北京市西城区高三二模试卷英语

高考资源网（），您身边的高考专家（山东、北京、天津、云南、贵州）五地区试卷投稿QQ858529021高考资源网（），您身边的高考专家（山东、北京、天津、云南、贵州）五地区试卷投稿QQ858529021北京市西城区2014届高三二模考试英语试题本试卷共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听力理解（共三节，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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。每段对话你将听一遍。1．Whatwillthemanandwomanprobablydo? A．Staywheretheyare． B．Goforawalk． C．Gotoacoffeeshop．2．Whatisthewomanprobablydoing? A．Askingforhelp． B．Makinganappointment． C．Givingadvice．3．Whatdoesthemanwanttodonow? A．Preparetheschedule． B．Talkabouttheschedule． C．Takearest．4．WhatdoesthewomanfeelabouttheUS? A．Bored． B．Curious． C．Disappointed．5．WhenwillthewomanmeetwithMr．Smith? A．12:00． B．1：30． C．2：OO．第二节（共10小题；每小题1．5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6．Whatdoesthemanrecommend? A．Achocolatecake． B．Anapplepie． C．Someicecream．7．What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers? A．Bossandemployee． B．Waiterandcustomer． C．Husbandandwife． 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace? A．Inasupermarket． B．Inabank． C．Inapostoffice．9．Howlongdoesoverseasmailtake? A．About2weeks． B．3businessdays． C．1businessday． 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whathasthewomanbeenthinkingaboutforalongtime? A．Herstudy． B．Herfuture． C．Hersafety．11．Whydoesn'tthewomanwanttobeaflightattendant? A．It'sboring． B．It'sexciting． C．It'sdangerous．12．Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe? A．Ateacher． B．Aninterpreter． C．Abusinesswoman． 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13．Whatcausedthetraffictostop? A．Thestorm． B．Thesnow． C．Thewind．14．WhatwilltheweatherbelikeduringthedayonFriday? A．Cloudyandrainy． B．Warmandsunny． C．Windyandcool．15．Whenwillitprobablyrain? A．OnFriday B．OnSaturdaynight． C．OnSundaymorning．第三节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，共7．5分）听下面一段对话，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。请将答案写在答题卡上。InformationabouttheHostFamilyPlacenearthe16sidePreferencea17studentFamilyMembersacouplewith18kidsPrice80-100dollarsa19Othersa20room第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）从每题所给的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。21．Tonyis______fantasticpianist．I'mabsolutelycertainthathisconcertthisSundaywillbe______success． A．a;a B．a;the C．the;the D．the;a22．It'sgoingtotakeagestogettotheairportthisway．Can'tyougo______? A．fast B．anyfaster C．fastest D．asfast23．Theartistwasveryproudofhiscreationandcalleditthebestpainting______hehadeverdone． A．whose B．which C．when D．that24．Inyourlife,sometimesyoumightendupback______youstarted． A．who B．when C．where D．which25．EveryDecemberNobelPrizes______topeoplewhohavemadeoutstandingcontributionstotheworld． A．award B．areawarded C．awarded D．wereawarded26．Thetourguideremindedpeopletobecarefulwhen______offtheboat． A．stepping B．stepped C．tostep D．step27．—Oh,Iwanttogiveupnow． —Comeon!______doesn'tkillyoumakesyoustronger． A．Whichever B．Whatever C．Whoever D．Whenever28．E-shoppers______to300millionbytheendoflastyear． A．hadgrown B．grew C．havegrown D．grow29．Lastnightthenaughtyboyclimbed______thewallandjumpedintotheswimmingpoolonlytofindtherewasnowater． A．across B．over C．through D．for30．______atthewayhehadbeentreatedinthehotel,Johncomplainedtothemanager． A．Havingdisappointed B．Disappointing C．Disappointed D．TodisappointBThroughoutmy41yearsatGeneralElectric,I'veexperiencedalot．Inthemedia,I'vegonefromprincetopigandbackagain．AndI'vebeencalledmanythings．Intheearlydays,somecalledmeacrazy,wildman．WhenIbecameCEOtwodecadesago,WallStreetasked,"Jackwho?"WhenItriedtomakeGEmorecompetitivebycuttingbackourworkforceintheearly1980s,themediacalledme"NeutronJack．"WhentheylearnedwewerefocusedonvaluesandcultureatGE,peopleaskedif"Jackhasgonesoft．"I'vebeenNo．1orNo．2Jack,ServicesJack,GlobalJack,and,inmorerecentyears．SixSigmaJackande-BusinessJack．WhenwemadeanefforttoacquireHoneywellinOctober2000,andIagreedtostayonthroughthetransition（过渡期）,somethoughtofmeastheLong-in-the-ToothJackhangingonbyhisfingertipstohisCEOjob．