高三英语模拟试题(一)

1、2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题（陕西卷）模拟试题（一）（满分：120分； 时间：120分钟）第卷 （选择题 共95分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节 满分50分）第一节 语音知识 （共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部门读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. decade a. musician b. actor c. decide d. audience（2011陕西质检） 2. national a. major b. favor c. contrary d. athlete（2011西安质检）3. partic

2、ular a. similar b. warmth c. alarm d. target（2011宝鸡四校联考）4. sword a. highway b. answer c. work d. sweat（2011西安五校联考）5. watched a. judged b. worked c. refused d. wanted（2011西安质检）第二节 情景对话(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分) （2011宝鸡市高三教学质量检测一） 根据对话情景和内容，从对话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。a: excuse me, is there any bus to sh

3、anghai, please?b: when will you set out?a: 6 b: the earliest train you can get is at 2 oclock this afternoon.a: what? 7 isnt there any earlier?b: im sorry, but theyre completely booked up this morning.a: ok, then 2 pm would be all right. 8 b: 150 yuan.a: 9 , for i have some carsickness.b: certainly.

4、a: its very kind of you. its 150 yuan, sir.b: here is your ticket. have a nice journey.a: 10 a. how much is the ticket? b. thats a little too late. c. good luck! d. ah, as soon as possible. e. may i have a seat next to the window? f. thank you. g. the same to you.第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从a、b、c

5、、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。11. id like to propose that we go for a picnic this weekend. _. i love getting close to nature to relax.（2011西安市高三质检二）a. i couldnt agree more b. im afraid not c. i believe not d. i dont think so12. what a surprise! the boy, who used to be shy and quiet, got the fir

6、st prize in the english speech contest. he must have made great _ to achieve it.（2011陕西高三质检二）a. effort b. effect c. progress d. impression13. only by following this method _.（陕西高考名校联考优化卷八）a. we can study english well b. can we be able to study english wellc. can we study english well d. study englis

7、h well we can 14. she kept a little notebook, in which _ the telephone numbers and email addresses of her friends.（2011咸阳市高三抽样）a. wrote b. have written c. was written d. were written15. lorry, _ university student from america, teaches us _ history of western art.（2011西安五校联考）a. an; the b. a; the c.

8、the; / d. the; a 16. the three thieves fled the town desperately, _ carrying a bag.（2011陕西八校5月联考）a. neither b. each c. any d. either17. i should convey my appreciation to my high school teachers, without _ help i wouldnt achieve such a big success.（2011西安五校联考）a. whom b. them c. which d. whose18. sho

9、wing some senses of humor can be a (n) _ way to deal with some stressful situation.（2011陕西名校联考）a. available b. efficient c. effective d. convenient 19. _ of the change in the meeting time, mike arrived late.（2011陕西名校联考优化卷四）a. not being informed b. not having informed c. having not been informed d. n

10、ot having been informed20. but for electricity, there _ no modern electricity.（2011陕西三市联合调研测试）a. could be b. were to have been c. would be d. would have been 21. _ that he picked up his uncle at the airport? it was at 6:00 in the afternoon _ he got off work.（2011陕西八校5月联考）a. was it when; that b. when

11、 was it; that c. was it when; when d. when was it; when22. the proposal that measures _ to relieve the students heavy learning loads has been presented to the department of education. if only they _ it seriously.（2011咸阳市高三抽样）a. must be taken; would consider b. be taken; would considerc. will be take

12、n; considered d. should be taken; will considered23. we should consider what use can _ such a piece of cloth.（2011西安五校联考）a. make of b. make use of c. be making of d. be made of24. is it true that the us threatens to punish china unless the yuan appreciates（增值）by 40%? yes, but i think our government

13、will never _ this unreasonable demand.（2011渭南市适应性测试）a. oppose to b. appeal to c. contribute to d. submit to 25. _ the telephone number several times, but he couldnt learn it by heart.（2011宝鸡高三质检一）a. he had been told b. having been told c. although he had been told d. having told 第四节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.

