1、2015年秋季学期钦州港经济技术开发区中学高三调研摸底考试英语试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试卷上答题无效。 第一卷第一部分：听力(分两节，共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有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，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 does the woman suggest
2、doing?ARepairing the telephone.BSurfing the Internet.CCooking at home.2.What did the man do?AHe bought a computer.BHe set up a company.CHe hunted for a new job.3.What are the speakers talking about?AA fire.BA flood.CAn earthquake.4.How many people will be expected to the party?A15.B135.C150.5.Why do
3、es the woman mention her dinner guests?ATo ask the man to join them.BTo suggest politely the man leave.CTo invite the man to have another drink.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。听完每段对话或独白前，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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.How much wi
4、ll the man pay for the CD player?A$30.B$70.C$100.7.What is the man concerned about?AReturn policy.BAfter-sale repairing.CExchange of of goods.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.What kind of room does the man take?AA shared room with another student.BA single room with his own bathroom.CHis own room with a shared
5、 bathroom.9.What is excluded in the conference fee?AMeals.BTea.CCoffee.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Where does the man probably work?AIn a hotel.BIn a church.CIn a film company.11.How did the man help the film star?AHe woke him up.BHe lent him his pants.CHe sent him back to the room.12.What does the man
6、s wife think of him?AHe is of great help at home.BHe is of no help with the housework.CHe is busy with his work all the time.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Who is Anna?AThe mans sister.BThe mans mother.CThe mans grandmother.14.How long will the man stay?AThree days.BFour days.CFive days.15.What surprised
7、the woman?AThe man only eats vegetables now.BThe man still has schoolwork to do.CThe man is staying for such a short time.16.What can we learn from the conversation?AAnna is a vegetarian.BAnna loves to eat turkey.CThe man is disappointed with Anna.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.What is the passage mainly
8、about?AThe plan for the day.BThe courses of the school.CAn introduction to the teachers.18.What are the listeners going to do at 10:40?ADo a test.BTake a rest.CGet their books.19.Who will introduce the Learning Center?ACarol.BSteve.CAnna.20.When are the listeners expected to talk with Helen?ADuring
9、the lunchtime.BIn the conversation class.CAfter a talk about London. 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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AIt is said that English has become the language of international trade and transport. Most pilots in planes traveling from one country to a
10、nother use it to talk with airports. All ships sailing on the oceans call for help by radio in it. It has been said that 60 percent of the worlds radio broadcasts and 70 percent of the worlds mail use English. At international sports meets, at meetings of scientists from different countries and at t
11、alks of writers and artists from the corners of the earth, English is the language most commonly used.English has in fact become the language of international cooperation in science and technology. The most advanced results in space, nuclear and computer research are published in it. A scientist who
12、 speaks and writes English is in closer touch with the scientists in other countries than one who doesnt.21. Why do people say English has become the language of international trade and transport? A. Most pilots use it while flying. B. Ships on the sea call for help in it. C. It is widely used at wo
13、rld sports meets. D. All the above.22. It can be inferred(推理、推断) that _. A. it is not necessary for us to learn Chinese B. English is a must if you want to know the newest development in space, nuclear and computer research C. Chinese is also used at international sports meets D. most plane-flyers u
14、se English because it is easy to learn 23. If you are attending an international conference on technology research, you will probably hear most attenders speaking _.A. a special international language B. Chinese C. English D. a European language B Do you sometimes argue about what seems to you to be
15、 a simple fact? Do you argue whether its cold outdoors or whether the car in front of you is going faster than the speed limit? If you get into such arguments, try to think about the story about the six blind men and the elephant. The first blind man who felt the elephants trunk said it was like a s
16、nake. The second who felt the elephants side said it was like a wall, while the third said it was like a spear as he touched the animals tusk(长牙). The fourth, who had hold of the elephants tail insisted that it was like a rope. The fifth man said it looked like a tree as he put his arm around one of
17、 the elephants legs.The sixth, who was tall and got hold of the elephants ears, said it was like a huge fan. Each mans idea of the animal came from his own experience. So if someone disagrees with you about a “simple fact”, its often because his experience in the matter is different from yours. To s
18、ee how hard it is for even one person to make up his mind about a “simple fact”, try this simple experiment. Get three large bowls. Put ice water in one. Put hot water in the second. Put lukewarm（不冷不热的） water in the third. Now put your left hand in the ice water. Put your right hand in the hot water
19、. After thirty seconds, put both hands in the lukewarm water. Your right hand will tell you the water is cold. Your left hand will tell you its hot !24. What makes people think about simple facts differently ? A. The fact that simple facts differ from one another B.The fact that people have differen
20、t experience in the same simple fact C. The fact that people often disagree with one another D. The fact that its hard to make up ones mind about simple facts25. The writers advice is _. A. We should never think about simple facts B. We should never judge something with a one-sided view C. We should
21、 not agree about simple facts D. We must learn from the six blind men26. What do you think of the six blind man? A. They are the examples of those who look on things only from one side. B. They are skilled at exploring different things. C. They are all experts in studying elephant. D. They are the e
