湖北省荆州市高三上学期第一次质量检测英语试题及答案

1、荆州市2015届高三年级质量检查（i）英 语第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)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. when will the man probably meet with mrs. jones?a. at 9:00.b. at 9:15. c. at 10:00.2. what will the man have?a. a running race.b. a job i

2、nterview.c. a physical examination.3. where does this conversation probably take place?a. in a book shop. b. in a library. c. in a classroom.4. what is the woman complaining about?a. the long waitb. a mistake in her billc. the broken computer system5. what do we know about the woman?a. she has decid

3、ed to go to business schoolb. she was asked to give up sciencec. she will not be a successful manager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至7题。6. how is the woman trying to lose weigh

4、t now?a. by eating every other day.b. by drinking plenty of water.c. by eating orange-colored foods.7. what does the man think of the womans diet?a. ridiculous b. balanced c. effective 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题.8. whats a drag show?a. its a special performance.b. its a kind of fashion show.c. its an american t

5、alk show.9. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the woman likes peking opera very much.b. the man shows little interest in drag shows.c. the man wants to have some tea with the man 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.10. whats the probable relationship between the speakers?a. friends. b. boss and secretary.c. s

6、hop owner and customer.11. what are the gifts the man advises the woman to choose from?a. postcards and hand-made bags.b. hand-made vase and pottery c. cotton hats and some food. 12. how much should the woman pay for the hat she picked?a. $ 80. b. $ 45.c. $60.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题. 13what did the woman d

7、o? aa teacher ba reporterc an editor14why did the woman change her job? ashe didnt get a high salary bshe wanted to work in her husbands company cher workplace was too far from her new house15what does the man want to put in the newspaper? aa house-seeking advertisement ba house-selling advertisemen

8、t ca house-renting advertisement16where is the man moving?aengland bamericac finland. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题. 17. what was mr. perkins like? a. he tried to be the same as others. b. he tried to be better than others. c. he was always different from others.18. where did he go the day after he bought his n

9、ew car?a. his office. b. his friends house. c. the country.19. how did he find his car?a. by trying his key in every car.b. by waiting until all other cars had left. c. by checking the plate number.20. when did he leave the car-park?a. around 5:00 p.m. b. around 6:00 p.m. c. around 7:00 p.m.第二部分：英语语

10、言知识运用(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)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。21. ma yun used a _ of creative thinking and skillful leadership to make alibaba one of the most valuable companies in financial history. a. ambitionb. description c. combinationd. regulation22. there is a list of

11、the home and office addresses of all the consumers for your _ when you deliver the packages. a. existence b. reference c. influence d. appearance23. volunteers who work at community _ all the love we can give them, since they offer so much but get so little reputation. a. reserve b. conserve c. obse

12、rve d. deserve 24. some drug companies test their products on human beings, whose influence on our society is hard to _ . a. assess b. argue c. criticize d. prohibit25. its reported that admission prices for many natural tourist attractions in developed countries _ only 1% of the local average month

13、ly salary, or are free of charge. a. account for b. result fromc. submit tod. carry on26. if problems or thoughts _ on you, a lot of them happen to you or affect you at the same time, so that they occupy all your attention and make you feel unable to escape. a. drop in b. call in c. crowd in d. fit

14、in27. we should learn to communicate in a kinder way with people who are _ about what others say to avoid embarrassment. a. active b. attractive c. sensitive d. talkative28. if walking unaccompanied or with an unfamiliar person, be _ with your belongings and personal security before it is too late.

15、a. cautious b. patient c. acquainted d. content29. because distance learning putting up a new interactive platform is _ during concrete operation, it is particularly suited to busy managers.a. valuable b. comfortable c. flexible d. reasonable30. the poor shoemaker had not been able to afford to buy

16、clothes for a long time, so he looked very much _ in this rich white neighborhood. a. out of order b. out of fashion c. out of stock d. out of place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。ht5ssin order to pay for my college, i accepted a job as part of a

17、work-study program. 31 not appealing, it was one i could doi washed dishes in the school cafeteria. it was the most 32 job i had ever done for i had to work all these hours and find time to 33 . just when i thought i was going to 34 of my college, an angel appeared. well, one of those on earth, with

18、out 35 . he explained that his grandparents needed help on the weekends. they 36 four hundred dollars a month, twice the money i was making washing dishes. now i would have time to study. i went to meet his grandparents and 37 the job. his grandma greatly loved 38 . she spent hours playing her old,

