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试卷类型：A机密启用前2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试黄冈市模拟及答题适合性考试 英 语 试 题本试题卷共10页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。祝考试顺利考前须知： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。 2.选择题的作答：每题选出答案后，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，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 3.完成句子和短文写作题的作答，用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一局部：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每题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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相对应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答相关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Hobbies. B. A roommate. C. Living habits.2. What does the woman say about the mans science grade?A. He did a good job as usual.B. He did surprisingly well.C. He has made some progress since last term.3. How much should the man pay?A.$24. B. $20.50. C. $17.4. What does the woman want to know about the beer?A. Where it comes from originally.B. Where the man bought it.C. How much it cost.5. What are the speakers probably doing?A. Writing an essay. B. Making a movie. C. Writing a song.第二节（共15小题；每题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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相对应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题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. Who is the woman worried about?A.Her older son. B. Her baby daughter. C. Her husband.7. What has Jackie been doing?A.Saying a lot of words. B. Making noise in her sleep. C. Not eating enough food.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why did the man try to give his seat to another woman?A.She looked elderly. B. She had a baby. C. She seemed pregnant.9. How did the man try to fix the situation at first?A.By leaving. B. By saying he was sorry. C. By making a joke.听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。10. What is Adam like, according to the woman?A.He is too talkative.B. He likes to debate about others views.C. He is quieter than his brothers.11. What is similar about the two brothers?A.Their genes. B. Their personalities. C. Their opinions.12. What did Brad recently accomplish?A.He starred in a movie in New York.B.He won a prize of $50,000.C. He got his novel published.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the mans work history like?A.He has a lot of research experience.B.He hasnt had a job in five years.C. He changes jobs very often.14. How did the man prepare for his interview?A.By staying up late studying.B.By writing notes on his hand.C.By writing down a lot of questions to ask.15. How does the man feel about getting a job?A.He needs one badly.B.He is optimistic about it.C. He thinks its a waste of time.16. How does the woman promise to help the man?A. By giving him the position.B. By referring him to her colleague.C.By helping him get financial aid.听第10段树料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is Santa Cruz located?A.North of San Francisco.B.Along California Route 10.C.On the California coast.18. What does the speaker say about the college?A. Its right on the beach.B. It doesnt cost any money to enter.C. Many students are attracted by the scenery.19. What is the water in Santa Cruz like according to the passage?A. It is warm. B. It is good for surfing. C. Its better for swimming.20. Whats true about the Boardwalk?A.It is only free on weekends.B.It opens every day in winter.C. It is an amusement park.第二局部：词汇知识使用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. At the conference, President Obama wants congressional(国会的)_ using force against Islamic. He also wants congress to agree on limits on the use of ground troops.A. agreement B. protection C. approval D. objection22.Contrary to our expectations, Google has determined that grades are worthless as a _ for hiring and test scores dont predict anything.A. qualification B. challenge C. criterion D. ingredient23. In Nepal, despite the improvement of peoples living standards, public access to media, traditional or online, remains far from being _.A. universal B. favorable C. attractive D. generous24.In order to ensure the safety of accounts online, experts recommend that people should use long and_ passwords, especially for accounts that contain critical information.A. flexible B. complex C. simple D. concrete 25.On winning the championship against his opponent Ma Long at 4 to 3, Zhang Jike _ his victory by kicking two advertising boards, which cost him 45,000 dollars.A. confirmed B. congratulated C. toasted D. celebrated 26.Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days whether it means _ old buildings, or protecting the environment.A.recovering B. reserving C. preserving D. polishing27 With the losses _, the chances for the team to make the post season are slipping away, which disappoints its fans.A.picking up B. piling up C. turning up D. speeding up28. After the MH17 incident, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution and _ a thorough and independent international investigation.A. called for B. looked through C. took in D. gave away29. Waiting _ to be reunited with the son he had not seen in 13 years, Phil Baker took a stroll along the beach with his wife to ease his nerve.A.enthusiastically B. gratefully C. cautiously D. anxiously30. It is always awkward when someone you dont know come up and talk to you like they have known you forever, when _ youve never met.A.in particular B. in conclusion C. in reality D. in return第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day, she was walking in the woods 31 she found two starving songbirds. After she took them home and put them in a small round cage, she 32 them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they 33 her with a wonderful song that she felt great love for them. One day, the girl left the door to the cage 34 so that the larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was frightened that he would 35 . As he flew close, she grasped him 36 . Her heart felt glad at her 37 in capturing him. Suddenly, she 38 the bird go limp(软绵绵的). She opened