套卷黑龙江省绥化市三校2015届高三上学期期末联考英语试卷

黑龙江省绥化市三校2015届高三上学期期末联考英语试卷第I卷（选择题）第一部分阅读理解（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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A

IfyougotoEthiopia,you’llfindastrangepalm-likestructure,whichiscalledWarkaWater.Itgatherswaterfromfogandcondensation（水珠）andisinventedbyanItalianfirm.WhenItaliandesignerArturoVittoriandSwissarchitectAndreasVoglerfirstvisitedEthiopiain2012,theywereshockedtoseewomenandchildrenforcedtowalkmilestoaccesswhat,forthem,hadalwaysbeenwithineasyreach,water.Only34percentofEthiopianshaveaccesstoareliablewatersupply.Sometravelforuptosixhoursadaytofetchsomeor,evenworse,hastousepondwaterpollutedbyhumanwaste,subjecttothespreadofdisease.Worldwide,about768millionpeople—twoandahalftimestheU.S.population—don’thaveaccesstosafedrinkingwater.Sojustimagineifwecouldjustpullwateroutofthinair?That’swhatVittoriandVogleraskedoncetheysawthesevereproblemandpromisedtotakeaction.Theirfirm,ArchitectureandVision,hassinceeupwithWarkaWater,agrandpalm-likestructurethatmaylooklikesomethingyou’dseeinamodernartmuseum,butit’sbeendesignedtoharvestwaterfromtheair.WarkaWater,whichisnamedafteranEthiopianfigtree,isposedofa30-footbambooframecontainingafog-harvestingnylonnetthatcancatchwatereasily,canbeeasilyloweredforrepairsandallowmunitiestomeasurethewaterlevel.Collectingwaterthroughcondensationishardlyanewtechnique,butthecreatorsofWarkaWatersaytheirtree-inspireddesignismoreeffective,maximizingsurfaceandperfectingeveryangletoproduceupto26gallonsofdrinkablewateraday—enoughforafamilyofseven.WesternorganizationshavebeenworkingtoprovidecleanwateraccessinAfricafordecades,soWarkaWaterjoinsaverylonglistofearlierattempts.Sofar,high-techsolutions,liketheoncepromisingPlaypump,havefailed,mostlyduetohighcostsandmaintenanceissues.ThisiswhereWarkaWaterstandsapart—alower-techsolutionthatiseasytorepairandfarmoreaffordablethandiggingwellsintherockyEthiopianplateau.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“subjectto”inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymean?A.OwingtoB.OppositetoC.SensitivetoD.Givingriseto2.WarkaWaterisdesignedmainlyto______.A.gathercleanwaterefficientlyB.reducewatersupplycostsC.simplifymaintenanceD.preservewatersupplies3.AccordingtoParagraph6,whatcausedPlaypumptofail?A.LackofadvancedtechnologyB.UnsuccessfuldesignsC.LackofmoneyandmaintenanceissuesD.UnreasonablestructuresBEDINBURGH,Scotland(AP)—theyarrivedbeforepollingstationsevenopened,dressedfortheschooldayinstripedtiesandblazers,dressslacksandtartanskirts,bookbagsovertheirshoulders—and,forthefirsttimeinBritishhistory,ballot(选票)cardsinhandsonSeptember18.Scotland’sexperimentofallowingmorethan109,000Scottishteenagersaged16to17tookpartintheScottishindependencereferendum(公民投票),inwhichScotlandfinallydecidednottobeeindependent.Theagegrouponlymadeupasmallpartofthe4.29milliontotalvoters,buttheyhave“demonstratedhowtheyoungestvoterscanbesomeofthemostenthusiasticinamaturedemocracy”,mentedTheAssociatedPress.Castingtheirballots,theywere“proudandpassionate”tohelptheirnationdecidewhethertobreakawayfromtheUKafter307yearsinunion.Atage16,Scottishresidentsareallowedtojointhemilitary,getmarried,andwork.Eighteenisthelegaldrinkingage,aswellastheUK’svotingage.Butin2013,Scottishlawwaschangedtoallow16-and17-year-oldsinScotlandtovoteinthereferendum.Thegovernmentpushedforthechangebecause“youngervotersaremorelikelytovotewiththeirhearts,nottheirheads—andembracefundamentalchangebyvotingforthepro-independenceYesScotlandcampaign”,NBCNewssaid.

