北京市朝阳区届高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案.docx
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北京市朝阳区届高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案
北京市朝阳区2014届高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案
第二部分:
知识运用(共两节,45分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,共15分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例:
It’ssonicetohearfromheragain._____,welastmetmorethanthirtyyearsago.
A.What’smore
B.That’stosay
C.Inotherwords
D.Believeitornot
答案是D。
21.Those_____havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas“veryhappy”.
A.who
B.whose
C.which
D.when
22.Shedidn’tknow_____shecouldexpressherideasclearlywhenshewasinvitedtospeakatthemeeting.
A.how
B.where
C.why
D.what
23.—Youre-mailaddressagain?
I_____quitecatchit.
—It’stracy@
A.don’t
B.didn’t
C.won’t
D.wouldn’t
24.Youknow,I_____forajobforthreemonths,butIhaven’thadanyluck.
A.havebeenlooking
B.havelooked
C.hadbeenlooking
D.hadlooked
25.Theyregarditastheirduty_____thebestservicetothecustomers.
A.provided
B.providing
C.provide
D.toprovide
26._____howtodealwiththetroublewiththecar,Lilyhadtoaskherfriendforhelp.
A.Notknow
B.Notknown
C.Notknowing
D.Nottoknow
27.Sincetherearefivemanagersgivingreports,themeeting_____foratleasttwohours.
A.lasts
B.lasted
C.willlast
D.wouldlast
28.Manythings_____impossibleinthepasthavealreadycometruetoday.
A.considering
B.toconsider
C.beingconsidered
D.considered
29.—Thefootballmatchwasamazing!
—Really?
HowIwishI_____tothestadiumwithyouyesterday!
A.went
B.hadgone
C.couldgo
D.wouldgo
30.WhatAlexreallymeansis_____hedisagreeswithus.
A.how
B.why
C.what
D.that
31.—Whydidyoubuytwopairsofshoes?
—Itwassohardtochoosewhichwasthebetter,soItookthem_____.
A.all
B.both
C.either
D.each
32.Allthepreparationsforthetask_____,andwe’rereadytostart.
A.havecompleted
B.havebeencompleted
C.hadcompleted
D.hadbeencompleted
33.—AretherestillanyEnglishdictionariesintheschoollibrary?
—Ihearthere_____beafewcopiesleft.
A.may
B.must
C.can
D.should
34._____youareallback,we’dbetterstartourclassrightaway.
A.Eventhough
B.Ifonly
C.Nowthat
D.Incase
35.Theweatheratthistimeisreallytoowarm_____JanuaryinBeijing.
A.in
B.on
C.during
D.for
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
MoreThanOneWaytotheSquare
Wewerestandingatthetopofachurchtower.Myfatherhad__36__metothisspotinasmalltownnotfarfromourhome.Iwondered__37__.
“Lookdown,Elsa,”Fathersaid.Igatheredallmy__38__andlookeddown.Isawthesquareinthecentreofthevillage.AndIsawthecrisscross(十字形)oftwisting,turningstreetsleadingtothe__39__.
“See,mydear,”Fathersaidgently.“Thereismorethanonewaytothesquare.Lifeislikethat.Ifyoucan’tgettotheplacewhereyouwanttogo__40__oneroad,tryanother.”
NowIunderstoodwhyIwasthere.EarlierthatdayIhad__41__mymothertodosomethingabouttheawfulschoollunches.Butshe__42__becauseshecouldnotbelievetheluncheswereas__43__asIsaid.
WhenIturnedtoFather,hewouldnothelp.Instead,hebroughtmetothishightowertogivemea__44__—thevalueofanopen,searchingmind.Bythetimewereachedhome,Ihada__45__.
Atschoolthenextday,I__46__pouredmylunchsoupintoabottleandbroughtithome.ThenItalkedthecookintoservingittoMotheratdinner.Everythingwentonsmoothly.Sheswallowedone__47__andspatitout.QuicklyItoldherwhatIhaddone,andMotherstated__48__thatshewouldtakeupthematteroflunchesatschoolthenextday!
IntheyearsthatfollowedIoftenrememberedwhatFathertaughtme.Ibegantoworkasafashion(时装)designertwoyearsago.Iwasbusygettingreadytoshowmywinterfashions.Butjust13daysbeforethepresentationthesewinggirlsallstoppedworking.Iwasas__49__asmymodels.“We’llnevermakeit,”oneofthemcried.
Acceptthefailure?
__50__usewisdomtofindanotherroadtomygoal?
Thenagreatideaflashedthroughmymind—whynot__51__theclothesunfinished?
And,exactly13dayslater,ourshowingturnedouttobeso__52__thatitwasagreatsuccess.Ourdifferentshowingcaughtthe__53__ofthepublic,andordersfortheclothes__54__in.
Father’swisewordshad__55__meonceagain,“Thereisalwaysmorethanonewaytothesquare.”