her hand and stared 39 at the dead bird. Her desperate 40 had killed him.She 41 the other bird moving back and forth on the 42 of the cage. She could feel his great need for 43 . He expected to soar into the clear and blue sky. So she lifted him from the cage and 44 him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.The girl watched delightedly at the birds 45 . Her heart was no longer 46 with her loss because she wanted the bird to be happy. All of a sudden, the bird flew closer and 47 softly on her shoulder, where it sang the 48 melody that she had never heard. The fastest way to 49 love is to 50 it too tight while the best way to keep love is to give it wings.31.A. untilB. whileC. asD. when32.A. servedB. fedC. attendedD. cured33.A. greetedB. cheeredC. amusedD. approached34.A. closedB. openC. emptyD. secure35.A. pass awayB. break awayC. fly awayD. run away36.A. wildlyB. gentlyC. softlyD. hardly37.A. failureB. successC. attemptD. commitment38.A. feltB. touchedC. sawD. judged39.A. in surpriseB. in reliefC. in peaceD. in horror40.A. effortB. careC. loveD. urge41.A. realizedB. noticedC. stoppedD. acknowledged42.A. borderB. edgeC. cornerD. surface43.A. freedomB. spaceC. affectionD. access44.A. struckB. kickedC. threwD. exposed45.A. attachmentB. fascinationC. enjoymentD. confusion46.A. concernedB. ashamedC. satisfiedD. associated47.A. droppedB. landedC. fellD. rose48.A. sweetestB. clearestC. loudestD. sharpest49.A. abandonB. obtainC. saveD. lose50.A. catch up withB. fit in withC. hold on toD. settle down to第三局部：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）阅读以下短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI looked at my beautiful Christmas tree and sighed. It was time. The New Year was a week old and my tree still stood in the corner of our room with its collection of memories proudly displayed in a shower of colorful lights. Id procrastinated long enough. I got up, went to the garage and dragged all the boxes into the room. I prepared the boxes and carefully placed the decorations of the tree in their protective packaging, pausing every few minutes to admire a favorite. “Hey, little Santa!” I held the Santa from my childhood. “Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years.” He was a little ragged but still gives me a flood of wonderful memories. “Until next year, my dear friend.” There was a collection of handmade ones. My children made in the their first years of school, more than twenty years ago. Made by tiny hands, they are far from perfect in design, but every year they go on my memory tree memories of young giggles on Christmas morning and a smiling face when they handed them to me when I came home from work. “Look what we made, Daddy!” “Oh! It is beautiful. Lets find a special spot on the tree for it.” Every year since, they are displayed. A few hours after I started, the filled boxes were back in the garage. The room was vacuumed and I sat staring at a barren corner. The room seemed so empty. It took me two days of work to assemble and decorate my tree, but only a few hours to take it apart. My tree is like a good marriage or a great friendship. Like the tree, they take a long time to assemble and decorate with memories, but can be torn down quickly. All it takes is an unkind word or a thoughtless act, and what once stood proudly in the glow of love comes falling down. Every year I have to put my tree away, but not my marriage or friendships. I take great care of those. They get to glow in the corner of my life for as long as I live. I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year. I can do the same with the loves in my life every day.When I held the Santa, a flood of wonderful memories returned. The same happens when I hold my wife or see the smile of a friend across the room. Take great care of your friendships and your marriage. Once they come down, they arent as easy to put back together as a Christmas tree, if at all. Stand them in that special spot in the corner of your heart and admire their glow.51. The underlined word “procrastinated” (in Para l.) means _.A. prepared B. delayed C. arranged D. decorated52. Which of the following can best describe the authors feeling while he was packing up the Christmas tree?A. Casual B. Uncaring C. Content D. Unwilling53. The author expresses his opinion about marriage and friendship by _.A.quoting words from other peopleB.comparing them to the Christmas treeC. describing the Christmas tree and its decorationsD.illustrating his experiences of dealing with them54. As to marriage and friendship, the author advises _.A. taking them as they comeB. treating them with great careC. putting them in the first placeD. treasuring them at all costsB The summer of 2001 saw Australians win the Cycling Tour de France, beat the world at cricket and rugby, and have a player in the final of the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament for the eighteenth time.Many countries would be amazed at that kind of success. For Australia, it was just a typical sporting summer. At the 2000 Olympics, Australia came fourth in the medals table. That does not sound so great, yet Australia has a population of only 19 million. There are more Olympic medal winners per head of population in Australia than in any other country.What is it that makes Australians a sporting people? This is a question that many people participating in sports have asked themselves over the years.Some of the answers are simple. Sport needs space. Australians have 7.4 million square kilometres of space to play sports in. Many other countries are either too crowded or too small to encourage everybody to take part. Besides that, Australia is a warm, dry country. This encourages people to go outdoors to enjoy themselves. Furthermore, since 85 per cent of Australians live near the sea, they learn water sports early; and since sharks swim off the coasts of Australia, they also learn to swim very fast.Other reasons go deep into the history, culture and economy of the country. When the British first found Australia they decided that it would be a great place to send criminals to. Life for the first Australians was very tough, so they had to be independent and develop a will to win just to survive. Yet they also had to be able to trust each other and be willing to help each other out. In order countries, coaches train people in mental toughness and team building. In Australia, these qualities are part of the general social environment.From the cultural perspective, being far away from Europe also meant that Australians were far away from the centres of Western arts and cultures. As a result, sport itself has become a way of cultural expression and part of the Australian nationality. An English football fan wants to see the national team do well, but really cares more about his local club. For an Australian, representing the nation is the most important of all. Everything else is just good practice. Being good at sports is part of what it means to be an Australian.55. What can we learn from Para. 2?A.Australia has the most medal winners in the world.B.The achievement made in 2001 is abnormal for Australia.C. Australia has a smaller population than any other country.D.The performance of Australia in sports is great in relation to its population.56. According to Para. 4, the following factors make Australians a sporting people EXCEPT _.A. climate B. playground C. advertisement D. geography57. Supposing you are an English football fan, you are most delighted that _.A.you will watch a live football matchB.the club you support wins the matchC.you will see a football star in the fleshD. the national team defeats its competitor58. In the following paragraph, the author is probably to _.A. explain the reason in economyB. introduce the sports stars in clubsC. foresee the future of sports in AustraliaD. describe the competition in the OlympicsCWhat will the future be like? Answers can be very varied. According to popular science fiction, though, the future is not rosy. From The Hunger Games to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Hollywood has presented us with a rather bleak picture of the future, where human beings have to either fight against oppression and poverty, or battle super apes for world domination. The dark settings can create heroic stories. Their negative visions of the future, however, “are limiting peoples abilities to dream big or think outside the box,” according to Ed Finn, founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University (ASU). Science fiction, he told the BBC, should do more. “A good science fiction story can be very powerful,” Finn explained. “It can inspire hundreds, thousands, millions of people to get together to do something that they want to do.” In fact, it is not hard to spot once-imagined technology that has come true in our everyday lives. French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905), widely considered the father of science fiction, imagined many fascinating items in his work, such as submarines, air conditioning, helicopters, and missiles. Indeed, you can already see the influence of science fiction in modern research, Braden Allenby, professor of engineering, ethics and law at ASU, told the BBC, “Why do we end up with the technologies we do? Why are people working on, for example, invisibility cloaks (隐形斗篷)? Well, its Harry Potter, right? Thats where they saw it,” he said. Science fiction is not just creating interesting ideas and innovations(革新). Srikanth Saripalli, an ASU roboticist, believes that this writing can help to shape the future. “If the government has to decide what to fund and what not to fund, they are going to get their ideas and decisions mostly from science fiction rather than whats being published in technical papers,” he said. Finn told the BBC that he has already changed how he sees whats next for society. “I do feel more positive about our future,” Finn said. “We desperately need better stories. If we want to have better futures, we need to have better dreams.”However, its not only the job of science fiction writers to create a blueprint for the future.Writers should work together “with the reader to think about how people working together might overcome problems,” Finn said.59. According to Para. 2, the future presented by Hollywood is _.A. inspiring B. promising C. discouraging D. confusing60. In Ed Finns opinion, a good science fiction story can _.A. unite people to work togetherB. inspire people to create heroic storiesC. encourage people to predict the futureD. motivate people to imagine the impossible61. The author mentions Jules Verne, the father of science fiction to _.A. introduce his works to readersB. criticize his absurd imaginationC. prove the impact of science fiction on modern researchD. explain the reasons for the popularity of science fiction62. The passage is probably taken form _.A. a popular magazine B. a science reportC. a news page D. a movie brochureD Life is filled with regrets. Ask anyone around you what their regrets are and they usually have no difficulty coming up with many items on their “regret list.” And for some reason our twenties are ripe for a field of regrets. Perhaps its because as we get older we look back on that period of adulthood as the height of freedom and autonomy. As we move into middle age, we look back and wish that we had made better choices and taken more opportunities. Heres a list of things that we regret not doing in our 20s. 1. Traveling more I regret not travelling more, and so does nearly everyone that I have asked. Before kids, and mortgages and marriages, when our commitments and expenses were lower, the opportunities for travel were much greater, but for some reason many of us thought wed always have time for travel later. We dreamed of visiting the pyramids of Egypt, surfing off the Hawaiian coast, dining at a Parisian caf, drinking espresso in Rome, trekking through the rainforest, and so much more. Sadly, many of us never made these journeys and the opportunity passed by. 2. Making an earlier investmentHow many times have we kicked ourselves for not starting our 401Ks in our twenties, for not putting our excess cash in long term investments, for not investing in our future early. No matter how much we try, we can never get back to the head start that we have missed