部分重点中学高三上学期起点考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精湖北省部分重点中学2014—2015学年度上学期高三起点考试英语试卷命题人：洪山高中审题人：武汉四中考试时间：8月11日14:00-16:00。本卷满分150分第一部分: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。WhatdoesthemanthinkofJane？SheisattractiveB.SheistooslimC。SheisalittlefatWhatwillJackdowhenhegetshome?HewillplaysoccerB.HewillwatchTVC。HewillhelphisparentsWhatadvicedoesthemanspeakergive？Buyamagazineaboutdecoration。Don’tputfurnitureinthebedroomJustputsomeofthefurnitureinthebedroomHowoldisJames？20yearsoldB.21yearsoldC.22yearsoldWhatdidthewomandoforBilly'sbirthdayparty?ShepreparedthehatsShesetthetableC。Shemadethebirthdaycake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、7题。Whatmakesthespeakershappy?ThegoodprogramonTVTheendoftheelection.Aspecialstoryabouttheelection.Howsoonisthenextelection？InfouryearsB.InfiveyearsC.Insixyears听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。Whatcanbeknownaboutthecurtains?Theyareniceandexpensive。Theyarebeautifulbutdirty.Theyaredirtyandsmall。Whatwillthewomandowiththecurtains？Shewillhavethemmended.Shewillthrowthemaway。Shewillwashthemherself。听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。WheredidtheymeetClaudia？OntheInternetB。Atamusicstore。C.AtthepostofficeHowlongwillthemanstayinGermany？Abouthalfamonth.B.OnemonthC。OneweekWhatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?TakeasmallgiftB.SmileandbefriendlyC.Beontime听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。Whatdoesthemanplantowearinthesummermonths？CasualshoesB。JeansC。AcoolhatWhatwillthemanbuyinhisdestinationifit’snecessary？AsunhatB。AsuitcaseC.AcoatWhatdoesthemanplantobuylateronforthespringseason?SomesweatersB。AjacketC.AnumbrellaWhatistheweatherlikeinthespring？It’srainyB。It’scoolC.It'swindy听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.HowlongshouldayoungchildsleepadayaccordingtotheInternationalSleepFoundation？Over10hoursB.Over9yearsC.Over8yearsHowmanyyoungchilddidtheresearchersmonitoraweek?About300B.About400C.About200Whatdidtheresearchersfind？Mostofthechildrensleptonlyeighthours。Somefatchildrensleptirregularly.Fewchildrensleptenoughhours。Whatadvicedidtheresearchersgive？Makinguplostsleepontheweekends.Sleepingregularlyandenoughhours.Sleepingcomfortablyinadarkenvironment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）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。InChina,amiddleschool’ssuccesswas_____intermsofthenumberofstudentswhogotintouniversity.A。measuredB.conqueredC.negotiatedD。implied22.Thecompanytakestoo_____aviewofpossibleexportmarkets，thuslimitingit’sdevelopmentintheinternationaltrade。A.narrowB。optimisticC.sensibleD。independent23。Accordingtopolice_____,Mr。andMrs。Huntwerefounddeadontheflooroftheirkitchen.A。appointmentsB.accountsC.agreementsD.assistance.24.Idon’tprefertoliveinSanya。Thoughtheseafoodisdelicious，thedampweathertheredoesn’t________myrheumatism(风湿)。A.agreewithB.agreetoC.agreeonD。agreeabout25.Asthereislesscoalandoil，scientistsareexploringnewwaysofmakinguseof_____energy,suchassunlight，wind，andwaterforpowerandfuel.A。primaryB.alternativeC.instantD。unique26.Havingsignedtheagreementontheceasefire，bothsideshave_____it.Inotherwords,neitherofthetwosideshavebrokentheagreementsofar。A。ignoredB.assessedC。obtainedD.observed27。Thereasonwhythegovernmentdecidedtoputofftheplanstobuildanewairportwasthattheplanmetwithfierce_____fromlocalfarmers.A。observationB。argumentC.disagreementD.opposition28。Whenitcomestomypreferenceforentertainmentinthesparetime，Iprefergardeningtoparachuting，becausethelatterisadangerous_____.A.occupationB.careerC。movementD.devotion29.AsIgrewupinasmalltownatthefootofamountain，thevisittothevillage_____scenesofmychildhood.A.calledupB.calledforC。calledonD。calledin 30.Asisknowntousall，successusuallyresultsfromdiligencewhilelazinessandcopyingothers_____canleadtolossesandfailure.A。blindlyB。automaticallyC.awfullyD.annually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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。DearSeth，Youareonlythreeyearsold，andatthispointinyourlifeyoucannotread,muchlessunderstandwhatI’mgoingtotellyouinthisletter.ButI'vebeenthinkingalotaboutthelifethatyouhave____31___you,aboutmylifesofarasI_____32____onwhatI'velearned，andaboutmyroleasadadintryingtoprepareyouforthe__33_____thatyouwillfaceinthecomingyears.Bethankful.Youareatawonderful____34___oflife.Youstillhavemanywonderfulstagesoflife，buttheyarenotwithoutcostsand____35____.Ihopetohelpyoualongyourpathbysharingsomeofthebestof____36____I'velearned。Aswithanyadvice,takeitwithagrainof____37____。Whatworksforme___38__notworkforyou.Lifecanbecruel.Therewillbepeopleinyourlife____39__won’tbeverynice。They'lllaughatyoubecauseyou’redifferent,orfornogood___40_____.Theymighttrytobullyyou____41____hurtyou.There’snotmuchyoucandoaboutthesepeopleexcept____42____todealwiththem,andlearntochoosefriendswhoarekindtoyou,who____43_____careaboutyouandwhomakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Whenyoufindfriendslikethis，___44_____them，treasurethem，spendtimewiththem,bekindtothemandlovethem。Therewillbe___45_____whenyoumeetwithdisappointmentinsteadofsuccess.Lifewon’talways____46____thewayyouwant.Thisisjustanotherthingyou’llhavetolearntodealwith.Butinsteadoflettingthesethingsgetyoudown,pushon，____47____disappointmentandlearntopersevereandtopursueyourdreams__48_____pitfalls.Learntoturnnegativesintopositives，andyouwilldomuchbetterin___49____。Youwillalsofaceheartbreakandabandonmentbythoseyoulove.Ihopeyoudon’thavetofacethistoomuch，butithappens。Again,thereisnotmuchyoucandobuttoheal，andtomoveonwithyourlife。Letthesepainsbecomesteppingstonestobetterthingsinlife,andlearntousethemtomakeyou____50____。31。A.regardlessofB.aheadofC.atthebackofD.intheformof32.A.reflectB。relyC.dependD.insist33.A。errorsB.mistakesC。truthsD.trails34。A.crossingB.houseC.stageD。office35.A。challengesB.troublesC。difficultiesD。risks36.A.whereB.whichC.thatD.what37。A。riceB.saltC.cornD。wheat38.A.mustB.canC.mightD。should39.A。whoB。whomC.whileD.whose40.A.consequenceB.reasonC。resultD。cause41。A。butB。thoughC。orD。otherwise42。A。tolearnB。learnC。learningD.learned43.A。exactlyB.entirelyC.trulyD。absolutely44.A.tendtoB.holdontoC。turntoD。leadto45。A.daysB。monthsC。timeD。weeks46.A。turnoutB。turnupC.turnonD。leadto47。A。avoidB。rejectC.refuseD.accept48。A。againstB.despiteC.withinD。beyond49.AlifeB。studyC.careerD。family50.A.richerB。kinderC。clevererD.stronger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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIwasblind,butIwasashamedofitifitwasknown.Irefusedtouseawhitestickandhatedaskingforhelp.Afterall,Iwasateenagegirl,andIcouldn’tbearpeopletolookatmeandthinkIwasnotlikethem.Imusthavebeenaterribledangerontheroads,Comingacrossmewanderingthroughthetraffic，motoristsprobablywouldhavetosteprapidlyontheirbrakes.Apartfromthat,therewereallsortsofdisastersthatusedtooccuronthewaytoandfromwork。

