绵阳市高中2014级第一次诊断性考试英语

【考试时间：2016年11月2日15:00-17:00】绵阳市高中2014级第一次诊断性考试英语第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）回答听力部分时，先将答案标在试卷上。

听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你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）1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bookshop.B. In a restaurant.C. On the road.2.What does the man really care about?A. Money.B. Whom to go with,C. Where to go.3. What do we know about Fred's house?A. It's near an airport.B. It's very quiet.C. It's quite expensive.4.What do we know about the man's wife?A. She worked in a restaurant.B. She taught herself how to cook.C. She wrote a good cookbook.5. When should the speakers have been at the airport?A. Around 4:00 p.m.B.A round 4:30 p.m.C. Around 5:00 p.m.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Schoolmates.C. Teacher and student.7. What does the man think of the woman?A. She lacks experience.B. She has done a great job.C. She should work harder.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why did the man miss the woman's call yesterday?A. He was out without his phone.B. He was playing computer games.C. He was taking a shower.9.What did the woman do yesterday?A. She went shopping.B.She went to a concert.C. She bought her sister a gift.10. Why did the woman call the man?A. To see what's wrong with him.B. To tell him something about the concert.C. To invite him to her sister's wedding.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is Amazon Tree Houses?A. It's a hotel.B.It's a newspaper.C.It's a company.12. Why is the woman interested in the article?A. She wants to travel in Amazon.B.She wants to run a tree house hotel.C. She wants to live in a tree house.13. What does the man think of the woman's plan?A. Not practical.B.Quite interesting.C.Not profitable.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. How did the man find working here before?A. Boring.B.Enjoyable.C.Challenging.15. What did the man use to do during long lunch breaks?A. To exercise in the gym.B.To go out alone.C.To learn new skills.16. Why does the man still work here?A. He has a good salary.B.He can travel a lot.C.He can work on his own.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When will the lunch break start?A. 11:40.B.11:50.C.12:00.18. What's the speaker mainly talking about?A.A new product.B.Office hours.C.A recycling program.19. When will the changes take place?A. Next Wednesday.B.Next Thursday.C.Next Friday.20. What are the listeners asked to do when they leave?A. Take a paper of informationB. Visit the speaker's office.C. Select food to order.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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

