1、1 页山东省泰安市 2015 届高三上学期期中考试英语试题2014.11本试卷分第 I 卷(选择题) 和第 II 卷( 非选择题)两部分。第 I 卷 1 至 10 页。第 II 卷 11 至 12 页。满分为150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1答第 I 卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。第 I卷(共 105分)第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 55 分)第一节语法和词汇知识(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分
2、 15 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1Sorry，I cant find the books you asked for _ ADont mention it BThanks anywayCIts your fault DI wont forgive you2However severe the journey is ，_ I am with nature，I dont care Aeven if Bunless Cas long as Donce3This article is well written because spe
3、cial attention _ to the choice of wordsAhas paid Bhas been paid Chad paid Dhad been paid4The Chinese political system has _ over a long period of timeAbewared Btended Cshrunk D. evolved5I received Toms letter yesterday _ he expressed his thanks for my adviceAwhere Bwhen Cwhich Dwhy6Volunteering，_ as
4、 a way of building character，is popular among young peopleAseen Bto see Cseeing Dbeing seen7Success partially depends on _ you have the patience to do simple things perfectlyAthat Bwhat Cwhether Dwhen8He has refused to _ any information on the matterAput away Bgive out Chand over Dsee through9We _ f
5、or over 2 hoursAre you sure this is the right way?Ahave been driving Bwere drivingChad driven Ddrove10Look at the trouble I am in! If only I _ your adviceAfollowed Bwould followChad followed Dshould follow第二节 完形填空(共 30 小题； ll20 每小题 1 分，2l 40 每小题 1.5 分，满分 40 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1140 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和
6、D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(I)Children can sometimes teach us valuable lessonsOne summer afternoon over a dam，our three sons asked 2 页if they could dive off the newly-built bridgeTheir 11 was certainly met with“No”Not only was it a 13-foot drop to the waterI pointed out ，but there might be potential dang
7、ers that could be a 12 trapHowever，my middle son was not 13 At his suggestion his elder brother walked into the water and 14 the area where they wanted to jumpThe 15 of water was fine，as well as being 16 of dangersThey had the times of their lives that afternoonI cant help relating that 17 to everyd
8、ay lifeHow many 18 have I missed because I was 19 by “potential dangers” that were 20 never there in the first place?11Aquestion Binquiry Crequest Dreaction12Ajoy Bdeath Csorrow D1eisurel3Adisappointed Bcontused Cencouraged Dconvinced14Asurveyed Bsearched Cchose Dfound15Awidth Bquantity Cdepth Dtemp
9、erature16Aclear Bafraid Cfree Dfull17Aouting Bexperience Cresearch Dpractice18Ajobs Boccasions Copportunities Dsights19Acheated Bblinded Cmoved Dfascinated20Acertainly Btruly Cpartly Dprobably（II）one afternoon walking along Fifth Avenue，I remembered that it was necessary to buy one pair of socksI tu
10、rned into the first sock shop that 21 my eye，and a young clerk 22 .“1 want to buy a pair of socks ”I saidHis eyes were shiningThere was a note of 23 in his voice “Did you know that yon had come into the 24 place in the world to buy socks?”I had not been 25 of that，as I entered the shop 26 “Come with
11、 me， ”said the boy，excitedlyI followed him to the back part of the shop，and he began to take down from the shelves box after box， 27 their goods for my enjoyment“ 28 ，young man，I am going to buy only 29 !”“I know that， ”said he， “but I want you to see how 30 these are Arent they wonderful?”There was
12、 an expression of 31 on his face, as if he had 32 the lotteryI became far 33 interested in him than in the socks.I looked at him in 34 “My friend， ”said I， “if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day，in ten years you will 35 in your career ”My amazement at his pride and joy in s
13、alesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shops the 36 has to wait for someone to serve himThe clerk shows no 37 either in you or in the goods he is paid to sellMany young people began his career with hope and 38 at firstThen the daily work was too much for him；the
14、newness 39 slowly That was the 40 stageHis usefulness was over 21Akept Bshut Ctook Dcaught22Aturned out Bgot along Ccame forward Dwent off23Aanxiety Bshame Cpanic Dexcitement24Afinest Bmost beautiful Cbiggest Dmost comfortable25Asure Baware Cconfident Dcapable26Ain particular Bat length Cby accident
15、 Don purpose27Aexchanging Bshowing Cselling Dhiding3 页28ALook out BLook up CHold up DHold on29Aone piece Btwo pieces Cone pair D. two pairs30Abeautiful Bcheap Cvaluable Dstrange31Apleasure Bsadness Csurprise Dpuzzle32Abought Bfound Cwon D1ost33Amuch Bmore C1ess D1ittle34Aanger Bdespair Camazement Dv
16、ain35Asucceed Bfail Cdelay Dfade36Asalesman Bpassenger Cmanager Dcustomer37Apride Binterest Cmercy Dadmiration38Acontent Bsympathy Csurprise Denthusiasm39Adisappeared Bappeared Carose Dincreased40Afirst Bnext C1ast Dnew第二部分 阅读理解(共 25 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 50 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂
17、黑。AMary Moe may look like an average grandmotherBut she is notShe just learned how to fly an airplane，a dream she has had since she was a little girlBut Mary Moe could not find time to make her dream come trueAt age 34，she was just too busy to think about flying a planeLessons were costlyEverything
18、seemed to be working against MarySo her dream had to waitMary Moe has done a lot during the past 91 yearsFor much of that time，she wanted to fly，but never had the chanceuntil now MsMoe learned about Wish of a Lifetime, a non-profit organizationIts goal is to change the way our society thinks about a
19、ging and older adultsSally Webster works for the groupShe said MsMoe s wish is one of hundreds they receive each yearWish of a Lifetime helps older people to enjoy a dreamIt also sends the message that it is never too late for a dreamBut MsWebster says it also wants to send another message to societ
20、y that older Americans can achieve things just like younger Americans canSusie Danick also believes in this goalShe founded TAD Relocation，a business that helps senior citizens when they moveMsDanick gave 5，000 to the Wish of a Lifetime to help seniors realize a dreamMary Moe was one of themMary Moe
21、 received three flying lessonsAnd on the big day of her first flight，her family and friends all came to cheer her onMarys success made everyone around her excited and proudIt was just a great event，a great dayFlying teacher David Waksberg says she was very calm，which is always important when youre f
22、lyingIt is never too late to spread your wings and try something newYou are never too old to try to make your dreams come true40. Why was Mary Moes dream difficult to come true?AShe had no enough time and money in the pastBShe did nothing for flying lessonsCNo pilots were willing to help her4 页DHer
23、family did not support her wish42What can we infer from the goal of Wish of a Lifetime?AOlder adults can not make their dream come trueBAmericans feel and think about aging properlyCThe old may be supposed to achieve nothingDYoung Americans treat older people unfairly43How can we understand the unde
24、rlined word“move”in the fifth paragraph?Ato change your place or position Bto start to act for the dreamCto go to live in a different place Dto change a different job44From Mary Moe s success，we can know she is _Adetermined Bstubborn Cunrealistic Ddelicate 45What do we know about Wish of a Lifetime?
25、AIt can make much money every year BMsMoe did much for its developmentCIt is popular with the young AmericansDIt encourages many old adults to succeedBIt does not come as a surprise that Dubai has a growing problem with tragicThe local rulers have explored all the conventional ways to get traffic mo
26、ving again，including higher prices for parking，fuel and insuranceBut at a recent conference in Hamburg，Hussain Lootah said that the city may adopt a more strict approach：setting an income level for vehicle ownershipMr Lootahs approach is unlikely to be copied widely，but mayors of other big cities ar
27、ound the world are starting to think about taking severe actions of their own，including complete car bans in inner citiesBut the efforts may not be enough to reduce traffic and pollution The problems will only get worse：the number of vehicles sold globally each year will grow from around 80 million
28、today to more than 100 million by the end of the decade， according to IHS Automotive There are already a handful of car-free communities around the worldBut these are typically small and often tourist destinations that seek to create a throwback in time，such as Sark Island，in the English ChannelThe
29、largest ear-free urban area is probably Venice，where it is impossible to build roads and bridges to link the more than 100 small islands the city sits onYet pedestrian malls and other car-free zones keep popping up in cities around the worldSome cities are considering ways to limit central city acce
30、ss to“green”machines，such as battery-electric vehiclesHamburg is perhaps the furthest alongSuch extreme plans may fly in a city such as HamburgBut in many other cities the political resistance even to less far-reaching measures is hard to overcomeMichael Bloomberg，New Yorks former mayor，tried twice
31、to introduce a jam charge for much of Manhattan，but his plans were rejected by state lawmakers46What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us?ADubai government tries to improve its local incomesBDubai government tries to solve traffic problemsCDubai government tries to reduce prices for parkingDDubai governm
