浙江省宁波重点中学2014届高三上学期期中考试(英语)试题.doc

2013-2014学年宁波重点中学高三期中考（英语）【注意事项】：本试题卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共9页，全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟第卷（选择题）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.The movie Transformers 3 brought in 1.2 billion dollars in 2011, which was _ new height in _ directors career.A. a; aB. a; theC. the; aD. the; the2. Judging by the _ he keeps, Mark must be an extremely wealthy man.A. cooperationB. characteristicC. motivationD. company3.Why, my new computer is rubbish! Five hours has passed and it still hasnt finished the downloading.Dont worry. You know, sometimes the Internet _ be very slow.A. canB. mayC. shouldD. must4.Young children are often advised not to spoil their appetite by eating sweets _ the three meals.A. amongB. duringC. betweenD. through5.According to the original design, the plant would be able to _ at least 8,000 pianos a year. A. bring outB. take outC. put outD. work out 6.Security was such a major concern at the G8 Summit that no journalists could approach the meeting zone without _ the special pass.A. producingB. issuing C. commandingD. involving7. Jessica has always been honest and straightforward, and it doesnt matter _ that shes talking to.A. who is itB. who it isC. it is whoD. it is whom8. Joan stood outside a shopping mall for a long time, as if _ somebody. A. to wait for B. waiting for C. waited for D. having waited for9. Dad, dad! My head hurts so much. I think Im dying. _, darling! The doctor says you will feel better soon. A. That will do B. There, there C. Hi, there D. So long10.Researchers have found clear and convincing evidence _ happiness is the key to better health and longer lives.A. whereB. whetherC. howD. that11.When Steven suddenly remembered that he had left his mobile in the office, the train was already _.A. on the goB. on the riseC. on the run D. on the move12.In spite of the fact that soccer is the most popular international sport, it isnt what most girls _.A. go in forB. make up forC. do away withD. put up with13.Mr. Smith doesnt like all that empty talk between Susan and Joan, which he thinks will definitely get them _.A. anywhereB. anythingC. nowhereD. nothing14.What the educational expert wants to stress is that _ from worry and anxiety can definitely contributes to a childs mental and physical health.A. responsibilityB. freedomC. sorrowD. comfort15.I remember I left my laptop in the study last night. Why _ here?Oh, I thought you might need it so I brought it here for you.A. does it comeB. has it comeC. had it comeD. will it come16.Jenny, I hate to say it, but you really must go!_.A. All right, if you insistB. Not likely C. Mind your own business D. You must be kidding17.Chemical pollution will bring about a threat to agriculture and food chain, and _ to human health.A. frequentlyB. significantlyC. steadilyD. consequently18.The weather that day may not be as good as expected, in _ case we will have to put off the event.A. whatB. thatC. thisD. which19. To his credit, his translation manages to be _ to the spirit of the original.A. faithfulB. admirableC. automaticD. considerate20. The new model _ the market in three months, all the shops are now selling the old model at a discount.A. hittingB. hitC. having hitD. to hit第二节：完型填空（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。We have been driving in fog all morning, but the fog is lifting now. The little seaside villages are 21 , one by one. There is my grandmothers house, I say, 22 across the bay to a shabby old house.I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her, retracing (追溯) 23 memory for me. Lise was one of the mobile children, 24 from house to house in childhood. She longs for a sense of 25 , and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors 26 for 200 years.We soon 27 by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories 28 back, swift as the tide (潮水).Suddenly, I long to walk again in the 29 where I was once so gloriously a child. It still 30 a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while. We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk 31 the rooms in memory. Here, my mother 32 in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family 33 into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being 34 them. However, that was long after those childhood days. Lise 35 attentively as I talk and then says, So this is where I 36 ; where I belong. She has 37 her roots. To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human 38 Tobe rooted is to have an origin. We need 39 origin. Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the 40 of I. We must all go home againin reality or memory.21.A. appearingB. moving C. exposing D. expanding22.A. referring B. travelling C. pointing D. coming23.A. shared B. short C. fresh D. treasured24.A. passed B. raised C. moved D. sent25.A. home B. duty C. reality D. relief26.A. built B. lived C. remained D. explored27.A. catch up B. pull up C. step down D. come down28.A. falling B. turning C. rushing D. bringing29.A. yard B. village C. room D. house30.A. adapts toB. appeals to C. belongs to D. occurs to31.A. across B. through C. along D. past32.A. lay B. played C. stood D. sat33.A. marchingB. looking C. breaking D. pouring34.A. between B. with C. near D. behind35.A. wonders B. listens C. reacts D. agrees36.A. began B. grew C. studied D. stayed37.A. deepenedB. recognized C. accepted D. found38.A. heart B. rights C. interest D. behaviors39.A. one B. its C. that D. every40.A. meaning B. expression C. connectionD. background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。ABrief IntroductionVirginia Woolf (ne Stephen; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941)(Adeline) Virginia Woolf was an English novelist and essayist, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of Ones Own (1929), with its famous dictum, a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.Reading （A litter writen by her）My dear，Dearest, I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we cant go through another of those terrible times. And I shant recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I cant concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I dont think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. I cant fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I cant even write this properly. I cant read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that - everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I cant go on spoiling your life any longer. I dont think two people could have been happier than we have been .form the last letter of virginia woolfBackground of litterDuring this period, Virginia Woolf wrote his masterpiece, it can be said that this period of her creation of the harvest season. But this does not relieve her illness, her symptoms of schizophrenia is more and more serious, especially in the second world wars, the German Air Force bombing the UK for some time. Wolf created a printing factory was destroyed, then he lived in London for the villa was blown out. These two events left not resolve the shadow in the heart of Woolf, shorten（缩短） her embrace death. In March 28, 1941, she came to the ouse River, in the clothing pocket filled with stones, step by step toward the middle of the river walk, over his short life, has left us with a large number of magnificent; ornate; fascinating（美轮美奂的） works of art.41. According to the first paragraphwe can infer that A. During the interwar period，virginia woolf was important for London people.BShe has been living for 55 yearsCHer first the novels Mrs Dalloway in 1925DShe regarded as one of the foremost romanticism literary figures of the twentieth century42. what is form of The main body？