英语卷·2017届山西省太原五中高三下学期阶段性练习（4-13） （2017-04）

英语卷·2017届山西省太原五中高三下学期阶段性练习（4-13） （2017-04）

太原五中2016—2017学年度第二学期阶段性练习 高 三 英 语 出题、校对：张旭军、王轶芳（考试时间2017.04.13）‎ 第一部分：听力（略）‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）‎ 第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Of the 44 presidents of the United States, there’re some truly clear choices of who were the most important and influential ones. There are also many who will never make the list. The following picks are based only on their historical influence and their actions while they were in office.‎ Franklin Roosevelt Having won four terms as president, Franklin Roosevelt (March 4, 1933--April 12, 1945) was sure to have a huge influence. His leadership throughout World War II was the key to the USA’s victory. Moreover, he worked tirelessly to end the Great Depression through his New Deal to help Americans get back on their feet.‎ Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861--April 15, 1865) saved the Union during the American Civil War. His leadership played a key role, and he understood that he would eventually have to unite the states once the North won the war. His actions led to the ending of slavery across the United States.‎ James Polk James Polk (March 4, 1845--March 4, 1849) obtained California and New Mexico from Mexican government as a result of the Mexican War. He also claimed Oregon Territory from the UK after a treaty with England. He was also an extremely effective leader during the Mexican War. He is considered to be the best one-term president.‎ George Washington George Washington (April 30, 1789--March 4, 1797) led the War of Independence. He was the first president of America. Some policies and traditions he developed are still in use today. His lack of a desire to be seen as a person who ruled a country was an extremely important part of creating a citizen president.‎ 21. Who was in office for the longest time?‎ A. Franklin Roosevelt. B. Abraham Lincoln.‎ C. James Polk. D. George Washington.‎ 21. What was James Polk’s biggest contribution to the USA?‎ A. Helping to map America.‎ B. Winning the Mexican war.‎ C. Increasing the size of the USA.‎ D. Achieving most within one term.‎ 22. How did George Washington influence later presidents?‎ A. By creating a better country.‎ B. By being an independent president.‎ C. By writing his excellent qualities into history.‎ D. By developing useful policies and traditions.‎ B One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem: inability to read.‎ In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.‎ There on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.‎ Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.‎ My mother’s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.‎ I never told my mother about my “miraculous”（奇迹般的）experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.‎ ‎24.The author’s mother told him to borrow a book in order to _________.‎ ‎ A. encourage him to do more walking ‎ ‎ B. let him spend a meaningful summer ‎ C. help cure him of his reading problem ‎ ‎ D. make him learn more about weapons ‎25.The book caught the author’s eye because ______.‎ ‎ A. it reminded him of his own dog ‎ ‎ B. he found its title easy to understand ‎ C. it contained pretty pictures of animals ‎ ‎ D. he liked children's stories very much ‎26.Why could the author manage to read the book through?‎ ‎ A. He was forced by his mother to read it.‎ ‎ B. He identified with the story in the book.‎ ‎ C. The book told the story of his pet dog. ‎ ‎ D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.‎ ‎27.Which one could be the best title of the passage?‎ ‎ A. My Passion for Reading B. Mum’s Strict Order ‎ ‎ C. Reunion with My Beagle D. The Charm of a Book C When Taking an Uber—Should You Tip or Not?‎ Taking an Uber car may no longer be a direct driver-passenger and guilt-free experience. The ride-sharing experience is about to get awkward.‎ With the wide application of the Internet, Uber, a new approach to your destination instead of taking an ordinary taxi, has become more popular recently. However, benefits won’t come without its fair share of drawbacks.‎ Uber drivers are a part of the so-called sharing economy: They use their own vehicles, receive customer reviews via the app’s five-star rating system and make their own hours. Unlike other services, Uber claimed that drivers all over the country could clearly alert customers that tipping is not included. Those drivers that expect to be tipped can make their wishes known. But the company is holding to its official no-tip-required line, according to its website. “Once you arrive at your destination, your fare is automatically charged to your credit card on file—There’s no need to tip.” Although drivers value their independence—the freedom to push a button rather than punch a clock, lack of a clear policy, however, leaves Uber drivers in a vulnerable (脆弱的) position: If they ask a customer for a tip or put up a sign, that customer could give the driver a low star-rating, and the driver could finally be deactivated from the app.‎ But has the company done a good job working with customers? Some observers say that this ‎ new grey area for tipping will create awkwardness about whether they should tip or not—something most Uber customers have not had to deal with until now. Uber did not respond to customers’ comment, just leaving their rating in the air.‎ Providing an option to tip on an app sends a clear message to customers to reach into their pockets. Nearly 30% people would be more likely to leave a tip if they were presented with a “no tip” button, according to Guinn’s 2015 survey of roughly 500 people. When people are presented with three tip choices—20%, 25% or 30%—they’re more likely to choose the middle option even if it’s more than the traditional 20%, according to a separate 2014 analysis of 13 million New York City taxi rides. ‎ If the service is twice as expensive during a rain storm or public transport delay, the customer has the right not to tip. However, if the driver is extra helpful or avoids traffic to reach your destination in a more timely manner, you could give an extra tip, says Uber, who will leave tipping options in the hands of the consumer rather than the app.‎ ‎28. Compared with taxi drivers, Uber drivers ______.‎ ‎ A. enjoy more freedom and choices ‎ B. support the company’s practice ‎ C. clock up the miles while driving ‎ D. receive customers reviews directly ‎ ‎29. The underlined word “deactivated” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.‎ ‎ A. removed B. degraded C. tracked D. charged ‎30. From the survey we can conclude most customers ______.‎ ‎ A. would probably tip if there is an option ‎ B. usually do as the “no tip” sign suggests ‎ C. tip because of Uber drivers’ good service ‎ ‎ D. are disappointed to reach into their pockets ‎31. What causes the awkwardness between Uber drivers and their customers?‎ ‎ A. Customers take advantage of the new grey area for tipping.‎ ‎ B. There is no specific policy from the Uber to follow.‎ ‎ C. It’s up to customers to decide the drivers’ earnings.‎ ‎ D. Customers tend to pay least among the 3 choices.‎ ‎ D ‎ Scientists can figure out a movie’s emotional tone from the gasps of its audience. Sure, the sounds are a clue, but so are the chemicals that viewers breathe in each time they sigh and scream, a new study suggests.‎ ‎“You hear the music and see the pictures, but you don’t realize there’re chemical signals in the air,” says Jonathan Williams, who led the study and works at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany.‎ Williams started out measuring the air in a soccer stadium. He wanted to see if the fans exhaled (呼出的) breaths might affect levels of greenhouse gases in the air. Carbon dioxide, which people breathe out, is one example. And he found the answer was no at least on a small scale. But he noticed levels of carbon dioxide shifted wildly whenever the crowd cheered. That got him wondering: Could the gases people exhale be influenced by emotions?‎ So Williams went to the movies. He and his coworkers measured air samples collected over six weeks in two movie theaters. Overall, 9,500 moviegoers watched 16 films including a mix of comedy, romance, action and horror films. Then they looked for hundreds of chemicals in the air that showed up as people were watching particular movie scenes.‎ Scenes that had people laughing or on the edge of their seats were especially unique, the researchers reported. During screenings of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, levels of carbon dioxide and isoprene (异戊二烯) were the highest at two terrifying moments. Because isoprene is involved in muscle movement, the researchers think tense movie moments likely led to its highest level. Williams and his colleagues thought an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide was due to the viewers’ increased pulse and breathing rates.‎ Scientists need more data to make stronger links between human emotions and what’s in their breath. But Williams can see possible practical uses. Companies, for instance, could quickly measure the air during tests to see how people feel about new products.‎ 32. What did Jonathan Williams find in the study conducted in a soccer stadium?‎ ‎ A. Emotions affected the gases people breathed out.‎ ‎ B. Human cheers changed levels of carbon dioxide.‎ ‎ C. Human breaths affected levels of greenhouse gases.‎ ‎ D. The exhaled chemicals were linked to what was eaten.‎ 33. What does the underlined part “on the edge of their seats” in Para. 5 mean?‎ ‎ A. Nervous. B. Touched. C. Happy. D. Puzzled. ‎ 34. What does Jonathan Williams think of his study in movie theaters?‎ ‎ A. Creative. B. Unsuccessful. C. Systematic. D. Meaningful. ‎ 35. What is the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. Watching movies is good for our emotions.‎ ‎ B. The useful role of chemical signals in the air.‎ ‎ C. Our breaths show our emotions at the movies.‎ ‎ D. Reasons for levels of carbon dioxide in theaters.‎ 第二节 （共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Fairy tales generally took place in a far-off time and place. They are typically begun, “Once upon a time.” In the land of fairy tales, magical happenings are everyday occurrences. ____36____ So are poor young men ready for adventure.‎ ‎____37____ It takes into account the entire life of the hero or heroine, but focuses on a single ‎ event such as marriage. Fairy tales generally end happily. Goodness is rewarded, and evil is punished. The traditional closing line of a fairy tale is, “and they lived happily ever after.”‎ ‎ ____38____ Both Beauty and the Beast and The Frog Prince, for example, tell the story of an animal that, through love, turns into a handsome prince. Many fairy tales are about unhappy people who eventually gain happiness, such as Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.‎ Other popular stories, like The Little Mermaid and Pinocchio, deal with magical transformations of shape. The Magic Carpet and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves relate unusual adventures. Magical objects play key roles in Jack and the Beanstalk and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. ‎ ‎____39____ Fairy tales have been popular with people all over the world from earliest times. Many of them were made up thousands of years ago. People then passed them down through word of mouth. The tales changed over time. As the stories were retold, the tellers added some details and left others out.‎ Although we think of fairy tales as children’s stories, the earliest fairy tales were stories for adults.‎ The stories were meant mainly for entertainment, although some fairy tales also contain a moral. ____40____‎ A. Why do fairy tales become so popular?‎ B. Bad kings or queens, beautiful but ill-treated girls, and handsome princes are frequent characters in fairy tales.‎ C. The wicked mothers of Snow White turned into wicked stepmothers.‎ D. A fairy tale often tells the story of an individual.‎ E. The message of the Ugly Duckling, for example, suggests that people who are considered unattractive or unpopular as children may have their true worth and beauty discovered in adulthood.‎ F. Certain basic plots occur again and again in fairy tales, with some variations.‎ G. Where do fairy tales come from?‎ 第三部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）‎ 第一节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ Standing in the door of Mr Murphy’s office, I could see he was 41 on something he was reading. He had both elbows (肘) on his desk, his head was 42 on one hand and his other hand was cupped about his mouth. I knew that he was 43 his office hours and that student 44 was encouraged, but all the same, I was afraid to 45 . Then, as I turned to leave, my foot banged (撞) 46 the bottom of the door, frightening me and causing the professor to look 47 . His eyes had simply moved from the desk to me, but the rest of his physical 48 remained the same . He invited me in without gesture, just a “Come in. What is it that you need?” There was little 49 any warmth or tone in his voice; it wasn’t exactly 50 . Despite being nervous, I made a ‎ conscious effort to relax and 51 myself to smile and enter the room. “Mr. Murphy ,” the pitch of my voice rose as I began my introduction, “I am sorry to 52 . My name is Peter. I am in your second-period English class.”‎ ‎“Peter, did you say it was? ” he replied. His reaction 53 me. It was obvious that I had not made 54 of an impression with the presentation I made in class last week. He said my name as if he had come 55 a beggar on the street somewhere. He continued , “Do you have something you want to discuss with me, 56 do you just stop by to visit ?” ‎ In fact, I had stopped by to visit, but I was no longer feeling up to it and was looking for a fast exit. It seemed that the 57 he had extended in class, “Drop by my office for a visit anytime. My door is always open.” was just a(n) 58 gesture probably required by the school. I 59 inside my bag and pulled out my English language textbook. I figured I could ask him a 60 question rather than try to have a meaningful conversation. ‎ ‎41.‎ A. fed ‎ B. urged ‎ C. absorbed D. focused ‎42.‎ A. supporting B. holding C. resting D. sticking ‎43.‎ A. keeping B. spending ‎ C. consuming D. wasting ‎44.‎ A. interview B. participation C. presentation D. disturbance ‎45.‎ A. ask B. pass C. approach D. move ‎46.‎ A. for B. against C. over D. to ‎47.‎ A. up B. down C. away D. back ‎48.‎ A. body B. appearance C. expression D. health ‎49.‎ A. unless ‎ B. until C. whether D. if ‎50.‎ A. excitement B. entertainment C. encouragement D. assignment ‎51.‎ A. allowed B. persuaded C. found D. devoted ‎52.‎ A. come B. inform C. interrupt D. knock ‎53.‎ A. disappointed B. satisfied C. puzzled D. misled ‎54.‎ A. less B. more C. many D. much ‎55.‎ A. through B. by C. round D. across ‎56.‎ A. and B. or ‎ C. but D. so ‎57.‎ A. invitation B. creation C. limitation D. intention ‎58.‎ A. unfriendly B. genuine ‎ C. empty ‎ D. meaningful ‎59.‎ A. handed B. reached ‎ C. grabbed D. researched ‎60.‎ A. personal B. public C. bold D. quick 第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填写一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ African countries are now starting to see the increasing value of learning Chinese. ‎ Recently, the South African basic education minister announced the government’s plans to introduce Chinese as 61 optional third language into its schools. They hope to own 500 schools 62 (offer) Chinese over the next five years.‎ The plan to introduce Chinese into schools has already been set in motion, 63 two teachers from China having already arrived in the country.‎ Every year, for the next five years, 100 teachers 64 (trained) to teach Chinese. In a country 65 there are 11 official languages, English 66 (remain) the most common language of instruction in South African schools.‎ The South African government believes the introduction of Chinese into its schools will strengthen economic ties. China is now South Africa’s largest trading partner.‎ Learning Chinese could open up job 67 (opportunity) for South Africans in China, while school leaders could choose 68 (create) more programs for Chinese studies at universities.‎ As the Chinese economy continues to grow and strengthen, the most 69 (speak) language in the world is gaining in currency (流行) too. South Africa, the third 70 (large) economy in Africa, is taking note. ‎ 第四部分：写作 （共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10处错误；满分10分）‎ 文中共有10处错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜钱（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ ‎ It was cold and rainy. Standing at an uncovered bus stop, an old man didn’t have a hat and an umbrella. Without hesitation I stopped and give him the umbrella I carried with I. As a result, I was caught in a heavy rain. When I got to school, I became complete wet.‎ ‎ To my great happiness, all of my classmate felt admiration for me at the moment they knew about my kind act. It was not until then when I realized given was more joyful than I had thought. I will do everything I can help those who are in need in the future.‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎ 假设你是李华，计划暑期和父母去New York 旅游，你的美国好友Peter就住在New York, 写信请他帮助询问有关短期租房事宜。要求如下：‎ 1. 租期约两月，两居室 2. 租金100-150美元/每天 3. 家具设备齐全，交通购物方便 注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ Dear Peter, ‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ ‎ 参考答案 ‎ 21-25 ACDCA 26-30 BDAAB 31-35 BBADC 36-40 BDFGE ‎41-45 DCABC 46-50 BADC 51-55 BCADD 56-60 BACBD 61. an 62. offering 63. with 64. will be trained 65. where ‎ ‎ 66. remains 67. opportunities 68. to create 69. spoken 70. largest 71. and--or 72. give--gave 73. I--me 74. 第二个a--the ‎75. complete--completely 76. classmate--classmates 77. 去掉 at (at the moment)‎ ‎78. when--that 79. given--giving 80. help前加to ‎ ‎ ‎ Dear Peter,‎ ‎ As planned, I will take a trip to New York for a short-term stay from 6th July to 26th August with my parents. So I am writing for your help with house renting there. ‎ Rather than staying in a hotel, we would like to rent a two-bedroom apartment for the sake of a Chinese flavored diet and a better plan of expenses of course. It is expected to be fully furnished costing 100-150 dollars per day. What’s more, it is preferred if shopping and transport facilities are easy of access. ‎ I would appreciate it a lot if you could inquire on the relevant information at your convenience. Looking forward to your early reply.‎ ‎ Yours, Li Hua