高三英语考试题15.docx

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高三英语考试题15

2014年高三英语考试题（15）

本试卷共12页,四大题,满分150分.考试用时120分钟.

I听力（共两节,满分35分）略

II、语言知识及应用（共两节,满分35分）

第一节:

完形填空（共10小题.每小题2分,满分20分）

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给出的ABC和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将其涂黑.

Itisestimatedthatabout10millionpeoplegointocoastalwaterseveryyeartogetacloserlookatwhales.

Whentheeco-touriststrytohavealookatthe__21___mammalsrisingabovethewaterline,killerwhaleslivesaregreatly__22___,thoughtheyarethetopofthefoodchaininthesea.

“Wenowhavemorewhale-watchboatsthantherearewhales,”saidKelleyBalcombBartokofan__23____inWashingtonStatewhichworkswithscientiststoprotectwhales.

Allthisactivityiscausingpeopletoshowmore___24____aboutthewhaleshealthandsurvival.Somescientistssaynoisefromalltheboattrafficmay__25____awhalessonar（声纳，声波）abilityasmuchas95percent.Thewhalesneedsonartofindfood.

Therenewstudies__26____thismonthsuggesttheinterferencecausedbythetouristsisdamagingthewhales,whosepopulationinthePugetSoundregionhas___27___from98to80inlessthanadecade.Scientistsayallthetrafficalsoforcesthewhalestomovearoundmorn,wastingenergyneededfor___28____food.

“Iwouldsaythatattimeswhentherearealotofboatsandthereisalotofnoise,theyareeasily__29____,”saidTomMcMillen,captainofthewhale-watchingboatStellarSea,whichtakesouttheregroupsaday.

Scientistssaythereislessfoodintheseaforthewhalestoeat:

besides,thepopulationintheseaismoreserious.Obviouslythe__30_____fromtheboatsmakethelifeofthewhalesevenworse.

21.A.hugeB.poisonousC.delicateD.cautions

22.A.refreshedB.discoveredC.threatenedD.witnessed

23.A.activityB.organizationC.areaD.avenue

24.A.sympathyBenthusiasmC.excitementD.concern

25.A.stopB.decreaseC.increaseD.improve

26.A.releasedBabandonedC.predictedD.relieved

27.A.changedB.sunkC.reducedD.fallen

28.A.tastingB.huntingC.searchingD.eating

29.A.astonishedB.annoyedC.disappointedD.excited

30.AsoundB.voiceC.noiseD.echo

第二节：

语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答填卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。

JaneAdamscamefromawell-to-doandculturedfamily.Shewassodistressedaboutthemiseryofpoorpeoplethatsheleft___31____finehometospendherlifeintheslumsofChicago.In1889,sheestablishedasettlementhouse___32____sheinitiatedmanyprojectssuchashot-lunchserviceforfactoryworkers,day-carecentersforlittlechildren,free___33____（class）foryoungpeople,agymnasiumandartgalleryforadults.Immigrants___34____otherpoorpeoplecametohersettlementhouseforadviceandhelpaswellasforfun.JaneAdamswasalsoactiveinfighting___35_____theuseofchildlaborandwar.Sheworkedforwomenright___36____（vote）andforimprovingthesituationoftheblacks.JaneAdamshadgreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofsocialworkintheUSandin__37___partsoftheworld.Shepromotedtheresponsibilityforthewelfareofthepoor.Later,settlementhousesofasimilarkind___38____（found）inmanypoorneighborhoodstomakethepoormore___39___（meaning）.In1931,janeAdamswasawardedtheNobelPrizefor___40____shehaddoneforsociety.

III、阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenthesunisupinAmsterdam,thelargestcityintheNetherlandssitsquietlyontheAmstelRiver.Youcanrentabicycle,visittheVanGoghorAnneFrankmuseum,ortakeawatertaxi.

Butwhenthesungoesdown,thepartyingbegins.Inthebigclubsandincoffeeshops,touristsgathertohangout,talkpoliticsandsmoke.

SeveralareasofthecityclearlyshowthetwoworldsthatruleAmsterdam.Andtheyareallwithinashortcabrideofeachother.

Forexample,DamSquareattractsdaytimesightseerstoitsfestivals,openmarkets,concertsandotherevents.Severalbeautifulandverypopularhotelscanbefoundthere.AndthereistheRoyalPalaceandtheMagnaPlazashoppingmall.

ButaseveningdescendsonDamSquaresodotheparty-seeker.HippoporfunkmusicbeginsblaringfromClubParadisoandClubMelkweg.ThesearetwoofthemostpopularclubsinEurope.Soifyoucome,bereadytodance.Theclubsdon’tshutdownuntil4am.

Andwhileyouarethere,checkoutthevariousinexpensivewaystotourthecity.Don’tworryaboutgettinglost.AlthoughDutchistheofficiallanguage,mostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakEnglishandarehappytohelpyouwithdirections.

Andyouwillnoticethathalfthepeopleinstreetsareonbicycles.TheyrentforUS$17to$20forawholeday.

Amsterdamalsohasagoodcanalsystem.FromanywherebetweenUS$2and$9.50,youcanusethecanalbusorawatertaxitocruisethe“VeniceoftheNorth”.

Youcantakeinthepicturesquecanalhousearchitecture:

Therowsofneat,narrowsour-storydwellingsofbrownstonewithlargewindowsarewellworthseeing.Manyofthemareseveralcenturiesold.

