2014-2015学年上学期期中考试高三英语试卷

2014-2015学年上学期期中考试高三英语试卷
（共分III卷，满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
第I卷（满分95分）
1. -A bottle of beer?
-_______I will have to drive back home after the party.
A. By all means
B. Anything but that
C. It depends
D. Help yourself
2: -Which car is better, the red one or the black one?
-I prefer the red one, but it is really a matter of personal
A. taste B style C. affair D. tradition
3. The 2-year-old son looked a bit upset when learning that his parents _______to work in Beijing.
A.are leaving
B. have left
C.were leaving
D. will leave
4. Driving is not so difficult as it is________ if you stick to the rules.
A. imagined
B. designed
C. requested
D. appeared
5. Hearing the news, she rushed out, _______the book lying open on the table and
disappeared into the distance.
A left B. leave C. leaving D. to leave
6. It was owing to luck rather than judgment ________the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident.
A. when
B. that
C. what
D. which
7 When you've finished with that book, don't forget to put it back on the shelf,_______?
A. do you
B. don't you
C. will you
D. won't you
8. Don't feel guilty about it. Anyone _________make mistakes in their life.
A. can
B. must
C. shall
D. need
9. The boy was sitting in his chair leisurely, __________in the magazine he was reading.
A. being absorbed
B. absorbing
C. to be absorbed
D. absorbed
10. Not until he had been rejected in several job interviews_______ to leave this city .
A. he decided
B. did he decide
C. had he decided
D. he has decided
11. won't______ any more of your nonsense---now get down to work!
A. get rid of
B. put up with
C. live up to
D. get along with
12. -ls the new job a real challenge for him?
-Well,______difficulties he meets, I believe he will never lose heart.
A whenever
B however C. whichever D. whatever
13. I regret not having taken your advice. Otherwise I_______ this mistake.
A. didn't make
B. wouldn't make
C. hadn't make
D. wouldn't have made
14. We can see many examples in our life______positive thinking changes a pletely.
A. where
B. that
C. when
D. Which
15. City life often provides us more convenience and entertainment than country life, but not_______quiet and easy.
A. too
B. much
C. as
D. still
第二节：完型填空（共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
Talking with Notebooks
I had been going through a tough time dealing with the problems of growing up and communicating with my mother. Whenever I got angry ,we would end up in l6 with each other, unwilling to share our real feelings
Several days ago I ran away from home to l7 the anger and pain bottled up 18 me. I stayed away for many hours, well into the night, before I finally decided. To 19 home. Walking through the front. 20 , I immediately saw all the 21 and anger on my mother's face. For days after that, we said the 22 . Everything we did was filled with tension, 23 we desperately needed a talk and agreed to have break fast together in a local cafe the next morning. It turned out to be a 24 point of our relationship.
On our way to the table I 25 my mother having two notebooks and some pens,"26 are they for?" I asked,“ Sometimes it is easier to write down our feelings than to 27 about them." She explained. She then 28 me a notebook and kept one, for herself. The " 29 ".were that she would pick a topic, and we would write down our 30 about it, however long or short. Our first 31 was: "Why I am so angry." I wrote a half page, and mum 32 up nearly three pages. Tears streamed down her face as she wrote．
After finishing writing, we 33 0ur notebooks and read what the other had written. On starting reading mum's words, I began to cry and so did she. Amazingly enough, when we finished discussing them, all the anger inside me was 34 .
I gained a special gift that day at the restaurant. Mum and I continue to use our notebooks as a
35 0f communicating our problems No matter how we feel, our notebooks are a safe place to express it.
16. A connection B. touch C. terms D. conflicts
17. A absorb B. release C. distract D. prevent
18 A. inside B. without C. beside D. beyond
19. A. stay B. leave C. return D. move
20. A street B. door C. window D. room
21 A pain B shock C. doubt D. interest
22. A most B. worst C. least D. best
23. A. but B. so C. yet D. or
4 A starting B. falling C. freezing D. turning
25 A noticed B. watched C. felt D. suggested
26. A. Where B.What C. When D. Why
27. A hear B. talk C. think D. care
28. A. asked B. left C. handed D. opened
29 A lessons B. orders C. rules D. reasons
30 A. advice B. decision C. worries D. feelings
31'. A. test B. letter C. topic D. page
32' A. filled B. hurried C. made D. stayed
33'. A. mentioned B. trusted C. exchanged D. combined
34. A. recycled B. relaxed C. recognized D. removed
35' A prize B. means C. process D. symbol
第二部分阅读理解（共20个小题，每小题2.5分，满分50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
Trip I Black Bear Count
T here have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National
Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last
three hours. Bookings necessary
Cost: Free When: May 8
Trip 2 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains.Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers.
The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost:$ 15 When: May 8, May 15
Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This Walk lasts two and a half hours. Cost:$ 12 When: May 8, May 15,May22
Equipment to be needed:
·Please bring enoughr water and food for all walks.
·Wear good walking shoes-no high heels.
·Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
Bookings:
·Bookings for the above trips can be traded by telephone (893—4847) :or on the Internet
at
36, Where are these trips?
A. In a large city.
B. In a park in the mountains.
C. In a special kind of school.
D.In three different countries.
37. Which trip might attract bird-lovers?
A. Trip l.
B. Trip 2.
C. Trip 3.
D. Trip l&2.
38. On which trip might you see. animals that sleep during the day?
A. Black Bear Count.
B. Garland Valley.
C. Flashlight Adventure.
D. None of the trips.
39. Which of the following is not necessary for the three trips?
A. Good walking shoes.
B. Water.
C. Food.
D. A sleeping-bag.
40. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Adventure Travel in America
B. Hunting around the Great Mountains
C. Interesting Trips in the East of France
D. Discovery Trips in the-Blue Mountains
B
I was going to die in Antarctica, I was certain. An image of my frost-covered body, pale and lifeless, filled my mind as I glanced around. In all directions the empty wilderness of Antarctica stretched away from me. the only feature on the landscape was the division between snow and sky.
I gazed sadly at my team. They were rapidly disappearing over the horizon
I was leading an expedition (探险） attempting to reach the south pole The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world-from Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus-many of whom had never seen snow, or spent a night in a tent, before we set off. Our aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach die South Pole.
As I watched, the rest of die team hat marched on. unaware that I was not with them By the time I realized that my sledge was firmly trapped, the team were already a long way ahead of me.
I called out to Era, my teammate," Era! Stop I"
Getting no response I called again, but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind. Seconds passed Nothing I was gradually being left alone, completely defenseless against the low temperatures of Antarctica
My strength increased when I thought of a cold ,lonely death. I pulled again my sledge, which moved a little. I removed the ice with my ski-pole and boot, desperately trying to break the sledge free. The sledge shot forward, knocking me off balance. I struggled to my feet and set off after the
team
I caught up just as Reena , my teammate from India, looked behind her and noticed there was one person missing. She swung around on her skis, in shock and spotted me in the near distance. As we continued, my panic slowly faded . For the rest of the day, each of the team was glancing over their shoulder every few minutes. They were not going to risk losing me again.
41. From the first paragraph we can safely infer that the author________.
A. disliked her team
B. got seriously ill
C. was in panic
D. lost her way
42. What is special about the expedition team?
A. They were all female.
B. They were all professional.
C. They made the longest expedition.
D. They had been strictly trained.
43 What made the author get her sledge out of the ice was_______ .
A the shouts from her teammates B. her strong desire to live
C. the sudden change in wind direction
D. the natural beauty ahead
44 At last, each of the team members kept looking back ______.
A to avoid being attacked from behind
B. to make sure that none fell behind
C. to check the distance they had covered
D. to keep a record of the route they took
45. Which may be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Survive in Antarctic
B. A Mysterious Trip to the South Pole
C. A Female Exp edition Team D Being left behind in the Snow
C
A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism ,a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives.
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become a compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
They become booked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework so this addiction influences their grades and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their life. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.
46. The passage is about_______.
A. the cause of weboholism
B. the advantage of weboholism
C. the popularity of weboholism
D. the influence of weboholism
47. The underlined word "obsessive" in the second paragraph most probably means_______.
A. attractive
B. addictive
C. professional
D. potential
48. We can learn from the passage that_______.
A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers
B. teenagers can hardly balance real and virtual life
C. people are addicted to games on the Internet
D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway
49. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?
A. It contributes to the development of the web
B. The chat room language may change social culture.
C. The problem will have a negative influence on our future.
D People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.
50. The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being_______.
A. objective
B. positive
C. opposed
D. acceptable
D
The $ll billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." But was positive thinking advocated by Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?
Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.
The study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults ,In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they. felt even worse about what they had written.
In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students' self-esteem. The
participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."
Those with low self-esteem didn't feel. better after the forced self-affirmation .In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.
The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy(心理理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation（静思）techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking.
51. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry?
A It is a highly profitable industry.
B. It is based on the concept of positive thinking.
C. It was established by Norman Vincent Peale.
D. It has yielded positive results.
52. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?
A. Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good.
B. There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.
C. Unhappy people cannot think positively.
D. The power of positive thin king is limited.
53.What does the author mean by "...you're just underlining his faults(Para. 3) ?
A. You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough.
B You are pointing out the errors he has committed.
C. You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.
D. You are trying to make him feel better about his faults.
54. What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic?
A. It is important for people to continually boost their self-esteem.
B. Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one's mood.
C. Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.
D. People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings.
55. What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A The effects of positive thinking vary from person to person
B. Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy.
C. Different people tend to have different ways of thinking.
D. People can avoid making mistakes through meditation.
第II卷（满分35分）
第一节：阅读表达（共5个小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Seth DeBolt is a plant scientist at the University of Kentucky. He and other scientists want to find: a source of fuel that the poor people in rural areas of developing countries could use, to supply themselves with electricity.
Professor DeBolt went on a study trip: to rural areas in Indonesia. He saw that ,everywhere he went, there was little waste in the use of agricultural products. Everything that farmers grew was used for something; Even the remains of fruit that people did not eat were fed to chickens.
Little waste meant there was little that could be used for fuel. Growing fuel crops would take land away from food crops, That was something Professor DeBolt did not want . to do. But he found some items that were in plentiful supply and：l would not cause the competition between food and fuel .Coconut shells:（椰壳） are generally thrown out. Yet Professor DeBolt says there is a Lot of energy stored in them. He says they have an excellent heating ,value which can be compared to coal. All someone needs is a way to release that energy.
A company in India is using small generators（发电机） in Villages to make electricity from remains of rice. The process used is called gasification（气化）. Heating plant matter in a low-oxygen condition releases gases. These can be burned in an engine that powers a generator. Professor DeBolt says he and his team see possibilities of coconut power.
The researchers say these systems could provide as much as thirteen percent of the energy needs of a country like Indonesia. Other tropical countries with large crops of coconuts and similar fruit could benefit as well. But Professor DeBolt says this is not a perfect solution There are technical rubs, like how to safely deal with the .dangerous waste that gasification can produce And it needs much money to make these projects start.
56 what do Seth DeBolt and other scientists want to do for the poor people in rural areas
of developing countries?(No more than 12 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________ 57. Why didn't Seth DeBolt want fuel crops to be grown in poor developing countries?
(No more than 11 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________ 58 What's the meaning of the underlined word “rubs" in Paragraph 5?
(No more than 2 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________ 59. Why does Seth DeBolt say that coconut shells can be used to create electricity?
(No more than 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________ What do you think of the solution? (No more than 25 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
6 1．
珍妮是你的同班同学。

