江西省五校2015届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题及答案

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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Friends.B.Pictures.C.Stories.7.Whydoesthewomanthinkitstressfultogotothedentist?A.It’soutofcontrol.B.It’sembarrassing.C.Ithurts.8.Whatdoesthemanthinkisthemoststressful?A.Beinglate.B.Havinganexam.C.Movingtoanewplace.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题9.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.Thebooks.B.Themedia.C.TheInternet.10.WhatdoesthewomanthinkoftheInternet?A.It’sboring.B.It’savailable.C.It’sconvenient.11.Whatisthedisadvantageofthebook?A.Theremaybesomefalseinformation.B.It’seasytoget.C.Sometimestheinformationisoutofdate.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthenewemployee?A.Heworkshard.B.Heoftenleavesworkunfinished.C.Heworksslowly.13.Whydoesthewomanthinkit’sharmfultoworktoomuch?A.Itwillmakethenewemployeetiredofwork.B.Itwillcausethenewemployeetofallill.C.Theworkwillsufferlossesifthenewemployeeistootired.14.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Givethenewemployeeavacation.B.Askthenewemployeetodosomeworkwhilehe’sonholiday.C.Theworkcanbedonebysomeoneelse.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题15.Whydoesn’thewanttotakethenewsjob?A.Hedoesn’tgetagoodpay.B.Hedislikesworkinginaseasidetown.C.Hehatesplayingthesamepieceagainandagain.16.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthejobthemanwasoffered?A.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.Tough.17.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Helikestraveling.B.Heisgoodatplayingthepiano.C.Heenjoystheseaside.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题18.WhatmakesIndiaoneoftheworld'sgreatexperiencesfortraveler?A.Itspopulation.B.Itsfood.C.Itsdiversity.19.WherecanpeopleescapeheatofsummerinIndia?A.Onthebeach.B.Alongthecoasts.C.Atthehillstation.20.WhatisnotmentionedaboutIndia?A.Itsancienthealthcaresystemandwellnesscenters.B.Itsrapiddevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.C.Itsyoga,whitewaterraftingandbungeejumping.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。AAnewstudyhasshownthatthemorepowerandmoneysomepeoplehave,thelesstheycareaboutothers.PaulPiffworksinthepsychologydepartmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.Hewantedtotesthisobservationsthatpeoplewithmoremoneyorhighersocialpositionbehaverudely,andthattheirbehaviorshowslessconcernforthefeelingsofothers.Inordertofindouthowdifferentlevelsofprivilegeanddifferentlevelsofwealthbetweenpeopleineverydaylifeshapehowtheybehavetowardothersandhowtheyseetheworld,PaulPiffdesignedanexperimenttostudythebehaviorofstrangerswhoweremeetingforthefirsttime.Duringthesemeetings,volunteerswhohaddescribedthemselvesaswealthierdidnotseeminterestedingettingtoknowtheotherperson.Peoplewhohadidentifiedthemselvesasnotwealthyweremorelikelytolistentoandlookatthestranger.Theylaughedmore.Theyseemedtoenjoytheget-together.WorkingwithotherBerkeleyresearchers,PaulPiffdesignedmorethanthirtyexperimentstostudyhowwealthandsocialpositionaffectbehavior.Oneexperimentstudiedtheactionsofdriversonabusystreet.Theresearchersfoundthatpeopledrivingexpensivecarswerelesslikelytostopforpeopletryingtowalkacrossthestreet.Thesedriversignoredtrafficlawsmoreoftenthandriversofolderorlesscostlycars.Mr.Piffsaysthisfieldofsocialsciencehelpsinunderstandingthecausesofcorruptionamongthepowerful.Besides,Mr.Piffstressesthattheirfindingscorrespondtothoseofotherstudies.Hesaystheresearchsuggeststhatformanypeoplepowerandmoneycanhaveacorruptinginfluenceonsocialbehavior.Heisconcernedthataswealthinequalityincreasesinsociety,thereisastrongpressureforpeoplewhocareaboutfairnessandequalitytobreaktheirownrulesofgoodbehavior.21.WhatprobablyleadstoPaulPiff’sstudy?A.Thetaskgiventohimbythepsychologydepartment.B.Thedailybehaviorofrichpeopleinpublicplaces.C.Theactionsofsomewealthydriversonabusystreet.D.Theresultsofotherstudiesdonebyotherscientists.22.PaulPiff’sresearchonthebehaviorofstrangerssuggeststhatlesswealthypeoplearemore_____thanwealthyones.A.generousB.selfishC.easy-goingD.impolite23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.lesswealthypeoplewillnotfollowtheexamplesofwealthypeopleB.peoplehaveatendencytobecomeequallyrichassocietydevelopsC.beingwealthyorenjoyingprivilegehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantagesD.someleadersbecomecorruptbecauseofwealthandprivilege24.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WealthandPowerAffectYourAttitudetoOthersB.WealthandPowerInequalityBreedsCorruptionC.WhyDoWealthyPeopleBehaveImpolitely?D.WhoAreMoreLikelytoBeImpolite?BThereareafewthingsinlifemoreannoying:youareinthemiddleofaconversationwithafriend,andsuddenlysheburstsoutlaughing,makingyouthinkyou’vemadeabrilliantjoke.Butthenshesays,“Sorry,Iwasn’tlaughingatyou.Ijustsawsomethingreallyfunonamicroblog.”TheGuardiandescribedthesceneofafriend’sfaceburiedinascreenas“adistinctly21st-centuryproblem”.Anewwordhasbeencreatedtodescribethis-phubbing.Itistheactoflookingatyourmobilephoneinsteadofpayingattentiontoothersduringasocialinteraction.Likepointingatone’snose,phubbingiswidelyconsideredrudebehavior.Peopleeverywherearebeginningtolosepatiencewiththephenomenon.AStopPhubbingcampaigngrouphasbeenstartedinAustraliaandatleastfiveothershavesprungupinitswakeasangeraboutthelack