1、2014-2015 学年度第一学期高三期中考试 英 语 命题：揭阳第一中学高三英语备课组 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节:完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One night,when I was eight,my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget.“Sweetie,my company wants to _1 _ me but needs me to work
2、in Brazil.This is like your teacher telling that youve done well and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级),but youll have to_2_ your friends.Would you say yes to your _3_?”She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it.I was puzzled.The question kept me_4_ for the rest of the night I had said“yes”but f
3、or the first time,I realized the_5_decisions adults had to make.For almost four years,my mother would call us from Brazil every day.Every evening Id_6_wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day.A phone call,however,could never replace her _7_and it was difficult not to feel
4、lonely at times.During my fourth-grade Christmas break,we flew to Rio to visit her.Looking at her large_8_apartment,I became aware of how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself.It was then that I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on_9_family and work.Faced with diffi
5、cult decisions,she used to tell me,you wouldnt know whether you made the right choice,but you could always make the best out of the situation,with passion and a_10_attitude.Back home,I reminded myself that what my mother could do,I could,too.If she _11_to live in Rio all by herself,I,too,could learn
6、 to be _12_.I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable_13_.My mother is now back with us.But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me.Sacrifices _14_ off in the end.The _15_ between us has proved to be blessing for me.1.A.attract B.promote C.surprise D.praise
7、 2.A.contact B.refuse C.leave D.forgive 3.A.teacher B.friend C.mother D.family 4.A.explaining B.sleeping C.wondering D.regretting 5.A.intellengent B.timely C.final D.tough 6.A.eagerly B.politely C.nervously D.curiously 7.A.patience B.presence C.intelligence D.influence 8.A.comfortable B.expensive C.
8、empty D.modern 9.A.abandoning B.balancing C.comparing D.mixing 10.A.different B.friendly C.positive D.general 11.A.managed B.offered C.attempted D.expected 12.A.grateful B.energetic C.independent D.practical 13.A.examples B.limits C.rules D.goals 14.A.break B.pay C.cut D.turn 15.A.conversation B.att
9、empt C.gratitude D.separation 第二节:语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 1625 的相应位置上。Body language is the quiet,secret and most powerful language of all!It speaks louder than words.According to specialists,when people talk to each other,_1
10、6_bodies send out more messages than we realize.In fact,non-verbal(非言语)communication takes up about 50%of what we really mean.And body language is particularly important _17_ we attempt to communicate across cultures.Indeed,what_18_(call)body language is so much a part of us that its actually often
11、unnoticed.And_19_(understanding)occur as a result of it.For example,different societies treat the distance _20_ people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having bodily contact(接触)even with friends,and certainly not with strangers.People from Latin American countries,on the other hand
12、,touch each other quite a lot.Therefore,its possible that in conversation,it may look like a Latino is following a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino,trying to express friendship,will keep moving_21_(close).Very probably _22_(see)this as pushiness,the Norwegian will keep backing away,_23_ the La
13、tino will regard as coldness in return.Clearly,a great deal is going on when people talk.For people from different cultures,theres_24_ strong possibility that they cant understand each other._25_whatever the situation,the best advice is to obey the Golden Rule:treat others as you would like to be re
14、spected.II.阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下列四篇短文，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。AThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind,first published in 1936.Her book and the movie based on it,tell a story of love and survival during the American Ci
15、vil War.Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta,Georgia,can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writers life.She was born in Atlanta in 1900.She started wri
16、ting stories when she was a child.She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922.One photograph of Ms.Mitchell,called Peggy,shows her talking to a group of young college boys.She was only about one and a half meters tall.The young men tower over her,but she seems very ha
17、ppy and sure of herself.The tour guide explains:“Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech,asking them such questions as Would you really marry a woman who works?And today itd be Would you marry one who doesnt?”The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained
18、 several apartments.Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms.Mitchell lived with her husband,John Marsh.They made fun of the small apartment by calling it“The Dump”.Around 1926,Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury.Her husband brought her
19、books to read from the library.She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book.Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success.Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book.In 1939 the film version was released.It won ten
