1、- 1 -20142015 学年高中三年级第二次统一考试 英 语 试 卷第卷注意事项：1本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷 1 页至 10 页，第卷 11 页至 12 页。2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡上相应的位置。3全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。5听力不计入总分，考试成绩录取时提供给学校作参考。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 15 分，满分 75 分） 听下面 5 段对
2、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 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the man?A. A patient. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.2. When will the woman take the medicine?A. At about four oclock. B. At about six oclock. C. At about eight oclock.3. What is the man suffering?A.
3、Hearing problems. B. Speech problems. C. Eyesight problems.4. What do we know about Mr. Anderson?A. His schedule is full tomorrow.B. He wont go to work tomorrow.C. Hes in another office now.5. What does the woman mean?- 2 -A. The man should start running daily.B. Its important to warm up before exer
4、cising.C. The man should continue his exercise program.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 225 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 至 7 题。6. What is the average life-span of those in that small village?A. 7
5、8. B. 88. C. 92.7. What does the woman think is the reason for the long life there?A. The fresh air. B. The easy life. C. The water.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Father and daughter.9. What does the woman worry
6、 about?A. Her term paper. B. The exam. C. Her health.10. What does the man advise her to do?A. Hand in the paper. B. Change her major. C. Do something relaxing.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Whats wrong with the man?A. He has been coughing. B. He has a pain in his back. C. He has no appetite.12. How lon
7、g has the man been smoking?A. One and a half years. B. About ten years. C. Almost eight years.13. Why does the woman mention chewing gum?A. It can cure the mans illness.B. It is good for the mans appetite.C. It can be used to replace cigarettes.- 3 -听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. How many Cokes has the
8、man had today?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.15. Why has the man never been to a doctor or tried to get help？A. Because he has never though of it.B. Because he doesnt have time. C. Because he cant afford it.16. What do we know about the woman?A. She is a doctor. B. She prefers coffee to tea. C. She used
9、to drink too much Coke.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Which of the following is true according to the talk?A, Water is the most necessary thing for life.B. A normal adults body contains 70% to 80% water.C. We can live without water for only a couple of days.18. Why is water important for normal body fu
10、nctioning?A. It can lower blood pressure.B. It helps to cool body temperature. C. It prevents heart diseases.19. At least how many glasses of water should one drink every day?A. Six. B. Eight. C. Ten.20. Under what condition should one drink more?A. When you are gaining weight.B. When you work hard.
11、C. When you do physical exercise a lot.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 45 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。A- 4 -One winter, my cousin and I were playing toy blocks in the yard. My mom was out for shopping to get groceries and my dad was asleep upstairs in his room. Su
12、ddenly, it started to snow. First it was just a little. But then it started to pour heavily.Then, we put the finishing touches to our blocks and headed back inside. Right when I opened the sliding glass door, my cousin fell down on the slippery wooden stairs. I let go of the door, my worst mistake,
13、you see. The door locks automatically but I had put a rock, right next to the door so it wouldnt close. But while I was running to my cousins aid Id accidentally kicked the rock.Now, my cousin and I were locked outside. And unfortunately it started to get really windy. It was really freezing with th
14、e snow. First we started to call my dad, but he was sleeping soundly. I mean sleep-through-a-tornado-soundly. It was of no use.Then I tried to climb over the fence but it didnt work because the fence was iced by snow and wind, and the fence is six feet high. So, I climbed up to my tree house and bra
15、instormed some ideas on ways to get out. At one point, I was seriously considering jumping out of the tree house and use the trampoline（蹦床）to jump over the fence.So, we got to work. First, I took out the trampoline. Then I started to jump. First tryI almost cracked my head. Second try this time I co
16、nvinced my cousin to do it but at the last second, he thickened out. Third tryI jumped and missed but at the last second, my hand caught the fence, and with a lot of pushing I finally climbed over the fence and luckily, I fell on a big snow drift.Finally, my mom came back. Then I got inside and unlo
