天津市河西区2015届高三下学期总复习质量调查（三）英语试卷

河西区2014-2015学年度第二学期高三年级总复习质量调查（三）

英语试卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。

第I卷（选择题共95分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

1. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1. — Did you enjoy yourself at the party?
   —______!I’ve never been to a more exciting one before.
   1. You betB. That’s right
      C. No problemD. Don’ t mention it
2. The reason why so many people sit before the television tonight is that there will be a
   ______ show.
   1. livingB. live
      C. alive D. lived
3. Leslie Cheung’s movies have influenced many people and these classic films _____ his
   different performing styles at different times.
   1. entertainB. represent
      C. convinceD. support
4. ______ nice, the food was all eaten up soon.
   1. TastingB. Taste
      C. Tasted D. To taste
5. Jenny has been taken to the headmaster’s and she ______about what happened in their
   dormitory last night.
   1. questionedB. had questioned
      C. is being questioned D. was questioning
6. He managed to reach the summit of his career, but it was at the ______ of his health.
   1. consumption B. credit
      C. exhaustion D. expense
7. She tried hard to keep calm in face of the students, but the sweat on her forehead ______her
   _______.
   1. shut; off B. turned; down
      C. showed; out D. gave; away
8. — Lucy looks so upset. She ______ the driving test.
   — It is the second time that she has failed in the test.
   1. can’t pass B. mustn’t pass
      C. can’t have passed D. mustn’t have passed
9. — Did you remember to give Jack the book?
   —Yes, I gave it to him ______ I saw him.
   1. while B. immediately
      C. once D. suddenly
10. —What do you think of _____gifted chemist from London?
    — Well, sometimes his behavior is beyond ______comprehension.
    1. a; the B. the; /
       C. the; the D. a; /
11. I just don’t understand _______ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy
    as one might expect.
    1. why it does B. what it does
       C. what it is D. why it is
12. His study in Peking University lasted four years, ______ he founded his own company in
    Hong Kong.
    1. after which B. after when
       C. after that D. after it
13. In front of our school ______, where a lot of people play or take exercise at any time.
    1. does a park lieB. is a park lie
       C. a park liesD. lies a park
14. What the children in the mountain village need ______ good books.
    1. isB. are
       C. have D. has
       15.—Ken has gone to the Africa country to work as a volunteer.
       — I would rather he _____there. The situation there is very tense.
       1. didn’t goB. hadn’t gone

C. doesn’t goD. hasn’t go

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，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Annie, a neighbor’s daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit 16.

Her family is quite poor and 17 are tight, so there wouldn’t be any birthday visitors. I wanted to 18 her a card and maybe a small gift to 19 her day a bit. I got her school20 from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n)21!

I22 perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and 23novelties at a store. I took a small 24and asked three other people in my area at work to 25“Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people 26what we were doing and 27their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!

Then I bought her a small present and a card as 28planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I 29everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles 30sending them off. I got a call a few days later．Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the 31got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so 32and I was so glad that she had some friends to 33her special day with.

It was such an easy and 34thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie 35me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!

16. A. lonelyB. nervousC. happyD. bored

17. A. thoughtsB. financesC. measuresD. times

18. A. provideB. sellC. sendD. draw

19. A. attractB. rememberC. describeD. brighten

20. A. numberB. campusC. addressD. report

21. A. ideaB. surpriseC. chanceD. message

22. A. decidedB. thoughtC. wishedD. concluded

23. A. anotherB. othersC. otherD. one

24. A. radioB. cameraC. recorderD. phone

25. A. sayB. singC. repeatD. make

26. A. took outB. set outC. gave outD. found out

27. A. addedB. devotedC. clearedD. lifted

28. A. suddenlyB. originallyC. finallyD. carefully

29. A. collectedB. paidC. arrangedD. expected

30. A. untilB. afterC. unlessD. before

31. A. dormitoryB. homeC. classroomD. office

32. A. familiarB. happyC. wonderfulD. upset

33. A. helpB. compareC. shareD. witness

34. A. hardB. challengingC. funD. time-consuming

35. A. warned B. convinced C. advised D. told

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Dear Guest,

Welcome to Pacific International Apartments. At present we are updating our information folders in the rooms so as to assist you during your stay. Please note the following:

Phone number

Reception Dial 7

Housekeeping Dial 4

Apartment-to Apartment: Dial the Apartment number(except 1^st floor Apartments: dial the Apartment number followed by the﹟key)

Outside line: Dial 0, wait for dial tone, and then the number required.

Please keep your key with you at all times. The main doors to the apartments are locked from 10:30pm— 07:00am, and you will need to swipe your key to gain access to the apartments.

In the event of the fire alarm sounding, please stay clam. If evacuation is necessary, please

run to the fire exits. DO NOT USE LIFTS. Remember to take your valuables and keys with

you. Please gather at the Wishing Tree and the Corner of Susex and Hay Street and either

the Fire Bridge. A staff member or hotel security will give necessary instructions. For

further details on this, please dial 7.

