福建省宁德市高三下学期第二次（5月）质量检查英语试题

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罝。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?A.Excited. B.Calm. C.Doubtful.2.WhenisBilllikelytoarrive?A.By9:30. B.By10:00. C.By10:10.3.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.Eatsomecake. B.Haveamealoutside. C.Makesomesalads.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inanoffice. B.Inalibrary. C.Inabookstore.5.Whywillthewomanbeoffwork?A.Tospendherholiday.B.Toattendawedding.C.Totravelonbusiness.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、7题。6.WhoisfromFujian?A.Linda. B.Laura. C.Peter.7.Whatwillthemandonext?A.WaitforPeter’sreply.B.Bookaflightimmediately.C.Askhisbossforleave.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydidthemansendflowerstothewoman?A.Toexpressthanks.B.Tocelebrateherbirthday.C.Tomakeanapology.9.Whenisthewoman’sbirthday?A.OnOctober17. B.OnDecember7. C.OnDecember17.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthewomando?A.She’sareceptionist.B.She’sasaleswoman.C.She’sabankclerk.11.Whichsuithasthemandecidedtobuy?A.Theblackone. B.Theblueone. C.Thebrownone.12.Whatdoesthewomansaysorryfor?A.Nodiscount. B.Notrying. C.Noreturn.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Schoolmates. B.Workmates. C.Classmates.14.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthegrammarbook?A.It’soflittlevalue.B.It’sinbadcondition.C.It’sanoldedition.15.Howmuchwillthemanpaythewoman?A.$13. B.$22. C.$19.16.Whyisthemanunwillingtobuymoretextbooks?A.Heprefersnewbooks.B.He’sinlackofmoney.C.Textbooksareeasilyoutofdate.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whydopeopleseldomcooknowadays?A.Theyaretoolazy.B.Theypreferfastfood.C.Theyareverybusy.18.Whatwouldmostpeopleliketodo?A.Enjoyhomemadedisheswithfamilies.B.Eatoutmorewithfriends.C.StartfoodbusinessontheInternet.19.Whatdoesthespeakerexpectpeopletodo?A.Eatinneighborhoodrestaurants.B.Cookhealthymealsathome.C.Orderfoodonline.20.What’sthespeakerdoing?A.Givingalecture.B.AdvertisinganApp.C.Tellingastory.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASvalbardIfyou’reafanofwinteractivities,butareinneedofsomesun,thenperhapsaMaytriptoSvalbardisinorder.Itnotes:“TheNorwegianarchipelago(群岛)ofSvalbardislocatedabout620milessouthoftheNorthPole.Inlatespring,thesunneverdipsbelowthehorizon—meaningyoucanabsorballtheVitaminDyoudesire.”Popularactivitiesintheareaincludehiking,icebergkayakingandwildlifespotting.NamibiaDuringspring,Namibiaisregardedastheperfectdestinationwithreducedtravelcostsandcoolerevenings.InlateMay,NationalGeographicTravelsaysthatthewateringholesstarttodryupagain,whichattractsgiraffesandblackrhinosfromtheirhidingspots.ColumbiaandSnakeRiverToseeNorthAmerica’sgreatestconcentrationofwaterfalls,headtotheSnakeandColumbiaRivers,whichpassthroughOregon,Idaho,andWashington.NationalGeographicTravelsaysthewaterwayisbestvisitedinspringwhen“wintermeltensuresathunderousshow”.TheSeychellesTheSeychellesare“alotmorethanseashellsandtropicalfishandpowderysand”,saysNationalGeographicTravel.Ithighlightsthatthearchipelagoof115islandsintheIndianOceanishometogranitecliffsand100foottallpalmtrees,wildtortoises,and275speciesofbirds.InApril,theseasonalshiftintradewindspromisescoolbreezeswithaheightofaround29degreesCelsiusperfectforbeachdaysandeveningoutdoordining.21.WhatisspecialaboutSvalbardinspring?A.Blackrhinos. B.NorthPole. C.Polarday. D.Coolerevenings.22.Wherewillyouprobablygoasawildlifelover?A.TheSnakeRiverandtheSeychelles. B.NamibiaandtheSeychelles.C.ColumbiaRiverandNamibia. D.SvalbardandtheSnakeRiver.23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.ToadvertisesomeMayscenicspots.B.Tointroducesomespringtouristattractions.C.Tosharesomegeographyknowledge.D.ToremendNationalGeographicTravel.BEverywinter,atleastincoldclimates,