2015届“六校联盟”第二次联合考试
英 语 试 题
命题学校：珠海市第一中学
本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、 座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型填涂在答题卡相应位置上。
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Ⅰ 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Though giant pandas may appear perfectly happy chewing bamboos, scientists recently discovered that they would rather have something sweeter. Scientists chose 1
because the animals are herbivores (食草动物), which would mean that they would love sweets. However, the plant they choose, the bamboos, has a very 2 sugar content and is therefore not considered sweet. Could this mean that pandas have 3 their hobby for sweet things?
The pandas were given six kinds of sweet liquids that are 4 found in fruits and vegetables. They were also given 5 at the same time. In each of the taste tests, the animals 6 the natural sweeter liquids and ignored the water 7 . They ate up all the sweet liquids and the water was left untouched.
What was even more interesting is that when the scientists 8 the water with five different man-made sweeteners, ones that humans find delicious, the pandas were not as 9 . In these tests, they picked the water instead. The scientists believe that it could be either because pandas found them to be too 10 or not sweet enough and that the mixture could not 11 the pandas.
The scientists were not too 12 by the results, since pandas in zoos have always shown a preference for treats like apples, sweet potatoes and even mooncakes. Scientists believe that the pandas may have once 13 sweeter foods that were available in the lowland areas that they used to live in. But when human settlement in the lowland areas 14 them to the bamboo forests in the mountains, they had no 15 but to settle for the almost sugarless plants.
1. A. horses B. bears C. monkeys D. pandas
2. A. high B. simple C. low D. different
3. A. lost B. followed C. started D. kept
4. A. specially B. hardly C. naturally D. rarely
5. A. fruits B. water C. bamboos D. oxygen
6. A. picked B. hid C. rejected D. shared
7. A. largely B. gradually C. occasionally D. completely
8. A. mixed B. covered C. exchanged D. replaced
9. A. funny B. picky C. perfect D. interested
10. A. salty B. sweet C. sour D. hot
11. A. harm B. save C. attract D. change
12. A. delighted B. surprised C. disappointed D. concerned
13. A. enjoyed B. disliked C. controlled D. ignored
14. A. encouraged B. forced C. introduced D. guided
15. A. desire B. chance C. wonder D. choice
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分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，在空格处填入一个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16-25的相应位置上。
One day a young man was walking along the road when he heard a cry. It seemed to be coming from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got louder and then he saw 16 pitiful sight. There, 17 (lie) in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old, 18 front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and 19 (cover) with mud.
The young man wanted to help the dog, 20 as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. 21 sat down and started gently talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog 22 (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared 23 its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still 24 (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.
It was consistent love and kindness 25 won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.
Ⅱ 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
One evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. "What’s a colander(漏勺)? " he asked.
I could only blame myself. In the family, nobody else’s hands went in the sauce except my own. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn’t prepared Ray for.
As parents, while we focus on our sons’ confidence and character, we perhaps don’t always consider that we are also raising someone’s future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers. I wanted to know that I’d raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, "What’s for dinner?" So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was delighted to find that he didn’t say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust (馅饼皮) and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oven.
I knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother—he tried to beg off sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive— but it couldn’t be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. "I appreciate what you do as a mom," he told me one day. Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes there’s nothing masculine (男子气概的) about being helpless.
Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That’s what I call a man. I’m glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter-in-law.
26. Why was the author shocked at her son’s response?
A. Because he was not well behaved.
B. Because he refused to help with dinner.
C. Because he didn’t know the common kitchen utensils (器皿).
D. Because he was very curious about kitchen utensils.
27. In the author’s opinion, some parents pay little attention to _______.
A. building up children’s confidence B. telling kids what is right and wrong
C. preparing children for their future life D. making children live a hard life
28. After learning to do housework, Ray _______.
A. fell in love with sewing B. did other work in the house
C. began to be more hardworking D. acknowledged his mother’s efforts
29. We can infer from the text that Ray _______.
A. made great progress in cooking. B. always thought housework interesting.
C. preferred sewing to cooking. D. was unwilling to learn cooking at first.
30. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Useful education for boys
B. The importance of housework
C. Boys should be involved in housework.
D. Cooking and sewing make boys masculine.
B
At the age of 16, Clara Barton was advised to become a teacher since she was quite shy. She taught in Massachusetts for ten years, and was invited to Bordentown, New Jersey to teach in a school. She saw that these communities needed complimentary education for their citizens, and she took action by creating a free school, one of the first in her state. But later, ignoring her, officials named a male instead as the head teacher. Disappointed, she left her job and moved to Washington D.C., becoming the first woman employed by the US Patent Office.
Clara Barton was forever changed by her experience with the army in the Civil War. She saw doctors use leaves when dealing with injuries since they had nothing else. The medical supplies were well behind the army, who were moving faster than their medical supply lines. She brought in a truck of medical supplies that she collected personally some years ago. Miss Barton continued to work on the battlefields throughout the war.
She helped in the identification of 13,000 dead Union soldiers. This non-stop work made her fully exhausted, and upon recommendation by her physicians, she traveled to Europe where she recovered energy and enriched herself.
While in Europe, and still in poor health, Miss Barton was moved by the hardship on people brought about by the France-Prussia war. She helped in their relief effort, which encouraged her to create the Red Cross, which served the whole army and common people under a neutral flag.
Clara Barton returned to America and then began the establishment of the American Red Cross. The US government did not think there would ever be another war after the Civil War. But she convinced them that the Red Cross would be valuable to serve in times of natural disasters as well. This was her lasting legacy (遗产), an agency that still provides aid to all people today.
31. What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?
A. Public. B. Personal. C. Free. D. Advanced.
32. Why did Clara Barton bring her personal medical supplies?
A. There were no medical supplies for the army at all.
B. The army’s supplies couldn’t catch up with them.
C. The army’s supplies weren’t good enough to treat soldiers.
D. The enemies cut off the connection between the army and medical supplies.
33. Clara Barton set up the Red Cross because of _______.
A. her experiences in Europe B. her poor health
C. the lack of supplies for the army D. her work in the US Patent Office
34. The US government agreed to establish the Red Cross because Clara Barton _______.
A. gave a lot of her legacy
B. said there might be wars in the future
C. explained it would help people in peacetime as well.
D. claimed it could save people from the France-Prussia war.
35. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. The history of American Civil War.
B. A general introduction to Clara Barton.
C. Clara Barton’s contributions to the US.
D. The Establishment of the American Red Cross.
C
Conventional wisdom says that hardship can make us old before our time. In fact, a new study suggests that violence not only leaves long-term scars on children’s bodies, but also changes their DNA, causing changes that are equal to seven to ten years of premature aging (过早老化).
Scientists measured this by studying the ends of children’s chromosomes (染色体), called telomeres, says Idan Shalev, lead author of a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.
Telomeres are special DNA sequences (序列) which prevent the DNA in chromosomes from separating. They get shorter each time a cell divides, until a cell cannot divide any more and dies.
Several factors have been found to shorten telomeres, including smoking, radiation and psychological stresses such as being treated badly when young and taking care of a chronically ill person.
In this study, researchers examined whether exposure to violence could make children’s telomeres shorten faster than normal. They interviewed the mothers of 236 children at ages 5, 7 and 10, asking whether the youngsters had been exposed to domestic violence between the mother and her partner, physical maltreatment by an adult or bullying. Researchers measured the children’s telomeres—in cells obtained from the insides of their cheeks—at ages 5 and 10.
Telomeres shortened faster in kids exposed to two or more types of violence, says Shalev. Unless that pattern changes, the study suggests, these kids could be expected to develop diseases of aging, such as heart attacks or memory loss, seven to 10 years earlier than their peers.
Shalev says there is hope for these kids. His study found that, in rare cases, telomeres can lengthen. Better nutrition, exercise and stress reduction are three things that may be able to lengthen telomeres, he says.
The study confirms a smallbutgrowing number of studies suggesting that early childhood hardship imprints itself in our chromosomes, says Charles Nelson, a professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School.
36. The new study has found that ________.
A. violence leaves scars on a child’s mind
B. violence can speed up a child’s aging
C. hardship can change a child’s aging
D. hardship has a long-term effect on children
37. According to the text, telomeres ________.
A. probably cause a cell to divide quickly
B. can help prevent DNA from separating
C. can make a cell die quickly
D. become shorter before they die
38. All of the following things can shorten telomeres EXCEPT ________.
A. maltreatment B. radiation C. smoking D. exercising
39. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?