Please see reception for any advice on tours and Sydney’s attractions, and please dial 7 if you require any further information.

We hope your stay with us is an enjoyable one.

Kind regards!

Paul Williams

Guest Services Manager

36. How can you dial from your room in Pacific to Room 115 on the 1^stfloor?

A. Just dial 115.

B. Dial 6, then 115.

C. Dial 115 and press the﹟key.

D. Press the﹟key, then dial 115.

37. A guest who wants to go back to his room in Pacific at 11:45 pm can _____.

A. open the main door with his key

B. dial 0, and phone the reception

C. go to his room via the reception

D. use the lifts

38. In case of fire in Pacific, guests should _____.

A. dial 7 and wait for the hotel security’s instructions

B. take their keys and leave Pacific by way of lifts

C. leave Pacific through the fire exits

D. be together with the Fire Brigade

39. What does the underlines word “evacuation” mean in English?

A. concentrating in a place

B. withdrawing from a place

C. searching for a place

D. taking up a place

40. This letter most probably appears in _____.

A. a guest’s room

B. the official guide

C. a staff member’s office

D. advertisements for hotel

B

It’s a tradition that dates back to the 1930s’ and it’s designed to give all children in Finland, no matter what background they’re from, an equal start in life.

The maternity(母性) package — a gift from the government — is available to all expectant mothers. It contains bodysuits, a sleeping bag, outdoor gear, bathing products for the baby as well as nappies, bedding and a small mattress.

With the mattress at the bottom, the box becomes a baby’s first bed. Many children, from all social backgrounds, have their first naps within the safety of the box’s four cardboard walls.

The tradition dates back to 1938. At first, the scheme was only available to families on low incomes, but that changed in 1949. In the 1930s Finland was a poor country and the infant death rate was high — 65 out of 1,000 babies died. But the figure decreased rapidly in the decades that followed. Over 75 years, the box has been an established part of the Finnish rite(仪式) of a passage to motherhood, uniting generations of women.

Reija Klemetti, a 49-year-old woman from Helsinki, remembers going to the post office to receive a box for one of her children. “My partner Milla and I were living in London when we had our first child, Jasper, so we weren’t eligible (有资格) for a free box. But Milla’s parents didn’t want us to miss out, so they bought one and put it in the post office. We couldn’t wait to open the box. There were all the clothes I had expected, with the addition of a snowsuit for Finland's cold winter.”

“We now live in Helsinki and have just had our second child, Annika. She did get a free box, from the Finnish government. This felt to me like evidence that someone cared — someone wanted our baby to have a good start in life,” Reija Klemetti said.

41. In Finland the maternity package is probably seen as a symbol of_____.

A. wealth

B. equality

C. pride

D. fame

42. The fourth paragraph implies that_____.

A. the rich refused to use the boxes

B. there were not enough boxes at first

C. the boxes were given to poor families only

D. the boxes helped cut down the death rate of babies

43. Why couldn’t Reija Klemetti get a free box when her first child was born?

A. They were not citizens of Finland.

B. They lived outside Finland.

C. They didn't apply for the box.

D. They had got one from their neighbors.

44. How did Reija Klemetti feel when she received the box from the post office?

A. Worried. B. Disappointed. C. Puzzled. D. Excited.

45.What did Reija Klemetti want to tell us in the last paragraph？

A. A free box came at last.

B. She was longing for a free box for her child.

C. She returned to Finland to get a free box.

D. The free box gave her a feeling of warmth.

C

One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds dashing and dancing in the exciting atmosphere above the earth. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a string kept them in check.

Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the controlling string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow(牵引), facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even as they fought the forced restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”

Yet freedom from control simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic gentle wind. It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”. Free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to settle down lifeless against the first roadblock.

How much like kites we sometimes are. There always exist misfortunes and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Prohibition is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us pulled at the rules so hard that we never fly fast to reach the heights we might have obtained. If we keep all the commandment(戒律), we will never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.

Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the prohibitions are actually the steady force that helps us climb and achieve.

46. In the passage the writer watched _____.

A. many young people enjoying the sunny day

B. many birds dashing and dancing in the sky

C. many young people flying multicolored kites

D. the strong winds blowing against the sky

47. What enables a kite fly gracefully in the sky according to the story?

A. The kite itself and strange shapes.

B. A long string and blowing wind.

C. A windy spring day and blue sky.

D. The size of the kite and a long string.

48. What didn’t happen to the freed kite?

A. It kept flying freely in the air.

B. It lay powerless in the dirt.

C. It was trapped in a dead bush.

D. It was blown helplessly around.

49. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

A. To give up tips on how to fly kites effectively.

B. To warn us that freedom is actually powerless.

C. To explain that restrictions are really unnecessary.

D. To teach us a lesson that rules are important in life.

50. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Fly with Restrictions

B. Where to Fly

C. Why to Fly Kites

D. Fly to Freedom

D

Ask most people anywhere in the world what they want out of life and the reply will probably be: “to be happy.” Ed Deiner, an American psychology professor, has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy, comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves.

