英语高三期中试卷第二学期14年

英语高三期中试卷第二学期第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

从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。

21.Tom is a determined person.He never allows ______ to lead him by the nose.

A.anyone       B.everyone            C.nobody           D.somebody

22.—Hi, Lily.Don't forget to watch I'm a Singer at 10:00 this Friday night!

—What a pity! I ______ in a plane to Hainan for a meeting then.

A.will sit      B.will be sitting       C.am sitting      D.sit

23.After graduation, Frank often thought of those who had helped him ______ his school life.

A.of          B.across           C.at           D.through

24.Mary has trouble in speaking, which makes it difficult ______ her thoughts and feelings.

A.express      B.expressing           C.expressed    D.to express

25.Very often, your success depends on ______ you handle failure along the way.

A.when             B.that           C.how              D.what

26.—Sir, ______ you park your car at this Fire Engine Access?

—Sorry, I didn't notice that.

A.can            B.must               C.will         D.may

27.Amanda hopes to live a simple life ______ she can just enjoy her activities rather than rushing to meet the deadline.

A.when         B.which            C.where          D.that

28.The film Life of Pi, ______ by Li An, has attracted the audience for its amazing visual effects.

A.being directed      B.directed          C.having directed     D.directing

29.One important aim of our school is to prepare us for the future ______ we can face all the challenges with confidence.

A.in that        B.so that              C.even if            D.if only

30.For the sake of students' health, outdoor activities ______ in some areas late last year because of the smog pollution.

A.do not allow        B.did not allow

C.were not allowed    D.are not allowed

31.______ leads a life full of love is rich even though he doesn't have much money.

A.Whenever          B.However

C.Whatever          D.Whoever

32.—Sarah is busy adapting her novel into a movie.

—Oh! No wonder I ______ her around these days.

A.haven't seen        B.hadn't seen

C.didn't see           D.won't see

33.It is not their interest but the need of the market _____ influences students' choices of college majors.

A.that               B.which

C.what               D.who

34.I didn't realize my mother loves me so such until I received her gift for my 18th birthday, a diary

______ the process of my growth.

A.recorded           B.to record

C.recording          D.having recorded

35.Without joint efforts of all the members, we ______ our task in such a short time.

A.shouldn't accomplish             B.shouldn't have accomplished

C.couldn't accomplish              D.couldn't have accomplished

第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

The “Doorman”

On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a   36   beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench and opened the door for us.Regardless of his   37  , he greeted us in a friendly way.

Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he   38    " After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look   39   the dirt.We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many   40   him.Seeing this rudeness truly upset me.The day I became a mother, I had resolved to set a good   41   for my children.Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was   42    When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck.With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I   43   myself from the meal and went to get them.

Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple.They rushed past him without even acknowledging his   44     Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I 45 .

When I returned, we talked a bit.He said he was not allowed inside   46   he purchased food.I went back and told my family his   47  .Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich.The kids looked   48   as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman" , they smiled.When it was time to   49   our trip, I noticed the "doorman" enjoying his meal.Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily.He then   50   his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted.I suddenly noticed the tears in his eyes—tears of  51   .What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a   52   I He pulled away, with tears   53   down his face.

Back in truck, I fell into deep thought.While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude.I said thanks to a man who had   54   held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that   55   to teach my children by example.

36.A.heavy B.long C.messy D.grey

37.A.service B.appearance C.status D.attitude

38.A.smokes B.smiles C.sniffs D.smells

39.A.beyond B.over C.around D.into

40.A.hated B.ignored C.missed D.refused

41.A.target B.rule C.record D.example

42.A.stressful B.accessible C.awkward D.tough

43.A.excused B.freed C.prevented D.withdrew

44.A.company B.presence C.effort D.attempt

45.A.quitted B.marched C.exited D.approached

46.A.before B.unless C.though D.since

47.A.story B.deed C.experience D.demand

48.A.concerned B.shocked C.puzzled D.bored

49.A.make B.start C.take D.continue

50.A.extended B.washed C.raised D.waved

51.A.approval B.affection C.sympathy D.gratitude

52.A.hug B.nod C.lift D.clap

53.A.slipping B.streaming C.rushing D.breaking

54.A.firmly B.constantly C.simply D.politely

55.A.journey B.wisdom C.opportunity D.coincidence

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Bertie knew there was something in the wind.His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad.The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie's feet when Father cleared his throat and began, " You'll soon be eight, Bertie.A boy needs a proper education.We've found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England."

His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion."But the lion," he cried, "What about the lion?"

"I'm afraid there's something else I have to tell you," his father said.Looking across at Bertie's mother, he took a deep breath.Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy.He would come to their farm in a few days.

"No! You can't send him to a circus!" said Bertie."People will come to see him.He'll be shut up behind bars.I promised him he never would be.And they will laugh at him.He'd rather die.Any animal would! " But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.

Bertie felt completely betrayed.He waited until he heard his father's deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept downstairs in his pyjamas, took down his father's rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night.He ran and ran till his legs could run no more.As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion's neck.The time had come.

"Be wild now," he whispered."You've got to be wild.Don't ever come home.All my life I'll think of you.I promise I will." He buried his head in the lion's neck.Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away.

When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him.Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming.He threw sticks.He threw stones.Nothing worked.

There was only one thing left to do.With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion's head.

56.Bertie's mother was sad probably because she ______.

A.had been seriously ill recently

B.had decided to send Bertie to school

C.knew selling the lion would upset Bertie

D.knew Bertie would hate to go to England

57.The underlined word "they" in Para.4 probably refers to ______.

A.some audience      B.other animals

C.Bertie's parents      D.circus owners

58.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______.

A.kill the lion out of fear

B.threaten the lion back to the wild

C.protect himself from the lion

D.show his anger towards his father

59.The passage intends to show that ______.

A.animal-hunting is popular in Africa

B.parents are sometimes cruel to their children

C.animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses

D.people and animals can be faithful to each other

60.To find advice on vegetable planting, you can log onto ______.

A.awaytogarden.com      B.slate, com

C.amazon.com       D.overstock, com

61.When you change coins at Coinstar, you ______.

A.may have to pay extra 8% tax

B.shall change at least $ 90 each time

C.can save service charge by choosing a gift card

D.will get gifts as a reward from participating merchants

62.This passage is written to ______.

A.express some opinions              B.provide some information

C.give some suggestions            D.introduce some websites

C

Doctors sometimes prescribe light therapy to treat a form of depression in people who get too little morning sun.But too much light at other times may actually cause such mood disorders. Long-lasting exposure to light at night brings depression, a new study finds, at least in animals.

The new data confirm observations from studies of people who work night shifts, says Richard Stevens of the University of Connecticut Health Center.Mood disorders join a growing list of problems, including cancer, obesity and diabetes梩hat can occur when light throws life out of balance by disturbing the biological clock and its timing of daily rhythms.

In the new study, Tracy Bedrosian and Randy Nelson of Ohio State University exposed mice to normal light and dark cycles for four weeks.For the next four weeks, half of the mice remained on this schedule, and the rest received continuous dim light throughout their night.Compared with mice exposed to normal nighttime darkness, those getting dim light at night lost their strong preference for sweet drinks, " a sign they no longer get pleasure out of activities they once enjoyed," Bedrosian says.

In a second test, mice were clocked on how long they actively tried to escape a pool of water. Those exposed to night lights stopped struggling and just floated in the water, a sign of "behavioral despair" , 10 times as long as the mice that had experienced normal nighttime darkness.All symptoms of depression disappeared within two weeks of the mice returning to a normal light-dark cycle, the researchers report.The scientists also could quash the behavioral symptoms by injecting (注射) the brains of animals with a drug that prohibits the activity of certain molecules linked with human depression.This finding further suggests that light at night may cause something related to depression.

Human studies linking nighttime light and mood disorders are important but can't easily detect molecular underpinnings (分子基础) as animal studies can, says George Brainard of Thomas Jefferson University.The new work, he says, suggests that the change of the biological clock by light at night can be "an extremely powerful force in regulating biology and behavior.

63.After being exposed to continuous nighttime light, the mice ______.

A.changed their preferences            B.escaped from the water more eagerly

C.remained active as before            D.showed less interest in their favorites

64.What does the underlined word "quash" in Para.4 probably mean?

A.study              B.predict

C.ease               D.cause

65.We can leam from the last paragraph that ______.

A.light at night may have practical value

B.the biological clock is beneficial to humans

C.human mood disorders cannot be healed easily

D.human studies are more important than animal studies

66.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Nighttime light may foster depression.

B.A drug has been found to cure mood disorders.

C.The study on animals can be applied to humans.

D.Human biological clock can be controlled by lieht.

D

Why Doesn't Anybody Copy Apple?

Apple’s products are the envy of the world. They have been

spectacularly successful and are widely imitated, if not copied.The

minute Apple crystallizes a product, everyone knows how to compete.

