德化一中2013年秋高三年第二次质检试卷

英 语

校对、审核：德化一中命题中心

Oct 26th, 2013

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。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）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the man’s home. B. In a restaurant. C. In a lecture hall .

2. What does the man think of classical music?

A. He does not like it at all.

B. He prefers it to other music

C. He enjoys it at bedtime.

3. What happened to the man?

A. He didn’t have breakfast.

B. His alarm clock went off too early.

C. He was late again for his work.

4. What happened to the speakers?

A. They lost their way

B. They were caught in the traffic.

C. They broke the traffic rule.

5. Why does the woman feel nervous?

A. Because she couldn’t go to the interview.

B. Because she will have an interview.

C. Because she hasn’t the interview experience.

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，各个小题将给出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. Where is the woman going now?

A. To London. B. To Birmingham. C.To South Wales.

7. How much does the woman pay for the single ticket?

A. 16 pounds. B. 40 pounds. C. 64 pounds.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How long does the man often sleep at night?

A. 3 hours B. 5 hours. C. 7 hours.

9. What is the main cause of the man’s problem?

A. Delicious meals.

B. Much worry about work.

C. A lot of money.

10. What does the woman give to the man?

A. A new job. B. Medicine for sleep. C. Some advice.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.How long will the woman be away?

A. For 30 minutes. B.For one hour. C. For two hours.

12. What will Billy do after the woman comes back?

A. He will buy something for his mom.

B. He will visit his mother.

C. He will meet the boss.

13. Who didn’t know Mother’s Day?

A.Both of them. B. The woman. C.Billy.

听第9材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Why can’t the woman eat the ice-cream?

A. Because she doesn’t like the kind.

B. Because she’s on a diet.

C. Because she’s eating something else.

15. What kind of person is the woman speaker?

A. She’s fond of eating.

B. She’s easy to persuade.

C. She’s iron-willed.

16. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A.Friends. B.Husband and wife. C.Mother and son.

听第10材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?

A. They want to change the way English is taught.

B. They learn English to find well paid jobs.

C. They know clearly what they want to learn.

18. Who needs ESP courses most?

A.A bank clerk. B. A college student. C. An English beginner.

19. How about specialist English teaching?

A .Easy. B. Difficult. C. Useless.

20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. Three groups of learners.

B. The importance of business English.

C. English for Specific Purposes.

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. ------You’ve left the light on.

------Oh, so I have. _____________to turn it off.

A. I’ll go B. I’ve gone C. I go D. I’m going

22. John has determined to _______ teaching in the quake-hit area when he graduates from university.

A. pick up B. set up C. take up D. give up

23. The entire hall burst into a great cheer and applause _______ the Nobel Prize winner appeared on the stage accompanied by the chairman.

A. until B. while C. by the time D. the moment

24. —May I watch TV for another 15 minutes, Mum?

—Oh, dear, if you _____.

A. can? B. must? C. may???? D. should

25. ----Why don’t you ______ to a more sensible method?

----Well, I’m thinking about it.

A. switch on B. switch off

C. switch over D. switch through

26. Not until I dropped off from school ____ how much time I had wasted.

A. didn't I realize? B. did I realize?

C. I didn't realize? D. I realized

27. He prefers to live in native Hong Kong ________ the United States, because he can’t ______ speaking English every day of the American lifestyle.

A. other than; keep B. rather than; stand

C. or; stick to D. than; practise

28. -----How are things getting on with your work?

-----Oh, I’m sorry. Things aren’t going so well as _______.

A. plans B. planning C. planned D. to plan

29. Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people ----they also need to be trained.

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

30. Four teams of three people would compete ______ the game and the winners would receive a free vacation.

A. in B. against C. for D. with

31. What a beautiful sight! Wild flowers of different colors spread all over the hills and around the lake, _______ to the beauty of the valley.

A. to add B. being added C. adding D. added

32. The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to ________ their discussion.

A. put away B. take down C. look over D. carry on

33. ---How do you look at the issue?

---My point is that our government _______ make the public aware of the seriousness of water shortage.

A. is supposed to B. contributes to

C. is committed to D. is devoted to

34. What is even more important is_____ the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface.

A. that ? ? ? ? B. that as ? ? ? ? ?C. which ? ? ? ? ? ? D. which as

35. ----I didn’t realize how popular the restaurant was until I made a reservation the other day.

----I beg your pardon, but when ?

A. was you realized it B. it was that you realized it

C. you realized it D. was it that you realized it

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

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 instantly 43 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 (展览会) 47 the device was on display. “This could also be used for talks 48 with secret information,” says Omino, stating that there would be no 49 for translators.

Each user’s 50 words would be 51 by microphone, translated, and be instantly 52 for conversation partners in 53 visual text 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 down C. cut in D. cut up

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

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

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

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

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

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

43. A. through B. during C. within D. beyond

44. A. inventiong B. invitation C. preparation D. translation

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

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

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

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

49. A. hope B. doubt C. need D. wonder

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

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

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

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

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

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

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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

A

When Peng Liyuan stepped off the plane in Moscow, the whole world wanted to know who dressed the elegant first lady. The reporter released the secret—Ma Ke.

Peng Liyuan has been wearing Ma Ke’s designs for more than a decade, a fact that was only highlighted recently when she was on her first state visit, accompanying her husband President Xi Jinping. The elegant and attractive Peng, formerly a popular singer, has been compared with the US’ first lady Michelle Obama and France’s Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, since stepping off the airplane in Moscow on March 22. Suddenly, everyone was curious to know more about the first lady’s wardrobe.

Even so, Ma prefers a low-key approach. “If you eat a tasty egg why would you want to see the hen?” she says of all the media attention.

Ma’s relationship with Peng began 10 years ago after a concert in Guangzhou when a reporter told Peng she knew the designer behind the label Exception de Mixmind. Peng asked for an introduction because she was a fan of Ma’s designs and had been wearing them for years.

The two naturally became friends. Ma says, “The painting reflects the painter, and clothes reflect both the designer and the wearer. Someone desires fame and wealth, or love