绝密★启用前2016年高考冲刺卷（2）（新课标Ⅱ卷）英语试卷注意事项：1．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。
2．答题前考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息。
3．考试作答时，请将答案正确地填写在答题卡上。
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；第Ⅱ卷请用直径0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．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个小题；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，从每题所给的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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15.B. ￡9.18.C. ￡9.15.答案是C。
1. What will the woman probably do?A. Lend her book to the man.B. Visit the man this weekend.C. Help the man write an essay.2. Who did the man see yesterday?A. The woman’s boyfriend.B. Tony’s mum.C. Jane and To ny.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a restaurant.B. At a cinema.C. At a shop.4. What are the speakers discussing?A. Whether to buy a gift.B. Where to buy a gift.C. What gift to buy.5. What does the man do now?A. A teacher.B. A shop assistant.C. An officer.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。
每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题给出5秒作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man think of the film?A. Frightening.B. Enjoyable.C. Funny.7. Which animal was the film about?A. Penguins.B. Bears.C. Sharks.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is Sarah doing?A. Playing computer games.B. Cleaning up her room.C. Doing her homework.9. What needs repairing?A. The computer.B. The lamp.C. The heater.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What do we know about the Royal Bank and the Northern Bank?A. They offer free Internet.B. They are on the Market Street.C. They are not far from the Center.11. Where is the Royal Bank?A. Across from a hotel.B. Next to a theater.C. Opposite a post office.12. What should the man do at first to go to the Northern Bank from the Center?A. Go straight.B. Turn right.C. Turn left.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How did Lilia feel about the news of her playing Little Red Riding Hood?A. Nervous.B. Frightened.C. Surprised.14. How did Lilia prepare to play her character?A. She often played it in a park.B. She watched the original of the film.C. She spent much time reading the story.15. What was Lilia’s favorite part of filming this movie?A. Working with many famous people.B. Thinking of the audience’s likes and dislikes.C. Spending lots of time at Shakespeare in the Park.16. What might Lilia be?A. An old woman.B. A middle-aged woman.C. A young girl.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the Old Oak going to do?A. Try to attract young people.B. Introduce music at lunchtimes.C. Stop serving food.18. What does the speaker say about the bands who play the Old Oak?A. They can practice in the pub before the performance.B. They have to be booked three weeks before.C. They will play for free.19. What did the band Living World do last month?A. They moved to other pubs.B. They got a new member.C. They wrote a new song.20. What happ ened during the band’s performance?A. Somebody was injured.B. They stopped playing for a while.C. Something was wrong with some equipment.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。
ATwelve years ago, I arrived in Central Florida from Puerto Rico. I had heard of a job opportunity and decided to pursue it. But it never became a reality. I quickly learned that being alone without resources in an unfamiliar city was not a comfortable situation to be in.Once my limited funds ran out I became homeless and spent a year and a half living on the streets of Orlando. Apart from feeling not being noticed and missing my family, I had to face another challenge—hunger.For the first time in my life, I, as a foreign man, who had lived my life in the relative comfort of the middle class, understood the desperation someone feels when they don’t get enough to eat. I clearly remembered having run a distance of more than 7 miles on many occasions just to make it to a local feeding program before they closed at 7 pm.Once the need for food was met, the next challenge would arise—where to find a place to sleep for the night. Fortunately, local programs like the Coalition for the Homeless, Second Harvest Food Bank and the Wayne Densch Center were an important part of my ability to survive my painful experience.With the assistance of these programs, I was accepted by a college scholarship program through the Coalition and obtained two degrees from Valencia.My experience has helped me understand that devoting my life to helping others offers lasting rewards. Today, I am employed as Childhood Hunger Programs Manager at Second Harvest Food Bank and oversee the summer feeding, Hi-Five Kids Pack, and Kids Café programs. I am so proud to be able to distribute food resources to those wonderful programs and help hundreds more like me.21. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?A. It was impossible for the author to get a job then.B. Many local people were out of work in Florida.C. Florida was not a good place for people living there.D. The author rejected many chances to get a job in Florida.22. Why did the author run a distance of over 7 miles on many occasions?A. Because he didn’t want to be late for work there.B. Because he desired to get some food to eat.C. Because he went there to help the poor.D. Because he helped distribute food resources to the poor.23. Before being accepted by a college scholarship program, the author_____.A. had lived with his relatives happily.B. had won his degree in a university.C. had been struggling financially.D. had lost hope of facing the future.24. From his experience, the author learns that ______.A. misfortune may be an actual blessing.B. a friend in need is a friend indeed.C. where there is a will there is a way.D. one good turn deserves another.BTired of all the pushing in supermarkets? Fed up with waiting in endless lines to pay for what you have bought? Angry at wasting time in traffic jams only to find no parking spaces when you eventually arrive at the store? If this is you, then online shopping is the answer to your dreams of trouble-free shopping. Or is it?Online shopping brings its own challenges. Here are a few things to bear in mind when browsing (浏览) various websites. The claim made by online sites is that shopping online is a safe and secure way to make purchases. The evidence challenges this. In any case, you only have to be the victim of fraud (诈骗) once to experience all the problems that come with this form of stealing. Use only sites that have a trusted history and an excellent reputation.Another problem is the appearance of items in reality is often quite different from what you see on your computer screen. This might not be a problem if you are buying washing up powder but could be a major disappointment when that beautiful blue dress you ordered