Oneevening，IgotoffthebusabouthalfwayhomewhereIhadtochangebuses,andasusualIranintosomething,“I'mawfullysorry，”Isaidandsteppedforwardonlytorunintoitagain.Whenithappenedathirdtime,IrealizedIhadbeenapologizingtoalamppost。Thiswasjustoneofthestupidthingsthatconstantlyhappenedtome。SoIcarriedonandfoundthebusstop，whichwasarequeststop，wherethebuswouldn’tstopunlesspassengerswantedtogetonoroff。NooneelsewasthereandIhadtotrytoguessifthebushadarrived.

Generallyinthissituation,becauseIhatedshowingIwasblindbyaskingforhelp,Itriedtoguessatthesound.SometimesIwouldstopabiglorryandstandtherefeelingstupidasitdrewaway.Intheend,Iusuallymanagedtoswallowmyprideandasksomeoneatthestopforhelp。

Butonthisparticulareveningnoonejoinedmeatthestop;Itseemedthateveryonehadsuddenlydecidednottotravelbybus。OfcourseIheardplentyofbusespass,orIthoughtIdid。ButbecauseIhadgivenupstoppingthemforfearofmakingafoolofmyself,Iletthemallgoby.Istoodtherealoneforhalfanhourwithoutstoppingone。ThenIgaveup.Idecidedtowalkontothenextstop。

51。Afterthegirlgotoffthebusthatevening，she_________.

A.begantorunB。hitapersonasusual

C.hitalamppostbyaccidentD。wascaughtbysomething52。Attherequeststopthatevening,thegirl___________。

A.stoppedabiglorryB。stoppedthewrongbus

C。madenoattempttostopthebusD.wasnotnoticedbyotherpeople53.Whatwastheproblemwithguessingatthesoundtostopabus?

A。Othervehiclesalsostoppedthere。

B。Itwasunreliableformakingjudgments。C.Morelorriesthanbusesrespondedtothegirl。

D。Ittooktoomuchtimeforthegirltocatchthebus。54。Finallythegirldecidedtowalktothenextstop,hoping__________.

A。tofindpeoplethereB。tofindmorebusesthere

C。tofindthebusbyherselfthere

D。tofindpeoplemorehelpfulthereBIhavebeenconsistentlyopposedtofeedingababyregularly。Asadoctor,motherandscientistinchilddevelopment，Ibelievethereisnothingtorecommendit,fromthebaby’spointofview。

Mothers，doctorsandnursealikehavenoideaofwhereababy’sbloodsugarlevellies。Allweknowisthatalowlevelisharmfultobraindevelopmentandmakesababyeasilyannoyed.Inthisstate,thebabyisdifficulttocalmdownandsleepisimpossible。Thebabyasksforattentionbycryingandsearchingforfoodwithitsmouth。

Itisnotjustunkindbutalsodangeroustosaythatafour—hourlyfeedingschedulewillmakeababysatisfied.Thefirstoftheexpertstoadvocate（提倡）astrictclock—watchingschedulewasDrFredericTrubyKing，whowasagainstfeedinginthenight.I’veneverheardanythingsosilly.Babyfeedingshouldn'tfollowatimetablesetbythemum。Whatisimportantisfeedingababyinthebestway,thoughitmaycausesomeinconvenienceinthefirstfewweeks.

Well,atlastwehavecopper—bottomedresearchthatsupportsdemandfeedingandpointsouttheweaknessesofstrictlytimedfeeding.Theresearchfindsoutthatbabieswhoarefedondemanddobetteratschoolatage5，7,11and14,thanbabiesfedaccordingtotheclock.Bytheageof8,theirIQ（智商）scoresarefourtofivepercenthigherthanbabiesfedbyastricttimetable.ThisResearchcomesfromOxfordandEssexUniversityusingasample（样本)of10,419childrenbornintheearly1990s,takingaccountofparentaleducation，familyincome,achild’ssexandage,themother’shealthandfeelingstyle。Theseresultsdon’tsurpriseme。Feedingaccordingtoschedulerunstheriskofharmingtherapidlygrowingbrainbytakingnoaccountofsinkingbloodsugarlevels。Ihopethisresearchwillputanendtoadvocatingstrictlytimedbabyfeedingpractices。

55。Theunderlinedword“copper-bottomed”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto_________.

A。basic

B。reliable

C.surprising

D.interesting

56.Whatdoestheresearchtellusaboutfeedingababyondemand?

