江西省九江市同文中学高三英语上学期阶段考试试题（二）（无答案）.doc

九江市同文中学2015-2016学年度上学期期段二考试高三英语试卷(考试时间120分钟，满分150分)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。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 is the man?a. at a repair shop.b. at the cleaners.c. at the post office.2. what is the woman trying to do?a. get some small change.b. find a shopping center.c. find a parking center.3. what is the man doing?a. asking for permission.b. offering information.c. making an invitation.4. how does the man feel about the news?a. pleased.b. uninterested. c. doubtful.5. what are the speakers talking about?a. a vacation abroad.b. an exciting experience.c. an imaginary situation.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。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6，7题。6. where are the speakers?a. in a school.b. in a hotel.c. in a park.7. what will the woman do at 3oclock tomorrow?a. make an appointment.b. take a test.c. fill out some forms.听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。8. which part of the womans bike doesnt work?a. the brake.b. one of the wheels.c. the chain.9. where can the woman find a repairman?a. at the post office.b. behind the post office.c. at the corner of the street. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what does the man like about his present job?a. the position and the fresh air.b. the good pay and the position.c. the good pay and the fresh air.11. which of the following jobs is the man interested in?a. doctor. b. teacher. c. lawyer. 12. whats the probable relationship between the speakers?a. close friends.b. waitress and customer.c. interviewer and interviewee.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. whats the item number?a. ys170eb. ys107dc. ys187g14. why does the woman want the flats?a. its safer.b. its more fashionable.c. its more comfortable. 15. what color does the woman want?a. black.b. yellow. c. brown. 16. whats the possible relationship between the speakers?a. doctor and patient.b. salesman and customer.c. secretary and boss.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where will carole berg give a talk?a. in the green room.b. in the lecture hall.c. in the campus corner cabaret.18. what can students do in the campus corner cabaret?a. attend a dance.b. watch a film.c. enjoy a show.19. what should students do to hear the recording again?a. press one.b. press the pound key.c. dial again.20. whats the price for the movie gloomy sunday?a. $5.b. $7.c. $9. 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（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。aprocedures for handling chemical spills and leakschemical spills and leaks can be broken down into two basic types: simple spills, which you can clean up yourself and complicated spills, which require outside assistance.if your spill meets any of the following conditions, it is a complicated spill.l a person is injured; orl the identity of the chemical is unknown; orl multiple chemicals are involved; orl the chemical is highly poisonous, flammable or reactive; orl the spill/leak occurs in a “public space” such as a corridor; orl the spill/leak has the potential to spread to other parts of the building; orl the clean-up procedures are not known or appropriate materials are not readily available; orl the spill/leak may endanger the environment by reaching waterways or outside ground, or by going down a drain.if none of the above conditions are met, the spill is defined as a simple spill. you may clean up simple spills in accordance with chapter 6 of the chemical safety guide. for consultative assistance, call division of research safety (dsr) at 333-2755.how to report a complicated spill:1. escape to a safe location, and alert others to evacuate.2. dial 9-911 from a campus phone.3. tell the operator you are calling to report a chemical spill at the university of illinois.4. have the following information ready.l name of chemicall quantity spilledl location of spill (full building name and room number)l number of people injured or slashedl your name and phone number5. have someone knowledgeable about the chemical spilled meet the fire department at the main entrance to your building. take a material safety data sheet (msds) of the chemical, if it is readily available.21. which of the following situation can be classified as a simple spill?a. some spilled liquid causes a fire in the building.b. yellow and green gases are leaking from the storage room.c. an unknown red chemical is found on the corridor floor.d. a researcher spills his milk all over the lab floor.22. according to the safety instructions, upon discovering a complicated spill on campus, people should _.a. put on a respirator as soon as possibleb. refer to chapter 6 of the chemical safety guidec. get away from the spill and report it to authoritiesd. call division of the research safety at 333-275523. who are most possibly the targeted readers of this article?a. students in the chemistry department of a university.b. researchers working at chemical institution of illinois.c. members of division of research safety.d. staff members at a chemical manufacturing company.24. the purpose of the material above is to _.a. inform people of the dangers of various chemical spillsb. introduce complicated spills and necessary measures in response to themc. encourage students to join the campus respiratory protection programd. compare simple spills and complicated spillsba month after hurricane katrina, i returned home in new orleans. there lay my house, reduced to waist-high rains, smelly and dirty.before the trip, id had