5月三校联考英语试题

鄂南高中

湖北省 黄石二中 2014届高三五月联合模拟考试 鄂州高中

C. She lives near the city center. 7. What is good about the flat?

A. It has a big kitchen. B. It has good furniture.

C. It has a big sitting room. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where has Barbara been?

A. Florence. B. Milan. C. Rome. 9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?

A. Books. B. Stones. C. Shoes. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Who is making the telephone call?

A. Thomas Brothers. B. Jack Cooper. C. Mike Landon. 11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?

A. His secretary. B. His boss. C. His wife. 12. What is the message about?

A. The date for a trip. B. A visit to France. C. A meeting. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who could the man speaker most probably be? A. A person who saw the accident. B. A police officer. C. The driver of the lorry.

14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?

A. Walking up Churchill Avenue. B. Getting ready to cross the road. C. Standing outside a bank. 15. When did the accident happen?

A. At about 9:00 am. B. At about 8:00 am. C. At about 10:00 am. 16. How did the accident happen?

A. A car ran into a lorry. B. A lorry hit a car. C. A bank clerk rushed into the street.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the talk mainly about?

A. The history of the school. B. The courses for the term. C. The plan for the day.

18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students? A. In the school hall. B. In the science labs.

英语试题

命题人：骆卫军 叶海姣 审题人：夏鄂华

本试题卷共12页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题前先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. $ 19. 15 B. $9. 15 C. $ 9. 18 答案是B 。

1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend?

A. Go out with her friend. B. Make some plans. C. Work on her paper. 2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?

A. $ 30. B. $15. C. $50. 3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?

A. To visit an exhibition. B. To attend a wedding. C. To meet a friend. 4. When does the bank close on Saturday?

A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 3:00 pm. 5. Where are the speakers?

A. In a store. B. At a hotel. C. In a classroom.

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小题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有时间阅读各小题，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小题。 6. What do we know about Nora?

A. She likes to work with other girls. B. She prefers a room of her own.

C. In the classrooms.

19. What can students do in the practical areas?

A. Visit workshops. B. Enjoy excellent meals. C. Take science courses.

20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions?

A. During the lunch hour. B. After the welcome speech. C. Before the tour of the labs.

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

21. The moment the skirt which the girl wanted to buy were ________ in the store, the salesgirl called him.

A. controversial B. sufficient C. available D. compulsory 22. We are glad to find many of these schools are private and that they offer a ________

schedule for students who can choose to work at school or even at home at weekends. A. considerate B. flexible C. conventional him a good ________ in his field.

A. reputation B. coincidence C. assumption D. competence 24. The task wasn’t worth our efforts at all, because it made no ______ no matter how hard we worked.

A. foundation

B. alternative C. qualification D. difference

25. As usual, the poorest members of society are ________ the burden of tax increases, making the world a little more unfair.

A. deserving B. combining C. subscribing D. bearing

26. Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still ________ the traditional customs. A. observe

B. possess

C. perform D. support

27. All the drivers have been warned driving after drinking shall ________ serious accidents. A. bring up B. bring about C. bring in D. bring back 28. I’m writing to make an apology for my being absent from last week’s meeting. I was

D. temporary

23. As a chemistry teacher, Mr. Zhen contributed to teaching and researching, which earned

unexpectedly ________ at work. A. picked up

B. kept up C. held up D. made up

29. When Tracy was told that her son’s illness could be cured, she left the hospital ________. A. in peace B. in vain C. in relief D. in time 30. With the word “PM2.5” ________ appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days.

A. optionally B. deliberately C. approximately D. constantly

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Last Saturday, I went to a well-known coffee shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina with Townie, my middle school classmate. When we 31 our coffee, two men got in and sat down on an empty table next to us.

They 32 the waiter and asked for three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the 33 _. We heard this order with great 34 and noticed that they were served with two cups of coffee __35 they paid for three. As soon as they left, the waiter 36 a piece of paper on the wall which read A Cup of Coffee.

It 37 that the matter was normal in this place, as no one else paid any attention. However, it was something 38 for Tony and me. Since we had nothing to do with the matter, we 39 our coffee, paid the bill and left.

A few days later, we again got a 40 to go to this coffee ship. While we were enjoying the coffee, a man entered. The way this man was dressed did not 41 the standard, nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was 42 from the look on his face. As he 43 himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee 44 the wall.” The waiter served coffee to this man with __45__, politeness and warmth.

Then after a few minutes, the man finished his coffee and left 46 paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter 47 a piece of paper pasted on the wall and 48 it in the dustbin.

