1、浙江省桐乡第一中学等四校届高三上学期期中联考英语试题浙江省桐乡第一中学等四校2015届高三上学期期中联考英语试题第卷 (共80分)第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1. Last month I was lucky enough to have a chance to make a trip into _ spacewith my friend Li Yan ping, _ astronomer. A. the; an B. the; th
2、e C. / ; the D. / ; an2. I havent finished my composition. I _ for two hours and a half.A. have written it B. have been writing it C. wrote it D. am writing it3. Im terribly sorry I forgot your name just now! _it happens to all of us!A. You bet B. Think nothing of it C. Bingo D. Certainly not 4. _ i
3、s the influence of TV that it can make a person famous overnightA. So B. As C. That D. Such5. The traffic rule says young children under the age of four and _ less than 40pounds must be in a child safety seat. A. being weighed B. to weigh C. weighed D. weighing6. Living in a fast-paced world, we _ g
4、et left behind if we stop learning. A. should B. dare C. may D. need 7. Many road accidents _ from careless driving, according to the recentreports from the police. A. rise B. reduce C. increase D. arise8. Mr. Black Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane _ on Sunday?A. leaves; t
5、akes off B. is leaving; takes offC. is leaving; is taking off D. leaves; is taking off9. We know that a smile is usually a sign _ people feel friendly and happy, but _ we dont know who the new person is? A. that; what if B. when; what C. when; how about D. if; how10. Faced with a bill for $10,000, _
6、.A. an extra job has been taken B. the boss has given John an extra jobC. John has taken an extra job D. an extra job had been given to John11. During the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall buildings went up _ old shabby houses were torn down.A. which B. in what C. in which D. where12. To
7、deal with the global financial crisis, China has _ a string of forceful measures over the past months. A. worked out B. found out C. turned out D. made out13. Graduation is a good time to thank those who have helped you _ the tough years.A. through B. up C. with D. from14. Was it in the library _he
8、often went to do some reading _he met the pretty girl?A. that；that B. where；where C. where；that D. that；where15. Usually a childs behavior is a _of his family environment.A. recognition B. reflection C. return D. record16. Things go back to _ since we paid off all our debts.A. formal B. regular C. c
9、ommon D. normal17. - Isnt it time you _ down to _ your own things? - Im sorry for the delay, Dad. A. get, pack B. get, packing C. got, pack D. got, packing18. She had a pretty _look indicating that she had done something wrong to Jim.A. innocent B. guilty C. considerate D. disappointed19. I have nev
10、er _ the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life with a burden of homework.A. contributed to B. appealed to C. referred to D. subscribed to20-You havent been to New Zealand, have you?- . How I wish I there.A. Yes, I have；went B. Yes, I havent；could have beenC. No, I have; would go D.
11、 No, I havent; had been第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to 21 their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes 22 the sky like beautiful birds darting(俯冲) an
12、d 23 . As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a 24 kept them in check. 25 blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great 26 . They shook and pulled, 27 the control string and the long tail kept them in check, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites 28 and trembled
13、 against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even 29 they fought the restriction(约束) of the string. 30 , one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”Yet 31 from restraint simp
14、ly put it 32 an unsympathetic breeze. It flew awkwardly to the ground and 33 in a wild mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown 34 along the ground, and to stuck lifeless against the first barrier.How much like kites we sometimes ar
15、e. The heaven gives us misfortune and restrictions, rules to 35 from which we can 36 and gain strength. Restraint is a 37 counterpart(对应物) to the winds of opposition. Some of us resist the rules so hard that we never fly high enough to reach the heights we might have obtained. We obey part of the ru
16、les and 38 rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise to the great heights, 39 that some of the restraints that we may be unhappy about are actually the steadying force that helps us 40 and achieve.21. A. make B. play C. fly D. enjoy22. A. covered B. transformed C. explored D.
17、 filled23. A. singing B. dancing C. moving D. falling24. A. chain B. rope C. string D. stick25. A. Rather than B. Instead of C. Apart from D. Other than26. A. widths B. lengths C. depths D. heights27. A. and B. then C. but D. or28. A. escaped B. struggled C. arose D. fought29. A. as B. while C. befo
18、re D. after30. A. Gradually B. Finally C. Actually D. Obviously31. A. Dependence B. Power C. Freedom D. Happiness32. A. in favor of B. at the expense of C. in the charge of D. in control of 33. A. deserted B. landed C. grew D. dropped34. A. helplessly B. senselessly C. carelessly D. hopelessly35. A.
19、 break B. follow C. acknowledge D. interrupt36. A. protect B. suffer C. grow D. survive37. A. necessary B. possible C. probable D. likely38. A. yet B. never C. ever D. then39. A. considering B. attempting C. thinking D. recognizing40. A. go up B. run away C. hurry up D. fly away第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节
20、5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAmy Chua may well be very nuts. What kind of a mother will drag her then 7-year-old daughters dollhouse out to the car and tell her that it is going to be donated if the poor kid doesnt master a difficult piano composition by the next day? What
21、 kind of a mother will inform her daughter that she is nothing but “garbage”? And what kind of mother will believe, as Chua tells readers, that “an A- is not always a good grade”? The only activities her children should be permitted to do are those in which they can eventually win a medal, which mus
22、t be gold.What kind of a mother she is? Why, a mother who is raising her kids in the typical Chinese way, rather than the Western way. In her new book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Chua tells her adventures in Chinese parenting, and so nuts as she may be she is also mesmerizing (迷惑的). Chuas voic
23、e is that of a happy, knowledgeable serial killer think Hannibal Lecter whos explaining how hes going to cut his next victim, as though its the most self-evidently normal behavior. There is another attractive aspect of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. There are methods to Chuas madness, enough metho
24、d to stir up self-doubt in those readers who support the more educating parenting styles. It is trusted that Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is going to be a book club and parenting blog phenomenon; there will be fevered debate over Chuas tough love strategies, which include unchangeable bans on suc
25、h Western indulgences (纵容) as sleepovers, play dates, and any after class activities except practicing musical instruments, which must be limited between the violin or the piano.The back story to Chuas book is this she is the daughter of a couple of Chinese immigrants and is now a professor at Yale
26、Law School and the author of two best-selling “big-think” books on “free-market democracy” and “the fall of empires”. When Chua married her husband, her fellow Yale law professor and a novelist Jed Rubenfeld, they agreed that their children would be brought up in “the Chinese way,” in which punishin
27、gly hard work, enforced by parents produces excellence; excellence, in turn, produces satisfaction. The success of this strategy is hard to debate. Their older daughter is a piano talent who played at Carnegie Hall when she was 14 or so. The second, a more rebellious (叛逆的) daughter, Lulu, is a gifte
28、d violinist. Chua rode the girls hard, making sure they practiced at least three hours a day even on vacations, when she would call ahead to arrange access to practice in hotel lobby bars and basement storage rooms. Chua also rarely refrained (抑制) from criticizing her daughters. She explains Chinese
29、 parents can do things that would seem unimaginable to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, “Hey so fatty, lose some weight.” By contrast, Western parents have to tiptoe around the issue, talking in terms of health and never ever mentioning the f-word, and their kids still end up
30、in treatment for eating disorders and negative self-image. . Western parents are concerned about their childrens minds. Chinese parents arent. They assume strength, not weakness, and as a result they behave very differently. 41. The underlined word “nuts” in the first and second paragraphs most prob
31、ably means _. A. intelligent B. crazy C. difficult D. eager42. Which of the following practices are tough love strategies EXCEPT _. A. Children must get a medal if they attend a competition B. Children should practice piano even on holidays. C. Children are indulged to sleepover, play dates, etc. D. Children are called “garbage” or “fatty”43. Whats the writers purpose of using the example of “wei
