2015届高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解(18)

2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解(7)Ddiners with counters and stools, and people sat down while they ate.Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, too. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels. Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, and tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.Today, many people eat infast-food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition, andthousands of people still enjoy eatingthere. It was popular a century ago, andit is still popular today.1. A man named Walter Scott had the first "diner" in 1872. Why is diner in quotationmarks (引号)?A. Because it is spelled differentlyfrom "dinner". B. Because the firstdiner was not a real diner.C. Because diner was a new word.D. Because it is a special kind ofrestaurant.2. What meals did the first diners serve?A. Only breakfast.B. Only lunch.C. Only night-meals.D. All of theabove.3. According to paragraph 3 , dinerschanged in ______. ?A. two waysB. three waysC. four waysD. five ways4. Which of the following is NOT trueaccording to the passage?A. diners existed before fast-food restaurants.B. The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.C. Burger King is a fast-food restaurant.D. Sandwiches became bigger.5. The main idea of the passage is______.A. the diner is a traditional, popular place to eat in the United StatesB. Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come insideC. American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customersD. diners are different fromfast-food restaurants in many waysB1.DMany people to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer full name,address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard. He needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game. “People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is symbol of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process writer’s complaints if they do not bear thewriter’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.There are people who wish to remain anonymous（匿名的）for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name, it is a matter if responsibility to it when wemake a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honour what we say.68. What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.C. Writers should be responsible for their names.D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.69. The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may .A. help to end a relationshipB. not get a replyC. be accepted all the sameD. become a family problem70. Some people don’t want their namesknown because they are .A.hesitant to make a donation B.unwilling to draw public attentionC.afraid of an accusation D.ready for involvement71. The passage is mainlyabout .A. honour and writersB.identity and signatureC. signature and responsibilityD. anonymity and signatureC2.One day a few years ago, a veryfunny thing happened to a neighbour ofmine. He is a teacher at one of London'sbig medical schools. He had finished histeaching for the summer term and was at theairport on his way to Russia to give alecture.He had put a few clothes and hislecture notes in his shoulder bag, but hehad put Rupert, the skeleton(人体骨架) tobe used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgoten tobuy a newspaper. He left his suitcase nearthe desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discoveredthat someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.l. Who wrote the story?A.Rupert's teacher.B.The neighbour's teacher.C.A medical school teacher.D.The teacher's neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton inhis suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he hadfinished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing.B. The skeleton was stolen.C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.4. Which of the following best tells theteacher's feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry.B. He think it rather funnyC. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert.5. Which of the following might havehappened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcasebut not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither thesuitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but notthe suitcase.D. The teacher got back both thesuitcase and Rupert.DWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear(鞋类)in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits(展品)from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.Room 1Thecelebrity(名人)footwearsection isprobably themost popularin the entiremuseum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes andboots belonging to everyone from queensand presidents to pop stars and actors!Mostvisitorsfind thecelebrities'choice offootwearextremelyinteresting.Room 2Most of our visitors are amazed—and shocked—by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much！Room 3As well as shoesand boots, themuseum alsoexhibitsshoe­shapedobjects. Thevariety isunbelievable.For example,there is a metallamp thatresembles a pairof shoes, andGreek winebottles thatlook like legs！The Footwear LibraryPeople come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject offootwear.56. Where would you find a famous singer's shoes?A. Room 1.B. Room 2.C. Room 3.D. The Footwear Library.57. All exhibits each room ________.A. share the same themeB. have the same shapeC. are made of the same materialD. belong to the same social class58. Which of the following is trueaccording to the text?A. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were madein the 1950s.B. Room 2 is the most visited place in themuseum.C. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibitsthan the other two.D. Researchers come to the FootwearLibrary for data.59. The purpose of the text is to get morepeople to ________.A. do researchB. design shoesC. visit the museumD. followcelebrities1.答:B最佳【分析】从文中的It wasn't reallya diner. It was only a food cart.已作出回答。

高中英语真题:2015届高考英语二轮专题训练精华：单项选择（9）1.—Hello,I’m calling to complain about one of your sales staff.—Oh,A.you must be kidding!B.what a shock!C.why not?D.what happened?答案:D解析:句意:——你好。

我打电话投诉你们的一位销售员。

——好的, 什么事?You must be kidding! “你一定是在开玩笑!”; Why not? “为什么不”;What a shock!“太令人震惊了!”。

故D 项符合语境。

2.Little Johnny felt the bag,curious to know what it .A.collectedB.containedC.loadedD.saved答案:B解析:句意:小约翰尼摸了一下袋子,非常好奇地想知道里面装着什么东西。

collect “收集,搜集”;contain“含有,装有”;load“装载”;save“节省”。

由句意可知选B项。

3.The small mountain village we spent our holiday lastmonth lies in is now part of Hubei.A.which;whereB.where;whatC.that;whichD.when;which答案:B解析:句意:我们上个月度假的那个小山村位于当今湖北的一个地方。

“wh ere we spent our holiday last month”是定语从句,修饰先行词The small mountain village;“what is now part of Hubei”是宾语从句,what在从句中作主语。

4.Put on the hat.It will protect you the burning sun.A.withB.aboutC.fromD.off答案:C解析:句意:戴上帽子吧, 能保护你免受阳光暴晒。

2015届高考英语二轮复习专题训练：信息匹配及任务型阅读【2014高考英语安徽省六校联考】任务型读写 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Once kids hit the teenage years, parenting becomes more difficult than ever. Establishing effective house rules is one of the best ways to educate teenagers. House rules must respect teenagers’ desire to be independent and make sure they behave responsibly.How can effective house rules be established?First of all, get your teenager to take part in making the rules, which can help keep them motivated to follow them. Ask their opinion about what sorts of things they think are important when creating the rules and try to include some of their ideas.When creating the list of rules, don’t list every single rule imaginable. Instead, try to li mit it to the ten most important rules. I’ve seen some parents come up with several pages of rules which turn out to be more like a rule book rather than a list. Remember, it is important to make the list easy to remember and to be a basic guide.Then, it is important that you write out the list of rules and hang them in a prominent (显眼的) location. Keeping the rules on the refrigerator or displayed somewhere where everyone can see them is a good reminder. Revise the rules whenever there’s a need, not very frequently though.Explain clearly in advance what negative consequences will be in store when a rule gets broken. But ensure that none of your consequences are equal to abusive parenting. For example, take off the rule that says —“if you don’t get home by 11 at night, make arrangemen ts to stay elsewhere until morning”. Let helping with small household chores like cleaning up their own rooms serve as consequences for disobeying rules.Following these tips on establishing effective house rules accompanied by constant positive reinforcement (执行) will help improve your teenager’s behavior. Hope you can direct your teenager to become a responsible and independent person with the help of house rules!Establishing house rules for (76) __________【参考答案】任务型读写 (参考)76. teenagers 77. ensure 78.Tips/Suggestions/Advice79.Involving 80. listing 81. written82.remind 83.explanation 84.disobey/break 85. improved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。

4．2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)2015年天津高考英语试卷继续贯彻教育部《普通高中英语课程标准》倡导的培养学生实际语言运用能力和创新精神的理念，着重考查考生英语语言基础知识、语言运用能力以及基本交际能力。

试卷题目设计突出“能力立意”，坚持“稳中有变、稳中有新”的原则。

试卷使用材料承载丰富英语文化信息，内容新颖、贴近生活、语言规范、行文流畅，阅读文本中适度选用了具有积极的价值导向和较为深刻意蕴的文学类作品，写作中加强了对考生探究能力的考查：与2014年试卷相比，2015年天津高考英语试卷各分测试项目没有变化，考生得分率略有上升，单项选择、完形填空及阅读理解题目难度略有降低，阅读表达和写作难度略有增加，试卷总体质量参数继续保持优良、稳定的发展态势。

第一部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空1．【考点】本题考查英语情景会话。

【答案】B【解析】本题对话句意为：“对不起，利兹。

刚才是我对你有点无礼。

”“没关系，但是以后不要再这样做了!”Forget it是英语口语中一句极为常用的惯用表达，它可用于回答道歉，意为“没关系”，如：“I’m sorry for what I said．(我为我所说的话道歉。

