河北邯郸市2014年高三第二次模拟考试

英 语 试 题

本试卷分为第一卷和第二卷，答题时间120分钟，满分150分。答题时，请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第二卷的答案填写在答题纸指定位置。交卷时，只交答题纸。

第 I 卷

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0．5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将目己的姓名、准

考证号填写清楚，并贴好条形码。请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目。

2．选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，

用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在本试题卷上作答无效。

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. What does the man think of the lecture?

A. Boring. B. Historic. C. Educational.

2. What makes the man upset?

A. His kids. B. His books. C. The walls of his shop.

3. What will the man probably do next?

A. Confirm his booking.

B. Go to the hotel.

C. Book a room.

4. What does the man say about the cars?

A. They are clean and practical.

B. They make people’s life much easier.

C. They have caused some environmental problems.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A family. B. A wedding. C. A dinner party.

第二节

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、7题。

6. How much is the dress probably?

A. $200. B. $600. C. $1,500.

7. How does the man feel about the woman?

A. Angry. B. Excited. C. Disappointed.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How long will the course last?

A. For three weeks. B. For two years. C. For three years.

9. What is the most important thing about the course?

A. It is designed for distance learners.

B. It is concerned with some analysis of British culture.

C. It requires the comparison between different cultures.

10. What do we know about the man?

A. He is an English teacher.

B. He has a master degree.

C. He is learning Chinese.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What did the man do before applying for the job?

A. He worked as a teacher.

B. He talked with the customers.

C. He visited students’ parents.

12. What does the woman think is useful about the man?

A. His education.

B. His job experience.

C. His grades at school.

13. What does the woman ask the man to do in the end?

A. Wait for further information.

B. Give his e-mail address to her.

C. Come to work the next day.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What is the probable relationship between Michael and Betty?

A. Classmates. B. Neighbors. C. Husband and wife.

15. What did Rob and Steve do last night?

A. They had a fight.

B. They held parties.

C. They talked on the phone.

16. What do we know about Mrs Anderson?

A. She has hearing problems.

B. She likes making noise.

C. She is rude to people.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What probably is the speaker?

A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A reporter.

18. How did a boy prove himself an adult in North American Indian cultures?

A. By drinking alcohol.

B. By wearing traditional clothes.

C. By spending several days in the woods alone safely.

19. What do the twenty-year-olds do on January 15 in Japan?

A. Listen to speeches. B. Go to churches. C. Hold parties.

20. What is the legal age of adulthood in the United States?

A. 16. B. 18. C. 21.

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I’ve ridden a lot of buses in my time. There was the one in India that was so crowded, I had to climb onto the top just to breathe. Neither will I forget the bus in South Africa that was almost taken up by monkeys. No matter how entertaining they were at the time, none can compare to my first ride on what I now call the Leisure Village Local.

When I first moved into Leisure Village, I didn't even know bus transportation was provided. Then I had an operation on my left foot and I couldn't drive. As I didn't want to keep making trouble for friends to shop for me, I decided to try out the Leisure Village Local.

The next morning, undaunted, I stood with the support of my crutches(拐杖) and waited. Suddenly, the bus arrived. As soon as I boarded the bus, I discovered I was all by myself. Then the bus approached another stop, and four women climbed aboard. They sat next to me and introduced themselves.

A few minutes later, we arrived at the Wal-Mart in Middle Island. As soon as we entered, one of my new friends showed me how to operate the motorized shopping cart(购物车). Another walked alongside the entire time, waiting to help if something was out of reach. One hour later, another insisted on carrying my bags onto the bus. And the fourth woman carried my bags to my front door when we got back. I thanked them all for their help, and told them I would see them soon.

The next day morning, I found a brown paper bag at the front door. Inside was a giant bowl of chicken soup, and a note.

“Get well soon.” It was signed, “Your guardian angels.”

I rode the Leisure Village Local two more times later, but didn’t see any of my guardian angels. Maybe they’re helping someone else, I thought. Or, maybe they flew south for the winter.

21.Why did the author decide to try out the Leisure Village Local?

A. He had an operation to carry out.

B. He has no other transportation choices.

C. He was not permitted to drive by local law.

D. He was too considerate to trouble his friends again.

22. The four women passengers _________.

A. helped the author onto the bus

B. were friendly even to strangers

C. each cooked the author a bowl of soup

D. finally became the author’s friends

23. The underlined sentence shows the writer’s sense of ________.

A. guilt B. panic C. humor D. security

24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. An Unexpected Gift B. An Unforgettable Trip Abroad

C. A Pleasant Shopping Experience D. A Chance Meeting with Angels

B

Last week the American Medical Association voted, for the first time, to declare obesity(肥胖) a disease. How should the rest of us respond? When we meet obese people, should we cast them a knowing glance of concern and ask how they are doing? Should we send flowers and “get well soon” cards to obese family members and friends??

Should the U.S. declare war on obesity, as we once did on cancer??

If obesity truly is a disease, then over 78 million adults and 12 million children in America just got?classified as sick. Yet many sensible people know that declaring obesity a disease is a mistake. Simply put, obesity is not a disease. To be sure, it is a risk factor for some diseases.

Yet everyone who is obese does not get sick, and many normal-weight people do not stay healthy. I have known slim people who took good care of themselves throughout their lives yet fell ill and died young. Others who exhibited no particular interest in their health and did not watch their weight lived to an old age. In most cases, we simply cannot tell from a person’s weight what lies ahead for them in life. Consider Winston Churchill. Though average in height, Churchill weighed up to 250 pounds. He smoked cigars and drank relatively heavily. He did not work out. Yet he became perhaps the most important statesmen of the 20th century and one of the greatest politicians in history. He lived to age 90.

Is obesity bad for people? For some, especially patients who are extremely overweight, the answer is almost certainly yes. Would many overweight people benefit from exercising more and eating less? Again, the answer is likely yes. But this does not make obesity a disease. Many people are not harmed by carrying extra pounds, some may actually benefit from it. For these reasons, we should be careful before labeling obese people diseased.

25．What can we learn from the third paragraph ?

A. Over 90 million Americans are more or less overweight.

B. People with good sense would agree with the declaration.

C. More Americans suffer from obesity than any other diseases.

D. Obesity is the leading cause of most deadly diseases.

26. By mentioning Winston Churchill, the author wants to __________.

A. tell us slim people are more likely to die young

B. show how successful an overweight person can be

C. prove overweight people are not necessarily unhealthy

D. encourage people not to care much about their way of living

27. What is the author’s attitude towards the American Medical Association’s declaration on obesity?

A. Favorable B. Uncaring C. Disapproving D. Friendly

28. Where can we probably find the text?

A. A government report B. A popular science magazine

C. A website about losing weight D. A book about famous people

C

At the age of 45 I decided to learn the English language. Not that I didn't know the language, but to improve my command over the language, I joined English academic classes close to my house. In one class, the instructor gave us a sheet of a hundred words and told us to write the opposite of each word as homework. At home I sat with that page but though I could manage the easy words quickly, for certain words I had to take the help of the dictionary.

Feeling relaxed and like an achiever, my new found enthusiasm forced me to explore some more words. Exploring the dictionary, for every word I found the opposite word (except all forms of nouns). The entire night went on exploring words, but the night was not enough to complete the dictionary. I had enough time to hand in my homework, so the next day, after work once again I sat in through the night and started exploring opposite words from the dictionary.

The exercise was easy, but suddenly something struck my mind. Instead of finding the words which have opposite words, I should look for words that do NOT have any opposite word. After going through sleepless nights that week, I could not find a single word which doesn’t have an opposite word.

This amazed me and forced me to conclude that without the opposite word the original word doesn’t have its real meaning or value. In other words, every word is incomplete without its opposite. The conclusion forced me to think differently. Although many questions remained unanswered in my mind, the one thing I concluded was that these words are created b