湖南省湘中名校2014届高三第一次大联考

英语试题

(考试范围：高考内容)

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. What are the speakers having?

A. Fish. B. Beef C. Chicken

2. What does the woman say about the dish?

A. It tastes terrible. B. It is delicious. C. The sauce is pretty good.

Conversation 2

3. What did the man do on Sunday night?

A. He made calls to his friends.

B. He bought something expensive.

C. He chatted with his friends online.

4. What does the man invite the woman to do next weekend?

A. Go surfing. B. Visit his house. C. Meet his friends.

Conversation 3

5. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Policeman and witness.

6. What caused the fire?

A. The rubbish. B. The curtain. C. The lamp.

Conversation 4

7. Why does the man recommend another book?

A. The book the woman wants has been lent out.

B. There isn’t such a book as the woman wants.

C. He wants to recommend a better one.

8. What does the man say about the book he recommends?

A. It is a classic.

B. It tells a touching story.

C. It was written by a famous writer.

9. How long can the woman keep the same book within a year at most?

A. Six weeks. B. Four weeks. C. Three weeks.

Conversation 5

10. How does the woman feel about Tony’s marriage?

A. Pleased. B. Surprised. C. Interested.

11. Where did Tony go after he broke up with Sarah?

A. To Liverpool. B. To London. C. To Leeds.

12. Why did Tony come back to his hometown?

A. To look for a job. B. To attend a wedding. C. To ask Sarah to marry him.

Conversation 6

13. How old are the oldest paintings discovered?

A. About2, 000 years old.

B. About 10,000 years old.

C. About 20,000 years old.

14. Where have the paintings of large animals been found?

A. In northern France. B. In southern Spain. C. In northern Spain.

15. What is one of the reasons the ancient people painted the pictures?

A. To kill time. B. To attract animals. C. To record their life stories.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

Enjoy your Life



Hot Latin music star—Enrique Iglesias

·His 16. CD

·His relationship with his famous 17.



 18 film actress—Natalie Portman

·What life was like for her as a child star.

Some of her 19.



Korean football star—Ahn Jung Hwan

His experiences at the 20.



Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

_________ caused the accident is still a mystery.

A. How B. What C. That D. Where

----Marx looks nervous.

----So __________ you if you had so fierce a competition.

A. do B. did C. will D. would

We still remember once _________ round the famous tower when we were young.

A. having taken B. to be taken C. having been taken D. to have taken

24. —What do you think of his speech at the court?

—Er..., sorry, I ________ about something else.

A. had thought B. thought C. was thinking D. have been thinking

Mr. Duncan raised an unnecessary question __________ he then failed to find an answer.

A. to which B. for which C. with which D. by which

---Why are you still here? Everybody has gone to attend the lecture by the president.

---Oh, I ___________ about it!

A. wasn’t informed B. hadn’t been informed

C. haven’t informed D. didn’t inform

Only when __________ senior high school __________ to show a great interest in poems.

A. did I enter; did I begin B. did I enter; I began

C. I entered; I began D. I entered; did I begin

28. We do have the most supportive parents and teachers, ________will make a difference to our study, unless all of us make every effort .

A. none of them B. all of them

C. none of whom D. all of whom

29. To pass the driving test, Alice had a busy month __________ driving the car.

A. to practise B. practising C. practised D. practise

30. Mr. Li arrived at the Wuguang train station twenty minutes ago, but the train to Guangzhou ____________ yet.

A. hadn’t come B. won’t come C. hasn’t come D. didn’t come

It is in the year of 2010__________ a severe drought hit Yunnan province.

A. until B. that C. before D. when

_________ from Adelaide to Darwin and you’ll observe some of Australia’s most beautiful landscapes.

A. Traveling B. To travel C. Traveled D. Travel

33. Hearing loss in a large number of teenagers______ caused because of their listening to loud music.

A. is B. has C. are D.have

She won’t be able to come next week, because she _________ herself in Mount Tai then.

A. enjoys B. will be enjoying C. is enjoying D. Enjoyed

35. The construction of the gym caused much noise, __________ it difficult for people nearby to sleep.

made B. to make C. making D. having made

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. However, I’m happy to try, even though it’ll take me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the 37 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 38 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to upset me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So when I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 39 feeling like a failure as a mom.

After many 40 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 41 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 42 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 43 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,＂Thank you so much for always bringing 44 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 45 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough drinks for everyone.＂

I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 46 remember how many kids were in the class. But her appreciation taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 47 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I provided something to drink. And I think that’s just as important.

36. A. smart B. tired C. lazy D. desperate

37. A. dream B. ability C. experience D. tool

38. A. compare B. save C. treasure D. teach

39. A. ended up B. went on C. insisted on D. set about

40. A. failed B. careless C. successful D. useful

41. A. goal B. opinion C. fact D. impression

42. A. slowest B. best C. worst D. quickest

43. A. stood out B. got out C. came back D. paid off

44. A. cold B. soft C. extra D. fresh

45. A. attend B. hold C. enjoy D. leave

46. A. already B. always C. ever D. never

47. A. loyal B. clever C. rich D. able

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Charlie looked at himself in the mirror. He found his face was red. He washed it with some cold water. He didn’t leave the bar until he felt 48 little better. Then he said goodbye 49 his friends and went to the bus stop.

Walking near to his house, the young man stopped to look at the windows. The lights were 50 and it meant 51 his wife were still waiting for him. He knew she was angry with him. She thought it was bad for his health to drink much, 52 she tried her best to stop him from doing it. He often promised he 53 soon quit drinking, but he couldn’t control 54 when he saw the wine at the party.

Charlie entered the bedroom quietly and saw his wife lying on the bed. Looking angrily at him, the woman said nothing. He had to play with the cat.

“Don’t play with the stupid pig, dear!” called the woman.

“It’s 55 a pig, but a cat,” the young man said with a smile.

“I’m not talking to you, but to the cat.”

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:

Price: ＄10

BOOKING

There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:

------ in person

The Box Office is open Monda