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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgotten experiences or give you some great inspiration(启迪).
●Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin
And now you've accomplished something great and important here, and it's time for you to move on to what's next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. ... You must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you've been blessed (赐予)with and go. ●J.K. Rowling, Harvard University
Half my lifetime ago ,I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectation from my parents who were not rich...But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty(贫穷), but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure, you might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success.
●Steve Jobs, Stanford University
Sometimes life's going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith...Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle. ●Bill Gates, Harvard University
We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities ,smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world's inequities（不公平）like hunger, poverty, and so on.
21. What Michael Dell said is to urge us to . A. listen to our heart B. learn from our mistakes C. follow others' example D. pursue our dreams 22. What did J.K. Rowling fear most when she was studying in university? A. Failure. B. Hunger. C. Poverty. D. Appearance. 23. What does Bill Gates suggest people do?
A. Master as much advanced technology as possible. B. Make joint efforts to rid some global problems. C. Make contributions to the environment. D. Take responsibility for their own behavior.
B
What Does the Length of Your Fingers Say About You?
Are you the peace-loving type or the ambitious go-getter? Your finger length might be a clue. Take a look at your fingers. Would you believe me if I told you that the length of your fingers in relation to one another can predict your personality? I know that it sounds like one of those silly tests you see on Facebook, but I have to admit that it is exactly correct for me. Here’s how it works.
Look at your three middle fingers of your hand. Is your index finger longer than your ring finger? Is your ring finger longer than your index finger? Or are the two of the same length? Find the situation that best matches your hand and see if what follows is an accurate description of your personality.
Longer ring finger: The Sweet Talker
If your ring finger is longer than your index finger, research shows that you’re likely a charming type, and you can probably talk yourself out of any situation. Others often find this personality type irresistible and will go to great lengths to help you. You’re more likely to take risks, and you’re good at problem-solving. People in this category make great engineers, soldiers and crossword-puzzle solvers.
Longer index finger: The (Over) Confident One
If your index finger is longer than your ring finger, chances are you are full of confidence—possibly even to the point of being over-confident and proud. You are not necessarily introverted (内向的), but you do enjoy time to yourself, especially when you’re trying to complete a project. You are a dream pursuer who can make things happen, but you may be shy when it comes to taking the first step in a relationship. You are also probably happy with what you have, but you’re always wishing for more.
Index and ring finger are of the same length: The Peacemaker
If your index finger and ring finger are roughly of the same length, you are likely to avoid conflict at all costs and seek to keep the peace in your relationships. You are well-organized, faithful and sympathetic. But deep down under all of that caring and peace-loving, you also have a hot-tempered side that can appear unexpectedly when you’re pushed too far. You will try your hardest to avoid a fight.
How well do these descriptions match your personality? I was surprised at the accuracy in my case, but I’m not going to tell you which one it was!
24. Which of the following hand could be an engineer’s hand?
25. We can learn from the passage that the author ______. A. is very charming and helpful B. thinks the descriptions suit him well C. often takes silly tests on Facebook D. always tries hard to avoid a fight 26. What does the passage intend to tell us?
A. How accurate the description of the test is. B. Why your fingers are not of the same length. C. Personality is determined by your finger length. D. The length of fingers can reveal personality. 27. Where can you probably find the text? A. A public advertisement. B. An official report. C. A popular magazine. D. A biology textbook.
C
“ It can hurt a little, but the pain does not stay; it takes a few seconds and then it goes away,” Don told Xinhua on Friday at an acupuncture clinic.
Don has been coming to the Beijing Chinese Medical Center in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, every week for three months.
This 44-year-old German director is best known for his thriller Their Lives, which won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the 79th Oscars in 2007.
Years of working hard in the movie industry caused Don neck pains, and it got serious in February when the doctor told him he needed surgery.
Then a nurse suggested him trying Traditional Chinese Medicine and to see Dr. Wu at the Beijing Chinese Medical Center.
As a recognized authority on Traditional Chinese Medicine with a degree in Western medicine, Dr. Wu has been practicing in Santa Monica for 27 years.
Don admitted that it was scary when he saw the acupuncture needles for the first time. “Acupuncture is a very pinpoint, careful and caring process. The doctor can not miss by a few millimeters,” he told Xinhua, “With Dr. Wu, you feel so much the deep wisdom, the experience, the knowledge. I feel it so much and I trust him.”
His trust paid him back. Without any surgery, Don's problem was solved in one month. “I found that Western medicine can be very aggressive, and it has extreme side effects,” Don said. “But for Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture, they do not have side effects; it is about activating (激活) the energy and oxygen flow in the body, and it is about helping the body heal itself.”
28. Don felt _______ when he took the acupuncture needles. A. acceptable B. scared C. painless D. miserable 29. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Dr. Wu has been practicing in Santa Monica, Los Angeles since 1990. B. Dr. Wu is a recognized authority on Western medicine.
C. Don has been treated with acupuncture needles for three times. D. Their Lives won the Best Film Award at the 79th Oscars in 2007. 30. The word underlined in the 7th paragraph can be replaced by _______. A. practical B. helpful C. precise D. serious 31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Chinese Acupuncture Needle Does Not Have Side Effects at all
B. German Director Is Treated by an Authority on Western Medicine C. Chinese Acupuncture Needle Does Good to Serious Neck Pains D. Oscar-winning Director Takes a Fancy to Chinese Acupuncture
D
At first glance, price-comparison websites are an example of capitalism at its best. But it has caused fierce competition on price and eviscerated（大打折扣的）profits. Towers Watson, a consultancy, said that \"unnecessary\" price competition following the rise of comparison sites in Britain had cost insurers ￡1 billion a year.
Consumers should celebrate that; the firms' losses are their gains. But there is a catch. Comparison sites introduce a new layer of costs, including their own advertising campaigns. In theory, competition in the market for comparison sites ought to keep those costs down. But David Ronayne of Warwick University argues that consumers often lose out from comparison sites. They earn a commission for each shopper who uses them for consumption such as buying insurance. That referral（委托）cost is included in the price the consumer ends up paying. If the increased costs outweigh the saving the comparison enables, consumers end up worse off.
These worries are not just theoretical. In 2014,Britain's competition regulator found that many comparison sites were using their contracts with retailers（零售商）to ban them from offering lower prices elsewhere. That weakened rivals' incentive（对手的动机）to cut fees, because prices on their site could not fall. By keeping prices similar, the contracts also reduced the incentive for consumers to search on multiple sites, thus helping sites retain their users.
Weaker incentives to lower commissions（佣金） mean weaker incentives to lower costs, too. That might explain why comparison websites advertise so heavily, and sometimes offer free gifts to those who use them. In a recent paper, Ben Edelman of Harvard Business School and Julian Wright of the National University of Singapore argue that when a site knows that the prices merchants provide through it will always be the lowest available, it increases investment in attracting customers, safe in the knowledge that the merchants and at last consumers will bear the cost.
Is there any way to ensure the market for price comparison is competitive? Asking consumers to check multiple websites defeats the point of using them. One solution is to have only one site, but regulate it as a public utility（功用）. Alternatively, the governments could run the site itself. But creating good search and comparison sites may be too hard for them. It is much better to acknowledge that consumers will always have to do some comparison themselves to \"keep the system honest\".
Websites that compare the comparison sites can help, although it is easy to see how they could fall prey to the same problems. Any firm with captive users（被动用户）,be it a comparison site a search engine, or a social-media platform, can charge a high price for access to the eyes of its customers. For all their innovation, Internet middlemen are not unlike supermarkets. Shoppers would never imagine that a single store had the lowest price for all the items they need.
32.According to the first two paragraphs, price-comparison websites______. A. will offer smart consumers the best deals
B. may raise the price that consumers pay for their purchases C. can help keep the costs of insurance firms down D. will bring insurance firms increased profits
33.Current comparison sites tend to put most of their efforts in______. A. attracting consumers B. contracting with retailers C. lowering commissions D. cutting operating costs
34.According to the last two paragraphs, the author probably agrees that______. A. it's desirable to have only one comparison site and have it run by the government
B. websites that compare the comparison websites can help to build a competitive market C. consumers should check multiple comparison sites before making a purchasing decision D. it's advisable that comparison sites with captive users charge a high price for its service 35.The passage mainly conveys the idea that comparison sites______. A. create an effective channel for smart consumers
B. have caused a new form of competition among retailers C. offer win-win deals between consumers and retailers D. are competition's friends and enemies at the same time 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Social Phobia
It’s natural to feel nervous, or shy in front of others at times. Most people manage to get through these moments when they need to. 36 It’s probably more than shyness. It may build up into a powerful fear. As a result, people feel uncomfortable participating in everyday social activities. This is called social phobia (also called social anxiety).
37 It prevents them from chatting with friends in the lunchroom, joining an after-school club, or going to a party. Sometimes, they even feel too nervous to ask a question in class or go to a teacher for help. Social phobia not only prevents people from trying new things. It also prevents them from making the normal, everyday mistakes that help people improve their skills still further. It is really sad, isn’t it? But the good news is that people with social phobia can learn to manage fear, develop confidence and communicating skills and stop avoiding things that make them nervous. Of course it’s not always easy. Dealing with social phobia takes patience, courage to face fears and the willingness to practice. 38
Therapists (治疗师) can help people create a plan for facing social fears and build the skills and confidence to overcome it. And family or friends are especially important for them. 39 Friends and family can encourage them to pick a small goal to aim for, remind them to go for it, and be there when they might feel discouraged. Good friends and family are there to celebrate each small success along the way.
Little by little, someone who decides to deal with extreme shyness can learn to be more comfortable. 40 As shyness and fears begin to melt, confidence and positive feelings build. Pretty soon, the person is thinking less about what might feel uncomfortable and more about what might be fun.
A. Friends can overcome their fears.
B. Social phobia makes people lonely or disappointed over missed opportunities. C. They are not able to make eye contact with classmates. D. But for some, the anxiety can be extreme.
E. Each small step forward helps build enough confidence to take the next small step. F. It also takes a commitment to go forward rather than back away when feeling shy.
G. The support from those key people helps them gather the courage to try something new.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
My Emotional (感人的) Experience in Jaipur
I came to India in February 2012 to complete a volunteer practicum requirement with some friends. It was really an unforgettable experience!
Before we set off, I thought it would be a hard job, __41__ that I could not adapt to the poor living conditions. After arriving in Jaipur, we went straight to the hotel that the Center had __42__ for us; a relief to us as we were tired from the __43__. During the following days we were __44__ to the city and had Hindi lessons with our guide Ravi.
On our fourth day in Jaipur we were taken to the head office. There we were __45__ for the Child Development Program and over the course we __46__ two studies related to child work and child rights. We focused on the experiences of the children who were working and the __47__ that pushed them into work. The experience was entirely new for me and I learned so much through the __48__. The best part of the work, however, was __49__ being in the communities and interacting with the children and their parents. I was __50__ to a way of life completely different from my own. In spite of the poor living situations, people in Jaipur were __51__. We found that the parents communicated openly with each other and they were always __52__ to share their own thoughts and feelings with their children. I could __53__ that people in Jaipur have positive relationships with their family and community members. Talking with the people there and hearing their stories was something that had a strong effect on my worldview, continuing to __54__ how I understand everything around me now. I have been __55__ by the people that I met through this experience.
On the weekends I spent time in Jaipur, __56__ the city and shopping. We were __57__ enough to be there during Holi, an exciting and colorful celebration in February end or early March in India! We really __58__ every minute of the life in Jaipur!
