英语第二学段期末考试.docx

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英语第二学段期末考试

2014-2015学年高三第二学段期末考试——高三英语

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Whatwilltheboydonext?

A.Finishhismathhomework.B.Cleanhisroom.C.Helphismotherinthebackyard.

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhimself?

A.Hedeservesafreelunch.B.Hissalaryisnothigh.C.Heworkshard.

3.Whenwillthepartybeheld?

A.OnFriday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.

4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?

A.Intheparkinglot.B.Nearthefrontdesk.C.Inthewoman’soffice.

5.Whatwillthemanprobablydotoday?

A.Havesomeguestsover.B.Goshopping.C.Gotoapostoffice

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inadrugstore.B.Inthehospital.C.Onthestreet.

7.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Pickupsomething.B.Waitforsomeone.C.Gobackhome.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhoisDantheBear?

A.Afisherman.B.Asinger.C.Adolphintrainer.

9.Whatwillthewomandobeforegoingtothebar?

A.Gotothebarber’s.B.Buysomeclothes.C.Performonstage.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whoarethespeakers?

A.Students.B.Teachers.C.Clerks.

11.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutherweekend?

A.Itwasexciting.B.Itwassatisfying.C.Itwasboring.

12.WhatdidthemandoonSaturday?

A.Heplayedsports.B.Hevisitedsomeone.C.Hewatchedmovies.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inasupermarket.B.Intheman’shouse.C.Inthewoman’shouse.

14.Whatdidthewomanputonthecalendar?

A.Thepictureofthecommunity.B.Thescheduleofcommunityevents.C.Interestingstories.

15.Whatisthemanworriedabout?

A.Neighborhoodsafety.B.Shoppingconvenience.C.Schoolsinthecommunity.

16.Whywilltherebeaparty?

A.Tocelebrateafestival.B.Towelcomesomenewpeople.C.Tocelebrateabirthday.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatdoweknowaboutDeepSpringsCollege?

A.It’slocatedinacollegetown.B.Itslibraryisoftencrowdedwithstudents.C.Itsschoolbuildingsareancient.

18.Howmanybooksarethereinthelibrary?

A.70000.B.17000.C.9000.

19.WhatcanteachersattheCollegeexpect?

A.Highsalary.B.Peaceandquiet.C.Modernfacilities.

20.WhatcanstudentsatDeepSpringsdointheirsparetime?

A.Takeawalkinthemountains.B.Gotothecinema.C.WatchTV.

第二部分:

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（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MotherandIstartournewlifeinAmerica.Inthemorningwetraveltogethertowork.Risingatthecrackofdawn,Ilovetheadventureoftiptoeingaroundinthedarklivingroomwherewesleep,whisperingtoeachothersoasnottowakeAuntCeliaandUncleMartininthebedroom,thenleavingthehousesoundlesslyandmakingourwaytothesubwaystationinsemidarkness.BythetimewereachKingsHighway,therisingdaythrowsamysteriouslightontheemptyandquietavenueordinarilycrowdedwithhumantraffic,andontheshuttered（有百叶窗的）storefrontsandfruitstandsnowcozily（舒适的）wrappedinlayersofcanvas（帆布）.Thereisasenseofmystery---asenseofpower---inbeingherebeforetherestoftheworldawakens…asifwitnessingthebeginningoftime.

Welovetravellingtogetheronthesubway,MotherandI.It’sfuntoobserveourfellowsubwayriders,exchangejokesinHungarian,playguessinggamesastotheiridentities,theirages,andtheirjobsandmakebetsastowherethey’dbegettingoff.

InacoupleofweeksMotherbecomesfamiliarwiththetrainroute,andshenolongerallowsmetoaccompanyher.

“ButI’llmissthefunoftravellingtogetherinthemorning,”Iprotest.

“SowillI.Butitcomesatasacrifice.Inordertoaccompanyme,youmustriseanhourearlier,losinganhour’ssleep.Youneedthatextrahourofsleep.”Motherisfirm,andIhavenochoicebuttocomplyandregretfullygiveuponourmorningfun.

“Ihopeyou’llhavetimetoteachmeEnglish.NowthatIhaveajobandtravelaloneonthesubway,I’llneedtoimprovemyvocabulary.Idon’twanttodependonyoueverytimeIneedtomakeaphonecallinEnglish,orwanttotakepublictransport.”

“Okay,madam,”Iagreeinahappy,jokingtone.“Howabouttoday?

Let’shaveourfirstlessonthisevening!

”

EveryeveningIaskMotheralotofquestionsaboutvocabularyandgrammar,andindeedinacoupleofweeksshelearnsenoughtodomarketingonherownandtravelfreelybysubway.

21.WhichdetailfromthetextshowsthattheauthorisexcitedaboutherlifeinAmerica?

A.Herresistancetothegrowingindependenceofhermother.

B.Heracceptanceofwhyshecannolongeraccompanyhermother.

C.Herdescriptionofrisingearlytoridethesubwaywithhermother.

D.Herdisciplinetoworkonlanguagelessonseverydaywithhermother

22.Whichofthefollowingdescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardshermother?

A.Supportive.B.Disrespectful.C.Sympathetic.D.Angry.

23.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom___________.

A.areviewofabookB.abookaboutone’slifestory

C.atravelmagazineD.ahandbookforforeigners.

B

Welcometotheworldofmultitasking---aplacewherethemeasureofapersonishowmanyjobstheycanperformatthesametime.Infact,ifexpertsaretobebelievedmultitaskingisadisastrousidea.

Oneoftheopponents（反对者）ofmultitaskingisDr.CliffordNass,aprofessoratStanfordUniversity.“Peoplewhomultitaskfrequentlyarelessabletopayattention;theyareworseatmanagingtheirmemory,”hesaid.Inhisopinion,thelossthatwegetwithmultitaskingisharmlessinsomesituations,forexample,partofdoingbusinessinthedigitalworld;butyoucan’tdoseriousworklikewriting,thinkingorsolvinganimportantproblemthisway.Youdoworseevenasyouthinkyou’redoingbetter.Allthetimetheresearchpointstoasimplefact:

thebraincannotcope.Whenyoustopmidwaythroughcomposingareporttocheckanemail,youforceyourbraintostopandregroup.Itislikepressingthepausebuttonduringamovie,meaningthefilmtakeslongertowatch.

AndaccordingtoDr.Nass,theproblemsextendbeyondthebrain.Youngpeoplewhofrequentlymultitaskarenotassociallyandemotionallyhealthyasthosewhodon’t.Theyjustfeelmoreemotionallysatisfiedandthefeelingissogoodandtheyareboundtodesireitagain.ToddOppenheimer,awritersaid,“We’vebecomeaveryshort-termsocietyanddon’trewardpeoplefortakingalotoftimeonsomething.”Hefearswemayenduplosingthenextgenerationofgreatthinkers.“It’sreallyunfortunatebecausethelong-termchallengesofourworld---environmentalissues,financialissues---requirepeopletothinkwiselyaboutthelong-termconsequencesofwhattheydo.Andit’snocoincidencethatthekindofpeoplewhodothinklong-termdon’tmultitask.

24.AccordingtoDr.Nass,multitasking________.

A.contributestomemorizingvariousthingsB.mayresultinlosingthenextgenerationofgreatthinkers

C.canbeperformedusingdigitaltoolsD.makestheperformanceemotionallyaffectedonly

25.Fromthepassage,wecantell________.

A.wemistakenlybelievethatwe’redoingbetterbyswitchingbetweentasks

B.multitaskingdoesharmtousineveryarea

C.foreverytaskyouaddtoyourmultitasking,youcanfinishyourgoalmorequickly

D.thelossthatwegetwithmultitaskingisharmless

26.Whichofthefollowingisamultitaskingaddict?

A.YouwatchfromstarttofinishwithoutdistractionwhenplayingaDVD.

B.Youhaveyourofficedeskcoveredwithpaperworkfromvariousunfinishedprojects.

C.Youfeelthatwhenyoutrytodotoomuchatonce,theresultalwayssuffers.

D.Youturnyourcellphonetosilencewhenyouareouttodinewithfriends.

27.Theauthormainlywantstotellus_________.

A.itismoreefficienttodothingsallinamixedwayB.ittakeslongerforustobecomeagreatthinker

C.weshouldn’tbelazyifwewanttoaccomplishmanytasksD.thelessyouswitch,thebetteryoudo

C

Here’sanewwarningfromhealthexperts:

Sittingisdeadly.

Scientistsareincreasinglywarningthatsittingforprolongedperiods—evenifyoualsoexerciseregularly—couldbebadforyourhealth.Anditdoesn’tmatterwherethesittingtakesplace—attheoffice,atschool,inthecarorbeforeacomputerorTV—justtheoverallnumberofhoursitoccurs.Severalstudiessuggestpeoplewhospendmostoftheirdayssittingaremorelikelytobefat,haveaheartattackorevendie.

InaneditorialpublishedthisweekintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine,ElinEkblom-BakoftheSwedishSchoolofSportandHealthSciencessuggestedthatauthoritiesrethinkhowtheydefinephysicalactivitytohighlightthedangersofsitting.

Whilehealthofficialshaveissuedguidelinesrecommendingminimum（最少的）amountsofphysicalactivity,theyhaven’tsuggestedpeopletrytolimithowmuchtimetheyspendinaseatedposition.

“Afterfourhoursofsitting,thebodystartstosendharmfulsignals,”Ekblom-Baksaid.Sheexplainedthatgenesregulating（调节）theamountofglucose（葡萄糖）andfatinthebodystarttoshutdown.

Evenforpeoplewhoexercise,spendinglongperiodsoftimesittingatadeskisstillharmful.TimArmstrong,aphysicalactivityexpertattheWorldHealthOrganization,saidpeoplewhoexerciseeveryday—butstillspendalotoftimesitting—mightgetmorebenefitifthatexercisewerespreadacrosstheday,ratherthaninasinglebout（一回）.

Still,inastudypublishedlastyearthattrackedmorethan17,000Canadiansforaboutadozenyears,researchersfoundpeoplewhosatmorehadahigher