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蔚县第一中学2014届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

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1. While people may refer to television for up－to－the－minute news，it is unlikely that television ________ the newspaper completely.（ ）

A．replaced B．have replaced

C．replace D．will replace

2. I'm sorry I got caught in the traffic; ________， I could have been here sooner.( )

A．besides B．although

C．anyway D．otherwise

3. It is reported that the police will soon _______the case of two missing children．( )

A．look upon B．look after C．look into D．look out

4. ----How did your interview with the manager go?

---- He seemed interested in my experience, but he didn’t ask for references.

A. Perfect! B. I’m not sure. C. That’s right. D. Couldn’t be better.

5. ——I happened to notice Bob’s father quarrelling with the teacher in defense of his son．( )

——No wonder Bob always performs poorly in class． It’s really “________”．

A． Love me, love my dog B． Like father, like son

C． Birds of a feather flock together D． A busy mother makes a lazy daughter

6. ______ in the early 20th century, the school keeps on inspiring children’s love of art.

A. To found B. Founding C. Founded D. Having founded

7. To catch up with the times, we must keep ourselves ________of the current news.（ ）

A．warned B．informed

C．convinced D．accused

8. I can’t thank you too much for your kindness because without your help I have won the first prize in the speech contest．( )

A．can’t B．shouldn’t C．might not D．couldn’t

9. — You could have asked Mr. Richard for help. He’s kind-hearted. ( )

— Yes. But that _______ him a whole day.

A. would have taken B. had taken C. would take D. took

10. He is very selfish. It’s no______ that he has no friends. ( )

A. idea B. doubt C. wonder D. doubt

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11. All our products are g for 5 years.

12. You can find out more advantages in u______ life than in rural life.

13. They e__________ him chairman, for he was considered the best candidate.

14. When I got home after the holiday there were a lot of ______（留言）in my phone.

15. Please hold on, sir. I’m trying to c__________ you.

16. The truck crashed into the wall in an a__________ to avoid a car going in the wrong direction.

17. Future agriculture should _______(依靠)on high technology.

18. The tree in the garden still had its green l________ on though it was winter.

19. She never expressed any s__________ for me when I was injured.

20. To be a good secretary, you’ll have to be quite familiar with the (日常工作) of an office.

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21. France's government on Wednesday asked a health watchdog to ________(1) a survey, possibly leading to EU suspension (暂停)of a genetically-modified corn, after a study in rats linked the grain to cancer.

Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll, Ecology Minister Delphine Batho and Health and Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine said they had asked the National Agency for Health Safety (ANSES) to______(2) the finding.

"  ______(3) ANSES' opinion, the government will urge that the European authorities ________(4)all necessary measures to protect human and animal health," they said in a joint statement.

Earlier, French scientists led by Gilles-Eric Seralini at the University of Caen in Normandy unveiled a study, _______(5) said rats fed with NK603 corn or _______(6) to the weedkiller used with it developed tumours(肿瘤).

NK603 is a corn, also called maize, made by US agribusiness（农业综合企业） giant Monsanto. It has been engineered to make it ______(7) to Monsanto's herbicide Roundup(草甘膦除草剂)

This ______(8) farmers to have little difficulty getting rid of the weedkiller in the field. There is_____(9) it can save them a lot of expenses and can also be time-saving

The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, says it is the first to look at rats over their _____(10)lifespan of two years.

Two hundred male and female rats were ___(11) into 10 groups of 10 animals. One was a "control" group which was given ordinary rat food that contained percent non-GM corn, and _______(12) water.

Three groups were given ordinary rat food and water with (13) doses of Roundup, reflecting various concentrations of the herbicide in the food chain.

The other (14)were fed rat food of which 11, 22 or 33 percent comprised NK603 corn, either treated or not with Roundup when the corn was grown.

The researchers found that NK603 and Roundup both caused (15)damage to the rats' health, (16)they were consumed together or (17)their own.

