江西省五市八校2016届高三第二次联考英语试题及答案.doc

绝密启用前江西省五市八校2016届高三第二次联考英语试卷主命题：鄱阳中学 黄韵华 副命题：上饶县中 尤琼时长：120分钟 总分：150分第卷第一部分 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. when did sue leave home?a. at 4:30. b. at 5:00. c. at 5:15.2. what does the man prefer?a. foreign languages. b. science. c. politics.3. what will the weather probably be like over the weekend?a. rainy. b. sunny. c. snowy.4. where are the speakers?a. on a train. b. on a ship. c. in a hotel.5. what has the woman been doing?a. traveling. b. exercising. c. relaxing just a bit.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. what does the woman say about the boy?a. he did a very poor job.b. he did a better job this time.c. he didnt try as hard as he could.7. who are the speakers?a. boss and employee.b. mother and son.c. teacher and student.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. when does the conversation probably take place?a. at the end of a term.b. in the middle of a semester.c. at the beginning of a school year.9. what do we know about the man?a. he is deciding between two places.b. he has been to australia before.c. he likes diving in the ocean.10. what do the womans parents care about? a. money.b. holiday activities.c. spending time together with their family.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what has the woman been studying?a. international culture.b. business management.c. english writing.12. how many books can the woman borrow in all?a. twelve. b. ten. c. eight.13. what will the woman do next?a. take an exam. b. have a class. c. go to the mans office.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. who were arguing last night?a. the speakers. b. two strangers. c. the speakers neighbors.15. when was the man woken up?a. at 2:00 a.m. b. at 3:00 a.m. c. at 4:00 a.m.16. what is the womans new routine?a. having a cup of coffee every day.b. drinking some soy milk every morning. c. doing some exercise every morning.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what will take place in the main theater next week?a. some professors will give lectures there.b. a student film festival will be held there.c. there will be an art exhibition there.18. what is the collection in the picture gallery about?a. life of local artists.b. history of the university.c. students social activities.19. what will the audience visit next?a. a museum. b. an art gallery. c. the entertainment building.20. how soon will everyone meet again?a. in half an hour. b. in an hour. c. in an hour and a half.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节，阅读下列短文，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。amany little girls like flowers, watching butterflies and riding small horses. a lot of them also like cars, robots and spaceships. but most girls clothing only has pictures of flowers, butterflies or horses.two mothers decided to make clothes that include all the things that little girls do and love.six-year-old bella loves to play with cars. so her dress has pictures of cars on it.“we havent found this type of dress in the store,” cathy, bellas mother, says.the car dress is from a new girls clothing line called princess awesome. rebecca melsky set up the business. she says its products for girls have some designs normally found on boys clothes.it all started two years ago when rebecca was hoping to buy clothing for her two-year-old, who liked robots, trucks and spaceships.“one day when i walked through a girls store, i thought to myself i wish theyd make one of those beautiful dresses that also have a robot on it because she will love that. and i thought someone should do that. maybe i should do that,” rebecca, said.her friend eva st. clair believed she should, and their business was born. the women sold the first 70 dresses they made at a market. so they decided to expand their business online. their products sold very well there, too.“they sold out so fast that i could not make them fast enough. we decided it was time to think about a factory,” rebecca said.so they started to raise money from people over the internet. the women raised more than 215,000 within days, far more than the 35,000 they expected.“our biggest challenge is going to be how we expand as rapidly as people seem to want us to,” rebecca said.the women hope princess awesome will expand into products for girls of all ages and all interests.21. princess awesome was started .a. by cathy and rebeccab. because of six-year-old bellac. with the help of a girls stored. to make unusual clothing for girls22. the dresses made by rebecca and her friend .a. sold better online than at the marketb. helped them get a job in a factoryc. were popular among girlsd. were sold expensively23. what is the most difficult thing rebecca and her friend will face?a. meeting the needs of all girls.b. how to make interesting products.c. raising enough money for their business.d. how to expand their business as people expected.banna schiferl hadnt even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom, one recent saturday. mon was right downstairs in the kitchen. the text? anna wanted an egg for breakfast. soon after, joanna schiferl called, “if you want to talk to me, anna, come downstairs and see me!” anna laughs about it now. “i was kind of being lazy,” she admits.these days, many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call. and thats creating a communication divide, of sortsthe talkers vs. the texters. some would argue that its no big deal. but many experts say the most successful communicators will, of course, have the competence to do both. and they fear that more of us are unable to haveor at least are avoidingthe traditional facetoface conversations.many professors say it is not common to see students outside of class. “i sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a question, they email me, often late at night,” says renee houston, a professor at the university of puget sound in washington state. “and they never call.”as anna sees it: “there are people youll text, but wont call. its just a way to stay in touch with each other.” some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more connected. “the problem is that the conversation isnt very deep,” says joseph grenny, co-author of the book crucial conversations: tools for talking when stakes are high.