华忆高中2015年高考英语模拟试题试卷
2015高考英语模拟试卷及答案
2015高考英语模拟试卷及答案(考试时间：120分钟总分：150分)第 I 卷(共115分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题l.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。
1. What is the woman doing?A. Walking.B. Driving.C. Running.2. What book has the man’s sister got?A. A medical book.B. Chinese textbook.C. An English textbook.3. Who is ill?A. The man.B. The woman.C. The man’s brother.4. What does the man imply?A. His brother will watch the game.B. He isn’t interested in the game.C. His brother will play in the game.5.What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Hostess and guest.C. Waitress and customer.第二节(共15小题;每小题l.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独自。
每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话或独自前，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。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What day is it today?A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.7. How will the man’s brother come?A. By train.B. By car.C. By air.8.What will the woman do on Friday night?A. Meet Professor Smith.B. Celebrate her birthday.C. Attend a lecture.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
2015-2016学年高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷(含答案)
2015-2016学年高三第一次模拟考试试卷英语第 I 卷（100分）第一部分听力（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。
1. What does the woman most probably think of the man?A. Naughty.B. Kind-hearted.C. Careless.2. What does the man want to do tonight?A. Go out to eat.B. Eat at home.C. Learn how to cook.3. Why is there no food left in the fridge?A. Jim ate all the food.B. Alice took all the food.C. Jim took all the food to the kitchen.4. What does the man’s father want him to be?A. A musician.B. A doctor.C. A programmer.5. How does Susan probably look now?A. Pleased.B. Surprised.C. Upset.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。
6. What time is it now?A. 11:00 am.B. 11:30 am.C. 12:00 noon.7. Where does the conversation take place?A. On the train.B. At the train station.C. At the restaurant.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
2015全国高考模拟英语试卷
2015届高三高考模拟英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
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第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15个小题；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、D中，选出最佳选项。
AIn 1978，I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately，the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I'd hitch a ride （搭便车）．I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally，a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn't give me a lift，I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使……放心）me I was safe，and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house，he made us sandwiches. After lunch，he helped me find a lift home.Twenty five years later，in 2003，while I was driving to a nearby town one day，I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat，trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk，the man said to me，“You haven't changed a bit，even your red hair is still the same.”I couldn't remember where I'd met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.1. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because ______.A．her work delayed her trip to SydneyB．she was going home for her holidaysC．the town was far away from SydneyD．she missed the only train back home2. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?A．He helped the girl find a ride.B．He gave the girl a ride back home.C．He bought sandwiches for the girl.D．He watched the girl for three hours.3. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that ______.A．she realized he was GordonB．she had known him for decadesC．she was going to the nearby townD．she wanted to repay the favour she once got4. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A．Giving sometimes produces nice results.B．Those who give rides will be repaid.C．Good manners bring about happiness.D．People should offer free rides to others.BIt happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was，in his words，“a brilliantly（精彩地）written book”．However，he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven't. In the World Book Day's “Report on Guilty Secrets”，Dreams From My Father is at number 9.The report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading，and as I'm not one to lie too often（I'd hate to be caught out），I'll admit here and now that I haven't read the entire top ten. But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwell's 1984.I think it's really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen，Charles Dickens，Fyodor Dostoevsky（I haven't read him，but haven't lied about it either）and Herman Melville. Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more in depth!But when asked which authors they actually enjoy，people named J．K. Rowling，John Grisham，Sophie Kinsella（ah，the big sellers，in other words）．Forty--two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story（I'll come clean：I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so）．5. How did the author find his friend a book liar?A．By judging his manner of speaking.B．By looking into his background.C．By mentioning a famous name.D．By discussing the book itself.6. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?A．Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.B．42% of people pretended to have read 1984.C．The author admitted having read 9 books.D．Dreams From My Father is hardly read.7. By lying about reading，a person hopes to ______.A．control the conversationB．appear knowledgeableC．learn about the bookD．make more friends8. What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers?A．Favorable.B．Uncaring.C．Doubtful.D．Friendly.CGiven that many people's moods（情绪）are regulated（调节）by the chemical action of chocolate，it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made thechocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie& the Chocolate Factory，Singapore's Chocolate Research Facility（CRF）has over 100 varieties of chocolates. Its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents' corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets.If the CRF seems to be a smart idea，that's because Lee is not merely an experienced salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored（味道）chocolates.The CRF's produce is “green”，made within the country and divided into 10 lines，with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series—with Sichuan pepper，red bean（豆），cheese and other flavors—also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snobs，who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others，the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo，Cuba，Venezuela，and Ghana，among others.9. What is good about chocolate?A．It serves as a suitable gift.B．It works as an effective medicine.C．It helps improve the state of mind.D．It strengthens business relations.10. Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?A．He knows the importance of research.B．He learns from shops of similar types.C．He has the support of many big names.D．He has a lot of marketing experience.11. Which line of the CRF produce sells best?A．The Connoisseur Series.B．The Exotic Series. C．The Alcohol Series.D．The Sichuan Series.12. The words “chocolate snobs” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who______. A．are particular about chocolateB．know little about cocoa beansC．look down upon othersD．like to try new flavorsDI got my first driver's license（执照）in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver's license, ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Mar yland law since I was not yet 21.“Mr.Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,”I argued, pointing to a very large belly（肚子）of mine, “I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?”He answered coldly, “It's the law,madam.”Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it.“No,”I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left withoutaI called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail—using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Marylanddriver's exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years—sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken,13. Susan got her first driver's license ______.A．before she got married to HenryB．when she was twenty years oldC．after she finished high schoolD．when she just moved to Maryland14. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because ______. A．she was forbidden to drive by Maryland lawB．she lacked driving experience in MarylandC．she was to give birth to a baby soonD．she insisted on signing for herself15. We can infer from the text that in the U．S.______.A．American males should serve in the armyB．different states may have different lawsC．people have to renew their licenses in their home statesD．women should adopt their husbands' family names after marriage第二节（共5个小题；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项。
高考模拟1 英语
2015年高考模拟二理科综合英语试题（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共90分)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分)第一节语法和词汇知识(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)1. --- What ______ part of England do you live in?---______ place called Sally Oak. Do you know it?A. 不填；AB. the ; AC. a ; TheD. 不填; The2. --- Could you lend me that book you ______ me about when I telephoned you?--- No, I am sorry, I can’t. I have given it to a friend.A. were tellingB. would tellC. had toldD. had been telling3. Ou r daughter doesn’t know what to ______ at the university; she can’t make up her mindabout her future.A. take inB. take upC. take overD. take on4. --- We really enjoy ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. White.--- ______. Just drop in whenever you feel like it.A. With pleasureB. Our great honorC. Nice having you hereD. Nice you are here5. When interviewed, the family members of the victims in the Yaan earthquake said that they didn’t know what ______ without their loved ones.A. they expectB. to expectC. to be expectedD. expect6. ---How long do you suppose it is ______ the secretary arrived here?---Not more than half an hour, I’m afraid.A. UntilB. beforeC. whenD. since7. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming ever night, no matter what we______ have done during the day.A. shouldB. wouldC. mayD. must8. Mrs. Black took the police back to ______ place ______ she witnessed the robbery.A. The same ; asB. the same ; whereC. the same; thatD. as the same; as9. --- Has the design of the school library been decided?--- No, it’s st ill ______ to suggestions.A. openB. welcomeC. readyD. hopeful10. He said he would come before sunrise; he didn’t, ______. I will never trust him any longer.A. eitherB. stillC. thenD. though第二节完型填空(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，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。
高中英语真题-2015年下学期高三英语考前模拟考
高中英语真题:2015年下学期高三英语考前模拟考第一部分听力(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）1. What is the most probable relationship between the two sp eakers?A. Employer and employee.B. Teacher and student.C. Mother and son.2. When did the woman call the front desk?A. At 2:00 a.m.B. At 8:00 a.m.C. At 2:30 p.m.3. When will the shirts be finished?A. Friday morning.B. Friday afternoon.C. Saturday afternoon.4. What’s the probable relationship between the man and the woman?A. Taxi driver and customer.B. Conductor and driver.C. Boss and secretary.5. What is the man doing?A. He is buying plane tickets to Europe.B. He is sending some postcards.C. He is asking about his mail.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a park.B. At a restaurant.C. In an office.7. What does the woman do?A. She works for IBM.B. She is a teacher at Harvard.C. She is a student at Harvard.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
高中英语真题-2015届高三英语高考模拟卷二
