2013—2014学年度第一学期期中考试高三英语试卷

2013—2014学年度第一学期期中考试高三英语试卷 第 I 卷 (共115分) 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 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。 例：How much is the shirt?  A.￡19.15      B.￡9.15        C.￡9.18 答案是B。 1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend?   A. Go out with her friend.   B. Work on her paper.   C. Make some plans. 2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?   A. $15.      B. $30.         C. $50. 3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?   A. To attend a wedding.    B. To visit an exhibition.   C. To meet a friend. 4. When does the bank close on Saturday?   A. At l: 00 pm.    B. At 3:00 pm.      C. At 4:00 pm. 5. Where are the speakers?   A. In a store.     B. In a classroom.    C .At a hotel. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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 do we know about Nora?   A .She prefers a room of her own.  B. She likes to work with other girls. C. She lives near the city center. 7. What is good about the flat?   A. It has a large sitting room.   B. It has good furniture.  C. It has a big kitchen. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where has Barbara been?   A. Milan.    B. Florence.    C. Rome. 9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?   A. Shoes.    B. Stones.   C. Books. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.Who is making the telephone call?   A. Thomas Brothers.     B. Mike Landon.      C. Jack Cooper. 11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?    A. His wife.           B. His boss.          C. His secretary. 12. What is the message about?   A. A meeting.          B. A visit to France.    C. The date for a trip. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Who could the man speaker most probably be?    A. A person who saw the accident.   B. The driver of the lorry.    C. A police officer. 14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?   A. Walking along Churchill Avenue.  B. Getting ready to cross the road.   C. Standing outside a bank. 15. When did the accident happen?   A. At about 8:00 a.m.   B. At about 9:00 a.m.   C. At aboutl0:00 a.m. 16. How did the accident happen?   A .A lorry hit a car.  B. A car ran into a lorry.   C. A bank clerk rushed into the street. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the talk mainly about?   A. The history of the school.   B. The courses for the term.  C. The plan for the day. 18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?    A. In the school hall.      B. In the science labs.     C. In the classrooms. 19. What can students do in the practical areas?    A. Take science courses.   B. Enjoy excellent meals.  C. Attend workshops. 20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions?    A. During the lunch hour.    B. After the welcome speech.   C. Before the tour of the labs. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。 21. It is really _____ useful dictionary, ______ dictionary every one of us needs．  A. an, a         B. a, the        C. the, a        D. a, a 22. Unfortunately, it rained for two weeks, which completely _______ our plan.  A. ruined     B. harmed   C. crashed             D. attacked 23. With his attention _____ on his book, he didn’t notice me enter his study.    A. focusing       B. focused       C. to focus      D. focus 24. There was a fire accident in the hotel last night. Fortunately everyone had a(n) _____ escape from the fire and no one was hurt. A. narrow       B. likely       C. shallow      D. unique 25. We all like the way _____ the teacher gives his lessons. A. which       B. that         C. what         D. how 26. When I came in, I saw her sitting in the sofa ______ in thought.   A. to lose       B. losing       C. lost          D. being lost 27. ——Shall we go to Shanghai by plane?    ——_____. A. It's your opinion  B. I don' t mind  C. It's all up to you  D. That's your decision 28. One of the advantages of living on the top of a high building is that you can get a good ______. A. sight           B. scenery      C. appearance     D. view 29. He made a suggestion yesterday that the sports meeting ______ be put off until next Wednesday. A. would         B. must         C. should        D. could 30. I’ve talked a lot about walking.       , I want to say it is a cheap, safe and enjoyable form of exercise. A. In detail       B. In conclusion    C. In effect     D. In reality 31. ——How are you getting on with the work? ——So far it _____ easy but things may change. A. has been      B. is             C. was        D. would be 32. To our surprise, girls ______ more than half of all the students in the school. A. take up      B. put up          C. make up     D. set up 33.       