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高三上期中考试英语
2014—2015学年第一学期期中测试
高三英语
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。
满分150分,考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置,听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatistheweatherlike?
A.It’sraining.B.It’scloudy.C.It’ssunny.
2.WhowillgotoChinanextmonth?
A.Lucy.B.Alice.C.Richard.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Theman’ssister.B.Afilm.C.Anactor.
4.Wherewillthespeakersmeet
A.InRoom340.B.InRoom314.C.InRoom223.
5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Inanoffice.C.Athome.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后面有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?
A.Tospendsometimewiththebaby.
B.Tolookafterhersister.
C.Tofindanewjob.
7.HowoldwasthebabywhenthewomanleftNewYork?
A.Twomonths.B.Fivemonths.C.Sevenmonths.
8.Whatdidthewomanlikedoingmostwiththebaby?
A.Holdinghim.B.Playingwithhim.C.Feedinghim.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Awaytoimproveairquality.
B.Aproblemwithtrafficrules.
C.Asuggestionforcityplanning.
10.Whatdoesthemansuggest?
A.Limitingtheuseofcars.B.Encouragingpeopletowalk.C.Warningdriversofairpollution.
11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkabouttheman’sidea?
A.It’sinteresting.B.It’sworthtrying.C.It’simpractical.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.HowlongwillthemanprobablystayinNewZealand?
A.Oneweek.B.Twoweeks.C.Threeweeks.
13.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?
A.GotoNewZealandafterChristmas.
B.Bookhisflightassoonaspossible.
C.Savemoremoneyforhistrip.
14.WhatcanwelearnaboutflightstoNewZealandatChristmastime?
A.Theyrequireearlybooking.B.Theycanbetwiceasexpensive.C.Theyareonspecialoffer.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.WhydidJanecallMike?
A.Toaskhimtomeether.B.TotellhimaboutTom.C.Toborrowhiscar.
16.WherewillJanebeinaboutonehour?
A.AtMike’splace.B.Attheairport.C.Atagarage.
17.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
A.Janehasjustlearnedtodrive.
B.Jane’scarisinbadcondition.
C.Mikewillgototheairport.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whatdidthespeakeraskthestudentstodotheweekbefore?
A.Writeashortstory.B.Prepareforthelesson.C.Learnmoreaboutthewriter.
19.Whydoesthespeakeraskthequestions?
A.Tocheckthestudents’understandingofthestory.
B.Todrawthestudents’attentiontoreadingskills.
C.Toletthestudentsdiscussfather-sonrelationships.
20.Whatwillthestudentsdoin10minutes?
A.Askmorequestions.B.Discussingroups.C.Givetheiranswers.
第二部分:
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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
WhatwasthereasonforAndrewCarnegie’ssuccess?
HewascalledtheSteelKing;yethehimselfknewlittleaboutthemanufactureofsteel.Hehadhundredsofpeopleworkingforhimwhoknewfarmoreaboutsteelthanhedid.
Butheknewhowtohandlepeople,andthatiswhatmadehimrich.Earlyinlife,heshowedagiftfororganization,ageniusforleadership.Bythetimehewasten,hehaddiscoveredthegreatimportancepeopleplaceontheirownname.Andheusedthatdiscoverytowincooperation.
Toillustrate:
WhenhewasaboybackinScotland,hegotholdofarabbit,amotherrabbit.Presto!
Hesoonhadawholenestoflittlerabbitsandnothingtofeedthem.Buthehadabrilliantidea.Hetoldtheboysandgirlsintheneighborhoodthatiftheywouldgooutandpullenoughgrassanddandelions(蒲公英)tofeedtherabbits,hewouldnamethebunnies(小兔子)intheirhonor.
Theplanworkedlikemagic,andCarnegieneverforgotit.
Yearslater,hemademillionsbyusingthesamepsychologyinbusiness.Forexample,hewantedtosellsteelrailstothePennsylvaniaRailroad.J.EdgarThomsonwasthepresidentofthePennsylvaniaRailroadthen.SoAndrewCarnegiebuiltahugesteelmillinPittsburghandcalleditthe“EdgarThomsonSteelWorks.”
Hereisariddle.Seeifyoucanguessit.WhenthePennsylvaniaRailroadneededsteelrails,wheredoyousupposeJ.EdgarThomsonboughtthem?
FromSears,Roebuck?
No.No.You’rewrong.Guessagain.
WhenCarnegieandGeorgePullmanwerebattlingeachotherforsupremacyintherailroadsleeping-carbusiness,theSteelKingagainrememberedthelessonoftherabbits.
21.WhatisAndrewCarnegie’ssecrettosuccessaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Hisgeniusfordoingbusiness.B.Hisabilitytoorganizeagroup.
C.Hisskillsofdealingwithpeople.D.Hisknowledgeofproducingsteel.
22.Theunderlinedsentence“Theplanworkedlikemagic”inParagraph5meansthat________.
A.Theplanwasagreatsuccess.B.Theplanturnedouttobeafailure.
C.Theplanattractedtheboysandgirls.D.Theplansurprisedtheboysandgirls.
23.WhydidJ.EdgarThomsonchooseEdgarThomsonSteelWorkstobuysteelrails?
A.Itofferedamorereasonableprice.B.Itsproductswereofbetterquality.
C.ItwasbuiltbyAndrewCarnegieD.Itgavehimaspecialhonour.
B
RightinfrontoftheMinneapolisCentralLibrary,arowofgreenbikessitsparkedinaspecialstand.Eachbikeisdesignedwiththelogo“NiceRide”—thenameofthecity’sbike-shareprogram.
NiceRidebikesarealotlikethelibrarybooksthatpeoplecomeheretoborrow.Torentabike,yousimplyuseyourmembershipcardataNiceRidebikestation.Memberscanrentoneof1,200bikesfrom
138stationsthroughoutMinnesota’slargestcity.PeopleusetheNiceRidebikestogotowork,togooutonbusiness,orjusttoenjoythecity’smanybikepaths.
Theriseofbike-shareprogramslikeNiceRideisencouragingmorepeoplethanevertochoosebikingoverdriving.Risinggaspricesandconcernsabouttheenvironmenthavealsogottenpeopletodustofftheirbikehelmets,pumpairintoflattires,andhittheroad.
Whyride?
Notonlyisbikinggoodexercise,butswitchingfromacartoabikealsoreducestheamountofpollutionintheair.Carbondioxide,agreenhousegaslinkedtoclimatechange,isoneofthemanypollutingsubstancesthatcomeoutofacar’stailpipe.
Bike-sharesystemsarefoundaroundtheworldincitieslikeLondon,Paris,Barcelona,andMelbourne,Australia.Thelargestprogram—with70,000bikes—isinWuhan,China.
Tomakeroadsfriendliertonon-motorists,theU.S.DepartmentofTransportationhasinvestedmorethanabilliondollarsincyclingandpedestrianprojectsinrecentyears.Themoneywenttowardbuildingthousandsofmilesofon-streetbikelanesandbike-and-pedestrian-onlypassagescalledgreenways.
24.Ifonewantstousethebike,it’samustto________.
A.giveawayabicycleB.knowNiceRidewell
C.paythecostinadvanceD.getamembershipcard
25.Whichofthefollowingcanpeopledowiththebikes?
A.Earnaliving.B.Enjoybikeways.
C.Competeinarace.D.Rentthemouttoothers.
26.Paragraph4ismainlyabout________.
A.benefitsofbikingB.pollutioncausedbycars
C.methodstousethebikesD.waystoreducepollution
27.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthistextisto________.
A.raisemoneyforbike-shareprograms
B.seekadviceforNiceRide
C.compareNiceRidewithlibraries
D.introducethepublicbikesystem
C
Manycouldn’timaginealifewithoutit,butaswellaskeepingusallconnected,Facebookmayactuallybespreadingunhappinessthroughsociety,researchershaveclaimed.
Psychologistshaveclaimedthehugelypopularsocialnetwork,whichhasoveronebillionactiveusers,isstronglyassociatedwithdeclinesinwell-being.
Astudy,printedinthejournalPublicLibraryofScienceONE,foundthemoretimepeoplespentonFacebookovertwoweeks,theworsetheyfeltlater.Incontrast,thosewhometwiththeirfriendsinpersonorspoketothemonthephoneshowedgreaterlevelsofhappiness.
DrEthanKross,fromtheUniversityofMichigan,wholedthestudy,said:
“Onthesurface,Facebookprovidesaninvaluableresourceforfulfillingthebasichumanneedforsocialconnection.Butratherthanimprovingwell-being,wefoundthatFacebookusepredictstheoppositeresult—itunderminesit.”
Duringthestudy,82youngadultsweresentquestionsbytextmessageatfiverandomtimeseachdayfortwoweeks.Participantswereaskedhowtheyfelt‘rightnow’,howworriedorlonelytheywere,andtowhatextenttheyhadbeenusingFacebookorinteractingwithotherpeopledirectly.
TheresearcherssaidtheyfoundhigherlevelsofFacebookusecorrelated(相关)withgreaterlossofwell-being.
Thevolunteerswerealsoaskedtoratetheirleveloflifesatisfactionatthestartandendofthestudy.Overthetwo-weekperiod,satisfactionratingswerefoundtodeclinethemorepeopleusedFacebook.
Commentingontheresults,UniversityofMichiganneuroscientistandco-authorDrJohnJonidessaid:
“Thisisaresultofcriticalimportancebecauseitgoestotheveryheartoftheinfluencethatsocialnetworksmayhaveonpeople’slives.”
TherewasnoevidencethatpeopleweremorelikelytologintoFacebookwhentheyfeltbad,saidtheresearchers.InadditionlonelinessandFacebookbothhadanindependentimpactonhappiness.FurtherresearchisplannedtolookatthepsychologicalreasonsforthenegativeeffectofFacebookonwell-being.
28.WhatdidDrEthanKross’sstudyfind?
A.Facebookdoesgreatharmtopeople’shealth.
B.Facebookaffectspeople’slevelofhappiness.
C.Manypeoplecouldn’tlivewithoutFac
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