A。Thebabywillsleepwell。

B。Thebabywillhaveitsbrainharmed。

C。Thebabywillhavealowbloodsugarlevel。

D。Thebabywillgrowtobewiserbytheageof8.

57。Theauthorsupportsfeedingthebaby_______。

A。inthenight

B。everyfourhours

C.wheneveritwantsfood

D。accordingtoitsbloodsugarlevel58.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A。DrKingadvocatedfeedinginthenight.B.DrKingwasagainstastrictclock-watchingschedule.C.TheauthorthinksDrKing’sideaiswrong。D。TheauthorthinksDrKing’sideaisright.C。ThereisnobetterwaytoenjoyScottishtraditionsthangoingfishingandtastingalittlebitofwhisky（威士忌)ataquietplaceliketheInverlochyCastle.WhenQueenVictoriavisitedthecastlein1873，shewroteinherdiary,“Ineversawalovelierspot，”Andshedidn'tevengofishing。

Scotlandisnoteasilydefined。Incertainmoments，thisquietlandoflakesandgrassesandmountainschangesbeforeyourveryeyes.Wheneveninggentlysweepsthehillsideintoorangelight，therivers,fillingwithfish，canturnintostreamsofgold。AsyousettledownwithjustafishingpoleandabasketonthebankofRiverOrchy，neartheInverlochycastle，anyfrustration(烦恼）willfloatawayasgentlyasthecirclingwater.It’sjustyouandpurple，pink,whiteflowers，seekingaperfectharmony。Ifyouareanewcomertofishing,learningthebasicsfromafishingguidemayleaveyouwithalifetime’sfun。Formany，fishingismorethanasport；itisanart。

Scotlandoffersinterestingplacewhereyoucanrestafteralongday’sfishing.Setagainstawildmountainandhiddenbehindwoodland，thebeautifulInverlochyCastleHotelbelowtheNevisisaperfectplacetoseethebeautyofScotland’smountains.BenNevisisthehighestofallBritishmountains，andreachingits1342-metretopisachallenge.Butit'snotjustwhatgoesupthatmatters;whatcomesdownisunique。Morethan900metreshigh,onthemountain’snorthface,liesanall—importantsourceofpurewater.ItsnamecomesformtheGaelic（盖尔特)language“usqueb”or“wateroflife”；Anditisthesinglemostimportantingredient(原料)inScotland'sbest—knowndrink:whisky.

59。HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped？

A.Bygivingdescriptions.B。Byfollowingtimeorder。C.Byanalyzingcauses。D.Bymakingcomparisons。

60.WhatisBenNevisspecialfor？

A.TheInverlochyCastleHotel.B。Thebeautyofitssurroundings.

C。Thewaterfromthemountain.D。Thechallengeuptoitstop.

61.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage？

A.TointroduceScottishtraditionstotourists.

B。ToshowtheattractionsofScotlandtoreaders。

C。ToexploregeographicalcharacteristicsofScotland。

D.TodescribethepleasuresoflifeinScotland。62。ThestoryofQueenVictoriaistoshowthat_____.

A.theQueenisrichintourexperience

B.theCastleisagoodplacetogoinScotland

C。tastingwhiskyisbetterthangoingfishing

D.1873isaspecialyearfortheQueen

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Ifyouareaged24-45andhaveexperienceinteachingandtraining，youcouldbethepersonwearelookingfor。Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogrammewriting。Youwillbeallowedtomakeyourowndecision，andtodesigncoursesaswellaspresentthem。Payupwardsof￡15，000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCV（简历）toMrsR。Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited。

63。whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates？

A.Producer，LondonKiss.B。FatherChristmas.

C.AccountantsAssistantD。SoftwareTrainer64.Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation？

A.ProducerVacancies,Kiss100.

B.MrsR。Oglivie,PalmlaceLimited。

C.TheEnterpriseShoppingCentre

D.WealdenDistrictCouncil.65。WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCentreneedsapersonwho__________________.

A。isagedbetween24and40

B.maydosometrainingwork

C。shoulddealwithgeneralduties

D。canworkforaboutamonth66。WhatkindofpersonwouldprobablyapplytoPalmaceLimited？

A。OnewithGCSEgradeClevel.

