甘肃省张掖市高三第三次诊断考试英语试题及答案

甘肃省张掖市2014届高三第三次诊断考试英语试题注意事项：1. 本卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷两部分，答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置。2. 本卷满分120分。考试用时100分钟。3. 答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置，试卷上答题无效。第一卷第一部分：阅读理解第一节（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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A All people need to sleep. Sleep is a necessary process that promotes proper body functioning and can improve the quality of your life. Not only is the quantity of sleep important, but also the quality of sleep. Your bedroom should be shaped to your taste and allow you to sleep in a peaceful environment. One of the biggest mistakes people make in their sleep is to use their bedroom for activities other than sleep. If your bedroom also functions as a command station for your life and work, the likelihood of your sleeping being poor is rather high. Bedrooms should be designed, decorated and used for sleep mainly. TVs, computers and other things should not be in your bedroom if at all possible. Establishing regular sleeping and waking times can help improve the quality of your sleep especially for those suffering from sleeplessness. Avoid hot food, caffeine, sugar and alcohol at least 4 to 6 hours before your sleep time. Develop a regular exercise program. Proper exercise and nutrition will help improve sleeping patterns. However, avoid exercising 2 hours before sleeping, since this may stimulate your body and make sleeping more difficult. Establish a pre-bedtime rule that will help you focus on sleep. You can try deep thought，reading or deep breathing and relaxation. Your bedtime rule should be yours. Do not worry about it fitting into a specific category. Do what is best for you.Things such as room temperature, noise and light levels and even your bed mattress(床垫) can have a lot of effect on the quality of sleep that you experience. Block out distracting noises and lights. You are in your bedroom to sleep and not be distracted by environmental interferences. 1. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. How to Deal with Sleep ProblemsB. What is the Process of SleepC. Where Should We SleepD. How to improve Sleep Quality 2. According to the author, A. The bedroom has many functions than expectedB. Computers can make people sleep fastC. The bedroom is better used only for sleepD. Amusements are forbidden in the bedroom by law. 3. If you have sleep problems, A. A well-decorated bedroom is important to youB. Youd better have steady sleeping and waking timeC. Cold food and sugar are good for youD. You need proper exercise just before sleep 4. The main idea of the last paragraph is A. a good sleep environment contributes to good sleepB. blinding lights can make for a good sleepC. bed mattress plays a key part in sleepD. distracted people are sleepless In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound. So people say /rait/ but spell it right or write, or even rite. Combinations of letters may be pronounced in many ways. And some words just seem to have too many letters. For Americans things are a little bit easier, thanks to the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778. As a young man, he had fought against the British in the American War of Independence, and he felt that written English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive American look. So he began his work on American English. His first book, The Elementary Spelling Book, suggested simplifying the spelling of English words. The book was extremely popular. By the 1850s, it was selling one million copies a year, making it one of the most popular school books ever. Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted. Center instead of centre, program instead of programme, and flavor instead of flavour. Others, however, such as removing silent letters like s in island or the final e in examine, were not . Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English language, which first appeared in 1828. It introduced lots of new American words, with information about their pronunciation and use, and, of course, the new spelling. The British criticized the dictionary, but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States. Today, Websters dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students. 5. What is the text mainly about? A. Webster and his best sellers.B. British and American English.C. The history of American English.D. The man who made spelling simple.6. Which is the right order according to the text? Webster graduated from Yale University.American Dictionary of the English language came out.Websters book was selling one million copies a year.Webster took part in the American War of Independence.A. B. C. D. 7. What can we learn from the text?A. All the spelling of words does not represent the sound.B. The Elementary Spelling Book was published in the 1850s.C. Websters suggestions were accepted completely.D. Websters dictionary is the best all over the world.8. What attitude do the British have towards Websters dictionary?A. They thought highly of it.B. They found fault with it.C. They argued bitterly about it. D. They followed the examples of it.CThe Couch Surfing network is an online community stretching across the globe with over one and a half million members. The basic concept is to provide a platform for travelers to contact people who