1、 2015届高三期中测试英语试题考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分I. 阅读理解( 共两节，满分40分) 第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳答案 APlan ahead to make your family trip run smoothly Family vacations are cherished memories. Keeping children entertained on the road or during a flight, however, can be challenging. The best wa
2、y to cut down on anxiety? Plan ahead. Avoid giving children snacks that contain sugar and caffeine. Sweet treats keep them happy and quiet for five minutes, as it fills them with unusable energy that will turn into crankiness (脾气坏) when the sugar wears off. Bring fun, small snacks like flavored bake
3、d chips, apple sauce, raisins, granola barsand top it off with a little protein like and cheese sticks to keep the blood sugar levels nice and steady. Bring plenty of plastic or paper bags. This is the perfect time to put those spare bags around the house to use. Store them in your purse or pocket,
4、as well as in the car. This is a quick solution for garbage, diaper wrapping or motion sickness. Avoid extra costs on bulk items you will need during the trip. When flying, purchase bulk items like diapers, formula, wipes at your destination. In the past it was convenient and free to check these ite
5、ms. Now each checked luggage item costs $25 or more on average. When driving, do the opposite; take your bulk items to avoid extra trips to the store when you arrive, which can help you avoid impulse travel purchases. Bring a full change of clothing for each child. Keep these items within fairly eas
6、y reach. When a spill or mess happens, this will help parents avoid unexpected (and unbudgeted) clothing purchases. Travel planning can help make family vacations what they are supposed to be: Fun!1Which of the following can keep the blood sugar levels nice and steady? ACoffee. BApple pie with sugar
7、 in it. CCandies. DCheese sticks. 2Why should you bring plenty of plastic or paper bags during vacation? ABecause you can use them to keep garbage, vomit (呕吐物) and wrap diaper. BBecause they can prevent you from being stolen. CBecause big bags can hold more items, which brings you much convenience.D
8、Because they can save you $25. 3Which is the proper place for you to buy bulk items when driving? AAt the destination. BAt wherever you can buy cheaper ones. CAt the place you just go out of the things you need. DIn the stores near your house.4What should parents do to avoid unexpected clothing purc
9、hases during their vacation? ADo not let children make their clothes dirty. BBring a full change of clothing for each child. CWash the dirty clothes frequently. DDo not allow children eat during their vacation. BFor several years, Americans have enjoyed tele-shoppingwatching TV and buying things by
10、phone. Now tele-shopping is starting in Europe (欧洲). In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things. Tele-shopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things
11、 on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made 100 million. In France there are two tele-shopping channels, and the French spend about 20 million a year to buy things through these channels. In Germany, until last year tele-shopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Th
12、en the government allowed(允许) more tele-shopping. Other channels can open for tele-business, including(包括) the largest American tele-shopping company and a 24 hour tele-shopping company. German businessmen are hoping this new tele-shopping will help them sell more things. Some people like tele-shopp
13、ing because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call tele-shopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”. Many Europeans usually
14、 worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV. The need for high quality means that European tele-shopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They
15、 will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.5. People like tele-shopping because it is _.A. American B. cheaper C. easier D. more popular6. Some Europeans dont like tele-shopp
16、ing because they _A. dont like to buy things B. dont watch TVC. believe the things sold on TV are expensive D. think the things sold on TV are bad quality7. In Germany, tele-shopping may _A. help businessmen get more moneyB. keep the shops open longerC. have fewer buyersD. bring better TV programmes
17、8. The best title of this passage is _A. American Tele-shopping B. Tele-shopping CompaniesC. Tele-shopping in EuropeD. Tele-shoppingJunk on the Air CIf youre tired of the Mediterranean and dont want to head to Disney again, perhaps its time for a summer holiday in space. Russia has declared plans fo
18、r its first floating hotel, 217 miles above earth, and it is something of an offering with good service. Hosting just seven guests in a four cabins, the accommodation will boast huge windows with views back to earth and tasty microwave meals will be served instead of the ones often used by astronaut
19、s. Just getting there will be an adventure in itselfit will take two days aboard a Soyuz rocketand it wont exactly be a budget holiday: A five-day stay will cost you100, 000 to500, 000 for your journey. The hotel is due to open by 2016 and, according to those behind it, will be far more comfortable
20、than the International Space Station (ISS) used by astronauts and cosmonauts. In the weightlessness of space, visitors can choose to have beds that are either vertical(垂直的) or horizontal. Tourists, who will be accompanied by experienced crew, will dine on food prepared on Earth and sent up on the ro
21、cket, to be reheated in microwave ovens. Many kinds of delicacies will be available. Iced tea, mineral water and fruit juices will be available, but alcohol will be strictly prohibited. Toilets will use flowing air instead of water to move waste through the system. Waste water will be recycled. Serg
22、ei Kostenko, chief executive of Orbital Technologies which will construct the hotel, said: “Our planned module inside will not remind you of the International Space Station. A hotel should be comfortable inside, and it will be possible to look at the Earth. The hotel will be aimed at wealthy individ