22、xamples of those who always refuse to trust friends.27. After reading the last paragraph, we may think of _. A. Newtons law B. Galileos theory of falling objects C. Einsteins theory of relativity D. Marxs Theory On Capital (资本) C Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catski
23、ll Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, bu
24、t sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory. At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village. In that village, and in one of the h
25、ouses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle. Rips great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence, for he could
26、sit all day on a wet rock and fish without saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The w
27、omen of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybodys business but his own. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect satisfaction; but his wife was always mad a
28、t him for his idleness (懒散). Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house - the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.28. Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains? A. They are on the west
29、 of the Hudson River. B. They are very high and beautiful in this area. C. They can be seen from the Appalachian family. D. They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.29. The hero of the story is probably_.A. hard-working and likes all kinds of workB. idle and hates all kinds of jobsC. simple,
30、idle but very dutifulD. gentle, helpful but a little idle30. The underlined words henpecked husband in the last paragraph probably means a man who . A. likes hunting B. is afraid of hens C. loves his wife D. is afraid of his wife31. What would be the best title for the text? A. Catskill Mountains. B
31、. A Mountain Village. C. Rip Van Winkle. D. A Dutiful Husband. D Looking for some inspiration or the “write” kind of ideas for your creative stories? To start with, some writers describe winter by using their five senses or their imagination. Others write on their favorite winter activity. Whatever
32、you choose to write about, working on a winter story can always help to improve your writing skills. Now read the following story and see if it helps get rid of any icy writing block you ve been struggling with. A Winter Adventure Beep, beep. Beep-beep: the alarm clock rang. Slowly, I got out of war
33、m bed down onto the wooden floor which the winter had thrown its cold upon. The bitter cold temperature penetrated （穿透）my socks and I hurried to put my feet in shoes. Looking out of the window, I watched the white snow, soft and thick, drop onto rooftops and trees. Half an hour later, finishing the
34、last of my hot chocolate, I prepared to enter the adventure that waited for me outside. I buttoned my jacket and fastened my boots. Hat on, I opened the door and was greeted by the winter coldness.In the depths of winter, the early morning did not have the rush of the rest of the year. Most of my ne
35、ighbours were put off by the cold, and stayed in bed until the sun had climbed higher into the sky. Unseen by those who remained locked inside their homes, warm in their beds, I enjoyed being alone with the beauty of the wintertime. Those indoors were unable to appreciate the snow-scapes, ice crysta
36、ls, frost and the crisp（清新的）breeze. For them, the coming of winter meant just the arrival of the cold.Appreciation depends on contrasts. One cannot love the warmth of April if one has not known the freezing cold of winter. Later that year, the heat of the sun on my skin would be all the more wonderf
37、ul for my memories of that cold morning and others like it.32. The underlined word “adventure” refers to_. A. getting out of bed on the cold winter morning. B. enjoying the loveliness of the winter outdoors C. going skiing on the cold winter morning D. throwing snowballs with friends.33. According t
38、o the story A Winter Adventure, most of the neighbours _. A. didnt work in winter B. stayed up late in winter C. missed the beauty of winter D. enjoyed the seasons except winter34. Which of these statements is true according to the story A Winter Adventure?A. Of all the seasons, the writer loves win
39、ter most.B. The writer regrets that he went out on the freezing cold winter morning. C. The writer believes contrast makes our experiences of the seasons lovelier. D. The writer values the autumn and summer more than the winter 35. What function does the story A Winter Adventure serve?A. To share so
40、me winter thoughts with readers.B. To show readers how to work on a winter story.C. To inspire readers to take more exercise in winterD. To tell readers how to appreciate the beauty of winter.第二节（共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tips for cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my
41、experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money and time. 36 . Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight
42、 schedule:1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready? 37 2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a
43、 meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 38 it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3. 39 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time
44、 is experimentation.（实验、尝试） It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes（烹饪法） that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40
45、and dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A. Try new things. B. Ability is easily improved. C. Make three or four instead. D. Understand your food better. E. Cooking is a burden for many people. F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy ra
46、ther than a burden. G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on. 第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655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。A man hired a taxi outside the airfield.The cab had a woolen carpet with 41 lace（花边、蕾丝） edges. On the gla
47、ss partition（隔板） that 42 the drivers seat was a copy of a famous painting.Its windows were all clean.The customer was very much 43 and said to the driver，“Ive never seen a nicer 44 .”“Thank you for your praise.”the driver answered 45 .“The car isnt mine,” said the driver. “It belongs to the company.
