1、2014届吉林省九校联合体高三第二次摸底考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 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 When you are waiting in front of a theater or at the train terminals, you will realize how important punctuality is. Punctuality is really a virtue, especially in a busy city. 【小题 1】 . Punctuality is the main constituent(
2、构成部分 )of good character. 【小题 2】 On the other hand, a person who is always late shows his selfishness and thoughtlessness and he is not worthy to be friends with. Some people often say that they cannot always be punctual since traffic is so heavy these days. 【小题 3】 As everybody knows, we might meet a
3、n unexpected jam on the roads, so we should leave a bit earlier for the appointment to ensure that we would not be late. 【小题 4】 . When they finally arrive, they keep on saying sorry to their friends and then explain. The excuse is not always traffic jam. Sometimes they complain that they have met a
4、friend on the road or have helped a blind man to cross the road. Some also like to blame their watches, the clocks at home or in the office. To such people, we cannot help but say sorry that we have come too early. Yet after all, such smart fellows will soon find that gradually their friends become
5、fewer and fewer. Perhaps at that time, they would realize how important punctuality is. 【小题 5】 . So when we are young, we should try to be punctual every time and never be late, for it is much more easily acquired in youth than when we are older. A To be or not to be punctual is a habit. B It is pol
6、ite to be punctual when you are invited to a party. C Some people always have a lot of excuses for coming late. D I think traffic jam cannot be an excuse for being late. E. In western countries, punctuality is very important in social life. F. Perhaps if everybody were punctual, there would be less
7、suffering and sorrow. G. A person who is always on time for his appointment shows real consideration for others. 答案： 【小题 1】 F 【小题 2】 G 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 试题分析：文章介绍守时的重要性，守时的人表示对别人的关心，而不守时的人往往会找出各种各样的借口，每个人在小的时候，就应该养成守时的习惯。 【小题 1】考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文： Punctuality is really a virtue, especially in
8、a busy city.可知 : 如果每个人都能守时的话，就没有这么多的痛苦了。答案：是 F 【小题 2】考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文： On the other hand, a person who is always late shows his selfishness and thoughtlessness and he is not worthy to be friends with.可知 : 一个约会总是守时的人表现出对别人的关 心。答案：是 G 【小题 3】考查句意理解和上下文：根据上文： Some people often say that they cannot always
9、 be punctual since traffic is so heavy these days.可知 : 我想交通堵塞不能成为迟到的借口。答案：是 D 【小题 4】考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文： When they finally arrive, they keep on saying sorry to their friends and then explain. The excuse is not always traffic jam.可知 : 一些人总是为迟到找各种各样的借口。答案：是 C 【小题 5】考查句意理解和上下文：根据下文： So when we are young, w
10、e should try to be punctual every time and never be late,可知 : 守不守时是一个习惯。答案：是 A。 考点：考查信息匹配 When I was a little girl, every time my dad was repairing something, he 【小题 1】 ask me to hold the hammer, and meanwhile, have a conversation with me. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he di
11、d after work was taking care of his family. I grew up and left home for college and 【小题 2】 then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. Several years later I bought a house, 【小题3】 my dad painted by himself for three days in the 80-degree summer heat. All he asked was 【小题 4】
12、 me to talk to him. But I was always busy, 【小题 5】 (able) to find any time for conversation with him. One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Later that day came a call 【
