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海州高级中学2014-2015学年度第一学期期中学情调查考试高三英语试题本卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。 第i卷（选择题，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. what might prevent the woman buying the table?a. its quality. b. its price. c. its design.2. who planted the trees?a. the woman. b. henry. c. someone else.3. what happened to the woman?a. she got fired today. b. she got promoted last week. c. she was fooled by the man.4. what did the man do? a. he gave the woman the wrong information. b. he put the sugar in the black container. c. he added salt to his coffee.5. how long is a day on mars?a. less than 24 hours. b. 24 hours and 37 minutes. c. 37 hours.第二节（共15小题；每小题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，各个小题将给出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 do we know about the womans document? a. its about 30000 words long. b. its written in english. c. its a textbook.7. which language is the most difficult according to the man?a. arabic. b. spanish. c. english.8. what does the woman decide to do?a. translate the document herself. b. hire the man to do the translation. c. look for another translator.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。9. why does the woman call the man? a. to place an ad in the newspaper. b. to ask about something for sale. c. to find out about a tv program.10. when will the speakers meet this afternoon?a. at 2:00. b. at 3:00. c. at 4:00.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. why was the man disappointed?a. china lost the match. b. china did not play well. c. the other team made too many mistakes.12. what did the woman enjoy most about the match?a. the passion of the sport. b. the skill of the players. c. the close score of the game.13. what did the man say about chinas womens team in the next olympics? a. china will surely win a gold medal. b. china will definitely lose to good teams. c. china should hope for a bronze medal.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. where does the conversation take place?a. in the womans. b. in the hospital. c. in an office.15. what was the purpose of the meeting? a. to find out why the womans recent work was poor. b. to ask about the womans family. c. to fire the woman.16. what happened to the womans mother?a. she was seriously sick. b. she had a car accident. c. she died of stomach cancer.17. what was mr. travers attitude to the woman in the end?a. he was angry. b. he was critical. c. he was kind.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. where was brandon last seen? a. in the frozen foods section. b. in the sporting goods section. c. in the toys section.19. what is brandon wearing? a. a white shirt and a red baseball cap. b. blue jeans and a black baseball cap. c. a dark shirt and blue jeans.20. what should guests do if they see the boy? a. call the security department. b. take him to the pizza hut. c. help him to reach the security desk. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第1节 ：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21.i _ it to my parents that i have lived through those hard times. a. own b. appreciate c. thank d. owe22. the beginning of the story is excellent, _is the ending, _leaves us much to think.a. which; as b. as; which c. that; which d. what; that23 ladies and gentlemen, i have the great _ of introducing our speaker for tonight. a. consequence b. privilege c. preference d. favor 24.when_to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, _nervous or anxious. a. exposed; felt b. exposed; feeling c. exposing; feeling d. exposing; felt25. - foreign trade has been developing very fast in guangdong. -yes, guangdong is chinas largest province _ foreign trade volume. a. in term of b. in spite of c. in case of d. in favor of 26-why didnt you come to mikes birthday party yesterday? -well, i _, but i had something important to do at the moment. a. shouldb. mustc. should haved. must have27. -jane, youve made such great efforts that you are_ to pass the exam. -it is very kind of you to say so, mr. smith. a. easy b. bound c. possible d. unlikely28.its very wise of you to_ well-trained workers _ untrained ones in the assembly line. a. substitute; for b. substitute; with c. replace; by d. replace; with29. the traveling plan, _ most of people objected, was in no way practicable. a. which b, to which c. with which d. just as30. given that real estate regulation has failed more than once in the past, there are many who_ that house prices will start rising again. a. inspect b. suspect c. blame d. suggest 31. i am very grateful to my first teacher for his advice_ difficulty you meet with, confidence is a must. a. that; what b. which; whether c. which; whichever d. that; whatever32. _ how to judge a person, my personal opinion is mainly through his attitude towards the work. a. including b. regarding c. supposing d. providing 33 - when will you be through with your work, jones? - ? my boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute. a. who knowsb. would you help mec. i beg your pardon d. anything the matter34. on the top of the hill_, _ the old man once lived. a. a temple stands there; in which b. a temple standing; on which c. does a temple stand; where d. stands a temple; where35. -remember_ we met, john? -of course i do. you_ an english novel in the library. a. for the first time; read b. first time; had read c. the first time; were reading d. by the first time; read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3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。you have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes break between classes. but when the bell for the next class rings, you cant 36 how quickly time has passed.if you are familiar with this 37 , youll know how time flies when you are having fun and 38 when you are bored. now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case.scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 40 according to how we focus on a task. when we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. and this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking more slowly.in an experiment 43 by a french laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44 researchers monitored their brain activity.the volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. the results showed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects.it is thought that if the brain is 49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 51 , time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly. if the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 53 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 54 , time seems to drag.next time you feel bored 55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!36. a. guessb. learnc. believed. doubt37. a. viewb. pointc. scened. experience38. a. dragsb. stopsc. backsd. gains39. a. thought overb. made upc. suggestedd. come up with40. a. changeb. developc. growd. slow41. a. sleepy b. boredc. excitedd. active42. a. reportb. thinkc. decided. see43. a. producedb. carriedc. triedd. performed44. a. sob. whenc. whiled. but45. a. partlyb. quicklyc. howd. first46. a. rememberb. focus onc. forgetd. tell apart47. a. the researchersb. the experimentc. the clockd. the brain48. a. much attention tob. more attention to c. attention to manyd. attention to more49. a. busyb. likelyc. readyd. sure50. a. focusb. gatherc. reachd. spread51. a. howeverb. furthermorec. therefored. finally52. a. recognizingb. watchingc. noticingd. counting53. a. enoughb. fullc. rightd. proper54. a. in factb. as a resultc. for exampled. instead55. a. in classb. with workc. in mindd. of lessons第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ado you enjoy seeing the stars twinkling at night? or do you love the ocean and sea, diving and racing with lovely dolphins? with heavy burdens on their shoulders, teenagers find it hard to pull out. even if they are free, they prefer to occupy themselves with computer games or watching tv. how to get children away from screens is a great