2013～2014学年度襄阳四中、荆州中学、龙泉中学高三10月联考

英 语 试 题

命题学校：荆州中学 命题人：李云标 李天英 熊晓梅 徐诗祺 审题人：李云标

考试时间：2013年10月19日下午15：00 — 17：00

本试题卷共12页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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注意事项：

1. 考生在答题前请认真阅读注意事项及各题答题要求，务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、考号填或涂在答题卡上指定的区域内。

2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

3. 完成句子和短文写作的作答：用用0.5毫米黑色墨水钢笔或签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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1.5分，满分7.5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。

例如：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡ 19.15. B. ￡ 9.15. C. ￡ 9.18.

答案：B

1. What does the man want to use the third room as?

A. A living room. B. A guest room. C. A study.

2. Where does the man work?

A. In a hotel. B. In a travel agency. C. At an airport.

3. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?

A. He went out with Ken. B. He watched TV. C. He played baseball.

4. What will the man do this weekend?

A. Help Nick move house. B. Go shopping. C. Hold a house-warming party.

5. What did the man’s teacher think of his paper?

A. It was terrible. B. It was perfect. C. It could be better.

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why does the man call the woman?

A. To remind her of a trip.

B. To invite her parents to a trip.

C. To ask her to hand in the report tomorrow.

7. When does the conversation take place?

A. On Sunday. B. On Friday. C. On Wednesday.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. When will the man come to the restaurant?

A. At about 9:00. B. At about 9:30. C. At about 10:00.

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The restaurant’s big tables have been reserved.

B. Nine students will come for the meal.

C. The man has booked three tables next to the window.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What will the woman do on the afternoon of April 7th?

A. Watch TV. B. See a play. C. Go to Children’s Club.

11. How many tickets does the woman want?

A. 2. B. 3. C. 5.

12. Why will the woman make a call?

A. To learn about a club. B. To ask about the show. C. To have a talk with Sophie.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How much pocket money does Lily get a month?

A. About 5 pounds. B. About 15 pounds. C. About 20 pounds.

14. Why does Lily want more pocket money?

A. To get as much as her friends.

B. To buy some clothes.

C. To pay for music lessons.

15. When can Lily have more pocket money?

A. When she proves good at her school work.

B. When she no longer argues with her mum.

C. When she is mature in her mum’s eyes.

16. What does David suggest Lily do?

A. Have a discussion with her mum.

B. Help her mum with housework.

C. Sit down and wait calmly.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do we know about Ranulph Fiennes and Mike Stroud?

A. They both came first.

B. They came from New York.

C. They didn’t break the record.

18. Why were the fans disappointed?

A. They didn’t watch the race.

B. The winners didn’t turn up at the celebration.

C. Fiennes suffered a heart attack.

19. What will Fiennes do next week?

A. Return to work. B. Take an operation. C. Have his body examined.

20. What programme will be broadcast next?

A. A news report. B. A football game. C. A Marathon race.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____ and weaknesses.

A. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values

答案：A

21. When he picked up a large sum of money by accident, he battled with his _____ whether he should keep it or return it to the owner.

A. consciousness B. conscience C. commitment D. convenience

22. It’s better for you to take some time to prepare your annual (年度的) performance _____ carefully, which will decide whether you will get a promotion next year.

A. revision B. remark C. review D. request

23. The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was _____ jointly (共同地) to James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof for their discoveries of a major transport system in our cells.

A. awarded B. rewarded C. distributed D. contributed

24. Usually a meteorological observatory (气象台) _____ air quality in urban areas from one to five: excellent, fairly good, slightly polluted, poor, and dangerous.

A. identifies B. purifies C. classifies D. clarifies

25. On our journey to Australia last summer, our luggage was _____ at the customs. We were not allowed to carry food such as meat and vegetables.

A. looked through B. gone through C. seen through D. got through

26. Recently reports about the abuse of children have _____ as often as several times a week, causing a wide concern and discount of trust among the public.

