东北三省三校高三第二次联合模拟考试英语试卷

To most people, noise pollution is a jet flying over their head. For one Spanish woman, it is a neighbor playing the piano. The woman has taken her neighbor to court. Now she wants to send her neighbor to prison for over seven years on the charges of psychological damage and noise pollution.
In a country known for its noisiness, the case has raised eyebrows. Neighbors often complain about street noise in Spain, but people seeking prison time for someone practicing the piano is unheard of. At the trial, Sonia Bosom says she has been suffering noise pollution up to now due to the practice sessions of Laia Martin, who lives below her. Martin, 27, didn’t admit that she played at home that often, saying she took regular classes in other towns and mostly practiced at home on the weekends.
On the first day of the trial, the newspaper reported that Bosom told the court she now hated pianos so much that she couldn’t even stand seeing them in a film.
Bosom says years of hearing constant playing has caused her “psychological injury”. Medical reports show she has suffered from a variety of problems, including insomnia (失眠), anxiety, and panic attacks.
She says tests by local authorities have found that the sound levels made by the piano are up to 10 decibels (分贝) higher than the limit. City authorities have asked the family several times to either stop the piano playing or soundproof (隔音) the room. The family told the court they carried out soundproofing work twice but the complaints continued.
The court hasn’t made a final decision. A spokeswoman says the trial will end before May.
Bosom wants to send Martin to prison because _______.

How did Laia Martin respond to the complaints?

Which of the following may probably be the best title for the passage?

CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS? Every one of us gets so used to punctuation marks that not many of us give them a second thought. Actually, the ancient Greeks wrote this way. The lack of punctuation marks probably didn’t bother good readers, though. As they read, they just put pauses where they fit best. Also at this time, sentences switched directions. A sentence read from left to right. The next one read right to left, and then left to right again, etc. The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this: They • put • something • that • can • separate • words • in • a • sentence. The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word punctum, which means a dot.
When the 5^th century arrived, there were just two punctuation marks: spaces and points. The spaces separated words while the points showed pauses in reading. Then in the 13^th century, a printer named Aldus Manutius tried to standardize punctuation. He always used a period for a complete stop at the end of a sentence. He used a slash (/) to indicate a short pause. Over time, that slash was shortened and curled, and it became the modern comma (逗号).
Since that time, other marks have enlarged the punctuation family. The exclamation mark (感叹号) comes from the Latin word io. It means “exclamation of joy.” The question mark originally started out as the Latin word questio, meaning question. Eventually, scholars put it at the end of a sentence to show a question.
Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays. New marks are coming into existence, and old punctuation marks are used in new ways. Take for example the “interrobang”. This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both. For example, “She did what?” or “How much did you pay for that dress?” Obviously, the interrobang is not widely used or recognized yet, but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation.
From the first paragraph, we can know that _______.

The passage is developed _______.

We can learn from the passage that _______.

What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC has thousands of objects on display, including the 1903 Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh’s 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 Public 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.
Regular Hours: 10: 00 am to 5: 30 pm
Extended Hours: 10: 00 am to 7: 30 pm
December 26—30, 2014.
March 30—April 20, 2015.
Fridays and Saturdays, April 24—May 16, 2015.
May 17—September 7, 2015.
VISITING TIPS:

Limit the Number of Bags: All visitors are screened through metal detectors upon entry. The fewer items you 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 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 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 during your visit.
Open 10: 00 am to 5: 30 pm
Phone: 202-633-2214
E-mail: NASM-VisitorServices@ si. edu
According to the passage, the National Air and Space Museum is a museum _______.

If the Greens plan to visit the Museum at 6: 00 pm, it is accessible on _______.

A visitor to the museum can _______.

The purpose of this passage is to _______.

The stories we share with one another are important. They show wisdom and provide inspiration. They are important to our development. But sometimes people choose not to tell.
Consider the negative effects of not sharing a story in the news: People are wondering if public health officials are holding back too much information about the recent outbreak of Ebola.
There is a danger in holding back stories that ought to be told. Bobette Buster said it like this, “The fact is, history has shown us that stories not told can become like a dangerous genie (妖怪) left in a bottle. When they are finally uncorked, their power to destroy is set free.”
There are a number of reasons why we hide parts of our story: they often show our weaknesses or expose our disadvantages; they require courage and strength to share; and of course, there are some stories that should be kept secret—especially those that embarrass someone else.
Most of us have two selves: the one we display on the outside and the one we actually are on the inside. And the better we get at hiding the stories that show our true selves, the more damage we may be causing to ourselves and to others.
Honesty and openness is important: It proves we are trustworthy. It displays we are human. We are not perfect or better. It highlights the importance of hard work and personal development. Hard work may not allow us to overcome our disadvantages completely. But with hard work, we do not have to be restricted to our mistakes.
Does this mean we admit every weakness, every disadvantage, and every secret regret to everybody we meet? No, of course not. There is a time and a place and a certain level of relationship necessary for some stories to be told in an appropriate manner.
What’s the function of the example in Paragraph 2?

