套卷2014-2015学年吉林省实验高三上学期第二次模拟考试试题英语

Meier,43,amarketingdirectorinBeaverFalls,prefersherbooksonpaper,notscreens.Afterworkingonaputerallday,shesays,“Iwantabookinmyhand.Turningoveritspagesismywayofknowingit'stimetorelaxandslowdown.”Meier,who'sstickingwithphysicalbooks,doesn'tconsiderherselfanykindofdigital“resister.”“I'mfortablewithallformsoftechnology,”shesays.“However,whenitestobooks,IsupposeI'matraditionalist.Mypreferencewillalwaysbetherealthing.”Toher,partofthejoyofreadingisthebookitself:“pullingitfromtheshelf,inspectingthecover,lettingitfallopentoarandompage.”Bothhavelotsofpany.Statisticsshowthate-booksalesgrew43%lastyear,butthat'saslowdownparedwiththetriple-digitincreasesinrecentyears.E-booksremainthefastest-growingpartofthebookmarketbutaccountforonlyabout20%ofallsales,reportedbypublishers.MiscioscioandMeierareatoppositeendsofabookbusinessintransition.Eventhoughe-booksaleshavegrownmorethan4,000%since2008,it'sunlikelythatphysicalbookswilldisappearthewayrecordsdidinthemusicindustry.21.Misciosciowill______whenabookisnotavailabledigitally.A.giveupreadingsuchkindofbooks B.switchtothebookoflowerpriceC.buythebookonpaperD.takeane-readerontotheloungers 22.AccordingtoMeier,her“preference”refersto______.A.paperbook B.partofjoy C.arandompage D.ane-book23.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Recordsareunlikelytodisappearinthemusicindustry.B.MiscioscioandMeieraretwoopponentsinbookbusiness.C.Themarketshareofe-booksisbiggerthanthatofpaperbooks.D.Physicalbookswillremaintobeacceptedtosomepeople.24.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.E-bookswilldominatethebookindustryeventually.B.Readersgotheirownwayinchoosingbooks.C.Newtechnologybringsmorebenefitsforreaders.D.Physicalbookswilldisappeargraduallyinthefuture.BGettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家)，encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground.25.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause.A.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment.B.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbathsC.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayinD.theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing?A.Uninterested.B.Curious. C.Approving.D.Afraid.27.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?A.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.B.Bymakingparisons.C.Byprovidingexamples.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.28.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tostresstheroleofdirt.B.Tointroducethehistoryofdirt.C.Topresentthechangeofviewsondirt.D.Tocallattentiontothedangerofdirt.CItallbeganwithastopataredlight. KevinSalwenwasdrivinghis14-year-olddaughter,Hannah,backfromasleepoverin2006.Whilewaitingatatrafficlight,theysawablackMercedesCoupeononesideandahomelessmanbeggingforfoodontheother.“Dad,ifthatmanhadalessnicecar,thatmantherecouldhaveameal.”Hannahprotested.Thelightchangedandtheydroveon,butHannahwastooyoungtobereasonable.Shepestered（纠缠）herparentsaboutinequity,insistingthatshewantedtodosomething. “Whatdoyouwanttodo?”hermomresponded.“Sellourhouse?”Warning!Neversuggestagrandgesturetoanidealisticteenager.Hannahseizedupontheideaofsellingtheluxuriousfamilyhomeanddonatinghalftheproceedstocharity,whileusingtheotherhalftobuyamoremodestreplacementhome.Eventually,that’swhatthefamilydid.Theproject—crazy,impetuous（鲁莽的）andutterlyinspiring—iswrittendownindetailinabookbyfatheranddaughterscheduledtobepublishednextmonth:“ThePowerofHalf.”It’sabookthat,frankly,I’dbenervousaboutleavingaroundwheremyownteenagekidsmightfindit.Animpressionablechildreadsthis,andthenextthingyouknowyourwholefamilyisoutonthestreet.AtatimeofenormousneedsinHaitiandelsewhere,whensomanyAmericansaretryingtohelpHaitiansbysendingeverythingfromtextmessagestoshoes,theSalwensofferanexampleofafamilythatcametogethertomakeadifference—forthemselvesasmuchasthepeopletheyweretryingtohelp.Inacolumnaweekago,itdescribedneurological（神经生物学的）evidencefrombrainscansthatunselfishnesslightsuppartsofthebrainnormallyassociatedwithmoreprimarysatisfaction.TheSalwens’experienceconfirmstheselfishpleasuresofselflessness.Mr.Salwenandhiswife,Joan,hadalwaysassumedthattheirkidswouldbebetteroffinabiggerhouse.Butaftertheydownsized,therewasmuchlessspacetoretreatto,sothefamilymembersspentmoretimearoundeachother.Asmallerhouseunexpectedlyturnedouttobeamorefamily-friendlyhouse.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inequity”mostprobablymeaninParagraph3? A.Unfairness. B.Satisfaction. C.Reasonablestatement D.Personalattitude.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Neversuggestagrandgesturetoanidealisticteenager.”means?