江苏省盐城中学2015届高三上学期12月月考试题 英语 Word版含答案

江苏省盐城中学2015届高三上学期12月月考试题 高三年级阶段性检测英语试题（2014-12-6）

命题人：薛梅 胡兵 毛艳萍 审核人：朱俊 赵锦芳 蒋守海

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分10分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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 does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a park. B. In a zoo. C. In a pet store. 2. What does the woman mean?

A. Things here are very cheap. B. Things here are not cheap.

C. She doesn’t know whether things here are cheap or not. 3. Where are the two speakers going to plant the tree? A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage. C. At the end of the garden.

4. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a shop. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. 5. What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The man went to New Zealand during Christmas.

B. The man visited New Zealand during the summer holiday. C. The man’s parents live in New Zealand.

第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Who is the woman speaking to? A. Her husband. B. A policeman. C. A fire-fighter. 7. What’s the woman asking for? A. Advice on safety. B. Money. C. Help. 8. What has happened to the woman’s house? A. It’s been burnt down. B. It’s been broken into. C. It’s been damaged. 请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What does the woman want to know? A. The best way to go to New York. B. The quickest way to go to New York. C. The cheapest way to go to New York.

10. How much does it cost the woman to go to New York by bus? A. $5. B. $15. C. $50. 11. What do we know from the conversation? A. The woman will go to New York by bus.

B. It will take the woman five hours to go to New York by bus. C. The woman won’t go to New York by bus.

请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. When will the ballet performances be on? A. This week. B. Next week. C. Next month. 13. When will the man attend the performance? A. On Sunday evening. B. On Thursday evening. C. On Friday evening. 14. How much does the man pay for the tickets? A. $20. B. $10. C. $40. 请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Good friends. B. Strangers. C. Classmates. 16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation? A. She won a cup in last week’s tennis competition. B. She is a science expert.

C. She works at St Jude’s Training College.

17. How long has the man been in the science department? A. Half a year. B. More than a year. C. Two years. 请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How often do people in the Historical Society meet? A. Every week. B. Every other week. C. Every three weeks. 19. What is the main purpose of the Historical Society? A. To find out what they can learn from history. B. To study the people in history.

C. To learn about what happened in the past.

20. What does the Historical Society plan to do this year? A. Study the history of the town. B. Visit historic houses in the college. C. Visit more historic places.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分40分)

第一节 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

21. When I am about to go ______ a plane to go ______, I often think about this.

A. abroad; broad B. board; broad C. aboard; board D. aboard; abroad

22. It is believed that high achievers are ambitious, hard working, and work toward personal standards of excellence ______ material rewards. A. other than B. or rather C. rather than D. or else

23. In order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you ______ be optimistic and work ______. A. would; heart and soul B. should; with every fibre of your being C. have to; with flying colors D. ought to; with cast-iron nerves

24. Susan _________ back and forth between New York and Washington to look for her new job, and she thought to find a satisfactory job ________.

A. transported; her Achilles’ heel B. shuttled; a Herculean task C. passed; not a Mickey Mouse course D. travelled; a Pandora’s box 25. Looking people in the eye ______ sometimes make them nervous and embarrassed. A. must B. should C. can D. shall

26. Not only have the exchange students’ personal skills strengthened, ______ have the social skills that they’ve gained from living abroad.

A. but also B. so C. but so D. but

27. As the quality of the city’s air continues to give rise to ______, the farmers are forbidden from burning straw after harvesting crops.

A. compromise B. concerns C. competition D. consensus 28. We all know clearly the immediate future, ______, however, it’s hard to tell what lies.

A. through which B. within which C. beyond which D. towards which

29. ______ at the meeting are five Hong Kong government officials and five students ______ a student organization taking part in a 23-day-long Occupy Central movement.

A. Presenting; represented B. Present; represented C. Present; representing D. Presented; represented

30. We went through the report ______ but what disappointed us was that the detailed information we wanted wasn’t proved anywhere. A. thoroughly B. totally C. entirely D. completely

31. I took a picture and later rushed home to make sure I _______ that enormous, life-defining moment. A. have caught B. caught C. had caught D. was catching

32. After that, he knew he could _______ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability. A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across

33. ―President Xi Jinping’s report,‖ a smile on his face, he continued, ―______ to several hot topics, discusses how to increase peasants’ income.‖ A. referring B. refers C. having referred D. referred 34. In his book he ______ on his initial theory, but all the readers didn’t subscribe to his view. A. expanded B. extended C. detailed D. stretched

35. I ______ home to him that he must be here by ten yesterday. He is always punctual, so I don’t think he will be late.

A. dived B. rode C. walked D. drove

36. We need a room ______ 600 people because our students will ______ an exam for scholarship. A. seating; sit B. sitting; sit C. seating; seat D. sitting; seat

37. The company donated books and computers worth more than $10,000 to the children of ______ was evaluated as poor family.

A. who B. what C. that D. which

38. All of Beijing’s highways, including the airport expressways, will give free ______ to small passenger cars during the seven-day National Day holidays.

A. access B. path C. road D. passage

39. ______, the job-seeker remains optimistic and tries hard to achieve his goal whatever it happens. A. As he is faced with fierce pressure B. As fierce pressure that he is faced with C. Fierce as he is faced with pressure D. Faced with fierce pressure as he is

40. ---Students should try to do a little studying every evening throughout the term, rather than study all night during the week before the exam. ---Exactly. ______.

A. It’s as easy as pie B. You shouldn’t color the truth C. Slow and sure wins the race D. The early bird catches the worm 第二节 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, 从短文后所给的四个选项（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。 It was my seventh year teaching first grade.

One mid-March day, the kids were at break 41 classes, in expectation of the coming carnival at noon when something terrible happened, on a child’s level 42 —someone stole the Twinkie out of Abby’s desk.

Irritated, I stopped all morning work, 43 its return. No Twinkie appeared.

Five hours passed, but the class still sat with their heads down, listening to me 44 on the importance of honesty and being responsible for one’s own mistakes.

I was really sweating it out. Was I 45 ? No, my heart told me. All we needed was the 46 . My afternoon aide arrived. A mother of four, she 47 to take the kids one by one into the hall for questioning.

When the time came for 48 to be questioned, it was over within a minute. He came back into the

classroom, tears filling his eyes, hands shaking, hanging onto the doorway 49 he’d collapse if he let go. He took deep breaths, trying not to cry. ―I 50 the Twinkie. I’m sorry,‖ he said in a small voice. Then he covered his face with his hands in 51 .

I was livid（脸色铁青）. We had been lied to for more than five hours, with nothing 52 . Something must be done, so let the ones who 53 throw the first stone. ―Does anyone have anything to say to Peter?‖ I asked.

There was silence for at least a minute. Perhaps the kids were 54 their words…

Then, one little girl 55 her hand. She stood straight and said in a strong voice, ―We forgive you, Peter.‖

The words echoed through our heads. Forgiveness... one of the last things Jesus taught us as he was dying on the 56 . Forgiveness.

Suddenly, all twenty-eight kids raced to Peter and 57 him with hugs and pats on his back, cheers, and laughter. It was like the prodigal son had returned home.

I learned that day how forgiveness 58 . How good it feels to say, ―I forgive you,‖ and how 59 it is to hear that you are forgiven.

And the Twinkie? Abby never did eat it. She gave it back to Peter with a 60 hug and smile. 41. A. during B. before C. after D. between 42. A. at length B. at all C. at least D. at most 43. A. marking B. demanding C. greeting D. announcing 44. A. lecture B. quarrel C. debate D. act 45. A. overloading B. overcoming C. overlooking D. overreacting 46. A. evidence B. truth C. faith D. trust 47. A. volunteered B. attempted C. failed D. pretended 48. A. Abby B. me C. Peter D. herself 49. A. as long as B. in that C. even though D. as if 50 A. fetched B. took C. brought D. got 51. A. disguise B. shame C. sympathy D. place 52. A. left B. undone C. accomplished D. planned 53. A. suffered B. helped C. won D. promised 54. A. swapping B. switching C. squeezing D. measuring 55. A. waved B. shook C. extended D. raised 56. A. cross B. base C. scene D. air 57. A. greeted B. met C. surrounded D. saluted 58. A. heals B. treats C. cures D. kills 59. A. rewarding B. relieving C. worrying D. frustrating 60. A. broad B. sunny C. quick D. warm 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（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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Most job applicants have a general list before a job interview—updating a résumé, ironing a professional suit, rehearsing an explanation for those two years spent after college. However, if tidying up the Facebook profile isn’t on that list, maybe it should be.

According to a new study conducted by Harris Interactive for Career Builder.com, 45 percent of employers questioned are using social networks to screen people looking for jobs this year---more than double from a year earlier, when a similar survey found that just 22 percent of employers were researching potential hires on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn. The study, which questioned 2,667 managers and human resource workers, found that 35 percent of employers decided not to offer a job to a candidate based on the content uncovered on a social networking site.

The report showed that Facebook was the most popular online destination for employers to do their online