2015年郑州市高三二模英语试题

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2015年⾼中毕业年级第⼀次质量预测英语试题卷本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（⾮选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷包括第⼀、⼆部分和第三部分的第⼀节，第Ⅱ卷包括第三部分的第⼆节和第四部分。

考试时间120分钟，满分150分（听⼒成绩算作参考分）。

考⽣应⾸先阅读答题卡上的⽂字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试卷上作答⽆效。

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）听下⾯五段对话。

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，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关⼩题和阅读下⼀⼩题。

每段对话仅读⼀遍。

1. What's Mark doing when the call comes in?A. Leaving his office.B. Talking with a secretary. B. Making a long distance call.2. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Talk to her friend.B. Just get the money back.C. Keep a friendship with her friend..3. Why is the woman having a hard time?A. Her children eat a lot.B. Food costs more.C. She has to feed her children.4. What will the man do this weekend?A. Go to visit Mary.B. Go for a picnic.C. Work in his garden.5. What did the woman expect to do?A. Take charge of sales.B. Change to another department.C. Become the new manager.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。

河南省郑州市2015届高三第二次质量预测英语试题试卷总评：整套试卷突出了语言运用能力的考查。

阅读难度不高，且试题以细节理解题为主，阅读理解题阅读量不大。

完形填空内容比较简单、易懂，比较容易定位关键词，语法填空选择的材料也比较简单，所填空设计到了，名词、冠词、代词、从句、非谓语动词，可以说考查比较基础、全面。

改错部分所涉及的错误比较明显，学生比较容易确认、改正。

总的来说，整套试卷的难度适中，比较有利于提升高三学子的自信心。

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第B卷（非选择题）两部分。

第I卷包括第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节，第II卷包括第三部分的第二节和第四部分。

考试时间120分钟，满分150 分（听力成绩算作参考分）。

考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。

交卷时只交答题卡。

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，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1 ．What sport does the woman like?A. Tennis.B. Skating.C. Swimming.2. How much will the man pay for the tickets?A.＄16.B.＄32.C.＄60.3．What do we know about the speakers？A. The woman refuses the man's offer.B. They want to have a cup of coffee.C. The man will start out early tomorrow.4. What will the weather be like tomorrow？A. Rainy.B. Cold.C. Windy.5 ．What is the woman thinking about?A. Getting an extra job.B. Doing better in her job.C. Changing her job.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。

2015年高中毕业年级第一次质量预测英语试题卷【试卷综述】本套试卷试题遵循考试大纲要求，体现了新课程理念。

阅读理解题材广泛、信息量大，选材现代化、生活化、突出趣味性。

内容涉及学校生活、现代科技、猎狐行动和体育精神等方面。

完型填空考察学生对语义、语境、语篇的深层次理解，并在掌握文章主旨大意、正确理解上下文语境线索的基础上审题。

总之，本套试卷没有偏、难、怪题，将语言知识点融入到具体语境中进行考察。

本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷包括第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节，第Ⅱ卷包括第三部分的第二节和第四部分。

考试时间120分钟，满分150分（听力成绩算作参考分）。

考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试卷上作答无效。

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）听下面五段对话。

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，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What's Mark doing when the call comes in?A. Leaving his office.B. Talking with a secretary. B. Making a long distance call.2. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Talk to her friend.B. Just get the money back.C. Keep a friendship with her friend..3. Why is the woman having a hard time?A. Her children eat a lot.B. Food costs more.C. She has to feed her children.4. What will the man do this weekend?A. Go to visit Mary.B. Go for a picnic.C. Work in his garden.5. What did the woman expect to do?A. Take charge of sales.B. Change to another department.C. Become the new manager.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。

河南教考资源信息网 版权所有·侵权必究2015—2016学年度上学期高三联合考试英语试卷河南卷第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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。

AI went to the Tsavo National Park in northern Kenya for a film. We set off early for a distant water hole. A huge elephant covered with dry mud, drank calmly and deeply. He might have traveled 50 km to reach the water. He wasn’t going to hurry now. He’d drink a while and rest in the shade, and then drink again or so we thought. What actually happened was that he drank deeply and stepped away. Then he suddenly fell down. Within minutes he was dead.We called animal doctor Jeremiah Poghon immediately. He removed the head of a poisoned arrow from the elephant’s body, and let out over 100 liters of pus (胺)－the result of the elephant’s meeting with a poacher（偷猎者）months before.Today's poacher shoots from a blind. He fires an arrow, covered with poison, into the body of an elephant. If the poacher is lucky, the elephant might die in an hour or two; if not, he might have to follow the elephant for days before it dies. Often the arrow head fails to kill the elephant at once－it doesn't mean the poison won't finally kill the elephant, but it will be a slow death.Living in Tsavo through these times, I could see the results of poaching from time to time. When I think about the death of that elephant, what stays with me is the extraordinary silence aft er the shocking sound of his body hitting the ground. I took some comfort from the knowledge that as the dead body returned to the soil, some animals would benefit－but I couldn't escape the feeling that with the death of such a large animal, the world seemed to be a poorer and emptier place.21. While filming near the water hole, the author and his team ________.A. knew the elephant was injuredB. found the elephant acted violentlyC. tried their best to save the elephantD. thought the elephant was in good condition22. Further examination showed that the dead elephant________.A. had suffered an hour or twoB. was killed by a poisonous needleC. had suffered a lotD. had had a good fight with a poacher23. How does the author feel when thinking about the elephant s death?A. empty.B. comfortable.C. upset.D. relieved.24. Why did the author write the text?A. To introduce African elephant.B. To show the cruelty of poaching.C. To describe his filming experience.D. To ask readers to protect wild animals.BWinter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the cold months. Squirrels, for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow in the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.25.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.A. find out the living conditions for squirrelsB. do something to get rid of squirrelsC. learn squirrels’ influence on black walnut treesD. save the forests in the American state of Indiana26.The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.A. the way they gather the walnutB. the place they store the walnutsC. the number of the nuts they can collectD. the fact that the gray squirrels have a bad memory27.When Professor Swihart says “death traps for seeds”, he actually means that ________.河南教考资源信息网 版权所有·侵权必究A. nuts above the ground will not develop into plantsB. red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrelsC. gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fightsD. seeds can be traps for other animals in the forest28.According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.B. Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.C. The cleaning of forest land benefits gray squirrels directly.D. Human beings should bear some responsibility for the decreasing number of graysquirrels.CLa Gomera is the only place in the world that has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of a valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of s peaking in different parts of a country. But on La Gomera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.29. If a person on La Gomera is ill, ______.A. the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctorB. people will take him to town by carriageC. his family will take him to the hospitalD. others will phone the doctor in town30. La Gomera is special because ______.A. we don’t know its complete historyB. people have to shout if they want to communicateC. people there have good teeth and earsD. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other31. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will notbe used any longer.B. The whistle language can only be found on La Gomera.C. It is not easy for a person to live on La Gomera if he cannot whistle.D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others from seven miles away.32. Which of the following will be the best title of this passage?A. The Secret LanguageB. Do You Know the Whistle Language?C. The Life of IslandersD. La Gomera－a MysteryDImagine being given the opportunity to wake up to lions, eat your meals with monkeys, and even share your bath with bears, all from the comfort of a unique new lodging experience.The Jamala Wildlife Lodge opened its doors in January 2015, which was set up in an effort to educate visitors about aiding the survival of many of the world's endangered species.“It’s great for the animals; they're go ing to get more space. It's great for the viewing public; they're going to get more things to see. It will be great for tourism and just for the local community," Said Richard Tindale, the owner and operator.Spreading across three locations in the National Zoo, the 18 rooms, which range from giraffe tree houses to jungle bungalows, offer a fantastic experience with wildlife The Giraffe TreehouseThe Giraffe Treehouse is set among the giraffe enclosures (围场), and the Jungle Bungalows are luxurious individual suites which are next to either lion, cheetah(猎豹), brown bear, or Malaysian sun bear enclosures.The Ushaka HouseHousing up to 26 people, the Ushaka House is built around the monkey enclosure and has a built-in aquarium which offers priva te views of some of the zoo’s sharks.The Burley Griffin HouseOnly meters from the edge of Lake Burley Griffin, the indoor and outdoor entertaining areas have splendid views across the lake to Black Mountain.The Shark HouseThe Shark House has its own little jetty(码头) and it comes out over the shark tank here and so the people who stay in the room will be able to go to their bedroom and pat the shark.LocationLocated in the heart of Australia’s political capital, the Jamala Wildlife Lodge at the National Zoo and Aquarium is just ten minutes from Canberra’s central Business District.河南教考资源信息网 版权所有·侵权必究33. Which of the following is TRUE about the Iamala Wildlife Lodge?A. The Jamala Wildlife Lodge lies in the heart of Canberra.B. The Jamala Wildlife Lodge has a very long history.C. The Jamala Wildlife Lodge is outside the National Zoo.D. The Jamala Wildlife Lodge has altogether 26 houses.34. If a tourist wants to visit Lake Burley Griffin, he'd better choose ________．A. The Giraffe TreehouseB. The Ushaka HouseC. The Burley Griffin HouseD. The Shark House35. The purpose of writing the passage is to ________．A. attract more tourists to visit the National ZooB. introduce the Jamala Wildlife Lodge in AustraliaC. raise people's awareness of protecting animalsD. offer visitors an opportunity to play with sharks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。