most parents care about is to provide the best education for their children. A. What     B. That    C. How   D. Whether 34. It is such a good place      everybody wants to go and visit       it is well known all over the world. A. that; that    B. as; as   C. as; that      D. that; as 35. Look! Here _____. Let’s get on it. A. is coming a bus  B. comes a bus  C. a bus is coming  D. a bus comes 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 We all need a healthy environment. __36__, we produce waste every day and it __37__ harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do __38__ to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real __39__ to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a __40__ life. Remember these three __41___: reduce, reuse and recycle. Reduce means “use less”. Don't __42__ things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really __43__ or maybe the __44__ one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from a __45__ country. Reuse means “use again”. Use things for __46__ possible. When we buy things, make sure that they __47__ a long time. We should take care of them __48__ they will last, and we should __49__ them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them __50__. Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it __51__ energy to change something into something else, it’s better than __52__ things or burning them. Find out __53__ can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy __54__ made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save __55__. 36. A. Therefore      B. However      C. Otherwise     D. Besides 37. A. gives          B. takes         C. causes        D. does 38. A. something      B. everything    C. nothing        D. everything 39. A. difference      B. mistake       C. effect         D. help 40. A. busy          B. hard          C. green         D. happy 41. A. letters         B. words         C. sentences     D. lessons 42. A. buy           B. produce       C. save         D. waste 43. A. necessary      B. important      C. helpful       D. useful 44. A. cheap         B. expensive      C. new         D. old 45. A. rich           B. developed      C. foreign      D. poor 46. A. as soon as      B. as long as      C. as much as    D. as well as 47. A. use           B. last            C. keep        D. live 48. A. so that        B. if              C. because      D. though 49. A. sell           B. lend           C. throw        D. repair 50. A. less           B. more          C. again        D. better 51. A. costs          B. spends         C. takes        D. pays 52. A. throwing away  B. putting away    C. taking away   D. giving away 53. A. that           B. which         C. what         D. how 54. A. cups           B. bags          C. boxes        D. products 55. A. money         B. trees          C. paper        D. time 第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。                                   A   I find some of the ways in which Chinese parents show love for their children rather surprising. Obviously there are some pretty big differences between our behaviors and theirs in this respect. Most Chinese children seem to get whatever they want, from ice creams, sweets and toys to endless attention from the adults around them. Is this a sort of spoiling or love? I wonder. Most westerners would think it is a sort of spoiling rather than love. We think love means educating your children and bringing them up to lead an independent life. That includes learning to accept the fact that he can't get everything he wants. As an adult, he will not always get the quite expensive car he hunts for; she will not always manage to acquire the beautiful dress she longs for. So we try to teach our children early to cope with the disappointment of not getting what they want. I find too much such kind of love for the children can actually spoil them. To my surprise, it seems that the life of a Chinese child is rather hard. Without doubt, the child is the very center of a whole circle of adults, but on the other hand he or she is also expected to start studying according to adults' wishes. Many children of my son's age take piano lessons, painting classes and even English lessons. It looks as if Chinese adults think that just playing without learning anything is a waste of time. So in this respect our children appear spoiled, just because they are allowed to play. But without this sort of play how can western children develop such free and rich imaginations? In fact the connection between this imagination and the creativity is so important in the children’s future life. 56. In which way do most Chinese children seem to be spoiled? A. They can be supported by their parents. B. They can play whenever they want. C. They need not behave themselves. D. Their demands can always be satisfied. 57. In the author's opinion, the life of a Chinese child is         . A. rather hard         B. rather easy         C. independent        D. colorful 58. The author thinks Western children appear spoiled because         . A. they can manage time by themselves B. they can have the freedom to play C. they can take piano lessons D. they may have expensive toys 59. The best title of the passage could be         . A. Chinese children's early education B. How to develop kids' imagination C. What is the real love for children D. The imagination and creativity .                                   