江西省吉安市第一中学2015届高三英语上学期期中试题

江西省吉安市第一中学2015届高三英语上学期期中试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What’s the woman’s telephone number?A. 495643.B. 459643.C. 496543.2. Why does the woman want to go to Qingdao?A. It’s more beautiful.B. She has seen it on TV.C. It’s cheaper.3. What can we know from the conversation?A. The desk lamp is in good condition.B. The desk lamp can be fixed on time.C. The man cannot fix the desk lamp.4. What day is it today?A. Monday.B. Thursday.C. Wednesday.5. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At a handbag shop.B. At a supermarket.C. At a “Lost and Found”.第二节(共15小题；每小题l.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。

听完每段对话或独白后，你将有时间阅读各个小题。

每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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至7题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Doctor and patient.C. Friends.7. Why was the man late?A. He didn’t catch the bus on time.B. He couldn’t remember the woman’s house address.C. The woman didn’t tell him her address.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why is the woman so angry?A. The boy bought an expensive umbrella.B. The boy did not buy a new umbrella.C. The boy lost the umbrella again.9. What is the boy going to do?A. Fetch his cell phone for his mother.B. Tell his mother about his study.C. Go to his room to study.听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。

10. Why did Paul move out of the neighborhood?A. It’s too far away from his university.B. It’s very noisy.C. It’s not clean.11. What is the rent of a month in Paul’s old neighborhood?A. 500 yuan.B. 1,000 yuan.C. 1,500 yuan.12. What will the man do next?A. Call Paul.B. Move in with Paul.C. Visit Paul’s new apartment.听第9段材料，回答第l3至16题。

13. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Father and daughter.C. Customer and assistant.14. Who is Karen?A. Nancy’s sister.B. Nancy’s daughter.C. Nancy’s friend.15. Where is the girl living now?A. In Scotland.B. In England.C. In the United States.16. What does the gi rl’s father do now?A. He is a professor.B. He is a businessman.C. He is a French teacher.听第10段材料，回答第l7至20题。

17. When did J.K. Rowling begin writing stories?A. At six years old.B. At seven years old.C. At nine years old.18. What happened to J.K. Rowling before she started writing?A. She had a train accident.B. She was rejected by many companies.C. Her husband left her.19. Why did J.K. Rowling decide to write her first novel?A. To support her family.B. To start a new life.C. To make her daughter happy.20. When was the novel Harry Potter first published?A. In l990.B. In l996.C. In l997.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。

AOnline Money EarningYou can earn money online without any investment or without anytime limit. There is no need to stop any other work. Here I tell you the complete method for online earning.The MethodYou can earn money through “Bux.to” by clicking on ads on “Bux. to” site. First you need to open an account at “Bux. to”.“Bux. to” is a new international and FREE English based service that allows advertisers to reach thousands of potential customers by displaying their ads on our “Surf Ads” page. An exact calculated percentage of all advertising income is paid to our members. “Bux. to” makes money through advertising.How you make moneyYou view websites in 30 seconds through the “Surf Ads” page. Once the 30 seconds is up, you’ll either get a green tick sign or a red “x”. The green tick sign means you’ve earned $0.01 and the “x” means you have not earned money for the visit. You’ll get red x’s when you have mor e than onewebsite from the “Surf Ads” page open. When this happens, you get no credit.Earnings exampleYou click 10 ads per day = $0.1020 referrals (转送) click 10 ads per day = $2.00Your daily earnings = $2.10Your weekly earnings = $14.70How to get paidAt present, it only makes payments through “AlertPay”. AlertPay is the payment processing solution that we use to pay members. Your AlertPay address is the e-mail address you use to register with AlertPay. You can get a free AlertPay account at http:// alertpay. com.21. What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?A. To tell an interesting story.B. To introduce a surprising way to earn money.C. To solve a puzzling problem.D. To present an exciting research.22. You can earn money by ________.A. chatting onlineB. advertising some productsC. clicking on advertisementD. choosing g reen ticks or x’s23. What can we know from the passage?A. You’ll earn $0.10 if you click 1 ad.B. You’ll get many green ticks if you have many websites open.C. Your AlertPay account is not for free.D. You can get your payments through AlertPay.BWoman Uses Daughter's Key to "Steal" CarCharlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio, who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter's car and taken it — using her key.Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter's car near an Ohio University building last week. Anderson spotted the Toyota Camry（丰田凯美瑞）and used her daughter's key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home — without realizing that the car wasn't her daughter's.When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot. He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn't find a record of it, they took a theft report.The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn't hers. Anderson said she was able to find Vansant's name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university.When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway, "It sounded really suspicious at first, as she wanted to hold the thing for ransom (赎金) , ” said Vansant. He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car. According to the police report, the case was closed "because of mistaken car identity", and Anderson wasn't charged.Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief". "Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（点火装置）as well — so high-five for Toyota, I guess." he said.24. What does the underlined word "towed" mean in paragraph 3?A. removed.B. damaged.C. stolen.D. sold.25. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Mrs. Anderson's daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers.B. Mrs. Anderson stole Charlie's car at the request of her daughter.C. Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back.D. Mrs. Anderson used her daughter's key to unlock Charlie's car and drive home.26. What does Charlie mean by "high-five for Toyota"?A. He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of car keys.B. He should thank Toyota for returning his car.C. He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back.D. He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars.27. What is likely to happen next according to the passage?A. Mrs. Anderson was charged with stealing a car.B. Charlie blamed Mrs. Anderson for mistakenly taking his car.C. Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation.D. The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation.CItaly is one country where beauty is prized more than any other virtue. That is, except in the small town of Piobbico, the self-declared World Capital of Ugly People. The road sign at the edge of the town even warns visitors that they are entering the ugly zone. People who consider themselves ugly have been gathering in Piobbico since the 1960s. That’s when Ugl y Club president Telesforo Lacobelli established a dating agency for women who believed they were too ugly to attract husbands. Lacobelli believes that he is ugly himself because he has a short nose in a country where long or large noses have always been considered beautiful.People from around the world travel to Piobbico to tell their sad stories of ugliness. During the annual Festival of the Ugly, which occurs on the first Sunday of every September, hundreds of people gather in Piobbico’s town square to elect the president of the Ugly Club. Lacobelli wins the election every year. The Ugly Club has over 20, 000 members. They carry ID cards that grade their ugliness from bearable to extreme. A prize is awarded to Ugly Club members who qualify as extremely ugly.The Ugly Club president insists that ugliness is a virtue. Since beautiful people get a lot of attention for their beauty alone, they have to work hard to prove their other virtues. Ugly people, on the other hand, are genuine and do not have to prove anything to anybody, according to Lacobelli. Lacobelli is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere. He believes that the uglier one is, the better life can be. Though the club enjoys making fun of beauty, especially beauty contests, Lacobelli has a serious side as well. He believes that too many people suffer from financial and emotional pressures because they don’t meet society’s standards of beauty. The fact that beautiful people are more successful in the workforce is a problem that Lacobelli has attempted to bring forward to the Italian public and government.28. Piobbico is rather special in that .A. it is a very small townB. it is home to ugly peopleC. it receives no visitorsD. it is the capital of Italy29. Why is Lacobelli elected the president of the Ugly Club every year?A. Because he is the ugliest person in the whole world.B. Because his ugliness is always graded as bearable.C. Because he is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere.D. Because he has won the membe rs’ trust and admiration.30. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Ugly people are most respected in Italy.B. The Festival of the Ugly is held every two years.C. Ugly people are unfairly treated in society.D. The uglier one is, the better life he or she lives.31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. The Ugly Capital of the WorldB. The Ugliest Person of the WorldC. Festival of the UglyD. Beauty Contests Should be BannedDIf your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker (贴画) for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a UK study said.Though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually controversial, researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. That’s because some studies have shown that rewards can backfire and cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, said Jane Wardle, a researcher at University College London who worked on the study. Verbal praise, such as “Brilliant! You’re a great vegetable taster”, did not work as well.The study found that when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste” of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. The children were also willing to eat more of the vegetables — either carrots, celery, cucumber, red pepper, cabbage or sugar snap peas — in laboratory taste tests, the study said.Researchers randomly assigned (分派) 173 families to one of these groups. In one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a disliked vegetable. A second group of parents used verbal praise. The third group, where Parents used no special vegetable-promoting methods, served as a “control”.Parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the “target” vegetable every day for 12 days. Soon after, children in the sticker group were giving higher ratings to the vegetables—and were willing to eat more in the research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-day experience. The turnaround(转机) also seemed to last, with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once-disliked vegetable three months later.Why didn’t the verbal praise work? Wardle said the parents’ words may have seemed “insincere” to their children.32. The purpose of writing the passage is .A. to show the procedure of an experiment on children’s dietB. to introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetablesC. to explain why children hate to eat vegetablesD. to present a proper way of verbal praise to parents33. The underlined word “backfire” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.A. shoot from behind the backB. make a fire in the backyardC. produce an unexpected resultD. achieve what was planned34. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Most children are born to dislike carrots or celery.B. Children in the sticker group will never lose interest in eating vegetables.C. Oral praise works quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.D. It remains a question whether rewarding is a good way to get children to eat vegetables.35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Children like rewards, not verbal praise.B. Parents should give up verbal praise.C. Children are difficult to inspire.D. Parents should praise their children in a sincere tone.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。