1、英语第 1 页（共 12 页）海 淀 区 高 三 年 级 第 二 学 期 期 中 练 习英 语 2014.04本试卷共 12 页，共 150 分。考试时长 120 分钟。注意事项：1考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。2答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。3答题卡上选择题必须用 2B 铅笔作答，将选中项涂满涂黑，黑度以盖住框内字母为准，修改时用橡皮擦除干净。非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，未在对应的答题区域内作答或超出答题区域作答的均不得分。第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，
2、共 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1. Where are the speakers?A. At a bank. B. At a hotel. C. At an airport.2. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Roommates. C. Friends.3. What does the man want to buy？A. B.
3、C.4. What was the man fined for?A. Wrong parking. B. Running a red light. C. Driving too fast.5. When does the flight leave?A. At 8:30 am. B. At 9:00 am. C. At 9:30 am.第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）听下面 4 段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的英语第 2 页（共 12 页）作答
4、时间。每段对话你将听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. How is the woman trying to lose weight now?A. By eating every other day. B. By drinking plenty of water. C. By eating orange-colored foods.7. What does the man think of the womans diets?A. Ridiculous. B. Balanced. C. Effective.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What is the
5、girl doing?A. Doing her homework. B. Practicing the guitar. C. Making some records.9. What does the girl think of working in a bank？A. Boring. B. Important. C. Well-paid.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where will they have a snack? A. Outside the church. B. On the hill top. C. At the car park.11. Where i
6、s the old church? A. Near the waterfall. B. At the foot of the hill. C. Behind the park.12. How long will they spend on the hiking? A. 2 hours. B. 3 hours. C. 4 hours.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。13. What is the grand prize for the winner?A. Some cash and a trip. B. A set of books. C. A set of DVDs.14. Ho
7、w many muscles does a cat have in each ear?A. 32. B. 33. C. 34. 15. What animal is the largest on the earth?A. A shark. B. An elephant. C. A blue whale.第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）听下面一段对话，完成第 16 至 20 题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有 20 秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有 60 秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。Car Rental FormCustomer Name: Ronald
8、16 英语第 3 页（共 12 页）information Age: 33Driving license type: 17 Car information Car type： A ToyotaTime： From next 18 to ThursdayTotal rent: 19 , not including petrolPick-up time Around 20 第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，共 15 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。21. She calls b
9、ack whenever someone _ her a message.A. left B. leaves C. had left D. will leave22. The purpose of the article is to draw public attention _ the problem.A. to B. on C. in D. for23. _ the task in time, we had to work late into the night.A. Finished B. Finishing C. To finish D. Having finished 24. I k
10、now little about the accident because not much _ about it up to now.A. has said B. has been said C. had said D. had been said25. She _ have attended that meeting, for she was doing paperwork in the office then.A. shouldnt B. mustnt C. wouldnt D. couldnt 26. Were advised not to leave the water _ afte
11、r using it.A. run B. running C. to run D. having run 27. Mr. Smith couldnt open the door because his naughty boy _ it from the inside.A. would lock B. was locking C. has locked D. had locked28. Jeff, whats up? You are not yourself today. Oh, mom. I really wish I _ the chance but I failed. A. had got
12、 B. would get C. will get D. got29. This kind of cell phone is very common and I also have _.A. one B. it C. that D. another30. The paintings _ from the National Gallery last week have been found.A. stealing B. to steal C. stolen D. to be stolen31. You cannot take back your words _ they are out of y
13、our mouth.A. before B. whether C. once D. while32. The App WeChat provides a networking platform _ communication is faster and easier. A. which B. where C. when D. why英语第 4 页（共 12 页）33. Did you sleep well last night? No, the loud noise from the street _ me awake for hours.A. had kept B. is keeping C
14、. has kept D. kept 34. Have you told your parents about your decision? Not yet. I can hardly imagine _ they will react.A. what B. that C. how D. when 35. I think the biggest problem in banning smoking is _ people can buy cigarettes easily.A. that B. whether C. where D. how第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，
15、共 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。The Little AngelSally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”The surgeon said, “Im _36_. We did all we could, but your boy didnt _37_ it.” Sally _38_into the chair. The sur
16、geon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the _39_?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers _40_ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed the
17、m to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmys idea to _41_ his body to the university for study. He said it might _42_ somebody else. “I said no at first, _43_ Jimmy said, Mom, I wont be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.”“My Jimmy had a hea
18、rt of _44_, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmys _45_ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was _46_. It was even harder to enter the _47_ house. She carried Jimmys belonging
19、s, and the lock of his hair to her sons room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room _48_ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, _49_ herself to sleep.It was around midnight when Sally _50_. Lying beside her on the b
20、ed was a letter. The letter said, “Dear Mom,I know youre going to _51_ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more _52_ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to _53_a little boy so you wont be so lonely, thats OK with me. He can have my room and o
21、ld toys to play with. Dont be sad thinking about me. I dont hurt any more. The cancer is all _54_. I dont have 英语第 5 页（共 12 页）to stand that _55_any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say Im a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”36. A. worried B. sorry C. happy D. grateful37. A. make B. pass
22、C. win D. like38. A. knocked B. looked C. sank D. got39. A. house B. church C. hospital D. university40. A. anxiously B. lovingly C. patiently D. angrily41. A. donate B. move C. show D. lend42. A. affect B. help C. protect D. impress43. A. for B. and C. so D. but44. A. gold B. stone C. wisdom D. bra
23、very45. A. toys B. clothes C. belongings D. letters46. A. long B. smooth C. difficult D. dangerous47. A. empty B. familiar C. big D. old48. A. roughly B. exactly C. especially D. possibly49. A. put B. sent C. cried D. buried50. A. wrote B. spoke C. slept D. awoke51. A. understand B. forgive C. leave
