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山东省淄博市第七中学2015届高三英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（三部分，105分）听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：how much is the shirt? a. 19.15. b. 9.15. c. 9.18.答案是b。1. what will dorothy do on the weekend? a. go out with her friend. b. work on her paper. c. make some plans.2. what was the normal price of the t-shirt? a. $15. b. $30. c. $50.3. what has the woman decided to do on sunday afternoon? a. to attend a wedding. b. to visit an exhibition. c. to meet a friend.4. when does the bank close on saturday? a. at l：00 pm. b. at 3：00 pm. c. at 4：00 pm.5. where are the speakers? a. in a store. b. in a classroom. c. at a hotel.第二节 （共15小题;每小题1 5分，满分22 .5分） 听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what do we know about nora? a. she prefers a room of her own. b. she likes to work with other girls. c. she lives near the city center.7. what is good about the flat? a. it has a large sitting room. b. it has good furniture. c. it has a big kitchen.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. where has barbara been? a. milan. b. florence. c. rome.9. what has barbara got in her suitcase? a. shoes. b. stones. c. books.听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。10. who is making the telephone call?a. thomas brothers. b. mike landon. c. jack cooper.11. what relation is the woman to mr. cooper? a. his wife. b. his boss. c. his secretary.12. what is the message about? a. a meeting. b. a visit to france. c. the date for a trip.听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。13. who could the man speaker most probably be? a. a person who saw the accident. b. the driver of the lorry. c. a police officer.14. what was mrs. franks doing when the accident took place? a. walking along churchill avenue. b. getting ready to cross the road. c. standing outside a bank.15. when did the accident happen? a. at about 8：00 am. b. at about 9：00 am. c. at about 10：00 am.16. how did the accident happen? a. a lorry hit a car. b. a car ran into a lorry. c. a bank clerk rushed into the street.听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the talk mainly about? a. the history of the school. b. the courses for the term. c. the plan for the day.18. where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students? a. in the school hall. b. in the science labs. c. in the classrooms.19. what can students do in the practical areas? a. take science courses. b. enjoy excellent meals. c. attend workshops.20. when are the visitors expected to ask questions? a. during the lunch hour. b. after the welcome speech. c. before the tour of the labs.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题l分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. _ it is raining hard . you may as well stay here as leave. a. although b. after c. when d. since22. jenny certainly _ go swimming in the river - once bitten , twice shy. a. cant b. wont c. shant d. mustnt23. -are there any english dictionaries for us students in the library? -there are only a few. if _. a. nothing b. no c. any d. all24. the tasks they faced seemed far _ their ability. a. within b. beyond c. against d. off25. the cup fell down to the ground , _.a. broke b. breaking c. to break d. broken26. foreign ministers of the two countries hold regular meetings, they can exchange views on international issues of both concern. a. what b. where c. which d. why27. didnt ever occur to you what the source of this saying i just quoted is? a. this b. it c. that d. one28. he came here in the hope he could learn about the cause of the accidentawhich bhow cthat dwhat29.-its my treat today. is there any particular meal you would like to have? - you choose is all right with me.a. what b. whatever c. anything what d. no matter what30. excuse mevisiting hours are overits time for you to leaveim sorry, i didnt know the time or i earlierawill leave bwould leave chad left dwould have left31. i have been living in the united states for 20 years, but seldom _ so lonely as now.a. have i felt b . i had felt c . i have felt d . had i felt32.-would you please buy me a bright paper package when you go shopping? - a. id rather you wouldnt b. its ok with me. c. what for? d. by all means.33. the professor wants the students to pay more attention to the festivals _ in other parts of the world.a. celebrating b. having celebrated c. celebrated d. being celebrated34. you seem to be familiar with this city. i _ here for three years. its great to be back.a. have livedb. livedc. had livedd. live35.-i didnt go to the art show, because i lost my ticket. -you have borrowed mine. i didnt go to see it anyway. a. might b. need c. could d. must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3655各题所给出的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。