2015年高三英語教學質量抽測試卷I卷（103分）ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Atthebus B.AttheC.Atthepost D.Atthe2.A.Librarianand B.TeacherandC.Bossand D.Shop-assistantand3.A.Itisquite B.It'stime-C.Itisn'tworth D.Itisvery4.A.Tocominabouther B.TogooverfortheC.Togetsomeelectric D.Tohaveherheater5.A.Topostponehis B.TobookinanotherhoC.Tostayinthespare D.ToreservearoominA.Accident B.RescueC.ne D.CrashA.Hehassometroublewithhis B.Heisn'tgettingalongwellwiththeC.Hehasn'tregisteredforaproper D.Hecan'tapplythetheorytohisA.Shewentoutofthewaytomeetthe B.ShewaspleasedtotalkwiththeC.Shetookthemanwherehewantedtogo.D.ShemissedthechancetohelptheA.Smithwillkeepthesurprisepartyasecret. B.Lucyhasn'tgotanypromisefromC.Theyshouldn'thavetoldLucyabouttheparty. D.There'snosecretbetweenSmithandA.VolunteershavetoconnecttheB.ThemanhasnotimetodovoluntaryC.VoluntaryworkrequiresdevotionofD.ManypeoplehavesignedupforvoluntarySectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestiononeachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.NicklostthebookIvanborrowedfromtheB.ThebookIvanborrowedfromNickwasC.NickandIvanhadsinMs.Salmon'sD.IvanwasaskedtoreturnthebookbeforefinishingA.SheaskedNickandIvantosolvetheproblembyB.ShegaveNickandIvanthesolutiontotheirproblemimmediaC.SheaskedstudentsinsocialstudiesclasstohelpsolvetheD.ShepersuadedIvantopayforthebookthatNicklenttoA.AgoodwaytoresolvesistoturntoyourbestB.NickandIvanwereunsatisfiedwiththesolutiontotheirC.SigninganagreementhelpedtosolveNickandIvan'sD.SocialstudiesclasscanequipstudentswithskillstoresolveQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.ShewantedtohaveagardensimilartotheirB.HerhusbandwouldliketohaveabeautifulC.ShewasgoingtomaketherentedhouseherownD.ThecommunityrequiredthemtokeepthebackyardA.BygettinginvolvedinngvoluntaryB.BypickingupmailsfortheirC.Bykeeaneyeontheirneighbors'D.ByntingtreesalongthestreetwithA.HerhusbandvolunteeredtoworkintheB.TheytookonnewresponsibilitiesfortheirC.ShewasnningtontanewgardenintheD.SheenjoyedtherelationshiptheybuiltwiththeSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowing..Problems:lack poor interestedincomputerwellwith Name:Essaytopic: MemoaboutStudents'EssayCompletethe WriteONEWORDforeachBlanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingWhycouldn'tthetouristsgooutintooceanasBecauseof intheWhatarethetouristslikelytofindinwaternearthemouthofthe aBefore bathinthebubblinghotHowlongwillthetrip Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachSectionADirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrticallycorrect.Wehadtoclimbrightupthehill,whichisverysteep,and,whencloseunderit,itseemedtobehigh,butwesoonreachedthetop.Whenwewerethere,wehadlostsightofthelake;andnowourroadwasoverawildland.25(go)alittleway,wesawbeforeus,atthedistanceofabouthalfa,averylargestonebuilding,withahighwallroundit,neitherfieldnortreenear.Thewildlandwasovergrownwithgreygrassthatcattlemightfeedupon.Wecouldnot26thisbuildingwas.Itappeared27 ithadbeenbuiltstrongtodefendfromstorms;butforwhatpurpose?WilliamcalledouttousthatweshouldobservethatceforitwasexactlylikeoneofthesheltersoftheAlps(阿爾卑斯山), (build)forreceptionoftravelers,andindeedIhadthoughtit beso.Thisbuilding,fromitssingularstructureandappearance,madethece,whichisitselfinacountryScotland,remarkable.

