浙江省杭州高级中学2016届高三5月模拟考试

英 语 试 题

选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节： 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

1. — Could you spare me a few minutes of your time?

— _________, but I’ll be free an hour later.

A. I’m afraid not B. With pleasure C. No way D. It’s up to you

2. We had ____ really cold December this year. I can’t remember ____ winter when it was so cold.

A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a

3. — The headmaster is said to be absent from school today.

— __________, we shall not visit him.

A. In that case B. As a result C. On the contrary D. What is worse

4. “It’s been a long holiday, so it’s normal enough not to remember what he had learned before that,” Jessie said, _____ her brother.

A. to defend B. defended C. having defended D. defending

5. We know that a smile is usually a sign that people feel friendly and happy, but _____ we don’t know who the new person is?

A. what if B. how come C. what about D. why not

6. _____ the College of Medicine, I would be a doctor with much practical experiences now.

A. If I attended B. Had I attended C. If I should attend D. Were I to attend

7. Many road accidents _____ from careless driving, according to the recent reports from the police.

A. rise B. reduce C. increase D. arise

8. With no arrangements reached, the leaders in the six-side talks will spend another two hours, _____ in the hotel, discussing the nuclear problem of North Korea.

A. locking B. having locked C. locked D. being locked

9. It’s thought that one’s anxiety often occurs as a result of his unsuccessful ____ to the new surroundings.

A. expectation B. adaptation C. description D. reference

10. Over the years, while focusing on its own development, China _____ aid to the best of its ability to other developing countries with various difficulties.[:.]

A. provides B. is providing C. has been providing D. will provide

11. The other day I went past an ancient tower, on _____ roof sat a very beautiful bird I had never seen before.

A. which B. where C. whose D. whom

12. Though job applicants used to put salary in the first place, they now focus more on _____ they can achieve full potential in their new jobs.

A. whether B. why C. that D. what

13. My boss required so much of me, so I believed that he was ________ being satisfied with my job though I had tried my best.

A. next to B. subject to C. far from D. away from

14. Time and money are of great importance to us all. Most people think there isn’t enough of _____.

A. none B. neither C. any D. either

15. Failure is unavoidable in our lives. _____, many people viewed failure as the beginning of their struggle, rather than the end of it.

A. Lately B. Approximately C. Fortunately D. Naturally

16. Life isn’t meant to be easy and you have to _____ some pain to learn the skills to move forward.

A. hold back B. give away C. go through D. turn down

17. Old John cannot hear well, so the salesman is trying to explain how to use the product _____ sign language.

A. by means of B. on behalf of C. in search of D. for fear of

18. She had a pretty _____look indicating that she had done something wrong to Jim.

A. innocent B. guilty C. considerate D. disappointed

In 2015, a bill allowing every couple to have two children was _____ in China.

A. appointed B. approved C. adjusted D. abandoned

20. — I feel so nervous about the results of the midterm exam.

— ________.

A. I really envy you B. Take it easy C. You got it D. I couldn’t agree more

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully 21 the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to 22 .

Mom had a two-week 23 in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike 24 cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more 25 , making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane 26 . Two days later, both oil and ice were in 27 demand.

In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to 28 the storm in their homes, 29 others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more 30 side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most 31 belongings in the car and 32 the East Texas town of Lufkin.

As Ike pushed farther inland, we 33 power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our 34 had remained well. Our hopes could not have been 35 . But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had 36 , and it was sitting on our living room, 37 a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).

We wouldn’t be allowed to return home 38 September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.

Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”

My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes 39 crying, but 40 is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.

21. A. observe B. appreciate C. explore D. improve

22. A. work B. apologize C. recover D. change

23. A. vacation B. journey C. meeting D. schedule

24. A. must B. might C. should D. would

25. A. closely B. constantly C. warningly D. differently

26. A. adventure B. equipment C. supplies D. reports

27. A. basic B. high C. pure D. neat

28. A. get through B. put away C. test out D. suffer from

29. A. since B. when C. until D. while

30. A. dangerous B. abundant C. peaceful D. awesome

31. A. available B. concrete C. precious D. potential

32. A. set out B. headed for C. settled down D. watched out

33. A. provided B. reduced C. produced D. lost

34. A. garden B. house C. pool D. yard

35. A. clearer B. wilder C. lower D. higher

36. A. passed B. stood C. gone D. followed

37. A. leaving B. digging C. filling D. kicking

38. A. by B. before C. until D. after

39. A. in spite of B. instead of C. apart from D. in terms of

40. A. faith B. will C. strength D. laughter

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，共50分）

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

There are many people you are well advised to treat kindly: Your child’s teacher, your husband or wife, your boss and so on.

Until now, that best-behavior-required list has not included your Uber driver, or for that matter, taxi drivers. Old thinking: Hey, they’re here to serve me. I don’t have to make a special effort to be nice to them.

Dangerously wrong.

A recent New York Times story told the instructive tale of a Uber passenger, Hussein Kanji, who says he’s really not sure how he made his driver angry. All he knows is that his driver-generated rating went way down and the wait for a Uber car became hours instead of minutes.

Beware, Uberians: If you’re feeling angry when you slide into the back seat and you give your driver the silent treatment, your reputation may get damaged in the driver-generated ratings. If you’re among the people one Uber driver described as “generally negative”, watch out.

Uber isn’t the only front on this battlefield. The ability to rate someone’s service is one of the successes of the Internet. It helps everyone weed out people with bad attitudes and worse habits.

These ratings should cut both ways. A while back, the auction site eBay made many of its sellers angry when it started preventing them from giving negative ratings to buyers. Until then, sellers and buyers had threatened each other with negative reviews. Too many negative reviews could get you thrown off.

Then eBay shifted the balance of power to buyers. Sellers can still write a bad comment, but the overall rating cannot be anything but positive. Thus eBay has become a place where all is for the best. Think positive!

We know that being nice to people all day can be exhausting. We’ve also seen people who shout at those who don’t measure up to their expectations for service.

Uber is reportedly about to spread worldwide. It is a welcome competitor because it fits the needs of customers in a new way. We know Uber is a two-way street. But drivers who get too picky may end up with no passengers.

Everyone, behave!

41. In general, people think of Uber drivers as people who ________.

A. they can take advantage of B. they don’t have to be nice to

C. are required to be on their best behavior D. need better treatment from customers

42. Negative driver-generated ratings mean that ________.

A. customers have to wait for a longer time when using Uber cars

B. drivers are too slow to pick up customers

C. Uber drivers will never serve those customers

D. customers have done damage to Uber cars

43. The phrase “weed out” (Para. 6) can best be replaced by _____.

A. hate B. get rid of C. value D. win back

44. The example of eBay in the article is probably meant to show that ________.

A. in the Internet age, buyers have always had the advantage of ratings

B. the power of ratings should be given to both sides of a service

C. the main reason why eBay has become a successful auction site

D. controversy between customers and sellers has only come about recently

45. The author has written this article to ________.

A. show that when using services like Uber, your behavior directly affects the service you get