套卷湖南省郴州市2015届高三第二次教学质量监测英语试题

湖南省郴州市2015届高三第二次教学质量监测英语试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号写在答题卡和该试题卷的封面上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号和科目。2．学生作答时，选择题和非选择题均须作在答题卡上，在本试题卷上作答无效。考生在答题卡上按答题卡中注意事项的要求答题。3．考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。4．本试题卷共11页。如缺页，考生须声明，否则后果自负。PartIListeningprehension（30marks）SectionA（22．5marks） Directions:Inthissection,you'llhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers．Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA-，BandC,Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion．YouwillheareachconversationTWICE．Example:Whenwillthemagazineprobablyarrive?A．Wednesday． B．Thursday． C．Friday．TheanswerisB．Conversation11．Howmuchdoestheman'ssuitcost? A．$500． B．$1,000． C．$1,500．2．Whatwillthespeakersdo? A．Goshopping．B．Gotothecinema．C．Havedinnertogether．Conversation23．Whatsizedoesthewomanwear? A．Small．B．Large． C．Medium．4．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthefirstswimmingsuit? A．Thecoloristoodark．B．It'stooexpensive．C．It'salittlesmall．Conversation35．Wherewasthewomanthismorning? A．Athome．B．Attheschool．C．Inastore．6．Whydidn'tthemanseethewomanlastnight? A．Thewomandidn'tgoatall．B．Thewomanleftearly．C．Themanleftearly．Conversation47．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace? A．Ataschool．B．Atteman’sC．Atthewoman’s．8．HowlongdidthewomanstayinBeijing? A．Twodays．B．Threedays．C．Fourdays．9．WhatidthewomanvisitinBeijing? A．TheSummerPalace．B．ThePalaceMuseum．C．ForbiddenCity．Conversation510．Howdidthemane?A．Bycar．B．Bybike．C．Onfoot．11．What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Interviewerandapplicant．B．Customerandwaitress． C．Businesspartners．12．Whatdrinkdoesthemanwant?A．Blackcoffee．B．Greentea．C．Blacktea．Conversation613．Whatcanweknowabouttheman? A．Heissatisfiedwithhispart,-timejob． B．Heistiredofhispart-timejob． C．Hewillfindanotherpart,-timejob．14．Whycanthewomangetascholarship? A．Shedidwellinthecollege． B．Sheappliedforit． C．Shehadgoodgradesinhighschool．15．Wheredoesthewomanhavehermeals? A．Athome． B．Inthedorms． C．Attherestaurant．SectionB(7．5marks）Directions:Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassage．Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard．FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS．YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE．PartⅡLanguageKnowledge（45marks）SectionA（15marks）Directions:ForeachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA，BandD．Choosetheoneanswerthatbestpletesthesentence．Example:Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanketthedesert． A．coveringB．covered C．cover D．tocover TheanswerisA．21．Weonthisprojectforfourhours．Let'shavearest． A．areworking B．worked C．havebeenworkingD．hadworked22．Therearealargenumberofpeopleintherailwaystationforticketstoreturnhome．A．waitingB．wait C．towaitD．waited23．Honestyisakindofquality,andthatisittakestomunicatewithotherssuccessfully． A．whichB．where C．whatD．when24．—Ididn'tgotoJoan'spartylastnightbecausemycarbrokedown．—Youcouldhaveborrowedmine．Iit． A．hadn'tusedB．wasn'tusing C．don'tuse D．amnotusing25．Withalotofhomework_．Idecidednottoplaywithyou． A．doingB．todo C．done D．beingdone26．Mike,Iguesswe'dbetterfixtheGPSreceivertothecarwecanfindourwayeasily．A．whichB．that C．withwhichD．fromwhich27．Tomisagreattalker．It'shightimehesomethinginsteadofjusttalking．A．willdoB．hasdone C．doD．did28．—HaveyoumetMr．Smith?—No．WhenIarrived,heforBeijingtoattendanationalconference．A．hasjustleft B．hadjustleft C．justleaves D．wasjustleaving29．_youhavegrownup,youshouldnotrelyonyourparents．A．NowthatB．BeforeC．AlthoughD．Unless30．—Whatdoyouneedtosay?—Nopersonsmokeorcarryalightedcigaretteinthisspecialroom．A．shall B．will C．oughtD．need31．Itisthepaintinghangingbymybedoftencallsupthesweetmemoriesofmyschoollife． A．that B．when C．whichD．where32．—Areyousatisfiedwithyourperformancetoday? —No．Itcouldn'thavebeenIfailedtopassit． A．betterB．worseC．sobadD．theworst33．withconductinganinterviewbyQQonline,aface-to-faceinterviewinpersoncanprovidepeoplewithmorereliabledetails． A．paringB．TopareC．paredD．pare34．Generallyspeaking,beinghard-working_justwhatittakesforyoutobesuccessfulinyourcareer．A．was B．are C．is D．were35．Itdoesn'tmatteriftheywanttoetoyourbirthdayparty,?A．doesn'tit B．does C．don'tthey D．