甘肃省2015届高三英语下学期第二次诊断性考试试题(含解析)(高中高三英语试题)

1、甘肃省 2015 届高三第二次高考诊断试卷英语试题本试卷分第I 卷（选择题） 和第卷 （非选择题） 两部分。 满分 150 分，考试时间120 分钟。考生注意：1答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名等填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上。考生要认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名、考试科目”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。2第 I 卷每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。第卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答，在试题卷上作答，答案无效。3考试结束后，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。第 I 卷第一部分听力（

2、共两节，满分30 分）做题时， 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，你将有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 Mr. Black most probably do?A. He s a carpenter.B. He s an electrician.C. He s a doctor.2. What does the

3、woman want to do?A. To continue with the work B. To stop for a break.C. To go home.3. What is the woman s trouble? A. She is late for the class.B. She can t find the classroom.C. She has little chance of getting into that class.4. When is the dress likely to be ready?A. Tuesday morning.B. Tuesday af

4、ternoon.C. Thursday afternoon.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a hotel.B. At a restaurant.C. At home.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. Wha

5、t does the man urge the woman to do?A. To buy the silk dress.B. To try on the linen dress.C. To buy the linen dress.7. What makes the woman hesitate to get the dress?A. The extra thickness and the collar.B. The high price and the tightness.C. The material and the collar.8. What is the result of the

6、conversation?A. The woman buys the dress.B. The woman refuses to buy the dress.C. The woman promises to come back for the dress.听第 7 段材料，回答第9 至 11 题。9. How many members are there in Adam s family?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.10. Who does the cooking on Tuesday?A. David.B. Mum.C. Dad.11. Who usually does

7、 the shopping in the family?A. Dad and David.B. Adam and David.C. Mum and Adam.听第8段材料 ,回答第 12至14题。12. Where was the woman yesterday?A. At home.B. At school.13. When will the speakers have a quiz?A. Tomorrow.B. On Friday. C. Next Friday.C. At a hospital.14. What did the teacher ask the students to do

8、?A. To review chapter 6.B. To improve their reading skills.C. To read the chapters about the Spanish War.听第 9段材料,回答第 15 至17 题。15. What was Alfred Nobel s nationality?A. German.B. Swiss.C. Swedish.16. What do you think of Nobel according to the woman?A. He was a man of contrasts.B. He was a knowledge

9、able man.C. He was a selfish man.17. What did Nobel think of his fame?A. He was very proud of it.B. He had no interest in it.C. He thought he deserved it.听第 10 段材料 , 回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What is the importance of December 15th?A. The date when Abraham Lincoln passed away.B. The date when the Civil War

10、ended.C. The date when the paper is expected.19. Where did President Lincoln give his famous speech?A. In Washington D. C.B. At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.C. In Texas University.20. What will the speaker probably discuss next? A. The speech by Lincoln.B. The end of the Civil War.C. The beginning of th

11、e war between the states.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while shewas walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home andput them in a smallcage

12、, caringthem withlove.Luckily,the birdsgrew strongby little.Every morningthey greetedher witha wonderfulsong. The girlfeltlove for the birds.One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally. The larger andstronger of the twobirds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightenedthat he woul

13、d fly away. So as he flew close, shegrasped him wildly. Herheart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly, she felt the bird goweak, so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. It was herdesperate love that had killed him.She noticed the other bird moving back and forth

14、on the edge of the cage. Shelittlegreatcouldfeelhisstrongdesire needingtoflyintotheclear,bluesky.Unwillingly,she liftedhim from the cage and threw him softlyintothe air.The luckybirdcircledonce, twice, three times.The girlwatched delightedlyat the bird.Her heartwas no longerconcerned withher loss. W

15、hat she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly thebird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune thatshe had ever heard.Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best wayto keep love is to give it wings!21.After the gir

16、l found the two birds, she _.A. became frightened at onceB. began to treat them badlyC. greeted them happilyD. fed them and raised them22. Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly?A. Because the girl disliked the bird any longerB. Because the bird wanted to fly alone.C. Because the girl loved

17、 the bird deeply.D. Because the bird intended to find some food.23. What can we learn from the passage?A. Catch what you can catch on your way to success.B. Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.C. East or west, home is best.D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.【答案】21.D22.C23.B【解