19、off-key piano and even offered to teach me the art. she was 39 with my ability and encouraged me to continue. weekends in their house became more than just books and cooking, they were filled with the wonderful 40 of the out-of-tune piano and two very out-of-tune singers. as christmas break came, i

20、had to return home. before leaving, i arranged for their temporary care and promised to 41 . two weeks later, as i was 42 the luggage into my car to go back to school, the phone rang. i was told that grandma died the night before, and they had decided to put grandpa in a retirement homei 43 the phon

21、e feeling as if my world had 44 . i had lost my friend, and that was much worse than knowing i would have to 45 again in the school cafeteria.when i went back to school and asked to begin the work-study program again, the financial aid advisor smiled and 46 me an envelope. “this is for you,” he said

22、. it was from 47 . in the envelope was enough money to 48 the rest of my school year and a(n) 49 that i should continue to take my piano lessons. now, years later, when i walk by a piano, i will 50 and think of grandma. she must be playing the piano merrily in heaven, i am sure.31. a. whenb. because

23、c. thoughd. however32. a. awfulb. complexc. honorabled. shameful33. a. playb. relaxc. studyd. date34. a. drop outb. run outc. cut outd. break out35. a. handsb. armsc. legsd. wings36. a. neededb. paidc. spentd. took37. a. acceptedb. selectedc. rejectedd. thanked38. a. artb. booksc. childrend. music39

24、. a. impressedb. shockedc. interestedd. depressed40. a. songsb. soundsc. picturesd. times41. a. come backb. go homec. work hardd. drop in42. a. sending b. loadingc. burdeningd. conveying43. a. rang upb. held upc. hung upd. called up44. a. ruinedb. shonec. startedd. ended45. a. study artb. take lesso

25、nsc. wash dishesd. begin work46. a. passedb. threwc. droppedd. moved47. a. advisorb. heavenc. grandmad. school48. a. coverb. wrapc. containd. include49. a. orderb. requestc. indicationd. message 50. a. cryb. smilec. nodd. miss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

26、将该项涂黑。(a)john was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didnt, the girl with the rose. thirteen months ago, in a florida library he took a book off the shelf and found himself fascinated by the notes in the book. the soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful（有

27、深刻见解的）mind.in front of the book, he discovered the previous owners name, miss hollis maynell. with time and effort he located her address. he wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond.during the next year and one-month the two grew to know each other through the mail. a r

28、omance was budding. john requested a photograph, but she refused. she felt that if he really cared, it wouldnt matter what she looked like. later they scheduled their first meeting7:00 pm at grand central station in new york.“youll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose ill be wearing on my lape

29、l.” so at 7:00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose.a young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers. almost uncontrollably he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw hollis maynell, a woman we

30、ll past 40. the girl was walking quickly away. he felt as though he split in two, so keen was his desire to follow her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned him and supported his own.he did not hesitate. he squared his shoulders and said, “im john, and you

31、 must be miss maynell. i am so glad you could meet me; may i take you to dinner?”the woman smiled, “i dont know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat. and she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, i should tell you th

32、at she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street. its not difficult to admire miss maynells wisdom. the true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.51. john was attracted by miss hollis maynell because _ .a. john believed her one of her old friendsb. she took good

33、 notes with a soft handwritingc. john thought her a considerate and thinking ladyd. she was beautiful with a slim figure and blue eyes52. why did john uncontrollably go up to the young lady in the green suit?a. because he knew it was miss hollis maynell.b. because she was the very lady he was waitin

34、g for.c. because he was drawn to her beautiful appearance.d. because john didnt want to meet miss hollis maynell.53.we can find john was a person who _ .a. was easy to change his mindb. was casual and independentc. judged a person by his looksd. valued a persons inner spirit54. whats the theme of th

35、e story?a. the wisdom is shown in ones action.b. love can be met by chance if you like.c. you should never judge a book by its cover.d. a noble heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.(b)i left a management position with a free large apartment, a splendid office, and several employees i wa

36、s in charge of. i would rather be close to my family and enjoy my real life. at 27, i was sitting alone on the 22nd floor above the hong kong convention center. my housing was paid for by the company. i had an office in the samsung building on the 21st floor that had a view of victoria harbor. i had

37、 three other people i could boss around. i had several titles at that time: branch manager, project manager, technical leader, principle engineer and systems architect.but whats the point of making a ton of money if you have no one to share it with? i had salary with 6 figures and large bonus. i had

38、 no need to spend my own money on shelter, food or travel. any equipment or technology needed was just a few emails away from acquiring them.during my long road to success, i had neglected my friends, my family, and even lost girlfriends. i had very few people i could talk to. hitting up a bar or ni

