山东省实验中学2012级高三第二次诊断性测试
英 语 试 题
2014．11
说明：本试卷分第I卷(选择题）、第II卷(非选择题)和答题纸三部分。第I卷1至11页。第II卷11至12页。试题答案请用2B铅笔或0．5mm签字笔填涂到答题卡规定位置上，书写在试题上的答案无效。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷 (选择题 100分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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，你都有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 will Dorothy do on the weekend?
A．Go out with her friend． B．Work on her paper． C．Make some plans． 2．What was the normal price of the T-shirt? A．$15 B．$30 C．$50
3．What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon? A．To attend a wedding． B．To visit an exhibition． C．To meet a friend．
4．When does the bank close on Saturday?
A．At 1：00 pm． B．At 3：00pm． C．At 4：00pm． 5．Where are the speakers?
A．In a store． B．In a classroom C．At a hotel． 第二节(共15小题：每小题1．5分，满分22．5分)
听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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、7题。 6．What do we know about Nora? A．She prefers a room of her own. B．She likes to work with other girls．
C．She lives near the city center． 7．What is good about the flat? A．It has a large sitting room． B．It has good furniture． C．It has a big kitchen． 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 8．Where has Barbara been?
A．Milan． B．Florence． C．Rome． 9．What has Barbara got in her suitcase? A．Shoes． B．Stones． C．Books． 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．Who is making the telephone call?
A．Thomas Brothers． B．Mike Landon． C.Jack Cooper． 11．What relations the woman to Mr．Cooper?
A．His wife． B．His boss． C．His secretary． 12．What is the message about?
A．A meeting． B．A visit to France． C．The date for a trip. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What could the man speaker most probably be? A．A person who saw the accident． B．The driver of the lorry． C．A police officer．
14．What was Mrs．Franks doing when the accident took place? A．Walking along ChurchillAvenur． B．Getting ready to cross the road． C．Standing outside a bank． 15．When did the accident happen? A．At about 8：00 am． B．At about 9：00 am． C．At about 10：00 am． 16．How did the accident happen? A．A lorry hit a car. B．A car ran into a lorry．
C．A bank clerk rushed into the street．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．What is the talk mainly about? A．The history of the schoo1． B．The courses for the term． C．The plan for the day．
18．Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new student? A．In the school hall． B．In the science labs． C．In the classrooms．
19．What can students do in the practical areas? A．Take science courses． B．Enjoy excellent meals． C．Attend workshops．
20．When are the visitors expected to ask questions? A．During the lunch hour． B．After the welcome speech． C．Before the tour of the labs．
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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．
A
Scientists have claimed a milestone in the drive for new energy—development of the first practical artificial leaf, an advanced solar cell that imitates the process，called photosynthesis(光合作用)，that green plants use to make sunlight and water into energy.
“A practical artificial leaf has been a dream of scientists for decades，”said Daniel Nocera，who led the research team．“We believe we have made it．The artificial leaf shows particular promise as an inexpensive source of electricity for homes of the poor in developing countries. One can imagine villages in India and Africa soon purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology．”
The leaf is like the shape of a poker card but thinner．Placed in water in a bright sunlight， it could produce enough electricity to supply a house in a developing country with electricity for a day by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, which are stored in a fuel cell to produce electricity．
The“artificial leaf”is not a new concept．The first artificial leaf was developed more than a decade ago by John Ttlrner．However, it was impractical for wider use，as it was composed of rare，expensive
metals and was highly unstable with a lifespan of barely one day．
Nocera’s new leaf overcomes these problems．It is made of inexpensive materials that are widely available，works under simple conditions and is highly stable．Laboratory studies showed that it could operate continuously for at least 45 hours without a drop in activity．
The key to this breakthrough is Nocera’s recent discovery of several new powerful， inexpensive catalysts，which are able to accelerate the chemical reaction under simple conditions．Right now, Nocera’s leaf is about 10 times more efficient at carrying out photosynthesis than a natural leaf．Yet he is optimistic that he can boost the efficiency of the device much higher in the future． 21．Daniel Nocera describes his artificial leaf as promising in_________________． A．making an artificial plant that can feed itself． B．finding a new kind of catalyst to produce electricity． C．changing the sunlight and water into electricity directly D．providing electricity for the poor family at a low cost
22．According to the passage, catalysts in the artificial leaf________． A．speed up the process of chemical reactions B．reduce the loss of energy during its operation C．work as a media to store collected energy D．slow down the course of chemical reactions
23．The underlined word“it”in the fourth paragraph refers to______． A．photosynthesis
B．catalyst used by the solar cell
C．Turner’s artificial leaf D．Nocera’s new leaf 24．The passage is most probably from_________． A．a science fiction story
B．a fairy tale book
C．an advertisement for solar products D．a science news report
B
When learning a second language，it is important to study the culture of the language you’re learning．Anyone can learn another language’s grammar from a textbook，but what good is this learning if you don’t understand the culture of the person you’re speaking to? Only in learning another language and its culture will you be able to proficiently communicate with a person in that language．There are many ways to enhance your language studies by studying the country’s culture；this can include reading literature，watching movies，or listening to popular music．
Many schools in the United States emphasize the importance of culture understanding in language classes．Instead of memorizing only vocabulary words and grammar patterns，classes from elementary schools to universities are teaching literature，pop songs，and films in their classes．From
