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康福外国语学校高三英语第一学期期末考试试题

北京康福外国语学校

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2014-2015学年第一学期期末考试高三英语试卷

I．Listening（25points）

SectionA
　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

1.

A）Laborproblems.

B）Weatherconditions.

C）Anerrorintheorder.

D）Misplacingofgoods.

2.

A）Whatthewomansaysmakesalotofsense.

B）Therichareopposedtosocialwelfare.

C）Heissympatheticwithpoorpeople.

D）HeagreeswithMr.Johnson'sviews.

3.

A）Hewillbepracticingsoccer.

B）Hehasworktofinishintime

C）Hewillbeattendingameeting.

D）Hehasatoughproblemtosolve.

4.

A）Maryshouldgetridofherpetassoonaspossible.

B）Marywillnotbeabletokeepadoginthebuilding.

C）Maryisnothappywiththebanonpetanimals.

D）Marymightaswellsendherdogtoherrelative.

5.

A）Thetwins'voicesarequitedifferent.

B）LisaandGalearenotverymuchalike.

C）Hedoesnotbelievetheyaretwinsisters.

D）Thewomanseemsabithardofhearing.

6.

A）TheseriouseconomiccrisisinBritain.

B）ApackagedealtobesignedinNovember.

C）Amessagefromtheirbusinessassociates.

D）Theirabilitytodealwithfinancialproblems.

7.

A）Itisimpossibletoremovethestaincompletely.

B）Themanwillbechargedextrafortheservice.

C）Themanhastogotothemaincleaningfacility.

D）Cleaningthepantswilltakelongerthanusual.

8.

A）Europeanmarkets.

B）Aprotestrally.

C）Luxurygoods.

D）Importedproducts.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.

A）Hemadeabusinesstrip.

B）HehadaquarrelwithMarsha.

C）Hetalkedtoheronthephone.

D）Heresolvedabudgetproblem.

10.

A）Shemayhavetobefiredforpoorperformance.

B）Shehasdevelopedsomeseriousmentalproblem.

C）Sheisinchargeofthefirm'sbudgetplanning.

D）Shesupervisesanumberofimportantprojects.

11.

A）Shefailedtoarriveattheairportontime.

B）Davidpromisedtogoonthetripinherplace.

C）Somethingunexpectedhappenedatherhome.

D）Shewasnotfeelingherselfonthatday.

12.

A）Hefrequentlygetsthingsmixedup.

B）HeisalwaysfindingfaultwithMarsha.

C）HehasbeentryinghardtocoverforMarsha.

D）Heoftenfailstofollowthroughonhisprojects.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.

A）Theyarebettershelteredfromalltheoutsidetemptations.

B）Theyareusuallymoremotivatedtocompetewiththeirpeers.

C）Theyhavemoreopportunitiestodeveloptheirleadershipskills.

D）Theytakeanactivepartinmoreextracurricularactivities.

14.

A）Itschiefpositionsareheldbywomen.

B）Itsteachingstaffconsistsofwomenonly.

C）Itsstudentsaimatmanagerialposts.

D）Itsstudentsarerolemodelsofwomen.

15.

A）Itisunderadequatecontrol.

B）Itistraditionalbutcolorful.

C）Theyaremoreorlessisolatedfromtheoutsideworld.

D）Theyhaveampleopportunitiestomeettheoppositesex.

SectionB
　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.

A）Byinvadingthepersonalspaceoflisteners.

B）Bymakinggesturesatstrategicpoints.

C）Byspeakinginadeep,loudvoice.

D）Byspeakingwiththelocalaccent.

17.

A）Topromotesportsmanshipamongbusinessowners.

B）Toencouragepeopletosupportlocalsportsgroups.

C）Toraisemoneyforaforthcominglocalsportsevent.

D）Toshowhisfamily'scontributiontothecommunity.

18.

A）Theyareknowntobethestyleofthesportsworld.

B）Theywouldcertainlyappealtohisaudience.

C）Theyrepresentthelatestfashioninthebusinesscircles.

D）Theyarebelievedtocommunicatepowerandinfluence.

19.

A）Tocoveruphisownnervousness.

B）Tocreateawarmpersonalatmosphere.

C）Toenhancetheeffectofbackgroundmusic.

D）Toallowtheaudiencetobetterenjoyhisslides.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.

A）ShewasthefirsteducatedslaveofJohnWheatley's.

B）ShewasthegreatestfemalepoetinColonialAmerica.

C）ShewasbornaboutthetimeoftheWarofIndependence.

D）ShewasthefirstAfrican-Americanslavetopublishabook

21.

A）Reviseinanumberoftimes.

B）Obtainconsentfromherowner.

C）Gothroughascholarlyexamination.

D）Turntothecolonialgovernorforhelp.

22.

A）Literaryworkscallingfortheabolitionofslavery.

B）ReligiousscriptspopularamongslavesinAmerica.

C）Arichstockofmanuscriptsleftbyhistoricalfigures.

D）LotsoflostworkswrittenbyAfrican-Americanwomen.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.

A）Itisatraitofgenerouscharacter.

B）Itisareflectionofself-esteem.

C）Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.

D）Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.

24.

A）Itwasself-defeating.

B）Itwasaggressive.

C）Itwastheessenceofcomedy.

D）Itwassomethingadmirable.

25.

A）Itisadouble-edgedsword.

B）Itisafeatureofagivenculture.

C）Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.

D）Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.

II.ReadingComprehension（30points）

SectionA

Direction:

Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

Question31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,there’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.

Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.

Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.

ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy（天才）.Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated（羞辱）constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.

OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,”Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.

Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.

26.Accordingtotheauthor,achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir___.

27.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown___.

28.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame___.

29.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas___byhismother.

30.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis___.

SectionB

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

PassageOne

Questions36to40arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.

In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?

Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?

Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?

Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:

aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashe