崇明县2016届第二次高考模拟考试试卷

英 语

（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）

第Ⅰ卷 (共103分)

I. Listening Comprehension Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In a gallery. B. In a classroom. C. In a bookstore. D. In a museum. 2. A. Boss and employee. B. Father and daughter. C. Teacher and student. D. Shop assistant and customer. 3. A. 5 minutes. B. 8 minutes. C. 10 minutes. D. 15 minutes. 4. A. The shirt is too large. B. The price of the shirt is wrong. C. The shirt is too expensive. D. Other shops don’t sell this shirt. 5. A. Watching TV. B. Parents’ involvement. C. Playing video games. D. Teachers’ substitution. 6. A. A place for a meal. B. Their good friends. C. A tip for choosing food. D. Their plan to eat out. 7. A. She doesn’t know where the manager is. B. She doesn’t know where the man heard the news.

C. She doesn’t know where she will be working this month. D. She doesn’t know where she can find the work schedule. 8. A. The time is not convenient. B. Her house is not big enough. C. A few people won’t turn up. D. There won’t be enough food. 9. A. It is rather cool in the lecture hall. B. No one will be able to see what he is wearing. C. The air-conditioner doesn’t work. D. He expects the weather to change later in the day. 10. A. The film cost too much despite its high quality. B. The man didn’t like the film but the woman did. C. The man missed the film because of the woman.

D. The man saw the film upon the advice of the woman.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

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11. A. A special room. C. A comprehension program. 12. A. Experts on English reading. C. Native speakers of English. 13. A. It is designed for different levels. C. It can bring back the childhood. B. A series of textbooks. D. A rewritten masterpiece.

B. Beginners of English learning. D. Editors of English textbooks. B. It contains original masterpieces. D. It helps to improve memory.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Work efficiency is what we pursue. B. It’s possible for us to work harder.

C. Our brain is our most important tool. D. It’s wise to take a rest if our body needs it. 15. A. To focus on something new. B. To ignore the limitations. C. To refresh the concentration. D. To lengthen the attention. 16. A. Changing jobs from time to time. B. Doing new tasks in different work areas. C. Making a list of all your tasks. D. Eating popcorn while taking a break. Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Sunshine Travel Agency Type of tour: Destination: Name: Telephone: Number of people: Date of departure: Total price: Reservation Form a 4-day 17 tour London Lisa Garcia 197-6344-5829 4 (2 18 & 2 children) 19 6th 20 Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. What does the woman want the man to read in the newspaper? How did the thief manage to get into people’s homes? What is the warning from the police? What does the thief look like? A report about a thief who got into people’s homes under a false identity and 21 from the homes. He pretended to be from the electricity board to check the 22 of their appliances. The police warn people not to let anyone in 23 . He’s in his thirties and tall with dark hair and 24 . II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

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(A)

Happiness Is an Attitude

The 92-year-old confident and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably combed and makeup perfectly applied, (25)_____ _____ she’s legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.

Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, (26)_____ (make) the move necessary.

After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she (27)_____ (smile) sweetly when told her room was ready. As she got into the elevator (28)_____ her wheelchair, I provided a description of her tiny room.

“I love it,” she started with the enthusiasm of (29)_____ eight-year-old child having just been presented with a new dog.

“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.”

“That has (30)_____ to do with it,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. (31)_____ I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged…it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body (32)_____ no longer work or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones working. Each day is a gift, and (33)_____ _____ _____ my eyes open, I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away…just for this time in my life.”

(B)

Sculptor Builds Dubai’s Soaring Burj Khalifa Skyscraper out of Toothpicks to Bag World Record

A sculptor has scaled new heights by building the world’s tallest toothpick (牙签) model.

Stanley Hayes Munro, 45, from Syracuse, New York, is a toothpick engineer, who (34)_____ (hook) by toothpick models since he built his first sculpture in school when creating a structure that (35)_____ support the weight of an egg.

Now, he has won the world record for the tallest toothpick structure with a sculpture of the Burj Kahlifa, Dubai. For Stanley though, he has always been more concerned with the integrity(完整性) of his work. Stanley said: “I’ve never cared for counting toothpicks, wasting toothpicks, or the number of toothpicks (36)_____ (use) in any construction. But an engineering problem you’ve got to create a strong structure is a problem worth (37)_____(solve).” “I made my first toothpick structure in an art class when I was in Grade 5,” he continued. “The assignment was to build something 25 centimeters tall and to have it (38)_____ (hold) the weight of an egg. Mine held my desk and from that point I became interested in it.”

“Everybody likes to ask whether my sculptures will collapse when I build them, but they are much (39)_____ (strong) than people think,” he said. “It was not really the height but the shape of the outer walls (40)_____ was the biggest challenge with Burj Khalifa. There wasn’t a flat surface anywhere and I had to individually construct each level,” he said.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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A. standard F. terms B. experienced G. power C. potentially H. benefit D. orderly I. compared E. extremely J. noticeable K. scanned Paying more for a ticket to see a film in 3D is the cause of annoyance of many a cinema-goer’s life. But there may be a(n) 41 to doing so, as a study has claimed that 3D films exercise the brain and improve short-term functioning in a similar way to brain-training tests. The research was led by neuroscientist(神经科学家) Dr Patrick Fagan from Goldsmiths University in London. More than 100 people took part in the experiment, where participants watched Disney film Big Hero 6 in either 42 type or RealD 3D. They also carried out a brain-training-style test before and after seeing a part from the film. The test covered memory, reaction time and cognitive (认知的) function, and the results were later 43 . According to the research, participants 44 a 23 per cent increase in cognitive processing, as well as an 11 percent increase in reaction time. Dr Fagan said that the results showed enough of an improvement in brain function to suggest that 3D could play a part in improving brain 45 in the future. “These findings are more significant than you might think,” he said. “It is a fact that people are living longer and there is a(n) 46 decline in cognitive brain function in old age which can damage future quality of life. There has never been a better time to look at ways to improve brain function. The initial results of this study indicate that 3D films may 47 play a role in slowing this decline.” A second part of the experiment involved those watching the film being fitted with headsets(耳机) that 48 brain activity and this too showed heightened activity when watching 3D. According to the results, participants were seven percent more engaged with what they were watching, adding to the argument that 3D movies are more like watching real-life-something. “A seven percent rise in emotional engagement is 49 remarkable. Watching in 3D gives the viewer such an enriched and quality experience, as these results show,” he said. “In evolutionary 50 , the results of both parts of the test certainly make sense. 3D films are more likely to heighten the senses and cause emotional arousal—this, in turn, makes the brain run at quicker speeds,” Dr Fagan added.

III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Researchers recently find women likely face work environments that push against the “having it all” mentality, leading to feelings of guilt and depression.

Trying to have it all could be bad for your mental health, according to a new study that finds that “supermoms” have higher rates of depression compared with working moms who let things 51 .

The research, presented Aug. 20 at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Las Vegas, finds that working is 52 for mothers’ mental health. But among working mothers, the least depressed are those who don’t expect to 53 work and family life perfectly, said study researcher Katrina Leupp, a graduate student at the University of Washington in Seattle. “The ideal that women can do it all actually 54 the level of depressive symptoms compared to women who were

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