1、宁冈中学2012届高三模拟考试英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（每小题1分，满分15分）21Everything comes with _ price; there is no such _ thing as free lunch in the world.A. a;a B the ;/ C. /; the D a ; /22.The car passed through the street _ are thought was a very dangerous speed.A which B at which C. wha
2、t D at what 23. Theres no bus now, and we cant get home _ by taxi.A. other than B. rather than C more than D less than24. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting, _ you dont mind taking the night train.A provided B. unless C. though D. until25.The incident _ a driver who accidentally kille
3、d a pet dog was made to kneel before the dead animal for an hour by its owner shocked many people.A. which B what C. when D. where 26 Shall we _ for twenty minutes and have a cup of coffee?A break off B . break down C break up D. break out27._ what would happen, none of them could find a way out.A l
4、eft wondering B having left wondering C leaving to wonder D left to wonder28.The three thieves fled the town desperately, _ carrying a bag.A neither B each C any D either29 The doctor advised me to go on a diet because I _ weight during the last two months. A. put on B. have put on C had put on D wo
5、uld put on30 Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to _ good researcher.A make B turn Cget D grow31 The government spokesman has to _ his words before responding to reporters.A pass B weigh C cover D express32 If caught _ in Singapore, the person is definitely subject to heavy
6、 fines.A litter B littered C to litter D littering 33Though he likes playing basketball, he is _but a good basketball player.A. anything B. something C nothing D everything 34.The man had expected to see all his friends when in hospital, but _came to see him.A anyone B. no one C.someone D none35. Ex
7、cuse me, have you got a light?- _. I dont smoke.A Dont mention it B Never mind C Im afraid not D. Thanks a lot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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I began teaching in a university, I was invited to a workshop for new professors. I had _ a long time lea
8、rning what to teach, but not learning how to _ it . somehow , my university seemed to hope a weekend spent with experienced professors woule _ for that. My colleagu8es presented well-crafted lectures about the tools they used. I enjoyed their _, but do not remember a thing they said.At a coffee brea
9、k during the lectures, finding myself _, I turned to a mathematics professor staning nearby. I asked him what his favorite teaching _ was. “ a cup of coffee,” he said “ I talk too much and too fast in the classroom. Students sometimes have trouble _ me. So when Ive said _ that I ant my students to t
10、hink about, I would _ and take a sip of coffee. it lets what I ve just said sink in.When we were called to the next talk, he put down his cup and I _ there was not a trace of coffee in it. “My doctor _ me to stop drinking coffee,” he explained.” So I have always used a (n) _ cup” I decided to try hi
11、s _ in my class.I took a cup of coffee with me to my next class. It helped . My pauses, as I _the coffee, not only gave my students _ to think about what I had said, but gave me time to think about what I was going to say next. I began to use my _ to look around the room to see how my students were
12、reacting to what I had just said. Whe I saw their _ wander, I tried to bring them back. When I saw them puzzled over some concept that I thought I had _ , I gave another example. My _ became less organized and less brilliant, but my students seemed to _ me better.36. A.wasted B. cost C.killed D.spen
13、t37. A.manage B.copy C.teach D.consider38. A.put up B.build upC.take up D.make up40. A. alone B.absent C.lonely D.awkward41. A.method B.material C.tool D.skill42. A. following B.grasping C. seizing D imitating 43.A everything B something C.nothing D. anything 44. A pretend B.stop C.prevent D. delay4
14、5. A.observed B.noticed C.glared D. proved46. A. suggested B.protected C.allowed D. advised 47. A. empty B clear C. large D. false 48.A. discovery B. invention C magic D idea49. A dropped B made C drank D.changed50.A. space B. time C.room D. schedule51.A.chance B. pause C.situations D. conditions52.
