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1、2015春期宛东五校高一年级联考英语 试题第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） (略)第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEve was waiting in the corridor outside her class. She was feeling sick. She had two exams that day and physics was first. She really hated physics. It was her wor
2、st subject. Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly. Eve thought she looked guilty. She didnt have a problem with physics. She didnt have a problem with anything. Miss Perfect! “Hi, Eve! So whats wrong with you and Lisa?” asked Tina, “I thought you were friends.” “Yes, so did I,” said
3、Eve. “But she hasnt spoken to me for two weeks now. She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then shes ignored all my calls and texts.” While in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. Eve couldnt believe it! Is that how Lis
4、a always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated. The next exam was history. That was Eves favorite subject but she couldnt concentrate. She didnt know what to do about Lisa. Just then, Mr. Reed, their teacher, walked past. “Mr. Reed”Lisa was called to the teac
5、hers office and there waited Mr. ReedThe history test was over. Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her. It was Lisa. Eve could see that she had been crying. “Listen,” said Lisa. “Im really sorry I havent answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two week
6、s ago and hes in hospital. He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him. So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr. Reed caught me. He thought I was cheating. He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again. Im sorry I didnt tell you what was happening. Will you forgive
7、 me?”21. The reason for Eves feeling sick is most probably that _. A. she found Lisa was looking back at her B. she had to take two exams within one day C. she was worried about the physics examD. she had been waiting for too long a time22. Lisa didnt help Eve review for the physics exam because _.
8、A. she had to look after her sick father B. she herself was quite bad at physics C. she didnt consider Eve as a true friendD. she was selfish and hated to waste time23. At the end of the story Eve probably felt _. A. confident and optimistic B. regretful and sorry C. sad and angry D. glad and inspir
9、ed24. What lesson can we learn from this passage? A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. A life without a friend is a life without sun. C. Old friends and old wines are the best.D. Friendship should be based on trust.BThousands of objects have been on display in The National Air and Space Museum
10、in Washington, DC, including the 1903 Wright Flyer, Charles Lindberghs Spirit of St. Louis, the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, and a lunar rock you can touch. In addition to our exhibition galleries, you may want to visit the Albert Einstein Planetarium, Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, and the Pub
11、lic Observatory on the east end. There are many things to do at the Museum in DC. We offer daily tours and educational activities for both children and adults. We also have scheduled lectures and events throughout the year.Hours & Admission: Open every day except December 25. Admission is free.Regul
12、ar Hours: 10: 00 am to 5: 30 pmExtended Hours: 10: 00 am to 7: 30 pmDecember 2630, 2014.March 30April 20, 2015.Fridays and Saturdays, April 24May 16, 2015.May 17September 7, 2015.VISITING TIPS:Limit the Number of Bags: All visitors are screened through metal detectors upon entry. The fewer items you
13、 bring inside the Museum, the faster your entry. Before you visit, please review the list of prohibited items, which include pocket knives and tripods (三脚架). Visitors carrying prohibited items will not be allowed inside the Museum, so please leave them at home or in your car.No Food and Drink: Only
14、bottled water is permitted in the Museum. You may only consume food and other drinks in the Food Court, not in the Museum. Groups who bring food are encouraged to picnic on the National Mall.Please Take Photos: You are welcome to take photos for personal use. However, tripods and monopods (单脚架) are
15、not permitted without approval. First Aid: The Museum has a First Aid office and a nurse on duty. Please contact the nearest security officer or the Welcome Center for assistance.Visit the Welcome Center:At our Welcome Center in the South Lobby, staff and volunteers can answer any questions you have
16、 during your visit.Open 10: 00 am to 5: 30 pmPhone: 202-633-2214E-mail: NASM-Visitor Services si.edu25. According to the passage, the National Air and Space Museum is a museum _.A. where only adults can take part in activitiesB. which anyone can visit without buying tickets C. where one can touch an
17、ything that he likesD. which anyone can visit without time limits 26. If you plan to visit the Museum at 6: 00 pm, it is possible on _.A. December 24, 2014 B. March 1, 2015 C. July 6, 2015 D. September 15, 2015 27. The purpose of this passage is to _.A. make an advertisement for the museumB. encoura
