1、宁夏银川九中 2015 届高三上学期第二次月考试题 英语试题本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷( 非选择题)两部分。第 I 卷第一部分：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置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How much will the shirt cost at the en
2、d of the season?A. 120 dollars. B. 100 dollars. C. 60 dollars.2. Where are the two speakers?A. At the museum. B. At the concert. C. At the cinema.3. What can be inferred from the conversation?A. The woman goes out a lot at night.B. The speakers used to stay at home a lot.C. The adventures movies are
3、 not as good as the ones made before.4. What kind of films does the woman like?A. Romantic films. B. Action movies. C. Thrillers.5. What are the two speakers going to do?A. To write a letter. B. To go for a walk. C. To do some labor.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
4、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 至 8 题。6. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To look after her sister. B. To meet the baby. C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?A. 7 months. B. 5 months. C.
5、 2 months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?A. Feeding him. B. Playing with him. C. Staying with him.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. What problems are there if we go to an illegal website?A. We should pay much money.B. We must be cheated.C. Our computer can be easily infected by virus.10.
6、 What is the man worried about?A. The effectiveness of the antivirus software.B. The data he stored in the computer.C. The safety of the computer hardware.11. How will the woman solve the problem?A. Carry the computer to a repairing shop.B. Install an antivirus software.C. Buy a new computer.听第 8 段材
7、料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12. Why are there many people in this university?A. There is a reunion of the university.B. They are coming to donate money.C. They come to meet the teachers.13. What did those people do for the school?A. They built the school.B. They donated to build the statue.C. They gave money to
8、 the teachers.14. Which does the woman feel more grateful to?A. Her boyfriend. B. Her school. C. Her teachers.听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. What did the woman do in danger?A. She pressed the emergency button.B. She cried until the rescue came.C. She called the manager,16. Why did the woman call the pro
9、perty management?A. To call for help. B. To show her bravery. C. To complain about it.17. What did the woman ask the property management to do?A. To punish the operator.B. To repair the elevator quickly.C. To check the elevator regularly.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Which is more harmful to the young
10、?A. Being addicted to social networking website.B. Being ignored by their friends in real life.C. Being scolded by their parents.19. In what aspects does social media affect the young?A. Homework and sleep. B. Ability and homework. C. Physical health.20. What do we know about the network according t
11、o Dr Megan Moreno?A. It can improve social connections for all kinds of people.B. It has bad influence on some youngsters.C. It has both positive and negative effects.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。AIn a room at Texas Children Can
12、cer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴 ) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald (秃的) head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. But the third graders cheery dressing didnt mask her pain and weary eyes. Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want
13、to write a song?” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a poem?” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes,” Simran said. Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone. “Some bird soaring
14、 through the sky,” she said softly. “Imagination in its head” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣 , 唱) birds, and finally the girls voice. Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song. That was the beginning of Anita Kruses project, Purple Songs Can Fl
15、y, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”.The effect on the kids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷缩) in pain in her wheelchair,
16、 stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkins disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It.“My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you
17、 happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.”Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them
18、 a shining moment in the dark hour. 21. Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because _.A. most of her hair had fallen outB. she was receiving treatment for cancerC. she felt depressed and quit from schoolD. she was suffering from a pain in her back22. What do we know about Anita Kruses project?A. It
19、helps young patients record songs. B. It is supported by singers and patients.C. It aims to replace the medical treatment.D. It offers patients chances to realize their dreams.23. What does the case of a 12-year-old boy suggest?A. Most children are naturally fond of music.B. He was brave enough to p
20、ut up performance.C. The project has positive effect on young patients.D. Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses.24. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. Purple Songs Can Fly B. Singing Can Improve HealthC. A Shining Moment in Life D. A Kind WomanAnita KruseBBamboo (竹子) is one
21、 of natures (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass. Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 metres (4 feet) in 24
22、 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo. Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plan
23、t also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green. Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings. Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and
24、 supporting new buildings and bridges while they are being built. In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their crops often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes help poor farmers br
25、ing water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money. 25. How is bamboo like grass?A. It grows quickly. B. Its wood. C. It is easy to cut D. It is very thin26. Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesnt grow _. A. in China B. in Europe C. on mountains D. in Africa27. Why is bamboo
26、used by African poor farmers?A. Because it is cheap. B. Because it has different colours . C. Because it is strong. D. Because it has been used by Asians.28. Bamboo pipes can _. A. make money B. be trees C. grow quickly D. carry waterCA Southampton University team found that people who were vegetari
27、ans by 30 had recorded five IQ points higher on average at the age of 10. Researchers said it could explain why people with a higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity rates. The study of 8,179 people was reported in the British Medical Journal.Twent
28、y years after the IQ tests were carried out in 1970, 366 of the participants said they were vegetarians although more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.Men who were vegetarians had an IQ score of 106, compared with 101 for non-vegetarians; while female vegetarians averaged 104, compare
29、d with 99 for non-vegetarians. There was no difference in the IQ scores, between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarians but reported eating fish or chicken.Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher class, but it remained statistically signi
30、ficant after adjusting for these factors.Vegetarians were more likely to be female, to be of higher social class and to have higher academic or vocational qualifications than non-vegetarians. However, these differences were not reflected in their annual income, which was similar to that of non-veget
31、arians.Lead researcher Catharine Gale said, “The findings that children with greater intelligence are more likely to report being vegetarians as adults, together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on heart health, may help to explain why a higher IQ in childhood or adol
32、escence is linked with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in adult life.But Dr Frankie Phillips of the British Dietetic Association said， “It is like the chicken and egg. Do people become vegetarians because they have a very high IQ or is it just that they are clever enough to be more aware of
33、 health issues？”29 What s the result of the research mentioned in the text?A. Children with a higher IQ are less likely to have heart disease later in life.B. Intelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life.C. Intelligent children tend to belong to higher social class later
34、in life.D. Children with a healthier heart tend to have a higher IQ later in life.30 It was found in the research that_.A. most of the participants became vegetarians 20 years after the IQ tests were carried outB. female vegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than non-vegetariansC
35、. vegetarians who ate fish or chicken were of similar intelligence with strict vegetariansD. vegetarians were more likely to have higher annual income than non-vegetarians31 Catharine Gale talked about “being vegetarians” in a(n)_way.A. doubtful B. favorable C. negative D. objectiveDHOTEL INFORMATIO
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42、ably go to Beach Plaza Hotel Aenjoy seeing films without leaving your hotel roomBwant to eat food cooked by yourself in the hotelC are fond of swimming in heated waterDare a cigarette smoker35 Which of the following is NOT true according to the ads? AIn Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is availableB
43、All of the three hotels provide television with cableC You can keep your money in the room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza HotelDWhile staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet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。If youre finding it tough to find
44、a job, try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following key pointsSet your target. 36 A specific job hunt will be more efficient than an ordinary one.Plan enough interviews. Use every possible method to get interviewsanswering ads, using search firms, contacting companies directly, surfi
45、ng the Web, and networking. 37 Follow up. 38 Then, some weeks later, send another brief letter to explain that you still have not found the perfect position and that you will be available to interview again if the original position you applied for or any other position, for that matter is open. 39 4
46、0 You cant find a job by looking at times. You have to make time for it. If youre unemployed and looking, devote as much time as you would to a full-time job.A. Do this with every position you interview for, and you may just catch a break.B. Even if a job is not perfect for you, every interview can
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49、 Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart 43 . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that read, “Please use our 44 .” He was 45 his house for people to go to the restroom.My friend wanted to 46 others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will 47 you to your house.” And then I saw him take one
