1、2016届福建省福州格致中学鼓山分校高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版）一、阅读理解1.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。AToday we are going to talk about important transition words in EnglishWe will focus on how to usetransition words to link ideas togetherSome common transition words are and，furthermore，in addition to，not to m
2、ention，and in the same wayWe dont always get a second chance to achieve our dreamsBut some people are lucky，like Matthew McConaugheyOnce almost unknown，the actor has recently found himself back on the list of the best actors in HollywoodHis new movie Interstellar is just another sign that his career
3、 reinvention has been an incredible success“The film relies on McConaugheys performance to hold together the emotional story of a father and his daughter against the background of space travel and the end of the world，”Forbes commentedBut only years ago，the Texas native was often the butt of jokes（笑
4、柄）about being too handsomeIn 1993，after meeting with director Richard Linklater，McConaughey starred in Dazed and ConfusedAnd a Hollywood career was born，mostly in romantic comediesFor a long time，the whole world believed McConaughey was just a handsome guy with comic talentBut McConaughey stopped st
5、arring in that type of movie，and began to use his looks differentlySlowly he built up his reputation as a serious actorIn 2013，McConaughey was offered to play an AIDS activist in Dallas Buyers ClubThe role saw the normally muscular actor losing 50 pounds in order to appear sickHis performance won hi
6、m an Oscar for Best ActorThe actor gave thanks to someone he has always looked up to as a hero during his Oscar acceptance speechWhen he was 15，the actor said，he decided that his hero would be himself in 10 yearsBut 10 years later，he pushed the deadline ahead another decadeThen 10 years later，anothe
7、r decade“My heros always 10 years away，” he said“Im never going to attain thatThat keeps me with somebody to keep on chasing”Or perhaps constantly chasing the chance to be his own hero has given him a second chance to follow his dreams1Why was McConaughey often the butt of jokes in his early career？
8、AHe was limited to handsome rolesBHe was unknown to the audienceCHe played in romantic comediesDHe was handsome and emotional2What role won Mc Conaughey an Oscar for Best Ac tor？AA caring fatherBAn AIDS activistCA serious buyerDA strong hero3What can we learn about McConaughey？AHe was born in Hollyw
9、oodBHe has become a hero of his ownCHe wasnt famous until recentlyDHe isnt content with his achievements4Which of the following can be the best title？AMcConaughey，a Romantic Comed ianBMcConaughey，a Man Making a HitCMcConaug hey，a Man Daring to changeDMcConaughey，Handsome and Talented2.BShake Shack i
10、s a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the USThe restaurants are not“fast food”They are known as“fast casual”Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eatThis trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonalds has struggled financia
11、llyIn the last quarter of 2014，McDonalds net income dropped by about $300 millionThe January earnings report brought more bad newsWorldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expectedWhi le McDonalds is struggling to get their customers back，ShakeShack，is doing well in ma
12、king moneyThe New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO，or initial public offering，of shares at the end of JanuaryOn its first day of trading，Shake Shack went from $21 a share to just under $46 a shareBeing part of the “fast casual ”trend has helped Shake ShackOther fast casual restauran
13、ts in the USinclude Chipotle and PaneraBonnie Riggs，a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americansrestaurant habits for almo st 30 yearsShe says one reason why Americans like fast casu al food is that its newIts creative，its something different and people like to try new thingsHer study shows Am
14、ericans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last yearThree out of four visits were to fast food restaurants，like McDonaldsFast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits，but it has developed fastJust as MsRiggs says，“Its growing by leaps and bounds，because they meet consumersneedsThey
