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湖南省怀化市中小学课程改革教育质量监测

2015届高三上期中考试英语试题

温馨提示：本试题卷分四个部分，包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达共10页。时量120分钟。满分150分。

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Example:

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.

The answer is B.

Conversation 1

1. What is Mr. Smith?

A. A history teacher. B. A physics teacher. C. A chemistry teacher.

2. What does the man think of the teacher?

A. Experienced. B. Disorganized. C. Boring.

Conversation 2

3. How much should the man pay in total?

A. $150. B. $450. C. $300.

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the man?

A. He books a double room. B. He will arrive on April 9th.

C. He isn’t fond of meat

Conversation 3

5. What does Harris probably want to do with Lucy?

A. Have lunch. B. Watch a movie. C. Go to her office.

6. When will Harris and Lucy meet?

A. At 6:50. B. At 7:10. C. At 10:00.

Conversation 4

7. What is the woman explaining?

A. A book. B. An accident. C. An expression.

8. What’s the woman’s attitude towards “burning bridges”?

A. It should be avoided. B. It is sometimes necessary.

C. It often happens in accidents.

9. What will probably happen to the man?

A. He will make the same mistake in the future. B. He will lose his present job.

C. He will be able to get a reference from his boss.

Conversation 5

10. What does the woman like about the armchair?

A. Its size. B. Its color. C. Its design.

11. What do we know about the speakers’ armchair at home?

A. It is broken. B. It is heavy. C. It is brown.

12. What will the speakers probably do about the armchair?

A. Wait for a sale. B. Buy it right away. C. Ask for a cheaper price.

?Conversation 6

13. Why does the woman feel happy?

A. The man can lend her a computer now. B. The man will study better.

C. The man will use his own computer.

14. Why did the man borrow the woman’s computer last time?

A. He needed it for his paper. B. His computer was broken.

C. He used it for his computer class.

15. What has the man been doing with his new computer?

A. Searching for information. B. Watching DVDs. C. Doing his homework.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

A Fire Announcement

I. The Western Hill Fire

( It is spreading toward Lakewood 16 than expected.

( All residents are required to leave this area 17 .

II. Things to do

( Take as 18 as you can fit in your car.

( Make sure that the entire town of Lakewood empty by 19 today.

( 20 , but get started as soon as possible.



Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. ______developing countries need to do is to stop poverty.

A. How B. That C. Which D. What

22. Recently, there a boom in population movements.

A. is B. was C. has been D. had been

23. Wind power units are placed ______ there is a lot of wind.

A. where B. when C. which D. that

24. One solution to this problem now is sustainable development.

A. discussed B. discussing C. to be discussed D. being discussed

25. – Who is the man standing there?

– If you know, his name is Mike.

A. must B. can C. may D. would

26. This is a simple idea, but that is hard to put into practice.

A. one B. it C. that D. those

27. The people, _______ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.

A. all their homes B. all whose homes C. all of their homes D. all of whose homes

28. It?was?to?you?and?not?to anyone?else? ?I?lent?the?money.

A. whom B. why C. that D. whether?

29. So popular that many people went to see the film adapted from it.

A. was the book B. did the book C. the book was D. had the book

30. There is a saying that ______, “Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.”

A. go B. went C. goes D. is going

31. The pipes have oil or water, which is heated and sent to the storage tank until to

produce electricity.

A. needed B. needing C. to need D. having needed

32. The number of children losing both parents to Aids ______ also expected to rise. A. was B. is C. are D. were

33. Had it not been for my teacher’s help, I the first place in the contest.

A. won’t win B. wouldn’t win C. wouldn’t have won D. mustn’t have won

34. To save two students, a teacher and lost both of her legs last Tuesday.

A. ran over B. was run over C. had run over D. has been run over

35. Bob organized a charity concert money for the victims of hunger in Ethiopia.

A. to raise B. to be raised C. raising D. being raised

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common?intestinal（肠的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very 36 . But the boy 37 suddenly that night.

? Knowing the death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was 38 . To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could 39 , and he turned to alcohol for help. In time Al became a(n) 40 .

? As the alcoholism progressed, AL began to 41 everything he possessed — his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al's death, I thought, "What a totally 42 life! What a complete failure! "

? As time went by, I began to 43 my earlier rough judgment. I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

? I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his 44 . One day, I worked up my 45 to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘love you, son.’”

? Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a 46 to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and 47 his best love.

36. A. angrily B. seriously C. easily D. happily

37. A. recovered B. laughed C. died D. cried

38. A. guilty B. happy C. experienced D. curious

39. A. expect B. see C. hear D. stand

40. A. beggar B. smoker C. worker D. alcoholic

41. A. lose B. donate C. spend D. save

42. A. successful B. limited C. satisfactory D. wasted

43. A. reuse B. revalue C. repeat D. recognize

44. A. mother B. brother C. father D. son

45. A. laughter B. courage C. shyness D. belief

46. A. fool B. winner C. wiser D. angel

47. A. left out B. take away C. left behind D. take out

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

He Rongfeng, a rich businessman, offered a large amount of money to a woman 48 she had helped him 21 years ago. 49 woman, Dai Xinfen, was an owner of a noodle restaurant. She was presented with a check worth 1 million yuan by him. 50 she refused his offer in 2013, he came to her house to thank her again at the end of this September.

In 1993, he was a helpless little beggar 51 she met in a local street. Dai warmheartedly took him home, along with 52 two boys, to take care of them and help 53 find a way to survive. He Rongfeng and Dai lost contact when he moved to another city to seek work. He looked 54 Dai for a long time and finally found her. Dai was moved by his gratitude 55 refused to accept the check.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

I had been looking forward to my sister Patti’s visit for weeks. I had the whole thing planned. It would be one of our usual short-but-sweet get-togethers: a nice meal, some shopping, an outing with our kids.

When Patti arrived, lunch was cooking on the stove. Everything was perfect. Then, a few minutes later, a terrific clap of thunder rattled the window. A storm had sped in out of nowhere. The lights went out — for the next 12hours.

It seemed like a disaster. Our long-awaited plans! My homemade lunch! Seeing the unfinished pork, we had to eat cold food. We didn’t kno