陕西省西安市第八十三中学届高三下学期二模考试英语试题含答案.docx

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陕西省西安市第八十三中学届高三下学期二模考试英语试题含答案

西安市第八十三中学

2016～2017学年度第二学期高三年级第二次模拟考试英语试题

命题人：

王家芳审题人：

高三英语组

试卷说明：

1.本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.请将所有答案填涂在答题卡上的正确位置。

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Whatwillthemandothisafternoon?

AWaitathome.

B.Buyanewphone.

C.Callthetelephonecompany.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aconcert.B.Thewedding.C.Afamousband.

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahospital.B.Inanoffice.C.Inastore.

4.Whenwillthepartybeheld?

A.Thisevening.

B.ThisFridayevening.

C.ThisSaturdayevening.

5.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’smother?

A.Shehasmuchfreetime.

B.Shealwaysgoeshomelate.

C.Shecaresmuchaboutherdaughter.

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodotomorrow?

A.Buysomethingonsale.

B.Repairthewaterheater.

C.Getoffworkearlier.

7.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Excited.B.Tired.C.Disappointed.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Sisterandbrother.

9.Whatdothestudentswanttheschooltodo?

A.Firesometeachers.

B.Rebuildthestage.

C.Givethemaone-weekholiday.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10.Howlonghasthewomanbeenwaiting?

A.About10minutes.

B.About15minutes.

C.About30minutes.

11.Whichbusdoesthemanwaitfor?

A.TheNO.8bus.

B.TheNO.7bus.

C.TheNO.3bus.

12.What’stheweatherliketoday?

A.Cool.B.Rainy.C.Hot.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13.Wherewillthespeakershavebreakfast?

A.Intheroom.

B.Intherestaurant.

C.Intheoffice.

14.Whatdoesthewomanusuallyhaveforbreakfastathome?

A.Asandwich.

B.Coffee.

C.Acupofmilk.

15.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Planningatrip.

B.Preparingameeting.

C.Havingaholiday.

16.Whomisthemanspeakingto?

A.Hisboss.

B.Hiswife.

C.Awaitress.

听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.WhatisWendyWong’companyabout?

A.Food.

B.Buildings.

C.Computergames.

18.HowdoesWendyWonggotoschool?

A.Bycar.

B.Bytaxi.

C.Bysubway.

19.WhatdoesWendyWongthinkofmostoftheschoolwork?

A.Difficult.

B.Boring.

C.Useless.

20.WheredoesWendyWongspendhertimeafterdinner?

A.Inheroffice.

B.Athome.

C.Atschool.

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。

A

JohnH.JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin1918.HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix.Hewasreachingthehighschoolage,buthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks.

Fortunatelyhehadastrong-willedcaringmother.Johnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimes,“Son,youcanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve.”Shetoldhimnottodependonothers,includinghismother.“Youhavetoearnsuccess,”shesaid.“Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon’tsucceed,buttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard.”

Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation.Shealsoknewthatbelievingandhardworkdon’tmeaneverything.Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakeherson,whowasthen15,toChicago.

Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor.John’smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork.ButhereJohncouldgotoschool,andherehelearnedthepowerofwords—asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchoolhiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks.

Whileothersdiscouragedhim,John’smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby.“Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry.”Shealsolethimpawn（典当）herfurnituretogetthe$500heneededtostarttheNegromagazine.

ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful.Healwayskeepshismother’swordsinmind.“Son,failureisnotinyourvocabulary!

”

NowJohnH.Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica—worth$150million.

21.John’smotherdecidedtomovetoChicagobecause_____.

A.hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoung

B.lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometown

C.Johnneededmoreeducationbadly

D.therewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown

22.John’smother____________.

A.didn’tbelieveinordependonothers

B.thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobe

C.believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard

D.thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard

23.Theunderlinedsentence“Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry.”means_____.

A.ifyoutry,youwouldsucceed

B.afailureisdifficulttobeat,evenifyoutry

C.atryisalwaysfollowedbyafailure

D.nofailurecanbebeatenunlessyoutry

B

Itseemshardtowatchsomeoneyawn（打哈欠）andnottoyawnourselves.Evenreadingaboutyawningcanmakeyoudoit.Now,anewstudyhasfoundwhyyawninghassuchapowerfulforce.

Yawningwhenothersyawn,thestudysuggests,isasignofpityandaformofsocialconnection.Kidsdon’tdevelopthisdeeplyrootedbehavioruntilaroundagefour,thestudyfound.Kidswithautism（自闭症）arelesslikelytocatchyawns.Inthemostseriouscases,theyneverdo.Yawningmighthelpdoctorstoseewhetherthechildrenaredevelopingrightly.Theworkcouldalsoleadtoabetterunderstandingofthewaysthatpeoplecommunicateandconnect.

