岳阳市2015届高三教学质量检测试卷（一）

英 语

本试题卷分四个部分。时量120分钟。满分150分。

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Example:

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday

The answer is B.

Conversation 1

1. Who answered the telephone?

A. Mr. Smith.

B. Mr. Brown.

C. Mary.



2. When will the man call again?

A. Around 5.

B. Around 10.?

C. Next Monday.





Conversation 2

3. How does the woman feel at the moment?

A. She feels tired but excited.?????????

B. She has got a slight fever.?????????

C. Her body feels sore all over.

4. What will the man get for the woman?

A. Some medicine.

B. Something to drink.

C. Something to eat.





Conversation 3

5. What kind of room does the man want to take?

A. A single room

B. A double room .

C. A room for three.



6. What does the man need to fill in the form?

A. Telephone number and student card number.







B. Student card number and address.







C. Address and telephone number.









Conversation 4

7. How much has the man paid for his driving lessons?

A. ￡400.

B.￡140.

C. ￡40.



8. Why did the man fail his driving test?

A. He hit something by accident.







B. He didn’t park his car properly.







C. He went through the red lights.







9. What do we know about the man’s driving teacher?

A. He is young.

B. He is cheaper.

C. He has a big car.





Conversation 5

10. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Workmates.

B. Schoolmates.

C. Teacher and student.



11. Why did Jane come here earlier ?

A. To meet her friend.

B. To make a good impression.

C. To review for the test.

What’s Jack’s attitude toward the test?

A. He worries about it.

B. He is confident.

C. He has to got an A.





Conversation 6

13. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. At the airport.

B. At the railway station.

C. At a police station.



14. In which city will the man have a meeting?

A. Chicago.

B. New York.

C. Houston.



15. What will the woman do afterwards?

A. Give a promise.

B. Check the bag.

C. Check the ID card.





Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Where to spend the outing



Choices

The garden

The park



Features

●A 16 of plants

●A pool for swimming

●Expensive 18

●Animal shows every 17

● A river for boating

● 19



Decision

The garden 20 to the park mainly for the protection of animals.





Part II? Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. The storage battery, when it’s needed , ________ to power the electrical equipment.

A. used

B. use

C.is used

D. using



22 .—How is the project according to your inspection?

—Four-fiths of the work belonging to the three teams ________ coming to end ?

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were



23.The gift reminds me that it was from Egypt________ my friend bought it for me three years ago.

A. which

B. where

C. how

D. that



24.Not once________to him that he might win the first prize in the competition.

A. did it occur

B. occurred it

C. it did occur

D. it occurred



25.The boy ________ by the teacher just now said he would move on to a key university after graduation.

A. to be praised



B. being praised





C. having been praised

D. praised













26.Our headmaster went to Shanghai for a meeting, otherwise he ________ part in our English party yesterday.

A. took

B. would have taken

C. must have taken

D. would take



27.It is easy to misunderstand ________ you hear spoken if you are not smart about the tricks the advertisement plays on TV.

A. which

B. what

C. that

D. when



28.The two presidents have had detailed talks in the past two years, ________ agreement on several issues happily.

A. reached

B. to reach

C. reaching

D. having reached



29. ________ more tourists came here for white-water rafting, more changes were made to cater to them.

A. As

B. While

C. Unless

D. Though



30. ________ the right decisions concerning the future, we got as much information about the sales and marketing as we could.

A. Making

B. To make

C. Having made

D. Made



31. One of the rules is that every applicant ________ reach the interviewing office with the ID card.

A. might

B. could

C. will

D. shall



32. There is little doubt that honesty is a virtue, ________?

A. is it

B. isn't there

C.is there

D. isn't it



33.Although medical science ________ control of several dangerous diseases, what worries us is that some of them are returning.

A. achieved

B. has achieved

C. will achieve

D. had achieved



34. Those who lost their child need support groups ________ they can talk about their sufferings and find new ways to manage in the world.

A. what

B. that

C. which

D. where



35.We ________ to the new normal of the growth in economy and improved the quality of people's life.

A. adapted

B. adapt

C. had adapted

D.have been adapting





Section B (18 marks)

Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.

When I was twelve years old, I had scoliosis (脊柱侧弯). By the time my back formed a perfect S-shape, the doctors finally stopped all treatment. Surgery was the only 36 .

Two weeks later, I was sent home with 37 to stay flat on my back for seven months. Shiny and clean, my room 38 me with comfort and familiarity. But when the lights were out and the house grew quiet, I was faced with the awful realization that I couldn’t

39 my bed, much less my bedroom, for seven whole months!

“ This, too, shall pass,” my father said. I didn’t understand. But I knew that if my father believed it, it must be 40 . His faith relieved my fears. If he said everything would work out okay, then it would . I never 41 him for a moment.

Long winter days passed. Sometimes, I would become 42 , but my father always came to my rescue. Very 43 , he would pick me up and carry me downstairs and place me on the couch, allowing me to join the rest of the family. Some days, he even carried me outside to absorb some much-needed sunshine.

By summer’s end, I was back on my feet and starting my freshman year in high school. At last, my father’s words 44 : “ This, too, has passed!”

I’ve lived through a lot of life’s 45 since then, of course. My father taught me to hold on to the good 46 and let go of the bad. When life is 47 , time flies by and his words never enter my mind. When it’s not so good, I recall, “ This, too, shall pass.

36. A. requirement



B. alternative



C. action



D. promise



37. A. details

B. adjustment

C. difficulties

D. orders



38. A. associated

B. Inspired

C. welcomed

D. concerned



39. A. get up

B. leave for

C. go away from

D. drop in at



40. A. true

B. Sincere

C. admirable

D. clear



41. A. missed

B. affected

C. doubted

D. studied



42. A. aggressive

B. impatient

C. bitter

D. cautious



43.A. gently

B. fortunately

C. slightly

D. quietly



44. A. made sense

B. took care

C.made a promise

D. made up my mind



45. A. pace

B.spirit

C. risks

D. passages



46. A. wishes

B. ideas

C. roles

D. memories



47. A. short

B. good

C. private

D. busy





Section?C?(12?points)

Directions:?Complete?the?following?passage?by?filling?in?each?blank?with?one?word?that?best?fits the context.

It’s a simple and powerful idea. When asked the key 48 recognizing opportunity to win success, Cuban, a billionaire, regards doing one’s homework as the most important factor. “ The hard part is doing the homework to know 49 the idea could work in an industry or not,” he says. He admits that he does not have original ideas in unique ways that no one else is doing, which he manages to know because he has thoroughly studied his industry.

He says that the characteristics of an entrepreneur (企业家) are willingness to learn, focus, 50 ability to absorb information.

Cuban says that 51 he set the goal to retire at 35, he studied what he could find about business and the industries that interested 52 . He actually considered any job as a paid opportunity to learn more about a business.

He advises young entrepreneurs to learn as much about their businesses as possible and never to take short cuts. Over and over again, he emphasizes homework, superior knowledge, the drive to learn, and 53 need to get to work.

Anyone could adopt his ideas and do well in anything. Sometimes your dream seems unlikely or even impossible, 54 if you do your homework, and 55 very well, it can insure success.

Part III? Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

???? Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Sticking to the following exercises will probably help you to reach your fitness goal.

1. Jumping rope

Jumping rope is a cheap and easily portable exercise that you can do almost anywhere. This workout burns more calories per minute than any other workout. One of the best things about jumping rope is that you can do it with your kids. Moreover, jumping rope is a fantastic way to fit in a highly effective cardio（有氧运动）session（锻炼项目） when you are on