江西省六校高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試題及答案

1、新干中學(xué) 黎川一中 上栗中學(xué)都昌一中 安義中學(xué) 寧都中學(xué)江西省 六校2015屆高三第二次聯(lián)考英 語 試 題第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1 what will the woman do?ago out for a dinner.bsee a movie with john

2、son.cwork on an article.2what does the woman like best?adrawing.bshopping.cjogging.3what is the man probably?aa nurse.ba dentist.ca surgeon4what are the speakers talking about in general?aa match.bfootball.cthe mans hobby.5why doesnt the man allow the girl to learn to drive?ahe has no time to teach

3、her to drive.bhe thinks it dangerous for her to drive.cshe isnt old enough to get a driving license第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘，聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6what is the woman doing?amaking complaints. basking

4、 for advice. c. arguing with the man7what does the woman think of her job?ainteresting but challenging.bstressful but meaningful.ctiring but well-paid.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8where are the speakers?ain a shop.bin a hotel.cin a bank.9what will the man do next?acash some cheques.bfill in a form.cshow his id c

5、ard.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10who is the man probably?aa bus driver.ba passenger.ca passer-by.11how much will the woman pay in total?a45cents.b80 cents.c90 cents.12what should the woman do if she wants to get off the bus?ashout at the man.bpush the button for the bell.cshow the man her ticket.聽第9段材料，回答第13至

6、16題。13why does the man call the woman?ato check the rate.bto make a reservationcto ask about a hotel.14why does the woman recommend the imperial to the man?ait is less expensive.bit is a four-star hotel.cit is near the city center.15what does the woman say about the imperial?ait is better known than

7、 her hotel.bit is cheaper than her hotel.cit is almost fully booked.16what does the man want to know about the imperial in the end?athe telephone number.bthe location.cthe price.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17what is one of the young peoples lifestyles in modern society?athey often continue the family occupati

8、on.bthey have to marry people that their parents approve of.cthey may live with people whom their parents have never met.18what do the parents expect their children to do nowadays?alive with them.bdo better than they did.csupport the family.19how many causes of the generation gap does the speaker me

9、ntion?atwo.bthree.cfour.20what is the speakers opinion on the generation gap between the young and the old?ait will continue to exist for some time. bit will disappear sooner or later.cit will be filled little by little.第卷(選擇題共115分)第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15 小題；每小題2 分，滿分30 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c

10、、d)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。amisciosico, 60 a marketing consultant in pearl river, n.y., says shes addicted to her sony e-reader. she buys or borrows a print book only when its not available digitally. miscioscio says most of her friends and relatives have also switched to e-books for the convenience an

11、d lower prices. last winter, she notes, she vacationed in costa rica and says “at least 75% of those readers were reading electronically. i was shocked to see people taking their e-readers onto the loungers（躺椅）in the pool.”meier, 43, a marketing director in beaver falls, prefers her books on paper,

12、not screens. after working on a computer all day, she says, “i want a book in my hand. turning over its pages is my way of knowing its time to relax and slow down.” meier, whos sticking with physical books, doesnt consider herself any kind of digital “resister.” “im comfortable with all forms of tec

13、hnology,” she says. “however, when it comes to books, i suppose im a traditionalist. my preference will always be the real thing.” to her, part of the joy of reading is the book itself: “pulling it from the shelf, inspecting the cover, letting it fall open to a random page.”both have lots of company

14、. statistics show that e-book sales grew 43% last year, but thats a slowdown compared with the triple-digit increases in recent years. e-books remain the fastest-growing part of the book market but account for only about 20% of all sales, reported by publishers.miscioscio and meier are at opposite e

15、nds of a book business in transition. even though e-book sales have grown more than 4,000% since 2008, its unlikely that physical books will disappear the way records did in the music industry.21. miscioscio will _ when a book is not available digitally.a. give up reading such kind of booksb. switch

16、 to the book of lower pricec. buy the book on paperd. take an e-reader onto the loungers 22. according to meier, her “preference” refers to _.a. paper book b. part of joy c. a random page d. an e-book 23. what can we learn from the last paragraph?a. records are unlikely to disappear in the music ind

