四川省德阳市高中2015届高三“二诊”考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、四川省德阳市高中2015届高三“二诊”考试英 语 试 题注意事项： 1本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共1 50分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束，将答题卡交回。 2155小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；第二卷的答案也必须写在答题卡上指定的位置，在试卷上作答无效。第卷（选择题，共90分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 单项填空（共1 0小题，每小题1分，满分1 0分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1Im thinking of the test tomorrow I m afra

2、id l cant pass this time ! Im sure youll make itAGo ahead BGood luck CCheer up DNo problem2If you can be quiet, Id like tomake a comment on China has benefited from the Bei-jing APEC meetingA when B how Cif Dwhich3It seems to be ages we can have a strong say in world affairs AwhenBafter C before D s

3、ince4To pay for her son s education, she has to work three-jobs a day, she does street cleaning, babysitting and writing as wellA that Bwhich Cwhen Dwhere5Amy, please tell the people seated and for their turns to come to my office five minutes laterAwait B waiting C waited D to wait6If you leave in

4、this bad weather, please take an umbrella in caseAmustB shall C wouldDshould7Excuse me, is the book Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell available now? Sorry, but it so well that we dont have any in storeA sellsB is sold C has sold D has been sold8 Believe it or not, I have made a new friend She

5、is a（n） woman Atall young beautiful American BAmerican young tall beautiful Cbeautiful tall young American Dbeautiful young American tall9 a push, an object will move forward and do work AGiving BTo give C Being given DGiven10 Why dont you do to end all this mess? A anythingBnothing C everything Dso

6、mething第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。There was once a family of three sonsThe boys were not kind to oneanotherIn fact, they _11 constantly, each one trying to outdo the others in some sort of sport 12 , if one boy were building a raft, _ 13 ha

7、d to build a canoe Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat Because each of them worked 14 , their work was difficult, and the results were not al-ways 15 Of their three boats, not one was seaworthy ,There was little 16 in their homeTheir father despaired He 17 they would never lear

8、n to cooperate He decided to try to teach them a 18 He gathered up a cartful of thin reeds（芦苇） and tied them together with strong vines（藤） At dinner, he announced a（ an） 19 : “Look at this bundle of twigs（嫩枝） , he shouted“I 20 you to break it in half, for whoever 21 the secret will win a life of ric

9、h rewards”The oldest son took the bundle in his 22 hands He was strong, and he used all of his 23 to try to break the reeds, but they would not be broken Finally he gave up, and his younger brother 24 the challenge He balanced the reeds across the tabletop and used all of his weight to try to break

10、the bundle, 25 it did not breakFinally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the 26 bound twigs in his hands He, too, struggled with all of his strength to snap the bundle into two pieces, but it would not break Finally, the father took the bundle from them Heuntied the vine that 27 the reeds t

11、ogether He then divided the bundle into three 28 piles of twigsNow break your twigs into two, he said Each boy, one _ 29 , did as his father asked The task was easy Each bundle broke with hardly any effortWhen you divide your work, it is easy and you can 30 _ much, the old man said And with that, th

12、e young men understood that alone each of them was weak But together, they had great strength11A struggled B fought Claughed D cried12A For instance B For sure CIn person D In fact13A other B the other Cothers D another14A together B in person Calone- D in group15A seaworthy B trustworthy C worthles

13、s D worthwhile16A peace B love C war D envy17A believed B feared C realized D noticed18A trick B lesson C lecture D skill19A discussion B argument C competition D game20A dare B encourage C challenge D urge21A try out B figure out C carry out D take out22A thickened B thin C soft D skilled23A energy

14、 B strength C power D force24A put on B insisted onC carried onD took on25A andB orC butD so26A tightlyB roughlyC looselyDtoughly27A stuckB struckC heldD tied28A modestB equalC averageD common29A at a timeB at one timeC at the timeD at times30A defeatB loseC learnD accomplish第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节

15、（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。ACool CatsCheetahs Cheetah cubs（babies） are cute, furry, energetic, and downright lovely And when they get older, theyll run faster than any other animal on the planet Five cheetah cubs were born in the summer of 2005 at the National

16、Zoo in Washington, DCTheir mother, Zazi, was 4 years oldWhen the cubs were 10 weeks old, they weighed 9 pounds and were about the size of house catsThey were the second cheetah litter（一窝） to be born at the zoo in seven months and the second litter to be born in the zoos 116year history “Theyre prett

17、y quick, Lauren Afdahl, an animal keeper at the zoo, told Senior EditionWhenever they see something moving, they take off an run And, boy, cheetahs do like to run! They can reach speeds as high as 60 miles per hourThe cubs reach their top speed when they are about a year old The National Zoos first

18、litt8r of cheetah cubs was born in November 2004 When almost a year old, those cubs weighed more than 30 pounds Zazis cubs stay with her for at least a year When they are fully grown, the cats may be sent to other zoos Cheetahs are endangered animalsAbout 100 years ago, the wild cats roamed an area

19、from North Africa to IndiaToday, cheetahs inhabit only the countries south of the Sahara desertJust 12,000 to 15,000 now live in the wild31The writers attitude toward cheetahs seems to be A doubtful and afraid B caring and admiring C uncaring D complaining32Animal keeper Lauren Afdahls comments are

20、A disappointed BsoftC descriptive and matteroffact Dangry and unfriedly33The main idea of this passage is ACheetahs are interesting animals BWben the cubs were 10 weeks old, they weighed 9 poundsCFemale cheetahs can give birth only once a yearDCheetahs like to run34Based on the article, we can guess

21、 that the author is probably Aafraid of cheetahs Bworking at a zooCa trained animal doctor Din favor of protecting cheetahsBThe hit movie Finding Nemo follows a clownfish from the Great Barrier Reef In real life, clownfish are among the thousands of colorful sea creatures that call the Great Barrier

22、 Reef homeStretching l,250 miles along Australia s northeastern coast, the Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world A coral reef is a living underwater structure But these days, the Great Barrier Reef has found itself in troubleOverfishing, pollution, and high temperatures are harmi

23、ng its health Thats whythe government in Australia is trying to help rescue the reefUnderwater Garden While coral may look like a plant, it is actually made up of tiny sea animalThose sea animals are called coral polyps As polyps die, they leave hardshells behind Other polyps grow on top of the shel

24、lsOver thousands of years, they form a coral reef in warm water that is not very deep In many ways, the Great Barrier Reef resembles an underwater garden Coral can be hard or softIt forms in different colors and in strange shapesSome coral looks like hardened brains Other coral looks like fans and l

25、ettucesThe reef bursts with schools of tropical fish, dashing among gaps in the coral. The reef supplies food and shelter to creatures living in and around the coral Turtles, sharks, sea horses, and crabs are among its many inhabitantsHelping Humans While the reef is important to ocean life, it help

26、s humans, too People rely on the reef for both food and jobs It also provides medicine used to treat disease Each year, the Great Barrier Reef contributes about $ 975 million to the economy through tourism and fishingStressed Out Is it surprising, then, that the Great Barrier Reef is under too much

27、stress? Fishing nets and ships break off sections and damage the reef Air and water pollution are also doing harm At the same time, warmer sea temperatures have caused coral bleaching（漂白） on half of the reef The high temperatures cause the coral to turn white, often killing itReef Rescue In an effor

28、t to help save the reef, the government has limited fishing to two thirds of it That plan increases the number of green zones”Those are areas that are off -limits to fishermen and boats However, tourists and researchers can still visit them Many fishermen are upset about the plan because they rely o

29、n the reef for jobs The Australian government says that its plan will help keep the reef safe from some threats It is very important that we give B reef proper protection for the future, said one government official The reef is Australia s greatest natural treasure35Which of the following is not a c