13、小题 6】 (say) my father was in hospital. Immediately I bought a ticket for a flight and on my way I was thinking about all the 【小题 7】 (miss) occasions to have a talk with my dad. 【小题 8】 the time I got to hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was 【小题9】 who did not have time for a conversation wit
14、h me. I realized 【小题 10】 little I know about my dad, his deepest thoughts and dreams. After his death I learned more about him, and even more about myself. 答案： 【小题 1】 would 【小题 2】 since 【小题 3】 which 【小题 4】 for 【小题 5】 unable 【小题 6】 saying 【小题 7】 missed 【小题 8】 By 【小题 9】 he 【小题 10】 how 试题分析：文章介绍爸爸对家庭的关
15、心对作者的爱，但是作者 没有时间和爸爸交谈，直到爸爸去世，作者才意识到自己很不了解爸爸。 【小题 1】每次爸爸在修什么东西，都会让我拿着锤子。 Would表示 “过去常常 ” 【小题 2】自从那时，爸爸每个星期天的早上都给我打电话。 Ever since“自从那时 ”。 【小题 3】几年后，我买了一个房子，爸爸在 80 度的高温下一个人粉刷了三天。Which引导的是定语从句，修饰 house。 【小题 4】对我来说 他要求的就是和我交谈。介词 “for”对于 。 【小题 5】但我总是很忙，没有时间和他交谈。形容词 unable “不能 ”。 【小题 6】后来有个电话打来，说爸爸住院了。 Say
16、ing是现在分词做伴随状语 【小题 7】在路上我想到我错过的和爸爸谈话的机会。 Missed“错过的 ” 【小题 8】到我到医院的时候为止，爸爸已经去世了。介词 By“到 时候为止 ”。 【小题 9】现在是他没有时间和我交谈了。这里是强调句，强调的是主语： he 【小题 10】我意识到我对爸爸了解的多么少。 How多么，修饰 little 考点：考查短文填词 完型 填空 Do you know how much your children sleep According to the National Sleep Foundation, should sleep twelve to eight
17、een hours of every twenty-four. With a gradual to twelve to fourteen hours for toddlers(初学走路的孩子 ) one to three; eleven to thirteen hours for three to five; and ten to eleven hours for schoolchildren five to ten. But things get really at adolescence. Not only do teenagers need more sleep than _-eight
18、 and a half to nine and a quarter hours a night, according to the sleep foundation - but the times which they get sleepy and are able to awaken and feel rested shift in a that does not match to the times at most schools. Sleep studies have shown that the typical teenager does not fall asleep readily
19、 before 11 p. m. or later. many have to get up by 6 a. m. or to get to school for a class starts at 7:30 or 8 a.m. More than a few off during that class, and often the one as well. Even if awake, theyre in no condition to learn much of anything. In one study, more than 90 percent of teenagers they s
20、lept less than the nine hours a night, and 10 percent said they slept less than six hours. _ James B. Maas, a Cornell University psychologist and Leading sleep researcher, has observed, most teenagers are walking zombies(僵尸 ) they get far too little sleep. 【小题1】 A children B newborns C elders D youn
21、gsters A from B with C out D up A reduction B increase C growth D improvement A teenagers B students C babies D preschoolers A related B separated C aged D varied A demanding B challenging C satisfying D encouraging A adults B toddlers C babies D schoolchildren A in B on C at D for A excitedly B ear
22、ly C casually D naturally A form B means C method D way A end B start C holiday D examination A Since B For C Yet D Then A nicer B earlier C cleaner D better A that B its C what D whose A put B take C doze D cut A next B other C last D new A examined B surveyed C reported D convinced A regulated B r
23、ecommended C analyzed D reported A Like B Since C As D Furthermore A because B which C while D still 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 A 试题分析
24、：文章介绍不同年龄阶段的人需要的睡眠时间不同，特别指出年轻人的睡眠严重不足。 【小题 1】考查名词： A. children儿童， B. newborns新生儿， C. elders老年人，D. youngsters年轻人，从下文的： With a gradual 43 to twelve to fourteen hours for toddlers(初学走路的孩子 ) one to three; eleven to thirteen hours for 44 three to five;可知一开始是说新生儿，选 B 【小题 2】考查介词辨析： A. from来自， B. with和， C.
