株洲市二中高三高考模拟试题二英语本卷共四个部分，时量120分钟，满分150分试卷总页 11页PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION ADirections: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. Conversation 1How much did the woman pay?A. $80.B. $100.C. $120.2. What do we know from the conversation?A. The coat will fit the woman’s son.B. The man doesn’t like the coat at all.C. They are talking about only the price of the coat.Conversation 23. What time will Cathy go to the party?A. Before seven.B. About six thirty.C. After seven.4. Why will the woman be late for the party?A. Because she will take a piano lesson.B. Because she will go over her lessons.C. Because she will have her piano repaired.Conversation 35. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Son and Mother.B. Boss and Secretary.C. Husband and wife.6. What is the first thing the man is going to do?A. Buy some candles from the store.B. Head for home as soon as possible.C. Telephone the electric company.Conversation 47. What do we know about the old bike?A. Jenny has been using it.B. It was Jenny’s birthday gift.C. The woman will buy it for her daughter.8. What will the man do this Sunday?A. Go camping.B. Go shopping.C. Stay at home.9. When will the two speakers meet?A. This weekend.B. Next weekend.C. Next Monday. Conversation 510. When does John get to school?A. At six o’clock.B. At seven o’clock.C. At eight o’clock11. What does Jenny say about the test?A. It will be hard.B. It will be easy.C. It will be unfair.12. What do we know about John?A. He didn’t study last week.B. He never attended the course at all.C. He is afraid of losing the scholarship.Conversation 613. Why was Bill unhappy about the game?A. Because some players played poorly.B. Because the scores were too close.C. Because it lasted too long.14. Who cheered for the Lions?A. Steve.B. Bill.C. Eric.15. What did Bill enjoy last night?A. Supporting his team.B. Eating some food.C. His friends’ company SECTION BDirections: In this section, you'll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you've got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.You 'll hear the mini-talk TWICE.Interesting facts about basketballI. The first game of basketball▲Played on 20th January, 1892▲Scored one point▲ 16 players in each teamII. Women’s basketball▲Started in 1892▲Changed some of the 17 to suit womenIII. Introduction of the new ball▲Early on: a soccer ball▲ 18 : the modern basketball.IV. The color of the balls▲Originally: 19▲From the 1950s: orangeV. The tallest basketball players▲Paul Sturgess: 20▲Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol: 2.31 metersPART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. When James Harden was a kid, his family lived in Compton in Southern California, ________ was well known for its charming scenery.A. thatB. whichC. whenD. where22. Still, students in the U.S have an important exam ______about, which is the US college entrance test-SAT.A. to worryB. worryingC. worriedD. being worried23. “2012 ______ as a year of extreme weather events around the world.”Said Sullivan from the NOAA at the annual meeting.A. would be rememberedB. was rememberedC. will be rememberedD. had been remembered24. Sometimes the male elephant, which has learned to copy human speech, speaks when ______ to, other times it does freely.A. to tellB. tellC. tellingD. told25. Next to the General manager’s office ______ the Sales and Marketing Department.A. areB. isC. haveD. has26. The Washington Post reports some teenagers are teased on the Internet and ______ some take more risks on the Internet than they do in person.A. whichB. whereC. thatD. what27. Nobody will know the real reason for its recent strange behaviors, _______ the shark itself speaks up.A. unlessB. ifC. sinceD. though28. Now the Great Wall is in poor condition, so the Chinese authorities ________ ona monitoring and warning system along the wall to preserve it in the future.A. will workB. have workedC. are workingD. work29. The building has been designed to imitate classical Chinese architecture,______ half a million pounds to buildA. costingB. to costC. costD. being cost30. —Sally, this is a T-shirt I bought for you yesterday.—Thank you. You ______ have; I bought two last week.A. shouldn’tB. mightn’tC. couldn’tD. needn’t31. It is in communities across the mountains and the middle hills ______ we have already installed solar systems to supply power.A. whereB. whichC. whenD. that32. If people ______ of the Hurricane Sandy, the 69 victims in the Caribbean would have survived the disaster.A. had informedB. had been informedC. informedD. were informed33. Do remember to make allowance for the traffic and parking when you set off fora job interview, ______ ?A. shall weB. don’t youC. can youD. will you34. Over the last few years, researchers ______ that recreational activities havea number of benefits, especially in this highly competitive society.A. have foundB. foundC. had foundD. was finding35. Years of school life has taught me the importance of teamwork. ______, I didn’t realize its value until I was chosen monitor.A. In additionB. On the contraryC. In factD. At the same time SECTION BDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrasesmarked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context. It was an autumn morning shortly after I moved into our first house. I was looking out of the window when my father moved around 36 on the front grass land. “What are you doing out there?”I called to him. He looked up, smil ing. “I’m making you a 37 .”Knowing my father well, I thought it could be just about anything. As a jobber(个体手艺人), he