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1、唐山一中20142015学年度高三年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷命题人 赵静欣 刘晓芳 李宝娟考生注意：1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。2. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。第II卷的答案写在答题纸上。考试结束后，请将答题卡和答题纸一并交回。第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应
2、位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where are the two speakers talking? A. In the theater.B. On the bus.C. At school. 2. Why did the woman want her money back on the skirt? A. The price is too high.B. The style doesnt suit her. C. There is a hole in it.3. When is the man checking in? A.
3、 Tuesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.4. How much were the cards all together? A. 10 yuan.B. 11 yuan.C. 12 yuan.5. What is the man going to do? A. To drive home. B. To leave home. C. To take the woman home.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读
4、各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 6. Where did Sue spend the nights in the country? A. In a farm house.B. In the open.C. At a hotel.7. What was the weather like in the country? A. It snowed a lot. B. It rained nearly every day. C. There was a lot of sunshine.8. What did Sue think of the peop
5、le in the country? A. They were mad.B. They were cold.C. They were friendly.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What is the woman speaker? A. A college student.B. A middle school student. C. A housewife.10. What kind of job would the woman like to do? A. Housework.B. Office work.C. Work in the open air.11. What job
6、might the woman finally take? A. Working for a road-building company. B. Cutting grass like high school students. C. Typing letters in the office.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Why wont Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow? A. He cant spare the time. B. The clinic will be closed. C. Dr. Milton wont come to w
7、ork.13. When is the clinic open in a week? A. From Monday to Friday. B. During the whole week. C. On weekdays except Thursday.14. What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come? A. 5:30 pm Wednesday.B. 6:15 pm Wednesday. C. 6:15 pm Thursday.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Whose name is Prince? A. The m
8、ans cats.B. The womans sons. C. The womans dogs.16. How did the man express his anger? A. He shouted at the dog. B. He frightened the woman. C. He told the woman the truth.17. What will the woman probably do in the end? A. Take her dog into the room. B. Kill her dog with poison. C. Kill the mans cat
9、 with poison.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the total number of students at Deep Springs College? A. 17,000.B. 24.C. 9,000.19. Which of the following is TRUE of the Deep Spring College?A. It is located in a college town. B. Its library is often crowded with students. C. Its school buildings are old.2
10、0. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time? A. Take a walk in the desert.B. Watch TV.C. Go to the cinema.第二部分 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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter (炼铜厂),
11、 and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to th
12、e smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No”.Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there werent any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It wou
13、ld be a waste of his life to try to do it. Everyone knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldnt get his idea accepted. Paul later got married but his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. As Samuel Johnson wrote, “It is
14、 common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.” Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and pla
15、nted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this againstthe plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and
16、bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow (誓言) he made to himself as a child. 21. When Paul was a boy, _.A. he had decided never to leave his hometownB. the economy of Utah depended who
17、lly on the copper smelterC. he hit a young visitor because of his comments on the wastelandD. he stopped the copper smelter polluting the area22. Paul went to college to study the science of plants, because _.A. he wanted to find out the best way to save the area himselfB. he was interested in plant
18、ing trees since he was youngC. he wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help himD. he thought his knowledge would make his advice more convincing23. What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” probably mean? A. It was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.B. His normal work
19、 and life would be greatly affected.C. No one would like to join him in the efforts.D. He had to keep everything he did secret.24. The company hired Paul to plant trees and grass because_.A. they realized the importance of environmental protectionB. what Paul was doing moved themC. Paul persuaded th
20、em to help himD. they had legal pressureBMusic died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music and drama as part of the high-school curriculum (课程).The committee decided that teaching students how to take a standardized test is m
21、ore important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the school system is running out of funding, it needs to make sure that students pass the test or even more money will be lost. If students fail the state standardized test，it is n
22、ot the fault of drama and music classesthey are failing because the “academic” classes are not sufficient (充足的).It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford pri
23、vate music lessons, and many potential musicians and artists may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and
24、the cycle will continue.Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well-rounded people. It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through artthere is more to life than the analytical thinking that math and English provide. What happens after a test? Sure, a student m
25、ight graduate, but they will have limited knowledgecertainly not a good preparation for the real world.25. Music and drama are not included in the high school curriculum mainly because _.A. the school committee pays no attention to themB. the school is afraid of losing financial supportC. the studen
26、ts are not interested in both of themD. the state standardized test is more important26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The sufficiency of the classes determines students performance in the mastery test.B. Quite a few students are discouraged from learning music and art i
