湖北省天门市2014届高三下学期四月调研测试
英语试题
本试题卷共12页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。
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第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will be the discount if the man buys 100 units?
A. 5% discount.
A. Learning driving.
A. In New York.
4. What is the woman doing now?
A. Making copies. B. Working for Mr.Brown. C. Typing a letter.
C. Travel with grandparents. 5. What will the woman do this evening? A. Meet her grandparents. B. See her grandparents off.
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
1 B. 10% discount. B. Practicing typing. B. In Chicago. C. 20% discount. C. Surfing the Internet. C. In Boston. 2. What are the two speakers doing? 3. Where does the woman live now?
秒钟;听完后，各个小题将给出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至8题。
6. What does the woman want to know?
A. The best way to go to New York.
C. The cheapest way to go to New York.
7. How much does it cost the woman to go to New York by bus?
A. 5 dollars. B. 15 dollars. C. 50 dollars. B. The quickest way to go to New York.
8. What do we know from the conversation?
A. It takes about 5 hours to go to New York by bus.
B. The woman wants to go to New York by bus.
C. The woman prefers to go to New York by train.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Their study problems. B. Their holiday travel plans.
10. What does the man plan to do for the moment?
A. He plans to go to France for his MBA study.
B. He is going to travel around the world.
C. He wants to go to Beijing.
11. Why does the man want to change his mind?
A. He would prefer to go to Beijing as well.
B. He doesn?t want to be controlled by his parents.
C. He can decide on his own future.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What does the woman enjoy most during the journey?
A. The beautiful scenery. B. The amazing food.
13. Where does the woman most probably live in?
A. Australia. B. Canada.
14. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A .Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Guide and tourist. C. America C. The kindhearted people. C. Their future plans. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Why does the man look depressed this morning?
A. He failed in a power test yesterday. B. He was disturbed while watching TV.
C. He missed about 30 minutes of a program.
16. What was the immediate cause of the power failure?
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A. His mother?s use of the washing machine.
B. His father?s turning on the microwave oven.
C. His watching TV for long hours.
17. What will the man probably do tonight?
A. Watch a ball game on TV. B. Take part in a basketball final.
C. Ask his neighbor to check the power.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where was the speaker reading a newspaper?
A. In her living room. B. In front of the door. C. In the garden.
B. 4.
B. Very happy. C. 5. C. Very angry. 19. How many elderly ladies came to the speaker?s? A. 3. A. Shocked. 20. What was the man?s response when he saw the ladies sitting in his house?
第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：多项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Take a regular holiday away from home to relax yourself from the pressure of your work, even if you are living on a tight ______.
A. certificate B. catalog C. budget D. commitment
22. American artist Jeremy Telford made a room with balloons.He got the from Bag End in the Lord of the Rings, which is a hole in the ground where a Hobbit(霍比特人)lives in the film.
A. inspiration B. compliment C. occupation D. regulation
23. Although taking wedding photos has become more popular among graduating students, many students
it requires both money and courage.
A. acknowledge B. assess C. forecast D. deny
24. Program such as Chinese Idol, and The voice of China, which are from US and UK
Shows, have been making the headlines these months.
A. adopted B. adapted C. transformed D. translated
25. In making a scientific experiment, one should not be _____ by temporary setbacks but should stick to
doing it hopefully.
A. cast down B. put away C. taken in D. put out
26. Even though computer screens don?t radiation, the stress from staring over long periods can cause harm to your vision.
A. give off B. give in C. give up D. give away
27. We need a (n) _______ team leader who can really motivate the members to work harder.
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A. considerable B. cautious C. dynamic D. conventional
28. The preschool children who watch TV programs with violent scenes are more likely to have sleep
problems than those who watched programs for the age.
A. accurate B. fantastic C. delicate D. appropriate
29. China needs to strike a balance between maintaining a ______ fast and stable development and economic structural adjustment.
A. relatively B. seemingly C. approximately D. environmentally
30. There is no need for you to go on a diet; you are only slightly overweight ______ your height.
A. in case of B. in relation to C. in return for D. in response to
第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to his family.
First he moved to his youngest son as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a long, loving hug. they separated, I heard the father say, “It?s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” His son smiled somewhat shyly and replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!”
Then the man stood up, gazed in the of his oldest son and said, “You?re already quite the young man. I love you very much, Zach!” They too hugged a most loving, tender hug.
After several ared, “I?ve saved the best for last!” and to give his wife the longest, most passionate kiss I remember seeing.
For an instant they me of newlyweds(新婚夫妇), but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn?t possibly be. I puzzled about it for a moment and gathered my courage to ask, “Wow! How long have you been married?”
“Almost twelve years.” he replied, breaking his gaze from his lovely wife?s face. “Well then, how long have you been away?” I asked. The man turned and looked at me,. “Two whole days”
Two days? I was . By the intensity of the greeting, I had he?d been gone for at least several weeks if not months. I know my expression me. Hoping to stop our conversation politely and continue with my for my friend, I said almost immediately, “I hope my is still that passionate after twelve years!”
The man suddenly smiling. He looked me straight in the eye, and with power that burned right into my soul, he told me something that left me a person. He told me, “Don?t, friend …decide!” Then with wonderful smile, he and his family turned and left together.
I was still watching that special family walk just out of sight when my friend to me and