甘肃省天水市2015届高三下学期二轮复习质量检查英语试题

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015届高三英语下学期第二次模拟考试试题本试卷分第1卷〔选择题〕和第2卷〔非选择题〕两局部。

总分为120分，考试时间为100分钟。

第一局部阅读理解〔共两节，总分为40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分〕阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最优选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．ANext year marks the 150th anniversary of when large numbers of Chinese started working on a huge project in the United States. They help to build America’s first transcontinental railroad between 1863 and 1869, connecting the East Coast with the West.People know little about the Chinese railroad workers and what happened to them after the project was finished. Stanford University in California wants to learn more about the lives of these men by reaching out to their families.Bill Yee’s ancestors came from southern China. He said, “My great-great-grandfather came to America during the‘gold rush’days and he returned to China as a wealthy man. And then my great-grandfather came to work on the railroad and died there.〞But that did not stop his grandfather from coming to the US on false papers. He operated a laundry. Bill Yee’s father continued to run the business and has never returned to China.“Things were pretty bad in some parts of China in the 1860’s. They came to America at all costs in order that they no longer had to bear hunger,〞Bill Yee said.Shelley Fisher Fishkin is helping to direct the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University. She said, “Many of the Chinese workers who came to work on the transcontinental and other railroads returned to China after their work was done and created families there. Some of them settled in America and created new families, but they had families who they left when they came here and they may have descendants in China.〞There is a need to create a record of the object and spoken history from the families of the railroad workers.“The US could not have become the modern industrial nation without the railroads. And the railroads would not have come together without the work of these Chinese workers,〞said Shelley Fisher Fishkin.1. What do you know about Bill Yee?A. His family was rich in the 1860’s.B. His father settled in the USA.C. He knows little about his ancestors and hopes to know more.D. His grandfather came to America with his great-grandfather.2. According to Bill Yee, many Chinese went to America in the 1860’s mainly .A. to run their own businessesB. to find their ancestorsC. to make a livingD. to dig gold3. According to Shelley Fisher Fishkin, .A. the descendants of the Chinese railroad workers all live a good lifeB. they expect to find all the descendants of the Chinese railroad workersC. some Chinese railroad workers hope they can find their descendants in ChinaD. some Chinese railroad workers have descendants both in China and the US4. Why did Stanford University carry out the project?A. Because they want to help the Chinese railroad workers’descendants to get together.B. Because they want to show the importance of America’s first transcontinental railroad.C. Because they want to learn more about how to build a railroad in the past in America.D.Because they want Americans to remember the Chinese railroad workers’ role in US history.BThe World Bank has looked at the distinguishing features of successful school system.According to the World Bank’s education specialist, Harry Patrinos, this include: improving the quality of teachers and making sure that teachers are highly regarded; providing information to make schools accountable and giving autonomy to schools and head teachers.This matters not only for individual pupils but also for the well-being of countries, he says, because improving educational performance has a direct impact on improving economic performance. China’s education performance— at least in cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong— seems to be as spectacular as the country’s fast growing economy.Certainly both these open and outward-looking cities consider education to be important and are willing to adopt the best educational practices from around the world to ensure success. In Hong Kong, education accounts for more than one-fifth of entire government spending every year. “Shanghai and Hong Kong are small education systems, with a concentration of ideas, manpower and resources for education,〞says Prof Cheng.Under the banner “First class city, first class education〞, Shanghai set about systematically re-equipping classroom, upgrading schools and improving the curriculum in the last decade.It got rid of the “key schools〞system which concentrated resources only on top students and top schools. Instead staff were trained in more interactive teaching methods and computers were brought in.About 80% of Shanghai school leavers go to university compared to an overall average of 24% in China.Meanwhile, dynamic Hong Kong was forced into educational improvements as its industries moved to cheaper mainland Chinese areas in the 1990s.Its survival as a service and management hub depends on upgrading knowledge and skills.In the last decade Hong Kong has concentrated on closing the gap for all students, says a report by McKinsey management consultants.The report, How the World’s Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting Better, rated Hong Kong’s education system among the best in the world.5. The World Bank’s survey about education mainly concentrates on .A. what has made some education systems successfulB. China’s education system and competitive examsC. how to relieve