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福建省福州市文博中学2015届高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. why do you choose to work in an international travel agency? well, you know, english is my _. so it is my best choice.a. strength b. talent c. ability d. skill22. id appreciate _ if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come. a. you b. this c. one d. it23. are you satisfied with his answer? not at all. it couldnt have been _.a. better b. worse c. more d. less24. _ everyone here, i wish you a pleasant journey back your country. a. by means of b. in search of c. on behalf of d. for fear of25. he had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, because the airconditioning system _. a. broke in b. broke up c. broke out d. broke down26. whats your opinion about my suggestion? sorry, i _. would you please say it again?a. hadnt listened b. wouldnt listen c. wasnt listening d. wont listen27. did you finish your homework yet? yeah. we turned them in, and now they _.a. are grading b. are graded c. are being graded d. have graded 28. everything _ into consideration, they believed themselves more and returned to their positions. a. to take b. taken c. to be taken d. taking29. may i stop here? no, you _.a. mustnt b. might not c. neednt d. wont30. i felt somewhat sad and was about to leave _ something happened which drew my attention. a. unless b. until c. when d. while31. it was in the school _ he had studied _ he began the important experiment. a. that; where b. in which; which c. where; that d. where; in which32. it doesnt matter _ you turn right or left at the crossing both roads lead to the park. a. whether b. how c. if d. when33. if he _ my advice then, he would not be in trouble now. a. should take b. took c. could take d. had taken 34. not until all the fish died in the river _ how serious the pollution was. a. did the villagers realize b. the villagers realize c. the villagers did realize d. didnt the villagers realize【答案】a 35. this apple pie is too sweet, dont you think so? _. i think its just right, actually.a. i hope so b. not really c. sounds good d. no wonder第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）in a village near nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. merely to keep food on the table, the goldsmith（金匠）father worked eighteen hours a day. despite their 36 condition, two of durers children had a dream to seek their talent for 37 , but they knew 1well their father would never be able to send 38 of them to nuremberg to study at the academy. the two boys finally worked out an agreement. they would toss（扔） a coin. the 39_ would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. albrecht durer 40 the toss and went off to nuremberg. albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, 41 work at the academy was almost an 42 success. albrechts woodcuts（木刻） and oils were 43 better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees 44 his works. when the young 45 returned home, the durer family held a festive dinner. albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, now, albert, it is your 46 to seek your dream. i will support you. all heads turned to the far end of the table, where albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he 47 and repeated, no .no. finally, albert rose and 48 the tears from his cheeks. he said softly, i 49 go to nuremberg, brother. it is too late for me. look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! the bones in every finger have been smashed（猛击） at least once, and i cannot even hold a glass to 50 your toast. today, albrecht durers masterful works 51 in every great museum in the world, but chances are great 52 you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. albrecht durer drew his brothers abused hands with palms together and thin 53 stretched（伸展） skyward. he 54 it the praying hands. next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it 55 ! 【小题1】a. hopeful b. hopeless c. disappointed d. lucky【小题2】a. music b. art c. mining d. farming【小题3】a. all b. each c. both d. either【小题4】a. painter b. loser c. winner d. failure【小题5】a. lost b. got c. won d. beat【小题6】a. whose b. his c. whom d. who【小题7】a. casual b. immediate c. attractive d. ordinary【小题8】a. far b. quite c. very d. more【小题9】a. for b. to c. in d. at【小题10】a. miner b. artist c. worker d. professor【小题11】a. luck b. turn c. move d. moment【小题12】a. sobbed b. nodded c. smiled d. laughed【小题13】a. recovered b. wept c. wiped d. handed【小题14】a. cant b. mustnt c. can d. have to【小题15】a. hold b. return c. move d. turn【小题16】a. visit b. represent c. present d. hang【小题17】a. when b. that c. which d. as【小题18】a. figures b. hands c. fingers d. arms【小题19】a. said b. loved c. told d. called【小题20】a. alone b. out c. yet d. before【小题4】c 第三部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）asome people will do just about anything to save money. and i am one of them. take my familys last vacation. it was my six-year-old sons winter break form school, and we were heading home from fort lauderdale after a weeklong trip. the flight was overbooked, and delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. i had meetings in new york，so i had to get back. but that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay. i took my nine-month-old and took off for home.the next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. yes, i encouragedokay, orderedthem to wait it out at the airport, to earn more delta dollars. our total take: $1,600. not bad, huh?now some people may think im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. but as a big-time bargain hunter, i know the value of a dollar. and these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.ive made living looking for the best deals and exposing （揭露） the worst tricks. i have been the consumer reporter of nbcs today show for over a decade. i have written a couple of books including one titled tricks of the trade: a consumer survival guide. and i really do what i believe in.i tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. but i wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. it keeps its shape longer, and its the first thing people notice. and i will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. quality lasts.【小题1】why did delta give the authors family credits?a. their flight had been delayed.b. their flight had been cancelled.c. they had early bookingsd. they took a later flight 【小题2】what can we learn about the author?a. she rarely misses a good deal. b. she seldom makes a compromise.c. she is very strict with her children d. she is interested in cheap products.【小题3】what does the author do?a. shes a teacher. b. shes a media personc. shes a housewife. d. shes a businesswoman.【小题4】what does the author want to tell us?a. how to expose bad tricks. b. how to reserve airline seats.c. how to make a business deal. d. how to spend money wiselybthey baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. she is quiet but alert （警觉）. twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. she stares at it carefully. a researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. as the cards change from one to the other, her gaze（凝视） starts to lose its focus until a third, with three black spots, is presented. her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? the same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. perhaps it is just the newness? when slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? no again. babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. the effect even crosses between senses. babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise （同样地） when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.【小题1】the experiment described in paragraph 1 is related to the babys .a. sense of sight b. sense of touchc.sense of hearing d. sense of smell【小题2】babies are sensitive to the change in_.a. the size of cards b. the colour of picturesc. the number of objectsd. the shape of patterns【小题3】why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?a. to reduce the difficulty of the experiment.b. to carry their experiment further.c. to see how babies recognize sounds d. to keep the babies interest.【小题4】where does this text probably come from?a. science fiction. b. childrens literature.c. a science report. d. an advertisement.cit happened to me recently. i was telling someone how much i had enjoyed reading barack obamas dreams from my father and how it had changed my views of our president. a friend i was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly （精彩地）written book”. however, he then went on to talk about mr. obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. i sensed that i was talking to a book liar.and it seems that my friend is not the only one. approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent. in the world book days “report on guilty secrets”, dreams from my father is at number 9. the report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as im not one to lie too often (id hate to be caught out), ill admit here and now that i havent read the entire top ten. but i am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, i have read the book at number one, george orwells 1984. i think its really brilliant.the world book day report also has some other interesting information in it. it says that many people lie about having read jane austen, charles dickens, fyodor dostoevsky (i havent read him, but havent lied about it either) and herman melville.asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. this could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!but when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named j. k. rowling, john grisham, sophie kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (ill come clean: i do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).【小题1】how did the author find his friend a book liar?a. by judging his manner of speaking.b. by looking into his background.c. by discussing the book itself.d. by mentioning a famous name.【小题2】which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the world book day report?a. charles dickens is very low on the top-ten list. b. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984.c. the author admitted having read 9 books. d. dreams from my father is hardly read.【小题3】by lying about reading, a person hopes to .a. control the conversation b. make more friendsc. learn about the book d. appear knowledgeable【小题4】what is the authors attitude to 58% of readers?a. favorable. b. uncaringc. friendly d. doubtfuldthe technology is great. without it we wouldnt have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the oceans depths or eat microwave sausages. computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. but sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients whove come into their surgery waving an internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. the truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they dont have throat cancer, and its just that their throats are swollen. being a graduate of the internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.one day mrs. almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. while i took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “i know whats wrong; ive got throat cancer. i know theres nothing you doctors can do about it and ive just got to wait until the day comes.”as a matter of routine i ordered a chest x-ray. i looked at it and the blood results an hour later. something wasnt right. “did your local doctor do an x-ray?” i asked. “oh, i havent been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “i read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so i knew thats what i had.”however, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didnt fit with itbut shed just ignored this.i looked at the x-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasnt the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. she was lucky we caught it when we did.mrs. almond went pale when i explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. it was certainly a lesson for her. “im so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as i explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested. she listed up to about 20, and then i went to my office to type up my notes. unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so i had to wait until someone from the it department came to fix it. typical. maybe i should have a microwave sausage while i waited?【小题1】mrs. almond talked about her illness calmly because _.a. she had purchased medicine online b. she thought she knew it well c. she graduated from a medical school d. she had been treated by local doctors【小题2】it was lucky for mrs. almond _.a. to have contacted many friends b. to have recovered in a short timec. to have her disease identified in time d. to have her assumption confirmed【小题3】mrs. almond said “im so embarrassed” (para. 7) because _.a. she had caused unnecessary trouble b. she had to refuse the doctors advicec. she had distrusted her close friends d. she had to tell the truth to the doctor【小题4】by mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove _.a. its a must to take a break at work b. its unwise to simply rely on technologyc. its vital to believe in it professionalsd. its a danger to work long hours on computersea german study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be worse.the paper, published this march in psychology and aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 germans between ages 18 and 96. the surveys were conducted every year from 1993 to 2003.survey respondents (受访者) were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10, among other questions.the researchers found that young adults (age 18 to 39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middle-aged adults (age 40 to 64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future. adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction. not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio (比率) of disability and death for the study period.“we observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade,” wrote frieder r. lang, a professor at the university of erlangen-nuremberg.lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future.“seeing a dark future may encoura