常州市2019届高三上学期期末考试

英 语

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. Why is the woman upset? A. The flower shop is closed. B. She received the wrong delivery. C. Her delivery hasn't been ready in time.

( )2. How much tax should the man pay per night? A. $5. B. $10. C. $15

( )3. How did the man feel when he was called on?

A. Worried and frightened. B. Quite embarrassed. C. Deeply ashamed. ( )4. What does the woman imply the man should do?

A. To cut his jeans short. B. To go on a diet. C. To buy a pair of jeans. ( )5. What does the man mean? A. Mr Johnson's ideas are nonsense. B. He quite agrees with Mr Johnson's views. C. Mr Johnson is good at expressing his ideas. 第二节(共15小题；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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

( )6. What problem are the speakers discussing? A. A late delivery. B. A truck accident. C. A damaged box. ( )7. What will the man probably do?

A. Check the package himself. B. Leave the box on the truck. C. Place another order.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 ( )8. Who is the woman?

A. A customer. B. A bookstore clerk. C. A newspaper journalist. ( )9. What is the man unclear about?

A. The name of the book. B. The location of the store. C. The article in today's newspaper. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 ( )10. Where are the two speakers?

A. Inside a plane. B. At an airport. C. In a shopping centre. ( )11. What was the man most pleased with?

A. The clean environment. B. The goods in the duty-free shop. C. The distance from the Gate to Immigration. ( )12. What can we learn about the man?

A. He is a Canadian. B. He has just got his suitcase. C. He is going to an Asian country. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 ( )13. What do we know about the speakers? A. They are finding a place to live. B. They both have plans for the future. C. They are studying in a foreign country. ( )14. What does the man find hard to do?

A. Do the course in English. B. Find his accommodation. C. Understand other students' jokes.

( )15. What is the woman busy with? A. An essay. B. A job. C. An exam.

( )16. Why won't the woman visit the man's university?

A. She is quite busy. B. She isn't interested. C. She doesn't have money. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

( )17. What did the speaker like doing at school?

A. Solving math problems. B. Doing sports. C. Playing computer games. ( )18. Why did the speaker stop studying at college?

A. He liked to work in a bike shop. B. He was given a job in a company. C. He was not interested in engineering.

( )19. How did the speaker manage to increase the sales of the frozen food company? A. By the improvement of service. B. By the development of the staff. C. By the introduction of new products.

( )20. How does the speaker feel about working in Electra? A. Ashamed. B. Satisfied. C. Worried. 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)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

( )21. ________ the French and their revolution spirit, many countries have chosen to use the same colours on their flags.

A. In terms of B. In case of C. In response to D. In salute to ( )22.—I spent a week in Xiamen last month.

—Then you must have been overcharged for sea food many a time, ________ you? This city is known for that.

A. mustn't B. weren't C. haven't D. hadn't

( )23. Just tell Mike ________ has a good knowledge of physics and history is qualified for the position.

A. whenever B. whomever C. whoever D. whichever

( )24. —Who is the most famous martial arts novelist?

—Jin Yong, ________ works deeply influenced the cultural development of Chinese-speaking communities around the world.

A. he B. his C. who D. whose

( )25. Studies suggest that babies learn to ________ voices before birth. They can recognize their mother's voice among a group of women.

A. suspect B. compromise C. discriminate D. inspect

( )26. ________ with heavy loads of teaching ________ he later became an easy target of the flu.

A. So tired was the teacher; that B. The teacher was so tired; which C. Tired as the teacher; that D. Such was the tired teacher; which

( )27. —Why not turn to Kevin? He saw what happened, so his is the only ________ account. —The problem is that he has refused to say anything about the accident. A. tentative B. controversial C. authentic D. arbitrary

( )28. Granny always keeps her cellphone switched off ________ she's expecting a call. A. since B. unless C. once D. when

( )29. —________ makes your son feel blue today? —________ to watch his favourite cartoon Paw Patrol A. What it is that; To be forbidden B. What is that; Forbidden C. What is it that; Being forbidden D. That is what; Having forbidden

( )30. Using AI, many companies are now conducting experiments that ________ possible just a few years ago.

A. would have been B. might have been C. shouldn't have been D. couldn't have been

( )31. The study, from academics at Harvard, claims ________ the first clear evidence showing that when temperatures go up, school performance goes down.

A. to have produced B. to produce C. producing D. being produced

( )32. Though scientists get closer to understanding why we age, the reason for different aging