郑州市2015年高中毕业年级第三次质量预测英语

1、郑州市2015年高中毕业年级第三次质量预测英语第二部分 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。AAs a cross-country skier and member of the Australian ski team heading towards the Winter Olympics, I was on a training bike ride with my fellow teammates. But everything went black. Id b

2、een hit by a speeding truck. I had extensive and life-threatening injuries. Id broken my neck and my back in six places. I was paralyzed（瘫痪）from the waist down. The doctor came over to me and said,” Janine, youll have to rethink about everything you do in your life, because youre never going to be a

3、ble to do the things you did before.”After six months, it was time to go home. I remember Dad pushing me outside in my wheelchair, wrapped in a plaster body cast（石膏）. All I wanted to do was to put my running shoes on and run out of the door. I wanted my old life back. Sitting in my wheelchair at hom

4、e, I saw an airplane flying overhead and began to think to myself,” Thats it! If I cant walk, I might as well fly.” I said,” Mom, Im going to learn how to fly.” She passed me the phone book. I rang up the flying school and made a booking. People at the flying school used to look at me and think,” Oh

5、, who is she kidding? Shes never going to be able to do this.” But that didnt matter, because there was something inside me, burning, which far outweighed my injuries.Little goals kept me going along the way, and eventually I got my private pilots license and became a pilot. Then, I found myself at

6、that same school where Id gone for that very first flight, teaching other people how to fly, just within 18 months after Id left the hospital.Then I knew for certain that although my body might be limited, my spirit was unstoppable. I now know that when you ignore what you are, you become what you m

7、ight be.21. What happened to the author after she was hit by a speeding truck?A. She was greatly encouraged to learn how to fly.B. She was forced to give up her career as a skier. C. She was so depressed as to lose confidence in herself.D. She was badly hurt but her doctor managed to recover her.22.

8、 When the author was learning to fly, .A. she more than once doubted her own abilityB. she had already fully recovered from her injuriesC. her determination led her to make rapid progressD. the difficulties she met with made her want to give up23. What can be concluded from this passage?A. We should

9、 forget our past memories.B. Each of us has unlimited physical abilities.C. Life is full of surprises and is always uncertain.D. We need to forget what we are and accept who we are.BWaking up to the ringing phone, I looked at my clock. Midnight. Panicky thoughts filled my sleepy mind as I grabbed th

10、e receiver.“Hello?” My heart pounded.“Mama?” The voice answered. My thoughts immediately went to my daughter.When I heard the sound of a young crying voice, I grabbed my husband.“Mama, I know its late. But dont say anything until I finish. And before you ask, yes, Ive been drinking. I nearly ran off

11、 the road a few miles back and”I took a sharp breath, released my husband, and pressed my hand against my forehead. Something wasnt right.“I got so scared. I want to come home. I know running away was wrong. I should have called you days ago but I was afraid”I tried to talk,” I think”“No! Please let

12、 me finish!” she said, desperately. Before I could go on, she continued. “Im pregnant, Mama. I know I shouldnt be drinking, and Im scared, Mama.”I bit into my lip, feeling my eyes filled with tears. My husband left the room, and returned seconds later with a cellphone against his ear.She asked,” Are

13、 you still there? Please dont hang up on me! I feel so alone.”I held the phone. “Im here. I wouldnt hang up,” I said.“I should have told you, Mama, but when we talk, you just keep telling me what I should do. You read all those pamphlets（手册）on how to talk to kids, but all you do is to talk. You dont

14、 listen to me. Because youre my mother, you think you have all the answers. But sometimes I dont need answers. I just want someone to listen.”I stared at the how-to-talk-to-your-kids pamphlets on my nightstand. “Im listening,” I whispered.Then she said she had called a taxi. When the taxi arrived, s

15、he hung up.Moving from the bed, I went to my 16-year-old daughters room. My husband came from behind.“We have to learn to listen,” I said to him. He studied me for a second, and then asked, “Do you think shell ever know she dialed the wrong number?”I looked at our sleeping daughter, and then back at

16、 him. ”Maybe it wasnt such a wrong number.”24. When the author picked up the phone at midnight, .A. she had no idea what was really going onB. she quickly got mad about the complaints from the callerC. she was excited as she had been expecting her daughters callD. she was annoyed with the caller who

17、 had dialed the wrong number25. What can we infer about the caller according to the passage?A. She was expecting her mother to pick her up.B. She deeply regretted running away from home.C. She was totally drunk with no one to help her.D. She was well prepared to become a mother herself.26. Which of

