廣東省興寧一中2015屆高三上學(xué)期期中考英語試題Word版含答案

興寧一中高三英語中段考試一試題筆試部分（滿分135分）一、完形填空（共15小題；每題2分，滿分30分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡大將該項涂黑。Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stop,itisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandtoeverbe__1__withwhoyouare.There'salwayssomeonewho'sabit__2__.TheonlysolutionistoreachinsideandmeasureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.Thereisnomore3measureforcomparisonthanwhoyouwereyesterday,lastweekorlastdecade,whenyouwereatyour4.Nothingusefulevercomesfromcomparisontoothers.Eitheryouseeyourselfasbetterthansomeoneandyouget5,oryouseesomeoneelseasbetterthanyouandyoufeellikeallyourhardworkisfor6.Itisafool'sgame.Notoneofusis7alike.Theonlydirectandhonestcomparisoniswithinyourself.Everythingelseisapplestooranges.Myopinionisthatyouareonly8tocompareyourselftosomeoneelseiftheirlife9isthesameasyourown.Goodluckfindingthatmatch.Andonethingisforsure.Nomatterhowhardyouworkandhow10youare,therewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefaster,jumpalittlehigher,scorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere'snot,youcanbetsomeoneiscomingupfastbehindyou.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?Becomeyourbest11.Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingto12youtothenextlevel.Ifyouran7flightsofstairsyesterday,thendo8today.Who13iftheguynexttoyoudid15?Itdoesn'tmakeabitof14.Youareamorefitpersontodaythanyouwereyesterday.Yourownprogressisallyouneed.Ifyou15toaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeveryday,youwillalwaysbeatthetopofyourgame.1.A.patientB.strictC.contentD.concerned2.A.strongerB.betterC.lazierD.wiser3.A.usefulB.carefulC.accurateD.powerful4.A.endB.bestC.sideD.convenience5.A.satisfiedB.inspiredC.busyD.lazy6.A.nothingB.funC.sureD.success7.A.reallyB.exactlyC.fullyD.actually8.A.instructedB.suggestedC.allowedD.directed9.A.situationB.positionC.occasionD.accommodation10.A.diligentB.addictedC.optimisticD.dedicated11.A.assistantB.competitorC.coachD.teacher12.A.leadB.exposeC.pushD.cause13.A.caresB.saysC.wondersD.asks14.A.effortB.senseC.changeD.difference15.A.tendB.devoteC.commitD.contribute二、

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D項中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡大將該項涂黑。ASparrowisafast-foodchainwith200restaurants.Someyearsago,thegrouptowhichSparrowbelongedwastakenoverbyanothercompany.AlthoughSparrowshowednosignofdeclining,thechainwasgenerallyinanunhealthystate.Withmoreandmorefast-foodconceptsreachingthemarket,theSparrowmenuhadtostruggleforattention.Andtomakemattersworse,itsnewownerhadnoplanstogiveitthefundsitrequired.Sparrowfailedtogrowforanothertwoyears.UntilanewCEO,CarlPearson,decidedtobuildupitsmarketshare.Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrowrestaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,whilecustomersofotherfast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.Sparrowhadtodevelopanewpromotionalcampaign.PearsonfacedabattleoverthefutureoftheSparrowbrand.Thechain

’sownernowfavorrebrandingSparrowasMarcy’srestaurPearsonnts.resisted,arguingforanadvertisingcampaigndesignedtoconvincecustomersthatvisitstoSparrowrestaurantswerefun.Suchanattempttoestablishapositiverelationshipbetweenacompanyandthegeneralpublicwasunusualforthattime.Pearsonstronglybelievedthatnumberswerethekeytosuccess,ratherthancustomers’speedingpower.Finally,theowneracceptedhisidea.Thecampaignitselfchangedthetraditionaladvertisingstyleofthefast-foodindustry.TheTVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsongsperformedbyavarietyofstars.Insteadofshowingthesuperiorityofaspecificproduct,theintentionwastoputSparrowintheheartsofpotentialcustomers.PearsonalsomadeotherdecisionswhichhebelievedwouldcontributetothenewSparrowimage.Forexample,heofferedtolowertherentofanyrestaurantswhichachievedacertainincreaseintheirturnover(營業(yè)額).Theseeffortspaidoff,andSparrowsoonbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulfast-foodchainsintheregionswhereitoperated.WhichwasoneoftheproblemsSparrowfacedbeforePearsonbecameCEO?ThenumberofitscustomerswasdecliningItwasinneedoffinancialsupportItscustomersfoundthefoodunhealthyMostofitsrestaurantswereclosed27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword―them‖inParagraph2referto?A.CustomersofSparrowrestaurantsB.otherfast-foodchainsC.Customersofotherfast-foodchainsD.Sparrowrestaurants28.ForwhatpurposedidPearsonstarttheadvertisingcampaign?A.Toleanaboutcustomers’spendingpower.B.TostresstheunusualtraditionofSparrowC.TobuildagoodrelationshipwiththepublicD.TomeetthechallengefromMarcy