2015年郑州市高三二模英语试题2015年河南省郑州市高中毕业年级第二次质量预测英语试题阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）AIn April 2014，the world's oldest known message in a bottle was discovered floating in the Baltic Sea. It had spent 101 years lost in the ocean！The message was finally sent to the author's granddaughter.A German fisherman named Konrad Fischer found the brown bottle near Kiel，Germany. He said he nearly threw the bottle back into the water after pulling it out of a fishing net. Then he noticed something inside.The bottle in good condition contained a Danish postcard with two German stamps，dated May 17，1913. Although dampness had made most of the writing illegible（字迹模糊的），the readable part of the message asked whoever found it to return it to an address in Berlin. It even contained two stamps to pay for postage.From the address，researchers found that the postcard was written by a man named Richard Platz，who was 20 years old when he wrote the message. While he was hiking on the Baltic coast with a nature appreciation group，he threw the bottle into the sea. Then the researchers began a search for any living relatives of his. Sure enough，they were able to find his 62-year-old granddaughter，Angela Erdmann，who still lives in Berlin.“It was almost unbelievable，”Erdmann said upon being presented with her grandfather's bottle and message.“That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my face."Erdmann never knew her grandfather，who died in 1946，but says that the discovery of the bottle has made her want to learn more about him.The bottle remained on display at the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg until May 1．After that，the researchers examined the postcard and tried to figure out the meaning of the rest of the message.Previously,the oldest message found in a bottle spent nearly 98 years at sea and was discovered in April 2012，according to Guinness World Records.21 ．When Konrad Fischer picked up the bottle from the sea，．A. he thought it would bring him good luckB. he noticed the postcard inside immediatelyC. he decided to uncover the secret of the bottleD. he wanted to throw it back into the sea at first22. Why did Richard Platz throw the bottle with the message into the sea?A. He expected his granddaughter could find the postcard.B. He wished the finder would send the postcard to his home.C. He believed his postcard would be kept secret at sea forever.D. He thought he could make friends with the finder of the bottle.23．What can be the best title for this passage？A. The finding of a floating bottle at the seaB. A one-century-old letter to a granddaughterC. The world's oldest message in a floating bottleD. The oldest Danish postcard in a floating bottleBWhen I began planning to move to Auckland to study，my mother was a little worried about the uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from India，where we lived. She worried particularly about the lack of jobs，the cultural differences and the chance that I would face racism.Despite these worries，I came to New Zealand in July 2009. I have found the place and people very nice and supportive. Soon after I arrived，I realized the importance of getting a job to supply my living expenses.Determined to do this on my own ，I spent a whole day going from door to door asking for a job. However，I received little or no response. This became my routine every day after college for a few weeks.28 ．Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with?A. Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas.B. Vitamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas.C.Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product.D. People's eating habits can be used to develop new food.29．What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball?A. The sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game.B. It can help players to improve their shooting and ball-handling skills.C. It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball.D. The Bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball.30. What can we learn about the hovercraft from the text?A. It enables its users to float off the ground freely.B. It can work on many different kinds of surfaces.C. It still needs to improve its power and efficiency.D. It is an affordable means of transport for a family.31．What do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the text?A. They create magnetic fields to produce power.B. They apply technologies to many things in life.C. They are technologies which can produce electricity.D. They use wireless technology to improve their products.D“Beauty is only skin deep." This expression means that beauty is only a temporary surface quality. Some beauty products can cause lasting damage that goes far below the surface of the skin.In America，many people use sunlight and non-natural light to darken their skin. Health experts advise against what is called“tanning”because of its links to skin cancer. In the African country of Senegal（塞内加尔）,some women take health risks trying to do just the opposite.An average beauty supply shop in Dakar has many kinds of skin-lightening creams and soaps. The World Health Organization says that 25％of Senegalese women use skin-lightening production on a usual basis. These products can contain chemicals，like mercury（汞），hydroquinone（对苯二酚）,etc. These are dangerous ingredients that can cause cancer and possibly other physical damage to the skin. They can actually burn the eyes and skin.Shop worker Adama Diagne advises her visitors to avoid the stronger products that promise fast results. She users a cream that is made from carrots，not the strong chemical，hydroquinone. She says that it is a personal choice and that no one pressures her. Some women want to be black every day，but for her，she likes to be a shade of brown.Women in Senegal say they lighten their skin for the same reason that women all over the world make changes to their appearance. They say they want to look beautiful，to find a husband，to stand out in a crowd or simply to look great for a special event.This thinking troubles Senegalese film-maker Khardiata Pouye Sall. So，she made“This Color That Bothers Me"，a film about the subject of skin lightening. She said，“I used the most shocking images so that women would see the dangers. It is hard to understand why a woman says that dark skin is not beautiful. It is in their heads. They want to please a man，to he loved or they want to please society，to succeed."Ms. Sall says that the government needs to better control the marketing and the sale of skin-lightening products. But she adds that education is the best way to persuade people against using them.32. The underlined part“the opposite" in Paragraph 2 means some Senegalese women ．A. use sunlight to darken their skinB. try creams to prevent skin cancerC. use products to lighten their skinD. take health risks to become beautiful33 ．According to Adama Diagne，women shouldn't believe ·A. beauty is just a personal choiceB. a cream from carrots is healthierC. it is beautiful to be black every dayD. a product can make you beautiful quickly34 ．We can infer that women in Senegal ．A. attract attention with shocking imagesB. don't consider dark skin to be beautifulC. find it hard to understand the true beautyD. put beauty in the first place in their heads 35．What is Sall's attitude towards skin-lightening products?A. Unsupportive. B．Casual. C. Responsible. D. Positive.第二节（共5小题海小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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。

八、、°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. I 'd been hit by a speeding truck. I had extensive and life-threatening injuries. I 'd broken my neck and my back in six places. I was paralyze d瘫痪）from the waist down. The doctor came over to me and said,”Janine, you'llhave to rethink about everything you do in your life, because you're never going to be able 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 cas（t 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 home, I saw an airplane flying overhead and began to think to myself”, That's it! If I can'twalk, I might as well fly. ”I said,”Mom, I 'm 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, who is she kidding? She's never going to be able to do this. ”But that didn 'tmatter, 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 pilot 's license and became a pilot. Then, I found myself at that same school where I 'd 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 might 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 man aged to recover her.22. When the author was lear ning to fly, _____ .A. she more than once doubted her own abilityB. she had already fully recovered from her in juriesC. her determ in ati on led her to make rapid progressD. the difficulties she met with made her want to give up23. What can be con cluded from this passage?A. We should forget our past memories.B. Each of us has un limited physical abilities.C. Life is full of surprises and is always un certa in.D. We n eed to forget what we are and accept who we are.BWaking up to the ringing phon e, I looked at my clock. Midni ght. Panicky thoughts filled my sleepy mind as I grabbed the receiver.Hello?” My heart pounded.Mama?” The voice answered. My thoughts immediately wen t to my daughter.Whe n I heard the sound of a young crying voice, I grabbed my husba nd.Mama, I know it 'late. But don't say anything until I finish. And before you ask, yes, I 'e bee n drinkin g. I n early ran off the road a few miles back an d••”I took a sharp breath, released my husband, and pressed my hand against my forehead. Somethi ng wasntright.I' got so scared. I want to come home. I know running away was wron g. I should have called you days ago but I was afraid••”I tried to talk, ” I think …”No! Please let me finish!” she said, desperately.Before I could go on, she continued. I"m preg nant, Mama. I know I should n'tbe drinking, and I'm scared, Mama”I bit in to my lip, feeli ng my eyes filled with tears. My husba nd left the room, and returned seconds later with a cellphone against his ear.She asked, Are you still there? Please donthang up on me! I feel so alone”I held the phone.『m here. I wouldn'thang up；' I said.“should have told you. Mama, but when we talk, you just keep telling me what I should do.You read all those pamphlet（手册）on how to talk to kids, but all you do is to talk. You don'listen to me. Because you're my mother, you thinkyou have all the answers. But sometimes I don 'tneed an swers. I just want some one to listen.I stared at the how-to-talk-to-your-kids pamphlets on my nightstand. “'m listening,” I whispered.Then she said she had called a taxi. Whe n the taxi arrived, she hung up.Moving from the bed, I went to my 16-year-old daughter's room. My husband came from beh ind.We have to learn to listen, I said to him. He studied me for a second, and then asked,Do you think she'll ever know she dialed the wrong nu mber?I looked at our sleep ing daughter, and the n back at him. ” Maybe it was n't such a wrong nu mber.”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 complai nts from the callerC. she was excited as she had bee n expect ing her daughsecallD. she was anno yed with the caller who had dialed the wrong nu mber25. What can we infer about the caller accord ing to the passage?A. She was expect ing 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 the follow ing words can best describe the author?A. Strict and modest.B. Con siderate and sin cere.C. Patie nt and ambitious.D. Curious and talkative.27. What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?A. Pare nts should trust their childrensability to solve problems.B. There are many differe nt ways for pare nts to talk to their childre n.C. Pare nts should watch out if their childre n have got drinking problems.D. Listening helps to build healthy relationships between parents and children.CYou may have heard of the America n Dream, an ideal that has powered the hopes of America ns for gen eratio ns.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 gen eratio n doing better tha n the last.Yet today, this concept seems to have greatly changed. As Time magazine pointed out, quite differe nt from the older gen eratio n, many Mille nni als （the gen erati on born after 1980） redefi ne 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 ability to travel said the magazine.Home own ership, once the cornerstone of the America n Dream, is beco ming 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 consider self-employment as part of their dream.So what has led to this huge cha nge?Many point fin gers at the poor economy. Moder n young America ns seem bound to face a world stamped by ever n arrowi ng opport unity and social stag natio（停滞），” no ted The Daily beast.The rate of 16-to-24-year-olds out of school and out of work is unu sually high at 15%. Many college graduates have taken jobs that ddtirequire a degree” Time reported.The magaz ine worries that these difficulties may lead to a lost gen erati on who are u n able to ever truly find their feet on the corporation"sladde r.Dan Kadlec, a reporter of Time sees Mille nn ials as resetti ng their expectati ons. This situati on is differe nt for young adults today,” he wrote. A true America n dream has to feel atta in able, and many Millennials are feeling they can only attain a day-to-day lifestyle that suits them”28. The un derl ined word corn erst ond' in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to 二 ____A. growthB. bala neeC. basisD. purpose29. What has cha nged Mille nni als views of the America n Dream accord ing to the passage?A. A lack of con fide nee in themselves.B. Fierce competiti on in the job market.C. Their dissatisfact ion with the gover nment.D. The discourag ing economy and un employme ntA. beautifulB. un dersta ndableC. worryi ngD. positive30. Dan Kadlec thinks Millennials' new definition of the American Dream is31. What can be the best title for this passage?A. Redefi niti on of America n DreamB. Meaning of America n DreamC. Value of Achievi ng America n DreamD. History of Changing America n DreamWe use robots for tasks like building cars and sorting mail, but can we use them as stand-up comedia ns（单口相声演员）in the future? One robot called RoboThespia n has bee n tryi ng out some jokes.Researchers from Quee n Mary Un iversity of London orga ni zed RoboThespia n performa nces to test whether it could be as funny as a huma n.The electro nic comedia n went on stage for a show with British comedia ns An drew O'Neill and Tiernan Douieb, performing the same jokes as Douieb but with a few change—it is a robot after all. The robot has some adva ntages over huma n comedia ns, too.We used computer visi on and audio software to no tice the resp onse of each audie nee member, something a human comedian cannot do,” said Kleomenis Katevas, the robot's programmer. The machine used this information to decide who to look at and which gestures to us e.The robot also has other adva ntages over huma n comedia ns」m pressi ons of other people and sounds are very popular ways for performers to get laughs, and accord ing to New Scie ntist reporter Celeste Biever, the robot can perform recorded sound by simply playing it back. It can also act out programmed pieces from Shakespeare or just about any thi ng else.Another of the robot's advantages is more surprising. Because I feel less empathy同感）for RoboThespia n tha n for the huma n comedia ns, I feel more relaxed duri ng his performa nce£ Biever added. And of course, RoboThespia n is un likely to feel as n ervous as other comedia ns, or be affected too badly by an audience member shouting at it.The Quee n Mary researchers say theyre most in terested in how audie nces can be part of live performa nces. So in the future, we may be watch ing robots perform ing exactly the show we want to see. Do you think it'stime for the robot to write some more jokes?32. Why was RoboThespia n orig in ally developed?A. To help huma n comedia ns perform better on stage.B. To find out if robots could understand human jokes.C. To see if robots could perform like huma n comedia ns.D. To assist huma n comedia ns to make up some better jokes.33. When RoboThespia n gave performa nces on stage _______ .A. imitated the audie ncWsvoices to make them laughB. was affected easily by an audience member shouting at itC. performed completely differe nt jokes from huma n comedia nsD. recorded each audie nce membe' reaction and acted accord in gly34. What does Celeste Biever thi nk of robot comedia ns?A. He believes the future of comedy lies in them.B. He con siders their jokes as rather poor and bori ng.C. He thinks they arentsuitable for live performances.D. He feels more comfortable watch ing their performa nces.35. What is the article mainly talking about?A. The robot comedia n RoboThespia n and its adva ntages.B. Robot tech no logy used to help us with our future daily tasks.C. Predict ions of the comedy of the future and concerns about it.D. A comparis on betwee n huma n comedia ns and robot comedia ns.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。

2015年河南省六市高三第二次联合调研检测英语第二部分：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。

ATime magazine once reported a story about a woman in rural（乡村）who was recovering from a long illness. She enjoyed sitting in the yard in her wheelchair and, on this day, she was watching her son work under his car. He had raised it on blocks of wood and removed the wheels.Suddenly, the car fell on top of the boy! She screamed for her husband who ran to assist, but he could not move the car. He climbed into his own car and sped off for help.The mother could hear that her son’s groans （呻吟）were growing weaker and she knew she must do something. But how? She hadn’t walked in months. Then, she realized that her son was dying before her eyes and that she was the only one to help.She raised herself shakily to her feet and walked unsteadily to the car. With all her amazing strength, she tried to lift the car. The car was raised a few inches, just enough to let the boy move free. Then she became unconscious.After an examination, she was found only to have suffered strained muscles （肌肉拉伤）. But the doctor was amazed, “I will always wonder,” he said, “how far she might have lifted that car if she had been well and strong!”Call it a miracle. This mother found what she needed to face the situation. And so it is with all of us. You have strength to overcome seemingly impossible challenges ahead. You may feel weak or unable to deal with these challenges, but you have been designed with enough power to defeat those difficulties.Call it what you will. I call it hope.21. What happened on this day?A. The mother was watching her son playing under a car when the accident occurred.B. The father was driving his car and hit his son by accident.C. The mother’s son was changing his car whe els when the car fell on his body.D. The father couldn’t help his son and drove to ask a doctor for help.22. What's the meaning of the underlined sentence?A. The doctor was amazed at how powerful a mother’s love was.B. The doctor believed that the mother had recovered her health and was well and strong.C. The doctor didn’t believe it’s the mother who saved her son.D. The doctor believed his treatments had made the mother become strong.23. W hat’s the best title of the passage?A. A great motherB. An urgent rescueC. Emergency inspires one’s potentialD. A friend in need is a friend indeedBWitness A: I was standing at the bus stop opposite the gas station on Route 300, a four—lane road. That had always been a dangerous area, but it’s safer now because they recently put in traffic signals. There were two vehicles on the road approaching the signal. One was a small farm truck and the other a brand—new sports car. It was getting dark but the heavy rain had just stopped and there were no other cars around. Anyway, the truck and the sports car were driving side by side when the car started to swerve from side to side. I think the truck may have moved slightly to stay away from the car, but I’m not sure —I couldn’t take my eyes off the car. The signal was red, but instead of slowing down, the car sped ahead rapidly. The driver was going to go through the intersection when the light was red! And that’s when a van（小型货车）suddenly came into the intersection from the far side. It looked like they were going to hit, but they both turned away from each other at the last second and avoided a crash. But then the back door of the van opened up and hundreds of soccer balls spilled out.Witness B: I was walking on the side road toward Route 300 — coming to the intersection. I noticed that they had put up signals near the service station. This should help make the intersection safer. Suddenly, a van came up from behind me. It was strange — I could see inside the van and it was full of soccer balls! I had never seen anything like that before. Anyway, as the van was approaching the signal, the light turned from green to yellow. But the driver went faster when he should have slowed down — he drove into the intersection where he almost hit a sports car. It was so lucky — the man was able to turn to the right and miss the car. I think the sports car turned too. Fortunately, there was no accident, but there were soccer bails all over the place.24. Based on what one of the witnesses said, we can assume it was ________.A. early in the morning and there were few carsB. evening and the road was wetC. late afternoon and Route 300 was full of carsD. late at night and it was slippery25. Witness A is not really certain about ________.A. whether it had been raining heavily or notB. whether or not the light is redC. whether the truck tried to avoid the sports carD. which direction the van came from26. Witness A probably thinks that there was almost an accident because of _________.A. the new traffic signals at the intersectionB. the sports car ignoring the traffic signalC. the truck moving to avoid the sports carD. the van going too fast for the area27. Witness B probably thinks that there was almost an accident because of ________.A. the sports car speeding through the intersectionB. the traffic signals that were put up recentlyC. the truck turning away from the sports carD. the van driver driving dangerouslyCSeptember 30, 2011Skunk Scooters（滑板车）100 Caldwell StreetOmaha, NE 68102To Whom It May Concern.On August 27, 2011, I ordered a Skunk Scooter from your website. I was very excited when the motorcycle arrived because I bought it with the money I saved from doing part—time jobs over the summer vacation. Unfortunately, I have experienced several problems with my Skunk Scooter.First of all, the front wheel always shakes from side to side, making the scooter difficult to control. Also, it makes an unpleasant sound as the wheel works. The sound is much louder than a car engine. The instructions say we should tighten the screws（螺丝）. My mom and I did that. However, it did not help at all.In addition, something is wrong with the handlebars（把手）. According to your website, they can be easily raised to a height