18、the following words can best describe the author?A. Strict and modest. B. Considerate and sincere.C. Patient and ambitious. D. Curious and talkative.27. What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?A. Parents should trust their childrens ability to solve problems.B. There are many different

19、 ways for parents to talk to their children.C. Parents should watch out if their children have got drinking problems.D. Listening helps to build healthy relationships between parents and children.CYou may have heard of the American Dream, an ideal that has powered the hopes of Americans for generati

20、ons.It began as a belief that the US was a land of opportunity, and that anyone could achieve success through hard work. At times, the dream has referred to home ownership, a good job, retirement security or each generation doing better than the last.Yet today, this concept seems to have greatly cha

21、nged. As Time magazine pointed out, quite different from the older generation, many Millennials (the generation born after 1980) redefine（重新定义）the American Dream as “day-to-day control of your life”. They “prize job mobility, flexible schedules, any work that is more interesting than typing, and the

22、 ability to travel”, said the magazine.Home ownership, once the cornerstone of the American Dream, is becoming a smaller priority for this generation. Meanwhile, nearly 40% of them choose travel as part of their dream. And entrepreneurship（创业）is a rising favorite, as nearly 26% of Millennials consid

23、er self-employment as part of their dream.So what has led to this huge change?Many point fingers at the poor economy. “Modern young Americans seem bound to face a world stamped by ever narrowing opportunity and social stagnation（停滞）,” noted The Daily beast.“The rate of 16-to-24-year-olds out of scho

24、ol and out of work is unusually high at 15%. Many college graduates have taken jobs that dont require a degree,” Time reported.The magazine worries that these difficulties may lead to a lost generation who are “unable to ever truly find their feet on the corporations ladder”.Dan Kadlec, a reporter o

25、f Time, sees Millennials as resetting their expectations. “This situation is different for young adults today,” he wrote. “A true American dream has to feel attainable, and many Millennials are feeling they can only attain a day-to-day lifestyle that suits them.”28. The underlined word “cornerstone”

26、 in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “ “.A. growth B. balance C. basis D. purpose29. What has changed Millennials views of the American Dream according to the passage?A. A lack of confidence in themselves. B. Fierce competition in the job market.C. Their dissatisfaction with the government. D. T

27、he discouraging economy and unemployment 30. Dan Kadlec thinks Millennials new definition of the American Dream is .A. beautiful B. understandable C. worrying D. positive31. What can be the best title for this passage?A. Redefinition of American Dream B. Meaning of American DreamC. Value of Achievin

28、g American Dream D. History of Changing American DreamDWe use robots for tasks like building cars and sorting mail, but can we use them as stand-up comedians（单口相声演员）in the future? One robot called RoboThespian has been trying out some jokes.Researchers from Queen Mary University of London organized

29、RoboThespian performances to test whether it could be as funny as a human.The electronic comedian went on stage for a show with British comedians Andrew ONeill and Tiernan Douieb, performing the same jokes as Douieb but with a few changesit is a robot after all. The robot has some advantages over hu

30、man comedians, too.“We used computer vision and audio software to notice the response of each audience member, something a human comedian cannot do,” said Kleomenis Katevas, the robots programmer. “The machine used this information to decide who to look at and which gestures to use.”The robot also h

31、as other advantages over human comedians. Impressions of other people and sounds are very popular ways for performers to get laughs, and according to New Scientist reporter Celeste Biever, the robot can perform recorded sound by simply playing it back. It can also act out programmed pieces from Shak

32、espeare or just about anything else.“Another of the robots advantages is more surprising. Because I feel less empathy（同感）for RoboThespian than for the human comedians, I feel more relaxed during his performances,” Biever added. And of course, RoboThespian is unlikely to feel as nervous as other come

33、dians, or be affected too badly by an audience member shouting at it.The Queen Mary researchers say theyre most interested in how audiences can be part of live performances. So in the future, we may be watching robots performing exactly the show we want to see. Do you think its time for the robot to

34、 write some more jokes?32. Why was RoboThespian originally developed?A. To help human comedians perform better on stage.B. To find out if robots could understand human jokes.C. To see if robots could perform like human comedians.D. To assist human comedians to make up some better jokes.33. When Robo

35、Thespian gave performances on stage, it .A. imitated the audiences voices to make them laughB. was affected easily by an audience member shouting at itC. performed completely different jokes from human comediansD. recorded each audience members reaction and acted accordingly34. What does Celeste Bie

36、ver think of robot comedians?A. He believes the future of comedy lies in them.B. He considers their jokes as rather poor and boring.C. He thinks they arent suitable for live performances.D. He feels more comfortable watching their performances.35. What is the article mainly talking about?A. The robo

