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2015年4月玉林市贵港市高中毕业班联合考试英语 试 卷 第一卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共两节满分3。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.how soon will the speakers most probably get to the airport? a.in two hours b.inhalf an hour c.in one and a half hours.2.where should the man take a truning? a.at the theatre b.at a post office c.at the barbers shop3. why does alice feel excited? a. she has won the race b. she has been chosen for the race c. she has got a new pair of running shoes-4. how much will the blouse cost the man if he buys it? a.45 dollars. b.35 dollars. c.20 dollars.5. what is wrong with tom? a. he has a fever. b. he has a cough c. he has a headache.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独自前，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自读两遍听第6段材料，回答第6.7题。 6. what are the speakers mainly discussing? a. the mans midterm paper. b. the magi s scholarship c. the magi s teacher. 7. what do we know from the conversation? a. the man wants to get a scholarship b. the man will ask the girl for help c. the teacher was satisfied with his previous paper. 听第7段材料，回答第8.9题8. why does the man want to buy something typically chinese? a. he wants to send it to a friend. b. he is doing so arch on chinese culture. c. he wants to decorate his room with it.9. what did the man decide to buy? a. a vase. b. a tea set. c. a carpet.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what do we know about the woman? a. she knows several languages. b. she is very good at german. c. she is learning german after work.11. what does the man usually do in his spare time? a. he usually watches tv. b. he usually surfs the internet. c. he usually reads books and newspaper.12. why will the man call henry? a.to borrow something. b. to inquire about a job. c.to ask for advice.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. when will the meetings start? a. at 6.30. b. at 7.00. c. at 9.00.14. where did the photography club go last week? a.to the ocean. b. to the forest. c.to the mountains.15. what do the members do on the first and third weekends of every month? a.to take a photo of a different place. b. to show one another the photographs theyve taken. c.to discuss how to improve their technique of photography.16. what does the man think about the womans camera? a. it is too expen b. its just fine with her. c. its better than 5d.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. what job did amy ever do according to the conversation? a. an actress. b. a coach. c. a typist.18. how old was amy when she died? a.38. b.41. c.43.19. where did amy land her plane in burma in bad weather? a. in the desert. b. on a football field. c. on a piece of farmland.20. what do we know from the passage? a. amy spent 5 days flying her plane to indian b. amy was the first woman to fly alone to australia. c. amy s friends lent her some money to buy the plane.第二部分阅读理解共两节满分40分】第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 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 a hilton head island is like a second home to us. weve spent our family vacations there formore than 27 years, with many of those times during the week of thanksgiving. on thisparticular occasion, we had gone out to eat for lunch on thanksgiving day. our sodaughters-in-law and friends gathered around a large table with us as we enjoyed plates heapedhigh with turkey, cranberry sauce and all the trimmings. in the midst of all the conversations and laughter, i noticed an old couple seated severaltables away from us. they were adorable. i mentioned them to my family, and we talkedabout how cute they were. but what bothered me was that they were alone. they finished their meal long before we did, and as they got up to leave the restaurant,they unexpectedly stopped at our table. excuse me for disturbing you,”she said. but myhusband and i were sitting over there watching you while eating, and we were admiring yourbeautiful family,”i told her wed been watching them as well, talking about how cute theyre together. i said, would you like to sit down and join s while we are having our meal?we pulled some chairs up to the table, and they told us that they had lived on the island formany years and that their son was too far away to come back for both thanksgiving andchristmas. we enjoyed their company so much that we stood outside talking for a while afterlunch. after we said goodbye to them that evening, i said,“youre welcome to join us for mealswhenever were here and especially on thanksgiving.”and they did. we had many wonderfulmeals together through the years, and until his health declined too much to eat with us, theyer by themselves again on thanksgiving.21. why do the author s tamily go to hilton head island? a. to buy some local products there. b. to take their family holidays there. c.tolearn about their enterprises there. d. to see their relatives and friends there.22. how did the author find the old couple? a. they w re helpful and gene b. they w re optimistic and talkative. c. they were cute and adorable. d. they were outgoing and humorous.23. why were the old couple alone on thanksgiving according to the story? a. their son had just left them. b. they were visitors to hilton head island. c. they would like to live by themselves. d. their son lived too far away from the old couple.24. what can we infer from the passage? a. the old an-s health became poor in the end. b. the authors family settled in hilton head island at last. c. the old couple ate with the authors family for only several times. d. the old