四川省资阳市高中高三第二次诊断考试英语试题及答案

1、四川省资阳市高中2014届高三第二次诊断考试英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷1至9页。第卷10至12页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束时，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。第卷（选择题 共90分）注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必认真核对条形码上的姓名、报名号和座位号，无误后将本人的姓名、报名号和座位号填写在答题卡上的相应位置。同时将答题卡背面左上角的座位号涂黑。2. 每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。不能答在试题卷上。第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小

2、题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，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。1. say, jane, will you come with me to the game this friday?_, bob, but i promised mary id go with her.a. thanksb. my pleasurec. take it easyd. forget it2. can i help you?i would like to buy a gift for my mother, _ at a proper price but of great use

3、.a. thatb. onec. itd. which3. what does the sign over there say?no student _ bring drinks into the computer room.a. willb. mayc. shalld. must4. have they got their new house painted yet?i dont know. but i was told it _ when i met them last week.a. had been paintingb. would be paintingc. was paintedd

4、. was being painted5. _ it for years, researchers now tend to believe drinks with sugar are linked to 180,000 deaths worldwide.a. studyingb. having studiedc. being studiedd. having been studied6. my parents have always made it clear _ we shouldnt judge a book by its cover.a. thatb. whatc. whetherd.

5、when7. his father works in a company _ name always appears in the local newspapersa. whenb. whosec. whered. which8. all of us are pleased to see the problem _ so quickly.a. solveb. solvingc. solvedd. to solve9. the boys are still playing football happily on the playground _ it is raining heavily.a.

6、in caseb. as ifc. as long asd. even though10. not until i began to work _ how much time i had wasted.a. didnt i realizeb. i didnt realizec. i realizedd. did i realize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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。we often talk about ourselves as if we have perma

7、nent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “im impatient.” “im always behind.” “i always put things off!” youve surely heard them. maybe youve used them to describe 11 .these 12 may come from stories about us that have been 13 for years often from as far back as childhood. these stories ma

8、y have no 14 in fact. but they can set low expectations for us. as a child, my mother said to me, “marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will 15 have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” how did these expectations 16 my development? i was never 17 to work on cars or be 18 to

9、ols. when i was 18, i took the us armys mechanical aptitude test. my scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!six years later, 19 , i was at california university, working on my doctors degree. one of my professors, dr. bob tannbaum, asked me to write down things i did well and things i could

10、nt do. on the positive side, i 20 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” on the 21 side, i wrote, “i have no mechanical skills.”bob 22 me how i knew i had no mechanical skills. i explained my life 23 and told him about my poor 24 on the army test. bob then asked, “ 25 is it that you can

11、solve complex mathematical problems, but you cant solve 26 mechanical problems?”suddenly i realized that i wasnt 27 from some sort of genetic defects. i was just living out expectations that i had chosen to 28 . at that point, it wasnt just my family and friends who had been 29 my belief that i was

12、mechanically hopeless. and it wasnt just the army test, either. i was the one who kept telling myself, “you cant do this!” i realized that as long as i kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 30 , if we dont treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost any

13、thing we choose.11. a. yourselfb. myselfc. themd. others12. a. instructionsb. suggestionsc. expectationsd. comments13. a. publishedb. repeatedc. spreadd. added14. a. causeb. meaningc. basisd. excuse15. a. alwaysb. everc. neverd. still16. a. changeb. improvec. polishd. affect17. a. expectedb. demande

14、dc. agreedd. allowed18. a. acrossb. overc. aroundd. for19. a. howeverb. thereforec. meanwhiled. obviously20. a. layb. turnedc. settledd. put21. a. negativeb. objectivec. passived. subjective22. a. askedb. blamedc. advisedd. taught23. a. occasionsb. trainingsc. experiencesd. journeys24. a. behaviorb.

15、 explanationc. attituded. scores25. a. whenb. whyc. whichd. what26. a. advancedb. simplec. chiefd. current27. a. sufferingb. resultingc. arisingd. coming28. a. receiveb. suspectc. believed. adopt29. a. weakeningb. shakingc. wakeningd. strengthening30. a. as a resultb. on the contraryc. in additiond.

