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浙江省浙北名校联盟2014届高三上学期期中联考英语试题 命题人： 考试说明：本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。全卷共10页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。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，每题0.5分，满分10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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1. -Excuse me, dad, but Im going to the club to meet my friends in the football team. -OK. _ . A. Good luckB. CongratulationsC. With pleasureD. Have fun2. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _ whether they will enjoy it. A. to seeB. to be seenC. seeingD. seen 3. Tom hid himself behind the door, _ he could hear the steps of his mother clearly. A. from whichB. from whereC. whereD. which 4. -Harry, we want to know your view about the reform being carried out in our school.-OK. I _ to that.A. am coming B. have comeC. cameD. come5. The charity sale our school organizes every year has taught us much that we would never have_ learned in class.A. thereforeB. meanwhileC. otherwiseD. instead6. -I hear you won the prize in the English contest last week. -That was the second time I _ the prize.A. had gotB. gotC. getD. have got7. A great number of people have stopped buying the product _ the fact that it is safe.A. for fear of B. on account ofC. in spite ofD. as a result of8. Nature is at its most beautiful in spring _ all kinds of flowers are in blossom, _ attracts people from all walks of life to take a spring outing.A. when; whichB. which; whereC. when; thatD. that; which 9. Experts say _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin. A. exposedB. having exposedC. being exposedD. exposing10. Exciting as its special effects are _, there is too much violence in the film.A. to watch B. to be watched C. watchingD. being watched11. Two years ago, three scientists traveled to the Antarctica to explore a secret world hidden _ the ice. A. amongB. beneath C. beyond D. opposite12. It is recommended that you _ your accommodation in advance in tourist season, as you may find all the best hotels are not accessible. A. bookB. must bookC. will bookD. shall book13. Hawaii, however, provides an ideal location to _ the technology at a low price.A. make outB. give outC. set outD. test out 14. My friend Miriam felt it was out of _ question for her to visit China without going to see the terracotta warriors, so I helped her arrange _ tour to Xian.A. / ; theB. the; aC. /; aD. the; /15. Hes one of those people with a very _ imagination - every time he hears a noise hes convinced its someone breaking in. A. adequateB. relevantC. abundantD. vivid16. Various efforts over the centuries _ to predict earthquakes to reduce the damage. A. are being madeB. have been madeC. were madeD. were being made17. After about one hour of the play between China and Korea, the _ was 3-2 in our _.A. score; favourB. score; sideC. point; favourD. point; side18. A modern gymnasium has been set up in _ was a wasteland ten years ago.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. what19. _ an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later. A. BasedB. BasingC. BaseD. To base20. Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses and drink a _ to the success of the new company. A. privilegeB. potentialC. toastD. ambition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2140各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become _21_ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _22_to it.As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came _23_ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didnt talk the way _24_kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor _25_ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to _26_. My writing was not at the _27_it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were _28_.My mother _29_ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D., decided to _30_ the situation early in my development. She didnt want me to _31_. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had _32_ me. She spent hours every day _33_ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. _34_ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.In addition, she gave _35_ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high _36_ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never _37_ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a _38_ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my _39_ and attend college.She used her gifts as a _40_ to help a child - her child - and now I have the opportunity to become something. 21. A. everythingB. nothingC. anything D. something22. A. mind B. brainC. feelings D. work23. A. smoothly B. strongly C. frequentlyD. easily24. A. average B. ordinary C. normalD. common25. A. justB. ever C. evenD. only 26. A. hear B. write C. readD. understand27. A. level B. length C. speedD. degree28. A. problems B. excuses C. worriesD. duties29. A. suffered B. observed C. removedD. tolerated30. A. study B. find C. change D. keep31. A. fight B. struggle C. strike D. challenge32. A. interrupted B. disturbed C. terrified D. troubled 33. A. teaching B. giving C. supporting D. reminding34. A. Without B. Except C. Besides D. Beyond35. A. information B. advice C. promise D. expectation 36. A. before B. though C. because D. unless 37. A. set up B. gave up C. pushed upD. looked up38. A. rich B. famous C. successful D. powerful39. A. training B. grades C. experiments D. abilities 40. A. woman B. doctor C. sister D. teacher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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项的标号涂黑。 A.Dear Guys,Id like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. Thats when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.One of you approached and asked politely if I would throw the ball back to you. Fighting the urge to drop my bags and run screaming down the street, I reluctantly agreed.Before I continue, let me explain something that I didnt have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching and hitting. Im bad at aiming too. So you can understand why Id be nervous at what Im sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request. However, wanting to appear agreeable, I put my bags down, picked up the ball and, eyes half-shut, and threw it as hard as I could.It hit the middle of the fence and bounced back to me.Trying to act casually, I said something about being out of practice, then picked up the ball again. If youll remember, at your command, I agreed to try throwing underhand. While outwardly I was smiling, in my head, I was praying, Oh God, oh please oh please oh please. I threw the ball upward with all my strength, terrified by what happened next.The ball hit slightly higher up on the fence and bounced back to me.This is the point where I start to take issue with you. Wouldnt it have been a better use of your time, and mine, if you had just walked around the fence and took the ball then? I was clearly struggling; my smiles were more and more forced. And yet, you all just stood there, motionless.Seeing that you werent going to let me out of the trouble, I became desperate. Memories of middle school softball came flooding back. I tried hard to throw the ball but it only went about eight feet, then I decided to pick it up and dash with ball in hand towards the baseline, while annoyed thirteen-year-old boys screamed at me that I was ruining their lives. Children are cruel. Being a big girl now, I pushed those memories aside and picked up the soccer ball for the third time. I forced a good-natured laugh while crying inside as you patiently shouted words of support over the fence at me.“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.“Just back up a little and give it all youve got!” another offered.And, most embarrassing of all, “You can do it!”I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.Anyway, I accepted your ball-throwing advice, backed up, rocked back and forth a little, took a deep breath and let it fly.It hit the edge of the fence and bounced back to me.I surprised myself - and Im sure you as well - by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so Id be put out of my misery. Alas, the heart attack didnt happen, and you continued to look at me expectantly, like you were content to do this all night. I had become a sort of exhibition for you. I could feel your collective thoughts drifting through the chain-link: “Can she really not do it? But I mean, really?”Unfortunately for you, I wasnt really game to continue your experiment. Three failed attempts at a simple task in front of a group of people in a two-minute period was just enough blow for me for one night. I picked up the ball one last time, approached the fence and grumbled, “Please just come get the damn ball.”And you did. And thanks to you, I decided at that very moment to never throw anything ever again, except disrespectful glances at people who play sports.Sincerely, Jen Cordery41. The writer agreed to throw the ball because _.A. she needed to have a relax carrying the heavy groceriesB. she wanted to refresh her childhood memoriesC. she could not refuse the polite request from the young manD. she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight42. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “game”?A. anxiousB. braveC. afraidD. curious43. Why did the writer mention her middle school memory?A. To explain why she failed the attempts to throw the ball back.B. To complain that she had not mastered the ball throwing skills.C. To show how cruel those 13-year-old boys were.D. To express her dislike towards softball.44. What the boys said before the writers third attempt actually made the writer _.A. inspiredB. encouragedC. embarrassedD. depressed45. Whats the writers purpose in writing this open letter?A. To express her regret over what she did the day before.B. To announce that she would never play ball games again.C. To joke on her own inability to throw the ball over the fence.D. To criticize the young men for their cruelty to her dignity.B.Dont you just love ice skating every winter? I am sure, that since winter is approaching, your skates are set to come out, just waiting to be used. Impress your friends with your new trick on how to ice-skate backwards with the help of these tips. Skating backwards on ice is a bit difficult but once you master the basic, there s nothing like it. Follow the steps given below and you will be able to skate backwards in no time. Stand StraightThe first thing that you need to do is, stand straight. If you feel that you are falling backwards, then just put your chin up and slightly bend your knees. Dont worry; this happens to all. Confidence is What You NeedThe most important step while learning how to skate backwards, is having enough confidence in yourself and in what you are doing. How can you achieve this? By practice. Just practice rolling backwards down a gentle slope every single day or just by pushing off from a wall or something of that sort. But before you do that, make sure that the place where you are practicing is free from any kind of debris（碎片）because otherwise, you could end up in the hospital due to some accident. While going backwards, just get used to the feeling of moving backwards. One of the important ice skating tips and techniques is that if you feel that you are losing your balance, then scissor (做剪式运动) your skates. Keep practicing this till you are confident about it. Maintain SpeedConfident now? Great! Now the next step is to maintain your speed. While rolling in a straight line with one skate, with the other try sculling (滑浆), that is, keep pushing yourself backwards with an outwards stroke (滑动). Now bring the skate which you were using to scull, and then again, repeat the same process. Make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling. Now, try the same thing using the other foot. Again keep doing this till you are confident enough. Increase Your Speed NowOnce you are confident that you can scull with either foot, the next thing that you have to do is increase your speed. Try some of your own tricks now. Scull with either foot or with both at the same time. Scull and Be AwareWhile you keep one foot straight, keep sculling with the other. You can do that simultaneously with both feet. Concentrate on what you are doing but dont get so involved that you dont see where you are going. If you are not watching your back, you might just bang against something or someone. 46. According to the text, confidence comes from _ .A. constant exerciseB. strict coachesC. high speedD. good techniques47. Which is the right order of ice-skating backwards?a. Increasing your speed.b .Being able to scull with one foot. c. Being about to stand straight.d. Trying some different tricks. A. cadbB. cbdaC. cbadD. acbd48. In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express _.A. one must be brave to learn to ice-skate backwards B. skating and keeping cautious are both important C. its difficult to concentrate when ice-skating backwardsD. it s a common thing to hit someone when ice skating backwards49. The purpose of the text is _ . A. to offer some advice on ice-skating backwards B. to introduce the culture of ice-skating backwardsC. to explain advantages of ice-skating backwardsD. to compare different ways of ice-skating backwards CLast year, CCTV journalists approached pedestrians with their cameras, held a microphone to their mouth and asked a simple question, “Are you happy?”The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who just won a Nobel Prize, responded by saying, “I dont know”.While the question has become a buzz phrase and the Internet plays host to heated discussions, we ask: What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure it?In the 1776 US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson set in writing the peoples unalienable right to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. 235 years on, Wen Jiabao told the nation, “Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At National Peoples Congress, officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target for the 12th five-year plan.US psychologist Ed Diener, author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth, describes happiness as “ a combination of life satisfaction and having more positive than negative emotions”, according to US broadcasting network PBS. This may sound straightforward enough, but it still doesnt explain what determines peoples happiness.Many argue that happiness is elusive and that there is no single source. It also means different things to different people. For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough cash.Researchers believe happiness can be separated into two types: daily experiences of hedonic (享乐的) well-being; and evaluative well-being, the way people think about their lives as a whole. The former refers to the quality of living, whereas the latter is about overall happiness, including life goals and achievements. Happiness can cross both dimensions.Li Jun, a psychologist and mental therapy practitioner at a Beijing clinic, says, “Happiness can mean both the most basic human satisfaction or the highest level of spiritual pursuit. Its a simple yet profound topic.”Chen Shangyuan, 21, a junior English major at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, said his idea of happiness always evolves. “At present it relates to how productive I am in a day,” he said. “It might be linked to job security or leisure time after I graduate.”Then there is the question of measuring happiness. Does it depend on how many friends we have, or whether we own the latest smart phone? Is it even quantifiable?Economists are trying to measure happiness in peoples lives. Since 1972, Bhutans GDP measurement has been replaced by a Gross National Happiness index. It is calculated according to the peoples sense of being well-governed, their relationship with the environment, their satisfaction with economic development, and their sense of national belonging.In 2009, US economist Joseph Stiglitz proposed “to shift emphasis from measuring economic production to measuring peoples well-being”. But is well-being more easily measured?50. In the second paragraph, the writer gave an example to _.A. support his idea that being famous is the reason to be happyB. introduce his topic to be discussedC. tell people winning a Nobel Prize is a great honorD. show that the question was quite difficult51. From what Thomas Jefferson and Wen Jiabao mentioned in the passage, we know _.A. peoples happiness is determined by great peopleB. peoples happiness is an important target for the development of a countryC. people in all countries have the right to ask the government for a happy lifeD. people both in China and America are living a happy life52. According to the passage, the writer may most likely agree that _.A. CCTV journalists are concerned about peoples happiness out of sympathyB. the question has led to heated discussions about who are the happiest people in ChinaC. Bhutans new index shows that people there are the happiest in the worldD. it is not easy for us to decide what determines peoples happiness53. What does the underlined word “elusive” in the sixth paragraph mean?A. available.B. easy to get.C. hard to describe.D. unimaginable.54. The best title of the passage is _.A. Are you happy?B. The Measurement of HappinessC. GDP and HappinessD. The Secret of HappinessDMy mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage. This cant be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against
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