Chinese students of their heavy schoolworkD. the relationship between education and economic development6. According to Harry Patrinos, the key to successful school systems is .A. to give autonomy to all teachers to educate students freely in classB. to let students attend after-school tutoring and do more exercisesC. to improve teachers’ abilities and give schools free performance rightD. to make school education directly serve the economy of the country7. We can learn from the text that .A. the “key school〞system is the key to many schools’ failureB. students in Shanghai and Hong Kong work the hardestC. Hong Kong’s educational performance isn’t as good as Shanghai’sD. Shanghai and Hong Kong’s economic performance will improve8. What is the author’s attitude towards the school systems of Shanghai and Hong Kong?A. Negative.B. Positive.C. Neutral.D. Critical.CA ground-based system that uses much stronger signals than GPS can find your location in cities and indoors. It is a new positioning system that could compete with GPS to make sure you never lose your directions again.Instead of satellites, Locata uses ground-based equipment to launch a radio signal over a localized area that is a million times stronger on arrival than GPS. It can work indoors as well as outdoors, and the makers claim the receivers can be shrunk to fit inside a regular cell phone. Even the US military, which invented GPS technology, signed a contract last month agreeing to a large-scale test of Locata at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.“This is one of the most important technology developments for the future of the positioning industry,〞says Nunzio Gambale, CEO and co-founder of the firm Locata, based in Griffith, Australia.As for the Locata’s accuracy, Christopher Morin of the US Air Force tested it recently at White Sands, and it worked to within 18 centimeters along any axis(轴). Morin says it should be possible to get the resolution down to 5 centimeters.Admittedly, the tests were performed in an open desert where GPS also works beautifully, but its signals are weak— like a car headlight from 20,000 kilometers away— and easily blocked by solid objects. “Locata’s signal is far stronger, though not guaranteed to work in a complex urban environment,〞says David Last, consultant to the UK’s General Lighthouse Authorities. “Locata’s technology will face competition in the race to transform indoor navigation. But it could shine in specific areas,〞Gambale says. “Robots with Locata could easily navigate inside buildings without the complex optical systems they need at the moment. And process that handle precise location data could not only guide you around a mall, railway station or airport, but also take you to the exact shelf in a shop for the product you want. The units small and cheap enough for smart phones should be available within five years—a similar path to the one GPS took on its way towards world domination.〞9. The passage is written mainly to .A. encourage people to buy the LocataB. tell us the disadvantage of the GPSC. introduce a new positioning system LocataD. tell us that Locata will replace GPS one day10. Which of the following is not true about Locata according to Paragraph 2?A. Without the help of the satellites, Locata can tell you where you are.B. The US military has to test it before using it.C. Locata has a better signal than GPS.D. Locata can be fixed into smart phones only.11. Which of the following words can be used to replace the underlined word in Paragraph 4?A. accuracyB. speedC. determinationD. length12. According to the passage, what can we know about Gambale?A. He did the experiment at White Sands.B. He is confident in Locata and think highly of it.C. He said that Locata could not work in a complex urban environment.D. He is worried about the competition that Locata faces.DEnergy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.“Energy independence〞and its rhetorical (修辞的) companion “energy security〞are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely through, though. What is it that we want independence from, exactly?Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhere.The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running. Yes, there is a trickle〔涓涓细流〕of biofuel〔生物燃料〕available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce al l their own oil. They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad. Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection. To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?Third, there are benefits to trade. It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit. And although you don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy. When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices, at the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.13. What does the author think of biofuels?A. They keep America’s economy running healthily.B. They prove to be a good alternative to petroleum.C. They do not provide a sustainable energy supply.D. They cause serious damage to the environment.14. Why does America rely heavily on oil imports?A. It wants to expand its storage of crude oil.B. Its own oil reserves are quickly running out.C. It wants to keep its own environment intact.D. Its own oil production falls short of demand.15. What does the author say about oil trade?A. It proves profitable to both sides.B. It improves economic efficiency.C. It makes for economic prosperity.D. It saves the cost of oil exploration.第二节〔共5小题；每一小题2分，总分为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优选项。

