2015届惠州市高三二调英语试题及答案

惠州市2015届高三第二次调研考试英语试题2014.10本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分135分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的市（县）/区、学校、班级、姓名、准考证号、试室号和座位号填写在答卡的密封线内。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔将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；不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappy,youareblindtoreality.Butwhenweresearchit,happinessactually___1___everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain.Howdidwe___2___this?Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?Becauseweassumedyouwere___3___.Whenwestudypeople,scientistsareofteninterestedinwhattheaverageis.Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic.That'sonlyhalfthestory,becausetheaveragepersondoesnotfighttheir___4___.Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbegin___5___positiveoutliers(离群值)--peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence--a___6___differentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessand___7___.___8___,happinessisachoice.Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitsfiniteresourcesasyouprocesstheworld.Ifyouscanforthe___9___first,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded（嵌入）inyourwork.Butifyouscantheworldforthepositive,youstarttoacquirean___10___advantage.IwrotethecoverstoryfortheHarvardBusinessReviewmagazineonHappinessLeadstoProfits.BasedonmyarticlecalledPositiveIntelligenceandmyresearchinTheHappinessAdvantage,I___11___ourresearchedconclusion:thesinglegreatestadvantageinthemoderneconomyisa___12___andbusyworkforce.Adecadeofresearchinthebusinessworld___13___thathappinessraisesnearlyeverybusinessandeducational___14___:increasingsalesby37%，productivityby31%，and___15___ontasksby19%，aswellasanumberofhealthandquality-of-lifeimprovements.1A.risesB.arisesC.raisesD.realizes2A.thinkB.missC.knowD.understand3A.usualB.singleC.uniqueD.average4A.bodiesB.facesC.genesD.fates5A.researchingB.discoveringC.findingD.observing6A.mildlyB.hardlyC.crazilyD.wildly7A.interestB.successC.safetyD.failure8A.ScientificallyB.FortunatelyC.GraduallyD.Strangely9A.activeB.passiveC.negativeD.positive10A.interestingB.embarrassingC.annoyingD.amazing11A.talkedB.summarizedC.thoughtD.underlined12A.sillyB.funnyC.commonD.happy13A.meansB.provesC.wishesD.hopes14A.outcomeB.answerC.causeD.reality15A.behaviorB.mistakeC.accuracyD.possession第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。Onceuponatime,therewasagangofevilgoblins（小妖精)wholivedinaforest.Theyspentalotoftheirtime__16(make)funofapooroldmanwhocouldnowhardlymove,see,orhear.Theyshowednorespectfor__17age.ThesituationbecamesoextremethatGreatWizard（男巫）decidedtoteachthegoblins__18__lesson.Hecastaspell,andfromthatmoment,everyinsult（侮辱）___19_wasdirectedattheoldmanmadetheoldmanbetter,__20_hadtheoppositeeffectonthegoblinwhowasdoingtheinsulting.Ofcourse,thegoblinsknewnothingabout21__washappening.Themoretheycalledthemanan“oldfool”,the__22(young)ofmindhebecame,whilethegoblinwho__23__(shout)athimagedrapidly,andbecamealittlemorefoolish.Astimewenton,thoseevilgoblinswerebecomingterriblyold,ugly,stupid,andclumsy__24__evenrealizingit.Finally,theGreatWizardallowedthegoblinstoseethemselves,and__25__(surprise)theysawthattheyhadturnedintothedisgustingcreatureswenowknowastrolls（巨魔）.Ⅱ阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhydon’tsomanyAmericansacceptthetheoryofevolution?A2001GallupPollfoundthat45percentofAmericansagreewiththestatement“Godcreatedthehumanbeingprettymuchintheirpresentformatonetimewithinthelast10,000yearsorso”,while37percentpreferredamixedbeliefthat“Humanbeingshavedevelopedovermillionsofyearsfromlessadvancedformsoflife,butGodguidedthisprocess”,andonly12percentacceptedthestandardscientifictheorythat“Humanbeinghavedevelopedovermillionsofyearsfromlessadvancedformsoflife,butGodhadnopartinthisprocess”.Thereareatleastfourreasonstomakepeopleresistanttoacceptingevolution.1.Thewarfaremodelofscienceandreligion.Thebeliefthatthereisawarbetweenscienceandreligionwhereoneisrightandtheotheriswrong,andthatonemustchooseoneovertheother.2.Thebeliefthatevolutionisathreattospecificreligioustenets(信条).Manypeopleattempttousesciencetoprovecertainreligioustenets,butwhentheydonotappeartofit,thescienceisrejected.3.Misunderstandingofevolutionarytheory.Asignificantproblemisthatmostpeopleknowsolittleaboutthetheory.Inthe2001GallupPoll,forexample,aquarterofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheydidn’tknowenoughtosaywhethertheyacceptedevolutionornot,andonly34percentconsideredthemselvestobe“veryinformed”aboutthetheory.4.Thefearthatevolutiondegradesourhumanity.Darwinrevealedustobe“mereanimals”,subjecttothesamenaturallawsandhistoricalforcesasallotheranimals.Believersshouldembracescience,especiallyevolutionarytheory,forwhatithasdonetouncoverthemagnificenceofthedivinity(神学)inadepthneverdreamedbyourancientancestors.Weh