14-15学年牛津高二上学期B5U3阶段测试Ⅱ(江苏)Class: Name: Marks: 满分（80）一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最合适的答案填在下面的空格处。

1. A survey says that people who consider a house to be a must for marriage are the majority in China.A. inB. atC. onD. for2. The fans were told that all the tickets had been sold out, they had waited outside the booking office for so long.A. asB. sinceC. unlessD. though3. — How do you like the play?—Oh, I’m really t ired of the same old story! None of its plots is constructed.A. formallyB. properlyC. originallyD. normally4. —What’s the problem with the car? Have you checked the engine?— Yes, I did twice; there be anything wrong with the engine.A. won’tB. needn’tC. mustn’tD. shouldn’t5. His guilty expression my suspicion (怀疑) that he did break the ancient vase.A. removedB. confirmedC. forecastD. represented6. in acting, Raymond joined the univers ity’s drama group in his freshman year.A. AbsorbingB. AbsorbedC. To be absorbedD. Having absorbed7. The company profits from home markets are falling may seek opportunities abroad.A. whoB. whyC. whichD. whose8. My father bought 20 acres of land and set up his own business: growing roses in his mid-fifties — fifty-six, .A. to be fairB. to be briefC. to be exactD. to be honest9. More than 1.6 million children in China suffer from autism (自闭症). However, only a few of them have access to .A. treatmentB. judgmentC. amusementD. argument10. — Have you brought your ID card?— Yes, I it the whole morning.A. looked forB. would look forC. had looked forD. have been looking for11. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the three most important traditional Chinese festivals, the other two the Lunar New Year and the Mid-Autumn Festival.A. areB. beingC. beenD. to be12. You are you eat, so if you’re filling yourself with cheeseburgers and hot dogs every day, the chances are that you will become overweight.A. howB. thatC. whoD. what13. — Was there anything valuable in your missing bag, Madam?— Yes, my purse and keys. Luckily, I the mobile phone.A. had usedB. would useC. was usingD. have been using14. When the majority of my friends are using the latest smart phones, I feel the need to buy a better one my old Nokia phone.A. in favour ofB. in honour ofC. in place ofD. in search of15. — Have you heard about a big fire in the paper factory?—There’s nothing in the newspaper about it.A. Of course.B. Who cares?C. Thank goodness.D. Are you sure?二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Encouragement worksAt one point during a game, the coach said to one of his young players, “Do you understand what cooperation is? What a(n) 16 is?” The little boy nodded yes.“Do you understand that what matters is 17 we win together as a team?” The littl e boy nodded yes.“So,” the coach 18 , “when a strike is made, or you are out at first, you don’t 19 or curse or attack the judge. Do you understand all that?” 20 , the boy nodded yes.“Good,” said the coach, “now go over there and 21 it to y our mother.” What the coach wanted the boy’s mother to understand is that encouragement is important to 22 . Encouragement builds teams and also confidence. Encouragement works. In fact, the right kind of encouragement, at the right time, can change a(n) 23 .Author Ron Dunn tells the story of two altar boys (祭童). One was born in Eastern Europe. The other was born in a small town in Illinois (USA). 24 their lives were quite different, these two boys once shared a(n) 25 experience.Each altar boy 26 his priest(神父) in the celebration. While handling the cup, they both 27 spilt (溢出) some of the wine on the carpet. But this was where their 28 began. The priest in the Eastern European church, seeing the purple mark, hit the altar boy on his face and 29 , “You stupid! Get out.” He did. The little boy grew up to become a thief.The priest in the church in Illinois, 30 seeing the wine mark, 31 beside the boy and looked at him gently, saying, “It’s all right, son. You’ll do 32 next time. You’ll be a fine priest someday.” That little boy grew up to become a much-loved priest.We don’t know how much a(n) 33 word from the priest, or the 34 of one, would influence these boys’ lives. But kindness and instruction are far more valuable than 35 andcriticism.Encouragement works.16. A. requirement B. advantage C. adventure D. team17. A. why B. where C. whether D. when18. A. continued B. interrupted C. advised D. responded19. A. apologize B. argue C. appear D. promise20. A. Again B. Instead C. Thus D. Besides21. A. devote B. explain C. take D. move22. A. employment B. education C. skill D. success23. A. situation B. opinion C. life D. feeling24. A. As B. If C. Because D. Though25. A. hard B. mysterious C. similar D. special26. A. admired B. helped C. approached D. watched27. A. accidentally B. finally C. frequently D. nervously28. A. choices B. stories C. plans D. discussions29. A. shouted B. asked C. added D. replied30. A. by B. before C. upon D. without31. A. got up B. bent down C. lay down D. cheered up32. A. earlier B. faster C. better D. worse33. A. serious B. extra C. satisfying D. encouraging34. A. lack B. case C. occurrence D. strength35. A. order B. regret C. attention D. anger三、阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)AI really love doing artwork. For me, drawing began when I was just a small child. I loved to color in the coloring books that my grandmother kept at her house for me and my brothers. My favorite color when I was small was Copenhagen blue.When I was ten, my mother decided to try painting a mountain scene. I wanted to do it too, so she gave me a piece of board and let me use her oils. And I painted a picture of our house. That was