______ A.Don’trespondtoachild'sdemandsfirmlywithoutconsideration. B.Unlessachildisrealistic,nevergiveananswerimmediately. C.Giveananswerifthechildisreasonable. D.Nevergiveaquickanswertoanidealisticteenager.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph? A.TheSalwensregrettedsellingtheirhouse. B.TherelationshipbetweenthefamilymembersoftheSalwensismuchcloser. C.Smallhousescanbringhappiness. D.TheSalwensintendtobuyanotherbighouse.32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.MercedesCoupeisonlyanordinarycarwhichisquitecheap. B.Unselfishnesshasnothingtodowithpeople’sprimarysatisfaction. C.Hannahaskedherparentstodosomethingcharitableandtheysoldtheirhouse. D.Thewriter’schildrenaskedhimtoselltheirhouse.DHumanshavesewnbyhandforthousandsofyears.Itwassaidthatthefirstthreadwasmadefromanimalmuscleandsinew(腱).Andtheearliestneedlesweremadefrombones.Sincethoseearlydays,manypeoplehavebeeninvolvedintheprocessofdevelopingamachinethatcoulddothesamethingmorequicklyandwithgreaterefficiency.CharlesWiesenthal,whowasborninGermany,designedandreceivedapatentonadouble-pointedneedlethateliminatedtheneedtoturntheneedlearoundwitheachstitch(缝合)inEnglandin1755.Otherinventorsofthattimetriedtodevelopafunctionalsewingmachine,buteachdesignhadatleastoneseriousimperfection.FrenchmanBarthelemyThimonnierfinallyengineeredamachinethatreallyworked.However,hewasnearlykilledbyagroupofangrytailorswhentheyburneddownhisgarmentfactory.Theyfearedthattheywouldlosetheirjobstothemachine.AmericaninventorEliasHowe,bornonJuly9,1819,wasawardedapatentforamethodofsewingthatusedthreadfromtwodifferentsources.Howe’smachinehadaneedlewithaneyeatthepoint,anditusedthetwothreadstomakeaspecialstitchcalledalockstitch.However,HowefaceddifficultyinfindingbuyersforhismachinesinAmerica.Infrustration,hetraveledtoEnglandtotrytosellhisinventionthere.Whenhefinallyreturnedhome,hefoundthatdozensofmanufacturerswereadaptinghisdiscoveryforuseintheirownsewingmachines.IsaacSinger,anotherAmericaninventor,wasalsoamanufacturerwhomadeimprovementstothedesignofsewingmachines.Heinventedanup-and-down-motionmechanismthatreplacedtheside-to-sidemachines.Healsodevelopedafoottreadle(脚踏板)topowerhismachine.Thisimprovementleftthesewer’shandsfree.Undoubtedly,itwasahugeimprovementofthehand-crankedmachineofthepast.SoontheSingersewingmachineachievedmorefamethantheothersforitwasmorepractical,itcouldbeadaptedtohomeuseanditcouldbeboughtonhire-purchase.TheSingersewingmachinebecamethefirsthomeappliance,andtheSingerpanybecameoneofthefirstAmericanmultinationals.However,SingerusedthesamemethodtocreatealockstitchthatHowehadalreadypatented.Asaresult,Howeaccusedhimofpatentinfringement（侵犯）.Ofcourse,EliasHowewonthecourtcase,andSingerwasorderedtopayHoweroyalties（版税）.Intheend,Howebecameamillionaire,notbymanufacturingthesewingmachine,butbyreceivingroyaltypaymentsforhisinvention.33.BarthelemyThimonnier’sgarmentfactorywasburneddownbecause_____.A.peopledidnotknowhowtoputoutthefireB.EliasHowethoughtThimonnierhadstolenhisinventionC.workerswhofearedthelossoftheirjobstoamachinesetfireD.thesewingmachinescouldn’tworkfinally34.WhydidthecourtforceIsaacSingertopayElisaHowealifetimeofroyalties?A.BecausethejudgewasagainstSingerforhissurlyattitude.B.BecauseHowehadalreadypatentedthelockstitchusedbySinger.C.BecauseSingerhadborrowedmoneyfromHoweandneverrepaidit.D.BecauseSingerandHowehadbothinventedthesamemachine.35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheEarlyHistoryoftheSewingMachineB.TheCasebetweenHoweandSingerC.PatentLawsontheSewingMachineD.AStitchinTimeSavesNine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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。____36____Whenastarvingmangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat;whenanexecutivegetsanewsportscar,visionsofcountryclubsandpleasurebeatsdanceintoview.Themanywantsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.____37____.Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofwantsinvolvesfood.Oncethiswantissatisfied,asecondlevelofwantsappears:clothingandsomesortofshelter.BytheendofWorldWarIIthesewantsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.____38____Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofwantswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950safourthlevelofwantsappeared:the“life-enriching”level.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction－thefeeding,fort,safety,andtransportationofthehumanbody－thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievementandhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyofwhichcouldbecalled“luxury”items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalcare,andentertainment.