1、江西省重点中学盟校 2018 届高三第二次联考英语试卷考试分值：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟注意事项：1. 本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证填写在本试卷的相应位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4. 考试结束后讲本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第 I 卷（选择题共 100 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 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
2、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。1How many kinds of fruits are the speakers buying? AThree. BFour. CFive.2Where does the conversation probably take place? AIn a supermarket. BAt the womans house. CIn a fast food restaurant.3What are the speakers mainly talking about? AA poet. BA book. CA history cl
3、ass.4What does the man suggest the woman do? ARest for a little while. BTry an easier problem. CFind a different major.5Where is the man probably going next? ATo a party. BTo a bakery. CTo a farmers market.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
4、。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，各小题将给出 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。6How much does the pork cost? A$6 per pound. B$4 per pound. C$3 per pound.7How will the man probably pay? AIn cash. BBy credit card. CWith a personal check.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8What did Mr. Cooper teach Madeleine to do
5、 yesterday? AMake different colors.BAvoid artistic accidents.CUse her imagination more in her art.9What makes painting fun, according to Mr. Cooper? ATaking fewer risks. BChallenging yourself to be perfect.CPushing yourself to try new things.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What happened to Jeremys mother?
6、AShe missed her flight. BHer flight got changed. CShe was stuck in traffic.11What is Jeremys sister doing? AGetting food for the family.BPlaying a basketball game. CFinishing her schoolwork.12Who is Jeremy probably talking with? AHis aunt. BHis cousin. CHis babysitter.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13When d
7、id Bobby notice his foot was hurting? AAfter he woke up at night.BWhen he cut it by accident. COnce he knocked it against something.14How does Bobby describe the pain? A “Dull”. B “Warm”. C “Sharp”.15. Where are the speakers talking? AOn the first floor. BOn the second floor. COn the third floor.16W
8、hat is Bobby going to do first? AGo to the bathroom. BHave some blood tests. CWrite down some instructions.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17When did the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk open? AIn 1960. BIn 1924. CIn 1907.18What is the Giant Dipper? AA water ride. BA wooden ride. CA special treat.19What does the
9、video game area look like? AA palace in the clouds. BThe nearby ocean. CA racing track.20What is free for all visitors to the boardwalk? ARides in the park. BEntrance to the park. CParking next to the park.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
10、项涂黑。AThe Anesthetic（麻醉剂）Inventor: Horace WellsYear: 1844What happened: In its salad days, nitrous oxide was strictly a party toy, since it made people howl llike hyenas（鬣狗）. But a friend of the dentist took too much of the stuff at a laughing-gas stage show and cut his leg.Big Discovery: The friend
11、didnt realize that hed hurt himself.As a Result: Nitrous oxide became an early form of anesthesia.The Chewing GumInventor: Thomas AdamsYear: 1870What Happened: He was experimenting with chicle (树胶) as a substitute for rubber. After mounting failures, the depressed inventor popped a piece into his mo
12、uth.Big Discovery: He liked it!As a Result: “Adams New York No.1”became the first mass-produced chewing gum in the world.The Silly Putty（橡皮泥）Inventor: James WrightYear: 1943What Happened: During the war years, the General Electric engineer combined silicone oil and boric acid in an attempt to find a
13、 cheap alternative to rubber for tank, boots, etc. It didnt work.Big Discovery: He tossed a gob of the compound from the test tube onto the floor. To his surprise, the gob bounced right back at him. And the compound was very bouncy and could be stretched and pulled.As a Result: Plastic eggs containi
14、ng silly putty became popular among kids.The Microwave Oven Inventor: Percy SpencerYear: 1945What Happened: With the end of World War , the Raytheon engineer was looking for other uses for the magnetron, which generated microwaves for radar systems during the war. While Spencer was standing next to
15、the magnetron device one day, a chocolate bar in his pocket melted.Big Discovery: The magnetron worked even better on popcorn.As a Result: Orville Redenbacher became very rich.21Which inventions mentioned in the passage were found in experiments for a substitute for rubber?A The Anesthetic and the C
16、hewing Gum BThe Silly Putty and the Microwave OvenCThe Chewing Gum and The Silly Putty DThe Anesthetic and the Microwave Oven22What can be learned from the passage?AThe chewing gum was only a byproduct when Thomas Adams had invented rubber.BHorace Wells didnt realize hed hurt himself after he took t
17、oo much of nitrous oxide.CIn order to invent a toy for kids, James Wright made many attempts and finally succeeded.DA melted chocolate bar sparked the inspiration for the invention of the microwave oven.23What do all the inventions have in common?AThey were found by accident. BThey made inventors ri
18、ch .CThey led to mass production. DThey became popular among kids. BFrom the White House balcony, President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and the Easter Bunny welcomed thousands of children, members of the military, staff, volunteers, and families to the 139th annual Easter Egg Roll on Mon
19、day, April 17. “Think of it , 139. It began a long time ago:1878,“ President Trump told the crowd. “And we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before.“ He thanked the many volunteers who renewed “this wonderful tradition.“The annual Easter Egg Roll has its roots in the 1800s
20、 when local schoolchildren on spring break would play on the Capitol grounds and hold hard-boiled egg races down Capital Hill . This tradition ended when Congress passed the Turf Protect Law banning children from using the grounds as their “playground.“ In 1878, President Ruthford B. Hayes began to
21、formally welcome children to the White House grounds each year at Easter.The egg roll in 2017 seemed to put together three themes :children , family and the military. There were military families, multiple military bands , and a military officer singing the U.S. national anthem . At the Operation: T
22、hank Our Troops station, children and families could color cards to send to soldiers serving overseas. Conway, the presidents counselor, brought her children to the egg roll and highlighted the challenge of work-family balance. “The hardest part of my job is being away from my four children,“ she sa
23、id, “helping the nation.“During the Easter Egg Roll , parents struggled to keep up as their children rolled brightly-colored eggs with wooden spoons down the South Lawn . Outside of the roll , kids played soccer . Some danced to the music. Many kids took turns taking photos with popular characters s
24、uch as Elmo, Dr.Seusss Cat in the Hat , the Teeenage Ninja Turtles, and Peppa Pig.The Reading Nook was a particularly popular spot for children, who listened quietly as Melania Trump read a childrens book aloud. The First Lady said she chose to read the book , Party Animals,“ Because it shows that w
25、e are all different, but we are all the same.“ When asked about her favorite part of her new role as First Lady, she said. “Serving the country. Its an honor helping people in this great nation.“24What stopped the Easter Egg Roll tradition in history?AThe outbreak of war BThe reduction of eggs CThe
26、adoption of a law DThe repairing of Capital Hill25How did Conway find her work ?ADifficult and boring BPioneering and complexCDangerous but meaningful DDemanding but worthwhile26What can be inferred about the 2017 Easter Egg Roll?AIt featured colorful and interesting activities BIt strengthened the
27、nations family valuesCIt called on people to do military service DIt stressed the importance of reading27What is the best title for the text?AA day for the kids BA tradition rolls on CThe fun of festival activities DThe story of the Easter Egg RollCPolice officer Jody Thompson first met his son John
28、 in 2015. He was pulling into the car park at the Poteau Police Department in Oklahoma when he overheard a call about a case of physical child abuse. Despite being off duty, Thompson responded to the call.He arrived at the scene to find a severely underweight boy, who was covered in bruises (淤青) wit
29、h his wrists tied. The eight-year-old, who weighed just over 25 kilograms at the time, had been left in a dustbin full of cold water.“He didnt have a spot on his body that didnt have a bruise. It was the worst thing Id ever seen,” Thompson said. Thompson drove John to hospital and sat by his side al
30、l night as the child recovered in the intensive care unit.The following day, he contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) to request he become the childs foster parent (养父). Within just a few days, Thompson had brought John into the safety of his own home.“When Id seen him in that ho
31、use shivering and his hands tied just wet to the skin and confused I knew at that moment, the only time I would be satisfied and sure that he was safe is if he was with me,” he said.Thompson already had two sons, aged 15 and 18. He didnt tell his family about his plan at first, but said they had fai
32、th he was doing the right thing. In an extraordinary twist, just two days after bringing John into the family home, he found out his wife was pregnant with their third biological son. And seven months later, DHS called the Thompsons to ask if they wanted to foster Johns newborn sister, Paizly, who w
