江西省五市八校2016届高三第二次联考英语试题及答案

江西省五市八校2016届高三第二次联考英语试卷时长：120分钟总分：150分第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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. When did Sue leave home?A. At 4:30.B. At 5:00.C. At 5:15.2. What does the man prefer?A. Foreign languages.B. Science.C. Politics.3. What will the weather probably be like over the weekend?A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C. Snowy.4. Where are the speakers?A. On a train.B. On a ship.C. In a hotel.5. What has the woman been doing?A. Traveling.B. Exercising.C. Relaxing just a bit.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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. What does the woman say about the boy?A. He did a very poor job.B. He did a better job this time.C. He did n’t try as hard as he could.7. Who are the speakers?A. Boss and employee.B. Mother and son.C. Teacher and student.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. When does the conversation probably take place?A. At the end of a term.B. In the middle of a semester.C. At the beginning of a school year.9. What do we know about the man?A. He is deciding between two places.B. He has been to Australia before.C. He likes diving in the ocean.10. What do the woman’s parents care about?A. Money.B. Holiday activities.C. Spending time together with their family.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What has the woman been studying?A. International culture.B. Business management.C. English writing.12. How many books can the woman borrow in all?A. Twelve.B. Ten.C. Eight.13. What will the woman do next?A. Take an exam.B. Have a class.C. Go to the man’s office. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Who were arguing last night?A. The speakers.B. Two strangers.C. The speaker’s neighbors.15. When was the man woken up?A. At 2:00 a.m.B. At 3:00 a.m.C. At 4:00 a.m.16. What is the woman’s new routine?A. Having a cup of coffee every day.B. Drinking some soy milk every morning.C. Doing some exercise every morning.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What will take place in the main theater next week?A. Some professors will give lectures there.B. A student film festival will be held there.C. There will be an art exhibition there.18. What is the collection in the Picture Gallery about?A. Life of local artists.B. History of the university.C. Students’ social activities.19. What will the audience visit next?A. A museum.B. An art gallery.C. The entertainment building.20. How soon will everyone meet again?A. In half an hour.B. In an hour.C. In an hour and a half .第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AMany little girls like flowers, watching butterflies and riding small horses. A lot of them also like cars, robots and spaceships. But most girls’ clothing only has pictures of flowers, butterflies or horses.Two mothers decided to make clothes that include all the things that little girls do and love.Six-year-old Bella loves to play with cars. So her dress has pictures of cars on it.“We haven’t found this type of dress in the store,” Cathy, Bella’s mother, says.The car dress is from a new girl’s clothing line called Princess Awesome. Rebecca Melsky set up the business. She says its products for girls have some designs normally found on boys’ clothes.It all started two years ago when Rebecca was hoping to buy clothing for her two-year-old, who liked robots, trucks and spaceships.“One day when I walked through a girls’ store, I thought to myself I wish they’d make one of those beautiful dresses that also have a robot on it because she will love that. And I thought someone should do that. Maybe I should do that,” Rebecca, said.Her friend Eva St. Clair believed she should, and their business was born. The women sold the first 70 dresses they made at a market. So they decided to expand their business online. Their products sold very well there, too.“They sold out so fast that I could not make them fast enough. We decided it was time to think about a factory,” Rebecca said.So they started to raise money from people over the Internet. The women raised more than ＄215,000 within days, far more than the ＄35,000 they expected.“Our biggest challenge is going to be how we expand as rapidly as people seem to want us to,”Rebecca said.The women hope Princess Awesome will expand into products for girls of all ages and all interests.21. Princess Awesome was started .A. by Cathy and RebeccaB. because of six-year-old BellaC. with the help of a girls’ storeD. to make unusual clothing for girls22. The dresses made by Rebecca and her friend .A. sold better online than at the marketB. helped them get a job in a factoryC. were popular among girlsD. were sold expensively23. What is the most difficult thing Rebecca and her friend will face?A. Meeting the needs of all girls.B. How to make interesting products.C. Raising enough money for their business.D. How to expand their business as people expected.BAnna Schiferl hadn’t even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom, one recent Saturday. Mon was right downstairs in the kitchen. The text? Anna wanted an egg forbreakfast. Soon after, Joanna Schiferl called, “If you want to talk to me, Anna, come downstairs and see me!” Anna laughs about it now. “I was kind of being lazy,” she admits.These days, many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call. And that’s creating a communication divide, of sorts—the talkers vs. the texters. Some would argue that it’s no big deal. But many experts say the most successful communicators will, of course, have the competence to do both. And they fear that more of us are unable to have—or at least are avoiding—the traditional face–to–face conversations.Many professors say it is not common to see students outside of class. “I sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a question, they email me, often late at night,”says Renee Houston, a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. “And they never call.”As Anna sees it: “There are people you’ll text, but won’t call. It’s just a way to stay in touch with each other.” Some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more connected. “The problem is that the conversation isn’t very deep,” says Joseph Grenny, co-author of the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High.