松江区2014年高三英语三模试卷

松江区高三英语2014年5月模拟试卷

2014.5 Part A Short Conversations

Directions: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. Borrow 25 cents. B. Use the woman’s phone.

C. Look for a phone nearby.

D. Pay the woman’s phone.

2. A. They don’t have to go to the concert. B. Her brother should let them use the car.

C. They will take a taxi.

D. They can go there on foot.

3. A. To repair a TV set. B. To complain about a TV set.

C. To buy a TV set.

D. To return a TV set.

4. A. Give her the correct time. B. Use her notes.

C. Stop reviewing.

D. Continue revising.

5. A. She has always been popular. B. She was surprised by the party.

C. She was popular with children.

D. She had a surprise party.

6. A. He thinks it will be better than the old one.

B. He’s anxious for it to be completed.

C. He’s worried that it’s not long enough.

D. He feels that it shouldn’t have been built.

7. A. In a school. B. In a clothing store.

C. In a bank.

D. In a theatre.

8. A. The professor’s lecture was not convincing enough.

B. The professor’s lecture was too complicated.

C. The professor spoke with a strong accent.

D. The professor spoke too fast.

9. A. He was kept in hospital for a long time.

B. He was seriously wounded in an explosion.

C. He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.

D. He was fined for speeding.

10. A. The furnished apartment was inexpensive.

B. The apartment was provided with some old furniture.

C. The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.

D. The furniture he bought was very cheap.

Part B Passages

Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Because he failed in the match. B. Because he liked to dream there.

C. Because he had no money.

D. Because he could see the hotel.

12. A. On Saturday evening. B. One Sunday evening.

C. One Saturday morning.

D. One Sunday morning.

13. A. Because he didn’t like the warm and soft bed.

B. Because he liked to sleep in the park.

C. Because he didn’t pay for it.

D. Because he wanted to have a good dream.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Energy crisis. B. Global financial difficulties.

C. Climate change.

D. Terrorism,

15. A. 2.3 billion. B. 188 million. C. 2 billion. D. 24 million.

16. A. To celebrate its 97th anniversary.

B. To welcome the officers from the army.

C. To see off the students admitted to the army.

D. To award the only female student who passed the selection.

Part C Longer Conversations

Directions:In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

Nowadays people realize the importance of one’s int elligence, (25) ______ they neglect non-intelligence factors. According to a study, American psychologists discovered the main cause of differences in intelligence is not intelligence itself, but non-intelligence factors including the desire (26) ______ (learn), will-power and self-confidence.

Quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay attention to (27) ______ (cultivate) these factors. Some parents are worried (28) ______ their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic factors, state of poor nutrition, or laziness, but they never take into consideration these non-intelligence factors. Some teachers don’t inquire into such reasons as why students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises, or even punish or laugh at them. After all these, students lose self-confidence. Some give themselves up as hopeless, feeling defeated. (29)______ may take wrong or evil ways because they are sick of learning. An investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students showed that 46.5% of them were afraid of learning (30) ______ ______ examinations; and 10.3% were sick of learning.

It is clear that lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors (31) ______ (be) a main barrier to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological and psychological development among students.

Some experts have put forward proposals about (32) ______ parents and teachers cultivate students’ non-intelligence factors. They should be teenagers’ best psycholo gist and fully understand them and they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning, increasing their interests in their studies and toughening their willpower.

(B)

Michelle Obama together with her two daughters and her mother is visiting China in this weeklong visit. It is her main task (33) ______ aims at promoting education and person-to-person exchanges. This visit marks the first meeting between Obama and Peng Liyuan, (34) ______ husbands run the world’s first and second (35) ______ (large) economies and have sought to build a new relationship (36) ______(base) on trust and mutual respect. Peng will accompany Obama to the former Imperial Palace (37) ______ (follow) by a private dinner and a performance. On Saturday, she is to speak at prestigious Peking University, where American products and culture are hugely popular and there is a respect for the U.S. first family.

