长沙县实验中学、汝城县第一中学2014届高三11月联考
英语试题
时量：120分钟 分值：150分 命题：长沙县实验中学高三英语备课组
PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE. Conversation 1
1. How many people will be absent from the party tonight?
A. 8. B. 6. C. 2. 2. Why can’t Marcia come?
A. She is ill. B. She is working late. C. She has another appointment. Conversation 2
3. When did the earthquake happen?
A. Before a quarter to three. B. At a quarter to two. C. After a quarter to three. 4. What happened to the man’s building?
A. It fell down. B. The damage to it was serious. C. It wasn’t affected at all. Conversation 3
5. Why does the woman call the man?
A. To invite him to lunch. B. To check his reservation. C. To ask about his friend’s plan. 6. When will the man call back?
A. At 4:30 B. By noon. C. After lunchtime. Conversation 4
7. What is the woman doing?
A. Introducing her blog to the man. B. Inviting the man to open a chat website. C. Advising the man to join the chat site. 8. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The website is full of ads. B. The man seldom surfs the Internet. C. The woman can’t stand the ads.
9. What is the man’s attitude towards the woman’s words?
A. Enthusiastic. B. Curious. C. Uninterested. Conversation 5
10. What does the man think of the movie?
A. It’s interesting. B. It’s disappointing. C. It’s worth watching. 11. What is amazing to the woman?
A. The characters. B. The scenery. C. The special effects.
12. What do we know about the woman? A. She likes going to the theatre.
B. She read a lot before watching the movie.
C. She is familiar with the characters of the movie. Conversation 6
13. What do we know about Anna?
A. She moved here 15 years ago. B. She is not good at English. C. She lives in England.
14. Why did the woman quarrel with Anna? A. Anna’s friends didn’t talk to her.
B. Anna invited some friends to their flat without telling her. C. Anna and her friends spoke their own language all the time. 15. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Learn some Italian. B. Refuse to talk with Anna. C. Speak English with Anna’s friends. Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.
A Class Meeting Topic Opinion 1 Opinion 2 Opinion 3 The writer’s opinion
Whether the family conditions can influence the students’ 16. If a student lives in the bad conditions, he can’t get 17. Those who enjoy the favorable family conditions can easily get 18. if necessary. It is against the development of independent 19. skills. College students should learn how to live on their 20. , experience hardships and get mentally prepared for their future life. Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
21. I can’t remember how the tune goes, ______ I’ll recognize it when I hear it. A. so B. but C. because D. unless
22. He is always telling the director how to run the business, _________ is like teaching one's grandmother how to suck eggs. A. that B. which C. what D. as 23. Many children always disagree with _______ their parents suggest.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whoever 24. I _______ online games for two years, but I’ve never regretted giving it up.
A. play B. was playing C. played D. had played 25. Either you or he _______ to give them a lecture tomorrow.
A. is B. are C. has D. have 26. The fact has worried people _______ the number of the deaths is still increasing.
A. what B. which C. that D. when 27. I forget where I saw the skirt, otherwise I _______ you the shop now.
A. will tell B. would tell C. am going to tell D. am telling 28. You _____ have bought the book for me, but thank you all the same.
A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t 29. --- Did you return the book you borrowed from Tom?
--- Yes, I gave it to him ______ I saw him.
A. for the moment B. the moment C. for a moment D. at the moment
30. She hurried to the entrance at which the car _____, and looked forward to seeing her husband. A. would arrive B. has arrives C. arrived D. will arrive 31. It was not until 1978_____ set free from the prison.
A. that the old professor was B. did the old professor C. was the old professor D. that was the old professor 32. Our school, _____ in 1943, will celebrate its 70th anniversary this year.
A. founded B. founding C. to be founded D. was founded 33. —You don’t seem to be quite yourself today. What’s wrong? —Oh, I’m suffering from a cold. Nothing serious, _____.
A. yet B. though C. too D. but 34. I found my new school quite different from _____ I had studied in before. A. one B. that C. the one D. it 35. “My boy, do remember to leave things _____ you can find them again.
A. where B. when C. then D. there
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pickup at a building that was 36 except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and knocked.
A small woman in her 80’s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to 37 her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me a(n) 38 , then asked, “Could you drive through downtown ?”
“It’s not the 39 way,” I answered.
“Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院).” I looked in the rear view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. “The doctor says I don’t have very long.”