四川省資陽市高中2014屆高三第二次診斷考試英語試題

四川省資陽市高中2014屆高三第二次診斷考試英語試題第一部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)單項填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。1.―Say,Jane,willyoucomewithmetothegamethisFriday?―______,Bob,butIpromisedMaryI’dgowithher.A.Thanks B.Mypleasure C.Takeiteasy D.Forgetit2.―CanIhelpyou?―Iwouldliketobuyagiftformymother,______ataproperpricebutofgreatuse.A.that B.one C.it D.which3.―Whatdoesthesignovertheresay?―Nostudent______bringdrinksintothecomputerroom.A.will B.may C.shall D.must4.―Havetheygottheirnewhousepaintedyet?―Idon’tknow.ButIwastoldit______whenImetthemlastweek.A.hadbeenpainting B.wouldbepaintingC.waspainted D.wasbeingpainted5.______itforyears,researchersnowtendtobelievedrinkswithsugararelinkedto180,000deathsworldwide.A.Studying B.HavingstudiedC.Beingstudied D.Havingbeenstudied6.Myparentshavealwaysmadeitclear______weshouldn’tjudgeabookbyitscover.A.that B.what C.whether D.when7.Hisfatherworksinacompany______namealwaysappearsinthelocalnewspapers．A.when B.whose C.where D.which8.Allofusarepleasedtoseetheproblem______soquickly.A.solve B.solving C.solved D.tosolve9.Theboysarestillplayingfootballhappilyontheplayground______itisrainingheavily.A.incase B.asif C.aslongas D.eventhough10.NotuntilIbegantowork______howmuchtimeIhadwasted.A.didn’tIrealize B.Ididn’trealizeC.Irealized D.didIrealize第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Weoftentalkaboutourselvesasifwehavepermanentgeneticdefects(缺陷)thatcanneverbechanged.“I’mimpatient.”“I’malwaysbehind.”“Ialwaysputthingsoff!”You’vesurelyheardthem.Maybeyou’veusedthemtodescribe11.These12maycomefromstoriesaboutusthathavebeen13foryears—oftenfromasfarbackaschildhood.Thesestoriesmayhaveno14infact.Buttheycansetlowexpectationsforus.Asachild,mymothersaidtome,“Marshall,youhavenomechanicalskills,andyouwill15haveanymechanicalskillsfortherestofyourlife.”Howdidtheseexpectations16mydevelopment?Iwasnever1718tools.WhenIwas18,ItooktheUSArmy’sMechanicalAptitudeTest.Myscoreswereinthebottomfortheentirenation!Sixyearslater,19,IwasatCaliforniaUniversity,workingonmydoctor’sdegree.Oneofmyprofessors,Dr.BobTannbaum,askedmetowritedownthingsIdidwellandthingsIcouldn’tdo.Onthepositiveside,I20down,“research,writing,analysis,andspeaking.”O(jiān)ntheBob22mehowIknewIhadnomechanicalskills.Iexplainedmylife23andtoldhimaboutmypoor24ontheArmytest.Bobthenasked,“25isitthatyoucansolvecomplexmathematicalproblems,butyoucan’tsolve26mechanicalproblems?”SuddenlyIrealizedthatIwasn’t27fromsomesortofgeneticdefects.IwasjustlivingoutexpectationsthatIhadchosento28.Atthatpoint,itwasn’tjustmyfamilyandfriendswhohadbeen29mybeliefthatIwasmechanicallyhopeless.Anditwasn’tjusttheArmytest,either.Iwastheonewhokepttellingmyself,“Youcan’tdothis!”IrealizedthataslongasIkeptsayingthat,itwasgoingtoremaintrue.30,ifwedon’ttreatourselvesasifwehaveincurablegeneticdefects,wecandowellinalmostanythingwechoose.11.A.yourself B.myself C.them D.others12.A.instructions B.suggestions C.expectations D.comments13.A.published B.repeated C.spread D.added14.A.cause B.meaning C.basis D.excuse15.A.always B.ever C.never D.still16.A.change B.improve C.polish D.affect17.A.expected B.demanded C.agreed D.allowed18.A.across B.over C.around D.for19.A.however B.therefore C.meanwhile D.obviously20.A.lay B.turned C.settled D.put21.A.negative B.objective C.passive D.subjective22.A.asked B.blamed C.advised D.taught23.A.occasions B.trainings C.experiences D.journeys24.A.behavior B.explanation C.attitude D.scores25.A.When B.Why C.Which D.What26.A.advanced B.simple C.chief D.current27.A.suffering B.resulting C.arising D.coming28.A.receive B.suspect C.believe D.adopt29.A.weakening B.shaking C.wakening D.strengthening30.A.Asaresult B.Onthecontrary C.Inaddition D.Atthesametime第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）AGoddingtonTheaterTheGoddingtonTheaterTicketOfficeisopenfrom10a.m.until4p.m.MondaytoFriday,andforhalfanhourintheeveningbeforetheadvertisedstarttimeofeachperformance.TelephonebookingsYourticketsareheldattheTicketOfficeforyoutocollector,ifyouprefer,achargeof35centsismadetopostthemtoyouifyoupaybycash.We’llpostthemtoyouforfreeifyoubookbycreditcard.Noextracharge.PostalbookingsYoucanwritetotheTicketOfficerequestingtickets,ortoconfirmareservation.WheretofindGoddingtonTheaterGoddingtonTheatercanbefoundwithintheGoddingtonIftravellingbycarComingfromthesouthendofPrincesStreet,youwillseethelibraryonyourright.NexttothelibraryisGoddingtonIftravellingbytrain/bus/taxiYouwillneedtoallow30minutestowalkfromthetrainstation.Taxisareavailablefromthefrontofthestation.TheUniversityisa5to10minutes’walkfromthemainbusstation.Whenorderingataxifromthetheater,asktobepickedupatthebottomofNorthStreet.Taxiswillnotcomeintothecarparkbecauseoftheentrancecharge.31.Youcanbookyourtickets______.A.at9a.m.onMonday