【英语】安徽省望江中学2014届高三上学期期中考试6

望江中学2014届高三上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)1.What relationship is the man’s to Sally?A. Her husband.B. Her boss.C. Her friend.2. What was wrong with Rebecca?A. She had a stomach.B. She had a sore throat.C. She couldn’t chew.3. Who is probably the man?A. A reporter.B. A gardener.C. A gate keeper.4. How many members are there in the man’s family?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.5. What can we learn according to the man?A. He got the coin yesterday.B. His friend got two stamps from him.C. His friend sold the coin to him.第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听第6段材料，回答6，7题6．Where is the man going?A. To the store.B. To his office.C. To the bus station.7. What has the man decided to do?A. Wait for a moment.B. Help the woman.C. Cross the road at once.听第7段材料，回答8至10题8.How long is the track?A. Eight miles.B. Two miles.C. Half a mile.9. What is the boy going to do?A. Play football.B. Play basketball.C. Play volleyball.10. When will Kate have the first match most probably?A. On November 1.B. On November 8.C. On November 15.听第8段材料，回答11至13题11. When did the man send the package?A. Last Thursday.B. Last Tuesday.C. Last Monday.12. What doesn’t the man provide?A. The order number.B. The destination.C. His ID number.13. Which counter should the man’s friend go to?A. The 4-2-3-6 one.B. The 9-5-1-2-6 one.C. The 6-0-1-4-2-8 one.听第9段材料，回答14至16题14. How often does the group get together?A. Once a month.B. Twice a week.C. Once a week.15. What did Diana write for the Campus Literature Review?A. A story.B. A poem.C. An essay.16. What does Tom mean at last?A. He will join the group.B. He won’t join the group.C. He hasn’t decided yet.听第10段材料，回答17至20题17. Who are probably the listeners?A. Junior school students.B. High school students.C. College students.18. What do students often use the writing to do?A. To express their feelings.B. To attend a competition.C. To earn some money.19. How many steps of writing are given?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.20. What is the passage mainly about?A. The importance of writing.B. The purpose of writing.C. The basic skills of writing.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）21. —Stay a bit longer，please. It's been such ________fun having you here.—Thank you，but I've got ________early start tomorrow morning.A．/；the B．a；an C．/；an D．the；an22. I can't say which wine is best---it's a(n)_______of personal taste.A. affairB. matterC. eventD. variety23. Our journey was slow because the bus stopped at different villages________．A. normallyB. graduallyC. constantlyD. regularly24. We will be free tomorrow，so I suggest ________to the history museum.A．to visit B. visitingC．we should visit D. a visit25．I think you need some outdoor exercise. Plenty of fresh air will ________good health.A. contribute toB. devote to C．apply to D．adjust to26. _______ everyone here, I wish you a pleasant journey back to your country.A. By means ofB. On behalf ofC. In search ofD. For fear of27. As is known to us all, English books of this kind ________ well in middle schools.A．sell B．sells C．is sold D．are sold28. He commanded that all the gates ________．A．should shut B．would be shut C．shut D．be shut29. There are some health problems that, when ______ in time, can become bigger ones later on.A. not treatedB. not being treatedC. not to be treatedD. not having been treated30. This is the girl ______ father was just spoken by us.A. whoseB. of whomC. of whoseD. to whom31. The room ______ 10 meters across is large enough for a single man ______ .A. measuring; to live inB. measures; to liveC. measuring; to liveD. measured; to live in32. Not until I dropped off from school ____ how much time I had wasted.A. didn't I realizeB. I realizedC. I didn't realizeD. did I realize33. Our new English teacher , who is said to have moved back to China, _______ in America foralmost ten years.A. livedB. has livedC. was livingD. had lived34. ________ Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and happiness.A．Which B．What C．That D．Whom35. —I've studied watching birds as one of my hobbies. Could I make some suggestions?—________．A．You will make it B．It doesn't matterC．Go right ahead D．Take it easy第二节完形填空（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36～55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。

My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago. We were sort of 36 about what was waiting for us. However，when we 37 at the airport, a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us. The days and months were 38 made easy for us by this kind man.He greeted us every day with his smiling face. He 39 us in going to the bank, in buying our groceries, in telling us 40 to buy almost everything. He told us he is our big brother.41 , We watched the match in a coffee shop. During the first get-together, he 42 us that we’re lucky—my husband and I are 43 in this foreign land. He said he has been 44 for eight years now because he rarely sees his family，45 they are in his home country.During the second get-together, he 46 told us that we are his family. He said that he loves us and that he will 47 us because he has been given a 48 of 45 days to go back to his home country. That night, he spoke these words which 49 a great impact in my life: “You changed my life…”That night deep in our hearts we were 50 by our friend’s words. We texted him upon reaching home, 51 him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land. We told him 52 that we feel safe in going out when we are with him, to which he 53 , “You are my family here.”On the first week of October, we’re going to54 him back from his vacation. We’ll watch the football match again in that 55 shop that holds dear memories.36．A．curious B．worried C．certain D．crazy 37．A．cheeked B．dropped C．landed D．settled 38．A．therefore B．instead C．anyhow D．otherwise 39．A．expected B．troubled C．comforted D．accompanied 40．A．when B．where C．why D．whether 41．A．However B．