peoplesinkintoanalltoofamiliarroundofillness,withsneezing,sorethroat,andstuffeduphead,afewofthemostmonsymptoms.Sometimesotherconditions,suchasaseverecough,arealsopresent,andpeoplewonderwhethertheyhavejustcaughtacoldorarcsufferingfromflu.Sincethetwoillnesseshaveseveralmoncharacteristics,theconfusionisunderstandable.Coldsaregenerallyrathermildannoyances,butflucanbequiteseriousandleadtopneumonia(肺炎).Soitiswisetobeawareofthedifferences.Sneezing,stuffynose,andsorethroatarethemostmonsymptomsofcolds,andtheyareoften,butnotalwayspresentwithfluaswell.Chestdisfortandcoughingmayalsoacpanybothdiseases,butinflutheyhaveatendencytobeesevere,withheavyhackingcoughingandsometimesbronchitis(支气管炎)thatmaylastforweeksafterward.Thesymptomsparticularlydistinguishingflu,whicharerarelyifeverpresentwiththemoncold,areheadache,highfever,achesandpainsalloverthebody,ageneralweakness,andexhaustion.Oftentheillnessbeginswithvaguebodypainsandheadache,andthenquicklyescalatesasthevictim’sbodilytemperaturerisesandextremeexhaustionsetsin.Sufferersmayfindthemselvesinbedforseveraldays,sleepingmuchofthetimeandbattlingtemperaturesof102104degrees.Wakingmomentsmaybespentcoughinguncontrollably.Thoughthereispresentlynocureforthemoncold,antibiotics(抗生素)canreduceeffectsofcertainsortsofflu.Andgettingaflushotatthebeginningofeachseasonisaparticularlygoodidea.24.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Somecoldweatherillnesses.B.Howpeoplecatchcoldsandflu.C.Necessarywaystopreventcoldsandflu.D.Similaritiesanddifferencesbetweencoldsandflu.25.Whichofthefollowingisnotamonsymptomofacold?A.Sorethroat. B.Coughing.C.Sneezing. D.Highfever.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“escalate”mParagraph3probablymean?A.Decline. B.Worsen. C.Disappear. D.Occur.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Antibioticscancureflupresently. B.Coldscancausemoresevereillnesses.C.Flumayleadtomoreseriousdiseases. D.Therewillbesoonacureforcolds.CStephenHawkingwasthemostremarkableauthor.In1982,IhadresponsibilityforhisthirdacademicbookforthePress,SuperspaceAndSupergravity.Thiswasamessycollectionofpapersfromatechnicalworkshoponhowtocreateanewtheoryofgravity.Whilethatbookwasinproduction,Isuggestedhetrysomethingeasier:apopularbookaboutthenatureoftheUniverse,suitableforthegeneralmarket.Stephenthoughtovermysuggestion.Healreadyhadaninternationalreputationasabrillianttheoreticalphysicist.Hehadconcernsaboutfinancialmatters:importantly,itwasimpossibleforhimtoobtainanyformoflifeinsurancetoprotecthisfamilyintheeventofhisdeathorbeingtotallydependentonnursingcare.Sohetookprecioustimeoutfromhisresearchtopreparetheroughdraftofabookanddecidedtowritewithamorepersonalapproach.Hisareaofinteresthad“beesotechnicalthatonlyaverysmallnumberofspecialistscouldmasterthemathematics”.Forastartingpoint,hetooksomethemesfromacourseofadvancedlecturesthathehadrecentlygivenatHarvardUniversity.Inthe1980s,myofficeandStephen’swereinthesamecourtyard.Oneafternoonheinvitedmetotakealookatthefirstdraft,butfirsthewantedtodiscusscash.Heinsistedthatithadtobeonsale,upfront,atallairportbookshopsintheUKandtheUS.Itoldhimthatwasatoughcallforauniversitypress.ThenIthumbedthedraft.However,thetextwasfartootechnicalforageneralreader.Afewweekslaterheshowedmearevision,stilllitteredwithequations(方程式).Heeventuallyremovedallexceptone,E=mc2.Andhedecided,fortunately,toplaceitwithamassmarketpublisherratherthanauniversitypress.BantampublishedABriefHistoryofTimeinMarch,1988.Saletookofflikearocket,anditrankedasabestsellerforatleastfiveyears.Thebook’simpactonthepopularizationofsciencehasbeenincalculable.28.WhydidthewriteradviseStephentotryapopularbook?A.BecausehewasfamiliarwithStephen.B.BecauseStephencouldwriteinhispersonalway.C.BecauseStephenoftengaveadvancedlectures.D.BecausefewpeoplecouldunderstandStephen’stheory.29.Stephenwasconcernedaboutmoneybecausehe.A.wantedtobuylifeinsurance B.hadfamilyresponsibilityC.neededmoneytocurehisillness D.spentmuchtimeonhisresearch30.WhatdidthewriterthinkofStephen’sfirstdraft?A.Disappointing. B.Appealing. C.Messy. D.Easy.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AmanofgreatachievementsB.AnintroductionofABriefHistoryofTimeC.AbookthatmadeStephenHawkingastarD.StephenHawking,abrillianttheoreticalphysicistDJust20yearsago,wehadnotdiscoveredasingleplanetoutsideoursolarsystem.Nowweknowofmorethan3,000ofthem,andweknownearlyeverystarinthenightskyhasatleastoneplanetinitsorbit.SethShostak,theseniorastronomerattheSETIInstitute,says“OneinfiveoroneinsixmightbeaplanetsimilartotheEarth.”Ourstudyshowsusmanyworldspossesstheingredientsnecessaryforlife.ThemoonsorbitingJupiterandSaturn,forexample,featurewholesubsurfaceoceans.Andeventhoughtheseplacesareextremelysevereenvironments,thatdoesn’tmeanasmuchaswemightoncehavethoughtitdid;recentdiscoveriesonEarthitselfdemonstratethatlifeismuchtougherthanwethought.We’vefoundorganismsinextremelyhotspringsinYellowstoneNationalPark,underthemostterriblepressuresinthedeepocean,indrydesertliketheAtacamaDesert(SimilartoMars).These“extremophiles”don’tneedawarmhome—infact,theyhavealreadyevolvedtoliveinenvironmentsassevereasthoseonotherplanets.Ifthere’slifeinmostofthoseplaces,“it’sgoingtobepondscum(浮垢),”saysShostak.“Itshowsthatbiologyisallover.”Andwherethere’sbiology,theremaywellbeintelligence,andlifecanevolvefasterthanweeverexpected.Millionsofyearsisonlytheblinkofaneye.Blinkfast,andyou’llmissthatpondscumturningintoanintelligentcivilizationsendingoutmessages,lookingforfriends.Andwecouldonedayfindthosemessagesandsendareply.Newtechnologygivesusabetterchancetoactuallymakecontactwithaliens.That’swhy,inthepastfewyears,Shostakhascontinuallybetacupofcoffeewitheveryoneheknowsthathumanswillfindaliensbyaround2029.“We’dhavetobedeadabovetheneckifweinterestedinthis,”saysPenelopeBoston,thedirectoroftheNASAAstrobiologyInstitute.32.Howdoesthewriterintroducethetopic?A.Byparison. B.Byrecallingthepast.C.Bygivinganexample. D.Bypredictingthefuture.33.Whichofthefollowingcanhaveconditionsforlife?A.Themoon. B.Jupiter. C.Saturn. D.Saturn’ssatellite.34.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph3?A.Lifeisdifficult. B.Lifeisstrong.C.Lifeisshort. D.Lifeisintelligent.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“deadabovetheneck”inParagraph5mean?A.Wise. B.Stupid. C.Busy. D.Free.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。SeaweedSeaweed,asnutritionistssay,isarichsourceofseveralminerals.Itdescribesplantsandalgae(藻类)thatgrowinoceans,lakes,riversandotherbodiesofwater.36Naturally,itcantastefishy.Forthosewhodonotlikethetasteofseaweed,driedandpowderedseaweedcanbeaddedtofoodswithoutchangingtheflavor.Besidesbeinganonmeatsourceofprotein,seaweedcanprovidehealthbenefits.SeveralnutritionwebsitessaywomeninSouthKoreaoftendrinkseaweedsoupaftergivingbirth.37Thissimplesoupisalsogoodforanyone.Cookseaweed,mushrooms,sesameoil,garlicandtamariseasoninginapotofwateroveralowtemperature.Seaweedsareagoodsourceofsoluble(可溶解的)fiber.Thistypeoffiberhelpsyoutofeelfull.38Onekindofseaweedmayhelptolimitthebody’sabsorptionoffat.Despiteallthesehealthbenefits,someexpertswarnthatthehealthbenefitsofseaweedareoverstated.Forexample,seaweedmaycontainvitaminsAandC,aswellascalcium.39Inotherwords,seaweedsshouldnotbeyouronlysourceofvitaminsandminerals.Beforeyoueatseaweed,knowwhereitesfrom.Seaweedseasilyabsorbandstorewhateverisinthewaterwhereitgrows.Possibledangersincludearsenic,mercuryandotherheavymetals.40Justgetitfromacleanwatersource,andunderstanditslimitsandbenefits.A.Thatisgoodnewsforvegetarians.B.Thetasteofseaweedmaynotbeforeveryone.C.Italsohelpstolowertheamountofbadcholesterol(胆固醇).D.So,seaweedcanbeahealthyvegetarianadditiontoyourdiet.EItisthoughttohelpreturnnutrientsandmineralstonewmothers.F.Healthexpertssuggesttalkingtoyourdoctorbeforeeatingseaweed.G.Butyouwouldneedtoeatalotofseaweedtogetenoughofanyofthose.