山东省滕州市第三中学2015-2016学年度高三期末复习模拟试题(一)英语试卷

山东省滕州市第三中学2015-2016学年度高三期末复习模拟试题（一）英语试卷一、阅读理解1.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。

ARaised in a fatherless home，my father was extremely tightfisted towards us children. His attitude didn‟t soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home，Dad never met me，even in severe weather. If I grumbled，he‟d say in his loudest father-voice，“That‟s what your legs are for!”The walk didn‟t bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father didn‟t seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling was canceled one spring evening.It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached the stop，I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.A row of hedge（树篱）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey，I always had a sense of relief to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening，the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedge，moving toward the house. Upon closer observation，I realized it was the top of my father‟s head. Then I knew，each time I‟d come home，he had stood behind the hedge，watching，until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care，after all.On later visits，that spot of gray became my watchtower. I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home，I would find my father sitting innocently in his chair. “So! My son，it‟s you!” he‟d say，his face lengthening into pretended surprise.I replied，“Yes，Dad，it‟s me. I‟m home.”1．What does the underlined word “grumbled” in Paragraph 1 probabl y mean .A．Accepted happily.B．Explained clearly.C．Agreed willingly.D．Spoke unhappily.2．What made the author feel upset was ______.A．the tiredness after long hours in labsB．the fear of seeing something movingC．the feeling of being less than valuedD．the loneliness of riding the bus home3．The author‟s father watched behind the hedge becau se ______.A．he was concerned about his son‟s safetyB．he wanted to help his son build up courageC．he didn‟t want to meet his son at the doorwayD．he didn‟t think his son was old enough to walk alone4．Which of the following can be the best title for the textA．My Father‟s Secret.B．The Life of My father.C．Terrible Journey Home.D．Riding Bus Alone.BThe Netherlands on Monday introduced its first-ever intelligent bicycle, fitted with electronic devicesto help bring down the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country．Developed for the government by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the intelligent bicycle, runs on electricity．A commercial-available bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1, 700 to 3, 200 euros per bicycle．The devices on the bike are linked through an onboard computer with a vibrating (震动的) warning system fitted in the bicycle's saddle and handlebars to warn cyclists of the coming danger.The saddle vibrates when other cyclists approach from behind, while, the handlebars do the same when barriers appear ahead．“Accidents often happen when cyclists look behind them or get a fright when they are passed at h igh speed, ”said Maurice Kwakkernaat, one of TNO's research scientists involved in the project．“The onboard system technology has already been at work in the car industry, ”he said．“More and more elderly people are using a bicycle, not only for short di stances, but also for longer distances, ”Dutch Environment and Infrastructure Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen told AFP．“This type ofbicycle is truly needed in the Netherlands because it will help us bring down the number of elderly people who are inju red every year and allow them to continue to enjoy cycling, ”she said．In the Netherlands, bicycles outnumber the population of 17 million by at least one million and there are some 25,000 km of bicycle path in the country．Those statistics are set to grow as more and more people take to two-wheeled transport, leading to an increased risk of injury．Last year, 184 cyclists died in the country, of which 124, or 67%, were older than 65, according to the Central Statistics Office．The year before, 200 cyclists died, the majority of victims also being elderly．The current model weighs 25 kilograms but researchers are working on making the onboard systems smaller．1．The intelligent bicycle is aimed to ________．A．protect the environmentB．help reduce traffic pressureC．popularize the use of bicyclesD．improve safety for elderly cyclists2．Which part of the intelligent bicycle will vibrate when another cyclist was suddenly found ahead ?A．The handlebars.B．The wheels.C．The saddle.D．The onboard computer.3．We can learn from the passage that ________.A．the elderly ride bicycles wherever they goB．the accident rate among elderly cyclists is highC．the number of elderly cyclists is decreasingD．the elderly are planning to give up cycling4．Which is the best title for the passage?A．A Test BicycleB．Elderly CyclistsC．A Smart BicycleD．A Bicycle-mad CountryCLast night‟s meteor(流星)shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers．According to Gabe Rothschild，Emerald Valley‟s mayor，people gathered in the suburbs of the city，carrying heavy telescopes，expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors passing through the sky．What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city‟s lights that it darkened the light of the meteors passing overhead．“My family was so frustrated，”admitted town resident Duane Cosby．“We wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing，but it turned out to be a huge disappointment．”Astronomers—scientists who study stars and planets—have been complaining about this problem for decades．They say that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past．They call on people and the government to take measures to fight against it．There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution．This population consists of birds，bats，frogs，snakes，etc．