南京师大附中2015届高三上期中考试.doc

.南京师大附中2014-2015学年度第一学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷 第一卷（选择题，共69分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分10分）第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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 do we know about the man?A. His leg was broken.B. His bike was broken.C. His doctor was too busy to see him.2. Who will visit Christian this morning?A. Emma and her sister.B. Christians sister.C. Emma and the man.3. How long has the woman been playing guitar?A. For about five years.B. For about ten years.C. For more than fifteen years.4. How much is the same shirt at Wal-Mart? $40.B. $20.C. $10.5. What do we know about the girls grandfather?A. He was born in America.B. He wants the girl to write a report.C. He came to America from somewhere else.第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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，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 are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Summer jobs.B. Winter vacation.C. Summer camp.7. Who worked as a waiter last summer?A. The woman.B. The mans friend.C. The womans friend.8. Where will the man find a job probably?A. At the boys camp.B. In a road building company.C. At the Sea View Hotel.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。9. Where is Veronicas new apartment?A. On International Avenue.B. On Lakeshore Road.C. In an area with few shops.10. What did Roger say about his search for an apartment?A. Its hard to find anything under $1000.B. All the two-bedrooms are small and expensive.C. Its hard to find a place both cheap and safe.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How did the woman get to school?A. She ran to school. B. She took a bus. C. She took a taxi.12. Why did the woman think she didnt do well in her test?A. She did not study very much.B. She was sleepy during the exam.C. She did not have her calculator.13. How does the woman feel in the end?A. Excited.B. Sad. C. Nervous.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. When will the speakers get up tomorrow?A. At 7:00.B. At 7:30.C. At 8:30.15. What is true about the woman in New Jersey?A. She only weighed 51 pounds.B. She was pregnant with three babies.C. She recently turned 65.16. Why did she wait six weeks to have the operation?A. To save money.B. To find a good doctor.C. To wait for her health insurance.17. What is true about the operation?A. It was successful.B. It took a few days.C. It will take place later.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. When does Daybreak want people to work?A. At night.B. On weekends.C. In the morning.19. What does the job at the Midland Sports Center offer?A. Free accommodation.B. Free uniforms.C. Free meals.20. What kind of people does Computers International want?A. Typists.B. Computer operators.C. Advertisement designers.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. _ shape and architecture, the Sydney Opera House is quite unique, second to none.A. In memory ofB. In honor ofC. In favor ofD. In terms of22. Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, attracts crowds of visitors with its freezing sculptures every winter. This years International Ice Sculpture Expo is no _. A. differenceB. wonderC. doubtD. exception23. The beginning of the opera is fascinating, _ is the ending, _ leaves us at a loss for words.A. which; which B. as; whichC. which; asD. as; as24. Is this bike, I am wondering, _ the man who came to our school lost lastFriday?A. whatB. thatC. asD. which25. Such a person is often _ a couch potato who is content to sit in a cozy armchair watching TV for a long time with a drink in one hand and some fast food in the other. A. considered as B. listed as C. registered as D. ranked as 26. The old woman who _ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing house.A. has livedB. livedC. has been livingD. had lived27. In most schools teachers will demand an official note to explain absence. They will call parents if a student fails to _.A. build upB. take upC. turn upD. rise up28. Children should be instructed to put things _ they belong in their early childhood. A. in whichB. that C. to which D. where 29.Jack, when shall we meet again? It will be a long time, I think, _ we can see each other again. A. beforeB. since C. afterD. until30. -Oh, dear! Ive just broken a vase.-Never mind. _. A. How brave you areB. You are so careless C. It cant be helpedD. Bad luck31. The two countries have been negotiating the issue for half a year, but so far no agreement has been reached, since both sides refuse to _.A. conflictB. abandonC. compromiseD. abolish32. Not surprisingly, there were no soldiers _ along the border between America and Canada.A. stationedB. strengthenedC. guardedD. defended33. The reason why he _ the idea is _ he cant tolerate working in such uncomfortable circumstances.A. opposes; whichB. objects to; thatC. opposes to; that D. objects; because 34. Due to the recent failure in his work, Smith is _ these days.A. feeling blue B. tickled pinkC. greenwith envyD. in the red35. As is known to all, there are many French-speaking cities in the world, _.A. Paris is the largestB. Paris being the largestC. the