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2014届高三两校上学期联考

英 语 试 题

第一卷

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 has the woman decided to do this Saturday?

A. To attend exams. B. To review lessons. C. To go to the cinema.

2. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Find a better job. B. Spend less money. C. Earn more.

3. What may cause the man’s problems according to the woman?

A. Pressure of study. B. Pressure of work. C. Diseases.

4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Clothes. B. Vehicles. C. An exhibition.

5. How much should the woman pay for the computer?

A. $3,500. B. $3,600. C. $4,000.

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6-8题。

What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Doctor and patient.

7. What is the woman trying to do?

A. Encourage the man. B. Cheer the man up. C. Give directions to the man.

8. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man is probably busy. B. The man’s finger is broken. C. The man will drive as usual.

听第7段材料，回答第9-11题

What was Mark doing when the accident happened this time?

A. Skiing. B. Walking. C. Sailing.

10. What part of Mark’s body got hurt last time?

A. His leg. B. His arm. C. His foot.

11. What do we know about Mark?

A. He is in hospital at present.

B. He was seriously hurt this time.

C. He was injured twice within a year.

听第8段材料，回答第12--14题。

Where are the speakers?

A. In Britain. B. In America. C. In Germany.

13. When did the man’s own record come out?

A. Last spring. B. Last summer. C. Last autumn.

14. What does the woman remind the man of?

A. His record The Living Years.

B. His tours to other countries.

C. His record Groove Approved.

听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。

When will the guests enter the hall?

A. At 8:15 a.m. B. At 8:30 a.m. C. At 9 a.m.

16. What should the principal’s name be written as?

A. Mr. Leung. B. Mr. F. Leung. C. Mr. Aldebaran Leung.

17. Why won’t Miss Vinci Lok attend the ceremony?

A. She has other work to do. B. She wasn’t invited by mistake. C. She is not in good health.

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

What is the speaker’s first language?

A. Polish. B. English. C. Portuguese.

19. What was the speaker laughed at about when she was 12?

A. Her eyes. B. Her parents. C. Her nationalities.

20. Where do the speaker’s parents live now?

A. In Britain. B. In Poland. C. In Malaysia.

第二部分 英语知识运用

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. Lisa's being admitted to a key university is an exciting moment，_____moment all of her family members will never forget.  A．that B．the C．/ D．a

22. The little boy is very _____: he is interested in a lot of different things and always wants to find out more about them.

A. accurate B. curious C. manageable D. contemporary

23. Jessica is a very religious girl; she believes that she is always _____ supported by her god.

A. spiritually B. typically C. historically D. officially

24. On Sundays there were a lot of children playing in the park, _____parents seated together joking.

??A. their?????????????? B. they C. them??? D. whose

25. We can’t wait. We have to _____the direction and the distance before we take action.

A. make out B. figure out C. think out D. turn out

26．The reform of the Family Plan and the outcome_____ will cause will have a great influence on young couples.

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

27. All the students are required to attend the two-day _____ program so that they can have a complete understanding of the university they are admitted to.

A. adaptation B. accomplishment C. enthusiasm D. independence

28. －Time files! The fantastic holiday is over. We’ll have to part.

－No need to feel blue.______

A. Impossible is nothing B. A single flower does not make a spring

C. All that glitters is not gold D. All good things come to an end.

29. The word “media” basically refers to _____ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.

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

30. On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, _____ the luggage _____ on the floor, and _____ in the dark.

A. left, lied, disappeared B. leaving, lying, disappeared

C. leaving , lie, disappearing D. left, lay , disappeared

31. －Can I use the telephone on the table, sir? －Under no circumstances _____ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs,

A. anyone is allowed B. nobody is allowed

C. is anyone allowed D. is nobody allowed

32. Mr. Lee, who ____ as a carpenter for over 10 years, is now a very famous statesman in this country .

A. has worked B. had worked C. worked D .works

33. His failure in the exam suggested that he ______ the teacher’s instructions.

A, can’t have followed B, needn’t have followed

C, mustn’t have followed D, shouldn’t have followed

34. This story, _____, is very fascinating: there are many interesting characters in it.

A. on the whole B. by no means C. in no time D. out of the question

35. The teacher and writer whose friends also_____ music_____ talking about modern literature.

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

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It is a true story behind a well-known piece of art.

In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their 36 condition, two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for 37 , but they knew well their father would never be able to send 38 of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.

The two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss(扔、掷)a coin. The 39 would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. Albrecht 40 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, 41 work at the academy was almost an 42 success. Albrecht's woodcut and oils were 43 better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees 44 his works.

When the young 45 returned home, the family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, "Now, Albert, it is your 46 to seek your dream and l will support you"

All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he 47 and repeated, "No...no．” Finally, Albert rose and 48 the tears from his cheeks. He said softly, “ I 49 go to Nuremberg, brother. It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to 50 your toast．”

Today, Albrecht's masterful works 51 in every great museum in the world, but chances are great 52 you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin 53 stretched skyward. He 54 it "The Praying Hands",

Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it 55 ！

36.A hopeful B.lucky C. disappointed D. hopeless

37.A music B.art C.mining D.farming

38.A all B.both C.each D.either

39.A.painter B.loser C.winner D.failure

40.A.lost B.got C.won D.beat

41.A who B.his C.whom D.whose

42. A. random B. immediate C. attractive D. ordinary

43.A.far B.quite C.very D.more

44.A for B.to C.in D.at

45.A miner B.worker C.artist D.professor

46.A luck B.turn C.move D.moment

47.A sobbed B.nodded C.smiled D.laughed

48.A recovered B.wept C.wiped D.handed

49.A. can't B.mustn’t C.can D.have to

50.A hold B.return C.move D.turn

51.A hang B.represent C.present D.visit

52.A,when B.that C.which D.as

53.A figures B.hands C.fingers D.arms

54.A said B.loved C.told D.called

55.A yet B.out C.alone D.before

第三节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in a freight yard in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty two. I can slightly remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a calamity(灾难) can do strange things to people. It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn't been blind. I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would have believed in it so deeply, otherwise. I don't mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left.

Life, I believe, asks a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I was totally confused and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me--a potential to live, you might call it--which I didn't see, and they made me want to fight it out with blindness.

The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was basic. If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me