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江苏省无锡市2014届高三期中调研考试英 语 试 题注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。答案全部做在答题纸上。总分为120分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷（选择题，共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。1what are the speakers talking about?aa bag ba park can apartment building2why cant the man leave on thursday? ahe will visit his uncle bhe will have a visitor che has to go to new york3where does the conversation probably take place? ain a cafe bin a hotel cin a restaurant4what was the weather like yesterday afternoon ? arainy bcloudy csunny5how many people were killed in the air crash? a15 b64 c70第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、 c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题；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。听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。6what happened to the man?ahelost his friend bhis friend mistrusted him che had a disagreement with his friend7what d? es the woman suggest the man do? ahave atlk with david blend david some money chelp david pay back money听下面一段材料，回答第8至9题68what is the probable relationship between the speakers? ataxi driver and passenger bpoliceman and passer-by chotel clerk and customer9how will the woman get to holton railway station? aby car bby taxicby bike听下面一段材料，回答第10至12题。10what language is the woman learning now?arussian bfrench cspanish1lwhat is the mans nationality probably? ajapanese bchinese crussian12how does the man learn chinese?afrom the native speakers bon the internet cin evening classes听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题。13what are the speakers mainly talking about?aa new film bthe oscars ca famous actress14what do we know about the man?ahe likes mel gibhson very muchbhe thinks the film review is interestingcjulia roberts is one of his favorite actresses15what was the critics opinion about the film?ait was wonderfulbit was unsuccessfulcit could have been better16what did the woman say about the oscars last night?athey were impressive bsome were surprising cthey were not as good as expected听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题。17what does richard want to open?aa camera shop ba movie theater ca candy store18what is the advantage of the place on main street?a central location bnext to the park ccheap rent19how much is the fourth places rent for a month? a$400 b$450 c$50020what location will richard probably choose?athe first place bthe second placecthe third place第二部分：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从四个选项（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。21one of the treasures canada has to offer is beautiful scenery, especially in autumn， when maple leaves turn_beautiful red aa；a ba; the c不填;a d不填; 不填22researchers have failed to find a way to treat such diseases, and it will still be years before they can find_is effectiveathe one bone that cthe one that done23 _, i think shes done quite wella the present situation considering bto consider the present situationcthe present situation considered dthe present situation to consider24though he is a considerate man, he wont principles to get things doneacorrespond bbetray csubmit dcompromise25 the matter is of great urgency and it immediate actionacalls off bcalls for ccalls in dcalls on26 _ leather shoes and fashion, italians are ahead of the fieldain favor of bin terms of con behalf of din spite of27 has your manager returned from abroad? yeshe _ in france for two weeks, _ an agreement with a french companya has stayed; to negotiate bhas stayed; negotiating cstayed; negotiating dstayed; having negotiated28shall hock the lab now before i go home? _ill check it when i leave ago ahead bno problem cno way dno bother29perseverance（持之以恒） is _ it takes to do anything wellthat iswe should hold on to the end whatever happensa what bwhich cwhere dthat30 _he failed in english a third time, he had no doubt about his gift for foreign languages aunless buntil cafter dit31 where is tom? he is nowhere to be foundim not sure, but he _ have gone to meet lucy, because lucy called him earlier amust bshould cmight dcan32tango is a passionate dance, _ brings the dancers together m a way words cant expressawhich; 不填 bit；in which cwhat; 不填 dwhich; how33 hard as the fire was_, the firefighters didnt withdraw a controlled bto control cto be controlled dcontrolling34did jack take the doctors advice that he _ in bed for another three days? if only he_alies; does blie; had clies; would dlie; did35mum, i want to change my jobyou know i havent achieved anything since i took itreally? there is not a job considered the best one! as we all know, _aall is well that ends well bmisfortune tells us what fortune iscevery profession produces its own bestdall that is worth doing is worth doing well第三部分完形填空（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36 - 55各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 we often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changedim impatient im always behind “i always put things 36 ! youve surely heard themmaybe youve used them to describe 37 these comments may come from stories about us that have been 38 for yearsoften from as far back as childhoodthese stories may have no 39 in factbut they can set low expectations for usas a child, my mother said to me, marshall, you have no mechanical （操作机械的） skills, and you will 40 have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life how did these expectations 41 my development? i was never 42 to work on cars or be 43 toolswhen i was 18,1 took the us armys mechanical aptitude testmy scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!six years later, however, i was at california university, 44 my doctors degreeone of my professorsdrbob tannbaum, asked me to write down things i did well and things i couldnt doon the positive side, i 45 down, research, writing, analysis, and speaking on the 46 side, i wrote, i have no mechanical skillsbob asked me how i knew i had no mechanical skillsi explained my life 47 and told him about my poor 48 on the army testbob then asked, 49 is it that you can solve 50 mathematical problems, but you cant solve simple mechanical problems? suddenly i realized that i wasnt 51 from some sort of genetic defectsi was just living out expectations that i had chosen to 52 at that point, it wasnt just my family and friends who had been 53 my belief that i was mechanically hopelessand it wasnt just the army test, eitheri was the one who kept telling myself, you cant do this! i realized that as long as i kept saying that, it was going to remain true 54 , if we dont treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 55 we choose36aout boff cdown dup37ayourself bmyself cthem dothers38asaid brepeated cspread dspoken39acause bmeaning cbasis dexcuse40aalways bever cnever dstill41aaffectbimprovecpolishdchange42ahopedbdemandedcagreeddencouraged43aacrossbovercarounddfor44aworking about bworking oncworking outdworking with45aputbturnedcsettleddlay46anegativebobjectivecpassivedsubjective47aoccasionsbtripscexperiencesdjourneys48abehaviorbexplanationcactiondperformance49awhenbwhycwhendwhat50aadvancedbfundamentalccomplexdprimary51asufferingbresultingcarisringdcoming52areceivebsuspectcbelievedadopt53aweakeningbshakingcwakeningdstrengthening54aas a resultbon the contrary cin additiondat the same time55anothingbsomethingcanythingdall第四部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，共15小题，满分30分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、 b、 c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。a traveling can be a fun way to gain life experiences, especially during spring break a week-long school vacation in the united statesbut what if youre a student and dont have enough money for a trip? dont worryhere are some useful suggestionssave: this probably is the most important preparation for travelingcut expenses to fatten your wallet so youll have more choices about where to go and how to get thereplan ahead: dont wait until the last minute to plan your triptickets may cost more when bought on short noticegiving yourself several months to get ready can mean security and savingsdo your homework: no matter where you go, research the places you will visitdecide what to seetravel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurantsplan sensibly: write down how much you expect to spend for food and hotelsstick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everythingtravel in groups: find someone who is interested in visiting the same placesby traveling with others you can share costs and experienceswork as you go: need more money to support your trip? look for work in the places you visitgo off the beaten path: tourist sites may be expensiveyou may want to rethink your trip and go to a less-known areasmaller towns can have many interesting activities and sightspack necessary things: the most important things to take are not always clothesremember medicine in case you get sick, and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurantuse the internet: the net can help to save moneysome useful websites include wwwtravelcitycorn, wwwbargainslowestfarecorn and wwweconomictravelcitycomby planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travelyour travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime56this passage is about _ ahow to plan your travel bhow to get life experienceschow to make your travel interesting dhow to travel with enough money57before your trip, the most important thing you should do is _ato make a plan of the route bto buy tickets in advancecto save money before your trip dto get information from the internet58the writer advises you _ato share costs with friends bnot to go to well-known placescnot to visit dangerous places dto buy anything you want to buyb because osteoporosis （骨质疏松） often causes no symptoms at all until a fall snaps a bone, the only way to tell if you have it is through a bone mineral thickness testthis procedure is advised for anyone over 50 who has suffered a broken bone and all women over 65right now, the test involves lying on your back while the arm of a special x-ray device moves over your body to measure the thickness of various bonescyberlogic, a new york r&d firm, has developed a simpler device thats nine inches high, runs on four aa batteries and scans bones with ultrasound （超声波）if the portable machine proves as reliable as x-rays, it could be a breakthrough, says new york osteoporosis expert drethel sirisa small device like this could make bone checkups part of a routine office visit, because its both affordable and user-friendly if testing shows that you have osteoporosis, some major advances in treatment can helpwhile there are several effective medications on the market, including fosamax, actonel, evista, miacalcin and forteo, the latest wonder drug is boniva, me first once-a-month pill for osteoporosisthe fda recently approved this drug, which works by reducing activity in cells responsible for bone breakdownshould osteoporosis get severe enough to collapse a vertebra （脊髓）, doctors have a new way to make repairs: two tiny balloons are inserted into the bone through surgical tubesthe balloons are expanded to push the bone back into its normal position, then bone cement is used to keep it from collapsing again59what does the underlined word this in paragraph 1 refer to?aa fall snaps a boneba bone mineral thickness testcosteoporosis often causes no signdthe only way to tell if you have osteoporosis60what can we infer from the passage?awomen are more likely to get osteoporosisbmen are are more likely to get osteoporosiscanyone over 50 is likely to get osteoporosisdmen and women share equal chances to get osteoporosis 61which of the following is true about the portable scanner? aits a breakthrough bits as reliable as x-rays cits easy to carry along dits a routine office visitcdogs are social animals and without proper training they will behave like wild animals they will spoil your house, destroy your belongings, bark excessively, fight other dogs and even bite younearly all behavior problems are perfectly normal dog activities that occur at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thingthe key to preventing or treating behavior problems is learning to teach the dog to redirect its normal behavior to outlets （发泄途径） that are acceptable in the domestic settingone of the best things you can do for your dog and yourself is to train itobedience training （驯服训练） doesnt solve all behavior problems, but it is the foundation for solving just about any problemtraining sets up a line of communication between you and your dogeffective communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want it to dotraining is also an easy way to establish the social rank orderwhen your dog obeys a simple request of come here, sit, it is showing obedience and respect for youit is not necessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the pack （群） by using extreme measuresyou can teach your dog its subordinate （从属的） role by teaching it to show submission to youmost dogs love performing tricks for you to pleasantly accept that you are in chargetraining should be fun and rewarding for you and your dogit can enrich your relationship and make living together more enjoyablea well-trained dog is more confident and can more safely be allowed a greater amount of freedom than an untrained animal62behavior problems of dogs are believed to _abe just part of their nature bworsen in modem societycoccur when they go wild dpresent a threat to the community63when a dog has received effective obedience training, its owner _awill enjoy a better family lifebcan give the dog more rewards ccan give the dog more freedomdwill have more confidence in himself64effective communication between a dog and its owner is _aa good way to build a social rank order bthe foundation for dogs to perform taskscan extreme measure in obedience trainingdessential to establishing the dog as pack leader65why do pet dogs love performing tricks for their masters?ato avoid being punishedbto show their willingness to obey cto win leadership of the dog packdto show their affection for their mastersd an invisible smilemrdawson was an old grouch, and everyone in town knew itkids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious appleold dawson, they said, would come after you with his gunone friday, 12-year-old janet was going to stay all night with her friend amythey had to walk by dawsons house on the way to amys house, but as they got close, janet saw him sitting on his front porch and suggested they cross over to the other side of the streetlike most of the children, janet was scared of the old manamy said not to worrymrdawson wouldnt hurt anyonestill, janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old mans housewhen they got close enough, dawson looked up with his usual frown （皱眉）, but when he saw it was amy, a broad smile changed his entire face as he said, hello miss amyi see youve got a little friend with you todayamy smiled back and told him janet was staying overnight and they were going to listen to music and play gamesmrdawson said that sounded fun, and offered them each a fresh picked apple off his treethey gladly acceptedmrdawson had the best apples in the whole townwhen they left, janet asked amy, everyone says hes the meanest man in townhow come he was so nice to us?amy explained that when she first started walking past his house he wasnt very friendly and she was afraid of him, but she pretended he was wearing an invisible smile and so she always smiled back at himit took a while, but one day he half-smiled back at herafter some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started talking to herjust a hello at first, then moreshe said he always offers her an apple now, and is always very kindan invisible smile? questioned janetyes, answered amy, my grandma told me that if i pretended i wasnt afraid and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me an