浙江省桐乡第一中学等四校高三英语上学期期中联考试题.doc

浙江省桐乡第一中学等四校2015届高三上学期期中联考英语试题第卷 (共80分)第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1. last month i was lucky enough to have a chance to make a trip into _ spacewith my friend li yan ping, _ astronomer. a. the; an b. the; the c. / ; the d. / ; an2. i havent finished my composition. i _ for two hours and a half.a. have written it b. have been writing it c. wrote it d. am writing it3. im terribly sorry i forgot your name just now! _it happens to all of us!a. you bet b. think nothing of it c. bingo d. certainly not 4. _ is the influence of tv that it can make a person famous overnighta. so b. as c. that d. such5. the traffic rule says young children under the age of four and _ less than 40pounds must be in a child safety seat. a. being weighed b. to weigh c. weighed d. weighing6. living in a fast-paced world, we _ get left behind if we stop learning. a. should b. darec. may d. need 7. many road accidents _ from careless driving, according to the recentreports from the police. a. rise b. reduce c. increase d. arise8. mr. black shanghai in a few days. do you know when the earliest plane _ on sunday?a. leaves; takes off b. is leaving; takes offc. is leaving; is taking off d. leaves; is taking off9. we know that a smile is usually a sign _ people feel friendly and happy, but _ we dont know who the new person is? a. that; what if b. when; what c. when; how about d. if; how10. faced with a bill for $10,000, _.a. an extra job has been taken b. the boss has given john an extra jobc. john has taken an extra job d. an extra job had been given to john11. during the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall buildings went up _ old shabby houses were torn down.a. which b. in what c. in which d. where12. to deal with the global financial crisis, china has _ a string of forceful measures over the past months. a. worked outb. found out c. turned out d. made out13. graduation is a good time to thank those who have helped you _ the tough years.a. through b. upc. with d. from14. was it in the library _he often went to do some reading _he met the pretty girl?a. that；that b. where；wherec. where；that d. that；where15. usually a childs behavior is a _of his family environment.a. recognitionb. reflectionc. return d. record16. things go back to _ since we paid off all our debts.a. formal b. regular c. common d. normal17. - isnt it time you _ down to _ your own things? - im sorry for the delay, dad. a. get, pack b. get, packing c. got, pack d. got, packing18. she had a pretty _look indicating that she had done something wrong to jim.a. innocent b. guilty c. considerate d. disappointed19. i have never _ the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life with a burden of homework.a. contributed to b. appealed to c. referred tod. subscribed to20-you havent been to new zealand, have you?- . how i wish i there.a. yes, i have；went b. yes, i havent；could have beenc. no, i have; would go d. no, i havent; had been第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。one windy spring day, i observed young people having fun using the wind to 21 their kites. multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes 22 the sky like beautiful birds darting(俯冲) and 23 . as the strong winds gusted against the kites, a 24 kept them in check. 25 blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great 26 . they shook and pulled, 27 the control string and the long tail kept them in check, facing upward and against the wind. as the kites 28 and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “let me go! let me go! i want to be free!” they flew beautifully even 29 they fought the restriction(约束) of the string. 30 , one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “free at last,” it seemed to say. “free to fly with the wind.”yet 31 from restraint simply put it 32 an unsympathetic breeze. it flew awkwardly to the ground and 33 in a wild mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “free at last”, free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown 34 along the ground, and to stuck lifeless against the first barrier.how much like kites we sometimes are. the heaven gives us misfortune and restrictions, rules to 35 from which we can 36 and gain strength. restraint is a 37 counterpart(对应物) to the winds of opposition. some of us resist the rules so hard that we never fly high enough to reach the heights we might have obtained. we obey part of the rules and 38 rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.let us each rise to the great heights, 39 that some of the restraints that we may be unhappy about are actually the steadying force that helps us 40 and achieve.21. a. make b. play c. fly d. enjoy22. a. covered b. transformed c. explored d. filled23. a. singing b. dancing c. moving d. falling24. a. chain b. rope c. string d. stick25. a. rather than b. instead of c. apart from d. other than26.a. widths b. lengths c. depths d. heights27. a. and b. then c. but d. or28. a. escaped b. struggledc. arose d. fought29. a. as b. while c. before d. after30. a. gradually b. finally c. actually d. obviously31. a. dependence b. power c. freedom d. happiness32. a. in favor of b. at the expense of c. in the charge of d. in control of 33. a. deserted b. landed c. grew d. dropped34. a. helplessly b. senselessly c. carelessly d. hopelessly35. a. break b. follow c. acknowledge d. interrupt36. a. protect b. suffer c. grow d. survive37. a. necessary b. possible c. probable d. likely38. a. yet b. never c. ever d. then39. a. considering b. attemptingc. thinking d. recognizing40. a. go up b. run away c. hurry up d. fly away第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。