1、1四川省绵阳市高 2015 级高三第一次诊断性考试 英语第二部分 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）ARoad tripMotorhome delivery offers great family holidays.For just $1 a day,you can hire a fully-equipped motorhome, which you deliver to a specific destination within some days and kilometers.You then hire another one to
2、get home or take a bus or train.Your only other expense will be fuel and about $20 a day for parking fees.To learn more,visit . Plan aheadFor a comfortable break,flexibility with times,dates and places helps lower the cost.Find a few hotels you like, ask about their vacant rooms,then wait a few week
3、s and call again.If they still have rooms,youre at an advantage to ask for a better price.Lots of last-minute deals are online.Watif (.au) has deals on hotels that have dropped their prices so low.You dont know where youre staying until its booked,but anywhere with four or five stars has to be fairl
4、y good.Back to natureWild camping appeals to nature lovers and costs nothing.This is forbidden on beaches and parks in most urban areas,but you can tum up in more distant areas as long as nobody owns the land.Youll need to take everything with you and may need to shop on eBuy (.au).If youre a campin
5、g beginner,be aware of safety measures and get your questions answered on the Internet.Swap meetHow about a home swap?For a $250 yearly joining cost,you can stay in someones home in an international place of your choice while they or someone else stays in yours.Find out more at .au.21.Where can you
6、get the information about motorhomes?A. . B. .au.C. .au. D. .au.22.What helps to pay less for rooms in a hotel?A. Choosing hotels with four or five stars. B. Bargaining prices through the Internet.C. Waiting for some time before booking. D. Deciding on rooms as early as possible.23.Whats the advice
7、for camping beginners?A. Keep in touch with eBey. B. Watch out for possible dangers.C. Stay away from no-mans land. D. Take only what you need.24.Whats the purpose of the text?A. To teach the importance of running away from work. B. To introduce new destinations for nature lovers.C. To show the adva
8、ntages of online service. D. To help people have fun at less expense.BOne time a young man,who hoped to study law,wrote to Lincoln for advice,and Lincoln replied,“If you are determined to make a lawyer of yourself,the thing is more than half done already.Always bear in mind that your own determinati
9、on to succeed is more important than any other one thing.“Lincoln knew.He had gone through it all.He had never,in his entire life,had more than a total of one years schooling.And books?Lincoln once said he had walked to borrow every book within fifty miles of his home.A fire was usually kept going a
10、ll night in the small house and he read by the light of it.He walked twenty or thirty miles to hear a speaker and,returning home,he practiced his talks everywherein 2the fields,in the woods,before the crowds.He joined several societies and practiced speaking on the topics of the day.A lack of confid
11、ence always troubled him.In the presence of women he was shy and dumb.Even when he was in love with Mary Todd,he used to sit there,nervous and silent,unable to find words,listening while she did the talking.Yet that was the man who,by practice and home study,made himself into the speaker who debated
12、 with the famous speaker Douglas!That was the man who,in Gettysburg address,rose to the heights of eloquence（雄辩）that have seldom been achieved in all the human history.Small wonder that,speaking of his own great barriers and painful struggle,he wrote,“If you are determined to make a lawyer of yourse
13、lf,the thing is more than half done already.“25.What does the underlined word “it“ (in Paragraph 2) refer to?A. Earning a fortune. B. Making a living. C. Asking for advice. D. Becoming a lawyer.26.What is the key point of the fourth paragraph?A.Lincolns courage. B.Lincolns position. C.Lincolns progr
14、ess. D.Lincolns eloquence.27.What is the most vital spirit reflected in Lincolns story above?A.Believing in oneself. B.Keeping on practicing hard.C.Overcoming difficulties. D.Sticking to ones determination.CDavid Rees runs a truly distinctive business.He charges customers $15 to sharpen their pencil
15、s to perfections, using a variety of tools.I know what youre thinkingis this a joke?The 39-year-old gets asked that question a lot.To clarify everything, he even created a special section on his website telling everyone hes actually providing a real service.You can supply your own pencil or you can
16、have Rees sharpen one of his own favorite 2B pencils.After that,he mails it to you in a display tube with the shavings in a separate bag,and an authentic certificate which just happens to mention the pencil is so sharp as to be a dangerous object.To achieve the desired result,the master sharpener us
