温州市第六十一中学2014学年第一学期期中考试
高三英语试卷
第一部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分30分）
：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）
1. ---I'm sorry I made a mistake!
--- _____. Nobody is perfect.
A. Take your time
B. You’re right
C. Whatever you say
D. Take it easy
2. The Professor considers ____ no good _____ without understanding.
A. it; to read
B. it; reading
C. that; to read
D. that; reading
3. The new survey shows that the number of students ________ computer games has been increasing in recent years.
A．devoted to B．related toC．connected to
D．addicted to
5. I haven't seen ________ Mary since I came here.
A．as lovely a girl as
B．so a lovely girl as
C．girl as lovely as
D．as a lovely girl as
6. ’s one of those early birds. It’s __________ of him to get up early.
A. flexible
B. humorous
C. rude
D. typical
7. Snooker superstar Ding Junhui owes his great success to many people, his father _______.
A. in turn
B. in particular
C. in return
D. in peace
8. They had a wonderful holiday, ______ bad weather.
A. because of
B. due to
C. in spite of
D. on behalf of
9. – I ____ to go for a walk.
-- But I _____ going shopping.
A. would like; feel like
B. feel like; feel like
C. feel like; would like
D. would like; would like
10. Without electricity, people’s life ________ quite different today.
A. would have been
B. should have been
C. would be
D. could have been
11. It is very hot in Chongqing this summer. ________air－conditioners have been sold since the temperature is high.
A．Large quantities of
B．A large quantity
C．A great deal of
D. A great many of
12. Having walked in the desert for several days, they felt exhausted, but they had to
find a pool before the water in the bottle ___________ .
A. put out
B. let out
C. ran out
D. used up
13.Alice’s father always brings her a nice gift ________ he returns home from his
business trip.
A. by the time
B. all the time
C. every time
D. in the time
14. ______with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
A. Compare B. When comparing
C. Comparing D. When compared
15. Unfortunately, the computer system ________ suddenly while they were searching for some information on the Internet.
A. broke up
B. broke down
C. broke away
D. broke out
16. I can ______ the house being untidy, but I hate it if it's not clean．
A．come up with
B．put up withC．turn to
D．stick to
17--- What time is it?
--- I have no idea. But just a minute. I ________ it for you.
A. check
B. checked
C. will check
D. would check
18. His laziness ________ his failure; that is to say, his failure _______ his laziness.
A. resulted from; resulted in
B. resulted in; resulted from
C. as a result of; as a result
D. as a result; as a result of
19. --- How did you like Nick’s performance last night?
--- To be honest, his singing didn’t ________ to me much.
A. appeal
B. belong
C. refer
D. occur
20. It is required by law that a driving test _______ taken before a man gets a license.
A. was
B. be
C. were
D. is
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Have you ever considered what it would be like if you are not able to smile? I hadn't __21__ that, up until a few months ago, when I found that I __22__ couldn't. Well, I'm exaggerating (夸张) a little bit ... I ____ smile, but only with one side of my face!
I went to the__24_, and was diagnosed(诊断) with Bell's Palsy—a disease of the muscles on one side of the face. As you could __25__， this was quite a shock to me，and made me very __2__．Although this was a major bomb that was dropped on my life, my story is not about how __2__ life is, but about how I face the sudden __28__ falling on me.
Anyway, __29__ is a part of everyday life for me. “Losing” half my face temporarily caused me to think “What is a smile？”According to the，a smile is a ____ expression for pleasure, characterized(特征是) by the turning up of the corners of the mouth，____ what about the cause? What is __32__ the smile that causes us to show this expression?
After __33__ about this for a while, I came up with the __34__ that a smile is not only characterized by the upturning of the corners of the mouth, but also by what a person does, says and thinks. This gave me hope, as I __35__ that smiling is not just an outward expression, but an inward __36__．
With this in mind, I set about __3__ how to smile with my life through my __38__， not just with my face.__3__，sometimes I send my friends Smile Cards with a chocolate bar or bookmark, letting them ____ a true smile.
21．A. thought about
B．stuck to
C．fought for
D．dreamed of
．A. certainly
B．actually
C．hardly
D．obviously
．A.B．
C．
D．
24．A. B. nursery house
C．
D．
25．A. ask
B．behave
C．plan
D．imagine
．A. excited
B．puzzled
C．upset
D．ashamed
2．A. hard
B．boring
C．short
D．interesting28．A. fortune B．challenge
C．duty
D．29．A.
B．work
C．smiling
D．A. facial
B．
C．
D．．A. because
B．so
C．but
D．or
．A. behind
B．against
C．before
D．towards
．A.
