桥东中学2014-2015学年上学期高三期中考英语试卷

命题人：许娉婷 审核人：沈炳亮

第一部分： 听力（满分30分）

从A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第二部分： 英语知识运用（共三节，满分85分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. --- I’d like to have a picnic tomorrow.

--- _________. We’re too busy these days.

A. Forget it. B. So what? C. That’s all right. D. It’s a pleasure

22. ---______ he managed to solve the problem?

---Oh，he turned to Professor Lee for advice.

A．Was it how that B．Was it that how C．How was it that D．How it was that

23. Anyone be in a rough life time, whether he is “Bai Fumei” or “Gao Fushuai.”

A. must B. will C. can D. should

24. We had just covered half the journey ________ the engine failed and we could do nothing but wait for help.

A．before　 B．since C．when　 D．until

25. It is uncertain ________ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.

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

26. I found Jane ________at the desk，________her homework carefully.

A．seated；doing　 B．sitting；does C．be seated；does　 D．sit；do

27. It has been accepted that all the students ____ put on masks before going to school in case they are infected with flu virus.

A. shall B. will C. need D. may

28. The worker earned little money a month，so he had to ________only fast noodles.

A．exist on　 B．exist in C．lie in　 D．lie on

29. Generally speaking，the Internet makes ________possible for people to get the information they need quickly.

A．them 　 B．themselves C．it D．that

30. It’s a pity you were late, otherwise you the film star Rain from Korea.

A. would have seen B. must have seen C. may have seen D. can have seen

31. The question came up at the meeting we had enough money for our research.

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

32. While prices are rising so fast，many people are working out ways to ________their expenses.

A．cut down　 B．put down C．turn down　 D．settle down

33. ---When did you get home last night?

---It was almost midnight ________we arrived home.

A．that 　B．before C．since 　 D．when

34. ________yourself with positive people and you will keep focused on what you can do instead of what you can’t.

A．Surrounding B．Surrounded C．Surround D．Having surrounded

35. Children dream of being sporting superstars ________doctors and lawyers when they grow up.

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

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和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。

Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room 36 so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would 37 and see her,she would try to 38 and at the same time gave an amazing smile. 39 , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful 40 .

I 41 from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) 42 card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall 43 her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse 44 to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never 45 a rewards card.

It 46 me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a 47 .

From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were 48 . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they 49 life more. 50 , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the 51 I got.

I’m out of nursing home now and almost 52 recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably 53 life is.

Do 54 a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they 55 to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.

36. A. quickly B. slowly C. happily D. quietly

37. A. stand B. wake C. sit D. go

38. A. leave B. apologize C. explain D. hide

39. A. Gradually B. Eventually C. Suddenly D. Occasionally

40. A. greeting B. apology C. word D. smile

41. A. knew B. learned C. found D. got

42. A. invitation B. appreciation C. congratulation D. appointment

43. A. crying B. shouting C. screaming D. laughing

44. A. went on B. came up C. set out D. got up

45. A. accepted B. created C. received D. afforded

46. A. beat B. hit C. knocked D. touched

47. A. mistake B. profit C. difference D. contribution

48. A. disappointing B. interesting C. embarrassing D. amazing

49. A. enjoyed B. valued C. enriched D. understood

50. A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise

51. A. less B. more C. better D. worse

52. A. fully B. barely C. really D. rarely

53. A. dangerous B. tough C. beautiful D. enthusiastic

54. A. them B. you C. themselves D. yourself

55. A. bring B. mean C. give D. take

第三节：阅读理解(共20小题，每题2分，满分40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

Even with the multimedia excitement of the web. Electronic Mail, e-mail, is the most frequently used application of the Internet. Many people who have a chance to use the Internet at school, home, and work. They use the Internet for no other purposes than to send or receive e-mails.

It's all very easy. You prepare the message, log onto(登录) the Internet, and send it. The message first goes to your Internet Service Provider's mail server, which in turn sends it to the recipient's(邮件接收者) mail server. On the way your message may go through several servers, each reading the name in order to send it to the right server. The message

then remains in the recipient's mail e-mail server until he requests it by “checking his mail”．

The benefits of e-mails are obvious: mostly it's quick. Also, many people feel that the rules for regular mails don't apply to e-mail, making it less formal, which in turn make e-mail easier to write and send.

It's not just friends and co-workers that are receiving e-mails. Wherever you look, the Web is providing e-mail addresses. This has made communication between strangers easier than ever. You can read an interesting article online and immediately send the author an e-mail. Anyone who posts his e-mail address on a Web page is saying he wants to receive e-mail.

There are places you can go if you don't know someone's e-mail address. Check out Bigfoot, the Internet Address Finder, or Netscape's E-mail Directories for more information.

E-mail is one of the services offered by your Internet Service Provider—a service that you're applying for every month.

56. The passage is about .

A．the multimedia excitement B．different websites C． e-mail D．mail server

57. We can infer from the passage that .

A．e-mail is the only application of the internet

B. if you want to send and receive e-mails, all you have to do is to log onto the Internet.

C. many people use the Internet only for the purpose of sending and receiving e-mail

D. you can send e-mails to friends and co-workers but you can't make communication between strangers

58. If you don't know someone's e-mail address, .

A. look up in a dictionary B. check on Netscape's E-mail Directories

C. ask your computer teacher D. refer to your textbook

59. What can you infer from the fourth paragraph?

A．Only friends and co-workers send e-mails.

B．It's convenient to communicate between strangers online.

C．It's difficult to contact the author on the Internet.

D. You can't log onto the Internet except at home.

B

It's really true what people say about English politeness: it's everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow passage, people say "sorry". When getting off a bus, English passengers say "thank you" rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional（例外的） to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.

Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are makin