唐山市2014－2015学年度高三年级期末考试

英 语 试 题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷

注意事项：

1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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

答题卡上。

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 today?

A．Stay at home.

B．GO to work.

C．Go to hospital.

2. Who likes Jane Austen's books?

A．The woman.

B. The woman's friend.

C．The man.

3. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A．In the kitchen.

B．In a hospital.

C．In a restaurant.

4. What does James mean?

A. He needs more sleep.

B. He wants to do his homework.

C. He has to clean the snow.

5. What will they probably have for supper?

A. Steak. B. Seafood. C. Noodles.

第二节（共1 5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面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7题。

6. Why does the man ask the woman to come to his office?

A. To call Mr. Roy.

B. To book two tickets.

C. To talk about the report.

7. When will the woman probably go to the concert with the man's wife?

A. On Thursday night.

B. On Tuesday night.

C. On Wednesday night.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where is Erik's hometown?

A. By the seaside.

B. To the north of London.

C. In the Northeast of England.

9. How long does it take to go to London by train?

A. Two hours. B. One hour. C. Half an hour.

听第8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and employee. B. Wife and husband. C. Fellow workers.

11. Why did John quit his job?

A. He wanted to get a higher pay.

B. The boss was too hard on him.

C. He had been working there too long.

12. What do the speakers think of John?

A. Nice. B. Mean. C. Ambitious.

听第 9材料,回答第 13至 16题。

13. When did Lucy have math today?

A. From 2:30 to 4:00.

B. From 1:00 to 2:00.

C. From 9:00 to 10:30.

14. How does Lucy like her teachers?

A. All the teachers are good.

B. The math teacher is like an old man.

C. The English teacher is boring.

15. What's more important in the English teacher's view?

A. Examination.

B. Relaxation.

C. Communication.

16. What will Lucy probably do next?

A. Relax.

B. Attend a lecture.

C. Do her English homework.

听第 10段独白,回答第 17至 20题。

17. What were universities in Germany concerned with in the 1800's?

A. Shaping the students' moral character.

B. Spreading the knowledge of churches.

C. Creating and spreading knowledge.

18. Why did so many young Americans go to Germany at that time?

A. To break ties with churches.

B. To become presidents.

C. To get better trained.

19. What made professors hired by new presidents of American universities?

A. Their knowledge.

B. Their proper faith.

C. Their management skills.

20. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The development of Church in the USA in the 1800's.

B. Higher education in the USA in the 1800's.

C. Famous universities in Germany in the 1800's.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共1 5小题：每小题2分，满分30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

Some of the most painful moments I spend as a vet (兽医 ) are those spent with my customers assisting my animal patients from this world to the next. Making this final decision is not easy, and I have often felt powerless to comfort the sorrowful owners.

That was before I met Shane.

I had been called to examine a ten-year-old dog named Belker who had developed a serious health problem. The dog's owner—Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane—were hoping for a miracle (奇迹). But I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia (安乐死) for the old dog in their home. As we made the arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the euthanasia. They felt Shane could leam something from the experience.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him.

Shane seemed so calm, patting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on.

A few minutes later, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to accept Belker's death without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a little while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.

Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up: "I know why."

Shocked, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next astonished me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation.

He said, "Everybody is born so they can learn how to live a good life: like loving everybody and being nice, right?" The four-year-old continued, "Well, animals already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long."

21. Shane's parents wanted Shane to witness the euthanasia mainly because ____.

A. they hoped he could gain something from it

B. they knew he hated to part with Belker

C. they wanted him to remember Belker forever

D. they intended him to learn to carry out euthanasia

22. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A. Belker got sick mainly because of lack of care.

B. There was no hope for Belker to recover but to suffer.

C. Shane didn't feel sad about Belker's death.

D. Belker didn't want to live any longer because of the pain.

23. We can infer from the underlined sentence that____.

A. words failed the vet when he tried to comfort Belker's family

B. the vet was familiar with the feelings of Belker's family

C. the vet would rather not perform the euthanasia

D. the vet's throat was uncomfortable with Belker's family around

24. What would the author say about Shane?

A. He knew little about animal lives.

B. He felt unexpected about Belker's death.

C. He had a unique opinion about life.

D. He was an outgoing and warm-hearted boy.

B

Instagram is containing so many photos of food—now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks.

I always thought people's taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK, I'd probably do it too. 'The Picture House' is the world's first pay-by-photo restaurant—you order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!

The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant (巨人) Birds Eye, who came up with the idea to cash in on people's addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals. So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.

The pop-up diner was open in Soho, London for three days in May, and is now moving to other major UK cities. They serve two-course meals that customers don't have to pay for, if they photo and Instagram it.

The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye's 'Food for Life' campaign, a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food. "Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments—from the everyday to the special," said marketing director Margaret Jobling.

The reaction to The Picture House has been great so far. And the pay-by-picture concept has proven to be an effective way. Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses. Last year, in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there, not by what they eat.

25. Instagram probably is ____.

A. a restaurant free of charge

B. a campaign of "Food for Life"

C. a new marketing project

D. a program used to share photos

26. What's the author's attitude to this new trend?

A. Opposed.

B. Interested.

C. Confused.

D. Unconcerned.

27. 'The Picture House' encourages sharing photos of its food to ____.

A. attract more customers

B. raise the price of frozen food

C. create a new social media trend

D. reward the regular customers

28. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?

A. No Need to Pay.

B. The Pop-up Diner.

C. Pay by Picture.

D. Food for Life.

C

Preparations are underway around the world for Chinese New Year (Feb 19) and celebrations in China will be mirrored across the planet wherever the Chinese Diaspora (华侨) calls home. Here are some Chinatowns for those outside of China wishing to mark the day.

London

Although it may not be as large or as long-built as others, having only become a center for the Chinese community during the 1950s, London's Chinatown is a perfectly formed little firework that knows how to see in the year with a bang. Decorated with red lanterns (灯笼), previous years have seen shows with acrobatics (杂技), martial arts (武术), dance and opera nearby.

San Francisco

San Francisco's Chinatown is perhaps the most famous in the United States. The city was the main entry-point for Chinese who had crossed the Pacific to the USA during the early 19th century. Between the Grant Avenue and the Stockton Street, this historic area is a local treasure, attracting more visitors per year than the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bangkok

With a more than 100-year-old history, the Thai capital's Chinatown contains complex streets offering all kinds of tasty treats, clothes, toys and antiques.