黑龙江省双鸭山一中2015届高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案

双鸭山一中2015届高三上学期期末考试

英语试题

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

If you go to Ethiopia, you’ll find a strange palm-like structure, which is called WarkaWater. It gathers water from fog and condensation（水珠）and is invented by an Italian firm.

When Italian designer Arturo Vittori and Swiss architect Andreas V ogler first visited Ethiopia in 2012, they were shocked to see women and children forced to walk miles to access what, for them, had always been within easy reach, water.

Only 34 percent of Ethiopians have access to a reliable water supply. Some travel for up to six hours a day to fetch some or, even worse, has to use pond water polluted by human waste, subject to the spread of disease.

Worldwide, about 768 million people—two and a half times the U.S. population—don’t have access to safe drinking water. So just imagine if we could just pull water out of thin air? That’s what Vittori and V ogler asked once they saw the severe problem and promised to take action. Their firm, Architecture and Vision, has since come up with WarkaWater, a grand palm-like structure that may look like something you’d see in a modern art museum, but it’s been designed to harvest water from the air.

WarkaWater, which is named after an Ethiopian fig tree, is composed of a 30-foot bamboo frame containing a fog-harvesting nylon net that can catch water easily, can be easily lowered for repairs and allow communities to measure the water level. Collecting water through condensation is hardly a new technique, but the creators of WarkaWater say their tree-inspired design is more effective, maximizing surface and perfecting every angle to produce up to 26 gallons of drinkable water a day—enough for a family of seven.

Western organizations have been working to provide clean water access in Africa for decades, so WarkaWater joins a very long list of earlier attempts. So far, high-tech solutions, like the once promising Playpump, have failed, mostly due to high costs and maintenance issues.

This is where WarkaWater stands apart—a lower-tech solution that is easy to repair and far more affordable than digging wells in the rocky Ethiopian plateau.

1. What does the underlined phrase “subject to” in the third paragraph most probably mean?

A. Owing to

B. Opposite to

C. Sensitive to

D. Giving rise to

2. WarkaWater is designed mainly to ______.

A. gather clean water efficiently

B. reduce water supply costs

C. simplify maintenance

D. preserve water supplies

3. According to Paragraph 6, what caused Playpump to fail?

A. Lack of advanced technology

B. Unsuccessful designs

C. Lack of money and maintenance issues

D. Unreasonable structures

B

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) —they arrived before polling stations even opened, dressed for the school day in striped ties and blazers, dress slacks and tartan skirts, book bags over their shoulders —and, for the first time in British history, ballot (选票) cards in hands on September 18.

Scotland’s experiment of allowing more than 109,000 Scottish teenagers aged 16 to 17 took part in the Scottish independence referendum (公民投票), in which Scotland finally decided not to become independent.

The age group only made up a small part of the 4.29 million total voters, but they have “demonstrated how the youngest voters c an be some of the most enthusiastic in a mature democracy”, commented The Associated Press. Casting their ballots, they were “proud and passionate” to help their nation decide whether to break away from the UK after 307 years in union.

At age 16, Scottish residents are allowed to join the military, get married, and work. Eighteen is the legal drinking age, as well as the UK’s voting age. But in 2013, Scottish law was changed to allow 16- and 17-year-olds in Scotland to vote in the referendum. The government pushed for the change because “younger voters are more likely to vote with their hearts, not their heads—and embrace fundamental change by voting for the pro-independence Yes Scotland campaign”, NBC News said.

But when the decision was handed down, some worried that high school students might not be as informed as adult voters. However, many experts said that assumption was wrong.

Professor Jan Eichhorn of the University of Edinburgh insisted that Scottish teenagers were as likely to read newspaper articles and campaign materials as their parents. They would simply get these resources through social media.

“There’s no evidence to suggest that they’re less capable than adults of voting, from a research point of view,” Eichhorn told NPR.

Scotl and’s move to let younger teenagers vote in the referendum has led to a discussion about whether the voting age ought to be lowered to 16, both in the UK and the US.

