新疆兵团第三师第一中学高三上学期第二次调研英语试题 Word版含答案

新疆兵团第三师第一中学2014-2015学年第一学期高三第二次调研英语试卷

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第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

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。

A

The quick action of Nick helped five people escape a fire on Hope Road．Nick said that he usually left his house at about 6：30 am to lift weights，but that day he had meetings scheduled at work and decided to stick around to get his daughter ready for sch001．As he glanced at his neighbor’s house．he realized that it was oil fire．“I saw smoke and flames and ran over and started beating on the side，of the house shouting．‘Your house is on fire!Your house is on fire!"，Nick remembered．It was about 7：00 am that the firefighters put out the fire．

Beverly Penny and her husband，Clark，along with their younger daughters，were sleeping in the living room，next to the kitchen，when they heard Nick beating on the walls．She opened the bedroom door and black smoke came in．She managed to get her kids out．Her dog tried to hide under the bed，but Penny caught it by the leg and threw it out of the door．However，chickens in one of the rooms were not so lucky．

Firefighters got the call several minutes after the fire．“When we arrived with our fire trucks，there were heavy flames outside on the house，”Jerry said.He called Nick a hero,saying that t without his quick response the result could have been much worse．“The firefighters were fast, ”Nick said,” They arrived here at 6：40 am．”

“They did a great job，and I can’t thank them enough，”Penny said，then looked at what remained in the house and shook her head as tears rolled down in her eyes．“Everything that I have is gone．Luckily no—body was hurt in the fire．”She said that the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem．“We have that could have had something to do with it，”she added.

21.What do you know about Nick?

A.He was a firefighter

B.He lives near Beverly Penny

C. He left house at 6:30 am that day when the fire happened

D. He was driving his daughter to school when the fire happened．

22.When did Nick find the fire?

A.Before 6:30

B.At about 6:30am

C.At 6:40am

D.Between 6:40 and 7:00am

23.From the passage we can learn that _______

A.Jerry found the fire

B.Jerry called the police

C.Jerry helped Nick escape the

D. mice were likely to blame for the fire

B

Planning your to-do list for the coming year?To help you out,we collected our favorite must--see

events across Canada．Ready，go!

Red or white?

Every spring wine growers get together to celebrate the beginning of another grape-growing season at the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival．The best time to visit the Okanagan is usually from May 1 to 10．The festival allows visitors to taste the best wines in Canada together with unique dishes representing the latest developments in local cuisine．

The jazz festival

Montreal’s downtown come．s alive every summer during．the International Jazz Festival．The Festival International de Jazz de Montr6al is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal，Quebec，Canada．The Montreal Jazz Fest held the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world’s largest jazz festival．This year the event is scheduled to run from June 29 to July 9．Stages replace cars along busy streets．With a host of free outdoor shows，you’11 be snapping your fingers to anything from Dixieland to blues，African beats to modern trip-hop，and everything in between．Are you ready? 、

Just head east to the Newfoundland Targa Rally，which runs from‘September 9 to 16 this year．The 2，200一kilometer race dashes across the eastern and central parts of the province，and is the largest race of its kind in North America．On these sections you race against the clock rather than other competitors．This is a great chance to test your car’s limits and your skills．Hello spring!

In 1945，thousands of tulip bulbs gifts from Holland，were planted on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill，Canada．These gifts were a thank-you to Canadian soldiers who helped set Holland free in World War lI．Since then，the capital has become。home to the Canadian Tulip Festival．From May 4 to 22，Ottawa and Gatineau(a city of southwest Quebec)will be covered with beautiful flowers．Besides three million tulips，visitors can also attend concerts, featuring some of Canada’s brightest musical stars．

24.What can people do at the Newfounderland Targa Rally?

A.Listen to Dixieland and blues

B.Have a taste of Canadian wines

C.Have a test of their driving skills

D．Enjoy themselves at a flower show．

25.On May 10th music lovers may go to______

A.the Canadian Tulip Festival

B．the International Jazz Festival

C.the Newfounderland Targa Rally

D．the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival

26.Holland is mentioned in the passage to show__________

A.the cruelty of Word War II

B.the wisdom of Canadian soldiers

C.the origin of the Canadian Tulip Festival

D.The popularity of Canadian Tulip Festival

27.The passage is most probably talking about________

A.the geography of Canada

B．popular events in Canada

C.historical events of Canada