【考前三个月】2015届高考英语(通用版)考前题组集训13

考前冲刺卷(一)第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

ADave Bruno works as an online marketing manager.Several years ago，one weekend Bruno and his family did a major house clean-up and then donated several bags of unneeded items to the local Goodwill store.“After all were done，I looked around and realized that I still had too much stuff，”says Bruno，“It occurred to me that maybe I wanted to lead a simple life but in reality I behaved differently.”That realization prompted the 39-year-old father of three to try an experiment“The 100 Things Challenge”．With the goal of breaking free of what he calls a “bad habit of consumerism”，Bruno was determined to live for one year with just 100 personal items.He cut down his possessions to 94 items，including a Bible，laptop，guitar，wedding ring，car and clothes.He created some guidelines for the experiment since his wife and daughters did not participate，family-shared and household items did not count as personal items.He also grouped together some basic things such as underwear and socks.Bruno began blogging about his new lifestyle and eventually wrote a book，The 100 Things Challenge：How I Got Rid of Almost Everything，Remade My Life，and Regained My Soul.Since completing the experiment，Bruno has continued to live by the motto：reduce，refuse，and rearrange and maintains just 100 personal things.“Nearly three years of living with a minimal amount of personal possessions，I’m no longer in the habit of consuming for the sake of consumption(消费)，”he wrote in his blog last week，“That has freed me up for all sorts of better endeavors than shopping—like spending time with family and writing a book and planning for business opportunities.”Bruno’s project has also inspired others to live minimally，many of whom post their own 100 Things Challenge updates on YouTube.“The reality is that the 100 Things Challenge is surprisingly easy，”says Bruno，“I’m not saying there were no challenges or disappointments.I miss some things，but not that much.Frankly，it’s far easier to live with less stuff than with excessive trash.”1．What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1?A．Bruno regretted to have an easy life.B．Bruno had a special behavior in reality.C．Bruno and his family led a happy life.D．Bruno would have liked a life with fewer items.答案 D解析句意猜测题。

考前题组集训4Test 1Ⅰ.阅读理解AAn 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) perched on the tree near their window.The father asked his son，“What is this？”The son replied，“It is a crow.”After a few minutes，the father asked his son the second time，“What is this？”The son said，“Father，I have just now told you ‘It’s a crow.’”After a little while，the old father again asked his son the third time，“What is this？”“It’s a crow，a crow，a crow，”said the son loudly.A little after，the father again asked his son the fourth time，“What is this？”This time the son shouted at his father，“Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again？‘IT IS A CROW’．Are you not able to understand this？”A little later，the father went to his room and came back with an old diary，which he had kept since his son was born.Opening a page，he asked his son to read that page.When the son read it，the following words were written in the diary，“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa.When a crow was sitting on the window，my son asked me 23 times what it was，and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow.I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times.I did not at all feel annoyed.I rather felt affection for my innocent child.”1．What does the underlined word “perched” mean in the passage?A．Knocked. B．Landed.C．Hit. D．Flew.答案 B解析词义猜测题。

