福建省廈門(mén)市高三英語(yǔ)質(zhì)量檢查試題

福建省廈門(mén)市2015屆高三英語(yǔ)質(zhì)量檢查試題本試卷分第一卷(選擇題)和第二卷(非選擇題)兩部分。第一卷1至13頁(yè)，第二卷14頁(yè)。滿(mǎn)分150分?？荚嚂r(shí)間120分鐘。注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生務(wù)必先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．考生作答時(shí)，請(qǐng)將答案涂在答題卡上，請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)在各題的答題區(qū)域(黑色線(xiàn)框)內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效。在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。3．選擇題答案使用2B鉛筆填涂，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)；非選擇題答案使用0．5毫米的黑色中性(簽字)筆或碳素筆書(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。4．保持答題卡卡面清潔，不折疊，不破損?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一卷(選擇題共115分)第一部分：聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分)做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分7.5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。1．Howoftendoesthewoman’ssonplayfootball?A．Threetimesaweek． B．Fourtimesaweek． C．Everyday．2．Whatisthemanhaving?． A．Fastfood． B．Homecookedfood C.Chinesefood3．Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A．MeetStella． B．Continueeating． C．Loseweight．高三英語(yǔ)試題第1頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))

4．Howdoesthewomanfeel?A．Excited． B．Doubtful． C．Calm．5．Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A．Inabank． B．Inarestaurant． C．Inacollege．第二節(jié)(共l5小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分22.5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6．Whyhasn’tthemanfinishedthereport?A．Terrylostamatch． B．Jamesmademistakes．C．Markdidn’tdowell．7．WhatisJamesgoingtodo?A．DoTerryafavor． B．Tellanoldstory．C．Handinthereport．8．Whenisthemanmostlikelytohandinthereport?A．March8． B．March1O． C．March12．聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9．Howmanypeopleliveintheman’sapartmentathome?A．Three． B．Five． C．Eight．1O．Whatcanweknowabouttheman?A．Hewasraisedbyhisparents．B．HeisnowinAmerica．C．Helivesadifficultlife．11．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A．Themaniscallingthewoman．B．Thewomanisangrywiththeman．C．Thespeakersaregoingtohaveameal．聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12．Whichmattersmostinwritingaccordingtotheman?A．Providinggoodinformation．B．Writinginneedednumber．C．Makingchangesandrewriting．高三英語(yǔ)試題第2頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))

13．What’stheman’stiponwritingapaper?A．Putawaythepaperandforgetit．B．Goonavacationbeforewriting．C．Reviewthepaperthroughdifferenteyes．14．Whatisthethirdstepofwriting?A．Inventing． B．Polishing． C．Publishing．聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15．Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A．Experimentingnewtechnology．B．Developingcomputerskills．C．Helpingthedisabled．16．What’sthewoman’sattitudetowardsdrivingwithoutarms?A．Uncertain． B.IConfident． C．Disapproving．17．Whyarethescientistsstilldoingtheresearch?A．It’shardtofindbrainwavesontheskin．B．It’sdifficulttoSortoutaccurateorders．C．It’spromisingtomakebreakthroughs．聽(tīng)第1O段材料，回答第18至20題。18．Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonextweekend?A．Meetanewfriend． B．Visitarestaurant．C．Makeanicecream．19．Whowillgoshopping?A．Dad． B．Victor． C．Ellen．20．WhatwillAnthonydoonSunday?A．Hitthemarket． B．Giveaperformance． C．Goswimming．第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分45分)第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分)從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild_____heorshewants．A．however B．whatever C．Whichever D．Whenever答案是B。高三英語(yǔ)試題第3頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))21．AlthoughtheexperimentturnedouttobeA．不填；the B．a(chǎn)；a C．不填；a D．a(chǎn)；the22．The31stOlympicGames，_____inthesummerof2016，willtakeplaceinBrazil．A．