河北唐山市届高三英语摸底考试试题.docx

1、河北唐山市届高三英语摸底考试试题河北唐山市20142015学年度高三年级摸底考试英 语 试 题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷注意事项。 1答第1卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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15分，满分75分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个

2、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。例：How much is the shirt? A1915, B915 C918答案是B。1What is the time now? A 20: 00 B 20:10 C20: 202What is the woman complaining about? A The long wait B A mistake in her bill C The broken computer system3How does Jim probably

3、 feel now? A Surprised B Curious C Disappointed4Where are the speakers? A In a zoo B In a bookstore C In a library5What do we know about the woman? A She has decided to go to business school B She was asked to give up science C She will not be a successful manager第二节（共15小题：每小题15分，满分225分） 请听下面5段对话或独白

4、。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。6What are the speakers talking about? AThe weather BOutdoor activities C Plans for this weekend7What are the speakers going to do tomorrow? A Visit Mount Tai BGo fishing C Visi

5、t the History Museum 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8What kind of music does the man like best? ARock music, BJazz C Classical music9Who can play the violin? A Kate BDavid C Hazel 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Whats the relationship between the speakers? A Friends BJournalist and visitorC Official and farmer11Where does the m

6、an live now? AIn a polluted city BOn a lonely island CBy a beautiful mountain12Why does the woman come to the mountain? ATo look for a place to move in BTo see whether the mountain is polluted CTo have a look at the mans small house 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What did the woman do? AA teacher BA reporter C

7、An editor14Why did the woman change her job? AShe didnt get a high salary BShe wanted to work in her husbands company CHer workplace was too far from her new house15What does the man want to put in the newspaper? AA house-seeking advertisement BA house-selling advertisement CA house-renting advertis

8、ement16Where is the man moving? AEngland BAmerica C Finland 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What do people like to watch in big cities? A Ice-skating showsBBicycle races C Soccer games18In which country is it suitable for swimming? A Austria BAustralia C Thailand19How is the weather in Thailand? A It often snow

9、s BIt is very cold, C It seldom rains20What do the Swiss love to do? ASkiing BSurfing, C Hiking第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A My 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty

10、of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety Still, the firefighters first words You need to come up here to the Stillwater River made me catch my breath, and his follow-up words gave me relief: “ Your son is OK” When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck,

11、 ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine I hurried over to him You OK?I asked ”Yeah, was all he said But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didnt get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest T

12、he story was this: A woman was being swept under water Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore In an age in which the word hero is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day, I realize

13、d the real thing in my son The teens are stubborn and self-centred, but that didnt mean they have no desire to do goodStill shocked by my sons daring, I drove him home Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him - but he had precious little to say The only words he said were, ”W

14、hats for supper? I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day Watching from the

15、window,1 was reminded that still water often runs deep21Why did the mother allow her son to swim there? A He was an excellent swimmer BThe water of the river is shallow C He was old enough to swim DThe rocks can be of help if theres danger22The underlined part who tends to play his cards close to hi

16、s vest probably means A Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids B Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks C Anton always has a desire to help others D Anton seldom changes his mind23In the mothers eyes, what her son did was A dangerous but interesting C unexpected and courageous B m

17、eaningful but difficult D awful and absurd24 What might be the best title for the passage?A My Son, My Hero B Anton, A Silent Boy C A Good Deed DA Proud MotherB The Cuban iguana is a species of lizard（蜥蜴） of the iguana family It is the largest of the West Indian rock iguanas, one of the most endange

18、red groups of lizards This species with red eyes and a thick tail is one of the largest lizards in the Caribbean The Cuban iguana is primarily herbivorous; 95% of its diet consists of the leaves, flowers and fruits from as many as 30 plant species, including the seaside rock bush and various grasses

19、 However, Cuban iguanas occasionally consume animal matter, and individuals have been observed eating the dead flesh of birds, fish and crabs, The researchers wrote that quite a few people on Isla Magueyes could have caused this incident The Cuban iguana is distributed throughout the rocky southern

20、coastal areas of mainland Cuba and its surrounding islands with a wild population booming on Isla Magueyes, Puerto Rico It is also found on the Cayman Islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, where a separate subspecies occurs Females guard their nest sites and often nest in sites half destroyed by

21、 Cuban crocodiles To avoid the attack from them, the Cuban iguana often makes its home within or near prickly-pear cacti （仙人掌） In general the species is in decline, more quickly on the mainland than on the outlying islands One of the reasons for their decline is habitat destruction caused by the ove

22、r consuming of farm animals, housing development, and the building of tourist resorts on the beaches where the animals prefer to build their nests Although the wild population is in decline, the numbers of iguanas have been sharply increased as a result of captive-breeding（圈养） and other conservation

23、 programs25The underlined word herbivorous （Paragraph 2） probably means A dangerous B gentle C plant-eating D flesh-eating26Why does the Cuban iguana build its nest near prickly-pear cacti? A To keep itself cool B To get the food easily C To stay away from people D To avoid crocodiles attack27How ma

24、ny reasons are mentioned for the habitat destruction? A Two B Three C, Four D Five28Whats the authors purpose of writing the text? A To give us a brief introduction to the Cuban iguana B To show he is concerned about the Cuban iguana C To explain reasons for the Cuban iguanas decline D To draw peopl

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