my car fixed. when the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my louisiana license plate. “you from new orleans?” she asked. i said i was, “no charge.” she said, and firmly shook her head when i reached for my wallet. the next day i went for a haircut, and the same thing happened.as my wife was studying in florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage (抵押贷款) on our ruined house. we looked at many places, but none was satisfactory. wed begun to accept that wed have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when i got a very curious e-mail from a james kennedy in california. hed read some pieces id written about our sufferings for slate, the online magazine and wanted to give us (“no conditions attached”) a new house across the lake from new orleans.it sounded too good to be true, but i replied, thanking him for his exceptional generosity, that we had no places to go back. then a poet at the university of florida offered to rent his house to me while he went to england on his one-year-paid leave. the rent was rather reasonable. i mentioned the poets offer to james kennedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months.throughout this painful experience, the kindness of strangers has done much to bring back my faith in humanity. its almost worth losing your worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance. 25. the garage employees attitude toward the author was that of _.a. unconcern b. doubt c. sympathy d. tolerance26. it can be inferred from the text that _.a. rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disasterb. houses were difficult to find in the hurricane-stricken areac. the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bankd. the authors family was in financial difficulty27. the author learned from his experience that _.a. human beings are kind after allb. worldly possessions can be given up when necessaryc. generosity should be encouraged in some casesd. people benefit from their sad storiescthis is a story told or read to children of young ages. the heroine, cinderella, treated cruelly by her stepmother and her two ugly stepsisters, is helpless until the right magic comes along. she meets her prince and they live together happily.just a sweet, pretty tale? not in the view of ellen macintosh, who has written much about fairy tales. ellens main concern is with what the story implies.“instead of standing up to her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, cinderella just waits for a fairy godmother to appear and solve her problem. but wouldnt you want a daughter of yours to show more spirit?”the story is long-lasting, whatever its shortcomings, and it doesnt take much to see its influence on a number of recent hollywood productions. in these versions for the silver screen, the cinderella character no longer has to clean the house and has no sisters to make her life terrible, though she keeps the way of not showing much courage. the character of the rich and handsome stranger, however, is kept, and in some cases really is a prince. the role of the fairy godmother is often played by luck; we live in a civilized age when even very young children might reject the idea of fairies. in the majority of film versions, the heroine has a profession and is even permitted to continue working after marrying her prince. this is the twenty first century, after all.doesnt the success of these films indicate that the story has relevance to children even today? “yes”, admits ellen, who sees its message as being rooted in a fundamental childhood desire for love and attention. “most children experience a sense of inner loneliness as they are growing up and identify with the character who faces some sort of challenge. this can be seen in the original story of cinderella, where the fairy godmother tells the heroine that she must learn to be gracious and confident if she is to go to the ball. she has to grow spiritually, and by maturing, she becomes attractive to the prince, thus ensuring that the ending of the story will be happy. in the later versions, however, that element is missing,” says ellen, “and the theme of the story is simply that a girls role in life is to be more beautiful than other girls so that she can carry off the prize: the handsome prince. is this really what we want girls to grow up believing?”28. why does ellen disapprove of the cinderella story?a. the plot is too simple.b. the heroine is not brave enough.c. the description is not vivid.d. the story doesnt keep up with times.29. in the film versions of the cinderella story, _.a. luck plays an important role in the heroines happy lifeb. cinderellas family background remains unchangedc. the heroine becomes a successful career womand. the character of the prince is removed.30. according to even, the film versions of the story _.a. deliver a mistaken message that beauty is everythingb. succeed because of the happy endingc. ignore the childrens psychological needd. reflect modern peoples attitude towards challenges in life31. what is the purpose of the passage?a. to analyze the characters of the cinderella story.b. to introduce different versions of the cinderella story.c. to explain the changes of the cinderella story over time.d. to present a different understanding of the cinderella story.dpsychiatrists who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset in child raising - older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. but raising kids takes money and energy. many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents biggest, and often