第二部分 阅读理解（共两节,每小题2分，满分40分） A
World’s Wonderful Libraries
How cool can libraries be in an era of iPods and Kindles More than you think．Only if you know where to go. Central Library
The Central Library in Seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking tours. It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua Ramus. Tours began in 2006, two years after its opening.
The library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events throughout the year. Open: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m-8 p.m, Friday-Saturday 10 a.m-6 p.m, Sunday noon-6 p.m Trinity College Library
The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I.
Not only is the exterior impressive, it boasts the largest single chamber library in the world, also known as the Long Room, which contains more than 200,000 of the library's oldest books. Various exhibitions and tour are available; admission 9(US 12)
Open: Monday-Wednesday 9:30 a.m -5 p.m, Thursday 9:30 a.m -9 p.m, Saturday 9:30 a.m -1 p.m, Sunday closed. Bibliotheca Alexamdrina
The Bibliotheca Alexamdrina is the revival(复兴) of the ancient Royal Library of Alexandria, which was the largest and most influential library in the Greek world. It was built by Alexander the Great some 2, 300 years ago.
The new library was reborn in 2002 on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea after 10 years of designing, planning and construction.
Along with the standard libraries, there are four museums covering science, Arabic Calligraphy, the history of printing and the Greek art.
Open: Saturday-Thursday 9 a.m- 4 p.m. Stuttgart City Library
The Stuttgart City Library is controversial. Some say it’s innovative, while others say it doesn’t match its environment.
Nevertheless, the library is one of the most interesting buildings in Germany. The design of the cubic facility wasinfluenced by the ancient Pantheon in Rome. It serves as a multi-story meeting space that draws natural sunlight through the roof. Open: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m--9 p.m
21.Which of the following libraries are open on Friday?
A.Central Library and Bibliotheca AlexandrinaB.Stuttgart City Library and Central Library
C.Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Trinity College LibraryD.Trinity College Library and Stuttgart City Library 22. Suppose you are visiting Trinity College Library, you can enjoy ________ there.
A. free exhibitionsB. the oldest Greek art C. reading the world’s oldest booksD. reading in the Long Room 23.What is special about the Bibliotheca Alexandrina?
A. It took 10 years to rebuildB. It is the most influential library in the world
C. It has four museums covering all sorts of artD. It used to be an ancient royal British library B
Annie slept in the front of the seat with her father drove through the darkness. ”We’re almost there!” Dad announced cheerfully. “Soon well be observing and counting owls at the state park.” Yawning, Annie nodded and smiled. The time was 4:30 a.m. Looking out into the darkness, Annie remembered learning in school that most owls are active at night, when they hunt for food. During the day they sleep in hard-to-find spots.
“Dad, why do you need to count owls?” she asked. “It’s important for the scientists to have current information about bird populations,” he explained. “We want to know which birds have decreased in number and whether any new kinds of birds are coming into a certain area. You and I will write down the kinds of birds that we see today and keep a record of how many times we see each kind. The we’ll send out a report to a scientific organization that is collecting about birds from
people all over the county.”
Dad pulled into the parking lot of the state park. Then, with flashing in hand, they began their hike into the woods. Annie zipped up her coat and tried to keep from trembling. She had not expected the morning to be so frigid. Luckily her gloves were in her pocket.
Suddenly Annie’s father stooped and gestured for her to be still. Obeying, Annie did not take another step. She thought she heard a low crying up head. “That’s certainly a screech owl,” her father whispered. “Let’s get a look at it.” After looking more closely, Annie could see that it was a small owl. Sensing danger, the owl narrowed its eyes and pulled its feathers tightly against its body. Annie carefully wrote down in her notebook that they had seen a screech owl.
Walking a little farther, they came to a tall oak tree. “This looks like a perfect spot to attract owls,” Dad said. “I’m going to play a recording of common call of the barred owl. Maybe we can get one to answer.’ Annie could hardly believe her ear. The recorded all sounded as if the bird were asking, “who cooks for you?” Moments later Annie thought she heard a return call in distance. She held her breath and waited. Suddenly a huge bird landed very quietly on a branch above them. Annie had long forgotten how cold it was. She stood in wonder, shining her flashlight on the bird and studying it carefully. The barred owl was nearly tow feet tall. Gray feathers surrounded its dark eyes. The bird did not matter. Annie would never forge the image of the powerful barred owl.
24. Annie and her father went to the state park to _________.
A. catch owls B. collect information about owlsC. record the call of owlsD. carry out an experiment on owls 25. With the help of ________, Annie could study the barren owl carefully. A. scientistsB. moonlightC. flashlightD. a recorder 26. How did Annie feel when she saw the barren owl? A. BoredB. RelaxedC. FrightenedD. Amazed 27. What would be the best title?
A. The Owl CountB. A Study on OwlsC. Observation of BirdsD. A Cheerful Early Morning C
There is a growing number of kidults---or adults who wear the mask of maturity but prefer to pander(迎合) to their inner child.
They feel ill equipped for parenthood, because they don’t see what values or lessons they could honestly pass on to their young, besides self-centeredness and a passion for the good things in life. They are trying to live by not acting their age. As Ms Jane put it in her letter: I am married, in my late 20s and enjoy a lifestyle other married graduate couples enjoy: winning and 2016dining, tasteful clothes, travel and a career. Why give up all these for a baby?
It is reported that when asked whether they were adults, most people in their 20s answered they were not sure. This reflected a global economy in which people chased more papers to get better jobs that would comfortably support middle class living.
Being a kidult is not all about being selfish, though. With the untold uncertainties of war, fluctuating(波动)markets, disease and terrorism, many see this world as a poor place to live in—let alone bring kids up in. This seems especially so in urban living. All anyone wants after a long, hard day at work is some peace and quiet.
My classmate, Jenny, mused(沉思)recently how our friends living in small Malaysian towns were onto their second or third kids. Maybe they just loved having children around. Or maybe, in their own way, they wanted to leave the world a better place than they found it.
That’s how you, I and everyone know we have the chance to breathe air, touch grass and see sky. I think out parents understand that just being alive is an experience worth passing on. 28. What is a kidult in the writer’s opinion?
A. A person who doesn’t have a childB. An adult who actually has a psychology of a child
C. A child who doesn’t want to grow upD. A person who doesn’t know that what values he has 29. What does the underlined word “paper” in Para. 4 mean? A. moneyB. reputationC.qualificationD. power
30. The author explains the kidult phenomenon by ________.
A. presenting research findings B. making comparisonC. showing her own experienceD. using examples 31. We can learn from the text that kidults________.
A. know little what they can pass on to their children B. are sure of their abilities for good life C. living in urban can enjoy more peaceD. living in small towns know well what they’re living for D
At Dulles High school in Sugar Land, Texas, the roster(候选名单)for Advanced Chinese begins with Jason Chao and ends with Kathy Zhang. In between comes an unexpected name: Elizabeth Hoffman. Hoffman, now a 12th grader, began learning Chinese in the eighth grade, has spent a summer studying in Nanjing and plans to perfect her Mandarin next fall. When asked by her peers---why she is learning Chinese, she responds with a question: “why aren’t you?”
As China rushes toward superpower status, America’s schools and government officials are responding to Hoffman’s opinion. Earlier this year Rush Holt of New Jersey introduced legislation(立法)calling for increased money of programs for less commonly taught languages, “For reasons of economics, culture and security, we should have much better facilities(设备)with Chinese languages and dialects,” he said. The State Department has pointed out Chinese is becoming a “critical language”, but the most recent data show that only 24,000 students in Grade 7 to Grade 12 study Chinese.
Still, the number is growing. In Chicago public schools, enrollment in Chinese classes has skyrocked from 5000 students in 2005 to nearly 35,000 students this year. In the Santa Clara County, California, enrollment has quadrupled during the same period. In 2007, when the College Board first introduces advanced-placement language exams in Chinese and Italian, 2,400 high school plan to offer AP Chinese---10 times the number of students that plan to offer AP Italian.