turns up in green. Also, product descriptions are sometimes simply untrue. Perhaps the wisest plan is to purchase items where design and color are not essential to customer satisfaction.Some even argue that online shopping indirectly contributes to global warming. Yes, your car can stay parked but how are online goods delivered? Often by some large vans pouring out carbon monoxide and adding to our already desperate traffic problems. You are also by now becoming increasingly irritated (使烦恼) by the fact that the delivery is late and you have wasted the leave from work you have taken to receive it!Without question, online shopping is here to stay and it has its benefits. However, perhaps it is not as wonderful as some of its supporters claim it to be.25. The author lists several questions in Para. 1 to .A. support online shoppingB. collect answers from readersC. show his dislike of going shoppingD. introduce the topic of the passage26. By what can online shoppers avoid fraud?A. Using only trusted websites.B. Choosing big websites.C. Collecting shopping evidence.D. Seeking advice from the police.27. The author agrees with the fact that ______.A. customers are never satisfied with productsB. online shopping is a safe way to make purchasesC. online shopping has nothing to do with global warmingD. delivery delay often makes online shoppers unhappy28. What is the author’s attitude towards online shopping?A. Very popular.B. A wise choice.C. Not trouble free.D. A waste of time.CWhen Luca first heard of the Island of Inventions, he was still very young. But its wonders sounded so incredible that they were forever burned in his memory. From that moment, he never stopped searching for clues which might lead him to the island. He read hundreds of adventure books, histories, volumes of physics and chemistry, even music.Over time, he pieced together his idea of what the Island of Inventions was like. It was a secret place, where all the great wise men of the world would meet to learn and invent together. Access to the island was totally restricted. To join, you had to have created some great invention for humanity. Only then could you receive the special invitation — which came with directions to the island.So Luca spent his youth studying and inventing. Every new idea he got, he made it into an invention, and if there were something he didn't understand, he’d seek others to help him. Soon he met other young inventors and he told them about the Island of Inventions. They too dreamed of one day receiving an invitation letter.As years passed, the disappointment of not receiving their invitation made Luca and his friends work harder and co-operate more. They would meet in Luca's house, share their ideas and build new machines. Their inventions became known throughout the world, and improved the lives of millions.But still, no invitation came.They didn’t lose heart. They continued learning and inventing every day, trying to come up w ith more and better ideas. Fresh young talent joined their group, as more inventors dreamed of getting to the island.One day many years later, Luca, already very old, was speaking with a brilliant young man named Roberts, who had written to him, asking him to join the group. Luca started telling the man of the wonderful Island of Inventions, and of how he was sure that some day they would receive an invitation. Surprised, the young inventor interrupted: ―You mean this place isn’t the Island of Inventions? Isn't the letter you sent me the real invitation?‖It was only then that Luca realised that his dream had become true in his very own house. No island could exist which would be better than where he was now. No place of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created. Luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island, and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy one.29. Why did Luca and his colleagues probably never receive an invitation to the island?A. Their ideas were not considered worthy enough.B. They were too concerned with acquiring fame.C. The organization had already broken up.D. The island was not a real place.30. What did Luca learn at the end of the story?A. The island of inventions did not exist.B. He had wasted most of his life.C. He had unknowingly built his own dreamland.D. He finally would receive his invitation.31. Which of the following best describes Luca?A. Aggressive.B. Trusting.C. Creative.D. Easy-going.DWe know the famous ones--the Thomas Edison and the Alexander Graham Bells--but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器)? Shouldn't we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so. In fact, McLean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range,feels so strongly about this matter that she's developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning "who"invented "what", however, McLean also likes her students to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to McLean, "When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. "Her students agree. One young man with a patent(专利证）for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement. "If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper's invention," said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major, "I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive. " Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights,so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn't be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside,became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan's traffic light. It's equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett's innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?32. By mentioning "traffic light" and "windshield wiper", the author indicates that countless inventions are ________.A. beneficial, because their inventors are famousB. beneficial, though their inventors are less famousC. not useful, because their inventors are less famousD. not useful, though their inventors are famous33. Professor Joan McLean's course aims to ________.A. add color and variety to students' campus lifeB. inform students of the windshield wiper's inventionC. carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD. prepare students to try their own inventions34. Tommy Lee's invention of the unbreakable umbrella was ________.A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producerB. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiperC. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormD. not related to Professor Joan McLean's lectures35. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?B. How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?C. Shouldn't We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?D. Shouldn't We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?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。
