高三英語考前模擬考試試題

福建省廈門高三英語考前模擬考試試題

第I卷（滿分115分）

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace-based

collegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofind

thebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.ButwhatJstakingus

solong?

Asearlyas1997,MIT（麻省理工）decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylectures

online,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwho

masteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?

Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonline

educationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.Thosewhogotothe

MITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butit'snot

likeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,

thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboring

onlinevideos.

Therealquestioniswhywearen,tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronline

educationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?Thinkaboutthis.Themarket

forHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Educationintheworld

isatri11ion-dollar-a-yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.

Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100million

dollars.

BillGates'predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Butit

willonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthat

engageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.

21.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?

A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures

B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities

C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful

D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ardent“inParagraph3mean?

A.CreativeB.EnthusiasticC.Well-behavedD.

Experienced

23.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?

A.Thelackoflecturesavailableonline

B.Thehighcostofaccesstothewebsites

C.Thelowstandardofeducationalwebsites

D.Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames

24.WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?

A.ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmovies

B.Toprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainment

C.Toarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontent

D.Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites

B

Imaginethatyou,relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounotice

ane-mailfromLinkedln:"Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidatelikeyou!”You

arenJtnecessarilysearchingforajob,butyou'realwaysopentoopportunities,

sooutofcuriosity,youclickonthelink.Afewminuteslateryourbossappears

atyourdesk.<<We,venoticedthatyou'respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlately,

soIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou,rehappyhere,“

shesays.Uh-oh.

It'sanawkwardscene.Attrition（損耗）hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompanies,

butinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising,owingtotight

labormarkets.Thuscompaniesaremakinggreatereffortstopredictwhichworkers

areathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Methodsrange

fromelectronicmonitortosophisticatedanalysesofemployees?socialmedialives.

Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneral,people

leavetheirjobsbecausetheydon,tliketheirboss,don,tseeopportunitiesfor

promotionorgrowth,orareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteady

foryears.

NewresearchconductedbyCEB,aWashington-basedtechnologycompany,looksnot

justatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen."We'velearnedthatwhatreallyaffects

peopleistheirsenseofhowthey'redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeer

group,orwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlife,says

BrianKropp,whoheadsCEB,sHRpractice."We'velearnedtofocusonmomentsthat

allowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.”

Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingthe

exit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphonesare

spendingtimeon(orevenjustopeninge-mailsfrom)careerwebsites,andresearch

showsthatmorefirmsarepayingattentiontothesethings.Largecompanieshave

alsobeguntrackingbadgeswipesG劉覽/食跡)employeesJuseofanIDtoenter

andexitthebuildingortheparkinggarage---toidentifypatternsthatsuggesta

workermaybeinterviewingforajob.

25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferLinkedlnis.

A.ane-mailB.ajobfromthe

Internet

C.aprofessionalsocialnetworkD.aworld-famous

company

26.What'sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.Thecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising

B.Companiesarestricterwithworkersthanbefore

C.Measureshavebeentakentofindthepotentialworkerswhowanttoquit

D.Findingnewjobshasbeenatrendformostworkers

27.AccordingtotheresearchbyCEB,whichofthefollowingmightbethemostprobable

reasonforworkerstoquittheirjobs?

A.Theydon,tliketheirbosses

B.Workersarealwaysdoingcomparisons

C.Notseeingopportunitiesforpromotion

D.Tofindahigher-paidjob

C

AEuropeanUnionprogramislettingblindpeopleexperiencefamouspaintings

forthefirsttime.Itusesthreedimensional(3-D)printingtore-createfamous

paintingssotheycanbetouched.

OnepaintingprintedwiththenewtechnologyisGustavKlimt's"TheKiss.”

ItisapopularattractionattheBelvedereMuseuminVienna,Austria.Thepainting

showsamanandawomanstandinginafieldfilledwithflowers.Theyarewearing

goldrobesandhavetheirarmsaroundeachother.Themanleansdowntokissthe

woman.

