. b. just so-so.c. excellent.4. what are the speakers talking about? a. a

3、restaurant. b. an apartment. c. an office.5. where does the woman want to go?a. the science museum. b. the bus station.c. the art museum.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白，每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的做答時(shí)間，每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. w

4、ho is pierre? a. the mans old friend. b. an exchange student.c. a new french teacher.7. what does the man say about pierre? a. hes fond of rock music.b. he has a lot of friends here.c. hes not a good english speaker.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8. how far can the woman run in an hour on the running machine?a. abo

5、ut 7 kilometers. b. about 8 kilometers.c. about 10 kilometers.9. why cant the woman swim?a. she has no time to learn. b. no trainer can help her.c. she is scared of water.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. who are these two speakers?a. a boss and her employee.b. a headmaster and a teacher.c. a manager and her sec

6、retary.11. what is the problem?a. the eight thirty train was cancelled.b. the man doesnt trust the woman.c. the man is late for work.12. how does the woman feel about the man?a. angry. b. happy. c. surprised.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. whats the man?a. a news reporter. b. a researcher.c. a psychological do

7、ctor.14. which of the following rooms did the man book before he came?a. a double room with a shower.b. a single room with a shower.c. a single room with a kitchen.15. what will the man get in the morning?a. a book. b. medicine for a cold. c. a newspaper.16. when is the man checking in? a. on saturd

8、ay. b. on friday. c. on tuesday.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. where does the talk take place?a. at a library. b. at a theatre.c. at a school.18. which country is rachel joyce going to next?a. england. b. australia. c. the united states.19. when was the unlikely journey of harold published?a. in 2016. b. in

9、2014.c. in 2012.20. what did rachel joyce use to work as?a. an actress. b. a tv host.c. a writer.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。aour guide was excellent! he walked us through all the local villages and took extra time at the end to enjoy a l

10、ocal dinner. he stayed with us longer than he was obliged（迫使） to and made this a fantastic experience. tour snapshottravel is all about the street food these days, and why not? its fresh, fast, cheap and a great way to crack into the local scene. join this hanoi tour to source the best street eats f

11、rom markets, food carts, street cafes and other hard-to-find-but-totally-worth-the-effort secret spots.highlightssample delicious vietnamese cuisine just like the locals do on the streetstroll through hidden alleyways and bustling markets of hanois charming old quarterlearn more about hanois unique

12、food culturetry local specialties with influences from french and chinese cuisinetake in a spectacular night view of hoan kiem lake from a secret cafeschedule detailsduration: 2.5 hoursmeeting point: sacombank atm machine no. 1 dong xuan street (front entrance of dong xuan market, corner of dong xua

13、n st with cau dong st)starting time: 5. 00 pmending point: caf pho co 11 hang gai st, hoan kiem21. what did the guide do? a. he showed visitors around by car. b. he took many photos of visitors. c. he stayed with visitors for extra time. d. he enjoyed breakfast with visitors.22. what does the underl

14、ined word “snapshot” mean in the passage?a. a photograph taken quickly and casually.b. a brief impression of something.c. an attempt to score in a game.d. an act of firing a gun.23. during the tour, we can enjoy _. a. various local food b. charming mountain landscapesc. many rare animals d. french a

15、nd chinese cuisine24. we can infer from the passage that the ending time of the tour is _. a. 5. 00 pm b. 5. 30 pm c. 7. 05 pm d. 7. 30 pm bthe price of a dreami grew up poor.we had little money, but plenty of love and attention.i understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could still aff

16、ord a dream. my dream was athletics.by the time i was sixteen, i was good at baseball and football. my high-school coach was ollie jarvis. he not only believed in me, but taught me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction（信念）.one summer a friend recommended me for a summer job.th

17、is meant a chance for money in my pocket cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother.then i realized i would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant i would have to tell coach jarvi

18、s i wouldnt be playing.i was dreading（害怕）this, but my mother said: “if you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”when i told coach jarvis, he was as mad as i expected him to be.“your playing days are limited.you cant afford to waste them,” he said.i stood before him with my head hanging, trying to t

19、hink of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house.“how much are you going to make at this job, son?” he demanded.“three twenty-five an hour,” i replied.“well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the price of a dream?”that question laid bare for me the difference between want

20、ing something right now and having a goal.i devoted myself to sports that summer, and within the year i was drafted by the pittsburgh pirates to play rookie-league ball, and offered a $20,000 contract.i signed with the denver broncos in 1984 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dre