“the problem has been there since weve had telephonesprobably since the time of a telegraph,” grenny says. texting is just the latest way to do that. though they may not always be so good at deep conversations themselves, grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones. he says that they also should set limits, as annas mom did when she made the “no texting to people in the same house” rule.24. according to paragraph 1, joanna .a. was very strict with her daughterb. did not know how to use a cell phonec. was angry that her daughter got up lated. did not have any breakfast that morning25. the underlined word “competence” in paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.a. chanceb. abilityc. couraged. patience26. in joseph grennys opinion, .a. cell phones make people lonelierb. telephones help people communicate clearlyc. texting helps people have deeper conversationsd. talking should be encouraged instead of texting27. what would be the best title for the text?a. why is communication important?b. how does texting affect kids at school?c. is texting ruining the art of conversation?d. how can we avoid one-sided conversations?ceco-friendly car racercan you image a car racer is so eco-friendly that its tyres are made from potatoes, its body is created from hemp (大麻) and rapeseed oil and it runs on fuel made from wheat and sugar beet? the one-seater racing car called eco one is built by experts from warwick university, who hope that eco one will be adopted by the automotive industry. it is sold at $ 51,000. pollution-sensitive dressdont be caught outside unaware of pollution levels in the air. the pollution-sensitive epa dress by stephanie sandstrom notices pollution in the air accordingly. this dress which is actually quite pretty looks like you pull it from the bottom of the dirty laundry pile when the air is dirty. it might protect your health by advising you to stay indoors for the day, but it wont do you any favor if youre meeting with clients.eco-friendly umbrellatraditional umbrellas come with a fixed surface. although it is changeable, you cannot replace it easily. this eco-friendly design is more flexible. it is actually only an umbrella skeleton without any surface, which can be folded, so you can put anything such as newspapers, plastic bags or whatever you want to serve as the protecting surface.eco-friendly moss (苔藓) carpet it is said that walking on fresh grass increases your blood circulation. the moss carpet, created by nguyen la chanh, looks at getting the grass to your feet. the mat includes ball moss, island moss and forest moss. the humidity (湿度) of the bathroom ensures that it grows well. and thats why you need to place it there and not anywhere else.28. according to paragraph 1, we can find eco one _a. can seat one passenger and one driver b. cant be afforded by the public at presentc. is mainly made from some kinds of plants d. will take the place of the traditional car industry29. why is epa dress designed?a. to advise people to stay at home as often as possibleb. to keep users informed of the polluted levels in the air. c. to make women look pretty even in the polluted air.d. to stop people from meeting their clients if necessary.30. compared with traditional umbrellas, the eco-friendly umbrella _a. is changeable b. hasnt any surfacec. can be folded d. is made of newspapers31. where does the text probably come from?a. a science report b. a personal blog c. a health report d. an official documentdsome people are like homing pigeons: drop them off anywhere, and theyll find their way around. other people, though, cant tell when theyre holding a map upside down. are the directionally challenged just bad learners?not all of your navigational (导航的)skills are learned. research shows that your sense of direction is innate. an innate ability is something you are born with. your brain has special navigational neuronshead-direction cells, place cells, and grid cells (网格细胞)and they help program your inside compass when youre just a baby.in 2010, scientists carried out an experiment to study baby rats neural activity in their brains. although the rats were newborns, the researchers discovered that their head-direction cells (which help them recognize the direction theyre facing) were fully grown and developed. the rats, it seemed, were born with a sense of direction. and they hadnt even opened their eyes yet!humans, of course, are not rats. but the hippocampusthe brain area we use for navigationis similar in most mammals. if the rats compass develops this way, then its likely that a humans compass does, too.if were born with a sense of direction, then why are some people so good at getting lost? the scientists