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辽宁省五校协作体2014届高三上学期期中考试英语试题时间：100分钟第卷第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. Dan Brown, _ author of The Da Vinci Code, is _ most famous writer.A. a；theB. the；theC. the；aD. a；a2. She is a kind but strict teacher, _ respected and loved by all students. A. one B. who C. the one D. that 3. Why wasn't John hired for the job?I don't know, but he .AwasBhad been Cshould have Dshould have been 4. Dont be so discouraged. If you _ such feelings , you will do better next time. A. carry on B. get back C. break down D. put away 5. _ China has the complete power over the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands in the South China Sea, its really our duty to explore it. A. While B. Although C. Since D. Unless 6. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some _ over 90 meters. A. measure B. measures C. measuring D. measured 7.When did Bob leave? I have no idea. I _ a shower upstairs. A. took B. have taken C. was taking D. would take 8. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Hardly in all my life _ so happy.A. I felt B. did I feel C. I had felt D. had I felt 9. Juliet is one of the _ customers to Walmart, because she lives just two blocks away. A. usual B. frequent C. normal D. gradual 10. Theyve won their last three matches,_ I find a bit surprising. A. that B. when C. what D. which 11.What caused the death of more than 10 people? _the accident on Sunday night. A. This was B. They were C. That was D. It was 12. Looking at the picture, Tom _ a puzzled look on his face. A. wore B. brought C. held D. carried 13. _ he has made, his parents seems not to be satisfied with him.A. However great progress he has madeB. Whatever great progress he has madeC. However great progress has he madeD. Whatever great progress has he made 14. All the issues we were concerned about _, we still think the result is _ ideal. Lets work even hard. A. settled; far from B. settled; next to C. settling; as for D. settling; due to15 .How are you getting along with your roommate Jack? _. Hes always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind him, he always makes rude remarks.A. Very well. B. Ive had enough of him.B. I have no complaint D. It depends第二节 完型填空 （共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt _16_as he thought about the upcoming showdown(摊牌). What if Mr. Larchmont _17_ his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and _18_winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency. _19_, he should get a salary raise. The thought of walking into Mr. Larchmonts office left Andrew weak _20_the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally _21_enough to approach his superior. To his delight and _22_, the ever-frugal (一惯节省的) Harvey Larchmont _23_ to give Andrew a raise! Andrew arrived home that eveningdespite breaking all city and state speed limitsto a beautiful table _24_ with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he_25_ someone from the office had told her the news. Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful_26_. It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew youd get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show _27_how much I love you. I am so_28_ of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was. After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had _29_ out of Tinas pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read: “Dont _30_about not getting the raise! You do _31_one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you _32_you did not get the increase.” Suddenly tears welled in Andrews eyes. Total _33_! Tinas support for him was not _34_ upon his success at work. The fear of _35_is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.16AnervousBstrange Csilly Dupset17AfollowedBconsideredCrefused Dforgot18AsuggestedBimagined Cmissed Dsucceeded19ATotallyBObviouslyCEventuallyDConstantly20AbyBatCwithDfor21AactiveBsmartCbraveDpatient22AsurpriseBembarrassmentCsorrow Ddisappointment23AhesitatedBdemanded Cforbade Dagreed24AcoveredBmadeCdecorated Dset25Aconfirmed BprovedCfiguredDadmitted26AcardBboxCchequeDflower27AevenBalmostCnearlyDjust28AashamedBfondCproud Dscared29AappearedBslippedCescapedDspread30AargueBworryCtalk Dconcern31AdeserveBpreferCignore Dappreciate32Aso that Bin caseCas if Deven though33AsatisfactionBassistance CacceptanceDcommitment34AtemporaryBconditionalCflexibleDsubjective35ArejectionBchallenge CdistrustDpunishment第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOne day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem, while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter（仲裁人）. I read the examination problem："Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer（气压计）. ”The student had answered; "Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building.”The student had really answered the question completely, but the answer didn't confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and dashed off one, which read：“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula（公式）to calculate the height of the building.”At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn't help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others, and then added, "Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and said to him, Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.”, Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.36. The student got a zero at the beginning because _. A. the teacher wasn't satisfied with himB. his answer wasn't complete or correctC. the teacher didn't fully understand his answerD. his answer didn't show his knowledge of physics37. We know from the passage that _.A. the student knew the expected answerB. the administrator told Bohr the heightC. the author preferred Bohr's last answerD. the teacher was a very stubborn person38. We can learn from the passage that _. A. instructors can teach students how to thinkB. arbiters can help students to get high scoresC. students should be given more freedom in thinkingD. teachers should make students use physical