2014-2015学年高三英语试题_word版

2014-2015学年第一学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷试卷Ⅰ第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）略。

第二部分：阅读理解（共2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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhen I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.”John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason.”From then on, I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of themselves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way!21. According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John’s ______.A. PE marksB. self-confidenceC. interest in sportsD. state of health22. Why did John take part in the track team?A. He had been an excellent runner.B. He was encouraged by his teacher.C. He liked running more than tennis.D. He had no tennis coach to train him.23. The purpose of this passage is probably ______.A. to build a close teacher-student relationshipB. to introduce a new way of sports trainingC. to explain the value of sports and gamesD. to show the importance of encouragement24. The passage is mainly written for ______.A. teachersB. parentsC. studentsD. playersBWhat’s black and white and read all over? Not newspapers, at least not anymore. In fact, if you’re like most young people, you probably don’t read the newspaper at all.In one recent survey, just 19 percent of 18 to 34-year-old said they read a newspaper every day, while 37 percent watch local TV news and 44 percent visit Internet news sites daily. As people turn more and more to new technologies, they turn the pages of newspapers less and less.“There’s a revolution in the way young people get news,” says media consultant Merrill Brown.Just a generation or two ago, the newspaper was the main way that many people got their news. Now, nearly every home has at least one TV set. There’s high-speed, wireless Internet both at home and in many public places.You no longer have to wait for a bundle of newsprint to arrive on your doorstep every morning. Thanks to new technology, if you want to know what’s going on in the world, you can get breaking news immediately in more ways than one.So newspapers face a very big challenge. Raised on MTV and video games, today’s kids and young adults want flashy displays, special effects, quick information, and the chance to interact in real time, even when they’re reading about serious problems.If newspapers can’t find creative ways to be more than just ink on paper, some experts suggest, they might disappear completely.Traditional newspaper articles are supposed to be read from beginning to end, lack of interaction. With Web pages, on the other hand, there’s more freedom. You can look through the things you’re interested in, then follow links to other sources. You can join discussion groups, read other people’s opinions on a topic, or starta blog to express your own views.25. This passage is mainly about ______.A. the disappearing newspaperB. different news sourcesC. the future of the InternetD. the new technologies26. From the survey, we can see that ______.A. TV has become the major source of newsB. newspapers are no longer the major source of newsC. more than half of the 18-to-34-year-old visit news sites dailyD. new technologies have replaced the traditional one27. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned about the disadvantage of newspapers?A. High price.B. Lack of changes.C. Slow speed.D. Lack of interaction.28. The author of the passage would probably think the future of newspapers is ______.A. attractiveB. brightC. hopelessD. uncertainCIn fine department stores everywhere, you’ll see the light-blue boxes of Estee Lauder. These popular cosmetics (化妆品) are sold in more than 130 countries. Who’s the woman behind this worldwide cosmetics empire ? Estee Lauder herself, of course.This businesswoman became, for a time, the world’s richest self-made woman. Her secret? “I didn’t get there by dreaming about it,” she would say. “I got there by doing it.” Estee was born in the early 1900s in Queens, New York. Her father ran a hardware store, and from him Estee learned how to be a successful salesperson. Estee learned from her uncle John Schotz, too. He made creams in a small laboratory behind the family’s house. Estee watched him. Soon, she was experimenting with her own cosmetics. She put lipstick (唇膏) and creams on any female relative who’d let her, until her annoyed father told her to stop.She married Joseph H. Lauder in 1930, and continued her experiments. She would cook dinner for the family, and at the same time, make her face creams. Then she began to sell her products in a Manhattan beauty shop.In 1960, Estee began to sell her products in Europe. After many tries she succeeded and began selling her products in some stores in London. But France proved even more difficult. The store Galleries Lafayette refused to sell her products. So Estee “by accident” dropped a bottle of youth dew (香水) on the floor in the cosmetics department. As the scent spread around the store, customers came over and asked to buy it. The store soon began selling Estee’s products.Estee led her company until 1982, when her son Leonard took over the business. Until her health worsened in the mid-1990s, she continued to attend the opening of a new store wherever in the world. She died on April 24, 2004. Estee Lauder’s talent as a saleswoman was extraordinary. Her son Leonard said, “There was never anyone who could sell like she could.” All who worked for Estee appreciated her special talent.29. Which of the following can best describe Estee Lauder?A. A successful cosmetics saleswoman.B. A beautiful shop owner in London.C. A popular cosmetics producer in France.D. A founder of a cosmetics company in America.30. What was Estee Lauder’s father’s attitude towards her when she tried her products on her female relatives?A. He supported her and helped her.B. He didn’t care about what she did.C. He was very angry at her for what she did.D. He was proud of what she did.31. Estee managed to get her products known to the French customers by droppinga bottle of youth dew on the floor in the cosmetics department of a store ______.A. on purposeB. with the store’s permissionC. by accidentD. carelessly32. The underlined word “scent” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.A. Estee’s productB. a customer’s praiseC. a pleasant smellD. the broken pieces of glassDWhen the seventeenth-century settlers brought the English language to America, they immediately and necessarily began to adapt (使适应) it to their new environment. These changes were clear early and criticized by some people on both sides of the Atlantic. However, after the Revolution, Americans began to be proud of their own form of English. Noah Webster was the major early supporter of American meanings and spellings over British ones and published the earliest American dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language. During the years since Webster, language differences have continued to develop, proving the truth of George Bernard Shaw’s often-repeated words that the two nations are divided by a common language.Like the American language, the earliest American literature copied English models. However, after the Revolution and the War of 1812, writers began to create a clear American literature. However, in 1820, Sydney Smith asked the famous question “Who reads an American book?”Answering to this and similar taunts (讽刺) with creative anger, American writers soon produced works that plenty of British people read. Works by Washing-ton Irving, Walt Whitman, and Mark Twain had been acclaimed greatly in Britain by the end of the nineteenth century.Even as American writers got respect in Britain, British writers continued to have great influence in America. Charles Dickens went to America twice, in 1842 and 1867-68. Other major British writers who traveled and lived in the United States include D.H. Lawrence and Aldous Huxley. British best works continue to be widely read. The works of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen became popular films.At the turn of the twenty-first century, many books and writers continue to cross the Atlantic in both directions — made possible by the proud heritage (继承) of the shared language.33. The author of this passage seems to think ______.A. British English is better than American EnglishB. American English is better than British EnglishC. the same language has divided the two nationsD. the same language has connected the two nations34. From the question asked by Sydney Smith, we can infer ______.A. the British had to translate American books into English onesB. the British found American books difficult to understandC. the British thought highly of books written by AmericansD. the British looked down upon American books at first35.The underlined word “acclaimed” in Paragraph 3 probably means “______”.A. soldB. discussedC. welcomedD. refused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。

英语试卷本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共8页，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷降答题卡一并交回。

注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号、县区和科类填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。

2. 第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B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。

3. 第II卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第Ⅰ卷（共105分）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节单项选择（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涂黑。

1. The Song Dynasty________ three great inventions to the world civilization.A. contributesB. contributedC. were contributingD. had contributed2. ________ the new software is installed, customers will be able to place orders over the Internet.A. AlthoughB. UnlessC. UntilD. Once3. There is a note ________ to the door saying when the shop will open again.A. pinningB. pinsC. pinnedD. having pinned4. Have you ever considered ________ weak humans are compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake?A. howB. whetherC. whenD. why5. —Would you be willing to put your head in a tiger’s mouth?—Me? ________.A. I hope soB. Not reallyC. Not likelyD. Not a little6. It is reported that the new high – speed rail ________ by the end of this year.A. will completeB. has completedC. will have completedD. will have been completed7. —I’m sorry for what I said.—________. I don’t remember it anyway.A. Come onB. Take careC. Go aheadD. Forget it8. ________ it easier to contact us, keep this card handy.A. MakeB. MadeC. To makeD. Having made9. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet beautiful place ________ he describes in his new book.A. asB. whereC. whichD. that10. Roy made several kites for his son, but ________ of them can fly high in the sky.A. eitherB. noneC. neitherD. all第二节完形填空（共30小题；A篇每小题1分；B篇每小题1.5分；满分40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。

高中英语真题:【名师一号】2014-2015学年高中英语Unit2OlympicGamesPartⅢ双基限时练新人教版必修2Ⅰ.单词拼写1．It's ________(愚蠢的) of you to cheat in the exam.答案foolish2．Although his condition was ________(没有希望的), he refused to give up.答案hopeless3．She is ________(讨价还价) with the boss for a rise.答案bargaining4．His heroic deeds brought him ________(荣誉)．答案glory5．If you do something wrong, you ________(应得) punishment.答案deserveⅡ.翻译句子1．我们取得了一个又一个的胜利。

(achieve)_______________________________________________________答案We achieved one victory after another.2．我们应积极参加学校的各项活动。

(active)_______________________________________________________答案We should be active in joining in all kinds of activities in our sch ool.3．汤姆答应把他的那一份食品给我。

(promise)_______________________________________________________答案Tom promised to give me his share of food.4．玛丽和保罗结婚3年了。

(marry)_______________________________________________________答案Mary and Paul have been married for 3 years.5．乌云密布，看起来要下雨。

北京市西城区2014—2015学年度第一学期期末试卷高三英语2015. 1 本试卷共10页，共150分。

考试时长120分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听一遍。

例：What is the man going to read?A. A newspaper.B. A magazine.C. A book.答案是A。

1. What’s the man’s plan for the summer?A. T o be at home.B. To stay at the beach.C. To go to the mountains.2. What does the woman think of the play?A. Wonderful.B. Disappointing.C. So-so.3. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Neighbours.C. Friends.4. Where are the two speakers?A. In a bank.B. At a store.C. At a restaurant.5. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A new movie.B. A weekend plan.C. Online shopping.第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

高中英语真题:【名师一号】2014-2015学年高中英语Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldPartⅢ双基限时练新人教版必修1Ⅰ.单词拼写1．I ________(认出了) him as soon as he came into the room.答案recognized2．Do you know what time the violent storm with thunder and _ _______(闪电) happened?答案lightning3．I can't express my feelings with________(词语)．答案expressions4．Soon we heard the sound of the ________(卡车)moving off.答案lorry5．Go ________(直) ahead and you can find the entrance.答案straight6．You can go there by ________(出租车)．答案cab7．I'm sure he is from the southeast according to his ________ (口音)．答案accent8．A small town has a small number of ________(街区)．答案blocksⅡ.翻译句子1．他走到我跟前来问我几点了。

_______________________________________________________答案He came up and asked me if I knew the time.2．多少人出席了会议？_______________________________________________________答案How many people were present at the meeting?3．不止一个问题在会上被提出。

湖北省咸宁市2014—2015学年度高三上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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秒钟的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. What can be learned about the man from the conversation?A. The man was satisfied.B. The man felt bad about losing.C. The man is feeling better now.2. What will the man do next?A. Leave right away.B. Stay for dinner.C. Catch an early bus.3. What does the man imply?A. He has another meeting to attend on that day.B. He can’t attend a four-day conference.C. Either day suits him.4. What’s the man’s opinion of this new boss?A. He thinks his boss is straightforward.B. He thinks his boss is terrible.C. He thinks his boss is impolite.5. Where does the woman work?A. In a bank.B. At a department store.C. At a restaurant.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。

2014-2015学年高三英语试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

第三部分：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AJimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 a.m. and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It‟s the least I could do. Please, I insist.” Jimmy agreed.Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the intervie wer‟s office with disappointed looks on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy‟s heart sank.“With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” He thought to himself.Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy‟s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know you‟d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and the y shared a cup of well-deservedcoffee as he landed himself a new job.21. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?A. He was out of work.B. He was bored with his job.C. He wanted a higher position.D. he hoped to find a better boss.22. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?A. A friend‟s car had a flat tyre.B. A wild man was pushing a car.C. A terrible car accident happened.D. An old man‟s car broke down.23. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?A. He was also to be interviewed.B. He needed a traveling companion.C. He always helped people in need.D. He was thankful to Jimmy .24. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer‟s question?A. He was sorry for the other applicants.B. There was no hope for him to get the job.C. He regretted helping the old man.D. The interviewer was very rude.BSome people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I'm not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don't come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that's just the reality of how life is.However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in additional to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising. To become great at certain things, it'll require even more time, time that most people won't put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don't enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It's sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there's a huge chance that you're wrong anyway.Whatever you do , if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you're not willing to put in the time and work, don't expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work won't guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.25. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ______.A. the reasons for success.B. the meaning of successC. the standards of success.D. the importance of success26. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word "that" refers to _______.A. being good at something.B. setting a practical goal.C. putting in more time.D. succeeding in life27. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A. Successful people like to show their great skills.B. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.C. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.D. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.28. What is the main theme of the passage?A. Having a goal is vital to success.B. Being good is different from being great.C. One cannot succeed without time and practice.D. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.C.Interested in sharing your views in the Campus Link? We are calling for contributions to the following sections:Lifestyle:Do you travel widely, keep a journal of your adventures and have nice photographs that you might want to share? Or have you simply been somewhere that caught your imagination? Tell us all about your travels!Are you an eager movie-goer? Be Leonard Maltin for the day and share your views of the latest blockbuster (大片) with our readers!If food is your preferred choice of relaxation, try your hand at being food critic and send us your views on food/restaurants worth trying.Class Notes:Whether it‟s about your accomplishments, memories of campus days, your recent career or a new addition to your family, we welcome you to share your news, views and photos with friends and classmates through Class Notes. Read about your classmates in this issue of Campus Link.Research:If this noble line of work is your bread and butter or passion, we want to hear from you! Share with Campus Link your research developments and breakthroughs. If you know of someone (your schoolmate or teacher) whose research work is a source of inspiration for our community, do not hesitate to send in your suggestions!Humor Times:Humor Times is for those who love to laugh! It is full of humor columns, If you are good at making humors, Please let‟s have your share!If you are interested in sharing any of the above, or if you know of someone worthy of feature, please get in touch with the Editor-in-Chief, at karinyeo@campuslink.sg. and we‟re waiting for you here.29. Campus Link is probably a ___________.A. Communication web site.B. public association.C. School club.D. fashion magazine.30. In the Lifestyle section, you can NOT read about ___________.A. journals of travelsB. views of the latest blockbuster.C. stories of Leonard MaltinD. opinions on food /restaurants31.If you‟re interested in sharing your pleasure from your new job, you can refer to the issue of___________.A. LifestyleB. Humor TimesC. ResearchD. Class Notes32. What is typical of Research section?A. It offers readers bread and butter.B. It offers a platform for research work lovers.C. It is a source of inspiration for communication.D. All the contributors‟ suggestions are welcome here.DLearning disabilities are disorders in the ways people understand or use language. They can affect the ability to listen or think, or to speak, or to read, or to write and do mathematics.A person with a learning disability has unusual difficulty in developing these skills. Researchers believe that learning disabilities are caused by differences in the way that the brain works with information. They say children with learning disabilities are not unintelligent or do not want to work. Their brains just process information differently than other people. Researchers say that one in five people in America has some kinds of learning disability. Almost three million children in America receive some kinds of help in school for a learning disability.How can you tell if someone has a learning disability? Experts look for a difference between how well a child does in school and the level of intelligence or ability of the child. But there is no sign of a disorder. A few signs of a learning disability include not connecting letters with their sounds or not understanding what is read. A person with a learning disability may not be able to understand a funny story. They may not follow directions. They may not read numbers correctly or know how to start a task Different people have different kinds of learning disabilities. Another may have difficulty understanding what people are saying. Still another may not be able to express ideas in writing.These different kinds of learning disabilities are known by different names. For example, a person who has difficulty reading may have dyslexia. Someone who cannot do mathematics may have a disorder called dyscalculia (计算困难).Experts say learning disabilities cannot be cured. But people who have them can be helped. Teachers and parents can help young people with learning disabilities to learn successfully.33. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Cost of learning disabilities.B. How to cure learning disabilities.C. General introduction to learning disabilities.D. Causes of learning disabilities.34. It is believed that ____ is the main cause of learning disabilities.A. different brainB. mother languageC. being lazyD. the different ways the brain works with information35. People with learning disabilities may have no trouble ____.A. understanding a funny storyB. following directionsC. dressing themselvesD. reading numbers correctly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。

Unit 2 English around the worldSectionⅣUnit RevisionⅠ.阅读理解AAmerican and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don't say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don't know”. However, the British are more careful on their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.Also, some letters have different sounds. For example, the Americans say the “a” in half like the “a” in cat. But the British say the “a” in half like the “o” in soft.Sound is not the only difference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings too. Some American words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England they drive lorries.Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone friends, you “ring them up”. In America you “give them a call”．There are also sometimes differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have class today？”But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you class today？”All these differences can be confusing if you are learning English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.文章大意：本文介绍了美式英语与英式英语的不同点。

东城区2014—2015学年度第二学期教学统一检测高三英语2015.5 第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）从每题所给的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涂黑。

例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. _____, we last met more than thirty years ago.A．What’s more B．Th at’s to sayC．In other words D．Believe it or not答案是D。

21. —Did you manage to get in touch with David?—No, I didn’t. I ______ him up, but there was no answer.A. ringB. rangC. will ringD. would ring22. Visitors can see the large diamond, ______ has been kept at the Tower since the 17th century.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. who23. Sparing no thought for her own safety, she dived into the river ______ the child.A. savingB. being savedC. to saveD. to be saved24. I’m continually lo sing my pens these days. I ______ them on my desk, but they disappearsomehow.A. leaveB. am leavingC. was leavingD. would leave25. ______ you know him well, you will find him easy to be around and thoughtful.A. HoweverB. ThoughC. OnceD. Before26. Hotel owners ______ to find new ways of attracting tourists since the sudden drop in tourism lastyear.A. forceB. have forcedC. are forcedD. have been forced27. —What about going by coach? It’s cheap and comfortable.—If we went that way, it would mean ______ more time than going by train.A. to spendB. spendingC. spentD. being spent28. Mother often tells us never to put off ______ we can do today till tomorrow.A. whereB. whenC. whatD. which29. Today’s approach to advertising i s very different from ______ of 20 years ago.A. thatB. itC. someD. any30. This video camera can prevent the picture from jumping as the photographer ______.A. movedB. is movingC. will moveD. has moved31. Janet has worked in the manager’s office for five years, ______ with letters and documents.A. dealB. dealtC. dealingD. to have dealt32. ______ he worked out the problem in such a short time puzzled all of us. .A. WhatB. WhereC. WhenD. How33.Judging from his worried face, we knew that he ______ have had some trouble.A. wouldB. willC. needD. must34. Steam engines are no longer ______ use in most parts of the world’s transportation now.A. inB. forC. ofD. on35. I might speak French fluently if I ______ the chance to stay in France for some time.A. am being givenB. were givenC. will be givenD. would be given第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

甘肃省兰州第一中学2014-2015学年度高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。

注意事项：1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案前，用2B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框, 不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分阅读理解（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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．ADo you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone‟s life?If yes, don‟t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you‟ll make it!Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant(No Pay with Free Meals)Place: ManchesterHours: Part TimeWe are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don‟t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!Role:You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you‟ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.1. The text is meant to ________.A. leave a noteB. send an invitationC. carry an advertisementD. present a document2. What does the underlined part mean?A. You‟ll arrive home just in time from this job.B. You‟ll make others‟ lives more meaningful with this job.C. You‟ll earn a good salary from this job.D. You‟ll succeed in getting this job.3. The volunteers‟ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ________.A. to get some financial supportB. to properly protect themselvesC. to realize their own importanceD. to learn some new living skills4. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who has done similar work before.B. The one who can drive a car.C. The one who has patience to listen to others.D. The one who can use English to communicate.BWealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy(策略). There are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. I f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money.When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Year‟s Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土) called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two wor ds changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. The piggy bank was born.Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. Think about the things in life that require large amounts of money--- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. So when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely.5. What is the piggy bank strategy?A. Paying 1% income tax at a time.B. Setting a goal before making a travel plan.C. Putting aside a little money regularly for future use.D. Aiming high even when doing small things.6. Why did the writer‟s pa rents give him a piggy bank as a gift?A. To delight him with the latest fashion.B. To encourage him to climb mountains.C. To teach him English pronunciation.D. To help him form the habit of saving.7. The piggy bank originally was ________.A. a cheap clay containerB. a potter‟s instrumentC. an animal-shaped dishD. a pig-like toy for children8. The last paragraph talks about ________.A. the seriousness of educating childrenB. the enjoyment of taking a great tripC. the difficulty of starting a businessD. the importance of managing moneyCThe behaviour of a building‟s users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放）by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016. But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own — though extremely important- is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率)，which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.…Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,‟explains Katy Janda, a UKERC senior researcher，…consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design. ‟In other words，old habits die hard, even in the best-designed eco-home.Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill-payers don‟t have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits. Without specific information，it‟s hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback (反馈）facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.Social science research has added a further dimension (方面），suggesting that individuals‟ behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted — whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example.Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.9. As to energy use, the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of________.A. the behaviour of building usersB. zero-carbon homesC. sustainable building designD. the reduction of carbon emissions10. What are Katy Janda‟s words mainly about?A. The necessity of making a careful building design.B. The importance of changing building users‟ habits.C. The variety of consumption patterns of building users.D. The role of technology in improving energy efficiency.11. The information gap in energy use _______.A. affects the study on energy monitorsB. can be bridged by feedback facilitiesC. brings about problems for smart metersD. will be caused by building users‟ old habits12. What does the dimension added by social science research suggest?A. The social science research is to be furthered.B. The education programme is under discussion.C. The behaviour preference of building users is similar.D. The behaviour of building users is unpredictable.DThe kids in this village wear dirty, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They have no school. Yet they all can chant the English alphabet, and some can make words.The key to their success: 20 tablet computers(平板电脑) dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U.S. group called One Laptop Per Child.The goal is to find out whether kids using today‟s new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they‟re already amazed. “What I think has already happened is that the kids have already learned more than they would have in one year of kindergarten,” said Matt Keller, who runs the Ethiopia program.The fastest learner—and the first to turn on one of the tablets—is 8-year-old Kelbesa Negusse. The device‟s camera was disabled to save memory, yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work. He called himself a lion, a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia.With his tablet, Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows. Then he spelled words on his own. “Seven months ago he didn‟t know any English. That‟s unbelievable,” said Keller.The project aims to get kids to a stage called “deep reading,” where they can read to learn. It won‟t be in Amharic, Ethiopia‟s first language, but in English, which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs.13. How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village?A. It contributes to their self-study.B. It trains teachers for them.C. It helps raise their living standards.D. It provides funds for building schools.14. It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could _______.A. draw pictures of animals.B. learn English words quickly.C. write letters to researchers.D. make phone calls to his friends.15. What is the aim of the project?A. To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs.B. To make Amharic widely used in the world.C. To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language.D. To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English.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。

高三英语期中考试试卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分95分）第一节：单项填空（共25小题，每小题1分；满分25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。

1. ----I asked him whether he smokes out of ____ habit or just for ____pleasure ?----He told me he had had been into the habit for twenty years.A. /; theB. the; /C. the; aD. /; /2. Middle East has ____ too many wars during the last fifty years and thus thepeople there have suffered a lot.A. gone throughB. got throughC. looked throughD. passed through3. The climate in the south of China is usually warm, but in winter it ____ bevery cold or even snowy.A. shouldB. mustC. canD. will4. He told me it was the last time that he ____ to the small village to see thechild.A. has comeB. had comeC. comeD. should come5. This old pine looks high and strong, but ____ its trunk is hollow.A. actuallyB. trulyC. surelyD. really6. Jane is in low spirits for she is still ____ about the news that she will beseparated from her family for her work for a long time.A. nervousB. upsetC. anxiousD. worried7. With a series of strange phenomena ____, people living in the small villagebegan to suspect that the earthquake was coming.A. to happenB. happeningC. happenedD. being happened8. ----Why do you look so happy ?----Well, ____, my parents have promised me to take me to Beijing.A. on my passing the examB. I pass the examC. I am passing the examD. with my passing the exam9. ----Father, why do you always make me do exercise every morning ?----____ good health.A. GainB. GainingC. To gainD. Having gained10.The speech the minister made on TV ____ education reforms made bothteachers and students excited.A. being concernedB. to concernC. concernedD. concerning11. I find it strange that a gentleman like him sometimes ____ behave rudelyin public.A. shouldB. ought toC. couldD. might12. He said in his report ____ America had the confidence to overcome thefinancial crisis and ____ those out of work would find a job in the near future.A. /; whatB. that; /C. that; whichD. /; that13. The spokesman of the company is making a report, ____ its raisingmoney for the charity.A. admitting ofB. accounting forC. benefiting fromD. replying to14. He announced to the reporters that he could believe his proofs ____ hisreport.A. on which to be basedB. on which to baseC. what to base onD. what to be based15. The prisoners were permitted one hour a week ____ the people who wentto see them.A. meetingB. to meetC. metD. meet16. There are some ____ before natural disasters, which can be observed inadvance.A. detailsB. symbolsC. marksD. signs17. ---- Were you satisfied with the food in this restaurant ?---- ____could be better. We were all treated well and hoped to comeagain.A. SomethingB. EverythingC. NothingD. None18. In memory of the great statesman, a monument has been built ____hewas born.A. whichB. in whichC. whatD. where19. Chongqing and Xi’an are among the most important cities in China ____size and population.A. in favor ofB. in case ofC. in view ofD. in terms of20. ____, both sides agreed to compromise with each other instead ofcontinuing the quarrel.A. DisappointedlyB. AnnoyinglyC. DiscouraginglyD. Unexpectedly21. The student ____ all of the teachers took great pride was admitted intoHong Kong University last year.A. whomB. whoC. of whomD. in whom22. Look! There is a whole crowd of people over there. Go and see what____ and if it is a bargain, buy it.A. is sellingB. is being soldC. has been sellingD. has been sold23. Mary ____ to college last year. Unluckily, she couldn’t take theexamination because of a sudden disease.A. must have goneB. can have goneC. should have goneD. could have gone24. As we know, ____ medical examinations will help us find out healthproblems as early as possible.A. normalB. generalC. regularD. common25. ---- It’s better for you to listen and speak in your spare time.---- I think your suggestion really deserves ____.A. to be consideredB. to considerC. being consideredD. considered第二节完形填空：（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中,选出最佳选项。

【全程方略】2014-2015学年高中英语 Module 5 The Great Sports Personality The Great Sports Personality模块质量评估外研版必修5(120分钟 150分)第一卷第一局部听力(共两节, 总分为30分)第一节(共5小题; 每一小题1. 5分, 总分为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三个选项中选出最优选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的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. What is the man going to do at Christmas?A. To take a holiday.B. To meet some friends.C. To do nothing.2. What did the audience think of the song?A. Terrible.B. Not bad.C. Excellent.3. What does the woman do probably?A. A doctor.B. A teacher.C. A shopkeeper.4. How long will the man stay here?A. Less than five days.B. No more than a week.C. More than a week.5. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. At a music shop.B. In the classroom.C. In the street.第二节(共15小题; 每一小题1. 5分, 总分为22. 5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

