湖南省长沙市第七中学2014届高三英语上学期期中学业检测试题（含听力）（无答案）新人教版PART ONE Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between twoYou will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. Where are they talking?A. At the box office. B. In the cinema. C. Over the phone.2. When is the film that the woman is going to see? A. At 5: 30 p.m. Saturday. B. At 8: 00 p.m. Saturday. C. At 8: 00 a.m. Saturday.Conversation23. Whats the wrong with the man? A. He is very tired and sleepy. B. He is worried about his test.C. He is ill because of hard work.4. What did the man do last night? A. He studied in the library. B. He went to a party. C. He sat a big test.Conversation35. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Actor and actress.6. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman will be a secretary. B. The woman made a mistake.C. The man is satisfied with the woman.Conversation47. What is the relationship between the man and woman? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Classmates.8. Why didnt John come to the class last night? A. He was considering giving it up. B. He was writing a report all day long.C. He was late for class, so he did not go in.9. What can we know about the man? A. He had studied French before. B. He is interested in learning foreign languages.C. He is from an English-speaking country.Conversation510. What did the man do with his old car? A. He sold it. B. He repaired the engine. C. He repaired the wheels.11. How does the man feel about his old car? A. It was more comfortable. B. It was worth the money. C. It was in bad conditions.12. How does the man feel about his new car? A. It is worse than the old one. B. It is much better than the old one. C. It is not worth the money he spent on it.Conversation613. Which telephone can the man use? A. The phone in the hall. B. The phone on the womans desk.C. The phone at the business center.14. What is happening while the two speakers are talking? A. A man is checking out of the hotel.B. The woman is helping at the check-out desk. C. The porter is bringing in the mans luggage.15. What service does the man ask for at the end? A. Free morning meals. B. A change of towels and sheets. C. The wake-up service.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.What Chinese parents do in educating their childrenChinese parents attitude to educationChinese parents are very 16 in education. They believe that the more expensive in education, the better the result will be.The measures that parents take Never 17 money. Send them to the best schools or abroad. With their children to take extra-courses 18 or other classes.The failure in teaching their childrenOnly teach them how to take multiple-choice 19 and study well without teaching them the most important skills they need to 20 , happy and clever.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks) SECTION A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A , B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21._ reduce your experience of failure, do breathe deeply and speak positively to yourself.A. Having helped B. To help C. Helping D. Help22. -The school we visited the day before yesterday was beautiful indeed. - True. Its a pity we _ photographs there.A. wouldnt take B. hadnt taken C. havent taken D. didnt take23. It is high time that laws were made _ people such as Yuan Lihai can receive proper help to raise the orphans.A. so that B. as though C. ever since D. even though24. Not only _ traditions, but we should also put ideas into current fashion trends.A. should we inherit B. we should inherit C. should inherit we D. inherit we should25. An energetic and enthusiastic laughter exercises our body and mind, _ us feeling relaxed and content.A. leave B. leaving C. left D. to leave26. -Mike, you didnt take part in the spoken English contest on Sunday? - I _ , but I had to attend my grandfather in hospital.27. Last year, Chinese tourists made 83 million overseas travels, _ Thailand and South Korea were their favorites.A. among that B. among which C. of whom D. of whose28. There are quite a few idioms_ colors are used, _ in the dark is an example.A. in which; with which B. whose; by which C. where; for which