江西省南昌市十所省重点中学命制高三第二次模拟突破冲刺(八)英语试题 Word版含答案

南昌市十所省重点中学2015年二模突破冲刺交流试卷（08）高三英语本试卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第I卷第一部分：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案卡上。

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。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man mean?A. He doesn’t have anything to do.B. He believes the woman is wrong about the time.C. Time passes very quickly.2. What did Paul do this morning?A. He had a history lesson.B. He had a chemistry lesson.C. He attended a meeting.3. What does the woman mean?A. Jimmy is going to set out tonight.B. Jimmy has not decided on his journey.C. There is no need to have a farewell (告别) dinner.4. What does the woman worry about most?A. Bad weather.B. Bus strike.C. Heavy traffic.5. What did the man say about his camera?A. He enjoyed using his new camera.B. He left his camera in his friend’s car.C. He lost his camera.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或读白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7题。

6. How old is the woman now?A. Ten years ago.B. Nineteen years old.C. Eighteen years old.7. How does the woman make some money?A. She gives lessons.B. She plays the piano at the concerts.C. She plays the piano at parties.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9题。

8. When does the woman plan to leave?A. On Wednesday morning.B. On Friday afternoon.C. On Saturday night.9. What does the woman think about the cost?A. Low.B. Reasonable.C. High听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。

10. What is the girl’s nationality?A. Chinese.B. Japanese.C. Indian.11. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Customer and shop assistant.B. Student and teacher.C. Classmates.12. What does the man mean when he says “Very good”?A. He thinks the girl can easily understand his words.B. He thinks the girl understands how to use “Excuse me” and has used it correctly.C. He thinks the girl is clever.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。

13. Where does this conversation take place?A. At a travel agency.B. At the railroad station.C. At the bus station.14. Why does the traveler want to take a bus?A. The bus tickets are cheaper than the train tickets.B. The traveler wants to experience another way of traveling..C. Bus stops at several cities along the way.15. Why are the bus tickets much cheaper than the train tickets?A. The bus trip takes longer time.B. The bust stops at several cities.C. There is no rest room in the bus.16. Why couldn’t the passenger use the train ticket to pay for the bus ticket?A. The train ticket costs more than the bus ticket.B. The train station belongs to another company.C. Her uncle and aunt don’t agr ee with her to do so.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17. What is the speaker doing?A. Giving a lesson.B. Making a speech.C. Introducing a family.18. How long was the company in business?A. For over a century.B. For about half a century.C. For about a quarter of a century.19. Why did the company nearly go out of business?A. They paid for the fire loss.B. They spend too much building the new factory.C. They paid the employees regularly while rebuilding.20. What do we know about Arden Textile?A. They received an award from the public.B. People had different views on what they did.C. They have helped others make great profits.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。

AWelcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.The White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears,cherries and apples.In the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only.At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.The Arundel Festival 2014Saturday 16th to Monday 25th AugustThe annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.ParkingCoaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.21. When visiting the castle, you can____________.A. get old-fashioned English roses as giftsB. buy eco-friendly products in the Castle ShopC. get seasonal fruit and vegetables for freeD. see how the local gifts are being made22. How long does the Arundel Festival last this year?A. 10 daysB. One weekC. 16 daysD. One month23. Where can you park the coach?A. In Mill RoadB. Inside the CastleC. In the main town car parkD. At the main Castle entranceBRecently a study, led by Pedro Hallal of the Federal University, suggests that nearly a third of adults, 31%, are not getting enough exercise. That rates of exercise have declined is hardly a newdiscovery. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. But only recently have enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis Dr Hallal and his colleagues have engaged in.There are common themes in different places. Unsurprisingly, people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones, and old people are less active than young ones. Less obviously, women tend to exercise less than men—34% are inactive, compared with 28% of men. But there are exceptions. The women of Croatia, Finland, Iraq and Luxembourg, for example, move more than their male countrymen.Malta wins the race for most slothful country, with 72% of adults getting too little exercise, and Swaziland and Saudi Arabia are in close behind, with 69%. In Bangladesh, just 5% of adults fail to exercise enough. Surprisingly, six Americans in ten are active enough according to Dr Hallal’s study, compar ed with fewer than four in ten British.These high rates of inactivity are worrying. Human beings seem to have evolved(进化) to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it whenever they can. In a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. But that is no longer the case. Actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on life span(寿命) as smoking.24. We may learn from Paragraph 1 that_________.A. the decline of exercise rates is newly discoveredB. the study suggests 31% of female adults get too little exerciseC. the good enough data has been collected from only one countryD. the industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degree25. According to the study, women of Luxembourg_________.A. have little time to exerciseB. hate to get regular exerciseC. take more exercise to lose weightD. exercise more than men in their country26. The underlined word “slothful” in Paragraph 3 most probably means_________.A. powerfulB. richC. lazyD. unpopular27. What can be the best title for the text?A. Worldwide Lack of Enough ExerciseB. New Health DiscoveryC. Evolvement of Human BeingsD. Benefits of Taking ExerciseCIf you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised．They are a flash mob （快闪族）, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break up．They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network．At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions （消遣）such as waving their hands and exchanging books, Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive．Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason．Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 - after the first attempt was foiled at Macy's department store．Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters （起时髦的人）, and call attention to the cultural atmosphere．Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people．Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place．Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction．They also have great economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product．The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular．People use it to do many things．For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson's fans took part in a flash mob to remember him．Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael's famous song "Beat It" together．Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory．28.The undefined word "foiled" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by .A. forgottenB. preventedC. announcedD. confirmed29.What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?A. The flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time.B. Once the place for the activity is determined, it can't be changed.C. The flash mob can be made use of in many fields just for fun.D. It gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual.30.The main purpose of the passage is ______A. to entertainB. to encourageC. to informD. to persuade31.The writer's attitude towards the flash mob isA. negativeB. favorableC. objectiveD. doubtfulDHelen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92．To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure．Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon．It is an honor she has earned．Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best ---- challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth．She said, "We reporters' priority（首要事情）is the people's right to know ---- without fear or favor．We are the people's servants．"Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920．All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard．She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper．After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D．C．in search of a newspaper job．Before long, she landed one at Washington Daily News．Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors．The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice．Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies．She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences．Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy．Over the years, Thomas found her job "thrilling and inspiring," but never boring．And she took very seriously her duty to "keep an eye on the president" and keep American peopleinformed．32.What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?A. Her career took off after covering the Kennedys.B. Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency.C. She was born to a large family in Kentucky in 1942.D. She decided to be a reporter while in college.33.Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen ThomasA. is a good decision maker for her careerB. appreciates education and hard workC. wants to be famous by writing reportsD. has great support from her family34.What does Helen Thomas think other work?A. Unbearable.B. Exciting.C. Challenging.D.Unforgettable.35.What can be the best title for the text?A.A reporter sticking to the facts.B.A reporter challenging PresidentKennedy.C.A reporter from an ordinary family.D.A reporter for Washington Daily News. 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。