天河中学2017届高三英语12月份高考模拟试题I. Listening Comprehension (30%)Section A1. A. At an art gallery. B. In a workshop. C. In the library. D. At a cinema.2. A. She is too busy to go. B. She will wait for better weather.C. She would like to swim with the man.D. She needs to prepare the meals first.3. A. It was boring. B. It was wonderful. C. It was confusing. D. It was too short.4. A. It’s dull. B. It’s exciting. C. It’s exhausting. D. It’s stimulating.5. A. A play. B. A movie. C. A speech. D. A concert.6. A. It may get warmer soon. B. It may get even colder.C. It’s the coldest winter in history.D. The forecast is wrong.7. A. A robber. B. A witness. C. A policeman. D. A reporter.8. A. She is not interested in the lecture. B. She has given the man much trouble.C. She would like to have a copy of it.D. She doesn’t want to take the trouble to.9. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D. He wants to spend more time with his family.10. A. The man thought the essay was easy.B. They both had a hard time writing the essay.C. The woman thought the essay was easy.D. Neither of them has finished the assignment yet.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The prison gates are always open. B. Its prisoners can work outside.C. Most of the guards do not carry weapons.D. The prison is open to the public.12. A. The prisoners are provided with jobs once released.B. Its prisoners are seldom made to work overtime.C. It is run on the principle of trusting prisoners.D. It has no security measures.13. A. One year. B. Thirteen years. C. Two years. D. Fourteen years. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Films. B. Fares. C. Clothes. D. Programmes.15. A. In 1988. B. In 1996 C. In 1998. D. In 2000.16. A. Peter Skill acted as CEO for eBay.B. Peter Omidyar created eBay in America.C. eBay offered free service for a time.D. About 13 million items are sold on eBay every day.Section CBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORDS for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and vocabulary (25%)Section A Grammar25. First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get _____ second chance to make the firstimpression.A. aB. theC. /D. another26. Research In Motion hopes that the popularity of Blackberry Messenger will enable a new music sharing service to distinguish _______ in a marketplace that is overwhelmingly dominated by Apple’s iTunes.A. itselfB. itC. himselfD. him27. Before the sales start, I make a list of ______ my kids will need for the coming season.A. whyB. whatC. howD. which28. Recently a survey _______ prices of the same products in two different supermarkets has causedheated debate among citizens.A. comparedB. being comparedC. comparesD. comparing29. Be sure to take enough warm clothes when you travel to Scotland, for it ______ be very cold there.A. shouldB. canC. couldD. shall30. Tom was about to close the windows ______ his attention was caught by a bird in the garden.A. whenB. ifC. andD. till31. It really seemed ages ______ the firemen arrived and started to put out the fire.A. whenB. afterC. beforeD. as32. We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody _____ into the office during the night.A. brokeB. had brokenC. has brokenD. was breaking33. Valentine’s Day, ______ its equivalent, is now celebrated in many countries around the world.A. butB. andC. orD. yet34. William Beebe, one of the first men ______ the depths of the sea in a bathy-sphere, got interested inoceanography because of one book.A. exploringB. having exploredC. to be exploringD. to explore35. advertisements are of great help, I don't think we should entirely rely on them.A. SinceB. WhileC. BecauseD. As36. That is the only way we can imagine ______ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.A. reducingB. to reduceC. reducedD. reduce37. —Peter was admitted to a second-class college．—He ________ a top university, but he was addicted to playing computer games．A．had entered B．would enter C．must have entered D．could have entered 38. It was April 29, 2010 ______ Prince William and Kate Middleton walked into the palace hall of thewedding ceremony.A. thatB. whenC. on whichD. where39. We will take the conditions into careful consideration _____ you have attached to this contract.A. asB. whichC. whereD. what40. ________, I believe, and you will find Tom is very outgoing.A. Having a talk with the studentB. Given a talk with the studentC. One talk with the studentD. If you have a talk with the studentaction without thinking, we find at once too many difficulties, small or big, preventing our progress. If we avoid acting hurriedly, we can avoid most of our troubles. For instance, a young man has a gift for teaching and doing research work. What a foolish act it would be for him to go and work as a businessman! Most people fail to have a satisfactory life because they have ___42___ a job for which they didn’t mean to go in. Without taking into consideration our ___43___ and abilities for a particular business we should not run ___44___ into it.However, too much care and fear results in failure. It is a mistake to hesitate or delay action when ___45___ action is called for. When a swimmer has to save a drowning man, he must act at once without delay. Similarly, to rescue a child or a woman from a burning house, we must rush in without hesitation. Where there is no room for delay and hesitation, there must be no hesitation or delay.So only with ___46___ of consideration, courage and confidence can we get over any difficulty. We can be ___47___ and realize our aims in life only by just getting the three points put together. Foresight and ___48___ combined with courage and confidence in taking unavoidable risks are necessary. With them we can prove ourselves able to deal with ___49___ problems and ensure success.III. Cloze Test (15%)While some of the best professional big-wave surfers in the world looked out over 40-foot waves crashing onto the shores of Oahu’s Waimea Bay, the __50__ seemed disappointingly clear. The Quicksilver Invitation surfing competition had to be __51__. The waves were just too big.But on that same late-January