Klimtfinishedthepaintingin1908.Untilnow,peoplewhohadtroubleseeing

couldnotappreciatetheartwork.Butthankstothereproductiontheycantouchthe

pieceandfeeltheridgesanddepressions.AndreasReichingerstartedmaking3-D

versionsofartworkin.Hesaidthisreproductionwashismostdifficultproject

becausethecouple'srobesaresodetailed.

DominikaRaditschisablindmuseumvisitor.Shetouchedthereproduction.As

shemovedherhandsarounditshesaid,“Exactly,canyouseethese?Thereareso

manydetails."Raditschsaidshecanimaginewhattheoriginalpaintinglookslike

whenshetouchesthereproduction."It'ssomehowround.Youcanfeelit.Youcan

feelit.Itcomeswithit.Andinmanyplacesit'ssosmooth.AndthenIthinkto

myself:itprobablyshinestoo!”Raditschsaid.

TheBelvedereisnottheonlymuseumtohave3-Dversionsofitsartwork.Some

ofthepiecesatthePrado,inMadrid,Spain,havereproductionsthatcanbetouched.

ButthepieceinViennahasonespecialpart:Itismadewithwidelyavailable3-D

printingtechnology.Thatmeansoneday,blindartfansanywhereintheworldcould

downloadthesourcefilesandprintthereproductionsthemselves.

28.Whatis”Thekiss”?

A.AEuropeanUnionprojectB.Apopularpainting

C.A3-DtechnologyD.Afamousmuseum

29.WhydidReichingersaythisreproductionwasdifficulttofinish?

A.Thepaintingwasreproduceddetailedly

B.Theoriginalartworkwasmadein1908

C.Blindartfanscan,tdownloadthesource

D.The3-Dtechnologyisnotavailable

30.HowdidRaditschfeelwhenshefirsttouchedthereproduction?

A.AwkwardB.PuzzledC.ExcitedD.

Nervous

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AEuropeanUnionProgramforMuseumVisitors

B.3-DPrintingLetsBlindExperienceFamousPainting

C.HowtoReproducetheWorld-famousPaintings

D.ASpecialMuseumforArtFansinVienna,Austria

D

ChinaMerchantsBankCoLtdhasteamedupwithride-hailingmajorDidiKuaidi

toprovideautomobilefinancingandexpanditsreachinChina'sboomingmobile

paymentindustry.

Thetwohaveinkedacomprehensivepartnership,whichincludesastrategic

investmentbytheformerinthelatter.Underthepartnership,CMBwillbecomethe

firstbricks-and-mortarbankthatcanofferin-appcreditcardpaymentstoDidiusers.

Atpresent,usersofDidicanonlychoosethird-partypaymentsolutionslikeWeChat

PaymentandAlipaytopaycabfares.

ZhaoJu,vice-presidentofCMB,saidthecooperationwithDidiwasanimportant

stepinitsmobileInternetfinancestrategy."CMB'smobilepaymentisgoingto

enteranewchapterbyleveragingDidiKuaidi'svastuserbase,“hesaid.

AccordingtoareportbyChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenterearlierthis

month,Didiholds87.2percentofChina'sprivatecarhailingmarket.Thecompany

saidithasreceived1.43billioncar-hailingrequestsonitsplatformsin,which

means1.43bi1lionpaymentsweremadeviasmartphones.

CMBisexpectedtouseDiditoreachthecoreusersofChina'smobilepayment

market.JeanLiu,presidentofDidi,saidmanyoftheexpatspreferpaymentbycredit

cardratherthanAlipayorWeChat."Thenewpartnershipwillhelpimproveservice

qualityandcustomerloyalty,“shesaid.TheinvestmentmakesCMBpartofDidi's

existinginvestors,includingTencentHoldingsLtd,AlibabaGroupHoldingLtdand

ChinaInvestmentCorporation.Bothofthecompaniesdeclinedtorevealtheactual

amountoftheinvestment.

Liu,whoshoweduponTuesdayforthefirsttimeinpublicafterhertreatment

forbreastcancer,saidthecooperationwithCMBisforthelongrunand"thecapital

investmentisonlypartofit”.

Underthepartnership,CMBandDidiwillcooperateonawiderangeofinitiatives

onfinancialservicesandonline-to-offlinecooperation.Apartfromthein-app

creditcardpayments,thetwocompaniesaregoingtolaunchjointcreditcardsin

lateFebruaryandautomobilefinancingservicesforDidi'scarowners.CMB,s

branchesacrossChinaareexpectedtohelpDidirecruitmoredrivers.

“Thereisalotofroomforimaginationinourpartnership,“Lisaid,adding

infuturepeoplemayusetheirCMBcreditcardrewardpointstopayfortheride

onDidi.

LiChao,ananalystwithiResearchConsultingGroup,saidthepartnershipmay

notsignificantlyboostCMB'smobilepaymentbusiness."Didihaseducatedthe

marketforthreeyearsanditscustomershaveformedthehabitofpayingbyWeChat

orAlipay.SoIthinkCMBcanonlyturnaverysmartproportionofDidiusersinto

itspaymentcustomer,“hesaid."ButthemoveshowsthatChina'straditional

bankingindustryisfinallythinkingoutoftheboxandlookingforoutsidepartners

inInternetfinancecompetition,“hesaid.

StatisticsfromBig-DataResearchshowedthatmorethan90percentofChina'

9.3trillionyuan($1.41trillion)worthofthirdpartymobilepaymentmarketis

donatedbyAlibabaandTencent.

32.WhichofthefollowingisnotthepurposeofCMB'scooperationwithDidi.

A.CMBisexpectedtouseDiditoreachthecoreusersofChina'smobilepayment

market

B.ThroughthecooperationwithDidi,CMBwillhelpimproveservicequalityand

customerloyalty

C.CMBwilllaunchjointcreditcardswithDiditoexpanditsservice

D.CMBwillturnaverylargeproportionofDidiusersintoitspaymentcustomer

33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.CMB'smobilepaymentisgoingtoenteranewchapter

B.China,straditionalbankingindustryisfacingfierceInternetfinance

competition

C.CMBandDidiwillhaveaonline-to-off1inecooperation

D.ThemajorityofDidiuserswillpaybyCMBin-appcreditcard

34.What'sLiChao'attitudetowardsthepartnershipbetweenCMBandDidi?

A.cautiousB.positiveC.indifferent

D.disapproving

35.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.CMBdevelopspartnershipwithDidiKuaidi

B.CMBislookingforoutsidepartnersinInternetfinancecompetition

C.DidiKuaidiisgoingtoenteranewchapter

D.AlibabaandTencentdominatethemobilepaymentmarket

第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

MasterYourDeadlines

Thestrugglebeginsinhighschool,sometimesearlier.Deadlines,andlotsof

them,starttopileup.Atcollege,thepressuresometimesleadstolast-minuterush

anunsatisfactorywork.Atwork,failingtomeetdeadlinescaneasilygetyoufired.

36Hereareafewbestpractices.

,Assigndeadlinestowhatmatters.

Ifthetaskisn'tofhighimportance,don,tsetaspecificdeadline.Inthis

way,youareabletokeepitonyourradarforawhilewithout,feelingpressured.

37Thiswillprovidejustenoughpressuretoensureyougetitdone.

■38.

Setapersonaldeadlineforyourselfadayortwobeforetheactualdeadline

39Ifyou,reworkingwithagroupofpeople,addinevenmoretimetoaccount

forpotentialfollow-upsandtheneedforapprovals.

"Keepcommunicating.

40Thismeanslettingothersknowwhensomethingistakinglongerthan

expected,whenadeliverydidn,tcomein,whenaclientisnotprovidingthe

necessaryinformation,etc.Althoughitmayfeelembarrassingtoadmitthat

somethingisnotonschedule,beinghonestismuchbetterforrelievingyourstress.

