甘肃省2018届高三第二次高考诊断试卷
英 语 试 题
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考生注意：
1．答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名等填写在答
题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上。考生要认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名、考试科目”与考生本人准考证号、 姓名是否一致。
2．第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B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，再选涂其它答案标号。第Ⅱ卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答，在试题卷上作答，答案无效。 3．考试结束后，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。
第I卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到 答题卡上。
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，你将有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 does Mr. Black most probably do? A. He' s a carpenter. B. He' s an electrician. C. He’s a doctor.
2. What does the woman want to do? A. To continue with the work
B. To stop for a break. C. To go home.
3. What is the woman' s trouble? A. She is late for the class. B. She can t find the classroom.
C. She has little chance of getting into that class. 4. When is the dress likely to be ready? A. Tuesday morning. B. Tuesday afternoon. C. Thursday afternoon.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a hotel. B. At a restaurant. C. At home.
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 至8题。
6. What does the man urge the woman to do? A. To buy the silk dress. B. To try on the linen dress. C. To buy the linen dress.
7. What makes the woman hesitate to get the dress? A. The extra thickness and the collar. B. The high price and the tightness. C. The material and the collar.
8. What is the result of the conversation? A. The woman buys the dress.
B. The woman refuses to buy the dress.
C. The woman promises to come back for the dress. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. How many members are there in Adam' s family?
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five.
10. Who does the cooking on Tuesday?
A. David. B. Mum. C. Dad.
11. Who usually does the shopping in the family?
A. Dad and David. B. Adam and David. C. Mum and Adam.
听第 8段材料 ,回答第 12至 14题。 12. Where was the woman yesterday? A. At home. B. At school. a hospital.
13. When will the speakers have a quiz? A. Tomorrow. Friday.
14. What did the teacher ask the students to do? A. To review chapter 6.
B. To improve their reading skills.
C. To read the chapters about the Spanish War. 听第9段材料,回答第 15至 17题。
15. What was Alfred Nobel' s nationality? A. German. Swedish.
B. Swiss.
C.
B. On Friday. C.
Next C. At
16. What do you think of Nobel according to the woman? A. He was a man of contrasts. B. He was a knowledgeable man. C. He was a selfish man.
17. What did Nobel think of his fame? A. He was very proud of it. B. He had no interest in it. C. He thought he deserved it. 听第 10段材料,回答第 18至 20题。
18. What is the importance of December 15th?
A. The date when Abraham Lincoln passed away. B. The date when the Civil War ended. C. The date when the paper is expected. 19. Where did President Lincoln give his famous speech? A. In Washington D. C.
B. At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. C. In Texas University.
20. What will the speaker probably discuss next? A. The speech by Lincoln. B. The end of the Civil War.
C. The beginning of the war between the states. 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，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。
A
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage, caring them with love. Luckily, the birds grew strong little by little. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.
One day the girl left the door to the cage open
accidentally. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that
he would fly away. So as he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success
in capturing him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go weak, so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. It was her desperate love that had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on
the edge of the cage. She could feel his strong desire—needing to fly into the clear, blue sky.
Unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard. Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
21. After the girl found the two birds, she ____. A. became frightened at once B. began to treat them badly C. greeted them happily D. fed them and raised them
22. Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly? A. Because the girl disliked the bird any longer B. Because the bird wanted to fly alone. C. Because the girl loved the bird deeply.
D. Because the bird intended to find some food.
23. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Catch what you can catch on your way to success. B. Going too far is as bad as not going far enough. C. East or west, home is best.
D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. B Considering Australia' s size and the fact that early settlements were far apart, Australian society is remarkably homogeneous ( 同种的). Its citizens are fundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many miles divide them. It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.
However, there is some difference in lifestyle between city settlers and the country people. Almost 90 percent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert. The major cities preserve images of colonial heritage, but the overall impression is modem, with new buildings reflecting the country' s youth. In contrast, the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative. For many years, Australia
was said to have \on the sheep' s back\, a reference to wool being the country' s main money earner. However, it is no longer dominant ( 主宰的) . Much of Australia' s relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat, and by being the largest diamond producer in the world. Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important. Australians are generally friendly and relaxed, with a modest sense of humor.
Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had become a nation of immigrants. Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere. Australia' s liberal postwar immigration policies led to a flowing of survivors from war-torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.
The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a \some racism exists, it has generally been a successful
experiment and the country is reasonably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural communities in the world.