couple invited the authors family to dine at their home for many years. b the san francisco bay area, commonly known as the bay area, or the bay, is ametropolitan(大都市的）region that surrounds the san francisco and the san pablo bays innorthern california. history prior to（在之前）gold rush, san francisco was little more than a sleepysettlement on the shores of the san francisco peninsula. established originally under spainsrule to serve as one of the far-flung outposts(军事基地), it had changed little from the late 1700s until 1849 when the news of the discovery of gold in the sierras mother lode(矿脉）made sanfranciscos port an exciting land of activity. ships from all over the world dropped anchor(抛锚）here and the shores were lined with abandoned ships whose crews had rushed to thegoldfields. after the first burst of growth, through the boom year and the decades that havefollowed, san francisco has developed but continues to grow and boom. golden gate park in 1868 the land that makes up golden gate park was uninhabitedand dunes(沙丘），stretching unpromisingly to the sea. but that didnt stop city forefathersfrom setting aside800,000 for its development, a show of foresight that has resulted in oneof the nations finest parks. instead of“ keep off the grass signs on the meadows, you wills volleyball, frisbee, croquet and picnics. golden gate bridge this bridge, sing the n entrance to san francisco bay,links san francisco with its neighbor maria county to provide easy travel to northerncalifornia points. the campanile(钟楼）it is on the campus of stanford university and can be seen fromalmost every point in the bay area. the chimes（钟声)in the tower can be heard three times aday during the college session. transportation is convenient. you wont regret spending the time enjoying the sightseeing here.25. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. san francisco was once governed by the spanish people. b. the golden gate bridge provides easy travel to western california. c. the golden gate park was completed in 1868，which cost800，000. d. marin county is near the bay and to the south of san francisco.26. where is the campanile located? a. in the golden gate park. b. on the campus of stanford university. c. at the southern end the golden gate bridge. d. in the center of the city of san francisco.27. what is the purpose of the passage? a. to tell people about the local customs of the san francisco area. b. to attract people to pay a visit to the san francisco bay area c. to explain to people the economic growth of the san francisco bay area. d. to explain to us how the government develops tourist resources in the san francisco. bay area. c a conservation group has named three fish species that it says are at risk of extinction. the fish are threatened because of overfishing to meet the worlds growing demand for food. in a new report released today, the international union for conservation of nature（iucn) added the pacific bluefin tuna(蓝鳍金枪鱼）to its list of more than 22，000 species threatened with extinction. the tuna was joined by the american eel(鳗鱼）and the chinese puffer fish （河豚鱼） for 50 years, the iucn has maintained a“red list”of species evaluated for their threatened status. with todays change, the iucn moved the pacific bluefin tuna from the least con category to vulnerable,”meaning it is w threatened with extinction. in a iucn news release, director general julia marton-lefevre said，“each update of the iucn red list makes us realize that our planet is constantly losing its incredible diversity of life， largely due to our destructive actions to satisfy our growing appetite for resources.” the bluefin tuna is considered a delicacy-or a special food-in many parts of the world. it is used in traditional japanese dishes such as sushi and sashimi. an decreasing population of bluefin tuna could case the fish to vanish from the pacific ocean for good，iucn experts warn. to prevent extinction，they say limits must be placed on commercial fisheries chat target the highly sought-after（受欢迎的)fish. bruce collene is the iucns tuna and billfish specialist. the pacific bluefin tuna marketvalue continues to rise，”collecce said，adding that we need to reduce the number of catches ofyoung fish to improve the species status. the group estimates that the population has reducedby 19% to 33% over the past 22 years. the chinese puffer fish is now listed as“criticallyendangered.”also popular in japanese food dishes，rvatiomscs estimate the chinesepuffer fishs global population has declined by 99over the past 40 years. the fish is foundi several marine-protected areas in the pacific ocean near china with measures in place toprotect it. more needs to be done to prevent extinction，iucn experts say. the american eelhas joined the japanese eel on the endangered list due to factors such as pollution and habitatloss，n addition to overfishing. the american eel is in demand in east asian food markets asn alternative to the endangered japanese eel. the iucn also updated the status of some non-fish speci including the chinese cobra, which is ow listed as“vulnerable，”and theaustralian black grass-dart bunerfly endangered.”28. what are the three fish species that have just been added to the red list? a. the american eel，the chinese puffer fish and the japanese eel. b. the chinese puff fish，the american eel and the pacific bluefin tuna. c. the american eel，the japanese eel and the pacific bluefin tuna. d. the pacific puffer tuna, the chinese cobra and the australian black grass-dart butterfly.29. what is the biggest threat to the endangered fish species according to the passage? a. water