2014年高三调研考英语试卷

2014.12

考试时间 ：120分钟 满分：150分

第I 卷（共103分）

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. $30. B. $13. C. $35. D. $60.

2. A. In the florist’s. B. In the post office. C. In a bakery. D. At a fruit stand.

3. A. Sorry. B. Annoyed. C. Disappointed. D. Surprised.

4. A. Secretary and boss. B. Student and teacher.

C. Patient and nurse. D. Customer and waitress.

5. A. A bus driver. B. An airline ticket agent.

C. A post office clerk. D. A department store salesperson.

6. A. To go to a physical club. B. To work in the office.

C. To sleep in bed. D. To go shopping.

7. A. Jim looks nice in his new shirt. B. Jim looks nicer in his old shirt.

C. Jim does not look nice in his old shirt. D. Jim isn’t well-dressed.

8. A. He can teach her that program. B. He is going to ask Dick for help.

C. He's busier than Dick. D. He taught himself that program.

9. A. The man can speak German. B. The man knows nothing about German.

C. The man can read in German. D. The man knows both English and German.

10. A. She doesn’t like the get-together. B. The man has told her about the get-together.

C. She is ignorant of the get-together. D. A get-together will be held next weekend.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. They could be used everywhere. B. Customers had to pay for things in full.

C. They were very popular before the 1920s. D. Everyone could get this kind of credit card.

12. A. Because this card could be used at many shops.

B. Because they could pay for things a little at a time.

C. Because they could spend more money with credit card.

D. Because they didn't need to carry a lot of cash with them.

13. A. Part of the development of credit cards. B. How to use credit cards.

C. How credit cards help businessmen. D. The number of credit card users.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Exactly during the explosion. B. When the plane was full of smoke.

C. When the engines were turned off. D. Before the engines sounded scary.

15. A. Never to put off anything in life. B. To reach out to people around.

C. To see his daughter grow up. D. To be a good father.

16. A. An emergency crash-landing guide. B. A speech on one’s air travel experience.

C. An introduction of an adventure novel. D. A safety training for air passengers.

Section C

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Telephone Message



Purpose of the programme: to provide language learning opportunities for students

in the area’s 17

Application deadline: 2 months before the term begins, allowing the school

enough time to 18 the application

Tuition for full-time students: 19 dollars

Ways to apply: mail the application back or fill it out at the 20





Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

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

What do we know about insects?

They are 21 creatures on earth.



In what aspects are insects superior to humans?

The history of existence, 22 and the abilities to reproduce and adapt.



How do mosquitoes adapt to new insecticide?

By changing 23 .



What can we learn from the conversation?

To fight mosquitoes, scientists will be kept busy looking for 24 .





II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,?use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

Sports is both my work and life

Among various events organized by our company, the marathon impresses me most. The most unforgettable scene happened in my first year of work, (25) ______ I witnessed a silver-haired man in his 80s walk slowly toward the finishing line accompanied by two nurses. It was at that moment (26) ______ I was deeply moved. I realized (27) ______ marathon spirit stands for --- perseverance, willpower, self-proving and self-breakthrough.

I took part in the Nike Women's Half Marathon in Washington DC this year. It was my first half marathon. (28) ______ ______ I passed over the bridge, runners from the opposite direction gave me high fives with an unspoken understanding, allowing me to forget fatigue and regain energy instantly.

There were many times when I wanted to quit. But runners around me, as well as the spectators along the road, always encouraged me. In the last 500 meters, (29) ______ (feel) sick in the stomach because of the cold wind, I slowed my pace and intended to walk. A woman shouted at me: "Hey, you are almost there. Come on girl! You're doing a great job." What amazing power (30) ______ words had! I started to run again. And finally I made it.

Running is flesh-and-blood and not just mechanical movements. Thus, I can’t help but (31) ______ (become) more considerate about runners when organizing races. I wish to create a far (32) ______ (favorable) running environment, offer better services and help them achieve the results they expect, happily, conveniently and comfortably.

(B)

Photo hacking: sex crime

Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, one of dozens of actresses, models and celebrities whose images have been posted online, spoke about the photo hacking scandal for the first time on Tuesday, saying it is a crime and sexual violation.

In an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, Lawrence, 24, said she was frightened after the photos was released last month and worried about the impact it would have (33) ______ her career.

"Just because I'm an actress and public figure, does not mean that I asked for this." Lawrence, (34)______ won a best actress Academy Award, told the magazine. The star said she considered (35)______ (write) an apology but had been in a loving, four-year relationship and realized she had nothing to say sorry for.

"It's not a scandal," she said. "It's a sexual violation. The law needs to be changed, (36) ______ it?"

Lawrence had been dating British actor Nicholas Hoult but the couple are reported (37) ______ (split up) last summer.

Photos of Lawrence, model Kate Upton, actress Kirsten Dunst and other women had apparently been hacked from individual iCloud accounts and were uploaded to the image-sharing forum 4chan.

The FBI said it was aware of the release of the photos and (38) ______ (address) the matter. Apple Inc admitted that certain celebrity accounts (39) ______ (offend), but the company said none of the cases (40)______ (investigate) were due to any breach (违反) in Apple's systems including iCloud or Find My iPhone.

The iCloud system lets users store photos and other content and to access it from any Apple device.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. encouraged B. emotionally C. excuse D. represent E. awareness F. tempting G. challenging H. opportunities I. moral J. especially K. vary





In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill: the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often

41 to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be 42 to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning 43 , he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

Parents 44 greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be 45

strict in money matters. Others are severe over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed 46 the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.

As regards the development of 47 standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and 48 it the next day is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused, and 49 insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to s