宁夏银川市第一中学届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题.docx

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宁夏银川市第一中学届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题

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宁夏银川市第一中学2014届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。

第Ⅰ卷第1至12页，第Ⅱ卷第12-14页。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

注意事项：

1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分：

听力理解（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1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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.＄19.15.B.＄9.18C.＄9.15

答案是C.

1.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers？

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Doctorandpatient.

C.Managerandofficeworker.

2.Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

A.Havingtowait

B.Hercheck

C.Thecomputer

3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.ThewomanknowswhereMarthahasgone.

B.Marthawillgototheconcertbyherself.

C.ItisquitepossibleforthemantofindMartha.

4.Whatistheman’sticketfor?

A.Aplay

B.Aconcert

C.Alecture

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Heagreeswiththewoman.

B.Hedisagreeswiththewoman.

C.Heislookinginthewoman’seye.

第二节:

（共15小题;每小题1.5分,共22.5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。

每段对话仅读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6－7题。

6.Whatdoesthewomandopart-time?

A.Acleaner

B.Aguide

C.Ateacher

7.Whatisthemostimportantreasonwhythewomanlikesthejob?

A.Shecangetahighpay.

B.Shecanhavemoresparetime.

C.Shecangetafullworkingexperience.

听第七段材料，回答第8----9题。

8.Whatdowelearnaboutthetwospeakers?

A.Themanlikestositinhischair.

B.Thewomandoesn’tliketotravel.

C.Theywentonatriplastyear.

9.Howlongdoesthevoyagethespeakerstalkedaboutintheadvertisementtake?

A.10days

B.21days

C.25days

听第八段材料，回答第10----12题。

10.Whydoesthemancometothewoman?

A.Becausehewantsthewomantohelpwiththecomputerdesign.

B.Becausehewantsthewomantoadvertisehisproducts.

C.Becausehewantsthewomantosellhisproducts.

11.Whatmakesthecomputerdifferentfromotherones?

A.Avoice-activationsystemandstudysoftware.

B.Achildrengamesystemandavoice-activationsystem.

C.Avoice-activationsystemandspecialhardware.

12.WhichisTRUEaboutthenewcomputer?

A.Itcanspeaktousers.

B.Itischeaperthanothers.

C.Itshardwareisbetterthanothers.

听第九段材料，回答第13----16题。

13.WhatisFrank’sbrother’shobby?

A.Collectingstamps

B.Workinginagarden

C.Collectingcoins

14.WheredoesSuewanttogosomeday?

A.MexicoB.ChinaC.Canada

15.Whydoesn’tFrankhavearealhobby?

A.Becauseheistoobusy.

B.Becausehedoesn’twantto.

C.Becauseheislazy.

16.WhatdoesFrankdo?

A.Marketingdirector

B.Travelingsalesman

C.Officeclerk

听第十段材料，回答第17----20题。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Howmoneycameintouse.

B.Someofthethingsthatservedasmoneyinthepast.

C.Howtodecidethevalueofmoney.

18.WhichofthefollowingmighthavebeenusedasmoneybyearlyJapaneseaccordingtothepassage?

A.TeaB.SaltC.Nuts

19.Whowerethefirstpeopletousecoins?

A.EuropeansB.AmericanIndiansC.Chinese

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thingslowlyvaluedbyeveryonemaynotserveasmoney.

B.Saltisseldomusedasakindofmoney.

C.Themostcommonmoneyofallwasaplantofsomekind.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1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

Mythree-year-oldgranddaughter,Tegan,wentwithherparentstoafamilygatheringatthehomeofherothergrandparents.Everyonewashavingawonderfultimevisitingandcatchinguponallthelatestfamilynews.

Likemostchildren,Teganwashavingagoodtimeplayingwithallthetoysthatweredifferentfromherownandthatwerekeptforchildrentoplaywithathergrandparents’house.Inparticular,Teganhadfoundalittleteasetandhadbegunpretendingthatshewashavingateaparty.Shesetupalltheplacesettingsandarrangedhertablewiththegreatcareandelegancethatonlyathree-year-oldcancreate.Meanwhile,herDaddywasengrossedinconversation,andashecontinuedtochatwithhisfamily,Teganwouldhandhimacupof"tea".HerDaddy,whoalwaystriestoparticipateinhergames,wouldpauseforafewsecondsfromhisconversation,andsayalltheproperwordsandgesturesforherteapartywhichwouldthrillTegan.Hewouldrequesttwolumpsofsugar.Hewouldtellherhowwonderfulherteatasted,andthenhewouldcontinuehisadultconversationwithhisfamily.

Aftergoingthroughthisroutineseveraltimes,herDaddysuddenlyawoketorealityashehadaflashofconcerninhismind:

"Sheisonlythreeyearsold,whereisshegettingthis‘tea’thatI'vebeendutifullydrinking?

"Hequietlyfollowedher,withoutherknowing,andhisfearsweregrowingstrongerashesawherturnandgothroughthebathroomdoor.Sureenough,thereshewasstretchinguponhertippytoesreachinguptogether‘tea’water--outofthecontainerofwaterthatgrandpausedtosoakhisfalseteeth!

21．Atthefamilygathering,theadults__________.

A．watchedtheirfavoriteTVprograms

B．talkedaboutwhathappenedathome

C．drankteawhilechatting

D．arrangedtablesforchildren’sgames

22．Whichofthefollowingphrasescanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“wasengrossedin”inParagraph2?

A．gottiredofB．gotannoyedby

C．wasabsorbedinD．waspuzzledat

23．Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?

A．Teganwasunhappytobeleftaloneatthegathering.

B．Tegan’sfatheroftenplayedwithheringames.

C．Teganrefusedtoapologizeforwhatshehaddone.

D．Tegan’sfathercarednothingaboutwhatshewasdoing.

24．Tegan’sDadfollowedhersecretlytofindout__________.

A．whethertherewasanytealeft

B．howshemadeteasowonderful

C．whereshegotthesugarfortea

D．whatkindofteahehaddrunk

B

Areyouasaveroraspender?

"Apennysavedisapennyearned."Thisoldsayingcallsattentiontothewisdomofsavingmoney."_________________________"isanotherwaytotalkaboutsavingforthefuture.

Peoplewhohatetospendmoneyareknownas"tightwads,"whilethosewholiketogetthemostvaluefortheirmoneyarecalled"thrifty."Athriftypersonisdifferentfroma"spendthrift."Aspendthriftissomeonewhospendswastefully.Peoplelikethatareoftensaidtospendmoney"likeadrunkensailor"or"likethere'snotomorrow."

IntheUnitedStates,peoplewhowanttostartasavingsaccounthavedifferentchoicesofwheretoputtheirmoney.Theseincludebanksandcreditunions.Creditunionsarecooperativesforpeoplewhohavesomekindofconnection.Forexample,themembersmightworkforauniversityoragovernmentagency.Mostcreditunionsarenonprofitorganizations.

Creditunions,banksandotherfinancialinstitutionspayinterestonsavingsaccounts.Buttheinterestratesarelow.Certificatesofdeposit（存款证）payhigherreturns.Withacertificateofdeposit,orCD,apersonagreesnottowithdrawthemoneyforacertainperiodoftime.Thistermcouldbeanywherefromafewmonthstoseveralyears.Longerterms,andlargeramounts,payhigherinterest.Peoplecanwithdrawtheirmoneyearlybuttheyhavetopayafine.

Inanumberofcountries,peoplehavebeensavinglessovertheyears.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentisagroupofthirty-fourcountries.TheOECDsaysin1990,Americanshadahouseholdsavingsrateofsevenpercent.Thisyear,thatrateisexpectedtobealittlemorethan fourpercentandmanyEuropeancountrieshavehigherratesliketheUKandFrance,butAmericanssavemorethanfamiliesincountrieslikeJapanandSouthKorea.

25．WhichofthefollowingproverbscanbefilledintheblankinParagraph2?

A．Healthiswealth.

B．Moneyisagoodservantbutabadmaster

C．Putmoneyawayforarainyday.

D．Moneydoesn’tgrowontrees.

26．Ifyouhave$10,000,whichofthefollowingmayhelpyougethigherinterest?

A．Choosecertificatesofdepositforoneyear.

B．Putthemoneyinbanksforoneyear.

C．Putthemoneyincreditunionsforoneyear.

D．Choosecertificatesofdepositforoneyearbutwithdrawthemoneyaheadoftime.

27．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A．DifferentchoicesofputtingmoneyawayintheUS.

B．Theimportanceofsavingmoney.

C．Howtoputmoneyintobanks.

D．ThehouseholdsavingsrateintheUS.

C

Intoday’scongratulatoryphonecalltotheteambehindNASA'sMarsCuriosityrover（火星车）,PresidentBarackObamamadesurethatifthemissiondiscoversMartians,he'llbeoneofthefirsttoknow.

"IfinfactyoudomakecontactwithMartians,pleaseletmeknowrightaway,"Obamasaidduringthecall,"I'vegotalotofthingsonmyplate,butIexpectthatthatwillgotothetopofthelist.Evenifthey'rejustmicrobes（微生物）,itwillbeprettyexciting."

Obamaalsosaidhewasimpressedbytheattentionthat'sbeenpaidtoflightdirectorBobakFerdowsi,the"MohawkGuy"whosestar-spangledhaircutandwarmheartedbehaviorduringCuriosity'sAug.5landingwonhimInternetfame.

"I,inthepast,thoughtaboutgettingaMohawkmyself,"Obamajoked."Butmyteamkeepsondiscouragingme.Andnowthathe'sreceivedmarriageproposalsandthousandsofnewTwitterfollowers,IthinkI'mgoingtogobacktomyteamandseeifitmakessense."

ThecongratulatoryphonecallisatraditionfortheWhiteHouse.ButitwasclearthatObamaparticularlyenjoyedcongratulatingthescientistsandengineersbehindtheamazinglysuccessfullandingofNASA'snewestMarsexploration.

HealsosaidtheachievementreflectedtheAmericanspirit,andhegavehispersonalpromisetoprotectthesecriticalinvestmentsinscienceandtechnology.

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