1、 泰兴市第一高级中学 2014年秋学期阶段练习 五 高 三 英 语 第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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 man probably doing? A. Moving a sofa. B. Washing his hands. C. Doing the washing. 2. When will the two speakers certai
2、nly have finished the project? A. By September. B. By July. C. By March. 3. Why did the man hurt his back? A. He lifted the heavy weights B. He isnt really a professional C. He didnt warm up before lifting 4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In an office. B. In a restaurant C
3、. In a store 5. What is the man now? A. A teacher. B. A librarian. C. A government official 第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分 ) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、 7 题。 6. How long has the woman worked for Fa
4、shion Central? A. For about two years. B. For about three years. C. For about four years 7. What would the woman have to do if she takes the job? A. Repair computers. B. Do some travelling. C. Work nights and weekends 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、 9 题。 8. What do we know about the exam? A. It consisted of 15 true
5、-false questions. B. It consisted of 3 essay questions. C. It lasted for 60 minutes. 9. How did the woman do on the essay questions? A. She wrote the information in a hurry. B. She didnt know the answers. C. She wrote her answers clearly 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. How much does the first apartment
6、rent for? A. 1,000 yuan a month. B. 2,000 yuan a month. C. 3,000 yuan a month. 11. Where is the second apartment located? A. On Tongchuan Road. B. Beside Meichuan Park. C. Near Yunan Road. 12. What can we know about the second apartment? A. Its a one-room apartment. B. Its in a quiet area. C. Its fa
7、r from the mans workplace. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What is the womans dream? A. To work as a writer. B. To work as a coach. C. To work as a reporter. 14. When will the woman go for an interview? A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Wednesday. 15. Where did the woman practice for the intervie
8、w? A. In front of her family. B. In front of her friend. C. In front of a mirror. 16. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Buy some older issues of Sports Express. B. Play the role of the boss. C. Help her with her homework. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What does Nancy do? A. A flight attendant
9、. B. A tour guide. C. A doctor. 18. What do AAI volunteers offer to do besides delivering donations? A. Help needy children with their studies. B. Plant gardens, dig wells and build clinics C. Dance and sing songs with poor children. 19. What made Nancy have a strong desire to give and then create A
10、AI? A. The loss of her father. B. Her trips to modern cities. C. Her suffering from poverty. 20. When did Nancy make her second trip to the poor places? A. In 1993. B. In 1996. C. In 2006. 第二部分：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. Short as he is， the foo
11、tball players speed _ his small size， which ensures his main position in the team. A. accounts for B. takes advantage of C. compensates for D. submits to 22. A new public holiday plan adds three traditional festivals to the list， and it， of course， will allow citizens to _ their routine work more ef
12、ficiently. A. go about B. go ahead C. go after D. go out 23. So involved in his business _ that he can hardly accompany his wife and child at weekends. A. the manager has become B. becomes the manager C. has become the manager D. has the manager become 24. When reading a novel， it is important to lo
13、ok at the political and cultural context _ the novel is written. A. why B. that C. which D. where 25. Now that you have accepted the task， the only thing you can do now is to _ how to fulfill it. A. reflect on B. try on C. catch on D. act on 26. The English teacher seemed to have been too busy to _
14、on the assignment she gave us last Friday. A. make up B. take up C. look up D. follow up 27. To prevent cybercrime more efficiently, it is important to make new laws and create international standards for them similar to _ concerning international airspace. A. that B. what C. one D. those 28. -Could
15、 you tell me what my traveling _ is? -Calculated at a rate per mile, it should be $100. A. welfare B. bonus C. pension D. allowance 29. -John is really expert at fighting cybercrime! -Yes, but he _his potential had it not been for his desire to meet the new challenge. A. never realized B. would neve
16、r realize C. would have never realized D. had never realized 30. We should try our best to solve the problems that we are meeting with _things get worse. A. when B. unless C. before D. once 31. He has sent out dozens of his CVs to different companies, but, to his disappointment, _ no interviews. A.
17、absorbs B. lands C. informs D. arranges 32. Its up to you to decide whether to hand in the wallet or not -its a matter of_. A. confidence B. consciousness C. conscience D. consensus 33. All these people love their jobs, which might not be popular, but are interesting _. A. regardless B. otherwise C.
18、 though D. therefore 34. -I didnt expect that the project would be so complex and time consuming. -Neither did I. By next Monday, it _ longer than all the previous combined. A. will have lasted B. will last C. has lasted D. has been lasting 35. Dont fall for some e-mails _personal information, or yo
19、u will get _of some money. A. requested; cheated B. requesting; cheating C. requesting; cheated D. requested; to be cheated 第三部分：完形填 空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。 Christmas is the one day of the year that carries real hope and promise for
20、all mankind. Edgar Guest The holiday season was approaching, and our economy was still on a 36 path. So many people this past year had 37 faith and, more importantly, hope for a brighter future. People were feeling 38 . The streets were becoming more dangerous. My husband and I were thinking about t
21、he 39 , how they continued to find strength to go on, and how they would spend Christmas this year. 40 from our church was a park, and as 41 came and went, we noticed a larger number of homeless people making their home there. We wanted to make their Christmas special this year, and hopefully 42 the
22、m of Christmas pasts with their family and friends 43 hard times came their way. Yes, food and cash would help, but they could receive those any given day, and we wanted to make Christmas Day different. I 44 Santa candy, individual bags of nuts, cookies, and bright red tissue paper as well as some C
23、hristmas girl bags in bright colors with Santas face and “Ho-Ho-Ho“ written across the front. Okay, this was a start, yet it wasnt 45 enough in our minds. Then we saw the fluffy little brown and white teddy bears with red bows around their necks. Having made preparations, early Christmas morning, we
24、 set out to the park, stopping at a local Dunkin Donuts to 46 coffee and doughnuts for the men too. Never having done this kind of community outreach before, we were not sure how we would be received. The next hour was 47 our wildest expectations. As we approached the park, we saw a few more people
25、than we expected, and we said to each other, “I hope we have enough bags.“ We were then 48 , and twenty or more people approached our car slowly, still not knowing what to expect as we opened the door. We had expected to deliver bags to everyone right there by the car and leave, 49 the men walked us
26、 over to a pavilion 50 most of them gathered to eat, sleep and just hang out for the day. Once there, we started to pour hot coffee and pass out doughnuts. 51 asked what was inside the bags. Everyone was patient as they took a cup of coffee and a doughnut, sitting down, savoring every sip and bite.
27、We started to hand out the bags. They started to smile and their eyes brightened. Some got two bags 52 and they turned and gave their 53 to someone else, saying “Merry Christmas,“ happy to share their treats. One younger man, seeing the teddy bear, looked up and said, “I have myself a teddy now.“ He
28、 put it inside his shirt pocket and patted it gently, his eyes gleaming. Their toughness inspired me that morning - how they 54 their hardship for a couple of hours, opening their hearts, forgetting their troubles as they share what they had. As we drove away, our own hearts were filled with 55 and
29、hope for better days ahead, and as we looked back, the group gathered under the pavilion waved until we were out of sight. 36. A. upward B. sideward C. forward D. downward 37. A. lost B. restored C. showed D. gained 38. A. delicate B. desperate C. deliberate D. distant 39. A. young B. old C. homeles
30、s D. poor 40. A. Away B. Aside C. Across D. Ahead 41. A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter 42. A. recall B. remember C. recover D. remind 43. A. before B. after C. until D. since 44. A. made B. bought C. borrowed D. delivered 45. A. apparent B. fragrant C. special D. sacred 46. A. take up B. hold u
31、p C. bring up D. pick up 47. A. beyond B. within C. against D. below 48. A. followed B. received C. spotted D. greeted 49. A. and B. but C. so D. thus 50. A. when B. why C. how D. where 51. A. Nobody B. Everybody C. Anybody D. Somebody 52. A. at random B. by chance C. by mistake D. in turn 53. A. ow
