宁夏银川一中2020届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题2.doc

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1、宁夏银川一中2020届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 (共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Ho

2、w much is the shirt ? A.19.15. B.9.18 C.9.15 答案是C.1Where does the conversation most probably take place?AAt home. BAt a hospital. CAt a drug store.2How does the woman feel?ASatisfied.BDiscouraged.CExcited.3How much will the woman pay?A$12.B$30.C$42.4What did the woman fail to see?AA sign.BA parking

3、lot.CA disabled person.5Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson?ATo make an apology.BTo ask for help.CTo discuss his studies.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6Who is the man most likely to

4、 be?AA tourist. BA tour guide. CA French chef.7How will the speakers travel around the city?ABy bus.BBy train.CBy car.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What does the man say about the closest gas station?AIt costs more.BIt charges less.CIt offers good service.9How far is the cheapest gas station?AA few blocks away.B

5、About two miles away.CAbout five-minute ride away.10What should the woman do at the first traffic lights?ATake a right turn.BWalk straight.CTurn left.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Where does the womans mother live?AIn Madrid.BIn Mexico City.CIn New York.12What do the speakers plan to do on November 2nd?ATravel

6、 to MadridBVisit some friends.CAttend a holiday event.13When will the speakers leave New York?AOn October 22nd.BOn October 28th.COn November 2nd.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14What does the woman suggest the man do?AGive up soda.BStop eating the sweets.CExercise more.15What will the man do tomorrow?AGo to the g

7、ym.BGo out for dinner.CGo to the grocery store.16What is the conversation mainly about?ALosing weight.BHealthy meals.CA new restaurant.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why is the plane delayed?AThe weather is bad. BThe plane needs to be fixed. CSome passengers havent arrived.18How long will the flight last?AAbou

8、t six hours. BAbout four hours. CAbout three hours.19What information can be found in the brochure?ASafety instructions. BMeals being served for lunch. CDetails about the entertainment.20What will passengers do next?AGet aboard.BWatch a video.CGet some sleep.第二部分 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

9、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。AA Book ReviewThe Snake-Stone by Berlie DohertyThe setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages.The theme: The main theme is a teenage search of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mother

10、from whom the hero was separated at an early age. Its other concerns are love, getting on with others, being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. As the book moves to a close, James swimming coach says to him: “You are not like a kid obeying instructions an

11、y more. You are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.”The characters: James is the hero of the story. He is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents (养父母). Yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. The other c

12、haracters in The Snake-Stone, James parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.The turning point: The turning point in the story comes while James foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of his b

13、irth mother. The only clue he has is a fossil, “the snake stone” which she left behind along with a note on which she had written: “Take good care of Sammie.” It was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there.The journey: Instead of going to London, James decides to find his bir

14、th mother. With help from his geography teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. He comes to understand

15、why she left him at a strangers door fifteen years before. Although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness. As a journey of self-discovery, The Snake-Stone also provides its readers with a happy ending. Its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, “I was home.”21

16、What is the main theme of the novel?ALife with foster parents. BLife in the world of diving.CA journey of self-discovery.DA travel around the country.22What do the coachs words in Paragraph 2 suggest?AJames is a successful diver. BJames is an independent young man.CJames is an outgoing young man.DJa

17、mes is a hopeful swimmer.23The snake stone in the novel is .Aa stone with an address on it Ba fossil left by the foster parentsCa gift from the swimming coachDa clue left by the birth motherBSome people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his

18、 or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes，accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales.The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained 10,000 with a cutting fr

19、om the Braunschtveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous (匿名) envelopes, each containing 10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least 190,000 has been distributed. Last mont

20、h, one of them was sent to the newspapers own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of 500 inside, with a copy of the

21、 article. The name of the family was underlined.I was driving when I heard the news.”Claudia Neumann, the boys mother, told DerSpiegel magazine.“I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless.”The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and for a course

22、of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing, Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to

23、the needy.Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said:“Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know.” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the citys hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.24The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of_

24、 .Aa church Ba newspaper Ca bank Da magazine25Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?AThe donation amounted to 190,000. BThe donation was sent directly to his house.CHis mother felt astonished at the donation.DThe money will be used for his education.26It can be inferred from the p

25、assage that_.Athe donation will continue to come Bthe donator is a rich old manCthe donation comes from the newspaperDthe donator will soon be found out27What would be the best title for the passage?AMoney Is Raised by the NewspaperBNewspaper Distributes Money to the needyCRobin Hood Returns to the

26、City DUnknown Hero Spreads Love in EnvelopesCPangolins (穿山甲) are the most trafficked (非法交易) mammals in the world and are facing extinction. To draw attention to these scaly (有鳞片的), anteater-like animals, a new wildlife documentary, Eye of the Pangolin, is attempting a unique way to inspire action an

