1、2016 年河南省开封市高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语 第 I 卷 第一部分 听力（ 略 ） 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，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Lego Bricks & More 10664 Creative Tower List Price: $119.99 Price: $101.35 & FREE Shipping Featuring 160 colorful Lego bricks to create anything your young kid
2、s can imagine, this item is designed to allow children complete flexibility. If you are looking for instruction sheets, many are found on the Lego site. If you buy it together with the LEGO IDEAS BOOK, the price for both will be $115.44. Most Helpful Customer Reviews: Spectacular value! By Marissa M
3、cRoberts on November 29 The typical price per piece of Lego has been slightly more than $10 since 2005. At $101 for 160 pieces, this set is about $ 0.6 per piece. It is a great deal. But there are some downsides: no wheels, bushes, trees, grass, technic elements and that sort of thing. This is other
4、wise a fantastic starter set. A great deal! By Shawn Bosworth on December 6 I got this set as a Black Friday deal for an amazing $30! I wanted 2 sets but they were gone before I could even get my hands on one. A very nice man gave me a spare that he grabbed. Its huge, strong and well-made. The box i
5、s about 2 feet tall and is strong enough for a storage option. I will absolutely be looking to get another set one day! 21. According to Marissa McRoberts, this set of Lego Bricks _. A. is a perfect starter set B. costs too much money C. should contain more pieces of bricks D. is much cheaper compar
6、ed with similar products 解析： 考查细节理解题。根据文章中 By Marissa McRoberts on November 29 部分的 At $101 for 160 pieces, this set is about $ 0.6 per piece. It is a great deal16 块 101 美元，这套大约每块 0.6美元。很值啊。可知这次的积木价格比同类产品都便宜，故选 D 项。 答案： D 22. The Lego Bricks & More 10664 Creative Tower includes_. A. a few wheels B. a
7、 strong container C. technic elements D. The LEGO IDEAS BOOK 解析：考查判断理解题。根据 Lego Bricks & More 10664 Creative Tower 中提到 Featuring 160 colorful Lego bricks to create anything your young kids can imagine, this item is designed to allow children complete flexibility 拥有 160 个五颜六色的乐高积木创造任何你的孩子可以想象的任何东西，这个
8、项目是为了让孩子们拥有完全的灵活性和 A Great Deal 部分的 A very nice man gave me a spare that he grabbed. Its huge, strong and well-made 一个友好的人 给了我一个他买的备用玩具。它是巨大的，强大的和制作精良。可知包装箱里的 a strong container，故选 B。 答案： B 23. How did Shawn Bosworth get a set of Lego Bricks for $30? A. He got the chance from a man who had an additi
9、onal set. B. He ordered two sets and was then offered a discount. C. He grabbed the bargain when it was first served. D. He made a deal with the seller for a lower price. 解析：考查细节理解题。根据文章 A Great Deal 部分的 A very nice man gave me a spare that he grabbed. 一个友好的人给了我一个他买的备用玩具。可知 选 A 项。 答案： A B My transpo
10、rtation was unexpectedly smooth and I arrived at the meeting half an hour earlier. I kept my eyes on the restaurant door. Several customers entered, but not my friend. At 6:00 pm, she sent me a text message: “Urgent work to finish. Will be 20 minutes late.” I had left my book in the office, so I spe
11、nt the time thinking of my experiences of being late in China. On my first visit in 1985, punctuality was deeply rooted in the Chinese hearts. There were no traffic jams then. As a teacher in Canada, I always insisted on punctuality. I would open the classroom door to a late student for the first ti
12、me and the second, but not the third. During the six years I worked for CCTV, I had a Chinese friend whom I often saw at lunch time, or after work. We used to meet at the subway station nearby. He was always late by 10-20 minutes. To my question, “You were busy?” he would surprisingly answer, “ No.”
