兰州一中2014届高三上学期期中考试

英语试卷

本试卷分第一卷（选择题，共85分）和第二卷（非选择题，共35分）两部分，共120分，考试时间100分钟。注意：请将答案涂或填写在答题页上。（只交答题卡）

第I卷（选择题，共85分）

I. 单项填空（共15题。每题1分，共15分）

1. --Alice, turn off the light and lock the door before you leave.

-- ______.

A. Got it B. Made it

C. Heard it D. Taken it

2. To tell ______ truth, he is at ______ loss what to do currently．

A．/; a B．the; / C．the; a D．/; /

3. He came to my class every week, but his attitude ______ he was not really interested in the subject.

A. expressed B. described

C. explained D. suggested

4. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______.

A. to be breathed B. to breathe

C. breathing D. being breathed

5. More and more rich people have promised to ______ their wealth after death to help the poor and the disabled.

A. give away B. give up C. give out D. give off

6. --You do a very good job in German translation!

--Thanks. I ______ German in Zhejiang University for four years!

A. was studying B. study C. studied D. had studied

7. On Sundays there were a lot of children playing in the park, _______ parents sitting together joking.

A. their B. whose C. which D. that

8. --Jim has his wife do all the housework! Isn’t he wise?

-- Not really. He is _______.

A. more wise than lazy B. wiser than lazy

C. more lazy than wise D. lazier than wise

9. --It is a long time ______ I saw you last year.

--Yes. And it will be some time ______ we see each other again.

A. when; after B. after; when

C. since; before D. before; since

10. Talking about his success, the famous scientist said, “I’ve been lucky ______ there are many people who have helped me”.

A. except that B. now that C. so that D. in that

11. --How do you find the health club?

-- I ______. Everyone is saying its management is going from bad to worse.

A. ought to have joined B. should have joined

C. would rather not have joined D. would like to have joined

12. “Ungelivable” is so new an English word coined on the Internet ______ is forbidden to appear in official media or documents at present.

A. that B. which C. it D. as

13. No student ______ go out of the school campus after 10:00 at night without permission according to the school regulations.

A. shall B. must C. would D. should.

14. I don’t think it easy, even if we work hard, ______ the South Korea and the North Korea to sit down to talk at present.

A. persuaded B. to persuade C. persuade D. persuading

15. Mr. John was so humorous that we had a good laugh ______ the meal.

A. at B. over C. in D. between

II. 完形填空（共20题。每题1.5分，共30分）

It was already late when we set out for the next town, 16 according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the 17 .

There we felt 18 that we would find a bed 19 the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met 20 as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that 21 the hills. As we climbed 22 , it became colder and rain began to fall, 23 it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more 24 .

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was 25 on the map. We were beginning to get 26 . Then without warning the car stopped. A quick 27 showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to 28 the night in the car.

Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, 29 John, who was a 30 sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk 31 the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the 32 of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort, 33 to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. 34 less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a 35 quite easily.

16. A. which B. it C. where D. that

17. A. rivers B. hills C. towns D. villages

18. A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. sure

19. A. at B. in C. through D. for

20. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody

21. A. got to B. arrived C. led to D. belonged to

22. A. taller B. higher C. lower D. faster

23. A. getting B. thinking C. causing D. makingsj.fjjy.org

24. A. certainly B. carefully C. slowly D. surely

25. A. marked B. set C. built D. drawn

26. A. excited B. worried C. cold D. warm

27. A. attention B. operation C. examination D. information

28. A. spend B. live C. spare D. stay

29. A. since B. though C. so D. but

30. A. quick B. fast C. poor D. heavy

31. A. across B. through C. down D. up

32. A. lights B. map C. bus D. situation

33. A. ought B. tried C. succeeded D. managed

34. A. For B. In C. Since D. At

35. A. policeman B. friend C. hotel D. cinema

III. 阅读理解（共20题。每题2分，共30分）

A.

At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. For example, when I was 12, I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my grandmother for the summer. My mom was extremely nervous about it. She kept telling me how things were different in Puerto Rico, to always put on sunscreen, not to wander away from my grandmother, and other warnings. She helped me pack and did not leave the airport until she saw my plane take off.

But despite her worries, she let me go on my own. As I moved into my teens, she continued to give me space to grow and learn, even when it might have been difficult for her. When I reached my senior year, I decided to move away for college. Once again I found that I differed from my peers. While many of them wanted to stay close to home, I couldn't wait to be out in the world on my own. I had been looking forward to this chance for longer than I could remember. And once again, while my mom may not have been happy at the thought of me going away, she was supportive and excited for me. Sure, there were times when she’d nag (不断地唠叨)me about certain choices I made, but for the most part she did not stand in my way.

One big thing I realized during my senior year was that she actually believes in me and trusts me. That means a lot. Most of my life, and especially when I was little, the main person I tried to impress was my mother. I knew she expected nothing but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to live up to her standards; getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.

I know that her high standards have helped me stay focused on what's important, like education, and made me who I am. I am thankful for her support and involvement in my life. Most of all I respect her; she is the strongest woman I know and that's why I have turned out so strong and independent.

36. When the author decided to go to Puerto Rico, his mother ________.

A. wanted to go with him

B. worried about his safety

C. didn’t allow him to go

D. asked his grandmother for advice

37. The author decided to move away for college to ________.

A. be different from his peers

B. keep away from his mother

C. be independent in outside world

D. make his mother unhappy

38. We can learn from the third paragraph that the author’s mother ________.

A. had a high expectation from him

B. was too strict with him

C. used to expect nothing from him

D. cared little about his learning

39. We can learn from the last paragraph that the author ________.

A. is quite grateful for his mother’s trust

B. still doesn’t quite understand his mother’s attitude

C. doesn’t like his mother’s involvement in his life

D. wishes to have more freedom from his mother

B.

In an ideal world, people would not test medicines on animals. Such experiments are stressful and sometimes painful for animals, and expensive and time–consuming for people. Yet animal experimentation is still needed to help bridge vast gaps in medical knowledge. That is why there are some 50 to 100 million animals used in research around the world each year.

Europe, on the whole, has the world’s most restrictive laws on animal experiments. Even so, its scientists use some 12 million animals a year, most of them mice and rats, for medical research. Official statistics show that just 1.1 million animals are used in research in America each year. But that is misleading. The American authorities do not think mice and rats are worth counting and, as these are the most common laboratory animals, the true figure is much higher. Japan and China have even less comprehensive data than America.

Now Europe is reforming the rules governing animal experiments by restricting the number of animals used in labs. Alternatives to animal testing, such as using human tissue or computer models, are now strongly recommended. In addition, sharing all research results freely should help to reduce the number of animals for scientific use. At present, scientists often shar