27、d conservation. Partnering with the non-profit organization Pangolin Africa, the documentary was made available on YouTube in May 2019. The intention is to reach communities wherever the Internet is available, especially African communities, who live near the animals habitats.Over two years, the doc

28、umentary crew traveled to South Africa, Ghana, Central African Republic and Gabon in search of the four unique species of pangolin, which has never been achieved before. Filmmakers Bruce Young and Johan Vermeulen say that they went into the shoot knowing relatively little about pangolins, but grew t

29、o respect and appreciate the animals. Getting close to the creatures over two years was a crash course in these secretive creatures. Johan Vermeulen said, One thing however that might seem unimportant is that they are actually quite fussy eaters. You would think they would eat any type of ant, but t

30、hey all prefer a specific type ant.Pangolins are hunted illegally across Africa for their scales, which are used for traditional medicine, and their meat. In April 2019, Singaporean customs officials conducted two separate seizures of 24 tons of pangolin scales, which equals to the death of 69,000 p

31、angolins.Though the documentary focuses less on the trafficking of pangolins, and more on the animals in their natural habitat, the aim of the documentary is to inspire viewers around the world to call for action to end trafficking and protecting these unique creatures.Filmed on location in South Af

32、rica, Ghana, Central African Republic, and Gabon, this powerful documentary is the story of two men on a mission to get all four species of African pangolin on camera for the very first time.28What is the purpose of the documentary?ATo study the situation of pangolins. BTo raise awareness of pangoli

33、n protection.CTo collect fund to protect pangolins. DTo propose setting up pangolin reserves.29What is the meaning of the underlined word “fussy” in paragraph 2?Apicky. Bmessy. Cshowy. Dheavy.30Whats the documentary mainly about?AThe illegal trade of pangolins. BThe medical function of pangolins sca

34、les.CThe efforts of Pangolin Africa to save pangolins. DThe life of pangolins in their natural habitats.31Where is the text most likely from?AA brochure. BA diary. CA magazine. DA novel.DYou know the saying “Youre as young as you feel. Well, there may be some truth to that, according to researchers

35、at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist who studies how the mind influences the body, and colleagues reviewed the scientific literature for evidence that a persons perception of their age might influence their health. They published their results

36、 in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.In one study that Langer led, 47 women had their hair done. The women who thought their new hairdos made them look younger did look younger to objective observers, who were shown before-and-after pictures. The women who thought they looked younge

37、r also showed a drop in blood pressure. Another study involving 4,421 men found that those who became bald at a relatively young age were more likely to get cancer and heart disease than men who did not. Similarly, another study involving 2,017 men found that those who lost their hair early were mor

38、e likely to develop heart disease. “We believe that the feelings associated with being older than ones real age account for some of these health outcomes,” the researchers wrote.The researchers also described studies that found that women who had children later in life were more likely to be healthi

39、er and live longer than those who had children early, which they attributed to the fact that these mothers tend to spend more time with younger women. Similarly, people who marry younger partners tend to live longer than those who marry older partners, according to other studies.Taken together, the

40、research “supports the general mind-body hypothesis (假说) that when a younger mind is prepared, a younger body can accompany it.” While the mechanism(机制) remains unclear, the researchers figured that suggestions associated with aging can “make one unconsciously or consciously aware of old age and set

41、 in motion a series of physiological processes that can have real effects on short-term and long-term health.32Whats the authors attitude towards the research results?ANegative. BIndifferent. CSupportive. DObjective.33Which of the following statements is true according to paragraph 3?ABlood pressure

42、 is highly related to hairdos.BGetting cancer or heart disease is the cause of hair losing.CFeeling older than real age may be tied to health problems.DThe women who love hairdos look younger than those dont.34It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that _.Aoften staying with younger people can benefit

43、peoples health Bthe younger one of a couple lives much longerCa younger mother is more likely to live longerDpeople who want to live longer need to marry35The passage mainly tells us that _.AGetting bald too early is not good for healthBPeoples feeling of their age may have an effect on their own he

44、alth CFeeling younger to a couple is very important to their healthDWomen had better give birth later in their life第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you take a look around your kitchen or office right now, chances are that youll notice youre surrounded by plasticwater

45、 bottles, to-go coffee cups, straws, plastic grocery bags, food wrappers, take-out containers, single-serve coffee pods and produce bags. 36 Its certainly not realistic to remove all plastic from your life, but lets examine some statistics that may encourage you to reduce your single-use plastic foo

46、tprint by throwing away straws, switching to reusable water bottles, bringing cloth bags to the grocery store and more.According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, the popularity of plastic, which began rising in the 1950s, is growing out of control. 37 And theres no sign of slowing down, considering scientists say that another 12 trillion kilograms will be produced worldwide by 2050.“Every piece of plastic that has ever been created will remain in the environment in some form, but once we conveniently throw out