B．
C．
D．．A. agreement
B．conclusion
C．announcement
D．condition
3．A. doubted
B．hoped
C．insisted
D．realized
3．A. decoration
B．attitude
C．pattern
D．attraction
3．A. learning
B．suggesting
C．consulting
D．predicting
3．A. speeches
B．promises
C．actions
D．opinions
3．A. In fact
B．For example
C．As a result
D．By the way
．A. discover
B．remove
C．convey
D．experience
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
(A)
Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.
For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting (省略) breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.”
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly little, and most of the recent work involves children, not grown-ups. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”
41. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.
A. several studies have been done in the past few years
B. eating little in the morning is good for health
C. the omission of breakfast has little effect on one’s work
D. grown-ups have especially made studies in this field
42. The sentence in paragraph 3 “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means
_______.
A. people without breakfast can improve their work
B. having breakfast does not improve work, either
C. not giving people breakfast improves work
D. people having breakfast do improve their work, too
43 The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______.
A. stories, poems, play, etc
B. the films about the breakfast
C. newspaper articles or novels
D. written works on a topic
44. What is implied in the passage is that _______.
A. Breakfast does not affect work
B. Dr Polite works at Market Research Corporation
C. Not eating breakfast might affect the health of children
D. Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in Chicago
45. The main idea of the passage is that _______.
A. breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health
B. breakfast is not as important as we thought before
C. breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car
D. a good breakfast used to be important to us
(B)
International Book Club
Have you ever thought of joining a book club and buying new books through the post? Here at the International Book Club, we already have many members buying books from us by mail.
Immediate benefits：
●As a special offer, you may choose any reduced-price books from our new members' book list, to the value of $6 in total (plus postage and packing). By doing this, you will save pounds on the publishers' prices.
●Tick the box on your form to order a free watch.
●If you reply within seven days, we will send you another free gift carefully chosen from our book list by our staff.
●Order a DVD from the many on offer in our list, at half the recommended retail price.
●When you've joined：
As a member, you'll enjoy savings of between 30% and 50% off the publisher's price on every book you buy, and what's more, they'll come straight to your door.
Your free club magazine arrives once a month, to keep you up-to-date with the latest bestsellers. This means that every year we offer over 1,000 books to choose from. On the Internet, you can find all our titles for the year on our exclusive members' website.
Being a member：
All we are asking you to do while you are a member is to choose four books during your first year. After that, you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.
In each of our monthly club magazines, our experienced staff choose a Club Choice book — a work of fiction or a reference title which they feel is particularly worth buying, and which is offered at an extra-special price. However, if you do not want this book, just say so in the space provided on the form. We will always send the book if we do not receive this.
So, return your application form today, but hurry — it's not every day we can make you an offer like this. To apply to become a member, all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the envelope supplied.
Before you know it, your books will be with you. Please don't send any money now, as we will send you your bill with the books. And remember, you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered. You should then either return the books or send your payment.
46. Which of the following doesn't belong to the benefits of being a club member?
A．Order a free watch.．Get a gift for nothing.
．Get four books for free in the first year．Order a DVD at a low price.
Every month the club provides a free club magazine in order to ________.
A．let readers know the number of books to be sold
B．attract more and more readers to join the club
C．make readers know the club's development
D．keep readers well informed of recent bestselling books
48. If a book is worth $100, how much will a member probably save if he buys one?
A．$0.
B．$60.．$0.
D．$70.
What should you do if you want to join the book club?
A．Just send the club an email.
B．Ask other club members to recommend you to the club.
C．Fill in an application form and return it to the club.
D．Apply for a membership card.
After you get your books, you should ________.
A．choose whether to keep them or not after you read them carefully
B．decide whether to keep them or not within a certain period of time
C．express your idea in the space provided in the book
D．send money to the club at once
（）Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who stand still, die" is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It's down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others."
Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens.
Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation.
Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic.
Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role".
Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She's convinced that humans grow on challenges.
With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers. 51. From the first two paragraphs, we can see ______.
A. being active at 102 is achievable for everybody
B. Oliveira owes his long life to his mother’s help
C. social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior
D. being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character
52. How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7 53 By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?” in
paragraph 5, Heesters shows us he ________.
A. wants to sit or lie in comfort
B. is waiting for people to pick him up
C. is willing to work till he dies
D. prefers to give performance at home
54. In the passage so many examples were given to show ________.
A. old age is a big problem if you want tosucceed
B. old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot
C. old people should never think of themselves as old
D. as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic
55. In the writer’s opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not ________.
A. pessimistic
B. intelligent
C. positive
D. diligent
（D）
Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.
They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.
Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:
“Joe, I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”
But Joe was not glad.
“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”
“Joe, , you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”
“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.
Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.
“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the best old man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”
And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.
“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”
“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll have a good supper tonight.”
Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.
“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:
“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”
“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”
“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.
