1、马鞍山二中2015届高三第一学期期中考试英 语 试 题（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 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. What is the weather like? A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny.2. Who will go to C
2、hina next month? A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In an offi
3、ce. C. At home.第二节 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至8题。6. Why did the woman go to New York? A. To spend some time with the baby. B. To look after her sister. C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby
4、when the woman left New York? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby? A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the speakers talking about? A. A way to improve air quality. B. A problem with traffic mil
5、es. C. A suggestion for city planning.10. What does the man suggest? A. Limiting the use of cars. B. Encouraging people to walk. C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mans idea? A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. How
6、 long will the man probably stay in New Zealand? A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man? A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas. B. Book his flight as soon as possible. C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand
7、at Christmas time? A. They require early booking. B. They can be twice as expensive. C. They are on special offer.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why did Jane call Mike? A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom. C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour? A. At Mikes place. B. At
8、the airport. C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation? A. Jane has just learned to drive. B. Janes car is in bad condition. C. Mike will go to the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before? A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the l
9、esson. C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions? A. To check the students understanding of the story. B. To draw the students attention to reading skills. C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes? A. Ask more
10、 questions. B. Discussion in groups. C. Give their answers.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. The children didnt come to the book club any longer, for _ reason or other.A. either B. all C. some D. both22. It was not until 1920 _ American w
11、omen had the chance to vote in national elections.A. when B. where C. that D. which23. As an instructor, you are expected to make the students feel the problems easier _. A. solvedB. solveC. to solveD. solving24. The West Edmonton Mall in Canada, _ of eight kilometers passages, is like an undergroun
12、d city.A. consists B. consisting C. consisted D. to consist25. _ with modern conveniences, the new residential section is very popular with young couples. A. equipped B. to equip C. equipping D. having equipped26. Australian rule football, different from what we call football, is a rough sport _ the
13、 players hold the ball and run with it, like in rugby.A. whose B. where C. what D. which27. Scientists say it may be six years _ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients A. after B. since C. before D. when28. Being a good listener is a kind of quality, which is _ it takes to keep frien
14、dship.A. how B. whatC. which D. where29. My mother was a bit nervous before boarding because she _ before.A. has never flown B. had never flown C. never flew D. would never fly30. Prices are going up quickly. Our incomes rarely_ the living costs.A. cover B. associate C. reward D. calculate31. We tea
15、chers are supposed to _ the kids to as much art and culture as possible.A. expose B. attach C. offer D. owe32. Dont _ such an important opportunity, otherwise, youll be sorry for a lifetime.A. overcome B. overlook C. resemble D. commit33. Never in her life _ such a sincere and trustworthy person as
16、her mother-in-law.A. did she meet B. she met C. has she meet D. she has meet34. _, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece. A. Absolutely B. Originally C. Sincerely D. Formally35. -Im so sorry that I made your mobile phone stop working.-_. I can repair it.A. No big deal B.
17、 Of course not C. That is right D. Dont mention it 第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后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。My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first 36 job, when I was six years old, was 37 diners shoes.
18、My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 38 to do it right, telling me to offer to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasnt 39 .Working in the restaurant was a 40 of great pride because I was also working for the 41 of the whole family. But my father made it clear that I had to 42 ce
19、rtain standards to be part of the team. I had to be punctual, hard-working and 43 to the customers.I was 44 paid for my work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of 45 Dad I thought he should give me $10 a week. He said, “OK, then how about you 46 me for the three meals a day you eat
20、here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?” He 47 I owed him about $40 a week.I remember 48 home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years. I had just been 49 to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents restaurant. The 50 thing Dad said was,
21、“How about you cleaning up tonight?” I cannot 51 it! Im an officer in the US Army! But it didnt matter. As far as Dad was 52 , I was just another member of the team. I 53 the mop(拖把). Working for Dad had taught me that being loyal 54 a team comes first. It doesnt matter 55 that team is involved in a
22、 family restaurant or the UN Peacekeeping Force.36. A. vacantB. realC. naturalD. ambiguous37. A. cleaningB. shiningC. clearingD. sweeping38. A. howB. whatC. whenD. where39. A. disappointedB. puzzledC. contentD. elegant40. A. sourceB. defenseC. robberyD. resource41. A. badB. rightC. benefitD. wrong42
23、. A. put up withB. come up withC. come up toD. hold on to43. A. tiresomeB. politeC. warmD. urgent44. A. neverB. everC. alwaysD. seldom45. A. askingB. persuadingC. tellingD. contradicting46. A. payingB. spendingC. costingD. taking47. A. expanded B. wonderedC. figuredD. scanned48. A. goingB. comingC.
24、returningD. leaving49. A. raisedB. improvedC. accumulatedD. promoted50. A. rightB. justC. firstD. only51. A. getB. makeC. believeD. catch52. A. appointedB. consideredC. concernedD. hoped53. A. hoped forB. reached forC. laid outD. showed off54. A. withB. inC. toD. of55. A. whetherB. on condition that
25、C. untilD. as long as 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。 AYou either have it, or you dont - a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?
26、Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont us
27、e it, we lose it.“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around.” says Jim Martland. Research Director of the project, “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills”Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people shoul
28、d be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions.If you are using a map ,turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.If you leave your bike in a strange place ,put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you g
29、o away from your bike .When you return, go back along the same route.Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower bl
30、ocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.Now you need never get lost again!56Scientists believe that _.Asome babies are born with a sense of directionBpeople learn a sense of direction as they grow olderCeverybody posses a sense of direction from birthDpeople never lose their sense of
31、direction 57What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage according to Jim Martland?AThey never have a sense of direction without maps.BThey should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction.CThey can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in
32、 a car.DThey have a sense of direction and can find their way around.58If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should _.Aremember something easily recognizable on the routeBdraw a map of the route to help remember where it is Cavoid taking the same route when you come back in it Dtie it to a
33、tree so as to prevent it from being stolen59According to the passage the best way to find your way around is to _.Aask policemen for directionsBuse walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself Cremember your route by looking out for steps and stairs Dcount the number of landmarks that you see BAll
34、over the world, children in hospital are being treated with a new kind of medicine: laughter. Lucy is 23 and works for Theodora Childrens Trust. She is one of many clown（小丑）doctors who bring a smile to the faces of sick children.“Im a Theodora clown doctor. I call myself Dr Looloo. I spend two days
35、a week in childrens hospitals, making funny faces, telling jokes, and doing magic tricks. As I walk into the wards I blow bubbles, shake hands with the kids, and make up nonsense songs for those children well enough to sing. I take special balloons to make balloon animals and tell funny stories abou
36、t them.Im naturally a very cheerful person. Ive always been a clown. In fact my fathers a clown and I started working with him when I was eight year old. I knew it was just the job for me and I became a clown doctor because I think its a great way to cheer up sick, frightened children in hospital. B
37、eing a clown in hospital is very tiring both physically and emotionally. We have to learn not to show our feelings, otherwise wed be useless. Clown doctors are sensitive but this is not a side most people see. To the children were happy all the time. Im still learning to allow myself to feel sad occ
38、asionally. There are special kids you get really close to. At the moment Im working with a very sick little girl from Bosnia who speaks no English, so our only common language is laughter.At weekends I participate in events to raise money for Theodora Childrens Trust. Its a charity, so we are paid w
39、ith the money people give. Being a clown doctor makes the worries of everyday life seem small. All in all, I feel honored to do this job.60Lucy works as a clown doctor because .Aher father is a clownBshe has been a clown since she was eightCworking in hospital brings her extra moneyDlaughter is a gr
40、eat help to sick children 61What do clown doctors usually do in hospital?ATeach kids how to speak English.BDevelop kids sense of humour.CJoin in activities to raise money.DCheer kids up with funny stories.62Lucy thinks that being a clown doctor is .Aan honorable and meaningful practiceBan interestin
41、g job to make a livingCa good way of getting rid of her worriesDan experience of great funCAt present, Specialization has become an increasing important factor in a great many careers. You find these careers in engineering, in production, in statistical work, and in teaching. But there is an increas