dotheySectionB（18marks）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesMarkedA,B,CandD．FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextItwasawarmsunnySaturdayafternoonaboutfifteenyearsago．Iofferedtotakemy36tothelocalplayground．Assoonaswegotthere,mydaughterheadedforthe37andaskedforapush．AsIwashelpingmydaughterto38higherandhigher,Inoticedanotherlittlegirltryinginvaintogetherownswing（秋千）going．Herelderlygrandmotherwassittingquietlyonanearbybenchandsmiledatme．Iwalkedovertothelittlegirland39ifshecoulduseapush,too．Shesmiledandanswered"Yes!"Isoonhadherfeetflyingtowardthecloudswhileshelaughedhappily．Forthenexttwohours,Ifoundmyself40swingsandplayinggameswithmydaughterandthelittlegirl．Bythetimeweheadedhome．Iwas41wornout,butmyspiritswerestillflyinghigherthanthoseswings． Twoyearslater,afteralongday'sworkIwentto42mykidsfromthelocalgradeschool．_43,Istoodintheparents'waitingformychildren．Suddenly,Ifelttwotinyarmsaroundmystomach．Ilookeddownandtherewasthelittlegirlfromtheplaygroundsmilingupatme．Shegavemeonemorebig44beforeheadingofftocatchherschoolbus．AsIwatchedherback,Ididn'tfeelquitesotiredanymoreandmy45wereonceagainrisingintheheavens．Inthislife,everysinglebitoflovewe46findsitswaybacktousagain．Itmaytakesecondsoritmaytakeyears．Thelawoflove,though,isneverbroken．Theloveweshare,thekindnesswegiveandthe47wecreatewillalwaysebacktoblessus．36．A．motherB．friend C．daughter D．student37．A．swings B．flowers C．balls D．crowds38．A．lift B．jump C．climb D．go39．A．wondered B．asked C．saw D．doubted40．A．pushing B．shaking C．making D．taking41．A．mentally B．physically C．simply D．mostly42．A．lookafter B．sendfor C．pickup D．seeoff43．A．Excited B．Tired C．Surprised D．Satisfied44．A．hug B．kiss C．touch D．blow45．A．thoughts B．feelings C．memories D．spirits46．A．seek B．face C．imagine D．share47．A．beauty B．happiness C．idea D．valueSectionC（12marks） Directions:pletethefollowingpassagebyusingonewordthatbestfitsthecontext． Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,48fewknowhowtofindhappiness． Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,"Happinessdependsuponourselves．"49otherwords,wemakeourownhappiness．Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier． Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife．50shouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtime51closefriends．People52haveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives．53secrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive,andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsandtime．Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers．Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgood54theyspendtheirtimehelpingothers．Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogooddeedsforsomeone．Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudiesorgoshoppingfor55elderlyperson．PartⅢReadingprehension（30marks） Directions:Reactthefollowingthreepassages．Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemarefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD．Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage．ANatural Schoolactivities Youarehere:Home>Education>SchoolactivitiesTheMuseumisaleadingresourceforscienceandgeographyeducation．SchoolprogrammeprovidedbyNaturalMuseumissuitableforallagesandlevelsincludingfoundation,primary,secondaryandAlevel．Weoffercurriculum-linkedevents,workshops,hands-onactivitiesandateachersupportservicetohelpyougetthemostoutofyourvisit．Allschoolservicesarefree,butmustbebookedinadvance．EarthLabworkshopsThisactivityisfreeandcurriculum-linked,appropriateforKS3andKS4students．Bringearthsciencetolifewithourhands-onEarthLabworkshops．Packedwithfascinatingfossils,mineralsandrocks,EarthLabiswherestudentscanexploretheexcitingandvariedworldofBritishgeology．InnerLab:Usespecializedmicroscopesandgeologicaltoolstoinvestigatedifferentmineralsandrocks． *RockCycle:Identifysedimentary（沉积的）,igneousandmetamorphicrocksandplacethemhere．*MineralKey:Learnaboutthedifferentpropertiesofmineralsanddiscoverwhatarethebuildingblocksofrocks． OuterLa:ThisareacontainscollectionsofBritishrocks,mineralsandfossilsthataredisplayedaccordingtotheirgeologicalperiodandlinkedtoamapanddatabase．*DatewithanAmmonite（菊石）:anopportunitytodiscovermoreaboutammonitesandusekeystoidentifyspeciesusingfossilrecordasevidenceforevolution． Dates:Seetheschoolprogrammefordetailsandmoreinformationonhowtobook． Booking:Allschoolactivitiesmustbebookedinadvance．