第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，现将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节 (共5小题； 每小题1分，满分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. What is the woman probably doing?
A. Preparing a speech.
B Listening to loud music.
C Talking loudly on the telephone.
2. How does the woman like the canteen food?
A. She is fond of it. B She is tired of it. C. She can’t have enough of it.
3. Why does the man want to wear his new suit?
A. At the woman’s request.
B. For an important occasion.
C. To look more professional.
4. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. At the man’s house B. At a hotel C. In a cafe.
5. What time is it when the conversation is on?
A. 8:30 B. 8:45 C. 9:15

第二节（共15小题 每小题1分，满分15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. Why do they have no chance for the horror movie?
A. The theater is too far.
B. The tickets are sold out.
C. The man didn’t read the paper.
7. Which cinema are they going tonight?
A. The Bayside B. The Capitol C. The Golden.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is true about the woman’s Danish friend?
A. She worked at a bank.
B. She used to live in London.
C. She was the woman’s roommate.
9. How long will the woman be in Copenhagen?
A. Two weeks. B. Seven days. C. Three days.
10. What has the woman heard about Copenhagen?
A. It’s big but relaxing.
B. People there are quite busy.
C. It has good-quality desserts.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the woman doing?
A. Hosting an evening TV program.
B. Having her bicycle repaired.
C. Lecturing on business management.
12. Why did the man take over the bicycle shop?
A. He wanted to be his own boss.
B. He found it more interesting.
C. He wanted to win a bike race.
13. What do we learn about the people working in the shop?
A. They are volunteers.
B. They are all the man’s friends.
C. They work five days a week.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why is the woman calling?
A. She has an appointment with the man.
B. She is checking if Mike still wants the desk.
C. She wants to make sure if she could deliver the desk.
15. What probably is the man who answered the call?
A. A colleague of Mike’s. B. A relative of Mike’s C. A neighbor of Mike’s
16. What happened to the manager?
A. He is on sick leave.
B. He is busy with something.
C. He is just not being around.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the presentation mainly about?
A. The sales of the motor car.
B. The popularity of the motor car.
C. The development of the motor car.
18. What used to restrict the use of electric vehicles?
A. The driving ranger and cost.
B. Recharging points and safety.
C. The driving range and recharging points.
19. What does the speaker say about electric vehicles of today?
A. They are able to receive email.
B. They can do all the driving for users.
C. They are comparatively environmental-friendly.
20 What do you learn about a conventional car in the future?
A. It will be powered by vegetable oil.
B. It will be challenged by other new-energy cars.

C. It will still play an important role on the market.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
21. ---Your argument is _______. I won’t let you pass
---Are you kidding?
A. sound B. rational C. liberal D. plain
22. The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and _______ for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty.
A. worship B. credit C. argument D. privilege
23. In this movie going season, women are driving ticket sales to a degree _______, if ever, seen before.
A. really B. frequently C. rarely D. never
24. Acceptance is not about liking a situation. It is about acknowledging all that has been lost and _______ to live with that loss.
A. learning B. learned C. to learn D. having learned
25. Some tourists visiting Tian’anmen Square during the holiday left a ________ of litter everywhere they went.
A. trail B. dot C. chain D. track
26. ----There won’t be anywhere to park.
----Oh, _______. Let’s try the subway.
A. that’s a real bargain B. that’s a good point
C. that’s really something D. that’s all settled
27. How did it come about ________ a quiet person should appear so wild today?
A. whether B. that C. if D. what
28. You never really understand a person _______ you consider things from his point of view.
A. if B. once C. as D. until
29. ---Kingsman: The Secret Service is a spy action comedy film. Wants to come with me?
---I’d love to, but my best friend is getting married, and I won’t _______ it for anything.
A. overlook B. trade C. miss D. forget
30. ---________ I say something to you? You were really, really something back there. Incredible!
---Are you talking to ---me? Whoa!
A. Must B. Can C. Need D. Should
31. The guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and we spent a lovely evening wandering into places which we ________ straight past otherwise.
A. had walked B. were walking
C. would have walked D. must have walked
32. Loneliness is a feeling _______ people experience a powerful rush of emptiness and solitude.
A. which B. where C. that D. how
33. Halfway through the chapter _______ I hadn’t taken anything in.
A. did I realize B. had I realized C. I realized D. I would realize
34. If Kate had known what was _______ for her, she would not have married Tom.
A. in response B. in return C. in reaction D. in store
35. He started school the same day as I did and ________ to it like a duck to water.
A. appealed B. took C. catered D. saw

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
The opening and closing of doors are the most significant actions of man’s life. What a 36 lies in doors!
No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door. 37 the most familiar room, where the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor 38 , The worker may actually have called and 39 the leaking pipe. The cook may have been ill and demanded her passports.
There are many kinds of doors. Revolving doors for hotels, shops and public buildings. These are 40 the busy, bustling ways of modern life. Can you 41 William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping through a 42 door? There are double doors, sliding doors, stage doors and glass doors. The 43 and mystery of a door lies in its quality of being hidden. A glass door is not a door at all, but a window. The meaning of a door is to 44 what lies inside; to keep the heart in suspense.
Also, there are many ways of opening doors. There is the cheery 45 of elbow with which the waiter opens the kitchen door. There is the sympathetic and awful 46 of the dentist’s maid who opens the door into the operating room and, without speaking, 47 that the doctor is ready for you.
The opening of doors has in it some flavor of the 48 , some sense of moving into a new moment. Even in 49 , the opening of a door may bring relief. But the closing of doors could be 50 . A door closed brings 51 to an end. And there are degrees of sadness in the closing of doors. A door slammed is a confession of weakness. A door 52 shut may often be the most tragic gesture in life.
The opening and closing of doors is a part of the serious fluency of life. Life will not stay 53 and let us alone. We are 54 opening doors with hope, closing them with despair. Life 55 not much longer than a pipe of tobacco, and destiny knocks us out like the ashes.
36. A. mystery B. relief C. scenery D. pleasure
37. A. So B. Still C. Even D. Also
38. A. wishes B. puzzles C. surprises D. changes
39. A. checked B. fixed C. wrapped D. removed
40. A. essential to B. different from C. consistent with D. typical of
41. A. imagine B. suggest C. catch D. notice
42. A. stage B. sliding C. glass D. revolving
43. A. symbol B. miracle C. sign D. mark
44. A. busy B. hide C. discover D. exhibit
45. A. knock B. bump C. push D. touch
46. A. silence B. noise C. voice D. peace
47. A. announce B. admits C. implies D. expects
48. A. darkness B. certainty C. possibility D. unknown
49. A. vain B. hope C. sadness D. happiness
50. A. easy B. terrible C. dull D. interesting
51. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
52. A. heavily B. hurriedly C. gently D. firmly
53. A. still B. calm C. silent D. simple
54. A. naturally B. continually C. obviously D. possibly
55. A. measures B. matches C. reaches D. lasts

第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
认真阅读下列短语，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Dear Applicant, A
We regret to inform you that your application to the stated establishment cannot be processed at this time due to the fact that it does not exist.
After consultation with out mythical advisors we have also determined that even if it didn’t exist, the course “wandology” would be highly in demand and hence require at least two As and a B in any of the following subjects:
Advanced Spellcrafting
Mystimatics
Defence Against The Dark Arts
History of the Occult
Shaft Design
Your hand written grade sheet claiming top marks in “waving a stick about”, “ waving a pointy hat” and “watching Paul Daniels TV specials” sadly is not suitable for submission, however by applying through clearing you may be suitable of Liberal Arts courses. Alternatively you may wish to resubmit next year by tying your letter to an owl and hoping for the best.
On behalf of UCAS I wish you every success.
Yours sincerely,
XXX
Dear Duke University Admissions, B
Thank you for your rejection letter of March 26, 2015. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me admission into the Fall 2015 freshman class at Duke.
This year I have been fortunate enough to receive rejection letters from the best and the brightest universities in the country. With a pool of letters so diverse and accomplished I was unable to accept the rejection letters I would have been able to only several years ago. Therefore, I will be attending Duke University's 2015 Class. I look forward to seeing you then.
Best,
Siobhan O'Dell
Dear Siobhan, C
I understand how disappointed you are that we were unable to offer you a space in our incoming class, I want to be honest with you and let you know that it’s very rare that we learn something that leads us to change our decision, in the last ten years we’ve about 500 requests for a review… and changed the decision four times
Wish you all the best~
XXX
56. Of the three letters, which is in response to which?
A. A---B B. C---B C. C---A D. B----C
57. Chances for Duke University to change its admission decision in history were_______.
A. none B. big C. slim D. hard to tell
58. What makes it impossible for the applicant to resubmit an application next year?
A. Tying the letter to an owl and send it to UCAS
B. Printing out grade sheet
C. Applying for the Liberal Arts course as an option
D. Improving his scores
59. What can we infer form the letter about college application?
A. It is disappointing for sure.
B. Rejection letters are better written than offers.
C. It is no as fun as on imagines.
D. There could be extra work beyond normal procedure.