Aletter of resignation B.Letter of condolence CLetter of suicide D.Letters of Apologies 43. Where can we see this article？ A.newspaper B.testbook C. German Literature D.television44. According to the reading, which of the following is not the reason of her Dutch act（自杀）？A. She cant go on spoiling your life any longer B. She feels certain I is going mad again C. She cannot bear her husbands interference D. The approach of war makes her psychological problems aggravated45.What can we know about virginia woolfs character？ A. Optimistic B. Complex C. Ordinary D. LonelyBIreland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the united kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country. In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived(复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish song which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.46. What does the author tell us in paragraph 1?A. How the Irish fought against the English. B. How Ireland gained independence.C. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D. How two “Irelands” came into being.47. We learn from the text that in Ireland .A. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in populationB. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countrysideC. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory workerD. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments48. The last paragraph is mainly about .A. the Irish character B. Irish culture C. Irish musical instruments D. a famous Irish writer49. What can be the best title for the text?A. Life in Ireland B. A Very Difficult HistoryC. Ireland, Past and Present D. The Independence of IrelandCTo some, its a dream job-eating delicious meals for free and then writing about themBut for some food critics, their eyes arent the only thing that gets wide with yet another feast Karen Fernau, a food writer for The Arisona Republic, said when she first started her job she began to gain weight“I always looked forward to lunch before this job, then all of a sudden lunch was all day every day she saysNine years later, keeping her weight steady and her health intact （完好无损的）is a daily battleIf she knows she will be going to a tasting at a bakery or eating a four-course meal, she usually eats fruits or salads throughout the dayNow she is always keeping track of whats in the food she eats and she says most people dont even look at or consider itAt one tasting task alone, she says, upward of l,000 calories is often added to her dayThats about half of the recommended total calories per day for the average adultBut even though shes thought of a special eating method, Fernau says sticking to it is a daily battleAnd food editors, writers and critics across the country couldnt agree more“When Im at home or not eating for work, its healthy food to the extreme, says Phil Vettel, whos been a restaurant critic for the Chicago Tribune for 19 yearsVettle, who eats dinner at four restaurants each week, says unlike most professions, he has no ight to chooseIf Im going out to eat, I cant choose the healthiest thing on the menu, I have to eat when theyre bringing me While Vettel exercises when he can, Joe Yonan, a food editor at The Washington Post, has strengthened his exercise habits since he started the job two years agoYonan says he realized early on that he was gaining weight and immediately hired a personal trainer to meet with three times a week, on top of his body training three to five times a weekStill, its a struggle that many Americans might envyAfter all, its one thing to get your calories from lobster（龙虾） tails or a delicate（精致的）chocolate cookie and quite another to get them from sodas and fast-food burgers50What does the underlined sentence mean in Para l?AThe food critics are always impressed by the delicious food in the restaurantBThe food critics are shocked to learn they have to have one more feastCThere is a wide variety of choices for the food critics to choose from DThe food critics eat delicious food, which also tends to result in gaining weight 51What can we learn about the job of being a food critic?AThey enjoy free and delicious dishes and make comments on themBThey only work for local magazines and newspapersCOnce they become food critics, they tend to stay in the jobDTheir excellent sense of taste makes them qualified for the job 52What is mentioned to be a method that food writers use to keep fit?ANot eating anything except for the free mealsBWriting down everything they put into their mouthCHiring a personal trainer for special exercise instructionsDChoosing only the healthy food on the menu 53What can we infer from the last paragraph?ANo matter whether the food is expensive or not, the gaining of calories is the sameBThe calories that lobster tails and chocolate cookies contain are less harmful CAmericans envy those food critics since they enjoy delicate and tasty foodDEverybody should take the calories in their food carefully54Whats the main idea of the passage?AAjob offering free meals may not be as desirable as it sounds to beBDishes in the restaurant usually contain too many caloriesCEating fruits and vegetables every day is the best way to lose weightDFood writers work hard to maintain their health and weightDI first heard this story a few years ago from a girlProbably the story is one of those mysteriousbits of folklore that reappear every few yearsHowever, I still like to think that it really did happen, somewhere, sometimeThey were going to Fort Lauderdale- three boys and three girls - and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine, dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray, cold spring of New York vanished behind themAs the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice VingoHe sat in front of them, dressed in a plain ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his ageHe kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into complete silenceDeep into the night, the bus pulled into Howard Johnsons, and everybody got off except VingoHe sat rooted in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him: perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herselfWere going to Florida, she said brightly“I hear its really beautifulIt is, he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget “Want some wine? she saidHe thanked her and retreated again into his silenceAfter a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleepIn the morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnsons, and this time Vingo went inThe girl insisted that he join themHe seemed very shy, andordered black coffee and smoked nervously as