北京市朝阳区届高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、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：Its so nice to hear from her again. _, we last met more than thirty years ago.A. Whats moreB. Thats to sayC. In other wordsD. Believe it or not答案是D。21. T

2、hose _ have six or more close friends are described as “very happy”.A. whoB. whoseC. whichD. when22. She didnt know _ she could express her ideas clearly when she was invited to speak at the meeting.A. howB. whereC. whyD. what23. Your e-mail address again? I _ quite catch it.Its tracyA. dontB. didnt

3、C. wontD. wouldnt24. You know, I _ for a job for three months, but I havent had any luck.A. have been lookingB. have lookedC. had been lookingD. had looked25. They regard it as their duty _ the best service to the customers.A. providedB. providingC. provideD. to provide26. _ how to deal with the tro

4、uble with the car, Lily had to ask her friend for help.A. Not knowB. Not knownC. Not knowingD. Not to know27. Since there are five managers giving reports, the meeting _ for at least two hours.A. lastsB. lastedC. will lastD. would last28. Many things _ impossible in the past have already come true t

5、oday.A. consideringB. to considerC. being consideredD. considered29. The football match was amazing!Really? How I wish I _ to the stadium with you yesterday!A. wentB. had goneC. could goD. would go30. What Alex really means is _ he disagrees with us.A. howB. whyC. whatD. that31. Why did you buy two

6、pairs of shoes?It was so hard to choose which was the better, so I took them _.A. allB. bothC. either D. each32. All the preparations for the task _, and were ready to start.A. have completedB. have been completedC. had completedD. had been completed33. Are there still any English dictionaries in th

7、e school library?I hear there _ be a few copies left.A. mayB. mustC. canD. should34. _ you are all back, wed better start our class right away.A. Even thoughB. If onlyC. Now thatD. In case35. The weather at this time is really too warm _ January in Beijing.A. inB. onC. duringD. for第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题

8、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。More Than One Way to the SquareWe were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had _36_ me to this spot in a small town not far from our home. I wondered _37_.“Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my _38_ and looked down. I

9、saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the _39_.“See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you cant get to the place where you want to go _40_ one road, try another.

10、”Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had _41_ my mother to do something about the awful school lunches. But she _42_because she could not believe the lunches were as _43_ as I said.When I turned to Father, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a _44

11、_the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a _45_.At school the next day, I _46_poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I talked the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. Everything went on smoothly. She swallowed one _47_ and spat it out. Quic

12、kly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated _48_ that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!In the years that followed I often remembered what Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion (时装) designer two years ago. I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashion

13、s. But just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls all stopped working. I was as _49_ as my models. “Well never make it,” one of them cried.Accept the failure? _50_ use wisdom to find another road to my goal? Then a great idea flashed through my mindwhy not _51_ the clothes unfinished?And,

14、 exactly 13 days later, our showing turned out to be so _52_that it was a great success. Our different showing caught the _53_ of the public, and orders for the clothes _54_ in.Fathers wise words had _55_ me once again, “There is always more than one way to the square.”36. A. sentB. broughtC. direct

15、edD. welcomed37. A. whoB. howC. whatD. why38. A. thoughtsB. strengthC. courageD. spirits39. A. squareB. towerC. townD. village40. A. inB. onC. byD. across41. A. persuadedB. beggedC. encouragedD. ordered42. A. failedB. agreedC. promisedD. refused43. A. badB. expensiveC. deliciousD. hot44. A. lessonB.

16、 chanceC. shockD. ride45. A. goalB. resultC. planD. choice46. A. skillfullyB. activelyC. carelesslyD. secretly47. A. cupfulB. spoonfulC. handfulD. bagful48. A. thoughtfullyB. simplyC. firmlyD. repeatedly49. A. positveB. cheerfulC. calmD. hopeless50. A. OrB. AndC. ButD. So51. A. showB. buyC. changeD.

17、 sell52. A. famousB. poorC. unusualD. ordinary53. A. noticeB. attentionC. desireD. impression54. A. turnedB. handedC. steppedD. poured55. A. suggestedB. guidedC. correctedD. 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。AWikipedia: The Online Know-It-All

18、If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. The name “Wikipedia” is from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning “quick”. This online encyclopedia (百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with Internet access can write

19、, add or make changes to Wikipedia articles if he or she finds it incorrect or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors. But contributions cannot damage Wikipedia because many experienced editors are wa

20、tching pages and techies (技术专家) can write editing programs to keep track of or correct bad edits. Where there are disagreements on how to present facts, editors work together to arrive at an article that fairly represents current expert opinion on the subject.Wikipedia is quite different from paper-

21、based reference sources in important ways. Unlike printed encyclopedias, it is continually created and updated, with articles on historic events appearing within minutes, rather than months or years.Whats more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 285 languages. This fact makes it one of the

22、 few websites on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. Since its creation, it has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference websites, attracting nearly 500 million unique visito

23、rs monthly. There are more than 77,000 active contributors working on more than 22,000,000 articles in different languages. As of today, there are 4,396,866 articles in English.So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia? Its free, multilingual，and informative. 56. According t

24、o the passage, what is Wikipedia?A. A free website encyclopedia.B. A computer game.C. A free encyclopedia in book form.D. An online university.57. From the passage we know that _.A. Wikipedia catches a wide audienceB. Wikipedia only charges users a small feeC. incorrect editions might do great harm

25、to WikipediaD. it will take long to update the information on Wikipedia58. Where can we probably read the passage?A. In a story book.B. In a research report.C. In a science magazine.D. In a travel brochure.BSixteen-year-old Karlos Dearmans future is looking much brighter than he might previously hav

26、e imagined. “I love bikes, but Ive never thought Id end up with working with them,” he says. “This program has changed my life.”Karlos is learning to refurbish (翻新) old bicycles in the workshop (车间) of ReCycle Bikes, an independent non-profit bike project in Sheffield. It provides training chances f

27、or young people aged 14 to 16 with the help of the local government, particularly those struggling in mainstream education or rejected from school.“Its about engaging young people with education and youth training by teaching them work and life skills,” explains Des Pearce, workshop training manager

28、. “These young people have so much potential, but often dont realize it.”Founded in 2001, ReCycle Bikes repairs bicycles donated by the public, which are sold for 20 after refurbished. Abandoned bikes supplied by the government make sure a steady flow of bikes, but a recently formed partnership with

29、 Sheffield University should improve the further development.“The student population presents a large and ready market,” says Pearce. “So we approached the university last year and offered to host bike sales on the campus (校园) . They thought it was a great idea, and agreed to provide us with more support. This means we can train young people to repair extra 500 bikes over three years.”Having set up ReCycle Bikes on his own, Pearce now has the staff and resources to track the profession development of those who have passed through his workshop. “But we are planning exit interviews with t