甘肃省天水市2015届高三上学期第二次联考英语试卷

　　2015届高三级第二次月考英语试题第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　When Flora Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.

　　Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症 )at the age of seven. Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.

　　In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.

　　Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.

　　1. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean? ______

　　A. a far better artist

　　B a much more famous person

　　C. a much stronger person

　　D. a far more gifted artist

　　2. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by ______.

　　A. back injuries

　　B. her bent spine

　　C. polio

　　D. the operations she had

　　3. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the _________.

　　A. 1930s

　　B. 1970s

　　C. 1950s

　　D. 1940s

　　4. What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo? ______

　　A. Devotion

　　B. Encouragement

　　C. Ironic

　　D. Sympathy

　　B

　　The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.

　　Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.

　　But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.

　　Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.

　　One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”

　　That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.

　　5. What does the underlined sentence mean?

　　A. Each child got an important job.

　　B. Each child got an interesting job.

　　C. The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference.

　　D. The most responsible student got the job of least interest.

　　6. What is Rita’s attitude to her father’s suggestion?

　　　A. Negative.

　　B. Uncertain.

　　C. Totally positive.

　　D. Acceptive.

　　7. We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _________.

　　　A. hunter

　　B. director

　　C. biologist

　　D. principal

　　8. What would be the best title for the passage?

　　　A. Never complain about life.

　　B. Small tasks can lead to fortunes.

　　　C. Men are best known by their friends.　D. Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck.

　　C

　　Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering 33 million square miles. The Atlantic Ocean, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic Ocean is rich in oceanic liveliness all the time. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.

　　“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic Ocean.

　　When the wind is from the west

　　All the waves that cannot rest

　　To the east must thunder on

　　Where the bright tree of the sun

　　Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.

　　As the poem suggests, the Atlantic Ocean is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise---it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing and whistling.

　　It is easy to imagine the Atlantic Ocean trying to draw breath----perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It imitates nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with co-living existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.

　　9. Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is __________.

　　A. always energetic

　　B. lacking in liveliness

　　C. shaped like a square

　　D. favored by ancient poets.

　　10. The writer uses the poem “Storm at Sea” for the purpose of ___________.

　　A. describing the movement of the waves

　　B. showing the strength of the storm

　　C. presenting the power of the ocean

　　D. proving the vastness of the sea

　　11. In the last paragraph, the Atlantic Ocean is compared to ___________.

　　A. a beautiful and poetic place

　　B. a person of blood and flesh

　　C. a world of interest and wonder

　　D. a lovely animal

　　D

　　Our world natural park is one of the most famous parks in the world. Millions of visitors from different countries visit this park each year. In order to protect it, please do as follows:

　　◆Protect the natural and cultural heritage. Don’t damage or deface any buildings, displays and other facilities. Take care of all plants. Put rubbish in the bins provided.

　　◆Take care when you are going up and down steps or stairs and when you are walking nearby the waters.

　　◆Please buy tickets before entering the scenic spot. One ticket is only for one person.

　　Adult：＄60 per ticket.

　　Children over 6 and under 18: half price.

　　People over 60 and children under 6: free.

　　◆If you are going into the wooded and hilly lands，for your own safety，please go with three people at least and don’t take any tinder(易燃物）along with you. The hill is steep, so please take care of yourself.

　　◆This scenic spot is the reserve of water source: No fishing，swimming，washing and any behaviors that are harmful to the water source. Meanwhile, please follow the management rules of the scenic spot conscientiously. 

　　◆Opening time：

　　From Monday to Friday: 8:00 a. m.～18:00 p.m.

　　From Saturday to Sunday: 6:00 a. m. ～24:00 p. m.

　　     ◆Small animals such as rabbits，peacocks，squirrels，frogs must be taken care of. None of them shall be killed.

　　If you have any trouble in visiting our world natural park, please call 477-866-7044．

　　Our staff will do our best to help you.

　　12. How much will be paid for a 65-year-old man with his 8-year-old grandson?

　　A.＄30. B. Free. 

　　C.＄60. 

　　D.＄120.

　　13. On weekends，the opening time is

　　hours longer than weekdays.

　　A. 4B. 6  

　　C. 10 

　　D. 8

　　14. Which of the following can you do in the natural park?

　　A. taking some tinder

　　B. hiking

　　C. damaging some facilities

　　D. littering

　　15. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

　　A. Tourists can have a swim in the water.

　　B. Tourists can hike alone in the hilly lands.

　　C. Small animals are under protection in the park.

　　D. Children can play with small animals and take some away.

　　第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

　　The following article is to tell you how to behave better in an IELTS oral English test． Everyone will make necessary preparations for some possible topics in order to increase your performance in the interview.

