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英语苏州中学届高三上学期期初考试英语试题
苏州中学2014-2015学年度第一学期期初考试
高三英语
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两卷,满分120分,考试时间110分钟。
第I卷将正确的选项填涂在答题卡的相应位置上,第II卷直接做在答案专页上。
第I卷（选择题，共79分）
一、听力部分（20%）
第一节
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.Whichtransportationdidthemantake?
A.Thebus.B.Thetaxi.C.Thesubway.
2.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?
A.Happy.B.Disappointed.C.Confident.
3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Makecopiesofherapplication.
B.Findapostoffice.
C.Applyforajob.
4.WhatdoesthemanthinkMarkshoulddonow?
A.Enjoyamovie.B.WatchTV.C.Studyforexams.
5.Whatdoesthemandislikeabouttheplace?
A.Theweather.B.Thelargecrowd.C.Thecompetitions.
第二节
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、7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodo?
A.TrytogetintouchwithMrCrowe.
B.GivethepapertoMrCrowe.
C.Rescheduleanappointment.
7.Whatwillthemando?
A.Cancelthemeeting.
B.Signthepaperhimself.
C.ExplainthesituationtoMrBrown.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.WhichplacewillthespeakersvisitonThursday?
A.TheLouvreMuseum.B.NotreDameCathedral.C.TheEiffelTower.
9.WhatdoweknowaboutLesInvalides?
A.Itwasbuilttwohundredyearsago.
B.IthasNapoleon’stombinside.
C.Itwasnamedafteranengineer.
10.WhydoesthemanknowmuchaboutFrenchhistory?
A.HeisfromParis.B.HehaslearntFrenchbefore.C.HeisaFrenchprofessor.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?
A.Toseekhisopiniononherpaper.
B.Togethisguidanceforherclasses.
C.Toaskforinformationofadegree.
12.Whatdoesthemanthinkisspecialaboutthemaster’sclasses?
A.Thestudentshavetohandinapaper.
B.Thestudentsshouldhaveahighlevelofanalysis.
C.Therearefewdiscussionsinthem.
13.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthewoman’spaper?
A.There’reafewmistakesinit.B.Itisbadly-organized.C.Itisperfect.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Abuilding.B.Aflood.C.Ariver.
15.Wherearethespeakersnow?
A.Inthewoman’shouse.B.Inagarden.C.Inaschool.
16.Whatdidthewomandoatfirstwhenthewholethinghappened?
A.Sheleftherhouse.B.Shetriedtostopit.C.Shemovedthefurnitureout.
17.Howdoesthewomanfeelnow?
A.Optimistic.B.Hopeless.C.Angry.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Whatisthespeakermainlydiscussing?
A.Howtogetajoboverseaseasily.
B.Howtopleasetheinterviewers.
C.Howtoimproveinterviews.
19.Whatisthemainproblemfornon-nativeinterviewees?
A.Theyknowlittleabouttheculturalbackground.
B.Theirbodylanguagegiveswrongmessages.
C.TheirEnglishisnotgoodenough.
20.Whatadvicedoesthespeakergivetotheinterviewers?
A.Askclearerquestions.
B.Lowertheirexpectations.
C.Haveinterviewswithpracticaltests.
二、单项选择（15%）
21.________hishighsocialstatus,itisreallyhardforusto________hisjoiningusingoingwesttoteachchildrenthere.
A.Considered,preventfromB.Toconsider,persuade
C.Considering,opposeD.Beingconsidered,objectto
22.Ididenjoythetrainingonaverysmallisland,forit________meplentyoftimeforreflection.
A.allocatedB.acceleratedC.affordedD.affected
23.–Ididn’tattendTom’sweddingyesterday.
--I________,either,ifmyfriendhadn’tremindedus.
A.wouldn’tB.wouldn’thaveC.didn’tD.hadn’t
24.Oneofthosebadlife’sexperiencesforShellyhappenedthreeyearsago,whenherbrotherBrad_____inadrunkdrivingaccident.
A.waskilledB.wasbeingkilledC.wouldbekilledD.hadbeenkilled
25.Is________threehours________thegirl________familyisnotrichtocometoschoolonfoot?
A.it,that,whoseB.it,thatittakes,whose
C.itfor,thatittakes,whoseD.it,when,that
26.________whohadarrestedhimthreetimesfordrug-taking.
A.BeforeGeorgestoodthepolicemanB.BeforeGeorgethepolicemanstood
C.BeforethepolicemanstoodGeorgeD.BeforeGeorgedidthepolicemanstand
27.TheInternetprovidespeoplewiththechancetohavetheinformationtheyneed________tothemquicklyandcheaply.
A.deliveredB.todeliverC.deliveringD.deliver
28.Theylosttheirwayintheforestand____mademattersworsewas___nightbegantofall.
