上海市崇明县高三第二次高考模拟考试英语试卷及答案.doc

崇明县2015年第二次高考模拟考试试卷高 三 英 语（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）第卷 (共103分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Doctor and patient.B. Bank clerk and customer. C. Waiter and customer.D. Shop assistant and customer.2. A. In a café.B. In a stationary shop.C. In a kitchen. D. In a food market.3. A. The weather wont be fine.B. The man has called to cancel their plan. C.They have got no permission.D. The woman has to look after her nephew.4. A.She wanted to see what the man bought.B. The man bought a lot of books. C. She didnt like the books the man bought.D. The man shouldnt have bought books.5. A. At 2:50.B. At 3:25.C. At 3:50.D. At 4:50.6. A. Bobs mouth is getting bad.B. Bob spoke ill of the man. C. Bob doesnt like the woman.D. Bobs proud of the mans success.7. A. The wool sweaters.B. The cool weather.C. Their plan in August.D. The summer vacation.8. A. His annual checkup should be at 4:15 today.B. He has no time to take the annual checkup tomorrow.C. He made a mistake about the date of his annual checkup.D. His annual checkup needs to be postponed until tomorrow.9. A. We should care more about the danger of drunk driving. B. People killed in traffic accidents are mostly drunk drivers. C. Drunk drivers shouldnt be responsible for traffic accidents. D. We have paid enough attention to the danger of drunk driving.10. A. Buy a new car. B. Look for a less expensive car. C. Buy a car from the woman. D. Help the woman paint her car. Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following news.11. A. 74 centimeters.B. 110 centimeters.C. 220 centimeters.D. 276 centimeters.12. A. It has legs.B. It flies at night.C. It is solar-powered.D. It is the longest.13. A. Michelle Obamas helping educate girls in Japan. B. Japans feedback on the White Houses initiative. C. The reason for proposing Let Girls Learn initiative. D. Michelle Obamas promoting an initiative in Japan.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Voice our opinion where we have experience. B. Be brave enough to ask questions in LinkedIn.C. Give our sincere suggestions to the employers.D. Invite experts to write recommendations for us.15. A. To share interesting articles.B. To better sell ourselves. C. To learn about new job openings.D. To chat with people in our field.16. A. In the digital age, finding a job is only a piece of cake. B. Social media plays an important role in the job search. C. Digital equipment is becoming more and more popular. D. Online conversations can improve a job hunters abilities.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.PLAZA HOTELSingle room:Double room: 18 bed:weekdays: $188 weekends: $208weekdays: $268weekends: $ 17 $45*Including 19 ; excluding 20 and service charge.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.What are the two speakers going to do tonight?They are going to 21 of the exhibit of the reprints by Julia Cameron.Why didnt Jane invite Steve earlier? Because she was 22 the tickets and wasnt sure of getting them.What was special about Julia Cameron? She invented a lot of photographic techniques and was good at capturing 23 .Who did Julia Cameron photograph? 24 of her day.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)After 30 years (25)_ a pilot, Captain Peter Elliott got to fly holiday-makers on a Thomas Cook flight from Birmingham, UK, to Tenerife, Spain with his daughter.Senior First Officer Laura Elliott (26)_(fly) for six years but has never before got to work with her father.  “Its my dream to be able to fly with my Dad,” she said.It had seemed unlikely that the pair would ever co-pilot (27)_ same aircraft because Miss Elliott learned to fly on Airbus planes when she joined the company in 2009, and her father flew Boeings. However, after Peter Elliott, 59, retrained to fly Airbuses, their dream of flying together came true. Miss Elliott, 30, became interested in flying when (28)_(inspire) by her father with a trial flight as her birthday present. Miss Elliott said: “Becoming a pilot was never something I had considered. It was only when my Dad bought me a trial flight for my 18th birthday (29)_ I considered following in my Dads footsteps.”The pair finally sat in the cockpit (驾驶员座舱) together and Mr Elliott made an announcement to passengers (30)_ the flight made it a special day for him as he was flying with his daughter.Miss Elliott recalled the flight, (31)_(say), “I was initially nervous and he kept asking (32)_ I was nervous or not. It was like going for a driving lesson with him. Thankfully, everything went smoothly and the passengers loved it. If it ever happens again, I will definitely be a lot (33)_(relaxed).” (B)Has the world just witnessed its first ever robot suicide? Boring housework was seemingly too much for one cleaning robot to take, when it apparently rebelled and decided to end it all.The robot was given the tiresome task of cleaning up some spilt grain before it climbed on to a kitchen hotplate (34)_ it destroyed itself, according to reports in Austria. It had reportedly grown tired of (35)_(force) to clean the house every day and decided to become a martyr(殉道者) to the robot cause.“Somehow it seems (36)_(restart) itself again before it made its way along the work surface. Then it pushed a cooking pot out of the way and basically that was the end of it,” explained fireman Helmut Kniewasser, who (37)_(call) to deal with the fire at Hinterstoder in Kirchdorf. “It pretty quickly started to melt underneath and then stuck to the kitchen hotplate. It then caught fire. (38)_ _ _ we arrived, it had become just a pile of ash.” He added: “The entire building (39)_ _be evacuated (疏散) and there was severe smoke damage particularly in the flat in which the robot had been in use. “Its a mystery how it came to be started and ended up making its way to the hotplate.” (40)_ took an hour to clean and make the building safe. The homeowner plans to charge the robots manufacturer.