)”“Forget it!I don’t rememher anyway．(没关系，反正我也没有记住。

)”，故答案选B。

2．【考点】本题考查英语代词。

【答案】A【解析】本题句意为：“这所规模不大的学校的教育质量比一些更大的学校的教育质量还好。

”根据结构判断，本题空白处缺一代词指代上文的quality以避免重复，因该词在这里为不可数名词，且有后置定语修饰，只能由that指代，故答案选A。

3．【考点】本题考查英语倒装句式。

【答案】D【解析】本题句意为：“只是当莉莉走进办公室时，她才意识到把合同忘在家里了。

”only强调状语(这里是when引导的时间状语从句)并且提到句首时，谓语应使用(不完全)倒装语序，故此题正确选项应为D。

高中英语真题:2015届高考高三英语二轮专题练习：单项选择（27）1.(江苏省石庄高级中学2014届高三第四次调研)We are calling on people to ________ goods from companies that use child labor.A. refuseB. resistC. rejectD. boycott2.(山东省德州市重点中学2014届高三上学期期中考试) —Oh, doctor, The wound on my leg is infected.—You really shouldn’t have left it _______ to the sun.A. discoveredB. exposedC. openedD. buried【答案】B【解祈】discover发现；expose暴露，显露；open打开；bury 埋葬，致力于。

句意：——医生，我腿部的伤口感染了。

——你本不应该把伤口暴露在阳光工下的。

本句的动词expose与前面的it构成逻辑上的被动关系，故使用过去分词。

3.(改编)All happy families ______ one another, but each unhappy fa mily is unhappy in its own way.A. likeB. appearC. resembleD. represent【答案】C【解析】like做动词用时表示：喜欢；appear出现，用于句型it appears that/as if时，表示：好像；resemble看起来像，类似；represent代表。

句意：所有幸福的家庭都彼此相似，不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。

4.(原创)His comments appeared to remarks made earlier in the day by the headmaster.A. disagreesB. contradictsC. declinesD. opposes【答案】B【解析】句意：他的意见似乎和当天早些时候校长所说的相矛盾。

2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解〔1〕AA new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin caner, actually increases the risk.Researchers from the University of lows based their firdings on a review of 18 earlier studies that looked at the associstion between sunscreen use and melanoms(黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun, sunscreen helpsprevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence (发生率) faster than any other cancer in the United States.But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning.The researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin concer—people with fair skin and freckles 〔雀斑〕,for example—are more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get cancer more often.The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.72. The underlined word “flaws〞 in the 2nd paragraph most probably means .A.evidencesB.factsC.faultsD.failures73. People with fair skin and freckles .A.seldom use sunscreenB. are more in danger of skin concerC. can be free from the harm of the sunD. often expose themselves tothe sun74. We can learn from the passage that .A. sunscreen users get skin cancer more oftenB. the volunteers have proved the effect of sunscreenC. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteersD. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America75. Which of the following can be the beat title for this passage?A. Sunscreen to Prevent Skin CancerB. Sunscreen to Increase SkinCancerC. Skin Cancer Caused by SunscreenD. Skin Cancer Caused byFrecklesB〔2014四川卷〕Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found it's all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently."Women tend to be social in their behavior. They often share with others. But men lend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status," said Professor Ryan.Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations andour body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions (互动) such as falling in love or giving birth.But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the abilityto recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship. Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants〔参与者〕received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰剂).After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same procedure with the other material.Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men's ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors (因素) that are mainly hormonal."47. What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?A. Placebo.B. Oxytocin.C. The gesture.D. The social status.48. What can we learn from Professor Ryan's previous experiment?A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.C. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others' success.D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences.49. Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?A. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.B. To know the differences between friendship and competition.C. To know people's different abilities to answer questions.D. To test people's understanding of body language.50. The author develops the text by______.A. explaining people's behaviorsB. describing his own experiencesC. distinguishing sexual differencesD. discussing research experimentsCThe morning had been a disaster.My tooth was aching,and I’d been in an argument with a friend.Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place.Can’t y ou see things from my point of view?〞Ishook my head stubbomly—and felt the ache in my tooth.I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday,but the pain was really unbearable.I started calling the dentists in the phone book,but no one coule see me immediatcly.Finally,at about lunchtime,I got lucky.“If you come by right now,〞the receptionist said,“the dentist will fit you in .〞I look my purse and keys and rushed to my car.But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist.What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice?Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?In the dentist’s office,I sat down and looked around.I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried.The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.When I tole her my fears,she laughed and said ,“Don’t worry.The dentist is very good.〞“How long do I have to wait for him?〞I asked impatiently.“Come on ,he is coming.Just lie down and relax.And enjoy the artwork,〞the assistant said.“The artwork?〞Iwas puzzled.The chair went back,suddenly I smiled.There was a beautiful picture,right where I could enjoy it ：on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was ！At that moment,I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.What a relief！56.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?A.Cheerful.B.Nervous.C.Satisfied.D.Upset.57.What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?A.The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very sho rt notice.B.The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists.C.The surroundings of the dentist’s office.D.The laughing assistant of the dentist.58.Why did the author suddenly smile?A.Because the dentist came at last.B.Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.C.Because she could relax in the chair.D.Because the assistant kept comforting her.59.What did the author learn from her experience most probably?A.Strike while the iron is hot.B.Have a good word for one’s friendC.Put oneself in other’s sho esD.A friend in need is a friend indeed.DThe very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction〔拍卖〕.Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid〔出价〕. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled〔敲槌〕the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.The poor-quality painting didn’t receive any bidders. . . except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the l awyer read from the will: “Whoever buys thepainting of my son gets all my collection. 〞 Then the auction was over.56. The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______.A. a museum directorB. a master of artC. an art collectorD. an art dealer57. Why did th e old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald’s son?A. He was devoted to the family.B. He saw that no one bid for it.C. He knew the content of the will.D. He found it cheap for him to buy.58. Fitzgerald’s will showed ______.A. his desire to fool the biddersB. his invaluable love for his sonC. his sadness at the death of his sonD. his regret of having no children to take over his wealthA.71.A 72.C 73.B 74.D 75.AB【考点】考察科普知识类阅读【文章大意】文章讲述了Professor Ryan调查实验，实验告诉我们荷尔蒙催生素能提高人们识别不同的社会交往的能力；男女之间行为的差异是由主要是荷尔蒙的生物因素所引起的。

