三明市第一中学2015届高三上学期半期考试英语试题

（时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

注意：

1. 答题卡必须填涂以下三个项目：

（1）姓名

（2）准考证号：先用黑色水笔在准考证号一栏的9个空格中填写准考证号，再用2B铅笔涂对应数字。

准考证号为九位数：年级（3，表示高三，一位数）+ 班级（两位数，如3班是03，12班为12）+ 座号（两位数）+ 考室（两位数）+ 考号（两位数）

（3）科目代号：外语

请考生按以上要求认真填涂答题卡，错涂、漏涂者第一卷0分！！！

2. 第二卷必须写班级、姓名和考号

第I卷（选择题 共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. What will the man do after supper this evening?

A. Go for a walk. B. Play badminton. C. Meet James.

2. What does the man mean?

A. The woman might have made a mistake.

B. The woman should go to meet her favorite singer.

C. He thinks the singer was visiting the downtown area.

3. Where did the woman live before she moved?

A. In the city.

B. On University Avenue.

C. A place near her work place.

4. How long can the man keep the books?

A. Around 2 weeks. B. Around 4 weeks. C. Around 8 weeks.

5. Where is the man probably?

A. At home. B. In a shop. C. In a snack bar.

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至8题。

6. When does the conversation take place?

A. On Sunday. B. On Saturday. C. On Friday.

7. What can we know from the conversation?

A. The movie got eleven different Oscar prizes.

B. The man often goes to night school on Saturdays.

C. The two speakers will meet this evening.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why is the man NOT sure about his English?

A. His English is very poor.

B. He likes to repeat what he has said.

C. People keep asking him to repeat what he’s said.

9. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Say standard English. B. Speak louder. C. Talk slowly.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why is Jennie excited for the weekend?

A. She will meet a friend in town.

B. Her sister is visiting.

C. She is going to a concert.

11. What are on sale according to the man?

A. Shoes. B. Sunglasses. C. Hiking bags.

12. What will Jennie do on Sunday?

A. Go hiking. B. Go shopping. C. Walk her dog.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How does the man know the shop?

A. From a friend. B. From the newspaper. C. From the Internet.

14. Who does the man like most?

A. Jimi Hendrix. B. Jimmy Page. C. Fender.

15. Why is the Jimmy Page’s guitar so expensive?

A. His signature is on its back.

B. It was played at his 1970 show.

C. It is the only Fender in the store.

16. What does the man plan to buy?

A. A Fender used by Jimmy Page.

B. A latest model of classic guitar.

C. A small guitar for a beginner.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Which room is for the Academic Test of English?

A. Room 405. B. Room 204. C. Room 307.

18. Where should students put all their belongings?

A. In the lockers.

B. On the chairs outside the testing room.

C. In the front of the testing room.

19. What must students do to use the bathroom?

A. Ask for permission.

B. Finish their test.

C. Go with a monitor.

20. What can be inferred about the students?

A. They are all Chinese.

B. They are overseas students.

C. They can use their own pens.

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)

21. Life is like ______ ocean. Only ______ strong-willed can reach the other shore.

A. an; the B. the; a C. the; / D. /; a

22. The church which ______ the 9th century is a symbol of traditional culture.

A. is dated back to B. dates back to

C. was dated back to D. dated back to

23. He’s ______ as a “bellyacher”—he’s always complaining about something.

A. who is known B. whom is known

C. what is known D. which is known

24. We would rather our daughter ______ at home with us, but it is her choice, and she is not a child any longer.

A. would stay B. has stayed C. stayed D. stay

25. Tom was wild with joy when his mother told him that his stolen bike had been ______.

A. reflected B. recovered C. responded D. recorded

26. When he came in, he found his nephew ______ on the sofa watching a cartoon program.

A. seated B. seating C. to seat D. having seated

27. Lessons can be learned to face the future, ______ history cannot be changed.

A. since B. as C. though D. unless

28. Much to my surprise, I found the education system of the USA was totally different from ______ of my home country.

A. it B. that C. one D. what

29. —Why do you know so much about The Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing?

—Well, the media ______ it in a variety of forms.

A. cover B. will cover C. have covered D. covered

30. He suggests the number of cars should be limited to stop air pollution. ______, the idea is not very practical.

A. Sounds good as it B. As it sounds good

C. As good it sounds D. Good as it sounds

31. ______ others in the reading room, Jack walked in on tiptoes.

A. Not disturbing B. To not disturb

C. Not to disturb D. Not having disturbed

32. I wish to thank your student Tom, without ______ rescue couldn’t have been offered to my drowning son so soon.

A. whom B. whose C. which D. who

33. You should take the medicine, following the ______ on the bottle and it will work.

A. tendencies B. symptoms C. instructions D. consciences

34. How terrible! The eggs have gone bad and ______ such a bad smell.

A. give back B. give off C. give away D. give up

35. —How do you find your new pen?

—Wow, ______, so it’s really worth the money I paid.

A. quite by chance B. it lies in my drawer

C. it’s well written D. it writes very well

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，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Being on the road at 3:15 a.m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of 36 days to prepare myself for the following busy 37 .

My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the 38 . Due to the last-minute problem with transportation, I 39 to drive my car to ensure that everyone could get to the 40 point so that they could get together and 41 their week’s break by snowboarding and skiing.

It 42 to me on my journey that no sooner had I 43 and said goodbye than I would make the trip 44 , in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, 45 as I was looking forward to relaxation.

Simon and I 46 , on our way, a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we 47 spent five continuous hours together, other than when we played Saturday cricket（板球）.

On my return trip, I 48 a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning 49 . Within an hour it 50 . I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was 51 refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a（n） 52 sleep that evening.

A change in your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to 53 something from different angles, as well as to be refreshed and energized.

Now I’m looking forward to my next 54 event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are 55 to me and make my life more rewarding.

36. A. surprising B. exciting C. moving D. relaxing

37. A. hour B. day C. week D. month

38. A. snowfield B. beach C. hotel D. school

39. A. fueled B. parked C. offered D. lent

40. A. kick-off B. drop-off C. call-off D. take-off

41. A. delay B. risk C. check D. enjoy

42. A. seemed B. happened C. appeared D. occurred

43. A. rested B. started C. arrived D. left

44. A. back B. forward C. out D. away

45. A. even B. just C. particularly D. mostly

46. A. quarreled B. talked C. complained D. argued

47. A. constantly B. usually C. frequently D. rarely

48. A. developed B. showed C. lost D. kept

49. A. smoke B. dust C. fog D. snow

50. A. turned B. cleared C. froze D. shone

51. A. greatly B. completely C. immediately D. mentally

52. A. uncomfortable B. uneasy C. sound D. light

53. A. give up B. look at C. find out D. carry on

54. A. unexpected B. discussed C. planned D. unwanted

55. A. friendly B. appreciative C. important D. generous

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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University（SMU）in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn’t afford the operation because her family was poor.

Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic（阁楼）one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript（手稿）. On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry”. It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. H