For example，outdoor lighting severely affects migrating birds．According to the International Dark-Sky Association．“100 million birds a year throughout North America die in crashes with lighted buildings and towers．”Countless more animal casualties(伤亡)result from the use of artificial lighting．Clearly，people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings，but some scientists think it can be harmful for humans，too．They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase a person‟s chances of getting cancer．Emerald Valley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of light pollution．For years，Flagstaff，Arizona，has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory．Similar efforts have been made worldwide，and a movement is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them，so that other creatures can share the night．1．It happened last night that．A．the city‟s lights affected the meteor watchingB．the meteors flew past before being noticedC．the city light show attracted many peopleD．the meteor watching ended up a social outing2．What do the astronomers complain about?A．Meteor showers occur less often than before．B．Their observation equipment is in poor repair．C．Light pollution has remained unsolved for years．D．Their eyesight is falling due to artificial lighting．3．What is the author concerned about according to Paragraph 4?A．Birds may take other migration paths．B．Animals‟ living habits may change suddenly．C．Varieties of animals will become sharply reduced．D．Animals‟ survival is threatene d by outdoor lighting．4．What message does the author most want to give us?A．Saving wildlife is saving ourselves．B．Great efforts should be made to save energy．C．Human activities should be environmentally friendly．D．New equipment should be introduced for space study．DThe thing is，my luck‟s always been ruined．Just look at my name: Jean．Not Jean Marie，or Jeanine，or Jeanette，or even Jeanne．Just Jean．Did you know in France，they name boys Jean? It‟s French for John．And okay，I don‟t live in France．But still，I‟m basically a girl named John．If I lived in France，anyway．This is the kind of luck I‟ve had since before Mom even filled out my birth certificate．So it wasn‟t any big surprise to me when the cab driver didn‟t help me with my suitcase．I‟d alr eady had to tolerate arriving at the airport to find no one there to greet me，and then got no answer to my many phone calls，asking where my aunt and uncle were．Did they not want me after all? Had they changed their minds? Had they heard about my bad luck—all the way from Iowa—and decided they didn‟t want any of it to rub off on them?So when the cab driver，instead of getting out and helping me with my bags，just pushed a little button so that the trunk (汽车后备箱) popped open a few inches，it wasn‟t the worst t hing that had ever happened to me．It wasn‟t even the worst thing that had happened to me that day．According to my mom，most brownstones in New York City were originally single-family homes when they were built way back in the 1800s．But now they‟ve been d ivided up into apartments，so that there‟s one—or sometimes even two or more families—per floor．Not Mom‟s sister Evelyn‟s brownstone，though．Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted Gardiner own all four floors of their brownstone．That‟s practically one floor per person，since Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted only have three kids，my cousins Tory，Teddy，and Alice．Back home，we just have two floors，but there are seven people living on them．And only one bathroom．Not that I‟m complaining．Still，ever since my sister Courtney discovered blow-outs，it‟s been pretty frightful at home．But as tall as my aunt and uncle‟s house was，it was really narrow—just three windows across．Still，it was a very pretty townhouse，painted gray．The door was a bright，cheerful yellow．Therewere yellow flower boxes along the base of each window，flower boxes from which bright red—and obviously newly planted，since it was only the middle of April，and not quite warm enough for them．It was nice to know that，even in a sophisticated (世故的) city like New York，people still realized how homey and welcoming a box of flowers could be．The sight of those flowers cheered me up a little．Like maybe Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Ted just forgot I was arriving today，and hadn‟t deliberately failed to meet me at the airport because the y‟d changed their minds about letting me come to stay．Like everything was going to be all right，after all．Yeah．With my luck，probably not．I started up the steps to the front door of 326 East Sixty-Ninth Street，then realized I couldn‟t make it with both bags and my violin．Leaving one bag on the sidewalk，I dragged the other up the steps with me．Maybe I took the steps a little too fast，since I nearly tripped and fell flat on my face on the sidewalk．I managed to catch myself at the last moment by grabbi ng some of the fence the gardeners had put up…1．Why did the author go to New York?A．She intended to go sightseeing there．B．She meant to stay with her aunt‟s family．C．She was homeless and adopted by her aunt.D．She wanted to try her luck and find a job there．2．According to the author，some facts account for her bad luck EXCEPT that ________．A．she was given a boy‟s name in FrenchB．the cab driver didn‟t help her with her bagsC．her sister Courtney discovered blow-outsD．nobody had come to meet her at the airport3．The underlined phrase “rub off on” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.A．have an effect onB．play tricks onC．put pressure onD．throw doubt on4．From the passage，we can know that _________．A．the author left home without informing her motherB．the author arrived in New York in a very warm seasonC．her aunt‟s family lived a much better life than her ownD．her aunt and uncle were likely to forget about her arrival二、信息匹配5.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。