2014-2015学年度山东省滕州市实验中学高三第一学期期中考试英语试题

考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分

I．阅读理解（ 共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳答案

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MELBOURNE, Australia – A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs．The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old struck the kangaroo in the throat．

Rickard said he was walking his blue dog, Rocky, on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur's Creek northeast of Melbourne．The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater．

When Rickard tried to pull his dog free, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face．

"I thought I might take action to drag the dog out from under his grasp, but I didn't expect him to actually attack me," Rickard, 49, told The Herald Sun newspaper．"It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people．"

"I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it was half drowned and I couldn't really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me．”

He added, "All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water, so at that point I struck him in the throat and that made him back off a little bit．

"I don't think I'll ever be able to watch kangaroo programs quite the same as I used to — it might bring back a couple of bad memories．”

Kangaroos rarely attack people but will fight if they feel threatened．

Dogs often chase kangaroos, which have been known to lead the pets into water and defend themselves there．

Rickard said he ended the attack by hitting the kangaroo in the throat adding Rocky was "half-drowned" when he pulled him from the water．

1．Rickard and his pet dog were attacked when _________．

A．swimming in the pond B．he was teasing a kangaroo

C．he was walking his dog D．dragging his dog out from water

2．In Australia, kangaroos ________．

A．get along rather peacefully with people B．are only seen in zoos

C．frequently attack people and pets D．can be found swimming in ponds

3．The kangaroo attacked the man and his dog probably because ________．

A．the man struck it in the throat B．it wanted to drown the dog

C．the man wanted to drown it D．the dog chased it

4．As a result of the attack, ________．

A．the kangaroo was killed B．Rickard was left a deep impression

C．kangaroos should be under stricter protection D．the dog was drowned dead

B

When there are some strangers in front of us, which of them will we trust?

According to a new study in the online PLOS One, people make their decisions to trust others largely based on their faces．Your appearance can do a lot for you, especially if you are in the financial industry．The more trustworthy you look, the more likely people will buy what you’re selling．

Researchers from Britain’s University of Warwick Business School, University College London, and Dartmouth College, US, did a number of experiments．

The research team used computer software to make 40 faces, from the least to the most trustworthy-looking．

The study said that the difference between a trustworthy face and one that isn’t as trustworthy comes from features that look slightly angry or slightly happy, even when the face is at rest．However, a slightly happy face is more likely to be trusted．

Researchers gave participants some money and asked them which face they trusted to invest the money for them．Then researchers gave some good and bad information about the people with these faces, and asked the participants again whom they trusted．

The results showed that even if they got different information, the participants didn’t change their choices．They were still more likely to invest their money with the more trustworthy-looking faces．

Chris Olivola, one of the study’s authors, said in the University of Warwick’s press release: “It seems we are still willing to go with our own instincts about whether we think someone looks like we can trust them．The temptation to judge strangers by their faces is hard to resist．”

5．Which of the following can be a proper title for this passage?

A．What kind of face do you trust? B．Who did the experiments?

C．Why do you trust him or her? D．Why did they do the experiments?

6．According to the study, which of the following faces is most likely to be trusted?

A．A sad face． B．A smiling face． C．A crying face． D．An angry face．

7．Which of the following about the experiment is TRUE?

A．The trustworthy faces were given good information．

B．Researchers took photos of the 40 people’s faces in college．

C．Most participants gave their money to the trustworthy-looking faces．

D．Participants liked to choose the faces with good information．

8．What did the researchers learn from their experiment?

A．People can’t refuse temptations．

B．People always do things with their instincts．

C．People don’t trust strangers with sad faces．

D．People often judge strangers by their faces．

C

If you’re tired of the Mediterranean and don’t want to head to Disney again, perhaps it’s time for a summer holiday in space．Russia has declared plans for its first floating hotel, 217 miles above earth, and it is something of an offering with good service．

Hosting just seven guests in a four cabins, the accommodation will boast huge windows with views back to earth and tasty microwave meals will be served instead of the ones often used by astronauts．

Just getting there will be an adventure in itself—it will take two days aboard a Soyuz rocket—and it won’t exactly be a budget holiday: A five-day stay will cost you￡100, 000 to￡500, 000 for your journey．The hotel is due to open by 2016 and, according to those behind it, will be far more comfortable than the International Space Station （ISS） used by astronauts and cosmonauts．

In the weightlessness of space, visitors can choose to have beds that are either vertical（垂直的） or horizontal．Tourists, who will be accompanied by experienced crew, will dine on food prepared on Earth and sent up on the rocket, to be reheated in microwave ovens．Many kinds of delicacies will be available．

Iced tea, mineral water and fruit juices will be available, but alcohol will be strictly prohibited．Toilets will use flowing air instead of water to move waste through the system．Waste water will be recycled．

Sergei Kostenko, chief executive of Orbital Technologies which will construct the hotel, said: “Our planned module inside will not remind you of the International Space Station．A hotel should be comfortable inside, and it will be possible to look at the Earth．The hotel will be aimed at wealthy individuals and people working for private companies who want to do research in space．” The hotel can also be used as an emergency bolthole （避难处） for astronauts aboard the International Space Station if there is a crisis．

9．Which can be the best title of the passage?

A．Russia declares the design for its first space hotel

B．The first space hotel is under construction now

C．The astronauts will have a second home in space

D．Russia has the advanced technology in exploring space

10．What does the underlined word “budget” in the 3rd paragraph mean?

A．expensive B．worthwhile C．economic D．uncomfortable

11． What kind of accommodation will the guests have in the space hotel?

A．They will have the same food as the astronauts have．

B．Many kinds of drinks are available including alcohol．

C．Guests can have beds that are either vertical or horizontal．

D．Tourists are accompanied by the astronauts from the ISS．

12．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The space hotel is built to remind you of the International Space Station．

B．The hotel is constructed with big windows so that tourists can see the earth．

C．The company, Orbital Technologies, has already begun to build the space hotel．

D．In the near future, a space trip for most of the people can be realized．

D

I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that’s impossible．For the most part Chinese people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic．They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met．

In China, family is everything．In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents．Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends．I teach many students a year, talking to them freely．

The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US．The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn’t large and I live better．Non-imported（非出口的） foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use．The cost of public transportation is very low, too．Chinese value education．However, it is reported that many children can’t afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor areas in China．But they organized Project Hope many years ago．It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school．In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education．

When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through．While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems．

When I am asked which country I consider better, China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different．”

13．What does the author think of Chinese people?

A．He thinks most Chinese people hardly work．

B．He thinks most Chinese people are proud．

C．He prais