A.what;B.it;thatC.what;thatD.which;what
29.Theyputforwardalotofplansatthemeeting,noneof________carriedoutintheirwork.
A.whichB.whatC.thatD.them
30.Itistheserioussituationintheremotemountainousareasthat________muchhigherspendingonhealthcareandeducation.
A.answersforB.providesforC.callsforD.fallsfor
31.Studentsareadvisedtokeepthelistofbooksnearthedeskforeasy_________.
A.preferenceB.functionC.purposeD.reference
32.–ThanksforinvitingmetoseethefilmBlueJasmine.________mysisterJanecome?
--Ofcourse,sheisalwayswelcome.
A.MustB.ShouldC.WillD.Shall
33.Theteacherhasauniquewayof________herstudents’nervousnesswhentheyspeakEnglish.
A.breakingdownB.goingoverC.givingawayD.takingoff
34.WeiboaswellasWeChat________asamediaplatformforpeopletosharetheirthoughtsinstantlywithoutlimitsofplaceortime.
A.servesB.isservedC.serveD.areserved
35.–Thisisreallyatoughsituation.Doyouthinkthingswillworkoutforthebest?
--I’msuretheywill.________.
A.Everycoinhasasilverlining
B.Youwillbeunderablackcloud
C.Youwillgethotunderthecollar
D.Unpleasantadviceisagoodmedicine
三、完形填空（20%）
Lastspring,Iwasfortunatetobechosentoparticipateinanexchangestudyprogram.Inmyapplicationletter,Iwascarefulto36howmuchIwantedtoseeFrance;evidently,myexcitementreallycamethroughinmywords.OnceI37thatIwasgoing,allIcouldthinkaboutwasthefunofforeigntravelandmakingallsortsofnewand38friends.Whiletravelingwasinspiringandmeetingpeoplewas40,nothingaboutmyterminFrancewaswhatI39.
ThemomentIarrivedinParis,Iwas41byaniceFrenchcouplewhowouldbecomemyhostparents.Myentireexperiencewasjoyousandexciting42Ireceivedsomeshockingnewsfrommyprogramcoordinator（协调人）：
therehadbeenadeathinmyhostparents’extendedfamily.TheyhadtotraveloutsideFranceforseveralweeks.Thatafternoon,Ihadto43outofonefamily’shouseandintoanother.TheexchangecoordinatortoldmeI’dhavea44thistimeandaskedwhetherIcouldshareabedroomwithanEnglishspeaker.Toavoidthetemptationto45mynativelanguage,Iaskednottobe46withanEnglish-speakingroommate.WhenIgottomynewroom,I47myselftomynewroommatePaolo,aBrazilian（巴西人），thesameageasI,whomIwassurprisedtofindplayingoneofmyfavoriteCDs!
Injustafewhours,weknewwe’dbegoodfriendsfortherestofthe48.
IleftFrancewithmany49,sowhenpeopleaskwhatmyfavoritepartofthetripwas,theyarealways50tohearmetalkaboutmyBrazilianfriendPaoloandthescoresofweekdaysinclass,weeknightsonthetown,andweekends51Franceweenjoyedtogether.Ilovehowpeople52____seemsodifferent,butendupbeingso53.ThemostvaluablelessonIgainedfromstudyinginFrancewasn’tjusttorespecttheforeignpeople54torespectallpeople,foryournextbestfriendcouldbejustacontinentaway.Iwouldrecommendanexchangeprogramtoanyonewhowantstoexperienceforeignculturesandgainmeaningful55.
36.A.discussB.expressC.announceD.argue
37.A.approvedB.knewC.warnedD.denied
38.A.stubbornB.anxiousC.universalD.interesting
39.A.boringB.upsettingC.excitingD.promising.
40.A.expectedB.likedC.doubtedD.feared
41.A.sponsoredB.witnessedC.greetedD.supported
42.A.untilB.whenC.sinceD.while
43.A.moveB.travelC.walkD.rush
44.A.housekeeperB.leaderC.roommateD.colleague
45.A.learnB.appreciateC.speakD.master
46.A.combinedB.fittedC.involvedD.placed
47.A.addedB.introducedC.devotedD.adapted
48.A.termB.weekC.monthD.vacation
49.A.presentsB.suitcasesC.storiesD.dreams
50.A.surprisedB.disturbedC.embarrassedD.concerned
51.A.analyzingB.exploringC.describingD.investigating
52.A.needB.shallC.mustD.can
53.A.generousB.independentC.similarD.distant
54.A.andB.butC.orD.so
55A.instructionsB.friendshipsC.factsD.data
三、阅读理解（24%）
A
Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andcircumstancesdon’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligence,andthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.
However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast10,000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,it’llrequireevenmoretime,timethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.
Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.
Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveput
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