福建仙游华侨中学2015届高三上学期期中预测英语试题
一、单项填空
1.—John hit me, Mum!
—.You shouldn’t have been rude to him.
A.That’s absolutely right
B. Don’t be disappointed
C. It doesn’t matter
D. It serves you right
2. The problem was my understanding. That was why I turned to the Internet for help.
A. within
B. under
C. beyond
D. above
3. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They everything.
A. get away from
B. make the best of
C. fix attention on
D. catch up with
4. The Obama government has reformed on tax system. What people doubt is it will do them any good. A. that B. whether C. why D. what
5. himself in the newspaper, he didn’t notice what was happening.
A. Having buried
B. Burying
C. Buried
D. To be buried
6.This is the only answer right.
A. which we think is
B. what we think it is
C. that we think is
D. what we think seems
7. The North Korea’s conducting an underground nuclear explosion an international argument.
A. set aside
B. set down
C. set out
D. set off
8. ---Did you visit the Big Ben in Lonon?
---No, we it, but we spent too much time shopping.
A. could visit
B. could have visited
C. must have visited
D. can have visited
9. You may have your own decision on this matter, and I have little doubt you will succeed.
A. if
B. whether
C. that
D. what
10 --- You’ve made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you?
--- Yes, but much .
A.remains to do
B. is remained to do
B.C. remains to be done D. is remained to be done
11. Modern China is experiencing a completely new period respect for science and creativity has become the guiding principle of society.
A. which
B. where
C. in which
D. that
12. ---What are you reading, Tom? ---I’m not really reading, j ust the paper.
A. turning off
B. turning around
C. turning over
D. turning up
13. It’s reported that by the end of this week the stock exchange by about 10%
A. will have risen
B. has risen
C. will be rising
D. has been rising
14. Fearing that most of the citizens voted him , he a smile.
A. for; performed
B. for; managed
C. against; controlled;
D. against; wore
15. The number of the cell phones they produced this year increased by 30% compared to of last year.
A. has; that
B. has; those
C. have; those
D. have; that
二、完形填空
“A thousand-mile journey begins with a single step,” as the saying goes.However, 16it doesn’t tell us is that once the journey is started,it might be hard to stop.
That’s th e 17for Tang Renli,a senior at Nanjing University of Technology,who has backpacked to more than 200 cities in China during four years of college.To 18his experiences,Tang has hosted a photo exhibition Play Hooky,Go Travel at the Beijing 798 Art Zone.On 19are over 300 photos of his travels.The 22-year-old never 20going to so many places when he 21his first trip to Yangzhou during the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday in his freshman year.22he was hooked on travel.You may 23how Tang could find the time,being a full-time college student.Did he really skip classes to go travel,like the 24of his exhibition suggests? “I gave myself one to two weeks every month for travel.But I always took care of my class and 25first,” Tang said.Tang,who is a ci ty planning major,has never 26 a compulsory course at college.
“I spent more time and effort on my study,27during the finals’ weeks,” Tang said.Schoolwork was not the only 28Tang had to face.His travel budget was 29so Tang had to 30what he had.He usually took the cheapest form of transport and stayed at youth hostels 31less than 50 yuan per night.There were also times when he walked,hitchhiked,and slept in train stations,police offices and vans.
“Sometimes I felt 32,helpless and even found myself in 33,” Tang said.“But now that I look back,these setbacks 34my journey,and my life.Don’t think too much about the35because you’ll cross that bridge when you get to it.And once you take your first step,the feeling is amazing and addictiv e.”
16.A.which B.what C.that D.it
17.A.case B.excuse C.motto D.dream
18.A.test B.gain C.share D.identify
19.A.purpose B.performance C.discovery D.display
20.A.thought of B.spoke to C.worried about D.turned out
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22.A.Up to now B.Until then C.From then on D.In the end
23.A.wonder B.puzzle C.surprise D.trouble
24.A.sentence B.title C.project D.object
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26.A.failed B.succeeded C.reached D.missed
27.A.impatiently B.increasingly C.especially D.anxiously
28.A.excitement B.mixture C.expression D.obstacle
29.A.limited B.granted C.applied D.wasted
30.A.pay much attention to B.take no notice of C.put an end to D.make the most of
31.A.losing B.costing C.offering D.cheating
32.A.alone B.lively C.lonely D.alive
33.A.horror B.anger C.sorrow D.danger
34.A.enjoyed B.enriched C.engaged D.endured
35.A.importance B.necessities C.uncertainties D.significance
三、阅读理解
A
As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable
experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on
sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.
