河北省唐山一中等五校高三上学期第二次联考英语试题及答案

1、河北省“五个一名校联盟”2015届高三教学质量检测（二）英语试卷（满分：150分, 考试时间： 120分钟。）本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。第卷注意事项:1.答第卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后,用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。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。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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

2、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. how did the man get to school today?a. by bus. b. by bike. c. on foot.2. what will the woman do this evening? a. see her sister off. b. fly to paris. c. eat out.3. why is the boy crying? a. he failed an exam. b. he quarrele

3、d with others. c. his mother got angry with him.4. what does the man think of the soap operas? a. exciting. b. boring. c. long.5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a doctor. b. a car accident. c. sues injury.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

4、卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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7题。6. why does the man call the woman? a. to invite her to his house. b. to ask about some information on an invitation. c. to tell her about the time change of an appointment.7. what will the speaker do in the evening? a.

5、 attend a party. b. buy some cds. c. go to a concert.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what relation is the woman to beth? a. her sister. b. her teacher. c. her mother.9. how old is beth now? a.16. b.18. c.20.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what will the man do tomorrow?a. attend a party. b. go fishing. c. do shopping.11. wha

6、t will the speakers buy for uncle harold? a. a bag. b. a fishing pole. c. a. camera. 12. what does the man suggest doing in the end? a. coming back tomorrow. b. walking round for a while. c. having something to drink.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. when does the girl finish her work in the morning? a. at 7:00.

7、 b. at 8:30 . c. at 8:45.14. what does the girl do after school in the afternoon? a. she does homework. b. she designs jewellery. c. she meets producers.15. what does the girl plan to do when she finishes school? a. further her study. b. set up a larger company. c. travel around the world.16. what d

8、o the girls school friends think of her? a. talented. b. strange . c. interesting.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what was the speakers first unhappy experience that day? a. he lost his way to the airport. b. he missed the booked flight. c. he met a rude receptionist.18. why wasnt the speakers name on the pas

9、senger list? a. he didnt reserve a ticket. b. he had mixed up his flight. c. his name had been wrongly spelled.19. what happened to the plane? a. it took off late. b. its engine broke down. c. it arrived at a wrong airport.20. what did the man find when he got home? a. he had picked up a wrong suitc

10、ase. b. he had lost his keys to the front door. c. he forgot to bring his luggage back.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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。ayouve probably heard about sports coaches, fitness coaches, voice and music teachers, career counselors, psychiatrists(精神病医师) and othe

11、r specialists who teach skills and help us cope with daily life. but theres a rapidly growing kind of professional who does a little bit of everything. she or he is called a “ life coach ”. people who are at crossroads in their lives, and corporations that want to give certain employees a career boo

12、st, are turning to them for help.the idea that one persons success story can change other peoples lives for the better goes back at least to the 1930s. dale carnegies famous self-improvement program “how to win friends and influence people” came along soon thereafter.but this new style of life coach

13、es includes more than enthusiastic speakers or writers. they use their own experiences in business, sports, military service, or psychotherapy (心理疗法)to help others make critical life decisions.they often give their approach a slogan, such as “energy coaching” or “fearless living” or “working yoursel

14、f happy”.dave lakhani in boise, idaho, for instance, works with salespeople to develop what he calls a “road map”. he says an ongoing relationship with a coach is like having a personal fitness trainer for ones career and life outside work.lakhanis bold approach coaching firm also donates some of it

15、s time to help people who are anything but successful-including battered women and struggling single mothers.but others in the so-called “helping professions” are not thrilled about the life-coaching movement. they say that anyone, trained or untrained, can call himself or herself a life coach, and

16、that slick(华而不实的) promoters who mess with peoples lives can do more harm than good.21. which of the following is the best title for the passage?a. working yourself happy.b. life coaches help with tough decisions.c. how to cope with daily life with life coaches.d. the life-coaching movement.22. the u

17、nderlined phrase “life coach” in paragraph 2 means“_”.a. the career counselor who teaches skillsb. the psychiatrist who helps us cope with daily lifec. the fitness coach who teaches us lessonsd. the specialist who helps us make important life decisions23.the last paragraph is mainly about_.a. the in

