辽宁省沈阳二中高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语

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1、2016届辽宁省沈阳二中高三上学期第一次模拟考试 英语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡指定区域。2.第卷每小题选出答案后，用2B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，再选涂其他答案标号。第卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡指定位置书写作答，在本试题卷上作答无效。3.考试结束后，考生将答题卡交回。第卷第一部分 听力（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

2、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。1. What is wrong with the sweater?A. It is a wrong size.B. It lost color.C.It became smaller.2. What does the man want?A. An apartment.B.A house with a garden.C.A garden in the country.3. Wha

3、t does the man think the woman should do?A. Avoid inviting Henry.B.Throw a party.C.Visit Henry in town.4. Why isnt Lisa coming?A. She doesnt like the snow.B. She got injured last night.C. Jenny wants to replace her.5. How did the man get along with the job interview?A.Very poorly.B.Not so well.C.Ver

4、y well.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. How many people did the man talk with at the caf?A.1B.2C.37. What did the man do after leaving the caf?A. He immediately came back

5、.B. He talked over the phone.C. He went to a store. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What did the woman do with the noise upstairs last time?A. She quarreled with people upstairs.B. She played even louder music.C. She called the police.9. What will the two speakers do next?A. Go to the cinema.B. Watch a movie at ho

6、me.C. Go upstairs. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.10. Who was the man most probably talking with just now?A. A classmateB.A friendC. A professor11. What does the man prefer?A. Writing a research paper.B. Answering multiple-choice questions.C. Taking two exams during the semester.12. Where will the woman go next?A

7、. An examination room.B. A classroom.C. The library 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where did the woman plan to meet Jennifer?A. At the east entrance.B. At the west entrance.C. On the stone bridge.14. Why didnt Jennifer answer the phone?A. She didnt take the phone with her.B. Her phone had broken down.C. Her m

8、other was using her phone.15. When did the woman and Jennifer meet?A. at 1:00pmB. at 1:30pmC. at 3:30pm16. How did the woman feel when she finally saw Jennifer?A.angryB.excitedC.relaxed 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which of the following has the longest story?A.The Bodleian LibraryB.The Boston Public Libra

9、ryC.The British Library18. What was Sir Giles Gilbert Scott?A.an architectB.a librarianC.a professor19. What does the British Library have?A. A collection of 23 million items.B. An expansion space.C. Exhibitions on books and materials.20. How many libraries in the world are larger than the last libr

10、ary?A.1B.2C.3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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATayka Hotel de SalWhere: Tahua, BoliviaHow much: About $ 95 a nightWhy its cool: Youve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? Thats something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made tot

11、ally of salt-including the beds (though youll sleep on regular mattresses and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake which is the worlds biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a pa

12、ste (糊) of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve (溶解) the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.Green Magic Nature ResortWhere: Vythiri, IndiaHow much: About $ 240 a nightWhy its cool: Taking a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your tree

13、top room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window, there is no glass! You watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy(罩篷). Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo be

14、d and read. You dont even have to come down for breakfast-the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.Dog Bark Park Inn B&BWhere: Cottonwood, IdahoHow much: $ 92 a nightWhy its cool: This doghouse isnt just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his be

15、lly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft(阁楼) in Willys head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fir

16、e hydrant(消防栓) outside.Gamirasu Cave HotelWhere: Ayvali, TurkeyHow much: Between $ 130 and $ 450 a nightWhy its cool: Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provi

17、de what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool in summer. (Dont worry- there is heat in winter.)21. What do we know about Tayka Hotel de Sal? A. It is located on a prehistoric lake. B. It should be protected against the rain. C. Everything in th

18、e hotel is made of salt. D. You have to cross a rope bridge to the hotel.22. How are the hotels similar? A. Expensive. B. Comfortable. C. Natural. D. Unique.23. What do the underlined words “Sweet Willy” refer to? A. The loft of the hotel. B. The name of the hotel owner. C. The building of Dog Bark

19、Park Inn B&B. D. The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.24. Which of the hotels gives you a feeling of living in the far past? A. Tayka Hotel de Sal. B. Gamirasu Cave Hotel. C. Dog Bark Park Inn B&B. D. Green Magic Nature Resort.BThe Owl CountAnnie slept in the front of the seat with her father dr

