江苏省淮安市重点中学 2015 届高三联合质量检测
英语试卷
考试时间：120 分钟
第 I 卷 (选择题 三部分 共 85 分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分 20 分)
第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分)
听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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。
1．How many students visited the place?
A. Twelve. B. Ten. C. Six
2．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At home. B. In a park. C. On the phone.
3．What is the man?
A. A teacher. B. A manager. C. A doctor.
4．What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman's brother will go to study abroad.
B. The woman's brother will get married next month.
C. The woman's brother has passed the college entrance exam.
5. What does the man mean?
A. He isn't good at English.
B. He doesn't study English very hard.
C. He doesn't have enough time to learn English.
第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6. What kind of people will visit the science museum?
A. Visitors coming to the city. B. Bill, Jane and their friends.
C. A lot of students from the city.
7. What does Jane think of the restaurants in the city?
A. They are big. B. They are special. C. The food is delicious.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 三个小题。
8. Why didn't the woman see Tommy yesterday?
A. He went to the insurance company. B. He has finished his class.
C. He didn't go to school.
9. What was the result of the accident?
A. Tommy was all right but the car was damaged.
B. Tommy was injured and the car was damaged.
C. The car was all right but Tommy was seriously injured.
10. Who would pay for the loss of the accident?
A. Tommy himself. B. The insurance company.
C. The telephone company.
听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 三个小题.
11. What is the man doing?
A. Planting trees. B. Mowing the lawn. C. Watering the trees.
12. Where does the girl see a different machine?
A. In a shop. B. At a friend's house. C. In a movie.
13. Why does the man keep the old machine?
A. To save money. B. To lose weight. C. To help with his daughter.
听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 三个小题。
14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Wife and husband. C. Teacher and student.
15. What does the man think of starting one's own business?
A. Interesting. B. Difficult. C. Helpful.
16. What do we know about the woman?
A. She hasn't decided what to do. B. She will start her own business.
C. She prefers living a peaceful life.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17. How many skills are recommended in this talk?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
18. Which statement is wrong about “preview”?
A. Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
B. Read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
C. Read all the details.
19. What should NOT we do when we read sports news in a daily paper?
A. Read the last two paragraphs carefully. B. Get our eyes to move fast.
C. Sweep our eyes across each line.
20. What is the best title for this talk?
A. Why we should read. B. What is reading? C. How to read faster.
第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节：单项填空(共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Legend has it that an apple which fell from its branches was the for Sir Isaac Newton's discovery of
gravity.
A. inspiration B. privilege C. dilemma D. appetite
22. We have to learn to be in order to adjust to the new life here.
A. considerate B. precise C. offensive D. flexible
23. The worker refused to the unjust treatment, and decided to find a new job.
A. submit to B. subscribe to C. wipe away D. touch on
24. several parking tickets, the driver was also fined for speeding on the highway, which is likely to
contribute to his driving license being cancelled.
A. Far from B. Apart from C. In terms of D. In spite of
25. ---Are you confident of the interview tomorrow?
---Absolutely! I for it the last two weeks.
A. will prepare B. prepared
C. had prepared D. have been preparing
26. she can't understand is fewer and fewer people showed interest in helping others.
A. That; what B. What; why C. What; because D. Why; that
27. Anyone be a victim of road accidents if he doesn't observe traffic regulations.
A. should B. must C. can D. need
28. What happened in the Bermuda Triangle is hard to explain, many people puzzled about mysterious
disappearances of ships and planes in this area.
A. left B. leaving C. to leave D. having left
29. About 259,000 students will graduate from college this year in the capital, 102,000 of are native
Beijingers.
A. that B. which C. whom D. who
30. ---How do you find your trip to Australia?
---Very exciting. I there for eight weeks. It's a fantastic place.
A. stay B. stayed C. have stayed D. had stayed
31. Big boy I am, my mother asks me to keep it in mind that under no circumstance go to swim
alone.
