福建省廈門二中高三上學期期中考試英語試題及答案

1、廈門二中2014-2015學年度第一學期 高三 年段 英語 科期中試題卷命卷老師 陳金榮 審閱老師 沈媛婷 本試卷分為第卷（選擇題）和第卷（非選擇題）兩部分.共150分，考試時間120分鐘.第i卷（三部分，共105分）第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分） 第一節(jié) （共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1what would the woman like to do? ado past-time work

2、btravel alone clearn to drive2where does the conversation most probably take place? aat a coffee barbat home cat cappuccino3how much does the man pay? a15 centsb50 cents c100 cents4why is the man calling? ato book a table bto cancel the reservation cto postpone the reservation5what does the woman wa

3、nt to do?ato open an accountbto exchange moneycto cash a cheque第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下而5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c一個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時剛閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時問。每段對話讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6who was the last to get the passport?adominickbpaulcjoy7how will they travel ?aby planebby

4、 carcby train聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題，8what are the speakers mainly talking about?aa movieba personciqeq9what is the mans opinion?aeq can hardly get improvedbiq always weighs more than eqceq is the deciding factor in success10what is the woman?aa studentba psychologistca teacher聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11where are t

5、he speakers? ain the parking lotbat the countercat the restaurant12when will they probably go to epcot?aafter lunchbat nightcright now13what are they going to do first? ahave lunchbget checked incride the roller coaster聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14how does the man feel?aexcitedbupsetccalm15what do we know abo

6、ut the man?ahe likes the job because of frequent travelbhe receives a job offer from mercedesbenzche values salary more than working experience16why does the man take english courses?aenglish is the companys working languagebhis manager asks him to do soche may travel to foreign countries聽第10段材料，回答第

7、17至20題。17when does the woman usually visit her grandparents?aon friday morningbon saturday morningcon saturday afternoon18what is the favorite part of the festival to the woman? areceiving presentsbhunting for eggs cdyeing eggs19what is the probable relationship between the speakers?aclassmatesb tou

8、rist and guidecteacher and student20what will the man probably do during the holiday?astay in the dorm reading a huge bookbhang out with other international studentscjoin the womans family for the festival第二部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）21. your failure in the final exam is due to t

9、he fact that you didnt _ enough importance to your english.aattendbattack cattach dobtain22. his new car, _ he paid 7,000pounds, has already had to be repaired. a. on which b. on that c. for that d. for which23. i broke my relationship with john because he always found _ with me. a. error b. mistake

10、 c. fault d. failure24. it is required in the library regulations that any book borrowed _ by due time, or the borrower will be fined. a. return b. be returned c. returns d. is returned25. his uncle went abroad in 2010, and _since.a. has not been heard of b. had not been heard of c. had not heard of

11、 d. has not heard of26. _ i cant fully understand what his music conveys, his performance is quite impressive.a. asb. sincec. ifd. while27. the manager put up a notice to keep the staff _of what to do this weekainform binforming cinformed dto inform28.how could you _ such a fantastic job when you ha

12、ve been out of work for months?a. turn off b. turn in c. turn down d. turn to 29. it doesnt matter how many times you fail；_ matters is how many times you stand up and try againawhich bthat cwho dwhat30so long a way _ to go that we started out at 6:00 in the morning. a. we haveb. do we havec. we had

13、d. did we have31. the job is not very rewarding _ money, but he is getting valuable experience from it. a. in memory of b. in terms of c. in charge of d. in search of32. what on earth do you want?i just want a common sports coatnothing _.afancy bamazing cinformal dvaluable33. the cultural background

14、 of china is totally different from _ of the us.aone bthat cthese dthose 34. the birds that will spend the whole winter here have been digging holes in the snow _ from the cold weather.a. to shelter b. sheltered c. having sheltered d. sheltering 35. it is your attitude, rather than your aptitude(天資)

15、, _ determines your altitude. a. which b. that c. what d. who第二節(jié)：完形填空（20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。as a teacher，i often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip，there will be no talking as we enter a buildingthis rule 36 to entering any place，whe

16、ther it is a cinema，a church，a theatre, or any other place once，in new york city，i took my class to see a(n) 37 near times squarewhen we arrived at the theatre，there were about twenty other classes 38 outside waiting to get inthe students from the other schools were not 39 and there was pandemonium(

