届高三英语第二次模拟考试试题.docx

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届高三英语第二次模拟考试试题

2015级高三英语第二次模拟考试试卷

第Ⅰ卷

一、阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

What’soninBeijing?

DiscoverthebestthingstodoinBeijingwithourweeklyintroductionofartandexhibitions,music,performancesandtrendingactivitiesaroundtown.Torecommendanupcomingeventoractivity,pleasecontactli-ping（@.

JerseyBoys

JerseyBoysisaBroadwaymusicalthatdramatizestheriseandfallofFrankieValliandthe1960srock‘n’rollgroupFourSeasons.

AccordingtoSelladoorWorldwide,thegroup’sBeijingtourwillseeabrand-newproductionofthemusical.Sinceits2005premiere（首映）inNewYork,themusicalhaswon57majorawardsworldwide.

2:

30pmto7:

30pm,Jan.5toJan.13.TianqiaoPerformingArtsCenter,9TianqiaoNandajie,XichengDistrict.400-635-3355.

Ticket:

199-1299yuan（$30-$200）

LondonPhilharmonicOrchestrasettothrillBeijing

TheLondonPhilharmonicOrchestrawillgivetwoperformancesinBeijingonJan.5and6.

UnderRussianconductorVasilyPetrenko,theorchestrawillperformpiecesbyH.Berlioz’sandP.I.Tchaikovsky’s.

7:

30pm,Jan.5-6.ConcertHall,NationalCenterforthePerformingArts,2WestChang’anAvenue,XichengDistrict.010-6655-0000.

Ticket:

380-1680yuan

WorksofChinesemasterwoodcarver

AsoloexhibitionofChinesewoodcarvingmasterLuGuangzhengisunderwayattheNationalMuseum.TheexhibitionisashowcaseoftraditionalwoodcarvingtechniquesuniquetothecityofDongyang,EastChina’sZhejiangProvince.

9am-5pm（closedonMondays）,throughJan.21.NationalMuseumofChina,16EastChang’anAvenue,DongchengDistrict.010-6511-6188.

Ticket:

Free

Large-scale（大型的）immersiveshow

Thelarge-scaleshowMemory5D+,directedbyUlanXuerong,isongoinginBeijingfromJan.4to7.Theshowfollowstheemotionalentanglement（纠结）betweenblackandwhitespirits,representingyinandyang,andthefloragirl.

7:

30pm,Jan.5;2:

30pm/7:

30pm,Jan.6;7:

30pm,Jan.7.BeijingExhibitionTheater,135XizhimenwaiDajie（Street）,XichengDistrict.

Ticket:

180-1080yuan

1．WhatdoesthewritertellusaboutJerseyBoys?

A.Itisasuccessfulmusicalplay.B.Itwillbeonfor8days.

C.ItisaBroadwaymusicalgroup.D.Theticketoftheplayisthecheapest.

2．WhatcanbeexpectedtoshowupinNationalMuseumofChina?

A.JerseyBoys.B.LondonPhilharmonicOrchestra.

C.Large-scaleimmersiveshow.D.WorksofChinesemasterwoodcarver.

3．What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Tocatchpeople’seyeballs.

B.ToshowthebestthingsinBeijing.

C.TogiveinformationabouteventsinBeijing.

D.Topersuadepeopletoparticipateinsomeactivities.

B

Smokersmayignorethehealthwarningsbytellingthemselvestheirhabitmakesthemlookcool.Afterall,sexsymbolsJamesDeanandHumphreyBogartwererarelyseenwithoutacigarette.However,thelatestevidenceshowsthatsmokingactuallymakesyoulessattractivetotheoppositesex.Wrinklesfromsmokingacigarettemaybetoblameforpeoplejudgingnon-smokerstobebetter-looking.

Thiswastheresultofastudyaskingmorethan500peopletopickthemostattractiveoftwinswhereonesmokedandtheotherdidnot.Menfoundfemalenon-smokersthemostattractiveintwo-thirdsofcases,whilewomenchosenon-smokingmenasthemostattractive68percentofthetime.

ProfessorIanPenton-Voak,aco-authorofthestudyfromBristolUniversity,said,“Peopleassumethatsmokingcausesdamagetotheskinandappearance,butthisisareallyneatwayoflookingatitbecausethesetwinsaregeneticallyidentical,sowecancontrolforgeneticfactorsinvolvedinageing.Appearanceseemstobeimportanttopeople,especiallyyoungpeople,sowecouldusethesesortsoffindingsasabasisforfutureinterventionstostoppeoplesmoking.”

Smokingcanspeedupthenormalageing,evenafteronlyadecade.Nicotinecausesnarrowingofthebloodvesselsintheoutermostlayersoftheskin,whilethechemicalsintobaccosmokedamagecollagenandelastin,fibreswhichgivetheskinitselasticity（弹性）.

Thewrinklesthiscausesareaddedtobyfacialexpressionsmadewhensmokingsuchaspursingthelipswheninhaling（吸气）orsquintingtokeepsmokeoutofyoureyes.

4．WhydoestheauthormentionJamesDeanandHumphreyBogart?

A.Topersuadesmokerstogiveupsmoking.

B.Tocomparethemwithnon-smokers.

C.Totellusmanypeopleareinfluencedbythem.

D.Toshowunderstandingandcomfortsmokers.

5．WhatcanwelearnfromPara.2andPara.3?

A.500twinsweresurveyedforthestudy.

B.Probablyyoungpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirappearance.

C.Femalenon-smokersaremoreattractivethanmaleones.

D.ProfessorIanPenton-Voakistheleadingauthorofthestudy.