17、es all kinds of tools,including general sandpapers,pocket knives and even a special $450 sharpening machine.“It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for,“he says.“That determines the most appropriate pencil-sharpening technique.Some customers buy pencils as inspirational symbols
18、while others buy them because of their special memories of classic 2B pencils.$15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though,right?Youre not the only one who feels that way,.and Davids unique business has really angered lots of people,who talk of inequality in America,saying it is so insan
19、e for the wealthy to pay $15 to sharpen a pencil.But others will say,“This is just our urge to put an end to the welfare state because new ideas arise along with the business.“David admits his trade is sort of unusual. But there are those who actually value his service, as proven by the over 500 ord
20、ers he has gotten.28. How could David make money by sharpening pencils?A. He invented new tools for the job. B. He promoted his skill on his website.C. He saved lots of time for other people. D. He provided quality service to his customers.29. From his words,we can infer that David Bees .A. knows al
21、l kinds of pencil users B. provides personalized servicesC.values ideas behind the pencils D. always write with pencils30. What does the underlined word “insane“ (in Paragraph 5) mean?A. Deliberate. B. Rewarding. C. Unreasonable. D. Irresponsible.31.What seems to be the authors attitude to David Bee
22、s trade?A. Its a fancy service. B. It has a good reputation.C. Its awfully expensive. D. It wastes time and money.3DGerman artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash（废旧物）to make sculptures. “We are living in the time of garbage,“ says Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. Th
23、ey are a mirror of ourselves. “Here, Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans. He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.“They are social sculptures,“ he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculpt
24、ures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.“ So far, Schults social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscows Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo.HA Schults work is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influe
25、nce on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations: “Artists have to learn every time. We are not important. All that counts is the time in which we are living.“Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with
26、 trash. Why cant common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe its because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isnt, or who artists are or should be.You can be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used met
27、al cans. What might be done with them? Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets. And clothing? Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging or
28、ganizers.32. What do we know about Schults sculptures?A. They served as garbage containers. B. They reflected environmental issues.C. They were first shown in Paris, France. D. They were to raise economic awareness.33. HA Schults artistic works also get the message across that an artist must_.A. be
29、socially responsible B. be as modest as possibleC. make garbage recyclable D. take diverse artistic forms34. According to the last 2 Paragraphs, the author probably agrees that_.A. it takes talent to be a trash artist B. preset ideas are important to artistsC. trash art cant be seen as a real art fo
30、rm D. average people can also make trash artists35. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. Could You Be a Trash Artist? B. What Are Social Sculptures?C. Do You Know About Trash Art? D. How Can We Deal with Used Cans?4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
31、选项。The exam period is always a stressful time and it does not do justice for our mindset（思维方式）and our physical body. _36_ Yet you have no fear because there are ways to keep a healthy mind and healthy body.Whether you are planning your week or planning your day of study, a revision timetable will ke
32、ep you focused. This will make it a lot less difficult to achieve glorious high marks. _37_ Besides, you also enjoy the satisfaction you get as a result of completing the most impossible timetable. _38_ They can increase your confidence and make you work more fruitfully.Unfortunately, the work does
33、not stop after perfecting the revision timetable. _39_ So it is fundamental that you choose to study in a quiet place, making sure that any disturbance is out of sight. However, the one mistake we all make is where we sit down, plant our heads into our books and remain in the same position until the
