新余市2018届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题
 
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节　(共5小题；每小题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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15.                 B. ￡9.15.                C. ￡9.18.
答案是B.
1. How long will it take the woman to get to Dupont Station?
A. About 60 minutes.     B. About 40 minutes.    C. About 30 minutes.
2. Where will the speakers sit?
A. In a corner.      B. By the window.     C. At the door.
3. How will the woman go to the party?  
A. By tram.       B. By taxi.      C. By bus.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A cake.       B. A fruit.        C. A drink.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a bookstore.      B. In a library         C. Return something.
第二节（共15小题；每小题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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题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. How many art classes does the man have each week?
A. One.        B. Two.       C. Four-
7. How is Mrs. Boyd different from Mr. Jones?
A. She asks students to do things her way.
B. She is much stricter than Mr. Jones.
C. She gives students more freedom.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man advise the woman to do? 
A. Apply for a position.          B. Refer to Susan’s files.
C. Talk to David about the meeting.
9. What docs the man want to know in the end? 
A. When the meeting begins.        B. Who will attend the
C. What will be talked about at the meeting.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How does the man want to deal with the rice cooker? 
A. Have it repaired.    B. Exchange it.    C. Return it.
11. What day is it today? 
A. Friday.      B. Thursday.     C. Wednesday.
12. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Tell her his credit card number.       B. Make a phone call to her wife.
C. Wait for her phone call.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How long has Corey been doing ice diving? 
A. 2 years.      B. 7 years.     C. 9 years.
14. What is the woman’s favorite hobby now?
A. Skiing.      B. Swimming.    C. Acting.
15. What does the Woman think of playing computer games?
A. It’s relaxing.     B. It’s a waste of time.   C. It helps her make friends.
16. What is the relationship between the speakers? 
A. Classmates     B. Neighbors.    C. Relatives.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker do in his job himself?
A. He thinks of good stories.        B. He develops the program,
C. He writes all the dialogue.
18. What did the speaker plan to be?
A. A violinist.     B. A journalist.    C. A basketball player.
19. When did the speaker start to think about working in the video game industry?
A. When he hurt his hand.
B. When he left university.
C. When he studied in a film school.
20. What does the speaker love most about his job? 
A. His workmates     B. The salary.    C. The prizes.

第二部分  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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Opening week specials at Munchies Food Hall
At the comer of Green and Brown Streets in the city
Monday, 7th of January until Sunday, 1 3th of January 2008 
Feast until you’re full!
Come down to Munchies this week to enjoy the special dishes on offer at all of our food outlets. Order from the following:
• Succulent chicken rice  • Spicy satay beef   •DeliciOus noodle dishes
• Plump pork chops   • Seafood specialties   • Crunchy vegetables
• Sweet tropical fruit
10% discount on all orders above $ 20.00
Halal food is available at the stall Malay Food Heaven.
Win Prizes and Gifts!
• Spend $ 20.00 or more and win instant prizes from our lucky draw box.
• Collect a free party balloon and whistle for each young diner.
• Enjoy a free meal if you are the first customer of the day at any of our stalls.
• Win a holiday to Westem Australia. A free raffle ticket is given with every receipt. Just fill in your information and place your entry in the box provided.
Winner to be announced in The Straits Times on the 15th of January.
Join in the Fun!
Between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm each evening until the 10th of January, your favorite Channel 3 television actors and singers will entertain you:
• May Lee    • Jackie Chen    • Kim Yap    • Kamal
Autograph sessions will follow each performance! And who will be our extra special mystery star? Come down on Saturday at noon to find out.
21. Munchies Food Hall does NOT se11       .  
A. pork     B. beef      C. lamb     D. chicken
22. The prices at Munchies are       .
A. lower than usual       B. lower if you spend S 21.00
C. lower for two people      D. bargain prices for the opening
23. Everyone who eats at Munchies will receive a        .
A. free meal         B. lucky draw coupon
C. balloon and whistle       D. free raffle ticket

B
Every pet owner loves his pet. There is no argument here.
But when we asked our readers whether they would clone their beloved animals, the responses were split almost down the middle. Of the 228 readers who answered it, 108 would lone, 111 would not and nine weighed each side without offering an opinion.
Clearly, from readers’ response, this is an issue that reaches deeply into both the joy and eventual sadness of owning a pet. It speaks, as well, to people’s widely differing expectations over the developing scientific procedure.
Most of the respondents who favored the idea strongly believed it would produce at least a close copy of the original; many felt the process would actually return an exact copy. Those on the other side, however, held little hope a clone could never truly recreate a pet, many simply didn’t wish to go against the natural law of life and death.
Both sides expressed equal love for their animals. More than a few respondents owned “the t dog/cat in the World”. They thought of their pets as their “best friend”, ‘‘a member of the family,” “the light of my life.” They told moving stories of pets’ heroism, intelligence and selfless devotion.
Little wonders the loss is so disturbing---and the cloning so attractive. “People become very lose to their animals, and the loss can be just as hard to bear as when a friend or family member 
dies,” says Gary Kowalski, author of Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet. “For me, cloning feels like an attempt to turn death away... It’s understandable. Death is always painful. It’s difficult to deal with. It’s hard to accept.”
But would cloning reduce the blow? This question seemed to be at the heart of this problem.
24. So far as the cloning of pets is concerned, a recent survey shows that, of all pet owners,        ,
A. a lot more of them are for it      B. a lot more of them are against it
C. very few of them are willing to tell their opinions
D. about half of them are for it and the other half against it
25. While talking about the respondents from the readers, the expression “eventual sadness of owning a pet” refers to        ,
A. the troubles one has to deal with in keeping a pet    B. the high cost of owning a pet
C. the death of one’s pet
D. the dangers involved in the cloning of a pet
26. From what Gary Kowalski says, we can know that he        ,
A. has never thought about the problem of cloning   B. is in favor of the idea of cloning pets 
C. is going to write another book on pets     D. is all against the cloning of pets
27. What is the key question at the heart of the problem of cloning pets?
A. Can cloning make the pain one suffers less when a pet dies?
B. Can pet owners afford the cost of cloning?
C. Does cloning go against the law of nature?
D. How reliably does cloning produce an exact copy of one’s pet?

