宣城市八校2015届高三上学期联考英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。全卷满分1 50分，考试时间120分

钟。

考试范围：高考全部内容。

考生注意事项：

1．答题前，务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号，并认真核对答题卡上所粘贴的条形码中姓名、座位号与本人姓名、座位号是否一致。务必在答题卡背面规定的地方填写姓名和座位号后两位。

2．答第工卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3．答第Ⅱ卷时，必须使用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写，要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。作图题可先用铅笔在答题卡规定的位置绘出，确认后再用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔描清楚。必须在题号所指示的答题区域作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。

4．考试结束，务必将试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，20小题，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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When was the basketball match held?

A. At 910. B. At 930. C. At 950.

2. Where are the two speakers most probably?

A. At the airport. B. In a car. C. At a hotel

3. What does the woman usually do on Sunday morning?

A. Read in the library. B. Play chess. C. Go fishing

4. What does the man want to do?

A. To buy a computer.

B. To have his computer repaired.

C. To have his car repaired.

5. Why did the man change his job?

A. Because he was tired of his job.

B. Because the company was far away from his home.

C. Because the wages there were low.

第二节（共1 5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，每小题将给出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7题。

6．What do the two speakers think of Schumacher?

A．Lucky． B．Diligent． C．Successful．

7．When did Schumacher race for Benetton?

A．In 1991． B．In 1992． C．In 2012．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What is Robert Downey Jr ?

A．An actor． B．A businessman． C．A director．

9．How much did Iron Man 3 earn?

A．$1．2bn． B．$918m． C．$ 795m．

10．What are they talking about?

A．The ranks of 2013 films around the world．

B．The popularity of 3D films．

C．The incomes of famous directors．

听第8段材料，回答第1 1至1 3题。

11．How did the woman learn the news?

A．On the radio． B．On the Internet． C．On TV．

12．When did the boat turn over?

A．On Tuesday． B．On Thursday． C．On Friday．

13．How many people lost their lives last year?

A．About 111． B．About 500． C．About 600．

听第9段材料，回答第14至1 6题。

14．What was the woman in the past?

A．A designer． B．A nurse． C．A painter．

15．Why did the woman leave her job?

A．Because it was less challenging．

B．Because she wanted a total change．

C．Because she was not in good health．

16．What does the woman think of her present work?

A．It gives her lots of confidence．

B．It brings in regular payments．

C．It puts less pressure on her．

听第10段材料，回答第1 7至20题

17．Who works as a secretary?

A．Mr．Dap． B．Mr．Dap's brother． C．Mr．Dap's father．

18．Who is the school Stand By You aimed at?

A．Poor students from the countryside．

B．Poor students through the nation．

C．Poor students with language gifts．

19．How does Pham Minh Dap earn his money?

A．Sell balloons and toys． B．Work for a foreign company． C．Teach Chinese at school

20．Which word can be best used to describe Pham Minh Dap?

A．Easy-going． B．Outgoing． C．Kind-hearted．

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1 5小题；每小题1分，满分1 5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．Steve had been always absent from work,____ I suppose is why he was fired at last．

A．which B．who C．that D．what

22．Linda started to ____ in last 300 meters from 12th place and became the．first one to finish the race．

A．speed up B．break down C．come up D．turn out

23．This will ensure professors and researchers are not tempted to misuse the money ____ for the benefit of the country．

A．intending B．intended C．to intend D．being intended

24．Fox's "Gone Girl" ____ on the best-selling book of the same name by Gillian Flynn about a husband whose wife went missing．

A．has based B．based C．is based D．will be based

25．—Do you mind my using your bike?