30、reature that lives in the Great Barrier Reef? A Coral polyps B Turtles C Sea horses D Whales36 Which section describes the problem in this passage? A Underwater Garden B Helping Humans C“Stressed Out D“Reef Rescue37What picture can the reader get from the underlined sentence The reef bursts with sch

31、ools of tropical fish, dashing among gaps in the coral in Paragraph 6? A Many fish quickly moving through the coral B Fish moving toward the center, or target, of the coral C Structured, orderly groups of young fish without a clear path D Fish exploding when they come into contact with gaps in the c

32、oral38What is this passage mostly about? A The causes of reef problems an possible solutions B Coral bleaching, which causes the reef to turn white C The history of tourism to the Great Barrier Reef D Overfishing and higher temperaturesC Ulrichs friend Anne was missing at school His mother said that

33、 perhaps she had gone into hiding That was the hope anyway-that the family had left on their own and had not been sent on one of the prison trains to Germany or Poland So many people in his city had disappeared since the Nazis came to Amsterdam in 1940 Its not our home anymore, Ulrich thought The st

34、reets, once full of busy shoppers, were now filled with tanks and-soldiers No one felt safe, except may-be the collaborators（叛徒，通敌者）Who were they? Who would betray（背叛） their friends and let their neighbors be captured? Ulrich remembered his friend Anne; her father had a small business right down the

35、 road from his house Her sister, Margot, was in the upper school, where Ulrichs sister was in her class When he walked to or from school, Ulrich studied the faces of the people on the streetSome looked concerned and cast their eyes downward as they walked, try ring not to be noticedHis own parents h

36、ad that look, like ghosts walking and wondering what had happened to them, The ones that bothered him were those who smiled, who acted like nothing was wrong “Were they blind? he wondered Worse were those-who moved into the houses and took the businesses of their missing neighbors They seemed too as

37、sured, too content They may be Dutch, Ulrich thought, but they are the enemy, too They were the ones who made the occupation easy He hoped that when the war was over, the rightful owners would come back and throw them out on their ears School was not the same either It was ore than the missing stude

38、nts, though that was the biggest part of it The teachers, who once seemed to know everything, were different, too They seemed afraid to teach history, afraid that the authorities would not like what they said They jumped when a student dropped a book It was as if they all had to hold their breath It

39、 was nearly spring Already tulips（郁金香） were fighting their way out of the cold ground How many more winters, springs, summers, and falls would go by until they were free? Ulrich waited, and hoped that his friend Anne would soon come home 39When Ulrich says, Its not our home anymore? he means A theyv

40、e moved to a new city B the buildings dont look the same C the city feels strange and unfamiliar D spring flowers make the neighborhood unrecognizable40What has changed in Amsterdam? A There is a new family next door B The peoples attitudes and security C There is more freedom among the citizens D T

41、he subjects Ulrich was studying in school 41What does the underlined sentence “No one felt safe, except maybe the collaboratorsmean? A People were afraid of an invasion B There might be a natural disaster any time C People who work together are more secure than others, D Only the people who were e p

42、ing the Nazis felt comfortable42The part of the setting related to people instead of place has changed in all of the following EX-CEPT that Ashopkeepers and neighbors have been replaced by other peopleBthe Nazis have arrived and are threatening peopleCsome former friends have become untrustworthyDth

43、e teacher seems to like teaching historyD China produces 58,000 tons of silk each yearYet one of the most popular silk companies in the world is Jim Thompson, a brand based in Thailand Thompson, a Delaware native, was trained to be an architect in the mid1920s, but joined the United States army in t

44、he early 1940s in response to the rise of World War II He was soon appointed to the Office of Strategic Services （ which eventually became the CIA） and traveled around the world, including Thailand, where he fell in love with the people and their country There were few hotels that accommodated inter

