北京市东城区2014届高三第二学期第二次模拟英语试卷

1、北京市东城区20132014学年度高三第二学期综合练习（二）英 语 试 题本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分共150分，考试时间120分钟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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。1Which place is the woman looking for?AA post office BThe Art Gallery CThe National Muse

2、um2When will the man go to see the doctor?AOn Monday BOn Tuesday COn Wednesday3Where are the two speakers?AIn a library BIn a bookstore CAt a supermarket4What's the man probably doing?AStudying BTaking a test CListening to music5Why is the announcement made?ATo advertise a red carBTo warn the vi

3、sitors of the fireCTo ask a driver to move the car第二节 （共15小题；每题15分，满分225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，每小题将给出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。6How old is the woman's aunt?A30 B50 C627Who collects stamps?AThe woman's aunt BThe m

4、an's father CThe man听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Where is the woman?AIn her office BAt the airport CAt the restaurant9What time will the two speakers probably meet?AAt 11:00 am BAt 11:30 am CAt 2:00 pm听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10What attracts the man?AVisiting different places by shipBStaying at a hotel by the seaside

5、CSpending the holiday at home11How does the man like the vacation last year?AExpensive BBoring CInteresting12What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?AHusband and wifeBTravel agent and customerCNewspaper editor and reader听第9段材料，回答第1315题。13What is the woman?ATravel agent BAir hos

6、tess CHotel manager14What will the man first do when he arrives?ARent a car BBook a hotel CFind the driver15How long will the man stay in London?A3 days B4 days C5 days第二部分：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）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21I have watched a number of movies recen

7、tly,_ none of them have impressed meAbut Bor Cso Dfor22The best way _ how to drive a car is to practice with a driving instructorAlearnt BlearningCto learn Dto be learnt23Do you have any plan for this Sunday?Yes, I _ shopping with my friendsAgo Bam goingCwent Dhave gone24It is believed _ children sh

8、ould learn to be responsible from the very beginningAwhy BhowCwhen Dthat25_ a new house is impossible for the young couple because they haven't saved enough moneyABuy BBuyingCBought DHaving bought26The cinema _ ten years ago when we first moved to this townAbuilt Bhas builtCwas built Dwould be b

9、uilt27My sister has a habit of keeping a diary and writes down _ happens every dayAhow BwhenCwhich Dwhat28Every book _ from the library should be returned on timeAborrow Bto borrowCborrowing Dborrowed29Hi, JackYou look a bit fat nowYes, I _ five pounds recentlyAam putting on Bwill put onChave put on

10、 Dhad put on30You'd better not ride the bicycle on snowy days; you _ fallAmust Bmight Chave to Dought to31Milk will turn sour soon on hot days _ it is stored in the refrigeratorAsince BuntilCbecause Dunless32There was an excited expression _ his face when he heard the good newsAof Bon Cat Dover3

11、3Drivers must stop when the traffic lights _ redAturn Bwill turnCturned Dwere turning34Teaching is a difficult job _ requires great skill and patienceAwhich Bwhere Cwho Dwhy35If you had told him the truth, he _ so angry nowAisn't Bwasn'tCwouldn't be Dwouldn't have been第二节 完型填空（共20小题；

12、每小题15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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussionYou could feel the 36 atmosphere of the roomIt was 37 that something was wrongT

13、hen my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious diseaseThat was when we all had a moment of 38 and criedAfter that my mom started the 39 and had to travel to the hospital every dayAfter a week, she began to lose her 40 and so she shaved it all offMy mom would always wear brig

14、ht-colored scarfs and after a while 41 to buy a wig （假发:）Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails42 , I had never seen a desperate look in my mom's eyeI remember one day I went with my mom to the hospitalWhen we were 43 for her to receive the treatment, we kept telling jokesWe both burs

15、t out 44 from time to timeEveryone in the waiting room was so 45 , while we were in the middle of the room, chatting 46 Neither of us cared 47 people thought of usAfter about a year of the treatment, and all the 48 , one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something importantAs my mom was about to

16、 speak, a smile 49 on her faceAt that moment I knew that it was going to be something very 50 She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I 51 down in tearsThey were tears of joyAt that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling that everything was going to be 52 Now two ye

