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吉林省大安一中届高三英语上学期期末测试试题
2014-2015届高三上学期期末测试
英语试卷
（总分：
150分；考试时间：
120分钟）
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（共100分）
第一部分：
听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节听下面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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Applyforajob.B.Borrowthewoman’scar.C.Filloutanapplicationforaloan.
2.Whoishavingapartytonight?
A.JamesB.AnnieC.Holly
3.Whenisthebaseballgame?
A.OnThursday.B.OnFriday.C.OnSaturday.
4.Whatwillthespeakersdolater?
A.Goouttoarestaurant.
B.StayathomeandwatchTV.
C.Eatdinnerwiththewoman’sparents.
5.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Hireatutor.B.PracticemoreoftenC.Joinastudygroup.
第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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至7题。
6.What’stheadvantageofthegardeningmethod?
A.Thespaceoftheyardisn’twasted.
B.Thevegetablesaremoredelicious.
C.Thevegetablesgrowfaster.
7.Whywillthemanshowthewomanhisgarden?
A.Togivehersomevegetables.
B.Togetheradviceabouthowtoplantseeds.
C.Toshowherhowheplantedthegarden.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Howlongdidthewomanspendwritingtheessay?
A.Allnight.B.Thewholeweekend.C.Afewhours.
9.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
A.Getinformationonline.
B.Organizeherassignments.
C.Nottowaituntilthelastminute.
10.Whatwillthewomanprobablybuynext?
A.Acomputer.B.Acalendar.C.Somenotebook.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Whatwasthewoman’soriginalplan?
A.Tobuyagiftforeveryfamilymember.
B.Tochooseonenicegiftforoneperson.
C.Totelleveryonewhatshewants.
12.WhatdoesthewomanwantforChristmas?
A.Somecandles.B.AGPSdevice.C.AniPad.
13.Whendoesthisconversationtakeplace ?
A.BeforeThanksgiving.
B.AfterThanksgiving.
C.OnChristmasEve.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?
A.AtStanford.B.AtHarvard.C.AtGeorgetownUniversity.
15.Whatdoesthemanplantomajorin?
A.BiologyB.PoliticalscienceC.Environmentalstudies.
16.Whydoesthemanadmirehismother?
A.Shehaslivedinmanycountries.
B.ShelearnedEnglishveryquickly.
C.Shegainedsuccessbyovercominggreatdifficulties.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17.Whatisthewoman’sfirstpieceofadvice?
A.Don’tinvitetoomanypeople.
B.Don’ttrytomakeeverythingperfect.
C.Don’tgetmarriedduringtherainyseason.
18.Whichmonthwouldbethemostexpensiveforawedding?
A.MarchB.JulyC.November
19.Howdoesthewomansuggestsavingmoney?
A.Bybuyinganinexpensivedress.
B.Bybuyinganinexpensivecake.
C.Bybuyinganinexpensiveflowers.
20.Whatismostimportantforcouples,accordingtowoman?
A.AttitudeB.FinancialabilityC.Gueststheyinvite.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A．
DavidisfromCleveland,Ohio.Hisfamilyhasahomethereuntilthesummerafterhefinishedeighthgrade.Davidhadnochoicebuttosleeponparkbenches.Beingaloneonthestreetswasscary.OnethingkeptDavidgoing:
hisdeterminationtodowellinschool.
EventhoughmanythingsweredifficultinDavid’slife,onethingwasgoingverywell.DavidwasacceptedtoaspecialhighschoolcalledMC2STEM.ItisapublicschoolinClevelandforkidswhoareextremelygoodatscience.TheschoolturnedoutapeacefulplaceforDavid.Heespeciallyenjoyedhavingthechancetolearnbydoinglotsofprojects.
Highschoolwasn’teasy.ButDavidsaysthattheschoolhelpedhimsethighstandardsforhimself.
Evenwhenhedidn’thaveaplacetostayatnight,Davidkepthisfocusonhisschoolwork.
Whilehewashomeless,Davidwouldsometimessleepintheparkduringthedaybecauseitwassafer.“Ifyousleepinthedaytimeinthepark,peoplewon’tbotheryou,”hesays.“you’rejusttakinganap.It’sacceptable.”ThenDavidwouldstudythroughthenight.Heshoweredatafriend’shousewhenhisfriend’sparentswereatwork.
Allhishardworkpaidoff.InMay2011,Davidgraduatedsecondinhishighschoolclass.Hewasacceptedto22colleges.HealsowonascholarshipformtheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Itwillpayforallhiscollegeexpenses.
Latfall,DavidbeganattendingHarvardUniversity,oneofthetopcollegesintheUS.”Ifoundtheperfectschoolforme.”Hewroteinhisblog.
Inthefuture,DavidmightlookforajobatacompanylikeGoogle.Evenbetter,hewouldliketostarthisowncompany.Davidsays,“Iwanttoworkformyself.”
21,Accordingtothepassage,David________.
A.likedtosleeponparkbenches.B.hateddoingalotofprojects.
C.felthighschoolwaseasy.D.studiedveryhard.
22.WecanknowfromthepassagethatDavidwould_________.
A.workonlyinbigcompanies.B.startacompanywithpartners.