Butwhenthedecisionwashandeddown,someworriedthathighschoolstudentsmightnotbeasinformedasadultvoters.However,manyexpertssaidthatassumptionwaswrong.

ProfessorJanEichhornoftheUniversityofEdinburghinsistedthatScottishteenagerswereaslikelytoreadnewspaperarticlesandcampaignmaterialsastheirparents.Theywouldsimplygettheseresourcesthroughsocialmedia.

“There’snoevidencetosuggestthatthey’relesscapablethanadultsofvoting,fromaresearchpointofview,”EichhorntoldNPR.

Scotland’smovetoletyoungerteenagersvoteinthereferendumhasledtoadiscussionaboutwhetherthevotingageoughttobeloweredto16,bothintheUKandthe4.TheScottishindependencereferendumwasheldonSept.18______.A.toencourageyoungsterstobeconcernedwithpoliticsB.tolowertheminimumvotingageto16forthereferendumC.todecidewhetherScotlandwouldbeeindependentfromtheUKD.toelectwhowouldbethenewleaderofScotland5.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearn______.A.ScotlandgaineditsindependencefromtheUKeventually.B.ItispossiblefortheUSAtolowerthevotingageto16inthefuture.C.AllthepeopleinScotlandthoughthighlyofthegovernment’sdecisiontolowerthevotingageto16.D.Scottishteenagersaged16areallowedtojointhemilitary,getmarried,workanddrinkalcoholnow.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“embrace”(inpara.4)probablymean?A.AdmittoB.ObjecttoC.KnowaboutD.Approveof7.WhatisJanEichhorn’sopinionoftheScottishteenagersaged16to17?A.Theyareasinformedandcapableasadultsofvoting.B.Theymakenodifferencetothevotingresult.C.Theyaretooenthusiastictomakeinformeddecisions.D.Theyareunwillingtobeinvolvedinthedecisionofthecountry’sfuture.CNowadays,girlsaresomeantoeachother.Manygirlsarebeingthevictimsoftheharmfulbehaviorsofthefemalebully.EmmaTraceywasapopular17-year-oldandawell-likedathletewhohadalreadywonasoccerscholarshiptocollege.ButnoneofthatstoppedEmmafrombeingthetargetofonlinegirlongirlbullying(欺凌).Emmabegantoreceivehundredsofonlineunpleasantmentsviathelatestsocialnetworkingsitecalledformspring.InMarch2011,EmmamittedsuicideandalthoughallagreedthattheonlinebotherwasnotthesinglefactorthatledtoEmma’death,everyonedidagreethatitwasacontributoryfactor.Unfortunately,Emma’storyisnotunique.A2010studyconductedbytheCyberbullyingSuicideisobviouslytheextremeandnoonecanminimizethetragedyofit.However,thereareotherdamagesthatoccurasaresultofaggressivebullying.Itcandamageself-confidenceandleadtofeelingsofworthlessness,andalsoincreasesocialisolationandmakevictimsbeewithdrawn,depressed,anxious,andunsafe.Sowhatcausesgirlstobesounkindtowardseachother?Atermknownasrelationalaggressionmaybestdescribethecauseofgirlongirlbullying.Itstartswithaclique(派系)usuallyledbyagirlwithahighlevelofsocialstatusandpopularity.Inordernottoloseherposition,shewillcontrolgirlswithinthecliqueandtakeactionifshefeelsthreatened.Attheleader’sdirectivethegirlswithinthecliquewillspreadrumorsandliesandannoyothergirlscontinuously.Thebullyingstartsatschoolbutwillquicklygotocyberbullyingduetoanonymity(匿名)andlackofpunishment.GirlswilleasilydosointheanonymityoftheInternet.Finallythecausewillbesummarizedastheunsafetyandjealousyofonegirlandthetwistedloyaltyofmemberswithinherclique.Underneaththeconfidentexterior(外表)ofafemalebullyliedesperateunsafety.8.TheexampleofEmmaTraceyisgiventoshow.A.popularyoutharenoteasytobeethetargetofbullyingB.today’syouthdon’tliketostudyanymoreC.suicideisaseriousproblemamongyouthD.cyberbullyingisquitemonamongteenagers 9.Thebullyingwillquicklygotocyberbullyingmainlybecause.A.it’sfreetopostmentsonlineB.thebulliesdon’thavetogivetheirnamesonlineC.itwillnotattractmuchattentionD.itwillnotaffecttheirreallife10. WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofbullying?A.LackofsafetyB.ThetwistedloyaltyofmemberswithinacliqueC.JealousyofothersD.Tryingtobefriendly11.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatafemalebully.A.hasstrongself-confidenceB.hasstrongleadershipskillsC.isactuallyweakinsideD.isusuallygoodatstudyDAsweenterintothisnewageofcitiesinwhichmorethanhalftheworld’spopulationwillliveinanurbanarea,wemustalsotakeahardlookathowwewillcareforthesignificantincreaseinourelderlypopulation.Whilemanywillbelivinglonger,theywillbedoingsowithage-relatedhealthissuesanddisease.

