臺州中學(xué)2015屆高三上學(xué)期期中英語試卷及答案

一、單項(xiàng)填空（共20小題；每小題0.5分，滿分10分）從A、B、C和D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。1.—Sorrytohavemadeyourcoatdirty.—________.It’snotevenworthmentioning.A.You’rewelcomeB.ForgetitC.WithpleasureD.That’sright2.It’s______greatnewsforthedriverthatrunningayellowlightnolongerresultsin______6-pointpunishment.A./;a B.a;the C./;the D.a;a3.Althoughwemaynotrealize_________,whenwetalkwithotherswemakeourselvesunderstoodnotjustbywordsbutalsobybodymovements.A.ourselvesB.themC.thatD.it4.I’mafraidI’mnot_________tohelpwiththetalentshow,forIamfullyoccupiedwithmyownproject.A.availableB.convenientC.suitableD.accessible5.Thisyear,thestatehighschoolwilladmit30foreignstudents,_______halfarefromChina.A.ofwhomB.ofwhichC.withwhomD.withwhich6.Wetookgreat________fromthefactthatatleastsomeofoursavingsweresafe.A.conductB.contentC.comfortD.concern7.Noneofuscan________withcertaintywhatthenextbigindustrywillbe,orwherethenewjobswillcomefrom.A.declareB.demandC.implyD.predict8.—Irangyouataboutnine,buttherewasnoreply.—Oh,thatwasprobably_______Iwasseeingthedoctor.A.whenB.whyC.whatD.that9.Unfortunately,somenaturalsignswhichmighthavehelpedmorepeoplesurvivetheearthquakewere__________.A.abandonedB.ignoredC.desertedD.reflected10.Theyworkhard,marry,havelotsofchildrenand________aneveningeachweekforqualitytimewiththefamily.A.setasideB.setupC.setdownD.setout11.—I’msorry.Ishouldn’thavebeensorudetoyou.—You______yourtemperbutthat’sOK.A.havelostB.hadlostC.didloseD.werelosing12.Certainlyitmakessenseforthemtolookforward,___________back,sincetheirfutureismuchbetterthanitusedtobe.A.morethanB.ratherthanC.alongwithD.orrather13.Ifyoudidallofourstepscorrectly,________youdon’tonlyhaveonejoboffer,butseveral!A.actuallyB.frequentlyC.hopefullyD.gradually14.Nomatterhowfrequently_______,Ialwaysremembernevertostopimprovingmyself.A.praisingB.praisedC.tobepraisedD.beingpraised15.I’mhopingthatJohnwillletushavethecartonight;________,I’mafraidwewon’tbeabletogoout.A.evenifB.ifsoC.ifnotD.whatif16.Constantquarrelsbetweenmyparentsaredrivingmecrazy.IfonlyI_______awarmandharmoniousfamily.A.willhaveB.hadC.haveD.hadhad17.So,tobe

heretonight

and

beacknowledged

as

thefirst

to

receive

this

honor

is_________expression

inwords

for

me.A.over B.with C.beyond

D.from二、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21–40各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。EverydayonthewaytoworkIdrivedownastreetlinedwithpinetrees.Onetreeinparticular

21

myattention.Itmusthavesufferedsome

22

.Partofitstrunkgrewnearlyparalleltotheground,andtheninaneffortto

23

itsowncourseoflife,thetrunktooka90degreeturn

24

tostandtallandstretchtowardthesun.Thistreebecamea

25forme.EachdayasIdroveby,IsawthisbentbutdeterminedtreeandIwouldbe

26

.Itwasaremindertomethat

27

Imaynothavehadthebeststartinlife,Icouldchange

28inthepartsofmylifeatanytime.Iwasplanningtostoponedaytogetaperfect

29ofmykindred-spirit(志趣相同的)tree.ButthatweekIwas

30

.Afterthatbusyweek,Istilldidn’ttakeanyaction.EverytimeIdrovebythetreeIwould

31

myself,“Tomorrow,I’llstoptomorrowtotakeone.”Thenoneday,asI

32

by

“my”tree,Iglancedover,andmuchtomy

33

foundasawed-offstump(樹樁)wherethatsymbolictreehadstood.Gone.Ihad

34myplanuntil“tomorrow”andtomorrowprovedtobetoo

35

.Apictureofatreeisnotofgreat

36

.Butmylessonrangthroughclearly

37

Ifoundoutoneofmycolleagueshadbeen

38withstage-fourcancer.Hemaynolongerhavemany

39

.Whathaveyoubeenputtingoff?Whatwouldyoudotodayifyouknewyouwould

40

havetheopportunitytodoitagain?Whynotdothosethingsthatyouhavebeenputtingoffuntiltomorrow?