36.A.sent
B.brought
C.directed
D.welcomed
37.A.who
B.how
C.what
D.why
38.A.thoughts
B.strength
C.courage
D.spirits
39.A.square
B.tower
C.town
D.village
40.A.in
B.on
C.by
D.across
41.A.persuaded
B.begged
C.encouraged
D.ordered
42.A.failed
B.agreed
C.promised
D.refused
43.A.bad
B.expensive
C.delicious
D.hot
44.A.lesson
B.chance
C.shock
D.ride
45.A.goal
B.result
C.plan
D.choice
46.A.skillfully
B.actively
C.carelessly
D.secretly
47.A.cupful
B.spoonful
C.handful
D.bagful
48.A.thoughtfully
B.simply
C.firmly
D.repeatedly
49.A.positve
B.cheerful
C.calm
D.hopeless
50.A.Or
B.And
C.But
D.So
51.A.show
B.buy
C.change
D.sell
52.A.famous
B.poor
C.unusual
D.ordinary
53.A.notice
B.attention
C.desire
D.impression
54.A.turned
B.handed
C.stepped
D.poured
55.A.suggested
B.guided
C.corrected
D.defeated
第三部分:
阅读理解(共两节,40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Wikipedia:
TheOnlineKnow-It-All
Ifyouwanttofindoutapieceofinformationaboutanything,thebestplacetosearchforitisWikipedia.Thename“Wikipedia”isfromtheHawaiianwordwiki,meaning“quick”.Thisonlineencyclopedia(百科全书)iswrittenbythousandsofpeoplearoundtheworld.AnyonewithInternetaccesscanwrite,addormakechangestoWikipediaarticlesifheorshefindsitincorrectornotwellwritten.Inthisway,peoplewhoknowalotaboutacertainsubjectcanwriteaboutiteveniftheyarenotuniversityprofessors.ButcontributionscannotdamageWikipediabecausemanyexperiencededitorsarewatchingpagesandtechies(技术专家)canwriteeditingprogramstokeeptrackoforcorrectbadedits.Wheretherearedisagreementsonhowtopresentfacts,editorsworktogethertoarriveatanarticlethatfairlyrepresentscurrentexpertopiniononthesubject.
Wikipediaisquitedifferentfrompaper-basedreferencesourcesinimportantways.Unlikeprintedencyclopedias,itiscontinuallycreatedandupdated,witharticlesonhistoriceventsappearingwithinminutes,ratherthanmonthsoryears.
What’smore,Wikipediaincludesarticleswritteninabout285languages.ThisfactmakesitoneofthefewwebsitesontheInternetthataretrulyinternational.Itwasstartedin2001byLarrySangerandJimmyWales,asafreeonlineEnglish-languageencyclopediaproject.Sinceitscreation,ithasgrownrapidlyintooneofthelargestreferencewebsites,attractingnearly500millionuniquevisitorsmonthly.Therearemorethan77,000activecontributorsworkingonmorethan22,000,000articlesindifferentlanguages.Asoftoday,thereare4,396,866articlesinEnglish.
So,ifyouarelookingforsomeinformation,whynottryWikipedia?
It’sfree,multilingual,andinformative.
56.Accordingtothepassage,whatisWikipedia?
A.Afreewebsiteencyclopedia.
B.Acomputergame.
C.Afreeencyclopediainbookform.
D.Anonlineuniversity.
57.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.
A.Wikipediacatchesawideaudience
B.Wikipediaonlychargesusersasmallfee
C.incorrecteditionsmightdogreatharmtoWikipedia
D.itwilltakelongtoupdatetheinformationonWikipedia
58.Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?
A.Inastorybook.
B.Inaresearchreport.
C.Inasciencemagazine.
D.Inatravelbrochure.
B
Sixteen-year-oldKarlosDearman’sfutureislookingmuchbrighterthanhemightpreviouslyhaveimagined.“Ilovebikes,butI’veneverthoughtI’dendupwithworkingwiththem,”hesays.“Thisprogramhaschangedmylife.”
Karlosislearningtorefurbish(翻新)oldbicyclesintheworkshop(车间)ofReCycleBikes,anindependentnon-profitbikeprojectinSheffield.Itprovidestrainingchancesforyoungpeopleaged14to16withthehelpofthelocalgovernment,particularlythosestrugglinginmainstreameducationorrejectedfromschool.
“It’saboutengagingyoungpeoplewitheducationandyouthtrainingbyteachingthemworkandlifeskills,”explainsDesPearce,workshoptrainingmanager.“Theseyoungpeoplehavesomuchpotential,butoftendon’trealizeit.”
Foundedin2001,ReCycleBikesrepairsbicyclesdonatedbythepublic,whicharesoldfor£20afterrefurbished.Abandonedbikessuppliedbythegovernmentmakesureasteadyflowofbikes,butarecentlyformedpartnershipwithSheffieldUniversityshouldimprovethefurtherdevelopment.
“Thestudentpopulationpresentsalargeandreadymarket,”saysPearce.“Soweapproachedtheuniversitylastyearandofferedtohostbikesalesonthecampus(校园).Theythoughtitwasagreatidea,andagreedtoprovideuswithmoresupport.Thismeanswecantrainyoungpeopletorepairextra500bikesoverthreeyears.”
HavingsetupReCycleBikesonhisown,Pearcenowhasthestaffandresourcestotracktheprofessiondevelopmentofthosewhohavepassedthroughhisworkshop.“Butweareplanningexitinterviewswitht