河北省邯郸市高三第一次模拟考试英语试题及答案

1、邯郸市2014年高三第一次模拟考试英 语 试 题本试卷分为第一卷和第二卷，答题时间120分钟，满分150分。答题时，请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第二卷的答案填写在答题纸指定位置。交卷时，只交答题纸。第 i 卷注意事项：1答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径05毫米黑色墨水签字笔将目己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，并贴好条形码。请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目。2选出每小题答案后，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，在本试题卷上作答无效。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)听下

2、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 the woman going to do this evening?a. go out dancing.b. take care of catherine.c. dance with catherine at home. 2. what will the man buy for sarah?a. a plant. b. chocolate. c. a birthday car

3、d.3. how will the speakers go to the restaurant?a. by car.b. by bus.c. by taxi.4. why does the man learn chinese?a. to write a paper.b. to visit china one day.c. to communicate with a friend.5. when will the speakers play tennis?a. on april 16th. b. on april 15th. c. on april 6th.第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.

4、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、7题。6. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. mother and son.b. wife and husband.c. customer and shop assistant.7. how many steaks

5、 does the woman want?a. twelve. b. four. c. three.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. why will the woman go to paris?a. to visit a friend. b. to do business. c. to go sightseeing. 9. when will the speakers meet?a. on tuesday. b. on wednesday.c. on thursday. 10. how will the woman inform steve?a. by phone. b. by e-ma

6、il.c. by fax. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. where is the camera?a. in the womans bag.b. in the mans hand luggage. c. in the womans hand luggage.12. what is the womans attitude towards the mans words?a. nervous. b. happy. c. impatient.13. what did the woman probably forget?a. the tickets. b. the passports.c.

7、the travellers cheques.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. what are the speakers doing?a. looking at some pictures.b. taking a trip abroad.c. making a trip plan.15. where is the mans first stop?a. in bali.b. in india. c. in thailand.16. what happened to the man in fiji?a. a man hurt him.b. a girl asked him to marr

8、y her.c. a man asked him to marry his daughter.17. what is the nationality of the salesgirl?a. swiss.b. chilean.c. argentinian.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what is the speaker?a. a radio host.b. a ticket seller.c. a band leader.19. how much money will be donated to a childrens hospital per ticket?a.19.b.28

9、.c.38.20. how should people pay for the tickets?a. in cash.b. by credit card.c. by check.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。ai used to think of myself as a fairly open person, but my bookshelves told a different story. apart from a few indian nov

10、els and the australian and south african book, my literature collection consisted of british and american titles. worse still, i hardly ever read anything in translation. my reading was limited to stories by english-speaking authors.so, at the start of 2012, i set myself the challenge of trying to r

11、ead a book from every country in a year to find out what i was missing. as i was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, i decided to ask the planets readers for help. i created a blog called a year of reading the world and put out an appeal for sug

12、gestions of titles that i could read in english.the response was amazing. before i knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. some posted me books from their home countries. others did hours of research on my behalf. in addition, several writers sent me

13、unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of the british who only speak english. even so, selecting books was no easy task. with translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the uk and irelan

14、d, getting english versions (版本)of stories was difficult.but the effort was worth it. i found i was visiting the mental space of the storytellers. these stories not only opened my mind to the real life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel.and that in turn changed m

15、y thinking. through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, i realised i was not alone, but part of a network that spread all over the planet. 21. which of the following might be found on the blog a year of reading the world?a. lists of english version books. b. res

16、earch on english literature.c. unfinished novels by british writers.d. comments on english literature.22. why was it hard for the author to select the right books to read? a. the author had a busy schedule.b. the author was only interested in a few topics.c. the author could only read books written

17、in english.d. most books recommended are not available in local bookshops.23. the author is probably from_.a. americab. the ukc. australiad. canada24. which of the following words can best describe the authors experience?a. fast and effortless b. challenging but rewardingc. hopeless but beneficiald.