高中英语真题:2015届高三英语高考模拟卷二Part ⅠListening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you’ll hear six conversations betwe en two speakers. For each conversation, there are several qu estions and each question is followed by three choices marke d A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answ er for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Example:When will the magazine probably arrive?A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.The answer is B.Conversation 11. What is Mr. Smith?A. A history teacher.B. A physics teacher.C. A chemistry teacher.2. What does the man think of the teacher?A. Experienced.B. Disorganized.C. Boring. Conversation 23. How much should the man pay in total?A. $150.B. $450.C. $300.4. Which of the following is TRUE about the man?A. He books a double room.B. He will arrive on April 9th.C. He isn’t fond of meatConversation 35. What does Harris probably want to do with Lucy?A. Have lunch.B. Watch a movie.C. Go to her office.6. When will Harris and Lucy meet?A. At 6:50.B. At 7:10.C. At 10:00.Conversation 47. What is the woman explaining?A. A book.B. An accident.C. An expression.8. What’s the woman’s attitude towards “burning bridges”?A. It should be avoided.B. It is sometimes necessary.C. It often happens in accidents.9. What will probably happen to the man?A. He will make the same mistake in the future.B. He will lose his present job.C. He will be able to get a reference from his boss. Conversation 510. What does the woman like about the armchair?A. Its size.B. Its color.C. Its design.11. What do we know about the speakers’ armchair at home?A. It is broken.B. It is heavy.C. It is brown.12. What will the speakers probably do about the armchair?A. Wait for a sale.B. Buy it right away.C. Ask for a cheaper price.Conversation 613. Why does the woman feel happy?A. The man can lend her a computer now.B. The man will study better.C. The man will use his own computer.14. Why did the man borrow the woman’s computer last time?A. He needed it for his paper.B. His computer was broken.C. He used it for his computer class.15. What has the man been doing with his new computer?A. Searching for information.B. Watching DVDs.C. Doing his homework.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the informat ion you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.16Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following unfinished sentence s there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the o ne answer that best completes the sentence.Example:The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket ________ th e desert.A. coveringB. coveredC. coverD. to coverThe answer is A.21. Laws have been passed to make ________ illegal to copy i ntellectual property.A. thatB. itC. thisD. him22. What I value about my father is ________ he shows love a nd care for me and my family.A. whatB. whichC. howD. that23. Oh, Jimmy. Why ________ you always stay up late into the night?A. shouldB. mustC. canD. shall24. is a sporting nation, ________ performance at 2008 Beijing Olympics was really amazing.A. WhoseB. ThatC. WhichD. where25. Many U.S. senior citizens move to live in , ________ young adults choose big cities.A. sinceB. ifC. whileD. as26. ________ on my own in , I learnt to control the amount of money I spent each week.A. LivingB. LiveC. LivedD. Beinglived27. It is the high rate at which HIV is spreading ________ mak es UNAIDS worried a lot.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. it28. The former president, as well as his family members, ____ ____ to visit next month.A. were invitedB. had invitedC. have been invitedD. has been invited29. The hunter was traveling through a forest when ________ , but he was able to escape.A. out rushed a bearB. out a bear rushedC. did a bear rush outD. rushed out a bear30. The Tower of is said ________ about nine hundred years ago.A. to be builtB. to have builtC. to be buildingD. to have bee n built31. If he ________ the new house last year, he ________ the money to buy a car tomorrow.A. bought, has notB. bought, would not haveC. had bought, would not haveD. had bought, would have not had32. Considering your safety, please do not feed the monkeys, ________ gentle they may appear.A. howeverB. whateverC. whereverD. whichever33. No one has had ________ on Western civilization than the ancient Greeks.A. a great effectB. a greater effectC. the greatest effectD. great effec t34. ________ the high-speed rail, and you will save much time.A. TakingB. TakeC. To takeD. If you take35. Mr. Black is working in a big company in Shanghai and he ________ in for five years.A. has workedB. had workedC. WorkedD. worksSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are f our words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A few weeks ago, I was taking a quiet 36 in my backyard. When I came to the maple tree, I saw a baby bird 37 on the grass. Looking up, I saw the nest high in the branches. The b aby had fallen from the tall tree and I was sure it was dead.38 it moved when I reached down to pick it up. Its bald head was moving slightly from side to side 39 its mother. Amazed, I knew what I should do next. I got a 40 from my b asement and placed it against the tree. It was then that I hear d a sound “miaow”. Looking through the leaves, I saw the culp rit(肇事者), a neighborhood cat. He must have shaken the bird out of the 41 and gotten himself trapped up in the tree as well. Cli mbing up through the branches, I 42 him, gave him a scoldi ng and dropped him softly to the ground. Then I gently picked up the baby bird and slowly reached my arm out as 43 as I could to place it in the nest.In the following weeks I have looked up at the nest several tim es, but have only been able to see the mother bird. I may never know whether the baby that I 44 remains alive or not, but trying is 45 . Sometimes we don’t get to know if our efforts have 46 a difference or not. Sometimes we have to just hol d the belief and do good to others. Sometimes love has to be i ts own 47 .36.A. walkB. restC. sleepD. hike37.A. runningB. lyingC. flyingD. jumping38 .A. Slowly B. ImmediatelyC. SuddenlyD. Finally39 .A. looking outB. looking atC. looking forD. looking into40.A. ladderB. chairC. torchD. cage41.A. holeB. backyardC. branchesD. nest42.A. guidedB. seizedC. protectedD. blamed 43A. thick B. shallow C. deep D. far.44 .A. saved B. controlledC. changedD. held45.A. simpleB. enoughC. quickD. obvious46.A. toldB. formedC. settledD. made47.A. resourceB. respectC. rewardD. reactionSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each b lank with one word that best fits the context.I have found that spreading kindness is not always about 48 you do for someone, but it can also be what you say. One da y I was standing in line at the gas station. Ahead of me were 49 other people. 50 of them had a smile on their face and they all seemed to be in a hurry .After the cold ,snowy winter, we were having a warm, sunny day. I wanted to cheer them u p, so I spoke up and said, “I don’ t know 51 one of you orde red this fantastic day for us, but l want to say I really appreciate 52 and thank you .”After that, the five of us smiled 53 w e started talking to each other. What I had said made 54 bi g difference to everyone’s day. You can see that it is much ea sier to spread kindness 55 words.Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. Fo r each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information give n in the passage.AHigh school is not just about the classes you take. Look aroun d and discover other ways to make high school meaningful. Follow your interests.Do you like taking pictures? Try the photojournalism club, or work for your school’s newspaper. Are you interested in sport s but not very athletic? Think about being a team manager or keeping statistic(统计). Do you enjoy playing an instrument? Join your middle sch ool band. If your school doesn’t have a club that fits what you’re interested in, find a teacher who’ll sponsor a group or start one for yourself! Good memories of middle school include acti vities as well as academics.Contribute to your community by volunteering.Your assistance will help others and make you feel good, too. Organizations which are in need of volunteers constantly inclu de: area food banks, children’s shelters, hospitals, nursing an d retirement homes, museums, and your community library et c.Extracurricular(课外的) activities are important to your future. How you use your free time is important to high schools, univ ersities, and even employers. Choose activities you enjoy and select the ones that match your interests. Your goal is to sho w that your interests extend beyond sitting on the couch and watching television, or playing video games when the school day ends—lazy bones doesn’t look good on a resume(简历). So get up and get moving. Discover what your school and your neighborhood have to offer.Keep track of all your activities throughout middle school and high school.Organize them and put them all down on paper to create your extracurricular activities resume. You can submit your resum e when you apply to college or for scholarships. In today’s wo rld, participation and community involvement are valuable bec ause they say a lot about who you are. Make them part of you r regular schedule.56. If there is no club that interests you, you should .A. set up a new club for yourselfB. stay at home and watch TVC. join some other clubsD. take pictures in your free time57. You can do voluntary job in the following places EXCEPT .A. children’s sheltersB. your homeC. nursing and retirement homesD. hospitals58. According to Paragraph 4, you had better ________ after c lass.A. always watch TVB. play video gamesC. find part-time jobsD. take active part in meaningful activities59. Your community involvement will __________.A. win you scholarshipsB. make you become a college studentC. reflect what kind of person you areD. help you make a lot of friends60. In order to make your middle school meaningful, the autho r suggests you .A. take part in more activities or work as a volunteerB. develop an interest in your academicsC. get work experience in your spare timeD. prepare a good resume for applying for a jobBIt was a week before Christmas, but things were far from chee ry. Our task was to deliver as many boxes of food as possible to those in need in , . There were no Christmas carolers(唱颂歌的人) walking in these streets that were lined with boarded-up(用木板封住的) houses and broken windows. Mothers kept their children c lose as they hurried down in the streets. It was mid-afternoon, but the bright sun couldn’t warm the place.Red tickets in the windows marked which houses we were to visit. Our white truck stopped in front of one house and our gr oup knocked on the door. Our arms were filled with ham, brea d and other essentials to make the perfect Christmas dinner. Four small faces glanced through the curtains and one exhau sted mom answered the door. She seemed embarrassed to b e caught in her nightgown(睡衣) with undone hair. She was in her late-20s, but her rough skin and tired eyes added years.“Sacred Heart food deliver service,” I smiled. “ Where can we put this for you? ”She pointed to a place and as we entered the house, I noticed the conditions of the house they lived in. The children climbe d around, wearing only diapers(尿布). There were no carpets, only cold concrete beneath our fe et. There was no Christmas tree or decorations. My heart san k. It was so cold, and I found it hard to believe that this was th e reality for this family. We set boxes down and the mother gr abbed my hand.“You don’t know how much of a blessing this is to me and my family,” she said, crying. “We are just getting by.” I opened my arms and gave her a hug.“Happy holidays!” I replied before I headed out the door. I real ized how warm I felt inside.This was unlike anything I had ever experienced. We cannot help what family we are born into, but we can help each other.61. Why did the author say things were far from cheery?A. Because it was cold outside.B. Because they had to visit their friends.C. Because they had to work overtime every day.D. Because they had lots of boxes of food to deliver to people in need.62. may be a place where __________.A. the living conditions were terribleB. people had no houses to live inC. there was no sign of lifeD. little sunshine was received63. What impression did the woman leave on the author?A. She was shy and cold to visitors.B. She looked much older than her age.C. She wasn’t good at dressing herself up.D. She was very confident and energetic.64. From what the woman said, we know that __________.A. they were busy cleaning their houseB. they were looking for food and clothingC. they were going to move away elsewhereD. they were living a very poor life65. We learn from the text that __________.A. the poor can also help othersB. assisting the poor needs actionC. people should help each otherD. having more children causes povertyCThe revised edition of the Dictionary of Modern Standard Chin ese has just been released, with more than 100 new terms ad ded to it. The new terms include weixin, or WeChat etc. There are also some older words recently used again and repurpos ed for contemporary(当代的) use, such as tuhao. Commonly used in the 1930s to refer to local persons who are rich but cruel, tuhao today laughs at a new privileged class that has appeared in : people who are “extremely wealthy but lacking in education or values.”But why did weixin and tuhao make the cut, while other popul ar terms were shut out? Not admitted to the new edition were such words as diaosi, shengnü, and baifumei.Li Xingjian, the chief editor of the dictionary, said about 30 lan guage experts worked for more than three years to select the new terms. They took into account three main considerations: whether the term has entered public topic, whether the use of the term has become stable and whether the term meets a m inimum level of tastefulness.“We considered and discussed a huge list,” Mr. Li said. “A ter m like diaosi is not very tasteful, and it’s unlikely to be used fo r much longer. And shengnü, we thought it wasn’t that signific ant. It’s used a lot by young people online, but otherwise peop le don’t really use it.”“On the other hand, tuhao has always been around. It has a mocking(嘲弄的) meaning, but it’s not necessarily negative,” he said. “We t hink it’ll stay around for a while, because in real life there reall y are these kinds of people and therefore a need to describe t hem.”The Dictionary of Modern Standard Chinese, first published in 2004, is appreciated especially by scholars and those interes ted in contemporary usage. But it is not the first reference dicti onary in . That honor still goes to the New China Character Di ctionary and the Contemporary Chinese Dictionary. Every five years, the Dictionary of Modern Standard Chinese is revised, with outdated words dropped to make room for new ones. 66. What does the underlined words phrase “make the cut” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Select.B. Exclude.C. Replace.D. Explain.67. How many aspects were taken into consideration to choose the new terms for the dictionary?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5.68. Why was shengnü not chosen into the new Dictionary of Modern Standard Chinese?A. Because it is never used in their daily life.B. Because it is not popular on the Internet these days.C. Because it is neither tasteful nor likely to endure long.D. Because it is not so important and is mainly used onli ne by young people.69. Which is NOT True according to the passage?A. The Dictionary of Modern Standard Chinese was first publi shed in 2004.B. The Dictionary of Modern Standard Chinese is the first refe rence dictionary.C. The term tuhao will exist for some time.D. About 30 language experts worked for over three years to choose the new terms.70. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Every five years, the Dictionary of Modern Standard Chine se is revised.B. People think differently about the newly chosen terms.C. Many new terms were chosen into the Dictionary of Moder n Standard Chinese.D. The language experts think highly of newly chosen terms.Part Ⅳ Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered b lanks by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Chinese parents are very generous when it comes to educatin g their children. Not caring about the money, parents often se nd their children to the best schools or even abroad to Englan d, the US or . They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrum ent or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start i n life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an educat ion is, the better it is. So parents will spend unreasonable am ount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy computers for their sons or daughters.However, what most parents fail to see is that the best educat ion they can give to their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in som e areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.The reasons are that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teachi ng them the most important skills: they need to be confident, happy and clever.Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooki ng, sewing and doing other housework.Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that h e will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always t ries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of con fidence. These activities are not only teaching a child to work, but rather to think, and to use his mind. And that is more impo rtant.Section B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questionsaccording to the information given in the passage.At least 36 people have been killed and another 42 people ha ve been injured in a stampede that broke out during a New Ye ar Eve celebration in downtown , which may have been cause d by the crowd rushing to grab fake money thrown from the b alcony of a building.Survivors described the stampede as “horrible and hellish.”A woman said she covered two kids in front of her with her ar ms in the chaos. Her son followed her. Dirty shoe prints cover ed her son’s clothes when the 12-year-old boy came to safety.“The crowd was in a panic. We stood in the crowd, feeling squ eezed and almost out of breath,” a boy said. “Some yelled for help, but the noise was too loud.”Other survivors said police rushed to the scene and tried to pull out people who were stuck, but without much success. The local authorities said that one of the victims was a female student from the Shanghai-based . The student, surnamed Du from , was fatally injured during the incident and died later in the hospital.“The chaos lasted several minutes, and then some of the injur ed were seen being carried out of the crowd,” Yu said. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday demanded an imm ediate investigation into the cause of the stampede and urged prevention of such incidents in the future.The city has set up a working team for rescue operations to d eal with the aftermath.Fatal incidents like this one were not rare in , the world's most populous country. Stampedes in the past were mainly due to safety measures.In September 2014, six students were killed in a stampede at a primary school in after a stairway was blocked. In January 2014, a mosque(清真寺) stampede killed 14 people and injured another 10 in the Ni ngxia Hui Autonomous Region. In 2004, a stampede on a brid ge in suburban killed 37 during a local lantern festival.81. How did the boy feel in the crowd?(No more than 12 words)(3 marks)82. What happened to the college student in the passage? (No more than 11 words)(2 marks)83. How many people were killed altogether in the stampedes mentioned in the passage?(No more than 2 words)(3 marks)84. What’s the news mainly about?(No more than 14 words)(3 marks)Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instr uctions given below.同龄压力（peer pressure）是青少年成长过程中经常遇到的问题。
2015年高考英语模拟题及答案
英语试题第I卷第二部分：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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
AThe Gloria Barron Prize honors American young people from 8 to l8 who have shown leadership and courage in public service．Each year ten winners each receive$2，000 to support their higher education or their service work．Ellie Wen，18，was volunteering at a community center in Los Angeles．The center was set up to help immigrant families．She happened to meet adults in an EFL(English as a foreign language)class．“When I saw them struggling hard，I wondered how people in poor countries could learn English，”Ellie said．So she started a Website，“Repeat After Us”，where people can listen to English and practice their accents．V olunteers have helped Ellie record more than 6，600 texts，including Abraham Lincoln’s“Gettysburg Address”．Hard work pays off．There were so many times that Ellie was discouraged，but she stuck to it．The Website crashed early on，and all the recordings were lost．But volunteers worked together vigorously to start over，and the visitors returned to the site．“Just follow your idea and know that the world is so kind．Even if you do have trouble，people will help you,”Ellie said．“I was really excited the first month，when we had 49 visitors，”she said．Now，more than 480，000 people from a11 over the world have visited the site．“I get e-mails from China，Egypt，India，and Brazil．”They say，“Thank you so much for this resource，we’ve been waiting for it for so long!”Ellie loves knowing she is helping so many people．Gloria Barron Prize winners like Ellie are enthusiastic about the work they do．And they encourage others to join in if they see a need．Anybody can be negative，but it needs somebody brave to be positive．Are you the brave one？21．Choose the right order of the following．a．Ellie started a Website，Repeat After Us．b．Ellie happened to meet adults in an EFL class．c．All the recordings were lost．d．Ellie became a Gloria Barron Prize winner．e．More than 480，000 people from all over the world visited the site．A．c—b—a—e—d B．a—e—d—c—b C．b—a—c—e—d D．b—c—a—e—d 22．Which of the following statements is true?A．The Gloria Barron Prize honors people showing leadership and courage．B．Each year ten winners share US$2，000 to support their higher education．C．Ellie Wen was badly paid at a community center in Los Angeles．D．People can practice their English via Ellie’s website．23.The writer mainly talks about_____．A．how to open up a website with the help of othersB．how to teach immigrant families English via the InternetC．the Gloria Barron Prize and the story of one of its winnersD．young people who help others in various waysBCell phones：Is there a cancer link?Could your cell phone give you cancer? Whether it could or not，some people are worrying about the possibility that phones，power lines and Wi-Fi could be responsible for a range of illnesses，from rashes to brain tumors．Some say there is evidence to support the growing anxieties．David Carpenter，a professor of environmental health sciences at the university at Albany，in New York，thinks there’s a greater than 95 percent chance that power lines can cause childhood leukemia(白血病)．Also there’s a greater than 90 percent chance that cell phones can cause brain tumors．“It’s apparent now that there’s a real risk，”said Carpenter．But others believe these concerns are not justified．Dr Martha Linet，head of radiation epidemiology(流行病学)at the US National Cancer Institute，has looked at the same research as Carpenter but has reached a different conclusion．“I don’t support warning labels for cell phones，”said Linet．“We don’t have the evidence that there’s much danger．”Studies so far suggest a weak connection between EMFs(电磁场)and illness—so weak that it might not exist at a11．A multinational investigation of cell phones and brain cancer，in 13 countries outside the US，has been underway for several years．It’s funded in part by the European Union，in part by a cell phone industry group．The final report should come out later this year，but data so far don’t suggest a strong link between cell phone use and cancer risk．24．From the passage we can learn that some people are worried because________.A．they have evidence that the use of cell phones can lead to cancerB．they feel surprised and alarmed about cell phone useC．some experts have given a warningD．cell phones are responsible for brain tumors25．By saying“I don’t support warning labels for cell phones，”Dr Martha Linet has the idea that_______.A．the worrying is unnecessaryB．cancer—warning labels should be on cell phonesC．there is a link between cell phones and cancerD．cell phones have nothing to do with cancer26．Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author towards the debate? A．Optimistic．B．Objective．C．Opposite． D．Casual．27．The underlined word“justified”in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_____．A．explained B．confirmed C．classified D．restrictedCCan you believe your eyes?A recent experiment suggests that the answer to that question may depend on your age．Martin Doherty，a psychologist at the University of Stirling in Scotland，led the team of scientists．In this experiment，Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力)of some people，using pictures of some orange circles．The researchers showed the same pictures to two groups of people．The first group included 151 children aged 4 to 10，and the second group included 24 a—dults aged 18 to 25．The first group of pictures showed two orange circles alone on a white background．One of the circles was larger than the other，and these people were asked to identify the larger one．Four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time．Adults identified the correct circle 95 percent of the time．Next，both groups were shown pictures where the orange circles，again of different sizes，were surrounded by gray circles．Here’s where the trick lies．In some of the pictures，the smaller orange circle was surrounded by even smaller gray circles—making the orange circle appear larger than the other orange circle，which was the real larger one．And the larger orange circle was surrounded by even bigger gray circles—so it appeared to be smaller than the real smaller orange circle．When young children aged 4 to 6 looked at these tricky pictures，they weren’t fooled—they were still able to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before．Older children and adults，on the other hand，did not do as well．Older children often identified the smaller circle as the larger one，and adults got it wrong most of the time．As children get older，Doherty said，their brains may develop the ability to identify visualcontext．In other words，they will begin to process the whole picture at once：the tricky gray circles，as well as the orange circle in the middle．As a result，they’re more likely to fall for this kind of visual trick．28．Doherty and his team of scientists did an experiment to evaluate______．A．Children’s and adults’eye-sightB．people’s ability to see accuratelyC．children’s and adults’brainsD．the influence of people’s age29．When asked to find the larger circle，_____．A．children at 6 got it wrong 79％of the time with no gray ones aroundB．only adults over 18 got it right 95％of the time with gray ones aroundC．children at 4 got it right about 79％of the time with gray ones aroundD．adults got it right most of the time with gray ones around30．According to the passage，we can know that_____．A．a smaller orange circle appears bigger on a white backgroundB．an orange circle appears bigger than a gray one of the same sizeC．a circle surrounded by other circles looks bigger than its real sizeD．a circle surrounded by bigger ones looks smaller than its real size31．Why are younger children not fooled?A．Because they are smarter than older children and adults．B．Because older people are influenced by their experience．C．Because people’s eyes become weaker as they grow older．D．Because their brain can hardly notice related things together．DAs you are probably aware，the latest job markets news isn’t good：Unemployment is still more than 9 percent，and new job growth has fallen close to zero．That’s bad for the economy，of course．And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now．But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think．That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job staff-turnover(人员流动)data．After all，existing jobs open up every day due to promotions，resignations，and retirements．(Yes，people are retiring even in this economy．)In both good times and bad，staff-turnover creates more openings than economic growth does．Even in June of 2007，when the economy was still booming along，job growth was only 132，000，while staff-turnover was 4．7 million!And as it turns out，even today—with job growth near zero—over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month．I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job．It’s true that if total employment were higher．it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from(and compete for)．And it's true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening，regardless of whether it’s a new one or not．But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated．They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills；be creative about where and how to look；learn how to present themselves to potential employers；and keep going，even after repeated rejections．The Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that 2．7 million people who wanted and were availa ble for work hadn’t hunted for it within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed．So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up．Four million people get hired every month in the U．S．You can be one of them32．The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate____．A．takes job opportunities from peopleB．prevents many people from changing careersC．should not stop people from looking for a jobD．does not mean the U．S. economy is worsening33．What does the author say about overall job growth?A．It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers．B．It increases people’s confidence in the economy．C．It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed．D．It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed．34．What is the key to finding a job according to the author?A．Education B．Intelligence C．Persistence D．Experience35．What do we learn about The Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment data?A．They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is．B．They provide the public with the latest information．C．They warn of the structural problems in the economy．D．They don’t include those who have stopped looking for a job．第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分l0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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试高三英语仿真卷
