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浙江省磐安县第二中学高三英语上学期期中试题无答案
2014学年第一学期期中考试
高三英语试卷
姓名____________准考证号__________________
本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。
全卷共12页,选择题部分1至10页,非选择题部分11至12页。
满分120分,考试时间120分钟。
请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。
选择题部分(共80分)
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔分别填写在试卷和答题纸规定的位置上。
2.每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在试题卷上。
第一部分:
英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:
单项填空(共20小题;每小题0.5分,满分10分)
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1.—Ihavetolose20pounds.
—______,Alex.Youarenotthatoverweight.
A.ComeonB.OfcourseC.CongratulationsD.Goodluck
2.Itis______commonmistakeforstudentstopresentsomethingasaprovenfactwhenitisactually______opinion.
A.the;anB.不填;theC.a;不填D.a;an
3.Byastrangecoincidence,bothcandidateshave______thesamesolutiontotheproblem.
A.putupwithB.comeupwithC.doneawaywithD.caughtupwith
4.Cloud,asearchandrescuedog,waspraisedforhergoodjobandwasgivenherfavorite______:
beefandricedoggybiscuits.
A.comfortB.treatC.hobbyD.plate
5.Don’ttellthesecrettoanyoneelse—it’sjust______ourselves.
A.overB.byC.betweenD.with
6.Goodnesscomesfromwithin—physical,mental,andspiritual.Youcan’tshineontheoutside______youarehealthyontheinside.
A.unlessB.ifC.thoughD.because
7.OfallthethingsIhavedoneinmyprofessionalcareer,nothinghasbeenmore______thanwritingthatbook.
A.approvedB.rewardingC.developedD.convincing
8.Oldhamisatraditionalcommunity,wheremanyfamilies______forgenerations,oftenmanagingtheirownbusinesses.
A.hadremainedB.willremainC.remainedD.haveremained
9.We’d______itifyou’dcallMsAugerandtellherthatwe’reonourwayuptheretoseeher.
A.expressB.dismissC.admireD.appreciate
10.Thekeytoahappy,healthymarriageischoosing______whoisalotlikeyou.
A.nobodyB.everyoneC.noneD.someone
11.Themothercatwasnowhere______,butRolfsuspectedshewasouthunting.
A.seenB.tobeseenC.beingseenD.havingbeenseen
12.VisitorstoMadrid______haveafewsparehoursshouldconsidera50kmdrivesouth-eastofthecitytoC
hinchón.
A.whichB.whoC.whereD.when
13.—Let’sgotoarestaurantthisevening.
—______.It’sagessincewelastateout.
A.GoodideaB.GoaheadC.WelldoneD.Youarewelcome
14.––Tellmeyoursecret.
––I______.Itwouldn’tbeasecretifItoldyou.
A.won’tB.needn’tC.mightn’tD.couldn’t
15.HowIwishsuchausefulbook______inmyhands20yearsago!
A.wereplacedB.wouldbeplacedC.havebeenplacedD.hadbeenplaced
16.YoungpeoplenowarefondofchattingovertheInternetandtextingwithmobilephones._____,theydon’tevenspellwordsproperlyanymore.
A.BycontrastB.ForexampleC.AsaresultD.Onthecontrary
17.Piasaidshewascoming,butyouneverknowifshewill______ornot.
A.showupB.showoffC.getoutD.getalong
18.Halfoftheworld’spopulationisundertheageof25andwhentheyarenotinvolvedinthedecision-makingprocess,theyarenotawareof______istakingplace.
A.whatB.whomC.whichD.whose
19.Wethoughtaboutgoingtothebeachbutwenttomountains______.
A.atleastB.atallC.otherwiseD.instead
20.—I’llfinishthejobintwohours.
—______.
A.LetmeseeB.TakeyourtimeC.SoonerorlaterD.Moreorless
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,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(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。
WhenIwas21andapproachingmyfinalsemesterofcollege,myresearchadviserofferedmethechancetospendtheterminIndia,workingatauniversity.Iscreamedand21upanddown,excitedbeyondwords.Itwouldbesothrillingtoliveabroad,Ithought.The22ofalifetime!
I23thewonderfulnewswithmyparents.24theydidnotthinkitwassowonderful.Theythoughtitwas25.
“Wherewillyoustay26you’rethere?
”mymotherasked.
“I…um…Idon’tactuallyknow,”Ireplied,alittle27nottohaveagoodanswer.
“Andwhatwillitcost?
Whatwillyoulive28?
”
Ididn’tknowthateither.AllIknewwasthatgoingtoIndia29reallycool.BackthenIwasallabouttaking30,seekingoutnewexperiences,andlivingfortheexcitement.Iwasn’tgoingtoletlittlethings31whereI’dsleeporearnmoneygetintheway.WhenIboardedtheplane,Ifelt32Iwereontopoftheworld.
Fast-forward20years:
Iam33forafour-daytriptoTorontowithmyhusbandandtwochildren.I’vemadedetailedlists34Idon’tforgetanythingimportant.I’mthinkingabouthowgooditwillfeelwhenwegettothe35,whereIcansoakpeacefullyinahotbathtuband
36.ThenI’llbeontopoftheworld.
