四川省南充市阆南西三校2015届高三9月联考英语试题第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，共40分）
第一节 单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共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
No rush, it’s just_______ short distance from here to______ hotel.
A
不填；the
B
a ; the
C
the; a
D
不填；a
2. The population of our county is twice as large as ______of theirs.
A
one
B
it
C
that
D
this
3. Ma Yun firmly believes that shopping online will_______take the place of shopping in stores.
A
finally
B
merely
C
frequently
D especially
4. ----- Joe was badly injured in the traffic accident yesterday and he was rushed to hospital.
-----Oh, really? I _________. I________ visit her
A
don’t know; will go to
B
didn’t know; will go to
C
haven’t known; am going to
D
didn’t know, am going to
5. Look！ Can you see someone_________ the rock over there?
A
climb
B
to climb
C
climbing
D
climbs
6. Joan _______ be at home. I saw her in the supermarket just now.
A
shouldn’t
B
can’t
C
needn’t
D
mustn’t
7. Chengdu is so large a city that you won’t know enough about it _______you live there a month.
A
as if
B
only if
C
even if
D if only
8.The field hospital lay in a small village, around________high mountains.
A
which was
B
it was
C
which were
D
it were
9 ______he said at the meeting suggested _______he knew the matter very well.
A
That; what
B
What; that
C
That; that
D
What; what
10 ------I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight
------_____________. I’ m not using it anyhow
A
Sure, go ahead
B. I don’t know
C
Yes, indeed
D. I don’t care
第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“God, please don’t let anything happen today that I can’t settle.”
This was my daily __11___ during my first year of teaching. Some of the kids in my room had real
12
. I didn’t know how to
13
the disrespect, the trash talk, or the “he said—she said” conflicts that took hours to unravel（拆开. It seemed like these kids needed a social worker---or 14
a teacher with more mettle(斗志) than I.
15
desperation I clamped down(压制).
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it didn’t help. I felt like I was failing. I soon
17
going to work, just as many of the kids seemed to hate being at school.
There was a Burger King across the street from the school. One day, a(n)
18
occurred to me.
19
I took my students out to eat? Maybe that would
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the trust and goodwill that our classroom
21
.
So the next day I made a(n)
22
.
“Every Friday from now on, I’m going to take one student to lunch at Burger King. Every week, I’ll randomly
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a name. By the end of the year, everyone will have had a
24
.”
Students sat up with interest as I picked the first name. I got the feeling that many of them didn’t go out to eat very often---
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to a fast food place. Maybe this was a
good idea. After the first outing, I was sure of it. It had been fun, and everyone---
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me--- needed some fun in life.
The month went on. Every Friday, the chosen student and I chatted over hamburgers, fries and Cokes. I
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discussed behavior during those lunches, choosing instead to focus on family, hobbies, and friends.
In fact, not much changed with many of my students. But
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the same time ,I’m glad for what I did so. Maybe that trip to Burger King meant something to the kids whose mom yelled at him that morning, or the kid who usually ate
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, or the kid whose family couldn’t afford to buy him a two-dollar kid’s meal.
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now, eighteen years later, I’m pleased that I tried.
11. A . lesson
B. prayer
C. speech
D. song
12. A. thing
B. problems
C. business
D. matters
13. A. deal
B. seize
C. handle
D. struggle
14. A. at most
B. at least
C. at last
D. at once
15. A. On
B. During
C. Without
D. In
16. A. And
B. However
C. Moreover
D. But
17. A. hated
B. appreciated
C. enjoyed
D.advised
18. A. idea
B.imagination
C. reason
D.plan
19. A. What for
B. If only
C. How come
D.What if
20. A. attempt
B. advance
C. build
D. judge
21. A. owned
B. owed
C. lacked
D. organized
22. A. invitation
B. speech
C. bet
D. announcement
23. A. earn
B. press
C. insist
D. draw
24. A. care
B. turn
C. case
D. topic
25. A. even
B. ever
C. still
D. just
26.A. consisting
B. including
C. containing
D. holding
27. A. usually
B. generally
C. never
D. finally
28. A. at
B. with
C.for
D.by
29. A. calmly
B. fortunately
C. alone
D.happily
30. A. Looking down
B. Looking back
C. Looking forward
D. Looking back
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节 共50分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共20小题，每题2分，共40分）
A
What will people die of 100 years from now?If you think that is a simple question,you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology.With the help of new medicine,the human body will last a very long time.Death will come mainly from accidents,murder and war.Today’s leading killers,such as heart disease,cancer,and aging itself,will become distant memories.