Thosecharacterizationssaidlessaboutmeandalotmoreaboutthestageourcompanywentthrough．Truthis,downdeep,I'veneverreallychangedmuchfromtheboymymotherraisedinSalem,Massachusetts．WhenIstartedonthisjourneyin1981,standingbeforeWallStreetanalystsforthefirsttimeatNewYork'sPierreHotel,IsaidIwantedGEtobecome"themostcompetitiveenterpriseonearth．"Myobjectivewastoputasmall-companyspiritinabig-companybody,tobuildanorganizationoutofanold-lineindustrialcompanythatwouldbemorehigh-spirited,moreadaptable,andmoreflexiblethancompaniesthatareone-fiftiethoursize．IsaidthenthatIwantedtocreateacompany"wherepeopledaretotrynewthings?wherepeopleknowthatonlythelimitsoftheircreativityanddrive,theirownstandardsofpersonalexcellence,willbetheceilingonhowfarandhowfasttheymoveI'veputmymind,myheart,andmycourageintothatjourneyeverydayofthe40-plusyearsI'vebeenluckyenoughtobeapartofGE．59．Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthor______． A．hadmanyupsanddowns B．hadapoorimageinpublic C．becameCEOofGE41yearsago D．sufferedfromsomementalillnesses60．Astheauthorseesit,themanynicknamesofhimindicate______． A．thechangeofhischaracterwiththetime B．thevariousopinionsofdifferentjournalists C．hiscompany'sdifferentstagesofdevelopment D．hispopularityamonghisfriendsandrelatives61．Accordingtotheauthor,GEin1981______． A．shouldseekbroaderspacefordevelopment B．wasthemostcompetitivecompanyintheworld C．differedfrommanyold-lineindustrialcompanies D．wasabigcompanywithasmall-company'sspirit62．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"journey"inthelastparagraphprobablymean? A．TakingGEtoanewheight． B．Travellingfromhometooffice． C．SeekingahigherpositioninGE． D．Growingfromababyintoanadult．CCollegestudentsconstantlyhearthepraisesofeducation．Wehaveallbecomeusedtobelievingthatacollegeeducationisalwaysaguaranteeofaneasierlife．Iwasnineyearsoldwhenmyfourth-gradeteacherpresentedmewithatask,towritedownallofthethingsIwantedinmylife．Ifilledmypaperwiththingslike:ownabighouseandhaveservants;berichandhaveagoodjob．Thenextdaymyteacherhandedbackmypaperandinredinkshewrote:"GOTOCOLLEGE．"Foralongtime,IwasconvincedthatonceIobtainedaneducation,BAM!Lifewouldbeeasier．However,educationcannotpromiseallwishes,dreams,anddesires．Societymustrejectthefoolishideathatacollegeeducation'smainpurposeistosatisfyourdesiresandsecuresuccess．Likemostchallengingthings,educationisagamble（赌博）inwhichresultsdependentirelyonpeople'sabilitytolookpasttheirwantstoseetherealismandreasonbehindtheirwants．Forinstance,myfirstyearofcollege,Itookasociologyclass．Inclass,weweretaughtthatThirdWorldcountrieswerepoor．Welearnedthatourqualityoflifewouldbealmostimpossibleforanaveragepersoninthosecountries．Ibegantoexaminemyowndesiretoberich．Toalwaysgoaftermoneyfeltselfishwhenknowingothershadnoneatall．Learningaboutothersociety'sfinancialsituationsforcedmetolookbeyondwhatIwanted．Throughtheprocessofeducation,everythingoncedesiredistested．Wantingsomethingnolongerisenough;it'smoreimportanttoexaminewhywewantitandwhetherwereallywantit．Whenmydesireformoneychanged,everythingchanged．Istoppedlongingformoney-drivencareersandstoppedvaluingthepeoplewhohadthem．IbegantoexaminethethingsIpurchasedandmyreasonforwantingthem．Educationisatooltobeusedtodevelopandadvanceourdesires,sowecandiscoverthethingsthataretrulysignificantinlife．Educationisasourcetoexpandoursocietytoseebeyondthesuperficial（表面的）appealsandthe"quickfixes",leavingthebeliefofaneffortlesslifebehindinordertodesireameaningfulone．63．Theauthor'sfourth-gradeteacherprobablyagreedthat______． A．theauthorwasanambitiousstudent B．theauthorshouldsetmorerealisticgoals C．acollegestudentwouldleadaneasierlife D．acollegedegreewasthekeytotheauthor'sdreams64．Whydoestheauthormentionhersociologyclass? A．Toshareherlearningexperienceswithreaders． B．Tosupporthernewunderstandingabouteducation． C．ToexpresshersympathyforpeopleinThirdWorld． D．Tostresstheimportanceoftakingasociologycourse．