四川省乐山市高中高三第二次诊断性考试英语卷

--- Bob feels really sorry, Jean.
---         I wouldn’t accept his excuses unless he takes back what he said.

In Maldives, the white beaches and blue sea give tourists          chance to feel like      
modern – day Robinson Crusoe.

What do you think of the suggestion      we organize a football club?

Doctors say that exercise is important for health, but it must be        exercise.

Would you please keep silent? The weather report         and I want to listen.

A new city will be set up        was a wasteland after the earthquake.

--- When did you go out for the newspaper?
--- 10 minutes ago. You          the flowers in the garden.

     you know your potential, you have to rely on many other people to get to where you are.

Please write your composition        line to leave space for the teacher’s correction.

Up to now, Hope Project has helped thousands of students who would       have dropped out of school.

Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, even if she        doing something wrong.

No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone looking up to you      
they were that high.

Hurry up! By the time we get to the church, the marriage service          .

--- Is there a flight to Paris this evening?
--- There           be. I’ll phone the airport and find it out.

It is accepted that children need friends of their own age          .

A good book is like a good friend. You cannot keep it          long.

You’d better not leave the medicine         it is within kids’ reach.

The school rule states that no child shall be, unless        by an adult, allowed out of the school during the day.

Jim, as well as his sisters,         to talk to his parents at present because of misunderstanding.

--- We give dogs time, space and love we can spare.
---         . Dogs are always our loyal friends.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby.   21   Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   22   to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the   23   of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly   24   he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed   25  . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   26   him up. She always   27   and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby   28   coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was   29  .
A few weeks after that, I was   30   my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me   31  he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.
The night for the recital came. The high school gym was   32  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital   33   well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was   34   when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard   35   his fingers were light on the keys. They even   36   on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their   37 in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How   38   you do it?”
“Well Miss Hondorf… I   39  on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well,   40   she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”
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A．Although B．Because C．But D．Thus

A．idea B．dream C．desire D．imagination

A．feeling B．knowledge C．education D．sense

A．trial B．attempt C．performance D．lesson

A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．worthless

A．put B．take C．make D．pick

A．waved B．listened C．stared D．watched

A．escaped B．avoided C．stopped D．refused

A．deaf B．lonely C．away D．sick

A．preparing B．arranging C．persuading D．taking

A．that B．whether C．when D．how

A．filled B．covered C．crowded D．connected

A．went on B．turned on C．carried on D．kept on

A．delighted B．proud C．confused D．surprised

A．until B．while C．before D．since

A．danced B．tapped C．hit D．flew

A．heads B．feet C．ears D．eyes

A．should B．would C．could D．might

A．went B．kept C．continued D．stuck

A．unfortunately B．suddenly C．strangely D．actually

Americans this year will swallow 15,000 tons of aspirin, one of the safest and most effective drugs invented by man. The most popular medicine in the world today, it is an effective pain reliever. Its bad effects are relatively mild and it is cheap.
For millions of people suffering from arthritis(关节炎), it is the only thing that works. Aspirin, in short, is truly the 20th-century wonder drug. It is also the second largest suicide drug and is the leading cause of poisoning among children. It has side effects that, although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized among users.
Although aspirin was first sold by a German company in 1899, it has been around much longer than that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, understood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today are known to contain salicylates(水杨酸碱), the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century, there was a great deal of experimentation in Europe with this chemical, and it led to the introduction of aspirin. By 1915, aspirin tablets were available in the United States.
A small quantity of aspirin (two five-grain tablets) relieves pain and inflammation(炎症). It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the body’s reactions.
The passage is written to          .

According to the author, aspirin         .

Generally speaking, the author seems to be           .

What is the best title for this passage?

