宁乡一中2009届高三4月份模拟考试试题
英 语
命题责任人：郭天明 校对责任人：陶翠娥
说明：①本次考试共4部分，分客观题和主观题，共150分，考试时间为120分钟；
②请考生将所有答案填写在答题卡规定位置，答在本卷本上的答案一律无效。
第一部分： 听力 （共三节，满分30分）
做听力部分时，请先在试题卷上作答。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将第1至第17小题的答案转涂到答题卡上，将第18至第20小题的答案转写到答题卡上。
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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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. Where are the two speakers?
A. In
2. How many guests will probably come to the dinner?
A. 6. B. 8. C. 10.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. The hotel is filled with tourists only today.
B. There are not many tourists at this time of the year.
C. There are too many tourists at this time of the year.
4. Whose birthday is it?
A. The woman’s. B. The man’s. C. Joe’s.
5. With whom will the man go to the airport?
A. His father. B. His mother. C. His brother.
第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）
听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Why doesn’t the man think the woman can get her license?
A. She is too young. B. She is careless. C. She hasn’t learned to drive.
7. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is sure of passing the road test.
B. She has decided to learn to drive.
C. She failed road tests many times.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. How long is the man going to be away?
A. Four days. B. Two weeks. C. More than three weeks.
9. How much did the man expect the ticket to be?
A. $4,500. B. More than $4,500. C. Less than $4,500.
10. How does the man probably feel about the woman’s answer at the end of the conversation?
A. Disappointed. B. Pleased. C. Excited.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. At a hotel. B. In the police station. C. In the customs house.
12. What is the man?
A. A doctor. B. A dress designer. C. A businessman.
13. What does the man want to do in this conversation?
A. Sell the computer to the woman.
B. Show to the woman how the computer works.
C. Teach the woman how to repair the computer.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. What do we know about the woman?
A. She has a bad cold.
B. She is getting better.
C. She suffers from a deadly disease.
15. Where did the man learn about the results of the study on the disease?
A. From magazines. B. In the lab. C. From the woman.
16. How many patients with the disease has the man cured?
A. One. B. Nine. C. None.
17. Which word can best describe the man?
A. Careless. B. Stupid. C. Cruel.
第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）
听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。听材料前，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15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。
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第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. ― If you have any question, please feel free to call us.
― Thank you, Mr. Anderson. I certainly ______.
A. should B. can C. will D. shall
22. Research shows pet owners visit the doctor less often and experience less sleeping difficulties than ______ without a four-legged friend.
A. ones B. those C. who D. that
23. I looked ______ lots of different books but couldn’t find anything ______ what John had told me.
A. through; of B. up; in C. for; about D. in; about
24. There might be different views on music but one fact cannot be ignored ______ it has a great effect on our emotions.
A. that B. which C. what D. why
25. Laboratory safety training is mainly to make the people ______ in a laboratory aware of the possible dangers that may threaten them.
A. working B. work C. to work D. worked
26. The volunteers who help the homeless children believe that every person has something to give in return for what ______.
A. has received B. has been received C. will receive D. will be received
27. Times are changing and the world is not as safe as it once was, ______ is one reason many children have a cell phone with them.
A. what B. who C. that D. which
28. ― I’m going to the skating rink, Mrs. Jenkins. Are you driving that way?
―Not exactly. But ______ I drop
you off at the corner of
A. how about B. what if C. so what D. why not
29. With my Christmas shopping all ______ care of, I am currently enjoying the benefits of being at home.
A. to take B. to be taken C. taken D. taking
30.
It wasn’t ______ years later that pizzas were introduced and soon became
popular in the
A. until B. after C. before D. when
31. There’s probably ______ no simpler way to lose ______ weight than to stop watching television.
A. a; 不填 B. a; the C. 不填; 不填 D. 不填; the
32. Sometimes we become so focused on getting things done that we ______ to give ourselves a break.
A. have forgotten B. had forgotten C. forgot D. forget
33. The first time I wrote a short story I was proud of, she read it to the class because she knew it needed ______.
A. to be shared B. being shared C. to share D. shared
34. People talked much about the film. There was no obvious reason why it could not be ______ the original.
A. a as good film as B. a as film good as C. as a good film as D. as good a film as
35. You must spend less time on the baseball field and ______ doing homework. Your grades aren’t too good, as you know.
A. much B. many C. more D. most
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Ten years ago around Christmas, I
was on a
A man jogged along the
waves 38 my direction. When he came near me, he
slowed to a walk. I didn’t notice him 39 he was almost standing over me. Too young
to be shy of strangers, I 40 myself up from the ground. It was 41 that I saw what he was holding in his
hands. There, perfectly intact (完好的), was a beautiful cream-colored
conch (海螺)
shell. He smiled as I
“I think this one has
your name on it,” he said, and then continued his 44 down the beach.