15、 know its being prepared while they wait，its fresh，quality food，good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices”Many Americans still like their fast foodThey just are not going as oftenThey are finding other ways to have a meal1Whats the trouble with McDonalds？AIts share goes
16、 down to $21BShake Shack has taken its placeCIts not popular with AmericansDIts sales and income have dropped2We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans _Adont like fast food any moreBcare only about the qualityClike to try something newDpay more restaurant visits to fast casual3What does the und
17、erlined phrase“by leaps and bounds”in Para3 mean？ASteadily BRapidly CSlowly DNormally4Which of the following best describes fast casual？AFresh-made and tastyBHigh-quality and expensiveCFarm-to-table and traditionalDTime-consuming and special3.CAnswering the Community Needs of Our CityThe Silver City
18、 Council recognizes that citizens have certain needsTo better meet your needs，we have made several changes to community facilities in 2014The followings show how we have tried to make your life betterTransportThree stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service20 new buses for
19、 the southern line were purchased in January50 per cent of city bus stops have been upgradedCommunicationBroadband cable is now av ailable to all parts of the cityAll of the new Government buildings are smart wired for better computer service！Medical FacilitiesThe new state of the art Nightingale Ho
20、spital was opened in JuneTo overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital，10 doctors have been employed from overseasSome facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgradedEducationTextbooks will be free to all primary students in 2014！Rental for private schools has been reduc
21、edProtection and SecurityExtra police now patrol（巡逻）the tourist areas50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city areaEntertainment / RecreationThe new Central Community Building opened in May5，000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library1What is the
22、 purpose of the changes in Silver City？ATo satisfy all the needs of the citizensBTo make public service improvedCTo better the citizenslifeDTo meet the needs of the Silver City Council2What can we learn from the passage？ATravel books are provided in the new libraryBMore bus lines and stops are bough
23、t in Silver CityCFree medical treatment is available at Station Street HospitalDThere are more police officers on duty now3The public notice is from _Athe communityBthe local governmentCthe Silver City LibraryDa travel agency4.DYou may have experienced the frustration of receiving a parking fine or
24、finding your car towed away（拖走）after leaving it parked for a couple of minutesBut now a high tech car sticker could help motorists avoid such a situation by allowing a traffic warden（管理员）to get in touch with themCar owners can buy the sticker and place it inside their cars windscreen，having set it u
25、p with vital information，such as their phone numberThe slim design will i nclude a sensor that will send a text message warning a driver about a coming fine when touched by a traffic wardenThe message will ask them to move their car immediatelyThe driver could then type a reply for the warden us ing
26、 their smartphone，which will appear on the stickers screenThey may choose to write something along the lines of“back in two minutes”in a bid to avoid a fineFrankfurt-based IT consultant，Daniel Kalliontzis，came up with the idea and is raising funds on Indiegogo to put his 54 sticker into productionTh
27、e smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic wardens and critically，a German lawThe law states:“An officer has to choose the most e fficient and inexpensive way for the car owner to remove the vehicle”It could be cheaper for the authorities to contact the driver than to tow his carAt
28、 the time of writing，Mr Kalliontzis has raised just over 3，000 of his 50，000 goal on IndiegogoIf he manages to raise the money，the stickers will be shipped in June 2015But it appears that car owners using the smart system could get some unnecessary warning messages，because anyone could touch the sma
29、rt sticker1The first paragraph is intended to _Ahighlight an awkward situationBcomplain about a parking fineCintroduce the topic of the passageDremind motorists of the parking risk2What may probably contribute to the application of the TowStop sticker in Germany？AThe stickers low costBThe mass produ
30、ctionCThe goodwill of motoristsDThe law of the country3What can be concluded from the last paragraph about the TowStop Sticker？AIt takes time and efforts to put it to useBOnly traffic wardens can touch the stickerCAll car owners will use the sticker in 2015DKalliontzis is experienced in raising mone
31、y4Whats the right order of the following statements according to the passage？A message is sent by the sensorThe sticker is put inside a cars windscreenA traffic warden touches the smart stickerThe sticker is set up with vital informationThe motorist sends a messageABCD二、信息匹配5.根据短文的内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白
32、处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Article writing has been a way of conveying information through the webIf youre a writer，being able to let them stay on your article for more than two seconds is already a successYour writing style can create more readers for your content if you know how to catch the attention of
33、readers_1_Be Direct-to-the-PointWebsite writing differs from print writingPeople do not want to spend much time on a website because they want to get the information they need_2_Be InformativeArticles for web content are briefly writtenThey flesh out the information without decorationsBe sure that y
34、our articles are not confusingly worded_3_Make sure you organize your facts logically so that your reader can effectively process themBe Con versational_4_Be conversational so that readers can grasp what you mean in your articleWith quality content，engage your readers so that your article will have
35、that personal and human touchBe ConnectedMost article writers just place sentences that state a certain fact to form a paragraphHowever，in readershopes，these writers fail to establish a human connection_5_So it is important to make the connection smooth and not abruptAStay away from decorations when
36、 writing online contentBMost readers like to read articles that“speak”to themCConnection will allow the readersminds to effectively process what is writtenDGet to your point directly so that your readers can process the informationEHere are some important points to consider before writing onlineFArt
37、icle writing is a fun way of establishing a connection with a reader and a writerGComplex sentences tend to wrongly lead your reader and make them confused三、完形填空6.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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk，Svetlana had a
38、lways dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some dayHowever，her _1_ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhereThe last thing she _2_ was a blinding flash of lightIn hospital，when told she would never _3_ again，she couldnt believe itThree months later，she was _4_ out of h
39、ospital on a wheelchairThen a friend came to her house to visit her with an old childs storybookA bookmark in it made her _5_ to page 117The name of the _6_ wasThe Day Clara WalkedShe was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost_7_，after a years hard exercise，Svetlana recovered and was a
40、ble to display her gymnasticsWhile she was sitting on the green bench _8_ the Athens Stadium，memories _9_：first，the pain and the tears，the book under her pillow，the words of relatives full of advice and comfort，and the pity in those eyes that had once held _10_for her talentThen followed the trips t