16、 at the same time第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）第一节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）agoddington theaterthe goddington theater ticket office is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. monday to friday, and for half an hour in the evening before the advertised start time of each perform

17、ance.telephone bookings your tickets are held at the ticket office for you to collect or, if you prefer, a charge of 35 cents is made to post them to you if you pay by cash. well post them to you for free if you book by credit card. no extra charge.postal bookings you can write to the ticket office

18、requesting tickets, or to confirm a reservation.where to find goddington theater goddington theater can be found within the goddington university site, next to the car park, which is available for public use after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.if travelling by car coming from the south

19、end of princes street, you will see the library on your right. next to the library is goddington university. take the next turning on the right, then first right into the car park gate straight ahead of you, stopping as close as possible to the orange machine. put a $ 1 coin in the machine and the g

20、ate will rise.if travelling by train/bus/ taxi you will need to allow 30 minutes to walk from the train station. taxis are available from the front of the station. the university is a 5 to 10 minutes walk from the main bus station. when ordering a taxi from the theater, ask to be picked up at the bo

21、ttom of north street. taxis will not come into the car park because of the entrance charge. 31. you can book your tickets _. a. at 9 a.m. on mondayb. at 5 p.m. on wednesdayc. at noon on workdaysd. at lunch time on weekends32. where is the goddington theater? a. in the goddington university. b. on th

22、e right of the ticket office.c. to the south of princes street.d. at the bottom of north street.33. what can we learn from the passage?a. you can find a free parking place in the university.b. you have to collect your tickets if you pay by credit card.c. tickets paid by cash will be posted to you at

23、 no extra charge.d. taxi drivers are unwilling to pick up customers inside the car park.bnot many were surprised when dustin sherrard was chosen, among a team of five, to represent ontario at worldskills competition in leipzig, germany this year.the event, once known as the skill olympics, symbolize

24、s the top of excellence in professional training where young skilled people from around the world compete in the skills of their various jobs measured against demanding international standard, which is hard to reach.the 21-year-old, who grew up in englehart, ont, didnt get a medal but the experience

25、 did wonders for his confidence. sherrard had passion for carpentry (木工) and showed promise at a very young age. “i first got interested in woodmaking when i was in grade 10,” he says. “i had taken wood shop before but it never became a hobby of mine until my school started to get hard wood into the

26、 shop classes.”“i realized how much fun woodworking was and took all the wood-shop classes i could and started spending time in the shop after school,” he says. “i got a summer job working with my uncle and used most of the money i made to buy woodworking tools and quickly turned my dads little shop

27、 into my own woodworking shop.” his skills and knowledge were sharpened and tested in the woodworking program.all this went a long way in preparing him for full-time employment and taught him what to expect when he started working.“the biggest challenge to secure a good job with my training and skil

28、l set would be to keep up with all the different products and new designs,” he says. “i have only been in the industry for a few years but even my boss, who has been doing this for many years, is still learning new things all the time.”sherrards passion for his skill has brought him this far but his

29、 thirst for learning keeps pushing him further. hes already planning to go back to school to study engineering.34. what can we know about worldskills competition?a. it provides professional training.b. it is a top event for skilled youth.c. it is held in germany every four years.d. it is a competiti

30、on for skilled carpenters.35. how well did dustin sherrard do in the competition?a. he stood out.b. he lost confidence.c. he failed to get a medal.d. he got praised.36. what made dustin sherrard love woodworking?a. fame.b. confidence.c. honour.d. interest.37. what might dustin sherrard do next?a. fi

31、nd a better job.b. return to school to study.c. work together with his uncle.d. take part in more competitions.cstudents and technology in the classroomi love my blackberry its my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. i also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of m

32、y writing and thought. despite this love of technology, i know that there are times when i need to move away from these devices (设备) and truly communicate with others.on occasion, i teach a course called history matters for a group of higher education managers. my goals for the class include a full

33、discussion of historical themes and ideas. because i want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom. i have a rule no laptops, ipads, phones, etc. when students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.most stude

34、nts assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. theres a bit of truth to that. some students assume that i am anti-technology. theres no truth in that at all. i love technology and try to keep up with it so i can relate to my stu

35、dents.the real reason why i ask students to leave technology at the door is that i think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for

36、ideas. i want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. i want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.ive been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the educations reflec

37、t student satisfaction with the environment that i create. students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.im not saying that i wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until

