湖北省仙桃、天门、潜江市高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案

1、仙桃、天门、潜江市2014年秋季学期期末考试 高三英语 本试卷共8页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 2015. 02. 09 祝考试顺利 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2b铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型a后的方框涂黑。 2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 3.完成句子和短文写作题的作答，用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 4.考生必

2、须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5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。1. which season is it now?a. summer. b. autumn. c. winter.2. where does the conversati

3、on lake place?a. in a taxi. b. on a bus. c. at the airport.3. what does the woman mean?a. she isn't sure about the winner.b. it is a good time to start the game now.c. the game has been going on for a long time.4. what's the man doing?a. traveling around. b.visiting a young couple. c. workin

4、g in a hotel.5. what does the woman think of the plot of the play?a. disappointing. b.satisfying. c. confusing.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，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. what's the weath

5、er like today?a. sunny. b. rainy. c. windy.7. what does the man want to do?a. play tennis. b. play football. c. go jogging.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. why is the room nice according to the man? a. the kitchen is modern and big.b. the walls were repainted.c. the stove is brand-new.9. when will the speaker

6、s meet at the earliest?a. this sunday. b.next friday. c. next saturday.听下面一段对话，回答第10和第12两三个小题。10. what's wrong with lucy?a. she is thirsty. b.she is too stressed out. c. she has a headache.11. what does the man advise lucy to do first?a. prepare for her test. b. take some medicine. c. listen to

7、some music.12. what test will probably have?a. math. b. music. c. english.听下面一段对话，回答第13和第16四个小题。13. what is the main purpose of the woman's visit?a. to design a building. b. to attend a meeting. c. to see her parents.14. where will the woman stay during her trip?a. at a hotel. b.at her parents&#

8、39;. c. at a university dorm.15. how long will the woman stay?a. about 3 days. b.about 5 days. c. about 7 days.16. where docs the conversation most probably take place?a. at the police station. b. at the customs office. c. at the supermarket.听下面一段独白，回答第17和第10四个小题。17. what does the speaker say about

9、“black friday ” ?a. it the most unlucky day in a year.b. it is the busiest shopping day now.c. it is the day after thanksgiving.18. what do people do on “cyber monday”?a. do market research.b. look for items in stores.c. order some products online.19. when was the biggest day of the holiday season l

10、ast year?a. dec. 13. b. dec.23. c. dec.30.20. what can we learn from the passage?a. “cyber monday” is the monday right before christmas.b. americans spent almost 670 million dollars last biggest day.c. this year, online spending is lower than last year.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10

11、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. i strongly believe that disabled people should have the same opportunities as able-bodied people to enjoy the cinema and to do so with _.a. dignity b. ambition c. pension d. routine22. many protesters left the occupy sites peacefully, but still a large

12、crowd of them ignored the police's _ to withdraw from the protest sites, shouting slogans.a. adjustment b. affection c. appeal d. authority23.an awful traffic accident occurred yesterday, 7 people killed. the police have an investigation into it so far.a. released b. proceeded c. launched d. mot

13、ivated24. my natural curiosity _ me and i asked her how she came to have all that wool and all those fancy garments which were obviously not for her.a. escaped b. overcame c. depressed d. approached25. even if we start reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, the climate is

14、going to_ warming for decades or centuries.a. come up b.give out c.turn round d. keep on26. it's not just study that's difficult when studying abroad. you have to get used to a whole new way of life, which can _ all your concentration in the beginning.a. account for b.take up c.carry on d. s

15、ort out27. the poems may not make sense and even seem _, but they are easy to learn and recite.a. contradictory b. unchallenged c. academic d. conservative28. intelligence is _ to the modern sportsmen; there are so many losses and benefits to be balanced that a sportsman needs a reasonable, calculat

16、ing mind.a. complicated b.sufficient c. controversial d. essential29. as we know, if we do the same thing over and over again, we'll begin to do it _.a. cautiously b.clumsily c. automatically d. deliberately30. a teacher may evaluate and grade an essay _ his general impression rather than on a d

17、etailed analysis.a. at the mercy of b. in the name of c. on the basis of d. in the charge of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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）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。with the help of gloria, his wife, tom peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, st

18、ereo systems, and home appliances. tom developed an excellent 31 with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. he was proud of his high percentage of repeat 32 .about five years ago, tom was 33 by the owners of a competing company, stereo super stores. they wanted him to 34 them out.

