鄂州高中2018届高三第三次模拟考试
英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟
试卷满分：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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15.
B. ￡9.18.
C. ￡9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What will the woman do this Saturday?
A. Go to see her sister.
B. Go to the concert.
C. Look after her brother’s son.
2. How many pills should the woman take at a time?
A. 5.
B. 3.
C. 2.
3. What does Laura need at the moment?
A. Blame.
B. Encouragement.
C. Help with her chemistry.
4. What does the man want to do?
A. Buy a light.
B. Get to the nearest light.
C. Go to the supermarket.
5. What is the man’s suggestion about serious pollution?
A. Don’t breathe the poisonous air.
B. The government should take action.
C. The government should protect the environment.
第二节
（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5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. Where is the man’s mother now?
A. At home.
B. In the office.
C. In the hospital.
7. How long does the man need before going back to work?
A. A week.
B. A few weeks.
C. A few days.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Employer and employee.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Neighbors.
9. Why does the man feel nervous?
A. He wants to breathe in some fresh air.
B. He has heard his neighbor’s phone.
C. He’s been waiting so long for a phone.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In an office.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In a hotel.
11. What kind of steak will the man have?
A. Rare.
B. Well-done.
C. Medium.
12. What does the man start his meal with?
A. A cream and onion soup.
B. Some baked potatoes.
C. An iced tea with a lemon.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the man want to do?
A. To reserve a car.
B. To reserve a room.
C. To rent a car.
14. What size of the car does the man intend to hire?
A. Large.
B. Middle.
C. Small.
15. How much need the man pay for the rented car for the weekend?
A. $80.
B. $89.
C. $120.
16. Where can the man find his rented car?
A. In the Hotel.
B. On Peter Street.
C. In the parking lot.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What happened to the Cuyahoga River in 1969?
A. It was cleaned up.
B. It was seriously polluted.
C. It became the most outstanding river.
18. How long did it take for the river to become clean?
A. A few months.
B. Several years.
C. A few days.
19. What can make the river clean according to the speaker?
A. Hard work.
B. Something imaginable.
C. The control of using your credit card.
20. What shall we do when facing an impossible situation?
A. Wait for something to change.
B. Imagine something outstanding.
C. Just be patient and do something.
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）
A
Jason
What I like best is seeing Arsenal win and playing football. If I am feeling sad I will play a football game on my Play Station 2. The best day I have ever had was when I finished first in the 800-metre race at my secondary school. It was a school record, although I didn’t know that at the time. My family makes me happy, too.
Antonio
My little sister makes me sad because she always tells tales on me to my mum. If I am having a bad day, food cheers me up. I like chili con carne and sweet chili crisps. It makes me happy because I want to be big and have lots of energy.
Usman
I haven’t done anything very exciting in my life but one of my best achievements is that I got a good report from my school this year. People on TV make me laugh, particularly Eddie Murphy. I am good at making other people happy. I just talk and my friends start laughing — they think I am silly.
Ashleigh
If I’m having a bad day, knowing that someone is there for me can make me happy. I wouldn’t say I’m the best at making other people happy, but I know that just being a good friend to other people is important. The things I like doing are singing, dancing, hanging out with my friends and just being lively and funny.
Kinzey
The most exciting thing I have ever done in my life was when I went abseiling in Wales. But that was a one-off. The things I do all the time are playing football, watching movies and going places with my friends. I know it sounds bad, but what I find funny is when people hurt themselves.
21. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Kinzey finds it bad when people hurt themselves.
B. Jason knew he had set a new school record when he finished first in the 800-metre race.
C. When Usman talks, his friends start laughing because they think he is humorous.
D. Antonio likes food because he wants to be big and have lots of energy.
22. Ashleigh mentions all the following things EXCEPT _________.
A. to make other people happy
B. to play football with friends
C. to hang out with friends
D. to be lively and funny
23. The passage is mainly about _________.
A. what makes different people happy
B. what makes different people feel moved
C. relationships between different people
D. what different people think success is
B
When Peng Liyuan stepped off the plane in Moscow, the whole world wanted to know who dressed the elegant first lady. The reporter released the secret—Ma Ke.