B The Mysterious Universe By Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop How did the universe begin? How big is it? What is dark matter? Cosmologist（宇宙哲学家）and expert supernova（超新星）hunter Alex Filippenko hopes that supernovas can help us answer some of these questions. But first we’ve got to find them! Join Alex and his team as they go on the hunt with huge telescopes and banks of computers. The Time and Space of Uncle Albert By Russell Stannard What would you say if your uncle asked you whether you would like to go into space? You’d say, “When do I leave?”, just like the girl in this story. Gedanken is speeding across the universe trying to help her uncle answer some questions, such as “How big is space?” and “Where does gravity come from?” Along the way she also discovers how to get heavier without getting fat, how to live forever without knowing it, and the strange things that can happen when you go really fast. George’s Secret Key to the Universe By Lucy Hawking and Stephen Hawking When George chases his pet pig through a hole in the fence, little does he expect that he will soon be riding a comet（彗星）around Saturn（土星）. But just as he discovers the joys of space exploration with the computer Cosmos, which can open doors anywhere in the universe, everything starts to go wrong. When George’s lest-favorite teacher steals Cosmos and traps his friend’s dad in a black hole, can George set things right in time? A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky By Michael Driscoll With a telescope or without one, this book can get you started exploring planets, stars and even strange stuff like time, space, and black holes. The universe is a big place, but this book comes with a handy star finder that you can take out with you at night to help you find your way around the stars. Look up and discover the universe! 60. According to the text, Alex Filippenko ______. A. invented huge telescopes       B. is looking for supernovas C. doesn’t need many computers   D. knows a lot about dark matter 61. What do we know about George’s Secret Key to the Universe？ A. It is a sad story              B. It is about a pet pig C. It is a co-authored book       D. It is based on a real life story. 62. Which book would you read if you want to know about gravity? A. The Mysterious Universe     B. The Time and Space of Uncle Albert C. George’s Secret Key to the Universe D. A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky. 63. What do the four books have in common?    A. They have the same topics?     B. They are intended for adults.    C. They have the same number of characters    D. They leave many questions to the readers                               C    New research suggests that cutting daily sitting time to less than three hours might extend your life by two years.    “Humans were designed to move. But modern lifestyles and office jobs rarely encourage us to walk around,” says Peter Katzmarzyk, an expert at the University of Louisiana.    “Sitting is common in our lives today. We sit while we’re driving, eating and watching TV. And many of us sit for many hours at work.” Katzmarzyk said.    “We can’t throw away physical activity. It’s extremely important. We have 60 years of researchers showing us that.” Katzmarzyk said.    Katzmarzyk and other researchers are trying to discover how sitting all day affext our lifespans（寿命）.    “This is a relatively new area of study…Studies that have assessed the relationship between sitting and death or television viewing and death have been very rare in the last four or five years,” said Katzmarzyk.    Katzmarzyk and his colleagues analyzed data from these studies, which involved almost 167,000 adults. Then they turned to a government-run survey of Americans to find out exactly how much time people spend sitting and watching.    Not only did the team find that U.S. citizens could live longer by sitting less, they found that cutting TV time to less than two hours a day could add an extra 1.4 years to their lives. People who’ve spent half their waking lives sitting down might well ask, “Is it ever too late to make a change?” “We would say ‘No. It’s never too late.’ Physical activity is good for you at every age.” Katzmarzyk said. Katzmarzyk says studying this problem has inspired his team to make a few changes in their own lives. They recommend a few simple changes: frequently getting up from your desk, taking walks at lunch time, and instead of e-mailing colleagues, walking over to their offices and talking face-to-face——all activities that can be enjoyable as well as life-extending. 