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　　What would you do if you were asked in an interview to talk about how you feel about your hometown if in fact you really dislike living there?

　　Some people might think that being truthful in this situation and giving a negative answer, they would not do the right thing.

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　　Talk about how they love living there and give a positive answer which sounds more attractive．

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　　And giving a negative opinion of something is not important, either.

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　　If you have more to say by being truthful, even if it is to express a negative opinion, then that is what you should talk about．

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　　And follow it up with your reasons for disliking it instead of saying “I like my hometown… ” and then struggle to find something to say．

　　We should consider how to deal with this situation in the best way．

　　A．Actually, truthfulness is not important in such an interview．

　　B．What is your true feeling about your hometown?

　　C．It would be much better to say “Actually I don’t really like my hometown．．．”

　　D．However, sometimes, you will be asked to talk about something that you don’t really like or don’t really want to talk about．

　　AB．No one should have a negative feeling about their hometown．

　　AC．The important thing is that you have something to express．

　　AD．Instead, they try to hide their true feelings．

　　第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分75分）

　　第一节：完形填空（共40小题；每小题1.5分，满分60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。

　　A

　　While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very

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　　in using a dictionary, and

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　　it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no

　　23 .

　　I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and

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　　read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as

　　25

　　troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was

　　26

　　these Latin words. We agreed together that he should

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　　me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement

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　　wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 29

　　with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week

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　　I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty

　　31 , but once we were nearly caught out.

　　One afternoon, the headmaster

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　　my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this

　　33

　　you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me

　　34

　　you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this

　　35

　　for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to

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　　an occasion of praise into

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　　of fault-finding, finally

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　　him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow

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　　and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my

　　40.

　　21. A. quick

　　B. slow

　　C. hard

　　D. good

　　22. A. made

　　B. got

　　C. found

　　D. left

　　23. A. trouble

　　B. difference

　　C. labor

　　D. worry

　　24. A. might

　　B. would

　　C. should

　　D. could

　　25. A. very

　　B. little

　　C. much

　　D. few

　　26. A. for

　　B. by

　　C. in

　　D. to

　　27. A. change

　　B. take

　　C. forgive

　　D. tell

　　28. A. worked

　　B. tried

　　C. happened

　　D. developed

　　29. A. angry

　　B. satisfied

　　C. frightened

　　D. sad

　　30. A. or so

　　B. or else

　　C. as usual

　　D. as far

　　31. A. became

　　B. seemed

　　C. lay

　　D. appeared

　　32. A. called

　　B. taught

　　C. arranged

　　D. sent

　　33. A. aim

　　B. goal

　　C. point

　　D. opinion

　　34. A. why

　　B. how

　　C. which

　　D. what

　　35. A. excitement

　　B. way

　　C. meaning

　　D. disappointment

　　36. A. turn

　　B. leave

　　C. grow

　　D. become

　　37. A. none

　　B. one

　　C. either

　　D. some

　　38. A. ordered

　　B. asked

　　C. took

　　D. let

　　39. A. surprise

　　B. escape

　　C. hope

　　D. chance

　　40. A. reading

　　B. writing

　　C. translations

　　D. essays

　　B

　　It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work

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　　up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was

　　42

　　jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just

　　43 . A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s

　　44

　　was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had

　　45

　　happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of

　　46.

　　I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had

　　47

　　an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just

　　48

　　I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor,

　　49

　　that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was

　　50

　　than that, for I felt I had become a part of their

　　51 .

　　Freda stayed at home with the kids, 52

　　I would often see her in the morning

　　53

　　them to school. And I’d be there when they

　　54

　　home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had

　　55

　　them grow up. Now I was tired, but the

　　56

　　thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.

　　I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the

　　57

　　of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I

　　58

　　them? As a matter of fact, I’m

　　59

　　an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted

　　60

　　of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.