Peng Liyuan has been wearing Ma Ke's designs for more than a decade, a fact that was only highlighted recently when she was on her first state visit, accompanying her husband President Xi Jinping. The elegant and attractive Peng has been compared with the US' first lady Michelle Obama, since stepping off the airplane in Moscow on March 22. Suddenly, everyone was curious to know more about the first lady's wardrobe.
Even so, Ma prefers a low-key approach. "If you eat a tasty egg why would you want to see the hen?＂she says of all the media attention.
Ma's relationship with Peng began 10 years ago after a concert in Guangzhou when a reporter told Peng she knew the designer behind the label Exception de Mixmind. Peng asked for an introduction because she was a fan of Ma's designs and had been wearing them for years.
The two naturally became friends. Ma says, "The painting reflects the painter, and clothes reflect both the designer and the wearer. Someone desires fame and wealth, or love and sympathy; what you have in your heart is reflected in the design. Those who don't share my philosophy won't buy my clothes. Peng is a caring person, devoted to charity and environmental protection, which is exactly what I'm doing now.＂
However, regardless of the brand, Peng's support of Chinese labels has surprised millions of Chinese who favor foreign fashion brands.
"Instead she presented a vision of Chinese fashion, desiring to bring Chinese designers to the world stage,＂says a western designer.
The first lady's double-breasted coat and her black leather handbag aren't available at any of Exception's shops, though Exception's physical stores do have seen a rising number of visitors.
24. In the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 Ma Ke mentioned "an egg and the hen＂to show ______.
A. the outcome was more important than the process
B. her dissatisfaction with the media attention on her dress
C. it is hard to explain "which came first, the egg or the hen?＂
D. paying such great attention to her was unnecessary
25. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Ma Ke offered to design the first lady's clothes through her friends.
B. Peng had liked Ma's designs long before she got to know her in the flesh.
C. First ladies compete with each other whenever they are together.
D. Peng's suits can be bought in Ma Ke's clothes stores.
26. In the passage, Peng Liyuan ______.
A. always desires the exceptional charm of the brand
B. is knowledgeable in philosophy
C. often reflects on what she has in her heart before choosing clothes
D. has sympathy and a strong environmental consciousness
27. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The same black leather handbags as Peng's are sold in bag stores in big cities.
B. After Peng Liyuan's visit to Moscow Ma Ke's clothes became more popular.
C. Peng wears the dress designed by a Chinese designer probably to support Chinese brands.
D. Many citizens found Peng Liyuan's choice quite unexpected.
C
The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from ordinary people is not I.Q.. Instead, it’s purposeful practice.
Top performers spend more hours practising their craft. It you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, you’d take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldn’t have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town or had the same family background. This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self and a fascinating circle who might some day join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fuelling a desperate need for success.
With this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary knowledge of her field. She’d be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly understand its inner workings. Then she would practise writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practising in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills into unconscious automatically performed skills. Then she would find an adviser who would correct the smallest errors and push her to take tougher challenges.
By now the primary quality she possesses is not some mysterious genius but the ability to develop a purposeful practice routine; the latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what we’re “hard-wired” to do. And it’s true that genes play a role in our capabilities. But we construct ourselves through behavior.
28. The passage mainly deals with
.
A．the function of I.Q. in cultivating a writer
B．the relationship between genius and success
C．the decisive factor in making a genius
D．the way of gaining some sense of distinction
29. By reading novels and writers’ stories, the girl could
.
A．come to understand the inner structure of writing
B．join a fascinating circle of writers some day
C．share with a novelist her likes and dislikes
D．learn from the living examples to establish a sense of security
30. In the girl’s long painstaking training process, ________.
A．her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her success.
B．her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performance
C．she acquires the magic of some great achievement
D．she comes to realize she is “hard-wired” to write
31. What can be concluded from the passage?
A．A fuelling ambition plays a leading role in one’s success.
B．A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.
C．As to the growth of a genius, effort is as important as I.Q.
D．What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.
D
For generations, students were taught to stretch before playing games. Then the practice fell out of favor. Studies seemed to show that such stretching temporarily reduces muscular power, weakens athletic performance and increases the risk of injury. So a majority of fitness experts currently advise against stretches before exercise. But now a new research indicates that they might not be such a bad idea after all.
