2014届高三英语上学期期中试题

2014届高三英语上学期期中试题新人教版   (考试时间120分钟,总分150分)    注意： 答卷前，考生务必将自己的班级、座位号，姓名写在答案卷和答题卡上。答题卡的考试类型涂“A”;  科目代码涂“外语”，答题卡准考证号00106+班级+座位号，班级和座位号都是两位数，如，1班1号应填写001060101， 10班10号应填写001061010; 请准确填涂准考证号。 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） 1. What does the woman mean? A. Her brother can find an apartment for the man.            B. The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.         C. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.2. What’s the weather like? A. Bad.         B. Warm.          C. Fine. 3. What are the speakers doing?A. Reading.            B. Arguing.          C. Complaining. 4. Where is the woman? A. In a shop.            B. In a bank.         C. At a restaurant. 5. Why doesn’t the man go on a picnic with the woman?A. He gets tired of it.              B. He did it yesterday.   C. The weather is disappointing. 第二节（共15小题；每小题4.5分，满分22.5分） 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. Where are the speakers?A. In a post office.           B. In a shop.          C. In a bank. 7. How much is the sweater?A. 13.72.                B. 25.               C. 50. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hotel.           B. At a restaurant.         C. In a supermarket 9. What is the woman’s trouble?A. She has been fired by the manager.              B. A customer is being rude to her.         C. She has made a mistake when servicing the customers. 10. What will the man do?A. Talk to the customer.      B. Call the police.    C. Apologize to the customer. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What is probably the man?A. A businessman.          B. A reporter.         C. A marketing clerk. 12. What kind of people shouldn’t computer games be sold to?A. Children.               B. Students.            C. The old. 13. How to price products?A. Make it near the low end.          B. Make it cheaper than everyone else.           C. Make it the same as other companies. 听第9段材料，回答14至16题。 14. Who does the woman buy a pet for?A. Herself.            B. Her daughter.           C. Her son. 15. Why should people feed a dog on biscuits?A. To save money.                 B. To keep the dog healthy.  C. To keep the dog’s teeth in good condition. 16. How much does the man expect a dog to cost in a month?A. More than 5 pounds.    B. Less than 20 pounds.   C. More than 40 pounds. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. When did the woman first meet Mr. Smith?A. Two decades ago.      B. Three decades ago.      C. Five decades ago. 18. What kind of person was Mr. Smith?A. Old and learned.        B. Kind and learned       C. Kind and helpful. 19. What can be inferred from the woman’s experience?A. The woman’s family didn’t live in London.       B. Mr. Smith was moved by the woman’s remarks.         C. Mr. Smith needed someone to play with the other boys. 20. What did the woman think of the time at that school?A. The most meaningful.     B. The most important.     C. The most enjoyable. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节：语法和词汇知识（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. The door burst open and　　　　， shouting with anger. A. rushed in a crowd                   B. in a crowd rushed C. a crowd in rushed                 D. in rushed a crowd 22. ―Ouch! You hurt me!   ―I am sorry. But I_______ any harm. I _________ to drive a rat out.    A. didn’t mean; tried                B. didn’t mean; was trying     C. haven’t meant; tried                D. don’t mean; am trying 23. I turned back only to find an old schoolmate whose name _______ me for the moment..    A. forgot         B. failed          C. escaped          D. fled 24. The young man, ______ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try.     A. to make      B. making          C. made         D. having made 25. Was it at the beginning ______ you made the promise ______ you would do all to help make it?     A. that; that       B. when; that       C. that; when      D. when; when 26. She ______ a smile when she heard her family went to Italy without her.     A. wore        B. managed           C. performed        D. controlled 27. One of our rules is that every student ______ wear school uniform while at school. A. shall          B. can           C may          D. will 28. I believe the beauty of nature there will make an excellent _____ upon the tourists. A. guide         B. adjustment      C. impression        D. attraction 29. It seems that living green is _________ easy and affordable. A small step makes a big difference. A. hardly       B. surprisingly       C. exactly        D. fortunately 30. You should try to get a good night’s sleep , ________ much work you have to do..  A. although         B. whatever         C. no matter       D. however 31. Anyone who wants to ________ China’s gardens should go to Suzhou, whose gardens are the best examples in the country.    A. preserve        B. recognize       C. appreciate       D. distinguish 32. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we ________ fine. A. look out        B. stay up       C. carry on        D. get along 33. The news of the mayor’s coming to our school for a visit was________on the radio yeaterday.  A. turned out        B. given out        C. carried out       D. found out 34. My laptop computer, _____ I can't go on with my work, broke down the other day. A. without which          B. that         C. which        D. for that 35. I _________ through that bitter period without your generous help.  A. wouldn’t go    B hadn’t gone     C .couldn’t have gone     D. didn’t go 第二节：完形填空（共20小题，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。 Last summer a tornado hit a small town nearby. I saw，in the local newspaper，a picture of a young woman, a little boy and a younger  36 _ standing in front of a totally destroyed house, eyes wide open with   37 __. I noticed their clothing 38 closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less   39 __ I  40   their situation to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Martin, and   41    the boys to donate some of their less favorite toys. My little daughter, Meghan,   42    quietly when the boys piled up the old toys. After a while, Meghan walked up   43    Lucy, her much-loved doll,   44    tightly to her chest. She put her round little   45    into Lucy’s, giving her a final kiss, and then laid her   46    on top of the others. “Oh, honey,” I said，“you don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much. ” Meghan nodded, trying to   47   her tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mummy. Maybe she’ll make that little girl happy, too. ” The boys watched in surprise   48   their baby sister placed Lucy in the   49   . While I stared at Meghan, reflecting upon my donation, they went, without a word, to their room and both   50   with their valued items. Martin hesitated   51   , then looked over at Meghan and put his model car next to Lucy. Amazed, I removed my old   52   from the box, and   53   it with a new one I had bought the week before, hoping the young woman would   54   it as much. Anyone can give away what they no longer need, but true generosity is giving what you   55   . I, who had meant to teach, was taught. 36. A. man B. woman C. girl D. boy 37. A. pity B. fear C. anger D. sympathy 38. A. brands B. colors C. prices D. sizes 39. A. fortunate B. optimistic C. thankful D. wealthy 40. A. announced B. explained C. showed D. translated 41. A. allowed B. commanded C. requested D. encouraged 42. A. watched B. behaved C. counted D. waited 43. A. to B. with C. by D. for 44. A. tied B. hung C. hugged D. grasped 45. A. eyes B. ears C. head D. face 46. A. painfully B. swiftly C. gently D. gratefully 47. A. keep out B. take off C. burst into D. hold back 48. A. before B. as C. after D. once 49. A. box B. car C. room D. picture 50. A. played B. returned C. dealt D. disappeared 51. A. angrily B. eagerly C. briefly D. merely 52. A. jacket B. item C. newspaper D. doll 53. A. compared B. replaced C. mixed D. balanced 54. A. wash B. keep C. wear D. love 55. A. buy B. intend C. need D. dislike 第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40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。 （A） Recently I fully understood that a little favor could really make a big difference. My daughter and I were, accidentally, in time to catch a falling heart just before it hit the ground. It all started when Charlene, one of my co-volunteers at the library, asked if I could do her duty on Tuesday since her doctor appointment had been unexpectedly changed. I agreed, which meant I was home on Friday instead of volunteering as previously planned. My daughter, Mary, managed a bookstore in town. Mid-morning, she called to ask me for help. Would I buy a fifty-dollar gift card, birthday card, and a cake for one of Mary’s assistant managers, Cindy? Mary explained she had to call Cindy in to take the place of another assistant manager who was sick, but felt terrible about it when she discovered it was Cindy’s birthday. Cindy insisted that it was just fine. But that was not what Mary thought, so she gathered enough money from other employees to throw a surprise party for Cindy. Since neither Mary, nor any of the other employees, could leave to pick up the goodies, they were turning to me for help. Days later, Mary told me the wonderful rest of the story, “Cindy cried and cried when we surprised her. After the party, Cindy told us that her boyfriend had chosen that morning to break up with her. To top that off, she only had 26 cents left in her bank account.” We were surprised at the series of unexpected events that took place in order to circle Cindy with love and catch her falling heart just before it hit the ground. 56. Why did Charlene ask a favor of the writer? A. She had to see the doctor on Friday.  B. She had an unexpected appointment on Tuesday. C. She wanted to celebrate her daughter’s birthday. D. She needed to prepare for her daughter’s birthday. 57. What can we learn about Mary? A. She was a learned career woman. B. She had uneasy relationships with her assistants. C. She knew Cindy’s love story before the surprise party. D. She played the most important role in this circle of love. 58. Which of the followings could be the reasons why Cindy cried?    a. She had to work on her birthday.  b. She had little money in her bank account.    c. She was greatly moved by Mary’s care and kindness. d. She had a serious disease.   e. She and her boyfriend parted that very morning. A. a, b, c.         B. c, d, e.         C. b, c, e        D. a, c, d         59. The underlined word “goodies” refers to_________. A. Gifts for Cindy    B. Good stories     C. Close friends   D. Goods on sale （B） Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St John's College, Cambridge where, in 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature. He was the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy(《银河系漫游指南》), which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series in March 1978. Since then it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels, a TV series, a record album, a computer game and several stage adaptations. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List and in 1984 Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan. He won a further two (a rare feat), and was nominated—though not selected—for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards. He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980); Life, The Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984); and Mostly Harmless (1992). The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6-part television series, which was an immediate success when first showed in 1982. Other publications include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul (1988). In 1984 Douglas teamed up with John Lloyd and wrote The Meaning of Life and their second huge success, The Deeper Meaning of Life followed in 1990. One of Douglas’s personal favorites was written in 1990 when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See, an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals. Douglas sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia. He was also a best seller in German, Swedish and many other languages. Douglas Adams died on Friday, May 11, 2001, in Santa Barbara, CA. He will be greatly missed by fans worldwide. 60. The main idea of this passage is___________. A．Douglas Adams, always loved by fans B．Douglas Adams and his works C．Douglas Adams’s personal lives D．Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 61. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was first shown to the public as________ . A．a radio series    B．a movie    C．a TV series    D．a computer game 62. Which two books were adapted into a six-part TV series? A．Life, The Universe and Everything and Mostly Harmless B.  So Long and Thanks for all the Fish and Mostly Harmless C．The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life, The Universe and Everything D．The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and So Long and Thanks for all the Fish 63.  Last Chance to See is a book about_________. A．Some stories happening in a Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency B．the author’s personal favorites C．a zoologist and his worldwide experiences D．searching for rare and endangered species of animals （C） Bertie knew there was something in the wind．His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.” His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?” “I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you,” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus(马戏团) owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days. “No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up. Bertie felt completely betrayed（出卖）. He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he slipped downstairs, took down his father’s hunting rifle(步枪) from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come. “Be wild now,” he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will.” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away. When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked. There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head. 64. Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she ________.    A. had been seriously ill recently      B. had decided to send Bertie to school C. knew selling the lion would upset Bertie            D. knew Bertie would hate to go to England 65. The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _________. A. other animals   B. some audience   C. Bertie’s parents   D. circus’s owners 66. In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ________.    A. kill the lion out of anger               B. show his anger towards his father    C. protect himself from the lion            D. threaten the lion back to the wild 67. The passage intends to show that ________.    A. animal-hunting is popular in Africa    B. parents are sometimes cruel to their children    C. people and animals can be faithful to each other    D. animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses （D） According to the British “Daily Mail” reported on May 22nd, the United States of America “Forbes” magazine recently released the 2013 annual "most powerful women list". German Chancellor(总理)Angela Merkel for three consecutive（连续的）years reelected top. There are 9 Chinese，including Chinese first lady—Peng Liyuan. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff ranked second. “Bill and Melinda Gates foundation” co-chairman, Gate’s wife Mi Linda (Melinda Gates) was third. The United States first lady Michel (wife of Obama) in 2010 in the first, from 2012 second drop to fourth. former American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a fifth. The queen of England fell 12, drop to fortieth. British women's female writer JK Rowling ranked ninety-third. The list of Chinese women includes Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan, intelligent mobile phone maker HTC founder Wang Xuehong, chief executive of Chongqing Longhu Real Estate Development Limited Company chairman Wu Yajun, SOHO China Ltd and co-founder Zhang Xin, the World Health Organization Director-General Chen Fengfuzhen (Margaret Chan), Huawei chairman Sun Yafang, the Li Jiacheng Foundation Director Zhou triumph, Baidu Inc chief financial officer Li Xinzhe, Sun Media Klc Holdings Ltd chairman Yang Lan. “Forbes” magazine said, this year the list of people are political, business, media, the humanitarian field, entertainment and technology industry elite（精英）, but also some women were selected because of the huge wealth, including funds, media exposure and influence. The entertainment industry representatives include Beyonce Knowles, actress Anngelina Jolie and Lady Gaga. The list of women from 26 countries, there are 153000000 of them in Twitter "fans", 16 of them own Create Company. There are 15 new this year, including South Korean President Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠). If you want to know more, click chinadaily.com.cn. 68. How many times has German Chancellor Angela Merkel won the first place according to the passage? A．Once      B．Twice     C．Three times     D．Four times 69. According to the passage, ______ranks 93th on the list of 2013 annual "most powerful women list". A．JK Rowling    B．Lady Gaga     C．