岳阳市2015届高三教学质量检测试卷（二）
英 语
本试题卷分四个部分。时量120分钟。满分150分。 PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks) Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE. Example:
When will the magazine probably arrive?
A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday The answer is B.
Conversation 1
1. How much should the man pay the woman? A. $100. B. $49.
2. How would the man like to make the payment? A. By card. B. By check.
C. $51. C. By cash.
Conversation 2
3. What happened to Jack? A. His car was stolen. B. His car was sold. C. His car broke down. 4. What did the girl suggest Jack doing at last ? A. Renting a car. B. Buying a new car. C. Repairing his car.
Conversation 3
5. Why does the woman want to take the man to a Chinese restaurant? A. Because the food there is cheaper. B. Because there are varieties of food. C. Because they have no other choice.
6. What is not included in the menu mentioned in the conversation? A. Fried eggs. B. Meat pies. C. Fried rice.
Conversation 4
7. When did the woman buy shoes in the shop according to the dialogue? A. Last week. B. Last month. C. Last year. 8. What kind of shoes will the woman buy?
A. Iron shoes. B. Leather shoes. C. Sports shoes. 9. Who will the woman buy shoes for? A. Mr Smith. B. Mrs White. C. Mr White.
Conversation 5
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Boss and worker. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 11. What‘s the man good at?
A. Playing computer games. B. Creating company‘s websites. C. Making a flash.
12. What can we know about the man?
A. He is experienced in operating computers. B. He may not be admitted to the company. C. He has worked seven years at Hi-tech Computers.
Conversation 6
13. Where are the speakers probably? A. On the street. B. On a bus. C. In a car. 14. What‘s the man‘s final destination? A. A coffee shop. B. A museum. C. A university. 15. What will the woman do for the man? A. Give him a map. B. Show him the way. C. Drive him there.
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.
Doing exercise and keeping fit Effects of laziness Forms of 17 Heart disease, 16 and many other health problems Playing sports, 18 , doing housework ●Choosing a form that you have 19 in and Tips on exercise that you can stick with ●Starting exercising slowly and increasing 20 of exercise gradually
Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks) Section A (15 marks)
Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 21. —Ring me at five tomorrow morning, will you? —Why that early? I ______. A. will sleep C. have slept
B. will be sleeping D. have been sleeping
22. Mary, ______ your teacher‘s advice, or you will fall behind others. A. follow
B. following
C. to follow
D. follows
23. Mr. Smith, who is 75, has made it clear to his children that much of his collection ______ away to the nation after his death. A. has been given
B. is going to give
C. gives
D. is to be given
24. It was only several hours ______he knew his friend got badly injured in the earthquake in Japan. A. since
B. before
C. until
D. while
25. West of the city ______, where many citizens relax themselves in their spare time. A. a park lies
B. does a park lie
C. is lying a park
D. lies a park
26. The singer is reported in the newspaper ______ for taking drugs. A. being arrested C. to have arrested
27. ______it rain, we would stay at home instead of going out for a picnic. A. Will
B. Should
C. Would
D. Could
B. having been arrested D. to have been arrested
28. —Your English teacher speaks beautiful English.
—Yes. He ______in America for three years during his childhood. A. stayed
B. has stayed
C. has been staying
D. had stayed
29. It is the factory which produces chemicals, according to the reporter, ______ pours waste water into the river. A. who
B. which
C. that
D. what
30. The country has made new laws ______ adults to take more responsibilities for the care of their parents. A. required
B. requiring
C. to be required
D .having required
31. The headmaster and physics teacher ______ to the students to study hard to live their dreams.
A. have appealed B. is appealed C. appeal D. is appealing
32. Many great men founded their own kingdom in some special field, most of ______ are good learners. A. which
B. them
C. whom
D. themselves
33. It is usually sunny in Britain in the morning in June, but it ______ get cloudy and rainy at times in the afternoon. A. shall
B. should
C. can
D. must
34. I‘ll do ______ it takes to make my family live a happy and comfortable life. A. whatever
B. whichever
C. however
D. whenever
35. We would like to see your pronunciation ______ with your hard work in the near future. A. to improve
B. to be improved
C. improved
D. be improving
Section B (18 marks)
Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.
―When are we getting our Christmas tree, Marcus?‖ My little brother, Peter asked. ―I can‘t wait to 36 it with Mama‘s straw birds.‖
―We are not getting a tree this year, Peter. Too many bills with Grandpa sick. Mama said we can‘t 37 one.‖
I walked slowly to my room and 38 my piggy bank. Seven dollars in quarters, dimes, and nickels 39 , tips from helping at the market. ―I‘ll try to help Mama while you‘re gone.‖ I had promised my father. With school out, I thought, maybe I can earn enough in two days to buy a tree and 40 Mama and Peter.