23、uals and people working for private companies who want to do research in space.” The hotel can also be used as an emergency bolthole (避难处) for astronauts aboard the International Space Station if there is a crisis. 9.Which can be the best title of the passage? A. Russia declares the design for its f
24、irst space hotel B. The first space hotel is under construction now C. The astronauts will have a second home in space D. Russia has the advanced technology in exploring space 10. What does the underlined word “budget” in the 3rd paragraph mean? A. expensive B. worthwhile C. economic D. uncomfortabl
25、e 11.What kind of accommodation will the guests have in the space hotel? A. They will have the same food as the astronauts have. B. Many kinds of drinks are available including alcohol. C. Guests can have beds that are either vertical or horizontal. D. Tourists are accompanied by the astronauts from
26、 the ISS. 12. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. The space hotel is built to remind you of the International Space Station. B. The hotel is constructed with big windows so that tourists can see the earth. C. The company, Orbital Technologies, has already begun to
27、build the space hotel. D. In the near future, a space trip for most of the people can be realized. DI wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but thats impossible. For the most part Chinese people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and
28、 they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met.In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many
29、times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isnt large and I live better. Non-imported(非出口的) foods are very cheap, so are cloth
30、ing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However, it is reported that many children cant afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor areas in China. But they organized Project Hope many years ago.
31、It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While
32、 it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems.When I am asked which country I consider better, China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”13. What does the auth
33、or think of Chinese people?A. He thinks most Chinese people hardly work.B. He thinks most Chinese people are proud.C. He praises most Chinese people a lot.D. He dislikes most Chinese people.14. What are not cheap in China in the authors opinion?A. Clothes and shoes made in China. B. Local foodsC. Pu
34、blic transportation tickets. D. Imported foods15. We can infer from the passage that the author thinks _.A. the westerners have got to know China wellB. Chinas economic miracles have appeared everywhereC. the progress of China is seldom reported in the USD. the education in rural areas is never care
35、d about in China第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的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How to be a good communicator 16 theyve been heard and theyve been understood. As a good communicator should be a good listener, five steps are advocated toward good listening.The first step is cooperating. How does a dif
36、ficult person know that youre listening and understanding? In fact, its through the way you look and sound while he is talking. 17 When the person begins to repeat whats been said, its signal of step two: turning back. 18 Send a clear signal that youre listening carefully and that you think what he
37、is saying is important.Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. 19 The fourth step is to summarize（概括）what youve heard. 20 Having listened carefully, youve now arrived at the point of confirming wit
38、h the person that he feels that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood.When enough sincere listening, questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.A. Ask some open-ende
39、d questions, which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.B. This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person are on the same page.C. It means that you repeat back some words he is using.D. When difficult people express themselves orally, they generall
40、y want at least two things:E. When you communicate with who have difficulty expressing themselves, they need your help.F. Giving clear signals tell him that you have understood him completely. G. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain sounds of understanding.II. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题
41、.1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。Thanks for everythingIn our life, we have 21 expressed our gratitude to the ones whod lived those years with us. 22 , we dont have to wait for 23 to thank the ones closest to usthe ones so easily 24 . If I have learned 25 about giv
42、ing thanks, it is this: give it now! 26 your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, 27 on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to 28 to the worlds happiness.Saying thanks not only brightens someone elses world, it also 29 yours. If youre feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reachi
43、ng out to others. It may be just the 30 you need. Of course, there are times when you cant express gratitude 31 . In that 32 dont let embarrassment sink you into silence 33 up the first time you have the chance.Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in Bri
44、tish Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a 34 for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional 35 . Instead of saying thanks, it is their 36 to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their 37
45、 .I wonder if we had no words in our 38 for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more 39 ?Thankfulness is a(n) 40 message; its lyrics breaks all earthly barriers; its music touches the heavens.21. A. unusually B. rarely C. f
46、requently D. occasionally22. A. In return B. In turn C. In fact D. In favor23. A. celebrations B. anniversaries C. congratulations D. victories24. A. devoted B. forgotten C. lost D. overlooked25. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing26.A. If B. Since C. Though D. While27. A. act B. do C.