"Emotionalinfectionseemstobeabornthingthatconnectsustogether,"saidMollyHelt,agraduatestudentinpsychologyattheUniversityofConnecticut."Yawningmaybepartofthat."Inspirationforherstudycamewhenshetriedtogetherownautisticsontoclearhisearsonanairplane.Sherepeatedlyyawnedathim,hopinghewouldyawnback.Heneverdid.

"Thefactthatautistickidsdon’tdoitmightmeanthey’rereallymissingoutonthatemotionalconnectionwithpeoplearoundthem,"shesaid."Thebiggestthingpeopletrytofigureoutafterbirthishowwebecomehumansandunderstandthathumanshavemindsthataredifferentfromothers’,"sheadded."Autisticpeopleneverseemtounderstandthat."

Likeinfectious（有感染力的）laughterandcrying,scientistshavefoundthatyawningisasharedexperiencethatpromotessocialconnection.Heltsaiditcouldfightstressafteraperiodofbeingnervousandspreadafeelingofcalmthroughagroup.

24.Whatdoesthenewstudysuggest,accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Yawningisaformofcommunication.

B.Itiseasytostopyawningwhenyouseeothersyawn.

C.Childrenfollowothersinyawningjustaftertheyareborn.

D.YawninghassomemysteriousforcewhichisrelatedtoGod.

25.AccordingtoMollyHelt,_________.

A.humansdifferfromanimalsbecausetheycommunicatewithothers

B.yawningisakindofemotionalconnectionamonghumans

C.emotionsareinfectious,butyawningisnot

D.yawninghelpsclearearsonplanes

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutyawning?

A.Itisnaturaltoyawnbackifpeoplearoundyouyawn.

B.Somekidsaretooyoungtoyawnafterothers.

C.Yawningcanbeusedtotestchildren’sdevelopment.

D.Kidswithautismyawneasilywhenothersyawn.

27.Theauthorimpliesinthelastparagraphthat________.

A.yawningisdifferentfrominfectiouslaughterandcryingintheory

B.itisbadmannerstoyawnonsomesocialoccasions

C.themoreyouyawn,thehappieryouwillbe

D.yawningcanmakepeoplefeelrelaxed

C

Spaceiswhereourfutureis—tripstotheMoon,Marsandbeyond.Mostpeoplewouldthinkthatasidefromcomets（彗星）andstars,thereislittleelseoutthere.But,sinceourspacejourneystartedwehaveleftsomuchtrashtherethatscientistsarenowconcernedthatifwedon'tcleanitup,wemayallbeinmortal（致命的）danger.

Thefirstpieceofspacejunkwascreatedin1964,whentheAmericansatelliteVanguardIstoppedoperatingandlostitsconnectionwiththegroundcenter.However,sinceitkeptorbitingaroundtheEarthwithoutanyconsequences,scientistsbecameincreasinglycomfortableabandoningthingsthatnolongerservedanyusefulpurposeinspace.

Itisestimatedthattherearenowover500,000piecesofman-madetrashorbitingtheEarthatspeedsofupto17,500milesperhour.Thejunkvariesfromtinypiecesofpaintchippedoffrocketstocameras,hugefueltanks,andevenodditemslikethemillion-dollartoolkitthatastronautHeidemarieStefanyshynPiperlostduringaspacewalk.

Themajorproblemwiththespacetrashisthatitmayhitworkingsatellitesanddamagetravelingspacecraft.Moreover,piecesofjunkmaycollidewitheachotherandbreakintopieceswhichfallbacktotheEarth.Toavoidthis,scientistshaveinventedseveralwaysforclearingthesky.Groundstationshavebeenbuilttomonitorlargerpiecesofspacetrashtopreventthemfromcrashingintoworkingsatellitesorspaceshuttles.Futureplansincludeacooperativeeffortamongmanynationstostoplitteringinspaceandtocleanupthetrashalreadythere.

28.Whatwasthefirstpieceofman-madespacetrash?

A.Acamera.B.Atoolkit.

C.Afueltank.D.Abrokensatellite.

29.WhywerescientistsNOTconcernedaboutspacetrashinthebeginning?

A.Itnolongerservedanyusefulpurpose.

B.ItwasmillionsofmilesawayfromtheEarth.

C.Itdidnotcauseanyproblems.

D.Itwasregardedassimilartocometsandstars.

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutspacejunk?

A.Itishuge,heavymachines.

B.Itneverchangesposition.

C.ItfloatsslowlyaroundtheEarth.

D.Itmaycauseproblemsforspaceshuttles.

31.Whathasbeendo