2015广东珠海二模英语

绝密★启用前试卷类型：B

珠海市2014-2015 学年度第二学期高三学生学业质量监测

英 语

本试卷共10页,三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

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Ⅰ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15 各题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you _ 1,

one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that

2　 disappointment.”

Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a

job in radio, then work my way up to sports 3　. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of

every station and got turned down every time.

In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t 4　 hiring an inexperienced person.

“Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a 5　,” she said.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father

said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 6　 to manage its sports department.

Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 7　 . The job sounded just right for me.

But I wasn’t 8　.

My disappointment must have9　. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad

offered me the car to job10　. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a

wonderful Scotsman11　 Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my frustration 12　 over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports

announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur 13　 , “What was that you said about

sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to

broadcast an14　game.

On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder

what15　 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

1. A. carry on 　B. keep up 　C. stick to 　D. insist on
2. A. old 　B. previous 　C. early 　D. original
3. A. lawyer 　B. manager C. announcer D. speaker
4. A. help 　B. risk C. miss D. afford
5. A. practice 　B. suggestion C. advantage D. chance
6. A. worker 　B. student C. official D. athlete
7. A. accepted 　B. approved C. applied D. promised
8. A. hired　 B. treated C. received D. welcomed
9. A. rewarded 　B. brightened C. disappeared D. shown
10. A. site　 B. hunt C. interview D. exam
11. A. named 　B. told C. liked D. met
12. A. turned 　B. put C. boiled D. took
13. A. wondering 　B. calling C. whispering D. announcing
14. A. invited 　B. indoor C. imaginary D. ordinary
15. A. side　 B. action C. approach D. direction

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或

使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25 的相应位置上。

Shake Shack, known as “fast casual”, is a new kind of restaurant becoming more

popular in the US. Bonnie Riggs, 16　 restaurant expert, has studied Americans’

restaurant habits for almost 30 years. She says one reason why Americans like fast casual

food is 17　it’s new and creative. Besides it is something different and people like to

try new things. Her study shows Americans 18　 (make) 61 billion visits to restaurants

last year. Three out __19 four visits were to fast food restaurants, like McDonald’s. Fast

casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits, 20　it has developed fast. Just

21　Ms. Riggs says, “It’s growing 22　(rapid) because they meet consumers’ needs.

They know it’s 23__ (prepare) while they wait, it’s fresh, quality food, good tasting food

at24　　they say are reasonable and 25　 (afford) prices.”

Ⅱ阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节阅读理解(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A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team.

“Football, tennis, cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a

laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural

Devonshire.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the

teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend.

Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and

endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for

rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at

Ridgway’s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man’s

cold-water exploits (成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers

and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.

Journeys to the Pole aren’t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many

people dismissed his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didn’t say,

‘You are completely crazy,’” Saunders says.

In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance

expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter (遭遇) with

a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and

he’s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not

believe the transformation.

This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the

South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.

26. The turning point in Saunders’ life came when ___________.

1. he started to play ball games B. he got a mountain bike at age 15

C. he ran his first marathon at age 18 D. he started to receive Ridgway's training

27. We can learn from the text that Ridgway ___________.

1. dismissed Saunders' dream as fantasy
2. built up his body together with Saunders
3. hired Saunders for his cold-water experience
4. won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic

28. What do we know about Saunders? ___________.

1. He once worked at a school in Scotland.
2. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.
3. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.
4. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.

29. It can be inferred that Saunders’ journey to the North Pole ___________.

1. was accompanied by his old playmates
2. set a record in the North Pole expedition
3. was supported by other Arctic explorers
4. made him well-known in the 1960s

30. The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means ___________.

1. Excited B. Convinced C. Fascinated D. Delighted

SHANGHAI — With a shining light show set to begin at midnight, a huge crowd of

revelers (狂欢者) had gathered for an outdoor New Year’s Eve in this city’s historic

riverfront district. They began to grow unruly.

“We were just trying to walk up the steps to see the light show, and then people at the

top began pushing their way down,” said a 20-year-old man. “Then I heard someone

scream and people began to panic.”

The man, who spoke while awaiting a friend at Shanghai No. 1 People’s Hospital, said,

“We got crushed.”

In an instant, a stampede trampled (践踏) and asphyxiated (使…窒息) dozens of

people. So thick were the crowds here that ambulances struggled to reach the victims, who

had been partying moments before and now lay suffering or lifeless, some with dirty

footprints on their clothes.

By Thursday afternoon, at least 36 people had died in the stampede and 47 were

known to be injured, and the police admitted that they had been ill prepared.

