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浙江省温州市第六十一中学2015届高三第一学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分30分）第1节 ：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）1. -im sorry i made a mistake! - _. nobody is perfect.a. take your time b. youre right c. whatever you say d. take it easy2. the professor considers _ no good _ without understanding. a. it; to read b. it; reading c. that; to read d. that; reading3. the new survey shows that the number of students _ computer games has been increasing in recent years.adevoted to brelated to cconnected to daddicted to4. students in senior 3 are under _ great stress, because no one will take _ risk of failng in the college entrance examinations. a. a; the b. the; / c. a; a d. /; the5. i havent seen _ mary since i came here.aas lovely a girl as bso a lovely girl ascgirl as lovely as das a lovely girl as6. hes one of those early birds. its _ of him to get up early. a. flexible b. humorous c. rude d. typical7. snooker superstar ding junhui owes his great success to many people, his father _. a. in turn b. in particular c. in return d. in peace8. they had a wonderful holiday, _ bad weather. a. because of b. due to c. in spite of d. on behalf of9. i _ to go for a walk. - but i _ going shopping. a. would like; feel like b. feel like; feel like c. feel like; would like d. would like; would like10. without electricity, peoples life _ quite different today.a. would have been b. should have been c. would be d. could have been11. it is very hot in chongqing this summer. _airconditioners have been sold since the temperature is high.alarge quantities of ba large quantityca great deal of d. a great many of12. having walked in the desert for several days, they felt exhausted, but they had to find a pool before the water in the bottle _ .a. put out b. let out c. ran out d. used up13.alices father always brings her a nice gift _ he returns home from his business trip.a. by the time b. all the time c. every time d. in the time14. _with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.a. compareb. when comparing c. comparingd. when compared15. unfortunately, the computer system _ suddenly while they were searching for some information on the internet. a. broke up b. broke down c. broke away d. broke out16. i can _ the house being untidy, but i hate it if its not cleanacome up with bput up with cturn to dstick to17. - what time is it?- i have no idea. but just a minute. i _ it for you.a. check b. checked c. will check d. would check18. his laziness _ his failure; that is to say, his failure _ his laziness. a. resulted from; resulted in b. resulted in; resulted from c. as a result of; as a result d. as a result; as a result of19. - how did you like nicks performance last night? - to be honest, his singing didnt _ to me much. a. appeal b. belong c. refer d. occur20. it is required by law that a driving test _ taken before a man gets a license. a. was b. be c. were d. is第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）have you ever considered what it would be like if you are not able to smile? i hadnt _21_ that, up until a few months ago, when i found that i _22_ couldnt. well, im exaggerating (夸张) a little bit . i _23_ smile, but only with one side of my face!i went to the_24_, and was diagnosed(诊断) with bells palsya disease of the muscles on one side of the face. as you could _25_， this was quite a shock to me，and made me very _26_although this was a major bomb that was dropped on my life, my story is not about how _27_ life is, but about how i face the sudden _28_ falling on me.anyway, _29_ is a part of everyday life for me. “losing” half my face temporarily caused me to think “what is a smile？”according to the dictionary，a smile is a _30_ expression for pleasure, characterized(特征是) by the turning up of the corners of the mouth，_31_ what about the cause? what is _32_ the smile that causes us to show this expression?after _33_ about this for a while, i came up with the _34_ that a smile is not only characterized by the upturning of the corners of the mouth, but also by what a person does, says and thinks. this gave me hope, as i _35_ that smiling is not just an outward expression, but an inward _36_with this in mind, i set about _37_ how to smile with my life through my _38_， not just with my face._39_，sometimes i send my friends smile cards with a chocolate bar or bookmark, letting them _40_ a true smile.21a. thought about bstuck to cfought for ddreamed of22a. certainly bactually chardly dobviously23a. needed bwould cshould dcould 24a. doctor b. nursery house cgovernment dbookstore25a. ask bbehave cplan dimagine26a. excited bpuzzled cupset dashamed27a. hard bboring cshort dinteresting28a. fortune bchallenge cduty djob29a. sleeping bworking csmiling d. eating30a. facial bbody cmental dhappy31a. because bso cbut dor32a. behind bagainst cbefore dtowards33a. working bthinking creading dspeaking34a. agreement bconclusion cannouncement dcondition35a. doubted bhoped cinsisted drealized 36a. decoration battitude cpattern dattraction37a. learning bsuggesting cconsulting dpredicting38a. speeches bpromises cactions dopinions39a. in fact bfor example cas a result dby the way40a. discover bremove cconvey dexperience第二部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题，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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 (a)generations of americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to ones life. eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. but for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. so in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didnt have breakfast increased by 33%from 8.8 million to 11.7 millionaccording to the chicago-based market research corporation of america. for those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting (省略) breakfast. “going without breakfast does not affect work,” said arnold e. bender, former professor of nutrition at queen elizabeth college in london, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.” scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly little, and most of the recent work involves children, not grown-ups. “the literature,” says one researcher, dr earnest polite at the university of texas, “is poor.” 41. for those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _.a. several studies have been done in the past few yearsb. eating little in the morning is good for healthc. the omission of breakfast has little effect on ones work d. grown-ups have especially made studies in this field42. the sentence in paragraph 3 “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means _.a. people without breakfast can improve their workb. having breakfast does not improve work, either c. not giving people breakfast improves workd. people having breakfast do improve their work, too 43 the word literature in the last sentence refers to _.a. stories, poems, play, etc b. the films about the breakfastc. newspaper articles or novels d. written works on a topic 44. what is implied in the passage is that _.a. breakfast does not affect workb. dr polite works at market research corporationc. not eating breakfast might affect the health of childrend. professor bender once taught college courses in nutrition in chicago45. the main idea of the passage is that _.a. breakfast has nothing to do with peoples healthb. breakfast is not as important as we thought before c. breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a card. a good breakfast used to be important to us(b)international book clubhave you ever thought of joining a book club and buying new books through the post? here at the international book club, we already