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1、英语高 三 英 语 期 中 2014.11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。第卷注意事项：1、答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型涂写在答卷纸和答题卡上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，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。卷答在答卷纸上，其座号必须填写。3、考试结束后，学生将答卷纸和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在

2、试卷的相应位置上。听完每段对话后，你有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。1How much does the man need to pay? A$6 B$16 C$202Where are the speakers going? AA shop BA restaurant CThe railway station3When will the magazine probably arrive? AWednesday BThursday CFriday4Whom did the man buy the books for? AHis father BHis mothe

3、r CHis sister5What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? ATeacher and student BMother and son CDriver and passenger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，从题中所给的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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6Wh

4、en did the man plan to go back home at first? AIn July BIn September CIn October7What are the speakers talking about? APlaying games on TV BFlying back to Beijing CWatching the Olympic Games听下面一段对话。回答第8至第10三个小题。8Which train will take the woman to the zoo? AThe train on platform 1，line 3 BThe train o

5、n platform 6，line 1 CThe train on platform 6，line 39Where are the signs that point to the zoo? AOn the right of the hill BOn the top of the hill C0n the way to the hill10Whom is the woman talking to? AA tourist BA train passenger CA ticket seller听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11What has the man already packe

6、d in? AA camera BA pair of shoes CAn overcoat12What is the man preparing for? AA camping trip BA travel abroadCA visit to his grandfather13How does the man feel about his mother? AShe is very helpful BShe worries too much CShe is too strict听下面一段对话，回答第14至17四个小题。14What are the speakers complaining（抱怨）

7、 about? AThe loud music BThe strict rules CThe busy week15When does this conversation probably take place? AIn the morning BIn the afternoon CIn the evening16What are the speakers going to do next? ATo visit the doctor BTo go to their neighbors CTo call the police17What is the probable relationship

8、between the two speakers? AHusband and wife BDoctor and patient CMusician and audience听第十段材料，回答第18至20三个小题。18. What is Dreamer according to the text?A. a kind of medicine. B. a kind of machine. C. a kind of movement.19. When should you take the Dreamer before you go to bed?A. an hour B. an hour and a

9、 half C. half an hour20. If you call Happy Go within 24 hours，you can get Dreamer _ for 7 nights A. for 1 dollar B. free C. for 7 dollars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中选出最佳选项。 AIn spring, you may have seen white foam(泡沫) on a green tree or other plants. As a matter of f

10、act, the foam is where young spittlebugs(吹沫虫) live. These insects are protected by the foam, and they usually dont do much harm to the plants.As we all know, in late summer, a mother spittlebug lays her eggs on the plant. The babies will hatch(孵化) in spring. After they come to the new world, they be

11、gin to eat juice from the plant. The babies eat more juice than their bodies need for food. The extra juice mixes with a special waste that the spittlebugs produce. When this fluid(液体) is released, it mixes with the air, forming bubbly foam.What is so great about having a foam home? The space inside

12、 is so wet that it can keep the bugs soft bodies from drying out. And the foam tastes bad, so it keeps away most animals that would eat the bugs. Some birds will reach their heads through the foam to find the bugs. Wasps and ants might eat them, too. But most of the bugs stay safe inside the foam.On

13、ce the bugs have grown into adults, they stop making foam. They leave their homes and jump from plant to plant in search of food. The adults look a little like tiny frogs. For this reason they are also called froghoppers.If you see some foam on a plant, you might want to take a careful look inside.

