上饶市重点中学2015届高三六校第二次联考

英语试卷

命题学校：上饶县中学 主命题人： 刘倩 副命题人：方敏

时间：120分钟 总分：150分

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，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. What does the woman think of the tax forms?

A. Puzzling. B. Easy. C. Surprising.

2. Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a gas station. B. At a restaurant. C. At a service centre.

3. What is the man going to do tonight?

A. Go to the theatre. B. Attend a party. C. Visit his aunt.

4. What is the man doing?

A. Doing shopping. B. Reading some materials. C. Walking on a beach.

5. What does the man mean?

A. He regrets holding the party. B. He wants to invite more people.

C. He has invited too many people.

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is the problem?

A. The Internet isn’t working. B. The video projector is broken.

C. The Internet speed is too slow.

7. What is the man going to do ?

A. Check his e-mail. B. Call the technician. C. Give a presentation.

8. When will the technician come?

A. In ten minutes. B. In twenty minutes. C. In thirty minutes.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. How will the travelers go from Belgium to Greece?

A. By train. B. By ferry. C. By minibus.

10. Where will the travelers live?

A. In hotels. B. In camp sites. C. In local families.

11. How long will the whole trip take?

A. Three weeks. B. Two weeks C. Ten days.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What do we know about the boy’s secondary school?

A. It lets out younger students for lunch early.

B. It prepares special food for younger students.

C. It allows younger students to leave school early.

13. How many years older is the boy’s brother than him?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 6.

14. What does the boy hate to do ?

A. Smoke. B. Have exams. C. Tidy his room.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. How did the man know the woman?

A. He had an interview with her.

B. He photographed her.

C. He worked for her.

16. Why did the man quit his job?

A. He couldn’t make progress.

B. The working conditions were bad.

C. He didn’t like the competition among the employees.

17. What is the man ?

A. A bank clerk. B. An accountant. C. A photographer.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Where did the speaker first see the Empire State Building?

A. On a bus. B. On a plane. C. On a train.

19. Why does the speaker like the Empire State Building?

A. It’s made of bricks.

B. It’s the tallest building in New York.

C. The view from the top is wonderful.

20. How many times did the speaker go up the Empire State Building?

A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.

第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）

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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

If you bought some candy months ago but never ate it, how can you tell whether it’s still safe to eat? The easiest way is to check the “expiration date (保质期)” printed on the wrapper. If that date has already passed, you’re likely to throw the candy away. But is that really necessary?

According to a new report from the US Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), tons of food is wasted each year, largely because people don’t fully understand what expiration dates, or “use-by dates”, actually mean.

Food dating was introduced in 1970s because customers wanted more information about the things that they were eating. When they first showed up, use-by dates were only supposed to indicate freshness because producers wanted their products to be tasted in their best conditions.

But the truth is that these dates aren’t related to the risk of food poisoning or food-born illness, according to Time News. However, most customers misinterpreted use-by dates and related them to the safety of the food, and they still largely do now.

Eggs, for example, can still be eaten three to five weeks after purchase even though the use-by date is much earlier. When their use-by dates pass, strawberry juice may lose its red color and biscuits may lose their crunch（松脆的口感）, but they are not harmful.

“It’s a confusing subject, the difference between food quality and food safety,” said Jena Roberts, vice president of National Food Lab, a US food testing company. “Even in the food industry I have colleagues who get confused.”

This is why scientists are calling for a standard explanation to be printed following the use-by dates. “We want this to be clearly communicated so customers are not misinterpreting the date and contributing to a lot of waste,” said Dana Gunders, a staff scientist with the NRDC.

But this won’t be a mistake that is easy to correct since people have believed it for so long. Another problem is that the quality levels of different foods change differently-some are still eatable long after their use-by date while others are not.

As a result, food industry officials are now thinking of changing the use-by date to a date indicating when food is most likely to throw away.

