届执信中学高三第二学期开学考试英语.docx

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届执信中学高三第二学期开学考试英语

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2014届执信中学高三第二学期开学考试

英语

本试卷分听力、非选择题和选择题三部分，共12页，满分为150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，有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，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。

听力部分（满分8分）

RolePlay（请把三个问题和五个回答写在答卷上）（每小题1分，满分8分）

Inthispart,youarerequiredtoactasaroleandcompletethreecommunicativetasks:

listentoconversation,askthreequestionsandthenanswerfivequestions.

情景介绍

角色：

你是学生John

任务：

（1）向Mrs.Brown咨询外语学习问题；

（2）根据谈话内容回答问题。

生词：

target目标哈佛大学HarvardUniversity

1.Pleaseaskthespeakerthreequestions.Youhavetwentysecondstopreparethequestions.Whenyouhearabeep,begintoaskthequestion.

（请把以下三个问题的英语翻译写在答卷上）

Q1:

还有什么可以帮助外语学习者学习词汇?

Q2:

写作是最难又枯燥的，对吗?

Q3:

你是什么时候离开哈佛大学的?

2.Nowpleasegetreadytoanswerfivequestions.Youareallowedtensecondstopreparetheanswer.Whenyouhearabeep,begintoanswerthequestion.（请把五个问题的答案A1-A5写在答卷上）

A1:

_________A2:

_________A3:

_________A4:

_________A5:

_________

选择题部分（满分87分）

一、单项选择（共14小题，每小题0.5分，满分7分）

*注意：

请将序号为1—14的答案填涂在答题卡相应的位置。

1.—I’mlookingforanearbyplaceformyholiday.Anygoodidea?

—HowabouttheMoonLake?

Itis_____easyreachofthecity.

A.byB.beyondC.withinD.from

2.Thenewly-foundedcompanyisfacedwithlotsoftrouble,_____thefinancialproblemistheworst.

A.whichB.ofwhichC.towhichD.withwhich

3.Animalsofthecatfamilyareveryfierce,andtheycan’tbeeasilytamedunless_____young.

A.catchingB.havingcaughtC.caughtD.tobecaught

4.Almostanyonewhohasasteadyincomeandacontinuousworkrecordcan_____acreditcard.

A.applytoB.applyforC.applyinD.apply

5.—Howwastheteleviseddebatelastnight?

—Super!

Rarely_____somuchmediaattention.

A.adebateattractedB.didadebateattract

C.adebatedidattractD.attractedadebate

6.Theclassroomisbigenough_____,butwe’llhavetomoveifwehavemorestudents.

A.forthemomentB.onthemomentC.inamomentD.foramoment

7.We_____theoldscientist_____hiscontributions_____thecountry.

A.admire;for;toB.admire;at;toC.respect;on;forD.respect;on;at

8.Despitethefactthattheirchildrenspendlonghoursatschool,manyparentsmake_____forthemtotakeextra-curricularstudies.

A.assessmentsB.associationsC.assumptionsD.arrangements

9.—Whatdoyouthinkofstoreshoppinginthefuture?

—Personally,Ithinkitwillexistalongwithhomeshoppingbut_____.

A.willneverreplace　B.wouldneverreplace

C.willneverbereplaced　D.wouldneverbereplaced

10.Testingstudentsbyexaminationshaslongbeenregardedasareliablewayto_____students’competence.

A.assessB.approveC.assumeD.associate

11.Youmayusetheroomasyoulike_____youcleanitupafterwards.

A.sofarasB.solongasC.incaseD.evenif

12.Expertshavebeenwarning_____ofthehealthriskscausedbypassivesmoking.

A.atatimeB.atonetimeC.forsometimeD.forthetime

13.Anunhappychildhoodmayhavesomenegativeeffectsonaperson’scharacters.However,theyarenotalways_____.

A.practicalB.avoidableC.permanentD.beneficial

14.Carterwassayingalltherightthings,buthissmilewas_____,soIcouldn’ttrusthim.

A.artificialB.appropriateC.authenticD.arbitrary

二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

*注意：

请将序号为15—29的答案填涂在答题卡相应的位置。

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Theaimofwritinga

letterofapplicationistohelpyouto“sell”yourself.Itshouldstate15thejobyouwant,andshouldtellwhatyourabilitiesareandwhatyouhave

16.Itshouldbesimple,human,personalandbriefwithout17outanynecessaryfact.