20、ove through the darkness. “Were almost there!” Dad announced cheerfully. “Soon well be observing and counting owls at the state park.” Yawning, Annie nodded and smiled. The time was 4:30 a.m. Looking out into the darkness, Annie remembered learning in school that most owls are active at night, when

21、they hunt for food. During the day they sleep in hard-to-find spots. “Dad, why do you need to count owls?” she asked. “Its important for the scientists to have current information about bird populations,” he explained. “We want to know which birds have decreased in number and whether any new kinds o

22、f birds are coming into a certain area. You and I will write down the kinds of birds that we see today and keep a record of how many times we see each kind. Then well send out a report to a scientific organization that is collecting about birds from people all over the country.”Dad pulled into the p

23、arking lot of the state park. Then, with flashing in hand, they began their hike into the woods. Annie zipped up her coat and tried to keep from trembling. She had not expected the morning to be so cold. Luckily her gloves were in her pocket.Suddenly Annies father stopped and gestured for her to be

24、still. Obeying, Annie did not take another step. She thought she heard a low crying up head. “Thats certainly a screech owl,” her father whispered. “Lets get a look at it.” After looking more closely, Annie could see that it was a small owl. Sensing danger, the owl narrowed its eyes and pulled its f

25、eathers tightly against its body. Annie carefully wrote down in her notebook that they had seen a screech owl.Walking a little farther, they came to a tall oak tree. “This looks like a perfect spot to attract owls,” Dad said, “Im going to play a recording of common call of the barred owl. Maybe we c

26、an get one to answer. Annie could hardly believe her ear. The recorded call sounded as if the bird were asking, “Who cooks for you?” Moments later Annie thought she heard a return call in the distance. She held her breath and waited. Suddenly a huge bird landed very quietly on a branch above them.An

27、nie had long forgotten how cold it was. She stood in wonder, shining her flashlight on the bird and studying it carefully. The barred owl was nearly two feet tall. Grey feathers surrounded its dark eyes. The bird did not stay long, but it did not matter. Annie would never forget the image of the pow

28、erful barred owl. 25. Why did Annie and her father go to the state park?A. To take a hike in the woods.B. To record the call of barred owl.C. To collect information about birds.D. To protect the environment for wildlife.26. In paragraph 4, why did Annies father stop her suddenly?A. He noticed a scre

29、ech owl. B. He heard somebody crying.C. He sensed they were in danger.D. He reminded her to take down note.27. How did Annie feel when she saw the barred owl?A. BoredB. AmazedC. FrightenedD. RelaxedCI told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunate

30、ly there is a big hill on the route. He replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my hear

31、t and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a

32、smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be

33、 developed in ease. Only through experiences of suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境). From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents and dif

34、ficulties. Some are of our making but many are no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accidentHe was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leadin

35、g flying aviators in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the GermansHe was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Dont listen to anyone who tells you that you cant do this or that. Thats nonsense. Make up your mind, youll never use crutches (拐杖) or a stick, and then have

36、a go at everything. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”The biographies (传记) of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced.

37、The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won.Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.28. Which of the following is true according to the author of

38、 the passage?A. Going to a gym is greatly beneficial to peoples health. B. Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise. C. Those who want to achieve success cant expect to live an easy life. D. Peoples attitude to adversity is the only factor of their success.29. By quoting what Doug

39、las Bader said, the author intends to tell us “ .” A. Failure is the mother of success B. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.C. If you risk nothing, you will have nothing.D. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.30. Following this passage, the author will further talk about . A. how his fr

40、iend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced B. what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face C. why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity D. what great people have in common 31. Which of the following can best function as the ti

41、tle of the passage? A. Face adversity with a smileB. Different attitudes towards adversityC. Nothing is impossible D. Life is full of adversity DAdding math talk to story time at home is a winning factor for childrens math achievement, according to a new research from the University of Chicago. The

42、study from psychologists Sian Beilock and Susan Levine shows a marked increase in math achievement among children whose families used Bedtime Math, an iPad app that delivers engaging math story problems for parents and children to solve together.Even children who used the app with their parents as l

43、ittle as once a week saw gains in math achievement by the end of the school year. The apps effect was especially strong for children whose parents tend to be anxious or uncomfortable with math.Previous research from this group has demonstrated the importance of adults attitudes about math for childr

44、ens math success. For example, a recent study found that math-anxious parents who help their children with math homework actually weaken their childrens math achievement.The new findings demonstrate that structured, positive interactions around math at home can cut the link between parents uneasines

45、s about math and childrens low math achievement.“Many Americans experience high levels of anxiety when they have to solve a math problem, with a majority of adults feeling at least someworries about math,” said Beilock, professor inPsychologyand author of Choke, a book about stress and performance.

