2014届高三上学期期中（月考）考试
英语试题
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两卷。第I卷：1至10页；
第II卷：11至12页，共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共115分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，每小题1. 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. When will Mr Addison return?
A. On Monday afternoon. B. On Friday afternoon. C. On Thursday afternoon.
2. What time did the second baseball game finally start?
A. At 3:45. B. At 5:45. C. At 4:45.
3. Who is the man?
A. Tom’s boss. B. Tom’s doctor. C. The woman’s doctor.
4. Where does this conversation take place?
A. At a station. B. In a park. C. On the street.
5. What can we learn from this conversation?
A. Mr. Brown will ring back soon.
B. The man is able to manage.
C. The woman didn’t answer the phone.
第二节 （共15小题：每小题1.5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、7题。
6. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Employer and employee. B. Salesman and customer. C. Policeman and driver.
7. How much was the woman made to pay in all?
A. $35. B. $65. C. $50.
听第7段对话，回答第8至10题。
8. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In the woman’s house. B. In the man’s office. C. In a flat building.
9. What is the woman looking for?
A. A two-bedroom flat. B. A ground-floor flat. C. A three-bedroom flat
10. What does the woman think of the flat?
A. It is satisfying on the whole. B. It is too expensive to buy. C. It is too small to live in.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What was the robber wearing?
A. A black dress. B. Tennis shoes. C. A red sweater.
12. Who is the robber?
A. A woman who robs men in the park.
B. A man who dresses up like a woman.
C. A man who robs women in the park.
13. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The robber is really quite harmless.
B. Such a case has never been heard before.
C. The man speaker has been robbed several times.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What will the woman probably do if she’s caught in a thunderstorm?
A. Stand on the ground. B. Put herself in water. C. Try to find a building.
15. Where does the lightening start thousands of fires every year?
A. In Britain. B. In America. C. In France.
16. What does the woman think of the man?
A. He is honest. B. He is sensible. C. He is humorous.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the speaker?
A. A tourist guide. B. A park manager. C. A restaurant owner.
18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. A famous commander. B. A well-known park. C. A historic tree.
19. What do we know about the Washington Elm?
A. Washington couldn’t have commanded under it.
B. It was less than one hundred years old.
C. It was much older than people had thought.
20. What can we learn from what the speaker said?
A. Washington commanded the army on his knees.
B. The Washington Elm was attacked by insects.
C. The Washington Elm was destroyed before the celebration.
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、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.—Which of the two English films do you like better?
— shorter one, of course. I think it’s really most instructive one.
A. A；the B. The；the C. A；a D. The；a
22. The language used in the advertisement differs from ______ used in ordinary readings.
A. which B. that C. it D. what
23. You are working too hard. You'd better keep a ________ between work and relaxation.
A. promise B. read C. balance D. diary
24. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard _________.
A．the better voice B．a good voice C．the best voice D．a better voice
25. Running a company is not _____ a matter of hiring people — they also need to be trained.
A. simply B. partly C. seriously D. equally
26. A health care project can provide treatment ____half the cost or less, ____the needs of the patient.
A. at, relied on B. with, relying on C. at, relying on D. by, relies on
27. The author of the article believes that it is the test system, ____ teachers, that is responsible for the heavy burden of the middle school students nowadays．
A. or rather B. rather than C. other than D. more than
28. He has been acting strangely these days. I can't his actions at all.
A. account for B. ask for C. call for D. stand for
29. The split between humans and apes is believed by scientists______15 to 20 million years ago.
A. to be occurring B. having occurred C. to have occurred D. to occur
30. I'd like to offer this job to _____ I believe is responsible for it．
A. whoever B. whom C. no matter whom D. no matter who
31. It took ______ seemed to be years _____ the actress finally turned up, which made the journalists as well as audiences disappointed and angry．
A. what, until B. which, since C. what, before D. which, once
32. — you like that latest type of car so much，why not buy it？
—Well，I can't afford so expensive a car. It is worth 200,000 yuan.
