山师附中2014级高三第二次模拟考试
英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分)
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。 注意事项：1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动。用
橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
第I卷
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。
1．Where are the two speakers?
A．In a bookstore． B．In the library． 2．How will the speakers get to their destination? A．By bus．
B．By taxi．
C．By subway． C．In the post office．
3．What was the man’s son doing at the supermarket? A．Working．
B．Killing the time． C．Going shopping．
4．How much does the man weigh now? A．80 pounds． B．120 pounds． 5．What caused the car accident?
A．Speed driving． B．The bad weather． C．Careless driving． 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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．Why are the mall and Alice often together?
A．They are in love． B．They are best friends．
C．They often study together．
C．160 pounds．
7．What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A．Teacher and student． B．Brother and sister． 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8．What is the man doing?
A．Introducing a farm． B．Asking directions． 9．How far is the farm away? A．Half a mile．
B．A mile．
C．One and a half miles． C．Telling directions． C．Classmates．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．How long did the package holiday last? A．For three days．
B．For a week． C．For ten days．
11．How did the woman probably feel after entering the hotel room? A．Disappointed．
B．Relaxed．
C．Hopeful．
12．What was the weather like during the trip? A．Coo1．
B．Cold．
C．Hot．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13．What is the show mainly about?
A．Stories of successful people． B．People’s dreams． C．Ways to live a better life． 14．Why did the man develop the business? A．To create jobs for local people． B．To help people realize their dreams． C．To make his parents’dream come true． 15．Who usually trains workers? A．The mart．
B．The woman．
C．A team．
16．What does the man usually do on Thursday afternoons? A．Takes a rest． B．Works in the office． 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．When did the Terracotta Army become a World Cultural Heritage site? A．In 1974．
B．In 1978．
C．In 1987．
C．Looks for workers．
18．Where did the woman go three years ago? A．Xi’an． 19．What is Sara?
B．Guilin．
C．Shanghai．
A．A writer． B．A photographer． C．A journalist．
20．What do we know about the woman? A．She wants to travel with Sara． B．She travels to one place one year． C．She would like to go somewhere new．
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，每小题2分，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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．Who can apply for a free audio tour? A．Blind or poor-sighted visitors． C．Those buying some ice cream．
B．Visitors with children． D．People arriving after 15：00．
22．What is specially offered to visitors with kids?
A．A free toy． B．security guard． C．A baby carrier．D．A pushchair． 23．Why are visitors required to turn off their mobile phones?
A．To make sure it is safe for all visitors． B．To keep what they see in the castle a secret． C．To prevent them from disturbing others．D．To prevent the use of the built-in cameras．
B
Being an astronaut sounds cool，doesn't it? In space，they get to do some pretty amazing things，like floating in zero gravity．
However，there are also plenty of things that astronauts can’t do because of their weightless environment，and that’s very sad．What's worse，they can’t even let their sadness show—because it's impossible to cry in zero gravity．
Of course，astronauts can still produce tears．But crying is much more difficult in space，reported The Atlantic in January．Without gravity，tears don’t flow downward out of the eyes like they do here on Earth．This means that when you cry in space，your tears have nowhere to go—they just stick to your eyes．
In May 2011，astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks．”Tears，”he said，”don’t fall off of your eyes…They just kind of stay there．”
Besides making your vision unclear，this can also cause physical pain．Back on Earth，tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes．But that’s not the case in space．The space environment dries out astronauts’eyes，and when tears suddenly wet the eyes，it can cause pain rather than comfort．”My right eye is painful like crazy．”Feustel told his teammate during the walk．
Since gravity doesn’t work in space，astronauts need some extra help to get rid of the tears．Feustel
chose to rub his eyes against his helmet to wipe the tears away．Another choice is to just wait—“When the tears get big enough they simply break free of the eye and float around，”astronaut Ron Parise told The Atlantic．
There are lots of small things——things like crying—that we are so used to on Earth．We usually take them for granted，until they become a problem in a totally different environment，like space．There，astronauts can’t talk to each other directly．They also can’t eat or drink in normal ways．They can’t even burp(打嗝)，because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomach．If they do burp，they just end up throwing up(呕吐)everything in their stomach，according to the UK National Space Center．
Thus，perhaps it's only space explorers who can honestly say：”Gravity，you’re the best．” 24．According to the text，which of the following is right?
A．Astronauts will never feel sad in space． B．Tears produced in space don't flow downward． C．Astronauts produce bigger tears in space．D．Tears produced in space can’t be wiped away． 25．What effect do tears have on astronauts in space?
A．They cause them physical pain． B．They make them see much clearer． C．They float around and cause danger． D．They bring them comfort to their eyes. 26．What's mainly talked about in paragraph 7? A．Things that humans can’t do without gravity． B．How to cure burping and throwing up in space. C．Suggestions on how to stay comfortable in space． D．Other basic things that are difficult to do in space． 27．The text is probably taken from________． A．all education report． C．a science magazine．
B．a school bulletin. D．a local newspaper．
C
Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life．Relationships with family，friends，neighbors，even pets，will all do the trick，but the biggest longevity(长寿)boost seems to come from marriage or an equiva1ent relationship．The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr，who wrote that widows(丈夫去世的女士)and widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers．Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two to a woman’s．The effect holds for all causes of death，whether illness，accident or self-harm．
Even if the odds are stacked against you，marriage can more than compensate．Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four