广东省韶关市始兴县始兴中学高三4月模拟考试
英 语
第一卷 Ⅰ．听力（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 听力理解（5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
每段播放两遍，各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第1段对话，回答第1至3题。
1 ．What is the man's most important online activity?
A. Surfing the Net. B. Shopping. C. Chatting. 2. How does the man feel about talking online?
A. Easier. B. Cheaper. C. Safer. 3. What can we learn about the woman?
A. She doesn't chat online. B. She has many cool friends. C. She thinks online chatter harmless.
听第2段对话，回答第4至6题。 4. Why did the man give up studying physics?
A. He had to make his own living. B. He was poor in eyesight. C. He lost interest in it.
5. What did the man work with in his first job?
A. A school. B. A travel agency. C. An engineering Company
6. Why did the man took the job in the travel agency?
A. He wanted to work with his friend. B. He enjoyed traveling. C. He liked Spain.
听第3段独白，回答第7至9题。 7. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A. Noise pollution. B. Human voice. C. Good old days. 8. What does the saying “you can't hear yourself think\
A. You have head trouble. B. You are too stressed. C. It's very noisy. 9. How many ways of reducing harm are mentioned?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two．
听第4段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the woman think her apartment now is a downer? A. There's no heating in it. B. The owner is a cold person. C. The boiler keeps breaking.
11．How does the woman feel about the apartment buildings near the university? A. New and things in it work well. B. There's something special in it. C. It's near though noisy.
12. What does the man say about apartments in Windsor?
A. Quiet. B. Nice. C. Expensive.
听第5段对话，回答第13至15题。 13. What is the main topic of the speech?
A. Sense of responsibility. B. Self-confidence. C. Patience. 14. Where did the speaker work just before he became a professional singer? A. At a construction site. B. On a farm. C. At a club. 15. How did the speaker feel after being rejected many times?
A. Helpless. B. Discouraged. C. Anxious.
第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填人答题卡标号为16至格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间
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II语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
That’s the greatest gift I’ve ever received. On my 15th birthday, this past December, I was anxiously 21 when my father and mother insisted that I go on a “mystery drive” with them. I figured it must be something 22 , as it was my birthday. I didn’t realize exactly how happy I would be, though, 23 we pulled up in the parking lot of a huge 24 supply store. This was the day that my family was going to open the door to a new opportunity for me. It was after opening their wallet, of course.
As you might have guessed, they bought me a sewing machine. This may sound nice, or some may even think it a dumb 25 . I don’t think of it only as a machine. To me, it means many things. For one, it’s my parents’ acceptance of my 26 and inspirations. They know that I have big plans for designing and think that I can achieve my goals. Not only that, but it is the realization that my parents no longer think of me as a 27 with strange and unrealistic goals. They, for one of the first times in my life, 28 me like a real adult. Besides, the knowledge that they were willing to 29 a lot for the machine showed that they 30 me. My family thinks that my creativity and design are so unique that it’s worth it for me to get started on something real.
21. A. sorry 22. A. useful 23. A. until 24. A. washing 25. A. toy
B. proud B. good
C. surprised C. terrible
D. frightened D. easy D. unless D. swimming D. present D. words D. stranger D. supported D. charge
19________ flickers quite badly repaired in the nest week replaced right away B. after B. cooking B. help
C. when C. sewing C. chance C. dreams C. daughter C. treated C. spend
26. A. marks 27. A. child 28. A. praised 29. A. miss
B. suggestions B. student B. cared B. pay
30. A. asked for B. looked after C. turned against D. believed in
第二节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号
中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为31~40的相应位置上。
Valentine’s Day is the time of the year when couples show their love for each other by sending cards, flowers and chocolates. Its origins are 31 （clear）and hidden in the river of time. Nobody knows exactly 32 St. Valentine was, although some historians suggest he was 33 Roman killed in the third century AD by a Roman Emperor. It is said that the first 34 （record）Valentine’s card was sent by the imprisoned Duke of Orleans in 1415. 35 is believed that he tried to find comfort from his imprisonment by writing love poems to his wife.
Now, Valentine’s Day 36 （celebrate）in many countries around the world. However, the traditions often differ from place to place. In Japan, for example, it is normal for the woman to send chocolates to the man, 37 in Korea April 14th is known 38 “Black Day” and is when the unfortunate men who received nothing on Valentine’s Day gather to eat noodles and show sympathy for each other.
Technological 39 （develop）have also played their part 40 keeping Valentine’s Day relevant in the 21st century. Valentine’s e-cards have been very popular in recent years.
Ⅲ 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 阅读理解（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项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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If music makes you smarter, and exercise helps brain function, can exercising to music really boost brainpower? Some researchers said it could.
Volunteers who listened to Vivaldi~ \test of verbal ability than when they exercised without music, a team at Ohio State University found. \suggests that exercise improves the cognitive（认知）performance of people with coronary artery disease（冠心病）,\said psychologist Charles Emery, who led the study. \listening to music is thought to enhance brainpower. We wanted to put the two results together,\Writing in the latest issue of the journal Heart & Lung, Emery and colleagues said they studied 33 men and women taking part in a cardiac（强心剂）rehabilitation program（康复计划）after having bypass surgery, angioplasty or other procedures to treat clogged（障碍的）arteries. The volunteers said they felt better emotionally and mentally after working out with or without the music. But their improvement on the verbal fluency test doubled after listening to music on the treadmills（跑步机）.”Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system, and these changes may have a direct effect on cognitive ability,\ \