have many members buying books from us by mail.immediate benefits：as a special offer, you may choose any reduced-price books from our new members book list, to the value of $6 in total (plus postage and packing). by doing this, you will save pounds on the publishers prices.tick the box on your form to order a free watch.if you reply within seven days, we will send you another free gift carefully chosen from our book list by our staff.order a dvd from the many on offer in our list, at half the recommended retail price.when youve joined：as a member, youll enjoy savings of between 30% and 50% off the publishers price on every book you buy, and whats more, theyll come straight to your door. your free club magazine arrives once a month, to keep you up-to-date with the latest bestsellers. this means that every year we offer over 1,000 books to choose from. on the internet, you can find all our titles for the year on our exclusive members website.being a member：all we are asking you to do while you are a member is to choose four books during your first year. after that, you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.in each of our monthly club magazines, our experienced staff choose a club choice book a work of fiction or a reference title which they feel is particularly worth buying, and which is offered at an extra-special price. however, if you do not want this book, just say so in the space provided on the form. we will always send the book if we do not receive this.so, return your application form today, but hurry its not every day we can make you an offer like this. to apply to become a member, all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the envelope supplied.before you know it, your books will be with you. please dont send any money now, as we will send you your bill with the books. and remember, you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered. you should then either return the books or send your payment.46. which of the following doesnt belong to the benefits of being a club member?aorder a free watch. bget a gift for nothing.cget four books for free in the first year dorder a dvd at a low price.47. every month the club provides a free club magazine in order to _.alet readers know the number of books to be soldbattract more and more readers to join the clubcmake readers know the clubs developmentdkeep readers well informed of recent bestselling books 48. if a book is worth $100, how much will a member probably save if he buys one?a$40. b$60. c$20. d$70.49. what should you do if you want to join the book club?ajust send the club an email.bask other club members to recommend you to the club.cfill in an application form and return it to the club.dapply for a membership card.50. after you get your books, you should _.achoose whether to keep them or not after you read them carefullybdecide whether to keep them or not within a certain period of time cexpress your idea in the space provided in the bookdsend money to the club at once（c）famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. those who stand still, die. is one of oliveiras favorite phrases. he knows from experience what it means, as the portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. every year, oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. you have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away, he said. when asked about his age, oliveira said with some humility: its down to mother nature. it gave to me what it took from others. being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character. not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens. along with the architect oscar niemeyer (103), nobel laureate montalcini (101) and director kurt maetzig (100), oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation. another master in his profession is the architect oscar niemeyer. the 103-year-old brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. the role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few, said niemeyer recently. he spends almost every day working in his office in copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: after a gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic. another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old heesters. the dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in germany, where he still works. recently heesters said: i want to be at least 108-years-old. he also plans to keep performing. should i just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up? heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a good stage role. italian scientist rita levi-montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: progress is created through imperfection. in 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the nobel prize for medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. shes convinced that humans grow on challenges. with so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers. 51. from the first two paragraphs, we can see _. a. being active at 102 is achievable for everybody b. oliveira owes his long life to his mothers help c. social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior d. being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character52. how many centenarians are mentioned in this passage? a. 4b. 5 c. 6d. 753 by saying should i just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?” in paragraph 5, heesters shows us he _. a. wants to sit or lie in comfortb. is waiting for people to pick him up c. is willing to work till he diesd. prefers to give performance at home54. in the passage so many examples were given to show _. a. old age is a big problem if you want tosucceed b. old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot c. old people should never think of themselves as old d. as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic55. in the writers opinion, the architect oscar niemeyer is not _. a. pessimistic b. intelligent c. positive d. diligent（d）joe came to new york from the middle west, dreaming about painting. delia came to new york from the south, dreaming about music. joe and delia met in a studio. before long they were good friends and got married. they had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. they loved each other, and they were both interested in art. everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money. delia decided to give music lessons. one afternoon she said to her husband: “joe, ive found a pupil, a generals daughter. she is a sweet girl. im to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.” but joe was not glad. “but how about me?” he said.” do you think im going to watch you work while i play with my art? no, i want to earn some money too.” “joe, , you are silly,” said delia. “you must keep at your studies. we can live quite happily on $15 a week.” “well, perhaps i can sell some of my pictures,” said joe. every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. a week passed and delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired. “clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. im afraid she doesnt practice enough. but the general is the best old man! i wish you could know him, joe.” and then joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket. “ive sold one of my pictures to a man from peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.” “im so glad,” said delia. “thirty-three dollars! we never had so much to spend before. well have a good supper tonight.” next week joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. in half an hour delia came, her right hand in a bandage. “whats the matter with your hand?” said joe. delia laughed and said: “oh, a