2015届江西省新八校高三第一次联考英语试题及答案.doc

2015届新八校第一次英语联考试题 命题人：丰城中学 宋晓晴 都昌一中 于金虎第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. at a supermarket . b. in a restaurant . c. at home .2.why did the man refuse the job?a. he wants to spend more time with his family.b. he didnt think he was capable of doing the job.c. he doesnt enjoy business trips as much as he used to.3. what do we know about mrs. fisher?a. she has no family. b. she lives alone probably . c. she will go abroad.4. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the man could not wait to see susan.b. susans work is to report the latest news in town.c. susan is eager to share some information with the man.5. what does the man imply?a. he is confident of getting the job.b. he isnt sure of getting the job fully. c. the interview didnt go as well as he expected.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；每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8三个小题。6. where are the two speakers? a. in the airport. b. in the post office . c. at the railway station.7.how long will the womans stuff arrive?a. about 9 days . b. about 18 days. c. about 30 days.8.how much will the woman pay?a. $5.90. b.$10.20. c.$16.20.听第7段材料，回答第9至11三个小题。9.what is the woman doing?a. complaining about the campus food. b. seeking comments on the campus food . c. pushing for changes in the campus food.10.what does the man think of the campus food?a. acceptable. b. excellent. c. unsatisfactory.11.what is the man unhappy with?a. the vegetables. b. the closing time. c. the soup.听第8段材料，回答第12至14三个小题。12.what do the two speakers do with the box?a. put it in the lift . b. bring it to the office . c. carry it to the womans.13.what does the woman do after lunch if shes free on weekdays?a. she goes to the movie. b. she gets on the internet . c. she reads the newspaper.14.when does the woman get to her office?a. at about 3:30pm. b. at about 3:45pm . c. at about 4:15pm.听第9段材料，回答第15至17三个小题。15.what might be the man?a. an operator. b. a reporter. c. a manager.16.why do some people prefer working at home?a. to save time . b. to get more jobs . c. to earn more money.17.what might happen in the future?a. the british firm could move to pairs.b. people might work at home for a foreign company.c. clerks could have more time to talk on the phone.听下面一段独白，回答第18至20三个小题。18.where is the second stop of the tour?a. the library. b. the student center. c. the student office.19.what is the main purpose of the student center?a. to provide help and leisure activities.b. to help students with their enrollment（注册）.c. to provide textbooks for university courses.20.what does the speaker mainly talk about?a. the textbooks for courses.b. the university enrollment. c. important locations on campus.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，awhen i was 11, i threw a glance into dads lunch box and made the unexpected discovery that my mother still showed her love towards my father. the evidence, a napkin resting on top of the sandwiches packed in wax paper, was certain “love you!” she had written on the napkin. “ meat loaf for supper!”mom penned all kinds of messages to dad on those paper napkins, and he saved a whole pile of them. what embarrassed me as a kid has become a precious memory of my parents.it also started my own brand of lunch box notes. when my kids were young, id glue little drawings on their lunches. lots of sketches(素描) of our dog, max, along with smiling flowers. when they were teenagers, id copy words of wisdom from great people, einstein, for example, or bruce springsteen. then, my kids grew up making their own handwritten notes. and my husband writes me love notes on recycled paper, because hes all about being green.friends who know about my lunch box notes eagerly share stories of their own family traditions. so many focus on food. mauras mom always drew hearts on the shells of hard-boiled eggs. melinda wrote messages on her kids bananas.were into the third generation of lunch box notes in our home. whenever my 3-year-old grandson, clayton, spends the night, he knows his lunch is going to have a napkin note from grandma in the morning. last week, i drew a picture of me, waving widely and shouting his name. he took one look at it and screamed, “ wheres grandpa?” i added a man in a clean shirt. “ you forgot his tie,” he said. i quickly drew a line of stripes(条纹) down the front of the shirt. clayton smiled. “grandpa,” he whispered, running his fingers across the napkin. “its you!”21. when the author first saw dads lunch box notes, she felt _.a. moved b. proud c. awkward d. nervous22. what did the author put in the lunch boxes when her kids were in their teens?a. words of love. b. famous words of wisdom c. drawings of their favorite animals. d. pictures of flowers. 