6．WhatisProfessorIanPenton-Voak’saltitudetosmoking?

A.Disapproving.B.Favorable.C.Unconcerned.D.Cautious.

7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Smokerslookcoolerthannon-smokers.B.Smokingmayspeedupskin’sageing.

C.Smokerslookyoungerthannon-smokers.D.Smokingshouldbebannedrightaway.

C

NandakumarandSudhawerethrilledtolearnthattheywerehavingchildren.Unfortunately,Sudhadevelopeddiabeteswhilepregnantandherdaughterswereborntwomonthspremature.Theyneedventilator（呼吸机）supportforthenext4-6weekstobreathe.Thefamilyispooranddoesnothavethemoneytomeettheunexpectedexpensesandneedhelptokeepthebabiesalive.

Nandakumar,acarpenterbyprofession,fellsickaftermarriageandhasnotrecoveredfully.Heisnotmentallystableandtendstotalkinastream.Healsofindsithardtoholddownajob.Nandakumar’smotherDheivanaihasbeenthestabilisingpresenceforthefamily.Shekeptthingstogetherandmadesurethattheyhadenoughtoeat.

“Sudhahasbeenthroughalotofsorrowovernothavingchildren.Thepreviouschildwasstillborn,sowewereveryhappythatthispregnancywasgoingwell,”saidDheivanai.Dheivanaihopedthatthechildrenwouldbringjoytotheirhouseholdandtakecareofhersonevenaftershewasgone.Shestartedsavingupmoneyforhergrandchildren.

ThecostofkeepingthechildrenaliveisRs4lakhsperchildbecausetheyeachneedICU（IntensiveCareUnit）supportforthenext4-6monthsoftheirlives.Thesmallsavingsofthefamilyarealreadyoverandtheyarefacedwithaverypainfulsituationtryingtosavetwonewbornswithnomoney.

NandakumarismentallyunwellandSudhaisstillrecoveringfromchildbirth.Soitfallstohismothertoarrangeforthebabies’well-being.“Aftermysonbecamesick,meandmydaughter-in-lawhavetakencareofthings.Duringherpregnancy.Ihavecaredforherlikeshe’smyowndaughter.IfeelpainedthatIdon’thavethemoneytosavethebabies,”shesays.

Beforechildbirth,SudhaandDheivanaiworkedtogetherandearnedRs5,000permonth.Sometimes,Nandakumarpicksupoddjobsandearnsabitmore.Thefamilyhasnosavingsandtheyneedhelptosavetheirtwoinnocentbabies.

8．Whatcaused“theunexpectedexpenses”（Paragraph1）?

A.Nandakumar’smentalproblems.B.Thebabies’medicalcare.

C.Dheivanai’sliving.D.Sudha’sdiabetes.

9．WhydidDheivanaifeelhappyaboutthebirthofthechildren?

A.Thechildrenwerebornhealthy.

B.ItwasthefirsttimeforSudhatobepregnant.

C.Thegovernmentwouldprovidewelfareservices.

D.Thechildrenwouldlookaftertheirfatherinthefuture.

10．Wheredoesthemoneyforthewell-beingofthebabiescomefromatpresent?

A.Thefather.B.Themother.C.Thegrandmother.D.Thegovernment.

11．Whatistheabovewritingmostprobablyfor?

A.Raisingdonation.B.Sharingnews.C.Givinginstruction.D.Providingamusement.

D

“Youcanchooseyourfriends,butyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.”ThatlinecomesfromAmericanwriterHarperLee’sbookToKillaMockingbird.Nowcompareherwordstoanotherfamousexpression:

“Bloodisthickerthanwater”.

However,ifforcedtochoosewhichismoreimportant,Americanresearchersnowsayfriendshipismoreimportantthanfamily.Theirnewstudysuggeststhatfriendsmaybemoreimportantthanfamilymembers,especiallyasweage.

ThestudycomesfromresearchersatMichiganStateUniversity.Theyfoundtheimportanceoffriendshiponhealthandhappinessgrowsaspeoplegetolder.

WilliamChopikisanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateandwasoneoftheleadresearchersinthisstudy.Hesays,“Friendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantasweage.Keepingafewreallygoodfriendsaroundcanmakeaworldofdifferenceforourhealthandwell-being.”Chopiknotesthatweneedtothinkoffriendshipasaninvestmentinourfuturehappiness.

TheMichiganStateresearchersconsideredinformationfromtwoseparatesurveys.Inthefirstgroup,bothfamilyandfriendshipsinfluencedoverallhealthandhappiness.However,inthesecond,researcherssaidthatfriendships“becameastrongerpredictorofhealthandhappiness”aspeoplegetolder.Alsointhesecondgroup,unhealthyfriendshipsledtoincreasedchronicconditions.Butwithsupportivefriends,Chopiknoted,participantsreportedbeinghappier.

Onereasonisthatpeoplecankeepthefriendshipsthatmakethemfeelgoodandmoveonfromtheonesthatdon’t.Family,ontheotherhand,willalwaysbewithyou.Theycanbehelpfulandenjoyable,butcanalsocausetroubles.

Thismaybegoodnewsforpeoplewhodon’thavestrongtieswithfamilymembers.Notallofusarebornintothefamiliesweneed.Butweallhavetheabilitytochoosefriendsthatweneed.

12．Whatshouldweinvesttogetlaterwell-beingaccordingtotheresearchers?

A.Goodfriendties.B.Easyhealthexercises.

C.Commonfamilyrelations.D.Personalrelationknowledge.

13.Howistheresearchcarriedout?

A.Bydoingtwoexperiments.B.Byinterviewingallatonce.

C.By