2014届吉安市白鹭洲中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案.doc

白鹭洲中学2013-2014学年上学期高三年级期中考试英语试卷命题人： 刘思思 董宏翔 审题人：吴丽 考生注意：1. 本试卷设试卷、卷和答题卡纸三部分，试卷所有答题都必须写在答题纸上。2. 答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。3. 考试时间为120分钟，试卷满分为150分。第卷 （共三部分，满分为115分）第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）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 are they probably doing?A. Running B. Working C. Climbing a hill2. Whats the mans attitude towards the news?A. He is against it. B. He agrees on it. C. He doesnt mind it.3. How many students didnt take the test?A. Eighteen. B. Nineteen. C. Twenty-three.4. Where are the two speakers probably?A. On a beach. B. At a police station. C. At the womans house.5. What does Cathy like to do?A. Do the weeding. B. Cut the grass. C. Take care of the flowers.第二节（15小题每小题1.5分，满分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，从每题所给的A, B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. When will they have a football match?A. On Saturday evening. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Sunday afternoon.7. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Protect his feet. B. Have a good rest. C. Do more practice.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Who is probably the woman?A. Dr. Lins assistant. B. The mans boss. C. The mans wife.9. How old is the man?A.24 years old. B. 35 years old. C. 78 years old.10. What is wrong with the man?A. He has a headache. B. He has a toothache. C. He has a stomachache.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What did Jim do?A. An engineer. B. A teacher. C. A computer programmer.12. When did the woman get married?A. Last year. B. Two years ago C. Three years ago.13. What does Gerry look like?A. He has a beard. B. He wears glasses. C. He has black hair.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a coffee bar. B. At Mr. Smiths. C. At the womans house.15. How long will the party probably last?A. For four hours B. For five hours. C. For six hours.16. What do we know about Mr. Smith?A. He is troublesome. B. He is usually free. C. He needs some help.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What kind of job does Bill offer?A. A director. B. Some assistants. C. Some full-time actors.18. What dont people need to write down?A. Their address. B. Their phone number. C. Their special skills.19. When will Bill have the next meeting?A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday. C. Next Tuesday.20. What is Bill going to do when the sheet is being passed?A.Have a rest. B. Set up the lights. C. Answer some questions.第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45）第一节 单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15）21. Smith asked you to repeat phone number second time so that he could set it down. A. the; the B. a; the C. an; a D. the; a22. You have been working for hours. Its no_ you are exhausted. Why not take a rest?A. doubt B. wonder C. need D. sense23. In China, the number of cities is increasing _development is recognized across the world. A. whichB. whoseC. whereD. that24. The split between humans and apes is believed by scientists_15 to 20 million years ago.A. to be occurringB. having occurredC. to have occurredD. to occur25. The Voice of China is such a popular program with viewers has produced many a music-lover.A. who B. that C. where D. as26. The government has decided to give preference to those environmently-friendly business and companies in all aspects in _ of sustainable development.A. caseB. termsC. honorD. concerns 27. it rain tomorrow, we would have to call off the hike.A. Will B. Would C. Should D. Were 28. It was a matter of_ would take the position.A. who B. whoeverC. whomD. whomever29. _ unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former. A. Before B. WhereC. Unless D. Until30. Dad, I was just wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I _ next week.A. got paidB. have paidC. get paidD. had been paid31. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often _ rather than based on fixed criteria. A. arbitrary B. conscious C. appropriate D. controversial32. John, I didnt ask for the dictionary. Why _ on my desk? Oh, I put it there just now in case you needed while writing your composition.A. had it landedB. does it landC. will it landD. has it landed33. Entering the bookstore, I noticed a girl _ against the window, with her eyes_ on her book in hand.A. leaning; fixedB. leaned; fixingC. leaned; fixedD. leaning; fixing34. After that, he knew he could _ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability.A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across35. Hurry up, I think its going to rain. _ . The skies are dark and cloudy.A. Not really. B. I guess so. C. Why not? D. How great!第二节 完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30） Most glasses help people see better, but a new invention from Japan may soon improve language skills and 36 language barriers instead.High-tech Company NEC has 37 a device that it says will 38 users to communicate with people of different 39 .Shaped like a pair of eyeglasses 40 without the lenses(镜片), the computer-assisted Tele Scouter would 41 a picture-forming device to present almost real-time translations directly onto the 42 retina（视网膜）. The text, provided 43 through voice recognition and 44 programs, would effectively provide movie-like “subtitles” (字幕)during a conversation between two people 45 the glasses.“You can keep the 46 flowing,” NEC market development official Takayuki Omino told reporters at Tokyo exposition 47 the device was on display. “This could also be used for talks 48 with secret information,” says Omino, 49 that there would be no need for translators.Each users 50 words would be 51 by microphone, translated, and be instantly 52 for conversation partners in 53 visual texts and as audio delivered through headphones.Users can still see their conversation partners face because the text is 54 onto only part of the retinathe first time such technology is used in a commercial product, according to NEC.The company plans to put the Tele Scouter in Japan in November next year, 55 at the beginning without the translation mode.36. A. cut off B. cut up C. cut inD. cut down 37. A. come across B. come up withC. come throughD. come down38. A. allow B. promiseC. forceD. leave39. A. backgroundsB. culturesC. languagesD. customs 40. A. soB. orC. butD. while41. A. admitB. adopt C. agreeD. adapt42. A. designersB. translatorsC. producersD. users43. A. instantlyB. strangelyC. suddenlyD. slowly44. A. admissionB. translationC. preparationD. permission45. A. bearingB. carryingC. wearing D. taking46. A. discussionB. argumentC. conversationD. translation47. A. whereB. whichC. whyD. how48. A. connectedB. satisfiedC. joinedD. covered49. A. stating B. noticingC. realizingD. criticizing50. A. spoken B. imaginedC. writtenD. expected51. A. made upB. picked upC. turned upD. brought up52. A. agreeableB. acceptableC. believableD. available53. A. eitherB. neitherC. noneD. both 54. A. placedB. gotC. passed D. knocked55. A. thereforeB. althoughC. however D. while第三部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)AAn Israeli law banning too skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 18.5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 58tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders,” said physician Adatto. “Underweight models,” he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny.”But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think its an approach that isnt going to work.” Said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said. “I realized that only legislation can change the situation. There was no time to waste, so many girls were dieting to death.” However, the efforts to regulate models weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in significant changes in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.Still, folks including Ice say theres no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I dont believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder,” she says. “Its a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal.”56. What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to?A. A measure of body health based on height and weight.B. A worldwide prize for the healthiest model.C. A new show held by those skinny models.D. A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders.57. One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is _.A. to change the working conditions of modelsB. to lower the chance of skinny models deathC. to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness D. to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders58. In the opinion of the critics, the law wont succeed because .A. it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit.B. it doesnt provide a proper approach that can work well.C. it doesnt create a healthy working environment for models. D. the fashion industry is much too influential.59. What caused Adatto to think that a law was needed to change the situation?A. Meeting an ambitious but too skinny model.B. Establishing his fashion model agent.C. Being interviewed by a reporter.D. Seeing a model die from eating disorders.60. According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is .A. practical B. controversial C. acceptable D. reasonableBI was brought up in the British, stiff upper lip style. Strong feelings arent something you display in public. So, you can imagine that I was unprepared for the outpouring of public grief(悲伤) at a Chinese funeral.My editorial team leader died recently after a short illness. He was 31. The news was so unexpected that it left us all shocked and upset. A female colleague burst into tears and cried piteously at her desk. Somehow we got through the days work. The next day was the funeral. Our big boss stepped forward to deliver a eulogy and was soon in tears. She carried on, in Chinese of course, but at the end said in English: There will be no more deadlines for you in heaven. Next came a long-term colleague who also dissolved in tears but carried on with her speech despite being almost overcome by emotion. Then a close friend of the dead man paid tribute(哀悼), weeping openly as he spoke. Sorrow is spreading. Me and women were now sobbing uncontrollably. Finally, the mans mother, supported between two women, addressed her son in his coffin. At one point, the mother almost collapsed and had to be held up. We were invited to step forward to each lay a white rose on the casket. Our dead colleague looked as if he was taking a nap. At the end of the service I walked away from the