are willing to put them up free of charge. Travelers connect with potential hosts online and, if they like each other, exchange details to make farther arrangements. Basil is one traveler from Switzerland who is currently couch surfing with a Chinese host in Beijing. I thought staying in hostel is nice but you mostly meet foreigners and speak English. If you use Couch Surfing you have chance to meet people living here and really get a chance to know the life of the place you visit. Basil was speaking during a regular meeting of Beijing network of Couch Surfing with a membership of almost 2,000. Although some people may have concerns about meeting complete strangers and giving them full access to your house, Beijing group member Fred Sharp from California says that the Couch Surfing community is one that generally attracts trustworthy people. I have never had a problem with guests. Id say that this Couch Surfing community worldwide is a fairly trustworthy community like I say, always be cautious, make sure that you read everyones profile that youre considering hosting, and if it doesnt feel right just say no, its OK. Originally launched in the US as a non-profit organization in 2004, Couch Surfing is growing fast across the world. China is no exception with around 30,000 members and hundreds more signing up each week. One of them is Beijing resident Hai Yan who joined in November 2009. She says the first time she hosted a guest was a very positive experience. My first guest was from Italy. He was very kind and helpful. He bought me a present from Italy, a handbag. Its a famous brand!As the organization grows from strength to strength, hotel owners across the world will be watching very closely and possibly thinking twice about raising their prices too high. 9. The Couch Surfing network is intended to _ .A. offer travelers convenience to find suitable hosts for free accommodationsB. provide people with a platform to contact each otherC. find potential hosts who want to supply travelers with couchesD. give reliable information about hotels10. According to Fred Sharp, _.A. couch surfers can fully rely on Couch Surfing communityB. Couch Surfing community enables you to meet different peopleC. Couch Surfing community is trusted by all couch surfers D. Hosts may form a judgment on couch surfers and make a final decision11. We can infer from the passage that _.A. Couch Surfing has a long history B. Hai Yan is satisfied with her hostC. Couch Surfing is getting popular in ChinaD. Basil works at the Beijing Network12. The last paragraph suggests that hotels will _ .A. be replaced by the organization B. probably not charge too muchC. not consider raising their prices D. show no concern about the organizationD Wikipedia The Online Know-It-All If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. The name “Wikipedia” is from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning “quick”. This online encyclopedia (百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with Internet access can write, add or make changes to Wikipedia articles if he or she finds it incorrect or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors. But contributions cannot damage Wikipedia because many experienced editors are watching pages and techies (技术专家) can write editing programs to keep track of or correct bad edits. Where there are disagreements on how to present facts, editors work together to arrive at an article that fairly represents current expert opinion on the subject.Wikipedia is quite different from paper-based reference sources in important ways. Unlike printed encyclopedias, it is continually created and updated, with articles on historic events appearing within minutes, rather than months or years.Whats more, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 285 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. Since its creation, it has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference websites, attracting nearly 500million unique visitors monthly. There are more than 77,000active contributors working on more than 22,000,000articles in differentlanguages. As of today, there are 4,396,866articles in English. So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia? Its free, multilingual，and informative. 13. According to the passage, what is Wikipedia?A. A free website encyclopedia.B. A computer game.C. A free encyclopedia in book form.D. An online university. 14. From the passage we know that _.A. Wikipedia only charges users a small feeB. Wikipedia catches a wide audienceC. incorrect editions might do great harm to WikipediaD. it will take long to update the information on Wikipedia 15. Where can we probably read the passage?A. In a story book.B. In a research report.C. In a science magazine.D. In a travel brochure.第二节 ：（共5小题 每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 16 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 17 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 18 The following methods may work best for you.Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. Write your notes in your own words. 19 Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 20 A. Use words, not complete sentences.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. You must write your notes on separate paper.D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：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，从文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。My friend Michelle is blind, but youd never know it. She makes such good use of her other 21 , including her“sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression that shes 22 anything. Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 23 that she doesnt push too hard on them, 24 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 25 often dont realize shes blind. I 26 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 27 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 28 excited about her finger-painting project. “Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 29 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 30 with us”. To my great 31 , my child had learned about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 32 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 33 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 34 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper. I realized Kayla didnt know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 35 in conversation. When I told my daughter that Michelle was blind, she was 36 for a moment. At first, she didnt believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 37 . And I knew my child was 38 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also heard Kaylas 39 in her work.We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did see my picture. She just used my 40 .” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have. 21Asenses BmeansCmethodsDways22AenjoyedBfoundCmissed Dlost23AinsteadBexceptCsinceDbut24AwhoBitCsheDwhich25AguestsBfamilyCchildrenDfriends26Arealized BheardCrecognizedDwitnessed27Asad BsatisfiedCexcitedDenjoyed28Aespecially Bnot soCa littleDnot at all29ApaintBdrawCcreateDmix30AstayedBpainted CtalkedDplayed31AexcitementBsurprise CdelightDencouragement32AattitudeBcolorCpicture Dpaper33AtouchedBdistinguishedCsaw Dunderstood34 AafterBbeforeCuntil Dwhen35Aturned out Bcome up Creferred to Dtalked about36AcuriousBquiet CpuzzledDworried37AcriedBinsisted CcomplainedDinformed38Aright BwrongCworriedDuncertain39AshortcomingsBdifficulties Cpride Ddescription40ApaperBeyes ChandsDpens第II卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节：语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置。Unprecedented Aviation MysteryA Boeing 777 took off from Malaysias largest city of Kuala Lumpur at 041 am on March 8.41._destination was Beijing. But the flight never arrived, 42._ （leave） friends and relatives of the passengers onboard weeping and worrying.There were 239 people 43._ board the Malaysia Airlines flight，including China， Vietnam，the US，Singapore， and the Philippines 44._ still _ （search）for the missing plane.Its 45._ （disappear）is an unprecedented（史无前例的）aviation mystery”， Azharuddin Abdul Rahmanm，head of Malaysias Civil Aviation Authority，said on March 10.There was no sign of 46._ crash.About two hours of after taking off，air traffic control suddenly lost contact with the plane. The weather was clear，the pilots didnt make any distress calls，47. no debris 碎片） was found in the area 48._ the flight last made contact.Besides，airplane crashes 49._ （typical）occur during takeoff or landing. Only 9 percent of fatal accidents happen 50. _ a plane is at cruising（平稳行进的）altitude，according to a report by Boeing in August.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 We middle school students have had many tests or exam. We have achieved success and suffer failure. Different students take different attitudes to failure. Some is in low spirits when they dont do well in the exams. They usually lose their heart and no longer study so harder as before. But most students take an active attitude towards failure. They encourage themselves to be confidently. They try to find out but analyze the causes so that they will no longer make same mistakes. I agree with those which have active attitudes. As we are all know, failure is the mother of success.第二节 ：书面表达（满分25分） 假设你是李华, 距高考还有2个月左右，现在你正在备战高考, 中学生活即将结束, 在这个特殊时期, 请根据以下内容给自己的父母写一封信。内容要点：1. 感谢父母多年, 特别是高三这一年的关怀。2. 向父母简要汇报自己的学习情况。3. 高考之后帮父母做些家务和自己的打算。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。Dear parents, Now I know clearly that you both are expecting me anxiously. _ Yours LI Hua英语答案阅读理解：1-4 DCBA 5-8 DCAB 9-12 ADCB 13-15 ABC 16-20 G E F A D完形填空：21-25 ACBAA 26-30 ACADB 31-35 BCDCB 36-40 BBACB语法填空：41. Its 42. leaving 43. on 44. weresearching45. disappearance 46. a 47. and 48. where 49. typically 50. When短文改错：1. exam改为exams 2. suffer改为suffered 3. is改为are 4. 去掉their 5. harder改为hard 6. confidently改为confident 7. but改为and 8. make后加the 9. which改为who 10. 去掉are书面表达：Dear parents, Now I know clearly that you both are expecting me anxiously. I can say nothing but thanks to you both on this special occasion, because words have failed me when I want to express my thanks to you both for the loving care you have shown for me, especially since I went to Senior Three. These days I have been studying hard and have made some progress. And everything has got along well with my college entrance examination. I will perform my ability in the future exam. I hope you both can set your mind at rest. After the exam, I intend to help you do some housework which I have seldom done before. And I also mean to learn to cook for you both in person. My dear parents, everything is going on well with me and do have a rest! Best wishes！ Yours LI Hua22