山西省太原市重点中学届高三下学期第二次模拟英语试题含答案.docx
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山西省太原市重点中学届高三下学期第二次模拟英语试题含答案
2015—2016学年度第二学期阶段性检测
高三英语
（2016.5）
第I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；每小题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选项，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。
1．Whyhasn’tthewomanfinishedherhomework?
A．Herhandsareinjured．B．Shehasalowfever．C．Itistoocold．
2．Whatdoyouknowabouttheman?
A．Heisataxidriver．B．Heisanairportclerk．C．Heisacomputeroperator．
3．Wherehasthewomanbeentorecently?
A．Germany．B．WestAfrica．C．France．
4．Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A．Togetahaircut．B．Todosomeshopping．C．Toattendaparty．
5．Howdoesthemanknowtheadvertisement?
A．Bycallingthemanager．B．Byvisitingthehotel．C．Byreadingtoday’snewspaper．
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至7题。
6．Whereistheconversationtakingplace?
A．Inazoo．B．Inapetstore．C．Ataparty．
7．Whatcoloristhewoman’sdog?
A．White．B．Black．C．Brown．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．WhatisProfessorSmith’slectureabout?
A．Anew-foundenergy．B．Theenergyproblem．C．Hottopicsofnature．
9．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthelecture?
A．Interesting．B．Ordinary．C．Challenging．
10．WhatisthemostimportantmeansaccordingtoProfessorSmith?
A．Findsomenewenergy．
B．Limittheuseofenergy．
C．Treasuretheenergyleft．
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Wherehasthewomanbeen?
A．Downstairs．B．Downtown．C．Home．
12．Whatcoloristhenewsofa?
A．Brown．B．Blue．C．Yellow．
13．Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheoldsofa?
A．It’sold-fashioned．B．It’stoonarrowtosleepon．
C．Itdoesn’tmatchtheirfurniture．
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．WhyhasthewomanbookedtheSkyPalacefortheman?
A．Itoffersquiteagoodservice．B．Itisnearthecompanyhe’11visit．
C．Itischeaperandmoreconvenient．
15．Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A．Fetchtheticketsnow．B．Getatravelagencynumber．
C．FindanotherhotelinBrussels．
16．Whatistheman’sfinaldestination?
A．Brussels．B．London．C．Barcelona．
17．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A．Husbandandwife．B．Doctorandpatient．C．Bossandsecretary．
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．Insomepeople’sopinion，whatdothefirstchildandtheonlychildhaveincommon?
A．Theystronglybelieveinfamilyrules．
B．Theytendtotakeresponsibilityforthemselves．
C．Theyareverylikelytosucceedinlife．
19．Whatdopeoplegenerallythinkaboutthemiddlechildreninafamily?
A．Theygrowuptobefunnyandcharming．
B．Theygetlessattentionfromtheirparents．
C．Theylosetheirwayeasilyinthecrowd．
20．Whatdidtherecentstudyfindaboutlaterchildren?
A．Theyoftendidbetterinlife．
B．Theybelievedinfamilyrules．
C．Theystrictlyfollowedorders．
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
BirminghamStudyAbroadProgram
Entryrequirements
ToattendtheStudyAbroadProgramyoumustmeetthefollowingrequirements:
第一节NativespeakerofEnglishorEnglishlanguagequalificationequivalenttoIELTS6.5（7.0forlaw）
第二节Completedatleastoneyearofuniversitystudy
第三节Achievedagradepointaverageofatleast3.0
第四节Haveaparticularinterestorbackgroundinthesubjectofchoice
Feesfor2015/16
InternationalStudyAbroadProgram:
Sep2015—Jun2016:
￡12,000
Sep2015—Dec2015:
￡6,750
Jan2016—Jun2016:
￡6,750
EUStudyAbroadProgram:
Sep2015—Jun2016:
￡9,000
Sep2015—Dec2015:
￡4,500
Jan2016—Jun2016:
￡4,500
Howtoapply
Ouronlineapplicationisnowavailable.Whenapplying,youwillneedtouploadthefollowingdocumentation:
第一节Acopyofanofficialtranscript（成绩单）showingthecoursestakenandgrades
第二节Acopyofyourpassport/IDphotopage
第三节EvidenceofEnglishlanguageability（ifapplicable）
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheapplication,pleaseemailtheStudyAbroadTeam.
ThestudyAbroadProgramwithEnglish
IfyoudonotmeettheEnglishlanguagerequirementsforentrytotheStudyAbroadProgram,itispossibletoattendapre-sessionalEnglishcoursefirst.
ThesecoursesarerunbyourEnglishforInternationalStudentsUnit（EISU）,andyoucanfindoutthedetails,costsandapplicationprocessforthosecoursesonline.
TheEnglishforAcademicPurposesprofessionalcourseisforinternationalstudentswhohaveanoffertostudyattheUniversitybutwhodonotcurrentlymeettheEnglishlanguagerequirements.ThecourseisdesignedtosuityourlevelofEnglishandallowsyoutomeettheEnglishlanguagerequirementforyourprogrammewithoutretakingIELTS.
Pleasenotethatunfortunatelywecan'tofferfeediscountsforstudentswholeavetheprogrammeinthemiddleofaUniversityofBirminghamteachingterm.
21.IfJohnSmith,anAmericansophomore（大二学生）inlaw,wantstoapplyfortheBirminghamstudyAbroadProgram,heshould_______.
A.haveanIELTSscoreof6.5
B.haveanIELTSscoreof7.0
C.promisetostudyinBirminghamforatleastoneyear
D.haveagradepointaverageofatleast3.0
22.AChineseuniversitystudent,WangLi,isgoingtoattendtheprogramfromJanuary2016toJune2016.Howmuchshouldshepay?
A.￡12,000B.￡6,750C.￡9,000D.￡4,500
23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTneededwhennon-nativespeakersofEnglishapplyfortheprogram?
A.Acopyofrecommendationletter.B.Acopyofanofficialtranscript.
C.Acopyofyourpassport/IDphotopage.D.EvidenceofEnglishlanguageability
B
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A.hasreducedhisheatingbillsB.hassolvedhishealthproblems
C.doesn’tneedtokeephishousewarmD.doesn’tworryabouthistravelingexpenses
一．Bysaying“onthedrawingboard”inparagraph2,theauthormeansthatmanyofthedevicesare_______.
A.outofcontrolB.madeforaspecialpurpose
C.designedinmanynewwaysD.intheprocessofbeingplanned
二．OnefeatureoftheNestthermostatisthatitcan_________.
A.affectandchangeitsusers’livinghabits
B.learnitsusers’dailyheatingandcoolingpreferences
C.collectdetailedinformationaboutitsusers’activities
D.recognizethedifferencesbetweenpeopleandlargepets
三．Agreenleafwillappearwhenyou_________.
A.placeyourNestthermostatinacoolhouse
B.turndownyourNestthermostatonahotday
C.turnonthe“Auto-Away”functionofyourNestthermostat
D.adjustyourNestthermostattoanenergy-efficienttemperature
C
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