浙江省临海市杜桥中学高三英语上学期期中试题新人教版.doc

杜桥中学2014届高三上学期期中考试英语试题注意：本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。第i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.tom is a very hard-working student. _. as far as i know, he often burns the midnight oil.a. you can say that again b. i dont think so c. i am sorry to hear thatd. you cant be serious 2. mrs jane, who comes from _ european country, has formed the habit of attending _ church on sundays. a. a; 不填 b. an; the c. an; 不填 d. a; a 3. _ good use of learning resources such as the website and library, and you will make great progress. a. to make b. making c. make d. having made4. it was not until mum agreed to buy him a computer, _ was his favorite, _ the boy promised to study hard. a. that; that b. which; that c. that; which d. which; which5. i asked mary and joan to go to the cinema with me last night, but _ of them wanted to, because they had to prepare for the coming mid-term exam.a. any b. none c. either d. neither6. the parents were in search _ their son who was lost when the two countries were _ war.a. of; in b. of; at c. for; at d. for; in7. i am writing to express my _ for the safety of children travelling on school buses, especially those on high-risk and highway-speed routes.a. attention b. emotion c. affair d. concern8. dickens visited america in 1842, publishing american notes on his return and _ his experience in another book. a. to include b. including c. to be included d. included9. if the agreement is reached this weekend, it will bring in profit of _ 2.5 million pounds.a. indeed b. entirely c. approximately d. slightly10. i cant believe that jeff _ have quarreled and fought with his boss. well, if one _ ask for trouble, it just cant be helped. a. would; will b. must; may c. should; must d. need; dare11. scientists have created the worlds smallest “snowman”, _ about a fifth of the width of a human hair. a. measuring b. measures c. measured d. to measure12. the band _ in about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.a. broke up b. broke in c. broke out d. broke down13. why havent you asked her to come here? she _ an important experiment when i found her and she _ it.a. had done; didnt finish b. was doing; hasnt finished c. did; wouldnt finish d. did; hadnt finished14. _, im glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you.a. in case b. in a way c. in return d. in relief15. a good advertisement often uses words _ people attach positive meanings.a. that b. to which c. with which d. which16. the brave national spirits showed in the film the flowers of war are _ deeply moved the audience. a. which b. that c. who d. what17. after graduation from college, i tried to stand on my own feet and no longer _ my parents.a. cared about b. devoted to c. heard about d. turned to 18. some chinese students find it difficult to understand native speakers when in london.exactly, _ theyve learned a lot about grammar and known many words.a. if only b. now that c. as if d. even if19. i intend to buy that kind of clothes because i _ that they _ well. a. have been told; wash b. have told; washc. was told; washed d. have been told; are washed20. why didnt you inform me of what had happened to you, ann? _, but i was afraid that you would worry. a. i meant to b. i would c. not necessary d. i hope so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和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 but i never stopped 24 who the giver might be. some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about someone wonderful and exciting but too 25 to make known his or her identity.my mother 26 these imaginings. shed ask me if there was someone 27 i had done a special kindness who might be showing 28 . perhaps the neighbor id help 29 she was unloading a car full of groceries. or maybe the old man across the street whose mail i delivered during the winter so he wouldnt have to walked down his icy steps. as a teenager, 30 , i had more fun speculating that it 31 be a boy i liked or one who had noticed me even though i didnt know him.when i was 17, a boy 32 my heart. the night he called for the last time, i cried myself to 33 . when i awoke in the morning, there was a message 34 my mirror in red lipstick: “heartily know, when half-gods go, the gods arrive.” i thought about that quotation from emerson for a long time, and until my heart 35 , i left it where my mother had written it. when i finally went to get the glass cleaner, my mother knew 36 was all right again.one month before my high-school education, my father died of a heart attack. feeling extremely sad, i became completely 37 in my upcoming graduation, the senior-class play and the party. but my mother, in spite of her own 38 , would not hear of my skipping any of those things. the day before my father died, my mother and i had gone shopping for a party dress. wed found a spectacular one, but it was the wrong size. when my father died, i forgot about the dress.21. a. noticeb. notec. evidenced. message22. a. floristb. bakeryc. stored. market23. a. styleb. appearancec. characterd. identity24. a. admiringb. imaginingc. respondingd. inspecting25. a. independentb. foolc. shyd. rude26. a. contributed tob. watched out forc. blocked outd. accounted for27. a. for whomb. with whomc. whomd. that28. a. apologyb. appreciationc. benefitd. permission29. a. unlessb. oncec. sinced. when30. a. otherwiseb. butc. thoughd. therefore31. a. mightb. couldc. wouldd. should32. a. brokeb. trickedc. gainedd. wiped33. a. painb. sighc. dawnd. sleep34. a. inb. onc. atd. over35. a. forgaveb. achedc. determinedd. healed36. a. somethingb. everythingc. nothingd. anything37. a. uninterestedb. unfairc. violentd. hopeless38. a. lifeb. happinessc. sorrowd. world39. a. trueb. rightc. wrongd. false40. a. valuedb. respectedc. lovedd. thankful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：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 athree boys and a dad brad closed the door slowly as sue left home to visit her mother. expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite tv talk show on his first day off in months. “this will be like a walk in the park,” hed told his wife. “ill look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.” things started well, but just after eight oclock, his three little “good kids”mike, randy, and alexcame down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” when food had not appeared within thirty seconds, randy began using his spoon on alexs head as if it were a drum. alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍). mike chanted “wheres my toast, wheres my toast,” in the background. brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds. life became worse after breakfast. mike wore randys underwear on his head. randy locked himself in the bathroom, while alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. someone named “not me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. brad knew the talk show had already started. by ten oclock, things were out of control. alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils. randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room, but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible. at exactly11:17, brad called the daycare centre(日托所). “i suddenly have to go into work and my wifes away. can i bring the boys over in a few minutes? ” the answer was obviously “yes” because brad was smiling.41. when his wife left home, brad expected to _.a. go out for a walk in the parkb. watch tv talk show with his childrenc. enjoy his first day off workd. read the newspaper