18、 meaningful but fruitlessbmy oldest child, emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college. these days, friends and family have begun flooding me with one question: what is she going to do after graduation?the job market is, after all, awfully tough.

19、just this month thefederal reservebank published a studyshowing that “recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paidjobsor working part-time.” the bright spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in stem science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas in which recen

20、t graduates “have tended to do relatively well”. but emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. shes an american studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food. for quite a while, i think her field of study is so fashionable right now that im not the least bit worrie

21、d she will find a good job.yet the more ive thought about it, the more ive decided to be honest. “im not sure what emma is going to do,” i now say. “but shes gotten a great education and has really found her interest. and i know those things will serve her well over the course of her life.”nowadays,

22、 more and moreuniversities and collegesare being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates. in this climate, encouraging your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with earning a living. but a college is not a vocational(职业) school. and promoting stem

23、 subjects should not be societys only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.from the beginning, we never urged emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expectedreturn on money, as more and more families are doing.to emma, what really matters will be something

24、that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: emmas contribution to the world and how happy she is in it.25. the authors friends and family_.a. are worried about emmas safetyb. have been worrying about the floodc. are concerned about emmas futured. are worried about the job market 26. wh

25、at can we learn from paragraph 2?a. the number of the graduates is increasing.b. stem graduates can be better employees.c. stem graduates are in relatively greater demand.d. more and more graduates like to do a part-time job.27. why did emma choose a major in the humanities?a. because she is interes

26、ted in it.b. because her mother told her to.c. because it is increasingly popular.d. because she wants further education.28. according to the author, what matters most in choosing a major is that_. a. it should be among the stem b. it should be fashionable and interestingc. it should allow a good jo

27、b and a high salaryd. it should bring achievements and happinesscrecently a study, led by pedro hallal of the federal university, suggests that nearly a third of adults, 31%, are not getting enough exercise. that rates of exercise have declined is hardly a new discovery. since the beginning of the i

28、ndustrial revolution, technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. but only recently have enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis dr hallal and his colleagues hav

29、e engaged in.there are common themes in different places. unsurprisingly, people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones, and old people are less active than young ones. less obviously, women tend to exercise less than men34% are inactive, compared with 28% of men. but there are ex

30、ceptions. the women of croatia, finland, iraq and luxembourg, for example, move more than their male countrymen.malta wins the race for most slothful country, with 72% of adults getting too little exercise, and swaziland and saudi arabia are in close behind, with 69%. in bangladesh, just 5% of adult

31、s fail to exercise enough. surprisingly, six americans in ten are active enough according to dr hallals study, compared with fewer than four in ten british. these high rates of inactivity are worrying. human beings seem to have evolved(进化) to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it when

32、ever they can. in a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. but that is no longer the case. actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on life span(寿命) as smoking.29. we may learn from paragraph 1 that_.a. the decline of ex

33、ercise rates is newly discovered b. the study suggests 31% of female adults get too little exercise c. the good enough data has been collected from only one countryd. the industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degree30. according to the study, women of luxembourg_. a. have lit

34、tle time to exercise b. hate to get regular exercisec. take more exercise to lose weightd. exercise more than men in their country31. the underlined word “slothful” in paragraph 3 most probably means_.a. powerfulb. richc. lazyd. unpopular32. what can be the best title for the text? a. worldwide lack

35、 of enough exerciseb. new health discoveryc. evolvement of human beings d. benefits of taking exercised welcometoarundel castle which is situated in west sussex, england. the castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitorstravelingfromallovertheworld. arundel castle also plays a

36、starring role in many films.the gardensthe white garden is planted with soft white iceberg roses, and snow white lilies.the rose garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned english roses that are at their very best in june and july.the organic kitchen garden produces a wide range of seasonal f

37、ruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.the castle shop in the castle shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. it offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. many a

38、re sold in this castle shop only. at arundel castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.the arundel festival 2014 saturday 16th to monday 25th august the annual arundel festival gets bigger and better every year. it is one of the

39、most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the uk, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.parking coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main castle entrance in mill road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the castle entrance. p

40、lease inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.33. when visiting the castle, you can_.a. get old-fashioned english roses as giftsb. buy eco-friendly products in the castle shopc. get seasonal fruit and vegetables for freed. see how the local gifts are being made34.

41、 how long does the arundel festival last this year?a. 10 daysb. one weekc. 16 daysd. one month35. where can you park the coach?a. in mill roadb. inside the castlec. in the main town car parkd. at the main castle entrance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。选项中有两项为多余选项。there are thousand

42、s of coral reefs(珊瑚礁) in the world; unfortunately, however, they are now in serious danger. more than one-third are in such bad shape that they could die within ten years. 36 here are the three main causes discovered. the first cause is pollution on land. the pollutants run with rainwater into river

43、s and streams, which carry the poisons into the ocean. 37 so they will be easily infected(感染) with diseases. 38 higher ocean temperatures kill the important food source(来源) for the coralthe algae, the tiny greenish-gold water plants that live on coral. 39 this process has happened more and more freq

44、uently in recent years.the last factor contributing to the disappearance of coral reefs is people. people sometimes crash into reefs with their boats, breaking off large blocks of coral. 40 moreover, some people even break coral off to collect for souvenirs since it is so colorful and pretty. a. glo

45、bal warming is another reason.b. many might not even last that long! c. divers who walk on reefs can also do serious damage.d. reefs provide a home for 25% of the fish in the ocean.e. chemicals from the poisons kill reefs or make them weak.f. steps must be taken now to stop over-fishing and pollutio

46、n of the oceans.g. when the algae die, the coral loses its color and it also dies in the end.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和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。people say one mans trash(垃圾) is another mans treasure. that 41 comes to me as i 42 the house purch

47、ased in 1962 by my parents. my mother passed away in 1996. my father left the house 43 my sister and me when he died a few months ago.after dad was 44 , we looked around the 45 house where we grew up and that dad loved so much. at first we felt so 46 all the stuff(东西) left. like so many of their gen

48、eration, my parents 47 everything. and like many in my generation, we faced anxious 48 about what to abandon and what to keep.as we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every 49 my parents ever saw, i also 50 many hidden treasures. moms pocketbook was in their bedroom clo

49、set, which had everything in it, 51 her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. and dad, who was a world war ii veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler, 52 everything - from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the 53 . the letters he wrote during

50、the war 54 his thoughts as a young man. later, in the basement, i 55 our old kitchen table, which brought back 56 of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together. im realizing all these things 57 my parents life journey. each time i go to 58 , i find something that reminded me of my childh

51、ood or teaches me something about my parents i 59 knew. 60 , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.41. a. coincidenceb. goal c. principle d. thought42. a. looked forb. looked through c. looked into d. looked after43. a. to b. for c. w

52、ith d. by 44. a. retiredb. ill c. gone d. injured 45. a. clean b. strange c. empty d. modern46. a. pleased with b. familiar with c. astonished at d. disappointed at47. a. saved b. enjoyed c. purchased d. designed 48. a. decisions b. bargains c. challenges d. responsibilities49. a. person b. doctor c

53、. neighbor d. child 50. a. bought b. discovered c. buried d. lost51. a. just b. even c. only d. yet 52. a. liked b. bought c. keptd. lost53. a. countryside b. school c. college d. army 54. a. receiveb. direct c. sense d. describe55. a. repaired b. cleaned c. spotted d. set56. a. introductionsb. memo

54、riesc. descriptions d. communications 57. a. represented b. recognized c. instructed d. confirmed 58. a. the supermarket b. church c. my office d. the house59. a. merely b. always c. really d. never60. a. everything b. nothing c. anything d. something 第 ii 卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45

55、分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。simon: linda, do you know when the visitors from china are coming?linda: we offer them three 61 (choose): the end of march, the middle of april and the beginning of may, and they chose the earliest 62 ,which is good actually with exams 63 (come)up in may.simon: right. and how many are coming? did you say about 8?linda: yes, th