新疆兵团第三师第一中学2015届高三上学期高考模拟卷英语试题(八)

2015～2016学年第一学期高三年级期中考试试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Take photos.B. Buy a camera.C. Help the woman.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A noisy night.B. Their life in town.C. A place of living.3. Where is the man now?A. On his way.B. In a restaurant.C. At home4. What will Celia do?A. Find a player.B. Watch a game.C. Play basketball.5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?A. Saturday.B. Sunday.C. Monday.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 is Sara going to do?A. Buy John a gift.B. Give John a surprise.C. Invite John to France.7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?A. Funny.B. Exciting.C. Strange.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

2014-2015学年第一学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷第一卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题：每小题I.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。

1. What did the man mean?A. He quite agreed with the woman.B. He enjoyed the lecture the whole time.C. The lecture was more than one hour long.2. How much did the woman pay for the cap?A. Ten dollars.B. Forty dollars.C. Fifty dollars.3. Where is the man going to plant the tree?A. By the front door.B. At the back of the garage.C. At the other end of the garden.4. What does the man really want to do?A. To read the advertisement.B. To meet the manager.C. To take the job.5. What's the time now?A. 8: 30.B. 8: 00.C. 9: 00.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。

听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。

6. Where is the People's Park?A. At the third crossing.B. At the end of the road.C. Opposite a school.7. How is the man going there?A. On footB. By busC. By car听第 7 段材料，回答第 8-10 题。

新疆兵团第三师第一中学2013-2014学年高一（上）第1次月考英语试题(无附听力材料)第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30分）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，并把正确答案填在答卷上。

21．I had no one to help me. I had to work_________.A. all alongB. all overC. all aloneD. all through22．---What has Tom been doing recently ?----I don’t know, _________ care.A. nor I doB. nor do IC. neither am ID. neither I am23．The teacher asked Jim _______________.A. why was he late for schoolB. why he was late for schoolC. how he was late for schoolD. how was he late for school24．We were swimming in the lake ________ suddenly the storm started.A. whenB. whileC. untilD. before25．__________ the students passed the exam although it was not a little difficult.A. A great manyB. The number ofC. A great many ofD. A great deal of26 With the boy _________ the way, we had no difficulty _________ the old man’s house.A. leads; findB. leading; findingC. led; foundD. to lead; to find27．_______ is very important for us students to learn English well.A. ItB. AsC. WhatD. There28．I really don’t know _________ I had my money stolen.A. when was it thatB. that it was whenC. where it was thatD. it was where that29．Your composition is quite good __________ some spelling mistakes.A. exceptB. besidesC. except forD. except that30．__________ it is to go for a picnic on such a fine day!A. What a funB. What funC. How funD. How a fun31．----Shall we go to the cinema this evening ?----Sorry I can’t. I’m __________ my mum at the airport at 7:00.A. carrying awayB. sending awayC. putting offD. seeing off32．Have you seen the film “Titanic” ________ leadin g actor is world-famous ?A. itsB. it’sC. whoseD. which33．The ___________ girl was last seen ___________ flowers near the river.A. missing; pickingB. missing; pickC. missed; pickedD. missed; to pick34．The pen _________ I wrote the letter was lost.A. thatB. whichC. by whichD. with which35．I couldn’t help ________ when I saw the naughty monkey .A. to laughB. laughingC. laughedD. laugh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，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C.D）中，选出最佳选项，并把正确答案填在答卷上。

2015—2016学年第一学期高三5班14班语文晨练试卷出卷人：王吉才考试时间：30分钟命题时间：2015年10月22日一、现代文阅读（18分，每小题3分）（一）阅读下面的文字，完成1-3题。

“好声音”的精神追求张颐武最近，“中国好声音”的出现既获得了诸多好评，也引发了对于选手的经历等方面的争议。

好评和争议交错，热播和分歧共存，这其实是近年来中国选秀文化变化和发展的一个新的状况的投射，也是中国电视文化的新的变化的投影。

这些都值得我们认真思考。

中国的选秀文化经过了2005年以后的第一波的高潮之后，在相当程度上进入了某种困局。

一是造就超级明星的功能业已减退。

通过选秀为公众所认识好像越来越难。

这既是由于这些年唱片业在互联网时代的转型的问题复杂，也是由于歌手的形象风格都相当接近，难以脱颖而出。

一开始通过选秀的梦想舞台选出青春偶像的情况已经不再出现，反而是许多参加各电视台选秀的选手都差不多，观众的印象模糊。

二是观众的新奇感消退之后，对于选秀的形式已相当熟悉，各个电视台的选秀节目也都有重复之嫌，使得观众产生了疲劳感，觉得没有什么新意了。

这几年选秀一直处在瓶颈之中。

当下引发观看热潮和争议的“中国好声音”一出现就引发了轰动效应。

它力求超越粉丝和明星的关系，从音乐专业方面着力，从“好声音”中寻求新的可能性。

让刘欢、那英等这样最有声望的音乐人来指点新人，让迷人的好声音得以展现。

通过这些华语歌坛的最重量级的人物收徒，而选手也可以选择导师的做法，使普通人能够成为音乐人，进入这一专业领域得到更多的培养和深造，从而能够为未来的职业生涯打下坚实的基础。

这其实是从普通人中选择真正的“好声音”让他们得以进入专业领域。

这个构思另辟蹊径，让选秀不再一下子就能实现梦想，也不仅仅展现梦想；而是让梦想通过一个专业的路径，通过较为严谨的程序得以延伸，最终成为一个职业生涯的选择。

这是将梦想的实现转换为实实在在的修业和学习的长期的努力的过程，节目正是在这一点上赢得了公众。

2015届高三英语阅读练习汇总8I．语法填空（15分）【2015届辽宁师大附中高三上学期10月模块考试】Youth is a kind of wealth. It will gradually disappear ___1___time going by. What can we do to fulfill our youth? In my opinion, for one thing, it is to realize our value, our idea ___2___ matters a lot.No matter what our ideas are, we must try hard to achieve them. When we are young we are full of energy. We have the __3___(good)conditions in our lives. Good memories, good understandings and so on. We should __4__full use of these conditions to study more.For___5___, we should do as many things as possible we want to do. Of course, they must enrich our lives, ___6___ can make it possible for us to gather many different experiences that are worth ___7___ (remember) when we are old.Then when we are really old, when we cannot move any__8___, we can be proud of our__9____(achieve) that we have ever experienced in happiness __10___we can say we have no regret in our lives.II．短文改错（15）【2015届西藏拉萨中学高三上学期第二次月考（期中考试）】Dear Jim,I am so exciting that you will come to China. I will free from December 18 and will have a plenty of time to be together with you. I’ll meet you at the airport and then you will take No.8 bus for my home. You worry about the weather here in your email. In fact, the weather here is quite different from it in your city. It isn’t very cold, but you needn’t bring many clothes with you. During your stay here, I’ll take you to some places of interests and you can taste some local snacks. I am sure we will have greatly fun together.I’m looking forward to meeting you soon.YoursJohnIII．完形填空（40）【2015届广东省实验中学高三第一次阶段考试】One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something, whatev er it might be, until after I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to 16 how much of my success I owe to my 17 of those words as one of my values. My 18 job was justone I decided to try for a couple of years until I 19 what I want to do as a career. 20 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took 21 that much. I couldn’t have been more 22 . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different 23 . I accepted each new opportunity with the thought, “Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my 24 position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 yea rs, and I’ve 25 every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I 26 a large number of different talents and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being open to trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered th at if I 27 what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my 28 . I will succeed. That’s why I’m so 29 to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think 30 has come and I am determined to make it a success.16. A. consider B. argue C. include D. realize17. A. suggestion B. explanation C. acceptance D. discussion18. A. hard B. best C. extra D. first19. A. determined B. examined C. experienced D. introduced20. A. Actually B. Gradually C. Finally D. Usually21. A. helped B. required C. expressed D. mattered22. A. careful B. mistaken C. interested D. prepared23. A. situations B. choices C. directions D. positions24. A. easier B. newer C. earlier D. higher25. A. permitted B. counted C. organized D. enjoyed26. A. show B. possess C. need D. gather27. A. think of B. give away C. believe in D. turn into28. A. business B. goal C. fortune D. growth29. A. excited B. curious C. surprised D. helpful30. A. dream B. time C. power D. honorIV．书面表达（30）【2015届吉林省实验中学高三上学期第三次质量检测】假定你是李华，将于今年七月从新星外语学校毕业。