funeral parlor stunned at the outpouring of emotion. In the UK, families grieve privately and then try to hold it together and not break down at a funeral. Here in China it would seem that grieving is a public affair. It strikes me that it is more cathartic to cry your eyes out than try to keep it bottled up for fear of embarrassment, which is what many of us do in the West. Afterwards, a Chinese colleague told me that the lamenting at the funeral had been restrained(克制) by Chinese standards. In some rural areas, she said, people used to be paid to mourn noisily. This struck me like something out of novel by Charles Dickens. But we have all seen on TV scenes of grief-stricken people in Gaza and the West Bank, in Afghanistan, Iraq and the relatives of victims of terrorist bombings around the world. Chinese grief is no different. I realized that its the reserved British way of mourning that is out of step with the rest of the world. It was our newspapers production day. We were bussed back to the office to resume work. No more deadlines for our former colleague, but we had to pull together to put the newspaper to print. The boss invited the team to go out for dinner after work. We relaxed, smiled, joked. There was no mention of the funeral or our poor colleague. Enough sorrow had been shed already. We needed a break.61. The underlined words “stiff upper lip style” in Paragraph 1 mean “_”.Acold-blooded Bwarm-hearted Clight-hearted Dself-controlled 62. At the funeral, _. A. five individuals made speechesB. the bosss speech was best thought ofC. the writer was astonished by the sceneD. everyone was crying out loudly63. According to the writer, people in the West _. A. are not willing to be sad for the deadB. cry their eyes out at the public funeral C. prefer to control their sadness in publicD. have better way to express sadness64. It is implied that _. A. Chinese express their sadness quite unlike other peoplesB. the English might cry noisily for the dead in Dickens timeC. victims of terrorist bombings should be greatly honoredD. English funeral culture is more civilized than the others65. This passage talks mainly about_. A. an editors death B. bad funeral customsC.cultural differences D. western ways of grief CIts common for parents to feel emotional when the moment comes for their child to leave home and go to university. Even parents who dont speak about the event are likely to feel a sense of sadness because its the end of an era where you and your family were at the centre of your childs world. As a parent youll probably continue to support your child in different ways, but the main job of raising your child is over. Its a huge change for everyone involved. There are a few things that you can do to make the transition easier. Plan carefully for your childs departure and think about how you can help. Many parents take their child to university for the first time. If you decide to do that, be ready to feel a real wrench when the time comes to say goodbye. Your child will probably be as nervous as you are about the moment when you finally say goodbye but that might not show!Be positive and cheerful about the choice your child has made to continue studying, and plan to leave once youve unpacked the car and looked around your childs new living accommodations. If you can, save your tears for the car youll make things easier on your child and yourself. The more youve invested in being a parent, the more youll feel a sense of loss, so the sadness you feel now is a sign that youve been a good mom or dad. Remind yourself that parenting is all about raising an independent and confident child who functions well without you. If your child quickly settles and starts enjoying himself, you should congratulate yourself. Its also only fair to allow yourself some time to grieve(悲痛). Dont expect to pick yourself up and move on straight away. But you may decide to find a hobby or sport to fill your extra time. Perhaps youve always wanted to learn a new language, go to yoga classes or take up swimming. You may decide to spend more time with family and close friends, who are likely to be feeling the absence of your child as well. Agree on the best approach to staying in touch before your child leaves, and stick to your agreement. Try not to panic if your child doesnt respond immediately remember, theyre starting a new and busy life.66. Why do parents feel sad when their child leaves home for college? A. Because the absence of their child makes them feel lonely. B. Because their children will start a new life in college. C. Because they are no longer the main focus of their childrens life. D. Because it means the end of love between parents and their child.67. The underlined word “wrench” in Paragraph 2 means a feeling of _. A. sorrow B. regret C. anger D. love68. What does good parenting consist of? A. Supporting your child in different ways all the time. B. Congratulating yourself when your child goes to college. C. Investing as much as possible in the growth of your child. D. Preparing your child to stand on their own feet in the future.69. Whats NOT advised as the way to recover from your childs departure? A. Staying in touch with your child. B. Learning a new language. C. Spending more time with close friends.D. Developing a new hobby or sport.70. What would be an appropriate t