A. turned up B. pulled up C. taken up D. brought up

27. The performance of this reasonably priced digital camera is _____ in quality to that of more expensive ones.

A. beneficial B. fundamental C. comparable D. competitive

28. Not all parts of the interior (腹地) of Australia are easily _____, because it is very hot and not many people live there.

A. admirable B. available C. adjustable D. accessible

29. Sometimes parents’ control of young kids will be thought to be such an invisible rope, with which to tie them tightly, that they _____ tried to cut it.

A. thoroughly B. visually C. desperately D. appropriately

30. Being quick-minded and good at creating a win-win situation, the young manager was sent to sign the document _____ the committee.

A. on account of B. on behalf of C. in favour of D. in honour of

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At the age of three, I was discovered to be totally deaf. Having consulted many specialists, my parents made a(n) 31 that would forever alter my future. 32 sending me to a special education school for the deaf, they chose an ordinary one for me. All of my schoolmates and teachers there would have 33 hearing.

I experienced great 34 throughout my primary school because, in addition to the problems of 35 with the other students, I also 36 with most of my school work. I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could 37 .

38 for me, Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase.

One morning, she asked the class a question. I 39 her lips and immediately raised my hand. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and even my classmates. Although a little afraid when I heard my named called, I felt unusually 40 because I was sure I had the right answer. I took a deep breath and 41 answered Mrs. Jordan's question.

Her response 42 all of us. Mrs. Jordan enthusiastically 43 her right foot on the floor and turned her right hand around in a full circle 44 it pointed directly at me. With shining eyes she cried, "THAT'S RIGHT, STEPHEN!"

For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My heart burst with 45 . Smiling widely, I sat a little taller in my chair. My confidence 46 like never before. I decided right then and there that I would make a(n) 47 in this world. No matter how many 48 I might come across in life, I knew I could overcome them.

The very three-word phrase entirely 49 my young life. From that day on, my grades and speech improved greatly, my 50 among my classmates increased, and my viewpoint on life did a complete turnabout.

31. A. decision B. effort C. commitment D. attempt

32. A. Apart from B. Rather than C. Regardless of D. Instead of

33. A. strong B. normal C. weak D. sharp

34. A. excitement B. sympathy C. anxiety D. authority

35. A. making up B. getting away C. coming up D. fitting in

36. A. struggled B. handled C. impressed D. absorbed

37. A. leave behind B. turn out C. take off D. keep up

38. A. Gradually B. Eventually C. Luckily D. Subsequently

39. A. found B. read C. observed D. appreciated

40. A. confident B. embarrassed C. frightened D. jealous

41. A. carelessly B. nervously C. casually D. naturally

42. A. fooled B. delighted C. surprised D. upset

43. A. hit B. stepped C. placed D. settled

44. A. unless B. since C. after D. until

45. A. regret B. pride C. envy D. courage

46. A. increased B. declined C. escaped D. built

47. A. fortune B. impression C. living D. difference

48. A. feelings B. obstacles C. competitions D. opportunities

49. A. devoted B. surrounded C. occupied D. transformed

50. A. hardship B. character C. popularity D. health

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Once upon a time, a man was walking on a mountain when he found an incredible cave with all kinds of treasure inside it. So he gave up his job, his home, and his friends, and spent all his time guarding the cave.

He was so dedicated to it that he hardly ate or drank, and before long he fell ill. One day, when he could hardly move at all, he decided to share the treasure.

He crawled into the cave to get a handful of jewels, but discovered, to his horror, that it was empty except for a small emerald (绿宝石). The man took it and gave it to the first person to come by, a woman.

Then an old man came by. “What bad luck!” the man said. “Just a moment ago I gave a woman the last of the treasure I was guarding.”

“Are you sure there is nothing left?” the old man asked.

The man took him into the cave, where they found a chest with jewels and some bags of gold. The man was shocked, and the old man explained to him, “At last! At last! At last someone has broken the spell of this cave. This is the Cave of Treasure, and y