18、析】试题分析： 本文是一篇故事类短文。一个女孩子非常孤单，渴望被爱。 偶然间救了两只小鸟，两只小鸟的歌声让她感到温暖，于是她希望它们能一直陪着她。可是鸟儿们想飞向天空，小女孩不小心使其中一只受了伤，另一只飞向了天空，唱出了更美妙的歌。她明白了爱不是占有，而是放手。21.D 细节辨析题。根据第一段She took them home and put them in a smallcage, caringthem with love.“她把它们带回家，将它们安置在小笼子里，用心地照顾它们。”故答案为 D。22.C 细节辨析题。根据第二段The girl was so frightened that

19、 he would fly away. Soas he flew close, she grasped him wildly.“小女孩非常害怕鸟儿会飞走。所以小鸟一飞近她，她伸出手紧紧地抓住了它。”故答案为C。23.B 归纳主旨大意题。根据最后一段Remember, the fastestway toloselove istoholdon it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!“记住，失去爱最快的方式是抓得太紧，而保存爱最好的方式是给它翅膀，让它飞翔。”B. Going too far isas bad as n

20、ot going far enough.“过犹不及”，故答案为B。考点：考查故事类短文阅读BConsideringAustralias sizeand thefactthatearlysettlementswere farapart,Australiansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous(同种的).Itscitizensarefundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is muchthe same however many miles divide them.

21、It takes a sharp ear to identify regionalaccents.However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city settlers and thecountrypeople.Almost90 percentof thepopulationlivesin the fast-pacedcitiesalong the coastand haslittlemore thana passingfamiliaritywiththe desert.Themajor cities preserve imag

22、es of colonial heritage, but the overall impression ismodem, with new buildings reflecting the country s youth. In contrast, the ruralcommunitiestend tobe slow-movingand conservative.Formany years,Australiawassaid tohave riddenon the sheeps back,a referenceto wool being the countrys main money earne

23、r.However,itisno longerdominant(主宰的 ). Much of Australias relativelysound economy isnow achievedfromnaturalcoal and wheat, and by beingthe largestdiamond producerintheworld.Newer industriessuch as tourismand winemaking are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly andrelaxed, w

24、ith a modest sense of humor.Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisonerorigins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788,Australiahad become a nationofimmigrants.Originallycoming almostentirelyfromthe BritishIsles,todayone inthreeAustralian

25、scomes fromelsewhere.Australias liberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesled toa flowingof survivorsfrom war-tornEurope, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.Theemphasishasshiftedin recentyearsandtodaythemajorityof newimmigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a mixture of nations an

26、dalthoughsome racism exists,ithas generallybeen a successfulexperimentand thecountry is reasonablyproudto have oneofthemost harmoniousmulticulturalcommunities in the world.24. What does the writermean by sayinghaslittlemore thana passingfamiliaritywith the desert in the second paragraph?25. Which of

27、 the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The pace of life in the city is different from that in the country.B. One third of people living in Australia come from Europe.C. The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.D. Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.2

28、6. What used to be Australia s main money earner?27. We can infer from the passage that _.A. nothing about Australia s colonial part in modem cities can be seen by visitorsB. tourism and wine making resulted in fast development in rural communitiesonlyC. immigrants from Europe have brought racial pr

29、oblemsD. Australias recentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfrom SoutheastAsia【答案】24.C25.A26.B27.D【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了澳大利亚的历史，人口，及经济结构的发展，现在的澳大利亚已经成为了多民族的混合体，其独特的发展历史使其成为了世界上最和谐的多文化国家。24.C 句意理解题、根据题目找到原句，Almost 90 percentof the populationlivesin thefast-paced cities along the coast and has littl

30、e more than a passing familiaritywith the desert.“几乎百分之90 的人口住在沿海的发达城市，对沙漠的了解越来越少。”25.A 细节辨析题。根据第二段In contrast,the ruralcommunitiestend to be slow-movingand conservative.“与之不同的是，农村地区节奏更慢，更保守。”故答案为A。26.B 细节辨析题。根据第二段For many years, Australia was said to have ridden onthe sheep s back , a reference to

31、wool being the country s main money earner.“多年来， 澳大利亚被称作骑在羊背上的国家，说明了羊毛一直是这个国家主要的经济来源。”故答案为B。27.D 细节辨析题。根据第三段Australia s liberal postwar immigration policies ledto a flowingof survivorsfrom war-tornEurope,most notablyGreeks,Italians,Polesand Germans.“澳大利亚的民主战后移民政策吸引了打拼来自战后欧洲的幸存者，主要是希腊人，意大利人， 波兰人和德国人。

32、 ”而第四段中The emphasis has shiftedin recentyearsand today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia.“近些年来，政策的重点转移后，今天的移民主要来自亚洲西南部。”故可推断答案为D。考点：考查说明文阅读CBritishsingerSarahBrightmanbegantrainingfora2015flighttotheInternational Space Station where she hopes to become the first musician to sing