21.A.paid

B.

fixedC.caughtD.escaped22.A.damageB.influenceC.experience

D.defeat23.A.follow

B.designC.changeD.imagine24.A.applyingB.

learningC.happeningD.attempting25.A.symbol

B.signal

C.signD.shelter

26.A.interestedB.satisfied

C.encouraged

D.educated27.A.asifB.eventhough

C.incaseD.ifonly28.A.directionB.plan

C.habit

D.purpose29.A.glance

B.view

C.picture

D.knowledge30.A.busy

B.free

C.worried

D.bored31.A.

callB.help

C.tell

D.see32.A.wanderedB.drove

C.rodeD.ran33.A.happinessB.pleasure

C.regret

D.surprise34.A.takenoffB.cutoff

C.putoff

D.calledoff35.A.cold

B.far

C.sunny

D.late36.A.achievementB.value

C.fun

D.disappointment37.A.when

B.before

C.because

D.unless38.A.linked

B.diagnosedC.provided

D.combined39.A.lives

B.tomorrows

C.lessonsD.opportunities40.A.never

B.almost

C.ever

D.surely

三、閱讀理解（第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題;每小題2分，滿分50分）第一節(jié)：閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。AOnthedayafterThanskgivingintheUS,orBlackFriday,lotsofstoresofferspecialdiscountstomarkthebeginningofholidayshoppingseason.InChina,asimilardayfallsonNov.11whenmillionsofChineseshoppersgotoTandT,twoe-commercewebsitesoperatedbyAlibaba.The11.11ShoppingFestival,astheeventisnowcalled,isalsoknowninChinaasSinglesDay.Theshoppingfestivalfirststartedin2009andAlibabasaiditchosethedatebecauseitwaseasytoremember.Lastyear,TmallandTaobaotogetherproduced19.1billioninsalesonthatday,accordingtoAlibaba.Thisyear’sshoppingfestivalkickedoffwithanevenstrongerstart—saleshit100millionyuan55secondsaftermidnightandreached35billionattheendoftheday.Theshoppingspree(狂歡)drewtheattentionofChina’sleaders,asPremierLiKeqiangrecentlypraisedAlibaba’sfounder,JackMa,forcreatingadayforconsumption(消費(fèi)).Chinaistryingtoleadthecountry’seconomytoaslower,moresustainablegrowthmodelbasedondomestic(國內(nèi)的)consumptioninsteadofinvestmentandexports.Onlineshoppingisnodoubtagrowthpointthatwillreleasespendingpotential.Chinahad564millionregularInternetusersbytheendoflastyear.IthassurpassedtheUStobecometheworld’slargeste-commercemarket,withitsonlinesalesover1trillionUSdollars(6trillionyuan)by2020.“Thereal-timenatureofonlineconsumptionattractsmillionsofpeopletospendmoneyandenjoylife.E-commerceopensanewchannelforChinatoencouragedomesticdemand,”LiuYin,vice-presidentoftheChinaInternationalElectronicCommerceCentersaid.Moreimportantly,itpromotesemploymentandthelogistics(物流)industrywithitssalesmodelof“onlinepurchasingplusexpressdelivery”,headded.Convenience,choiceandlowpriceshaveincreasedonlineshopping,buttherearestillsomeproblemswiththeone-dayshoppingspree.Someonlineshops,drivenbythehugeprofits,tookthisopportunitytoplaypricetricks.TheyraisedpricestotwicethoseoftheoriginalsintheearlyOctoberandthenoffereddiscountsonNov11.Manyconsumers,drivenbytheadvantagetheycouldtake,justwentalongfortheride.“Theyspendlotsoftimeonlinetocheckwhattobuyandarehappytogetwhattheydon’treallyneedatalowerprice,”wroteJiaGe,anInternetanalyst,onhisSinaweibo.41.IntheUS,aholidayshoppingseasonrefersto_______________.A.ashoppingspreewhenstoresofferspecialdiscountsB.aholidaywhenpeoplecanrelaxthemselvesbyshoppingC.oneofthefourseasonsinayearlikespringD.aspreeinaholidaylikeThanksgiving42.Inthisyear’s11.11ShoppingFestival,TmallandTaobaoproduced_______________inall.A.19.1billionyuanB.100millionyuanC.35.1billionyuanD.35billionyuan43.WhatLiuYinsaidismainlyabout_______________.A.thedevelopmentoflogisticindustryB.theadvantagesofexpressdeliveryC.thedevelopmentofonlineshoppingD.theadvantagesofe-commerceBSuccessfulathletestodayareabletoearnenormoussalariesandmanyofthemchoosetosharethewealththeyhavebydonatingtocharities.RonArtestThisNBALakersforwardisplanningtoauctionhis2010championshipringonlineinanefforttoraisemoneyformental-healthproblemsinschools.Hehasalsobeenpubliclyconsideringdonatingatleasthalfofhissalaryforthe2011-2012year.SteveNash ThePhoenixSunsplayerhasafoundationbearinghisname.Itwasstartedin2001,andprovidesfundsforchildrenwhoarelessfortunateinhealth,educationandpersonalgrowth.Thecharityalsofocuseseffortsonthecommunityoverall.TigerWoods Thepro-golferhascontinuedtomakecharitabledonationsdespitethetroubleinhispersonallife.Hisfoundationsent$3milliontoHaitifollowingtheearthquakethatdestroyedtheregion.Woodsalsodonated$100,000toassistwiththetsunamiin2004and$200,000wenttotheneedyaffectedbyHurricaneKatrina.HannahTeter TheOlympicsnowboardingchampionjoinedwithotherathletesforthecharityChildrenInternational.Shehasbeenapartofthehumanitarian(人道主義的)groupsince2007andalongwithGabiViteri,aBurtonTeamSnowboarder,shetraveledtoGuadalajara,Mexico,tounderstandtheneedsoftheschoolchildrenthereandhowtheycanhelp.Hannahhashelpedimprovethelivesofmanypoorchildren.LanceArmstrong Theprofessionalcyclistandsurvivorofcancercreatedafoundationtohelpthoseaffectedbythediseaseaswell.Fundsareraisedbycyclists,volunteersandcancersurvivors,whoappealtolocalcommunitiesfordonations.Thefundsareusedtogivehopetocancersufferersandhelptheminallstagesofdealingwiththedisease.Perhapsthegenerositydisplayedbytheseathleteswillinspireotherstojointheminhelpingthelessfortunate.46.Whohasafoundationthatisnamedafterhim/her?A.RonArtest. B.SteveNash.C.TigerWoods. D.HannahTeter.47.