The next day, I stayed busy pushing carts to help 41 . By the time I left, six more dollars jingled in my pocket. I whistled all the way to the tree lot. But even the smallest trees were fifteen dollars or more. ―Tomorrow will be busy with shoppers‖, I thought. ―I‘ll earn those 42 dollars.‖
―The babysitter is sick, Marcus,‖ Mama said. ―I‘ll need you to 43 Peter tomorrow.‖
When I led Peter to the tree lot again the next day, most of the trees were gone, including the one he‘d wanted. But then I saw a small tree in a can.
―Is that one for sale, Sir?‖
―Yes. It‘s Christmas Eve. For you, six dollars.‖ ―It‘s so small,‖ Peter whined.
―Small isn‘t a bad thing. You‘re small and special. It will grow 44 , just like you.‖
Peter‘s eyes opened wide. ―Really?‖
With the leftover money, we were so excited that we shopped 45 : a scarf and a candle for Mama; a fire truck and a coloring book for Peter; a wallet and playing card for myself.
Peter giggled. ―We‘re like Santa Claus with all these 46 !‖ Hurrying home, we began placing Mama‘s little straw birds on the branches. And when Papa returns, he‘ll
see that I kept my 47 to help Mama while he was away. 36. A. protect B. mark C. decorate 37. A. make B. afford C. borrow 38. A. shook B. covered C. filled 39. A. picked out B. turned out C. fell out 40. A. disappoint B. upset C. frighten 41. A. shoppers B. parents C. friends 42. A. enough B. special C. extra 43. A. pick up B. look after C. send for 44. A. bigger B. healthier C. straighter 45. A. silently B. quickly C. gradually 46. A. card B. trees C. scarves 47. A. business B. diary C. secret
D. repair D. find D. touched D.went out D. surprise D. children D. available D. call for D. better D. calmly D. presents D. promise
Section C (12 points)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
―How to be a tolerant person‖ is perhaps a difficult question, the answer to
48 is rather the most difficult one. Tolerance is 49 unique quality that may bring revolution in this world. Often people expect others to be tolerant but 50 seldom feel the need to develop this quality in themselves. Perhaps they‘re not aware 51 the significance of tolerance.
Tolerance means showing patience 52 you don‘t like something. It means respecting the opposite views. In this sense tolerance is a great virtue that may bring about amazing changes in the world if adopted. Not only may it bring massive changes in the society 53 also may bring the nations closer to one another. In this way, we learn that tolerance is something that 54 must attain at any cost no matter who he is. The last but not the least is that every one of us likes a person who is tolerant. 55 , we try to become a tolerant person.
Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Miya volunteered abroad in Costa Rica with World Endeavors assisting at an orphanage(孤儿院)and teaching English at a school.
As a freshman at Yale University, Miya had plans to go to medical school. Knowing that her next two summers would be occupied doing research, Miya decided to go abroad the summer after her freshman year. ―I wanted to improve my command of the Spanish language and learn about the culture and history of another country,‖ she explained. In the summer of 2014, Miya volunteered for six weeks in the World Endeavors program in Atenas, Costa Rica, working in an orphanage and teaching English to children in grades one through six.
―A long time before I left, I had positive expectations for the trip,‖ said Miya. But as the date grew closer she found herself getting more and more nervous. ―I thought, what if my host family
doesn‘t like me? What if I get sick?‖
Her fears, as fears often are, turned out to be unfounded. ―The people were so supportive and loving,‖ said Miya. ―I felt like I was part of the family.‖
Miya‘s host family had a large network of cousins who all lived within shouting distance. The family would cook together, and at night would go dancing, talk or eat ice cream. She noted that the World Endeavors staff on location—Diego and Mercedes, and Mercedes‘ husband and daughter –were particularly helpful, taking her right to her neighborhood from the airport, and checking up periodically to make sure everything was going well.
While her nights were spent dancing, cooking, and talking with her host family, Miya‘s days were occupied with the children of her host city. ―I would teach in the morning, and work in the orphanage in the afternoon,‖ said Miya, whose placements were within walking distance from her host family. While the children were a lot of work, Miya felt a strong connection to the kids in the orphanage.
Miya noted that Costa Rica is one of the more developed countries in Central America. A nearby Internet café, for example, helped her to stay in touch with her family while she was away. And now, back in the United States, the Internet helps her keep in touch with her host family. Their correspondence continues in Spanish. And her host parents, Rosario and Jorge, recently sent Miya a Christmas card through the mail.