of thirty—six inches. This does not seem to be true of the Skunk Scooter I received. The handlebars are set at thirty inches, and they cannot be raised or lowered. It appears that the knob（球形把手）that is used to change the height is pushed into the handlebars, which makes it impossible to turn in either direction. It is extremely uncomfortable to ride the motorbike with its handlebars in such a low position.Although you advertised the Skunk Scooter as “the quickest, coolest scooter on the planet,” it makes me feel very disgruntled. I am expecting that the repair of the scooter would be done at the earliest or else I want my money back. I know that you would not want customers to keep broken products. Therefore, I would like to thank you in advance for taking the trouble to solve the problem.Sincerely,Natasha Greene28. The text is probably written by a ________.A. repairmanB. shopkeeperC. studentD. salesgirl29. What’s wrong with the front wheel of the scooter?A. Several screws on it are missing.B. It is not as big as the website says.C. It keeps shaking and makes a noise.D. It cannot turn as fast as the back one.30. The underlined word “disgruntled” in the text probably means “_________”.A. excitedB. confusedC. proudD. dissatisfied31. Natasha wrote the letter mainly to ________.A. demand after—sales serviceB. send her congratulationsC. express thankfulnessD. make an apologyDMagnet and Sticky: A Study on State—to—State Migration（移居）in the USSome people live their whole lives near their places of birth, while others move elsewhere. A study conducted by the Pew Research Center looked into the state—to—state moving patterns of Americans. The study examined each state to determine how many of their citizens have moved there from other states. States with high percentages of these residents are called “magnet” states in the report. The study also investigated what percent of adults born in each state are still living there.States high in these numbers are calle d “sticky” states. The study found that some states were both magnet and sticky, while others were neither. There were also states that were only magnet or only sticky.Figures 1 and 2 show how selected states rank on magnet and sticky scales, respectively. Florida is a good example of a state that ranks high on both. Seventy percent of its current adult population was born in another state; at the same time, 66% of adults born in Florida are still living there. On the other hand, West Virginia is neither magnet（only 27%）nor particularly sticky（49%）. In other words, it has few newcomers, and relatively few West Virginians stay there. Michigan is a typical example of a state which is highly sticky, but very low magnet. In contrast, Alaska, which ranks near the top of the magnet scale, is the least sticky of all states.Three other extreme examples also appear in Figures 1 and 2. The first is Nevada, where the high proportion of adult residents born out of state makes this state America’s top magnet. New York is at the opposite end of the magnet scale, even though it is attractive to immigrants from other nations. The third extreme example is Texas, at the opposite end of the sticky scale from Alaska. Although it is a fairly weak magnet, Texas is the nation’s stickiest state.The study went on to explore the reasons why “movers” leave their home states and“stayers” remain. As for movers, there is no single factor that influences their decisions to move to other states. The most common reason they gave for moving is to seek job or business opportunities. Others report moving for personal reasons: family ties, the desire to live in a good community for their children, or retirement.32. If a state is magnet, _______.A. few adults born there have stayedB. few adults living there were born elsewhereC. many adults born there have stayedD. many adults living there were born elsewhere33. Which three states are represented in Figures 1 and 2 as（A）,（B）, and（C）?A. （A）. Nevada （B）. New York （C）. TexasB. （A）. Nevada （B）. Texas （C）. New YorkC. （A）. New York （B）. Nevada （C）. TexasD. （A）. New York （B）. Texas （C）. Nevada34. The main purpose of this passage is to ________.A. describe various patterns in American migrationB. explain why some states are less popular than othersC. list states with a high ratio of adults who were born thereD. report how the Pew Research Center collected data35. What topic might follow the last paragraph?A. Reasons why some Americans stay in their home states.B. States that attract immigrants from other countries.C. Types of occupations movers look for in other states.D. Ways to raise children in a magnet state community.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，共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年河南省普通高中招生考试试卷英语注意事项：1.本试卷共10页，七个大题，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

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一、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）第一节听下面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答案，每段对话读两遍。

1.What color does the boy like best?A. White.B. Green.C.Blue.2.Who is the woman?A. Mike’s teacher.B. Mike’s mother.C. Mike’s friend.3.How does the girl go to school?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. By car.4.What will the two speakers start tomorrow morning?A. At 6 o’clock.B. At 7 o’clock.C. At 8 o’clock.5.Where are the two speakers?A.In a park.B. In a hospital.C. In a restaurant.第二节听下面几段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6.What size does the woman want?A.Size S.B. Size M.C. Size L.7.How much does the woman pay in the end?A.＄20.B.＄30.C.＄40.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.When does the man take exercise?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.英语试卷第1页（共10页）9.What will the woman do tomorrow?A. She will have a party.B. She will have a meeting.C. She will have a driving test.10.Where will they meet on Saturday?A.At the school gate.B. At the park gate.C. At the garden gate.听下面一段独白，回答第11至第12两个小题。

河南省郑州市2015届高三下学期三月份模拟考试英语试题第一卷（共三部分，115分）第一部分：听力（略）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）AIn April 2014, the world’s oldest known message in a bottle was discovered floating in the Baltic Sea. It had spent 101years lost in the ocean! The me ssage was finally sent to the author’s granddaughter.A German fisherman named Konrad Fischer found the brown bottle near Kiel, Germany. He said he nearly threw the bottle back into the water after pulling it out of a fishing net. Then he noticed something inside.The bottle in good condition contained a Danish postcard with two German stamps, dated May 17, 1913. Although dampness had made most of the writing illegible(字迹模糊的), the readable part of the message asked whoever found it to return it to an address in Berlin. It even contained two stamps to pay for postage.From the address, researchers found that the postcard was written by a man named Richard Platz, who was 20 years old when he wrote the message. While he was hiking on the Baltic coast with a nature appreciation group, he threw the bottle into the sea. Then the researcher began a research for any living relatives of his. Sure enough, they were able to find his 62-year-old grandfather, Angela Erdmann, who still lives in Berlin."It was almost unbelievable," Erdmann said upon being presented with her grandfather's bottle and message, as quoted in The Local. "That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my face."Erdmann never knew her grandfather, who died in 1946, but says that the discovery of the bottle has made her want to learn more about him.The bottle remained on display at the International Maritime Museum Hamburg until May 1. After that, the researchers examined the postcard and tried to figure out the meaning of the rest ofthe message.Previously, the oldest message found in a bottle spent nearly 98 years at sea and was discovered in April , according to Guinness World Records.21.When Konrad picked up the bottle from the sea, __________.A. he thought it would bring him good luck.B. he noticed the postcard inside immediately.C. he decided to uncover the secret of the bottle.D. he wanted to throw it back into the sea at first.Why did Richard Platz throw the bottle with the message into the sea?A. He expected his grandfather could find the postcard.B. He wished the finder would send the postcard to his home.C. He believed his postcard would be kept secret at sea forever.D. He thought he could make friends with the finder of the bottle.22.What can be the best title for this passage?A. The finding of a floating bottle at the sea.B.A one-century-old letter to a grandfather.C. The world’s oldest message in a floating bottle.D. The oldest Danish postcard in a floating bottle.BWhen I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was a little worried about the uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from India, where we lived. She worried particularly about the lack of jobs and cultural differences and the chance that I would face racism.Despite these concerns, I came to New Zealand in July 2009. I have found the place and the people very nice and supportive. Soon after I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job to supply my living expenses.Determined to do this on my own, I spent a whole day going from door to door for a job. However, I received little or no response(回应).One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask if there were any job opportunities(机会). The people there were very surprised and advised me not to continue my job search in that manner .As I was about to leave, a clerk in the building, who had been listening to what others had said,approached me and asked me to wait outside. Fifteen minutes later, he returned ,He asked me what my plans were and encouraged me to stay confident. Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to search for a job.I was a little surprised, but had a good feeling about him, so I went along. Along the way ,I realized that I had run out of resumes(简历). Seeing this, the man stopped at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen extra copies. He also gave me tips on dressing and speaking and added that I should give him a call if I ever needed anything. I handed out my resume and went home feeling very satisfied. The following day, I received a call from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.It seems that the world always gives back to you when you need it .And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.24.What wasn’t the author’s mother worried about?A. People might look down on the author.B. The author couldn’t speak the local language.C. The author wasn’t familiar with the local customs.D. It might be difficult for the author to find a job.25.After staying in New Zealand for a short time, the author _______.A. decided to go back to his own country.B. felt the local people were not very friendlyC. had to find a job to cover his living expensesD. wanted to get a job that needed practical skills26.When the author went into a building to look for a job, ________.A. a clerk gave him encouragement and adviceB. he was confident that he would find a good oneC. he found many college students like him already thereD. a clerk recommended him to the company he worked for27.What is the story mainly about?A. How a stranger offered the author a job.B. How a stranger turned out to be a real blessing.C. How the author adapted himself to a new situation.D. How the author was helped to get a job for a stranger.CThe year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful things, which have helped to make the world be tter, smarter and a little for fun. Now, let’s take a look at some of the inventions.Super bananaAustralian biogeneticist(生物遗传学家) James Dale visited Uganda, a poor African country, in the early 2000s, where he found that 15-30 percent of children under 5 were at risk of going blind because they did not get enough Vitamin A. Dale also learned that people there love bananas. They eat three to 11 bananas a day. So he came up with the idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve Ug andans’ health. With the help of Bill Gates’ foundation, Dale developed the “super banana”. He added a gene to the fruit, making it rich in Vitamin A.Coaching basketballBasketball is popular worldwide, partly because you only need a hoop(篮筐) and a ball to play the game. But this simple game has experienced a technology makeover this year with the development of a smart-sensor basketball.The ball, called the 94Fifty Basketball, has nine sensors inside. They can tell you anything from how fast you are going to how accurate your shot angles are.With a Bluetooth chip inside, the basketball can connect to your smartphone and tell you in the voice of a coach to “sn ap your wrist (传旋转球)”, or“go faster”, depending on the data.The HovercraftThanks to the California-based company Hendo, flying past your friends on a floating board could soon become a reality.The Hovercraft has four small engines. These create a special magnetic field which produce enough force to lift the board off the ground.At the moment, the hoverboard(悬浮滑板) can only float an inch off the ground for 15 minutes and must fly over a metal material. It’s expensive too, at $10,000 (61,810 yuan), but the company hopes that one day the technology could be used.Wireless electricityMost of us could not bear to live without wireless Internet. We use it every day for everything from our phones to our cars. But one company wants to go a step further, by combining wireless technology with electricity.That’s right, no more tangled (缠绕的) wires and no more having to sit and hold your cell phone near a power socket(插座) in the corner of the room. WiTricity, a US company, has invented technology that can power objects up to 2.4 meters away. It uses a special plug-in coil (线圈) that creates a magnetic field！28. Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with?A. Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas.B. Vitamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas.C. Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product.D. people’s eating habits can be used to develop new food.29. What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball?A. The sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game.B. It can help players to improve their shooting and ball handling skills.C. It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball.D. The bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball.30. What can we learn about the Hovercraft from the text？