江西省五校2015届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题及答案.docx

第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题6. What are the speakers talking about?A. Friends. B. Pictures. C. Stories.7. Why does the woman think it stressful to go to the dentist?A. Its out of control. B. Its embarrassing. C. It hurts.8. What does the man think is the most stressful?A. Being late. B. Having an exam. C. Moving to a new place.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题9. What are they talking about?A. The books. B. The media. C. The Internet.10. What does the woman think of the Internet?A. Its boring. B. Its available. C. Its convenient.11. What is the disadvantage of the book?A. There may be some false information. B. Its easy to get. C. Sometimes the information is out of date.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题12. What does the man think of the new employee? A. He works hard. B. He often leaves work unfinished. C. He works slowly.13. Why does the woman think its harmful to work too much? A. It will make the new employee tired of work. B. It will cause the new employee to fall ill. C. The work will suffer losses if the new employee is too tired.14. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Give the new employee a vacation. B. Ask the new employee to do some work while hes on holiday. C. The work can be done by someone else.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题15. Why doesnt he want to take the news job?A. He doesnt get a good pay. B. He dislikes working in a seaside town.C. He hates playing the same piece again and again.16. What does the woman think of the job the man was offered?A. Boring. B. Well-paid. C. Tough.17. What do we know about the man?A. He likes traveling. B. He is good at playing the piano. C. He enjoys the seaside.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题18. What makes India one of the world's great experiences for traveler?A. Its population. B. Its food. C. Its diversity.19. Where can people escape heat of summer in India?A. On the beach. B. Along the coasts. C. At the hill station.20. What is not mentioned about India?A. Its ancient healthcare system and wellness centers.B. Its rapid development of science and technology.C. Its yoga, white water rafting and bungee jumping.第二部分 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。 AA new study has shown that the more power and money some people have, the less they care about others.Paul Piff works in the psychology department at the University of California at Berkeley. He wanted to test his observations that people with more money or higher social position behave rudely, and that their behavior shows less concern for the feelings of others. In order to find out how different levels of privilege and different levels of wealth between people in everyday life shape how they behave toward others and how they see the world, Paul Piff designed an experiment to study the behavior of strangers who were meeting for the first time. During these meetings, volunteers who had described themselves as wealthier did not seem interested in getting to know the other person. People who had identified themselves as not wealthy were more likely to listen to and look at the stranger. They laughed more. They seemed to enjoy the get-together.Working with other Berkeley researchers, Paul Piff designed more than thirty experiments to study how wealth and social position affect behavior. One experiment studied the actions of drivers on a busy street.The researchers found that people driving expensive cars were less likely to stop for people trying to walk across the street. These drivers ignored traffic laws more often than drivers of older or less costly cars. Mr. Piff says this field of social science helps in understanding the causes of corruption among the powerful. Besides, Mr. Piff stresses that their findings correspond to those of other studies.He says the research suggests that for many people power and money can have a corrupting influence on social behavior. He is concerned that as wealth inequality increases in society, there is a strong pressure for people who care about fairness and equality to break their own rules of good behavior.21. What probably leads to Paul Piffs study?A. The task given to him by the psychology department.B. The daily behavior of rich people in public places.C. The actions of some wealthy drivers on a busy street.D. The results of other studies done by other scientists.22. Paul Piffs research on the behavior of strangers suggests that less wealthy people are more _ than wealthy ones.A. generous B. selfish C. easy-going D. impolite23. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. less wealthy people will not follow the examples of wealthy peopleB. people have a tendency to become equally rich as society developsC. being wealthy or enjoying privilege has both advantages and disadvantagesD. some leaders become corrupt because of wealth and privilege24. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Wealth and Power Affect Your Attitude to OthersB. Wealth and Power Inequality Breeds CorruptionC. Why Do Wealthy People Behave Impolitely?D. Who Are More Likely to Be Impolite?BThere are a few things in life more annoying: you are in the middle of a conversation with a friend, and suddenly she bursts out laughing, making you think youve made a brilliant joke. But then she says, “Sorry, I wasnt laughing at you. I just saw something really fun on a micro blog.” The Guardian described the scene of a friends face buried in a screen as “a distinctly 21st-century problem”. A new word has been created to describe this - phubbing. It is the act of looking at your mobile phone instead of paying attention to others during a social interaction. Like pointing at ones nose, phubbing is widely considered rude behavior. People everywhere are beginning to lose patience with the phenomenon. A Stop Phubbing campaign group has been started in Australia and at least five others have sprung up in its wake as anger about the lack of manners grows. The campaigns creator, Alex Haigh, 23, from Melbourne, said, “A group of friends and I were chatting when someone raised how annoying being ignored by people on mobiles was.” He has created a website where companies can download posters to discourage phubbing.Phubbing is just one symptom of our increasing dependence on mobile phones and the Internet which is replacing normal social interaction. A survey found that one out of three Britons would answer the phone in a restaurant and 19% said they would while being served in a shop. The survey comes after a supermarket assistant in south London refused to serve a woman until she stopped using her phone.Time magazine once pointed out, “Phubbing has a much greater potential harm to real-life connections by making people around us feel like we care more about posts than their presence.”In the UK, Glamour magazine even imagined how novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) would have written about people with bad mobile phone manners: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man or woman in possession of a