1、东城区 20142015 学年度第一学期期末教学统一检测高三英语 2015.1本试卷共 14 页，共 150 分。考试时长 120 分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白你将听一遍。例：What is the man going to read?AA new
2、spaper.BA magazine.CA book.答案是 A。 1. On which day will the speakers go for the field trip? A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday. 2. What is the weather like? A. Hot. B. Rainy. C. Cool. 3. Why does the man want to move? A. To live near his workplace. B. To live close to the school. C. To live in a big
3、ger house. 4. What is the woman doing? A. Making suggestions. B. Making complaints.C. Making an apology. 5. When will the shop close today? A. At 8:00 pm. B. At 8: 45 pm. C. At 9:00 pm. 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小
4、题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What are they doing? A. Skating. B. Skiing. C. Swimming. 7. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Have classes for beginners.B. Choose another coach.C. Learn skills from him. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。 8. Who will send the file? A. Sam. B. Carol.
5、 C. Lucy. 9. Where is the woman? A. At the airport. B. In the office. C. In the hotel. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where did the woman go on business? A. Chicago. B. New York. C. Boston. 11. What does the man do? A. An engineer. B. A gardener. C. A businessman. 12. Whats the probable relationship bet
6、ween the two speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Neighbours. C. Relatives.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。13. When do the campers help with cooking? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 14. What does the speaker like best? A. Going fishing. B. Going hiking. C. Telling stories. 15. What does the
7、 speaker think about the summer camp? A. Disappointing. B. Interesting. C. Surprising. 第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）听下面一段独白，完成第 16 至 20 五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听独白前，你将有 20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有 60 秒钟的作答时间。这段独白你将听两遍。Frontier Furniture InformationProducts Provided TVs, video machines, digital 16 instruments, lights,
8、 dining room tables, washers and dryers, etc. Payment By cash Rent-to-own plan 17 delivery Location Two blocks 18 of the city hall, across from Union Square.Opening time 10:00 am to 8:00 pm from Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 9:30 pm on 19 Telephone number 20 第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分
9、，共 15 分）从每题所给的 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。例：Its so nice to hear from her again. _, we last met more than thirty years ago.AWhats more BThats to sayCIn other words DBelieve it or not答案是 D。21. I hate to admit it, _ I think I was wrong. A. and B. but C. or D. so 22. I _ an “A” in the test
10、!Good job! Keep it up! A. get B. will get C. got D. had got23. Toms most positive quality is _ hes very outgoing. A. that B. why C. how D. whether 24. As _, iPhone 6 gets bigger, thinner and faster than the early iPhone products. A. expecting B. expected C. being expected D. having expected25. The s
11、ingers music video _ nearly 9 million times since it was posted on the Internet four weeks ago. A. viewed B. was viewed C. has viewed D. has been viewed26. _ you have any disagreement, we will carry out the plan next week.A. Unless B. Though C. However D. When 27. Peter, do you know how to download
12、the new software? Certainly. I _ you the steps. A. show B. am showing C. will show D. have shown 28. Mr. Sawyer started his career at Stanford University, _ he became Professor of Physics in 2002. A. which B. where C. when D. that29. The trains leave every 15 minutes; if you miss _ , you dont have t
13、o wait long for another. A. it B. this C. one D. some 30. _the size of the universe, some researchers believe that there is life beyond our planet.A. Consider B. To consider C. Considered D. Considering31. Most online classes let students learn _ their own pace. A. at B. to C. from D. by 32. She sea
14、ted herself at a small table in the restaurant, waiting _. A. serving B. to serve C. served D. to be served33. A journal is not necessarily a reliable record of facts, for the writers impressions _ colour the telling of events. A. must B. shall C. should D. might34. No one knows for certain how the
15、first Americans arrived in _ is now the United States.A. which B. what C. where D. why 35. The world today _ different without the amazing discoveries produced by great scientists. A. were B. had been C. would be D. would have been 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，
16、选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I still remember the first time I was “qualified” to go to a football game with my daddy. My parents had six children; so they had a million 36 for when you could be “qualified” to do things. It was a cold fall day, and I had just turned 8, the magic “qualified” age for 37 . The
17、sky hung low and heavy over our heads as we 38 the steep streets that led to the stadium. Following my dad, I 39 to keep up with him. We bought our treats and climbed up to the top of the 40 . Our seats were in the third row from the top, so they were easy to 41 . It was very important for us to be
18、in our seats before kick-off, which made everything leading up to it a mad 42 against the clock. We had just 43 into our seats when a light rain started to fall. Everyone opened their umbrellas. 44 the rain, Daddy and I had a great time.Each year, I returned to at least one 45 each season with my da
19、ddy. I 46 these moments and looked forward to our time together. My dad and I became best 47 at the football games. I could ask my dad about anything and knew that he would answer me 48 and told me everything he remembered. I intently listened as he 49 his childhood, my grandparents, the love betwee
20、n he and my mother, and politics at work in general.When I was 19, The University of Utah was playing their opening game at Utah State University. Dad really wanted to go, and I really wanted to get those 50 ; so we drove a long trip to Utah. We ate huge hamburgers 51 we watched the game with the su
21、n setting behind us. This Sunday I will have the 52 of climbing those steep streets leading to the stadium once more. I walk a pace 53 now, so that my aged daddy can keep up with me. In all my years of 54 , I havent really learned much about football. The details of the actual game have never 55 to
22、me as much as the time I spent with my dad. Truly, the most important thing I have learned from watching football is this: Treasure every moment that I have the privilege of spending with my great teacher and friendMY DADDY.36. A. wishes B. rules C. chances D. tasks 37. A. basketball B. volleyball C
23、. baseball D. football 38. A. climbed B. crossed C. blocked D. passed39. A. paced B. headed C. raced D. wandered40. A. street B. stadium C. seat D. field41. A. find B. use C. keep D. take 42. A. desire B. idea C. plan D. rush43. A. put B. broke C. turned D. settled44. A. Besides B. Despite C. Below
24、D. Beyond45. A. treat B. trip C. game D. chat46. A. recalled B. chose C. valued D. provided47. A. friends B. fans C. viewers D. judges48. A. actually B. luckily C. frequently D. honestly49. A. spent B. discussed C. described D. praised50. A. hours B. tickets C. teams D. results 51. A. as B. since C.