a love note to my momwhen i was a little girl, i would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographersit was years later that i finally understood what role modeling 36 in your lifelittle did i know you were 37 every penny you earned to go to 38 schooli cannot thank you enough for 39 you told me one autumn afternoon when i was nineafter finishing my homework，i wandered into the dining room where you were buried 40 piles of law booksi was 41 why were you doing what i domemorizing textbooks and studying for 42 ? when you said you were in law school, i was more puzzledi didnt know moms 43 be lawyers tooyou smiled and said, “in life, you can do anything you want to do”as young as i was, that statement kept 44 in my earsi watched as you faced the 45 of completing your studies, starting companies with dad, while still being a 46 and a mom of five kidsi was exhausted just watching you 47 with your words of wisdom in my 48 mind, i suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dreammy whole world 49 i set out to live my life filled with 50 , seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievementsyour words became my mottoi 51 found myself in the unique position of being either the first （woman doctor in maryland rotary） 52 one of the few women （chief medical reporters） in my fieldi gained strength every time i said , “yes, ill try that”encouraged by your 53 , i have forged ahead （毅然前行） with my lifes journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and 54 meeting each challengeyou did it, and now im 55 itsorry, got to runso much to do, so many dreams to live36afound bplayed ckept dprovided37asaving bmaking cdonating dreceiving 38abusiness bfashion claw dmedical39awhat bthat cwhich dwhere40aat bto cupon dunder41aamused bworried cpuzzled ddisappointed42aroles btests cpositions dshows43amust bought to cneed dcould44aringing bblowing cfalling dbeating45achoices bchances cchallenges dchanges46aprofessor bdoctor creporterdmodel47ain danger bin action cin trouble din charge48aweak bpowerful cyouthful dempty49acame back bclosed down cwent by dopened up50ahope bhardship charmony dsadness51aconstantly bshortly chardly dnearly 52aand bbut cor dfor53adescription bstatement cpraise dintroduction54asecretly bcuriously ccarelessly deagerly 55adoing bconsidering ccorrecting dreading第三节：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）a a new study has found that african elephants appear to use darkness to avoid being seen or heard when raiding(搜索) farmland for food. the study also showed that elephants carry out their food raids based on the appearance of the moon , or lunar cycle. researchers believe the animals are doing this during the cover of darkness to avoid contact with human beings. a report on the study appeared in the african journal of ecology. rachel grant teaches animal behavior at anglia ruskin university in england. she says elephants are cathemeral, meaning they are active both day and night. but she says, their raids on crops almost always take place at night. this suggests that the animals go near villages when they sense that their huge bodies are more difficult to see ms. grant added that an elephants knowledge of the higher risk of being discovered on moonlit nights could explain its behavior during the lunar cycle. the study was carried out in and around mikumi national park in tanzania. the park has one of the largest populations of wild elephants in africa. it is about 300 kilometers west of dar es salaam . the researchers chose five villages near the wildlife area and counted how many times elephants raided crops. they found that few of elephant raid nights took place during a full moon. the amount of crop damage. also fell considerably during such periods. rachel grant says some elephants have what she calls an internally arising biological rhythm( 生物节律) or they may be basing their decision - making on local conditions. in her words, many animals change their behavior according to varying light levels and the realizing risk of raiding foods. she says this rhythm is likely to be a partly evolved, partly learned response. ms. grant says the behavior probably is found in elephant populations in countries other than tanzania. she adds that information from the study could be used to protect farms from elephant damage.56. what is the text mainly about? a. a new finding about elephant behavior. b. the relationship between animals and humans. c. wild elephants living in tanzania. d. a wildlife protection program in africa.57 . african elephants mostly carry out their food raiding at night_. a. for fear of the sunlight b. to find more food c. so as not to be discovered d. to avoid the hot weather58. what does the underlined word they in paragraph 5 refer to? a. the researchers. b. the elephants. c. the crops. d. the villages59. ms. grant believes that the biological rhythms_. a. only exist in elephants b. change with the living conditions c. never change over time d. are all born with elephants60. the finding of the study is helpful in _. a. limiting the elephants movements b. increasing the elephants population c. changing the elephants behavior d. protecting the farmers cropsb the us and uk share a great amount of pop culture phenomenon. however. despite their many similarities, there are huge cultural differences between these two countries. the following are some ways that americans offend brits. and vice versa. without knowing it. in both the uk and us. a v sign made with the index(食指) and middle finger pointing up and the palm facing outwards is known as v for victory . it is also the peace sign. in britain. this same sign with the palm facing inwards is very rude. but for americans. it simply doesnt mean anything at all. the ward quite seems to be a common word. americans use it, brits use it. so it must be the same, right? well no, not quite. an american guest may upset her uk hosts by describing their