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甘肃省河西部分高中张掖中学嘉峪关一中山丹一中届高三上学期期中联考英语试题Word版含答案

2015-2016学年第一学期高三期中联考

英语试卷

命题学校：

嘉峪关市第一中学命题教师：

宋华刘轶敏

注：

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），满分120分，考试用时100分钟

第I卷（选择题，共70分）

一、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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Peter,ahighschoolstudent,wasprettybusywithschool,andhewasonthesoccerteam.Highschoolwashard,becauseeveryonewantedtohaveniceclothes,hangout,drivecars,andallthesecostmoney.Peter’sfatherwasthesortofguythatbelievedyouhadtoearnwhateveryougot,sohewasn’tjustabouttohandoverlotsofmoneyforPetertousetohavefun.So,hehadtogetajob.

Duringhisfreshmanyearsummervacation,hisclassmategothimajobworkingonahay（干草）farm.Hethrewhayupintowagonsasthetractordrovearoundfields,andthentheystacked（剁起）itinthehotbarn.Itwasahot,lowpayingjob.

Heonceworkedafewnightsaweekatagrocerystore.Heputthingsontheshelf.Itwasalotofliftingandcarrying,andhisarmswerestrongfromthisandthepreviousjob.Itwasdullanddidn’tpaymuch.

Hetooksometimeoffwhensoccergotserious,butthefollowingsummerhetriedworkingatalumberyard.Itwashotoutside,buthegotalotofexerciseliftingandcarryingthingslikeboardsanddrywall.Healsolearnedalotaboutbuildingsupplies.Itstilldidn’tpaywell.

Fromthere,hespentayeardoingsometutoringforafriendofthefamily,butthatwaspiecemeal.Hisfirstrealjobcamethelastyearatschool,whenhefixedregistersandworkedoncomputersatabigboxstore.Itwashisfavoritejobyet,butitstilldidn’tpaywell.

WhatPeterrealizedwithallofthesejobswasthatheneededabetterpayingjob!

Theonlywaytogetthatwastogettrainedoreducated.Hecouldgotoschoolandgeta2yeardegreeinanofficeortechnicalposition.Hisotherchoicesweregoingtoa4yearcollegeorjoiningthearmy.Hewasn’tsurewhathewasgoingtodoyet,butheknewhehadtodosomething.Jobswerealotofwork,moneywashardtoearn,buthelikedstayingbusyandbeingabletobuythings.Peterwantedthemostoutoflife,andthatmeanteducation.

1.HowmanyjobshadPetertaken?

A.ThreeB.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

2.AllthejobsPeterhadtakenhadonethingincommon：

________.

A.TheyweredoneduringhisvacationB.Theyweredullandtiresome

C.TheyneededhardlabourD.Theydidn’tpaywell

3.________wasthemostimportantforPeterifhewantedagoodjob.

A.ConfidenceB.EducationC.OpportunityD.Wisdom

4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.

A.Peterknewwhattodoforhisfuture

B.Peter’sfatherdidn’tcareabouthim

C.itwasveryhardforPetertomakehischoices

D.Peterwasdeterminedtodowhateverheliked

B

It’ssummermovietimeagain.Checkoutourlistoffourfilms.

HarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban

ReleaseDate:

November4

Story:

It’sthesummerbeforeHarryPotter’sthirdyearatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.Adangerousmurderer,SiriusBlack,hasescapedfromtheWizards’Prison.AndhewasorderedtokillHarryPotter.

AroundtheWorldin80Days

ReleaseDate:

November16

Story:

Thisversionoftheclassicnovelsetin1872focusesonPassepartout（HongKongactorJackieChan）,aChinesethiefwhoseeksrefuge（庇护）withastrangeLondonadventurer,PhileasFogg.PassepartoutuseshismartialartskillstodefendFoggfromdangerashetravelsaroundtheworldin80days.

Spider-Man2

ReleaseDate:

November30

Story:

PeterParkerisstillcomingtoaccepthisdualidentity（双重身份）asthecrimesuperheroSpider-Man.HewantstorevealhissecretidentitytoMaryJane,meanwhile,hisAuntMayisintrouble.ThisisDrOttoOctaviuswhohasappearedtobringheralotoftroubles.

KingArthur

ReleaseDate:

November7

Story:

KingArthurispresentedasacleverrulerwhomanagestounitealltheknightsinBritain.UndertheguidanceofMerlinandthebeautiful,braveGuinevere,Arthurwillstruggletorealizehisdreams.

5.WhencanyouseethefilmactedbyJackieChan?

A.November4.B.November30.C.November16.D.November7.

6.InSpider-Man2,AuntMay’stroubleiscausedby______.

A.Spider-ManB.PeterParkerC.MaryJaneD.DrOttoOctavius

7.Whatkindofarticleofthispassage?

A.Anewsreport.B.Afunnydiary.C.Anadvertisement.D.Acomposition.

C

AnAfricanproverbsaysthatasinglehandcannottieabundle.Everyoneneedscompanionstohelpthemsailthroughtheroughseasoflife.Eventhestrongestandrichestpersonstillneedsfriends.Ourmoneyandstrengthwouldhavenovalueifwehadnofriendstosharewithus.Thebestfriendshipisagive-and-takerelationship.Weneedthesupportofourfamily,friendsandthecommunity.Inturnwealsogivesupporttothesociety,ourfriendsandourfamily.

