山东省潍坊市高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷

Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U S．The restaurants are not“fast food．”They are known as“fast casual．”
Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat．This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald’s has struggled  financially．In the last quarter of 2014，McDonald’s net income dropped by about$300 million．The January earnings report brought more bad news．Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected．While McDonald’s is struggling to get their customers back，Shake Shack，is doing well in making money．The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO，or initial public offering，of shares at the end of January．On its first day of trading，Shake Shack went from$21 a share to just under$46 a share．Being part of the“fast casual”trend has helped Shake Shack．Other fast casual restaurants in the U．S．include Chipotle and Panera．
Bonnie Riggs，a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americans’restaurant habits for almost 30 years．She says one reason why Americans like fast casual food is that it’s new．It is creative，it is something different and people like to try new things．Her study shows Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year．Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants，like McDonald’s．Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits，but it has developed fast．Just as Ms．Riggs says，“It’s growing by leaps and bounds，because they meet consumers’needs．They know it's being prepared while they wait，it’s fresh，quality food，good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices．”
Many Americans still like their fast food．They just are not going as often．They are finding other ways to have a meal．
What is the trouble with McDonald’s?

We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans____________．

What does the underlined phrase“by leaps and bounds”in Paragraph 3 mean?

Which of the following best describes fast casual?

For decades，the San Francisco Bay area has been the heart of the computer technology industry．Many of the biggest technology companies have their headquarters in the area called Silicon Valley．But the area has not always been associated with charity(慈善)．
Now，a new generation of entrepreneurs(企业家)appears to be changing Silicon Valley．One example is Marc Benioff，a donor(捐赠者)，who has called on wealthy donors to give more to their communities．He also is the founder of Salesforce．com，a computer services company in San Francisco who has helped build a children’s hospital and given millions of dollars to non-profit organizations in the city．
Money from the technology industry has also started to change the face of charity．Benjamin Soskis writes about the history and ideas behind charity in America．His articles have appeared in The Atlantic magazine and a number of major publications．He says，traditionally，donors have given after they spent much of their lives building up wealth．Usually donors are in their 70s．But an increasing number of people appearing on the list of top donors are younger than 40 years of age．Benjamin Soskis says that is something new．“There’s a whole new model that’s appearing in which people give and accumulate at the same time．”
Some of the young donors on this year's top 50 list have started to change in the way people see charity．That is especially the case in the San Francisco area，where giving money and making money appear to be coming together．“I think it's fair to say that charity is now a part of the Silicon Valley identity．”
What is true of Marc Benioff?

What is special about the donors of Silicon Valley?

Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It's not something I'd 1ike to do．so I was relieved to read that there’s a university with a program me to safeguard the future of chocolate!
The University of Reading，in England，has just opened a new clearing house for all the world’s new cocoa varieties．They must be quarantined(隔离检疫)before they can be grown．Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4．4 million tons last year but about 30％of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases．Now we don’t want that，do we?
Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem．
The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985，after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew，London．And it has improved its facilities．The leader of the institution’s cocoa project，Professor Paul Hadley，says，“One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean，healthy，interesting cocoa material．”
The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of  energy to keep them in tropical conditions．After up to two years in quarantine，clean and safe  seeds are sent to some 20 countries，including several in West Africa．That’s where 75％of the  cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from．The crop is extremely important for the local  economy：it employs about two million people.
Professor Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection．And more of us seem to count on them now．
The scientist says，“there is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing  constantly，particularly in countries like China，where the standard of living is increasing and  people are getting a taste for different chocolates．”

What is the text mainly about?

The institution’s cocoa project is to_______．

What does the last paragraph tell us?

What’s the purpose of the text?

The poaching，or illegal killing，of rhinos(犀牛) in South Africa is growing worse each year．The government recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2014，a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before．
The World Wildlife Fund，or WWF，says about 20，000 rhinos live in South Africa．That is more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world．Edna Molewa，South Africa’s environmental issues minister，says，“During 2014，we are sad to say this，1，215 rhinos were killed．This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1004 in 2013 and indeed very worrying．”
The animals are hunted for their horns(犀牛角)．Many people in Asia believe the horn has    curing power，which drives poachers，at all costs，mad for more horns．But there is no scientific    evidence for this belief．The horn is made of keratin．That is the same thing as human hair，    fingernails and toenails．
Ms．Mo1ewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year，an increase from the year before．But rhino protection workers say poachers often go unpunished after arrest．South Africa’s legal system is ineffective．Ms．Molewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos．The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring countries．“Now approximately 100 rhinos have been moved to neighboring states in the SADC region during 2014 and 200 more rhinos will be moved this year”Molewa said．
Jo Shaw，the rhino program manager at the WWF，said，“we’re talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month．Or more than three a day．We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally．”She says officials should find the criminal groups    responsible for the poaching and punish them．Government officials are to meet in Botswana in    March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade．

What do we know about rhinos?

