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1、 2016 年广东省揭阳市高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语 第卷 第一部分 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。 A Want to find a job? Now read the following advertisements. FAIRMONT HOTEL Five waiters and Ten Waitresses -Aged under 22 -At least high school graduate -Good looking; men at

2、 least 1.72 meters tall and women 1.65 -Those knowing foreign languages preferred -Paid 1600-2200 dollars per month One Secretary -Aged under 30 -Female preferred -Good at writing and skilled at computer If interested, call 465-4768 or write to: Mr. Jack Hundr is Room 0825, Fairmont Hotel 567 Wood S

3、treet, San Markers, 78003 Fax: 6954828 WILSON BOOKSTORE Accountants(会计 ) -Aged between 25 and 40 -With an experience of at least two years -With a degree and an accountant certificate -Paid 3000-4000 dollars monthly -With a knowledge of computer Salesclerks -Basic education of 12 years or more -Good

4、 at computer -Paid 1800-2200 dollars monthly Tel: 447-4398 Fax: 3485269 21. If you dont know how to use a computer, you can just apply for the position as _. A. a secretary B. a waiter or a waitress C. an accountant D. a salesclerk 解析：细读本文中四个广告中所提出的要求，可知除了第一个广告中要招聘的侍应生是不需要有一定的电脑知识外，其它的几份工作都需要，应选 B。

5、答案： B 22. If you want to get the position of accountant in Wilson Bookstore, you have to satisfy the following conditions EXCEPT_ . A. being a woman B. knowing well how to use a computer C. having been an accountant D. having an accountant certificate 解析： 根据文章中第三则广告关于聘请会计的要求的理解，可知这个职位对应聘者的性别没有作出要求，故

6、选 A。 答案： A 23. If you want to try for a job in Fairmont Hotel, you_ . A. have to be a woman and know foreign languages B. should be a university graduate C. have to be taller than 1.72 meters D. should be younger than 30 years old 解析： 根据文章中第一则广告关于聘请侍应生的要求，可知在年龄方面是限制在 22 岁以下的，结合各个选项中的内容，可知应选 D。 答案： D

7、 B Often speakers at a meeting experience dry mouths and ask for a glass of water. You can solve the problem by activating the saliva（唾液） in you mouth. First gently bite the edges of your tongue with your teeth. Or, press your entire tongue to the bottom of your mouth and hold it there until the sal

8、iva flow. Or you can imagine that you are slicing a big juicy lemon and sucking the juice. Before you begin your talk, be kind to your voice. Avoid milk or creamy drinks which coat your throat. Keep your throat wet by drinking a little sweetened warm tea or water-down fruit juice. If you sense that

9、you are losing your voice, stop talking completely. Save your voice for your speech. You may feel foolish using paper to write notes, but the best thing you can do is to rest your voice. If you feel the need to see a doctor, perhaps getting some advice from a professional singer can be a better choi

10、ce. In the meantime, do not even talk in a low voice. What about drinking alcohol to wet your throat? I advise you not to touch alcohol before speaking. The problem with alcohol is that one drink gives you a little confidence. The second drink gives you even more confidence. Finally you will feel al

11、l-powerful and you will feel you can do everything, but in fact your brain and your mouth do not work together properly. Save the alcohol until after you finish speaking. Perhaps you want to accept the advice, but you may wonder if you can ever change the habits of a lifetime. Of course you can. Goe

12、the, who lived before indoor skating rinks or swimming pools, said, We learn to skate in the summer and swim in the winter. Take this message to heart and give yourself time to develop your new habits. If you are wiling to change, you will soon be able to say that you will never forget these techniq

13、ues because theyve become a part of your body. 24. Which of the following things does the writer suggest that you should do before you began your talk? A. Drink water-down fruit juice. B. Have some drink with cream. C. Have some cool milk. D. Have high tea. 解析：根据对文章第二段中的内容的理解，可知在说话前可以先喝点甜甜的热茶或者是一 些果

14、汁。故选 A。 答案： A 25. What does the writer suggest when you feel you are losing your voice? A. Going to see a doctor. B. Asking a professional singer for help. C. Whispering the things that you want to say. D. Keeping on talking rather than use a paper to write notes. 解析： 根据文章在第三段中 perhaps getting some

