1、河北省石家庄二中2015届高三8月考试英语试题 第I卷第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分58分)第一节 (共9小题；每小题2分，满分18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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AGuide to Stockholm University LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones.
2、The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
3、Computers You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floo
4、r.Group-study placesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group-study rooms that must be
5、 booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credit
6、s(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a years rental period.Rules to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are
7、 forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you. 1. The librarys upper floor is mainly for students to .A. read in a quiet place B. have group discussions C. take comfortable seats D. get their computers fixed2. Library computers on the ground floor _.A. help studen
8、ts with their field experiments B. are for those who want to access the wi-fi C. contain software necessary for schoolwork D. are mostly used for filling out application forms3. What condition should be met to book a group-study room?A. Group must consist of 8 people. B. One should have an active Un
9、iversity account. C. Three-hour use per day is the minimum. D. Applicants must mark the room on the map.4. A student can rent a locker in the library if he _.A. has earned the required credits B. attends certain course C. has nowhere to put his books D. can afford the rental fee5. What should NOT be
10、 brought into the library?A. Mobile phones. B. Orange juice. C. Candy. D. Sandwiches. BWhen you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like its the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failure
11、s, get mad at ourselves.And thats only natural: most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes. Weve been scolded when we make mistakesat home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an
12、 unconscious reaction.Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.By trial and errortrying t
13、hings, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakeswe have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.Think about how we learn: we dont ju
14、st consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You dont just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another p
15、erson or from observing, then you make mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until youve pretty much learned how to do something. Thats how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something newbecause if you succeed a
16、t something, its probably something you already knew how to do. You havent really grown much from that successat most its the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if its a good journey.So if you value learning, if you value growing and improv
17、ing, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.6. Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot. B. Because its a natural part in our life.C. Because weve been taught so from a young age.D. Because mis
18、takes have ruined many peoples careers.7. According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes
19、an unconscious reaction. 8. The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means .A. a small child learning to walk B. a kindergarten child learning to drawC. a primary pupil learning to read D. a school teenager learning to write9. We can learn from the passage that .A. most of us can really
20、 grow from successB. growing and improving are based on mistakesC. we learn to make mistakes by trial and errorD. we read about something and know how to do it right away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。选项中有两项为多余选项。The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines,
21、or anything else. 72 Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding. And clearly we dont have any difficulty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was equal to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzleme
22、nt. The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand. Here the thing to be read is at the first sight better or higher than the reader. The writer is communicating something that can increase the readers understanding. 73 Otherwise one person could
23、 never learn from another. Here “learning” means understanding more, not remembering more information.What are the conditions in this kind of reading? First, there is inequality in understanding. 74 Besides, his book must convey something he possesses and his potential readers lack. Second, the read
24、er must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always try to reach the same level of understanding with the writer. If the equality is approached, success of communication is achieved.75 It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows
25、how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. In fact, any book that can be read for understanding or information can probably be read for entertainment as well.A. Thus, we can employ the word “reading” in two distinct senses.B. Such communication between unequals must be possible.C. We can
26、 get access to the content of those materials easily.D. The writer must be “superior” to the reader in understanding.E. The writer should have a better communicating skill. F. Besides gaining information and understanding, theres another goal of readingentertainment.G. Reading for entertainment is c
27、apable of increasing our understanding for information. 第二部分 英语知识运用第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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。“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the baby was placed in her arms, she was 10 . The baby had been born without ears. Time 11 that the ba
28、bys hearing was perfect. It was only his 12 that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and 13 himself into his mothers arms, she sighed, 14 that he would have many heartbreaks in his life. He grew up and became a(n) 15 with his classmates. He might 16 have been class president, but fo
29、r that. The boys father 17 with the family physician in secret. “Could 18 be done?” the father asked. “I believed I could 19 on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” the doctor answered. So the 20 began for a person who would make such a 21 for a young man. Two years went by. Then the father
30、said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. 22 its a secret,” said the father. The operation was very 23 , and a new person appeared. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who 24 so much to me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do not b
31、elieve you could,” said the father. The secret was 25 for years till he stood with his father over his mothers coffin(棺材). Slowly and 26 , his father raised his mothers thick brown hair to 27 that his mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was 28 she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gent
32、ly, “and nobody ever thought she was less 29 , did they?” 10. A. angry B. disappointed C. surprised D. curious11. A. proved B. seemed C. told D. saw12. A. figure B. face C. ear D. appearance13. A. got B. putC. sent D. took14. A. knowing B. guessing C. doubting D. wondering15. A. enemy B. stranger C.
33、 favorite D. friend16. A. ever B. also C. even D. still17. A. asked B. spoke C. chatted D. said18. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing19. A. transplant B. operate C. set D. fix20. A. operation B. search C. interview D. examination21. A. devotion B. effort C. sacrifice D. contribution22
34、. A. Therefore B. But C. Though D. Otherwise23. A. normal B. useful C. difficult D. successful24. A. changed B. worked C. gave D. did25. A. discussed B. hidden C. spread D. kept26. A. carefully B. sadly C. excitedly D. tenderly27. A. see B. find C. show D. tell28. A. proud B. glad C. worried D. regr
35、etful29. A. beautiful B. ugly C. respectable D. fashionable第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分42分）第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. 1 , some of us are upset 2 their body styles
36、and looks. Its unnecessary and its not important at all. We neednt care about it. It is ones inner beauty 3 matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood 4 our teachers, parents and classmates. 5 (face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to
37、remove the 6 (understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others, 7 makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 8 to work efficiently, full of 9 (determine). At last, some of us dont have much pocket money, so they f
38、eel unhappy. Isnt it strange? So long as we have some, thats enough. And we can learn 10 to spend money1_ 2_ 3_ 4_5_6_7_8_ 9_10_第二节 完成句子 （共17空；每空1分，满分17分）1. Do you often _(忽略)work and study to check your phone for messages?2. _ _(遭受)such a heavy loss, the boss didnt have the courage to go on with hi
39、s business.3. The old man _ _(经历) a lot of suffering during the war.4. _(事实上) eating habits can vary a good deal over the centuries.5. After 25 years she has changed _ _(认不出来).6. The fact that he didnt speak a foreign language put him at a _(劣势).7. I havent been _(决定) where to go during the summer v
40、acations.8. After the big fire, his house was completely d_(毁坏), so he had to build a new one.9. Dad has given me a lot of _(指导) on choosing a career.10. We should set aside some time to take _(有规律的) exercise every day, which is good to our health.11. _(无论如何), you must tell me the truth.12. I would
41、_(感激) it if you would teach me how to use the computer.13. He _ an _(道歉) to the guests for his rudeness.第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Patience is of great important in our daily life. Once I waited a bus to come at a stop. 30 minutes past, but no bus came. Both upset and annoyed, I decided to walk on f
42、eet. But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived. I thought if I had waited for one more minute, I would have caught it. If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for other 30 minutes. Only then do I realize my problem. Being impatient will possibly waste all the effort that we have put it in. Now whenever I am close to lose my patience, Ill think of this experience.石家庄二中2015届高三暑假开学英语试卷三、语言知识填空1.First 2.about 3.that 4.by 5.Faced 6.misunderstanding 7.which 8.ourselves 9.determination 10. how 四、基础知识填空五、短文改错