A. so; will I B. though; I will C. as; I will D. as; will I
32. In China, the number of smokers exceeds 350 million, with at least 750 million non-smokers regularly _ to
second-hand smoke.
A. exposed B. exposing C. being exposed D. expose
33. The figure is to warn us that something useful is done soon to change this trend, things can only get
worse.
A. if B. unless C. after D. when
34. I told you about it many times. If you my suggestions, you your failure now.
A. had followed; wouldn't be crying over B. followed; wouldn't cry over
C. had followed; wouldn't have cried over D. followed; aren't crying over
35. ---Jack, I think all jobs, whether popular or ordinary, are necessary to our society.
--- All of them together help society function well.
A. Don't be silly B. That's not the case
C. You can say that again D. I didn't mean that
第二节：完形填空(共 20 小题：每小题 1 分，共 20 分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上
将该项涂黑。
Johnny Depp was my English teacher at high school. It was him 36 realized my potential in writing, and his
37 made me a writer eventually.
He was kind to me, but I had no 38 that he took particular notice of me. There were other 39 kids in the
class, and soon，fell back into my usual 40 and thought that I was just a little over average in most things. Near
the end of the term, we began to read the play-Macbeth. Believe me, this is not an easy play for high school
students to understand, 41 I spent a lot of time reading it. After working till the night before it was due, I wrote a
paper about the 42 一 the first paper I typed on a typewriter—and turned it 43 the next day.
I got a good 44 on it, and below the grade Mr. Depp wrote, "Sure 45 you become a writer." That was it.
Those six words were written in his clear and neat handwriting. It was the first time he or anyone had 46 in any
way that writing was a 47 option for me. We'd never had any writers in our family line, and we didn't know any
writers personally, even 48 , so writing for a living didn't seem something 49 to me. But then, just like that, Johnny
Depp tapped my hidden 50 and let me see a wider world.
Mr. Depp's six words always rang in my 51 over the next 10 year. Whenever I felt discouraged, it was
those six words that came back to me and gave me 52. When a few instructors in college gently and not-so-gently
tried to tell me I had no talent, I held Mr. Depp's words before me to 53 myself. I didn't 54 what anyone else
thought. Mr. Depp, head of the whole English department of our high school, 55 I could be a writer. So I put my
head down and struggled forward.
36. A. when B. who C. how D. where
37. A. knowledge B. confidence C. influence D. assignment
38. A. intention B. concern C. doubt D. sense
39. A. older B. smarter C. richer D. luckier
40. A. location B. position C. motivation D. qualification
41. A. so B. but C. or D. for
42. A. work B. term C. class D. play
43. A. on B. off C. in D. up
44. A. grade B. praise C. idea D. start
45. A. wonder B. hope C. make D. help
46. A. arranged B. persuaded C. announced D. indicated
47. A. career B. study C. hobby D. method
48. A. distantly B. frequently C. actually D. obviously
49. A. necessary B. precious C. different D. available
50. A. talent B. memory C. secret D. opinion
51. A. mind B. eyes C. ears D. hand
52. A. impression B. improvement C. imagination D. strength
53. A. help B. show C. protect D. tell
54. A. care B. predict C. ignore D. learn
55. A. proved B. said C. promised D. answered
第三部分 阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该
项涂黑。
A
The Best Movies to See This Month
Need a hand picking a film to watch this month? Here are the films you mustn't miss.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Why we're excited?
Let us count the ways: original ‘X-Men’ director Bryan Singer is back along with the casts of both the original
series and the recent prequel (前传) (so that's Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Michael Fassbender,
Jennifer Lawrence and way too many more to count) for a time-hopping adventure.
What could wrong?
With that many characters running about it could get confusing, and Singer's post 'X-Men' work (‘Valkyrie’, ‘Jack
the Giant Slaver') hasn't been great. But anyone who says they're not excited for this one is absolutely a massive
liar（说谎者）。
Maleficent
Why we're excited
Because no matter what six-year-old girls tell you, Disney villainesses( 坏女 人)are way more interesting than
Disney princesses. And Angelina Jolie is frankly terrifying in the trailer(预告片) as Maleficent---the evil fairy
from ‘Sleeping Beauty'.
What could wrong?
Recent live action films of fairytales haven't exactly dazzled. ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ bored us brainless
and ‘Mirror Mirror’ rambled. Could ‘Maleficent’ be the exception?
Edge of Tomorrow
Why we're excited
Okay, we admit it. We're a little bit excited at the prospect of seeing Tom Cruise get killed on the battlefield a 100
times lighting aliens. This sci-fi-meets- ‘Groundhog Day’ concept finds him I replaying the same day over and
over.
What could wrong?
Everything that usually goes wrong with big summer movies — blockbuster bloat. Could this be another
smashy-smashy film with forgettable characters?
The Wind Rises
Why we're excited?
Because this is the final film from one of the world's truly original filmmakers, ‘Spirited Away’ director Hayao
Miyazaki. Unusually for animation, it's a biopic - looking at the life of WW2 Japanese aviation inventor Jiro
Horikoshi.
What could wrong?
Um… good question. Little kids who love ‘My Neighbour Totoro’ might not thrill to the tale of a real-life
warplane designer but pretty much everyone else ought to be charmed.
56. Which of the following is WRONG about X-Men: Days of Future Past or its director?
A. It is also directed by Bryan Singer.
B. This is the final film of the "X-Men" series.
C. The audience may get confused by so many characters.
D. Not all the Bryan Singer's films are successful.
57. What may be inferred from this passage?
A. Angelina Jolie acts a princess in Maleficent.
B. Tom Cruise gets killed a 100 times in Edge of Tomorrow
C. The Wind Rises is a tale of a real-life warplane designer.
D. The Wind Rises shows a different style compared with other animations.
58. Which of the following films does the author like or expect most?
A. Maleficent B. Snow White and the Huntsman
C. Mirror-Mirror D. X-Men: Days of Future Past
B
As a professor I have grown accustomed to the opinion regarding American education. We are repeatedly told
that American schools are failing, that colleges are not teaching, and that the students of today are not as good as
the students of the past.
There are, of course, problems with the education system. Because of economic inequality some schools are
significantly better than others and the ideas of equality of education and equality of opportunity are cruel jokes.
However, the mere fact that there are some serious problems does not mean that all the dire claims are true.
One stock (陈腐的) claim is that America has fallen behind the world in education in terms of performance
on various tests. While the fact that America is behind other countries is a point of concern, there are at least three
points worth considering here. The first is the above-mentioned economic inequality which will tend to result in
poorer performance when taking the average for America. The second is that many countries have put
considerable effort into improving their education systems and hence it is worth considering that America's decline
is also due to the improvement of others. The third is the matter of the measures-do they, in fact, present an
accurate picture of the situation? I am not claiming that the data is bad. I am merely raising a reasonable concern
about how accurate our picture of education is at this time.
Another stock claim is that American students are doing badly on standardized tests. While there is clearly
value in assessment, it is reasonable to consider whether or not such tests are a proper and adequate measure of
education. It is also worth considering whether the puzzle with these tests is itself causing damage to education.
That is, as teachers teach for the test and students learn for the test, it might be the case that what is being taught is
not what should be taught and what is being learned is not what should be learned.
59. According to the professor, many people's attitude towards American colleges is
A. negative B. positive C. approving D. indifferent
60. What does the underlined word “dire” in the second paragraph mean?
A. Exact or precise. B. Long and-boring
C. Fair or objective. D. Extremely serious or terrible.
61. Judging by the text, the claims are centered on
A. fair judgment of American education
B. American students' performance on tests
C. an accurate picture of American colleges
D. what should be taught in the American classroom
62. The passage is written mainly to
A. defend American education
B. show dissatisfaction with American education
C. explain why American students do badly on tests
D. offer advice on American education reform
C
Scientists have long wondered what benefit zebras might get from their fancy black-and-white coats. Those
stripes (条纹) may be most useful as protection from biting flies, a recent study concludes.
