青岛市2014高三3月统一质量检测

英 语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共12页，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡和答题纸一并交回。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型填涂在答题卡规定的位置上。

2．第Ⅰ卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3．第Ⅱ卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题纸各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第Ⅰ卷 (共105分)

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1.5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。

1. The Spring Festival is special holiday for most Chinese when whole family will get together.

A. a, the B. the, the C. a, a D. the, a

2. People from all the corners came to the city center, ______ it very crowded.

A. makes B. made C. making D. make

3. The problem is ______ we can improve our reading skill in such a short time.

A. when B. what C. how D. that

4. ______ into many languages, the book is popular in many countries.

A. Being translated B. Having translated

C. To be translated D. Having been translated

5. We need some more facts and figures ______ we make the final decision.

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

6. Jack doesn't smoke now, but he ______ for almost twenty years.

A. was smoking B. had smoked C. has smoked D. smoked

7. The result was not the same as they had expected, ______ was rather disappointing.

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

8. Ashley still remembers the excitement when she ______ for a trip to Canada.

A. chooses B. has been chosen C. chose D. was chosen

9. — We have missed the train!

— ______. There'll be another in ten minutes.

A. That's fine B. Never mind

C. With pleasure D. Don't mention it

10. — What can I do for you?

— I'd like to buy a present for my son, ______ at a proper price but of great use.

A. one B. it C. which D. that

第二节 完形填空 ( 共30小题，满分40分。A篇共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分；B篇共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

A

One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. Before going to 11 , he told his wife about it. All day long he felt 12 and uneasy. Finally, in the late afternoon, he gathered the courage to approach his employer. To his 13 , the boss agreed to give him a raise.

　 That evening, the 14 husband arrived home and was surprised to see a beautiful table set with their best china and 15 candles. Smelling the aroma (香味) of the wonderful meal,

he 16 that someone from the office had called his wife and tipped her off (透露消息).

　　Finding her in the kitchen, he eagerly 17 the details of his good news. When they sat down to the meal, next to his plate he found a note that read: ''Congratulations, darling. I knew you'd get the 18 . This dinner is to show you how much I love you. ''

　　After dinner, on his way to the 19 to help his wife serve dessert, he noticed a second card had slipped out of his wife's pocket. Picking it up, he read: ''Don't worry about not getting the raise. You 20 it anyway. This dinner is to show how much I love you."

11. A. school B. work C. home D. dinner

12. A. nervous B. relaxed C. curious D. dangerous

13. A. anger B. disappointment C. sorrow D. delight

14. A. careful B. cheerful C. helpful D. wonderful

15. A. deserted B. burned C. lighted D. used

16. A. heard B. found C. guessed D. forgot

17. A. shared B. told C. knew D. talked

18. A. position B. note C. raise D. news

19. A. office B. living-room C. kitchen D. study

20. A. donate B. devote C. demand D. deserve

B

Once when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. 21 it, and come back to me every 22 at this hour till better times come. ''

The hungry children 23 eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, 24 each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even 25 the good gentleman. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not 26 or struggle with the rest, but remained 27 modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the 28 loaf, which alone was left in the basket, 29 the gentleman's hand, and went home.

The next day the children were as 30 as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the 31 of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the 32 open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much 33 , and said, ''Take the money back to the good 34 at once, for it must have got into the loaf 35 . Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''

But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's 36 , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no 37 . I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to 38 you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and 39 as you now are. Go home now, and the 40 is your own. ''

21. A. Take B. Buy C. Order D. Smell

22. A. month B. week C. day D. year

23. A. stood B. sat C. gathered D. looked

24. A. but B. so C. since D. because

25. A. hearing B. thanking C. thinking D. looking

26. A. play B. laugh C. quarrel D. speak

27. A. crying B. standing C. quarreling D. singing

28. A. best B. oldest C. largest D. smallest

29. A. kissed B. took C. seized D. waved

30. A. hungry B. angry C. eager D. rude

31. A. size B. number C. length D. amount

32. A. letter B. bread C. basket D. bag

33. A. surprised B. pleased C. terrified D. excited

34. A. policeman B. teacher C. gentleman D. child

35. A. by accident B. by heart C. by hand D. by itself

36. A. letter B. apology C. money D. message

37. A. luck B. use C. good D. mistake

38. A. test B. reward C. thank D. attract

39. A. careful B. grateful C. beautiful D. enthusiastic

40. A. loaf B. basket C. world D. money

第二部分 阅读理解 (共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.

Suddenly a crow（乌鸦）perched on the tree near their window.

The father asked his son, ''What is this? ''

The son replied, ''It is a crow. ''

After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, ''What is this? ''

The son said, ''Father, I have just now told you 'It's a crow'. ''

After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, ''What is this? ''

''It's a crow, a crow, a crow.'' said the son loudly.

A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, ''What is this? ''

This time the son shouted at his father, ''Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this? ''

A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:

''Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt affection for my innocent child. ''

41. What does the underlined word ''perched'' mean in the passage?

A. knocked B. landed C. hit D. flew

42. In what tone did the son say to his Father ''It's a crow, a crow, a crow. ''?

A. hurried B. impatient C. excited D. surprised

43. Why did the Father ask the same question again and again?

A. Because he couldn't understand what his son said.

B. Because he was too old to remember anything.

C. Because he wanted to make his son angry.

D. Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be.

44. How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times ''What is this''?

A. 80 years old. B. 45 years old.

C. 38 years old. D. 35 years old.

45. What is the most suitable title for the passage?

A. A crow. B. An old man.

C. An old dairy. D. Father's love.

B

During the past Spring Festival, many children may have received red packets from their families. But Xing Pu, a 40-year-old economist, is asking the government to give red packets to every Chinese citizen.

Xing suggested the government give out 1,000 yuan to each Chinese since the government income has increased rapidly in recent years. He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the country's economic success, help the lower-income groups deal with rising prices and increase consumption（消费）around the country.

Recent years have seen the government carry out a series of pro-poor (扶贫) and pro-rural （惠农）policies, including increasing spending on public healthcare and calling off the agricultural tax. But the lower-income group still needs more help while being hit hard by an 11-year high in prices and recent snowstorms.

Xing said while making the draft, he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore. Earlier this year, the governments of the two nations offered cash handouts（救济）to their citizens as the result of a surplus in government income. As for in China, "We can even encourage the rich to donate their 1,000 yuan red packet to the poor," said Xing.

Although Xing's suggestion has gained wide support among ordinary Chinese on the Internet, ma