20、 Academy Awards,including Best Picture.26.The book Gone with the Wind was _.A.first published on a newspaper B.awarded ten Academy Awards C.written in“The Dump”D.adapted from a movie27.The underlined phrase“tower over”in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_.A.be very pleased with B.show great respe
21、ct forC.be much taller than D.show little interest in28.Why did Ms.Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?A.Because she was rich enough.B.Because she was injured then.C.Because her husband didnt like it.D.Because she wanted to write books.29.We can know about Margaret Mitchell
22、from the passage that _.A.her height made her marriage unhappy B.her interest in writing continued as an adult C.writing stopped her working as a reporter D.her life was full of hardship and sadness 30.Which is the best title for the passage?A.A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell.B.Gone with the Wind:A
23、Huge Success.C.An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House.D.Margaret Mitchell:A Great Female Writer.B Millions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air,but their luggage doesnt always come home with them.Airline identification tags（标签）can come loose,and the bags go who-knows-where.And
24、 passengers leave all kinds of things on planes.The airlines collect the items and,for 90 days,attempt to find their owners.They dont keep them,since theyre not in the warehouse business.And by law,they cannot sell the bags,because the airlines might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage.So on
25、ce insurance companies have paid for lost bags and their contents,and they no longer belong to passengers,a unique store in the little town of Scottsboro,Alabama,buys them.The“Unclaimed Baggage Center,”is so popular that the building,which is set up like a department store,is the number-one tourist
26、attraction in all of Alabama.More than one million visitors stop in each year and take one of the stores shopping carts on a hunt for treasures.Each day,clerks bring out 7,000 new items,and veteran（老练的）shoppers rush to paw over them.You can find everything from precious jewels to hockey sticks,best-
27、selling novels,leather jackets,tape recorders,surfboards,even half-used tubes of toothpaste.The stores own laundry washes or cleans all the clothes found in luggage,then sells them.The Unclaimed Baggage Center has found guns,illegal drugs and even a live rattlesnake.The store has a little museum whe
28、re some of its most unusual acquisitions（获得物）have been preserved.They include highland bagpipes,a burial mask from an Egyptian pharaohs tomb,and a medieval suit of armor.Statistics indicate that less than one-half of one percent of luggage checked on U.S.carriers is permanently lost and available to
29、 the store.DBCBA 31.Paragraph 1 shows that many passengers lose their luggage because_.A.they are forgetful B.they are in a hurry C.there is no lost and found office in many airports D.the owners of some luggage cant be identified 32.The reason why the airlines cannot sell the bags is that _.A.they
30、have to find the owners B.they are likely to make a profit on the bags on purpose C.some bags are expensive D.they have to keep the bags as long as possible 33.The Unclaimed Baggage Center is very popular because_.A.theres a large variety of goods.B.all the things there are very cheap.C.visitors may
31、 purchase something undervalued.D.visitors will enjoy some amusing activities there.34.What can we infer from the passage?A.A little museum will keep all the precious unclaimed baggage.B.The percentage of passengers who lose their baggage for ever is small.C.The things in the Unclaimed Baggage Cente
32、r are articles for daily use.D.People are not allowed to buy the illegal things in the store.35.What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To introduce how the unclaimed baggage in the airports is handled in America.B.To introduce an attractive place to tourists.C.To remind passengers of taking care
33、of their baggage.D.To advise the airlines to find the owners of the unclaimed baggage.CShes not afraid of anything.Snakes?No problem.Walking alone in the dark?Easy.Were not talking about a superhero here-SM is a 44-year-old mother.And shes fearless because she happens to be missing part of her brain
34、:the amygdala(扁桃腺).Shaped like a pair of almonds sitting in the middle of your brain,the amygdala helps control fear and anxiety.A rare condition called Urbach-Wiethe disease left SM without her amygdala,and seems to have completely erased her sense of fear.To try to understand how the amygdala work
35、s,a team of researchers made their efforts to scare SM.They showed her horror movies and took her to the Waverly Hills Sanatorium Haunted House in Kentucky.She pushed out one of the monstersand laughed.SM said she didnt like snakes,but at a pet store full of poisonous creatures,she kept asking to to
36、uch them.When asked to rate her feelings,SM reported feeling surprised or disgusted,but never fearful.“She tends to approach everything she should be avoiding,”says Justin Feinstein of the University of Iowa.This means the amygdala could control deeper urges to approach or avoid danger.Other scienti
37、sts have a different opinion,though.“I dont believe you can make a general statement about what the amygdala does by a single case study,”Elizabeth Phelps said.In 2002,Phelps published a study on a similar patient with amygdala damage who still showed fear.It may sound like fun to be totally fearles