新疆兵团第三师第一中学2014-2015年度第一学期高二年级第二次月考英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分,满分150分.考试时间:120分钟.第一卷第一部分:英语知识运用第一节单项填空(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1.Nowadays _____ number of students with mobile phones at school ______ on the increase.A. a; areB. a; isC. the; areD. the; is2. I didn't think _______ help was the right way to deal with the problem.A. giving offB. turning downC. taking overD. setting aside3. The photographs of other planets taken by satellite are clear than ___.A. the earthB. those taken from the earthC. those of the earthD. of the earth4. Zhou Hong speaks English well indeed, but of course not _____ a native speaker.A. as fluent asB. more fluent thanC. so fluently asD. much fluently than5. ---Why didn't you see me wave to you then ?---Oh, If so, I must say sorry. I think I____ in the other direction.A. lookedB. was lookingC. have lookedD. am looking6. They finally managed to climb to the top, but ___________ then.A. went the children down the hillB. down the hill did the children goC. down the hill went the childrenD. down the hill the children went7. _____ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the films so often.A. If it is notB. Were it notC. Had it not beenD. If they were not8. Reading this instructive book, ___________ .A. tears came to his eyesB. his eyes were filled with tearsC. he burst into tearsD. his eyes were full of tears9.—Next week I will go to a job interview. Will you give me some suggestions?—Introduce yourself in a special way to make yourself ________.A.work out B．turn out C.stand out D．Put your hands on10. Mary didn’t pass the teat but he still ______.A. hopes toB. hopes soC. hopes thatD. hopes it.11．In order to catch up with her classmates, _____.A. a lot of books were bought by Mary’s motherB. Mary’s father helped her with her lessonsC. Mary worked hard at her lessons around the clockD. Mary’s classmates helped her a lot12. The computer was used in teaching. As a result，not only________，but students became more interested in the lessons.A. saved was teachers’ energyB. was teachers’ energy savedC. teachers’ energy was savedD. was saved teachers’ energy．13. —Will the match be cancelled because of the bad weather?—No, rain or shine, the match will be held as .A．schedule B．scheduling C．scheduled D．to schedule14. Tom ______ some French by playing with the native boys and girls when he traveled in France with his parents.A. made upB. put forwardC. picked upD. added up15. —Good morning , Grand Hotel.—Hello , I'd like to book a room for the nights of the 18th and 19th.— _____.A. What can I do for you?B. Just a minute , please.C. What's the matter?D. It's my pleasure.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，各题所给的A. B. C. D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2014-2015学年第一学期高三年级学前考试英语试卷I卷第一节(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。