65．Withacollegeeducation,theauthor______． A．enviedrichpeople B．lostinterestincareer C．desiredmorematerialthings D．stoppedalwaysseekingmorewealth66．What'sthemainideaofthepassage? A．Collegeeducationpromisesaneffortlesslife． B．Collegeeducationtestsandguidesourlifedesires． C．Collegeeducationofferssolutionstosocialproblems． D．Collegeeducationturnsyoungpeopleintogamblers．DThewordproactivityisfairlycommoninmanagementliterature,butyouwon'tfinditinthedictionary．Itmeansthatasahumanbeingyoutakeresponsibilityforyourownlife．Lookatthewordresponsibility:abilitytochooseyourresponse,response-ability．Effectivepeopleareproactivebecausetheytakeresponsibility．Theirbehaviorisaproductoftheirowndecisions,basedonvalues,ratherthanbeingaproductoftheirownconditions,basedonfeelings．Forinstance,youareplanningapicnicwithyourfamily．You'reexcited．Youhaveallthepreparations．You'vedecidedwheretogo,andthenitbecomesstormy,killingyourplan．Proactivepeoplecarryweatherwithinthem．Theyrealizewhattheirpurposereallywas,andtheycreativelyhaveapicnicelsewhereevenifit'sintheirownbasementwithsomespecialgames,andmakethebestofthatsituation．Theoppositeofbeingproactiveistobereactive．Reactivepeoplewouldsay,"What'stheuse?""Wecan'tdoanything．""Ohthisissoupsettingafterallofourpreparationsandarrangements．"Theytrytopersuadethepeoplearoundthemandusuallythepicnicwillbecancelled．Beingproactiveisreallyjustbeingtruetoyourhumannature．Yourbasicnatureistoact,andnottobeactedupon．That'strue,despitewidelyacceptedtheoriesofdeterminismusedtoexplainhumannature．Determinismsaysthatyoudon'treallychooseanythingandthatwhatyoucallchoicesarenothingmorethanautomaticresponsestooutsideconditions．Thelanguageofreactivepeopleislike:"Ican't．""Don'thavetime．""Ihaveto．""Imust．"Thewholespiritofthatlanguageisthetransferofresponsibility．Theythinkthingsaredeterminedbytheirenvironment,orbytheirconditions,orbytheirconditioningortheirgenetic（基因的）makeup．Psychologically,peoplewhobelievetheyaredeterminedwillproducetheevidencetosupportthebelief,andtheyincreasinglyfeelvictimizedandoutofcontrol．They'renotinchargeoftheirlifeatall．Onthecontrary,aproactivepersonexercisesfreewill,thefreedomtochoosetheresponsethatbestappliestohisvalues．Inthatway,hegainscontroloverthecircumstances,ratherthanbeingcontrolledbythem．67．Accordingtothepassage,aproactiveperson'sbehaviorcanresultfrom______． A．theenvironment B．aninnerbelief C．thegeneticmakeup D．atemporaryfeeling68．Whenapicnicplanisthreatenedbyasuddenstorm,reactivepeoplewillprobably____． A．havethepicnicasplanned B．makethebestofthepicnic C．complainandgiveupthepicnic D．findsomewhereelseforthepicnic69．Whatdoes"carryweatherwithinthem"inthesecondparagraphprobablymean? A．Managetoimprovetheweather． B．Giveintotheweatherpassively． C．Stresstheinfluenceoftheweather． D．Findasolutiontotheweatherproblems．70．Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatdeterminists______． A．acceptthingspassively B．areinchargeofthemselves C．aresimilartoproactivepeople D．respondtooutsideconditionsactively第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项Wherewouldyoumostliketogoonvacation?Paris?London?TheAmazonRainforest?Eachofthesedestinationsisattractive．71Asanewword,staycationreferstopeoplestayingathomeduringtheirvacationtime,andgoingsightseeingaroundtheirhometown．Staycationshavebecomereallypopularrecently,asawayofhavinganenjoyablevacation,withoutspendingtoomuchmoney．Thereareshortcomingstoeverypositivething,however． 72Youalsomightpreventyourselffromenjoyingthingstothefullest,astheatmospheremightbethesameasanyothertime． 73Itmeansyouwon'tbeavailableforworkorotheractivities．Whatcanyoudotomakeyourstaycationfun?1．Gotoanearbytown,ortoafancyhotelinyourhometownandstayovernight．Treatyourselftoroomserviceandanyotherfunthingsthehotelhastooffer．2．74Youwouldhavedoneitonavacation,right?Treatyourselftothis,atleastforoneday!3．Throwasmallparty．Thinkaboutthemoneyyouaresavingbynotgoingaway．Youwillstillsavemoney,buthavemorefun,andyouwillhelpotherpeople