四川省德阳市高中2015届高三“二诊”考试

英 语 试 题

注意事项：

1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共1 50分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束，将答题卡交回。

2．1～55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；第二卷的答案也必须写在答题卡上指定的位置，在试卷上作答无效。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）

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1 0小题，每小题1分，满分1 0分）

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

1．－I'm thinking of the test tomorrow． I' m afraid l can't pass this time．

－ ! I'm sure you'll make it．

A．Go ahead B．Good luck C．Cheer up D．No problem

2．If you can be quiet, I'd like to．make a comment on China has benefited from the Bei-jing APEC meeting．

A． when B． how C．if D．which

3．It seems to be ages we can have a strong say in world affairs．

A．when B．after C． before D． since

4．To pay for her son s education, she has to work three-jobs a day, she does street cleaning, babysitting and writing as well．

A． that B．which C．when D．where

5．Amy, please tell the people seated and for their turns to come to my office five minutes later．

A．wait B． waiting C． waited D． to wait

6．If you leave in this bad weather, please take an umbrella in case．

A．must B． shall C． would D．should

7．－Excuse me, is the book Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell available now?

－Sorry, but it so well that we don't have any in store．

A． sells B． is sold C． has sold D． has been sold

8． Believe it or not, I have made a new friend． She is a（n） woman．

A．tall young beautiful American B．American young tall beautiful

C．beautiful tall young American D．beautiful young American tall

9． a push, an object will move forward and do work．

A．Giving B．To give C． Being given D．Given

10． Why don't you do to end all this mess?

A． anything B．nothing C． everything D．something

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

There was once a family of three sons．The boys were not kind to one．another．In fact, they _11 constantly, each one trying 'to outdo the others in' some sort of sport． 12 , if one boy were building a raft, _ 13 had to build a canoe． Then the third had to build an even larger and finer boat． Because each of them worked 14 , their work was difficult, and the results were not al-ways 15 ． Of their three boats, not one was seaworthy． ,There was little 16 in their home．

Their father despaired． He 17 they would never learn to cooperate． He decided to try to teach them a 18 ．He gathered up a cartful of thin reeds（芦苇） and tied 'them together with strong vines（藤）． At dinner, he announced a（ an） 19 : “Look at this bundle of twigs（嫩枝） ," he shouted．“I 20 you to break it in half, for whoever 21 the secret will win a life of rich rewards．”

The oldest son took the bundle in his 22 hands． He was strong, and he used all of his 23 to try to break the reeds, but they would not be broken． Finally he gave up, and his younger brother 24

the challenge． He balanced the reeds across the tabletop and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, 25 it did not break．Finally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the 26 bound twigs in his hands．' He, too, struggled with all of his strength to snap the bundle into two pieces, but it would not break．

Finally, the father took the bundle from them． He．untied the vine that 27 the reeds together． He then divided the bundle into three 28 piles of twigs．¨Now break your twigs into two," he said． Each boy, one _ 29 , did as his father asked． The task was easy． Each bundle broke with hardly any effort．¨When you divide your work, it is easy and you can 30 _ much," the old man said． And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak． But together, they had great strength．

11．A． struggled B． fought C．laughed D． cried

12．A． For instance B． For sure C．In person D．' In fact

13．A． other B． the other C．others D． another

14．A． together B． in person C．alone- D． in group

15．A． seaworthy B． trustworthy C． worthless D． worthwhile

16．A． peace B． love C． war D． envy

17．A． believed B． feared C． realized D． noticed

18．A． trick B． lesson C． lecture D． skill

19．A． discussion B． argument C． competition D． game

20．A． dare B． encourage C． challenge D． urge

21．A． try out B． figure out C． carry out D． take out．

22．A． thickened B． thin C． soft D． skilled

23．A． energy B． strength C． power D． force

24．A． put on B． insisted on C． carried on D． took on

25．A． and B． or C． but D． so

26．A． tightly B． roughly C． loosely D．toughly

27．A． stuck B． struck C． held D． tied

28．A． modest B． equal C． average D． common

29．A． at a time B． at one time C． at the time D． at times

30．A． defeat B． lose C． learn D． accomplish

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Cool Cats－Cheetahs

Cheetah cubs（babies） are cute, furry, energetic, and downright lovely． And when they get older, they'll run faster than any other animal on the planet．

