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宜昌一中2015年高考适应性考试（二）

英 语 试 卷

本试卷共150分，考试用时120分钟。

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本试卷第一至第三部分为选择题，共100分；第四部分为非选择题，共50分，全页共10页。

注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。 2.选择题的作答：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,再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 3.完成句子和短文写作题的作答，用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.15. C.￡9.18

答案：B

1. When will the speakers discuss the matter again?

A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.

2. Where are the speakers?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a furniture store. C. In a company.

3. Why does the woman look upset?

A. She experienced a theft.

B. She was given a parking ticket.

C. She couldn’t find a parking space.

4. Which transportation does the man suggest the woman take?

A. The bus. B. The taxi. C. The train.

5. How does the man feel about the woman?

A. Worried. B. Angry. C. Sorry.

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、7 题。

6. What day is it today?

A. Monday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.

7. What will the man do?

A. Borrow the woman’s computer.

B. Go to the library to finish his paper.

C. Have the woman take care of his sister.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。

8. Where does the woman often stay with her friends after lunch?

A. In the classroom. B. In the school park. C. In the dining hall.

9. What benefit can the change bring to the speakers?

A. They’ll have more places to go.

B. They’ll spend less money on food.

C. They won’t have to carry their books around.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

10. What did the woman do during the weekend?

A. She had dinner in a restaurant.

B. She watched a movie in a cinema.

C. She celebrated her mother’s birthday.

11. What does the woman think of the movie?

A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Confusing.

12. What do the speakers plan to do on Saturday?

A. Buy a birthday present. B. Visit some friends. C. Hold a party.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

13. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.

14. How much will the man pay for four tickets if the promotion is still available?

A. $500. B. $1500. C. $2000.

15. What is the woman responsible for?

A. Booking hotels. B. Hiring a car. C. Planning the sightseeing.

16. What does the man require the woman to do?

A. Bring one suitcase. B. Take a lot of clothes. C. Pack her suitcase herself.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. What is Dr Tony talking about?

A. Making the best use of time.

B. Designing a daily study schedule.

C. Planning a weekly schedule.

18. What does Dr Tony mention first?

A. A general guide for a daily schedule.

B. Amount of time to be spent on study time.

C. Things a best daily schedule should include.

19. What does Dr Tony suggest students do?

A. Challenge themselves to finish more tasks.

B. Follow the guidelines all the time.

C. Suit their time to their needs.

20. What does Dr Tony think of planning a schedule and keeping to it?

A. It gives people satisfaction.

B. It helps people finish each task quickly.

C. It makes people find comfort in difficult things.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：多项选择（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。

21. Contrary to our expectations, Google has determined that grades are worthless as a _______

for hiring and test scores don’t predict anything.

A. qualification B. challenge C. criterion D. ingredient

22. China's economic_______ for the next year have been drawn up, which include achieving a 10% increase in the income, said Minister of Economy.

A. criteria B. objectives C. qualification D. motivation

23. Finally, at the end of the church wedding ceremony, the minister announces the big moment: "I now _______you man and wife. You may kiss your bride!"

A. pronounce B. claim C. howl D. roar

24. Web reports about Jackson’s health began to _______ after some website said the star had been taken to hospital and given treatment.

A. accelerate B. translate C. distinguish D. circulate

25. When I surf the internet, what really annoys me all too often is when I perform particular operations, a menu or advertisement with a meaningless window__________.

A. pick up B. pop up C. spring up D. shoot up

26. A woman aborted（流产） her second baby after her 13-year-old daughter threatened to commit suicide. The event should encourage parents to__________ their way of raising their children

A. reflect on B. settle on C. count on D. vote on

27. Compared to the 40,000-yuan-per-square within the fourth ring road in Beijing, the property price in Yichang is__________ for many families.

A. relative B. comprehensive C. sensible D. reasonable

28. A survey conducted last year found that a majority of Chinese read only 4.3 books in a year while Japanese 40.So the public are called on to have a__________ reflection about where their time goes.