32、n B. extra C. bag D. wish 54. A. put out B. put down C. put aside D. put through 55. A. gratitude B. generosity C. determination D. salutation 第四部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A On the eve of our daughters weddings, 1 gave both of them w
33、hat I considered to be excellent marital (婚姻的 ) advice: Never leave your husband unsupervised (无人监督的 ) with pruning shears(修枝剪 ). If only I had taken my own advice. I recently let my guard down. Thirty-some years of marriage can do that to a woman. Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers (电动
34、修剪器 ) and he will give new meaning to “armed and dangerous“. One day earlier this year, my husband said that the crab apple (山楂 ) tree was dead. “Why do you think it is dead?“ I asked. “Look at it. Theres not a leaf on it.“ “Theres not a leaf on anything. Its March,“ I said. “It looked sick last fal
35、l and with this bitter winter we had. Im convinced its dead.“ The truth is hes never liked the crab apple. Sure, it has beautiful blooms in the spring, but then it gets a disease, the leaves curl, and it drops those little apples that sit on the driveway. Each passing week he pronounced the tree dea
36、d. Eventually I began to believe him. Though he agreed it would be a regrettable loss, there was a twinkle (闪光 ) in his eye. He armed himself a couple of weeks ago and began trimming. A branch here, a branch there, a small limb (树枝 ), then a larger limb. I watched and then decided to check the wood
37、on some of the branches closer to the trunk (树干 ). I broke one off and saw green. The crab apple was not dead. It just hadnt had time to leaf out. The tree was now falling to one side, but it was not dead. I would have told him so, but he had moved on to a maple. Once the man starts, he cant stop. O
38、ne trim leads to another. “Please, stop!“ 1 called. He smiled and nodded, but he couldnt hear because he had started the hedge (树篱 ) trimmers and was getting ready to “touch tip” a line of hedges. Zip (飕飕声 ), zip, zip. “What do you think?“ he shouted. “Its supposed to be a privacy hedge: now all tha
39、t will be private are our ankles (脚踝 ).“ He started the trimmers again. “Stop!“ I called. “Come back!“ “Why?“ he shouted. “Youre in the neighbors yard.“ 56. By saying “If only I had taken my own advice“, the author means that _. A. she should have kept a closer watch on her husband B. she feels regr
40、etful about her marriage after many years C. she didnt follow her own advice about pruning shears D. she shouldnt have given that marital advice to her daughters 57. We can learn from the article that the authors husband _. A. has great talent for gardening B. had never used pruning shears before C.
41、 mistook their crab apple tree for a maple tree D. nearly ruined their neighbors garden 58. What does the article mainly talk about? A. Why husbands shouldnt be left to trimming trees alone. B. Why the authors husband insisted on trimming their crab apple tree. C. How the author has survived her “th
42、irty-some“ years of marriage. D. How the authors husband killed their crab apple tree. 59. What is the tone of the article? A. Anxious. B. Humorous. C. Serious. D. Critical. B 60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The Gardener of Hope will remind us of the relationship with
43、 nature, B. Man on Fire can educate us to protect the limited natural resources. C. One can tour individually without a tourist guide by glass boat. D. Bottled messages are filled with live coral cuttings for future generations. 61. Which sculptures are installed in the same area? A. Man on Fire in
44、most parts of the West, owls are considered to be symbols of wisdom. But in some cultures, such as China, Middle East, Arabia, and East Africa, owls are viewed as sign of bad luck, inevitable(不可避免的 ) destruction, or death. Then what exactly is this creature with a large, round head, a cat-like fiat
45、face, big forward-facing eyes, and a hawk-like beak? There are about 150 to 225 different species of owls alive today. Owls are carnivores, mainly hunting insects, mice, rats, hares, and other birds. Most owls sleep in the day and hunt at night. The majority of owl species have an instinctively soli
46、tary lifestyle, but some live in groups. A group of owls is called a “parliament“. Owls are farsighted, so they are unable to see clearly anything that is close. How ever, their far vision is excellent for low-light hunting, and their eyes gather light much better than ours. An owls large eyes are fixed in their sockets(眼窝 ), and to look around or behind its back, it must turn its head to change views. Owls can turn their heads about 135 degrees to the left or 135 degrees to the right. Not only do owls have excell