Ofspecialconcern,thenumberofpeoplelivingwithdementia（痴呆）worldwideissettotrebleby2050.Alzheimer’sDiseaseInternationalreportsthat44millionpeoplelivewiththediseasenowbutthatfigurewillincreaseto135millionby2050.Withthisaddedpressuretohealthsystems,

technologyisthecriticalfactortosuccess.InOslo,Norway,aretiredengineer,Mr.HelgeFarsundcaresforhiswife,Kari.Kari,whohadbeenanintensive-carenursewhoservedwiththeRedCrossinThesystemiscreatedby

Abilia.AtthecenterofthesystemisaniPad-likedevice.ThescreenhasSkype,whichallowscarerstoregularlycheckinwithpatients．Somel,000peoplenowhavethesysteminstalledintheirhomes,and25ofthem,includingtheFarsunds,aretestingthelatestversion,whichbinesthescreenwithwirelesslyconnectedsensorsaroundthehousetodetectmotion.Ifadoorisopenedorleftopen,orifthestoveislefton,thesystemalertspatientsandcaretakersofdanger.

Theplanneralsoprovidesspokenremindersaboutdailytasks,suchaswhentheyneedtotakemedicineandeventslikebirthdaysaswellas

enablingcaretakersandfamilymemberstocheckinremotelyviaSkype.“Withthiskindofsystem,itallowspeopletotakecareofthemselves,whichisthemostimportantthing,”saysvicepresidentOysteinJohnsen.Forhim,anymovetoimprovecitylifeneedstobeginwithpeople.“Smartcitiesareingandtheyneedtostartwithindividualsintheirownhome,”hesays.“Italsosavesthegovernmentmoney.InNorwayitcostonemillionNorwegiankrone(￡100,000)peryeartohavesomeoneinahome,whilethissystemcosts15,000.Thatisalotofmoneytosave.”12.WhichsectionofBBCnewsismostlikelytoincludethispassage?A.HealthB.EntertainmentC.TechnologyD.Business13.ThecaseofHelgeandKariFarsundinthesecondparagraphservesto.A.exposeasocialproblemB.introducethemaintopicC.showsympathytotheelderlyD.arousemedicalworkers’interest14.Whichofthefollowingfunctionscanallbeperformedbythesystem?①Towarnpeopleofpossibledangers ②Tohelpcheckinwithpatients③Toofferpeoplesomemedicine ④TocurepeopleofAlzheimer's⑤Toremindpeopleofdailytasks ⑥ToplaymovieslikeaniPadA.①②⑤B.②③⑤ C.①④⑥D.③④⑤15.Accordingtothelastparagraph,OysteinJohnsenwillapprovethat.A.smartcitiesshouldbehuman-basedB.thesystemshouldreduceitscostC.massproductionisstillimpossibleD.individualsareresponsibleforfuture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。Inourdailylife,wehavedevelopedalotofhabits,suchas,eatinghabit,studyhabit,readinghabit,etc.However,takingthetimetodevelopasleephabitisprobablythelastthingonyourmindandsomesleepadvicesimplycan’tbeforgotten.16.WatchingTVuntilyoufallasleepIthasnothingtodowithwhatyouwatch—TVnewsisn’tabetterpre-sleepchoicethanTVseries.17.Thebrightlightkeepsyouawakeallthenight.Soevenifyounodoff(infrontoftheTV,forexample),youprobablywon’tstayasleepforlong.Sleepingwithpets18.Theygetfortable,andthentheymove.Thisgoesonallnight,andwhetheryouadmititornot,itinterruptsyourabilitytogetthelevelofsleepneededtofeelrested.Eatingfatty,heavyfoodstooclosetobedtimeHeartburn(烧心，胃痛)strikesanyoneofanyage,butit’sthemostmonGIdisorder(胃肠失调)inolderadults.Ifyou’veevertriedtogotosleepaftereatingafattymeal,you’veprobablyfoundthedisfortofstomachpreventingyoufromfallingasleeporstayingasleep.19Rememberhowpoorlyyousleepwhenyouhaveafever—turningoverandoveragain,neverreallyfeelingrested?Well,heavyexercisetooclosetobedtimehasthesameeffect—itraisesyourbodytemperaturesothatyoursleepisdisturbeduntilyourbodytemperaturedropstonormal,whichmaytakeseveralhours.

Acceptingsnoring(打呼噜)asnormalsleepbehaviorSnoringmayseemasmonasbreathing,butit’sconsideredthebiggestsleepkiller,andit’slinkedtoseveralcausessleepingonyourback,beingoverweight,havingacold,drinking,ortakingdrugs.20.Forthesnorer,itdisturbssleepbyawakeninghim/hereverysoofteninordertobreathenormally.Forthepartner,thenoisecanbeunbearable.A.ExercisingheavilytooclosetobedtimeB.HerearesomebadhabitsyouneedtogetridofC.Mostseriously,it’scausedbyadangerousillnessD.Herearesomesuggestionsyou’llneedtofollowE.Petssleepmostoftheday,andtheymovealotwhensleepingF.ReducingyourbodytemperaturebeforebedtimeG.Ratherit’stheTV’sbrightlightthatisthecriminal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。LyseDoucetlivesahappylifeinChicago.Butrecentlythereissomedifficultyforherandherfamily.Sheandherhusbandhaveeachother’sparentsandyoungdaughterandforthattheyare21.Butsheandherhusbandarebothcurrently22.Andtheircarisingreatneedof23.Andthenthereisthematteroftheirsecondchild,whois24soon.SothingsarealittletensefortheDoucetfamilythesedays.WhenLyseandherdaughterwerewalkingthroughastore25lotrecently,Lysepickedupanenvelopfromthegroundthat26$4,000incash.Therewerea27ofdifferentexplanationsthatcouldbeconsidered.Wasthisakindofgood28?Coulditbeanattemptbytheuniversetobalanceeverything?CoulditbesimplyagiftfromGod?Lysedidn’tknow.Theonlythingsheknewwasthatthecashinthatenvelope29tosomeoneelse.Oh,andoneotherthingsheknewHeryoungdaughterwas30.“Mykidwasstandingrightthere31Ifoundit,”LysetoldWLS-TVinChicago.“SobasicallyIwantedtoteachmydaughterhowtobe32.Andformethatwasenough.”Nevermindthebillsthatwere33,orthecarthatneededtobefixed,orthebabythatwouldesoon.Andforgetthatwhenshe34themoneyovertothepoliceshewastoldthattherewasactuallynothingillegalifshe35it.Thepolicewereabletoreturnthemoneytothepersonwho36itanoldwoman.Andonecanimaginethejoyand37shefeltwhenthepolicehandedthelostenvelopbacktoher.“Shecametomyhouseandshewasalmostintears,38me,”Lysesaid.“Shegavemeahugandanenvelopewithasmall39init.Butwhatwasinitwasn’t4021.A.restricted B.upset C.grateful D.sensitive22.A.appreciated B.unemployed C.disappointed D.removed23.A.cash B.protection C.sale D.repair24.A.sick B.due C.desperate D.dull25.A.gathering B.begging C.cleaning D.parking26.A.contained B.involved C.charged D.paid27.A.handful B.deal C.number D.flood28.A.expense B.luck C.hope D.prize29.A.belonged B.reacted C.pointed D.responded30.A.urging B.affecting C.laughing D.watching31.A.before B.when C.because D.though32.A.ripe B.loyal C.honest D.humorous33.A.passingby B.givingaway C.showingoffD.pilingup34.A.turned B.watched C.got D.collected35.A.checked B.made C.kept D.promoted36.A.sent B.lost C.disliked D.generated37.A.relief B.anxiety C.tension D.respect38.A.forting B.congratulating C.thanking D.offending39.A.option B.present C.envelope D.amount40.A.important B.serious C.sufficient D.efficient第II卷（非选择题）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。