白鹭洲中学2013-2014学年上学期高三年级期中考试

英语试卷

命题人： 刘思思 董宏翔 审题人：吴丽

考生注意：

本试卷设试卷Ⅰ、Ⅱ卷和答题卡纸三部分，试卷所有答题都必须写在答题纸上。

答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。

考试时间为120分钟，试卷满分为150分。

第Ⅰ卷 （共三部分，满分为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

What are they probably doing?

A. Running B. Working C. Climbing a hill

What’s the man’s attitude towards the news?

A. He is against it. B. He agrees on it. C. He doesn’t mind it.

How many students didn’t take the test?

A. Eighteen. B. Nineteen. C. Twenty-three.

Where are the two speakers probably?

A. On a beach. B. At a police station. C. At the woman’s house.

What does Cathy like to do?

A. Do the weeding. B. Cut the grass. C. Take care of the flowers.

第二节（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。

When will they have a football match?

A. On Saturday evening. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Sunday afternoon.

What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Protect his feet. B. Have a good rest. C. Do more practice.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

Who is probably the woman?

A. Dr. Lin’s assistant. B. The man’s boss. C. The man’s wife.

How old is the man?

A.24 years old. B. 35 years old. C. 78 years old.

What is wrong with the man?

A. He has a headache. B. He has a toothache. C. He has a stomachache.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

What did Jim do?

A. An engineer. B. A teacher. C. A computer programmer.

When did the woman get married?

A. Last year. B. Two years ago C. Three years ago.

What does Gerry look like?

A. He has a beard. B. He wears glasses. C. He has black hair.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a coffee bar. B. At Mr. Smith’s. C. At the woman’s house.

How long will the party probably last?

A. For four hours B. For five hours. C. For six hours.

What do we know about Mr. Smith?

A. He is troublesome. B. He is usually free. C. He needs some help.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

What kind of job does Bill offer?

A. A director. B. Some assistants. C. Some full-time actors.

What don’t people need to write down?

A. Their address. B. Their phone number. C. Their special skills.

When will Bill have the next meeting?

A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday. C. Next Tuesday.

What is Bill going to do when the sheet is being passed?

A.Have a rest. B. Set up the lights. C. Answer some questions.

第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45）

单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15）

21. Smith asked you to repeat phone number second time so that he could set it down.

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

22. You have been working for hours. It’s no______ you are exhausted. Why not take a rest?

A. doubt B. wonder C. need D. sense

23. In China, the number of cities is increasing _____development is recognized across the world.

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

24. 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

25. The Voice of China is such a popular program with viewers has produced many a music-lover.

A. who B. that C. where D. as

26. The government has decided to give preference to those environmently-friendly business and companies in all aspects in _______ of sustainable development.

A. case B. terms C. honor D. concerns

27. it rain tomorrow, we would have to call off the hike.

A. Will B. Would C. Should D. Were

28. It was a matter of________ would take the position.

A. who B. whoever C. whom D. whomever

29. _____ unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

A. Before B. Where C. Unless D. Until

30. Dad, I was just wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I _______ next week.

A. got paid B. have paid C. get paid D. had been paid

31. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ____ rather than based on fixed criteria.

A. arbitrary B. conscious C. appropriate D. controversial

32. —John, I didn’t ask for the dictionary. Why _______ on my desk?

—Oh, I put it there just now in case you needed while writing your composition.

A. had it landed B. does it land C. will it land D. has it landed

33. Entering the bookstore, I noticed a girl _______ against the window, with her eyes_____ on her book in hand.

A. leaning; fixed B. leaned; fixing C. leaned; fixed D. leaning; fixing

34. After that, he knew he could ______ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.

A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across

35. — Hurry up, I think it’s going to rain.

— ______ . The skies are dark and cloudy.

A. Not really. B. I guess so. C. Why not? D. How great!

完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30）

Most glasses help people see better, but a new invention from Japan may soon improve language skills and 36 language barriers instead.

High-tech Company NEC has 37 a device that it says will 38 users to communicate with people of different 39 .

Shaped like a pair of eyeglasses 40 without the lenses(镜片), the computer-assisted Tele Scouter would 41 a picture-forming device to present almost real-time translations directly onto the 42 retina（视网膜）. The text, provided 43 through voice recognition and 44 programs, would effectively provide movie-like “subtitles” (字幕)during a conversation between two people 45 the glasses.

“You can keep the 46 flowing,” NEC market development official Takayuki Omino told reporters at Tokyo exposition 47 the device was on display. “This could also be used for talks 48 with secret information,” says Omino, 49 that there would be no need for translators.

Each user’s 50 words would be 51 by microphone, translated, and be instantly 52 for conversation partners in 53 visual texts and as audio delivered through headphones.

Users can still see their conversation partner’s face because the text is 54 onto only part of the retina—the first time such technology is used in a commercial product, according to NEC.

The company plans to put the Tele Scouter in Japan in November next year, 55 at the beginning without the translation mode.

36. A. cut off B. cut up C. cut in D. cut down

37. A. come across B. come up with C. come through D. come down

38. A. allow B. promise C. force D. leave

39. A. backgrounds B. cultures C. languages D. customs

40. A. so B. or C. but D. while

41. A. admit B. adopt C. agree D. adapt

42. A. designer’s B. translator’s C. producer’s D. user’s

43. A. instantly B. strangely C. suddenly D. slowly

44. A. admission B. translation C. preparation D. permission

45. A. bearing B. carrying C. wearing D. taking

46. A. discussion B. argument C. conversation D. translation

47. A. where B. which C. why D. how

48. A. connected B. satisfied C. joined D. covered

49. A. stating B. noticing C. realizing D. criticizing

50. A. spoken B. imagined C. written D. expected

51. A. made up B. picked up C. turned up D. brought up

52. A. agreeable B. acceptable C. believable D. available

53. A. either B. neither C. none D. both

54. A. placed B. got C. passed D. knocked

55. A. therefore B. although C. however D. while

第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)

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An Israeli law banning too skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 18.5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 5'8''tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.

“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders,” said physician Adatto. “Underweight models,” he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny.”

But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think it’s an approach that isn’t going to work.” Said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.

But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said. “I realized that only legislation can change the situation. There was no time to waste, so many girls were dieting to death.”

However, the efforts to regulate models’ weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in significant changes in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.

Still, folks including Ice say there’s no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I don't believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder,” she says. “It’s a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal.”

56. What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to?

A. A measure of body health based on height and weight.

B. A worldwide prize for the healthiest model.

C. A new show held by those skinny models.

D. A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders.

57. One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is ________.

A. t