I do not remember his
voice, his clothes or 45 his face, but I do still have the
seashell, and the greatest lesson I’ve ever learned. The whole flight home I
held it in my hand as I 46 his act of kindness. Now the shell sits
on my bedside table, 47 as bright and big as it was, because a
lot of things have changed, but it is still there, a 48 reminder that there is goodness in the
world.
You see, that man
saved me. He saved my belief in the 49 of people. He saved my belief that one
can find what means something in life. I 50 my shell every day, and every time I know
that I can 51 that day because no matter what, there
are good things in my life. In the end, all that we have is what we have 52 for others. The shell is important to me,
as important as 53 man who returned to the plane to give me
my lost jacket, as important as my 54 my stuffed animal to my neighbor who was
moving.
Making a difference in
55 life, no matter how big or small, is what
truly matters, and that is worth all the treasure in the world.
36. A. water B.
sand C.
air D.
soil
37. A. surrounded B.
crossed C.
littered D.
poured
38. A. in B.
from C.
to D.
on
39. A. as B.
though C.
unless D.
until
40. A. pushed B.
took C.
dragged D.
kept
41. A. there B.
later C.
next D.
then
42. A. replied B.
received C.
stared D.
imagined
43. A. settled B.
held C.
caught D.
gathered
44. A. search B.
run C.
work D.
drive
45. A. even B.
just C.
hardly D.
only
46. A. referred to B.
turned to C.
thought about D.
called on
47. A. almost B.
ever C.
seldom D.
not
48. A. quiet B.
strict C.
cheerful D.
similar
49. A. ability B.
wisdom C.
honesty D.
kindness
50. A. clean B.
see C.
bring D.
miss
51. A. hold on B.
get through C.
go over D.
put away
52. A. seen B.
lost C.
done D.
planned
53. A. another B.
each C.
any D.
all
54. A. comparing B.
returning C.
giving D.
introducing
55. A. your B.
my C.
someone’s D.
everyone’s
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 选择题（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Join other teens for an intensive ten-day writing residency (训练) with Master Writers at the world renowned Atlantic Center for the Arts.
The Residency
The Teen Creative Writing Residency
is a summer writing residency that offers 9th―12th grade teens writing
workshops and mentorship (辅导) by distinguished authors in
poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The Teen Creative Writing Residency will be
held at
Residency Schedule
Teen writers will join three Master Writers-in-Residence, one in each of the following genres (类型) ― poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The mentorship with the Master Writers-in-Residence will be the focus, but the chance to have conversations with the other Visiting Writers and participating Teen Writers will be valuable.
Classes meet Monday―Friday for two hours of workshops. Teen writers will have the opportunity to focus on one genre, while also exploring the other forms of literature through workshops and conversation.
Admission
The selection process for the
unique literary residency opportunity will be competitive.
Applications should include the following:
1. Cover Letter: Your name, address, age, phone number(s)
2. Statement of Intent: Why do you want to attend this residency? (1 page)
3. Writing Sample: 3 pages: Your writing sample should be in your preferred genre. You may include more than one genre in your sample (for example, 1 poem, and 2 pages of fiction), but the entire sample is limited to 3 pages.
56. According to the passage, the writing residency ______.
A. will last three weeks
B. will take place at sea
C. accepts teens from all over the world
D. will offer 20 hours of workshops altogether
57. The teens to attend the writing residency will ______.
A. take one genre as a main genre
B. be allowed to take only one genre
C. spend an equal amount of time on each genre
D. take the three genres as well as other genres
58.
At
A. teach the three genres separately B. teach the three genres together
C. design all the activities for the teens D. train the teens in writing and reading
59. The writing samples included in the applications are used to judge ______.
A. what forms of literature the teen writers like best
B. how the teen writers will be trained at the writing residency
C. whether the applicants can be accepted as teen writers
D. what the teen writers need to learn at the writing residency
I just mailed the chicken
and the egg, each in its own separate packaging, and kept careful track of when
each shipment was sent from a post office in
In mailing the
chicken, I was careful to stick to the restrictions described in the American
Postal Service’s Domestic Mail Manual 57. This version of the Manual states
that:
“Adult chickens must be sent by
Express Mail. The containers used must pass the standards in International Safe
Transit Association Test Procedure
I mailed the chicken
in a wooden box got from a colleague who does research with birds, and mailed
the egg in standard packaging obtained through an industrial supplier.
I posted both the
chicken and the egg at 9:40 am, on a Monday morning, from the
The intended
destination for both packages was the James A. Farley General Post Office,
which is located in
I took the subway from
Harvard Square to the Boston train station, and from there boarded a train to
New York City, a distance of about 320 kilometres, arriving that afternoon at
Penn Station. I immediately went to the post office, to await the arrivals of
the chicken and the egg.
The James A. Farley
General Post Office is open 24 hours a day, so I was able to wait there until
both items arrived.
That day, Monday,
neither the chicken nor the egg arrived. The next day, Tuesday, neither the
chicken nor the egg arrived.
The chicken arrived at
10:31 am, Wednesday. The staff at the post office told me that this was the
first chicken anyone had mailed to the post office in recent memory, and
perhaps ever. The egg arrived that same day, at 9:37 pm, 11 hours after the
chicken.
So, it’s now quite
clear that the chicken came first, the egg second.
60. We can learn from the passage that Penn Station is ______.
A. in
C. near Harvard Square
D. near
61. According to the passage, the author ______.
A. mailed the chicken and the egg in the same package
B. had mailed chickens in the same post office before
C. mailed the chicken and the egg in different post offices
D. mailed the chicken and the egg by Express Mail
62. The author chose the James A. Farley General Post Office as the destination for the packages most probably because ______.
A. it is located in
C. it offers a good service D. it is convenient for the train station
63. The author mailed the chicken and the egg in order to ______.
A. test the postal service B. have a comfortable journey
C. make an experiment D. save time and money
For
most of history scientists and mankind in general considered plants to be
passive organisms just with no reason or means of communicating with one
another. But new research has revealed that many plants actually ‘chat’ quite a
bit over their own networks, which may also indicate that your aunt
isn’t quite as crazy as you thought. You know, the one that talks to her
petunias (矮牵牛花) and expects an answer.
In fact, many plants
form internal (内部的) communication networks and are able to
exchange information efficiently. These connections enable the plants to share
information via internal channels in a manner very similar to computer
networks. So what kind of things do plants tell each other?
Researcher Josef
Stuefer found that one purpose for plants having their own “chat systems” is to
warn each other. He and his colleagues were the first to prove that clover (三叶草) plants do indeed warn each other
via these network links if enemies are nearby. For example, if one of the
plants is attacked by caterpillars (毛虫), it will warn the other members
of the network via an internal signal. After receiving a warning, the other
plants will strengthen their protective chemical and mechanical resistance so
that they are less attractive to advancing caterpillars. This early warning
system allows the plants to stay one step ahead of their enemies. Experimental
research has revealed that this communication significantly limits the damage
to the plants.
It is also known that
plants have “family values”, with new research revealing they have the ability
to recognize close relatives in order to help each other survive. Research
found plants from the same species of beach-dwelling wildflowers, for example,
grew aggressively (侵略地) alongside unrelated neighbors but were less
competitive when they shared soil with their siblings. Some
researchers think that plants must communicate through their roots, identifying
themselves using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.
The research shows that our current concept of plants is probably a poor reflection of reality. Scientists are eager to discover in what ways, and to what extent, plants communicate with each other.
64. “Your aunt” is mentioned in the first paragraph to indicate that ______.
A. plants are very important to people
B. plants have the ability to communicate
C. people can communicate with plants
D. plants are considered to be passive organisms
65. We can infer from the passage that clover plants that receive a warning protect themselves against enemies ______.
A. by fighting enemies together
B. by hiding themselves from enemies
C. by attacking enemies with chemicals
D. by making themselves taste unpleasant
66. The underlined word “siblings” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. unrelated neighbors B. family values
C. close relatives D. wildflowers
67. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Many plants are connected by internal channels.
