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1、湖南省常德市2016届高三英语3月模拟考试试题本试卷分为四个部分，共12页。时量120分钟。满分150分。第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例： How much is the shirt?A. 19.15B. 9.18C. 9.15答案是C。1. How wo
2、uld the woman get to the cinema?A. By bus. B. On foot.C. By taxi.2. What can we learn from the conversation?A. John will play. B. John will be punished.C. John will read books.3. What does the woman think of the acting?A. Very bad. B. Just so-so.C. Excellent.4. What are the speakers talking about? A
3、. A restaurant. B. An apartment. C. An office.5. Where does the woman want to go?A. The Science Museum. B. The bus station.C. The Art Museum.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。听每段对话或独白后，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秒钟的做答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
4、6. Who is Pierre? A. The mans old friend. B. An exchange student.C. A new French teacher.7. What does the man say about Pierre? A. Hes fond of rock music.B. He has a lot of friends here.C. Hes not a good English speaker.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How far can the woman run in an hour on the running machine?A.
5、 About 7 kilometers. B. About 8 kilometers.C. About 10 kilometers.9. Why cant the woman swim?A. She has no time to learn. B. No trainer can help her.C. She is scared of water.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who are these two speakers?A. A boss and her employee.B. A headmaster and a teacher.C. A manager and her
6、 secretary.11. What is the problem?A. The eight thirty train was cancelled.B. The man doesnt trust the woman.C. The man is late for work.12. How does the woman feel about the man?A. Angry. B. Happy. C. Surprised.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whats the man?A. A news reporter. B. A researcher.C. A psychologica
7、l doctor.14. Which of the following rooms did the man book before he came?A. A double room with a shower.B. A single room with a shower.C. A single room with a kitchen.15. What will the man get in the morning?A. A book. B. Medicine for a cold. C. A newspaper.16. When is the man checking in? A. On Sa
8、turday. B. On Friday. C. On Tuesday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where does the talk take place?A. At a library. B. At a theatre.C. At a school.18. Which country is Rachel Joyce going to next?A. England. B. Australia. C. The United States.19. When was The Unlikely Journey of Harold published?A. In 2016. B.
9、 In 2014.C. In 2012.20. What did Rachel Joyce use to work as?A. An actress. B. A TV host.C. A writer.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。AOur guide was excellent! He walked us through all the local villages and took extra time at the end to enjoy
10、 a local dinner. He stayed with us longer than he was obliged（迫使） to and made this a fantastic experience. Tour snapshotTravel is all about the street food these days, and why not? Its fresh, fast, cheap and a great way to crack into the local scene. Join this Hanoi tour to source the best street ea
11、ts from markets, food carts, street cafes and other hard-to-find-but-totally-worth-the-effort secret spots.HighlightsSample delicious Vietnamese cuisine just like the locals do on the streetStroll through hidden alleyways and bustling markets of Hanois charming old quarterLearn more about Hanois uni
12、que food cultureTry local specialties with influences from French and Chinese cuisineTake in a spectacular night view of Hoan Kiem lake from a secret cafeSchedule detailsDuration: 2.5 hoursMeeting point: Sacombank ATM Machine No. 1 Dong Xuan street (front entrance of Dong Xuan Market, Corner of Dong
13、 Xuan St with Cau Dong St)Starting time: 5. 00 PMEnding point: Caf Pho Co 11 Hang Gai St, Hoan Kiem21. What did the guide do? A. He showed visitors around by car. B. He took many photos of visitors. C. He stayed with visitors for extra time. D. He enjoyed breakfast with visitors.22. What does the un
14、derlined word “snapshot” mean in the passage?A. A photograph taken quickly and casually.B. A brief impression of something.C. An attempt to score in a game.D. An act of firing a gun.23. During the tour, we can enjoy _. A. various local food B. charming mountain landscapesC. many rare animals D. Fren
15、ch and Chinese cuisine24. We can infer from the passage that the ending time of the tour is _. A. 5. 00 PM B. 5. 30 PM C. 7. 05 PM D. 7. 30 PM BThe Price of a DreamI grew up poor.We had little money, but plenty of love and attention.I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could still
16、 afford a dream. My dream was athletics.By the time I was sixteen, I was good at baseball and football. My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis. He not only believed in me, but taught me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction（信念）.One summer a friend recommended me for a summer jo
17、b.This meant a chance for money in my pocket cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother.Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach J
18、arvis I wouldnt be playing.I was dreading（害怕）this, but my mother said: “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as mad as I expected him to be.“Your playing days are limited.You cant afford to waste them,” he said.I stood before him with my head hanging, trying
19、to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house.“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he demanded.“Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the price of a dream?”That question laid bare for me the difference between
20、wanting something right now and having a goal.I devoted myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play rookie-league ball, and offered a $20,000 contract.I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my
21、 dream.25. The writer was grateful to Coach Jarvis, because Jarvis _. A. made him set a goal B. supplied him with new clothes C. gave him financial support D. helped him show conviction26. When the boy was offered a job, he wanted to _. A. balance summer baseball and the work schedule B. refuse the
22、job offer for summer baseball C. give up summer baseball for the job D. ask his coach Jarvis for advice27. Which of the following can replace “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.”? A. You must eat the bitter fruit of your own making. B. Believe in yourself, but above all be patient. C. You
23、must rely on yourself first, then others. D. A good beginning makes a good ending.28. The end of the story was that the writer _. A. failed to buy his mother a house B. succeeded as a sportsmanC. became a successful businessman D. made some money in the summer job CNobody likes an old poop（傻子）. Deve
24、loping a sense of humor is part of becoming a mature, emotionally healthy individual. Laughter is good for the soul, builds friendships and relieves stress. It serves as the glue for social situations and as an ice-breaker for sadness and boredom. If youve ever been told to “lighten up” or “chill ou