2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（仿真卷）英语试题卷英语试题卷共11页。
满分120分。
考试时间100分钟。
注意事项:1．答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。
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5．考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
1. —Why are you so crazy about music?—Because I can always find in music peace that is missing in world full of challenges.A. the; aB. the;C. /; aD. /; the2. —Which driver was to blame?—Why, _______! It was the child’s fault, clear and simple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars.A. bothB. eachC. eitherD. neither3. —The increasing number of private cars is a major cause of traffic congestion (交通拥堵).—, I couldn’t agree more.A. ExactlyB. ReallyC. All rightD. Not in the least4. —I’m sorry, but there is no smoking on this flight.—Oh, I _______ that. Sorry, I won’t again.A. don’t knowB. didn’t knowC. won’t knowD. haven’t known5. In China, New Year's Day isn't a big moment______ with the Spring Festival．A. comparingB. to compareC. comparedD. being compared6. —How did you make such rapid progress in English?—It was a long time ______ I found a series of suitable methods.A. whenB. untilC. sinceD. before7. With many cities in China dreadfully blanketed by thick haze (雾霾), theenvironment problem is _____ Chinese people concern most nowadays.A. whichB. whatC. whereD. when8. —I beg your pardon, but I didn’t quite catch you—Oh, I ________ about the price of a one-way ticket to Sydney.A. am askingB. had askedC. was askingD. have asked9. —I would be greatly thankful to Jason Coates who rescued my life after Ifell through the ice.—That's it. You Christina, your wife but that Jason pulled you from the canal.A. will never meetB. would never meetC. will never have metD. would never have met10. —Where did you meet my mother yesterday, Miss Wu?—It was in the supermarket ________ I regularly went shopping.A. whereB. thatC. whichD. what11. —Daddy, how much do you earn an hour?—If you ______ know, $20 an hour．A. mayB. mustC. canD. should12. Adam is playing football on the play ground, but I’m sure he can’t havefinished his homework, ________?A. isn’t heB. can heC. aren’t ID. has he13. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe met on thesidelines of the summit on Wednesday, ________ hopes of warming tiesbetween two nations.A. to raiseB. having raisedC. raisingD. raised14. Travel brings us closer to nature, __________ the wonders can only be trulyappreciated first hand.A. whoseB. of whichC. whatD. that15. —The girl looks so beautiful. Is she a model or a film star?—________. She’s a teacher.A. You betB. Forget about itC. Far from itD. Whatever you say二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）请阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
2015英语高考模拟试题
2015英语高考模拟试题（含答案）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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．ADo you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life?If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it!Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant(No Pay with Free Meals)Place: ManchesterHours: Part TimeWe are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!Role:You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.21. The text is meant to ________.A. leave a noteB. send an invitationC. carry an advertisementD. present a document22. What does the underlined part mean?A. You’ll arrive home just in time from this job.B. You’ll make others’lives more meaningful with this job.C. You’ll earn a good salary from this job.D. You’ll succeed in getting this job.23. The volunteers’primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ________.A. to get some financial supportB. to properly protect themselvesC. to realize their own importanceD. to learn some new living skills24. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who has done similar work before.B. The one who can drive a car.C. The one who has patience to listen to others.D. The one who can use English to communicate.BWealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy(策略). There are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. I f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money.When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. Around the world, manybelieve a gift of a piggy bank on New Year’s Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土) called “pygg,”and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i”as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. The piggy bank was born.Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. Think about the things in life that require large amounts of money--- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. So when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely.25. What is the piggy bank strategy?A. Paying 1% income tax at a time.B. Setting a goal before making a travel plan.C. Putting aside a little money regularly for future use.D. Aiming high even when doing small things.26. Why did the writer’s parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?A. To delight him with the latest fashion.B. To encourage him to climb mountains.C. To teach him English pronunciation.D. To help him form the habit of saving.27. The piggy bank originally was ________.A. a cheap clay containerB. a potter’s instrumentC. an animal-shaped dishD. a pig-like toy for children28. The last paragraph talks about ________.A. the seriousness of educating childrenB. the enjoyment of taking a great tripC. the difficulty of starting a businessD. the importance of managing moneyCThe behaviour of a building’s users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放）by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016. But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own —though extremely important- is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率)，which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.‘Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,’explains Katy Janda, a UKERC senior researcher，‘consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design. ’In other words，old habits die hard, even in the best-designed eco-home.Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill-payers don’t have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits. Without specific information，it’s hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback (反馈）facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.Social science research has added a further dimension (方面），suggesting that individuals’behaviour in thehome can be personal and cannot be predicted —whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example.Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.29. As to energy use, the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of________.A. the behaviour of building usersB. zero-carbon homesC. sustainable building designD. the reduction of carbon emissions30. What are Katy Janda’s words mainly about?A. The necessity of making a careful building design.B. The importance of changing building users’habits.C. The variety of consumption patterns of building users.D. The role of technology in improving energy efficiency.31. The information gap in energy use _______.A. affects the study on energy monitorsB. can be bridged by feedback facilitiesC. brings about problems for smart metersD. will be caused by building users’old habits32. What does the dimension added by social science research suggest?A. The social science research is to be furthered.B. The education programme is under discussion.C. The behaviour preference of building users is similar.D. The behaviour of building users is unpredictable.DThe kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words.The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,”said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,”said Keller.The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,”where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.33. How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?A. It contributes to their self-study.B. It trains teachers for them.C. It helps raise their living standards.D. It provides funds for building schools.34. It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.A. draw pictures of animals.B. learn English words quickly.C. write letters to researchers.D. make phone calls to his friends.35. What is the aim of the project?A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.B. To make Amharic widely used in the world.C. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.D. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.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。
高中英语真题-2015年高三第三次高考模拟考试
高中英语真题:2015年高三第三次高考模拟考试第I卷第一部分听力（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标在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。
1. Why does the man say sorry?A. He smoked there.B. He can’t open the side pocket.C. He hasn’t had the hand luggage checked.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a shop.B. In a restaurant.C. In a hotel.3. What is the man going to have repaired?A. A lamp.B. A TV.C. A CD player.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An actorB. A performanceC. A film.5. What part of her body has Maria hurt?A. Her neck.B. Her arm.C. Her hand.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,每个小题将给出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。
6. How much did the man pay for the camera?A. £150.B. £160.C. £175.7. What does the woman think of the camera?A. Expensive.B. Practical.C. User-friendly.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
高中英语真题-2015年第二次模拟考试英语试卷
高中英语真题:2015年第二次模拟考试英语试卷本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
第I卷1至9页，第II卷10至11页。
考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷第一部分听力(共三节，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，并标在试题的相应位置。
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：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15.B. ￡9.18.C. ￡9.15.1. How does the man plan to find a used car?A. Through an advertisement.B. On the Internet.C. Througha car dealer.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Go home first.B. Give the man a lift.C. Go shopping with t he man.3.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A book.B. A bookstore.C. A writer.4. What season is it now?A. Spring.B. Autumn.C. Winter.5. What present has the man bought?A. A pair of gloves.B. Some flowers.C. A book.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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
高中英语真题-2015年高考模拟训练试题
高中英语真题:2015年高考模拟训练试题第I卷(选择题共50分)第一部分听力(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。
1．How much is the membership card for the man?A．As usual． B．Cheaper than usual． C．Free．2．How is Rose going to school?A．On foot． B．By bike． C．By car．3．What does the woman worry about?A．The food． B．The weather． C．The storms．4．What does the man mean?A．The teacher is thinner than before．B．The teacher is fatter than before．C．The teacher is as fat as before．5．How many items have been sold?A．Ten． B．One． C．None．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至8题。
6．What is the weather like in the man’s hometown?A．It’s rainy and cold． B．It’s windy and cold． C．It’s v ery hot．7．What’s the weather like in spring in Beijing?A．It’s rainy and cold． B．It’s windy and warm． C．It’s windy and cold．8．Where does the weather change very quickly?A．In the man’s hometown．B．In the woman’s hometown．C．In the man’s wife’s hometown．听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
高考模拟试卷及参考答案 全国卷1word.doc
2015年高三模拟考试英语试题全国卷1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。
