福建省廈門市2015屆高三英語質量檢查試題本試卷分第一卷(選擇題)和第二卷(非選擇題)兩部分。第一卷1至13頁，第二卷14頁。滿分150分。考試時間120分鐘。注意事項：1．答題前，考生務必先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．考生作答時，請將答案涂在答題卡上，請按照題號在各題的答題區域(黑色線框)內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效。在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。3．選擇題答案使用2B鉛筆填涂，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號；非選擇題答案使用0．5毫米的黑色中性(簽字)筆或碳素筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。4．保持答題卡卡面清潔，不折疊，不破損。考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一卷(選擇題共115分)第一部分：聽力(共兩節，滿分30分)做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．Howoftendoesthewoman’ssonplayfootball?A．Threetimesaweek． B．Fourtimesaweek． C．Everyday．2．Whatisthemanhaving?． A．Fastfood． B．Homecookedfood C.Chinesefood3．Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A．MeetStella． B．Continueeating． C．Loseweight．高三英語試題第1頁(共14頁)

4．Howdoesthewomanfeel?A．Excited． B．Doubtful． C．Calm．5．Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A．Inabank． B．Inarestaurant． C．Inacollege．第二節(共l5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6．Whyhasn’tthemanfinishedthereport?A．Terrylostamatch． B．Jamesmademistakes．C．Markdidn’tdowell．7．WhatisJamesgoingtodo?A．DoTerryafavor． B．Tellanoldstory．C．Handinthereport．8．Whenisthemanmostlikelytohandinthereport?A．March8． B．March1O． C．March12．聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9．Howmanypeopleliveintheman’sapartmentathome?A．Three． B．Five． C．Eight．1O．Whatcanweknowabouttheman?A．Hewasraisedbyhisparents．B．HeisnowinAmerica．C．Helivesadifficultlife．11．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A．Themaniscallingthewoman．B．Thewomanisangrywiththeman．C．Thespeakersaregoingtohaveameal．聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12．Whichmattersmostinwritingaccordingtotheman?A．Providinggoodinformation．B．Writinginneedednumber．C．Makingchangesandrewriting．高三英語試題第2頁(共14頁)

13．What’stheman’stiponwritingapaper?A．Putawaythepaperandforgetit．B．Goonavacationbeforewriting．C．Reviewthepaperthroughdifferenteyes．14．Whatisthethirdstepofwriting?A．Inventing． B．Polishing． C．Publishing．聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15．Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A．Experimentingnewtechnology．B．Developingcomputerskills．C．Helpingthedisabled．16．What’sthewoman’sattitudetowardsdrivingwithoutarms?A．Uncertain． B.IConfident． C．Disapproving．17．Whyarethescientistsstilldoingtheresearch?A．It’shardtofindbrainwavesontheskin．B．It’sdifficulttoSortoutaccurateorders．C．It’spromisingtomakebreakthroughs．聽第1O段材料，回答第18至20題。18．Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonextweekend?A．Meetanewfriend． B．Visitarestaurant．C．Makeanicecream．19．Whowillgoshopping?A．Dad． B．Victor． C．Ellen．20．WhatwillAnthonydoonSunday?A．Hitthemarket． B．Giveaperformance． C．Goswimming．第二部分英語知識運用(共兩節，滿分45分)第一節單項填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild_____heorshewants．A．however B．whatever C．Whichever D．Whenever答案是B。高三英語試題第3頁(共14頁)21．AlthoughtheexperimentturnedouttobeA．不填；the B．a；a C．不填；a D．a；the22．The31stOlympicGames，_____inthesummerof2016，willtakeplaceinBrazil．A．toschedule B．beingscheduledC．scheduling D．scheduled23．