北京海淀区2014届高三期末英语试题

海淀区高三年级第一学期期末练习

英语2014.01

本试卷共12页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。

注意事项：

1 ?考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

2?答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。

3?答题卡上选择题必须用2B铅笔作答，将选中项涂满涂黑，黑度以盖住框内字母为准，修改时用橡皮擦除干净。非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，未在对应的答题区域内作答或超出答题区域作答的均不得分。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对

话你将听一遍。

1. What ' s the weather like now?

A.

2. Where are the two

speakers?

A. I n a hotel.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每

小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What are they talki ng about?

A. Fixing the bike.

B. Taking a trip.

C. Taking some pictures.

7. What does the man remind the woma n to take?

A. A cellpho ne.

B. A guitar.

C. A helmet.

B.

B. In a bar.

3. Why does the girl hurry home?

A. To join in a group discussi on.

4. What is the woma n going to

do?

A. Have a meeti ng.

5. When does the man leave?

A. Next Wed nesday.

B. To get someth ing importa nt.

B. Get her son home.

B. Next Friday.

C. To have a quick meal.

C. Go to the office.

C. This Su nday.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is the man un happy about? A. The service.

B. The food. 9. How did the woma n han dle the matter?

A. She called in the man ager.

B. She gave the man a disco unt.

C. She filled out a comme nt card.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.

How much does the Hawaii tour cost at least?

A. 199 pou nds.

B. 372 pou nds.

11. Which place is suggested for traveli ng n ear home? A. Paris. B. Rome. 12. How can customers get the brochure? A. By going on li ne. B. By mak ing a call. an e-mail.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. How many dogs does the family keep? A. 3.

B. 4.

C. 5.

14. What can we know about Ran dall?

A. He likes school very much.

B. He is hard to get along with.

C. He is crazy about video games. 15. What does the man decide to do n ext?

A. Share the dorm with his brother.

B. Move in to live with Ra ndall.

C. Find ano ther house to live in.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第 16至20题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有 20秒 钟的时间阅读试题，

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分） 第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 21. — What do you think of your new Pad?

—Good. I don ' t think I can find a one.

A. worst

B. best

C. worse

D. better

C. The man ager.

C. 400 pou nds. C. Scotla nd. C. By sending

22. —I ' II be down in two minutes!

—OK. I ' ll wait until you ______ ready.

A. will be

B. are

C. would be

D. were

23. Don ' t use your mobile phone while charging, ______ you myabe shocked by electricity.

A. or

B. and

C. but

D. yet

24. You can compla in, but I doubt ____ it will make any differe nee.

A. that

B. whether

C. why

D. whe n

25. —Have you heard of the accide nt on this road last ni ght?

—Yes. And there ______ t hree accide nts here so far this year.

A. are

B. were

C. have bee n

D. had bee n

26. Doctors always advise us _____ ple nty of water to stay healthy.

A. drunk

B. drinking

C. drink

D. to drink

27. No matter how busy he is, Tom makes ______ a rule to see his pare nts every week.

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. him

28. —Can I come over in an hour?

—Sorry, I ______ t he house.

A. will clea n

B. am clea ning

C. clea n

D. will be clea ning

29. This restaura nt has an in vit ing, homelike atmosphere ____ many others are short of.

A. where

B. whe n

C. that

D. what

30. —Can I smoke here?

—No. Go to the smok ing sect ion, if you _____ .

A. must

B. can

C. shall

D. may

31. —Have they got our car repaired?

—I don ' t know. But it ________ when I called them yesterday.

A. would repair

B. was repaired

C. had repaired

D. was being repaired

32. When _____ about the reas on for winning the prize, the girl owed the success to her teachers.

A. asked

B. ask ing

C. being asked

D. havi ng asked

33. With our country entering an aging society, _____________ the retirement age is probably

un avoidable.

A. havi ng delayed

B. delay ing

C. being delayed

D. to be delayed

34. The new policy allows a couple to have a sec ond birth ____ either is an only child.

A. though

B. if

C. unl ess

D. until

35. But for the mistakes he made, Li Ming the entrance

exam i last year.

A. would have passed

B. will pass

C. would pass

D. will have passed

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Music to My Ears

Robby was 10 for his first pia no less on in my class. Much as he tried, he __36__ even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.

Over the mon ths he tried and tried while I __37__ and en couraged him. At the end of each

less on he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." __38__ it seemed hopeless.

I only knew his mother from a __39__as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped comin g. I was secretly __40__ that he stopped because of his lack of ability.

Weeks later I in formed the stude nts, in cludi ng Robby, of the coming recital （独奏）.To my

__41__, Robby asked me if he could be in cluded. I told him he really did not qualify because he had __42__ out. He said his mom had bee n sick and un able to take him to less ons but he was still 一43—.

