1、- 1 -宜昌市 2015 届高三年级第一次调研考试英语试题考试时间：2015 年 1 月 21 日 下午 15:00-17:00 本试卷共 10 页。全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用 2B 铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型 A 后的方框涂黑。2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3.完成句子和短文写作题的作答，用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔直
2、接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 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 will the man do tomorrow?A. At
3、tend a meeting. B. Take a flight. C. See a doctor.2. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Give up working with Mike.B. Go to complain to the boss.C. Dont judge a man by his appearance.3. What does the woman probably feel about Mary?A. Overjoyed. B. Confident. C. Concerned.4. Where does this con
4、versation most probably take place?A. In the office of telecommunications.B. On the telephone.C. In a supermarket.5. What is the name of the mans sister?A. joking. B. Smiling. C. Not known.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 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
5、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. What is the woman considering at the beginning of the dialogue?- 2 -A. How to lose weight.B. Which food to order.C. What food she is going to prepare.7. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Go on a diet.B. Call for pizza.C. Co
6、ok dinner for the family.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Where does the dialogue probably take place?A. In a train carriage. B. In a waiting hall. C. In a theatre.9. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. To watch his luggage.B. To switch seats with him.C. To tell him the way to the washroom.听第 8 段材料，回答第
7、10 至 12 题。10. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Strangers.B. Classmates.C. Boyfriend and girlfriend.11. What do they mainly talk about?A. Their future plan. B. Their English study. C. Homesickness.12. Which of the following is not satisfying to the woman?A. The size of the class in
8、the institute.B. The terrible food in the restaurant.C. The demanding courses at the center.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What does the man want to. do most in the future?A. Start a company of his own.B. Teach English in a key university.C. Be an accountant.14. What do the two speakers have in common?A
9、. Both of them want to set up their own companies.B. Both of them are green hands in the job market. C. Both of them are foreigners in the country.15. What does the woman plan to do before graduation?A. To work part-time in a foreign company.B. To study accounting in a training center.C. To improve
10、her English.16. What does the man mean in the end?A. He doesnt think the woman can start her own business.B. He doesnt believe that the woman will be more successful than him.C. He jokingly thinks that he will be too successful for the woman to employ him.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is Doug Joh
11、nson?- 3 -A. A host.B. A producer. C. A singer.18. What is true about Jackie?A. She is an adult singer.B. She has won the first prize in “Americas Got Talent”.C. She has become Americas top-selling new idol.19. How did people begin to notice Susan Boyle?A. Through her beautiful appearance.B. Through
12、 her performance on the TV show.C. Through her active personality.20. Which album is the number one on Billboard?A. O Holy Night. B. The Gift. C. Pie Jesu.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节：多项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 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 drawings of young children usually la
13、ck _ they make arms too short and legs too long.A. proportion B. recognition C. intention D. assumption22. If one person were not to a great extent the _ of his own character, he would be a creature of circumstances who is not so successful.A. label B. frame C. architect D. genius23. Reforms _ incom
14、e distribution should start with a reshaping of the relationship between the states, companies and citizens.A. estimating B. Highlighting C. financing D. targeting24. They were going to _ a large-scale donation to help the people of the poverty-strickenA. stage B. emerge C. swap D. chase25. In 2012,
15、 private vehicles _ 53 million of the total, up 22.8 percent from the previous year.A. made for B. accounted for C. stood for D. paid for26. The latest report has declared that the Chinese economy is _ steadily, supported by increasing consumption, stable export volumes, and the governments reform p
16、olicies.A. holding up B. picking up C. turning up D. standing up27. The setting up of an ideal does not merely mean going without doing anything. Real and _ action should be taken.A. potential B. slightC. concrete D. ultimate28. The platform will enable users to use _ payment services through their
17、mobile devices, making the payment process simpler and more convenient.A. sufficient B. dramatic C. genuine D. remote29. Contrary to my expectation, the teacher was by no means satisfied with my works, saying that the trees had been painted too _.A. basically B. stiffly C. definitely D. originally30
18、. A mans clothing, tools and property, which are _ a part of his personality, may, under certain circumstances, be regarded as a part of his environment.A. in some sense B. in addition to C. in consequence of D. in any case- 4 -第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入
19、空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Pain is a constant companion and isnt a very good one. I try to 31 with it, only to end up feeling more 32 . I cannot help but think about you. You had so much to give and share with me.When I was young, you were a constant 33 . You were there to see me grow up. I cried, I laugh
20、ed, I learned, and you were always there to 34 me. With your gray hair and thick glasses, I would watch you think depressingly, but your sudden smile would 35 up your face as quickly as it came.That is the very thing I love about you. Your 36 .I think about the times I 37 being with you. So many yea
21、rs have passed since I saw you last time, and for a brief 38 . I imagined you not being in my life. I wanted to cry.39 , I knew you would be there, as you always were. The gray hair has turned to white, and with that came a thin body that was 40 . Still the eyes were as bright as ever, and a mind th
22、at was well-running.You taught me to be strong and live for my dreams. With your 41 for knowledge you taught me to love learning; always 42 me that knowledge is a constant thing. You were so strong, so wise and your 43 was always a comfort. You always gave me a hug when I felt 44 , I never loved cro
23、wds, and you always seemed to 45 that, never forcing me to 46 the others or pretend to have a good time.You never said much, 47 I always knew that every time we saw each other, you were glad to see me, as I am always glad to see you.I remember you 48 a teary face and a wistful (伤感的)smile. My pain is
24、 more insistent as I try to 49 on to the hope that you will 50 through this, like the strong person that you are.I love you, grandpa.31. A. consult B. reason C. balance D. compromise32. A. optimistic B. unconcerned C. satisfied D. miserable33. A. figure B. sponsor C. organizer D. player34. A. critic
25、ize B. sympathize C. guide D. evaluate35. A. take B. light C. bring D. hang36. A. sound B. face C. taste D. smile37. A. wasted B. devoted C. missed D. squeezed 38. A. moment B. belief C. purpose D. dream39. A. Helpfully B. Hopefully C. Fortunately D. Frankly40. A. energetic B. fragile C. sensitive D
26、. allergic 41. A. smell B. argument C. attitude D. hunger42. A. telling B. warning C. granting D. advising43. A. progress B. response C. opinion D. presence44. A. loose B. relieved C. down D. relaxed 45. A. ignore B. acknowledge C. reject D. understand46. A. praise B. join C. watch D. persuade47. A.
