浙江省浙北名校联盟2014届高三上学期期中联考英语试题

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考试说明：本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。全卷共10页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。

选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. ---Excuse me, dad, but I’m going to the club to meet my friends in the football team.

---OK. _______ .

A. Good luck B. Congratulations C. With pleasure D. Have fun

2. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _______ whether they will enjoy it.

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

3. Tom hid himself behind the door, _________ he could hear the steps of his mother clearly.

A. from which B. from where C. where D. which

4. ---Harry, we want to know your view about the reform being carried out in our school.

---OK. I ________ to that.

A. am coming B. have come C. came D. come

5. The charity sale our school organizes every year has taught us much that we would never have

________ learned in class.

A. therefore B. meanwhile C. otherwise D. instead

6. ---I hear you won the prize in the English contest last week.

---That was the second time I ________ the prize.

A. had got B. got C. get D. have got

7. A great number of people have stopped buying the product ________ the fact that it is safe.

A. for fear of B. on account of C. in spite of D. as a result of

8. Nature is at its most beautiful in spring ________ all kinds of flowers are in blossom, _______ attracts people from all walks of life to take a spring outing.

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

9. Experts say ________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

A. exposed B. having exposed C. being exposed D. exposing

10. Exciting as its special effects are ________, there is too much violence in the film.

A. to watch B. to be watched C. watching D. being watched

11. Two years ago, three scientists traveled to the Antarctica to explore a secret world hidden _________ the ice.

A. among B. beneath C. beyond D. opposite

12. It is recommended that you ________ your accommodation in advance in tourist season, as you may find all the best hotels are not accessible.

A. book B. must book C. will book D. shall book

13. Hawaii, however, provides an ideal location to _____ the technology at a low price.

A. make out B. give out C. set out D. test out

14. My friend Miriam felt it was out of _____ question for her to visit China without going to see the terracotta warriors, so I helped her arrange _____ tour to Xi’an.

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

15. He's one of those people with a very _______ imagination --- every time he hears a noise he's convinced it's someone breaking in.

A. adequate B. relevant C. abundant D. vivid

16. Various efforts over the centuries _________ to predict earthquakes to reduce the damage.

A. are being made B. have been made C. were made D. were being made

17. After about one hour of the play between China and Korea, the ______ was 3-2 in our ______.

A. score; favour B. score; side C. point; favour D. point; side

18. A modern gymnasium has been set up in ________ was a wasteland ten years ago.

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

19. _____ an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.

A. Based B. Basing C. Base D. To base

20. Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses and drink a _______ to the success of the new company.

A. privilege B. potential C. toast D. ambition

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（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。

My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___21___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___22___to it.

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___23___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ___24___kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___25___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___26___. My writing was not at the ___27___it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ___28___.

My mother ___29___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D., decided to ___30___ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ___31___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___32___ me. She spent hours every day ___33___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___34___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave ___35___ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___36___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___37___ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___38___ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ___39___ and attend college.

She used her gifts as a ___40___ to help a child --- her child --- and now I have the opportunity to become something.

21. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

22. A. mind B. brain C. feelings D. work

23. A. smoothly B. strongly C. frequently D. easily

24. A. average B. ordinary C. normal D. common

25. A. just B. ever C. even D. only

26. A. hear B. write C. read D. understand

27. A. level B. length C. speed D. degree

28. A. problems B. excuses C. worries D. duties

29. A. suffered B. observed C. removed D. tolerated

30. A. study B. find C. change D. keep

31. A. fight B. struggle C. strike D. challenge

32. A. interrupted B. disturbed C. terrified D. troubled

33. A. teaching B. giving C. supporting D. reminding

34. A. Without B. Except C. Besides D. Beyond

35. A. information B. advice C. promise D. expectation

36. A. before B. though C. because D. unless

37. A. set up B. gave up C. pushed up D. looked up

38. A. rich B. famous C. successful D. powerful

39. A. training B. grades C. experiments D. abilities

40. A. woman B. doctor C. sister D. teacher

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：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，并在答题纸上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A.

Dear Guys,

I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. That’s when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.

One of you approached and asked politely if I would throw the ball back to you. Fighting the urge to drop my bags and run screaming down the street, I reluctantly agreed.

Before I continue, let me explain something that I didn’t have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching and hitting. I’m bad at aiming too. So you can understand why I’d be nervous
at what I’m sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request. However, wanting to appear agreeable, I put my bags down, picked up the ball and, eyes half-shut, and threw it as hard as I could.

It hit the middle of the fence and bounced back to me.

Trying to act casually, I said something about being out of practice, then picked up the ball again. If you’ll remember, at your command, I agreed to try throwing underhand. While outwardly I was smiling, in my head, I was praying, Oh God, oh please oh please oh please. I threw the ball upward with all my strength, terrified by what happened next.

The ball hit slightly higher up on the fence and bounced back to me.

This is the point where I start to take issue with you. Wouldn’t it have been a better use of your time, and mine, if you had just walked around the fence and took the ball then? I was clearly struggling; my smiles were more and more forced. And yet, you all just stood there, motionless.

Seeing that you weren’t going to let me out of the trouble, I became desperate. Memories of middle school softball came flooding back. I tried hard to throw the ball but it only went about eight feet, then I decided to pick it up and dash with ball in hand towards the baseline, while annoyed thirteen-year-old boys screamed at me that I was ruining their lives. Children are cruel. Being a big girl now, I pushed those memories aside and picked up the soccer ball for the third time. I forced a good-natured laugh while crying inside as you patiently shouted words of support over the fence at me.

“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.

“Just back up a little and give it all you’ve got!” another offered.

And, most embarrassing of all, “You can do it!”

I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.

Anyway, I accepted your ball-throwing advice, backed up, rocked back and forth a little, took a deep breath and let it fly.

It hit the edge of the fence and bounced back to me.

I surprised myself --- and I’m sure you as well --- by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!!!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so I’d be put out of my miser