This month, the journal, Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism(APNM), published a study by four distinguished exercise scientists who analyzed more than 200 studies of how stretching affects the following exercise. In broad terms, they found that stretching can briefly prevent the ability to generate power. So if you reach for your toes and hold that position, tightening your hamstrings(腿筋), you might not then be able to leap as high or start a dash as forcefully as you don't stretch.
Those undesirable effects were generally found, however, only if each stretch was held for more than 60 seconds and the subject then immediately became fully active, with no further warm-up. "Most people are unlikely to hold a warm-up stretch for longer than about 30 seconds." Dr. McHugh, the co-author of the study says. The review found few lasting negative impacts from these short stretches, especially if the volunteers followed that stretching with several minutes of jogging or other basic warm-up movements. In fact, these short stretches turned out to have a positive effect.
Do these findings mean that all the athletes should stretch in advance before a match? "Not necessarily," Dr. McHugh says, "Runners and cyclists don't have much risk for acute muscle injuries." They can warm up by jogging or pedaling lightly. But he suggests that people who play basketball and other ball sports should stretch in advance. Those who haven't stretched since childhood gym class might want to consider consulting an athletic trainer about the best upper and lower body stretches.
32. Which of the following statements agrees with most fitness experts?
A. Before playing a game you should stretch your legs and arms.
B. After attending a match you should stretch your legs and arms.
C. It's harmful to stretch your legs and arms before playing games.
D. It doesn't matter whether you stretch or not before playing games.
33. According to the new research, people may suffer negative impacts when________.
A. they do stretches after attending a game
B. they reach for toes and hold that position
C. following a stretch with several minutes' jogging
D. dashing immediately after one 60-second plus stretch
34. We can learn from the passage that________.
A. all athletes should not stretch in advance
B. the four scientists published the journal APNM
C. it's unnecessary for a tennis player to do warm-up stretches
D. players ought to have done warm-up stretches since childhood
35. What's Dr. McHugh's attitude toward stretches?
A. Concerned.
B. Suspicious.
C. Indifferent.
D. Objective.
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。
There are times when people come into your life, and you know at once that they are sure to be there. They serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But
36.________
, you know that at that very moment they will affect your life in some serious way.
37.________
. However, in reflection you realize that without getting over them you would have never realized your potential ability and strength.
Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
38.________
. Without these small tests, life would be like a smooth road to nowhere. The people affecting your life, and the successes and failures you experience, help to create who you are and who you become.
Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most important ones. If someone hurts you, forgive them,
39.________
.
40.________
, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your sights high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets.
Most importantly, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
Illness, injury, love all occur to test the limits of your soul
Don’t forget to embrace those unpleasant moments
Make every day count and appreciate every moment
Sometimes things happening to you may seem challenging at first
because you are likely to get addicted to them
when you lock eyes with them
for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious
第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Sherry is in her internship now. Last month, she bought a lipstick which she really liked.
This lipstick 41.________ her more than 50 dollars. It's not
42 , but it made her happy, because it was the one that she had been 43.________ for a long time.
Every morning, when she 44.________ her makeup, everything seems brand new due to this lipstick. It feels like that the whole day is full of
45 .
Sherry has long been accustomed to 46.________ herself through shopping.
And this desire for 47.________ possession drives her to work hard. She feels good about this. Her life keeps getting better all because of this kind of
48 .
But her mother thinks quite
49 .
Several days ago, Sherry went back to live with her parents for a while. 50.________ her mother came to know the price of the lipstick, they kept quarreling for almost a whole day.
Her mother thought that it was completely 51.________ to spend money like this, while Sherry thought her mother was totally 52.________ reasoning.
What Sherry didn't know was that this woman standing in front of her had once been a little girl who had grown up in poverty and
53 .That little girl could not find enough clothes to wear in winter. And those little desserts you see 54.________ the shop windows were 55.________ from another world for her. That girl needed to learn how to spend every penny 56.________ it were two so that she could
57 .
It's just natural that two people can't understand each other, even for mother and daughter, because everybody's experience is different.
Try to be 58.________ to the people around you. Try to get to know them. Try to stand in their
59 . If you cannot listen to people, how can you 60.________ them to listen to you?
41. A. took
B. spent
C. cost
D. afford
42. A. cheap
B. expensive
C. handy
D. cosy
43. A. asking for
B. longing for
C. waiting for
D. begging for
44. A. puts up
B. puts out
C. puts down
D. puts on
45. A. hope
B. joy
C. happiness
D. love
46. A. rewarding
B. praising
C. acknowledging
D. admiring
47. A. health
B. material
C. spirit
D. treasure
48. A. possession
B. lipstick
C. desire
D. habit
49. A. apparently
B. deliberately
C. difficultly
D. differently
50. A. While
B. Although
C. After
D. Because
51. A. impossible
B. immoral
C. unpleasant
D. uncomfortable
52. A. about
B. beneath
C. beyond
D. within
53. A. hardship
B. comfort
C. relief
D. starvation
54. A. through
B. across
C. over
D. into
55. A. everything
B. anything
C. nothing
D. something
56. A. now that
B. as if
C. ever since
D. even if
57. A. tolerate
B. survive
C. escape
D. continue
58. A. honest
B. loyal
C. patient
D. sincere
59. A. socks
B. boats
C. sides
D. shoes
60. A. expect
B. force
C. persuade
D. ask
第II卷
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. 61.________ is a state located in East Asia. China is rich in history, ancient Chinese architecture, culture and has contributed 62.________ (wide) to global arts.
It is common knowledge that gunpowder was first made in China, though it is a misunderstanding
63.________ the Chinese used it only for festivals. In fact, the Chinese had various weapons 64.________ (use) gunpowder.
Calligraphy is one of the major arts of China, and has recently entered the western world. Chinese literature 65.________ (exist) since around 1,000 BC.
Its establishment meant that the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty in China, came to 66.________ end. The total population of China is more than one billion. Around a fifth of the world’s population 67.________ (live) in China.
The Chinese consider red as their 68.________ (luck) color. Red is a symbol of happiness for them and is commonly used at Chinese festivals, weddings, birthdays and other festive occasions. The Giant Panda is China’s most loved animal. Pandas are also considered symbols of bravery.
The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world, 69.________ (build) by Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China. It is the largest engineering project ever carried out 70.________ the history of mankind.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
改正：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My first job was in my aunt’s bakery in the village that I once lived. My job was putting the bread in the oven, serve the bakery’s customers and helping to keep the place clean. It was a challenging and tiring job, and I real loved it! I would walk to work after the school and early in the morning at weekends. I could smell the freshly bake bread in the air even before I get there. The only problem was that I was allowed eat whatever I liked. That’s a problem if you love breads like me. I always ate too many.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你被自己心仪的大学录取了。请你给你的外教Mrs. Wilson 写封感谢信，感谢在校期间她对你的教导和帮助，内容如下：
1. 对老师的辛勤教学工作表示感谢；
2. 感谢在校期间老师对自己的教导；
3. 表达对老师的想念以及衷心祝愿。
注意： 1.词数100左右。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
鄂州高中2018届高三第三次模拟考试
英语答案
听力
1-20
CABCB
CABCB
CACBB
CBBAC
阅读理解
21-40 FDAGC
完形填空
41-60 CABDA
ABCDC
BCDAD
BBCDA
语法填空
61. It
62. widely
63. that
64. using
65.has existed
66. an
67. live/are living
68. lucky
69. built
70. in
短文改错
—where
72. serve—serving
73. job后面的and—but
74. real—really
75. the school去掉the
76. bake—baked
77. get—got
78. eat前面加to
79. breads—bread
80. many--much
参考范文
Dear Mrs. Wilson,
I'm glad to write to share with you my happiness of being admitted to college, which I have been dreaming of. Firstly, I'd like to express my gratitude for your excellent teaching and your care as well as love for me! Thank you for your encouraging words, which never fail to brighten my way ahead. It's you who cheered me up. Never will I forget what you said ------doors open to the very man with full confidence and instant action. Without your help, I could never have enjoyed such a joyful harvest. And I really appreciate your instruction.
I wish more and more of your students could go to their ideal colleges. Are you still too busy? How I miss you, my beloved teacher! Wish you all the best!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua