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湖南省雅礼中学届高考命题中心第二次调研考试英语试题
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湖南省雅礼中学2016届高考命题中心第二次调研考试
英语
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
1.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisevening?
A.Gotothedinnerparty.B.Gotothepark.C.Visithersister.
2.Whattimeisitnow?
A.8:
45B.8:
30C.8:
15
3.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hehadagoodtimeattheparty.B.Hedoesn'twanttoseehisfriendsagain.
C.Hedidn'tenjoythepartyatall.
4.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A.Goonadiet.B.Talktohersister.C.Introducehimselffirst.
5.WhereisMr.Blacknow?
A.Intheoffice.B.Outforlunch.C.AttheFriendshipHotel.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6-8题。
6.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?
A.Theyaretalkingintheman’soffice.
B.Theyaretalkingoverthephone.C.Theyaretalkingatauniversity.
7.Howdidthewomanlearnaboutthejob?
A.Afriendtoldheraboutit.B.ShesawtheadvertisementonTV.
C.Shereadtheadvertisementinnewspaper.
8.Whyisthewomaninterestedinthejob?
A.Becauseitpaidwell.B.Becauseitisinauniversity.C.Becauseitisnearherhome.
听第7段材料,回答第9-11题。
9.Whereisthemangoing?
A.HeisgoingtothePalaceMuseum.B.HeisgoingtothePalaceHotel.
C.Heisgoingtotherailwaystation.
10.Howishegoing?
A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bytrain.
11.Howlongdoesittake?
A.Halfanhour.B.13minutes.C.40minutes.
听第8段材料,回答第12-14题。
12.WhatwillhappenonSaturday?
A.Therewillbeafootballmatch.B.Therewillbeabaseballmatch.
C.Therewillbeabasketballmatch,
13.Whowilltheyplayagainst?
A.AteamfromIowa.B.AteamfromMichigan.C.AteamfromChicago.
14.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.Hewillgotohaveagoodrestinbed.
B.Hewillgoonpracticing.C.Hewillgotoseesomefilmsofgames.
听第9段材料,回答第15-17题。
15.Whycan'tthemanfindSusan'shome?
A.Becausehehasn'tbeentoldhowtogetthere.
B.BecauseheforgottobringthemapSusangavehim.
C.Becauseheissoforgetfulthathecan’trememberheraddress.
16.Whereisthebank?
A.Itisnexttothebusstop.B.Itisonthecornerbesidethebusstop.
C.Itisonthecorneracrossthestreet.
17.WhereisSusan'shouse?
A.Itistheseventhhousefromthecornerontheman’sright.
B.Itistheseventeenthhousefromthecornerontheman’sleft.
C.Itistheseventeenthhousefromthecornerontheman’sright.
听第10段材料,回答第18-20题。
18.HowmanycountriesdidMr.Bellvisitlastsummer?
A.Onlyone.B.Three.C.Four.
19.WhydidMr.Bellfeelverytiredafterreturninghome?
A.Hevisitedtoomanyplacesinahurry.
B.HisholidaywasnotlongenoughforhimtotravelinEurope.
C.Hewasonthetrainoronabusalldaylongduringhisholiday.
20.Whatwillbeagoodideatospendatwo-weeksummerholiday?
A.Visitingonlyonecitybytheseawithafriend.
B.Visitingonlyafewcitiesneartheseawithsomefriends.
C.Visitingsomemuseumsandfamousplacesindifferentcities.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Dosuccessfulbusinessmenneedanoffice?
Increasinglytheanswerseemstobeno.
ChrisWard,authorofthebookOutofOfficeexplainshowPresidentBarackObama’sfirstinauguration(就职)speechwaswrittenby27-year-oldJonFavreausittinginStarbucks(星巴克);howRichardTait,creatorofCranium,startedtheboardgameinacoffeeshop;howMichaelActonSmithinventedthechildren’svirtualworldMoshiMonstersinhislocalCaffèNero;andhowJKRowling,thenovelistbehindHarryPotter,believesacaféisthebestplacetowrite.
Itisaconvincingview,andforbasicstart-upsitmakesmuchmoresensetoworkfromhomeandpublicspacessuchascafésthanrentinganexpensiveoffice.Officesarehardtofind,costlytodecorateandinvolvemuchtiringadministration.Moreover,bystayingindependentyouavoidthemisery(痛苦)ofadailycommute(往返上下班),whichformanyistheworstpartofajob.
Thankstomobilecommunications,WiFiandcloudstorage,togetherwiththeincreasingheavy-dutyequipmentsuchasphotocopiers,faxmachinesanddesktopPCs,thetraditionalofficeisbecomingredundant(多余的)formanysortsoforganizationsandworkers.Ofcourse,factorymanagers,surgeons,chefsandindustrialchemistsarestilltiedtospeciallocations.Butmanyofus–fromsoftwareengineersandcopywriterstoarchitectsandfashiondesigners–canoperatealmostanywhere.Thatfreedom,andawillingnesstoadapt,canmakeone’scareermoreenjoyableand,sometimes,moreefficient.
21.Thesecondparagraphmainlywantstotellus__________.
A.Obamadidn’twritehisinaugurationspeechbyhimself
B.Peopledon’thavetoworkinanofficeC.Acaféisthebestplacetowrite
D.Manywritersliketowriteinacoffeeshop
22.Whichofthefollowingcareersistiedtospeciallocations?
A.Softwareengineers.B.Copywriters.C.Surgeons.D.Fashiondesigners.
23.ThetraditionalofficeisbecomingredundantduetothefollowingEXCEPT_____.
A.mobilecommunicationsB.WiFiandcloudstorage
C.heavy-dutyequipmentD.themiseryofadailycommute
24.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Manypeoplehatecommutingdaily.B.Thetraditionofficewillnolongerexist.
C.Workinginpublicplaceswillreduceefficiency.D.Chefscanworkanywhere.
B
TheruinsofMoore,Oklahoma,atowndestructedforthefourthtimein14yearsbyamajortornado(龙卷风),areareminderthatcurrentbuildingcodes(规范)can’tdomuchtopreventpropertydestructionandlossoflife,especiallywhenapowerfultornadocutsthroughtown.Butthetotaldeathnumbercanbereducedwhenpeopletakeshelterinundergroundstormbunkers(碉堡)andhardenedsaferooms.
ThetornadothatcarvedapathofdestructionthroughMooretook24lives.Itswindswereclockedat400kilometersperhour.Withonly15minutes’warning,residentsfledtownortookrefuge(避难)inthefirmestcornersoftheirhomes.Theluckiestwereabletoclimbintosheltersormovetosaferooms.
InMoorethoseroomssavedlives.ButattwoschoolsdestroyedbyMonday'stornado,nosuchshelterwasavailable.LeslieChapmanHendersonisCEOofanon-profitgroupcalledtheFederalAllianceforSafeHomes.She'sanadvocatefortornadosaferooms.
“Thesaferoomisaninterior(内部)roomofthehomethathasbeenreinforced(加固)andtestedtowithstandhighwind.Infact,we’vealreadyheardofstoriesofsurvivalofpeoplewhowereinsaferooms,eitheraboveorbelowground,”shesaid.
Betterstormforecastsgivepeoplemoretimetoreact.Buttheyneedsomeplacesafetogo.Buildingscanbebuilttoresiststrongwinds,butnotlikethoseintheF-5tornadothattoucheddowninMoore.ChapmanHendersonsayseventhebuildingcodesthatdoexistarenotwidelyadoptedorenforced.
Asitsresidentspreparetorebuild,Moore’smayorispushingforanordertomakesaferoomscompulsoryinallnewconstruction.Similarproposalsweremadefollowingeachoftheprevioustornadostrikes,butnonewereadopted.
25.AccordingtoChapmanHenderson,whichofthefollowingdoessheprobablyagreewith?
A.Buildingcodesmakeadifferenceinpreventingpropertydestruction.
B.Ifpeopletakeshelterinsaferooms,nobodywilldie.
C.Itisurgenttobuildtornadosaferooms.D.Saferoomscanbebuiltonlyunderground.
26.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Moorehasgonethroughtornado4timesintotal.B.ChapmanHendersonisMoore’smayor.
C.Monday'stornadotook24livesattwoschools.D.TheMoore’sproposalmightnotbeapproved.
27.Theunderlinedword“withstand”inparagraph4probablymeans________.
A.opposeB.resistC.preventD.defeat
C
Blindtastingisaverystrangeactivity.Contrarytowhatmanyimagine,ithasnothingtodowithblindfolds.Itinvolvestastingawinewithoutseeingthelabelanditcandelivershockingsurprises.Itastedsevenchampagnes(香槟)blindwithagroupofprofessionalsrecently.Therewasashockwhentheydiscoveredthewinemostofthempreferredcarriedalabeltheyregardedastheirleastfavorite.Thatsortofresultisespeciallycommonwithchampagne,themostimage-drivenratherthanquality-drivenwineofall.Butithappensallthetimewhenwineistastedblind.
BecauseI’minterestedinhowwinesreallytasteinsteadofhowIthinktheyshould,ItastewineblindasoftenasIcan,especiallywhenassessingsimilaryoungwines.Butblindtastingwhenyouknowabsolutelynothingaboutthewineinfrontofyouissomethingcompletelydifferent.ThemostdifficultMasterofWineexamsincludethreesessionsduringwhichyouhaveadozenglassesinfrontofyouandnothingmorehelpfulthanaprintedexampaperaskingyoutoidentify(鉴定)eachwineascloselyaspossible,andassessitsquality.
NowthattheMWisbehindme,Itastewinecompletelyblindonlyveryrarely,andneverinpublic.SomyblindtastingsthesedaysareroundthedinnertablewithgoodfriendsandonceayearwhenIactasajudge,withHughJohnson,intheOxfordvCambridgewine-tastingcompetition.Thisisthemostextraordinarymatch,alwaysheldbeforetheBoatRacebuttakenjustasseriouslynowadays.Thisyear’staste-offtookplaceattheendoflastmonth,asusualintheOxfordandCambridgeClubonPallMallinLondon.
28.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBlindtasting?
A.Blindtastingistheprofessionalwaytoidentifyawine.
B.Blindtastingusuallyhastherightresult.
C.Blindtastingmeanstastingawinewithone’seyescovered.
D.Blindtastingistastingawinewithoutseeingthelabel.
29.Whydidtheprofessionalsgetshockedattheresultoftheirblindtasting?
A.Theygotalltheresultscorrectly.B.Theydidn’trecognizetheirfavoriteatall.
C.Thewritermadenomistakes.D.Champa