Many people would say that this question does not need an answer. But Professor Deiner has one anyway. “If you’re a cheerful, happy person, your marriage is more likely to last, and you’re more likely to make money and be successful at your job. On average, happy people have stronger immune systems, and there is some evidence that they live longer.”

So who are the world’s happiest people? It depends on how the word is defined. There is individual happiness, the sense of joy we get when we do something we like. But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behave. According to Professor Deiner, the Western world pursues individual happiness while Asia prefers mutual satisfaction.

“In the West, the individualistic culture means that your mood matters much more than it does in the East. People ask themselves if they are doing what is fun or interesting. They become unhappy when they can’t do any of these things. If you ask people from Japan or China if they are happy, they tend to look at what has gone wrong in their lives. If not much has gone wrong, then they are satisfied.”

People from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries had the happiest culture, Professor Deiner found. “The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride and shame. Hispanic (西班牙语言的) cultures report much more pride and much less shame than others.”

Income also made a big difference to people’s happiness, but only at the lowest levels. Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty. But millionaires were only a little bit happier than people on average incomes. It seems that money makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure.

51. According to the passage, happy people enjoy the following benefits EXCEPT ______.

A. a long marriage

B. better health

C. profession success

D. respect from others

52. In Professor Deiner’s opinion, ______.

A. Asians focus more on others’ respect and approval than westerners

B. Westerners care more about mutual satisfaction than Asians

C. Asians have a culture to enjoy individual happiness

D. Westerners value individual happiness as much as mutual satisfaction

53. What can be inferred from the fifth paragraph?

A. Hispanic cultures lay stress on pride and shame.

B. Spanish people take too much pride in themselves.

C. Attitude towards pride and shame results in Spanish happiness.

D. If you are from Spain, you are the happiest.

54. In the last paragraph, the author seems to tell us ______.

A. poor people enjoy the same happiness as millionaires.

B. the higher income one gets, the happier life he lives

C. enough money can make us feel safe and happy

D. average income earners live the happiest life

55. The passage mainly discusses______.

A. Hispanic cultures

B. reasons for happiness

C. the happiest culture

D. benefits of happiness

河西区2014-2015学年度第二学期高三年级总复习质量调查（三）

第II卷（非选择题共35分）

注意事项：

1．第Ⅱ卷共2页，用黑色墨迹的钢笔或水笔答在试卷中。

2．答卷前，请将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

1. 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。

My father was 44 and knew he wasn't going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.”Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”

A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress.

Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he'd want me to move on to what come next: to be proud of and believe in, somebody else. It's time to start writing my own letters to my children. As mothers, our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t give up because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear－as mine was until my father’s letter－is of being a disappointment.

Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts: “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

56. Why did the father write a letter to the author? (No more than 20 words)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

57. What did the father mainly want the author to learn from his letter?

(No more than 15 words)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

58. According to the passage, what does the underlined word “failing” mean in English?

(No more than 2 words)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

59. According to the passage, how did the author overcome her fear?

(No more than 10 words)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

60. If your parents were to write you a letter, what would you expect to read? Give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是新华中学的学生会主席。近来，随着网络的普及，学生的汉字书写能力降低。为了保护传统民族文化——汉字，校学生会提出倡议。请你根据以下内容提示，为学校《英语沙龙》的同学们写一封倡议书。

内容要点：

1.少上网，多读书、勤记笔记；

2.养成练书写和写日记的习惯；

3.自拟一项其他方面的倡议内容。

注意：短文字数不少于100词。

参考词汇:汉字Chinese characters

英语试卷参考答案

单项填空

1-5 ABBAC 6-10 DDCBB11-15 CADBB

完形填空

16-20 ABCDC 21-25 ABCCB26-30 DABCD 31-35 ABCCD

阅读理解

36-40CACBA41-45BDBDD46-50CBADA51-55 DACCB

阅读表达

56. Because he would die next year and wrote something to help the author for the rest of her life.

57. He hoped his daughter could get support and confidence from his letter.

58. Letting down/ Disappointing.

59. Her father’s letter helped her overcome the fear.

60. Open.

书面表达

One possible version:

Dear friends,

In recent years, many of us spend a lot of time on the Internet with its popularity. As a result, our handwriting is not so good as it was in the past. In order to protect our Chinese characters and write both nicely and neatly, we’d like to offer some suggestions:

We should spend less time online so that we can have more time to read books and newspaper. We’d better form the habit of practicing calligraphy and keeping diaries every day. Besides, it is better to write letters to our relatives and friends by hand rather than send e-mails.

As the saying goes, “The style is the man.” Beautiful and neat handwriting is beneficial to us students. So please pay more attention to our handwriting in the future.

Let’s take action now!

Students’ Union