2016届苏北三市高三年级第三次模拟考试
英 语
说明：1. 本试卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 在答题纸的密封线内填写学校、班级、姓名、考号等，密封线内不要答题。 3. 请将所有答案均按照题号填涂或填写在答题卡/纸相应的答题处，否则不得分。 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‘s Mary‘s university life like? A. Exciting. B. Terrible. C. Ordinary. 2. What is the woman doing?
A. Introducing a theater. B. Making invitations. C. Giving directions. 3. What‘s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Colleagues. 4. What makes the man curious about David Beckham? A. Why people like him so much. B. What achievement he has made. C. How he performs so well. 5. Why will the man quit his job? A. He finds his work boring. B. He has got a better position. C. He doesn‘t get on well with the others.
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、7题。 6. What will the man do during the holiday? A. Travel. B. Study at home. C. Do some sports. 7. Which sport does the woman like best? A. Basketball. B. Table tennis. C. Football. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the man doing?
A. Preparing for an exam. B. Surfing the Internet. C. Listening to English songs. 9. How does the woman find learning English? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Difficult. 10. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Buy some books. B. Have a class. C. Go to the library. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
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11. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In an office. B. In a hospital. C. In an English class.
12. How long does the woman spend listening to English and music? A. Almost all the time. B. At least two hours. C. Less than 90 minutes. 13. How can the woman improve her hearing according to the man? A. By using user-friendly earphones. B. By listening to music of lower sound levels. C. By stopping listening to loud music with earphones. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. For what does the woman plan to go to London? A. Study. B. A visit. C. A business trip.
15. Why does the woman ask about food on the train? A. She is really hungry. B. She is nervous without food. C. It will be time for dinner soon.
16. What prevents the woman taking the 4: 30 train? A. The number of the platform. B. The expensive food. C. Lack of time.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. When is breakfast served?
A. From 7:00 to 9:30. B. From 7:30 to 9:30. C. From 7:00 to 9:00. 18. What are on the first floor? A. Bedrooms. B. Restaurants. C. Shops. 19. Where can people work out?
A. On the seventh floor. B. On the fifth floor. C. On the third floor. 20. What can we learn from the passage? A. There‘s a telephone in every room. B. There‘s a pub on the sixth floor.
C. There‘s a place for sunbathing behind the hotel. 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. — Mr. Smith, I‘m sorry to bother you, but it‘s the third day of June today. — Oh, _____ rent! I‘m sorry it‘s late. I‘ll write you _____ check right now. A. the; the B. a; a C. a; the D. the; a
22. Jane, I‘ll be in Room 3 discussing with our business partners _____ Mr. Mathews drops in. A. so that B. if only C. in case D. as if
23. — Why do you choose to work with special needs children? — I think it will add a new _____ to my life.
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A. version B. dimension C. illusion D. occasion 24. — Have you been to Gangtok?
— Actually, I _____ there for three years and then left for home when my mother was ill. A. had worked B. has worked C. was working D. worked
25. The year of 2016 is the beginning of China‘s 13th Five-Year Plan, _____ ecological civilization is an important part.
A. of which B. in which C. for which D. on which
26. Bungee jumping can be very dangerous, but the people who organize it are very careful not to _____ safety.
A. compromise B. compensate C. conduct D. construct 27. — It was fine yesterday.
—_____. And a good day for picnicking, isn‘t it? A. So it is B. So is it C. So it was D. So was it
28. The two companies have agreed on the main items written on the contract _____, but they still have to negotiate the details.
A. in all B. in hand C. in vain D. in general
29. — Did you attend the meeting for the experiment project yesterday? — Yes, but I don‘t think I _____ because my director was there. A. need have B. needed to C. need to have D. need to 30. — How do you like the book I recommended?
— I have only been able to _____ the first few pages as yet. I hope soon to be able to read it seriously.
A. figure out B. dip into C. get across D. do with
31. So large is the Pacific, _____ 30% of the earth‘s surface, that the energy generated by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weather changes. A. covered B. covering C. having covered D. being covered
32. Mr. Lee is our important customer, so make sure we give him _____ and make him feel special.
A. the salt of the earth B. a pie in the sky C. the red-carpet treatment D. a pound of flesh
33. When you are preparing for a job interview, keep it in mind that your clothes should be smart, but _____.
A. confidential B. conservative C. controversial D. contradictory
34. — How was it _____ little John had done resulted in so much improvement? — Through his great skills obtained by years of hard work and practice. A. that whether B. whether that C. that what D. what that 35. — Mary‘s new dress looks funny on her. —_____ It looks fine to me. A. Who cares? B. I wouldn‘t say that. C. What‘s wrong? D. You are telling me.
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
In the Orient young bulls are tested for the fight arena(竞技场) in a certain manner. Each is rought to the ring and 36 to attack a fighter who sticks them with a sword. The 37 of each bull is then evaluated with care according to the number of times he shows his 38 to charge in spite of the sharpness of the sword. From now on I will recognize that each day I am 39 by life in this manner. If I persist(坚持), if I continue to try, if I continue to 40 forward, I will succeed. I will persist until I succeed.
I was not 41 to this world in defeat, nor does failure exist in my vocabulary. I am not a 42 waiting to be killed by my shepherd(牧羊人). I am a lion and I 43 to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. I will not hear those who 44 and complain, 45 their disease is infective. Let them join the sheep. The slaughter house(屠宰场) of failure is not my 46 . I will persist until I succeed.
The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the 47 and it is not given to me to know how many steps are 48 in order to reach my goal. Failure I may still 49 at the thousandth step, yet 50 hides behind the next bend in the road. Never will I know how close it 51 unless I turn the corner.
Always will I take another step. 52 that is of no use, I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult. I will persist until I succeed.
From now on, I will consider each day‘s 53 as one cut of my knife against a big tree. The first cut may cause not a shake in the wood, nor the second, nor the third. Each cut, of itself, may be tiny, and seem of no 54 . Yet from childish cuts the tree will 55 fall. So it will be with my efforts of today.
36. A. allowed B. praised C. persuaded D. frightened 37. A. strength B. bravery C. temper D. weakness 38. A. freedom B. purpose C. power D. willingness 39. A. tested B. favored C. measured D. challenged 40. A. lean B. charge C. walk D. push
41. A. delivered B. marched C. landed D. followed 42. A. wolf B. sheep C. dog D. bull 43. A. prepare B. desire C. refuse D. hesitate 44. A. sneeze B. laugh C. sing D. weep 45. A. for B. and C. but D. so 46. A. heaven B. nest C. fate D. fancy
47. A. beginning B. middle C. corner D. deadline 48. A. successful B. complete C. necessary D. meaningful 49. A. come by B. come after C. come at D. come across 50. A. dream B. success C. glory D. fame 51. A. sits B. stands C. lies D. lives 52. A. If B. Unless C. Since D. Though
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53. A. delight B. effort C. vain D. sorrow
54. A. symbol B. manner C. evidence D. consequence 55. A. immediately B. eventually C. quickly D. frequently 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,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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