高中英语真题:【成才之路】2014-2015学年高中英语Module1MyFirstDayatSeniorHighSectionⅠ双基限时练外研版必修1Ⅰ.单词拼写1．We grew ________ (厌倦) with the subject.答案bored2．He gave us ________ (说明) to finish this as soon as possible.答案instructions3．Is American school system ________ (相似) to Chinese school system?答案similar4．Give these tickets to Alice and Mary.They are ________ (热心的) fans of that movie star.答案enthusiastic5．Would you please tell me the best ________ (方法) of solving this math problem?答案method6．Arthur seemed ________ (尴尬的) by her question and turned red.答案embarrassed7．She was ________ (吃惊的) at the first sight of this beautiful birthday present.答案amazed8．During the conversation，what ________ (使印象深刻) me most was her fluency in English.答案impressed9．The problem is beyond my ________ (领悟). I have to say I find no way to solve it myself at all.答案comprehension10．The book contains much useful ________ (信息) about the school system of Australia.答案informationⅡ.同义句转换1．Our traditional culture is different from that of foreign countri es.→Our traditional culture is ________ ________ that of foreign cou ntries.答案nothing like2．We are really expecting to go to your party with pleasure.→We are really ________ ________ ________ ________ to your p arty with pleasure.答案looking forward to going3．Asia is four times as large as Europe.→Asia is three times ________ ________ Europe.→Asia is four times ________ ________ ________ Europe.答案larger than; the size of4．The scenery is strongly impressed on my mind.→I ________ ________ ________ ________ the scenery.答案am deeply impressed with5．You have been working too hard. That is to say, you need a holiday.→You have been working too hard. ________ ________ ________， you need a holiday.答案In other wordsⅢ.单句语法填空(不多于3个单词)1．In a way, being enthusiastic ________ something means bei ng excited about a given task.答案与解析about be enthusiastic about表示“对……狂热；对……着迷”，在该句中属于v.ing短语作主语。

高中英语真题:【名师一号】2014-2015学年高中英语Unit1FriendshipPartⅡ双基限时练新人教版必修1Ⅰ.单词拼写1．She put all her clothes in a red ________(手提箱)．答案suitcase2．The ________ (高速) is convenient and can help you save a lot of time.答案highway3．I took off my ________(大衣) since it was very warm.答案overcoat4. In the meantime they would go home and ________(打包) up.答案pack5．He is soon ________ (厌烦) of listening to classical music.答案tiredⅡ.翻译句子1．我儿子已在美国愉快地定居了。

(settle)_______________________________________________________答案My son has settled happily in America.2．我厌倦了日复一日地做这样的工作。

(get tired of)_______________________________________________________答案I got tired of doing this work day after day.3．她的孩子习惯了亮着灯睡觉。

(with)_______________________________________________________答案Her baby is used to sleeping with the light on.4．我很高兴她已从重感冒中康复了。

(recover)_______________________________________________________答案I'm glad that she has recovered from a bad cold.Ⅲ.将下列句子中的直接引语改为间接引语，将间接引语改为直接引语1．She asked the boy，“Is it raining？”_______________________________________________________答案She asked the boy if it was raining.2．“Do you want to say something for yourself？”Mom asked T om._______________________________________________________答案Mom asked Tom if he wanted to say something for himself. 3．Jim said to me，“Tom has finished the job.”_______________________________________________________答案Jim told me that Tom had finished the job.4．He asked us what we wanted to eat that day._______________________________________________________答案He asked us，“What do you want to eat today？”5．The boy asked the girl if it snowed in winter in that city._______________________________________________________答案The boy asked the girl，“Does it snow in winter in this city？”6．Mary said that she had already eaten lunch._______________________________________________________答案Mary said，“I've already eaten lunch.”7．“What has happened？”mother asked._______________________________________________________答案Mother asked what had happened.8．He said，“I was born in May in 1987.”_______________________________________________________答案He said that he was born in May in 1987.9．“I want to have a try，”the girl said._______________________________________________________答案The girl said that she wanted to have a try.10．“I'll help you out of trouble，”he said to me._______________________________________________________答案He told me that he would help me out of trouble.Ⅳ.单项填空1．I'm not tired ________ a shopassistant job, but I am really tir ed ________ standing all day long.A. of; fromB. of; ofC. from; ofD. from; from答案与解析 A from在词组be tired from中表示原因，作“因为”讲，又如：suffer from“因……而受苦”。

2014-2015学年度上学期丹东五校协作体高三期末考试英语试题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，卷面分数120分。

考试用时100分钟。

第一卷第一部分听力（略）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AI like this job, in which I stay with small children and from which I get the challenges and awards. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinkin g what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, i t wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part – time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now I’ve got a full – time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. Iwish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.21．When staying with the two girls’ family, the author______ .A．got much help from her boss B．was paid for extra workC．often worked long hours D．took a day off every other week 22．Why did the author leave her first job?A．She needed a rest after working extra hours.B．She decided to attend a part – time course.C．She was fed up with children.D．She found a full – time job.23．What has the author learned from her own experiences?A．One must choose the job she likes.B．Hard work makes an excellent student.C．Less successful students can still have a career.D．Qualifications are necessary for a career.BMy Left Foot (1989)Imagine being a prisoner of your own body, unable to make any movements except to move your left foot. The main character in My Left Foot，based on the real story of cerebral palsy (大脑性麻痹) sufferer Christy Brown，can barely move his mouth to speak, but by controlling his left foot, he’s able to express himself as an artist and poet. For his moving performance of Brown, Daniel Lewis won his first Academy Award for best actor.Shine (1996)Do you have a talent you’re afraid to share with the world? David Helfgott seemed meant from childhood to be ―one of the truly great pianists,‖ but the pressures of performing (and pleasing his father) resulted in a complete breakdown. Ten years in a mental institution didn’t weaken Helfgott’s musical gift: When he was rediscovered, he was playing concertos in a bar. Shine received seven Oscar nominations (提名), and Geoffrey Rush won best actor for his performance of Helfgott.Life Is Beautiful (1997)Nothing’s more powerful than the love between a parent and a child. In this heartbreaking Italian film, a father (Roberto Benigni) makes an unbelievable sacrifice for his 4-year-old son: trapped in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, the Jewish man convinces his boy that they are playing a complicated game. He manages to spare him the horror of the terrible war, and even in his final moments of life, keeps his son smiling and hopeful. Benigni won the best actor Oscar.Stand and Deliver (1988)Few people can inspire us more than a good teacher. Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos got Oscar nomination for best actor) is a great one. Employed at a high school where kids are expected to fail, Escalante challenges his math students to struggle for better things, like getting good grades in the AP exam. Despite the obstacles in their lives, the classmates accomplish their goals, thanks to Mr. Escalant e’s support. The real Jaime Escalante, the Best Teacher in America, says that Stand and Deliver is “90% truth, 10% drama.‖24. The underlined part in the passage means _________.A. The main character in My Left Foot can’t control his whole bodyB. The main character in My Left Foot is trapped by othersC. The main character in My Left Foot is a prisonerD. The main character in My Left Foot is a disabled person25. If you want to watch a movie about wars, which may be one of your choices?A. Life Is Beautiful.B. Stand and Deliver.C. Shine.D. My Left Foot.26.Which of the following is true according to the four movies’ information?A. My Left Foot was directed by Christy Brown’sB. Geoffrey Rush stayed in a mental institution for ten yearsC. Edward James Olmos received nomination for best actor OscarD. Jaime Escalante has a talent for playing the piano27. What do the four movies have in common?A. They are all based on real stories.B. The main characters are all sick to some degree but succeed.C. The main characters all won Academy Award for Best Actor.D. They are all inspiring stories that make a difference.CIt’s roughly estimated that there are 450 million disabled people in the world. No one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world.The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people: as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people areborn with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them.Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability not their disability that count.28.The first paragraph points out that______.A. the number of disabled people in India is the greatestB. India has much more disabled people than CanadaC.there are many disabled people in the worldD. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the world's disabled people29.The last word of the passage "count" most probably means_____.A be numbered B. be includedC. be consideredD. be most important30.Which of the following statements is not true?A. About 10 percent of people in the UK are disabled.B. Even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older.C. There still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignoranceD. The whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people31.It can be concluded from the passage that____.A. both physical and metal barriers are hard to break downB. we should take a proper attitude towards the disabledC. we should try our best to prevent disablementD. the able-bodies people will never fully understand the disabledDIf the earth's population is in growth at this rate , there will not be enough resources. By the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we will have used up allthe oil that drives our cars, for example. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on the earth will make it necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are completely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as the earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.Sagan proposes that algae organisms(海藻有机体) that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen, should be bred in condition similar to those on Venus. As soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the algae will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon.When the algae have done their work, the atmosphere will become cooler, but before man can set foot on Venus it will be necessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus. 32.In the long run, the most difficult problem caused by population growth on the earth will probably be the lack of ______.A. oilB. foodC. resourcesD. space33.Carl Sagan believes that Venus might be a living place because _____A. the days on Venus are long enoughB. it might be possible to change its atmosphereC. there is a good supply of water on VenusD. its atmosphere is the same as the earth's34.Algae are plants that can____.A. live in very hot temperatureB. live in very cold temperatureC. produce oxygenD. all of the above35. Man can land on Venus only when_______.A. it rains thereB. there is oxygenC. the atmosphere becomes coolerD. the algae have done their work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。