27、 but B. and C. for D. so48. A. upon B. except C. with D. beside- 5 -49. A. live B. hold C. turn D. come50. A. pass B. look C. pull D. break 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。AA young woman went to her mother and told her how hard life was. She wa
28、s tired of struggling and fighting and wanted to give up.So, her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed coffee beans. She l
29、et them sit and boil, without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out, pulled the eggs out and then poured the coffee into three different bowls.Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
30、Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the daughter was asked to drink the coffee. She smiled as she tasted
31、 its rich fragrance.The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?” Her mother explained that each of these objects hadfaced the same disaster but reacted differently.The carrot went in strong, and hard. However, after being subject to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg ha
32、d been fragile, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The coffee beans were unique, however; after they had been in the boiling water, they had changed the water. “Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When misfortune or change knocks on yourdoor, how do you res
33、pond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?”“Are you the carrot that seems strong, but with change and difficulty will you wilt (萎缩) and become soft and lose your strength? Are you the egg that starts with a malleable (可塑的), heart, but changes with the heat? When faced with a death, a break-up,
34、 a financial hardship or other trial, do you become hardened and stiff? The coffee bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavour.”“If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get bette
35、r and provide strengthand happiness for those around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, can you improve yourself to another level?”51. Why did the young woman turn to her mother?A. She wanted to rid herself of worries.B. She was to have words with her mother.C. She was
36、defeated by misfortunes.D. She would like to resign herself to life.52. The underlined phrase “being subject to” probably means _.A. being damaged by- 6 -B. being at the mercy ofC. being made full use of D. being depended on53. We can learn from the passage that _.A. the carrot became hardened and s
37、tiff after its being exposed to the boiling waterB. the egg could equip itself with the wisdom and quality to overcome any difficulty C. the young woman was sharp-minded so she could read her mothers mind wellD. the coffee bean taught us to convert the bad circumstances and improve ourselves54. What
38、 can serve as the best title of this passage?A. Boost Yourself to Another LevelB. A Young Woman and Her MotherC. A Carrot, an Egg or a Coffee BeanD. Survival of the FittestBThe origination of the “gap year” concept came in the decade following the Second World War when youth travel and cultural exch
39、ange was discussed among governments as a useful tool to create more of a global understanding to prevent future global wars. However, the first gap years actually started in the UK in the 1960s when the Baby-Boomer generation in the midst of the Swinging Sixties headed off to India on the infamous
40、Hippie Trails (嬉皮士之旅),inventing the independent travel market.Australian Graham “Screw” Turner, based in London in 1973, loaded a double-decker (双层）bus with the first paying customers and drove them to Kathmandu. They arrived three weeks late. Top Deck Travel, the company he founded, still exists to
41、day. In 1979 another Australian, Dick Porter, founded STA Travel to bring in the final piece of the puzzle. It was a high street travel agent for students and youth (those under 26) with which he was able to develop global youth travel as he opened student travel agencies around the world.In the UK
42、in the 1980s the Baby-Boomers were accustomed to family life with their young children and so traveling less, and the next generation were influenced by the addiction to money, careers and wealth. The housing market crash meant fewer funds available for parents to fund youth travel. But steady UK an
43、d global growth continued as STA Travel opened up branches around the world.A combination of the Baby-Boomers children reaching 18 (whose parents encouraged world travel as they did in their youth), the UK coming out of decline and new, exciting, colorful media channels to bring gap year products to
44、 market resulted in an explosion of activity in the UK in the 1990s as gap year travel and gap year volunteering took off pre-, during, and post-university. Demand grew, prices for air travel fell, and the roots of it becoming a tradition of growth were set.The modern gap year pioneers came in the f
45、orm of Tom Griffiths and Peter Pedrick who brought the gap year market onto the web in 1988 with the launch of . The two pioneers have invented products, offerings, phrases, and concepts that form the frame of the global gap year industry seen today. Known as the gap year guru. Tom Griffiths is reco
46、gnized as a global authority on gap years and acts as a media spokesperson around the world.55. Why was the “gap year” concept was originated in the decade after the World War II ?A. Because people created a better understanding of the world travel.B. Because the governments wanted to guard the worl
47、d against future global wars.- 7 -C. Because youth travel and cultural exchange was a useful tool to promote economy.D. Because the Baby-Boomer generation invented an independent travel market.56. In the 1980s, the youth travel was in a period of _.A. boom B. declineC. crash D. development57. The un
48、derlined word “guru” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _.A. leader B. hero C. volunteer D. ancestor58. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. The Development of STA TravelB. The Pioneers of the Gap YearC. Brief History of the Gap YearD. Origination of the Gap YearCIn a world where work-related stress has rocketed, could the most intelligent option be simply to find the least-taxing, most profitable job on offer? Could the smartest choice for a future career be the path that requ