17、ustry.b. miscioscio and meier are two opponents in book business.c. the market share of e-books is bigger than that of paper books.d. physical books will remain to be accepted to some people.24. what is the passage mainly concerned with?a. e-books will dominate the book industry eventually. b. reade

18、rs go their own way in choosing books.c. new technology brings more benefits for readers.d. physical books will disappear gradually in the future. bit all began with a stop at a red light.kevin salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter, hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006 . while waiting at a tr

19、affic light, they saw a black mercedes coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.“dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.” hannah protested. the light changed and they drove on, but hannah was too young to be reasonable. she pestered（糾纏）her pa

20、rents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something.“what do you want to do?” her mom responded. “sell our house?”warning! never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity,

21、while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.eventually, thats what the family did. the project crazy, impetuous （魯莽的） and utterly inspiring is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “the power of half.” its a book that, fran

22、kly, id be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. an impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.at a time of enormous needs in haiti and elsewhere, when so many americans are trying to help haitians by sending ev

23、erything from text messages to shoes, the salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help. in a column a week ago, it described neurological （神經(jīng)生物學(xué)的）evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts

24、 of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction. the salwens experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.mr. salwen and his wife, joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house. but after they downsized, there was much less space to retr

25、eat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. a smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.25. what does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in paragraph 3?a. unfairness. b. satisfaction.c. reasonable statement d. personal attitude.26. w

26、hat does the underlined sentence “never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.” means? _a. dont respond to a childs demands firmly without consideration.b. unless a child is realistic, never give an answer immediately.c. give an answer if the child is reasonable.d. never give a quick ans

27、wer to an idealistic teenager.27. what can we learn from the last paragraph?a. the salwens regretted selling their house.b. the relationship between the family members of the salwens is much closer.c. small houses can bring happiness.d. the salwens intend to buy another big house.28. which of the fo

28、llowing statements is true according to the passage?a. mercedes coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.b. unselfishness has nothing to do with peoples primary satisfaction.c. hannah asked her parents to do something charitable and they sold their house.d. the writers children asked him t

29、o sell their house.cin modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity (繁榮). others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relation

30、ship between people. i have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. for them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. in their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other

31、human qualities is sadly forgotten.however, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. in a culture which only values the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. among the most vocal are youngsters who have su

32、ffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. teaching these young people, i often observe in them a desire to fail. they seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. by not trying, they always have an excuse: “i may have lost, but it doesnt matter because i real

33、ly didnt try.” what is not usually admitted by them is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. such a loss would be a measure of their worth. clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. both are based on the mistaken bel

34、ief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. both are afraid of not being valued. only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(緩解)can we discover a new meaning in competition. 29.what does this passage mainly talk about?acompetition helps

35、to set up self respect.bcompetition is harmful to personal quality development.cfailures are necessary experiences in competitiondopinions about competition are different among people.30.why do some people favor competition according to the passage?ait improves personal abilities.bit builds up a sen

36、se of duty.cit pushes society forward.dit encourages individual efforts.31.the underlined phrase “the most vocal” in paragraph 3 means _.athose who try their best to winbthose who value competition most highlycthose who are against competition most strongly.d those who rely on others most for succes

37、s32.which point of view may the author agree to?afear of failure should be removed in competition.bcompetition should be encouraged.cwinning should be a life and death matter.d every effort should be paid back.da photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smart phone or webcam and up

38、loaded to a social media website is the definition of selfie in the oxford english dictionary. in fact, it wasnt even in the dictionary until august of last year. it earned its place there because people are now so obsessed with (對癡迷) selfies we take them when we try on a new hat, play with our pets

39、 or when we meet a friend whom we havent seen in a while.but is there any scientific explanation for this obsession? well, you should probably ask james kilner, a neuroscientist(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)科學(xué)家) at university college london.through our lifetime we become experts at recognizing and interpreting other peoples

