浙江省东阳市第二高级中学届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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浙江省东阳市第二高级中学届高三英语上学期期中试题

东阳二中2015年下期高三期中考英语卷2015.11.16

自选模块：

题号06

填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应的答案写在答题纸上。

In1535,theBishopofPanamawastravelingfromPanamatoPeru.Hisshipwasbecalmedforsomedays.Thestron

goceancurrentscarriedhisshipoverfivehundredmiles①course.There,rightontheequator,theyfoundagroupofblackrockyislands,②hesaidwereuninviting.

Forthenextfewhundredyears,peoplemostlyagreedwithhisassessment.In1832theislandsweretakenbyEcuador.TheEcuadoriangovernmentmadeseveralunsuccessfulattemptstosettletheisland.Thesettlerswereveryunhappywiththevery③livingconditions.

Becauseoftheveryinterestingwildlifethere,in1972,UNESCOnamedtheGalapagosIslandsasWorldHeritageSite.Therearesome280suchsitesaroundtheworld,designatedsuchbecausetheyhave"outstandinguniversalsignificance."UNESCOisstillveryactivethere,wheretheyoperatearesear

chstation.They④makerulesforthetourists,whocoulddestroythedelicatefloraandfauna.veryeasily.Onlycertainnumbersofpeopleareallowed⑤（visit）theislandsatonetime,theymustbewithaguide,andtheymuststayonthedesignatedpathways.

Pirateshidoutthere,andpassingwhalersstoppedtheretocollectuptortoisesTheyfoundthatthegianttortoisescouldstayaliveforweeksintheirships,andsoprovidefreshmeat⑥thecrews.EventuallytheislandswerenamedtheGalapagosIslands,meaningturtles.TherearemanyfunnystoriesofunsuspectingstevedoreswhocameuponaforgottentortoiseinthedarkdepthsofashipdockedinLondon.

Tortoisesareterrestrialturtles,_⑦（belong）tothelizardfamily.Theyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Scientiststhinkthattheyhavechangedverylittlesincethetimeofthedinosaurs.TherearetwokindsontheGalapagosIslands:

thosethatliveindryplaces,andthosethatlivein⑧places.Thetortoisesfromthewetplaceshaveaverysmoothroundshell,andtheycanreachameteracross,andweigh275kilograms.Theonefromthedryplaceshasmademanyadaptations_⑨itsenvironment.Itissmalleranditsshellrisesupsharplyinthemiddle.Itsshellismoretriangular;forforcing⑩throughthedrygrowthofgrassorshrubs.Becauseitmayhavetolift.itsfeethighertostepoverobstacles,andliftitsheadhighertofeed,itsshellisdeeplynotchedtoallowforthesemovements.

第一部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：

单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1.—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymindatthemoment.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?

—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.

A.NevermindB.Noway

C.NoproblemD.Forgetit

2.Thecompanyneedstoimproveitscommunicationsystemtoshowthatit______allitsstaff.

A.consultsB.valuesC.educatesD.attaches

3.We’vegotageneralideaofwhatwewant,butnothing______atthemoment.

A.concreteB.ordinaryC.standardD.abstract

4.Lindaactsasifsheweretheboss,______peoplearound.

A.orderedB.orderingC.toorderD.havingordered

5.Wehaveourbadtimesbutonthewholewe’re______happy.

A.rarelyB.merelyC.fairlyD.chiefly

6.Twoofmyfriendsarehavingtheirweddingsonthesameday,andI’minareal______aboutwhichonetogoto.

A.situationB.choiceC.trickD.dilemma

7.Cynthiaisnotashamedofwhatshedoes,______sheendsupdoingsomethingwrong.

A.asthoughB.incaseC.evenifD.forfear

8.Whenyoureachtheotherendofthebridge,I______righttheretoshowyoutheway.

A.waitB.havewaitedC.waswaitingD.willbewaiting

9.—Hello,I’mcallingtocomplainaboutoneofyoursalesstaff.

—Ohdear,______

A.youmustbekidding!

B.whatashock!

C.whynot?

D.whathappened?

10.Mostcompanies’marketingeffortisfocusedongettingcustomers,withlittleattention______tokeepingthem.

A.payingB.topayC.paidD.havingpaid

11.______issurprisingisthattherearesomanyChineserestaurantsinToronto.

A.ItB.ThatC.SuchD.What

12.Humanhistoryisrich______examplesofourabilitytoovercomeandriseabovedifficulties.

A.withB.ofC.onD.by

13.Shewouldalwaysbeanoutsiderhere,nomatterhowmuchshe______try.

A.couldB.mustC.mightD.need

14.I’vehadenoughofmyneighbor.I’mgoingto______theirnoisypartiesrightnow.

A.putanendtoB.givewaytoC.lookuptoD.comeupto

15.Weshould______forpossibledelaysonthemotorwayandleaveanhourearlier.

A.apologizeB.allowC.accountD.ask

16.______howmirrorsproduceimage,weneedtoknowwhatlightdoes.

A.UnderstandingB.UnderstoodC.TounderstandD.Havingunderstood

17.Theriseinconsumerspendingisanencouraging______thattheeconomy

mayberecovering.

A.symptomB.solutionC.subjectD.sign

18.—Haveyoureadthenewly-publishednovelbyJ.K.Rowling?

—Yes.I______recommendthisbooktoanyonewhoissickofthesameoldstories.

A.brieflyB.instantlyC.fullyD.awfully

19.Not______withthequalityofyourg

oods,Iwillcertainlynotadviseotherstobuythem.

A.toimpressB.impressingC.havingimpressedD.impressed

20.ThereareacoupleofmatterswhichIwantto______todayfordiscussion.

A.bringupB.setupC.makeupD.putup

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Itwasacold,wetdayonJune6,when14-year-oldWasanaarrivedatschool.Waitingoutsidehisclassroomforhisclassmatestoarrive,Wasana21aimlesslyatthepouringrain.Thenhis22felluponthehillthatroseatthebackoftheclassroom.

Henoticedhugeamountsofrainwater23downthehill,andwaterwasalsobubblingatthebaseofalargerockonthehill.Forafew24,Wasanalookedatthewater,wondering25itlookedsofamiliar.

Thenit26him–thescenewassurprisingly27tothepictureshewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses.28adisasterwasabouttohappen,Wasanawaved29atstudents,shouting“Run,run,don’tstayhere!

Therocksonthehillaregoingto30onus!

”

Allthestudentsandteachersrantotheopenareathathadbeen31asanemergencygatheringpoint.32,theyheardscreamsasthehugerockrolleddownthehill,bringingsand,rockandmud.Therewas33theycoulddoastheywatchedtheearthburyanentireschoolblock.

ThankstoWasana’squickactionandsharp34,noonewashurtintheincident.Thelandslide35twoclassroomsandcausedheavydamagetosix36.“Thefinancialdamageisnothingcomparedto37wouldhavehappenedhadtherebeenchildrenintheclassrooms,”saystheschoolmaster.

WasanalaterreceivedaGoldStarfromtheFoundationforCivilianBravery,SriLanka.38attheincident,hesays,“Ifeeldisastermanagement39areimportantforeveryone.We’llneverknowwhenthe40willcomeinhandy.”

21.A.staredB.noddedC.shoutedD.pointed

22.A.thoughtsB.eyesC.wordsD.voices

23.A.pullingB.jumpingC.slidingD.flowing

24.A.timesB.minutesC.hoursD.periods

25.A.howB.whereC.whyD.when

26.A.hitB.droveC.pushedD.stopped

27.A.strangeB.rareC.terribleD.similar

28.A.RejectingB.FearingC.ScaringD.Avoiding

29.A.angrilyB.sadlyC.excitedlyD.wildly

30.A.beatB.moveC.fallD.dive

31.A.putawayB.setasideC.broughtforthD.takenapart

32.A.JustthenB.InshortC.IngoodtimeD.Asaresult

33.A.somethingB.muchC.anythingD.little

34.A.discoveryB.movementC.observationD.idea

35.A.destroyedB.toreC.injuredD.overcame

36.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.ones

37.A.thoseB.whichC.thatD.what

38.A.LookingbackB.LookingaroundC.LookingthroughD.Lookingforward

39.A.exhibitionsB.lessonsC.unitsD.examinations

40.A.conceptB.imageC.knowledgeD.situation

第二部分：

阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

UntilIwastwelveyearsold,Ithoughteveryoneintheworldknewaboutthegrinnies,ifIthoughtaboutthetermatall—whichisunlikely.Afterall,everyoneinmyfamilyusedthewordquitenaturally,andweunderstoodeachother.SofarasIknew,itwasawordlikeanyotherword—likebath,orchocolate,orhomework.Butitwasmyhomeworkwhichledtomydiscoverythatgrinnieswasawordnotknownoutsidemyfamily.

MylastreportcardhadsaidthatIwasa“C”studentinEnglish,andmyparents,bo

thteachers,decidedthatnochildoftheirswouldbejustanaveragestudentofanything.SonightlyIspelledwordsaloudandansweredquestionsaboutthefinepointsofgrammar.IwroteandrewroteandrewroteeverycompositionuntilIconvincedmymotherthatIcouldmakenomoreimprovements.Andthehardworkpaidoff.Onedaytheteacherreturnedcompositions,andthereitwas—abigfat,brightred“A”onthetopofmypaper.Naturally,Iwasdelighted,butIdidn’tknowIwasattractingattentionuntiltheteacherspokesharply,“Helen,whatareyoudoing?

”

Calledsuddenlyoutofmyhappythoughts,Isaid“Oh,I’vegotthegrinnies!

”Theteacherandmyclassmatesburstintolaughter,andthenIunderstoodthatgrinnieswereusedinsidemyfamily.Otherpeoplewerenotsolucky.

Anditisreallyluckytohavethegrinnies,anuncontrollable,naturalstateofgreatpleasure.Grinniesareshowno

ntheoutsidebysparklingeyesandawide,widesmile—notjustanysmile,butonethat