泸州市高2015级第二次教学质量诊断性考试英 语（正卷）

泸州市高2015级第二次教学质量诊断性考试英 语（正卷）

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the time now？

A. It’s 5:15. B. It’s 5:00. C. It’s 4:45. 2. What is the woman doing? A. Making the bed. B. Fixing the chair. C. Driving to school. 3. Where are the speakers?

A. In the street. B. In an office. C. In a hotel. 4. What does the man mean?

A. He likes the book. B. He hasn’t read the book. C. He borrowed the book. 5. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Student and teacher. B. Assistant and shopper. C. Son and mother.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why does the man think the new student is poor? A. She only wears jeans.

B. There’re holes in her jeans. C. Her clothes are worn out.

7. How does the woman feel about the man? A. He is a little slow. B. His idea is out of date. C. He should help others.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What’s wrong with the woman? A. She has a headache. 9. When is the report due?

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B. She has a cold. C. She is sleepless.

A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday. 10. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?

A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. How are the house plants? A. They’re still alive. B. They’re dead. C. They have few flowers. 12. In what kind of climate can the plant with a big flower on it grow well? A. Cold. B. Warm. C. Hot. 13. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Find out more about plants online. B. Move the plants out of the sun. C. Give more water to the plants.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Whose birthday is it? A. Sue’s. B. Bill’s. C. Jimmy’s. 15. What did Jimmy bring to the party? A. Salads. B. Sandwiches. C. Soup. 16. Where will Sue probably go next? A. Into the restaurant. B. Into the backyard. C. Into the house.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. When did Columbus reach Costa Rica? A. In 1520.

B. In 1512.

C. In 1502. C. Coffee.

18. What is Costa Rica rich in? A. Gold. B. Corn.

19. What color do Costa Ricans most likely use to paint their houses? A. Grey. B. Orange. C. Black. A. 7 months.

B. 8 months.

20. How long must the kids in Costa Rica study in school every year?

C. 9 months.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Visitors are advised to read the following to enjoy your tour in the city of Kuala Lumpur.

1. KL HOP-ON-OFF gives you an easy city tour that has 22 stops, which covers more than 40 attractions. KL HOP-ON-OFF City Tour offers you a convenient way to discover Kuala Lumpur where tourists can either stay on the bus for the full tour circuit, or get on or get off at any of the attractions.

2. The interval between buses is around 20 to 30 minutes.

3. We operate 365 days per year including school holidays and public holidays.

4. Tickets can be bought from the bus itself, authorized agents, authorized hotels and KL HOP-ON-OFF counters.

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5. Children below 5 do not have to pay any fee. 6. The Do’s & Don’ts： ●No littering on the bus.

●No food and drink allowed inside the bus. ●Visitors are not allowed to exchange tickets. ●No smoking allowed.

●Visitors are welcome to take pictures. ●Please use electronic devices (设备) with care. 7. Advice:

●Please avoid hopping on during peak hours usually from 4pm to 6pm. During that time you could take a rest and walk around the attractions.

Ticket:

Ticket type: Standard adult ticket / Price: RM 45.00 Validity 24 hours/ RM 60.00 Validity (有效期) 48 hours. Ticket type: Child, student & disabled / Price: RM 50.00 Validity 48 hours. Price for 5 to 12 years old: RM 24.00 Validity 24 hours/ RM 30.00 Validity 48 hours. 21. What can we learn about the KL HOP-ON-OFF bus service?

A. It means for holidays.

B. You can buy tickets at your hotel. C. Buses are available any time of the day. D. All attractions are accessible to visitors. 22. What is one of the don’ts of the City Tour?

A. Taking pictures on the bus. B. Eating around the attractions. C. Changing tickets among passengers. D. Using personal electric devices on the bus.

23. How much should a couple with a 6-year-old child pay to take a 2-day tour in the city?

A. RM 170. B. RM 150. C. RM 140. D. RM 120.

B

Are you good with money? I learnt to be careful with it during my childhood. My father would give me some pocket money and tell me it should last for a whole week. So, I learnt I had to save some if I didn’t want to run out of cash quickly. No surprise there: my dad was an accountant!

It’s never too early to become money savvy (懂行). That’s what British personal finances expert Martin Lewis thinks. He was part of a successful campaign to include financial education at school in England. Lewis says: “We desperately need to break the cycle of financial illiteracy (无知) in the one of the causes of our current economic crisis and a huge contributor to continued mis-selling popularity.”（违规销售盛行）

Being careful with money pays off. Banks in Britain recently found themselves having to compensate a large number of people who were persuaded to part with their cash and buy insurance policies they didn’t need. Many wasted their money on investments (投资) which were not for them. Few have the patience to read the small print.

The British say “taking care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves”. It means you have to watch your daily expenses and not just the big purchases in your life such as houses. Martin Lewis has made millions from his website which advises people to be saving and refuses any suggestion if he should be tight. The expert says in an interview

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with the English newspaper the Daily Express, “The better you are with your cash, the better your life can be. People think I am telling them to stop spending money but I am not.” 24. The writer is good with money for the fact that ______.

A. he lived in a poor family B. he used to be short of money C. his father instructed him properly D. his father limited his use of money 25. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A. Insurance may cheat. B. Banks often disappoint people. C. Many people are carless with money. D. The author encourages proper investments.

26. What can we learn about Martin Lewis from the last paragraph? A. He isn’t rich in fact. B. He is against big purchases.

C. He advises people to spend less. D. He won’t be persuaded into buying. 27. What is the best title for the text?

A. Avoid running out of cash quickly B. Learn to manage your money C. Earn money in a good way D. Try to save money

C

Unlike reading and TV, modern devices are interactive rather than passive. Their connectivity to the outside world breaks into the bedroom. “They are causing sleep procrastination,” says Matthew Walker, a professor at the niversity of California.

Experts say we need between 30 minutes and an hour of preparation before going to sleep to give our minds a chance to unwind from the stresses of the day. Things like reading a book, having a hot drink or doing a repetitive task like counting sheep all help. But when we pick up our phones, we are undoing that preparation our brains need by extending the day – together with all the stress and worry from it – into our night-time hours.

“We might feel perfectly sleepy and could drop off easily if the power went out and our phones didn’t work,” he says. “But when we pick up these devices it allows us to put off sleep. Often people will get into bed, someone will ping them on Facebook or send an email, and before they know it 20 to 30 minutes has gone.” “Sending a text message or checking your email means you are waiting for a response. Then once you put it down by your bedside, if you leave the phone on, there are all the pings, dings and other sounds that can wake you up during the night.”

It appears there is a marked difference between staying up late with a good book or watching television in bed and using smartphones, tablets and laptops. The way we interact with electronic devices allows them to eat into far more of the time we should be asleep, according to researchers.

28. What does the underlined word“procrastination”in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Loss.

B. Trouble.

C. Lack.

D. Delay.

29. Why does the author say modern devices are interactive rather than passive?

A. They make users passive. B. They need wisdom to use. C. They concern active activities.

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