Biologists studied zebras and other closely related African animals. They tested five popular ideas about how
the stripes might function. No evidence emerged to support most of these notions, Tim Caro told Science News. A
wildlife biologist, he works at the University of California, Davis.
① .Some scientists had proposed those stripes help zebras hide from predators (食肉动物), such as
lions, or confuse them. Still others suggested that those stripes might offer some cooling or help the animals in
forming social groups.
② . Instead, the stripes appear to help the animals avoid the bite of bloodthirsty flies. This finding
supports some studies had found signs that flies prefer solids to stripes when hunting for a landing place.
③ .To test all of the theories, Caro's group used geographic information. They looked at where in Africa
the 20 different types of animals belonging to the genus Equus lived. Some of these equines (马科动物) have
stripes, including zebras and asses (驴) with striped legs. Others are stripe-free. These include other asses and wild
horses.
The scientists found no connection between stripes and whether the animals lived in woodsy(树林多的)areas.
That suggests stripes don’t camouflage(伪装)zebras in those places.
The scientists also saw no link between where striped animals lived and where lions hunted. In ether studies,
researchers found that lions ate plenty of zebras. The new observations suggest stripes don't confuse the predators.
The experts also looked for-and found-no evidence that stripes cool the zebras or help them recognize each
another when forming social groups.
④ .Striped animals often live in places where the environment is just right much of the year for biting
flies to flourish. In those areas, horseflies, tsetse flies(舌蝇)and other biting flies spread fatal diseases to zebras
and horses. That connection now suggests stripes may help zebras reduce the number of bites-and the infections
they can spread.
The study doesn't answer how the zebra got its stripes in the first place, Caro admits. Science may never
know. Inns Cuthill is a biologist at England's University of Bristol. He finds the new study “compelling(令人信服
的)”，Until now, Cuthill's favorite hypothesis had been that zebra stripes confused predators. It's too soon to say
the mystery of the zebra's stripes has been solved, he notes. But he says that keeping flies away is now probably
“the leading contender.”
63. According to the recent study, the stripes in zebras may be used to
A. offer some cooling when it is hot
B. help them hide from or confuse predators
C. protect themselves from being bitter, by flies
D. help them in forming social groups
64. The missing sentence “None of those ideas make sense.” can be put in
A.① B.② C.③ D.④
65. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. The study answers how the zebra got its stripes
B. Flies prefer solids to stripes when seeking a landing place
C. Cuthill now tends to believe the new theory
D. The mystery of the zebra's stripes will be solved soon
66. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?
A. One Plus to Wearing Stripes B. How Does Zebra Get Stripes
C. Mystery Solved D. Zebra's Stripes
D
“I'm going home tomorrow,” Michael announced. It was the first time he had talked with Bert Hensley since
their argument that morning. He wanted his father to say that he couldn't go, that he wouldn't let him run away. To
say that running was no way for a man to live.
But he replied only, “I figured that's what you'd want."
Michael began to pack his suitcase. It took only a few more minutes to finish his packing. When Michael
finally spoke, his voice was too loud in the small space. "Why'd you invite me?"He asked, "Why'd you call after
so many years?" His father answered without looking at Michael.
"I thought it was time," he said.
“Time for what? ” Michael persisted.
"I guess we've let one another down pretty badly in the last couple of days, haven't we?" his father said. "Cil
warned me," he continued, "She said I ought to think about it more before I called-about what I was trying to do,
going back into your life that way. She said it wasn't fair, me letting some other man raise my son through all those
years and then trying to take him back, just when he was getting to be a man."
A man? Michael almost laughed.
"I don't know if you'll understand any of this. You're pretty young." His father went silent, as though there
was nothing more to say."
Michael leaned across the table. "Try me," he spoke quietly, but it was almost a command.
His father flashed him a surprised look. "Well, " he said at last, "my life was beginning to feel... sort of
temporary, I guess you could say. When you finish a run on the river, it's done. You know? So I guess I found
myself thinking about you. A lot. Not just now and then the way I used to."
Not just now and then! Michael felt rather disappointed. So during all the years he had carried this man in his
heart, constantly, day and night-all the "conversations" they'd had--Bert Hensley hadn't been thinking of him
equally. Only now and then!
And now you know, Michael thought. And it doesn't help, does it? He stood, but then he realized there was
no place to go.
"Michael," his father said finally, "You don't have to go, you know," his father said as Michael settled his
suitcase into the back seat of Cil's car. Michael looked at his father helplessly. They both knew that he did. What
good did it do to start pretending now?
Not that thing would be any better back in Minnesota. Just that it was impossible to stay on here. "I guess
they need me at home," Michael said. "There are always lots to do in the summer."
"Don't let the old man work too hard, Mike." His father added, trying on a chuckle(轻声地笑)that slipped
immediately away.
The old man, the man his father had given him over to and then tried to take him back again. Even now,
Michael thought, you could ask me to stay. That might make a difference. If you asked like you really mean it.
But his father didn't ask; Michael had known he wouldn't. They shook hands before Michael climbed into the
car. Like two men. Like two frightened men.
67. After all of what had happened Michael still hoped his father could
A. apologize for what he had done B. support his decision
C. go home with him D. ask him to stay
68. Why did Michael feel disappointed with his father?
A. His father abandoned him after he was born.
B. His father went back into his life all of a sudden.
C. His father never thought of him as the way he did.
D. His father said he was young to understand all of this.
69. The characteristic of the father can be described as
A. responsible B. insincere C. caring D. stubborn
70. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. When the father said "You don't have to go", he meant it.
B. The father never regretted having tried to take his son back.
C. Michael probably wouldn't go back to his father again.
D. The old man was hard on Michael.
第 II 卷 (非选择题 两部分 共 35 分)
第四部分 任务型阅读(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分.满分 10 分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词.注意:每空格 1 个
单词。
Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. According to recent polls(民意
测验)，sixty to seventy percent of people consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty people
feel very unhappy. Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. Happiness is
unpredictable and a person in an apparently ideal situation is not necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have
little to do with his actual feelings.
A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute,
they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical
needs.
There is no doubt that money can buy a degree of happiness, but once you can afford to feed, clothe and
house yourself, each extra dollar makes less and less difference. Whenever and wherever they look, scientists find
that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complicated. In the
past half-century, average income has skyrocketed in industrialized countries, yet happiness levels have remained
static. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to boost happiness if you have more than your friends,
neighbors and colleagues.
The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes.
People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who do not graduate from high school, and it is
believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives. Yet people with a high
income and no college education may be happier than those with the same income and a high college education. It
should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are
increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time.
The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration, to have a personal
involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.
第五部分 书面表达(共 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.
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything: animals, spiders,
insects... One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly. He took it
home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled
to force its body through that little hole. The man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut
off the remaining bit of the cocoon. Then the butterfly then came out with ease. But it had a swollen body and
small, shriveled(萎缩的)wings. As a result, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen
body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly!
What the kind-hearted man did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for
the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid ( 液 体 )from the body of the
butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without
any hardships, it would fail us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
【写作内容】
1.以约 30 个词概括上文故事中的主要内容.
2.以约 120 个词就“个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”的主题发表看法，至少包含以下内容要点:
(1)你读了这个故事的感受;
(2)叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果;
(3)假如你是父母的一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子?
【写作要求】
1.你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，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。
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