山东省菏泽市届高三上学期联考英语.docx

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山东省菏泽市届高三上学期联考英语

2014—2015学年度第一学期期中考试

高三英语试题（A）

第I卷

第一部分：

单项选择（每题1分，共10分）

1.Inbigcities,cleaningworkersget______bythehour.

A.payingB.topayC.paidD.pay

2.Thesettlementishometonearly1,000people,manyoflefttheirvillagehomesforabetterlifeinthecity.

A．whomB．whichC．themD．those

3.Theexperimentshowsthatproperamountsofexercise,ifregularly,canimproveourhealth.

A．beingcarriedoutB．carryingoutC．carriedoutD．tocarryout

4.IwanttobelikedandlovedforIaminside.

A.whoB.whereC.whatD.how

5.Firstimpressionsarethemostlasting.Afterall,youneverget____secondchancetomakefirstimpression.

A.a;theB.the;theC.a;aD.the;a

6.Wewerecaughtin_____badweatherthatwehadtoremaininthecampforanothertwodays?

A.so      B.too C.such   D.very

7.Withnewtechnology,picturesofunderwatervalleyscanbetakencolor.

A.byB.forC.withD.in

8.It___thefirsttimeinayearandahalfthatwehadseenafilmtogetherasafamily.

A.isB.wasC.hasbeenD.willbe

9.Fromtheir_______onthetopoftheTVTower,visitorscanhaveabetterviewofthecity.

A.stageB.positionC.conditionD.situation

10.Thehowtobookcanbeofhelptowantstodothejob.

A.whoB.whomeverC.nomatterwhoD.whoever

第二部分：

阅读理解（每题2分，共50分）

第一节（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Toppingtheclassacademicallywascertainlyanadvantage.StudyingwasabreezeforNigel.Therewardwascertainlyincomparabletothelittleeffortthathehadtoputit.Itbeganwhenhewasselectedtohelptheteachersinthecomputerlaboratories.

Thepeakofhisschoolcareercamenotwhenhetoppedtheschoolbutwhenhewasselectedforthenationwidecompetition.Unlikeeveryoneelse,NigelwantedtojointhecontestbecausehelikedplayingwiththeLegosetsandmakingsomethingoutofthem.Nigelspentthenexttwomonthsrebuildingtherobot.ItwasduringthetimethatNigelfoundoutabouttheprizesforthecompetitionaswellasanothercompetitor,Alicia,fromaneighboringschool.Hisearlyintentionswereforgotten.Gettingthethousand-dollarprizewasmoreimportantthananythingelse.NigeldecidedtobefriendAlicia.Unawareofhisintentions,shetoldhimallabouttherobotthatshehadbeenbuildingforthecompetition.Heevenhelpedhertoputthefinishingbranchestoherrobot.Hewasgladwiththewaythingshadprogressed.HisrobotlookedevenbetterthanAlicia’sanditwasabletobecomeaballwithitsarms,somethingAliciahadfailedtodo.

Onthedayofthecompetition,hesaysAlicia.Everythingdawnedonhertheminuteshesawhimamongthecompetition.Shestaredathim,puzzledatfirst,thenangryandfinallyalookofhelplessnesscameoverher.

TheflashbulbsofthecameraexplodedinNigel’stry.Therobotbirdperformedactionssouniqueanddifferentthatthespecialistjudgmentswerethesame.Nigelwassopersonalwithhimselfthathedidnotevennoticethegirlstandingafewfeetawayfromhim.Withouther,hewouldneverwinthecompetition.

11.WhatrewarddidNigelreceivefordoingwellinhisschoolwork?

A.Hewasofferedapart-timejobB.Hewashonoredwithascholarship

C.HehelpedhisteacherconstructarobotD.Hehelpedinthecomputerlaboratories

12.Nigel’soriginalintentionofjoiningthecontestwasto___

A.bethetopstudentoftheschoolB.beinggreathonortohisschool

C.constructsarobotwiththeLegosetsD.winsthethousand-dollarprize

13.WhydidNigelhelpAliciafinishherrobot?

A.HetriedtomakefriendswithherB.Hewasfondofbuildingrobots

C.HeintendedtohelpherD.Hedidn’twanthertosuspecthim

14.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsNigel’sactions?

A.HeismildlycriticalB.Heisstronglycritical

C.HeisinfavorofthemD.Hisattitudeisnotclear

B

AndrewRitchie,inventoroftheBromptonfoldingbicycle,oncesaidthattheperfectportablebikewouldbe“likeamagiccarpet…Youcouldfolditupandputitintoyourpocketorhandbag”.Thenhepaused:

“Butyou’llalwaysbelimitedbythesizeofthewheels.Andsofarnoonehasinventedafoldingwheel.”

