1、广西玉林市博白县2015届高三下学期返校调研考试英语试题本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section youll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followe
2、d by 3 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 11. What is the possible relationship between the
3、 speakers?A. Professor and student.B. Waiter and customer.C. Doctor and patient.2. Whats wrong with the woman?A. She has a backache. B. She has a sore throat. C. She has a fever.Conversation 23. What will the woman do this weekend?A. See a movie. B. Return books.C. Buy a machine.4. What can we know
4、about the woman from the conversation?A. She will try to use a machine. B. She will go to the library before 8:00 am.C. She is not interested in movies.Conversation 35. Where does the man want to go?A. To the White House. B. To some museums. C. To the Capital Building.6. What does the man think of t
5、he White House?A. Its the most famous. B. Its historic. C. Its not interesting.Conversation 47. How long does it take to send a package to the USA by air?A. About 10 days.B. Three days.C. Four days.8. Which way does the woman finally choose to send the package?A. By air. B. By express mail. C. By se
6、a.9. How much does the woman pay for the package?A. 325 yuan. B. 352 yuan. C. 253 yuan.Conversation 510. What did the mans neighbors do last night?A. They had a party. B. They had an argument.C. They watched TV.11. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Clean the room. B. Change the bed sheets. C.
7、 Get fresh towels.12. What is the man going to do?A. Close the window. B. See his friends. C. Enjoy some fresh air.Conversation 613. What foreign languages can the woman speak?A. English and Spanish. B. French and Spanish. C. Russian and French.14. What subject is the womans best one?A. French. B. W
8、riting. C. Spanish.15. How is the womans Spanish?A. She cant speak it at all.B. It is as good as her mother tongue.C. Her written Spanish is not very good.SECTION BDirections: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information y
9、ouve heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN .You will hear the short passage TWICE.The Art of ConversationTwo choices in a strange place 16. with someone Hide in the cornerThree basic conversation skillsPick 17. : ask about the persons occupation, interests, education or familyKnow what not to
10、talk about: avoid asking strangers 18. questionsFind what you have 19. : when your partner answers your questions, listen for interests or 20. you sharePart Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and
11、D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.Example:The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.A. coveringB. coveredC. coverD. to coverThe answer is A.21. The main street is lined with small stands and shops _ sell almost anything you can imagine.A. whatB. whereC. wh
12、oD. which 22. Wow, you have a really good voice. I_ you were good at singing. Thank you. A. havent known B. hadnt known C. didnt know D. dont know23. The scientist spent years alone in the forest, _ by eating wild fruit and small animals.A. surviving B. survivedC. to survive D. having survived24. Mo
13、m, dont you think its OK to play once in a while it doesnt affect my studies?A. even if B. unless C. so that D. as long as25. Why not find a new job?Why should I? I _ as much, but I like what Im doing.A. didnt earn B. dont earn C. hadnt earned D. havent earned26. Anyone be in a rough life time, whet
14、her he is “Bai Fumei” or “Gao Fushuai.” A. must B. will C. can D. should 27. We believe the time and hard work _ in completing such an important project are worthwhile.A. involvedB. involving C. to involve D. to be involved 28. When word came _ ZhangBichenbecame thewinnerofthe “Voiceof China2014”,he
15、r fans, greatly excited, stood up cheering for her. A. what B. that C. which D. where29. Look, the paint is starting to come off _ the wall is damp. Well, wed better have the wall repainted some day.A. when B. onceC. if D. where 30. Time to us all is limited. So in the days _, we must work out a pra
16、ctical plan for our study and keep to it strictly.A. followingB. to followC. followedD. being followed31. If Susan_ for tenmoreminutes at the party last night, shemight havemet Johnny Depp, the famous Hollywood star. A. stayed B. would stay C. had stayed D. would have stayed32. Will you go to Marys
17、wedding party tonight? Im afraid not. I _ my brothers.A. will attend B. have attended C. am attending D. will be attending33. Playing a role in the hit show “Daddy, Where Are We Going?”, Kimi, together with the other four kids, _ popular with many teenagers now.A. is B. are C. was D. were34. It is n
18、ot doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do _ makes life happy. A. which B. that C. what D. who35. _yourself with positive people and you will keep focused on what you can do instead of what you cant.A. Surrounding B. Surrounded C. Surround D. Having surroundedSection B (18 mark
19、s)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.My family suffered a lot three years ago when my father died in a car accident. It 36 my mother, two younger brothers and
20、me alone.At that time, I was in a senior high school. As the eldest son, I had no choice but to 37 of school and work in a factory. Life went on without any wonder. I dared not ask for more and just thought about 38 my two brothers. However, it wasnt easy, for I couldnt 39 their tuition (学费) even if
21、 I worked from day to night without rest. I also had to look after my sick mother. I wanted to go back to school, but it seemed to be an impractical idea, since I needed to work to support my family.A thread of 40 appeared during those gloomy (阴暗的)days. It was a rainy dusk when I went outside into t
22、he rain and walked in the street. Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice say, “Why not 41 without an umbrella?” It was a one-legged man, “If you run, you wont get so wet.” His words 42 me deeply. Without my fa
23、thers protection, was I only a slave to fate命运?While walking with him in the rain, I knew that his dream was once 43 by an accident. He was glad that he didnt lose 44 and still “ran” on the road of life. Facing this guy, I had no pity, but admiration.Inspired by his 45 , I went to a city in the sout
24、h and became an insurance representative. After two years “running”, I got somewhere and my family situation became better 46 . I went back to school and eventually succeeded in being admitted to a university.Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the 47 season of y
25、our life, there will be a bright sky ahead of you.36. A. leftB. carriedC. hadD. forced37. A. take out B. drop outC. make outD. jump out38. A. bringing inB. taking awayC. bringing upD. taking over39. A. receive B. realize C. manage D. afford 40. A. chance B. need C. hope D. money41. A. drive B. walk
26、C. travel D. run42. A. shockedB. puzzledC. discouragedD. hurt43. A. burnt B. accepted C. ruined D. discovered44. A. face B. heart C. sight D. control45. A. imagesB. achievementsC. signsD. remarks46. A. simplyB. graduallyC. normallyD. immediately47. A. rainy B. cloudyC. sunny D. windySection C (12 ma
27、rks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.Being able to learn to relax can be very important, especially if you have a stressful life. When you build up too much tension without being able to control or release it, over time, 48
28、can develop some serious health problems.If you want to learn 49 to relax, one simple way is to remind yourself that most of the things that we worry about never even happen. It is good to think ahead to make sure that future problems dont show up, 50 many people spend a lot of time worrying about t
29、hings that are totally out of their control. Learn to relax by only focusing on things you 51 control. Relaxing doesnt always mean sitting back and 52 doing anything. If you have things to do, you can do them in a relaxed manner.You can still relax and do all the things you need to do. Just 53 you h
30、ave demands and responsibilities, it doesnt mean you have to do everything in 54 stressed manner. The key is to simplify your life. Just relax by focusing 55 the moment.Part Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions o
31、r 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.AIn the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on
32、a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she de
33、veloped cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on
34、 him was fantastic and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy. You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8. Our home was a complete zoo-a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did mak
35、e it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certain
36、ly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when your
37、e looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when youre in the middle of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want wont arrive in your life on one day. Its a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.56. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to b
38、e _. A. a writer B. a teacher C. a judge D. a doctor57. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?A. She wanted to study by herself. B. She fell in love and got married.C. She suffered from a serious illness.D. She decided to look after her grandma. 58. What can we learn about the
39、 author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?A. She was busy yet happy with her family life.B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.59. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failur
40、e is the mother of success. B. Little by little, one goes far.C. Every coin has two sides. D. Well begun, half done.60. Which of the following can best describe the author?A. Caring and determined. B. Honest and responsible.C. Ambitious and sensitive. D. Innocent and single-minded.BBig Brothers Big
41、Sisters is based on the simplicity and power of friendship. It is a program which provides friendship and fun by matching vulnerable young people (ages 7-17) with a volunteer adult who can be both a role model and a supportive friend.Volunteer tutors come from all walks of lifemarried, single, with
42、or without children. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are not replacement parents or social workers. They are tutors: someone to trust, to have fun with, to talk and go to when needed.A Big Sister and Little Sister will generally spend between one and four hours together three or four times each month f
