2016届福建省福州格致中学校内高三第一学期期中考试
英语试卷
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（略）
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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，并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。
A
Today we are going to talk about important transition words in English. We will focus on how to usetransition words to link ideas together. Some common transition words are and, furthermore, in addition to, not to mention, and in the same way.
We don’ t always get a second chance to achieve our dreams. But some people are lucky, like Matthew McConaughey. Once almost unknown, the actor has recently found himself back on the list of the best actors in Hollywood. His new movie Interstellar is just another sign that his career reinvention has been an incredible success. “The film relies on McConaughey’ s performance to hold together the emotional story of a father and his daughter against the background of space travel and the end of the world,”Forbes commented.
But only years ago, the Texas native was often the butt of jokes（笑柄）about being too handsome. In 1993, after meeting with director Richard Linklater, McConaughey starred in Dazed and Confused. And a Hollywood career was born, mostly in romantic comedies. For a long time, the whole world believed McConaughey was just
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a handsome guy with comic talent.
But McConaughey stopped starring in that type of movie, and began to use his looks differently. Slowly he built up his reputation as a serious actor. In 2013, McConaughey was offered to play an AIDS activist in Dallas Buyers Club. The role saw the normally muscular actor losing 50 pounds in order to appear sick. His performance won him an Oscar for Best Actor.
The actor gave thanks to someone he has always looked up to as a hero during his Oscar acceptance speech. When he was 15, the actor said, he decided that his hero would be himself in 10 years. But 10 years later, he pushed the deadline ahead another decade. Then 10 years later, another decade.“My hero’ s always 10 years away,” he said. “I’ m never going to attain that. That keeps me with somebody to keep on chasing.”Or perhaps constantly chasing the chance to be his own hero has given him a second chance to follow his dreams.
21. Why was McConaughey often the butt of jokes in his early career?
A. He was limited to handsome roles.
B. He was unknown to the audience.
C. He played in romantic comedies.
D. He was handsome and emotional.
22. What role won Mc Conaughey an Oscar for Best Actor?
A. A caring father. B. An AIDS activist.
C. A serious buyer. D. A strong hero.
23. What can we learn about McConaughey？
A. He was born in Hollywood.
B. He has become a hero of his own.
C. He wasn’ t famous until recently.
D. He isn’ t content with his achievements.
24. Which of the following can be the best title?
A. McConaughey, a Romantic Comedian
B. McConaughey, a Man Making a Hit
C. McConaughey, a Man Daring to change
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D. McConaughey, Handsome and Talented
B
Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U.S. The restaurants are not“fast food” . They are known as“fast casual” .
Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat. This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald’ s has struggled financially. In the last quarter of 2014, McDonald’ s net income dropped by about $300 million. The January earnings report brought more bad news. Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected. While McDonald’ s is struggling to get their customers back, Shake
Shack, is doing well in making money. The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO, or initial public offering, of shares at the end of January. On its first day of trading, Shake Shack went from $21 a share to just under $46 a share. Being part of the “fast casual ”trend has helped Shake Shack. Other fast casual restaurants in the U.S. include Chipotle and Panera.
Bonnie Riggs, a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americans’ restaurant habits for almost 30 years. She says one reason why Americans like fast casual food is that it’ s new. It’ s creative, it’ s something different and people like to try new things. Her study shows Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year. Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants, like McDonald’ s. Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits, but it has developed fast. Just as Ms. Riggs says,“It’ s growing by leaps and bounds, because they meet consumers’ needs. They know it’ s being prepared while they wait, it’ s fresh, quality food, good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices.”
Many Americans still like their fast food. They just are not going as often. They are finding other ways to have a meal.
25. What’ s the trouble with McDonald’ s?
A. Its share goes down to $21. B. Shake Shack has taken its place.
C. It’ s not popular with Americans. D. Its sales and income have dropped.
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26. We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans ________.
A. don’ t like fast food any more
B. care only about the quality
C. like to try something new
D. pay more restaurant visits to fast casual
27. What does the underlined phrase“by leaps and bounds”in Para. 3 mean?
A. Steadily. B. Rapidly. C. Slowly. D. Normally.
28. Which of the following best describes fast casual?
A. Fresh-made and tasty. B. High-quality and expensive.
C. Farm-to-table and traditional. D. Time-consuming and special.
C
Answering the Community Needs of Our City
The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2014. The followings show how we have tried to make your life better.
Transport
☆Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service.
☆20 new buses for the southern line were purchased in January.
☆50 per cent of city bus�stops have been upgraded.
Communication
☆Broadband cable is now available to all parts of the city.
☆All of the new Government buildings are smart�wired for better computer service!
