江西省稳派名校学术联盟2014届高三12月调研考试

英语试卷

本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第一卷（选择题 满分115分）

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)

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. Where is the man?

A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a waiting room.

2. What will the woman probably do this coming Sunday?

A. Study for the test. B. Call on her friend. C. Go on a picnic.

3. How many total invitations does the woman have to send?

A. Five. B. Ten. C. Fifteen.

4. What did Oliver do last weekend?

A. He was at a meeting. B. He went to New York. C. He watched a football match.

5. What time does the letter usually come?

A. After 9: 10. B. At nine or ten. C. Before 9: 10.

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. What is the man looking for?

A. A book. B. Some paints. C. A colored pencil.

7. Where has the woman found it?

A. On the desk. B. Under the desk. C. In the desk.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the man doing here?

A. He is an English teacher here.

B. He is waiting for a teacher here.

C. He gives oral examinations here.

9. What was the man’s mistake in the dialogue?

A. He mistook the woman for a student.

B. He shouldn’t say those words.

C. He would be angry after he knew the truth.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How long has Mr. Gibbon been collecting stamps?

A. For 12 years. B. For 28 years. C. For 40 years.

11. Who made Mr. Gibbon become interested in stamp-collecting?

A. His father. B. His teacher. C. His friend.

12. What’s the size of Mr. Gibbon’s collection?

A. About 12,500. B. About 10,000. C. About 15,000.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. From when will the customers have to pay for plastic bags?

A. May 1 st. B. June 1 st. C. July 1 st.

14. Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned?

A. China. B. India. C. Spain.

15. Why did the Chinese government decide to charge plastic bags?

A. They want to reduce rubbish.

B. They want to earn some money from it.

C. Because it caused floods in 1998.

16. In which country could people be sent to prison for 7 years for using plastic bags?

A. Bangladesh. B. Ireland. C. India.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

17. What is the article mainly about?

A. Weather signs. B. Weather forecasts. C. Weather changes.

18. What will happen if people’s joints ache?

A. Rain will come.

B. It will be windy.

C. There will be more insects.

19. What will the weather be like if the birds fly high?

A. Warm. B. Rainy. C. Fine.

20. What kind of weather will come if a rainbow appears in the morning?

A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Clear.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. General Hap Arnold was _________ chief of what was then called _________ Army Air Forces.

A. the; the B. the; 不填 C. 不填; the D. a; the

22. The most important thing in the Olympic Games is _________ to try your best to win _________ to take part.

A. not... but B. neither... nor C. as well...as D. both...and

23. _________ types of dancing you do, one thing is guaranteed: you will become fitter.

A. No matter B. Whether C. Whatever D. Although

24. On November 11, communities hold ceremonies and parades to _________ Veterans Day in America.

A. observe B. support C. perform D. regard

25. He didn’t follow the doctor’s advice of stopping smoking. Instead, he smoked more _________.

A. badly B. slightly C. heavily D. easily

26. He’s lived in this city all his life. He _________ know it like the back of his hand.

A. may B. need C. might D. must

27. —What shall we have for dinner, Mike?

—Pardon? I _________ catch your words. I was listening to the music just now.

A. shan’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. haven’t

28. Aid groups are struggling to reach the hardest-hit areas where food and drinkable water are difficult _________.

A. to be found B. to find C. finding D. to find them

29. The Committee has now grown to over 130 members, all of _________ speak either French or English.

A. them B. whose C. that D. whom

30. Harry Potter is quite popular among people, especially kids. It looks like it is _________ the world.

A. taking up B. taking in C. taking out D. taking over

31. The rich person is _________ a person who lives a hard life every day.

A. similar to B. opposite to

C. familiar with D. different from

32. Some disasters are caused by earthquakes and volcanic activity. _________ natural disasters have resulted from tropical storms and heavy rain.

A. The other B. Another C. Others D. Other

33. Many people believed that family background is important in influencing your _________ of success.

A. wishes B. intelligence C. motivation D. chances

34. She is quiet and doesn’t like being around people, and _________.

A. neither do I B. so am I

C. so it is with me D. neither I am

35. —I’m sorry I’m late because my train was delayed.

—_________.

A. You’re welcome B. What a pity

C. Never mind. Just do your work D. How dare you are

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The days passed and became weeks. Our 36 was much the same as before every day. Don was able to stand and move from his 37 to a regular chair. He could also stand and quite easily 38 the car by holding onto the door frame without me 39 him.

Don wanted to go to the Red Barn for 40 with his friends and asked me to 41 him. I didn’t mind but it meant we had to get up early so that I could help him 42 and dress and then get 43 myself.

When we arrived his friends greeted him and made 44 for his chair at the table. I was happy to sit in the corner of the room and eat my breakfast alone 45 reading the paper. Five or six men sat 46 the large center table and Don knew all of them. Don tried to make a(n) 47 with them but they gave short replies and fell silent. They wolfed their food and within a few minutes they had to 48 to work, leaving him sitting alone.

We were surprised but 49 we just needed to get there earlier. The following days everything was the same. The men were laughing and talking but when I 50 Don up to the table, the conversation stopped with a(n) 51 “Hi Don.” His feelings were hurt and that was the last time he wanted to go out.

Many times I 52 him to walk out of his world to get in touch with others, which might help him understand that he wasn’t cut off the outside. 53 , Don began to change. The first change was that he 54 wanted to watch violent movies, which made him 55 . He wanted to go for walks and have a talk with the neighbours. I was happy to see his changes.

36. A. routine B. paper C. decision D. time

37. A. office B. table C. wheelchair D. room

38. A. hold to B. get into C. turn to D. run into

39. A. informing B. lifting C. leading D. showing

40. A. lunch B. dinner C. supper D. breakfast

41. A. remind B. join C. take D. consider

42. A. wake B. shave C. walk D. feed

43. A. determined B. willing C. ready D. happy

44. A. room B. progress C. face D. use

45. A. until B. while C. unless D. though

46. A. beyond B. behind C. beside D. around

47. A. conversation B. contribution C. appointment D. difference

48. A. cut off B. hurry off C. turn off D. give off

49. A. complained B. argued C. thought D. advised

50. A. laid B. placed C. carried D. pushed

51. A. uncomfortable B. warm

C. polite D. patient

52. A. forced B. encouraged C. challenged D. forbade

53. A. Suddenly B. Gradually C. Occasionally D. Regularly

54. A. more than B. rather than C. no longer D. no more

55. A. excited B. cheerful C. shy D. sad

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Harris’ plastic change cup was usually filled with pennies, coins and quarters. But on Feb. 8, the homeless man discovered a 1-carat diamond ring in his cup, about an hour after a young woman left in the change from her wallet.

Curious about the ring’s value, Harris took it to a jewelry store and was offered $ 4,000 cash in exchange for the jewel. But instead of selling it, the 55-year-old man returned to his usual spot the next day and waited to see if the young woman would come back for it. She did—and Harris didn’t hesitate to return it.

The engagement ring’s owner, Sarah Darling, never imagined that she would get back her expensive diamond. She recalled removing all of her rings and putting them in her coin purse because they were uncomfortable, but was struck with panic and sadness when she realized where she might have dropped it.

After Harris returned the valuable diamond, she and her fiance were so grateful that they went out of their way to try to help the homeless man build a life. She and her fiance, Bill Krejci, started an online fund for Harris, hoping to raise the money that the ring is worth. But Harris will end up with much more than he ever expected: in just over a month, more than 8,000 people have donated to the campaign, raising more than $ 188,000.

And financial security is not the only way the homeless man benefited from his good deed. As a result of the media report, his long-lost s