38、s,but we get scared for a good reason.“The nature of fear is survival and the amygdala helps us stay alive by avoiding situations,people,or objects that put our life in danger,”Feinstein said.SM was once followed in a park after dark by a man with a knife,and she simply walked away.“It is quite rema
39、rkable that she is still alive,”said Feinstein.DABCD 36.SM dares to walk alone in the dark mainly because _.A.she is a superhero B.she has experienced such conditions a lotC.she is a mental patient D.she has no sense of fear37.Researchers tried their best to frighten SM in order to find _.A.The func
40、tion of a particular organ B.SMs reaction of fear and anxietyC.The process of removing amygdala D.A special way to get along with monsters38.What do we know from the research on SM?A.It was easy for her to avoid danger.B.SM never felt fearful but disgusted.C.SM was frightened by nothing except monst
41、ers.D.SM got along well with the snakes.39.What is Elizabeth Phelps attitude toward the function of the amygdala based on the research on SM?A.IndifferentB.Supportive C.DisapprovingD.Interested40.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.People can remove their amygdala to be fearless.B.SM will be
42、 admired because of her bravery.C.No one can survive if their amygdala is removed.D.The sense of fear is crucial to humans.D Texting（发短信）walkers arent just an annoyance to other walkers,Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that theyre thre
43、ats to themselves.Using motion-capture technology similar to that used for films,researchers concluded that texting while walking not only affects balance but also the ability to walk in straight line.“Some people like checking emails while walking to work in the morning”said the study co-author Hoo
44、rn,“but they may not know it has a serious effect on the safety of themselves”.Other facts have also proved this.A tourist from Taiwan walked off a pier near Melbourne last month while checking Facebook,bringing a sudden and icy end to a penguin-watching visit.Another person who was too wrapped up i
45、n his phone to notice dangers walked straight into the fountain in front of a shopping mall.The Australian study involved 27 volunteers,a third of whom admitted having knocked into objects while texting.They were asked to walk 8.5 meters three timesonce without phones,once while reading text and onc
46、e while writing text,when eight cameras recorded their actions.They found the volunteers using the phone walked slower,and,more seriously,they locked their arms and elbows in like“robots”,which forced their heads to move more,throwing themselves off balance.“In a pedestrian（步行的）environment,inability
47、 to maintain a straight path would be likely to increase potential for traffic accidents”,said Mr.Hoorn.“The best thing to do is to step aside and stop,or keep off the phone.”Authorities world-wide have taken note.Signs on Hong Kongs subway system advise passengers in three languages to keep their e
48、yes off their phones.Police and transport authorities have highlighted the danger in Singapore,where the Straits Times newspaper recently declared cellphone-distracted road crossing as“bad habit No.2”contributing to the rising number of road deaths.Some U.S.states,including New York and Arkansas,are
49、 considering bans on what theyre calling phone jaywalking.CDBDA 41.According to the passage,people texting while walking usually_.A.do not influence other walkers B.do harm to their eyes C.put themselves in danger D.can still walk straight 42.Which of the following words has the closest meaning to“w
50、rapped up”in Paragraph 2?A.absent-minded B.annoyed C.confused D.absorbed 43.The two examples in Paragraph 2 are given in order to _.A.prove texting walkers are threats to others B.show texting walkers may harm themselves C.analyze the causes of the danger D.amuse the readers 44.About the Australian
51、study,we know that_.A.the volunteers using phones while walking moved normally B.ten volunteers admitted having bumped into things while texting C.the volunteers were divided into three groups during the study D.texting walkers are exposed to greater possibility of traffic accidents 45.The last para
52、graph suggests that_.A.actions have been taken against texting while walking B.Hong Kongs subway system forbids texting walkers to take the train C.New York has made laws to ban phone jaywalking D.cellphone-distracted road crossing is considered the worst habit in Singapore 第二节 信息匹配(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满
53、分 10 分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。请先阅读几所大学所提供的健康医疗教育项目：A.Argosy University Our postgraduate degree level education provides the knowledge and tools to create successful and meaningful careers.B.Kaplan University Our university offers comprehensive training in health care to prepare
54、you for a career in the health sciences,corrections,or private security.C.Everest College Through our online degree program,you can gain the necessary skills to join the health care industry.It is designed to prepare you for a career in the health sciences.D.Sanford-Brown College SBC is dedicated to
55、 providing innovative programs that enable students the opportunity to gain professional skills by practicing in our health care center before they work.E.Rasmussen College The Healthcare Management Bachelor of Science degree at our College will give students the education and practical experience t
56、hey need to work as administrators.F.Brown Mackie University The Health&nursing programs are designed to provide students with the education needed to enter health and nursing careers.下面是几位需要医学教育的学生，请为他们选择适合他们就读的大学：46.My family immigrated when I was still studying my healthcare courses in a local me