40、 faces and facial expressions. in contrast, according to kilner, we have a very poor understanding of our own faces since we have little experience of looking at them we just feel them most of the time.this has been proved in previous studies, according to the bbc.kilner found that most people chose

41、 the more attractive picture. this suggests that we tend to think of ourselves as better-looking than we actually are. to further test how we actually perceive our own faces, kilner carried out another study. he showed people different versions of their own portrait the original, one that had been e

42、dited to look less attractive and one that was made more attractive and asked them to pick the version which they thought looked most like them. they chose the more attractive version.but what does it say about settles? well, isnt that obvious? selfies give us the power to create a photograph by tak

43、ing it from various angles, with different poses, using filters (濾色鏡) and so on that better matches our expectations with our actual faces.you suddenly have control in a way that you dont have in non-virtual(非虛擬的) interactions, kilner told the canada-based ctv news. selfies allow you to keep taking

44、pictures until you manage to take one youre happy with , he explained.33. what is the passage mainly about?a. the definition and fun of taking selfies.b. a study of why people love taking selfies.c. how taking selfies influences peoples daily lives.d. how to interpret peoples facial expressions in t

45、heir selfies.34. what did kilner discover from his researches?a. people interpret others facial expressions worse than their own.b. people tend to spend more time looking at their faces than at others.c. people tend to believe they look more attractive than they actually are.d. people who like takin

46、g selfies know more about their facial expressions.35. according to kilner, people like taking selfies probably because they think _.a. it is a good chance to learn more about their actual facesb. it is a way to respond to others facial expressions correctlyc. it enables them to interact with their

47、friends in social mediad. it allows them to satisfy their expectations with their appearances第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。the kitchen is one of the most important parts of the house. you may think that, since its only used for cooking, theres no need to pay much atte

48、ntion to its color. 36 color influences peoples mood and creates an atmosphere, and surely you want to be in a good mood when youre cooking. to decorate a kitchen, first look for a theme which will then influence the color scheme (方案). the most common colors in kitchens are white, yellow and other l

49、ight colors. kitchens are usually painted in one color to create a clean and neat look. 37 also, since kitchens tend to have smaller windows, the light colors help make it brighter. neutral colors such as gray and cream can also be used to create some contrast. 38 start with your favorite color, or

50、two light colors that balance each other. make sure that you test them thoroughly first so that you can be sure theyll actually work. for more adventurous kitchen owners, three colors next to each other can also work. but these need to be carefully chosen, because one wrong color can ruin the whole

51、look of the kitchen.when the kitchen color scheme has been chosen, other elements must be considered. some important things, such as cupboards, in the kitchen can affect its look. tiles (瓷磚) and the floor must be chosen to fit the look. 39 last but not least, no matter what color scheme you use, mak

52、e sure that it really is the one you want. 40 a. many people want to decorate their kitchens with bright colors. b. different colors have different effects on peoples mood. c. otherwise, get advice from other members of the family. d. the light colors make the room seem bigger than it is. e. there a

53、re different ways to create a color scheme. f. in a word, kitchen decoration must go together with the color scheme. g. but in fact, the color schemes of kitchens are as important as those of any other rooms.第三部分 英語知識運(yùn)用 (共兩節(jié), 滿分45分)第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分30分）第二節(jié) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出可

54、以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a _41_old man who loved everything. animals, spiders, insects. one day _42_ walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon (繭) of a butterfly. he _43_it home. a few days later, a small _44_appeared; he sat and watc

55、hed the butterfly for several hours _45_it struggled to force its body through that little hole. then it seemed to _46_making any progress. it appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go_47_ farther. then the man decided to help the _48_ , so he took a pair of scissors and _49_th

56、e remaining bit of the cocoon. the butterfly then came out _50_. _51_it had a swollen (浮腫的) body and small, shriveled (枯萎的) wings. the man _52_ to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would _53_ to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. neither happened! _54_ , the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. it never was able to _55_. what the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting (限制的) _56_and the struggle require