山东省潍坊市2015届高三下学期第三次模拟考试英语试题

山东省潍坊市教研室2015届高三高考仿真（三）高三2013-05-17 20:47山东省潍坊市教研室2015届高三高考仿真（三）语文本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共8页。

满发150分。

考试用时150分钟。

第I卷（共36分）一、（15分，每小题3分）1、下列词语中加点的字注音全都正确的一组是（）A、熨（yu）贴供（gong）职不更（geng）事钟灵毓（yu）秀B、漂（piao）洗付梓（zi）冠（guan）名权恒河沙数（shu）C、甲壳（qiao）间（jian）断黄澄澄（cheng）抵（zhi）掌而谈D、柏（bai）油馄钝（dun）弄（nong）潮儿吹毛求疵（ci）2、下列词词事没有错别字的一组是（）A、发轫增值税文采蜚然树倒猢狲散B、隔膜百衲衣黯然神伤苛政猛于虎C、不啻爆冷门锉羽而归抹一鼻子灰D、拥堵编者案直截了当图穷匕首现3、依次填入下列各句横线的词语，最恰当的一组是（）①这家企业改革的任务，是“减员”，更重要的是“增效”。

②预算即便制定得再，在执行过程中也难免发生变化。

③今年春节期间，山西某地发生了一起的假酒案。

A、不止正确耸人听闻B、不只正确耸人听闻C、不只准确骇人听闻D、不止准确骇人听闻4、下列句子中加点的成语使用正确的一句是（）A、期待已久的《华尔街2：钱钱永无眠》终于上映了，观众拍手称快，既被电影的史诗般的气质所征服，又对演员的演技赞不绝口。

B、为使我们国经济持续稳定增长，经济决策们高瞻远瞩，从长计议，制定政策着眼于未来的发展。

C、中国制造业的冲击使美国失业率大幅提高，甚至导致美国经济的萧条，对这种祸起萧墙的现象，美国朝野众口一词，将解除困境的希望寄托在逼迫人民币升值上。

D、按照新课改精神，教师应当以培养学生的综合能力为根本，当学生遇到疑难问题时，教师要善于启发诱导，不要越佾代庖。

5、下列各句中没有语病的一句是（）A、新教材在练习题的设计上用力甚多、改动频大，国为设计练习题是为了引导学生独立思考和探索的非常重要的途径。

高三英语2015．5 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

第I卷1至10页。

第Ⅱ卷11至12页。

满分为150分。

考试用时为120分钟。

第I卷(共100分)注意事项：1．答第1卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在试卷上。

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)该部分分为第一、第二两节。

注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。

听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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 does the man spend most online time doing?A．Playing games．B．Chatting with friends．C．Checking e-mails．2．Where does the conversation take place?A．In a hotel．B．In a restaurant．C．In a cinema．3．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A．Boss and clerk．B．Doctor and patient．C．Teacher and student．4．What time is it now?A．About 1：00．B．About 2：00．C．About 3：00．5．What does the man mean?A．He plans to go to Maine again．B．He will visit the woman this summer．C．He didn’t k now the w oman’s address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，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选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

山东省潍坊市临朐一中2015届高三10月阶段性教学质量检测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，共12页，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第I卷(选择题，共105分)注意事项：1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．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，再选涂其他答案标号。

在试题卷上作答无效．．．．．．．．．。

第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)第一节单项选择(共10小题：每小题1．5分，满分15分)1．________to a key university，all the students in Senior three are making great efforts to study．A．To admit B．Admiting C．Admitted D．To be admitted2．Have you seen the TV show Where Are We going, Dad______guests are well-known?A．its B．that C．whose D．of which3．It was her turn to get into the manager’s office for an interview after_____seemed an endless wait．A．that B．what C．when D．which4．—Can you help me with this hard math problem, Jack？________—Ok, let me think it over．A．I'm stuck B．I can’t find itC．I didn’t get it，D．I'm fed up with it5．—Dad, how did you get a ticket? I always___you______a careful driver．—Sorry，but I thought I could get through the crossing before the light turned．A．think；are B．am thinking；are C．thought；were D．think；were6．After playing in the park for a few hours，the pupils gathered under trees___shade and____down to eat their picnic lunch．A．provided；sat B．providing；sat C．provided；sit D．providing；sitting 7．—How about your job-hunting，dear brother?—No luck．Now，I’ve reached the stage_____I don’t care what I do．A．where B．what C.which D．why8．—Now let’s move on to the next topic．Do you follow me，Jane?—______，Mr．Smith．A．No，I’m not B．Yes，I willC．No，I haven’t D．Yes，perfectly9.—_____you write compositions both in English and Chinese so well?—By reading and keeping diaries every day．A．How is it B．What is it C．How is it that D．What is it that10．Friends are angels who lift us to our feet____our wings have trouble remembering how to fly．A．unless B．though C．because D．when第二节完形填空(共两篇；第一篇短文l0小题，每小题1分；第二篇短文20小题，每小题1.5分；满分40分)阅读下面两篇短文，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。

山东省潍坊市2015届高考模拟高三下学期考前仿真模拟（五高考模拟试卷0519 07:57：：山东省潍坊市2015届高考模拟高三下学期考前仿真模拟（五）语文试题本试卷分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共8页。

满分150分。

考试用时150分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷(共36分)一、(15分，每小题3分)一、(15分，每小题3分)1．下列词语中加点的字，读音全都正确的一组是 ( )A．祛除(qū)狡黠(xiá)兴奋剂(xìng)觥筹交错(gōng)B．粘贴(nián)答理(dā)吃空饷(kòng)引吭高歌(háng)C．晕车(yùn)哂笑(shěn)创可贴(chuāng) 一哄而散(hòng)D．矿藏(cáng)胴体(dòng)芝麻糊(hú)呼天抢地(qiāng)2．下列词语中，没有错别字的一组是 ( )A．泄密影碟机斐然成章口慧而实不至B．部署沼汽池义愤填膺毕其功于一役C．掂量和事老仗义直言有志者事竟成D．蜂拥流线型集腋成裘赔了夫人又折兵3．下列各项中，标点符号使用合乎规范的一项是 ( )A．气候变化，从未像2015届高考模拟这般引起广泛关注，在哥本哈根会议前全球公映的好莱坞火难大片《2015高考模拟》更是寓意无穷，让人类深思如何善待地球，如何善待共有的家园?B．“哥偷的不是菜，哥偷的是寂寞。

”小白领“偷菜”上瘾的背后，折射的是一种扭曲的社会价值观，代表的是一种精神空虚的无聊文化。

C．按照计划，德、英的风力、挪威的水力、比利时和丹麦的潮汐以及其他国家的太阳能等可再生能源所发出的电力将形成互通的输电网，用于解决单个发电厂由于天气等原因造成的供电不稳定问题。

D．近日，“贫二代”一词在各大网站频频出现，“出身贫寒，社会关系缺乏，求职过程中全靠个人奋斗”成为校园“贫二代”的简单特征(2015届高考模拟2月12日《中国青年报》)。

潍坊市2015届高三第二次模拟考试语2015.4 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。

第I卷1至10页，第Ⅱ卷l1至12页。

满分为150分。

考试用时为120分钟。

第I卷(共100分)注意事项：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在试卷上。

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)该部分分为第一、第二两节。

注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。

听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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。

每段对话仅渎一遍。

1．What does the man want to buy?A．A desk．B．A chair．C．A bed．2．What will the nlan do?A．Eat something．B．Take a rest．C．Go to study.3．What is the man going to do?A．Open the window．B．Find another room．C．Go out with the woman．4．How long is the museum open a day?A．7 hours．B．8 hours．C．9 hours．5．What did the woman do yesterday evening?A．She went to the party．B．She looked after her baby．C．She cleaned her house．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，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选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

高三第三次模拟考英语试题卷第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节单项填空（共20题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸将该选项标号涂黑。

1.---- How about going for a cycle ride this Saturday morning?---- ________ .A．That’s all right B．You’re welcome C．I’d like to D．I don’t think so2. Considered as _____ smart leader, he is to be chosen to be _____ captain of the group.A．a; the B．a; a C．the; the D．the; a3.There was a grand ball in the town. But ________ brought his or her partner to the party. A．everyone B．someone C．one D．no one4. The medicine has a(n) ________ effect.A．abrupt B．sensitive C．immediate D．quick5. Was it the language or something else ________ made it hard for you to adapt to the life there? A．that B．which C．when D．it6. Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable anti-war film and also a story of _______ and sacrifice. A．confidence B．courage C．concern D．course7. The password ________ access to all the files on the hard disk.A．gains B．has C．permits D．gives8.The world will little note, nor long remember ________ we say here, but it can never forget________ they did here.A．which; that B．that; what C．what; what D．what; which9. The unlucky fisherman ________ a sunken log.A．cast B．shocked C．deserted D．hooked10. Her eyes are red because she ______ up peppers for the past one hour.A．had cut B．has been cutting C．cut D．was cutting11.Under the theme of "Better City, Better Life", Shanghai is proudly ________ to the worldand it shines.A．in peace B．on duty C．in fact D．on show12. She works as a secretary, ________ , a personal assistant.A. less thanB. rather thanC. as well asD. or rather13. I know her ________ well, but I wouldn’t say we were really close friends.A．fairly B．quite C．extremely D．very14. ________ the drug was a long and painful process for him.A．To take off B．To be addicted to C．Coming off D．Being addicted to 15. Programs are expensive, and ________ if you have to keep altering them.A．even more B．even more so C．so much D．so far12 16. Don ’t be discouraged, for life is unpredictable. You ________ be a most successful one.A ．mayB ．willC ．mustD ．should 17. ________ the next few days they got to know the town well. A ．After B ．For C ．OverD ．By 18. Concerned much about her sick son, ________ she checked to see if he was still asleep.A ．above allB ．in other wordsC ．now thatD ．now and then19. Unable to rely on the government, she has a few thousand dollars _______ for her retirement.A ．put awayB ．put downC ．put offD ．put up20. — ________ ! Once again, the door was left open by somebody last night!— Don ’t look at me.A. Dear meB. Help yourselfC. Thank goodnessD. Come on第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中（A 、B 、C 和D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