—____．I don't use it today．

A．Go ahead B．My pleasure C．I am sorry D．It's my fault

26．The government of Yangzhou．Jiangsu province has purchased 314 plug-in hybrid（混合动力） buses ____ to begin operation soon．

A, scheduled B．transported C．transferred D．canceled

27．Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid ____ official visit to Russia, with ____ series of deals ranging from energy to people-to-people exchanges expected to be signed．

A．/ ; a B．an; the C．an; a D．/ ; /

28．____ expense, we must take every measure to save the old man's life．

A．For fear of B．By means of C．Regardless of D．For lack of

29．There was something wrong in last month's accounting．____ it wasn't Jake's fault, the manager scolded him for his carelessness．

A．Though B．Since C．Because D．Unless

30．My proposal is that the meeting ____．which will do us good．

A．should put off B．is put off C"．be put off D．will be put off

31．1 prefer to ride a bike when going shopping as bike riding has ____ of the trouble of driving a car．

A．much B．all C．neither D．none

32．—I suppose it takes quite a lot of patience and confidence to make a good teacher．

—____．It's far more than that．

A．I can't agree more B．Absolutely C．Not exactly D．For certain

33．It's surprising that a university student ____ treat his father that way．

A．must B．may C．can D．should

34．If you don't know how to operate the new machine, you'd better read the ____ carefully at first．

A．directions B．expressions C．explanations D．investigations

35．—I am tired of staying home doing nothing at weekends．

—____ What about driving to the seaside this coming weekend?

A．Are you joking? B．Be my guest!

C．It's only your point of view． D．Let's find some of the action．

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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

British singer Sarah Brightman will begin training this year for a 2015 flight to the International Space Station where she hopes to become the first professional musician to sing from space, the company arranging the trip said on Tuesday．

In 2012,1 had the opportunity to experience one of the world s most beautiful and tragically misunderstood nations．I went to Port au Prince, Haiti, with a group of nineteen other members full of 36 for the people there．I had just thought that the 37 two years earlier had destroyed their spirits, 38 their faith, and taken any hope that they had already had． 39 ,1 could not have been more wrong．

One of my most 40 memories was walking through Tent City, where ten thousand tents sat on what was 41 Haiti's only golf course．They were families who lost everything 42 40 seconds．As we walked past the 43 , I took in all of my surroundings．To my 44 ．there were songs being sung．children playing soccer, laughter everywhere you turned, and women 45 sweeping the dirt floors of their tents．That's when it really 46 me．These people didn't need me to feel 47 for them．Truthfully．the Haitian people were some of the most 48 people I've ever met．Just the way that they still could love, and sing, and play, gave me a sense of 49

But every once in a while, I would 50 another type of person who looked so broken and had so much emptiness in their 51 ．They were the people who had lost every thing and every person that they loved in the earthquake．This broken group of people． 52 me to always be compassionate, and to never take anything for granted．

It's almost unsettling to know that it took a（n） 53 to one of the world's only fourth-world countries, for me to truly understand what being 54 means．To be grateful is to make the best of every situation you meet with, to 55 everything with a sense of humility（谦虚） ．and to never take a day, or a person for granted．

36．A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．curiosity D．interest

37．A．earthquake B．storm C．typhoon D．flood

38．A．lost B．killed C．broken D．stolen

39．A．So B．And C．Therefore D．However

40．A．reliable B．vivid C．important D．attractive

41．A．once B．already C．still D．never

42．A．beyond B．within C．after D．about

43．A．houses B．bridges C．shelters D．villages

44．A．anger B．surprise C．relief D．joy

45．A．willingly B．seriously C．cautiously D．happily

46．A．fought B．hit C．disappointed D．defeated

47．A．good B．bored C．sorry D．terrible

48．A．joyful B．creative C．helpful D．generous

49．A．relaxation B．hope C．humor D．calmness

50．A．knock into B．get through C．deal with D．come across

51．A．eyes B．ears C．minds D．hands

52．A．forced B．warned C．reminded D．informed

53．A．access B．trip C．period D．distance

54．A．grateful B．confident C．painful D．sensitive

55．A．welcome B．challenge C．protect D．handle

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题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、D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

A

British singer Sarah Brightman will begin training this year for a 2015 flight to the International Space Station where she hopes to become the first professional musician to sing from space, the company arranging the trip said on Tuesday.

Brightman, ,a famed soprano （女高音） who starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera．" will pay about $ 52 million for a 10-day stay aboard the．orbital outpost, Tom Shelley, president of privately owned Space Adventures, said．

Brightman．who would become the eighth priv