24. What does the writer mean by saying \little more than a passing familiarity with the desert\second paragraph?
A. The major population has a close relationship with the desert.
B. The fast-paced cities are just located by the desert.
C. The major population knows little about the desert.
D. The major population is familiar with the people living in the desert.
25. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The pace of life in the city is different from that in the country.
B. One third of people living in Australia come from Europe.
C. The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.
D. Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.
26. What used to be Australia' s main money earner?
A. Wheat. B. Wool. C. Tourism. D. Diamond.
27. We can infer from the passage that ____.
A. nothing about Australia' s colonial part in modem cities can be seen by visitors
B. tourism and wine making resulted in fast development in rural communities only
C. immigrants from Europe have brought racial problems
D. Australia' s recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from Southeast Asia
C British singer Sarah Brightman began training for a 2018 flight to the International Space Station where she hopes to become the first professional musician to sing from space, the company arranging the trip said on Tuesday.
Brightman, a famed soprano (女高音) who starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber' s \of the Opera\, will pay
about $ 52 million for a 10-day stay aboard the orbital outpost, Tom Shelley, president of privately owned Space Adventures, said.
Brightman, who will become the eighth privately funded space tourist, is scheduled to fly in September Her training to fly on a Russian Soyuz capsule began last fall.
Brightman has planned to be the first professional musician to sing from space. But she faces competition from Lady Gaga, who, according to media reports late last year, intends to be the first when she performs one song in space in early 2018 on a Virgin Galactic flight. Virgin Galactic, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, plans to offer suborbital(亚轨道的) space flights. Brightman said in 2018 that she would travel to the space station, but her plans haven't been confirmed until now. So far. Space Adventures has arranged for nine private missions to the space station, a $ 100 billion research laboratory that flies about 260 miles above the earth. Microsoft co-founder Charles Simonyi made two trips.
Brightman will be the first private citizen to visit
the station since Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Lalibarte paid about $ 35 million for an 11-day stay in September 2009.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has an option to fly on the next available Soyuz seat after Brightman, which most likely will be in 2018, Shelley told Reuters. 28. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To praise Brightman.
B. To persuade the readers that Brightman is more famous than Lady Gaga.
C. To instruct the readers how to begin a space flight.
D. To give some information about Brightman. 29. When did Brightman start training for her space travel?
A. Last winter. B. Last autumn.
C. Next spring. D. Next summer.
30. The underlined word \____.
A. Brightman B. Lady Gaga
C. Andrew Lloyd Webber D. Tom Shelley 31. The fifth paragraph is mainly carried out ____. A. in time order B. in space order
C. by giving examples D. by comparison
D
Some kinds of mental skills naturally decrease as people get older. Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such skills. A recently published study also appears to attest that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how long memory and thinking skills would last in older people who were trained to keep them. The people were part of the ten-year research project. They were taught methods meant to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks. More than 2,800 volunteered for the study called ACTIVE — short for Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly. Most were studied when
they were more than 70 years old.
The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help them keep their mental abilities. One class trained participants in skills including how to remember word lists. Another group trained in reasoning. A third group received help with speed-of-processing — speed of receiving and understanding information. A fourth group — the control group did not get any training.
Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants for up to five years. Now, leading study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.
Professor Rebok and his team found that the people trained in reasoning and speed-of- processing did better on tests than the control group.
“We are wondering whether those effects which endured over time would still be there ten years following the training, and in fact, that's exactly what we found.,,
The effect on memory, however, seemed not to last as
long. Still, the old people in any of the three classes generally reported less difficulty in performing daily activities than the control group. The total training time for the older people was between 10 and 15 hours.
32. Which statement is false according to the text? A. This kind of training can only have effects on people for a few years.
B. The people were trained during a period of ten years.
C. Most of the people who were studied were more than 70 years old.
D. The first group were trained how to remember word lists.
33. How would the old in the second group perform after receiving the trauung? A. Remember more words.
B. Understand information more quickly. C. Act as poorly as before.
D. Perform daily activities better.
34. What does the underlined word \in the first paragraph mean7
A-Affect. B. Deny. C. Prove.
D. Improve.
35. Which of the following can be the best tide for the passage?
A. Some Kinds of Mental Skills Naturally Decrease. B. Mental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for Years.
C. Four Groups of Old People Were Trained Mentally. D. A Ten-year Research Affects Elderly. 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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, \fate. I cannot change it.”
36 . You don’t have to suffer needlessly. Your fate depends on you, not on any other outside factors We want to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.
