2018届江西省南昌市高三第二次模拟考试
英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节,满分30分）
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。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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15. 答案是C。
1. What does the woman want? A. A desk.
B. A sofa.
C. A chair.
B. ￡ 9.18.
C. ￡ 9.15.
2. Who does the woman want to speak to? A. Robert.
B. Ben.
C. Sally.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a bank.
B. In a store.
C. In a hotel.
4. Why does the man talk with the woman? A. To book a hotel.
B. To make a complaint.
C. To plan a holiday.
5. What will the woman do? A. Pay for the man.
B. Lend the man some money.
C. Fetch the man’s wallet.
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、7题。 6. What is the weather like? A. Windy.
B. Snowy.
C. Rainy.
7. What will they do in the end? A. Run home.
B. Walk faster.
C. Put on clothes.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man apologize for? A. Not attending the class.
B. Not going to the game.
C. Not finishing his project.
9. What will the man probably do today? A. Host a meeting.
B. Go to his tutor s office.
C. Try to finish his report.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。 10. How does the man find his job? A. Challenging.
B. Boring.
C. Satisfying.
11. What does the woman suggest? A. Learning Spanish.
B. Moving to Spain.
C. Starting a travel business.
12. What might be the relationship between the speakers? A. Friends.
B. Travel companions.
C. Roommates.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。 13. What will the woman do first? A. Introduce herself.
B. Talk about activities.
C. Gather in the meeting room.
14. What will the Director of the Studies talk about? A. Different courses.
B. Student dormitories.
C. Social activities.
15. How long will the woman stay in the hall? A. One hour.
B. One hour and a half.
C. Two hours.
16. What is unexpected to the woman? A. Taking a test.
B. Meeting new teachers.
C. Joining in the activities.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. What was the speaker worried about before going to the camp? A. His health.
B. His family.
C. Dangers and risks.
18. When did the speaker come back? A. In May.
B. In July.
C. In September.
19. Why did the speaker want to leave the camp sometimes? A. He missed his family very much.
B. The living conditions were terrible.
C. He wasn’t happy to work on the camp. 20. What advice is given to new volunteers? A. Exercise frequently.
B. Be one before getting married.
C. Work for at least two months.
第二部分 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A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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B. PDF versions of brochures D. Internet images
C. a printing machine
23. The main purpose of the text is to . A. entertain
B. suggest
B
At school, I was in the top set for maths. My teachers recommended that I study economics and statistics as my A-level subjects, but I had my mind set on a life fulfilled by the arts.
In fact, I was a victim of a gender stereotype made stronger since birth, that men do science and maths and women do arts or languages. Computer science, technology and physics just did not figure in my teenage world view. Nobody popular in my school chose to study those subjects.
Reality struck hard when I began attending job interviews and interviewers would say: “It’s great that you speak foreign languages, but what else do you do?” Nobody asked my friends who had studied science or technology those questions.
A survey recently showed that three of the best-paid jobs for women arc in the technology sector. It’s a sector that really can change the world. We must show girls that technology has an effect on every industry out there, from fashion to architecture to journalism. Anybody can learn to code and these days it’s as important as reading and writing. I’ve realized that at university I’d achieved the wrong kind of literacy. Not being able to code limit your impact on the world far more than an ignorance of great literature.
Now I have a five-year-old daughter. I don’t want her to blindly follow gender roles the way I did. I want her to know the fact that a science or technical degree will not limit her creativity but expand it and broaden her horizons far more than my arts background could. I’m exposing her to Minecraft and apps, which help improve analytical thinking and problem solving skills. I’m hoping that my daughter will discover and accept her potentials in science and want to change the world.
24. What does the underlined phrase “gender stereotype” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Personal learning style.
B. Sex characteristic. D. Profession difference. C. advertise
D. warn
C. Conventional sex concept.
25. According to the author, which may be the benefit of learning science? A. Increasing job possibility.
B. Winning popularity. D. Enriching imagination.
C. Improving language competence.
26. How did the author feel for her major choice? A. Satisfied.
B. Active.
C. Discouraged.
D. Regretful.
27. What may be the best title for the text? A. Art or Science, Either is OK C. Girls, Choose More Wisely
C
Imagine walking through an ancient city, then climbing a gate tower to take in a wonderful view of the city and its more than 600-year-old walls. You can hear the city’s heartbeat in the air. This is the Ancient City of Pingyao in Shanxi Province, a place that should definitely be on your travel route if you enjoy history or ancient architecture since its origins can be traced back to more than 2,700 years ago.
Located in the center of Shanxi Province, Pingyao is the hometown of Jin merchants, a group of merchants who actively dominated (支配) a booming commodity market throughout China for more than 500 years, especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the city’s agriculture and manufacturing industries developed rapidly. Following China’s reform and opening-up in the 1980s, Pingyao struggled with the transition from a managed economy to the current market-oriented economy. During this time, the city government sought out new ways to break through this economic bottleneck.
Finally in the winter of 1997, opportunity came knocking. Through the efforts of the city government, Pingyao earned its place on the UNESCO World Heritage list, which caused the entire world to take notice of the city.
Since the city’s fame has risen, locals in Pingyao have deepened their understanding of the conservation efforts preserving the historical relics in their hometown. Meanwhile the city administration has continued to upgrade itself through a strategy that follows the pillars of “conservation, entrepreneurship, development and protection.”
Currently, the city is focused on establishing a sustainable industry that will enable it to continue to grow while also protecting its relics and introducing them to the world.
28. What does the underlined word “transition” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Translation.
B. Spread.
C. Range.
D. Change.
B. Good Subjects, Good Future D. Catch Chances, Change the World
29. What contributed to Pingyao’s popularity around the world? A. The city government’s hard work.
B. The official recognition by the UNESCO. D. The ancient architecture in the city.
C. The development of Pingyao’s economy.
30. What measure is taken to further develop the city? A. Combining economy with cultural protection. B. Constructing more modem buildings.
