1、安徽省马鞍山二中届高三英语上学期期中试题马鞍山二中2015届高三第一学期期中考试英 语 试 题（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分 听力（共两节，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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the weather like? A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny
2、.2. Who will go to China next month? A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a resta
3、urant. B. In an office. C. At home.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至8题。6. Why did the woman go to New York? A. To spend some time with the baby. B. To look after her sister. C. To find a new job.7. H
4、ow old was the baby when the woman left New York? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby? A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the speakers talking about? A. A way to improve air quality. B. A prob
5、lem with traffic miles. C. A suggestion for city planning.10. What does the man suggest? A. Limiting the use of cars. B. Encouraging people to walk. C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mans idea? A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical.听第8段
6、材料，回答第12至14题。12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand? A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man? A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas. B. Book his flight as soon as possible. C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about fli
7、ghts to New Zealand at Christmas time? A. They require early booking. B. They can be twice as expensive. C. They are on special offer.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why did Jane call Mike? A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom. C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour? A. At
8、 Mikes place. B. At the airport. C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation? A. Jane has just learned to drive. B. Janes car is in bad condition. C. Mike will go to the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before? A. Write a short story.
9、B. Prepare for the lesson. C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions? A. To check the students understanding of the story. B. To draw the students attention to reading skills. C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10
10、minutes? A. Ask more questions. B. Discussion in groups. C. Give their answers.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） 从A、B、C、D、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. The children didnt come to the book club any longer, for _ reason or other.A. either B. all C. some D. both22. It was not unt
11、il 1920 _ American women had the chance to vote in national elections.A. when B. where C. that D. which23. As an instructor, you are expected to make the students feel the problems easier _. A. solved B. solve C. to solve D. solving24. The West Edmonton Mall in Canada, _ of eight kilometers passages
12、, is like an underground city.A. consists B. consisting C. consisted D. to consist25. _ with modern conveniences, the new residential section is very popular with young couples. A. equipped B. to equip C. equipping D. having equipped26. Australian rule football, different from what we call football,
13、 is a rough sport _ the players hold the ball and run with it, like in rugby.A. whose B. where C. what D. which27. Scientists say it may be six years _ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients A. after B. since C. before D. when28. Being a good listener is a kind of quality, which is _
14、 it takes to keep friendship.A. how B. what C. which D. where29. My mother was a bit nervous before boarding because she _ before.A. has never flown B. had never flown C. never flew D. would never fly30. Prices are going up quickly. Our incomes rarely_ the living costs.A. cover B. associate C. rewar
15、d D. calculate31. We teachers are supposed to _ the kids to as much art and culture as possible.A. expose B. attach C. offer D. owe32. Dont _ such an important opportunity, otherwise, youll be sorry for a lifetime.A. overcome B. overlook C. resemble D. commit33. Never in her life _ such a sincere an
16、d trustworthy person as her mother-in-law.A. did she meet B. she met C. has she meet D. she has meet34. _, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece. A. Absolutely B. Originally C. Sincerely D. Formally35. -Im so sorry that I made your mobile phone stop working.-_. I can rep
17、air it.A. No big deal B. Of course not C. That is right D. Dont mention it 第二节 完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first 36 job, when I was six years ol
18、d, was 37 diners shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 38 to do it right, telling me to offer to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasnt 39 .Working in the restaurant was a 40 of great pride because I was also working for the 41 of the whole family. But my father made it c
19、lear that I had to 42 certain standards to be part of the team. I had to be punctual, hard-working and 43 to the customers.I was 44 paid for my work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of 45 Dad I thought he should give me $10 a week. He said, “OK, then how about you 46 me for the th
20、ree meals a day you eat here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?” He 47 I owed him about $40 a week.I remember 48 home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years. I had just been 49 to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents restaurant. The
21、 50 thing Dad said was, “How about you cleaning up tonight?” I cannot 51 it! Im an officer in the US Army! But it didnt matter. As far as Dad was 52 , I was just another member of the team. I 53 the mop(拖把). Working for Dad had taught me that being loyal 54 a team comes first. It doesnt matter 55 th
22、at team is involved in a family restaurant or the UN Peacekeeping Force.36. A. vacant B. real C. natural D. ambiguous37. A. cleaning B. shining C. clearing D. sweeping38. A. how B. what C. when D. where39. A. disappointed B. puzzled C. content D. elegant40. A. source B. defense C. robbery D. resourc
23、e41. A. bad B. right C. benefit D. wrong42. A. put up with B. come up with C. come up to D. hold on to43. A. tiresome B. polite C. warm D. urgent44. A. never B. ever C. always D. seldom45. A. asking B. persuading C. telling D. contradicting46. A. paying B. spending C. costing D. taking47. A. expande
24、d B. wondered C. figured D. scanned48. A. going B. coming C. returning D. leaving49. A. raised B. improved C. accumulated D. promoted50. A. right B. just C. first D. only51. A. get B. make C. believe D. catch52. A. appointed B. considered C. concerned D. hoped53. A. hoped for B. reached for C. laid
25、out D. showed off54. A. with B. in C. to D. of55. A. whether B. on condition that C. until D. as long as 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 You either have it, or you dont - a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way a
26、cross the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street? Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research c
27、arried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we lose it. “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around.” says Jim Martland. Research Director of the project, “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by c
28、ar, they never develop the skills” Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions. If you are using a map ,turn it so it relates to the way you are facing. If you leave your bike in a strange plac
29、e ,put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike .When you return, go back along the same route. Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count
30、 your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are. Now you need never get lost again!56Scientists believe that _. Asome babies are born with a sense of direction Bpeople learn a sense of direction as they grow older Ceverybody posses a sense of direction from birth Dpeople never lose their sense of direction 57What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage according to Jim Martland? AThey never have a sense of direction without maps. BThey sh
