1、广东省揭阳市第一中学2015届高三上学期第一次阶段考试英语试题I . 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。I had worried myself sick over Simons mother coming to see me. I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest 1 of the students work. In Simons case, the grades were awful
2、ly low. He couldnt read his own handwriting.But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his 2 .So when Simons mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely 3 for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came
3、to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech.Because ofme, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how helovedme, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had 4 spent an afternoon at a friends house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for
4、 the 5 I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, 6 what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy withoutevenknowing it? What I finally came to 7 was one day, several months before, when some students
5、were 8 reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke 9 , and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simons the expert on this. He is theonlyone you have to 10 , and he cant hear you in the 11 of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more a
6、ttention,smiledmore, and became happy. And it was all because he 12 to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed 13 was the one who took the last seat that day.It taught me the most 14 lesson over the years of my teaching career, and Im thankful that it came 15 and positively. A small
7、 kindness can indeed make a difference.1. A. accountB. talkC. explanationD. consideration2. A. courage B. abilities C. feelings D. dream3. A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable4. A. gradually B. constantly C. recently D. obviously5. A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. sel
8、f-defense6. A. imagining B. observing C. wondering D. regretting7. A. expect B. remember C. believe D. accept8. A. writing B. reviewing C. editing D. giving9. A. quietly B. repeatedly C. quickly D. firmly10. A. persuade B. convince C. advise D. approve11. A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back12. A.
9、 intended B. pretended C. refused D. happened13. A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits14. A. difficult B. painful C. valuable D. enjoyable15. A. early B. slowly C. frequently D. occasionally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卷标号为16-25的相应位置上
10、。Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will 16 (probable) say that they go to learn languages, arithmetic, history, science and some other knowledge. That is quite true; but why do they learn these things?We send our children to school to prepare them for the time 17 they will
11、be big and will have to work for 18 . Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life. But is that 19 only reason why they go to school? There is more in education than just 20 (1earn) facts. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school we can c
12、ontinue to learn. A man 21 really knows how to learn will always be successful, because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself, he will also be able to teach others 22 to do it in the best way. The 23 (educate) person, on the other hand, is either unable to d
13、o something new, or just 24 (do) it badly. The purpose of schools, therefore, is not to teach languages, arithmetic，history science, etc., 25 to teach pupils the way to 1eam. 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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A People arent walking any more-if they can
14、 figure out a way to avoid it.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasnt in any hurry, either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.It is an illness
15、 to which I had thought myself immune, for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good days walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship.
16、And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced and beata teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently t
17、hat hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise- the most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man wa
18、lking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people dont dare to approach Nat
19、ure any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.I say that the green of forests is the minds best light. And none but the m
20、an on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.28. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that_. A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature B. walking in nature helps enrich ones mind C. people need regular exercise to keep fit D. going on foot prevents heart disease29. What is com
21、pared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6? A. A queue of carsB. A ray of traffic light C. A flash of lightningD. A stream of people30. What is the authors intention of writing this passage? A. To tell people to reflect more on life. B. To recommend people to give up driving C. To advise people to do o
22、utdoor activities D. To encourage people to return to walkingB Most employers say that they wish to employ the right person for the right job. A recent report by Britains Independent Institute of Manpower Studies, however, disagrees with this. The report states that most employers wish to avoid empl
23、oying the wrong person. Rather than looking for the right person, they are looking for applicants to turn down. The report also suggests that in Britain and in many other parts of the world the selection methods used to pick out the right person for the job certainly do not match up to those used to
24、 judge a piece of new equipment. Employers used three main selection methods: interviewing, checking resume or application forms and examining references. Most of the employers asked in this survey stated that these selection methods were used more for weeding out unsuitable applicants rather than f
25、or finding suitable ones. Interviews were considered to be more reliable than either resume checks or references from past employers. Research, however, proves otherwise. Interviewers decisions are often strongly influenced by their earlier judgment of the written application. Also different employe
26、rs view facts differently. One may consider applicants who have frequently changed jobs as people with broad and useful experience. Another will see such applicants as unreliable and unlikely to stay for long in the new job. Some employers place great importance on academic qualifications whereas th
27、e link between this and success in management is not necessarily strong. Some employers use handwriting as a standard. The report states that there is little evidence to support the value of the latter for judging working ability. References, also, are sometimes unreliable as they are not very impor
28、tant while checks on credit and security records and applicants political opinions are often the opposite. The report is more favorable towards trainability tests and those which test personality and personal and mental skills. The report concludes by suggesting that interviewing could become more r
29、eliable if the questions were arranged in a careful, organized system and focused on the needs of the employing organization. 31. According to the passage, when most employers want to hire workers, .A. they will try to find suitable people B. they will look for the right applicantsC. the wrong appli
30、cants are to be turned down D. to turn down the wrong people is what they say they aim to do32. It is implied that . A. to evaluate a right person is more difficult than to evaluate equipment B. employers are more successful in selecting the right equipment than the right persons C. criteria will be
31、 set up according to the real situation of the applicantsD. resumes means application forms 33. Most of the recruiters (招聘人员) . A. consult the applicants B. can find suitable peopleC. prefer resumes or references D. use different ways to sort out the unsuitable applicants 34. Which of the following
32、is TRUE?A. Employers get different conclusions from the facts. B. Changing jobs frequently will reduce the chance to be recruited.C. Academic qualifications will guarantee the applicant managing ability. D. Handwriting is a valid way to evaluate an applicant.35. It can be inferred from the passage t
33、hat successful employees will be those who .A. have outstanding references B. are strong in emotional quotientC. take interviewing seriously D. have strong political leanings CA man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six B
34、ach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up
35、to meet his schedule.A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till without stopping, and continued to walk.A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he w
36、as late for work.The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year-old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other ch
37、ildren. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed i
38、t. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most beautiful pieces ever written, on a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.Two days before his playing in the subway,
39、 Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment.The outlines were: in a commonplace(普通的) environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we enjoy bea
40、uty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected situation?One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things ar
41、e we missing?36. Few people stopped to listen to Joshua Bell playing because_.A. people were in a hurryB. they were not interested in musicC. it was too cold in the subwayD. the performance was not good enough37. When children stopped to look at the violinist, their parents _.A. would give him some
42、moneyB. would stop to enjoy the music C. would applaud for the performanceD. would urge them to continue walkingDSometimes people come into your life and they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. Y
43、ou never know who these people may be-a roommate, a neighbor, a professor, a friend, a lover or even a complete stranger-but when you lock eyes with them, you know at the very moment they will affect your life in some profound(深刻的) way.Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful,
44、and unfair at first, but in reflection(反思中), you find that without overcoming those obstacles(障碍), you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower, or heart. Every thing happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, lost moments o
45、f true greatness, and pure stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.The people you meet who affect your lif
46、e, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you want to become. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are sometimes the most important ones. If someone loves you, give love back to them in whatever way you can, not only because they love y
47、ou, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart._. Appreciate ever
48、y moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and listen to what they. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have eve
49、ry right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you dont believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.第二节: 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请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。首先请阅读伦敦博物馆将要举行的系列讲座的基本信息：ALecturer: Professor Jennifer Jenkins The
50、Million Women Study Wednesday, 28 May 2014 - 6:00 pm Museum of London Subject: Health, Medical scienceBLecturer: Professor Catherine Fisk Women in Red Tuesday, 4 March 2014 -6:00 pm Museum of LondonSubject: Art and literature, History, ReligionCLecturer: Professor Michael Carroll How modern scientif
51、ic knowledge helps to prevent blindness Wednesday, 26 February 2014 - 6:00 pm Museum of London Subject: Medical science, Vision and the eyeD Lecturer: Professor Justin Hughes Designing IT to make Healthcare Safer Tuesday, 11 February 2014 - 6:00 pm Museum of London Subject: Disease history, HealthEL
52、ecturer: Professor Arti Rai How the Earth Moves Wednesday, 2 April 2014 - 1:00 pm Museum of London Subject: Astronomy, ScienceFLecturer: Professor Koleman Strumpf Whats Happened to Childhood? Thursday, 6 February 2014 - 6:00 pm Museum of London Subject: 20th century history, Heritage, History以下是上述系列
53、讲座的简介。请将讲座的简介与讲座的基本信息匹配起来。46This lecture about women in red considers the visual representation of the fallen women, whose fashionable dress in the nineteenth century had a moral dimension. It introduces the theme of the morality and modernity of fashion.47This lecture will draw on a national study
54、of millions of womens health in cooperation with Cancer Research UK and the National Health Service, aiming to answer many outstanding questions about the factors affecting womens health.48This lecture focuses on computer and IT systems in hospitals, the sixth biggest killer ahead of road accidents,
55、 including mobile devices, whats wrong with them and how they can be improved. Such problems are common, and by no means limited to health care.49This lecture focuses on our spaceship Earth is in constant motion. This is a story of our evolving understanding of the geography of Earths position in sp
56、ace-a story of astrometry from the ancient Greeks to the most modern satellite, Gaia.50The new exciting technologies are likely to play an increasing role in eye-care. What they are likely to achieve will be discussed in this lecture. Gene treatment and other ways have all been studied as potential
57、treatments for a variety of eye diseases. 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）假设你是李华，请根据以下信息，为英语校报写篇短文，介绍你寒假参加兼职工作的情况。【写作内容】写作要求：只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。 评分标准：句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。第二节 读写任务 (共1小题，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。 As a kid, I was a little fat. In college, I was less active, and I started blowin
58、g up. It got out of control when I went to law school. At the age of 30, I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tired. I have a family history of heart disease, and I was scared. I also wanted to look better. So a few weeks after my birthday, in the spring of 2006, I started to lose weight. Walking was
59、all I could do at first. I started by walking to a subway stop a few blocks away instead of the one closest to my apartment. I gradually increased the distance. A year later, I started to run. At first I could run for only two minutes, but I kept on. I made a difference. I was losing nine or ten pou
60、nds a month, and I had a lot more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon, which goes right past my apartment building. For years, I thought I could never do that. But now I realized that maybe I could By my 33rd birthday, in the spring of 2009, I was down to 180 pounds. That sum
61、mer, I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1, I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners, waiting for the event to start.When we started moving, it was an amazing feeling to have people cheering me on, handing me cups o
62、f water. In Harlem, my mom and brother stood on a street corner, waving. And then I crossed the finishing line in Central Park, and somebody put a medal around my neck. I was in tears from being so happy. 写作内容 1以约30词概括上文的主要内容。 2以约120词就“持之以恒”这个话题发表你的看法，内容包括：(1) 你读后的感受； (2) 用你自己或他人的经历说明持之以恒的重要性； (3) 呼吁大家坚持就是胜利。 写作要求 1. 作文中可以使用亲身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。2014-2015学年度揭阳一中段考英语试题答案
