江苏省扬州中学教育集团树人学校2015届高三上学期12月英语检测试题 Word版含答案

扬州中学教育集团树人学校高三英语检测试题2014-12-27

第一部分：听力(共两节, 满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分, 满分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. How much will the woman pay if she buys two pounds of tomatoes? A. $2.20. B. $0.80. C. $0.30. 2. How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn't rush hour? A. Twenty minutes. B. Twenty-five minutes. C. Fifty minutes. 3. What does the man mean about Betty? A. She doesn't like going shopping. B. She went shopping yesterday. C. She prefers shopping to studying.

4. What do you know from the conversation? A. The woman had to work overtime. B Henry failed to meet the woman. C. The woman had a traffic accident. 5. What does the woman mean?

A. She doesn't believe the man. B. They are not going to land. C. She isn’t afraid.

第二节（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。 6. Where does Miss Fang come from? A. America. B. Canada. C. Africa. 7. When did Miss Fang arrive in America? A. This Wednesday. B. This Friday. C. Last Friday. 8. What do you think Miss Fang came here for?

A. She'll work in the company. B. She came to see her friend Mr. King C. She came for her holiday. 听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。 9. What does the man want to learn? A. Computer science. B. Skills, such as driving. C. A language. 10. How long does the course last?

A. About 20 days. B. About 35 days. C. About 2 months and 5 days. 11. When can he take the final exam?

A. From September 15 to 17. B. From August 16 to 18. C. From July 12 to 16. 听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。 12. Who answers the phone? A. Tom. B. Susan's husband. C. Susan. 13. When are Tom and his wife going to New Zealand?

A. In two weeks. B. In a couple of months. C. In half a year. 14. Where are they going to meet?

A. At Susan's. B. At Tom's. C. In New Zealand. 听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。 15. What is the woman?

A. A teacher. B. A leader. C. A headmaster. 16. What are those students like? A. Shy. B. Active. C. Hard-working. 17. Why does the woman have to go?

A. Because of the students. B. Because of her parents. C. Because of the headmaster. 听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。 18. Who is the speaker? A. Driver. B. Gardener C. Guide. 19. What special view will the tourists get in the park? A. Houses of all shapes and styles. B. Birds of all colors. C. Schools and teachers and pupils.

20. What do people do there in autumn and winter? A. Take photos. B. Watch birds. C. Enjoy the beauty.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：单项填空(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)

21. Raising _______ retirement age in progressive steps is in _____ line with China’s labor market realities and should be prioritized, an official said Tuesday. A. the ; / B. /; the C. /; / D. the; the[来源:Zxxk.Co 22. Nelson Mandela’s fellow campaigner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, said Mr. Mandela was “not only an amazing gift to humankind, but he also made South Africans and Africans feel good about being _______ we are. He made us walk tall.”

A. what B. where C. when D. who

23. ---I didn’t expect that John would be absent from my last Sunday’s birthday party. --- As far as I know, he ______ to see his parents in the countryside on Sundays. A. goes B. went C. has gone D. had gone

24. That’s why, as a country, we offer temporary unemployment insurance – so that job-seekers don’t fall into poverty, and _________ when they get that job, they bounce back more quickly. A. therefore B. because C. in case D. so that

25. _____ to improving services, we will provide customers with all the information they need.

A. Being committed B. Having committed C. Committed D. Committing

26. Time is pressing; it’s impossible for me to get there in an hour, ________ the possible delays.

A. accounting for B. answering for C. allowing for D. heading for 27. You can stay there for as long as your supplies of food and water can ________.

A. hold up B. hold on C. hold back D. hold out

28. Not giving up when meeting with difficulties is a good quality, ______ you can benefit from.

A. what B. that C. one D. the one

29. ___________the many ways illegal immigrants come into the United States every year, the vehicle crammed with crowds seems to be the method of choice lately. However, tragedies such as deaths on the journey to the destination, are sometimes reported nowadays． A. In B. For C. Of D. On

30. Last year alone, the temporary unemployment unsurance lifted 2.5 million people out of poverty, and ________ the blow for many more.