Back at school, Miya continues to pursue her instinct to improve education through
volunteering. She participates in a mentoring group and works on a community health education program for high school students. Her time in Costa Rica, she says, ―fits right into my interests in global health.‖
56. What is World Endeavors?
A. It is a program to help people do voluntary job. B. It is an orphanage in Costa Rica.
C. It is a school that needs English teachers.
D. It is a community that has health education program.
57. What can you know about Miya‘s host family from the passage?
A. They took her to her neighborhood from the airport.
B. They checked up periodically to make sure everything was going well.
C. They had a large network of cousins who all lived far away from each other. D. They treated her as a family member. 58. Which of the following is correct about Miya?
A. She taught English in a middle school in Costa Rica.
B. The orphanage she worked in is very close to her host family. C. Her days were occupied with the children of her host family D. She did not have much work when she worked in the orphanage. 59. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
A. Miya is not doing some voluntary jobs back at school
B. She lost touch with her faimly while she was in Costa Rica.
C. She still corresponds with her host family on the internet in English. D. The experience abroad fits into her interests in global health 60. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Miya, Volunteer in Costa Rica B. Miya, Teach English in Costa Rica
C. Miya, Work in an Orphanage in Costa Rica
D. Miya, Study at Yale University
B
One of the most costly spices(香料) in the world from the dried stigma(柱头) of saffron(藏红) flower is the saffron spice, also known as Kesar or Kumkumpapoo (in India).
This spice is considered as a golden spice as it can not only be used in cooking to add a flavor to food, turning any dish into an attractive or exotic one, it can also be beneficial to a number of health problems. This spice is special and a precious spice as it has numerous health benefits which can help in the improvement of one‘s overall well being.
Health Benefits of Saffron:
Digestion: Saffron is helpful in the improvement of digestion and appetite, because it helps in improving circulation to the organs of digestion.
Kidney and liver problem: This spice is found to be extremely beneficial for the treatment of kidney and liver disorders. Saffron is considered as a blood purifier.
Athritis(关节炎): It helps in relieving or reducing inflammation(炎症) of arthritis. It is very helpful for athletes as it eases fatigue and muscle inflammation by helping the tissues to get rid of lactic acid（乳酸） which gets built up after strenuous exercise. Fever: Saffron also contains the compound ―crocin（藏花素）‖, which scientists believe that helps in reducing fever. Crocin found in saffron also promotes learning, memory retention or keeping, and recall capacity.
Eye problem: Saffron improves eye and vision health. In a recent research study, every participant who took saffron had vision improvements.
More Saffron Benefits
It also helps to lower the levels of bad cholesterol(胆固醇) and triglycerides（甘油三酯）. Saffron can be applied topically as a paste to relieve dryness and other skin conditions. It is useful in general health problem like headache, cough and cold. Pregnant women are advised to take saffron as it is believed that it improves the color of baby.
Saffron is used to improve taste and smell in many food items . You can use saffron in various dishes. You can add a bit of saffron in your daily glass of milk. Applying milk mixed with saffron on skin refines the skin tone.
61. According to the passage, what is NOT the correct description of the saffron spice? A. It is the most costly spice in the world. B. It is called Kumkumpapoo in India. C. It can add flavors to any dish.
D. It is considered a special and precious spice.
62. How does the saffron spice help improve our well being?
A. It can benefit our liver by improving the circulation to the organs of digestion. B. It can benefit our digestion by purifying our blood. C. It can improve vision health because it contains crocin.
D. It can promote our recall capacity because it contains crocin 63. What does the underlined word ―strenuous” mean?
A. effortless B. exhausting C. discontinuous D. easy 64. To whom is the safron spice beneficial?
A. People who have a good appetite. B. Women who have several kids. C. Students who have poor eyesight D. Athletes who have retired. 65. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Where to buy Saffron B. How to choose Saffron
C. How to use Saffron D. The disadvantages of Saffron
C
Here‘s something that might make you feel a little better the next time you have a serious case of hanger - you‘re not being irrational or unreasonable, it‘s just science.
The concept of being ‗hangry‘ - angry because you‘re hungry - comes up among ScienceAlert staff. But there‘s nothing wrong with being hangry - there‘s a scientific reason why having low blood sugar can make some people aggressive.
According to a study published earlier this year, blood sugar levels directly related to how married couples were likely to treat each other. Working with 107 couples over three weeks, the researchers, led by psychologist Brad Bushman from the Ohio State University in the US, found that when individuals experienced lower than usual blood sugar levels, they became increasingly aggressive and mean towards their significant others.