pollution. b. global warming. c. habit loss. d. fishing for food.30. the underlined word v nish in para. 3 can be replaced by“ a. cape b.suher c.resulc d. disappear31. all of the following are true except that a. the bluefin tuna is used in traditional japanese dishes b. china has taken measures to protect the chinese puff fish. c. the iucn has maintained a red list of species for about two decades. d. the chinese puffer fishs global population has reduced by 99over the past 40 years. d beijing-six western countries have applied to become founding members of the china-led asian infrastructure（基础设施）investment bank (aiib), the ministry of financeconfirmed on march 20. britain，germany，france, italy，luxembourg and switzerland haveofficially sought founder membership of the bank，the ministry said. the bank, which alreadyhas 27 such members，will be established formally by the end of the year, finance ministerlou jiwei said on friday. the united states considers the aiib to be a rival（对手）to the western-dominatedworld bank，but lou said the n not aiming to replace the world bank，theinternational monetary fand or the asian development bank. it will not be in competitionagainst those institutions，but will act to complement them, lou said. as a scakeholder(利益相关者)in the world bank and asian development bank，china will continue to support theirwork to reduce poverty，lou said. the aim will focus on lending money for asianinfrastructure construction，to strengthen the global economic recovery, lou said china will notbe the only country to make decisions about the banks management，adding that theinstitution is based on a multilateral financial cooperation framework. fears over the future governs ce(管理）of the new bank look to be fading. in addition，australia，which initially rejected chinas offer last year, reported to have the intention tojoin the bank with an investment of a3 billion（2. 3 billion) in the project. britain becamethe first western economy to apply for membership of the bank this week, with france andgermany expressing their interest son after. the us issued what was seen by manyobservers as a warning to britain over its public support for the aiib. wang jun, a senior economist at the china center for international economic exchanges，a government think tank，said many of the western countries had initially refused to join thebank，citing co over governance，but have since rapidly changed their views. applicantsdo not want to mss the chance to share the results of chinas fast et n mic growth，andexpect more participation in asias development，although their actions may meet disapprovalfrom the us, wang said.32. when will the aiib be set up formally? a. at the end of this year. b. ac the beginning of next year. c. in the third quarter of this years. d. in the second quarter of next year.33. the underlined sentence in pa- 2 manly tells us a. the investment risks of the aim b. the sources of fund of the aiib c. the purposes of the aim d. the management of the alib34. the passage tells us that a. many of the western countries had initially decided to join the aim b. australia has promised to invest3.0 billion in the project of the aiib c. america considers the aiib to be likely to promote the world economy d. france was the first western economy to become a member of the alib 35. the best title for the news report can be“ a. six western economies apply to join aiib b. aiib serves the interests of all the participants c. the future of the worlds economy will be centered in asia d. some western countries care about the governance of aiib 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人空自处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 journal writing is very useful. it can help you achieve any possible goal. herere five smart reasons why you should do journal writing 36 by journal writing about what you believe in, why you believe it，how you feel， and what your goals a，you better understand you relationships to those things. this is because you can provide details on why you do what you do and feel what you feel. yourjournal writing allows you to have a better connection with yourself at last. improve mental clarity. if theres one thing journal writing is good for, its clearing the ental clutter(精神混乱）how does it work simply, whenever you have a problem and write about it in a journal，you transfer the problem from your head to the paper. 37 improve insight and understanding. 38 this draws out insights that you would have missed otherwise. its almost as if two people are working together to better understand each other. this kind of insight is only available to the person who has taken the time to connect with and understand themselves in the form of writing. track you overall development. life happens，and it can happen fast. sometimes wdont take the time to stop and look around at whats happening to us at each moment. butjournal writing can allow us to see how weve changed over time. so you ca where youdid things right，and where you took a misstep and fell. the great thing about journals is thatyoull know where that misstep w 39 help your personal growth. the best thing about journal writing is that whether yourjournal is about achieving goals, becoming a better person，r just general personaldevelopment. it will benefit our growth. 40 no matter what you use it for, youlleventually see yourself growing as a person. a. thats what makes a journal such a powerful tool. b. make you become an honest and reliable person. c. this empties the mind，which helps you to solve problems. d. have a better connection with you values, emotions,