山西省太原市高三模拟考试（一）英语试题及答案

1、 太原市2014年高三年级模拟试题（一）英 语 试 卷 （考试时间：下午2:304:30）注意事项：1 本试题分第i卷(选择题)和第ii卷(非选择题)两部分。第i卷1至12页，第ii卷13至14页。考试结束后，将本试题和答题卡一并交回。2答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题和答题卡上。3回答第i卷时，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。不能答在本试题上，否则无效。4回答第ii卷时，须用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上相对应的答题区域内，写在本试题上无效。5第i卷共三部分。听力满分30分，不计入总分，

2、考试成绩录取时提供给高校作参考。第i卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试题上。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15分，满分75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。例：how much is the shirt? a.19.5. b. .9.18 c. 9.15答案是c.1what are they talking about?agiving tips bred

3、ucing the pricecordering a dinner2what time should jenny come here?aat 1:50pm bat 2:20pmcat 2:30pm3where are the two speakers?aat home bat schoolcin a library4how much did they pay for the repair of the bike?a25 yuan b50 yuan c100 yuan.5why will tom be invited to the party?abecause the woman likes h

4、im bbecause he is the mans good friend cbecause the mans mother wants him to come.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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6why is the man still in the office?ahe has to clean the flo

5、or bhe needs to type a letterche is waiting for the woman7what will the man do this evening?asee a film with mary b. go shopping iwht mary cwatch a play with the woman听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8where was the match held?ain england bin americacin south africa9when did the host team get its goal?ain the first ha

6、lfbin the second half cnear the end of the match听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10what are the speakers talking about?apopular sports events b.things people do after workc.tv programs people like best11how did the woman do the research? a. she talked to people b. she sent letters to peoplec. she collected informat

7、ion from newspapers12what do most people like to do in their spare time?awatch tv bgo to movies cread books 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13why is the man readig the book?ato take a test bto write a reportcto learn english14when does the conversation take place?aon wednesday bon friday con saturday15where does t

8、he woman coem from? abritain. bitaly ccanada16whats johns plan for the future? ato tour britain bto get a job abroadcto open a shoe shop听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17how many peopl are there in the womans family now?athree bfour cfive18what did the children think about having dinner together at home?athey dis

9、liked the idea at firstbthey thought it was funnycthey preferred eating with friends19how often did the family finally decide to have meals together?aevery sunday btwice a week cthree times a week20which of the following was not mentioned?aplaying sports bplanning tripsccooking meals第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分

10、60分）第一节：（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45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。some people have travelled to canada while others may have just heard of it . as is known to all, the canadian red and white maple leaf flag is officially called the national flag of canada.the canadian flag shows a stylized

11、red maple leaf with 11 points on a white background, with red borders down each side. the canadian flag is twice as long as its width. the white square containingthe red maple leaf is the same width as the flag. canada is a very large country, too. it is the second largest country in the world.by co

12、ntrast, it has a very small population. there are only about 29 millinon people there. most canadians are of british or french origin, and french is an official language as well english. about 45 % of the people are of british origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from br

13、itain. nearly 30 % are of french origin. most of the french-canadians live in the province of quebec. over the years people have come to live in canada from many countries in the world. they are mostly from european countries and also from china, as well as other asian countries. however , canada wa

14、s not an empty country when the europeans began to arrive. canadian-indian lived along the coast, bythe rivers and lakes and in forests. today there are only 350,000 canadian-indians in the whole country, with their own language. in the far north live the inuits.there are only 27, 000 canadian-inuit

15、s. their life is hard in such a harsh climate.21. what is the populatin of quebec? a. more than 29, 000.000 b. about 30% of the total population. c. over 45% of th etotal population d. less than 30% of the french-canadians.22.which of the following stands for canada? 23. which of the following is tr

16、ue according to this passage? a. the canadian flag i stwice as wide as its length. b. most indians are now forced to live along the coast. c. nowadays inuit still have difficult living conditions. d. nobody existed when the europeans began to arrive in canada. bthe greatest recent social changes hav

17、e been in the lives of women. during the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a womans life spent in caring for the children. a woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have se

18、ven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old. by the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. today women marry youn

19、ger and have fewer children. usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. even while she has to take care of children, her work is lightened by moder livin

20、g conditions.this important change in womens life-patterns has only recently begun to have its full effect on womens economic position. even a few years ago most girls took a full-time job after they left school. however, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. to

21、day the school- leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry older, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. such changes have led to a new relat

22、ionship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.24. at what age did most women ma

23、rry around the 1890 according to the passage? a. at about twenty-five b. in their earl fifties c. at the age of fifteen d. at any age from fifteen to forty-five25. what happened to an ordinary family in about 1900? a. the youngest child could live to fifteen. b. four of five children died after they

24、 were five. c. seven or eight children lived to be more than five. d. some children died when the were very young.26. when she was over fifty , a late nineteenth-century mother _. a. was usaully expected to die fiarely soon b. would expect to work until she died c. would be healthy enough to take up

25、 paid jobs d. was less like to find a job even if she wanted to 27. what do we know from the passage? a. husbands and wives share equal responsibilities at home. b. more and more women are looked down upon by husbands. c. today women prefer to get married rather than get jobs. d. a husband plays a g

26、reater part in looking after the children.cthe adder is the only poisonous snake native to britain. adders have the most highly developed poison injecting mechanism of all snakes, but they are not aggressive animals. adders will only use their poison as a last means of defence, usually if caught or

27、trodden on. no one has died from adder bites in britain for over 20 years. by faar the most common smake in britain is the adder. in scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. the adder is also the only british sanke with a poisonous bite. it can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny

28、 hillsides and rough open country, including high gournd. in ireland there are no snakes at all.most people regard snake bites as a fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal . sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself,

29、with amateurs heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.all snakes have small teeth, so it follows tha tall snakes can bite, but only te bite of the adder presents any danger. british snakes are shy animals and are fare more frightened of you than you c

30、ould possibly be of them. the adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. if it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, b

31、ut adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.the effect of a bite varies considerably. it depends upon severa things, one of which is the boidy-wight of the person bitten. the bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children

32、 suffer far more seriously from snake bites in britain ,and thought these bites can make soime pepe very ill, thre are probaably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illess.28. what does the underlined phrase “ trodden on” probably mean?a. found out b. hear

33、d from c. stepped on. d. robbed of.29. where are adders to be found?a. in fertile fields in scotland. b. on wild land throughout britain.c. in many parts of britain and ireland. d. everywhere in britian except scotland30. what should you do if you are with someone who is bitten by an adder?a. catch

34、the biting adder at onece. b. dont worry about the bitten person.c. dont try to treat the bite by yourself. d. operate on the person as soon as possible.31. whats the best title of the passage?a. poisonous snakes b. adders in britain c. take care oif sake bites d. protec endangered adders d many chi

35、ldren first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money). the purpose is to let children learn from experiences at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly. the amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. tim

36、ing is another consideration. some children get a weekly allowance. others get a monthly allowance. in any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money. at first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. if they

37、 do this,they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget (预算). parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. the object is to show young people that a budget demands a choice between spending and saving. older children may be responsible enough

38、 to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics. many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. these jobs are a normal part of family life. paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can

39、be useful. it can even provide an understanding of how a business works. allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money. they can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. they can spend it by buying things they want. or they can save it. savin

40、g helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. you have to cut costs and plan for the future. requiring children to save part of their allowances can also open the door to future saving and investing. many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal fin

41、ance. a saving account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest. compounding works by paying interest. so, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. the second year, the money will earn two percent of one do

42、llar and two cents, and so on. that may not seem like a lot, but over time it adds up. 32. parents give their children allowances in order to _. a. show off their wealth of family b. let them make more money c. learn the value of money d. help children manage family finance33. what is the second par

43、agraph mainly about? a. the time to give allowances. b. the way to spend alloweances. c. the amount of allowances given to children. d. considerations taken to give allowances.34. why are parents adivsed to offer yougn children allowances stricktly as planned? a. to help children learn to make a bud

44、get. b. to have children save money for larger costs. c. to let children make fewer mistakes. d. to give them more allowances next time.35. what does the author intend to tel lthe readers? a. the methods of limiting allowances. b. the advice on a better family budget. c. teaching children to use all

45、owances wisely. d. offering allowances to children properly.第二节 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。what is the porpose of readig or studying? if you cant remember what you read or study,it will be a waste of time 36 one useful aid that does help you remember what you study is

46、 to have a specific purpose or reason for readingwhy does a clerk in a store go away when your reply to her offer to help is, no, thank youim just looking? both you and she know that if you arent sure what you want, you are not likely to find itbut suppose you say instead, yes, thank youi want a pai

47、r of sun glasses she says, right this way, please.”its quite the same with your studying. if you choose a book, just looking for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just thatnothing 37 your reasons will vary; they will include reading or studying to find out more about, to understand the re

48、asons for and to find out how38 before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, i want to know why stephen vincent benet happened to write about americabecause you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it betterreading is no

49、t one single activity. 39 as you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accuratelybut at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you readyou have a kind of mental conversation with the authorthis additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it

50、, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes 40 one part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinionsfacts can be checked by evidence. opinions are ones own personal reactionsanother part of critical reading is judging source

51、sstill another part is drawing accurate inferencesa. this is an effective studying way. bin other words, a good reader is a critical readercyou remember better when you know what you re readingd. at least two important processes go on at the same time.eit is important for students to have a positive

52、 attitude to their studyf. but if you do know what you want, you are almost sure to get it.gperhaps you have already discovered some good ways to keep yourself from forgetting第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分55分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。everybody knows h

53、ow to learn. learning is a natural thing.it begins the41 we are born.our first teachers are our f amilies. at homewe learntotalkand to42and feed ourselves. we learn these and other skills by 43. then we go to school.a teacher tells us 44 to learn and how to learn. manyteachers teach us, and we pass

54、many tests and exams. then people say we are 45 . are we really educated? lets 46 the real meaning of learning. knowing facts doesnt 47being able to solve problems. solving problems requires creativity, not just a good48 . some people who dont know many49 can also be good at solving problems.henr ford is a good 50 . he left school at the age of 15. later, when his company culd ot build cars51 enough, he solved the problem. he 52 of the assembly line. today the answer seems 53 . yet, just think of the many university graduates who 54 solve any p