15、 A attention B focus C energy Ddevotion53 Atranslated B expected C explained D. solved 54. A.speeches B memories C. documents D lectures 55 A realize B understand C admit D admire. AYears ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiastic will
16、take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you
17、hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, “ I can do it! When others shout, ”No, you cant.” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didnt let up on he
18、r experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping. Author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, “Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soulEnthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. If we cannot do wh
19、at we love as the fulltime career, we can treat it as a part-time interest, like the head of state who paints, the nun who runs marathons, and the official who handcrafts furniture.We cant afford to waste tears on “might-have-bees” we need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what can be”. W
20、e need to live each moment wholeheartedly, with our sense-finding pleasure in the fragrance of a back-yard garden, the crayoned picture of a six-year-old and the enchanging, beauty of a rainbow. It is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes, a lift in our steps and smoothes th
21、e wrinkles from our souls.56 What can be the best title of this passage?A. Find pleasure in what you are doing B. Wake up your lifeC. To give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soulD. No pains, no gains.57.What conclusion does the writer draw though the experience of finding a job?A. enthusiasm will take yo
22、ur further than any amount experience.B Years wrinkle the skin, but no give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.C. We cant afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”D. Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers in to friends.58 which of the
23、following statements is wrong according to the passage?A. No one can achieve great success without enthusiasm.B. Enthusiasm will take a person further than any amount of his experience.C. We should make great efforts to do the thing that can be done instead of regretting for the past.D Barbara McCli
24、ntock was generally accepted many years before she won the Nobel Prize.59 Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “let up”?A continue B make less effort C make great effort D stop60. We can learn from the last paragraph that it is _that makes our life meaningful?A. love of garden.B
25、love of drawing pictures with the crayon of a six-year old child C. love of lifeD love of beautiful rainbowBGroasis Waterboxx, winner of Popular Science magazines “Best of whats New 2010”Swpt all 11 categories for the best invention, leaving behind other fantastic inventions, such as the Apple Ipad,
26、 Porsche918 spyder Green Supercar, Panasonic viera TV,Intel Wireless display and 117 others for the Grand Prize.The Dutch inventor says much of the freshwater supply is used for irrigation in the desert, yet most of that water may be lost in the air. So he invented the device which he called Groasis
27、 Waterboxx to help people grow trees and plants in the desert. He says he got the idea from nature.“If you look at nature, and I give an example in your own country, if you look to the RockyMountains of the sierra Nevada, you will find trees all over the mountains. So trees are actually able to grow
28、 on rocks. They have very strong roots.” Pieter Hoff said.Mr.Hoff says the trick is that nature does not dig a hole like we humans do to plant seeds. Nature plants the seeds through animals on top of the soil. Their waste then acts as a cover. It keeps the humidity in the soil.The dutch inventor say
29、s he is simply copying that system. The waterboxx is a round device about the size of a motorcycle tire. It sits flat on the ground with the bottom open to the earth. Seeds or a young plant grows out of a hole in the center.Some people call the waterboxx a water battery because of its ability to col
30、lect and store water.The cover has deep ridges . these collect rainwater. But the device is designed to collect water even when there is no rain. The cover gets cold during the night and creates drops of water on it. The water is collected through two holes and in the holes there is a siphon to carr
31、y it to the soil. Pieter Hoff says the nice thing about the siphons is that, once collected, the water is not able to evaporate any more.Researchers at Mohammed First University in Oujda, Morocco, tested the Waterboxx for three years in the sahara. They said close to ninety percent of the trees plan
32、ted with the device survived. Without it, they said, only about ten percent survived.61 What does Pieter Hoffs invention have in common with natural planting?A No need of soil to plant seedsB. No need of water to plant seeds.C. Having an effective way to increase the forest cover rateD. Having an ef
33、fective way to keep humidity.62. The underlined word “ evaporate”most probably means_.A disappear B circulate C contract D float63. The Waterboxx has _.A a water battery under it B a solid bottom to hold water C many siphons to draw water D. many raised lines on the cover 64. How does the dive colle
34、ct water when it doesnt rain?A The siphon draws water from the earth.B. The cold cover changes the air into liquid.C The cover keeps the humidity in the soil.D The ridges save enough water in raining days 65 C I closed my eyes as tight as they could go. The lights went off, and I unbolted the door o
35、f memory. I remember driving home by myself for the first time. I looked into the future and imagined that I was walking on the stage to receive my college diploma. I looked at the bleachers packed with families and friends. I saw my parents smile with pride, and I looked to their side for Katie and
36、 Kevins approval. But Katie, my elder sister, was not there. I cou7ld hold back my tears.I suddenly opened my eyes and returned to reality. I remember being called out of Spanish class in the tenth grade and taken to the hospital to see Katie, who was dying of cancer. Katies room was exactly the way
37、 she had left it on a Friday night in September, 1993,when she was got into the ambulance. She died just a few weeks in her freshman year at the University of Miami. When Katie was six years old, she declared herself old enough to take care of her little sister and brother, because she wanted to lig
38、hten our mothers burden. Katie would always do up my hair and go shopping with me. She would always tutor Kevin and buy him ice cream as a reward for his hard work. Clearly, Katie was more than our elder sister. A diploma is placed in my hand . “I do !” I cry. Katie said she loved me and hugged me t
39、ight on a September afternoon in 1993. just before I step up my college auditorium stage, I look at the spectators in the bleachers and see mother, father and Kevin. Katie is sitting right beside them , cheering me on. 66. What does the underlined word”unbolted mean?A Opened B. Closed C Held D Ruine
40、d67. When the author recalled her elder sister, she was most probably_.A driving back to her homeB taking a rest in her bedroomC. looking at her college diplomaD. driving for her college graduation68. We can learn from the passage that the authors sister died_.A mot long after she entered university
