合肥市2014年高三第二次教学质量检测

英 语 试 题

本卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：听力理解 (共两节。满分30分)

回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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。

1. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. At an airport. B. At a train station. C. At a hotel.

2. What do we know about Tony?

A. He is good at maths. B. He will get a high score.

C. He doesn't take the test seriously.

3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Banker and clerk. B. Salesgirl and customer. C. Waiter and waitress.

4. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. The activities for the weekend.

B. The change of weather on Sunday.

C. The influence of weather on the game.

5. Why is the man going to a community college?

A. Because he has not enough money.

B. Because he wants to stay near his home.

C. Because he wants to help his grandpa.

第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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至7题。

6. What is the woman’s job?

A. A doctor. B. A medical typist. C. A nurse.

7. What do the doctors have to do when they see their patients the next time?

A. Read through their previous conversations.

B. Note down the talks with their patients.

C. Listen to the recordings by themselves.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. To look for a fancy apartment.

B. To refer to the online ads.

C. To make more phone calls.

9. What kind of apartment is the woman expecting?

A. Big and comfortable. B. Small and quiet. C. Simple and cheap.

10. What will the man probably do next?

A. Ask Dave for help.

B. Look after the woman dog.

C. Give the woman a spare room.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the woman call Mr. Brown?

A. Because she wants to ask for a sick leave.

B. Because she is going to talk to her doctor.

C. Because she is preparing for the meeting.

12. What is the man's suggestion to the woman?

A. Changing the appointment time with her doctor.

B. Putting off their meeting time till next week.

C. Rescheduling her working time this week.

13. When will the two speakers meet?

A. Next Friday. B. Next Monday. C. Next Tuesday.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Why does the woman dislike a party?

A. Because she can't bear the noise at a party.

B. Because people at a party are cold to her.

C. Because the foods for a party are unhealthy.

15. What gift does the man advise to take to the party?

A. A bottle of wine. B. A gift card. C. Some groceries.

16. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Tips for attending parties.

B. Ways to improve English.

C. Ideas of making friends.

听第20段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many members are there in this special work group?

A. 50. B. 200. C. 250.

18. Why do the participants of the program work several hours a day?

A. To learn some practical skills for their future.

B. To entertain themselves with woods and farm work.

C. To find the meaning and fun in their busy work.

19. What will the group do if someone breaks the rule?

A. Work out a solution together.

B. Make changes to the rule.

C. Question the rule breaker.

20. What do participants benefit most from the program?

A. They begin to put themselves first.

B. They learn to put themselves in others' shoes.

C. They tend to mind their own business.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节。满分45分)

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1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。

21. — Would you mind giving me a lift home, Bill?

— ______I'll wait for you at the gate after work.

A. How come? B. By all means. C. Why not? D. Up to you.

22. With children, if you say "no", you have to mean ______.

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

23. — We thought he would have got the job.

— What a pity! He ______too nervous when interviewed.

A. was B. had been C. has been D. would have been

24. How can you expect to get ahead in your life ______ you even live to yourself from time to time?

A. though B. until C. before D. when

25. ______the weather, our school sports meet has to be held in the indoor stadium.

A. In view of B. In charge of C. In place of D. In search of

26. The poet ______described the peaceful Rocky Mountain and the beautiful Mississippi River in his newly-published poetry.

A. aggressively B. vividly C. desperately D. controversially

27. According to Darwin's Survival of the Fittest, only those species that were able to ______ the sudden great changes of their living conditions survived.

A. appeal to B. relate to C. adapt to D. contribute to

28. ______her ambition of becoming a professional singer, she has been training very hard since an early age.

A. Realizing B. To realize C. Having realized D. To have realized

29. It takes ______ to talk to others on the team when that might expose some of your own weaknesses or ignorance.

A. energy B. patience C. wisdom D. courage

30. After Tom had finished some paper work, he ______ interviewing the applicants.

A. starts B. had started C. started D. has started

31. Guess what! I came across my primary school science teacher this morning, ______ I have lost touch for almost 20 years.

