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 Word版含答案.docx

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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.Champagnescannotbe