19、the price was very attractive. everything looked good. before making his final 35 . tom asked gloria what she thought about the purchase. she told him that 36 the numbers looked good, it didn't feel 37 to her. however, tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare 38 , he went

20、ahead and made the 39 . within months he discovered that he had made a big 40 . he had paid too much for a 41 company. he tries as hard as he could to make it work out, but he couldn't turn things 42 . he was forced into bankruptcy (破产). he was about to lose everything, including his 43 business

21、.tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. he looked at his situation. he decided to 44 admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits(诉讼), he would focus his 45 on saving and rebuilding his original business. he saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his 46 , and tha

22、t he needed to learn from this 47 . he dealt with the crisis in a that delighted people, who in turn 48 respect for him. old customers poured into his store. he and gloria 49 to changes in retailing(零售) and have built an even better business than before.in the business world, it is natural to gain a

23、nd lose, of which peterson's experience is an example. only those who regard their mistakes as 50 and learn from them attract endless profits.31. a. reputationb. popularityc. caused. foundation 32. a. assistantsb. customersc. friendsd. visitors33. a. appointedb. approvedc. approachedd. appreciat

24、ed34. a. buyb. payc. selld. check35. a determinationb. choicec. decisiond. judgment36. a. as thoughb. now thatc. even thoughd. in case37. a. terribleb. fairc. rightd. attractive38. a. possibilityb. opportunityc. eventd. occasion39. a. profitb. appointmentc. reservationd. purchase40. a. differenceb.

25、discoveryc. commitmentd. mistake41. a. controversialb. dyingc. clumsyd. tiring42. a. aroundb. inc. downd. up43. a. originalb. variousc. uniqued. precious44. a quietlyb. curiouslyc. openlyd. secretly45. a. beliefsb. spiritsc. attemptsd. energies46. a. wifeb. producerc. relatived. adviser47. a. enterp

26、riseb. experiencec. processd. history48. a. wonb. earnedc. achievedd. showed49. a. belongedb. adaptedc. adoptedd. appealed50. a. disastersb. giftsc. victoriesd. sorrows第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ai grew up with a fat dad450 pounds at his heaviest

27、. every week he would try a new diet, and my family ended up eating whatever strange food he was trying at that moment.after my third grade year, my dad landed a life changing job in manhattan. my mom, my little sister and i had to move away from our hometown, chicago, and leave my grandmother and h

28、er beautiful food behind.leaving my grandmother was far more frightening than the move to new york city. i here would be no more special weekends at my grandmother's house, the only place i can remember feeling happy, safe and nourished (有营养的).it was what i desired. in this new city, i felt extr

29、emely alone and lost and i missed my grandmother terribly.my grandmother knew just how i feltand she knew the cure. every week, she would send me a card with a $20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market. it kept us bonded, and her recipes filled my body and soul.over the years, i hav

30、e grown to better understand my father's struggles with weight and the toll (代价) it took on him and those who love him. i have come to realize he was driven not by vanity (自负)or selfishness as much as by a deep pain. and in spite of growing up in such an unhealthy eating environment (or perhaps

31、because of it).as an adult i found a passion and a career as a nutrition consultant. today, my father weighs 220 pounds and is a vegan (素食者).how he got there is a story i hope to share in the coming weeks. more importantly, food is no longer a barrier that keeps us apart but a bridge that keeps us c

32、onnected. there is nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weight loss victories. and now i am the one regularly sending recipe cards to my father's house, just as my grandmother did for me.51. what kind of person was actually the author's father?a. he

33、was a man of vanity and selfishness.b. he didn't like to cat with his family.c. he was more painful than selfish.d. he forced his family to eat what he liked.52. the author desired to go to his grandmother's _.a. to see his father b. for tasty foodc. for pocket money d. to avoid his family53

34、. the author became a nutrition consultant mainly because _.a. his father often talked with him about dietary theoriesb. he was determined to change his own daily habitsc. he wanted to study the recipes his grandmother had given himd. his childhood experiences gave him too deep an impression54. what

35、 can we learn about the author from the last paragraph?a. he often quarreled with his father about food.b. his father will tell him his story in the following weeks.c. the most he talks about with his father is nourishment.d. he often sends recipe cards to his grandmother in return. b some us parent

36、s are sad that their high school children score badly in math, science and reading compared to kids in other countries. there has been an endless series of mostly fruitless education reforms to address this gap. now comes an approach based on the insights (观念)of a group of us exchange students. they