Michelle Obama’s decision to visit China, accompanied by her daughters and mother, is being considered (38) ______ a sign of respect for Chinese society and culture, as well as a way of humanizing the relationship between the two nations. By a similar measure, the glamorous Peng Liyuan, who holds (39) ______ honorary rank equivalent to major general, has broken the mold of reticent, virtually invisible Chinese ladies, (40) ______ (use) her fame to promote AIDS awareness and other causes.

The Obama women are to fly Monday to the northern city of Xi’an, home to the famed Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, then visit a panda breeding facility outside.

Section B （10分）

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The Power of V

Birds of a feather may flock together, but why they fly together in V formations has never been known for certain.

Now, with the help of 14 northern bald ibises (欧洲秃鹰) equipped with __41__ sensors on a 600-mile migration from Austria to Italy, researchers are suggesting that the explanation is one that was long __42__ but never proved: the formations helps the birds conserve energy.

Reporting in the __43__ Nature, the scientists write that the ibises __44__ themselves in spots that were aerodynamically optimal (空气动力学上最佳的) –allowing them to take advantage of swirls of upward-moving air __45__ by the wings of the bird ahead. Since the lead bird got no lift advantage, the ibises regularly switched leaders.

―We’ve been wondering for years whether flapping birds can save energy by following each other in the right was,‖ said Geiffrey Spedding, a researcher at the University of Southern California, who was not involved in the study. ―This word answers that question, and the answer is yes.‖

The scientists, led by Jim Usherwood of the Royal Veterinary College in England, said a major __46__ was obtaining the data. The ibises hatched at Zoo Vienna in March 2011 and __47__ as part of a conservation project aimed at reintroducing the __48__ endangered species to its natural range in Europe.

Some of the study’s authors served as human foster parents, taking the young birds on training flights in Salzburg, Austria. The humans rode in a paraplane, a type of lightweight aircraft, and the birds followed. Eventually, the foster parents taught the birds their 600-mile migration route from Salzburg to Orbetello, Italy, by flying alongside them.

The birds wore custom-made data loggers that allowed the researchers to track flapping, speed and direction. Weighing less than an ounce, the devices included a memory card and a GPS unit, among other things. It is __49__ to about one foot and refreshes five times per second—the __50__ necessary to track the birds’ positions in relation to one another.

The new study does not say how much energy the ibises saved through the V formation, but small gains could be useful over long migrations, experts say.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A （15分）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

With children and their development, nothing is more important than imagination to help with the growth of thought processes and creativity. Children that are able to get away from it all and place themselves, __51__, in another world are more likely to be able to think ―outside the

box‖and produce more creative results when learning and working. For this reason, the importance of imagination cannot be __52__ and should be encouraged when raising children.

Parents know the importance of curiosity in children. Curiosity holds an important place in the minds of kids because it helps provide them with the __53__ to explore objects and places that they do not know. Children become curious from a very young age and begin to wonder about various __54__ in this broad universe, but it is imagination that helps carry the child beyond the boundaries of imagination and into a new world of __55__.

It is imagination that begins to develop and __56__ a very vital place in a child’s mental world. With imagination, a child can move mountains, __57__ himself to a distant world, make himself smaller or larger, or disappear from sight. Imagination allows children to form new ideas and explore old ideas, all at once. For children with more to escape in their __58__ realities, such as abuse victims or children with separated parents, imagination plays an even more critical role in development as it __59__ with coping.

As parents, it is critical to promote imagination through various __60__ and ideas, __61__ children to fantasy worlds through books and television shows. Discuss these ideas together and explore your children’s ideas. Don’t judge them for the ideas they think of, but rather explore them together and ask questions to promote more thought through imagination. This will help children flesh out and __62__ ideas through their imagination, leading to the building blocks of creative __63__.

When children get scared, it is important to show them compassion and belonging. This can be accomplished through the use of imagination __64__. Any toy or activity that promotes imagination is a tremendous asset for preparing children for the world and allowing them to have the __65__ in which to truly and safely grow up.