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A.athletes’lifeB.athletes’hobbiesC.athletes’generosityD.athletes’achievements48.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Donatingtocharitiesiscommonamongfamousathletes.B.Alltheathletesmentionedinthispassagearefamousbasketballplayers.C.Someathletesmentionedinthispassagewilldonatealltheirmoneyinfuture.D.Successfulathleteswillbescoldediftheydon’tdonatetheirmoneytopeopleinneed.49.Thispassagewaswritteninorderto___________.A.tellusthesuccessfulathletesaregenerousB.tellustherearealotofcharitiesintheUSC.inspiremoreandmorepeopletohelptheneedyD.praisethesuccessfulathletesfortheirgooddeedsCIfyouwereswimmingintheocean,itwouldbehardforyoutomissspermwhales(抹香鯨)swimmingby.They’relongerthantheaverageschoolbus,andonceeveryhourorsotheycometothesurfaceandbreathe.Inarecentstudy,scientistsfoundevidencethatspermwhalesmayworktogethertohuntandfeed.Thisisverybadnewsindeedforcertaintypesofsquid(魷魚).Scientistalreadyknewthatspermwhales,likealotofmammals,cancometogethertoformcommunities.Someresearchersthinkthatthesegroups,usuallyfemaleandyoungwhales,raisetheiryoungtogether.Thenewstudysuggeststhatinadditiontoraisingwhales,thesegroupsalsocooperatewhenthey’regoingafterameal.Spermwhalesusuallyfeastonsquid,buttocatchtheseanimalsthewhalessometimeshavetodivethousandsoffeetbelowtheoceansurface.In2008,scientistssetouttostudygroupsofspermwhales.Theresearchersweresurprisedtofindthat,whendivingtothedeep,thewhalesfollowedunexpectedpatterns.Somewhaleszigzaggedbackandforth,anditappearedthatthewhalesdidnotallfollowthesamepaths.“Weexpectedtheirdivestobesimilar,butoftenoneofthethreewhaleswentdeeperthantheothertwo,”BruceMate,thedirectorofOregonMateandhisteamsuspectthatsomewhalesweredrivingindividualsquidintoonelargegroup—sothatotherwhalescouldswimrightintothemiddleofthesquidandfeast.Mate’sresearchsuggeststhatspermwhalesareherding(群聚)butdoesn’tdeliverproof,saysKellyBenoitBird,abiologicaloceanographer.Thescientistsonlylookedatwhales,notwhale’sprey(獵物)，shesays,soit’sdifficulttotellexactlywhatwashappeningwiththesquid.Sonow,Mateisheadedbacktotheocean—tostudythesquid.Butitwon’tbeeasy;Unlikefish,whichshowuponsonar(聲納裝置)becausetheyhaveairbladders(氣鰾),squidarehardertofind.Plus,Matewon’tbetheonlyonesearchingforsquid:Thespermwhalesarestilloutthere,andtheyarehungry.50.Thenewresearchmainlyfindsout____________________.spermwhalesraisetheiryoungtogetherspermwhalescooperatetohuntandfeedspermwhalescometogethertoformcommunitiesspermwhalescooperatetoswimfasterDJohnBlanchardstoodupfromthebench,straightenedhisArmyuniform,andstudiedthecrowdofpeoplemakingtheirwaythroughGrandCentralStation.Helookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn’t,thegirlwiththerose.HisinterestinherhadbegunthirteenmonthsbeforeinaFloridalibrary.Takingabookofftheshelfhefoundhimselfintrigued,notwiththewordsofthebook,butwiththenotespenciledinthemargin.Thesofthandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind.Inthefrontofthebook,hediscoveredthepreviousowner’sname,MissHollisMaynell.Withtimeandefforthelocatedheraddress.ShelivedinNewYorkCity.Hewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorrespond.ThenextdayhewasshippedoverseasforserviceinWorldWarII.Duringthenextyearandonemonththetwogrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemail.Eachletterwasaseedfallingonafertileheart.Aromancewasstarting.Blanchardrequestedaphotograph,butsherefused.Shefeltthatifhereallycared,itwouldn’tmatterwhatshelookedlike.WhenthedayfinallycameforhimtoreturnfromEurope,theyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting—7:00PMattheGrandCentralStationinNewYork.“You’llrecognizeme,”shewrote,“bytheredroseI’llbewearingonmylapel.”Soat7:00hewasinthestationlookingforagirlwhoseheartheloved,butwhosefacehe’dneverseen.I’llletMr.Blanchardtellyouwhathappened:Ayoungwomanwascomingtowardme,herfigurelongandslim.Herblondehairlaybackincurlsfromherdelicateears;hereyeswereblueasflowers.Herlipsandchinhadagentlefirmness,andinherpalegreensuitshewaslikespringtimecomealive.Istaredather,entirelyforgettingtonoticethatshewasnotwearingarose.AsImoved,asmall,attractivesmilecurvedherlips.“Goingmyway,sailor?”shemurmured.