甘肃省天水市2015届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题第一节（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。

AWhen Flora Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症)at the age of seven. Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be see n in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.1. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean? ______A. a far better artist B a much more famous personC. a much stronger personD. a far more gifted artist2. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ______.A. back injuriesB. her bent spineC. polioD. the operations she had3. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the _________.A. 1930sB. 1970sC. 1950sD. 1940s4. What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo? ______A. DevotionB. EncouragementC. IronicD. SympathyBThe day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible duringthe previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.5. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. Each child got an important job.B. Each child got an interesting job.C. The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference.D. The most responsible student got the job of least interest.6. What is Rita’s attitude to her father’s suggestion?A. Negative.B. Uncertain.C. Totally positive.D. Acceptive.7. We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _________.A. hunterB. directorC. biologistD. principal8. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Never complain about life.B. Small tasks can lead to fortunes.C. Men are best known by their friends.D. Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck.CNot all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic Ocean, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic Ocean is rich in oceanic liveliness all the time. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic Ocean.When the wind is from the westAll the waves that cannot restTo the east must thunder onWhere the bright tree of the sunIs rooted in the ocean’s breast.As the poem suggests, the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise---it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.It is easy to imagine the Atlantic Ocean trying to draw breath----perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It imitates nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with co-living existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.9. Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is __________.A. always energeticB. lacking in livelinessC. shaped like a squareD. favored by ancient poets.10. The writer uses the poem “Storm at Sea” for the purpose of ___________.A. describing the movement of the wavesB. showing the strength of the stormC. presenting the power of the oceanD. proving the vastness of the sea11. In the last paragraph, the Atlantic Ocean is compared to ___________.A. a beautiful and poetic placeB. a person of blood and fleshC. a world of interest and wonderD. a lovely animalDOur world natural park is one of the most famous parks in the world. Millions of visitors from different countries visit this park each year. In order to protect it, please do as follows:◆Protect the natural and cultural heritage. Don’t damage or deface any buildings, displays and other facilities. Take care of all plants. Put rubbish in the bins provided.◆Take care when you are going up and down steps or stairs and when you are walking nearby the waters.◆Please buy tickets before entering the scenic spot. One ticket is only for one person.Adult：＄60 per ticket.Children over 6 and under 18: half price.People over 60 and children under 6: free.◆If you are going into the wooded and hilly lands，for your own safety，please go with three people at least and don’t take any tinder(易燃物）along with you. The hill is steep, so please take care of yourself.◆This scenic spot is the reserve of water source: No fishing，swimming，washing and any behaviors that are harmful to the water source. Meanwhile, please follow the management rules of the scenic spot conscientiously.◆Opening time：From Monday to Friday: 8:00 a. m.～18:00 p.m.From Saturday to Sunday: 6:00 a. m. ～24:00 p. m.◆Small animals such as rabbits，peacocks，squirrels，frogs must be taken care of. None of them shall be killed.If you have any trouble in visiting our world natural park, please call 477-866-7044．Our staff will do our best to help you.12. How much will be paid for a 65-year-old man with his 8-year-old grandson?A.＄30.B. Free.C.＄60.D.＄120.13. On weekends，the opening time is hours longer than weekdays.A. 4B. 6C. 10D. 814. Which of the following can you do in the natural park?A. taking some tinderB. hikingC. damaging some facilitiesD. littering15. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A. Tourists can have a swim in the water.B. Tourists can hike alone in the hilly lands.C. Small animals are under protection in the park.D. Children can play with small animals and take some away.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。

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Ⅱ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Ⅱ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（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 woman want to do?A. To continue with the workB. 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 afternoon.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。

甘肃省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Ⅱ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Ⅱ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（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。

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 she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage, caring them with love. Luckily, the birds grew strong little by little. Every morning they greeted herwith a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. So as he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go weak, so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. It was her desperate love that had killed him.She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his strong desire—needing to fly into the clear, blue sky. Unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times.The girl watched delightedly at the bird. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!【文章解读】本文介绍是夹叙夹议文。

甘肃省天水市2015届高三第二次联考英语试题第一部分阅读理解（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。

AWhen Flora Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon around a bomb”. Such comments see m to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症 )at the age of seven. Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.1. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 mos t probably mean? ______A. a far better artist B a much more famous personC. a much stronger personD. a far more gifted artist2. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ______.A. back injuriesB. her bent spineC. polioD. the operations she had3. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the _________.A. 1930sB. 1970sC. 1950sD. 1940s4. What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo? ______A. DevotionB. EncouragementC. IronicD. SympathyBThe day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this sum mer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.5. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. Each child got an important job.B. Each child got an interesting job.C. The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference.D. The most responsible student got the job of least interest.6. What is Rita’s attitude to her father’s suggestion?A. Negative.B. Uncertain.C. Totally positive.D. Acceptive.7. We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _________.A. hunterB. directorC. biologistD. principal8. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Never complain about life.B. Small tasks can lead to fortunes.C. Men are best known by their friends.D. Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck.CNot all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic Ocean, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic Ocean is rich in oceanic liveliness all the time. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic Ocean.When the wind is from the westAll the waves that cannot restTo the east must thunder onWhere the bright tree of the sunIs rooted in the ocean’s breast.As the poem suggests, the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise---it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.It is easy to imagine the Atlantic Ocean trying to draw breath----perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It imitates nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with co-living existences, too unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.9. Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is __________.A. always energeticB. lacking in livelinessC. shaped like a squareD. favored by ancient poets.10. The writer uses the poem “Storm at Sea” for the purpose of ___________.A. describing the movement of the wavesB. showing the strength of the stormC. presenting the power of the oceanD. proving the vastness of the sea11. In the last paragraph, the Atlantic Ocean is compared to ___________.A. a beautiful and poetic placeB. a person of blood and fleshC. a world of interest and wonderD. a lovely animalDOur world natural park is one of the most famous parks in the world. Millions of visitors from different countries visit this park each year. In order to protect it, please do as follows◆Protect the natural and cultural heritage. Don’t damage or deface any buildings, displays and other facilities. Take care of all plants. Put rubbish in the bins provided.◆Take care when you are going up and down steps or stairs and when you are wal king nearby the waters.◆Please buy tickets before entering the scenic spot. One ticket is only for one person.Adult：＄60 per ticket.Children over 6 and under 18 half price.People over 60 and children under 6 free.◆If you are going into the wo oded and hilly lands，for your own safety，please go with three people at least and don’t take any tinder(易燃物）along with you. The hill is steep, so please take care of yourself.◆This scenic spot is the reserve of water source No fishing，swimming，washing and any behaviors that are harmful to the water source. Meanwhile, please follow the management rules of the scenic spot conscientiously.◆Opening time：From Monday to Friday 800 a. m.～1800 p.m.From Saturday to Sunday 600 a. m. ～2400 p. m.◆Small anim als such as rabbits，peacocks，squirrels，frogs must be taken care of. None of them shall be killed.If you have any trouble in visiting our world natural park, please call477-866-7044．Our staff will do our best to help you.12. How much will be paid for a 65-year-old man with his 8-year-old grandson?A.＄30.B. Free.C.＄60.D.＄120.13. On weekends，the opening time is hours longer than weekdays.A. 4B. 6C. 10D. 814. Which of the following can you do in the natural park?A. taking some tinderB. hikingC. damaging some facilitiesD. littering15. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A. Tourists can have a swim in the water.B. Tourists can hike alone in the hilly lands.C. Small animals are under protection in the park.D. Children can play with small animals and take some away.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。

2015年2月高三教学质量调研考试英语参考答案第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(每小题1.5分，满分30 分)1—5 ACBCB 6—10 ABCAB 11—15 BBCAA 16—20 BACAC第二部分阅读理解(每小题2分，满分40分)21—25 ACDAC 26—30 CBAAC 31—35 CBABD 36—40 EAGCD第Ⅱ卷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)41—45 CABCD 46—50 ABDCA 51—55 DBCAB 56—60 DABCD第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)61. recently 62. them 63. Although/Though 64. languages 65. means 66. organized 67. as 68. largest 69. the 70. American 第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Last weekend I visited my best friend in London, which was supposed to be excited.exciting Melina, whom I hadn’t seen her for three years, offered to take me on a sighting tour by car.Unfortunate, she ended up doing everything but that! First, she showed me around the building Unfortunatelywhere she had gotten her first job. Then she drove me to the café where she had met∧firsther boyfriend. Before I could say everything, she smiled at me and said she wanted to take me to otheranything another/the place which was special to her. I was very disappointed when we got on the place where she hadtobought her car! Besides, she kept talk about herself all day long! I was fed up with it, and Italking but couldn’t make her stop. When she finally decides to call it a day, she turned around and found medecidedasleep!第二节书面表达(满分25分)（略）。