to his children42. which of the following did randy do?a. drawing on the wall. b. eating apple jamc. feeding the fish d. reading in a room43. why did brad ask the daycare centre for help?a. because he wanted to clean up his houseb. because he suddenly had to go to his office.c. because he found it hard to manage his boys.d. because he had to take his wife back home.44. this text is developed _.a. by space b. by comparison c. by process d. by time b even when youre extremely busy, you arent using your time with 100% efficiency. there are gaps in everyones schedule where they arent doing anything important. even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you arent working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.why arent you completely efficient? its because time isnt the limiting factor. if it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions. instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.the real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. energy levels limit your productivity because when youre tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.you might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices. but even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. the reason its hard to “find time” isnt a lack of time. its because you dont have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.45.if someone cant work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is _.aa schedule without gaps bbreaks and distractionscthe limited time dthe limited energy46. according to paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can _.awork without any rest bfocus on many things at a timecfind some more time in a day ddo some exercise regularly47. after a few weeks off, what was the change of the writers life?ahe had a longer daily to-do lists with over twenty items.bhe stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy.che found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier.dhe pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule.48the writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to _.aprove what the real limiting factor is bshow us how busily he needs to workcexplain how important a healthy body isdtell us what an odd experience he has49. what is the best title of the passage?aare you really lacking in time? bhow can you work efficiently?cwhat makes your energy limited? dwhen should you do exercise?cone of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. “one of the main reasons for economic failure in many african countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent african states.” said neville alexander, director of the project for the study of alternative education in south africa at the university of cape town.in response to the spread of english and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration, many countries have introduced language laws in the last decade. in some, the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters. one of the first such legal provisions was the 1994 “toubon law” in france, and the idea has been copied in many countries since then. such efforts to govern language use are often considered as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.it is especially difficult for native speakers of english to understand the desire to maintain the “purity” of a language by law. since the time of shakespeare, english has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. english is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world, but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power. another reason for the failure of many native english speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the anglo-saxon way of doing things. english has never had a state-controlled authority for the language, similar, for example, to the academic francaise in france.the need to protect national languages is, for most western europeans, a recent phenomenon- especially the need to ensure that english does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. public communication, education and new ways of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend.50. neville alexander believes that_. a. mother-tongue education is not practiced in all african countries b.globalization has resulted in the economic failure of africa c. globalization has led tothe rise of multi-language trend d. lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure51. the underlined word “futile” (in paragraph 2)most probably means “ _” . a.workable b. practical c. useless d. unnecessary52. why do many english-speaking countries not support the language protection efforts describedin the passage?a. they have a long history of taking words from other languages.b. they want their language to spread to other countries. c. they think language protection laws are ineffective.d. it reduces a languages ability to acquire international importance.53. whatcan we infer from the last paragraph? a. english has taken over fields like public communication and education. b.many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of english. c. most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language. d. europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language.54.the best title for the passage is_. a. fighting against the rule of english b. protecting local languages and identitiesc. globalization and multi-language trendd. to maintain the purity of language by law dit was a cold night in december. two beggars were sitting on a busy street corner in the downtown section of the city. the cold wind made them huddle together for heat and comfort. they watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some ignoring them on purpose and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their existence. every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the hats which lay in front of them on the icy sidewalk. some people, feeling particularly generous, would even pull out a bill or two from their wallets and drop them into the beggars hats and then continued their walking.today was not a bad day for begging. the men were able to collect enough for a decent meal at the coffee shop down the street and a few candles to light up their shelter in the alley behind the train station. as the crowd began to die down, they started to pack up their bundles and head for their evening shelter.just as they were getting ready to leave the street corner, they noticed a man walking toward them. he was obviously a wealthy man-they could tell that from the finely tailored business suit he was wearing and the gold watch chain that adorned(装饰) his left pocket.the first beggar looked at the second and whispered with excitement, hes coming our way!the two tried not to look directly at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldnt help gazing up with anticipation as he reached into his pocket and took something out.thunk was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard candy, wrapped doubly in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. the rich man turned and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.how insulting! said the first beggar, as soon as the rich man was out of sight. he could have easily left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he played a joke on us with a piece of rock candy.he looked at the wrapped offering with disgust. who does he think we are-children? theres no way we can even eat this-we have no teeth.the beggar picked up the object with the very tips of his fingers an