17、cked the door for my cousin to get in. Then we shared this story to my mom and dad.这是英语故事阅读。作者叙述的是自己小时候和表弟玩耍、探险的故事。21. When the author wanted to jump out, the main problem was that _.A. the fence was icyB. the fence was slippery and highC. the trampoline couldnt bear the weight- 5 -D. the trampoline
18、 was too small【答案】B【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据文章第四段的第一句话 Then I tried to climb over the fence but it didnt work because the fence was iced by snow and wind, and the fence is six feet high 可知作者想跳是因为篱笆太滑并且高22. The attitude of the authors cousin towards jumping on trampoline seems _.A. passive B. positive C. in
19、different D. objective【答案】A【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】A. passive 被动的；B. positive 积极的；C. indifferent 冷淡的；D. objective客观的。根据文章第五段的 Second try this time I convinced my cousin to do it but at the last second 可知作者的表弟是被动地跳篱笆的。故选 A。23. The words “chickened out”（Line 3, Paragraph 5）most probably means _.A. fell down B
20、. cried out C. jumped up D. backed out【答案】D【考点】考查猜测词义题。【解析】A. fell down 摔下； B. cried out 大声哭出来； C. jumped up 跳起来；D. backed out 退出，收回。根据文章第五段的 Third tryI jumped and missed but at the last second, my hand caught the fence, and with a lot of pushing I finally climbed over the fence and luckily, I fell
21、on a big snow drift 判断是作者的表弟退回去了，只有作者一人跳过了。故选 D。24. Which would be the best title of the text?A. Climbing Fence in the Snow B. An Adventure in YardC. Friendship Produces Pleasure D. We Are Independent【答案】B【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】A. Climbing Fence in the Snow 雪中跳篱笆；B. An Adventure in Yard 院中冒- 6 -险；C. Friend
22、ship Produces Pleasure 友谊创造快乐； D. We Are Independent 我们是独立的。通读全文，作者主要叙述自己玩耍并探险的全部经过。故选 B。BThe world welcomes 2015! From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly celebrated the New Year, hoping for a better future after a year of diseases, struggles and disasters.The islands of Samoa mid Tokelau in
23、 the Pacific Ocean and places located near the International Date Line mark the dawn of the New Year. As celebrations spread westward, fireworks lit up the night sky in towns and cities around the world, as celebrators partied on the streets.In some parts of the world, the New Years celebrations wer
24、e, lets say, rather unusual. In many European countries as well as in Coney Island, New York, swimmers braved freezing water temperatures for a dip in the ocean or lake on January 1. In Rome, Italy, divers jumped off the 59-foot-high Cavour bridge into the Tiber River. Londoners rang in the New Year
25、 with a massive fireworks display with dozens of rockets lighting up the night sky. The Scots celebration of New Year is also called “Hogmanay”. A torchlight procession led by men dressed as Vikings kicks off four days of Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland. The procession ends with the bur
26、ning of a Viking long ship. Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the last day of the year. Street festivals are held on each day culminating in a fireworks display.In New York, hundreds of thousands gathered to witness a huge ball with more than 30,000 lights descend at midnight. This tradition was ado
27、pted by the New York Times（after whom the square is named）in 1908 to attract crowds to celebrate the papers new headquarters. The ball has dropped every year since then except during the wartime years of 1942 and 1943. The first ball was made of iron, but now 2,688 crystal（水晶）triangles decorate this
28、 lighted ball.【】这是说明文。文章主要介绍的是关于世界各地欢度新年的文化趣事。25. We can learn that people in the capital of Great Britain will celebrate the New Year by _.- 7 -A. watching fireworks B. jumping into waterC. jumping off bridges D. partying on streets【答案】A【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据文章第三段的 Londoners rang in the New Year with a
29、 massive fireworks display with dozens of rockets lighting up the night sky 伦敦人是通过观看焰火的方式过新年的。故选 A。26. The author mentioned the celebration called “Hogmanay” to clarify further that _.A. the Scots are Vikings B. the Scottish words are traditionalC. the display ends with a ship D. the celebrations ar
30、e varied【答案】D【考点】考查判断题。【解析】根据文章第三段的 A torchlight procession led by men dressed as Vikings kicks off four days of Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland 可知各地的庆祝新年的方式是不一样的。故选 D。27. From the last paragraph, we learn that the hall _.A. stopped dropping since 1942 B. started to drop in the 19th cen
31、turiesC. is made of iron D. is made of crystal【答案】D【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据文章的最后一段的最后一句话 The first ball was made of iron, but now 2,688 crystal（水晶）triangles decorate this lighted ball 可知大厅是由水晶做的。故选 D。28. Where does this text probably come from?A. A news story. B. A travel advertisement.C. A book review. D
32、. A TV interview.【答案】A- 8 -【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】A. A news story 新闻故事；B. A travel advertisement.旅游广告；C. A book review 书评；D. A TV interview 电视新闻。通读全文，文章主要告诉我们世界各地不同的新年文化趣事。故选 A。CIt is 7 am and the alarm is going off. You know you have to be out of bed to catch the bus. But the urge to bury yourself in the
