天津市南开区2015届高三第二次高考模拟考试 英语

天津市南开区2015年高考英语模拟考试

英语科试卷(二)

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）、第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。第Ⅰ卷 1 至12 页，第Ⅱ卷13 至16 页。考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的答案无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

祝各位考生考试顺利！

第Ⅰ卷

注意事项：

1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。

3．本卷共 55 小题，共 95 分。

第一部分英语知识运用（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。

例: We feel ________ our duty to make our country a better place.

A.it

B. this

C. that

D. one

答案是A。

1.One of our rules is that every student ________ wear school uniform while at school.

A.might

B. shall

C. could

D. will

2.— Have you ever been to Beijing, our capital?

—Yes, only once. I ________ there only for two days.

A.had stayed

B. stayed

C. have stayed

D. were staying

3.— How do you find your new job?

— Much tougher than I expected. I quite enjoyed it, ________.

A.instead

B. too

C. though

D. either

4.— Which ________ did you participate in, Mike?

— The high jump and the long jump, but I didn’t win either of them.

A. affairs

B. incidents

C. matters

D. events

5.Susan came to the party yesterday, but it was already half past eight ________ she turned up.

A.that

B. before

C. until

D. when

6.I ________ in the final of the V oice of China, but I was kicked out of the first round.

A. must join

B. would have joined

C. must have joined

D. would join

7.Her elder daughter, ________ she placed the greatest confidence, failed to match her expectation.

A.in whom

B. of whom

C. to whom

D. on whom

8.Believe me or not, I’m always on your side ________ you have.

A. what difficulty

B. however difficulty

C. how difficulty

D. no matter what difficulty

9.It doesn’t matter where charities get their money from; what ________ is what they do with it.

A. counts

B. considers

C. cares

D. functions

10.— Why does Michael know so much about Angkor Watt?

— He ________ have been there, or he just heard by chance.

A.oughtn’t to

B. can’t

C. may

D. must

11.I’d love to find a satisfactory job upon graduation from college, ________ which combines interest and a

good salary.

A.one

B. it

C. the one

D. that

12.Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just ________ worries the public.

A.why

B. what

C. that

D. which

13.________ the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.

A. Devoted to teach

B. Devoted herself to teaching

C. Devoting to teach

D. Devoting herself to teaching

14.— Aren’t you cold?

— ________. I’m boiling hot.

A. Far from it

B. Take it easy

C. That’s all right

D. Not a little

15. In much of the animal world, night is the time ________ for sleep — pure and

simple.

A. set aside

B. set down

C. set off

D. set up

第二节完形填空(共20 小题；每小题1. 5 分，满分30 分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16 ～35 各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将短文内容补充完整。

John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he took a book off the 16 and

found himself interested in the notes in the margin(页边空白). The soft handwriting 17 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In front of the book, he 18 the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he 19 her address. He wrote her a letter 20 himself and inviting her to reply.

During the next year and one-month the two grew to know each other 21 the mail. A Romance was budding. John requested a (an) 22 , but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like. Later they 23 their first meeting —7: 00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll 24 me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7: 00 he was in the 25 looking for the girl with the red rose.

A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her 26 long and slim and her eyes blue as flowers. Almost 27 he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell — a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly away. He felt as though he split in two, so strong was his

28 to follow her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose 29 had truly companioned him.

He did not 30 . He squared his shoulders and said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to 31 ?”

The woman smiled. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit 32 me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I 33 tell you that she is waiting for you in the 34 across the street. She said it was some kind of 35 !”

It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.

16．A. exhibition B. figure C. shelf D. chart

17．A. represented B. refreshed C. replaced D. rejected

18．A. transformed B. conveyed C. observed D. discovered

19．A. located B. expressed C. settled D. evaluated

20．A. explaining B. introducing C. appointing D. predicting

21．A. by B. on C. beyond D. through

22．A. measurement B. email C. photograph D. document

23．A. separated B. scheduled C. strengthened D. possessed

24．A. tolerate B. witness C. advocate D. recognize

25．A. library B. station C. downtown D. square

26．A. shadow B. shoulder C. appearance D. figure

27．A. randomly B. ridiculously C. uncontrollably D. mentally

28．A. desire B. dream C. determination D. attempt

29．A. carefulness B. wealth C. expectation D. spirit

30．A. hesitate B. force C. realize D. mean

31．A. cinema B. dinner C. match D. lunch

32．A. advised B. applied C. begged D. required

33．A. should B. would C. may D. must

34．A. balcony B. restaurant C. department D. store

35．A. patience B. check C. test D. decision

第二部分阅读理解(共20 小题；每小题 2. 5 分，满分50 分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Still seeking a destination for your weekend break？There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.

King's Art Centre

A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.

You could attend a class teaching you how to “learn from the masters”or get more creative with paint—free of charge.

The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.

The Botanic Garden

The Garden has over 8,000 plant species；it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.

The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.

Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula，a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.

The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.

Byron's Pool

Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”．However，it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.

It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake，which is now known as

Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grant Chester in the south Cambridge shire countryside，the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me，then perhaps you'll take it from Virginia Woolf—over a century after Byron，she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.

36. As mentioned in the passage，there is a small charge for ________.

A. attending the masters' class

B. learning life drawing

C. working with local artists

D. seeing an exhibition

37. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are ________.

A. common insects

B. wildlife enthusiasts

C. rarely seen snakes

D. impressive plants

38. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed ________.

A. to like walking

B. to fear pet bears

C. to be a heavy drinker

D. to finish university in 1805

39. In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake ________.

A. located in Grant Chester

B. owned by Lord Byron

C. surrounded by fields

D. discovered by Virginia Woolf

40. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. unknown stories of Cambridge University

B. a way to become creative in art

C. the colourful life in the countryside

D. some places for weekend break

B

As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.