Besides C．Twice D．Finally 42．A．informed B．warned C．blamed D．convinced 43．A．together B．nearby C．around D．apart 44．A．sick B．lonely C．cheerful D．unhappy 45．A．since B．unless C．while D．although 46．A．secretly B．jokingly C．proudly D．sincerely 47．A．remember B．miss C．forget D．respect48．A．delay B．right C．vacation D．date 49．A．created B．designed C．solved D．received 50．A．puzzled B．touched C．astonished D．flattered 51．A．thanking B．forgiving C．repaying D．punishing 52．A．after all B．as well C．in return D．in advance 53．A．agreed B．objected C．added D．replied 54．A．see B．pick C．call D．force 55．A．book B．grocery C．coffee D．sports第三部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分；满分40分）AThere are stories about two US Presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don't know if either story is true，but they are both interesting.The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct”on it. The problem was that he didn't know how to spell. So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while，he shortened that term to “OK”．The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York. Van Buren's friends organized a club to help him become president. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported V an Buren was called “OK”．56．The author ________．A．believes both of the stories B．doesn't believe a word of the storiesC．is not sure whether the stories are true D．is telling the stories just for fun 57．According to the passage，President Jackson ________．A．couldn't draw up any documents at allB．wasn't good at reading，writing or spellingC . often had his assistants sign documents for himD．didn't like to read important papers by himself58．According to the first story, the term “OK”________．A．was approved of by President JacksonB．was the title of some official documentsC．was first used by President JacksonD．was an old way to spell “all correct”59．According to the second story，the term “OK” ________．A．was the short way to say “Old Kinderhook Club”B．meant the place where President Van Buren was bornC．was the name of Van Buren's clubD．was used to call Van Buren's supporters in the electionBA Japanese student called Mami told me about her own experiences in Britain. She spent 10 months in the UK last year, studying English at a language school. She really enjoyed her first two weeks in the UK. But soon she started to miss things of her own country. She found it hard to make friends，and got annoyed(恼火的) about local people's behaviour. Mami said，“After a few weeks I started to cry a lot. I felt homesick.I thought the weather was dark and too changeable，and that affected my mood as well.”To comfort herself Mami began to spend many hours on the Internet chatting with her friends back home. She spent a couple of weeks in the countryside in Kent. She went to a social club for British people who were interested in Japan and started to make some friends there. In addition, she took a short course in calligraphy(书法)to get an opportunity of mixing with local people. A few months later，Mami's impression of the UK had greatly changed .She found that most of the British were friendly, witty and fun.However，once Mami was back in Japan，she experienced “culture shock”a gain. She said，“I missed the friends I had made in England. My way of thinking had changed. Sometimes I was annoyed by the views of people in my country—for example，about the value of money and time.I thought people around me lived in such a small world.”Mami noticed some changes in her behaviour：“I kept the habit of always carrying an umbrella with me, even on a fine day—my friends thought I was crazy！”60．The second paragraph tells us ________．A．how Mami overcame culture shock in BritainB．how Mami felt as soon as she arrived in BritainC．what Mami learned in her language schoolD．what Mami liked and disliked about Britain61．The reason why Mami had the habit of carrying an umbrella was that ________．A．she liked umbrellas very muchB．the umbrella reminded her of her life in the UKC．she had got used to the changeable weather in BritainD．it often rained in Japan those days62．Why did Mami experience culture shock in Japan?A．She didn't like Japanese culture any more.B．The Japanese behaviour had changed a lot.C．The world in Japan was too small for her.D．She had got used to British culture and life.63．The best title for the passage would be “________ ”．A．Why not make friends with the BritishB．Cultural differences between Britain and JapanC．Culture shock experienced by a Japanese studentD．How to prepare for culture shockCWASHINGTON－School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat.That's not a reference to the mystery meat served up in the cafeteria line either. The retired officers are saying that school lunches have helped make the nation's young people so fat that fewer of them can meet the military's physical fitness standards, and recruitment will be difficult.A new report being released Tuesday says more than 9 million young adults, or 27 percent of all Americans ages 17 to 24, are too overweight to join the military. Now, the officers are advocating for passage of a wide-ranging nutrition bill that aims to make the nation's school lunches healthier.The military group acknowledges that other things keep young adults out of the armed services, such as a criminal record or the lack of a high school diploma. But weight problems that have worsened over the past 15 years are now the leading medical reason that recruits are rejected.Although all branches of the military now meet or exceed recruitment goals, retired Navy Rear Adm. James Barnett Jr., a member of the officers group, says the obesity trend could affect that.