莆田一中2015年高三英语考前模拟试卷（附答案）
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Employer and employee. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.
2. When did the woman call the front desk?
A. At 2:00 a.m. B. At 8:00 a.m. C. At 2:30 p.m.
3. When will the shirts be finished?
A. Friday morning. B. Friday afternoon. C. Saturday afternoon.
4. What’s the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
A. Taxi driver and customer. B. Conductor and driver. C. Boss and secretary.
5. What is the man doing?
A. He is buying plane tickets to Europe.
B. He is sending some postcards.
C. He is asking about his mail.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a park. B. At a restaurant. C. In an office.
7. What does the woman do?
A. She works for IBM. B. She is a teacher at Harvard.
C. She is a student at Harvard.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What season is it now?
A. Summer. B. Autumn. C. Winter.
9. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Guide and traveler. B. Driver and passenger.
C. Assistant and customer.
10. What is the weather like in summer in San Francisco?
A. It is warm. B. It is cool. C. It is hot.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
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A. They are boss and employee.
B. They are teacher and student.
C. They are next door neighbors.
12. How old is the man?
A. He is an old man. B. He is a middle aged man.
C. He is a young man.
13. What kind of looking does the man probably have?
A. He has a special looking. B. He has a good looking.
C. He has an ordinary looking.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When will they go to Xi’an?
A. On about June 16th.
B. On about July 16th.
C. On about June 6th.
15. For how long will they stay in Xi’an?
A. Less than one week.
B. More than two weeks.
C. Just one week.
16. Why is Monica going to Harbin again?
A. Because her parents live there.
B. Because she does not like Xi’an.
C. Because she wants to visit her friends.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the man help the old lady?
A. He took the sick lady to hospital.
B. He carried her bags and took her home.
C. He helped her to find her son’s home.
18. Why did the man tell the old lady a white lie?
A. The old lady didn’t want to trouble him.
B. The man wanted to please the old lady.
C. The man let the old lady believe in him.
19. When did the man’s grandmother die?
A. 20 years ago. B. 25 years ago. C. 30 years ago.
20. What did it turn out to be?
A. The old lady was the man’s father’s aunt.
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B. The old lady was the man’s father’s neighbor.
C. The old lady looked after the man as he was two.
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）
21. The police have ____ power to deal with such matters by ____ law.
A. the; the B. /; / C. /; the D. the; /
22. －Has Tom already finished his new story?
－I have no idea. He it last month.
A. had written B. was writing C. would write D. wrote
23. The opening day of the battle was, however ____ a success.
A. regarded B. proved C. accounted D. said
24. No sooner _____ their seats ____ the film began.
A. they have found; before B. had they found; than
C. have they found; when D. they had found; than
25. 一Why you be talking so loudly while others are studying?
—I am terribly sorry．
A. shall B. must C. will D. may
26. ____ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.
A. Freed B. Freeing C. To free D. Having freed
27. A terrible earthquake happened in Nepal last month, ____ many countries in the world paid close attention to this.
A. where B. when C. which D. what
28. As we have much time left, let’s discuss the matter ____ tea and cake.
A. over B. with C. by D. at
29. Will you see to ____ that my birds are looked after well while I’m away?
A. them B. yourself C. it D. me
30. Most of the children can work out the problem, so it should be quite ____ to adults.
A. patient B. plain C. familiar D. lucky
31. is responsible for this accident will be punished.
A. Who B. Whoever C. The one D. Anyone
32. She felt sorry that she had disturbed the ____ calmness of a man she respected.
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A. seeming B. final C. usual D. actual
33. It is firmly believed that a quarrel never settles anything. It only ____ violence.
A. runs into B. breaks out C. results in D. lets out
34. Several months had gone by ____ I realized the painting was missing.
A. as B. before C. since D. when
35. —Lucy, you seem in high spirits. What happened?
—____ I’ve passed the exam.
A. Guess what! B. What for? C. So what? D. Well done!
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
About two years ago while working downtown at our company’s headquarters I met a man I’ll call him “Martin”. Martin was a short, middle-aged man with a glandular (内分泌) problem. He was fat, using a walking stick to help, and was painfully shy. Almost every morning I saw Martin on the elevator. We were usually the only people there, so I made _36
conversation as we __37_ to the 15th floor. I chatted with him about sometimes weather and sometimes about each other’s weekend.
About six months __38 our daily elevator chats, Martin came to my office and asked if I had a minute to chat. Though we worked on the same floor, I’m sure he had to __39 to find me. I invited him to sit down. He said, “I wanted to come and say __40 . The company has let me go. Today will be my last day.”
I didn’t know what to say. __41 I was too familiar with saying goodbye to co-workers, it was never __42 . Honestly, I usually __43 the event because I felt awkward and at a loss for words. I told him I was __44 and asked if there was anything I could do. He said, “No, I’ll be fine, I just wanted to take the time to thank you.” I was now __45 . He explained that our daily talks had __46 a lot to him.
