江西省上饶市重点中学高三英语六校第二次联考试题.doc

上饶市重点中学2015届高三六校第二次联考 英语试卷时间：120分钟 总分：150分第一部分：听力理解（共两节，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. what does the woman think of the tax forms?a. puzzling.b. easy.c. surprising.2. where does the conversation take place?a. at a gas station.b. at a restaurant.c. at a service centre.3. what is the man going to do tonight?a. go to the theatre.b. attend a party.c. visit his aunt.4. what is the man doing?a. doing shopping.b. reading some materials.c. walking on a beach.5. what does the man mean?a. he regrets holding the party.b. he wants to invite more people.c. he has invited too many people.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至8题。6. what is the problem?a. the internet isnt working.b. the video projector is broken.c. the internet speed is too slow.7. what is the man going to do ?a. check his e-mail.b. call the technician.c. give a presentation.8. when will the technician come?a. in ten minutes.b. in twenty minutes.c. in thirty minutes.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. how will the travelers go from belgium to greece?a. by train.b. by ferry.c. by minibus.10. where will the travelers live?a. in hotels.b. in camp sites.c. in local families.11. how long will the whole trip take?a. three weeks.b. two weeksc. ten days.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what do we know about the boys secondary school?a. it lets out younger students for lunch early.b. it prepares special food for younger students.c. it allows younger students to leave school early.13. how many years older is the boys brother than him?a. 3.b. 4.c. 6.14. what does the boy hate to do ?a. smoke.b. have exams.c. tidy his room.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. how did the man know the woman?a. he had an interview with her.b. he photographed her. c. he worked for her.16. why did the man quit his job?a. he couldnt make progress.b. the working conditions were bad.c. he didnt like the competition among the employees.17. what is the man ?a. a bank clerk.b. an accountant.c. a photographer.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. where did the speaker first see the empire state building?a. on a bus.b. on a plane.c. on a train.19. why does the speaker like the empire state building?a. its made of bricks.b. its the tallest building in new york.c. the view from the top is wonderful.20. how many times did the speaker go up the empire state building?a. once.b. twice.c. three times.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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。aif you bought some candy months ago but never ate it, how can you tell whether its still safe to eat? the easiest way is to check the “expiration date (保质期)” printed on the wrapper. if that date has already passed, youre likely to throw the candy away. but is that really necessary?according to a new report from the us natural resources defense council (nrdc), tons of food is wasted each year, largely because people dont fully understand what expiration dates, or “use-by dates”, actually mean.food dating was introduced in 1970s because customers wanted more information about the things that they were eating. when they first showed up, use-by dates were only supposed to indicate freshness because producers wanted their products to be tasted in their best conditions.but the truth is that these dates arent related to the risk of food poisoning or food-born illness, according to time news. however, most customers misinterpreted use-by dates and related them to the safety of the food, and they still largely do now. eggs, for example, can still be eaten three to five weeks after purchase even though the use-by date is much earlier. when their use-by dates pass, strawberry juice may lose its red color and biscuits may lose their crunch（松脆的口感）, but they are not harmful.“its a confusing subject, the difference between food quality and food safety,” said jena roberts, vice president of national food lab, a us food testing company. “even in the food industry i have colleagues who get confused.”this is why scientists are calling for a standard explanation to be printed following the use-by dates. “we want this to be clearly communicated so customers are not misinterpreting the date and contributing to a lot of waste,” said dana gunders, a staff scientist with the nrdc.but this wont be a mistake that is easy to correct since people have believed it for so long. another problem is that the quality levels of different foods change differently-some are still eatable long after their use-by date while others are not.as a result, food industry officials are now thinking of changing the use-by date to a date indicating when food is most likely to throw away.21. according to the text, use-by date was first intended to _. a. reduce the waste of foodb. show whether the food was freshc. show the safety of foodd. give a warming of food poisoning22. which of following is true?a. most customers understand what use-by date mean.b. biscuits cant be eaten when not as crunchy as they were bought.c. “ use-by dates” have existed for more than 50 years.d. even after their use-by dates pass, some food are still safe to eat.23. scientists are calling for a standard explanation to be printed together with the use-by dates because_.a. most consumers often misunderstand use-by datesb. use-by dates are not helpful or reliablec. more consumers get worried about food safetyd. the quality level of different foods changes differentlybi was 18 when