18、ge adults to bring their children there C. show what is on display in the museumD. attract people to explore the universe CFashion refers to the styles of dress that are currently popular. Fashion goes beyond just clothes, though. Its important for some people to wear only the latest fashions and st
19、yles. For others, though, keeping up with trends (潮流) isnt that important. The one thing that stays the same with fashion is this: it always changes!In the 1960s and 1970s, hippies made bell-bottomed blue jeans popular. In the 1980s, Michael Jackson made parachute pants all the fashion. Now try to f
20、ind these items in todays clothing stores!Why do fashions change? The answer is probably as simple as the fact that people change. Over time, the new replaces the old. People are influenced greatly by popular culture, including athletes, musicians, movie stars, as well as popular films, televisions
21、shows, books and music. We are also influenced by the fashion industrys advertising.The stars of popular culture are always searching for a new angle to maintain (保持) their popularity. Often these new angles come in the form of new clothing or hairstyles. When people see these new styles, they often
22、 want to imitate their favorite stars. To do so, they seek out the latest fashions to make themselves look like the people they want to imitate. In this way, fashions evolve and change over time.For years, clothes have been used to separate people into groups. Even today, brand-name clothing that is
23、 more expensive than other types of clothing can be used by some people to distinguish themselves from others. Unfortunately, this can often have the effect of distancing certain groups from others. Dont forget that its always OK to develop your own sense of style that is unique and separate from wh
24、at the fashion world determines! Stay true to yourself and let your personality not your clothes speak for who you are.28. The examples of bell-bottomed blue jeans and parachute pants in Paragraph 3 are used to show that _. A. people often have different dressing stylesB. trends of fashion are chang
25、ing all the time C. people are always affected greatly by the stars D. hippies and Michael Jackson are good designers29. Fashion change mainly because _.A. new films and shows replace the oldB. movie stars are changing over timeC. popular culture influences peopleD. advertisements change rapidly30.
26、We can learn from the text that _.A. clothes may separate and distance peopleB. people like imitating others dressing styleC. the author has clearly gone out of fashionD. fashion is all about clothes people wear31. In the last paragraph, the author mainly wants to stress _.A. the advantages of stayi
27、ng unique and separateB. the bad effects of following fashions and styles C. the good benefits of popular styles to peopleD. the importance of having ones own personalityDDarek Fidyka, a 38-year-old Bulgarian, had been paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the chest down for four years after a knife attack. Scientis
28、ts from Britain and Poland took cells from his nose, transplanted (移植) them into his back and re-grew his spinal cord (脊髓). Now he can walk and even drive a car. The doctors were delighted but said it was the first step in a long journey.The breakthrough came after 40 years of research by Professor
29、Geoff Raisman, who found that cells had the possibility to repair damage to nasal (鼻腔的) nerves, the only part of the nervous system that constantly re-grows. “The idea was to take something from an area where the nervous system can repair itself and put it into an area that doesnt repair itself,” Pr
30、ofessor Raisman said.Polish doctors injected (注射) the nasal cells into Mr Fidykas spinal cord above the injury and used some nerves from his ankle to form a bridge across the damaged tissue. The nasal cells appear to have caused the spinal nerves to repair themselves. Professor Raisman achieved this
31、 with rats in the late 1990s, but this is his greatest success. “I think the moment of discovery for me was Christmas in 1997 when I first saw a rat, which couldnt control its hand, put its hand out to me. That was an exciting moment, because I realized then that my belief that the nervous system co
32、uld be repaired was true.”Doctors chose the easiest case for their first attemptit might not work for others. But there is a real sense of hope that an idea once thought impossible has been realized.David Nicholls, who helped provide money for the breakthrough, said information about the breakthroug
33、h would be made available to researchers across the globe.“What youve got to understand is that for three million paralyzed people in the world today, the world looks a totally brighter place than it did yesterday,” he said.32. Why did Professor Geoff Raisman choose cells from the nose? A. The nervo
34、us system in the nose can repair itself.B. Cells from the nose can be easily transplanted.C. The nervous system in the nose has more cells.D. Cells in the nose are able to re-produce rapidly.33. How did the operation work for Darek Fidyka?A. The nervous system in the spinal nerves can repair itself.