A. It enables its users to float off the ground freely.B. It can work on many different kinds of surfaces.C. It still needs to improve its power and efficiency.D. It is an affordable means of transport for a family.31. What do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the text?.A. They create magnetic fields to produce power.B. They apply technologies to many things in life.C. They apply technologies which can produce electricity.D. They use wireless technology to improve their products.D"Beauty is only skin deep." This expression means that beauty is only a temporary surface quality. And some beauty products can cause lasting damage that goes far below the surface of theskin.In the United States, many people use sunlight and non-natural light to darken their skin. Health experts advise against what is called "tanning" because of its links to skin cancer. In the African country of Senegal(塞内加尔), some women take health risks trying to do just the opposite.An average beauty supply shop in Dakar has many kinds of skin-lightening creams and soaps. The World Health Organization says that 25 percent of Senegalese women use skin-lightening products on a usual basis. These products can contain chemicals such as mercury(汞), hydroquinone(对苯二酚) , etc. These are dangerous ingredients that can cause cancer and possibly other physical damage to the skin. They can actually burn the eyes and skin.Shop worker Adama Diagne advises her visitors to avoid the stronger products that promise fast results. She uses a cream that is made from carrots and not the strong chemical, hydroquinone. She says that it is a personal choice and that no one pressures her. Some women want to be black every day, but for her, she likes to be a shade of brown.Women in Senegal say they lighten their skin for the same reason that women all over the world make changes to their appearance. They say they want to look beautiful, to find a husband, or to stand out in a crowd or simply to look great for a special event.This thinking troubles Senegalese filmmaker Khardiata Pouye Sall. So, she made "This Color That Bothers Me," a film about the subject of skin lightening. She said,"I used the most shocking images so that women would see the dangers. It is hard to understand why a woman says that dark skin is not beautiful. It is in their heads. They want to please a man, to be loved. Or they want to please society, to succeed."Ms. Sall says that the government needs to better control the marketing and sale of skin lightening products. But she adds that education is the best way to persuade people against using them.32.The underlined parts “the opposite” in Paragraph 2 means some Senegalese women _______.A. use sunlight to darken their skinB. try creams to prevent skin cancer.C. use products to lighten their skinD. take health risks to become beautiful33.According to Adama Diagne, women shouldn’t believe __________.A. beauty is just a personal choiceB. a cream from carrots is healthierC.it is beautiful to be black every dayD. a product can make you beautiful quickly34.We can infer that women in Senegal_________.A. attract attention with shocking imagesB. don’t consider dark skin to be beautifulC. find it hard to understand the true beautyD. put beauty in their first place in their heads.35.What is Sall’s attitude towards skin-lightening products?A. UnsupportiveB. CasualC. ReasonableD. Positive第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on how to have a healthy relationship with your partner.(1)Be an honest person with them. Do not hide things from them, do not lie. Don't be afraid to say things that isn't very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there's no trust, there's nothing there. 36(2) Make sure you give them respect. Now respect isn't just simply treating her or him nicely.37 You have to learn to adjust to their liking. Basically, learn to study your partners moods, wants, and needs.Don ' t just think about yourself ,think about what your partner needs out of it as well.(3) Make sure you are encouraging to your partner. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positivity at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. 38(4)Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugha lot with them ,joke with them. Laughter may seem silly ,but it' s the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive. 39A.Make sure the communication is good. This usually goes along with trust, but always communicate how you feel, even if it ' s something that upsets you. 50 If they did something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in a respectful manner. It's important to communicate this to them, not keep it bottled up.A. There' s a lot more to it.B.Show them your personality.C. Instead of screaming, talk to them.D. Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.E. So please be honest and they'll learn to open up to you.F. Don’t start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.G. Your partner has to be able to count on you when needed.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2015年河南省郑州市中考英语二模试卷一、听力理解1. What will the boy do right away？A．Finishhis homework． B．Playbasketball． C．Meet hisclassmates．2. How many people will go to Room 209 for dinner？A.6．B.8．C.10．3. Where are1 the two speakers？A．In thehospital． B．AL the cinema． C．In the classroom．4. How does the headmaster go to work？A．Bybus． B．Bybike． C．On foot．5. Who is the oldest of the three？A．Jack． B．Simon． C．Tom．6. 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题．6．What color clothes is the woman wearing?A．Red． B．Black． C．Crey．7．What will the man do this evening?A．Go to Eason's concert．B．Try clothes in more colors．C．Buy a ticket for Eason's concert．听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题．6．What color clothes is the woman wearing？A．Red． B．Black． C．Crey．7．What will the man do this evening？A．Go to Eason's concert．B．Try clothes in more colors．C．Buy a ticket for Eason's concert．7. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题．8．What might Jim be doing now?A．Making a video．B．Seeing a doctor．C．Looking after the sick children．9．When will Jim and Tom meet?A．At7: 45． B．At 8: 00． C．At 8: 15．10．What is the short video about?A．The volunteer work． B．The school life． C．The daily life．听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题．8．What might Jim be doing now？A．Making a video．B．Seeing a doctor．C．Looking after the sick children．9．When will Jim and Tom meet？A．At7：45． B．At 8：00． C．At 8：15．10．What is the short video about？A．The volunteer work． B．The school life． C．The daily life．8. 听下面一段独白，回答第11至第12两个小题．11．How willthe weather be in two hours?A．Sunny． B．Snowy． C．Stormy．12．What shouldn't people do?A．Drivecars． B．Wear warmclothes． C．Care for old people．听下面一段独白，回答第11至第12两个小题．11．How willthe weather be in two hours？A．Sunny． B．Snowy． C．Stormy．12．What shouldn't people do？A．Drivecars． B．Wear warmclothes． C．Care for old people．9. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题．13．How long haven't the two speakers met eachother?A．For five years． B．For four years． C．For three years．14．What does Helen do?A．A teacher． B．A boss． C．A nurse．15．Where does Ann work?A．In Canada． B．In America． C．In China．听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题．13．How long haven't the two speakers met eachother？A．For five years． B．For four years． C．For three years．14．What does Helen do？A．A teacher． B．A boss． C．A nurse．15．Where does Ann work？A．In Canada． B．In America． C．In China．10. 听下面一篇短文．根据短文内容，将下列图片按照听到的先后顺序排序，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置．短文读两遍．二、单项选择11. The leaders from all over the world met and discussed______ importance of working together in APEC-China 2014.A aB anC theD /12. Every time the train goes ______ the village, all the houses will shake.A acrossB onC throughD over13. Linda didn't find ______ she liked and went home with empty hands finally.A somethingB anythingC nothingD everything14. —Peter is ill in hospital.—I'm not ______ to hear that. I've been telling him not to work so late every day!A surprisedB sorryC gladD excited15. Many Chinese children have to take piano lessons, but few of them have ______ in it.A dutyB courageC experienceD interest16. —Dad, don't forget that you promised not to smoke any more.—OK, darling. I think I can ______ it.A getB makeC haveD hold17. People ______more and more useful things to protect the earth since Earth Day was started.A didB were doingC will doD have done18. —Do I need to save the information?—I'm afraid you ______, so that you can use it later.A mustB mayC couldD would19. Everyone arrived on time ______ the traffic was so terrible.A ifB unlessC thoughD because20. It will be easier for people to realize their dreams if they ______ highly ______.A have; educatedB will; educateC are; educatedD were; educated21.—Can we ______ tonight's party?—We've invited friends and I'm afraid it's too late now.A put upB put offC put onD put away22. —Betty, hurry up! Your mother ______ for you at the school gate.