tim and i began to date. shy and quiet, id met his parents once before but hadnt ventured to say more than “ hello”. this particular evening, however, we were taking them out to dinner for their anniversary and i wanted to make a good impression.tim and his parents arrived and i was out the door in a flash. my good impression began with “ punctual”. i sat in the backseat beside tim nervously watching his fathers eyes glance into the rearview mirror to examine me.tim and his parents had already decided on their favorite mexican restaurant and that was fine with me; the dim lighting would hide the rising flush of my cheeks, and if anyone noticed, i could blame it on the peppers. with proper table manners i managed to survive halfway through dinner without making any unforgivable mistakes. however, in the midst of conversation i reached for my iced tea, raised the glass to my lips and very quickly discovered i had picked up the wrong glass. i quickly lowered the glass and set it back but it was too late; i had burnt my eyebrows, the hair in my nose, and curl over my forehead! i looked up slowly, praying no one had seen me, but all eyes at the table had seen and each face stared at me in shocked silence. excusing myself, i ran to the restroom. i would have hidden there forever but id barely gotten in the door when tims mother arrived. “ ah, honey,” she said, holding out her arms to me. “ everything will be just fine.” tim and i eventually married. we had a small ceremony and a family reception afterwards held at the very restaurant where this incident occurred. this time, however, i didnt drink any candles only a margarita（一种鸡尾酒名）; they were served in different glasses.24. it can be inferred from the passage that_.a. the author had never met her parents-in-law before dinning togetherb. tim and the author took the bus to get to the restaurantc. tims father was curious to know about the authord. tims mother was not satisfied with the authors behavior25. according to the passage, the author_.a. felt very sorry for being late meeting tims parentsb. mistook wine for drinks and got drunkc. had her eyebrows burnt because of her nervousnessd. left a bad impression on tims parents26. what would be the best title of the passage?a. please dont drink the candlesb. please dont light the candlesc. please behave yourselfd. you can never make a first impression for a second timecsummer outdoor moviespre-movie activitiesjuly 2:the great sbcc challenge -sbccjuly 9:magician - jeff evansjuly 16:pizza toss - pagliaccijuly 23:name the right price - whole foods marketjuly 30:banana races - edible arrangementsaug 6:60 second challenge - inomeaug 13:zumba fitness - sbccaug 20:movie trivia night - bellevue. comfamily, friends, and neighbors, get cool !bring your picnics, blankets and low-back chairs!the parks & community services department presents free outdoor movies with popcorn at bellevue downtown park this summer. grab a blanket, a low-back chair, family, friends, neighbors or co-workers, and head to the park. sponsored by inome, films will be shown under the stars on a huge, 40-foot inflatable(可充气的) screen with a state-of-the-art projection(放映) and sound system.the movie series begins on tuesday, july 2, 2014. activities, which last about one hour, begin at 8 pm before each movie, so come early, stake your ground and have some fun. movies are family-friendly and carry a pg (parental guidance) rating. support a great cause; each movie night is accompanied by a different charity. please bring suggested donated items to support the organization of the night. your donations will make a difference to the poor, disabled and disadvantaged.location- bellevue downtown park, 10201 ne fourth st. bellevue at downtown parks parking lots.in case of inclement weather, such as heavy rains, or violent storms, movies will be held indoors at the south bellevue community center, 14509 se newport way.movies and activities are subject to change without notice.27. the movie series lasts about _.a. eight weeksb. five weeksc. seven weeksd. ten weeks28. movies begin at about _.a. 6 pmb. 7 pmc. 8 pmd. 9 pm29. we can infer that the summer outdoor movies is mainly intended to _.a. provide amusements and entertainments for the kidsb. collect money for the poor, disabled and disadvantagedc. promote new products made by whole foods marketd. offer chances to young people to display their talents30. the underlined word “ inclement” means “_”.a. fineb. badc. coold. hotdan electric signal can trick a monkeys brain into believing the animals finger has been touched.touch something, and your brain knows. the hand sends signals to the brain to announce contact was made. but that feeling of touch may not require making actual contact, tests on monkeys now show. zapping brain cells can fool the animal into thinking its finger has touched something.a person who has lost a limb or become paralyzed may need an artificial limb to complete everyday tasks. but such patients may not truly feel any objects they hold. the new findings point toward one day creating a sense of touch in those who use such artificial limbs. psychologist sliman bensmaia of university of chicago worked on the new tests. his teams findings appeared on october 14 in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america.the sense of touch is crucial to everyday tasks: people without it may have difficulty cracking an egg, lifting a cup or even turning a doorknob. thats why restoring it is a major goal for designers of artificial limbs.in