"I've just got to play!" he __44__. Somethi ng in side me let me allow him to.

Then came the recital night. The gym was __45__ with parents. I put Robby up __46__, thinking that I could save his poor performanee through my “ curtain c谢谢幕r）. ”

The recital went off smoothly. The n Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrin kled and his hair was __47__. "Why did n't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?" I thought.

Robby pulled out the pia no bench and bega n. I was not __48__ for what I heard n ext. His fin gers were __49__ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he en ded, every one was __50__ their feet in wild applause.

In __51__ I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you __52__ it?"

Robby explained, "Well, Miss Hondorf …remember I told you my mom was sick?

she had can cer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so toni ght she could hear me play in heave n. I wan ted to make it special."

There wasn ' t a __54__ eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of persevera nee and __55__.

36. A. lacked B. had C. showed D. got

37. A. liste ned B. lear ned C. checked D. played

38. A. And B. But C. So D. Or

39. A. con versati on B. performa

nee C. dista nee D.

picture

40. A. guilty

B sad C. an xious D. glad

41. A. relief B. surprise C. pleasure D. satisfacti on

42. A. stepped B. worn C. run D.

dropped

43. A. act ing B. perform ing C. practic ing D.

record ing

44. A. in sisted B. suggested C. compla ined D. threate ned

45. A. li ned B. packed C. piled D.

covered

46. A. least B. most C. first D. last

47. A. messy B. cool C. neat D. dull

48. A. eager B. concerned C. prepared D. grateful

49. A. hesitati ng B. dancing C. touch ing D. crawli

ng

50. A. over B. un der C. i n D. on

51. A. chaos B. tears C. sile nee D. return

52. A. find B. feel C

. make D. like

53. A. Gradually B. Sudde nly C

. Freque ntly D. Actually

53

54. A. dry B. curious C

. bright D. wet

55. A. regret B. tale nt C

. love D.

courage

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

A

The Great Barn Adve nture

One morning when I was 11, I explored the town ' s abandoned round谷仓n barh

found a cha ined slidi ng door that was wide eno ugh for me to pass through.

In side, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjusted, I no ticed a shaft （升降机井）that rose all the way to the top of the barn. On one side was a one-man elevator with a long rope and roller.

I stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator bega n slidi ng up the shaft, but stopped halfway. After a brief panic attack, I noticed holes in the wall at regular intervals, forming a ladder. For reas ons known only to an 11-year-old, I decided it would be better to go up than dow n. So, with shak ing han ds, I bega n climb ing the wall.

After what seemed like forever, I reached the top of the shaft. I stood up, dusted myself off and found …absolutely nothing of interest. It was just an empty room with a ladd er leading up to the roof. I climbed all the way up here for this? Then I no ticed a fire ext in guisher （灭火器）,which I ' d always wan ted to shoot off. So this was the cha nce of a lifetime. I tried it, and, much to my surprise, the thing worked! It shot out a thick cloud of powder that instantly filled the room. I couldn ' t breathe. I was going to choke to death, and they ' d probably never even find my body.

Luckily, I remembered the ladder to the roof. I climbed up, popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky.

I suddenly realized the dust and powder pouring out of the top could draw attention. So when the dust had settled, I climbed down and slipped out of the chained door. I ' m not sure if I wa more excited about being alive or about not being caught, but I ran all the way back home.

56. When the author got in side the barn, he _____ .

A. no ticed a man on the elevator

B. ope ned the cha ined slidi ng door

C. saw many dead mice in the dark

D. found a shaft lead ing to the top

57. Which of the following is the right order of the author ' s adventure?

a. The elevator stopped halfway.

b. He en tered the round gra in barn.

c. He climbed to the top of the shaft.

d. He found a fire ext in guisher and shot it off.

A. b-a-c-d

B. a-c-b-d

C. c-a-d-b

D. b-c-a-d

58. After gett ing out of the cha ined door, the author might feel _____ .

A. in spired

B. relieved

C. surprised

D. disappo in ted

59. From the passage, we can lear n that the author was probably a boy full of ______ .

A. passi ons

B. dreams

C. curiosity

D. imagi nati on

As we enjoy the summer ocean waves along the beaches, we may think nervously about Steve n Spielberg's Jaws and the great fear that sharks in spire in us. Yet we are happy to see global efforts to protect the decli ning nu mber of sharks. The world has realized that we n eed the species, like sharks, to keep a bala need ecosystem.

Sharks, in particular, are "in ” these days. Thanks to good public policy and famous stars such

as Jackie Chan and Ang Lee, killi ng sharks for fin soup is no Ion ger cool.

The dema nd for shark fins has bee n rising for decades, threate ning sharks with exti nction （灭绝）—up to 100 million sharks are killed each year just for their fins. But we have started to reverse the trend, particularly in many areas of the United States and overseas where restaurants once proudly provided delicious shark fins on the menu.

In Califor nia, a ban on the sale and possessi on of shark fin soup has gone into effect this year through the efforts of Wild Aid and other orga ni zati ons.

Overseas market ing and public efforts featuri ng posters on public tran sportatio n systems and TV ads have bee n un derway for the past few years. These efforts all show sig ns of success, on both the supply side and the dema nd side of trade in shark fins.

Actually, stopp ing the killi ng of sharks is part of a broader moveme nt to stop the killi ng of wild ani mals and the buying and selli ng of wildlife products. These products come from hunting elephants, tigers and rhinos, besides killing marine life.

Whether it is shark fin soup or ivory pia no keys, killi ng ani mals is big bus in ess. The hunting of elepha nts in search of ivory tusks for luxury （奢侈的）goods has become a full-scale war. The decrease of African elephant populations is alarming. Together with international partners, the Un ited States is leadi ng the worldwide effort to reduce dema nd for high-e nd products that rely on killing animals.

60. The underlined word “ reverse ” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .

A. show

B. keep

C. follow

D. cha nge

61. From the passage, we know ______ .

A. Jackie Chan and Ang Lee make fin soup popular

B. a lot of wild animals have been killed for products

C. Steve n Spielberg's Jaws in spires us to protect sharks

D. the nu mber of Africa n elepha nts has bee n in creased

62. What can we infer from the passage?

A. More ani mals for high-e nd products will be saved.

B. People have kicked the habit of havi ng shark fin soup.

C. Shark fins will not be available any more in restaura nts.

D. Global efforts have succeeded in stopp ing killi ng wild ani mals.

C

Dear David,

I ' nglad you would like to share your feelings with me. It ' hardly surprising that your feelings of not being

“ grownup” have come on strongly at this point in your life, just before you ' rebout to become a father. You are asking: will I make a good father? How will I cope? Should I have brought ano ther little pers on into the world? Can I provide for it? Heeelp! I think nearly every sensitive about-to-be-parent must have these occasional feelings of self-doubt and

in adequacy （不适） before the birth and it would be most unu sual if you did n

It ' s difficult, hon estly, to feel grow-up uni ess you have someth ing less grow n-up to relate to. The boss with a hen-pecking wife may feel like a seven-year- old when he ' s at home. But as he

walks through the office door, and knows he

' s going to be surrounded by staff looking to him for

advice, he grows into a fully mature man. And I think it

' s a mistake to imagine that we all feel, as

we age, a kind of progressi on of states, from the baby to the adult. Most people feel, on Tuesday, about three years old, and on a Wedn esday, around 80. I remember feeli ng very grow n-up at eight, a time when I was weighed down with responsibility. These days, much older, I can, in the compa ny of people I feel at ease with, feel like a young girl.

There ' s a com mon remark that “ all men are little boys

” , but it ' s not true. It ' s mo

men often behave like little boys. But nearly all people, at some moments in their lives, are capable of great maturity.

Once your baby arrives, you

' ll soon feel less childlike, or rather, less often. When your child

tries to put its fi ngers into the electric plug, the adult in you will rise up to prevent it. You you have very little in com mon with a n eedy child, particularly if it

' s look ing to you for comf

（

and support.

Comfort yourself, David, with two truths. One is that your friends laugh whe n they talk about this subject because they, like you, feel frighte ned. And remember that people who have n '

up don ' t go around talking about the fact that they don

-up. ' t feel grown

Hope my advice will be helpful and good luck to you and your little one.

Sincerely Yours, Miss Advice

63. Accord ing to the passage, Miss Advice thinks David A. valuable

B. n atural

C. unu sual

64. From Paragraph 2, we can lear n that people A. will in crease with age B. is obviously see n at home C. cha nges with differe nt situatio ns D. becomes stro nger with familiar people 65. Miss Advice holds that ______ . A. all men behave like little boys B. people tend to laugh at the subject C. men with a baby feel more grow n-up D. people enjoy talk ing about their immaturity 66. Miss Advice wrote the letter to

D

Does every one want a challe nging job? In spite of all the atte nti on focused by the media, academicia ns, and social scie ntists on huma n pote ntial and the n eeds of in dividuals, there is no evidence to support that the vast majority of workers want challenging jobs. Some individuals prefer highly complex and challe nging jobs; others develop in simple, routi ne work.

The individual-difference variable （变量）

that seems to gain the greatest support for

expla ining who prefers a challe nging job and who does n

' t is the stre ngth of an in dividual

for pers onal growth and self-direct ion at work. In dividuals with these higher-order growth n eeds are more resp on sive

t share them.

-doubt _ s self D. bearable

's sense of maturity

A. offer suggesti ons to a future father

C. en courage people to be resp on

sible

B. teach people how to grow up D. solve problems of the less grow n-up