51. A. intelligently B. physically C. mentally D. actually

52. A. challenged B. underestimated C. overestimated D. measured

53. A. ability B. advantage C. will D. chance

54. A. notions B. species C. concepts D. findings

55. A. expansion B. daydreaming C. thought D. discovery

56. A. improve B. occupy C. appear D. show

57. A. transport ` B. keep C. transmit D. hold

58. A. unavoidable B. unfortunate C. unreliable D. unbelievable

59. A. aids B. combines C. fixes D. compares

60. A. lessons B. communications C. meetings D. activities

61. A. Throw B. Expose C. Take D. Allow

62. A. identify B. justify C. modify D. solidify

63. A. vocabulary B. solution C. thinking D. idea

64. A. at play B. at work C. at home D. at school

65. A. right B. energy C. ability D. space

Section B （24分）

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is Followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clear night you might see the Moon, some planets, and thousands of sparkling stars.

You can see even more with a telescope. You might see stars where before you only saw dark space. You might see that many stars look larger than others. You might see that some stars that look white are really red or blue. With bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.

But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won’t see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year.

That’s because they’re invisible. They’re the mysterious dead stars called black holes.

You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our Sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn’t seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.

As a star’s gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs out, the star stops burning and begins to die.

As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into a smaller and smaller ball. If the star was very small, the star ends up as a cold, dark ball called a black dwarf. If the star was very big, it keeps squashing inward until it’s packed together tighter than anything in the universe.

Imagine if the Earth were crushed until it was the size of a tiny marble. That’s how tightly this dead star, a black hole, is packed. What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It’s the same force that pulls you down when you jump – the force called gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything – even light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. That’s why you see nothing but blackness.

So the next time you stare up at the night sky, remember: there’s more in the sky than meets the eye! Scattered in the silent darkness are black holes – the great mystery of space.

66. According to the article, what causes a star to die?

A. As it gets hotter and hotter, it explodes.

B. It collides with other stars.

C. It can only live for about a million years.

D. As its gases run out, it cools down.

67. Which of the following statements is NOT a fact?

A. Black holes are dead stars.

B. There is nothing as mysterious as a black hole.

C. Black holes are invisible.

D. Black holes have gravity.

68.Which of the following is NOT a feature of a black dwarf?

A. It is usually bigger than a white dwarf.

B. It is dark.

C. It is smaller in size than a common star.

D. It is cold.

69. What happens after a star dies?

A. It burns up all of its gases.

B. It falls to Earth.

C. It becomes invisible.

D. It becomes brighter and easier to see.

70. Why can’t you see light when you look at a black hole?

A. For most black holes are so far away.

B. As the star’s gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.

C. As a star cools, its outer layers pull in toward its center.

D. The gravity of a black hole is so strong that it sucks the light inward.

(B)

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71. According to the passage, the following eight items refer to a brief analysis of ____________.

A. one’s full name

B. one’s first name

C. one’s last name

D. one’s legal name

72. People can find out about the powerful energies contained in one’s _____________.

A. nickname

B. life purpose and inner potential measured from your date of birth

C. free name and birth date report

D. destiny

73. What is the passage intended to do?

A. To make an advertisement.

B. To report a kind of service.

C. To turn out a scientific result.

D. To introduce a book about a kind of service.

(C)

New archaeological discovers suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many countries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road.

The farest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of and Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.

The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC which was the agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijion. Histerents have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world’s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Pet la lu exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets in Rome.

But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.

74. The word ―coupled‖ in the first paragraph could best be replaced by ____________.

A. produced

B. doubled

C. combined

D. contributed

75. What does the silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggest?

A. That trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought

B. Historical research often achieves fascinating results

C. Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk

D. The new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices

76. Until recently most historians believed that trade along the Silk Road ____________.

A. extended human migration into eastern Asia

B. primarily benefited the Egyptians

C. began a million years ago

D. originated in the 2nd century BC

77. Why have Historians always considered Zhang Qian’s mission important?

A. Because it discovered the Silk Road

B. Because he helped establish East-West trade

C. Because he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor

D. Because he travelled as far as Afghanistan

Section C （8分）

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Why does Facebook use blue as its primary branding color? According to The New Yorker, the reason is simple: it’s because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind. As the Facebook CEO told the magazine, ―Blue is the richest color for me—I can see all of blue.‖

While Facebook’s choice of blue didn’t come after extensive research, it’s most likely not sheer coincidence that two other major social networking sites—Twitter and LinkedIn—also picked blue as their dominant color.

