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山东省菏泽市届高三上学期联考英语试题Word版含答案
2014—2015学年度第一学期期中考试
高三英语试题(A)
第I卷
第一部分:
单项选择(每题1分,共10分)
1.Inbigcities,cleaningworkersget______bythehour.
A.payingB.topayC.paidD.pay
2.Thesettlementishometonearly1,000people,manyoflefttheirvillagehomesforabetterlifeinthecity.
A.whomB.whichC.themD.those
3.Theexperimentshowsthatproperamountsofexercise,ifregularly,canimproveourhealth.
A.beingcarriedoutB.carryingoutC.carriedoutD.tocarryout
4.IwanttobelikedandlovedforIaminside.
A.whoB.whereC.whatD.how
5.Firstimpressionsarethemostlasting.Afterall,youneverget____secondchancetomakefirstimpression.
A.a;theB.the;theC.a;aD.the;a
6.Wewerecaughtin_____badweatherthatwehadtoremaininthecampforanothertwodays?
A.so B.too C.such D.very
7.Withnewtechnology,picturesofunderwatervalleyscanbetakencolor.
A.byB.forC.withD.in
8.It___thefirsttimeinayearandahalfthatwehadseenafilmtogetherasafamily.
A.isB.wasC.hasbeenD.willbe
9.Fromtheir_______onthetopoftheTVTower,visitorscanhaveabetterviewofthecity.
A.stageB.positionC.conditionD.situation
10.Thehowtobookcanbeofhelptowantstodothejob.
A.whoB.whomeverC.nomatterwhoD.whoever
第二部分:
阅读理解(每题2分,共50分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Toppingtheclassacademicallywascertainlyanadvantage.StudyingwasabreezeforNigel.Therewardwascertainlyincomparabletothelittleeffortthathehadtoputit.Itbeganwhenhewasselectedtohelptheteachersinthecomputerlaboratories.
Thepeakofhisschoolcareercamenotwhenhetoppedtheschoolbutwhenhewasselectedforthenationwidecompetition.Unlikeeveryoneelse,NigelwantedtojointhecontestbecausehelikedplayingwiththeLegosetsandmakingsomethingoutofthem.Nigelspentthenexttwomonthsrebuildingtherobot.ItwasduringthetimethatNigelfoundoutabouttheprizesforthecompetitionaswellasanothercompetitor,Alicia,fromaneighboringschool.Hisearlyintentionswereforgotten.Gettingthethousand-dollarprizewasmoreimportantthananythingelse.NigeldecidedtobefriendAlicia.Unawareofhisintentions,shetoldhimallabouttherobotthatshehadbeenbuildingforthecompetition.Heevenhelpedhertoputthefinishingbranchestoherrobot.Hewasgladwiththewaythingshadprogressed.HisrobotlookedevenbetterthanAlicia’sanditwasabletobecomeaballwithitsarms,somethingAliciahadfailedtodo.
Onthedayofthecompetition,hesaysAlicia.Everythingdawnedonhertheminuteshesawhimamongthecompetition.Shestaredathim,puzzledatfirst,thenangryandfinallyalookofhelplessnesscameoverher.
TheflashbulbsofthecameraexplodedinNigel’stry.Therobotbirdperformedactionssouniqueanddifferentthatthespecialistjudgmentswerethesame.Nigelwassopersonalwithhimselfthathedidnotevennoticethegirlstandingafewfeetawayfromhim.Withouther,hewouldneverwinthecompetition.
11.WhatrewarddidNigelreceivefordoingwellinhisschoolwork?
A.Hewasofferedapart-timejobB.Hewashonoredwithascholarship
C.HehelpedhisteacherconstructarobotD.Hehelpedinthecomputerlaboratories
12.Nigel’soriginalintentionofjoiningthecontestwasto___
A.bethetopstudentoftheschoolB.beinggreathonortohisschool
C.constructsarobotwiththeLegosetsD.winsthethousand-dollarprize
13.WhydidNigelhelpAliciafinishherrobot?
A.HetriedtomakefriendswithherB.Hewasfondofbuildingrobots
C.HeintendedtohelpherD.Hedidn’twanthertosuspecthim
14.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsNigel’sactions?
A.HeismildlycriticalB.Heisstronglycritical
C.HeisinfavorofthemD.Hisattitudeisnotclear
B
AndrewRitchie,inventoroftheBromptonfoldingbicycle,oncesaidthattheperfectportablebikewouldbe“likeamagiccarpet…Youcouldfolditupandputitintoyourpocketorhandbag”.Thenhepaused:
“Butyou’llalwaysbelimitedbythesizeofthewheels.Andsofarnoonehasinventedafoldingwheel.”
Itwasarare—indeedunique—occasionwhenIwasabletoputRitchieright.A19th-centuryinventor,WilliamHenryJamesGrout,didinfactdesignafoldingwheel.Hisbike,predictablynamedtheGroutPortable,hadaframethatsplitintotwoandalargerwheelthatcouldbeseparatedintofourpieces.AllthebitsfittedintoGrout’sWonderfulBag,aleathercase.
Grout’saim:
tosolvetheproblemsofcarryingabikeonatrain.Nowdoesn’tthatsoundfamiliar?
Groutintendedtofindawayofmakingabikesmallenoughfortraintravel:
hisbikewasahugebeast.Andimportantly,thedesignofearlybicyclesgavehimanadvantage:
inGrout’sd