江苏省高邮市界首中学高三下学期第四次质检英语试题.docx

1、江苏省高邮市界首中学高三下学期第四次质检英语试题界首中学2014-2015高三第二学期第四次质检英语卷（考试时间：120分钟 分值：120分） 2015-04-17第一卷（共三部分 满分85分）第一部分：听力部分（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. Where did the woman go yesterday?A. A classical concert. B. A mod

2、ern art exhibition. C. A classical art exhibition.2. Which causes Mr. Davies being late?A. An accident. B. The weather. C. Heavy traffic.3. Why is the man unhappy?A. Because he was fired. B. Because he didnt get promotion. C. Because he didnt find a job.4. What does the woman do?A. An accountant. B.

3、 A secretary. C. A cleaner.5. How many people are likely to enter for this years City Marathon?A. 125. B. 250. C. 500.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. How long has the man bee

4、n with the firm?A. Four years and five months. B. Five years and nine months. C. Six years and nine months.7. What has the woman decided to offer to the man?A. A pay rise. B. A promotion. C. A paid holiday. 听第7段材料，回答第 8、9题。8. Whose turn is it to do the cleaning?A. The mans. B. The womans. C. Peters.

5、9. What does the man think of the woman?AImpatient. B. Careless. C. Lazy.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10. From where is the man calling?A. America. B. Australia. C. Austria.11. Which is the mans telephone number?A. 613-2775-2940. B. 613-2940-2775. C. 613-2995-2740.12. What can we know about Mr. Parker?A. He do

6、esnt want to take the mans call.B. He can be reached all day tomorrow.C. He is out for the whole day.听第9段材料 ，回答第13至第16题。13. What does the man compare before making a decision?A. Weight and stamps. B. Price and time. C. Forms and value.14. What are in the box?A. Glasses. B. Books. C. Clothes.15. How

7、much does the man pay in total?A. 4.90 dollars. B. 8.20 dollars. C. 14.20 dollars.16. What does the woman advise the man to write on the box at last?A. A return address. B. His telephone number. C. His e-mail address.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. When did Dennis go into space?A. In 2000. B. In 2001. C. In

8、2002.18. How long did Dennis spend in space?A. A week. B. 10 days. C. 20 days.19. Where does the fourth space tourist come from?A. America. B. Russia. C. Iran.20. What will probably take place in the next 20 years?A. Some space hotels will be built.B. A space trip will cost only $20,000.C. Spacecraf

9、ts will become public transportation.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21. Latina is more encompassing word, women from all the Latin American countries.A. a, catering to B. a, referring to C. the, appealing to D. the, turning to 22. I wonder if you could go with me to the supermarket

10、. Dont disturb me. I _ my daily report this morning and havent finished yet.A. write B. was writing C. have written D. have been writing23. Barack Obama, the authority and the laws of the United States, proclaimed Thursday, November 24, 2011, as a National Day of Thanksgiving.A. by virtue of B. in t

11、erms of C. in praise of D. for the purpose of24. The House on Mango Street vignettes（小品文）that are not quite poems and not quite full stories and Cisneros calls “lazy poems”,A. consists in, what B. is made up of, that C. consists of, that D. consists of, what25. many of American women writers had bee

12、n writing for some time, renewed interest in the issues of race and gender in the 1980s provided a situation their work became a vital part.A. When, in which B. Because, for which C. While, in which D. As, of which26. According to the new rules, if a student _ happen to damage something in the campu

13、s, he/she should report it those concerned immediately.A. should B. will C. shall D. would27. _ people have become masters of their own country that science can really serve the people. A. Only when B. If only C. Only if D. It is only when28. You look excited. Whats up? _. My sister is going to have

14、 a baby! That means Ill be an aunt.A. I guess. B. No doubt. C. Guess what! D. All right.29. William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright_, and his works still influence the English language and todays literature. A. of the time B. of all times C. at times D. over time30. He is never sat

15、isfied with what he has got. The grass is always greener on the other side of the _. A. road B. fence C. wall D. garden31. To British people, Canadians may sound American; to Americans, they may sound British. Canadians themselves insist on not being identified with _.A. either B. both C. any D. nei

16、ther32. The question was brought to life again _a person has the right to end his or her own life and a doctor has the right to assist.A. where B. in which C. that D. whether33. Three days after the aircraft went missing, an international effort _ ships and planes hasnt found any wreckage, _ growing

17、 frustration for the families of the 239 people on board.A. involved; causing B. to involve; caused C. involving; causing D. involving; having caused34. The successful candidate will be adaptable, take ownership of and develop in the role by taking initiative, being motivated and _ high standards. A

18、. ensured B. to ensure C. ensuring D. to be ensured35. You must find the club poster funny. _. It makes no sense. A. So it is B. Not in the least C. It depends D. I couldnt agree more第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）TWO BLOCKSTwo very, very long blocks beyond in deep darkness. It is 1953, and I have walke

19、d these blocks many times on my way to the room I rent 36 campus. I get off the bus after leaving the library at ten oclock with books in my arms and a purse 37 from my shoulder. My landlady works the night 38 at the hospital, so at this hour, the house will be as dark and blank as the others on thi

20、s street. Everything is quiet and closed. Far ahead is (or so it seems) a streetlight. I am thinking about a paper 39 in a few days. What 40 should I explore? Will the professor admire or 41 it? Why are we reading Dreiser anyway? I notice headlights coming toward me. A car is driving slowly down the

21、 street on the other side. As it passes, I 42 at the drivermale, blond. I keep walking. The car slows down and stops. I hear its door slam shut. A few seconds later, I hear foot-steps behind me. I do not 43 up, because I dont want to call attention to myself. The walker may be going to a house nearb

22、y, visiting a friend. Besides, what would be the 44 of hurrying, running? I still have to get my door key from my purse. When I reach my house in the dark, I will have difficulty 45 my key in the lock. Then he will climb the steps behind me, put his hand 46 my mouth, knock me down on the porch floor

23、, scattering my books, the contents of my 47 . His breath smells of mint(薄荷), but there is a sour smell too. He will say, “Dont fight me; dont fight.” I am exhausted. The scene I have imagined is 48 , violent, cruel and unbearable. I cannot live through what I expect. I stop. I refuse to experience

24、that 49 attack again. I turn around and wait for him. I wait and wait until he catches up to where I stand, with 50 to defend myself but the urgency to escape 51 what might happen but what has already happened in my mind. He comes close, closer. I can see his eyes (or I think I can).“Will you please

25、 leave me alone.” It is neither a question nor a scream. My voice is low, conversational. Nothing can be 52 than what I have imagined. He pauses. “Im not going to 53 you,” he whispers, then turns around and walks back to his car. Although this incident was important to me, it should not be understoo

26、d as 54 action for anyone else. Each of us responds in our own way. But for me, a young student, it sealed the connection between my imagination and the source of courage. I did not run away. The night I 55 my ground.36.A. fromB. offC. byD. on37.A. disappearingB. escapingC. separatingD. hanging38.A.

27、 changeB. alternativeC. shiftD. choice39.A. dueB. necessaryC. valuableD. accessible40.A. adventureB. instanceC. formatD. theme41.A. dismissB. acceptC. evaluateD. waste42.A. glanceB. wonderC. jumpD. aim43.A. wakeB. turnC. speedD. pick44.A. dangerB. chanceC. fortuneD. point45.A. feelingB. leavingC. in

28、sertingD. repairing46.A. intoB. downC. throughD. over47.A. clothesB. purseC. paperD. rings48.A. emptyB. detailedC. formalD. real49.A. flexibleB. changeableC. imaginaryD. slight50.A. somethingB. everythingC. nothingD. anything51.A. eitherB. nothingC. tooD. not52.A. worseB. swifterC. funnierD. useful5

29、3.A. interruptB. botherC. insultD. prevent54.A. appropriateB. harmfulC. relevantD. improper55.A. lostB. stoodC. turnedD. hit第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ABelow are some entries from an English dictionary. 1. decode (1) To put a coded message into an understandable f

30、orm. (2) To find the underlying meaning of.To decode is to take out of code and put into understandable language. (Its opposite is encode, “to put into coded form.”) But dreams may sometimes also be decoded; psychologists often try to decode the images of their patients dreams so as to understand the emotions behind them. 2. euphemism An agreeable or inoffensive word or expression that is substituted for one that may offend or disgust.The use of euphemism is an ancient part of the English language, and perhaps of all languages, and all of