Onherbirthdayshereceivedapresentfromherfriend____anotewasattached,saying“Wishyouhappyandhealthy!”A．towhom B．towhich C．onwhich D．onwhom24．IcameacrossMr.JohnsonontheFerrySquareyesterday.Wedidn’ttalkmuchbecausehe______tocatchthebus．A．hadrushed B．isrushing C．wasrushing D．willrush25．Yourgoodfriendsdon’t______agreewithyouineverything，fortheycanhavetheirOwnopinions．A．really B．approximatelyC．eventually D．necessarily26．WhatimpressedyoumostinPresidentXiJinping’sNewYearSpeech?______hegavetheChinesepeopleathumbs-up．A．That B．When C．What D．Whether27．One_____notreadtoomuchespeciallywhenitcomestolearningalanguage．A．must B．can C．should D．will28．Laura，togetherwithherteammates，_____thedramathesedays．IbettheywillgiveUSagreatperformanceatthegraduationceremony．A．havebeenprepared B．havebeenpreparingC．hasbeenpreparing D．hasbeenprepared29．Weshouldhelpandlearnfromeachotherasagroup．Ican’tagreemore．______youarestrong，Iamweak．A．where B．Though C．As D．While30．That’salovelydress．Youlookgood______it.Really?Thankyou．A．on B．at C．with D．in31．_____isalwayssorryforwhatshehassaid?Cathy．Itisjustlikeher．A．WhoitisthatB．WhoisitthatC．Isitthatwho D．Isitwhothat高三英語試題第4頁(共14頁)32．Asavolunteer，hefully_____theimportanceofhisjob，teachingdisabledchildren，anddevotedallhistimetoit．A．adopted B．ignored C．impressed D．appreciated33．Hadwenothadaflattyreanhourago，we____attheconcertnow．A．wouldhavebeenB．were C．wouldbe D．are34．His_____ofwhathehadexperiencedinthemountainousvillageappealedtotheaudience．A．account B．impact C．curiosity D．instruction35．lamgoingtobuyawirelessmouseatTaobao．_____?Ihaveaspareone．A．Howcome B．Sowhat C．Whybother D．Whatfor第二節完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AnoldSpanishproverbstates，“Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayoftheweek”．Howmany36haveweputoffourdreamsuntiltomorrow？I’dsay，toomany．Ourdreamsshouldnot，andcannotwait．Wehavetogoforthemnow!Here’s37.1．Tomorrowisnot38Nobodylikestotalkaboutdeath，butthe39is-everybodyisgoingtodie40.Noneofusknowtheday，orthehour．41todayisallwehave．Makethedecisiontogoaftereverydream，bigorsmall，rightnow．2．Theworldis42yourgiftYouwerebornintotheworldwitha43gift，whichnobodyonthisearthcancopy．Sure，otherpeoplemaybeabletosing，butthey’11neverbeabletosing44likeyou.Sure,otherpeoplecanwrite，butthey’llneverbeabletowritefromthesame45inwhichyouwrite.Don’deprive(剝奪)theworldofyourgift．It’stheoxygenthatweneedto46.Thus,itisyourresponsibilityto47exactlywhatyourgiftis，anduseitto48yourlifeandthelivesofthose49you.3．Youcan’tletfearwinOneofthebiggestdream50isfear．Manypeoplecouldhaveachievedamazingthings51theyweren’tafraid．Justthinkaboutallthethingsyou’vewantedtodo，butallowedfearto高三英語試題第5頁(共14頁)52youthatyouwerenotgood，or53enough.Neverletfearstopyoufromachievingyourdreams．4．YouwillbemuchhappierifyougoforitImaginehowmuchhappieryouwillbeifyou’relivingthelifeyou54dreamedaboutTheonlythingthatisstoppingyouisyou．55youownhappiness.Don’tkeepyourdrdamswaiting．Goafterthemtoday!36．A．days B．times C．weeks D．nights37．A．how B．why C．what D．when38．A．promised B．acquired C．treasured D．occupied39．A．result B．problem C．feature D．reality40．A．onthespot B．forawhile C．atonepoint D．inahurry41．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Instead D．Besides42．A．presenting B．evaluating C．