A. modest B. fulfilling C. thorough D. sensitive

29. Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff，once __________ re-elected to a second term, now faces keeping the promise she made in her victory speech. "We're going to give new strength to all parts of the economy, especially industry,"

A. slightly B. narrowly C. instantly D. shortly

30. Families of 36 victims of the New Year's Eve stampede(踩踏) in Shanghai will receive 800,000 yuan ($131,147) each_______ their injuries, local authorities said Wednesday.

A. in light of B. in favor of C. in praise of D. in terms of

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When it is Tom’s turn for a cut, Mr. Smith places a wooden board covered with a piece of red leather across the arms of the chair, so that the barber doesn’t have to bend to cut the boy’s hair.

“Hey, young man, you’re 31 , you won’t need this soon, you’ll be able to sit in the chair.” the barber says.

“Wow,” says Tom, turning round to look at his dad. “Dad, Mr. Smith said I could be sitting in the chair soon, not just on the 32 !”

“So I hear,” his father replies. “I expect Mr. Smith will start 33 me more for your hair then.”

In the 34 Tom sees a little head sticking out of a long nylon cape (披肩). Occasionally he 35 glances at the barber as he works. He smells a(n) 36 of smelly sweat and aftershave as the barber moves around him, combing and cutting.

Tom feels like he is in another world, 37 except for the sound of the barber’s shoes rubbing on the plastic carpet and the 38 of his scissors. In the 39 from the window he could see through the window, a few small clouds moved slowly through the frame, moving to the 40 of the scissors’ click.

Sleepily, his eyes dropping to the front of the cape where his hair 41 softly as snow and he 42 sitting in the chair just like the men and older boys, the special 43 left leaning against the wall in the corner.

When Mr. Smith has 44 , Tom jumps down from the seat. 45 , he sees his own thick, 46 hair mixed among the browns, greys and blacks of the men who have sat in the chair before him. For a moment he wants to reach down and 47 the broken blonde hair, to 48 them from the others, but he does not have time.

They reach the pavement outside the shop. “I tell you what, boy, let’s get some fish and chips to take home, 49 your mum from cooking tea,” says Tom’s dad.

Tom is excited and catches his dad’s hand. He is surprised to find, warming in his father’s palm, a handful of his own 50 .

31. A. building up B. sending up C. bringing up D. shooting up

32. A. desk B. board C. couch D. sofa

33. A. paying B. blaming C. charging D. accusing

34. A. mirror B. book C. shelf D. catalogue

35. A. steals B. discovers C. returns D. transforms

36. A. lack B. memory C. mixture D. expression

37. A. helpless B. noiseless C. fearless D. thoughtless

38. A. control B. direction C. effect D. click

39. A. immigration B. opposition C. reflection D. assumption

40. A. rhyme B. trail C. pattern D. sound

41. A. falls B. covers C. melts D. explodes

42. A. considers B. succeeds C. approves D. imagines

43. A. package B. bench C. scissors D. carpet

44. A. treated B. compromised C. finished D. entertained

45. A. Looking into B. Looking forward C. Looking up D. Looking down

46. A. blonde B. red C. black D. white

47. A. send for B. find out C. gather up D. show off

48. A. punish B. separate C. deliver D. confirm

49. A. persuade B. save C. excuse D. relax

50. A. money B. tip C. fish D. hair

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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The Enigma (谜）of Beauty

The search for beauty spans centuries and continents. Paintings of Egyptians dating back over 4,000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing makeup. In 18th-centuryFrance, wealthy noblemen wore large wigs (假发）of long, white hair to make themselves attractive. Today, people continue to devote a lot of time and money to their appearance.

There is at least one good reason for the desire to be attractive：beauty is power. Studies suggest that good-looking people make more money, get called on more often in class, and are regarded as friendlier.

But what exactly is beauty? It's difficult to describe it clearly, and yet we know it when we see it. And our awareness of it may start at a very early age. In one set of studies, six-month-old babies were shown a series of photographs. The faces on the pictures had been rated for attractiveness by a group of college students .In the studies, the babies spent more time looking at the