时杨中学2015届高三1月调研英语试题

2015-01-06

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节 听下面5段对话。

1．Why do the two speakers want to go to a bar?

A．Because they don’t want to be caught in the rain．

B．Because they want to have a drink．

C．Because they want to meet another friend．

2．How long will the man have to wait before the plane takes off at the airport？

A．105 minutes. B．80 minutes. C．75 minutes.

3．What is the woman going to buy？

A．Pants suit. B．A blouse. C．A coat.

4．What can we learn from this conversation？

A．Michael is playing in the garden．[

B．Sally is playing in the garden．

C．Sally is not present here．

5．What kind of coffee does the man prefer？

A．White coffee without sugar．

B．Coffee with sugar.

C．Coffee without milk or sugar．

第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．For which day did the man book a room finally？

A. April 22nd. B. April 21 st. C. April 23rd.

7．How much will the man pay for the room？

A. 100 dollars. B．99 dollars. C．108 dollars.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Why doesn’t the man book the seats downstairs？

A. It’s too expensive. B. It’s too crowded. C. It’s too far.

9．When does the man plan to see the performance？

A. Next Saturday. B. On October 21 st. C. On October 25th.

10．How much does each upstairs ticket cost？

A．＄10． B．$3．75． C．$2．50.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

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

A．Teacher and student． B．Classmates． C．Saleswoman and customer．

12．Where does Tom Brown work now？

A．The Spanish department．

B．The Jones at French Company．

C．The National Bank．

13．Which language do you think Kathy Smith teaches now？

A. German. B. Spanish. C. French.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．Where does the conversation take place？

A. In a bank． B．At an airport ticket office． C．At a police station．

15．Where was the woman’s money probably stolen？

A．Near the bank．

B．On the moving stair from the underground．

C．Around the police station．

16．What’s the woman doing in the city？

A．Doing a business． B．Paying a visit． C．Having lessons．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What was children’s education like in the past？

A．Children liked to sit in the classroom for hours．

B．Children had to go on repeating things until they could learn them by heart．

C．Children could think and learn by themselves.

18．What do we learn from the passage？

A．Children today like staying in school．

B．Some children today hate to get out of the classroom when the teachers ask them to．

C．Something should be done to encourage children to learn by themselves.

19．Why can’t some of the children find jobs？

A．They are too young to do so．

B．Their parents won’t allow them to do so．

C．The teachers won’t help them do so．

20．What do many teachers consider？

A．Wondering if they can make children learn．

B．Wondering if children can learn by themselves．

C．Wondering what they should do to help children learn

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. To get _______ thorough understanding of oneself?also requires doing oneself _______

favor when it's needed.?

A . the； a B.不填；a C. the；不填 D. a；a

22. --- Have you heard of China’s ________ for the 2026 World Cup?

--- It’s not officially confirmed yet.

A. effort B. bid C. affection D. draft

23. —What’s up? What’s that terrible noise from our upstairs neighbor?

—The spoiled boy is yelling and screaming to ______, I guess.

A. mend his way B. stop his way C. push his way D. get his way

24. The deal, __ next week, will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.

A. completed B. being completed

C. to be completed D. having been completed

25. I know what I shall be doing for the next three years but I haven’t thought _______ that.

A. without B. for C. against D. beyond

26. Dad was afraid that such a small loaf of bread won't ________ among this large family.

A. go out B. go ahead C. go far D. go off

27. --- What happened to the young trees we planted last week?

---The trees _________ well, but I didn’t water them.

A. might grow B. must have grown C. would have grown D. would grow

28. The United Nations says hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis ________.

A. combining B. combined C. being combined D. having combined

29. ________ on their last legs, the enemies still thought they were unconquerable.

A. As though B. Even though C. In case D. As soon as

30. I’m going to spend the summer vacation in Shanghai, _______ lives my grandmother and some other close relatives.

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

31. He got into the old truck and off ______ to one of the far corners of the farm to fix the fences.

A. did they rush B. they did rush C. they rushed D. rushed they

32. Look, _______ fashionable clothes is he wearing that all the eyes are fixed on him!

A. so B. what C. how D. such

33. --- I am really struck by your spoken English. You speak so fluently. Have you been abroad?

---Yes. I ______ in London for two years.

A. have stayed B. stayed C. had stayed D. have been staying

34. China made a commitment to the world in the Copenhagen Summit that by 2020, the carbon-intensity of its economy ______ fall 40% to 45%.

A.?shall B. may? C. must D. should

35. --- The film we saw last week is very romantic.

--- ___ I did not think it romantic at all.

A. With all due respect B. I beg to differ

C. As predicted D. I can’t agree with you more[来源

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can 36 it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel 37 if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a 38 . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and 39 ones who can’t afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to 40 , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 41 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a 42 not an obligation (责任，义务).

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal 43 . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 44 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so 45 , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be 46 corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves 47 . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand 48 . When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be 49 with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around 50 to build their lives. This means teaching them to 51 the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and ____52____. A child who is lied to will 53 . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.

No child asks to be 54 . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child 55 .

36. A. find B. afford C. get D. accept

37. A. disappointed B. unhappy C. guilty D. dissatisfied

38. A. supply B. hope C. way D. hand

39. A. healthy B. honest C. eager D. wealthy

40. A. get a job B. get married C. go abroad D. live alone

41. A. time B. duty C. right D. energy

42. A. service B. pleasure C. habit D. favor

43. A. affair B. value C. belief D. ability

44. A. compared B. brought C. forced D. taken

45. A. unusual B. unsure C. unknown D. unfair

46. A. gently B. properly C. nearly D. possibly

47. A. in time B. now and then C. at once D. right now

48. A. honor B. failure C. progress D. test

49. A. mixed B. included C. balanced D. shared

50. A. it B. which C. whom D. what

51. A. consider B. refuse C. follow D. respect

52 .A. blame B. experience C. example D. lesson

53. A. lie B. win C. lose D. cry

54. A. praised B. born C. alone D. poor

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

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.

Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.

So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years