Most of the victims were Chinese in their teens and 20s, who had hoped to ring in

2015 partying in the area, the Bund, the city’s famed riverfront place.

Among the dead were 25 women, aged 16 to 36, according to Xinhua, the official

news agency. Besides the Chinese residents, the authorities said the injured included one

person from Taiwan and one from Malaysia. By the afternoon, the police were even looking

into reports that partygoers in a nearby building may have contributed by throwing fake

$100 bills into the area.

The police later ruled out that theory, saying that the phony currency had been thrown

after the stampede.

31. The passage is most likely to be taken from ___________.

1. a guide book B .a news report C. an application D. a TV program

32. Which of the following is NOTtrue about the accident?

1. By Thursday afternoon, at least 36 people had died in the stampede.
2. Among the dead were 25 men, aged 16 to 36.
3. The casualties included one person from Taiwan and one from Malaysia.
4. Partygoers in a nearby building tossed fake $100 bills into the area.

33. The underlined word “residents”in the fifth paragraph means ___________.

1. doctors B. singers C. citizens D. foreigners

34. The main reason why so many people died in the accident was that ___________.

1. someone threw the fake $100 bills
2. there were so many people around the Bund
3. there was only a few policemen
4. the crowd was out of order

35. The best title of the passage is ___________.

1. New Year’s Revelry Became Fatal Crush in Shanghai
2. Stampede in Shanghai
3. Revelry in Riverfront District
4. New Year’s Bund

( C )

Picture a library without books?

Unlike many people today, I don’t own a Kindle or any type of e-reader. I prefer the

old-fashioned book. There is something about holding a book and being able to turn the

pages that I find comforting. Today books may become obsolete. That’s something I find

scary.

I remember one episode (一段情节) from a TV science-fiction series Twilight Zone,

which is about a librarian who has become obsolete. Though this episode aired in 1961, the

writer of the series, Rod Serling, was exactly on point when it came to predicting the future.

In fact, in San Antonio, Texas, the first-ever bookless library in the country opened.

The library is full of iMacs, tablets and iPads which cost a huge $2.3 million. The library

offers around 10, 000 e-books. So the question is: Is this what the future will soon be?

Digital libraries may help the environment by not using paper. However, I feel like

something will always be lacking with a digital book. A digital library is just the beginning.

With new technology, people seem to be more absorbed in their own world. Though

social media is great, it also is addicting and has negative effects. Often when I go on

Facebook it just makes me feel worse about myself. I’ll see many of my 800 Facebook

friends showing off their newest accomplishment or acceptance to college. Additionally,

our society is becoming increasingly lazy. For instance, instead of doing mental math,

people use their phone to solve 89+74. It is simple tasks like these that are allowing people

to lack important educational and social skills.

It is up to us to find a balance between technology and human values and interactions.

With new technology being created every day, we need to learn how to use it alongside our

great minds. After all, inventions are supposed to benefit society, not harm it. In the day of

technology, who knows what’s next?

36. The underlined word “obsolete” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to

________.

1. outdated B. complex C. expensive D. meaningless

37. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2? ___________.

1. The episode still enjoys great popularity nowadays.
2. Rod Serling liked making predictions about the future.
3. The situation of books today is similar to what Rod Serling predicted in the episode.
4. The episode airing in 1961 was the most entertaining of the TV science-fiction

series.

38. What can we learn about the library in San Antonio, Texas? ___________.

1. It is the first-ever library in America.
2. It is of no practical use although it costs so much.
3. It holds an exhibition of much electronic equipment.
4. People can read e-books there with the help of the new facilities.

39. Which of the following will the writer probably disagreewith?___________

1. Great as social media is, it does have some negative effects.
2. With the increasing use of social media, something will actually be lost.
3. Through social media, people can develop educational and social skills around.
4. As a result of social media, people may communicate less with the people around.

40. The tone of the passage is best described as___________.

1. optimistic B. skeptical C. supportive D. objective

( D )

Every day we are exposed to images, videos, music and news. In this age of visual and

aural hyper-stimulation (视听刺激), the medium of radio is making a great comeback.

“We’re at the beginning of a golden age of audio,” said US-based podcaster Alex

Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald. In the last month alone, 15 percent

of US adults listened to a radio podcast (播客). These statistics, released by Edison

Research, show the successful evolution of traditional radio broadcasts to the present day’s

digital podcast format (格式). The term “podcast” was invented in 2004, but the trend only

started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years. With the sharp increase in consumer

demand for smartphones and tablets, podcast sales have jumped.

The appeal of the podcast partly lies in its multiplatform delivery and on-demand

capabilities (功能). You can listen during those extra minutes of the day when you’re

walking to the shops, waiting in a queue or riding the subway. Similar to television shows,

podcasts are generally free to download and most offer new content every week.

Donna Jackson, 22, Sydney University media graduate, listens to podcasts two or three

times a week, via iTunes. “I listen while I’m wandering around the house doing something

else. It makes completing a boring task much more enjoyable… And it’s an easy way of

keeping in touch with what’s going on in the rest of the world,” she said, “I mainly listen to

BBC podcasts, but recently I’ve also been listening to This American Life andSerial. They

have a special skill to really draw you in.”

Unlike television and music, the audio format has the potential to create a deep

impression on readers. Blumberg says this owes to the podcast’s ability “to create close

relationship and emotional connection.” Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust,

majoring in social work and arts, agrees. “When you’re listening, it feels as if the voice of

the podcast’s storyteller is talking directly to you. It’s comforting,” said Proust.

It seems the age-old tradition of verbal storytelling is very much alive and well.

41. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.

1. traditional broadcast has come back
2. Americans love listening to the radio
3. podcasts have become very popular today
4. smartphones sell well because of podcasts

42. The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly to ________.

1. tell how young people relax themselves
2. explain why young people like podcasts
3. introduce what programs podcasts are presenting
4. show how popular podcasts are presenting

43. Paragraph 5 is mainly about ________.

1. the influence of radios B. the advantage of podcasts

C. readers’ impression on radios D. people’s reaction to the medium

44. What is probably the best title of the passage?

1. Return of Radio B. Opinions of Podcast

C. Features of Radio D. Technology of Podcast

45. The passage is developed by ________.

1. example B. space C. time D. comparison

第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号

的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先请阅读下列商品信息：

A．WEBKINZ—Lion

Price: $6.99

Discover a virtual world with Webkinz pets. Webkinz animals come with a special

Internet code so your child can interact with it online. The code lets you enter Webkinz

World and bring your pet to life. Pet owners can name it, make it a home and even play

games. Lion measures 10. Not recommended for children under 3.

B．Mattel Barbie As The Island Princess

Price:$ 19.99

In the upcoming DVD release, Barbie as The Island Princess, Barbie plays a special

role as Princess Rosella. This beautiful doll comes to life as she sings two of her favorite

songs from the movie and her dress transforms as “peacock feathers” fan out at the back

of the dress when manually lifted. She also comes with Sagi, her loyal animal friend, and

a pretty hairbrush to get her ready for the ball!

C．Hasbro Playskool Busy Ball Popper

Price: $18.88

Get ready for some popping’, dropping’ air-powered fun. Drop the five colorful

balls onto the track. Watch them pop out of the top, roll down, then pop out all over again.

Sometimes the ball spill over for even more interactive, put-and-take play. Silly sound

effects and eight upbeat tunes accompany the animated action. This toy provides one

“air-amazing” experience for your little one.

D．Learning Resources Inflatable Solar System Set

Price: $30.48

Explore your universe with this inflatable classroom set. Teach size and distance

relationships of the planets, the moon and the sun. Learn rotation, revolution and orbit

through class activities or demonstrations using this realistic looking set. Includes

36-inch sun, plus planets and moon in proportionate size from 8 inches to 22 inches. Also

includes a foot pump, Teacher’s Activity Guide and hooks for easy hanging. Deflates

easily for storage.

E. GROW-A-FROG

Price: $18.95

Watching a creature grow from birth to maturity is a special science lesson that most

urban children seldom experience. The Grow A Frog kit comes with a see-through

3.5-by-4.5-inch plastic aquarium, a small bag of tadpole food and another of nutria-rocks,

a piece of fake seaweed, and a detailed handbook with directions. Send in the mail-ready

card and within a few weeks your child will receive a special tadpole grown in a Florida

lab. It will bring fun for the whole family.

F. Leapfrog Leapster Learning Game System.

Price: $99.95

The Leapster Handheld Learning System teaches your child by playing with it! With

one interactive system, children will educate themselves through action-packed learning

games for reading, math, critical and creative thinking, story comprehension, vocabulary,

and much more! Backlit screen for easy viewing. Headphone jack for quiet play.

下面是一些顾客的信息，请为他们选择相应的商品。

46. Thomas and his wife are both very busy with their jobs. They are worried about their

son’s study who is in Grade 1 now. They want to send him a present that can help him

with his study while playing.

47. G. McCarthy wants to buy a present for her friend’s 12-month-old daughter. She’s

learning to walk now and something colorful and funny may encourage her to walk

more.

48. Martin has a six-year-old daughter and she is looking for a gift for her. Her daughter

loves all the Barbie movies.

