安溪八中2014届高中毕业班10月份质量检测

英语试题 命题人：谢瑞芬 20131027

第一卷 选择题（共三部分，满分115分）

第一部分：听力（共20小题，共30分）

第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面五段对话，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，你将有10秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.
19.15 B.
9.15 C.
19.18

答案是B。

1. What does the man think about the vacation?

A.It’ll be a long vacation

B.It’s only a dream

C.It’be great

2.What will the woman probably do on Saturday cvening?

A.Go skating

B.Call her sister

C.Give a lecture

3.Whm does the man suggest to the woman?

A.Having a meeting

B.Calling on bim

C.Buying a house

4.Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A.In an officc

B.In a museum

C.In a clothing store

5.What did A licc ask the man to do?

A.Borrow some magazines for hcr

B.Return some magazines to the library

C.Give some magazines back to her

第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面五段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.What has the man been doing?

A.Writing a book

B.Reading a book

C.Advertistng a book

7.What is the man’s rcsponse to the woman’s suggestion?

A.He doesn’t take it seriously

B.He has rcjected it

C.He has accepted is

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Where does this conversation take place?

A.At a railway station

B.At a coach station

C.At an airport

9.How many suitcases does the woman have altogethcr?

A.Three

B.Two

C.One

10. What do we leam about the woman?

A. She has bought a return ticke.

B. She has taken this trlp befort.

C. She has lost one suitcas.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. What is the problem with the woman’s watch?

A. It needs cleaning.

B. It is ruined by water.

C. It needs a new battery.

12. What does the shop offer if one changes a battery there?

A. A free battery.

B. One-year guarantce.

C. Free cleaning service.

13. Why can’t the woman have her watch repaired right away?

A. The man can’t fix it at the moment.

B. The woman doesn’t have enough money on her.

C. There is no right battery in the shop now.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14. Which of the following is TRUE about the man?

A. He has lost interest in jazz.

B. He works in the Student Center.

C. He is a full-time student.

15. Why did the man decide not to stay with the band?

A. He didn’t like the bandleader.

B. He was too busy to make it

C. He wanted to join a better band.

16. What role did the man probably play in the band?

A. A guitarist.

B. A pianist.

C. A singer.

17. What suggestion does the woman give to the man?

A. Organizing a new band.

B. Joining a new band.

C. Giving up perforning.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18. How many points does a misspelled word cost?

A. 2 points. B.3 points. C. 5 points.

19. What are the students going to do on Frlday?

A. Read a short story. B. Take a major test. C. Write an essay.

20. When was this lecture given?

A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Frlday.

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）

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. ---- How do you find Justin Lin's Fast & Furious 6?

---- Fantastic! It can't be ___________ and has brought us a wonderful experience.

A. as impressive B. more impressive C. most impressive D. so impressive

23. Only by increasing the number of doctors by 50 percent properly in this hospital.

A. can be the patients B. can the patients be treated

C. the patients can be treated D. treated can be the patients

24 .I got to the office earlier that day, the 7:30 train from Paddington

A. caught B. to have caught C. to catch D. having caught

25 — What are you doing this Saturday?

— I’m not sure, but I ________ go to the Rolling Stones concert

A. must B. would C. should D. might

26, .What a terrible experience ! ________, you’ re safe now —— that’s the main thing.

A. Anyway. B. Besides.

C. Otherwise. D. Therefore.

27 It rained cats and dogs this morning. I’m glad we took an umbrella.

— Yeah, we would have got wet all over if we ________.

A. hadn’t B. haven’t

C. didn’t D. don’t

28 The university estimates that living expenses for international students ________ around $8,450 a year, which ________ a burden for some of them.

A. are；is B. are；are C. is；are D. is；is

29 One's life has value ________one brings value to the life of others.

A．so that B．no matter how

C．as long as D．except that

30 Before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious ________ the problem itself is.

A．what B．that C．which D．why

31 The long-held belief______certain foods increase intelligence has turned out to be a disappointment.

A．that B．whether C．which D．why

32 . Every day ________ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized.