when I became addicted to art. When I was twelve I was given a coloring book that had really beautiful pictures in it. I didn’t want to color in the book; instead, I drew similar sketches(草图) on separate paper. My elder brother accused me of tracing but I quickly showed him that my sketches were larger than the originals. From that time I began drawing horses. I drew horses almost every day for two years.In the ninth grade I took art class and I quick ly became my teacher’s favorite. Art class was my favorite and the teacher encouraged me to enter my pieces in competitions. I enjoyed doing this and soon got a lot of prizes. I graduated from high school with an art scholarship to college.My favorite class in college was oil painting. When I was given a B in the class instead of an A I quickly pointed out to the professor that I had produced more art pieces at better quality than anyone else in the class. His reply was that he had given me the B because I had the potential (潜能) to do much more.Some of my favorite paintings I have done are those I have given to my lovedones. I gave my grandmother a country scene of a cabin and I felt much contented after knowing that she enjoyed it. I gave my brother a drawing of his daughters and knowing that I gave that to him gives me comfort now that he passed away.Perhaps one day I shall paint a painting that will brighten your day as well.36. When did the author become very interested in art?A. When he painted a mountain scene.B. When he was allowed to paint in oils.C. When he was given a coloring book.D. When he refused to color in the books.37. How did the author prove that he didn’t copy the pictures?A. He bought a new coloring book.B. He began to draw different pictures.C. He pointed out that his sketches were different.D. He only drew on separate paper from then on.38. Why was the author given a B in the class?A. Because he didn’t do better in art than anyone else in the class.B. Because the professor didn’t like him since he was very proud.C. Because his painting was actually of poor quality.D. Because the professor expected him to do better.39. What kind of paintings can be the author’s favorites?A. Paintings that his loved ones have received from him.B. Paintings of country scenes.C. Paintings of his brother and niece.D. Paintings that he has drawn for himself.B“Everything is practice.” — Pele.When we learn a martial art, or ballet, or gymnastics, or soccer… we practice movements consciously and repeatedly. Our entire lives are like this, but we’re often less conscious of the practice.Each day, we repeat movements, thoughts, ways of communicating with others… and in this repeated practice, we are becoming good at these things. If you often check Facebook or Twitter, that is practice, and you are forming that habit, though it’s usually not with too much awareness(意识).When you smoke, or eat junk food, or speak rudely to others, this is something you are practicing to be good at. You may already be good at these things. If you could learn to take conscious action, you could learn to practice other things you want to be good at, rather than the ones you don’t.The first step is always having awareness. When you are conscious of what you are doing, you can decide whether this is an action or thought pattern you want to practice. As you go through your day, practice this awareness. You will forget to do this, but remind yourself.As you get good at conscious action, start to practice those actions and thought patterns you want to be good at. As you consciously repeat these things, you’ll get better at them. It takes a lot of repetition to get good at a skill, but you’ve got time.You won’t be able to cha nge all your habits at once. Habits will be difficult to change, especially if you’re trying to change all of them. Give yourself permission to make mistakes without guilt, and instead just consciously practice again and again.If something is too hard, an d you can’t get it right no matter how many times you practice, you can try it in smaller steps. If you can’t give up smoking, try not smoking once, and instead reducing stress through walking or doing some meditation (冥想).There is no perfect way of life, and you don’t need to struggle to be perfect every moment of the day.40. What’s the best title of this passage?A. Life is conscious practiceB. How much conscious practice mattersC. No perfect way of lifeD. The ways to change old habits41. Some examples of conscious practice are mentioned in Paragraph 3 to show .A. people are conscious of practiceB. conscious practice is common in lifeC. practice helps a lot to form new habitsD. it is easy for people to become good at things42. We become good at some things by .A. thinking about them very oftenB. having much awareness of themC. thinking in a different wayD. practicing them repeatedly43. According to the passage, we are advised to do the following EXCEPT .A. changing all the bad habits at onceB. permitting ourselves to make mistakesC. avoiding too much stressD. never expecting too much of our lifeCThis is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United Nations is expecting the world to har vest more rice than it produced last year. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says the world’s rice harvests should rise almost two percent, mainly because of the increased production in Asia. Large gains are expected for Bangladesh, Burma, China, India, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. The FAO also predicts (预言) a recovery for rice harvests in Africa. It expects increased production in Mali, Nigeria and Senegal.But the UN agency says harvests will be lower in the European Union and the United States. Two reasons for this are unusually dry weather and falling rice prices, which have led some farmers to plant other crops. Smaller rice harvests also are expected in Latin America and the Caribbean.Concepcion Calpe is an economist with the FAO. She says good harvests in Asia will lead to reduced demand for rice this year. Demand is expected to fall nine hundred thousand tons to about thirty-four million metric tons. Ms. Calpe says one reason for the expected drop is better-than-expected production by some major importers, like Indonesia and Bangladesh. Other countries have set limits on how much rice they are willing to import.The FAO says rice prices have stayed high for many reasons. They include higher costs for fuel, fertilizer(肥料) and, in some areas, labor. One country where rice prices remain high is China. Concepcion Calpe says the high prices appear to be in disagreement with the official Chinese reports of “record harvests”.In Thailand, a government’s price-support program has led rice exports to fall by twenty percent, to less than eight million tons. The program keeps Thai rice export prices above market prices. As a result, the FAO says, exporters like Australia, India and Vietnam have captured a larger market share.Ms. Calpe notes that Burma could become a major exporter of rice. Many western governments have eased(减缓) trade restrictions on Burma recently because of its efforts at political and economic reform. Foreign investment and increased productivity in Cambodia also might help that country export more rice.44. Where would this passage probably appear?A. On a radio program.B. On a TV program.C. In a science magazine.D. In a newspaper.45. Rice harvests will be lower in Europe mainly because .A. rice prices are falling thereB. most Europeans dislike having riceC. it has been raining for a long time thereD. the demand for rice is going down all over the world46. What can we infer from this passage?A. Rice prices will go down in Asia with more rice produced.B. Cambodia doesn’t want to export its rice to foreign countries.C. Many western countries used to lay trade restrictions on Burma.D. The costs for fuel, fertilizer and labor made rice prices higher than before.DToday, there is increasing uncertainty about the future as we seek to adjust to (调整以适应) the new order with economic and social interconnections all over the world. There will be changes in education, communications, medicine, etc. The one thing that we are convinced is that changes will always be a part of our future. These changes will affect which jobs we do and how we manage our lives.More and more people are beginning to celebrate the triple-digit (三位数的) birthday. Centenarians, people over 100 years old, will become normal due to health care increasing the average lifespan. Predictions for the near future extend life expectancy (预期寿命) to 110 years. Living more than a hundred years adds a significant amount of life for which we must start to plan. And we must change our life plans because now we have 30 more years to live than we had when life expectancy was just 80.This means we have to adopt a different lifestyle as the life expectancy of people gets longer. We can wait longer to have children, we can change careers, and we need to be more careful of our health. No one wants to spend their last 30 years in a poor state of health, so we need to consider that in our plans starting today.Some governments are talking about extending the retirement age to 70 and beyond to reduce their costs. The retirement age is supposed to keep rising as people begin to live longer than before. Thoughts about how we live out our retirement years have started changing with more people over 65 still working 40 hours a week. Their jobs may be different from those they had before they retired the first time.When people only lived to around 35-40 years of age, we didn’t really have to worry about what our bad habits might be doing to our health. Now, with people living into their 100s, we may be giving up 30 years of our lives by letting those bad habits shorten our lives to 70 years. Therefore, preventative (预防性的) health care even at an early age becomes more important. The older you plan on living the better your preventative health activities need to be. It seems that a lot of people get sick in the 70s but if they do not they are healthy well into their 90s. Those bad habits appear to catch up with us in our 70s causing health issues. We can start now by learning some home health facts for preventative care.Things are going to change as more and more people live past 100. This requires different planning today to be ready for those extra years that we will be granted later in life. Our future will come with more years, so are you ready to take advantage of them?47. What factor is mentioned in this passage that leads to more centenarians?A. Health care.B. Healthy foods.C. Proper planning.D. Life expectancy.48. Why are some governments considering extending the retirement age?A. Because people want to make more money.B. Because no one wants to live in a poor state of health.C. Because the governments are trying to reduce their expense.D. Because prices keep going up all over the world.49. What does the author emphasize in the fifth paragraph?A. Bad habits in our daily lives.B. Preventative health care.C. Life expectancy.D. Healthy lifestyles.50. What does the author advise people to do for the extra years in life?A. Adopt a different lifestyle.B. Take part in more sports.C. Reduce working hours.D. Make good plans.四、任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。