2015年郑州市高三二模英语试题.doc

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） A In April 2014，the worlds 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 authors 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 grandfathers 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 1After 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 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 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.23What 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 granddaughter C. The worlds oldest message in a floating bottle D. The oldest Danish postcard in a floating bottle B When 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. One afternoon，I walked into a building to ask if there were any job opportunities. 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 the others had said, approached me and asked if I would wait outside. Fifteen minutes later，he returned. He asked me what my plans were and encouraged me to stay confident. He then offered to take me to the Royal Oak area 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 copies of my resume（简历）The man stopped at his business partners office to make me 15 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 resumes 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 wasnt the authors mother worried about? A. People might look down on the author. B. The author couldnt speak the local language. C. The author wasnt familiar with local customs. D. It might be difficult for the author to find a job.25After 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 friendly C. had to find a job to cover his living expenses D. 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 advice B. he was confident that he would find a good one C. he found many college students like him already there D. 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 by a stranger. C The year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful things，which have helped to make the world better，smarter and a little more fun. Now，lets take a look at some of the inventions. Super banana Australian bio-geneticist（生物遗传学家）James Dale visited Uganda，a poor African country，in the early 2000s，where he found that 15-30% of children under 5 were at the risk of going blind because they didnt get enough vitamin A. Dale also learned that people there love bananas. They eat 3 to 11 bananas a day. So he came up with an idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve Ugandans 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.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. Peoples eating habits can be used to develop new food.29What 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.31What 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 25of 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 skin B. try creams to prevent skin cancer C. use products to lighten their skin D. take health risks to become beautiful33 According to Adama Diagne，women shouldnt believe A. beauty is just a personal choice B. a cream from carrots is healthier C. it is beautiful to be black every day D. a product can make you beautiful quickly34 We can infer that women in Senegal A. attract attention with shocking images B. dont consider dark skin to be beautiful C. find it hard to understand the true beauty D. put beauty in the first place in their heads35What is Salls attitude towards skin-lightening products? A. Unsupportive. BCasual. 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well，let me give you advice on how to have a healthy relationship with your partners. （1）Be an honest person with them. Dont hide things from them，and dont lie. Dont be afraid to say things that arent very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If theres no trust，theres nothing there. 36 （2) Make sure you give them respect. Now，respect isnt just simply treating them nicely. 37 You have to learn to adjust to their liking. Basically，learn to study your partners moods，wants and needs. Dont just think about yourself，but think about what your partners need out of it as well. （3) Make sure you are encouraging to your partners. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positive at the 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. Laugh a lot with them，and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly，but its the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive. 39 （5) Make sure the communication is good. This usually goes along with trust，so always communicate how you feel even if its something that upsets you . 40 If they did something that made you unhappy，tell them about it in a respectful mannerIts important to communicate this to them，not to keep it bottled up. A. Theres 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 theyll learn to open up to you. F. Dont start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted. G. Your partners will be able to count on you when necessary.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第1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，并在答题炕上将该项涂黑。 I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother 41 from stroke（中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no 42 what I could do to help her to relieve her 43 . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone. Last month I 44 a precious watch，which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt 45 about the loss. There have been many 46 like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things 47 I read“If You Have a Lemon，Make a Lemonade by American writer Dale Carnegie. “When the wise man is handed a lemon，he says，What 48_ can I get from this? How can I 49 my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？”he wrote. I suddenly 50 that life is full of ups and downs，so I need to stay 51 all the time. Now when I think of my past，I wish I could have handled things 52 When my mother was fighting for 53 ，I should have held her hands in mine，telling her things would get better instead of 54 and crying. Several weeks ago，I took part in a campus singing competition. I didnt 55 a prize. If I had not 56_ this article，I would definitely have felt 57 again. But instead，I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage 58 Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well，but these thorns help us become 59 and strong. When life 60 us a lemon, lets try to make a lemonade. 41.A. resulted B. suffered C. survived D. escaped 42. A. hope B. wonder C. idea D. doubt 43. A. pain B. anxiety C. fear D. pressure 44. A. received B. sold C. fixed D. lost 45. A. unbelievable B. shameful C. angry D. terrible 46. A. diseases B. memories C. incidents D. difficulties 47. A. when B. until C. though D. since 48. A. lesson B. lemonade C. decision D. challenge 49. A. control B. accept C. improve D. avoid 50. A. realized B. thought C. discovered D. predicted 51.A. healthy B. independent C. serious D. positive 52. A. exactly B. differently C. easily D. practically 53. A. recovery B. life C. freedom D. happiness 54 A. shouting Bhiding C. quarreling D. regretting 55. A. expect B. miss C. win D. refuse 56. A. figured out Bwritten down C. found out D. come across 57.A. embarrassed B. discouraged Cexcited D. concerned 58.A. performance Bexperience Cprogress D. effect 59. A. brave B. calm C. great D. clever 60. A. shows B. makes C. gives D. sends 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第2节 （ 共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡响应的位置上。 Two weeks before Christmas，two little girls were walking down the street 61 _ they saw old Harry，who was on his knees pulling weeds from around a tree. He wore a pair of worn glovesHis fingers were sticking out 62_the ends，blue from the cold. They stopped to talk to him. Harry told them he 63 _ （get) the yard in shape as a Christmas gift for his mother，who had died several years before.“My mother was all I had. She loved her yard and trees, so I do this for her every Christmas. His -words touched the girls and soon they 64 _ （join) him，pulling weeds. When they finished，Harry pressed a coin into each of their hands.“I wish I could pay you more，but thats all Ive got right now，”he said. The girls had often passed his house，and they remembered that it had always been 65 _ poor condition. No decorations to add cheeriness were anywhere in sight. As they walked on，the coin in o