17、烏煙瘴氣)i told my students to stay in a line and keep 40 i told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other 41 soon we started to file into the theatre，and it was very disorganizedthere was a lady trying to 42 the groups and get them to their seats，43 students were everywhere and 44 really

18、knew where to gomy class，observing our rule，walked in 45 in two single-file lineswe stood near the door behind everyone else，and we 46 all of a sudden，the lady who was 47 noticed us and she walked 48 our directionshe asked the students 49 the teacher was for our group, and i raised my 50 she asked,“

19、very, very nice to meet youcome this way”we were led into the theatre， 51 ，and we were given front-row seatssometimes 52 for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you 53 no one around who is taking manners into 54 however，that is usually the time when such 55 actions

20、 will be most appreciated and recognized36aappliesbleadscturnsdbelongs37aladybplaycteacherdexhibition38asorted outbsettled downclined updturned away39alisteningbbehavingcconcentrating dwatching40atimebcontactcwatchdorder41aplacesbseatscclassesdteachers42ascoldbdismisscattractdorganize43aandbbutcsodw

21、hile44aanyonebnobodyceveryonedsomebody45aanxiouslybimmediatelycquietlydhurriedly46apassedbchattedcrusheddwaited47ain troublebon guardcin chargedon business48ainbtocfordunder49ahowbwherecwhatdwhether50avoicebarmcheaddhand51afinallybsomehowcfirstdinstead52alovebrespectcconcerndsupport53areceivebvisitc

22、meetd recognize54apracticebaccountceffectdoperation55akindb urgentclegaldfirm第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項。afour years ago my sweet mom went to be with her lord. she did it her way. i got the call at work, and i headed home quickly. mom and dad lived on a small farm t

23、hat they had owned since i was seven. i hated going there every weekend. there was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old tv set, if the weather allowed reception. my mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. the place was rustic, with no indoor plum

24、bing or heat. we had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me. in the evenings, my mom and i would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. i sang the melody and mom harmonized. her favorite song was moon river

25、and we sang it over and over. mom told me stories about how when i was a little girl, i could sing before i could talk.as time passed, i had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. the kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. me, well, i still hated the silence of the

26、 farm. while my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, i missed the hustle and bustle（喧鬧）of my life at home. but i sat there listening quietly as she reminisced. now, i sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so i fi

27、nally leaned over to turn on an old radio. music always comforted me. my heart skipped a beat. moon river was playing on the radio. i sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as i listened to every familiar note. 56. from the first paragraph, we know that the writers mother _. a. left t

28、he small farm with lord b. passed away four years agoc. left for lord to live her own way d. preferred to be with lord57. the underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means _. a. shouted b. comforted c. recalled d. sighed 58. the writer didnt like staying in the farm for the follow

29、ing reasons except that _. a. she could only sing one song in the small farmb. it was too cold and quietc. there was nothing more that could make her excitedd. the place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat59. which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _a. cherish(珍惜) li

30、fe b. my happy childhood c. our small farmhouse d. moms musicbcaf en seinethe wildly luxury (奢華) new art style of this huge bar has been a huge hit since it first opened in 1995, and while it may not be the “in” place it once was, it is still very popular with the after-work crowd and out-of-towners

31、. maybe its the glass frames, or the real 12m-high trees; but most likely its the beautiful people supporting the wood-and-marble bar.good for: decoration, cocktails, amazing food and serviceaddress: 40 dawson sttransport: all city centrephone: 01 677 4369gravediggers (aka kavanaghs)the gravediggers

32、 from the neighboring glasnevin cemetery had a secret serving hatch (艙口) so that they could drink on the job therefore the pubs nickname. founded in 1833 by one john kavanagh and still in the family, this pub is one of the best in ireland, almost unchanged in 150 years. in summer time the green of t

33、he square is full of drinkers bathing in the sun, while inside the hardened locals ensure that never a hint of sunshine disturbs some of the best guinness in town. an absolute classic.good for: guinness, traditional pub, pub foodaddress: 1 prospect sq glasnevintransport: 13 from city centrephone: 83

34、0 7978davy byrnesjames joyce, an irish author and a poet (1882-1941), would hardly recognize the bar that leopold bloom rushed into for a gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of wine in ulysses. it doesnt stop davy byrnes from making the most of its joyces connections, even though todays version is stric