37 You just don' t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the
couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone ( unless it contributes to your success), and get your mind and body to work I
If your life is not meant the way you want it to be, don't just say: \time will come. \or 38 \t expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don' t just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It' s not enough to think positive; you also have to act positive.
If someone' s life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! 39 So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to DO your best. In other words, don't just stand (or sit) there. 40 A. I think so. B. Of course not.
C. You'd better let it be. D. Things will get better someday. E. Do something to improve your life. F. Remember that you harvest what you sow.
G. You've got to do anything you can to save the person. 第三部分英语知识运用（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） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A new mother was anxious to see her newly-born baby. But she was 41 when the baby was in her arms. The baby had been born without ears.
With time going on, it 42 that the baby' s hearing was perfect. It was only his 43 that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and 44 himself into his mother' s arms, she sighed, 45 that his life was to be misfortunate.
He grew up and became a _46__ with his classmates. He might have been class president, _47_ that. The boy’s s father _48_ the family physician in secret if he could do _49__ to help his son. \believed I could __50_ on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,\the doctor answered. So the 51 began for a person who would 52 ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, \are going
to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. _53_ it a s a secret,\said the father. The operation was very _54_, and a new person appeared. \his father. \do enough for him. \\do not believe you could. \said the father.
The secret was _56_ for years till he stood with his father over his mother' s coffin. Slowly and _57_ , his father raised his mother' s thick brown hair to 58 that his mother had no outer ears. \_59_ she never let her hair be cut,\he whispered gently . \ever thought she was less 60 did they?\41.A.angiy B. confused C. astonished D. curious
42. A. turned out B. turned over C. took out D. took over
43. A. figure B. face C. ear D. appearance
44. A. threw B. got C. sent D. took
45. A. persuading B. knowing C.
doubting D. wondering
46. A. enemy B. favorite C. stranger D. friend
47. A. ever since B. even if C. but for D. as for
48. A. asked B. advised C. ordered D. convinced
49. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
50. A. transplant B. set D. fix
51. A. operation B. interview C. search D. examination
52. A. donate B. operate C. treat D. recover
53. A. So B. And C. But D. Or
54. A. normal B. useful C. difficult D. successful
55. A. so much B. so many C. too much
D. too many
56. A. discussed B. hidden C.
operate C.
spread D. kept
57. A. desperately B. tenderly C. sadly D. excitedly
58. A. know B. find C. show
D. notice
59. A. guilty B. glad C. worried
D. regretful
60. A. beautiful B. ugly C. careful
D. fashionable
第Ⅱ卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分】
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dad: OK, kid, what' s so important 61 we have to meet in secret?
Daughter :Well, it' s about the 22nd of next month. I-
d like to have 62 surprise party for Mum but I need your help. I thought that maybe you could take her to a movie, you know, just the two of you. Then while you' re away I can decorate the family
room 63 invite lots of friends.
Dad.-That _64_ (sound) great but how do I manage to get
her back without 65 (go) out to dinner after the movie?
Daughter: Oh, that' s easy. You just say that you want
to pick me up in order to make it a family _66_ ( celebrate). After the movie is 67 , you send Mum in to get me and when she comes in the front door everyone shouts \surprise her.
Dad: What about food? You don't have time to cook it 68 (you) , do you?
Daughter: I’ll order everything to be 69 (send)
from the restaurant nearby while you are enjoying the movie.
Dad: I'm so happy you have handled this so 70 (beauty).
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1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：把缺词处加一个漏字符号(?)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Recently, smog weather has became more and more serious in parts of China. People forced to wear masks to avoid breathe poisonous air. To settle this problem, the series of measures should be taken. First, we should enact(颁布) more strict law on environmental protection to regulate the industrial punish those factories what ignore the protection. Second, we should develop environmentally-friendly products to improve air quality. Besides, people should build up protection awareness to form a habit by using green products or saving energy. In my opinion, if we all act together, their environment will become more better.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是高三．1班的班长李华，得知美国学生Forest
作为交换生下个月将到你班学习。 请你根据以下要点，给他写封邮件： 1．表示欢迎；
2．简要介绍所在班级以及课程设置情况； 3．希望Forest能介绍一些西方文化及校园生活。 注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．开头、结尾已给出，不计入总字数。 参考词汇：交换生：an exchange student Dear Forest,
I'm Li Hua, monitor of Class One, Senior Three.
Yours, Li Hua