21、am.25. the writer was grateful to coach jarvis, because jarvis _. a. made him set a goal b. supplied him with new clothes c. gave him financial support d. helped him show conviction26. when the boy was offered a job, he wanted to _. a. balance summer baseball and the work schedule b. refuse the job

22、offer for summer baseball c. give up summer baseball for the job d. ask his coach jarvis for advice27. which of the following can replace “if you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”? a. you must eat the bitter fruit of your own making. b. believe in yourself, but above all be patient. c. you must

23、 rely on yourself first, then others. d. a good beginning makes a good ending.28. the end of the story was that the writer _. a. failed to buy his mother a house b. succeeded as a sportsmanc. became a successful businessman d. made some money in the summer job cnobody likes an old poop（傻子）. developi

24、ng a sense of humor is part of becoming a mature, emotionally healthy individual. laughter is good for the soul, builds friendships and relieves stress. it serves as the glue for social situations and as an ice-breaker for sadness and boredom. if youve ever been told to “l(fā)ighten up” or “chill out”,

25、you should save the blue attitude for serious situations and develop your sense of humor.forgive the accidental. a sudden fall is humorous not because we like to see people fall, but because it surprises. from a spilled（溢出）water glass in a meeting to aunt raes teeth coming off in the thanksgiving tu

26、rkey, the embarrassment of accidents can be relieved by humor and a helping hand. after making sure that nobodys hurt, forgive accidents with a chuckle（咯咯地笑）rather than a scolding.look for the unexpected. the kid who used to look at you with his eyes closed during a test had the idea. parents who se

27、rve green eggs and ham to their children on graduation day get the idea. unexpected actions lighten an atmosphere and relax people.learn to laugh with your kids. most of what children say and do is funny. help them learn that accidents are sometimes funny and sometimes occasions for joining in and h

28、elping another human being. by sharing laughs and attempting to explain humor, you develop your sense of humor, as well as help kids develop their own sense of humor.29. if youve ever been told to “l(fā)ighten up” or “chill out”, it means _. a. you are humorous b. you are blue c. you lack humor d. you a

29、re funny30. according to paragraph 2, when your friend falls, you can _. a. laugh at him b. chuckle c. scold him d. feel embarrassed 31. in the authors opinion, if your mother serves green eggs and hum to you on your graduation day, she is _. a. boring b. serious c. considerate d. humorous 32. what

30、is the best title for the passage? a. how to develop a sense of humorb. ways to become a healthy individualc. the function of humord. proper attitudes toward humor dwhether you live in seattle or the sahara desert, the time has come to invest in a good raincoat or umbrella, a new study suggests.as g

31、lobal temperaturescontinue to rise, more “extreme rain” eventsintense, cats-and-dogs downpourscan be expected, said thestudy, published monday in the journalnature climate change. and that, scientists said, means an increased flood risk, particularly for the worlds driest areas. the study challenges

32、 the idea that global warming is causingdry areas to become drierand wet areas wetter.“in both wet and dry regions, we see thesegreat increasesin heavy precipitation（冰雹）,” lead author markus donat, a climate scientist at the university of new south wales, told nature.donat and his team collected dat

33、a from 1951 to 2010 on extreme precipitation events from 11, 000 weather stations around the world, nature reported.in that time, the number of days with “extreme precipitation”increased 1 percent to 2 percent per decade. “we found a strong relationship between global warming and an increase in rain

34、fall, particularly in areas outside of the tropics,” donatsaid in a statement.“importantly, this research suggests we will see these extreme rainfall events increases at regional levels in dry areas, not just as an average across the globe,” donat added.peter stott, a senior climate scientist at met

35、 office, told climate central that the studys findings are important, because more violent rainfall and flooding will “challenge our capability to adaptto a rapidly changing climate.”as nature reported, the research aligns（結(jié)盟）witha 2015 studythat found global warming has led to a sharp increase in r

36、ecord-breaking precipitation events.donat told nature that his study should come as a warning to world governments. 33. which of the following is one of the studys findings?a. global warming is causingdry areas to become drierand wet areas wetter. b. extreme rain events can be expected at regional l

37、evels in dry areas. c. extreme rainfall events increase at regional levels in wet areas. d. rainfall increases particularly in the tropics areas.34. why does scott think the findings are important? a. the research aligns with a 2015 study. b. they are about extreme precipitation events. c. they remi

38、nd us to adjust to rapid climate changes. d. the study involves many famous climate scientists.35. the purpose of the study is to _. a. encourage investors to start business in seattle or the sahara desert b. persuade people to take a raincoat or an umbrella with them c. challenge the previous findi