AlmostuncontrollablyImadeonestepclosertoher,andthenIsawHollisMaynell.Shewasstandingalmostdirectlybehindthegirl.Awomanwellpast40,shehadgrayinghairtuckedunderawornhat.Shewasmorethanplump,herthick-ankledfeetthrustintolow-heeledshoes.Thegirlinthegreensuitwaswalkingquicklyaway.IfeltasthoughIwassplitintwo,sokeenwasmydesiretofollowher,andyetsodeepwasmylongingforthewomanwhosespirithadtrulycompanionedmeandupheldmyown.Andthereshestood.Herpale,plumpfacewasgentleandsensible,hergrayeyeshadawarmandkindlytwinkle.Ididnothesitate.Myfingersgrippedthesmallwornblueleathercopyofthebookthatwastoidentifymetoher.Thiswouldnotbelove,butitwouldbesomethingprecious,somethingperhapsevenbetterthanlove,afriendshipforwhichIhadbeenandmusteverbegrateful.Isquaredmyshouldersandsalutedandheldoutthebooktothewoman,eventhoughwhileIspokeIfeltchokedbythebitternessofmydisappointment.“I'mLieutenantJohnBlanchard,andyoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamsogladyoucouldmeetme;mayItakeyoutodinner?”Thewoman'sfacebroadenedintoatolerantsmile.“Idon'tknowwhatthisisabout,son,”sheanswered,“buttheyoungladyinthegreensuitwhojustwentby,shebeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.Andshesaidifyouweretoaskmeouttodinner,Ishouldgoandtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouinthebigrestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!”It'snotdifficulttounderstandandadmireMissMaynell'swisdom.Thetruenatureofaheartisseeninitsresponsetotheunattractive.“Tellmewhomyoulove,”Houssayewrote,“AndIwilltellyouwhoyouare．”55.HowdidJohnBlanchardgettoknowMissHollisMaynell?A.Theylivedinthesamecity．B.Theywerebothinterestedinliterature.C.JohncameacrossHollisinaFloridalibrary．D.JohnknewHollis’snamefromalibrarybook.56.HollisrefusedtosendBlanchardaphotobecause