34、 sun goes down. _40_ Therefore, it is vital that you get some fresh air throughout the day. These breaks help to absorb what you have learnt and help avoid information overload.A. We all suffer pressure in various ways.B. Pressure can help promote a sense of timing.C. A timetable serves as the guide
35、 for your progress.D. It will also direct your efforts in the right direction.E. There is of course a limit to how long you can concentrate.F. Its easier to get motivated but harder to remain concentrated.G. Strict deadlines and time management techniques are necessary.5第三部分 英语知识运用第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每
36、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。I had been staring at the white walls of the video game store for about two hours since lunch. It was a very _41_ day. I glanced at the table in front of the store, and my heart _42_. It was the donation table for the victims of Typho
37、on Yolanda and even though I had donated what I could, I _43_ felt sad whenever I saw the people on the TV suffering.I was broken out of my thoughts when the doors got open. Customers, _44_!It was a small girl with her mother. I_45_ her mom. I got to know her when she was selling clothes she _46_ he
38、rself at the market.The daughter just had a _47 _ and her mom finally had _48_ money to buy a PS3 and some games.The girl skipped to my counter. She _49_ her backpack and pulled out a console（操纵板）. Her mom handed me the games.“Can I _50_ this?“Sure sweetie.“I _51_ the console and the games,and nothi
39、ng was opened.According to our _52_, I returned the _53_ to the girl. And she ran off as _54_ as her little feet could take her. The mom explained, “She wants to sell her birthday _55_, so she can donate to the _56_.“She was _57_ to give up her favorite games and gave to those _58_. Thats real gener
40、osity out there._59_ I was watching her talking to the girl at the donation table, I was reminded that even though there are a lot of _60_ people in the world, there are still those people just like that little girl.41.A.good B.cold C.warm D.slow42.A.beat B.ached C.ran D.shook43.A.almost B.also C.st
41、ill D.never44.A.firstly B.eventually C.quickly D.excitedly45.A.served B.found C.recognized D.told46.A.wore B.made C.washed D.bought47.A.date B.job C.birthday D.disease48.A.enough B.little C.easy D.big49.A.carried B.opened C.sold D.left50.A.sell B.change C.return D.donate51.A.opened B.checked C.held
42、D.looked52.A.plan B.decision C.discussion D.regulation53.A.money B.backpack C.games D.receipt54.A.soon B.fast C.long D.far55.A.card B.cake C.surprise D.gift56.A.victims B.workers C.charities D.typhoons57.A.grateful B.willing C.unhappy D.afraid58.A.ordinary B.unfortunate C.disabled D.injured59.A.Sinc
43、e B.Until C.While D.Although60.A.selfish B.lucky C.special D.kind6第卷（非选择题，共 50 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（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with whats called a “gap year“. In common with many other British teenagers, he chose 61 (take) a year out
44、 before settling down to study for his degree. After doing various 62 (job) to raise some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the 63 (great) the challenge they are likely to set 64 (them) for the
45、 gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can result in a thirst for adventure.Now that his university course 65 (come) to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him right around the world. Whats more. he plans to make the whole journey 66 (use) only means of transpor
46、t which are powered by natural energy. In other words, hell be 67 (main) on bicycles and his own legs; and when theres an ocean to cross, he wont be taking a shortcut（捷径） 68 flying aboardhell be joining the crew of a sailing ship, instead.As well as doing some mountain climbing along 69 way, Nigel h
47、opes to pass on to the people he meets the environmental message 70 lies behind the whole idea.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）We are required to collect our smart phones and keep it in the teachers during the weekdays. In fact the most of us obey this regulation, but some still
48、 play various trick against it. Im among those. Once, I hand in a waste phone. Mr.Li, our head teacher, seemed ignore all that. So I felt very luckily to have an extra phone with me. And good times dont last long. “Can I use your phone as a while? I forgot to take mine by chance.” Mr. Li said, pick out my waste phone and dialing. You can see how embarrassing I was at the scene!第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）假如你是李华，最近在写一篇关于北美原住民（native American）文化和
