浙江省效实中学高三英语上学期期中试题.doc

浙江省效实中学2015届高三英语上学期期中试题i. 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. some experts say _ birth rate of the chinese, after the one-child policy is relaxed, can see _ modest increase in the future. a. the; ab. a; ac. a; /d. the; the2. although yu feng hasnt got the first place in the competition, the voice of china, he still holds much _ for many fans. a. accessb. potentialc. appeald. permission3. great changes have taken place in our school. it is no longer _ it was 30 years ago, _ it was poorly equipped. a. what; whenb. that; whichc. what; whichd. which; that4. a low-carbon lifestyle _ many aspects of modern life, such as transportation, home heating, holiday travel and so on. a. realizes b. covers c. declares d. happens5. one of the most important problems they have to consider is _ of food safety. a. whatb. thisc. whichd. that6. the incomes of skilled workers went up. _, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall. a. moreoverb. meanwhilec. therefored. otherwise7. - mum, shall i go to easons concert to be held on november 29th? -_. the examination is just around the corner and you have so much homework to do! a. forget itb. not at allc. go aheadd. thats right8. each member country of wto must _ its laws and regulations and compete on the principle of fairness and co-operation. a. object to b. respond to c. relate to d. submit to9. since jack was laid off from his job three months ago, he _ a new one, but without luck. a. had looked forb. is looking forc. looked ford. has been looking for10.tired of switching from one company to another, he finally found a _ job in the government. a. thoroughb. significantc. permanentd. frequent11. henry always seems so self-confident, but _ hes extremely shy. a. in realityb. in needc. in vaind. in place12. -tom fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now. -what a lucky dog! he _ himself badly. a. should injureb. should have injuredc. might injured. could have injured13. _ to teaching, as we know, contributes to his popularity with his students. a. to devoteb. devotedc. being devotedd. devoting14. steve jobs, _ rise to fame inspires millions of people, will be remembered generation after generation. a. whatb. whosec. whichd. who15. -nancy, have you gone over your lessons after school? -not yet. -please remember _. a. many hands make light workb. rome wasnt built in a day c. make hay while the sun shinesd. great minds think alikeii. 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）it was so cold that i couldnt feel my legs. there was going to be a racing contest that night so i was 16 my horse, skippy, up. i was simply running laps (跑道的圈) around the ring. the 17 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second i 18 it. you could hear the faint 19 of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. my parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. it was 20 because there was no moon or stars. nobody else was in the ring at the time. i was really enjoying the 21 and i was able to 22 what skippy was doing. as i took my last lap it 23 . everything rapidly slowed down as i saw my little sister step 24 the ring. i saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldnt be 25 to move out of the way fast enough. she knew that she was going to get hit. she tried to 26 but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. when my horse got to her, he was still in a full run. 27 , miraculously, he slid so hard on his back feet that he 28 . it really made the 29 seem absolutely unreal. i thought that maybe i was 30 . i had 31 in my mind that i wasnt seeing what was happening. i knew i had hit my sister. there was no way i could have 32 her. my horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air i couldnt breathe. its like i forgot 33 . as all of this happened i watched my sisters face transform through many different 34 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. then she was laughing.as i held my sister into my arms, skippy stood right behind me knowing that i actually owed him my life 35 he saved my sisters.16. a. pickingb. catchingc. warmingd. setting17. a. hardlyb. bitterlyc. gentlyd. perfectly18. a. enjoyedb. witnessedc. challengedd. hated19. a. ceremonyb. traditionc. victoryd. laughter20. a. windyb. darkc. brightd. cloudy21. a. sceneryb. qualityc. quiet d. significance22. a. rely onb. insist onc. focus ond. put on23. a. let outb. held onc. participated in d. took place24. a. towardsb. intoc. close tod. out of25. a. able b. frightenedc. contentd. proud26. a. remarkb. escapec. worryd. scream27. a. accidentallyb. normallyc. generallyd. somehow28. a. sped upb. rose upc. broke downd. wore out29. a. momentb. contestc. commentd. technique30. a. advancingb. expectingc. dreamingd. breathing31. a. thatb. nonec. neitherd. it32. a. hitb. recognizedc. missedd. acknowledged33. a. howb. whatc. whend. why34. a. actionsb. emotionsc. attitudesd. thoughts35. a. thoughb. so thatc. as ifd. becauseiii. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）agadgets make study funnow in a world piled high with smartphones, tablets (平板电脑) and e-readers, technology has entered the classroom in ways unimaginable. taking classes can be fun tooall you have to do is swipe your fingers on your phone screen and download some apps (应用程序) , which can make your study more fun and efficient. balancing study and play in a college setting has never been easy, and with the following few apps, itll be tough to tell the two apartevernoteuse: note-takingcan be used on: iphone/ipad/ipod touch, android, blackberry, palm os and windows , phone 7price:freeif you take notes to stay organized, then evernote is for you. the main thing about evernote is that all of your notes are automatically sent into the cloudand then you can access them from any web-connected computer via the evernote app or a web browser(浏览器)evernote also supports audio and photo notes, rather handy, if you want to record your lecture or take photos of any projected notes. but, of course, ask for permission firstwikipanionuse: research databasecan be used on: iphone/ipad/ipod touchprice: free ( wikipanion plus for $4.99,or 31.87 yuan )now, you dont necessarily have to go to a library or anywhere with computer services to do research work for your paper anymoreyou can get access to the research databases just on your smartphone or tabletconquering bilingual news listening in 7 daysuse: english learning applicationcan be used on: iphone/ipad/ipod touchprice: for a limited time you can get the app for only $0.99-half pricestill learning english with a workbook? if so, you are behind the times. get 21st century newspapers new iphone app, “conquering bilingual news listening in 7 days”. when you download the app on your iphone, you can listen to the hottest bilingual news selected from the newspapers official website () and read by native speakers, “conquering bilingual news listening in 7 days” has ranked no.1 on the chinese education app list.36.the purpose of this passage is to _a. make your study more fun and efficientb. introduce some apps used on gadgetsc. advertise high-tech teaching waysd. promote new application programs37. according to the passage, we can know that _.a. the three apps all support audio and photo formsb. college study is undoubtedly full of ease and func. college students would do research work in the library or via computersd. students can record lectures and send them to the cloud without permission38. which of the following is true about the apps?a. they can only be used on smartphonesb. evernote and wikipanion plus are freec. evernote can only be used on a computerd. they promote learning efficiency and pleasurebin peoples minds, beijing women are taller, bold, and uninhibited, while shanghai women are smaller in figure, and always speak in a soft voice. the image of beijing women is usually bigger than shanghai womens. however, it turns out to be just the other way round after i have worked in beijing for some timeeverybody goes dutch in shanghai, even at a grand party, but in beijing its usually the mens treat. and it is also impossible to invite a female friend who already has a boyfriend or a young married woman out, even if you promise to send her home that night. the conditions of the men in beijing are no better at all. all their cellphones will ring one after another at 12 oclock sharp at night. the voice on the other end is usually loud enough for anyone nearby to hear. where have you been? do you remember that youve got a home? now whos with you?, and these three sentences are usually the main parts of the callshanghai women could never understand this. if its a shanghai woman who shouts on the phone, the shanghai man on the other end must think that she is crazy (or drunk, perhaps). the shanghainese go dutch in life, and they appreciate the independence in both economy and love affairsmany of my female friends in shanghai are office ladies with very high income. the tiredness of life cannot kill their pride in saying i dont depend on any men. thus no men can command them, for example, force them to come back home before 10 pm. beijingers do not admire the shanghai way of life, anyhow. how can a couple be considered as a couple when they dont know where the other has been the night before? they wondered39. the underlined word uninhibited in paragraph one probably means _a. relaxed enough to do as they like b. very cautious about their behavior c. always doing what they are told to d. not having courage or confidence40. by mentioning that men pay bills for women in beijing, the writer wants to show that _a. beijing women are respected b. beijing women lack independencec. beijing men are generous d. beijing men have gentle manners41. the conditions of beijing men are no better because they _a. often stay out late at night b. have women call them at midnight c. are treated the same as shanghai men d. enjoy no more freedom than the women42. which can be the best title of the article? a. cultural differences between shanghai and beijing b. being physically strong may mean being spiritually weakc. big shanghai women and small beijing women d. can a couple go dutch in life?ceveryone gathered around and paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. the littleheadline said: boxerreceives life sentence.frank cleary, aged 26,professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of albertcumming, aged 32,laborer,last july. the jury (陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court. it was, said the judge, a simple case. cumming and cleary had quarreled violently at the harbour hotel on july 23rd and the police saw cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious cumming.when arrested, cleary was drunk but clear-thinking. cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. asked if he had anything to say, cleary answered, “just dont tell my mother.”“it happened over three years ago,” paddy said helplessly.no one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “just dont tell my mother,” said fee numbly (麻木地). “and no one did! oh, god! my poor, poor frank!”paddy wiped the tears from his face and said.