无锡市洛社高级中学等三校2014届高三12月联考英语试题

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 did the woman see?

A. A helicopter B. A black dog C. A red house

2. Which bus will the man take?

A. NO. 26 B. NO. 810 C. NO. 735

3. Where did the woman find the pen?

A. At the little café B. At her office C. At a small store

4. What’s the date today?

A. July 21th B. July 15th C. July 9th

5. What does the man mean?

A. John is right this time B. John always tells true stories C. He never believes John

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秒钟；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、7题。

6. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Eat less food B. Brush his teeth more C. Take more medicine

7. Why does the man mention his sister?

A. He’ll visit her soon.　

B. She also has a toothache.

C. He loves the sweets made by her.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What languages does Maria speak?

A. French & Italian B. English & French C. Italian & English

9. What is true about Frank?

A. His French is poor

B. He started to learn French in college.

C. He learned Italian from his mother.

10. What does Maria want her children to do?

A. Learn French. B. Speak two languages C. Live in Italy

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What will the speakers do if it rains this weekend?

A. Go to the beach party. B. Go to the carnival. C. Go to the library.

12. Where is the beach?

A. By the library. B. Near the Pine Street. C. Not far from Canyon Road.

13. When will the speakers work out their plans?

A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. This weekend.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Why does the man want to talk to Jessica?

A. She is not doing her job well. B. She is mean to her assistants.

C. She spends too much time at work.

15. What does the man want Jessica to do?

A. Work harder. B. Care more about her assistants.

C. Ask her assistants for help.

16. What does the man think of Jessica?

A. She doesn’t like teamwork. B. She is used to working on her own.

C. She plays an important role in their company.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

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）

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 “Chinese Dream” is ____ dream to improve people’s well-being and ____ dream of harmony, peace and development.

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

22. --- I promise to go shopping with you if you help me with the housework.

--- ____ You are the last person to keep a promise.

A. That’s great! B. How come? C. I don’t agree. D. Come off it!

23. The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.

A. mark B. signal C. sign D. gesture

24. Each member country of WTO must ________ its laws and regulations and compete on the principle of fairness and cooperation.

A. submit to B. cater to C. correspond to D. relate to

25. Student loan is supposed to provide financial support for people who would ________ not be able to go to college.

A. otherwise?????? B. meanwhile?????????? C.?therefore????????????? D. nevertheless

26. He is out of work, feeling as if he has _________ nothing.

A. established B. accomplished C. abolished D. guaranteed

27. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will ________.

A. pull back B. pull up C. pull through D. pull out

28. The place he suggested to us ______ the meeting is a five-star hotel.

A. holding B. to hold C. hold D. should hold

29. At no time _______ the rules of the game. It was unfair to punish them.

A. they actually broke B. would they actually break

C. did they actually break D. they had actually broken

30. It be the vocabulary that caused you the problem in the exercise because you know a lot of words.

A. may B. couldn’t C. should D. needn’t

31. If you find yourself ______ no one will help you, please call me.

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

32. When asked to explain _____ he did to make his students so fascinated with his lessons, the teacher paused and thought deeply.

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

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面的短文，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。

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael 36 to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子). He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her.

The pregnancy progressed 37 for Karen. In time, the labor pains came. Soon it was every five minutes ... every minute. But something serious 38 during delivery. Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious 39 . With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance 40 the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.

41 inched by. The little girl got worse. The doctors told the parents, “There is very little hope.” Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had 42 a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral.

After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come 43 the week was over. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he said. Kids were never 44 in Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind to take Michael 45 they liked it or not. If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.

She 46 him in an oversized suit and 47 him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse 48 him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually 49 lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a 50 tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby 51 the battle to live. And he began to sing. 52 the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:

“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…” 53 the baby girl responded. The pulse rate began to 54 down and became steady.

“Keep on singing, Michael.” encouraged Karen. “You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away…”As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became as smooth as a kitten’s purr.

“Keep on singing, Michael.” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping…” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her.

Funeral plans were 55 . The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!

The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!

36. A. talked B. sang C. played D. whispered

37. A. quietly B. peacefully C. hopefully D. normally

38. A. arose B. raised C. rose D. aroused

39. A. situation B. place C. condition D. position

40. A. took B. sent C. carried D. rushed

41. A. The years B. The months C. The weeks D. The days

42. A. fixed up B. made up C. built up D. set up

43. A. until B. before C. after D. when

44. A. asked B. allowed C. admitted D. acquired

45. A. no matter B. even if C. whether D. as if

46. A. put B. dressed C. wore D. fit

47. A. marched B. forced C. hid D. followed

48. A. required B. replied C. recognized D. regarded

49. A. warm-hearted B. well-managed C. mild-mannered D. cold-blooded

50. A. firm B. strong C. hard D. tough

51. A. losing B. lost C. to lose D. having lost

52. A. In B. On C. At D. With

53. A. Finally B. Instantly C. Patiently D. Interestingly

54. A. calm B. quiet C. slow D. fast

55. A. erased B. scratched C. abandoned D. switched

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

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas; and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating — a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

As I was cleaning my office, I was told a lady urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband — a prisoner in a nearby prison — was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. After all, it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived — with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. The woman’s tired face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept glancing out to watch them laugh, cry and share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be hel