A. As if B. Even if C. In case[ D. Now that
33 A turning point of the continuously high housing price won’t appear suddenly because there must be a certain process ________ many factors lead to the change.
A. which B. where C. what D. that
34. Nowhere else, as Tim’s sister said, _____ except the small garden in the backyard after school.
A. would he go B. he did go C. has he gone D. he has gone
35. is known to us, said the expert, that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products, so you should give up smoking.
A. As B. It C. What D. Which
第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Several years ago, my mother was suddenly rushed to the hospital for an operation. At the time，we had no idea 36 she was seriously ill. The operation did not go well 37 she remained unconscious (不省人事的).
Due to the laws of our state，we were 38 to keep her on a ventilator (呼吸机) for 72 hours against her wish of stopping medical treatment if she was too ill.
At the end of day two，I was 39 in the waiting room and watching others walk their mothers around who had had 40 .Typically，I am very happy for others that are 41 ，but that evening，I guess I was a little 42 because I finally realized I would 43 be able to hold my mother's hand and walk down the hall again.
I had to jump up and run down the hall to 44 everyone. This was not in my nature but I just had to be 45 .After running for what seemed like a long time，I went into a rest room. I sat in a stall (小隔间) and 46 for at least five minutes.
When I came out of the stall there was a 47 by the sink (洗涤槽). I went to 48 on the water to wash my face and she came to hug me though I didn't know her. She held onto me 49 I finally stopped crying. Then she grabbed a paper towel，wet it and 50 it to me. She looked at me and smiled and then left. She never spoke one word but she touched my 51 .
She 52 me that you do not need to be a conversationalist (健谈者) to help 53 the hurt in others. Never 54 to hug someone who may need it today. You can make a 55 in someone's life without ever speaking one word.
36.A. what B. if C. that D. which
37.A. and B. while C. or D. but
38.A. forced B. trained C. inspired D. forbidden
39.A. playing B. sitting C. chatting D. reading
40.A.dinners B. doubts C. ideas D. operations
41.A.changing B. recovering C. returning D. leaving
42.A. curious B. pleased C. angry D. foolish
43.A. never B. still C. even D. always
44.A.catch up with B. adapt to C. play jokes on D. get away from
45.A.single B. alone C. negative D. impolite
46.A. complained B. shouted C. laughed D. cried
47.A.doctor B. manager C. stranger D. nurse
48.A. put B. turn C. take D. try
49.A.but B. since C. until D. when
50.A. handed B. said C. lent D. sold
51.A.face B. hair C. leg D. heart
52.A. promised B. taught C. reminded D. introduced
53.A.see B. remember C. heal D. describe
54.A.learn B. dream C. continue D. hesitate
55.A. difference B. mistake C. choice D. decision
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列段文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将项涂黑。
A
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her .
My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人).I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me check already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”
Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world. (337W)
56. Why was the author’s mother poorly served?
A. She was not very polite. B. She was often misunderstood.
C. She was not clearly heard. D. She was unable to speak good English.
57. From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was .
A. good at pretending B. rude to the stockbroker
C .unwilling to phone for her mother D. ready to help her mother
58. After the author made the phone call, .
A. they forgave the stockbroker B. they failed to get the check
C. they went to New York immediately D. they spoke to their boss at once
59. What does the author think of her mother’s English now?
A. It helps her understand the world. B. It embarrasses her.
C. It confuses her. D. It helps her tolerate rude people.
60. We can inter from the passage that Chinese English .
A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers B. may bring inconvenience in America
C. has a very bad reputation in America D. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers
B
After years of trying to balance work with motherhood, Karl Smith left her corporate (公司的）job behind to start her own business.
It's been over a decade since this mom entrepreneur (企业家）began making cakes out of her family's kitchen. In that time, she has managed to grow Magical Moments & Elite Party Rentals into a well-developed wedding planning and rental operation. Statistics show that these kinds of mommy- owned businesses are on the rise. Many women say they can't find work that allows them to balance their responsibilities at home.
Indeed, according to a national study conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Microsoft Canada, fifty-four percent of female small business owners agree that being able to work at home to raise their family was a key reason to leave the corporate world behind.