21. According to the text, use-by date was first intended to ________.

A. reduce the waste of food

B. show whether the food was fresh

C. show the safety of food

D. give a warming of food poisoning

22. Which of following is TRUE?

A. Most customers understand what use-by date mean.

B. Biscuits can’t be eaten when not as crunchy as they were bought.

C. “ Use-by dates” have existed for more than 50 years.

D. Even after their use-by dates pass, some food are still safe to eat.

23. Scientists are calling for a standard explanation to be printed together with the use-by dates because________.

A. Most consumers often misunderstand use-by dates

B. use-by dates are not helpful or reliable

C. more consumers get worried about food safety

D. the quality level of different foods changes differently

B

I was 18 when Tim and I began to date. Shy and quiet, I’d met his parents once before but hadn’t ventured to say more than “ Hello”. This particular evening, however, we were taking them out to dinner for their anniversary and I wanted to make a good impression.

Tim and his parents arrived and I was out the door in a flash. My good impression began with “ punctual”. I sat in the backseat beside Tim nervously watching his father’s eyes glance into the rearview mirror to examine me.

Tim and his parents had already decided on their favorite Mexican restaurant and that was fine with me; the dim lighting would hide the rising flush of my cheeks, and if anyone noticed, I could blame it on the peppers. With proper table manners I managed to survive halfway through dinner without making any unforgivable mistakes. However, in the midst of conversation I reached for my iced tea, raised the glass to my lips and very quickly discovered I had picked up the wrong glass.

I quickly lowered the glass and set it back but it was too late; I had burnt my eyebrows, the hair in my nose, and curl over my forehead! I looked up slowly, praying no one had seen me, but all eyes at the table had seen and each face stared at me in shocked silence. Excusing myself, I ran to the restroom.

I would have hidden there forever but I’d barely gotten in the door when Tim’s mother arrived. “ Ah, honey,” she said, holding out her arms to me. “ Everything will be just fine.”

Tim and I eventually married. We had a small ceremony and a family reception afterwards held at the very restaurant where this incident occurred. This time, however, I didn’t drink any candles… only a Margarita（一种鸡尾酒名）; they were served in different glasses.

24. It can be inferred from the passage that___________.

A. the author had never met her parents-in-law before dinning together

B. Tim and the author took the bus to get to the restaurant

C. Tim’s father was curious to know about the author

D. Tim’s mother was not satisfied with the author’s behavior

25. According to the passage, the author______________.

A. felt very sorry for being late meeting Tim’s parents

B. mistook wine for drinks and got drunk

C. had her eyebrows burnt because of her nervousness

D. left a bad impression on Tim’s parents

26. What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Please Don’t Drink the Candles

B. Please Don’t Light the Candles

C. Please Behave Yourself

D. You Can Never Make a First Impression for a Second Time

C

SUMMER OUTDOOR MOVIES

Pre-movie activities



July 2:

The Great SBCC Challenge ----SBCC



July 9:

Magician ---- Jeff Evans



July 16:

Pizza Toss ---- Pagliacci



July 23:

Name the Right Price ---- Whole Foods Market



July 30:

Banana Races ---- Edible Arrangements



Aug 6:

60 Second Challenge ---- Inome



Aug 13:

Zumba Fitness ---- SBCC



Aug 20:

Movie Trivia Night ---- Bellevue. com



 Family, Friends, and Neighbors, get cool !

Bring your picnics, blankets and low-back chairs!

The Parks & Community Services Department presents free outdoor movies with popcorn at Bellevue Downtown Park this summer. Grab a blanket, a low-back chair, family, friends, neighbors or co-workers, and head to the park. Sponsored by Inome, films will be shown under the stars on a huge, 40-foot inflatable(可充气的) screen with a state-of-the-art projection(放映) and sound system.

The movie series begins on Tuesday, July 2, 2014. Activities, which last about one hour, begin at 8 pm before each movie, so come early, stake your ground and have some fun. Movies are family-friendly and carry a PG (parental guidance) rating.

Support a great cause; each movie night is accompanied by a different charity. Please bring suggested donated items to support the organization of the night. Your donations will make a difference to the poor, disabled and disadvantaged.

Location- Bellevue Downtown Park, 10201 NE Fourth St. Bellevue at Downtown Park’s parking lots.

In case of inclement weather, such as heavy rains, or violent storms, movies will be held in