1、第 1 页 共 13 页 高 三 年 级 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
2、分，满分 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
3、 special 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，
4、_ as 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
5、 _ for over 2 hoursAre you sure this is the right way?Ahave been driving Bwere drivingChad driven Ddrove第 2 页 共 13 页 10Look 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
6、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黑。(I)Children can sometimes teach us valuable lessonsOne summer afternoon over a dam，our three sons asked 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 water I pointed out，but there might be
7、potential dangers 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 tha
8、t 17 to everyday 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 Bquantit
9、y Cdepth Dtemperature16Aclear 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 pai
10、r of socksI turned 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
11、 26 “Come with 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 wonde
12、rful?”There was 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 第 3 页 共 13 页 excitement day after day，in ten years you will 35 in your career ”My amazeme
13、nt at his pride and joy in salesmanship 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 wo
14、rk was too much for him；the newness 39 slowlyThat 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 particu
15、lar Bat length Cby accident Don purpose27Aexchanging Bshowing Cselling Dhiding28ALook 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 D1ittle34Aange
16、r Bdespair Camazement Dvain35Asucceed 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
17、 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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 plane Lesso
18、ns were costly Everything 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
19、our society thinks about aging and older adultsSally Webster works for the groupShe 第 4 页 共 13 页 said MsMoes 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 dream But MsWebster says it also
20、wants to send another message to society 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
21、a dreamMary Moe was one of themMary Moe 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 proud It was just a great event，a great dayFlying teacher David Waksberg says she was very cal
22、m，which is always important when youre flyingIt 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
23、 pilots were willing to help herDHer 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 unf
24、airly43How can we understand the underlined 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 Ddelicate45What
25、do we know about Wish of a Lifetime?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
26、 conventional ways to get traffic moving 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 wide
27、ly，but mayors of other big cities 第 5 页 共 13 页 around 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 pollutionThe problems will only get worse：the number of vehicles sold glob
28、ally each year will grow from around 80 million today to more than 100 million by the end of the decade，according to IHS AutomotiveThere 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，
29、such as Sark Island，in the English ChannelThe 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 world Some cities
30、are considering ways to limit central city access 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 overcomeMichae
31、l Bloomberg，New Yorks former mayor，tried twice 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 t
32、ries to reduce prices for parkingDDubai government tries to offer more insurance to locals47Why 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
33、 complete car bans in inner cities are not made48What 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
34、 accessible in central cityBAll vehicles can be used in central cityCHamburg may not adopt“green”machinesDPeople can only walk in central city50What made Michael Bloombergs plans defeated?AFinancial factorsBTraffic jams第 6 页 共 13 页 CHis retirement from the mayorDPolitical resistance CAlaskas Arctic
35、lakes now freeze later and melt earlier in the year than 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 Cryospher
36、e.Lake ice is also thinner each winterThe scientists surveyed 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
37、 actual numbers we were shocked at how dramatic the change 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(satel
38、lite images are only available from 1991)The climate models 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
39、 to transport goods， ”Surdu saidFor example，every winter，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， ”Surd
40、u saidThe Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of 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
41、 1aterBAlaska s local warming is decreasing sharplyCArctic 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 A
42、rctic lakes _Aare totally beyond Surdus expectationsBare completely within Surdus expectationsCcome as no surprise to Surdu and her co-authorsDcome as a great excitement to Surdu第 7 页 共 13 页 54How many days was the winter ice season of Arctic 1akes in 2011 shorter than that in 1950?A6 days B12 days
43、C18 days D24 days 55What is the last paragraph mainly about according 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 we
44、ll-off flock to them，whether from China，Nigeria or Russia ：the number 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 Counci
45、l for England，307,200 overseas students began their studies in the 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
46、 year to 9，000But arrivals from India and Pakistan declined most sharplyIn 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
47、years after graduatingThey now have only four months to find a job paying 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 u
