四川省资阳市高中2014届高三第二次诊断考试英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷1至9页。第Ⅱ卷10至12页。共150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束时，将本试卷和答题卡一并收回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共90分）

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生务必认真核对条形码上的姓名、报名号和座位号，无误后将本人的姓名、报名号和座位号填写在答题卡上的相应位置。同时将答题卡背面左上角的座位号涂黑。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。不能答在试题卷上。

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. ―Say, Jane, will you come with me to the game this Friday?

―______, Bob, but I promised Mary I’d go with her.

A. Thanks B. My pleasure C. Take it easy D. Forget it

2. ―Can I help you?

―I would like to buy a gift for my mother, ______ at a proper price but of great use.

A. that B. one C. it D. which

3. ―What does the sign over there say?

―No student ______ bring drinks into the computer room.

A. will B. may C. shall D. must

4. ―Have they got their new house painted yet?

―I don’t know. But I was told it ______ when I met them last week.

A. had been painting B. would be painting

C. was painted D. was being painted

5. ______ it for years, researchers now tend to believe drinks with sugar are linked to 180,000 deaths worldwide.

A. Studying B. Having studied

C. Being studied D. Having been studied

6. My parents have always made it clear ______ we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

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

7. His father works in a company ______ name always appears in the local newspapers．

A. when B. whose C. where D. which

8. All of us are pleased to see the problem ______ so quickly.

A. solve B. solving C. solved D. to solve

9. The boys are still playing football happily on the playground ______ it is raining heavily.

A. in case B. as if C. as long as D. even though

10. Not until I began to work ______ how much time I had wasted.

A. didn’t I realize B. I didn’t realize

C. I realized D. did I realize

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things off!” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 11 .

These 12 may come from stories about us that have been 13 for years — often from as far back as childhood. These stories may have no 14 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 15 have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations 16 my development? I was never 17 to work on cars or be

18 tools. 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, 19 , 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 20 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 21 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob 22 me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 23 and told him about my poor 24 on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 25 is it that you can solve complex mathematical problems, but you can’t solve 26 mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I wasn’t 27 from some sort of genetic defects. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 28 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 29 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. 30 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost anything we choose.

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

12. A. instructions B. suggestions C. expectations D. comments

13. A. published B. repeated C. spread D. added

14. A. cause B. meaning C. basis D. excuse

15. A. always B. ever C. never D. still

16. A. change B. improve C. polish D. affect

17. A. expected B. demanded C. agreed D. allowed

18. A. across B. over C. around D. for

19. A. however B. therefore C. meanwhile D. obviously

20. A. lay B. turned C. settled D. put

21. A. negative B. objective C. passive D. subjective

22. A. asked B. blamed C. advised D. taught

23. A. occasions B. trainings C. experiences D. journeys

24. A. behavior B. explanation C. attitude D. scores

25. A. When B. Why C. Which D. What

26. A. advanced B. simple C. chief D. current

27. A. suffering B. resulting C. arising D. coming

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

29. A. weakening B. shaking C. wakening D. strengthening

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

第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）

第一节 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。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Goddington Theater

The Goddington Theater Ticket Office is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, and for half an hour in the evening before the advertised start time of each performance.

Telephone bookings

Your tickets are held at the Ticket Office for you to collect or, if you prefer, a charge of 35 cents is made to post them to you if you pay by cash. We’ll post them to you for free if you book by credit card. No extra charge.

Postal bookings

You can write to the Ticket Office requesting tickets, or to confirm a reservation.

Where to find Goddington Theater

Goddington Theater can be found within the Goddington University site, next to the car park, which is available for public use after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.

If travelling by car

Coming from the south end of Princes Street, you will see the library on your right. Next to the library is Goddington University. Take the next turning on the right, then first right into the car park gate straight ahead of you, stopping as close as possible to the orange machine. Put a $ 1 coin in the machine and the gate will rise.

If travelling by train/bus/ taxi

You will need to allow 30 minutes to walk from the train station. Taxis are available from the front of the station.

The University is a 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the main bus station.

When ordering a taxi from the theater, ask to be picked up at the bottom of North Street. Taxis will not come into the car park because of the entrance charge.

31. You can book your tickets ______.

A. at 9 a.m. on Monday B. at 5 p.m. on Wednesday

C. at noon on workdays D. at lunch time on weekends

32. Where is the Goddington Theater?

A. In the Goddington university. B. On the right of the Ticket Office.

C. To the south of Princes Street. D. At the bottom of North Street.

33. What can we learn from the passage?

A. You can find a free parking place in the university.

B. You have to collect your tickets if you pay by credit card.

C. Tickets paid by cash will be posted to you at no extra charge.

D. Taxi drivers are unwilling to pick up customers inside the car park.

B

Not many were surprised when Dustin Sherrard was chosen, among a team of five, to represent Ontario at WorldSkills Competition in Leipzig, Germany this year.

The event, once known as the Skill Olympics, symbolizes the top of excellence in professional training where young skilled people from around the world compete in the skills of their various jobs measured against demanding international standard, which is hard to reach.

The 21-year-old, who grew up in Englehart, Ont, didn’t get a medal but the experience did wonders for his confidence. Sherrard had passion for carpentry (木工) and showed promise at a very young age. “I first got interested in woodmaking when I was in Grade 10,” he says. “I had taken wood shop before but it never became a hobby of mine until my school started to get hard wood into the shop classes.”

“I realized how much fun woodworking was and took all the wood-shop classes I could and started spending time in the shop after school,” he says. “I got a summer job working with my uncle and used most of the money I made to buy woodworking tools and quickly turned my dad’s little shop into my own woodworking shop.” His skills and knowledge were sharpened and tested in the woodworking program.

All this went a long way in preparing him for full-time employment and taught him what to expect when he started working.

“The biggest challenge to secure a good job with my training and skill set would be to keep up with all the different products and new designs,” he says. “I have only been in the industry for a few years but even my boss, who has been doing this for many years, is still learning new things all the time.”

Sherrard’s passion for his skill has brought him this far but his thirst for learning keeps pushing him further. He’s already planning to go back to school to study engineering.

34. What can we know about WorldSkills Competition?

A. It provides professional training.

B. It is a top event for skilled youth.

C. It is held in Germany every four years.

D. It is a competition for skilled carpenters.

35. How well did Dustin Sherrard do in the competition?

A. He stood out. B. He lost confidence.

C. He failed to get a medal. D. He got praised.

36. What made Dustin Sherrard love woodworking?

A. Fame. B. Confidence. C. Honour. D. Interest.

37. What might Dustin Sherrard do next?

A. Find a better job. B. Return to school to study.

C. Work together with his uncle. D. Take part in more competitions.

C

Students and Technology in the Classroom

I love my Blackberry — it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thought. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices (设备) and truly com