2015年高三年级模拟考试外语试卷第一部分听力（满分30）略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，，满分40）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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑）ABreathe, wave and smile. Along with more than 300 other seniors, I marched into the stadium on the afternoon of May 10. The audience burst into deafening cheers. The huge stadium shook with all the whistling and clapping.It was as if a Hollywood superstar had walked on stage. And indeed, every single senior that day was a star of the moment. Each deserved it. The seniors had been preparing for four years for this once-in-a-lifetime moment—the commencement (graduation ceremony).Seated, I waited anxiously for the opening address. As a foreign exchange student, I was not able to receive a diploma. However, I still had the wonderful feeling of being part of things. Like the other graduates, I was dressed in marron cap and gown.Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a solemn Pledge of Allegiance(美国的爱国誓言).Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeches. The tears in some eyes convinced me that many had deep feelings about the occasion. It was as the class motto says, “Life brings us tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry; the smil es fade; but the memories last forever.”Then came the core (the most important part) of the commencement. Hundreds of names were announced. Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma from the principal. From the different cheers each graduate got, we had the funny sense that it was a kind of competition of who could cheer the loudest.To be honest, the presentation of diplomas got boring. A girl sitting next to me even started yawning. But it wasn‟t boring for those receiving the d iploma: they would treasure the moment the principal placed the sacred brown document in their hands for the rest of their lives.A new page in the book of that person‟s life had turned. They were glimpsing their futures: futures of challenge, hardship, perhaps loneliness too, which would take all of their courage.21. What‟s the article mainly about?A. An American high school‟s graduation ceremony.B. The opening ceremony of a sports meeting.C. A presentation of college diplomas.D. A US college‟s farewe ll party.22. Which of the following statements about the author is FALSE?A. She was one of the graduates.B. She was a foreign exchange student.C. She was excited to receive her diploma.D. She felt it great to be at the ceremony.23. The right order of the following events is______.a. Diplomas were presented to graduates.b. Students gave farewell speeches.c. The US national anthem was played.d. The principal gave a short, warm speech.e. Seniors went into the stadium.A. b,c,a,d,eB. c,d,b,e,aC. d,b,e,a,cD. e,d,c,b,a24. From the text, we can conclude that_______.A. a diploma ensures a good jobB. a diploma guarantees a bright futureC. the commencement symbolizes the beginning of a new stage in lifeD. everyone felt excited at the presentation of the diplomaBThe secrets of happiness all lie in your Operating System. The trouble is that we get blinded by our Operating System. This is because our Operating System attempts to fit what‟s happening around us into our Operating System‟s expectations. Anything different is resisted as much as it can be.So your Operation System is always going to be riddled with flaws(缺点) and errors. It‟s in it‟s nature. This is where all progress and evolution comes from . Every flaw and bug you discover and fix in the Operating System is another leap forward in the quality of your life.The evolution of society comes from the fact that each generation rebels against the previous one. And so each generation discovers a flaw and caused an upgrade in our cultural Operating System.The established order in every field and every area of life will find itself challenged. And over time more and more flaws will be discovered about what we previously believed to be facts. This is how life progresses and advances.Now every day across the world there are hundreds of instances where people are making new discoveries and overturning old beliefs. This is the process of life.If you want something that you don‟t have ---it‟s your Op erating system that is blocking it off to you. This means you have to identify the flaw in your Operating System that is blocking you from having what you want. Then you transform the structure of your Operating System to let it in.Opportunities are around you all the time. There is never a boat that you must catch. There is another boarding all the time. It is only the fact that you aren‟t seeing the opportunities that stops you from getting what you want.Upgrading your Operating System is training it to show you the opportunities all aroundyou. And then life is like picking fruit from a tree.25. According to the passage, our Operating System ______.A. resists valuable things as more as possibleB. neglects everything that happens around usC. always attempts to meet its expectationsD. is not essential to our happiness sometimes26. The underlined part “be riddled with” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ______.A. be opposed toB. be free fromC. be friends withD. be full of27. If you want to improve the quality of your life, you should _______.A. avoid mistakes in your everyday lifeB. discover flaws in your Operating SystemC. take all the information around youD. take a suspecting attitude towards life28. According to the author, our society progresses because _____.A. the young approve of what their ancestors didB. younger generations put the wrong things rightC. computers have undated the old Operating SystemD. old computers are constantly replaced by new onesCYou never see them, but they‟re with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you‟re traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They‟re known as the black box.When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean on June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French Submarine(潜水艇) detected the device‟s homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement on all U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane ---the area least subject to impact --- from its original position in the landing wells(起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots‟ conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft‟s final moments. Placed in an insulated(隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand massive force and temperature up to 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1, 2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they‟re still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-seacrashes over the past 30 years, only one plane‟s black boxes were never recovered.29. In paragraph 1, the author wants say the black box ______.A. is an necessary device on an airplaneB. comes from a comic bookC. can prevent disasterD. can control the function of an airplane30. Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?A. New materials became available by that timeB. The early models often got damaged in the crashC. Too much space was needed for its deviceD. The early models didn‟t provide the needed data.31. The black boxes were painted orange or yellow to ______.A. distinguish them from the color of the planeB. warn people to handle them with careC. make them easily identifiedD. obey the international standards32. What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?A. There is still a good chance of their being recoveredB. There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructedC. They have stopped sending homing signalsD. They were destroyed somewhere near BrazilDHilary Smith belonged to a good family. But by the age of twenty, he had spent all the money the good old family had. He then had some trouble with the bank and was put in prison. He escaped from the prison and ran to Australia without delay.Hilary did not like Australia and Australia did not like Hilary. What he could do seemed to be one of two things: die or work. Then he remembered that he was not alone in the world. He had an aunt.She was his father‟s only sister, but his f ather used to say she brought no glory to the family. Hilary, of course, tired to discover what she had done. It seemed that she had failed to marry a nobleman. Instead, she had chosen a husband who was connected with “trade”. Of course as soon as she beca me “Mrs. Parks”, her brother considered her dead. Later on, Mr. Parks died and left her a lot of money; but that did not bring her back to life in her brother‟s opinion.Hilary discovered his aunt‟s address. Fortunately she remained faithful and honest to him even after she fell ill. So Hilary‟s star shone again, and soon he moved into her house and lived as comfortably as a sailor who had just reached harbor. He had only about a sixpence in his pocket.One thing was soon clear: his aunt was seriously ill, and nothing could cure her illness. Hilary was very worried. Fate had found a home for him, and was now going to throw out of it. There was only one thing that could save him: her will.“Will?” she said, “yes, I have made one. That was when I was a girl and had not much money. I left all my money to some religious people.”“Didn‟t you make another will when you were married?” Hilary asked.His aunt shook her head. “No,” she said in a low voice. “There was no need. When I finally had a lot of money I found I had no relations.”On the next day he went to the public library and examined a book of law. It told him what he already believed. When a woman is married, an earlier will loses its value. A new will must be made. If no new will is made, the money goes to the nearest relation. Hilary knew that he was his aunt‟s only relation. His future was safe.After a few months had passed, Hilary‟s problems became serious. He badly needed money. He had expensive tastes, and owed a lot of money to shopkeepers. They trusted him because his aunt was rich; but the debt was terrible.Unfortunately his aunt did not want to discuss money matters at all. In the end they had a quarrel about the small amount of ten pounds. Hilary was not very angry. He began to wonder about a new problem. Was it kind to want his aunt to live any longer? Was it not better for her to die now? While he was considering what to do, his aunt told him that she was going to send for her lawyer. So she was going to make a new will, Hilary thought. She might leave all her money to someone else. Soon he reached a clear conclusion. He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman.One night when the old servant who had been nursing his aunt went off, he doubled the amount of some medicine. The total amount was too great and it could just put her to sleep forever.“Thank you,” his aunt took the glass from his hand with a grateful look. “I want, more than anything, to sleep, and never to wake up again. Is that what you wish, Hilary? Don‟t blame me if I have some doubts about what you intended to do. Sick people get these ideas, you know. One thing I ought to explain to you. Mr. Parks never married me. He already had a wife and couldn‟t marry again. That made your foolish father very angry with me. Well, if I am alive tomorrow I shall make another will in your favor. If I die tonight, you will get nothing. No, Hilary, don‟t try to take the glass away. If you do that, I shall know; and I don‟t want to know. Good night, Hilary.Then, very carefully, she raised the glass to her mouth and drank.33. From the story, we learn that Hilary‟s aunt was ______.A. bad-tempered and lonelyB. kind-hearted and wiseC. careless about moneyD. Cruel to her niece34. The underlined sentence “He must do a great kindness to the poor old woman.” In paragraph 11 suggests that Hilary Smith ______.A. was determined to put his aunt‟s life to an endB. decide to do his aunt a favor to call in a lawyerC. made up his mind to take good care of his auntD. would help his aunt to donate all her money to religious people35. Which of the following is the focus of the story?A. Hilary‟s aunt‟s moneyB. Hilary Smith‟s debtsC. The intended murderD. Hilary‟s aunt‟s marriage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。