39、ngs of research on climate d. warn world governments to focus on global warming第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。a strong memory depends on the health and vitality （活力） of your brain. they say that you cant teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to t

40、he brain, scientists have discovered that this old saying simply isnt true. 36 give your brain a workout. memory, like muscular strength, requires you to “use it or lose it”. the more you work out your brain, the better youll be able to process and remember information. 37 dont skip the physical exe

41、rcise. while mental exercise is important for brain health, that doesnt mean you never need to break a sweat.physical exercisehelps your brain stay sharp. it increases oxygen to your brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss.get enough sleep. there is a big difference between

42、 the amount of sleep you can get by on and the amount you need to function at your best. 38 keep stress in check. stress is one of the brains worst enemies. over time,stressdestroys brain cells. studies have also linked stress to memory loss.have a laugh. 39 that holds true for the brain and the mem

43、ory, as well as the body. unlike emotional responses, which are limited to specific areas of the brain, laughter engages multiple regions across the whole brain. 40 just as the body needs fuel, so does the brain. you probably already know that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, “healt

44、hy” fats and lean protein will provide lots of health benefits, but such a diet can also improve memory. for brain health, though, its not just what you eatits also what youdonteat. a. eat a brain-boosting diet.b. play games with memory.c. laughter is the best medicine.d. but oversleeping is not goo

45、d for your brain.e. even skipping a few hours makes a difference!f. you have to shake things up from time to time!g. the human brain has an astonishing ability to adapt and change.第三部分 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用 （共兩節(jié)，滿分45）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。it was 1952

46、 and my father was away at war, leaving my mother and me behind to face hardship alone. i was ten. my mother was a 41 and worked at the local clinic a few blocks from where we lived.the bell rang and 42 of christmas were the only thing on my mind. i raced home. the apartment was empty and a note was

47、 43 to the refrigerator. my mother was working a double shift and 44 me instructions for the day. we had planned on making christmas biscuits 45 , but my mother 46 it.i carefully 47 through mothers closet, finding most of the 48 for christmas wrapped in linen cloth, all but one toy, a model airplane

48、. i was still 49 at my mother and i threw the airplane onto the floor, breaking one of its wings. i stood 50 . how was i going to explain this? then i heard my mother coming through the door. i 51 to my room.after telling my mother the horrible 52 , i did not hear my mother 53 me. she just told me t

49、o follow her. climbing the steps without catching our 54 , we entered the clinic. there in a bed was a boy who looked very sick.“he is going to die, danny,” my mother told me, “ 55 today, maybe tomorrow. he loves planes. i knew his mother could not 56 to buy him one. so i did. i count my blessings e

50、very night and think of this boy and how 57 i am that you are not in that bed.”the 58 cut hard and sharp in my heart. the tears 59 down my face and i was so guilty. i ran home as fast as i could and into my room where i 60 myself to sleep.41. a. saleswoman b. surgeon c. teacher d. clerk42. a. though

51、ts b. memories c. desires d. hopes43. a. written b. found c. attached d. sent44. a. reminded b. provided c. saved d. left45. a. alone b. soon c. together d. immediately46. a. ruined b. refused c. forgot d. challenged47. a. walkedb. huntedc. broked. got48. a. toys b. gifts c. clothes d. supplies49. a

52、. anxious b. pleased c. mad d. eager50. a. awake b. happy c. wild d. frozen 51. a. raced b. removed c. struggled d. wandered52. a. noteb. ideac. truthd. message 53. a. quarrel with b. shout at c. worry about d. cheer up54. a. calmness b. sweat c. rest d. breath 55. a. possibly b. certainly c. proper

53、ly d. regularly56. a. encourage b. persuade c. afford d. force57. a. wonderful b. grateful c. hopeful d. helpful58. a. scolds b. comments c. phrases d. words 59. a. floated b. dropped c. slowed d. rolled 60. a. cried b. made c. turned d. moved第ii卷注意事項(xiàng)： 用0.5毫米黑色筆跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷無效。第三部分 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用 （共兩

54、節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)內(nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 imagine life as a game in which you are playing some five balls in the air. you name 61 (they)work, family, health, friends and spirit, and youre keeping all these balls in the air.you understand that work is a rubber ball. if you drop it, it will bounce back. but the other four balls are made of glass. if you drop one of them, it will be scuffed（磨損）, damaged or even broken into 62 (piece). the