宁夏银川一中高三第二次模拟考试英语试题及答案.doc

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1、绝密启用前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卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）。第卷第1至12页，第卷第12-14页。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷 (选择题）注意事项：1答第卷前，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。第一节 (共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对

2、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：How much is the shirt ? A.19.15. B.9.18 C.9.15 答案是C.1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？ A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Manager and office worker.2. What is the wom

3、an complaining about? A. Having to wait B. Her check C. The computer3. What does the woman mean? A. The woman knows where Martha has gone.B. Martha will go to the concert by herself.C. It is quite possible for the man to find Martha.4. What is the mans ticket for? A. A play B. A concert C. A lecture

4、5. What does the man mean? A. He agrees with the woman. B. He disagrees with the woman.C. He is looking in the womans eye.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67题。6. What does the woman do part-time? A. A c

5、leaner B. A guide C. A teacher7. What is the most important reason why the woman likes the job? A. She can get a high pay. B. She can have more spare time.C. She can get a full working experience.听第七段材料，回答第8-9题。8. What do we learn about the two speakers? A. The man likes to sit in his chair. B. The

6、woman doesnt like to travel.C. They went on a trip last year.9. How long does the voyage the speakers talked about in the advertisement take?A. 10 days B. 21 days C. 25 days听第八段材料，回答第10-12题。10. Why does the man come to the woman? A. Because he wants the woman to help with the computer design.B. Beca

7、use he wants the woman to advertise his products.C. Because he wants the woman to sell his products.11. What makes the computer different from other ones? A. A voice-activation system and study software.B. A children game system and a voice-activation system.C. A voice-activation system and special

8、hardware.12. Which is TRUE about the new computer?A. It can speak to users. B. It is cheaper than others.C. Its hardware is better than others.听第九段材料，回答第13-16题。13. What is Franks brothers hobby?A. Collecting stamps B. Working in a garden C. Collecting coins14. Where does Sue want to go some day? A.

9、Mexico B. China C. Canada15. Why doesnt Frank have a real hobby? A. Because he is too busy. B. Because he doesnt want to. C. Because he is lazy.16. What does Frank do? A. Marketing director B. Traveling salesman C. Office clerk听第十段材料，回答第17-20题。17. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. How mon

10、ey came into use. B. Some of the things that served as money in the past.C. How to decide the value of money.18. Which of the following might have been used as money by early Japanese according to the passage? A. Tea B. Salt C. Nuts19. Who were the first people to use coins? A. Europeans B. American

11、 Indians C. Chinese20. What can we learn from the passage?A. Things lowly valued by everyone may not serve as money.B. Salt is seldom used as a kind of money.C. The most common money of all was a plant of some kind.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，并在答题卡

12、上将该项涂黑。AMy three-year-old granddaughter, Tegan, went with her parents to a family gathering at the home of her other grandparents. Everyone was having a wonderful time visiting and catching up on all the latest family news.Like most children, Tegan was having a good time playing with all the toys th

13、at were different from her own and that were kept for children to play with at her grandparents house. In particular, Tegan had found a little tea set and had begun pretending that she was having a tea party. She set up all the place settings and arranged her table with the great care and elegance t

14、hat only a three-year-old can create. Meanwhile, her Daddy was engrossed in conversation, and as he continued to chat with his family, Tegan would hand him a cup of tea. Her Daddy, who always tries to participate in her games, would pause for a few seconds from his conversation, and say all the prop

15、er words and gestures for her tea party which would thrill Tegan. He would request two lumps of sugar. He would tell her how wonderful her tea tasted, and then he would continue his adult conversation with his family.After going through this routine several times, her Daddy suddenly awoke to reality

16、 as he had a flash of concern in his mind: She is only three years old, where is she getting this tea that Ive been dutifully drinking? He quietly followed her, without her knowing, and his fears were growing stronger as he saw her turn and go through the bathroom door. Sure enough, there she was st

17、retching up on her tippy toes reaching up to get her tea water - out of the container of water that grandpa used to soak his false teeth!21At the family gathering, the adults _.Awatched their favorite TV programs Btalked about what happened at home Cdrank tea while chatting Darranged tables for chil

18、drens games22Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined phrase “was engrossed in” in Paragraph 2 ?Agot tired of Bgot annoyed byCwas absorbed in Dwas puzzled at23What can be learned from the text ?ATegan was unhappy to be left alone at the gathering.BTegans father often played with her

19、 in games.CTegan refused to apologize for what she had done.DTegans father cared nothing about what she was doing.24Tegans Dad followed her secretly to find out _.Awhether there was any tea leftBhow she made tea so wonderfulCwhere she got the sugar for teaDwhat kind of tea he had drunkBAre you a sav

20、er or a spender?A penny saved is a penny earned. This old saying calls attention to the wisdom of saving money. _ is another way to talk about saving for the future.People who hate to spend money are known as tightwads, while those who like to get the most value for their money are called thrifty. A

21、 thrifty person is different from a spendthrift. A spendthrift is someone who spends wastefully. People like that are often said to spend money like a drunken sailor or like theres no tomorrow.In the United States, people who want to start a savings account have different choices of where to put the

22、ir money. These include banks and credit unions. Credit unions are cooperatives for people who have some kind of connection. For example, the members might work for a university or a government agency. Most credit unions are nonprofit organizations.Credit unions, banks and other financial institutio

23、ns pay interest on savings accounts. But the interest rates are low. Certificates of deposit（存款证） pay higher returns. With a certificate of deposit, or CD, a person agrees not to withdraw the money for a certain period of time. This term could be anywhere from a few months to several years. Longer t

24、erms, and larger amounts, pay higher interest. People can withdraw their money early but they have to pay a fine.In a number of countries, people have been saving less over the years. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is a group of thirty-four countries. The OECD says in 1990

25、, Americans had a household savings rate of seven percent. This year, that rate is expected to be a little more thanfour percent and many European countries have higher rates like the UK and France , but Americans save more than families in countries like Japan and South Korea.25Which of the followi

26、ng proverbs can be filled in the blank in Paragraph 2?AHealth is wealth. BMoney is a good servant but a bad masterCPut money away for a rainy day. DMoney doesnt grow on trees.26If you have $10,000, which of the following may help you get higher interest ?AChoose certificates of deposit for one year.

