蚌埠市第二中学2015高三上学期期中考试

英 语 试 题

命题人：胡庆平

考试时间：120分钟 试卷分值：150分

注意事项：：本试卷包含Ⅰ、Ⅱ两卷。第Ⅰ卷为选择题，所有答案必须用2B铅笔涂在答题卡中

相应的位置。第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，所有答案必须填在答题卷的相应位置。答案写在试卷上均无效，

不予记分。

第I卷（共三部分，满分115分）

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。

1．Which instrument is the woman learning now?

A．The violin． B．The keyboard． C．The drums．

2．How many cups of coffee does the woman drink in a week?

A．One． B．Three． C．Five．

3．Where are the speakers?

A．In a restaurant． B．In a hotel． C．In a supermarket．

4．What is the woman doing?

A．Having an interview．

B．Taking a computer lesson．

C．Looking for an experienced worker．

5．Why has the meeting been put off?

A．One of the employees is ill．

B．The man has an appointment with a doctor．

C．There is a medical examination for all the employees．

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。

6．What does the man think of a cookery book?

A．Interesting． B．Useful． C．Boring．

7．What kind of book will the speakers buy for Lucy?

A．Painting． B．Sailing． C．Cooking．

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。

8．What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A．Where to park the car．

B．When to go to the market．

C．How to get to the sports stadium．

9．Where will the speakers meet?

A．In the market． B．In the camera shop． C．In the sports stadium．

听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。高三英语试卷 第2页，共 10页

10．What is the woman going to do this weekend?

A．See a play． B．Watch a match． C．Attend a concert．

11 Why is the man unsure whether he can join the woman?

A．He might have to work．

B．His parents are visiting．

C．He can’t afford the tickets．

12．What does the woman suggest the man do?

A．Visit a website． B．Persuade his parents． C．Make a weekend plan．

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

13．What happened when Matthew tried to sell his idea to companies?

A．He received no replies．

B．None of them was interested．

C．Some companies wanted to see the game．

14．Where did Matthew borrow money to make his first game?

A．From a bank． B．From a businessman． C．From some relatives．

15．How did Matthew get his idea for a second product?

A．He watched his sisters playing．

B．Some other children told him about it．

C．An American company made a suggestion．

16．What does Matthew want to do when he leaves high school?

A．Run his own business．

B．Continue inventing games．

C．Do a course in business．

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17．What is the change of the trip for the listeners today?

A．They will visit two towns．

B．They will go to a wildlife park．

C．They will look around a university．

18．Where will the listeners stop for coffee?

A．By a lake． B．On a mountain． C．Near a waterfall．

19．What made the town of Brampton well-known?

A．The university． B．The museum． C．The shops．

20．What animals will the listeners see in the wildlife park?

A．Monkeys． B．Tigers． C．Lions．

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

21．Smith asked you to repeat _ phone number second time so that he could set it down．

A．the; a B．a; the C．an; a D．the; the

22．He felt very sad that though he worked very _ ___ indeed, he was not able to jump _ ____．

A hardly; high B hardly; highly C．hard; high D．hard; highly

23．My meaning didn’t _ ___，so I explained it again．

A．get across B．get over C．get through D．get around

24．_ _____, everyone present was amused by his adventure story in Africa．

A．Absurd as it might sound B．As it might sound absurd

C．As absurd it might sound D．Absurd as might it sound

25．The boss insisted that every minute ______ made full use of ______ the work well．

A．was; doing B．be; to do C．be ; doing D．was ; to do

26．— Can I pay the bill by check?

— Sorry, sir．According to the rules of our hotel, the payment ______be made in cash．

A．need B．shall C．will D．can

27．The tourists gathered at________ was once a square, _______ is used as a theme park．

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

28．Currently, some overseas universities are simply selling diplomas to Chinese students________ their academic performance, so China should check on a regular basis．

A．on account of B．in addition to C．in relation to D．regardless of

29．Being hungry, I was in search of cake or fruit in the fridge, but found _______．

A．everything B．anything C．none D．something．

30．________the answer, the boy, who asked the question, still stood with his hand ______．

A．Given; raised B．Giving; rising C．Given; risen D．Giving, raised

31．Miss Li _______ as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is general manager of it．

A．serves B．has served C．served D．had served

32．Our city has experienced _______this year as it did last year．　

A．rain twice as much B．twice as much rain

C．as twice much rain D．twice rain as much

33．______, the players began the game．

A．After we had taken our seats B．Taking our seats

C．Being taken the seats D．Having taken our seats

34．Education should not be considered to be a（n） ______ in a modern society．

A．acquaintance B．privilege C．advantage D．affection

35．— Can I really get a mountain bike as a reward if I win the race?

— Absolutely! __________．

A．It all depends B．You've got me C．I mean it D．So will you

第二节 完形填空（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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with 36 problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog （博客）．In many ways, a diary and a blog are very 37 ．But what makes blogging different from writing in a（n） 38 diary?

The biggest difference is that a blog is much more 39 than a diary． Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 40 that he does not want to 41 with others．

It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog 42 a diary will probably write nearly the same information．

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 43 ．She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test．44 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 45 in my dairy．Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 46 that my sister might read it．

The biggest 47 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write．If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 48 about him in my diary, he would never know．49 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might 50 her blog and get angry．

There are also 51 to blogging, of course．If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “ Nobody cares about me”, because no one would 52 about it．However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly 53 and tell her how much they 54 _ her．Blogs help people 55 in touch with their friends and know what the people around them are doing．

36．A．interesting B．the same C．difficult D．daily

37．A．simple B．special C．different D．similar

38．A．traditional B．ordinary C．meaningful D．personal

39．A．attractive B．exciting C．public D．quick

40．A．secrets B．puzzles C．ideas D．thoughts

41．A．tell B．publish C．share D．solve

42．A．as well as B．instead of C．except for D．besides

43．A．diary B．blog C．report D．web

44．A．Although B．Since C．Because D．When

45．A．already B．only C．still D．never

46．A．worried B．sad C．glad D．angry

47．A．doubt B．problem C．question D．mistake

48．A．boring B．wrong C．funny D．bad

49．A．So B．Therefore C．However D．Then

50．A．read B．break C．write D．steal

51．A．advantages B．wishes C．shortcomings D．reasons

52．A．care B．think C．know D．ask

53．A．prepare B．begin C．feel D．respond

54．A．miss B．like C．need D．stand

55．A．lose B．leave C．stay D．find

第三部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题，满分 40 分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking．During the normal dinner chatter （闲聊）, I noticed that my father was slurring （说话含混） his words．No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward．

We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor．

Mom phoned me two days later．“The doctor found a brain tumor （肿瘤）．It’s too large at this point to operate．Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long．”

Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal （晚期的）．During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him．By this time he had great difficulty speaking．I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her．

Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever．Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background．

On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute．”

I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed．He appeared even weaker than the day before．

“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked．“Can I do anything for you?”

He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word．

“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said．

With great difficulty he said, “I love you．”

We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news．We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations．In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man．He found it difficult to show emotion．The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son an