“ Being a mom entrepreneur means trading a typical 9-to-5 work week in for a more irregular routine,’’ says Gemma Moore, a busy mother of two who owns and operates MG Moore Designs, a design company specializing in website, photography and print media. “ Finding a business that you can build in the evenings will allow you to spend time with your children during the day and continue your business after they go to school.”
Ninety-two percent of female small business owners say that mobile equipment and computer software can help a mom entrepreneur make her own hours and work whenever she is most productive. In fact, ninety-five percent agree that small business owners need to be more technology-savvy than ever before. -（The more technology they master, the more successfully they will run their businesses.）
“ Balance is a key aspect for most entrepreneurs, but this is especially true for women,” says Ruth Bastedo, President, Women Entrepreneurs of Canada (WEC). “ Entrepreneurs recognize that today's technology can help them to find work/life balance while still providing them with the tools and materials they need to grow their businesses more effectively. (337W)
61. Many female employees left their corporate jobs in order to _____.
A. master more and more technology B. carry out their responsibilities as housewives
C. look after their children more carefully D. support their families in a better way
62. What can we know about Gemma Moore from the passage?
A. She has two companies of her own. B. She was once doing trade business.
C. She can arrange her time more properly. D. She does not work in the daytime.
63. The underlined part "be more technology-savvy" ( in Paragraph 5) probably means “_____” .
A. save more hours for technology B. have a better knowledge of technology
C. spend less money on technology D. find better balance in technical field
64. The passage mainly tells us that _____.
A. most women can hardly find suitable work
B. new technology can help women to find work
C. mommy-owned businesses can balance work and life
D. Karl Smith has started her own business at home
C
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65. We can learn from the passage that _________.
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C. your entry will not be returned even if you don’t win the contest
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67. To enter the contest, photos must _________.
A. have won some prize or award B. contain parents’ personal information
C. contain brand names or trademarks D. be taken by non-professional participants
68. The purpose of the passage is _________.
A. to advertise the website Facebook. com
B. to attract photographers’ interest in a photo contest
C. to encourage parents with children to enter a photo contest
D. to introduce two methods of entering a photo contest
D
Anyone who experienced wet weather this summer will not be surprised to learn that this was the fourth year running that the UK suffered from a wet summer, which has never happened before in modern rainfall records dating back to 1914.
This summer was only slightly wetter than usual，though—the UK had 248. 5 mm ( 9. 78 inches) summer rainfall, 10 percent above average, according to Met Office figures.
The rainfall average over the whole country showed an interesting weather picture, though. The rain tended to come down in big showers, setting off flash floods. As a result, East Anglia in eastern UK had its third wettest August with more than double the normal rainfall，and the South East had one of its dullest Augusts, with only two-thirds its usual sunshine. And yet both these areas had been dry and sunny for the previous five months and seemed to be heading for long-lasting drought (干旱).
Western and northwestern areas had the complete opposite, though—extremely wet m July, followed by a dry August. Remarkably, the North West had suffered from such long-lasting drought that it led to bans on using hosepipes (软水管）.
Although some weather companies predicted an extremely hot barbecue summer, it was only
0. 6°C above average across the UK. Even so, for the first half of this summer Glastonbury enjoyed a mud-free festival and Wimbledon remained hot and dry. It may not have broken any temperature records, but there were plenty of barbecues this summer. (260W)
69. There was a lot of rainfall this August in _____.
A. western UK B. East Anglia C. northwestern UK D. Wimbledon
70. What made the South East seem to have long-lasting drought?
A. the continuous five months of dry and sunny weather.
B. The small amount of sunshine in August
C. the wettest August of the third year running.
D. the extremely hot weather with too much rainfall.
71. What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the passage?
A. People in Glastonbury celebrated a mud festival freely.
B. The temperature this summer was much higher than average.
C. Some weather companies did not give an accurate forecast.
D. The extreme hot weather this summer led to fewer barbecues.
E
Long before the iPhone made him the god of small machines, Steve Jobs began his technology career by hacking (盗用) land lines to make free long-distance calls. Bob Dylan was a famous American singer, whose band lost a high-school talent competition to a tap dancing act.
