湖南省长沙市届高三上学期统一模拟考试期末英语试题.docx

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湖南省长沙市届高三上学期统一模拟考试期末英语试题

第I卷

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，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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt？

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C.

1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？

_

A.Thewoman'sfavoritefruit.

B.Differentkindsofgrapes.

C.Waysofgrowinggrapes.

2.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthemanfromtheconversation？

A.Heusuallyplayssportsnow.

B.Heoftenplayedsportswhenyoung.

C.HewaspooratAmericanfootball.

3.Whendoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace？

A.Beforeadinner.B.Duringadinner.C.Afteradinner.

4.Nowdoesthewomanfindherson'spaper？

A.It'swellwritten.

B.It'shardtounderstand.

C.Itneedsrewriting.

5.Whydoesn'tthemangotothelaundry？

A.It'stoosmall.B.It'sfarawayC.It'snotconvenient.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独自。

每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C

三个选顶中选出最佳选项，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、7题。

6.WheredidJoanhavelunchyesterday？

A.Athome.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atashoppingcenter.

7.Whatdidthemandoyesterday？

A.Heplayedgolfwithhisfather.

B.Hewentshoppingwithhisfather.

C.Heboughtagiftforhisfather.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthemanvisitthewoman？

A.Torebuildherhouse.

B.Torepaintherhouse.

C.Torentherhouse.

9.Whatdidthewomandowithherhouselastmonth？

A.Shehaditrepainted.

B.Shehaditwellfurnished.

C.Shehaditpulleddown.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhattimewillthewomanhaveherEnglishclass？

A.At7a.m.B.At8a.m.C.At9a.m.

11.Whydoesthemanplantogotothelibrary？

A.Tostudyforthecomingexamination.

B.Toreturnsomebooks.

C.Toreadsomemagazinesandnewspapers.

12.Wheredoesthewomansuggestgoingaftervisitingthelibrary？

A.Totheclassroom.B.Tothelab.C.Tothegym.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherearethetworugbyteamsfrom？

A.FromOxfordandHarvard.

B.FromYaleandCambridge.

C.FromYaleandHarvard.

14.Whenistherugbygameusuallyheldeveryyear？

A.InOctober.B.InNovember.C.InDecember.

15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthegame？

A.Magnificent.B.Noisy.C.Boring.

16.Howdothestudentscelebratetheeventaccordingtotheman？

A.Bywavingflagsanddancing.

B.Bythrowingbottlesandsinging.

C.Bywavingflagsandshowingthelogo.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthestudymainlyexplain？

A.WatchingtoomuchTVcouldincreasetheriskofdeath.

B.ThehealthywaytowatchTVforrelaxation.

C.BadhabitsrelatedtoTVwatching.

18.Howmanysitting-for-longactionsdoesthespeakermention？

A.One.B.Three.C.Five.

19.WhatdoesGonzalezsayaboutdrivingacar？

A.ItrepresentsahigherenergylossthanwatchingTV.

B.ItrepresentsasmuchenergylossaswatchingTV.

C.ItrepresentsalowerenergylossthanwatchingTV.

20.WhatdoesGonzalezsuggestpeopledo？

A.EatfoodwhilewatchingTV.

B.WatchTVlessthananhoureachday.

C.StopwatchingTV.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选顶，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Inbetweenrunningoneoftheworld'slargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft'stechnologyadvisor,BillGatesmanagestofindtimeioreadbooks,bothlongandshort.NowGates-whohasbeenlabeleda"greedy"reader-hasreleasedalistofhisfavoritebooksoftheyear.Allofthebooksarestandoutreads,accordingtothebillionaire.mostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.

HereareBill'stopfourpicksfortheyear（withpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook）.

BusinessAdventures,byJohnBrooks

Brooks'collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates'favorites.Here-readitagainthisyear,labelingitthe"bestbusinessbookI'veeverread."

"Shortlyafterwemet,WarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofNewYorkerbusinessarticlesfrontthe1950sand1960s.Ilovedthemasmuchashedid.Brooks'insights（洞察力）aboutbusinesshaveagedbeautifully,andtheyareastruetodayasever."

CapitalinlireTwenty-FirstCentury,byThomasPiketty

Piketty'snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenon-fictionworktodiscussthetopic.

"AsItoldhim,althoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptions.Iagreewithhismostimportantconclusions：

inequalityisagrowingproblemandthatgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit."

HowAsiaworks,byJoeStudwell

Studwell'sworkwhichwaspublishedinMaythisyear.addresseshowcountriessuchasJapan,SouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowth.andwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesame.

"Theagriculturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsightful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfrica."

MakingtheModernWorld：

MaterialsandDemateriallation,byVaclavSmil

Smil'sbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoftfounder-oneofhisbooksmakesGates'listalmosteveryyear."MakingtheModemWorld"cameoutlatelastyearandexplorestheglobaluseofmaterials,fromsilicontowood,andplastic.