27、BPut the money in banks for one year.CPut the money in credit unions for one year.DChoose certificates of deposit for one year but withdraw the money ahead of time.27What does the passage mainly talk about ?ADifferent choices of putting money away in the US.BThe importance of saving money.CHow to pu

28、t money into banks.DThe household savings rate in the US.CIn todays congratulatory phone call to the team behind NASAs Mars Curiosity rover（火星车）, President Barack Obama made sure that if the mission discovers Martians, hell be one of the first to know.If in fact you do make contact with Martians, pl

29、ease let me know right away, Obama said during the call, Ive got a lot of things on my plate, but I expect that that will go to the top of the list. Even if theyre just microbes(微生物), it will be pretty exciting.Obama also said he was impressed by the attention thats been paid to flight director Boba

30、k Ferdowsi, the Mohawk Guy whose star-spangled haircut and warmhearted behavior during Curiositys Aug. 5 landing won him Internet fame.I, in the past, thought about getting a Mohawk myself, Obama joked. But my team keeps on discouraging me. And now that hes received marriage proposals and thousands

31、of new Twitter followers, I think Im going to go back to my team and see if it makes sense. The congratulatory phone call is a tradition for the White House. But it was clear that Obama particularly enjoyed congratulating the scientists and engineers behind the amazingly successful landing of NASAs

32、newest Mars exploration.He also said the achievement reflected the American spirit, and he gave his personal promise to protect these critical investments in science and technology.This is the kind of thing that inspires kids across the country, he said. Theyre telling their moms and dads they want

33、to be part of a Mars mission, maybe even the first person to walk on Mars. And that kind of inspiration is the byproduct of work of the sort that you guys have done.The Curiosity rovers $2.5 billion mission focuses on studying billions of years worth of geology on Mars and determining whether the pl

34、anet was ever potentially suitable for people to live in. The mission is not specifically designed to explore life, even on the range of microbes, but it could point the way for future life-exploration experiments.28Obama phoned the team behind NASAs Mars Curiosity rover in order to _.Acongratulate

35、them on finding Martians Bpraise the flight directorCcongratulate on the rovers landing Dencourage them to contact with Martians29What is the main idea of Paragraph 2 ?AObama is very busy now.BObama longs for the finding of life on Mars.CObama is interested in biology.DObama wants to contact Martian

36、s.30Which of the following about the Curiosity rover is TRUE ?AIt costs billions of dollars.BIt mainly aims to find life on Mars.CIt carries the first person to Mars.DIt proves Mars fit to live on.31What can we learn from the passage ?ABobak Ferdowsi got a Mohawk haircut to win great Internet fame.B

37、Obama called on the government and companies to invest in science.CAmericas president seldom congratulates on scientific achievements.DChildren showed special interest in the landing of Curiosity.DJanelle was running late for work, so she just had time for a quick look at herself in themirror as she

38、 was going out. What she saw there made her stop dead in her tracks.Being a busy college student just one year removed from her teenage years, she wasnt exactly obsessive-compulsive(有强迫观念和行为的) about the neatness of her clothes. But her boss at the restaurant where she works saw things a little diffe

39、rently. He had recently lectured the entire staff on the importance of appearance, and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean, unwrinkled blouses. As an assistant manager, Janelle felt it was important to set an example for the other employees. But if she stopped to iron the b

40、louse normally, she would be late and work without delay was an area of even greater concern to her boss.So she grabbed her iron and plugged it in and set it for low heat. Carefully holding her blouse away from her body, she continued to iron it while she was wearing it. It seemed like a logical ans

41、wer to an urgent problem.And it seemed to be working until Janelle tried to iron the collar and accidentally ironed her neck by mistake. Then it suddenly seemed like a really stupid idea and a really painful one as well. It took more time to treat her burn than it would have taken to iron her shirt

42、properly. And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain of the burn. Weve all been there, havent we? For me it was cutting my own hair. For a former roommate it was trying to pull his own wisdom teeth. For another college acquaintance, it was trying to change the oil in his car while the mot

43、or was still running.“Theres a right way and a wrong way of doing things,” Dad used to tell me whenever Id spoil the look of our yard by trying out a faster, easier and more creative way of pulling weeds or edging the lawn. “If a thing is worth doing,” he said, “its worth doing it right.” Theres a r

44、eason why certain things are done in certain ways. Those old, boring, predictable ways work.32Jenelle found in the mirror that _.Athere were stains on her blouse Bher blouse was wrinkledCshe wore heavy makeup Dshe put on a wrong blouse33Its learned from Paragraph 2 that_.AJenelle had no sense of res

45、ponsibility at workBJenelle failed to set an example for employees in daily workCJenelle didnt care about the neatness of her clothes at all DJenelles boss put doing something on time above appearance34What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?AWe all have done loads of things like Janelle.BWe are

46、careful enough in daily life.CWe all have done something creative.DWe all have tried to iron clothes while we are wearing them.35What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph ?ABe creative. BA bad beginning makes a bad ending.CStick to old ways. DDo things right.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短