Behind every success story is an embarrassing first effort, a setback or a great change of direction. It’s these first clumsy steps on the road to fame and fortune that interest writer Seth Fiegerman, who edits the blog (博客) OpeningLines.org, a collection of case studies on the origins of famous careers. “When you see someone who’s very successful, you almost imagine that they’re talents and that they are to do great things,” says Fiegerman , who began the blog in 2009, after an early setback in his own career.
After Fiegerman, now 26, graduated from New York University in 2008, he landed a good job as a research editor at a famous magazine. But he had worked there for just half a year when management announced that most of the staff would soon be laid off.
As unemployment happened, Fiegerman did not know what to do. He began to explore the documents, discovering interviews with famous persons ranging from Marlon Brando to Malcolm X. Many of these successful people shared tales of their less promising early days, and Fiegerman quickly became attracted by these origin stories. He began reading biographies and asking for interviews with writers and musicians he admired, using the blog to document the fits and starts that began the careers of the famous and the infamous. Success, he learned, was less a matter of born talent and more the product of determination, a willingness to fall down and stand up again and again.
Like his subjects, Fiegerman found that his own early setback did not last forever. He landed a new job in journalism, and today he works at the technology news website Mashable, covering, appropriately enough, start-up businesses. While he has less time for the blog, he hopes his collection of origin stories will help other young people realize it’s OK to fail.
“I hope some of them benefit from it,” he says. “But if nothing else, I feel like I benefited from it a little bit.” (382W)
72. The author mentioned Steve Jobs and Bob Dylan in the first paragraph to ____.
A. compare their achievements B. remind people of their achievements
C. discuss their relationship D. introduce the theme of the passage
73. Which of the following is TRUE about Fiegerman?
A. After working as a research editor for six months, he was fired.
B. He graduated from New York University at the age of 26.
C. He believed that talent is more important than determination.
D. After having the new job, he has more time for the blog today.
74. The underlined word “setback” in the second paragraph is closest to “____” in meaning.
A. sacrifice B. disaster C. embarrassment D. failure
75. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Bad Beginning, A Bad Ending B. No Twists And Turns, No Success
C. A Good Beginning Is Half Done D. Great Hopes Make Great Man
2013-2014年高三上学期期中考英语试卷
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共35分）
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
As is known, success is the pursuit (追求) of many ambitious people. It
requires much of a person. In my o , above all, one should be a 76.
person of strong perseverance. Rome was not in a day. 77.
On our long way to success， there are undoubtedly many (困难) 78.
standing in the way. If we lose heart and give halfway, nothing can 79.
be a . Throughout history， we have had many famous 80.
successful people in the world， of no one is weak-minded. 81.
the great American scientist Edison as an example, he tried experiment 82.
after experiment and had one (失败) after another before he finally 83.
i the bulb， which lighted up the whole world. Success 84.
is what one (渴望) .So long as one is diligent, perseverant 85.
and up-to-date, I am sure success is near at hand.
第二节：书面表达 (满分25分)
最近，某中学英语报向学生征文，主题New Look of My Hometown。请你根据以下内容提示，用英语为该报写一篇短文，介绍家乡的情况并发表自己的看法。
概 况 1．气候温暖多雨，常年绿树成荫；
2．近年经济发展迅速，城市面貌一新，高楼林立，道路宽敞，环境优美；
3．人民生活条件不断改善，不少人搬进新居，拥有私家车。
你的看法 家乡人民将更加努力工作……
注意：1．可适当增加细节，使短文连贯、通顺；
2．短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3．词数100左右。
参考词汇：economy经济
New Look of My Hometown
My hometown lies in the east of Fujian, with a river flowing through．
2013-2014年高三上学期期中考英语试卷答案
第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共115分）
第Ⅱ卷 答题卷（非选择题 共35 分）
第一节：短文填空（满分10分）
76. opinion 77. built 78. difficulties 79. up 80. achieved
81. whom 82. Take 83. failure 84. invented 85. desires
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