45、national travelers in the capital of Bangkok, and Thompson thought that with the rise of leisure travel, the Far East would make an appealing destination for Westerners Upon his discharge from the military in 1946, he returned to Thailand to start his own silk business At the time, silk was main y b

46、eing produced in the northeast of Thailand, but due to the dullness of the collection process, silk production was on the decline Thompson was determined to revive（振兴） the business, so in 1947, he took a variety of silk thread back to New York City to see if the product would be marketable to foreig

47、n consumers。 He received a positive response9 so the Jim Thompson Silk Company was founded in 1948 Jim Thompson is credited for reviving the silk industry After the establishment of his company, silk costumes soon-appeared in Broadway plays and popular films such as Ben Hur, and Thai royalty, such a

48、s Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, began wearing silk often Many also think his work contributed greatly to the Thai economy, since the silk industry continues to employ thousands of Thai citizens even today Jim Thompsons success is no mystery However, his disappearance on March 26, 1967 certainly is one

49、Thompson made a trip to Malaysia to visit friends and one day, ventured into the jungle on an afternoon walk He was never seen again despite search parties sent out by the Royal Army Air Corps and British troops Many have their own theories on his disappearance, but none have been completely confirm

50、ed 43 What conclusion can you make about silk since the Jim Thompson Silk Companys establishment? A Siik has only been worn by royalty B Silk has become harder to get C Silk has become more popular D Silk has become more expensive44According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT t

51、rue about Thompson? A His military service ended after World War B His disappearance remains a mystery C He is the founder of JimThompson D He is a Thai American 45Which one of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “credited” in paragraph 5?A Honoured B SorryC Accounted D Bl

52、amed46What is this passage mostly about? A The revival of the silk industry B The mysterious disappearance of Jim Thompson C How the silk industry improved the Thai economy D How Jim Thompson Silk Company came into beingE When asked what they want out of life, most people anywhere in the world will

53、probably answer: “to be happy”Ed Deiner, an American psychology professor, has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy, comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves A number of people would say that there is no need t

54、o answer this question But Professor Deiner as one anyway “If youre a cheerful, happy person, your marriage is more likely to last, and youre more likely to make money and be successful at your jobOn average, happy people have stronger immune（免疫的） systems, and there is some evidence that they live l

55、onger So who are the happiest people in the world? It depends on how the word is defined There is individual happiness, the sense of joy we get when we do something we like But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behaveAccording

56、to Professor Deiner, the Western world go after individual happiness while Asia prefers each other s satisfaction, “In the West, the individualistic culture means that your mood matters much more than it does in the East People ask themselves if they are doing what is fun or interesting They become

57、unhappy when they cant do any of these things If you ask people from Japan or China if they are happy, they tend to look at what has gone wrong in their lives If not much has gone wrong, then they are satisfied People from Spain and other Spanish - speaking countries had the happiest culture, Profes

58、sor Deiner found The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride, and shame Hispanic（西班牙语言的）cultures report, much more pride and much less shame than others Another factor that also made a big difference to peoples happiness is income, but only at the lowest levels Average income earners in the

59、US were much happier than people in poverty But millionaires were only a little bit happier than people on average incomes It seems that money Makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure47 According to Professor Deiner, AWesterners value individual happiness as much as mutual satisfaction B As

60、ians focus more on others respect and approval than westerners C Westerners care more about mutual satisfaction than Asians D Asians have a culture to enjoy individual happiness48 What can be inferred from the fifth paragraph? A If you are from Spain, you are the happiest B Hispanic cultures ay stre

61、ss on pride and shame CSpanish people take too much p/de in themselves D Attitude towards pride- and shame results in Spanish happiness49In the last paragraph, the author seems to tell us Apoor people enjoy the same happiness as millionairesBenough money can make us feel safe and happyCthe higher in

62、come one gets, the happier life he livesDaverage income earners live the happiest life50The passage mainly discusses A cultural differences in happiness Bbenefits of happiness C the happiest cultureD reasons for happiness第二节 补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项

63、。Mary: Hello This is Mary _ 51 Mike: Oh, Mary This is Amy _52 I ve got hold of you at lastMary: Nice to hear from you again after all these years What have you been doing?Mike: Well, Ive tried many things since school Im now working for a food processing company in charge of sales So I travel a lotM

64、ary : 53 You must really enjoy itMike: Oh, I do Yeah, its interesting, but its quite tiring 54 Mary : I work in a law firm, practicing in business lawMike: 55 Mary: Yeah, but I like my job第卷（非选择题共60分）第三部分：写作（共三节，满分60分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡指定的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。 New York Cit

65、y has lots and lots of buildings, and many people live -there - almost 8 million people ! Human beings take a lot of things from the earth, and they also put a lot of things back into it, including things that pollute the air or use up natural resources “Ecofriendly, or green buildings in New York C

66、ity are good for the environment“Green” living helps save natural resources, makes the air cleaner, and helps us breathe better We spend about 90 percent of our day indoors, where the air quality can actually be much worse than it is outside Certain buildings have more access to natural daylight, ap

67、pliances that use less energy, and encourage people to use environmentally friendly practices Green buildings give the people who live in them cleaner air to breathe, and some even have sensors that turn lights on and off when you walk into or leave a room The buildings also capture and reuse rainwa

68、ter The Albanese Organization built the first green residential building in North America in 2003It is called the Solaire, and is located in Battery Park CityNow, in 2013, they are building another new green building in Battery Park City called the Visionaire, which is so environmentally friendly th

69、at it is being called Americas greenest highrise building The building pud6es and reuses water, using 50% less water than a typical highrise building Some of the buildings electricity is powered by the sun, and the fresh air is filtered to take pollutants out The buildings themselves were all built

70、using recycled materials from other construction projects, so that those materials do not just end up in a garbage clump It costs more for companies to make these buildings, so the people who live in them have to pay more, too* But reduced energy bills help you save money And if you have allergies（过

71、敏）, you may end Lip saving on doctors bills, too, since these buildings are healthier to live in“I have a history of asthma（哮喘）and hypersensitivity(高度过敏)to odors and allergens in the air, said a Visionaire resident, Rod McCowan, 52 “The air is crisp and pure I can tell Im breathing better 56What kin

72、d of life does the author suggest in this, passage? (no more than 2 words）57 What does the Albanese Organization specialize in? （ no more than 6 words） 58How does the Visionaire save water? （no more than 5 words）59What is this passage mainly about? （ no more than 6 words）60Why does the author say gr

73、een buildings are healthier according to the last two paragraphs?（no more than 9 words）第二节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题15分，满分15分） 请你改正下面短文中的错误。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。 3请在答题卡上指定的地方

74、作答。 It was 7:1 5 in the morning of February 8, 2015 I was walking along Park Road towards the east while an elderly man came out of the park on other side of the street Then I saw a yellow car drive up Beijing Street and made a right turn into Park Road The :next moment the car hit the man while he

75、was cross the road He fell off with a cry The car didnt stop and drove off with great speed heading west I noticed that the driver is a young woman and that the plate number was AC864 About two minutes late I stopped a passing car and took the old men to the nearest hospital第二节 书面表达（满分35分） 假设你是李军，请你

76、就学生打车时如何避免发生失联等安全问题给某英文报社编辑写一封信，提供一些建议，内容包括： 1上车前应该：选正规出租车；记住车牌号。2上车后应该：坐最安全位置；不玩手机，留意行车路线。注意：1词数120左右；2开头语和结尾语已为你写好；3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；4文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。 参考词汇：正规出租车：licensedtaxi 黑车：unlicensed taxi 车牌号：plate numberDear editor,I am sorry to learn that some students, especially girls, have been reported to have disconnected or been killed after taking a taxi Yours ,Li Jun版权所有：高考资源网()