江西省吉安一中2013—2014学年上学期高三第二次段考

英语试卷

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 does the man do swimming?

A. He's a good swimmer. B. He's making steady progress. C. The class is too slow.

（ ） 2. What do we learn from the woman's reply?

A. She is now staying in Qingdao.

B. She is now staying in Shanghai.

C. She is willing to go to Qingdao with her friend.

（ ） 3.What does the man mean?

A. He will ask for more money.

B. He will remain at the company.

C. He will accept the woman's advice.

（ ） 4. What does the man suggest?

A. People should be forbidden to go around in the shopping mall.

B. The shopping mall should not be built under a tunnel.

C. A tunnel should be built to avoid traffic accidents.

（ ） 5. What did the woman do before doing her homework?

A. She cooked. B. She talked with her parents. C. She went to see a movie.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

（ ） 6. How long does the woman swim every week at least?

A. 1 mile. B. 4 miles. C. 5 miles.

（ ） 7. What does the woman mainly eat?

A. Milk. B. Red meat. C. Fruit and vegetables.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

（ ） 8.Why does the woman get poor marks in history?

A. She can't remember dates clearly.

B. She doesn't like her history teacher.

C. She doesn't like the subject.

（ ） 9. What is important to learn history according to the man?

A. The time when the events happened B. The reasons why the events happened.

C. The results that the events happened.

（ ） 10. What is probably the man?

A. A librarian. B. A student. C. A teacher.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

（ ） 1l. What is the main topic of the conversation?

A. How to predict the weather. B. How to select a good umbrella.

C. How to treat minor aches and pains.

（ ） 12. What do distant objects look before a storm according to the woman?

A. They look darker. B. They look smaller. C. They look clearer.

（ ） 13.What happens to the man's sense of smell?

A. It stops working. B. It becomes sharper. C. It confuses odor.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

（ ） 14. What's the relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Boyfriend and girlfriend. C. Employer and employee

（ ） 15. How is the woman's work?

A. Very busy. B. Easy. C. Well-paid.

（ ） 16.What does the man feel about the woman?

A. Worried. B. Dislike. C. Angry.

听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

（ ） 17. How many adoptions are there each year in the US?

A. 6,000. B. 60,000. C. 600,000.

（ ） 18. Why do some couples adopt children according to the speaker?

A. They care a lot about children.

B. They want to enrich their life experience.

C. They need to be looked after in their old age.

（ ） 19. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out their birth parents?

A. They are adopted from distant places.

B. Their birth information is usually kept secret.

C. Their birth parents often try to conceal（隐藏）their birth information.

（ ） 20. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.

B. Understanding is the key to successful adoption.

C. Adoption has much to do with love.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

（ ） 21. Do you know art in the l8th century played more important part in People's lives than it does today?

A. a; the B. /; a C. the; a D. the; the

（ ） 22. Canada is a country many different nationalities as well as one with foreign immigrants the majority of its population.

A. making up of; occupied with B. consisting of; making up

C. made up of; consists of D. consisted of; taking up

（ ） 23. As soon as you get home from school, think about the order you will do your homework assignments and how much time you will spend on each one.

A. of which B. at which C. in which D. through which

（ ） 24. I don't think, he said something like that is right.

A. what B. that C. whether D. when

（ ） 25. —In case anyone come in my absence, tell him I will be back soon.

— Sure, I will.

A. would B. should C. will D. shall

（ ） 26.He busy yesterday, or he you with your experiment.

A. was; had helped B. was; would have helped

C. had been; would have helped D. were; would have helped

（ ） 27. Many scholars share the belief that interest is as to learning as the ability to understand, even more so to some degree.

A. subtle B. vital C. similar D. obvious

（ ） 28.He played on the for two hours and when he returned he found half his goods stolen.

A. sand, were B. sand, was C. sands, were D. sands, was

（ ） 29. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply .

A. appreciated B. approved C. appealed D. applied

（ ） 30. —So nice to see you, Lucy! I never thought you visit us today.

— Sorry, I forgot to tell you I was coming, I hope you don't mind me .

A. calling in B. pulling in C. breaking in D. dropping in

（ ） 31. —There is distinct evidence some disorders of the body are connected with constant pressure in study

A. that B. which C. whether D. if

（ ） 32. ——The town is so beautiful! I just love it.

— Me too. The character of the town is well

A. reserved B. preserved C. deserved D. observed

（ ） 33. The child tiptoed quietly to the bird. into the forest when he was about to catch it.

A. Flew it away B. Away flew it C. Away it flew D. Flew away it

（ ） 34. It was a real race time to get the project done.. Luckily, we made it

A. over B. by C. for D. against

（ ） 35. —David, it's Frank. Do you have a few minutes? I need to see you.

— . But I hope "a few minutes" doesn't turn into an hour.

A. I'm afraid not. B. It doesn't matter

C. I don't think so. D. I guess so.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic detects（缺陷）that can never be changed. "I'm impatient." "I'm always behind." "I always put things 36 !" You've surely heard them. Maybe you've used them to describe 37

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 38 for years—often from 39 childhood. These stories may have no 40 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, "Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life." How did these expectations 41 my development? I was never 42 to work on cars or be around 43 . When I was 18, I took the US Army's Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later; 44 , I was at California University, working on my doctor's degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn't do. On the positive side, I 45 down, "research, writing, analysis, and speaking. " On the 46 side, I wrote, "I have no mechanical skills."

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 47 and told him about my 48 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, " 49 is it that you can solve 50 mathematical problems, but you can't solve simple mechanical problems?"

Suddenly I realized that I didn't 51 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 52 . At that point, it wasn't just my family and friends who had been 53 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn't just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, "You can't do this!" I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 54 , if we don't treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 55 we choose. ,.

36. A. off B. down C. up D. away

37. A. yourself B. myself C. them D. others

38. A. said B. spoken C. spread D. repeated

39. A. as long as B. as much as C. as well as D. as far back as

40. A. cause B. plot C. basis D. meaning

41. A. affect B. improve C. lead D. change

42. A encouraged B. demanded C. hoped D. agreed

43. A means B. hammers C. facilities D. tools

44. A. therefore B. however C. instead D. somehow

45. A. took B. turned C. settled D got

46. A. negative B active C. passive D. subjective

47. A. roads B. trips C. experiences D. paths

48. A. unexpected B. poor C. excellent D. average

49. A. When B. Why C. How D. What

50. A. common B. advanced C. primary D. complex

51. A. suffer B. separate C. arise D. come

52. A. adopt B. suspect C. believe D. receive

53. A. weakening B. accepting C. strengthening D. abandoning

54. A. As a result B. On the contrary C. In addition D. At the same time

55. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. all

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

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Imagine living in a city made of glass. No, this isn't a fairy tale. If you could grab your diving gear and swim down 650 feet into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington State, you would wi