day, relatively unknown big-wave rider Greg Russ had to be physically __52__ by lifeguards from launching out into the biggest surf in more than a decade. The guards were interfering with his right to make __53__, he said.The incentive: $50,000 from the surf-equipment manufacturer K2 to anyone who can ride the biggest wave of the year and get it __54__.From ice climbing to mountain biking to big-wave surfing, more people are becoming extreme athletes, putting their lives in danger for the __55__ thrill. But the K2 contest, and the growing popularity of extreme sports worldwide, has ___56___ questions about the financial and human consequence for athletes and rescuers who watch over them. For many, the incident at Waimea perfectly __57__ the dangers unleashed when big money, big egos, and big challenges are mixed. Although exact figures on how many extreme athletes exist are hard to come by, isolated statistical evidence __58__ a rapid increase. For example, the number of climbers __59__ to climb Alaska’s 20,300-foot Mt. McKinley ---the tallest peak in North America---increased from 695 in 1984 to 1100 in 1997.“It’s a numbers deal, and clearly there are more people getting hurt than there were when I started doing__60__ 20 years ago,” says Dan Burnett, a mission coordinator with the all-volunteer Summit County Search and Rescue Group in Colorado. “We’re responding in areas now that even four years ago I would have thought we didn’t need to check because __61__goes there.”Some efforts have been made toward creating a(n) __62__ extreme-sports world. Three years ago, Denali National Park in Alaska, __63__, instituted a mandatory $ 150 fee for climbers seeking to ascend Mt. McKinley. The fee pays for an educational program that park rangers credit with dramatically __64__ the number of search-and-rescue missions and fatalities.50. A. decision B. surprise C. devotion D. mission51. A. launched B. held C. canceled D. posted52. A. restarted B. restrained C. related D. recorded53. A. progress B. money C. preparations D. limits54. A. on duty B. on sale C. on film D. on average55. A. apparent B. strange C. astonishing D. ultimate56. A. raised B. learned C. informed D. changed57. A. becomes B. appears C. scores D. illustrates58. A. picks out B. points to C. picks up D. points out59. A. attempting B. agreeing C. enjoying D. demanding60. A. engineering B. performance C. rescues D. researches61. A. somebody B. nobody C. anyone D. none62. A. cheaper B. easier C. further D. safer63. A. in a word B. above all C. for instance D. in addition to64. A. increasing B. reducing C. accepting D. promotingIV. Reading Comprehension (35%)(A)65. We can learn from the text that _______.A. Story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s TheaterB. the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricksC. on March 5 there will be two plays for us to chooseD. the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country66. If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call ______ to book a ticket.A. 86531043B. 65250123C. 66037255D. 6507181867. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?A. The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it.B. Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artists.C. Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country.D. The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts.(B)Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sleep in order to cut the greenhouse gases they send out, which is thought to be responsible for global warming.Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence (胃肠气胀) contains no methane (甲烷) and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who produce large quantities of the harmful gas.While the usual image of greenhouse gas pollution is a billowing smokestack (烟囱) pushing out carbon dioxide, farm animals' passing wind contribute a surprisingly high percentage of total emissions in some countries."Fourteen percent of emissions from all sources in Australia is from enteric methane from cattle and sheep," said Athol Klieve, a senior research scientist with the Queensland state government."And if you look at another country such as New Zealand, which has got a much higher agricultural base, they're actually up around 50 percent," he said.Researchers say the bacteria also makes the digestive process much more efficient and could potentially save millions of dollars in feed costs for farmers.But it will take researchers at least three years to isolate the bacteria, before they can even start to develop a way of transferring it to cattle and sheep.Another group of scientists, meanwhile, has suggested Australians should farm fewer cattle and sheep and just eat more kangaroos. And about 20 percent of health-conscious Australians are believed to eat the national symbol already."It's low in fat, it's got high protein levels and it's very clean in the sense that basically it's the free-range animal," said Peter Ampt of the University of New South Wales's institute of environmental studies.68. Scientists intend to put bacteria into cattle and sheep________.A. to prevent them from sending out harmful gasesB. to help Australian farmers to earn more moneyC. so that they can protect Australian ecosystemD. so that they can make full use of special bacteria69. Athol Klieve seems to believe that ________.A. cattle and sheep produce more carbon dioxideB. less cattle and sheep are raised in New ZealandC. farm animals are to blame for greenhouse gasesD. New Zealand has the most animals in the world70. The main idea of the text is to _____.A. discuss a better way to protect the eachB. warn farmers of the danger of animal wasteC. illustrate the possible solutions to pollutionD. present a recent study on global warming71. Which is NOT one of the advantages that Peter Ampt lists about kangaroos?A. it is rich in proteinB. it is low in fatC. it is cheaper than beefD. it is cleaner than sheep(C)When in doubt, cut that out! Yeah, yea, Doubting Thomas may have had a point in his day, and life may not be what you want it to be, but if you constantly doubt yourself, how can you