their new study, bensmaia and his co-workers worked with rhesus monkeys (恒河猴). the scientists implanted electrodes (电极)- small devices that can detect and relay an electrical signalinto the animals brains. the scientists used the electrode data to identify which neurons had become active. then the scientists used the implanted electrodes to zap those same neurons. and the monkeys reacted as though their fingers had been touched. in fact, they hadnt.the monkeys couldnt use words to tell the scientists what they had felt. instead, they communicated by looking in a particular directionjust as when they had really been touched.the new findings show how touch-sensitive devices could be built. the new study also offers “ a nice clear pathway” for figuring out how to restore a sense of touch to an amputee(被截肢者) or someone with a injury of spinal cord.the study shows how artificial limbs might be connected to the brain so that a person can “feel” with such a prosthesis (假肢). but such a supersensory device doesnt exist yet and scientists have a lot of work to do before people will benefit from it. researchers must first figure out whether the electrodes would work in people in the same way they do in monkeys.“ i think the foundation is laid for human trials,” bensmaia said.31. what does the underlined word “it” refer to ?a. the sense of touch.b. an artificial limb.c. the turning of a doorknob.d. the lifting of a cup32. bensmania tested monkeys to prove that the feeling of touch_.a. is important to everyday tasksb. may not require making actual contactc. is a problem of life and deathd. may be a challenge for designers of artificial limbs.33. monkeys tell researchers their sense of touch by _. a. putting up one of their fingersb. making their brain cells activec. looking in a particular directiond. mimicking natural signals in the brain34. the last sentence of the text suggests humans _.a. will use touch-sensitive devicesb. will test monkeys soonc. lay foundations for monkey trialsd. will be tested on the electrodes35. the passage is mainly about _. a. restoring a sense of touchb. fooling a clever monkeyc. making new artificial limbsd. sending a signal with a touch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。you probably love watching movies. they can be funny, sad, imaginative, inspiring, and so much more! there are so many possibilities and so many great movies to watch!the making of a movie usually begins with a script (written by a screenwriter) . _36_ the producer is the person who is responsible for coordinating aspects of the film like budget and scheduling. the producer plans out how the project will be carried out and he usually starts by hiring a director! _37_ the director will usually identify themes or feelings that he or she wants the movie to convey to its audience and will then assemble all the other people who will be needed, such as costume-designers, makeup artists, special effects crew, makeup artists, cameramen, cinematographers (who supervise and instruct the cameramen), and, of course, actors!next, shooting begins! _38_ often a director will want to get several “takes” (versions) of a scene or moment and usually only a few minutes of the movie are finished in one days work._39_ so once filming is completed, the director must then work with editors to piece them all together, deciding which takes to use and adding in any special effects.the entire process from acquiring the script to editing the scenes generally takes months or even years! once its ready, the finished movie is then distributed to movie theatres. _40_a. scenes are also usually not shot in order.b. the actual filming can be a slow process.c. it gets bought by a movie studio or a producer.d. the way that movies are made has changed a lot over time.e. the producer plays a very important role in making a movie.f. in movies the directors job is to bring the script to life on camera.g. people can watch and enjoy it in the theatre.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。 “i love myself.” that sounds a bit _41_ and i doubt if anyone would ever say it out loud, but finding the confidence to succeed is very _42_ if you dont love yourself. if youre ready to love yourself, keep on reading.think positivelyfocus on your _43_ instead of your weaknesses. leap out of bed; dont _44_ out of it. look at every day as a new _45_, not the same old story.be thankfulbe _46_of all the things you should be thankful for. make a note of the people, places, things and _47_ that bring you the most joy. if you _48_, youll realize you have an awful lot to be thankful for.learn and growdeveloping your _49_ and skills will help you develop _50_ that you can do anything.accept your flaws （缺点）my handwriting looks _51_, i cant ride a bike, and i have an unexplained _52_ of bees, which is so bad that i once drove my car into a stop sign after_53_flew into my car through an open window on a summer day. and you know what? i wouldnt _54_ any of them. be confident in yourself, no matter how “weird” (interesting and unique) you_55_be.use your strengthsthink about the top three _56_ in your life. i dont care how big or little they are. it could be graduating from college, landing a sweet job, losing weight, or _57_. now write down the strengths you used to accomplish those three things, and do you see any common threads that _58_ achievement? if so, the path to more success is right in front of you.no more comparisonsforget about the celebrities you _59_ your body to, the relationships you contrast