praising D．expecting43．A．traditional B．valuable C．unique D．significant44．A．possibly B．exactly C．correctly D．fluently45．A．angle B．direction C．sense D．case46．A．escape B．handle C．relax D．survive47．A．accountfor B．showoff C．figureout D．gothrough48．A．treat B．better C．access D．harm49．A．against B．beside C．beneath D．around50．A．killers B．inventors C．observers D．candidates51．A．unless B．till C．if D．though52．A．convince B．guarantee C．warn D．remind53．A．practical B．polite C．capable D．curious54．A．hardly B．occasionally C．always D．seldom55．A．KeeppacewithB．TakecontrolofC．LookforwardtoD．Speakhighlyof第三部分閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AMydadwasmagic．Heservedasalargeanimalvet(獸醫)formorethan40years.Hetravelledfromfarmtofarmeveryday，helpingandhealing．Heseemedtoknoweverything高三英語試題第6頁(共14頁)abouteverything．Hecouldmakeacomerstoreappearoutofnowhere．Thatwassummerforme．Thesmellofdustandanimalwaste，hotonasummerbreeze，pushedfastthroughthewindowsaswedrovedownwindingroads．Evennow，andIknowhowawfulitsounds，thesmellofanimalwastemakesmethinkofmydad．ForyearsIhaveenjoyedthatsmell，andbreatheditdeeply，wheneverIranintoit．Ittransportsmebacktothosesummerdays-dayswithmydad．Dadcouldmakemagichappen．Onasnowynight，Dadtookmeouttoworkwhen1was6．Nothingcouldbeseenata11．Wehadtoparkthecaratthesideoftheroad，waiting．But1wasunconcernedbecausewithmyfatherIknewnothingbadwouldhappen．Outofthedarkness，1watchedwithopen-mouthedwonderasahorse．drawnsleigh(雪橇)drewupbesideUS．Intime，mydadletmebemagic．Whilehetreatedtheanimalschattingwiththefarmers，1wasallowedtorunaround．Iwouldrunaftercatseverywhere，tryingtocatchjustonesothatIcouldpetit.Iwouldreturntowheremydadwasworking，carryingonewithpride．Unavoidably，thefarmerwouldglanceover，doadouble-takeandsay：“Thatcat’Snearonwild．Noonehasbeenabletopetthatoneinforever．”1wouldholditalittletighterhappily，thenletitgo．EvenafterIbecameanadult，mydadwasmagic．Heandmymotherwereveryprogressiveintheirwayofraisingme，encouragingmetogetaneducationandcareer，andthenthinkaboutahusbandandfamily．Buttheyletmechoosemyownwaytogetthere，anddidn’tsayalotwhenIchoseadifferentorderofachievingthosethings．Andnowthathisdaysareover，1wishIhadthankedhimmore．Forbeingmyfather．Forgivingmesomanymemories．Forbeingmagic．56．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．DadWasMagic B．WhatALargeAnimalVetC．DadMadeMeMagic D．WhatAMagicalExperience57．ThedetaileddescriptioninParagraph2mainlyindicatesthatthewriter____.A．hasgotaccustomedtothesmellofanimalwasteB．hadunforgettablesummerdayswithherdadC．wastakentothecountrysideinavehicleD．10veshotsummerinthecountryside高三英語試題第7頁(共14頁)58．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“doadouble—take’’probablymean?A．Lookatsomeoneagainsurprisingly．B．Refusetotalktosomeone．C．Takecareofsomeone． D．Glareatsomeone．59．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter______.A．dependsonherparentstoomuchB．holdsapositiveviewonmarriageC．iSforbiddentomakeherownchoiceD．thinkswellofherparents’wayofraisingherBSomeofthebestknownworksofa11timewerepaintedbytheDutchPost-Impressionistartist，VincentWillemVanGogh(1858—1890)．AndIrises(1889)isamongthemostrecognizedofhispieces．OnMay8,1889，VanGoghwasadmittedtothementalhospitalatSaintPaul-de-Mausole，France．