扬州中学高三英语开学考

2014-2-12

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。考试用时120分钟。

第一卷（选择题，共85分）

第一部分 听力理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

1. When should Miss Brand go to meet Doctor Johnson?

A. At 10:00 next morning. B. At 10: 30 next morning. C. At 11:00 next morning.

2. Where is the woman now?

A. At the office. B. In her house. C. In a hospital.

3. How is the management of the company now?

A. Poor. B. Good. C. Just so-so.

4. What does the woman think of herself?

A. Careless. B. Unfortunate. C. Hopeless.

5. Where is this conversation probably taking place?

A. In a bank. B. At a railway station. C. At a cinema.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the man most probably?

A. A driver. B. A tourist guide. C. A traveler.

7. What does the woman specially want to see?

A. The Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven. B. Ming Tombs and the Summer Palace.

C. The Summer Palace and the Great Wall.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where did the man use to work?

A. In a publishing company. B. In a university. C. In a bookstore.

9. Why doesn't the man go to work from nine to five?

A. He doesn't like to work. B. He wants to change his job.

C. He wants to do what he likes freely at home.

10. What is the woman's attitude towards the man?

A. We don't know. B. She agrees with the man. C. She doesn't like the way he works.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is going to be in Liberty Park next week?

A. There will be an arts festival. B. There will be a concert. C. There will be a picnic.

12. How many artists will show their paintings?

A. Two traditional painters. B. Two modern artists. C. Three best local artists.

13. What information do we know about the arts exhibition?

A. The exhibitions start at the same place and time.

B. The exhibitions start at different places and time.

C. The exhibitions will attract many local people.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Why does the woman talk to the professor?

A. She wants to apply to graduate school. B. She wants him to give a good grade.

C. She wants to take an advanced course.

15. At what stage is the woman in her study?

A. She is a junior. B. She is a senior. C. She is a graduate.

16. What is the professor's first reply to the woman's request?

A. He refuses to offer the course. B. He doesn't think the course will interest her.

C. He thinks the course will be too difficult for the woman.

17. What does the woman say to persuade the professor?

A. She says she is well prepared. B. She says another professor will help her with it.

C. She says she will read a lot of books on the course.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. When is the Father's Day?

A. The first Sunday in June. B. The third Sunday in June. C. The last Sunday in June.

19. What kind of greeting cards do the fathers usually like to receive on Father's Day?

A. Sentimental （伤感的）. B. Funny. C. Thankful.

20. Why was the first Father's Day held?

A. Harry Meek celebrated his own birthday.

B. Bruce John Dodd showed his respect to his father. C. Unknown.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. She had wanted to go to the west part of China in search of better view. But she turned voluntary teacher there.

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

22. If I were you, I would only need you spent on the project.

A. one-fourth a time B. one-fourth time

C. the one-fourth time D. one-fourth the time

23. to my astonishment, he should have settled difficult problems perfectly.

A. Especially B. Meaningfully C. Seriously D. Greatly

24. During the hard times, he couldn't afford a breakfast, for he had nothing those days.

A. about to B. next to C. up to D. close to

25. The patient’s poor _______ in health went from bad to worse, which put the doctor at a loss.

A. condition B. state C. status D. situation

26. Tom ______ fly to New York this evening and his flight ______ in 20 minutes.

A. is about to; will take B. will; takes

C. is going to; is taking D. is to, is about to take

27. Pressure and suffering can the best perseverance and potential of most young people.

A. let in B. keep up C. bring out D. stand by

28. —Thank you for your assistance, without it I in danger.

—That's all right, anyone in my place the same thing.

A. must be; would do B. might have been; would have done

C. could have been; had done D. must have been; will do

29. With a gun , the thief rushed into the bank, his eyes .

A. in hand; exposing B. in the hand; being exposed

C. in his hand; exposed D. in a hand; to expose

30. The doctor expressed his love for the city would last for ever during his stay there he experienced a variety of stories.

A. what; where B. where; when C. that; what D. that; when

31. He hesitated for some time to decide he would choose to improve his reading skills from all the books referred to.

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

32. The date of examination can't be adjusted, explained reasonably otherwise.

A. nevertheless B. despite C. unless D. thus

33. Among the mountains a lake and next to the lake some cottages.

A. lie; stand B. lies; stands C. lies; stand D. lie; stands

34. It was only before he finished the assignment that the answers to the last two questions.

A. did he think out B. he thought out

C. he did think out D. thought out he

35.—The order is for you. ?

—Thank you, this is so much for me.

A. Nothing B. Something to follow

C. Is so everything D. Anything else to follow

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

"A" for Attitude

English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher 36 me to give spelling tests to the class. I had a 37 time of my junior year. Mrs Alexander 38 me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was 39 , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected 40 work. Every student received a "C" or "D" grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.

I graduated from high school, 41 early and had children. 42 about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an "A" student. I 43 up to my own expectations.

Yesterday, I 44 my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards 45 back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor's office, explaining that I had always be 46 at English, and recommending that I did not deserve a '"D" from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was 47 but unable to change a （an） 48 . Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to 49 them or hide them. I was not an "A" student in high school English! Somehow, I had 50 myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an 51 "A" or "B" but mostly "C” S.

Had I lived up to those grades and 52 myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently sought my writing career. Had I 53 my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to 54 enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I 55 my younger self as an "A" English student, except for that undeserved "D".

36. A. scolded B. allowed C. ordered D. reminded

37. A. bad B. complex C. terrible D. wonderful

38. A. approved B. appointed C. expected D. urged

39. A. flexible B. creative C. disappointing D. controversial

40. A. college-level B. based C. difficult D. easy

41. A. married B. worked C. succeeded D. progressed

42. A. Sad B. Confident C. Anxious D. Curious

43. A. added B. lived C. grew D. went

44. A. counted B. remembered C. approached D. discovered

45. A. brought B. turned C. held D. kept

46. A. nervous B. excelled C. poor D. terrible

47. A. impolite B. impatient C. inexperienced D. sympathetic

48. A. grade B. figure C. paper D. entry

49. A. tear B. fire C. cry D. escape

50. A. warned B. reminded C. informed D. convinced

51. A. average B, enthusiastic C. outstanding D. occasional

52. A. considered B. defined C. reflected D. described

53. A. abandoned B. given C. believed in D. doubted

54. A. change B. risk C. defeat D. reminded

55. A. looked B. viewed C. sang D. criticized

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

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