1、高 三 年 级 考 试英 语 试 题2014.11本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。第I卷1至10页。第II卷11至12页。满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。第I卷(共105分)第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)第一节语法和词汇知识(共10小题；每小题1.5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
2、涂黑。1Sorry，I cant find the books you asked for _ ADont mention it BThanks anywayCIts your faultDI wont forgive you2However severe the journey is，_ I am with nature，I dont careAeven if Bunless Cas long as Donce3This article is well written because special attention _ to the choice of wordsAhas paid Bh
3、as been paid Chad paid Dhad been paid4The Chinese political system has _ over a long period of timeAbewared Btended Cshrunk D. evolved5I received Toms letter yesterday _ he expressed his thanks for my adviceAwhere Bwhen Cwhich Dwhy6Volunteering，_ as a way of building character，is popular among young
4、 peopleAseen Bto see Cseeing Dbeing seen7Success partially depends on _ you have the patience to do simple things perfectlyAthat Bwhat Cwhether Dwhen8He has refused to _ any information on the matterAput away Bgive out Chand over Dsee through9We _ for over 2 hoursAre you sure this is the right way?A
5、have been driving Bwere drivingChad driven Ddrove10Look at the trouble I am in! If only I _ your adviceAfollowed Bwould followChad followed Dshould follow第二节 完形填空(共30小题；ll20每小题1分，2l40每小题1.5分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1140各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(I)Children can sometimes teach us valuable l
6、essonsOne summer afternoon over a dam，our three sons asked if they could dive off the newly-built bridgeTheir 11 was certainly met with“No”Not only was it a 13-foot drop to the waterI pointed out，but there might be potential dangers that could be a 12 trapHowever，my middle son was not 13 At his sugg
7、estion his elder brother walked into the water and 14 the area where they wanted to jumpThe 15 of water was fine，as well as being 16 of dangersThey had the times of their lives that afternoonI cant help relating that 17 to everyday lifeHow many 18 have I missed because I was 19 by “potential dangers
8、” that were 20 never there in the first place?11Aquestion Binquiry Crequest Dreaction12Ajoy Bdeath Csorrow D1eisurel3AdisappointedBcontused Cencouraged Dconvinced14Asurveyed Bsearched Cchose Dfound15Awidth Bquantity Cdepth Dtemperature16Aclear Bafraid Cfree Dfull17Aouting Bexperience Cresearch Dprac
9、tice18Ajobs Boccasions Copportunities Dsights19Acheated Bblinded Cmoved Dfascinated20Acertainly Btruly Cpartly Dprobably（II）one afternoon walking along Fifth Avenue，I remembered that it was necessary to buy one pair of socksI turned into the first sock shop that 21 my eye，and a young clerk 22 .“1 wa
10、nt to buy a pair of socks”I saidHis eyes were shiningThere was a note of 23 in his voice“Did you know that yon had come into the 24 place in the world to buy socks?”I had not been 25 of that，as I entered the shop 26 “Come with me，”said the boy，excitedlyI followed him to the back part of the shop，and
11、 he began to take down from the shelves box after box， 27 their goods for my enjoyment“ 28 ，young man，I am going to buy only 29 !”“I know that，”said he，“but I want you to see how 30 these are Arent they wonderful?”There was an expression of 31 on his face, as if he had 32 the lotteryI became far 33
12、interested in him than in the socks.I looked at him in 34 “My friend，”said I，“if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day，in ten years you will 35 in your career”My amazement at his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shop
13、s the 36 has to wait for someone to serve himThe clerk shows no 37 either in you or in the goods he is paid to sellMany young people began his career with hope and 38 at firstThen the daily work was too much for him；the newness 39 slowlyThat was the 40 stageHis usefulness was over21Akept Bshut Ctook
14、 Dcaught22Aturned out Bgot along Ccame forward Dwent off23Aanxiety Bshame Cpanic Dexcitement24Afinest Bmost beautifulCbiggest Dmost comfortable25Asure Baware Cconfident Dcapable26Ain particularBat length Cby accident Don purpose27AexchangingBshowing Cselling Dhiding28ALook out BLook up CHold up DHol
15、d on29Aone piece Btwo pieces Cone pair D. two pairs30Abeautiful Bcheap Cvaluable Dstrange31Apleasure Bsadness Csurprise Dpuzzle32Abought Bfound Cwon D1ost33Amuch Bmore C1ess D1ittle34Aanger Bdespair Camazement Dvain35Asucceed Bfail Cdelay Dfade36Asalesman Bpassenger Cmanager Dcustomer37Apride Binter
16、est Cmercy Dadmiration38Acontent Bsympathy Csurprise Denthusiasm39AdisappearedBappeared Carose Dincreased40Afirst Bnext C1ast Dnew第二部分 阅读理解(共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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。AMary Moe may look like an average grandmotherBut she is notShe just learned how to fly an airp
17、lane，a dream she has had since she was a little girlBut Mary Moe could not find time to make her dream come trueAt age 34，she was just too busy to think about flying a planeLessons were costlyEverything seemed to be working against MarySo her dream had to waitMary Moe has done a lot during the past
18、91 yearsFor much of that time，she wanted to fly，but never had the chanceuntil now MsMoe learned about Wish of a Lifetime, a non-profit organizationIts goal is to change the way our society thinks about aging and older adultsSally Webster works for the groupShe said MsMoes wish is one of hundreds the
19、y receive each yearWish of a Lifetime helps older people to enjoy a dreamIt also sends the message that it is never too late for a dreamBut MsWebster says it also wants to send another message to society that older Americans can achieve things just like younger Americans canSusie Danick also believe
20、s in this goalShe founded TAD Relocation，a business that helps senior citizens when they moveMsDanick gave 5，000 to the Wish of a Lifetime to help seniors realize a dreamMary Moe was one of themMary Moe received three flying lessonsAnd on the big day of her first flight，her family and friends all ca
21、me to cheer her onMarys success made everyone around her excited and proudIt was just a great event，a great dayFlying teacher David Waksberg says she was very calm，which is always important when youre flyingIt is never too late to spread your wings and try something newYou are never too old to try t
22、o make your dreams come true40. Why was Mary Moes dream difficult to come true? AShe had no enough time and money in the past BShe did nothing for flying lessons CNo pilots were willing to help her DHer family did not support her wish42What can we infer from the goal of Wish of a Lifetime? AOlder ad
23、ults can not make their dream come true BAmericans feel and think about aging properly CThe old may be supposed to achieve nothing DYoung Americans treat older people unfairly43How can we understand the underlined word“move”in the fifth paragraph? Ato change your place or position Bto start to act f
24、or the dream Cto go to live in a different placeDto change a different job44From Mary Moes success，we can know she is _ Adetermined Bstubborn Cunrealistic Ddelicate45What do we know about Wish of a Lifetime? AIt can make much money every year BMsMoe did much for its development CIt is popular with t
25、he young Americans DIt encourages many old adults to succeedBIt does not come as a surprise that Dubai has a growing problem with tragicThe local rulers have explored all the conventional ways to get traffic moving again，including higher prices for parking，fuel and insuranceBut at a recent conferenc
26、e in Hamburg，Hussain Lootah said that the city may adopt a more strict approach：setting an income level for vehicle ownershipMr Lootahs approach is unlikely to be copied widely，but mayors of other big cities around the world are starting to think about taking severe actions of their own，including co
27、mplete car bans in inner citiesBut the efforts may not be enough to reduce traffic and pollutionThe problems will only get worse：the number of vehicles sold globally each year will grow from around 80 million today to more than 100 million by the end of the decade，according to IHS AutomotiveThere ar
28、e already a handful of car-free communities around the worldBut these are typically small and often tourist destinations that seek to create a throwback in time，such as Sark Island，in the English ChannelThe largest ear-free urban area is probably Venice，where it is impossible to build roads and brid
29、ges to link the more than 100 small islands the city sits onYet pedestrian malls and other car-free zones keep popping up in cities around the worldSome cities are considering ways to limit central city access to“green”machines，such as battery-electric vehiclesHamburg is perhaps the furthest alongSu
30、ch extreme plans may fly in a city such as HamburgBut in many other cities the political resistance even to less far-reaching measures is hard to overcomeMichael Bloomberg，New Yorks former mayor，tried twice to introduce a jam charge for much of Manhattan，but his plans were rejected by state lawmaker
31、s46What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us? ADubai government tries to improve its local incomes BDubai government tries to solve traffic problems CDubai government tries to reduce prices for parking DDubai government tries to offer more insurance to locals47Why is it still hard to reduce traffic probl
32、ems? ABecause Mr Lootahs approach will be copied widely BBecause mayors take gentle measures toward them CBecause more vehicles will be sold globally each year DBecause complete car bans in inner cities are not made48What causes Venice to be the largest car-free urban area? AIts natural geographical
33、 characteristics BIts too many tourist destinations CIts reduced number of cars DIts government law on car free49What can we learn from Paragraph 4? A“Green”machines can be accessible in central city BAll vehicles can be used in central city CHamburg may not adopt“green”machines DPeople can only wal
34、k in central city50What made Michael Bloombergs plans defeated? AFinancial factors BTraffic jams CHis retirement from the mayor DPolitical resistanceCAlaskas Arctic lakes now freeze later and melt earlier in the year than in 1950，leaving them easy to suffer water loss from evaporation(蒸发)and possibl