43、or at least twelve months. They enjoy simple activities such as a picnic at a park, cooking, playing sport or going to a football match. These activities improve the friendship and help the young person develop positive self-respect, confidence and life direction.Big Brothers Big Sisters organizatio
44、ns exist throughout the world. It is the largest and most well-known provider of tutor services internationally and has been operating for 25 years.Emily and Sarah have been matched since March 2008. Emily is a 10-year-old girl who has experienced some difficulties being accepted by her schoolmates
45、at school. I was pretty sure there was something wrong with me.”Emilys mum came across Big Brothers Big Sisters and thought it would be of benefit to Emily by providing different feedback(反馈)about herself other than just relying on schoolmates to measure her self-worth. ”Sarah wanted to get involved
46、 in a volunteer program. I paid close attention to it and found out how to be a part of it. I thought it would be fun for me to get involved in making time to do something because sometimes its all work and no play. ”Big Brothers Big Sisters has been of great benefit and enjoyment to both Emily and
47、Sarah. They love and look forward to their time together and the partnership has certainly helped Emily be more comfortable in being the wonderful, happy and unique girl she is!61. What is the aim of Big Brothers Big Sisters?A. To offer students public services. B. To provide partnership and fun for
48、 young people.C. To organize sport activities for young people. D. To help students improve their grades62. A volunteer is usually expected to work within a year for at least .A.24 hours B. 72 hours C.48 hours D. 36 hours63. According to Emilys mother, this program may provide Emily with .A. a new w
49、ay to assess herself B. advice from her teachersC. a new way to judge her schoolmates D. more comments from her schoolmates64. Why did Sarah want to get involved in the program?A. She used to be a volunteer. B. She felt a bit bored with her life.C. She needed a part-time job. D. She wanted to get a
50、challenging job.65. According to the passage, vulnerable young people underlined in Paragraph1 are probably those who are .A. popular at school B. rather weak physicallyC. easily hurt emotionally D. confident in themselvesCIn a world with limited land, water and other natural resources, the harm fro
51、m the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable ways. That means growt
52、h with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the healthy while using its supply of natural resources. Today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become thre
53、e times bigger over the next decade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy resolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and
54、 high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown more than 50%. Governments can fully deve
55、lop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge publ
56、ic expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one. The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single plan
57、et. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.66. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that .A. it makes the world warmer B. it consumes natural resourcesC. it brings severe damage to future D. it makes growt
58、h hard to continue67. What can we infer from Paragraph2?A. China lacks wind and solar energy.B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market.C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development.D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.68. To fully develop the low-carbon markets governments c
59、an_.A. cut public expenses B. forbid carbon emissionsC. develop public resources D. encourage energy conservation69. We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to _.A. develop sustainable products B. explore new natural resourcesC. make full use of natural resources D. de
60、al with the major challenge70. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new business model B. To compare two business modelsC. To predict a change of the global markets D. To advocate sustainable developmentPart IV Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following
61、 passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Romanticism (浪漫主义) was a literary, artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. And it reached its peak from 1800 to 184
62、0.Romanticism urged people to look at nature and surroundings from a scientific point of view. It was also a rebellion against scientific rationalization (合理化 ) of nature. It permitted a persons imagination and freedom in art. The concept of romanticism was present in all the major art forms, like l
63、iterature, the visual arts and music.Friedrich Schlegel, a German philosopher, writer and critic, used the term “Romantic” for the first time to name a new school of literature which arose in opposition to “Classicism”. Though the concept of Romanticism was identified much earlier, critics believe t
64、hat Romanticism in English literature dates from the Lyrical Ballads. The romantics were very interested in mystery, ambition and adventure.In the visual arts, the term Romanticism refers to a trend that appeared in the 19th century, which was characterized by opposition to the classical forms and i