Tobook,pleasecallourschoolbookinglinebetween08:30-16:00,MondaytoFridayduringterm-time,or10:00-13:00duringtheschoolholidays．Tel:+44（0）2079425555．56．Ifstudentswouldliketojointheschoolactivities,they． A．havetobooktheticketsatonce B．canparticipateinthemforfree C．shouldewiththeirteachers D．mustbooktheirvisitaweekearlier57．WhatdoweknowaboutEarthLabworkshops? A．Ithelpsvisitorstoknowmoreabouttheearth． B．ItisnotappropriateforKS3andKS4students． C．Itprovidesachanceforvisitorstoexperiencenature．D．Itallowschildrentodeveloptheirinterestinscience．58．Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutfossils,youshouldgoto． A．InnerLab B．RockCycle C．MineralKey D．DatewithanAmmonite59．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Astorybook． B．Atextbook．C．Awebsite． D．Atravelbrochure．60．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Schoolactivitiesmustbearrangedaheadoftime．B．Studentscan'tjoinschoolactivitieswithoutteachers．C．Schoolbookinglineisnotavailableduringholidays．D．Teachersmusthelpstudentswithhands-onactivities．BOnespring,whenIwas10,duringoneofmyfather'slayoffs,Icouldtellmymotherwasunhappy．IdecidedtocheerherupbybuyingheraspecialMother'sDaygift．OnedayafterschoolIrodemybiketotheAgins,which,Ilearnedyearslater,wasknownforitshigh-endfashionsandstyle．IintroducedmyselftoSylviaAgins,tellingherIwaslookingforaMother'sDaypresent．"Doyouthinkshe'dlikeapurse?"sheasked．"Ithinkshemight．"Itoldher．ShetookoutanItalianhandbagmadeofleather．SheaskedmewhatIthought,andItoldherthatmymomwouldlikeit．"Howmuchmoneydoyouhave?"sheasked．"Twelvedollars．"Isaid．"You'reinluck．"Shetoldme,"It'sonlyelevendollars．Youhaveadollarleftoverforthecard．"Shewrappedthepurseandthankedmeformybusiness,andIrodeoffhomewiththepackageundermyarm．WhenmymotheropenedthegiftthenextSundaymorning,sheaskedinanaccusingtone,"Wheredidyougetthis?""IboughtitattheAgins．Itcostmeelevendollars．"Isaid．Mymotherwasshockedintosilence．Itwasn'tuntilmanyyearslater,whenIlearnedthatthepursewasworthseveralhundreddollars,thatIappreciatedjusthowwonderfulSylviaAginshadbeentome．IalwaysfeltregretfulthatIneverhadachancetoproperlythankher．"Youknow,myson,whatreallyamazesmetothisday?"mymothersaid,"Lettingyouhavethepurseforjustafewdollarswasunbelievableenough．ButthefactthatsheletyouleavethestorewithadollarforthecardwasatouchofkindnessthatI'llneverforget．"61．Theauthorboughthismotherapurseto．A．surprisehismother B．makehismotherhappyC．showhisabilityofmakingmoney D．thankhismotherforbuyinghimabike62．Whywastheauthor'smothershockedintosilence?A．ThepursewasboughtfromtheAgins．B．Shewasn'texpectingagiftfromherson．C．Theauthorboughtacardtogowiththepurse．D．TheAginschargedsolittlemoneyforthepurse．63．SylviaAgins'sbehaviorshowsthat． A．sheiscriticalandmean B．sheiskindandthoughtful C．sheisgoodatmakingmoney D．sheknowshowtochoosepresents64．Whatamazedthemothermostwasthat． A．theshopownerleftonedollarforhersontobuyacard B．hersonboughtherabeautifulpurseonMother'sDay C．hersonrodehisbiketobuythingsbyhimself D．thepursewasworthseveralhundreddollars65．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext? A．AnUnforgettableEvent B．AConsiderateMother C．APricelessMother'sDayGift D．ACleverShopOwnerCHowMuchShouldaTeacher'sJobDependonTestScores? StudentsinWashington,D．C．,willreturntoclassroomsthismonthtobeginanewschoolyear．Butatleastfivepercentoftheirteacherswillnotreturnwiththem．Lastmonth,theDistrictofColumbiapublicschoolstoldtwohundredandsixteachersthattheyarenotgoodenoughtostay． ExpertssaysuchlargenumbersofdismissalsarerareinAmericanschools．ButinWashingtontheratingsystemisnotgovernedbythelaborcontractwiththeTeachers'Union．Soschoolofficialshavemorefreedom．ThesystemiscalledIMPACT．Teachersareobservedintheclassroomfivetimesayearforatleastthirtyminuteseachtime．Theyarealsojudgedbystudenttestscores．Administratorsratedsixty-fiveofthetwohundredandsixteachersas"ineffective"．Theotherslosttheirjobsbecausetheywererated"minimally（最低地）effective"forasecondyear．TheNationalCouncilonTeacherQualityisaresearchgroupthatworkstoincreasethenumberofeffectiveteachers．EmilyCohen,apolicydirectorthere,saysthecouncilsupportstheIMPACTsystem．SomeWashingtonteacherssaytheirratingsdependtooheavilyontestscores．