海州高级中学2014----2015学年度第一学期期中学情调查考试

高三英语试题

本卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 might prevent the woman buying the table?

A. Its quality. B. Its price. C. Its design.

2. Who planted the trees?

A. The woman. B. Henry. C. Someone else.

3. What happened to the woman?

A. She got fired today.

B. She got promoted last week.

C. She was fooled by the man.

4. What did the man do?

A. He gave the woman the wrong information.

B. He put the sugar in the black container.

C. He added salt to his coffee.

5. How long is a day on Mars?

A. Less than 24 hours. B. 24 hours and 37 minutes. C. 37 hours.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各个小题将给出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. What do we know about the woman’s document?

A. It’s about 30000 words long. B. It’s written in English. C. It’s a textbook.

7. Which language is the most difficult according to the man?

A. Arabic. B. Spanish. C. English.

8. What does the woman decide to do?

A. Translate the document herself.

B. Hire the man to do the translation.

C. Look for another translator.

听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。

9. Why does the woman call the man?

A. To place an ad in the newspaper.

B. To ask about something for sale.

C. To find out about a TV program.

10. When will the speakers meet this afternoon?

A. At 2:00. B. At 3:00. C. At 4:00.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why was the man disappointed?

A. China lost the match.

B. China did not play well.

C. The other team made too many mistakes.

12. What did the woman enjoy most about the match?

A. The passion of the sport.

B. The skill of the players.

C. The close score of the game.

13. What did the man say about China’s women’s team in the next Olympics?

A. China will surely win a gold medal.

B. China will definitely lose to good teams.

C. China should hope for a bronze medal.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In the woman’s. B. In the hospital. C. In an office.

15. What was the purpose of the meeting?

A. To find out why the woman’s recent work was poor.

B. To ask about the woman’s family.

C. To fire the woman.

16. What happened to the woman’s mother?

A. She was seriously sick.

B. She had a car accident.

C. She died of stomach cancer.

17. What was Mr. Travers’ attitude to the woman in the end?

A. He was angry. B. He was critical. C. He was kind.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Where was Brandon last seen?

A. In the frozen foods section.

B. In the sporting goods section.

C. In the toys section.

19. What is Brandon wearing?

A. A white shirt and a red baseball cap.

B. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap.

C. A dark shirt and blue jeans.

20. What should guests do if they see the boy?

A. Call the security department.

B. Take him to the Pizza Hut.

C. Help him to reach the security desk.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21.I _____ it to my parents that I have lived through those hard times.

A. own B. appreciate C. thank D. owe

22. The beginning of the story is excellent, ____is the ending, _____leaves us much to think.

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

23 Ladies and gentlemen, I have the great _____ of introducing our speaker for tonight.

A. consequence B. privilege C. preference D. favor

24.When____to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, ___nervous or anxious.

A. exposed; felt B. exposed; feeling C. exposing; feeling D. exposing; felt

----- Foreign trade has been developing very fast in Guangdong.

------Yes, Guangdong is China’s largest province ______ foreign trade volume.

A. in term of B. in spite of C. in case of D. in favor of

26---Why didn’t you come to Mike’s birthday party yesterday?

-----Well, I _______, but I had something important to do at the moment.

A. should B. must C. should have D. must have

----Jane, you’ve made such great efforts that you are____ to pass the exam.

----It is very kind of you to say so, Mr. Smith.

A. easy B. bound C. possible D. unlikely

28.It’s very wise of you to____ well-trained workers ____ untrained ones in the assembly line.

A. substitute; for B. substitute; with C. replace; by D. replace; with

The traveling plan, _____ most of people objected, was in no way practicable.

A. which B, to which C. with which D. just as

30. Given that real estate regulation has failed more than once in the past, there are many

who____ that house prices will start rising again.

A. inspect B. suspect C. blame D. suggest

31. I am very grateful to my first teacher for his advice_____ difficulty you meet with, confidence

is a must.

A. that; what B. which; whether C. which; whichever D. that; whatever

32. ____ how to judge a person, my personal opinion is mainly through his attitude towards the

work.

A. Including B. Regarding C. Supposing D. Providing

33 ---- When will you be through with your work, Jones?

---- ? My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.

A. Who knows B. Would you help me C. I beg your pardon D. Anything the matter

34. On the top of the hill_____, _____ the old man once lived.

A. a temple stands there; in which

B. a temple standing; on which

C. does a temple stand; where

D. stands a temple; where

---Remember____ we met, John?

----Of course I do. You_______ an English novel in the library.

A. for the first time; read B. first time; had read

C. the first time; were reading D. by the first time; read

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。

You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 36 how quickly time has passed.

If you are familiar with this 37 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and 38 when you are bored. Now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case.

Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 40 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking more slowly.

In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44

researchers monitored their brain activity.

The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then

46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects.

It is thought that if the brain is 49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 51 , time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 53 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 54 , time seems to drag.

Next time you feel bored 55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

36. A. guess B. learn C. believe D. doubt

37. A. view B. point C. scene D. experience

38. A. drags B. stops C. backs D. gains

39. A. thought over B. made up C. suggested D. come up with

40. A. change B. develop C. grow D. slow

41. A. sleepy B. bored C. excited D. active

42. A. report B. think C. decide D. see

43. A. produced B. carried C. tried D. performed

44. A. so B. when C. while D. but

45. A. partly B. quickly C. how D. first

46. A. remember B. focus on C. forget D. tell apart

47. A. the researchers B. the experiment C. the clock D. the brain

48. A. much attention to B. more attention to C. attention to many D. attention to more

49. A. busy B. likely C. ready D. sure

50. A. focus B. gather C. reach D. spread

51. A. However B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Finally

52. A. recognizing B. watching C. noticing D. counting

53. A. enough B. full C. right D. proper

54. A. In fact B. As a result C. For example D. Instead

55. A. in class B. with work C. in mind D. of lessons

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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Do you enjoy seeing the stars twinkling at night? Or do you love the ocean and sea, diving and racing with lovely dolphins? With heavy burdens on their shoulders, teenagers find it hard to pull out. Even if they are free, they prefer to occupy themselves with computer games or watching TV. How to get children away from screens is a great concern for parents. Now there is some good news for those concerned parents and teachers.

A campaign is being launched to encourage children to surrender 30 minutes of screen time a day to head for the great outdoors.

The newly formed Wild Network, a collaboration of nearly 400 organizations, is attempting to attract youngsters away from television and computer screens and into fields, woods and parks.

Organizers say it is the UK's biggest ever campaign to reconnect children with nature and outdoor play, and claim it could help improve fitness, mental alertness and general well－being.

A documentary film, Project Wild Thing, will herald the launch at more than 50 cinemas across the UK from Friday. It looks at the increasingly fragile link between children and nature.

Members of the network include the National Trust, RSPB, Play England and the NHS Sustainable Development Unit.

Andy Simpson, chairman of Wild Network, said, “The