益阳市2015届高三四月调研考试英语

本试题卷分四个部分，共9页。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.

Conversation 1

1. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a supermarket. B. In an office. C. In a railway station.

2. What do we know about the man?

A. He is manager. B. He is a new comer. C. He is late for work.

Conversation 2

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

A. Secretary and boss. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.

4. Why was she late?

A. Her aunt called her to get up late.

B. She missed the bus.

C. She got a telephone call.

Conversation 3

5. Where does the flight go?

A. To London. B. To Paris. C. To Heathrow.

6. How much is the one-way flight?

A. $420. B. $840. C. $210.

Conversation 4

7. When will Miss Grace leave?

A. This afternoon. B. This Sunday. C. Next week.

8. Why does the girl know little about her school?

A. She is on holiday. B. She has gone to Sydney. C. She has been on sick leave.

9. What must the girl do first?

A. Go to school. B. Go to hospital. C. Go to the party.

Conversation 5

10. What is the woman worried about?

A. She will gain weight. B. She will be too busy. C. Her holiday will be boring.

11. What does the man often do during the Christmas holiday?

A. He enjoys his favorite foods to the fullest.

B. He reads at least one hour each day.

C. He takes part in physical activities.

12. Where will the man spend the Christmas holiday this year?

A. At school. B. At home. C. At his girlfriend's.

Conversation 6

13. What has the man prepared?

A. Glasses. B. Enough meat. C. Hot dogs and hamburgers.

14. Where will the man get tomato sauce?

A. From the woman. B. From the guests. C. From the shop.

15. What's the great thing about a picnic according to the man?

A. A variety of activities.

B. Free choices for everyone.

C. The comfortable environment.

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.

Seeing Eye Dogs

The First Seeing Eye Dog

a 16.__________ shepherd named Buddy



Owner

Dorothy



Purpose

To be trained for 17.__________ and 18.__________ from dangers.



First Introduction

In 19.__________, in a newspaper



Examples

Morris was safely guided across the streets through 20.__________





Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

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

21. The widely-accepted character "Duang" on the Internet does not even exist in the Chinese dictionary. However, it ______ like wildfire online in China recently.

A. spread B. has spread C. had spread D. would spread

22. We ought to allow at least half an hour to make the trip ______ the traffic may be heavy.

A. so that B. even though C. in case D. as if

23. I hold a strong belief that it's good ______ a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.

A. having B. having had C. to have D. to having

24. A series of stars in the entertainment circle have been involved in drugs, warning us that no matter how many difficulties we face, Tom, ______ drugs.

A. not taking B. doesn't take C. not to take D. don't take

25. ---Hi, John！Why do you look so anxious?

---Oh, there you are! I ______ you forever.

A. am looking for B. have looked for

C. look for D. have been looking for

26. Since the policy of reform and opening up was carried out, the African countries have been given much help by China, without which they ______.

A. must have failed B. would have failed C. would fail D. should fail

27. A smog documentary ______ by Chai Jing, "Under the Dome", has been watched millions of times and has drawn national attention.

A. being produced B. having produced C. producing D. produced

28. ---Where did the rescue team find the black box of that missing plane?

---It was in the water area ______ the plane crashed.

A. where B. that C. which D. when

29. Nowadays, people get interest in purchasing things from some websites in America, Britain, Germany and France, because they find most goods are at ______ those in China's market.

A. cheap as half as B. the half price of C. as half cheap as D. half the price of

30. ______ we must ensure is ______ the law should work as a powerful and effective tool in fighting pollution instead of being soft as cotton stick.

A. What; that B. That; whether C. What; whether D. That; what

31. The Chinese government is looking to push ahead with reforms through 2015, ______ dealing with major structural challenges and economic reforms.

A. to focus on B. focusing on C. focused on D. having focused on

32. When online payment operator Alipay began to give gift money cash to its users on Feb 11, a Spring Festival red-envelope war _____.

A. has started B. would start C. started D. was starting

33. ---Is one and a half weeks enough for the novel to be finished?

---That's enough. The novelist is ill and only after ______ go with it.

A. does he recover he can B. he recovers he can

C. he recovers can he D. does he recover can he

34. ---Which singer do you like best on the reality show I Am a Singer 3？

---Li Jian is my favorite. But, you know, his quiet life might have continued if Wang Fei ______ his song, Legend, at 2010's CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

A. hadn't sung B. hasn't sung C. didn't sing D. weren't to sing

35. My grandfather once told me a sensible saying like this: "It is the energy and persistence you have_____ conquer all things."

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

Section B (18 marks)

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

As a famous saying goes, "Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man." I like reading very much. When I 36 a good essay in reading newspapers or magazines, I often feel like cutting and keeping it. However, just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 37 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep in good health, or advice about how to be oneself in society. If I cut the front essay, the opposite one will 38 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the next without the title. As a result, the scissors would stay before they start, or halfway done when I find out the result to my 39 .

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worthy your attention. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 40 . But you know the future is 41 —the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left behind. Thus you are caught in a dilemma and feel sad. why should nice opportunities and 42 ideas gather around all at once? It may happen that your life changes dramatically on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what life is like: we are often given with the two choices which are both 43 like newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we take up another. The former may be more important than the latter and 44 a divided mind. I still remember a philosopher's remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens." So a 45 choice may not be a bad one.

Whatever we do in our lifetime, and whenever life's storm makes us go, there must be something we can 46 , some shore we can land on. Don't forget there is always a(n) 47 door for everyone. While the front door is closed, there must be another open for you.

36. A. come about B. come out C. come across D. come up

37. A. next B. opposite C. back D. front

38. A. suffer B. cause C. receive D. get

39. A. surprise B. disappointment C. excitement D. regret

40. A. given up B. let out C. held on D. put away

41. A. unimaginative B. unimportant C. unlikely D. unpredictable

42. A. confusing B. brilliant C. ambiguous D. understandable

43. A. annoying B. admirable C. desirable D. necessary

44. A. gives rise to B. results from C. makes up for D. takes up

45. A. active B. passive C. sensible D. foolish

46. A. depend B. treasure C. achieve D. imagine

47. A. preferable B. alternative C. comfortable D. attractive

Section C (12 marks)

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

In our town there once was an excellent teacher. He always wrote the number "two" and "four" 48 the blackboard in the first class to his new students. After that, he would ask his students 49 the answer was.

Every time he raised this question, some of his students said "six" was the key 50 others hold that "two" was more proper and some of them chose "eight" as 51 answer; moreover, there were still some students 52 were just sitting at their seats without a word.

53 the students were discussing the issue, the teacher always sighed and said to the students, " 54 is no use debating because all of you did not notice the key point: what is exactly the question? Are those two numbers to be added, subtracted or be acquired to do some other calculations? Without what the question is, how can you get a 55 answer?"

Part Ⅲ Reading Compreh