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绥化一中2013—2014学年度第一学期期末考试高三英语试题
一、听力（每小题1分，满分30分） 第一节
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。所完每段对话后，你都有10秒种的时间来回签有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话、仅读一遍。 1.What is the man afraid of?
A. The storm. B. The cry. C. The lightning. 2. What does the woman promise?
A. Not to be late. B. Not to be angry. C. To tell the truth. 3. What is the woman looking for? A. Juice. B. Milk. C. Cheese. 4. What are they talking about?
A. Mirror. B. Glassees. C. Album. 5. When is it now?
A. Morning. B. Afternoon. C. Night.
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。
6. Why does the man look so upset and tired? A. His father is ill. B. His father failed in business. C. His parents divorced. 7. What has the man done to help his family?
A. Quit his job. B. Founded a company. C. Had a job. 听第7段材料，回答第8—9题。
8. Why does the man feel depressed? A. His girlfriend broke up with him. B. His girlfriend said bad words of him. C. His girlfriend cheated on him. 9. What’s the woman’s advice?
A. Talking with her. B. Forgetting her. C. Forgiving her. 听第8段材料，回答第10—12题。
10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a café. B. In a plane. C. In a bar. 11. What would the man like to drink?
A. Orange juice. B. Black coffee. C. Bean milk.
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12. What should the man do if he needs some help?
A. Press the button. B. Call the waitress. C. Ring the bell. 听第9段材料，回答第13—16题。
13. When is the woman going to Yale University? A. Around the second week of August. B. At the last week of August. C. At the beginning of September. 14. What will the woman do first?
A. Pack her things. B. Get a visa. C. Register for classes. 15.What can we know about the woman’s major? A. She hopes to major in English literature. B. She wants to change it. C. She hasn’t decided it yet.
16. Which of the following is NOT the fundamental course? A. History. B. English. C. Chemistry. 听第10段材料，回答第17---20题。 17. How long has Austin been missing?
A. Half a year. B. About four months. C. 18 adys. 18.What does Austin do?
A. A journalist. B. A volunteer. C. A soldier. 19. What can we learn about Austin?
A. He’s the oldest child in his family. B. He’s good at telling stories.
C. He’s travelled to the Middle East many times. 20. Who is the speaker?
A. Austin’s spokesman. B. Austin’s family. C. Austin’s friend. 二、单项填空（每小题1分，满分15分） 21.
One of _______ most common illnesses in our society is “time sickness”,
______ sense of time pressure and hurry that causes anxiety and tension.
A . /; a B. /; the C. the;the D. the; a 22
I must decline because the conditions you offered are not _____. A. accessible B. available C. comfortable D. acceptable
23. As a student of Senior Three, he has very little free time ______he can spend
developing his own interest.
A. that B. in which C. at which D. when 24 -----Could I keep the book a few days longer? -------______, if you like.
A.By all means B. No way
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C. Under no circumstances D. My pleasure
25. Jennifer failed to arrive at her office in time as she was_____for an hour in the traffic jam.
A.kept off B. held up C. given away D. dropped out 26. I asked for some more cake,but there was_____left. A. no one B. a little C. none D. a few 27.----Can he take charge of our company? ----I’m afraid it’s_____his ability. A. to B of C.beyond D.within.
28.You______in person; a telephone would have been enough. A .couldn’t have come B. shouldn’t have come C. needn’t have come D.mustn’t have come
29.When he came back three hours later,they were still_____on the sofa, ____ in conversation.
A.sitting,absorbing B. sitting,to absorb C.seated,to be absorbed D. seated, absorbed
30._____in a heavy rain,the teacher fell ill and couldn’t but_____for a leave. A. Caught, ask .B. Being caught, ask C. Catching, to ask D. Caught, to ask 31.Tickets for the most popular_____, such as 100m race and 4×100 m relay race,were sold out in just a few hours.
A. affairs B. incidents C. events D. accidents
32.If you are a regular Internet user, have you ever felt an increasing sense of tension during_____seems like endless waiting for a web page to load? A.that B. what C. which D. when
33 ---- Did you look up the time of the high-speed trains to Shanghai? -----Yes, the early train is_____to leave at 5:30 a.m. A. due B. about C. possible D. likely 34. About 187 passengers were reported _____the shipwreck which happened last month. A. having survived B. to have been survived C. to survive D. to have survived 35. -----Are you a member of the club? -----_____. It’s years since I_____.