25、out外面， D. up向上，新生儿在每天的 24小时中应该睡 12到 18小时， out of 在 里面，选 C 【小题 3】考查名词： A. reduction减少， B. increase增加， C. growth增长， D. improvement提高，初学走路的孩子逐渐减少到 12-14小时，选 A 【小题 4】考查名词： A. teenagers年轻人， B. students学生， C. babies婴儿， D. preschoolers学龄前儿童，从下文的： schoolchildren 45 five to ten.可知三到五岁的学龄前儿 童是 11-13小时，选 D 【小题
26、 5】考查动词辨析： A. related联系， B. separated分离， C. aged年龄， D. varied不同，年龄在 5-10岁的学生应该睡 10-11小时。 Aged做定语修饰schoolchildren，选 C 【小题 6】考查形容词辨析： A. demanding苛刻的，困难的， B. challenging有挑战的， C. satisfying 令人满意的， D. encouraging 令人鼓舞的，从下文的内容，可知对年轻人来说事情是有挑战的。 选 B 【小题 7】考查名词： A. adults成年人， B. toddlers学步的小孩， C. babies婴儿，D
27、. schoolchildren学生，年轻人需要比成年人更多的睡眠，选 A 【小题 8】考查介词辨析： A. in在 里面， B. on在 上面， C. at在 地方， D. for为了，而且他们感到困的时间， at修饰 times，选 C 【小题 9】考查副词辨析： A. excitedly令人兴奋地， B. early早的， C. casually随意地， D. naturally自然地，和能够自然醒来的时间，选 D 【小题 10】考查名词： A. form形式， B. means意味着， C. method方法， D. way道路，方式，感到困的时间，能够自然醒来的时间和感到要休息的时候
28、转换的方式和大多数学校开始的时候是不相配的，选 D 【小题 11】考查名词： A. end结束， B. start开始， C. holiday假期， D. examination检查，这里指学校开始上课的时间，选 B 【小题 12】考查连词辨析： A. Since自从， B. For为了， C. Yet然而， D. The然后，很多年轻人在晚上 11点前是不能入睡的，但是他们在早上 6点或更早要起床去上课。表 示转折关系，选 C 【小题 13】考查形容词辨析： A. nicer更好， B. earlier更早， C. cleaner更干净，D. better更好，这里指比 6点更早，选 B 【
29、小题 14】考查定语从句，先行词是 a class，定语从句中缺少主语，用 that引导定语从句，选 A 【小题 15】考查动词辨析： A. put放， B. take拿走， C. doze 打盹儿，打瞌睡，D. cut切割，很多学生在上课的时候会打盹，选 C 【小题 16】考查形容词辨析： A. next下一个， B. other其他的， C. last最后的，D. new新的，下一节课也会打盹，选 A 【小题 17】考查动词辨析： A. examined检查， B. surveyed调查， C. reported报告， D. convinced使 相信，在一个调查中，超过 90%的年轻人报
30、告他们的睡眠时间少于推荐的 9个小时。选 C 【小题 18】考查动词辨析： A. regulated调节，调整，校准，控制， B. recommended推荐， C. analyzed分析， D. reported报告，专家推荐年轻人每晚睡眠是 9小时，选 B 【小题 19】考查词义辨析： A. Like象， B. Since自从， C. As因为，正如， D. Furthermore还有，正如 James B. Maas观察的那样，大多数年轻人象行走的僵尸，选 C 【小题 20】考查连词： A. because因为， B. which哪里， C. while然而， D. still仍然，因为
31、他们太困了，选 A 考点：考查日常生活类完型填空 阅读理解 According to the US Geological Survey, about seven million earthquakes strike worldwide every yearbut fortunately, only about 1500 of these are of a magnitude(震级 ) of 5 or greater on the Richter scale. Certain areas, such as California and Japan, are more prone to earth
32、quakes than others. Although the chance of being caught in “The Big one” is remote, its wise to be prepared if you live in a region where earthquakes are common. Educate your family about earthquakes before a big one strikes. For example, they need to know to take shelter in a doorway or under a str
33、ong object if indoors, and never to run outdoors if they are inside. If outside, they need to know to stay away from power lines and buildings where objects could fall. Teach family members how to turn off gas or water lines or electrical power that may need to be shut off after a quake if severe da
34、mage occurs. Develop a plan. Where will your family meet in the event of a disaster What if some people are at work or school How will you know if they are safe Where will you all meet up Pack a preparedness kit(衣物装备 ) and keep it in a safe location. In a major earthquake, its possible that you wont
35、 be able to get into your house. Keep supplies in your car trunk or an outside storage shed if possible. Pack whatever your family is likely to need, enough for three days to a week, including food, water, medication, first aid and personal hygiene supplies, flashlights, a portable radio, blankets,
36、clothes and shoes, cash, or camp stove, candles, matches or lighters, and a whistle. Consider earthquake insurance for your home if you live in an earthquake-prone area. Regular homeowners insurance doesnt cover earthquake damage. 【小题 1】 The underlined words “prone to ” in paragraph 1 can be replace
37、d by_. A likely to suffer B frequent to explore C regular to measure D impossible to experience 【小题 2】 According to the passage, if you are outside in an earthquake, you should_. A stay where you are B hide under a big tree C avoid power lines D sit on the ground 【小题 3】 We can learn from the passage
