新津中学2015届高三上学期期中考试

英语试题

第I卷 （选择题 共90分）

第一部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，共40分）

第一节 单项填空

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

1. Apple Inc. has been ____ outspoken champion for diversity since Cook succeeded Jobs as ____ CEO.

A. an, the B. \, a C. an, \ D. \, the

2. The manager asked his assistant if it was possible to ____ the investment plan within a week.

A. work out B. put out C. make out D. set out

3. Most students object to ____ for parking on the campus.

A. being charged B. charge C. be charged D. charging

4. Don't spoil your _____ by eating sweets just before dinner.

A. appearance B. attitude C. appetite D. action

5. Not only have the exchange students’ personal skills strengthened, _____ have the social skills that they’ve gained from living abroad.

A. but also B. so C. but so D. but

6. I’m afraid that this painting on the wall is only a copy and it is _____.

A. priceless B. invaluable C. worthless D. worthwhile

7. Mary enjoyed herself so much _____ she visited her friends in Canada last year.

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

8. It’s too late to set out to see a film now. _____, we have a lot of homework to do.

A. Besides B. However C. Anyhow D. Meanwhile

9. We ____ very early so we packed the night before.

A. leave B. had left C. were leaving D. have left

10. — It’s immoral to smoke in an air-conditioned bus.

—_____, but I often see that kind of thing.

A. I don’t think so B. I’m with you there

C. It’s no surprise D. It doesn’t make sense

第二节 完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

Have you ever wondered why some people are able to have confidence to spare when it comes to taking risks such as starting their own business or taking a year off to travel without an enormous safety net? The answer is that they’ve 11 the art of optimistic thinking. The good news is that 12 some people are simply born to be optimistic, anyone can 13 to take a more positive approach towards their life.  Optimists look for 14 outcomes. This doesn’t mean that optimists always jump into things carelessly and hope for 15 , rather that they do not let potential negative outcomes 16 the potential positive outcomes. By hoping so and having 17 that they can handle any negatives, optimists are 18 to take advantage of opportunities that come their way. 
 Optimists do not internalize(使内在化)failure. When things don’t 26 for them, they don’t beat themselves up over it. They are able to accept failure as a part of life and try 27 with a positive attitude. They are often better able to learn from their 28. When pessimists do take chances and fail, they have a hard time not 29 themselves and concluding that this is the way that it has to be. One 30 can leave them with a sense of being unworthy or completely at the mercy of others.  That’s why optimists become successful!

11. A．understood

B．mastered

C．studied

D．found









12. A．if

B．because

C．unless

D．while









13. A．respond

B．continue

C．learn

D．return









14. A．positive

B．possible

C．different

D．particular









15. A．the worst

B．the least

C．the best

D．the most









16. A．overcome

B．overlook

C．overload

D．overtake









17. A．faith

B．work

C．trouble

D．control









18. A．eager

B．unwilling

C．ready

D．likely









19. A．change

B．difference

C．fortune

D．fame









20. A．endless

B．precious

C．special

D．meaningless









21. A．In fact

B．In general

C．In contrast

D．In short









22. A．rewarding

B．amazing

C．difficult

D．impossible









23. A．excuses

B．causes

C．explanations

D．faults









24. A．end

B．start

C．fail

D．fall









25. A．responsible

B．unhappy

C．competitive

D．unclear









26. A．run out

B．make out

C．work out

D．look out









27. A．hard

B．out

C．again

D．instead









28. A．experience

B．mistakes

C．friends

D．faiths









29. A．blaming

B．protecting

C．identifying

D．presenting









30. A．case

B．defeat

C．state

D．example









第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，共50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

A

For a few moments, no one noticed as he drifted away from the main competition area. About that time, Hira Edmonds, 25, a lifeguard and a senior instructor for a surf-safety company, was teaching 14 other lifeguards the finer points of emergency rescue on the second floor of a building overlooking New Brighton beach. Edmonds had watched dozens of surfers ride the waves that day. As he glanced out of the window, he saw someone in a wet suit facedown in the water. “It doesn’t take much to realize someone’s in trouble,” says Edmonds. “Lifeguards are never really off the duty.” Edmonds called the team, grabbed first aid equipment, and rushed down to the water. The lifeguards dragged Tuhikarama, 47 and a father of two, to the beach. More than a dozen rescuers took turns pumping oxygen and pressing his chest to start his breathing again. For nearly an hour---far longer than a single lifeguard would have been able to continue the lifesaving technique--- the team continued all these. An ambulance finally arrived and took Tuhikarama to the hospital, where he spent a week unconscious in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) while his brain and heart healed.

A month after he recovered, Tuhikarama reunited with six of the teenage lifeguards who saved him. “Being spotted by a group of lifeguards was the only thing that saved me,” he says. “I’ve been given a second chance.”

31. What was James Tuhikarama doing when he had a heart attack?

A. Surfing the Internet.

B. Taking part in a competition.

C. Paddling a boat in the ocean.

D. Swimming in the swimming pool.

32. What can we learn from the text?

A. James called for help before he drifted away.

B. James had two sons watching him on the beach then.

C. No one was willing to help James except the lifeguards.

D. James met the lifeguards after he came out of hospital.

33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Lifeguards are always off duty.

B. James didn’t know who saved his life.

C. It took James several days to come back to life.

D. Hira was learning to rescue lives when he spotted James.

34. Where will you probably read this text?

A. In a newspaper. B. In a textbook.

C. In a fashion magazine. D. In a science fiction.

B

It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.

Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and---most important---sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater, Mr. Bellow, did not mind if you did.

That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.

Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewat’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.

In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?

1952 B. 1962 C.1972 D.1982

What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

The heat.

The theater.

The Music Man.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

What do we know about Mr. Bellow?

He loved children very much.

He was a fan of John Wayne.

He sold air conditioners.

He was a movie star.

Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?

The two movies were really wonderful.

They wanted to avoid the heat outside.

The manager of the theater was friendly.

They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.

C

Everyone looks forward to progress, whether in one’s personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a person’s ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things. All these, however, remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.

However, at the back of the minds of many people, especially those who miss the “good old days”, efficiency comes with a price. When communication becomes more efficient, people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at miles apart to talk or see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and iPads, people often do not take the effort to visit one another personally. A personal visit carries with it the additional feature of having to be in the person’s presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.

With efficiency also comes mass production. Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today. Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touc