2014届山东省日照一中高三下学期开学考试英语试题及答案.doc

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日照一中2014届高三下学期开学考试
英语
注意事项：
1. 本试题共分X部分，全卷共150分。考试时间为120分钟。
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第I卷（共100分）
第一部分　英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
从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。
1. I was blessed with a happy childhood, ______ most people would want to have.
A. one B. that C. who D. it
2. Barack Obama was elected ______ president of America in 2012 ______ second time.
A. the; the B. 不填；the C. the; 不填 D. 不填；a
3. — Can I give you a lift?
— ______, I would prefer to walk.
A. No to worry B. With pleasure C. No thanks D. None of your business
4. — You look tired.
— Yes, I ______ non-stop until seven o'clock.
A. had worked B. would be working C. was working D. have been working
5. The old man, ______ his son off at the station, came back to his village riding his bike.
A. seeing B. having seen C. to see D. seen
6. ______ we don’t lose heart, we’ll find a way to overcome any difficulty.
A. As long as B. In case C. Even though D. If only
7. Amy joined a painting group but didn't seem to fit in, so she ________.
A. had left B. is leaving C. left D. has left
8. _______ I met her in the office, which was fairly often, she greeted me with a sweet smile.
A. Wherever B. Whoever C. Whichever D. Whenever
9. When Robert arrived home the other day, he found his house ________ to ruins in the flood.
A. being reduced B. reducing C. reduced D. to be reduced
10. Our teachers always tell us to believe in _____ we do and who we are if we want to succeed.
A. why B. how C. which D. what
11. The doctor advised her to eat more bean products ______ meat which might be harmful to heart.
A. for lack of B. by means of C. in place of D. in terms of
12. — How do you like your new head-teacher?
—To be frank, I didn’t like him at first, but I ______ my mind.
A. have changed B. was changing C. had changed D. would change
13. — Can we go camping tomorrow, as planned?
— I’m afraid not. The dark clouds ________ a heavy rain.
A. forecast B. instruct C. expect D. promise
14. I have been let down by a person on ______ I thought I could rely.
A. who B. which C. that D. whom
15. Was it on a lonely island ______ he was saved one month after the boat went down?
A. where B. that C. which D. what
16. ______ he or she will speak at the meeting tomorrow doesn’t matter to us.
A. Where B. Whether C. Why D. That
17. When _______ in spring, the hills are covered with green grass and beautiful flowers.
A. visiting B. to be visited C. having visited D. visited
18. I often go to Walmart with my neighbours _____ I can buy almost everything I want.
A. which B. where C. who D. when
19. If it ______ in a few days, the crops could be saved.
A. should rain B. rains C. would rain D. had rained
20. — I’m sorry I broke the window?
— Oh, ______. It wasn’t expensive.
A. you’d better not B. I’m afraid not C. as you wish D. that’s all right

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early. He was already dressed in a policeman's clothes long 21 the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he 22 himself in the mirror. He even 23 going out into the street to see whether he could pass as a policeman out there. Just for 24 , of course.
Then he suddenly felt 25 . After all, it was his first time to have a part in a play How could he 26 all those people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to 27 his lines, but nothing came to his 28 .
A knock on the door made him 29 up. He was to go on stage in the second 30 . “Have I missed my part and 31 the play for everybody?” he thought to himself. 32 it was only the manager. She 33 how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the 34 where he could watch and follow the play. It was a good 35 of getting rid of his nervousness she said. She was right, it seemed to 36 . In fact the more he watched the play, the more he felt himself part of it.
At last the 37 came for him to appear on the stage. But suddenly the manager came to him again, looking 38 as she placed a hand on his arm to hold him back. “Has anything gone 39 ?” Jack asked. “I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed,” she said. “They’ve 40 three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”
21. A. before B. over C. since D. during
22. A. recognized B. showed C. admired D. found
23. A. learnt about B. thought of C. knew about D. heard of
24. A. joke B. fun C. play D. exercise
25. A. curious B. proud C. sorry D. nervous
26. A. face B. guess C. look D. discover
27. A. read B. remember C. understand D. learn
28. A. light B. life C. mind D. sight
29. A. wake B. stay C. dress D. look
30. A. scene ` B. place C. chance D. class
31. A. directed B. performed C. ruined D. wrote
32. A. Even B. Or C. So D. But
33. A. wondered B. imagined C. noticed D. regretted
34. A. theatre B. stage C. street D. door
35. A. idea B. way C. path D. plan
36. A. do B. appear C. work D. act
37. A. day B. advice C. moment D. order
38. A. serious B. angry C. stubborn D. worried
39. A. bad B. late C. mad D. wrong
40. A. jumped B. covered C. tore D. picked
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
A woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”
“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m a mother.”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation… ‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.
One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title．“What is your occupation?” she asked.
The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.
I repeated the title slowly, and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?”
Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t）, in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.
As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (依托) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants—ages 13, 7, and 3.
Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6 month old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern．
I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”
Motherhood…What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.
41. What can be inferred from the conversation between the woman and the recorder?
A. The recorder was impatient and rude.
B. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.
C. The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced.
D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.
42. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?
A. curious B. indifferent C. puzzled D. interested
43. How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk?
A. calm B. ambitious C. confident D. cool
44. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?
A. Because the author cared little about rewards.
B. Because she thought the author did admirable work.
C. Because she admired the author’s research work in the lab.
D. Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of.

45. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.
B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.
C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.
D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.
B
Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers (剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”
“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.
Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.
When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.
“I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”
46. What do you think of bossy children like Stephen Jackson?
A. They make good decisions. B. They lack care from others.
C. They have little sense of fear. D. They show self-centeredness.
47. What does the underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. inborn nature B. accepted theory
C. developed character D. particular environment
48. What does the study on bossy behavior imply?
A. Parents should give more power to their children.
B. Parents should not be so anxious about their children.
C. Parents should be strict with their children.
D. Parents should not set limits for their children.
49. Bossy children may probably become .
A. relaxed B. skillful C. hesitant D. lonely
50. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How bossy behavior can be controlled.
B. What leads to children’s bossy behavior.
C. What effect bossy behavior brings about.
D. How we can get along with bossy children.
C
“Soon, you’re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind or at least known in my neighborhood.
      One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door.
Roses require a good deal of care, and if it weren’t for the pleasure they give, it wouldn’t be worth the work. As it is, I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. Bushes must be pruned(剪枝) in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake.
       Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out be even more perfect for tomatoes. The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing(施肥) have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves.
Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; First, I have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June. But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light.
     Here I am faced with a painful small decision: To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind, I’ll think about that tomorrow.
51. What are the requirements for the healthy growth of rose?
       A. A lot of care and the right soil.   B. Frequent pruning and fertilizing.
       C. Tomato plants grown alongside. D. Cages placed around the roots.
52. Why did the writer planted the tomato?
       A. Because it cost only $1.25.
       B. Because the soil was just right for it.
       C. Because there was room for it in the garden.
       D. Because the roses’ branches needed to be covered.
53. What happened to the writer’s roses this year?
       A. They were removed from the rose bed.
       B. They were picked along with the tomatoes.
       C. They were largely hidden under the tomato plant.
       D. They were mostly damaged by too much sunlight.
54. What’s the writer’s purpose by saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph? 5      
A. To show the difficult