“If you run for more than five minutes at any time, you might need a pair of running shoes,” advises Stephen Pribut, a US sports medicine expert. Running shoes are highly technical footwear. They provide stability（牢固）while bearing up to three times the wearer’s body weight. But it’s not easy to find the right pair. Finding the right running shoes is something of an art, or a science and a feel.
The science part begins with the shape of the arch（弓）of your foot, which anyone can find out at home with this quick experiment: Put your foot in water and place it on a piece of brown paper. If you see a “C” shape on the paper when you remove your foot, you have a rare high arch. If the shape looks more like a rectangle, that means you have flat feet. See something in between? That’s a normal arch.
Conveniently for shoppers, shoe companies nowadays divide their shoes in three categories: neutral(for high arches), stability(for normal or low arches) and motion control(for flat arches). So you will know which type suits you.
At this point, most people would just grab an appealing shoe and try it on. But professionals would do a few quality-control tests. First, you bend the shoe toe to heel to see where it bends. If it’s not at the forefoot---where the foot actually bends, be afraid. Then you grip both ends and twist in opposite directions. If you can twist it like a towel, it means there’s zero support. Finally, you squeeze(挤)the heel in both directions. A stable heel won’t cave in.
Now you need to check the mold(模子)that shapes the inside of the shoe: whether it’s wide or narrow in the mid-foot, how it sits on the heel and how roomy the toe box is.
It’s wise to hold off until the afternoon to make the shoe purchase, to allow for any swelling(肿胀) that your feet do throughout the day. Toes also decide sizing choice. The rule is you need a finger’s width from your longest toe (whether that’s your big one or not) to the end of the shoe.
What is the main idea of this passage?

If the arch of your foot looks like a “C” shape, you have _________.

．The underlined phrase “cave in” most probably means ______.

．Why is the late afternoon the ideal time to go shopping for shoes?

Anthony Horowitz was miserable as child. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn’t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded(恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was, It’ll be good for him,” he recalled.
It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. “My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn't even smart enough to rebel . The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”
Now, at age of 55, Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.
The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.
Horowitz said he doesn't try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “I have a feeling it's to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.
The style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it's all about entertaining people with a good story.
Now, Horowitz couldn't be happier with his life. He sums up his success: “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”
In the boarding school, Horowitz’s teachers           .

Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz?

What advice does Horowitz have for readers?

In which section can you most probably read the passage?

A．Campus Trends	B．Culture & Leisure
C．Our World	D．Science Life

Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.
In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend（配偶）, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal, Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen -- the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs （面包屑）you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal（泄露）what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.
The key question is: Does that matter?
For many Americans, the answer apparently is "no."
When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it A survey found an overwhelming pessimism（悲观）about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is "slipping away, and that bothers me."
But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths （收费处）to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠券).
But privacy does matter -- at least sometimes. It’s like health: When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.
What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

Why does the author say "we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret" ?

What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protections?

According to the passage, privacy is like health in that ______.

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根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
—Hi, Mike. Are you going to the barbecue tonight?
—  1 .
—Why maybe? Are you sure?
—I don’t know. All those people, I won’t know anyone.
—  2 You go to these things to meet new people.
—But I don’t think barbecue is the best way.
—Why not?
—  3 .
—Well, I love meeting people in a big group because there are more possibilities.
—But don’t you think it is hard to get to know people? Besides, it’s noisy. You can’t always have a good conversation.
—  4 
—I think small groups are the best way to meet people. I meet the most interesting people in the class. I see how they think and talk every day. If I like someone, then we might get together later on.
— 5 I met my best friend in sports club. We came to know we have a lot in common. If you ask me, big parties are the best way to meet people.
—Well, I think I should try my chances at the barbecue. See you tonight, Mary.

E．You are such a serious guy.
F．Because it’s hard to meet friends.
G．Then how do you like to meet people?

短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。I still remember how nervous I am on my first day in the new school  
      
three years ago, while I found it difficult to follow my teacher in the first     
English class. The teacher spoke English throughout the class, that was
     
totally different from the lessons I had before.                   
     
In the morning class the next day, the English teacher came to me       
while I was reading the text loud as other students. After Listening to      
her for a while, she gave me a big smile and said the liked my voice        
very much. The smile shone on the whole day and the following day. A
     
week later on, I volunteered to take charge of the English study in my class.     
Thanks to the comforted smile, I began to be confident since them.
    

书面表达（满分35分）
自1983年中央电视台首届春节联欢晚会以来，春晚成为收视率最高的节目之一。请以“Spring Festival Gala on CCTV”为题，按以下要点写篇100词左右的英语短文。
1．许多家庭喜欢在除夕观看春节联欢晚会，喜迎新年
2．越来越多的人特别是年轻人不看春节联欢晚会
3．大多数人仍选择看春节联欢晚会
4．我的选择和建议
注意：
1．可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
2．文章开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）
参考词汇：除夕 the Chinese New Year’s Eve
Ever since it started in 1983, the Spring Festival Gala has been one of the most watched TV shows on CCTV.