27、n todays school system.C. Students can be musicians and artists only if they can afford private music lessons.D. The school committee completely influences studentsattitude towards the arts.27. We can learn that music and art can _.A. motivate students in creativity and expressionB. make students ro
28、und-shaped people in futureC. provide students with analytical thinkingD. prevent students graduation from high school28. The best title of the passage can be _.A. Who killed music and drama?B. Can curriculum go without music?C. Why is music so important?D. How to prepare for the real world?CFor mor
29、e than 40 years, scientists have sought to learn how well human beings can adapt to long periods in space. The International Space Station continues to provide valuable knowledge about spaceflight. But an earlier space station, Skylab, helped make the current space project possible.Canadian astronau
30、t Chris Hadfield sang aboard the International Space Station on May 12, 2013. His music video has become extremely popular. The astronaut played his own version of David Bowies song Space Oddity. He performed while floating weightlessly, with images of planet earth and space appearing in the window
31、behind him.Chris Hadfield recently returned home after nearly five months on the space station. For him, the long flight produced a hit video on YouTube and no major physical problems. But 40 years ago, scientists did not know how humans would react to long-term spaceflight. To find out, NASA, the A
32、merican space agency, launched Skylab in May, 1973. Over nearly a year, three teams of astronauts visited Skylab for stays of between 28 to 84 days. They learned how people react to extended periods in space.Gerald Carr commanded Skylab 4. He spoke at a NASA event marking the 40th anniversary of Sky
33、labs launch. He said that the loss of the bodys muscle mass was a main concern. Astronauts on Skylab used exercise equipment to stay strong. The astronauts spent their workdays carrying out experiments, including biomedical (生物医学的) research.Marshall Porterfield is the director of NASAs Space Life an
34、d Physical Sciences Division. He says the Skylab astronauts understanding of their own ability to deal with long-term spaceflight continues to help current astronauts. NASA says the next step for life away from Earth is a year-long space station mission, set for 2015.29. Why was Chris Hadfields song
35、 so special? A. It was performed in space. B. It was created by an astronaut. C. It was a very familiar song. D. It was first sung by a famous singer.30. Which of the following best describes the physical condition of Chris Hadfield after his return? A. Worse. B. Better. C. Normal. D. Weaker.31. For
36、 what purpose did NASA launch Skylab?A. To research on whether human beings could stay in space. B. To gather up information on setting up a space station. C. To study the changes in the body when staying long in space. D. To find out the possibility of doing experiments in space.32. What can we lea
37、rn from the last paragraph? A. Skylab is still in use to explore the space. B. The research results on Skylab are still valuable. C. Skylab is more advanced than the International Space Station. D. The Skylab astronauts made great contributions to biomedical research. DSuppose you are thinking about
38、 attending college in the United States, but perhaps you might not be ready for a university with a four-year program. About 88,000 international students have found solution. They are attending U.S. community colleges. Such colleges are sometimes called junior colleges. They offer two years of educ
39、ation above the secondary or high school level.Community college students can choose from subjects like medical assistance, computer science or law. At the end of their study program, they receive a document of completion, called a certificate. Some students work toward an associate degree in tradit
40、ional academic subjects like science or history. After getting it, the students can move on to a four-year college or university. They may have only two years of study left before they receive a bachelors degree.Many educational experts agree that saving money is the major reason to consider a commu
41、nity college. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) says that a public two-year college costs 3,000 dollar a year on average. That is true if the student lives in the same state as the school. A student at a four-year public college may pay 8,500 dollars a year for classes and user f
42、ees. That does not include books and other materials.Some international students may need more preparation in English before entering a community college in the United States. For example, Istrif Montgomery came to the U.S. from Kosovo in 2006. First, he worked to improve his English at Montgomery C
43、ollege for a year. Then for the next two years, he attended classes in basic subjects in a community college.The international students at two-year colleges need to find a place to live. Most community colleges do not provide student housing on their grounds. But Mr Montgomery had a home nearby. He
44、was able to ride the bicycle, and he was able to walk if he wanted. In fact, most community college students live within five to ten miles off the college.33. Whats the biggest advantage of a community college? A. The classes are free of charge. B. The students can save much time. C. The students ca
45、n save a lot of money. D. It is convenient for students to live in the college.34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Mr Montgomery usually goes to school on foot. B. Most students in community colleges dont live far away.C. 8,500 dollars covers all the cost of a four-year p
46、ublic college. D. International students often attend a community college directly.35. Whats the main purpose of the passage? A. To encourage students to study abroad. B. To tell the international students how to save money. C. To tell us its a good choice to study in public colleges. D. To give som
47、e information about community colleges.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。（如果所用的答题卡没有E、F、G选项，则选E涂A、B，选F涂A、C，选G涂A、D。） 36 The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its army, to build public facilities and to buy goods from abroad, and only the people of the country can supply the money. 37 That is, a person pays according to the amount of his income. Whether he is a merchant, a doctor, a lawyer,