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2015届高三期中测试英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

I.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（ABCD）中，选出最佳答案

A

Planaheadtomakeyourfamilytriprunsmoothly

Familyvacationsarecherishedmemories.Keepingchildrenentertainedontheroadorduringaflight,however,canbechallenging.Thebestwaytocutdownonanxiety?

Planahead.

Avoidgivingchildrensnacksthatcontainsugarandcaffeine.Sweettreatskeepthemhappyandquietforfiveminutes,asitfillsthemwithunusableenergythatwillturnintocrankiness（脾气坏）whenthesugarwearsoff.Bringfun,smallsnackslikeflavoredbakedchips,applesauce,raisins,granolabars—andtopitoffwithalittleproteinlikeandcheesestickstokeepthebloodsugarlevelsniceandsteady.

Bringplentyofplasticorpaperbags.Thisistheperfecttimetoputthosesparebagsaroundthehousetouse.Storetheminyourpurseorpocket,aswellasinthecar.Thisisaquicksolutionforgarbage,diaperwrappingormotionsickness.

Avoidextracostsonbulkitemsyouwillneedduringthetrip.Whenflying,purchasebulkitemslikediapers,formula,wipesatyourdestination.Inthepastitwasconvenientandfreetochecktheseitems.Noweachcheckedluggageitemcosts$25ormoreonaverage.Whendriving,dotheopposite;takeyourbulkitemstoavoidextratripstothestorewhenyouarrive,whichcanhelpyouavoidimpulsetravelpurchases.

Bringafullchangeofclothingforeachchild.Keeptheseitemswithinfairlyeasyreach.Whenaspillormesshappens,thiswillhelpparentsavoidunexpected（andunbudgeted）clothingpurchases.

Travelplanningcanhelpmakefamilyvacationswhattheyaresupposedtobe:

Fun!

1．Whichofthefollowingcankeepthebloodsugarlevelsniceandsteady?

A．Coffee.B．Applepiewithsugarinit.C．Candies.D．Cheesesticks.

2．Whyshouldyoubringplentyofplasticorpaperbagsduringvacation?

A．Becauseyoucanusethemtokeepgarbage,vomit（呕吐物）andwrapdiaper.

B．Becausetheycanpreventyoufrombeingstolen.

C．Becausebigbagscanholdmoreitems,whichbringsyoumuchconvenience.

D．Becausetheycansaveyou$25.

3．Whichistheproperplaceforyoutobuybulkitemswhendriving?

A．Atthedestination.

B．Atwhereveryoucanbuycheaperones.

C．Attheplaceyoujustgooutofthethingsyouneed.

D．Inthestoresnearyourhouse.

4．Whatshouldparentsdotoavoidunexpectedclothingpurchasesduringtheirvacation?

A．Donotletchildrenmaketheirclothesdirty.

B．Bringafullchangeofclothingforeachchild.

C．Washthedirtyclothesfrequently.

D．Donotallowchildreneatduringtheirvacation.

B

Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedtele-shopping—watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.Nowtele-shoppingisstartinginEurope（欧洲）.InanumberofEuropeancountries,peoplecanturnontheirTVsandshopforclothes,jewelry,food,toys,andmanyotherthings.

Tele-shoppingisbecomingpopularinSweden,forexample.ThebiggestSwedishcompanysellsdifferentkindsofthingsonTVin15Europeancountries,andinoneyearitmade＄100million.InFrancetherearetwotele-shoppingchannels,andtheFrenchspendabout＄20millionayeartobuythingsthroughthesechannels.

InGermany,untillastyeartele-shoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelfor1houreveryday.Thenthegovernmentallowed（允许）moretele-shopping.Otherchannelscanopenfortele-business,including（包括）thelargestAmericantele-shoppingcompanyanda24hourtele-shoppingcompany.Germanbusinessmenarehopingthisnewtele-shoppingwillhelpthemsellmorethings.

Somepeopleliketele-shoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshoppingwithoutleavingtheirhomes.Withalltheproblemsoftrafficinthecities,thisisanimportantreason.Butatthesametime,otherEuropeansdonotlikethisnewwayofshopping.Theycalltele-shopping“junk（垃圾）ontheair”.ManyEuropeansusuallyworryaboutthequality（质量）ofthethingsforsaleonTV.Goodqualityisimportanttothem,andtheybelievetheycannotbesureaboutthequalityofthethingsonTV.

TheneedforhighqualitymeansthatEuropeantele-shoppingcompanieswillhavetobedifferentfromtheAmericancompanies.Theywillhavetobemorecarefulaboutthequalityofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthatthebuyerscannottouchorseeinperson.

5.Peopleliketele-shoppingbecauseitis__________.

