湖南省湘阴县第一中学2015届高三上学期第9次周考英语试题含答案

湘阴一中2015届英语周考试卷（九）

时量：45 分钟总分：65 分

命题：吕思审题：陈煜娜

Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21.All the money ______, the young man had no choice but to start hunting for a job.

A. has been spent

B. had been spent

C. having spent

D. having been spent

22. When asked if he was disappointed with his failure ____ the gold medal, the athlete responded just with a smile.

A. to win

B. winning

C. won

D. to be won

23. This is a simple idea, ________ is hard to put into practice.

A. one

B. that

C. it

D. one that

24. Tony eventually realized his childhood dream ___ he could play on one of the top teams.

A. which

B. that

C. of which

D. where

25. Trish Keenan, for ____ life was a discovery, was a great British singer.

A. whose

B. whom

C. which

D. that

26. It never will rain roses. __________ we want to have more roses. we must plant

trees.

A. When

B. Unless

C. Until

D. While

27. Damage caused by flooding in the small town ________ by a government official, and the total loss was reported last Monday.

A. is inspected

B. is being inspected

C. was being inspected

D. had been inspected

28. －Mr. Harry, we want to hear what you think about the reform being carried out

in our school.

－OK, I ___ to that.

A. am coming

B. have come

C. came

D. come

29. —When did you first pay a visit to America?

—As early as the 1980s, but I ________ there for only a few weeks.

A. had stayed

B. would stay

C. stayed D were staying

30. The child tiptoed quietly to the bird, but ________ into the forest when he was about to catch it.

A. flew it away

B. away flew it

C. away it flew

D. flew away it

31. Content _____ with the salary offered by the foreign bank, he preferred the chances he could have at the state-owned company.

A. he was though

B. was he though

C. though he was

D. though was he

32. ___ it rain tomorrow, we would have to cancel the football match.

A. Were

B. Would

C. Should

D. Will

33. I am so glad that my job interview ________ be so successful, which is far from my expectation.

A. might

B. would

C. should

D. must

34. I have always been honest and straightforward, and it doe sn’t matter ___ I’m

talking to.

A. who is it that

B. who it is that

C. it is who that

D. it is whom that

35. --- Tom, you go and pick up Mary from the station, _____?

--- But she’s already got home.

A. don’t you

B. do you

C. shall you

D. will you

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing on me. didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. I went to the spot where I used to take my kids-when I still had kids. Now they had 36 and were leaving.

I was sitting alone in my car when I saw a man in his seventies, whose problem appeared bigger than mine. He stood near the edge of the road, 37 a kite spindle(风

筝线锭) in his hands. Apparently, lost in thought, he stared skyward. I 38 my neck to see how successful he had been in 39 the clouds. Following his string with my eyes, I almost lost 40 0f the other end. Finally, the kite rested on what seemed to be the highest branch of the 41 tree in the park. Obviously, that was his grandson's kite! The kite was a replica (复制品) of a beautiful bald eagle, and its wings spread 42 0pen. Grandpa had only one 43 to his problem: cut the string.

"You wanted it to fly as high as it could. Bill. didn't you?" "Yes, Grandpa, 44 wanted to keep it forever. " "There just comes a time when the only thing you can do is to cut the string and let it go. Perhaps by doing that, when it flies very high like real eagles do, it will come back to us. " Grandpa said.

I 45 how the old man cut the string to let fly the kite. As the two walked away, looked to the 46 . There I saw my answer, too. Today I have to cut the final strings that kept my two boys 47 my reach. Though I want to keep them forever, I have taught them to fly like an eagle. Maybe by doing this, when it's time to soar like real eagles do. one day they would come back to me.