Much of the interest can be explained by China’s increasing competitiveness. “People are always trying to judge what languages are going to be useful for the future,” says Marty Abbot, the director of education at the National Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Stephanie Wong, a student At Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California, chose Chinese so that she could speak with her grandfather. Wong also predicted that Chinese will be important if she becomes a doctor. 80 percent of people in her hometown are Asians. 32. What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?
A. Dulles High School offers a Chinese courseB. Jason and Kathy are the top students at Dulles School
C. Elizabeth Hoffman suggests her school offer a Chinese courseD. Elizabeth Hoffman takes the lead in learning Chinese 33. According to the text, Chinese is becoming a “critical language” because ______.
A. American government has pointed it outB. Rush Holt introduced legislation calling for opening Chinese C. China rushes toward superpower statusD. many students in the world choose to learn Chinese 34._______ arouses America’s schools interest in Chinese.
A. The fact that Chinese is becoming a “critical language”B. China’s increasing competitiveness in the world C. The beautiful Chinese traditional cultureD. The population of people speaking Chinese 35. We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. more money will be spent on facilities with Chinese languages B. in America, more people speak Italian than Chinese
C. the number of enrollment in Chinese classes will be increasing forever D. if a language is useful for the future it may become a critical language
America’s holiday shopping season started on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. 36 Shoppers make the most money this time of year, about 20 percent to 30 percent of all revenue all year. About 136 million people shopped during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
37 In an era of instant information, shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals. Nearly 80 percent of this year’s holiday shoppers, or about 183.8 million people, shopped on Cyber Monday. 38 Online spending on Black Friday rose 15 percent to hit $2.7 billion thisyear. Cyber Monday spending increased 12 percent to $3 billion. NBC News reported that for many, shopping online was a more comfortable alternative than crowded malls.
The shift to online shopping has had a big impact on solid shopping malls. Since 2010, more than 24 shopping malls have closed and an additional 60 are struggling.Fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed. However, the business in malls is thriving again, it adds. According to a survey, 94.2percent of malls were full with shops by the end of 2014. 39 The average American consumer will spend about $805 on gifts. That’s about $630.5 billion between November and December – an increase of 3.7 percent from last year.
40 That goes to China’s Singles’ Day, celebrated on November 11, which posted record sales of $14.3 billion in 2015.
A．More and more people shop online nowadays. B．That is the highest level in 27 years. C．It is the busiest shopping day of the year.
D．One-in-five Americans used a tablet or smart-phone. E．The traditional mall industry can hardly survive.
F．Cyber Monday falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
G．Nonetheless, Cyber Monday is not the biggest online shopping day in the world. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
When Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up.
Jean's father was a crop duster 41 in the little farming community where Jean was raised. She was totally 42 by airplanes and flying. She 43 her heart into her report. However, her paper came back with an \"F\" on it. The teacher said it was a \"fairy tale\" and it 44 come true. Jean was beaten down by the 45 .
Several years went by, Jean was in her 46 year of high school.One day her English teacher, Mrs. Slaton, gave the class a 47 about what they would be doing 10 years later. Jean thought hard about it. Pilot? 48 , Flight attendant? I’m not pretty enough. Waitress? I could do that. That felt 49 , so she wrote it down.
One week later, the teacher handed back the assignments and asked: “If you had unlimited 50 , what would you do?” Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm, and with 51
she wrote down all her old 52 . When the students stopped writing, the teacher asked, “ How many students wrote the 53 thing on the paper?” Not one hand 54 . Then the teacher said, “ all of you do 55 unlimited abilities. If you don’t 56 your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you want it 57 .”