When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.
36.Edith's father _______.
a.did not like present
b. never got present
c. preferred ties
d.was difficult to choose a present for
37.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.
A.attractive b.interested in ties
C.tired d.in need of comfort
38.Edith stopped at the next counter_________.
A.purosely b.suddenly C.unwillingly d.accidentally
39.Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.
a.when he was obliged
b.on social occasions
c.from time to time
d.when he was delighted
40.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.
a.coustomers trod on each other's toes
b.coustomers poked each other with their elbows
c.customers knocked each other
d.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry
B
Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian (百姓的) Clothes. People have be come conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity(身份) than to step out of uniform?
Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible(可减税的). They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.
Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
41. It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality _______.
A) still judge a man by his clothes
B) hold the uniform in such high regard
C) enjoy having a professional identity
D) will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform
42. People are accustomed to think that a man in uniform _______.
A) suggests quality work B) discards his social identity
C) appears to be more practical D) looks superior to a person in civilian clothes
43. The chief function of a uniform is to _______.
A) provide practical benefits to the wearer
B) make the wearer catch the public eye
C) inspire the wearer's confidence in himself
D) provide the wearer with a professional identity
44. According to the passage, people wearing uniforms _______.
A) are usually helpful
B) have little or no individual freedom
C) tend to lose their individuality
D) enjoy greater popularity
45. The best title for this passage would be _______.
A) Uniforms and Society
B) The Importance of Wearing a Uniform
C) Practical Benefits of Wearing a Uniform
D) Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms
C
There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.
The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational pooprtunities.Mark was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually.This enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.
46.This selection can best be titled_________.
a.Measuring Your Intelligence
b.Intelligence and Environment
c.The Case of Peter and Mark
d.How the brain Influences Intelligence
47.The beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.
a.human brains differ considerably
b.the brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligence
c.environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence
d. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence
48.The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.
a.individual with identical brains seldom test at same level
b.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviroment
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d.changes of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain
49.This passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.
a.can be predicted at birth
b.stays the same throuthout his life
c.can be increased by education
d.is determined by his childhood
D
On Saturday morning, Aunt Polly punished Tom to whitewash the fence. A little while later, Ben Rogers, walked by.Tom made Ben believe that whitewashing a fence is a great pleasure.
“Oh come, now, you don’t mean to say that you like it?”
The brush continued to move.
“Like it? Well, I don’t see why I shouldn’t like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?”
Ben had never thought of this before. He stopped biting his apple. Tom swept his brush skilfully back and forth—stepped back to note the effect—added a touch here and there—criticized the effect again—Ben was watching every move and getting more and more interested.
“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”
Tom considered, and was about to consent; but he changed his mind: “No! No ! You see, Aunt Polly is very particular about this fence—right here on the street, you know. If it were the back fence I wouldn’t mind, and she wouldn’t. It’s got to be done very carefully; I don’t know if there’s one boy in a thousand, maybe two tho usand, who can do it the way it has to be done.”
“No—is that so? Oh come, now—let me just try. Only just a little—I’d let you, if you were me, Tom.”
“Ben, I’d like to; but Aunt Polly—well, Jim wanted to do it, but she wouldn’t let him; Sid wanted to do it, and she wouldn’t let Sid.If you started to whitewash this fence, and anything went wrong ...”
“Oh, nonsense, I’ll be very careful. Now let me try. Say, I’ll give you the core(核)of my apple.”
“Well, here ... No, Ben, now don’t. I’m afraid ...”
“I’ll give you all of it!”
Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness in his face, but eagerness in his heart. And while the late steamer worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by, eating his apple. Boys arrived every little while; they came to laugh at Ben, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was tired out, Tom had traded the next chance to Billy Fisher for a kite, in good repair; and when he played out, Johnny Miller bought in for a dead rat and a string to swing it with; and so on, and so on, hour after hour.
