2015届高三英语八校联考试卷

第I卷（共115分） ２０１５.３.３１

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. Who is answering the phone?

A. Elaine. B. Allan MacFarlane. C. Bob Harris.

2. What happened to the driver?

A. He ran into a bicycle. B. He drove too slowly. C. He ran into a tree.

3. What can we learn from the dialogue?

A. They like summer. B. They don't like summer. C. They think hot weather is nicer.

4. When should Susan go to meet Professor Brown?

A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.

5. What does the woman plan to do this afternoon?

A. Buy a new pair of glasses. B. Shop for some clothes. C. Go to her classes.

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. Where does the conversation most likely take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. On the phone.

7. When does the restaurant stop serving lunch?

A. At 1 p. m. B. At 2 p. m. C. At 3 p. m.

8. How many people will come with the woman for lunch?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Buying a car. B. Choosing a gift. C. Using a computer.

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

A. Husband and wife. B. Professor and student. C. Salesman and customer.

11. What do we know about the person mentioned by speakers?

A. Maybe he likes something expensive.

B. He is surely over sixty years old.

C. He must be fond of learning.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Close friends. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues.

13. What's the woman going to do?

A. She is going to work in a post office nearby.

B. She wants to do some exercise.

C. She intends to post a letter.

14. What does the woman have to do to reach the destination？

A. She has to find the entrance inside a building complex.

B. She has to turn right to the main street.

C. She has to register her letter.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the present condition of hotline like today?

A. Poor. B. Popular. C. Rare.

16. What is the purpose of starting the hotline for teenagers?

A. To gain the belief of teenagers.

B. To make teenagers study hard.

C. To protect teenagers' rights.

17. What does the woman think of the hotline for teenagers?

A. It won't last long. B. It will be useful. C. It will save many lives.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To report on the growing middle class of China.

B. To introduce a US company.

C. To analyze the current market.

19. How many new babies does China have every year?

A. 11 million. B. 20 million. C. 21 million.

20. Which of the following is true?

A. The toys made by China are of poor quality.

B. China has a lot of high-quality toys exported.

C. China is behind in toys-making.

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）

２１.It is reported that many a new house ____ at present in the disaster area in Gansu Province.

A. was being built B. were being built C. is being built D. are being built

2２. The question that puzzled them is ____ they can get rid of the air pollution in the area.

A. how is it that B. that how C. that it is how D. how it is that

２3.Only by increasing the number of doctors by 50 percent properly in this hospital.

A. can be the patients treated B. can the patients be treated

C. the patients can be treated D. treated can be the patients２4. Easy ________ by car, bus, train, bike or on foot, Warwick Castle is surrounded by historic buildings and many attractions.

A. reaching B. reached C. to reach D. to be reached

２5. I’ve just read an excellent book of Moyan’s, ___________ you cannot afford to miss.

A. that ? B. what C. one? D. whom

２6. .An expert says, “I think it is unpredictable for nature. You don’t know what will happen but_________, we are preparing.”

A. somehow B. anyhow C. somewhat D. someway

２7. English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, ________ uses it differently.

A. all of which B. each of them C. all of them D. each of which

２8.Faced with a bill of $20,000, ___________________.

A. John has taken an extra job. B. the boss has given John an extra job.

C. An extra job has been taken D. an extra job has been given to John.

２9._________________ her performance in study, no one can match her in the grade. However, learning takes up all her time and she hasn’t developed other abilities, which is a great pity.

A. On behalf of B. In terms of C. As a result of D. In charge of

３0. How silly I was to have thrown the lottery ticket away! I _______________ the jackpot.

A. had better have hit B. might have hit C. should have hit D. must have hit

３1. no modern telecommunications, we would have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.

A. Were there B. Had there been　C .If there are D. If there have been

３2.The important thing is not just to _____ more products but to improve the quality and reduce the cost.

A. make out B. take out C. turn out D. give out

３3.. In this book, the word is used in its original sense unless _____ stated.

A. otherwise B. thus C. therefore D. anyway

３4. _____ with depression, eating disorders and alcohol abuse for years, he now understands how important being healthy is.

A. Struggling B. Having struggled C. Struggled D. To struggle

３5.You must find such long hours very tiring.

---_____ - I enjoy it.

A. Not yet B. Don’t mention it C. Not in the least D. I couldn’t agree more

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches(沟渠)along the highway I travel daily to work．There is one particular 36 flower that has 37 caught my eye．I’ve

noticed it blooms only in the morning hours；the 38 sun is too warm for it．Every day for about two weeks．I see those beautiful 39 ．

This spring I 40 a wildflower garden in our yard．‘I can look out of the 41 window while doing the dishes and see the flowers．I’ve often thought those lovely blue flowers from the 42 would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers．Everyday I 43 past the flowers thinking，“I’ll stop on my way home and 44 them．" "Gee (哎呀)，I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty…" 45 ，I never stopped to dig them．

One day on my way home from work，I was 46 to see the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were 47 ．I thought to myself，“Way to go，you 48 too long．You should have done it when you first saw them 49 this spring．’’

A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn my oldest sister—in—law had a terminal brain tumor(肿块)．She is 20 years 50 than my husband and unfortunately，because of age and distance we haven’t been as 51 as we all would have liked．I couldn’t help but see the 52 between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s 53 and us．I do believe God has given us some time left to 54 some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us．

And yes，if I see the blue flowers again，I'11 55 and transplant them to my wildflower garden．

36．A. red B. yellow C. blue D．white

37．A .often B．never C. seldom D．always

38．A. morning 　　B. afternoon C noon 　　 D．evening

39. A. trees B flowers C woods 　　　　D．gardens

40．A. started B．cleared C. built 　　D．deserted

41．A .bedroom 　　B．dinning--room C. sitting—room 　　D．kitchen

42．A. highway 　　B．garden C. ditch D．park

43．A. rode 　　B. walked C drove D．ran

44．A. pick 　　B．sell C water D．dig

45．A. What’s worse B．What’s more C．Whatever the reason D. What with no reason

46．A. surprised 　 B．excited C. delighted 　　D．saddened

47．A. found 　　B．gone C. discovered D．1eft

48．A .waited 　　 Bwanted C.kept 　D．protected

49．A. growing 　 B. blooming C. seeding 　　D．fading

50．A .younger 　 B. later C. earlier D．older

51．A. good B．wealthy C. close D．strong

52．A. change 　　B．result C. value D．connection

53．A. sister B．brother C. mother D．father

54．A. slip 　　B．jog 　　C. refresh 　　D．plant

55．A. buy 　　B．stop C. mow 　　D．Collect

第三部分。阅读理解（共２０小题，每小题2分，满分４0分）

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

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One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking．During the normal dinner chatter, I noticed that my father was slurring （说话含混） his words．No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward．

We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor．

Mom phoned me two days later．“The doctor found a brain tumor （肿瘤）．It’s too large at this point to operate．Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long．”

Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal．During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him．By this time he had great difficulty speaking．I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her．

Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever．Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background．

On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute．”

I entered the bed