B
Do I exist?
Obviously!
Until Descartes came along in the seventeenth century, everyone assumed that we exited. Obviously. The fact seemed so mind-blowingly obvious that it wasn’t really discussed. We could see ourselves in the mirror, we could feel pain and pleasure, we could think thoughts for ourselves and, more importantly, perhaps, all the world’s main religions assumed that we do exist. So we exist.
No you don’t it!
You don’t exist. That’s because it’s impossible to show once and for all that you do. There’s no proof. You might think you exist-that you are sitting at a table reading this book, for instance-but how could you show with 100 percent certainty that this is true? There’s no experiment that could prove it. Although Descartes said just you could prove your own existence by the fact that you are able to think, this isn’t actually, according to the British philosopher A. J. Ayer. Just because we know that we are thinking, this doesn’t mean that there is a “you” doing the thinking. It just shows that the thoughts are happening, not that anyone is having them. Thoughts exists, “You” don’t.
_____________!
What a waste of time this question is. Although you can argue until the end of time whether you exist or not, it doesn’t get you anywhere. Unless you forget about this unanswerable question, you’ll be stuck thinking about it forever, and that isn’t of any use to anyone. Move on. Think about something more important! This very roughly, is the view of almost all philosophers, who prefer to answer other, apparently more useful, questions.
Yes, but…
You exist, but not in the way you might think. According to the great French philosopher Ren Descartes, you can’t show that anything exists—apart from your own self. The existence of the entire world can be doubted in one way or another, but the facts you’re having thoughts shows that there might be something (that’s you) having them. This let Descartes to write the famous philosophical phrase, “ I think before I am”.
60. Which of the following can be the missing heading?
A. Forget about it B. What a ridiculous point
C. Think about it D. What a pointless question
61. This passage is anything but a(n)___________.
A. comment B. discussion C. argument D. debate
62. The famous answer to the question “Do I exist?” is ___________.
A. No, you don’t exist. B. I think, therefore, I am.
C. Yes, you do exist. D. It won’t get you anywhere

C
Knots are the kind of stuff that even myths are made of.
In the Greek legend of the Gordian knot, for example, Alexander the Great used his sword to slice through a knot that had failed all previous attempts to unite it. Knots, enjoy a long history of tales and fanciful names such as “Englishman’s tie, ” “and “cat’s paw. ” Knots became the subject of serious scientific investigation when in the 1860s the English physicist William Thomson (known today as Lord Kelvin) proposed that atoms were in fact knotted tubes of ether（醚）. In order to be able to develop the equivalent of a periodic table of the elements, Thomson had to be able to classify knots — find out which different knots were possible. This sparked a great interest in the mathematical theory of knots.
A mathematical knot looks very much like a familiar knot in a string, only with the string’s ends joined. In Thomson’s theory, knots could, in principle at least, model atoms of increasing complexity, such as the hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen atoms, respectively. For knots to be truly useful in a mathematical theory, however, mathematicians searched for some precise way of proving that what appeared to be different knots were really different — the couldn’t be transformed one into the other by some simple manipulation（操作）. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the Scottish mathematician Peter Guthrie Tait and the University of Nebraska professor Charles Newton Little published complete tables of knots with up to ten crossings. Unfortunately, by the time that this heroic effort was completed, Kelvin’s theory had already been totally discarded as a model for atomic structure. Nevertheless, even without any other application in sight, the mathematical interest in knot theory continued at that pointfor its own sake. In fact, mathematical became even more fascinated by knots. The only difference was that, as the British mathematician Sir Michael Atiyah has put it, “the study of knots became a special branch of pure mathematics. ”
Two major breakthroughs in knot theory occurred in 1928 and in 1984. In 1928, the American mathematician James Waddell Alexander discovered an algebraic expression that uses the arrangement of crossings to label the knot. For example, t2-t+1 or t2-3t+1, or else. Decades of work in the theory of knots finally produced the second breakthrough in 1984. The New Zealander-American mathematician Vaughan Jones noticed an unexpected relation between knots and another abstract branch of mathematics, which led to the discovery of a more sensitive invariant known as the Jones polynomial.
63. What is surprising about knots?
A. They originated from ancient Greek legend.
B. The study of knots is a branch of mathematics.
C. Knots led to the discovery of atom structure.
D. Alexander the Great made knots well known.
64. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. No other application found except tables of knots.
B. The study of knots meeting a seemingly dead end.
C. Few scientist showing interest in knots.
D. The publication of complete tables of knots.
65. According to the passage, ______ shows the most updated study about knots.
A. t2-t+1 B. t2-3t+1 C. Alexander polynomial D. Jones polynomial
66. Which one would be the best title for this passage?
A. Mathematicians VS Physicians B. To be or Knot to be
C. Knot or Atom D. Knot VS Mathematics