24、 D. miss52. A. with B. around C. on D. in53. A. save B. host C. visit D. adopt54. A. lost B. gone C. cured D. spotted55. A. depression B. sadness C. pain D. stress第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASharing BeautyIt was in October. I was ai
25、mlessly wandering down the street, heading into a most gloriously beautiful sunset. I had an urge to speak to someone on the street to share that beauty, but it seemed everyone was in a hurry. I took the next-best action. Quickly I ducked into a department store and asked the lady behind the counter
26、 if she could come outside for just a minute. She looked at me as though I were from some other planet. She hesitated, and then seemingly against her better judgment, she moved toward the door. When she got outside I said to her, “Just look at that sunset! Nobody out here was looking at it 英语第 6 页（共
27、 12 页）and I just had to share it with someone.”For a few seconds we just looked. Then I said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world.” I thanked her for coming out to see it; she went back inside and I left. It felt good to share the beauty.Four years later my situation changed greatl
28、y. I came to the end of a twenty-year marriage. I was alone and on my own for the first time in my life. I lived in a trailer park which, at the time, I considered a real come-down, and I had to do my wash in the community laundry room.One day, while my clothes were going around, I picked up a magaz
29、ine and read an article about a woman who had been in similar circumstances. She had come to the end of a marriage, moved to a strange community, and the only job she could find was one she disliked: clothing sales in a department store. Then something that happened to her changed everything. She sa
30、id a woman came into her department store and asked her to step outside to look at a sunset. The stranger had said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world,” and she had realized the truth in that statement. From that moment on, she turned her life around. 56. The author asked the woma
31、n to go outside to _.A. admire the sunset B. cheer her up C. offer some help D. have a chat57. Four years later, the author _.A. found her dream job B. put an end to her marriageC. worked in a laundry room D. lived in the same community58. After reading the article in the magazine, the author was pr
32、obably_.A. disappointed B. puzzled C. inspired D. overjoyedBThere is a lot of talk these days about how kids should be interested in science. Heres an area of science for everyone, and these cool new books might inspire you to discover your inner scientist.Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled by Catherin
33、e Thimmesh, 58 pages, ages 9-12Seeing a picture or a model of a dinosaur, do you wonder how anybody knows what they look like? After all, nobody has seen a living dinosaur. This book explains how scientists and artists work together to re-create dinosaurs. As scientific discoveries have been made, t
34、he models have changed. Scientific tests may one day expose what a dinosaurs coloring was, but now artists have to use their imagination to determine how these huge creatures looked.Beyond the Solar System by Mary Kay Carson, 128 pages, ages 10-13This book takes readers back to the beginnings of spa
35、ce explorationthousands of years ago, when people began star observationand forward to todays search for planets in distant parts of the Milky Way. Along with history lessons, readers get 21 activities, such as making a black hole and creating a model of Albert Einsteins universe using a T-shirt. Th
36、e activities are perfect for cold winter days.英语第 7 页（共 12 页）Ultimate Bugopedia by Darlyne Murawski and Nancy Honovich, 272 pages, ages 7 and olderIf youre always on the lookout for butterflies, this book is for you. Hundreds of color photos of common and unusual insects fill this hardcover. There a
37、re fascinating stories related to the photos. For example, do you know an insect feeds on the tears of Asian cattle? Theres a question-and-answer section with an insect scientist and advice on how to help preserve endangered insects.Journey Into the Invisible by Christine Schlitt, 80 pages, ages 9-1
38、2If you use a magnifying（放大的）glass, you know a leaf looks quite different. This book explains what microscopes do and then shows what happens to things around the house when watched with this amazing scientific tool. The bacteria in your mouth, when magnified 20,000 times, look a bit like swimming p
39、ool noodles. Fascinating photos are paired with suggestions about how to learn about the world around you, just by looking a little closer. 59. Kids interested in pre-historical animals might read _.A. Ultimate BugopediaB. Beyond the Solar SystemC. Journey Into the InvisibleD. Scaly Spotted Feathere
40、d Frilled60. Beyond the Solar System is mainly about _. A. space exploration B. the Milky WayC. history lessons D. Albert Einsteins universe61. From the passage, we can learn that _.A. butterflies are fond of the tears of Asian cattle B. scientists have discovered the dinosaurs coloringC. microscope
41、s can present you with an amazing world D. man has explored the black hole for thousands of years62. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. compare features of different books B. inspire people to become scientistsC. teach children some knowledge of scienceD. recommend new science books to child
42、renCEverywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets. When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.People have been influenced to become technology addicted. One survey reported that “addic
43、ted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices. One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, cigarettes and alcohol.英语第 8 页（共 12 页）The main goal of technology companies is to get
44、 people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life. They have successfully created a cultural disease. Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the latest information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.I
45、 see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them. I call this technology servitude. I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and independence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devi
46、ces that eat up time and money. What is a healthy use of technology devices? That is the vital question. Who is really in charge of my life? That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false beliefs about their use of technology. When we can live happily wi
47、thout using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology. Mae West is famous for proclaiming the wisdom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But its time to discover that it does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago could be fantastic withou