What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos?

Jo Shaw thinks that_________．

What can we infer from the text?

Do you have a spare room in your house? Do you like to share your driveway in front of your garage with others?       Many people are benefiting from this new business of renting．
Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb—an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers．It says it operates in34，000 cities and it has 800，000 listings of rooms and apartments．      
A British company is doing something with parking spaces．JustPark’s founder，Anthony Eskinazi，says，“when I had the original idea．I spotted a driveway close to a spots stadium．It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park．”        Around 20，000 people have advertised their spaces on the website，and he says around half a million drivers use it．
       They are people who run things like traditional hotels and commercial car parks．They are afraid of ending up losing money．
       Regulations for these new businesses are unclear．How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbour? Because this is a new business world，those rules aren’t there yet．

E．But the new business of renting has its competitors．
F．There are many ways to earn money．
G．A commercial ear park is inconvenient．

“Mum，you’re always on the computer!”Laure complained．
“No，I'm not．”I           ．
“Every day I come home from school you’re working on the computer．”
“Well，at least I'm here          you!”
My daughter was right．Day after day，in my home office，I would stare into space as my        typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research completed for an article．It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker            my fingers to the keyboard and my mind to valuable ideas．What Laure did not          was that during her day away，I'd also be doing a lot of housework．It was only around three in the afternoon that I'd          seat myself at my desk for a few          moments of deep thought．Then she’d come in from schoo1．
I was          of myself on being available to my children．After all，I am a speaker on child behavior and parenting．But Laure’s observation          my heart．In her eyes，I must have been a mom who was          but unapproachable．I wouldn’t make such an image(形象)before her．My relationship with my children is more        than any other work．
“Laure，”I called．“come here a minute．”
She wandered to my doorway．I had decided to have her          me when I was too devoted to work．I wanted her to have the          to let me know when she thought I was cold．
After I explained my          and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister，I offered Laure the following          ．
“Whenever you feel I'm ignoring you or you need my          ，I want you to          me，I said，“just come up and give me a little hug，that’11 be our signal that you        me．”
Years later we still have that          sign．I've become much more sensitive to my daughters’comings and goings．         she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason I work at home.

A．thought B．refused C．defended D．agreed

A．for B．over C．against D．after

A．feet B．hands C．eyes D．ears

A．connected B．turned C．gave D．added

A．admit B．realize C．believe D．recognize

A．1uckily B．gradually C．instantly D．finally

A．anxious B．precious C．busy D．rare

A．proud B．ashamed C．afraid D．scared

A．filled B．broke C．touched D．mended

A．suitable B．available C．acceptable D．reasonable

A．important B．funny C．obvious D．wonderful

A．warn B．persuade C．encourage D．remind

A．patience B．time C．power D．honor

A．pattern B．dream C．schedule D．choice

A．promise B．chance C．answer D．truth

A．help B．attention C．decision D．advice

A．hug B．shake C．kiss D．kick

A．miss B．hate C．need D．scold

A．unknown B．unexpected C．unfinished D．unspoken

A．And B．But C．Or D．Yet

Hello Kitty，one of the most famous imaginary     (character)in the world，greets us everywhere．Since she was born，she      (gain)impressive popularity—she is     international fashion queen．
2014 was the character's 40th birthday．Fans from around the world gathered       (cheerful)to celebrate their love of Hello Kitty．
Hello Kitty was       (design)as a character to attract pre-teenage girls．The designers could not      (dream)that she would become such a      (globe)star as she is today·
Helen McCarthy，an author and expert on Japanese cartoons，explained       the character is so popular．“Because Hello Kitty is all about happiness and friendship and fun．
Women and girls all over the world are happy      (buy)into the image of the trusting，loving childhood represented by Hello Kitty．”
And the imaginary character does not only appeal      females．There are also Hello Kitty products for boys and men，such as neckties and golf bags．

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
As we all know，everyone have a dream．I have dreamed of being a doctor since I entered into the primary schoo1．Nowadays with modern life go rapidly，many people suffer from different kind of diseases，both mentally and physically．As a result，doctors are in great need at home and abroad．My dream is to become successful doctor，helping to save people’s lives．Although to be a good doctor was very difficult．I will do whatever I can to keep everyone health．To make my dream come true，I have told me over and over again that I'll concentrate more to studies．After all，only by working hardly can one succeed．

全市英语演讲比赛将在光明中学报告厅举行。假设你是李华，你代表你校参加了赛前会议，会后请你用英语向参赛同学传达以下信息：
1．陈述前往报告厅的校内行走路线(如下图)。
2．提醒选手参赛的注意事项(守时、讲卫生、守纪律等)。

注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello，everyone．I'd like to tell you something about the English speaking competition of our city．___________________________________________________________________