25、 until D. once52. A. activity B. privilege C. objective D. challenge 53. A. later B. slower C. closer D. lighter54. A. working B. training C. travelling D. watching55. A. returned B. belonged C. mattered D. referred第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题
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35、fill in some formsC. visit SGCs websiteD. keep the appointmentBRescueThe girl was hanging by her hands from the railings of a balcony(阳台的栏杆). The balcony was on the twelfth floor of the high-rise block next to his. His flat was on the ninth floor and he had to look up to see her. It was half-past si
36、x in the morning. He had been awakened by the sound of an aircraft flying dangerously low overhead, and had got out of bed to look. His sleepy eyes, moved from the blue sky which was empty of cloud, empty of anything but the bright disappearing arrow of the aircraft, and then rested on the hanging f
37、igure. He really thought he must be dreaming, for this sunrise time was the hour for dreams. Then, when he knew he wasnt, he decided it must be a scene in a film. There were cameramen down there, a whole film unit, and all the correct safety precautions had been taken. Probably the girl wasnt even a
38、 real girl, but a dummy(假人). He opened the window and looked down. The car park, paved courts, grass spaces between the blocks, all were deserted. On the balcony rail one of the dummys hands moved, desperately. He had to believe then what was obviously happening. The girl was trying to kill herself.
39、 She had lost her courage and now was trying to stay alive. All these thoughts and conclusions of his occupied about thirty seconds. Then he acted. He picked up the phone and dialed the emergency number for the police. The arrival of the police cars and the rescue of the girl became the focus of tal
40、k for the people of the two blocks. Someone found out that it was he who had called the police and he became an unwilling hero. He was a modest, quiet young man, and was in relief when the talk began to die away. Again he was able to enter and leave his flat without being pointed at as a kind of St
41、George and sometimes even congratulated. About a fortnight after that morning, he was getting ready to go to the theatre, just putting on his overcoat, when the doorbell rang. He didnt recognize the girl who stood outside. He had never seen her face. She said, “Im Lydia Simpson. You saved my life. I
42、ve come to thank you.”60. What did the man do first after he got up? A. He looked down from the window. B. He went to see the noisy aircraft. C. He called the police to save the girl. D. He hurried to check who was outside.61. The moment the man saw the girl hanging there, he felt it was _. A. scari
43、ng B. desperate C. unbelievable D. dangerous 62. We can learn from the passage that _. A. the man disliked to be talked about B. the girl was unwilling to be rescued C. the police arrived quickly on the sceneD. the girl was actually an actress in a filmCThe Streisand EffectWhen Barbra Streisand disc
44、overed in 2003 that a photograph of her California beach house was among 12,000 photos on the Internet as part of a collection by photographer Kenneth Adelman, she did what any famous person would do: hit him with a $50 million lawsuit. But in trying to hold back the images, she caused a different o
45、utcome. Her legal actions led to almost half a million people visiting the website, viewing and copying the photos within a month.Ever since then, the effect of letting public know something you are trying to keep secret has been called the “Streisand effect”. The problem for anyone trying to suppre
46、ss information is that the Internet is the worlds biggest and most efficient copying machine. Put a document on to a connected machine and it will spread. So when you want to be famous, you cant, but if you find yourself in the spotlight and want to erase yourself, you cannot. There is no shortage o
47、f examples of the Streisand effect. Nine-year-old Martha Payne created a simple blog, posting the meals her school served. She took a photo of what was barely a filling meal by anyones standards. With the photo, she filled a comment, “Now Dad understands why I am hungry when I get home.” The thing d
48、id not go too far, until the local authority banned little Martha from doing that again. Martha posted a supposedly final post called “Goodbye”, explaining everything. Once the media found this out, things went from bad to worse for the authority. Now the blog has more than 9.5 million page views. Martha has even expanded her blog by including pictures of school meals taken by other kids from all over the world, like Germany and Japan.We can find similar examples throughout h