"IfanyonetriostotellyouWe'reusingfewermaterials,sendhimthisbook.Withhisusualskepticismandhisloveofdata.Smilshowshowourabilitytomakethingswithlessmaterial-say.sodacansthatneedlessaluminum-makesthemcheaper.whichactuallyencouragesmoreproduction."

21.Thebooksmentionedinthetextareallabout.

A.charityintheworld

B.businessandeconomy

C.povertyintheworld

D.BillGates'lifeexperience

22.Ofthebooks,isbestpraisedbyBillGates.

A.HowAsiaWorks

B.CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCentury

C.BusinessAdventures

D.MakingtheModernWorld：

MaterialsandDematerialization

23.Gatesoncehadapersonaldiscussionwiththeauthorof.

A.CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCentury

B.BusinessAdventures

C.HowAsiaWorks

D.MakingtheModernWorld：

MaterialsandDematerialization

24.InHowAsiaWorks,theauthoranalyses.

A.whyAfricanagriculturecannotbedevelopedfast

B.howtheycanapplyAsianeconomicmodelinAfricancountries

C.whyAsiaissoslowinagriculturaldevelopment

D.howsomeAsiancountrieshaverapidlygrownineconomy

B

GregoryTalleyusedtosleepinaparkorunderabridge.The50-year-oldhasbeenhomelessformorethan10years.

"Itishard.It'shardtolivehomeless.Youfilledeverydaytryingtofindoutwhereyouaregoingtogetsomethingtoeat.IfIhadn'tfoundwonderfulFairfaxCountyKennedyShelter,Iwouldn'tknowwhereIwouldbebynow.Imightbedead,"Talleysaid.

TheKennedyShelterisoneofthefacilitiesNewHopeHousingprovidesforhomelesspeople.

PamMichellhasdevotedherlifetomakingthelivesofthisvulnerable（易受伤的）populationbetterasexecutivedirectorofthenon-profitorganization.

"IwenttoAfricain1985.AndIsawahugeamountofpoverty,butIsawsomuchhope.AndIdecidedthatIshouldtrytodosomethingthatwouldbringhopetopeople,"Michellsaid.

WhenMichellbeganworkingwithNewHopeHousing25yearsago,itsthreesheltershadabout80beds.Now,ithas350bedsandservesabout1,500homelesspeopleeveryyear.Shehasexpandedtheprogrambeyondjustprovidingbedsforthenight.

"Wedooutreach（拓展）,wedoprevention,wedopermanenthousing.we

dotransitionalhousing.Wehaveaneducationprogramwithallsortsofdifferentthingstomovepeopletoendtheirhomelessness,"shesaid,"OurOutofPovertyprogramisnotjustaboutmoney.It'saboutyoucouldbespirituallypoor,youcouldberelationshippoor...youcouldbe

educationallypoor.Soitisfocusingonhowyougetoutofthispovertythathasbroughtyoutobeinghomeless."Theprogramtriestoteachtheshelterresidentsself-reliance（自立）andworkvalues,andincludescoursesonplanningandpersonalresponsibility.

"llearnedIstillhaveopportunitiestochangeitandIcanchangeit,"saidshelterresidentLewisWebster."Itisjustaboutgoingforthindoingnecessaryworktodoit.Imeanifyoureallywantbetter,youwoulddobetterandthat'stheframeofmindofmenow."

25.GregoryTalley'sstoryistoldatthebeginningofthetextto.

A.tellreadersthesituationforthepoorintheUSisgettingworse

B.introduceanon-profitorganizationthatistryingtohelpthepoorintheUS

C.disclosethetruththatmoreandmorehomelesspeoplearedyingfromhunger

D.remindreadersthatthehomelesspeopleintheUShavenotroublegettingfood

26.AccordingtoParagraph6.PamMichellstartedtobringhopetothehomelessby.

A.providingclothesforthem

B.offeringfoodforthem'

C.buildingnewhousesforthem

D.offeringthemsheltersforthenight

27.Whatisthefinalpurposeoftheeducationprogram？

A.Totellthehomelesspeoplethewaystomakemoney.

B.Tohelpthehomelesspeoplefindthecausesoftheirpoverty.

C.Toencouragethehomelesstoworkandrelyonthemselves.

D.Toteachthepoorhowtoliveabetterlifeintheshelters.

28.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext？

A.ComfortintheKennedyShelter

B.Waystoachievesuccess

C.AnOpportunitytoFightHomelessness

D.AnOrganisationtoEndHomelessness

C

AnewstudybytheBritishgovernmenthasdiscoveredthementalhealthofthecountry'steenagegirlshasbecomeWorse.

Thesurvey,whichincluded30,00014-year-oldstudentsin2005andshowed37percentofgirlswithpsychologicalstres