33、as born in prison. They picked her up the next day when she was just a day old and brought her straight home. Both John and Paizly were later adopted by Thompson and his wife.“The example of love that Thompson has shown to this young man and his sister is an example everyone should follow,” Poteau P
34、olice Chief Stephen Fruenr said in a statement. “Its men like Thompson that make me proud of our police force brothers and sisters. I am proud to serve with him.”28How was John when Thompson found him?ASeriously ill. BOverweight. CUnconscious. DBadly injured.29Why did Thompson bring John back home?A
35、He wanted to find a companion for his sons. BHe wanted to give John a safe home.CHe was requested to do so by DHS. DHe thought that John was smart.30How did Thompsons family feel about his decision?ADoubtful. BExcited. CSupportive. DUncaring.31What can we infer from the article?AIt wasnt the first t
36、ime for Thompson to adopt a child.BFruenr showed great respect for Thompson.CJohn was born in prison like his sister.DThompson regretted bringing John home.DHappy, angry, amazed these are some of the emotions we like to express these days when were sending a message on our smart phones! Thats why ma
37、ny of us now add little pictures to our texts to brighten up someones mobile screen but were also using them as a quick way of telling someone how were feeling. Yes, emojis have become a vital tool for communication.Lets clear one thing up first there are emojis and emoticons. The latter are little
38、images made using normal keys on a keyboard. For example, a colon, two dots, followed by the curved line of a close brackets is a smiley face. The emoji was first invented in Japan in the late 1990s and the word emoji comes from the Japanese words for picture and character. The number of different i
39、mages has dramatically increased since then and now we have a picture for every mood or situation.So now we have the option to give this new creation the visual thumbs-up but have you thought why weve become so addicted to using emojis? Professor Vyv Evans, has written a book called The Emoji Code h
40、e says “ what were finding is that digital communication is taking over from certain aspects of face-to-face interaction one of the reasons emojis are so interesting is that they really do enable us to express our emotional selves much more effectively.“Another advantage of emojis is that they are a
41、n international language they dont use words but tell a message in pictorial form so they can be easily interpreted whatever your native language. Emojis are a good way for showing empathy they are a virtual hug or a flirtatioustease. But as linguist Neil Cohn says, “to many, emojis are an exciting
42、evolution of the way we communicate; to others, they are linguistic（语言学的） Armageddon.“ It does show there is a lot more to our communication than words alone but does this mean the decline in traditional writing?32What is the main idea of the passage?AThe decline in traditional writing. BThe differe
43、nces between emojis and emoticons.CThe origin of emoji. DThe rise of the emoji.33Why are emojis so appealing according to Professor Vyv Evans?ABecause they are easy to use.BBecause they allow us to express whatever we want.CBecause we are capable of conveying our feelings better.DBecause digital com
44、munication has taken the place of face-to-face communication.34Which statement is true according to the passage?AAn emoji is a small picture which is made using normal keys on a keyboard.BThe emoticon appeared in Japan for the first time.CPeople including linguists all become crazy about emojis now.
45、DEmojis have become a quicker and more effective tool to express our feelings in modern society.35What does the word “ Armageddon” probably refer to?ANightmare BExcitement CPreference DFuture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。Cant sleep even though youre tired? 36 .
46、Fortunately, there is a solution. Five, in fact. The next time you find yourself lying awake in bed, try one of the following things to fall asleep faster.1. Follow a bedtime routine.Each night, complete the same set of activities in the 30 to 60 minutes before bed. The activities should be calming,
47、 preparing your mind and body to wind down and relax. The key is to repeat these same activities in the same order each night. 37 .2. Turn off your electronics.We mentioned turning off your electronics as something to include in your bedtime routine. Not only are these devices activating emotionally
48、 from stressful work emails to exciting Facebook updates but the blue light they emit is interpreted by your brain as sunlight. As a result, when you use electronic devices at night, your brain thinks its daytime and therefore a time to stay awake and alert. Dont confuse your brain. Turn these devices off, and keep them off, and youll sleep easier.3. 38 .Oftentimes what keeps us up at night is worry and anxiety about never ending to-do lists, a big
