江西省赣中南五校2016届高三第二次联考英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

1、 2016 届江西赣中南五校重点中学高三上学期第二次联考英语试题部分（新课标 I）注意事项：1.本卷分第 I 卷和第 II 卷，满分 150 分，考试时间 150 分钟。2.考生答题前注意答题要求，填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息，条形码应贴在方框内，并将答案正确填写在答题卡上。一听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共 5 小题 ;每小题 1. 5 分，满分 7. 5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听完每段对话后，

2、你都有 10 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Whats the womans telephone number?A. 495643. B. 459643. C. 496543.2. Why does the woman want to go to Qingdao?A. Its more beautiful. B. She has seen it on TV. C. Its cheaper.3. What can we know from the conversation?A. The desk lamp is in good condition.B. The d

3、esk lamp can be fixed on time.C. The man cannot fix the desk lamp.4. What day is it today?A. Monday. B. Thursday. C. Wednesday.5. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At a handbag shop. B. At a supermarket. C. At a “Lost and Found”.第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 l.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白

4、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。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Father and daughter. B. Doctor and patient. C. Friends.7. Why was the man late?A. He didnt catch the bus o

5、n time.B. He couldnt remember the womans house address.C. The woman didnt tell him her address.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why is the woman so angry?A. The boy bought an expensive umbrella.B. The boy did not buy a new umbrella.C. The boy lost the umbrella again.9. What is the boy going to do?A. Fetch his

6、cell phone for his mother.B. Tell his mother about his study.C. Go to his room to study.听第 8 段材料，回答第 l0 至 12 题。10. Why did Paul move out of the neighborhood?A. Its too far away from his university. B. Its very noisy. C. Its not clean.11. What is the rent of a month in Pauls old neighborhood?A. 500 y

7、uan. B. 1,000 yuan. C. 1,500 yuan.12. What will the man do next?A. Call Paul. B. Move in with Paul. C. Visit Pauls new apartment.听第 9 段材料，回答第 l3 至 16 题。13. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Customer and assistant.14. Who is Karen?A.

8、Nancys sister. B. Nancys daughter. C. Nancys friend.15. Where is the girl living now?A. In Scotland. B. In England. C. In the United States.16. What does the girls father do now?A. He is a professor. B. He is a businessman. C. He is a French teacher.听第 10 段材料，回答第 l7 至 20 题。17. When did J.K. Rowling

9、begin writing stories?A. At six years old. B. At seven years old. C. At nine years old.18. What happened to J.K. Rowling before she started writing?A. She had a train accident.B. She was rejected by many companies. C. Her husband left her.19. Why did J.K. Rowling decide to write her first novel?A. T

10、o support her family. B. To start a new life. C. To make her daughter happy.20. When was the novel Harry Potter first published?A. In l990. B. In l996. C. In l997.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere was once a king who had a wise

11、 advisor. The advisor followed the king everywhere and his favorite piece of advice to the king was “Everything happens for the good.”One day the king went hunting (狩猎) and had a small accident. His foot was injured. Fortunately he was not badly injured but as always he was forced to ask his advisor

12、 what he thought about the accident, to which the advisor replied, “Everything happens for the good.”This time the king was really angry and put his advisor in prison (监狱). The king then asked his advisor, “Now, what do you think?” The advisor again answered, “Everything happens for the good.”About

13、a week later the king went on another hunting trip. As it turned out the king was caught by some cannibals (食人者) and taken to their camp where he would be prepared to be their evening meal. Before putting him into the cooking pot, he was examined and the cannibals realized that the kings foot was in

14、jured. They decided to throw him back into the forests. It is the tradition for the cannibals not to eat anything that was in any way injured.It is true that everything in our lives happens for a purpose, and most often for our own good. If you think about it, all our past experiences actually happe

15、ned to bring us to where we are today and make us a better person. So whatever challenges that we may face today, consider it happening to bring us to the next level.21. The second paragraph(段) tells us that .A. the advisor didnt have much useful adviceB. the king was always careless about everythin

16、gC. the advisor was worried about the kingD. the king always asked for advice from the advisor22. When the advisor was put in prison, he remained .A. calm B. nervous C. angry D. upset23. It can be inferred（推断）from the last paragraph that .A. everything happens for their own reasonsB. it is good for

17、us to think about experiencesC. our life experiences are our best teacherD. challenges will make you do anything24. By telling the story, the writer .A. tells us the danger of hunting B. asks us not to hunt any moreC. wishes us to follow others advice D. wants us to think positivelyBLast week I visi

18、ted my grandparents. My aunt was also staying there for a few nights for a family visit. My grandma had told me my aunts money problems and always feels so bad for her.My aunt, Jenney Brown, is in her early thirties and she has three little children, along with serious heart problems. Her husband di

19、ed of cancer a few years ago and she has lost her job recently. She has a lot of financial difficulty. She told me some things in her life: She couldnt get milk for her little boy since it is too expensive. She was so happy to find $2 jeans(工装裤) at a shop even though it couldnt really fit her, she w

20、as worried about the long drive to my grandparantshouse, because she had no food for the next day and no money to buy gas on the way as she had spend her last $20.I had saved some money . After hearing about her troubles, I went downstairs and put a note of $50 in the front pocket of the handbag in