15、advice from a professional singer can be a better choice In the meantime, do not even talk in a low voice，可知应选 B。 答案： B 26. According to the text, what will happen to your speech when you drink alcohol? A. Your face will be redder and more shining. B. Your mouth and thought will not be in line. C. Y

16、ou will be so confident as to carry out your speech perfectly well. D. You will get excited enough to attract peoples attention in the speech. 解析： 根据第四段中的 in fact your brain and your mouth do not work together properly Save the alcohol until after you finish speaking，可知喝酒以后一个人的言行四难以得到一致的，故选 B。 答案： B

17、 27. What is the purpose of the writer to use Goethes words? A. To encourage one to go in for sports. B. To tell that Goethe had a strong willpower. C. To prove one can change his habits. D. To remind people of the techniques to develop a lifelong habits. 解析： 根据第五段中的第一句 Perhaps you want to accept th

18、e advice, but you may wonder if you can ever change the habits of a lifetime，可推断 C 选项的意思与之相符，故选 C。 答案： C C For centuries, mankind and dogs have suffered from a communication failure. We can tell dogs what we want them to do and sometimes they comply, but weve always struggled when it comes to unders

19、tanding the true meaning of their barks and whimpers. There is exciting news now a dog translator has been invented to help you communicate with your furry friend. Researchers at North Carolina State University have fashioned some kind of miracle dog translator body harness(束腰带 ). Whats special abou

20、t it is that it doesnt just rely on the dogs vocalizations to interpret what Fido is banging on about. Oh no this miracle harness reads and interprets the ordinary dogs body language as well, giving us a full two-way dog communication experience. Researcher David Roberts says: Dogs communicate prima

21、rily through body language, and one of our challenges was to develop sensors that tell us about their behavior by observing their posture remotely. Sensors on the harness monitor the dogs heart rate and body temperature and software builds up a vocabulary, letting the human know what the dog is feel

22、ing. What would dogs say if they could talk to us? The human can even communicate back through the harness thanks to vibration motors, supposedly by tapping into the dogs senses so that it can understand what youre trying to say to it. The dog harness is designed for dogs involved in search and resc

23、ue and other front-line work, but its got us dreaming of a beautiful future, one where humans and dogs can co-exist as equals, with the dog able to fully express itself at all times. 28. Why cant people communicate with dogs? A. They have difficulty understanding dogs barks and whimpers. B. They hav

24、e no idea about dogs behavior in relation to their posture. C. They dont know how to tell dogs what they want them to do. D. They dont have a machine to translate the dogs language. 解析： 根据第一段中的， weve always struggled when it comes to understanding the true meaning of their barks and whimpers，可知 A 选项

25、的意思与之一致，故选 A。 答案： A 29. What does the underlined word most probably mean in paragraph two? A. Pursue fashion. B. Research. C. Influence. D. Make. 解析： 根据第二段中 fashioned 这个单词所在的语境，可推断研究者是发明制造了这种束腰带，故此题应选 D。 答案： D 30. For what purpose is the dog harness designed? A. It is designed for dogs to understand

26、 what people are trying to say to them. B. It is designed for a full two-way dog communication experience. C. It is designed to monitor the dogs heart rate and body temperature. D. It is designed for dogs doing search and rescue and other front-line work. 解析： 根据七段中的 The dog harness is designed for d

27、ogs involved in search and rescue and other front-line work，可知这句话正说出了制作这种束腰带的目的，故选 D。 答案： D 31. What is the authors attitude towards the possible human-dog communication? A. Shocked. B. Excited. C. Embarrassed. D. Annoyed. 解析： 分析全文的内容，尤其是在本文最后一句的 its got us dreaming of a beautiful future，可推断作者对这种人狗沟

28、通的方式是充满期待，兴奋无比的，故选 B。 答案： B D The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness. As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the

29、 countrys most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment room

30、s. These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience. A typical hospital wai

31、ting room might have as many as 500 visitors each week. What better place to hold regular exhibitions of art? Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out-patients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britains first hospital artist, Senior was so

32、much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates. The effect is striking. Now in the corridors and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyards. The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expens

33、ive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at. 32. According to the passage, to soften the hard edges of

34、modern buildings means_. A. to pull down hospital buildings B. to decorate hospitals with art collections C. to improve the quality of treatment in hospitals D. to make the corners of hospital buildings round 解析：根据这句话前一句 some of the countrys most talented artists have been called in to transform old

