东山二中2014届高三期中考试英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两卷。第I卷：1至10页；

第II卷：11至12页，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共115分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

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。

1. When will Mr Addison return?

A. On Monday afternoon. B. On Friday afternoon. C. On Thursday afternoon.

2. What time did the second baseball game finally start?

A. At 3:45. B. At 5:45. C. At 4:45.

3. Who is the man?

A. Tom’s boss. B. Tom’s doctor. C. The woman’s doctor.

4. Where does this conversation take place?

A. At a station. B. In a park. C. On the street.

5. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. Mr. Brown will ring back soon.

B. The man is able to manage.

C. The woman didn’t answer the phone.

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、7题。

6. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Employer and employee. B. Salesman and customer. C. Policeman and driver.

7. How much was the woman made to pay in all?

A. $35. B. $65. C. $50.

听第7段对话，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does this conversation take place?

A. In the woman’s house. B. In the man’s office. C. In a flat building.

9. What is the woman looking for?

A. A two-bedroom flat. B. A ground-floor flat. C. A three-bedroom flat

10. What does the woman think of the flat?

A. It is satisfying on the whole. B. It is too expensive to buy. C. It is too small to live in.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What was the robber wearing?

A. A black dress. B. Tennis shoes. C. A red sweater.

12. Who is the robber?

A. A woman who robs men in the park.

B. A man who dresses up like a woman.

C. A man who robs women in the park.

13. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The robber is really quite harmless.

B. Such a case has never been heard before.

C. The man speaker has been robbed several times.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What will the woman probably do if she’s caught in a thunderstorm?

A. Stand on the ground. B. Put herself in water. C. Try to find a building.

15. Where does the lightening start thousands of fires every year?

A. In Britain. B. In America. C. In France.

16. What does the woman think of the man?

A. He is honest. B. He is sensible. C. He is humorous.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is the speaker?

A. A tourist guide. B. A park manager. C. A restaurant owner.

18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. A famous commander. B. A well-known park. C. A historic tree.

19. What do we know about the Washington Elm?

A. Washington couldn’t have commanded under it.

B. It was less than one hundred years old.

C. It was much older than people had thought.

20. What can we learn from what the speaker said?

A. Washington commanded the army on his knees.

B. The Washington Elm was attacked by insects.

C. The Washington Elm was destroyed before the celebration.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。

21.—Which of the two English films do you like better?

— shorter one, of course. I think it’s really most instructive one.

A. A；the B. The；the C. A；a D. The；a

22. The language used in the advertisement differs from ______ used in ordinary readings.

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

23. You are working too hard. You'd better keep a ________ between work and relaxation.

A. promise　　 B. read　　 C. balance　　 D. diary

24. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard _________.

　 A．the better voice 　　B．a good voice C．the best voice 　 D．a better voice

25. Running a company is not _____ a matter of hiring people — they also need to be trained.

A. simply B. partly C. seriously D. equally

26. A health care project can provide treatment ____half the cost or less, ____the needs of the patient.

A. at, relied on B. with, relying on C. at, relying on D. by, relies on

27. The author of the article believes that it is the test system, ____ teachers, that is responsible for the heavy burden of the middle school students nowadays．

A. or rather B. rather than C. other than D. more than

28. He has been acting strangely these days. I can't 　　　 his actions at all.

A. account for B. ask for C. call for D. stand for

29. The split between humans and apes is believed by scientists______15 to 20 million years ago.

A. to be occurring B. having occurred C. to have occurred D. to occur

30. I'd like to offer this job to _____ I believe is responsible for it．

A. whoever B. whom C. no matter whom D. no matter who

31. It took ______ seemed to be years _____ the actress finally turned up, which made the journalists as well as audiences disappointed and angry．

A. what, until B. which, since C. what, before D. which, once

32. —　　　　you like that latest type of car so much，why not buy it？

—Well，I can't afford so expensive a car. It is worth 200,000 yuan.

A. As if B. Even if C. In case[ D. Now that

33 A turning point of the continuously high housing price won’t appear suddenly because there must be a certain process ________ many factors lead to the change.

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

34. Nowhere else, as Tim’s sister said, _____ except the small garden in the backyard after school.

A. would he go B. he did go C. has he gone D. he has gone

35. is known to us, said the expert, that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products, so you should give up smoking.

A. As B. It C. What D. Which

第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Several years ago, my mother was suddenly rushed to the hospital for an operation. At the time，we had no idea 36　 she was seriously ill. The operation did not go well 　 37 she remained unconscious (不省人事的).

Due to the laws of our state，we were　38　 to keep her on a ventilator (呼吸机) for 72 hours against her wish of stopping medical treatment if she was too ill.

At the end of day two，I was 　39　in the waiting room and watching others walk their mothers around who had had 　40　.Typically，I am very happy for others that are 　41　，but that evening，I guess I was a little 　42　 because I finally realized I would 　43　 be able to hold my mother's hand and walk down the hall again.

I had to jump up and run down the hall to 　44　 everyone. This was not in my nature but I just had to be 　45　.After running for what seemed like a long time，I went into a rest room. I sat in a stall (小隔间) and 　46　for at least five minutes.

When I came out of the stall there was a 　47　 by the sink (洗涤槽). I went to 　48　on the water to wash my face and she came to hug me though I didn't know her. She held onto me 49 I finally stopped crying. Then she grabbed a paper towel，wet it and 　50　 it to me. She looked at me and smiled and then left. She never spoke one word but she touched my 　51　.

She 　52　me that you do not need to be a conversationalist (健谈者) to help 　53　 the hurt in others. Never 　54 to hug someone who may need it today. You can make a 　55 in someone's life without ever speaking one word.

36.A. what B. if C. that D. which

37.A. and B. while C. or D. but

38.A. forced B. trained C. inspired D. forbidden

39.A. playing B. sitting C. chatting D. reading

40.A.dinners B. doubts C. ideas D. operations

41.A.changing B. recovering C. returning D. leaving

42.A. curious B. pleased C. angry D. foolish

43.A. never B. still C. even D. always

44.A.catch up with B. adapt to C. play jokes on D. get away from

45.A.single B. alone C. negative D. impolite

46.A. complained B. shouted C. laughed D. cried

47.A.doctor B. manager C. stranger D. nurse

48.A. put B. turn C. take D. try

49.A.but B. since C. until D. when

50.A. handed B. said C. lent D. sold

51.A.face B. hair C. leg D. heart

52.A. promised B. taught C. reminded D. introduced

53.A.see B. remember C. heal D. describe

54.A.learn B. dream C. continue D. hesitate

55.A. difference B. mistake C. choice D. decision

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列段文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将项涂黑。

A

When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her .

My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人).I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”

And my mother was standing beside me, whisper