21、secret. I didnt want to give her money directly, because I knew it would embarrass her and that she would refuse it since Im a kid and dont have a job.However, Im very happy with what I did. Although I do not know whether she can find who has given her the money, I know it is of use to her. She is r

22、aising a family and has large medical needs! I hope more people know how bad my aunts situation really is so that she get more help.25. What has happened to Jenney according to the passage?A. Her husband is suffering from cancer.B. Her husband has serious heart problems.C. She has to raise three lit

23、tle children by herself.D. She has a job that doesnt pay well.26. Why did the writer give Jenney money in secret?A. He wanted to make her surprised。C. He didnt want her to thank him.D. He would be refused if she knew it.27. We can guess from this passage that Jenney _.A. doesnt mind her dressingB. m

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28、essons with TIES teachers, we can design a course to meet your needs. One on One lessons can improve your English language skills more quickly and help students who want to take TOEFL. Tuesday to Friday: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, $ 80 per hour.28. If you are an English beginner, youd better choose_.A. Hig

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31、 the Chinese economy has undergone many reforms in an effort to compete more effectively on the international market. These reforms included allowing foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri(MU) have found about 30% of Chinese urban hous

32、eholds now own at least one credit card and the growth rate of credit adoption has been an average of 40% per year between 2004 and 2009.Rui Yao, an assistant professor of personal financial planning at MU, says that this large growth in such a small amount of time has positive and negative implicat

33、ions for the Chinese economy.“With more and more people taking advantage of credit cards in China, it certainly increases potential consumer buying power,” Yao said. “However, we found that more than 90% of credit card users were unaware of safety issues existing in credit card use and more than 60%

34、 had little knowledge of the consequences of credit card debt. T his lack of knowledge could create problems as credit card ownership is expected to grow at a rate of 11% a year.”Yao found that while 72% of Chinese credit card holders were never late on their payment, only 55% were able to pay the f

35、ull balance. She also found that 70% of Chinese credit card holders said that credit cards contributed to overspending.Yao believe that Chinese could benefit from financial education designed to help them plan for their financial future and encouraging the Chinese to take advantage of debt in a resp

36、onsible fashion is important for the Chinese economy. “Appropriate use of debt can help households improve their quality of life as well as spur economic growth through an increase in market purchas es,” Yao said.32. Why did China allow foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens?A. To i

37、ncrease Chinese citizens confidence in economyB. To respond to the urgent demand for financial reformsC. To persuade more Chinese citizens to accept credit cardsD. To improve competitiveness in the international market33. A lot of figures are used in the text in order to _.A. provide concrete eviden

38、ce B. record the valuable dateC. give a detailed description D. introduce a research method34. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. education is the only solutions to future financial issuesB. overspending is mainly brought about by credit cardsC. some Chinese citizens lack knowledge of credit

39、 risksD. most Chinese credit card holders cant pay the balance35. The underlined word “spur” in the last paragraph is closest in the meaning to_A. promote B. delay C. control D. discourage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。选项中的两项为多余选项。Mosquitoes have an extraordinary ability to

40、target humans far away and fly straight to their unprotected skin. _(36)_.Some mosquitoes spread several serious diseases, including Dengue, yellow fever and malaria. Over one million people worldwide die f rom these mosquito-borne diseases each year. New research now shows how mosquitoes choose who

41、 to bite. _(37)_.They are attracted to human skin and breath. They smell the carbon dioxide gas - which all mammals breathe out. This gas is how mosquitoes know that a warm-blooded creature is nearby._(38)_.Michael Dickinson is a professor at the California Institute of Technology. His research show

42、s how these small insects, with even smaller brains, use three senses to find a blood meal. “We suspected from research that we had been doing on fruit flies that vision might play a very large and underappreciated role in allowing the mosquito to really home in on the potential host target.“ Michae

43、l Dickinsons team used plumes - material that rises into the air - of carbon dioxide gas into a wind tunnel（隧道）. _(39)_.The insects followed the plume. Then, the scientists placed dark objects on the lighter colored floor and walls of the tunnel. Mr. Dickinson said, at first, the mosquitoes showed n

44、o interest in the objects at all.“ What was quite striking and quite surprising is that the mosquitoes fly back and forth for hours-these are hungry females-and they completely ignore the objects on the floor and wall of the tunnel. But the moment that they get a hit of CO2, they change their behavi

45、or quite dramatically and now would become attracted to these little visual blobs（斑点）.“_(40)_.A. But mosquitoes also use their eyes and sense of touch.B. Once mosquitoes catch a smell of a human or animal, they also follow visual cues.C. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy woundD

46、. They then used cameras to record the mosquitoes.E. Mosquitoes need blood to survive.F. The study, published in Current Biology, details the steps of the mosquitos flight so that we may one day have a fighting chance against the biting insect.G. This suggested to the researchers that a mosquitos se

47、nse of smell is more important in the search for food.第三部分：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。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health. As a small child, I didnt know about the benefits o

48、f fresh food. _41_, I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and _42_ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and _43_ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to _44_ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We