18、troductions of life coach b. the disagreements of life coachc. the effects of life coach d. the experiences of life coach24.what is the authors attitude towards life coaches?a. cautious b. approving c. casual d. disapprovingb2014 tfk poetry contest calling all poets! time for kids has a challenge fo

19、r you：write a funny, rhyming poem. it must be an original poem that does not copy another poets work. enter it in the time for kids poetry contest. as fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, time for kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the si

20、tuation.contest rules 1. how to enter: this contest begins 12:01 am on march 6, 2014 and ends 11:59 pm on july 24, 2014. to enter, mail the following information to 1271 avenue of the americas, 32nd floor, new york, new york 10020: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and

21、 has a rhyme scheme(韵律); (b) entrants first name only and a parents mail address. limit one entry per person. by entering, entrant promises that the entry (1) is original, (2) has not been published in any medium and (3) has not won an award. 2. judging: all entries will be judged by poet kenn nesbi

22、tt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50), use of language and rhyme (25) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25). the length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.3. prizes: our judge will select four semifinalists(半决赛选手)from which one grand-prize

23、 winner and three finalists will be chosen. the one grand-prize winner will receive an online class visit from childrens poet kenn nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, the armpit of doom：funny poems for kids, approximately value: $275. the three finalists will each get a signed co

24、py of nesbitts newest book of poetry，the armpit of doom: funny poems for kids，and both their poems and that of the grand-prize winner will be published at .4. eligibility(参赛资格)：open to legal citizens of the 50 united states and the district of columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13

25、 years old at time of entry 5. winners list：for names of the winner and finalists，visit (after august 1, 2014, available for a period of 10 days)25. the purpose of the contest is to_. a. encourage children to learn from other poets b. help children realize the dream of poetry writing c. encourage ch

26、ildrens interest in poetry writing d. encourage children to read more original poems26. which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?a. being creative and originalb. using a proper number of wordsc. using proper language and rhymed. being appropriate to the contest them

27、e27. what can be known about the finalists of the contest? a. they will get a great deal of money. b. their poems can be read at . c. they will receive an online class visit from nesbitt d. their poems will appear in nesbitts newest book of poetry.28. according to the contest rules,_. a. poems can b

28、e sent to the organizers by e-mail b. all children have the right to take part in the contest c. the number of poems to enter the contest is not limited d. the result of the contest will be unknown before august, 2014 cthirteen can be a challenging age. not only did i have to adapt to my changing bo

29、dy, i also had to deal with my parents bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town. when we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. i was heartbroken and terribly lonely. i couldnt eat or sleep and cried all the time. finally, re

30、alizing how much i missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, cowboy.cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. but i didnt care. i loved him beyond all reasons. i joined a riding club. when cowboy and i entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quick

31、ly ”shown the gate”. i knew nothing could turn cowboy into a beauty. my only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. i chose the jumping race.for the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then i would walk cowboy home, totally exhausted.all of o

32、ur hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. one girl named becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. she always won the blue ribbons. i sat at the gate and sweated all out while i watched becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.my turn f

33、inally came. at the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and i turned him toward the finish line.no cheers filled the air. the end of our run was met with surprised

34、 silence. cowboy and i had beaten becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.i gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. at thirteen, i realized that no matter what the odds, id always come out a winner if i wanted something badly enough to work for it. i can be the owner of my fate.29. why did th

35、e author like cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?a. because she loved horses more than anything else.b. because cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.c. because cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.d. because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.30. the audience fell into silen

36、ce at the end of the run probably because_.a. they didnt expect cowboy would win the eventb. they were unhappy that becky was beaten in the eventc. they didnt like cowboy, for it was too uglyd. they never saw a horse running as fast as cowboy31. after the competition, the author came to realize that

37、 _.a. she ought to gather the courage to solve all the problemsb. it was time to forget her pony and treat cowboy betterc. she needed to work harder to win more blue ribbonsd. she could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough32. it can be inferred from the story that _.a. all of their ha

38、rd training was totally in vainb. a blue ribbon must be the second highest prizec. cowboy lost in the event of being judged by appearanced. both becky and the author won in the jumping eventdmany thousands of chinese are studying at schools in the united states. and writer liel leibovitz says the st