A24-year-oldLongIslandmanwaschargedearlyThursdaymorningaftercrashinghiscarandkillinghisgirlfriendwhiledrivingoverthespeedlimit.KevinDaly41(sentence)tonearlythreeyearsinprisonafterlosingcontrolof42partnerAliceHicks’caronacountryroad4380mph.ShewasapassengerintheMini-cooperandwasthrownfromthecar44hecrashedintoanothervehicle45(move)intheoppositedirection.Daly,24,deniedcausing46(die)bydangerousdrivingandwasfoundguiltybyajury(陪审团)atTauntonCrownCourt.ThecourtheardthatneitherDaly47MissHicks,22,waswearingseatbeltsatthetimeofthecollisionthathappenedonNovember17,2011.NBCNewYorkreportsKevinDaly,wasdrivingonCountyRoad83,whentheroadwasblockedbyatruckthatwaswaiting48(turn)right.Witnessesdescribed49Dayhadlittleornochanceofstoppingbehindthestilltrafficandheturnedtoavoidthevan50hitaMazdaontheothersideoftheroad.第四部分单词拼写（共两节，满分30分）根据下列句子及所缺单词的首字母或汉语意思，写出单词的正确形式。（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）51.Iwastheonlymanamongtheguestsandfeltrathera____________(尴尬的).52.Isthereabetterwaytounloadourb___________(负担，包袱).[53.Hec_____________(面对)allkindsoftroublesduringthewar.54.Iamh_____________(荣幸)tohavebeeninvitedtogiveaspeech.55.Greenplantsareb____________(有益处的)tooureyes.56.Thegirlhadtoa_____________(放弃，抛弃)herjourneybecauseofthebadweather.57.Theycanc______________(自信地)say“no”toanythingwithwhichtheydon’tfeelfortable.58.Hehasneverp_____________(拥有)muchmoney,buthealwayshasgoodhealth.59.Itisc_____________(体贴的，考虑周到的)ofyoutobringmesuchagoodgift.60.Heisawiseyoungwoman;hera______________(志向，抱负)istobeealawyer.61.Forsuchasmallchild,shehadani______________(难以置信的)memory.62.Her____________(拯救，营救)threechildrenfromtheburningbuilding.63.Hetriedtospeak,butshei______________(打断)him.64.Herwordsa______________(吸引)toreadersofallages;theycreateabondbetweenparentsandchildren.65.Hem______________(提起)thenewstomeinhisletter.66.Thetwobrothersc______________(联合，结合)tofightagainsttherobberslastnight.67.Weneedanewtimetablethatismore______________(灵活的).68.Hertimeisfullyo______________(占据)withherthreechildren.69.Ifyouhesitatetoolong,youwillmisstheo______________(机会).70.I’md______________(明确地，肯定地)goingtogetintouchwiththesepeople.71.DuringtheCivilWar,thousandsofpeoplef_____________(逃离)thecountry.72.Thefailureinthematchmademed_____________(沮丧).73.A_____________(伴奏)bycheerfulmusic,thechildrenbegantodance.74.Youshouldfillintheformwithyourname,age,andn______________(国籍).75.Whatac_______________(巧合)!IwasthinkingaboutRoywhenhisletterarrived.76.Thepanyearnedr_____________(大约，大概地)10milliondollars.77.Youhavetofindawaytosupportyourselff______________(财政上).78.There’ssomedebateandconfusionr______________(关于)79.Insteadofwaitinguntilproblemspileup,weshouldtrytosolveeachasita___________(出现).80.Itwasalongjourney,butwee_____________(最后，终于)arrived.第五部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Onenight,IwasonmyhomeformyChristmasholidaywhenmycarbrokedown.Itwaspletedead,andIwasafewmilesawayfrommyhomeinthatcold,wetnight.IdecidedtowalkaroundalittleafteracceptingthatI’dhavetospendthenightinthecar.MaybeIcanfindatelephone.Actually,Ididn’thavetowalkfarbeforeIfoundthesmallhousestandinginafieldwithalightshonefromthesittingroom.Iknockedthedoorwasdelightedwhenapleasantoldmanopenedthedoorandlistenedtomystorycarefully.Hesaidhehadnotelephoneandthatitwasn’tanywithinwalkingdistance,buttheoldmanwhoofferedtogotorepairmycar.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是耀华的李华，于2014年12月26日在Amazon图书网站购买了外文小说Twilight。在阅读过程中，发现小说缺页严重，你想通过网站客服解决该决问题，特写了一封邮件，内容如下：1.购书时间及书名；2.书籍的问题；3.希望有合理的解决方法；4.期待尽快得到回复并表示感谢。要求：(1)包括所有内容；(2)信的开头已写好(不计入总词数)；(3)词数：100左右；DearSir/Madam, IamastudentfromYaoHuaMiddleSchool________________________________________________________