山东省潍坊市2014届高三上学期期中考试
英语
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷l至10页，第Ⅱ卷11至12页。满分为150分。考试用时为120分钟。
第I卷（共100分）
注意事项：
1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用 橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
从每题所给的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。
1. Someone knocked on the door and Jimmy hurried to see who _ was.
A one B .it C .he D. that
2. I _______a cup of coffee when a new idea occurred to me.
A. drank B. was drinking C. had drunk D. would drink
3. Some teenagers tend to quit when they get into a mess ______ they can't escape.
A. of which B. for which C. from which D. in which
4. -- You'd better fill your tank. There is no gas station along the road.
--_________. The supermarket sells gas , too.
A. Sounds good B. A1l right C. No problem D. Take care
5. They hope to turn our society into one ______ those in need can get help.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
6. I didn't understand _______it meant to him until I was in his place.
A.what B. that C.how D. which
7. The player won our respect ______ he was far behind the others.
A. ever since B. so that C. even though D. as though
8. We can imagine ______city like Beijing in_______ year 2030 will be more crowded than
it is now.
A. the;不填 B.不填; the C. the; a D. a; the
9. - Remember the first time you _____ her?
- Sure. She was singing on the stage.
A. met B. were meeting C. had met D. would meet
10. Luck always favours those ________are well prepared.
A. who B. which C. whom D. when
11. My friend Jack was the. first person I knew ______an iPhone 5S.
A. using B. to use C. used D. having used
12. Volunteering,______ as a way of building character,is popular among young people.
A. seeing B. to see C. seen D. being seen
13. Scientists are convinced of the positive effect of laughter_____physical and mental
health.
A. of B. in C. on D. at
14. Think it over and tell me your opinion , as____ you agree or not is important.
A. how B. whether C. what D. that
15. Rarely ______ his voice to anyone ; he seldom argued with his friends, either.
A. he had raised B. had he raised C. he raised D. did he raise
16. ______he wants to write back,we have sent a stamped addressed envelope.
A. Unless B. Even if C. In case D. As long as
17. She wrote a letter,________ her thanks for his kindness.
A. to express B. expressing C. expressed D. having expressed
18. We can hardly believe such a young boy ______ travel around the world all by himself.
A. may B. need C. should D. must
19. It is attitude ______matters much in daily work.
A. that B. which C. what D. where
20.- You hate Lee , don't you?
-______I just think he is a bit annoying.
A. That's right B. Not exactly C. By all means D. Never mind
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago ,l was working at my job at a community college when a homeless womancame in. She began 21 as she laid back on one of the sofas in the student rest room. 22 ,she wasn't well. Without thinking too much I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find 23 in the Lost and Found box. I 24 up a set of clothing and went back to my office, 25 I heard a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not 26 this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her 27 and went back to help the woman, 28 my co-worker's warning .
Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my 29 and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously,l gave him my full 30 and he told me that he had happened to hear my 31 with the co-worker about helping the 32 woman. He wanted me to know that it is, was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a 33 for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I 34 needed the money at the time,but also because I had never been 35 in such a way for helping someone!
We soon became good 36 and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me 37 my first home! He 38 giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a " giver" and that I 39 it ! To make a long story short,l was able to buy the perfect little home for myself,all because one day I did not 40 to help a homeless woman.
21 A. smiling B. talking C. shouting D. coughing
30.A. energy B. love C. care D. attention
31. A. disagreement B. discussion C. fight D. quarrel
32. A. young B. old C. sick D. wealthy
33. A. support B. check C. tip D. promise
34. A. anxiously B. eagerly C. hardly D. really
35. A. recognized B. measured C. taught D. praised
36. A. colleagues B. competitors C . partners D. friends
37. A. build B. buy C. rent D. repair
38. A. came out B. ended up C. carried on D. resulted in
39. A. deserved B. wanted C. needed D. enjoyed
40. A. fear B. fail C. hesitate D. attempt
第二部分阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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
In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. "There're too many cars, and you can't move around a lot. "
Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern Califomia,in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation(导航) system.
He decided to develop a programme called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house.
" What's unique is that we use a lot of data that's currently become available including traffic data,weather data,and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when you leave home. "
Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just respond to current traffic conditions. With ClearPath,he says,a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways,before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.
"I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai,Beijing,SeouI,Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that canimmediately use this. "
Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems,such as Google and Apple.
41. Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order to
A. show care for them B. introduce their life
C. solve traffic problems D. raise the topic
42. What caused the professor to make his invention?
A. Being late for work. B. His interest in cars.
C. His curiosity in science. D. Making a lot of money
43. What is unique about ClearPath?
A. It can use a lot of information all over the world.
B. It can ensure that you will never be late for work.
C. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.
D. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.
44. With ClearPath,you can_____.
A. avoid traffic accidents B. decide when to leave
C. collect data from other cities D. surf the Internet
45. What's Professor Shahabi's attitude toward his invention?
A. Disappointed. B. Proud. C. Optimistic. D. Worried.
B
Not many were surprised when Dustin Sherrard was chosen, among a team of five, to represent Ontario at WorldSkills Competition in Leipzig, Germany this year.
The event, on ce known as the Skill Olympics, symbolizes the top of excellence in professional training where young skilled people from around the world compete in the skills of their various jobs measured against demanding international standard,which is hard to reach.
The 21-year-old, who grew up in Englehart, Ont, didn't get a medal but the experience did wonders for his confidence. Sherrard had passion for carpentry(木工) and showed promise at a very young age. "I first got interested in woodmaking when I was in Grade 10, " he says. "I had taken wood shop before but it never became a hobby of mine until my school started to gethardwood into the shop classes. "
"I realized how much fun woodworking was and took all the wood-shop classes I could andstarted spending time in the shop after school, " he says. " I got a summer job working with myuncle and used most of the money I made to buy woodworking tools and quickly turned mydad's little shop into my own woodworking shop. " His skills and knowledge were sharpened and tested in the woodworking program.
All this went a long way in preparing him for full-time employment and taught him what to expect when he started working.
" The biggest challenge to secure a good job with my training and skill set would be to keep up with all the different products and new designs, " he says. "I have only been in the industry for a few years but even my boss , who has been doing this for many years , is still leaming new things all the time. "
Sherrard's passion for his skill has brought him this far but his thirst for leaming keeps pushing him further. He's already planning to go back to school to study engineering.
46. What can we know about WorldSkills Competition?
A. It provides professional training.
B. It is a top event for skilled youth.
C. It is held in Germany every four years.
D. It is a competition for skilled carpenters.
47. The underlined word "demanding" in Paragraph 2 probably means_______.
A. flexible B. strict C. basic D. simple
48. How well did Dustin Sherrard do i'n the competition?
A. He stood out. B. He lost confidence.
C. He failed to get a medal. D. He got praised.
49. What made Dustin Sherrard love woodworking?
A. Fame. B. Confidence. C. Honour. D. Interest.
50. What might Dustin Sherrard do next?
A. Retum to school to study. B. Find a' better job.
C. Take part in more competitions. D. Work together with his uncle.
C
When things go wrong and we're to blame,we're supposed to feel guilty. Right? Not necessarily. It tums out that when we do something that causes a negative(消极的) outcome, we actually feel less responsible for our actions. And, we see the entire situation differently than we would have if things had turned out weU.
The "blame game" is nothing new. Behavior experts have long known that people push responsibility to others,or to outside factors,when things don't work out. But new research from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London shows that this response is more than about wanting to escape blame - we actually don't believe that what happened is our fault.
To leam more about the blame game, researchers conducted a study. They asked 34 participants to press keys that randomly produced three different noises. The noises were positive ( amusement , laughter) , negative ( fear,disgust, or anger) , or neutral.
The volunteers were asked to estimate（估计） the time that it took between when they pushed the button and when they heard the sound. Volunteers felt there was a longer lag(延迟) time between their actions and the negative sounds than between their actions and the positive ones. In their minds, the negative outcomes were separate from their actions. Therefore, they were able to feel less responsible for them. .
The researchers say that when it comes to assigning blame,we can't always trust our own judgment. "Just because you don't feel responsible, doesn't mean you're actually not," says study author Patrick Haggard,
The findings suggest that perhaps more of us need to realize that unpleasant or negative situations may actually be our fault - even if we don't see it that way. And taking more responsibility for our actions could lead to better relationships with others.
51. If things tum out well, people tend to _______.
A. owe the success to others B. share the success with others
C. enjoy much pleasure themselves D. feel more related to their actions
52. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? '
A. Experts knew little about the " blame game" .
B. Similar studies have been done before.
C. The study now has found nothing new.
D. Outside factors lead to our fault.
53. In the study , volunteers were asked to ______.
A. push special buttons B. write down the exact time
C. produce different sounds D. tell apart unpleasant sounds
54. What's true of the volunteers?
A. They always doubted their own judgement.
B. They believed someone else pressed the wrong keys.
C. They were not brave enough to take the responsibility.
D. They thought the bad results had little to do with them.
55. What do the experts advise us to do to get along well with others?
A. Be friendly to others. B. Take more responsibility.
C. Treat others equally. D. Show respect to others.
D
Have you ever felt like a fool for having said too much? Anita Chow had one of those moments .
A few weeks ago, she applied for a job with a company. Chow said she is usually quiet,but during the interview she tried hard to act against her nature. She smiled a lot and talked in a lively manner. When asked why she wanted to work in the company, she said the job would enable her to meet a lot of interesting people. Then she added jokingly : "Who knows? I might even meet my future husband. "
Chow wanted to beat herself up the moment she stepped out of the interview room. "It came out so wrong," she says. "Now the interviewers will think of me as one of those women who don't have any career ambition and just want to get married and settle down. "
Saying too much or oversharing happens to every one of us. In the time of social media, sharing every detail of your life is almost expected and encouraged. But it isn't all social media's fault. "Experts say oversharing often happens when we are trying subconsciously to control our anxiety," according to a Wall Street Joumal column. Chow's is a typical case of "self-adjustment" aimed at fighting her own anxiety. It happens like this: When having a conversation,we want to sound amusing and interesting. So we use a lot of mental energy trying to manage the other person's impression of us. The effort required to do this leaves less brainpower to think over what we say and to whom,says The Wall Street Joumal.
This explains why we sometimes suddenly say embarrassing things to people we want to impress most,whether it's a first date, the boss or our future in-laws. It leads to embarrassing situations and is the perfect material for comedy movies.
So how do you stop yourself from saying too much? Simple : stop and think before you open your mouth.
56. In the interview,Chow showed her______.
A. lively manner B. career aim
C. unusual ability D. rich experience
57. From Paragraph 3 ,we can know that Chow_______.
A. gave the wrong answer B. regretted her performance
C. wanted to get married D. hoped to settle down
58. Experts say Chow's overtalking was actually to_______.
A. show off her knowledge B. prevent herself from being anxious
C. create a pleasant atmosphere D. follow her nature as it is
59. The embarrassing situations in the conversation are caused by lack of_____.
A. consideration B.determination C . interest D. motivation
60. Which of the following can match the authorrs opinion?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Once bitten,twice shy.
C. Well begun is half done. D. Think twice before you act.
E
Last year it was a little boy with a big heart who moved viewers to tears in the John Lewis Christmas advertisement. Today , as the department store shows its new ad , they are pinning their hopes on a snowman in love to do the same.
The Christmas ad,called The Journey, shows the extraordinary lengths someone will go to in their search of the perfect gift for the person they love.
The 90-second ad opens with children happily making a snowman and snowwoman in their snow-covered garden. But before they have time to wrap up the snowwoman with scarf and gloves,they are called inside by their mother.
The snowman , wearing his red scarf and gloves, mysteriously disappears the next morning. We then see him go on a heroic journey, similar to Frodo in the Lord of the Rings, as he travels across fields,forests,rivers and snow mountains. The snowman then braves the High Street and hides behinds some dustbins to avoid some youngsters having a snowball fight but his face lights up when he reaches his destination.
The purpose for the snowman's secret journey isn't let out until the last scene, when he retums on Christmas morning with gifts of a scarf and gloves for his wife. The slogan " give a little more love this Christmas" is then shown.
61. Which of the following can describe the last year's Christmas ad?
A. Exciting. B. Amazing. C. Interesting. D. Moving.
62. Why do the children leave the snowwoman unfmished?
A. It is too cold outside. B. They have no more scarf and gloves.
C. They have something else to do. D. There is no snow left in the garden;
63. The snowman hides behind some dustbins to_____.
A. protect himself from some naughty boys
B. watch the boys fighting with snowballs
C. see whether the boys can help him or not
D. fmd whether he knows any of the boys
64. Which picture suits the end of the ad?
65 . What's the purpose of this advertisement?
A. To tell people a love story.
B. To teach children how to make a snowman.
C. To persuade people to buy gifts for their loved ones.
D. To show it is hard to choose a perfect gift for loved ones.
第Ⅱ卷（共50分）
注意事项：
第Ⅱ卷共2页。考生必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上各题目的指定答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。
第三部分书面表达（共两节，满分50分）
第一节阅读表达（共7小题；第66、67、69、70、71、72题每题3分，第68题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答案卡相应的位置上（请注意题后的词数要求）。
[1] Alice Munro wins the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first Canadianwoman to take the award since it was founded in 1901.
[2] Munro,82, only the 13th woman given the award, was praised by the Swedish Academy during the Nobel announcement in Stockholm as the "master of the contemporary short story. " "We're not saying just that she can say a lot in just 20 pages-more than an average novel writer can-but also that she can cover ground. She can have a single short story that covers decades, and it works, " said Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.
[ 3] Munro said she always viewed her chances of winning the Nobel as " one of those pipe dreams" that "might happen,but it probably wouldn't. " Munro's daughter woke her up to tell
her the news. "It just seems impossible. A splendid thing to happen…More than I can say, " she said,overcome with emotion. " My stories have gotten around quite remarkably for short stories. I would really hope that this would make people see the short story as an important art, not something you play around with until you got a novel written. "
[4] Bom in Ontario in 193I,Alice Anne Laidlaw studied journalism at the University of Western Ontario in London before dropping out to marry James Munro,a fellow student. She became a full-time housewife and mother of their children. She then moved to Victoria with her first husband and later returned to Ontario following their divorce. She married Fremlin in 1976.
[5] Three years ago, in an interview at Toronto's International Festival of Authors, Munro said she had battled cancer, but did n ot provide specifics. In June, she told the National Post she was "probably not going to write anymore. " Asked on Thursday whether she would reconsider that statement, Munro said______, " because I am getting rather old. "
66. What is the text mainly about? ( no more than 15 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
67. What did Peter Englund's words focus on? ( no more than 5 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
68. Complete the following statement with a phrase from Paragraph 3.
Alice Munro sees her winning the Nobel Prize as something of a_____________________.
69. What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 3 refer to? (no more than 5 words) __________________________________________________________________________
70. What is Alice Munro's attitude to the short story? ( no more than 10 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
71. Which paragraph does the following sentence probably belong to?
The family's decision to open a bookstore in 1963 helped her take up writing again.
__________________________________________________________________________
72. Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
__________________________________________________________________________
第二节写作（满分30分）
假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你偶然看到在你市求学的美国学生Tom在网上发帖，要大家给他推荐一本学习汉语的书。你手头正好有一本合适的书可以借给他。请你给他发一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1．说明写信原因；
2．描述书的情况；
3．约定见面时间和地点。
注意：1.词数：120 -150；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I'm IA Hua,a student of Xinhua Middle School.___________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours．
Li Hua