41、o the gym where everyone looked on_11_，their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder，_12_she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammatesShe registered for 2004 Olympic Games，and finally she received_13_from the Olympic CommitteeHer _14_was interrupted by the attendant who said，“Its time”，two
42、 words that she had been_15_ to hear for so longSmoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium，each_16_firm and steadyEverything was_17_，and the applause rang loud in her ears，her heart_18_violently against her chestLater that night，Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on
43、the old _19_on the shelf，which opened to page 117，to the chapterThe Day Clara Walked，tears_20_her vision1AdreamBintension Clife Dcareer2Aforgot Bremembered Cexperienced Dsuffered3Asee Bdance Cwalk Dsing4Arushed Brocked Cthrown Dwheeled5Aopen Brelate Cpoint Dadapt6Abookmark Bpage Cchapter Dstory7ASud
44、denly BSurprisingly CFortunately DCertainly8Aopposite Bbeneath Cinside Doutside9Aflooded in Bfaded away Cmixed up Dsqueezed out10Afright Bregret Csympathy Dadmiration11Adoubtfully Bthankfully Cnervously Dcheerfully12Auntil Bas Cwhile Donce13Aaccess Bpraise Csup port Dapproval14Aplan Battempt Cthough
45、t Dsight15Acontent Beager CupsetDproud16Abreath Bwake Cstep Dlook17Aunexpected Bawful Cperfect Dfinished18Afighting Bstriking Ckicking Dhammering19Ahoop BbookCletter Ddress20Aclouding Bfilling Crolling Drushing四、阅读填空7.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Its said that a giant rock was located in the
46、North Sea but once many boats and ships_1_（strike）it and sankAbout a century years ago，a kind and imaginative minister came up with an idea to have a buoy（浮标）_2_（fasten）to the rockOn the top of the buoy_3_（place）a bell，which would ring whenever any ships got closerWhen hearing the bell ringing，sailo
47、rs knew where the rock was and stayed safeOne day，a sea robber Rover happened_4_（sail）not far away from the rockSeeing_5_buoy floating in the water，he decided to play a trickSoon his crew broke the chain that held the buoy，let the bell go into the water and then sailed awayIn the following weeks，the
48、y robbed many_6_ships around the seas and filled the ship with a great_7_（vary）of treasuresUnfortunately，when returning，they themselves had no idea how to get away from the terrible rock_8_the ringThe ship was moving swiftly in the dark_9_there was a great crash_10_was the very rock and the ship beg
49、an to sink五、短文改错8.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。On Friday，our teacher told us that there would an English corner in front of our teaching
50、buildingI set about soon after the l ast class in the afternoonTo my joy，the English corner had just been on for a few minuteI joined them on their talkAt first，I was afraid that my English was so poor and limit that I couldnt follow them or make myself understandI was also afraid that anyone might
51、la ugh at meBut a smiling face here or an encouraging nod there soon put me at easeThough I speak to them only in simple English that day，I believe in future I will make a greater progress六、书面表达9.假如你叫李华，不久前参加了美国文化委员会举办的一次语言竞赛活动，作为获奖者你得到了暑假去美国免费学习英语的机会。以下是校方寄给你的课程安排表，请你阅读课表，按要求给对方负责人MrSmith回一封信。Sched
52、ule For EFLS Summer English Courses注意：1信的开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3词数：100左右。Dear MrSmith，Thank you for your offer of inviting me to the free summer English course in your school_Truly yoursLi Hua参考答案及解析一、阅读理解1.A1.考点人物故事试题解析1细节理解根据文章中的第三段的内容以及此段的最后一句，可看出McConaughey在他前期的演艺生涯中所充当的角色与选项A的描述是一致的，故
53、选A。2细节理解根据第四段的倒数第三句和倒数第一句：In 2013，McConaughey was offered to play an AIDS activist in Dallas Buyers Club；His performance won him an Oscar for Best Actor，可知此题选B正确。3推理判断综合文章的内容以及文章中说他希望能突破自己的角色，可知D选项正确。4标题判断纵观全文，文章的全篇都在讲McConaughey和自己在演艺事业中的发展和突破，故C选项意思与之相符。故选C。答案1-4ABDC2.B考点试题解析1细节理解根据第二段中的In the las
54、t quarter of 2014，McDonalds net income dropped by about $300 million，可知D选项的意思与之相符。2细节理解根据第四段的She says one reason why Americans like fast casu al food is that its newIts creative，its something different and people like to try new things，可知C选项意思与之相符。3词义猜测根据在短语“by leaps and bounds”前出现的一句话but it has dev
