江苏省盐城市时杨中学2015届高三1月调研英语试题.doc

盐城市时杨中学
高三年级第三次调研考试
英语试卷 2015-01-06

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。
1．Why do the two speakers want to go to a bar?
A．Because they don’t want to be caught in the rain．
B．Because they want to have a drink．
C．Because they want to meet another friend．
2．How long will the man have to wait before the plane takes off at the airport？
A．105 minutes. B．80 minutes. C．75 minutes.
3．What is the woman going to buy？
A．Pants suit. B．A blouse. C．A coat.
4．What can we learn from this conversation？
A．Michael is playing in the garden．[
B．Sally is playing in the garden．
C．Sally is not present here．
5．What kind of coffee does the man prefer？
A．White coffee without sugar．
B．Coffee with sugar.
C．Coffee without milk or sugar．

第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．For which day did the man book a room finally？
A. April 22nd. B. April 21 st. C. April 23rd.
7．How much will the man pay for the room？
A. 100 dollars. B．99 dollars. C．108 dollars.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why doesn’t the man book the seats downstairs？
A. It’s too expensive. B. It’s too crowded. C. It’s too far.
9．When does the man plan to see the performance？
A. Next Saturday. B. On October 21 st. C. On October 25th.
10．How much does each upstairs ticket cost？
A．＄10． B．$3．75． C．$2．50.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What is the possible relationship between the two speakers？
A．Teacher and student． B．Classmates． C．Saleswoman and customer．
12．Where does Tom Brown work now？
A．The Spanish department．
B．The Jones at French Company．
C．The National Bank．
13．Which language do you think Kathy Smith teaches now？
A. German. B. Spanish. C. French.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Where does the conversation take place？
A. In a bank． B．At an airport ticket office． C．At a police station．
15．Where was the woman’s money probably stolen？
A．Near the bank．
B．On the moving stair from the underground．
C．Around the police station．
16．What’s the woman doing in the city？
A．Doing a business． B．Paying a visit． C．Having lessons．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What was children’s education like in the past？
A．Children liked to sit in the classroom for hours．
B．Children had to go on repeating things until they could learn them by heart．
C．Children could think and learn by themselves.
18．What do we learn from the passage？
A．Children today like staying in school．
B．Some children today hate to get out of the classroom when the teachers ask them to．
C．Something should be done to encourage children to learn by themselves.
19．Why can’t some of the children find jobs？
A．They are too young to do so．
B．Their parents won’t allow them to do so．
C．The teachers won’t help them do so．
20．What do many teachers consider？
A．Wondering if they can make children learn．
B．Wondering if children can learn by themselves．
C．Wondering what they should do to help children learn
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. To get _______ thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself _______
favor when it's needed. 
A . the； a B.不填；a C. the；不填 D. a；a
22. --- Have you heard of China’s ________ for the 2026 World Cup?
--- It’s not officially confirmed yet.
A. effort B. bid C. affection D. draft
23. —What’s up? What’s that terrible noise from our upstairs neighbor?
—The spoiled boy is yelling and screaming to ______, I guess.
A. mend his way B. stop his way C. push his way D. get his way
24. The deal, __ next week, will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.
A. completed B. being completed
C. to be completed D. having been completed
25. I know what I shall be doing for the next three years but I haven’t thought _______ that.
A. without B. for C. against D. beyond
26. Dad was afraid that such a small loaf of bread won't ________ among this large family.
A. go out B. go ahead C. go far D. go off
27. --- What happened to the young trees we planted last week?
---The trees _________ well, but I didn’t water them.
A. might grow B. must have grown C. would have grown D. would grow
28. The United Nations says hunger kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis ________.
A. combining B. combined C. being combined D. having combined
29. ________ on their last legs, the enemies still thought they were unconquerable.
A. As though B. Even though C. In case D. As soon as
30. I’m going to spend the summer vacation in Shanghai, _______ lives my grandmother and some other close relatives.
A. which B. when C. that D. where
31. He got into the old truck and off ______ to one of the far corners of the farm to fix the fences.
A. did they rush B. they did rush C. they rushed D. rushed they
32. Look, _______ fashionable clothes is he wearing that all the eyes are fixed on him!
A. so B. what C. how D. such
33. --- I am really struck by your spoken English. You speak so fluently. Have you been abroad?
---Yes. I ______ in London for two years.
A. have stayed B. stayed C. had stayed D. have been staying
34. China made a commitment to the world in the Copenhagen Summit that by 2020, the carbon-intensity of its economy ______ fall 40% to 45%.
A. shall B. may  C. must D. should
35. --- The film we saw last week is very romantic.
--- ___ I did not think it romantic at all.
A. With all due respect B. I beg to differ
C. As predicted D. I can’t agree with you more[来源
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，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。
I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can 36 it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel 37 if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a 38 . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and 39 ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to 40 , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 41 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a 42 not an obligation (责任，义务).