“By 16, most people have about as stable an ideology (思想意识) as they are going to get,” Professor Jason Brennan of Georgetown University wrote for CNN, arguing that the US should also think about allowing younger US citizens to vote.

4. The Scottish independence referendum was held on Sept. 18 ______.

A. to encourage youngsters to be concerned with politics

B. to lower the minimum voting age to 16 for the referendum

C. to decide whether Scotland would become independent from the UK

D. to elect who would be the new leader of Scotland

5. According to the passage, we can learn ______.

A. Scotland gained its independence from the UK eventually.

B. It is possible for the USA to lower the voting age to 16 in the future.

C. All the people in Scotland thought highly of the government’s decision to lower the voting age to 16.

D. Scottish teenagers aged 16 are allowed to join the military, get married, work and drink alcohol now.

6. What does the underlined word “embrace” (in para.4) probably mean?

A. Admit to

B. Object to

C. Know about

D. Approve of

7. What is Jan Eichhorn’s opinion of the Scottish teenagers aged 16 to 17?

A. They are as informed and capable as adults of voting.

B. They make no difference to the voting result.

C. They are too enthusiastic to make informed decisions.

D. They are unwilling to be involved in the decision of the country’s future.

C

Nowadays, girls are so mean to each other. Many girls are becoming the victims of the harmful behaviors of the female bully.

Emma Tracey was a popular 17-year-old and a well-liked athlete who had already won a soccer scholarship to college. But none of that stopped Emma from becoming the target of online girl on girl bullying(欺凌). Emma began to receive hundreds of online unpleasant comments via the latest social networking site called 0c1650487c21af45b307e87101f69e314332fa23.

In March 2011, Emma committed suicide and although all agreed that the online bother was not the single factor that led to Emma’ death, everyone did agree that it was a contributory factor.

Unfortunately, Emma’ story is not unique. A 2010 study conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center states “Cyberbullying victims were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to youth who had not experienced cyberbullying. Girls are 57% more likely to be victims of aggressive cyberbullying and 92% more likely to be the criminals.”

Suicide is obviously the extreme and no one can minimize the tragedy of it. However, there are other damages that occur as a result of aggressive bullying. It can damage self-confidence and lead to feelings of worthlessness, and also increase social isolation and make victims become withdrawn, depressed, anxious, and unsafe. So what causes girls to be so unkind towards each other?

A term known as relational aggression may best describe the cause of girl on girl bullying. It starts with a clique (派系) usually led by a girl with a high level of social status and popularity. In order not to lose her position, she will control girls within the clique and take action if she feels threatened. At the leader’s directive the girls within the clique will spread rumors and lies and annoy other girls continuously.

The bullying starts at school but will quickly go to cyberbullying due to anonymity (匿名) and lack of punishment. Girls will easily do so in the anonymity of the Internet. Finally the cause will be summarized as the unsafety and jealousy of one girl and the twisted loyalty of members within her clique. Underneath the confident exterior (外表) of a female bully lie desperate unsafety.

8. The example of Emma Tracey is given to show .

A. popular youth are not easy to become the target of bullying

B. today’s youth don’t like to study any more

C. suicide is a serious problem among youth

D. cyberbullying is quite common among teenagers

9. The bullying will quickly go to cyberbullying mainly because .

A. i t’s free to post comments online

B. the bullies don’t have to give their names online

C. it will not attract much attention

D. it will not affect their real life

10. Which of the following is NOT the cause of bullying?

A. Lack of safety

B. The twisted loyalty of members within a clique

C. Jealousy of others

D. Trying to be friendly

11. We can infer from the last paragraph that a female bully .

A. has strong self-confidence

B. has strong leadership skills

C. is actually weak inside

D. is usually good at study

D

As we enter into this new age of cities in which more than half the world’s population will live in an urban area, we must also take a hard look at how we will care for the significant increase in our elderly population. While many will be living longer, they will be doing so with age-related health issues and disease. Of special concern, the number of people living with dementia（痴呆）worldwide is set to treble by 2050. Alzheimer’s Disease International reports that 44 million people live wi th the disease now but that figure will increase to 135 million by 2050. With this added pressure to health systems, technology is the critical factor to success.

