1、江苏省常州市届高三上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案常州市教育学会学生学业水平监测 高三英语试题 2014年1月注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。第一卷答案全部做在答题纸上；第二卷答案直接做在试卷上。总分为120分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷 （选择题，共85分）第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)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. Whats the man doin
2、g?A. He is sleeping. B. He is watching TV. C. He is doing his homework.2. What will the woman do over this weekend?A. Have coffee with the man. B. Work. C. Visit a friend.3. How did the man get on with his English composition?A. He didnt finish it.B. He finished it with time left over.C. He finished
3、 it, but not perfectly.4. What does the man mean by saying “But its won so many awards”?A. The film is probably worth seeing.B. He is not interested in seeing the film.C. He doesnt care whether the film is the latest or not.5. What time is it now?A. 6:30. B. 7:00. C. 7:10. 第二节 (共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分)
4、听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What can we learn form the conversation?A. The woman has no money with her.B. The two speakers are tired and thirsty. C. The man likes sweet drinks.7. What do the two speakers
5、 like to have?A. Coke. B. Ice cream. C. Mineral water. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why does the girl work hard at her lessons? A. She wants to be an engineer in the future. B. She is going to be a biologist after she graduates. C. She is going to take an exam. 9. What can we learn about the boy? A. He will g
6、raduate from college earlier than the girl. B. He wants to be a doctor in the future. C. He doesnt work hard at his lessons.10. Who do you think often has to learn technical words? A. The boy. B. The girl. C. Both the boy and the girl.听第8段材料，回答第11至13小题。11. How long will the man stay in England?A. Fo
7、r two months. B. For one week. C. For two weeks.12. Whats the best way to travel in England according to the woman?A. By car. B. By train. C. By bus.13. What can we learn form the text?A. The man has never been to Cambridge. B. The man will go to Oxford after London. C. The Britain police are specia
8、lly strict with foreign drivers.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What will the two speakers do during the Spring Festival？ A. Go to the womans hometown. B. Stay at home. C. Go to the mans hometown.15. Why wont the two speakers buy toys for Alice？ A. She hates toys. B. She is too old for toys. C. She likes books
9、.16. What will the two speakers buy for Dela？ A. Some CDs. B. A book. C. A toy spacesuit.17. What will the two speakers buy for the womans father? A. A bird cage. B. A radio. C. Some CDs. 听第10段材料,回答第18 20题。18. How does an American feel when he is thanked again and again? A. Excited. B. Unhappy. C. M
10、oved.19. What can we learn from the text? A. People neednt say “thank you” for small things. B. You should apologize for your poor spoken English. C. Empty thanks may make people uncomfortable.20. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. The importance of saying “thank you”. B. Saying “thank you”
11、 is necessary but dont overdo it. C. When we should say “thank you” to people.第二部分：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分）21. I have been staying up until midnight since Monday, working on my paper. I need to _ some sleep this weekend. A. catch up on B. live up to C. get along with D. make sense of22. Why are you c
12、rying? Today is your birthday!_. I am so excited with so many friends surrounding me. A. Just cant help it B. Dont mention it C. None of your business D. Thats all right23. It isnt just big data specialists like data scientists and statisticians _ to benefit from this boom of big data opportunities.