formulas39. What was Bohr's attitude toward his schooling?A. Optimistic.B. Critical.C. Approving.D. Pessimistic.BAmericans are buying more products and services than ever before through the Internet. And experts say the popularity of online sales is likely to spread to other countries. Online sales now represent as much as 10% of all retail sales in the United States. This has led traditional stores to seek new ways to keep their customers loyal.Lynne used the Internet to buy everything she needed for her wedding and holiday gifts for her husband and stepdaughter. Other than food, 90% of her purchases were made on her home computer. “I find that, by being able to go online and choose the things that I need, and have them delivered to me right at my doorstep, I eliminate all the driving , all the crowds, all the noise of that, and I usually get a better selection.” There are a lot of people like her. Experts say American online shopping hit records in both November and December. 57% of Americans have bought something electronically. Store owners worry that this growing amount of online sales will hurt their business. Cornell University marketing professor Ed Melaughlin says they can keep their customers by selling goods like clothing, which buyers may want to see and try on before purchasing. The stores could also offer things that are difficult to ship. Besides, some stores can please customers by offering to repair electronic products.Bill Martin is the founder of Shopper Trak. His business helps stores learn about their customers. He said, “There is still a lot of emotion in the buying decision, you know, that takes place. Often you need that last sense of Boy, this is exactly what I want before you are ready to part with money, and you cant always get that online. Its a rather cold process.” While e-commerce worries some business owners, the only worry for delivery services is keeping up with the number of packages. UPS manager Dana Kline says her company is very busy at this time of year. UPS is so busy that it has filled 55,000 temporary work positions during the holiday season.40. The example of Lynne is mentioned in the passage to show_. A. online business has changed many Americans life. B. online sales will replace traditional sales sooner or later. C. traditional stores cant offer enough food to their customers. D. traditional stores find new ways to keep their customers loyal41. The underlined word “eliminate” in Paragragh2 can be replaced by _? A. Include B. Decrease C. Discourage D. Avoid42. It is implied in Bill Martins words that _. A. Store owners should learn more about their customers B. traditional stores can provide goods to buyers more quickly C. Traditional stores offer a social experience that some people enjoy D. Some owners are using websites to persuade people to visit their stores43. The purpose of this passage is to tell us _ A. The challenge online owners are faced with B. the challenge e-commerce causes to traditional sales C. The difference between online sales and traditional sales D. the trouble that customers often meet when purchasing onlineCAll around the world, shoppers flock to Wal-Mart to buy everythingIn Texas, they come for another reason: to see the wind turbine （涡轮机） , which supplies 5% of the store's electricityIt along with other facilities, such as exterior walls coated with heat-reflective paint, makes this Wal-Mart a green giantThe laws of economics suggest that Wal-Mart, with 5, 200 stores worldwide, influences everything including the price of all kinds of goodsIt throws its weight behind environmental responsibility, and the impact could be amazing"One little change in product packaging could save 1, 500 trees," says Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott"If everybody saves 1, 500 trees or 50 barrels of oil, at the end of the day you have made a huge difference"Scott wants Wal-Mart to do its part tooHe has promised to cut the existing greenhouse-gas emissions （排放） over the next few years and promised to construct new stores that are more efficientHe wants Wal-Mart's fleet （车队） of more than 7, 000 trucks to get twice as many miles per gallon by 2015Factories that show Wal-Mart they're cutting air pollution will get preferential treatment in the supply chainWal-Mart says it's working with consumer-product manufacturers to reduce their packaging and will reward them if they do soSome people may doubt it is a bid to attract attention from Wal-Mart's controversial labor and health-insurance practicesBut it's not just window dressing, because Wal-Mart sees profits in going greenScott says, "This is a business philosophy, not a social philosophyWe don't go where we don't think there's a great interest in change"Like Bill Gates, who started his charitable foundation, Scott happens to be promoting Wal-Mart's image at a time when his company's reputation is decliningHe acknowledges that he launched the plan partly to shield （保护，庇护） Wal-Mart from bad press about its contribution to global warming" By doing what we're doing today, we avoid the headline risks that are going to come for people who did not do anything," he says"At some point businesses will be held responsible for the actions they take" Meanwhile, should Wal-Mart succeed at shrinking its environmental footprint and lowering prices for green products, both the planet and the company will profit44We can infer from the passage that _ALee Scott is Wal-Mart's CEOBthere are 5, 200 stores in the worldCWal-Mart has a great influence on the world marketDWal-Mart has more than 7, 000 trucks all over the world45What does the underlined sentence "This is a business philosophy, not a social philosophy" mean in the fourth paragraph?AWal-Mart predicts huge profits in its green activityBWal-Mart's green activity is just window dressingCWal-Mart aims to solve its health-insurance practicesDWal-Mart doesn't have any social responsibility at all46What will Wal-Mart probably do in the future?AReduce air pollution in its present storesBGive favorable treatment to its consumersCAsk the factories to reduce their packagingDDem