河南省郑州市第四十七中学2015届高三英语上学期期中试题.doc

郑州市第四十七中学2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试题1. What does the woman want to do?A. Find a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car. B. Give her a ride. C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor. B. A department head. C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather. B. Clothes. C. News.第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个项中选出最佳选项，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home. B. Take Harry to hospital. C. Do some exercise.听第7段材料，回答第8 、9题。8. When will the man be home from work?A. At 5:45. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:50.9. Where will the speakers go ?A. The Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema . C. The UME Cinema. 听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。10. How will the speaker go to New York?A. By air. B. By taxi. C. By bus.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business. B. For shopping. C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passenger B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers.听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.14. What does John do now?A. Hes a trainer. B. Hes a tour guide. C. Hes a college student.15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A. $10,500. B. $ 12,000. C. $ 15,000.16. How many people will the woman hire?A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A. Its comfortable. B. Its time-saving. C. Its cheap.19. What is good about living in a small town?A. Its safer. B. Its healthier. C. Its more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy. B. Colorful C. Quiet.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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 并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 ANowadays women appear to have a positive image of themselves as safer drivers than men.In a survey done for insurer MetLife, 51% of women said they drive more safely. The evidence is on their side: Men are 3.4 times more likely than women to get a ticket for careless driving and 3.1 times as likely to be punished for drunk driving. “Women are on average less aggressive and more law abiding (守法的) drivers, which leads to fewer accidents,” the report says. However, not all male drivers share the same opinion. Of the men surveyed by MetLife, 39% claimed male drivers were safer. The findings did back them upon one point: automotive knowledge. The report showed that more men are familiar with current safety equipment such as electronic stability control，which helps prevent rollover accidents. Auto safety unavoidably matters to Money. Insurance companies focus on what classes of drivers have the lowest dollar amounts of claims, and for now, that mainly includes women. In general, women pay about 9% less for auto insurance than men. A study by the website Insweb also showed that auto insurance rates are lower for women in most states. Among individual states, women get the greatest, advantage in Wyoming (where they pay 20% less), South Dakota and Washington, D.C, where their insurance costs are 16% lower.“More than 11,900 male drivers died in US traffic accidents in 2009，compared with just under 4,900 women drivers” according to the study. “Based on miles traveled, men died at a rate of 2.5 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, vs.1.7 deaths for women.”21. According to the study，female drivers _.A. are more aggressive while drivingB. are more interested in auto knowledgeC. are more likely to stick to driving lawsD. are more familiar with safety equipment22. Insurance companies focus on female driver clients probably because they_.A. cause more accidents on the roadB. pay more money to the insurance companiesC. take the most part of the insurance clientsD. have the lowest amount of money on insurance claims23. We can infer from the passage that_.A. men are 3.1 times more likely to get tickets than womenB. all women in the USA pay the same for their auto insuranceC. more female drivers die every year than male driversD. women are generally safer drivers than the opposite gender24. The writer mainly develops paragraphs by_.A. giving examples B. making comparisonsC. drawing a conclusion D. presenting an argumentBOn countless mornings over the past year, I stood with my son, James, in our driveway, watching our neighbor hurry off to kindergarten. My wife and I wanted to give James the best education, but that meant wed have to change our jobs and spend less time with our kid. I asked myself, “Would this trade-off be worth it?” When I look at the research on child development, I think it might not. Where our kids go to school might matter less than most American parents think.Social scientists have long tried to determine why some children grow up to be successful. In a 2001 study, Greg Duncan, a professor of education at the University of California, measured the influence that the people in a childs life have on how well the child does in school. Duncan and his team found almost no relationship between how students did on the test and whom they sat beside in class, whom they hung out with after school and who lived in their block. The only meaningful link they found was between siblings（兄弟姐妹）and twins in particular. For a long time, scholars thought that a familys income heavily affected how well kids did in life. But that might not be the case. When Susan Mayer at the University of Chicago looked at the relationship between family income and lifetime achievement, she ran a series of experiments to measure it, finding such outcomes werent caused by income. She argued that the things that make a difference are relatively inexpensive: the number of books a kid has or how often his family goes to museums. Lareau, another scholar began one of the most in-depth observations of American parenting. He concluded that success is much more related to the amount of time parents spend with their children. He said “Many parents I interviewed are anxious about their childrens futuresBut they have exaggerated（夸大）the sense of the risks involved if they dont give their children the best of everything.” So at last, we decided to leave things as it were. More time with our kid is the best we can provide.25. The first paragraph is intended to _.A. introduce the topic of the passageB. confirm the result of a research C. stress the importance of good educationD. support a research on child development26. From the passage we know that most American parents _. A. spend a lot of time with their childrenB. like to buy a variety of books for their children C. think childrens achievement largely depends on schoolsD. believe their income cannot afford childrens education27.Who believes childrens brothers and sisters may influence their academic performance?ALareau BGreg Duncan CSusan Mayer DJames28. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Parents time matters to childrens futureB. School education determines childrens futureC. Family income counts to childrens achievements D. Less education means more risks for childrens successCWhat will power your house in the future？Nuclear, wind or solar power？