A.Planforflexiblehours

B.Finishyourprojectasearlyaspossible

C.Butifanactivityisurgent,setadeadlineimmediately

D.Inthisway,you'11neverhavetostayuplateandfeelstressed

E.Buthandledproperly,deadlinescanactuallyimproveproductivity

F.Wheneveryoufeelchallengedtofinishworkontime,communicate

G.Soifanythingtakeslongerthanexpected,youcanstillwrapitupandsubmit

itontime

第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，共30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白

處的最佳選項。

TheotherdayIwasofferedtwoticketstoaspecialpreviewofthelatestmovie

forfree.Iwasn,tinterested,41Iknewmytwoboyswouldbe.

Thatevening,wewereabit42fortime.Soinsteadofhavingdinnerathome,

wehadfastfoodnearthemovietheaterOscar.Therewentthe43ofeightmovie

tickets.

ThenImetupwithafriendandwesataround44forawhile,andanother

movieticketwentintoacupofcoffee.Afterthat,wefiguredwemightaswell_45

arounduntilthemovieendedtopickuptheboys.Tohelp46thetime,Ibought

snacks.However,the47wentforanhourlongerthanexpected.Towatchthefree

movie,wealwayshaveto48anhourofads.

Oh,didI49parkingandfightingmywaythroughthe50togettothe

righttheater?Icouldhavesentthe51toamovietheaterinwalkingdistance

andhadenough52leftovertowatchtenmoremovies!

NexttimeI'mofferedsomethingfree,I'1153refuseit.

Ishouldhaveknownbetter.54in2004,Ibuiltmyownbusiness.Oneofmy

marketingstrategiesisthatIoftenofferfreegifts.Isaid“probably“because

“free"isjustthemostirresistible55inyourmarketinglanguage.Andit

always56.

Ifyoudon,tbelieveme,nexttimewhenyoudoapromotion,57thistest:

onewithandonewithoutthefree58.Youwillbeamazedbyhowmanypeoplewill

59Fmndredsofdollarstogetsomethingfor_60!

41.A.forB.orC.soD.

but

42.A.gratefulB.preparedC.rushed

D.crazy

43.A.timeB.priceC.chance

D.length

44.A.singingB.judgingC.bargaining

D.chatting

45.A.wanderB.turnC.lookD.

gather

46.A.saveB.wasteC.record

D.kill

47.A.meetingB.movieC.walk

D.coffee

48.A.breakdownB.sitthroughC.cutdown

D.lookthrough

49.A.forgetB.continueC.mentionD.

stop

50.A.raceB.parkC.gateD.

traffic

51.A.employeesB.customersC.boysD.

friends

52.A.foodB.patienceC.roomD.

money

53.A.probablyB.angrilyC.definitely

D.repeatedly

54.A.EndingB.WritingC.Reporting

D.Starting

55.A.wordB.reasonC.letter

D.desire

56.A.failsB.cheatsC.works

D.loses

57.A.tryB.studyC.face

D.attend

58.A.helpB.giftC.adviceD.

market

59.A.gainB.bankC.receiveD.pay

60.AsomethingB.everythingC.nothingD.

anything

第H卷

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热?1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

FelicityMiller,a32-year-oldBritishwoman,61hasaChinesehusband,

stillremembersthe62(excite)whenshefirstlearnedtousethe“redpacket”

functiononWeChatin.ShesentandgrabbedsomeredpacketsinherChinesefamily's

group.Theruleinherfamilywasthatthepersonwhograbbedthe63(high)amount

sentthenext.Attractedbytheuniquewayofcommunicating,manyforeigners64

(join)insendingandgrabbingredpacketssofar.Usually,themoneyineachpacket

israndom.Thustheamountofmoneyonecangrab65(large)dependsonhisor

herluck,from0.01yuantolessthan200yuan.Manyforeignersgetmorefamiliar

66Chineseculturethrough“redpackets”.Twoyearsago,whenFelicityMiller

wassent5.20or8.88yuanredpackets,shehadnoclueaboutthe67(hide)

meanings.Now,shehasknownaboutthem.However,thepopularityofvirtualred

packetsdoesn'tstoppeoplesendingpaperredpackets68(contain)realcash

duringtheSpringFestival.It69(call)luckymoney.InChinesetradition,

peopletakeluckymoneyforchildrenas70blessing.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共

有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

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