35、w w w .B. The nerves from his ankle cured the patient of the injury.C. The nasal cells re-produced and spread over very quickly.D. The nasal cells helped the spinal nerves to repair themselves.34. What made Professor Geoff Raisman begin to believe the nervous system can be repaired?A. His former stu
36、dy with other people.B. His operation on a paralyzed patient.C. His sudden thought about Christmas.D. His unusual experience with a sick rat.35. David Nicholls words suggest that _.A. the world will become a better and brighter placeB. paralyzed people of today have the hope of recovery C. the repor
37、t of the breakthrough will be published soonD. researchers across the world will carry out the operation来源:学,科,网第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。For millions of years, coral reefs（珊瑚礁）have provided homes and food for thousands of different living things. Fish and sea bi
38、rds share the reef with other creatures. Now these beautiful places are in danger. 36 Scientists have found that more than one-fourth of the earths coral reefs have been ruined so far. Another quarter will disappear in ten years time. Unless things change, all of the remaining reefs may die within y
39、our lifetime.Some people think that coral is stone because of its rough（粗糙的）, hard surface. But coral is an animal. Tiny polyps（水螅体）form the coral reefs. 37 These colors come from the algae（海藻）living inside the coral. Billions of coral polyps stick together. New ones grow on the dead ones. This happ
40、ens year after year. Over time, the coral builds up a reef. The reef rises from the ocean floor until it almost reaches the seas surface. It takes coral 500,000 years to build a huge reef. 38 The coral reefs have been harmed mainly in three ways. The first factor is pollution on land. The pollutants
41、 run with rainwater into streams and rivers, which carry the poisons into the ocean. 39 So they will be easily infected with diseases. Another cause is people. People have broken off pieces of coral, which they want to sell or keep as souvenirs. People have dropped sticks of dynamite（炸药）into the wat
42、er to catch more fish. The worst problem is the heating up of the oceans. Higher ocean temperatures kill the important food source for the coralthe algae, the tiny greenish-gold water plants that live on coral. 40 The coral turns white and dies. Scientists call this coral bleaching（珊瑚白化）. The bleach
43、ed part of the coral reef cannot recover. A. They come in many different colors.B. However, humans have taken less than 100 years to destroy it.C. This has blown up parts of the reefs.D. When the algae die, the coral loses both its food and its color.E. So are all the sea plants and animals that dep
44、end on them.F. Chemicals from the poisons kill reefs or make them weak.G. Many of them might not even last that long!第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Most people agree that a pet adds joy to a persons life. Scientists are n
45、ow finding that having a pet may keep its owner 41 . And good health may add years to a persons life.Scientists have been 42 the tie between pets and health for years. In 1990, a study was done with people aged 65 and older. It 43 that pet owners went to the doctor less than people _44 pets. Do pets
46、 make people 45 ? Are people able to handle their everyday lives better? Alan Beck, who is a researcher, says that 46 the answer to the questions is yes, then having pets may be a good idea.Can pets also help people live longer? Rebecca Johnson did a study to 47 . Johnson teaches nurses how to care
47、for 48 people. Her study shows that having pets may cause people to 49 more slowly. The human body makes many chemicals. Some of the chemicals make people feel 50 . Others make people feel bad. In Johnsons 51 , levels of the “good” chemicals 52 when people were around pets while levels of the “bad” chemicals went down. The good 53_ seemed to slow the aging of cells. If this is 54 , maybe people should spend more time with their 55 . Then people might feel better and 56 longer.You might be allergic（过敏的） to pets. Or you may not want to 57