1、2015届天津滨海新汉沽第五中学高三上第二次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Im Evan Ducker. Im just like every other 15-year-old teenager, except that I was born with a red birthmark .Doctors dont know the exact cause of birthmarks like mine-but they do know it occurs in about 3 of every 1,000 children all over the world. Some birthma
2、rks are marks of serious medical conditions. Im very fortune-mine isnt. I pretty much live a regular life, except for people asking me about it all the time, which can get me annoyed sometimes. But, overall, my birthmark is just a spot on my skin. Its not harmful to other people. When I was about 4
3、years old, I asked my mom why there werent any characters with birthmarks in the books she would read for me. When we went to the library, we realized there werent any for little kids. My mom knew I was disappointed. There werent any books with cool characters who had birthmarks. So she said we coul
4、d write our own. She took all my ideas and we created the first book of its kind to educate kids about birthmarks and also offer a more realistic, positive character with a birthmark. I based the story on all real things that happened in my life. But instead of people, the characters in the book are
5、 real animals from the Galapagos Islands, including a red-footed bird. When people ask why I picked a red-footed bird as the main character, I tell them that the bird has red feet, similar to a human birthmark! He is pretty cool. It was really tough to get my book published. It took a long time beca
6、use a lot of publishers refused it. They would tell my family there wasnt a market big enough for a book about birthmarks. But we knew the book wasnt about birthmarks. It was about tolerance for peoples differences in general. We just picked a character with a birthmark because that was what I knew.
7、 【小题 1】 Why did Evan say he was very fortunate ( no more than 12 words) _ 【小题 2】 Why did Evan want to write a book with characters who had birthmarks (no more than 15 words) _ 【小题 3】 What does the underlined word “tough” mean ( no more than 3 words) _ 【小题 4】 What did Evan think of the main character
8、 in his book ( no more than 5 words) _ 【小题 5】 In your opinion, how would you treat a friend with a birthmark ( no more than 20 words) _ 答案：【小题 1】 Because his birthmark is not harmful./Because his birthmark is not the mark of serious medical conditions. 【小题 2】 Because there werent any books with char
9、acters who had birthmarks. 【小题 3】 difficult/hard 【小题 4】 It was pretty cool. 【小题 5】 I would accept him as he is. 试题分析：本文讲述了作者天生就有胎记，他同母亲一起写了一本书教育同样有胎记的人积极乐观的去生活。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句 Some birthmarks are marks of serious medical conditions. Im very fortune-mine isnt.有些胎记是有严重的疾病，我很幸运，我的不是，可知作者的胎记无害。 【小
10、题 2】分析归纳题。根据第三段，作者四岁时发现母亲给他读的书 里没有一个主人公有胎记，去图书馆里也没有，母亲鼓励作者自己写一个有胎记的主人公。 【小题 3】词义猜测题。根据最后一段第二句话 It took a long time because a lot of publishers refused it.因为很多出版商拒绝出版，可知要使得自己的书出版很难，tough即困难的的意思。 【小题 4】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句话 He is pretty cool.可知作者认为自己的书里的主人公很酷。 【小题 5】主观题。答案：使用了 as领导的状语从句。句意：我会就这样接受他。 考点：考
11、查记叙文阅读。 单项选择 * There is a big dog _to a fence outside the house. A tying B tied C to tie D ties 答案： B He has _ little education that he cant teach _ little children. A so; such B such; such C so; so D such; so 答案： A _twice, he didnt want to try again. A Failed B Failing C Having failed D To fail 答案：