Medical Facilities
☆The new state�of�the�art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June.
☆To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been employed from overseas.
☆Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded.
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Education
☆Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2014!
☆Rental for private schools has been reduced.
Protection and Security
☆Extra police now patrol（巡逻）the tourist areas.
☆50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area.
Entertainment / Recreation
☆The new Central Community Building opened in May.
☆5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library.
29. What is the purpose of the changes in Silver City?
A. To satisfy all the needs of the citizens.
B. To make public service improved.
C. To better the citizens’life.
D. To meet the needs of the Silver City Council.
30. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Travel books are provided in the new library.
B. More bus lines and stops are bought in Silver City.
C. Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital.
D. There are more police officers on duty now.
31. The public notice is from _______.
A. the community B. the local government
C. the Silver City Library D. a travel agency
D
You may have experienced the frustration of receiving a parking fine or finding your car towed away （拖走）after leaving it parked for a couple of minutes.
But now a high�tech car sticker could help motorists avoid such a situation by allowing a traffic warden（管理员）to get in touch with them. Car owners can buy the sticker and place it inside their car’ s windscreen， having set it up with
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vital information, such as their phone number. The slim design will include a sensor that will send a text message warning a driver about a coming fine when touched by a traffic warden. The message will ask them to move their car immediately. The driver could then type a reply for the warden using their smartphone, which will appear on the sticker’ s screen.They may choose to write something along the lines of“back in two minutes”in a bid to avoid a fine. Frankfurt-based IT consultant, Daniel Kalliontzis, came up with the idea and is raising funds on Indiegogo to put his 54 sticker into production.
The smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic wardens and critically, a German law. The law states:“An officer has to choose the most efficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle.”It could be cheaper for the authorities to contact the driver than to tow his car.
At the time of writing, Mr Kalliontzis has raised just over 3,000 of his 50,000 goal on Indiegogo. If he manages to raise the money, the stickers will be shipped in June 2015. But it appears that car owners using the smart system could get some unnecessary warning messages, because anyone could touch the smart sticker.
32. The first paragraph is intended to ________.
A. highlight an awkward situation
B. complain about a parking fine
C. introduce the topic of the passage
D. remind motorists of the parking risk
33. What may probably contribute to the application of the TowStop sticker in Germany?
A. The sticker’ s low cost.
B. The mass production.
C. The goodwill of motorists.
D. The law of the country.
34. What can be concluded from the last paragraph about the TowStop Sticker?
A. It takes time and efforts to put it to use.
B. Only traffic wardens can touch the sticker．
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C. All car owners will use the sticker in 2015．
D. Kalliontzis is experienced in raising money．
35. What’ s the right order of the following statements according to the passage?
①A message is sent by the sensor.
②The sticker is put inside a car’ s windscreen.
③A traffic warden touches the smart sticker.
④The sticker is set up with vital information.
⑤The motorist sends a message.
A.②④⑤③① B.④②③①⑤
C. ④②③⑤① D.②④①③⑤
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文的内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Article writing has been a way of conveying information through the web. If you’ re a writer, being able to let them stay on your article for more than two seconds is already a success. Your writing style can create more readers for your content if you know how to catch the attention of readers. 36
Be Direct-to-the-Point
Website writing differs from print writing. People do not want to spend much time on a website because they want to get the information they need. 37
Be Informative
Articles for web content are briefly written. They flesh out the information without decorations. Be sure that your articles are not confusingly worded. 38 Make sure you organize your facts logically so that your reader can effectively process them.
Be Conversational
39 Be conversational so that readers can grasp what you mean in your article. With quality content, engage your readers so that your article will have that personal and human touch.
Be Connected
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Most article writers just place sentences that state a certain fact to form a paragraph. However, in readers’hopes, these writers fail to establish a human connection. 40 So it is important to make the connection smooth and not abrupt.
A. Stay away from decorations when writing online content.
B. Most readers like to read articles that“speak”to them.
C. Connection will allow the readers’ minds to effectively process what is written.
D. Get to your point directly so that your readers can process the information.
E. Here are some important points to consider before writing online.
F. Article writing is a fun way of establishing a connection with a reader and a writer.
G. Complex sentences tend to wrongly lead your reader and make them confused.
第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.
However, her 41 ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she 42 was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never 43 again, she couldn’ t believe it. Three months later, she was 44 out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’ s storybook. A bookmark in it made her 45 to page 117. The name of the 46 was‘The Day Clara Walked’ . She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.
47 , after a year’ s hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench 48 the Athens Stadium, memories 49 : first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once
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held 50 for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on 51 , their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, 52 she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates. She registered for 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received 53 from the Olympic Committee.