考前题组集训7Test 1Ⅰ.阅读理解ASince the end of World War Ⅰ(WWⅠ) in 1918，Canadians，and millions of others around the world have paused at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to honour the sacrifices our soldiers have made in different wars，fighting for the freedoms that we all enjoy today.Known as Remembrance Day，the day originated as a tribute to the soldiers of WWⅠ，a dark period for our young country，which claimed the lives of over 60,000 military personnel and civilians and over 16 million dead worldwide.As there are no more surviving soldiers of WWⅠ，today we rely on the wisdom and words of those soldiers who fought in the wars that followed，and this day now also recognizes their heroic contribution.They tell us to always remember what those brave souls fought for，and all they ask in return is that we never forget.That’s why we wear the red poppy(罂粟花)；that’s why when we see a soldier in uniform we should stop him or her and say “Thank you”；that’s why we take a pause from our busy lives for two short minutes today to honor that request.Yet this message is fading away，year after year.Take for example the terrible decision to allow parents to excuse students from Remembrance Day ceremonies at school.Not only is this disrespectful，it distances the student from his or her classmates.It is difficult to understand why any Canadian parent would want to remove their child from the time-honored tradition of reading the poem In Flanders Fields，while a wreath of poppies is laid. It is more important than ever to teach school-aged children about our history，no matter how violent it was.Sheltering them from the realities of war is a great disservice.Understanding why conflicts happened，or happen today，can help shape choices and decisions they make as adults.Of course，because we live in a free society，we cannot force an individual to do something.It is unfortunate，but some parents now have their child “opt-out”of the services.These people should be reminded they are free to make such choices only because of the men and women the rest of us are remembering.1．Which of the following is TRUE about Remembrance Day?A．It’s only held in Canada.B．Its ceremony lasts 11 hours.C．It falls on November 11th each year.D．It’s to celebrate the country’s independence.答案 C解析细节理解题。

