重庆市名校联盟2014～2015学年第一期期中联合考试
高2015级 英语试题
英语试题卷 共4页。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。
注意事项:
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号涂写在答题卡规定位置。
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。
3.写作题的答案，必须答在答题卡规定的地方
一、单项选择（共15个小题;每小题1分,满分15分。）
请从A、B、C、D四个选顶中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
1. We played several matches against the visitors, but unfortunately lost ____.
A. one’s B. every one C. everyone D. someone
2. ---Professor Johnson, I’m afraid I can’t finish the report within this week.
--- . How about next week?
A. Good for you B. It won’t bother me C. Not at all D. That’s OK
3. ---I haven’t got the reference book yet, but I’ll have a test on the subject next month.
---Don’t worry. You ______ have it by Friday.
A. could B. shall C. must D. may
4. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he _____ from university next year.
A. will graduate B. will have graduated C. graduates D. is to graduate
5.The student corrected his paper carefully, the professor's suggestions.
A. following B. follow C. followed D. being followed
6. China is ____vast country which is home to____ amazing variety of landscapes, plants and animals.
A. the; the B. a; the C. the; an D. a; an
7. --- I’ll take it if you reduce the price by 30%. --- But it’s my power to sell it cheaper.
A. off B. without C. beyond D. against
8. My toothache is killing me. I ____ it _____ away. But now it’s getting worse and worse.
A. think; is going B. thought; was going
C. have thought; is going D. had thought; had gone
9. His promise ___ he would marry her turned out to be a lie, ___ left the girl heart-broken.
A. which; what B. which ; that C. what; which D. that; which
10. It is Tom and his wife rather than their son that _____ for the car accident.
A. are to blame B. is to blame C. is to be blamed D. are to be blamed
11. The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition．She seemed _____ for it pretty well.
A. to prepare B. to have prepared C. having prepared D. to be preparing
12. You are sure to know the result, but that’s _______everybody has finished their work.
A. when B. why C. before D. until
13. _ stop advertising would prices be significantly reduced.
A. Only were they to B. Only in case they C. If only they D. Only when they
14. How can you expect your children to be truthful ______ you yourself tell lies?
A. while B. unless C. though D. since
15. ---Alison, I'm sorry. I can't go to the wedding with you tomorrow morning.
--- ________?
--- My grandma is severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to l
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ook after her.
A. How is it B. So what C. How come D. What's the problem
Ⅱ、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A
When I was in my mid-thirties, I had a serious illness and surgery.
I had rarely been sick in my life so spending hours on an operating table 16 me. A few days before the surgery, I was in the bedroom picking out the things I would need to take with me to the hospital. At that time, I 17 a bottle of pink nail polish. Putting my packing aside, I 18 to work on a first-class pedicure (修趾甲技术).
The morning of the surgery, as I lay on the bed next to the operating room, my father stood beside me looking nervous and scared. I pulled back the sheet covering my 19 and said, “Look, Dad, I 20 my toenails.”
He was 21 and said. “I never knew you had such pretty feet.” And he began to 22 my toes out to every person who came to check on me. It 23 . We were laughing and not 24 what was going to happen to me.
All those long days of recovery, my pink toenails continued to 25 the hospital staff and the people who 26 me. It was one small thing that shined a positive light on an otherwise 27 experience.
16. A. blamed B. praised C. frightened D. approached
17. A. saw B. bought C. kept D. gained
18. A. aimed B. returned C. left D. set
19. A. head B. feet C. stomach D. legs
20. A. painted B. cut C. cleaned D. washed
21. A. excited B. surprised C. dissatisfied D. disappointed
22. A. point B. count C. spare D. apply
23. A. walked B. benefited C. worked D. noticed
24. A. relying on B. thinking about C. breaking up D. looking after
25. A. desire B. admire C. gather D. delight
26. A. visited B. employed C. judged D. taught
27. A. slow B. practical C. painful D. ashamed
B
An old artist told us what peace was through a picture.
The picture had mountains, which were bare and had rough rocks. Above was an angry sky from which rain 28 and in which lightning 29 . Down the side of the mountain a foaming. waterfall fell rapidly. It did not look 30 at all. But when you looked carefully, you could 31 behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack between 32 . In the bush a mother bird had 33 her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother.
“Because peace does not 34 to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those noisy things and 35 be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
28. A. dropped B. began C. accumulated D. fell
29. A. struck B. flashed C. thundered D. lighted
30. A. silent B. beautiful C. peaceful D. clear
31. A. see B. watch C. notice D. look
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32. A. bushes B. mountains C. waterfalls D. rocks
33. A. watched B. built C. found D. got
34. A. seem B. resemble C. mean D. intend
35. A. ever B. often C. never D. still
Ⅲ、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A
Papa’s jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams—not to succeed but to fail. “It’s unbelievable!” he said. “Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!”
“Yes, she has,” said Mama. “But it’s not unbelievable. It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team.”
“Wanted off the swimming team?” said Papa. “She never said anything about that to me.”
“Of course she didn’t,” said Mama. “She was afraid you’d blow your top. You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympics. Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt? For her, being on the team couldn’t have been much fun.”
“Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead. “I’ve been so stupid! I just thought she’d want to be a champion swimmer because she’s so good at it.”
“It’s like anything else, dear,” said Mama. “No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won’t want to do it any more.”
Papa put his head in his hands.
“She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled. “Maybe I should say sorry to her.”
Sister’s footsteps could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully up at her parents.
“Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “your papa and I have decided that there’s no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don’t want to.”
Sister’s face lit up like a Christmas tree．“Yippee!” she cried.
“And,” added Papa, “there’s no need for any more drills. I’m sure you’ll bring your grades back up all by yourself.”
Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms. She gave him a big hug. “I’m going to go play cards with Lizzy!” she said. “See you later!”
From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy’s house.
“It’s good to see her happy again,” said Mama.
“It sure is,” Papa agreed. “As for the swimming team, there’s always next year.”
“If?” Mama prompted him.
“Oh, right,” said Papa. “If she wants to…”
Mama smiled. “At least you’re learning, dear,” she said. She kissed him.
“Well, you know what they say,” Papa said. “Better late than never. ”
36. Sister wanted off the swimming team because _____.
A. she felt it boring to struggle for Papa’s expectation
B. she wanted to play cards far more than swimming
C. she intended to improve her grades in her studies
D. she was not as good at swimming as ever before
37. Mama insisted that the child should do _____.
A. what she felt easy to B .what she was willing to
C. what she was able to D. what she felt right to
38. What do you think of Papa?
A. Ambitious but considerate B. Crazy but confident
C. Stubborn but honest D. Cruel but reasonable
39. Which might be the proper title for the passage?
A. Easier Said Than Done B. Health Is Better Than Wealth
C. Something Is Better Than Nothing D. Better Late Than Never
B
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Each child has his individual pattern of social, as well as physical, development. Some of it depends on his home life and his relationships with the people who love him. Children in large families learn how to get along with others through normal brother- sister play and tussles （打斗）. An only child, on the other hand, may have to learn his lessons in social living through hard experiences on the playground or in the classroom. Twins who always have one another to lean on may be slow in responding to others because they do not need anyone else.
A child who is constantly scolded and made to feel he does everything wrong may have a difficult time developing socially. He may be so afraid of displeasing the adults around him that he keeps to himself （where he can’t get into trouble）or he may take the opposite route and go out of his way to create trouble. Like the deserted child, he too may return to infantile （幼稚的）pleasures, developing habits that will satisfy him, but create barriers toward social contact.
40. Which of the following may have effect on children’s pattern of social development?
A. Age B. Education C. Home life D. Gender（性别）
41. Which of the following is implied by the passage?
A. All children developed in the same ways.
B. Deserted children often exhibit quicker social development.
C. Too much scolding of children may make their social development difficult.
D. Children who are constantly scolded may learn to get along with others quickly.
42. We can infer from the passage that________.
A. continual scolding is not harmful to the child
B. continual scolding has no effect on obeying orders
C. continual scolding has no effect on physical development
D. continual scolding holds back healthy social development
43. Where does the passage say the only child learns his social lessons?
A. Home and playground B. Classroom and playground
C. School and home D. All of the above
C
According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gig watts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills (see picture) to touch bottom.
An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.
The project, called Hywind, is the world’s first large-scale deepwater wind turbine (涡轮发电机). Although it uses a fairly standard 152-ton, 2.3-megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture),a technology Hywind’s creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables (缆索); these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywind’s stability in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.
To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but it’s difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spar’s to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades (see picture ).
Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating wind-farm
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technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deep-sea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmill-as-eyesore objection. If the technology catches on (≈becomes popular), it will open up vast areas of the planet’s surface to one of the best low-carbon power resources available.
44. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of _______.
A. the spar which is floating in deep-sea water
B. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor
C. the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind
D. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface
45. To balance a bigger turbine high on a flatting spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting ____________.
A. on the sea floor B. on the spar top C. behind the blades D. at sea level
46. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can ____________.
A. make financial profits by producing more turbines
B. settle the arguments about environmental problems
C. explore low-carbon power resources available at sea
D. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmills
D
When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very thing I never thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."
