1、江苏省连云港市赣榆县海头高级中学届高三上学期期中考试英语 Word版试题及答案海州高级中学2014-2015学年度第一学期期中学情调查考试高三英语试题本卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。 第I卷（选择题，共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）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 might prevent the woman buying t
2、he table?A. Its quality. B. Its price. C. Its design.2. Who planted the trees?A. The woman. B. Henry. C. Someone else.3. What happened to the woman?A. She got fired today. B. She got promoted last week. C. She was fooled by the man.4. What did the man do? A. He gave the woman the wrong information.
3、B. He put the sugar in the black container. C. He added salt to his coffee.5. How long is a day on Mars?A. Less than 24 hours. B. 24 hours and 37 minutes. C. 37 hours.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对
4、话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What do we know about the womans document? A. Its about 30000 words long. B. Its written in English. C. Its a textbook.7. Which language is the most difficult according to the man?A. Arabic. B. Spanish. C. English.8. What does the woman decide to do?A. Translate the documen
5、t herself. B. Hire the man to do the translation. C. Look for another translator.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。9. Why does the woman call the man? A. To place an ad in the newspaper. B. To ask about something for sale. C. To find out about a TV program.10. When will the speakers meet this afternoon?A. At 2:00. B.
6、 At 3:00. C. At 4:00.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why was the man disappointed?A. China lost the match. B. China did not play well. C. The other team made too many mistakes.12. What did the woman enjoy most about the match?A. The passion of the sport. B. The skill of the players. C. The close score of the g
7、ame.13. What did the man say about Chinas womens team in the next Olympics? A. China will surely win a gold medal. B. China will definitely lose to good teams. C. China should hope for a bronze medal.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the womans. B. In the hospital. C.
8、 In an office.15. What was the purpose of the meeting? A. To find out why the womans recent work was poor. B. To ask about the womans family. C. To fire the woman.16. What happened to the womans mother?A. She was seriously sick. B. She had a car accident. C. She died of stomach cancer.17. What was M
9、r. Travers attitude to the woman in the end?A. He was angry. B. He was critical. C. He was kind.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Where was Brandon last seen? A. In the frozen foods section. B. In the sporting goods section. C. In the toys section.19. What is Brandon wearing? A. A white shirt and a red baseball
10、 cap. B. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap. C. A dark shirt and blue jeans.20. What should guests do if they see the boy? A. Call the security department. B. Take him to the Pizza Hut. C. Help him to reach the security desk. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第1节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21.I _ it to my parents
11、that I have lived through those hard times. A. own B. appreciate C. thank D. owe22. The beginning of the story is excellent, _is the ending, _leaves us much to think.A. which; as B. as; which C. that; which D. what; that23 Ladies and gentlemen, I have the great _ of introducing our speaker for tonig
12、ht. A. consequence B. privilege C. preference D. favor 24.When_to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, _nervous or anxious. A. exposed; felt B. exposed; feeling C. exposing; feeling D. exposing; felt25. - Foreign trade has been developing very fast in Guangdong. -Yes, Guangdong
13、is Chinas largest province _ foreign trade volume. A. in term of B. in spite of C. in case of D. in favor of 26-Why didnt you come to Mikes birthday party yesterday? -Well, I _, but I had something important to do at the moment. A. should B. must C. should have D. must have27. -Jane, youve made such
14、 great efforts that you are_ to pass the exam. -It is very kind of you to say so, Mr. Smith. A. easy B. bound C. possible D. unlikely28.Its very wise of you to_ well-trained workers _ untrained ones in the assembly line. A. substitute; for B. substitute; with C. replace; by D. replace; with29. The t
15、raveling plan, _ most of people objected, was in no way practicable. A. which B, to which C. with which D. just as30. Given that real estate regulation has failed more than once in the past, there are many who_ that house prices will start rising again. A. inspect B. suspect C. blame D. suggest 31.
16、I am very grateful to my first teacher for his advice_ difficulty you meet with, confidence is a must. A. that; what B. which; whether C. which; whichever D. that; whatever32. _ how to judge a person, my personal opinion is mainly through his attitude towards the work. A. Including B. Regarding C. S
17、upposing D. Providing 33 - When will you be through with your work, Jones? - ? My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute. A. Who knows B. Would you help me C. I beg your pardon D. Anything the matter34. On the top of the hill_, _ the old man once lived. A. a temple stands there
18、; in which B. a temple standing; on which C. does a temple stand; where D. stands a temple; where35.-Remember_ we met, John? -Of course I do. You_ an English novel in the library. A. for the first time; read B. first time; had read C. the first time; were reading D. by the first time; read第二节：完形填空（共
19、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3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you cant 36 how quickly time has passed.If you are familiar with this 37 , youll know how time flies when you are
20、having fun and 38 when you are bored. Now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case.Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 40 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking mo
21、re slowly.In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44 researchers monitored their brain activity.The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results sho
22、wed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects.It is thought that if the brain is 49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 51 , time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so activ
23、e, it concentrates its 53 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 54 , time seems to drag.Next time you feel bored 55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!36. A. guess B. learn C. believe D. doubt37. A. view B. point C. scene D. experience38. A. drags B. stops C.
24、 backs D. gains39. A. thought over B. made up C. suggested D. come up with40. A. change B. develop C. grow D. slow41. A. sleepy B. bored C. excited D. active42. A. report B. think C. decide D. see43. A. produced B. carried C. tried D. performed44. A. so B. when C. while D. but45. A. partly B. quickl
25、y C. how D. first46. A. remember B. focus on C. forget D. tell apart47. A. the researchers B. the experiment C. the clock D. the brain48. A. much attention to B. more attention to C. attention to many D. attention to more49. A. busy B. likely C. ready D. sure50. A. focus B. gather C. reach D. spread
26、51. A. However B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Finally52. A. recognizing B. watching C. noticing D. counting53. A. enough B. full C. right D. proper54. A. In fact B. As a result C. For example D. Instead55. A. in class B. with work C. in mind D. of lessons第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ADo you enjoy see
27、ing the stars twinkling at night? Or do you love the ocean and sea, diving and racing with lovely dolphins? With heavy burdens on their shoulders, teenagers find it hard to pull out. Even if they are free, they prefer to occupy themselves with computer games or watching TV. How to get children away
28、from screens is a great concern for parents. Now there is some good news for those concerned parents and teachers.A campaign is being launched to encourage children to surrender 30 minutes of screen time a day to head for the great outdoors.The newly formed Wild Network, a collaboration of nearly 40
29、0 organizations, is attempting to attract youngsters away from television and computer screens and into fields, woods and parks.Organizers say it is the UKs biggest ever campaign to reconnect children with nature and outdoor play, and claim it could help improve fitness, mental alertness and general
30、 wellbeing.A documentary film, Project Wild Thing, will herald the launch at more than 50 cinemas across the UK from Friday. It looks at the increasingly fragile link between children and nature.Members of the network include the National Trust, RSPB, Play England and the NHS Sustainable Development
31、 Unit.Andy Simpson, chairman of Wild Network, said, “The tragic truth is that kids have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation.” Time spent outdoors is down, roaming ranges have fallen drastically, activity levels are declining and the ability to identify common species has been lost.Suggestions of how to get more time in nature include colle