A. Researchers measured the children’s telomeres from their legs in the study.
B. Kids interviewed in the study are exposed to two or more types of violence.
C. Children who have shorter telomeres may suffer from a heart attack earlier.
D. Victims of domestic violence have no hopes of lengthening their telomeres.
40. What is the best title for the text?
A. Violence aging children’s DNA
B. Children’s changing DNA patterns
C. Violence and children
D. The function of telomeres
D
A euphemism (from the Greek words eu—well and pheme—speak) is a word or expression that is used when people want to find a polite or less direct way of talking about difficult or embarrassing topics like death or the bodily functions. Most people, for example, would find it very difficult to say in plain language that they have arranged for their sick old dog to be killed. They would soften the pain by saying "We had Ruby put down" or "We had Ruby put to sleep". Many people prefer to call someone plain than ugly, or cuddly rather than fat.
Euphemisms are an important part of every language, but it seems that English has an ever-growing number of them. The non-native speaker not only has to make sense of the euphemisms he hears, but he also has to learn which euphemisms are appropriate in any particular situation. He might be aware that his American friend needs to use the toilet when she asks where the bathroom (or restroom, or comfort station) is, but he is less likely to guess that his English friend has the same need when he says he has to see a man about a dog. He might have learned, for example, that "in the family way" is a euphemism for pregnant. If, however, he says to his boss, "Congratulations! I hear your wife is in the family way", he would be using an expression that is too familiar for the circumstances.
Schools are full of euphemisms. At Frankfurt International School, for example, the special lessons given to students who are having difficulties in their school subjects are called Study Center (in the middle school) and Academic Workshop (in the high school). Teachers rightly do not want to upset students or parents by being too frank or straight-forward, and usually choose a softer word or expression to convey the same message.
41. According to the passage, people use euphemisms in order to ________ .
A. make themselves understood B. attract attention
C. avoid embarrassment D. sound straightforward
42. A person who is described as plain and cuddly is in fact ________.
A. tall and handsome B. ugly and fat
C. ugly but tall D. pretty and slim
43. When an English lady says she has to see a man about a dog, she might want to ______.
A. go to the toilet B. see a doctor about her dog
C. have her old dog killed D. see a pregnant woman
44. The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to ________ .
A. stress that euphemisms are an important part of every language
B. suggest non-native speakers use euphemisms as often as possible
C. inform readers that English has an ever-growing number of euphemisms
D. warn English learners to be careful about the meaning and use of euphemisms
45. At Frankfurt International School, the students who receive lessons in Study Center ____.
A. work hard at their lessons B. do well in school
C. have poor grades in the subjects D. prefer to learn more
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读下列新闻插图及标题。
A.
Chengguan buys Google glasses to record work B.
Twitter-like service provider aims to raise $328 million in US market
C.
Experts: Patent process needs update D.
Stitching small dreams in a big city
E.
Labor and birth F.
Modern vocational education urged
以下是新闻报道片段。请把新闻报道片段与相对应的插图及标题匹配起来。
46. Wang Qi, a leading doctor in Beijing has offered various reasons for the heavy workload of China’s healthcare workers, such as the fact that an increasing number of Chinese women — especially working women in cities — give birth to babies at a later age. She said statistics show women in rural areas give birth at the average age of 25-26, while urban women give birth at the average age of 28-29.
47. The number of patent applications, the demand for legal support, and intellectual property consultation in various sectors have risen in recent years, inspired by the central government’s call to develop intellectual property strategies. But the development also poses challenges to the country’s immature patent services. Experts said China’s patent laws need to be upgraded with foreign expertise.
48. Jiang Yifan, an urban patrol officer or chengguan in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, bought a pair of Google glasses to record his work. He posted a photo of himself wearing the glasses on his microblog on Sunday morning, with text saying he bought the Google glasses to make a record of his work, in order to avoid misunderstandings with the public.
49. How can China launch a manned spaceship but can’t produce high-quality kitchen knives? The question was raised by members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference earlier this year and triggered a heated debate in China’s education system, where experts and officials urged the development of modern vocational education to ease the imbalance between the labor supply and the huge market demand for technical talents.