35、er hospitals，讲述的是要改变老式医院的环境，可推断本句的意思与前一句的意思接近，结合各个选项的解释，可知 B 选项的意思最接近，故选 B。 答案： B 33. According to Peter Senior, _. A. art is not as important in peoples daily life as in hospital B. art galleries should be changed into hospitals C. patients should be encouraged to learn painting D. art should be en

36、couraged in British hospitals 解析： 根据文章第三段中的 He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience，可推断在医院中应该鼓励这种艺术的推行的。应选 D。 答案： D 34. After the improvement of the hospital environment, _. A. patients no longer need expensive drugs in their recove

37、ry B. patients are less dependent on expensive drugs in their recovery C. patients need good-quality drugs in their recovery D. patients use fewer pain killers in their recovery than before 解析：根据第六段中的 The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering

38、 from an illness，可知 B 选项的意思与之一致，故选 B。 答案： B 35. The fact that Senior is in great demand shows that_. A. Peters enterprise is developing greatly B. Peter Senior enjoys great popularity C. he is a talented hospital artist D. the role of hospital environment is being recognized 解析： 文章中讲述了很多地方多纷纷需要 Seni

39、or，可推断他所倡导的这个观念很受欢迎，他的观点得到了其他人的认可，应选 D 正确。 答案： D 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容 ， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Practical ways to get motivated Be mindful of your why. If I need to clean the floor, but I really dont like cleaning, then I wont feel very motivated to do it. However, if I hav

40、e a big enough reason to do it because Im having some guests to come over, or I love the feeling of having a clean floor, then that bigger purpose can be strong enough to get me to act, even though I dont enjoy cleaning. If I stay mindful of why Im doing it, I can get motivated to do it. 36 Celebrat

41、e your successes. Its easy to get down on yourself because you havent reached your goal yet. You may overlook all of the hard work and small goals that youve accomplished. Remember to reward yourself and to celebrate your successes. 37 In the same way, how can you motivate yourself if youre not goin

42、g to reward yourself and celebrate your successes? 38 Imagine how good youll feel when youve reached your goal. Take a moment and think about how youll feel and what youll think after youve achieved it. What does it feel like? 39 Focus on that feeling, and use it to drive you right now to move towar

43、ds your goal. Just think of how good it will be. Get inspired. Read stories, watch movies, listen to other people who have achieved what you want to achieve. Imagine what they had to go through to get to where they are. Imagine how big the heart is of some of your biggest heroes and how badly they w

44、anted what they achieved. 40 A. Imagine having already achieved it. B. Get help and support when youre not feeling motivated. C. So remind yourself of why youre doing what youre doing. D. What kind of self-talk would you use to motivate yourself? E. Let them inspire you to access your own great desi

45、re within. F. You might feel proud, happy, satisfied, or any other emotion. G. Would you be able to properly train a dog without rewarding him? 36. 解析： 根据本段的标题 Be mindful of your why这一关键点，并结合各个选项的内容，可知D 选项也出现了这个关键词与之匹配。故选 C。 答案： C 37. 解析： 根据本 题后面一句是疑问句句式，再根据句意并 结合各个选项的内容，可知 只 有 G的意思符合。 答案： G 38. 解析：

46、 本题是本段的小标题，因此必须满足这是祈使句的句式。在根据本段的内容，找出关键词是 imagine，再结合各个选项的内容，可知 A 选项与此相符。 答案： A 39. 解析： 根据本题前的一句是 What does it feel like?，可知此句应该是针对 feel（感受）进行讲述的，应选 F。 答案： F 40. 解析： 根据本段的标题 Get inspired 这一关键点，并结合各个选项的内容，可知 E 选项也出现了 inspire 这个关键词与之匹配。可知选 E。 答案： E 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，

47、满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 When I opened the box at my 12th birthday party, I couldnt believe my eyes. I had really gotten a cell phone! As soon as I got to my 41 the next morning I 42 off my phone and asked everyone for their 43 . It felt like I didnt even 44 in tha

48、t class any more. I wouldnt pay much attention to the teachers because I was too busy on my 45 . Luckily I didnt get 46 using it. I was pretty 47 that the teacher didnt 48 that I stopped paying attention to her 49 a week later we took a test and I failed. To make matters 50 , my mom had to 51 the test. It was hard to show my mom the 52 . She was used to seeing As and Bs on my tests. Well, eventually, I s