39、ghtclub, i also felt superficial and had greater sense of loneliness. i realized that money, success and power wasnt all. a few months after these deep terrible feelings, i got a phone call from my little brother. “hey, were taking dad to the hospital. he says its his heart and he cant move. ill cal

40、l you later.” but here i sat here over 5,000 miles away from my home in los angeles. my family is having a crisis, i am nowhere near them. my loneliness stretched itself across the pacific.i could feel the silence in the room. of all the money and all the success i could obtain, none of it could hel

41、p me. my poor father was thousands of miles away. what i truly had was nothing. i gave up my position, went back to work closer to home. the company still attempted to send me out to various international places, but i didnt enjoy my work any more. my work kept me away from what was truly important

42、in my life.i eventually gave up my job and started a different career. it would allow me to see my family at minimum, once a week. now, every saturday, i hug my father, hug my mother, hug my brother, and pet our dog.55. it can be inferred that the writer was working _ when he wrote the passage. a. n

43、ear victoria harbor of hong kong b. in a samsung company c. close to his home in los angeles d. 5,000 miles away from his family56. the writer wrote the second paragraph to show that _ .a. he was worried about his position and fameb. he was quite satisfied with his job and bonusc. he was very succes

44、sful and had a bright futured. he was extremely rich and content with his life57. it was because _ that made him decide to start a different career.a. he lost his beloved girlfriend b. he got tired of his lonely lifec. his father asked for his help d. he had great pressure on his job58.the writer re

45、alized that the most important thing in life was _ .a. a good job b. a healthy father c. a permanent friendshipd. a family to be in touch with(c)what will the cities of the future look like? that was the challenge addressed by 40,000 middle school students from 1,350 schools across the u.s. in an an

46、nual competition to design the urban landscape of tomorrow. thirty-seven teams made the finals and traveled to washington, d.c., to defend their ideas before the judges at the future city competition.the annual contest aims to direct young people toward careers in science and technology. it is spons

47、ored by a consortium(联盟) of professional and technical societies and some major u.s. corporations.the students built tabletop scale models of their designs using recycled materials, costing no more than $100. the teams also had to write essays about their solutions, explain their ideas to the crowd

48、and answer the questions asked by a six-member expert panel. gregory bentley, ceo of bentley systems incorporated, one of the competitions major sponsors, said this years theme was “urban transportation” an increasingly important issue for the worlds cities.eighth-graders from the southern state of

49、georgia, david straub, katherine barri and rebecca north, envisioned(设想) their city far into the future. straub said they predicted that public transport would be effortless and eco-friendly. “its a new system that has a focus on magnetic frequency, which will allow people to float along the magneti

50、c fields,” he said. laila mirza, oha hassan and mousa seid from houston, texas, imagined a city in brazil in 2084, with transport relying on electric cars. “these garages have photovoltaic(光电的) cells and whenever our cars are parked over here, they get their energy to drive later on,“ said mirza.ben

51、tley said the future city competition, now in its 22nd year, is deliberately focused on young teens. “at that age in the united states, they have to choose the math courses, the advanced math courses. if they dont decide at that age, they will never be an engineer,” he said.the grand prize of $7,500

52、 went to st. john lutheran school in michigan. the team members won a trip to u.s. space camp. even if they didnt win, the experience of working on an engineering project has encouraged many of the kids to think about a career in science and technology. one of them is eric swyler from new mexico, wh

53、o said, “i plan to become a scientist of some kind, but im not sure exactly what kind.“ swyler does not have to worry. he has plenty of time to decide.59. what is the purpose of the future city competition?a. to raise the awareness of the development of future cities.b. to influence the young teens

54、choice in their future careers.c. to get people involved in the development of their own cities.d. to gather good ideas for the solution to urban transport problems.60. the teams in the contest have to do all the following things except _ . a. building proper-size models b. writing essays about thei

55、r solutionsc. explaining their ideas to the audienced. answering the questions from the crowd61. the fourth and the fifth paragraph are organized in order to _ .a. introduce examplesb. explain reasonsc. make remarksd. draw conclusions62. from the last paragraph, we can conclude that many competitors

56、 _ .a. are encouraged to think about careers in science.b. will be more interested in the future city construction.c. will raise their awareness of protecting the environment.d. have decided to work on an engineer project in the future.(d)if you are sending a text, watching the tv or listening to the radio, you may want to stop and give this your full attention. multi-tasking shrinks(萎缩) the brain, research suggests.a study found that men and women who frequently used several types of technology at the same time had less grey matter in a key part of the