32、ent tries to offer more insurance to locals5 页47Why is it still hard to reduce traffic problems?ABecause Mr Lootahs approach will be copied widelyBBecause mayors take gentle measures toward themCBecause more vehicles will be sold globally each yearDBecause complete car bans in inner cities are not m
33、ade48What causes Venice to be the largest car-free urban area?AIts natural geographical characteristicsBIts too many tourist destinationsCIts reduced number of carsDIts government law on car free49What can we learn from Paragraph 4?A “Green”machines can be accessible in central cityBAll vehicles can
34、 be used in central cityCHamburg may not adopt“green”machinesDPeople can only walk in central city50What made Michael Bloombergs plans defeated?AFinancial factorsBTraffic jamsCHis retirement from the mayorDPolitical resistance CAlaskas Arctic lakes now freeze later and melt earlier in the year than
35、in 1950，leaving them easy to suffer water loss from evaporation(蒸发 )and possibly adding to local warming，a new study findsThe winter ice season near Barrow，Alaska，is shorter than in 1950, researchers reported Jan30 in the journal The Cryosphere.Lake ice is also thinner each winterThe scientists surv
36、eyed 402 lakes on the North Slope，where permafrost (permanently frozen ground)and shallow lakes dominate the areaIn 2011，the lake ice was 38 percent thinner than in 1950，and 22 percent fewer lakes froze through to their bottoms“When we saw the actual numbers we were shocked at how dramatic the chang
37、e has been， ”lead study author Cristina Surdu， of the University of Waterloo in Canada，said in a statementSurdu and her co-authors analyzed the changes in lakeice thickness and ice cover with satellite images and climate model simulations(satellite images are only available from 1991)The climate mod
38、els suggest the Arctic lakes froze almost six days later and broke up about 18 days earlier in the winter of 2011 compared with the winter of 1950 “The changes in ice and the shortened winter affect Northern communities that depend on ice roads to transport goods， ”Surdu saidFor example，every winter
39、，oil companies build roads over frozen lakes to carry supplies to Prudhoe BayThe dramatic changes in lake ice may also contribute to further warming of the entire region，because open water on lakes contributes to warmer air temperatures， ”Surdu saidThe Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of
40、the planet，for reasons that may include its layered atmosphere，which traps heat，and the loss of sea ice and snow cover，which help reflect the suns energy when present51What does the text mainly tell us?AArctic 1akes now freeze earlier and melt 1ater6 页BAlaska s local warming is decreasing sharplyCAr
41、ctic lakes are losing ice DArctic lakes hold more flesh water than before52What can we infer the North Slope is dotted with?Athick forests Bnumerous lakesCgreen grasslandsDfertilized farmlands53According to the text，the great changes of Alaskas Arctic lakes _Aare totally beyond Surdus expectationsBa
42、re completely within Surdus expectationsCcome as no surprise to Surdu and her co-authorsDcome as a great excitement to Surdu54How many days was the winter ice season of Arctic 1akes in 2011 shorter than that in 1950?A6 days B12 days C18 days D24 days 55What is the last paragraph mainly about accordi
43、ng to Surdu?AWhat reflects the suns energyBHow its layered atmosphere traps heatCWhy our planet is warmingDWhy the Arctic region is becoming warmerDBritains private schools are one of its most successful exportsThe children of the well-off flock to them，whether from China， Nigeria or Russia ：the num
44、ber of foreign pupils rose by 1.4in the last year aloneYet foreign students，whether educated in British private schools or elsewhere，are decreasingly likely to go to English universitiesAccording to the Higher Education Funding Council for England，307,200 overseas students began their studies in the
45、 country in 2012-13，down from 312，000 two years earlier and the first drop in 29 yearsStudent numbers from the rest of the European Union(EU)fellprobably a result of the increase in annual tuition fees in England from 6，000(10，000)a year to 9，000But arrivals from India and Pakistan declined most sha
46、rplyIn contrast to the visa system for private schools，which is extremely loose(the Home Office counts private schools as favoured sponsors)，student visas have been tightenedForeign students used to be allowed to work for up to two years after graduatingThey now have only four months to find a job p
47、aying up to 20，600 if they want to stay in BritainThis change was intended to deal with fake colleges offering two-year work visasBut it seems to have put off serious students tooNick Hillman of the Higher Education Policy Institute says the government has sent unclear messages about the sort of immigration it wants to restrictAustralia and America，which have more relaxed entry criteria for students，are becoming more favoured
