泗阳中学2014届高三第一次阶段检测

英 语 试 卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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 time will the speakers get to the theatre if they leave now?

A. At 7:30 B. At 7:45 C. At 8:00

2. What does the man suggest the woman do ?

A. Ask Mary to help her

B. Type the data quickly

C. Put the data into the computer at once

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She still hasn’t understood what was shocking

B. She wasn’t able to manage the project well

C. She’s not sure how she was able to finish so early

4. What are the woman’s instructions?

A. To eat every bit of food the man has been given

B. To clean the plate after the man finishes eating

C. To give Mrs. Jameson something the man doesn’t like

5. How is the traffic at this time every day?

A. Fine B. Heavy C. Unusual

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分钟；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至8题，

6. Where is the woman?

A. At home B. In the office C. On the road

7. Who would visit the man at four this afternoon?

A. Mr. Hopkins B. Mr. Johnson C. Miss Li

8. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends B. Husband and wife C. Boss and secretary

听第7段材料，回答第9 至11 题，

9. What kind of money does the woman want?

A. Hong Kong dollars B. American dollars C. British pounds

10. What does the woman show before exchanging the money?

A. Her passport B. Her credit card C. Her ID card

11. How much money will the woman get at last?

A. About 190 dollars B. About 200 dollars C. About 330 dollars

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题，

12. When does the woman’s sister plan to arrive?

A. At 7:30 a.m B. At 7:30 p.m C. B. At 8:30 p.m

13. Where are the speakers?

A. At the airport B. At the train station C. At the air ticket office

14. Does the woman’s sister arrive at last?

A. Yes B. No C. We don’t know

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题，

15. Why does the man take part in this match?

A. He loves this game B. He wants to do some exercise

C. He has confidence in his strength

16. What does the man think of the young people nowadays?

A. They do nothing good for their health

B. They love all kinds of sports

C. They seldom watch games on TV

17. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Never stick to only one type of exercise

B. Take part is the race next year

C. Do easy movements at first

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题，

18. What is considered impolite when you are invited to a meal?

A. Arriving early B. Arriving late C. Failing to come

19. Where will the hostess probably meet you when you arrive?

A. In the living room B. In the sitting room C. At the door

20. What does the hostess plan to do after the dinner is over?

A. Offer some entertainment B. Take your coat and hat C. Express her gratitude

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)

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。

21. The CN Tower is the third longest tower in the world,________553 meters into the sky.

A. to rise B.rising C.having risen D.being rising

22. Today you can still see many museums in that area showing________life was like in the Gold Rush.

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

23.There is also the Gold Voice Competition,_______students give oral presentation on certain topics and compete for the Best Speaker Award.

A.to which B.from which C.on which D.in which

24.With most of Canadians’ population _________ near the coast, swimming and surfing are popular activities for families at the weekend.

A. living B. to live C.lives D.lived

25.There is nothing __________about his ability to make his work successful.

A.doubt B.curious C.absolute D.ambigous

26.I want to _______the meaning of the poem for most students have difficulty figuring it out.

A.bring up B.bring out C.bring in D.bring about

27.The students listened keenly, occasionally____________with questions.

A.breaking in B.breaking up C.breaking through D.breaking down

28. If something bad happens on a particular day, people have a tendency to ________ that day with the negative event.

A.compare B.equip C.associate D.correspond

29.This has caused some friction between Greece and Britain , _________the Greek government has never given up asking for the return of those marble statues.

A. if B. when C. where D. as

30.If you ______ carry with you the belief that all you do is right, it’s none of my business.

A. should B. must C. can D. may

31. You may depend on that they will look after your daughter when you are away.

A. them B. this C. her D. it

32. When surfing another online bookshop, I found that most of the books in it are the same as in the first one.

A. those B. ones C. any D. all

33. —Did you go to the fashion show last week?

—I _____, but I was fully occupied the whole week.

A. must go B. must have gone C. would have gone D. would go

34. — Nice to see you again after all these years．What ?

—Well, I've tried many things since we left school．I'm now working for a large oil company．

A. have you been doing B．were you doing C. have you done D．did you do

35. —Do you think I should accept his invitation, Jim?

— If I were you, I certainly would.

A. None of your business. B. It depends. C. Why not? D. I don't think so.

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。

In the fall of 1985,I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming for a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench．Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed 36 and one with quite a different tale to tell．

My grandma, a （n） 37 woman, graduated from college at the age of 65．She was the first in our family to reach that 38 ．But one year after I entered college, she developed cancer．I made the choice to withdraw from college to 39 her．It meant that school and my personal dream would have to 40 ．

Then I got married with another dream: building my family from a 41 of adoptd and biological children．In 1999, we adopted our first son．A year later came our second adopted boy． 42 ,the following year ,we adopted son number three , In 2003, I gave birth to another boy．

You can 43 how totally occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of eight．Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo．Not surpringly, I never did 44 it back to college full-time．But I never 45 my dream either ．I had only one choice: make it work．That meant taking as 46 as one class each semester．

The hardest part was feeling 47 about the time I spent away from the boys．They often wanted me to 48 home with them．There certainly were times I wanted to 49. But I knew I should set a（n ） 50 for them to follow through the rest of their lives．

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina．It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！

I am not 51 , just single-minded．It always 52 me that from the 53 , challenges look huge, but when you’re in the midst of them, the same ones seem 54 ．Not everything you want arrives in your life in one day．It’s a （n） 55 :Remember；little steps can lead to big dreams．

36．A．judge B．student C．housewife D．dreamer

37．A．sensitive B．ordinary C．amazing D．curious

38．A．plan B．goal C．decision D．record

39．A．care for B．search for C．care about D．worry about

40．A．drop B．wait C．expect D．keep

41．A．connection B．relation C．combination D．comparison

42．A．Therefore B．Then C．Otherwise D．Finally

43．A．imagine B．hope C．imply D．doubt

44．A．take B．make C．manage D．get

45．A．put up B．picked up C．cleaned up D．gave up

46．A．few B．little C．much D．many

47．A．satisfied B．inspired C．confused D．guilty

48．A．go B．leave C．return D．stay

49．A．break B．continue C．quit D．relax

50．A．leader B．alarm C．example D．challenge

51．A．proud B．special C．responsible D．usual

52．A．hurt B．occurred C．struck D．troubled

53．A．end B．bottom C．outside D．inside

54．A．normal B．funny C．unbearable D．strange

55．A．experiment B．solution C．performance D．process

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。

A

Generic Name: ASPIRIN

Pronunciation: ['?sp?rin]

Why it is prescribed (开药方)：

Aspirin relieves mild to moderate pain.

It reduces fever, redness, and swelling.

It prevents blood from clotting (凝结).

When it is to be taken:

Aspirin is often taken without a prescription.

Follow the instructions on the label and package.

If your doctor prescribes aspirin for you, you will receive specific instructions for how often you should take it.

Keep in touch with your doctor.

How it should be taken:

Aspirin comes in the form of suppositories (栓剂), capsules, and regular, coated, extended-release, and chewable tablets.

Regular, coated, and extended-release aspirin tablets and capsules should be swallowed with a full glass of water or milk after meals to avoid stomach upset.

Chewable aspirin tablets may be chewed, crushed, dissolved in a liquid, or swallowed whole; a full glass of water, milk, or fruit juice should be drunk immediately after taking these tablets.

Special Instruction:

Children should not take aspirin for fevers associated with flu or chickenpox (水痘) because such use has been linked with a serious illness known as Reye’s syndrome.

Adults should not take aspirin for pain for more than 10 days (five days for children) with