Premature deaths and sickness were concentrated especially among_____(18). Males which fell sick suffered liver damage, developed kidney and skin tumours and ______(19)problems.

At the 14-month stage of experiment, ______(20) animals in the control groups showed any signs of cancer, but among females in the "treated" groups, tumours affected between 10 and 30 percent of the rodents（啮齿目动物）.

1.A. make out B. carry out C bring out D turn out

2.A investigate B. inspect C irrigate D. indicate

3.A Basing on B Depending on C. According on D. Deciding on

4.A took B will take C. has taken D. take

5 A which B that C. what D. this

6. A exploited B exploded C. exposed D. explored

7. A hesitant B resistant C.ignorant D.elegant

8. A makes B affects C. enables D. demands

9 A no doubt B no wonder C. no need D. no use

10. A ordinary B common C. regular D. normal

11. A separated B split C. made D. turned

12 A hot B tasty C. plain D. cold

13. A increasing B decreasing C. declining D. improving

14 A six B five C. seven D. four

15.A different B similar C. little D. much

16. A either B neither C. no matter D. whether

17. A for B on C. by D. with

18. A rats B males C. females D. rodents

19 A. digestive B tentative C. effective D. alternative

20 A all B no C. some D. most

22. With long brown hair，deep blue eyes，a tall and thin figure，Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor.He made his __1__ appearance in a film in 1990.Though he __2__ in the film for only 14 minutes，people flooded the cinema to see him.In his next __3__，Pitt played the role of a fisherman.To make the film __4__，he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman.

Pitt，caring __5__ about roles than money，has a special favour for the “hard” roles.After __6__ the screenplay of “Legends of the Fall”，he was attracted by the __7__ character.He asked for a lower __8__ from the shooting team and was __9__ to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months.“The film __10__ the chance to know life.I shall __11__ remember the time when we were __12__ the film，”Pitt said after completing it fully.

Pitt started his __13__ of art when he was in university.__14__ born in an ordinary family in 1964，he showed his __15__ in film at an early age.After leaving high school，he went to university to __16__ law.Because he loved film more than law，shortly before he could graduate，he __17__ out for a life of his own.With only 325 dollars in __18__ sometimes as a porter __19__ a waiter.Thanks to his hard work，he __20__ opened up a new field of his own.

1．A.lastB．first

C．secondD．other

2．A.wasB．worked

C．stayedD．appeared

3．A.partB．cinema

C．filmD．appearance

4．A.earlierB．later

C．betterD．cheaper

5．A.moreB．less

C．nothingD．much

6．A.seeingB．writing

C．readingD．hearing

7．A.leadingB．active

C．braveD．shy

8．A.priceB．pay

C．moneyD．degree

9．A.sadB．worried

C．anxiousD．willing

10．A.findsB．leaves

C．givesD．misses

11．A.alwaysB．never

C．everD．hardly

12．A.playingB．making

C．seeingD．directing

13．A.workB．job

C．dreamD．show

14．A.BecauseB．When

C．SinceD．Though

15．A.hopeB．interest

C．successD．feelings

16．A.breakB．teach

C．introduceD．study

17．A.fledB．stopped

C．droppedD．ran

18．A.handB．wallet

C．pocketD．bag

19．A.butB．and

C．orD．otherwise

20．A.nearlyB．almost

C．alreadyD．finally

23. I lived in America with my teenage son Karl. After his father died, Karl became very shy, quite and only concerned about his own thoughts. As a 1 parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he 2 . When his report card arrived during his third year , it said that he had been 3 95 times from classes and had six 4 grades for the year. At this rate he would never 5 . I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. 6 worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down 7 my knees and pleaded for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to 8 ."

One day, I was at work when I got a (an) 9 . A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absence ." 10 he could say another word, I was very upset and all my 11 and sadness over Karl came 12 into the ears of this stranger. " I do 13 my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my 14 . "For a moment there was (a) 15 on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.

Karl's next report card showed an obvious 16 in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his 17 year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his 18 were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, 19