新余一中毕业年级第七次模拟考试

英语

　　　命题：杨亚军　 审题：宋维瑾　　2016-3

本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。

第I卷

注意事项:

1. 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选出每小题答案后，用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。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

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称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. When will the speakers discuss the matter again?

A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.

2. Where are the speakers?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a furniture store. C. In a company.

3. Why does the woman look upset?

A. She experienced a theft.

B. She was given a parking ticket.

C. She couldn’t find a parking space.

4. Which transportation does the man suggest the woman take?

A. The bus. B. The taxi. C. The train.

5. How does the man feel about the woman?

A. Worried. B. Angry. C. Sorry.

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. What day is it today?

A. Monday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.

7. What will the man do?

A. Borrow the woman’s computer.

B. Go to the library to finish his paper.

C. Have the woman take care of his sister.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。

8. Where does the woman often stay with her friends after lunch?

A. In the classroom. B. In the school park. C. In the dining hall.

9. What benefit can the change bring to the speakers?

A. They’ll have more places to go.

B. They’ll spend less money on food.

C. They won’t have to carry their books around.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

10. What did the woman do during the weekend?

A. She had dinner in a restaurant.

B. She watched a movie in a cinema.

C. She celebrated her mother’s birthday.

11. What does the woman think of the movie?

A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Confusing.

12. What do the speakers plan to do on Saturday?

A. Buy a birthday present.

B. Visit some friends.

C. Hold a party.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

13. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.

14. How much will the man pay for four tickets if the promotion is still available?

A. $500. B. $1500. C. $2000.

15. What is the woman responsible for?

A. Booking hotels. B. Hiring a car. C. Planning the sightseeing.

16. What does the man require the woman to do?

A. Bring one suitcase. B. Take a lot of clothes. C. Pack her suitcase herself.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. What is Dr Tony talking about?

A. Making the best use of time.

B. Designing a daily study schedule.

C. Planning a weekly schedule.

18. What does Dr Tony mention first?

A. A general guide for a daily schedule.

B. Amount of time to be spent on study time.

C. Things a best daily schedule should include.

19. What does Dr Tony suggest students do?

A. Challenge themselves to finish more tasks.

B. Follow the guidelines all the time.

C. Suit their time to their needs.

20. What does Dr Tony think of planning a schedule and keeping to it?

A. It gives people satisfaction.

B. It helps people finish each task quickly.

C. It makes people find comfort in difficult things.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

(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 was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break.

Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday. I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for the bus, By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip.

So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office, I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line. I caught the next bus and headed back across the town.

By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

21. The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday.

A. from the newspaper B. from his friends

C. from one of his work-mates D. over the radio

22. He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only _______.

A. once B. three times

C. twice D. four times

23. One day the man took _______ to get to the theatre by bus.

A. forty-five minutes B. fifteen minutes

C. over an hour D. just twenty minutes

24. The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by ___________.

A. surprised B. puzzled

C. pleased D. sorry

B

We all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of

the body in the head. It controls our body's functions, movements, emotions and

thoughts. But a brain can mean so much more.

A brain can also simply be a smart person, If a person is called brainy, she is smart

and intelligent. If a family has many children but one of them is super smart, you could say, "She's the brains in the family. " And if you are the brains behind something you

.are responsible for developing or organizing something. For example, Bill Gates is the

brains behind Microsoft

Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice. Word experts say the phrase

"brain trust" became popular when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran for president in

1932, Several professors gave him advice on social and political issues facing the U. S.

These professors were called his "brain trust. "

These ways we use the word "brain" all make sense. But other ways we use the

word are not so easy to understand. For example, to understand the next brain

expression, you first need to know the word “drain." As a verb to drain means to,

remove something by letting it flow away. So a brain drain may sound like a disease

where the brain flows out the ears. But, brain drain is when a country's most educated

people leave their countries to live in another. The brains are, sort of, draining out of the

country.

However, if people are responsible for a great idea, you could say they brainstormed

it. Here, brainstorm is not an act of weather. It is a process of thinking creatively about

a complex topic. For example, business leaders may use brainstorming to create new

products, and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems.

If people are brainwashed, it does not mean their brains are nice and clean. To

brainwash means to make someone accept new beliefs by using repeated pressure in a

forceful or tricky way. Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way.

25. According to the text, if you're the CEO of Bai Du you can be called

A. the brains behind Bai Du

B. Bai Du's brain trust

C. the brain drain of Bai Du

D. the organ of Bai Du

26. Why did Roosevelt successfully win the election?

A. Because he was smart at giving advice.

B. Because word experts were popular.

C. Because he got his brain trust.

D. Because he was the brains behind America.

27. Which of the following expression is always used in a negative way?

A. Brain trust B. Brain drain C. Brainstorm D. Brainwash

C

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