38、 i hear a really good reason for the change. im sticking to my plan. a few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.38. some of the students in the history class were unhappy with _.a. the course material b. others misuse of technology c. discussion topics d. the authors class

39、regulations39. the underlined word “engage” in paragraph 4 probably means _.a. exploreb. acceptc. changed. reject 40. according to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may _.a. keep students from doing independent thinking b. encourage students to have in-depth conversationsc. help stu

40、dents to better understand complex themes d. affect students concentration on course evaluation41. it can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author _.a. is quite stubbornb. will give up teaching history c. will change his teaching plan soond. values technology-free dialogues in his class d

41、when things go wrong and were to blame, were supposed to feel guilty. right? not necessarily. it turns out that when we do something that causes a negative outcome, we actually feel less responsible for our actions. and, we see the entire situation differently than we would have if things had turned

42、 out well.the “blame game” is nothing new. behavior experts have long known that people push responsibility to others, or to outside factors, when things dont work out. but new research from the institute of cognitive neuroscience at university college london shows that this response is more than ab

43、out wanting to escape blame we actually dont believe that what happened is our fault.to learn more about the blame game, researchers conducted a study. they asked 34 participants to press keys that randomly (随机地) produced three different noises. the noises were positive (amusement, laughter), negati

44、ve (fear, disgust, or anger), or neutral.the volunteers were asked to estimate (估计) the time that it took between when they pushed the button and when they heard the sound. volunteers felt there was a longer lag (延迟) time between their actions and the negative sounds than between their actions and t

45、he positive ones. in their minds, the negative outcomes were separate from their actions. therefore, they were able to feel less responsible for them.the researchers say that when it comes to assigning blame, we cant always trust our own judgment. “just because you dont feel responsible, doesnt mean

46、 youre actually not,” says study author patrick haggard.the findings suggest that perhaps more of us need to realize that unpleasant or negative situations may actually be our fault even if we dont see it that way. and taking more responsibility for our actions could lead to better relationships wit

47、h others.42. if things turn out well, people tend to _.a. owe the success to othersb. share the success with othersc. feel more related to their actionsd. enjoy much pleasure themselves43. what can be inferred from paragraph 2?a. experts knew little about the “blame game”.b. similar studies have bee

48、n done before.c. the study now has found nothing new.d. outside factors lead to our fault.44. in the study, volunteers were asked to _.a. push special buttonsb. write down the exact timec. produce different soundsd. tell apart unpleasant sounds45. whats true of the volunteers?a. they always doubted

49、their own judgment.b. they believed someone else pressed the wrong keys.c. they were not brave enough to take the responsibility.d. they thought the bad results had little to do with them.46. what do the experts advise us to do to get along well with others?a. be friendly to others.b. take more resp

50、onsibility.c. treat others equally.d. show respect to others.ein her new book, “the smartest kids in the world,” amanda ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of tom, a high-school student from gettysburg, pennsylvania, who decides to spend his senior year in wroclaw, poland. poland is

51、 a surprising educational success story: in the past decade, the country raised students test scores from significantly below average to well above it. polish kids have now outscored american kids in math and science, even though poland spends, on average, less than half as much per student as the u

52、nited states does. one of the most striking differences between the high school tom attended in gettysburg and the one he ends up at in wroclaw is that the latter has no football team, or, for that matter, teams of any kind.that american high schools spend more time and money on sports than on math

53、is an old complaint. this is not a matter of how any given student who plays sports does in school, but of the culture and its priorities (优先考虑的事). this december, when the latest program for international student assessment (pisa) results are announced, its safe to predict that american high-school

54、students will once again display their limited skills in math and reading, outscored not just by students in poland but also by students in places like south korea, belgium, the netherlands, finland, singapore, and japan. meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will

55、 have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers. why does this situation continue? well, for one thing, kids like it. and for another, according to ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. she describes a tour she took of a school in washington d.c., which costs thirty thousand

56、 dollars a year. the tour leader a mother with three children in the school was asked about the schools flaws (瑕疵). when she said that the math program was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. when she said that the football program was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “really?” one of them asked worriedly, “what do you mean?”one of the ironies (讽刺) of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. american kids performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. its too bad that their test scores show the same thing.47