12、 C The path in the park looked beautiful, _ with _ leaves. A covered; falling B covered; fallen C covering; falling D covering, fallen 答案： B _ of the land in the district _ covered with trees and grass. A Two-fifth； is B Two-fifth； are C Two-fifths； is D Two-fifths； are 答案： C Im afraid I cant get th
13、e job this time. Do remember ， _ confident you feel， _ opportunities youll have. A the more； more B the more； the more C more； more D more； the more 答案： B - Here _！ Where is Xiao Liu？ - There _. A comes the bus， is he B comes the bus， he is C the bus comes， is he D the bus comes， he is 答案： B - “A fi
14、lm or a Chinese meal ” - “_” A Its up to you B Ill follow you C Thats settled D Thats OK 答案： A This is the first time we _ a film in the cinema together as a family. A see B had seen C saw D have seen 答案： D At first we were _by his stories and tried to help him, but later we learnt he was telling li
15、es. A taken off B taken in C taken away D taken out 答案： B _, he went upstairs to sleep without supper. A He was tired B As he was tired C Tired as was he D As tired as he was 答案： B _ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge. A However a serious problem B What a serious prob
16、lem C However serious a problem D What serious a problem 答案： C Thats the factory _we paid a visit last year. A where B to which C which D that 答案： B The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _ we meet them again. A after B before C since D when 答案： B All th
17、e travelers _that they should bring their ID cards with them. A have reminded B are reminded C were reminding D had been reminded 答案： B 完型填空 Once there was a little bird that lived in the old times. When a sage(智者 )was thrown into a _by his enemy, the little bird saw what happened and decided to put
18、 it out to _the sage. The little bird_bringing a few drops of water in his_mouth from the nearby river. The larger birds in the tree _and laughed at the little bird, saying, “Why are you carrying the _ ” The little bird said, “To put out the fire around the sage.” The larger birds continued _, “How
19、could you put out such a huge fire with so little water It is _.” Do you know what the little bird _ “I dont know whether I will manage to put out the fire or not but I know what I have _to stop the fire.” Hearing the answer, all the larger birds were_. We often think that our effort is the factor(因
20、素 ) responsible for our _. This is a wrong way of _. If we believe we can succeed, we shall succeed. Our _is just a sacrifice(牺牲 ) that we are willing to make ._, the little bird knew that with a few drops of water the fire would not be put out but it was his _to do whatever he could to achieve this
21、 goal. Its the action, not the fruit of the action, that is _.You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your _or may not be in your time, but that doesnt _ you stop doing the right thing. You may never know_results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result. 【小题1】 A
22、 room B fire C river D plane A remind B stop C help D surprise A started B allowed C suggested D imagined A long B tiny C strong D beautiful A refused B understood C heard D watched A cup B present C water D fruit A warning B laughing C teaching D complaining A unnecessary B dangerous C useless D po
23、ssible A accepted B achieved C performed D replied A done B finished C collected D proved A afraid B silent C angry D nervous A success B growth C study D career A planning B working C explaining D thinking A progress B fortune C effort D change A Similarly B Strangely C Suddenly D Generally A turn
24、B responsibility C promise D fault A actual B easy C exact D important A secret B order C power D memory A mean B protect C report D mention A when B how C that D what 答案：【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】
25、C 【小题 15】 A 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 D 试题分析：本文通过讲述一只小鸟为救一位智者，一点一点的用水努力扑灭火的故事阐述了只要有信念就会成功的道理。 【小题 1】考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句 The little bird said, “To put out the fire around the sage.”小鸟说，为了扑灭智者周围的火，可知智者是被扔进了火中。故选 B 【小题 2】考查名词词义辨析。 A提醒 B停止 C帮助 D吃惊。根据句意小鸟看见了所发生的事情决 定扑灭火来救智者，故选 C 【小题 3】考
26、查动词词义辨析。 A开始 B允许 C建议 D设想。根据句意小鸟决定救智者后，应该是开始用它的嘴来运水。故选 A 【小题 4】考查形容词词义辨析。 A长的 B小的 C强的 D美的。根据前文bringing a few drops of water小鸟每次都只能运几滴水，可知小鸟的嘴很小，故选 B 【小题 5】考查动词词义辨析。 A拒绝 B理解 C听到 D看到，根据后文 laughed at the little bird大鸟们嘲笑小鸟可知是在看到小鸟的行为后才嘲笑它。故选 D 【小题 6】考查名词词义辨析。 A杯子 B礼物 C水 D水果，根据 The larger birds in the tr
27、ee _35_and laughed at the little bird, saying, “Why are you carrying the _36_ ”可知大鸟在看到小鸟云水灭火后嘲笑它并问你为什么运水？故选 C 【小题 7】考查动词词义辨析。 A警告 B嘲笑 C教 D抱怨，根据句意大鸟听到小鸟要灭火后继续嘲笑它问道你怎么能用这么少的水扑灭大火呢？故选 B 【小题 8】考查形容词词义辨析。 A不必要的 B危险的 C无用的 D可能的，根据句意 ，大鸟说你怎么能用这么点水扑灭大火呢，这是没有用的。故选 C 【小题 9】考查动词词义辨析。 A接受 B实现 C表演 D回答，根据后文 Hearin
28、g the answer可知这里是你知道小鸟怎么回答的吗，故选 D 【小题 10】考查动词词义辨析。 A做 B完成 C收集 D证明，根据前文 I dont know whether I will manage to put out the fire or not小鸟不知道能否扑灭大火，但它已经努力去做了，故选 A 【小题 11】考查形容词词义辨析。 A害怕的 B沉默的 C生气的 D紧张的，根据句意， 大鸟听到小鸟的回答后，应该都沉默了。故选 B 【小题 12】考查细节理解。根据后文 If we believe we can succeed, we shall succeed，可知是我们经常认为
29、努力是成功的一个因素，故选 A 【小题 13】考查名词词义辨析。 A计划 B工作 C解释 D想法，根据句意，前文说我们经常认为努力是成功的一个因素，这个想法是错误的，故选 D 【小题 14】考查名词词义辨析。 A过程 B未来 C努力 D改变，根据前文说我们经常认为努力是成功的一个因素，努力是我们愿意做的牺牲，故选 C 【小题 15】考查副词词义辩词 。 A同样地 B奇怪地 C突然地 D总的来说，前文讲的是我们人，后文又重提小鸟的故事，应用同样地，故选 A 【小题 16】考查名词词义辨析。 A顺序 B责任 C承诺 D错误。根据句意小鸟知道几滴水不能扑灭大火，但是这是他的责任做任何他能做的事情来实
30、现这个目标。故选 B 【小题 17】考查形容词词义辨析。 A实际上的 B容易的 C准确的 D重要的，根据句意，是行动而不是行动的成果重要。 【小题 18】考查名词词义辨析。 A秘密 B命令 C力量 D记忆。根据句意，这也许不在你的力量范围之内，故选 C 【小题 19】考查动词词义辨析。 A意味着 B保护 C报告 D提 及，根据句意，这也许不在你的力量范围之内，也不在你的时间范围内，但并不意味着你就要停止做正确的事情。故选 A 【小题 20】考查宾语从句。根据句意，你也许永远不知道你的行为会有什么后果， what引导宾语从句在宾语从句中做主语，故选 D 考点：考查记叙文阅读 阅读理解 Rodd
31、and Todd were lucky children chosen to see Santa Claus himself up at the North Pole. Some elves(精灵 ) come in and said, Santa Claus is very busy. Youll only be able to see him for a short while, so make the most of it. Santa Claus appeared, carrying all the toys the two boys had ever wanted. While To
32、dd ran to hug Santa Claus, Rodd went over to the bicycle he had always dreamed of having. Santa was only there for a few seconds, and disappeared before Rodd had even looked at him. He cried and complained, but within a few hours the two boys had been returned to their homes. From that day on, every
33、 time Rodd saw a toy he felt the excitement of receiving a present, but he would instantly look around to see what else of importance he was missing. And in this way, Rodd helped those who had nothing, giving love to those who almost never received it, and putting smiles on the faces of the unhappy.
34、 All by himself, he managed to change the atmosphere of his town, and no one could know him without being grateful to him. One Christmas, while he was sleeping, he felt someone pulling his leg. Rodd opened his eyes and saw the long white beard and the soft red suit. Forgive me. I didnt know how to c
35、hoose what was most important, said Rodd. But Santa Claus answered with a smile. I chose to spend some time with the best boy in the world, just before I leave you the great gift youve earned for yourself. Thank you!” And the next morning, there were no presents under the Christmas tree. That Christ
36、mas, the gift had been so big that it couldnt fit down the chimney; the only place it could fit was in Rodds heart. 【小题 1】 The story mainly tells us _. A to respect Santa Claus B to spend Christmas with Santa Claus C not to miss the important thing D not to ask for too many gifts for Christmas 【小题 2
37、】 Rodd and Todd were told by elves that _. A it was not easy to meet Santa Claus B they had to wait for a long time C they have only a little time to be with Santa Claus D they would be sent back a few hours later 【小题 3】 Rodd missed Santa Claus because_. A he only focused on the present B he preferr
38、ed the present to Santa Claus C he had never received any presents before D he was too young to know what was more important 【小题 4】 What was the peoples attitude towards Rodd in the town A They were grateful for his help. B They didnt know him well. C They treated him as Santa Claus. D They gave him
39、 many presents. 【小题 5】 We can infer from the story that _. A Todd was cleverer than Rodd B Rodd would give present to others. C Rodd would go to the North Pole again D Rodd got more than common boys at last. 答案：【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 D 试题分析：本文讲述 Rodd 和 Todd被选中去见圣诞老人，由此对 Rodd的生活所带
40、来的改变的故事 【小题 1】 C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 but he would instantly look around to see what else of importance he was missing.可知这篇文章主要告诉我们不要错过重要的事情。故选 C 【小题 2】 C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句 Some elves(精灵 ) come in and said, Santa Claus is very busy. Youll only be able to see him for a short while, so make the most of it. 精灵们说
41、圣诞老人非常忙，你们只能见他一会儿，可知他们只有一点点时间见圣诞老人，故选 C 【小题 3】 A细节理解题。根据第二段第二句 While Todd ran to hug Santa Claus, Rodd went over to the bicycle he had always dreamed of having.当圣诞老 人来了，Rodd却去拿自行车了，可知 Rodd只关注礼物了，故选 A 【小题 4】 A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句 no one could know him without being grateful to him.小镇上的人都对他报以感激之情。故选 A 【小题
42、5】 D推理分析题。根据最后一段最后一句。 the gift had been so big that it couldnt fit down the chimney; the only place it could fit was in Rodds heart.Rodd的礼物是这么大以致装不下烟囱，装在他的心里。可知他得到的比普通孩子多。故选 D 考点：考查记叙文阅读 When you get tired of homework, several minutes walk in a nearby green park helps you relax at once. Or you may s
43、tand facing the lake or the seas. They will calm (not to be excited or nervous) you just like the green plants. Wonder why Color is a key part of the answers. Since it is so, green and blue help make people feel more quiet and safe. All colors have special power. Scientists have found that many colo
44、rs have specific effects on peoples mind and feelings. Try an easy and interesting experiment and youll see how color “misleads” you sometimes. Wrap (包装 ) two boxes of the same size with colored paper, one red and the other white. Then weigh the two boxes with your hands. Which one is heavier Most p
45、eople will think that the red box is heavier, even though they weigh the same. Colors can affect learning. Scientists have found that students spend more time reading if they read information written in blue text. Blue helps most people calm down and think more. Clever uses of colors in daily life a
46、re to be seen everywhere. Hospitals and libraries seldom paint their walls, tables and desks red. They use light colors, like light blue or green. Red makes people excited while light colors help them relax. Havent worked out how color affects your daily life Start with your small room. Try to make
47、some changes in it and youll get to know how important color is! 【小题 1】 The underlined word “misleads” means _. A affects B effects C causes someone to have a wrong idea D give wrong directions 【小题 2】 Wed better paint the walls of the hospital in _. A light blue or light green B deep red or deep brown C deep orange or deep red D light green or light yellow
