套卷安徽省馬鞍山2015屆高三上學期期中考試英語

馬鞍山2015屆高三第一學期期中考試英語試題（滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Whatistheweatherlike?A.It’sraining. B.It’scloudy. C.It’ssunny.2.WhowillgotoChinanextmonth?A.Lucy. B.Alice. C.Richard.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Theman’ssister. B.Afilm. C.Anactor.4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?A.InRoom340. B.InRoom314. C.InRoom223.5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant. B.Inanoffice. C.Athome.第二節(jié)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?A.Tospendsometimewiththebaby.B.Tolookafterhersister.C.Tofindanewjob.7.HowoldwasthebabywhenthewomanleftNewYork?A.Twomonths.B.Fivemonths. C.Sevenmonths.8.Whatdidthewomanlikedoingmostwiththebaby?A.Holdinghim.B.Playingwithhim. C.Feedinghim.聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Awaytoimproveairquality.B.Aproblemwithtrafficmiles.C.Asuggestionforcityplanning.10.Whatdoesthemansuggest?A.Limitingtheuseofcars. B.Encouragingpeopletowalk.C.Warningdriversofairpollution.11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman’sidea?A.It’sinteresting. B.It’sworthtrying. C.It’simpractical.聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12.HowlongwillthemanprobablystayinNewZealand?A.Oneweek. B.Twoweeks. C.Threeweeks.13.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?A.GotoNewZealandafterChristmas.B.Bookhisflightassoonaspossible.C.Savemoremoneyforhistrip.14.WhatcanwelearnaboutflightstoNewZealandatChristmastime?A.Theyrequireearlybooking.B.Theycanbetwiceasexpensive.C.Theyareonspecialoffer.聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15.WhydidJanecallMike?A.Toaskhimtomeether. B.TotellhimaboutTom. C.Toborrowhiscar.16.WherewillJanebeinaboutonehour?A.AtMike’splace. B.Attheairport. C.Atagarage.17.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?A.Janehasjustlearnedtodrive.B.Jane’scarisinbadcondition.C.Mikewillgototheairport.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18.Whatdidthespeakeraskthestudentstodotheweekbefore?A.Writeashortstory.B.Prepareforthelesson.C.Learnmoreaboutthewriter.19.Whydoesthespeakeraskthequestions?A.Tocheckthestudents’understandingofthestory.B.Todrawthestudents’attentiontoreadingskills.C.Toletthestudentsdiscussfather-sonrelationships.20.Whatwillthestudentsdoin10minutes?A.Askmorequestions.B.Discussioningroups.C.Givetheiranswers.第二部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）Thechildrendidn’tetothebookclubanylonger,for_______reasonorother.A.either B.all C.some D.both22.Itwasnotuntil1920_______Americanwomenhadthechancetovoteinnationalelections.A.when B.where C.that D.which23.Asaninstructor,youareexpectedtomakethestudentsfeeltheproblemseasier________.A.solved B.solve C.tosolve D.solving24.TheWestEdmontonMallinCanada,_______ofeightkilometerspassages,islikeanundergroundcity.A.consists B.consisting C.consisted D.toconsist25._______withmodernconveniences,thenewresidentialsectionisverypopularwithyoungcouples.A.equipped B.toequip C.equipping D.havingequipped26.Australianrulefootball,differentfromwhatwecallfootball,isaroughsport_______theplayersholdtheballandrunwithit,likeinrugby.A.whose B.where C.what D.which27.Scientistssayitmaybesixyears_______itispossibletotestthismedicineonhumanpatients．A.after B.since C.before D.when28.Beingagoodlistenerisakindofquality,whichis________ittakestokeepfriendship.A.how B.what C.which D.where29.Mymotherwasabitnervousbeforeboardingbecauseshe_______before.A.hasneverflown B.hadneverflown C.neverflew D.wouldneverfly30.Pricesaregoingupquickly.Ourinesrarely

________thelivingcosts.A.cover B.associate C.reward D.calculate31.Weteachersaresupposedto_______thekidstoasmuchartandcultureaspossible.A.expose B.attach C.offer D.owe32.Don’t_______suchanimportantopportunity,otherwise,you’llbesorryforalifetime.A.overe B.overlook C.resemble D.mitNeverinherlife________suchasincereandtrustworthypersonashermother-in-law.A.didshemeet B.shemet C.hasshemeet D.shehasmeet34._______,wehadintendedtogotoItaly,butthenwewonthetriptoGreece.A.Absolutely B.Originally C.Sincerely D.Formally35.---I’msosorrythatImadeyourmobilephonestopworking.---________.Icanrepairit.Nobigdeal B.Ofcoursenot C.Thatisright D.Don’tmentionit第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。MyparentsranasmallrestaurantinSeattle.Itwasopen24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andmyfirst36job,whenIwassixyearsold,was37diner’sshoes.Myfatherhaddoneitwhenhewasyoung,sohetaughtme38todoitright,tellingmetooffertore-shinetheshoesifthecustomerwasn’t39.Workingintherestaurantwasa40ofgreatpridebecauseIwasalsoworkingforthe41ofthewholefamily.ButmyfathermadeitclearthatIhadto42certainstandardstobepartoftheteam.Ihadtobepunctual,hard-workingand43tothecustomers.Iwas44paidformyworkIdidattherestaurant.OnedayImadethemistakeof45DadIthoughtheshouldgiveme$10aweek.Hesaid,“OK,thenhowaboutyou46meforthethreemealsadayyoueathere?Andforthetimesyoubringinyourbuddiesforfreesodas?”He47Iowedhimabout$40aweek.Iremember48hometoSeattleafterbeingawayintheArmyforabouttwoyears.Ihadjustbeen49tocaptainandwasfullofprideasIwalkedintomyparents’restaurant.The50thingDadsaidwas,“Howaboutyoucleaninguptonight?”Icannot51it!I’manofficerintheUSArmy!Butitdidn’tmatter.AsfarasDadwas52,Iwasjustanothermemberoftheteam.I53themop(拖把).WorkingforDadhadtaughtmethatbeingloyal54ateamesfirst.Itdoesn’tmatter5536.A.vacant B.real C.natural D.ambiguous37.A.cleaning B.shining C.clearing D.sweeping38.A.how B.what C.when D.where39.A.disappointed B.puzzled C.content D.elegant40.A.source B.defense C.robbery D.resource41.A.bad B.right C.benefit D.wrong42.A.putupwith B.eupwith C.eupto D.holdonto43.A.tiresome B.polite C.warm D.urgent44.A.never B.ever C.always D.seldom45.A.asking B.persuading C.telling D.contradicting46.A.paying B.spending C.costing D.taking47.A.expanded B.wondered C.figured D.scanned48.A.going B.ing C.returning D.leaving49.A.raised B.improved C.accumulated D.promoted50.A.right B.just C.first D.only51.A.get B.make C.believe D.catch52.A.appointed B.considered C.concerned D.hoped53.A.hopedfor B.reachedfor C.laidout D.showedoff54.A.with B.in C.to D.of55.A.whether B.onconditionthat C.until D.aslongas第三部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。A Youeitherhaveit,oryoudon’t---asenseofdirection,thatis.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamap,whileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet? Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseit “Childrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround.”saysJimMartland.ResearchDirectoroftheproject,“However,iftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycar,theyneverdeveloptheskills” JimMartlandalsoemphasizesthatyoungpeopleshouldbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions. ●Ifyouareusingamap,turnitsoitrelatestothewayyouarefacing. ●Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,putitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratree.Notelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbike.Whenyoureturn,gobackalongthesameroute. ●Simplifythewayoffindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatown,streams,orwallsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.Countyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouare. Nowyouneednevergetlostagain!56．