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. marketedB. experienceC. increasedD. deliberatelyE. indicate F. controlledG. potentiallyH. currentlyI. convenienceJ. backedK. accessYoung children may face serious health risks from popular energy drinks, such as Monster, Red Bull and Rock Star, 41 causing heart problems and other life-threatening conditions, according to the findings of new researches.During a presentation at the annual Cardiac Scientific Sessions 2014 meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA), researchers warned about the risk of allowing young children 42 to the energy drinks, which contain high amounts of caffeine(咖啡因) and other stimulants.Researches 43 that the energy drinks are not intended for young children and are not safe for them to consume. Steven Lipshultz, M.D., lead author of the study, is calling for a warning on all energy drink cans and bottles, warning parents of the risk of allowing children to drink them.Researchers say it is difficult to know exactly how much caffeine is contained in each can or bottle of energy drinks, since they are often 44 as dietary supplements (补充物), which allow the manufacturers to avoid FDA regulations.Energy drink manufacturers have compared the amount of caffeine in their products to that in hot drinks sold in coffee houses, but their products are often packaged in very large sizes and they are not sold in 45 environments like coffee houses, which typically would not serve young children. Energy drinks are widely available in 46 stores next to traditional soft drinks, typically packaged in very similar cans and using similar marketing techniques.Some energy drinks in many of the popular lines can contain up to 400 mg of caffeine per can. In comparison, a cup of coffee typically has around 100 mg of caffeine. Caffeine poisoning can occur in adults at levels higher than 400 mg a day; however, children under 12 can 47 caffeine poisoning at only 2.5 mg per 2.2 pounds of body weight.A study published in September 48 up the new findings, revealing energy drinks may cause serious heart problems. French researchers revealed the popular energy drinks may be linked to 49 risk of irregular heartbeats and even sudden death.The FDA is 50 investigating health concerns surrounding the drinks after numerous negative event reports have been made in recent years connecting energy drinks to severe injuries and deaths. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Its a high-risky, multibillion-dollar industry with tight deadlines, demanding customers and lives in danger.The business is 51 . And its booming.The number of jobs for translators and interpreters doubled in the past 10 years while their wages steadily 52 before, during and after the recession. During a period of stagnating (停滞的) wages across the labor market, the language-service industry with its 50,000 jobs is a 53 spot in the jobs outlook.Lillian Clementi is a French translator working in corporate communications from her home in Arlington, Massachusetts and is routinely on tight deadlines to hand in translated material. “The risks can be huge,” said Clementi, “Theres tons of 54 pressure.” In some cases, a(n) 55 translation or interpretation is also vital. If a users guide for medical equipment is not translated well, it could lead to 56 during an emergency. Soldiers in conflict areas require excellent interpreters to speak with community members. Any change of tone or context could put lives 57 .Translators and interpreters immunity (免疫力) to the nations economic downturn also 58 the growing demand for people who can speak several languages in an increasingly globalized economy, experts said.“Good translators who 59 a particular subject and become really good at it can really make six-digit figures annually,” said Jiri Stejskal, spokesman for the American Translators Association. Multinational corporations, U.S. demographic (人口的) changes and the Internet economy raise the need for translated and localized information. Companies increasingly want their content 60 to the tongue of the town, even between dialects of the same language. “As more people 61 the worldwide economy, thats going to drive more commerce, and thats going to drive more language services,” said Bill Rivers, executive director of the National Council for Language and International Studies in the Washington region. 62 , qualifications for translators and interpreters are not as simple as they may seem. Speaking two languages does not mean a person can work in the language-service industry, experts said. Learning how to translate or interpret is a 63 skill beyond knowing the language.Furthermore, the most successful translators and interpreters maintain a 64 , such as legal documents, quarterly earnings reports or a special knowledge of industry.Technological advances may cut jobs in some industries, but online translation services like Google Translate 65 raise demand for human translators and interpreters, experts said. Online sales companies also drive demand for translation.51. A. tourismB. languageC. technologyD. economy52. A. shrank B. changedC. grewD. remained53. A. brightB. scenicC. historicD. tough54. A. moneyB. peerC. bloodD. time55. A. properB. quickC. directD. innovative56. A. diseaseB. depressionC. violenceD. confusion57. A. in orderB. at riskC. under controlD. out of state58. A. highlightsB. understandsC. increasesD. resists59. A. set upB. depend onC. specialize inD. object to60. A. limitedB. accustomedC. relatedD. tailored61. A. agree withB. have access toC. are confident ofD. insist on62. A. InsteadB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Otherwise63. A. separateB. geneticC. learnableD. worthwhile64. A. certificateB. diplomaC. strategyD. specialty65. A. automaticallyB. respectivelyC. actuallyD. immediatelySection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）Warner Brothers has announced more Harry Potter movies are on the way. The studio is working with Potter author J. K. Rowling to create a new franchise (特需经营权) of movies based on “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them”, which is a fictitious textbook in the Harry Potter world. The story will also follow the adventures of the books author, Newt Scamander. Rowling, for the first time, will pen the screenplay.It comes as no surprise that Warner Brothers is trying to keep the Harry Potter franchise going. The films a