23. it can be inferred that _.a. the authors grandson likes drawing pictures on napkins. b. the authors children dislike making lunch box notes. c. the authors husband is an environmentalist. d. the authors friends all had their brand of lunch box notes.24. whats the best title for the text? a. old generations way of expressing love. b. lunches packed with love. c. different brands of lunch box notes. d. some interesting family traditions. bin the hit film the bucket list, jack nicholson and morgan freeman meet in hospital in california after they have been diagnosed with cancer. between them they cook up a “bucket list” - a to-do list of all they want to do before they kick the bucket. the movie makes you wonder what would be on your bucket list. so lets pack up some and see what it would cost to go out and have a little fun.the pyramids, giza, egypton to the pyramids, surely on anyones bucket list. exotik tours can take you there on a variety of trips, including their popular egypt express which includes three nights in cairo and a three-night nile cruise (乘船游览). from $1,384, including four-and five-star accommodation, 12 meals and a ton of 416-646-3347taj mahal, agra, indiaone of the worlds most fascinating images, indias taj mahal makes even nicholson and freeman look calm. torontos goway travel has many suggestions for india, including a three-day independent visit to agra. stay at the attractive oberoi amarvilas overlooking the taj. include two breakfasts, touring and airport transfer from $1,420. 416-322-1034the great wall, chinaif the great wall of china is on your bucket list, check into tour east holidays four-day amazing beijing tour for $580 per person, four-star accommodation, sightseeing including the forbidden city and the great wall, breakfasts and two lunches, transportation and 416-929-0888the himalayas, nepaland on to the himalayas. talk about something truly majestic (壮丽的). see the top of the world on gap adventures everest adventure tour, a 15-day exploration including everest base camp, teahouse lodge stays, and walking through sherpa villages. incredibly affordable at just $665 plus local payment of $250. gap adventures warns that this is a physically demanding 416-260-099925the underlined phrase “kick the bucket” in paragraph 1 means _. a. pass away b. play a gamec. list interesting places d. come to life 26according to the passage, where can you enjoy a view of the whole taj mahal?a. in sherpa village. b. near the forbidden city c. through egypt expressd. at oberoi amarvilas27if you take on the everest adventure tour, you should be aware that _.a. the sights may not be so good. b. it is a tiring trip. c. you may not be used to the food there d. it is an expensive tripcwashington the head of the world bank says for the first time in human history, it is possible to end poverty around the world. jim yong kim told a washington audience tuesday, he wants to make ending world poverty by 2030 a top goal for the bank and governments around the world.world bank president jim yong kim says that the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality are wide, urgent and a matter of survival of millions.“we know that despite the great successes of the last decade, there are still about 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty, 870 million who go hungry every day, and 6.9 million children under five dying every year,” he said.but kim told a washington audience that the previous successful efforts to cut the number of people living in extreme poverty by half give them hope.“we are at an auspicious moment in history, when the successes of past decades and an increasingly favorable economic outlook combine to give developing countries a chancefor the first time everto end extreme poverty within a generation,” he said in a speech at georgetown university. “our duty now must be to ensure that these favorable circumstances are matched with deliberate decisions to realize this historic opportunity.”kim says success will require increasing the speed of economic growth, particularly in south africa and south asia.but he warned that civil unrest could happen if economic growth does not help people at all income levels, and also include women and youthkim says that the world bank and other development agencies will have more resources to get this job done right. “meeting this 2030 goal will take extraordinary effort,” he said.however, kim warned that all the progress in fighting poverty could be destroyed by climate disasters unless the nations of the world do more to prevent climate change.28in the opinion of jim yong kim, world poverty _ a. is not quite hard to end by 2030 b. exists only in africa and asiac. is difficult but hopeful to end by 2030 d. will be sure to disappear by 203029which of the following gives jim yong kim the hope to end world poverty? a. economic growth is increasing in developing countries b. great successes have been achieved in science and technology c. a decreasing number of people are living in poverty through efforts d. all countries have started to fight poverty30the underlined word auspicious in paragraph 5 most probably means _ a. unforgettable b. easy c. disappearing d. lucky31. whats the passage mainly about? a. a top goalending world poverty will possibly be achieved by 2030.b. the key of ending world poverty is preventing climate change. c. the success of ending povertyeconomic growth. d. the progress in fighting poverty.dsilence is unnatural to man. he begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. in between he does all he can to make a noise in the world, and he feats silence more than anything else. even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence. if he is