Now it was no surprise to us 49 because the matter was very clear. Although the man didn’t know about the one who had left this cup of coffee to him, he would have a better understanding of the wall which had a great role between the 50 and receiver. 31. A. shared 32. A. called 33. A. bench 34. A. interest

B. enjoyed B. postponed B. street B. courage

C. cooked C. declined C. ground C. compromise

D. booked D. found D. wall D. pride

35. A. as 36. A. imitated 37. A. happened 38. A. puzzled 39. A. used up 40. A. sponsor 41. A. match 42. A. natural 43. A. seated 44. A. upon 45. A. pity 46. A. over 47. A. took off 48. A. hid 49. A. barely 50. A. stranger

B. so B. pasted B. assumed B. strange B. picked up B. deserve B. apparent B. relaxed B. toward B. respect B. after B. took up B. dived B. randomly B. guest

C. though C. challenged C. sounded C. drank up C. equal C. arbitrary C. from C. fear C. against C. took over C. dropped C. frequently C. waiter

D. for D. undertook D. appeared D. took up D. preference D. meet D. specific D. beyond D. calm D. without D. took in D. picked D. entirely D. giver

what they were murmuring in their heart．“Today I will ask for a rise，or I'll leave this company ．”Good luck to you，I smiled to him．“I’ll manage to make you live forever．”A little boy held a pet dog close to him．“She’ll be all right，because she is blessed ．”I heard angels singing in this city.

The moment my fingertips touched the umbrella, I felt it’s dry，and it’s warm．Soon it became hot．I held it up to avoid harmful sunshine．Do I need a reason to explain why? Maybe I should think about it．I need my umbrella when it is sunny as well as when it is rainy ．

51．Which of the following words best describes the author? A ．Strange ．

B ．Hard-working ．

C ．Clever ．

D ．Watchful.

52．From the author's feelings with people among the noisy crowd，we can see that _______． A ．he is sensible enough to understand others’ murmur B ．he is sorry for people who can’t foresee their difficulty C ．he is warm-hearted even to care for unfamiliar people D ．he is kind enough to hope everyone will plan their life well

53．What can the underlined word “thunderstorms ” be compared with in real life? A．Bad feelings. B. Unexpected things. C ．Confusing puzzles. D. Terrible difficulties． 54. What’s the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Try to notice every passer-by. B. Umbrellas are important. C. Always be prepared. D. Weather changes unexpectedly.

B

Under new system, dentists must spend longer assessing each patient.

According to a bill to reduce waiting time, patients can see therapists, who have studied for three years, instead of dentists, who have studied for five.

Dentists will concentrate on more complex procedures. Dental therapists should stand in routinely for dentists and start drilling and filling patients' teeth to tackle growing NHS waiting lists, the Government's tooth department has said.

Patients are waiting weeks longer for an appointment at many surgeries piloting a new NHS system of check-ups, which will be rolled out across the country within two years.

The new check-ups require dentists to spend longer assessing each patient, and now Barry Cockcroft, the chief dental officer, has recommended that, to avoid delays, junior staff should take up some tasks traditionally carried out by dentists.

This could see therapists, who study for three years, compared with five years for dentists -- drilling and filling adults' teeth, and extracting children's milk teeth. Dental

C. reasonable D. abstract

B. permission C. chance

C. introduced D. dressed

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。

A

When I was having a walk through the park today ，I met a friend I hadn’t seen for ages．She stared at me curiously ．“You have kept this umbrella for years; it's old and ou t of date ．I wonder why you keep it and take it wherever you go.” I smiled，“it means a great deal to me ．”I simply gave her my shortest answer．Honestly speaking ，I ，either ，could not understand the reason why I kept it．

Then all of a sudden，fallen leaves darkened my eyes with a strong wind．I grabbed the umbrella instinctively．The rain poured down．Thanks to my umbrella，I didn’t get wet at all ．

“Why have I kept it for so long?” I asked myself, staring at my umbrella．I couldn’t remember when and where I bought it，for I’m always tired and lazy to answer questions．It could protect me from the heavy rain ，I told myself eventually ．Looking at the people rushing through the street，I felt safe．This might be another reason．

It is always so. We know thunderstorm comes unexpectedly and goes without a warning ．The sky cleared up．The sun shone brightly．Just as usual，I seized the umbrella with my left hand ．Still there’s water dropping down. I walked among the noisy crowd and listened to

nurses should also play a bigger role, doing procedures such as fluoride varnishes, he said. Speaking to The Mail on Sunday at the British Dental Conference in Manchester, Dr. Cockcroft said: “A dentist is very highly trained and can carry out complex work such as crowns and bridges. Therapists can do extractions and fillings.”