Itwasarare—indeedunique—occasionwhenIwasabletoputRitchieright.A19th-centuryinventor,WilliamHenryJamesGrout,didinfactdesignafoldingwheel.Hisbike,predictablynamedtheGroutPortable,hadaframethatsplitintotwoandalargerwheelthatcouldbeseparatedintofourpieces.AllthebitsfittedintoGrout’sWonderfulBag,aleathercase.

Grout’saim:

tosolvetheproblemsofcarryingabikeonatrain.Nowdoesn’tthatsoundfamiliar?

Groutintendedtofindawayofmakingabikesmallenoughfortraintravel:

hisbikewasahugebeast.Andimportantly,thedesignofearlybicyclesgavehimanadvantage:

inGrout’sday,tyresweresolid,whichmadethebusinessofsplittingawheelintofourseparatepartsrelativelysimple.Youcouldn’tdothesamewithawheelfittedwithaone-pieceinflated（充气的）tyre.

So,ina21st-centurycontext,istheideaofthefoldingwheeldead?

Itisnot.ABritishdesignengineer,DuncanFitzsimons,hasdevelopedawheelthatcanbesquashedintosomethinglikeaslenderellipse（椭圆）.Throughout,thetyreremainsinflated.

WilltheyoungFitzsimons’sfoldingwheelmakeitintoproduction?

Ihaven’tthefoggiestidea.Buthisinventivenessshowstwothings.First,peoplehavebeensayingformorethanacenturythatbikedesignhasreacheditslimit,exceptforgradualadvances.It’sassillyaconceptnowasitwas100yearsago:

there’splentystilltogofor.Second,itisinthefieldoffoldingbikesthatweareseeingthemostinterestinginventions.Youcanbuyafoldingbikeforlessthan£1,000thatcanbeknockeddownsosmallthatitcanbecarriedonaplane—minuswheels,ofcourse—ashandbaggage.

Foldingwheelswouldmakeallmannerofthingspossible.HaveweyetgotthemagiccarpetofAndrewRitchie’simagination?

No.Butit’sprogress.

15.WecaninferfromParagraph1thattheBromptonfoldingbike.

A.wasportableB.hadafoldingwheel

C.couldbeputinapocketD.lookedlikeamagiccarpet

16.WecanlearnfromthetextthatthewheelsoftheGroutPortable.

A.weredifficulttoseparateB.couldbesplitinto6pieces

C.werefittedwithsolidtyresD.werehardtocarryonatrain

17.WecanlearnfromthetextthatFitzsimons’sinvention.

A.keptthetyreasawholepieceB.wasmadeintoproductionsoon

C.leftlittleroomforimprovementD.changedourviewsonbagdesign

18.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ThreefoldingbikeinventorsB.Themakingofafoldingbike

C.ProgressinfoldingbikedesignD.Waysofseparatingabikewheel

C

ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollegedegree,newstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.

Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomTVs.

Asecondstudy,lookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealand,foundlowereducationlevelsamong26-year–oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon’tprovethatTVisthecauseanddon'trideoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters（年轻人）maywatchlotsofTV.

TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.ThesewithcollegedegreeshadwatchedanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhood,comparedwithanaverageofmorethan21/2hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool

IntheCaliforniastudy,childrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowestwhilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest

WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscores,itaddstoaccumulatingfirmnessthatchildrenshouldn'thaveTVsintheirbedrooms

19.AccordingtotheCalifomiastudy,thelow-scoringgroupmight__________.

A.havewatchedalotofTVB.notbeinterestedinmath

C.beunabletogotocollegeD.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms

20.Whatistheresearchers'understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?

A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.

B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest

C.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.

D.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain

21.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.

B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.

C.TVsetsshouldn'tbeallowedinchildren'sbedrooms,

D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedone

22.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.ComputersorTelevisionB.EffectsofTelevisiononChildren

C.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducationD.TelevisionandChildren'sLearningHabits

D

Onesixthofundergraduates（本科生）inBeijingthisyearhaveregisteredatadrivingschool.Thestudents,mostlyfrommajorssuchasbusinessmanagementorinternationaltrade,willfinishtheirdrivingcourseswithin20daysorso.

Trainingcostshavedroppedto,2,600yuanforstudents,accordingtotheHaidianDrivingSchoolinBeijing.Thepriceisnotreallylow,butstudentswillacceptit,seeingitasaninvestment（投资）intheirfuture.FamiliaritywiththeoperationofcomputersandfluentEnglisharethebasicskillsgraduatingstudentsneedtofindajob.Butadriver’spermithasbecome