’srestaurants.TheTVadsofSparrow________.changedpeople’sviewsonpopstarsamusedthepublicwithoriginalsongsfocusedonthesuperiorityofitsproductsinfluencedtheeatinghabitsoftheaudienceWhatwasPearson’sachievementasaCEO?HemanagedtopayoffSparrow’sdebts.HemadeSparrowmuchmorecompetitiveHehelpedSparrowtakeoveracompanyHeimprovedthewelfareofSparrowemployeesB"Noair-conditioning?Howcanyousleep?"afriendasks,horrified.I'vejusttoldhimthatmyfamilyhasdecidedtoshuttheair-conditioneroff,andcutourelectricbill.Onthisfirstnightofourcost-cuttingadventure,it'sonlyeighty-fivedegrees.We'renotgoingtosuffer,butthethreekidsgrumbleanyway."It'stoohottosleep."mythirteen-year-olddaughtercomplains."I'mabouttodiefromthisheat."herbrothersays."Justtryittonight."Itellthem.Intruth,I'mtootiredtoargueforlong.Myfaceissweaty.ButIliequietly,listeningtothecricket(蟋蟀)choirs(合唱)outside.Thatremindsmeofchildhood.Ithinkaboutgrandma,wholivedtoninety-twoandwasstillinchargeofmymother'sgardenuntilafewweeksagobeforeshedied.AndthenI'mbackthereinherhouseandthesummerheatofmychildhood.Imovedmypillowtothefootofmygrandmother'sbed,andangledmyfacetowardtheopenwindow.Iturnedthepillowover,huntingforthecoolerside.Grandmasawmestruggling,"Ifyoujustwatchforthebreeze(lightwind),"shesaid,"you'llcooloffandfallasleep."Shecrankedup（拉起）theVenetianblinds（百頁窗）.Istaredatthewhitecurtain,willingittomove.Lyingstillinwaiting,Isuddenlynoticedlifeoutsidethewindow,thebug（蟲子）choruses,neighbors,porch-sittinglate,speakinginsoftwordsthatcomfortedme."Mom,didyouhearthat?"myseven-year-oldasks,"Ithinkit'sanowl（貓頭鷹）family.""Probably."Itellhim,"Justkeeplistening..."Withoutthenoisyair-conditioner,thehouseisstrangelypeaceful,andthenightnoisesseemcloseenoughtotouch.IhopeI'mawaketonight,whenthefirstbreezesneaksin.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"grumble"mean?A.shoutB.losetemperC.giveupD.complainTheauthormentionsherchildhoodto_____.memorizeherconsiderateandkindgrandmothersuggestawayofhandlinganightwithoutair-conditioningshareherchildhoodexperienceofgoingwithoutair-conditioningconvincethereadersofthepossibilityoflifewithoutair-conditioningHowdidtheauthor'sgrandmotherhelptheauthorfeelcooler?Sheopenedthewindowsanddrewthecurtains.Sheaskedtheauthortoobservethesoftwind.Shefoundthecoolersideofpillowfortheauthor.Shepersuadedtheauthortolistentothenoiseoutside.Finally,thechildrenfeel________withouttheair-conditioneron.A.peacefulB.intolerable

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B.AnightfullofmemoryD.AchildhoodmemoryCIfoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn’tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputitonherdesk.Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissed.Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup;shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsibleforyourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasizedthefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheatingthemselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthinkseriouslyaboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirlexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasitseemedveryverystrangetoherthatIhadntalkedofanythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.EvenifItriedto

’stestpapexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavorbylettingherusemypen,IamsureshecontinuedtobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.36.Thestorytookplaceexactly____________.A.intheteacher’sofficeB.inanexamroomC.intheschoolD.inthelanguagelab37.Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because____________.A.shehadnotbroughtapenwithherB.therewassomethingwrongwithherownC.shehadlostherownonherwaytoschoolD.herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone38.Theteachersawallthis,sosheaskedtheboy____________.A.togoonwritinghispaperB.tostopwhisperingC.toleavetheroomimmediatelyD.tostaybehindaftertheexam39.Thething(s)emphasizedinhertalkwas(were)____________.A.honestyB.senseofdutyC.seriousnessD.alloftheaboveTheboykneweverything____________.A.themomenthewasaskedtostaybehindB.whentheteacherstartedtalkingabouthonestyonlysometimelaterwhenhewaswalkingoutoftheroomDMoreandmore,theoperationofourbusiness,governments,andfinancialinstitutionsarecontrolledbyinformationthatexistsonlyinsidecomputermemories.Anyonecleverenoughtochangethisinformationforhisownpurposescanobtainbigreward.Evenworse,anumberofpeoplewhohavedonethisandbeencaughtatithavemanagedtogetawaywithoutpunishment.It’seasyforcomputercrimestogoundetected（未被發(fā)現(xiàn)的）ifnoonechecksuponwhatthecomputerisdoing.Butevenifthecrimeisdetected,thecriminalmaywalkawaynotonlyunpunishedbutwithaglowingrecommendationfromhisformeremployers.Ofcourse,wehavenostatisticsoncrimesthatgoundetected.Butit’sdisturbingtonotehmanyofthecrimeswedoknowaboutweredetectedbyaccident,notbysystematicinspectionsorothersecurityprocedures.Thecomputercriminalswhohavebeencaughtmayhavebeenthevictimsofuncommonlybadluck.Unlikeotherlawbreakers,whomustleavethecountry,commitsuicide,orgotoprison,computercriminalssometimesescapepunishment,demandingnotonlythattheynotbechargedbutthattheybegivengoodsuggestionsandperhapsotherbenefits.Alltoooften,theirdemandshavebeenmet.Why？Becausecompanymanagersareafraidofthebadpublicitythatwouldresultinifthepublicfoundoutthattheircomputerhadbeenmisused.Theyhesitateatthethoughtofacriminalboasting(