was always building things out of some little things, so I soon 38 his words.Until one raw day of the following March, I glanced out of the window, little piles of dirty snow still stubbornly littering the grass land. Would winter never end? Suddenly, a dot of pink amazingly came out of a drift in the yard. Was it a dream image? I 39 my coat and headed outside for a closer look.Across the muddy grass and melting snow, I stopped and 40 the grass land. They were crocuses(番红花), distributed throughout the front lawn. Blue, yellow and my favorite pink-little faces were waving in the 41 wind. I smiled, remembering the bulbs (球茎)my father had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the dark and dull winter always got me down. How blessed I was, not only for the 42 , but for him.The crocuses bloomed each spring for the following years, bringing to me that same thought every time they arrived: Hard times are to be over. 43 and light is coming soon. However, a spring came with only half the usual blooms and none from then on. I felt down again.Many years passed by and I 44 the crocuses very much. And every time I passed the grass land, I would have a glance at it. Then, on a pale spring afternoon this year, while I was turning my 45 into my driveway, suddenly a dot of pink attracted me. Was it a crocus? I couldn’t believe it because they had not blossomed in the past ten years? But there was really one pink crocus, 46 waving in the wind. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my 47 for a lifetime. As a result, I no longer felt down in the following winter days.36. A. secretly B. carefully C. quickly D. confidently37. A. challenge B. chance C. difference D. surprise38. A. broke B. remembered C. forgot D. understood39. A. threw B. seized C. folded D. removed40. A. glared at B. laughed at C. pointed at D. stared at41. A. bitter B. light C. gentle D. strong42. A. snow B. trees C. flowers D. grass43. A. Watch out B. Hold on C. Give up D. Break in44. A. overlooked B. enjoyed C. observed D. missed45. A. plane B. boat C. car D. train46. A. bravely B. sadly C. shyly D. happily47. A. courage B. faith C. strength D. devotion SECTION CDirections: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits thecontext.My first day at school has left so deep an impression on me that I’ll never forget it. 48 had I rushed into the classroom when the bell rang. A young beautiful but serious woman teacher came in. “You are not permitted to interrupt me in the course of class unless...”. She was speaking 49 I heard a voice “Lily, Lily”from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there, with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn’t realize that I was bare feet 50 then. I shook my head, meaning “Don’t wait here any 51 . Leave quickly.”As I did so, I still fixed my eyes on the teacher， 52 wanting her to take notice of me, 53 she did. She went out to get the socks. I was so nervous that my shaking hands couldn't get 54 onto my feet easily.Just then I heard my name called and a voice, “Can you count the numbers from one to one hundred?” the teacher said. I nodded and did very well. Finally she said, “Be seated, please. Study hard.” I Looked up at her and found 55 smile on her face. I felt relaxed at last. My first day at school has stayed in my memory as something embarrassing but sweet.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSIONDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AI was a medical student. To gather data for my paper, I started visiting patients at Dr Sardjito Hospital, where I would review the medical records of patients and then interview them.One evening, I was in a ward, desperately “hunting” for the final three patientsI needed to complete my study. Holding a patient questionnaire, I walked towards a room. A patient called Ms A was lying in bed, clearly still weak. There were no relatives or friends with her. Even the bed beside her was empty. I sat down on a chair next to her bed, and in a low voice I introduced myself and asked if I could gather some additional information from her. She agreed. After I finished, I prepared to leave. Before I could stand up, Ms A said, “ I haven’t seen you here before, doctor. Are you new?” “Not really, Madam. It’s just that I don’t come here every day,” I replied. Ms A started talking about herself. She shared her difficulties and sufferings, talked about her husband, who was killed in a car accident, and that she struggled to earn money. All I did was nod my head as a way of showing my sympathy. Without realizing it, I had begun holding Ms A’s hand. Finally, Ms A stopped talking. “I’m very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problem, but I feel relieved now. I had no one to pour out my problems to.” Tears fell from the corner of her eyes. Finally, I knew what to say. “It’s OK, Madam. It’s part of my duty.”I stood up and waved goodbye. A few days later, when I returned to the ward, I discovered Ms A had left the hospital as her condition had improved.Ms A taught me the most important lessons a doctor can learn. Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine. They just need someone with the patience and willingnessto lend an ear and spare a little of their time.56. Why did the author interview the patients at Dr Sardjito Hospital?A. Because it was the duty as a medical student.B. Because she needed medical information for her paper.C. Because she was going to get a good position there soon.D. Because she wanted to learn about the suffering of patients.57. From Paragraph 2 we can infer that Ms A was feeling________.A. relaxedB. annoyedC. nervousD. lonely58. What do we know about Ms A from the passage?A. She had lost her husband and kidsB. She got hurt in a traffic accidentC. she was living in a tough conditionD. she didn’t get on well with others59. Ms A tended to think that _________.A. The author was kind and patient enough to share her sufferingsB. Other doctors treated her in a cold wayC. She shouldn’t talk about her difficulties to doctorsD. Doctors ought to learn how to cure her psychological problems60. What conclusion did the author draw after interviewing Ms A?A. A doctor must learn how to treat each patient equally.B. Her psychological treatment made Ms A recover quickly.C. Listening is sometimes the best thing a doctor can do for a patient.D. It is the doctors’ duty to receive whatever patients say.BIt must be something that many American companies hold a baby contest. Of course, babies are wonderful, and many parents would be the first to agree. Companies really bring in much money.Walgreens Baby contestIf you play the new Baby Milestones Challenge Contest by BabyCenter & Walgreens, you could win $1,000 in Walgreens & Gift Cards and Certificates. You can play the instant winner if you get a $ 25 Walgreen’s gift card, b ut you also have to write down your email address and receive all their sales and other information for the contest.Kids and BabiesKids and Babies are accepting entries for May 2013 Free Photo Contest. Baby Photo Galley with theme albums and age group albums is moved to the new website Cute Baby Gallery. Check Kidsand for their Baby Photo Contest blog’s latest update. The Grand prize is $ 25,000. The catch: Winners are decided by the visitors coming to the site and voting for their favorite babies, so you have to advertise their site for them. has a website only for their members, but if you are into baby photos, it is well worth surfing. You could receive offers on free samples, money-saving coupons (优惠券), and chances to win the latest contests.AvonAvon is another company that has a baby photo contest this spring. Avon is advertising their newest collection. It is Avon’s only collection for the photos of babies. Babies’ age: newborn to 2 years. Just go to an d upload your recent baby’s photos. T he first place baby will be featured in a Tiny Tillia Storybooks and win a $ 5,000 U.S. Savings Bond. Ten beautiful girls will win $ 300 worth of Tiny Tillia products.The tip is to run a search engine for all the latest contests going on and start entering them today. You could be lucky and win enough to put your baby through college! Have fun!61. In the author's opinion, companies’ action of holding a baby contest .A. is not reasonable at allB. is funny and interestingC. attracts parents' attentionD. can cost a company much money62. What is the basic condition for you to play the instant winner in Walgreens & ?A. Getting a gift cardB. Getting a certificateC. Winning 1,000 dollarsD. Receiving information for the contest63. If you want your baby to win the 2013 Free Photo Contest, you will _______.A. have to spend $ 25,000B. take your baby to the gallery in MayC. upload more photos of your babyD. have to help to advertise their site64. What can we learn from this passage?A. Free Photo Contest will be held in March, 2013．B. Avon is a website that will hold a baby photo contest．C. Parents. com accepts the photos of all kinds of people' babies．D. Parents can upload their one-year-old baby’s photos to TinyTillia. com．65. In the last paragraph, the author advises parents to _________ .A. try their best to take good care of their babyB. enter the contests as soon as possibleC. encourage their kids to go to college when they grow upD. find more tips for winning the contestsCResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in ST. Louis have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse ear, providing clues to deafness.In humans, this gene is known as FGF20. “When we inactivated(阻止活动) FGF20, we saw they were alive and healthy,” says senior author David M. Ornitz, Professor of Developmental Biology. “But then we figured out that they had absolutely no ability to hear.”The results show that disabling the gene causes a loss of outer hair cell, a special type of sensory cell in the ear responsible for amplifying(扩大) sound. While about two-thirds of the outer hair cells were missing in mice without FGF20, the number of inner hair cells, the cells responsible for transmitting the amplified signals to the brain, appeared normal.“This is the first evidence that inner and outer hair cells develop independently of one another,” says first author Sung-Ho, PhD, research associate. “This is important because most age-related deafness and hearing loss caused by noise are due to the loss of outer hair cells.”As such, Ornitz and Huh believe that FGF20 signaling will be a required step toward the goal of regenerating outer hair cells in mammals, incapable of hearing restoration.The FGF20 gene stands for one member of a family of proteins known as fibroblast (纤维组织母细胞) growth factors. In general, members of this family are known to play important and broad roles in embryonic(胚胎的) development, tissue maintenance and wound healing.Ornitz and his colleagues found that FGF20 signaling must occur on or before day 14 of the embryo’s development to produce a normal inner ear. Even if FGF20 signaling occurred on day 15 or later, the inner ear still did not develop properly.