2014—2015学年第一学期高三期中调研测试试卷

英 语 2014.11

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分15分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，待录音内容结束后，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分，满分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，你都有10秒钟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 kind of music does the man like?

A. Folk music. B. Classical music. C. Pop music.

2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the airport. B. In a restaurant. C. At the hotel reception.

3. What is the woman’s possible occupation?

A. A travel agent. B. A customs officer. C. A school teacher.

4. Why didn’t the man see the doctor earlier?

A. He didn’t think it necessary.

B. He failed to make an appointment.

C. He was too weak to go to see the doctor.

5. How much does one ticket cost?

A. It costs $2.5. B. It costs $3.75. C. It costs $7.75.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

听下面4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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What’s the man’s problem?

A. He’s poor in chemistry and physics.

B. He has got to take a science course.

C. He has no idea which science course to take.

7. How many science courses does the woman take?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is the conversation mainly about?

A. What kind of food to eat.

B. How to keep our mind strong.

C. How to keep our body in good condition.

9. How can we make our hearts stronger?

A. By sleeping well at night.

B. By doing physical exercise.

C. By eating lots of vegetables.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. An online service.

B. The woman’s favorite TV shows.

C. The quality of TV shows nowadays.

11. What does the woman like to watch?

A. Old TV shows.

B. Current TV shows.

C. Movies rented from stores.

12. What does the man want to do?

A. Buy a TV. B. Join Netflix. C. Watch a movie.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University?

A. Because no tour guides are available.

B. Because all the buildings in the city look alike.

C. Because the university is everywhere in the city.

14. What does the passage tell us about the colleges of Cambridge University?

A. They set their own exams.

B. They select their own students.

C. They award their own degrees.

15. What does the passage tell about women students in Cambridge University?

A. Very few of them are engaged in research.

B. They were not awarded degrees before 1948.

C. They have outnumbered male students recently.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16. No one has had ______ greater influence on ______ Western civilization than the ancient Greeks, who made many advances in various fields.

A. a; the B. /; the C. a; / D. /; /

17. The manager is now in need of a capable assistant that he can ______ to take care of problems in his absence.

A. count on B. count in C. count up D. count out

18. ______ to the extraordinary beauty of Changling is the Ling’en Palace, known for its simple design and painted ceiling.

A. Added B. Adding C. Being added D. Having added

19. He left home to waste all his time and money in gambling and was finally reduced ______ to be a porter.

A. to hire out B. to hire himself out

C. to hiring out D. to hiring himself out

20. When the Americans ______ to the British raising the tax rates, the British increased control over their American colonies, stationing soldiers there.

A. objected B. opposed C. submitted D. appealed

21. —How do you find your new boss, you guys?

—Oh, I think he has earned our wide respect ______ he treats us fairly and kindly.

A. in that B. so that C. even though D. as though

22. His questions concerning the preservation of the historic church at the press conference ______ his ignorance of the matters being discussed.

A. symbolized B. associated C. underlined D. delivered

23. You have made outstanding contributions to the company. I’m sure that you are ______ to get promoted soon.

A. possible B. bound C. necessary D. close

24. —What’s up? What’s that terrible noise from our upstairs neighbor?

—The spoiled boy is yelling and screaming to ______, I guess.

A. mend his way B. get his way C. push his way D. stop his way

25. The doctor began feeling inactive and powerless a couple of days ago, but not until he developed 103-degree fever, ______ Doctors Without Borders, authorities said.

A. had he contacted B. he had contacted

C. did he contact D. he contacted

26. My daughter is not present at this award?ceremony, so I will receive the prize ______ her.

A. on behalf of B. in honor of C. on account of D. in favor of

27. Now we must look forward, and turn this into the moment ______ everyone – whichever way they voted – comes together to build that better, brighter future for our entire United Kingdom.

A. that B. which C. where D. when

28. It would mean – for any banks that remain in Scotland – if they ever got in trouble ______ Scottish taxpayers and Scottish taxpayers alone that would bear the costs.

A. there will be B. it will be C. there would be D. it would be

29. —Have you heard that the Taiwan pop singer Jam Hsiao will perform in Shanghai at the end of this month?

—Of course. All his fans are ______ to hear the exciting news.

A. green with envy B. feeling blue

C. tickled pink D. white as a sheet

30. —Since you’ve managed to sign the contract with the foreign company. You might as well begin to?expand your business overseas.

—Thank you for your advice. As the saying goes, ______.

A. the early bird catches the worm

B. make hay while the sun shines

C. great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ

D. don’t count your chickens until they are hatched

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a typical Wednesday. My wife and I were speaking in a nursing home about our successful recoveries from our heart attacks. Afterwards, one of the other residents, Miriam, asked if we had a few minutes to talk.

“I’ve always thought that to be 31 I need three things: someone to 32 , something to do and something to look forward to,” she said. “I’ve got people here to love, and the activities to 33 me as busy as I want, but I don’t have anything I’m looking forward to. Do you have any 34 ?”

“What did you look forward to before you came here?” we asked.

“Oh, I used to love to laugh with others,” Miriam said.

“What did you 35 about?” we asked.

“Everything I could see, hear, feel, taste or smell,” she said with a smile.

At that very moment, we got the idea to start our 36 . We began looking for humor, and we used all of our 37 . We started with a teabag with the 38 : You are like this teabag … only in hot water do you realize how strong you are.

We continued 39 and found cartoons and videos filled with humor. People brought us stickers, books, games and magazines. We 40 together humor baskets with books, tapes, greeting cards and toys for children of all ages.

Of course, we 41 a humor basket for Miriam, the woman who had 42 us on this project – “Search for a Smile and Share it”. She told us that the 43 of her day was sharing the 44 of her basket with everyone she saw.

The project was so 45 that other facilities heard of it and made special 46 . One nursing home asked us to make a humor cart, like a shopping cart. Volunteers 47 this down the hallways, sharing smiles and laughs with 48 . Still another nursing home requested that we 49 a humor room, complete with a projector showing fun videos.

What started as a simple gesture to 50 one elderly woman turned into a lifetime project.

31. A. busy B. happy C. rich D. healthy

32. A. love B. meet C. visit D. respect

33. A. lead B. find C. keep D. encourage

34. A. ways B. opinions C. plans D. ideas

35. A. talk B. worry C. complain D. laugh

36. A. procedure B. project C. research D. preparation

37. A. efforts B. senses C. tools D. families

38. A. message B. letter C. cover D. sign

39. A. explaining B. searching C. expending D. researching

40. A. got B. came C. joined D. put

41. A. paid B. made C. filled D. applied

42. A. started B. chosen C. persuaded D. turned

43. A. highlight B. satisfaction C. project D. appointment

44. A. designs B. foods C. books D. contents

45. A. touching B. successful C. interesting D. respectful

46. A. gifts B. donations C. requests D. arrangements

47. A. walk B. push C. fix D. perform

48. A. nurses B. workers C. residents D. children

49. A. design B. organize C. decorate D. offer

50. A. save B. help C. thank D. satisfy

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Have you ever imagined walking through a glacier? Be it a yes or no, it is now a possibility.

On October 10, Travel Alberta, the tourism organization for the province of Alberta, Canada, traveled to Beijing to promote its new project, “Glacier Skywalk,” at a press conference.

The project is currently under construction and is scheduled to open May 2014. The new attraction is only minutes away from the Columbia Icefield Glacier Discovery Center, and is already expected to become a new Canadian landmark. The bold concept of walking amid a glacier may seem unrealistic, but a glass corridor extending from the glacier’s cliff will make the