47. Why did Mary feel regretful?
A. She didn't achieve her ambition. B. She didn't take care of her mother.
C. She didn't complete her high school. D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.
48. We can know that before 1995 Mary .
A. had two books published B. received many career awards
C. knew how to use a computer D. supported the JDRF by writing
49. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her .
A. successful show business B. living with diabetes
C. service for an organization D. remembrance of
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her mother
50. When Mary received the life-changing news, she .
A. lost control of herself B. began a balanced diet
C. had to get a treatment D. behaved in an adult way
51. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. Mary feels pity for herself.
B. Mary has recovered from her disease.
C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.
E
Most people who are thought of as being successful often owe their success to people in their lives that they consider to be a coach. In fact, the most successful people on the planet have their own personal coach. The reason for this is simple.
While friends, family and colleagues can be wonderful supporters, they often provide guidance to you based on their own purpose. Their purpose is often a well meaning one, but the bottom line is: it's “their" purpose. While their wants for you may sometimes agree with your own life desires and goals, it is difficult for them to be completely unbiased (公正的) in actions.
None of us can be truly “unbiased” in the ways we interact (相互作用) with those closest to us because our lives are so directly intertwined with one another. That’s where a personal coach comes in．
The purpose of a personal coach is to provide you with a professional who is skilled at unbiased listening and whole-hearted helping. Your coach expertly assists you in creating a strong personal foundation that allows you to dream big and achieve those dreams about what you can or cannot accomplish.
A coach is your personal trainer in life. A coach helps you discover your undeveloped potential and works with you to develop every aspect of your personal greatness. With the right coach you can’t help but succeed. It's not surprising that almost all recognize leaders have a personal coach. Of course, all professional athletes do. So do Fortune 500 CEOs, cutting edge business leaders and recognized role models.
52. According to the passage，a coach is the following EXCEPT ·
A. your personal trainer in life B. important for a person to be successful
C. a professional who is skilled D. quite successful in his career and love
53. The most successful people have their own personal coach because .
A. they have quite a few friends
B. their lives are full of difficulties
C. the personal coach can provide fair advice
D. their friends and colleagues seldom help them
54. The underlined word “intertwined” in Paragraph 3 means ·
A. connected B. decorated C. compared D. surrounded
55. The purpose of this passage is to tell us that———·
A. setting life goals is very important for you to succeed
B. we need a personal coach in order to be successful
C. families and friends can help you to be successful
D. families are the foundation of a lot of successes
Ⅳ、写 作（共两个写作任务，满分35分）
写作一（满分15分）
请结合材料内容，按要求用英语写作。
Techno-addiction is a new kind of addicted behavior, which means that people are too dependent on technology, such as e-mail, texting and online shopping.
要求：1、就此材料发表你的看法；2、紧扣材料，有明确的观点；3、词数不少于60 。
写作二（满分20分）
假如你是高三学生李华，现给某英语网站写信反映游客在旅游胜地乱写乱刻“某某到此一游”现象。信中必须包括以下信息：
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1、行为的危害；2、现象出现的原因和解决办法；3、报社向读者发出呼吁，制止这种现象。
注意：1、词数不少于80，信的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入总词数)；
2、可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3、参考词汇：文化遗产cultural heritage
Dear Sir,
I am LiHua, a senior-three student. I’m writing to your website about something that surprises me. ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
重庆市 “名校联盟” 2014年秋第一次联考
高2015级英语试题
参考答案
I.单项填空（共15小题,每小题1分，共15分）
1---5 BDBCA 6---10 DCBDA 11---15BAADC
II.完形填空（共20小题,每小题1.5分，共30分）
16---20 CADBA 21---25 BACBD 26---30 ACDBC 31---35 ADBCD
III..阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分，共40分）
36—40 ABADC 41—45CDBAD 46---50CDBBA 51---55CDCAB
IV. 写作一（满分15分）
Techno-addiction can lead to many problems. For example, the addicts become more and more distant from their family members and they often suffer from anxiety and depression.
In my opinion, technology itself is neither harmful nor addictive. The most important thing for us is to learn to control ourselves and use it as a tool of learning .Only in this way can we make the best of technology.
写作二（满分20分）
Dear Sir,
I’m Li Hua, a senior-three student. I’m writing to your website about something that surprises me. Nowadays, no matter which tourist attraction we visit, we can see such words as “I’ve visited this place” carved in walls or trees. Obviously, these words don’t go well with the surroundings. What’s more, it ruins the ancient buildings, or spoils our natural environment. The reason for this is probably that some tourists don’t have the sense of protecting our cultural heritage.
In my opinion, we should have strict rules to discipline those tourists’ bad behavior and they should be forced to pay for the damage. I do hope that your website can help urge all the tourists to behave themselves while traveling.
Best wishes.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
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