33、bed is ever so strong. Sounds familiar? Why is it that teens find it difficult to get themselves out of bed in time every morning or stay sharp and focused during the first couple of hours of school?During adolescence, the body goes through many changes and this includes a shift in sleep patterns. R
34、esearchers from MIT have been tracking the bodys need for sleep in teenagers. They found that though adolescents need as much as 9.5 hours of sleep a day, they get to bed later and later with each passing year. In fact, the sleep cycle shifts later by as much as 12 to 18 minutes each year between th
35、e ages of 10 and 20! So by the time a 10-year-old who sleeps at 8 pm grows to be 17 or 18, their body naturally wants to stay up till 10:30 or 11 pm.According to researchers, this is because of a hormone called melatonin（褪黑激素）that is secreted（分泌）by the pineal gland - a tiny structure deep inside the
36、 brain. Melatonin regulates the bodys natural day-night rhythms. It causes a person to become sleepy by lowering their bodys core temperature. In teens, melatonin is secreted much later in the evening and continues to increase throughout the night. This makes it difficult for teens to fall asleep ea
37、rlier as they did in their younger years. Likewise, the effect of melatonin continues until much later in the morning, making it hard for them to wake up early.A study found that at least one in four teens is tired and falls asleep in school at least once a week. During sleep, important body functio
38、ns and brain activities happen. So how can teenagers get their sleep enough? The American Association of Pediatrics（AAP）recommends that middle and high schools should start later - not before 8:30 am. This should give teens some more time to sleep - 9 -at night.【】这是一篇科技类文章。文章主要说明了青少年存在睡眠问题的生理原因，建议让
39、10 多岁的孩子晚上多睡些。29. From paragraph 2, we can learn that if you sleep late, the next day you should _.A. stay sharp B. skip breakfast C. get up late D. stay up late【答案】C【考点】考查判断推理题。【解析】A. stay sharp 保持敏锐；B. skip breakfast 不吃早餐；C. get up late 晚起床；D. stay up late 不睡觉很晚。根据第二段的 They found that though adole
40、scents need as much as 9.5 hours of sleep a day, they get to bed later and later with each passing year 可知晚上睡得晚，为保障充足的睡眠应该起床晚一些。故选 C。30. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?A. The students want to stay up. B. The shifts of sleeping cycle.C. The pineal gland secrets melatonin
41、. D. The adolescents sleep late.【答案】B【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据文章第二段的 In fact, the sleep cycle shifts later by as much as 12 to 18 minutes each year between the ages of 10 and 20!和第三段第一句话的researcher 可知 this 代表的 shifts of sleeping circle，应选 B。31. The teens go to sleep later than before because _.A. melatonin
42、 is secreted much later B. melatonin regulates the sleep timeC. they sleep a lot in the daytime D. they need to finish their homework【答案】A【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】根据文章第三段的 In teens, melatonin is secreted much later in the evening and continues to increase throughout the night. This makes it difficult for tee
43、ns to fall asleep earlier as they did in their younger years 可知是 10 多岁- 10 -孩子的褪黑激素的分泌在晚上很晚。故选 A。32. According to AAPs recommendation, middle and high schools should _.A. let teens sleep in the day B. let the students be activeC. delay the start time D. start later at 8:00 am【答案】C【考点】考查细节辨认题。【解析】A.
44、let teens sleep in the day 让十多岁的孩子白天睡觉；B. let the students be active 让学生们活跃些；C. delay the start time 推迟起床时间；D. start later at 8:00 am 在上午八点钟开始。根据最后一段的 The American Association of Pediatrics（AAP）recommends that middle and high schools should start later - not before 8:30 am.可知选 C。DCommon Sense Media
45、is a non-profit group in the United States that studies childrens use of media and technology. The group has done a survey asking teachers about the effects of their students use of entertainment media.Entertainment media was defined as the TV shows, music, video games that students use for fun. Man
46、y teachers said they believe media use has hurt academic performance, which in some cases was already not very strong. Vicky Rideout wrote the report for Common Sense Media. “We have merely four at tenth in students feel poor at reading, at oral communication and more than that thing the students wr
47、ongly fear report writing. So we need to make sure that everything kids are doing is helping to accelerate progress and not preventing it.”The survey involved 685 teachers around the country. 71% of the teachers said they believe entertainment media has reduced students ability to pay attention in class. And almost 60% said it has hurt their writing skills. Many teachers think it has negatively affected students ideas about boys and girls relationship. Many also think it encourages aggression and anti-social behavior. Teachers who describe thems
