天津市十二区县重点学校高三毕业班联考（一）英语试题及答案

1、2015年天津市十二区县重点学校高三毕业班联考（一）英语试卷本试卷共分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题），满分130分,考试时间100分钟。第卷1至8页,第卷9至10页。考试结束后,将第ii卷和答题卡一并交回。第i卷选择题（共95分)注意事项：1答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. -i believe that more effective measur

2、es have to be taken before we can breathe cleaner air.-_. air pollution has become too serious a problem.a. i dont like it b. i am with you on thatc. i dont care about itd. i cant agree with you2. my sister-in-law is the _ of the information, so it cant be false.a. resource b. source c. birthplaced.

3、 data3. the father, ready to retire at an early age, hoped that his eldest son would _ the familybusiness.a. take overb. look intoc. take upd. look through4. was it through mary, _ was working at a high school, _ you got to know tom?a. who; whob. that; whichc. who; thatd. who; which5. _ to smoking f

4、or a considerably long time, he has much difficulty quitting it.a. having been addictedb. being addictedc. to have been addictedd. having addicted6._ strong and powerful china will certainly benefit _ whole world.a. a; ab. the; a c. the; thed. a; the7._ more and more people may turn to the internet

5、for the latest news, it is unlikely thatthe newspaper will disappearawhenb. becausec. sinced. while8.-has billy finished his homework today?-i have no idea. he _ it this morning.a. would dob. was doingc. has doned. had done9.many people agree that there has never been a more splendid opening ceremon

6、y than_ of the beijing olympic games in history.a. oneb. whatc. thatd. it10. it has been announced that the award will be given to _ has made the largestdonation to charity this year.a. anyoneb. the onec. whomeverd. whoever11. -jack fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now.-what a luck

7、y dog! he _ himself badly.a. should injureb.could have injuredc. should have injuredd. might injure12.little children ask endless questions because they are _ about everything.a. skepticalb. awarec. capabled. curious13. _ economic, political and cultural difference, china and america have decided to

8、cooperate in dealing with global issues.a. in spite ofb. in favour ofc. on account ofd. in terms of14.we are lucky to be among the generation of people who have _ and experienced thegreat social changes in our country.a. conflictedb. respondedc. witnessedd. associated15.only when our project has bee

9、n approved of by the committee _ to carry it out.a. did we startb. we startedc. can we startd. we start第二节：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16-35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其涂黑。one afternoon, i arrived home late from school. while i was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day, my s

10、ister16 us, wanting to know if we, too, could smell burning.as my parents were overseas, the thought of a17terrified us and we quickly checked every room in the house.18the kitchen, i could see a glowing light and hear a roaring sound. to my19, the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the

11、window. i yelled to my sister and grandmother to20the house. my sister grabbed the21to call the fire brigade (消防队) and, together with the dog, we ran away from the house.while we22waited for help, a lady and her young daughter ran towards us to23if we were hurt. she had noticed smoke coming from our

12、 window and had already24the fire brigade. she hugged us and was very delighted to see us25.she led us to her car where we waited26the fire was put out. she also helped us answer questions so the police could start their investigations.once the lady was27that some order had been restored, she apolog

13、ized for being28 to stay longer, as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance. she29to return later to check in on us.i was completely30for words. this kind lady had gone out of her31to make sure we were safe and now she was sorry about leaving us. we thanked her very much and32her not to3

14、3any further.hours later, we were allowed back into the house. it was about midnight when the doorbell rang. to my disbelief, it was the34from earlier at the door.35, in all the commotion（混乱）, i didnt ask her where she lived so my family hasnt been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actio

15、ns that day.16. a. informedb. interrupted c. introducedd. interviewed17. a. fireb. thiefc. stormd. robber18. a. goingb. comingc. nearingd. closing19. a. delightb. amazement c. disappointmentd. horror20. a. get out ofb. get back to c. get through d. get into21. a. phoneb. stickc. water tapd. loudspea

16、ker22. a. excitedlyb. anxiouslyc. tiredly d. hardly23. a. watchb. understandc. checkd. ensure24. a. metb. investigatedc. declaredd. alerted25. a. terrifiedb. alonec. togetherd. safe26. a. unlessb. althoughc. untild. since27. a. reportedb. convincedc. warnedd. disturbed28. a. unableb. uncertainc. inc

17、onvenientd. impossible29. a. promisedb. decidedc. refusedd. expected30. a. unknownb. puzzled c. beaten d. lost31. a. houseb. wayc. troubled. mind32. a. insisted b. orderedc. urgedd. suggested33. a. liveb. stepc. explored. delay34. a. firemanb. policemanc. ladyd. daughter35. a. undoubtedlyb. unfortun

18、atelyc. unlikelyd. unimportantly第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。aas the oldest university in the english-speaking world, oxford is a unique and historic institution. there is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at oxford in some form in 1096 and developed

19、 rapidly from 1167, when henry ii banned english students from attending the university of paris. from 1878, academic halls were established for women and they were admitted to full membership of the university in 1920. five all-male colleges first admitted women in 1974. st hildas college, which wa

20、s originally for women only, was the last of oxfords single sex colleges. it has admitted both men and women since 2008. by 1200, the town of cambridge had at least one school of some distinction. then, in 1209, some scholars settled there. by 1226 the scholars were numerous enough to have set up an

21、 organisation, and seem to have arranged regular courses of study, taught by their own members. from the start there was conflict between the town and the students. students, usually aged about fourteen or fifteen, often caused disturbances; citizens of the town, on the other hand, were known to ove

22、rcharge for rooms and food. king henry iii took the scholars under his protection as early as 1231 and arranged for them to be sheltered from exploitation by their landlords. the massachusetts institute of technology (mit) is a private research university in cambridge, massachusetts. founded in 1861

23、 in response to the increasing industrialization of the united states, mit adopted a european university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. the current 168-acre campus opened in 1916 and extends over 1 mile (1.6 km) along the northern bank of the charles ri

24、ver basin. on april 29, 1911, tsinghua xuetang began its first term of study, and from that year on, the tsinghuas anniversary has fallen on the last sunday of april. following the outbreak of the war of resistance against japan in 1937, tsinghua university, peking university and nankai university c

25、ombined to form the national southwest associated university in kunming. after the war, tsinghua university moved back to its original beijing campus.36. the university of oxford did not take in female students until _.a. 2008b. 1878c. 1920d. 197437.when the university of cambridge was set up, _.a.

26、there were too many scholarsb. students were mostly adultsc. king henry iii gave much helpd. the town people were very friendly38. the reason for founding mit is _.a. to meet the need of american industrializationb. to take advantage of the european university stylec. to cover an extended area along

27、 the charles riverd. to stress research and education in the physical sciences39. which of the four universities was once moved to another place in history?a. oxford.b. cambridge.c. mit.d. tsinghua.40. which of the following statements is not true according to this passage?a. henry iii banned studen

28、ts attending the university of paris.b. the landlords of cambridge asked for too much money.c. mit covers a very large area of land.d. tsingua, peking and nankai once joined together.bwellington, new zealand (ap) - about 140 pilot whales that stranded(使.搁浅) themselves on a remote stretch of new zeal

29、and beach have died, but conservation workers and volunteers are hoping the remaining 60 or so will survive after they managed to get them refloated, an official said saturday.the geography of farewell spit on the south island seems to work against whales, which regularly become stranded there. the

30、stranding of 198 whales on friday was one of the largest in recent years and inspired 80 workers and volunteers to help out.by late saturday, 140 of the whales had died, said department of conservation area manager andrew lamason.he said the workers and volunteers worked throughout the day to keep t

31、he surviving whales watered and covered before refloating them during saturday nights high tide.“weve had a really good crew of volunteers, and people have been wanting to come from all over the country,” lamason said.he said the surviving whales had moved to deeper water. but he cautioned that alth

32、ough hopes for their survival were high, whales had been refloated in the past only to return and get stranded again.lamason said the scale(规模) of the stranding has been tough on the helpers, both physically and mentally.“its very sad, theyre very intelligent animals,” he said. “the common view is t

33、hat its part of nature.”the focus will now turn to the dead whales, and the enormous task of dealing with the remains, lamason said, adding that in the past helpers have typically buried them in the sand, but that hes not sure what the approach will be this time.he said the department had been exper