This idea that the basis of competition is set by Apple and then the

race is on to climb the path of improvement is unquestionable.When

Apple releases a product that defines a category or dramatically

changes the structure of an industry, it becomes obvious what needs to be built.But what I wonder is why everyone wants to copy Apple's products but nobody wants to copy being Apple?

I can think of two reasons.Firstly, Apple is not worth copying because it's not successful; secondly, Apple's success cannot be copied because it is a magical process.

There is a great deal of evidence for the first hypothesis.The idea of Apple being successful is not something reflected in its stock price.Being valued lower than the average company in the S&P(标准普尔)500 indicates that to whatever degree Apple was successful in the past, it's not seen by the vast majority of observers as successful in the future.Why should one bother copying Apple if it results in being punished with a low valuation? If one works really hard at innovation and then that innovation becomes commoditized(商品化) very quickly, why should one bother?

When innovation practitioners are asked what makes Apple successful, the answers regarding the cause of this success border on the mythical.The climax of this hypothesis is the " chief-sorcerer" theory of success which places one magician, like Steve Jobs, in charge of casting all the right spells (符咒).

What about Apple's own opinion of what makes it tick? Tim Cook refers to a great team and integration of hardware, software and services as unique Apple advantages.It's a better explanation. Integration is something that can take a long time, but it is possible with great effort.A few companies are starting to make moves in that direction, but efforts are half-hearted.There is no "move the Earth" panic to become an integrated company from Samsung, Google or Microsoft.

My own suspicion is that Apple is more aware of wliat makes it special than it lets out. However, as Tim points out, it's not a formula.It's complex, it's subtle, but it's not magic.It's a process that requires a degree of faith and courage.

67.When a new product of Apple comes out, often it ______.

A.ruins an industry dramatically

B.starts a revolution of an industry

C.puts itself in an unbeatable position

D.is soon overtaken by imitated products

68.According to the passage, other companies don't "copy being Apple" because ______.

A.Apple is not a successful company

B.they have no access to relevant resources

C.it's hard to find a magician like Steve Jobs

D.being Apple takes more than time and efforts

69.We can infer from Para.5 that ______.

A.other companies are dedicated to integration

B.Apple itself is fully aware of its unique advantages

C.Apple will hold the leading position in this industry

D.other companies don't have a great team as Apple does

70.What does the author think of Tim Cook's statement?

A.Convincing.       B.Disappointing.

C.Unquestionable.    D.Acceptable.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Apathy

Apathy is a stale of lacking interest, enthusiasm or concern.      71      They may also exhibit unfeelingness.Christians have condemned apathy as a lack of love and devotion to God and His works.

72     Also meaning "absence of passion" in Greek, the term "apatheia" was used by the Stoics (禁欲主义者) to show a desirable state of indifference towards events and things which lie outside one's control.

The modern concept of apathy became well known after World War I, when it was called " shell shock." Soldiers, living in the trenches among the bombing and gun fires, saw the battlefields filled with dead and wounded companions.    73     In 1950, US novelist Passes wrote "Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living being when it is subjected to something too tense or too complicated to deal with." US philosopher Robert M.Hutchins summarizes the concerns about political indifference.He claims that the death of democracy is not likely to be a sudden murder from ambush (埋伏).     74

There may be other things contributing to a person's apathy.Activist Dave Meslin argues that apathy is often the result of social systems actively blocking engagement and involvement.He describes various barriers that prevent people from knowing how or why they might get involved in something.      75       These include: political media that make it difficult for potentially interested people to find relevant information, and media descriptions of heroes as " chosen" by outside forces rather than self-motivated.He suggests that we redefine social apathy as a result of poorly designed systems that fail to invite others to participate.

A.It will be a slow process of fading away from apathy and indifference.

B.Apathetic people may lack a sense of purpose or meaning in their life.

C.He focuses on designed choices that deliberately or indeliberately exclude people.

D.The word "dispassion" is used for "apatheia" , so as not to confuse it with apathy.

E.So they gradually developed a sense of disconnected numbness to normal social interaction.

F.Although the word "apathy" originates from "apatheia" , it is important not to confuse the two terms.

G.Author John McManamy argues apathy is a psychological problem for some depressed people, in which they get a sense that "nothing matters".

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)

第一节情景作文(20分)

假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华。下面四幅图描述了上周六你陪外教Tim去公园的经历。请根据图片的先后顺序，将这件事以日记形式记述下来，向校报投稿。

注意：1.日记的开头已为你写好。

2.词数不少于60。

提示词：发票invoice

Saturday, March 30   Fine

This morning，

第二节开放作文(15分)

根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim.Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

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