Whenwe31(pass)itandlookedback,threepyramidalmountainsontheoppositesideofLockLomondendedtheview,32incertainkindofweathermightbeverygrand.OurhighlandcompanionhadnotgotenoughEnglishtogiveusanyinformationconcerningthissrangebuilding.Whatwecouldonlygetfromherwasthatitwasa"largehouse",whichwasinAllntsneedwatertogrow.Wateringntsseemslikeasimpletaskbutitactuallyrequiresmanyconsiderations.Forexample,ntsgrowinginareaswithlowrainfallor (expose)todrywindrequiremorewater.Ontheotherhand,ntswhichhaveagoodadaptationtodryconditionsorhavetheabilitytostorewaterintheircells (frequent)watering.Thewateringofntsshouldnotbeviewedasaminorprocess

thistaskysanextremelyimportantroleinensuringhealthyntLet'sfirsttakeacloserlookatntsgrowingingardens.Sincewateringisacriticalgardeningtask,36accessiblewatersupplyisvital.Agardentapwithahoseofsufficientlengthtoreachthefurthestpartofthegarden37(prefer).Thistendstomakewateringmucheasierandensuresadequatewaterisprovidedforthents.Mostinexperiencedgardenerswater38veryfrequently.Thisisundesirableasitencouragesshallowrootgrowth.Inaddition,wateringinfullsuncausesleavestolosewaterquicklyfromthesurfaceofthesoil.Therefore,some mend39 (install)anautomaticwateringsystem.Asforntsgrowinginpotsorcontainers,theytendtolosewaterrapidly.Onewaytoreducesuchariskis40(group)thentsclosetogethertokeepmoisture.Trytomovethemtoashadyceifyouareawayfromhomeforafewdays.Otherwise,youwillreturnhometoseeyourntsdead.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.B.C. D.E.G.H.I. J.K.Thefortunatepeopleintheworld,theonlyreallyfortunatepeopleintheworldinmymind,arethosewhoseworkisalsotheirpleasure.Theclassisnotalargeone,notnearlysolargeasitis41tobe,andauthorsareperhapsoneofthemostimportantelementsinitscomposition.Theyenjoyinthis42 atleastarealharmonyoflife.Tomymind,tobeabletomakeyourworkyourpleasureistheoneclassdistinctionintheworldworthstrivingfor;andIdo43thatotherstendtoenvythosehappyhumanbeingswhofindtheirlivelihoodinthegayeffusions(流露)oftheirfancy,towhomeveryhouroflaborisanhourof44andevenaholidayisalmostdeprivation(喪失).Whetheramanwriteswellorill,hasmuchtosayorlittle,ifhecaresaboutwritingatall,hewillappreciatethepleasuresofcomposition.Tositatthetableonasunnymorning,withfourclearhoursofuninterruptibleplentyofnicewhitepaperandapenistruehappiness.Withthecompleteabsorptionofthemindupona(n)46 occupation,whatmoreistherethanthattodesire?Whatdoesitmatterwhathappensoutside?TheHouseofCommonsmaydowhatitlikes,andsomaytheHouseofLords.Thebottommaybe47 cleanoutoftheAmericanmarket.Theheathen(異)mayshow angerineverypartoftheglobe.Nevermind,forfourhours,atanyrate,we49ourselvesfromacommon,ill-erned,and50ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Earlyintheageofaffluence(富裕)thatfollowedWorldWarII,anAmericaneconomicdeclared,"Ourenormouslyproductiveeconomydemandsthatwemakeconsumptionourwaylife,thatweconvertthebuyinganduseofgoodsintohabits,thatweseekour51satisfaction,ourself-satisfactioninconsumption.Weneedthingsconsumed,burnedup,wornout,recedatanever52rate."Americanshave53tothecall,andmuchoftheworldhasfollowed.Consumptionhas eacentralpillaroflifeinindustriallandsandisevendeeplyrootedinsocial54.Opinionsurveysintheworld'stwolargesteconomies,JapanandtheUnitedStates,showconsumeristdefinitionsofsuccess ingverypopular.Overconsumptionbythefortunateintheworldisanenvironmentalproblem55inseveritybyanythingbutperhapspopulationgrowth.Theirincreasingexploitationof56toexhaustorunalblyspoilss,soils,water,airandIronically有諷刺意味的highconsumptionmaybea57blessinginhumanterms,too.Thetime-honoredvaluesofintegrityofcharacter,goodwork,friendship,familyandcommunityhaveoftenbeen58intherushtoriches.Thus,manypeopleintheindustriallandshaveasensethattheirworldofplentyissomehowhollow.Withthe59ofaconsumeristculture,theyalsothinkthattheyhavebeen60attemptingtosatisfywhatareessentiallysocial,psychologicalandspiritualneedswithmaterial