Duringhisstayhepaintedsome130paintingswiththesurroundinggardensandclinicbecominghismainsubjectsforpainting．AmongthesewerethefamousTheStarryNightandIrises.Inspiredbythenaturesurroundinghim，VanGoghbeganhisworkonIriseswithinthefirstweekofhisstayatthehospital．LikemanyartistsofhistimeVanGoghwasinfluencedbyJapanesewoodblock(木刻)printswhichbeganinthe17thcentury．TheuseofblackoutlinesinIrisesisatypicalfeatureoftheJapaneseworks．Ithelpedtostrengthentheexpressivepowerofthepainting．IrisesistheoneofVanGogh’spaintingsthathasastillnessandbeautynotseeninmanyofhislaterworks．ThetechniqueofJapaneseartistHokusaiwasusedbyVanGoghwithprecision．Theuseofblueandviolet(紫色)bringtheflowerstolife．Thisalsocreatedasenseofmovementanddepthtotheflowers．VanGoghplacedtheirisesunevenly(不均衡地)onthepage，makingtheflowersthefocus．ThesearealltechniquestakenfromHokusai．VanGoghaddedtohisworkhisownstyle，however，byplacingorangemarigoldscarefullyinthebackground．Thepositionofasinglewhiteirisbegsmanyquestionsfromtheviewersthatarestillopenforinterpretation(解讀高三英語試題第8頁(共14頁)Currentlyoneofthemostexpensivepaintings，IrisesshowsVanGogh’sabilitytousehissurroundingstopaintimagesthathavedepthandcharacter．AlthoughitwaspaintedduringatimeofsufferingforVanGogh，hewasabletochannelthatenergyintoturningbrightcolors，deepoutlineandflatpaintintoworksofart．Hisinfluenceisforeverfeltamongadmirersandartistsalike．60．FromthepassagewecanlearnthatVanGogh_____.A．paintedabout130paintingsallhislife B．admiredmanyartistsofhistimeC．paintedIrisesatSaintPaul-de-Mausole D．wasaFrenchPost-Impressionistartist61．Accordingtothepassage，Irises_____.A．isatypicalwoodblockprintB．reflectssometechniquesofHokusaiC．showsVanGogh’spessimisticviewoflifeD．resemblesmanyofVanGogh’slaterworks62．VanGoghchoseblueandvioletsothattheflowerscouldA．1ooklivelyB．bethefocusC．bemoving D．1ookuneven63．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesinglewhiteiris?A．Peoplesharethesameviewonit． B．Itspositioninspiresviewerstothink．C．VanGoghpainteditinastrangeway． D．Itservesasthebackgroundofthepainting．CThischallenging11-month，full—timemastersprogramfocusesonadvancedeconomictheoriesandreasoning，econometricsskills，andtheapplicationofthesetoolsusedtoproducearesearchprojectand／orpolicyanalysisinaninternationalsetting． StudyinginWashington，D．C．，studentsmovethroughtheprogramandchoosetospecializeinMacroeconomicsandInternationalFinanceorInternationalTradeandDevelopment．Inaddition．thesch001allowsstudentstoaddadditionalinternationalaffairscoursestotheirM．I．E．F．curriculum(課程)．SchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies(SAIS)iscurrentlyrecruiting(吸收)candidatesforthe2015-2016schoolyear高三英語試題第9頁(共l4頁)____________________________________________________________________________________________TheStudents theSAISstudentbodyrepresentsapproximately75nations,promotingadiversitythatenrichesacademiclife.____________________________________________________________________________________________TheStaffSAISstaffhaveapassionforteachingandareappreciatedfortheirexpertise(能力)．StudentsintheM.I.E.F.programaregivenopportunitiestodocommunicationone—on—onewithworldfamousexpertsintheInternationalEconomicsprogram．____________________________________________________________________________________________RecentSpeakers JohnLipsky，FormerManagingDirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFund CarmenReinhart，ProfessorofEconomics，HarvardUniversity____________________________________________________________________________________________GainaCareer-BuildingEdgeEconomicsknowledge．analyticalabilitiesandtheabilitytoapplyeconomicanalysistoreal-worldproblemsgiveourstudentsadistinctprofessionaladvantage．Whetheryouareinterestedinpursuingacareerininternationalfinance，publicpolicy，economicdevelopment,orresearch,theM．I．E．F．programprovidesstudentswithafirmgrasp0fthetheoryandtoolsofinternationaleconomicsandfinanceandthefunctioningoftheInternationaleconomicsystem．____________________________________________________________________________________________CareerServicesStudentsintheM．I．E．F．programworkwithstaffintheInternationalEconomicsdepartmentandCareerServicesprofessionalstohelpthemexplorecareersandsetgoalsanddevelopanetworkofprofessionalcontacts．Thisisacquiredthrough：GroupandindividualassessmentsandcounselingtohelpstudentsdevelopfocusedcareergoalsJob．huntingworkshopsandemploymentfairs Professionalskillscoursesdesignedtostrengthenspecificprofessionalskills，suchaspresentationtechniquesandconsultingskills IntroductionandnetworkingopportunitiesthroughtheSAISEconomicsAlumni(校友)Network(SEAN)____________________________________________________________________________________________________AGlobalAlumniCommunity AsanSAISgraduate，youwilljoina16，000一stronglifetimecommunityoffriendsandcolleaguesaroundtheworld．Ourdistinguishedalumniareleadersingovernment，business，journalismandnonprofitgroupsinmorethan140countries．______________________________________________________________________________________________________64．Thepassageiswritteninorderto_____.A．discussthediversityofSAIS B．analyzetheM．I．E．F．programC．displaytheadvantagesofSAIS D．attractstudentstotheM．I．E．F．program65．WhathelpsstudentsintheM．I．E．F．programimprovetheirpresentationtechniques?A．Networkingopportunities． B．Job-huntingworkshop．C．Professionalskillscourses． D．Groupandindividualassessments．高三英語試題第10頁(共14頁)66．ThestudentsintheM．I．E．F．ProgramstandoutbecauseA．theycomefromaround75nationsB．theircurriculumisalotmorechallengingC．theyjointhe16，000一stronglifetimeglobalalumnicommunityD．theyareabletoapplyeconomicanalysistoreal—worldproblemsDYoumayhaveexperiencedthefrustrationofreceivingaparkingfineorfindingyourcartowedaway(拖走)afterleavingitparkedforacoupleofminutes．Butnowahigh—techcarstickercouldhelpmotoristsavoidsuchasituation—byallowingatrafficwarden(管理員)togetintouchwiththem．Carownerscanbuythestickerandplaceitinsidetheircar’swindscreen，havingsetitupwithvitalinformation，suchastheirphonenumber．Theslimdesignwillincludeasensorthatwillsendatextmessagewarningadriveraboutacomingfinewhentouchedbyatrafficwarden．Themessagewillaskthemtomovetheircarimmediately．Thedrivercouldthentypeareplyforthewardenusingtheirsmartphone，whichwillappearonthesticker’sscreen．Theymaychoosetowritesomethingalongthelinesof“backintwominutes”inabidtoavoidafine．Frankfurt．basedITconsultant，DanielKalliontzis，cameupwiththeideaandisraisingfundsonIndiegogotoputhisstickerintoproduction．