46、“These math-anxious parents are probably less likely to talk about math at home, which affects how competent their children are in math. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about math, and offers a way to engage in high-quality math interactions in a low-effort, high-impact w

47、ay.”Study participants included 587 first-grade students and their parents. Families were given an iPad installed with a version of the Bedtime Math app, with which parents and their children read stories and answer questions involving math, including topics like counting, shapes and problem-solving

48、. A control group received a reading app that had similar stories without the math content and questions related to reading comprehension instead. Childrens math achievement was assessed at the beginning and end of the school year. Parents completed a questionnaire about their nervousness with math.

49、The more times parents and children in the math group used the app, the higher childrens achievement on a mathassessmentat the end of the school year. Indeed, children who frequently used the math app with their parents outperformed similar students in the reading group by almost three months in mat

50、h achievement at years end.32.Bedtime Math is an iPad app that _.A. requires parents and children to answer reading comprehension questions B. assesses childrens math achievement and parents nervousness with mathC. teaches children how to count, recognize shapes and solve practical problemsD. encour

51、ages children together with their parents to solve math story problems 33.The previous study found that _.A. help from math-anxious parents improves childrens math achievementB. childrens math achievement is related to parents attitude about mathC. interactions around math at home will cut off the f

52、amily relationshipD. children can achieve more success if they see the importance of math34.We can infer from the passage that _.A. children using the app for three months can see gains in math achievementB. children whose parents are uneasy about math outperform other studentsC. it is the math prob

53、lems related to the stories that make the great difference D. the frequency of using the app has nothing to do with childrens achievement35.Which is the best title for the passage? A. High-quality math interactions improve performance.B. Frequent use of app can develop problem solving ability.C. Low

54、-effort activities create good parent-child relationship.D. High-anxiety parents influence childrens attitude about math.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Im 30 years old, and there are several things that life has taught me that I want to share with youHere

55、are the 4 lessons that life has taught me in the past 30 years1.Take care of your bodyLife is “unfairly” biased (偏向的) towards people who “look good,” like it or not. So its important that you do all that is in your power to look your best 36 You will live longer, and you will live happier, if you ta

56、ke care of your body; you may even get promoted faster on your job. Remember that your health is really your greatest wealth. 2. 37 No one taught me to save when I was growing up; no one told me the importance of saving. Fortunately I was able to learn the value of saving through reading great books

57、 like “The Millionaire Next Door”. What I want to teach others is to save at least twenty percent of your income. If you are to be wealthy, you must not just earn a lot, you must save a lot 3.Think in the long term In high school I was thinking about college, in college I was thinking about life aft

58、er college. Im designing my life and Im making decisions today that will enable me to live the life I desire when Im in my 40s, 50s and 60s. You have to think in the long term; you have to see the “big picture”. 38 4.Realize the power of focus Focus, focus, focus 39 If you fail in this lifetime, you

59、 will fail because of broken focus. If you focus on the goals that are most important to you, you will achieve them. The problem is that there are so many distractions. 40 Winners decide to major on majors, and they even let important things slip, because they just focus on achieving what is critica

60、l to their goals. AThe importance of saving.BIf you plan your future properly, you will live into your plans.CSave your money.DNothing is more important than focusEWhat separates the winners from the losers is that the winners learn to focus on their goalsFI mean dressing nicely, working out and eat

61、ing rightGIts important that you pursue relationships with individuals who are good first第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A gentle breeze blew through Jennifers hair. The golden red sun was 41 . She was on the beach, lookin

62、g up at the fiery（火红的）ball. She was 42 by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothingbut the waves and the seagulls 43 up above in the sky. The atmosphere 44 her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “Itsgetting 45 ,” she thought, “I must

63、 go home. My parents will be 46 whereI am.” She wondered how her parents would 47 , when she got home after the three days she was 48 . She kept on walking, 49 herself to the bungalow(小房子) where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and 50 . Just in a few hundred meters she would be safe in herhouse. It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She 51 she had her favorite sweater on it kept her really