38、 that_. A about 1,500 earthquakes happen every year B people should store some clothes in their houses in advance C family members should meet in their home after an earthquake D people suffering earthquakes often should buy earthquake insurance 【小题 4】 What would be the best title for the passage A
39、How to Keep Safe in an Earthquake B How to Prepare for an Earthquake C Who Can Help Us After an Earthquake D Where Is an Earthquake-prone Area 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 试题分析：每年的地震很多，但是大地震并不多，经常遭受地震的地区也是集中的，但是我们应该为地震做好准备，尽量减少损失。 【小题 1】猜词题 ：从文章第一段的句子： Certain areas, such as California an
40、d Japan, are more prone to earthquakes than others.加力福利亚和日本更有可能遭受地震，可知 “prone to ” 是 “可能会遭受 ”的意思，选 A 【小题 2】细节题：从文章第二段的句子： If outside, they need to know to stay away from power lines and buildings where objects could fall.可知地震的时候如果你在外面，应该避开电线，选 C 【小题 3】推理题：从文章最后一段的句子： Consider earthquake insurance fo
41、r your home if you live in an earthquake-prone area. Regular homeowners insurance doesnt cover earthquake damage. 可知经常遭受地震的人应该买地震保险，选 D 【小题 4】标题确定题：从这篇文章和第一段的句子： Although the chance of being caught in “The Big one” is remote, its wise to be prepared if you live in a region where earthquakes are comm
42、on. 可知这篇文章讲的是如何为地震做好准备，选 B 考点：考查日常生活类短文 Endless playing of songs like All I want for Christmas in shops during the festive season doesnt just drive us mad the songs also make us more careless with our money, research has warned. While repeated performance of Jingle Bells may seem like an innocent at
43、tempt to raise customers spirits during the nightmare of Christmas shopping, the songs also have a more delicate impact. “Background music, or “Muzak”,can be used by marketers to impose cultures -such as the commercialization of Christmas- onto consumers and influence their behaviour,” experts said.
44、 Dr. Alan Bradshaw of Royal Holloway, University of London, said, “Festive jingles are force-fed to Christmas shoppers in a bid to change their mood, influence their sense of time and what sort of products they buy. In other words, this is an attempt to control your shopping habits in a way that you
45、 might hardly be aware of.” “Often we are told that we have the freedom to choose where we want to shop, but during Christmas the use of music in this way is so common that our freedom to choose disappears.” Dr. Bradshaw and Prof Morris Holbrook of Columbia University examined the phenomenon and fou
46、nd that retailers often “dumb down” the music played in shops to relax customers, meaning it is easier to control their behaviour. It is thought that slowing down the rhythm of music in shops can trick customers into thinking less time has passed, and therefore spend more time examining the shelves,
47、 for example. Some providers of background music have been known to promote their services by claiming they can boost profits by controlling the behaviour of customers. “A common trick is to take a popular current song and record an instrumental version which can be slowed down or sped up at differe
48、nt time of the day to influence behaviour in different ways,” Dr. Bradshaw said. Background music is often classed as “Muzak” in honor of the Seattle-based company which began producing its soft-sounding melodies in the 1930s. 【小题 1】 According to Dr. Bradshaw, in what ways does Christmas music influ
49、ence customers their mood their income their sense of time the sort of products they buy A B C D 【小题 2】 Shopkeepers slow down the rhythm of music in shops to _. A let customers spend more time shopping B make customers and sales assistants relaxed C let customers enjoy the beautiful music D help customers fi
