2016届高三第一次诊断考试
英语试题 2015.10.9
第一部分 听力
第一节（共5 小题；每小题1分，满分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. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son
B. Brother and sister
C. Father and daughter
2. How much did the man tip the woman?
A. $1
B. $10
C. $100
3. What will the girl do on Saturday?
A. Clean her room
B. Study for school
C. Go to a birthday party
4. What does the woman want the man to do?
A. Make a cake
B. Set the alarm
C. Go to a birthday party
5. Why will the woman be late for her appointment?
A. She got stuck in traffic. B. She can’t save her file C. Her computer isn’t working
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白，每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. How did the man plan to choose the music at first?
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A. By letting someone decide on it. B. By asking people for their advice C. By allowing everyone to bring a piece 7. What is the woman going to do?
A. Invite Sonia to the party B. Tell the man a phone number C. Help prepare for the party
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What did the man do to the woman? A. He held her arms B. He covered her ears. C. He covered her eyes. 9. Why is the woman afraid?
A. She doesn’t trust the man B. She doesn’t like surprises
C. She doesn’t want to get hurt
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the woman probably doing? A. Doing her hair B. Calling her friend
11. Where will the speaker eat dinner?
A. At home
B. At an Italian restaurant C. At a Mexican restaurant 12. What time is it now?
A. 8:00 p.m.
B. 7:30 p.m.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How does the woman sound at first? A. Confused B .Amazed 14. How long did it take the man to fix the machine? A. 30 years B. 30 minutes 15. How much does the nail cost?
A. $49,000
B. $50
16. Why did the man probably charge so much?
A. He knew what no one else knew B. The nail was a very special one C. He was angry with the woman
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When does the talk take place?
A. In the evening B. In the afternoon 18. Who is Edgar Olson?
A. A musician
B. An opera conductor
C. The director of the Houston Opera 19. Where should white tickets be collected
A. From the opera’s website B. From the seating assistants C. From the customer service desk
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C. Shopping with Angie
C. 7:00 p.m.
C. Disappointed C. 10 minutes C. $1
C. In the evening
20. How will people be contacted for the make-up performance? A. By email 第二部分 英语知识运用 第一节 单项填空
21. —Why is it that it rains all the time in England?
—_________. You’ll soon become accustomed to it. A. You said it.
B. Don’t worry
C. It’s nothing
D. So-so
B. By phone
C. By regular mail
22. The programme of economic recovery ended in failure. ________, many people would
have escaped poverty. A. Meanwhile
B. Otherwise
C. However
D. Besides
23. —What are you doing these days?
—I’m hunting for a new apartment, _________that is not far way from my company and
whose rent is not too high. A. one
B. it
C. the one
D. those
24. —We are having a party on Saturday. Would you like to come?
—It depends. I _______ be going on an outing that day with Ann, weather permitting. A. must
B. would
C. might
D. need
25. I sent my parents a text message as soon as the plane landed at the airport, ______ them of
my safe arrival in Tokyo. A. to inform C. informing
B. informed
D. having informed
26. Later in this chapter, cases _______consumer complaint have resulted in changes in the
law, are presented. A. where
B. when
C. who
D. which
27. College students should actively participate in social practice, which will lead to the
acquisition of more knowledge and skills, _______what they learn from books is limited. A. even if
28. Don’t bother me. I _______against the clock to finish the project by noon.
A. was to work
B. as long as C. as soon as D. now that
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B. am working
C. will have worked D. work
29. ________his reputation as a great actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger also involved himself in
politics and was governor of California between 2003 and 2011. A. For purpose of top of
30. As with many other college graduates, I hoped to find _______employment instead of
taking part-time jobs. A. conventional
B. tentative
C. permanent
D. eventual
B. In spite of
C. In terms of
D. On
31. Many young people ________celebrities and sports stars for their good virtues and
athletic ability. A. keep up with
B. look up to
C. get along with
D. live up to
32. The man suddenly fell ill in his forties, and only then _______not having put aside his
work and spent more time with his family. A. he regretted
B. did he regret
C. he had regretted D. had he regretted
33. The flights _______because of bad weather, many travelers have to stay in this place
despite the high cost of rented accommodation there. A. have been canceled C. have canceled
B. having canceled D. having been canceled
34. I can’t believe it! Do you mean to tell me that Barry ______money from that shop all the
time? A. stole
B. is stealing D. has been stealing
C. has stolen
35. It is water, which seems so simple and so common, _______makes it possible for all
living beings on this planet to survive and develop. A. that
第二节 完形填空
My holiday were always filled with family and friends, over-decorated trees with many
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B. which C. when D. where
gifts under the branches. But I never really knew what Christmas was 36 until 1944 in Belgium.
My Army unit had moved through biting winds and snow into an area of doubtful alliances（联盟）. We 37 around for anything to make us more 38 -blankets, bedsprings, stoves, you name it. I found a box of Christmas ornaments（装饰物）and put them on the Army truck.
On Dec.16, the Battle of Bulge 39 out and kept us moving in and out of action, blowing away all 40 of the holiday. But by Christmas Eve, we stopped at a refugee（难民）camp that 41 hundreds of mothers and children-all very 42 and very hungry.
My light suddenly went on. This is the reason you 43 those Christmas ornaments. Time to find a tree.
I approached a friendly officer with my idea. He was all 44 it, so we jumped into a jeep and drove until we 45 our tree. Back at the camp, the officer and I suggested that each man in our company（连）contribute a 46 full of necessities for the refugees. Word quickly passed through all the companies, and everybody 47 .
The next day, the tree was fully decorated. We 48 folks from the refugee camp, and they walked into a celebration they 49 would have imagined. Our guests looked at the tree in amazement. We handed each kid a 50 army sock. For the youngest children, it was a bit too much to take in, but the older kids 51 themselves. We wanted to give our Christmas meals to the refugee mothers, but it wasn’t 52 . All leftovers had to be thrown out. 53 mothers waited to pull the discarded food from the trash. I knew from the smiles on my friends’ faces that those mothers 54 hundreds of complete dinners that day.
I’ll never forget that Christmas, when all of us soldiers 55 gave from our heart. 36. A. for
B. against
C. on
D. about
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