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福建省龙岩市武平县第一中学2015届高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）第i卷（选择题，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题15分，满分75分） 听下面5段对话，选出最佳答案。1where does the conversation probably take place? ain a hotel. bin a gym cin an office2what does the man mean? a. he wont say sorry to mary b. he didnt quarrel with mary che will go to see mary.3how much did the mans sister pay for the skirt last summer? a$90 b$60 c$504who goes to the cinema most often in the womans family? aher brother bher father cher mother5what does the man want to do? aspend spring festival with his family bsend some gifts to all his relatives this year cbuy cards for friends he forgot to give something to last year第二节（共15小题：每小题15分，满分225分）听第 6段材料,回答第 6、7题。6where is the old man right now? a. on the road bat the roadside cunder a tree7whom did the woman call? athe driver bthe police cthe first aid center听第 7段材料,回答第 8、9题。8what does the man tell his mother in the letter hes writing today? ahe decided to take a part-time job bhe was fired by rogers yesterday che worked in a shop three months ago9what does the man think his mother will worry about after seeing yesterdays letter? ahis study bhis life chis health听第 8段材料,回答第 10-12题。10what does the woman tell the man first? athe type of courses they offer bthe purpose of their program c the basic rules of their program11what do we know about the mans niece? ashe wants to attend a us university bshe is poor at computers and business english cshe will sign up for the course in two months12how much would the mans niece pay if she is one of the first 50 applicants? a $2,500 b $2,450 c $2,250听第 9段材料,回答第 13-16题。13what does the man like eating best? achicken with herb dumplings. bchicken sandwichescvegetable salads14what did the woman advise the man to do last month? atake a medical examination bdo exercise every day c get up early in the mornings15how does the man usually spend his evenings?ahe talks with other people bhe plays computer games che goes jogging16what does the woman think of the man? aabsent-minded b hardworking cweak-willed听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17when is breakfast served? afrom 7:00 to 9:30 bfrom 7:30 to 9:30 cfrom 7:00 to 9:0018what are on the first floor? athe bedrooms ba restaurant and a bank ca bank and some shops19where is the pool? aon the seventh floor bon the fifth floor con the third floor20what do we know from the talk? a. there are many telephones on the sixth floor b. the speakers office is beside a pub. cthe hotel is an eight-floor building第二部分：英语知识运用（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. the milkman _ the spotted cow, from among a herd of two hundred. a. selected b. held c. elected d. separated22. it has been raining for almost a week, so his visit to beijing is _ but funny.a. nothing b. anything c. something d. everything 23. it is _ for me to go to school as it takes only a few minutes to get there.a. comfortable b. suitable c. convenient d. free 24. the world makes _ for the man who knows where he is going.a. method b. approach c. way d. means25. during the summer vacation, he just stayed at home, doing nothing at all, which _ his failure in the first monthly examination.a. appealed to b. accounted for c. brought in d. allowed for 26. as a student, youd better learn how to write down notes in class before you _ them. a. forget b. are forgetting c. forgot d. will forget考点：考查时态27. alex and chris, volunteers from australia, are said _ our school as they have finished their teaching mission.a. having left b. leaving c. to leave d. to have left 28. surely you shall not come into the study _ i swore to devote myself to settling the problem, unless permitted. a. for which b. in which c. on which d. with which 29. the artist _ the last years of his life here and francoisacquired that masterpiece that even today represents one of frances treasures: the mona lisa. a. lived through b. lived out c. lived up to d. lived on30. cathy spent her summer vacation in reviewing her lessons _ she would achieve marks in the coming examination.a. now that b. as if c. only if d. so that31. but if a treatment _ delayed the disease by seven years were to be available, the number of sufferers would drop by 40% by the middle of the century. a. whereb. when c. whyd. that32. chinas public dancers, often _ as tiaowu dama, have found themselves at the center of a public debate in recent months.a. referring to b. having referred to c. referred to d. being referred to33. it sounds like the perfect end to a long, hard day at work. but sitting in front of the tv might make you feel worse _ better.a. other than b. less than c. or rather d. rather than 【答案】d【解析】34. president barack obama is practically weepy at the thought of his daughter malia _ to college.a. going off b. to go off c. gone off d. went off 35. - mike has been offered a prize for his good deed, but he doesnt want to accept it. - _? he deserves it.a. guess what b. so what c. like what d. but why 第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。