2014-2015学年第一学期高三半期考试英语试卷Ⅰ、单项选题：21. The Commission gave the command that work on thebuilding .A. should ceaseB. must ceaseC. had to ceaseD. wouldcease22. ---Have you got any particular plans for the summer vacation?---Yes. ,I am going to join the volunteer team .If anything B. If possible C. If ever D. If free23. She can always create an atmosphere for her students, allows them to talk freely with each other.A. whereB. whichC. WhoD. what24. ---One of the events is a talk on alternative medicineat 3 o＇clock this afternoon.---Really! Let＇s go early so that we can sit in the front row .A .scheduled B. cancelled C. admitted D .informed25. Hearing the news, he rushed out , the dinner .A .leaving, untouch B. to leave, untouch C. left, untouched D.leaving, untouched26. She started singing to the baby and was with a smile.A. awardedB. rewardedC. receivedD. accepted27. ---Do you know Mike is planning to buy a computer?---Yes. Buy next month, he enough for a used one.A. will have savedB. has savedC. will be savingD. saves28. You can explain, but I doubt it will make anydifference.A. thatB. whetherC. whenD. where29. Do you think these suggestions deserve ?A. consideringB. to considerC. considerD. considered30. to work overtime yesterday , I missed a wonderful basketball match .A. To be askedB. To askC. Having askedD. Having been asked31. When it social interaction, Sheldon Cooper is completely helpless.A. comes toB. speaks ofC. focus onD. refers to32. Many people had a lot of trouble what their schedulewould be both before and after the 7-day holiday.A. coming outB. figuring outC. focus onD. refers to33.Not only save money for their elderly parents, they arealso worrying about their children＇s education and healthcare.A. did they have toB. they have toC. have they toD. do they have to34. Li Qi used to feel his peers at school for being laughed at many people.A. superior toB. inferior toC. superior thanD. inferior than35. It was at a bank , lies on the main street she was robbed of 8,000 yuan.A. that, thatB. that, whichC. that, whereD. where, thatⅡ、完形填空The darkest hour in any man＇s life is when he sits down to plan how to get money 36 earning it. People have been counterfeiting(伪造) money since its beginning. During the American Revolution, US continental notes were counterfeited in such large amounts bythe British that they soon became 37, and started the popular phrase, ”Not worth a Continental”.Josh Tatum was a gold miner during the gold rush of 1858, and he discovered a 38 in the five-cent piece. On the back of both thefive-cent coin and the five-dollar coin, there was a Romannumeral V. The five-cent coin 39 have had the word “cent“ on the 40 ,but it wasn＇t there. 41, the five-cent coin and the five-dollar coin looked 42 alike, except for the color. Josh Tatum decided that if he rubbed gold dust on the five-cent coin, hecould 43 it off as a five-dollar coin. He was able to 44 withthis for a while, but was eventually 45. His excuses in courtwere that he was a deaf-mute (聋哑人) and 46 he just gave changesto the coins. He was sent to 47, where he spent several years.During the Civil War, more than 1/3 of all the US notes incirculation were counterfeit. About 1,600 state banks designedand printed their own 48 at that time. There were 7,000 varietiesof real bills 49 it difficult to detect counterfeit bills in the 50.In 1865, the Secret Service was established to 51 counterfeiting. Although it was greatly 52 after the Secret Service wasestablished, counterfeiting is 53 a danger to our economy. The Secret Service 54 to battle counterfeiting, but their main jobtoday is to protect the president and his family. Some of theother jobs are to prevent offenses 55 currency, coins, and stamps.36. A. under B. to C. above D. without37. A. popular B. valuable C. distinguished D. worthless38. A. flaw B. miracle C. theory D. secret39. A. should B. could C. might D. needed40. A. front B. back C. face D. tail41. A. Therefore B. but C. Though D. However42. A. exactly B. similarly C. luckily D. hardly43. A. pass B. take C. give D. set44. A. pass on B. get through C. pass down D. get by45. A. beaten B. spotted C. found D. arrested46. A. that B. which C. what D. as47. A. hospital B. church C. school D. prison48. A. address B. books C. papers D. bills49. A. making B. taking C. giving D. setting50. A. world B. US C. UK D. universe51. A. help B. improve C. prevent D. increase52. A. beneficial B. critical C. important D. limited53. A. already B. yet C. even D. still54. A. begins B. stops C. wants D. continues55. A. attached to B. related to C. leading to D. adapted toⅢ、阅读理解AA mobile phone application that tendencies users to stop burning the midnight oil has become popular as more people today put off sleeping while using digital products.The application, titled “I want to sleep early”, must set off an alarm every a few minutes if the user does not click “sleep” atthe time he or she has set. Once the “sleep” command is clicked, the cellular telephone will be locked for two hours.“The aim of the application, which makes use of the weig ht from social circles to watch over the users, is to encourage young persons and students to return to the weight-loss habit of going to bed early, micron said Yang Yuan, the twenty three year old independent developer of the application, to whom works in information technology in Beijing.China‟s first sleep index report, advertised by the Chinese Medical Doctor Association appearing in March, showed that 14 in a 100 Chinese stay up proper midnight, and the flourishing use of newest media is a major factor.Nearly per cent of the residents of the 20 areas surveyed said they used smartphones and computers before going to sleep, to among those who kept late times, nearly half said they were communicating online or playing games.“I feel very beat when I leav e the office every evening and so i always tell myself that I have to go to bed early that night, micron said Xu Chenwei, a 26-year-old bank clerk in Shanghai.“But immediately after I lie down in bed, I gain my cellphone to browse weibo (the Chinese equiv alent of Twitter), WeChat‟s Moment (a virtual zone wherever users share texts and pictures usingtheir contacts), watch video clips or look into novels. I feel that I haven‟t pleased my daily tasks if I please don‟t do that before sleeping, ” cherished sai d.Some users said the application profitably tackled “the worldwide problem of using mobile phones in bed”, but other customers said it is too severe.The signal tower rings at the time the user has arrangement. Clicking “sleep” will turn the telephone to a dead brick for two times or users can choose a extend the time of option and choose “giving boost sleeping early”.Hitting the delay choice just ends up with an admonitory message being advertised automatically in WeChat‟s Moment.Yang had to talk about the intention of the messages often tourge users to stop being evening owls. He may develop a separate option for Apple users as the application form has only been available for Services systems since August.Such tools staff a new attempt to change peop le‟s nasty through relying on their self-awareness, cherished said.“Even if the mobile phone is closed, people can switch to their have got to if they still want to chat on the or play games, ”said Dalam, who often keeps late times himself.“It relies on self-awareness to give up stayed up late and the application only works as a reminder, which will hopefully evoke individuals focus on health, ” he had to talk about.56. What can be the best title of this passage?A. App urges users to turn off phone and sleepB. App urges users not to use phone too muchC. App urges users to cut down on oilD. App urges users not to use phones57. What does the underlined word “evoke”in the last paragraph probably mean?A. give hope to someoneB. make someone feel safeC. produce a strong feeling in someoneD. make someone feel energetic58. We may know from the passage that .A. The application will sound an alarm every five minutes after the users click “sleep” commandB. One of the reasons that over 10% of Chinese stay up after midnight is the of mobile phones.C. Xu Chenwei browses weibo in bed before he gets tired enough.D. The mobile phone turns into a dead brick at the time the user has set.59. It can be inferred in the last paragraph that 。

Unit 1 FriendshipSection ⅣUnit RevisionⅠ.阅读理解A(2014·重庆，阅读理解A篇)I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed！” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing.Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. “Thanks.”Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in cleaning up and holding on.文章大意：本文主要讲述了自己如何与室友相处的经历。