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015届高三级最后一摸英语试题本试卷分第I卷〔选择题〕和第II卷〔非选择题〕两局部。

考试完毕后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。

须知事项：1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、某某号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每一小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

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第I卷第一局部阅读理解〔共两节，总分为40分〕第一节 (共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为40分)阅读如下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最优选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AThe adolescent girl from Tennessee was standing on the stage of a drama summer camp in New York．But the girl didn’t feel joyful．She was not the leggy，attractive Hollywood type．In fact，she described herself as stupid．This girl was Reese Witherspoon，who had wanted to be a country singer and admired and respected Dolly Patton very much．That day at the end of the camp her coaches told her to forget about singing．They suggested she think about another career．She took their words toheart．After all，why shouldn’t she believe the professionals?But back at home in Nashville，her mother—a funny，happy，optimistic woman—wouldn’t let her feel depressed．Her father，a physician，encouraged her to achieve in schoo1．So she worked hard at everything and was accepted at Stanford University．And at 19，she got a part in a low-budget movie called Freeway, which prepared for her role in the movie Pleasantville．But her big break came with Legally Blonde．“If you can’t sing and you aren’t charming，play to your strengths．If you’re going to make it in this business，better focus on what you’re good at，〞she told the interviewer later．And then came the offer that took her back to her Nashville—playing the wife of a country star Johnny Cash，a singing role．All of a sudden the old fears learned on that summer stage were back．She was so nervous on the stage．But she didn’t give up on the movie or herself．She spent 6 months taking singing lessons again．She learned to play the Autoharp．And the hard work built up her confidence．Last March，Reese Witherspoon walked up on another stage，the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood，and accepted the Oscar as Best Actress for her heartbreaking，heartwarming singing role as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line．1．Why was Reese Witherspoon sad that day?A．The experts advised her to give up singing． B．Dolly Parton told her to leave the stage．C．The coaches described her as foolish． D．The professionals consideredher ignorant．2．How did Reese succeed in playing the singing role?A．She did her best to make herself leggy and attractive．B．She tried hard to forget about that summer stage．C．She practised Autoharp lessons for more than 6 months．D．She regained her confidence through hard work．3．What can we learn from Re ese’s experience?A．Two heads are better than one． B．When in Rome，do as the Romans do．C．Where there is a will，there is a way． D．Hope for the best，and prepare for the worst．BThere is a saying “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.〞 What one individual considers beautiful may not be beautiful to another. When we talk about beauty in people, we often refer to their physical attractiveness. Of course, a beautiful or handsome face is pleasant to look at. But to me, beauty is not only something that pleases the eyes, but also pleases the other senses and the mind. I think true beauty makes you see beyond the lovely sight. It will give you insight or realization of something interesting beyond just the outward appearance.The most memorable “beautiful p eople〞are those who have attractive personalities behind the pretty faces. In one of my previous classes, there were two beautiful girls, Sue and Lin. Both had almost perfect faces and slender figures. But Lin was used to getting her way. She felt that her looks could help her get anything she wanted, especially among the boys. Sue, on the other hand, treated her beauty in a matter-of-fact way and she was nice to everyone. She was also a member of the debating team. Her personality was mostly accepted by others and it made her a more outstanding beauty than Lin.Inner beauty is another kind of beauty that attracts people greatly. People who have this kind of beauty have attained (达到) inner peace. They care about their fellow-men, and try to right the injustices in this world. Two well-known personalities who exemplify (以…为典型) this are Nelson Mandela and Mother Theresa. Mandela is willing to sacrifice his life and freedom to obtain equal right for the blacks in South Africa. Mother Theresa’s mission (使命) is to help the poorest of the world’s poor. This inner look makes the world a better place.5. When we talk about beauty in people, we often only refer to __________.A. “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder〞B. something beyond the lovely sightC. their attractive appearanceD. the other senses6. According to the passage, why did the author think Sue was more beautiful than Lin?A. Because Sue had perfect face.B. Because Sue was highly thought of by others.C. Because Sue had slender figure.D. Because Lin treated her beauty in a matter-of-fact way.7. What’s the author’s opinion on beauty?A. Beauty is a perfect face.B. Beauty is something that pleases the eyes.C. Beauty is an attractive personality behind the pretty faces.D. Inner beauty doesn’t attract people.CEverywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addicted〞 was the word most commonly used by people to describetheir relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.I see people trapped in a pathological (病态的) relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money.What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.〞But it’s time to discover that it does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.〞To break the grand digital connection peoplemust consider how life long ago could be fantastic without today’s overused technology.8. The underlined word “allure〞 in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.A. advantageB. attractionC. adaptionD. attempt9. From the passage, technology companies aim to ______.A. attract people to buy their productsB. provide the latestinformationC. improve people’s quality of lifeD. deal with culturaldiseases10. It can be inferred from this passage that people ______.A. consider too much technology wonderfulB. have realized the harm of high-tech devicesC. can regain freedom without high-tech devicesD. may enjoy life better without overused technology11. What’s the author’s attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices?A. Neutral.B. Skeptical.C. Disapproving.D.SympatheticDHow long has 3-D technology been around? Most of us might think of crowds of teenagers in a 1950’s movie house watching Bwana Devil in 3-D. But 3-D technology made its first appearance on the scene in 1838 with the first stereoscope(体视镜). And the first actual 3-D movie was a 1903 film called Le Ariveed’un Train.Although it has such a long history, the technology has still remained based on one simple principle-----to make 3-D effects you must find a way to project two slightly different pictures to each eye. Modern 3-D technology works by rapidly flickering(闪动) two versions of the movie and projecting them onto each eye. The brain does the rest of the work, combining the two pictures together into one and giving the show, the appearance of depth, the third dimension.But does this exposure, especially long exposures, cause harm to the child’s developing brain and visual system? Unfortunately, long-term studies on new flicker digital 3-D technology and children aren’t yet available. We do not know if regular or daily 3-D viewing over years affects the developing visual system, although older 3-D methods basically do the same thing and are not considered harmful.The question of possible harm in modern 3-D use in TV is really based on two facts: the amount of time children will now be watching 3-D TV each day and the sensitivity some children show in reaction to 3-D viewing. It is difficult to make actual lab studies of longer term 3-D viewing in children because of the possible harm of the experiment. Researchers will have to wait until 3-D TV technology is already in the marketplace for a number of years, then check heavy 3-D TV watchers and compare them with non-watchers.With a 3-D television technology in the home, we will soon be able to answer the question of whether or not longer and more frequent periods of 3-D exposure cause more changes in the visual system. We may find that the bigger problem is the introduction of a new technology that leads to even more time spent on TV rather than playing outdoors.12. According to the text, 3-D technology ______A. was refused by people when it first appeared.B. will soon change the way we watch TV.C. does no good to our visual system.D. has a history of nearly 200 years.13. Paragraph 2 is mainly about________.A.how 3-D technology works.B. why 3-D movies are popularC. the history of 3-D technology.D. the influence of 3-D technology.14. What’s the method suggested in paragraph 4?A. To wait and seeB. To carry out lab studiesC. To stop making 3-D moviesD. To improve 3-D technology15. The author’s purpose in writing the text is to _______A. ask children not to watch 3-D moviesB. discuss if 3-D viewing is harmful to children.C. introduce the advantages of 3-D technology.D. predict the development of 3-D technology.第二节〔共5小题：每一小题2分，总分为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优选项。

