湖南省桑植一中皇仓中学2014届高三第二次联考（10月）

英语试卷

本试题卷分四个部分，包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达共12页。

时量120分钟。满分150分。

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.Where is the park?

A. In the east end of the town.

B. In the west end of the town.

C. At the end of the road.

2. How does the man suggest going there ?

A. By car. B. By bike. C. On foot.

Conversation 2

3. What do we learn about the watch?

A. It’s a gold watch.

B. It’s a diamond watch.

C. It’s a second-hand watch.

4. How much is it?

A.＄150. B.＄115. C.＄1,500.

Conversation 3

5. Where did David go probably?

A. To a party.

B. To his workplace

C. To a motorcycle repair shop.

6. What did the man find by the phone?

A. David’s phone book.

B. David’s text book

C. David’s address book.

Conversation 4

7.What season is it most likely now?

A. Autumn. B. Summer. C. Spring.

8. Why did the woman come here?

A . To attend a wedding. B. To teach skating. C. To visit John.

9.Where does the man work now?

A. At the radio station. B. At Bank of America. C. In Chicago.

Conversation 5

10.How much time did the man have to impress the woman?

A . Eight seconds. B. Fifty seconds. C. Three minutes.

11.Why was the interview so short?

A. The woman can know a person just by a glance .

B. The woman had to meet many people in a day.

C. The woman has an important meeting later.

12.What showed that the man was careful?

A. Cleaning the feet at the door.

B. Taking off the cap when coming.

C. Clean hair and fingernails.

Conversation 6

13. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman likes the story of Morning Star.

B. The man has seen Laura Harper’s other movies before Roses.

C. The woman thinks Hugh Wayne will win the Best Actor.

14. Which of the following is true?

A. Laura Harper has won the Beat Actress more than once.

B. Took Off has already won Tony Baker many prizes.

C. Julia Adam is noticed for her acting in Roses.

15. What does the woman mean by saying ‘We’re on the same page about this’?

A. The two speakers both read the book Roses before it was made into a movie.

B. The two speakers are both reading news about Roses on the Internet.

C. The two speakers both agree who will win the Best Actress.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You will hear the mini-talk TWICE

The European Union Has Won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize

For what

Bringing and maintaining peace on a continent that was torn apart by horrific wars in 16



BBC

The EU was set up ‘to make war 17 again on the continent’. .



Critics

The 18 chaos are sweeping many European countries.



President of the European Commission

Even in tense, difficult times , the EU remains an 19 for countries and people all over the world.



The president of the European Council

The award recognized the EU as the ‘ 20 in history.’





PAER TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （45 points）

Section A（15 points）

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. You can hardly imagine the trouble the woman had______her children.

A. brought up B. to bring up

C. bringing up D. to have brought up

22. The newly built cafe, the walls of ______ painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, especially after hard work.

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

23. —— Where did you first meet Kyle?

—— It was in the training centre ______ he worked.

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

24. ——How wise of you to come round，but why？

——______ that all is right.

A. See 　　　B. To see 　　C. Seeing 　　　　 D. For seeing

25. It was quite a long time ______ I figured out what had happened to the manager.

A. after 　　　B. before 　　C. when 　　　　 D. since

26. You have made a few pronunciation mistakes in your oral exam, but ______ , it is fairly good.

A. above all 　　　B. generally speaking C. on the whole D. on one hand

27. —— Are there any tickets left ?

——Sorry, There are ______ if____.

A. few; any 　B. a few; some C. some; few 　　　D. any; some

28. So far, about 40 houses have fallen down under the weight of the snow , with 22 people .

A. reported injured B. reported injuring

C. reporting injured D. reporting injuring

29. ——I’m sorry to interrupt you. Please go on.

——Where was I?

——You ______ you didn’t like going shopping alone..

A. had been saying 　B. had said 　　　C. said 　 　 D. were saying

30.Liu Zhuiheng , ______ is suspected of setting off an explosion at a tax office on July 30 in Hunan Province , ______ four people were killed and 19 injured , is taken into police custody(拘留) in Changsha in this undated photo.

A. that ; in which B. that ; where C.　who ; in which D. who ; which

31. It’s incredible that you made ______ mistake alike for ______ third time. How can you be so forgetful?

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

32. ——Jessica, may you attend the summit held in sanya this Wednesday?

——I’m afraid not. I ______ with a client about his father’s will.

A. am about to arrange B. shall be arranging

C. would arrange D. would have arranged

33. Even if they are on sale, these air-conditioners are equal in price to , if not more expensive than , ______ , at the other store.

A. anyone B. the others C. that D. the ones

34. Evidence has been piled up ______ drinking water after getting up in the morning contributes to one’s health.

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

35. ——You see how thin Ann is!

——She ______ gain some weight but she______ too little.

A. would; ate 　 B. will ; eats 　

C. would ; has eaten 　 D. will ; is eating

Section B（18 points）

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

I was doing a big clean-up and my kids were helping. One of my sons came across a handkerchief of mine with a coin inside. I took one look and was immediately 36 to another time．

In 1991，I had spent five months in Viger(尼日尔)，a hot African country. There were many things I found 37 about this place—the climate and beggars who 38 shouted “Cadeau! Cadeau!” It means gift．

One 39 was a lot worse．One day，a friend and I headed for neighboring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic．However，a motorbike with two men 40 slowly．Without warning，one of the men 41 my backpack as the motorbike swept close by．The bag had my passport，money，an airline ticket and other things precious to me．I was in deep 42 ．In the weeks that followed I looked at all 43 with suspicion.

All I wanted was to leave this place．One day，I was stopped by an old woman “Cadeau!” she cried. I’d had enough! I was sick and tired of the country．I told her firmly，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t get off your country.” The beggar woman listened carefully and 44 my words．

“Then I will give you a cadeau,” she announced．Kindly，she placed an old brown coin in my palm. I looked at it 45 ．Living in poverty，she gave me something priceless! I saw then the 46 beauty of the people of Burkina Faso and 47 deeply the quiet dignity of the small coin；she turned my perceptions upside down．

36．A. welcomed B. transported C．exchanged D. expected

37．A. difficult B. easy C. curious D. adequate

38．A. annoyingly B. carefully C. politely D. calmly

39．A. clinic B. present C. opportunity D. incident

40．A. continued B. failed C. approached D. dropped

41．A. grabbed B. broke C. borrowed D. fixed

42．A. debt B. snow C. trouble D. thought

43．A. plats B. friends C. men D. locals

44．A. denied B. used C. considered D. changed

45．A. in horror B. in shock C. in return D. in addition

46．A. uncertain B. unfortunate C. unnecessary D. unexpected

47．A. thanked B. regretted C. appreciated D. pitied

Section C (12 points)

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

Nowadays the people are enjoying a more comfortable life and many people are suffering from obesity(肥胖)．Thus，losing weight becomes very popular．

48 ，weight reducing is a tricky(难处理的)topic．Some people lose weight quickly by crash dieting 49 other extreme measures．This won’t help them lose weight since they usually gain back all(and often more)of the pounds they lost 50 they haven’t permanently changed their habits．What’s worse，sometimes these extreme measures will affect the individual’s health．

In my view，before one decides to lose weight，he first of all should make 51 clear whether he should or not lose weight．The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to 52 doctor．He or she can compare your weight 53 healthy norms(标准)to help you set realistic goals．If it turns out that you would benefit 54 weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions 55 are widely accepted by weight reducing experts to get it sta