A. of which B. when C. with whom D. who

32. Every morning I get up at 6:00 because I have two dogs ______ at the door for me to take them out for the routine walk.

A. to wait B. wait C. waited D. waiting

33. The parents didn't tolerate their kids' rudeness at the party, nor ______ themselves to be disobeyed.

A. they allowed B. did they allow C. didn't they allow D. they didn't allow

34. This still leaves the question of ______ local public services should be improved in the next five years.

A. whose B. how C. when D. where

35.— Did you go to the lecture by the visiting professor?

— No. I ______ it, but I've been busy taking care of my grandma in hospital these days.

A. would have attended B. should attend

C. must have attended D. would attend

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A wave of recent research has pointed to the risks of over praising a child. And it seems that how to draw a line between too little praise and too much has become a high-pressure _36_ act for parents.

Self-esteem (自尊) serves as a kind of tool to measure how much children feel valued and accepted by 37 . This sensitivity to others' 38 develops because of humans' need for social acceptance, which is considered to be 39 to survival. As early as age 8, children's self-esteem tends to rise and fall in response to feedbacks about 40 peers see them as likable or attractive. 41 , it can also be beneficial for kids to feel bad about themselves occasionally, if they behave in selfish, mean or hurtful ways that might 42 their ability to maintain relationships or hold a job in the future.

In the past, many parents and educators believed that high self-esteem 43 happiness and success, and kids could gain self-esteem simply by getting 44 and awards from their parents, teachers and people around. But recently researchers have found self-esteem doesn't _45 these desired results. Instead, if parents praise their kids 46 , their self-esteem becomes focused on being very smart and being the best and being perfect. Building too much self-esteem of the children can not go as planned, making them feel 47 later on when they hit setbacks (挫折).

According to some experts, it can actually be good for kids to have 48 self-esteem, at least once in a while. And praise can be 49 if it disregards the world outside the home. Children who have a 50 understanding of how they are seen by others tend to get recovered more readily 51 disappointment, depression or the like. The best path is a 52 road, helping children develop a positive but 53 view of themselves in relation to others by praising them for the 54 they invest and behaviors they are able to sustain, like "It's 55 that you're working so hard on your homework. "

36. A. balancing B. crashing C. forcing D. embarrassing

37. A. themselves B. parents C. others D. teachers

38. A. views B. envies C. favors D. blames

39. A. irrelevant B. similar C. important D. sensitive

40. A. when B. whether C. how D. where

41. A. Indeed B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However

42. A. improve B. damage C. change D. develop

43. A. promised B. delayed C. purchased D. ruined

44. A. support B. help C. challenge D. praise

45. A. settle down B. work out C. give away D. bring about

46. A. rarely B. carefully C. constantly D. casually

47. A. worse B. stronger C. better D. madder

48. A. high B. much C. low D. little

49. A. powerful B. harmful C. grateful D. stressful

50. A. practical B. limited C. basic D. perfect

51. A. with B. to C. about D. from

52. A. straight B. smooth C. middle D. rough

53. A. general B. realistic C. different D. negative

54. A. talent B. time C. money D. effort

55. A. necessary B. awesome C. worthless D. awful

第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Snapshots, the new fashion for an artistic portrait (肖像) photo: Take it underwater. Zhang Xiaomei, a 20 something Shanghai native who works in the media industry, tried it out twice.

"It was a completely different experience," says Zhang of her first such experience last May. "You get the feeling that you're cut off from the rest of the world. But also it s romantic and like a fairy tale."

She then successfully convinced her husband to be to have their wedding photos taken underwater a couple of months after her first try. "Can you imagine a 1.87-meter-tall man trying out something like a fishtail under the water?" Zhang says, laughing.

A commercial underwater photo portrait is perfect for post 80 and post 90 generations who adore taking snapshots, but are look