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。

第一部分阅读理解（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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．ANext year marks the 150th anniversary of when large numbers of Chinese started working on a huge project in the United States. They help to build America’s first transcontinental railroad between 1863 and 1869, connecting the East Coast with the West.People know little about the Chinese railroad workers and what happened to them after the project was finished. Stanford University in California wants to learn more about the lives of these men by reaching out to their families.Bill Yee’s ancestors came from southern China. He said, “My great-great-grandfather came to America during the ‘gold rush’days and he returned to China as a wealthy man. And then my great-grandfather came to work on the railroad and died there.”But that did not stop his grandfather from coming to the US on false papers. He operated a laundry. Bill Yee’s father continued to run the business and has never returned to China.“Things were pretty bad in some parts of China in the 1860’s. They came to America at all costs in order that they no longer had to bear hunger,” Bill Yee said.Shelley Fisher Fishkin is helping to direct the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University. She said, “Many of the Chinese workers who came to work on the transcontinental and other railroads returned to China after their work was done and created families there. Some of them settled in America and created new families, but they had families who they left when they came here and they may have descendants in China.”There is a need to create a record of the object and spoken history from the families of the railroad workers.“The US could not have become the modern industrial nation without the railroads. And the railroads would not have come together without the work of these Chinese workers,” said Shelley Fisher Fishkin.1. What do you know about Bill Yee?A. His family was rich in the 1860’s.B. His father settled in the USA.C. He knows little about his ancestors and hopes to know more.D. His grandfather came to America with his great-grandfather.2. According to Bill Yee, many Chinese went to America in th e 1860’s mainly .A. to run their own businessesB. to find their ancestorsC. to make a livingD. to dig gold3. According to Shelley Fisher Fishkin, .A. the descendants of the Chinese railroad workers all live a good lifeB. they expect to find all the descendants of the Chinese railroad workersC. some Chinese railroad workers hope they can find their descendants in ChinaD. some Chinese railroad workers have descendants both in China and the US4. Why did Stanford University carry out the project?A. Because they want to help the Chinese railroad workers’ descendants to get together.B. Because they want to show the importance of America’s first transcontinental railroad.C. Because they want to learn more about how to build a railroad in the past in America.D.Because they want Americans to remember the Chinese railroad workers’ role in US history.BThe World Bank has looked at the distinguishing features of successful school system.According to the World Bank’s education specialist, Harry Patrinos, this include: improving the quality of teachers and making sure that teachers are highly regarded; providing information to make schools accountable and giving autonomy to schools and head teachers.This matters not only for individual pupils but also for the well-being of countries, he says, because improving educational performance has a direct impact on improving economic performance.China’s education performance— at least in cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong— seems to be as spectacular as the country’s fast growing economy.Certainly both these open and outward-looking cities consider education to be important and are willing to adopt the best educational practices from around the world to ensure success. In Hong Kong, education accounts for more than one-fifth of entire government spending every year.“Shanghai and Hong Kong are small education systems, with a concentration of ideas, manpower and resources for education,” says Prof Cheng.Un der the banner “First class city, first class education”, Shanghai set about systematically re-equipping classroom, upgrading schools and improving the curriculum in the last decade.It got rid of the “key schools” system which concentrated resources only on top students and top schools. Instead staff were trained in more interactive teaching methods and computers were brought in.About 80% of Shanghai school leavers go to university compared to an overall average of 24% in China.Meanwhile, dynamic Hong Kong was forced into educational improvements as its industries moved to cheaper mainland Chinese areas in the 1990s.Its survival as a service and management hub depends on upgrading knowledge and skills.In the last decade Hong Kong has concentrated on closing the gap for all students, says a report by McKinsey management consultants.The report, How the World’s Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting Better, rated Hong Kong’s education system among the best in the world.5. The World Bank’s survey about education mainly concentrates on .A. what has made some education systems successfulB. China’s education system and competitive examsC. how to relieve Chinese students of their heavy schoolworkD. the relationship between education and economic development6. According to Harry Patrinos, the key to successful school systems is .A. to give autonomy to all teachers to educate students freely in classB. to let students attend after-school tutoring and do more exercisesC. to impro ve teachers’ abilities and give schools free performance rightD. to make school education directly serve the economy of the country7. We can learn from the text that .A. the “key school” system is the key to many schools’ failureB. students in Shanghai and Hong Kong work the hardestC. Hong Kong’s educational performance isn’t as good as Shanghai’sD. Shanghai and Hong Kong’s economic performance will improve8. What is the author’s attitude towards the school systems of Shanghai and Hong Kong?A. Negative.B. Positive.C. Neutral.D. Critical.CA ground-based system that uses much stronger signals than GPS can find your location in cities and indoors. It is a new positioning system that could compete with GPS to make sure you never lose your directions again.Instead of satellites, Locata uses ground-based equipment to launch a radio signal over a localized area that is a million times stronger on arrival than GPS. It can work indoors as well as outdoors, and the makers claim the receivers can be shrunk to fit inside a regular cell phone. Even the US military, which invented GPS technology, signed a contract last month agreeing to a large-scale test of Locata at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.“This is one of the most import ant technology developments for the future of the positioning industry,” says Nunzio Gambale, CEO and co-founder of the firm Locata, based in Griffith, Australia.As for the Locata’s accuracy, Christopher Morin of the US Air Force tested it recently at White Sands, and it worked to within 18 centimeters along any axis(轴). Morin says it should be possible to get the resolution down to 5 centimeters.Admittedly, the tests were performed in an open desert where GPS also works beautifully, but its signals are weak— like a car headlight from 20,000 kilometers away— and easily blocked by solid objects. “Locata’s signal is far stronger, though not guaranteed to work in a complex urban environment,” says David Last, consultant to the UK’s General Lighthouse Authorit ies.“Locata’s technology will face competition in the race to transform indoor navigation. But it could shine in specific areas,” Gambale says. “Robots with Locata could easily navigate insidebuildings without the complex optical systems they need at the moment. And process that handle precise location data could not only guide you around a mall, railway station or airport, but also take you to the exact shelf in a shop for the product you want. The units small and cheap enough for smart phones should be available within five years— a similar path to the one GPS took on its way towards world domination.”9. The passage is written mainly to .A. encourage people to buy the LocataB. tell us the disadvantage of the GPSC. introduce a new positioning system LocataD. tell us that Locata will replace GPS one day10. Which of the following is not true about Locata according to Paragraph 2?A. Without the help of the satellites, Locata can tell you where you are.B. The US military has to test it before using it.C. Locata has a better signal than GPS.D. Locata can be fixed into smart phones only.11. Which of the following words can be used to replace the underlined word in Paragraph 4?A. accuracyB. speedC. determinationD. length12. According to the passage, what can we know about Gambale?A. He did the experiment at White Sands.B. He is confident in Locata and think highly of it.C. He said that Locata could not work in a complex urban environment.D. He is worried about the competition that Locata faces.DEnergy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.“Energy independence” and its rhetorical (修辞的) companion “energy security” are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely through, though. What is it that we want independencefrom, exactly?Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhere.The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running. Yes, there is a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil. They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad. Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection. To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?Third, there are benefits to trade. It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit. And although you don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy. When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices, at the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.13. What does the author think of biofuels?A. They keep America’s economy running healthily.B. They prove to be a good alternative to petroleum.C. They do not provide a sustainable energy supply.D. They cause serious damage to the environment.14. Why does America rely heavily on oil imports?A. It wants to expand its storage of crude oil.B. Its own oil reserves are quickly running out.C. It wants to keep its own environment intact.D. Its own oil production falls short of demand.15. What does the author say about oil trade?A. It proves profitable to both sides.B. It improves economic efficiency.C. It makes for economic prosperity.D. It saves the cost of oil exploration.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。

英语（二）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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。

AA British shopper, Emma Mumford, who was named “the Coupon(优惠券) Queen” has spent just £350 on a luxury(奢侈) Christmas for her and her family—but got £2,500 worth of food, drink and presents thanks to coupons and offers.Ms Mumford is a so-called “extreme couponer” and spendshours hunting out the best deals and bargains. She has beenpreparing for this Christmas since the end of the last one. MsMumford made the huge savings by checking price comparisonwebsites and as a result collected more presents than she neededfor Christmas. After sorting out gifts for all of her family, shehas even been able to donate £1,000 worth of presents to herlocal hospital.“It has been so nice to have Christmas sorted and not havingto worry about breaking the bank. I wanted to get high quality presents for my family and show that you can do it without spending a fortune. There is a misconception that everyone who does couponing only gets value products but through my careful shopping I have managed to purchase designer perfumes(香水), a high-end coffee machine.”she explained.She said “What started as a hobby to help me save money has turned into my life an d I am able to run a business helping people save money. I know what it feels like to struggle as my ex-partner had a lot of debt which I took on for him. We were in a poor situation where every penny counted. That’s what really inspired me.”She has now turned her bargain-hunting addiction into a business where she searches for the best deals and offers tips to the general public through video blogging and her Facebook Page.“I try and show people that it is just a little bit of work in the beginning b ut it will eventually pay off. One of the best things to do is just to be a bit forward thinking and save throughout the year.”21. How did Emma make the huge savings?A. She compared prices through websites.B. She hunted out bargains in real shops.C. She used coupons and offers worth £3,500.D. She collected more Christmas presents than needed.22. What does “breaking the bank” in the third paragraph mean?A. Buying presents of low quality.B. Spending more money than you have.C. Breaking into the bank.D. Taking out money from the bank.23. What really inspired Emma to help people save money?A. Her addiction to bargain-hunting.B. The financial difficulties she shared with her ex-partner.C. The poor situation people around her were going through.D. Her experience of running an unsuccessful business.24. Which of the following can best describe Emma?A. Ambitious and creative.B. Sensitive and determined.C. Brave and lucky.D. Careful and caring.BCan you imagine a world without chocolate? It's not something I'd 1ike to do. So I was relieved to read that there’s a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!The University of Reading, in England, has justopened a new clearing house for all the world’s newcocoa varieties. They must be quarantined(隔离检疫)before they can be grown. Why? Cocoaproduction hit a record high of 4.4 million tons lastyear but about 30％of the precious crop is regularlylost to pests and diseases. Now we don’t want that,do we?Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985, after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew，London. And it has improved its facilities. The leader of the institution’s cocoa project，Professor Paul Hadley, says, “One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean，healthy，interesting cocoa material.”The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions. After up to two years in quarantine, clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in West Africa. That’s where 75％of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from. The crop is extremely important for the local economy: it employs about two million people.Professor Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection. And more of us seem to count on them now.The scientist says, “There is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly, particularly in countries like China, where the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates.”25. What is the text mainly about?A. Safeguarding cocoa seeds.B. Planting cocoa worldwide.C. Keeping cocoa in greenhouse.D. Finding the new market for cocoa.26. The institution’s cocoa pr oject is to_______.A. have cocoa skin removedB. offer more jobs to peopleC. ensure the quality of cocoaD. supply cocoa for two million people27. What does the last paragraph tell us?A. The taste of chocolates is changing.B. Demand for cocoa is increasing fast.C. People are concerned about cocoa varieties.D. Chinese have a long history of eating chocolates.28. What’s the purpose of the text?A. To educate.B. To advertise.C. To warn.D. To inform.CThree years ago when I was just a freshman in high school, the busy spring season was approaching quickly. I was already preparing to play the saxophone（萨克斯）in my school's pit orchestra for the musical that year, for state solo and ensemble（合奏）, and softball tryouts（选拔赛）were just around the corner.It was only the second day of tryouts—a Tuesday. Adults were hitting pop-ups in the outfield as a drill（训练）. The drill was poorly set up, however, as two lines were formed in both the right and left outfields as the adults hit fly balls from the line towards center field. When it was my turn, I stepped up and the ball was hit. I turned and started to run back, but soon realized the ball was hit way too hard for me to catch. I turned around to run and get it... Then I recall waking up on the ground. As it turns out, when I turned to retrieve（取回）the ball, I ran into another player, my front teeth piercing her forehead. As one could imagine, I was horrified! My right front tooth was very loose and about to fall out. With the musical only four days away and state solo and ensemble a week away, It was vexatious!After going to the dentist and getting my tooth fixed, I went home and to bed after taking the prescribed painkillers. That Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I performed in the musical. I also went to state solo and ensemble the week after and received a one (the best score one can receive), regardless of the pain and discomfort I endured. I was determined to do what I love—play music... and I did.29. How was the drill place?A. It was not good.B. It was new.C. It was too hard.D. It was too high.30. How were the author’s teeth hurt?A. They were hit by the ball.B. They knocked into the ground.C. They hit a woman’s forehead.D. They were hit by an adult.31. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.A. there was nothing wrong with the author’s teethB. the accident affected the author’s performancesC. the author liked and devoted to music very muchD. the author felt a little disappointed after taking medicineDThe poaching, or illegal killing, of rhinos(犀牛) in South Africa is growingworse each year. The government recently reported that a record number ofrhinos were poached in 2014, a year which had more rhino killings in SouthAfrica than ever before.The World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, says about 20,000 rhinos live in SouthAfrica. That is more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world. Edna Molewa,South Africa’s environmental issues minister, says, “During 2014, we are sad tosay this, 1, 215 rhinos were killed. This is a rise in the number of poached rhinosfrom 1004 in 2013 and indeed very worrying.”The animals are hunted for their horns(犀牛角). Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power, which drives poachers, at all costs, mad for more horns. But there is no scientificevidence for this belief. The horn is made of keratin. That is the same thing as human hair, fingernails and toenails.Ms Molewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year, an increase from the year before. But rhino protection workers say poachers often go unpunished after arrest. South Africa’s legal system is ineffective. Ms Molewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos. The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring countries. “Now approximately 100 rhinos have been moved to neighborin g states in the SADC region during 2014 and 200 more rhinos will be moved this year” Molewa said.Jo Shaw, the rhino program manager at the WWF, said, “We’re talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month. Or more than three a day. We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally.” She says officials should find the criminal groups responsible for the poaching and punish them. Government officials are to meet in Botswana in March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.32. What do we know about rhinos?A. Half of the rhinos live in South Africa.B. Less than 1, 000 rhinos were killed in 2013.C. The killing reached the highest point in 2014.D. There are only 20, 000 rhinos left in the world.33. What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos?A. To get more keratin.B. To protect the farmland.C. To use them for decoration.D. To make money from horns.34. Jo Shaw thinks that_________.A. many criminal groups are well organizedB. new laws are needed to punish the killersC. rhino protection needs international cooperationD. conferences about protecting rhinos are to be held every year35. What can we infer from the text?A. Rhino protection has a long way to go.B. No one would like to buy horns in the future.C. The illegal killing of rhinos will soon disappear.D. Rhinos living in South Africa will move to other countries.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15 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。

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AI used to think of myself as a fairly open person, but my bookshelves told a different story. Apart from a few Indian novels and the Australian and South African book, my literature collection consisted of British and American titles. Worse still, I hardly ever read anything in translation. My reading was limited to stories by English-speaking authors.So, at the start of 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what I was missing. As I was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, I decided to ask the planet’s readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English. The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books from their home countries. Others did hours of research on my behalf. In addition, several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of the British who only speak English. Even so, selecting books was no easy task. With translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the UK and Ireland, getting English versions (版本)of stories was difficult.But the effort was worth it. I found I was visiting the mental space of the storytellers. These stories not only opened my mind to the real life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel.And that in turn changed my thinking. Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realised I was not alone, but part of a network that spread all over the planet.1. Which of the following might be found on the blog A Year of Reading the World?A. Lists of English version books.B. Research on English literature.C. Unfinished novels by British writers.D. Comments on English literature.2. Why was it hard for the author to select the right books to read?A. The author had a busy schedule.B. The author was only interested in a few topics.C. The author could only read books written in English.D. Most books recommended are not available in local bookshops.3. The author is probably from_________.A. AmericaB. the UKC. AustraliaD. Canada4. Which of the following words can best describe the author’s experience?A. fast and effortlessB. challenging but rewardingC. hopeless but beneficialD. meaningful but fruitlessBMy oldest child, Emma, just returned to campus after a long holiday break to finish up her last period of college. These days, friends and family have begun flooding me with one question: What is she going to do after graduation?The job market is, after all, awfully tough. Just this month the Federal Reserve Bank published a study showing that “recent graduates are increasingly working in low-paid jobs or working part-time.〞 The bright spot, according to the study, is for students who majored(主修) in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics —areas in which recent graduates “have tended to do relatively well〞.But Emma is a student of the humanities(人文) at a small college. She’s an American Studies major with a focus on the politics and culture of food. For quite a while, I think her field of study is so fashionable right now that I’m not the least bit worried s he will find a good job. Yet the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve decided to be honest. “I’m not sure what Emma is going to do,〞I now say. “But she’s gotten a great education and has really found her interest. —and I know those things will serve her well over the course of her life.〞Nowadays, more and more universities and colleges are being measured by the salaries of their recent graduates. In this climate, encouraging your kid to study the humanities, seems, at best, unwise or, at worst, unconcerned with earning a living. But a college is not a vocational(职业) school. And promoting STEM subjects should not be society’s only answer to helping the next generation grow in a competitive world.From the beginning, we never urged Emma to pick a college or a major with an eye on its expected return on money, as more and more families are doing. To Emma, what really matters will be something that we may not be able to measure for quite a long time: Emma’s contribution to the world and how happy she is in it.5. The author’s friends and family_________.A. are worried about Emma’s safetyB. have been worrying about the floodC. are concerned about Emma’s futureD. are worried about the job market6. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. The number of the graduates is increasing.B. STEM graduates can be better employees.C. STEM graduates are in relatively greater demand.D. More and more graduates like to do a part-time job.7. Why did Emma choose a major in the humanities?A. Because she is interested in it.B. Because her mother told her to.C. Because it is increasingly popular.D. Because she wants further education.8. According to the author, what matters most in choosing a major is that_________.A. it should be among the STEMB. it should be fashionable and interestingC. it should allow a good job and a high salaryD. it should bring achievements and happinessCRecently a study, led by Pedro Hallal of the FederalUniversity, suggests that nearly a third of adults, 31%, are not getting enough exercise. That rates of exercise have declined is hardly a new discovery. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. But only recently have enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis Dr Hallal and his colleagues have engaged in.There are common themes in different places. Unsurprisingly, people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones, and old people are less active than young ones. Less obviously, women tend to exercise less than men—34% are inactive, compared with 28% of men. But there are exceptions. The women of Croatia, Finland, Iraq and Luxembourg, for example, move more than their male countrymen.Malta wins the race for most slothful country, with 72% of adults getting too little exercise, and Swaziland and Saudi Arabia are in close behind, with 69%. In Bangladesh, just 5% of adults fail to exercise enough. Surprisingly, six Americans in ten are a ctive enough according to Dr Hallal’s study, compared with fewer than four in ten British.These high rates of inactivity are worrying. Human beings seem to have evolved(进化) to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it whenever they can. In a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. But that is no longer the case. Actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on life span(寿命) as smoking.9. We may learn from Paragraph 1 that_________.A. the decline of exercise rates is newly discoveredB. the study suggests 31% of female adults get too little exerciseC. the good enough data has been collected from only one countryD. the industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degree10. According to the study, women of Luxembourg_________.A. have little time to exerciseB. hate to get regular exerciseC. take more exercise to lose weightD. exercise more than men in their country11. The underlined word “slothfu l〞 in Paragraph 3 most probably means_________.A. powerfulB. richC. lazyD. unpopular12. What can be the best title for the text?A. Worldwide Lack of Enough ExerciseB. New Health DiscoveryC. Evolvement of Human BeingsD. Benefits of Taking ExerciseDWelcome to Arundel Castle which issituated in West Sussex, England. Thecastle has a history of nearly 1000 yearsand has welcomed visitors traveling fromall over the world. Arundel Castle alsoplays a starring role in many films.The GardensThe White Garden is planted with softwhite Iceberg Roses, and Snow WhiteLilies.The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.The Castle ShopIn the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only.At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.The Arundel Festival 2014Saturday 16th to Monday 25th AugustThe annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.ParkingCoaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.13. When visiting the castle, you can____________.A. get old-fashioned English roses as giftsB. buy eco-friendly products in the Castle ShopC. get seasonal fruit and vegetables for freeD. see how the local gifts are being made14. How long does the Arundel Festival last this year?A. 10 daysB. One weekC. 16 daysD. One month15. Where can you park the coach?A. In Mill RoadB. Inside the CastleC. In the main town car parkD. At the main Castle entrance第二节〔共5小题；每一小题2分，总分为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优选项。