2015高考英语冲刺卷2.doc

阶段测试(二)本试卷分为第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第卷第一部分 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 三个答案中选出最佳选项，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. Who is the woman looking for? A. Mr. Bush. B. Mr. Smith. C. Mr. Green. 2. When is Johns birthday? A. September 1st. B. September 9th. C. September 19th. 3. Whats the weather like in Hefei now? A. Fine. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. 4. What will Tom do? A. He will read a story. B. He will watch TV. C. He will play TV games. 5. Where is Jim going? A To the library. B. To the dining hall. C. To the language lab. 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 三个答案中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. When will the party be held? A. At the beginning of the school year. B. At the end of the school year. C. At the end of the year. 7. What will they start the party with? A. Folk songs. B. Karaoke. C. Dance music. 8. What are the two speakers talking about? A. The arrangements for dinner.B. The arrangements for music. C. The arrangements for dance. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Where does the man want to go? A. To a post office. B. To a bank. C. To a hall. 10. Why does the woman mention the blue sign? A. Because the man wants to check the time.B. Because the man wants to find a phone. C. Because the man wants to buy some stamps. 11. What does the man have to do first to use the phone? A. To go to the post office. B. To go to the phones. C. To change money. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Who is the woman talking to? A. Her doctor. B. Her father. C. Her teacher. 13. What is the womans real problem? A. She cant go to sleep.B. Shes got a terrible headache. C. Shes worried too much about her exam. 14. What is the doctors advice? A. Taking some medicine. B. Going to bed earlier. C. Getting more exercise. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Which of the following is Lindas duty? A. Paying bills. B. Checking e-mails. C. Returning phone calls. 16. Where is the speakers phone number? A. On the wall. B. On the desk. C. In the computer. 17. Whats the relationship between the speaker and Linda? A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Customer and salesgirl. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the speaker going to do in Africa? A. To train nurses in a hospital. B. To work on a farm. C. To teach in a school. 19. Why will the speaker go to Africa? A. She wants to make money.B. She wants to help the people.C. She wants to go sightseeing. 20. Who does the speaker work with? A. Children. B. Old people. C. Women. 听力答案1 5 ABABC 6 10 CABAB11 15 CACCB 16 20 ABCBA听力材料Text 1 W: Excuse me, Mr. Smith. Im looking for Mr. Bush. M: Mr. Bush? Sorry, hes not here. Hes in Mr. Greens office. Text 2 M: Lily, do you remember your brothers birthday? W: Yeah, September 1st. Oh, sorry, September 9th. Text 3 M: Hello, Im planning to Hefei. Is it raining there? W: Well, it was cloudy in the morning, but it is fine now. Text 4 W: Tom, stop reading. Come on for our TV games. W: Id rather watch TV. Text 5 W: Hi, Jane. Are you going to the library or the dining hall? M: Well, Im going to the language lab. Text 6 W: Nice to see you, Mike. M: Hi, Jane. Pleased to see you, too. W: Have you decided what music to play at our schools New Years party? M: Well, I think well have some folk music to start with. W: I agree with you. Some quiet and peaceful music. M: Then after dance some dance music, so friends can dance. W: Great! What about karaoke? M: I hate karaoke.W: So forget it. Text 7 M: Could you tell me where the post office is, please? W: Well, the post office is down that hall, but if you have something you want, there is a machine over there. M: Thank you, but I need a telephone. W: A telephone? Well, you wont find a telephone at the post office. The phones near the blue sign. See the blue sign? M: Oh, I see. Thank you. W: Hey, youve got any change? Youre going to need it if you need the phone. M: Er no, I havent got any. W: Well, then youd better look for a change machine or go to the bank first. Lets see. Let me check the time. Yeah, the banks still open. Just down there and turn to the right. M: Thank you very much. W: Youre welcome. Text 8 M: Good morning. W: Good morning, doctor. M: Whats the matter with you? W: Im not sure. I cant go to sleep at night and Ive got a terrible headache. M: How long have you had the trouble? W: About a week since I started to prepare myself for the exams. M: Youve been working hard, havent you? W: You said it. You know, my father has given me too much to eat and my teacher has given me too much to read. M: I guess that may be the real problem. You look nervous. W: I wish I wasnt. Any suggestions? M: You dont need any medicine. Why dont you take more exercise? W: Good idea! Text 9 M: Linda, here. Im leaving my phone messages. Im delighted youll be working for me again this summer. I know my business will be in good hands until I get back next week. Let me go over your duties. The first thing you do in the morning is to check e-mails. You find addresses in the computers and any letter that comes in can be opened. Of course youll be answering the phone. Please take messages and Ill return the calls when I get back. If there are bills to be paid, put them in the bills box on the desk so I can take care of them when I return. If theres anything you have questions about, my phone number is on the wall. Night is the best time to get me, but not too late, please. Text 10 Now its my turn to say something about what Im going to do in the future. Im going to work in Africa next year. I will teach English in a village school in Zimbabwe. Thats in the seventh part of Africa, where old people and women receive little education, but they want their children to be educated. There I wont get paid any much, but I dont mind. Im not interested in being rich. I just want to do something that will help people who are not lucky as me. When I come home again, Im going to get a job as a nurse or a teacher. Wherever I go, I want a job so I can work with children.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)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A dense wave of smog began in the Chinese city of Harbin and the surrounding Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning Provinces on 20 October 2013. Unseasonably warm temperatures with very little wind across northeastern China coincided with the smoke from local farmers burning straws and the start-up of Harbins coal-powered central heating system.Record densities of fine particulates(微粒) were measured in the city. In Harbin, the levels of PM2.5 (particulate matter) rose to 1,000 micrograms per cubic meter, worse than Beijings historic highs. Visibility was reduced to below 50 m in parts of Harbin, and below 500 m in most of the neighboring Jilin Province. On Fa Yuen Street in Harbin, visibility of less than 5 m was reported. The smog reduced after October 23, 2013 and completely broke up on October 28, 2013 by the first local snow and icy rain due to a cold front moving in from Russia.Harbin lies in the north of China where winter temperatures can drop to -40 , demanding a six-month heating season. Daily particulate levels of more than 40 times the World Health Organization recommended maximum level were reported in parts of Harbin. The smog remained till 23 October, when “almost all monitoring stations in Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning Provinces reported readings above 200 g/m3 for PM2.5”. PM2.5 is the amount of particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter in the air, with the WHO recommending a maximum 24-hour mean(平均值) of 25 micrograms per cubic meter (g/m3). On the morning of 25 October, PM2.5 measurements in Harbin had fallen to an average of 123 g/m3.All highways in the surrounding Heilongjiang Province were closed. In Harbin, all primary and middle schools were closed for three days and authorities stopped flights at the airports. Hospitals reported a 23 percent increase in admissions for breathing problems. However, this smog will have no influence on Harbin Ice Festival events later in December 2013.Air pollution in Chinese cities is of increasing concern to Chinas leadership. Particulates in the air can affect human health and also have influences on climate and rainfall. Pollution from the burning of coal has reduced life expectancy by 5.5 years in the north of China, as a result of heart and lung diseases.21. One cause of the heavy smog in the northeastern Chinese cities may be _.A. the lasting cold weatherB. farmers burning of forestsC. too much strong windD. the start-up of heating system22. One serious influence of the heavy smog was that _.A. Harbin Ice Festival would be cancelledB. highways in Heilongjiang were free of chargeC. all flights at the airports were cancelledD. doctors in hospitals were kept from working23. The harmful smog was most serious on _.A. October 20 B. October 23C. October 25 D. October 2824. What measure might be practical in reducing the happening of heavy smog?A. Forbid people to own their private cars.B. Advocate people having one meal a day.C. Use natural gas to cook instead of coal.D. Encourage familys coal-fired heating.答案与解析【解题导语】 这是一篇新闻报道，介绍了2013年10月20日至28日我国东北所发生的雾霾天气，说明了其成因和危害。从文章中我们还可以了解到PM2.5的相关知识。21. 答案 D解析 第一段第二句叙述了三个原因，D项是其中之一，故选D项。22. 答案 C解析 根据文章第四段可知，高速公路关闭，飞机停飞，但是医院的医生不停工，哈尔滨的冰雪节也不会取消。故选C项。23. 答案 B解析 根据第三段第三句中的when “almost all monitoring stations in Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning Provinces reported readings above 200 gm3 for PM2.5”可知，雾霾在23日最严重。24. 答案 C解析 根据雾霾产生的原因和危害，用液化气代替煤做饭是符合实际的，即“煤改气”。Personal loans are made to people with good credit records. Because they are not secured on the borrowers house, the lender will charge a higher rate of interest than they would charge on a mortgage(抵押贷款). The lenders are relying on their judgment of your credit worthiness to get their money back. They will therefore carry out detailed checks with credit agencies, on your credit card records and on your current bank account. If there are problems, you may not get a loan. If you go to your own bank for a loan to buy a car or for a new kitchen or bathroom, this is the type of loan you are most likely to be offered. The interest rate (APR) may be at double and in some cases as much as four times what you would expect to pay for a mortgage.The loan will usually be offered for a minimum of two years and there will not be an option to repay earlier. Banks prefer to lend money to you for as long as possible five or even ten years. The repayments are often front-end loaded so that you will pay a higher rate of interest for the first two years than for the last three years of a five-year loan. The lender is encouraging you to keep the loan over the longer period. You will probably be offered a lower rate of interest if you agree to a longer loan period but this will prove more expensive in the long run than a short-term loan.The temptation is to accept whatever your own bank offers you. If they dont like the way youve run your account with them over the years (the occasional unauthorized overdraft perhaps), they may charge you more than their minimum rate. Its better to look before you leap. There are very big differences in what different lenders will offer to the same borrower. If you borrow 8,000 over five years at an APR of 7.8%, you will pay less in interest than if your lender charges you 13.8%. A few phone calls may find a lender who is prepared to charge you less because they may not find out about that unauthorized overdraft you once had and which your own bank knows all about.25. The first paragraph mainly talks about _.A. personal loans from banksB. checking credit recordsC. the rate of interest for loansD. opening bank accounts26. If you borrow from your own bank, you will pay in interest _ you pay for a loan on a mortgage.A. no more than B. the same asC. much more than D. a little less than27. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The longer a loan term is, the more expensive the loan is.B. The longer a loan period is, the higher the rate of interest is.C. The rate of interest is often higher for the first two years than later years.D. The loan is usually offered for at least two years and you cant repay earlier.28. In the last paragraph the writer means you should _.A. never change your own bank so as not to pay moreB. not hesitate before asking a bank for a loanC. choose a bank knowing your credit records wellD. shop around before deciding which bank to deal with答案与解析【解题导语】 这是一篇介绍银行个人信贷的说明性文章，虽然中学生参与信贷还不是常见的现象，但是随着经济的发展，每个家庭都是离不开信贷的。25. 答案 A解析 根据第一段所说可知，本段主要讲的是银行个人信贷，故选A项。26. 答案 C解析 根据第一段最后一句可知，从自己的银行贷款的利率比抵押贷款高很多，故选C项。27. 答案 B解析 根据第二段介绍可知，借期越长利息越低，但总利息会更多；前两年的还款利息会高于后几年，可知答案为B项。28. 答案 D解析 根据第三段第三句至结尾可知，银行不同的话，利息高低差别很大，所以要“货比三家”。“Youre having problems? No problem.” Thats what I try to tell myself when I begin to feel exhausted. And then I remind myself that the only people I am aware of who dont have troubles are gathered in peaceful, little neighborhoods. There is never a care, never a moment of stress and never an obstacle(障碍) to ruin a day. All is calm. All is quiet. Most towns have at least one such worry-free zone. We call them cemeteries(公墓).But if youre still breathing, you have difficulties. Its the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be good for you. Let me explain.Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked an interesting question. “I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is lively and colorful,” a traveler observed. “Why is this?”The guide gave an interesting answer: “The coral around the lagoon side is in still water, with no challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves and storms. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested, it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces.” Then he added this telling note: “Thats the way it is with every living organism(有机体).”Thats how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive. Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency(复原力). Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness.So, you have problems no problem. Just tell yourself, “There I grow again!”29. What does the author tell in Paragraph 1?A. Problems can make us exhausted.B. Everyone will be in a cemetery at last.C. Problems accompany us all the time.D. We are always aware of the problems.30. According to the author, the problems we have _.A. can be solved easilyB. may be beneficial to usC. are too difficult to solveD. do us more harm than good31. Why does the coral around the lagoon side die early?A. It lives a comfortable life.B. It faces too many challenges.C. There is less food in the water.D. The water is unfit for the coral.32. By using the coral as an example, the author aims to _.A. show his profound knowledgeB. invite the readers to think deeplyC. make his writing more interestingD. make his point easy to understand答案与解析【解题导语】 生活充满了问题，有问题是正常的。正是各种问题对我们的挑战帮助我们不断成长。29. 答案 C解析 根据第一段可知，对我们来说，遇到问题是正常的，真正无忧无虑的地方就是公墓。换言之，只要人活着，就一直都会遇到问题。30. 答案 B解析 根据第二段可知，我们遇到的大多数问题对我们有好处，故B项正确。31. 答案 A解析 根据第四段可知，导游介绍说，大堡礁的环礁湖内侧的珊瑚死得早，是因为那里水很平静，它不需要面临生活的各种挑战。32. 答案 D解析 作者在文章中引用珊瑚的例子，是为了证明自己的观点：问题即挑战，越有挑战，我们的生命力越强。Ice Climbing in the Canadian RockiesWaterfall Ice Climbing in Canmore and Banff, Ghost River Valley, Kananaskis, Banff and Yoho National Park, Canada.Custom Trips and Climbing Courses All Levels!Why book with us?Small group size: For our courses, our group sizes are usually 3, maximum 4 customers per guide! We run a course already with as few as 2 participants, which means we can confirm early a course that is happening, or cancel it a week before the trip starts.Fully certified guides only! 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