__________________.A.shethoughttrueloveisbeyondappearanceB.shewasn'tconfidentaboutherappearanceC.shewasonlyamiddle–agedwomanD.shehadnevertakenanyphotobeforetheyknew57.HowcouldBlanchardrecognizeHollis?A.Shewouldbestandingbehindayounggirl．B.Shewouldbeholdingabookinherhand．C.Shewouldbewearingaroseonhercoat．D.Shewouldbewearingascarfaroundherneck．58.WhenBlanchardwentovertogreetthewoman,hewas__________________.A.satisfiedandconfidentB.disappointedbutwell–behavedC.annoyedandbad–manneredD.shockedbutinspired59.WhatwastherealMissHollisMaynelllike?A.Shewasaplumpwomanwithgrayinghair．B.Shewasaslightlyfatgirl,withblondehair.C.Shewasamiddle-agedwomaninherforties．D.Shewasayoung,prettygirlwearingagreensuit．60.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LoveisblindB.TheSymbolofRoseC.ATestofLoveD.TheTrueNatureofaHeart第二節(jié)：下面文章中有5處（第61-65題）需要添加小標(biāo)題。請從以下選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D、E和F）中選出符合各段意思的標(biāo)題，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。A.Investinanoisemachine.B.Turnoffelectronicsbeforebedtime.C.Trytheeight-countbreath.

D.Stretchandpracticeproperposture.

E.Brewsometea.

F.Lightacandle.

Weallhavealittle(ormaybeawholelotof)stressinourlives.Thewaywedealwiththatstressiscrucialtoourwell-being.Sokeepthatnail-bitingatbay.Therearemanyquickandeasyactivitiesthatreduceyourstresslevelandkeepcortisollevelsincheck.BelievemewhenIsaythatifyoutaketimeduringyourdaytode-stress,youwillnotonlyfeelbetterbutyoumayevenimproveyourmemoryandshrinkyourwaistline.Hereareeightstress-relieversIlove,fordaytimeorbedtime,theyeachtakejustafewminutestodo!61._____________________________Breatheinasyou(silently)counttoeight,holdyourbreathforaheartbeatortwo,thenslowlyexhaleasyoucounttoeight.Repeat.Thissupersimpleexerciseisincrediblypowerfulandcanhelpyouimproveyourmemoryandmanagestress.62.____________________________Bothhelptorelievepain,de-stress,relaxyourmusclesandenergizeyourbody.Inmanyways,theyarethebasisforoverallfitness.Tryrollingyourheadfromsidetoside,doingsometoetouchesandpullingyourarmsacrossyourchest.Andafewposturepointers:Standstraight,holdyourshouldersbackandkeepyourtummyin.63._____________________________There'snothingbetterthangettingcozywithacalmcupoftea.Greenteahasanaminoacidcalledtheanine,whichsendsyourbrainintoastateofrelaxedalertnessthatallowsyoutogetadeepersleepandrespondtostres