1、高三模拟考试高三模拟考试 英英 语语 考生注意： l本试卷共 120 分。考试时间 120 分钟。 2请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。 3本试卷主要考试内容：高考全部内容。 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A.B.C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Visiting Leaning Tower of Pisa The City Of Pisa The city of Pisa is a small city of about 90,000 people located about 83 k
2、m (51 miles) west of Florence. and the beach resorts of the Tuscany coast are to the west of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous structures in the world and for the majority of visitors is the only reason for visiting the city of Pisa. Leaning Tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of
3、 Pisa is located in the Piazza dei Miracoli just north of the city centre. As a visitor, voull have a strict 30 minutes to climb to the top, take in the views and head back down. so be sure to make every second of your time in the tower count. The 294-step staircase can be upsetting with steps slant
4、ing（斜的）different ways, but youll be re- warded with the full and wide views over Pisa from the top. Piazza dei Miracoli( Miracle Square) The Leaning Tower is the third oldest building on Piazza dei Miracoli; the Cathedral and Baptistery were first. Much of the Piazza dei Miracoli is grassed over wit
5、h walkways between the main monu- ments in the middle of the Piazza. Around the edge of the Piazza are museums,a visitor centre and ticket offices. There is also a left luggage facility. Leaning Tower of Pisa Tickets Tickets for the Leaning Tower can be purchased online from the official website a m
6、aximum of 20 days and a minimum of l day before the date of the visit, and subject to availability. Especially in the summer months it is worth purchasing tickets in advance to avoid the possible long queues. 1. What is the biggest attraction for most tourists to visit the Pisa? A. The museum. B.Mir
7、acle Square. C. The Leaning Tower. D. The beach resorts. 2. What is worth the effort of climbing the Leaning Tower? A. Its long history. B. The 294-step staircases. C. The tower count. D. A full sight of Pisa. 3. What can we know about the ticket of the Leaning Tower? A. It can be booked by telephon
8、e. B. It can be booked l-20 days in advance. C. It cant be bought in summer. D. It cant be bought online. B We all have our own summer traditions. In 1939. for my thirteen-year-old great-grand- mother Toby, summertime meant going to the Muny Theatre. Every summer ,The Muny would present live profess
9、ional musicals that were sponsored so that even the low-income peo- ple could see them. Every summer Sunday, Toby and her friend Sylvia had a standing date to watch a Broadway at Americas oldest outdoor musical theater. After lunch, Toby packed herself a peanut-butter sandwich for dinner and threw s
10、ome change into her pocket for ice cream. and headed to Sylvias house so that they could walk to- gether to Forest Park. An hour later. they arrived at the air-conditioned Missouri History Museum. where they could cool off a little during the hottest part of the afternoon. Toby and Sylvias favorite
11、part of the museum was the antique dress show. After a quick stop, they jumped to the Muny Theatre. Most of the time they would get to the theater early, before the gate opened for audi- ences. Instead of waiting for the gate to open, Toby and Sylvia would climb over the back fence and run straight
12、to their favorite seats in the front center row of the “free seats“ section. Toby loved everything about these breathtaking musicals-from the actors and actresses to their costumes. But Tobys favorite parts were the joyful music and dancing, and the ice cream she bought. The theater was really somet
13、hing special to my great-grand-mother. and that love hasnt left my family. My grandmother took theater lessons as a child instead of dance classes like her friends did. My mom and all her siblings (兄弟姊妹) acted in plays when young. My aunt starts a childrens theater company in New Jersey, and my mom
14、runs a performing arts camp in Pennsylvania. I am lucky that theater and music are such a big part of my life, and I am so grateful to the continuing influence of my great-grandmother. 4. What made the poor able to enjoy musicals at the Muny Theatre7 A. Being an outdoor theatre. B. The affordable ti
15、cket price. C. The badly equipped facility. D. Being sponsored by government. 5. Why did the girls always stop at the Missouri History Museum? A. To participate in the antique dress show. B. To buy their favorite ice cream. C. To buy peanut-butter sandwich. D. To enjoy the air-conditioning. 6. Why d
16、id the girls enter the theatre before its opening? A. To take a close look at the actors. B. To get free food. C. To get the front seats. D. To enjoy the musicals they preferred. 7. Who sets up a company of childrens theater? A. The writers mother. B. The writers aunt. C. The writers brother. D. The