　　41. A. stepping

　　B. coming

　　C. jumping

　　D. moving

　　42. A. hanging

　　B. making

　　C. wearing

　　D. changing

　　43. A. cleaned

　　B. washed

　　C. swept

　　D. brushed

　　44. A. duty

　　B. money

　　C. work

　　D. pay

　　45. A. already

　　B. seldom

　　C. never

　　D. yet

　　46. A. regret

　　B. surprise

　　C. fear

　　D. loss

　　47. A. started

　　B. developed

　　C. improved

　　D. broken

　　48. A. why

　　B. what

　　C. that

　　D. which

　　49. A. but

　　B. and

　　C. or

　　D. for

　　50. A. less

　　B. least

　　C. more

　　D. most

　　51. A. life

　　B. story

　　C. activity

　　D. experience

　　52. A. as

　　B. so

　　C. since

　　D. however

　　53. A. taking

　　B. bringing

　　C. meeting

　　D. calling

　　54. A. left

　　B. returned

　　C. went

　　D. marched

　　55. A. found

　　B. noticed

　　C. watched

　　D. realized

　　56. A. possible

　　B. great

　　C. proper

　　D. strange

　　57. A. meaning

　　B. nature

　　C. result

　　D. importance

　　58. A. for

　　B. to

　　C. with

　　D. at

　　59. A. hardly

　　B. certainly

　　C. probably

　　D. merely

　　60. A. member

　　B. person

　　C. relative

　　D. companion

　　第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

　　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　A motto is a sentence or a phrase 61

　　can inspire us especially when we are 62

　　(face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help 63.” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts 64 (work) hard, 65

　　as soon as I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself 66

　　what I am doing. I write my motto 67 I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much 68 (confident). My motto also makes me become 69

　　independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.

　　What is your motto, my friends? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose 70

　　because a motto can have a great effect on you.

　　第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

　　第一节 短文改错：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

　　下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

　　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，从第11处起不计分

　　My brother Donald didn’t do well in math. When the day of the exam comes, Donald sat next to Brian, which was always good at math. Donald careful copied Brian’s answers. At end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded it. Then she decided to give a prize to the student who got the high grade. But it was a bit of difficult for her to make a decision, because Donald and Brian got the same grade. The teacher thought about that and made on her mind to give the prize to Brian. Donald said it was unfair. “That’s true,” the teacher said. “Therefore, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know’. Your was ‘Neither do I’.”

　　第二节 书面表达: (满分25分)

　　假如你是李华，下星期六是你的生日，你准备在家开一个生日晚会，并邀请部分同学和外国朋友参加，晚会7：30开始。你家住在民族街（Minzhu Street）656号，乘21路或26路公共汽车在三中站下车。你家就在车站的对面。房子是红色的。门是白色的，很容易找到。请根据所给信息，给你的好友Jack写一封邀请信。

　　注意： 1. 词数100左右；

　　2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

　　3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好。

　　656 Minzhu Street

　　November 2, 2014

　　 Dear Jack,

　　Next Saturday will be my birthday.

　　Yours,

　　LiHua

　　英 语 试 题 答 案

　　第一部分 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）

　　1-----15

　　BADD

　　DACB

　　ACB

　　ADBC

　　第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

　　16. D

　　17. AD

　　18. A

　　19. AC

　　20. C

　　第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分75分）

　　第一节

　　完形填空（共40小题；每小题1.5分，满分60分）

　　21----40

　　BCADC

　　BDABA

　　DACDB

　　ABDBC

　　41-----60

　　DCADA

　　DBCCC

　　ABABC

　　DBBDA

　　第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

　　61.which/that

　　62.faced

　　63.themselves

　　64.to work

　　65.but

　　66.to

　　67.where

　　68.confidence

　　69.an

　　70.one

　　第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

　　第一节 短文改错：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

　　1. comes改came

　　2. which 改who

　　3.careful改carefully

　　4. end前加the

　　5. it改them

　　6. high改highest 7. a bit of去掉of

　　8.on改up

　　9. Therefore改However

　　10. you改yours/your answer

　　第二节 书面表达: (满分25分)

　　656 Minzhu Street 

　　November 2, 2014

　　 Dear Jack,

　　Next Saturday will be my birthday. I’m going to hold a birthday party at home in the evening. It will start at 7:30. Some classmates as well as some foreign friends are also invited. The activities include singing, dancing and sharing interesting experiences. Surely, we’ll have a good time. I would feel honored if you could come.

　　I live at 656 Minzhu Street. You can take Buses No 21 or No 26 and get off at the stop of No. Three High School. Just on the opposite of the stop is my house which is red with a white door. I’m sure you can’t miss it.

　　I do hope you will come.

　　Best wishes.

　　Yours,

　　Li Hua