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荆州中学2014级高三年级8月摸底检测

英 语 试 卷

命题人 詹 超 审题人 孙同艳

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

第I卷（选择题 共100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，从每题所给的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. What time is it now?

A. 9:10. B. 9:50. C. 10:00.

2. What does the woman think of the weather?

A. It’s nice. B. It’s warm. C. It’s cold.

3. What will the man do?

A. Leave his office. B. Give a lecture. C. Attend a meeting.

4. What is the woman’s opinion about the course?

A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy.

5. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Turn off the radio. B. Apologize to her. C. Speak louder.

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. How long did Michael stay in China?

A. Five days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.

7. Where did Michael go last year?

A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What food does Sally like?

A. Chicken. B. Eggs. C. Fish.

9. What are the speakers going to do?

A. Order dishes. B. Go shopping. C. Cook dinner.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where are the speakers?

A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. At home.

11. When is the report due?

A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday.

12. What does George suggest Stefanie do with the report?

A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife.

B. Salesman and customer.

C. Homeowner and cleaner.

14. What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?

A. One near a market.

B. One without furniture.

C. One with two bedrooms.

15. How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?

A. $350. B. $400. C. $415.

16. Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?

A. On Lake Street. B. On Market Street. C. On South Street.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What percentage of the world’s tea exports go to Britain?

A. Almost 15%. B. About 30%. C. Over 40%.

18. Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?

A. Tea with milk is healthy.

B. Tea tastes much better with milk.

C. Most British people drink tea that way.

19. Who suggests a price for each tea?

A. Tea tasters. B. Tea exporters. C. Tea companies.

20. What is the speaker talking about?

A. The life of tea tasters.

B. Afternoon tea in Britain.

C. The London Tea Trade Centre.

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。

A

You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap (摆动). It shouldn’t look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

21. What should you consider first while sailing?　 A. Size of sails. B. Wave levels.　 C. Sailors’ strength. D. Wind directions.22. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind? A. Tack the boat. B. Allow the sail to flap. C. Lower the sail. D. Move in a straight line.23. Where can you probably find the text?　 A. In an official report. B. In a tourist guidebook.　 C. In a physics textbook. D. In a popular magazine.

B

Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation for example. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back. But that didn’t mean my husband and my son couldn’t stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.

The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged---okay, ordered them to wait it out at the airport, to “earn” more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?

Now some people may think I’m a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.

I've made a living looking for the best deals and exposing the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC’s Today Show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.

I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn’t hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps longer, and it’s the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.

24. Why did Delta give the author’s family credits?

A. They had early bookings. B. They took a later flight.

C. Their flight had been delayed. D. Their flight had been cancelled.

25. What can we learn about the author?

A. She rarely misses a good deal. B. She seldom makes a compromise.

C. She is very strict with her children. D. She is interested in cheap products.

26. What does the author do?

A. She’s a housewife. B. She’s a writer.

C. She’s a media person. D. She’s a business woman.

27. What does the author want to tell us?

A. How to expose bad tricks. B. How to reserve airline seats.

C. How to make a business deal. D. How to spend money wisely.

C

The desert tortoise is found in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in North America．It is listed as an endangered species under the United States federal Endangered Species Act and is considered“vulnerable”by the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)． Despite the laws that protect them，their numbers are still on the decline．

The desert tortoise in the areas has lived for thousands of years．This animal is able to survive ground temperature over 140℉ and is known to live as long as 60 to 80 years．However，ninety-five percent of the life of a desert tortoise is spent in the ground escaping the heat in a hole or passage in the ground．Holes can be easily destroyed by off-highway vehicles that do not stay on built roads．Disasters also occur when they seek shade under parked cars．

Desert tortoises are also harmed by several diseases such as the upper respiratory tract disease often found in adopted tortoises．Pet owners’ releasing sick tortoises into the wild has resulted in diseases being spread to wild tortoises．

The desert tortoise feeds on a dune (沙丘) primrose during spring．Non-native Sahara mustard (芥菜) seen in the background is a weed that competes with the native plants for water and nutrients．In some areas，mustard grows so densely that it is nearly impossible for desert tortoises to pass through．Vehicles，which do not stay on built roads and do not get washed frequently，contribute to spreading weeds．

Rubbish，such as burst balloon，is a danger to desert tortoises．The balloon can be mistaken for food by desert tortoises and，once consumed，may remain in the stomachs and intestines giving them a false sense of fullness that may cause them to starve．

28．What does the underlined word“vulnerable”in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Easily harmed. B．Very useful.

C． Well protected. D．Hardly noticed.

29．Why does the desert tortoise spend most of its time underground?

A．To save energy for a long life．

B．To escape cross-country vehicles.

C．To shelter themselves from other animals.

D．To protect themselves from the heat．

30．What can we learn about the tortoise?

A．It digests split balloon easily． B．It lives on native plants．

C．It can fill itself up with burst balloon． D．It promotes the growth of mustard．

31．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Protection of the Desert Tortoise

B．A Sharp Decline in Tortoise Number

C．Dangers the Desert Tortoise is Facing

D．A Bad Effect Vehicles Have on Tortoise

D

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and The Three Bears.

One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we wil