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高三第八次模拟考试英语试题
高三第八次模拟考试英语试题
命题人:
高三外语组校对人:
高三外语组
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)。
第I卷
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)
1.Wheredoesthewomanthinkherfatherisnow?
A.Athome.B.Athisoffice.C.Attheclub.
2.Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodothisweekend?
A.Goboatingwithherclassmates.B.Gocampingwiththeman.
C.Prepareforacompetition.
3.Howlongdoesthewomanusuallysleepeverynight?
A.Abouteighthours.B.Aboutsevenhours.C.Aboutsixhours.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutTim?
A.Hebecameseverelyill.B.Hemayhaveacaraccident.C.Hedidn’ttakedrivinglessons.
5.Whatdoesthemansuggest?
A.Callingtheservicecentre.B.Pressingtheemergencybutton.
C.Doingnothingforashortwhile.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答6、7题。
6.Howoldisthemagazinethatthemanislookingfor?
A.Oneyearold.B.Twoyearsold.C.Twoandahalfyearsold.
7.Wherewillthetwospeakersprobablygonext?
A.Thesecondfloor.B.Therightsideofthefirstfloor.
C.Theleftsideofthefirstfloor.
听第7段材料,回答8、9题。
8.WhenwillthetwospeakersprobablygotoEpcot?
A.Rightnow.B.Afterlunch.C.Atnight.
9.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodofirst?
A.Getcheckedin.B.Findaparkinglot.C.Ridetherollercoaster.
听第8段材料,回答10至12题。
10.Wherewasthemanlastweek?
A.InRome.B.InMilan.C.InFerrara.
11.Whatdidthemanprobablyvisitfirst?
A.Thecastle.B.Thecathedral.C.TheRenaissancebuildings.
12.Howmanytimeshasthemantraveledabroadthisyear?
A.Twice.B.Threetimes.C.Fourtimes.
听第9段材料,回答13至16题。
13.Whatfestivalarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
A.Mother’sDay.B.Easter.C.Halloween.
14.Whendoesthewomanusuallyvisithergrandparents?
A.OnFridaymorning.B.OnSaturdaymorning.C.OnSaturdayafternoon.
15.Whatisthefavoritepartofthefestivaltothewoman?
A.Receivingpresents.B.Goingtochurch.C.Huntingforeggs.
16.Whatwillthemanprobablydoduringtheholiday?
A.Hangoutwithotherinternationalstudents.B.Jointhewoman’sfamilyforthefestival.
C.Stayinthedormreadingahugebook.
听第10段材料,回答17至20题。
17.WhendidthespeakerarriveinAntarctica?
A.InDecember.B.InSeptember.C.InMarch.
18.Whatdifficultydoesthespeakerhaveatthemoment?
A.Thereisalotofhardworktodo.B.Theshipwon’treturnformonths.
C.Heisworkingwithasmallnumberofpeople.
19.WhathasimprovedinAntarcticainthelasttenyears?
A.Food.B.Communication.C.Livingconditions.
20.Whatisthespeakertryingtodo?
A.RemindscientistsofdangerinAntarctica.B.DescribehisownexperiencesinAntarctica.
C.SuggestwaysofimprovinglifeinAntarctica.
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)
A
Myfifteen-year-oldsonhasjustreturnedfromabroadwithrollsofexposedfilmandahundreddollarsinuncashedtraveler’schecks,andisasleepatthemoment.Hisblueduffel(粗呢)bagliesonthefloorwherehedroppedit.Obviously,hepostponedasmuchsleepashecould:
whenhewalkedinandwehugged,hiselectricalsystemsuddenlyswitchedoff,andheheadeddirectlyforthebed,whereIimaginehebeathisoldrecordofsixteenhours.
Itwashisfirsttripoverseas,soweeksbeforeit,Ipressedtravelbooksonhim,andatapecassetteofusefulFrenchphrases;drewupalistofpeopletovisit;advisedhimonclothingandotherthings.Attheluggagestorewherewewenttobuyhimasuitcase,heheadedfortheduffels,sayingthatsuitcasesweremoreforoldpeople.
Duringthetrip,hecalledhomethreetimes:
fromLondon,Paris,andavillagenamedUllapool.NearUllapool,heclimbedamountaininarainstormthatalmostblewhimoff.Inthevillage,amanspoketohiminGaelic,and,toopolitetointerrupt,mysonlistenedtohimfortenorfifteenminutes,tryingtonodintherightplaces.TheFrenchhelearnedfromthecassettedidn’tholdwaterinParis.TheFrenchhetalkedtoshruggedandwalkedon.
Whenmysoncalled,Isatdownatthekitchentableandleanedforwardandhungoneveryword.Hisvoicecamethroughclearly,thoughtwoofthecallswerelikeship-to-shorecommunication.WhenIinterruptedhimwitha“Great!
”ora“Really?
”,Iknockedalittleholeinhiscommunication.SoIjustsatandlistened.Ihaveneverlistenedtoatelephonesoattentivelyandwithsomuchpleasure.Itwaswonderfultohearnewsfromhimthatwassonewtome.Inmybook,hewasthefirstmantolandonthemoon,andIknewthatIhadnoadvicetogivehimandthatwhatIhadalreadygivenwasprobablynotmuchhelp.
Theunusedchecksarecertainlyevidenceofthat.Youthtravelslight.Nosuitcase,notmuchluggageandaslimexpenseaccount,andyethewenttothescene,andcamebacksafely.Isithereamazed.Thenightwhenyourchildreturnswithdustonhisshoesfromacountryyou’veneverseenisanightyouwouldgladlyturnintoaweek.
21.Duringthetrip,theauthor’sson______.
A.ranoutofmoneyB.hadinadequatesleep
C.forgottocallhismotherD.failedtotakegoodpictures
22.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribetheauthor’sson?
A.Politeandcareless.B.Creativeandstubborn.
C.Considerateandindependent.D.Self-centeredandadventurous.
23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Itisimportanttolistentoyourchild’sstory.
B.It’seasytointerruptthechatwithyourchild.
C.Theauthorisproudofhersonlandingonthemoon.
D.Thesonnolongerneedsmuchhelpfromhismother.
24.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Goodparentsshouldprotecttheirchildrenfrompotentialdangers.
B.Theworldisabookandthosewhodonottravelreadonlyonepage.
C.It’sanicechoicetogiveachildspacetoexperienceandexplore.
D.Communicationbetweenparentsandchildrenisextremelyimportant.
B
Grownupsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.
Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:
Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.
Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar”andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.
Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.
Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.
25.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?
A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.
B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrownups.
C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.
D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.
26.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby________.
A.presentingresearchfindingsB.settingdowngeneralrules
C.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples
27.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis________.
A.aresultofoverlearningB.aspecialcaseofcramming
C.askilltodealwithmathproblemsD.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies
28.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?
A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.
C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D.Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.
C
Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:
abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.
Thecostofproducinganew-forexample-toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£1.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.
Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbut1pOFF.Whatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertise1pOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!
Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult(侮辱),buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder(orwhatever)andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.
Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome‘bargains’.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsaw(电锯)asabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:
thesawhadbeentrulycheap.
Quiteafewpeopleactu