42、ing demand for people who are able to take in a great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too much about any one field. There is, in other words, a demand for people who are capable of seeing the forest rather than the trees, of making general judgments. We can call these people “genera
43、lists”. And these “generalists” are particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to see that other people do the work, where they have to plan for other people, to organize other peoples work, to begin it and judge it.The specialist understands one field; his concern is
44、 with technique and tools. He is a “trained” man; and his educational background is properly technical or professional(专业化的). The generalists and especially the administrator deal with people; his concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction giving. He is an “educated” man; and the
45、humanities are his strongest foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And very rarely is a good generalist also a good specialist in a particular field. Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need them in different proportions(比率
46、). It is your task to find out, during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your career accordingly.Your first job may turn out to be the right job for you but this is pure accident. Certainly you should not change jobs constantly or people will become doubt
47、ful about your ability to hold any job. At the same time, you must not look upon the first job as the final job; it is primarily a training job, an opportunity to understand yourself and your fitness for being an employee.63. Nowadays, there is an increasing demand for _.A. people whose educational
48、background is either technical or professional B. people whose job is to organize other peoples workC. all-round people in their own fieldsD. specialists whose chief concern is to provide administrative guidance to others64. The administrator is _.A. a “trained” man who is more a specialist than a g
49、eneralistB. a man who sees the trees as well as the forestC. a man who is an “educated” specialistD. a man who is very strong in the humanities65. During your training period, it is important _.A. to try to be a generalistB. to choose a profitable jobC. to find an organization which fits youD. to de
50、cide whether you are fit to be a specialist or a generalist66. A mans first job _.A. is never the right job for him.B. should not be regarded as his final jobC. is primarily an opportunity to fit himself for his final jobD. should not be changed for fear of others suspicionDThey like using the Inter
51、net. They have lots of pocket money to spend. And they spend a higher proportion(比率) of it online than the rest of us. Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buygames, CDs and clothingare easily sold on the Web.But paying online is a tric
52、ky business for consumers who are too young to own credit cards. Most have to use a parents card. They want a facility(设备) that allows them to spend money.That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (网络的) space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the Atlantic.
53、If successful, these products can encourage online sales.In general, teenagers spend huge amounts: $153bn (billion) in the US last year and 20bn annually in the UK. Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK. According to the Jupiter Res
54、earch, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something onlinemainly CDs and books.In most cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their children. Pressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressi
55、ng on the high street. They are more likely to ask “Why?” if you ask to spend some money online.One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cybercash（电子货币/虚拟货币） is through prepaid cards such as InternetCash in the US and Smart cards in the UK. Similar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile tele
56、phones, they are sold in amounts such as 20 or $50 with a concealed 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account.67.What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. SellersB. BuyersC. Parents D. Teenagers68.According to the passage, which of the following statements i
57、s TRUE?A. Teenagers pay for goods online with their own credit cards.B. More than half of the teenagers in the US and the UK have Internet access. C. Most teenagers in the US and the UK have bought something online.D. Teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop.69.A ne
58、w way to help teenagers shop online is to use _.A. prepaid cardsB. special coins and notesC. a new machine D. pay-as-you-go mobile phones70.What is the passage mainly about?A. Online shopping traps.B. Internet users in the US and the UK.C. New credit cards for parents.D. The arrival of cyber pocket
59、money.E Twenty-first century mankind has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still dont know one another very well.That brings about Theodore Zeldins “feast of conversation”-events where individuals pair with persons they dont kno