13、 Once I asked him to check the clock in his office, he smiled. In March 2015, I got permanent residence (居住权 ) in China. The ceremony was scheduled for 9:00 am at the Public Security Bureau on the Second Ring Road. I told my driver I had to get there by 8:40 am. “No problem,” he replied. But he thou
14、ght he had time to drop someone off at the airport before picking me up. I desperately waited for him. Then, to rub salt into my wound, he had to stop at the exit of a gas station. Finally, I entered the room at 9:07 am the last guest to arrive! 24. What can we learn from the passage? A. The author
15、is always late for work or any activities. B. The author dislikes making friends with unpunctual persons. C. The author hates being late from the bottom of heart. D. The author can do something to deal with unpunctuality. 解析： 考查判断推理题。根据文章中叙述的作者总是想尽可能地准时但往往不能如愿可推断作者从心底不希望迟到，当然也 不希望别人迟到，故选 C 项。 答案： C
16、25. If the authors student comes late for the third time, _. A. he will let him/her remain outside B. he will open the door for him/her again C. he will shout at him/her loudly D. he will tell him/her to take care next time 解析： 考查细节推理题。根据 文章 中第三段的 I would open the classroom door to a late student fo
17、r the first time and the second, but not the third 我会为一名迟到的学生开一次、两次门，但不是第三次。可知作者学生第三次迟到将会不允许进入教室，故选 A。 答案： A 26. How did the Chinese friend feel when the author asked him to check the clock? A. Excited. B. Embarrassed. C. Satisfied. D. Shocked. 解析： 考查细节推理题。根据文章第三段的 To my question, “You were busy?” h
18、e would surprisingly answer, “ No.” Once I asked him to check the clock in his office, he smiled 对于我的问题“你很忙吗？”他将会很吃惊地回答“不”。一旦我让他看看办公 室的表时，他笑了。其中的 surprisingly 和 smiled 可知当中国的朋友听到作者看看时间几点了时候会感到尴尬，因为自己的失误。 A. Excited 激动的； B. Embarrassed 尴尬的； C. Satisfied 满意的； D. Shocked.震惊的。故 选 B 项。 答案： B 27. Why didn
19、t the author arrive at the ceremony on time? A. Because the gas was running out. B. Because his driver met a guest at the airport. C. Because there was a big traffic jam on the road. D. Because the driver estimated the time wrongly. 解析： 考查判断推理题。根据该文章最后一段的 But he thought he had time to drop someone o
20、ff at the airport before picking me up. I desperately waited for him. Then, to rub salt into my wound, he had to stop at the exit of a gas station. Finally, I entered the room at 9:07 am the last guest to arrive 但是他认为他在接我之前让人下车。我绝望地等待他。那是在我的伤口上撒盐的是他不得不在一家加气站前停车。最后我在 9:07 到达，最后一个到达的客人。可知作者没有意识到路上会发生这
21、些意想不到的事情导致作者参加葬礼迟 到。故选 D。 答案： D C Pakistani youth activist Malala Yousafzai was awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 10. She is the youngest Nobel winner in history. Malala shares the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, a 60-year-old man from India who has helped lead a movement to end ch
22、ild slavery around the world. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, the Swat District of northwest Pakistan to a Sunni Muslim family. When she was just 11 years old, she started blogging about the Taliban takeover of her hometown. Taliban members believe young girls should not go to
23、 school. Classrooms throughout the Swat district were closed for several months. Malala spoke publicly about her desire to go back to school. “All I want is an education,” she told one television broadcaster. When the Pakistani government regained control, Malala was able to return to class. She con
24、tinued to blog and speak out about girls right to education. But on October 9, 2012, the Taliban tried to silence her. A gunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her forehead. Malala survived, and showed great courage and optimism during her long recovery. Then she became a sym
25、bol of the struggle for girls rights all over the world. Malalas mission for peace is unstoppable. Nine months after she was shot, she gave a now-famous speech at the United Nations. “They thought that the bullets would silence us. But they failed,” she said. “And then, out of that silence came thou
26、sands of voice. Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born.” 28. How old was Malala when she won the Nobel Peace Prize? A. 11 years old. B. 14 years old. C. 17 years old. D. 60 years old. 解析：考查细节判断题。根据文章中第一段的第一句话中获奖的时间是 2014 年的 10 月和第二段的第一句话 Malala Yousafzai was born
27、 on July 12, 1997 in Mingora 尤萨塞生于 1997 年 7月 12 日。可知尤萨塞获得诺贝尔和平奖时 17 岁。故选 C 项。 答案： C 29. After classrooms throughout the Swat district were closed, Malala_. A. started blogging about the event B. expressed her desire for education publicly C. made a now-famous speech at the UN D. turned to famous tel
28、evision broadcasters for help 解析：考查细节理解题。根据 文章 中第二段的 Classrooms throughout the Swat district were closed for several months. Malala spoke publicly about her desire to go back to school 当 Swat 地区的学校被关闭几个月 时时，尤萨塞在公开表达自己想回到学校的愿望，故选 B。 答案： B 30. What does the underlined part silence her in the third par
29、agraph probably mean? A. Kill her. B. Make peace with her. C. Offer suggestions to her. D. Communicate with her in silent ways. 解析：考查细节推理题。根据文章第三段的 A gunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her forehead. Malala survived, and showed great courage and optimism during her long re
30、covery 一个持枪者上了她的校车并开枪打中了她的左前额。尤萨塞活下来了，并在她漫长的恢复期表现出了极大的勇气。其中的 shot 可知塔里班人想杀死她。 A. Kill her 杀死她；B. Make peace with her 和她讲和； C. Offer suggestions to her 给她提出建议； D. Communicate with her in silent ways 以沉默的方式和她交流。故 选 A 项。 答案： A 31. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Malalas peace mission. B. Malal