D
ELMONT, N. Y. (AP)---Elmont High School senior Harold Ekeh had a plan—he would apply to 13 colleges , including all eight Ivy League schools, figuring it would help his chances of getting into at least one great school.
It worked, And then some, The teenager from Long Island was accepted at all 13 schools, and now faces his next big test:deciding where to go.
“I was stunned, I was really shocked, ”Ekeh told The Associated Press during an interview Tuesday at his home near the Belmont Park racetrack, his four younger brothers running around.
He found out last week he had been accepted to Princeton University. That made him eight for eight in the Ivy League—he had already been accepted to Yale University , Brown University, Columbia University , Cornell University , Dartmouth College, Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania. His other acceptances came from Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Stony Brook University and Vanderbilt University.
“We are so proud of him, ” said his mother , Roseline Ekeh. “Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he is today. ”
Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States.
“It was knid of difficult adjusting to the new environment and the new culture, ” he said. But he saw his parents working hard, “and I took their example and decides to apply myself”
He referenced that effort in his college essay, writing, “Like a tree, uprooted and replanted, I could have withered in a new country surrounded by people and languages I did not understand. Yet, I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal;I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks. ”
Harold “is tremendously focused in everything he does.” said John Capozzi, the school’s principal, “He’s a great role model. All the students and faculty are so proud of him. ”
Harold is the second Long Island student in as many years to get into all eight Ivies. Last year, William Floyd High School’s Kwasi Enim chose to to to Yale.
Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations. Like Enin, he’s likely to announce his college choice at a press conference later this montli. The deadline to decide is May 1.
67. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase“apply myself”?
A. Work hard. B. Write to the college.
C. Make a formal request. D. Make an adjustment.
68. Which of the following is true about Harold?
A. He was born into a Nigerian family in the US.
B. He planted a tree once he moved to the US,
C. He was always welcome and popular in his schools.
D. He paid a lot to make his way to offeres from all Ivies.
69. Harold is probably going to
A. Harvard B. Princeton C. Yale D. MIT
70. What can we infer from this passage?
A. Too many cooks spoil the soup. B. He who laughs last laughs best.
C. One can kill two birds with one stone. D. Chance favors only the prepared mind.

第二卷(非选择题，共两大题，35分)