According to scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, it might be leaves but artificial (人造的) ones.Natural leaves are able to change sunlight and water into energy. It is known as photosynthesis (光合作用). Now researchers have found a way to imitate this seemingly simple process.The artificial leaf developed by Daniel Nocera and his colleagues at MIT can be seen as a special silicon chip with catalysts (催化剂). Similar to natural leaves, it can split water into hydrogen and oxygen when put into a bucket of water. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are then stored in a fuel cell，which uses those two materials to produce electricity，located either on top of a house or beside the house.Though the leaf is only about the shape of a poker card, scientists claimed that it is promising to be an inexpensive source of electricity in developing countries. “One can imagine villages in India and Africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology,” said Nocera at a conference of the American Chemical Society.The artificial leaf is not a new idea. The first artificial leaf was invented in 1997 but was too expensive and unstable for practical use. The new leaf, by contrast, is made of cheap materials, easy to use and highly stable. In laboratory studies, Nocera showed that an artificial leaf prototype (原型) could operate continuously for at least 45 hours without a drop in activity.The wonderful improvements come from Noceras recent discovery of several powerful, new and inexpensive catalysts. These catalysts make the energy transformation inside the leaf more efficient with water and sunlight. Right now, the new leaf is about 10 times more efficient at carrying out photosynthesis than a natural one. Besides, the device can run in whatever water is available; that is, it doesnt need pure water. This is important for some countries that dont have access to pure water.With the goal to “make each home its own power station” and “give energy to the poor”，scientists believe that the new technology could be widely used in developing countries，especially in India and rural China.29. Which of the following orders correctly shows how the artificial leaf is used to produce electricity?a. artificial leaves split water into hydrogen and oxygenb. the hydrogen and oxygen gases are stored in a fuel cellc. the artificial leaves are put in waterd. the fuel cell uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricityA. c, a, b, d B. c, b, a, d C. b, c, a, d D. c, a, d, b30. The purpose of the scientists at MIT in developing the new artificial leaf is to _. A. build up more power stations in the worldB. provide cheaper energy for developing countriesC. offer people in developing countries access to pure waterD. gain a deeper understanding of the photosynthesis process31. The main idea of this passage is _.A. an introduction to the history of artificial leaves B. a mixture of water power and solar energyC. giving energy to the poor D. an invention copying photosynthesisDIf you feel at present that you dont have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment.Our lives let many of us become so busy with work and other things that we dont get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧）with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life quickly!Are there any people you could call right now and are assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?If you havent seen most of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you lived apart? Was there an argument?If the main reason you havent been getting together with the people you already know is that you have got too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?If you have become too busy to have time for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material joys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things by yourself that could be delegated to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you.If you really want to keep friends in your life, make space in your schedule and in your heart for them.32 .In this passage the author mainly discusses _.A. how to balance friendship and workB. how to spend our spare timeC. whether we should keep friendshipD. whether we should invite friends to dinner33. Which of the following doesnt indicate a good relationship?A. You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.B. You have someone to have close talks with.C. You have fun when you are with someone.D. You feel depressed with others in life.34 .What does the underlined word “ delegated ” in Paragraph 7 probably mean? A. declined B. replaced C. appointed D. handled35. What is the most important feature of the writing style of the passage? A. Offering arguments B. Raising questions C. Making comparisons D. Giving examples第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Sometimeswillpowerisalotlikethetelevisionremotecontrolhardtofindjustwhenyouwantitmost._36_Buttherearewaystoincreaseyourwillpower.Donttrytochangeyoureconomicsituation,winapromotionandloseweightallonthesamemorning.Setoneclear,specificgoalandmakearealisticplantoachieveit .Extrawillpowersometimesrequiresextraenergy,sodontspreadyourselftoothin. 37 Whateveryourgoalis,dontexpecttoachieveitovernight,_38_Ifyouaretryingtokickacoffeehabit,startbyreplacingyourmorningcupofcoffeewithaglassofwater,insteadofpromisingnevertodrinkcoffeeagain.Congratulateyourselfonthesmallachievements. Thesesuccesseshelpyourwillpowergrow. _39_Askfriends,familyorcolleaguesforassistanceandtellthemexactlyhowtheycan help.Ifyourcreditcardbillshaverisen,forinstance,letfriendsknowthatyouarecuttingbackonexpenses.Suggesthavingacommondinnerinsteadofmeetingatanexpensiverestaurant.Findasupportgroupororganizationrelatedtoyourgoalandattendtheirmeetings.Youcangetvaluableadvice,understandingandinformation.Ifpossible,changeyourenvironmenttoencouragepositivebehavior.Wanttogetinshape?Keepanextrasetofworkoutclothesinyourofficeasaremindertostopbythegymon the way home. Quittingsmoking?_40_A. Realsuccesstakestime.B. Focusononegoalatatime. C. Changeyourenvironmenttochangeyourlife.D. Improveyourwillpowerbyasupportnetwork.E. Changingyourbehaviorrequiresmorethanwillpower.F. Avoidbarsorrestaurantswhereyoumightbeattractedtolightup.G. Breakingabadhabitorforminganewandhealthyonecanbedifficult.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having 41 is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the 42 mentality（心态）people need in sports.43 have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. 44, I was at my younger brothers baseball game the other night and his team was 45 by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their 46 for heroics, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, 47 sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so 48 about the loss and he said it was because some kids mom brought really good snacks. Some parents have a 49 with coaches shouting at their child. If a child makes a mistake, it is the coachs 50 to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to 51 the team, problems 52 . Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal 53 on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and 54 the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to 55 the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually dont 56 it.With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the 57 . More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams 58 more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the c