17、ars has passed and my mom is 53 of the diseaseI am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the wayMy mom 54 me to value every moment in my life and to remain 55 through thick or thinShe has taught me so much and continues to teach me more36Atense Bcalm Cfriendly Dcold37Anecessary Bcommon C

18、obvious Dstrange38Aregret Banger Csorrow Dhesitation39Aappointment Btreatment Coperation Dobservation40Ahair Bweight Cenergy Dhope41Aliked Boffered Cdecided Dafforded42ATherefore BHowever CBesides DFinally43AarrangingBwaiting Cwishing Dpreparing44Acrying Bquarreling Ctalking Dlaughing45Adown Bover C

19、out Doff46Anervously Bcuriously Chappily Dgently47Awhy Bwhen Cwhere Dwhat48Apain Bfailure Cadvice Dlove49Aturned Bformed Cchanged Dburst50Aattractive Bactive Cexciting Damusing51Acame Blooked Cbent Dbroke52Afair Bclear Cready Dfine53Afree Bafraid Caware Dsure54Aasked Btaught Cpersuaded Dadmitted55Ad

20、etermined Bmodest Cindependent Dpositive第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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。A56What does the underlined part "Congenital Heart Defect refer to?AAn activity BA disease CA program DA disability57Children aged 5 can take part in _ACamp Bon CoeurBGirls' Sum

21、mer CampCKidcam Summer CampDTulane University Ripples Camp58Children taking part in Ripples Camp will _Ahave the chance to try cookingBstay in the camp for two weeksCmeet kids from across the worldDhave different camp places to choose fromBGift IdeaThe other day I was shopping for Grandma when I rea

22、lized I had no gift ideas at allIt was not a birthday gift or anything like thatIt was simply sort of a hello giftThat is how we do things in my familyWe don't really give gifts for special occasionsInstead, we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinki

23、ng about themThat was why I wanted a gift for GrandmaBut it was like my imagination had dried up I have gone through all of the gift ideas in previous years, fruits, wines, cheeses, little handmade crafts, and anything else that you can give to a grandmotherI had even given her gift watches, and CDs

24、What else was there?I have always found gift ideas for men a little bit easier than for women, because for men, you can always get the usual things, such as video games, power tools and things like thatWith a woman's gift idea, however, you have to know more about herYou cannot just get someone

25、a book or a CDYou have to know all about her taste in movies, music, and literatureMy grandmother likes to read a lot, but what she likes is always pretty popularI didn't want to get her a book that she might not like, but I was running out of timeI needed a gift idea for this weekend and went t

26、o visit herAfter all, I hadn't seen her for a long timeI wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignoredFinally, I came up with the perfect gift ideaI made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past yearIt wasn't a typical gift idea like a bunch of flowers, but it real

27、ly worked in the situationYou see, I am a writer and my grandma has always been my fanAnyway, I had been learning about bookbinding recently, and had pretty much mastered the artI figured that I would add a little bit of handmade artwork to the stories, bind it altogether, and give it to herIt took

28、hours to complete, but it was well worth the effortShe absolutely loved it59The writer chose a gift for Grandma to _Acelebrate a special family occasionBplease her during a weekend visitCcongratulate her on her birthdayDbeg her pardon for ignoring her60What gift did the writer finally decide to give

29、 his grandma?AGift watchesBA bunch of flowersCArtwork made by handDStories written by himself61How does the writer feel about giving gifts to women?AInteresting BChallengingCTime-wasting DPopular62We can learn from the passage that _Athe writer is a successful novelistBmost people are particular abo

30、ut giftsCthe writer's grandma has a good taste in artDthe writer's family will give gifts on regular daysCDogs already guide blind and disabled people and now they are to be trained to help people with dementiaThe idea developed by some university students will now be put into practice by Sc

31、otland Medical CenterThe research is meaningful, for there are 670, 000 people in Britain who have dementia and by 2021 this is expected to rise to one millionDementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough waterThe dogs would be trained to he

32、lp to guide them through the dayJoyce Gray from Scotland Medical Center said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help them to maintain routineM For example, people with memory loss will tend to forget to take medicine, "but if

33、a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it, there's a greater chance of them taking it"MsGray also said dogs were perfectly suited to remind their owners to eat"Dogs have an ability to say 'it's my feeding time, so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dog'

34、s food reminding the dog's owner to eat too"The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks"It gives a reason for the owner to go out into the community," MsGray said, "We did a test with an elderly person walking down the high street on his ownThen we gave

35、him a dog on a lead and he did the exact same walkThat time people would come up to him, chatting or smiling and making eye contactWe hope we'd see this with people with dementia too"There is one more advantage of using the pets as companionsSince conversation can be increasingly confusing

36、for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionshipMsGray said, "We have found that people may forget familiar faces but not petsPeople light up when they see animalsThere is a speechless bond between the dog and its ownerw63What's the common symptom of

37、dementia?AGoing hungry BFeeling lonelyCForgetting things DWaking up at night64According to MsGray, after feeding the pet, the owner may _Ado some washing Btake his medicineChave something to eat Dgo out to walk the dog65For people with dementia, pets can _Agive them wordless helpBcontribute to their

38、 recoveryChelp them to recognize people's facesDensure them to gain support from other people66What's the best title for the passage?AGuide Dogs for the Mind BPets, Faithful CompanionsCMental Support for the Disabled DDementia, a Curable DiseaseDInteractive Home-security SystemsTarik Celebi,

39、 who lives in San Francisco suburb, takes his home-security system with him to work, to dinner, just about anywhereBy his cell phone, he "arms" his home-security alarm from his car before he leaves for workDuring his workday, he gets e-mail alerts every time his front door opens, even thou

40、gh he's miles awayIf the door opens at an unusual time -say midday when no one should be coming or going - he can order a 30-second video clip（片段） from the camera that watches the doorIf it's just his mother-in-law getting a package delivery, no worriesCelebi is one of the first users of the

41、 latest interactive home-security systemsIn addition to sounding alarms when the house is broken into and notifying homeowners or police, as traditional systems do, the interactive systems give users new ways to remotely control their systems and their home environmentDifferent from traditional home

42、-security alarms, which homeowners typically have to press buttons on a keypad to turn on before they leave their homes, the interactive systems enable consumers to arm and disarm systems from smart phones, iPads and PCs, no matter where they areMost traditional systems are set up to sound an alarm

43、if doors or windows are opened The interactive systems give homeowners more optionsFor example, users can elect when they want to be notifiedThey might want an e-mail or a text every time a door is opened, or only during the hours of 3 to 4 pm, when kids come home from schoolLike Celebi, they can ad

44、d cameras and get video clips when doors openThat could be helpful in making sure kids aren't bringing friends home when they're not supposed toNationwide, about 20% of homes havetraditional home-security systemsAbout half stop using them because they tire of the troubleBeing able to arm sys

45、tems even while dashing to the subway or while at work will increase their usage of the new interactive systemsAlthough the new functions add costs to home security, the interactive-systems are believed to push home-security systems' usage rates closer to 30%, which would be a big movement for a

46、n industry that's been largely stuck at 20% for the past decade"We all know it's going to get bigger, though we don't know how long it's going to take," Eric Taylor, an officer from San Francisco Security Department says67What may Celebi first do if his front door opens at

47、a wrong time when he is away?AInform the police BCall his mother-in-lawCArm the security alarm DObserve through video68The interactive systems enable the user to _Aimprove his home environment remotelyBlock his house's door while he is miles awayCoperate the home-security systems at any placeDso

48、und the alarm and inform the police at the same time69What's the advantage of the interactive systems over the traditional ones?AThey are cheaper BThey are easier to set upCThey can give quicker reaction DThey have more ways to inform the users70What is the last paragraph mainly about?AThe impor

49、tance of security industryBThe functions of the interactive alarmsCThe popularity of home-security systemsDThe market potential of the interactive systems第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Brain DrainImagine you are sitting in your living room and out of surprise you get

50、a call from a friendHe tells you that he's gotten the student visa and is going to study abroad for higher educationHis parents may feel it a privilege that their son is guaranteed to have a bright future and unbelievable job opportunities71 While many people believe that immigration is a personal choice that must be understood and respected, others have realized a serious problem-brain drain