33、 from space, the company arranging the trip said on TfessionalBrightman, a famed soprano (女高音 ) who starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber sPhantom of the Opera , will pay about $ 52 million for a 10-day stay aboard theorbitaloutpost,Tom Shelley,presidentofprivatelyowned Space Adventures,said.Brig

34、htman,who willbecome theeighthprivatelyfundedspacetourist,isscheduled to fly in September 2015. Her training to fly on a Russian Soyuz capsulebegan last fall.Brightmanhasplannedto be thefirstprofessionalmusician to sing fromspace.But she facescompetitionfrom Lady Gaga, who,according tomedia reportsl

35、ate lastyear, intends to be the first when she performs one song in space in early 2015 ona VirginGalacticflight.VirginGalactic,partofRichardBransonsVirginGroup,plans to offer suborbital(亚轨道的 ) space flights.Brightmansaidin 2012 thatshe wouldtraveltothespacestation,butherplanshavent been confirmed u

36、ntil now. So far. Space Adventures has arranged for nineprivatemissionstothe space station,a $ 100 billionresearchlaboratorythatfliesabout 260 milesabove theearth. Microsoft co-founderCharlesSimonyimade two trips.Brightman will be the first private citizen to visit the station since Cirquedu Soleil

37、founder GuyLalibarte paid about $ 35 million for an 11-day stay inSeptember 2009.Google co-founder Sergey Brin has an option to fly on the next available Soyuzseat afterBrightman, which most likely will be in 2017, Shelley told Reuters.28. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To praise Brightman.B.

38、 To persuade the readers that Brightman is more famous than Lady Gaga.C. To instruct the readers how to begin a space flight.D. To give some information about Brightman.29. When did Brightman start training for her space travel?A. Last winter.B. Last autumn.C. Next spring.D. Next summer.30. The unde

39、rlined word she in Paragraph 4 refers to _.A. BrightmanB. Lady GagaC. Andrew Lloyd WebberD. Tom Shelley31. The fifth paragraph is mainly carried out _.A. in time orderB. in space orderC. by giving examplesD. by comparison【答案】28.D29.B30.B31.C考点：考查说明文阅读DSomekindsof mentalskillsnaturallydecrease as peo

40、ple get older.Yet researchseems to show thatsome trainingcan improve such skills.A recentlypublishedstudyalso appears to attest that the good effects of training can last for many yearsafter that training has ended.Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how longmemory an

41、d thinking skills would last in older people who were trained The people were part of the ten-year research project. They were taught to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.to keep them. methods meantMore than 2,800 volunteered for the study called ACTIVE short for A

42、dvancedCognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly. Most were studied when theywere more than 70 years old.The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help themkeep their mental abilities. One class trained participants in skills includinghow to remember word lists. A

43、nother group trained in reasoning. A third groupreceived help with speed-of-processing speed of receiving and understandinginformation. A fourth group the control group did not get any training.Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants forup to five years. Now, leadin

44、g study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.Professor Rebok and his team found that the people trained in reasoning and speed-of- processing did better on tests than the control group.“We are wondering whether those effects whi

45、ch endured over time would stillbe theretenyearsfollowingthetraining,andin fact,thatsexactlywhat wefound.,The effecton memory, however, seemed nottolastas long.Still,theoldpeoplein any ofthethreeclassesgenerallyreportedlessdifficultyinperformingdailyactivitiesthan thecontrolgroup.Thetotaltrainingtim

46、e for theolderpeople wasbetween 10 and 15 hours.32. Which statement is false according to the text?A. This kind of training can only have effects on people for a few years.B. The people were trained during a period of ten years.C. Most of the people who were studied were more than 70 years old.D. Th

47、e first group were trained how to remember word lists.33. How would the old in the second group perform after receiving the trauung? A. Remember more words.B. Understand information more quickly.C. Act as poorly as before.D. Perform daily activities better.34. What does the underlined word attest in

48、 the first paragraph mean7A-Affect.B. Deny.C. Prove.D. Improve.35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Some Kinds of Mental Skills Naturally Decrease.B. Mental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for Years.C. Four Groups of Old People Were Trained Mentally.D. A Ten-year Research Affects Elderly.【答案】32.A33.D34.C35.B【解析】试题分析： 本文是一篇说明文。随着年龄的增长，人们的某些心理机能也在衰退，然而最近有研究表示这些机能可以通过训练重新获得，而且通过训练后这些机能保持很长一段时间。32.A 细节辨析题。根据第一段A recently published study alsoappears toattest thatthe good effectsof trainingc