35、tly for out-of-towners and the rugby crowd.good for: socializing with the locals, tasty irish food, watching tv address: 21 duke sttransport: all city centrewebsite: phone: 01 677 521760.people choose caf en seine most probably because they enjoy _as well as its cocktails and service.a. its location

36、b. its decorationc. its history d. its environment61.“guinness” in gravediggers probably refers to _.a. a kind of tea b. the name of the boss c. a kind of beer d. the name of the town62.we can infer that davy byrnes is _.a. a newly-opened barb. an old-fashioned barc. a bar with a long historyd. a ba

37、r popular with foreigners 63.what do caf en seine and davy byrnes have in common?a. their represent the same architecture style. b. they give the same description about transport.c. they both serve cocktails and tasty irish food d. they are both popular with the rugby crowd.cargentina in the late ni

38、neteenth century was an exciting place. around 1870, it was experiencing an economic boom, and the capital, buenos aires, attracted many people. farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from spain and italy, came to buenos aires seeking jobs. these jobs didnt pay well, and the people felt lonely an

39、d disappointed with their new life in the city. as the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango (探戈舞) came into beingat the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. it was danced in the bars and streets. at that time there were many fe

40、wer women than men, so if a man didnt want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women. gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of argentinean society and became more respectable. in europe at this time, s

41、trong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. the interest in international dance was especially evident in paris. every kind of dance from ballet to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the paris theaters. after tango dances from argentina arrive in europe, they began to dra

42、w the interest of the public as they performed their exiting dance in cafes. though not everyone approved of the new dance, saying it was a little too shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular. the popularity of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. so

43、ldiers who returned to the united states from world war i brought the tango to north america. it reached japan in 1926, and in 2003 the argentinean embassy in seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout south korea. 64. the origin of th

44、e tango is associated with _.a belly dancesb. american soldiers c. the capital of argentina d. spanish city65. which of the following is true about the tango?a. it was created by foreigners from spain and italy. b. people of the upper classes loved the tango mostc. a dancer in seoul became the argen

45、tinean ambassador.d. it was often danced by two male in the beginning66. before world war i, the tango spread to _.a. americab. japanc. franced. south korea67. what can be the best title for the text?a. how to dance the tangob. the history of the tangoc. how to promote the tangod. the modern tango b

46、oom djacqueline bouvier kennedy onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed（展現(xiàn)）herself as she did nowhere else.after the death of her second husband, greek shipping magnate（巨頭）aristotle onassis, jacq

47、uelines close friend and former white house social secretary letitia baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career in publishing. after consideration, jacqueline accepted it. perhaps she hoped to find there some idea about how to live her own life. she became not less but more interested in

48、reading. for the last 20 years of her life, jacqueline worked as a publishers editor, first at viking, then at doubleday, pursuing（追求）a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. during her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully mark

49、eted books. among the first books were in the russian style and inventive paris clothes. she also succeeded in persuading tv hosts bill moyers and jose campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book, the power of myth. the book went on to become an international best-seller

50、. she dealt, too, with michael jackson as he prepared his autobiography（自傳）, moonwalk.jacqueline may have been hired for name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to jacq

51、ueline herself. in the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. her books are the autobiography she never wrote. her role as first lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an edito

52、r. however, few knew that she had achieved so much.68.we can learn from the passage that jacqueline _a. became fond of reading after working as an editor b. was in charge of publishing 100 booksc. promoted her books through social relations d. gained a lot from her career as an editor69. the underli

53、ned sentence in the last paragraph probably means that_a. jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as first ladyb. jacquelines life as first lady was more colorful than as an editorc. jacqueline ended up as an editor rather as first ladyd. jacquelines role as first lady was more brilliant th

54、an as an editor70. what can be inferred from the passage?a. jacquelines two marriages lasted more than 20 yearsb. jacquelines views and beliefs were reflected in the books she editedc. jacquelines own publishing firm was set up eventuallyd. jacquelines achievements were widely known.71.the passage is mainly_a. a brief account of jacquelines career as an editor in her last 20 yearsb. a brief description of jacquelines lifelong experiencesc. an introduction of jacquelines life both as fi