湖北省武汉市武昌区高三元月调考英语试题 及答案

1、武昌区2015届高三年级元月调研考试英 语 试 卷本试卷共150分，考试用时120分钟。祝考试顺利本试卷第一至第三部分为选择题，共100分；第四部分为非选择题，共50分，全页共10页。注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2b铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型a后的方框涂黑。 2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡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。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 3.完成句子和短文写作题的作答，用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答

2、在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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1.5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. why does the woman arrive late for work?a. she was caught in a tr

3、affic jam. b. her car wasnt working well.c. she cant ride a bike fast.2. what will the man do this evening?a. eat out.b. meet the woman. c. attend a meeting.3. what did the woman help the man do yesterday?a. give a presentation. b. meet a customer. c. fill in a form.4. what are the speakers talking

4、about?a. how john hurt his knee. b. when the basketball game began.c. whether john will play in a game.5. what is the woman going to do next?a. consult a map. b. ask someone in angell hall.c. follow the man to the headmasters office.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

5、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. who is responsible for deliveries in the company at present?a. jennings motors.b. eric george. c. tom smith.7. when will the package be delivered?a. next tuesday.b. next monday. c. today.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.

6、 what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. advice on cloning. b. their position on human cloning.c. the methods to do human cloning.9. what does the man think of cloning?a. it is against nature. b. it is harmful to people. c. it will help people a lot.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why does the man dislik

7、e tests?a. he is afraid of taking tests. b. he has to spend a lot of time reviewing.c. he is always punished by the teachers for failing tests.11. what does the man think the teachers should do?a. give students more time to finish a test.b. help students relax before taking a test.c. change the way

8、of testing.12. what does the woman think of the mans idea?a. it is worth trying. b. it is difficult to carry out.c. it is helpful for students study.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what kind of food did simons favorite restaurant serve?a. indianb. scottish. c. mexican.14. where does simon like to buy menus bes

9、t?a. on the internet.b. in shops. c. from magazines.15. what does simon think of the price of some collectors things on the internet?a. too high.b. quite reasonable. c. quite cheap.16. which of simons menus is worth the most money?a. one signed by famous hollywood actors in 1928.b. one from restaura

10、nt owned by a famous singer.c. one specially made to celebrate a sporting event.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where are the listeners now?a. in los angeles.b. in hong kong. c. in new york.18. what does the speaker say about the flight?a. it will take off in 10 minutes. b. it belongs to american airlines.c.

11、there will be some uncertain conditions on the way.19. when will the flight probably take off?a. at 6:00 p.m.b. at 10:00 a.m. c. at 6:00 a.m.20. what is the weather like in l.a. now?a. sunny and hotb. rainy and cloudy. c. stormy and cold.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

12、，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。21. over the years, people have learned from ants that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key _ to success.a. certificatesb. ingredientsc. approaches d. instructions22. a 19-year-old teenager from guangdong nicknamed niko demanded an apology from youku, which he bel

13、ieved violated their copyrights as it used his teams photos without _.a. commitmentb. approvalc. recognition d. reservation23.los angeles times reported that researchers may have found a way to _ human life by changing certain genes, so that humans might expect to live twice as long.a. extendb. pres

14、ervec. multiply d. transform24. all work and no play makes jack a dull boy, which suggests that work and play do not _ but promote each other.a. condemnb. convertc. contradict d. confirm25. the young man _with honesty and won the judges in the interview, as a result, he was admitted to the foreign c

15、ompany. a. got away b. took upc. held on d. stood out26. having manners shows good character, consideration and respect for others, taking you where degrees and money cannot and _ a better world.a. taking overb. adapting to c. making for d. fitting into27. no matter bow much knowledge you have, if y

16、our subject is at all _, be careful when discussing it during your speech, or you may well offend your audience.a. diverse b. sensitivec. abstract d. original28. from the course of human development, the ultimate aim of the human race is to pursue the spiritual joy based on _ materials.a. artificial

17、b. primitivec. relevant d. ample29. loud music like hip hop can make a driver drive far more _, braking harder and accelerating faster.a. aggressivelyb. deliberatelyc. tentatively d. definitely30. the way he acted towards people was to keep on good terms with them _ principle, which was usually thou

18、ght little of.a. at the mercy of b. at the risk of c at the expense ofd. at the bottom of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，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。“when we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to deve

19、lop inner happiness and peace.”as we live through life, we tend to get caught up in our individual world, our problems our life. when we 31 our world to include others in a meaningful way, by making a 32 difference in their life, we increase our experience at the same time.think back on a time when