In discussion of technological changes,the Internet gets most of the attention these days.But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times.How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death.Cells are the basic units of all living things,and until recently,scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells,such as those of brain cells,would not last forever.But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine.Sometime between 2050 and 2100,medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so,people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs(器官).The medicine,made up of the basic building materials of life,will build new brain cells,heart cells,and so on—in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.
It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence,but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. 31. According to the passage,human death is now mainly caused by _______.
A. diseases and aging
B. accidents and war
C.accidents and aging
D.heart disease and war
32. In the author’s opinion the most important technology lies in__________
A. medicine
B. the internet
C. brain cells
D. human organs
33. Humans may live longer in the future because______________
A. heart disease will be far away from us
B. human brain can decide the final death
C. the basic materials of cells will last forever
D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine
34. We can learn from the passage that___________.
A. human life will last more than 120 years in the future
B. humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now
C. much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life
D. we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells
B
Erica David lives in Pinedale,Wyoming，USA，where winter can bring temperatures
of below 35 degrees Fahrenheit，howling winds，and a lot of snow．So it was just natural that she chose to study snow for her school science fair in the sixth grade．
Now a junior in high school，Erica is in her sixth year of snow experiments，and is well on her way to becoming a snow expert．She started with a basic question：Could snow fences be built to work better?
Snow fences are used to keep snowdrifts（雪堆）from covering areas like roads of train tracks，or to help build up snow where it can help with water shortages in spring when it melts（融化）．“Also，I wanted to protect my animals better from blowing snow，”says Erica，who raises goats，sheep，and pigs．
Before she could test fence designs，Erica had to figure out what would act like real snow in her experiments. “I tested flour, sugar, and salt before I settled on dishwasher powder , ”she explains.
Science fairs offer students the chance to test theories, present findings to judges, and meet other researchers. Erica’s many achievements include competing at the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge for middle school students and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, where students from around the world present their science research.
But perhaps the best reward is that her research is already being put to good use. She has come up with an improved snow fence design, and this year she’s helping
think out how to provide water supply to native plants, which have been killed off by drilling at nearby natural gasfields.
“Science fairs are an amazing experience,”says Erica. “Just pick your true feeling and go for it. ”
35. What does the passage suggest to us?
A. Science fairs are held for high school students in America.
B. Erica is the youngest show expert well known in America.
C. The environment brought much convenience for Erica to study snow.
D. The hope to contribute to her hometown made Erica experiment on snow.
36. In Erica’s hometown, snow fences may play a part in ________.
a. reducing the harm blowing snow does to animals
b. supplying water resource to the nearby gas fields
c. making up for the lack of water resource.
d. keeping the traffic smooth
A. a,b,c B. a,b,d C. b,c,d D. a,c,d
37. Science fairs are attractive to students because they ________.
A. can have their research put into practical use
B. can have their scientific ideas tested out
C. are allowed to help protect the local wildlife
D. can learn about the most advanced technology
38. Which of the following material can best replace snowing in Erica’s experiment?
A. Flour. B. Sugar. C. Salt. D. Dishwasher powder.
C
If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and ,as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.
Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be slowed down.
With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brains volumes of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs.
Computer technology helped the researchers to get most exact measurements of the volume of the front and side parts of the brain, which have something to do with thinking and feeling, and decide the human character. As we all know, the back part of the brain, which controls task like eating and breathing, does not contract (萎缩) with age.
Contraction of front and side parts, as cells ( 细胞 ) die off, was seen in some people in their thirties, but it was still not found in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.
Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contraction—using the head.
The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those with least possibility, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White- collar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are, however, as possible to have contracting brains as the farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants. 39. The team of doctors wanted to find out_______.
A. how to make people live longer
B. how to slow down the speed of getting old
C. the size of certain people’s brains
D. which people are the most clever 40. Their research findings are based on _____.
A. an examination of farmers in northern Japan
B. tests given on a thousand old people
C. using computer technology
D. examining the brain volumes of different people 41. According to the article, ___________are growing mentally old earlier.
A. engineers
B. office clerks
C. professors
D. researchers 42. The most possible conclusion of the article is that ______.
A. most of us should take more exercise
B. it’s better to live in the towns
C. the brain contracts if it is not used
D. the more one uses his brain, the sooner he becomes old
D
Birds in cites are damaging their health by trying to sing above the noise of urban life.