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詐騙)themostconfidentialrecordsrightunderthenosesofthecompany’smanagers,accountants,andsecuritystaff.Andsoanothercomputercriminaldepartswithjusttherecommendationsheneedstocontinuehiscrimeselsewhere.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.computercrimesarethemostseriousproblemintheoperationoffinancialinstitutions.itisstillimpossibletodetectcomputercrimestoday.peoplecommitcomputercrimesattherequestoftheircompany.D.computercriminalsescapepunishmentbecausetheycan’tbedetected.Itisimpliedinthethirdparagraphthat_______.manymorecomputercrimesgoundetectedthanthosewhicharediscovered.therapidincreaseofcomputercrimesisatroublesomeproblem.C.mostcomputercriminalsaresmartenoughtocoveruptheircrimes.D.mostcomputercriminalswhoarecaughtblametheirbadluck.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismentionedinthepassage?Astrictlawagainstcomputercrimesmustbeenforced.Companiesusuallyhesitatetouncovercomputercrimestoprotecttheirreputation.Companieswillguardagainstcomputercrimestoprotecttheirreputation.Companiesneedtobemorecarefulabouttheirconfidential（機(jī)密的）information.Whatmayhappentocomputercriminalsoncetheyarecaught?Withabadreputationtheycanhardlyfindanotherjob.Theywillbedeniedaccesstoconfidentialrecords.Theymaywalkawayandeasilyfindanotherjob.D.Theymustleavethecountrytogotojail.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.whycomputercriminalsarenotabletoescapepunishmentB.whycomputercrimescan’tvedberemo.C.whycomputercrimesaredifficulttodetectbysystematicinspections.D.howcomputercriminalsmanagetogetgoodrecommendationsfromtheirformeremployers第二節(jié)信息般配(共5小題；每題2分，滿分10分)閱讀以下應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并依照要求般配信息。請在答題卡大將對應(yīng)題號的相應(yīng)選項字母涂黑。（如選E則涂AB；如選F則涂CD）第一請閱讀以下書籍的封面及基本信息：A.PathwaysforGettingtoBetterWaterQuality:TheCitizenEffectAuthor(s):LoisWrightMortonPublisher:SpringerDate:2010-12-06B.OperationofMunicipalWastewaterTreatmentPlants,Vol.3Author(s):WaterEnvironmentFederationPublisher:McGraw-HillProfessionalDate:2007-10-05C.GrowingYourOwnFruit&VegAuthor(s):GeoffStebbingsPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellDate:2009-03-13D．EnglishGrammarfortheUtterlyConfusedAuthor(s):DaveJackePublisher:LanguagePressDate:2007-10-20EMs.LaGrangeIsStrangeAuthor(s):DanGutmanPicturedbyJimPaillotDate:2005-09-01F.TheNextGreenRevolution:EssentialStepstoaHealthy,SustainableAgricultureAuthor(s):RaymondPoincelotPublisher:CRCPressDate:2001下面是這些書的簡要內(nèi)容。請把相關(guān)的內(nèi)容與它們的書名般配起來。46.The―bible‖ofthewaterqualityindustryupdatedtoreflect–thelatesttrends,technologies,andregulations,it’thesindustryflagshipbook.Presentedinthreeshrinkwrapped,hardcovervolumes,thisclassicresourceincorporatestheexperiences,bestpractices,andinnovationsfromthousandsofwastewaterplants.Takenasawhole,thesethreevolumesrepresentthemostcompletepackageofinformationavailabletothewastewatertreatmentindustry.47.We’reusingthisbookinoursustainableagricultureclassandsofarit’sbeenveryinsiandinformative.Lotsofincredibleinformationandstatisticsfromamanwhohasbeenonbothsidesoftheagriculturefence.Lookingforwardtotherestoftheread.48.Savemoneyandeatfreshwiththishands-onguidetohome-growing.Thisistheonlywaytoenjoydelicious,garden-freshfruitandvegetablesallyearround.Thispracticalmanualgivesyouthelowdownoneverythingfromfindingtherighttoolsandchoosingwhichplantstogrow,tonurturingyourcropsandbringinginyourfirstharvest.Theeasy-to-followadvicewillhelpyoubecomeaconfidentandsuccessfulkitchengardener.49.Thisbookisaboutaccomplishingchangeinhowlandismanagedinagriculturalwatersheds.Wide-rangingcasestudiesrepeatedlydocumentthatplans,policies,andregulationsarenotadequatesubstitutesfortheempowermentofpeople.Ultimatelychangeonthelandismanagedandaccomplishedbythepeoplethatliveonlandwithineachwatershed.50.Somethingweirdisgoingon!Shetalksfunnyandshe’sfromsomeothercountrycalledFrance!Shethinksthevomitoriumisafancyrestaurant!Shegrowsherownfoodrightoutoftheground!Yuck!Plus,she’swritingsecretmessagesinthemashedpotatoes!四.寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)：基礎(chǔ)寫作你校外籍教師Linda壽辰將至，你代表學(xué)校贈予給Linda一部健美機(jī)(body-buildingmachine)作為壽辰禮物，以下是產(chǎn)品說明：功能塑造健美身形，有助于舒緩工作壓力1.使用優(yōu)異塑料和鋼材，輕盈、安全特點2.操作簡單、方便，合適18歲至60歲人士1.免費附送三個月網(wǎng)上健身課程供學(xué)習(xí)售后服務(wù)2.保修一年咨詢熱線4006-888-180參照詞匯:保修一年one-yearguarantee【寫作內(nèi)容】請依照以上表格內(nèi)容，寫一份產(chǎn)品說明，幫助外籍教師認(rèn)識如何使用該產(chǎn)品。【寫作要求】只能用5個句子表達(dá)所給的全部內(nèi)容。【評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】句子結(jié)構(gòu)正確，信息內(nèi)容完滿，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連結(jié)。第二節(jié)：讀寫任務(wù)閱讀下面短文，爾后按要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文FlorenceChadwickwasborninCaliforniain1918.Shegrewuponthebeachandbegancompetingasaswimmerattheageofsix,whenheruncleenteredherinarace.Forthenext19years,shecontinuedasacompetitiveswimmer.OnJuly4,1952,attheageof34,Chadwickattemptedtobecomethefirstwomantoswim21milesacrosstheCatalinaChannel,fromaportontheCaliforniacoast.Thatdaytheoceanwasicecold,thefogwassothickthatshecouldhardlyseethesupportboatsthatfollowedher,andsharksswamaroundher.Severaltimes,hersupportcrewusedgunstodriveawaythesharks.WhileAmericanswatchedontelevisions,hermotherandhertrainer,whowereinoneofthesupportboats,encouragedhertokeepgoing.However,after15hoursand55minutes,withonlyahalfmiletogo,shefeltthatshecouldn’tgoon,andbeggedtobetakenoutofthewater.Later,Chadwicktoldareporter,―Look,I’mnotexcusingmyself,butifIhadseenlandIknow,Icouldhavemadeit.‖Thefoghadrmadeunablehetoseeherswimminggoal,anditmadeherfeelshewasgettingnowhere.Twomonthslater,shetriedagain.Althoughthefogwasstillheavy,yetthistimeshemadeitwiththegoalrootedinhermind.Sheknewbehindthefogwasthelandshepursued.【寫作內(nèi)容】1．以約30個詞概括短文馬虎；2．以約120個詞就―GoalandSuccess的主‖題談?wù)勀愕目捶?，?nèi)容包括：1）解析Chadwick第一次失敗和第二次成功的原因；2）Chadwick的故事對你有什么啟示；3）結(jié)合實質(zhì)談?wù)勅绾螌崿F(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)?！緦懽饕蟆?．能夠參照閱讀資料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2．作文中不能夠出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學(xué)校名稱。【評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】概括正確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，語篇連結(jié)。興寧一中高三英語中段考試參照答案完形填空

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