南昌市2015届高三英语交流试卷(04)

高三英语试卷2015/04第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

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l.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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How old is the man?A. 50.B. 48.C. 46.2. What do we learn from this conversation?A. They spent much money on vacation this year.B. They will save the money for a house rather than a vacation.C. They will buy a small house instead of a bigger one.3. What is the man?A. A customer.B. A businessman.C. A clerk.4. What does the man mean?A. He doesn't like picnicking at all.B. He is occupied today.C. He went on a picnic yesterday.5. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Manager and office worker.C. Travel agent and customer.第二节(共15小题；每小题l.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秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出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 do you think the man is? Why?A. A policeman, because he works hard.B. A postman, because he often works late.C. A taxi driver, because he often works through the evening rush hours.7. When were they having this dialogue?A. After the man finished his work.B. After they got up.C. Before they went out shopping.8. How is the weather in New York compared with the weather in Florida?A. Colder.B. Warmer.C. Rains more.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What did the woman do last night?A. She went to the cinema with Sam.B. She went to Sam's for advice on her English study.C. She had a talk in Chinese with Sam.10. How long has Sam taught English in China?A. 20 days.B. 9. months.C. 2 years.11. What does the woman think of the man?A Tiresome. B. Terrible. C. Inspiring.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What's the topic in the conversation?A. About breathing.B. About rights.C. About smoking.13. What's the woman's attitude toward smoking?A. Agreement.B. Disagreement.C. Neutral.14. What's the man’s opinion about smoking in public places?A. Smoking is bad for health.B. No one has the right to smoke.C. He has the right to smoke whenever he wants.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. When will Steve plan to get back?A. Saturday evening or Sunday evening.B. Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon.C. Saturday evening or Sunday morning.16. Whose party is held on Saturday afternoon?A. Steven’s party.B. Peter's party.C. Angel's party.17. When do you consider Mr. Steve will return at last?A. Surely on Saturday morning.B. It's hard to say.C. Of course, on Saturday afternoon.听第l0段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What will become of the law-breaker?A. He will be asked to do some homework.B. He will be ordered to do some cleaning.C. He will be paid for what he does.19. How many hours can a prisoner in the closed prison spend outside?A. 2 hours.B. 12 hours.C. 8 hours.20. How will prisoners in open prisons spend the night?A. They are free within the prison grounds.B. They can study out of the prison grounds.C. They are locked up during the night.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)A.A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -- telling them to help themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began eyeing each other's cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.Leave the rest to God.21. What did a group of graduates talk about when they visited their old professor?A. How to make the most delicious coffee.B. How to choose the coffee cup.C. The complaints about stress in work and life.D. How to free themselves from stress of work and life.22. What is the function of the more expensive cup from the passage?A. It makes the coffee taste better.B. In some cases it hides what we drink.C. It shows people’s wealth.D. It shows people’s status.23. The purpose of this writing is ____________.A. about how to complain about stress in work and lifeB. to enjoy the present life and get happiness from itC. to enjoy the coffee with expensive cupsD. to prove the power of the God24. What’s the best title of this passage?A. God’s Coffee.B. Drink Coffee.C. Coffee and WorkD. Coffee CupsB.The plenary（全体）sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)(政协) popularly known as the "two sessions"，are kicking off this week. What will be the bigJobsThe number of jobs forecast to be created this year will be revealed at the annual session. In the past two years, despite an economic slowdown, the number of newly created jobs has increased steadily. China is promoting employment through encouraging business start-ups, cutting red tape and delegating power to lower-level governments.MilitaryChina's military expenditure (军费) will definitely become one of the most discussed topics during the two sessions in Western and domestic media. The question China faces is how to build and manage a stronger army in new conditions.Pollution"We will resolutely declare war against pollution as we declared war against poverty," said Premier Li Keqiang at the parliamentary sessions last year. A poll has showed that pollution-control and environmental protection remains one of the biggest areas of public concern ahead of the two sessions.26. What can we learn from this passage?A. In the past two years, the number of newly-created jobs has decreased because ofeconomic slowdown.B. As for military, China focuses on how to build and manage a stronger army in newconditions.C. Xi Jinping paid a State visit to the United States in September last year.D. According to Premier Li Keqiang, declaring war against pollution is more important thandeclaring war against poverty.27. What does the underlined word “compile” mean? It means “ ”.A. chooseB. discussC. raiseD. collectC.The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer (占星家) who declared that they were suited.The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.Organizations, including the marriage guidance service relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love.”The couples are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?28. What can we know about the couple from the passage?A. The couple know each other before the wedding.B. The bridegroom is a model and the bride is a TV salesman.C. The bride is 4 years older than the bridegroom.D. The couple can use an apartment free for some time as one of the prizes.29. Some experts believe that ______ .A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce.B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriageC. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problemsD. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple30. The goal of the competition was_______.A. to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each otherB. to win a free honeymoonC. to win a year’s free use of a wonderful apartmentD. to make the radio station famous31. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Two Strangers and a WeddingB. A Wedding Based on LoveC. A Short-lived MarriageD. A Well-Matched CoupleDOwls(猫头鹰) are some of the world’s greatest hunters. From head to feet, owls’ bodies are built to hunt. Scientists are studying all the things that make owls such great hunters.Most owls hunt at night. The birds have excellent hearing, which helps them find their next meal in the dark.Owls have one ear that is larger and set higher than the other. When an owl hears a sound, it listens closely. Is the sound lounder in its right ear or left ear? Does the upper or lower ear detect the sound first? The information helps the owl find the location of its prey without ever seeing it.Owls don’t depend just on their hearing to hunt. After a sound draws an owl’s attention, it zeroes in with sight.Many birds have eyes on either side of their heads. But an owl’s eyes face forward, like a person’s. Images from each eye combine to form a 3-D picture, similar to how we see. That helps owls better judge a prey’s size, distance, and speed.An owl’s eyes are so large that they can gather lots of light. That helps the owl see better when hunting at night. An owl’s eyes are also fixed in their sockets(眼窝). It can’t roll them like we can. Instead, an owl keeps prey in its sight by turning its head.Owls can move their beads nearly upside down and turn them 270 degrees around. Their necks have 14 vertebrae(椎骨). That’s twice as many neck bones as a person has.The blood vessels(血管) thread through holes in an owl’s vertebrae. The researchers found that these holes are very large so that the extra space provides an air cushion that protects the vessels.Detecting prey is only the first step for owls. Next they must catch their meals. An owl can fly inches over your head and you can’t hear anything. The secret to owls’ silent flight is their feathers. Fine “hairs” cover the surface of an owl’s wing feathers. And the feathers’ edges have soft barbs(羽支). Together, they make the sound of air rushing over the owl’s wings quieter and less clear.A. seeing the shapeB. hearing the soundC. detecting the smellD. feeling the air moveA. are small but sharpB. can function like a person’sC. are on either side of its headD. can tell how fast a prey is movingA. large headB. strong legsC. body sizeD. flexible neck35. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. How owls find their prey.B. Why owls can fly noiselessly.C. The advantages of owls’ hearingD. The secret of owls’ high-speed flight.第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。