60、w for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”Mr. Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.The “feast” in London looks n
61、ot at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities(优先考虑的事) changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled agains
62、t the past?”As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain. Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another. “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole po
63、int now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says. “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogswho do have generations of human interactions.”The main rules of the “feast”: Dont pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only
64、 awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom they would be intimate with for hours. But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.“Its
65、encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up. “What we did is not ordinary, but it cant be madder than the world already is.” Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said
66、that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”71.What can the “conversations” be best described as?A. Sensitive and madB. Deep and one-on-oneC. Instant and inspiringD. Ordinary and encouraging74.In a “feast of conversations”, participants _.A. have a g
67、uided talk for a set of period of timeB. pair freely with anyone they likeC. ask questions they themselves would not answerD. wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features. 73. AccordingtoZeldin,whatpreventsmanypeoplethoroughlyknowingoneanother? A.Lonelinessorroutines.B.Shallowconversations. C.Unwil
68、lingnesstothink.D.Thefearforawkwardmoment.74.In paragraph 6, “they would be intimate” is closest in meaning to “_”.A. they would have physical contactB. they would be close friendsC. they would have in-depth talkD. they would exchange basic information75.From the passage, we can conclude that what Z
69、eldin does is _.A. an attempt to promote thinking interactionB. one of the maddest activities ever conductedC. a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideasD. an effort to give people a chance of talking freely第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个
70、单词。In many countries the standard of living enjoyed by their people has been increased rapidly in recent years. Sadly, not everyone in these countries is so fortunate and many people in rich countries are homeless.The reasons for homelessness are various, but poverty is undoubtedly one of the main c
71、auses. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rent and so no longer have a roof over their heads. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening, but not always.Some homeless people are mentally ill and have no
72、one to look after them. Some are young people who, for one reason or another, have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home, choosing to go to a city and live on the streets. Sometimes they have taken such action because t
73、hey have been unable to get on with a step-parent.Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many of the general public refuse to give anything to beggars. Often they are moved on by the police, being accused, whether rightly or wrongly, of forceful beg
74、ging. There are many who disrespect homeless people.Some cynics(愤世嫉俗的人) declare that homeless people choose to live the life which they lead. But who would willingly choose to live in a shop doorway, under a bridge or in a cardboard box?Homeless PeoplePresent situation about homeless people.Even wit
75、h peoples living standard 76 , many people are homeless in many countries._77 for being homelessPoverty results from 78 and no help from the government.Some people suffer from 79 problems, nobody looking after themSome 80 people conflict severely with their parents or 81 . 82 towards homeless people
76、Many people refuse to give money to 83 , showing no 84 for them.The author thinks that they are to be 85 .第二节 书面表达（满分25分）上周五下午你在学校阅览室做作业时看到了一些不遵守规则的现象(students were talking loudly, many magazines were put in the wrong places. . ) 。请用英语写一篇短文，简要叙述上周五下午在学校阅览室做作业时看到的不遵守规则的现象，并谈谈你对规矩的认识。 要求：观点明确；段落层次清晰；内
77、容合理连贯；词数：120左右马鞍山二中2015届高三第一学期期中考试英语参考答案听力 1-20 BACAB ACCAA CCBBC ABBAC单选 21-35 CCCBA BCBBA ABCBA完形 36-55 BBACA CCBAC ACCDC CCBCA阅读 56-75 CDAB DDA BDDC DBAD BAACA任务型阅读76. increased/raised 77. Reasons 78. joblessness/unemployment 79. mental 80. young 81. step-parents/step-parent 82. Attitudes/Attitude 83. beggars 84. respect 85.pitied/helped书面表达评分原则： 为了培养学生的创新精神和语言实践能力，促进英语写作教学，要严格按5个档次给分。既要敢于打低分，更要敢于打高分；内容和语言共计25分。在评分时，要以作文的整体谋篇和语言水平（看其是否地道）来评判。应当着重考虑考生自我观点的表达，如恰当、合理；用词及句式地道又高级， 要给高分。要先确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，微调得分。最后，看其词数和卷面整洁程度。如词数太少或书写欠整洁，应酌情再扣1-2分。版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()