“The problem has been there since we’ve had telephones—probably since the time of a telegraph,”Grenny says. Texting is just the latest way to do that. Though they may not always be so good at deep conversations themselves, Grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones. He says that they also should set limits, as Anna’s mom did when she made the “no texting to people in the same house” rule.24. According to Paragraph 1, Joanna .A. was very strict with her daughterB. did not know how to use a cell phoneC. was angry that her daughter got up lateD. did not have any breakfast that morning25. The underlined word “competence” in Paragraph 2 probably means “”.A. chanceB. abilityC. courageD. patience26. In Joseph Grenny’s opinion, .A. cell phones make people lonelierB. telephones help people communicate clearlyC. texting helps people have deeper conversationsD. talking should be encouraged instead of texting27. What would be the best title for the text?A. Why is communication important?B. How does texting affect kids at school?C. Is texting ruining the art of conversation?D. How can we avoid one-sided conversations?CEco-friendly Car RacerCan you image a car racer is so eco-friendly that its tyres are made from potatoes, its body is created from hemp (大麻) and rapeseed oil and it runs on fuel made from wheat and sugar beet? The one-seater racing car called Eco One is built by experts from Warwick University, who hope that Eco One will be adopted by the automotive industry. It is sold at $ 51,000.Pollution-sensitive DressDon’t be caught outside unaware of pollution levels in the air. The pollution-sensitive EPA Dress by Stephanie Sandstrom notices pollution in the air accordingly. This dress – which is actually quite pretty –looks like you pull it from the bottom of the dirty laundry pile when the air is dirty. It might protect your health by advising you to stay i ndoors for the day, but it won’t do you any favor if you’re meeting with clients.Eco-friendly UmbrellaTraditional umbrellas come with a fixed surface. Although it is changeable, you cannot replace it easily. This eco-friendly design is more flexible. It is actually only an umbrella skeleton without any surface, which can be folded, so you can put anything such as newspapers, plastic bags or whatever you want to serve as the protecting surface.Eco-friendly Moss (苔藓) CarpetIt is said that walking on fresh grass increases your blood circulation. The Moss Carpet, created by Nguyen La Chanh, looks at getting the grass to your feet. The mat includes ball moss, island moss and forest moss. The humidity (湿度) of the bathroom ensur es that it grows well. And that’s why you need to place it there and not anywhere else.28. According to Paragraph 1, we can find Eco One _____．A. can seat one passenger and one driverB. can’t be afforded by the public at presentC. is mainly made from some kinds of plantsD. will take the place of the traditional car industry29. Why is EPA Dress designed?A. To advise people to stay at home as often as possibleB. To keep users informed of the polluted levels in the air.C. To make women look pretty even in the polluted air.D. To stop people from meeting their clients if necessary.30. Compared with traditional umbrellas, the Eco-friendly Umbrella _____．A. is changeableB. hasn’t any surfaceC. can be foldedD. is made of newspapers31. Where does the text probably come from?A. A science reportB. A personal blogC. A health reportD. An official documentDSome people are like homing pigeons: Drop them off anywhere, and they’ll find their way around. Other people, though, can’t tell when they’re holding a map upside down. Are the directionally challenged just bad learners?Not all of your navigational (导航的)skills are learned. Research shows that your sense of direction is innate. An innate ability is something you are born with. Your brain has special navigational neurons—head-direction cells, place cells, and grid cells (网格细胞)—and they help program your inside compass when you’re just a baby.In 2010, scientists carried out an experiment to study baby rats’ neural activity in their brains. Although the rats were newborns, the researchers discovered that their head-direction cells (which help them recognize the direction they’re facing) were fully grown and developed. The rats, it seemed, were born with a sense of direction. And they hadn’t even opened their eyes yet!Humans, of course, are not rats. But the hippocampus—the brain area we use for navigation—is similar in most mammals. If the rat’s compass develops this way, then it’s likely that a human’s compassdoes, too.If we’re born with a sense of direction, then why are some people so good at getting lost? The scientists found that the two other cells—place and grid cells—developed within the first month. Place cells are thought to help us form a map in our mind, while grid cells help us navigate new and unfamiliar places. The two cells work together, and that’s where the trouble might be.People who took part in a 2013 study played a video game that required them to travel quickly between different places. Monitoring their brains, the scientists found that grid cells helped the gamers recognize where they were—even without landmarks. According to researcher Michael Kahana, differences in how grid cells work may help explain why some people have a better sense of direction than others.32. What did the 2010 research find?A. Rats have a natural ability to recognize directions.B. Rats’ hippocampus is different from that of humans.C. Rats usually find their way without opening their eyes.D. Baby rats have as many head-direction cells as grown-ups.33. What do we know about our navigational neurons?A. Place cells let us know how to read a map.B. Grid cells help us reach the place we are going to.C. They help us use a compass when we lose our way.D. Place and grid cells grow later than head-direction cells.34. Why are some people so good at getting lost?A. They can’t remember landmarks.B. Their grid cells can’t work very well.C. They are unfamiliar with new places.D. Their ability to follow directions is poor.35. What is the text mainly about?A. Human navigational skills.B. The compass in rats’ body.C. Why grid cells are useful.D. How homing pigeons work.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分)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。