toschedule B．beingscheduledC．scheduling D．scheduled23．Onherbirthdayshereceivedapresentfromherfriend____anotewasattached,saying“Wishyouhappyandhealthy!”A．towhom B．towhich C．onwhich D．onwhom24．IcameacrossMr.JohnsonontheFerrySquareyesterday.Wedidn’ttalkmuchbecausehe______tocatchthebus．A．hadrushed B．isrushing C．wasrushing D．willrush25．Yourgoodfriendsdon’t______agreewithyouineverything，fortheycanhavetheirOwnopinions．A．really B．a(chǎn)pproximatelyC．eventually D．necessarily26．WhatimpressedyoumostinPresidentXiJinping’sNewYearSpeech?______hegavetheChinesepeopleathumbs-up．A．That B．When C．What D．Whether27．One_____notreadtoomuchespeciallywhenitcomestolearningalanguage．A．must B．can C．should D．will28．Laura，togetherwithherteammates，_____thedramathesedays．IbettheywillgiveUSagreatperformanceatthegraduationceremony．A．havebeenprepared B．havebeenpreparingC．hasbeenpreparing D．hasbeenprepared29．Weshouldhelpandlearnfromeachotherasagroup．Ican’tagreemore．______youarestrong，Iamweak．A．where B．Though C．As D．While30．That’salovelydress．Youlookgood______it.Really?Thankyou．A．on B．a(chǎn)t C．with D．in31．_____isalwayssorryforwhatshehassaid?Cathy．Itisjustlikeher．A．WhoitisthatB．WhoisitthatC．Isitthatwho D．Isitwhothat高三英語(yǔ)試題第4頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))32．Asavolunteer，hefully_____theimportanceofhisjob，teachingdisabledchildren，anddevotedallhistimetoit．A．a(chǎn)dopted B．ignored C．impressed D．a(chǎn)ppreciated33．Hadwenothadaflattyreanhourago，we____attheconcertnow．A．wouldhavebeenB．were C．wouldbe D．a(chǎn)re34．His_____ofwhathehadexperiencedinthemountainousvillageappealedtotheaudience．A．a(chǎn)ccount B．impact C．curiosity D．instruction35．lamgoingtobuyawirelessmouseatTaobao．_____?Ihaveaspareone．A．Howcome B．Sowhat C．Whybother D．Whatfor第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AnoldSpanishproverbstates，“Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayoftheweek”．Howmany36haveweputoffourdreamsuntiltomorrow？I’dsay，toomany．Ourdreamsshouldnot，andcannotwait．Wehavetogoforthemnow!Here’s37.1．Tomorrowisnot38Nobodylikestotalkaboutdeath，butthe39is-everybodyisgoingtodie40.Noneofusknowtheday，orthehour．41todayisallwehave．Makethedecisiontogoaftereverydream，bigorsmall，rightnow．2．Theworldis42yourgiftYouwerebornintotheworldwitha43gift，whichnobodyonthisearthcancopy．Sure，otherpeoplemaybeabletosing，butthey’11neverbeabletosing44likeyou.Sure,otherpeoplecanwrite，butthey’llneverbeabletowritefromthesame45inwhichyouwrite.Don’deprive(剝奪)theworldofyourgift．It’stheoxygenthatweneedto46.Thus,itisyourresponsibilityto47exactlywhatyourgiftis，anduseitto48yourlifeandthelivesofthose49you.3．Youcan’tletfearwinOneofthebiggestdream50isfear．Manypeoplecouldhaveachievedamazingthings51theyweren’tafraid．Justthinkaboutallthethingsyou’vewantedtodo，butallowedfearto高三英語(yǔ)試題第5頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))52youthatyouwerenotgood，or53enough.Neverletfearstopyoufromachievingyourdreams．4．YouwillbemuchhappierifyougoforitImaginehowmuchhappieryouwillbeifyou’relivingthelifeyou54dreamedaboutTheonlythingthatisstoppingyouisyou．55youownhappiness.Don’tkeepyourdrdamswaiting．Goafterthemtoday!36．A．days B．times C．weeks D．nights37．A．how B．why C．what D．when38．A．promised B．a(chǎn)cquired C．treasured D．occupied39．A．result B．problem C．feature D．reality40．A．onthespot B．forawhile C．a(chǎn)tonepoint D．inahurry41．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Instead D．Besides42．A．presenting B．evaluating C．praising D．expecting43．A．traditional B．valuable C．unique D．significant44．A．possibly B．exactly C．correctly D．fluently45．A．a(chǎn)ngle B．direction C．sense D．case46．A．escape B．handle C．relax D．survive47．A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．showoff C．figureout D．