YoumightalsowanttojumpoutofthecanalbusattheMuseumQuarterandstartwalking.MasterpiecesbyDutchartistssuchasRembrandt,Bruegel,VanGoghandothersareondisplayattheVanGoghMuseum,RembrandtHouseandothers.

Thecityhasanappreciationofitshistoricpost.OneplacetovisitistheAnneFrankHouseinNineStreets.ItwastherethattheyoungJewishgirlwroteherfamousdiaryduringWorldWarII.VisitorscanoriginaldiaryandclimbbehindthebookcasetotheroomwheresheandherfamilyhidfromtheNazisfortwoyears.

41.Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorindicatesthat______.

A.Amsterdamisgenerallyknownasaquietcity

B.Amsterdampresentstwodifferentpictures

C.PartiesgoonalldaylonginAmsterdam

D.Amsterdamattractsmanydaytimevisitors

42.WhichtouristattractionismentionedindetailinParagraphsFourandfive?

A.Royalpalace.B.ClubParadiso.C.DamSquare.D.MagnsPlaza.

43.Whattheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Tosharehisexperienceswithreaders

B.TolisttheplacesofinterestinAmsterdam

C.TointroducetheresidentslifeinAmsterdam

D.ToattractspeopletovisitAmsterdam

44.Accordingtothepassage,thelocalpeoplehaveallthefollowingcharacteristicsEXCEPT_______.

A.theyarepartygoersB.theyshowhospitality

C.theycanspeakEnglishD.theyarefondofcycling

45.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAmsterdamasatouristcity?

A.ModernB.QuietC.DelightfulD.Historic

B

Inamomentofpersonalcrisis,howmuchhelpcanyouexpectfromaNewYorktaxidriver?

Ibeganstudyingthisquestionandanswersinteresting.

OnemorningIgotintothreedifferenttaxisandannounced,“well,it’smyfirstdaybackinNewYorkIsevenyears.I’vebeeninprison.”Notasingledriverreplied,soItriedagain.“Yeah,IshotamaninReno.”Iexplained,hopingthedriverwouldaskmewhy,butnobodyasked.TheonlyresponsecamefromaGhanaiandriver,“Reno?

ThatisinNevada?

”

TaxidriverwereuniformsympatheticwhenIsaidI‘djustbeenfired.“ThisisAmerica,”aHaitiandriversaid.“Onedoorisclosed.Anotherisopen.”Hearguedagainstmyplantoburndownmybosshouse.APakistanidrivereventurneddownachancetoprofitfrommylossofhope;herefusedtotakemetothemiddleoftheGeorgeWashingtonBridge-a$20trip.“Whyyoutogothere?

Gohomeandrelax.Don’tworry.Takeanewjob.”

OneveryhotweekdayinJuly,whilewearingaredskimaskandholdingastuffedpillowcasewiththeword“BANK”onit,Itiredcallingataxifivetimesoutsidedifferentbanks.Thedriverpickedmeupeverytime.MyridewithaHaitiandriverwastypicalofthesuperbassistanceIreceived.

“Let’sgoacrossthepark.”Isaid.“Ijustrobbedthebankthere.Igot$25,000?

”heasked.

“Yeah,youthinkitwaswrongtotakeit?

”

“No,man.Iwork8hoursandIdon’tmakealmost$70.IfIcandothat,Idoittoo.”

Asweapproached86thandLexington,IpointedtotheChemicalBank.

“Hey,thereisantherbank,”Isaid,“CouldyouwaithereaminutewhileIgoinside?

”

“No,Ican’twait.Paymenow.”hisunwillingnessmayhavehadsomethingtodowithmoney–taxidriversthinktherateforwaitingtimeistoolow----butIthinkhewantedmetolearnthatevenabankrobbercan’texpectunconditionalsupport.

46.FromtheGhanaiandriver’sresponse,wecaninferthat______.

A.hewasafraidoftheauthorB.hethoughtheauthorwascrazy

C.helookeddownupontheauthorD.hewasindifferenttothekilling

47.WhydidthePakistanidriverrefusetotaketheauthortothemiddleoftheGeorgeWashingtonBridge?

A.Becausehewasabletohelptheauthortofindanewjob.

B.Becausehewantedtogohomeandrelax.

C.Becausehethoughtthattheauthorwouldcommitsuicide.

D.Becauseitwasfarawayfromhishome.

48.Intheauthor’sopinion,thedriver’sunwillingness“towaitoutsidethechemicalBankindicate______.

A.Thedriverthoughtitwrongtosupportataxiriderunconditionally

B.Thedriverwasfrightenedandwantedtoleavehimassoonaspossible

C.Thedriverdidnotwanttohelpasuspecttoescapefromabankrobbery

D.Thedriverthoughtthattherateforwaitingtimewastoolow

49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTUREaboutNewYorktaxidrivers?

A.Theyarereadytohelpyoudowhateveryouwantto

B.Theyaresympatheticwiththosewhoareoutofwork.

C.Theyrefusetopickupthosewhowouldkillthemselves.

D.Theyworkonlyformoney

50.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

A.thewaytopleasetaxiriders

B.thewaytodealwithtaxiriders

C.taxidriver’sattitudetoridersinpersonaltrouble

D.taxidriver’sattitudetotroublesometaxiriders

C

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