31、as courage and optimism. C. Malalas fight with the Taliban. D. Malalas winning the Nobel Peace Prize. 解析： 考查主旨大意题。通读全文，并根据文章的第一段可知这是新闻报道，主要是报道了尤萨塞获得诺贝尔和平奖。故选 D。 答案： D D Chinese e-commerce websites fail to pay more attention to older consumers, says a news report. Theres been a thought that younger c
32、onsumers have been the driving force of online buying. That may not be the case. According to a statement from Alipay, the average expenditure (支出 ) of Alipay users born before the 1960s was 31,000 yuan in 2012, much higher than 14,000 yuan of those born after the 1980s. It shows that online shoppin
33、g has become a key part of peoples daily consumption, for both young and old. Besides shopping, people pay bills such as water bill, electricity bill, and credit card repayment online. The middle-aged and senior consumers are also participating in that consumption revolution. Liu Chen, 56, said that
34、 his online expenditure in 2014 was over 50,000 yuan, about half of the total annual expenditure. He always pays his telephone bill online. Clothes, electrical appliances and kids snacks are the main items he purchases online. Lius shopping strategy is to find something good online first, then go to
35、 shops to check it out, and finally buy it online because it is cheaper. As quality concerns him, Liu only buys items that come with a guarantee. Stories such as those from Liu are representative of millions of middle-aged and older Chinese, which show the great potential of the aged in the Chinese
36、consumption market. Yet, the market seems not to be valued as it should be. Some Chinese e-commerce websites such as jd. com, dangdang. com and amazon. cn dont have a category for goods for the elderly on their main pages. Alibabas platform does have one, but the goods in it are not as abundant as o
37、ther categories. Moreover, Taobaos category is not really designed for elders, but their children. Despite the seeming lack of commitment to older consumers, the Chinese market for the elderly is clearly huge, and e-commerce websites should take great efforts to develop it. 32. The data in Paragraph
38、 2 is used to prove that _. A. young people have learned to save money B. older people are crazy about online shopping C. young people are the driving force of online shopping D. both the young and the old have contributed to online shopping 解析： 考查细节推理题。根据文章中第二段的 The middle-aged and senior consumers
39、 are also participating in that consumption revolution 可知老年人和年轻人一样有助于网上购物。故选 D项。 答案： D 33. According to the passage, Liu Chen mainly spends money online on _. a. buying clothes b. paying the telephone bill c. paying the electricity bill d. buying electrical appliances A. a, b, c B. a, b, d C. b, c,
40、d D. a, c, d 解析： 考查细节理解题。根据 文章 中第四段的 He always pays his telephone bill online. Clothes, electrical appliances and kids snacks are the main items he purchases online 他总是在网上付电话费，衣服，电子产品和孩子的零食都是他在网上购买的主要物品。可知选 B。 。 答案： B 34. Liu Chen chooses online shopping mainly because of its _. A. low price B. conv
41、enience C. great potential D. quality guarantee 解析： 考查细节判断题。根据文章第五段的 Lius shopping strategy is to find something good online first, then go to shops to check it out, and finally buy it online because it is cheaper 留的购物策略时先在网上找到优质产品，然后去商店确认，最后在网上购买，因为网上购物更便宜。可知刘先生 主要发现了网上的东西更便宜。故 选 A 项。 答案： A 35. Whi
42、ch is the best title of the passage? A. Online shopping B. Older consumers in e-commerce C. Chinese e-commerce D. Huge e-commerce market for the elderly 解析：考查主旨大意题。通读全文，并根据文章的第一段可知这是中国的电子商务网站不重视老年消费者 ，这是巨大的商机。故选 D。 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。 Wrong R
43、easons for Going to College A college education can be priceless. 36 If any of these following factors had a big influence on your decision, youre probably right to second-guess yourself. Because all your friends are going. In only a few weeks time, the whole friend group will be scattered to a half
44、 dozen different colleges in a half dozen different places. Not to go will set yourself apart. 37 Because someone else expects it from you. Perhaps you come from a family where everyone goes to college, or maybe youre the kid that everyone is proud to believe will be the first to get there. 38 Its b
45、ecome so much a part of the air you breathe that youve never stopped to consider whether you want to go or whether youre ready to go. 39 Its been tough to find even a summer job. You dont have an alternative plan. Everyone else is doing it (see above). You think you might as well go to school. That
46、is the lamest（无说服力的）of reasons to spend $ 20,000 or more in the next year. Because you are afraid youll regret it if you dont go. Your uncle tells you that he regrets that he didnt go to college. Others tell you they could have gone so much further in their career if only they had a college educatio
47、n. 40 So this is not a persuasive reason for you to go to college. A. Because you dont want to work. B. Friends will wonder whats wrong with you. C. Because you dont know what else to do. D. Everyone seems more excited than you are. E. It seems that for years everyone has just thought that of course
48、 youll go. F. Whatever the story is, there are always people who regret decisions theyve made. G. But maybe in your heart you know that you are going for the wrong reasons. 36. 解析： 考查上下文理解题。根据空前的 priceless 和空后的 factors 以及题干中的 reasons 判断，此处应与前文是转折关系，并引出下文。故选 G 项。 答案： G 37. 解析： 查上下文理解题。根据该段前的主题是 Because all your friends are going 因为你所有的朋友都去上了 。此处是该段的句尾，根据前文朋友都去上大学了，你没有去，他们就会怀疑你怎么了。可知选 B。 答案： B 38. 解析： 考查上下文理解题。根据空前的家中 everyone 都去上大学，当然你也不例外，多年来他们都认为你也应该去 。故 选 E 项。 答案： E 39. 解析： 考查上下文理解题。根据下文的 You don t have an alternative plan. Everyone e
