安徽省江淮十校2015届高三8月联考英语试题

考生注意：

1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第II卷两部分, 共150分。考试时间120分钟。

2. 答题前, 请考生务必将答题纸左侧密封线内的项目填写清楚。请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上, 在试题卷上作答无效。

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。

例: How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19. 15. 　　　B. ￡9. 15. 　　　C. ￡9. 18.

答案是B。

1.Where are the speakers?

A. At the airport. B. In a shop. C. At the railway station.

2.What will the man have?

A. A blood test. B. A job interview. C. A physical examination.

3.When will the man probably meet with Mrs. Jones?

A. At 9:00. B. At 9:15. C. At 10:00.

4.What’s the weather probably like tomorrow?

A. Snowy. B. Warm. C. Rainy.

5.What does the woman mean?

A. The man can live with her parents.

B. She will rent an apartment for him.

C. The man should book a cheaper hotel.

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。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。

听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。

6.Which position does the man most probably hold?

A. General manager. B. Secretary. C. Department manager.

7.What do you think the man will do this weekend?

A. Have relaxation. B. Continue working. C. Help the woman.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8.What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Master and servant.

B. Boss and secretary.

C. Shift leader and worker.

9.What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Repairing machines. B. Operating machines. C. Designing machines.

10.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. Left-handers can’t run the machines.

B. The woman only uses her right hand.

C. The woman is more skillful than the man.

听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。

11.What is the shortcoming of the last girl they mentioned in the dialogue?

A. She didn’t work hard. B. She wasn’t on time. C. She didn’t tell the truth.

12.Why are they going to have an interview?

A. To find someone to teach their kids.

B. To find someone to clean the house.

C. To find someone to look after their kids.

13.What quality is a must in the man’s opinion?

A. Being hard-working. B. Being honest. C. Being friendly.

听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14.What is the woman?

A. A guide. B. A reporter. C. A governor.

15.How does the man feel about the present state of the forest?

A. Nervous. B. Curious. C. Worried.

16.What does the man expect the government to do?

A. To offer guidance. B. To give them money. C. To provide volunteers.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.What is the man talking about?

A. His wife’s hobbies.

B. His after-work activities.

C. His success as an expert climber.

18.What is the man going to do next year?

A. To climb the Alps with his wife.

B. To enter for the London Marathon.

C. To complete a course of climbing.

19.Why does the man run every day?

A. To keep fit and healthy.

B. To finish a course in physical training.

C. To solve some difficult problems.

20.When did the man do easy climbs in the Alps?

A. Twenty years ago. B. Last year. C. A few years ago.

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）

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.____ wish always remains unrealistic that you can come ___first in the final exam when you make no efforts at all.

A. A.../ B. A…the C. The…the D. The…/

22. ----- John . Isn’t it a dangerous job as a police officer?

----- Sometimes I wish it were . Right now all I do is write traffic tickets. It is ____ interesting.

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

23. As the deadline is drawing near, no one _____ leave his own work uncompleted.

A. can B. must C. shall D. need

24. So it turns out ______ thought of this , more or less, was either being funny or just not creative that day.

A. anyone B. whoever C. whomever D. no matter who

25. -----Did you hand in your research paper to our history teacher this morning?

---- Yes, I _____ on it for more than two months.

A. have worked B. had worked C. was working D. had been working

26. I am sure you will pass the exam because you are ________ prepared for that.

A. approximately B. absolutely C. adequately D. confidently

27. The electricity current from these parallel generators will add up to _______ a total village light at night.

A. making B. make C. be made D. being made

28. -----What was it that made Susan rather annoyed with John?

----- _______.

A. Because he kept her waiting overtime

B. Because of her being kept waiting overtime

C. Being kept waiting overtime

D. Keeping her waiting overtime

29. The aging process is not entirely determined by heredity, ____ is influenced by different environmental and social circumstances as well.

A. and B. so C. yet D. but

30. As?is?widely?received,?outdoor activities?help?children?learn?through?curiosity, which,_____ , promotes creativity.  A．in?brief B．in?turn C．in?conclusion D．in?advance

31. If I had realized the severe situation I ____ in for the time being , I ___ my teacher’s advice.

A. had been; might have followed B. was ; must have followed

C. were; would follow D. am; would have followed

32. ----Don’t give up. ______and you’ll get over it soon.

----You are really very nice to say so.

A. Another effort B. If you make another effort

B. Making another effort D. With another effort

33. Raining hard ______ it is, they continue to help the famers harvest the crops in the field.

A. when B. as C. while D. although

34. As she likes dressing up in a stylish way, sometimes it is rather difficult to ______ who she is at first sight.

A. make out B. speak out C. work out D. find out

35. ------ You need a bit of cold water in there to make it comfortable. Not too cold._____.

-----I got it .

A. You bet B. Be yourself C. Mind you D. Hurry up

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

Books serve as stepping stones to human progress and civilization. Since the pre-historic times, man has had an 36 to 37 his needs. Be it hunger, shelter or search for a mate, he has always dealt with the circumstances to the best of his 38 . This might be the reason why we human are the most developed of all living species on the earth, and 39 also in the universe. 40 we climbed the steps of evolution with giant 41 , we somehow left 42 common sense and logical thinking ---- we forgot 43 we have stopped thinking ahead of times.　　　If you are hungry, what do you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? 44 your stomach, even your mind is hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such unreasonable things. So it silently begins to focus on your needs and never lets itself 45 . When mind loses its freedom to develop, creativity gets a full 46 . This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?", "Why am I always given the difficult problems?" Well, this is the cause and 47 of using our brain for thinking of 48 things. 　　 49 of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. Now why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most 50 tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to take 51 of reading. You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your "How to?" questions. Once you read a book, you just don't 52 your eyes through the lines, but even your mind understands it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is 53 used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but 54 . More the number of books you read, your mind will open up like 55 before.

36. A. urge B. excitement C. expectation D. idea

37.A. carter B. suit C. provide D. achieve

38. A. interests B. beliefs C. standards D. advantages

39. A. naturally B. actually C. probably D. certainly

40.A. As B. Because C. However D. Whenever

41. A. gaps B. efforts C. leaps D. consequences

42. A. off B. behind C. over D. with

43.A. that B. how C. why D. what

44. A. Just with B. As with C. Regardless of D. In spite of

45. A. happen B. go C. increase D. grow

46. A. stop B. end C. failure D. rest

47. A. result B. effect C. ending D. conclusion

48. A. priceless B. helpless C. meaningless D. hopeless 49. A. Hunger B. Eagerness C. Peacefulness D. Creativity

50. A. handy B. convenient C. practical D. educative

51. A. help B. notice C. care D. consideration

52. A. let B. keep C. run D. concentrate

53. A. unknowingly B. increasingly C. surprisingly D. unavoidably

54. A. happiness B. success C. creativity D. progress

55. A. never B. ever C. as D. even

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Former President Jimmy Carter believes U.S central intelligence agency is spying on him — so much so, he gives up email to avoid government spies.

"You know, I have felt that my own communications are probably monitored," Carter told NBC's Andrea Mitchell in an interview broadcast Sunday. "And when I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately, I type or write a letter mys