B.at5p.m.onWednesdayC.atnoononworkdays D.atlunchtimeonweekends32.WhereistheGoddingtonTheater?A.IntheGoddingtonuniversity. B.OntherightoftheTicketOffice.C.TothesouthofPrincesStreet. D.AtthebottomofNorthStreet33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Youcanfindafreeparkingplaceintheuniversity.B.Youhavetocollectyourticketsifyoupaybycreditcard.C.Ticketspaidbycashwillbepostedtoyouatnoextracharge.D.Taxidriversareunwillingtopickupcustomersinsidethecarpark.BNotmanyweresurprisedwhenDustinSherrardwaschosen,amongateamoffive,torepresentOntarioatWorldSkillsCompetitioninLeipzig,Theevent,onceknownastheSkillOlympics,symbolizesthetopofexcellenceinprofessionaltrainingwhereyoungskilledpeoplefromaroundtheworldcompeteintheskillsoftheirvariousjobsmeasuredagainstdemandinginternationalstandard,whichishardtoreach.The21-year-old,whogrewupinEnglehart,Ont,didn’tgetamedalbuttheexperiencedidwondersforhisconfidence.Sherrardhadpassionforcarpentry(木工)andshowedpromiseataveryyoungage.“IfirstgotinterestedinwoodmakingwhenIwasinGrade10,”hesays.“Ihadtakenwoodshopbeforebutitneverbecameahobbyofmineuntilmyschoolstartedtogethardwoodintotheshopclasses.”“Irealizedhowmuchfunwoodworkingwasandtookallthewood-shopclassesIcouldandstartedspendingtimeintheshopafterschool,”hesays.“IgotasummerjobworkingwithmyuncleandusedmostofthemoneyImadetobuywoodworkingtoolsandquicklyturnedmydad’slittleshopintomyownwoodworkingshop.”Hisskillsandknowledgeweresharpenedandtestedinthewoodworkingprogram.Allthiswentalongwayinpreparinghimforfull-timeemploymentandtaughthimwhattoexpectwhenhestartedworking.“Thebiggestchallengetosecureagoodjobwithmytrainingandskillsetwouldbetokeepupwithallthedifferentproductsandnewdesigns,”hesays.“Ihaveonlybeenintheindustryforafewyearsbutevenmyboss,whohasbeendoingthisformanyyears,isstilllearningnewthingsallthetime.”Sherrard’spassionforhisskillhasbroughthimthisfarbuthisthirstforlearningkeepspushinghimfurther.He’salreadyplanningtogobacktoschooltostudyengineering.34.WhatcanweknowaboutWorldSkillsCompetition?A.Itprovidesprofessionaltraining.B.Itisatopeventforskilledyouth.C.ItisheldinGermanyeveryfouryears.D.Itisacompetitionforskilledcarpenters.35.HowwelldidDustinSherrarddointhecompetition?A.Hestoodout. B.Helostconfidence.C.Hefailedtogetamedal. D.Hegotpraised.36.WhatmadeDustinSherrardlovewoodworking?A.Fame. B.Confidence. C.Honour. D.Interest.37.WhatmightDustinSherrarddonext?A.Findabetterjob. B.Returntoschooltostudy.C.Worktogetherwithhisuncle. D.Takepartinmorecompetitions.CStudentsandTechnologyintheClassroomIlovemyBlackberry—it’smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.Ialsolovemylaptopcomputer,asitholdsallofmywritingandthought.Despitethisloveoftechnology,IknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices(設(shè)備)andtrulycommunicatewithothers.Onoccasion,IteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroom.Ihavearule—nolaptops,iPads,phones,etc.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclass,someofthemwerenothappy.Moststudentsassumethatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There’sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIamanti-technology.There’snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversionsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsbytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandtomakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandtheclassdiscussion.I’vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheeducationsreflectstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreate.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallenge,theylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.I’mnotsayingthatIwon’teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclass,butuntilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechange.I’mstickingtomyplan.Afewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.38.