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。
The emotional bond a child secures with its parents has a greater impact on its education than previously thought, a report suggests. The Sutton Trust study says children’s early attachment to parents has far-reaching consequences for their ability to speak, learn and think. Parents who are insecure themselves find it harder to provide children with security, it says. And the report calls for more help so parents can develop such crucial bonds. The study focuses on the application of the theory of attachment—a key theory in child development and psychology. This says the degree to which children are secure and resilient as they grow up depends on their own early experiences with their mothers and fathers and how they have bonded.
The report from the Sutton Trust education charity, entitled Baby Bonds, makes the case that it has an important impact on children’s future educational chances as well as their emotional well-being. It is based on an analysis of more than 100 studies on the issue, including home visits and assessments and observations of children in a range of countries. The trust argues that although psychologists have been aware of attachment theory, it has not been seen by policy makers as a key influence on educational attainment. And it asks them to take this into account. The report says when babies and toddlers do not form these strong parental bonds—known as secure attachment—they are more likely to exhibit poor language and poor behavior before they reach school.
And it cites international studies which suggest this continues late into life, with insecure children more likely to leave school early or duck out of employment or training. They are also more likely to suffer from aggression, defiance and hyperactivity later in life.
The Sutton Trust says its analysis of the research suggests that about 40% of children in the UK lack a secure attachment with their parents. Lead author Sophie Moullin said that when her team looked at large scale representative studies in a number of countries they all found, from their observations, that between 38% and 42% of children suffered from poor attachment in all the different study locations. She added: “Secure attachment really helps children with emotional and social development and at school it really helps them to manage their behavior. Shouting, looking out of the window, hitting each other…These are the things that teachers will tell you that are stopping children from learning. It’s really only as we understand more about these behavior problems that we have decided that a lot of it goes back to this early bonding with parents. ”
Research director at the trust Conor Ryan said: “Better bonding between parents and babies could lead to more social mobility, as there is such a clear link to education, behavior and future employment. The educational divide emerges early in life, with a 19—month school readiness gap between the most and least advantaged children by the age of five.
This report clearly identifies the fundamental role secure attachment could have in narrowing that school readiness gap and improving children’s life chances. “More support from health visitors, children’s centers together with local authorities in helping parents improve how they bond with young children could play a role in narrowing the education gap. ”
The Sutton Trust study
Introduction The study reveals children’s early attachment to parents (71) _______ affects their ability to speak, learn and think.
Method of the study Researchers (72)________ more than 100 case studies on the issue through visiting homes, assessing children and (73)_________children.
Statistics of the study ?In the UK, only about 60% of children have a secure attachment with their parents.
?In other countries where the studies were carried out, the numbers are quite (74)________.
Negative effects of insecure (75)_______ ?A (76)_________ of secure parental bonding may lead to poor language and behavior for preschool children.
At the age of five, the (77)________ school readiness gap between children can be 19 months.
?Without secure attachment, future life difficulties such as quitting school, (78)_________ from work and other emotional issues would emerge.
The significance of parental attachment Better bonding between parents and babies could lead to a change in people’s social (79)_________ because it narrows children’s school readiness gap and it improves children’s life chances.
Suggestion A (80)_______ effort is needed for strong parent-child bonding.

第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)
This is a picture of a ballet dancer whose left foot looks shockingly different from the right one. Some even jokes that the left foot represents how elegant ballet dancers look. On the contrary, the right one reveals the nature of those dancers’ life. One can hardly imagine how much time and effort have been devoted to endless practice.

【写作内容】
请根据你对所示图片及文字的理解，写一篇150词左右的文章，要点如下：
1.以约30个词简要描述图片的内容；
2.以约120个词谈谈你的看法，内容包括：
（1） 图片给你的启示，并举例说明；
（2） 你最想对图片的芭蕾舞者说什么？为什么？
【写作要求】
1.可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子；
2.作文中不能出现真实的姓名和学校的名称
3.不必写标题
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当

南京市2015届高三第三次模拟考试 英语答案
第一部分 听力理解
1-5 ABBCB 6-10 BCBBC 11-15 AABCA 16-20 ACCCB

第二部分 英语知识运用
21-25 DBCAA 26-30 BBDCB 31-35 CBCDB
36-40 ACCBD 41-45 ADABC 46-50 ACDCB 51-55 DCABD

第三部分 阅读理解
56-59 BCAD 60-62 DAB 63-66 BADB 67-70 ADCD

第四部分 任务型阅读
71 largely / greatly 72 analyzed / analysed 73 observing 74 close 75 attachment
76 lack 77 biggest 78 hiding / escaping 79 status 80 combined / joint

第五部分 书面表达
The dancer’s left foot is elegantly wrapped in her ballet shoe, tied to the ankle with a silk ribbon. The shoeless right foot, however, looks horribly different. Bruises and scars occupy every inch of her toes. （36 words）
I can only imagine the untold hardship the dancer must have endured for the endless hours of practice to look so glamorous on the stage. Likewise, behind every seemingly stunning success, there can be failures, disappointments, and embarrassments. When the whole world is crazy for JK Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, rarely do people know it was after the books had been turned down 12 times by the publisher that they finally came out. Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. However, when we admire others’ success, we should remember it is not from nowhere.
I have imagined the dancer to be my friend. I will, instead of telling her how awesome her dancing is, ask her to take good care of herself, for health is the real elegance of life. （130 words）