ACinemas in Britain100 years of Cinema ArchitectureRichard GrayThe first purpose-built cinemas were little more than basic rectangular rooms. However, as the popularity of film-going grew in the 1920s and 1930s, the buildings became more complex and theatrical in atmosphere. These movie palaces could seat as many as 4,000 people and often featured fantasy interiors, such as Egyptian temples and Gothic cathedrals.Beautifully illustrated（配有插图的），the book provides a detailed architectural history of the cinema, but also evokes the magic of movie-going.$80. Hardback 1996. ISBN-13:978-0-85331-685-5Sir John Soane and the Country EstatePtolemy DeanSir John Soane was one of Britain most inventive architects. His achievements include the Bank of England and the world's first picture gallery at Dulwich, buildings of intemational importance. His country estate work, inspired by classical antiquity, ranges in scale from the remodeling of existing country houses, such as Wimpole Hall Cambridgeshire and Aynhoe Park in Northamptonshire, to simple outbuildings.Ptolemy Dean is a practicing architect and is well known as an expert presenter of the popular BBC2 series "Restoration". He also serves on the English HeritageLondon Advisorr Comnuttee.$80. Hardback 1999. ISBN 13:978-1-84014-293-8Burlding a Masterpiece: The Sydney Opera HouseEdited by Anne WastonHalf a century has passed since Australia's New South Wales government launched a competition to give Sydney a new music and performance center. The result of the competition is the magnificent Sydney Opera House designed by the visionary Danish architect Utzon and the starting point for Building a Masterpiece: The Sydney Opera HouseAnne Watson is the curator（馆长）of Architecture and Design at the Powerhouse Museum. She has written and lectured widely on many aspects of nineteenth-and-twentieth-century design. Her publications include Decorative Arts and Design, Beyond Architecture and Visions of a Republic.$80. Hardback 2006. ISBN-13:978-1-85331-941-221. In the three passages little is said about the writer of .A. Cinemas in BritainB. Sir John Soane and the Country EstateC. Building a Masterpiece: The Sydney Opera HouseD. Beyond Architecture22. What do these three books have in common?A. They are all beautifully illustrated.B. They are all hardbacks and have the same price. 'C. They are products of the same publisher.D. They all have the same ISBN number.23.From the 3rd book review we can infer that .A. the Australians don't have confidence in their own architectsB. the Sydney Opera House is the first of its kind in New South WalesC. more than one architects offered their designs of the Sydney Opera HouseD. Anne Waston played an important role in designing the Sydney Opera HouseBOn a hot summer day, our van (a large box-like car that can carry a lot of people) pulled up to the ranch(牧场) to start a three-month program for troubled boys. Bill was the owner of the ranch. We made eye contact through the dusty window and he smiled at me and touched his cowboy hat in welcome.All summer long, Bill and his ranch-hands taught us to ride horses, tie dried grass into a large block, cut wood, and round up cattle. We started to understand the value of working with our hands, and we respected him for his knowledge and gentle leadership. Knowing how important it was for boys like me to know that someone believed in them, he trusted us to do the job and do it right. We didn't want to let him down. Several times he took me fishing and we not only talked about how to fish, but also about my dreams and what I wanted from life. He encouraged me to make goals and shared stories from his own experiences.The last day at the ranch, Bill pulled me aside and praised me for the work I had done that summer -not only on the ranch, but also on myself. He told me if lever needed anything I could count on him. Four years later; I took him up on that offer. I called him up and asked for a job. I told him how his confidence in me had given me the courage to change my life. He offered me a job on the spot. I'm proud to say that each summer I'm the one in the ranch to open the gate for a van full of young men who need someone to believe in them, so they can learn to believe in themselves.24. The author worked on the ranch to .A. have himself changedB. learn how to get along with othersC. earn some extra moneyD. acquire some agricultural knowledge25. The author implies what the troubled boys needed most was .A. strict guidance in proper behaviorB. challenging demand in hard workC. sympathy and tolerance from adultsD. understanding and trust from others26. The author's pride comes from the fact that .A. he has earned complete trust from BillB. he has been able to offer help to othersC. he has found a way to support himselfD. he has become the owner of the ranch27. What's the author's purpose of writing the passage?A. To state the importance of hard work.B. To share the pleasure of a special job.C. To show the power of believing in others.D. To prove the magic of gentle leadership.CHow different can other cultures be? Very different! They can eat different foods and live in different types of houses. People probably speak different languages and have beliefs and customs very different from yours. However, they can also be similar in ways of connecting with each other. We sometimes call these means of communication universal languages.Some legends hold that, thousands of years ago, there was a single language spoken by everyone on Earth. It is fun to think about a time when everyone may have been able to communicate in the same language though historical evidence does not support this, of course.Today, there are thousands of languages spoken around the world. Yet, there are some means of communication that go beyond words and allow people of wildly different backgrounds to communicate and share emotions and feelings. For example, some people believe music is a universal language. There may be some scientific support for this idea, too. Experts have learned that, across cultures, people can recognize three common emotions in music: happiness, sadness and fear.So what other types of universal languages might there be? Some people believe dance is a universal language. Along with music, dancing seems to be a common interest shared by peoples all over the world. Do you think you could see a dance from another culture and make some reasonable guesses about the ideas and emotions behind it? We bet you could!Another universal language that you might not have thought of is math! If you think about it now, though, it just makes sense. The value of pi is roughly 3.14159 no matter where you are on Earth. Likewise, figuring out the value of something involvesthe same mathematical calculations, regardless of whether you're counting in dollars, pesos or coconuts.28. The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 probably refers to .A. the evidence that proves old languages funnyB. the fact that there used to be many languagesC. the view that people only used one languageD. the doubt that people didn't understand each other29.Music is regarded as a universal language probably because .A. it can be understood more easily than languagesB. it can be enjoyed by people from all walks of lifeC. it usually comes from different backgroundsD.it helps people to share common feelings .30. What are the universal languages according to the passage?A. Math, English and music.B. Music, dance and math.C. History, culture and music.D. Emotion, pi and music.31. Which of the following best tells the structure of this passage?DThink again before raising an eyebrow at the views of your partner, friend, sibling or colleague as they could help make you smarter.New research shows that intelligence is not fixed but can be lifted throughout adulthood by family members, bright mates and intellectually stretching careers. The study challenges the common belief that intelligence is static by the age of 18. Current scientific consensus suggests that intelligence is controlled by genes, with environmental factors such as schooling and nutrition playing a part up to this age.After this point IQ scores stabilize.But James Flynn, professor of political studies and psychology at a university of New Zealand, argues that people can "upgrade" their own intelligence throughout their lives. He believes intellectual stimulation from others is crucial as the "brain seems to be rather like a muscle-the more you use it, the stronger it gets". However, the opposite is also true - so people sharing a home or workplace with those who are intellectually challenged risk seeing their IQ levels fall as a result.He found the. "cognitive （认知) quality" of a family changes the IQs of all members, especially children. It can "lift" or hold back, depending on the "gap between their brightness and that of their siblings and parents". A bright ten-year-old with siblings of average intelligence will suffer a five to ten point IQ disadvantage, compared to a similar child with equally bright siblings. However, children with a low IQ could gain six to eight points by having brighter siblings and special educational treatment to help pull them up.Professor Flynn also concluded that although genetics and early life experiences determine about 80 percent of intelligence, the remaining 20 percent is linked to lifestyle. This means people can raise their IQ, or allow it to fall, by ten points or more. Therefore, the best way to boost IQ level is to mix with bright friends, find an intellectually challenging job and marry someone cleverer.32. We can learn from the passage that .A. as the age grows, you will become smarterB. a 35-year-old man is surely smarter than himself at the age of 18C. you will be smarter if you have a partner, a friend or a siblingD. after 18, you still have the possibility to become smarter33. The underlined word "static" in the 3rd paragraph probably means .A. unstableB. fixedC. variedD. repeated34. James Flynn holds the belief that .A. intellectual stimulation from others can change one's IQB. people should completely avoid those intellectually challengedC. one's IQ could be held back if he has bright brothers or sistersD. one's IQ is least influenced by the understanding level of a family35.What's the best title for the passage?A. Genetics Determines Intelligence.B. Watch Out for Intelligence Falling.C. Bright Siblings Make You Smarter.D. Brain's Just Like Muscle.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。