37、t comedian RoboThespian and its advantages.B. Robot technology used to help us with our future daily tasks.C. Predictions of the comedy of the future and concerns about it.D. A comparison between human comedians and robot comedians.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项

38、为多余选项。Today we eat on the go, at our desks and even in front of computers. We eat takeout, delivered and packaged meals. 36 “Over the past three decades, people have started eating out more than ever before and purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to contain more fat, salt

39、 and sugar than their home-made foods,” noted US healthy living website SparkPeople.37 It encourages us to value the time we spend preparing, sharing and consuming food, as a recent USA Today article put it. It all started in 1986 with the efforts of Slow Foods founding father, Italian activist Carl

40、o Petrini, who wanted to bring back food varieties and flavors that had gone dark in the face of industrialization. 38 Now, his idea is almost the mainstream.Starting at the table, the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to cooking pleasure, and t

41、hat everyone must also take responsibility to “protect the heritage（遗产）of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible”, wrote The Phnom Penh Past.“ 39 It means turning down the speed at which we eat and increasing the amount of time we spend dining together with oth

42、er people,” Althea Zanecosky, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, told The Huffington Past.” 40 Dinner table conversation keep families together,” noted the Belgian non-profit organization Greenfudge.A. It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterday.B. It seems that we

43、 have adapted our foods to our fast-paced lives.C. So, the Slow Food Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend.D. Slow Food doesnt necessarily mean food that takes a long time to cook.E. It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking.F. Its not only the foo

44、d itself but also the time we spend dining together that matters.G. At that time, he asked people to follow a more sustainable（可持续的）living model.第三部分 语言知识运用（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A woman professor walked around in a classroom

45、 while she was teaching stress management to her students. As she 41 a glass of water, everyone 42 they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.43 , with a smile on her face, she asked, “How 44 is this glass of water?”Answers called out 45 from eight to twenty ounces（盎司）.She quieted th

46、e students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesnt 46 . It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, its not a 47 . If I hold it for an hour, Ill have an ache in my 48 . If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel 49 and paralyzed. In each case, the 50 of the glass of wat

47、er doesnt change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Do you know why?”All the students kept silent and listened carefully, lost in thought.She continued, “Our 51 and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and 52 happens. Think about them a bit longe

48、r and they begin to 53 . And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed- 54 to do anything.”Its important to remember to 55 your stresses. As early in the evening as possible, put all your 56 down. Dont carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass d

49、own!More often than not life gets terrible 57 we think too much. And the moment you remove your burden, youll find yourself feeling so much more 58 .So rather than moping around（闲逛）and feeling sorry for yourself, 59 doing something about it. After all, life is too short to 60 yourself to anything th

50、ats not making you happy.41. A. raised B. served C. drank D. demanded42. A. argued B. wondered C. expected D. agreed43. A. Meanwhile B. Instead C. Anyhow D. Therefore44. A. much B. full C. little D. heavy45. A. ranged B. replied C. read D. remained46. A. affect B. drop C. matter D. work47. A. succes

51、s B. point C. skill D. problem48. A. hand B. arm C. neck D. back49. A. steady B. sensitive C. nervous D. numb50. A. weight B. shape C. function D. size51. A. surprises B. joys C. stresses D. doubts52. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something53. A. improve B. hurt C. change D. adjust54. A. u

52、ncertain B. afraid C. unable D. available55. A. catch up with B. take charge of C. put up with D. let go of56. A. burdens B. thoughts C. hardships D. feelings57. A. when B. till C. unless D. though58. A. excited B. worried C. satisfied D. relaxed59. A. keep B. finish C. start D. risk60. A. help B. a

53、bandon C. throw D. commit第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。In 1608, Thomas Coryate, an Englishman, visited Italy. He liked the country and noted down every interesting thing 61 he had found. But there was one thing he found more interesting than the others.

54、 In his diary, Thomas wrote, “When the Italians eat meat, they use small forks instead 62 their hands. As they say, people do not always have clean hands.”Before 63 (leave) for England, Thomas bought a few forks. At home he gave a dinner party to show the invention to his friends. When the servants

55、brought the steak, he took out 64 fork and began to eat as people did in Italy.Everybody looked at him in surprise. When he told his friends what it was, they all wanted 65 (take) a good look at the strange thing. They said that the Italians were very strange people, for the fork was not very 66 (conveniently).Thomas tried to prove the opposite. He said 67 was not nice to eat meat with ones fingers 68 they were not always clean. He wanted to show how easy it was to use the fork. But the first piece