New research shows that male birds are trying to compete against traffic and city sounds.They are now singing louder and at higher frequencies, which could harm their vocal cords. Some birds are choosing to sing at night instead of during the day. This makes them more open to attack and also creates stress and exhaustion.
“The difference between urban and rural birdsong is becoming so big that the two groups could now be unable to communicate. This could lead to inbreeding and a weak gene pool,” said Dr. Sue Anne Zollinger of the university of ST.Andrew.
According to Zollinger, a bird group with a small gene pool might adapt less quickly to new diseases and could be wiped out.
A study of the dawn chorus found that birds in Berlin sang up to 14 decibels(分贝) louder than those in the forest. The birds sang loudest on weekday morning.
“ By trying to sing over the sound of the city, birds are risking vocal injury,”
Said Zollinger. “All this puts the same strain on a birds vocal cord as when a human tries to shout to be heard in a noisy pub----except the birds are doing it all day, every day,” she said.
“Singing under such pressure means birds have less control over the sound they produce. Their sound may lose quality and become more rough-sounding,” said Zollinger, “ This could make them appear less attractive to female birds.”
Mark Constantine, author of The Sound Approach to Birding, said,” Birdsong is important for quality of life and has been proved to reduce our blood pressure. When we live in the centre of large, urban areas, we get stressed and it’s extremely good to have birdsong around us.The impact on humans
of birdsong is massive. It harms us, as well as the birds, if their songs become louder and simple.”
43. Some birds in cities now choose to sing at night time because________.
A. they want to attract more birds of opposite sex
B. they are more likely to be discovered by their family
C. they can’t adapt to the loud noise during the daytime
D. they have to frighten their enemy away
44. According to the passage, urban and rural birds might not be able to____.
A. recognize each other
B. communicate with each other
C. live with each other
D. compete against each other
45. It requires greatest efforts for birds in cities to sing on______
A. Monday nights
B. Wednesday nights
C. Saturday evenings
D. Friday mornings
46. According to Dr.Sue Anne Zollinger, birds singing louder might eventually
lead to _________.
the harm done to man’s health
the dying out of a species
the serious danger to the bird’s vocal cords
the decrease of the birth rate of a bird group
E
Cell Phones Are the New Cigarettes
When you get in your car，you reach for it．When you're at work，you take a break to have a moment alone with it．When you get into a lift，you play with it．
Cigarettes ? Cup of coffee ? No，it's the third most addictive thing in modem life, the cell phone . And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to
curb
their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships .
With its shiny surface , its smooth and satisfying touch , its air of complexity , the cell phone connects us to the world even as it disconnects us from people three feet away . In just the past couple of years , the cell phone has challenged individuals , employers , phone makers and counselors（顾问）in ways its inventors in the late 1940s never imagined .
The costs are becoming more and more evident，and I don't mean just the monthly bill．Dr．Chris Knippers，a counselor at the Betty Ford Center in Southern California，reports that the overuse of cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions：a barrier to one-on-one personal contact，and all escape from reality．
Sounds extreme，but we've all witnessed the evidence：The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal，ignoring his kids around the table；the woman who talks on the phone in the car，ignoring her husband；the teen who texts messages all the way home from school，avoiding contact with kids all around him.
Is it just rude , or is it a kind of unhealthiness ? And pardon me , but how is this improving the quality of life ?
Jim Williams，an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts，notes that cell-phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening gu1f of personal separation．He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss their most important personal business with．Despite the growing use of phones,e-mail and instant messaging , in other words，Williams says studies show that we don't have as many friends as our parents . "Just as more information has led to less wisdom，more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends , " he says．
If the cell phone has truly had these effects , it's because it has become very widespread . Consider that in 1987 , there were only 1 million cell phones in use . Today , something like 300 million Americans carry them . They far outnumber wired phones in the United States .
47. Which of the following best explains the title of the passage ?
A. Cell phone users smoke less than they used to .
B. More people use cell phones than smoke cigarettes .
C. Cell phones have become as addictive as cigarettes .
D. Using cell phone is just as cool as smoking cigarettes .
48. The underlined word " curb " in Paragraph 2 means "
" .
A. control
B. ignore
C. develop D. rescue
49The example of a woman talking on the phone in the car supports the idea that
.