50. Zhao came to Shenzhen 10 years ago, leaving her husband and their three-year-old daughter back in Hubei. Working on a 10-hour shift, she was busy stitching clothes the whole time we talked. She stopped when talking about her little girl, “I need to make money for my daughter who I really miss”, said Zhao. "I will go back to Hubei once she starts middle school and find something to do there."
Ⅲ 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
你接受了一项写作任务，要为英语校报写一篇人物介绍。
【写作内容】
请根据以下信息，介绍我国一名著名的游泳运动员。
参考词汇：长距离自由泳 long-distance freestyle swimming
巴塞罗那 Barcelona 锦标赛championships
【写作要求】
只能用5个句子表达全部内容。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。
第二节 读写任务 (共1小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Drunk driving, a major concern currently, is not a funny thing, which has killed many people and ruined the lives of many others. At present, traffic accidents become "the world's first harm".
Two months ago, after drinking a lot of alcohol, my friend's uncle drove the car home. He was heavily drunk, but he still drove home by himself. On the road near his home, an old lady was going across the road, but his uncle didn't notice her and he was still moving on under the influence of alcohol. And the old lady didn't see his uncle, either. In the end, the lady died. Later, a blood test showed the alcohol in every 100 cc of his uncle's blood had reached 175.7 mg, indicating he was seriously drunk.
Had it not been for his uncle's drunkenness, the terrible accident would not have happened. If the lady hadn't died, she would live a happy life with her daughters and sons. And his uncle's home was also destroyed by his uncle. Therefore, two families were destroyed.
I wish more people could realize the seriousness of drunk driving and obey the traffic regulations faithfully. Always remember: refuse to drink and drive, and give a safe world to you and me!
【写作内容】
1. 以约30词概括上文的主要内容；
2. 用约120个词结合“醉驾”就交通安全进行讨论，内容包括：
（1）造成交通事故的主要原因；
（2）通过具体事例说明交通事故的危害；
（3）如何减少交通事故。
【写作要求】
1、作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2、作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
2015届“六校联盟”第二次联合考试英语答案
Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空
1-5 DCACB 6-10 ADADB 11-15 CBABD
第二节 语法填空
16. a 17. lying 18. whose 19. was covered 20. but/yet
21. He 22. stopped 23. for 24. unfriendly 25. that
注：大小写错误不得分。
Ⅱ. 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解
26-30 CCDAC 31-35 CBACB 36-40 BBDCA 41-45 CBADC
第二节 信息匹配 46-50 ECAFD
Ⅲ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
参考范文
Sun Yang, born in Hangzhou on Dec.1st, 1991, graduated from Zhejiang University, after which he specialized in long-distance freestyle swimming. In 2012 London Olympic Games, he won championship in two swimming events, in one of which he broke the world record. More outstandingly, he got three gold medals in men's 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle swimming events respectively in the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona. What’s more, Sun Yang was awarded the best male swimmer of 2013 World Championships, becoming the first Asian swimmer to win such an award in history. His personal belief is that a man's success depends not only on his talent, but also on his diligence, perseverance and determination.
第二节 读写任务 (共1小题，满分25分)
概括要点：
1.作者朋友的叔叔醉酒驾车撞死老太太；
2.事故毁掉了两个家庭。
3.作者呼吁人们遵守交通法规，重视醉驾的严重性。
参考范文
Having drunk heavily, the writer's friend's uncle killed an old lady in an accident, which ruined two families. Thus, the writer appeals to people to attach importance to the seriousness of drunk driving and honestly follow the traffic rules.
Nowadays, many people lose their lives due to traffic accidents, which are caused by a lot of factors. Most of them are closely related to the fact that people are lacking in awareness of safety. Thus, we can see many cases such as pedestrians' crossing the road ignoring the red light and the drivers' drunk or fatigue driving.
Traffic accidents severely impact people's life. A similar experience my cousin went through a year ago can illustrate the seriousness. One evening, at a classmate reunion, he drank a lot, turning a deaf ear to others' advice. On the way home his car hit a little girl and injured her seriously. So far he is still living a life of regrets. Therefore, from my cousin's case we can see that in an accident both the offender and the victim suffer a lot from it.
As for the frequent accidents on the road, some more activities should be launched to improve people's awareness of traffic safety. In addition, more severe traffic rules and regulations should be established to fine the offenders, I think. Only in this way can traffic accidents be reduced and road safety strengthened.
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