48、I used to be a 46 of cabs.When they returned, all of them were as 47 as garbage cans with cigarette butts and rubbish 48 here and there.On the seats and door-handles could be found something _49_ like peanut sauce or chewing gum. Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean the passengers wou
49、ld most 50 be considerate and refrain（克制、避免） from littering.”“So when I got a 51 to be a taxi-driver, I began 52 my idea into practice-to tidy and 53 the car. Now before a new passenger gets on my car，Id make a check and be sure it is in good order. When my car 54 after a days work, it always remain
50、s 55 .”When doing a thing, one makes efforts and wants to see the result. To change others, one has to make twice the 56 but get half the result. To change oneself is the other way round-more fruit with less effort. One had better ask oneself why one makes _57_ on others much more than on oneself. _
51、 58_ you take enough care to do as best as you can for other peoples sake, your efforts will yield results. If you 59 the inner world of your own, examine yourself and wipe out the dust and dirt, instead of fixing your eyes on other people, you will find a cheerful 60 for yourself and create a pleas
52、ant environment for others.41.A.ugly B.excitingC.brilliantD.favorite42.A.separated B.covered C.protected D.prevented43.A.moved B.annoyed C.disappointed D.surprised44.A.seat B.carpet C.garage D.cab45. A.naturally B.smilingly C.hopefully D.firmly46.A.driver B.cleaner C.repairerD.customer47.A.attractiv
53、e B.pleasant C.dirtyD.clean48.A.spread B.extended C.dottedD.1eft49.A.funny B.busyC.stickyD.clumsy50.A.likely B.willinglyC.extremely D.regularly51.A.permit B.1icense C.certificate D.passport52.A.put B.take C.make D.get53.A.provide B.drive C.decorate D.describe54.A.speeds B.leaves C.arrives D.returns5
54、5.A.clean B.pretty C.brightD.dirty56.A.progress B.effort C.attempt D.trial57.A.suggestionsB.comments C.demands D.decisions58.A.Though B.While C.As D.If59.A.look into B.look forC.look up D.look through60.A.spirit B.mood C.mind D.sense 第二卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入恰当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
55、Snake dishes have become popular 61 recent years. Snake meat in various flavors (风味) is often seen in restaurant ads. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you havent eaten snake yet, you 62 (consider) “out of date”. But I wonder 63 all the trends are worth following.Some people may defe
56、nd themselves 64 saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people dont realize that many parasites(寄生虫)， 65 do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.According 66 a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as 67 as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinne
57、r tables in Shenzhen in a single day!These figures warns us that if no action is taken, 68 number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will 69 in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?So lets start not to eat snakes any more because “
58、to protect the snake is to protect 70 .”第四部分: 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除，或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线( )划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出改正后的词。注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词; 2.从第11处起所改错误不给分。My dream school starts at 8:30 a.
59、m and ends at 3:30 p. m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didnt need to do so many homework. Therefore , we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and take exercise for one hour every day. My dream school
60、look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the Classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, sit by the lake and listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 假设你叫李健，是一名高三学生。自
61、从进入高三以来，你发现有的同学晚上学习到很晚，他们边学习边吃零食或喝可乐，早上则由于起床太晚而不吃早餐。你感觉这样会对身体有害。请你根据这种现象给英语周报写一封信反映上述情况，并谈谈自己的想法-虽然学习重要，但也要注意身体，同时应合理安排各科学习时间。注意：(1) 可根据内容需要适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；(2) 词数：100左右。(3) 参考词汇：零食snackDear Editor,_ Yours faithfully, Li jian 答案听力（每小题1.5分）1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. B 7.C 8.C 9. A 10. A11.C 12. B 13.A
62、14.C 15. A 16.A 17.A 18 B 19. B 20. A阅读理解（每小题2分）21-23 DBC 24-27 BBAC 28-31 BDDC 32-35 BCCB 36-40 BGCAF完形填空（每小题1.5分）41-45 CADDB 46-50 BCDCA 51-55 BACDA 56-60 BCDAB语法填空题（每小题1.5分）：61. in 62. are considered 63. if/whether 64. by 65. which66. to 67. many 68. the 69. result 70. ourselves短文改错（每小题1分）：My dre
63、am school starts at 8:30 a. m. and ends at 3:30 p. m. They are three lessons Therein the morning and two in the afternoon. We didnt need to do so many homework. dont muchTherefore , we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading forfor one and a half hour and take exe
64、rcise for one hour every day. hoursMy dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers looks 去掉theand trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, sit by the sittinglake and listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not on
65、ly our to helpfulteachers but also our friends. 书面表达（25分）：Dear Editor, I am a high school student who will graduate next year. Since I entered Grade Three, I have found that some students in our class study harder than before. They study late into night, eating snacks and drinking Coca-Coca, which i
66、s bad for their health and even leads to many students becoming fatter and fatter. In the morning , due to staying up too late, some students are not able to get up in time and often have to go to school without breakfast, which is also a bad habit and will surely do great harm to their health. In m
67、y personal opinion, important as studies are, health should also be taken seriously. Faced with such heavy study pressure, not only should we try to eat in a healthy way, but we also should get as much rest as possible. Meanwhile, we should properly arrange our study time among the subjects, avoiding spending too much time on some special subjects. Only in his way can we keep fit and study effectively. I wonder if you can agree with me. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Your faithfully, Li jian版权所有：高考资源网()