37、 spent a year in some of the most successful high schools in the world - in finland, poland and south korea. author and journalist amanda ripley followed three exchange students for her new book. the smartest kids in the world - and how they got that way. she argues that to improve academics. us sch

38、ools should de-emphasize sports. instead, students should bring their passion and intensity (专注) to academics she concludes. “high school in finland, korea and poland had a purpose, just like high school football practice in america,” she writes. “there was a big, important contest at the end, and t

39、he score counted.” sports are a distraction, ripley argues, and most countries require them to take place outside of school. trading in us school sports culture would be a huge change for people in the us, who respect teamwork and sportsmanship as training for life. but playing down sports could pay

40、 off, as it has elsewhere, if we redirect money, focus and glory to learning. ripley is critical of memorization in south korean education, but she praises the system's high goals and the freedom its students have to fail and recover through hard work.too often, we don't ask teachers to give

41、 our kids harder assignments and we're quick to complain about a failing grade. what's working elsewhere is to set ambitious goals for kids, and then allow them to discover that they have it within themselves to reclaim (重获)success from failure.each of the countries in smartest kids came to

42、education reform after an economic crisis. finland was losing jobs after graduating just 10 percent of its teens from high school in the 1950s. today, the graduation rate is 95 percent. poland's wakeup came in 1999, as students consistently tested below average in reading.we've tried so many

43、 “reforms” in education. maybe what we need is a in truly radical(激进的) shift away from sports in favor of schooling.55. according to amanda ripley, to reform the american education system, people should _.a. ask teachers to give students more homeworkb. make sports less important at schoolc. let ame

44、rican students experience failure at schoold. encourage parents to help their kids with math, science and reading56. which of the following statements about education in south korea is true according to the article?a. the memorization skills of south korean students are the key to their academic suc

45、cess.b. high academic scores are considered an important measure of education quality in south korea.c. south korean teachers emphasize teamwork and sportsmanship as much as american teachers do.d. south korea started education reforms in the 1950s to improve students' reading skills.57. the und

46、erlined phrase “trading in” probably means _.a. giving up (something) for something elseb. exchanging (something) for something elsec. ignoringd. looking into58. what is the author's attitude toward education reform in us high schools?a. indifferent. b. puzzled. c. satisfied. d. supportive.chavi

47、ng a positive attitude is one of the most significant factors in success. yet it can be one of the most difficult goals one can have, since so many negative things can happen it us over time.with 2014 coming to an end, you may have experienced failure in getting a job, a raise, or a promotion. you c

48、an, however, choose to take a positive attitude, which can enable you to achieve even greater things in the new year. the question is: how do you do it?don't just measure your progress in 2014 by how far you are from your ideal outcomes, but by how far you've come since january. in other wor

49、ds, how you feel about your career and life achievements is relative to your frame of reference.suppose that your goal for 2014 was to make a profit of $ 10 million in your business, and you made only $7 million. you can choose to focus mostly on the $3 million shortfall and feel discouraged, which

50、is what some people would do. or you can focus on earning $7 million, which makes you feel positive about yourself, your company, your staff and your customers. that makes a huge difference in how you'll approach 2015.this approach to assessing your progress is applicable in every aspect of your

51、 life, not just in your career. if you had set a goal to lose fifty pounds in 2014 and you lost just ten, then you can choose what you'll focus on. choose to consider the forty pounds you didn't lose, and you'll feel like a loser. or focus on the 10 pounds you lost, and you'll experi

52、ence a feeling of accomplishment.maintain a positive attitude and you will see how your life will improve and how successful you will become. success leads to more success, while failure leads to more failure. by focusing on how successful you've been in 2014, you're setting yourself up for

53、even greater success in 2015.59. the author intends to tell us _.a. that we should have a positive attitude towards lifeb. how to get prepared for the new yearc. that failure is a common thing in one's lifed. how to overcome failure in life60. according to the passage, some people often feel dis

54、couraged in that_.a. they have no chance of making moneyb. they are ignored by their families of friendsc. they focus too much on what they fail to getd. they have to face many challenges in the new year61. the underlined word “shortfall” in para. 4 probably means “_”.a. lack b. benefit c. worth d.

55、profit62. it can be inferred from the passage that _.a. failure is the mother of successb. attitude decides success or failurec. failure can make a positive contribution to one's lifed. success belongs to those who never say “impossible”dare you too old for fairy tales? if you think so, copenhagen is sure to change your mind.copenhagen is a city on a human scale. you don&