14、5分，满分30分)（2011南京市高三二模）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。some years ago, i was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through europe. i had been 26 a couple of times, but i could hardly 27 to know my ways around the continent. 28 , my knowledge of foreign l

15、anguages was 29 to a little college french.i 30 . how would i, unable to speak the language, 31 familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do 32 ? it seemed impossible, and with considerable 33 i sat down to write a letter rejecting the 34 . halfway through, a 35

16、 ran through my mind: you cant learn if you dont try. so i 36 the assignment.there were some bad 37 . but by the time i had finished the trip, i was an experienced traveler. and ever since, i have never hesitated to head for even the most 38 places, without guides or 39 advanced bookings, confident

17、that somehow i will 40 .the point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition 41 . but each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning 42 , the world opens to you.ive learned to ski at 40, and follow up the rhine river in a (n) 43 . and i know, ill go on doing such things. it

18、s not because im braver or more daring than others. im not. but ill accept worry as another name for 44 and i believe i can 45 wonders.26. a. aboard b. abroad c. away d. out27. a. claim b. declare c. hope d. deny 28. a. somehow b. however c. instead d. moreover 29. a. accustomed b. added c. limited

19、d. suited 30. a. resigned b. hesitated c. trembled d. suspected 31. a. only too b. more than c. apart from d. far from 32. a. operations b. experiments c. research d. business 33. a. regret b. doubt c. terror d. disappointment 34. a. request b. job c. trust d. assignment 35. a. reaction b. thought c

20、. meaning d. conflict 36. a. accomplished b. received c. accepted d. resisted 37. a. exchanges b. conditions c. trips d. experiences 38. a. remote b. accessible c. interesting d. crowded 39. a. still b. ever c. even d. yet 40. a. do b. manage c. make d. fit 41. a. astonishing b. frightening c. fasci

21、nating d. exciting 42. a. comes up b. shows up c. piles up d. steps up 43. a. airplane b. motorboat c. surfboard d. balloon 44. a. goal b. opportunity c. struggle d. challenge 45. a. work b. own c. win d. achieve 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，并在答题卡上将该颐

22、涂黑。athe 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight oclock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today. her husband of 95 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. after hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home

23、, she smiled sweetly when i told her the room was ready. as she walked slowly to the lift, i provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. “i love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new pu

24、ppy（小狗）. “mrs. jones, you havent seen the room just wait.” “that doesnt matter,” she replied. “happiness is something you decide ahead of time.” whether i like my room or not doesnt depend on how the furniture is arranged. its how i arrange my mind. i have already decided to love it. its a decision

25、i make every morning when i wake up. each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open ill focus on the new day and all the happy memories ive stored away.” she went on to explain, “old age is like a bank account. you take what youve put in. so, my advice to you would be put in a lot of happiness in t

26、he bank account of memories. thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” and with a smile, she said, “all my memories are happy ones.” mrs. jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108. （2011陕西高三质检二）46. when she had to wait hours for her room to be ready, the old

27、 lady was _.a. angry b. patient c. surprised d. excited47. what did the writer say to the old lady when she moved slowly to the lift?a. how her room was. b. how big the room was.c. how to get to her room. d. what to do in the room.48. what was the old ladys suggestion to the writer?a. remember somet

28、hing bad. b. arrange something every morning.c. remember the amount of money in the bank. d. put as many happy things as you can in the mind49. from the passage we know that the old lady has a (n) _ attitude toward life.a. subjective b. objective c. negative d. positiveb german researchers said olde

29、r people tend to be portrayed negatively in society. although they are often described as wise, they are also shown as being slow and forgetful. “living in a youth-centered culture, they may appreciate a boost in self-esteem. thats why they prefer the negative stories about younger people, who are s

30、een as having a higher status in our society,” said doctor silvia knoblock-westerwick, of ohio state university. knoblock-westerwick and her co-author matthias hastall, of zeppelin university in friendrichshafen, germany, studied 276 german adults, including 178 aged 18 to 30 and 98 between 55 and 6

31、0. their findings are published in the journal communication. all the adults in the study were shown what they were led to believe was a test version of a new online news magazine. they were also given limited time to look over either a negative or a positive version of 10 pre-selected articles. eac

32、h story was also paired with a photograph depicting（描绘）someone of either the younger or the older age group. the researchers found that older people were more likely to choose to read negative articles about those younger than themselves. they also tend to show less interest in articles about older

33、people, whether negative or positive. but younger people preferred to read positive articles about other young people. according to knoblock-westerwick, older peoples preference for negative news about their younger counterparts can be explained by their place in society. “everybody likes a self-est

34、eem boost. for young people, though, its almost automatic. youth is considered important in society,” she said. after reading the articles, the participants completed a questionnaire designed to measure levels of self-esteem. unlike their younger counterparts, the self-esteem of older people rose af

35、ter they read a negative article about younger people. although the study was done on germany, knoblock-westerwick believes nationality and the national characteristics are not important.（2011陕西三市联合调研测试）50. what do older people think of themselves, according to the text?a. they are behind the times.