AIf the word researcher brings to mind someone who works in a laboratory doing experiments or reads a11 day in a librar y,then meet Dr.Sylvia Earle.Dr.Earle has carried out much of her research deep under the sea.Her outstanding work at sea ha s included leading around 70 expeditions(探索)and spending over 6,500 hours under the water. She also holds the world record for the deepest walk alone on the ocean floor at a depth of 381 metres.It’s no wonder she ha s been given the nickname“Her Deepness”.As a child,Dr.Earle was always interested in wildlife and was never afraid to find out about nature.Her parents told her to touch animals and insects,and not to be afraid of them.When she was older,she was given the opportunity to develop this int erest thanks to scho1arships to study botany at university.She also took courses in sea diving and decided to devote herself t o marine(海洋的)biology.It was this decision and her determined character that led her to have a truly remarkable career.After several years of diving,Dr.Earle took part in a research expedition in an underwater laboratory.The laboratory was called a Tektite Habitat and it allowed divers to remain under the water to carry out research for weeks at a time.In 1970 an all-female group went on the sixth expedition of the Tektite II scientists-in-the-water programme.Dr.Earle was asked to lead the expedition.Along with another four women-three scientists and an engineer-she stayed in the Tektite Habitat for two wee ks.Marine life has always been at the centre of Dr.Earle’s work and she is highly respected for her authority in this field.She i s often asked to give talks by environmental groups about marine life as well as her plan to create a global network of marin e protected areas. What makes her extra special is that she doesn’t look upon her work as a job,but as her vocation(天职)in life.21.In what way is Dr.Earle different from most researchers we know about?A.She works in a laboratory doing experiments all day.B.She reads all day in a library.C.She carries out much of her research deep under the sea.D.She has broken lots of world records.22.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2？A.Dr.Earle’s interest in wildlife led her to a truly remarkable career.B.Dr.Earle’s success is chiefly due to her family background.C.Dr.Earle’s success is chiefly due to the scholarships to study botany at university.D.V arious factors have contributed to Dr.Earle’s success.23.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 3？A.Five women took part in the expedition.B.Five scientists took part in the expedition.C.Dr.Earle was an ordinary member of the group.D.The group stayed under water for three weeks.24.What does Dr.Earle hope to achieve in the future?A.To keep marine life at the centre of her work.B.To create protected areas in the oceans around the world.C.To travel around the world giving talks.D.To look upon her work as her vocation in life.BA paperclip,made of steel wire bent into a looped()shape,is an instrument used to hold sheets of paper toget her.This common device is a wonder of simplicity and function.But where did this simple,cheap,and practical invention co me from?In the late 19th century,the most common way to hold papers together was by using a pin.Although the pin was an ine xpensive tool and was easily removable,it would 1eave holes in the ter,as steelvwire became more common,invent ors began to notice its elastic()feature.With this feature,it could be stretched and twisted into various clip-like objects.In the years just before 1900,quite a few paperclip designs appeared.The name most frequently associated with the paperclip invention is Johan Vaaler,a Norwegian inventor.However,Vaaler’s clips were not the same as the paperclips curr entlyin use.Specifically,they did not have the inside loop we see today.The familiar looped design was invented by Gem Manuf acturing Ltd.in England.This clip is therefore sometimes known as the Gem clip.Because of Vaaler,the paperclip played an important historical role in Norway.During World War II,Norway was occu pied by the Nazis.Norwegians were prohibited from wearing any symbol of their national unity(),such as buttons wi th the initials of their king.Thus,in protest,they started wearing paperclips to show their unity.The reason for doing this was simple:Paperclips were a Norwegian invention whose original function was to bind together.After the war,a giant papercli p statue was put up in Oslo to honour Vaaler—even though his design was never actually produced.25.According to the first paragraphthe paperclip is________.A.made of paperB.for holding clothes togetherC.shaped like a pinD.inexpensive and useful26.One way the paperclip is better than the pin is that_________A.it is cheaperB.it is simplerC.it doesn’t damage the paperD.it can be removed more easily27.Which of the following best shows what the Gem clip looks like?28.The last paragraph is mainly about_________.A.how widely used Vaaler’s clip isB.how V aalers clip became a national symbolC.how the Nazis ruled the Norwegian peopleD.why Norwegians had the initials of their king on their buttonsCI was born on the last day of February.I’ve always felt sorry for February,squeezed between the big months of January( named for the Roman god Janus,keeper of gateways)and March(after Mars,the god of war).The first Roman calendar,it is said,had 10 months and no February.Beginning at the vernal equinox()with March,i t ended with December.In an agricultural society,winter was of little importance,and thus went undivided.January and February were added about 700 B.C.by the second king of Rome,Numa Pompilius.He made all the months 29 or 31 days,but shortened February,the last month of the year,by giving it only 28.Next,it was the church’s turn.In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announced a new calendar in Europe.Many changes were ma de,but the Pope passed up yet another chance to give February equality with the other months.It’s messy,even dangerous,changing how we measure time,but Pope Gregory was hardly the last one to try.The League o f Nations received over 150 new calendar designs,and the United Nations has considered more proposals since.Each propos al involves something that supposedly modernizes the calendar.But I have a simpler proposal that won’t lead to chaos,and will correct the historical injustices against Februarymove the last day of January and the last day of March into February to make it a normal month with 30 days,and a respecta ble 31 on leap years().This would not add or subtract a single day from the calendar year.It’s a great idea.And unlike J ulius and Augustus,I won’t even demand a month named in my honor.29.The first Roman calendar had only 10 months because_________.A.February hated to be squeezed between the big monthsB.the god of war always fought with January and FebruaryC.the Romans did not like the cold winter weatherD.it was Considered unnecessary to divide winter30.Which of the following is closest to Numa Pompilius’calendar?31.The writer sounds_____in the passage.A.sadB.humorousC.happyD. angryDOne important thing during the pre-Christmas rush at our house was the arrival of my daughter’s kindergarten report car d.She got high praise for her reading,vocabulary and overall enthusiasm.On the other hand,We learnt that she has work to do on her numbers and computer skills,though the detailed handwritten report her teachers prepared is absent of any words tha t might be interpreted as negative()in describing her efforts.A number System indicates how she’s measuring up in e ach area without any mention of passing or failing.The debate over whether formal grades should be given to kids has long existed.At one level,the advantages and disadva ntages are obvious.A grade system provides a straightforward standard by which to measure how your child is progressing a t school--and how he or she is getting on compared to other children.But as writer Sue Ferguson notes,Grades can deceive. ()The aim should be”to measure learning,not simply what a student can remember on a test.”The two aren’t the same-and if you doubt that as an adult,ask yourself whether you could sit down without any preparation and still pass those high-s chool-level examinations.If you’re old enough,You’ve lived through this debate before.At one time,it was considered unfair to put children in dire ct competition with one another if it could be avoided.The intention behind that may have been good,but it ignored the fact t hat competition,and the will to come out on top,are essential components of the human condition.32.Which of the following seems to be weak on the daughter’s kindergarten report card?A.Reading.B.V ocabulary.C.Enthusiasm.D.Numbers.33.what did the teachers try to do when preparing the report card?A.Avoid using negative words.B.Describe the facts as they really were.e numbers instead of words.D.Avoid showing weak areas.34.What does the writer suggest by the underlined part in Paragraph 2?A.Most adults can pass high-school-level examinations without preparation.B.There’s no doubt that most high-school-level examinations measure learning.C.As an adult,you should not doubt your ability to pass high-school-level examinations.D.It’s difficult for most adults to pass high-school-level examinations without preparation.35.Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?A.Schools should not give formal grades to kids.B.Schools should give formal grades to kids.C.Giving formal grades to kids has no disadvantages at a11.D.It’s unfair to put children in direct competition with one another.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。
2015届第二次模拟试 英语(A卷)及答案
2015届第二次模拟试英语（A卷）第一部分：英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1. wander A. absorb B. wallet C. village D. salary2. cheese A. radios B. aside C. adjust D. diverse3. around A. tough B. count C. cough D. routine4. within A. depth B. youth C. bathe D. wealth5. tended A. bowed B. voted C. kicked D. arrived第二节情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tom: Hi, Cathy. 6Cathy: I have to finish my project on the history of the Internet. What about you?Tom: 7 If it’s fine, we’ll go camping. Would you like to join us?Cathy: I’d like to, but the deadline for my project is next Monday.Tom: What a pity! 8Cathy: Yes, please. Can you suggest any good reference books?Tom: You may want to read Origins of the Internet and The Digital Future.Cathy: I’m reading the two books. 9Tom: Go to the Science Museum website, and you’ll find lots of up-to-date information. Cathy: Good idea. Thanks for your help.Tom: 10A. Never mind.B. Don’t mention it.C. Any other suggestions?D. Will you come next time?E. It depends on the weather.F. Anything I can do for you?G. What are you up to this weekend?第三节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
2015英语高三一模考卷20151231
2015年英语高三一模考卷（20151231）一、听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
1. What does the man want to do?A. Buy a ticket.B. Borrow a book.C. Ask for directions.2. Why is the woman late for the meeting?A. She got up late.B. She missed the bus.C. She had a flat tire.3. What does the man suggest?A. Visiting the museum.B. Going to the cinema.C. Having dinner together.4. How does the woman feel about the gift?A. Disappointed.B. Satisfied.C. Surprised.5. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Attend a party.B. Go on a trip.C. Visit his friends.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A book.B. A movie.C. A concert.7. What does the woman think of the movie?A. Boring.B. Exciting.C. Touching.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
2015年高考英语模拟试卷(带答案)
2015年最新高三英语模拟试卷（含答案）Part II Language knowledgeSection A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. It’s said that Changde will be a place many railways join together.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. whose22. Words be false and full of arts; sighs are the natural language of the heart.A. mayB. mustC. shouldD. would23. I met my former English teacher yesterday. I her since I graduated.A. don’t seeB. didn’t seeC. haven’t seenD. hadn’t seen24. Healthy eating and regular exercise the best way to keep fit.A. hasB. areC. isD. have25. what you like is freedom while liking what you do is happiness.A. To doB. DoingC. Having doneD. To have done26. scientists are interested in the new technology, the system is too complex to be of practical use.A. IfB. WhenC. SinceD. While27. If man continues to toy with nature, he himself slowly.A. killsB. is killingC. has killedD. had killed28. If you have a chance in Europe, Italy is a good choice.A. travelledB. travellingC. to travelD. to be travelling29. Looking at ______ had grown into big trees, the old man felt proud of himself.A. whatB. whenC. whichD. who30. —Hi, Tom, I failed to answer your phone call. What’s up?—Well, in fact, I if you could lend me some money.A. had wonderedB. was wonderingC. am wonderingD. would wonder31. —A text message to say my father is seriously ill. I am worried about that. —Take it easy. Everything will be all right.A. arrivedB. arrivesC. was arrivingD. will arrive32. Loneliness is a feeling ______ by many parents whose children have gone to faraway places for education or work.A. experienceB. to experienceC. experiencingD. experienced33. We ______ that we should live green to protect our environment.A. teachB. have taughtC. are taughtD. will be taught34. So delicious that I couldn’t wait to taste it.A. the cake seemedB. was the cake seemingC. did the cake seemD. the cake did seem35. Keep to the point. you want to say?A. What is it thatB. What it is thatC. What is it doD. Is it what thatSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The mental aspect of athletics is underrated(低估）. The common expression, “athletics are 90 percent 36._______ and 10 percent physical,”is often used by coaches, and stresses that mindsets (思维模式）make a huge difference in competitions.“The physical aspect of the sport can only take you 37._______,”said Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shannon Miller during an interview with the Dana Foundation. “The mental aspect has to 38._______, especially when you’re talking about the best of the best. In the Olympic games, everyone is talented. Everyone trains hard. Everyone does the work. What 39._______ the gold medalists from the silver medalists is simply the mental game.”Many athletes have used the technique of mental imagery（意象）, or 40._______, to perform at their best. Research on the brain patterns of weightlifters found that the patterns activated (激活) when a weightlifter lifted heavy weights were activated 41._______ when they simply imagined lifting and some studies have suggested thatmental practice can be almost as effective as physical training. One study, published in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology in 1996, found that imagining weight lifting caused 42.________ changes in muscle activity.