Her 54 was interrupted by the attendant who said,“It’ s time” , two words that she had been 55 to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each 56 firm and steady. Everything was 57 , and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart 58 violently against her chest.
Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old 59 on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’ , tears 60 her vision.
41. A. dream B. intension C. life D. career
42. A. forgot B. remembered C. experienced D. suffered
43. A. see B. dance C. walk D. sing
44. A. rushed B. rocked C. thrown D. wheeled
45. A. open B. relate C. point D. adapt
46. A. bookmark B. page C. chapter D. story
47. A. Suddenly B. Surprisingly C. Fortunately D. Certainly
48. A. opposite B. beneath C. inside D. outside
49. A. flooded in B. faded away C. mixed up D. squeezed out
50. A. fright B. regret C. sympathy D. admiration
51. A. doubtfully B. thankfully C. nervously D. cheerfully
52. A. until B. as C. while D. once
53. A. access B. praise C. support D. approval
54. A. plan B. attempt C. thought D. sight
55. A. content B. eager C. upset D. proud
56. A. breath B. wake C. step D. look
57. A. unexpected B. awful C. perfect D. finished
58. A. fighting B. striking C. kicking D. hammering
59. A. hoop B. book C. letter D. dress
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60. A. clouding B. filling C. rolling D. rushing
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
It’ s said that a giant rock was located in the North Sea but once many boats and ships 61 （strike）it and sank.
About a century years ago, a kind and imaginative minister came up with an idea to have a buoy（浮标） 62 （fasten）to the rock. On the top of the buoy 63 （place）a bell, which would ring whenever any ships got closer. When hearing the bell ringing, sailors knew where the rock was and stayed safe. One day, a sea robber Rover happened 64 （sail） not far away from the rock.
Seeing 65 buoy floating in the water, he decided to play a trick. Soon his crew broke the chain that held the buoy, let the bell go into the water and then sailed away. In the following weeks, they robbed many 66 ships around the seas and filled the ship with a great 67 （vary） of treasures. Unfortunately, when returning, they themselves had no idea how to get away from the terrible rock 68 the ring. The ship was moving swiftly in the dark 69 there was a great crash. 70 was the very rock and the ship began to sink.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
On Friday, our teacher told us that there would an English corner in front of our teaching building. I set about soon after the last class in the afternoon.
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To my joy, the English corner had just been on for a few minute. I joined them on their talk. At first, I was afraid that my English was so poor and limit that I couldn’ t follow them or make myself understand. I was also afraid that anyone might laugh at me. But a smiling face here or an encouraging nod there soon put me at ease. Though I speak to them only in simple English that day, I believe in future I will make a greater progress.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李华，不久前参加了美国文化委员会举办的一次语言竞赛活动，作为获奖者你得到了暑
假去美国免费学习英语的机会。以下是校方寄给你的课程安排表，请你阅读课表，按要求给对方负责
人Mr. Smith回一封信。
Schedule For EFLS Summer English Courses
注意：1. 信的开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.词数：100左右。
Dear Mr. Smith,
Thank you for your offer of inviting me to the free summer English course in your school.
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Truly yours
Li Hua
参考答案
21—24 ABDC 25—28 DCBA 29—31 CDB 32—35 CDAB 36—40 EDGBC
41—45 ABCDA 46—50 CBDAD 51—55 ABDCB 56—60 CCDBA
61. struck 62. fastened 63. was placed 64. to sail/to be sailing 65. the
66. other 67. variety 68. without 69. when 70. It
On Friday, our teacher told us that there would ∧ an English corner in front of our teaching
be
building. I set about soon after the last class in the afternoon.
out/off
To my joy, the English corner had just been on for a few minute. I joined them on their talk.
minutes in
At first, I was afraid that my English was so poor and limit that I couldn’t follow them or
limited
make myself understand. I was also afraid that anyone might laugh at me. But a smiling face
understood someone
here or an encouraging nod there soon put me at ease. Though I speak to them only in simple
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and spoke
English that day, I believe in future I will make a greater progress.
Dear Mr. Smith,
Thank you for your offer of inviting me to the free summer English course in your school.
As for my choice of the two courses, I’d certainly prefer the three-week course for 40 hours, although it’s from July 12th to August 8. This would allow me more time to see your beautiful country while learning the language. I’d like to make a few new friends.
Of all the subjects I’m learning at school, I like English best. I’ve been learning English for six years and now I’m able to listen, speak, read and write. I hope to take this chance to improve spoken English as much as possible. I believe I’ll have a wonderful time in America this summer.
Truly yours
Li Hua
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