introduced to another person, and a number of pauses occur in the conversation, he regards himself as a failure, a worthless person, and is full of envy of the emptiest headed chatterbox (喋喋不休的人）. he knows that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure (蜡塑人像）. the aim of conversation is not, for the most part, to communicate ideas; it is to keep up the buzzing sound. there are, it must be admitted, different qualities of buzz; there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito (蚊子）. but at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person. most buzzing, fortunately, is pleasant to the ear, and some of it is pleasant even to the mind. he would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors. those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk. very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new. some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other peoples ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a swiss hotel at the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time, they just prove themselves to be successful conversationists . 32. according to the author, people make conversation to _ a. exchange ideas b.overcome their fear of silencec. achieve success in life d. prove their value 33. by the buzzing of a fly (para. 1）, the author means_” a. the noise of an insect b. a low whispering sound c.the voice of a chatterbox d. meaningless talks 34. according to the passage, people usually talk to their neighbors _. a. about whatever they have prepared b. about whatever they want to c. in the hope of learning something new d. in the hope of getting on well35. what is the authors purpose in writing the passage? _. a. to discuss why people like talking about weather. b. to encourage people to join in conversations. c.to explain why people keep talking. d. to persuade people to stop making noises. 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。having a happier life is something we all always struggle for. one of the key foundations ofthat is to be consistent in doing things that bring happiness. 36 consider these 4 habits:1. laugh in the middle of a busy day.its 3 pm on a friday afternoon and youre desperate to leave the office. on top of the work you have, youre running close to super important deadline. 37 just take a moment to laugh. you should laugh more often, especially on a busy day.2. do not compare yourself to others. measure your own successes based on your progress and only yours. 38 no one is better than any one else. 3. find time to work out regularly and eat well. exercise can produce tons of feel-good hormones（荷尔蒙）. 39 feeding your body with whole and nutritious foods, on the other hand, can positively affect your body in both short and long term. find time to schedule in a workout even if its only thirty minutes and do something you love. eat well because foods can help you stay focused and more energized, and happier as a whole.4. end each day with gratitude. 40 it might be something as small as a childs laugh or something as huge as a praise from the headmaster. whatever it is, be grateful for that day because it will never come again.a. surround you with people who matter. b. all of our lives are unique.c. just before you go to bed, write down at least one wonderful thing that happened.d. dont blame everything not going your way.e. these hormones can help avoid stress and depression.f. try to think you are better than anyone else.g. develop right habits to ensure we live a happy life.第三部分: 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。tom was an experienced artisthe had a wife and two fine sonsone night, his older son _41_ severe stomachachethinking it was only some common disorder, neither tom nor his wife _42_ the condition very seriouslybut the disease was actually acute appendicitis（急性阑尾炎）,and the boy died suddenly that nightknowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the _43 _of the situation, under the enormous burden of his guilt, toms emotional health _44_to make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, _45_ him alone with his six-year-old younger sonthe hurt and pain of the two situations were _46_ tom could handle, and he turned to alcohol to help himin time , tom became an _47_ as the alcoholism progressed, tom began to lose everything he_ 48_ his home, his land, his art objects, everything_49_ tom died alone in a san francisco motel roomwhen i heard of toms death, i reacted with the same disdain（轻视）the world shows for one who _50_ his life with nothing material to show for it “what a complete _51_!”i thought, “what a totally wasted life!”as time went by, i began to re-evaluate my earlier blind _52_ you see, i knew toms now adult son, erniehe is one of the _53_, most caring, most loving men i have ever knowni watched ernie with his children and saw the free _54_ of love between themi knew that kindness and caring must come from somewherei hadnt heard ernie talk much about his fatherit is so _55_ to defend an alcoholicone day i worked _ 56_ my courage to ask him“im really puzzled by something” i said“i know your father was basically the only one _57_ youwhat on earth did he do that you became such a special person”?ernie refl