A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads

33. Young people may risk ________ deaf if they are exposed to very loud music every day.

A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having gone

34 .He wrote a letter ______ he explains what had happened in the accident.

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

35 —I’m tired. I’m taking next week off

— , honey. You do need a break.

A. Not so sure B. Forget it C. Great idea D. No way

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I have been hearing-impaired (听力弱的) all my life. By the time I was five years old, putting on hearing aids in the morning was just as __36__ as brushing my teeth. However, I never believed that it should limit my __37__ in any way.

During my 17 years, I have met many people who don’t know about hearing disabilities and deal with __38__ by stereotyping(对某人有成见) me. My classmates told me something was wrong with my brain. My headmaster told my parents I __39__in a school for the deaf. My teachers would not let me sit past the second row because they __40__ I wouldn’t be able to hear. People tend to speak __41__ than normal when they see my thick plastic hearing aids in my ears. Almost every month I hear someone say that hearing aids are for old people.

__42__, my hearing disability has made me a stronger person. Because I wear hearing aids, I have to prove that I am not __43__ or mentally limited. I have to work harder and achieve better grades in school to earn the __44__ of my teachers and classmates. In sports, I have to score more points to prove I am not physically __45__.

I don’t __46__ with people who are deaf and __47__ as a way to communicate. I consider myself no __48__ from anyone else. And I’m not “half deaf” with my hearing aids __49__; I can hear just as well as anyone else.

In my struggle to prove I am __50__ to my non-disabled peers (同龄人), I have made myself better than the __51__ teenagers. I won the all-star __52__ on my softball team. I have made myself a(an) __53__ through my published poetry and articles.

__54__ giving up, I have proved that I can do anything I want. I truly believe I __55__be the strong and ambitious person I am today if I did not have a hearing disability.

36.

A. special

B. normal

C. common

D. important



37.

A. health

B. action

C. balance

D. success



38.

A. this

B. one

C. him

D. me



39.

A. lived

B. belonged

C. studied

D. devoted



40.

A.understood

B. proved

C. worried

D. recognized



41.

A. closer

B. faster

C. longer

D. louder



42.

A. Thus

B. But

C. Besides

D. However



43.

A. bodily

B. physically

C. truly

D. heartily



44.

A. respect

B. guidance

C. pity

D. praise



45.

A. judged

B. organized

C. disabled

D. controlled



46.

A. put up

B. come up

C. fit in

D. get in



47.

A. speak

B. hear

C. sign

D. read



48.

A. variety

B. difference

C. distance

D. concern



49.

A. above

B. up

C. by

D. on



50.

A. equal

B. the same

C. kind

D. used



51.

A. popular

B. average

C. younger

D. common



52.

A. award

B. cheer

C. reward

D. help



53.

A. doctor

B. athlete

C. lawyer

D. writer



54.

A. In spite of

B. Ahead of

C. Instead of

D. Because of



55.

A. wouldn’t

B. mustn’t

C. can’t

D. shouldn





第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

One Sunday morning in June 1959 my mother walked into my room. “Surprise!” she said, proudly holding up a yellow dress. “I made it just for you. What do you think?

I bit my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the ugliest dress I had ever seen?

It is perfect for church,” my mother continued delightedly. “I wish someone had made a dress like this for me.”

Too bad you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. No one should refuse.

Unwillingly I put it on.

All through church I prayed, “Lord, let me get out of here without anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on, one of the coolest boys at Neptune High School.”Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had never taken any notice of me. Every time I got near him, I became tongue-tied.

At the end of the service I rushed for the door. But I had to wait on the steps while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer…Then out of the corner of my eye I saw the Pearces coming near. Before I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.

I started talking, hoping if I kept it up he wouldn’t notice my ugly dress. “I’m going to college in September,” I said.

“That’s great,” Dennis replied “I got accepted to police academy.”

“Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. The next thing I knew was that Dennis had asked me out on a date!

We courted(恋爱) through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day he had first asked me out.

“Certainly I do,” he said. “You were always quiet in school. I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so live