largest is ParisD. Paris be the largest第二节完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whenever you are traveling and have the good fortune to arrive at your destination in one piece, I think that you have to tell people your trip was fine.I had a _36_ trip last week.I went an hour north to a speaking engagement. Fifteen minutes out of town my vehicle began to shake. The _37_ began flashing wildly. _38_, I had several friends who lived not far from the next exit. I called one and asked if I could borrow her car for the afternoon.I went straight to my friends place and left my vehicle _39_, now shaking like a mechanical bull, then headed back. I was behind _40_, which was why I may have _41_ the speed limit passing a motorcycle.Once I had slowly driven through several miles of construction, traffic began to sail until we came to the trucks with flashing lights _42_ traffic. Workers were removing a deer that was no longer _43_ us. And a second. And a third.After a brief moment of _44_ for the deer, traffic got back up to speed. Then dark and ominous (不祥的) clouds came. They were the kind of clouds that make tornadoes.Rain fell heavily. Traffic slowed right down and came to a complete _45_.I was thinking how to _46_ my apology for being late _47_ the hail (冰雹) began. It was so dark I could _48_ see. Thank goodness for the _49_. It was killer hail, the kind that blows out windshields. I couldnt decide whether to _50_ my eyes or look to see what was happening around me. Open eyes! No, close! Open! Close! Open! Close!The hail ended, the _51_ was still there, _52_ the traffic started again. Then the cloud came back and dumped (倾泻) all five Great Lakes on us. Stopped again.Maybe whoever was introducing me could do a song and dance.Waiting for the second rain to _53_, I programmed my destination into Google maps. As they closed the _54_ highway, I took my exit and headed to my destination. I arrived at my destination late, wide-eyed and in a mess, but in one _55_.“How was your trip?” “Fine, thank you. Just fine.”36. A. fine B. pleasant C. wild D. hard37. A. wheel B. light C. steering D. window38. A. However B. Nevertheless C. Unluckily D. Fortunately39. A. behind B. back C. away D. apart40. A. engagement B. arrangement C. schedule D. plan41. A. rid B. broken C. controlled D. reduced42. A. blocking B. clearing C. guiding D. monitoring43. A. beside B. against C. with D. for 44. A. thrill B. frustration C. silence D. relief45. A. stop B. mess C. pause D. end46. A. defend B. argue C. explain D. word 47. A. as B. when C. while D. until48. A. clearly B. apparently C. vaguely D. barely49. A. lightning B. hail C. thunder D. sun50. A. open B. cover C. lower D. wipe 51. A. vehicle B. light C. windshield D. engine52. A. and B. but C. or D. yet53. A. arrive B. pass C. pourD. decrease 54. A. flooded B. crowded C. buried D. frozen55. A. breath B. part C. body D. piece第三部分：阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ARacket, din clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is Americas most widespread annoyance. But noise is more than just an annoyance. It constitutes a real and present danger to peoples health. Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still respondssometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night.The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability (烦躁) is so apparent, lawmakers have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement (减税) programs. The more serious health hazards (危险) associated with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms as warning that other things may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging our health.Of many health hazards to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases possibility of disease and infection and it may experience noise as a complicated factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in healthy persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body.Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest.Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard.56. InParagraph1,thephrase“immuneto”most probablymean_. A. unaffectedbyB. unprotectedbyC. unlikelytobeseenbyD. unknownby57. Theauthorsattitudetowardnoisewouldbestbedescribedas_.A. unrealistic B. reservedC. concernedD. tolerant58. Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?A. Noiseisamajorproblem andmostpeoplerecognizeitsimportance.B. Althoughnoisecanbeannoying,itisnotamajorproblem.C. Noiseisamajorproblemandhasnotyetbeenrecognizedassuch.D. Noiseisamajorproblemaboutwhichnothingcanbedone.59.Theauthorwouldprobablyconsiderresearchabouttheeffectsnoisehasonpeople tobe _.A. unimportantB. impossible.C. money-consumingD. vitalBBelow are some entries from an English dictionary. 1. decode (1) To put a coded message into an understandable form. (2) To find the underlying meaning of.To decode is to take out of code and put into understandable language. (Its opposite is encode, “to put into coded form.”) But dreams may sometimes also be decoded; psychologists often try to decode the images of their patients dreams so as to understand the emotions behind them. 2. euphemism An agreeable or inoffensive word or expression that is substituted for one that may offend or disgust.The use of euphemism is an ancient part of the English language, and perhaps of all languages, and all of us use them. Darn is a familiar euphemism for damn. Pass away for die, misspeak for lie, senior citizens for old person-the list goes on and on.3. Hades The underground home of the dead in Greek mythology.In Greek mythology, Hades the god (who the Greeks also called Pluto) is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, who rule the skies and the seas. The realm also called Hades, where he rules with his wife, is the region under the earth, full of mineral wealth and home to dead souls. Hades today is sometimes used as a polite term for Hell. 4. extrovert A person mainly concerned with things outside himself or herself; a sociable and outgoing person.Extrovert was coined by the eminent psychologist C.G. Jung in the early 20th century. The opposite personality type, in Jungs view, was the introvert. Extroverts seem to be favored by societies such as ours, even though introverts seem to be on average more mentally gifted. 5. Dragons teeth Seeds of conflict.The Phoenician prince Cadmus once killed a dragon, and was instructed by the goddess Athena to plant its teeth in the ground. From the many teeth, there immediately sprang up an army of fierce armed men. The goddess then directed him to throw a precious stone into their midst, and they proceeded to slaughter(屠杀) each other until only the five greatest warriors were left; these became Cadmuss generals, with whom he constructed the greatest city-state of Thebes. 60. Which word or expression originates from mythology?A. Decode. B. Euphemism. C. Extrovert. D. Dragons teeth.61. Which of the following sentences is FALSE according to the above dictionary entries?A. “To decode the communicating done by babies” means “to try to understand the message babies send” .B. When we “sow dragons teeth”, were creating the conditions for future trouble.C. Hades refers to the underground world or the ruler, Pluto.D. Extroverts tend to be more intelligent or talented than average.62. In which sentence is euphemism used?A. Its hotter than Hades in here!B. He is the Newton of this century.C. More haste, less speed.D. When I told our father about this, his heart burst.63. What does the underlined word “coined” most probably mean?A. Spoken. B. DiscoveredC. Founded. D. Invented.CThe First HelloThe man from the telephone department got off the bus, and made his way to the tea stall, wiping the sweat off his head, face, then slipping his handkerchief under his shirt to wipe his neck and back. It was a year ago that the phone line had been installed, six months later men from the public works department had come to put up the phone booth a neat box-like structure, with a glass window, and wooden ledges, yellow in color. And days after that, a painter had taken an entire day to color in broad, black brushstrokes, the words: STD Booth, local and STD allowded.No one could tell that the last word had been misspelled. Besides, he had taken the entire day. After he had a cup of tea, he had left, waving cheerfully. And now months later, someone else was here again. Everyone watched the man as he sat on the bench. No one said a word, and soon the sound of him slurping his tea filled the hot afternoon. A few leaves fell, heavy in the heat, and sometimes a car passed, on its way to the main city farther away.When the man had finished, he made to pay but the tea shop owner who sat behind his steaming kettle and the washed upturned cups, waved him away.“You are our guest here.”So the man took his handkerchief out again and wiped his face.They crowded around him as he shut himself up in the phone booth. When the children pressed their nose against the glass, he shooed them away, as he took out a shiny black instrument and placed it on the narrow shelf. A sigh of satisfaction passed through everyone that soon changed to an excited yell as they saw him dial a number, pressing a finger into the ringed dialer of the phone and letting it go all the way in a half-circle. A while later, they heard him say into the mouthpiece, “Hello.” “Hello, ” the children around the booth took up the cry, the teashop owner broke into a smile and the men waiting for a bus smiled and said hello to each other. The sadhu (印度的僧人) who sat under the banyan tree nodded wisely. As the sound carried, more hellos were heard. The women winnowing grain giggled as they tried the word tentatively, the shepherds feeding their flocks called out to their sheep, laughing as they used the word. “Its a big occasion,” said the headman, in an awed voice.“It is, ” agreed those around him. The telephone man emerged and handed over a small chit of paper to the headman. “This is the telephone number.”The headman looked at it reverently as if it were a mantra (符咒). The others around him read out the numbers slowly, digit-by-digit.The telephone man was now too tired to notice the cheering around him. He knew he had to wait long before the bus to take him back arrived. As he sipped his second cup of tea, he remembered something else.“Oh, you cant start using the phone now. The minister will come next month and inaugurate it.”No one said a word. No one was surprised. Th