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith______.A.thecoursematerial B.others’misuseoftechnologyC.discussiontopics D.theauthor’sclassregulations39.Theunderlinedword“engage”inParagraph4probablymeans______.A.explore B.accept C.change D.reject40.Accordingtotheauthor,theuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay______.A.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinkingB.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversationsC.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemesD.affectstudents’concentrationoncourseevaluation41.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor______.A.isquitestubbornB.willgiveupteachinghistoryC.willchangehisteachingplansoonD.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclassDWhenthingsgowrongandwe’retoblame,we’resupposedtofeelguilty.Right?Notnecessarily.Itturnsoutthatwhenwedosomethingthatcausesanegativeoutcome,weactuallyfeellessresponsibleforouractions.And,weseetheentiresituationdifferentlythanwewouldhaveifthingshadturnedoutwell.The“blamegame”isnothingnew.Behaviorexpertshavelongknownthatpeoplepushresponsibilitytoothers,ortooutsidefactors,whenthingsdon’tworkout.ButnewresearchfromtheInstituteofTolearnmoreabouttheblamegame,researchersconductedastudy.Theyasked34participantstopresskeysthatrandomly(隨機地)producedthreedifferentnoises.Thenoiseswerepositive(amusement,laughter),negative(fear,disgust,oranger),orneutral.Thevolunteerswereaskedtoestimate(估計)thetimethatittookbetweenwhentheypushedthebuttonandwhentheyheardthesound.Volunteersfelttherewasalongerlag(延遲)timebetweentheiractionsandthenegativesoundsthanbetweentheiractionsandthepositiveones.Intheirminds,thenegativeoutcomeswereseparatefromtheiractions.Therefore,theywereabletofeellessresponsibleforthem.Theresearcherssaythatwhenitcomestoassigningblame,wecan’talwaystrustourownjudgment.“Justbecauseyoudon’tfeelresponsible,doesn’tmeanyou’reactuallynot,”saysstudyauthorPatrickHaggard.Thefindingssuggestthatperhapsmoreofusneedtorealizethatunpleasantornegativesituationsmayactuallybeourfault—evenifwedon’tseeitthatway.Andtakingmoreresponsibilityforouractionscouldleadtobetterrelationshipswithothers.42.Ifthingsturnoutwell,peopletendto______.A.owethesuccesstoothers B.sharethesuccesswithothersC.feelmorerelatedtotheiractions D.enjoymuchpleasurethemselves43.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Expertsknewlittleaboutthe“blamegame”.B.Similarstudieshavebeendonebefore.C.Thestudynowhasfoundnothingnew.D.Outsidefactorsleadtoourfault.44.Inthestudy,volunteerswereaskedto______.A.pushspecialbuttons B.writedowntheexacttimeC.producedifferentsounds D.tellapartunpleasantsounds45.What’strueofthevolunteers?A.Theyalwaysdoubtedtheirownjudgment.B.Theybelievedsomeoneelsepressedthewrongkeys.C.Theywerenotbraveenoughtotaketheresponsibility.D.Theythoughtthebadresultshadlittletodowiththem.46.Whatdotheexpertsadviseustodotogetalongwellwithothers?A.Befriendlytoothers. B.Takemoreresponsibility.C.Treatothersequally. D.Showrespecttoothers.EInhernewbook,“TheSmartestKidsintheWorld,”AmandaRipley,aninvestigativejournalist,tellsthestoryofTom,ahigh-schoolstudentfromGettysburg,Pennsylvania,whodecidestospendhissenioryearinWroclaw,Poland.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecade,thecountryraisedstudents’testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.PolishkidshavenowoutscoredAmericankidsinmathandscience,eventhoughPolandspends,onaverage,lessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesThatAmericanhighschoolsspendmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.Thisisnotamatterofhowanygivenstudentwhoplayssportsdoesinschool,butofthecultureanditspriorities(優(yōu)先考慮的事).ThisDecember,whenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)resultsareannounced,it’ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh-schoolstudentswillonceagaindisplaytheirlimitedskillsinmathandreading,outscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeSouthKorea,Belgium,theNetherlands,Finland,Singapore,andJapan.Meanwhile,theywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgames,whichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Well,foronething,kidslikeit.Andforanother,accordingtoRipley,parentsseemtolikethearrangement,too.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonOneoftheironies(諷刺)ofthesituationisthatsportsrevealwhatispossible.Americankids’performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It’stoobadthattheirtestscoresshowthesamething.47.TomdecidestospendhissenioryearinPolandbecause_______.A.heintendstoimprovehisscoresB.PolishkidsarebetteratlearningC.sportsarenotsupportedatschoolsinGettysburgD.therearestrikingdifferencesbetweenthetwocountries48.AccordingtoParagraph2,weknowthat_______.A.