environmentalorhumanproblems.Itismuchworseforpeopleandbadforthenaturalworldtoo.Peasantswhohavenothingleftcut-and-burntheirwayintotherainsofLatinAmerica,andhungrynomads(游牧民)turntheiranimalsoutontoAfricangrassland,reducingitto63.Ifenvironmental64resultswhenpeoplehaveeithertoolittleortoomuch,weareleftwonderhowmuchisenough.Whatlevelofconsumptioncantheearthsupport?Whendoeshavingmore65toaddnoticeablytohumansatisfaction?51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.56.A.B.C.D.57.A.B.C.D.58.A.B.C.D.59.A.B.C.D.60.A.B.C.D.61.A.AsaB.ForC.OfD.Fromthen62.A.B.C.D.63.A.B.C.D.64.A.B.C.D.65.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemed“obvious”bothtothegeneralpublicandtosociologiststhatmodernsocietyhaschangedpeople’snaturalrelations,loosenedtheirresponsibilitiestorelativesandneighbors,andsubstitutedintheircelooserelationshipswithpassingacquaintances(相識之人).However,inrecentyearsagrowingbodyofresearchhasrevealedthatthe“obvious”isnottrue.Itseemsthatifyouareacityresident,youtypicallyknowasmallerproportionofyourneighborsthanyoudoifyouarearesidentofasmallercommunity.But,forthemostpart,thisfacthasfewsignificantconsequences.Itdoesnotnecessarilyfollowthatifyouknowfewofyourneighborsyouwillknownooneelse.Eveninverylargecities,peoplemaintainclosesocialtieswithinsmall,privatesocialworlds.Indeed,thenumberandqualityofmeaningfulrelationshipsdonotdifferbetweenmoreandlessurbanpeople.Small-townresidentsaremoreinvolvedwithkinthanarebig-cityresidents.Yetcitydwellerscompensatebydevelofriendshipswithpeoplewhosharesimilarinterestsandactivities.Urbanismmayproduceadifferentstyleoflife,butthequalityoflifedoesnotdifferbetweentownandcity.Norareresidentsoflargecommunitiesanylikeliertodisypsychologicalsymptomsofstressoralienation,afeelingofnotbelonging,thanareresidentsofsmallercommunities.However,citydwellersdoworrymoreaboutcrime,andthisleadsthemtoadistrustofstrangers.Thesefindingsdonotimplythaturbanismmakeslittleornodifference.Ifneighborsarestrangerstooneanother,theyarelesslikelytosweepthesidewalkofanelderlycouplelivingnextdoororkeepaneyeoutforyoungtroublemakers.Moreover,asWirthsuggested,theremaybealinkbetweenacommunity’spopulationsizeanditssocialheterogeneity(多樣性).Forinstance,sociologistshavefoundmuchevidencethatthesizeofacommunityisassociatedwithbadbehaviorincludinggambling,drugs,etc.Large-cityurbanitesarealsomorelikelythantheirsmall-towncounterpartstohaveacosmopolitan(見多識廣的)outlook,todisylessresponsibilitytotraditionalkinshiproles,tovoteforleftistpoliticalcandidates,andtobetolerantofnontraditionalreligiousgroups,unpopularpoliticalgroups,andso-calledundesirables.Everythingconsidered,heterogeneityandunusualbehaviorseemtobe esoflargepopulationsize.Accordingtotheparagraph1,itwasonceacommonbeliefthatpeopleinmodern .tendedtoacaqaintthemselveswithpeoplepassingcouldnotdevelopverycloserelationshipswithboregreatresponsibilitiestoneighborsandusuallyhadmorefriendsthansmall-townOneoftheconsequencesofurbanismisthatthecityresidents A.sufferfromthelackof B.lowerthequalityofC.showlittleconcernforother esuspiciousofeachWecanlearnfromthepassagethatthebiggeracommunity themoreopen-mindedpeople B.themoresimilaritsinterestsC)themorelikelyitittodisy thebetteritsqualityoflifeWhatisthepassagemainlyAdvantagesanddisadvantagesoflivinginbigcitiesorsmallMinordifferencesinthe alrelationsbetweencitiesandThepositiverolethaturbanismhasbeenyinginourmodernsociety. Thestrongfeelingofalienationthatcityinhabitantsaresuffering.WeofferseveraldistinctoptionsforyoutochoosetheticketthatsuitsyouTICKETStandardReturnwith60daysofoutwardSamedayTicketcannotbealteredorChildrenbetween4andStudentscardmustbeSeniorSeniorscardmustbeGroup(10-25DiscountoneachsectionoftheGlobe-trotterRailpass,Touristcard,OnlyonediscountmayapplytoeachCHANGESANDTicketsmayberefundednotlater5minutesbeforethedepartureofthetrainforachargeof15%oftheticketprice,orthejourneymaybechangedtoanotherdayforachargeof10%oftheticketprice.(Notapplicabletosamedayreturns.)CHANGESFORSAMEDAYYoumaychangeyourticketoncewithoutchargeforajourneyonthesamedayastheoriginalINFORMATIONOFINTERESTTOWhenyoubuyyourticket,itisuptoyoutocheckthatthedatesandtimeofthejourneyonitareexactlyasyourequested.Ticketscontrolandaccesstoeachtraintformwillbeopenuntil2minutesbeforedepartureofthetrain.Eachtravelermaytakeonesuitcaseandoneitemofhandluggage.Youmayalsocheckin15kgsofluggagenotlaterthan30minutesbeforedeparture,atnoextracharge.Ifyouwouldliketocharteratrain,ormakereservationsforover25passengerstravelingtogether,calltheSalesDepartment.OURTIMETABLEISIfthearrivalofyourtrainatyoudestinationisdelayedbymorethan5minutesaccordingtothetimetable,wewillrefundthefullpriceofyourticketifthedelayiscausedbyour.Howmuchwillapassengerpayifhewantstoalterhistickettothreedayslater?A.25%oftheoriginalprice B.20%oftheoriginalpriceC.15%oftheoriginal D.10%oftheoriginalThelimitofluggageforasinglepassenger Onesuitcase,onehandbagandone15kgscheck-inOnehandbag,twopiecesof15kgscheck-inOnehandbagandtwopiecesof15kgscheck-inOnesuitcase,onehandbagandone30kgscheck-inWhatdoestheTrainStudents,children,seniorcitizensandgroupscanget25%discountoftheoriginalPassengersgetthefullpriceoftheticketsbackifthetrainifdelayedoverfiveSame-day-returnscanbefullyrefundediftheyarecanceledtwominutesbeforePeoplewithGlobe-trotterticketscantakeanykindofthediscountslistedintheHowdopredators獵食動物affectpopulationsoftheprey獵物animals?Theanswerisnotassimpleasmightbethought.TheMoose(麋鹿)reachedIsleRoyaleinLakeSuperiorbycrossingoverwintericeandbredlythereinisolationwithoutpredators.Whenwolveslaterreachedtheisland,naturalistswidelyassumedthatthewolveswouldyakeyroleincontrollingthemoosepopulation.Carefulstudieshavedemonstrated,however,thatthisisnotthecase.Thewolveseatmostlyoldordiseasedanimalsthatwouldnotsurvivelonganyway.Ingeneral,themoosepopulationiscontrolledbyfoodavailability,diseaseandotherfactorsratherthanbywolves.Whenexperimentalpopulationsaresetupundersimplelaboratoryconditions,thepredatoroftenwipesoutitspreyandthen esextinctitself.However,ifsafeareaslikethosepreyanimalshaveinthewildareprovided,thepreypopulationdropstolowlevelbutnotextinction.Lowpreypopulationlevelsthenprovideinadequatefoodforthepredators,causingthepredatorpopulationtodecrease.Whenthisoccurs,thepreypopulationcanrebound.Inthissituationthepredatorandpreypopulationmaycontinueinthiscyclicalpatternforsometime.Populationcyclesarecharacteristicofsmallmls,andtheysometimesappeartobroughtaboutbypredators.EcologistsstudyingharepopulationshavefoundthattheNorthAmericansnowshoeharefollowsaroughlyten-yearcycle.Itsnumbersfalltenfoldtothirtyinatypicalcycle,andahundredfoldchangecanoccur.Twofactorsappeartobegeneratingthecycle:foodntsandpredators.Thepreferredfoodsofsnowshoeharesaretenderwillowbranches.Astheharepopulationincreases,thetyofthesebranchesdecreases,forcingtheharestofeedonlow-qualityhigh-fiberfood.Lowerbirthratesandlowgrowthratesfollow,sothereisacorrespondingdeclineinhareabundance.Oncetheharepopulationhasdeclined,ittakestwotothreeyearforthetyofbranchestorecover.AkeypredatorofthesnowshoehareistheCanadalynx.TheCanadalynxshowsaten-yearcycleofabundance(大量)thatparallelstheabundancecycleofhares.Asharenumbersfall,sodolynxnumbers,astheirfoodsupplydecreased.Predatorsareanessentialfactorinmaintainingcommunitiesthatarerichanddiverseinspecies.Withoutpredators,thespeciesthatisthebestcompetitorforfood,shelter,andotherenvironmentalresourcestendstodominateandexcludethespecieswithwhichitcompetes.Thisphenomenonisknownas“competitorexclusion”.Howeverifthecommunitycontainsapredatorofthestrongestcompetitorspecies,thenthepopulationofthatcompetitoriscontrolled.Thuseventhelesscompetitivespeciesareabletosurvive.Fromthestandpointofdiversity(多樣性),itisusuallyamistaketoeliminateamajorpredatorfromacommunity.TheauthorusestheexampleofthemooseandwolvesonIsleRoyaleto provideevidencethatpredatorsinfluencepreyquestionthebeliefintheeffectofpredatorsonpreydemonstratepredatorpopulationgrowsfasterthanthatoftheprovethatstudiesofisolatedpopulationstendtobeTheword“rebound”inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto A. B. C. D.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheLaboratoryresultscan’texinthechangesinpredatorandpreypopulationsoftheThegrowthofharepopulationmayleadtoacorrespondingincreaseinitsbirthTheexperimentalenvironmentscanpromotethegrowthofpredatorandpreyTheexistenceofamajorpredatorinacommunityisathreattothediversityofWhatcanwec