2013-2014学年度第一学期期中六校联考高三英语试卷

命题人：芦台一中 冯克玲 静海一中 古建芬

试卷说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。祝同学们考试顺利！

I卷（共115分）

I．听力理解 （满分20分）

第一节：(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What was the woman’s first collection?

A. Photos. B. Coins. C. Stamps.

2. Where is Justin?

A. In the kitchen. B. In the bathroom. C. In the living room.

3. What does the woman think of being an astronaut?

A. Frightening. B. Stressful. C. Exciting

4. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a hotel. B. At the man’s house. C. In the man’s office.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. The man’s girlfriend.

B. A film.

C. A camera.

第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面几段对话。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。

6. How did the man know about flying cars ?

A. From TV. B. From some scientists. C. From a newspaper article.

7. What is the advantage of flying cars?

A. They are easy to drive.

B. They can be used for long trips.

C. They never need to be controlled.

8. What’s the woman’s opinion about flying cars?

A. They are useless.

B. They are a waste of money.

C. They might bring new problems.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。

9. What does the woman think is funny?

A. She has given the same talk before.

B. She always gets nervous before a talk.

C. She needs to meet the audience’s polite requests.

10. What does the woman think of the man’s advice?

A. Helpful. B. Useless. C. Impractical.

11. What time is it now?

A. 3:10. B. 3:20. C. 3:30.

听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。

12. When is the talk given?

A. In late spring. B. In late summer. C. In early autumn.

13. How can people keep the suitcases safe?

A. By making sure the suitcases are hard to be taken.

B. By buying suitcases with safety locks .

C. By using plain suitcases.

14.What can people do when traveling with young children？

A. Buy a small bag for them.

B. Put some sweets in their pockets.

C. Let them pack the toys themselves.

15. What does the speaker recommend sending to friends?

A. Letters. B. Photographs. C. Postcards.

II. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

16. ---- Who is dancing to music in the next room?

---- ________the children. I guess

A. It is B. They are C. That is D. There are

17. Evidence has been piled up _______ drinking water after getting up in the morning contributes to one’s health.

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

18. As everyone knows, the Stock Exchange is ________to political situation.

A. steady B. stable C. sensitive D. sensible

19. ----________The concert is about to begin.

----Wait a minute, please.

A. Good for you! B. It’s your turn.

C. I don’t get it. D. Get a move on!

20. There are times when you find yourself unable to work out a problem and it is at this ________that the way in which you use your teacher is important.

A. course B. point C. thought D. opportunity

21. The great success of this program has been_________due to the support given by the local businessmen.

A. heavily B. quickly C. largely D. Commonly

22. Please keep me ________ any trouble you have ________ him into declining the invitation.

A. informing; talking B. informed of; to talk

C. informed; talking D. informed of; in talking

23. Peter ________ be really difficult at times even though he’s a nice person in general.

A. shall B. should C. can D. must

24. ----What was it that cost him the job?

----________ experience .He was always very nervous.

A. Lacked B. Being lacked

C. Lacking D. To be lacked

25. ----Look! Somebody ________ the sofa.

----Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.

A. is cleaning B. was cleaning

C. has cleaned D. had cleaned

26. It is a long time ________ they separated, but it won’t be long ________ they meet again.

A. since, before B. after, when

C. since, when D. after, before

27. In spite of the negative ________, “So Young”, directed by Chinese director Zhaowei, is well-received by the audience and is a real success.

A. reviews B. previews C. revisions D. proposals

28. ----I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport.Why didn’t you drive him there?

----I________ ,but my car________．

A. would; was fixed B. would have; was fixed

C. would have; was being fixed D. did; was being fixed

29. Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; without ________ we can’t flower and grow.

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

30. I had forgotten about it because I had been so ________ with other things.

A. absorbed B. occupied C. supplied D. devoted

III. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 31 , shouting angrily at each other. He 32 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 33 at each other ?” The disciples 34 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 35 our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout 36 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 37 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 38 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their 39 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 40 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to 41 that great distance. What 42 when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 43 . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”

The wise man 44 , “When they love each other even more, they do not 45 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 46 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 47 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”

He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 48 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 49 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to 50 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”

31. A. roof B. platform C. bank D. street

32. A. referred to B. attended to C. shouted to D. turned to

33. A. anger B. excitement C. disappointment D. surprise

34. A. thought B. relaxed C. listened D. waited

35. A. control B. disturb C. lose D. enjoy

36. A. as long as B. in case C. when D. unless

37. A. soft B. impressive C. weak D. responsible

38. A. encouraged B. satisfied C. entertained D. bothered

39. A. directions B. bodies C. goals D. hearts

40. A. hurt B. attack C. understand D. hear

41. A. keep B. measure C. cover D. shorten

42. A. matters B. happens C. works D. succeeds

43. A. close B. huge C. special D. open

44. A. doubted B. continued C. replied D. promised

45. A. pass B. cry C. care D. speak

46. A. sometimes B. still C. even D. ever

47. A. nothing B. all C. one D. something

48. A. argue B. apologize C. criticize D. explain

49. A. Worse still B. Therefore C. Or else D. Besides

50. A. beat B. follow C. walk D. return

IV. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing(裁判)decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.

The researcher organized an experimental tournament(锦标赛)involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.

Observers noted down the referees’ errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.

The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyze the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum(最佳的)distance is about 20 meters.

There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.

If FIFA, football’s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.

He also says that FIFA’s insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.

51. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to_______.

A. review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup

B. analyze the causes of errors made by football referees

C. set a standard for football refereeing

D. reexamine the rules for football refereeing

52. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was _______.

A. slightly above average

B. higher than in the 1998 World Cup

C. quite unexpected

D. as high as in a standard match

53. The findings of the experiment show that _______.

A. error