山东省2015届高考一轮专题训练阅读理解（2014山东）AOne morning, Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers（传单）, and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys’ room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent.“If it hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog saved my friend’s son.”Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”41. What did Tracy do after finding the dog?A. She looked for its ownerB. She gave it to Ann as a gift.C. She sold it to the dollar store.D. She bought some food for it.42. How did the dog help save Jack?A. By breaking the door for Ann.B. By leading Ann to Jack’s room.C. By dragging Jack out of the room.D. By attending Jack when Ann was out.43. What was Ann’s attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4?A. SympatheticB. DoubtfulC. TolerantD. Grateful44. For what purpose did Peter call Tracy?A. To help her friend’s son.B. To interview TracyC. To take back his dog.D. To return the flier to her.45. What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph?A. It would be given to Odie.B. It wou ld be kept by Ann’ family.C. It would be returned to Peter.D. It would be taken away by Tracy.【答案】41.A 42.B 43.D 44.C 45.B（2014山东）BIt was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was toohot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewar t’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.46.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?A. 1952B. 1962C. 1972D. 198247.What does the underlined word”It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The heatB. The theater.C. The Music ManD. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance48.What do we know about Mr. Bellow?A. He loved children very much.B. He was a fan of John Wayne.C. He sold air conditioners.D. He was a movie star.49.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?A. The two movies were really wonderful.B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside.C. The manager of the theater was friendly.D. They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.50.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The author turned out to be a great singer.B. The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.C. The author’s life has been changed by the two movies.D. The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.【答案】46.C 47.D 48.B 49.B 50.D（2014山东）CElizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “MumBett.”For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution. Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights. Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It rea ds, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”51. What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?A. She was born a slaveB. She was a slaveholderC. She had a famous sisterD. She was born into a rich family52. Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?A. She found an employerB. She wanted to be a lawyerC. She was hit and got angryD. She had to take care of her sister53. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new consititution?A. She should always obey her owners’ ordersB. She should be as free and equal as whitesC. How to be a good servantD. How to apply for a job54. What did Mumbet do after the trial?A. She chose to work for a lawyerB. She found the NAACPC. She continued to serve the AshleysD. She went to live with her grandchildren55. What is the test mainly about?A. A story of a famous writer and spokespersonB. The friendship between a lawyer and a slaveC. The life of a brave African American womanD. A trial that shocked the whole world 【答案】51.A 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.C（2014山东）DHow fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information toan Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Several says.Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, developing on features. The U.S. is the first target market.Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.56. Which is one of the feature of the Kolibree toothbrush?A. It can sense how users brush their teeth.B. It can track users’ school performance.C. It can detect users’ fear of seeing a dentist.D. It can help users find their phones.57. Wha t can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.B. You should see your dentist on a day-to –day basis.C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.D. You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.58. Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?A. It can be used to update mobile phones.B. It can be used to play mobile phone gamesC. It can send messages to other usersD. It can talk to its developers.59. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A. How Serval found out his kids lied to him.B. Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary.C. How Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth.D. What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush60. What can we infer about Serval’s children?A. They were unwilling to brush their teethB. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.61. What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?A. The brush handle will be removed.B. A mobile phone will be built intoit.C. It will be used to fill holes in teethD. It will be able to check users’ teeth【答案】56.A 57.C 58.B 59.D 60.A 61.D（2014山东）EThe kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words.The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.The goal is to find out whether kids using today’s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they’re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device’s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. That’s unbelievable,” said Keller.The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won’t be in Amharic, Ethiopia’s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.62. How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?A. It trains teachers for them.B. It contributes to their self-study.C. It helps raise their living standards.D. It provides funds for building schools.63. What can we infer from Keller’s words in Paragraph 3?A. They need more time to analyze data.B. More children are needed for the research.C. He is confident about the future of the project.D. The research should be carried out in kindergartens.64. It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.A. learn English words quickly.B. draw pictures of animals.C. write letters to researchers.D. make phone calls to his friends.65. What is the aim of the project?A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.B. To make Amharic widely used in the world.C. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.D. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.【答案】62.B 63.C 64.A 65.C（2013山东）AJimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please, I insist.” Jimmy agreed.Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?”Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.56. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?A. He was out of workB. He was bored with his jobC. He wanted a higher positionD. He hoped to find a better boss57. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?A. A friend’s car had a flat tyreB. a wild man was pushing a carC. a terrible accident happenedD. an old man’s car broke down58. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?A. He was also to be interviewedB. He needed a traveling companionC. He always helped people in needD. He was thankful to Jimmy59. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?A. He was sorry for the other applicantsB. There was no hope for him to get the jobC. He regretted helping the old manD. The interviewer was very rude60. What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience？A. Where there is a will, there’s a wayB. A friend in need is a friend indeedC. Good is rewarded with good.D. Two heads are better than one【要点综述】本文体裁为记叙文。

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。

冠词1．(2013·福建，21)The “Chinese Dream” is ________ dream to improve people's well­being and ________ dream of harmony，peace and development.A．the；a B．a；a C．a；the D．the；the解析考查冠词。

根据句意，中国梦是一个……的梦和一个……的梦，可知，两空都用不定冠词a，答案选B。

答案 B2． (2013·江西，32)Animals are obviously ________ lower form of life than ________ man.A．a；/ B．the；the C．a；the D．/；/解析考查冠词。

第一空表示“一种生命的形式”；第二空man表“人类”，不用冠词。

故答案选A。

答案 A3．(2013·山东，22)It was________cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across________night sky.A．/；a B．a；the C．the；a D．the；/解析考查冠词用法。

第一空“一个寒冷的冬夜”，应用不定冠词a；第二空“夜空”，指独一无二的事物用定冠词the。

故答案为B。

答案 B4．(2013·江西，19)Marco Polo is said to have sailed on ________ Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in ________ thirteenth century.A．the；a B．a；/ C．/；the D．the；the解析考查冠词。

第一空指独一无二的事物用the；第二空为固定短语，表示在多少世纪“in the -th century”，需加定冠词。