C. Learning from other cities in the world. D. Establishing manufacturing industries. 31. How is the text developed? A. By giving examples. C. By listing reasons.
D
On February 6, Space X, a private US aerospace company owned by Elon Musk, has successfully launched its new Falcon Heavy spacecraft, making it the world’s most powerful rocket.
Falcon Heavy is the largest rocket since the retirement of NASA’s Saturn V, which was used for the Moon missions in the 1970s. “Falcon Heavy can launch about 64 tonnes into low Earth orbit-that’s almost three times more than the current running biggest launch vehicle, Delta IV Heavy, “Imperial College astrophysicist David Clements told AI Jazeera. According to Space X, Falcon Heavy can lift into orbit a mass greater than a 737 jet loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel.
The rocket was designed with the idea of earning humans into space and opening the possibility of flying missions with people to the Moon and even Mars. For its first voyage, it carried Musk’s $ 100,000 cherry-red Tesla sports car and a fake space-suited human model fixed in the driver’s seat. Musk joked that “it may be discovered by some future alien race”.
Falcon Heavy went into space on its lest flight on February 6. The launch took place at NASA’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida, the spot also used for the Apollo 11 Moon mission and several space shuttle launches. It was delayed by several hours because of high winds in the upper atmosphere. Minutes after take-off, the two outer boosters (助推器) landed at the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Space X announced plans to eventually use Falcon Heavy to launch two paying space tourists on a trip around the Moon. However, Musk said he will probably reserve that mission for another launch system, the BFR. Recently, Space X scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket for NASA’s TESS mission on March 20, 2018. It is reported that Space X is scheduled to complete 30 independent launch missions in 2018, at least half of which will use Falcon 9.
32. Which of the following can function as a rocket? A. A 737 jet.
B. Tesla.
C. Saturn V.
D. Space X.
B. By following time order. D. By raising questions.
33. What do we know about Falcon Heavy from the text? A. It was the latest rocket in the world.
B. It is of the same load as a 737 jet.
C. It is to be found by the creatures in the outer space. D. It was launched at the same place for the Apollo 11 mission. 34. What delayed the launch of Falcon Heavy? A. Weather condition.
B. Program error.
C. Equipment failure.
D. Deliberate damage.
35. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The BFR will be completed in 2018.
B. The vehicle to launch space tourists is unknown. C. Tourists will be sent into space by Falcon 9. D. Falcon 9 will take 15 launch missions. 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Last week the electricity in my flat went out. I had just got home from work and was happily making my tea, when all a sudden I was surrounded by complete darkness. I tried to fix it but failed. I had to wait for an electrician to come in the morning. 36 I sat down to cat my half - cooked dinner. And then I wasn’t really sure what to do. My typical evening is spent watching the TV and looking through social media. 37 So for me it was an early night. And I couldn’t help but think, do we rely too much on electricity? That night, losing our electricity felt like losing a basic necessity. As basic as running water. 38 I use electricity all the lime, even when it’s not really necessary.
39 It contributes to global warming. It is harming our environment and we need to do what we can to stop it. Not only that, but if we continue to use the same large amount of energy we will soon run out.
So, shouldn’t we start preparing for it now? Cutting back on our use of electricity would make losing it easier, and also save energy resources so that they could last for longer. 40 And if everyone docs the same, we can make a big difference.
A. Tonight this wasn’t possible.
B. Obviously, we can’t survive without it. C. Our over-use of electricity is a big problem. D. This left me a whole night without any electricity. E. Electricity brings us convenience and trouble. F. But really, we’ve grown to take electricity for granted. G. I know for sure that I could cut down on my use of electricity.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节,满分45分） 第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“I have a letter for you,” my friend Kirsten told me on the phone. “I think it’s from your mother.” I was 41 , since my mother had been 42 for seven years.
A few weeks later Kirsten handed me the 43 dated Aug. 30, 2002. Around then I was preparing for my pilot course’s final exam at the 44 school. The students finished the training on 45 days.
I was the first to 46 . My mother’s letter 47 after I left. Kirsten picked it up from my mail-box, to keep 48 she next saw me. 49 , a few days later, when it was her turn to leave, she 50 the letter among the piles of papers she 51 packed into boxes. It 52 there for a decade, during which my mother died. In 2013, when Kirsten 53 some dusty belongings from her flying school days, she 54 the letter.
It’s been two years since Kirsten gave me the letter which I’ve carried on my long flights. But I haven’t 55 it yet. When I told some friends this, they 56 their heads. They said they wouldn’t have been able to wait a second. Of course, I 57 -How could I not? -about her 58 in the envelope. Surely, I think, she had written to wish me luck, ask about my life and tell me the news from 59 to make me at case. However, for now it’s 60 to look at her handwriting on the envelope, and to remember that until I open it, I know I’ll hear from her once more. 41. A. delighted 42. A. back
B. confused B. lost
C. terrified C. dead C. ticket C. flight
D. moved D. sick D. stamp D. military D. different D. escape D. delivered D. after D. Unfortunately D. unfolded D. carefully D. remained D. got through D. addressed
43. A. envelope 44. A. art
B. package B. sports B. hard B. leave B. returned B. when
45. A. blessed 46. A. flee
C. particular C. abandon
47. A. landed 48. A. until
C. disappeared C. unless
49. A. Surely 50. A. removed 51. A. slowly 52. A. appeared
B. Thankfully B. misplaced B. seriously B. stood
C. Doubtfully C. hid
C. hurriedly C. settled
53. A. sorted through 54. A. posted
B. set down B. recalled
C. put down C. found