陕西省西安交大附中高三英语上学期期中试题

1、交大附中20142015学年第一学期 高三英语期中考试试题 注意事项： 1. 本试卷由选择题和非选择题两大部分组成。选择题包括第一部分和第二部分，非选择题为第三部分。全卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。 2. 考生领到试卷后，须按规定在试卷上填写姓名、准考证号，并在答题卡上填涂对应的试卷类型信息点。 3. 所有答案必须在答题卡上指定的区域内作答。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分） 第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑

2、。 1. strange A. passage B. change C. salary D. many 2. chief A. school B. scholar C. merchant D. machine 3. brook A. moon B. stood C. flood D. schoolroom 4. ceiling A. peaceful B. social C. character D. cure 5. great A. real B. feast C. react D. break 第二节 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出

3、能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。 A. I have got two tickets for the rock concert tonight. Would you like to go with me? B. _6_ . I dont like rock music very much. A. What kind of music do you like? B. Pop music,_7_ . A. Why do you like listening to country music? B. Well, the country singers o

4、ften play the guitar while singing. _8_. A. Whats country music about? B. Its about the everyday life of common people. A. What about rock music? B. _9_. A. _10_? B. Most pop singers make music their career while rock singers make music their life. A. Thank you B. It expresses true feelings C. espec

5、ially country music D. What is the greatest difference between pop music and rock music E. Rock music is very noisy F. I am extremely sorry 1 G. And I like to play the guitar, too 第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 11. After _ number of unsuccessful attempts, he has finally passed _ driving test. A. / ,

6、 the B. a, the C. the, a D. / , a 12. The doctor told Toms father that it would not take him a long time to _ from his disease. A. suffer B. cure C. treat D. recover 13. The famous star _ in New York ever since she moved there in 1987. A. lived B. is living C. has been living D. had lived 14. The gi

7、rl insisted that she _ wrong and _ back to the classroom. A. wasnt, be sent B. wasnt, was sent C. be not, send D. isnt, sent 15. - Hi, Jane, Im going out for a walk in the park. - _ ! A. Thats all right B. Good exercise C. Sounds great D. How nice you are 16. You can not imagine what great difficult

8、y we had _ the home for the old. A. to set up B. setting up C. set up D. to setting up 17. The way _ was thought of by him was similar to the way _ we carried it out. A. that, in which B. which, which C. what, / D. it, that 18. _ an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret

9、it sooner or later. A. Basing B. To base C. Based D. Base 19. Xian was attacked by such a terrible smog _ few residents had ever experienced before. A. which B. and it was C. as D. that 20. He insisted _ alone in the mountain. A. on to live B. on living C. living D. in living 21. The thief looked ar

10、ound every now and then _ he knew he was being followed. A. even if B. in case C. so that D. as if 22. I am sorry that I can not meet you at the railway station. I _ Beijing by the time you come back from abroad. A. have left B. will have left C. will leave D. am leaving 23. _ in the novel, I didnt

11、notice what was happening. A. Buried B. having buried C. Burying D. To be buried 24. The wounded _ as well stay at home on such a terrible day. A. can B. must C. may D. should 25. I will stay at home to play chess on the computer _ it snows tomorrow. A. if B. unless C. before D. after 第四节 完形填空（共20小题

12、；每小题1.5分，满分30分） My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 26 , but I always knew he was 27 . He never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. Hed say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you dont give them water, they die.” I 29 as a c

13、hild I said something 30 2 about unpleasant say something father said, “ 31 time you about somebody, and my He explained that if I looked for the ”s a reflection of you.somebody else, itve always tried best 32 people, I would get the best 33 . From then on I to 34 the principle in my life and later

14、in running my company. s also always been very 35 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 36 Dad a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. me from my decision, 38 any good Dad tried to sway I decided to leave, and was when I

15、 said,“Richard, I had made up my mind, he would. father When he realized be I wanted to And Ive 40 regretted it. 23, my dad 39 me to go into law. fulfill Go you want. pursue my 42 . You know what t a biologist, 41 I didn ”it.As 43 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a nation

16、al 44 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 45 me. I 26. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 27. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 28. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth 29. A. think B. ima

17、gine C. remember D. guess 30. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 31. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other 32. A. on B. in C. at D. about 33. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return 34. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow 35. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. deman

18、ding 36. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up 37. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice 38. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if 39. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested 40. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost 41. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore 42. A. promise

19、B. task C. belief D. dream 43. A. this B. he C. it D. that 44. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project 45. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised 40满分分）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节 分）2分，满分30小题；每小题第一节 （共15四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在D、AB、C阅读下面四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 A When a storm is coming, most people leave

20、 the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight to the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed 3 by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up. opular

21、 hobby , especially in “Storm chasing ” is becoming an increasingly p and between March are frequent storms of the United States, where there the Midwest weather latest Internet for the begins the day by checking the A July. storm chaser waits and storm will be 1,000 kilometers to where the then rep

22、orts, and drives up to for it to develop. of chasing is extremely dangerous. The power can do it , storm Although anyone seconds. Storm or destroy a whole house in the air a big storm can throw a cow into chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you during vacat

23、ions for storm-chasing to join a group it are a beginner, is much safer the storm season. Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “Storm chasing -chasing. is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer stormometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for so

24、mething to happen, and all “S you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”storm, to a you get close it. storm chasers, it is all worth “When However, for Morley. Jasper your life,” says ever sight you will see in it is the most exciting earth.”show on nature, It is the greatest power “Every storm i

25、s an example of the of 46. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _ . A. head straight for the center of the storm B. get into the car for safety C. wait patiently for the storm to develop D. collect information about a coming storm 47. Beginners of storm chasing are advised _ . A

26、. not to drive in a heavy rain B. to do it in an organized way C. not to get too close to a storm D. to spend more time on it in summer . By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that 48_ . A. storm chasing costs a lot of money B. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting

27、 C. efforts in storm chasing are well paid D. a storm presents the greatest show on earth 49. What can we learn from the text? A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms. C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world. D. Storm cha

28、sing is only fit for young people. B naturally are Humans the sleeping have common It is to difficulties during day. wired to sleep best at night and be awake during the day. However, modern work 4 schedules require some people to try to accommodate the unnatural schedule of being awake at night and

29、 sleeping during the day. shift(轮班)work sleep your attention to you need to pay special order In to make this adjustment, environment and your preparation for sleep. If shift work is a necessary part of your work life, here are some suggestions that may help. Arrange to sleep uninterrupted in a quie

30、t, dark room. This means you may have to turn off or unplug your phone, hang darkening curtains on the windows or wear a sleep eye mask, and train your family and friends to leave you alone while you sleep. short taking a period is too short, daytime in a nap(小睡). When your sleep Fit improve shown t

31、o break has been before 30 minutes just work or on a nap of less than alertness and enhance performance. Develop and follow a sleep routine. Its best if you go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. Try not to vary this too much at weekends. Your body likes routine. unhealthy for tempted t

32、o reach make healthy choices. You may be Take extra care to foods or nicotine to stay awake or alcohol to try to sleep. But ultimately these choices are more harmful than helpful. enough problems getting having things and are still have If you tried all these doctor or a sleep specialist. Sometimes

33、the day, talk to your quality sleep during )may be helpful and safe. In other cases, there may be an medications(药物治疗underlying sleep disorder that needs to be addressed. 50. The purpose of the text is to _ . A. persuade workers to have a good sleep. B. advise night workers to keep healthy C. encour

34、age workers to do day work D. help night workers to sleep well 51. What does the author recommend? A. A suitable amount of alcohol to help sleep. B. A regular life on weekdays and weekends. C. A dark room without phones to sleep in. D. A break for sleeping anytime during the day. 52. On which condit

35、ion should a person turn to a sleep specialist for help? A. If he suffers from a sleep disorder for the first time. B. If a good sleep environment is greatly needed for him. C. If he fails to get quality sleep through his own efforts. D. If he has the problem of falling asleep in the daytime. 53. We

36、 can learn from the test that _ . A. night workers need a long time to fall asleep B. constant breaks at work help to improve performance C. it is difficult to create a good sleep environment D. night work requires people to adjust their body clocks C 5 recent warnings in brick wall. Despite countle

37、ss The world economy has run into a years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an global is a think ahead. The result energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to years. past two doubled in the corn and rice prices have more than food crisis. Wheat, And oil p

38、rices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004.These stop if not costs, will slow food-price increases, combined with increasing energy stability. political will even affect many parts of the world and economic growth in but well have to start thinking Practical solutions to thes

39、e problems do exist, ahead and acting globally. Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential country a success of Malawi, is to promote the dramatic for a global crisis. The first in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its doubled

40、 harvest productivity. Malawis fertilizer and seeds with high farmers get after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion altogether. for partly of paying should abandon their policies Second, the U.S. a

41、nd Europe a gives farmers biofuels. The U.S. government change the of food into corn. changed from ethanol(乙醇) per taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents gallon of There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods but pay to the government but wood products, theres no case

42、for tree crops, grass and to put the worlds dinner into the gas of the worlds crops as soon and as Third, we urgently need to weather- farm a simple as poor farmer, sometimes something as effectively as possible. For a can make the difference which collects rainwater to be used in dry weathe

43、rpondestablishing committed to world has already a between a good harvest and bad one. The economic vital regions climate-proof poor a Climate Adaptation Fund to help activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise. 54. An international fund based on the Mal

44、awi model would _ . A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per year B. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a year C. decrease the food prices as well as the energy prices D. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds 55. With the second ste

45、p, the author expresses the idea that _ . A. it is not wise to change food crops into gas B. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tank C. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any way D. biofuels should be developed on a large scale 56. In the passage, the author calls on us to _ . A

46、. slow down but not to stop economic growth B. develop tree crops, grass and wood products C. achieve economic growth and political stability D. act now so as to relieve the global food shortage D 6 Laws that would have ensured pupils from 5 to 16 to receive a full financial education got lost in th

47、e wash up. An application is calling on the next government to bring it back. but, ) subtract(减法are taught to add up and At school the children let alone extraordinarily, are not routinely shown how to open a bank account how to manage their finances in an increasingly complex and demanding world. T

48、oday the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a should 16 5 to in school curriculum England. Children from compulsory element of the be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions,

49、they say. And that was exactly the plan preserved in the Children, Schools and Families bill that was the up” earlier this month called “wash-shelved by the government in the so-rush to legislation before parliament was dismissed. Consumer and parent groups believe financial education has always bee

50、n one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum. As the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) points out, the good habits of savers are seven- to-eleven-year-olds long. Over 75% of young children do not last friends. family and are in debt to they get to 17, over half of them but by the

51、time ) as a way of extending their By this age, 26% see a credit card or overdraft(透支spending power. Pfeg predicts that these young people will “find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have befallen many of their parents school.”education while at financial generation unless

52、 they receive good quality does It )for generations. recession(in the worst financial 衰退The UK has been young people are left in the dark until unless parents step in seem odd that they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at university. schools, education in people, 97% sup

53、ported financial of In a recent poll over 8,000 while 3% said it was a job for parents. 57. The passage is mainly about _. A. how to manage school lessons B. how to deal with the financial crisis C. teaching young people about money D. teaching students how to study effectively 58. It can be inferre

54、d from the first two paragraphs that _. A. the author complains about the school education B. pupils should not be taught to add up and subtract C. students have been taught to manage their finances D. laws on financial education have been effectively carried out 59. The website and the consumer campaigner joined to _. A. instruct the pupils to donate t