2015学年第1学期第1次四校联考

高三英语试卷

本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。

选择题部分（共80分）

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生务必将将自己的座位号、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸相应的位置上。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. My English teacher, as well as her students, ____ to perform at the party last night.

A. were invited B. was invited C. have been invited D. has been invited

2. Tom in the library every night over the last three months.

A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had been working

3. If we a table earlier, we couldn’t be standing here in a queue.

A. have booked B. had booked C. book D. booked

4. Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they on their life journey.

A. give up B. settle down C. get through D. set off

5. Not once ______to Michael that he could one day become a top student in his class.

A. occurred it B. it did occur C. it occurred D. did it occur

6．——Would you take this along to the office for me ?

—— .

A．With pleasure B．That’s right C．Never mind D．Don’t mention it

7．We won’t keep winning games we keep playing well.

A．because B．unless C．when D．while

8． is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.

A．As B．That C．This D．It

9．When different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

A．compared B．being compared C．comparing D．having compared

10．Letterboxes are much more in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.

A．common B．normal C．ordinary D．usual

11. The air quality in the city, ______ is shown in the report, has improved over the past two months.

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

12. Nothing is so easy as _____ parents to raise their expectations of their children too high.

A. of B. to C. by D. for

13. I made a promise to myself _______ this year, my first year in high school, would be different.

A. whether B. what C. that D. how

14. If parents have children help with housework, the children will feel needed. ,they will learn to take care of themselves.

A. On the contrary B. What’s more

C. That is to say D. In a word

15. Whatever is left over may be put into the refrigerator, _____ it will keep for two or three weeks.

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

16. His writing is so confusing that it’s difficult to make out _______ it is that he is trying to express.

A. that B. how C. what D. who

17. " It's such a nice place," Mother said as she sat at the table______ for customers.

A. to be reserved B. having reserved C. reserving D. reserved

18. According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to ___ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.

A. differ B. shrink C. fail D. decline

19. It’s surprising that your brother _____ Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long.

A. picked up B. looked up C. put up D. made up

20. ----- I'm going to San Francisco for a couple of days.

------ ________. I wish I could get away for a while.

A. It doesn't matter B. Forget it C. I really envy you D. I can't agree more

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（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。

You are travelling on an ocean ship when suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn. Hundreds of people die　21　,but you and several others　22　in the ballroom. Would you stay there and　23　for help? Or would you try,　24　the danger, to find your way out of the ship?

This is the　25　faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”.

Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the　26　orders the surviving guests to wait for help. A small group of people　27　to accept this fate. They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back　28　the captain locks the doors behind them.

At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives. All must face their　29　and make life and death decisions.

Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits. He feels depressed over the　30　of his relationship with his partner. But he is forced to fight　31　his life, and learns to want to live again. He realizes he must　32　the past and not think too much about the bad.

Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to　33　his own life so that his daughter, Jen,　34　live. He swims to the ship’s control room　35　he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship.

He knows he will likely　36　in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape. His actions give the others a chance to reach　37　.They escape from the ship just before it　38　,killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well. All the characters who survive feel　39　to be alive, but they are also aware that their own　40　,bravery and determination saved their own lives.

21.A.gradually B. individually C.finally D.immediately

22.A.stay B.dance C.survive D.live

23.A.ask B. wait C. cry D.demand

24.A.despite B.in C.with D.except

25.A.position B. scene C.danger D. dilemma

26.A.director B. captain C.sailor D. passenger

27.A.refuse B.agree C.hesitate D.dislike

28.A.unless B.until C.once D.when

29.A.death B.survival C.courage D.fears

30.A.end B.departure C.failure D.difficulty

31.A.against B.for C.with D.over

32.A.let alone B. let go of C.let out D.let down

33.A.give up B.give away C.give in D. give out

34.A.might B.can C.would D.must

35.A.which B.there C.where D.then

36.A.succeed B.fail C.survive D.drown

37.A. safety B. home C.success D.destination

38.A.breaks B.explodes C.sinks D.overturns

39.A.relieved B. relaxed C.lucky D.happy

40.A. calmness B. choices C.fortune D.confidence

第二部分：阅读理解 (第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Change is everything in the case of mobile phones. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.

First, let’s talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, is that a mobile number corresponds to a person, while a landline goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it.

This has several implications（含义）. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place. Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”,but “text me around 8 and we’ll see where we all are.”

Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS (Short Message Service) Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”－those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.

They found that the mobile phone’s individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well.

Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high, in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.

Who can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera- phones intrude（侵入）on people’s privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. But perhaps you needn’t worry so much. After all, it is good to talk.

41. The “meeting” influence of a mobile phone refers to the fact that ________.

A. people are able to meet someone at any place and any time

B. people have to make a firm plan about when and where to meet

C. people can arrange their meeting place and time more flexibly

D. people have to attend more phone meetings than ever before

42. According to the two British researchers, the Social and Psychological Effects are most likely to be seen on ________.

A. talkers B. Texters C. the “spacemaker” D. the “speakeasy”

43.?We?can?infer?from?the?passage?that?the?texts?sent?by?texters?are?_________.

? A. shocking?to?others?

B.?well?written?

C.?unacceptable?by?others?

D.?showing or making a new personality known?

44. According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile?

A. talkers B. the “speakeasy” C. the “spacemaker” D. texters

45. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. The Influence of Short Message Service B. Body Language and the Mobile Phone

C. Changes in the Use of the Mobile D. Changes Caused by Mobile Phone Use

B

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