四川省德阳市高中2015届高三“二诊”考试英语.doc

四川省德阳市高中2015届高三“二诊”考试英 语 试 题注意事项： 1本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共1 50分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束，将答题卡交回。 2155小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；第二卷的答案也必须写在答题卡上指定的位置，在试卷上作答无效。第卷（选择题，共90分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 单项填空（共1 0小题，每小题1分，满分1 0分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。1Im thinking of the test tomorrow I m afraid l cant pass this time ! Im sure youll make itAGo ahead BGood luck CCheer up DNo problem2If you can be quiet, Id like tomake a comment on China has benefited from the Bei-jing APEC meetingA when B how Cif Dwhich3It seems to be ages we can have a strong say in world affairs AwhenBafter C before D since4To pay for her son s education, she has to work three-jobs a day, she does street cleaning, babysitting and writing as wellA that Bwhich Cwhen Dwhere5Amy, please tell the people seated and for their turns to come to my office five minutes laterAwait B waiting C waited D to wait6If you leave in this bad weather, please take an umbrella in caseAmustB shall C wouldDshould7Excuse me, is the book Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell available now? Sorry, but it so well that we dont have any in storeA sellsB is sold C has sold D has been sold8 Believe it or not, I have made a new friend She is a（n） woman Atall young beautiful American BAmerican young tall beautiful Cbeautiful tall young American Dbeautiful young American tall9 a push, an object will move forward and do work AGiving BTo give C Being given DGiven10 Why dont you do to end all this mess? A anythingBnothing C everything Dsomething第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。There was once a family of three sonsThe boys were not kind to oneanotherIn fact, they _11 constantly, each one trying to outdo the others in some sort of sport 12 , if one boy were building a raft, _ 13 had to build a canoe Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat Because each of them worked 14 , their work was difficult, and the results were not al-ways 15 Of their three boats, not one was seaworthy ,There was little 16 in their homeTheir father despaired He 17 they would never learn to cooperate He decided to try to teach them a 18 He gathered up a cartful of thin reeds（芦苇） and tied them together with strong vines（藤） At dinner, he announced a（ an） 19 : “Look at this bundle of twigs（嫩枝） , he shouted“I 20 you to break it in half, for whoever 21 the secret will win a life of rich rewards”The oldest son took the bundle in his 22 hands He was strong, and he used all of his 23 to try to break the reeds, but they would not be broken Finally he gave up, and his younger brother 24 the challenge He balanced the reeds across the tabletop and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, 25 it did not breakFinally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the 26 bound twigs in his hands He, too, struggled with all of his strength to snap the bundle into two pieces, but it would not break Finally, the father took the bundle from them Heuntied the vine that 27 the reeds together He then divided the bundle into three 28 piles of twigsNow break your twigs into two, he said Each boy, one _ 29 , did as his father asked The task was easy Each bundle broke with hardly any effortWhen you divide your work, it is easy and you can 30 _ much, the old man said And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak But together, they had great strength11A struggled B fought Claughed D cried12A For instance B For sure CIn person D In fact13A other B the other Cothers D another14A together B in person Calone- D in group15A seaworthy B trustworthy C worthless D worthwhile16A peace B love C war D envy17A believed B feared C realized D noticed18A trick B lesson C lecture D skill19A discussion B argument C competition D game20A dare B encourage C challenge D urge21A try out B figure out C carry out D take out22A thickened B thin C soft D skilled23A energy B strength C power D force24A put on B insisted onC carried onD took on25A andB orC butD so26A tightlyB roughlyC looselyDtoughly27A stuckB struckC heldD tied28A modestB equalC averageD common29A at a timeB at one timeC at the timeD at times30A defeatB loseC learnD accomplish第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACool CatsCheetahs Cheetah cubs（babies） are cute, furry, energetic, and downright lovely And when they get older, theyll run faster than any other animal on the planet Five cheetah cubs were born in the summer of 2005 at the National Zoo in Washington, DCTheir mother, Zazi, was 4 years oldWhen the cubs were 10 weeks old, they weighed 9 pounds and were about the size of house catsThey were the second cheetah litter（一窝） to be born at the zoo in seven months and the second litter to be born in the zoos 116year history “Theyre pretty quick, Lauren Afdahl, an animal keeper at the zoo, told Senior EditionWhenever they see something moving, they take off an run And, boy, cheetahs do like to run! They can reach speeds as high as 60 miles per hourThe cubs reach their top speed when they are about a year old The National Zoos first litt8r of cheetah cubs was born in November 2004 When almost a year old, those cubs weighed more than 30 pounds Zazis cubs stay with her for at least a year When they are fully grown, the cats may be sent to other zoos Cheetahs are endangered animalsAbout 100 years ago, the wild cats roamed an area from North Africa to IndiaToday, cheetahs inhabit only the countries south of the Sahara desertJust 12,000 to 15,000 now live in the wild31The writers attitude toward cheetahs seems to be A doubtful and afraid B caring and admiring C uncaring D complaining32Animal keeper Lauren Afdahls comments are A disappointed BsoftC descriptive and matteroffact Dangry and unfriedly33The main idea of this passage is ACheetahs are interesting animals BWben the cubs were 10 weeks old, they weighed 9 poundsCFemale cheetahs can give birth only once a yearDCheetahs like to run34Based on the article, we can guess that the author is probably Aafraid of cheetahs Bworking at a zooCa trained animal doctor Din favor of protecting cheetahsBThe hit movie Finding Nemo follows a clownfish from the Great Barrier Reef In real life, clownfish are among the thousands of colorful sea creatures that call the Great Barrier Reef homeStretching l,250 miles along Australia s northeastern coast, the Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world A coral reef is a living underwater structure But these days, the Great Barrier Reef has found itself in troubleOverfishing, pollution, and high temperatures are harming its health Thats whythe government in Australia is trying to help rescue the reefUnderwater Garden While coral may look like a plant, it is actually made up of tiny sea animalThose sea animals are called coral polyps As polyps die, they leave hardshells behind Other polyps grow on top of the shellsOver thousands of years, they form a coral reef in warm water that is not very deep In many ways, the Great Barrier Reef resembles an underwater garden Coral can be hard or softIt forms in different colors and in strange shapesSome coral looks like hardened brains Other coral looks like fans and lettucesThe reef bursts with schools of tropical fish, dashing among gaps in the coral. The reef supplies food and shelter to creatures living in and around the coral Turtles, sharks, sea horses, and crabs are among its many inhabitantsHelping Humans While the reef is important to ocean life, it helps humans, too People rely on the reef for both food and jobs It also provides medicine used to treat disease Each year, the Great Barrier Reef contributes about $ 975 million to the economy through tourism and fishingStressed Out Is it surprising, then, that the Great Barrier Reef is under too much stress? Fishing nets and ships break off sections and damage the reef Air and water pollution are also doing harm At the same time, warmer sea temperatures have caused coral bleaching（漂白） on half of the reef The high temperatures cause the coral to turn white, often killing itReef Rescue In an effort to help save the reef, the government has limited fishing to two thirds of it That plan increases the number of green zones”Those are areas that are off -limits to fishermen and boats However, tourists and researchers can still visit them Many fishermen are upset about the plan because they rely on the reef for jobs The Australian government says that its plan will help keep the reef safe from some threats It is very important that we give B reef proper protection for the future, said one government official The reef is Australia s greatest natural treasure35Which of the following is not a creature that lives in the Great Barrier Reef? A Coral polyps B Turtles C Sea horses D Whales36 Which section describes the problem in this passage? A Underwater Garden B Helping Humans C“Stressed Out D“Reef Rescue37What picture can the reader get from the underlined sentence The reef bursts with schools of tropical fish, dashing among gaps in the coral in Paragraph 6? A Many fish quickly moving through the coral B Fish moving toward the center, or target, of the coral C Structured, orderly groups of young fish without a clear path D Fish exploding when they come into contact with gaps in the coral38What is this passage mostly about? A The causes of reef problems an possible solutions B Coral bleaching, which causes the reef to turn white C The history of tourism to the Great Barrier Reef D Overfishing and higher temperaturesC Ulrichs friend Anne was missing at school His mother said that perhaps she had gone into hiding That was the hope anyway-that the family had left on their own and had not been sent on one of the prison trains to Germany or Poland So many people in his city had disappeared since the Nazis came to Amsterdam in 1940 Its not our home anymore, Ulrich thought The streets, once full of busy shoppers, were now filled with tanks and-soldiers No one felt safe, except may-be the collaborators（叛徒，通敌者）Who were they? Who would betray（背叛） their friends and let their neighbors be captured? Ulrich remembered his friend Anne; her father had a small business right down the road from his house Her sister, Margot, was in the upper school, where Ulrichs sister was in her class When he walked to or from school, Ulrich studied the faces of the people on the streetSome looked concerned and cast their eyes downward as they walked, try ring not to be noticedHis own parents had that look, like ghosts walking and wondering what had happened to them, The ones that bothered him were those who smiled, who acted like nothing was wrong “Were they blind? he wondered Worse were those-who moved into the houses and took the businesses of their missing neighbors They seemed too assured, too content They may be Dutch, Ulrich thought, but they are the enemy, too They were the ones who made the occupation easy He hoped that when the war was over, the rightful owners would come back and throw them out on their ears School was not the same either It was ore than the missing students, though that was the biggest part of it The teachers, who once seemed to know everything, were different, too They seemed afraid to teach history, afraid that the authorities would not like what they said They jumped when a student dropped a book It was as if they all had to hold their breath It was nearly spring Already tulips（郁金香） were fighting their way out of the cold ground How many more winters, springs, summers, and falls would go by until they were free? Ulrich waited, and hoped that his friend Anne would soon come home 39When Ulrich says, Its not our home anymore? he means A theyve moved to a new city B the buildings dont look the same C the city feels strange and unfamiliar D spring flowers make the neighborhood unrecognizable40What has changed in Amsterdam? A There is a new family next door B The peoples attitudes and security C There is more freedom among the citizens D The subjects Ulrich was studying in school 41What does the underlined sentence “No one felt safe, except maybe the collaboratorsmean? A People were afraid of an invasion B There might be a natural disaster any time C People who work together are more secure than others, D Only the people who were e ping the Nazis felt comfortable42The part of the setting related to people instead of place has changed in all of the following EX-CEPT that Ashopkeepers and neighbors have been replaced by other peopleBthe Nazis have arrived and are threatening peopleCsome former friends have become untrustworthyDthe teacher seems to like teaching historyD China produces 58,000 tons of silk each yearYet one of the most popular silk companies in the world is Jim Thompson, a brand based in Thailand Thompson, a Delaware native, was trained to be an architect in the mid1920s, but joined the United States army in the early 1940s in response to the rise of World War II He was soon appointed to the Office of Strategic Services （ which eventually became the CIA） and traveled around the world, including Thailand, where he fell in love with the people and their country There were few hotels that accommodated international travelers in the capital of Bangkok, and Thompson thought that with the rise of leisure travel, the Far East would make an appealing destination for Westerners Upon his discharge from the military in 1946, he returned to Thailand to start his own silk business At the time, silk was main y being produced in the northeast of Thailand, but due to the dullness of the collection process, silk production was on the decline Thompson was determined to revive（振兴） the business, so in 1947, he took a variety of silk thread back to New York City to see if the product would be marketable to foreign consumers。 He received a positive response9 so the Jim Thompson Silk Company was founded in 1948 Jim Thompson is credited for reviving the silk industry After the establishment of his company, silk costumes soon-appeared in Broadway plays and popular films such as Ben Hur, and Thai royalty, such as Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, began wearing silk often Many also think his work contributed greatly to the Thai economy, since the silk industry continues to employ thousands of Thai citizens even today Jim Thompsons success is no mystery However, his disappearance on March 26, 1967 certainly is one Thompson made a trip to Malaysia to visit friends and one day, ventured into the jungle on an afternoon walk He was never seen again despite search parties sent out by the Royal Army Air Corps and British troops Many have their own theories on his disappearance, but none have been completely confirmed 43 What conclusion can you make about silk since the Jim Thompson Silk Companys establishment? A Siik has only been worn by royalty B Silk has become harder to get C Silk has become more popular D Silk has become more expensive44According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true about Thompson? A His military service ended after World War B His disappearance remains a mystery C He is the founder of JimThompson D He is a Thai American 45Which one of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “credited” in paragraph 5?A Honoured B SorryC Accounted D Blamed46What is this passage mostly about? A The revival of the silk industry B The mysterious disappearance of Jim Thompson C How the silk industry improved the Thai economy D How Jim Thompson Silk Company came into beingE When asked what they want out of life, most people anywhere in the world will probably answer: “to be happy”Ed Deiner, an American psychology professor, has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy, comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves A number of people would say that there is no need to answer this question But Professor Deiner as one anyway “If youre a cheerful, happy person, your marriage is more likely to last, and youre more likely to make money and be suc