the warm weather outside may look perfect for outdoor exercise. but for those who are not that sporty, nothing could be nicer than having a (36) _ afternoon tea with a few good friends and taking a break from studying. but are you (37) _ with the culture of afternoon tea-its origins, whats (38) _, and the proper etiquette(礼仪)?while the tradition of drinking tea (39) _ back to more than 3,000 b.c. in china, it was not until the mid 17th century that the (40)_ of “afternoon tea” first appeared in the u.k.in 1840,anna maria russell, the seventh duchess of bedford, started (41)_ a tea tray with butter, bread and cakes at 4 p.m. every day, as she found she was (42)_ at this time and the evening meal in her household was (43) _ fashionably late at 8 p.m. she found this new habit difficult to (44) _ and soon invited other ladies in society to join her.this (45)_ for tea quickly became a fashionable social event. during the 1880s, women of (46)_ class and society would (47) _ long gowns, gloves and hats for their afternoon tea.traditional afternoon tea, typically served (48) _ 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., is technically a small meal, not a drink. it (49) _ of a selection of sandwiches, freshly baked scones served with cream and fruit jam, pastries（糕点） and cakes. of course, tea or coffee, served with milk and sugar, is also provided.nowadays, you can enjoy a traditional yet fancy afternoon tea with pot-brewed tea and delicate snacks in many restaurants and hotels. but in the (50) _ home, afternoon tea is (51) _ to be much simpler-biscuits with a mug of tea, usually produced by using a teabag.(52) _ definition, afternoon tea is a dainty meal. so, when you drink you tea, take small sips (53) _“glugging” it down. theres a definite order to taking tea, but the actual drinking of tea can take place throughout the “meal”. (54) _, the good served should be consumed in a restrained (讲究的) fashion as well. sandwiches are eaten first, (55) _ by the sweet snacks, such as cakes, pastries and scones. 【小题1】arelaxing bdisheartening crecovering dregretting【小题2】asimilar bfamiliar cconcerned dassociated【小题3】aconcluded bconnected cincluded dextended【小题4】areviews bruns cstarts ddates【小题5】asense bmeaning cconcept dway【小题6】aaccounting forbanswering forcpreparing for dasking for【小题7】ahungry bthirsty canxious dtired【小题8】aserved blasted ccontinued dremained【小题9】akeep bbreak chold down【小题10】astop bhesitation crest dpause【小题11】agreater bupper chigher dlower【小题 12】atranslate intobdivide into cchange into dget into【小题 13】abetween bamong cinto dbeyond【小题 14】aappears bconsists cbuilds dadds【小题 15】anormal bfair caverage dparticular【小题 16】apossibly bprobably cmaybe dlikely【小题 17】aon bby cin dwith【小题 18】amore than bother than crather than dless than【小题 19】adifferently bsimilarly cexactly dhardly【小题 20】aproved bfollowed cled dadvanced第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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。aas a health editor, i spend the majority of my day poring over content related to health. at huffpost, were lucky to talk to experts on a daily basis about how to live our best lives. its clear that life would be healthier if we would just do the following things. sure, some of these are easier said than done. 1.have a bedtime. sleep is considered the third pillar(支柱) of health, and for good reason. research is only making it increasingly clear that not getting enough of the stuff can have serious health effects. meanwhile, getting enough sleep is good for everything ranging from weight, to mood, to even the immune system. one of the simplest things you can do to ensure you get enough sleep each night is to set a bedtime. forgive yourself if you cant meet it every night, but make a point to try to stick to it.2. cultivate your emotional intelligence to have emotional intelligence means to be confident, good at working towards your goals and adaptable. you recover quickly from stress. psychologist daniel goleman previously told huffpost. its made up of five parts: social skills, empathy, motivation, self-awareness and self-regulation. and fortunately, these are all traits you can cultivate. be curious about things beyond yourself. know what youre good at and where you can stand to improve. try to improve your ability to pay attention.3. this is something im still working on. im an objectively fast person - fast at walking, fast at eating, fast at talking. this also makes me very impatient, and also sometimes very unobservant - stopping to smell the roses has never been my strong suit. but slowing down to appreciate life and all its little moments builds gratitude - and thats a very healthy thing.4. find an exercise you actually enjoyits not exactly a secret how much i opposite-of-like running. ill still do it, because of health, but there are certainly other ways id rather get my fitness in. and thats completely ok. research has even shown that whether we think of fitness as fun or exercise affects how much we end up eating. for me, exercise is a pill best swallowed as volleyball. for you, it may be dancing, or swimming, or riding your bike. dont think that just because you dont like conventional exercise - running, going to the gym, etc. - youre bad at exercise. no such thing!【小题1】 which of the following has something to do with the immune system?a. exercise b. sleep c. emotional intelligence d. mood【小题2】 what can we infer from the passage?a. you should set a bedtime and stick to it no matter what happened.b. paying attention is not as important as other abilities for emotional intelligence.c. the writer is no longer a fast person.d. the exercise the writer likes most is volleyball.