found that the two other cellsplace and grid cellsdeveloped within the first month. place cells are thought to help us form a map in our mind, while grid cells help us navigate new and unfamiliar places. the two cells work together, and thats where the trouble might be.people who took part in a 2013 study played a video game that required them to travel quickly between different places. monitoring their brains, the scientists found that grid cells helped the gamers recognize where they wereeven without landmarks. according to researcher michael kahana, differences in how grid cells work may help explain why some people have a better sense of direction than others.32. what did the 2010 research find?a. rats have a natural ability to recognize directions.b. rats hippocampus is different from that of humans.c. rats usually find their way without opening their eyes.d. baby rats have as many head-direction cells as grown-ups.33. what do we know about our navigational neurons?a. place cells let us know how to read a map.b. grid cells help us reach the place we are going to.c. they help us use a compass when we lose our way.d. place and grid cells grow later than head-direction cells.34. why are some people so good at getting lost?a. they cant remember landmarks.b. their grid cells cant work very well.c. they are unfamiliar with new places.d. their ability to follow directions is poor.35. what is the text mainly about?a. human navigational skills.b. the compass in rats body.c. why grid cells are useful.d. how homing pigeons work.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。with the year coming to an end, a vacation is inescapable. travelling in winters is never easy. though air travel might sound as the most convenient way for winter travel, it also has its own shortcomings. the season of cold sometimes interrupts your travel plans. 36 we bring to you tips to keep in mind if you are air travelling in winters.early flights are on timeearly morning flights have been found to be more on time than the ones later in the day. 37 any delay in the flight schedule during the day leads to a series of delay, the best way to avoid it is to fly early. 38 partner airlines can help you in times of delayed flights. some airlines work in association with its partner airlines. in case your flight gets cancelled or delayed you can ask for a seat in the partner airline, provided that your airline supports it.join a club 39 when your flight gets delayed for hours you can access those clubs in the airport rather than being stuck in the terminal. also, accessing to different travel agents is easier from the clubs as they assist you with various options available. consider a travel agentat times when you are stuck with situations where your flight is delayed or cancelled, instead of dealing directly with the airline staff, it is best to lay the responsibility on your travel agent. 40 a. remember to phone bravelyb. partner airlines can helpc. a member of a club is the best choice for most flyers on the wholed. flights get cancelled or delayed beyond what you have to deal withe. though you would have to wake up very early, yet it would rid you of a lot of troubles.f. your travel agent will act on your behalf and solve the issues so you neednt solve the issues yourself.g. joining a club will sure make you pay some money, but if you are a frequent flyer it is the best choice for you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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）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。always changingjack is leaving, and im feeling kind of sad.you probably dont know jack, but you might be lucky enough to 41 someone just like him. hes been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining 42 professional skills with a sweet and gentlenature. and now hes moving on to an exciting new professional 43 . it sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and were 44 for him. but that doesnt make it any easier to say goodbye to him.life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线) balls 45 us. just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to 46 the recipe. our ability to cope with change 47 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life. but how do we do that?a friend of mine is fond of reminding usthat “survivability depends upon 48 .” and then theres chris the california surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to lifes problems can be 49 in four words: “go with the flow.”im not exactly sure, but i think chris was saying that life is a series of 50 both good and bad. no matter how excellent your skill, there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no 51 . the truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to 52 adjustments if the need should ariseas it almost 53 does. that doesnt mean you dont keep trying to make all your 54 come true. it just means that when things come up that arent 55 in your plan, you work around themand then you move on. “change, indeed, is painful, 56 ever needful,” said philosopher thomas carlyle. “and if memory has its force and worth, so also has 57 .” were going to miss jack. but rather than stay on the 58 of our parting, well focus on our hopes for a brighter futurefor him, and for us. and then well go out and 59 everything we can to make that future happen. 60 our plans changeagain.41. a. know b. greet c. imagined. recognize42. a. goodb. extra c. correct d. precise43. a. agreementb. destination