57、dical college.So I had to give up my bachelor degree and moved with them.Now I hope to find a college that offers the degree education on the Internet and realize my dream of being a doctor.47.When I looked after my mother in the hospital ten years ago,I was moved by what the nurses did.They devoted
58、 themselves into helping every patient get through the hard time.Since then,I have been determined to take up nursing career,and now,the time is coming.48.When studying in the university,my professor often told me that it was impossible for me to get every problem solved just with the knowledge in t
59、extbooks.It makes me realize I should look for a health care center where I can learn practical skills and gain more experience.49.After graduating from a medical college and get my bachelor degree five years ago,I became a doctor in a big local health care center.However,I find modern medical resea
60、rch developing fairly rapidly,so I hope to start my postgraduate degree study in a university and serve the people here better.50.Being a retired doctor,my father always hopes that I can continue his career.I know a doctor can help lots of people,but in fact,my favorite job is managing,no matter in
61、a company,an institution or an organization.So maybe learning how to manage a hospital can satisfy both of us.III.写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 基础写作（共 1 小题，满分 15 分）假设你是某中学的学生李津。你校英语俱乐部将选举新一届副主席,你欲参选，必须写一篇演讲稿。写作内容 请按以下提示,写一篇竞选演讲稿。竞选职位：学校英语俱乐部副主席 个人优势:（1）性格外向、与人相处融洽 （2）善于组织各种活动 中选后决心：协助主席，服务同学 中选后设想：举办讲座、英语晚会、英语
62、演讲比赛等活动来提高同学英语 水平，激发学习兴趣 表达愿望：希望同学们投票选你，相信你能干好工作 参考词汇:副主席 vice president 竞选 run for 写作要求 1只能使用 5 个句子表达全部内容。2 短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总句数。评分标准 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。Good afternoon,my dear friends,My name is Li Jin._ _ _.Thank you.第二节 读写任务（满分 25 分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇 150 词左右的英语短文。China now boasts the worlds largest
63、 publishing industry by volume,with 8.1 billion books printed in 2012,up from 7.7 billion the year before.Never before have Chinese readers had such easy access to a wide selection ranging from classical Chinese poetry to the top titles on Amazons best-sellers list.However,while the supply of books
64、has exploded in China in recent decades,peoples interest in them has not kept up.According to a survey result published by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication in April,Chinese people read 4.39 books per capita in the past year,a figure that trails far behind major developed countries;for ex
65、ample,the average American read 7,the average French and Japanese person 8.4,and the average South Korean 11.And,on average,Chinese people allocated just over 15 minutes a day to reading,compared to almost 100 to watching television and over 45 for using the Internet.An amazing number of the Chinese
66、 are turning away from reading books.Zhang Lijia,a freelance writer based in Beijing,thinks the days when friends got together to discuss the books they were reading are gone.People are too restless,too utilitarian(功利),she reflects.You need some peace in mind in order to be able to sit down with a b
67、ook.Zhangs opinion is echoed by a number of longtime professionals in the book industry.“Best sellers in China today consist mainly of child-rearing manuals（育儿手册）,cookbooks,health and fitness guides,test-preparation books,thrillers,and romance novels.said He Xiongfei,a well-known publisher of popula
68、r books.Some of them buy books,but this is just for the purpose of killing time or for test preparation.They are looking for things they think are useful to them.They are not reading,He added.【写作内容】1.以约 30 个词概括上文的主要内容.2.然后以约 120 个词就“阅读的意义”这一话题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：1）你认为现在中国人不如以前喜欢阅读的原因是什么？2）你觉得阅读重要吗？为什么？3）
69、以你或他人的经历举例论证你的观点。【写作要求】1、在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得 直接引用原文中的句子；2、作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。2014-2015 学年度第一学期高三期中考试英语 答案 读写任务：Despite the promising publishing industry in China today,many Chinese people spend little time reading.Some of them read just to kill time or prep
70、are for the tests rather than enjoy the reading itself.As far as I am concerned,Chinese people dont read as much as they used to for the following reasons.For one thing,people have too much going on in their mind as China is now experiencing great changes,so it has become difficult for them to enjoy
71、 reading quietly;for another,with heavy work load,people in China only read when they need something for practical use or something relaxing to keep them away from working pressure.I personally believe that reading is of great significance in life.It not only provides a source of satisfaction and pl
72、easure,but also serves as a means to seek information and to acquire,develop and apply knowledge.Besides,people can read to develop thinking skills,to enhance language proficiency and to broaden life experience as well.I myself have improved learning English a lot through reading English novels.At t
73、he beginning,I thought it difficult to read English novels as my vocabulary was limited.However,it later turned out that when I was engaged in the story,focusing more on the enjoyment of reading instead of trying to understand every word I came across,reading English novels became very pleasant.And gradually,my language proficiency was enhanced before I realized it.
