和平区2015-2016学年度高三二模英语试卷及答案

温馨提示：本试卷包括第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分。考试时间100分钟。（请把答案写在答题纸上），祝同学们考试顺利！第卷 选择题（共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）例：Stand over there _ youll be able to see it better.AorBandCbutDwhile答案是B。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1- Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party?- _. Itll be more interesting.ABy no means BYes, of courseCDont worry DNo doubt2Every school into the competition will have a chance to win $2,000 _ of computing equipment.ApriceBworthCvalueDcost3The TV station will be _ the game live on Saturday afternoon, and we cant miss it.AcoveringBimprovingChandlingDcanceling4The new hotel is reported to be built _ it used to be a wasteland.AwhichBwhereCin whichDwhat5_ far in the contest, we are so disappointed.ANot gettingBNot to getCNot having gotDNot got6- Ill send you the signed contract personally this time tomorrow.- Sorry, I _ a meeting then.Aam attendingBattendedChave attendedDwill be attending7- How about _ plan to open a branch?- I should say it was _ failure.Aa; a Ba; /Cthe; / Dthe; a8The witness _ an important detail when describing the accident.Abrought aboutBkept offCleft outDran into9_ the deadline, the workers had to work overtime to get the job finished.AGivingBGivenCHaving givenDTo give10- Who gave you this nice iPad?- Oh, its from my mother, if you _ know.AmayBwillCmustDcan11A large number of excellent films _ all over the world over the past decades.Ahave produced Bhave been producedCwere produced Dproduced12Its hard for elderly people to see _ convenience a smart phone can bring to us.Awhat Bwhich CwhoseDhow13- Do you want to come along?- _. I may stay at home to have a rest.ANo problemBNot likelyCNo wayDNot really14My uncle finally bought his dream house _ overlooks a beautiful park.AwhichBwhereCwhoDwhat15Paul could be a very attractive boy but he _ to his behaviour. Apaid no attentionBwere paying no attentionCpays no attentionDhad paid no attention第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从1635各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A lesson from my mother will always stay with me.I was in the third grade then. I had been 16 to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had practiced my 17 with me. But no matter how easily I delivered them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word 18 from my head.Finally, my teacher took me aside. She 19 that she had written a narrators（旁白）part to the play, and asked me to 20 roles. Her word, kindly delivered, still hurt me, especially 21 I saw my part go to another girl.My mother 22 my ill feelings, although I didnt tell her what had happened. 23 suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to 24 in the yard.It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine（藤）was turning 25 . Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions（蒲公英）appearing. I watched my mother 26 to dig up some dandelions. “From now on, well have only roses in this garden,” she said.“But I like dandelions,” I said. “All 27 are beautiful - even dandelions.” My mother looked at me 28 . “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesnt it?” she asked. I 29 , pleased that I had won her over. “And that is 30 of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no 31 in that.”Knowing that she had guessed my 32 , I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, 33 me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. “The narrators 34 is every bit as important as the part of a princess.”Over the next few weeks, with her constant 35 , I learned to take pride in the role.16AjudgedBpickedCrefusedDpaid17ApointsBfilmsClinesDactions18AdisappearedBoccurredCmaintainedDcame19ApromisedBadmittedCexpectedDexplained20AprovideBswitchCshareDplay21AbeforeBsinceCbecauseDwhen22AacceptedBunderstoodCsensedDreceived23AExcept forBInstead ofCApart fromDAlong with24AwalkBsleepCperformDdance25AyellowBgreenCdarkDred26Ago backBjump outCbreak inDbend down27AtreesBflowersCrosesDcreatures28AseriouslyBangrilyCunwillinglyDcoldly29AdisagreedBsighedCcriedDnodded30AluckyBworthyCtrueDfree31AdoubtBargumentCshameDmercy32ApainBproblemCaccidentDanswer33AremindingBabusingCinformingDpersuading34AvoiceBnameCideaDpart35AwarningBencouragementCpraiseDaward第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ANot willing to pay $400 for a basic room or upwards of $1,200 for a suite（套房）at a luxury（豪华的）hotel? We hear you. In the past, this meant having to put up with cheap hotels. Essentially, you got what you paid for. But all thats changed, as mid-level hotels have begun competing for a population that travels more then ever. Even in New York and San Francisco - two of the most expensive cities in the country - one can find comfortable, affordable options with much modern conveniences. We searched the country for the best hotels under $150.Hotel 340St. Paul, Minnesota, USAThis twelve-storey（层）English-renaissance（文艺复兴）building once served as a downtown clubhouse for St. Pauls outstanding people; today, the repaired structure houses the hotel on the top three floors. Its 35 rooms stand out for hardwood floors, marble showers and nice views of the Mississippi River, and room comforts include iPod docks（基座）, free local and national telephone calls and coffee makers. The University Club of St. Paul, a grand hall bar, and an all-new-60,000-square-foot fitness center（free for guests）also share space in the building.Marina InnSan Francisco, California, USALocated in the Marina district, where the streets are lined with luxury stores and great restaurants, the Marina Inn is the ideal place for business or pleasure. Few destinations offer the quality and variety of environment, scenery, entertainment, accommodation, and dining that waits for you here at the Marina Inn. Its a ten-minute walk to Fishermans Wharf and there are abundant bus connections to take you anywhere in the city.