江苏省扬州市扬州中学2015届高三8月开学考试英语试题

一.听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节 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 is the man going to buy?

A. $5.5 for a red. B. $13.6 for two green ones. C. $11 for two red ones.

2. What is the feeling of the man?

A. He felt sleepy. B. He is tired of listening. C. The work is important.

3. What is the man going to do for his holiday?

A. Stay at home. B. Collect stamps. C. Volunteer in the west.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a plane. B. In a train. C. In a restaurant.

5. Why didn’t Mary sleep well?

A. She had a headache. B. She had a stomachache. C. She was troubled by noise.

第二节 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8题。

6. When will the man go to see the doctor?

A. ON Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.

7. What’s wrong with the man?

A. He was hit by a ladder. B. He broke his leg. C. He hurt his foot.

8. Which statement of the following is TRUE?

A. The appointment time is quite fit to the man.

B. The appointment time isn’t quite fit to the man.

C. The man can’t go to the hospital.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What does the woman believe?

A. Mahjong is a beneficial hobby. B. Mahjong can become an addiction.

C. Mahjong is too boring to play.

10. What are they going to do now?

A. Teach their partners. B. Learning old card games. C. Play mahjong games.

11. How about foreigners’ hobbies?

A. Playing Mahjong only. B. Playing card games and Mahjong.

C. Playing their old card games.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What does the man probably do?

A. A manager. B. A salesman. C. A cleaner.

13. What isn’t needed for his job?

A. Copying machine. B. Wax. C. Floor-polishing machine.

14. What’s the possible relationship between them?

A. Manager and secretary. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why is the woman worried?

A. The mechanic might try to overcharge her. B. There’s something wrong with her car.

C. Good mechanics are not available.

16. What does the woman think of her mechanic?

A. He takes advantage of her. B. He is reliable. C. He overcharges.

17. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a school. B. In a shop. C. In a park.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How many different schedules are mentioned?

A. Five. B. Four. C. Three.

19. What can you use your daily schedule to do?

A. To achieve the long-term goals. B. To plan the time well.

C. To achieve short-term goals.

20. What does “a master schedule” mean?

A. A schedule with all the important things and time used to finish it.

B. A schedule you make to yourself. C. A schedule you make for your boss.

二．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)

21. ---Would you like tea or coffee?

---I don’t mind---_________ you’re making.

A. However B. whatever C. whichever D. No matter

22. ---Do you know why Jeff resigned from the firm?

---He held out for higher wages, but was _____ in the end.

A. put down B. broke down C. cut down D. turned down

23. By and by, _____ go out to contact other people in person, more and more people tend to socialize with others via electronic devices.

A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than

24. At first, I didn’t know what ____ Facebook was, and now I do know what it is. I have to say, it sounds like ____ huge waste of time.

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

25. A good “teammate” doesn’t ____ make a good partner. Those who put their partners in this category were most _____ to describe their relationship as slightly unhappy.

A. necessarily; possibly B. likely; possibly C. necessarily; likely D. likely; likely

26. Our patients _____ faster recoveries and greater pain relief than patients undergoing open neck and back surgery. And they’re up and _____ around within a few hours of surgery.

A. figure; walk B. average; walking C. calculate; walked D. count; walking

27. Throughout the world, the majority of the employers are planning to cut down on wages_______ the economic crisis.

A. with regard to B. in defense of C. by means of D. in reaction to

28. What if you _____ to send an essay with your application? Would you have been rejected?

A. forget B. would forget C. had forgotten D. should forget

29. So absorbed in his work ____________that not a sound ___________.

A. was the president; did she dare to make B. was the president; dared she to make

C. the president was; she dared make D. the president was; she did dare to make

30. ________, I believe, and you will find him very outgoing.

A. Having a talk with Tom B. Given a talk with Tom

C. One talk with Tom D. If you have a talk with Tom

31. Whether you like it or not, we live in a particular community _______ exchanging presents is an important part of communication.

A. which B. that C. when D. where

32. --- To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain.

--- So now she is reduced _______ anything for supper.

A. to not eating B. not to eat C. not to eating D. to not eat

33. A British official said that _______ this impractical policy could be changed, the future for Britain was indeed dark.

A. unless B. when C. if D. until

34. ---Hi, Dave. This is Helen speaking!

---Hi, what a coincidence! I _____ about you.

A. was just thinking B. just thought C. have just thought D. would just think

35. --- Sorry, it's already 6 o’clock. I have to be off for an appointment.

---OK. ________.

A. It couldn’t be better B. You really have me there

C. Let’s call it a day D. Take your time

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 36 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 37 . The only solution is to reach 38 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 39 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 40 .

Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get 41 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 42 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly 43 . The only direct and honest comparison is 44 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.

My opinion is that you are only 45 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 46 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 47 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 48 someone is coming up fast 49 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 50 .

Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 51 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 52 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 53 . You are a more 54 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 55 is all you need.

36. A. patient B. strict C. content D. concerned

37. A. stronger B. better C. lazier D. wiser

38. A. inside B. out C. for D. up

39. A. accurate B. useful C. careful D. powerful

40. A. end B. best C. convenience D. side

41. A. satisfied B. busy C. inspired D. lazy

42. A. nothing B. fun C. sure D. success

43. A. equal B. unique C. alike D. common

44. A. within B. by C. for D. of

45. A. instructed B. allowed C. directed D. suggested

46. A. situation B. position C. occasion D. accommodation

47. A. game B. match C. friend D. enemy

48. A. conclude B. bet C. announce D. declare

49. A. before B. beside C. below D. behind

50. A. assistant B. competitor C. coach D. teacher

51. A. contribute B. expose C. push D. devote

52. A. cares B. says C. wonders D. asks

53. A. effort B. sense C. difference D. change

54. A. successful B. happy C. lucky D. fit

55. A. benefit B. progress C. habit D. result

三．阅读理解 (共15小题；每题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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

It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry (嫁妆). Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important. The dowry was the wife’s right to receive a tenth of all her husband’s property. The wife had the right to withhold consent, in all transactions the husband would make, and more than just a right; the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife.

The wife shared in the management of her husband’s personal property, but the opposite was not always true. Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own inheritance(继承权) against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Maria Vivas. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of the household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro’s personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as