Generally, my practicum experience with Volunteering India was extremely __59__. I know that I will be thinking about everything that I saw, learned and __60__ in India and look forward to the day that I can return to this amazing country. 41. A. worrying B. expecting C. determining D. promising 42. A. covered B. booked C. reported D. designed 43. A. distance B. program C. journey D. movement 44. A. limited B. arranged C. pointed D. introduced 45. A. available B. responsible C. famous D. powerful 46. A. conducted B. described C. exchanged D. benefited 47. A. standards B. chances C. causes D. fears 48. A. adventure B. memory C. discovery D. process 49. A. simply B. really C. properly D. generally 50. A. selected B. exposed C. compared D. delivered 51. A. independent B. attractive C. cheerful D. comfortable 52. A. willing B. careful C. upset D. ashamed 53. A. predict B. advise C. wonder D. sense 54. A. reflect B. influence C. analyze D. test 55. A. reminded B. witnessed C. inspired D. admitted 56. A. exploring B. identifying C. representing D. charging
57. A. curious 58. A. delayed 59. A. complex 60. A. declared B. energetic B. valued B. reasonable B. imagined C. generous C. confirmed C. positive C. promoted D. lucky D. permitted D. reliable D. experienced
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Confucius is said to have lived about 2,500 years ago. He is honored 61 setting the tone for much traditional Chinese music for thousands of years. He 62 (think) to be a music teacher and a 63 (talent) musician who was able to play several instruments expertly. Perhaps for other people around the world, music was meant mainly for amusement. 64 during the time of the Zhou Dynasty about 500 BC, music had an important role in making society stable.
How music was used and performed is expressed in several main Confucian books. Confucius taught that 65 (educate) somebody, you should start with poems, emphasize ceremonies, and finish with music.
Musical knowledge was 66 matter of higher learning. It is said that he thought of the six most important 67 (subject) to study, ranking music higher than the other five necessary subjects like writing and mathematics.
Music was so important because the ideal society was to be governed by ritual (礼制) functions, but not by law. In a culture 68 people function according to ritual, music is used to help govern them. So music wasn’t really 69 (entertain), but a means for musicians to accomplish political and social goals. Music is 70 (eventual) a means for social happiness.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分) Dear Manager,
This is a letter of complaint concerned the actions of one of your online store. Last Sunday, October 29th, I buy a dress from a store on your website. But I was not satisfied with a dress when I received it, so I decided to return it. But the salesman refused my request in a rudely tone. I explained the reason that I wanted to return it, but he said he was busy and didn’t have time to deal it. Now he isn’t replying to us at all.
I feel that the salesman was impolite. I hope that you can look into for the matter. I have bought lots of things on your website and I look forward to a much pleasurable shopping experience next time. Yours, Li Hua
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华。你的美国朋友Jim 想了解中国人起名字的习惯，并请你帮他起一个中文名字。请你写封邮件，内容包括： 1. 介绍中国人起名字的习惯； 2. 名字常表达的意义。（至少两点）
3. 给Jim起一个中文名字； 4. 说明起此名字的理由。 注意：1.词数100字左右;
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim,
I am glad to tell you something about the Chinese naming practice.
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua
德阳市高2015级高三年级联合测试
英 语 答 案
二、阅读理解
21-23DAB24-27CBDC 28-31 AACD32-35 BABD 三、七选五 36-40 DBFGE 四、完形填空
41-45 ABCDB 46-50 ACDAB51-55 CADBC56-60 ADBCD 五、语法填空
61. for 62. is thought 63. talented 64. But 65. to educate 66. a 67. subjects68. where 69. entertainment 70. eventually 六、短文改错 Dear Manager,
This is a letter of complaint concerned (concerning)the actions of one of your online store（stores）. Last Sunday, October 29th, I buy(bought) a dress from a store on your website. But I was not satisfied with a（the）dress when I received it, so I decided to return it. But the salesman refused my request in a rudely (rude) tone. I explained the reason that (why) I wanted to return it, but he said he was busy and didn’t have time to deal (加with)it. Now he isn’t replying to us (me) at all. I feel that the salesman was impolite. I hope that you can look into for(去for) the matter. I have bought lots of things on your website and I look forward to a much (more)pleasurable shopping experience next time. Yours, Li Hua
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