2014-2015学年高三英语考试试题-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。

2014--2015学年高三第一次四校联考英语试题分析高三英语组张瑜本次四校联考英语试题的命题原则是以新课标大纲为基础，关注学生的综合素质和能力，凸显语言的交际功能和教育的人文性。

重点考察学生在高三初始复习阶段的学习情况，即为高三伊始的摸底考试，为整个高三阶段的英语复习的安排提供有效的参考。

联考已经结束，根据学生的实际学习情况和考后得出的各种数据信息，进行试题评价，为今后的试题命制和教学提供有效建议。

一、试题总评总体来讲，试题难度中等。

同2014年全国新课标卷相比，完型和改错与课标卷大体一致，作文较易，阅读稍难，语法填空难度较大。

阅读难度完型难度语法填空难度改错难度作文难度四校联考中等稍难较难易易14年课标卷易中等易易中等13年课标卷中中等——易中等全年级实考人数1450人，缺考194人，年级平均分为97.8分，总体难度系数为0.65，区分度为0.31，信度为0.9，基本已经达到了命题目的。

二、各题型分析各题型具体数据如下所示：听力阅读完型语法填空改错作文分值20分50分30分15分10分25分均分17.3分32.8分17.7分 6.52分 5.9分17.13分难度0.87 0.66 0.59 0.44 0.59 0.69区分度0.18 0.34 0.36 0.38 0.39 0.22从各个题型难度及区分度可得出，阅读理解的难度和区分度都合适，语法填空难度较大，听力和作文因难度小导致区分度较小。

在今后的试题命制中，应该改进语法填空的命题，减小试题难度。

1. 听力部分命题导向：试卷改革最终决定之前，听力练习不能放松，既要为考试做准备，还要为学生长远发展奠定基础。

鉴于是摸底考试，所选材料是学生熟悉的话题，试题比较容易。

错题：主要集中在第4题（询问火车时间）和第15题（询问见面地点）。

分析：从这两题可以看出学生对听力材料信息获取不够精准，第4题的材料中是an hour and half（即10:30）,但学生漏掉了后面的half，错选了B（10:00）。

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。

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。

【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。