55、eloped fast，不难猜出该词组的意思为B。4推理判断根据本文的第二段中的Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat，不难推断出，fast casual 的特征应选A。答案1-4DCBA3.C考点广告布告试题解析1细节理解根据文章中的第一段最后一句The followings show how we have tried to make your life better，可知本题的答案为C。2细节理解根据文章中Protection and Security此版块中的50 ne
56、w police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area，可知选D正确。3细节理解根据全文内容的意思，可知道这份通知是从当地政府发出的。答案1-3CDB4.D考点日常生活试题解析1写作目的第一段引述了一段汽车停靠收到罚单或者被拖车的不好的经历从而引出下文作者要介绍的car sticker这个设备，可知选项C正确。2细节理解根据第三段中的The smart sticker system will rely on the good will of traffic wardens and critica
57、lly，a German law，可知D选项正确。3推理判断根据文章最后一段的内容，主要讲述的是TowStop Sticker 在市场的一些反应以及一些缺陷，故A选项的意思与之相符，故选A。4细节理解根据第二段的具体的内容，详细的描述了Sticker是如何运作的，故选B正确。答案1-4CDAB二、信息匹配5.考点阅读还原句子试题解析1该空格填的是总起段的最后一句，根据文章下面的内容是分述应该如何进行网络写作，不难选出E为此空格的答案。2根据本段的小标题Be Direct-to-the-Point并且结合选项，可知D选项中也出现了Get to your point directly这些关键词，故
58、可确定答案为D。3根据本段中出现的without decorations，可知G为正确答案。4此段的小标题是Be Con versational（要交谈），故此段的内容必定是与交谈、谈话有关，结合选项，故选B。5此段的小标题是Be Connected，结合选项C中出现的单词connection，可知C为正确选项。答案1-5EDGBC三、完形填空6.考点人物故事试题解析1根据文章第一段中的Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day，可知此题应选A。这里考查同词复现。2根据文章的内容可知道故事的主人翁遇上了车祸，
59、因此她记得（remember）的是灯光的一闪，故选B。3她遇上了车祸，同时再根据下文出现的wheelchair（轮椅），可推断她当时应该是不能走动（walk）了，故选C。4根据上下文可知她是被用轮椅推了出来，故选D。5本句的意思是：在里面的一张书签使到她把书本打开（open）到45页，故选A。 6本题的答案要看到本文的最后一个句子opened to page 117，to the chapterThe Day Clara Walked，可知选C。考查的是同词复现。7前文讲的是她由于车祸不能走路了，但此空格后的一句却说她恢复了并且能够展示她的体操，故此这是一个令人惊讶的（surprising）的
60、转变，故选B。8根据倒数第二段中的一句she walked into the stadium，可得到提示，她当时还没有进入体育馆的，还是在外面，故选D。9此处讲的是她触景生情，思绪和记忆涌出来了（flood in）。10由于在她还没有出车祸以前，她是一个很有潜力的体操运动员，故其他人对她的期望很高，而且也很钦佩赞赏（admiration）她的才华的，故选D。11根据此空格后马上出现了disbelief此关键词，可知此处应选A，与disbelief的意思相近。12根据上下文的意思，可知此处用as作为连词，意思是因为。13根据finally一词可得到提示，巩固不负有心人，她的努力终于得到了回报，奥
61、委会同意（approval）了她的申请，故选D。14前文提及她当时是在回想以前的是，但由此句中interrupted一词可知，当时她的思绪（thought）被打断了，故选C。15她渴望重新进入奥运赛场，故“Its time”这个宣布比赛开始的句子也是她一直渴望（eager）听到的，故选B。16作为体操运动员上台表演，按常理应该是每一步（step），故选C。17根据前文的steady一词可得到提示，她的表现是完美的（perfect），故选C。18当时的表现受到了观众的认可，获得了掌声，故她的心跳得很快，心猛烈地锤击（hammer）她的胸口，故选D。19根据上下文可知这里指的是前文提到的书。20根
62、据上下文的意思可知道她再次看到了那个章节的时候受到感动了，故眼泪模糊了她的视线，此处的cloud被动词化了，翻译成模糊了。答案1-5ABCDA6-10CBDAD11-15ABDCB16-20CCDBA四、阅读填空7.考点语法填空试题解析1考点定位:时态语态根据本句中的时间状语About a century years ago，可知要用一般过去时，故动词用过去式。2考点定位:过去分词根据题目所在的句子的意思，可知道考查的是have sthdone，让某事被做。3考点定位:一般将来时及其被动式这是一个倒装句，因此，分析句子成分可知道句子的主语是bell，因此，本句的谓语动词应该用被动，故填was
63、placed。4考点定位: 考查词组短语happen to do sth为固定搭配，碰巧做某事的意思。5考点定位:考查冠词由于本空格后面buoy是可数名词，在前面出现过，故用定冠词the。6考点定位: 考查代词根据句意以及空格后的名词ships，可知应该填other（别的）。7考点定位: 考查名词a variety of 为固定搭配，意思是各种各样的。8考点定位: 考查介词联系上下文的意思，可知道铃已经被偷走了，所以已经没有（without）铃了，故填without。9考点定位: 考查状语从句这是一个状语从句，根据上下文的意思和句子，可知填引导词when。10考点定位: 考查代词本句缺少了主语
64、，故要用it指代前面的事。答案1struck 2fastened 3was placed 4to sail/to be sailing 5The6other 7variety 8without 9when 10It五、短文改错8.考点短文改错试题解析1在would前面加上bewould是情态动词，在其后要用动词原形，故加be。2about out/off 根据上下文的意思，要用set out/off ，出发的意思。3minute minutes 名词minute被前面的a few 修饰，故用复数形式。4on in固定搭配join in，参加，加入的意思。5limit limited根据句子的结
65、构，由前面的poor可知此处也必须是一个形容词，故用limited。6understand understoodmake oneself understood 为固定搭配，让自己被理解的意思。7anyone someone本句是陈述句，故不用anyone而用someone，表示某人的意思。8or and根据文意，这里的并列连词应该用and，表示“而且”的意思。9speak spoke 根据上下文，可知全文都是用一般过去时的。10去掉progress前面的aprogress 为不可数名词，故前面不能用不定冠词a。答案1在would前面加上be2about out/off3minute minut
66、es4on in5limit limited6understand understood7anyone someone8or and9speak spoke 10去掉progress前面的a六、书面表达9.考点提纲作文试题解析本文是一篇表格式的提纲作文，根据题目的要求，要按照表格内所给的内容，针对你对课程安排的一些看法和想法，给对方写一封回信。注意文章中用的人称要以第一人称为主，在部分的句子中也可适当地插入第三人称。时态可考虑用一般过去时和一般将来时。写作过程中注意使用平时学到的短语和句型，注意行文的连贯和逻辑性。答案Dear MrSmith，Thank you for your offer
67、of inviting me to the free summer English course in your schoolAs for my choice of the two courses，Id certainly prefer the three-week course for 40 hours，although its from July 12th to August 8This would allow me more time to see your beautiful country while learning the languageId like to make a fe
68、w new friendsOf all the subjects Im learning at school，I like English bestIve been learning English for six years and now Im able to listen，speak，read and writeI hope to take this chance to improve spoken English as much as possibleI believe Ill have a wonderful time in America this summerTruly yoursLi Hua