C.haveabrightfuture.D.winascholarshipagain.
23.WhichofthefollowingwordcanbestdescribeDavid?
A.cautiousB.DeterminedC.LazyD.Creative
24.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.HomelesstoHarvardB.APoorStudentC.AtopUniversityD.WinningaScholarship
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Itcanbedepressinghowcomplexlifeis.Sometimesyoujustwishthateverythingwasassimpleas“1+1=2”.Butwaitaminute..Is“1+1=2”reallythesimplestthingintheworld?
Theanswerisquiteopposite.Let’shaveslookatafewexamples.
1.“1+1=2”
Thisquestionisprobablythefirstthingaboutmaththateveryoneofuslearned.Ifyouhave
oneappleandsomebodygivesyouanother,youhavetwoapples.Howdifficultisit?
WeallthoughtsountilBertrandRusselltriedtoproveitinthereally20thcentury.Believeit
ornot,thissimpletaskactuallytookhim372pagestocomplete.Andhissolutionwaspublished.
2.Yawning
Yawningiscommon.Everyonedoesit.Butthefactisthatthereisnouniversallyagreedupon
theoryforwhyweactuallyyawn.Awidelyacceptedtheoryisthatyawningcoolsdownthebrainbecauseexperimentshaveshownthatwhenweyawn,afewthingschangeinourbodies,andoneofthemisthetemperatureofthebrain.
3.Leftandright
Thinkaboutit:
Howwouldyouexplaintheconceptofleftandrighttosomeonewhohadno
ideawhatthosewordsmean?
“It’ssimple,”youmightsay.”Justshowhimorheryourlefthandandrighthand,andthe
differencewillbeclear.”Butwhatiftherewasonlyoneobject?
Howwouldyoudecidewhetheritwasontheleftorright?
Whatifyouhadtoexplainconceptonlywithwords?
Infact,thereisalsoa400-pagebookonthesubjectcalledThePhilosophyofRightandLeft.That’sevenmorepagesthanittookRusselltoworkout“1+1=2”
25.Theunderlinedword“equation”means“astatementinmath,showingthattwoquantitiesare_____.
A.equalB.unequalC.connectedD.different
26.Whatdoweknowaboutthepassage?
A.BertrandRussell’ssolutionof“1+1=2”wastoosimple.
B.Oneobjectcaneasilyexplaintheconceptofleftandright.
C.Whenweyawn,thetemperatureofthebrainchanges.
D.ThePhilosophyofRightandLeftisabookabout“1+1=2”theory.
27.Whatdotheseexampleshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyarethesimplestthingsthatarehardtounderstand.
B.Theyaresimplethingsthatareinfactreallycomplex.
C.Theyprovetobethemostcomplexthingsthatneedalotofexplanations.
D.Theyaresomecommonthingsthatweoftentalkaboutinourdailylife.
28.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Assimpleas“1+1=2”B.Asdifficultas“1+1=2”
C.NotactuallythatdifficultD.Notactuallythatsimple
C
Ibelieveitisimportanttoseparategoodfailuresfrombadfailures.Goodfailureshappenwhen,eventhoughyoumadecorrectdecisions,youstilllost.Badfailureshappenbecauseyoumadebaddecisions,orworse,didn’tmakeanydecisionatall.Althoughthetwofeelthesame,theyhavecompletelydifferentlong-termimpacts.
I’manewpokerplayer.OneofthefirstthingsIlearnedwasthatthereweregoodwinsandbadwins.Goodwinswerebecauseyouhadaproperstrategyofbettingwheretheoddswereinyourfavor.Badwinshappenedwhenyoujustgotlucky.Goingall-inona2-7offsuitmightwin,butitdoesn’tmeanyou’reagoodpokerplayer.
Mentallyseparatinggoodfailuresfrombadfailurestakeswork.Pokerisasimplegamewherethelawsofpossibilityareclearlydefined.Reallifeisalotcomplicated.Ittakesmoreefforttodecidewhichfailureswerebecauseofabaddecisionandwhichwerejusttheunintendedside–effectofthebestchoiceavailable.
Althoughitcanbedifficulttoseparatethetwo,youwillbenefitfrommakingtwopilesinsteadofjustone.Byseparatingthetwotypesoffailures,itiseasiertosurvivethegoodfailures.Itmayhurttohaveyourbusinessproposalshutdownforthefifteenthtime,butitisn’tnecessarilyabadfailure.
Byseparatingthetwo,youcanalsoavoidmorebadfailures.Ifyoufailbecauseoflaziness,indecision,orpoorplanning,youcanquicklycorrectthoseinthefuture.Knowingthedifferencebetweengoodandbadfailureskeepsyoufromrepeatingstupidmistakes.
29.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Failuresarenecessary.
B.Theimportanceoffailures.
C.Theimportanceofdistinguishingfailures.
D.Failuresleadtosuccess.
30.TheexampleaboutplayingpokerinParagraph2isto_________
A.explaintoushowtoplaypoker
B.showushowtowinthegame
C.helpusunderstandthekindsoffailures
D.showusthatluckisimportant.
31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Goodfailureshappenwhenyoumadeawrongdecision.
B.Badfailureshappenwhenyoumadearight
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