65、ts rules. Romanticism in the visual arts focused more on the spiritual and emotional representation of nostalgia（怀旧）. Romantics used objects, like wild trees, moonlight, and so on, to convey their ideas and concepts. In music, Romanticism was characterized by the freedom of forms and an emphasis on
66、the emotions. It was German composers who used romanticism widely and developed this concept. Many famous composers worked in smaller forms of music that had flexible structure; for instance, ballads, solo piano music, and so on.Romanticism influenced the literature and arts of the 18th and 19th cen
67、tury. The popularity of this movement declined gradually with passing time, but it has a significant place in the history of literature and art development. a literary, artistic and intellectual movement originated in Europe and enjoyed a period of great success from 1800 to 1840 demanded people to
68、look at nature and surroundings 73 permitted a persons imagination and freedom in artIn literature arising in opposition to Classicism dating from the Lyrical Ballads having 75 in mystery, ambition and adventureIn the visual arts having a stronger 76 on the spiritual and emotional representation of
69、nostalgia conveying the ideas and concepts by using the common objects like 77 moonlight, and so on 78 having free forms and emphasizing 79 having flexible structure in smaller forms of music had became less and less 80 with time passing by had a significant impact on literature and art in its day 7
70、2 General developmentPerformance in three major 74 The currentsituationTitle: 71 Section B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage .He seems an unlikely hero, especially one that would save a kid from the jaws of a wild
71、 cougar (美洲豹) .Shen Huigang is just now getting recognition for his bravery in fighting off a cougar on Vancouver Island, Canada, during a family outing on Aug .30.Shen, also known as Ian, was then an exchange student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University enjoying the afternoon on a beach near Ucluelet
72、, a small town on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.With him was a friend, Myles Hagar, and Hagars two grandchildren.Silently and suddenly a cougar appeared out of nowhere.By the time the two adults spotted the cat, believed to be young but still weighing 30 to 35 kilograms, it already had the head of 1
73、8-month old Julien in its mouth. Instinctively本能地, the young man gestured as if he were ready for a fight, and tried to scare the beast off with the bag in his hands. On hearing the noise Shen made, the animal dropped the kid and Hagar grabbed his grandson from the cougars jaws. Shen and Hagar gradu
74、ally chased the animal back into the woods.“We also moved slowly to our vehicle, as we waved our fists and bags, pretending we wanted to fight with it,” Shen said. “The vehicle wasnt far away but it felt like it took us a century to travel the short journey.”“Any hesitation, at any moment, even a se
75、cond delay, would have resulted in certain death for Julien. The cougar was just about to break his neck and carry him away to be eaten in the forest.” Hagar said. Julien has since made a full recovery. Parks Canada spokeswoman Arlene Armstrong told the National Post newspaper of Canada in an interv
76、iew in August. “The two men acted properly by maintaining eye contact with the big cat and aggressively scaring it off.”81. Why is Shen Huigang getting recognition on Vancouver Island?(No more than 9 words ) 82. What happened to Julien by the time the two adults saw the young cougar?(No more than 9
77、words ) 83. Why did the cougar give up eating the kid? (No more than 7 words ) 84. How can you act properly when you are fighting with a wild cougar? (No more than 11 words ) Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.假设你是红星中学高三（
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80、18. 50. CCCCCCCCCC19. 51. DDDDDDDDDD20. 52. 53. 54. 55. 第四部分 写作（共三节，满分45分）第一节 填空题答题处 （满分10分）71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 第二节 简答题答题处（满分10分）81 82. 83 84 第三节 写作答题处（满分25分） 英语试卷参考答案 PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION（满分30分） Section A1-5 CBBAB 6-10 CABAC 11-15 CBBAC Section B 16. start a conversation 17.
81、a topic 18. personal19. in common 20. experiences PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (满分45分) Section A：21 25. DCADB 26 30. CABDB 31 35. CDABC Section B：36 40. ABCDC 41 45. DACBD 46 47. BA Section C：48. you 49. how50. but51. can 52. not 53. because54. a55 on PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (满分30分) 56 60.
82、 CDABA 61 65. BDABC 66 70. BCDAD PART FOUR: WRITING (满分45分) Section A： 71. Romanticism72. Definition73. scientifically74. art forms75. interest76. focus 77. wild trees 78. In music 79. the emotions 80. popularSection B: 81. ForBecause of his bravery in fighting off a cougar82. The cougar had his hea
83、d in its mouth. 83. Because it was scaredoff by Ian./Because Ian scared it off.84. By maintaining eye contact with it and aggressively scare it off.Section C: Last Monday, our monitor announced to our class that an English Song Singing Competition would be held in the school auditorium on Friday afternoon. On hearing the news, some classmates signed up for it immediately. I was considering whether to participate when my English teacher approached and told me that it was a good chance to show off my talent. Encouraged by her, I decided to have a try.