This was measured through the use of a good old-fashioned voodoo doll — the volunteers were each given one, along with 51 pins, to represent their spouse-a partner in marriage. Each
person‘s aggressive impulses（冲动）were then measured based on how many pins they stuck into their spouse-dolls every night throughout the experiment.
Aggression, on the other hand, was measured by volunteers blasting（炮轰）their spouse with a loud and unpleasant noise in the headphones they had to wear.
Turns out that the volunteers who experienced the lowest blood sugar levels stuck more pins into their voodoo dolls, and forced louder and longer blasts of noise on their spouses than those who had plenty of glucose(葡萄糖) in their system.
\"People are often the most aggressive against the people to whom they are closest — intimate partners,‖ the researchers concluded. \"Intimate partner violence might be partly a result of poor self-control. Self-control of aggressive impulses requires energy, and much of this energy is provided by glucose from the food we eat.\"
As Susannah Locke explains at Vox, glucose is the only molecule（分子） that our brains will accept as fuel. This means, quite simply, that when we‘re not producing enough glucose, our brains won‘t function properly. It also means that we lack the energy we need to maintain self-control, which is why we‘re more likely to hit or criticize others suddenly in an uncharacteristic manner when we haven‘t eaten in a while.
66. According the passage, what can make you feel better?
A. Knowing that your are being irrational. B. Knowing that your are being angry
C. Knowing that you are being hungry D. Knowing that you are angry for a reason. 67. How did the researchers get the final result of the experiments in various ways? A. By making good use of a doll to represent their spouse.
B. By using voodoo dolls , pins and headphones to measure their aggression.
C. By measuring aggression based on how many pins they stuck into their dolls
D. By measuring aggressive impulses in terms of their blasting their spouse with a noise. 68. Which of the following is right according to Susannah Locke? A. Glucose is our brain's fuel.
B. We lack energy to control ourselves.
C. Without glucose, our brain will function properly.
D. We are more likely to lose control if we produce enough glucose.
69. From the passage, in which condition will you be more likely to feel angry? A. At 8:00 a.m, you are driving a car alone after having breakfast.
B. At 11.00 a.m, you are in your office with colleagues waiting for the lunch. C. At 5:00 p.m, you are cleaning the house at home while your wife is cooking. D. At 6:00 p.m, you are taking a walk with your family after having dinner. 70. What did researchers conclude from the research?
A. Lower blood sugar level had less pins stuck than higher blood sugar.
B. Poor self-control could cause aggression between intimate partners. C. People are often the most aggressive against the strangers. D. People with more glucose force louder blasts of noise Part IV Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Children's Miracle Network is a non-profit organization devoted to saving and improving the lives of children by raising money for children's healthcare programs and services. Each year the 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals provide the finest medical care, life-saving research and preventative education to help millions of kids overcome diseases and injuries of every kind.
There are many ways you can help children battle every disease and injury. Children's Miracle Network challenges you to become a volunteer to make miracles a reality. You can make a difference by getting involved in a variety of local events such as Flight for the Cure Concert, Dance Marathon or many of the other special events. You can also spend your time in direct patient contact, sharing the care of children, bringing some cheer to lonely patients or delivering flowers from loved ones. And there are other volunteer opportunities such as helping with mailings, staffing the various information desks and office assistance needed to continue to progress Children's Miracle Network forward.
Meanwhile, you can support Children's Miracle Network by making a gift. There are a number of forms of gifts, and gifts of cash are the easiest and most direct way to give to Children's Miracle Network. These gifts may be made online, by sending a check or through regular electronic funds transfers from the account on your choice. You can also make a gift of stock or real estate（财产）. 100% of your contribution goes directly to your local Children's Miracle Network hospitals, and you can also choose to designate(指定) your gift to a specific department, service or program. We will be happy to work with you to ensure that your gift is used in a way that satisfies you.
Your support of Children's Miracle Network will directly benefit the thousands of patients who are treated and cared for at the Children's hospitals. It will make a positive impact on them, and help to provide the best care for them and improve the health of children in our communities today and tomorrow. Saving and improving the lives of children Devotion
Involvement in local events:
. Flight for the Cure Concert
. 73.___________
. Other special events Becoming a volunteer 74. _______________
. sharing the care of children
. 75. ______________
. delivering flowers from loved
ones Title: Other volunteer opportunities: . helping with mailings 71.___ 72.____. 76. _______________ . office assistance
78. ________________: . cash . stock . real estate Choices of making a gift: . not designated: to local Children‘s Miracle Network hospitals .79.____________: to a specific department service or program 77._______ 80.____ . making a positive impact on them . providing the best care for them . improving their health Section B (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.
Companion planting is the idea that some kinds of plants can help each other grow. Plants that are compatible（能共处的）together generally have similar needs in terms of nutrients, soil and moisture levels.
Advice about which plants are compatible is sometimes based more on tradition than proof. But experts say there is evidence to support certain combinations. These can improve harvests, reduce disease and help with pest control by attracting helpful insects.
For example, some kinds of soil bacteria take nitrogen from the air and make it into a form that plants can use. The plants hold the nitrogen in their roots. Legumes（豆类）are especially good at this nitrogen-fixing. Then any crops that share the same space with the legumes can get the nitrogen as the roots decompose（腐烂）.
Beans and potatoes can also share territory well because their roots reach different levels in
the soil. Deep-rooted vegetables get nutrients and moisture from lower down in the soil, so they do not compete with plants with shallower roots. But some plants placed together may harm each other's development. For example, tomatoes do not like wet soil but watercress（水田芥） does, so you would probably want to keep them separated.
Some kinds of produce should be kept apart even after being harvested. This is because of ethylene（乙烯）gas. Ethylene is a plant hormone that can cause some foods to ripen too quickly. Apples release ethylene gas. Apricots（杏子）, melons and tomatoes also release a lot of ethylene. Some vegetables are easily affected by ethylene, including asparagus（芦笋）, broccoli, cabbage and cucumber.
This risk of ripening too soon is why markets often separate high ethylene producing foods from those that are sensitive to the gas.
But if you put an apple in a bag with a green banana, the ethylene from the apple will make the banana ready to eat sooner.
81. Why can some plants be compatible together? (No more than 14 words)（3 marks）
82. What are the benefits of companion planting according to experts?
(No more than 10 words) (3 marks）
83. Why can the crops planted with legumes together get the nitrogen easily? (No more than 12 words) (2 marks）
84. What would happen to cabbages and cucumbers if they were planted together with melons and
tomatoes?
(No more than 5 words) (2 marks）
Section C (25 marks)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
内容：Do you have a dictionary? Which do you prefer when learning English, an electronic one or a traditional one? Write an English composition about your choice, giving at least two reasons. 参考词汇：电子词典 electronic dictionary
注意：
1．词数不少于120个；
2．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
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岳阳市2015届高三教学质量检测试卷
英语参考答案
第一部分（30分）
第一节（22.5分，每小题1.5分）
1-5 CACAB 6-10 ABCAC 11-15 ABBCB 第二节（7.5分，每小题1.5分）
16. high blood pressure 17. activities 18. gardening 19. interest 20. the amount 第二部分（45分）
第一节（15分，每小题1分）
21-25 BADBD 26-30 DBACB 31-35 DCCAC 第二节（18分，每小题1.5分）
36-40 CBACD 41-45 ACBAB 46-47 DD 第三节（12分，每小题1.5分）
48. which 49. a 50. they 51. of 52. when 53. but 54. one 55. so; thus; therefore 第三部分（30分，每小题2分）
56-60 ADBDA 61-65 ADBCC 66-70 DBACB 第四部分（45分）
第一节（10分，每小题1分）
71. Children's Miracle Network 73. Dance Marathon 75. cheering lonely patients 77. Making a gift 79. designated
72. Ways
74. Direct patient contact 76. staffing information desks 78. Forms of gifts 80. Benefits
第二节（10分，81、82题各3分；83、84题各2分）
81. Because they have similar needs in terms of nutrients, soil and moisture levels. 82. Improving harvests, reducing diseases and helping with pest control. 83. Because legumes are good at holding the nitrogen in their roots. 84. They would ripen soon.
第三节（25分）参考范文： One version:
In recent years, all kinds of electronic dictionaries have been developed. Admittedly, they do bring much convenience and spare a large amount of time for students‘ study as well as their life. So some of them come to the conclusion that electronic dictionaries can fully replace heavy traditional dictionaries. However, I can‘t agree with this view.
Firstly, they can only give us direct translation, which is not in accordance with original articles in logic and meaning. In this way, We English learners can only acquire Chinglish. Secondly, so much do we depend on electronic dictionaries that we have difficulties improving language learning skills. ‗More haste, less speed.‘ It takes time to conquer English.
In a word, I‘m convinced that electronic dictionaries can not replace traditional dictionaries, but they are really a good complement. Therefore, we should combine them wisely.
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