四川省德阳市高三第一次诊断考试英语试题 及答案.doc

四川省德阳市2015届高三第一次诊断考试英语试题（word版）注意事项： 1本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束，将答题卡交回。 2155小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；第二卷的答案也必须写在答题卡上指定的位置，在试卷上作答无效。第一卷（选择题，共90分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节单项填空（共l0小题；每小题1分，满分l0分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1-Darling, how many colleagues did you meet at the pity? A Nothing B No one C None D Nobody2-Where did you get to know Peter? -It was on the pitch we were playing soccer A where B that C which D when3I can't stand around chatting - I've got _ things to do this miming A a million B million C a million of D millions4 Clearly, he doesn't have a plan, he would have said somethingA but Bunless C so D or5 Travelers show their documents when they maven AwouldB can C must D may6 After recovering from his illness A get off B get on Cget away from Dget hack to7 Ella has been comparing about the traffic her awake at nightA keep B to keep C keeping D kept8 I walked slowly to the teacher's office wondering A which B why ' C where D who9 -Hi, Charlie, you look tired -I am tired I the fence all dayshe decided to talk with me A punted B had painted C have been paining D have painted10 -What are you up to these days, Debby?A Same as ever B Don't mention it C The same to youD Not too bad 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 Christmas was always an amazing time in my home when l was growing upMy parents were notrich, but they were always _11 when it came to giving us presents Every year, they 12 a Christmas Eve party and gave all the kids in the neighborhood presents 13 One year when was eight years old,1 was hoping that would 14 a bike for ChristmasI made it clear in every way knew to my 15 Left hints all over the place On the Christmas miming, all the kids received presser after present 16 we got to the end of presents,1 was very 17 There was no bike for meI cried, "Is that all?" The moment 18 it, I knew had made a big 19After my parents worked so hard, 20 could complain that I did not receive a bike when I had received so many other things? My father 21 and went outside He came back wheeling fife bicycle that they had been 22 to give me after all the osier presents were 23 At that time, I felt even 24 Lean beforeHow could ever enjoy after fiat? My parents 25 me to think about how felt the moment saw that had 26 received the bike They told me to remember that 27 that l would never repeat that mistake and feel that way again In the four years after that, at fife 28 of all the presents given, my father _29 ask me what had to say to everyoneIt had become a family _30 1 would always say, "Is that all?"But what really meant was "Thank you so much"And everyone knew that第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） AThe Saturday Even Post 2015 Great American unction Contest is underway!In ills nearly three centuries of existence, The Saturday Evening Post , a bimonthly magazine, has published short fiction by a who's who of American authors including F Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Anne Tyler, Kurt Vonnegut, JarRay Bradbury, Louis Lamoure, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe You have the pouty Lo join our excellent line - up by entering The Saturday Evening Post's Third Annual Create American Fiction Contest The winning story will be published in fife Jan/Feb 2015 edition of The Saturday Evening Post, and the author will receive a $ 500 paymentFive runners - up will each receive a $ 100 cash payment and will also have their stories published onlineSubmission（授稿） Guidelines Stories must be between l,500 and 5,000 words in lengthO All stories must be submitted by the author, and previously unpublished （not including personal websites and blogs） No extreme manatee or grapple sex scenesO All stories must be submitted online in Microsoft Word format with the author's name, address, telephone number, and email address on the rarest pageO Entries should be character or plot - driven pieces in any genre（俸裁）of fictionflunk localThe Post has historically played a role in defining what it means to be an American Your story should in some way touch upon the publication' s mission Celebrating; America, past, present, and future There is a $ 10 entry fee, which helps cover a potion of the cost of operating the contest All entries must be received electronically hay July l, 2014Check here to view the winners of the 2014 Great American Fiction ContestClick here to view the winners of the 2013 Great American Fiction Contest31 We can loam from the passage, The Saturday Eve rung PostA has played an impotent Prut in American hist00B came into being as early as the 18th century C is a magazine published every monthD holds the contest every two years32 According to the requirements, the entries A must reflect American society B should be sent by post or engulfC should have at least 5,000 words D mustn't have ever appeared on blog33 How much money canal the prize winners make in all by entering the contest? A $900 B $940 C $1000 D $1,06034 What do we know about the 2015 contest? A It will last until the end of 2014 B It will only allows famous writers to take part C The participants can enter the contest for free D Only the winning stories wiz be published in the magazineB（The Duly Mail） David Thomas failed all Lush moths exams and left school wife no qualification ions, yet this 30 - year - old fire - fighter has just gone into the Guinness Book of Records by racy-ting from memory 22,500 digits of the mathematical constant, purrAfter five months of truing, in which he spent ten hours a day memorizing a tauter of a mil-lion digits, David Thomas took part in a 16 - hour mental battleWitnesses watched in awe as Thomas set a new European record, reaming the tide Most Powerful Memory in the We stem Hemi-sphere David says, "When I was at school I was hopelessI could' t remember any lung, but now I can remember more facts than anyone in Europe" So how does Thomas do it?"One night I was watching a TV programmed about an interview with a man called Dominic O'Brien, who had been the world memory champion five timesHe used to be a gambler, and he wasn't ancillary successful until he developed his own mnemonics, or mental memory aid, foreach card in order to remember which cards had already been dealt and which ones hadn't "Thomas became fascinated by O' Brien' s theory that anyone can improve their memory hay using specialized techniquesThese techniques involve linking everything to fusilier people or objects"If you want to remember a phone number for example, you have to give the numbers lifeSometimes I associate a number with a personNumber lo for me is always the Prime Mouser （who lives at number 10 Downing Street） ," explained DavidIf David is trying to remember facts he. links them to an image"For instance, if was trying to memorize the name 'Tom Cruise' , I would think of his film Top Can, and that leads me to images of guns and cruise missiles"David is soon going to appear on TV's Record Breakers, and talus week he is teaching memory training and speed - writing at Huddlers field UniversityHis fees are 600 a dayHe is sure that the future holds a lot more for him than a job as a fire - fighter35 We loam that before setting a new European record, ThomasA liked playing cardsC believed he could succeedB trained hard in memoryD received a good school education36 Why did O'Brien develop his own mnemonics? A To become a world memory champion B To win money while playing cards C To prove he had a good memoryD To defeat David Thomas37 What do Thomas's tech request involve? A Linking everything to familiar people or objects B Spending ten hours a day memorizing stuff C Remembering a number in a vivid context D Associating a fact with a person38 Which of fife following is true? A A person's ability of memorizing stuff is reflected in his studies B A person with a powerful memory can alcove success easily C Thomas' powerful memory has brow him faunae and wealth D Thomas' memory is more powerful than O'Brien' sCRoad congestion costs drivers billions of dollars every year due to wasted gas and beIn addition, traffic on roads results in increased engine idle; and unnecessary emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphereSome of the major rea8ons for road congestion are narrow streets, accidents, parking on roads due to shortage of parking facilities, avoidance of public transportation and more private vehiclesTraffic congestion can have stressful effects on commute（上下班往返）, fife economy and the environment Are there any solutions?Use public transportation, such as nuns, trams, hoses and taxis These modes of transport carry a large number of people at one time and greedy reduce the number of cars on the roadMore- over, it will save you from driving stress, save time and help the environmentIf you have an empty seat in your car, consider car pooling by finding other people who might be headed to a destination near yours This will not only help reduce traffic congestion, but also joule expensesIn addition, it will decrease driving stress as each person would get a break from drivingThis is also environmentally friendly and a sustainable way to travel as it would reduce car- hon. emissionsBy raising gasoline taxes, the movement would have extra funds to construct lug ways, sub- ways and alterative roads Moreover, it will also reduce congestion as commuters would find it cheaper to use other modes such as a pools and public transportation Introduction of road toll would also help reduce congestionRoad tolls requires commuters to pay a fee for using the testicular road This will encourage commuters to use other modes where they would not have to pay this fee every dayWhile commuting, keep your radio on so that you can stay informed about all live traffic up- dates airedAvoid using roads that are already congested due to accidents or other reasons This will help reduce congestion to some extent39What's the best the of this passage?A Methods of retracing traffic congestionB Solutions to decrease traffic problemsC How to manage car traffic service D How to control the number of cars40What does the underlined phrase "car pooling"A Reducing the use of private cars B Caning as many persons as possible C Shang private cars would commuting D Making every possible use of car space41 We can loam from the passage that raising gasoline taxes and road taxes both A help to limit the use of private vehicles B encourage people to use cheaper valueless C enable the government to exam money easily D force commuters to pay money for using roads42 It can be incensed from the passage thatA drivers should stop their engines when in traffic jamB using public transportation makes people more relaxedC strict Affric Niles should be made to reduce traffic jamD leistering to radio while driving keeps people more awake Imagine if you could have any house you wantedMoney is noobjectYou can place the house anywhere in the world and you can build the house from any materials you wish What would that house look like? What would be the color and texture of the walls, the shape of the rooms, and the quality of the light? Carl Jung said "When I was a could, I dreamed of a house shaped like a ringRooms would be arranged in a ring around a central courtyard, and the courtyard would have a glass roof, a steamy climate, and unusual birds All windows in this house would look inward at the courtyardNo windows would look outward at the outside world This was an introverted（肉句型的） , perhaps proud, house As I aged, my dream house reshaped itself Instead of an inner courtyard, it developed sociable porches（走廊） and big bay windows The house of my dreams reflected who I was becoming " For the psychologist Carl Jung, holding a house was a symbol of building 8 selfIn his autobiographical Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Jung described the gradual evolution of his home onLake ZurichJung spent more than tutee years building this castle - like stricture, and he believedthat the towers and windows represented his soul Clare Cooper Marcus acid, " Can we know more about who we are by looking at where we live?" Clare Cooper Marcus, a Professor of Architecture at the Uruversity of Caledonia in Berkeley, has written widely about the relationship between homes and the people who occupy themHer book House as a Mirror of Self explores the meaning of " Home" as a place of self - expression, as a place of growing, and as a place of sociabilityMarcus spent years looking at people' s drawings of memo-rabble childhood places If the houses we live in are so significant, what about fife houses we inane? What do our wishes say about who we are?43 Which question does the writer really try to answer? A Do the houses we imagine reflect who we are? B What would our Wag native houses look like? C What kind of houses would you like to live in? D Do you like to dream of a house of your own?44 What does the underlined part Money is no object mean?A Money is nil one of the building materials B You have extra money to build your houseC It's impossible to collect enough moneyD You ran use as much money as possible45 We can loam that when he grew up, Carl Jung liked to _ A move about B make friends C stay alone D have dreams46 Which of the following is Lure?A Carl Jung bulk a house himself in his childhood B Carl Jung's dream house changed as he changed C Cooper Marcus can recognize a house's owner easilyD Cooper Marcus' s book involves peoples relationshipE（Reuters）The Thunderbird is one of the most readily recognized creatures of American Indian mythologyWhile the vast majority of biologists cleave the Thunderbird myth to be nothing more than a spiritual symbol, sump, zoologists believe that the hard may actually exist I still vividly recall seeing an i