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1、民樂一中2014-2015學年高三（4）部第二次檢測英語試卷第I卷第一部分：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，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、B、C和D ）中，選岀最佳選項。AA little boy stood right outside the entrance, in the freezing spring wind, collecting donations for cancer research. Nose red, hat deep over his ears, he warmed one hand in his pocket

2、 and held a list with the other hand. I noticed he had no gloves.I checked my purse, but had no coins. It is a principle of mine to always give money to cancer researchI havelost dear frie nds and family members to the disease."I'll bring you some money whe n I come back,” I promised the yo

3、u ng boy. "Tha nk you 1 '' He smiled.I asked him to come in side the mall but he refused, expla ining that the man ager would n't allow anyone to gather money for charities in the mall.I did my shopp ing and had coins at least to give to him. I also bought a pair of gloves. As I ste

4、pped outside, he stood right where he had bee n. I asked him for the list with empty lines and the pen. A few sig natures were there and I could see only a few coins. Noth ing much, but at least he had collected some mon ey."I n this cold weather, why would you want that?" I asked."Be

5、cause my best frie nd Peter has leukaemia（白血?。゛nd I want to help him, he said seriously.4<Here, I gotthese for you, I said and pushed the gloves into his han ds."Thank you! That's very kind of you! "he said, and he actually bowed."Now I can stand here a lot longer than I though

6、t!4"Well, what do you get for yourself? "I asked/ Will the organization give you something to thank you for doing this?" "Oh yes! "the boy said with joy. "I get a new empty list!"1.The little boy stood in the freezing wind to.A.wait for his friend PeterB. collect m

7、oney for can cerC.get his empty list filledD. do it as his part-time job2.The author gave money to can cer research because.A.He was very richB.He took pity on the little boyC ?He was moved by the little boyD ?He lost his his frie nds to can cer3.What can we know from Paragraph 5?A.Only a few people

8、 came to don ate.B.Don ators did n't want to sig n the list.C ?The author doubted the boy's list.D.The author felt sorry for the little don ati on.4.Which of the follow ing best describes the little boy?A.Patie nt and tale nted.B. Lovely and greedy.C.Determ ined and optimistic.D. Positive an

9、d popular.BGetting sick overseas can be scary. You're in an unfamiliar place and often don't speak the language. Although each trip is differe nt, there are uni versal things you can do to keep safe.Be prepared. "'Schedule a visit with a doctor who specializes in travel or the area

10、you're visiting at least four weeks before your departure,says WHO public health expert Dr. Gilles Poumerol. A travel doctor will be able togive you the力（接不中疫苗）as well as discuss any medical issues you may come acrossrequired and recommended vqcc , abroad.Get in sura nee. "In many cou ntrie

11、s where you have limited access to health care, good health care is only found in the private sector and can be very expensive,Dr. Poumerol says. Plus, in an emergency, returning to the United States can cost more tha n $50,000. Ask your health in sura nee compa ny whether your policy applies overse

12、as and whether it will cover trips to a foreig n hospital. If n ot, there are many compa nies that offer short-term travel health in sura nce for a reas on able fee. A list can be found on the US State Departme nt's travel website.Pack well. Dr. Poumerol also suggests bringing a note from your d

13、octor in English and the language of the country you're visit ing. Pack ing an emerge ncy con tact list is importa nt. Con tacts should in clude the local embossy（使館），relatives who should be in formed if you get sick and your health in sura nce compa ny.Be care. You have to be in charge of your

14、health. If you're being treated abroad, question the medical staff about their sterilization" ） practices; injection（注身寸）equipment should be put in boiling water for at least 30 minutes orused only once. Also be sure that doctors and nurses are wearing gloves to prevent fluid transfer. Limi

15、ting your alcohol in take will keep you focused on your safety. If your com mon sense is perfect, the rest of your body should follow.5. According to the passage, you can visit the US State Department's travel website to find.A. which compa nies offer short-term travel health in sura nceB. how t

16、o get back to the Un ited States whe n you illC. whether your policy applies overseas or notD. good health care which cover trips6. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Health care provided abroad can be un reliable.B. You should n't eat much whe n you stay abroad.C. In jecti on equip

17、me nt should be used only on ce.D. You have to treat yourself when you are ill.7. What is the best title for this passage?B. Tips for keep ing safe overseasD. Avoid dan gerous travelsA. How to get in sura nce abroadC. Get ready for your tripcFor centuries, the body' blood has been linked closely