“Mental imagery impacts many cognitive (认知的) processes in the brain: motor control, attention, perception, planning, and memory,”researcher Angie LeVan wrote in Psychology Today. “So the 43._______ is getting trained for actual performance during visualization. It’s been found that mental practices can enhance motivation, increase confidence, improve motor performance and prepare your brain for success.”But visualizing is 44._______ just thinking about an upcoming event. When athletes use visualization, they truly feel the event taking place in their mind’s eye”.“During visualization, she incorporates (整合) all of her 45._______ into the experience,”sports psychologist Dr JoAnn Dahlkoetter wrote in a blog post on The Huffington Post about a(n) 46.________ she works with. “She feels her forefoot pushing off the track, she hears her skating splits, and she sees herself racing ahead of the competitors. She experiences all of the elements of her race 47.________ before executing (完成) her performance.”36. A. lucky B. intelligent C. mental D. strategic37. A. so long B. so far C. so much D. so high38. A. turn on B. show off C. take up D. set off39. A. breaks B. pushes C. decides D. distinguishes40. A. activation B. visualization C. motivation D. perception41.. A. regularly B. normally C. finally D. similarly42. A. few B. usual C. actual D. strange43. A. brain B. body C. attention D. memory44. A. Rather than B. more than C. other than D. anything but45. A. observations B. spirit C. determination D. senses46. A. speed skater B. 100-meter sprinterC. marathon runnerD. cross-country skier47. A. in surprise B. in detail C. on time D. for exampleSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.Every day, in all kinds of weather, a lot of men and women do jogging. Why has jogging become so popular? Most people start jogging 48 they hear it is a very good form of exercise. Jogging makes the heart strong and helps people control their weight or stay slim. If you keep jogging regularly, you needn’t take pills 49 skip meals to lose weight. Jogging can also make you feel better about 50 and you will have 51 sense of satisfaction.Jogging is a single sport. You don’t need to wait 52 you have gathered a team or found a partner. You can jog alone.Do you jog? If you do, be sure to ask your doctor for advice. Does jogging cost much?Almost 53 . But it is very important to have a good pair of shoes 54 are made especially for jogging. If not, you’ll end 55 hurting.Part ⅢReading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AAre morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity (效率) was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy was wrong.The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However,I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.56. According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to ________.A. people who stay up until the next morningB. people who get up early in the morningC. people who feel sleepy in the morningD. people whose productivity is the lowest in the morning57. Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?A. Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.B. Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.C. Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.D. Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.58. The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ________.A. going to bed after midnightB. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habitsC. getting up early occasionallyD. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping59. What’s the author’s sleep pattern?A. Going to bed early and getting up early.B. Going to bed late and getting up late.C. Going to bed when sleepy and getting up at a fixed early time.D. Going to bed early and getting up late.60. The passage is mainly about ________.A. main schools of thought on sleep patternsB. how to have a good sleepC. wrong strategies for getting up earlyD. how to become an early riserBTwo hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia (费城) live some of the world’s largest black bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife.The streams, lakes, grassland, mountains and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the area. Open spaces are threatened by plans for building houses and important habitats are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos natural beauty from irresponsible development, the Nature Conservancy (自然保护协会) named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”.The conservancy’s member Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By cooperating with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to protect more than 14, 000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program. As a result, his family’s land can be protected from development. Cook owes the Conservancy’s success in the Poconos to having a local presence and a commitment to working with local people. “The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community”, Cook said. The people who live there respect the land. They value quiet forests, clear streams and abundant wildlife. They are eager to help with conservation effort.61. The purpose of naming the Poconos “Last Great Places”is to ________.A. protect it from irresponsible developmentB. ask for money from the local communityC. find a better home for black bearsD. sell it for a higher price62. We can infer from the second paragraph that ________.A. the population in the Poconos is growingB. wildlife in the Poconos is increasing rapidlyC. the security of the Pocono people is being threatenedD. farmers in the Poconos are looking forward to the development.63. According to Cook, the success in protecting the Poconos lies in ________.A. setting up an environmental protection websiteB. getting support from the Nature ConservancyC. cooperating with the local people and business leadersD. being included in the farmlands in the area’s protection program64.What does Cook mean by saying “having a local presence”?A. Financial help from local business leaders.B. Consideration of the interests of the local people.C. The establishment of a new government in the area.D. The setting up of a local Nature Conservancy in the Pocono area.65. Which section of a newspaper is the passage most probably taken from?A. businessB. sportsC. environmentD. cultureCIn this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child busy. Yet, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, which she won last year.As a writer I know about winning and losing contests. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to be rejected by the publisher. I also know the pressure of tryingto live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? So many of my own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?”“No,”she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her stories. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided”by me into the story of a little girl. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.66. What do we learn from the first paragraph?A. Children nowadays are out of mind in the activities.B. Rebecca prefers to devote her leisure time to writing.C. Rebecca has collected many online materials for her writing.D. The author’s daughter lost the writing competition.67. What did the author say about her own writing experience?A. She had a lot of painful experiences.B. Her way to success was full of praises and awards.C. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.D. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.68. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?A. She was confident about her real talent in writing.B. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.C. She wanted to share her stories with readers.D. She won last year.69. The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.A. she believed she was an experienced writer to offer guidanceB. her daughter asked her mother to correct her stories as she likedC. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writerD. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might be out of control70. What’s the author’s advice for parents?A. Not every child is suitable to be a writer.B. Children should be allowed to grow without pain.C. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids participate in.D. Children should be given every chance to voice their own opinions.Part ⅣWriting (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information fromthe passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Food makes us feel good, but some people eat when they aren’t really hungry and eat to simply feel good. This kind of eating habit is called emotional eating, which does not affect adults but also young children. It isn’t a good thing.A child’s eating habits can develop right from childhood. As we know, a baby cries out if he doesn’t get milk at the usual time of the day. However, sometimes parents immediately stick a bottle in a child’s mouth without trying to find out if the child is really hungry. In fact, children may cry for other reasons. Even as children grow up and start going to school, parents sometimes give them a chocolate bar if they become really unhappy. As the children further grow up, they may become used to having a snack whenever they’re upset or low.Therefore, they’d like to eat an emotional snack when they have the feeling of unhappiness and boredom. Even when they don’t get high grades, aren’t popular at school or made fun of by others, they will want something to eat. After having the snack, they feel a lot better.Emotional eating in young children is a thing that needs to be taken seriously. To protect your children from emotional eating, you should satisfy your child’s emotional needs in the best possible way. This includes spending time with your child every day, taking an interest in his school work, helping your child study, providing a health environment without tension at home, etc. Don’t make the child lose face by scoldinghim. Develop confidence in your child. Make your child eat enough once in a while. Reward him for his achievements.All this will help your little one develop a healthy eating habit. And always remember love and care is the key to help you child out of trouble and grow up happily.Title: 71 in Young ChildrenSection B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenager daughter Holly practice her driving.At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said, “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.”After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted, “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say, “Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love. She’ll never forget it.”The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (搬运车). In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes and the gas pedal. Holly was unhurt physically, but when I reached her, she was crying and saying, “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.”I held her in my arms as she cried.Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the story. Her eyes moistened(湿润) and she said, “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and ran into a log that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of that night. It was a deepwound on her soul.I remember how sad Holly was the night and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property. I repaired the van, but the dent (凹痕) in my truck is still there today. Every day it reminds me of what really matters in my life.81. Why did the father permit his daughter to drive his truck? (No more than 5 words) (2 marks)82. How did the accident happen? (No more than 11 words) (3 marks)83. What happened to the author’s friend after she ruined her dad’s car?(No more than 11 words) (2 marks)84. What does the writer try to tell us according to the passage? (No more than 10 words) (3 marks)Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.假设你的笔友Jack因上期高三期末数学考试未及格而倍受打击，情绪低落。
高中英语真题-2015届高考模拟信息卷
高中英语真题:2015届高考模拟信息卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