He thanked me not only for _47 with him in the mornings, but for telling him a quick joke in the crowded cafeteria. It seemed that __48 had ever been his friend before—or if so they were __49 to him in public.
He said he didn’t want to __50 much of my time, as he knew I was busy and he needed to __51 his personal things. He had tears in his eyes as he shook my hand and left.
I’ve never seen him since, but I imagine he’s doing well. Meeting him _52
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my life. Now when I’m in a hurry, or have a bad day, I try extra hard to speak __53 to those around me. I remind myself that it’s just as easy to say something nice as to say something __54 , and I’m awed (敬畏) at how __55 our daily actions are.
36. A. formal B. polite C. special D. casual
37. A. climbed B. ran C. rode D. moved
38. A. during B. before C. until D. after
39. A. search B. walk C. drive D. intend
40. A. thanks B. goodbye C. hello D. apologies
41. A. But B. Because C. When D. Though
42. A. difficult B. easy C. convenient D. comfortable
43. A. ignored B. remembered C. valued D. treasured
44. A. calm B. nervous C. disappointed D. sorry
45. A. confused B. worried C. moved D. proud
46. A. meant B. done C. caused D. brought
47. A. working B. traveling C. chatting D. staying
48. A. someone B. everyone C. anyone D. no one
49. A. cold B. friendly C. warm D. generous
50. A. use up B. take up C. break up D. pick up
51. A. sell B. decorate C. pack D. sort
52. A. changed B. colored C. satisfied D. control
53. A. directly B. loudly C. kindly D. softly
54. A. different B. rude C. serious D. interesting
55. A. surprising B. strange C. impressive D. powerful
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate “Yes!”. As I planned the meal in my head, I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.
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But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.
Later in my life, when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.
Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people talking about their favourite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.
56. The author has given lots of food to others because ________.
A. she is poor at cooking B. she is a church member
C. she is friendly to others D. she has received others’ food
57. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author ________.
A. was glad to be able to lend a hand
B. knew the family in need very well
C. had to stay in bed for several weeks
D. was tired of preparing food
58. Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
A. Her mother died when she was in hospital.
B. She didn’t get enough food during her pregnancy.
C. She received food as well as comfort in her hard times.
D. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love.
59. According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?
A. Every man has his faults.
B. One good turn deserves another.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. A good beginning makes a good ending.
B
The sound of a mosquito can mean trouble in many parts of the world. The bite of the mosquito can be deadly. The insects carry serious diseases like malaria (
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疟疾). It is estimated that almost 630,000 people died from malaria and malariarelated causes in 2012, and most of these cases were in African countries.
In the United States, a group of California scientists are working to develop a more effective and less costly substance (物质) to protect people from mosquitoes. The researchers are investigating the sense of smell in mosquitoes. They found the insects use the same receptor for identifying carbon dioxide in human breath as they do for the smell of our skin. Anandasankar Ray, who is leading the investigation, says scientists tested more than a million chemical compounds (化合物) until they found a substance called Ethyl Pyruvate. He says Ethyl Pyruvate makes the mosquitoes' receptors inactive. “When we apply Ethyl Pyruvate to a human arm and offer it to hungry mosquitoes in a cage, very few of the mosquitoes are attracted to the human arm because only a few of them are able to smell it out,” said Ray.
Genevieve Tauxe, a member of the research team, says it was not easy to find the neurons (神经元) of noble cells that recognize both the smell of human breath and skin. “With the device used to examine the mosquito, we are able to insert a very small electrode (电极) into the part of the mosquito's nose, where its smelling neurons are and where the smell is happening,” said Tauxe.
Anandasankar Ray says a product based on Ethyl Pyruvate may cost less to produce than DEFT, the most effective chemical treatment now in use. He says DEFT is too costly for most people who live in areas affected by malaria.
“Perhaps by finding smells that can attack other target receptors, we will be able to improve upon DEFT and finally have the next generation of insect behaviour control products,” said Ray.
60. The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means ________.
A. a substance that protects people from mosquitoes
B. a sense organ that reacts to changes
C. a device that reacts to light
D. a piece of equipment that sends signals
61. According to the passage, Ethyl Pyruvate can ________.
A. kill the mosquitoes' smelling neurons
B. cause the mosquitoes to lose their senses of smell
C. result in the inactiveness of the mosquitoes' receptors
D. make the mosquitoes uninterested in human breath and skin smell
62. This passage most probably appears in ________.
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A. a textbook of medical schools B. a collection of doctors' essays
C. the column of newspaper ads D. the health column of a magazine
63. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Ethyl Pyruvate—an Insect Behaviour Control Product
B. Malaria—a Serious Disease Causing 630,000 Deaths
C. Scientists Find a New Substance to Fight Mosquitoes
D. A New Generation of DEET Has Been Developed to Kill Mosquitoes
C
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64. Each expert workshop ________.
