湖州中学2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

1. —Sally, do you mind if I take off my jacket?

—Of course not． ．

A. It doesn't matter B. Make yourself at home C. Enjoy yourself D. Forget it

2. It is impossible to persuade him into doing what he doesn’t want to, for he is ______.

A. stubborn B. secure C. sensitive D. smart

3. But for the encouraging cheers from the audience, our team＿＿＿such an important match．

A. shouldn't have won　　 B．mustn't have won

C. needn't have won 　　 　D. couldn't have won

4. As the world’s population continues to grow, the ______ of food becomes more and more of a

concern.

A. worth B. package C. supply D. list

5. Henry made a list of all the possible solutions, ＿＿＿seemed helpful in handling the present

situation, though．

A. none of them 　 B. none of which　 C. all of which 　 D. all of them

6. —Lily, you don’t go to that supermarket quite often, do you?

—No, I only go there ______ because it’s too far away from my house.

A. constantly B. occasionally C. frequently D. eventually

7. Life is like riding a bicycle. ______your balance, you must keep moving.

A. Keeping B. To keep C. Keep D. Being kept

8. The 30-year-old one-child policy will be ______, allowing for couples to have two children if one

of the parents is an only child.

A. relaxed B. strengthened C. rewarded D. performed

9. --- I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport. Why didn’t you drive him there ?

--- I ___. But my car ____.

A. would ; was fixed B. would have ; was fixed

C. would have ; was being fixed D. did ; was being fixed

10. Half of ________ surveyed in 16 countries say they go first to their closest friend to share their

deepest wishes and darkest fears.

A. these B. some C. ones D. those

11. ________ how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure.

A. Hearing B. Hear C. Having heard D. To be hearing

12. — Have you told your parents about your decision?

— Not yet. I can hardly imagine ______ they will react.

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

13. The boy kept asking Mary questions one after another. In the end, her patience＿＿．

A. broke out　 B. made out 　 C. gave out 　 D. came out

14. The director was fully convinced that this moving story, if＿＿for television, would be a hit.

A. adapted 　　　 B. being adapted C. to be adapted 　 D. having been adapted

15. Do you think it is _____ good manners to hear others’ conversations in _____ curious manner?

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

16. In the tomb, they discovered an ancient jar, _____ numbers of treasures, _____ diamonds and

gold.

A. containing; including B. including; containing

C. to contain; to include D. included; containing

17. Gary Locke , a Chinese-American, once______ as the governor of Washington for 8 years and now is U.S. Commerce Secretary．

A．had worked B. worked C．is working D．has been working

18. Silence is requested in this area while the college entrance examination is ______.

A. in progress B. in public C. in sight D. in advance

19. Flying kites, ______ some researchers point out, can not only bring about joy to us, but also promote our physical and mental health.

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

20. What a terrible experience! ______, you’re safe now ----that’s the main thing.

A. Anyway B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Therefore

第二节：完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty 21 from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） 22 ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings 23 in that museum would help him．

It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was 24 and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were 25 with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He 26 those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the 27 ．

Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance 28 her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more 29 ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston 30 him how to use paints to make stage sets．

As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man 31 to become an artist．Many creative people 32 there to talk about art, literature and history．From their 33 , Jacob learned that history books often 34 the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a series of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He 35 Toussaint, who had helped free his people 36 French ruling．

Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed 37 admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that 38 him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a 39 to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a 40 artist．

21．A． steps B． blocks C． buildings D． stations

22．A． artist B． tutor C． scholar D． official

23．A． swinging B． existing C． hanging D． twisting

24．A． blank B． loose C． tough D． tight

25．A． lined B． decorated C． associated D． filled

26．A． stored B． received C． created D． remembered

27．A． museum B． studio C． church D． street

28．A． whether B． which C． that D． when

29．A． precious B． practical C． standard D． flexible

30．A． recommended B． reminded C． provided D． showed

31．A． hesitating B． struggling C． marching D． participating

32．A． settled B． wandered C． gathered D． rushed

33．A． experiences B． performances C． accents D． conversations

34．A． acknowledged B． accused C． ignored D． witnessed

35．A． chose B． accepted C． counted D． employed

36．A． against B． from C． for D． with

37．A． more than B． rather than C． other than D．less than

38．A． broke B． gave C． permitted D． took

39．A． award B． title C． salary D． prize

40．A． permanent B． popular C． positive D． professional

第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；41-60每小题2分，61-65每小题1分，共45分）

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A dog found shot in the head and face with a pellet(小弹丸) gun, packed in a garbage bag and left to die is recovering from his injuries at an animal clinic in Texas. The bag containing the 3-year-old male animal was discovered tied to a fence in Conroe, Texas, earlier this month. When the locals opened the bag, the dog appeared, took a few steps and fell.

Augustyn rushed the dog to an emergency animal clinic, where he was treated for many pellets to the face, eyes, mouth, neck and shoulders. The dog was stabilized, but according to Dr Ron Hendrick, a vet at the Animal Emergency Clinic of Conroe, pellets remain in both eyes and it’s unclear whether the dog nicknamed Buck was left blind forever.

A Facebook page, Buck Needs Bucks for His Buckshot Injuries, was launched last week by Augustyn. It was created to help pay for the dog’s medical bills. The page has attracted nearly 7,000 “likes” and, according to its creator, already more than enough donations to pay for his treatment.

“The last 24 hours has been astonishing for me.” Augustyn wrote on the page. “I have gone from not knowing if I would have enough money to pay for Buck’s emergency bill to having an unbelievable amount of money to provide the best possible care for Buck’s recovery. I have though long and hard about this today and how I should handle this. The conclusion is that I will open a separate bank account for Buck and all donations will be used for Buck’s recovery and necessities.” With the help of Facebook, Buck’s story quickly sparked international interest. “Buck is now walking,” Augustyn says.

Police in Montgomery County say they are investigating the incident, and Augustyn says she has been in contact with law enforcement officials about donating a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who tortured(折磨) the dog.

Sadly, cases like Buck’s are not uncommon, particularly in Texas.

41.When Augustyn found the dog, it was ______.

A. being shot by its owner B. tied to a fence near an animal clinic

C. in a horrible physical state D. hiding from its owner inside a bag

42. After being treated at the emergency animal clinic, the dog ________.

A. is still not in a stable condition B. remains blind because of the shots

C. has no pellets remaining in his body D. has completely recovered from his injuries

43. What was Augustyn’s purpose in launching the Facebook page?

A. To ask for donations for the dog B. To ask a vet to help treat the dog

C. To call for people to love animals D. To ask people to find the dog owner

44. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that _______.

A. Augustyn is worried about the emergency bill.

B. Augustyn will try to help more injured dogs

C. many people care about the injured dog’s recovery

D. Augustyn doesn’t know how to deal with the donations

What will the passage most probably talk about next?

A. How to stop people from torturing dogs. B. Some people who like torturing animals

C. Why the dog’s owner abandoned him D. Some other examples of badly torturing dogs

B

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