Inwritingaletterofapplication,bearinmindthatthethingsapossibleemployerismost18towanttoknowaboutareyourqualifications,yourachievementsandyouraims.Theopeningparagraphisperhapsthemostimportantpart.Ifthefirstfewsentencesfailto19thereader’sattention,therestofthelettermaynotbe20atall.Trytokeyyouropeningremarkstotheneedsorinterestsoftheemployernottoyourownneedordesires.Forexample,insteadofbeginningwith“Isawyour21intoday’spaper.”Youmightsay,“Ihavemadeacarefulstudyofyouradvertisingduringthepastsixmonths”or“Ihavemadeasurveyinmyneighborhoodtofindouthowmanyhousewives22yourproductandwhytheylikeit.”

Tryto23generalities.Beclearaboutthekindofjobforwhichyouarenow24.Collegegraduateslookingfortheirfirstpositionsoftenask“WhatcanI25inaletter?

Employerswantexperience,which,naturally,no26has.”Theansweristhateverythingyouhaveeverdoneis27.Itisimportanttowriteagoodstrongclosingforyourletter.28aspecificrequestforaninterviewofgivingthepossibleemployersomethingdefinitetodoorexpect.Anexcellent29istoencloseastamped,self-addressedenvelopewithyourletter.Thatmakesiteasierforapossibleemployertogetintouchwithyou.

15.A.clearlyB.carefullyC.obviouslyD.easily

16.A.foundB.doneC.knownD.heard

17.A.sendingB.takingC.leavingD.picking

18.A.probableB.possibleC.likelyD.able

19.A.payB.winC.showD.fix

20.A.keptB.continuedC.writtenD.read

21.A.advertisementB.reportC.articleD.introduction

22.A.changeB.makeC.sellD.use

23.A.avoidB.rememberC.protectD.gain

24.A.losingB.applyingC.preparingD.fitting

25.A.informB.supplyC.meanD.provide

26.A.workerB.beginnerC.ownerD.manager

27.A.successB.developmentC.practiceD.experience

28.A.MakeB.AskC.StateD.Get

29.A.resultB.decisionC.promiseD.idea

三、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（共20题，每小题2分，满分40分）

*注意：

请将序号为30—49的答案填涂在答题卡相应的位置。

A

Forcesotherthandamagingwindsarealsoatworkinsidetornadoes.Sometimes,asthewindpassesahouse,thewallsandceilingburstapartasifabombhadgoneoffinside.Thisexplosioniscausedbythelowairpressureatthecenterofatornado.

Thepressureatthecenterofatornadoisusually13poundspersquareinch.However,insidethehousetheairpressureisnormal,about15poundspersquareinch.Thedifferenceof2poundspersquareinchbetweentheinsideandoutsidepressuremaynotseemlikemuch.Butsupposeatornadopassesoverasmallbuildingthatmeasures20by10by10feet.Oneachsquareinchofthebuilding,thereis2poundsofpressurefromtheinsidethatisnotbalancedbyairpressureoutsidethebuilding.Ontheceiling,thataddsuptoanunbalancedpressureof57600pounds.Thepressureofthefourwallsaddsupto172800pounds.

Ifwindowsareopeninthebuilding,someoftheinsideairwillrushoutthroughthem.Thiswillbalancethepressureinsideandoutsidethebuilding.Butifthewindowsareshuttightly,thehugeinsidepressuremaycausethebuildingtoburst.

Unfortunately,heavyrainoftenoccursinthestormsthatlaterproducetornadoes,sopeopleoftenshuttheirwindows.Thismaycausefarworsedamagelater.

30.Whatdidtheparagraphbeforethispassagemostprobablydiscuss?

A.Measuringrainfallfromastorm.

B.Thepowerfulwindsoftornadoes.

C.Repairingthedamagefromtornadoes.

D.Thekindsofdamagecausedbyexplosions.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Wheretornadoesareformed.B.Whentornadoesusuallyoccur.

C.Howtornadoescanbeprevented.D.Whytornadoescausesomuchdamage.

32.Accordingtothepassage,tornadoescandestroybuildingsbecause_____.

A.theforceofatornadoincreasestheairpressureinabuilding.

B.theairpressureatthecenterofatornadoisover172000pounds.

C.theairpressureinsideatornadoislessthantheairpressureinsideabuilding.

D.theweightofatornadocandestroyabuilding’sroofwhenitpassesoverhead.

33.Whatisthedifferencepersquareinchbetweentheairpressureinsideabuildingandtheairpressureinsideatornado?

A.2pounds.B.10pounds.C.13pounds.D.15pounds.

34.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthepressureonabuildingduringatornadocanberelievedby_____.

A.closingthecellar

B.openingthewindow

C.usingafanforventilation

D.strengthentheroofandwalls

B

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.Butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge.Itistimeyoubuiltapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.

Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.

Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.

Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself