山东省实验中学2015届第四次诊断性考试

英 语 试 题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）和答题纸三部分。答题纸共两页。共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题 1 00分）

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干狰后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．When will the party probably start?

A． At about 6:20． B．At about 6:40． C．At about 7:00．

2．What is the matter- with the man?

A．He is overweight．

B．He can't give up smoking．

C．He suffers from a heart attack．

3．What is the man's reaction to the news?

A． He is angry． B．He is surprised． C．He is indifferent．

4．What does the man think the woman should do?

A．Have dinner with her friend．

B．Meet Mr Smith tonight．

C．Cancel her appointment with Mr Smith．

5．Where is the woman going next?

A．To a cafe． B．To a bookstore． C．To a clothes shop．

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。每段对话或独自读两遍．

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6．What does the woman think of action movies?

A． Dull． B．Violent． C．Tense．

7．What will the speakers do next?

A．Meet Greg Lee． B．See another movie． C．Continue queuing．

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Guide and tourist． B．Driver and passenger． C．Assistant and customer．

9．What is the weather like now in San Francisco?

A． It is cold． B．It is cool． C．It is hot．

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．A habit． B．An exam． C．A lecture,

11．When does．the conversation probably take place?

A．Before class． B．During class． C． After class．

12．How did the woman get the highest grade?

A．By making a better study schedule．

B．By copying from other students．

C．By getting help from the man．

听下面一段对话,回答第13至第 16四个小题o

13．What subject is the book related to?

A．Geography． B．Politics． C．History．

14．Where is the book?

A．In its usual place． B．In the reading room．C． In the reserve room．

15．What do we know about the book?

A．It can only be used in the library．

B．It must be returned in a few days．

C．It can only be borrowed by teachers．

16．What will the woman probably do next?

A．Take a lift． B．Walk upstairs． C．Leave the library．

17．Why did the speaker decide to go home?

A．She missed her family very much,

B．Her father's birthday was coming soon．

C．She had heard that her sister was missing．

18．How did the speaker get back to her hometown?

A．By :ship． B．By train． C．By plane．

19．What did the speaker's family give her as a birthday present?

A．A person． B．A cat． C．A big dinner．

20．How did the speaker feel about her present?

A．Upset． B．Moved． C．Interested．

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共1 5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，一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

"Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice． Gifts are easy - they're given after all. Choices can, be hard " －Jeff Bezos

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago． I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year． I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building 'an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me． I had just turned 30 years old, and I'd been married for a year． I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don't, and I wasn’t sure what to expect． MacKenzie told me I should go for it． As a young boy, I'd been a garage inventor． I'd always wanted to be an: inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion．

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired． I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet． He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, "That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be

an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job”）That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision． Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot． I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing． And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all．

After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice． For all of us, in the end, we are our choices．

21．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A．His dream of being an inventor．

B．The support of his wife．

C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet．

D．Millions of exciting titles．

22．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?．

A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him．

B．He would be very excited if he tried it out．

C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try．

D．The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him．

23．We can know from the passage that ．

A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed

24．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? ．

A．Cleverness and Kindness B．The Starting of Amazon

C．Following My Passion D．We Are What We Choose

B

In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a "gap year," a year off between high school and college, This idea never gained a big following in America Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers．

Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, D．C．estimates that in the current first-year class of 1600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off． He says this number has not changed much over the years．

Mr．Deacon says the most common reason for taking a "gap year" is to have a chance to travel, but he says international students may take a "gap year" to meet requirements at home for military duty．

Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests．Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital．

Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission． Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy．

The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its website called "Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation．" It praises the idea of taking time off． to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies． It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time．

Of course, a "gap year" is not for everyone, Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college． And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off． Another concern is money． A year off, away from home, can be costly．

Holly Bull's job is to specialize in helping students plan their "gap year¨． She notes that several books have been written about this subject． She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college．

25．What is the passage mainly about?

A．More and more American students are choosing to take a year off． :

B．If you want to go to an American university, take a "gap year" first．

C．It is likely that taking a "gap year" is becoming popular in America -

D．Americans hold different opinions towards students' taking a "gap year．"

26．How many reasons for students' taking a "gap year" are mentioned in the passage?

A．2 B．3 C．4 D．5

27．The essay "Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation" suggests that ．

A．every student must take a "gap year" before applying for a famous university

B．some famous universities encourage students to gain more life experiences

C．taking a "gap year" can make students free from life learning

D．the stress of studies does harm to the students' health

28．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Books and media have contributed to the students' interest in school learning．

B．Charles Deacon doesn't support the idea of the students' taking a "gap year"．

C．Parents night disagree with the program, concerned about their children's future．

D．Experts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically．

C

In our world today, the media and entertainment industries are constantly focusing on beauty over brains． Movies, television shows, commercials, and magazines all utilize （使用） models and actors whose physical attributes（特性） will sell their product．

As our country becomes so obsessed with trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people． While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes． Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale,