北京市知春里中学2014年高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

1、北京市知春里中学2014 年高三上学期期末考试英语试卷本试卷共 12 页， 150 分。考试时长 120 分钟。考生务必将答案填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一卷第一部分听力理解 (共三节，30 分 )第一节(共 5 小题；每小题1.5 分，共 7.5 分 )听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A 、B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1. What does Pete feel after his exams?A. Good.B. Disa

2、ppointed.C. Satisfied.2. What s Patty troubled by?A. The on and off of the light.B. The pale colour on face.C. A serious pain in her back.3. What is outside their window?A. A snow world.B. A white building.C. A skiing ground.4. What are they talking about?A. Parks.B. Exercises.C. Pets.5. What are th

3、ey looking at?A. Pig houses.B. Special mirrors.C. Toothpicks.第二节(共 10 小题；每小题1.5 分，共 15 分)听下面 4 段对话，每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6 至 7 题。6. How did the woman lose weight?A. She went on a healthy diet.B. She ate fruits before mea

4、ls.C. She did a lot of exercise.7. What does the man suggest doing?A. Buying cheaper food.B. Bringing food from home.C. Setting up a healthy food club.听第 7 段材料，回答第8 至 9 题。8. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Trainer and trainee.C. Strangers.9. What is the man s

5、 feeling?A. Surprised.B. Unhappy.C. Curious.听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。10. Who are the two speakers?A. Ron and Tyler.B. Mike and Tyler.C. Ron and Mike.11. What are the speakers here for?A. Doing some math work.B. Meeting an old friend.C. Attending a conference.12. What seems to be Tyler s major field?A. Li

6、terature.B. Physics.C. Medicine.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 15 题。13.Where does Henry work?A. On a train to London.B. In an office in London.C. At a bar outside London.14.When does Henry get up every day?A. Before 6:30.B. At 6:30.C. After 6:3015.How did Henry use to feel about the time spent on the train?A. A n

7、 enjoyable time.B. A waste of time.C. A relaxing time.第三节 (共 5 小题；每小题 l. 5分，共7.5 分 )听下面一段对话，完成第16 至 20 五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词 。听对话前，你将有20 秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60 秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。Sunday s Times Application FormApplicant s informationArrangement for the interviewName: John16Time: 10:30Interested position:Date: t

8、he 8th of19Accountant17Place to register:Phone number:18Reception20Related experience: 3 years第二部分知识运用 (共两节， 45 分 )第一节单项填空 (共 15 小题；每小题1 分，共 15分 )从每题所给的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.The education ofyoung is alwayshot and serious topic.A. the, theB. the, aC. a， theD. a, a22.He has be

9、enthe computer for two hours, chatting with a boy from Australia.A. inB. onC. atD. by23.The listeners were muchthan hoped. There were so many tickets left.A. fewerB. largerC. moreD. less24. Are you expecting to receive a digital camera as a gift? Yeah! I can twait to get.A. someB. anyC. itD. one25.

10、She looks rather upset. Shethe exam. I guess so. Its very difficult after all.A. must have failedB. can failC. would have failedD. should fail26. Jim has gone to Britain to see a modern art exhibition. Oh, really? Do you know when he?A. leavesB. will leaveC. was leavingD. left27.It is already well u

11、nderstoodcauses the global warming.A. whatB. whenC. thatD. how28.Visitors to the hills are greeted by signsthem to look out.A. warnB. to warnC. warningD. warned29.she was out of the room, he took a quick look at the papers on her desk.A. IfB. WhileC. ThoughD. Unless30.In the past several weeks, many

12、 cities in Northern Chinafrom heavy fogs andsevere cold.A. had sufferedB. have been sufferingC. were sufferedD. suffered31.Don litter in the street in Singapore,you could be arrested.A. orB. andC. butD. so32. Can the project be finished as planned? Sure.it completed in time, we ll work two more hour

13、s a day.A. GetB. To getC. GettingD. Got33.Our country should set up more national parksanimals can live freely.A. whenB. whichC. whereD. whose34.If weearlier, we couldn t waitingbe here in a queue.A. have startedB. startedC. startD. had started35.It is important to know about the cultural difference

14、s thatcause problems.A. mustB. dareC. shallD. may第二节完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题1.5 分，共 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A 、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thatmorning,I stepped into the classroom, ready toshare my knowledgeand experience withseventy-five students who wouldbe my EnglishLiteratureclass. Having taught in

15、36for seventeenyears, I had no37about myabilityto hold their attention and to impress on them my38 for theliterature of my mother tongue.As I entered the room, I was39when the monitor shouted: “Stand up! ”The entire class rose, and Iwas somewhat40about how to get them to sit down again. Once that aw

16、kwardness was over, I quickly41 my calmness and began what I thought was an informed lecture, sure to gain their respect perhaps42 their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.I asked my students to keep 43 as homework. However, as I read them,

17、 the rosy glow wasgradually44by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said,“ Our literature teacher didnanything today.45her next lecture willbe better.Greatly” surprised, I read diary after diary, eachexpressing a46theme.“ Didn t I teach them anything?Idescribed the entire philosophical framew

18、orkof Western thought and laid the historical47for all the works we ll study in class,“”HowIcomplained.48they say I didn t teach them anything?”It was a long term, and it49became clear that my ideas about50were not the same as those ofmy students. I thought a teacher s job was51to raisequestions and

19、 provide enough background so thatstudents could 52their own conclusions. Mystudents thoughta teacher jobs wasto provide 53information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!54 , I benefited a lot, for my experience with my Chinese students has made me a55 Americanteacher, knowing ho

20、w to teach in a different culture.36.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. ChinaD. Australia37.A. worryB. ideaC. doubtD. skill38.A. professionB. admirationC. explanationD. expression39.A. attractedB. embarrassedC. amusedD. shocked40.A. puzzledB. sureC. worriedD. curious41.A. remindedB. returnedC. regainedD. recove

21、red42.A. moreB. evenC. yetD. still43.A. discussionsB. notesC. compositionsD. diaries44.A. replacedB. frightenedC. troubledD. moved45.A. LaterB. PerhapsC. SomehowD. Indeed46.A. commonB. strongC. similarD. strange47.A. happeningsB. charactersC. developmentD. background48.A. shouldB. needC. willD. must

22、49.A. immediatelyB. certainlyC. simplyD. gradually50.A. admirationB. questionC. educationD. conclusion51.A. difficultB. interestingC. essentialD. general52.A. drawB. findC. searchD. offer53.A. specialB. standardC. exactD. serious54.A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. ThenD. Though55.A. richerB. happierC. frien

23、dlierD. better第三部分阅读理解 (共两节， 40 分 )第一节（共 15 小题；每小题2 分，共 30 分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in afamily of seven children, she often felt like she had “ seven fathers,thers, ”as wbecausellashe

24、rher six bro father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated( 躲避 ) into books. Despite her love ofreading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her

25、grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought itwould be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing

26、program at the University ofIowa. At the university s Writers Workshop, however, she afeltMexicanlonely American from a poorneighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros findher creative“ voice.”“ Itwas not until this moment when I considered my

27、self truly different that my writing acquired avoice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didnhadt anythingthinkit to do with why I felt so muchimbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That whens I decided I would write aboutsomething my classmates couldn t write about.”Cisneros pu

28、blished her first work,The House on Mango Street , when she was twenty-nine. The booktells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much likethe neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used inclasses fr

29、om high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books ofpoetry, a children s book, and-storyashortcollection.56. Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?A. She had seven brothers.B. She felt herself a nobody.C. She was too shy to go to

30、school.D. She did not have any good teachers.57. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _.A. develop her writing styleB. run away from her familyC. make a lot of friendsD. search for a husband58. According to Cisneros, what was the key factor in her success?A. Her early years in college.B. H

31、er training in the Workshop.C. Her childhood experienceD. Her feeling of being different.59. What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?A. It is quite popular among students.B. It is a book of poetry written by Cisneros.C. It wasnasuccesst as it was written in Spanish.D. It won an award when C

32、isneros was twenty-nine.BHave you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feelvery uncomfortable over time?When you select your career, there s a whole lot more to it than assessingyour skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignor

33、e your personality, it will get you along-term hurt regardless of your skills or the job s pay. There are several areas of your personality that youneed to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas:1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?There are isolating

34、（孤立的）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someo

35、ne in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.2) How do you handle change?Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don happent so often. Other people would be bored of t

36、he same daily routine.3) Do you enjoy working with computers？I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend morethan 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughoutthe day. Again, these are extremes

37、and you ll likely find a lot of positionswhereinsomethemiddle as well.4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you wonsmaller setting where you ll get to know almost all the people thereuicklyfairly. q t know immediate5) How do

38、you like to get paid?Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.Anyway, these are a great sta rting point for you. I ve seen it over and over again with people that

39、they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.60. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?A. You may ignore your skills when you sel

40、ect job.B. Job skills are the most important things when you select job.C. There are more important things than job skills when you select job.D. Selecting job, you should assess your skills and match them with the position.61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Isolating job

41、s usually drive people mad.B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.C. Extreme people tend to work with others.D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.62. What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?A. DesignB. ChangesC. CooperationD. HobbiesSkills?StabilityJobsMotivationE

42、nvironment63.What is the best title for this passage?A. Lifestyles and Job PayB. Jobs and EnvironmentC. Job Skills and AbilitiesD. Personalities and JobsCTravel UnaccompaniedNow many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one totravel with, but because the

43、y prefer to go alone Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that itis something everyone should do at least once in their life.“ It opens up your mind to new things andyou out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering

44、 all seven continentsIn foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you ifyou get ill, or lend youmoney if your wallet is stolen. It is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on

45、their own Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He said he wished he had traveled alone earlier.“ The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to y

46、ou and it forces youto grow as a person,” said-yearthe-old30 Richardson describes traveling alone like “ ashot in the arm” which, “ makesyou a more confidentperson that was ready to deal with anything. He said:”“ The feeling of having conquered something on myown is a major part of what drives me ea

47、ch day when I m dealingtaskwith. Iawalkdifficultaround withmy head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said:“ Only by going alone in silence can one trulyget into the heart of the wilderness.”64. Which of the follow

48、ing will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.65. Traveling alone is challenging bec

49、ause.A. it will finally build your characterB. you have to make things on your ownC. you depend on yourself whatever happensD. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others66. What can we infer about Chris Richardson?A. He started traveling at an early age B. He was once shot in the arm.C. His webs

50、ite inspires others a lot.D. He used to work as a salesmanDHappiness through Honorable ActionsDo you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor”help you create this life of good feelings.H

51、ere is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of mean excitement. Later we might tell our family of friends about our good fortune. On the oth

52、er hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?In the first case, where we don ttell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside wewould know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would al