ASome scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.Decibels (分贝) measured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one hundred and ninety－five would have the same effect.Some scientists have suggested setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in the oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales(鲸鱼).A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals.The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed and become infected.Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds are against a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research.Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals. However, many scientists don't think that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean.21．According to the passage, natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPT________. A．sounds made by animals themselvesB．ocean drillingC．underwater earthquakesD．the breaking of ice fields22．Which of the following is true of whales？A．They won't be confused by noises.B．They are deaf to noises.C．Their ability to reproduce will be lowered by high­level noises.D．Their hearing will be damaged by high­level noises.23．According to the passage, what will scientists most probably do in the future? A．They will work hard to reduce ocean noise pollution.B．They will protect sea animals from harmful noises.C．They will try to set a limit of 120 decibels.D．They will study the effect of ocean noise pollution.BInternational Book ClubHave you ever thought of joining a book club and buying new booksthrough the post？Here at the International Book Club，we already have many members buying books from us by mail.Immediate benefits：•As a special offer，you may choose any reduced­price books from our new members’ book list，to the value of $6 in total (pluspostage and packing)．By doing this，you will save pounds on the publishers’ prices.•Tick the box on your form to order a free wa tch.•If you reply within seven days，we will send you another free gift carefully chosen from our book list by our staff•Order a DVD from the many on offer in our list，at half the recommended retail price.When you’ve joined：As a member，you’ll enjoy savings of between 30% and 50% off the publisher’s price on every book you buy，and what’s more，they’ll come straight to your door.Your free club magazine arrives once a month，to keep you up to date with the latest best­sellers.This means that every year we offer over 1,000 books to choose from.On the Internet，you can find all our titles for the year on our exclusive members’ website.Being a member：All we are asking you to do while you are a member is to choose four books during your first year.After that，you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.In each of our monthly club magazines，our experienced staff choose a Club Choice book—a work of fiction or a reference title which they feel is particularly worth buying，and which is offered at an extra­s pecial price.However，if you do not want this book，just say soin the space provided on the form.We will always send the book if we do not receive this.So，return your application form today，but hurry—it’s not every day we can make you an offer like this.To apply to become a member，all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the postage­paid envelope supplied.Before you know it，your books will be with you.Please don’t send any money now，as we will send you your bill with the books.And remember，you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered.You should then either return the books or send your payment.24．Which of the following doesn’t belong to the benefits of being a club member?A．Get four books for free in the first year.B．Order a free watch.C．Get a gift for nothing.D．Order a DVD at a low price.25．Every month the club provides a free club magazine in order to________.A．let readers know the number of books to be soldB．keep readers well in formed of recent best­selling booksC．make readers know the club’s developmentD．attract more and more readers to join the club26．If a book is worth $100，how much will a member probably save if he buys one?A．$20. 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According to the first paragraph，________.A．the function of our brain is like that of the muscleB．until now it’s impossible to explain the brain’s mysteryC．many people believe one’s intelligence is naturally determinedD．one’s brain grows stronger as the age increases29．Training muscles is compared to________.A．using the brainB．connecting things in your brainC．lifting weightsD．doing research about the brain30．What does the underlined word “perspicacious” in the last paragraph probably mean?A．Strong. B．Smart.C．Popular. D．Active.31．The following paragraph will most probably talk about________.A．the differences between animals’ brains and humans’ brainsB．the relation between human brains and musclesC．scientists’ findings about animals’ brainsD．how to make your brain smarter through self­developmentDA winter wonderland on the outskirts of Quebec City has become one of Canada's hottest attractions and most sought out accommodations. Guests stay close for warmth in sleeping bagson beds of ice, hats pulled over their ears to prevent frostbite, while sipping cocktails (鸡尾酒) inglasses also made of ice.A cool place to host a memorable wedding or for a romantic getaway, the Quebec Ice Hotelhas attracted 600,000 curious tourists, including 30,000 who stayed overnight, since openingseasonally 11 years ago. Like Victoria and Jeremy Martin, dozens of couples will exchange vows(誓约) this winter in a temporary church next to the hotel, sculpted entirely from blocks of ice withseats covered in furs.Average temperatures fall below minus 20 degrees C (minus four F) in winter, but inside the hotel's36 rooms it is relatively cozy. Thick walls of packed snow and ice act as an insulator, trapping bodyheat inside. Each room is uniquely decorated, using designs created by Quebec architecture students.Two hotel bars also sell special cocktails in ice glasses.First-time guests of the hotel, however, are recommended to stay only one night as sleeping insub-zero temperatures is not very refreshing. This year for the first time the ice hotel has teamed upwith a bricks and concrete Quebec City hotel to offer packages for one-night accommodations ateach. Prices for one night only at the ice hotel start at 200 US dollars per person.The 3,000-square-metre (32,300-square-feet) buildings take six weeks starting in December tobuild, using 15,000 tonnes of snow and 500 tonnes of ice, at a cost of some 750,000 US dollars.Eleven weeks after its seasonal grand opening, the hotel will close on March 27 and then melt awaywith the arrival of spring.32. What is true with the ice hotel?A. 630,000 people have visited it.B. 30,000 people visit it each year.C. It has stayed open for many years.D. Wedding ceremonies are often held there.33. What can we learn about the hotel rooms?A. It can be -20°C inside.B. The temperature is always below 0°C.C. The rooms all look alike.D. Each room costs $200 per night.34. First-time guests are advised to stay there only one night because _____.A. they may not be able to stand the coldB. their other night is with an ordinary hotelC. new guests have less advantages over old onesD. the first-day service is just for a test run35. If you choose to visit the ice hotel during the Christmas season, you'll find _____.A. it doesn't exist at allB. it is just being builtC. most of its rooms are vacantD. it is crowded with guests第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

