江苏省兴化市2013～2014学年度第一学期期中考试

高三英语试卷

（考试用时：120分钟 总分：120分）

注意事项：

1. 本试卷共分两部分，第I卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。

2. 所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。

第I卷 选择题（三部分，共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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. Why did Carl go to the hospital today?

A. To see the doctor. B. To take care of his wife. C. To pay a visit to his daughter.

2. What does the man plan to do next summer?

A. Go on a trip. B. Finish his work. C. Save some money.

3. Who is the man?

A. A policeman. B. A lawyer. C. A driver.

4. Where can the man get the letter from the woman?

A. In the mountains. B. In his aunt’s house. C. In his own home.

5. What does the woman think about the new DVD player?

A. It’s no better than the old one. B. She has no idea yet.

C. It’s not as good as the computer.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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至7题。

6. What has the weather been like these days?

A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.

7. What would the temperature be tomorrow?

A. 12℃ B. 10℃ C. 8℃

听第7段材料，回答8至10题

8. What will the woman do tomorrow?

A. See a doctor. B. Go to a concert. C. Have dinner out.

9. What is the man good at?

A. Singing. B. Cooking C. Doing housework.

10. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Neighbours. B. Strangers. C. Friends.

12. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Their habits. B. Their families. C. Their neighbours.

13. What is the man’s trouble?

A. He’s often disturbed at night. B. He doesn’t like parties.

C. He has no house of his own.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What is the relationship between Mrs. Black and the man?

A. Mother and son. B. Hostess and guest. C. Teacher and student.

15. What was the weather like when they had the picnic?

A. Lovely. B. Terrible. C. Rainy.

16. Where did the man have his picnic?

A. In a boat. B. In a house. C. On an island.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where is the speaker now?

A. In a lab. B. In a classroom. C. In an office.

18. When does the course come during the first part of it?

A. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.

B. On Tuesdays and Fridays.

C. On Thursdays and Fridays.

19. How often will the class meet in the research lab?

A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every two weeks.

20. What might be chosen to decide one’s final grade?

A. Role-plays. B. Research papers. C. Class attendance.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. No one has had _____ greater impact on ______ Western civilization than the ancient Greeks.

A. a; the B. a ; / C. the ; / D. / ; the

22. Word power section should be taken seriously because of the benefits _______ can have on the vocabulary of the students.

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

23. The manager needs an assistant that he can _____ to take care of problems in his absence.

A. count on B. count in C. count up D. count out

24. The beginning of the story is excellent, _____ is the ending, ______ leaves us much to think.

A. as ; which B. so; that C. as; that D. such ; which

25. Look, the moon is shining high in the sky; the weather is _______ be fine tomorrow.

A. probable to B. turned out to C. bound to D. eager to

26. In some places women are expected to earn money _______ men work at home and raise their children.

A. while B. though C. because D. but

27. Wanda Plaza in Wuxi is _______ a shopping center．You can do almost anything there．

A．no more than B．not more than C．more than D．rather than

28. — Could I use your car tomorrow morning?

— Sure. I _______ a report at home.

A. will be writing B. will have written

C. have written D. have been writing

29. After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, _______urgently needed clean water,

medicine and shelter to survive.

A. which B. what C. where D. who

30. The notice came around two in the afternoon_______ the meeting would be postponed.

A. when B. that C. whether D. how

31. _______ on both sides of the street _______ excited fans who wanted to see the famous singing star.

A. Standing; was B. Waiting; were C. Arriving; was D. Living; were

32. In a(n) _______ to help preserve history, the Greek government established a committee to undertake the professional restoration of the Acropolis.

A. order B. purpose C. aim D. gesture

33. ______, I think, the problems can be settled in no time.

A. A bit more efforts B. Keep up your spirits

C. If you double your efforts D. Making greater efforts

34. Another group of Qing Tombs sits about 100 kilometres ______ of Beijing．

A. at the west B. the west C. to west D. west

35. These car payments are going to put me ______ again.

A. green with envy B. in the red C. in the black D. tickled pink

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36-55各题所给的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其涂黑。

When I was a young teenager, about 14, I was already ready to work. My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life. For him, getting up at 5 a.m. and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then 36 more after school until there was not enough 37 to see, were normal.m]

My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very 38 . He began to show me these, not through 39 , but through his actions. He would not 40 a job until it was done. He 41 put his all into everything he did. However, he showed me this not just in working, but in everything. Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to 42 a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a 43 and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not 44 to play the rest of the games.

So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was 45 to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to 46 . My entire 47 was to make my father proud of me. I knew that 48 I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it. My first job was doing 49 for a company. As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so 50 . When someone as young as I started working, they would either 51 or get stronger. I got stronger. I worked the 52 I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had. In the end, my boss was 53 . He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents’ eyes 54 . From that day on I have worked every job to my full 55 , because that day defined(界定) my life. It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it in the rest of my life.

36. A. going B. working C. learning D. playing

37. A. time B. chance C. light D. strength

38. A. ridiculous B. easy C. absolute D. important

39. A. facts B. words C. practice D. assessment

40. A. quit B. find C. do D. finish

41. A. might B. would C. could D. should

42. A. enjoy B. defeat C. skip D. take

43. A. commitment B. improvement C. devotion D. compromise

44. A. decide B. submit C. resist D. deserve

45. A. prepared B. shocked C. delighted D. interested

46. A. stick B. leave C. fail D. play

47. A. problem B. world C. trick D. goal

48. A. in case B. now that C. even if D. as though

49. A. regulation B. construction C. communication D. reception

50. A. weak B. poor C. delicate D. young

51. A. break B. struggle C. pause D. object

52. A. manner B. moment C. way D. method

53. A. impressed B. surprised C. inspired D. excited

54. A. stared B. shone C. lifted D. opened

55. A. occupation B. potential C. spirit D. skill

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

A

Last week I was riding my special motorbike and then stopped at a convenience store. As I was getting my wheelchair off the back, a man watched me from his car and I noticed a wheelchair in his back seat. We spoke for a moment and I asked him about the wheelchair. He answered that it was for his daughter. “Well, do you think she would like to go for a ride on my motorbike with me?” I asked. He seemed shocked that a total stranger would ask him this. He thought about it for a second and said, “OK, as long as I can follow you.”

He introduced me to Amy and he sat her on my back seat. Her father followed me for a few miles and she talked non-stop about what she wanted for Christmas.

As we came back to the convenience store, she said, “This ride is the best Christmas present I could ever receive. I have been in a wheelchair my whole life and didn’t know I could do this.” I told her about some of the other things I do (ski, travel the world by myself, etc.). As her father was taking her off my bike, she turned to him and said, “Oh Daddy, I’m going to be OK. Mr. Bryant does all kinds of things, and I will too.” Her father turned away as a tear of joy rolled down his cheek. He hugged me and said, “I was sitting here praying for a gift for Amy that would encourage her. She often felt that her life was dull compared to other children. God answered my prayer just now. Now I pray that God will bless you for your gift to Amy today.” I believed what he said. Being kind and thoughtful to others, we can be an answer to prayer.

56. How did the father feel at first when the author invited his daughter for a ride?

A. He felt surprised because he didn’t know the author.

B. He was happy because his daughter could gain excitement.

C. He was moved be