accomplish anything?Where is your confidence? What possible good can come from taking the negative aspect of any situation and growing it into acceptance?Purpose of achievement is to attain a goal. So, if you set your goals and strive to get there, it should be assumed that you are moving toward your goal no matter what you are doing, right? When watching a football game, one of those great high school starter games, set to determine who starts when the real games begin, I noticed the coach called “defense” only when the team was “protecting” their goal. As long as the team was fighting for more ground they played “offense (进攻)”. Along the same lines, I’ve heard the phrase, “a strong defense requires a good offense.” Simply put, if you concentrate more on gaining ground than on protecting your goals, your accomplishments will be greater. Time spent protecting your goals is wasted time, when you could be working toward attaining your goals rather than preventing others from reaching their goal.In business, if you waste your time focusing on what your competitor is doing rather than working toward meeting your goals, you won’t get very far.Focus your attention on where you’re going. Don’t waste time worrying about where your competition is. You will gain ground while they are watching you. Smile as you reach your destination.72. The writer of the passage intends to tell us ________.A. a common rule in a football gameB. how to beat our competitorsC. how to overcome our doubts and achieve our goalsD. how to deal with doubt in our business7236. The author’s purpose of mentioning Doubting Thomas in the first paragraph is to ________.A. show that famous people change our lifeB. tell us to succeed we should not doubt ourselvesC. ask us to learn from successful peopleD. tell us it’s quite natural for people to doubt themselves74. The author suggests that in business we should ________.A. avoid too much competitionB. seek as much cooperation as possibleC. focus on our own goalsD. know our competitors as well as ourselves75. The passage is intended for ________.A. football playersB. coachesC. businessmenD. common readers76. ________ Freelance (自由职业者) is a word that goes back to medieval (中古世纪的) times when it was used to describe soldiers who sold their skills to those prepared to pay their market rate. Today it’s an increasingly common way of working for people in a range of occupations and appeals to many who feel constrained by corporate culture.77. ________ What you gain is freedom of movement; what you can lose is a sense of belonging. You can end up feeling isolated from normal support networks, because suddenly you are responsible for your own welfare, training, safety, career development, equipment, professional updating and a thousand other things, it is easy to remain unaware of these things in the relatively cosseted existence of full-time employment. So before you leap up into this exciting and potentially rewarding way of working, stand back and take a look at the risks.78. ________ Freelancing has always been a common way of working for writers, artists and performers, but the range of occupations with a substantial number of freelancers is growing steadily. Anyone with a marketable skill can choose to go it alone. Websites offer a free directory listing for those with skills to sell. Their categories include accountants, healthcare consultants,landscape architects and computer trainers. Areas of work that have problems recruiting staff are always keen to employ freelancers.79. ________ Being a freelance is different from other forms of self-employment —you still work for an employer or several employers but have to develop a completely different set of relationships with them. Employers are now your customers, you are their supplier. You have to become indispensable (不可缺少的) to them, providing solutions to their problems, some of which they may not even realized they had. In many ways you have to behave like their dream employee, being more willing and available than you may have got used to whilst in a “proper job”.80. ________ You also have to be aware of, and sensitive to, the fact that you can be seen as a threat by your customer’s conventional employees, who may regard you as taking work they could do. Successful freelancing relies on the co-operation of everyone you come into contact with. Work that brings you into conflict with an existing workforce can be more troublesome than it’s worth.(E)A popular saying goes, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” However, that’s not really true. Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn’t matter if the words come from someone else or ourselves — the positive and negative effects are just as lasting.We all talk to ourselves sometimes. We’re usually too embarrassed to admit it, though. In fact, we really shouldn’t be because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.This “self-talk” helps us motivate ourselves, remember things, solve problems, and calm ourselves down. Be aware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back. The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying “Good job!”Often, words come out of our mouths without us thinking about the effect they will have. But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner. Or harsh and critical language will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive.Words possess power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said. And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always go through a “ask-yourself” test: Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn’t pass this test, then it’s better left unsaid.Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem and motivate others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)81. As to the power of words, the author believes they can either ___________________.82. People should only speak words of encouragement to themselves to ___________________.83. What does the underlined part “give ourselves a pat on the back” mean?84. What should we do if the “ask-yourself test” is not passed?1. 这个新建的学校在市中心，交通十分便捷。