Five cheetah cubs were born in the summer of 2005 at the National Zoo in Washington, D．C．Their mother, Zazi, was 4 years old．When the cubs were 10 weeks old, they weighed 9 pounds and were about the size of house cats．They were the second cheetah litter（一窝） to be born at the zoo in seven months and the second litter to be born in the zoo's 116－year history．

“They're pretty quick," Lauren Afdahl, an animal keeper at the zoo, told Senior Edition．"Whenever they see something moving, they take off an run．

And, boy, cheetahs do like to run! They can reach speeds as high as 60 miles per hour．The cubs reach their top speed when they are about a year old．

The National Zoo's first litt8r of cheetah cubs was born in November 2004． When almost a year old, those cubs weighed more than 30 pounds． Zazi's cubs stay with her for at least a year． When they are fully grown, the cats may be sent to other zoos．

Cheetahs are endangered animals．About 100 years ago, the wild cats roamed an area from North Africa to India．Today, cheetahs inhabit only the countries south of the Sahara desert．Just 12,000 to 15,000 now live in the wild．

31．The writer's attitude toward cheetahs seems to be ．

A． doubtful and afraid B． caring and admiring

C． uncaring ． D． complaining

32．Animal keeper Lauren Afdahl's comments are ．

A． disappointed B．soft

C． descriptive and matter－of－fact D．angry and unfriedly

33．The main idea of this passage is ．

A．Cheetahs are interesting animals

B．Wben the cubs were 10 weeks old, they weighed 9 pounds

C．Female cheetahs can give birth only once a year

D．Cheetahs like to run

34．Based on the article', we can guess that the author is probably ．

A．afraid of cheetahs ． B．working at a zoo

C．a trained animal doctor D．in favor of protecting cheetahs

B

The hit movie Finding Nemo follows a clownfish from the Great Barrier Reef． In real life, clownfish are among the thousands of colorful sea creatures that call the Great Barrier Reef home．Stretching l,250 miles along Australia' s northeastern． coast, the Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world．

A coral reef is a living underwater structure． But these days, the Great Barrier Reef has found itself in trouble．Overfishing, pollution, and high temperatures are harming its health． That's why

the government in Australia is trying to help rescue the reef．

Underwater Garden

While coral may look like a plant, it is actually made up of tiny sea animal．Those sea animals are called coral polyps．

As polyps die, they leave hard．shells behind． Other polyps grow on top of the shells．Over thousands of years, they form a coral reef in warm water that is not very deep．

In many ways, the Great Barrier Reef resembles an underwater garden． Coral can be hard or soft．It forms in different colors and in strange shapes．Some coral looks like hardened brains． Other coral looks like fans and lettuces．

The reef bursts with schools of tropical fish, dashing among gaps in the coral. The reef supplies food． and． shelter to creatures living in and around the coral． Turtles, sharks, sea horses, and crabs are among its many inhabitants．

Helping Humans

While the reef is important to ocean life, it helps humans, too． People rely on the reef for both food and jobs． It also provides medicine used to treat disease． Each year, the Great Barrier Reef contributes about $ 975 million to the economy through tourism and fishing．

Stressed Out

Is it surprising, then, that the Great Barrier Reef is under too much stress? Fishing nets and ships break off sections and damage the reef． Air and water pollution are also doing harm． At the same time, warmer sea temperatures have caused coral bleaching（漂白） on half of the reef． The high temperatures cause the coral to turn white, often killing it．

Reef Rescue

In an effort to help save the reef, the government has limited fishing to two thirds of it． That plan increases the number of "green zones．”Those are areas that are off -limits to fishermen and boats． However, tourists and researchers can still visit them． Many fishermen are upset about the plan because they rely on the reef for jobs．

The Australian government says that its plan will help keep the reef safe from some threats． "It is very important that we give B reef proper protection for the future," said one government official． The reef is Australia' s greatest natural treasure．

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