1、2015届山东省临沂市平邑一中高三第二次阶段考试英语试题第卷（选择题）第一部分听力（共两节, 满分30分）第一节（共5小题：每小题15分, 满分75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。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。1When will the man most probably repair the heating?AOn WednesdayBOn ThursdayCOn Friday.2Why didnt the man sleep well last nig
2、ht?AHe stayed up too late.BHe prepared for an exam.CHe worried about his test.3What will the man do next?AWork on a report.BGo to the airport.CBoard the plane.4Where does the conversation take place?AOn a busBAt a bus stopCAt a railway station.5What does the man mean?AHe doesnt want any chocolate ca
3、ke.BHe used to be interested in chocolate.CHe has already tried some chocolate cake.第二节（共15小题；每小题15分, 共225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。每段对话或独自读两遍。听下面一段对话, 回答第6、7题。6What does the woman like doing most in her spare t
4、ime?APlaying baseball BSurfing the InternetCReading books7What will the man do next for the woman? APlay sports with the woman BBuy a computer for the womans birthdayCGo to the Internet bar with the woman听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第9题。8What are the two speakers talking about?AA family holidayBA business tripCA t
5、ravel plan9Where did Rachel go?ASpainBItalyCChina听下面一段对话, 回答第10至12题。10What are the speakers probably doing?ADiscussing a plan BHaving a meetingCHaving an interview11When did the man finish high school?AThis year BLast year CTwo years ago12What can we infer from the womans last words?AThe man is aske
6、d to go to collegeBThe man is allowed to have the jobCThe man is refused to work in the college听下面一段对话, 回答13至16题。13What is the mans job?AA singer BAhost CA film star14When did they meet last time?ATwo years ago BThree years ago CFive years ago15Where did the man learn music?AIn Italy BIn America CIn
7、 Frande16What are the man doing these days?AGoing for a trip BPreparing for a new albumCRelaxing at home听下面一段对话, 回答第17至20题。17what is ESF Spots proud of?AA large amount of participantsBIts magical introduction CIts safe and secure environment18what does the speaker think is important?AThat children d
8、evelop an interest in sportBThat children improve their confidenceCThat children learn at an appropriate pace19What can children do in ESF Sports?AShape their minds and concentrationBAct in their own athletic pathwaysCPresent prograres of activities20Which number should you call if you are intereste
9、d in ESF Sports?A88555114 B88551514 C88555141第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项。ANoah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English LanguageHe has been called the Father of American Scholarship and Education His Blue-Backed Spel
10、ler books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American childrenBut how much do you know about him beyond that?At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College, Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of
11、food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, ConnecticutLater, he served in the armyHaving graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degreeHe had to teach school in order to pay for his educationHe set up many small school
12、s that didnt survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to learn, like what most teachers did, he rewarded themHe earned his law degree in, 1781, but did not practice law until 1789Once he started he found the law was not to his likingWebster did not have much moneyIn
13、 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him $ 1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaperIn December, he founded New Yorks first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four yearsFor decades, he published textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for hi
14、s partyHe wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pagesNoah Webster died on May 28, 1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery21Which of the following best describes Websters life at Yale?ATough BSmooth CNormal D Tiring22What did Noah want to be after graduation fr
15、om Yale?AA teacher BA lawyer CA headmaster DA scholar23What can we infer from Paragraph 4?AWebster was a most productive authorBWebster led a miserable life in New York CityCWebsterS books added up to 655 pagesDWebster didnt write any political WorksBJoshua,Helmut, and BethlehemMichelle O.DonovanISB
16、N 9781462058679Life is not easy for nine-year-oldJoshua during World War IIBecause of his familys Jewish background, they are sent to live in the concentration camps（集中营）Scared and alone, Joshua one day makes frinds with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friendMore Things in
17、HeavenBill BosworthISBN 9780595433582 In his More Things in Heaven, Bill Bosworth presents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leadersMore things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepe
18、st meaning for their existence based on their own experienceEncourag Me!Inspirational PoetryGloria CoykendallISBN 9781412027854It is an easy-to-read collection of poems originally written to encourage in faith and to be a cure for chronic depression（长期抑郁）cure to strengthen identity and purposeSeekin
19、g the EdgeDrJoseph IRoseISBN 9781462031795Creation or EvolutionMichael EbifeghaISBN 9781450289023Were humans created, or did they evolve?How old is the Earth? The debate between science and religion continues to be heatedIn Creation or Evolution, Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world vie
20、ws within the structure of empirical（实证的）scienceSeeking the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in ones lifedriving readers to achieve success whether in your current job, finding a new job, in education, family,or even hobbies24Who wrote the story about a little boy and a littl
21、e mouse?ABill Bosworth BMichelle ODonovanCDrJoseph IRose DGloria Coykendall25The ISBN for the book of poems is _A9781462031795 B9781412027854C9780595433582 D978 146205867926What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?AThose who are searching for the meaning of lifeBThose wh
22、o are trying to be spiritual leadersCThose who study the art of writingDThose who like traveling abroad27Which of the following books explores the origin of humans?ASeeking the Edge BCreation or EvolutionCJoshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem DMore Things in HeavenCTalking plants might sound like characters
23、 in a fairy taleBut recent scientific studies have shown that plants communicate with each other and with other living things in a surprising number of waysTo understand them, scientists say, we just have to learn their languageFarmers are especially interested in what plants have to say“Plants are
24、able to communicate with all sorts of organisms（有机体）They can communicate with giant bacteria, with other plants and with insectsThey do this chemically, ”said Cahill, an Ecology Professor of the University of Alberta in CanadaPlant scientists are just beginning to understand this chemical “language”
25、Cahill says studies have shown, for example, that plants can evaluate conditions in their immediate environment and take appropriate actionsPlants have an ability, for example, to signal pain or discomfort caused by anything from temperature extremes to an insect attackJack Schultz, a professor of c
26、hemical ecology at the University of Missouri, says when a plant senses that itS being eaten, it cannot walk away from trouble；on the contrary, it will release a chemical vapor that alerts other plants nearby“Their language is a chemical language, and it involves chemicals that move through the air,
27、 which are easily to be changed, and most of all are smells that we are familiar with, ” Schultz explained“All plants responded to the attack by changing their chemistry to defend themselves, ” Schultz recalled“But we were quite surprised to find that nearby plants also changed their chemistry to de
28、fend themselves, even though they were not part of the experiment”Studies have also shown that plants under attack release pleasant chemicalsThose chemicals attract friendly insects that attack the pests eating the plantIn the end, plantsability to communicate their needsand our ability to understan
29、d themcould help farmers reduce the use of poisonous chemicals, cut operating costs and limit damage to the environment28The recent scientific studies have shown that plants can _Acommunicate with other living things in a chemical wayBhardly react to any sudden change in temperatureCuse a very speci
30、al chemical language which is familiar to usDrespond to the attack by giving off poisonous chemicals29When being eaten by a pest, the plant will _Awalk away from troubleBchange its chemistry to kill the insectCrelease a chemicaI vapor to “ask” other plants for helpDgive off nice chemicals to attract
31、 friendly insects to a tack the pest30The underlined word “alerts” most probably means “_”Awarns Bprotects Cthreatens Dallows31Which would be the best title for the passage?ACommunication between Plants BA Chemical “Language”CPlants Can Talk DHow Plants Protect ThemselvesDIf you and your friends wis
32、h to share a secret, you can write it in code, and no one else will be able to read itCodes are one way of writing in secret Ciphers（暗码）are anotherIn a code each word is written as a secret code word or a code numberIn a cipher each letter is changedCodes and ciphers have played an important role in
33、 the history of the worldJulius Caesar,the Roman ruler who defeated almost all the countries in Europe about 2,000 years ago, used a cipher when he sent secret messages to his troopsDuring the American Revolution, George Washingtons spies used a kind of code to send his information about the enemy b