25、t”, you should save the blue attitude for serious situations and develop your sense of humor.Forgive the accidental. A sudden fall is humorous not because we like to see people fall, but because it surprises. From a spilled（溢出）water glass in a meeting to Aunt Raes teeth coming off in the Thanksgivin
26、g turkey, the embarrassment of accidents can be relieved by humor and a helping hand. After making sure that nobodys hurt, forgive accidents with a chuckle（咯咯地笑）rather than a scolding.Look for the unexpected. The kid who used to look at you with his eyes closed during a test had the idea. Parents wh
27、o serve green eggs and ham to their children on graduation day get the idea. Unexpected actions lighten an atmosphere and relax people.Learn to laugh with your kids. Most of what children say and do is funny. Help them learn that accidents are sometimes funny and sometimes occasions for joining in a
28、nd helping another human being. By sharing laughs and attempting to explain humor, you develop your sense of humor, as well as help kids develop their own sense of humor.29. If youve ever been told to “lighten up” or “chill out”, it means _. A. you are humorous B. you are blue C. you lack humor D. y
29、ou are funny30. According to Paragraph 2, when your friend falls, you can _. A. laugh at him B. chuckle C. scold him D. feel embarrassed 31. In the authors opinion, if your mother serves green eggs and hum to you on your graduation day, she is _. A. boring B. serious C. considerate D. humorous 32. W
30、hat is the best title for the passage? A. How to Develop a Sense of HumorB. Ways to Become a Healthy IndividualC. The Function of HumorD. Proper Attitudes Toward Humor DWhether you live in Seattle or the Sahara desert, the time has come to invest in a good raincoat or umbrella, a new study suggests.
31、As global temperaturescontinue to rise, more “extreme rain” eventsintense, cats-and-dogs downpourscan be expected, said thestudy, published Monday in the journalNature Climate Change. And that, scientists said, means an increased flood risk, particularly for the worlds driest areas. The study challe
32、nges the idea that global warming is causingdry areas to become drierand wet areas wetter.“In both wet and dry regions, we see thesegreat increasesin heavy precipitation（冰雹）,” lead author Markus Donat, a climate scientist at the University of New South Wales, told Nature.Donat and his team collected
33、 data from 1951 to 2010 on extreme precipitation events from 11, 000 weather stations around the world, Nature reported.In that time, the number of days with “extreme precipitation”increased 1 percent to 2 percent per decade. “We found a strong relationship between global warming and an increase in
34、rainfall, particularly in areas outside of the tropics,” Donatsaid in a statement.“Importantly, this research suggests we will see these extreme rainfall events increases at regional levels in dry areas, not just as an average across the globe,” Donat added.Peter Stott, a senior climate scientist at
35、 Met Office, told Climate Central that the studys findings are important, because more violent rainfall and flooding will “challenge our capability to adaptto a rapidly changing climate.”As Nature reported, the research aligns（结盟）witha 2015 studythat found global warming has led to a sharp increase
36、in record-breaking precipitation events.Donat told Nature that his study should come as a warning to world governments. 33. Which of the following is one of the studys findings?A. Global warming is causingdry areas to become drierand wet areas wetter. B. Extreme rain events can be expected at region
37、al levels in dry areas. C. Extreme rainfall events increase at regional levels in wet areas. D. Rainfall increases particularly in the tropics areas.34. Why does Scott think the findings are important? A. The research aligns with a 2015 study. B. They are about extreme precipitation events. C. They
38、remind us to adjust to rapid climate changes. D. The study involves many famous climate scientists.35. The purpose of the study is to _. A. encourage investors to start business in Seattle or the Sahara desert B. persuade people to take a raincoat or an umbrella with them C. challenge the previous f
39、indings of research on climate D. warn world governments to focus on global warming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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。A strong memory depends on the health and vitality （活力） of your brain. They say that you cant teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes
40、to the brain, scientists have discovered that this old saying simply isnt true. 36 Give your brain a workout. Memory, like muscular strength, requires you to “use it or lose it”. The more you work out your brain, the better youll be able to process and remember information. 37 Dont skip the physical
41、 exercise. While mental exercise is important for brain health, that doesnt mean you never need to break a sweat.Physical exercisehelps your brain stay sharp. It increases oxygen to your brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss.Get enough sleep. There is a big difference bet
42、ween the amount of sleep you can get by on and the amount you need to function at your best. 38 Keep stress in check. Stress is one of the brains worst enemies. Over time,stressdestroys brain cells. Studies have also linked stress to memory loss.Have a laugh. 39 That holds true for the brain and the
43、 memory, as well as the body. Unlike emotional responses, which are limited to specific areas of the brain, laughter engages multiple regions across the whole brain. 40 Just as the body needs fuel, so does the brain. You probably already know that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, “h
44、ealthy” fats and lean protein will provide lots of health benefits, but such a diet can also improve memory. For brain health, though, its not just what you eatits also what youdonteat. A. Eat a brain-boosting diet.B. Play games with memory.C. Laughter is the best medicine.D. But oversleeping is not
45、 good for your brain.E. Even skipping a few hours makes a difference!F. You have to shake things up from time to time!G. The human brain has an astonishing ability to adapt and change.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45）第一节 完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was
46、1952 and my father was away at war, leaving my mother and me behind to face hardship alone. I was ten. My mother was a 41 and worked at the local clinic a few blocks from where we lived.The bell rang and 42 of Christmas were the only thing on my mind. I raced home. The apartment was empty and a note was 43 to the refrigerator. My mother was working a double shift and 44 me instructions for the day. We had planned on making Christmas biscuits 45 , but my mother 46 it.I careful