13、 A. who stands B. that stand C. which stands D. when stand24. Everyone in this country should work hard and do what they can _ against national smog.A. fight B. fought C. fighting D. to fight 25. I didnt watch the program “Where are we going, Dad?” yesterday. I_, either, if my father hadnt reminded
14、me.Awouldnt Bdidnt Cwouldnt have Dhadnt26. The Roman alphabet is a Greek invention, _ is the marathon, a long distance race created in honour of a Greek soldier.A. which B. what C. that D. as27. Guangzhou Evergrande has raised Chinas hunger for soccer glory ever since the year 2013 _ a series of its
15、 victories over other teams in and abroad China. A. saw B. bid C. had seen D. had bid28. Daddy, which of these smart kids do you like best in last nights TV show? _ . They are all proud and selfish. A. Either B. Nothing C. Neither D. None29. Tom seems not so enthusiastic as he was two years ago. Yes
16、. Hes really reached a point in his career _ he has to decide what to do next. A. that B. when C. where D. which30. The Chinese abacus(算盘), officially _ as a cultural heritage at the 8th Annual UNESCO World Heritage Congress, is another symbol of Chinese wisdom.A. having listed B. listed C. having b
17、een listed D. listing31. This nationwide smog should serve as a reminder to all, indicating a high time that we _ on what weve done to the environment. A. have reflected B. are reflecting C. will reflect D. reflected 32. Dont be too _ with what you wear as a middle school student. Come on, Mom, stop
18、 being _ on me all the time. A. controversial, strict B. particular, hard C. considerate; keen D. flexible; offensive33. “I am astonished, my dear,” said Mrs. Bennet, “that you _ be so ready to think your own children silly.” A. might B. could C. would D. should34. We all breathed a sigh of relief w
19、hen the news came _ no one was injured in the accident. A. why B. that C. whether D. which35. 2013 is a successful year for us China. _, and _. A. So it is; so 2014 will B. So is it; so 2014 will C. So is it; so will 2014 D. So it is; so will 2014第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的A、B、C、
20、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Starting a new book is a risk, just like falling in love. You have to _36_ to it. You open the pages knowing a little bit about it, maybe from the back or from a blurb（宣传信息）on the front. But who _37_, right? Those bits and pieces arent always right. Sometimes people _38_ th
21、emselves as one thing and then when you get deep into it you realize that theyre something completely different. Either there was some good marketing _39_ to a terrible book, or the story was only explained in a(n) _40_ way and once you reach the middle of the book, you realize theres so much more t
22、o this book than anyone could ever have told you.You start off slow. The story is beginning to _41_. Youre unsure. Its a big commitment reading this tome(巨著). Maybe this book wont be that great but youll feel _42_ about putting it down. Maybe itll be so awful youll set it down immediately and never
23、pick it up again. Or maybe youll come back to it some night, drunk or lonelyneeding something to _43_ the time, but it wont be any better than it was when you first started reading it.Maybe youre _44_. Youve read tons of books before. Maybe youve taken some time off from reading because the last few
24、 books you read just werent _45_ it. Do they even write new, great works of literature anymore? Maybe its a once in a lifetime feeling and youre never going to find it again.Or something _46_ could happen. Maybe this will become your new favorite book. Theres always a possibility, right? Thats the _
25、47_ of risk. You _48_ your time and your brain power in the words and what you get back is a new understanding and pure wonder. How could someone possibly know you like this? Some stranger, some author, some character. Its like theyre seeing inside your _49_. This book existed inside some book store
26、, on a shelf, maybe handled by other people and really it was just _50_ for you to pick it up. It was waiting to speak to you. To say, “You are not _51_.”You just want more of the story. You want to keep reading, maybe everything this author has ever _52_. You wish it would never end. The closer it
27、gets to the smaller side of the pages, the _53_ you read, wanting to savor(品味) it all. This book is now one of your favorites forever. You will always wish you could go back to _54_ having read it and pick it up fresh again, but also you know youre better for having this close, inside you, _55_ your
28、 heart and mind.Reading a book is just like falling in love. Once you get in deep enough, you know you could never put this book down.36. A. contribute B. commit C. subscribe D. react37. A. tells B. cares C. writes D. knows 38. A. advertise B. believe C. behave D. mistake39. A. attached B. compared
29、C. used D. related40. A. artificial B. superficial C. theoretical D. confidential 41. A. repeat B. change C. conflict D. unfold42. A. worried B. content C. guilty D. serious43. A. fill B. spare C. save D. take44. A. worn out B. run out C. given out D. made out45. A. like B. worth C. beyond D. beneat
30、h46. A. exciting B. familiar C. rare D. tough47. A. price B. beauty C. danger D. style48. A. balance B. waste C. harvest D. invest 49. A. soul B. book C. body D. eyes50. A. asking B. looking C. standing D. waiting 51. A. alone B. yourself C. busy D. crazy52. A. devoted B. agreed C. written D. enjoyed53. A. slower B. faster C. more D. less54. A. always B. ever C. once D. never 55. A. covering B. breaking C. separating D. blocking第四部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，