____39____Onthislevel,agreaterpercentageofconsumerspendinggoestoservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofwantsastheirineincreases,orwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?Afifthlevelprobablywouldinvolvewantsthatcanbeachievedbestbymunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crimeandprejudice.____40____Inthisway,wecanenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels. A.Thenathirdlevelappeared. B.Differentpeoplehavedifferentwantsoneachlevel. C.Thereareseverallevelsofwantsinone’slife. D.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofwants,anotherlevelappears E.Atthisstage,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisure. F.Alsoincludedherearefancyfoodsandthelateststylesinclothing. G.Humanwantsseemendless.第三部分英语知识运用(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。Onceuponatimeinalandfarfaraway,therewasa____41____oldmanwholovedeverything.Animals,spiders,insects...Oneday____42____walkingthroughthewoodstheniceoldmanfoundacocoon(茧)ofabutterfly.He____43____ithome.Afewdayslater,asmall____44____appeared;hesatandwatchedthebutterflyforseveralhours____45_____itstruggledtoforceitsbodythroughthatlittlehole.Thenitseemedto____46____makinganyprogress.Itappearedasifithadgottenasfarasitcouldanditcouldgo____47____farther.Thenthemandecidedtohelpthe____48____,sohetookapairofscissorsand____49____theremainingbitofthecocoon.Thebutterflythencameout____50____.____51____ithadaswollen(浮肿的)bodyandsmall,shriveled(枯萎的)wings.Theman____52____towatchthebutterflybecauseheexpectedthat,atanymoment,thewingswould____53____tobeabletosupportthebody,whichwouldcontractintime.Neitherhappened!____54____,thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawling(爬)aroundwithaswollenbodyandshriveledwings.Itneverwasableto____55____.Whatthemaninhiskindnessandhastedidnotunderstandwasthattherestricting(限制的)____56____andthestrugglerequiredforthebutterflyto____57____thetinyopeningwereNature'swayofforcingfluid(液体)fromthebodyofthebutterflyintoitswingssothatitwouldbereadyforflightonceitachievedits____58____fromthecocoon.Sometimes____59____areexactlywhatweneedinourlife.Ifwewereallowedtogothroughourlifewithoutanychallenges,itwouldweakenus.Wewouldnotbeas____60_____aswhatwecouldhavebeen.Andwecouldneverfly.41.A.coldB.kindC.politeD.tiresome42.A.unlessB.ifC.whileD.because43.A.tookB.movedC.circulatedD.dashed44.A.signB.shadowC.shadeD.opening45.A.andB.untilC.asD.then46.A.stopB.preventC.appealD.adapt47.A.anyB.moreC.noD.much48.A.bugB.butterflyC.animalD.fly49.A.takedownB.takeapartC.cutdownD.cutopen50.A.greedilyB.easilyC.hardlyD.quickly51.A.GenerallyB.EvenC.SoD.But52.A.soughtB.lastedC.continuedD.began53.A.enlargeB.shortenC.tightenD.darken54.A.InconclusionB.IntimeC.InfactD.Inparticular55.A.walkB.flyC.fleeD.run56.A.wingB.taleC.subjectD.cocoon57.A.getoutB.getthroughC.getawayD.getdown58.A.freedomB.outeC.balanceD.reliability59.A.strugglesB.passionsC.mannersD.spirits60.A.weakB.intelligentC.giftedD.strong第II卷注意:请将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Meg:ProfessorHopkins.MayIhave____61____wordwithyou?Hopkins:Sure,Meg.What’sup?Meg:I___62____(get)aCformyreport.You___63___havemadeitwrong.YouknowIhaveputmuchtimeandenergytothereport.Hopkins:Well,Meg.I’mafraidyoudidn’tmeetthe____64___.TheduedayisSeptember3rd.Youhadthereport____65___(hand)intwodayslater.Meg:Yes,Professor.Iamsorry___66___(learn)aboutthat.Hopkins:AndthisreportisaboutthesuccessoftheStarbucksCoffee.Inyourreport,youhavementionedthepany’smanagement,selectionsofstoresandservices.___67___Iamsurprisedthatyoudidn’tmentionanythingaboutitscoffee.It’scoffeeshop,Meg.Isn’tthetasteofitscoffeethemostimportantthingtoitssuccess?Meg:Yeah,IguessIleft___68___out.Hopkins:Andfiguresareimportant____69____.Youalsoneedtoaddanactualfiguresuchasthemonthlysales.Meg:Youarequiterightprofessor.Hopkins:Andyou’dbetterwritethereportagainbydoing___61____(much)researchandlookingforfigures.Meg:Areyougivingmeanotherchance,professor?Hopkins:SeemslikeIam.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下日记。日记中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearMom,TheMother’sDayising.I’msorrythatIamabroad

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Jennifer第二节书面表达（满分25分）火车、地铁、公交车内的“低头族”越来越多，尤其是青年人，上车后很快拿出，不管路程长短，不论坐着还是站着，人人都眼睛盯着屏幕，有的人走路也在看……针对这一现象，发表你的看法。注意：行文连贯流畅；低头族：phubber词数：100词左右_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________英语听力注意事项：英语听力共两节，共20小题，每小题1.5分，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题.每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheownsashop. B.Shew