A.AmericanB.cheaperC.easierD.morepopular

6.SomeEuropeansdon’tliketele-shoppingbecausethey__________

A.don’tliketobuythings

B.don’twatchTV

C.believethethingssoldonTVareexpensive

D.thinkthethingssoldonTVarebadquality

7.InGermany,tele-shoppingmay__________

A.helpbusinessmengetmoremoney

B.keeptheshopsopenlonger

C.havefewerbuyers

D.bringbetterTVprogrammes

8.Thebesttitleofthispassageis__________

A.AmericanTele-shoppingB.Tele-shoppingCompanies

C.Tele-shoppinginEuropeD.Tele-shopping—JunkontheAir

C

Ifyou’retiredoftheMediterraneananddon’twanttoheadtoDisneyagain,perhapsit’stimeforasummerholidayinspace.Russiahasdeclaredplansforitsfirstfloatinghotel,217milesaboveearth,anditissomethingofanofferingwithgoodservice.

Hostingjustsevenguestsinafourcabins,theaccommodationwillboasthugewindowswithviewsbacktoearthandtastymicrowavemealswillbeservedinsteadoftheonesoftenusedbyastronauts.

Justgettingtherewillbeanadventureinitself—itwilltaketwodaysaboardaSoyuzrocket—anditwon’texactlybeabudgetholiday:

Afive-daystaywillcostyou￡100,000to￡500,000foryourjourney.Thehotelisduetoopenby2016and,accordingtothosebehindit,willbefarmorecomfortablethantheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）usedbyastronautsandcosmonauts.

Intheweightlessnessofspace,visitorscanchoosetohavebedsthatareeithervertical（垂直的）orhorizontal.Tourists,whowillbeaccompaniedbyexperiencedcrew,willdineonfoodpreparedonEarthandsentupontherocket,tobereheatedinmicrowaveovens.Manykindsofdelicacieswillbeavailable.

Icedtea,mineralwaterandfruitjuiceswillbeavailable,butalcoholwillbestrictlyprohibited.Toiletswilluseflowingairinsteadofwatertomovewastethroughthesystem.Wastewaterwillberecycled.

SergeiKostenko,chiefexecutiveofOrbitalTechnologieswhichwillconstructthehotel,said:

“OurplannedmoduleinsidewillnotremindyouoftheInternationalSpaceStation.Ahotelshouldbecomfortableinside,anditwillbepossibletolookattheEarth.Thehotelwillbeaimedatwealthyindividualsandpeopleworkingforprivatecompanieswhowanttodoresearchinspace.”Thehotelcanalsobeusedasanemergencybolthole（避难处）forastronautsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStationifthereisacrisis.

9.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Russiadeclaresthedesignforitsfirstspacehotel

B.Thefirstspacehotelisunderconstructionnow

C.Theastronautswillhaveasecondhomeinspace

D.Russiahastheadvancedtechnologyinexploringspace

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“budget”inthe3rdparagraphmean?

A.expensiveB.worthwhileC.economicD.uncomfortable

11.Whatkindofaccommodationwilltheguestshaveinthespacehotel?

A.Theywillhavethesamefoodastheastronautshave.

B.Manykindsofdrinksareavailableincludingalcohol.

C.Guestscanhavebedsthatareeitherverticalorhorizontal.

D.TouristsareaccompaniedbytheastronautsfromtheISS.

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThespacehotelisbuilttoremindyouoftheInternationalSpaceStation.

B.Thehotelisconstructedwithbigwindowssothattouristscanseetheearth.

C.Thecompany,OrbitalTechnologies,hasalreadybeguntobuildthespace

hotel.

D.Inthenearfuture,aspacetripformostofthepeoplecanberealized.

D

IwishtherewouldbeawaytodescribeChinainsimpletermsbutthat’simpossible.ForthemostpartChinesepeoplearefriendly,easy-goingandoptimistic.Theyarecuriousandunusuallypatientandtheyarealsothehardest-workingpeopleIhaveevermet.

InChina,familyiseverything.InmyEnglishclasseswhenthestudentswereaskedwhattheywoulddoiftheyonlyhadafewhourstolive,moststudentstoldmehowtheywouldspendtheirlastfewhourswiththeirfamiliesandparents.Manytimesthesubjectsintheclassescenteronfamiliesandfriends.Iteachmanystudentsayear,talkingtothemfreely.

ThecostoflivinghereisverylowcomparedwiththatoftheUS.ThecityofXiangFanIliveinisn’tlargeandIlivebetter.Non-imported（非出口的）foodsareverycheap,soareclothingandarticlesofeverydayuse.Thecostofpublictransportationisverylow,too.Chinesevalueeducation.However,itisreportedthatmanychildrencan’taffordtheexpensesofschoolingandareforcedtoleaveschoolinsomepoorareasinChina.ButtheyorganizedProjectHopemanyyearsago.Itcreatesconditionsforthepoorchildrentogobacktoschool.Inmyopinion,ProjectHopeisofgreatimportancetothedevelopmentoftheruraleducation.

WhenwereadnewsofChinainthewest,rarely,ifever,willweseeanythingmentionedofthepositivechangesChinahasgonethrough.WhileitistruethateconomicmiracleshavenotreachedmanyareasofChina,butwealsohavethesameproblems.

WhenIamaskedwhichcountryIconsiderbetter,ChinaortheUS,myanswerhasalwaysbeenthesame,“Wearenotworseorbetterthaneachother,weareonlydifferent.”

13.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofChinesepeople?

A.HethinksmostChinesepeoplehardlywork.