两年前，她随父母来到中国，在你校借读。

她和你们班的同学相处得很好，你们相互学习，相互帮助。

结果，你们班同学的英语水平提高很快。

现在，珍妮要随父母回国，你们准备为她举行欢送会。

请你写一篇欢送词，以表达你们的感情，希望她常和你们联系，有机会再来中国。

注意：1．词数：不少于100字； 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．欢送词开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear friends,
How time flies! We all remember that________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 第III卷（满分20分）
听力理解
第一节（共5个小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面五段对话。

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，你将有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。

62 How much did Richard pay for his two ties?
A．$40． B．$45． C．$50．
63 What is the woman doing now?
A Teaching at school. B. Going into politics. C. Doing business.
64. What does the woman suggest the man doing?
A. Spending more time.
B. Talking more with Americans.
C. Studying harder.
65 How does David probably feel?
A. Disappointed
B. Happy.
C. Surprised
66 How long did the concert last?
A 30 minutes. B. 60 minutes. C.90 minutes.
第二节（共10个小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
听下面三段材料。

每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题
5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第67至第69小题。

67 Which country will the letter be sent to?
A. England.
B. Japan.
C. Canada.
68. How will the letter be sent?
A. By train
B. By registered mail.
C. By e-mail
69 Where does the dialogue most probably take place?
A. At the station
B. At the post office.
C. At the airport.
听下面一段对话，回答第70至第72小题。

70. How long haVen't the two speakers met with each other?
A. Three years.
B. Seven years.
C. Five years.
71 What has the woman just done?
A. She has just opened her own restaurant.
B. She has just got a head cook position in a restaurant opened by a Frenchman.
C. She has just finished her cooking study.
72. Why did the woman change her mind about cooking?
A, She wanted to go abroad for further study.
B. She was interested in cooking French food.
C. She failed in cooking for her family.
听下面一段独白，回答第 73至第 76小题.
73. What kind of people makes up nearly half of the American population?
A. Young people under twenty-five.
B. Adult people above thirty.
C. Young people above twenty-five.
74 What do college students today have strong opinions about?
A. About their future.
B. About what is old and new.
C. About what is right and what is wrong in society.
75.According to the passage, in which country is there a big gap between young people and their parents?
A. Only in America. B In your country. C. In many countries
76. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. the ideas of American college students.
B. the life of American College students.
C. the living conditions of American college students.。