Forsometeachers,halfoftheirratingisbasedonhowwelltheirstudentsdo．ButEmilyCohensaystestscoresareimportant．MichelleRheecreatedtheIMPACTsystem．Shegainednationalattentionforheraggressive（进取的）reformeffortswhensheledthetroubledschoolsysteminthenation'scapital．Sheleftlastyearandherdeputy,KayaHenderson,tookherplace．TheWashingtonTeachers'UnionsaysIMPACTunfairlyhurtsteacherswhoworkinschoolswithhighratesofpoverty．TheWashingtonPostreportedthatmostoftheteacherswiththehighestratingworkinschoolswithlowerpovertyrates．66．Theunderlinedword"dismissals"inParagraph2probablymeans""． A．chances B．efforts C．poverty D．unemployment67．Howmanyteacerswererated"minimallyeffective"twiceinWashington? A．271． B．206． C．141． D．65．68．isinchargeoftheIMPACTsystematpresent． A．KayaHenderson B．EmilyCohen C．MichelleRhee D．EmilyRhee69．WhatistheWashingtonTeachers'Union'sattitudetowardstheIMPACTsystem?A．Cautious．B．Approving． C．Doubtful．D．Disapproving．70．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．"Ineffective"an"MinimallyEffective"B．TheIMPACTSystemandItsDebateC．SchoolOfficialsHaveMoreFreedomD．Teachers'RatingDependsonTestScoresPartIVWriting（45marks）SectionA（10marks）Directions:Readthefollowingpassage．pletethenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage．WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer．Lonelinessisallaboutfeelingisolated,butit'sactuallyquitemon．Ingeneral,therearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness．Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary．Itisthemostmontypebutusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention．Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation,suchasfamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace．Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear．Thethirdkindoflonelinessischronic（theoppositeof"temporary"）．Beingthemostsevere,itusuallylastsformorethantwoyearsandisoftenconnectedwithseriousillnesses．Animportantfactorinlonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontacts．Throughsocialcontacts,wegetemotionalsupportandguidancefromourparentsandteachersandsharesimilarinterestsandactivitieswithourfriends．However,somelonelypeoplealmostmakenocontactswithpeoplearoundthemandfeelapartfromthosewhotheysupposedlyknowwell．Theyjustseethemselvesasoutsiders．Ontheotherhand,somelonelypeoplemayhaveenoughsocialcontacts,buttheyrarelyenjoythecontactsandquestiontheirpopularity,thinkingofthemselvesassomeonepowerless．Solonelinessiscloselyrelatedtothequalityofthosesocialrelationshipsinadditiontothequantity．Lonelinessistough,butsomethingcanbedonetocopewithit．First,taketimetoacceptthatyouaresufferingfromloneliness．Then,contactyouroldfriendsorvisitrelativestospendqualitytimewithothers．Besides,pickupahobbytoreduceyourfeelingsofloneliness,suchastakingupneedlework,joiningcraftclasses,orattendinglectures．Youcanalsobeatlonelinessbyvolunteeringatanursinghome,hospital,churchorpetrescueorganization．Thisnotonlyhelpsyougetintouchwithpeoplefromallwalksoflife,butalsomakesyoufeelgoodaboutyourself．Inaword,ifyoutakeacorrectattitudetowardslonelinessandgetinvolvedwithpeoplearoundyou,youaresuretogetoverit．SectionB（10marks）Directions:Readthefollowingpassage．Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage．Myfatherwasaforemanofasugar-caneplantationinRioPiedras,PuertoRico．Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefields．Iwouldwalkbehindanox,guidinghimwithabroomstick．For$1aday,Iworkedeighthoursstraight,withnofoodbreaks．Itwasverytediouswork,butitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons．Becausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingus,IhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcould．I'veneverbeenlateforanyjobsince．Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor．Moreimportantly,Iearnedmypay,itneverenteredmymindtosayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn'twanttowork．Iwasonlysixyearsold．ButIwasdoingaman'sjob．Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek．Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtyfloorandnotoilet．Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymother,father,twobrothersandthreesisters．Thisgavemeself-esteem（自尊心）,oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncouldhave．WhenIwasseven,Igotworkatagolfcoursenearou