36、 b. they are always forgetful.c. their self-esteem is challenged in a youth centered culture. d. they should have a higher status than the young in society.51. what can be learned from the study?a. the old enjoy reading negative stories about the young.b. the old are interested in negative articles

37、about other old people.c. the old are likely to read positive articles about other old people.d. the young like reading negative articles about other young people.52. according to knobloch, if a similar study were done on other countries, _.a. the result would be unreasonable b. the result would be

38、quiet differentc. the findings would be completely the same d. much the same result would be found c imagine a child sitting in front of a desk, his head in his hands, and mumbling various lists of words over and over. does this child remind you of your own experience? if yes, i bet that “lists of w

39、ords” do not sound appealing to you. you are almost ready to swear that they do not work. you can open a dictionary and begin to learn it by heart. (a dictionary is no more than a list of words.) there are many illustrated dictionaries that offer you the same resources as plenty of websites do by di

40、splaying colorful pictures with captions（说明文字）. you know that these tools exist because you have already tried to enrich your vocabulary that way. the scope of the task curbs your enthusiasm. however, it is a not bad way to learn vocabulary, and it is even the best way for one person: the author of

41、the list. why? you are unique. your memory is unique, not only because your memories are yours, and only yours, but also because the way you store them is yours and only yours. for a large part, memory is about association of ideas and the associations you make depend on your experience. ask anyone

42、to give you a word in relation with the common word “horse”. you will get mare, race, chivalry or trojan, etc. depending on the person who answers. he who answered “mare” might go on with stable, foal and even cow and other farm animals; he who said “race” would probably go on with racecourse and to

43、te. obviously, their experiences of life are quite different. “chivalry” would lead to king arthur, coat of mail and tournament while “trojan” would meet homer, odyssey, god and goddess. if you are an expert in languages, it is very likely that you associate horse to horseback, horsehair, horseman a

44、nd horseplay and think that your list is easy to remember. on the contrary, if you are not interested in the middle-age history, the “chivalry” list will slip your mind. the more personal the links between the words, the easier the way to learn them. thats why a list words at its best for its author

45、. the connections between the words pre-exist in the authors head. so, pave your way, prepare your own list! it will fit in with your way of thinking. it will meet with your center of interests. it will meet with your requirements. it will be half-learnt just by looking for the words you want to kno

46、w.we will further see how to take advantage of scientific studies about human memory. there are many ways to learn a foreign language. by an effective method, you can remember words with ease.（2011陕西名校联考优化卷五）53. the author takes a _ attitude toward the way the child mentioned in paragraph 1 learns v

47、ocabulary.a. doubtful b. positive c. negative d. curious54. in the passage the author tries to advise us to _.a. make a list of words before learning them b. learn words from a dictionaryc. learn words connected with your own experience d. make the best of your imagination while learning words 55. t

48、he example of the word “horse” cited in the passage is intended to show _.a. different people have different interests b. memory is associated with ones experiencec. people have a tendency to see things from different aspects d. language experts make a list to learn vocabulary 56. it can be inferred

49、 that the passage that follows will focus on _.a. the function of human memories b. how to enlarge ones vocabularyc. some other ways to learn vocabulary in a more scientific way d. how to find connections between words d some weird, wild and wonderful stories colored the news in 2010: a copenhagen b

50、us company has put “love seats” on 103 of its vehicles for people looking for a partner. “even love at the first sight is possible on the bus,” said a spokesman for the british owned arriva company to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a “love seat” sign. shoppers at an international luxury fair in verona, italy, found a cell-phone equipped golden coffin among the items on display. the phones will help “the dead” contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake. a man in new york came up with a disarming way to set off his latest bank hei