34、imenting with moving the the dead whales into the water, which has the advantage of providing food for other sea creatures.41. what is the exact number of whales stranded last friday?a. 140.b. 60.c. 80.d. 198.42. why did the volunteers have to wait until saturday before they could refloat the whales

35、?a. because they were very busy on friday.b. because they had to wait for the sea water to rise.c. because the whales were too intelligent.d. because the whales were buried deep in the sand.43.which of the following words can be used to describe lamasons attitude towards theresult of refloating the

36、whales?a. doubtful.b. optimistic. c. positive.d. careless.44. what did lamason say about the feelings of the workers and volunteers?a. they were very happy to see so many whales.b. they thought refloating the whales was not a hard job.c. they were physically tired and emotionally hurt.d. they believ

37、ed that this is very natural.45.how will the volunteers deal with the dead whales this time according to lamason?a. they will bury them in the sand.b. they will throw them into the ocean.c. they do not have any exact idea yet.d. they will feed them to other sea creatures.c“bang!” the door caused a r

38、everberation (回声). it was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and me on the other side.we were both in great anger. “never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. with tears welling up in my eyes, i rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.the street lights were shin

39、ing, causing rather sad feelings. i wandered aimlessly.a young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. i felt as if i saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.but now i dont know whether it is because i have grown up or because dad is getting old. we differ in our ways of

40、thinking. we are just like two people coming from two different worlds. it feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.i wandered the streets, without a destination in mind.my heart was frozen on this hot summer night.as i walked on, there were fewer and fewer people on the

41、streets, until i had only the street lights to keep me company. when i finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which i lived, i saw that the light was still on.i thought to myself: “is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”in fact, it was nothing. perhaps, dad was throwing aw

42、ay some of his old stamps. perhaps he thought they were useless. i never had the courage to tell him that i liked collecting stamps.all the lights were off except fathers.dad was always like this. maybe he didnt know how to express himself. after shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any mome

43、nts of regret.this was how he always was. he has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.the light was still on. “am i wrong?” i whispered, maybe with the key in my hand, i was as nervous as i had ever been. at last, i decided to open the door. as

44、 soon as i opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks. i suddenly realized that the iron door that i had imagined between us did not exist at all. love-its second to none.46.which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?a. i opened the door and entered the house.b. i ran

45、 out into the street angrily.c. i reached the place where i lived and saw my house still brightly lit.d. i recalled my happy childhood.e. i began to walk about in the street without any aim.a.e,b, d, c, ab. b, e,d,c,a c. b, e, c, d, ad. e, b, c, a, d47. which of the following statements is true acco

46、rding to the passage?a. the author fully understood why he and his father had different thinking.b. the authors father didnt approve of his stamp collecting.c. the author and his father lacked communication.d. the authors father opened the door for him when he came back.48. according to the author,

47、why did his father often shout at him?a. perhaps the father was getting older and older.b. perhaps the son had already grown up.c. perhaps they never agreed with each other. d. perhaps the father had been used to doing that.49.what did the author mean by the underlined sentence “my heart was frozen

48、on this hotsummer night”?a. he felt lonely because there were so few people on the street.b. he felt uncomfortable because it was a very hot night.c. he was completely disappointed with his father.d. he was at a loss because he had nowhere to go.50.what was the authors attitude towards his father at

49、 the end of the story?a. he loved his father.b. he was frustrated with his father.c. he was afraid of his father. d. he was dissatisfied with his father.dits well known that our human memory can fail us. people can be forgetful, and they can sometimes also “remember” things incorrectly, with damagin

50、g consequences in the classroom, courtroom, and other areas of life. now, researchers show for the first time that bumblebees(大黄蜂) can be unreliable witnesses too.bumblebees are rather clever animals, which explains why chittka has been studying learning and memory in the insects for the last 20 yea

51、rs.most times when people have studied memory in animals, errors in performance have been taken to mean that the animals failed to learn the task or perhaps learned it and then forgot. but what if animals can experience a more interesting type of memory failure?to find out, chittka first trained bum