C
Rome, Paris and New York are the world’s top fashion cities, all of which have produced some of the top trends, from fashionable skirts to the hottest new shoes. But have you ever wondered about the negative ideas that they have enforced?    
In April 2016, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in Britain banned an ad from Gucci that featured models dancing around and having fun, because they were all extremely skinny. Banning ads due to the models’ extreme figures isn’t new. The ASA banned an ad in 2015 for the same reason. In France, it has been ruled that models are to provide a doctor’s no providing that they are at a healthy weight.
So what is the healthy weight for models? Twenty years ago, the average fashion model weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today, they weigh 23 less.
People may think that being at an unhealthy weight will help them gain the benefits that the models do. This provides a standard of beauty, and therefore people who want to achieve those things may attempt to obtain them through unhealthy ways. People may think that they are overweight, due to the images of models’ thin figures. They see something wrong with their bodies whether they are overweight or not. This is a key factor in a lowered body image, low self-esteem, depression and possibly even eating disorders.
I’m not blaming the fashion industry by any means. It’s not their fault that many people look up to the models and expect to live a life like theirs. I am glad that the ASA is raising its voices when discussing the growing issue of body images in the fashion industry. By banning photos and videos, speaking out against them and pushing for doctor’s notes from the models, it’s pushing for the ideas that the traditional fashion industry’s body image demands should be changed and something more needs to be questioned.
28. According to the text, why was one of Gucci’s ads banned?
A. Because the models didn’t act according to the rule
B. Because its models are much too thin.
C. Because none of its models had a doctor’s note
D Because its models were dancing in an unhealthy way
29. We can infer from the numbers mentioned in paragraph 3 that       .
A. many women on a diet to become models  
B. people don’t know why models weigh less 
C. models are becoming thinner with time going by
D. the healthy weight for models hasn’t been decided .
30. What does the fourth paragraph mainly show?
A. The changes in the standard of beauty   B. The benefits of becoming thin figures.
C. The negative effects of models images   D. people’s attitudes towards models’ images 
31. What is the author’s tone of writing this passage?
A. Objective     B. Hopeful.   C. Critical.   D. Humorous.

D
As my fortieth birthday approaches, inevitable as a new hair-do, I realize how many women friends I’ve had over the years: Most have come and gone with the changes of life, just like the latest shoe fashions waltz in and out of my closet.
Some of my friends, like some of my shoes, were silly mistakes. They never did fit properly, and they always felt slightly “off”, no matter how hard I tried to fit my feet into them. Others were my absolute favorite for a while, but they wore out or wore off. All style and no substance; the quality just wasn’t there.
Then there are my true friends—the ones who, like a pair of fine shoes, never go out of style or out of favor, whose appeal and value just increase with wear and time. These are friends who stay in touch and stand by me—as if they and I have never gone off to a new state, or a new job. Physical distance does not separate us; time does not change the fundamental fact of our friendship; the wear and tear of life does not stop us. The sole still support us; the colors and lines still please us; the uppers, still strong but gown son, gently bent around feet. Our connection is securely fastened, unaffected by the whirlwind of changes we’ve each been through, even when life carries us in different directions.
If the comparison fits...  
Deborah is the evening shoe, elegant and lovely. She appreciates the finer things, choose only the best, and still looks polished long after the rest of us have drooped. She is a study in elegance and knows the difference between bone, and winter white. From this splendid treasure, I’ve come recognize my own appreciation for the finer things in life—and to the realization that I deserved them.
Jane is pair essential, timeless pumps that I wear often and would be lost without. With this classic, my basic needs and comfort level are assured—leaving me time and energy for fun. I can move gracefully from day to night, from work to play, from jokes to discussion. My step is light; laughter comes easily and I am ready for adventure.
Georgiana is my pair of standard white Keds—familiar, comfortable and good for all seasons. I’ve had them since long before. They are part of my childhood. They take me home, and I am a kid again diving into the ocean on a hot summer day. They have been up the hill and through the mud with me. They keep me moving forward, even when putting one foot in front of the other feels like the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I know I can slip them tomorrow and after. I am indebted to these lovely worn sneakers.
In the shoe rack of life, these are the friends I cherish. They are the base upon which I stand. They accompany me on my chosen path, regardless of where it leads or how bumpy or how humpy or winding it gcts.
32. Paragraph 2 is mainly about        . 
A. why I don’t like some of my friends     B. where I can find good friends
C. when I should say good-bye to my friends    D. how I deal with those good friends
33. Which of the following friends is a “Jane”?
A. He / She has been together with you in difficulties and sufferings
B. He / She always lives up to your expectation and keeps his/her words
C. He / She has been honest enough to point out your mistakes in time
D. He / She keeps a balance between life and work and lives an energetic life
34. The underlined word “indebted” in Paragraph 7 is closet in meaning to        .
A. interested     B. embarrassed    C. grateful    D. guilty
35. The purpose of the passage is to        .
A. share with you the writer’s opinions on how to make friends
B. express the writer’s gratitude to her true friends
C. pour out the writer’s concerns about some friends
D. convey some common embarrassing conflicts with friends