49. Rebecca wants to choose a Christmas present for her frog-loving 7-year-old boy. It will

be great to find something that is fun and educational for the whole family and also

provide a new pet for him.

50. D. Gulkis has a ten-year-old son. He wants to buy him a birthday present that will make

nice decorations and will excite a child interested in astronomy.

Ⅲ写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

假设你是某中学的学生李华，最近参加了学校的“低碳生活社”。现在请根据社

团有关章程，用英语写一封电子邮件给你的美国好友Jack，介绍你们社团及其活动情

况。

【写作内容】__

【写作要求】

1.只能用5 个句子表达全部内容。

2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

3.邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

Dear Jack,

How have you been? I’m glad to tell you that I have recently joined the “Low-carbon

Living Club” in our school. Now let me tell you something about it.

_____________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

__________________

I am taking great delight in doing these and I am firmly convinced that if everybody

can follow these, we will make world a better place.

Truly,

Li Hua

第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150 词左右的英语短文。

某中学报纸就“What will you do when you argue with your parents?” 为主题征集读

者意见。下文是一些学生读者的回复。

When you argue with your parents, what will you do? Here are some solutions from

our readers.

Zhang Hui: I was tired of my mom’s nagging (唠叨). I was easily frustrated because I

had so much work to do. When Mom was complaining about my messy table, I suddenly

yelled at her. Mom stared at me in a strange way. I regretted being so rude to her and

couldn’t help crying. Then the next day we had a deep talk. To my surprise, mom said sorry

to me. It made me realize a deep talk with parents is really productive.

Zhou Shuchang: It upset me most that my mother was absent from the first parents

meeting in Senior Three because she was angry with my poor scores. Her absence

embarrassed me. Getting home, I didn’t say a word. I decided to write to my mom telling

her what I was thinking of her.

Wang Yang: I love pop songs so much that I always hum (哼唱) the tunes even at

dinner. My father dislikes what he calls “decadent (颓废的) music”. It makes me fail to

communicate with him. Noticing his disappointment, I decided to do something. I asked

him to listen to some songs I had selected carefully for him and I tried to listen to some

songs that he enjoys very much. Gradually my dad started to accept my songs and now we

have a little in common on music.

【写作内容】

1.以约30 个词概括上文学生读者处理与父母争执的措施。

2.然后以约120 个词谈谈你的观点，内家包括：

1. 处理好父母与子女关系的关键是什么；
2. 你成功处理与父母争执的一次经历。

【写作要求】

1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得

直接引用原文中的句子。

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

珠海市2014-2015学年度第二学期高三学生学业质量监测

英语答案

Ⅰ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

1-5 ABCBD 6-10 DCADB 11-15 ACBCD

第二节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

16. a 17. that 18. made 19. of 20 but

21.as 22 rapidly 23 being prepared 24. what 25. affordable

Ⅱ阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

26—30 BDABC 31—35 BBCDA 36—40 ACDCB 41—45 CBBAA

第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

46—50FCBED

Ⅲ写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

One possible version：

Dear Jack,

How have you been? I’m glad to tell you that I have recently joined the “Low-carbon

Living Club” in our school. Now let me tell you something about it.

With the spirit of “Low-carbon living starts from me”, we encourage our club members

to wear plain clothes and donate the unneeded used ones to people in disaster-stricken areas.

We advocate taking no more than what we need in the canteen and choosing natural or

simply-packed food. As club members, we try to limit the use of air conditioners, use

energy-saving lights and recycle used water and paper. What’s more, we are expected to walk,

cycle or take public transportation as much as possible, which are very effective and

environmentally friendly. Last but not least, in our spare time, we choose to climb mountains,

swim or do other outdoor sports instead of taking the entertainment that consumes a great deal

of energy.

I am taking great delight in doing these and I am firmly convinced that if everybody can

follow these, we will make world a better place.

Truly,

Li Hua

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第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

One possible version：

What will you do when you argue with your parents?

Three ways are mentioned in the passage to deal with the arguments with parents. We

can have a heart-to-heart talk with them, write to tell them our opinions and try to find

something in common with them.

There is usually a generation gap between children and parents. Therefore, it is usually

very hard for the two generations to get along very smoothly. Sometimes quarrels or even

conflicts happen between them. However, no matter what our parents do, they always do it for

our good. So the key to dealing with the relationship between parents and children is to

understand each other.

I once had a fierce quarrel with my parents because I did not want them to interfere in

my personal affairs. Later, my father had a sincere talk with me and he told me he could

understand what I thought. At the same time, he shared his opinion, which deeply impressed

me and narrowed our gap.