宿迁市剑桥国际学校2014-2015学年度第一学期12月月考

高三年级英语试卷

（考试时间：120分 试卷满分120分）

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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. Where will the woman go first?

A. To the beach. B. To the bank. C. To the bathroom.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. The man forgot to do his hair.

B. The man forgot to put on a tie.

C. The man didn’t dress properly.

3. How does the woman probably feel?

A. Annoyed. B. Hungry. C. Excited.

4. Why didn’t the man answer the phone?

A. He lost it. B. He didn’t hear it. C. His phone ran out of power.

5. Who did the woman want to call?

A. James. B. Drake. C. Daniel.

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、7题。

6. What does the man order?

A. Hot dogs and fries. B. Burgers and fries. C. Sandwiches and sodas.

7. How much does the man give the woman as a tip?

A. Three dollars. B. Two dollars. C. One dollar.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where are the speakers?

A. In a car. B. On a boat. C. On a motorcycle.

9. What is the woman doing?

A. Looking at a paper map.

B. Trying to find a website.

C. Using a phone to give directions.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the man like about YouTube?

A. Watching funny home videos.

B. Learning about the special TV channels.

C. Putting his own videos on the website.

11. What kind of meals do the guys make in Epic Meal Time?

A. Low fat meals. B. Unhealthy meals. C. Vegetarian meals.

12. What happens to the meals in the end?

A. They are tasted by the audience.

B. They are given to the homeless.

C. They are eaten by the cooks and their friends.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Their vets.

B. Money spent on pets.

C. Ways to buy dogs’ medicines.

14. What is the name of the man’s dog?

A. Brett. B. Fargo. C. Ferguson.

15. What doesn’t the woman like about her vet?

A. The limited services.

B. The prices her vet charged.

C. The difficulty of getting an appointment.

16. What isn’t one of the man’s suggestions?

A. Looking online.

B. Going to his vet.

C. Going to a special pet store.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When will the fire arrive close to Lakewood?

A. By six o’clock in the evening.

B. By five o’clock in the afternoon.

C. By seven o’clock in the morning.

18. Where shouldn’t residents go to escape the fire?

A. Western Hill. B. Springfield. C. Point Cabina Station.

19. How long will it take residents to reach the safe zone?

A. Less than forty minutes.

B. Less than thirty minutes.

C. Less than twenty minutes.

20. What are residents advised to do before they leave?

A. Leave all pets behind.

B. Stay calm and do not panic.

C. Tell the police where they are.

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）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Unjust ________ the punishment was, he accepted it without any complaint.

A. while B. as C. although D. when

22. In ancient Egypt, green represented hope and spring, ________ is the time of year ________ things in nature start to grow after a long winter.

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

23. As you know, I have just returned from my holidays in Athens, where I ________ for a fortnight.

A. stayed B. had stayed C. would stay D. was staying

24. ________ skill, Jim is believed to be one of the best and most talented basketball players in the country.

A. In salute to B. On behalf of C. In terms of D. In honour of

25. For the Indonesians, red ________ the colour of sugar because of the plant that it comes from and white looks like rice.

A. resembles B. analyzes C. registers D. substitutes

26. The other day, my friend John drove his car down the street at ________ I thought was a dangerous speed, ________ surprised everyone in the car.

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

27. As well as having a national flag, many countries use a certain flower as their national ________.

A. symbol B. sign C. mark D. signal

28. An idiom often cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of its separate words. ________, its meaning can be very different from the apparent meanings of its components.

A. All in all B. In other words C. In a word D. What’s more

29. The British increased control over their American colonies, soldiers ________ there to ensure that the Americans would obey them.

A. were stationed B. to be stationed C. being stationed D. stationed

30. Whether you are looking to gain new skills, or simply to improve old ones, you can ________ Lily’s Language School!

A. look on B. catch on C. count on D. take on

31. — Do you think he would have given you a hand in your time of financial difficulty?

— He ________ had he known about it. After all, we are good friends.

A. wouldn’t have B. should have C. couldn’t have D. must have

32. Black face paint is often used for someone who is violent. Used with other colours, ________, black can also show that someone is trustworthy and honest.

A. therefore B. otherwise C. luckily D. though

33. The idiom “in the black” also ________ the good meaning of having money or that a business is making a profit.

A. passes B. conveys C. delivers D. sends

34. Idioms are an important part of language, and are used in _______ from literature to films and newspapers.

A. anything B. somewhat C. everything D. whatever

35. — Dad, about how long will it be before I die?

— You aren’t going to die. ________?

A. How do you find it B. Do you think so

C. How about you D. What’s the matter with you

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practicing I was doing. I said three or four hours a day.

“Do you practice in long stretches, an hour 36 ?”

“I try to.”

“Well, don’t,” he said loudly. “When you grow up, 37 won’t come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, 38 household tasks. 39 the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life.”

When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to 40 , but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my 41 was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said. During the next 42 I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my 43 , at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal method. 44 my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, in every day there were idle moments which could be caught and put to use. I 45 took up piano-playing again, finding that the small 46 of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and piano practice.

There is an important 47 in this time — you must get into your work quickly. If you have but five minutes for writing, you can’t afford to waste four 48 your pencil. You must make your mental preparations 49 , and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid 50 is easier than most of us realize.

I 51 I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But 52 can be expected to supply interruptions. Carl Walter has had a tremendous 53 on my life. 54 him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time 55 all useful hours I need.

36. A. at no time B. at a time C. at one time D. in no time

37. A. time B. life C. work D. success

38. A. beyond B. among C. beneath D. between

39. A. Separate B. Spread C. Organize D. Arrange

40. A. play B. rest C. write D. read

41. A. excuse B. reason C. cause D. factor

42. A. time B. morning C. week D. day

43. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. depression D. astonishment

44. A. Though B. Because C. Whether D. Unless

45. A. often B. even C. ever D. always

46. A. quantities B. pieces C. intervals D. ranges

47. A. period B. link C. stage D. trick

48. A. chewing B. sharpening C. repairing D. using

49. A. in mind B. in advance C. without delay D. by chance

50. A. development B. progress C. concentration D. improvement

51. A. admit B. confirm C. claim D. realize

52. A. time B. work C. career D. life

53. A. affection B. influence C. promotion D. proposal

54. A. On B. For C. In D. To

55. A. come down with B. look up to C. add up to D. break up with

第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The past 20 years have produced great advances in technology and communications. As a result, people throughout the world have become ever more connected. It is a trend that has changed ways of life around the world.

Perhaps the biggest change in this process is the effect of globalization on commerce. In an effort to build a global economy, most nations of the world have willingly accepted free trade. Free trade removes certain limits added to global commerce to make it easier for nations to exchange with one another. A further aim of this process is to aid poor nations and thus reduce poverty. Globalization has indeed increased trade throughout the world, but experts disagree about its effect on the poor.

The debate about recent trends in global commerce is complex. Those who support free trade in the global market point out that competition lowers prices. Its critics argue that, without controls, such a system often harms poor nations. To some extent, both are correct. For example, Jamaica is a country which imported milk from the United States and because the imported milk was cheaper than local milk, more poor people could drink milk and improve their nutri