Theword“friend”hasmanymeanings.Itcouldbethebusdriverwhotakesyoutoandfromworkeveryday.Itcouldbeaparent,acolleague,awifeorhusband,abrotherorsister,oreventheunknownpersonwhohelpedyoujustoncewhenyoucouldnotfindyourway.Realfriendssharenotonlyourhappinessbutoursorrowsaswell.Thismayexplainwhywehavetheexpression“afriendinneedisafriendindeed”.

Friendshipislikethesunshinethatkeepsuswarm.Itisliketherefreshingraindropsonthefieldsthatgivethefarmershopeofagoodplantingseason.Withoutfriendsourlifewouldbelikeadesertwhereouronlyfriendwouldbelonelinessandsadness.Themostfortunatepersonistheonewhohasfriendsfromalllevelsinthesociety.Adrivermightfindfriendsnotonlyamonghiscolleaguesbutamongfarmers,bankers,traders,students,politiciansorteachers.Weshouldneverforgetouroldfriendswhenwemakenewones.Weshouldtreasureeachofourfriendswhetherpoororrich,beautifulornot.Eachfriendisuniqueinhisorherownway.Andalltogether,theyenrichlifeandmakeitverycolourful.

8.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Howtosailthroughtheseaoflife.

B.Friendsandfriendship.

C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

D.Neverforgetoldfriendswhenmakingnewones.

9.Whatisthecorrectunderstandingoffriendsaccordingtothewriter?

A.Friendswhoshareourhappinessarenotrealfriends.

B.Friendswilltakeusthroughroughseas.

C.Friendsneverexpectanythingfromothers.

D.Friendscanbedifferentpeoplearoundus.

10.Anunknownpersoncanbeafriendaswellwhen.

A.hehelpsyouwithwhatyouneed

B.heistoldhowtofindhisway

C.hebecomesoneofyourfamily

D.heisadrivertakingyoufromandtowork

11.Theunderlinedword“unique”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans“”.

A.special    B.poor        C.rich      D.valuable

D

Morethan2.25billioncupsofcoffeeareconsumedacrosstheglobeeachday,andit’slikelythatmanytastebitter.

Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeefanscanmaketheirdrinktastesweeterbysimplychangingthecolouroftheircups.

Scientistsclaimthatblueandglassmugs,whicharepopularinsomecoffeeshops,canreducecoffee’sbitterness,withoutanyneedforsugar,andthatcoffeedrunkfromwhitecupstastesthebitterest.

Toprovetheirclaims,theresearchersinvited36volunteersandusedthreedifferentcoloredcups--blue,whiteandtransparentglass--todoanexperiment.

Intheexperiment,coffeeconsumedfromthewhitecupwasfoundtotastelesssweetwhencomparedtotheothertwocoloredcups,whilethebluecupmadethecoffeetastethesweetest.

Thescientistsbelievethatthecolourbrownmaybeassociatedwithcoffee’sbitternessbecausecoffeeinawhitecupappearsthebrownestandtastesthebitterest.

“Ourstudyclearlyshowsthatthecolourofacoffeecupdoesinfluencetheperceived（感受到的）tasteandflavorofcoffee,”saidDrGeorgeDoornofFederationUniversityAustralia,“butthepotentialeffectsmaybedifferentbetweenaone-timepurchaseandareturncustomer.”

“Anyhow,theeffectofthecolourofthecupontheflavorofthecoffeesuggeststhatcaféowners,baristas（服务员）,aswellascoffeecupmanufacturersshouldcarefullyconsiderthecolouroftheircups,”headded.

However,theideathatcolourcanalterthetasteoffoodanddrinkisnotnew.

Astudypublishedlastyearrevealedthatred,strawberry-flavoredmousse（慕斯蛋糕）servedonawhiteplatewasratedas10percentsweeterand15percentmoreflavorousthanthesamefoodpresentedonablackplate.

12.Whatcolorofthecupcanbestreducecoffee’sbitternesswithoutaddingsugar?

A.Blue.B.Brown.C.White.D.Transparent.

13.Thescientistsused________todotheexperimenttoprovetheirclaims.

①differentbrandsofcoffee②differentcoloredcoffeecups

③severalvolunteers④severalmanufactures

A.①②B.②③C.②④D.③④14.Whydoescoffeeinwhitecupstastetheleastsweet?

A.Becausewhitecupsarenotasbeautifulasothercups.

B.Becausewhitecupsmakecoffeeappearthebrownest.

C.Becausewhitecupsreducethesugarinthem.

D.Becausewhitecupsarebetterusedtoservecakes.

15.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Blackplatesincreasethesweetnessoffoodanddrink.

B.Strawberry-flavoredmousseis10percentsweeterthancoffee.

C.Peopleconsumemorethan2.5billioncupsofcoffeeacrosstheglobeeveryyear.

D.Peoplecanmakecoffeetastesweeterbychangingthecoloroftheircoffeecups.

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。

选项中的两项为多途选项。

ThreeCriticalTruthsWeForgetAllTooSoon

Somuchhappensinourliveseverydaythatweoftenforgetwhatwehavelearned.Ineffect,theonlythingfasterthanthespeedofourthoughtsisthespeedofourforgetfulness.  16

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