2014-2015学年度第一学期期中考试高三英语试题 第I卷 选择题（共3大题；满分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. What does the woman suggest?A. They dont have to go to the concert. B. His brother will let them use the car. C. The bus is fine for them. 2. What do we know about the match?A. It cant be much fun. B. It must be exciting. C. It may be put off. 3. What is wrong with the printer?A. It doesnt flash. B. There isnt ink. C. Its broken. 4. What is the woman interested in?A. Sports. B. Fashion. C. Politics. 5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. New dictionaries. B. Language forms. C. The development of languages. 第二节（共15题；每小题1分，满分15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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Whats wrong with the man?A. He is very tired and sleepy. B. He is worried about his text. C. He is ill because of hard work. 7. What did the man do last night?A. He studied in the library. B. He went to a party. C. He prepared for a big text. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How did the two speakers get to their destination?A. By bike. B. By car. C. By taxi. 9. What are the two speakers going to watch?A. A film. B. A game. C. A car race. 10. Why did the two speakers arrive early?A. To find Peter. B. To meet the players. C. To get a good place. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Who is Jimmy?A. A policeman. B. A passer-by. C. Another truck driver. 12. What time was it when the accident happened?A. At 2:45. B. At 2:54.C. At 4:25. 13. Who or what was to blame for the accident?A. The truck driver. B. The driver of the blue Ford. C. The traffic lights. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where do the two speakers work?A. In a plant in Chicago. B. In a large company. C. In an office in Atlanta. 15. Who has risen to a higher position?A. Jim. B. Martha. C. Both Jim and Martha. 16. Why does the woman want to remain in the company office?A. She is fond of writing notices. B. She is still new in her position. C. She hopes to keep in close touch with her superiors. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Whom is the speaker speaking to?A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Reporters. 18. How often does The Voice come out each week?A. Every other day. B. Every day. C. On weekdays. 19. Whats the best reason for taking the job according to the speaker?A. To learn to type. B. To enjoy oneself. C. To make some money. 20. When are volunteers expected to start working?A. Tomorrow. B. Immediately. C. Next week. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35分)第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）21. You are really crazy about music! Sort of. I always find in music _ peace which is missing in _ world full of challenges. A. /; the B. /; a C. a; the D. the; a22. By pretending to be ill, the candidate tried to run away from _ issues, which always aroused too much debate. A. confidential B. controversial C. contemporary D. contradictory23. According to the school rules, a student _ report any damage to school properties to a teacher or the office immediately. A. shallB. willC. shouldD. would24. Time is pressing; its impossible for me to get there in an hour, _ the possible delays. A. accounting forB. answering forC. allowing forD. heading for25. Much disappointed as he is _ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence. A. to have failed B. failed C. having failed D. failing26. How can you expect to get ahead in your life _you even live to yourself from time to time? A. though B. until C. before D. when 27. We attend lectures in the school meeting room at weekend _ seats more than 800 students. A. which B. whoseC. where D. it28. Are you in favour of Toms suggestion_ we work around the clock to meet the deadline? No. But _ Jimmy suggested to me sounds practical. A. which; whatB. that; thatC. which; thatD. that; what29. We believe the time and hard work _ in completing such an important project are worthwhile.A. involvedB. involving C. to involve D. to be involved 30. Your windows are still open? Its so cold! Oh, sorry. They_ . A. arent closing B. wont closeC. wont be closed D. arent closed31. Have you ever been to the Summer Palace? I cant quite remember. _, it might have been during my childhood. A. If any B. If ever C. If possible D. If so32. I dont remember having ever seen John since last week. Has he gone somewhere? N