concern for parents. now there is some good news for those concerned parents and teachers.a campaign is being launched to encourage children to surrender 30 minutes of screen time a day to head for the great outdoors.the newly formed wild network, a collaboration of nearly 400 organizations, is attempting to attract youngsters away from television and computer screens and into fields, woods and parks.organizers say it is the uks biggest ever campaign to reconnect children with nature and outdoor play, and claim it could help improve fitness, mental alertness and general wellbeing.a documentary film, project wild thing, will herald the launch at more than 50 cinemas across the uk from friday. it looks at the increasingly fragile link between children and nature.members of the network include the national trust, rspb, play england and the nhs sustainable development unit.andy simpson, chairman of wild network, said, “the tragic truth is that kids have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation.” time spent outdoors is down, roaming ranges have fallen drastically, activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been lost.suggestions of how to get more time in nature include collecting conkers(七叶树果实), camping, snail racing, and observing autumn colors on trees.from january, the network will aim to make suggestions to politicians on how government can do more to get children muddy and brighteyed.this is not the first time the message of fewer screens, more play has been brought up. children in the 1980s were entreated to do the same by the bbc tv series why dont you, which somewhat confusingly called on its viewers to “switch off your tv set, and go to do something less boring instead”56. what is the main purpose of the campaign in the uk?a. to save 30 minutes for watching tv programs each day.b. to encourage children to play outdoors.c. to see the documentary film project wild thing.d. to teach students how to learn more efficiently in schools.57. according to the organizers of wild network, there will be many advantages from the campaign except _a. improving health conditions b. keeping touch with naturec. learning more about wildlife d. teaching children how to make full use of their spare time58.the underlined part “to get children muddy and brighteyed” in paragraph 9 means “_ ”a. to make children covered with mudb. to urge politicians to do more things for childrenc. to encourage children to take part in outdoor activitiesd. to help children identify common species59. which of the following could be the best title for the passage? a. a new campaign b. fewer screens, more play outdoorsc. a newly formed wild network d. children get to know wild thingsba city childs summer is spent in the street in front of his home，and all through the long summer vacations i sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball. i was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missingnot out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted that i would be no good at it. they were right，of course.i would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. the baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. then it was the custom of the boys to retire to a little stoop(门廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs. no grownup ever sat there or attempted to. there the boys would sit, mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. it was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed. i can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question；but whoever he was，i nod to him gratefully now. “ whats in those books youre always reading？” he asked casually. “stories,” i answered. “what kind？”asked somebody else without much interest.nor do i know what drove me to behave as i did，for usually i just sat there in silence，glad enough to be allowed to remain among them；but instead of answering his question，i told them for two hours the story i was reading at the moment. the book was sister carrie. they listened bugeyed and breathless. i must have told it well，but i think there was another and deeper reason that made them so keen an audience. listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of mans entertainments，but i was offering them as well，without being aware of doing it，a new and exciting experience.the books they themselves read were the rover boys or tom swift or ga. henry. i had read them too，but at thirteen i had long since left them behind. since i was much alone i had become an enthusiastic reader and i had gone through the booksforboys series. in those days there was no reading material between childrens and grownups books，or i could find none. i had gone right from tom swift and his flying machine to theodore dreiser and sister carrie. dreiser had hit my young mind，and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that i had had in reading it.the next night and many nights thereafter，a kind of unspoken ritual(仪式) took place. as it grew dark，i would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evenings tale. some nights，in order to taste my victory more completely，i cheated. i would stop at the most exciting part of a story by jack london or bret harte，and without warning tell them that that was as far as i had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening. it was not true，of course；but i had to make certain of my newlyfound power and position. i enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall. other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences，but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the candy store，i have an unreasoning love that will last forever.60. the writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question because the boy _. a. invited him to join in their game b. liked the book that he was reading c. broke the long silence of that summer evening d. offered him an opportunity that changed his life61. according to paragraph 3，storytelling was popular among the boys basically because _.a. the story was from a childrens book b. listening to tales was an age-old practicec. the boys had few entertainments after darkd. the boys didnt read books by themselves62. sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to _.a. play a mean trick on the boysb. experience more joy of achievementc. add his own imagination to the storyd. help the boys understand the story better63. what is the message conveyed in the story?a. one can find his position in life in his own way.b. friendship is built upon respect for each other.c. reading is more important than playing games.d. adult habits are developed from childhood.cyou may not pay much attention to your daily lift ride. many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. but lee gray, phd, of the university of north carolina, the us, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. he is known as the “lift guy”“the lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette(礼仪) is sort of odd(奇怪的)，” gray told the bbc. “they (lifts) are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”we walk in and usually turn around to face the door. if someone else comes in, we may have to move. and here, according to gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. he told the bbc what he had observed.he explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you wantits your own little box.if there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally(对角线地) across from each other to create distance.when a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. and when there is a fourth person, it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. a fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.new entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. once in, for most people the rule is simplelook down, or look at their phones.why are we so awkward in lifts?“you dont have enough space，” professor babette renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the free university of berlin, told the bbc. “usually when we meet other people, we have about