绝密★启用前2015届新疆兵团农二师华山中学高三上学期学前英语试卷（带解析）试卷副标题考试范围：xxx ；考试时间：90分钟；命题人：xxx学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________注意事项．1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I 卷（选择题）一、阅读理解（题型注释）A winter wonderland on the outskirts of Quebec City has become one of Canada's hottest attractions and most sought out accommodations. Guests stay close for warmth in sleeping bags on beds of ice, hats pulled over their ears to prevent frostbite, while sipping cocktails (鸡尾酒) in glasses also made of ice.A cool place to host a memorable wedding or for a romantic getaway, the Quebec Ice Hotel has attracted 600,000 curious tourists, including 30,000 who stayed overnight, sinceopening seasonally 11 years ago. Like Victoria and Jeremy Martin, dozens of couples will exchange vows (誓约) this winter in a temporary church next to the hotel, sculpted entirely from blocks of ice with seats covered in furs.Average temperatures fall below minus 20 degrees C (minus four F) in winter, but inside the hotel's 36 rooms it is relatively cozy. Thick walls of packed snow and ice act as an insulator, trapping body heat inside. Each room is uniquely decorated, using designs created by Quebec architecture students.Two hotel bars also sell special cocktails in ice glasses.试卷第2页，共11页First-time guests of the hotel, however, are recommended to stay only one night as sleeping in sub-zero temperatures is not very refreshing. This year for the first time the ice hotel has teamed up with a bricks and concrete Quebec City hotel to offer packages for one-night accommodations at each. Prices for one night only at the ice hotel start at 200 US dollars per person.The 3,000-square-metre (32,300-square-feet) buildings take six weeks starting in December to build, using 15,000 tonnes of snow and 500 tonnes of ice, at a cost of some 750,000 US dollars. Eleven weeks after its seasonal grand opening, the hotel will close on March 27 and then melt away with the arrival of spring. 1、What is true with the ice hotel? A ．630,000 people have visited it. B ．30,000 people visit it each year. C ．It has stayed open for many years. D ．Wedding ceremonies are often held there. 2、What can we learn about the hotel rooms? A. It can be -20°C inside.B. The temperature is always below 0°C. C. The rooms all look alike.D. Each room costs $200 per night.3、First-time guests are advised to stay there only one night because _____. A ．they may not be able to stand the cold B ．their other night is with an ordinary hotel C ．new guests have less advantages over old ones D ．the first-day service is just for a test run4、If you choose to visit the ice hotel during the Christmas season, you'll find _____. A ．it doesn't exist at all B ．it is just being built C ．most of its rooms are vacant D ．it is crowded with guestsMany people think of the brain as a mystery.They don‘t know much about intelligence and how it works. When they do think about what intelligence is ，many people believe that a person isborn smart，average，or dumb—and stays that way in the whole life.But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle—it changes and gets stronger when you use it.And scientists have been able to show just how the brain grows and gets stronger when you learn. Everyone knows that when you lift weights，your muscles get bigger and you get stronger.A person who can‘t lift 20 pounds when he/she starts exercising can get strong enough to lift 100 pounds after working out for a long time.That‘s because the muscles become larger and stronger with exercise.And when you stop exercising，the muscles shrink and you get weaker.That‘s why people say ―Use it or lose it！‖But most people don‘t know that when they practice and learn new things，parts of their brain change and get larger a lot like muscles do when they exercise.Inside the cortex (皮层) of the brain are billions of tiny nerve cells，called neurons.The nerve cells have branches connecting them to other cells in a complicated munication between these brain cells is what allows us to think and solve problems.When you learn new things，these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get stronger.The more you challenge your mind to learn，the more your brain cells grow.Then，things that you once found very hard or even impossible to do—like speaking a foreign language or doing algebra (代数)—seem to become easy after learning them for a period of time.The result is a stronger，smarter brain.Scientists started thinking that the human brain could develop and change when they studied animals‘ brains.They found out that animals that lived in a challenging environment were more ―perspicacious‖—they were better at solving problems and learning new things.5、According to the first paragraph，________.A．the function of our brain is like that of the muscleB．un til now it‘s impossible to explain the brain‘s mysteryC．many people believe one‘s intelligence is naturally determinedD．one‘s brain grows stronger as the age increases6、Training muscles is compared to________.A．using the brainB．connecting things in your brainC．lifting weightsD．doing research about the brain7、What does the underlined word ―perspicacious‖ in the last paragraph probably mean?A．Strong. B．Smart.试卷第4页，共11页C ．Popular.D ．Active. 8、The following paragraph will most probably talk about________. A ．the differences between animals‘ brains and humans‘ brains B ．the relation between human brains and muscles C ．scientists‘ findings about animals‘ brainsD ．how to make your brain smarter through self-developmentHave you ever thought of joining a book club and buying new books through the post ？Here at the International Book Club ，we already have many members buying books from us by mail. Immediate benefits ：•As a special offer ，you may choose any reduced­price books from our new members‘ book list ，to the value of $6 in total (plus postage and packing)．By doing this ，you will save pounds on the publishers‘ prices.•Tick the box on your form to orde r a free watch.