47、 decide D. focus 28. A. refer B. come C. add D. speak 29. A. leaves B. makes C. causes D. does30. A. action B. medicine C. food D. motivation 31. A. immediately B. hesitatingly C. willingly D. obviously 32. A. case B. position C. condition D. relation33. A. stand B. face C. speak D. look34. A. way B
48、. word C. vocabulary D. dictionary35. A. friendliness B. curiosity C. concern D. generosity36. A. gesture B. custom C. attitude D. task37. A. duty B. favor C. thanks D. performance38. A. vocabulary B. command C. mind D. directory39. A. living B. caring C. understanding D. outstanding40. A. convenien
49、tB. important C. universalD. localIII. 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4150的相应位置上。Housework For Children41 is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, 42 with one of the follo
50、wing suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.If you give your children the impression that they can not do anything quite right, then they 43 (regard) themselves as unfit or unable persons. 44 the children believe that they can succeed, they will never become totally independen
51、t.My daughter Carlas fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class special. When students received 45 (little) than a perfect test score, she would point out 46 they had mastered and declare firmly they could learn what they had missed.You can use the same technique when you evaluate 47 childs w
52、ork at home. Dont always scold but give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasnt. If a difficult task 48 (do) right by your child, promise him 49 Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If yo
53、u teach your children 50 to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.IV. 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 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。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。注意：1.
54、 每处错误及其修改均限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Life on the land probably was started about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps so much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on the land, we probably think of strange animals come out of the oceans. In fac
55、t no animals can have been living if plants had been on land first. Plant had to be on land after animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surroundings and food necessity, since them, the plants, are the only form of life who is able to get and store energy.第二节 书面表达 假如你叫李华，是某市某
56、中学学生。最近你校在为一批来自英国的学生征询住宿家庭，你有意申请。请根据下表提供的信息用英语给校长写封信，说明你的理由。申请理由：住房条件宽敞、整洁、环境优美语言优势擅长英语，父母是英语教授，不会有交流困难接待经验上个月刚刚接待过两名美国学生参观游览父亲可驾车陪同参观附近的名胜其他（内容由考生自己添加）注意：1文章必须包括所有要点。2词数：100左右。信的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear sir,Im writing to request a valuable chance to be one of the host families of the British students
57、._Yours,Li Hua2015届高三期中测试英语试题答题纸班级 姓名 学号 密封线内不要答题I 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _III. 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分; 满分15分)41. _ 42. _ 43. _ 44. _ 45. _46. _ 47. _ 48. _ 49. _ 50. _IV. 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） Life on the land probably was started about 430 million years a
58、go, though it has existed in the water for perhaps so much as 3,000 million years. When we think of first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals come out of the oceans. In fact no animals can have been living if plants had been on land first. Plant had to be on land after animals arrive
59、d. They supplied the first land animals with the surroundings and food necessity, since them, the plants, are the only form of life who is able to get and store energy.第二节 书面表达 Dear sir,Im writing to request a valuable chance to be one of the host families of the British students._Yours,Li Hua2015届高
60、三期中测试英语试题参考答案 阅读理解 14 DADB 58 CDAC 912 ACCB 1315 CDC 1620 DGCAB完形填空2140 BCBDA DACDB AACBD BCABC 语法填空41. It 42. but 43. will regard 44. Unless 45. less 46. what 47. your 48. has been done/is done 49. a 50. not/never 短文改错Life on the land probably was started about 430 million years ago, though it has
61、existed in the water for perhaps so much as 3,000 million years. When we think of as the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals come out of the oceans. In comingfact no animals can have been living if plants had been on land first. Plant had to could not 或had改成hadnt Plants be on l
62、and after animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the beforesurroundings and food necessity, since them, the plants, are the only form of life who they that is able to get and store energy. 书面表达One possible version Dear sir,Im writing to request a valuable chance to be one of the
63、host families of the British students.We have a large and clean house, which lies in a beautiful area of the city. Im good at English and my parents are both professors of English, so Im sure we wont have any difficulty communicating with English speakers. My father is an excellent driver and we wil
64、l be very glad to show foreign students around some nearby places of interest in our own car. Last month we received two American students. We had a great time. Besides, my mother cooks well, so the students will be able to enjoy delicious Chinese food. I would greatly appreciate it if I could have the chance to make friends with them.Looking forward to your reply. Yours,Li Hua