One of the reasons why people are unwilling to share experiences is that _______.

Which is close in meaning to the underlined word “uncorked” in Paragraph 3?

The writer aims to convince us to _______.

After the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, another challenge now is hot in India. Indians give rice to their poor neighbors for a charity (慈善) which is called “Rice Bucket Challenge”.     It is about giving a bucket of rice to someone who is in need and taking a picture named “Rice Bucket Challenge” to share online. The aim of the activity is to help the poor and hungry people in India, and the movement’s Facebook page has so far clocked up more than 50,000 likes.     The activity was started by Manju Latha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old journalist, who thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was a little strange. She said, “Hunger is a disease anybody would connect.” The challenge has gained a lot of support with students signing up in Indian Institute of Management, and more and more people join in it.   
India is the world’s second-biggest rice consumer, with a storage of 21.2 million tons of the grains.    It has suffered with mass hunger, and last year was ranked 63^rd of 78 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s global hunger index. How to participate in this activity? First, pick up a bucket of rice from your home and give it to the neighboring people who are in need.      At last, invite online all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge. It is important to post back on Facebook because it will inspire all your friends to come forward. All the people get together and make a difference!

E. Then, take a picture and post it on facebook with “Rice Bucket Challenge”.
F. But it is far from enough for this country.
G. The initial inspiration came from the ice bucket challenge.

My heart beat with that feeling, like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I          up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was           . Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to           whether I had done perfectly. Then,          , the applause (掌声) came.
“Thank you… so much,” I said,            to the person standing on my other side. Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me. “You’ve been an              student all these years,” she said, “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop          .”
I leaned forward,            I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.
As it             , the promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped. Right after the           , I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day.            , it began slipping away from me. The reason I had stopped taking            was because of my busy schedule with homework. Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether. It was             not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was            inside of me. I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.
“Are you            taking lessons from Olga?” she asked.
“Actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied.
“That’s a             ,” she responded, “I remember your performance a year ago; it was           .”
Two days after talking to Michelle, I was at a            what to do. I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew            what I was doing.
As the music            , a familiar feeling rose inside me.

A．showed B．sat C．stood D．looked

A．light B．quiet C．colorful D．nervous

A．expect B．remind C．know D．doubt

A．immediately B．successfully C．hopefully D．suddenly

A．turning B．waving C．running D．pointing

A．easy-going B．imaginative C．amazing D．honest

A．practising B．learning C．competing D．gaining

A．telling B．promising C．admitting D．speaking

A．carried on B．brought up C．turned out D．taken in

A．performance B．final C．presentation D．play

A．Soon B．Besides C．Thus D．Instead

A．lectures B．parts C．lessons D．pieces

A．disappointing B．pleasing C．inspiring D．puzzling

A．beating B．rising C．changing D．shining

A．still B．even C．much D．yet

A．shame B．relief C．pleasure D．deal

A．challenging B．breathtaking C．demanding D．embarrassing

A．time B．heart C．dream D．loss

A．normally B．exactly C．unclearly D．badly

A．ended B．hit C．covered D．spread

Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But       (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass      their stomachs are filled up.
A classmate of      (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草). I asked him       camels eat hay, not green grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with      strong sense of suffering,      (fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistant     green grass.
The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its     (prepare) made for it.
Life,     a camel traveling through the desert,       (need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The Magic Tree House series are among the most popular book series ever writing for children. It tells a storyof two kids, Jack and his sister Annie, seem to be very excited about finding a tree house in the woods. A treehouse is magic and can transport him to various places and various times in history. It turned out that King Arthurfrom Camelot needs help. However, Jack’s head librarians, Morgan le Fay, sends him and Annie to help. They endup go to many different places and time periods through history on their adventures, which attract to readers a lot.
The series so far has had over 40 books and is likely to grow.

近年来大城市交通拥堵严重，影响了人们的生活和经济发展，对此人们十分抱怨。假如你是李华，请根据以下要点用英语给报社写封信。
1. 交通现状及影响；
2. 提出改进建议；
3. 希望建议被采纳。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
I am writing to you to talk about the heavy traffic.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua