2016届甘肃省河西部分高中高三上学期期中联考英语试题及答案.doc

2015-2016学年第一学期高三期中联考英语试卷命题学校：嘉峪关市第一中学 命题教师：宋 华 刘轶敏注：本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题），满分120分，考试用时100分钟第i卷（选择题， 共70分）一、 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。apeter, a high school student, was pretty busy with school, and he was on the soccer team. high school was hard, because everyone wanted to have nice clothes, hang out, drive cars, and all these cost money. peters father was the sort of guy that believed you had to earn whatever you got, so he wasnt just about to hand over lots of money for peter to use to have fun. so, he had to get a job.during his freshman year summer vacation, his classmate got him a job working on a hay (干草) farm. he threw hay up into wagons as the tractor drove around fields, and then they stacked (剁起) it in the hot barn. it was a hot, lowpaying job.he once worked a few nights a week at a grocery store. he put things on the shelf. it was a lot of lifting and carrying, and his arms were strong from this and the previous job. it was dull and didnt pay much.he took some time off when soccer got serious, but the following summer he tried working at a lumber yard. it was hot outside, but he got a lot of exercise lifting and carrying things like boards and drywall. he also learned a lot about building supplies. it still didnt pay well.from there, he spent a year doing some tutoring for a friend of the family, but that was piecemeal. his first real job came the last year at school, when he fixed registers and worked on computers at a big box store. it was his favorite job yet, but it still didnt pay well.what peter realized with all of these jobs was that he needed a better paying job! the only way to get that was to get trained or educated. he could go to school and get a 2year degree in an office or technical position. his other choices were going to a 4year college or joining the army. he wasnt sure what he was going to do yet, but he knew he had to do something. jobs were a lot of work, money was hard to earn, but he liked staying busy and being able to buy things. peter wanted the most out of life, and that meant education.1. how many jobs had peter taken?a. three b. four. c. five. d. six.2.all the jobs peter had taken had one thing in common：_.a. they were done during his vacation b. they were dull and tiresomec. they needed hard labour d. they didnt pay well3. _was the most important for peter if he wanted a good job.a. confidence b. education c. opportunity d. wisdom4. we can learn from the text that_.a. peter knew what to do for his futureb. peters father didnt care about himc. it was very hard for peter to make his choicesd. peter was determined to do whatever he likedbits summer movie time again. check out our list of four films. harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban release date: november 4 story: its the summer before harry potters third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. a dangerous murderer, sirius black, has escaped from the wizards prison. and he was ordered to kill harry potter.around the world in 80 days release date: november 16 story: this version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on passepartout ( hong kong actor jackie chan), a chinese thief who seeks refuge (庇护) with a strange london adventurer, phileas fogg. passepartout uses his martial art skills to defend fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days. spider-man 2release date: november 30 story: peter parker is still coming to accept his dual identity (双重身份) as the crime superhero spider-man. he wants to reveal his secret identity to mary jane, meanwhile, his aunt may is in trouble. this is dr otto octavius who has appeared to bring her a lot of troubles. king arthur release date: november 7story: king arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights in britain. under the guidance of merlin and the beautiful, brave guinevere, arthur will struggle to realize his dreams.5. when can you see the film acted by jackie chan? a. november 4. b. november 30. c. november 16. d. november 7.6. in spider-man 2, aunt mays trouble is caused by_. a. spider-man b. peter parker c. mary jane d. dr otto octavius7. what kind of article of this passage? a. a news report. b. a funny diary. c. an advertisement. d. a composition.can african proverb says that a single hand cannot tie a bundle. everyone needs companions to help them sail through the rough seas of life. even the strongest and richest person still needs friends. our money and strength would have no value if we had no friends to share with us. the best friendship is a give-and-take relationship. we need the support of our family, friends and the community. in turn we also give support to the society, our friends and our family. the word “friend” has many meanings. it could be the bus driver who takes you to and from work every day. it could be a parent, a colleague, a wife or husband, a brother or sister, or even the unknown person who helped you just once when you could not find your way. real friends share not only our happiness but our sorrows as well. this may explain why we have the expression “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. friendship is like the sunshine that keeps us warm. it is like the refreshing raindrops on the fields that give the farmers hope of a good planting season. without friends our life would be like a desert where our only friend would be loneliness and sadness. the most fortunate person is the one who has friends from all levels in the society. a driver might find friends not only among his colleagues but among farmers, bankers, traders, students, politicians or teachers. we should never forget our old friends when we make new ones. we should treasure each of our friends whether poor or rich, beautiful or not. each friend is unique in his or her own way. and all together, they enrich life and make it very colourful. 8. what is the main topic of the passage?a. how to sail through the sea of life. b. friends and friendship. c. a friend in need is a friend indeed. d. never forget old friends when making new ones. 9. what is the correct understanding of friends according to the writer?a. friends who share our happiness are not real friends. b. friends will take us through rough seas. c. friends never expect anything from others. d. friends can be different people around us. 10. an unknown person can be a friend as well when .a. he helps you with what you need b. he is told how to find his wayc. he becomes one of your family d. he is a driver taking you from and to work11. the underlined word “unique” in the last paragraph most probably means “ ”.a. special b. poor c. rich d. valuabledmore than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed across the globe each day, and its likely that many taste bitter. now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink taste sweeter by simply changing the colour of their cups.scientists claim that blue and glass mugs, which are popular in some coffee shops, can reduce coffees bitterness, without any need for sugar, and that coffee drunk from white cups tastes the bitterest. to prove their claims, the researchers invited 36 volunteers and used three different colored cups - blue, white and transparent glass - to do an experiment. in the experiment, coffee consumed from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other two colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest. the scientists believe that the colour brown may be associated with coffees bitterness because coffee in a white cup appears the brownest and tastes the bitterest. “our study clearly shows that the colour of a coffee cup does influence the perceived (感受到的) taste and flavor of coffee,” said dr george doorn of federation university australia, “but the potential effects may be different between a one-time purchase and a return customer.” “anyhow, the effect of the colour of the cup on the flavor of the coffee suggests that caf owners, baristas (服务员), as well as coffee cup manufacturers should carefully consider the colour of their cups, ” he added. however, the idea that colour can alter the taste of food and drink is not new.a study published last year revealed that red, strawberry-flavored mousse (慕斯蛋糕) served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter and 15 percent more flavorous than the same food presented on a black plate.12. what color of the cup can best reduce coffees bitterness without adding sugar?a. blue. b. brown. c. white. d. transparent.:13. the scientists used _ to do the experiment to prove their claims. different brands of coffee different colored coffee cups several volunteers several manufactures a. b. c. d. 14. why does coffee in white cups taste the least sweet?a. because white cups are not as beautiful as other cups.b. because white cups make coffee appear the brownest.c. because white cups reduce the sugar in them.d. because white cups are better used to serve cakes.15. according to the article, which of the following statements is true?a. black plates increase the sweetness of food and drink.b. strawberry-flavored mousse is 10 percent sweeter than coffee.c. people consume more than 2.5 billion cups of coffee across the globe every year. d. people can make coffee taste sweeter by changing the color of their coffee cups. 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。three critical truths we forget all too soonso much happens in our lives every day that we often forget what we have learned. in effect, the only thing faster than the speed of our thoughts is the speed of our forgetfulness. 16 small steps get you to big places.the greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing simply because you can only do a little. in fact, it is far more productive to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a giant leap. 17 figure out where you want to go, take a step, and keep on stepping. diligence and persistence will get you there. 18 two people can be affected by the same circumstance but respond in completely different ways. the reason is that it just depends on their attitudes. when you expect life to be unkind, it will always live up to your expectations. on the other hand, when you consider yourself to be in a fortunate situation, you will find yourself in many more. 19 you can only change yourself.dont wait for someone who hurt you to make it up to you; this kind of thinking only keeps your old wounds from healing. 20 you have no control over them, and they may never change. inner peace is found by changing your thinking, not the people who hurt you. so forgive those who have hurt you in the past, and even more importantly, forgive yourself for allowing them to hurt you. then smile like youve never cried re-open your heart and mind like youve never been hurt, and live the rest of your life like youre running out of time.a. fear always exists.b. attitude makes all the difference.c. the path to every goal requires a hundred small steps-one after the other.d. here are some important reminders to jog your memory.e. waiting for them to change is not the answer.f. in the end, we learn even more from our failures than we do from our successes.g. its important to remember that there is value in every situation and circumstance.二、语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）pooja dhingra should have been a lawyer. but while studying 21 at university in mumbai, she decided to quit her major and to something more 22 . remembering helping her mother in the 23 during her childhood, she decided to work with food instead of legal cases. so she 24 her parents to let her go to study cooking.one day, her friends took her to one of the best macaron（杏仁小圆饼）shops in paris. after just one 25 , ms dhingra determined that when she 26 to mumbai she would open her own macaron store, the first of its kind in india. upon graduation, she started 27 macarons in her parents kitchen, but it was a complete 28 .the hot and wet weather in mumbai made it 29 to make delicious cakes. after 60 failed 30 ,she finally got an ideal recipe. 31 being both young and female meant she faced additional 32 .the biggest problem was to get people to take you 33 ”she tells us. for example, 34 i had to buy machinery, i would have to ask my father to make these calls for me. however, she 35 opened her first shop in 2010. to 36 sales in a city where very few people knew what a macaron was, ms dhingra _ 37 free samples to customers. the cakes were immediately popular, and sales soon took off thanks to the 38 evaluation. .now, ms dhingra is the 39 of three busy macaron shops. she has planned to 40 her business across the country. one newspaper article called her the macaron queen of india . 21. a. design b. literature c. law d. medicine 22. a. creative b. confident c. enthusiastic d. effective 23. a. bedroom b. study c. kitchen d. basement 24. a. convinced b. warned c. forgave d. reminded 25. a. drink b. effort c. breath d. bite 26. a. replied b. traveled c. walked d. returned 27. a. eating b. making c. bringing d. selling 28. a. comfort b. honor c. failure d. success 29. a. appealing b. difficult c. smooth d. available . 30.a. competences b. assumptions c. statements d. attempts 31. a.yet b. still c. even d. just 32. a. praises b. sacrifices c. tasks d. challenges 33. a. slightly b. pleasantly c. seriously d. peacefully 34. a. if b. after c. though d. unless 35. a. suddenly b. eventually c. eagerly d. unwillingly 36. a. check b. promote c. ban d. decrease 37. a. put away b. smoothed away c. cleared away d. gave away 38. a. negative b. positive c. plain d. critical 39. a. customer b. inventor c. owner d. driver40. a. expand b. sell c. abandon d. protect第ii卷（非选择题 50分）注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）body and foodour body, which has close relations with the food that we eat 41 our daily life, is the most important thing that we own, so our body 42 (need) proper treatment and proper nourishment (营养). the old saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” is not as silly as some people think. the body needs fruit 43 vegetables, such as apples, pears, banana, carrots and cabbages, because they contain vitamin c, 44 is very necessary and important to us all. its clear that a lack of vitamin c can make people ill and weak easily. in order to get enough needed vitamins, many people take extra vitamins in pill form, 45 (believe) that these will make them 46 (health). but a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins that we need. the body doesnt need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?nowadays many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. they throw anything into their 47 (stomach), eating something carelessly and 48 (hurry). the list of illnesses 49 （cause）or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening. it is high time we should realize the importance of having a good diet. if not, it is impossible for 50 (we) to keep fit and strong.四、写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者从第11处不计分in the summer vacation, i paid a visit a mountain village in a suburb of xian. no sooner had i got off the bus when i was greatly surprising to see all the changes. it was far better than i had been expected. now every family can drink cleanly running water. the villagers neednt carry water himself any more. firewood is no longer used for cooking. marsh gas, a new cheap clean energy, make it very convenient to cook and light. as all the families have color tv set, they can enjoy plays at home. it impressed me most was that the best building in a village was the school. i hope the mountain village will become better and better. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友james来信说，他暑假后将到北京大学留学。请你根据以下内容给他写一封回信，告知有关情况。 1简单介绍北京大学； 2生活便利、居民友善； 3留学期间，愿提供任何帮助。注意：1. 词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.通知的题目和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;dear