2015学年度

余姚中学 高三英语期中试卷

第一学期

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； 每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可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. To get thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself favor when it’s needed.

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

2. It won’t be quite a long time ______ your son is back, so don’t be worried.

A. that B. since C. before D. until

3. While visiting Europe, I was lucky to have the great of praying in a historic church that dates back to the early 12th century.

A. favor B. motivation C. equality D. privilege

4. The Smiths have just moved here and they are busy with their new house and ______.

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

5. Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday. He escaped drowning.

A. nearly B. slightly C. narrowly D. hardly

6. He claimed in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.

A. to have been badly treated B. treating badly

C. to be treated badly D. being treated badly

7 .I hope my advice will be of some help to is interested in learning English.

A. whomever B. whom C. whoever D. who

8. This one may be a little but I believe a good interface should be attractive.

A. abundant B. controversial C. appropriate D. conscious

9. The couple walked together as far as the second crossing of the street they waved goodbye to each other.

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

10. Tom would have met you at the railway station, but he ______ caught in a traffic accident.

A. has been B. had been C. were D. was

11. Listen to and what your manger is saying , regardless of whether you agree with the comments.

A. object B. submit C. acknowledge D. owe

12. Living with cancer has made her realize how important it is to take every chance to live her life the fullest.

A. at B. on C. to D. with

13. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ______ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.

A. took up B. held up C. carried out D. made for

14. The incomes of skilled workers went up. ________， unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A．Moreover B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Otherwise

15. ---What in the world put you in a really bad mood?

---_____in the traffic for hours.

A. Stuck B. Being stuck C. To be stuck D. Sticking

16. The past two years a sharp rise in oil price, which adds to the burden of auto transportation industry.

A. witnessed B. witnesses C. is witnessing D. has witnessed

17. Not having promoted the new digital camera successfully, the company should its original marketing methods.

A. account for B. reflect on C. work out D. call up

18. At that moment, I was just standing by the window in my room, I could see what was occurring on the street.

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

19. Some blood types are quite common, others are regionally , and still others are rare everywhere.

A. distributed B. contributed C. obtained D. convinced

20. ---Can I look at the menu before I make an order?

---Of course. ________， madam.

A．Take your time B．Don't mention it C．Never mind D．Help yourself

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题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A Leap(跳跃) to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola 21 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That's especially impressive， 22 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly. She often sees double and can't 23 how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom 24 that even though she couldn't see 25 ， she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 26 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more 27 for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn't let her 28 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 29 is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 30 your mind that it'll take you where you want to go，” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 31 for anyone because it's four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn't fall 32 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.

Lola doesn't want to be 33 differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision 34 . She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 35 attitude.

Lola never thinks about 36 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 37 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids 38 she grows up.

Lola is 39 of all her hard work and success. She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her 40 for others is “just believe in yourself.”

21.A. runs D．dances

B. teaches

C. trains

D. dances



22.A.since D．though

B. unless

C. after

D. though



23.A. tell D．predict

B. guess

C. assume

D. predict



24.A. suspected

B. remembered

C. imagined

D. noticed



25.A. deeply D．closely

B. well

C. ahead

D. closely



26.A. task D．show

B. sport

C. event

D. show



27.A. boring

B. enjoyable

C. difficult

D. satisfactory



28.A. talent

B. quality

C. nature

D. condition



29.A. doubt

B. advantage

C. challenge

D. progress



30.A. examine

B. express

C. open

D. trust



31.A. fearful

B. harmful

C. unfair

D. inconvenient



32.A. to

B. on

C. off

D. against



33.A. greeted

B. treated

C. served

D. paid



34.A. pains

B. stresses

C. injuries

D. problems



35.A. positive

B. friendly

C. flexible

D. cautious



36.A. defending

B. quitting

C. winning

D. bargaining



37.A. standard

B. range

C. view

D. goal



38.A. until

B. as

C. when

D. before



39.A. proud

B. tired

C. ashamed

D. confident



40.A. plan

B. advice

C. reward

D. responsibility





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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment: my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we too are burdened by student loans（贷款）. But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet.

I read that, and I thought, what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury（奢华）, not a fertility requirement.

A 26-year-old in the story despairs（绝望）that he can’t afford to get a Ph.D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations are slowly adjusting, but today’s 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be expanding. Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments. “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner.

This recession（衰退）will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful－for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day－than on longing for some kind of luxury life.

41. What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

A. They expect everything to be easy for them.

B. They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans.

C. They are reluctant to face all of the challenges.

D. They are burdened by student loans.

42. What’s the author’s attitude towards the 20-somthings with high expectation in?Paragraph 5?

?????? A. Intolerant???????????B. Negative C. Unbelieving D. Understanding

43. Which of the following is not one of the complaints of the 20-somethings?

A. They can’t have children for at least a decade to buy a house.

B. They have only one-bedroom apartment to live in.

C. They can’t buy a house until 40 because of student loans.

D. They despair at not being able t