“fee, pack your things. well go to see him.”she half-rose before sinking back, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “i cant go,”she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there.“it would kill him to see me. i know him so wellhis pride, his ambition. let him bear the shame alone. its what he wants.weve got to help him keep his secret.what good will it bring him when he sees us?”paddy was still weeping (抽泣), not for frank, but for the life which had gone from fees face, for the dying in her eyes. frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between fee and himself.frank was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of their other children.when it looked as if there might be happiness for fee, frank took it away.but paddys love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for frank.so he said.“well, fee, we wont go. but we must make sure he is taken care of.how about if i write to father jones and ask him to look out for frank?”the eyes didnt liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “yes, paddy, do that.only make sure he knows not to tell frank we found out. perhaps it would ease frank to think for certain that we dont know.”43. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer.b. the family didnt find out what had happened to frank until three years later.c. the jury and the judge disagreed on whether frank had committed murder.d. frank didnt want his family to find out what had happened because paddy disliked him.44. paddy cried because he thought_.a. frank did kill someone and deserved the punishmentb. frank should have told fee what had happenedc. what had happened to frank was killing feed. what had happened to frank made him heartbroken45. the underlined part “she half-rose before sinking back” shows that _.a. fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand upb. fee didnt want to upset paddy by visiting frankc. fee couldnt leave her family to go to see frankd. fee struggled between wanting to see frank and respecting his wish46.which of the following suggests that fee was deeply shocked by what had happened to frank?a. “her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead.”b. “let him bear the shame alone. its what he wants.”c. “when it looked as if there might be happiness for fee, frank took it away.”d. “the eyes didnt liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks.”dfor decades, families settled on the sofa to share the latest news and tv series, until additional bedroom tv, computer games and the internet almost put an end to family rows (家庭争吵) over who held the remote control. now, however, the traditional living room scene is making a comeback. a study by the communications watchdog ofcom has found families are once again gathering around the main television set, but they are bringing their pads and smartphones with them.“the 1950s living room is making a comeback as a family entertainment centre,” said jane rumble, head of media research at ofcom. “we are watching on much better, bigger, and more delicate television sets, but we are coming into the living room holding our connected devices.” while the family are coming together once more, comparisons with the past end there. with a range of smaller screens on hand, not everyone sitting on the sofa shares the same viewing experience.the coronation (加冕礼) may have drawn the undivided attention of 20 million viewers in 1953, but those watching the queens jubilee celebrations 50 years later were as likely to be commenting online about bbcs broadcast as watching it. “just a few years ago, we would be talking about last nights tv at work or at school,” said a viewer, “now, were having those conversations live while watching tv, using social media, text and instant messaging.” it is a behavior of media meshing (联网), whose influence was underlined during this years wimbledon mens tennis final. as andy murray pushed towards his victory, 1.1 million people worldwide sent an average of over two microblogs about the match.people use the internet to enhance their television experience, for example, by reading a newspaper live blog about a football match while watching the action on the main screen. for a huge number of younger viewers, the portable screen offers a chance to do something unrelated, such as online shopping, listening to music or watching another television programme. some 70% of 16-to-24-year-olds claim to be absorbed in what ofcom calls “media stacking” at least once a week. for tv viewers, the internet scanning is the most popular activity, but they are also calling friends on the phone or sending emails and texts. surprisingly, 12% claim to have listened to the radio with the television on, and 6% say they have watched another video in the meanwhile.47. according to the study by ofcom, family members nowadays _.a. care more about who holds the remote controlb. share the same programmes in the living roomc. watch better and more delicate television programmesd. enjoy tv together with various smaller screens on hand48. this years wimbledon mens tennis final is mentioned to indicate _.a. so many people worldwide are watching tvb. people like watching live matches on tvc. the great influence of media meshingd. the average number of microblogs49. which shows the phenomenon of “media stacking” in the last paragraph?a. people are watching tv while shopping online.b. people are watching a broadcast of a coronation.c. the internet makes people spend less time on tv.d. the internet enriches peoples television experience.50. the passage is written to _.a. describe the changes that connected devices bring to tv watchingb. report the comeback of the traditional living room scenec