34、efore his military actionIn World War the Americans”broke”or figured out Japans most important navy codes and got enough information to destroy a powerful Japanese fleetStorekeepers use codes to mark their goodsThe codes show how much is paid for the goods or when they are added to the stockBusiness
35、men use codes to hide plans from their business enemiesSometimes personal letters or diaries are written in codeMany people enjoy figuring out codes and ciphers simply as a hobbyIn the 16th century,codes and ciphers Were very popular among scientistsThey wrote messages to each other in code so that
36、no one else would learn their secretsGeronimo Gardano, all Italian astrologer（占星家）, mathematician, and doctor,invented the trellis cipherHe took two sheets of paper and cut exactly the same holes in each oneThen he sent one sheet, which he called a trellis, to a friend and kept the other for himself
37、Whenever he wanted to write a messagehe put his trellis over a clean sheet of paper and wrote the secret message through the holesThere he removed the trellis and filled the rest of the paper with words that would make senseWhen his friend received it, he put his trellis over the writing and read th
38、e secret message32The best title of this passage would be _ACodes and Ciphers BDifferences between Codes and CiphersCHistory of Codes and Ciphers DInventors of Codes and Ciphers33Which of the following statements is TRUE?ACiphers can be broken or figured out more easily than codesBYou could read som
39、e words in Geronimos letter without his trellisCThe first person who ever used a cipher in history was Julius CaesarDFondness of using codes was the hobby of the scientists in the 1600s34According to Geronimo Gardano, a trellis is _Aa piece of paper with many small holesBa secret message with a lot
40、of small holesCa letter with unreadable words and sentencesDa sheet of paper with groups of Arabic figures35It is NOT mentioned in the passage that codes and ciphers are used for the purpose of _Amilitary affairs Bcommercial secretsCscientific achievements Dpersonal enjoyment第二节（共5小题；每小题2分, 共10分）根据短
41、文内容, 从短文后的七个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。（36）_You probably think you will never be a top studentThis is not necessarily sohoweverAnyone can become a better student if he or she wants toHere, s how：Plan your time carefullyWhen planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to doAf
42、ter making this listyou should make a schedule of your timeFirst your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etcThen decide a good, regular time for studying（37）_ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your timeFind a good place to studyLo
43、ok around the house for a good study areaKeep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materialsNo games, radios, or televisionWhen you sit down to study, concentrate on the subjectMake good use of your time in class（38）_ Listening carefully in cl
44、ass means less work laterTaking notes will help you remember what the teacher saysStudy regularlyWhen you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material（39）_ If you do these things regularly, the material w
45、ill become more meaningful, and youll remember it longerDevelop a good attitude towards testsThe purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subjectThey help you remember your new knowledgeThe world wont end if you dont pass a test,so don, t be over worried（40）_ You will probably disc
46、over many others after you have tried theseAThere are other methods that might help you with your studyingBDont forget to set aside enough time for entertainmentCTake advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher saysDNo one can become a top student unless he or she works hardEMaybe yo
47、u are an average studentFMake full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher asys in classGThis wilI help you understand the next class第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分, 满分30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。I am a single mom and have a childKnowing that I could not _41_
48、to get him anything at all for his birthday had broken my heart_42_, I decided to post a（n） _43_ on wishuponaherocom for people to _44_ my son birthday cardsI knew he loved to _45_ the mailbox and always asked if there was anything for himI _46_ that if he could get a few cards, it would make him sm
49、ile and maybe, just maybe, he wouldnt be so _47_ that I wasnt able to get him anythingThe cards just started _48_ in and my little child was absolutely _49_Every day more and more cards came and this went _50_ for about three weeksThe smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes brought me to _51_T
50、henhe started thinking about Christmas and he _52_ knew that there really would not be much under the _53_ for him due to my finances, but it didnt seem to _54_ to himAll he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children _55_ So he decided that what he wanted to do was to earn money to b
51、uy Christmas cards and send them to other children from _56_ familiesMy son went out daily and walked some dogs and such to make moneyNot only did he make the money to buy, the cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops（棒棒糖）to put in the _57_He sent out about 100 cardsD
52、oing this _58_ him that same smile and sparkle in his eyes as did the birthday cards that he receivedI was so _59_ of himMy son and wishuponaherocom have given me renewed _60_ that there are still people in this world that care about others41AagreeBpretendCexpectDafford42AInsteadBHowever CSo DBeside
53、s43AletterBwish Cjob Dadvertisement44AshowBsell Cdesign Dsend45Acheck Bproduce Caddress Dreceive46AexplainedBthoughtCregretted Dpromised47Aangry Bcurious Cupset Dlucky48Abreaking Bhappening Cpouring Dimproving49：AexcitedBtroubled CdisappointedDworried50Aaway Boff Cup Don51AsurpriseBdifficulty Crespe
54、ct Dtears52Aalready Bstill Ceven Dnever53Acontrol Bgifts Ctree Dhelp54Amatter Bobject CbelongDrefer55Aunderstand Bchange Ccontinue Dsmile56AordinaryBpoorCfamiliar Ddistant57AmailboxBhouseCcards Dstamps58AsavedBbrought Cowed Dtaught59Aproud Baware CcarefulDfull60AexcuseBsuggestion Cfact Dhope第卷第三部分 英
55、语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题, 每小题15分, 共15分）阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空, 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为6170的相应位置上。Table manners vary from culture to culture_61_ is acceptable in one country may be considered extremely rude in anotherHere we will tell you about the traditional table manne
56、rs _62_ the modern table manners in Korea_63_ （tradition）, it was the womans job _64_ （cook）food and set the tableThe woman would sit _65_ her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant mealOnly _66_ the husband finished would the woman and her children eatNowadays, table m
57、anners have changed a lot _67_ of the family members eat together at the same timeIt is common to see everyone help with the meal, _68_ （include） the husbandOne tradition, however, has not changedIt is the oldest person that starts the meal_69_（stay）until the oldest person is finished is considered
58、to be _70_ basic tradition of Korean table manners第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分35分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处, 每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词汇。2只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处记）不计分。短文改错When I was a child, I spent m
59、ore than ten years learn the violinThereforeI couldnt understand “real music” After I graduated from high school, the friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we all thought it was coolI will never forget the day on that we went to buy guitars in the guitar storeHere I sa
60、w a guitar player playing the guitar, which I really enjoyedHe became my first guitar teacherThere were too many wonderful models to choose that it took me a long time to buy one Now the guitar is the most importantly part of my life and I practice it every day第二节 书面表达（满分25分）高三学生学习任务繁重。体育课已成为难得的放松时间
61、, 可目前你们体育课内容单一，有时甚至被占用。请你用英语写一篇短文，给校报投稿, 词数不少于80，内容应包括：1目前体育课的现状2你对此现象的看法3提出一些合理的建议Dear editor,As the college entrance examination is drawing near,_ _Yours Sincerely,Li Hua2015届山东省临沂市平邑一中高三第二次阶段考试英语试题参考答案听力答案：1-5ACCAB6-10ABCAC11-15BCACB16-20BAAAB21-23ABA24-27BBAB28-31ADAC32-35ABAC36-40EBCGA41-45DCBD
62、A46-50BCCAD5155DACAD56-60BCBAD语法填空：61What 62and63traditionally64to cook 65bybesidenext to66After 67All 68including69Staying 70a改错1learn-learning2therefore-However3the-a 4started-start5all-both 6that-which 7Here-There 8too-so 9choose后加from 10importantly-important【范文】Dear editor,As the college entranc
63、e examination is drawing nearWe senior high school students are occupied with busy workTo a certain extent, PE class is our only chance to relax and enjoy ourselves at schoolHowever, it is a pity that our present PE class is quite dull and sometimes even replaced by other subjectsNot only can PE cla
64、ss build our body but also can shape our personalityIt serves to develop our awareness of cooperation and spirit of competitionTherefore, personally I hold the view that it would be a great loss to us students if it were replaced by other lessonsMeanwhile, I think the teacher can design and organize
65、 some fun sports besides dull field and track practice or ball games, where everyone can be involved and have fun as wellAfter all, not everybody thinks running, jumping or ball games appealingI hope PE class can not only enrich our school life but also enable everyone to find his or her own pleasure in it