“When over a quarter of young adults are too fat to fight, we need to take notice，” Barnett said. He noted that national security in the year 2030 is “absolutely dependent” on reversing child obesity rates.This isn't the first time the military has gotten involved in the debate over school lunches. During World War Ⅱ，military leaders had the opposite problem, reporting that many recruits were rejected because of stunted growth and inadequate nutrition. After the war, military leaders pushed Congress to establish the national school lunch program so children would grow up healthier.Today, the group is urging Congress to eliminate junk food and high-calorie beverages from schools, put more money into the school lunch program and develop new strategies that help children develop healthier habits.64. What is the main problem of the lunches in schools according to the military officers?A．The meat in the lunches is mysterious.B．The lunches are too expensive.C．The lunches contain too much fat.D．There is inadequate nutrition in the lunches.65. The underlined word “obesity”in Paragraph 5 means ________.A. slow in mindB. state of being fatC. quick in movementD. lack of confidence66. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A．The lunches in American schools are not very healthy.B．During World War Ⅱ，many people could not join the army because of overweight.C．According to the author , overweight was the key reason why many recruits were rejected.D．By now, Congress hasn't eliminated junk food and high-calorie beverages from schools.67. Which of the following is the best title for the article?A．School lunches: a national security threat?B．National security in danger ?C．Retired officers tired of school lunchesD．The recruitment of 2030DAdrian's “Amazing Race”started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn't hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的)，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.Later on, Adrian's parents decided to send him to a regular school .But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn't take care of a special student. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work every day because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace(节奏) was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn't always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race—being the first hearing­impaired Asian to do so.But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother. “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results，”she often said.68．How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?A．By speaking. B．By using sign language.C．By reading lips. D．By making loud noises.69．Adrian's parents decided to send him to a regular school because________．A．they wanted him to live a normal lifeB．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrongC．he wouldn't mix with other disabled childrenD．he wasn't taken good care of in the special school70．How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?A．He did a lot of outdoor activities.B．He was pushed hard to study every day.C．He attended private classes after school.D．He worked very hard both in and after class.71．Why is Adrian's life described as an “Amazing Race”？A．He did very well in his study.B．He succeeded in entering a regular school.C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability.D．He took part in the World Yacht Race.EPeople in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. For example,a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he apologizes. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.72. To achieve success, you must ______.A. feel dog-tiredB. work like a dogC. become sick as a dogD. be meaner than a junkyard dog73. T o everyone’s surprise, Jack has been employed by a big company, about which we can say,“_______”.A. Every dog has its dayB. Jack works like a dogC. His bark is worse than his biteD. Jack really lives in a dog-eat-dog world74. What kind of people live a difficult life?A. Those who are in the doghouse.B. Those who have the dog days.C. Those who lead a dog’s life.D. Those whose bark is worse than his bite.75. What does the article mainly talk about?A. Dogs’ life in America.B. How to treat dogs well.C. Why Americans love dogs.D. Expressions with the word “dog”.第Ⅱ卷（共35分）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In the professional world, oral communication skills in the workplace, which are the art of using speech to convey information, thoughts and feelings to others, are important for the success of any organizations.The 21st century has been considered to be an era of communication. The way we convey our thoughts is of great importance in building relationships. In the workplace, there are employees of diverse cultural and educational backgrounds. This makes team work on a difficult task, but with a clear understanding of the task to be achieved, all members work towards the same goal. Misunderstandings, conflicts and differences in opinions are easily managed when there is a clear flow of communication between team members.With proper communication, a close relationship and trust build among the employees, therefore promoting excellent working conditions. An atmosphere of support and cooperation is promoted by properly conveying expectations of the management team to the employees and vice versa (相反的情况). Therefore, developing oral communication skills is important to success in life ahead.How to improve oral communication? In the business world, individuals are expected to be confident about their beliefs and ideas. Therefore, they must include words like “in my opinion”，“as far as I know”. While improving skills on oral communication, people in the workplace mustlearn the art of listening. In addition, one must also have a positive body language during conversations. A person with a smiling face and positive attitude can raise the spirits of everyone around him. When we're talking to someone, we must give the other person an opportunity to talk as it improves our listening ability.Communication is an art and it can be improved by working on it constantly. Since it is not an overnight work, one needs to learn it by observing people who are good at it.第二节书面表达假设你是李华，你校学生会于2013年9月7日下午举行“校园书市（a campus book fair）”活动。