赣州市2013—2014学年第一学期期末考试

高三英语试题

第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)

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 color does the man prefer?

A. Light blue. B. Yellow. C. Pink

2. Why can't the woman take her holiday?

A. She is out of job now. B. She is training her employees.

C. She is busy with her new job.

3. What is the woman doing?

A. Offering suggestions. B. Expressing dissatisfaction. C. Asking for help.

4. How many hours will the woman be in New York?

A. Two hours. B. Six hours. C. Four hours.

5. What does the woman mean?

A. She thinks she is luck to get the tickets. B. She doesn’ t want to sit near the stage.

C. She means it is not easy at all to get tickets.

(15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。

6. What is Mr. Smith doing?

A. Answering the phone. B. Having a meeting. C. Working in the office.

7. When will Mr. Smith return to the office?

A. After two o'clock. B. In an hour. C. before two o'clock.

8. What can we infer from the dialogue?

A. The man will take a message for Mr. Smith.

B. Anne will ring the office again.

C. Mr. Smith will ring Anne back.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。

9. What was the weather like last week?

A. Nice and sunny. B. Too warm。 C. Neither hot nor cold.

10. What season is it now?

A. Summer. B. Winter. C. Autumn.

11. What does the man think the weather will be like this weekend?

A. He thinks it'll rain. B. He doesn't think it'll rain. C. He thinks it'll be cloudy.

听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。

12. What is the man's profession?

A. A doctor. B. A researcher. C. A news reporter.

13. Which of the following room did the man book before he came?

A. A warm room with a shower. B. A single room with a shower. C. Room 532.

14. what day is it today?

A. Saturday. B. Thursday. C. Tuesday.

听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个小题。

15. How much does the woman pay for what she buys?

A. $215. B. $385. C. $170.

16. Why does the woman change the first overcoat?

A. It's too expensive. B. It's too large. C. It's a bit small.

17. What color is the overcoat?

A. Blue. B. White. C. Grey.

听下面一段对话，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18. What is the talk mainly about?

A. Improving our memory. B. Taking care of our health. C. Collecting information.

19. What should we do to remember someone's name?

A. Write it down on a piece of paper. B. Pay more attention to his or her first name.

C. Remember his or her last name.

20. What does the speaker suggest to us?

A. Having a rest for twelve minutes. B. Taking some Vitamin B1 and B2.

C. Doing sports during the break.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21. — I was late for the lecture last night.

— _________. You started early, didn’t you?

A. Why not? B. So what?????? C. How come? D. Never mind.

22．I’m so pleased to see you back, Jane. How long _______ in New York?

A. had you stayed B. did you stay

C. have you stayed D. would you stay

23．—There must be a dozen hands in this house but I can never find one when I need it.

—Be patient is sure to turn up.

A．One B．It C．This D．That

24. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _______ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them.

A. send up B. set up C. put up D. take up

25. Accustomed to soap shows, where everything is entertaining, quite a few youths do not have the to read books that requires thinking.

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

26. Nowadays food safety is a big problem and nobody can guarantee all foods are safe to us, but food produced in the normal companies is ___________ better.

A. strictly 　　 B. absolutely C. relatively 　　 D. exactly

27. Everything taken into account, I think Alice’s plan is a(an) _____ one. We’d better put it into practice.

A. primary B. perfect C. essential D. practical

28. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, ____ beyond our control.

A. most of them B. most of which C. most of that D. most of what

29. The old women spoke to the girl again, _____ her voice a bit, but still no answer.

A．raising, received B．raising, receiving C．raised, had received D．to raise, to receive

30．I’m not a little tired today after giving the room a thorough cleaning and I have never had

__today.

A．as tiring a day as B．as a tiring day

C．tiring as a day as D．day as a tiring as

31．The old women spoke to the girl again, _____ her voice a bit, but still no answer.

A．raising, received B．raising, receiving

C．raised, had received D．to raise, to receive

32．But for the fact that China also affected by the global economic crisis, we

fewer unemployed workers now.

A．is; would have B．were; would have

C．was; would have had D．were; would have had

33．If you write something and send it immediately by email, which you later regret, there is no chance for second thoughts.

A．would B．should C．have to D．might

34．So quickly are science and technology advancing is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow.

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

35．The comments the expert made stock market bothered Bill greatly, him sleepless all night.

A. concerning; making B. be concerned; which made

C. concerned; made D. to be concerning; made

第二节 完型填空

I opened the door and came in, going over silently and looking closely at my 22-year-old son，Daniel. In six hours he would be flying to Paris to _36__ a different life. It was another important time in his life. I wanted to __37__ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips，and this was not the __38__ time I had let such moments pass.

On his first day of kindergarten（幼儿园） as I took him to the bus stop, he asked, “ What is it going to be like，Dad？Can I make it?” Then he walked __39__ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later，a similar __40__ played itself out. I drove him to __41___ As I started to head back，I racked my brains for words to give him __42__ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again，words _43__ me then and there.

Now, standing before him，how I regret I _44__ have lost so many opportunities and let such moments __45__ away! I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what he has __46 to me. Or what he might __47__ to face in the years ahead.

Does it __48__ in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son __49__he really thinks of him？But as I stood before Daniel，I knew that it really did. My father and I loved each other. Yet I never heard him put his __50__ into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my __51__ tighten. Why is it so hard to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth went dry，and I knew I could get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel，”I said，“if I could have picked，I would have picked you.” That’s all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment，the world __52__，and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something，but tears misted my eyes，and I couldn’t understand what he was saying. All I was __53__ of was the stubble (短须) on his chin as his face pressed __54__ mine. What I had said to Daniel was clumsy(笨拙的).It was nothing. And yet，it was __55__.

36. A. experience B．settle C．enjoy D．try

37．A. show　 B．remind C．say D．give

38．A. last B．first C．very D．just

39．A. along B．down C．across D．up

40．A. sign B. scene C．scenery D．sight

41．A. college B．work C．hospital D．park

42. A. interest B．instruction C．courage D．direction

43．A. failed B．discouraged C．struck D．troubled

44 A. must B．would C．could D．should

45．A. run　　 B．slip C．fly D．walk

46．A. intended B．done C．valued D．meant

47．A. think B．consider C．expect D．attempt

48．A. matter B．care C．mind D．cost

49．A. how B．what C．if D．when

50．A. views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes

51．A. arm B．feet C．throat D．head

52．A. disappeared B．changed C．melted D．formed

53．A. sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired

54．A. to B．against C．on D．with

55．A. nothing B．something C．anything D．everything

第三部分：阅读理解

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Sharing not only exists between humanbeings.As is often seen that some plants and anima1s live close together, and they depend on each other. They are usually very different from their partner, and yet all live easier lives because of each other. It is nature's idea of sharing.

An example of a partnership is the shark and pilot fish. The pilot fish is a little fish only about nine inches long. He would be. helpless if he hung around by himself in the mighty ocean. He makes up for his size with his smartness. He cleverly swims along beside the shark. When the shark eats, the pilot fish gets the leftovers. And the pilot fish needn't worry about his safety. The shark also gets benefits from this relationship. The pilot fish cleans food scraps and insects from the shark's hide.

Another example of depending on each other is the sea anemone (海葵)and striped clown fish. The sea anemone looks like a flower and has petals(花瓣) that contain poisonous stinging cells. When small fish swim into the petals, the anemone traps and paralyzes (使麻痹) them. However，the striped clown fish is