In Oslo, Norway, a retired engineer, Mr. Helge Farsund cares for his wife, Kari. Kari, who had been an intensive-care nurse who served with the Red Cross in Rwanda, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three years ago. Looking to live as normal a life as possible as Kari’s condition progressed, they are participating in a pilot project studying how a sm art home powered by sensors enables people with Alzheimer’s Disease to stay in their home.

The system is created by Abilia. At the center of the system is an iPad-like device. The screen has Skype, which allows carers to regularly check in with patients．

Some l,000 people now have the system installed in their homes, and 25 of them, including the Farsunds, are testing the latest version, which combines the screen with wirelessly connected sensors around the house to detect motion. If a door is opened or left open, or if the stove is left on, the system alerts patients and caretakers of danger. The planner also provides spoken reminders about daily tasks, such as when they need to take medicine and events like birthdays as well as enabling caretakers and family members to check in remotely via Skype.

“With this kind of system, it allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing,” says vice president Oystein Johnsen. For him, any move to improve city life needs to begin with peop le. “Smart cities are coming and they need to start with inpiduals in their own home,” he says. “It also saves the government money. In Norway it cost one million Norwegian krone (￡100,000) per year to have

someone in a home, while this system costs 15,000. That is a lot of money to save.”

12. Which section of BBC news is most likely to include this passage?

A. Health

B. Entertainment

C. Technology

D. Business

13. The case of Helge and Kari Farsund in the second paragraph serves to .

A. expose a social problem

B. introduce the main topic

C. show sympathy to the elderly

D. arouse medical workers’ interest

14. Which of the following functions can all be performed by the system?

① To warn people of possible dangers ② To help check in with patients

③ To offer people some medicine ④ To cure people of Alzheimer's

⑤ To remind people of daily tasks ⑥ To play movies like an iPad

A. ①②⑤

B. ②③⑤

C. ①④⑥

D. ③④⑤

15. According to the last paragraph, Oystein Johnsen will approve that .

A. smart cities should be human-based

B. the system should reduce its cost

C. mass production is still impossible

D. inpiduals are responsible for future

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。

In our daily life, we have developed a lot of habits, such as, eating habit, study habit, reading habit, etc. However, taking the time to develop a sleep habit is probably the last thing on your mind and some sleep advice simply can’t be forgotten. 16 .

Watching TV until you fall asleep

It has nothing to do with what you watch —TV news isn’t a better pre-sleep choice than TV series.

17 . The bright light keeps you awake all the night. So even if you nod off (in front of the TV, for example), you probably won’t stay asleep for long.

Sleeping with pets

18 . They get comfortable, and then they move. This goes on all night, and whether you admit it or not, it interrupts your ability to get the level of sleep needed to feel rested.

Eating fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime

Heartburn (烧心，胃痛) strikes anyone of any age, but it’s the most common GI disorder (胃肠失调) in older adults. If you’ve ever tried to go to sleep after eating a fatty meal, you’ve probably found the discomfort of stomach preventing you from falling asleep or staying asleep.

19

Remember how poorly you sleep when you have a fever—turning over and over again, never really feeling rested? Well, heavy exercise too close to bedtime has the same effect —--- it raises your body temperature so that your sleep is disturbed until your body temperature drops to normal, which may take several hours.

Accepting snoring (打呼噜) as normal sleep behavior

Snoring may seem as common as breathing, but it’s considered the biggest sleep killer, and it’s linked to several causes sleeping on your back, being overweight, having a cold, drinking, or taking drugs.

20 . For the snorer, it disturbs sleep by awakening him/her every so often in order to breathe normally. For the partner, the noise can be unbearable.

