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1、玉山2017届高三高考模拟考试英语试卷考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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，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. How is the woman?A. She is not feeling very well. B. She is out of her mind.C. She has lost her temper.2. What do we kno
2、w from the conversation?A. The woman went to the concert. B. The man didnt have the ticket.C. The woman didnt go to the concert.3. Why is Mary happy?A. Because she received an academic paper, B. Because she was accepted at the university.C. Because she was recognized for excellence in her studies.4.
3、 What did the woman say about Robbie?A. He warned Cathy to come, but she wouldnt. B. He invited Cathy to the party.C. He didnt invite Cathy to the party.5. Where are the two speakers?A. In a restaurant. B. In a market. C. In a kitchen.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
4、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至7题。6. What arc the man and the woman talking about!A. Mr. Browns son. B. Mrs. Downs son. C. Mikes school.7. How long does Mike stay with his classmates a day?A. About 8 hours. B. About 6 hours. C. At least 1
5、0 hours.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the father want his daughter to do?A. TO repair the TV set. B. To read the paper. C. To turn off the TV set.9. Who wants to watch TV?A. Mother and father. B. Father and daughter. C. Daughter and mother.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the conversation most probably
6、 take place?A. In the market. B. In an office. C. At home.11. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Keep the fish in a bottle. B. Get a tank to keep the fish.C. Make some holes in the rocks.12. Why should a few rocks he put into the tank? A. To let the fish swim around. B. To make the tank pre
7、ttier. C. To keep the water clean.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the woman?A. A doctor. B. A nutritionist. C. A coach.14. Why does the man have to be careful about foods?A. Because he has high blood pressure. B. Because he is overweight.C. Because he is an athlete.15. What will the woman do next?A. As
8、k her assistant to write a special menu. B. Lead the man to a special restaurant.C. Call the canteen manager.16. Whats the mans response to the womans advice?A. He refuses to take it. B. He finds it great. C. He accepts it not too willingly.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which is the best reason does Wilma g
9、ive for taking buses rather than planes?A. Its cheaper. B. Its more comfortable. C. Its risky.18. How much does Wilma have to pay for a ticket from New York to Chicago by plane?A. 70 dollars. B. 78 dollars. C. 80 dollars.19. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Many passengers on the bus like talki
10、ng to one another.B. Wilma can get off the bus to explore any stop along the way.C. Many bus passengers are businessmen busy working while the bus is running.20. How many reasons does Wilma give for her preference of taking buses while traveling?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小
11、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AAmazing Facts About Elf OwlsBrief IntroductionThe elf owl (a kind of owl) is mostly found in the southwestern parts of the United States and Mexico. During the spring and summer seasons, it moves to Arizona and New Mexico. It returns to Mexico for the
12、 winter. The elf owl doesnt build its nest. It lives in tree holes.FeaturesThe elf owl is a yellow bird. Its wings are dark and about .48-61 centimeters long. Its eyes are bright yellow. Its feet are large. It is the smallest owl of the species. It is about 12.5-14.5 centimeters long. It is also the
13、 worlds lightest owl, weighing not more than 40 grams. In general, female elf owls weigh more than male ones.The female usually lays three eggs at a time. After the young elf owls are born，their mother will feed them with worms(蠕虫) for up to 3-4 weeks. After 10 weeks, the young ones are fully grown
14、and ready to take flight.Living HabitsThe elf owls are not aggressive birds. When danger comes, they will fly away in the other direction, rather than stay and fact the danger or the enemies. Besides flying，the elf owl can also walk and climb like a parrot. The elf owl is most active after dusk，duri
15、ng the night, and just before dawn. It can produce many different kinds of sounds. It can live for 3-6 years in the wild. If they are kept in cages, they can live for 10-14 years. The elf owls are now in danger because of the loss of habitat. Cutting down trees will result in lack of places for them
16、 to live in.21. According to the first and second paragraphs, an elf owl may .A. build its nest in trees B. have yellow wingsC. have big and dark eyes D. live in Mexico in winter22. What can we learn from the text?A. The female elf owl takes care of her children for about four weeks.B. The elf owl s
17、leeps at night and looks for food during the daytime.C. The female elf owl lays one egg at one time.D. The elf owl can live no longer than six years.23. What is the character of the elf owl?A. Shy. B. Peace-loving. C. Hard-working. D. Selfish.BMark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little
18、 school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known to all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In
19、 fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in t
20、he direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times.After his fathers death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner
21、. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards, he became a full-time writer.In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and
22、 brought him great fortune.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits a
23、nd neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.24. In Mark Twains childhood, _.A. he learned a lot at school B.he often went swimming with other boys C. his mother often worried about his safety D. he often played games with other boys25. Which of the foll
24、owing shows the right order about Mark Twain?a. He became a miner. b. He worked as a printer. c. He got into debts. d. His father died. e. He became a full-time writer. f. He joined the army.A. a-d-b-c-e-f B. c-b-d-f-e-aC. d-a-f-e-b-c D. d-b-f-a-e-c26. In order to make a living, Mark Twain _.A. did
25、many kinds of work B. first worked as a printerC. wrote stories in the beginning D. joined the army after he worked in a mine27. In the later years of his life, Mark Twain _. A. wrote many stories and earned a lot of money B. must have been very sad because he lost his familyC. continued writing unt
