浙江省高三六校3月联考英语试卷及答案

1、2015届浙江省六校联考英语试题卷选择题部分（共80分） 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小题；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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 1. i dont think i can afford an iphone 6. its expensive. _ youre rich. a. who cares? b. so what? c. no doubt. d. come on. 2. the program running man in zhejiang tv turned ou

2、t _ success. have you seen it? its a pity i havent. but i have _ rough idea of what its about. a. a; the b. 不填; a c. a; a d. the; 不填 3. what is bothering obama is how to improve medical care to benefit people. _, how to create health care system that helps people is his present-day trouble. a. in ot

3、her words b. on the other hand c. on the contrary d. as a matter of fact 4. li chen and fan bingbing have fallen in love with each other, _ a hot topic in the entertainment industry. a. having made b. to make c. making d. made 5. look at those clouds! dont worry. _ it rains, well still have a great

4、time. a. even if b. in case c. as though d. if only 6. didnt you talk any with rice? no, the plane _ off when i rushed to the airport to see her off. a. was taking b. had taken c. took d. has taken 7. people are _ shoppers in china on november 11th, contributing to more than 35 billion online shoppi

5、ng sales. a. potential b. enthusiastic c. intelligent d. temporary 8. _ on wechat is a common phenomenon, and more people hardly write letters. a. communicate b. communicated c. to communicate d. communicating 9. our nation should first develop modern law _ in ruling the country by law. a. awareness

6、 b. opportunities c. regulation d. principle 10. words failed me when i heard the news of the new years eve stampede in shanghai. but for lacking a sense of safety, so many people _ killed or injured. a. couldnt be b. wouldnt have been c. mustnt have been d. shouldnt be 11. a wild siberian tiger has

7、 been caught on camera in heilongjiang province, _ the first images of this 英语试题卷第 2 页（共 12 页） sort were captured. a. which b. when c. where d. that 12. barbie flue refers to the trend _ young women dramatically change their appearance to make themselves look like human barbie dolls. a. what b. whet

8、her c. that d. how 13. chinese billionaire wang jianlin _ on wednesday that he had bought 20 percent shares in spanish league champions atletico madrid. a. confirmed b. submitted c. informed d. promoted 14. the problem should be handled very carefully to balance the needs of people with _ of nature.

9、 a. ones b. this c. those d. that 15. whats your plan for the future? i hope to attend my dream college in china at first and _ work for huawei technologies co. ltd. a. regularly b. frequently c. gradually d. eventually 16. why didnt you hire the young man? _ qualification, ability and experience, h

10、es not well suited to the position we offer. a. in terms of b. in spite of c. in favor of d. in want of 17. many young ladies in the street have _ their summer dresses in late spring. a. put out b. brought out c. stood out d. picked out 18. the shelter is expected to help the homeless live _ the bit

11、ter winter. a. across b. with c. through d. against 19. dozens of family members of the victim _ at the gate of embassy requesting a report with concrete evidence of the accident. a. collected b. removed c. separated d. gathered 20. how do you find my purse? _. a. on the playground b. its modern and

12、 nice c. sorry, i didnt. d. from the police 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（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。 “wanted: violincant pay muchcall ”why did i notice that? i wondered, since i rarely looked at the classified ads. i laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, re

13、membering what had during the great depression, when my family 21 to make a living on our farm. i, too, had wanted a violin, but we didnt have the 22 . when my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music, harriet anne learned to play grandmas 英语试题卷第 3 页（共 12 页） upright piano, 23 suzanne tu

14、rned to daddys violin, simple tunes soon became 24 melodies as the twins played more and more. 25 in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while daddy hummed（哼唱）and mother whistled. i just 26 . when my arms grew 27 enough, i tried to play suzannes violin, i loved the beautiful sound

15、 drawn across the strings. oh, how i wanted one! but i knew it was 28 the question. one evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, i closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my 29 . someday, ill sit up there. i vowed(发誓) 30 . unfortunately, it was not a 31 year. at harvest the

16、 crops did not bring as much as we had hoped. i, however, couldnt 32 any longer to ask, daddy, may i have a violin of my own? cant you use suzannes? id like to be in the orchestra, too, and we cant 33 use the same violin at the same time. daddys face looked 34 . that night, and many following nights

17、, i heard him 35 god in our family devotions: and lord, mary lou wants her 36 violin. one evening we all sat around the table. the twins and i studied. mother sewed and daddy wrote a letter to his friend, george finkle, in columbus. mr. finkle, daddy said, was a fine violinist. as he wrote, daddy re

18、ad 37 of his letter out loud to mother. weeks later i 38 hed written one line he didnt read aloud: would you watch for a 39 for my third daughter? i cant 40 much, but she enjoys music. and wed like her to have her own instrument. 21. a. managed b. promised c. struggled d. forced 22. a. luck b. money

19、 c. choice d. hope 23. a. while b. since c. after d. before 24. a. soft b. fluent c. gentle d. lovely 25. a. picked out b. caught up c. taken on d. called for 26. a. shouted b. laughed c. listened d. cried 27. a. long b. tough c. old d. slim 28. a. far from b. next to c. out of d. along with 29. a.

20、dream b. hand c. life d. mind 30. a. faithfully b. silently c. frequently d. patiently 31. a. hopeless b. stable c. good d. difficult 32. a. stand b. help c. wait d. risk 33. a. both b. ever c. either d. still 34. a. angry b. sad c. pale d. weak 35. a. demand b. inform c. commit d. remind 36. a. fav

21、ourite b. private c. own d. individual 37. a. parts b. lines c. contents d. purposes 38. a. heard b. conveyed c. discovered d. observed 39. a. musician b. favor c. gift d. violin 40. a. owe b. order c. charge d. pay 第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分） 第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将

22、该选项标号涂黑。 aqixi festival, the chinese equivalent of valentines day that fell yesterday, was not only a disappointment for forgotten lovers, but also for businessmen left with empty pockets. the cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that the lovers festival, marked for genera

23、tions since the han dynasty （206 bc-ad 220），is dying out. some have even called for legislation to make the festival a legal chinese lovers day, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar year. but the effectiveness of such a measure is in doubt, although efforts to preserve tr

24、aditional festivals deserve highly praise. a growing number of traditional chinese festivals, such as the dragon boat festival and mid-autumn festival, share the same fate of the qixi festival. young people are showing less interest in traditional culture as symbolized by these festivals. even if al

25、l traditional festivals are finally made legal, the risk of them becoming purely formalized celebrations with little meaning is not removed. if the younger generation fails to identify with the cultural significance of these holidays, there is little that can be done. while complaining about traditi

26、onal festivals fading appeal, decision-makers should reflect on cultural protection. undeniably, our country has done a bad job of preserving culture and traditional festivals, compared to neighbouring japan and the republic of korea（rok）. the 2,500-year-old dragon boat festival falls on the fifth d

27、ay of the fifth lunar month. the traditional customs and ceremonies of the occasion, which originated in china, have been better preserved in the rok. only a few years ago did china begin to realize the significance of preserving intangible（无形的）cultural heritage when the rok planned to apply to the

28、united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization to list its version of the dragon boat festival as an important example of intangible culture. concern about the traditional holidays also reminds people of the growing influence of foreign cultures as the country opens wider to the ou

29、tside world. with traditional festivals becoming less important and imports such as christmas and valentines day gaining widespread popularity, the public including cultural professionals have tended to measure traditional chinese festivals in economic terms. business rather than culture has begun t

30、o play a dominant role. more and more people are preoccupied with how much money can be made during the holidays. in fact what makes traditional festivals unique and what keeps them alive is their cultural elements. after all, it is unique culture that contributes to the worlds diversity with global

31、ization. 41. what makes chinese cultural experts worry that the lovers festival is dying out? a. the disappointment for both businessmen and lovers. b. the cold reacting of the public to qixi festival. 英语试题卷第 5 页（共 12 页） c. the failure to make traditional chinese festivals legal. d. the action to pr

32、eserve culture and traditional festivals. 42. the public look at the effectiveness of the legalization of the qixi festival with a(n) _ attitude. a. indifferent b. positive c. doubtful d. hopeful 43. from paragraph 5 we can learn that _. a. traditional festivals are thought more highly of by the you

33、ng people. b. legal celebrations reduce the risk of disappearing of traditional culture. c. the significance of traditional festivals should be more identified with. d. young people value traditional culture more while they can do little. 44. it is implied by the writer that traditional chinese fest

34、ivals should be measured _. a. by legal decision b. in economic ways c. by professional rules d. in cultural terms 45. the writers purpose for writing this article is to _. a. remind us that the cultural elements make traditional festivals live on. b. complain that japan and rok do a better job in p

35、reserving culture. c. inform the public of the dying out of traditional chinese festivals. d. warn people against business role in celebrating traditional festivals. b when we asked oprah to pick the 10 books shes read in the past decade that have mattered to her most, she was momentarily stumped. f

36、or someone who describes herself as inspired, challenged, and sustained by books, it was almost impossible for oprah to stay within our limit of 10. still, she offered up the following, but she emphasized that it was only a sampler of delightful titles that have also managed to teach her - and all o

37、f us - a few things. 1. discover the power within you by eric butterworth 256 pages; harper one advice from the internationally known spiritual teacher. 2. a new earth by eckhart tolle 316 pages; plume theres a reason oprah picked this for her book club in 2008 - and that she gave audience members p

38、ost-it pens along with their copies. so much wisdom, so little time! a real-life guide to living your best life. 3. the poisonwood bible by barbara kingsolver 576 pages; harper perennial this novel is about a family involved in the political trouble of postcolonial africa. it established kingsolver