“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”
She began to cry.
“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”
“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”
“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”
“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”
And then they both laughed.
56. To support the family, Delia worked as
.
A. a tutor
B. a music teacher
C. a laundry assistant D. an artist
57. It happened that
.
A. a man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures
B. Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily
C. Clemantina and the general were kind
D. the couple worked at the same laundry
58. We can infer from the underlined sentence that
.
A. Clemantina was an invention of the general
B. there were no such men as the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria
C. Clemantina was an invention of the man from Peoria
D. the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria were the couple’s clients
59. The couple’s attitude towards each other is
.
A. faithful
B. honest
C. ashamed
D. heartbreaking
60. Which do you think is the best title of the story?
A. A service of love
B. A story of Joe and Delia
C. Lies and truth
D. A laundry couple
第二节：阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
A. Accept B. Reflect on the Past
C. Maintain a Diary
D.
Act
E. Focus on Yourself
F.
Give Yourself a break
How to Find Yourself
Do you often feel lost？Do you think you are living somebody else’s life? If yes, discover ways to find yourself by going through the following article.
61 __________
If you are thinking, “how to find yourself when you are lost?”, then the first thing to do is to have a rest from everything—work, personal life and all worldly things. Give time to yourself to think why you seem lost. Is it because of over work? Is it because you are not leading a life that you want to? Or is it because you are not satisfied with the people or things around you? Try to find answers to these questions to determine the cause behind your restlessness.
62 __________
For once, instead of being the way others want you to be, be yourself. Look within and find yourself in you. Think about the things that you would want to do if you didn’t have any family obligations or any money issues. Think about the kind of relationship you would want to be in, the place that you would like to stay in, the kind of lifestyle you would like to lead, if you didn’t have the society or people around you, judging all the time. If you really want to know how to find inner peace, then think, what you would want others to describe you as—an honest person? Or adventurous? Or loving, or realistic? Once you look within, you will know the answer and then try to be exactly that.
63 __________
Thinking deeply about the past, the time or situations when you were the happiest, is another way to find yourself .Think what you were doing or with whom you were, when you were the happiest. This will help you to identify things that you want to do in life that make you happy and also certain people whose company you enjoy.
64 __________
Knowing yourself and determining what you to do with your life will not come to you in a day or two. Discovering oneself is an ongoing process and it can take months or sometimes even years to truly find yourself. So, it’s important that you maintain a written record of all your feelings and thoughts, which you can go through at a later stage. Pour all your emotions and feelings about life in it and who knows may be one day going through it, you will find yourself.
65 __________
Once you have discovered what you want to do with your life, make a move for change and self improvement. Even if it means taking up small things such as dancing or painting, go ahead and do it. If you want a career change, plan and take steps so that it can take place smoothly. If you are stuck in a bad relationship and find yourself unable to mend it, break away. At the beginning, you may find yourself slightly unbalanced, but with time everything will be fine.
It is very important for you to truly find yourself, before it is too late. If you do not find yourself now, you will spend your life with somebody you do not even know, i.e. yourself.
温州市第六十一中学2014学年第一学期期中考试
高三英语答题卷
四、改错 （10分）
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2．只允许修改10处，从第11处起不计分。Last Saturday the student of our class made a bike trip to Furong, a small town by the Nanxi
River. We set off earlier in the morning. After get to the town, we visited some places of interest.
At noon, we had a picnic near the river. Everybody is attracted by the beautiful scenery but we
took a lot pictures. In the afternoon, some of them went fishing, some flew kites, and the others
rowed boats on the water. We both had a wonderful time! It was a pleasant trip for us, during
which the boys were offered the girls a lot of help. We have learned to help, understanding and
share with others.
V. 书面表达 假设你是李越，发现中存在不愿意参加体育活动physical exercise)的现象。他们认为进行体育活动会浪费时间，影响学习。但你有不同想法就此话题校报，向大家宣传体育锻炼的好处。短文中应包括以下内容：1. 指出他们观点的不对之处；2. 告知体育锻炼的好处；3.提出建议 温州市第六十一中学2014学年第一学期期中考试
高三英语 参考答案及评价标准
选择题
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改错
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写作
Dear Editor Teacher,
I’m writing to reflect a problem. Some students do not like to join in physical exercise. They think it is a waste of time and influences their study. However, physical exercise is a necessary part of school life. It is very unwise for students to do so.
We can benefit a lot from physical exercise. Doing sports can help us build up a strong body. It is also a good way for us to reduce pressure and keep a pleasant mood. Besides, when taking exercise, we can communicate with others and improve our social skills.
All kinds of ball games are good choices for us. We can manage our time properly and balance work and play. Weekend is also a good time for sports. Do not hesitate to take exercise.