江苏省重点中学2016届高三年级第一学期暑期检测

英 语 试 卷 2015/8/21

第Ⅰ卷 (三部分，共85分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

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.How does Jane feel?

A. Satisfied. B. Happy. C. Sad

2.Why are there no rooms available?

A. Because of a conference. B. Because of a marathon.

C. Because of an outdoor music festival.

3.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a house agent. B. On the campus. C. In a church.

4. What does the woman mean?

A. She doesn’t think much of the room. B. The room is fixed at the man’s request.

C. She agrees with the man.

5.Why was Jane nervous?

A. Because she had to type a paper. B. Because she thought her paper might be late.

C. Because she was afraid of failing the exam.

第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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. What’s Bob’s son’s hobby?

A. Working in the garden. B. Collecting coins C. Collecting stamps.

7.Where does the woman want to go someday?

A. Japan. B. China. C. Canada.

8.Why doesn’t Bob have a real hobby?

A. Because he’s too busy. B. Because he’s lazy. C. Because he’s crazy about work.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.How much is the train fare?

A.12 Yuan. B.20 Yuan. C.40 Yuan.

10.Where should the man get on the train?

A. On platform number 3. B. On platform number 4 C. On platform number 5.

11.How often do the trains come around?

A. About every thirty minutes.

B. About every twenty minutes.

C. About every ten minutes.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Where is the man living?

A. In a hotel. B. In a new apartment. C. At home.

13.When will the woman leave for Berkeley?

A. Next week. B. Next month. C. The week after next.

14.What will the two speakers do at 7:00 p. m. on Saturday?

A. See a movie. B. Have a dinner. C. Attend a party.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.What is probably the “Cops”?

A. A TV show. B.A book. C.A film.

16.What do we know about the boy at the fast food restaurant?

A. He smoked heavily. B. He had a lot of candy. C. He drank a lot of alcohol.

17.What are the two speakers in common?

A. They both smoke cigarettes.

B. They both drink alcohol.

C. They both have drugs.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.What do Russian performers do when they receive the applause?

A. They don’t clap until they leave the stage.

B. They usually clap together with their fans.

C. They usually rise from the seats.

19.Why did people clap hands a very long time ago?

A. To show that they liked or agreed to something.

B. To express their great admiration for a performer.

C. To attempt to drive the performers out of the stage.

20.What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. The dream of every performer.

B. The history of clapping in Russia.

C. The different meanings of clapping.

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. Mr. Ben asked me a question ____ I could go with him to ______ he called the Treasure House next week.

A. that; which B. whether; that C. whether, what D. that; where

22. ______ in her most beautiful clothes, Jane did become the ______ of attention at the party last night.

A. Dressing, place B. Dressed, focus C. Wearing, envy D. Putting on, sight

23. --- I believe it is the only solution to this problem.

--- That’s debatable, I think. I can ___________ five other solutions as good as that.

A. come up with B. make up with C. live up with D. keep up with

24. The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I am paying _________ .

A. as three times much B. as much three times

C. much as three times D. three times as much

25. The janitor（火炉工）, _______ in his regular work, _______ some steam immediately the pressure went up too high.

A. absorbed; set off B. absorbing; gave off

C. being absorbed; put off D. absorbed; let off

26. — How well did John do in the match?

— Wonderful. I think we can’t have a ______ player in our football team.

A. good B. well C. better D. best

27. The increasing high housing price has become a serious problem among us young people, _______ the government hasn’t yet found a better solution to.

A. the one B. that C. one D. it

28. _____ came that the new president would start a war against the neighboring country as its leader wouldn’t keep his ______ on that matter.

A. Words, word B. Word, word C. The word, words D. A word, words

29. After ______, you are required ______ a language test. Only when you have passed it will you be accepted by our company.

A. interviewed, taking B. interviewed, to take

C. being interviewed, to take D. interviewing, taking

30. ----Nowadays few people do shopping in this 100-year-old store.

----What a pity! It ____ a particular favorite with people, known for selling traditional food.

A. is B. has been C. was D. had been

31. Barack Obama delivered a speech to 500 local youths during his visit to China, many of _______ were from Fudan University and Tongji University.

A. them B. whom C. which D. those

32. ---Life ____ be very hard for people living in the north of Canada as it is very cold there in the winter.

---Yes, the weather there ____ be as low as 60°C below zero.

A. must; can B. shall; must C. will; should D. has to; can

33. “Never for a second,” the boy says, “ ______ that my father would come to my rescue.”

A. I doubted B. do I doubt C. I have doubted D. did I doubt

34. ______ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A. No matter B. Whatever C. However D. Though

35. ---- Do you think I should join the dancing club, Jessie?

----_______. If I were you, I certainly would.

A. None of your business B. It depends C. Why not D. Good idea

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s __36__ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so __37__ that I decided to write an article about her.

I __38__ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She __39__ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I __40__ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there __41__, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that __42__ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The __43__ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days __44__ draft(草稿) after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript __45_. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I __46__ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t __47__ the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While __48__ my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in __49__:

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some __50__ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to __51__ your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to __52__. Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of __53__ writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this __54__, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t __55__ to doubt yourself.

36. A. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile

37. A. proud B. active C. satisfied D. moved

38. A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed

39. A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused

40. A. replied B. discovered C. explained D. knew

41. A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly

42. A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging

43. A. hardship B. failure C. comment D. pressure

44. A. with B. by C. on D. in

45. A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved

46. A. compare B. struggle C. survive D. compete

47. A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive

48. A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. leaving

49. A. disbelief B. anxiety C. horror D. trouble

50. A. subjective B. relevant C. private D. reliable

51. A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess

52. A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate

53. A. energetic B. endless C. typical D. enjoyable

54. A. experience B. success C. benefit D. accident

55. A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend

第三部分：阅读理解：30分

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Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,” he’d told his wife. “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”

Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat（节拍）. Mike chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspa