北京市海淀区高三英语上学期期末考试试卷（含解析）.doc

2015年北京市海淀区高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（带解析）一、单选题（共15小题）1my normal monthly emails to and _ pen pals have disappeared with my tight schedule.ain bforcfrom dthrough2-have you heard about the shark attack accident at the seaworld show?-yeah, how horrible! a trainer _ in front of the audience.ahad been killed bhas been killedcwas killed dis killed3the subway line 16 _ in beijing is planned to open this year.abeing built bbuildingcbuilt dto build4this room isnt actually _ i wanted when i made my reservation.awhat bwherecwhich dwhether5my boss is very generous, and he is _ generous when we get a big order.avery bmost conly drather6the spread of the ebola virus in nigeria is believed _ by august, 2014.ato be controlled bto have been controlledcto control dto have controlled7we have an adviser on hand in this activity _ you have any worries or problems.awhen bnow thatcthough din case8-do i have to bring my camera tomorrow afternoon?-i think sowe _ the botanical garden then.awill be visiting bare visitingchave visited dvisit9-the zookeeper was really annoyed with me.- how could he have been if you _ stones at the animals?adidnt throw bdont throwchadnt thrown dhavent thrown10every monday, my english teacher would cheerfully ask me _ my weekend had been.athat bif cwhat dhow11with doubts _ through my mind, i felt it necessary to carry out a research.ato run bruncrunning dhaving run12-you seem busy these days-yesim writing a storyyou know, its really not easy to write _ with attractive plots.athisbonecitdthat13according to the latest bbc news, a five-year-old boy from england _ the youngest computer specialist in the worldabecame bbecomeschad become dhas become14the glorious moment would live in my mind _ our football team won the championship.awhen bwhere cthat dwhich15-tom, why dont we help our son work on his papers?-weve already done more than we _he is on his own this time.awould bshould ccould dmight二、完形填空（共1小题）16.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。he had a goit was a cool spring evening in melbourne, australiai drove to my boxing gym for a friday night training sessionafter 36 up, i started trainingthen i noticed a tall and slim young man walking through the doorsthere was something about him that caught my 37 .before long, i realized that he might have a mental illnesshaving volunteered for mental illness support groups, i really 38 his problems when i looked at him.he paid for the session, put on a pair of gloves and then started hitting the punching bagsi watched him from a 39 and wanted to help him to punch straighter and betterthen i felt it was best to leave that up to the trainer who was 40 watching him.after a few seconds of punching the bag, he stopped and started staring at the 41 the trainer went up to him and 42 to help himit was almost like he woke up from a dreamhe 43 eye contact with the ceiling at once.then the bell rang and it was the end of the round 44 rounds we are required to do five push-ups(俯卧撑), 45 all the boys that were training that night did five push-upshe 46 to complete his five push-upsthe bell sounded again and the next round beganhe punched the bags for a few seconds and then he 47 this time he was staring at the walls which were decorated with boxing posters.it was clear to me that he could not 48 for long.when i finished training, i decided to go up to him and offer him my helpi held the bag for him and asked him to punchhe 49 the bag a few times and then stopped again.i smiled at him and asked, “do you like boxing?”he replied with a very shy 50 on his face, “yes, boxing is alright.”what else could i do than 51 this man and his willingness to give it a go? most people put self-imposed(自我强加的) 52 on their lives and stop themselves from having a goi kept thinking about this man while admiring him for even turning up to a boxing gym, let alone training at what appeared to be his 53 .there are many lessons to learn from this manwhat i 54 admired about this man was that he had a go! that is what 55 ordinariness from greatness.so what will you have a go at?36.alifting brunning cwarming dgoing37.aheart battention cbreath dimagination38.aexperienced bmentioned covercame dunderstood39.adistance bbox cposter dscreen40.astill beven calso dever41.abags bwalls cceiling dtrainer42.aoffered bpromised cseemed dplanned43.amade bbroke ckept davoided44.abefore bthrough cduring dbetween45.afor bbut cor dso46.astruggled bpreferred crefused ddecided47.aslowed bstopped ccontinued dhesitated48.astand bstay cconcentrate dremember49.ahit bfelt cgrasped dwatched50.aview blook csight dscene51.aaccept bappreciatecmotivate dnotice52.atargets bburdens climitations dminds53.aworst bfullest cgreatest dhardest54.areally bhardly cmerely dnearly55.aprevents bprotects ctransforms dseparates三、阅读理解（共4小题）17. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项 summer is slipping away from mesome days, it makes me want to cryother days, i feel a sense of expectation within me just thinking about fall that makes me want to bursttonight, all five of us were in the family room doing our own things.at this moment, my littlest kid is my number one trouble and my number one joyhe has a tooth on the way and although its such a tiny thing, its causing so much griefim holding him a lot and im not going to liei live for his afternoon nap(小睡) so im able to actually get dressed and use the restroom.the big e is starting school soonthe other day, i found myself a bit depressed about the end of summer and the beginning of another school yeari looked out of our front window with eyes that were heavy and a bit tearythen, i suddenly realized just how silly this end of summer depression of mine isi cant change timebut, i can change my emotions and my thoughtsi decided not to spend my final days of summer vacation walking around with a sad facei decided to hug the last few days of summer and remind myself that before i know it, we will be back in our school routine and all will go well.this week we plan on meeting teachersim taking my girl to have her nails done before her first day of kindergartenwe want to bake a few dozen cookieswell take our evening walks as usual and stay up lateand last but not least, ill get school clothes ready, ill pack lunches and write lunch notes, well read “the kissing hand,” like we normally do, and ill tuck(掖好被子) my third grader and kindergartener in their little beds before the big first day.thank you summer, youve been warm and wonderful, youve been sweet and sticky, youve been refreshing and exactly what we needand your sunsets have been amazing, so thank you1according to paragraph 1, the author _. afeels excited bhas mixed feelings cfeels worried dhas bad feelings2how will the author spend the final days of the summer vacation? alive a simple life. bstay at home and relax herself. ctreasure the vacation.dwalk around with a depressed face.3from the passage, we can learn that the author _. ais fond of reading novels bhas two annoying children coften takes evening walks dhas no time to get dressed18.ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, youve completely forgotten what you went for? or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? for years weve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of ageing as wrinkles and grey hairbut now a new book suggests that weve got it all wrong.according to the secret life of the grown-up brain, by science writer barbara strauch, when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with agein fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60smuch later than previously thought. furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we retain them, and even produce new ones well into middle agefor years its been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with agebut the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise.this continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven yearsit has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive(认知的) tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20sspecifically, older people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving.where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speedhow fast you can push a button when orderedhowever, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyondin short, researchers are now coming up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age.neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with ageinga recent us study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotionsit is thought that when were younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older weve learned our lessons and are sub-consciously aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy1barbara strauch probably agrees that _athe young are better at handling important thingsbpeoples brains work best between their 40s and 60scageing leads to the decline of the function of the braindwrinkles and grey hair are the only symbols of ageing2the continuing research has found older people perform better on _ .avocabulary tests bnumber ability cperceptual speed dbody balance3people are happier with age because _.athey learn to value the time leftbthey know how to share feelingscthey cannot focus on negative aspectsdthey do not realize the possible dangers4what is the main idea of the passage? apeople get wiser with age bpeople get more forgetful with age cpeople get happier with age dpeople get more self-aware with age19.everyone procrastinatesweputthingsoffbecausewedontwanttodothem,orbecausewehavetoomanyotherthingsonourplatesputtingthingsoffbigorsmallispartofbeing human.but procrastination does have consequenceswhen your procrastination leaves you feeling discouraged, it is time to take action, and one of the best ways to get rid of it is to make an un-schedule.an un-schedule is a weekly calendar of all the ways in which your time is already accounted foryou consider not only your timed commitments such as classes and meetings, but also your untimed activities such as meals, exercise, time with friends, and the likeonce you have made your un-schedule, you may be able to see your time is often filled with more activities than you realize, for instance, that you really dont have five hours to spend writing on the night before your paper is dueprocrastinators views of time tend to be unrealistic, and the un-schedule can help you outline a realistic planby planning accordingly, you will not only get a better nights sleep, you may also end up with a better paperthe un-schedule might also be a good way to get started on a larger project, such as a term paper or an honors paperyou may think that you have “all semester” to get the writing done, but if you really map out how much time you have available to write on a daily and weekly basis, you will see that you need to get started sooner, rather than laterin addition, the un-schedule may reveal especially busy weeks or months, which will help you budget time for long-term projects.perhaps most importantly, the un-schedule can help you examine how you spend your timeyou may be surprised at how much time you spend watching television, and decide to make a changeits especially important that you build time for fun activities into your un-scheduleotherwise, you will procrastinate in order to steal time for relaxation.you can also use the un-schedule to record your progress towards your goalreward yourself for your small successesseeing what youve achieved will help reinforce（强化）the productive behavior, and you will feel more motivated in the following process.as you explore ways to conquer procrastination, dont expect overnight transformationyou developed the habit over a long time; you arent going to stop magicallybut you can change the behavior, bit by bitif you start to make an un-schedule now, you will eventually develop new habits1from paragraph 2, we can know that procrastinators _. ausually have sleeping problems btend to be unrealistic in daily lifecspend more time in doing exercise doften fail to notice untimed activities2which of the following statements best reflects an un-schedule? a“now i have more time for fun.” b“i can start my big project later.” c“ill treat myself to a movie for my progress.” d“im going to have more time to finish my paper.”3according to the writer, people need to make an un-schedule because of their _ainterests in doing things differentlybdetermination to try out new thingscinability to manage time properlydlack of concentration on a project4the author writes the passage to _.ashow concerns boffer suggestionscexpress dissatisfaction dmake comments20. i watch documentaries, not moviesi read history books, not fictioni use every free moment to accomplish one of the tasks on my never-ending checklist, and i am completely filled with thoughts of productivityan hour sleeping is an hour wastedand like the rest of 21st century america, i like itbut this fixation on productivity is increasingly destroying character and transforming men into robots.new york times columnist david brooks warned american university students of this cultural decline in a speech“we cut off all things spiritual and emotional in a competitive urge to stand out”, he said, “the pressure to succeed professionally, to acquire skills, to do the things you need to do to succeed in an information age economy really became the overwhelming（难以应付的） pressures, and it sort of eclipses the thinking about character and morality.”many students happily go to college, viewing it as a next step on their rise to professional achievementforcing as many success-building activities into their schedules as they can, they enjoy keeping busy with little sleep“todays outstanding kids are likely to spend their afternoons and weekends shuttling from one skill-improving activity to the next,” brooks wrote in an article, “we fear failure more than we desire success.”a century ago, college was about character buildingtoday, our characters are in declinewe are experts on economics, material things and professional skillswe fail to discuss and understand relationships, emotions and all things spiritualphilosopher karl popper divided the world into two categories: clocks and cloudsclock problems are those that can be taken apart, examined and solved through deductive reasoning（演绎推理）clouds cannot be taken apartcloud problems represent whole systems that need to be understood in a different way.“when we have a cloud problem, we try to turn it into a clock problem,” brooks saidand in a reason-centered culture, adding titles to ones resume becomes a trendat american university, 85 percent of seniors (and 89 percent of business majors) graduate with at least one practical experience which is often helpful to a students future career, but can sometimes draw focus away from academics.to prevent the death of mans character, brooks urges rediscovering our human natures through falling in loveand by love he means love for a task, job, or another person“synchronicity is key to happiness,” he saidrather than crazily increasing our long lists of accomplishments, we need to lose ourselves in what we do, and success will come on its own.1from paragraph 1, we can learn that people _.aare controlled by time bare keen on reading bookscare changing their characters dare eager to achieve more2in paragraph 2, the underlined word “eclipses” means _.adeletes bweakens cworsens demphasizes3the last paragraph mainly tells us that _alove is more important than focusbthe focus on human natures countscmore work contributes to happinessdsuccess comes from devotion to work4the purpose of this passage is to _. abring awareness to character building bstress the importance of productivity cwarn about the pressure to seek success dcriticize students desire for achievements四、信息匹配（共1小题）21.根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。weighing the optionsmaking decisions when shopping is often a tough calleven if