【小题3】 emotional intelligence includes the following except_. a. confidence b. motivation c. stress d. self-awareness【小题4】 the best title for the third tip is_.a. feel gratitude to lifeb. stop to smell the rosesc. lead a simple lifed. take a time to appreciate your lifebsingle people, especially women, are stigmatized（指责） in our society: were all familiar with the image of a sad, lonely woman eating ice cream with her cats in her pajamas on saturday night. but about 45 percent of us adults arent married and around one in seven lives alone. this might be you. research shows that young peoples expectations about their marital status (e.g. the desire to be married by 30 and have kids by 32) have little or no relationship to what actually happens to people. so, go with the flow. and, if youre single, youre in good company. single people spend more time with friends, volunteer more, and are more involved in their communities than married people. never-married and divorced women are happier, on average, than married women. so, dont buy into the myth of the miserable singleton.if you do get married, keep going with the flow. relationship satisfaction, financial security, and happy kids are more strongly related to flexibility in the face of lifes challenges than any particular way of organizing families. the most functional families are ones that can bend. so partnering with someone who thinks that one partner should support their families and the other should take responsibility for the house and children is a recipe for disaster. so is being equally rigid about non-traditional divisions of labor. its okay to have ideas about how to organize your family but your best bet for happiness is to be flexible.buying a home is often taken for granted as a stage on the path to adulthood. but the ideal of universal home ownership was born in the 1950s. its a rather new idea.with such a short history, its funny that people often insist that buying a house is a fool-proof investment and the best way to secure retirement. in fact, buying a house may not be the best choice for you. the mortgage(按揭) may be less than rent, but there are also taxes, insurance, and the increasingly common home owners association (hoa) fees. you may someday sell the house for more than you bought it but, if you paid interest on a mortgage, you also paid far more than the sale price. you have freedom from a landlord, but may discover your hoa is just as controlling, or worse. and then theres the headache: renting relieves you from the stress of being responsible for repairs. it also offers a freedom of movement that you might cherish. so be wise and consider all your options.【小题1】 it can be inferred from the passage that_. a. many americans get married by 30 and have kids by 32 b. married women have a happier life than those never-married c. divorced women lives a miserable life d. the society tends to have a wrong image about single women【小题2】.according to the passage, what can be a happy family？ a. the happy family is flexible in the face of lifes challenges. b. the happy family has particular way of organizing families. c. the happy family believes the traditional divisions of labor. d. the happy family has relationship satisfaction, financial security and happy kids.【小题3】 the purpose of paragraph 3 is to _. a. tell people to rent a house rather than buy a house b. ask people to think hard about whether to buy a house c. show people buying a house is foolish d. tell people buying a house may cost a lot of money【小题4】 the passage mainly tells us _. a. how to have a happy family b. whats the life of american youth c. what american youth should know for living a happy lifed. why american youth should be wise when making decisionscanna riviere was one of the most admired of 19th-century english sopranos(女高音). she was also one of the most adventuresome. she was born in london on january 9th, 1810. she entered the royal academy of music at the age of 14. seven years later, just after her first show, anna married sir henry bishop, who was 24 years her senior. her reputation as a singer grew rapidly, based largely on her tours with sir henry and harpist nicholas bochsa. after a tour of dublin, edinburgh, and london, anna bishop deserted her husband and three children and ran away with bochsa. from then on, madame bishopas she continued to be knowntraveled and sang as if her life depended on it. between 1839 and 1843 she traveled to every major town in europe, where she sang in 260 concerts. in the course of two years in naples, she performed in 20 operas. in 1855 she and bochsa sailed for sydney, australia. he died there the following year, and anna went on to tour south america before returning to new york, where she married a diamond merchant. then she began what proved her most dangerous adventure. after another american tour in 1866, she and her husband set sail across the pacific. they were shipwrecked on a small coral reef, and for more than a month they drifted in a small boat before they finally reaching guam. she had lost her music, her wardrobe, and her jewelry, but madame bishop was not to be stopped. she went on to manila and began a concert tour that led to hong kong, singapore, and india before she went back to england. after another two-year world tour she returned eventually to new york, where she gave her last public performance in 1883at age 73. meanwhile the husband she left behind, sir henry, had become famous for writing the music to lyrics that might eventually have been meaningful to anna bishop“home, sweet home.”【小题1】 which of the following message about madama bishop is true? a. she became famous after her first show. b. after her tour in europe