江西省新余市2014届高三上学期期末质量检测英语试题

新余市2014届高三上学期期末质量检测英语试题注意事项： 1.答第 I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。 2.每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其他答案标号。所有答案只能写在答题卡上。第卷 (共115分)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）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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What time is it now?A. 450.B. 500.C. 510.2. How does the woman usually go to work?A. By bus.B. On foot.C. By taxi.3. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Sell his DVD player.B. Buy a new DVD player.C. Borrow a DVD player.4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Waiter and customer.B. Host and guest.C. Shop assistant and customer.5. What will the speakers do this afternoon?A. Go swimming.B. Go shopping.C. Go fishing.第二节：（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）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、7题。 6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A test.B. A plan.C. A gym.7. How does the woman feel now?A. Tired.B. Good.C. Bored.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why does the man always travel by subway?A. Its clean.B. Its cheap.C. Its fast and comfortable.9. What does the man think of buses in Beijing?A. Slow.B. Crowded.C. Expensive.10. What do we know about the woman?A. She travelled much in China.B. She thinks taxi fares are high.C. She doesnt like the subway.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why does the woman like spring?A. It makes her feel happy.B. She can go for picnics.C. It rains a lot.12. How often does the man like it to rain?A. About once a day.B. About once a week.C. About once a month.13. What do we know about the mans family?A. They have no umbrellas.B. They are annoyed with umbrellas.C. They go out in the rain without umbrellas.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. How many rooms does the apartment have?A. 2.B. 3.C. 5.15. What direction does the living room face?A. South.B. North.C. West.16. What do we know about the apartment?A. It has a beautiful sea view.B. The transport is inconvenient.C. The surroundings are quiet.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What animals can be seen in the aquarium?A. Sharks.B. Whales.C. Polar bears.18. What food can the visitors give the monkeys to eat?A. Fruits.B. Biscuits.C. Specially prepared food.19. Where do more than 300 species of birds come from?A. Africa.B. South America.C. Southeast Asia.20. Who can help the visitors if they have any questions?A. The speaker.B. The feeders.C. The people at the information desk.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）24. When I met my teacher and wanted to express how grateful I was, words _ me. A. stoppedB. defeated C. beatD. failed25. How do you find Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban? Fantastic. J. K. Rowling _ each character in the novel impressive through lively dialogues and fascinating plots. A. makes B. would make C. will make D. had made26. Then moment _ Mary will always remember is _ Mr. Black gave her a lot of valuable advice on how to improve her writing. A. when; thatB. that; thatC. that; whenD. when; where27. It is reported that America offered to help us build aircraft carriers. But many citizens would rather our country _ one by ourselves. A. buildB. will buildC. had built D. built28. _ himself with confidence, the young man went to the managers office bravely. A. Having equippedB. Being equippedC. To equip D. Equipped29. The sports meeting of our school all of us had looked forward to _ in _ fine weather, which was beyond our expectation. A. falling; soB. fell; suchC. falling; suchD. fell; so30. To get a good view of the scenery in China, Lucy would spend a lot of time on the train _ travel by air.A. rather than B. other than C. more thanD. instead of31. At present an increasing number of parents wish to _ changes in educating their children due to dissatisfaction with the educational system. A. set outB. bring aboutC. set upD. bring up32. People say that young Chinese students eyesight keeps dropping _ because of both too much homework and poor learning conditions. A. sharply B. narrowly C. automatically D. roughly33. The first snow of every year is always so exciting, but too much snow _ cause troubleA. shallB. needC. canD. must34. The equipment for all of the disabled people ought to be _ easy reach in public.A. beyond B. within C. near D. around35. I suppose it takes quite a lot of patience to make a good teacher. _. Its far more than that. A. It holds truth in itB. I cant agree more C. Absolutely D. Not exactly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，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，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Each time I was feeling disappointed, my mother would say to me “ Tomorrow will be another day. If you can 36 on, some day something nice will happen. And you will come to know that it wouldnt have happened if not for that previous 37 .”What mother said was absolutely right, as I 38 after my graduation from college. I had made up my mind to try for a 39 in radio, then 40 my way up to sports announcer. I went to Springfield and knocked on the door of each stationand got 41 each time. In one studio, a warm-hearted woman told me that 42 stations couldnt risk employing a(n) 43 person. “ Please go out to the faraway or lonely district and find a small station which will give you a 44 ,” she said. I came back home to St-Louis. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in St-Louis, my father said Wards Holding Corporation had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its 45 department. Since St-Louis was where I had played high school football, I 46 . The job sounded just 47 for me. But I wasnt employed. My disappointment must have 48 . “Tomorrow will be another day,” Mom 49 me. I tried WOC in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The program director, Jack Green, told me they had already hired an 50 .As I went away from his office, my frustration boiled over (爆发). I asked 51 , “How can a young man get to be a sports announcer if he cannot get a job in a radio station?” I was just patiently waiting for the elevator 52 I heard Jack Green calling, “What did you say about sports just now? You mean you know something about football?” Then he stood me 53 a microphone and told me to 54 an imaginary game. On the way to my home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mothers words. From time to time I 55 what direction my life might have taken if I had had the job at Wards Holding Corporation36. A. take B. put C. move D. carry37.A. concern B. doubt C. disappointment D. amazement38.A. recovered B. discovered C. recognized D. developed39.A. job B. plan C. trip D. research40.A. come B. go C. push D. work41.A. put off B. broken away C. turned down D. fed up42.A. no B. big C. small D. famous43.A. selfish B. confident C. inexperienced D. independent44.A. tip B. reward C. challengeD. chance 45.A. sports B. food C. clothes D. radio46.A. hesitated B. applied C. refused D. agreed47.A. right B. important C. boring D. funny48.A. disappeared B. hidden C. shown D. died49.A. warned B. reminded C. recognized D. demanded50.A. athlete B. actor C. announcer D. artist51.A. aloud B. secretly C. silently D. equally52.A. while B. where C. after D. when53.A. within B. before C. beyond D. beneath54.A. play B. perform C. broadcast D. present55.A. say B. wonder C. dream D. learn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。AIn a cab, a woman seemed in such a hurry. She constantly rushed the cab driver to drive quickly. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts of getting to the airport as soon as possible that she was not aware they were going by a different route.All of a sudden, a young man got inside the cab. He took her handbag in which she had put her visa, passport, and all the money for the trip.The cab driver, who was in collusion with the robber, left her in the exactly middle of a dark street. She thought that she was rather unfortunate in the very situation.During the very night, she was told a piece of shocking news. Tears came down her cheek. Flight 360, the plane that she should have got on board, had crashed. Had she not lost her important belongings, she could surely have lost the thing far more preciousher life.Sometimes bad things really happen. There are times when nothing seems to go our way. So what should we do about it? We must get rid of all these frustrations and start all over again in the faith that we will get what we deserve. Dont waste your time and energy on things that cant be changed. Continuous worrying will only affect your health and youll be doing much more damage than what was previously done.What if it was the other way round? What if we never ran out of good luck?There was a man who won the lottery. He became greedy and wasted all his money on everything he could get his hands on.But when he one day made it to the front page of the newspaper again, it was a different story. He had been killed because of his riches. If you attain good luck, you can never be too secure about it. Life is so unpredictable. You never know what will happen next.Live one day at a time. We sometimes subject ourselves to unnecessary emotional trouble. But please dont forget sometimes misfortune can be the source of happiness. Live for the moment. Do what must be done for the present and the future will turn out just fine. Believe me. And believe in yourself. As Captain Planet always says, “The power is yours！”56. The underlined phrase “in collusion with” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_.”A. was forced by B. was fighting bravely against C. was doing ones best to beg D. had cooperated with57. From the passage, we learn that _.A. robbers are sure to get what they wantB. somebody never runs out of good luckC. the woman was lucky to miss her flightD. if one feels oneself lucky, he or she will continue to be so58. The writer presents the second example in order to _.A. warn people of the danger of winning the lotteryB. tell people life is unpredictable C. encourage people to buy lotteryD. persuade people not to be greedy59. According to the author, which of the following choices is the correct attitude to adopt to life?A. Never waste any time or energy because time is so limited.B. One neednt be worried or feel frustrated. Believe in yourself.C. Even while everything appears to be going smoothly, we should keep fully alert.D. Worrying about what you dont have60. The passage above is intended to tell us _.A. misfortune sometimes is a blessingB. we should save up for a rainy dayC. fortune just goes with those prepared mindsD. both losses and gains go hand in handBAttention STARBUCKS Owners of Stainless Steel(不锈钢) Travel Mug Mug lid Recall-16 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mug Weve recognized a fault at the cup. The fault might cause some lids to lift slightly from the body of the mug, and could possibly result in injury from hot liquid leaking. So, we have given a lid recall notice immediately. The notice is only related to STARBUCKS 16 oz Stainless Steel Travel Mugs which were sold between November 2012 and February 2013. The bottom of the mug is stamped with “ThermoSServ”, the distributors (经销商) name. There is not any printing on the mug handle. At STARBUCKS, customers safety is valued above anything else. Therefore, no matter whether your lid is leaking , in the interest of your safety, we request you bring your mug to your nearest STARBUCKS (excluding Esso STARBUCKS), where they are sure exchange the lid for a new lid that fits well and safely. The new lids are going to be available March 1, 2013.Dont use your mug until you exchange the lid, please. Heres what you do * Please do not use your mug until you have exchanged the lid for a new one. * New lids will be available March 1, 2013. * Return your travel mug to a STARBUCKS store. * Your lid will be exchanged for a new lid. If youd like to return the entire mug, bring it back at any time for a full repayment. If you have any questions regarding this recall, please dont hesitate to us at Toll Free Number 1-999-701-1717 930 am - 600 pm Eastern Standard Time STARBUCKS 64. We can learn that STARBUCKS from the passage _. A. is a club for travelersB. wants to make more money C. is an organization helping customers D. cares about the customers safety65. The passage is most likely taken from a(n) _.A. news reportB. advertisementC. tour-guide bookD. novel CFor as early as I could remember, my mother had been a bright, cheerful woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. However, in the last fifteen years of her life, she had to live with senile dementia (老年痴呆). I would go to my home to pay her a visit in California and she would curiously look at me and then ask, “Who are you?” I would answer, “Im your own son, of course.” “Where do you live?” She would ask. “In Virginia”, I would tell her. “Isnt that interesting,” she would say, “I have a son in Virginia.”Mother seemed only forgetful as well as confused at the beginning of that disease, but sometime later she would go through different time of intense anxiety. She would keep walk ing through the house she used to live in most of her life crying uneasily that she would like to go home. Or sometimes she left home and wandered away if she were unattended for a short time.Hoping to make her happy and put her mind at ease I would take her in my car, visiting sites where she used to live when she was a child. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn(草坪). I pictured my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some response. She shook her head and said, “I want to go home.”Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place, but a time. I think it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still energetic and attentive.Watching my mothers suffering set me wondering where I would have in mind if someday I couldnt find home and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some alarming symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of senile dementia is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where home is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your guidance. 66. Whats the main idea of the first and second paragraphs? A. The mother of the author could not find her home. B. The mother of the author could not remember whos his son. C. The authors mother suffered with serious senile dementia. D. The author didnt know how to cure his mother.67. Which of the following is NOT the symptom of the mother of the author? A. forgetful B. confused C. cheerful D. uneasy 68. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “picture”? A. photograph B. describe C. appear D. paint69. What can you infer from the third paragraph? A. The author cared much about his mother.B. The mother of the author liked pet lambs very much. C. The author found a very little girl who was playing with a pet lamb. D. The mother of the author did not like her usual home.70. Whats the best title of the passage? A. Where Is Home? B. A story about a son and a mother. C. Everyone will suffer with senile dementia.D. Take Mother Home.DWe are always told that TV is not good for us. If it is true, how come the TV-addicted kids of our young generation nowadays are much smarter than we are? In my family, the only persons who can work the TV remote control well are the children. Probably TV really educates us. For example, we can learn a very useful medical fact A man that has been shot always has time to speak a broken sentence when he is dying. “The killer was” (dies) But I suppose the biggest things that we learn from TV can be regarded as “Life Skills”. Bad things simply happen on either stormy or dark nights. Emotional breakdowns make people wander in the heavy rain without raincoats or umbrellas. And contrary to the scientists, the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash come on at exactly the same time, wherever the scenes are. Ive even got to know useful geographical facts from science-fiction shows Aliens only speak the language of English no matter which planet they come from. To make good use of something that we learn from TV can make our security better. Consider these truths. When you are really attacked by 20 bad guys, you neednt worry about your being outnumbered. The criminals will hang back and take turns to approach you in ones and twos just so you can conveniently defeat them all. Bad guys who are completely covered in black clothes always remove their black masks to reveal that they are in fact, aha, women. TV often teaches us a lot of important information as well about escaping from danger. Watch and learn. (1) If anyone is running after you down a passage, you will find that boxes have been conveniently placed near all the walls you need to jump over. (2) If you are tall and handsome, you can run from any number of armed criminals, and every shot will miss you. Be warned, however, if your name card says “henchman” (帮凶) and you are part of a group of plain-looking people trying to catch a handsome individual, a single shot will kill you. But dont be anxious TV also delivers useful information for bad guys. All cars are inflammable (易燃的) and have amazing shock absorbers that enable them to fly into the air and land without damage except police cars. TV even teaches us about TV. Whenever anyone turns on a TV, it shows a news flash about someone they know. They then turn the box off immediately after that news item.71. When the writer says “A man that has been shot always has time to speak a broken sentence when he is dying” (Paragraph 2), he shows his_. A. humor B. sympathy C. deep concern D. medical knowledge 72. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that in the real world_. A. bad things cause people to break down in the rain B. bad things never happen on dark and stormy nights C. people with emotional problems like to walk in the rain without umbrellas D. you cant hear the crack of lightning and see the acc