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmericaB.littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschoolsC.AmericanhighschoolscomplainaboutsportstimeD.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmerica49.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.Americanstudents’academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalotB.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents’academicperformanceC.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents’poorPISAperformanceD.lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents’averageperformance50.Thepurposeofthistextisto_______.A.comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmericaB.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodelC.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltraditionD.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions第二節(jié)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）M:MissGao,IaminvitedtoapartyatanAmericanhome.51.W:Youshouldfollowsomerules.First,youshouldtakeasmallgiftsuchasflowersorwineforyourhostorhostess.And,52.Ifthedinnertimeis7:00pm,don’tarrivebefore6:30orafter7:30withoutcalling.M:53.W:Besuretopraiseyourhostorhostessforthemeal.M:54.W:Youcan,butyoushouldn’tstaytoolong.55.M:Ilearnedalottoday.Thanksforyouradvice.W:That’sallright.A.I’malittlenervous.B.HowcanIdoatlast?C.Youmustarriveontime.D.WhatshouldIdoduringthedinner?E.CouldyoutellmehowIcanbeapoliteguest?F.CanIhaveatalkwiththehostorhostessafterdinner?G.Finally,thankyourhostorhostessforthedinnerwhenyouleave.第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題共60分）注意事項：請用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆在答題卡上作答，不能答在試卷上。第三部分寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分60分）第一節(jié)閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文并回答問題，然后將答案寫到答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上（請注意詞數(shù)要求）。Bigstorms.Highwaves.Technicalfailures.Loneliness.Afterbattlinghardtimesanddangerforoverninemonths,BritishteenagerMikePerhammadehistorylastmonthastheyoungestpersontosailsolo(單獨)aroundtheworld.The17-year-oldmadetherecordafterheclearedthePanamaCanal(巴拿馬運河)andthensailedthroughtheCaribbeanandhomeacrosstheAtlantic.MikeisonlythreemonthsyoungerthanZacSunderland,the17-year-oldAmericanboywhohadtakenthecrownastheyoungestsoloaround-the-worldsailorinJuly.ThetwoyoungstersmetinCapeTowninSouthAfricaastheycrossedtheglobeindifferentdirections.Mikeinsistedtheywerenotrival(競爭對手).“No.It’stwoteenagersgoingoutthere,livingtheirdreamandhavingtheadventureofalifetime.”hesaid.Mikemaybeyoung,butheisnostrangertosailingadventures.Hepickedupthehobbyatage6whenhisfathertookhimoutinasmallboatonalocallake.FatherandsonsailedseparateboatsacrosstheAtlanticwhenMikewas14,makinghimtheyoungestpersontocrossthatoceansolo.Thatrecordgavehimthetasteforthisevengreaterchallenge.Ontherecentjourney,thescariestmomentforMikecamewhenhissailboatwashitbystormsinthesouthernIndianOcean.“Wewerepickedupbywhatfeltlikea60-footwaveandthrewdownonoursideat90degrees,”hesaid.“ItfeltlikeIwasgoingrightover.StuffwasflyingaroundandIjustthought‘Ohno’.”Atothertimes,hehadtodiveintothePacificandfixproblems.Hetiedhimselftotheboat,jumpedintothewaterandwenttoworkwithaknifein30-seconddivesunderneath(在......之下)theboattocutaropeaway.Mikesaidhefeltproudthathemadehisdreamcometrue.“You’vegottohaveconfidenceinyourselfthatyouwillmakeit.”hesaid.56.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?(nomorethan10words)__________________________________________________________________57.WhichcanaldidMikePerhamcross?(nomorethan3words)__________________________________________________________________58.WhendidMikecrosstheAtlanticsoloforthefirsttime?(nomorethan5words)__________________________________________________________________59.WheredidMikeexperiencethemostfrighteningmomentinhisjourney?(nomorethan5words)__________________________________________________________________60.AccordingtoMike,what’sthemostimportantinrealizingadream?(nomorethan5words)__________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）請你改正下面短文中的錯誤。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Asstudents,wehaveclassesfromearlymorningtillthelateaf