Blue is the color of the intellect, the mind, making it the color of communication. And when you think about social media, it’s all about communicating. Besides, blue is the world’s favorite color, multiple surveys have shown. Ask people their favorite color, and in most parts of the world roughly half will say blue, a figure three to four times the support for common second-place finishers like purple or green. The color is also associated with trust, honor and productivity, which constitute how a lot of businesses want to be perceived.

Another example is CocaCola. It’s not by accident that its logo and cans have remained red for decades. The mention of the beverage probably had you think of red immediately, the most emotionally intense color associated with boldness, love and life.

The visual sense is the strongest developed sense in most human beings. Research has revealed that people make a subconscious judgment about a person, environment, or product within 90 seconds of initial viewing and that between 62 percent and 90 percent of that assessment is based on color alone. It’s only natural that advertisers and marketers have spent vast amount of time and money in attempts to use color for the purpose of influencing consumers to use their services or buy their products

（Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.）

78. Why do some networking sites use ―blue‖ as their dominant color?

79. That businessmen are supposed to think carefully about the color they choose is that_________.

80. According to the survey about their favorite color, ________________________ support blue.

81. What is the main factor when people make a subconscious judgment?

第Ⅱ卷（47分）

I. Translation （22分）

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 人们常常认为好奇心和想象力是成功的关键。（consider）

2. 由于缺乏资金和人力，好几条地铁的建造将推迟。（lack n.）

3. 只有当我们知晓生活是艰难时，才会激励自己努力改变人生。（Only）

4. 现在我们面临的情况是如何针对6月7日的高考做好充分准备。（preparation）

5. 随着医患关系变得越来越紧张，致使有的医护人员在冲突中其生命受到严重威胁。（threaten）

II. Guided writing （25分）

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given in Chinese.

近年来不少国家出现水资源短缺现象，如何做到节约水资源是一个全球面临的一个问题。请谈谈你有什么好的解决方法，且说明此方法的好处。

松江区高三英语5月模拟试卷

参考答案

2014.5 Listening

1-10 BBBDA BCDCD

11-13 CCD 14-16 ABC

17. December 18. accountant 19. master’s 20. Salary

21. first time 22. tomorrow morning 23.entertainment center 24. the Red Bus II. Grammar and Vocabulary

A. Grammar

25. while /but 26. to learn 27. cultivating 28. when/if 29. Others 30. because of 31. has been/is 32. how

33. that 34. whose 35. largest 36. based 37. to be followed 38. as 39. an 40. using

B. V ocabulary

41. D 42. C 43. G 44. A 45. F 46. E 47. J 48. K 49. I 50. B

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

51-----65 CBCAD BABAD BDCAD

Section B

66----70 DBACD

71----73 BCD

74----77 CADB

Section C

78. Because it stands for the intellect and the mind.

79. it is associated with trust, honor and productivity

80. roughly half in most parts of the world.

81. The main factor is based on color alone.

Translation

1. People often consider curiosity and imagination as the key to success.

2. The construction of several subways will be put off for lack of funds and labor.

3. Only when we know that life is hard, can we motivate ourselves to change our life effectively.

4. What we are facing now is how to make full preparations for the university/college entrance

examination on June 7th.

5. As the doctor-patient relationship becomes more and more nervous, it has led to some conflicts

in which some doctors’ and nurses’ lives were seriously threatened.

Or: With the growing tension between doctors and patients, it has led to some conflicts in which some doctors’ and nurses’ lives were seriously threatened.