A. Exercising heavily too close to bedtime

B. Here are some bad habits you need to get rid of

C. Most seriously, it’s caused by a dangerous illness

D. Here are some suggestions you’ll need to follow

E. Pets sleep most of the day, and they move a lot when sleeping

F. Reducing your body temperature before bedtime

G. Rather it’s the TV’s bright light that is the criminal

第三部分英语知识运用（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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Lyse Doucet lives a happy life in Chicago. But recently there is some difficulty for her and her family. She and her husband have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are21 . But she and her husband are both currently 22 . And their car is in great need of 23 . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is 24 soon. So things are a little tense for the Doucet family these days.

When Lyse and her daughter were walking through a store 25 lot recently, Lyse picked up an envelop from the ground that 26 $4,000 in cash. There were a 27 of different explanations that could be considered. Was this a kind of good 28 ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Lyse di dn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope 29 to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew Her young daughter was

30 . “My kid was standing right there31 I found it,” Lyse told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically

I wanted to teach my daughter how to be 32 . And for me that was enough.”

Never mind the bills that were 33 , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she 34 the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she 35 it.

The police were able to return the money to the person who 36 it an old woman. And one can imagine the joy and 37 she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, 38 me,” Lyse said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small 39 in it. But what was in it wasn’t 40 . What mattered was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”

21. A. restricted B. upset C. grateful D. sensitive

22. A. appreciated B. unemployed C. disappointed D. removed

23. A. cash B. protection C. sale D. repair

24. A. sick B. due C. desperate D. dull

25. A. gathering B. begging C. cleaning D. parking

26. A. contained B. involved C. charged D. paid

27. A. handful B. deal C. number D. flood

28. A. expense B. luck C. hope D. prize

29. A. belonged B. reacted C. pointed D. responded

30. A. urging B. affecting C. laughing D. watching

31. A. before B. when C. because D. though

32. A. ripe B. loyal C. honest D. humorous

33. A. passing by B. giving away C. showing off D. piling up

34. A. turned B. watched C. got D. collected

35. A. checked B. made C. kept D. promoted

36. A. sent B. lost C. disliked D. generated

37. A. relief B. anxiety C. tension D. respect

38. A. comforting B. congratulating C. thanking D. offending

39. A. option B. present C. envelope D. amount

40. A. important B. serious C. sufficient D. efficient

第II卷（非选择题）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A 24-year-old Long Island man was charged early Thursday morning after crashing his car and killing his girlfriend while driving over the speed limit. Kevin Daly 41(sentence) to nearly three years in prison after losing control of 42partner Alice Hicks’ car on a country road 4380mph. She was a passenger in the Mini-cooper and was thrown from the car 44he crashed into another vehicle 45 (move) in the opposite direction. Daly, 24, denied causing 46(die) by dangerous driving and was found guilty by a jury (陪审团) at Taunton Crown Court. The court heard that neither Daly 47Miss Hicks, 22, was wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision that happened on November 17, 2011. NBC New York reports Kevin Daly, was driving on County Road 83, when the road was blocked by a truck that was waiting 48(turn) right. Witnesses described 49Day had little or no chance of stopping behind the still traffic and he turned to avoid the van 50hit a Mazda on the other side of the road.

第四部分单词拼写（共两节，满分30分）

根据下列句子及所缺单词的首字母或汉语意思，写出单词的正确形式。（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）

