黄冈中学高三摸底考试英语(9月调考).doc

黄冈中学2012届高三年级九月摸底考试英语试题高三英语备课组本试卷共四部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。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. what subject are the two speakers talking about? a. the advantages of city life.b. the advantages of country life. c. city life and country life.2. on which day will the man probably see professor kent? a. next tuesday.b. next wednesday.c. next thursday.3. what does the man ask the woman to do? a. pack their clothes.b. call a taxi.c. lock the suitcase.4. who was injured? a. george.b. georges wife.c. georges father-in-law.5. why is mary worried? a. because john will get angry.b. because john has been working hard. c. because the roof needs repairing.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，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7题。6. where are the two speakers? a. in a shop.b. in a hospital.c. in a library.7. when shall the woman come back to the man? a. when she feels worse.b. she doesnt need to come back. c. the day after tomorrow.听第7段材料, 回答第8至11题。8. where is the woman going? a. to the cafeteria.b. to her dorm room.c. to the library.9. how does the woman feel about her classes? a. she likes the reading, but not the labs. b. the experiments take a lot of time. c. it is hard to finish the reading and writing assignment.10. what do we know about the man? a. he has a lot of essay exams.b. he is busier this semester than last semester. c. he spends most of his time in labs this semester.11. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the woman doesnt like movies at all. b. the woman might go if it was a funny movie. c. the man likes murder mystery movies.听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。12. where does the conversation take place? a. at a hotel.b. at a bakers.c. at a food store.13. why does the man come to the woman? a. because his wife has caught a cold.b. because his wifes birthday is coming. c. because his wife believes the cake is bitter.14. what do we know about the man? a. he insists on a 50% discount.b. he likes eating cakes very much. c. he will get a cake with light flavor.听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15. what is the mans office number? a. 64649966.b. 64642266.c. 63325646.16. what does the man book? a. three bottles of red wine.b. a table in the general restaurant. c. a private room without ktv.17. when will the man get to the restaurant? a. about 7:30 p.m. on monday.b. about 7:00 p.m. on saturday. c. about 7:30 p.m. on saturday.听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18. what did farmers do in old times on halloween? a. they dressed up as witches.b. they lighted big fires in the fields. c. they walked around the fields and sing old songs.19. what do the children enjoy most on halloween? a. a hide and seek game.b. a trick or treat game.c. a dressing-up party.20. what can we learn about halloween? a. its now a holiday for parties.b. its a festival to celebrate a harvest. c. its an occasion to remember the dead.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黒21.to their disappointment, dr wang gave a speech about the economy without even a passing_ to the problem of unemployment.a. connection b. appointment c. referenced. exploration22. i have battled with my whether i should keep the extra money given to me or return it to the seller. a. consciousness b. identificationc. awarenessd. conscience23. despite the fact that all three teams _ different approaches to the problem, they were all immediate successes.a. adopted b. attained c. adaptedd. attached24. after hours of searching, their patience was _ and they found what they were looking for.a. calculated b. confirmed c. rewardedd. evaluated25. the local government has been accused of not responding _ to the needs of the homeless in the flood-stricken area.a. constantly b. appropriately c. graduallyd. entirely26. the shy girl felt _ when she made some mistakes in her performance.a. bored b. amused c. curious d. awkward 27. the written record of our conversation doesnt _ what was actually said. there are a lot of mistakes.a. correspond with b. relate to c. compare with d. communicate with 28. sometimes parents control of young kids will be thought to be such an invisible rope with which to tie them tightly that they tried to cut it. a. thoroughly b. desperately c. visually d. extremely29. authorities face a task to persuade typhoon survivors to abandon their flood-stricken villages and relocate（重新安置）to lower and safer lands.a. sacred b. tough c. contemporary d. conventional30. its certainly hard work. but, _, a man who wishes to have a career has to make a great many sacrifices. a. on the contrary b. as a result c. on the other hand d. in addition 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。stephen glenn is a famous scientist who has made several medical breakthroughs. when 31 why he was so much more 32 than the average person, he replied that it all came from an experience 33 his momat 2, he was trying to 34 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he 35 his hold on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling (洒) its contents all over the kitchen floor! when his mom came in, instead of shouting at him or _36 him a lesson, she said, “robert, what a great mess youve made! ive 37 seen such a sea of milk. well, now that the 38 has been done, would you please get down and 39 in the milk for a while 40 we clean it up?” so happily he did. after that, his mom said, “robert, whenever you make such a mess like this, youll have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper 41 . so which do you prefer, a sponge, towel or mop?” he 42 the sponge and together they cleaned up the milk. his mom then said, “robert, youve just had a 43 experiment about how to carry a big milk bottle _44 with two tiny hands. now go to the sink to fill the bottle with 45 and see if you can discover a way to carry it safely.” instantly robert learned that he could 46 it if he grasped the bottle at the 47_ near the lip with both hands. 48 wonderful a lesson! the famous scientist then remarked it was then and there that he came to know that 49_ were just opportunities for learning something new, which is what scientific experiments are all about.wouldnt it be great if all parents could 50_ the way roberts mom did to him?31. a. puzzled b. explainedc. asked d. wondered32. a. creative b. diligentc. cautious d. aggressive33. a. beyond b. withc. about d. from34. a. deliver b. removec. ring d. make35. a. dismissed b. tightenedc. caught d. lost36. a. teaching b. punishingc. directing d. taking37. a. sometimes b. always c. rarely d. mostly38. a. experiment b. damage c. work d. favor39. a. drink b. gather c. swim d. play40. a. after b. when c. before d. once41. a. situation b. model c. order d. size42. a. chose b. used c. liked d. saw43. a. useless b. funny c. valid d. failed44. a. effectively b. heavily c. strongly d. luckily45. a. milkb. water c. sand d. stones46. a. completeb. try c. make d. get47. a. bottom b. cover c. outside d. top48. a. howb. too c. very d. what49. a. testsb. mistakes c. exercises d. achievements50. a. reactb. keep c. show d. look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。ait was graduation day at the university where i work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation i attended as a young professor. on that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life. at my inquiry, he answered, because the students you have gotten to know have to leave.as years went by, my previous confusion about my colleagues words no longer existed. when i came across naughty students, i have had to rethink why i chose to be a teacher. it obviously isnt the money. once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if i wanted to have a change. he was working at nintendo corporation. his salary was higher than my current one, though i have more education and have worked for over a decade. with my programming skills, he said he could get me hired. i thanked him, but declined his kind offer. a few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, i found a note a student had slipped in with her homework. she thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my classnot about math, but about lifewould be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away. as i finished reading, i remembered why i had become a teacher. now, on this sunny graduation day, as i again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, i did so with renewed dedication (奉献) and a deeper sense of satisfactioni will always be grateful that i am a teacher. 51. hearing his colleagues description of graduation for the first time, the author _. a. quite agreed with his colleague b. was very puzzled c. thought it very funny d. was very sad52. the computer science student called up the author because he_. a. wanted to inform the author of his present job b. tried to persuade the author to work with him c. wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction d. thought the author wasnt fit to be a teacher53. the underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to_. a. university colleagues b. graduates clothes c. life memories d. decorations in the hall54. the author wrote this passage to _. a. express his devotion to being a teacher b. compare two different graduation ceremonies c. talk about the meaning of graduation d. give advice on how to be a good teacherbregular child care provided outside home or by someone other than the mother does not in itself undermine (削弱) healthy emotional connections between mothers and their 15-month-old infants(幼儿), according to a long-term national study. the finding holds even if care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs for 30 hours or more per week. among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers, however, the mother-care relationship may be damaged. this research helps us put apart complexities regarding child care that have not previously been studied in detail, contends (主张) jay belsky, a psychologist at pennsylvania state university. belsky and several of his colleagues announced their findings last week at the international conference. the investigation consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or near boston. the youngsters, no more than 1 month old when entered the study in 1991, will be tracked until the age of 7. experimenters gave questionnaires to mothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting with the kids at ages 1, 6, and 15 months. independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts and noted infant nervousness. unlike most previous studies, this one allows researchers to observe each caretakers personality at child nursing, and kids emotional reaction by the equipment. after taking family factors into consideration, other psychologists state that the researchers found no relation between the quality of child care and infants response. but the experimenters contend that the boys who spent more than 30 hours per week in child care exhibited more emotion for their mothers than other boys who didnt, and the girls who spent the same hours per week in child care showed a modest (适度的) rise in this emotion. therefore, quality of child care outside home plays an important role in the connection between mothers and infants.55. from the first paragraph we know that _. a. mother care is the best according to a national study b. child care outside home is the best in accordance with the study c. regular child care outside home may play a role as a mother d. connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outside care56. according to the passage, unresponsive care from a mother may _. a. ruin a kids growth b. harm the mother-child tie c. injure a babys emotional reaction d. spoil childs personality57. jay belsky implies that the study of child care _. a. was not much done in detail in the past b. was never carried out in the past c. was greatly ignored by psychologists and researchers d. was interesting, but very difficult to make discovery58. the main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is that _. a. the researchers started with only one month old infants b. the researchers could rate the quality of child care efforts and analyzed them soon c. the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers in their homes d. video equipment enabled researchers to observe what was happening directly59. the girls who received the same hours of child care outside home as the boys show _. a. more emotion for their mothers b. less emotion for their mothers c. a modest rise in mental development d. a slight decline in the personality developmentcbelow is adapted from an english dictionaryfigure/fg / noun, verb noun 1. c, often pl. a number representing particular amount, especially one given in official information: the trade /sales figures2. c a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: a six-figure salary 3. pl (informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc 4. a person of the type mentioned: gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in indian history. 5. the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly 6. a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it 7. c the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improve ones figure 8. c a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure-skating idm be/become a figure of fun: be/become sb. that others laugh at cut afigure: (of a person) to have a particular appearance he cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket. put a figure on sth.: to say the exact price or number of sth.s a fine figure of man/woman: a tall, strong-looking and well-shaped person figure of speech: a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meanings in order to create a particular mental image or effect figurehead: someone who is the head or chief in name only (with no real power or authority) verb 1. to think or decide that sth. will happen or is true: i figured that if i took the night train, i could be in scotland by morning. 2. to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part: my opinion of the matter didnt seem to figure at all. 3. to calculate an amount or the cost of sth.: we figured that attendance at 150,000. phrv 1. figure in: to include (in a sum): have you figured in the cost of hotel? 2. figure on: to plan on; to expect sth. to happen: i havent figured on his getting home too late. 3. figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: have you figured out how much the trip will cost? idm it/that figures! (informal): that seems reasonable, logical and what i expect.60. i didnt really mean my partner is a snake; it was just a _.a. figure of eight b. figure head c. figure of speech d. a fine figure61. she was coming late again._! thats typical of her.a. it figures her out b. it figures c. it cuts a poor figure d. she is a figure of fun62. what does “watch my figure” in the sentence “dont tempt me with chocolate; i am watching my figure.” mean?a. add the numbersb. have sportsc. try not to get fat d. watch gamesdlike many other nations, china has been busy putting together evacuation (撤侨)plans for its citizens stuck in crisis-torn libya. the real surprise has been just how many chinese are living there. the foreign ministry does not know for sure but puts the figure at 30-40,000.the huge contingent (代表团) in libya, who work for at least 27 chinese companies, has brought to light one of the new dilemmas facing china as its economic interests expand. for a mixture of reasons that are partly political, partly business, chinese workers are now present in many of the most unrest and dangerous parts of the world, including places where anti-chinese sentiment over jobs and working conditions is on the rise. one of the first wake-up calls was in 2007, when a group of chinese women were kidnapped in pakistan, an event which led to the siege of the red mosque in lahore. in the same year, nine chinese oil workers were killed in ethiopia. in recent years, chinese workers have been kidnapped in cameroon, congo and afghanistan.publicly, chinese diplomats admit that the country needs better contingency plans to deal with this sort of situation. privately, they worry about a different