20、someone made a difference in your life.here is one of mine: i was going to college, working part-time, and just 33 getting by financially. standing in line at a local supermarket, i 34 a woman in the same line, thinking that she was not very attractive. as i was 35 , i discovered that i did not have

21、 enough money to pay; without 36 , that same woman i had been judging offered to 37 the difference. it wasnt 38 , but what that person did made a lasting impression on me. she was a beautiful, caring soul who was willing to help a stranger in a(an) 39 situation. that happened over forty years ago an

22、d i remember it as 40 as if it was yesterday.other examples are the numerous times i have had people smile at me, which 41 my day. ive often wondered if it was because i was smiling, which i 42 to do all the time, or because they were smiling to be 43 , which encouraged me to smile as well. it has p

23、robably been some of both. in 44 case, that simple gesture (a smile) makes a difference in my day.there are 45 ways to make a significant difference in anothers life. the question is: are we doing it? it does not 46 anything, but it does require some effort on our part. i have found that as i do thi

24、s consistently, the 47 go far beyond the energy required to do the deed. looking for ways to brighten another persons day raises our vibration(共鸣),and when we act on it, we 48 the other person to raise their vibration as well it is 49 to each other.make a difference in someones life today, and 50 do

25、ing so every day. today is a perfect time to start! if you are already doing so. bravo!31. a. rebuildb. establishc. expandd. develop32. a. directb. minorc. remarkabled. positive33. a. thoroughlyb. smoothlyc. barelyd. actually34. a. observedb. witnessedc. inspectedd. accompanied35. a. hanging outb. c

26、hecking outc. setting outd. working out36. a. expectationb. hesitationc. assumptiond. intention37. a. deal withb. take inc. make upd. cut down38. a. muchb. enoughc. littled. awful39. a. urgentb. absurdc. hopelessd. embarrassing40. a. roughlyb. clearlyc. correctlyd. dimly41. a. brightensb. ruinsc. be

27、ginsd. influences42. a. undertookb. triedc. promisedd. failed43. a. dynamicb. appealingc. friendlyd. merciful44. a. neitherb. eitherc. nod. another45. a. limitedb. vitalc. necessaryd. countless46. a. deserveb. chargec. determined. cost47. a. effortsb. achievementsc. returnsd. consequences48. a. assi

28、stb. remindc. permitd. persuade49. a. similarb. beneficialc. fundamentald. appropriate50. a. admitb. preferc. recommendd. consider 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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 awhile growing up in jersey in the 1960s, i always seemed to be building things. one sum

29、mer i build a model car with my father. it was a simple affair, and as a capable 12-year-old, i could have easily done it alone. but my father spent the time together with me, and before i knew it, we were both out in the garage, working away. i wish i had thought about this when i was raising my fi

30、rst son. we never built anything together. oh, we had a lot of fun, for sure. but we never undertook a common work of our hands. a few years ago, when anton, my second son, asked if we could build a treehouse in the big silver maple behind our house, his suggestion immediately reminded me of the mem

31、ory. yes, i thought. of course. my second chance. and so, one day while anton was in school and i had some free time, i bought some wood. but one thing led to another and we got only as far as the ladder and a simple platform. his vision for the treehouse was not fulfilled that summer, and the three

32、 following summers saw me involved with other things. in the middle of our quiet supper last night, i looked at anton, a high school student now and asked, “anton, are you still interested in finishing the treehouse?” “sure, dad,” he said, and within that “sure” was contained, perhaps, his own self-

33、awareness of a childhood to which he was still attached.we continued where we had left off. i was surprised at how good a worker anton had become. where four years ago all he could really do with confidence was hammer nails, now he was measuring and cutting. in one moment that took my breath away, h

34、e attempted to center a support beam(支撑梁)while looking to me for direction. “is it centered, dad?” i waved him a little to the right. then a little more. then i said. “perfect.”and it was perfect. as was this second chance, i finally realized that my father hadnt had to help me build that model car

35、in 1966. he wanted to. and that made all the difference.51 not having built anything together with his first son, the author felt _.a. disappointedb. satisfiedc. regretful d. relieved52. why didnt they finish building the treehouse at first?a. it was too hot those summers. b. anton wasnt confident e

36、nough.c. they gradually lost interest in it. d. they were both occupied with other things.53 from the fourth paragraph, we can see that the father _.a. was proud of his son b. missed the last chancec. felt content with the treehouse d. hoped to finish the work perfectly 54. it can be inferred that t

37、he author realized_.a. the quiet passing of childhoodb. the difficulty in raising childrenc. the childrens dependence on their fatherd. the significance of undertaking a common work with childrenbthe sieferts are the kind of environmentally conscious family who has solar panels atop their home. they

38、 use timers on their kids showers and have planted drought-tolerant landscaping. but they feel kind of guilt. “i havent thought about the pool as much as i probably should,” said annette siefert.as californias drought worsens, swimming pools have become a target for those who think the classic backy

39、ard greens waste water. some water districts have banned new pools from being filled and have limited how much water existing pools can use.but some of those agencies are walking back the rules as they make a surprising discovery: pools arent the water wasters some have made them out to be. analyses

40、 by various water districts, along with scientific studies, conclude that pools and their surrounding landscapes use about the same amount of water as a lawn(草坪) of the same size. over time, pools might even use less water. with pool covers, experts say water evaporation(蒸发)can be cut by almost half

41、, making pools significantly less wasteful than grass and about as efficient as drought-tolerant landscaping.facing complaints over a recent ban on filling pools, the santa margarita water district conducted its own water-use analysis. it found that pools require thousands of gallons of water to fil

42、l initially, but they use about 8,000 gallons less water than a traditional landscape after that. by the third year, the analysis found, the savings add up, and a pools cumulative water use falls below that of a lawn.water agencies such as the los angeles department of water and power have come to s

43、imilar conclusions. armed with new information, santa margarita water district officials will reconsider their ban next week.“we want to respect the peoples rights to use their property. there are many families we know that have saved for pools,” said jonathan volzke, spokesman for the 155,000-custo

44、mer district. “but at the same time, the reality around us is that were in the third year of a serious drought, and we dont know if were in the third year of a three-year drought or the third year of a 10-year drought.”55. annette siefert feels guilty mainly because of _.a. being a typical water was

45、terb. the water-use of their swimming poolc. her control over her kids showers at homed. the construction of the drought-tolerant landscaping56. according to analyses and scientific studies, a swimming pool _.a. had belter be filled up in the beginningb. becomes more efficient against droughtc. isnt

46、 what people think to be wasteful of waterd. consumes more water than a lawn of the same size57. what does jonathan volzke try to express in the last paragraph?a. he expects the serious drought to come to an end.b. he thinks highly of those who have saved for pools.c. he appeals for reasonable use o

47、f the swimming pools.d. he tries to maintain the right to use the swimming pools.58. what would be the best title for the passage?a. water crisis in california b. strict ban on filling poolsc. the siefertsreal environmentalists? d. poolsa big factor during drought?cin 1932 the warning of the british

48、 politician, stanley baldwin, that “the bomber will always get through” made a deep impression in britain, the only state to make serious plans to evacuate civilians from large towns before the war started.the british government developed plans for evacuating 1 million children to the united states

49、and canada and other commonwealth nations. it established the childrens overseas reception board (corb) in may 1940. after the fall of france, many people thought the war was lost and some saw this as one way of ensuring that britain could survive even if invaded.the germans eventually began bombing

50、 british cities in september. some children were evacuated by ship to british dominions, including australia, canada, new zealand, and south africa. the corb selections were not done on a first-come, first-served basis. corb classified and prioritized the children. charges soon appeared in the press

51、 that the well-to-do were being given priority. corb arranged for the transportation. the government paid the passages. quite a number of children had already been evacuated. this tended to be children from rich families with money and overseas contacts. the british public eventually demanded the go

52、vernment pay so that less privileged children were also eligible.world war ii occurred before the beginning of trans-atlantic air travel. liners were used to transport the children and this proved to be dangerous because the u-boats quickly emerged as the greatest threat. and this put the evacuee ch

53、ildren trying to cross the atlantic to safety in danger. two ships carrying child evacuees were torpedoed (破坏)in 1940. one was the dutch liner volendam with 320 children on august 30. the crew managed to get the life boats off and saved the children. they were returned to glasgow. the other was the

54、city of benares, an ocean liner with 200 british and foreign civilian passengers and 93 british children with a guard of nurses, teachers, and a clergyman. it was torpedoed on september 13. the crew attempted to launch the life boats as benares began to sink. the rough weather made this difficult, s

55、o many of the passengers in the life boats died in the extreme conditions. only 15 children survived. churchill, when he learned of the disaster, decided to end the overseas evacuation scheme.59. the whole passage is mainly about _.a. bombing britainb. children evacuationc. german u-boatsd. loss of children60. what can we learn about the british people according to the passage?a. they were concerned about their children.b. they were threatened by st