That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data. After all,

existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations (终止) and retirements. In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still humming along, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!

And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.

I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from (and compete for).

But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections.

So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired every month in the U.S. You can be one of them.

41. The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ________.

A. should not stop people from looking for a job

B. prevents many people from changing careers

C. deprives（剥夺）many people of job opportunities

D. does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening

42. Most job openings come from ________.

A. job growth

B. job turnover

C. improved economy

D. business expansion

43. The underlined word “humming” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. falling

B. satisfying

C. disappointing

D. growing

44. What does the author say about overall job growth?

A. It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed.

B. It increases people’s confidence in the economy.

C. It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers.

D. It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed.

45. What is the key to landing a job according to the author?

A. Persistence (坚持).

B. Intelligence.

C. Education.

D. Experience.

C

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.

Here is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable

thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

46. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our ________.

A. financial rewards

B. self-respect

C. advertising ability

D. friendly relationship

47. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ________.

A. lying

B. advertising

C. cheating

D. stealing

48. The underlined phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” means ________.

A. offering advice to the clerk

B. reminding the clerk of the charged item

C. asking the clerk to be more attentive

D. telling the truth to the clerk

49.How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?

A.We'll be very excited.

B.We'll feel unfortunate.

C.We'll have a sense of honor.

D.We'll feel sorry for the clerk.

50. The best title of this passage is ________.

A. Happiness through Honorable Actions

B. A Strong Sense of Humor

C. Keeping on Doing Exercise

D. A Beautiful Positive Energy

D

You can't always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev

doesn't think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That's why he created Lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain-sensing umbrella.

The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up, people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (伞篷) built into a street lamp,” he said.

The Lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors (传感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.

In addition to the rain sensor, there's also a 360°motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.

According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed (安装) at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.

While there are no plans to take the Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and insists his creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.

51. For what purpose did Belyaev create the Lampbrella?

A. To protect people from the rain.

B. To check the weather forecast.

C. To predict a heavy rain.

D. To remind people to take an umbrella.

52. What do we know from Belyaev's words in Paragraph 2?

A. It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.

B. His creation was inspired by an experience.

C. Street lamps are protected by canopies.

D. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.

53. Which of the following shows how the Lampbrella works?

A. motor → canopy → sensors

B. motor → sensors → canopy

C. sensors → motor → canopy

D. canopy → motor → sensors

54. Paragraph 5 mainly tells us about ________ of the Lampbrella.

A. its moving speed

B. its appearance

C. its safety

D. its installation

55. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

A. the designer will open a company to promote his product

B. the designer is confident that his creation is practical

C. the Lampbrella could be put into immediate production

D. the Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow

第Ⅱ卷

注意事项： 1. 用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。

2. 本卷共6 题，共35 分。

第三部分写作

第一节阅读下面短文，按照要求用英语回答问题。(共 5 小

题；每小题2 分，满分10分)

When a rather dirty, poorly-dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of not only happy stories, but also sad ones. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is coming from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.

Certainly, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. In fact, quite a few people will not give money to beggars now. Let us look at their arguments.

Firstly, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pathetic and actually make a good living from begging. Giving money to beggars only encourages this sort of evil. Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but there is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.

Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.

It’s hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently.

A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.

56. What is the best title of the passage? (No more than 8 words.)

57. According to the passage, why is it not a good excuse that a person makes a living by begging? (No more

than 15 words.)

58．How should beggars seek help according to some people’s opinion in this passage?

(No more than 10 words.)

59．What does the underlined word “pathetic” in Paragraph 3 mean in English? (No more than 1 word)

60．Meeting with a beggar in the street, will you always give him/her money? Why? (No more than 15 words)

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

61.上周日，你班开展以“美化城市环境，倡导低碳生活”为宗旨的志愿者活动。活动内容包括：上午去郊区植树；下午去广场宣传，分发传单。请你就这个活动为校报写一篇题为“A V oluntary Activity”的短文。

你的文章应包括下列要点：

活动内容、宗旨、对同学的影响以及你的评价。

注意：

1. 词数：不少于100；

2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。

参考词汇：传单leaflet

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天津市南开区2015年高考英语模拟考试

英语科试卷(二)参考答案

第Ⅰ卷第一、二部分（Key to 1—55）

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. D

6. B

7. A

8. D

9. A 10. C

11. A 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. B

21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A

31. B 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. D

41. A 42. B 43. D 44. C 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. C 50. A

51. A 52. B 53. C 54. C 55. B

第II卷第三部分

第一节

56. Arguments on giving money to beggars./Attitude to beggars.

57. Because one might be poor, but he/she shouldn’t lose his/her sense of pride and self-dependence.

58. By going to the local government department for help.

59. Poor/Pitiful/ Pitiable.

60. Yes, because they are unfortunate and need helping to go through life./No, because they could be only

encouraged to do this sort of evil. /Because I’m worried that the money will be spent on beer, wine or drugs.

第二节61. (One possible version: )

A Voluntary Activity

Last Sunday, our class launched a voluntary activity, the theme of which is to make the city more beautiful and advocate a low-carbon lifestyle. In the morning, we went to plant trees in the suburbs. We worked in cooperation. Some dug holes, some carried and planted trees, and some watered them. In the afternoon, we went to People’s Square to hand out leaflets, raising people’s awareness of environmental protection. Most of the students think highly of the activity, which will surely produce a positive effect on our daily life.

As far as I’m concerned, it’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment. As long as there is the possibility of saving our planet, do take action now before it is too late. Low carbon living is surely a way of great significance.