39、udents are following an example that began in the eighteen seventies.mr. leibovitz and writer matthew miller joined forces to tell the story of the students in their book, “fortunate sons.” the book says china sent one hundred twenty boys from 1872 to 1875 to america to learn about developments that

40、 could help modernize their country.mr. leibovitz got the idea for the book about the boys a few years ago when he was traveling with his wife in china.mr. leibovitz learned that qing government sent a whole delegation(代表团) of boys to learn the ways of the west. the goal was for them to return to ch

41、ina and help their country.the book says the boys received their american training in massachusetts, new york, new jersey and connecticut. it must have been a very good education. mr. leibovitz says the first prime minister of the chinese republic completed this program. and so did the first enginee

42、r to build a large-scale railroad without foreign help. the same was true of the fathers of chinese education, diplomacy and the navy.the book-writers had only to open some boxes containing the writings of these men to learn about them. their notebooks, journals, letters and postcards were in englis

43、h. mr. leibovitz said he was lucky to have so much information from events that took place long ago.the students returned to china after about nine years. they no longer spoke mandarin(国语) well enough to answer questions. police welcomed them home by putting them in jail. the young men were released

44、 after about a week. but they were given low-level jobs.mr leibovitz says it took about ten years for them to rise to higher positions. he said their story continues today with large numbers of chinese studying in the united states. 33. how many exchange children did qing government send to america?

45、a. 1872. b. 1875. c. 120. d. 210.34. the qing government send the boys to america because it .a. wanted them to help their countryb. lost the warc. expected them to destroy the culture of the westd. wanted the western to help the boys35. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a.

46、 many thousands of chinese are studying at schools in americab. some of the boys received their american training in californiac. police welcomed the boys home by putting them in jaild. one of the boys became the father of chinese education第二节 （共5小题;每小题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。其中有两项为多余选

47、项guide for teenagersthe teenage years can be tough, and its normal to feel sad every now and then. but if these feelings dont go away or become so intense that you cant handle them, you may be suffering from depression. 36 . try not to isolate yourselfwhen youre depressed, you may not feel like seei

48、ng anybody or doing anything. just getting out of bed in the morning can be difficult, but isolating yourself only makes depression worse. 37 spend time with friends, especially those who are active. keep your body healthymaking healthy lifestyle choices can do wonders for your mood. ever heard of a

49、 runners high? physical activity can be as effective as medications for depression, so get involved in sports, ride your bike, or take a dance class. any activity helps! 38 as for food, make sure youre feeding your mind with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. avoid alcohol and drugs.you

50、 maybe try drinking or use drugs in an effort to escape from your feelings and get a mood boost, even if just for a short time. however, substance use can not only make depression worse, but can cause you to become more depressed. 39 . you will need special treatment for your substance problem. 40 .

51、stress and worry can lead to depression. talk to a teacher if exams or classes seem overwhelming. in addition, if you have a health concern you feel you cant talk to your parents about, see a doctor. a health professional can help you approach your parents and guide you toward appropriate treatment.

52、 if youre dealing with relationship, friendship, or family problems, talk to an adult you trust. a. ask for help if you are stressed.b. even a short walk can be beneficial.c. turn to your parents for help.d. as you get out into the world, you may find yourself feeling better.e. in short, drinking an

53、d taking drugs will make you feel worse-not better-in the long run.f. the more exercise you do, the healthier you will be.g. help is available and you have more power than you think. 第三部分 英语知识应用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i lo

54、ved working with my dad, but i hated a summer job he gave me. he owned a small 41 in bank street. in his shop, the most recently 42 person got the worst job, and the boss son was also 43 . i didnt want to spend hours 44 the frost on the ceiling of the walk-in freezer, and it was the saturday afterno

55、ons job that i hated most. we received fresh 45 every day. chicken sat in wooden boxes and was 46 with crushed ice. during the week, the ice and the blood of the chicken slowly leaked into the container 47 the chicken, creating its bloody smell.there was only one 48 to get rid of the blood and wash the container: hold my 49 and carefully slide the container