18、 with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feeli ngs, are said to be cold-blooded. For example, the police are searchi ng for a cold-blooded killer. He seems to kill for no reas on, and with no emoti ons, as if tak ing some on e's life is no thi ng.Cold can affect other parts of th

19、e body. The expressi on "get cold feet" has no thi ng to do with cold or your feet. The expressi on means being afraid to do someth ing you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be preside nt of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have responsibility. Yo

20、u are likely to get cold feet about being preside nt whe n you un dersta nd the situati on.The expressi on Agive some one the cold shoulderAprobably comes from the physical act of turni ng you back towards some on e, in stead of speak ing to him face-to-face. You may give a cold shoulder to a frie n

21、d who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to some one who has lied about you to others.A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Some one who is a cold fish co

22、uld be cold-hearted. Now a cold-hearted pers on is some one who has no sympathy. Several popular songs in rece nt years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers."Out in the cold" means not gett ing someth ing that everybody e

23、lse got. A pers on might say that everybody but him got a pay raise he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.8. There are expressi ons related to cold that are men ti oned in the passage.A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 79. When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a dista nt way, yo

24、u may express by"A. I give him the cold shoulderB. I thi nk he is a cold-blooded manC. I think he is a cold fishD. I'm likely to cold feet10. If Sue shows absolutely no reacti on to those awful pictures of starv ing childre n in Africa, you will say.A. she is a cold-blooded killerB. she get

25、s cold feetC. she is a cold fishD. she is out in the cold11. The topic of this passage is about.A. the relati on ship betwee n cold and our bodyB. some expressi on conn ected about frie ndshipC. some expressi ons about with coldD. how cold weather comes into beingDBabies bom in summer are more likel

26、y to become short-sighted in late life, a study has show n.As many as a quarter of all cases of short-sighted ness are caused by too great exposure to sun light in the first weeks of life, say eye experts. They are advis ing all pare nts to put sun glasses on their babies duri ng the first weeks. Sc

27、ie ntists had already established that over-exposure to sun light caused shortsighted ness in ani mals. Researchers who compared the mon ths in which babies were bor n with whether they n eeded glasses later on say the prin ciple also applies to huma ns. A study of almost 300,000 you ng adults-the l

28、argest of its kin d-showed that those born in June and July had a 25 perce nt greater cha nee of beco ming severely short-sighted tha n those born in December or Jan uary. Research leader Professor Michael Belk in, of Tel Aviv Un iversity, said it was because pro lon ged illumi natio n （光照） causes t

29、he eyeball to len gthe n that caused short-sighted ness. Hence the more light a n ewbor n is exposed to, the more the eyeball le ngthe ns and the worse the short-sightedness will be. The mechanism which lengthens the eyeball is associated with levels of melat onin （褪黑激素）， a pigme nt （色素） ，which prot

30、ects the skin aga inst harmful rays of the sun. In you ng babies not eno ugh melat onin is released as protecti on, meaning they are more vul nerable to sun bur n and cha nges to eyeball shape.Sight expert Professor Daniel O'Leary, of An glia Rusk in Uni versity in Cambridge, said "At the m

31、ome nt we don't know the precise cause of why light exposure affects sight, but the evide nee seems to prove that it is one of the reas ons for people beco ming shortsighted.,12. Babies born in summer are more likely to be shortsighted.A. because the summer sun is too stro ng for babiesB. becaus

32、e babies who are born in summer have len gthe ned eyeballsC. if exposed to much sun light in the first weeks after they are bor nD. if pare nts don't know a proper way to protect their babies' eyes13. Melatonin is a kind of material to.A. preve nt the eyes from beco ming n ear-sightedB. prot

33、ect the skin from harmful sun raysC. make our body str ongD. protect babies' eyes from summer sun14. The un derl ined word "vu ln erable" in the passage probably means.A. easy to be harmedB. resista ntC. protective D. cha ngeable515. From what Professor Daniel O Leary says we can con c

34、lude that.A. There is no evide nee that shortsighted ness is related to exposure to sun lightB. Whether light exposure affects sight still n eeds to be further provedC. He believes that light exposure can cause shortsighted nessD. He tries to give the cause of why light exposure affects sight第二節(jié)：（共5

