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1、贵州省八校联盟2015届高三第二次联考试卷英语 本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,满分120分,考试用时100分钟。注意事项: 1. 答卷前,考生务必在答题卡上相应的位置准确填写自己的姓名、准考证号,并将条形码粘贴在指定位置。 2选择题选出答案后,用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号按要求涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。非选择题用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。第卷第一部分 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。(共15小题;每小题2分,满
2、分30分)AAs any plane passenger will confirm, a crying baby is almost impossible to ignore, no matter how hard you try. Now scientists believe they may have worked out why. A babys cry pulls at the heartstrings(扣人心弦) in a way while other cries dont, researchers found.Researchers found that a babys cry
3、can trigger unique emotional responses in the brain, making it impossible for us to ignore them-whether we are parents or not. Other types of cries, including calls of animals in great pain, fail to get the same response-suggesting the brain is programmed to respond specifically to a babys cry.A tea
4、m of Oxford University scientists scanned the brains of 28 men and women as they listened to a variety of calls and cries. After 100 milliseconds two parts of the brain that respond to emotion lit up. Their response to a babys cry was particularly strong. The response was seen in both men and womene
5、ven if they had no children.Researcher Dr Christine Parsons said, “You might read that men should just notice a baby and step over it and not see it, but its not true. There is a special processing in men and women, which makes sense from an evolutionary(演变的) view that both men and women would be re
6、sponding to these cries.” The study was in people who were not parents, yet they are all responding at 100ms to these particular cries, so this might be a fundamental response present in all of us regardless of parental status.Researcher Katie Young said it may take a bit longer for someone to recog
7、nize their own childs cries because they need to do more “fine-grained analysis”. The team had previously found that our reactions speed up when we hear a baby crying. Adults performed better on computer games when they heard the sound of a baby crying than after they heard recordings of adults cryi
8、ng.1. A babys cry is difficult to ignore because it _. A. keeps on crying B. cries harder than adults C. causes people great pain D. makes people feel strong emotions2. The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_” A. remove B. avoid C. cause D. Cure3. What may Christine Parsons ag
9、ree to? A. Almost everyone makes certain response to a babys cries. B. A crying baby makes no sense to people without children. C. Men pay less attention to a crying baby than women. D. Parents can hardly recognize their own babies cry.4. Computer games are mentioned in the text to show _. A. player
10、s different reactions to a crying baby B. babys crying contributes to quicker reactions C. the influence of babys and adults crying on performance D. its hard to keep ones concentration with a crying baby nearbyB Nicola Tesla was born on 10th July 1856 in Croatia, a country in Eastern Europe. From a
11、 very young age, Tesla was interested in electricity. In 1881, one of the first telephone exchanges opened in Budapest. Tesla moved there and got a job. It was here that Tesla first thought of the idea of the alternating current(AC交流电).In 1884, Tesla moved to America and worked for Thomas Edison, bu
12、t only for less than a year. Tesla was sure his AC motor was the best way to capture(获取) and transport the power of electricity. However, Edison thought his way of using direct current(DC) was better and considered AC unsafe. But soon the scientific community accepted AC was more powerful than DC an
13、d it was proved safe.In 1895, Tesla designed the first water power plant using the energy of the Niagara Falls. And he did it using the AC motor. After the success of AC, Tesla became well known. He travelled and spoke to many scientists about his inventions and ideas. He built a large laboratory wh
14、ere he did amazing things with lights and electricity. However, it burned down not long after it was built.As Tesla got older, he continued to come up with new ideas and theories. But he was less successful and famous. Many people didnt recognize that particular inventions were really Teslas ideas.T
15、esla gave speeches about creating electrical power from the earths atmosphere. He also talked about ways that wireless electricity and communication could power things all over the world! But to the people of his time, these ideas sounded crazy. However, some of his ideas have now been supported by
