高三英语开学考

2014- 08- 15

第I卷 （103分）

I. Listening Comprehension (24分)Section A1. A. A student. B. A secretary. C. A teacher. D. A boss.

2. A. In the department store. B. At the airport.

C. At the railway station. D. At the furniture store.

3. A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus. D. On foot.

4. A. The English test took place a week ago.

B. The woman was confident about the English test.

C. Tomorrow’s English test will be easy.

D. There won’t be an English test tomorrow.

5. A. She doesn’t like English poetry. B. Poetry class is very popular.

C. Dr. Robinson is easy to get along with. D. The course will be difficult.

6. A. Five feet tall. B. Only one foot tall. C. Six feet tall. D. Seven feet tall.

7. A. Go to the library. B. Go to see a film.

C. Get some exercise. D. Do homework in school.

8. A. It is 4: 10 now. B. It is 4: 20 now. C. It is 4: 50 now. D. It is 5:00 now.

9. A. He is not very enthusiastic about his English lessons.

B. He has made great progress in his English.

C. He is a student of the music department.

D. He is not very interested in English songs.

10. A. He has always been so productive. B. He got his job done within a minute.

C. He finished the paper just in time. D. He hasn’t finished his paper yet.

Section B

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. When directions are long. B. When directions are short.

C. When homework is given. D. When your mother talks.

12. A. Your pen and paper. B. A few words.

C. Your mind and ears. D. Some pictures.

13. A Topics or page numbers. B. Key words or a picture in mind.

C. Some details. D. School assignments.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. It is based on individual need, personal goals and different life styles.

B. It is decided by the healthiest lifestyle.

C. It is based on some tests and comparison with standards.

D. It is based more on individual needs than personal goals.

15. A. It is more accurate. B. It is more flexible.

C. It is less enjoyable. D. It is less effective.

16. A. An accountant who can be as physically fit as an athlete.

B. The importance of three basic factors concerning fitness.

C. New concept of fitness and its essential factors.

D. Some sports with significant training effect.

Section C

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Information about the motel



Room price: $ 17 per night.



Facilities: 18 drinks, chocolate bars available from selling machines

19 TV in the room.



The office: Open till 20 .



Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

How big is the Pocket Reader?

It’s about 21 long, remarkably small.



What’s there on the product?

There are 22 on the product.



Why is it convenient with a Pocket Reader?

You’ll be able to 23 wherever you are.



How come you don’t need to make notes or photocopies?

You can just 24 into the product.



Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary（26分）

Section A

25. —Can he take charge of the computer company?

—I’m afraid it is _________ his ability.

A. beyond B. within C. of D. to

26. I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, _________of them answered it.

A. either B. none C. neither D. nobody

27. The higher the oil price is, ___________to the global economy.

A. the more damage will it cause B. the more it will cause damage

C. the more damage it will cause D. the more will it cause damage

28. _________at the very beginning, the financial crisis was getting worse and worse in America.

A. Not dealt with properly B. Not dealing with properly

C. Not having dealt with properly D. Not being dealt with properly

29. The custom of giving gifts at Christmas can be traced back to the Wise Men _________gifts to the baby Jesus.

A. bring B. brought C. bringing D. being brought

30. The driver _________, according to the newspaper, to have been killed in the traffic accident.

A. said B. was saying C. was said D. had been said

31. If a computer crashes, you will lose the file you _________unless you save it regularly.

A. are working B. work C. will work D. worked

32. The building burnt down in a big fire. _________was the base on which it stood.

A. What remained B. All remained

C. What was remained D. All what remained

33. To our surprise, that top student in our class failed _________a scholarship.

A. obtain B. obtaining C. to obtain D. obtained

I feel honored to introduce Mr White to you, without _________consideration our project

would have ended in failure.

A. whom B. that C. whose D. who

35. _________advertisements are of great help, I don’t think we should entirely rely on them.

A. Since B. While C. Once D. As

36. No one knows _________ prevented the rumor from spreading.

A. what was it that B. what it was that

C. how it was that D. why it was that

37. _________ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.

A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple

C. So were curious the couple D. So was the couple curious

Joe’s_______ in the get-together surely brought us a lot of pleasure as he is a man with a

strong sense of humour.

A. joining B. having been joined C. joined D. had joined

After John stayed in shanghai for a couple of days, he got the impression _________the city

was very fascinating.

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

40. Don’t leave the chocolates _______Cathy can get them. They are not good for teeth.

A. whether B. in which C. where D. unless

Section B

A. messy B. public C. judging D. featured E. location

F. display G. original H. advertising I. created J. collection K. necessarily



If you are a modern art lover, you should be sure to drop by the Saatchi Gallery during your visit to London. The 41 gallery was opened by Charles Saatchi, a British art collector famous for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency with his brother. It moved from its old 42 in St. John’s Wood to its new home in County Hall near the Thames in the spring of 2003.

Anyone who has heard reports in the past of the often shocking but always thought-provoking (激发) works on 43 at the Saatchi Gallery will not be disappointed when visiting the gallery’s new location. Along with the exhibits of new British artists, the gallery still includes the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, and Tracy Emin in its permanent 44 .

Of the artworks, one can see in the Saatchi Gallery, Hirst’s works are probably the most well-known. Hirst’s work first made headlines in the early 1990s when he 45 art from dead animals.

Along with Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Dinos and Jake, also owe a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery. It was through Saatchi that these two brothers came to 46 attention. At the gallery, visitors can see the brothers’ vision of Hell, made from 30, 000 plastic toy soldiers.

Another artist 47 at the gallery who has grabbed headlines with her art is Tracy Emin. In 1998, Emin gave rise to argument when she sold her 48 , unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art titled My Bed at ￡150, 000.

Are any of these works really art? That is a question you will have to answer for yourself when you visit the Saatchi Gallery. Charles Saatchi himself says, “I don’t have any ground rules for 49 art. Sometimes you look and don’t feel very comfortable with it—but that doesn't tell you very much. It doesn't ____50____ reveal much about the quality of the work.”

III. Reading Comprehension （53分）

Section A

Around 15 million of us will leave a cup of tea to go cold today while a similar amount will forget where they put the keys to their house or car.

Meanwhile, 12 million go to the shops only to 51 forget what they went for----and the same will forget about 52 washing in the machine, according to the survey 53 by National-Lottery.co.uk.

PIN numbers, passwords and chores such as taking food out of the freezer the night before and 54 your mobile phone also stood highly on the list. And more than one in ten 55 forgetting to buy a lottery ticket which may have 56 them a win.

Modern busy lifestyles and increased 57 as well as modern technology were 58 the increase in our levels of forgetfulness.

A National Lottery spokesman said: “We are busier than ever in our work and personal lives and it seems we just have too much to remember for our 59 minds.”

The study found the technology has also played a part, leaving us with more gadgets(小装置) than ever before to 60 and charge or take care of.

61 work pressures it is within the home environment where most things are forgotten, such as credit card 62 , children’s school events or food related things.

The study found one in four people have 63 an important appointment and nearly one in five have fallen out with a friend over a forgotten date or event.

Women are much better than men in the report, failing to 64 an average of two and a half things every day 65 to 3.5 things for men.

51. A. completely

B. fortunately

C. barely

D. mostly



52. A. freezing

B. elegant

C. formal

D. wet



53. A. experimented

B. conducted

C. applied

D. commanded



54. A. loading

B. forgetting

C. charging

D. remarking



55. A. deny

B. admit

C. forbid

D. avoid