福建厦门厦门双十中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题

1、福建省厦门市厦门双十中学2015届高三英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题共105分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分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1O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。C. 9 9.15.C Help the woman C. A place of living .C At homeC. Play basketball.C

2、Monday例：How much is the shirt?A. 1 9.15.B, 9.18.What does the man want to do?A Take photosB Buy a cameraWhat are the speakers talking about?A. A noisy night .B. Their life in town .Where is the man now ?A On his wayB In a restaurantA Find a playerB Watch a gameVI mat will Celia do?What day is it whe

3、n the conversation takes place?A SaturdayB Sunday第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分l5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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独自前，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6、7题。What is Sarah going to do?A Buy John a giftB Give John a surpriseC Invite John to France What doe

4、s the man think of Sarah s plan?A FunnyB ExcitingC Strange听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?A She has to give up her travel pan B She wants to visit another city C. She needs to put off her test .What does Diana want Peter to do?A Help her with her study.B Take a book to her friend C

5、Teach a geography lesson 听第8段材料，回答第1O至12题。Why does the man call the woman?A. To tell her about her new job . B. To ask about her job program . C. To plan a meeting with her .Who needs a new flat?高三（上）英语期末试卷第l页 共12页A. Alex.B. Andrea .C. Miranda .Where is the woman now?A In BaltimoreB In New YorkC In

6、Avon听第9段材料，回答第l3至l6题。What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?A Where the restaurant is B Whether the prices are low C How well the food is prepared 14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?A After he came back to Sweden B Before he went to the United States C As soon

7、as he got his first job in 1 982 What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?A Talk to people in the street B Speak to taxi drivers C Ask hotel clerks what do we know about Jan?A He cooks for a restaurant B He travels a lot for his work C He prefers American food 听第lO段材料，回答第17至20题。What do we know abou

8、t the Plaza Leon?A. It s a new building .B. It s a small town .C. It s public place.When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?A Saturday nightsB Sunday afternoons C Fridays and SaturdaysWhich street is known for its food shops and markets?A Via del Mar Street B Fernando Street C Hern

9、andes StreetWhy does the speaker like Horatio Street best?A It has an old stone surface B It is named after a writer C It has a famous university 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共1 5小题，每小题1分，？茜分1 5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。一 Are you going to take part in the speech contest? It s too

10、good an opportunity to miss .A. No way!B. That s fore sure. C. Why me ?D. Why bother?When Jane began to take a swimming lesson , her main was the fear of water .A giftB crisisC. dangerD obstacleSomeone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely toA getB turnC. makeD growTeenagers their hea

11、lth because they play computer games too much .A. have damaged B. will damageC. damagedD. are damagingGun control is a subject Americans have argued for a long time.A. about whichB. of whichC. with whichD.into whichLeonardo da Vinci （1452 1519）birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of set

12、ting them free .高三（上）英语期末试卷第2页 共12页A. is said to be buyingB. has said to have boughtC. had said to buyD. is said to have boughtIt was said was all he said.A. that that ; whatB. that that ; thatC. which it; that D. that what; thatSome parents are just too protective . They want to their kids from eve

13、ry kind of danger ,realor imagined .A. spotB. shelterC. dismissD. distinguishYou pay too much attention to your reading skill , as it is so important .A.mustB.shouldC. cannotD.needntunemployment and crime are high , it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former .A.BeforeB.UnlessC. WhereD.Un

14、tilI am always delighted when I receive an email from you .to attend .A. With regard toB. In response toC. In view of D. On account ofIm glad 1 went over all my notes ; otherwise.A. I d have failedB. Id failC. I may have failed D . Ill have failed .Generally ,students inner motivation with high expe

15、ctations from others essential to theidevelopment .A. wasB. wereC. isD. areIn those days, our_concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food andA. pessimisticB. primaryC. permanentD. constantI m sure you d rather she went to school by bus , ?A. hadnt youB. didn t sheC. ar

16、en t I D. wouldnt you第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分） Make the Most of What You Have GotFor Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born . When Nick arrived into this world , he 36 everyone . He was not like the other babies And it was 37 obvious to his parents and to the docto

17、rs in the hospital . There was no 38 or answers for his condition . Nick was born without any Limbs that is , he was born without any al ms or legs . But despite being physically 39 he was mentally _40_ and the rest of his body was functioning fine . 41 he had loving parents , Nick would find school

18、 hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of l0 , he considered 42 his life by drowning himself in a bathtub . These dark thoughts were 43 by his negative attitude tobeing disabled and at the time , he thought that he would never be able to do 44 by himse

19、lf,that he wouldnever have a job and that he would always have to 45 on his parents for help .Nick was wrong .高三（上）英语期末试卷第3页 共12页As an adult, Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational 46 which focus on life with a disability ,hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. H

20、e 47 so many people with the story of his life, how he has 48 so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day Despite having no arms or legs , Nick lives 49 , even finding ways to do almost 50 things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming . He has to work harder than a f