“In mice, the cells that can become outer hair cells must be exposed to the FGF20 protein at an early stage,”Ornitz says. “After embryonic day 14, it doesn’t matter if they see the protein. It’s too later for them to become outer hair cells.”66. After FGF20 was inactivated in mice, they __________.A. were not able to walk any moreB. did n’t appear abnormal immediatelyC. died without any symptoms soonD. saw an increase of outer hair cells67. According to the study, inner hair cells __________.A. are not affected by the absence of FGF20B. are responsible for regenerating soundC. will be missing if there isn’t FGF20D. have only been found in mice so far.68. The underlined word “regenerating” in Para. 5 can be replaced by“________”A. reducingB. fighting B. preventing D. reproducing69. What can we learn from the passage?A. Mammals are capable of restoring hearing themselves.B. Age-related deafness may be cured with FGF20 signaling.C. Most deafness among people is caused by the loss of inner hair cells.D. To generate outer hair cells, cells must meet the FGF20 protein on day 14.70. What is the passage mainly about?A. Why people become deaf.B. How to cure deafness.C. A new discovery about the gene PGF20.D. How the ear works.PART FOUR WRITINGSECTION ADirections: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram/Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.We all know eating out can be a lot of fun. There’s the experience of having someone wait on your every need, the social aspect of being in a restaurant with friends and, of course, the great benefit of the lack of in-home cleanup.We all also know eating out can be expensive, and I’m pretty sure college isn’t the most financially successful time in a normal person’s life. That’s why eating at home for a majority of meals really is the only option for many college students. Eating at home doesn’t have to be dull, boring, or difficult. It can and should be an energetic, creative experience that transforms the way you look at food. When you cook for yourself, you know exactly how your pasta（意大利面） is going to turn out. You know where the greens in y our salad come from. You know the olive oil you’re using really comes from olives that are pressed for the first time. Use eating at home as an opportunity to learn and develop your kitchen skills. I promise you they will remain useful and rewarding for the rest of your life.Another important concept is to keep in mind that when it comes to shopping for food—less quantity, more quality. Buy base ingredients that are fresh, as local as possible and beautiful, and anything you cook will improve greatly. I promise you will be just as satisfied by eating a little bit less of something with a lot more quality.I am not saying eating out is a bad thing. But I insist there are many more places that are not worth your cash. Put a little more effort into cooking for yourself at home and you will gain experience and appreciation for the world of food.Title : Eating out or at home?I. Eating out: 71 but expensive★having someone wait 72★being in a restaurant 73★Freeing people from in-home cleanup.★Meeting financial problems because of 74II. Eating at home: to be creative and rewarding★Providing an experience to change your view on how you 75 — the way of the pasta turning out, the greens in salad 76 and the truth of olives being pressed for olive oil★ 77 skills in the kitchen★Being satisfied by eating a little less quantity with 78III. 79★ 80 and you will gain experience and appreciation for the food world SECTION BDirections: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answerson your answer sheet.I still remember the days when I was a youthful student in an engineering school.I lived a casual life, without caring about the future. I smoked, drank with friends and made girl friends. Little did I realize that casualness would certainly lead to loss.Two years had passed and I was staring down a report card that highlighted FALL in more than half the subjects. I didn’t care, at least not until my dad found about it. You see, I studied In India and unlike the United States where the students are expected to finance their own education, my dad financed me.Then came the day when my dad found out my habit of smoking. He lost his temper but he just told me, “Son, your allowance is cut in half from this moment on”. It hit me like a roundhouse kick.(回旋踢) from Bruce Lee. I was shocked out of my bones.I couldn’t comprehend how to pay off the debts that I had accumulated in college.I owed everybody money: the grocery store, the bars, the restaurants, my friends, etc. I was living a life filled with credit.When I went back to college, I knew that if I don’t change the way I live my life I won’t be able to pay everybody off. So I decided to make some changes. I quit smoking, cut off from my friends who led me down the wrong the road, starting hanging out in libraries and reading my engineering books.One year later, I went from a miserable failure to a magna cum laude(优等成绩). Life was never the same again. This incident made me know that anything is possible if you take action and do something about it, however small or large. Even today it still motivates me when I feel that I’m about to lose or give up. It reminds me that I can do it.81. What kind of life did the author live in the engineering school? (No more than 12 words)82. When did the author begin to care about the serious situation? (No more than 14 words)83. How did his father deal with his son’s problem? (No more than 8 words)84. What did the author learn from this incident? (No more than 12 words)SECTION CDirections: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.请你以“My recipe (秘方) for success”为题，写一篇120词左右的短文。