控江中学学年度第一学期高三英语期中考试试题.docx

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控江中学学年度第一学期高三英语期中考试试题

控江中学2014学年度第一学期高三英语期中考试试题2014.11

命题：

赵建群校对：

王立黎

时间：

120分钟总分：

150分

第I卷（共103分）

I.ListeningComprehension（30%）

SectionA（10%）

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.8:

00.B.8:

15.C.8:

30.D.8:

45.

2.A.June.B.September.C.August.D.July.

3.A.Atabout10.B.Atabout9:

50.C.Atabout9.D.Atabout6.

4.A.It’shardtofindaplacetohavedinner.

B.Themancouldn’tfindaparkinglot.

C.Thewomanwasupsetbecauseofherlatearrival.

D.Themanrefusedtoapologizeforbeinglate.

5.A.Hewastired.B.Hisappointmentwaschanged.

C.Hehadaflattyre.D.Hisbicyclewasstolen.

6.A.Receptionistandcustomer.B.Guideandtourist.

C.Teacherandstudent.D.Waitressandcustomer.

7.A.Sheshoulddotheproblemsherself.B.Hecouldgoouttogetherwithher.

C.Sheshouldgooutforawhile.D.Hecouldhelpherwiththeproblems.

8.A.Behavebadly.B.Eattoofast.C.Gotoagame.D.Skiphislunch.

9.A.Heisplayingsports.B.He’swatchingsportsgames.

C.Heisdriving.D.Heisfighting.

10.A.Shedidn’tfeelwell.B.Shewentdancingearlier.

C.Shecamedowntogodancing.D.Shegotmadatthewoman.

SectionB（12%）

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.In1400.B.Inthe1400s.C.In1500.D.Inthe1500s.

12.A.Italy.B.France.C.England.D.Germany.

13.A.Balletalwaystellsabeautifulstory.

B.Balletisnotalwaysperformedtomusic.

C.Balletisoneofthemostbelovedformsofdance.

D.Balletismagical,andit’shardtolearn.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Thecities.B.Thecountryside.C.Thetowns.D.Thesuburbs.

15.A.Manyfamouswriterswroteabouttheplacesofthecity.

B.Manypeoplewhomthewriterswroteabouthadoncevisitedthecity.

C.Manyfamouswriterswerebornhere.

D.Itgatheredmanywritersintheworld.

16.A.115years.B.140years.

C.Lessthan115years.D.Morethan150years.

SectionC（8%）

Directions:

InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blank17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation

CharityFair

Organizers:

Somehighschool17.

Purposeofthefair:

To18moneyfortheWenchuanEarthquake.

Location:

Onthe19ofJohnsonHighSchool.

Startingtime:

TwoO’clock.

Whereandwhentomeet:

Tomeetattheschool20attentotwo.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Whatcoursedoesthemanwanttohave?

Aneveningcoursein21.

Howlongwillthecourselast?

22.

Whenwillthemanfinishthecourse?

Before23.

Whatmusthedofirstbeforetakingthecourse?

Hemustfillinan24.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

SectionA（16%）

（A）

Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwith25experiencedwaitressforafewdays,Iwasallowedtowaittablesonmyown.Allwentwellthatfirstweek.WhenSaturdaynightcame,I26（give）thetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.However,Istillfeltitalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays（托盘）.

Therestaurantwasfullofpeople27Icouldrealizethat.Imovedslowly,andmindedeverystep.IrememberhowhappyIwaswhenIsawthetraystandnearthetables;Ithadnicehandles,28（make）iteasiertomovearound.IwaspleasedwitheverythingandbegantobelieveIwasanaturalatthisjob.

Then,anoldmancametomeandsaid,“Excuseme,dear,mywifeandIlovedwatchingyouwork.29seemsthatyourtraystandhasbeenveryusefultoyou,butwearegettingreadytoleavenow,andmywife30notwaittotakeherwalkerback.”

Atfirsthismessagedidnotgetacross.“Whatwashetalkingabout!

”Then,Igotit.I31（set）mytraysonhiswife’sorthopedicwalker（助步器）.Myfacewasonfire.Iwantedtogetintoaholeandhide.

Sincethen,I’velearnedthatsometimesthere’snopoint32（be）toosureofmyself.

（B）

Thereareavarietyoftechniquesusedtobringaboutsuccessinselling.Herearethemostimportantones33areoftenmentionedbysuccessfulsalespeople.

●Findout34yourcustomers’realwantsandneedsare.Listenastheytellyoutheirfavours.

●Knowallaboutyourproductandwhatitcandoforyourcustomers.Productknowledgeisa“must”inpersonalsellingbecauseitcreatesconfidence,buildsenthusiasm,andmakesthesituationmoreprofessional.Layemphasisontheuniqueadvantageofyourproduct35others.

●Takeaconfidentattitudeinsellingyourproduct.Itis36（effective）whenthesalespersonsays,“MayIhelpyou?

”thanwhenheorshesays“Youwouldn’tliketoseeourmodel,37you?

”

●Prepareyourself38（deal）withobjections.Ifthecustomersaysthepriceistoohigh,youmightreply,“Yes,thepricemaybealittlehigherthan39（plan）.However,actually,youwillsavemoney40highqualityofthisproduct.”Don’tdisagreewithyourcustomerinanycasewhenheorshesaysthepriceistoohigh.

●Usepraisewisely.

SectionB（10%）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.identifiedB.interpretationC.detectD.applicationE.regional

F.confusedG.relationH.existI.continuousJ.commercialK.impact

Recently,BritishuniversityresearcherssaidthatacomputerprogrammecanhelpAsianstudentstodealwith__41__Englishaccentswhicharedifficulttounderstand.Thisisgoodnewsforstudentswhoget__42__bydifferentEnglishaccents.

ComputerscientistsatNottinghamUniversitysaidthatsomeAsianstudentsinBritainfinditdifficulttounderstandtherangeofdifferentEnglishaccents.AmongnativeEnglishspeakers,manydifferentaccents__43__.Someaccentsareeasily__44__bycertaincharacteristics.Butmorevariationscanbedifficulttounderstand.

DifficultiescanbeexperiencedintheprocessofdifferentiatingsoundsattheendofspokenEnglishwords,likeropeversusrobe,andatthestart,liketinversusthin.Thiscanmake__45__speechdifficulttofollow,asmisunderstandingasinglewordcanpotentiallychangethewhole__46__ofasentence.ItwouldbeusefultohavesomethingthatwouldmakeiteasierforforeignstudentstounderstanddifferentEnglishaccents.

Theresearchers’SpokenEnglishDiscrimination（SED）trainingprogrammecantrainChinesespeakersinhowto__47__differencesinspeechsoundsindifficultconditions,suchasaccentedspeechorinsituationsinwhichthereareanumberofsoundsinthebackground,auniversityreleasereported.

“OurfindingshaveshownthatSEDtrainingprogrammereallydoeshaveasignificant__48__onenablingAsianstudentstodifferentiatebetweensounds,”researcher,NicolaPitchfordsaid.“Thereisa（n）__49__potentialforSED.Therehasalreadybeeninterestintheprogramme,fromgovernmentorganizations,throughtoamajorChinesemobilephonecompanywhoisinterestedindevelopingitintoaneducationalphone__50__.”

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA（15%）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

TounderstandhowAmericansthinkaboutthings,itisnecessarytounderstand“thepoint”.Americansmentionitoften:

“Let’sgetrighttothepoint”,theywillsay:

“Mypointis…”“What’sthepointofallthis?

”

The“point”isthe51orpieceofinformationthatAmericanssupposeis,orshouldbe,52ofpeople’sthinking,writings,andspokencomments.Speakersandwritersaresupposedto“maketheirpointsclear”,53thattheyaresupposedtosayorwriteclearlytheideaorpieceofinformationtheywishto54.

Peoplefrommanyothercultureshavedifferentideasaboutthe55.Africanstraditionallytellstoriesthatexpressthe56theyhaveinmind,ratherthanstatingout“thepoint”clearly.Japanesetraditionallyspeak57,leavingthelistenerto58whatthepointis.59,whileanAmericanmightsaytoafriend,“Idon’tthinkthatcoatgoesverywellwiththerestofyouroutfit”,aJapanesemightsay,“Maybeanothercoatwouldlookeven60thantheoneyouhaveon.”Americans61apersonwho“getsrighttothepoint”.Japanesearelikelytoconsidersuchapersonlackingthoughtfulnessandsympathyifnot62.

TheChineseandJapaneselanguagesarecharacteriz