aamy chua may well be very nuts. what kind of a mother will drag her then 7-year-old daughters dollhouse out to the car and tell her that it is going to be donated if the poor kid doesnt master a difficult piano composition by the next day? what kind of a mother will inform her daughter that she is nothing but “garbage”? and what kind of mother will believe, as chua tells readers, that “an a- is not always a good grade”? the only activities her children should be permitted to do are those in which they can eventually win a medal, which must be gold.what kind of a mother she is? why, a mother who is raising her kids in the typical chinese way, rather than the western way. in her new book, battle hymn of the tiger mother, chua tells her adventures in chinese parenting, and so nuts as she may be she is also mesmerizing (迷惑的). chuas voice is that of a happy, knowledgeable serial killer think hannibal lecter whos explaining how hes going to cut his next victim, as though its the most self-evidently normal behavior. there is another attractive aspect of battle hymn of the tiger mother. there are methods to chuas madness, enough method to stir up self-doubt in those readers who support the more educating parenting styles. it is trusted that battle hymn of the tiger mother is going to be a book club and parenting blog phenomenon; there will be fevered debate over chuas tough love strategies, which include unchangeable bans on such western indulgences (纵容) as sleepovers, play dates, and any after class activities except practicing musical instruments, which must be limited between the violin or the piano.the back story to chuas book is this she is the daughter of a couple of chinese immigrants and is now a professor at yale law school and the author of two best-selling “big-think” books on “free-market democracy” and “the fall of empires”. when chua married her husband, her fellow yale law professor and a novelist jed rubenfeld, they agreed that their children would be brought up in “the chinese way,” in which punishingly hard work, enforced by parents produces excellence; excellence, in turn, produces satisfaction. the success of this strategy is hard to debate. their older daughter is a piano talent who played at carnegie hall when she was 14 or so. the second, a more rebellious (叛逆的) daughter, lulu, is a gifted violinist. chua rode the girls hard, making sure they practiced at least three hours a day even on vacations, when she would call ahead to arrange access to practice in hotel lobby bars and basement storage rooms. chua also rarely refrained (抑制) from criticizing her daughters. she explains chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable to westerners. chinese mothers can say to their daughters, “hey so fatty, lose some weight.” by contrast, western parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of health and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up in treatment for eating disorders and negative self-image. . western parents are concerned about their childrens minds. chinese parents arent. they assume strength, not weakness, and as a result they behave very differently. 41. the underlined word “nuts” in the first and second paragraphs most probably means _.a. intelligent b. crazy c. difficult d. eager42. which of the following practices are tough love strategies except _.a. children must get a medal if they attend a competitionb. children should practice piano even on holidays.c. children are indulged to sleepover, play dates, etc.d. children are called “garbage” or “fatty”43. whats the writers purpose of using the example of “weight problem”？a. to show chinese parents can do unimaginable things.b. to make a comparison between western and chinese mothers.c. to make us believe the western way of parenting is much better. d. to show that chinese mothers care more about their children. 44. from the passage we can learn that chuas way of parenting is _.a. widely acceptable b. very traditional c. quite controversial d. out of date 45. which is the main idea of the passage?a. the chinese way of parenting has its advantages.b. battle hymn of the tiger mother is a best seller.c. the westerners are not good at raising children. d. tiger mothers raise their children in the chinese way.bwith about 10 million new iphone 6s ordered in the initial days on the market, a lot of old iphones are bound to be thrown into the dustbins. sure, you could sell, donate or recycle your old iphone, but you probably will not. and there are better things to do with it.one creative example at the missouri university of science and technology, a biology class is making old iphones into microscopes. using less than $10 worth of supplies, the old phones are mounted onto a lens and can magnify an object to 175 times its size.here are 5 smart-and-cheap uses for old iphones.music for your cartake your music library on the road. some cars are equipped with docking ports for iphones and have dashboard screens so you can choose your favourite music hands-free. or you can just use the cigarette lighter for power.remote controltelevisions, speakers and other devices now have apps that allow users to make their iphones into fashionable remotes. carm lyman, 42, of napa, california, transformed his iphone 4 into a remote for his household sound system after his iphone 5 arrived. lyman can control the audio levels and activate speakers in various parts of his home as well as access different music services.cookbookno need to go through recipe books or hunt around for other devices when you have a kitchen iphone. download a cookbook app, such as my recipe book (99 cents) or big oven (free), and just leave the device on the kitchen counter. it takes up almost no space and will hold far more recipes than any book.baby monitorsure, you can spend $100 or more on a baby monitor, or you can just set your old iphone up to watch video of your baby in real time as well as hear and even talk to him or her. cloud baby monitor ($3.99) also allows parents to receive the signal on a wireless network or on wifi so they do not have to be within a certain number of feet of the monitor.vehicle trackerwhether you need to find your car if it is stolen, record where you have traveled, or spy on your teenage driver, the built-in gps in your phone can be used as a tracking device. an app like instamapper ($2.99) lets you watch the vehicle in real-time and have a record of it. keep in mind that the phone can still dial 911, even if it does not have cellphone service, smith said.you can also use your old phone as a back-up in case your new model suffers irreparable harm. that said, the battery of a phone that sits in a drawer unused could be exhausted to the point where it is no longer workable.46. we can learn from the passage that an old iphone_.a. can be used as a microscope b. is necessary to be charged regularlyc. can light a cigarette in a car d. is able to communicate with a baby47. who will probably benefit the most from an old iphone?a. a housewife b. a musician c. a traveller d. a phone user48. if you expect the uses to work properly, _.a. the wifi is a must b. you are required to download appsc. cellphone service is needed d. some extra work must be done to your phone49. which of the following statement is true?a. the uses mentioned above cant funtion in an iphone6. b. the uses can be available in a certain small area.c. an old iphone may give you clues about a stolen car.d. a cookbook app takes up no space of your old iphone.c the practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. with the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (怀旧的)skill. however, while todays educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful-both in school and in life.virginia berninger, professor of educational psychology at the university of washington, says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks-both on a computer and by hand. the study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.in a more recent study, berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a students writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to know well they can write. “spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. it is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” berninger said.spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe “those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. seeing the words in the “minds eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says berninger, but also to spot spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over time.“in our computer age, some people believe that we dont have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “but until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they wont have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”50. what makes writing by hand a thing of the past?a. the absence of blackboard in classroomb. the use of new technologies in teaching.c. the lack of practice in handwriting.d. the popular use of smartphones.51. berningers study published in 2009 _.a. focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer.b. indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper.c. found that good essays are made up of long sentences.d. discussed the importance of writing speed.52. which of the following best shows the role of spelling?a. spelling improves ones memory of words.b. spelling ability is closely related to writing ability.c. spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.d. spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.53. what does “minds eye” in paragraph 5 mean?a. window.b. soul c. picture.d. imagination.54. what conclusion could be drawn from the passage?a. computers can help people with their choice of words. b. spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching.c. handwriting still has a place in todays classrooms.d. functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.dmy day began on a decidedly sour note when i saw my six-year-old wrestling with a limb of my azalea bush. by the time i got outside, hed broken it. can i take this to school today? he asked. with a wave of my hand, i sent him off. i turned my back so he wouldnt see the tears gat