gothrough48．A．treat B．better C．a(chǎn)ccess D．harm49．A．a(chǎn)gainst B．beside C．beneath D．a(chǎn)round50．A．killers B．inventors C．observers D．candidates51．A．unless B．till C．if D．though52．A．convince B．guarantee C．warn D．remind53．A．practical B．polite C．capable D．curious54．A．hardly B．occasionally C．a(chǎn)lways D．seldom55．A．KeeppacewithB．TakecontrolofC．LookforwardtoD．Speakhighlyof第三部分閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分40分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AMydadwasmagic．Heservedasalargeanimalvet(獸醫(yī))formorethan40years.Hetravelledfromfarmtofarmeveryday，helpingandhealing．Heseemedtoknoweverything高三英語(yǔ)試題第6頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))abouteverything．Hecouldmakeacomerstoreappearoutofnowhere．Thatwassummerforme．Thesmellofdustandanimalwaste，hotonasummerbreeze，pushedfastthroughthewindowsaswedrovedownwindingroads．Evennow，andIknowhowawfulitsounds，thesmellofanimalwastemakesmethinkofmydad．ForyearsIhaveenjoyedthatsmell，andbreatheditdeeply，wheneverIranintoit．Ittransportsmebacktothosesummerdays-dayswithmydad．Dadcouldmakemagichappen．Onasnowynight，Dadtookmeouttoworkwhen1was6．Nothingcouldbeseenata11．Wehadtoparkthecaratthesideoftheroad，waiting．But1wasunconcernedbecausewithmyfatherIknewnothingbadwouldhappen．Outofthedarkness，1watchedwithopen-mouthedwonderasahorse．drawnsleigh(雪橇)drewupbesideUS．Intime，mydadletmebemagic．Whilehetreatedtheanimalschattingwiththefarmers，1wasallowedtorunaround．Iwouldrunaftercatseverywhere，tryingtocatchjustonesothatIcouldpetit.Iwouldreturntowheremydadwasworking，carryingonewithpride．Unavoidably，thefarmerwouldglanceover，doadouble-takeandsay：“Thatcat’Snearonwild．Noonehasbeenabletopetthatoneinforever．”1wouldholditalittletighterhappily，thenletitgo．EvenafterIbecameanadult，mydadwasmagic．Heandmymotherwereveryprogressiveintheirwayofraisingme，encouragingmetogetaneducationandcareer，andthenthinkaboutahusbandandfamily．Buttheyletmechoosemyownwaytogetthere，anddidn’tsayalotwhenIchoseadifferentorderofachievingthosethings．Andnowthathisdaysareover，1wishIhadthankedhimmore．Forbeingmyfather．Forgivingmesomanymemories．Forbeingmagic．56．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．DadWasMagic B．WhatALargeAnimalVetC．DadMadeMeMagic D．WhatAMagicalExperience57．ThedetaileddescriptioninParagraph2mainlyindicatesthatthewriter____.A．hasgotaccustomedtothesmellofanimalwasteB．hadunforgettablesummerdayswithherdadC．wastakentothecountrysideinavehicleD．10veshotsummerinthecountryside高三英語(yǔ)試題第7頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))58．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“doadouble—take’’probablymean?A．Lookatsomeoneagainsurprisingly．B．Refusetotalktosomeone．C．Takecareofsomeone． D．Glareatsomeone．59．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter______.A．dependsonherparentstoomuchB．holdsapositiveviewonmarriageC．iSforbiddentomakeherownchoiceD．thinkswellofherparents’wayofraisingherBSomeofthebestknownworksofa11timewerepaintedbytheDutchPost-Impressionistartist，VincentWillemVanGogh(1858—1890)．AndIrises(1889)isamongthemostrecognizedofhispieces．OnMay8,1889，VanGoghwasadmittedtothementalhospitalatSaintPaul-de-Mausole，F(xiàn)rance．Duringhisstayhepaintedsome130paintingswiththesurroundinggardensandclinicbecominghismainsubjectsforpainting．AmongthesewerethefamousTheStarryNightandIrises.Inspiredbythenaturesurroundinghim，VanGoghbeganhisworkonIriseswithinthefirstweekofhisstayatthehospital．LikemanyartistsofhistimeVanGoghwasinfluencedbyJapanesewoodblock(木刻)printswhichbeganinthe17thcentury．TheuseofblackoutlinesinIrisesisatypicalfeatureoftheJapaneseworks．Ithelpedtostrengthentheexpressivepowerofthepainting．IrisesistheoneofVanGogh’spaintingsthathasastillnessandbeautynotseeninmanyofhislaterworks．