good mobile phone must be in want of manners.”25. Phubbing has come about because _.A. distrust has already been everywhere among peopleB. the friendship between people is becoming fragileC. people are getting dependent on attraction onlineD. there has been a lack of means of communication26. Which of the statements is TRUE about the Stop Phubbing campaign?A. It was first started in America and then it spread to Melbourne.B. Companies can update posters against phubbing on the website.C. Alex Haigh, 23, was the first one to find phubbing annoying.D. Up till now, at least six groups have claimed to support it.27. The supermarket assistant refused to serve the woman mainly because _.A. the woman buried her face in the mobile phone screen for a very long timeB. the woman ignored respect and manners by focusing only on her phoneC. the assistant lost his patience with the woman who was using her phoneD. it is rare for customers to answer the phone while being served in shops28. In the last paragraph, the writer wants to tell readers that _A. one with a mobile phone should mind his/her mannersB. Jane Austen must have worked for Glamour magazineC. phubbing is going to be forbidden immediately in the UKD. people with good manners must have good mobile phonesCThe Solution for Your Vacation in Costa Rica This beautiful beach house was built in a natural environment inside a private gated community named Laguna Vista. It is overlooking the shining waters of the Pacific Ocean. Here, Costa Ricas rich natural beauty is always on your doorstep. Only 25 minutes drive from the airport. It offers 3 different levels which can be rented separately or in its totality. Each level is designed to offer you comfort, privacy and security. Pool Air conditioning Hot waterPrivate balconies All furnishedPlease visit our website and feel free to contact us for more information.Welcome to Our Small Cottage Studio ComplexWe are a small cottage studio complex, which is very popular due to our location- four blocks to the beach, three blocks to State Street and two blocks to the farmers market. And it is furnished with the basics and is equipped with a full kitchen. Many of the studios get wireless Internet as a reward. In the summer, you can visit our cottage studios as an affordable alternative to a hotel. If you are interested, call us at 547-193-1533.Feel Comfortable in Our Apartment HomesMoon Island is a brand new furnished apartment building, close to the Sue River and Pear Park.2 minutes walk to the city centre. Houses for rent here provide perfect facilities like outdoor swimming pool, gymnasium, children playground, etc. Each house has a 42 flat LCD TV, an air-conditioner, a refrigerator, kitchen fittings, 24-hour hot water supply, 24-hour security guard, etc. The transportation is very convenient. 2br: 6,500RMB 3br: 7,800RMB29. According to the text, what is common to the three places is that _. A. the city center is within walking distance B. the price is both reasonable and affordable C. the gymnasium is available for all the guests D. the basic facilities in them are well provided30. What does the underlined sentence probably mean? A. You shall get money if you surf the Internet. B. You have to go on the Internet in the workshops. C. You can use the Internet free in many of the rooms. D. You have to pay some money to go on the Internet.31. According to the text, if youre tired of hotels in the summer, you can _. A. choose a cottage room for a change B. build an apartment in Moon Island C. buy a furnished house in Costa Rica D. share a studio close to the city centerDWe regularly hear how important consumer spending is for the economy. The story goes like this: the more consumers spend, the more money circulates in the economy, which contributes to healthy job growth and profits. Keynes, a British economist, went as far as to say that individuals saving their money may actually be hurting the economy. Sounds troubling, doesnt it? Fear not. You arent actually hurting anyone else by saving money. Strong economic growth only comes from the place: savings. Not consumption. In fact, economic activity should not be mistaken for economic growth. For example, somebody takes their money, walks into a store, and purchases goods. The store increases its revenue.But what happens to all of those goods and services that people have chosen not to consume by saving their money? Simple: other people are allowed to consume them. Think of it this way: when you lend out your savings, you are actually saying, “Here, I am not going to consume right now, so why dont you?” Banks simply play the middleman: they collect lots of people's savings and then lend out lots of funds.It takes an unbelievable amount of goods and services to construct a building. It takes food, shelter, and entertainment for all of the workers, as well. Without savings, it is quite impossible to finance such a construction. The coordination between savings and consumption is a necessary basis for sound economic growth. This coordination is also why consumer lending (say, to borrow a big sum of money to buy a car) is not productive, in a strict sense. It doesn't increase the net (净的) amount of wealth of an economy. Those savings could have been used to construct, say, factory equipment.None of this means consumption and spending are “bad” things. They simply do not make us wealthier. After all, the final goal of production and savings is to consume. But to say that consumption is the engine of economic growth is to put the cart before the horse. Or, to rephrase: the consumption of wealth can never make you wealthier. Happier, perhaps. Wealthier, no. 32. What is the authors attitude towards Keynes theory?A. Approving. B. Reserved. C. Uncertain. D. Critical.33. The underlined word “revenue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_”.A. cost B. reputation C. interest D. income34. According to the author, which chart could show the effect of savings on economy?X: Economic Growth, Y: Savings35. What would be the best title for this passage?A. The Saving Behavior of the Economy B. Consumption: a Key Concept in EconomyC. Consumer Spending and Economic Growth D. The Truth about Savings and Consumption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。How to Break a Bad HabitA habit is an established habitual practice developed in the form of an automatic pattern of behavior. 36 A good habit could be you making your bed as soon as you wake up, or wiping your shoes on the doormat before entering, and a bad habit could be biting your nails, or talking loudly in public. 37 We are so accustomed to our bad habits that most of the time we dont even realize that we have them, until someone points them out to us. So, the first step that will lead to changing a bad habit is by accepting it and acknowledging it. Make Yourself Aware. Now that you know you have developed a bad habit, it's best to find out why you developed it in the first place. Find out the reason behind it, as that will help you understand why youre so tempted to perform that act. Sometimes it even discloses ghosts from the past. 38 Youve got to face it and then get