部分重點中學高三上學期起點考試英語試題

學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精湖北省部分重點中學2014—2015學年度上學期高三起點考試英語試卷命題人：洪山高中審題人：武漢四中考試時間：8月11日14:00-16:00。本卷滿分150分第一部分:聽力（共兩節(jié),滿分30分)做題時,先將答案劃在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置.聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。WhatdoesthemanthinkofJane？SheisattractiveB.SheistooslimC。SheisalittlefatWhatwillJackdowhenhegetshome?HewillplaysoccerB.HewillwatchTVC。HewillhelphisparentsWhatadvicedoesthemanspeakergive？Buyamagazineaboutdecoration。Don’tputfurnitureinthebedroomJustputsomeofthefurnitureinthebedroomHowoldisJames？20yearsoldB.21yearsoldC.22yearsoldWhatdidthewomandoforBilly'sbirthdayparty?ShepreparedthehatsShesetthetableC。Shemadethebirthdaycake第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22。5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。Whatmakesthespeakershappy?ThegoodprogramonTVTheendoftheelection.Aspecialstoryabouttheelection.Howsoonisthenextelection？InfouryearsB.InfiveyearsC.Insixyears聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。Whatcanbeknownaboutthecurtains?Theyareniceandexpensive。Theyarebeautifulbutdirty.Theyaredirtyandsmall。Whatwillthewomandowiththecurtains？Shewillhavethemmended.Shewillthrowthemaway。Shewillwashthemherself。聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。WheredidtheymeetClaudia？OntheInternetB。Atamusicstore。C.AtthepostofficeHowlongwillthemanstayinGermany？Abouthalfamonth.B.OnemonthC。OneweekWhatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?TakeasmallgiftB.SmileandbefriendlyC.Beontime聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。Whatdoesthemanplantowearinthesummermonths？CasualshoesB。JeansC。AcoolhatWhatwillthemanbuyinhisdestinationifit’snecessary？AsunhatB。AsuitcaseC.AcoatWhatdoesthemanplantobuylateronforthespringseason?SomesweatersB。AjacketC.AnumbrellaWhatistheweatherlikeinthespring？It’srainyB。It’scoolC.It'swindy聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題.HowlongshouldayoungchildsleepadayaccordingtotheInternationalSleepFoundation？Over10hoursB.Over9yearsC.Over8yearsHowmanyyoungchilddidtheresearchersmonitoraweek?About300B.About400C.About200Whatdidtheresearchersfind？Mostofthechildrensleptonlyeighthours。Somefatchildrensleptirregularly.Fewchildrensleptenoughhours。Whatadvicedidtheresearchersgive？Makinguplostsleepontheweekends.Sleepingregularlyandenoughhours.Sleepingcomfortablyinadarkenvironment第二部分：詞匯知識運用（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）第一節(jié)：多項選擇（共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑.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(風濕)。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第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分,滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。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:閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分,滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。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（樣本)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(煩惱）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（蓋爾特)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（簡歷）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.

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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?！癏ighereducationhasaneconomicbenefitinthatifyoustayup-to-datewithknowledgeandskillsyouwillbemoreemployable.”MrWillettssaidauniversitycoursehad“wider”benefits,makingpeoplemorelikelytoleadhealthylives?！癊ducationissuchagoodthingthatitisnotreservedforonlyyoungerpeople，”hesaid.“Therewillbepeopleofallageswhowillwanttostudy。Thereisgreatvalueinlifelonglearning."Underpreviousrules,studentsinEnglandwouldgetaloantocovertuitionfeesonlyiftheywereyoungerthan54。Latestfiguresshowedthatonly1,940undergraduatesstartingcourseslastyearwereolderthan60,outofatotalof552,240studentsinBritain.Some6,455wereagedbetween50and60,accordingtotheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency。 67．WecanlearnfromParagraphs1＆2thatolderworkers________。A．havenochancetogetaloantocovertuitionfeesB．mayholdbackthecountry'sfutureeconomicsuccessC．a(chǎn)reencouragedtogobacktouniversityandretrainD．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：書面表達(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)：完成句子（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)漢語提示，用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應題號后。71.Thenumberofthepeople，whohaveaccesstotheirowncars，________________________sharplyinthepastdecade。（rise）最近十年，擁有私家車的人的數(shù)量一直在急劇上升。72.Youseemtoknowalotaboutfirstaid。Wasitwhenyouservedinthearmy________________theseskills？（pick)你好像懂得很多急救知識。你是在服兵役時學到這些技能的嗎？73。Ifmoreattention_____________________thedetailsinthebeginning，wewouldnotmeetwithsomuchtroublenow。（pay)如果當初更多的注意細節(jié)的話,我們現(xiàn)在就不會遇到這么多的麻煩。74。So________________________tohaveapicnicintheopenairthattheywereunwillingtoleavewhenitwasdark。(feel)他們覺得在戶外野炊是如此有趣，以至于天黑了也不愿意離開。75.Severalnewsubwaylinesarereported____________________inWuhan，andwearesurethiscitywillbemoreattractiveinthefuture。（build)據(jù)報道武漢將建幾條新的地鐵線路，我們相信這座城市在將來會更有魅力。76.Weneverfail