17、 writer herself. C Children and young adults who are hooked on computer games seriously will be offered help and care by the UKs National Health Service (NHS) following the launch of the countrys first specialist clinic. The service will treat children and young adults aged 13-25. Concerns surroundi
18、ng the length of time children and teenagers are spending online pla- ying games are growing, specifically the effect it can have on a young person s mental health. Gaming addiction for children and young adults is now officially recognized as a medical condi- tion after the World Health Organisatio
19、n (WHO) included it in their International Classifica- tion of Diseases. NHS chief executive Simon Stevens said in a meeting: “Health needs are constantly changing, which is why the NHS must take actions-this new service is a response to a new problem, part of the increasing pressures that children
20、and young people are exposed to these days. “ Fiona Smith, a professor at the NHS said. “As technology becomes more accessible and more advanced. its unsurprising that more and more young people are possibly being serious- ly affected by excessive screen time to the point where it affects their dail
21、y lives. The damage of addiction of any kind goes beyond the child or young person, causing suffering to parents, families and friends. “ Many have welcomed the project, because it focused more on the problems of excessive use of video games. bad mental health and highly irregular lifestyles. The pl
22、an has also been met with doubt. with some experts saying that the NHS and taxpayers should not be expected to pick up the pieces of this problem. Gaming companies have a responsibility to their users and should do more to prevent harmful behaviour. instead of promoting it. Online gaming firms make
23、millions of pounds in profit. They should be responsible for the financial cost of treating gaming addiction. While gaming disorder could be a big problem for a small minority of gamers. there is a fear of concerned parents rushing to the conclusion that their children play “too much“ and that this
24、is harmful for their mental health. So further research and a deeper understanding of these problems are required. 8. What can we learn from paragraph 2? A. Most online playing gamers are young children and teenagers. B. NHS was set up to deal with childrens game addiction. C. People are increasingl
25、y worried about teenagers game addiction. D. The kids increasing pressures come totally from game addiction. 9. What is Fiona Smiths attitude towards the amount of screen time by teenagers? A. Indifferent. B. Unfavorable. C. Moderate. D. Supportive. 10. Who should pay for the costs of treating gamin
26、g addiction in some experts opinion? A. NHS. B. The Government. C. Online gaming companies. D. People playing games. 11. What will be the focus on researchers next work according to the text? A. Reasons why people like playing games. B. Identifying who should get help from NHS. C. The kinds of gamin
27、g disorder. D. The games effect on mental health. D An egg in a much bigger bottle isnt very interesting, but the science behind how a little bigger egg got into a bottle is and seems impossible. This experiment shows the effects of air pressure and partial vacuums (部分真空状态). To create the vacuum, si
28、mply drop a burning piece of paper into the glass bottle. which will heat up the air in the bottle causing some air molecules (分子) to move out. Then the egg is put into the neck of the bottle and then the fire will go out due to a lack of oxygen. Once the air cools down again in the bottle. the outs
29、ide air is at a higher pressure compared to the pres- sure inside the bottle. The inside air molecules will bunch up, because they no longer have enough energy to stay as far apart and this causes a partial vacuum. The steps of the experiment are as follows. Remove the shell off of the boiled egg. T
30、hen put water around the neck of the bottle and also wet the egg. This will allow the egg to slide into the bottle easily and the water will help to create a seal (密封状态) around the neck of the bottle so that air cannot flow into the bottle. allowing the partial vacuum to be created. Now light a piec
31、e of paper and put the burning paper into the bottle. Then place the egg in the neck of the bottle and wait for it to get pushed into the bottle. Now that you have an egg in a bottle youre probably wondering how to get the egg out of the bottle. It is also possible using the same principles. Only th
32、is time you have to raise the pressure inside the bottle. This can be done by blowing into the bottle while the egg is sitting in the opening of the bottle. Then when you stop blowing, the egg will fall into place covering the opening of the bottle and the high pressure in the bottle forces the egg
33、out of the bottle. 12. What is a must to ensure the success of the experiment? A. A boiled egg with a very hard shell. B. A bottle whose neck is just smaller than the egg. C. A piece of paper with nothing on it. D. A big basin of water that is hot and clean enough. 13. Why has a piece of paper to be
34、 burned in the bottle? A. To make the bottle become bigger. B. To increase the air pressure inside. C. To drive out some air molecules. D. To make the bottle hotter. 14. Which of the following steps comes first? A. Lighting the paper and put it into the bottle. B. Placing the egg in the neck of the
35、bottle. C. Wetting the bottles neck and the egg. D. Removing the boiled eggs shell. 15. What is the best title of the text? A. How Can An Egg Be in a Bottle? B. How Can An Egg Becomes Smaller? C. An Unbelievable Experiment D. An Experiment Against the Natural Law 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，
36、 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余 选项 。 Do what you love and love what you do. and success will come? Well, we wish. 16 It takes more than just passion to succeed in anything. Passion is just emotion; care is an action. Wishing hard and wanting something really badly wont give you anything. Passion i
37、s a “barely controllable emotion“. and emotion is not always reliable. 17 In todays world where people always talk about finding your passion, it still seems vague (模糊的) to many. On the other hand. if youre asked to find something you care about. its easier for you to take action. . 18 Theres a lot
38、of work to do besides being enthusiastic. For example, you can be enthusi- astic about painting, but if you dont have any art sense and painting skills, you can hardly become an expert in painting. 19 The belief that youll do it well anyway as long as you like it is just an illusion (幻觉). Learn not
39、just what you care about. but whats around that too. When you ve got your focus, try to map out the skills you need to get better at that. When you have the learning plan ready, apply that course you need, get yourself the tools re- quired and start learning and practicing. Success is a way to go, b
40、ut you can start right now. 20 But if youve already got your passion. it will be good enough to make that your foundation and motivation to keep moving. Start mapping out the skills you need and take ac- tions. Instead of passively letting your passion wander around. be active and do something that
41、will push you forward. A. Care is different, it implies actions. B. “Like it“ doesnt mean “Good at it“. C. Passion alone doesnt guarantee success. D. However, reality is not as simple as we want it to be. E. You are good at something and you need the world to know. F. Desire to make a difference in
42、the world with your strengths. G. To become an expert, you need to be always learning and improving your skills. 第二部分 语言知识运用 （共两节,满分 45 分) 第一节 （共 20 小题;每小题 1.5s 分,满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文 ,从短文后各题的 A.B.C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最 佳选项 。 I grew up as the is baby“ of my family. I was the 21 of three sons. My brother
43、s were five and seven years older than me and 22 most of the small routine tasks that my mom and dad needed to do around the house. I spent most of my time riding my bike, playing bas- ketball. walking in the woods. or reading books by the 23 in the cold winter. I spent my 24 with all the fun and no
44、ne of the 25 . By the time I entered my early teens, 26 . both of my brothers had moved out of our home. My dad had injured his back seriously and become 27 . Later. we 28 to a mountain top house heated by a stove. I soon 29 that I did more work than I had ever done before. I 30 our garden in the sp
45、ring and summer. In the fall I cut and 31 wood up to keep us 32 in the winter. And all year round I 33 heavy five gallon containers of water from a mountain spring back to our 34 so that we could have water to drink and cook with. At first I 35 and wasnt satisfied. After a while, I began to find 36
46、in helping my parents. I sang to myself while I piled wood up and smiled while I carried water. I 37 found myself helping my mom with the dinner dishes and cleaning. I started to 38 some- thing that I would carry with me the rest of my 39 too: When your work is done in love. it isnt just 40 . 21. A.
47、 smartest B. youngest C. laziest D. strangest 22. A. abandoned B. removed C. handled D. weighed 23. A. lorry B. fence C. tree D. stove 24. A. childhood B. adulthood C. time D. money 25. A. effort B. preparation C. patience D. responsibility 26. A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. instead 27. A.
48、disabled B. distinct C. dishonest D. distinguished 28. A. led B. distributed C. moved D. devoted 29. A. found B. recommended C. indicated D. worried 30.A.destroved B.weeded C.visited D.advertised 31.A.burnt B.cleaned C.gave D.piled 32.A.healthv B.apart C.warm D.safe 33.A.dragged B.returned C.piped D.stored 34.A.farmland B.house C.hotel D.camp 35.A.lied B.quit C.complained D.wandered 36.A.joy B.pity C.pain D.hope 37.A.again B.seldom C.alone D.even 38.A.promote B.realize C.confuse D.explain 39.A.familv B.cash C.life D.expense 40.A.trouble B.fun C.pleasure D.w