ThetechniqueofJapaneseartistHokusaiwasusedbyVanGoghwithprecision．Theuseofblueandviolet(紫色)bringtheflowerstolife．Thisalsocreatedasenseofmovementanddepthtotheflowers．VanGoghplacedtheirisesunevenly(不均衡地)onthepage，makingtheflowersthefocus．ThesearealltechniquestakenfromHokusai．VanGoghaddedtohisworkhisownstyle，however，byplacingorangemarigoldscarefullyinthebackground．Thepositionofasinglewhiteirisbegsmanyquestionsfromtheviewersthatarestillopenforinterpretation(解讀高三英語(yǔ)試題第8頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))Currentlyoneofthemostexpensivepaintings，IrisesshowsVanGogh’sabilitytousehissurroundingstopaintimagesthathavedepthandcharacter．AlthoughitwaspaintedduringatimeofsufferingforVanGogh，hewasabletochannelthatenergyintoturningbrightcolors，deepoutlineandflatpaintintoworksofart．Hisinfluenceisforeverfeltamongadmirersandartistsalike．60．FromthepassagewecanlearnthatVanGogh_____.A．paintedabout130paintingsallhislife B．a(chǎn)dmiredmanyartistsofhistimeC．paintedIrisesatSaintPaul-de-Mausole D．wasaFrenchPost-Impressionistartist61．Accordingtothepassage，Irises_____.A．isatypicalwoodblockprintB．reflectssometechniquesofHokusaiC．showsVanGogh’spessimisticviewoflifeD．resemblesmanyofVanGogh’slaterworks62．VanGoghchoseblueandvioletsothattheflowerscouldA．1ooklivelyB．bethefocusC．bemoving D．1ookuneven63．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesinglewhiteiris?A．Peoplesharethesameviewonit． B．Itspositioninspiresviewerstothink．C．VanGoghpainteditinastrangeway． D．Itservesasthebackgroundofthepainting．CThischallenging11-month，full—timemastersprogramfocusesonadvancedeconomictheoriesandreasoning，econometricsskills，andtheapplicationofthesetoolsusedtoproducearesearchprojectand／orpolicyanalysisinaninternationalsetting． StudyinginWashington，D．C．，studentsmovethroughtheprogramandchoosetospecializeinMacroeconomicsandInternationalFinanceorInternationalTradeandDevelopment．Inaddition．thesch001allowsstudentstoaddadditionalinternationalaffairscoursestotheirM．I．E．F．curriculum(課程)．SchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies(SAIS)iscurrentlyrecruiting(吸收)candidatesforthe2015-2016schoolyear高三英語(yǔ)試題第9頁(yè)(共l4頁(yè))____________________________________________________________________________________________TheStudents theSAISstudentbodyrepresentsapproximately75nations,promotingadiversitythatenrichesacademiclife.____________________________________________________________________________________________TheStaffSAISstaffhaveapassionforteachingandareappreciatedfortheirexpertise(能力)．StudentsintheM.I.E.F.programaregivenopportunitiestodocommunicationone—on—onewithworldfamousexpertsintheInternationalEconomicsprogram．____________________________________________________________________________________________RecentSpeakers JohnLipsky，F(xiàn)ormerManagingDirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFund CarmenReinhart，ProfessorofEconomics，HarvardUniversity____________________________________________________________________________________________GainaCareer-BuildingEdgeEconomicsknowledge．a(chǎn)nalyticalabilitiesandtheabilitytoapplyeconomicanalysistoreal-worldproblemsgiveourstudentsadistinctprofessionaladvantage．Whetheryouareinterestedinpursuingacareerininternationalfinance，publicpolicy，economicdevelopment,orresearch,theM．I．E．F．programprovidesstudentswithafirmgrasp0fthetheoryandtoolsofinternationaleconomicsandfinanceandthefunctioningoftheInternationaleconomicsystem．____________________________________________________________________________________________CareerServicesStudentsintheM．I．E．F．programworkwithstaffintheInternationalEconomicsdepartmentandCareerServicesprofessionalstohelpthemexplorecareersandsetgoalsanddevelopanetworkofprofessionalcontacts．