宿迁市2014-2015学年高一上学期12月三校联考试题

英语

一、听力部分（共两节，满分20分）

第一节 （共5小题；每小题0.5分；满分2.5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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When can the man see the headmaster?

A. At 930. B. At 1145. C. At 1240.

2. Why does the man want to keep the window shut?

A. He is ill. B. He wants to open it himself. C. The air inside is fresh enough.

3. What is Mike?

A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A writer.

4. What has made working at home possible?

A. Personal computers. B. Communication industry. C. Living far from companies.

5. Where is the woman?

A. In a soap factory. B. In her house. C. At an information desk.

第二节（共15题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At home. B. On a bus. C. In the bank.

7. Why do the two speakers want to buy a car?

A. They have a lot of money.

B. The man lives too far away from his office.

C. The woman's office is too far away from her home.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why won't Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?

A. He can't spare the time.

B. The clinic will be closed.

C. Dr. Milton won't come to work.

9. When is the clinic open in a week?

A. From Monday to Friday.

B. On weekdays except Thursday.

C. During the whole week.

10. What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come?

A. 530 p. m., Wednesday. B. 615 p. m., Wednesday. C. 615 p. m., Thursday.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What's the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Neighbors. B. Doctor and patient. C. Friends.

12. When did the woman cough most seriously?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At night.

13. What did the man do for the woman?

A. He examined the woman carefully.

B. He gave her some medicine and some advice as well.

C. He just told her not to worry too much.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Strangers.

15. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. At the woman’ s home. C. At the man’'s home.

16. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Have some soup. B. Have more rice. C. Bring his wife next time.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did Nicholas do at eighteen months？

A. He began to learn French. B. He read the newspaper. C. He took telephone messages.

18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?

A. He had too much homework.

B. He almost couldn't learn anything special.

C. His teachers often corrected his spelling.

19. Who offered to help Nicholas finally?

A. His classmates B. His parents C. A college

20. What is Nicholas’s life like now?

A. Busy without any social life.

B. Fun but boring.

C. Busy at college and free at home.

二、单项选择（10分）

21. —How long does a dog live, Dr.White?

―_______, but usually 13 to 18 years.

A. That’s all right B. Take your time C. It all depends D. It is up to you

22. Crazy fans across the country crowed into the stadium and two ______ police were called in to keep order.

A. dozens B. dozens of C. dozen of D. dozen

23.－What shall we do if it rains tomorrow?

－Well, ______ we’ve begun, we’ll have to carry on.

A. now that B. unless C. even though D. when

24. China ________ rapidly in the past 30 years and it is now the second largest economy after the United States.

A. develops B. is being developed C. has been developing D. developed

25. －I do not have much interest in Geography.

－______. It is the most difficult subject for me.

A. So do I B. That’s right C. Me, too D. Neither do I

26. The bright boy, ______ had been expected, did a good job in the 2012 NMET and went to a key university.

A. it B. what C. as D. such

27. My sister, as well as her two classmates, who______ passed the exam, _____ praised by the headteacher yesterday.

A. have; was B. have; were C. has; were D. has; has

28. My friend Julia brought out all her dresses and told me to take ______ suited me best.

A. whatever B. whichever C. whenever D. whoever

29. － Must you play the music so loud, Paul? I’m doing my lessons, you know.

－ Sorry, I _____ it. I’m turning it down.

A. don’t realize B. didn’t realize C. hasn’t realized D. hadn’t realized

30. The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if ______ regularly, can improve our health.

A. being carried out B. carrying out C. carried out D. to carry out

三、完形填空（20分）

One famous artist Sheikh went back to his hometown. He hadn’t seen one of his friends for many years, who was a 　31　 and needy man. When Sheikh asked about him, he was told by people that the man he was 　32　 was a rich man and no longer poor. Sheikh　33　to pay a visit to his friend.

　34　talking with his friend, Sheikh asked him the　35　for the change in his situation. The man answered that he had been so poor that he was forced to 　36　 some properties(财产) that belonged to him, like furniture(家具). By selling these things, he had 　37　 some money enough to start a 　38　 with.

As he was on his way back to his house with the 　39　, he saw a poor lady 　40　 by the road. The man asked the lady the reason, and she 　41　 that her husband died and her children were 　42　. Hearing this, the man felt 　43　 for her, and on seeing that she 　44　 the money more than himself, he gave all the money to her. He 　45　 home and spent the night, sad and 　46　 about his family.

The next morning, 　47　 he was summoned(召唤) to the house of a rich man. He was told by the rich man that he had six thousand bags of 　48　 which he wanted to sell quickly and the man could buy it at a 　49　 price on loan(借用) from him. The poor man did so and sold the rice 　50　. He took some more bags several days later and in this way he was able to make much more money. Soon he became rich.

31. A. clever　　　 B. rich　　 　 C. lazy　　　 D. poor

32. A. living with B. waiting for C. asking about D. listening to

33. A. decided B. forgot C. refused D. tried

34. A. Until B. Before C. After　 D. While

35. A. message B. reason C. time D. plan

36. A. sell B. make C. keep D. find

37. A. saved B. collected C. paid D. wasted

38. A. travel B. business C. family D. lesson

39. A. money B. news C. hope D. furniture

40. A. crying B. walking C. sleeping D. standing

41. A. believed B. explained C. shouted D. imagined

42. A. hungry B. dangerous C. crazy D. angry

43. A. sadness B. interest C. shame D. pity

44. A. took B. needed C. owned D. earned

45. A. drove B. returned C. left D. stayed

46. A. worried B. pleased C. excited D. frightened

47. A. happily B. surprisingly C. carelessly D. unluckily

48. A. rice B. meat C. vegetables D. clothes

49. A. low B. fair C. high D. right

50. A. slowly B. quickly C. hardly D. finally

四、阅读理解（30分）

A

Art of sushi making

Bei Restaurant at the Opposite House offers the last sushi preparation class by Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are scheduled at 1130 am on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 yuan per person, including materials and use of materials.

010-6410-5230

Festive buffet

CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet（自助餐）, featuring roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be matched with stuffing, cranberry sauce, bread and butter pudding, honey-glazed ham, brandy fruit cakes, and existing gourmet buffet selections.

010-6530-9383



Christmas dinner party

Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on Christmas Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 pm, Dec 24, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall.

010-6601-4466 ext 162

Christmas shopping

Get a gift idea at The Peninsula Beijing, where there is a wide range of offerings, or shop in style at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry, leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 am-930 pm.

010-8516-2888 ext 6691



51. Many customers are attracted to Bei Restaurant for its ____________.

A. brandy fruit cakes B. song-and-dance performances

C. jewelry and leather D. art of sushi making

52. If you want to buy some Christmas gifts for your friends, you’d better go to

____________.

A. Beijing Minzu Hotel B. Grand Millennium Beijing

C. The Peninsula Beijing D. Bei Restaurant

53. If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.

A. 010-8516-2888 B. 010-6601-4466

C. 010-6530-9383 D. 010-6410-5230

B

Be careful what you say around your dog . It might understand more than you think.

A border collie(牧羊狗) named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).

In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.

In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.

The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked

out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half