26、il his death D. lent too much money to othersCFacing increasing pressure to raise students scores on standardized tests,schools are urging kids to work harder by offering them obvious encouragements.Happy Meals are at the low end of the scale.With the help of businesses, schools are also giving away
27、 cars,iPods,seats to basketball games,andin a growing number of casescold,hard cash.The appeal of such programs is obvious,but the consequences of tying grades to goods are still uncertain.Its been a common tradition in middle-class families to reward top grades with cash as a way to teach that succ
28、ess in school leads to success in life.But for many disadvantaged minority children,the long-term benefits of getting an education are not so clear,according to experts.No one knows for sure how well cash and other big-ticket rewards work in education in the long run.But there are plenty of concerns
29、 that this kind of practice could have negative effects on kids.Virginia Shiller,a clinical psychologist,says that its worth experimenting with cash encouragements but that tying them to success on a test is not a worthwhile goal.“Id rather see rewards based on effort and responsibilitythings that w
30、ill lead to success in life,” she says.Even if rewards dont lead to individual achievement on a test,they could have a meaningful effect in the school.Charles McVean, a businessman and philanthropist（慈善家）,started a tutoring program，which pays higher-achieving students $10 an hour to tutor struggling
31、 classmates and divides them into teams.During the course of the year,students bond and compete.The team posting the highest math scores wins the top cash prize of $100. McVean calls the combination of peer（同龄人）tutoring,competition,and cash encouragements a recipe for “nothing less than magic”.For i
32、ts part,the Seminole County Public Schools system in Florida plans to continue its report card encouragement program through the rest of the school year.The local McDonalds restaurants help the poor district by paying the $1,600 cost of printing the report card.Regina Klaers,the district spokeswoman
33、,says most parents dont seem bothered by the Happy Meals rewards.“There are many ways we try to urge students to do well,and sometimes its through the stomach,and sometimes its the probability of students winning a car,” she says,“One size doesnt fit all.”28. According to the text,it is a common pra
34、ctice for schools to_.A.offer free meals to students with high scores B. educate students to form a business senseC.cooperate with business to improve teaching D.tie students grades to material rewards29. According to the text,the long-term results of giving students cash as rewards in education are
35、_.A.negativeB.optimistic C.uncertainD.disappointing30. The tutoring program run by Charles McVean_.A.hires some excellent teachers to teach the struggling studentsB.has a meaningful effect in inspiring students enthusiasm on studyC.is a program combining tutoring,competition and future job offersD.r
36、ewards the student with the highest scores with cash prize of $10031. We can learn that in Seminole County_.A.there are various ways to inspire students to study hardB.many parents are not satisfied with the Happy Meals rewardsC.the local McDonalds restaurants provide the rewards for poor studentsD.
37、people are searching for a good-for-all method to urge students to do wellDMany Chinese people have awakened their interest in classical Chinese poetry recently thanks to a popular TV show that aims to “appreciate classical Chinese poetry, explore cultural genes and enjoy the beauty of life” by comb
38、ining traditional literary form with light-hearted TV quizzes.The ten-episode “Chinese Poetry Competition”，since its broadcast ，has been praised for injecting vitality (活力) into TV programs with fantastic performances of contestants，impressive comments from judges as well as its innovative interacti
39、ve mode. In the show, poems can be adapted into songs or depicted (描绘) through artistic pictures. Any contestant who can memorize the latest number of poems may not necessarily be the final winner, while fast reaction and usage of poems matter a lot more in the competition.Wu Yishu, a 16-year-old st
40、udent from the High School Attached to Fudan University in Shanghai, is the champion of this season. Her rich knowledge of classical poetry impressed everyone and she rose to become famous online. In an earlier episode, Wu wowed the audience when performing in a section. She amazingly recited lines
41、from the Classic of Poetry（诗经），the earliest collection of poems in China.“Learning poems isnt about winning or losing. The power of poetry lies in shaping ones view of life and developing ones inner world.” said Li Bo, an expert guest at the Chinese Poetry Competitions second season.When it comes to
42、 teaching people about poetry, Li Dingguang, the shows academic advisor, suggested that teachers should explain more about the beauty of the poetry from both the aesthetic (审美的) and emotional sides, and guide students to lose themselves in the poems，rhythmic and rhyming (押韵的) lines.“Although the pro
43、portion (比例) of ancient Chinese poems in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools has increased, many students still learn them for exams.” Li Dingguang said, “Therefore, its important to help students truly appreciate the artistry and fun of poetry.”32. The TV show has been produced to .A. ap
44、preciate classical Chinese poetry and cherish our traditional culture.B. shape peoples view of life and develop their inner worldC. help students learn poems for examsD. explore cultural genes and enjoy classical Chinese poetry and life33. What do we know about the TV show?A. Only by memorizing as m
45、any poems as possible can a contestant win the quiz.B. Poems can be adapted into any form of art in the show.C. The TV show has aroused peoples interest in classical Chinese poetry.D. Fantastic performances of contestants matter most.34. Which of the following may Li Dingguang agree with?A. The beau
46、ty of the poetry should be explained more from the aesthetic and emotional sides.B. Students should memorize the poems rhythmic and rhyming lines.C. The main duty of teachers is to help students truly appreciate the artistry and fun of poetry.D. There will be more and more ancient Chinese poems in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools.35. The underlined word “wowed” in the third paragraph probably means .A. excited B. impressed C. puzzled D. inspired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。Stressfu