•If you reply within seven days ，we will send you another free gift carefully chosen from our book list by our staff•Order a DVD from the many on offer in our list ，at half the recommended retail price. When you‘ve joined ：As a member ，you‘ll enjoy savings of between 30% and 50% off the publisher‘s price on every book you buy ，and what‘s more ，they‘ll come straight to your door.Your free club magazine arrives once a month ，to keep you up to date with the latest best-sellers.This means that every year we offer over 1,000 books to choose from.On the Internet ，you can find all our titles for the year on our exclusive members‘ website. Being a member ：All we are asking you to do while you are a member is to choose four books during your first year.After that ，you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.In each of our monthly club magazines ，our experienced staff choose a Club Choice book —a work of fiction or a reference title which they feel is particularly worth buying ，and which is offered at an extra-special price.However ，if you do not want this book ，just say so in the space provided on the form.We will always send the book if we do not receive this.So，return your application form today，but hurry—it‘s not every day we can make you an offer like this.To apply to become a member，all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the postage-paid envelope supplied.Before you know it，your books will be with you.Please don‘t send any money now，as we will send you your bill with the books.And remember，you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered.You should then either return the books or send your payment.9、Which of the following doesn‘t belong to the benefits of being a club member?A．Get four books for free in the first year.B．Order a free watch.C．Get a gift for nothing.D．Order a DVD at a low price.10、Every month the club provides a free club magazine in order to________.A．let readers know the number of books to be soldB．keep readers well informed of recent best-selling booksC．make readers know the club‘s developmentD．attract more and more readers to join the club11、If a book is worth $100，how much will a member probably save if he buys one? A．$20. B．$40.C．$60. D．$70.12、What should you do if you want to join the book club?A．Just fill in a form with personal information and send the club an email.B．Ask other club members to recommend you to the club.C．Fill in an application form with needed information and return it to the club.D．Apply for a membership card.Some scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwaterearthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.试卷第6页，共11页Decibels (分贝) measured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one hundred and ninety －five would have the same effect.Some scientists have suggested setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in the oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales(鲸鱼). A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals.The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed and become infected.Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds are against a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research.Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals. However, many scientists don't think that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean.13、According to the passage, natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPT________. A ．sounds made by animals themselves B ．ocean drilling C ．underwater earthquakes D ．the breaking of ice fields14、Which of the following is true of whales ？ A ．They won't be confused by noises. B ．They are deaf to noises.C ．Their ability to reproduce will be lowered by high-level noises.D ．Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises.15、According to the passage, what will scientists most probably do in the future? A ．They will work hard to reduce ocean noise pollution. B ．They will protect sea animals from harmful noises. C ．They will try to set a limit of 120 decibels. D ．They will study the effect of ocean noise pollution.二、完形填空（题型注释）We always want what we cannot have.When we‘re young，we want to stay out late，have romantic relationships and be____.However，when we‘re____，we want to go back to being young and we____the days when we didn‘t have to worry about complex love affairs，____pressure and money problems.Young people believe adulthood____freedom from parents and schoolwork.When they get older，they feel that____is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities.To____this feeling，people say，―The grass is always____on the other side of the fence.‖As____，we like to be like adults but as young adults，we ____to be young again.We think about staying out late and____our own money to spend.Suddenly，we see that love can result in ____hearts；staying out late makes it hard to get ready for____the next morning.We find out that adult life is not as____as we thought it would be and suddenly，____becomes very scary. Life is____.It gives us time to____but also requires us to work.The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we____being young a bit longer.That time will not come back.It is normal to want what we cannot have but the____is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have.That is the first step to grow up.____life becomes more complex，we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.16、A．comfortable B．dependent C．polite D．independent17、A．defeated B．older C．married D．confident18、A．like B．forget C．miss D．regret19、A．job B．study C．age D．health20、A．creates B．shows C．limits D．means21、A．adulthood B．childhood C．parenthood D．neighborhood22、A．reduce B．Experience C．describe D．understand23、A．thinner B．greener C．yellow D．colorful24、A．researchers B．adults C．teenagers D．elders25、A．decide B．wish C．return D．stop26、A．making B．worrying about C．having D．showing off27、A．healthy B．Ambitious C．excited D．broken试卷第8页，共11页28、A ．breakfast B ．school C ．work D ．exercise 29、A ．rich B ．busy C ．poor D ．easy 30、A ．love B ．life C ．career D ．future 31、A ．long B ．fair C ．short D ．beautiful 32、A ．study B ．think C ．live D ．play 33、A ．stopped B ．imagined C ．enjoyed D ．tried 34、A ．reason B ．Result C ．truth D ．dream 35、A ．When B ．If C ．Unless D ．Before第II卷（非选择题）三、短文改错（题型注释）36、假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。

高中英语真题:2015届高三英语8月考试试题第一部分阅读理解 (共两节，满分58分)(共9小题；每小题2分，满分18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。

AGuide to LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provide s a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a q uiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and pla ces where you can sit and work with your own computer. The re ading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground flo or is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.ComputersYou can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, you can also use l ibrary computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group-study placesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some st udy rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most pe r week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature. W hen you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.Rules to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the l ibrary. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.1. The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to .A. read in a quiet placeB. have group discussionsC. take comfortable seatsD. get their computers fixed2. Library computers on the ground floor __________.A. help students with their field experimentsB. are for those who want to access the wi-fiC. contain software necessary for schoolworkD. are mostly used for filling out application forms3. What condition should be met to book a group-study room?A. Group must consist of 8 people.B. One should have an active University account.C. Three-hour use per day is the minimum.D. Applicants must mark the room on the map.4. A student can rent a locker in the library if he ____________.A. has earned the required creditsB. attends certain courseC. has nowhere to put his booksD. can afford the rental fee5. What should NOT be brought into the library?A. Mobile phones.B. Orange juice.C. Candy.D. Sandwiches.BWhen you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like it’s the m ost precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is. Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.And that’s only natural: most of us have been taught from a you ng age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistak es. We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably eno ugh times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious r eaction.Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think ab out it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make l earning possible; they make growth and improvement possible. By trial and error—trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistake s—we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceili ng of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.Think about how we learn: we don’t just consume information a bout something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You don’t just read about painting, or writing, or computer programm ing, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them ri ght away. Instead, you get information about something, from r eading or from another person or from observing, then you mak e mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those m istakes, until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something. That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed at something, it’s probably something y ou already knew how to do. You haven’t really grown much fro m that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if it’s a good jour ney.So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, th en you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that ma ke a world of brilliance possible.6. Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.B. Because it’s a natural part in our life.C. Because we’ve been taught so from a young age.D. Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers.7. According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistak es?A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.8. The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably mean s .A. a small child learning to walkB. a kindergarten child l earning to drawC. a primary pupil learning to readD. a school teenager le arning to write9. We can learn from the passage that .A. most of us can really grow from successB. growing and improving are based on mistakesC. we learn to make mistakes by trial and errorD. we read about something and know how to do it right away 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。

新疆兵团第三师第一中学2013-2014学年高一（上）第2次月考英语试题I. 单选题：从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1．—Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday?—Thank you．I’d love to, _____I’ll be out of town at the weekend．A．because B．and C．so D．but 2．We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it _______ very well．A．worked out B．tried out C．went on D．carried on3．Have you seen the film “Titanic”, ____ leading actor is world famous?A．its B．it’s C．whose D．which4．His invention ______ of no use by the scientists of that time．A．considered being B．considered to beC．was considered to be D．was considered being5．I’d like to listen to VOA program but sometimes I can’t _____ on my radio． A．pick up it B．pick it out C．pick it up D．look for it6．As your spoken English gets better, ______ your written English．A．so does B．so will C．so do D．neither will7．The man ______ was a friend of mine．A．you just talked to B．whom you just talked to himC．who you just talked to him D．which you just talked to8．Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ___I could answer the phone．A．as B．since C．until D．before9．—How long ______each other before they ___married?—For about a year．A．have they known; get B．did they know; were going to get C．do they know; are going to get D．had they known; got10．The missing boys were last seen ______ near the river．A．playing B．to be playing C．play D．to play11．The famous basketball star, tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention．A．where B．when C．which D．who12．He is a man of _____ and he had a lot of interesting _____ in his life．A．much experience; experiences B．many experiences; experienceC．much experience; experience D．many experiences; experiences 13．Towards _____evening, there was _____ heavy rain in the countryside．A．the; a B．an; 不填C．不填; a D．the; 不填14．How long did it ______ to control the floods in Anhui?A．spend B．take C．pay D．cost15．_____I have to say ______ all of you．A．What; refers B．What; refers to C．That; refers D．That; refers to II．完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。