A. corrected B. cushioned C. compensated D. corresponded

31. Nowadays, many parents are trying to either prevent their children from failure, or protect

them from the knowledge ______ they have failed.

A. when B. where C. what D. that 32. --- _______ the plane have taken off on time?

--- I’m afraid not. So many flights were delayed due to the bitterly cold weather. A. Will B. Should C. Can D. Must

33. The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you ______ optimistic.

A. be B. need to be C. will be D. shall be

34. While talking to you, your could-be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications will pay him to employ you _____ your abilities must be you displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.

A. while B. when C. and D. but

35. --- The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesn’t spend much on technology.

---I am afraid he won’t realize his dream. You know ________.

A. empty vessels make the greatest sound B. you can’t eat your cake and have it C. enough is as good as a feast D. two heads are better than one 第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 How many times have you been discouraged by obstacles and difficulties? Most of the time, we think that there is some sort of outside force that 36 prevents us from being happy． Well, the truth is －that“ 37 force\ 38 ． Yes, your own attitude is 39 may prevent you from achieving fulfillment（成就感）． Although the heart is the lifeline of the body, _ 40 , the brain actually affects your entire being． If you 41 tell yourself that you are not good enough, then eventually, the body does the same． Knowing this, you must

42 condition your consciousness into thinking that you can have a fulfilling life． People around you may sometimes tell you that you cannot do certain things, but who are they to 43 your life journey? If you tell yourself that people often pull you down in an effort to bring you to their （low） level, then you 44 a small victory． Take 45 that the ones who say that you can never be successful are the ones who are 46 in their own lives． Those losers are not supposed to spoil your life． You are only what you 47 yourself to be．

Learning to believe in yourself is overcoming 48 ．Many people are afraid of trying because they are afraid of failing．Remember the 49 _, and then being able to overcome it is a victory in itself． So you create a strong belief in yourself． 50 your limits, ever if that means more 51 , and condition your spirit into realizing that all these 52 help you achieve your true strength as a person．Once you learn this, you will quickly find that you are able to do much more than you even 53 that you could． The single most important 54 to becoming successful in any area of your life comes clown to the way you think． Spend time every day feeding your mind with powerful education, mindset（思维模式）and knowledge and find other successful people to see what they did that you can start to 55 ． 36．A． naturally B． willingly C． unbelievably D． accidentally

37．A． positive B． interesting C． negative D． optimistic 38．A． body B． mind C． heart D． life 39．A． which B． that C． what D． why 40．A． on the other hand B． on the contrary C． as a result D． in a word 41．A． carefully B． rudely C． gently D． unconsciously 42．A． meanwhile B． otherwise C． seldom D． therefore 43．A． continue B． break C． plan D． strike 44．A． decline B． achieve C． expect D． miss 45．A． charge B． control C． part D． note 46．A． unfortunate B． unsuccessful C． unimportant D． unrealistic 47．A． allow B． make C． force D． object 48．A． shame B． mistake C． crisis D． fear 49．A． punishment B． story C． failure D． assessment 50．A． Lower B． Establish C． Challenge D． Follow 51．A． defeats B． admiration C． inspiration D． findings 52．A． victories B． falls C． experience D． doubts 53．A． broadcast B． imagined C． sentenced D． caught 54．A． lesson B． similarity C． shelter D． key 55．A． model B． submit C． share D． interview 第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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People laugh and people cry. But it is thought that emotions such as anger, or joy, typically make

Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears(落泪者) is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behavior, both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive (适得其反).

Humans are the only animals clearly known to shed emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few purposeless physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that increase survival.

Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to ask for assistance form others (as a crying baby might from its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Vo-cal (出声的) cries would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it appears that there must be something special about tears themselves.

Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in easing stress. University of Minnesota researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently separated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of exposure to cut onion would contain no such substance.

Other researchers are looking into the usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human ills and monitoring drugs. At Tulane University’s Teat Analysis Laboratory Dr. Peter Kastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse, to study the causes of \syndrome(综合症) and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to measure exposure to