重庆市高2015级学生学业调研抽测试卷（第二次）

英语

（英语试题卷共10页。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。）

注意事项：

1、答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2、答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3、答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。

4、所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

5、考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

一、单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

例：A computer can only do ________ you have instructed it to do.

A. how B. after C. what D. when

答案是C。

1. Regular reflecting is______ good habit. If so, you will make ______ great progress in your study.

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

2. Close the door of fear behind you, and you ______ the door of faith open before you.

A. will see B. have seen C. are seeing D. saw

3. At present, we have come to sense that creativity is______ it takes to keep a nation highly competitive.

A. why B. what C. how D. that

4. — Who are you waiting for here?

— The postman ______.

A. send me the parcel B. will send me the parcel

C. sending me the parcel D. has sent me the parcel

5. So moving ______ that I couldn’t stop my tears when I heard it for the first time.

A. the story had sounded B. had the story sounded

C. the story sounded D. did the story sound

6. —You won first in the Chinese characters spelling competition. Great!

—______ !

A. Congratulations B. Give me five C. That’s all right D. Forget it

7. — Lucy’s difficulty in numbering and pronunciation makes her feel ______ in class.

— Let’s try our best to help her out.

A. stood out B. left out C. made out D. turned out

8. Teachers should bear in mind that each student’s improvement ______.

A. is closely monitored B. closely monitors

C. has been closely monitored D. closely monitored

9. — You look rather down today.

—______ to board the 4:20 flight, you know, I dared not close my eyes.

A. Having reminded B. Being reminded C. Reminded D. Reminding

10. The teacher didn’t imagine that a student good at maths ______ have failed in the exam.

A. must B. might C. need D. should

11. The visitors were admiring the charming flowers ______ it started to rain.

A. as B. since C. while D. when

12. China has made ______ clear to the world that in the course of its development it seeks for both golden, silver hills and clean water, green mountains as well.

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

13. Sue is always finishing her task well within the shortest time. ______, she performs effectively.

A. In other words B. On the contrary

C. Sooner or later D. On the other hand

14. To my delight, the students are recycling many things they ______ away in the past.

A. were throwing B. will be throwing

C. had thrown D. would have thrown

15. —Too noisy outside! I just can’t focus on my study.

—______. Let’s go outside and play soccer instead.

A. I don’t think so B. Same here

C. Please be more patient D. Don’t push me too hard

二、 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

I can still remember every change of intonation whenever I recall what that old lady said to me, “Life may give me up, but I’ll never give up my life.”

She was admitted to hospital because of her stroke（中风）for the second time, which also meant that I need to spend a lot of 16 with her.

Honestly, she was a good patient, with no complaint, no 17 requirements, and she always cooperated with me very well, which I 18 very much. And she always held an optimistic point of view toward her condition, 19 I guessed she knew that there wouldn’t be much improvement. I actually asked why in a 20 way, and she said to me the very sentence. It was not spoken very clearly, since her stroke had 21 the movement of her tongue. I was not moved then, since after spending a few months in this hospital, I was almost 22 .

And that old lady had 23 stroke a few days later, which made her unable to speak or move anymore. I thought she would be 24 as others, lying there, waiting the day, and crying sometimes. But I was wrong. She still held that someday, somehow, she would fully 25 , though both she and I knew the possibility for that was extremely small.

Then, the very sentence she said 26 to me. A patient with absolute no hope still held the optimistic aspect in her life, regardless how 27 it was. How could I lead my life in that way? Since then, I’ve tried harder and worked harder. I would not give up my life either.

16. A. chance B. time C. life D. money

17. A. practical B. unreasonable C. acceptable D. meaningful

18. A. enjoyed B. suffered C. appreciated D. congratulated

19. A. so B. as C. since D. though

20. A. brave B. daring C. secret D. cautious

21. A. affected B. disturbed C. improved D. increased

22. A. indifferent B. frightened C. concerned D. anxious

23. A. other B. another C. few D. little

24. A. silently B. painfully C. exactly D. patiently

25. A. operate B. succeed C. understand D. recover

26. A. lived up B. looked forward C. made sense D. worked out

27. A. expected B. negative C. strange D. unlikely

B

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving Day, is a busy shopping day in the United States. Many people have a day off work on that day. Some use this to make trips; others use it to start 28 for the Christmas season.

Many stores have special offers and 29 their prices on some goods. Some 30 their opening hours. There can also be traffic jams on roads to 31 shopping destinations.

There are 32 common theories as to why it is called Black Friday. One is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day left many black markings on the road surface, 33 the term Black Friday. The other is from an old way of recording business accounts. 34 were recorded in red ink and profits in black. Many businesses, 35 small businesses, started making profits before Christmas, so they started to mark in black ink on the day after Thanksgiving.

28. A. traveling B. shopping C. visiting D. cooking

29. A. prepare B. check C. lower D. raise

30. A. shorten B. enlarge C. reduce D. extend

31. A. popular B. outstanding C. splendid D. ordinary

32. A. many B. two C. few D. no

33. A. leaving for B. leading to C. coming out D. sticking to

34. A. Prices B. Interests C. Losses D. Benefits

35. A. particularly B. specially C. obviously D. eventually

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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

A

A US student has just spent 30 days on an “insect diet ” – eating insects three times a day. Camren Brantley-Rios says traditional meats such as pork and beef are unable to continue and he wanted to try out what many consider the diet of the future.

Many people would not like the idea of eating insects distasteful, even if it were not disgusting. Not so long ago Brantley-Rios was among them. But for the last month he has been eating insects for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

“I’m mainly sticking to three kinds,” he says.

Occasionally he has included different insects. Preparing these he “actually cried”, though he insists they were surprisingly good.

Insects consume fewer resources than animals, like pigs and cows, to produce the same amount of protein(蛋白质), Brantley-Rios says – and more than two billion people worldwide include insects in their regular diet, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

“There’s not really a need to eat insects in America because we have it so nice,” Brantley-Rios says. “We have finer meats and we’re lucky to have that luxury(奢侈), so there’s not much of a pressure to eat insects right now. But what a lot of people are trying to do is make it a little bit more marketable.”

He has ordered insects from farms that usually supply zoos, which need them “to feed certain animals”. He has always made sure the insects have been fed on an organic diet, he says, and only bought species he knows are safe to eat.

He knows that one person eating insects won’t make much difference. To have a real environmental effect, millions would have to follow his example.

36. Why has the US student tried out an “insect diet”?

A. To seek for future vegetables.

B. To advocate traditional meats.

C. To make up for the lack of meat.

D. To explore new forms of protein.

37. What can we learn about Brantley-Rios from Paragraph 2?

A. He is tired of meats like pork and beef.

B. He didn’t like the idea of eating insects.

C. He had nothing to eat but insects last month.

D. He advised people to eat insects though disgusted.

38. What does the underlined part “actually cried” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. was scared B. was pitiful C. was sorry D. was puzzled

39. How does Brantley-Rios guarantee the safety of his insect diet?

A. He tests each species before eating it.

B. He has insects raised on his own farm.

C. He feeds his insects on an organic diet.

D. He orders insects for certain zoo animals.

B

It’s no secret that doing good makes others happy – but did you know it can make you happy as well?

According to a study, people participating in meaningful activities were happier and felt that their lives had more purpose than people who only engaged in pleasure-seeking behaviors.

Try giving these four things to others to start your journey to a happier and healthier lifestyle.

1. Your Time

With a busy life, it can be hard to find any time to give away. However, volunteering your time has great benefits, including making new friends and connections, learning new skills and even advancing your career.

According to a paper about the link between health and volunteering, volunteering is connected with lower instances of depression and reduces the risk of dying by 22 percent.

2. Your Attention

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