21、ull bodied person and he achieves his goals.At the first impression , you may look at Nick and feel 51 .You may feel sad that this marl has no armsor legs and you might feel his 52 and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult.But We should53 Nick, as he is extremely positive and he get

22、s on with life . He 54 every day and makes the best of whathe has： a positive attitude , a creative mind and a powerful 55 . He also has a very kind and very beautifulwife and they are truly happy and in love .36. A. shockedB pleasedC inspiredD accepted37 A nervouslyB painfullyC hopefullyD cautiousl

23、y38 A surpriseB worryC explanationD apology39 A activeB sickC disabledD abused40 A disturbedB challengedC calmD normal41 A SinceB. IfC AlthoughD Unless42 A changingB endingC riskingD sharing43 A expressedB collectedC givenD driven44. A. somethingB nothingD anything45. A. callB relyD look 46. A. 1ess

24、onsB poemsD posters47. A. convincesB touchesD judges48. A. facedB createdD overcome49. A. independentlyB comfortably50 A impossibleB dangerousD regretful51 A painB guiltD pity 52 A annoyanceB selfishnessD confidence53. A. encourageB admireD correct54 A criesB shoutsD struggles55 A voiceB bodyD posit

25、ion 第三部分：阅读理解件t 20小题，每题2分，满分阅读卜列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、选项。C. everythingC. cheatC. speechesC. puzzlesC. metC. hopelesslyD. lonelyC crazyC panicC courageC. comfortC smilesC family40分）B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳books, but my bookshelves told a different阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AI used to thin

26、k Of myself as a person learned in books, but my bookshelves told a different story. Apart from a few Indian novels and an Australian book , my literature collection only consisted of British and American titles.Worse still, I couldnt ever find anything in translation . My reading was limited to sto

27、ries by English-speaking高三（上）英语期末试卷第4页 共12页authors.SO, at the start of 2012 , I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every countryin a year tofind out what 1 was missing .With no idea where to get those books , 1 was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on theshelv

28、es of my local bookshop ,so I decided to ask the readers all over the world for help .I created a blog calledAYear of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.The response was amazing. People all over the world were getting in touch with me , off

29、ering ideas and booklists. Some posted me books from their home countries . In addition , several writers , like Turkmenistan s AkWelsapar and Panama s Juan David Morgan , sent me unpublished translations of their novels , giving me a rare opportunity to read works unavailable in Britain . Even with

30、 such an extraordinary team of bibliophiles（爱书者） behind me ,however ,sourcing books was no easy task .With translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the UK , getting English versions of stories was tricky .One by one, the books from the countries on the list fille

31、d my heart with laughter ,love, anger ,hope and fear.Lands that had once seemed exotic and remote became close and familiar to me . At its best , I learned ， reading makes the world real .The author realized she was not a learned person when she foundA. she could do nothing but read booksB she had n

32、ever been to IndianD she could only read simpleB the readers were unwilling toD. the writers didn , t want toB. thankful and pitifulD. satisfied and rewardedand AustralianC. she didn t have any translated books English storiesWhat was the challenge the author set for herself7A. Reading books from ne

33、arly 200 countries in a year .B Creating a blog to offer help to other readersC Looking for publications to publish her own booksD Giving some suggestions on learning EnglishIt was not easy to find the books mainly becauseA. there were too few translations in the UK offer helpC. the author had no ti

34、me and no chance to do it publish their booksWe can infer that by reading the books from other countries , the author feelsA. bored and regretful C. calm and peacefulThe adder（蛭蛇）is the only poisonous snake native to Britain . Adders have the most highlydevelopedpoison injecting mechanism of all sna

35、kes , but they are not aggressive animals.Adders will only use their poison asa last means of defence , usually if caught or trodden on .No one has died from adder bites in Britain for over 20years. BV far the most common snake in Britain is the adder . In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snake

36、s at a11.The adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous bite . It can be found almost anywhere . but it prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country ,including high lands . In Ireland there are no snakes at a11 .Most people regard snake bites as a fatal（致命的）misfortune , but not all bite

37、s are serious , and very few are fatal Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself ,with amateurs heroically ,but mistakenly ,trying do ityourself surgery and other unnecessary measures .All snakes have small teeth , so it follows the tall snakes can

38、bite , but only the bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them . The adder will attack only if it feels threatened , as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally,or if高三（上）英语期末试卷第

39、5页 共12页You try to catch it or pick it up,which it dislikes intensely .If it hears You coming ,it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can , but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving . if you are , very close.The effect of a bite varies considerably . it depends up

40、on several things, one of which is the body-weight ofThe person bitten .The heavier the person is, the less harmful the bite is likely to be ,Which is why children suffer far more seriously form snake bites in Britain ， and people think these bites can make some people very ill ,andthere are probabl

41、y . just as many cases of bites having little or no effect , as there are of serious illness。What does the underlined phrase trodden on in the first paragraph probably mean?A. found outB. heard fromWhere are adders to be found?In many parts of Britain and Ireland .C. In rich and productive fields in