41、B on a Friday night in September, 1993C. when the author was about to finish high schoolD when the author was studying in the classroom69.What can we know from the passage?A .The author didnt get enough care from her parents.B The author feels guilty because she cant repay Katie.C Katie acted as the
42、 authors mother as well as her elder sister.D. There are four members in the authors family including Katie70. In the last paragraph the author intends to _?A tell us she finally graduated from college B share with us her joy of getting the diplomaC. remember the special date of a September afternoo
43、n in 1993.D. express her deep feeling of missing and appreciating Katie. DSome students get so nervous before a test, they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock has studied these highly anxious test-takers.Sian Beilock;”They start worrying about the consequences. They might even sta
44、trt worring about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry , it actually uses up attention and memory resources. I talk about it as your cognitive horsepower that you could otherwise be using to focus on the exam.Professor Beilock and anot
45、her researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test. Sian Beilock:” what we think happens is when students put it down on paper , they think about the worst that could happen
46、 and they reappraise the situation. They might realize its not as had as they might think it was before and, in essence, it prevents these thoughts from popping up when theyre actually taking a test.” The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two s
47、hort math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test. The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second test would get money. They also told them that their p
48、erformance would affect other students as part of a team effort. Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of twelve percent worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of five percent. Next, the researche
49、rs used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test. Prefessor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B- for those who did not.Si
50、an Beilock :” What we showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, whod done our writing intervention, all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. Those students most prone to worry were peroming just as well as their classmates who dont normally get n
51、ervous in these testing situations.”But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before and exam or presentation ?Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.71.What may happen if students hav
52、e the problem of test anxiety?A.Test anxiety can improve students performance to some degree.B.Students attention and memory resources run out when worred.C.Students may not be admitted into their favorite college if worriedD.Test anxiety is sure to cause students to fail the test.72.Which of the fo
53、llowing if TRUE?A.In the first math test, students who sat quietly performed better.B.In the second math test, students who wrote about their feelings did worse.C.Some college students are highly anxious test-takers while others are not in the tests.D.The result in the math test agrees with that in
54、the biology test.73What does the underlined phrase “popping up” mean?A. Appearing suddenly B. Fading awayC. Becoming clearly D. Giving out74what is most probably sian Beilocj ?A. A psychology professor.B. A philosophy researcher.C. A politics professor D. A tutor75.What is the main idea of the passa
55、ge?A . It is a common practice for students being worried before a test.B. Being worried before tests does harm to students performance.C. Anxious students overcome test anxiety by writing down fears.D. It is important for students to overcome test anxiety.第四部分：写作第一节：阅读表达 阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到相应的位置上（请
56、注意问题后的词数要求）。Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other “friends” to
57、 be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to “ compartmentalize” friendships, having “friends at work”, “ friends on the softball team”, “family friends”, etc. Be
58、cause the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly changed atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else. Sometimes
59、, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult in intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter. And the same goes for you. If you do not understand certain American beha
60、vior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask all about their country or anything “American” in which you may be interested. So much so in fact that you may become tried of listening. It doesnt matter, because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation.
61、They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for example, than deal with silence. On the other hand, dont expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs, unless those subjects directly involve the United States. Because the United states
62、is not surrounded by many other nations, some Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world.1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?(no more than 15words)_2. The underlined phrase on the go means “_”_3. What would Americans prefer to talk about in order to carry on a comfortable conversatio
63、n?( no more than 10 words)_4. According to the customs mentioned in the passage, what would you do if you want to know something about America?(no more than 10 words)_5. why dont Americans know much about international geography or world affairs?( no more than 15 words)_第二节：书面表达请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于12
64、0。 尽管政府采取了“安居工程”，他、“探究价格”等措施，可节节攀升的房价还是让人们担忧，为解决“住房难”问题政府向人们了解情况并征询良策。请你以李华的名义，给市长写一封字数100120的建议信。内容包括：1. 你或你的同学家居住的情况或存在的困难；2. 你及家长们在居住方面的希望；3. 你或同学们给政府或相关部门提出建议等。注意：书信的开头已经给出，不计入总数Dear Mayor, Im glad to know that our government is concerned about the housing problems very much._参考答案单选21-25 D D AAD
65、A 26-30 A CBCB 31-35BDADC完形填空36-40 DCDCA 41-45.CABBB 46-50.DADCB51-55BACDB.阅读56-60 BDDBC61-6667-70ABACD71-75BDAAC76.It tells us that American friendships tend to be shorter and more causual.77.on the move/active /moving78.The weather or the latest sports scores.7I. would (not hesitate to )ask them q
66、uestions about America.80. Because some americans tend to ignore the rest of the world.Because the imoted states os mpt surrounded by many other nations.Dear Mayor;Im glad to know that our government is concerned about the housing problems very much. Thanks to the measures taken by our government in
67、 the past few years, many people have moved into their new houses in our city. However, the continuously increasing prices for the buildings still worry a lot of people, including the parents of some of my classmates . some of them cant afford to buy one apartment, so they have to live in the countr
68、yside, which brings much trouble for their children to go to school.Our parents wish that we could buy one beautiful apartment near our school at a proper price. As far as Im concerned, our government can pay to build or encourage other people to build more new apartments to rent to those who need one for a while. In that case, all the people can live a more comfortable and happier life in our city.Best wishes!