B. Different plants form a communication network.
C. Plants tend to look for information they need.
D. All plants share information with each other.
68. The best title for this passage may be ______.
A. Existence in the
B. Competition in the
C. Communication with Green Plants
D. Communication of the
D
When you think of
photographing people, you may think of your family reunion or the Christmas
party at work. These types of pictures of people are records of fun events with
nice memories. Let’s take a look at another idea for taking pictures of people,
with an entirely different slant.
Much as anthropologists
(人类学家)
study the diversity of characteristics of people in cultural and environmental
contexts, some photographers record these aspects of people in their pictures.
They try to capture the emotions and humanity of people, and the photograph
draws the viewer into the subject’s experience at that moment in time.
Taking pictures of
people with this goal in mind makes the photographer and the viewer grow in the
understanding of human nature. For example, a photograph of a young man trying
to hitch a ride (搭便车) in the rain can show the experience. His
poncho (雨布) sparkles with the raindrops flowing
in a steady stream to the ground. The lights of passing traffic
highlight the contrast between the warm, dry drivers, taking no notice of his
misery. Another picture of a child sleeping on a bench at a busy train station
can capture the innocence of childhood contrasted with a busy world of hurried
grown-ups.
If you’d like to
experiment with this form of photographs of people, look for ordinary people in
contrasting environments or contexts. Children and the elderly pose
extraordinary possibilities. The lined faces of the aged often make great
subjects, reflecting character and wisdom. People are such interesting
subjects. Facial expressions can convey a thousand moods and feelings.
Taking pictures of
people with an eye to the feel and magic of the moment will make you a better
and more enthusiastic photographer. You may find yourself so taken with this
new experience. Photographing people is an artful endeavor. Take the leap!
69. According to the passage, a picture that shows the emotions and humanity of people may help you ______.
A. know more about cultures B. know better about human nature
C. know more about photography D. know better about an event
70. It is suggested in this passage that you photograph ______.
A. common people B. important people
C. strange people D. poor people
71. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 indicates that ______.
A. the drivers have to drive carefully in the rain
B. the drivers are lucky to be warm and dry in the rain
C. the young man is struggling against the rain
D. the young man is in a painful situation in the rain
72. In this passage, the author mainly talks about ______.
A. developing interest in photographing people
B. developing skills in photographing people
C. taking pictures of people as a study of humanity
D. taking pictures of people in different environments
第二节 简答题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）
阅读下面短文，根据第73至第75小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。
Knowing she would have to spend $14,000 on a
place to live during her two-year study at
The 26-year-old
graduate student majoring in environmental studies built a house and decided to
bring it with her to Yale. It is just
“Well, if I have $14,000 I am going to spend
on living space anyway, is there something more creative I can do
with it?” Turnbull told
Turnbull’s goal is to make her little house as green as possible ― in the sense of environmentally friendly and energy efficient. She is talking with the university about suitable places for her “Tiny House”, as she calls it. Turnbull said she is optimistic she’ll find a spot that is safe and convenient. In a university where students concern as much about their carbon footprint as they do about grades, Turnbull believes her “green” house will be welcomed.
Turnbull expects to light the house and power her cell phone and computer with the energy generated from the solar panels on the surface of her new home. That’s renewable energy, totally free. The house has a recyclable aluminum (铝) roof and uses recycled sailboat sails for the ceiling. Many of the building materials were left over from other people’s home expansions.
An inspiration for her house was the
Tumbleweed Tiny House Co. in
Gordon Geballe, a lecturer at Yale, said Turnbull’s house would be a symbolic statement, but it would also provide useful information on sustainable living in a small space, which he expects will become more common. “I’m not sure everyone will live in a tiny house, but a lot of people will live in a small house. So the kinds of things she will learn will be useful to engineers and architects and homeowners.”
73. Which word in this passage best explains
why Turnbull’s “Tiny House” will be accepted at
_________________________________________________________________________
74. What does “something more creative” in Paragraph 3 indicate? （回答词数不超过8个）
__________________________________________________________________________
75. What is the advantage Turnbull’s “Tiny House” has over the Tumbleweed Tiny House?
（回答词数不超过6个）
__________________________________________________________________________
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。
注意：每空不超过3个单词。
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