2012届马塘中学高三英语试题一、第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)1．Where are the two speakers?A．At the airport. B．In a school. C．At the railway station. 2．What can we know about the Johnsons?A．They didn’t come.B．They came as expected C. They came with others. 3．How did the woman try to improve the report?A．By making suggestions on it B．By making the man to rewrite it.C．By getting someone else to read it.4．Why does the woman want to change her job?A．To make more money B．To have more challenges.C．To get a better office environment.5．What is the woman going to do?A．Do the typing again . B．Read the paper aloud. C．Check for typing errors.听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．Why does the man have to ask the way?A．He feels sick B．He is new in the city C．He has a poor sense of direction. 7．What do we know about the woman?A．She knows the city very well. B．She knows nothing about the city..C．She has been in the city for a year.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A．Human activities. B．Natural disasters. C．Climate changes. 9．How often do floods strike the country?A．Every year. B．Every three years C．Every other year.10．What can we learn from the conversation?A．The summers are getting less hot. B．The environment is being damaged.C．The floods have been controlled recently.听第8段材料，回答第11至13小题。

11．Where does the woman live?A．In a small town. B．In a big city. C．In a mountain village. 12．What do we know about a potluck supper?A．A meal at the seaside. B．A meal indoors. C．Something like a picnic. 13．When did the man go out for a swim?A．At the weekend B．On weekdays. C．On Saturdays.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．What can we learn from the conversation?A．John Smith is now out of work. B．John Smith changed his job three weeks ago..C．More than one Mr. Smith works in the company.15．Where is John Smith working now?A．In a bank nearby. B．In a faraway company.C．In a Bank of China far away.16．How can the woman see John Smith?A．By taking the No. 5 bus B．By taking the 14 C-train.C．By taking the No. 14 bus.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What is the first thing Jeff wants to do now?A．Call his wife. B．Move into Ted’s office.C．Go to a restaurant.18．Where is Martha?A．In New York. B．In Ohio. C．In her office.19．Who is Ted?A．Jeff’s neighbor. B．Jeff’s former colleague. C．Jeff’s uncle.20．What do we know about Mr. Buck?A．He employed Jeff again B．He had all his employees back.C．He closed his business two years ago.二、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.China is ______ home to pandas while Australia is _____ home of kangaroos.A. a; theB. /; theC. the ; /D. the; a22. Anyone, if he _______ in his career, must be self- confident and make constant efforts towards his goal.A. succeedsB. will succeedC. is to succeedD. is about to succeed23. According to the regulations of our company, the first applicant ______ the interview ______ entitled tochoose his job.A. passing; isB. passing; beC. to pass; shall beD. to pass; will be24.—Do you know what people are saying about you?—Of course I know. But _____ is true, and I don’t care.A. nothingB. somethingC. everythingD. none25. —Housing prices are likely to decrease because the governments at all levels ______ combination blows tothe real-hot property markets since last year.—Really good news!A. gaveB. givesC. have been givingD. are giving26.—How did you deal with the order?—I handed it to ______ I think is in charge of sales.A. whoB. whenC. whoeverD. whomever27．---- we will take the conditions into careful consideration ______ you have attached this contract.---- Thanks. Wish our future cooperation pleasant.A. with whichB. to whichC. whatD. which28.—Is there anything about your high school life you wish you’d done differently?—I regret that I ______ earlier what I really like doing.A. don’t realizeB. didn’t realizeC. haven’t realizedD. hadn’t realized29. China, _____ many other developing countries, has suffered the misery of war and experienced major changesover the last 100 years.A. in common withB. regardless ofC. apart fromD. other than30. After graduation I hunted for jobs here and there, meeting with many setbacks,_______ I obtained a vacantpost in a small business.A. thoughB. in thatC. unlessD. until31. We were just talking about Jane ______, at that _______ moment, she walked in.A. while, accurateB. when, tenseC. while, uniqueD. when, precise32.—Dad, John isn’t cool and buries himself in jobs all day. I want to break up with him.—Break up with such a nice man? ________ . I don’t want to see you for ever.A. Don’t talk that tone to me!B. Go to hellC. None of your nonsense.D. Don’t be a wet blanket.33. Pain is now considered the fifth _____sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature , breathing rate andpulse in determining a person’s health.A. originalB. vitalC. uniqueD. vivid34. There is only one who is capable of setting limits to your growth, and it _____ well be you.A. mayB. shouldC. willD. must35. With many major economic problems_______ to be addressed, there is no point _______ the growth rate ofthis year now.A. remaining ; predictingB. remaining ; to predictC. remained ; predictingD. remained ; to predict第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。