Thisisacquiredthrough：GroupandindividualassessmentsandcounselingtohelpstudentsdevelopfocusedcareergoalsJob．huntingworkshopsandemploymentfairs Professionalskillscoursesdesignedtostrengthenspecificprofessionalskills，suchaspresentationtechniquesandconsultingskills IntroductionandnetworkingopportunitiesthroughtheSAISEconomicsAlumni(校友)Network(SEAN)____________________________________________________________________________________________________AGlobalAlumniCommunity AsanSAISgraduate，youwilljoina16，000一stronglifetimecommunityoffriendsandcolleaguesaroundtheworld．Ourdistinguishedalumniareleadersingovernment，business，journalismandnonprofitgroupsinmorethan140countries．______________________________________________________________________________________________________64．Thepassageiswritteninorderto_____.A．discussthediversityofSAIS B．a(chǎn)nalyzetheM．I．E．F．programC．displaytheadvantagesofSAIS D．a(chǎn)ttractstudentstotheM．I．E．F．program65．WhathelpsstudentsintheM．I．E．F．programimprovetheirpresentationtechniques?A．Networkingopportunities． B．Job-huntingworkshop．C．Professionalskillscourses． D．Groupandindividualassessments．高三英語(yǔ)試題第10頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))66．ThestudentsintheM．I．E．F．ProgramstandoutbecauseA．theycomefromaround75nationsB．theircurriculumisalotmorechallengingC．theyjointhe16，000一stronglifetimeglobalalumnicommunityD．theyareabletoapplyeconomicanalysistoreal—worldproblemsDYoumayhaveexperiencedthefrustrationofreceivingaparkingfineorfindingyourcartowedaway(拖走)afterleavingitparkedforacoupleofminutes．Butnowahigh—techcarstickercouldhelpmotoristsavoidsuchasituation—byallowingatrafficwarden(管理員)togetintouchwiththem．Carownerscanbuythestickerandplaceitinsidetheircar’swindscreen，havingsetitupwithvitalinformation，suchastheirphonenumber．Theslimdesignwillincludeasensorthatwillsendatextmessagewarningadriveraboutacomingfinewhentouchedbyatrafficwarden．Themessagewillaskthemtomovetheircarimmediately．Thedrivercouldthentypeareplyforthewardenusingtheirsmartphone，whichwillappearonthesticker’sscreen．Theymaychoosetowritesomethingalongthelinesof“backintwominutes”inabidtoavoidafine．Frankfurt．basedITconsultant，DanielKalliontzis，cameupwiththeideaandisraisingfundsonIndiegogotoputhisstickerintoproduction．Thesmartstickersystemwillrelyonthegoodwilloftrafficwardensandcritically，aGermanlaw．Thelawstates：“Anofficerhastochoosethemostefficientandinexpensivewayforthecarownertoremovethevehicle．”Itcouldbecheaperfortheauthoritiestocontactthedriverthantotowhiscar．Atthetimeofwriting，MrKalliontzishasraisedjustoverE3，000ofhisC50，000goalonIndiegogo．Ifhemanagestoraisethemoney，thestickerswillbeshippedinJune2015．Butitappearsthatcarownersusingthesmartsystemcouldgetsomeunnecessarywarningmessages，becauseanyonecouldtouchthesmartsticker．67．Thefirstparagraphisintendedto____.A．highlightanawkwardsituation B．complainaboutaparkingfineC．introducethetopicofthepassage D．remindmotoristsoftheparkingrisk68．WhatmayprobablycontributetotheapplicationoftheTowStopstickerinGermany?A．Thesticker’slowcost． B．Themassproduction．C．Thelawofthecountry． D．Thegoodwillofmotorists．高三英語(yǔ)試題第11頁(yè)(共14頁(yè))69．WhatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphabouttheTowStopSticker?A．Ittakestimeandeffortstoputittouse。B．Onlytrafficwardenscantouchthesticker．C．Allcarownerswillusethestickerin2015．D．Kalliontzisisexperiencedinraisingmoney．70．What’stherightorderofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtothepassage?①Amessageissentbythesensor．②Thestickerisputinsideacar’swindscreen．③Atrafficwardentouchesthesmartsticker．④Thestickerissetupwithvitalinformation．⑤Themotoristsendsamessage．A．②④⑤③① B．④②③①⑤C．④②③⑤① 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