A. Yes, was B. No,became C. Yes, had been D. No, was 三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My sister ,Cathy, who lives in Vancouver,sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had __36__ it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the __37__. Christmas was drawing near,but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every __38__ with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to __39__ if there was any sing of it on our end.
The __40__ always started with questions about the package,but twenty minutes later we would still be __41__. We talked about our family,such as parents,our kids __42__ and so on. Of course,we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much __43__ for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spent together in our
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childhood.
By Christmas Eve we had to __44__ the fact that the package was __45__ lost. On Christmas morrning,Cathy was on the phone with everyone in my __46__ and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big family Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the __47__ package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I __48__ the door,a man was standing there.
“I __49__ this is yours,”he said,holding a package. Just then I __50__ that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got from vacation.” he explained. “__51__ I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this __52__ stranger for taking so much trouble to __53__ this gift to us on Christmas Day, and __54__ thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place. The real gift of that holiday was the new __55__ to my sister who lives far away from us. It seemed that my sister was just by my side now.
36. A. mailed B. decorated C. booked D. listed 37. A. appointment B. deadline C. holiday D. party 38. A. year B. morning C. week D. month
39.A. leave out B. take out C. find out D.pick out 40. A. comlpaint B.conversation C. discussion D. quarrel 41. A. chatting B. arguing C. kidding D. scolding 42. A. gifts B.clothing C. secrets D. husband 43. A. food B.money C. time D. achievement 44. A. ignore B. accept C. consider D. study 45. A. nearly B.simply C. suddenly D.mostly 46. A. restaurant B. office C. house D. class 47. A. terrible B.outstanding C.big D.missing 48. A. watched B.locked C. left D. opened 49. A. understand B. forget C. believe D. know
50.A. expected B. dreamed C. realised D. remembered 51. A. but B.because C. or D. so
52. A. generous B.kind C.polite D. honest 53. A. return B. show C. present D.offer
54. A.carefully B.silently C. gently D. actually 55. A. distance B. closeness C. guide D. recognition
四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20小题，满分40分） A
The place for exchanging foreign currency(外汇) can vary from country to country. In one country, you may have to change your money at the airport, and in other countries you may need to buy your foreign currency in advance. Here are some places where you can exchange foreign currency for US currency.
In many cases you can purchase US currency for your trip from a bank. Banks tend to have higher exchange rates than some currency exchange businesses. Before you purchase currency from a bank, check the currency exchange rates for that day
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so you can compare the rate the bank is giving and determine if it’s a good offer. There is a fee involved in withdrawing foreign currency from your bank.
Currency exchange businesses can be found at most international airports, so you can purchase US currency either before you board your flight or at the US airport on arrival. Note that US airports typically have fewer currency exchange counters than travellers are accustomed to seeing in other parts of the world. If the airport you are flying into is not in a major city, consider using the exchange service at your departure airport to be on the safe side. If you are at an airport where several exchange companies operate, be sure to shop around for the best rate and lowest exchange fees.
56. The place for exchanging foreign currency_____. A. is likely to differ from country to country B. depends on exchange rates of the day C. is exactly the small all over the world D. changes with time of a year
57. Before purchasing foreign currency from a bank, you are advised to _____. A. examine the service of the bank B. compare the exchane rates
C. pay the exchange fee in advance D. deposit some money with the bank
58. In which case are you advised to consider using the exchange service at your departure airport?
A. If you are not flying to a major US city. B. If the airport is far from the city centre. C. If you are flying with a foreign airline.
D. If the airport you are flying into is not safe. 59. The passage is mainly about_____.
A. US currency B. exchange fees C. currency exchange D. American airports
B Europe is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher,has offered pairs of cities for cuture-hungry but time-poor travellers. London and Paris
It takes you about two hours to travel from London to Paris by Eurostar,a high-speed railway service. The two capital cities have been competing in fashion,are and nightlife for decades---but each pretty looks up to the other. No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris’ Louvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the British Museum free to visit. Compared with London, Paris has more outdoor attractions such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenade Plantee.
In Paris,you’ll see people drink red wine. While in London, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake. Vienna and Bratislava(斯洛伐克首府布拉迪斯拉发)
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黑龙江省绥化市第一中学2014届高三英语上学期期末考试试题
