南京市、盐城市2015届高三年级第一次模拟考试
英 语 试 题
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。共120分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项：
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What does the woman mean?
A. She must go home now. B. She can stay a little longer. C. Her parents expect a lot of her. A. It’s successful. A. 8:00. A. Sad.
B. It’s not good. B. 8:30.
C. It’s too noisy. C. 9:00. C. Unbelievable. C. They will go Dutch.
2. What does the woman think of the party? 3. What time is it now?
4. How does the woman feel when she meets with the man?
B. Embarrassed. B. The woman.
5. Who will pay for the dinner?
A. The man.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，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8题。
6. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. A. A waitress.
B. Boss and clerk. B. A secretary.
C. Interviewer and interviewee. C. A director.
7. Who does the man want?
8. What can we learn about the woman?
A. She is studying in a university now. B. She has no working experience. C. She will get the job at last.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant. A.￥206. A. By cash.
B. In a hotel. B.￥216.
C. In a bank. C.￥260. C. By cheque.
10. How much should the man pay? 11. How would the man like to pay?
B. By credit card.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. Where did Steve come back from last week?
A. From America.
B. From China.
C. From Japan.
13. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman will visit Steve with the man. B. The woman should wear a formal dress. C. The man wants to buy a bunch of roses. A. Ask the neighbor to look after them. B. Take the kids with them. C. Leave the kids alone at home.
14. How will they deal with their kids?
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Who is the man talking to?
A. A teacher.
B. A student.
C. A librarian. C. Try a broader topic. C. Newspaper articles.
16. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Limit his search. A. News articles.
B. Use a typewriter. B. Magazine articles.
17. What articles can be found in the “Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature”? 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Why did the little boy open the window?
A. To feed an elephant. A. He is a guard.
B. To take some photos. B. He is a policeman.
C. To enjoy the scenery outside. C. He is a doctor.
19. What does Nelson do? 20. What will happen at last?
A. Nelson will be punished. B. Nelson will be forgiven. C. Nelson will be given a glass of beer.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it. A. until B. though C. because D. unless 22. — Mom! Jack has broken a cup!
— Doesn’t matter. Accidents ________ happen. A. should B. must C. will D. shall 23. Home is ________ somebody notices when you are no longer there. A. that B. when C. how D. where 24. — Could you please explain the assignment for Monday, Miss Smith?
— Certainly. Read the next chapter and come to class ________ to discuss what you’ve read. A. preparing B. prepared C. to prepare D. to be prepared 25. They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives.
A. contain B. maintain C. exclude D. include 26. — Did you stay at the party until the very end last night? — No, I left as early as was ________ with politeness.
A. content B. consistent C. patient D. permanent
27. Believe it or not, your ship isn’t quite sunk, as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before. A. burst into B. get through C. break into D. comb through
28. Maury Brown of Forbes reports that Major League Baseball’s annual ________ for 2014 will top $9 billion. A. allowances B. revenues C. rates D. accounts 29. — Alan seems a lot taller than when I last saw him.
— He ________. He’s grown a foot since you saw him in Shanghai. A. is B. will be C. has been D. was
30. Personal space is the region surrounding a person ________ they regard as psychologically theirs. A. who B. where C. when D. which
31. On two occasions he was accused of stealing money from the company, but in neither case ______ any
evidence to support the claims. A. was there B. there was C. had there been D. there had been
32. A great deal of hotel business comes from people travelling not just for holidays but by people travelling
________ their business activities. A. in harmony with B. in conflict with C. by order of D. by virtue of 33. You are not ________ to unemployment benefit if you have never worked. A. accustomed B. resigned C. entitled D. submitted
34. We guarantee that all your personal information will be treated ________ and there should be no fear at all of
identity theft. A. initially B. independently C. confidently D. confidentially 35. — I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore. It is getting worse and worse. — ________! We’ve never had so many chemical factories before. A. I wouldn’t bet on it B. You said it C. Keep it up D. Come off it 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
When I was a senior in high school, I 36 knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career. Writing had basically 37 me when I was only 7 years old, 38 since that time, I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all 39 me to have “a back-up plan” in case writing didn’t work out. I’d never even 40 a different career path, so I was very 41 and worried. After much thought, I decided 42 would be my “back-up plan,” and I signed up for a class through my high school. This 43 that every morning, I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher, Mr. Ralston. Morning after morning, I showed up in Mr. Ralston’s classroom and 44 papers for him. Sometimes, I even 45 a lesson or two. It was fun, and the students seemed to like me, so I was surprised when it came time for my 46 . Mr. Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked, “Do you really want to teach?” “Had I really been that 47 ?” I thought.
“Don’t misunderstand. You’ll do fine in teaching,” he continued. “But, is your 48 really in it?” “Not really,” I 49 . “I want to write. I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer 50 I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers 51 to pursue writing.” As I shared with Mr. Ralston my hopes, dreams and carefully plotted-out back-up plan, he smiled and said, “Why are you preparing to 52 with this back-up plan? If you want to be a writer, go for it! Pursue writing!” Mr. Ralston’s 53 to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my 54 of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it!” That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in 55 season. So, let’s try and be like Mr. Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today. 36. A. even 38. A. or
B. never B. and
C. already C. for
D. also D. chosen D. but D. persuaded D. examined D. frightened D. compiling D. revealed D. composed D. presented D. qualification D. ambitious D. focus D. apologized D. so D. off D. compete D. attempt D. mistakes D. new
37. A. reminded 39. A. urged 40. A. created 42. A. writing 43. A. meant 44. A. read
45. A. reviewed
B. entertained B. forced B. taken B. teaching B. set
C. accompanied C. taught C. annoyed C. studying C. graded C. took C. superior C. heart C. admitted C. because C. along C. depart C. regrets
C. considered
41. A. embarrassed B. confused B. indicated B. skipped B. shallow B. mind B. joked B. if
B. apart B. follow B. fears B. low
C. suggested
46. A. application 47. A. transparent 48. A. eye
49. A. interrupted 50. A. unless 51. A. up 52. A. fail
B. evaluation C. instruction
53. A. encouragement 54. A. dreams 55. A. peak
B. determination C. tendency C. due
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A Interstellar Release date: November 7, 2014 Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine When a wormhole (which theoretically can connect widely-separated regions of spacetime) is discovered, explorers and scientists unite to set out on a voyage through it, transcending the limits of human space travel. Among the travelers is a widowed engineer (McConaughey) who has to decide to leave behind his two children to join the voyage with the goal of saving humanity.