B.Onewithsomeofficeexperience。

C.Onehavinggoodcomputerknowledge

D。Onetrainedinproducingmusicprogrammes。EPeopleintheirsixtiesshouldgotouniversitytoretrainbecausetheywillbeexpectedtoworkforlongerbeforeretirement，theGovernmenthassuggested.Olderworkerswhotakecoursestokeeptheirskillsup-to-datewillbemorelikelytokeeptheirjobs，claimsDavidWilletts，thehighereducationminister.Hesaidtheagelimitonstudentloanstocovertuitionfeeshadbeenlifted，makingadegreecourse“greatvalue”forolderpeople。Hiscommentsfollowedagovernmentreportwhichfoundthatthecountry’sfutureeconomicsuccesswoulddependontheskillsandcontributionsofolderworkers.Oneinfourpeoplewillbeolderthan65by2033andeconomistshavewarnedthattheageingpopulationwillplaceaheavyburdenontaxpayersunlessmorepeopleworkforlonger。Thestatepensionageistoriseto67by2028。Ministershavewarnedthattheyhavenoideawhenyoungerworkersintheirthirtieswillbeabletoretire。MrWilletts,whoisaccompanyingDavidCameroninIndia,urgedworkersolderthan60togivefurthereducationseriousconsideration.“Thereiscertainlyapressureforcontinuingtogetretrainedandupskilled,”hesaid。“Highereducationhasaneconomicbenefitinthatifyoustayup-to-datewithknowledgeandskillsyouwillbemoreemployable.”MrWillettssaidauniversitycoursehad“wider”benefits,makingpeoplemorelikelytoleadhealthylives。“Educationissuchagoodthingthatitisnotreservedforonlyyoungerpeople，”hesaid.“Therewillbepeopleofallageswhowillwanttostudy。Thereisgreatvalueinlifelonglearning."Underpreviousrules,studentsinEnglandwouldgetaloantocovertuitionfeesonlyiftheywereyoungerthan54。Latestfiguresshowedthatonly1,940undergraduatesstartingcourseslastyearwereolderthan60,outofatotalof552,240studentsinBritain.Some6,455wereagedbetween50and60,accordingtotheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency。 67．WecanlearnfromParagraphs1＆2thatolderworkers________。A．havenochancetogetaloantocovertuitionfeesB．mayholdbackthecountry'sfutureeconomicsuccessC．areencouragedtogobacktouniversityandretrainD．shouldberetrainedafterretirement68．Accordingtothepassage，apersonwhoisover________yearsoldcandrawapensionin2028inBritain。A．54B．67 C．6569．WhatdoesMrWillettsthinkofeducation?A．Peopleofallagescanreceivedifferenteducation.B。Thereisnoneedforworkersolderthan60toreceivefurthereducation。C．Universitycourseshavenothingtodowithahealthylife。D．Educationisonlyprovidedforyoungerpeople.70．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Britain：enteringtheageingstate B．Over60saretold:gobacktouniversityandretrainC．ThesituationofeducationinBritainD．ThesystemofpensioninBritain

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相应题号后。71.Thenumberofthepeople，whohaveaccesstotheirowncars，________________________sharplyinthepastdecade。（rise）最近十年，拥有私家车的人的数量一直在急剧上升。72.Youseemtoknowalotaboutfirstaid。Wasitwhenyouservedinthearmy________________theseskills？（pick)你好像懂得很多急救知识。你是在服兵役时学到这些技能的吗？73。Ifmoreattention_____________________thedetailsinthebeginning，wewouldnotmeetwithsomuchtroublenow。（pay)如果当初更多的注意细节的话,我们现在就不会遇到这么多的麻烦。74。So________________________tohaveapicnicintheopenairthattheywereunwillingtoleavewhenitwasdark。(feel)他们觉得在户外野炊是如此有趣，以至于天黑了也不愿意离开。75.Severalnewsubwaylinesarereported____________________inWuhan，andwearesurethiscitywillbemoreattractiveinthefuture。（build)据报道武汉将建几条新的地铁线路，我们相信这座城市在将来会更有魅力。76.Weneverfail