考前题组集训12Test 1Ⅰ.阅读理解ASix years ago，I walked into a local animal shelter on a cold，rainy day.Although my house was already full of cats and dogs，I still couldn’t resist an occasional visit to the shelter.This time as I was walking down the row of pens full of barking dogs I noticed a small boy looking into one of them.He had a malnourished(营养不良的) looking body and a bony face with a big nose sticking out of the middle of it.He was looking at a small，golden dog.Its bony ribs were showing and its thin tail was folded between its legs.It wasn’t begging for attention like the other puppies but was hiding in the corner instead.The boy looked up at me with sad eyes and asked what was wrong with it.“It was probably abused and abandoned，” I said.“That is why it is so scared.”The boy immediately turned to an older lady and said，“Grandma，I want this one.”The old woman smiled and walked to the front desk to fill out the adoption forms.I followed and asked about the boy.I found out that he’d had a rough start in life too.She had just gotten custody(监护权) of him after the state had taken him from his parents.She had hoped getting a dog would make it easier on him.I looked back at him，holding his scared puppy，and said a prayer for them both. It was yesterday.I was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny，spring day.Then in a green front yard I saw the boy.His teenage body was tall and strong.His nose no longer seemed big but fit well into his smiling face.He was throwing a ball to a healthy，happy dog with shining golden hair.His little act of love and kindness had indeed gone a long way.It had saved a dog’s life，healed his own heart，and given this middle-aged man fresh hope for us all.1．The author entered the animal shelter because .A．he loves dogs and petsB．it was too cold outsideC．he wanted to buy a dogD．he wanted to see the boy答案 A解析细节理解题。

