扬州中学2013—2014学年高三开学检测

英 语 2013.8

第一卷（共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

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 are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Allen’s new school. B. Why Allen transferred. C. Allen’s mother’s new job.

2. How long can the man use the car?

A. 9 hours. B. 10 hours. C. 11 hours.

3. What does the man ask the girl to do?

A. Do her homework. B. Play with Jane. C. Go out.

4. Where is the report?

A. At Mr. Smith’s office. B. At Mr. Thomson’s office. C. At Miss King’s office.

5. What has the man decided to do on Sunday afternoon?

A. Go to the museum. B. Visit an exhibition. C. Review his lessons.

第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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至第8题。

6. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Customer and shop assistant. B. Student and teacher. C. Boss and secretary.

7. When does the club open at weekends?

A. At 9 am. B. At 10 am. C. At 11 am.

8. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The club has a sale promotion now.

B. The woman is not satisfied with the answers.

C. The club has no swimming pool.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。

9. Where are the speakers probably?

A. At a little restaurant. B. At a French restaurant. C. At Ms. Liu’s Special Food.

10. What will the man have?

A. A hamburger and wine. B. A sandwich and soup. C. A salad and a Coke.

11. When does the conversation most likely take place?

A. At noon. B. In the evening. C. In the early morning.

听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。

12. What do we know about Ann and Barbara?

A. They like to cook. B. They are looking for a place to live.

C. They both work at home.

13. How much will Ann and Barbara pay a monthly rent?

A. $ 1,200. B. $ 600. C. $ 300.

14. What is good about the flat?

A. It has a big kitchen. B. It has good furniture. C. It has a large sitting room.

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。

15. Why did the woman book the man out in the Plaza Hotel?

A. It offers good service. B. It is convenient in traffic.

C. It is near the company he’ll visit.

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

A. Find another hotel in Brazil. B. Book the Plaza Hotel. C. Contact the travel agency.

17. What’s the man’s final destination?

A. Brazil. B. New York. C. Shanghai.

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18. Who is the passage written for?

A. Parents. B. Teachers. C. Students.

19. How many tips does this passage give?

A. 4. B. 5 C. 6.

20. What do we know about holding class meetings?

A. Class meetings can be held at any time.

B. Having fun is most important for class meetings.

C. Holding class meetings is the best way of class management.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. The "Chinese Dream" is ____ dream to improve people's well-being and ____ dream of harmony, peace and development.

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

22. While intelligent people can often ______ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

A. sacrifice
B. substitute C. simplify D. survive

23. If what your friend comes up with surprises you, don’t reject it immediately. ________, imagine that it is true.

A. Thus B. Besides C. Rather D. Otherwise

24. Mrs. Smith finds it hard to clear up the mess, as her children are always ____ whenever she tries to.

A. in the way
B. on watch C. in sight D. on the line

25. Anyone, once ____ positive for H7N9 flu virus, will receive free medical treatment from our government.

A. to be tested B. being tested C. tested D. to test

26. With inspiration from other food cultures, American food culture can take a __ for the better.

A. share B. chance C. turn D. lead

27. He was unhappy when he sold his guitar. After all, he _________if for a very long time.

A. has had. B. had had C. has D. had

28. It will be
a big help if you go to the store and get what we
need for dinner.
________, I will set the table.

A. As a r
esult B. On the whole C. In the meanwhile D. As
a matter of fact

29. Team leaders must ensure that all members ______ their natural desire to avoid the embarrassment associated with making mistakes.

A. get over B. look over C. take over D. come over

30. It be the vocabulary that caused you the problem in the exercise because you know a lot of words.

A. may B. couldn’t C. should D. needn’t

31. The subway was crowded with passengers going home from market, most of _____ carrying heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables they had bought there.

A. whom B. them C. who D. which

32. When asked to explain _____ he did to make his students so fascinated with his lessons, the teacher paused and thought deeply.

A. what was it that B. that what it was C. what it was that D. what was it

33. The president of the World Bank says he has a passion for China, ______ he remembers starting as ear
ly as his childhood.

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

34. At no time _______
_the rules of the game. It was unfair to punish them.

A. they actually broke B. do they actually break

C. did they actually break D. they had actually broken

35. —Would you mind answering some questions on shopping habits?

— ________.

A. Yes, with great pleasure B. No, I am afraid I can't make it

C. Yes, it is worth the time D. No, as long as it doesn't take long

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

New genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-made climate warming in the coming century, contrary to previous findings that temperature increases would cause them to die out. A study, 36 in the latest edition of Ecology and Evolution, reveals the 37 age of some Amazonian tree species -- more than 8 million years -- and 38 shows that they have survived previous periods as warm as many of the global warming imagined periods 39 for the year 2100.

The authors write that, having survived warm periods in the past, the trees will 40 survive future warming, provided there are no other major environmental changes. 41 extreme droughts and forest fires will impact Amazonia as temperatures 42 , the trees will stand the direct impact of higher temperatures. The authors 43 that as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions to minimize the risk of drought and fire, conservation policy should remain 44 on preventing deforestation（采伐森林）for agriculture and mining.

The study disagrees with other recent researches which predicted tree species’ extinctions 45 relatively small increases in global average air temperatures.

Study co-author Dr Simon Lewis (UCL Geography) said the 46 were good news for Amazon tree species, but warned that drought and over-exploitation of the forest remained major 47 to the Amazon’s future.

Dr Lewis said: “The past cannot be compared directly with the future. while tree species seem likely to 48 higher air temperatures than today, the Amazon forest is being transformed for agriculture and 49 , and what remains is being degraded by logging, and increasingly split up by fields and roads.

“Species will not move as freely in today’s Amazon as they did in previous warm periods, when there was no human 50 . Similarly, today’s climate change is extremely fast, making comparisons with slower changes in the past 51 .”

“With a clearer 52 of the relative risks to the Amazon forest, we 53 that direct human impacts -- such as forest clearances for agriculture or mining -- should remain a key point of conservation policy. We also need more aggressive 54 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to make minimum the risk of drought and fire impacts and 55 the future of most Amazon tree species.”

36. A. advertised B. described C. published D. presented

37. A. frightening B. surprising C. exciting D. interesting

38. A. still B. nevertheless C. however D. therefore

39. A. assess B. confirm C. forecast D. promise

40. A. particularly B. probably C. merely D. possibly

41. A. Since B. Although C. When D. If

42. A. rise B. change C. drop D. end

43. A. consider B. decide C. guarantee D. recommend

44. A. based B. built C. focused D. made

45. A. in relation to B. in response to C. in reply to D. in reference to

46. A. findings B. thoughts C. inventions D. writings

47. A. threats B. disadvantages C. embarrassments D. instructions

48. A. accept B. tolerate C. permit D. require

49. A. farming B. planting C. catering D. mining

50. A. power B. influence C. desire D. violence

51. A. difficult B. clear C. easy D. important

52. A. belief B. direction C. understanding D. suggestion

53. A. doubt B. conclude C. calculate D. prefer

54. A. thought B. guidance C. protection D. action

55. A. secure B. advance C. sacrifice D. evaluate

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change for I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forbears (ancestors) prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.

The world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forbears fought are still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from the