英语试题(2021． 12)本试卷分第I 卷 (选择题 )、第 II 卷 (非选择题 )和答题纸三局部。

第I 卷 1 至 10 页，第 II 卷 11 至 12 页。

共 150 分，考试时间120 分钟。

第I 卷( 选择题 100 分)1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的XX、XX号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在试卷上。

第一局部：听力(共两节，总分值30 分 )该局部分为第一、第二两节。

注意：答复听力局部时，请先将答案标在试卷上。

听力局部完毕前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一节 (共 5 小题；每题1．5 分，总分值 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 秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．Where does the man want to go?A． To the zoo．B． To the bank．C． To the bus stop．2．What could the woman probably be?A． A dentist ．B． A nurse．C． A surgeon．3．What does the man want Mark to be?A． A musician．B． A teacher ．C． A businessman．4．How much does the woman ’ s ticket cost?A．$0． 50．B． $1．C． $1． 50．5．What does the man mean?A． He likes Brazil best．B． England plays better than Brazil ．C． Brazil is expected to win the match ．第二节(共 15 小题；每题1． 5 分，总分值22． 5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。

山东省潍坊市2015届高考模拟高考模拟高考模拟试卷0329 08:13：：山东省潍坊市2015届高考模拟高考模拟试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共8页。

满分150分。

考试用时150分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（共36分）一、（15分，每小题3分）1. 下列词语中加点的字，每对读音都不相同的一组是A．瑰丽／傀儡叱咤／姹紫嫣红着急／着手成春B．诡计／桅杆歼灭／三缄其口蹊跷／下自成蹊C．囹圄／龃龉甄别／渐臻佳境供词／供求关系D．信笺/ 签署溘然 / 恪尽职守裨益／无裨于事2．下列词语中，没有错别字的一组是A．晦涩天燃气远见卓识明枪易躲，暗箭难防B．漫溯前奏曲共商国是二人同心，其力断金C．通牒长春藤责无旁代鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已D．商榷敲竹杠要言不烦言者无罪，闻者足戒3．下列句子中，标点符号使用正确的一项是A．海峡两岸完成了“三通”进程（通邮、通航、通商），为两岸关系的全面发展提供了必要的基础和条件，“两岸一日生活圈”概念化为现实。

B．与我们想的正相反，“股神”巴菲特这位世界第二富豪却住在一所靠马路的、没有院落的、在整个社区中属于最差、最朴素的房子里。

C．“真不是和你说着玩儿，”李强一本正经地说，“如果你能出山，咱们一起想办法，这事准能办成。

”D．关于石墨烯这种二维的碳到底会给人类世界带来什么样的改变?即使是刚刚戴上诺贝尔奖桂冠的研究者们，也无法预知。

4.下列各句中，加点的成语使用恰当的一项是A. 近日，81岁的中国药理学家屠呦呦获得2015届高考模拟度美国拉斯克临床医学奖的消息路人皆知，这一奖项是中国生物医学界迄今获得的世界级最高大奖。

B．孙家栋院士如数家珍地向前来参观的人们介绍了我国绕月探测工程五大系统的特点，并特别强调这五大系统处处是“中国制造”。

C. 很多90后的青年在很多方面与传统观念有冲突，但我们不能求全责备他们的某些过激言论。

D．元旦前夕，二十多位书画高手在省书画院组织的“壬辰龙年迎新书画大赛”上欢聚一堂，舞文弄墨，一展风采。

高三阶段性教学质量检测英语试题本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分, 共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用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I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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 is the woman probably doing?A. Waiting for her plane.B. Seeing the man off.C. Complaining to the man.2. What does the woman want to buy?A. Beach blankets.B. Some pictures.C. Some film.3. Why does the man apologize to the woman?A. He ordered the wrong table.B. He called her by mistake.C. He went to the wrong address.4. What does the man think is wrong with the plant?A. It needs to be watered at present.B. It should be moved into a large pot.C. It is not getting enough sunshine.5. What is the man concerned about?A. The time to fix the problem.B. The problem of the car.C. The way to get 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。

2015年高考仿真模拟试卷·山东卷（三）英语本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共12页，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。

注意事项：1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

3．第II卷必须用0．5毫米黑色签字笔做答，答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第I卷第一部分：听力略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A（2015年吉林长春高三新起点调研考试英语试卷）In 1975, George Carlin appeared on a popular TV show, Saturday Nig ht Live, with his famous words about blue food. “Why is there no blue food? I can’t find blue food—I can’t find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon; orange is orange and red is cherry. W here is the blue food? ”Well, Carlin pretty much has it right—there’s not no blue food, but there’s certainly not a lot of it. Fresh-picked blueberries are blue, though they become purple when they are turned into jam. The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes—is found in nature. But i t isn’t a hot color for food. People don’t seem to prefer blue food. Some diet programs even suggest thatthose determined to lose weight should make their food blue.Eating, in part, begins with our eyes. Charles Spence—an experimental psychologist from Oxford University—points out that color can change our taste experience. Commonly, we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are; and green foods as being more sour. Spence suggests: human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching - green fruits can become sweet as they grow up and turn red.But what about blue? Except blueberries, much of the blue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially. Food producers argue that artificial color doesn’t do much harm to health. A lot of research shows that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyes—while other studies show no effects at all. Blue birthday cake or even blue-dyed chicken can be served on the dinner table. So what?21. George Carlin’s words a re placed at the beginning of the passage to _______.A. show the author’s opinionB. introduce a TV showC. tell a famous personD. lead in the topic22. Which of the following statements of blue is true?A. Blueberries are always blue, whether fresh or not.B. The blue in blueberries is found unnatural.C. Blue is not a very popular color for foods.D. People often feel cold when they eat blueberries.23. Eating sometimes begins with our eyes because _______.A. our taste experience can be influenced by colorB. red-colored food are 20% sweeter than green foodC. people prefer red-colored food to green foodD. before eating, people watch food for a long time24. The underlined words “is dyed” in Para. 4 are closest in meaning to “_______”.A. is eaten upB. has grown upC. is changed in colorD. is harmful toB（2015•甘肃省部分普通高中高三2月第一次联考）A ground-based system that uses much stronger signals than GPS can find your location in cities and indoors. It is a new positioning system that could compete with GPS to make sure you never lose your directions again.Instead of satellites, Locata uses ground-based equipment to launch a radio signal over a localized area that is a million times stronger on arrival than GPS. It can work indoors as well as outdoors, and the makers claim the receivers can be shrunk to fit inside a regular cell phone. Even the US military, which invented GPS technology, signed a contract last month agreeing to a large-scale test of Locata at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.“This is one of the most important technology developments for the future of the positioning industry,” says Nunzio Gambale, CEO and co-founder of the firm Locata, based in Griffith, Australia.As for the Locata’s accuracy, Christopher Morin of the US Air Force tested it recently at White Sands, and it worked to within 18 centimeters along any axis(轴). Morin says it should be possible to get the resolution down to 5 centimeters.Admittedly, the tests were performed in an open desert where GPS also works beautifully, but its signals are weak—like a car headlight from 20,000 kilometers away—and easily blocked by solid objects. “Locata’s signal is far stronger, though not guaranteed to work in a complex urban environment,” says David Last, consultant to the UK’s General Lighthouse Authorities.“Locata’s technology will face competition in the race to transform indoor navigation. But it could shine in specific areas,” Gambale says. “Robots with Locata could easily navigate inside buildings without the complex optical systems they need at the moment. And process that handle precise location data could not only guide you around a mall, railway station or airport, but also take you to the exact shelf in a shop for the product you want. The units small and cheap enough for smart phones should be available within five years— a similar path to the one GPS took on its way towards world domination.”25. The passage is written mainly to .A. encourage people to buy the LocataB. tell us the disadvantage of the GPSC. introduce a new positioning system LocataD. tell us that Locata will replace GPS one day26. Which of the following is not true about Locata according to Paragraph 2?A. Without the help of the satellites, Locata can tell you where you are.B. The US military has to test it before using it.C. Locata has a better signal than GPS.D. Locata can be fixed into smart phones only.27. Which of the following words can be used to replace the underlined word in Paragraph 4?A. accuracyB. speedC. determinationD. length28. According to the passage, what can we know about Gambale?A. He did the experiment at White Sands.B. He is confident in Locata and think highly of it.C. He said that Locata could not work in a complex urban environment.D. He is worried about the competition that Locata faces.C（江西省重点中学盟校2015届高三第一次十校联考）How do you celebrate New Year’s Day? If I had to take a guess, you probably celebrate New Year’s Day surrounded by family and friends, enjoying drinks of your choice (probably wine and champagne) and watching the ball drop. If you’re particularly lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special someone when the clock hits 00:00am.Have you ever imagined how New Year’s Day would look in another country? Listed below are five of the top ten “Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World.”1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbor’s Door——DenmarkA strange and weird Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at it, is throwing dishes at neighbor’s door. Strangely, this makes them happy instead of annoying them. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large amount of loyal friends.2. Talking to Spirits——MexicoTalking to spirits is a part of Mexican belief. Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Year’s Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. And this is not done at home on anindividual basis but is a legal Mexican practice. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and meditation for $15. Not a bad price for some helpful guidance!3. Wearing Polka Dots ——PhilippinesImagine streets full of people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year. This all actually happens in the Philippines on New Year’s Eve every year. Philippines believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth.4. Burning Scarecrow（稻草人）Dummy——EcuadorEcuador has a unique custom of crafting scarecrows and then burning them at midnight. They adorn them and fill the scarecrows with newspapers and pieces of wood. As midnight approaches, everyone gathers outside their home and each family burns their own scarecrow. The tradition says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past 12 months. The scarecrow also scares away bad luck, which in turn, fills their new year with luck and happiness.5. Mistletoe（槲寄生）Leaves Are Placed Under Pillow to Find Husband——IrelandThe single women of Ireland wait desperately for New Year’s Eve because it is the night that can bring them the love of their lives. They place mistletoe leaves under their pillow hoping to catch their future husband. It is also believed in the Irish culture that this act will help them get rid of bad luck.The world is a large and very different place. Yes, people of all nations may celebrate New Year’s much differently around the world, with different traditions, but there are a lot of general themes to be seen. We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope no matter what happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.29. When New Year’s Day is coming, people always celebrate it in many ways EXCEPT __________.A. sharing the time with their loversB. getting together with their familiesC. setting the ball dropD. enjoying drinks with their friends30. What can you learn when you are paying a visiting to Mexico during New Year’s Day?A. It’s commonly believed that the dead have spirits and souls l iving around.B. It’s New Year’s Day that Mexicans consider the best time to talk to spirits.C. You’d better talk to your ancestors just at home secretly, or you’ll break the law.D. You can ask for help free when you want to talk to the dead.31. The single women of Ireland always ________ hoping to catch their future husband on New Year’s Eve.A. wear polka dotsB. burn scarecrow dummyC. break dishes on neighbor’s doorD. place mistletoe leaves u nder their pillow32. What can you conclude according to the passage?A. No matter how we celebrate New Year, we have the only theme----increasing our wealth.B. Celebrating New Year’s Day means looking forward to a happier and better coming year.C. It’s seldom to see different traditions to celebrate New Year.D. The traditions will be changed with the time going by.D（2015•江苏省南通市第一次调研测试）Dive with Big SharksOur shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from the surface to divers down below.Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.Is Shark Diving Dangerous?Yes. You could get sunburn. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack, according to the International Shark Attack File, you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.Pricing & DetailsOne day Cage Diver Adventure--$875Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary. There, we’ll drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view you’ll neve r forget.No dive experience is necessary. Our cages sit just below the surface. You’ll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage,taking photos and having fun.Top Shark Adventure --&375If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away, we offer greattop-side shark viewing from our observation deck(甲板) . Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey(猎物).Important NoteThere’s No Shark GuaranteeAlthough we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee you’ll see sharks. We’ve been very successful in past shark seasons and expect another incredible year. However, if we see no shark, there’s no refund(退款).33. Which of the following is true about the two adventures?A. Top Shark Adventure makes use of the two adventures.B. Top Shark Adventure is suitable for those worried about danger.C. Cage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.D. Cage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.34.We can learn from the advertisement that there might be a risk that ______.A. you are hurt by a shark while diving thereB. you are out of breath deep down in the seaC. you fail to achieve your purpose of the tripD. You suffer from lack of skill in the shark diving35.It can be inferred from the advertisement that shark diving is _______.A. difficult but excitingB.challenging and tiringC. expensive but popularD. amazing and enjoyable第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。