64. Peter Katzmarzyk seems to believe that _____. A. we should not sit for a long time    B. most people like to sit most of the time C. office jobs encourage us to walk a lot   D. modern lifestyles are good for our health 65. The underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 probably refers to _____. A. taking physical exercise is important   B. many researches should be carried out    C. we should exercise during working hours    D. people should focus on their health at work 66. Why did Katzmarzyk and his colleagues turn to a government-run survey?    A. To collect information for the government    B. To know how long people sit and watch TV    C. To find what citizens do in their spare time’    D. To discover how sitting for long affects their lives 67. The best title of the text would be _____.    A. What Is the Healthiest Lifestyle？ B. Sitting for a Long Time Is Bad for Us C. Study Suggests Sitting Less Can Extend Life D. It Is Never Too Late to Change Our Way of Life                                   D Some say the Internet will kill off papers. Others say not so fast. Are newspapers dying? That’s the heated debate these days. Many say the disappearance of the daily paper is just a matter of time. The future of journalism is in news websites, not newsprint. However, others say, newspapers have been with us for hundreds of years, and while all news may be online some day, papers can exist for some time. So who’s right? I’ll outline the arguments on both sides, and then you can decide. Newspapers Are Dead Newspapers are in trouble. Circulation is dropping, display and classified ad income is drying up, and the industry has experienced a hard time. Big metro papers like the Rocky Mountain News have stopped operating, and even bigger newspaper companies like the Tribune Co. go bankrupt（破产）. And where are newspaper readers going? To the Web. A recent study has found that Internet users read online newspapers for an average of 53 minutes per week in 2008. That’s highest level recorded in the eight years when the study has been done. The study found that 22 percent of users said they stopped their subscription（订阅）to a printed paper or magazine because they could access the same content online. Some people say the Internet is just a better place to get the news. “On the Web, newspapers are live, and they can supplement（增补）their coverage with audio, video, and the valuable resources of their vast contents,” says Geffrey I. Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future. 68. How does the author present the topic to be discussed? A. By presenting others’ prediction      B. By asking a question C. By providing opposite opinions      D. By talking about the background 69. The purpose of writing the text is to _____. A. try to draw a general conclusion B. encourage readers to use their judgment C. compare the advantages of two media    D. invite readers to express their opinions freely 70. Some readers no longer buy printed newspapers because they _____.    A. want to save money      B. hope to protect the environment    C. don’t care about news    D. can read online newspapers 71. What’s the advantage of the news website compared with printed newspapers? A. it provides news vividly      B. the news is more reliable C. it can reach more readers      D. it is much cheaper in price                                   E    Most people will praise many technological gadgets（小装置） that they use in their everyday lives. Technology is developing at a very fast rate, and what most people did not even think could be real a few years ago is now becoming a reality. Although many will use and advertise modern technology for many of its achievements and advancements, what many don’t realize is that it has affected and continues to affect society and people in general in a negative way. Newspaper companies, as we all know, have been hit very hard by the advancements in technology. Big newspapers have been forced to either lay off a percentage of their work force or shut down altogether because news is readily available for free on the Internet. Music does not have to be purchased at a music store any more because MP3 files are readily available on the Internet as well, thus causing big music store chains to shut their doors for good. The movie industry has also been hit hard because DVD sales have decreased since people can pay for and download their favorite movies online. Technology has its benefits, but when you take a look at how people communicate with one another, you will quickly see that it has a negative impact. Modern technology has allowed people to communicate with just about anyone they want to at any given time. The fact remains that people do not interact personally with one another as often as they used to. This has created a barrier for face-to-face communication among people because they no longer have to hold a meeting in an office or they no longer have to call friends or family members together to wish them a happy birthday or congratulate them on their recent success. As a result, people don’t feel the urgent need to step outside of their home to find entertainment, such as participating in a dynamic game of basketball with friends, meeting a friend at a coffee shop, etc. 72. The first paragraph is mainly to tell us that _____. A. technology is developing rapidly     B. many dreams have come true. C. technology benefits us a lot         D. technology has its disadvantages 73. The author shows us the negative effects of the technology by _____. A. telling some stories               B. giving some examples C. listing some figures              D. doing some experiments 74.What does he underlined word “interact” in the third paragraph probably mean?   