And when the middle of the afternoon came, from a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was now rolling in wealth. He had had a nice time all the while, and the fence had three coats of whitewash on it.
50.Why did Ben, Billy and other boys want to paint the fence?()
A.They wanted to help Tom.
B.Tom turned to them for help.
C.Aunt Polly asked them to do it.
D.They thought the job was interesting.
51.The underlined word “consent” in Paragraph 7 probably means “”.
A.refuse
B.admit
C.agree
D.stop
52.What do you think of Tom?()
A.A brave and fearless boy.
B.An honest and quiet boy.
C.An active but strange boy.
D.A naughty but clever boy.
53.What does the passage mainly tell us?()
A.Tom painted the fence by himself.
B.Tom was punished to paint the fence by Aunt Polly.
C.Tom tricked Ben and other boys into painting the fence.
D.Ben and other boys helped Tom to complete the painting.
E
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Where to get an Oyster card?
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·At some National Rail stations
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To pay the correct fare on the Tube,DLR,London Overground and National Rail services,you must always touch in on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey,and touch out at the end.If you don’t,a maximum cash Oyster fare will be charged.When using the bus or tram,you must only touch in at the start,but not at the end of your journey.
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Adult Oyster single fare
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54.You can get an Oyster card at the following places EXCEPT .
A.on the website
B.at an Oyster Ticket stop
C.at a post office
D.at a Tube station
55.Which of the following is TRUE about Oyster cards?
A.They are limited in use to the owners themselves.
B.On National Rail services you must touch them on the reader twice.
C.They are not suitable for those who don’t visit London often.
D.Oyster card Tube fares cost more on public holidays than on weekdays.
五、短文填词
About three years ago,something terrible happened to me.Those six hours of terror have broken my body and soul.You think I am a very old man—but I am not.It t 56less than a single day to change my hair from 57to white.One day,my two brothers and I were c58back from the islands,our boat full of fish.All 59 once,the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible s60.An huge wave covered our boat and my younger brother fell into the sea.Our boat survived,and I was trying to recover 61my elder brother put his mouth close to my ear,and screamed out the terrifying word “Whirlpool!” With the wind and 62(海浪) we were going in the direction of the whirlpool,and 63could save us!
As you can see,I did 64(逃脱).I will bring my story q65to a conclusion.Some time after I left the boat,with my brother in it,it sank into the bottom of the whirlpool.
56.57.58.
59.60.61.
62.63.64.
65.
六、Write an essay of 120 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) interpret its intended meaning, and
3) give your comments
答案
选择题答案：1-5DCBBB 6-10CDBCC 11-15CCADA
答案及剖析:16.B由句中第一个is 可知空处为引导主语从句的引导词,同时在从句中作宾语指代事情,故选B。
17.A由“ once the journey is started,it might be hard to stop.”可知下文为“唐人立的情况就是这样”。case“情况;案例”合乎句意。excuse理由,原因;motto箴言;dream梦想,均不合句意。
18.C句意为“为了分享他的经历”,所以C正确。
19.D on display为固定搭配,意为“展览”。
20.A句意:这个22岁的大学生以前从没想过,自从大一清明节假期第一次去扬州旅行后自己还会去那么多地方。只有think of有“考虑,想到”之义。speak to 和……说话;worry about担忧;turn out结果是。
21.B完成自己的第一次旅行,只有complete有“完成”之意。compete竞争,对抗;compromise妥协,折衷;complain抱怨。
22.C由上文可知唐人立的第一次旅行过后,“从那时起”一发而不可收。Up to now迄今为止;Until then,直到那时;From then on从那时起;In the end最终。
23.A句意:你可能纳闷小唐是如何抽出时间的。wonder“惊奇,想知道”合乎句意。
24.B由上文Play Hooky,Go Travel展览会的主题可知,此处指“标题,主题”。故选B。
25.D句意为“我非常重视我的上课和作业”所以D对。assignments“作业”。
26.A句意:唐的大学必修课还从没有挂科的,所以A正确。
27.C“特别是在考试的最后几周”,所以C正确。
28.D句意:小唐面对的困难还不光是学业。obstacle障碍;困难。
29.A这指“旅游经费预算受限制”,所以A合适。
30.D由上文可知此处是指“小心翼翼地花钱”,故只有D合适。
31.B由下文的“less than 50 yuan per night”可知此处指“花费”。只有B合适。
32.C句意为“我有时会感到寂寞、无助甚至发现自己处于危险之中”。故C 正确。
33.D由上文知此处指“处于危险状态”,in danger“在危险中”。
34.B“但回顾起来这恰恰丰富了我的旅程经历和生活”。四个选项中只有enrich“使……丰富”合乎句意。
35.C指生活中的“不确定因素”。A、B、D三项均指“重要性”和“必要性”,不合句意。
A) 答案：36-40dbdcd
B) 41.[答案及分析]：B。第一段讲美国人崇尚多元和个性，但却喜爱和尊敬制服，这的确令人惊讶。
42. [答案及分析]：A。第二段和第三段解释了美国人喜爱制服的原因，主要是工作人员穿上制服就代表专业水准和高标准，容易得到人们的信任。
43. [答案及分析]：D。从第二段最后一句话可知，制服的主要作用就是为穿着者提供一个职业或专业的身份。
44. [答案及分析]：C。文章后两段主要说对制服持反对意见的人的观点，这些人主要是穿制服的人群。他们认为制服使他们缺少变化，因而没有个性。
45. [答案及分析]：D。文章既讲述了人们对制服的喜爱及其好处，又提到了相反的观点，认为制服缺乏个性和变化。因此，只有D的答案全面概括了文章的意思。
C) 答案：46-49bccc
D) 答案及剖析:50.D细节理解题。根据文章第五段最后一句“Ben was watching every move and getting more and more interested.”可知,Ben注视着每一个动作,变得越来越有兴趣,故选D。
51.C词义猜测题。根据前一句“Tom,let me whitewash a little.”和后一句“but he changed his mind.”可知,Tom本来就要“同意”让Ben刷一下墙壁了,但是他又改变主意了,故选C。A项意为“拒绝”;B项意为“承认”;D项意为“停止”,都不符故事情境。
52.D细节理解题。通读全文可知汤姆因淘气而被姨妈罚去把墙刷白,但是汤姆耍小聪明让过路的孩子帮他刷墙,所以他是一个既淘气又聪明的男孩,故选D。
53.C主旨要义题。通读全文可知本文主要描述汤姆故意把刷墙说成是可以放纵恣意的艺术,让过路的孩子心甘情愿为他刷墙,并把心爱的东西交给他,以换取一次刷墙的机会,故应选C。
E) 答案及剖析54.C细节理解题。根据文章“Where to get an Oyster card”部分介绍的几种方式可知,A、B、D三个选项文中均明确提到,C项文中并未提到,故答案选C。
55.B细节理解题。根据文章“How to use an Oyster card?”部分的第一句“To pay the correct fare on the Tube,DLR,London Overground and National Rail services,you must always touch in on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey, and touch out at the end.”可知,在全国铁路服务付费方面,你要在读卡器上刷两次卡才行,B项正确。
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As is shown above, this simple picture represents a vigorous situation that every graduate student must face: hunting for jobs, further studying, starting a business and going aboard, which one should they choose? Without exception, everyone has to make choices in life, whether they concern school, career, or love. While some choices are simple, one cannot avoid the task of making difficult decisions。
There is sufficient evidence showing that choices are often directly related to one’s happiness. University students, face a hard and crucial decision upon graduating. Many students have difficulty deciding whether to continue studying or begin developing a career. As is known to all, every individual is different, and one must take the factors of one’s personal life into consideration. In addition to an awareness
of specific circumstances, however, making the right choice also depends on correct appraisal of oneself。
It is without doubt that in order to choose correctly, therefore, one must be both realistic and self-aware. Furthermore, there is other aspect to be taken into consideration. Once having made a decision, one should seriously accept and pursue the path one has chosen, and strive towards the realization of one’s goal with spirit。