My21-year-oldadventurousselfwouldn’tbelieveitifyoutoldherthatonedayshe’dbeawomanwholookedforwardtoaneveningbath.37happenedtomeonthewayfrom21to40:
myideaofhappiness38fromthehigh-energy,high-spiritexperienceofanunknownworldtothemorepeaceful,relaxingoneofanoverworked39whodreamsofputtingherfeetupandenjoyingagoodbook.Being“happy,”itseems,takeson40meaningasweacquiremorebirthdaycandles.
21.A.jumpedB.climbedC.lookedD.searched
22.A.impressionB.adventureC.intelligenceD.accident
23.A.associatedB.connectedC.dividedD.shared
24.A.HopefullyB.ThankfullyC.RidiculouslyD.Sadly
25.A.crazyB.boringC.usefulD.amusing
26.A.beforeB.untilC.sinceD.while
27.A.amazedB.embarrassedC.interestedD.scared
28.A.forB.withC.onD.in
29.A.feltB.soundedC.smeltD.tasted
30.A.risksB.sidesC.turnsD.breaks
31.A.likeB.exceptC.aboveD.of
32.A.ifonlyB.asifC.inthatD.eventhough
33.A.exercisingB.callingC.savingD.packing
34.A.alsoB.evenC.orD.so
35.A.meetingB.hotelC.companyD.office
36.A.dreamB.screamC.relaxD.wait
37.A.SomethingB.NothingC.AnythingD.Everything
38.A.variedB.rangedC.changedD.rose
39.A.teacherB.studentC.parentD.girl
40.A.basicB.exactC.newD.similar
第二部分:
阅读理解(第一节20小题,第二节5小题;每小题2分,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
Coffeeatafriends’house.Wesattryingtomakeconversationwhileherthreechildrengrappled(扭打)withoneanotheronthefloor.SuddenlyIrememberedthatIhadbroughtsomeglassmarbles(玩具弹子)withme—awholebagfull.Ispilledthemoutonthefloor,inthehopethatthelittleangelswouldplaywiththeminpeace.Farfromit:
aheatedargumentbrokeout.Ididn’tunderstandwhatwashappeninguntilIlookedmoreclosely.Amongthecountlessmarblestherewasjustoneblueone,andthechildrenfoughtforit.Allthemarbleswereexactlythesamesizeandshinyandbright.Buttheblueonehadanadvantageovertheothers—itwasoneofakind.Ihadtolaughathowchildishchildrenare!
Rarasuntcara,saidtheRomans.Rareisvaluable.Infact,thescarcityerrorisasoldasmankind.Myfriendwiththethreechildrenisapart-timereal-estate(房地产)agent.Whenevershehasaninterestedbuyerwhocannotdecide,shecallsandsays‘AdoctorfromLondonsawtheplotoflandyesterday.Helikeditalot.Whataboutyou?
Areyoustillinterested?
’ThedoctorfromLondon—sometimesit’saprofessororabanker—is,ofcourse,nottrue.Theeffectisveryreal,though:
itcausesprospectstoseetheopportunitydisappearingbeforetheireyes,sotheyactandclosethedeal.Why?
Thisisthepotentialshortageofsupply.Objectively,thissituationisincomprehensible:
eithertheprospectwantsthelandforth
esetpriceorhedoesnot—regardlessofanydoctorsfromLondon.
Inonestudy,studentswereaskedtoarrangetenpostersinorderofattractiveness—withtheagreementthatafterwardtheycouldkeeponeposterasarewardfortheirparticipation.Fiveminuteslater,theyweretoldthattheposterwiththethirdhighestratingwasnolongeravailable.Thentheywereaskedtojudgealltenonceagain.Theposterthatwasnolongeravailablewassuddenlyclassifiedasthemostbeautiful.Inpsychology,thisphenomenoniscalledreactance:
whenwearedeprived(剥夺)ofanoption,wesuddenlyconsideritmoreattractive.ItisalsoknownastheRomeoandJulieteffect:
becausethelovebetweenthetragicShakespeareanteenagersisforbidden,itknowsnobounds(难以自已).
Inconclusion:
thetypicalresponsetoscarcityisfailureinclearthinking.Assessproductsandservicessolelyonthebasisoftheirpriceandbenefits.Itshouldbeofnoimportanceifanitemisdisappearingfast,norifanydoctorsfromLondontakeaninterest.
41.Thewritergavethethreechildrensomeglassmarblesbecause______.
A.theypreferredglassmarblestotoyguns
B.theywantedsomegiftsfromthewriter
C.heexpectedthechildrentocalmdown
D.hetriedtoexperimentonthem
42.Thethreechildrenfoughtforthebluemarblebecause______.
A.itwasthelargestone
B.theypreferredbluecolor
C.othermarbleswerelessshiny
D.itwastheonlyoneofthatcolor
43.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theprospect”(Paragraph2)referto?
A.Aninterestedbuyer.B.Aprofessor.
C.AdoctorfromLondon.D.Areal-estateagent.
44.BylyingaboutadoctorfromLondon,thewriter’sfriendmeantto______.
A.comforttheinterestedcustomer
B.attractmorepotentialcustomers
C.providemedicalserviceforpotentialbuye
rs
D.drivetheinterestedbuyertomakethepurchase
45.Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellusthat______.
A.part-timeagentsarenotreliable
B.scarcitycanleadtowrongdecisions
C.thestoryofRomeoandJulietisnottrue
D.people