宁夏重点中学2016届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题(含答案)

2015-2016学年第二学期第二次模拟考试高三英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。

第Ⅰ卷第1至5页，第Ⅱ卷第6页。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷(选择题）注意事项：1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分：听力理解(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）听下面5段时话．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。

1. How will the woman get back home from work?A. By car.B. By bus.C. By taxi.2. What time is it now?A. 9:10.B. 9:00.C. 8:50.3. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Mother and son.C. Father and daughter.4. When is the man’s flight leaving?A. At 4:30 p. rn..B. At 5:30 p. m..C. At 6:30 p. m..5. What is Nick?A. A sportsman.B. A reporter.C. A writer.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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至8题。

6. When did the conversation take place?A. At about 9:30.B. At about 9:00.C. At about 10:00.7. What can we know about the man speaker?A. He was healthy.B. He was very ill.C. He was worried.8. Why did Mr. Lewis come to hospital?A. He had to look after his wife.B. He had to come to see the doctor.C. He had to pay the doctor money.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. How soon will they go out for a picnic?A. In half an hour.B. In an hour and a half.C. In an hour.10. How many people will probably go together?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.11. How will they go to have a picnic?A. By car.B. By bus.C. On foot.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What are the speakers talking about?A. Learning to drive.B. Going shopping.C. Going for a picnic.13. When will the speakers go?A. This Sunday.B. Next Saturday.C. Next Sunday.14. What will the woman most probably do the day before they go?A. Prepare the car.B. Buy some food.C. Write a report.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bedroom.B. In a car.C. On a train.16. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Wake up.B. Stop the car.C. Drive slower.17. What does the man think mainly leads to the accident？A. Talking on the car.B. Drinking too much.C. Driving in a hurry.听第10段材料，回答第l8至20题。

18. What made the speaker want to be a doctor?A. His mother’s death.B. Fewer doctors there.C. A doctor’s good pay.19. Where does the speaker study now?A. In a medical school.B. In a medical college.C. In a high school.20. What can we learn about the speaker?A. He thinks being a doctor isn’t difficult.B. He has taken all the medical classes in high school.C. He likes the game OPERATION now.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分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AArriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.21. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A. Go shopping.B. Find a house.C. Join his family.D. Take a vacation.22. The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from .A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policemanC. a letter in his papersD. a stranger in Sydney23. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?A. Showed.B. Sent out.C. Delivered.D. Gave back.24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. From India to Australia.B. Living in a New Country.C. Turning Trash to Treasure.D. In Search of New Friends.BGoing green seems to be a fad(时尚) for a 1ot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for my wife and I, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.On April 22,2014, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easytask.With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic (有机的) stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have given away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.25. What might be the best title for the passage?A. Going GreenB. Protecting the PlanetC. Keeping Open-mindedD. Celebrating Our Green Year26. It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because .A. they were expected to follow the green fadB. they didn’t know how to educate other peopleC. they were unwilling to reduce their energyD. they needed to perform unusual green tasks27. What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?A. They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.B. They ignored others’ ungreen behavior.C. They chose better chemical cleaners.D. They sold their home-made food.28. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The government will give support to the green project.B. The couple may continue their project in the future.C. Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.D. Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.CHere are some famous romantic places in the world that you can’t miss.ParisThe ranking for the “most romantic city” quite rightly leads to Paris. The city of light has long been famous as a city of love. This is definitely the best place for love, wine and food. Paris is rich with history. You can take a walk through the Louvre, go to a caféacross the Champs Elysees, have dinner at the Eiffel Tower or visit the Palace of Versailles.VeniceUndoubtedly, Venice is the most romantic city of Italy. From the amazing architecture of San Marco Square to the gondolas(贡多拉船) there, Venice talks about love, romance and passion. The best time to visit Venice is during the annual carnival(狂欢节). A gondola trip through the most magical city in Europe remains unforgettable for everyone.ViennaVienna may well be called the cradle of European culture. The baroque architecture, the historic city opera and typical restaurants create a romantic mood and memorable atmosphere. During the ball season in Vienna, one can enjoy the city’s past, the masked waltz and romance.PraguePrague is called the heart of Europe. The city, dating from the 9th century, is indeed a real architectural wonder. Prague’s famous castle is the largest ancient castle in the world, built early in 1257. For a more romantic experience, take your loved ones to the top of the 60-foot observatory and watch the slow sunset over Prague.MaldivesThere are quiet islands, warm, clear water with excellent visibility, a huge amount of reefs and incredible diversity of marine life. The Maldives is the place to shoot all those beautiful postcard pictures of couples on a desert beach. Most islands are not more than 1 km in area, which makes them particularly suitable for privacy, honeymoons and love.29. The city of light refers to .A. ParisB. VeniceC. PragueD. Vienna30. In Vienna, visitors can .A. go to the annual carnivalB. admire the typical French architectureC. see the waltz in the ball seasonD. take beautiful pictures of reefs31. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Vienna is known as the heart of Europe.B. Prague has the largest ancient castle in the world.C. Paris is called the cradle of European culture.D. Most of the islands of the Maldives are more than 1 km in area.DWhich comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people happier? And if so, how do people get much richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.The study looked into thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about life as young adults tended to have higher incomes by the time they turned 29. Those who were happiest earned and average of $ 8,000 more than those who were the most depressed.The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10％less than their peers, while the happier ones earned up to 30% more.Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school, college and the job interview, chiefly because they always feel better about life. It may also be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than dollars in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the gene for happiness in women. Alas! The same gene doesn’t appear to have the same effect on men. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.The big question is: If it is really true that happier kids end up being wealthier kids, is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that no homework Will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, after all, that more education leads to better-paid jobs, which may give us a deep thought.“These findings show that the teenagers’happiness is important to their future success,”one of the report’s authors writes. “But what is the most important is that we should find a way to help children gain more satisfaction from doing schoolwork.”32. What conclusion can the researchers draw from the recent study?A. Happy teenagers grow up to be wealthier.B. Money can make people become happier.C. Wealth has nothing to do with happiness at all.D. Schoolwork can help teens achieve success.33. The main reason why happier people have more chances to succeed is that .A. they are easy to communicate withB. they are good at doing their schoolworkC. they are hopeful and optimistic about their lifeD. they eat much more fruit and vegetables a day34. The underlined word “gloomy” in Paragraph 3 probably means “”.A. upsetB. gloriousC. happyD. wealthy35. What can be the best title for the text?A. The Way to Educate Kids.B. The Source of Happiness.C. How to Achieve Your Goal.D. The Secret of Being Wealthier.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。