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項，并在答題卡上将该项涂黑。Quittingissomethingthat’ssoeasyforsomeandtoohardforothers.Oneofmyfriendsissucha(n)41inquitting.Hequitsandesoutofalmosteverythinghe42withinfewweeks.Anotherfriendofmineis43sohardtoquitsomethingthatheisnotabletocarryoninspiteofallhis44.Normalhumantendencyistofindexcusesto45fromtimeconsumingandefforttakingtasks.Manyofuswillstopwithfearof46infrontofahugemountainand47ourselvestoquitthejourney.Weneedastrong48attimeswhenwearestuck.Eventhe49mindscanworryinfaceofbarriers.Buttheyknowquittingisnotthe50tosolvingproblemsinlifeandthatitistheveryproblemsthatwillmakethem51inlife.Imaginealifewithoutasingleproblem.I’msureit’sgoingtobe52foralongtime.Whateverwe53them,mountains,barriersorbrickwallsarethereonlytocheckandevaluatehow54wewantthingsinourlife.Ofcourse,itshouldbeokayforusto55andletgoattimes.Quittingshouldn’tbemisunderstoodasweakness.Weshouldquitaftera56studyofallpossiblesituations,saying,“Hey,youknowwhat?”Thereisnopointin57itanymore,sinceitisdefinitelynotgoingto58.It’sbettertoquit,spendourtimeandeffortsinother59oflife.AndIthinkquittingshouldalwaysbethe60possiblechoiceinlife’saimsandjourneys.41.A.teacher B.coach C.expert D.educator42.A.knows B.starts C.acplishes D.acquires43.A.struggling B.running C.practicing D.studying44.A.faults B.demands C.worries D.efforts45.A.ein B.lookup C.eback D.stayaway46.A.failure B.access C.regret D.pain47.A.trouble B.persuade C.forbid D.believe48.A.sense B.promise Cpush D.plan49.A.gifted B.closed C.determined D.heated50.A.mitment B.devotion C.guide D.key51.A.better B.quieter C.weaker D.luckier52A.confusing B.shocking C.boring D.surprising53.A.offer B.send Ccall D.leave54A.merely B.badly C.quickly D.happily55.A.giveup B.calmdown C.speedup D.breakdown56.A.private B.formal C.major D.careful57.A.livingthrough B.stickingto C.dependingon D.gettingthrough58.A.continue B.work C.arrive D.change59.A.goals B.choices C.actions D.designs60.A.only B.best C.first D.last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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。HohXilorKekexiliistheworld’sthird61(large)uninhabited(无人居住的)area.Manyexamplesofwildlifecan62(find)intheremoteareaoftheQinghaiTibetplateau.Theviewofmountains,glaciersandlakeshere63(make)itagoodplaceintermsofnaturalbeauty.Atthe41stsessionoftheUNESCOWorldHeritagemittee64(hold)inPoland,HohXilwasapprovedasanewworldheritagesite,beingthe51stworldheritagesiteinChina.Itishometomorethan230speciesofwildlife,65(include)theendangeredTibetanantelope.TheillegalhuntingofTibetantelopeusedtobe66seriousprobleminthe1990s.ThewoolofTibetanantelopes,softandwarm,canbeobtained67hurtingtheanimals.Butpoachers(盗猎者)wouldchoose68(simple)tokillthembeforetakingthewool,69causedthenumberofTibetanantelopestodroprapidly.Thestruggletostopillegalhuntingwasdescribedinthe2004filmKekexili:MountainPatrol.NowthatHohXilhasmadeitontotheUNESCOlist,it’sbelievedthatthe70(protect)oftheregion’swildanimalsandspecialecosystemwillbemoreeffective.第四部分写作（百强校英语解析团队专供）（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）假定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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。Onedaymyfatherwasdrivingmetotheairport.Whenwegettotheparkinglot,suddenlyablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinthefrontofus.Ourcarmisseditbyjustafewinch.Thedriverofthecarstartedyellingus.Myfatherjustsmiledorwavedattheman.Hewasrealnicetothemanwhichalmostcausedanaccident.Iwasn’tsurprising.Myfatheroftentellsmethatweshouldtreateveryonewithpoliteness,eventhosewhoarerudetome,andthat