Health Minister Earl Howe said patients needed to accept that dentists would do less work on their teeth in the future, and that nurses, hygienists and therapists would do more. He said: “Sometimes in GP practices you see a nurse and sometimes a GP. People will be used to that.”

The pilot of the new dental system involves a traffic-light rating where patients are given a “green ”, “amber ” or “red ” notice on the condition of their teeth and gums. Patients flagged as “red ” can be refused advanced treatment until they have improved their oral health -- by cleaning their teeth more and cutting down on sugary foods. Dentists largely welcome the scheme, which has been running for two-and-a-half years, because it focuses on preventing problems as well as treating them. 55. What’s the aim of the new scheme?

A. To reduce patients’ waiting time. B. To let nurses do more work. C. To ease the government’s pressure D. To help therapists get a higher pay. 56. According to Barry Cockcroft, ________.

A. there won’t be delays when one goes to a dentist’s B. dentists’ work will be more boring than ever C. junior staff can help with some assessing work D. a dentist will fill and drill adults’ teeth

57. If you are flagged as “red”, you ________ to improve your oral health. A. will stay in hospital for some time B. will receive advanced treatment C. needn’t pay any attention to it D. have to clean your teeth more often 58. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. No need to study that long at college. B. Dentists’ work is more important. C. Patients are suffering tooth problems. D. Dentists are to examine a patient longer.

C

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says authorities are “throwing everything we have ” at the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

He was speaking as weather conditions in the southern Indian Ocean improved, allowing the search to resume.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says 12 aircraft are taking part in Wednesday's operations. The plane vanished on 8 March as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.

“We owe it to the families, and we owe it to an anxious world to do everything we can to finally locate some wreckage and to do whatever we can to solve the riddle of this extraordinarily ill-fated flight,” Mr. Abbott said. He also said Australia was ready to assist the families of the missing passengers in any possible way.

“There ’s a terrible trauma involved -- there's the uncertainty; there's the anguish. It's just an unspeakable time for these people and if they want to come to Australia we’ll make them welcome and we'll do everything we can to assist,” he said.

China has sent a special envoy, Zhang Yesui, to Malaysia, to provide some help, the official Xinhua news agency reports.

Mr. Zhang met Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to discuss the search, and will go on to meet Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's acting transport minister.

Four Chinese ships and one military aircraft are taking part in the operation in the southern Indian Ocean. The passengers on board were mostly Chinese.

Australia has been coordinating the multinational search that is now focused on a remote area of ocean, some 1,500 miles (2,500km) to the south-west of the Australian city of Perth.

The Australian parliament in the capital, Canberra, observed a moment of silence on Wednesday for passengers of the missing flight, which included six Australians.

Some relatives of the passengers are refusing to accept that their loved ones have died, saying no wreckage has been found.

There were angry scenes in Beijing after the Malaysian prime minister said analysis of satellite data showed the plane had almost certainly ended its journey in the southern Indian Ocean. Either China or Australia didn’t agree.

59. The special envoy from China went to Malaysia to ________ mainly.

A. help with the rescue search B. comfort the depressed families

C. tell the world China cares D. search for the missing flight in person 60. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. At least 12 Australian aircraft have participated in the search. B. Malaysia lost touch with the flight on Mar. 8. C. There was no Australian on the missing flight.

D. Both China and Australia are paying special attention to the search. 61. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Australia is a country that can benefit the world. B. Australia is engaged in the search for the missing flight.

C. It is dangerous to travel by plane nowadays. D. To find a missing flight is by no means possible. 62. Where is the passage probably taken from?

A. A plane magazine. B. A certain newspaper. C. A search advertisement. D. An ocean report

D

In a time of global climate change and rapidly disappearing habitat critical to the survival of countless endangered species, there is an increased sense of urgency to confirm the return of animals thought to be extinct, or to confirm the presence of newly discovered species. Field biologists traditionally collect specimens to distinguish the animals -- or to confirm that they do indeed exist in the wild. Researchers at Arizona State University and Plymouth University in the United Kingdom want to change the way biologists think about the “gold standard ” of collecting a possible “voucher ” specimen for species identification. They suggest that current specimen collection practices may actually cause a risk to vulnerable animal populations already on the brink of extinction.

“We are drawing attention to this issue as an important question bearing on the ethical responsibilities of field biologists. It concerns not only an increased extinction threat to re-discovered species, but also the collection of specimens from small populations more generally, ” said Ben Minteer, an environmental ethicist and conservation scholar in ASU's School of Life Sciences.

“Because these populations are very small and often isolated, they are incredibly sensitive to over-collecting,” added Minteer, also the Arizona Zoological Society Chair at ASU. “Combine the understandable desire to confirm something really important -- such as that a species is not, in fact extinct -- with the sensitivity of a population to collection and you've got a potentially significant conservation issue.”

The researchers raise the issue in the April 18 issue of the journal Science. In the article, Minteer and his colleagues cite examples of the decline or loss of a range of animal species due to the impact of field collections by both professional scientists and amateur naturalists. There are cases of now-extinct birds, as well as the loss and rediscovery of amphibians in Costa Rica.

63. What’s the main threat to the survival of animals?

A. Smaller habitat and climate change. B. Human activities and food shortage. C. Less rain and more born enemies. D. Species identification and the way they live

64. What does the underlined word “brink ” in the first paragraph mean?

A. top B. edge C. impact D. basis 65. If we want to protect the endangered species, we’d better ________. A. not over-collect them B. not kill any of them C. not try to prove their existence D. not change the climate 66. According to the passage, which of the following is right? A. It is nothing serious to catch one endangered animal. B. There are not many extinct animals in Costa Rica.

C. All the scientists know the present situation of nature well. D. Some species thought extinct have been discovered again.

E

Some people are born with the belief that they are masters of their own lives. Others feel they are at the mercy of fate. New research shows that part of those feelings lies in the genes.

Psychologists have long known that people confident in their ability to control their destinies are more likely to adjust well to growing old than those who feel that they drift on the currents of fate.

Two researchers who questioned hundreds of Swedish twins report that such confidence is partly genetic and partly drawn from experience.

They also found that the belief in blind luck -- a conviction that coincidence plays a big role in life is something learned in life and has nothing to do with genetics. People who are confident of their ability to control their lives have an “internal locus of control ” and have a better chance of being well adjusted in their old age, said Pedersen. An “external locus of control”， believing that outside forces determine the course of life, has been linked to depression in later years, she said.

“We are trying to understand what makes people different. What makes some people age gracefully and others have a more difficult time?” she said.

The research was conducted at the Karolinska Institute-better known as the body that annually awards the Nobel Prize for medicine by Nancy Pedersen of the Institute and Margaret Gatz, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Their results were recently published in the Journal of Gerontology in the United States.

The study showed that while people have an inborn predilection toward independence and self-confidence, about 70 percent of this personality trait is affected by a person's environment and lifetime experiences.

Pedersen's studies, with various collaborators, probe the aging process by comparing sets of twins, both identical and fraternal, many of whom were separated at an early age.

The subjects were drawn from a roster first edited about 30 years ago registering all twins born in Sweden since 1886. The complete list, which was extended in 1991, has 95,000 sets of twins.

67. If one has confidence in being able to control his fate, it is more likely that ________. A. he won’t care about anything B. he will be well adjusted at his old age

C. he will feel depressed when in trouble D. he will have a promising future 68. The research indicates that the belief in blind luck ________.

A. is closely linked with our genes B. has nothing to do with our confidence C. comes from our lifetime experiences D. won’t have serious effects on us 69. What do we know about the Karolinska Institute?

A. It deals mainly with one’s confidence. B. It is located in Los Angeles, USA. C. It awards the Nobel Prize for medicine. D. It was founded and funded by Nobel. 70. The subjects of the research are ________.

A. twins born in Sweden B. strangers in USA

C. people across the world D. students from a university

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的

71. But for your timely help, I really doubt whether I _______________________ the work on

time. (finish)

72. There __________________________, we hurried on, trying to get to the destination before

dark. (waste)

73. Sometimes, people, even those wise ones, have no idea of _________________________ makes them make such stupid mistakes. (be)

74.

On no account ________________________ to any difficulty, because there are

so many people standing behind us. （give

）

75. There are different views about the degree __________________ the government’s fault. (unemployment)

76. You can never imagine _______________________________ when he saw us coming. (run)

77. We must keep working hard ；after

all, it won’t be long ___________________________ the

College Entrance Examination. (take)

78. He told us that it was the first time that ______________________ for such an important meeting. (come)

79. Today is Sunday and so fine a day that they ____________________________, as is often

the case with them on Sundays. (go)

80. To their pleasure, they found themselves ____________________________ with no one around when they came to themselves. (seat)

第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分)

请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。 Dance as though no one is watching you, Love as though you have never been hurt before, Sing as though no one can hear you, Live as though heaven is on earth.

--- Satchel Paige

What a great philosophy to travel through life’s journey with! Does it really matter what others think?

注意：①无须写标题；

②除诗歌外，文体不限； ③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例； ④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称； ⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。