A. argue          B. consult          C. communicate         D. work 75. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. The negative effects of advancing technology B. The benefits of the modern technology C. The development of the modern technology D. The social problems caused by the technology 第 Ⅱ 卷 (共35分) 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分） 第一节：任务型读写（共10小题 每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后76~85表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。    By teaching your children fire safety rules you can ensure they know what to do when a house fire occurs. Making sure your children know exactly what is required of them cuts down the chaos of the emergency situation and helps keep your family safe and secure.    All children should know about important fire safety procedures. For example, tell your children to stay low to the ground in a smoky room, which keeps them from breathing smoke, as smoke always rises towards the ceiling. Also tell them that they can put a damp towel or a piece of clothing over their faces and breathe in through it to cut down the effects of breathing smoke even more.   In addition, make sure your children know how to correctly stop, drop and roll when their clothes catch fire. Because it results in loss of oxygen, which puts out the flames. Also your children should know to touch door handles before opening the doors to see if they’re hot. If they are, it means there’s a fire in the next room, and they should leave the door closed and find another route out of the house.    Make sure your children never play with lighters or matches. Usually, many children are attracted by lighters and matches and want to experiment with setting things on fire to see what happens. So hide lighters and matches in some place your children can’t reach.    Do regular fire drills to act out and improve your evacuation（疏散）plan. Make sure everyone knows all the possible exits of the house they can use, and that all members of your family know your evacuation plan well enough so that they don’t have to waste time thinking if a fire starts. Quick, determined response to a fire will save your family members’ lives.                        Title: Teach your children fire safety rules Reasons ● Children should know what to do in __76___ of a house fire. ● It can help __77___ the chaos of the emergency situation. Teach children fire safety ___78__ ● Stay low to the ground and __79___ the face with damp towels or pieces of clothing. ● Correctly stop, drop and roll to put out the fire on the ___80__. ● Don’t open the doors with ___81__ door handles. Keep lighters or matches away from children ● It’s dangerous to ___82__ with setting things on fire. ● Keep lighters and matches out of children’s ___83__. Do fire drills ___84__ ● Make all exits and the evacuation plan known to everyone. ● Ensure every family member can __85___ to a fire quickly and determinedly. 第二节：书面表达（共1题，满分25分） 每到双休时，有些同学不是充分地利用它来好好滴调整自己，而是把时间用在上网或看电视上。很多家长对这种情况 担忧。请你对此现象写一片短文，谈谈我们中学生应该如何度过一个有意义的周末。 词数：120左右。     高三英语参考答案 听力： 1—5CCCBA    6—10ABCAB    11—15ABCCB   16—20 AAACB 单项填空： 21. D、22. A、23. B、24. A、25. B、26. C、27. C、28. B。D、29. C、30. B、31. A、32. C、33. A、34. C、35. B、 完形填空： 36. B、37. D、38. A、39. A、40. C、41. B、42. D、43. A、44. D、45. C、46. B、47. B、48. A、49. D、50. C、51. C、52. A、53. C、54. D、55. B、 阅读理解： A）56．D、57．A、58．B、59．C、 B）60. B、61. C、62. B、63. A、 C）64. A、65. A、66. B、67. C、 D）68. C、69. B、70. D、71. A、 E）72. D、73. B、74. C、75. A、 任务型读写： 76. case/face。77. reduce。78. procedures。79. cover。80. clothes。81. hot。 82. experiment。83. reach。84. regularly。85. respond。 书面表达： One possible version Nowadays we students don’t have to learn at school at weekends. However, some students don’t know how to spend their weekends. They are seen sleeping late, surfing the Internet or watching TV as they like. What they do has caused their parents to be worried. In my opinion, weekend is a good time for us to have a good rest. But as students, we may as well set aside some time to review what we have learned in school. I would like to arrange time like this: in the mornings, we should do our homework; in the afternoons, we can have sports or help with some housework, or even go shopping with our parents; in the evenings, we can watch TV or surf the Internet for a while. In this way, we can lay a solid foundation for our future development and enjoy ourselves.