Thesmartstickersystemwillrelyonthegoodwilloftrafficwardensandcritically，aGermanlaw．Thelawstates：“Anofficerhastochoosethemostefficientandinexpensivewayforthecarownertoremovethevehicle．”Itcouldbecheaperfortheauthoritiestocontactthedriverthantotowhiscar．Atthetimeofwriting，MrKalliontzishasraisedjustoverE3，000ofhisC50，000goalonIndiegogo．Ifhemanagestoraisethemoney，thestickerswillbeshippedinJune2015．Butitappearsthatcarownersusingthesmartsystemcouldgetsomeunnecessarywarningmessages，becauseanyonecouldtouchthesmartsticker．67．Thefirstparagraphisintendedto____.A．highlightanawkwardsituation B．complainaboutaparkingfineC．introducethetopicofthepassage D．remindmotoristsoftheparkingrisk68．WhatmayprobablycontributetotheapplicationoftheTowStopstickerinGermany?A．Thesticker’slowcost． B．Themassproduction．C．Thelawofthecountry． D．Thegoodwillofmotorists．高三英語試題第11頁(共14頁)69．WhatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphabouttheTowStopSticker?A．Ittakestimeandeffortstoputittouse。B．Onlytrafficwardenscantouchthesticker．C．Allcarownerswillusethestickerin2015．D．Kalliontzisisexperiencedinraisingmoney．70．What’stherightorderofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtothepassage?①Amessageissentbythesensor．②Thestickerisputinsideacar’swindscreen．③Atrafficwardentouchesthesmartsticker．④Thestickerissetupwithvitalinformation．⑤Themotoristsendsamessage．A．②④⑤③① B．④②③①⑤C．④②③⑤① D．②④①③⑤EIamconvincedthatreadingthenewsisworsethannotreadinganythingata11．Thereisnoproofthatitmakesuswiser，betterdecisionmakers，betterinformed；nothingifanything，entirelytheopposite．Ifyouareanythinglikeme，you’vealreadystoppedconsumingnews.IwriteaboutthistopicbecauseIgotdiscouragedwiththatguywhothinksheisveryculturedjustbecausehereadsthenewspaper．AndwiththatgirlwhoisverysurprisedtohearIdon'tknowabouttheleakedphotosofJenniferLawrence．Butmostly，becauseI’vebenefitedfromit．SinceIfreedmyselffromthenewsIfeelmoreincontrolofmyattention，Ihavebetterreadinghabits，andI’mmoreoptimistic．SoIdecidedtodosomeresearchaboutitandwasastonishedtofindmorethanenoughreasonstobackupmyfeeling．Unlikethelimitedattentionwehavetospendonlong，deep，intelligent,andquietcontent(whichisactuallyimportantandrequiresthinking)，ourbrainsareexcitedtopayattentiontotheflashy，loud，anddramatic．Thisisthereasonwhywecanswallowlimitlessquantitiesofnewsflashes．WeseenewsallthetimeonFacebookandTwitter，eachpostscreamingtogetourattention．Informationisnolongerrare．Butattentionis．Whygiveitawaysoeasily?ItisworryingthatwearespendingSOmuchtimeskimmingthroughheadlines．Withsomuchinf-011nation，ourbrainhastoformshortcutstodealwiththeoverloadandthedistractions，becauseontopofthat，weconsumenewswhilemultitasking．Wereadthenewspaperwhilehavingbreakfast；welistentothenewswhiledriving．Newsbreaksourconcentrationandthins高三英語試題第12頁(共14頁)ourcomprehensionandthemoreweconsumeit，themorewereinforce(強化)thishabit．Aboveall，wedonotrecognizetheeffectthatpessimisticcontentcanhaveontheindividual．Whenyou’reexposedtotoomuchnegativeinformationit’seasytoseewhypeoplesaythingslike“it’samessedupworldoutthere．”Whymakeaneffortwheneverythingseemsoutofyourcontrol?YoumightbethinkingthatnewskeepsUSinformedabouttheworld．Buthasanypieceofnewschangedyourlifeinawaythatifyouhadn’treadit，yourpe