—OK!A waitedB waitsC is waitingD will wait23.—Miss Li always makes her classes lively and interesting.—Sure, I still remember every word ______ she said at school.A whatB whenC whoD that24. ______ excited the little boy was when he heard the good news!A HowB WhatC What anD How an25. My uncle called and asked ______.A when did I celebrate my birthdayB who would come to my birthday partyC what programs there are at my birthday partyD that I had received the birthday gift from him三、完形填空26.A Hindu saint（印度圣人）found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his students and asked, "Why do people in anger shout at each other?"The students thought for a while, and one of them said, "Because they（1）______ their calm （镇静）.""But why should they shout（2）______ the other person is just next to them? They can tell him/her（3）______ a soft voice," asked the saint.The students gave some other（4）______ but none satisfied the saint.Finally the saint explained, "When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance （保持距离）a lot. To（5）______ that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the（6）______ they will have to shout to hear each other. What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very（7）______.The saint continued, "When they love each other more, what happens? They do not speak, but only whisper（低语）and they get closer to each other in their love. Finally they（8）______ need not whisper. They only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other."He looked at his students and said, "So when you argue, do not let your（9）______ get distant, and do not say words that distance each other more. Or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the way to（10）______."（1）A getB rememberC loseD need（2）A untilB afterC becauseD when（3）A inB byC withD at（4）A choicesB answersC decisionsD permissions（5）A findB missC coverD forget（6）A louderB fartherC longerD faster（7）A kindB hardC coldD close（8）A everB neverC evenD still（9）A ideasB heartsC friendsD homes（10）A returnB manageC repairD leave四、阅读理解27.His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog （沼泽地）.He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, he saw a boy crying and trying to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the boy from what could have been a slow death.The next day, an expensive carriage（四轮马车）pulled up to the Scotsman's home. A welldressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Fleming had saved. "I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life.""No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the farmer replied, refusing the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly."I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the boy is anything like his father, he'll grow to be a man we both will be proud of," the nobleman said.Fleming's son went to the very best schools. He graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the famous Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin（盘尼西林）.Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia（肺炎）. What saved him? Penicillin.The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.（1）What was Fleming doing when he heard the boy crying for help?A He was making tools for his family.B He was working hard for his family.C He was walking past the bog with his family.D He was having fun with his family near the bog.（2）How did the nobleman thank the farmer for saving his son?A He gave the farmer an expensive carriage.B He paid the farmer a large amount of mon ey.C He provided the farmer's son with the best education.D He took the farmer and his son to live with his own family.（3）What do you know about the farmer's son according to the passage?A He was the discoverer of penicillin.B He became a famous leader in the government.C He taught at one of the best schools after graduation.D He set up St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London.（4）What happened to the nobleman's son years later?A He died of pneumonia.B He fell in the bog once again.C He was saved by the farmer's son. D He was saved by the farmer once more.（5）What does the passage want to tell us?A A friend in need is a friend indeed.B What we send around comes around.C God h elps those who help themselves.D Where there is a will, there is a way.28.Going to a new school might be hard—you not only have to make new friends, but also have to search an unknown place that is usually large and totally strange to you. Most schools invite seniors to help newcomers. But wouldn't it be more fun if the campus guide was not a human but a drone（无人驾驶飞机）? Let's welcome SkyCall.SkyCall has come into use recently. It was invented by and used in Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Students of MIT describe their campus as "one of the most difficult mazes in the world". That's why it is important to have SkyCall to help students and visitors find their way around the campus.But how does it work? Actually the answer is quite simple—the drone flies in front of you and leads the way. It is fitted with a camera, WiFi, GPS navigation and sensors that allow it to find its way. Before using SkyCall, users have to download a SkyCall app, which can communicate the user's exact position to SkyCall. Once SkyCall gets the destination（目的地）from the app, it will start guiding. Like any good tour guide, SkyCall will point out important classrooms or labs along the way. As soon as it completes its task, SkyCall will leave and come to help another lost person.As a new invention, SkyCall still has some disadvantages. It needs humans to help when it meets closed doors and it is not able to sense other flying objects. But researchers have confidence to perfect it in the near future.Maybe someday, SkyCall will step out of MIT and enter your school as well. Will you give it a try?（1）What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?A 导游B 上司C 高年级学生D 飞行员（2）What do you know about SkyCall?A It's a kind of new phone.B It was invented many years ago.C It's widely used in A merica.D It's used for guiding the way.（3）Why is SkyCall important for students of MIT?A It helps them to make more friends.B It makes them go to visit MIT more often. CIt makes them save time and energy and learn better. D It helps them find the classrooms around the mazing campus.（4）How does the SkyCall work?A It flies in front of you and leads the way.B It communicates to you your exact positions .C It takes pictures and sends them to your phone.D It maps the classrooms and labs you want to go to.（5）What do the researchers think of the SkyCall?A It is perfect enough now.B It still needs to get improved.C It will work with other flying objects.D It will help people when they meet closed doors.29.Take a train ride in Japan and you may meet Tama, a cute, friendly stationmaster, who just happens to be a cat! This 11-year-old cat works in exchange for cat food at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi station. She has her own office, and there's even a Tama train! When Tama was "hired（雇用）" in 2007, the station was losing money, but today, thanks to Tama, it's a popular tourist attraction.In the 1950s, US Navy（海军）officials got a great idea. Why not train dolphins to do some special work humans can't do? Today, dolphins are trained to find underwater mines（水雷）so that the Navy officials can make the mines disabled before they explode（爆炸）. Dolphins are well fit for the job for many reasons, but the best of all, they're too small to setoff the mines so they're never in danger.Most squirrels are happy to collect nuts, and run after each other up and down trees. Not Twiggy! She prefers water skiing. Twiggy comes from a team of water-skiing squirrels, whose owner trained them to ski behind a toy boat. Today, Twiggy travels around the United States putting on shows and even appearing on TV. It's all in a day's work for this squirrel!（1）Why are dolphins trained to find underwater mines?A They are quite good at swimming in the sea.B They are so smart that they're never in danger.C They are small enough not to set off the mines.D They can understand the officials'orders easily.（2）What is Twiggy's job?A Collecting nuts.B Running after others.C Performing water skiing.D Traveling around the world.（3）What can we learn from this passage?A Many people come to the station to visit Tama in Japan.B Twiggy was born good at ski ing,which made her different. C Dolphins were first trained to find the mines in the 19th cen tury. D Tama happened to meet a cat, the friendly stationmaster, in Japan.（4）What do these animals have in common?A They all can make money.B They are all from America.C They all can do special w ork.D They are all popular around the world.30. 阅读短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。