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英语

高三英语期中

2014.11

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ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。

Ⅱ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。

1．Howmuchdoesthemanneedtopay?

A．$6．B．$16．C．$20．

2．Wherearethespeakersgoing?

A．Ashop．B．Arestaurant．C．Therailwaystation．

3．Whenwillthemagazineprobablyarrive?

A．Wednesday．B．Thursday．C．Friday．

4．Whomdidthemanbuythebooksfor?

A．Hisfather．B．Hismother．C．Hissister．

5．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Teacherandstudent．B．Motherandson．C．Driverandpassenger．

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。

6．Whendidthemanplantogobackhomeatfirst?

A．InJuly．B．InSeptember．C．InOctober．

7．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A．PlayinggamesonTV．

B．FlyingbacktoBeijing．

C．WatchingtheOlympicGames．

听下面一段对话。

回答第8至第10三个小题。

8．Whichtrainwilltakethewomantothezoo?

A．Thetrainonplatform1，line3．

B．Thetrainonplatform6，line1．

C．Thetrainonplatform6，line3．

9．Wherearethesignsthatpointtothezoo?

A．Ontherightofthehill．

B．Onthetopofthehill．

C．0nthewaytothehill．

10．Whomisthewomantalkingto?

A．Atourist．B．Atrainpassenger．C．Aticketseller．

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11．Whathasthemanalreadypackedin?

A．Acamera．B．Apairofshoes．C．Anovercoat．

12．Whatisthemanpreparingfor?

A．Acampingtrip．

B．Atravelabroad．

C．Avisittohisgrandfather．

13．Howdoesthemanfeelabouthismother?

A．Sheisveryhelpful．

B．Sheworriestoomuch．

C．Sheistoostrict．

听下面一段对话，回答第14至17四个小题。

14．Whatarethespeakerscomplaining（抱怨）about?

A．Theloudmusic．B．Thestrictrules．C．Thebusyweek．

15．Whendoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A．Inthemorning．B．Intheafternoon．C．Intheevening．

16．Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?

A．Tovisitthedoctor．

B．Togototheirneighbor’s．

C．Tocallthepolice．

17．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Husbandandwife．

B．Doctorandpatient．

C．Musicianandaudience．

听第十段材料，回答第18至20三个小题。

18.WhatisDreameraccordingtothetext?

A.akindofmedicine.

B.akindofmachine.

C.akindofmovement.

19.WhenshouldyoutaketheDreamerbeforeyougotobed?

A.anhourB.anhourandahalfC.halfanhour

20.IfyoucallHappyGowithin24hours，youcangetDreamer______for7nights．

A.for1dollarB.freeC.for7dollars

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。

A

Inspring,youmayhaveseenwhitefoam（泡沫）onagreentreeorotherplants.Asamatteroffact,thefoamiswhereyoungspittlebugs（吹沫虫）live.Theseinsectsareprotectedbythefoam,andtheyusuallydon’tdomuchharmtotheplants.

Asweallknow,inlatesummer,amotherspittlebuglayshereggsontheplant.Thebabieswillhatch（孵化）inspring.Aftertheycometothenewworld,theybegintoeatjuicefromtheplant.Thebabieseatmorejuicethantheirbodiesneedforfood.Theextrajuicemixeswithaspecialwastethatthespittlebugsproduce.Whenthisfluid（液体）isreleased,itmixeswiththeair,formingbubblyfoam.

Whatissogreatabouthavingafoamhome?

Thespaceinsideissowetthatitcankeepthebugs’softbodiesfromdryingout.Andthefoamtastesbad,soitkeepsawaymostanimalsthatwouldeatthebugs.Somebirdswillreachtheirheadsthroughthefoamtofindthebugs.Waspsandantsmighteatthem,too.Butmostofthebugsstaysafeinsidethefoam.

Oncethebugshavegrownintoadults,theystopmakingfoam.Theyleavetheirhomesandjumpfromplanttoplantinsearchoffood.Theadultslookalittleliketinyfrogs.Forthisreasontheyarealsocalledfroghoppers.

Ifyouseesomefoamonaplant,youmightwanttotakeacarefullookinside.Gentlypushsomeofthefoamasidewithasmallstick.Deepinsideyoumayseeafewinsectseatingplantjuice.Theymightalsobemakingmorefoam.Besuretopushthefoambackafteramomenttocovertheinsectsandkeepthemsafe.Soonthespittlebugswillgrowupandleavetheirfoamhome.Theywilljointheotherinsectsinthegrassland.

21.Theeggsofspittlebugs_____.

A.arelaidinlatespring

B.havetopullthroughawinterbeforetheyhatch

C.areprotectedbymotherspittlebugsallthetime

D.willbeeatenbyants

22.Accordingtothepassage,thewhitefoam_____.

A.doesmuchharmtotheplant

B.protectstheplantfrombeingharmed

C.iswhereamotherspittlebugisliving

D.isplantjuicemixedwithspittlebugs’wasteandtheair

23.Whichofthefollowingisafunctionofafoamhome?

A.Protectingthebugsfrombeingeaten.

B.Helpingthebugsfindfood.

C.Providingenoughdrinkingwaterforthebugs.

D.Keepingtheplantfromdryingout.

24.Afterthespittlebugsgrowintoadults,they______.

A.continuetomakefoam

B.takeonadifferentlook

C.begintoeattinyfrogs

D.begintodoharmtoplants

B

Theendofthe2014WorldCupdoesnotmeantheendoftheinternationalcompetitioninBrazil.AmajorfootballeventwhichisknownasRoboCupwillbeheldinthecoastalcityJoaoPessoa.TeamsofrobotsfromaroundtheworldwilltakepartinitandplaythegameknownassoccerintheUnitedStates.Therobotteamsareguidedbyteamsofhumanbeings.

Watchingrobotsplayfootballissimilartowatchingchildrenplaythegame.Thekicksarenotgood,therearealotoffalls,andpeoplearetheretoguideandsupporttherobotplayers.StudentsoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaaretryingfortheirfourthvictoryatthecompetition.ThestudentshavewonthelastthreeRoboCupcompetitionintheNetherlands,MexicoandTurkey.

JianQiaoliisoneoftheleadersoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniateam.Hesaysonegoalhehassetforhisteamistomakesuretherobotscanfindtheballandknowwheretheyareontheplayingfield.Andhewantstheteamtobeabletobettercontrolthewalkingabilityoftherobots.Theyshouldpaymoreattentiontothekickingability,whichisthekeytowinningthegame.

QinHeisanotherleaderoftherobotteam.Shesaystheabilitiesoftherobotsimproveeveryyear.Therobotsknowthedifferencebetweenthecolorsgreenandred,andtheycandecidewheretogoandwheretheballisontheplayingfield.Shesaystherobotsareself-learninganddon’tneedtobetoldwhattodo.Iftherearethreerobotplayersontheplayingfieldatthesametime,theywillcommunicatewitheachothertodecidedifferentresponsibilityforeachofthem.Theyhaveverygoodteamplayrightnow.

Aslongastheradardetection（雷达探测）workswell,therobotswillbeverycompetitive.SoRoboCupwillbeanexcitingtechnologycompetition.Eachteamdevelopstheirownsoftware.Actually,it’sacompetitionofwhohasthebestsoftware.SomeRoboCupparticipantshopetodevelopateamofrobotsthatcanplayagainsthumanbeings.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.The2014WorldCupB.JoaoPessoaC.RoboCupD.Abasketballgame

26.Whatcanwelearnabouttherobotplayers?

A.Theylooklikechildren.B.TheyarefromJoaoPessoa.

C.Theyarenotveryskillful.D.Theyareagainsthumanbeings.

27.Whatisthedecidingfactorfortherobotstowinthegame?

A.Theabilitytofindtheball.B.Theabilitytoknowtheposition.

C.Theabilityofwalking.D.Theabilityofkicking.

28.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Thetechnologycompetition—RoboCup

B.TheinternationalcompetitionsinBrazil

C.Howtodeveloprobotplayers?

D.Canrobotplayersplayfootball?

C

ControllingtheEbolavirusoutbreakatthesourceinWestAfricaisthemosteffectivewaytodecreaseinternationalriskoftransmission,accordingtoaresearchpaper.

Iftheepidemic（时疫）persistsandgrows,it'slikelytherewillbemorecases（病例）ofthedeadlyvirusexportedtoothercountries,includingCanada,viaairtravel,saidDr.KamranKhan,aphysicianandresearcheratSt.Michael'sHospital.

Dr.Khan,whoexaminesglobalairlinetravelpatternstopredictthespreadofdiseases,saidthateverymonth,threeEbola-infectedtravellersarelikelytoleaveWestAfrica,whichisexperiencingawidespreadoutbreakofthevirus--andthisnumberwouldonlyincreaseastheepidemicgrows.

Dr.Khanandhisco-authorssaiditisessentialthatothercountries,theirpublichealthagenciesandhospitalsshouldbeprepared.Theriskofinternationalspreadwouldbefurther_____ifthisepidemicweretotakeholdinothercountries,especiallythosewithweakpublichealthsystems.

"Theinternationalcommunitymustbemindfulandbereadytosupporttheearlydetectionandcontrolofcases."Dr.Khansaid.

Dr.Khannotedthatofthealmost500,000travellerswhoflewoncommercialflightsoutofGuinea,LiberiaorSierraLeonein2013,morethanhalfwereheadedtodestinationsinfivecountries:

Ghana（17.5percent,Senegal（14.4percent）,theUnitedKingdom（8.7percent,France（7.1percent）andGambia（6.8percent）.Morethan60percentoftravellersfromthosecountriesin2014areexpectedtohavefinaldestinationsinlow-orlower-middleincomecountries.

"Giventhatthesecountrieshavelimitedmedicalandpublichealthresources,theymayhavedifficultyquicklyidentifyingandeffectivelyrespondingtoimportedEbolacases”,saidDrKhan.

29.HowdoesDr.Khanpredictthespreadofdiseases?

A.Bydoingexperi