Scientistsbelievethat_______. A．somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirection B．peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolder C．everybodypossesasenseofdirectionfrombirth D．peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirection57．Whatistrueofseven-year-oldchildrenaccordingtothepassageaccordingtoJimMartland? A．Theyneverhaveasenseofdirectionwithoutmaps. B．Theyshouldneverbeallowedoutaloneiftheylackasenseofdirection. C．Theycandevelopagoodsenseofdirectioniftheyaredrivenaroundinacar. D．Theyhaveasenseofdirectionandcanfindtheirwayaround.58．Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,youshould________. A．remembersomethingeasilyrecognizableontheroute B．drawamapoftheroutetohelprememberwhereitis C．avoidtakingthesameroutewhenyouebackinit D．tieittoatreesoastopreventitfrombeingstolen59．Accordingtothepassagethebestwaytofindyourwayaroundisto________. A．askpolicemenfordirections B．usewalls,streams,andstreetstoguideyourself C．rememberyourroutebylookingoutforstepsandstairs D．countthenumberoflandmarksthatyouseeBAllovertheworld,childreninhospitalarebeingtreatedwithanewkindofmedicine:laughter.Lucyis23andworksforTheodoraChildren’sTrust.Sheisoneofmanyclown（小丑）doctorswhobringasmiletothefacesofsickchildren.“I’maTheodoraclowndoctor.IcallmyselfDrLooloo.Ispendtwodaysaweekinchildren’shospitals,makingfunnyfaces,tellingjokes,anddoingmagictricks.AsIwalkintothewardsIblowbubbles,shakehandswiththekids,andmakeupnonsensesongsforthosechildrenwellenoughtosing.Itakespecialballoonstomake‘balloonanimals’andtellfunnystoriesaboutthem.I’mnaturallyaverycheerfulperson.I’vealwaysbeenaclown.Infactmyfather’saclownandIstartedworkingwithhimwhenIwaseightyearold.IknewitwasjustthejobformeandIbecameaclowndoctorbecauseIthinkit’sagreatwaytocheerupsick,frightenedchildreninhospital.Beingaclowninhospitalisverytiringbothphysicallyandemotionally.Wehavetolearnnottoshowourfeelings,otherwisewe’dbeuseless.Clowndoctorsaresensitivebutthisisnotasidemostpeoplesee.Tothechildrenwe’rehappyallthetime.I’mstilllearningtoallowmyselftofeelsadoccasionally.Therearespecialkidsyougetreallycloseto.AtthemomentI’mworkingwithaverysicklittlegirlfromBosniawhospeaksnoEnglish,soouronlymonlanguageislaughter.AtweekendsIparticipateineventstoraisemoneyforTheodoraChildren’sTrust.It’sacharity,sowearepaidwiththemoneypeoplegive.Beingaclowndoctormakestheworriesofeverydaylifeseemsmall.Allinall,Ifeelhonoredtodothisjob.60．Lucyworksasaclowndoctorbecause. A．herfatherisaclown B．shehasbeenaclownsinceshewaseight C．workinginhospitalbringsherextramoney D．laughterisagreathelptosickchildren61．Whatdoclowndoctorsusuallydoinhospital? A．TeachkidshowtospeakEnglish. B．Developkids’senseofhumour. C．Joininactivitiestoraisemoney. D．Cheerkidsupwithfunnystories.62．Lucythinksthatbeingaclowndoctoris. A．anhonorableandmeaningfulpractice B．aninterestingjobtomakealiving C．agoodwayofgettingridofherworries D．anexperienceofgreatfunCAtpresent,Specializationhasbeeanincreasingimportantfactorinagreatmanycareers.Youfindthesecareersinengineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthereisanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoareabletotakeinagreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhapsdonotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandforpeoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheforestratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgments.Wecancallthesepeople“generalists”.Andthese“generalists”areparticularlyneededforpositionsinadministration,whereitistheirjobtoseethatotherpeopledothework,wheretheyhavetoplanforotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople’swork,tobeginitandjudgeit.Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa“trained”man;andhiseducationalbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional(專業(yè)化的).Thegeneralistsandespeciallytheadministratordealwithpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,withplanning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan“educated”man;andthehumanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarelyisagoodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinaparticularfield.Anyorganizationneedsbothkindsofpeople,thoughdifferentorganizationsneedthemindifferentproportions(比率).Itisyourtasktofindout,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andtoplanyourcareeraccordingly.Yourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyoubutthisispureaccident.Certainlyyoushouldnotchangejobsconstantlyorpeoplewillbeedoubtfulaboutyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametime,youmustnotlookuponthefirstjobasthefinaljob;itisprimarilyatrainingjob,anopportunitytounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.63.Nowadays,thereisanincreasingdemandfor_______.A.peoplewhoseeducationalbackgroundiseithertechnicalorprofessionalB.peoplewhosejobistoorganizeotherpeople’sworkC.all-roundpeopleintheirownfieldsD.specialistswhosechiefconcernistoprovideadministrativeguidancetoothers64.Theadministratoris________.A.a“trained”manwhoismoreaspecialistthanageneralistB.amanwhoseesthetreesaswellastheforestC.amanwhoisan“educated”specialistD.amanwhoisverystronginthehumanities65.Duringyourtrainingperiod,itisimportant________.A.totrytobeageneralistB.tochooseaprofitablejobC.tofindanorganizationwhichfitsyouD.todecidewhetheryouarefittobeaspecialistorageneralist66.Aman’sfirstjob________.A.isnevertherightjobforhim.B.shouldnotberegardedashisfinaljobC.isprimarilyanopportunitytofithimselfforhisfinaljobD.shouldnotbechangedforfearofothers’suspicionDTheylikeusingtheInternet.Theyhavelotsofpocketmoneytospend.Andtheyspendahigherproportion(比率)ofitonlinethantherestofus.Teenagersarejustthesortofpeopleanonlinesellerisinterestedin,andthethingstheywanttobuy－games,CDsandclothing－areeasilysoldontheWeb.Butpayingonlineisatrickybusinessforconsumerswhoaretooyoungtoowncreditcards.Mosthavetouseaparent’scard.Theywantafacility(設備)thatallowsthemtospendmoney.Thatmayesoonerthantheythink:newwaystotakepocketmoneyintocyber(網絡的)spaceareingoutrapidlyonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Ifsuccessful,theseproductscanencourageonlinesales.Ingeneral,teenagersspendhugeamounts:$153bn(billion)intheUSlastyearand￡20bnannuallyintheUK.MostteenagershaveaccesstotheInternetathomeoratschool－88percentintheUS,69percentintheUK.AccordingtotheJupiterResearch,oneineightofthosewithInternetaccesshasboughtsomethingonline－mainlyCDsandbooks.Inmostcases,parentspayforthesepurchaseswithcreditcards,anarrangementthatisoftenunsatisfactoryforthemandtheirchildren.Pressingparentstospendonlineislessproductivethanpressingonthehighstreet.Theyaremorelikelytoask“Why?”ifyouasktospendsomemoneyonline.Onewaytohelpteenagerschangenotesandcoinsintocybercash（電子貨幣/虛擬貨幣）isthroughprepaidcardssuchasInternetCashintheUSandSmartcardsintheUK.Similartothoseforpay-as-you-gomobiletelephones,theyaresoldinamountssuchas￡20or$50withaconcealed14-digitnumberthatcanbeusedtoloadthecashintoanonlineaccount.67. Whatdoestheword“They”inparagraph1referto? A.Sellers B.Buyers C.Parents D.Teenagers 68. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE? A.Teenagerspayforgoodsonlinewiththeirowncreditcards. B.MorethanhalfoftheteenagersintheUSandtheUKhaveInternetaccess. C.MostteenagersintheUSandtheUKhaveboughtsomethingonline. D.Teenagersfounditeasiertopersuadeparentstobuyonlinethaninashop.69. Anewwaytohelpteenagersshoponlineistouse________. A.prepaidcards B.specialcoinsandnotes C.anewmachine D.pay-as-you-gomobilephones70. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout? A.Onlineshoppingtraps. B.InternetusersintheUSandtheUK. C.Newcreditcardsforparents. D.Thearrivalofcyberpocketmoney.ETwenty-firstcenturymankindhasmappedoceansandmountains,visitedthemoon,andsurveyedtheplanets.Butforalltheprogress,peoplestilldon’tknowoneanotherverywell.ThatbringsaboutTheodoreZeldin’s“feastofconversation”---eventswhereindividualspairwithpersonstheydon’tknowforthreehoursofguidedtalkdesignedtogetthepast“Whereareyoufrom?”Mr.Zeldin,anOxfordThe“feast”inLondonlooksnotatpoliticsorevents,butathowpeoplehavefeltaboutwork,relationsamongthesexes,hopesandfears,enemiesandauthority,theshapeoftheirlives.The“menuofconversation”includestopicslike“Howhaveyourpriorities(優(yōu)先考慮的事)changedovertheyears?”O(jiān)r,“Whathaveyourebelledagainstthepast?”Asparticipantsgathered,Zeldinopenedwithaspeech:thatdespiteinstantmunicationsinaglobalizedage,issuesofhumanheartremain.Manypeoplearelonely,orinroutinesthatdiscourageknowingthedepthofoneanother.“Wearetrappedinshallowconversationsandthewholepointnowistothink,whichissometimespainful,”hesays.“Butthinkinginteractioniswhatseparatesusfromotherspecies,exceptmaybedogs…whodohavegenerationsofhumaninteractions.”Themainrulesofthe“feast”:Don’tpairwithsomeoneyouknoworaskquestionsyouwouldnotanswer.Theonlyawkwardmomentcamewhenthemulti-racialcrowdofyoungadultstoseniors,insunhats,tiesanddresses,lookedtoseewhomtheywouldbe‘intimate’withforhours.But15minuteslater,everyonewasseatedandtalking,continuingfullforceuntilorganizersinterruptedthem180minuteslater.“It’sencouragingtoseetheworldisnotjustaplaceofoppressionanddistancefromeachother,”Zeldinsummedup.“Whatwedidisnotordinary,butitcan’tbemadderthantheworldalreadyis.”Somesaidtheyfelt“l(fā)iberated”totalkonsensitivetopics.Thirty-somethingPeter,fromEastLondon,saidthat“itmighttakeweeksormonthstogettothelevelofinteractionwesuddenlyopenedup.”71. Whatcanthe“conversations”bebestdescribedas? A.Sensitiveandmad B.Deepandone-on-one C.Instantandinspiring D.Ordinaryandencouraging74. Ina“feastofconversations”,participants________. A.haveaguidedtalkforasetofperiodoftime B.pairfreelywithanyonetheylike C.askquestionstheythemselveswouldnotanswer D.wearclothesreflectingmulti-racialfeatures.73.According

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moment.74. Inparagraph6,“theywouldbe‘intimate’”isclosestinmeaningto“________”. A.theywouldhavephysicalcontact B.theywouldbeclosefriends C.theywouldhavein-depthtalk D.theywouldexchangebasicinformation75. Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatwhatZeldindoesis________. A.anattempttopromotethinkinginteraction B.oneofthemaddestactivitieseverconducted C.atrytoliberatepeoplefromold-fashionedideas D.anefforttogivepeopleachanceoftalkingfreely第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)任務型讀寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，根據所讀內容在表格中的空白處填入恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。Inmanycountriesthestandardoflivingenjoyedbytheirpeoplehasbeenincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.Sadly,noteveryoneinthesecountriesissofortunateandmanypeopleinrichcountriesarehomeless.Thereasonsforhomelessnessarevarious,butpovertyisundoubtedlyoneofthemai