岳阳县一中2014届高三第三次阶段试题

英语试题

时量：120分钟 分值：150分

命题人：谢春玲

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. What are they discussing?

A. What to have for lunch.

B. Where to go for lunch.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

C. When to have lunch.

2. Where are they probably going after the conversation?

A. The man’s neighborhood.

B. A fast-food place.

C. A Chinese restaurant.

Conversation 2

3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the woman’s home. B. At an airport. C. In the street.

4. When is Tom invited to dinner at the woman’s?

A. On Monday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.

Conversation 3

5. What proble
m did they meet in the Caribbean?

A. They couldn’t understand the language.

B. The staff weren’t helpful or friendly.

C. The hotel wasn’t comfortable.

6. Which of the following was cheap in the Caribbean?

A. Toys. B. Clothes. C. Jewelry.

Conversation 4

7. What is the man looking for?

A. A police station B. A drugstore C. A post office

8. Where is the nearest office?

A. About 2 blocks away.

B. Next to a drugstore.

C. Around the corner.

9. What does the woman suggest that the man buy?

A. A police report. B. A guidebook. C. Anything at a drugstore.

Conversation 5

10. Why didn’t the woman go to the man’s birthday party?[来源:学&科&网]

A. She forgot all about it.

B. She didn't like the man.

C. She didn’t know about it.

11. What can we know from the conversation?

A. The man didn’t invite the woman at all.

B. The woman got lost during a bike trip.

C. The woman is goi
ng to a meeting later.

12. What does the woman want to do for the man’s birthday?

A. Have lunch with him. B. Buy him a present. C. Send him an
email.

Conver
sation 6[来源:Zxxk.Com]

13. What is the key to success according to the new research?

A. Working hard. B. Happiness. C. Interpersonal skills.

14. What is TRUE about happy people?

A. They tend to be more generous.

B. They tend to be more humorous.

C. They tend to have stronger desire in wealth.

15. What do the speakers think of happy nations?

A. In happy nations, every citizens feel happy.

B. Governments have the responsibility to influence people’s happiness.

C. Happy nations may achieve greater success.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Topic: 16

Date

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Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. He said he didn’t regret telling the truth but felt that he it differently.

A. could have expressed B. could express C. must have expressed D. would express

22. Absent for the traffic accident, I have always doubted he announced at the meeting.

A. what was it that B. that it was what C. what it was that D. that was it what

23. If executives fail to take advantage of networking, they risk .

A. leaving behind B. having left behind C. being left behind D. to be left behind

24 At the moment, the other passengers shocked by they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.

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

25. The last 100 years a 95% reduction in the numbers of remaining tigers to between 5,000 and 7,000

A. saw B. has seen C. had seen D. is seeing

26. A majority of the students in our class can remember the birthday of their parents, they can express their thanks to them.

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

27. ---- I really prefer the summer holiday by myself.

---- Oh? I’d rather to the seaside with my parents.

A. to spend; go B. to spend; to go C. spend; go D. spend; to go

28. The dog ran out of the cage and d
isappeared the door was opened.

A. now that B. the moment C. in case D. even if

29. By 1985, despite a short advancing period, glacial coverage in the French Alps to 340 sq km.

A. decreased B. have decreased C. has decreased D. had decreased

30. Use your head. Nothing taught by others can have the same effect on you as learned by yourself.

A. those B. what C. that D. the one

31. ---- Shall we meet and discuss the matter at eight tomorrow morning?

---- Sorry, but I an important date then.

A. am to have B. would have C. will be having D. have been having

32. As to most drugs, which have a single purpose, aspirin is a pain killer, a fever reducer, and a blood thinner all in one.

A. opposing B. opposed C. to oppose D. to be opposed

33. ---- How long do you suppose it is he arrived here?

---- Nearly five weeks.

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

34. Look! The foreign guests around the campus by our headmaster.

A. are showing B. are being showed C. will be showing D. have been shown

35. The number of the people to Japan decreasing rapidly after the earthquake.

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

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun 36 to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. Most families would celebrate the holidays with turkeys and other traditional 37 of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the 38 of most of her students’ art. And they were.

However, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, 39 and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand
close by her side. Yes, his picture was 40 . He was thankful, he drew a 41 .

His 42 image captured the imagination of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police 43 people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher almost 44 the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other tasks, she paused at Douglas’ desk, 45 down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and whispered, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She 46 the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand. 47 a tear, she went on with her work.　　

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship.

36．A. assessment 　　 B. assignment 　　 C. appointment 　 D. adjustment

37．A. clothes B. customs C. arts D. foods

38．A. purposes 　　 B. subjects 　　 C. motivations　　 D. examples

39．A. merry 　　 B. naughty 　　 C. weak　　 D. lively

40．A. different 　　 B. beautiful　　 C. empty 　　 D. improper

41．A. flower 　　 B. horse 　　 C. hand　　 D. bird

42．A. beautiful B. ugly C. common D.
special

43．A. call 　　 B. accuse 　　 C. protect　　 D. search

44．A. noticed 　　 B. forgot 　　 C. scolded　　 D. praised

45．A. bent 　　 B. put 　　 C. fell　　 D. sat

46．A. spent B.
recalled C. reminded D. cost

47．A. Brushing aside 　　 B. Covering up 　　 C. Showing off 　D. Giving up

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

It is normal for parents to question their children's hairstyle or the clothes they wear. But today teenagers and their parents argue 48 something else: money. Children are spending lots of it. Parents used to say to their children, "You're wearing that!" Now they say, "You paid 49 much for that?" Children in the US today spend five times 50 money than their parents did when they were young. So 51 are all these children buying? 52 list is long: iPods trainers(训练鞋), cell phones and jeans are typical items that children "have to" buy. And they will do anything to get them. They ask their parents over and over 53 they buy them. But parents 54 need to take the blame for spending so much money. They want their children to have the best stuff. They end up competing with 55 parents over what their children have.

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

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