unspoken, fear. having late-life children, says an economics professor, often means parents, particularly fathers, “end up retiring much later.” for many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream.henry metcalf, a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise kids. but hes also worried that his energy will give out first. sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but hes learned that young at heart doesnt mean young. lately hes been taking afternoon naps to keep up his energy. “my body is aging,” says metcalf. “you cant get away from that.”often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at. “they worry theyll be mistaken for grandparents, or that theyll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school,” says joann galst, a new york psychologist. but at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: “that they wont be alive long enough to support and protect their child,” she says.many late-life parents, though, say their children came at just the right time. after marrying late and undergoing years of fertility (受孕) treatment, marilyn nolen and her husband. randy, had twins. “we both wanted children,” says marilyn, who was 55 when she gave birth. the twins have given the couple what they desired for years, “a sense of family.” kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their lives. “the dads are older, more mature,” says dr. silber, “and more ready to focus on parenting.”32.what does the author mean by saying “for many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream” (the underlined sentence)?a. they are reluctant to retire when they reach their retirement age.b. they cant obtain the retirement benefits they have dreamed of.c. they have to go on working beyond their retirement age.d. they cant get full pension unless they work some extra years.33. the author gives the example of henry metcalf to show that _.a. older parents should exercise more to keep up with their athletic childrenb. many people are young in spirit despite their advanced agec. taking afternoon naps is a good way to maintain energyd. older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodies34.whats the biggest fear of older parents according to new york psychologist joan galst?a. approaching of death.b. slowing down of their pace of life.c. being laughed at by other people.d. being mistaken for grandparents.35. what do we learn about marilyn and randy nolen?a. they thought they were an example of successful fertility treatment.b. not until they had the twins did they feel they had formed a family.c. not until they reached middle age did they think of having children.d. they believed that children born of older parents would be smarter.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。选项中有两处为多余选项。personal shoppersi was shopping with thomas, who has been working as a personal shopper for the past five years. “personal shoppers are in great demand these days,” he told me as we were walking past designer clothes shops._36_. he said that there were many people who wanted to be fashionable, but they didnt know where to start. they needed a professional to advise them.but why? i always call my best friend to help me find the perfect dress, not a stranger!“ 37 . the first thing i do is to help my customer improve their image. i teach them to choose colors and clothes that suit them, and how to use make-up,” thomas told me. “then i organize the customers wardrobe. _38 .the third service has to do with actual shopping: the personal shopper and the customer visit shops and buy clothes according to the customers personality, lifestyle and needs.”of course, each of the above services costs between 150 and 225 euros! 39 . “most of my customers are rich business people who call me for important meetings or business parties,” explained thomas. “however, i also work for people in all kinds of jobs and for retired men and women who want a change of look.”we spent the rest of the day shopping. every time we came out of a shop, we had one more bag. in the end, i went home with a beautiful dress, two pairs of trousers, some lovely tops and a couple of coats. id never had a shopping day like this before! i admit that id spent more than i usually do, but i wouldnt have found such beautiful clothes without thomas. 40 .a. i can help in three different ways.b. i asked him why this had happened.c. it depends on the customers preferences.d. i might even throw away some old clothes.e. i just wish personal shoppers were a bit cheaper!f. people need help with choosing the right clothes.g. i just wonder how many people have this kind of money to spend.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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。why do young adult children become independent so much later than they did in 1970? why have reduced class sizes and increased per-pupil expenditures (花销）not _41_ higher academic achievement levels? why is the mental health of todays kids so poor when _42_ with that of children in the 1960s and before? why do todays _43_ become defensive when told by teachers that their children have misbehaved in school?the answer in two words: parental _44_. those two words best summarize the _45_ between “old” child raising and “new”, post-1960s parenting. then, the overall philosophy was that parents were not to be _46_ involved with their kids. they were available _47_ crisis, but they stood a (an) _48_ distance from their kids and allowed them to experience the benefits of the trial-and-error process. it was the childs _49_, back then, to ke