高三年级英语试卷 第1页（共12页）高三年级英语试卷 第2页（共12页）Hotel HavanaSan Antonio, Texas, USAWhen one thinks of his historic Texas town, usually the southwest comes to mind. So does Mexico. Since 1914, the hotel has served passers-by. The 27 rooms come in all shapes and sizes, many of which include Turkish carpets and elegant Cuban art on the walls. Bathrooms are distinguished with Red Flower body care products.36When you couldnt afford a luxury hotel in the past, _.Ayou could pay $400 for a basic roomByou had to stay in a low-grade hotelCyou could take a suite into accountDyou would have no comfortable place to live in37If you go to New York on business now, _.Ayou have no choice but to choose luxury hotelsByou can live comfortably with less moneyCyou have to seek for the cheapest hotelDyou may spend a lot of money for conveniences38When you select the Hotel 340, _.Ayou can have a view of the Mississippi RiverByou can be free to visit thirty-five rooms thereCyou can be offered an iPod for freeDyou can live in its fitness center for free39What could we know about the Marina Inn?AIt is located in San Antonio, Texas, USA.BIt is short of wonderful entertainment.CIt is convenient for people to do shopping.DIt belongs to Fishermans Wharf.40What is the feature of the Hotel Havana?AThe rooms in the hotel look the same.BThe hotel moved here from Mexico.CThe bathrooms are filled with flowers.DThe hotel has existed for about a century.BTwo things I really believe in - saving money and saving the planet, and its even better when I can do something that accomplishes both at the same time. Rainwater harvesting is just such a thing. In the near future, rainwater harvesting will be as common as twelve-year-old girls carrying cell phones.Many countries already rely heavily on rainwater. Every building in these countries collects the rainwater from its roof and stores it for later use. However, America is just slightly slow to take action.There are many ways to harvest rainwater and most of them are easy and inexpensive. For example, use rain barrels（桶）to collect the water that would run off your roof. Youd be surprised at how fast a fifty-gallon（加仑）barrel will be filled with free, usable water. New building construction offers some good ways to gather rainwater, and the cost of set-up is usually made up by reduced usage very quickly. Rainwater can be conveyed by roof pipes into underground containers, where a pump can draw water up as needed.The rainwater can even be treated to make it drinkable. If that rainwater were not collected, but allowed to run over your lawn（草坪）, into the street and eventually to a storm water treatment facility, it would pick up all sorts of pollutants on its journey - chemical compositions and agricultural poisons from the grass, motor oil, waste water and such from the roads, and who knows what else. That is to say, the shorter distance it covers the more drinkable it will be.Depending on where you live, the rainwater may be piped to a treatment plant or it may run in natural channels to allow nature to remove the pollutants. Either way, the treatment of rainwater is high priced. If you reduce the amount of rainwater run-off from your home or office, you reduce the need for treatment.Water is rapidly becoming one of our most precious resources and it is not as abundant as you may think. In the year 2015, the United States used generally 479 billion gallons of fresh water per day.41According to the passage, harvesting rainwater can _.Ahelp us save money and be good for the environmentBhelp us realize the importance of waterCpromote the development of economy and peaceDmake us live a better life in the near future42What could we learn from the first and the second Paragraph?ALittle girls can save money by carrying cell phones.BMany countries cant afford to harvest rainwater.CHarvesting rainwater in America is not that common.DRainwater harvesting is mainly adopted by developed countries.43What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AHow to take advantage of rainwater.BHow to fix the equipment under the ground.CHow to reduce the cost of the equipment.DHow to harvest rainwater.44What is the best time for people to harvest rainwater for drinking?ABefore it is piped to a treatment plant.BAfter it runs over your lawn.CAfter it runs into the street.DBefore it drops from the roof.45It can be inferred from the passage that _.Ait is easy to make rainwater drinkableBthe author calls on people to harvest rainwaterCmany countries ignore to harvest rainwaterDit is easy to deal with the pollutants from rainwaterCLast year I lived in Chile for half a year as an exchange student with the American Field Service. Compared to most visitors, I didnt travel much. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I went to school every day, in uniform. I had good days and bad days and days that I didnt understand.Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp in the Atacama Desert. There is no disco, no shopping center, no museum or beach. Driveways must be watered daily to keep the dust down.When I arrived here, I was scared. It was so different from the urban middle-class America I was accustomed to. There were lost dogs on the streets, and a constant cloud of brick-colored dust came from the mine. There was no downtown, few smoothly paved（用砖石铺的）streets, and little to do for amusement. The people worked extremely hard. Rain was a rare phenomenon; earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was barely able to communicate and desperate for one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldnt speak the thoughts in my head - and there were so many.Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression toward the people to lack of appetite or weight gain and depression. I was required to overcome all difficulties. Being an exchange student is not easy.As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy - for which I received half a credit in global studies. Somehow my high school couldnt figure out a way to relate my experience to its curriculum.But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept as well as to succeed in another culture. I now know the world is my community and have a much deeper understanding of both myself and others.46The author went to Chile last year with the purpose of _.Apaying a visit to Chile as a touristBworking as a volunteer of the American Field ServiceCstudying Chilean culture as a college studentDexperiencing Chilean life as an exchange student47On arriving in Chile, the author felt frightened because _.Ahe couldnt get used to working so hard as Chileans didBhe did not know how to get along with local people because of the culture gapCits living conditions were much worse than what he was familiar withDhis life was threatened by earthquakes and windstorms高三年级英语试卷 第5页（共12页）高三年级英语试卷 第6页（共12页）48During the first week in Chile the author _.Acould hardly communicate with peopleBfound one person to explain his shockCcouldnt express his thoughts in EnglishDcouldnt overcome his great depression49According to the text, the author most probably thinks that his life in Chile was _.Awonderful but tiringBhard but meaningfulCdifficult and terribleDboring and disappointing50What can we learn from the passage?AMost Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.BExchange students always fail to succeed in another culture.CThe author benefits greatly from the experience in Chile.DThe official languages of Chile are Spanish and English.DEvery year in America, high-school students who want to go on to college take a national examination called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT in a shortened way. Their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them. The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures ones mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English part involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension.But the SAT folks have added a single question, to be answered in an essay, handwritten on the spot. Thats an interesting way to test writing ability, but content aside. Have you ever seen young peoples handwriting lately? Or anyones for that matter, in this age of computer keyboards? Students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. They scribble class notes in what can generously be described as the written word.Yet todays kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and clearly, for several minutes on this SAT Test. Good luck to the text scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl（潦草的笔迹）of young people whove been typing on computers since the age of three! Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help ones score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers. And dont forget, we all have to use handwriting from time to time, as computers go down when the power goes out.Then how to improve the handwriting? Well, with a few simple steps you can improve your handwriting.Position the pen. You should hold the pen between the forefinger and the thumb. You should then rest it near the first knuckle（指节）of the middle finger. The rest of your fingers should be curled（卷曲）under your hand and your hand should remain relaxed.Evaluate your writing. What do you like and what dont you like about the way you write? Make changes to your letters till you like how they look.Take your time. Make sure that, while you are writing, you take your time. Speed can definitely make your writing terrible. If it is worth writing well, then take your time.Practice. Practice it a lot; its not enough to do it once and hope for the best. It has to be something you work at to make great improvements.51At present, the SAT tests students on _.Amath, English, reading and writingBmath, grammar, reading and handwritingCmath, foreign language and writingDmath, foreign language and handwriting52The underlined word “scribble” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.Awriting quickly and roughlyBtyping simply and correctlyCpainting clearly and neatlyDdescribing properly and well53According to the text, good handwriting can _.Ahelp students pass the testBmake a student more popularCshow students abilityDassist students in getting a job54Which of the following should you avoid when improving your handwriting?APracticing writing a lot.BWriti