诸城市2014届高三上学期期中考试

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分为150分。考试用时为120分钟。

第I卷（共100分）

注意事项：

1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. Someone knocked on the door and Jimmy hurried to see who _ was.

A one B .it C .he D. that

2. I _______a cup of coffee when a new idea occurred to me.

A. drank B. was drinking C. had drunk D. would drink

3. Some teenagers tend to quit when they get into a mess ______ they can't escape.

A. of which B. for which C. from which D. in which

4. -- You'd better fill your tank. There is no gas station along the road.

--_________. The supermarket sells gas , too.

A. Sounds good B. A1l right C. No problem D. Take care

5. They hope to turn our society into one ______ those in need can get help.

A. that B. which C. when D. where

6. I didn't understand _______it meant to him until I was in his place.

A.what B. that C.how D. which

7. The player won our respect ______ he was far behind the others.

A. ever since B. so that C. even though D. as though

8. We can imagine ______city like Beijing in_______ year 2030 will be more crowded than

it is now.

A. the;不填 B.不填; the C. the; a D. a; the

9. - Remember the first time you _____ her?

- Sure. She was singing on the stage.

A. met B. were meeting C. had met D. would meet

10. Luck always favours those ________are well prepared.

A. who B. which C. whom D. when

11. My friend Jack was the. first person I knew ______an iPhone 5S.

A. using B. to use C. used D. having used

12. Volunteering,______ as a way of building character,is popular among young people.

A. seeing B. to see C. seen D. being seen

13. Scientists are convinced of the positive effect of laughter_____physical and mental

health.

A. of B. in C. on D. at

14. Think it over and tell me your opinion , as____ you agree or not is important.

A. how B. whether C. what D. that

15. Rarely ______ his voice to anyone ; he seldom argued with his friends, either.

A. he had raised B. had he raised C. he raised D. did he raise

16. ______he wants to write back, we have sent a stamped addressed envelope.

A. Unless B. Even if C. In case D. As long as

17. She wrote a letter,________ her thanks for his kindness.

A. to express B. expressing C. expressed D. having expressed

18. We can hardly believe such a young boy ______ travel around the world all by himself.

A. may B. need C. should D. must

19. It is attitude ______matters much in daily work.

A. that B. which C. what D. where

20.－You hate Lee , don't you?

－______I just think he is a bit annoying.

A. That's right B. Not exactly C. By all means D. Never mind

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years ago ,l was working at my job at a community college when a homeless womancame in. She began 21 as she laid back on one of the sofas in the student rest room. 22 ,she wasn't well. Without thinking too much I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find 23 in the Lost and Found box. I 24 up a set of clothing and went back to my office, 25 I heard a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not 26 this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her 27 and went back to help the woman, 28 my co-worker's warning .

Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my 29 and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously,l gave him my full 30 and he told me that he had happened to hear my 31 with the co-worker about helping the 32 woman. He wanted me to know that it is, was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a 33 for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I 34 needed the money at the time,but also because I had never been 35 in such a way for helping someone!

We soon became good 36 and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me 37 my first home! He 38 giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a " giver" and that I 39 it ! To make a long story short,l was able to buy the perfect little home for myself,all because one day I did not 40 to help a homeless woman.

21 A. smiling B. talking C. shouting D. coughing

30.A. energy B. love C. care D. attention

31. A. disagreement B. discussion C. fight D. quarrel

32. A. young B. old C. sick D. wealthy

33. A. support B. check C. tip D. promise

34. A. anxiously B. eagerly C. hardly D. really

35. A. recognized B. measured C. taught D. praised

36. A. colleagues B. competitors C . partners D. friends

37. A. build B. buy C. rent D. repair

38. A. came out B. ended up C. carried on D. resulted in

39. A. deserved B. wanted C. needed D. enjoyed

40. A. fear B. fail C. hesitate D. attempt

第二部分阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. "There're too many cars, and you can't move around a lot. "

Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern Califomia,in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation(导航) system.

He decided to develop a programme called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house.

" What's unique is that we use a lot of data that's currently become available including traffic data, weather data,and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when you leave home. "

Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just respond to current traffic conditions. With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.

"I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, SeouI, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that canimmediately use this. "

Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.

41. Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order to

A. show care for them B. introduce their life

C. solve traffic problems D. raise the topic

42. What caused the professor to make his invention?

A. Being late for work. B. His interest in cars.

C. His curiosity in science. D. Making a lot of money

43. What is unique about ClearPath?

A. It can use a lot of information all over the world.

B. It can ensure that you will never be late for work.

C. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.

D. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.

44. With ClearPath, you can_____.

A. avoid traffic accidents B. decide when to leave

C. collect data from other cities D. surf the Internet

45. What's Professor Shahabi's attitude toward his invention?

A. Disappointed. B. Proud. C. Optimistic. D. Worried.

B

Not many were surprised when Dustin Sherrard was chosen, among a team of five, to represent Ontario at WorldSkills Competition in Leipzig, Germany this year.

The event, once known as the Skill Olympics, symbolizes the top of excellence in professional training where young skilled people from around the world compete in the skills of their various jobs measured against demanding international standard, which is hard to reach.

The 21-year-old, who grew up in Englehart, Ont, didn't get a medal but the experience did wonders for his confidence. Sherrard had passion for carpentry(木工) and showed promise at a very young age. "I first got interested in woodmaking when I was in Grade 10, " he says. "I had taken wood shop before but it never became a hobby of mine until my school started to gethardwood into the shop classes. "

"I realized how much fun woodworking was and took all the wood-shop classes I could andstarted spending time in the shop after school, " he says. " I got a summer job working with myuncle and used most of the money I made to buy woodworking tools and quickly turned mydad's little shop into my own woodworking shop. " His skills and knowledge were sharpened and tested in the woodworking program.

All this went a long way in preparing him