35、y adding to local warming，a new study findsThe winter ice season near Barrow，Alaska，is shorter than in 1950, researchers reported Jan30 in the journal The Cryosphere.Lake ice is also thinner each winterThe scientists surveyed 402 lakes on the North Slope，where permafrost (permanently frozen ground)a
36、nd shallow lakes dominate the areaIn 2011，the lake ice was 38 percent thinner than in 1950，and 22 percent fewer lakes froze through to their bottoms“When we saw the actual numbers we were shocked at how dramatic the change has been，”lead study author Cristina Surdu，of the University of Waterloo in C
37、anada，said in a statementSurdu and her co-authors analyzed the changes in lakeice thickness and ice cover with satellite images and climate model simulations(satellite images are only available from 1991)The climate models suggest the Arctic lakes froze almost six days later and broke up about 18 da
38、ys earlier in the winter of 2011 compared with the winter of 1950“The changes in ice and the shortened winter affect Northern communities that depend on ice roads to transport goods，”Surdu saidFor example，every winter，oil companies build roads over frozen lakes to carry supplies to Prudhoe BayThe dr
39、amatic changes in lake ice may also contribute to further warming of the entire region，because open water on lakes contributes to warmer air temperatures，”Surdu saidThe Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet，for reasons that may include its layered atmosphere，which traps heat，and
40、the loss of sea ice and snow cover，which help reflect the suns energy when present51What does the text mainly tell us? AArctic 1akes now freeze earlier and melt 1ater BAlaskas local warming is decreasing sharply CArctic lakes are losing ice DArctic lakes hold more flesh water than before52What can w
41、e infer the North Slope is dotted with? Athick forests Bnumerous lakes Cgreen grasslandsDfertilized farmlands53According to the text，the great changes of Alaskas Arctic lakes _ Aare totally beyond Surdus expectations Bare completely within Surdus expectations Ccome as no surprise to Surdu and her co
42、-authors Dcome as a great excitement to Surdu54How many days was the winter ice season of Arctic 1akes in 2011 shorter than that in 1950? A6 days B12 days C18 daysD24 days55What is the last paragraph mainly about according to Surdu? AWhat reflects the suns energy BHow its layered atmosphere traps he
43、at CWhy our planet is warming DWhy the Arctic region is becoming warmerDBritains private schools are one of its most successful exportsThe children of the well-off flock to them，whether from China，Nigeria or Russia ：the number of foreign pupils rose by 1.4in the last year aloneYet foreign students，w
44、hether educated in British private schools or elsewhere，are decreasingly likely to go to English universitiesAccording to the Higher Education Funding Council for England，307,200 overseas students began their studies in the country in 2012-13，down from 312，000 two years earlier and the first drop in
45、 29 yearsStudent numbers from the rest of the European Union(EU)fellprobably a result of the increase in annual tuition fees in England from 6，000(10，000)a year to 9，000But arrivals from India and Pakistan declined most sharplyIn contrast to the visa system for private schools，which is extremely loo
46、se(the Home Office counts private schools as favoured sponsors)，student visas have been tightenedForeign students used to be allowed to work for up to two years after graduatingThey now have only four months to find a job paying up to 20，600 if they want to stay in BritainThis change was intended to
47、 deal with fake colleges offering two-year work visasBut it seems to have put off serious students tooNick Hillman of the Higher Education Policy Institute says the government has sent unclear messages about the sort of immigration it wants to restrictAustralia and America，which have more relaxed en
48、try criteria for students，are becoming more favoured destinationsBritains student-visa system bas become more onerous(繁琐) overallAs a result，Britain is losing out to other countries in the contest for talentIts unwelcoming attitude will harm its long-term developmentAnd the drift of foreign students
49、 from leading British private schools to American colleges may have another, somewhat happier，consequence：America might become rather better at cricket(板球)56What causes the foreign student numbers to English universities to drop?APoor quality of higher educationBThe sharp increase of tuition feesCTh
50、e poor economic situation in EUDHigher living cost in England57Whats the aim of UK tightening its student visas?ATo control the student number from India and PakistanBTo increase the financial income of UKCTo send clear messages about the sort of immigrationDTo deal with fake colleges that offertwo-
51、year work visas58Why is it easy to get the visa from private schools in Britain?ABecause private schools have bad quality of educationBBecause graduates from private schools can earn20，600CBecause private schools turn in more money to the Home OfficeDBecause their students can work for two years aft
52、er graduating59According to the passage，Britain_Ais famous for playing cricketBwill get more talents in the futureCwill simplify its student-visa systemDwill help US colleges to develop cricket60What can we infer from the text?AForeign students are going off English universitiesBAmerican universitie
53、s are of higher quality than English onesCBritains student-visa system will help its long-term developmentDBritains new student-visa system is popular with foreign studentsETraveling without a map in different countries，I find out about different“styles”of directions every time I ask “How can I get
54、to the post office?”Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there dont have name signs：in Japan，people use landmarks in their directions instead of street namesFor example，the Japanese will say to travelers，“Go straight down to the cornerTurn left at the big hotel and go pa
55、st a fruit marketThe post office is across from the bus stop”People in Los Angeles，the US，have no idea of distance on the map：they measure distance by time，not miles“How far away is the post office?”you ask“Oh,”they answer，“its about five minutes from here” You dont understand completely，“Yes，but ho
56、w many miles away is it，please?”To this question you wont get an answer，because most probably they dont know it themselvesPeople in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek languageInstead，a Greek will often say,“Follow me”Then hell lead you th
57、rough the streets of the city to the post officeSometimes a person doesnt know the answer to your questionWhat happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say，“Sorry, I have no idea”But in Yucatan，Mexico，no one answers “I dont know” People there believe that“I dont”is impoliteThey usually give an a
58、nswer，but often a wrong oneSo a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan!However，one thing will help you everywhere in the worldIts body language61Which of the following is probably an example of Japanese directions? A“Go south two milesTurn west and then go another mile” B“Turn right at the hosp
59、ital and go past a school” C“The post office is about five minutes from here” D“The post office is at Street Kamira”62Why dont people in Los Angeles give directions in miles? AThey use landmarks in their directions instead of distance BThey prefer to lead you the way CThey often have no idea of dist
60、ance measured by miles DThey prefer to use body language63How do Greeks give directions? AUsing street names BUsing landmarks CLeading people the way DGiving people a wrong direction64Where is Yucatan? AIn the USA BIn Japan CIn GreeceDIn Mexico65Which of the following is NOT true? APeople in Yucatan
61、 always give right directions BThere are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world CPeople in some places give directions in miles，while in other places in time DA persons body language can help you understand directions第卷(共45分)注意事项： 1用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案答在答题纸上。 2答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。第三部分 书
62、面表达(共二节，满分45分)第一节阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分) 阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后面的词数要求)。1For me，one of the greatest pleasures in life is going to watch a great film at the cinema. Its a chance for escapismgetting away from real lifeTheres nothing better than being lost in a story unless，of course，someo
63、ne decides to spoil the moment2To start with，some people always turn up late，causing you to rise from your seat to allow them to get pastThen，when you want to enjoy the digital projection and surround-sound effects，someone decides to have their drink and their popcorn noisilyAnd my worst hatred is p
64、eople who decide to chat to their friends；sometimes not even about the filmIts just bad manners!3Im not alone in this situationSimon Mayo，a film critic at the BBC，experienced a“new low”during a film screeningHe says“the woman in front of me gets the phone out，and then has an app on her phone which t
65、urns her phone into a mirror”He goes on to say a friend then got her phone out and used the torch on it to allow her to do her make-up!4He has helped to create a code of conduct for moviegoersa list of rules on how people should behave at the cinemaOne of them is to ban mobile phones，and another is
66、not to take your shoes offa very serious offence!5of course，when we have paid for a ticket，we feel it is our right to relax and enjoy the film and in the way we want to，but we mustnt forget our fellow moviegoers who want to enjoy the cinematic experience tooSome cinema companies have attempted to st
67、op anti-social behaviour by banning popcorn or having childfree film screenings66Why does the author enjoy going to the cinema?(no more than 15 words)_67What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?(no more than 8 words)_68Why does the author mention Simon Mayo in Paragraph 3？(no more than 20 words)_69Wh
68、at does a code of conduct refer to in Paragraph 4?(no more than 20 words)_70How do some cinema companies stop anti-social behaviour?_第二节 写作(满分30分)假设你是高三学生李华，你的美国笔友Sam来信询问你目前如何进行高效复习的。请根据以下要点，结合自身实际写封回信。 1学习方面：科学规划，提高效率； 2生活方面：加强锻炼，健康饮食； 3其他注意： 1词数120150左右； 2开头语和结尾语已为你写好，不计入总词数； 3适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Sam， Thank you for your concern_Best wishes! Yours，Li Hua