Peng Liyuan     D．Park Geun-hye 70. Which is true according to the passage? A．The great women come from sixty-two countries. B．Peng Liyuan ranks 9th on the 2013 annual "most powerful women list". C．Hillary Clinton is the present Secretary of State of America. D．The United States first lady Michel in 2012 ranked second. 71. What is the main idea of the passage? A．Peng Liyuan was elected one of the 2013 annual most powerful women B．“Forbes” released the 2013 annual “most powerful women list”. C．The United States first lady Michel is no longer ranks NO.1. D．Chinese people are becoming stronger and more influential than before. （E） Health and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways. The scientists point to evidence that changes in the past thirty years may already be affecting human health. Temperature changes may also influence the spread of disease. For example, warmer weather speeds the growth of organisms that cause diseases like malaria and dengue fever. The work by scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the World Health Organization appeared in the journal Nature. Jonathan Patz, professor of the Gaylord Nelson Institute, led the study. He notes that climate scientists linked global warming to the heat that killed thousands in Europe in August of 2003. He says poor countries are least responsible for the warming yet are most at risk from the health effects of higher temperatures. He says areas at greatest risk include Southern and Eastern Africa and coastlines along the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Also, large cities experience what scientists call a “heat island” effect that can intensify conditions. Professor Patz says average temperatures worldwide have increased about one-third of a degree Celsius in the last thirty years. But he tells us even that can make a difference with a disease like malaria. The report says average temperatures could increase by as much as six degrees Celsius by the end of the century. Representatives from about two hundred nations have been meeting in Montreal, Canada, to discuss climate change. The ten-day conference ends on December 9th. It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol took effect earlier this year. The protocol （草案） seeks to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases released as pollution into the air. 72. The text mainly talks about _________. A. the spread of malaria           B. effects of human activities on climate C. a ten-day conference in Montreal  D. health effects caused by climate change 73. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text? A. Some diseases spread faster in hot weather. B. Human activities contribute to the climate change. C. Poor countries suffer least from the effects of higher temperatures. D. Even a slight change in temperature may affect the spread of some diseases. 74. The underlined word “intensify” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______. A. prevent          B. strengthen        C. lessen          D. reflect 75. According to the text, the Kyoto Protocol aims at __________. A. limiting the release of greenhouse gases           B. preventing the spread of malaria and dengue fever C. studying how climate change affect human health D. organizing representatives to meet regularly in Montreal 泉州一中2013—2014学年第一学期期中考试 II卷分数   总   分   高三英语试卷                  第II卷（非选择题） 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。 It was an honor to have been selected to go on a study tour to Britain.         On the morning of March27, we arrived at the airport          we   76. _______ were w       welcomed by our home-stay families. Soon we went to   77. _______ different families and we had          (传统的) English food and   78. _______         （聊天） happily. Later we went to a college. A professor  79. _______        us a vivid and interesting introduction and we learned a lot 80. _______ about the college. In the following days we visited some f______ scenic 81. _______ spots. On the ______ day we had a farewell party at which students 82. _______ from China and Britain put          fantastic performances         83. _______ including songs and d_______. From the study tour, we have got     84. _______ a better         (理解) of the British culture.                    85. _______   第二节  书面表达(满分25分) 下面是中学生对志愿者工作的看法的调查表，请根据下面所给的信息写一篇英语短文讨论中学生是否应该参加志愿者活动（voluntary work）并阐明你的观点。字数120左右。 70%的学生赞成参加志愿者活动 为社会作贡献，帮助别人是一件很有意义的工作，带来很多个人利益，为日后的工作获得宝贵的技能和经验，为自己创造机遇，增强信心、自觉意识、良好的交际能力和领导才能 25%的学生不愿意从事志愿者活动 无报酬，浪费时间，耽误学习 5%的学生无明确态度 漠不关心   Different students have different attitudes toward voluntary work.____________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                                                         ________________________________________________________________.                                                         2013-2014 学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷 参考答案 Possible version: Different students have different attitudes toward voluntary work. 70% of the students approve of doing voluntary work. They consider that it can make a contribution to society and that it is a worthwhile job to help others. It can also bring personal benefits and will contribute to their future because they can gain valuable experience and skills for their future career. Voluntary work often opens up opportunities for them, build up confidence, self-awareness, good communication skills and leadership ability.    25% of the students disapprove of doing voluntary work. They think the work is done without payment and it is a waste of time. The rest of the students don’t have clear attitudes towards it, nor do they care about it.    I think each of us should make a contribution to society. No matter how small it is, it will help make a difference.