16、modern research and technology.Teslas last years were lonely and sad. He received many awards, but received very little money. When he died in 1943, he was no longer famous and felt forgotten. Today, not many people know the name of Nicola Tesla but his inventions and ideas affect our lives every da
17、y!5. Why did Tesla stop working for Edison? A. Tesla was badly paid there. B. Tesla wanted to move back to Europe. C. They had very different characters. D. They had some disagreements.6. In his later years, Tesla_. A. was misunderstood and doubted B. lived a colorful life. C. was unable to think ou
18、t new ideas D. rose to fame as an award-winning inventor7. We can learn from the text that Tesla_. A. became famous as an assistant to Edison B. was way ahead of modern technology C. had great interest in travelling D. was not good at speeches8. Which of the following can be the best title for the t
19、ext? A. Nicola Tesla, a challenger for difficulties B. Nicola Tesla, a dreamer in science C. Nicola Tesla, a forgotten inventor D. Nicola Tesla, a strange scientistCThere was a strange father, John Blake, from Michigan, who named his children after a computer software term. He told the local newspap
20、er the US traditional way of adding“Junior”or “II”after a boys name was too common. So, when his son was born last week, he decided on the name John Blake 2.0, as if he were a soft ware programmer.Mr. Blake admitted that it took months to persuade his wife, Jamie, to accept the idea. Mrs. Blake said
21、 she asked several friends whether they could accept this name or not. “All the men,” she said, “felt the name was cool.” However,her women friends did not think so.“I think the women end up like it,”she said.Mr. Blake told the local newspaper he got the idea from a film called The Legend of 1900,in
22、 which an abandoned baby is given the name 1900 to remember the year of its birth. “I thought that if they can do it ,why cant we?”he said. After little John version 2.0 was born, Mr. Blake even sent a celebratory e-mail to the family and friends, which was designed to look as if he and his wife had
23、 created a new software.“I wrote things like there are a lot of new features from Version 1.0 with additional features from Jamie,”he said. And he has already planned for his sons future. “If he has a child, he could name it 3.0,” he said.9.From the passage we know that “John Blake 2.0”_. A. is also
24、 the name of a computer B. shows the traditional way of American baby naming C. has the same meaning as“John Blake Junior” D. tells something about the hope the father places on his baby10.What do the name of “1900”and “Jon Version 2.0”have in common? A. They are both connected with computer.B. They
25、 are both untraditional. C. They both tell about the births.D. They are to be equally popular.11. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. All Mrs. Blakes friends support their idea.B. The name“1900”is also a computer software term. C. When Mr. Blake had a second child, he would n
26、ame it “John Version 3.0”. D. Mrs. Blake didnt agree to name her son after a computer software term at the very beginning.D With the development of society, many people are coming under the umbrella of fatness. Not just adults,but even children are getting overweight. Today some of the newborn babie
27、s are also born fat. It has been proved that the people living in the western developed countries are more likely to become overweight. There are a number of causes behind this. The people in the developed countries including the United States almost enjoy all the comforts of life. Almost all the th
28、ings in the lives of the people living in these countries are at their finger tips. A very limited amount of movement and physical effort is required to do any kind of job. Because of the fact that these countries are quite developed,most of the jobs that the people take up are desk jobs. So the lif
29、estyle of them is just around the office desk. Most of the western developed countries are cold ones. Nature demands that people eat the kinds of food so as to make them stand the coldness. Therefore,wine,fatty dairy products,bread,junk food,and red meat become important diets in these countries. Ho
30、wever,the blame cannot be entirely put on the unhealthy eating habits of the people. Technology allows them to import almost all the food products that they do not grow. Although some healthy foods are grown in the countries nowadays,the quantity is very limited. It is not enough to meet the demand.
31、 So when they are not available and fatty foods are cheaper, people prefer to go for the eating habit that they have always been following. 12. According to Paragraph 2,most people in the developed countries do _. A. office jobsB. management jobsC. physical jobsD. tiring jobs13. According to the tex
32、t, the reason why people in the western developed countries have to eat some fatty foods is that _. A. the unhealthy eating habit is not importantB. fatty foods cost less to buy and healthy foods are in shortage C. healthy foods are in shortage and fatty foods are abundant.D. they cant put the blame
33、 on their eating habits.14. The purpose of the author in writing the text is to _. A. warn us of our bad eating habits in the developed countriesB. remind us of the relation between food and weight gainC. inform us of the causes of weight gain in the developed countriesD. tell us that fatness in the
34、 developed countries is natural15. People in the western developed countries often _. A. carry umbrellas with them B. blame the fatness on the weatherC. grow a lot of healthy foods in their countries D. eat to protect themselves from the coldness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,并在答题
35、卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Our mood may change suddenly like a storm with lightning and thunderbolts that comes without notice. Also bad moods can leave as suddenly as they have come. Exceptions(例外) to this rule of course are cases where there are other problems such as depression or any other mental destr
36、uction.How to improve your mood _16_When you understand that you are not feeling happy but you are in depression or disappointment, then you can use these simple techniques that will be able to change the negative situation and improve your mood. _17_. Exercise, gymnastics and sports help a lot to a
37、chieve a better emotional balance. If you feel that you are in a bad mood, take a hot bath or sauna. _18_. Watch a movie, read a book or talk to a friend. _19_When you leave work or home, go to places that make you happy and calm. This helps to improve your mood. Make relations with happy, optimisti
38、c and pleasant people. _20_. Positive and optimistic feelings that create positive thinking for the future will help you overcome your bad feelings and defeat your bad mood. When the problem of bad moods, frustration and negative emotions beyond normal situations exists for a long time, it is import
39、ant to turn to a specialist for help.A. The relaxation of the muscles will help.B. Change your environment.C. Use physical activity to fight against feelings of depression.D. This can help you improve your mood significantly.E. First you have to learn to recognize when you are in a bad mood.F. There
40、 are ways to improve your mood.G. Changes in feelings and mood can happen for various reasons.第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Last week we received a call from a dear friend, Karen. Karen is the mother of three childrena pair o
41、f 1-year-old twin boys and one 21 three- year-old “big sister” named Amanda.It seems that Amanda has been a good girl all year and all she wanted for 22 was the Barney Banjo (班卓琴). Her mother had called all the stores in their area, but no 23 . Her mother had also visited dozens of Internet sites 24
42、 the magic banjo, but still couldnt find any. Karen then began asking all her friends to 25 .A local store flyer (传单)was advertising them, so we 26 it. After we entered the store, I looked up and down the toy shelves. Although the Barney Banjo had been 27 in the flyer, I could not find any. Then, a
43、clerk came holding a Barney Banjo and 28 it directly to me without saying a word. I 29 her name tag (标签) said, “Karen”.My wife Susan and I went up to 30 it and all the clerks looked at us with 31 , asking us where we found the Barney Banjo. They said the Barney Banjo had been out of 32 for days.Then
44、 things became very 33 . Not only did the clerks claim they had run out of the product, but they also looked 34 when we mentioned “Karen”, who gave me the Banjo. The clerks didnt have the 35 idea who that lady was.We 36 called our friend Karen and told her the good news 37 she would not have to tell
45、 her daughter that Santa could not 38 her a banjo this year. Karen was so happy. We could 39 her smile through the phone lines. When we told her the story about the clerk named Karen that no one else 40 , she started to cry. She believed it very well might be a Christmas angel.21. A. busyB. curious
46、C. careful D. delightful22. A. EasterB. HalloweenC. ThanksgivingD. Christmas23. A. problemB. luckC. timeD. fun24. A. in search ofB. in need ofC. in honor ofD. in support of25. A. followB. helpC. comeD. buy26. A. thought ofB. talked aboutC. came acrossD. headed for27. A. chosenB. soldC. advertisedD.
47、described28. A. presentedB. recommendedC. returnedD. connected29. A. admittedB. believedC. realizedD. noticed30. A. mailB. purchaseC. checkD. wrap31. A. disbeliefB. angerC. fearD. embarrassment32. A. dateB. controlC. stockD. sight33. A. simpleB. dangerousC. mysteriousD. ridiculous34. A. ashamedB. puzzledC. annoyedD. discouraged35. A. slightestB. bestC. wildestD. strangest36. A. patientlyB. hopefullyC. nervouslyD. excitedly37. A. even ifB. as ifC. so thatD. now that38. A. getB. makeC. lendD. promise39. A. enjoyB. feelC. seeD. re
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