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甘肃省嘉峪关市第一中学2015届高三英语第三次模拟考试试题第卷第一部分：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） AIt's Graduation Daya day that's getting quite familiar to Marc and Beverly Ostrofsky of Houston.Today, they'll attend two graduation ceremonies, one for their daughter Shelly, 22, from Washington University in St.Louis and another for their daughter, Mary Grace, 18, from Kincaid High School.Mary Grace will head to Boston University.Kelly, 22, graduated last Sunday from Duke University.Tracy, 20, is a sophomore (二年级学生) at the University of Denver.The oldest, Maddy, 23, graduated from Berklee College of Music last year.So what's the cost of putting five daughters through college？Beverly told ABC News $60，000 to $70，000 a year.In total, the family will spend about $1.5 million on college after taxes and that's not including graduate school.One daughter informed Marc that she now wants to seek her PhD.Marc is the best­selling author of Get Rich Click, and a multi­millionaire from Internet businesses.“We're fortunate that we can take care of it，” Beverly said.“We decided a long time ago we didn't want the girls to take out college loans, so that was our commitment to them.”Marc and Beverly married five years ago, blending (融合) their own daughters into one big family of college­ready girls.Beverly said they wanted their daughters to have a choice of where they wanted to go to college, but having their children spread throughout the US created another expenseflying all of them home for holidays and visits.Just this week, Marc flew to North Carolina for Kelly's graduation, then to St.Louis for Shelly's graduation and hopes to make it back just in time to Houston for Mary Grace' s graduation tonight.With the last child leaving home for college, Marc says he and Beverly are going to take a breather“It's like wiping the sweat off the forehead now.It's time to think about what we can do.Perhaps we'll take a vacation abroad，” he said.The Ostrofsky family said their advice to parents who have many children is to start planning and saving from the day the children are born.1Graduation Day is familiar to Marc and Beverly Ostrofsky because_Athey like going to school on Graduation DayBthey need to attend their daughters' graduation ceremony several timesCthey have experienced it on their own Graduation DayDthey are often invited to school to have a speech on Graduation Day2What do we know about Mr and Mrs Ostrofsky from Paragraph 2?AThey would rather their daughters had applied for college loans.BThey now work hard in order to pay for the college expenses.CThey don't want their daughters to go to graduate school.DThey can afford their daughters' college expenses.3What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?AMr and Mrs Ostrofsky like visiting their daughters by plane.BMr and Mrs Ostrofsky' s daughters often come back home for holidays.CMr and Mrs Ostrofsky spend a lot of money on their daughters' traveling.DMr and Mrs Ostrofsky are tired because their five daughters are in different colleges.4The underlined word “breather” in Paragraph 4 probably means_Acheck Bbreak Cadventure DattemptBThe 10th annual International “Go Skateboarding Day” will be held on June 21，2012.Skateboarding Day is all about fun! Here is your guide to some of the events around the world.Los Angeles, CaliforniaOver 10，000 skateboarders from around the world will gather in the streets of LA.They have partnered with Boards for Bros, a non­profit organization that collects and restores (修复) skateboards for children who cannot afford their own, and have asked skateboarders across the US to donate their used skateboard products.The celebration will last most of the daytime.Manila, PhilippinesThe Skateboarding Day to be held in the Philippines will be in the Manila for the second time.Manila is hoping to promote health and skateboarding sports.The event begins at 2：00 pm and ends at 6：00 pm.The skateboarders start from Liwasang Bonifacio where they can skate in the streets of PBurgos, Roxas Boulevard and up to Malate fountain in Rajah Soliman Park where the event ends with a Product Toss and Best Trick contest.Sylvan Lake, Alberta, CanadaIf you happen to be in Alberta, Canada and the weather isn't great for outdoor skating, Incline Skate & BMX Park is the place to go skateboarding.Incline is a great place to skate, and a day pass there is only $ 8 for an adult, half for those below 16.On Go Skateboarding Day, they will hold a competition with the first prize winner taking home $ 600.New York City, New YorkSteve Rodriguez, owner and founder of SBoro Skateboards holds the biggest chapter of the Skateboarding Day in the world.Tens of thousands of people will participate, and June 21st is now an official New York City holiday.The event starts at 10 am and ends at 6 pm.There will be a free clinic at 10 am, tons of prizes, food and drinks.For details of the full day please check out http：/www.S.5It can be learned that the Boards for Bros aims to_Aprovide skateboards for poor childrenBdonate used skateboard products to the festivalCsearch for competitors for the festival every yearDrestore skateboards only for the competitors6How much will they pay if a couple with their 14­year­old child skate in Incline?AEight dollars. BTwelve dollars. CSixteen dollars. DTwenty dollars.7Where will the event or celebration last the shortest?AIn Manila, Philippines. BIn Los Angeles, California.CIn Sylvan Lake, Alberta Canada. DIn New York City, New York.8We can infer from the text that_Athe winner of the first prize will gain $ 600 in ManilaBthe festival in Los Angeles is an official holiday nowCIncline in Canada is probably an indoor parkDthe clinic in New York City charges money from parentsCRegarded as one of the English language's most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy.Although Keats didn't receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success.Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower, middle­class family, the young John didn't attend a private school, but went to a public one.His teachers and his family's friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies.After his father's death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核), he began viewing life differently.He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor.However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Edmund Spenser.He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude！If I Must with Thee Dwell.Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine.However, the negative response didn't stop his pursuit of rhythm (韵律)John Keats' next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818.The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy's hope to overcome the limitations of being human.Following Endymion, however, he tried something more narrative­based and wrote Isabella.During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences.He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems.His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned.However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.9What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?AThey read many books. BThey had a bad childhood.CThey died of the same disease. DThey showed strong interest in poetry.10What do we know from the passage?AKeats received little education at school.BKeats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.CIn 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.DEndymion was about a real love story.11While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first，John Keats was_Adetermined Bexperienced Cknowledgeable DimpatientDUsing tablet computers like Apples iPad and Samsungs Galaxy Note just before bed can lead to a poor nights sleep, according to research. More and more people are taking their tablets to bed with them to surf the web, check Facebook or email before switching off the light. But researchers are warning that the blueish light their screens emit can stop users getting a good nights sleep. That is because this type of light mimics daylight, convincing the brain that it is still daytime. Blue light suppresses production of a brain chemical called melatonin, which helps us fall sleep. This is because our brains have evolved to be wakeful during daylight hours. By contrast, light which is more orange or red in tone does not reduce melatonin production, perhaps because our brains recognize it as a cue that the day is ending.Neurologists (神经病学家) have known for years that staring at screens late in the evening can disrupt sleep. Researchers at the Lighting Research Centre, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, are warning that looking at tablet displays for more than two hours “leads to a suppression of our natural melatonin levels as the devices emit optical radiation (光辐射) at short wavelengths” - in other words, they emit bluer light.They say: “Although turning off devices at night is the ultimate solution, it is recommended that if these devices are used at night displays are dimmed as much as possible and that the time spent on them before bed should be limited.”They drew their conclusions after measuring melatonin levels in 13 volunteers, after they had spent time viewing iPads at full brightness at a distance of 10 inches, for two hours. Melatonin levels were significantly lower after they had done this, than they were after the volunteers had viewed their iPads for the same time, but while wearing orange glass goggles, which cut out the blue light.They wrote in the journal Applied Ergonomics that tablet makers could “tune the spectral power distribution of self-luminous devices (自发光设备的频谱功率分布)” so that they disrupted the sleep patterns of users less.It is not just a good nights sleep that could be jeopardized (危害) by too much late night screen time. Researchers know that persistent disruption to sleep patterns can lead to an increased risk of obesity, and even breast cancer. However, these studies tend to be comparisons of those with chronic (慢性的) sleep disruption, such as long term shift workers, with those who have normal sleep patterns.12. What is it that stops users getting a good nights sleep?A. Screens B. blueish lightC. MelatoninD. Orange or red light13. Based on their findings, researchers have made the following suggestions except that _.A. Devices like iPads should be turned off at night. B. Tablet makers should make improvements in devices.C. Users should view iPads at full brightness instead of wearing orange glass goggles.D. The time spent on screen before bed should be controlled.14. We can infer from the passage that _.A. Orange and red light does no good to a good nights sleep.B. Our brains recognize orange or red light in tone as a cue that the day is ending.C. The less melatonin our body produces, the easier we fall asleep.D. Too much late night screen time leads to more than sleep problem.15. The writers purpose for writing this article is to _.A. inform readers of a recent research.B. complain about problems caused by using iPads before bed.C. offer some suggestions on late night screen viewing.D. advocate late night screen viewing.第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Most people know that chocolate is made from cocoa and that the origins of chocolate can be traced back to Central and South America.   16    but how did chocolate go from being the food of the gods to being the food of love?    17  They established the first cocoa plantation and used the cocoa beans as the main ingredient in a dark, bitter drink that we would call “chocolate”. The Mayas believed that chocolate had mystical properties.   18    In fact, cocoa beans were used as a form of currency that was worth its weight in gold.  Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez was the first European explorer to realize cocos commercial possibilities.  19    in 1529, Cortez returned Spain and introduced chocolateas a drink mixed with sugar, vanilla, and cinnamonto European society.  It caught on, especially with the nobility. As its popularity spread, people found new ways to make and use chocolate.   20     Whether it is in delectable desserts or crunchy candy, people all over the world are still in love with chocolate.A. But cocoa also had commercial value.B. But not all the people all over the world love cocoa.C. For centuries, the native there regarded cocoa as a gift from the gods.D. When he arrived in the New World in 1519, he soon established his own cocoa plantation.E. Around A. D. 600, the Mayas were the main aboriginal group in Central America.F. These days, chocolate is enjoyed as both a tasty treat and a romantic indulgence.G. Doctors said cocoa plays an active part in medicine.第四部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分)第一节：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 满分30分) My three­year­old granddaughter fell from the bicycle before I could catch her.Emily _21_ there for a moment, calculating her chances of survival._22_ the chances were in her favor, she sat up with a _23_ that quickly turned into tears when she saw the blood on her knee.I took her in my arms, saying words of _24_ as I carried her into the house to deal with her hurt.With much comfort, she let me wash and put ointment (药膏) on her _25_I kissed her cheek.“All _26_ now, sweetie？”“No, Grandma, you haven't said the Mommy _27_，” she said.I _28_ ran a list of Mommy words through my mind：Please？Thank you？I love you?“You know, Grandma.Mommy _29_ them to make me all better.”Emily took a deep breath and recited, “A little kiss, a little hug, I give you these, with all my love.”My mind raced and I _30_It was the same little song that I had said to my _31_， my mother to me，and her mother to her.My grandmother died when my mother was eight.There had been nothing left but her dear _32_When she became a mother herself, she _33_ the gentle love of her mother and the remembered comfort of the “Mommy words” that made all _34_ things go away and o