51. I was the only man among the guests and felt rather a____________(尴尬的).

52. Is there a better way to unload our b___________ (负担，包袱).[

53. He c_____________(面对) all kinds of troubles during the war.

54. I am h_____________(荣幸) to have been invited to give a speech.

55. Green plants are b____________ (有益处的) to our eyes.

56. The girl had to a_____________ (放弃，抛弃) her journey because of the bad weather.

57. They can c______________ (自信地) say “no” to anything with which they don’t feel comfortable.

58. He has never p_____________ (拥有) much money, but he always has good health.

59. It is c_____________ (体贴的，考虑周到的) of you to bring me such a good gift.

60. He is a wise young woman; her a______________ (志向，抱负) is to become a lawyer.

61. For such a small child, she had an i______________(难以置信的) memory.

62. He r____________ (拯救，营救) three children from the burning building.

63. He tried to speak, but she i______________ (打断) him.

64. Her words a______________(吸引) to readers of all ages; they create a bond between parents and children.

65. He m______________(提起)the news to me in his letter.

66. The two brothers c______________ (联合，结合) to fight against the robbers last night.

67. We need a new timetable that is more ______________(灵活的).

68. Her time is fully o______________ (占据) with her three children.

69. If you hesitate too long, you will miss the o______________ (机会).

70. I’m d______________ (明确地，肯定地) going to get in touch with these people.

71. During the Civil War, thousands of people f_____________(逃离) the country.

72. The failure in the match made me d_____________(沮丧).

73. A_____________ (伴奏) by cheerful music, the children began to dance.

74. You should fill in the form with your name, age, and n______________(国籍).

75. What a c_______________ (巧合)! I was thinking about Roy when his letter arrived.

76. The company earned r_____________ (大约，大概地) 10 million dollars.

77. You have to find a way to support yourself f______________ (财政上).

78. There’s some debate and confusion r______________ (关于)

79. Instead of waiting until problems pile up, we should try to solve each as it a___________ (出现).

80. It was a long journey, but we e_____________ (最后，终于) arrived.

第五部分写作(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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

One night, I was on my home for my Christmas holiday when my car broke down. It was complete dead, and I was a few miles away from my home in that cold, wet night. I decided to walk around a little after accepting that I’d have to spend the night in the car. Maybe I can find a telephone. Actually, I didn’t have to walk far before I found the small house standing in a field with a light shone from the sitting room. I knocked the door was delighted when a pleasant old man opened the door and listened to my story carefully.

He said he had no telephone and that it wasn’t any within walkin g distance, but the old man who offered to go to repair my car.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是耀华中学的李华，于2014年12月26日在Amazon图书网站购买了外文小说Twilight。在阅读过程中，发现小说缺页严重，你想通过网站客服解决该决问题，特写了一封邮件，内容如下：

1. 购书时间及书名；

2.书籍的问题；

3. 希望有合理的解决方法；

4. 期待尽快得到回复并表示感谢。

要求：(1)包括所有内容；(2)信的开头已写好(不计入总词数)；(3)词数：100左右；

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am a student from Yao Hua Middle School. I’m Li Hua, a student of Yaohua Middle School. _____________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

高三英语答案

阅读理解：A 1-3 DAC B 4-7 CBDA C 8–11 DBDC D. 12-15 CBAA 16-20 BGEAC

完形填空：21-25 CBDBD 26-30 ACBAD 31-35 BCDAC 36-40 BACDA

语法填空：41. was sentenced 42. his 43. at 44. when 45. moving 46. death 47. nor 48. to turn 49. that/ how 50. but

单词拼写：51. awkward 52. burden 53. confronted 54. honored/ honured 55. beneficial 56. abandon 57. confidently 58. possessed 59. considerate 60. ambition 61. incredible 62. rescued 63. interrupted 64. appeal 65. mentioned 66. combined 67. flexible 68. occupied 69. opportunity 70. definitely 71. fled 72. depressed 73. Accompanied 74. nationality 75. coincidence 76.roughly 77. financially 78. regarding 79. arises 80. eventually

短文改错：

1. complete改为completely

2. in改为on

3. after后加before

4. can改为could

5. the改为a

6. shone改为shining

7. knocked后加at/ on

8. was前加and

9. it改为there 10. who删掉

写作：

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am a student from Yao Hua Middle School. As a faithful supporter of your website, I have enjoyed your convenient and timely service. But this time, I am writing for your help.

On December 26th, I ordered a best-seller Twilight through your website. Unfortunately, quite a few pages were found missing when I read it afterwards, greatly affecting my understanding of the book.

I was wondering whether you could solve this problem in a proper way, for instance, sending me a new book, for I really love the book.

Your earliest replay will be highly appreciated. Thank you!

Yours,

Li Hua

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