A. women use cell phones more often than men
B. talking on the phone while driving is dangerous
C. cell phones make one-on-one personal contact easy
D. cell phones do not necessarily bring people together
50. According to the passage , which is NOT true ?
A. Cigarettes , coffee and cell phone are the three most addictive things in modern life in the author's opinion .
B. The overuse of cell phones has become a social problem .
C. Dr Chris Knippers says studies show that we don't have as many friends as our parents .
D. Cell phones have made us have fewer friends .
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题，每题2分，共10分）
------Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest restaurant is?
------
51
-----Where is the nearest restaurant, please？
----Oh, the restaurant? The nearest one is the City Restaurant.
52
----I’m---er---I’m afraid I don’t quite---you see,
53
----I see. Simply walk two blocks straight ahead, then turn left, and the City Restaurant is about 10 meters ahead.
54
----Can I take a bus?
----Of course you can, but
55
. It’s only a few minutes’ walk.
----Thank you very much.
----Not at all.
What did you say?
I’m a total stranger here.
You can’t miss it.
I beg your pardon?
It’s just opposite the No.5 Department Store.
I don’t think it’s necessary.
It’s not very far.
第II卷 （非选择题 共60分）
注意事项：
必须使用0.5毫米黑色墨迹签字笔在答题卡上题目所指示的答题区域内作答。答
在试题卷上，草稿纸上无效。
第三部分 写作（共三节 共60分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题，每题2分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题的词数要求）
⑴
Teenage smoking has become a big problem in the Malaysia as well as the rest of the world. Almost half the percent of teenagers who smoke never admit they have a problem. Once these teenagers start to smoke they become addicted physically and psychologically and that’s the part that makes it hard for them to quit. Teenage smoking is being promoted to kids through magazines and television shows. Even though cigarette advertisements have been banned from television, it’s not enough. We have to find a way to ban all these things because it’s putting kid’s lives in danger.
⑵ Why do teenagers start smoking? One of the most common reasons is peer (伙伴) pressure. Kids have a hard time resisting doing what their friends want. Teenagers who smoke are more likely to have lower self images. They start smoking because they think it will give them a better image like being cooler, more attractive, or more popular. Because of their low self image, they don’t have the confidence to “say no” when a cigarette is offered to them.
⑶ Teenagers who are smoking-addicted because of the nicotine feel it harder for them to quit. Once the nicotine enters your blood, your body needs the nicotine. This makes it very difficult to quit.
⑷ Here are some methods of quitting. Pick the day that you will stop smoking and stick to it! Drink lots of liquids --- Fruit juices, water or herbal tea. These might not always work, but there is no sense in not trying.
⑸ In conclusion, learning to quit smoking takes a lot of time and encouragements from parents, friends and family. However, it can be done if teenagers know the important facts about smoking.
56. What makes it difficult for teenagers to quit smoking according to Paragraph1? (within 8 words)
__________________________________________________________________
57. What role do the media play in talking about teenage smoking? (within 8words)
__________________________________________________________________
58. What’s the main reason why teenagers start smoking according to the text? (within 3 words)
_________________________________________________________________
59. Why can nicotine make a person addicted? (within 10 words)
_________________________________________________________________
60. What’s essential for teenagers to succeed in quitting smoking? (within 8 words)
第二节 短文改错（共10小题，每题1.5分，共15分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：把缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Long long ago, there lived the man who was so lazy that no job was fit of him. In order to make a living, he one day went to a neighbour of him for help. The neighbour advised him work as a cemetery caretaker(守墓人)as it was the most easiest job one could find in the world.. The lazy man is delighted and soon became a cemetery caretaker. But to everybody’s surprising he resigned his job three days before he got it. “It’s unfair.” He said to the neighbour angry. “In the cemetery all the others are lying still while I am the only one who have to stand.”
书面表达（共35分）
进入高三已经一个月了，此时每个同学都有自己的大学梦。请用英语写一篇短文，谈谈自己的大学梦。文章内容必须包括以下要点：
1. 自己的dream university 是
2. 陈述喜欢该大学的原因（至少写两点）
3. 这一年如何准备实现自己的大学梦。（比如：学业和体育锻炼等方面）
注意：①.文字需连贯成文，不能逐条翻译，可适当发挥以使行文连贯。
②.字数120词左右
2014年南充市阆南西三校高三九月联合考试
英语参考答案
4. 补全对话：51---55 DEBCF
第二部分：1 阅读表达
They become addicted physically and psychologically to smoking
They promote teenage smoking
Peer pressure
Because the body needs it once it enters the blood
They know the important facts about smoking