36. A. grown up B. turned up C. picked up D. taken up

37. A. carrying B. grabbing C. keeping D. holding

38. A. raised B. spread C. stretched D. expanded

39. A. reaching B. touching C. getting D. climbing

40. A. scene B. sight C. interest D. control

41. A. thickest B. strongest C. tallest D. largest

42. A. widely B. wide C. tightly D. closely

43. A. method B. hope C. solution D. result

44. A. and B. so C. or D. but

45. A. sensed B. glanced C. watched D. found

46. A. car B. sky C. kite D. tree

47. A. within B. in C. beyond D. with

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you go 48. _________ hardships a nd decide not to surrender, that is strength. Don’t worry them because some of the most beautiful things 49. ________ we have in life come from only changes and mistakes. Struggles increase your inner strength. You can’t always realize what you can do until you get 50. ________chance to actually do that. The hard times in your life give you the opportunity to prove 51. ________. Every struggle in your life makes you stronger and 52. ________ confident and productive. Hard times help you realize your inner strength. Remember, hard times do 53. ________ create heroes. It is during the hard times that the hero within us is revealed.

Be strong, because things will get better one day. It might be stormy now, 54. ________ it can’t rain forever. 55. ________ a matter of fact, the most important lessons in your life are learned through hard times and struggles. So discover your inner strength and find out what you can do!

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 points)

Someday a stranger will read your email without your permission or scan the Website you've visited, or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits. In fact, it's likely that some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girl friend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never be intended to be seen the 21st century replacement of being caught naked. Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it's important to reveal

yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.

The key question is: Does that matter?

For many Americans, the answer apparently is "no"．

When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it.A survey found a strong bad feeling about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is "slipping away, and that bothers me"．But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny part of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZPass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will give away personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50centoff coupon (优惠券)．

But privacy does matter-at least sometimes. It's like health: When you have it, you don't notice it. Only when it's gone do you wish you'd done more to protect it.

56.What does the author mean by saying "the 21st century replacement of being caught

naked"? ( )

A. People's personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge.

B. In the 21st century people try every means to look into others' secrets.

C. People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.

D. Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.

57. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends? ( )

A. Friends should open their hearts to each other.

B. Friends should always be faithful to each other.

C. There should be a distance even between friends.

D. There should be fewer arguments between friends.

58．Why does the author say "we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret"? ( )

A．Modern society has finally developed into an open society.

B．People leave traces around when using modern technology.

C．There are always people who are curious about others' affairs.

D．Many search engines benefit from giving away people's identities.

59．What do most Americans do as for privacy protection?

A．They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

B．They use various loyalty cards for business transactions (交易)．

C．They rely more and more on electronic devices.

D．They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.

60．According to the passage, privacy is like health because ________.

A. people will make every effort to keep it

B. its importance is rarely understood

C. it is something that can easily be lost

D. people don't treasure it until they lose it

Part Ⅳ Writing (45 points)

SECTION B (10 marks) Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit.

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some

common intestinal（肠的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the disease was actually acute appendicitis (阑尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health declined under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle, and he became an alcoholic.

As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed — his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

When I heard of Al's death, I thought, “What a complete failure!” “What a totally wasted life”.

As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier harsh judgment. You see, I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day I worked up my courage to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by something," I said. "I know your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do so that you became such a special person?"

Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'I love you, son.'"

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind, but he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving man I have ever known.

81. Why was Al in guilt? (no more than 12 words)

__________________________________________________________________

82. Where did Al die? (no more than 5words)

__________________________________________________________________

83. What made Al addicted to alcohol? (no more than 10 words)

__________________________________________________________________

84. What did Al’s son Ernie learn from his father? (no more than 11 words) __________________________________________________________________

湘阴一中2015届英语周考试卷（九）

时量：45 分钟总分：65 分

命题：陈煜娜审题：易蓉

姓名：_________

得分：_________

单项选择：(15’)

完形填空一：(18’)

完形填空二：(12’)

48. ________ 49. ________ 50. ________ 51. ________

52. ________ 53. ________ 54. ________ 55. ________

阅读理解：(10’)

56---60:___________________

阅读简答(10’)

81. __________________________________________________________________

82. __________________________________________________________________

83. __________________________________________________________________

84. __________________________________________________________________

湘阴一中2015届英语周考试卷（九）答案

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48-55：through that a yourself/yourselves more not but As

56-60: ACBDD

81. Because his older son’s death could have been prevented.

Or: Because both he and his wife didn’t take the illness seriously.

82. In a motel room.

83. His older son’s death and his wife’s leaving (him).

84. Love (of the family members) is more important than material possessions. Or: Love of the family members is important.