39、as one of our wisest observers of history, politics, and human nature. 英语试题卷第 6 页（共 12 页） 4. night by elie wiesel 120 pages; hill and wang a memoir（回忆录） of a childhood suffered in concentration camps during the holocaust. its horrific but uplifting. i gain courage from his courage, oprah says. 5. a

40、fine balance by rohinton mistry 624 pages; vintage a dickensian novel about india during the emergency. like the aftermath of september 11, it teaches us about cultures we havent understood. it takes us out of our own little shell and exposes us to a whole other world out there. oprah say. 6. east o

41、f eden by john steinbeck 608 pages; penguin this classic is about good and evil as played out in a late-19th-century california ranch family. if you didnt read it in high school, read it now. if you did, reread it! 7. the story of edgar sawtelle by david wroblewski 576 pages; harper collins a kind o

42、f hamlet on the prairie, this is the wrenching（令人痛苦的） story of a mute boy and his dog. oprah compares it to east of eden and to kill a mickingbird. 8. the pillars of the earth by ken follett 973 pages; penguin about the challenges of building cathedrals in 12th-century england. this novel couldnt be

43、 more different in setting, time, and plot from the authors breakthrough success, eye of the needle. oprah declares it simply great. 9. the bluest eye by toni morrison 224 pages; penguin how to choose among the great morrisons novel? start with this one about a girl who thinks she has to have blue e

44、yes to be beautiful. oprah considered it one of the best in a crowded morrison field. 10. the known world by edward p. jones 400 pages, harper collins when this book was published in 2003, it shocked everybody with its description of slave-owning blacks before the civil war. a daring, unusual examin

45、ation of race. 英语试题卷第 7 页（共 12 页） 46. the passage is mainly about _. a. ten books that have made greatest difference to oprah b. an inspiring , challenging and sustainable woman c. oprahs picks from what has taught her a few things d. the unwillingness of oprah to share books within a limit of 10. 4

46、7. why did oprah add a fine balance to her list? a. she gained courage from it. b. it tells about wisdom of human nature. c. its a guide to living a best life. d. culture of a different world is exposed. 48. what makes oprah declare the pillars of the earth great? a. the advice on discovering the po

47、wer. b. the story of a mute boy and his dog. c. the challenges of building cathedrals. d. the good and evil in a california family. 49. in which book the story was set before the civil war? a. in the bluest eye b. in east of eden c. in a new earth d. in the known world c more than four decades ago b

48、ritish scientist robert edwards first witnessed the miracle of human life growing inside a test tube at his cambridge lab. since that ground-breaking moment, more than four million babies have been born through ivf and in 2010 his great contribution to science was finally recognized as he was awarde

49、d the nobel prize for medicine. the prize for dr edwards, who was given a daily mirror pride of britain award in 2008, includes a 900,000 cheque. the nobel assembly described ivf as a milestone in modern medicine. with the help of fellow scientist patrick steptoe, the manchester-born physiologist de

50、veloped ivf - leading to the birth of the worlds first test tube baby. dr steptoe died 10 years later but their work has transformed fertility treatment and given hope to millions of couples. it was a scientific breakthrough that transformed the lives of millions of couples. they said: his achieveme

51、nts have made it possible to treat infertility, a disease which makes human unable to have a baby. this condition has been afflicting a large percentage of mankind including more than 10% of all couples worldwide. louise brown, the worlds first test tube baby, made international headlines when she w

52、as born in oldham, gtr manchester, in 1978 to parents lesley and john who had been fruitlessly trying for a baby since 1969. ivf-in-vitro fertilisation is the process whereby egg cells are fertilised outside the body before being implanted in the womb. after a cycle of ivf, the probability of a coup

53、le with infertility problems having a baby is one in five the same as healthy couples who conceive naturally. professor edwards, who has five daughters and 11 grandchildren, began his research at cambridge university in 1963, after receiving his phd in 1955.he once said: the most important thing in

54、life is having a child. nothing is more special than a child. with the help of fellow scientist patrick steptoe, prof. edwards founded the bourn hall clinic in cambridge shire, which now treats more than 900 women a year. each year, more than 30,000 women in britain now undergo ivf and 11,000 babies

55、 are born as a result of the treatment. but his work attracted widespread criticism from some scientists and the catholic church who said it was unethical and immoral. 英语试题卷第 8 页（共 12 页） martin johnson, professor of reproductive（生殖的） sciences at the university of cambridge, said the award was long o

56、verdue. he said: we couldnt understand why the nobel has come so late but he is delighted - this is the cherry on the cake for him. professor edwards was too ill to give interviews but a statement released by his family said he was thrilled and delighted. 50. what is robert edwards contribution to s

57、cience? a. challenging a disease which stops human having a baby. b. seeing the wonder of the first tube baby growing c. enabling millions of couples to live a better life. d. helping couples with infertility to have tube babies. 51. what does the underlined word afflicting（paragraph 4）most probably refer to? a. troubling b. developing c. improving d. confusing 52. why did professor edwards begin his research on tube baby? a. because he thought it of great signi