考前冲刺卷(二)第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

ATeary Joe was a boy with a special ability：he could make himself cry in less than a second.If he disliked something，or things became difficult，Teary Joe would not hesitate to put on a pitiful face and set great big tears running down his cheeks.In this way he managed to get practically everything he wanted，because no one could resist the pity inspired by his tearful little face.But one day，Teary Joe met Pipo.Pipo was asking people in the street for some change，in return for him helping them in any way he could.Pipo was very poor；he had no home and no family，so he made a living however he could.Even so，Pipo always had the biggest smiles on his face.Joe took to Pipo，so he decided to help him out in making some money.He went over next to Pipo，took off his hat，put it face-up on the ground，and started crying with the most pitiful of expressions.In a few minutes，Joe’s hat was full of coins and sweets，but when Joe offered all this to Pipo，Pipo declined.“I prefer deserving what I receive，” answered Pipo with his usual smile，“It’s much more fun making an effort to get things.Maybe I haven’t gotten everything I’ve wanted，but I’ve done a load of interesting things.” Teary Joe didn’t answer；he just walked sadly away.Joe had got everything he wanted，but he’d done practically nothing of interest the whole day.That evening，having returned home，Joe requested a delicious cake for his supper.When his mother said no，Joe tried to cry but，remembering Pipo and how joyful he was，he tried to get the cake in some other way.Joe spent the whole evening helping his mother to water the plants and organize the library books.In the end there was no cake.But that wasn’t so bad，because Joe discovered it had been much more fun doing all those things that evening rather than just sitting crying to get a piece of cake that，in the end，wouldn’t have been worth it.1．According to the passage，Teary Joe .A．relied on others’ sympathy beforeB．was joyful in his lifeC．hated working hardD．was a naughty boy答案 A解析细节理解题。

山东省2015年高考模拟冲刺卷（二）英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷1至10页，第Ⅱ卷11至12页。

满分为150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分听力做题时，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。

1．What does the hat cost?A．$ 19.15 B．$ 90.15 C．$ 9.152．What address is the man looking for?A．415 Fourth street．B．514 Fourth street．C．415 Fifth street．3．Where do they talk probably?A．At a restaurant．B．In a factory．C．At home．4．What is Lily goint to do?A．Catch a train home．B．Do her homework．C．Go to park．5．How will the man probably mail the books?A．By ordinary mail．B．By sea mail．C．By air parcel．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。

考前题组集训9Test 1Ⅰ.阅读理解AThe first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know.I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I turned around to find a wrinkled，little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.She said，“Hi，girl！My name is Rose.I’m 87 years old.Can I give you a hug？”I laughed and enthusiastically responded，“Of course you may！”and she gave me a giant squeeze.“Why are you in college at such a young，innocent age？” I asked.She jokingly replied，“I’m here to meet a rich husband，get married，have a couple of children，and then retire and travel！”“No seriously.” I said.I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one！” she told me. Over the course of the year，Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students.She was living it up.At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.I’ll never forget what she taught us.“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing.There are only two secrets to staying young，being happy，and achieving success.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams，you die！” she said. “The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets.The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do.The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”She concluded her speech by courageously singing“The Song of Rose”．She challenged each of us to study the lyrics(歌词) and live them out in our daily lives.At the year’s end，Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.1．Rose made herself known to the author in a manner.A．serious B．coldC．crazy D．humorous答案 D解析细节理解题。

考前冲刺卷(五)第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

AWe live in central Phoenix，near the canal.Every day I used to see a homeless old man and his scruffy little dog hanging out down there.I would tell my husband we should give him food for the little dog.It wouldn’t have been a problem；we have our own “mini farm” of animals！But he would say“OK！”and then blow the idea off because of our business.Being in Phoenix，Arizona，you can just imagine how hot it gets here，but his winter was really chilly！I had just come from KFC with takeout food for dinner.As I was turning by the canal，the man and his dog were sitting right there all bundled up.Even the doggy had a coat on！Not even thinking about it，I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with all the fixings for the man and his little buddy.I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog.He said，“Thank you，sweetie.You are an angel.”And there were tears welling up in his eyes！I told him he was so welcome，and then went home.When my husband dug into the KFC bag he asked，“Were you hungry，or what？”I told him what I did and he said，“Only you！”Then he told me I had done a good thing.A few weeks later，we were walking along the canal and found the man walking to me，with his little dog.He asked whether I would mind adopting the dog.With tears in eyes，he said it had gotten too hard for him to care for the dog.He added that he was planning on heading to Washington State but his dog wouldn’t have been up to it，so he hoped to give it to me.“Only you！In this city，you are the only person I can believe in！”Now，every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace，I will recall the old man’s words and wish him good luck.1．The author and her husband didn’t help the old man at the beginning because . A．they had a farm of animals to feedB．they didn’t have food even for themselvesC．they worked busily and often forgot itD．they were unwilling to help a man with a dog答案 C解析细节理解题。