14、Gently push some of the foam aside with a small stick. Deep inside you may see a few insects eating plant juice. They might also be making more foam. Be sure to push the foam back after a moment to cover the insects and keep them safe. Soon the spittlebugs will grow up and leave their foam home. The

15、y will join the other insects in the grassland.21. The eggs of spittlebugs_.A. are laid in late spring B. have to pull through a winter before they hatchC. are protected by mother spittlebugs all the timeD. will be eaten by ants22. According to the passage, the white foam_.A. does much harm to the p

16、lantB. protects the plant from being harmedC. is where a mother spittlebug is livingD. is plant juice mixed with spittlebugs waste and the air23. Which of the following is a function of a foam home?A. Protecting the bugs from being eaten.B. Helping the bugs find food.C. Providing enough drinking wat

17、er for the bugs.D. Keeping the plant from drying out.24. After the spittlebugs grow into adults, they_.A. continue to make foamB. take on a different lookC. begin to eat tiny frogsD. begin to do harm to plants BThe end of the 2014 World Cup does not mean the end of the international competition in B

18、razil. A major football event which is known as RoboCup will be held in the coastal city Joao Pessoa. Teams of robots from around the world will take part in it and play the game known as soccer in the United States. The robot teams are guided by teams of human beings. Watching robots play football

19、is similar to watching children play the game. The kicks are not good, there are a lot of falls , and people are there to guide and support the robot players. Students of the University of Pennsylvania are trying for their fourth victory at the competition. The students have won the last three RoboC

20、up competition in the Netherlands, Mexico and Turkey.Jian Qiaoli is one of the leaders of the University of Pennsylvania team. He says one goal he has set for his team is to make sure the robots can find the ball and know where they are on the playing field. And he wants the team to be able to bette

21、r control the walking ability of the robots. They should pay more attention to the kicking ability, which is the key to winning the game.Qin He is another leader of the robot team. She says the abilities of the robots improve every year. The robots know the difference between the colors green and re

22、d, and they can decide where to go and where the ball is on the playing field. She says the robots are self-learning and dont need to be told what to do. If there are three robot players on the playing field at the same time, they will communicate with each other to decide different responsibility f

23、or each of them. They have very good team play right now.As long as the radar detection(雷达探测) works well, the robots will be very competitive. So RoboCup will be an exciting technology competition. Each team develops their own software. Actually, its a competition of who has the best software. Some

24、RoboCup participants hope to develop a team of robots that can play against human beings.25. What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?A. The 2014 World Cup B. Joao Pessoa C. RoboCup D. A basketball game26. What can we learn about the robot players? A. They look like childre

25、n. B. They are from Joao Pessoa. C. They are not very skillful. D. They are against human beings.27. What is the deciding factor for the robots to win the game? A. The ability to find the ball. B. The ability to know the position. C. The ability of walking. D. The ability of kicking.28. Whats the be

26、st title for the text? A. The technology competitionRoboCup B. The international competitions in Brazil C. How to develop robot players? D. Can robot players play football? CControlling the Ebola virus outbreak at the source in West Africa is the most effective way to decrease international risk of

27、transmission, according to a research paper.If the epidemic(时疫) persists and grows, its likely there will be more cases(病例) of the deadly virus exported to other countries, including Canada, via air travel, said Dr. Kamran Khan, a physician and researcher at St. Michaels Hospital.Dr. Khan, who exami

28、nes global airline travel patterns to predict the spread of diseases, said that every month, three Ebola-infected travellers are likely to leave West Africa, which is experiencing a widespread outbreak of the virus - and this number would only increase as the epidemic grows.Dr. Khan and his co-autho

29、rs said it is essential that other countries, their public health agencies and hospitals should be prepared. The risk of international spread would be further _ if this epidemic were to take hold in other countries, especially those with weak public health systems.The international community must be

30、 mindful and be ready to support the early detection and control of cases. Dr. Khan said.Dr. Khan noted that of the almost 500,000 travellers who flew on commercial flights out of Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone in 2013, more than half were headed to destinations in five countries: Ghana (17.5 per c

31、ent, Senegal (14.4 per cent), the United Kingdom (8.7 per cent, France (7.1 per cent) and Gambia (6.8 per cent). More than 60 per cent of travellers from those countries in 2014 are expected to have final destinations in low- or lower-middle income countries.Given that these countries have limited medical and public health resources, they may have difficulty quickly identifying and effectively responding to imported Ebola cases”, said Dr Khan.29. How does Dr. Khan predict the spread of diseases? A. By doing experi