AA Hong Kong Disneyland park admission ticket is your pass port to a full day of magical adventures. Learn the ways to bu y your tickets now.Three types of 1-Day ticket are available:Free admission for Child aged under 3.◆Book Online NowPurchase tickets conveniently through our website, then pick up your tickets starting from 1 hour after you have purchased online.Purchase Tickets Directly at Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Ex pressYou can purchase tickets at the Hong Kong Disneyland Tick et Express, conveniently located at the MTR Hong Kong Stati on. Open from 9:00am~8:00pm on Monday to Friday and fro m 9:00am~5:00pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holida ys.Purchase 2 Park Tickets at one of the following locations and receive a FREE limited-edition Disney gift:● Avenue of Stars KiosksYou can purchase tickets at Avenue of Stars Kiosks in Tsim S ha Tsui. Open daily from 9:00am~10:30pm.● Asia World-Expo Box OfficeYou can purchase tickets at Asia World-Expo Box Office. Open Mondays to Fridays from 10:00am~6: 00pm.Reserve Tickets for Hotel GuestAs a hotel Guest of Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel or Disney’s Hollywood Hotel, Park tickets are reserved for your purchase at front desk. Open daily from 9:00am~8:00pm.Buy at Hong Kong Disneyland Main EntranceGuests can purchase tickets on the day of their visit at the M ain Entrance Ticket Booths or Guest Relations Windows. Ope n daily from 30 minutes before Park opening until Park closes.21. In which place can you get a free gift for buying two ticket s?A. Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express.B. Hong Kong Disn eyland Main Entrance.C. Asia World-Expo Box Office.D. Disney’s Hollywood Hotel.22. For a young couple with a 2-year-old kid spending a day in the park, they have to pay atleast______.A. HK $ 499B. HK $ 854C. HK $ 998D. HK $ 135323. To buy tickets at Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express o n Sundays, you have to get there before _____.A. 5:00 pmB. 6:00 pmC. 8:00 pmD. 10:30 pmBThe associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower shop lik e myself were never perfect; however, they were excellent. W orking with them as they improved taught me new ways to sh ow forgiveness, understanding, and patience.One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job. He told me that Da vid was a little shy, did not talk much and was afraid to go on with interviews. He requested that I give David an interview ju st for practice. He plainly told David that I had no positions op en at the time and the interview was just for practice.When David came in for the interview, he hardly said a word. I told him what we did at the bicycle shop and showed him aro und. I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability. David was very quiet (he was evaluated as a slow learner in s chool). Every ten days or so, for weeks after the interview, David walked into the bicycle shop and stood by the front door. He never said a word, just stood by the door.One day, shortly before Christmas, a large truck came to the shop, packed with 250 new bicycles. It had to be unloaded rig ht away or the driver would leave.It was raining. Some of my workers (without physical limitation s) chose not to brave the weather to get into work, so I was sh ort-handed. It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it, David came in the front door and just stood there. I looked at him and shouted, “Well, all right! Fill out a time card and hel p me unload this truck!”David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He cam e to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk; howev er, he rarely chose to. He drove my truck and made deliveries . The customers would praise David, saying, “He doesn’t talk, but he really shows you how to operate a lawn m ower!”24.The author gave David an interview to _______.A. find a person who is reliableB. find a part-time worker in needC. give him some practiceD. show sympathy for him25.The author finally hired David because________.A. there were no other workers in the shop thenB. he needed someone who was willing to work thenC. David kept showing upD. he realized David was dependable26.We can infer from the last paragraph that_______.A. some customers just play jokes on DavidB. David has had his character changed through workC. the author prefers David to be more outgoingD. the author feels lucky to hire David27.The author’s tone in describing David is full of ______.A. pityB. wonderC. disappointmentD. appreciationCThey are the little sweeties who look pretty cute in a photo, or when sleeping—but a lot less appealing at 30, 000 ft, crying loudly in the seat r ight next to you.According to a new survey, almost seven in ten Britons disli ke flying with babies so much that they would like to see child-free areas introduced on planes. As for long-distance flights where people want to sleep, almost one in fou r British travelers believes that no-kid-zones should be fixed as required sections.The survey was conducted by bookings website LateDeals.co .uk, with 1,108 consumers questioned as to what they hate m ost about air travel.And our dislike of noisy children and babies on planes runs de ep, it seems.More than a third of us—35 percent—would pay extra to travel on a childless service.Long-distance passengers would be prepared to pay an additional ￡63 to the cost of a return ticket if it meant adults only on boa rd. And on short-distance flights, an extra ￡28 on the price of a return fare wo uld be considered good value if it guaranteed an absence of a ngry babies in the middle of the economy-class aisle(走道). However, screaming babies are not the only source of annoya nce for British travelers. In fact, according to the research on t he most annoying types of airline passengers, a crying baby r anks as only the fourth. Over half of those surveyed—58 percent—selected “drunk travellers” as their pet peeves （令人反感的事或物）. People with “bad personal hygiene(卫生)”and travellers who kick the back of the seat in front were a lso near the top of the list, causing anger to 48 and 47 per- ce nt of us respectively(分别地).Crying babies came in at fourth on the list, a pet peeve for 43 percent of those surveyed.28. Britons dislike flying with babies because they_________．A. make too much noiseB. get angry easilyC. sleep right next to themD. stay in the economy-class aisle29. How many British travellers surveyed would like to have n o-kid-zones on planes?A. About 35％.B. About 43％.C. About 70％.D. About 58％.30. What kind of passengers is most disliked by British airline travellers?A. The crying babies on a flight.B. People with bad personal hygiene.C. Those who have drunk too much alcohol.D. Those who kick the back of the seat in front.31. What type of writing is this text?A. A brochure.B. A tourist guide.C. An announcem ent.D. A news report.DMen who wear pink shirts to work earn more and are easier to get a higher position than those who prefer traditional shirt co lors, such as white and blue, according to a recent survey. Re searchers also found that men who wore pink were more likel y to get praise from female co-workers and were more confident in the office.A classical pink shirt wearer earns £1,000 more a year than th ose who choose other colors, researchers surveyed among 1, 500 male office workers. Men who wear pink are also twice as likely to have the Master’s degree as those who prefer whiteshirts, with one in ten pink shirt wearers having a PHD. Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe, International Marketing Manager for Cotton , who to ok charge of the study, said, “You can tell a lot about someon e by the color he wears. Pink is a color that more and more m en have been embracing recently, and it is encouraging that t hey are not afraid to experiment with that bright color. They sp end most of their days at work and their own confidence need s to remain smart. It is good for company standards, but that doesn’t mean that they have to wear boring clothes.” Pink shir t wearers on the other hand are more likely to have a low-carbon (低碳的) life for half of them prefer to choose public means of trans portation to go to work.The report also found men who preferred green shirts were th e most likely to be late for work, while white shirt fans were the most punctual (准时的).32. According to the survey, pink shirt men ____.A. usually graduate from famous universities or collegesB. prefer to go to work by car with their co-workersC. earn more money than those in other colorsD. are better at pleasing their bosses in the office33. We can learn from the passage that ____.A. the color a man wears can influence his personalityB. the color a man wears can show a lot about himC. pink is the best of all the colors a man likesD. wearing pink can make a man become happy34. According to the passage, who is the least likely to be late for work?A. Jack who often wears pink shirts.B. Mike who often wears green shirts.C. Tom who often wears white shirts.D. Alan who often wears blue shirts.35. If you want to get a higher place in your company, you’d b etter wear ____.A. purpleB. pinkC. greenD. white第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15 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。
高中英语真题-2015年高招仿真考试英语试卷
高中英语真题:2015年高招仿真考试英语试卷试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟注意：按题号涂卡第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）(略)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，共30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Ais a land of bicycles. At least it was back in 1992 when I trave led the country. Back then everyone seemed to be riding a bic ycle. Millions of them, all black. Cars were rare. Yet since my arrival in last year, I’ve found the opposite is true. There are millions of cars. However, people still use their bicycles to get around. For many, it’s the easiest and cheapest way to travel today. Bicycles also come in different colors----silver, green, red, blue, yellow, whatever you want.It’s fun watching people biking. They rush quickly through cro ssroads, move skillfully through traffic, and ride even on sidew alks(人行道). Bicycles allow people the freedom to move about that car s just can’t provide.Eager to be part of this aspect of Chinese culture, I decided to buy a bicycle. Great weather accompanied my great buy. I im mediately jumped up on my bicycle seat and started home.My first ride home was orderly (守秩序的). To be safe, I stayed with a “pack” of bikers while cars on t he streets came running swiftly out of nowhere at times. I didn ’t want to get hit. So I took the ride carefully.Crossing the streets was the biggest problem. It was a lot like crossing a major highway back in the . The streets here were wide, so crossing took time, skill and a little bit of luck.I finally made it home. The feeling on the bicycle was amazing . The air hitting my face and going through my hair was wond erful. I was sitting on top of the world as I passed by places a nd people. Biking made me feel alive.21. According to the author, why are bicycles still popular in t oday?A. Because they are traditional and safe.B. Because they are convenient and inexpensive.C. Because they are colorful and available.D. Because they are fast and environment friendly.22. The author decided to buy a bicycle because he intended ______________.A. to ride it for funB. to use it for transportC. to experience local skillsD. to improve his riding skills23. How did the author feel about his street crossing?A. It was boring.B. It was difficult.C. It was lively .D. It was wonderful.24. Which of the following best describes the author’s biking e xperience?A. The author enjoyed showing off his biking skills.B. The author was annoyed by the air while riding.C. The author was praised by the other bikers.D. The author took great pleasure in biking.BGoing green seems to be fad(时尚)for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the two of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day fo r an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond e asy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we ha d to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no e asy task.With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My life and I decided to educate people a bout how they could go green in their lives and hoped we coul d show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every l ittle bit helps.Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed o ur lifestyle. We now shop at organic(有机的)stores. We consume less meat, choosing green food. Wehave greatly reduced our buying we don’t need. We have give n away half of what we owned through websites. Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical clean ers. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of home-made fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing so mething ungreen might be punished.Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year. We are gr ateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educ ate others. We believe that we do have the power to change t hings and help our planet.25. What might be the best title for the passage?A. Going Green.B. Protecting the Planet.C. Keeping Open-MindedD. Celebrating Our Green Year.26. It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the who le 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 Yea r?A. They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.B. They ignore others’ ungreen behavior.C. They chose better chemical cleaners.D. They sold their home-made food.28. What can we infer form the last paragraph?A. The government will give support to the green people.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 is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone can’t make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a years ago, scienti sts tried to find out how long the human brain could labor with out reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered th at blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows n o fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain o f an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the endof the day.So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftl y at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the be ginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from o ur mental and emotional attitudes. One of ’s most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of pur ely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scienti st, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of t he fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satis faction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tensene ss, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated---those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by i tself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotio ns produce nervousness in the body.29. What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer’s blood.B. Albert Einstein didn’t feel worn out after a day’s work.C. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.D. A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue toxins.30. According to the author, which of the following can make s itting workers tired?A. Challenging mental work.B. Unpleasant emotions.C. Endless tasks.D. Physical labor.31. What’s the author’s attitude towards the scientists’ idea?A. He agrees with them.B. He doubts them.C. He argues against them.D. He hesitates to accept them.32. We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energ etic, sitting workers need to ___________.A. have some good foodB. enjoy their workC. exercise regularlyD. discover fatigue toxinsD“Indeed,” George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “so me kind of fly, or bug, had begun to eat the leaves before I left home.” But the father of was not the father of bug. When Wa shington wrote that, Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century, and Americans had already created lightning-bug(萤火虫). But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their l anguage, leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.The American bug could also be a person, referring to someo ne who was crazy about a particular activity. Although fan bec ame the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs , baseball bugs, and the like.Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bug-shaped car. The bug could also be a burglar alarm, from whic h comes the expression to bug, that is, “to install an alarm”. N ow it means a small piece of equipment that people use for lis tening secretly to others’ conversation. Since the 1840s, to bu g has long meant “to cheat”, and since the 1940s it has beenannoying.We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or oth er design. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Ed ison. In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficul ties” that required months of study and labor to overcome in d eveloping a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering ‘a b ug’ in his invented record player.”33. We learn from Paragraph 1 that __________________. Americans had difficulty in learning to use the word bug George Washington was the first person to call an insect a bu gthe word bug was still popularly used in English in the ninetee nth centuryboth Englishman and Americans used the word bug in the eig hteenth century34. What does the word “flaw” in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Explanation.B. Finding.C. Origin.D. Fault.35. The passage is mainly concerned with__________________.A. the misunderstanding of the word bugB. the development of the word bugC. the public views of the word bugD. the special characteristics of the word bug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。
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2015年华忆高中高考英语模拟试题考试时间：120分钟，卷面总分值：150分第I卷第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
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。
1. What number did the woman call?A.378-1024B. 387-1024C. 378-10422 . Why was the woman late?A.She had to see her daughterB.The traffic was terribleC. She didn’t feel well3. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Keep quietB. Study in the classroomC. Go to the library4. What does the man like?A.playing tennisB. BoatingC. swimming5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A concertB. A T-shirtC. A movie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至7题。
6. What does the man do last Friday?A. He had a rest at homeB. He enjoyed a movieC. He had dinner with a friend7. When will the man pick up the woman?A. At 5:30B. At 6:15.C. At 6:30.听第7段材料，回答第8至9 题。
8. What is the woman going to do this evening?A. Send e-mailB. Call her parents.C. Go to a supermarket .9. How does the man prefer to contact someone special?A. By letterB. By e-mail.C. By phone听第8段材料, 回答第10-12 题。
10.How does the woman probably go to work?A. By carB. On footC. By subway12. Why does the woman like traveling by air?A. It is fast.B. It is comfortable.C. It can avoid traffic jams.12. Where does the woman want to go in summer?A. To Australia.B. To Spain.C. To Canada.听第9段材料，回答第13至16 题。
13. Why doesn’t the woman want to see the new play?A. She doesn’t like plays.B. It gets bad reviewsC. The tickets are expensive.14. What does the woman want to do?A. Enjoy a concert.B. See a romantic movie.C. Visit s museum.15. What do we know about Amusing Adventure ?A . It has been on for a month..B. It will start in half an hourC. It is a comedy16. What do the speaker decide to do ?A. Stay at homeB. Go out for a walkC. See Dances with wolves .听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What are the Highlands like?A. They are famous for tea.B. They are full of mountainsC. They are filled with sheep and goats18. What does the speaker suggest doing?A. Staying in a farmer’s houseB. Traveling with a friend.C. Bring some food19. What do we know about high tea?A. It is a meal with tea.B. It is a kind of after-meal teaC. it is a kind of food with bread and butter.20. What can a tourist see on the way to the west coast?A. Black-faced goatsB. Long-haired sheep.C. Long-haired cattle.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，选择最佳答案。
AI went online to check if my pay was in my bank account. To my amazement I discovered that not only had I been paid, a company I’d never worked for had also paid me! I knew I’d have been beside myself if my own salary was not in my account, so I tried to get the money back to the right person. Easier said than done.The bank couldn’t help as it wasn’t a bank problem. The human resources department at the company that paid me was unable to help as I didn’t have enough details. I rang the bank again. Thankfully, I had a sympathetic(同情的) call operator who gave me a name, so I again rang the company Daniel worked for.I expected the bank would contact me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay Daniel. I heard nothing for a month and the money remained in my account when Daniel called, explaining he’d tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their error. He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix this problem ourselves.We decided I would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me. Due to my busy job I was unable to meet Daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully(正当地) his. I never had any intention of keeping Daniel’s pay but red tape(繁琐手续) made it difficult to do the right thing. It all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company couldn’t do--admit a mistake has occurred and fix it.21. The underlined phrase “beside myself”(in Paragraph1) probablymeans___________.A. very fortunateB. very angryC. really thankfulD. at ease22. What was the attitude of the author towards the extra money in his bank account?A. He didn’t know what to do with it.B. He felt lucky to get it.C. He thought of keeping it for himself.D. He wanted to return it to the right person.23. From the passage we can infer that___________.A. the bank could solve the problem soon and easily with the red tapeB. some large organizations usually have troublesome official rulesC. Daniel didn’t know the error before he contacted the authorD. the company gave the wrong account to the bank24. How was the problem solved in the end?A. The author and Daniel solved the problem themselves.B. It cost Daniel a lovely bottle of wine to get back his money.C. The author gave the money back to the company.D. The call operator offered to solve their problemBVisit any card shop in December, and you'll find an amazing selection of Christmas cards. Boxes upon boxes line the shelves in discount(打折)stores and bookstores, too. Today two billion cards are exchanged every year in the US alone. How did this Christmas custom begin? Sir Henry Cole, a busy London museum director, asked an artist friend to design a card that could be duplicated(复制).That was in 1843,when writing each greeting separately was a long, difficult task. A thousand cards were printed for Cole.Cole's card pictured a family at dinner. It also showed people giving food and clothing to the poor. Helping the poor is one of the teachings of Jesus. At Christmas people celebrate his birth about 2000 years ago in Bethlehem.In the next decades in Britain and the US, Christmas cards caught on(流行).All sorts of cards appeared. Many were paper, but some were made of satin(缎)or velvet(丝绒).Cards were printed one at a time. Only the rich could afford to buy them. Just one could cost several hours' wages.25.In December, the Christmas cards are sold_____.A. in boxesB. at a high priceC. at a discountD. at an additional tax26.Henry Cole had the card designed and duplicated because_____.A. he wanted to send his greeting words separatelyB. he wanted to great his artist friendC. he wanted to complete a difficult taskD. he wanted to make more friends in this way27.The picture on Cole's card was_____.A. people in a houseB. a family giving food to the poorC. a family at dinnerD. some poor people at dinner28.What is the meaning of the sentence“ Cards were printed one at a time”?A. Only one card was printed at that time.B. Cards were printed only once at that time.C. One sort of cards was printed at a time.D. Cards were printed one by one.CSuppose you want to buy some new clothes or a new TV. Or maybe you need some work done on your car. How can you find the best price without shopping all over town？Ads can help you. Ads can show you lots of prices. And you don’t have to go anywhere to see them. Just open a newspaper or magazine，and you’ll find plenty of ads.The following is an ad about TV sets for sale. Please read it and answer the questions below.The important text in the picture:29.How many different kinds of TV sets does the store advertise here？A. Five.B. Three.C. Four.D. Two.30.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the advertisement？A. You can buy any kind on July 14th.B. The service time is 9-9 every day except Monday.C. The lowest price is a little more than 300.D. The larger the screen is，the higher the price will be.31.Which is NOT mentioned in the ad？A. The address of Sun TV StoreB. The phone number of the store.C. The postcode of the area where the store is.D. The names of the TV sets.DChildren, especially boys, tend to idealize their fathers when they are young．Every little boy wants to grow up to be just like his father, and every little girl thinks her father is the smartest man on the earth．It’s not very easy to be a good father, but it’s not that difficult either．Children will truly enjoy spending time with their fathers, not just when they are kids, but even when they are adults．All TVS Until July 4th, SEE US FIRST Open Every Day 9 to 9.Not all children communicate well with their fathers．Communication is often left to mothers, while fathers dispense(分配) advice as and when necessary．Don’t expect all conversations to centre around the dinner table．Go to your children’s bedrooms and talk to them about school, their teachers or their friends．Remember that the conversation cannot be one-sided．When your children open up to you, you also need to open up to them．If your children come home from school feeling upset, go up to them and ask them what is the matter．And if it is something which seems to you to be a silly reason to be upset, don’t voice your opinion．It may be silly to you, but to your children it is important enough．So don’t wave the topic a way by telling them not to bother about such stupid things．Simply discussing their problems with them will help them feel better．Don’t shy away from having discussions about your teenage children’s love lives．Generally speaking, your children are definitely not going to discuss intimate details with you．Try to let them know that you are relaxed about topics on love．Tell your children how you met your wife．It is perfectly normal for children to go through feelings for the opposite sex as they grow up, and by keeping the topic closed for discussion, you are only shutting them off from discussing their feelings with you．All they will do is turn to their friends．32．From the second paragraph we can know that _____．A．some children don’t like their fathers at allB．talking with children around the dinner table is unnecessaryC．it is better for fathers to communicate more with their childrenD．mothers should communicate less with their children．33．To children their fathers are usually very _____．A．kind B．great C．serious D．strong34．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “intimate” in Paragraph 4?A．public B．personal C．strange D．serious35．Suppose your children are worried about something you should _____．A．have a talk with themB．express your opinionC．keep silentD．let them alone第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）How to Love Your ParentsEven if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times，loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you，raised you，and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.____36___ A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents，you might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them for when you’re off on your own. It’s OK to get angry but angry actions don’t help you or your parents. Act calmly，cool off, journal about your feelings，or talk to a friend. ____37____Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem li ke you are going through hell when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However，you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold，raining，snowing，or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.____38____. Since you can forgive your friends，why not forgive your parents?Keep company with them.Do things with your parents like watching TV，or go somewhere with them.__39__ Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. ____40____ Seek help if you are being abused(虐待) in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.A. There can be realistic reasons for this，family violence for example.B. Anyway，spend as much time with them as you can.C. Tell them you love them every morning.D. Forgiveness is the key.E. Parents will in turn express their love to you.F. After this, share your feelings with your parents.G. Please remember parents are as important as friends.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分。