35、小題每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。There are many ben efits of readi ng books. Read on to lear n the various ben efits of readi ng books!16. When ever you read someth ing, you lear n in formati on that you otherwise would n't have known .Itcan be a fact about history or a the

36、ory you did n't know existed. If you want to lear n new words, read ing books is a great way to enl arge your vocabulary.Read ing keeps your mind in good con diti on. Similar to solv ing puzzles, readi ng books allows your mind to practice its process ing skills. 17_JOne of the primary ben efits

37、 of read ing books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills. 18 Wherever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mi nd is able to put its mystery-solv ing prowess （技能） to a test.One of the great ben efits of readi ng books is that the in formati on in it can be accesse

38、d over and over aga in. For example, readi ng a cookbook allows you the luxury of review ing the procedures whe never you n eed to.19. Don't eve n think about writi ng the in formati on dow n because you may lose the paper you wrote dow nsooner or later.These are just some of the won derful ben

39、efits of readi ng books. Why don't you drop by the bookstore or library and pick a book up? If you can't even go outside, you can download free e-books on line and read them on your computer. 20 _A. Read ing books keeps your mind active.B. You can memorize in formatio n better by readi ng.C.

40、 Read ing books provides you with new kno wledge.D. Un less you have a photographic memory, followi ng a recipe from a cook ing show will be difficult.E. Read ing mystery no vels, for example, sharpe ns your mind.F. Going without books for too long will turn your mind into a whirl.G. That way, you c

41、an see how adva ntageous read ing can be for yourself.第二部分：英語知識運用（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）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從文后所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D ）中，選岀一個可以填入空白處的最佳答案。There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells groceries, meat and other basic necessities.About 10 years ago, there was

42、a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a 21 .The owner, 22 he would love to help, simply did n't have any jobs available, so he kept 23 jhe man's request.This situati on contin ued 24_for a few mon ths, un til the owner 25 to_give the homeless man a job which 26

43、sweep ing outside the shop. Every si ngle day from 5 am, the homeless man was there doing the very 27 could for the 28 ,andit did earn him some penni es. 29-, the owner saw howgood a job the man was doing and gave him a job work ing 30_a cashier. He was watched closely to make sure that he did n'

44、;t 31any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, after all. The homeless man did a/a n 32 job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was promoted to 33the finan ces for the whole shop.To my 34, this was the arra ngeme nt up un til 2 years ago, whe n the o

45、wner 35亠! n his will, he only had one 36 , togive the whole shop to the now stable, "homeless" man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him work ing as hard as 3Z_with his own bus in ess that is still 38 and active 10 years after getti ng his job as a sweeper.From this story, we can p

46、robably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn't your 39-situati on, it very well may tur n out to 40 _some day in thefuture.21. A. coinB. homeC.jobD. meal22. A. althoughB. unl essC. becauseD. if23. A. expect ingB. con sideri ngC. accept ingD. refus i

47、ng24. A. againB. oftenC. weeklyD. daily25. A. allowedB. agreedC. pla nnedD. failed26. A. mea ntB. in volvedC. in cludedD. trained27. A. bestB. leastC. betterD. less28. A. familyB. ownerC. i nterestD. mome nt29. A. Sudde nlyB. AccuratelyC. QuietlyD. Eve ntually30. A. forB. withC. asD. like31. A. lose

48、B. pocketC.spendD.save32. A. ho nestB. loyalC. fan tasticD. kind33. A. guardB. raiseC. provideD. man age34. A. kno wledgeB. mindC.scareD-joy35. A. got tiredB. became oldC. passed awayD. gave up36. A. thoughtB. purposeC. requestD. suggesti on37. A. everB. n ecessaryC. neverD. still38. A. bigB. newC.s

49、habbyD. popular39. A. idealB. curre ntC. ownD. finan cial40. A. becomeB. beC. happenD. do第II卷第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45分）第二節(jié)：語法填空（共10題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡相應位置。Michael Jacks on is known as the "King of pop” . He has bee n married twice and h

50、as three childre n.41 first wife was Lisa Marie Presley and his sec ond wife was Deborah Rowe, with 42 he_has two childre n, Pein ce a nd Paris.Jackson divorced Rowe in 1999 and she gave up her parental rights in 2001.From 1988 to 2005, Michael Jackson lived in Neverland Ranch（農場）43 （ locate） in Santa Ynez, California.Jacks on, 44 huge Disney fan, n amed his ranch 45_the magical kin gdom of Nederla nd from th