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children a personal 43 . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 44 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so 45 , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be 46 corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves 47 . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand 48 . When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be 49 with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around 50 to build their lives. This means teaching them to 51 the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and ____52____. A child who is lied to will 53 . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.
No child asks to be 54 . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child 55 .
36. A. find B. afford C. get D. accept
37. A. disappointed B. unhappy C. guilty D. dissatisfied
38. A. supply B. hope C. way D. hand
39. A. healthy B. honest C. eager D. wealthy
40. A. get a job B. get married C. go abroad D. live alone
41. A. time B. duty C. right D. energy
42. A. service B. pleasure C. habit D. favor
43. A. affair B. value C. belief D. ability
44. A. compared B. brought C. forced D. taken
45. A. unusual B. unsure C. unknown D. unfair
46. A. gently B. properly C. nearly D. possibly
47. A. in time B. now and then C. at once D. right now
48. A. honor B. failure C. progress D. test
49. A. mixed B. included C. balanced D. shared
50. A. it B. which C. whom D. what
51. A. consider B. refuse C. follow D. respect
52 .A. blame B. experience C. example D. lesson
53. A. lie B. win C. lose D. cry
54. A. praised B. born C. alone D. poor
55. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.
Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.
So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.
56. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often______.
A. kept watering them every morning B. talked to them to get their attention
C. paid little attention to them D. beat them to make them grow deep roots
57. What does the underlined word "Adversity" mean in the sixth paragraph?
A. Difficult living conditions. B. Lack of moisture.
C. Enough care or attention. D. Bad weather.
58. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.
C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.
D. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
B
The power of humor and laugher is numerous. They entertain us and make us feel good. But, above all, we have discovered that humor and laughter are the best medicine. They relieve pain, reduce stress and anxiety, and are anti-aging and longevity facilitators.
They are extremely necessary for helping us to find and maintain a balance between life and work. However, they are slipping away from us. We have become far too serious. The only ones who still enjoy humor, laughter, fun and play to the fullest are young children. Children tend to laugh an average of 200 times a day. For adults, however, it is a totally different story.
In the 1950s people laughed on average 18 times a day. Today, we are lucky if we average between 4-6 times a day.
As a matter of fact, a recent study found that people laugh 6 more times in the presence of one person but 30 more times in a group of people. You can get a chuckle(咯咯笑) from jokes you get on the Internet, but it is not the same as belly jiggling laughter (a deep laugh) you get when you interact with others.
Socializing with friends and relatives was much looked forward to. However, this is no longer the case. In fact, the majority of people can hardly find time, nor do they have the inclination towards socializing outside home. They turn to electronic media such as television, computers, the Internet, videos, CDs, and audio equipment, which can provide them with instant self-entertainment at the push of a button.
The workplace does not fare(进展) much better. Due to the pressures to produce more in the same or fewer hours available and to compete, for example, in a manufacturing field with cheaper labor elsewhere in the world, humor and laughter in the workplace have gradually eroded（逐渐毁坏） away.
I have developed a real appreciation, perhaps closer to a strong desire for the power of humor and laughter. This encouraged me to write my first book titled “The Power of Humor” and subsequently my second book titled “Kids Say the Goggonest Things” based on the natural humor, laughter, play and fun that kids experience and they freely share with parents, grandparents and teachers.
From writing about humor and laughter, people start to ask me to speak up for them. To date, I have developed a number of humor-laughter topics that I use in my keynote presentations. You are invited to subscribe to my free monthly e-magazine “The Humormeister’s Forum” by clicking on the Free Humor E-zine navigation button on the website.
59. According to the author, laughter is leaving us partly because ________.
A. we treat everything in a serious way
B. it relieves pain, reduces stress and anxiety
C. we fail to maintain balance between life and work
D. the pace of change in our lives is becoming faster
60. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that ________.
A. getting a deep laugh nowadays is difficult
B. we can entertain ourselves with the help of the Internet
C. people laugh more heartily when spending time with others
D. researchers have made a new discovery about the effect of laughter
61. The underlined word “inclination” in Paragraph 5 most probably means “________”.
A. destination B. tendency C. attitude D. approach
62. Which of the following articles can we most probably find in “The Humormeister’s Forum”?
A. The power of honest