A. is held in a separate ballroom
B. lasts about two or three hours a time
C. runs only once on Monday afternoon
D. is hosted by two experts in different fields
65. The workshop in Ballroom A is aimed to help the participants ________.
A. meet the people that make the clothes which we wear
B. start the journey of a typical factory around the world
C. go through every stage of assembling mock T-shirts
D. study the global economy through the lens of the T-shirt
66. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the workshop in Ballroom B?
A. April Wright and Janice Tsai will host the workshop.
B. This workshop will expose the myth of a social changemaker.
C. The hosts will share some real examples of young people over the world.
D. You’ll learn about some big and small differences made in some communities.
67. “Aquaponics” mentioned in the last workshop probably refers to ________.
A. an eco-system for food production B. a traditional agriculture method
C. the introduction of future food D. a test on chemicals and pesticides
D
It is a common belief that of all the wonderful gifts that we’ve been given, one of the greatest is freedom. That is why so many of us try to gain freedom at any cost. But are all kinds of freedom worth seeking?
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds moving and dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them in check.
Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining (约束) string and the tail kept them being pulled along, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled
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and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”
Yet freedom from restraint, simply put, is at the mercy of an unsympathetic soft wind. It soon fell to the ground and landed in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last” free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to get stuck lifeless against the first obstruction (障碍物).
How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us misfortunes and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Restraint is a necessary match for the winds of opposition. Some of us fought at the rules so hard that we never fly to reach the heights we might have obtained. We keep part of the rules or laws and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may feel annoyed about are actually the steady force that helps us go up and achieve.
68. The kites struggled and trembled against the string because they ________.
A. was restrained by the wind B. tried to gain absolute freedom
C. wanted to dance like birds D. were at the mercy of the wind
69. What can we learn from the result of the kite that broke loose?
A. Freedom prevents us from flying. B. It is restraints that stop us rising.
C. Without restraint without freedom. D. There is no justice without freedom.
70. What does the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph mean?
A. If we want to fly higher, we should fight hard at rules.
B. People shouldn’t obey rules because it’s hard to follow.
C. Rules are necessary for us to reach a higher level.
D. Some rules are too strict for people to obey.
71. In the author’s opinion, some of the restraints ________.
A. are wonderful gifts given by the God B. should be ended right away
C. are something that we are upset about D. can give us power to fly higher
E
Energy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American
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president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession (衰退).
“Energy independence” and its rhetorical (修辞的) companion “energy security” are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely though through. What is it we want independence from, exactly? Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we buy all that old from elsewhere.
The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running. Yes, there is a trickle (涓涓细流) of bio-fuel available, and more may become available, but most bio-fuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.
Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil. They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad. Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection. To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?
Third, there are benefits to trade. It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit. And although you don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.
There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy. When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices. At the same time, we derive (得到) massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.
72. What does the author say about energy independence for America?
A. It sounds very attractive. B. It will bring oil prices down.
C. It ensures national security. D. It has long been everyone’s dream.
73. What does the author think of bio-fuels?
A. They keep America’s economy running healthily.
B. They cause serious damage to the environment.
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C. They prove to be a good alternative to petroleum.
D. They do not provide a sustainable energy supply.
74. Why does American depend on oil imports a lot?
A. It wants to expand its storage of oil.
B. Its own oil production falls short of demand.
C. Its own oil reserves are quickly being used up.
D. It wants to keep its own environment undamaged.
75. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ________.
A. to stress the importance of energy conservation
B. to explain the increase of international oil trade
C. to defend America’s dependence on oil imports
D. to arouse Americans’ awareness of the energy crisis
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共35分）
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确，并将该词完整地写在相应的横线上。
As we all know, games (76) _______ an important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games. Through playing games, they can not only acquire knowledge, but also develop their abilities to get along with others.
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(77) _______, most children are faced with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and that the children will (78) f______ in the future examinations. So, instead (79) _______ letting the children themselves find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in (80) _______ (各种各样的) kinds of classes, learning English or playing the piano, etc. What’s more, some parents put away the children’s toys (81) _______ are useful in developing children’s (82) _______ (想象力) and practical abilities.
Here is a piece of (83) _______ (建议) to those parents: if you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to (84) a______ to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing (85) _______ a failure in the children’s growth.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
请认真阅读下面的一段话，按要求用英语写一篇短文。
One sunny day, Mother Otter (水獭) decided to take her baby to the other side of the river. However, Baby Otter, was too tired to do the swimming. Therefore, Mother Otter carried her baby on her belly and did backstroke (仰泳) all the way until they got to their destination while Baby Otter was soundly asleep. The touching scene, which was filmed and uploaded to the Internet, warmed the hearts of a large number of netizens.
内容要求：
1．你对该段话的理解；
2．你的相关经历；
3．恰当的结尾。
注意：
1．不得照抄材料原文句子；
2．文中不能出现考生的具体信息；
3．词数：120左右。
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