Mrs. Slaton’s inspiring words 58 the course of Jean’s life. After ten years of hard work, 59 Jean became one of the first three 60 pilot trainees ever accepted by United Airlines. 41. A. worker B. maker C. driver D.pilot
42. A. attracted B. beaten C. frightened D. waken 43. A. turned B. put C. poured D. translated 44. A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. might D. should 45. A. explanation B.tale C. discouragement D.paper 46. A. senior B. new C. long D.hard 47. A. lesson B. task C. project D. topic
48. A. No way B. No problem C. Quiet right D. Of course 49. A. cool B. interesting C. safe D. fancy 50. A. money B. time C. imagination D. talent
51. A. excitement B. curiosity C. carelessness D. anger 52. A. opinions B. questions C. dreams D.sorrows 53. A. real B. important C. difficult D. same 54. A. went on B. went up C. kept on D. kept up 55. A. lack B. want C. possess D. find
56. A. look into B. go for C. try on D. care about 57. A. enough B. too C. though D. again 58. A. started B. moved C. changed D. made
59. A. surprisingly B. strangely C. naturally D. eventually 60. A. female B. young C. beautiful D. super
Ten Chinese engineers were driving down a road to a National Forest Park. They were 61 (sudden) amazed by what they saw. Three tall animals, 62 (cover) with long black hair, were crossing the road. On 63 (see) the animals, the engineers immediately stopped and ran after them. However, when they saw 64 move through the forest with great speed and strength, they did not dare to follow any 65 (far).
The men did not take any photographs but scientists were delighted by the 66 (discover), Because the engineers are all
well educated people and scientists feel they can rely on what they 67 (describe). Scientists returned to the forest, collected some hair and measured footprints, 68 are about 20 inches. They appear to be the animals’ feet! Chinese scientist have now set up a special group to exchange information and made a study of the forest. But in the meantime, some people refuse to believe that this half-man, half-monkey 69 (exist). They will not believe it 70 one of the animals have been caught.
短文改错（共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分）
Last Sunday I went to the Bird’s Nest Stadium, there I met some young America tourists.
I greeted to each other and began to chat. From chat I learned that they were college students study at Beijing
Language University. They all seem to love Chinese culture. As walking, they were busy taking picture of the Stadium.
Apparently, we were impressed by the grand gym. But then I felt very proud that China was becoming more and more
attractive for foreigners.
第三节书面表达（满分20分）
假设你是李华，你的加拿大朋友Daniel今年燕山大学毕业，他非常喜欢秦皇岛这个城市，正在纠结毕业后回国还是留在秦皇岛，他给你写信寻求建议，请你根据下面的提示给他回信。 1.建议留下2.留下的好处（环境美，优惠政策等）3.美好祝愿 要求100词左右；可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。 Dear Daniel,
I’m very glad to hear from you. From your letter I know Yours
LiHua
保定市2016届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题答案 A卷
听力（每小题1.5 分；满分30分）
1---5 CABAC 6----10 CBAAB 11----15 ABCAB 16---20 ACABB 阅读理解（每小题2分；满分40分）
21---25 BDABC 26---30 DABCD 31----35 ADCBD 36----40 CADBG 完形填空（每小题1.5满分30分）
41---45 DACBC 46---50 ABACD 51---55 ACDBC 56---60 BACDA B卷
听力（每小题1.5 分；满分30分）
1---5 CBBAC 6----10 ABAAB 11----15 ABCAB 16---20 ACABA 阅读理解（每小题2分；满分40分）
21---25 ADABD 26---30 CABCD 31----35 ADCBD 36----40 CADBG 完形填空（每小题1.5满分30分）
41---45 DACBC 46---50 ABACD 51---55 ACDBC 56---60 BACDA 语法知识填空（每小题1.5 分；满分15分）
61.suddenly 62. covered 63. seeing 64. them 65. farther/further 66. discovery 67. described 68. which 69. exists 70. until/unless
短文改错（每改对一处得1分；满分10分）
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China was becoming more and more attractive for foreigners. to 书面表达（满分25分） Dear Daniel,
I’m very glad to hear from you. From your letter I know you are wondering whether to go back homeland or stay at Qinhuangdao city after graduation. Personally speaking, I’d like you to stay. For one reason, Qinhuangdao is in beautiful surroundings and it is also a vigorously-developing city where talented people are badly needed, so you can display your talents there as you like. For another, you can get preferential treatment given by the local government to the overseas graduates. Therefore, I think it’s a good choice for you to take Qinhuangdao as your starting point. I hope my suggestions will be of some help to you. Best wishes. May you have good luck and a bright future.
Yours LiHua
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