dinner as quite good. in british english , quite good only means pretty good or fairly good - in other words. the meal was passable but could have been better. but in american english . its much more positive. quite good means very good. brits exchange good - natured insults ( 调侃) because theyre too conservative and emotionally reserved to say how they really feel. the stronger their friendship is , the more they can make fun of each other and still come away with a warm feeling. but this is not how americans socialize. tell a us friend hes an idiot( 白痴) , and you likely wont get invited to his wedding. when brits meet foreigners. theyre not always as welcoming as they should be. americans in particular can take this the wrong way - they say that the british are known for being cold and unfriendly. for americans. looking shocked when someone says to you hi! how are you today? instead of immediately responding with equal enthusiasm. is seen as rude.61. what is the text mainly about?. a. the cultural differences between the us and uk. b. the similarities of american and british culture. c. the exchanges between american and british culture. d. the differences between american and british english.62. the v sign with the palm facing outwards a. means different thing in the uk and us b. is very rude for british people c. stands for victory in both the uk and us d. means nothing at all in the us63. when an american describes the dinner as quite good , he means that_. a. it is not so good b. it is just so-so c. it is acceptable d. it is really good64. when you make fun of an american friend as an idiot , he will_. a. have a warm feeling b. never take it too seriously c. invite you to his wedding d. get annoyed 65. we can learn from the last paragraph that_. a. the british are more open - minded b. the americans are more welcoming c. the british are easier to please d. the americans seldom respond a greetingc the national park service in the united states manages a total of 401 units. one of the most memorable is mesa verde national park, in colorado. the spanish named the area. the high, flat mountaintop is covered with many green juniper( 刺柏) and pine trees. it looks like a huge green table, a mesa verde in spanish. two spanish brothers rediscovered the area in 1888, when they were trying to find some missing cattle. they saw what looked like a small city across the canyon. there were many connected rooms built into a natural opening in the rock. it looked as if the people who had lived there had just walked out. leaving everything they owned. the ruing had been home to the ancestors of the present - day members of the pueblo tribes .they were named anassazi by the navajo indians. they moved to mesa verde about 1,500 years ago and left 700 years ago. today. from a distance. mesa verde appears as it did centuries ago. in the distance are the flatlands and mountains of the four comers area. that is where the states of colorado, new mexico , utah and arizona meet. some of the ruins in the four corners area belong to the earliest people who lived there. they were hunters and gatherers . now known as basket makers. the basket makers lived in simple caves. their civilization existed 2,000 years ago. the first evidence that ancient people moved to mesa verde is from about the year 500. they lived in pit houses , large holes in the ground with roofs of wood and mud. in about the year 750 ,the early pueblo people began building square structures of large connected rooms above ground .finally, in about 1100, they climbed down the canyon walls and began building cliff dwellings(住所). around mesa verde national park , many objects used by the ancient people have been recovered : pots , tools and jewelry. however. human remains or any object from a grave may not be touched. this is to honor the wishes of the modern puebloan people who live in the area today.66. the author uses the word rediscovered to mean that_. a. the spanish were not the first to come here b. no one had lived there for 700 years c. the spanish lived there a long time ago d. the spanish people all like adventure67. anasszi once lived in mesa verde for about_.a. 700 years b. 800 years c. 1,500 years d. 2,500 years68. the earliest people living in the four corners area are_. a. the spanish b. anasazi c. basket makers d. navajo indians69. the ancient people living in mesa verde first lived_. a. in simple caves b. in pit houses in the ground c. in square houses above ground d. in cliff dwellings70. what might be the authors purpose in writing the text? a. to show new archeological () discoveries. b. to make visitors interested in the us history. c. to tell us a story of the american indians.d. to introduce an ancient civilization.dblind imitation is self-destructionto those who do not recognize their unique worth, imitation appears attractive; to those who know their strength, imitation is unacceptablein the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpfulwhen i first learned to cook, i used recipes （菜谱）and turned out some tasty dishesbut soon i grew boredwhy follow someone elses way of cooking when i could create my own? imitating role models is like using training wheels on a childs bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on themin daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously（下意识地）hold poor role modelsif, as a