湖北省部分重点中学2014-2015学年度上学期高三起点考试

英语试卷

命题人： 洪山高中 审题人：武汉四中

考试时间：8月11日 14:00-16:00。本卷满分150分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

What does the man think of Jane?

She is attractive B. She is too slim C. She is a little fat

What will Jack do when he gets home?

He will play soccer B. He will watch TV C. He will help his parents

What advice does the man speaker give?

Buy a magazine about decoration.

Don’t put furniture in the bedroom

Just put some of the furniture in the bedroom

How old is James?

20 years old B. 21 years old C. 22 years old

What did the woman do for Billy’s birthday party?

She prepared the hats

She set the table

C. She made the birthday cake

第二节（共15小题；每小题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，各小题将给出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、7题。

What makes the speakers happy?

The good program on TV

The end of the election.

A special story about the election.

How soon is the next election?

In four years B. In five years C. In six years

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

What can be known about the curtains?

They are nice and expensive.

They are beautiful but dirty.

They are dirty and small.

What will the woman do with the curtains?

She will have them mended.

She will throw them away.

She will wash them herself.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

Where did they meet Claudia?

On the Internet B. At a music store. C. At the post office

How long will the man stay in Germany?

About half a month. B. One month C. One week

What advice does the woman give the man?

Take a small gift B. Smile and be friendly C. Be on time

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

What does the man plan to wear in the summer months?

Casual shoes B. Jeans C. A cool hat

What will the man buy in his destination if it’s necessary?

A sun hat B. A suitcase C. A coat

What does the man plan to buy later on for the spring season?

Some sweaters B. A jacket C. An umbrella

What is the weather like in the spring?

It’s rainy B. It’s cool C. It’s windy

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

How long should a young child sleep a day according to the International Sleep Foundation?

Over 10 hours B. Over 9 years C. Over 8 years

How many young child did the researchers monitor a week?

About 300 B. About 400 C. About 200

What did the researchers find?

Most of the children slept only eight hours.

Some fat children slept irregularly.

Few children slept enough hours.

What advice did the researchers give?

Making up lost sleep on the weekends.

Sleeping regularly and enough hours.

Sleeping comfortably in a dark environment

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.In China, a middle school’s success was _____ in terms of the number of students who got into university.

A. measured B. conquered C. negotiated D. implied

22.The company takes too _____ a view of possible export markets, thus limiting it’s development in the international trade.

A. narrow B. optimistic C. sensible D. independent

23.According to police _____, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.

A. appointments B. accounts C. agreements D. assistance.

24. I don’t prefer to live in Sanya. Though the sea food is delicious, the damp weather there doesn’t ________ my rheumatism(风湿)。

A. agree with B. agree to C. agree on D. agree about

25. As there is less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of _____ energy, such as sunlight, wind, and water for power and fuel.

A. primary B. alternative C. instant D. unique

26. Having signed the agreement on the ceasefire, both sides have _____ it. In other words, neither of the two sides have broken the agreement so far.

A. ignored B. assessed C. obtained D. observed

27.The reason why the government decided to put off the plans to build a new airport was that the plan met with fierce _____ from local farmers.

A. observation B. argument C. disagreement D. opposition

28. When it comes to my preference for entertainment in the spare time, I prefer gardening to parachuting, because the latter is a dangerous _____.

A. occupation B. career C. movement D. devotion

29. As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village _____ scenes of my childhood.

A. called up B. called for C. called on D. called in

30. As is known to us all, success usually results from diligence while laziness and copying others _____ can lead to losses and failure.

A. blindly B. automatically C. awfully D. annually

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dear Seth,

You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you can not read, much less understand what I’m going to tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have ____31___ you, about my life so far as I _____32____ on what I’ve learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the __33_____ that you will face in the coming years.

Be thankful. You are at a wonderful ____34___ of life. You still have many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without costs and ____35____. I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of ____36____ I’ve learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of ____37____. What works for me ___38__ not work for you.

Life can be cruel. There will be people in your life ____39__ won’t be very nice. They’ll laugh at you because you’re different, or for no good ___40_____. They might try to bully you ____41____ hurt you.

There’s not much you can do about these people except ____42____ to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who ____43_____ care about you and who make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this,___44_____ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.

There will be ___45_____ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always ____46____ the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, ____47____ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams __48_____ pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you will do much better in ___49____. You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again, there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you ____50____.

31. A. regardless of B. ahead of C. at the back of D. in the form of

32. A. reflect B. rely C. depend D. insist

33. A. errors B. mistakes C. truths D. trails

34. A. crossing B. house C. stage D. office

35. A. challenges B. troubles C. difficulties D. risks

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

37. A. rice B. salt C. corn D. wheat

38. A. must B. can C. might D. should

39. A. who B. whom C. while D. whose

40. A. consequence B. reason C. result D. cause

41. A. but B. though C. or D. otherwise

42. A. to learn B. learn C. learning D. learned

43. A. exactly B. entirely C. truly D. absolutely

44. A. tend to B. hold onto C. turn to D. lead to

45. A. days B. months C. time D. weeks

46. A. turn out B. turn up C. turn on D. lead to

47. A. avoid B. reject C. refuse D. accept

48. A. against B. despite C. within D. beyond

49. A life B. study C. career D. family

50. A. richer B. kinder C. cleverer D. stronger

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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work. One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something, “I’m awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived. Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help. But on this partic