42、 Scotland.C. stepped onD. robbed ofOn wild land throughout BritainD. Everywhere in Britain except Scotland.What should you do if you are with someone who is bitten by an adder?A. Catch the biting adder at once .B. Don t Worry about me bitten personC Dont try to treat the bite by yourselfD Operate on

43、 the person as soon as possible63. The largest outbreak of the deadly diseasePoisonous SnakesC. Take Care of Snake BitesAdders in BritainD. Protect Endangered AddersCThe largest outbreak of the deadly disease Ebola（埃博拉）Was caused by an infected bat biting a baby ,say agroup of international research

44、ers.The 17-strong team of European and African tropical disease researchers ,ecologists and anthropologists（人类学家）have spent three weeks investigating the outbreak of the disease in Guinea ,Liberia ,Ivory Coast andNigeria.The researchers caught the bats and other creatures near the village of Meliand

45、oua in remote eastern Guinea,Where the present epidemic（ 流行病）began in December 2013.The boy was bitten and passed the infection on tohis mother and both were dead within a week .The disease was then spread far and wide by mourners who came tothe funeral .Scientists have long believed that bats are t

46、he main carriers for the disease but it is rare for them to pass it on to man ,Most of the previous outbreaks have been caused by meat from dead infected animals collected by hunterswho then sell it on . Fruit bats however ,are widely eaten in rural west Africa-either smoked ,grilled（烤）o门n a spicy s

47、oup.Initial research believed that a new strain（ 类型）of Ebola had appeared in west Africa but according to HerrLeendertz ,the strain of the disease is one related to as Zaire Ebola ,identified more than 10 years ago in theCongo .Herr Leendertz, team believe that an infected straw-colored fruit bat br

48、ought the disease to Guinea .Themammals are known to travel long distances and usually settle in forests near cities .More than 1,300 people have died in the current epidemic, many in Liberia .Herr Leendertz said: We spentEight days in Meliandoua .They told us they regularly catch bats ,like every o

49、ther village in Guenea ,Sierra Leoneand Liberia .The evidence is not 100 percent and usually settle in forests near cities.”They can travel far in one night .I don t think an individual bat or colony（ 群体）migrated all the way fromCongo or Gabon to west Africa . These big colonies are connected .There

50、 is a possibility for the virus to mixbetween colonies . The bats share the same fruit .It is likely not to have even been one species of bat .The virus高三（上）英语期末试卷第6页 共12页may jump from one species to another.”If the bat theory is confirmed ,locals would try to destroy the colonies ,which would be an

51、 ecological disaster because bats pollinate plants and consume insects ,and bat hunts would also only increase human contactwith potentially infected animals ”, says Herr Lrrnfrtyz.The present epidemic of Ebola began in.A. LiberiaB. GuineaC. NigeriaD. CongoAccording to the passage , we can learnthe

52、first victim of present Ebola was a baby from Liberiathe research thought the new strain of Ebola must have appeared in west AfricaZaire Eb01a virus ever identified in Congo might be the strain of this outbreakmore than 1300 people in Liberia have died in the current epidemicThe possible reason for

53、the outbreak of Ebola in December of 2013 was that.human beings ate meat from dead infected animalsthe birds spread the virus to human beingsa boy bitten by an infected bat spread the diseasethe species spread the virus from one to another1f the bat theory is confirmed , we may find in AfricaA the f

54、ruit bats can be seen everywhere as usualB there is a chance that the ecosystem Will lose its balanceC. it, s easy to find the smoked and grilled fruit batsD Ebo1a epidemic will be controlled after bats are wiped outDBad news travels fast when you watch the evening news or read the morning papers ,i

55、t seems that things that get the most coverage are all tragedies like wars .earthquakes ,floods ,fires and murders.This is the classic rule for mass media . They want your eyeballs and dont care how you re feeling , “JonahBerger ,a psychologist at University of Pennsyvania told The New York Times .B

56、ut with social media getting increasingly popular .information is now being spread in different spread ways ,and researchers are discovering new rules-good news can actually spread faster and farther and farther than disasters and other sad stories .Berger and his colleague Katherine Milkman looked

57、at thousands of articles on The New York Times websiteAnd analyzed the most e-mailed list for six months .One of his findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list .Those stories aroused feelings of awe （ 敬畏）and made the readers want to share this poisitive

58、emotion with others .Besides science stories .readers were also found to be likely to share articles that were exciting or funny .The more positive an article was ,the more likely it was to be shared ,“Berger wrote in his newbook . Forexample, stories about newcomers falling in love with New York ci

59、ty”, he writes ,“tended。beshared more thanthe death of a popular zookeeper.”But does all this good news actually make the audience feel better ? Not necessarily .According to a study by researchers at Harvard University ,people tend to say more positive things aboutThemselves when they re talking to

60、 a bigger audience , rather than just one person ,which helps explain all thePerfect vacations that keep showing up on microblogs .This ,researchers found ,makes people think that life isUnfair and that they re less happy than their friends.高三（上）英语期末试卷第7页 共12页But no worries .There s a quick and easy