黑龙江绥化三校高三上期中英语试卷

—Guess what? Tom has failed in the exam ____ second time.
—How come? He is ___ second to none in English in our class.

The population of this city ,forty percent of which_____, ______ 15% in the last three years

I invited him to dinner, but he___ my invitation with thanks.

— Have you ________ how much the trip will cost? —I’m working on it; just have a little patience.

We used to work in the same office and we____ often have coffee together, which I missed
so much years later．

It is amazing that the little boy can swim ________the river ________100 meters in width.

How can you expect him to make any progress _____ you never give him a chance to have a try?

He didn’t put the things ______ they belonged, for ______ reason he got his punishment．

—Will you join us in the party this Saturday evening?
—If I ____ ,I would ;but I will have left for Japan on business by then.

It is the interaction between people, rather than the events ___ occur in their lives, ____ is the main focus of social psychology.

Nowadays, cellphones have features such as games ,music and calendars and more new functions___.

_____ for his action on the playing field, but he is also famous for the things that he does off the playing field.

The country has already sent up three unmanned spacecraft, the most recent__at the end of last March.

The number 5.12 is a special number,__ ,I think, that will be remembered by Chinese people forever.

—Is the chemistry experiment easy? —______. I’ll just do my best.

  The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion .How we use our money may    as much or more than how much we’ve got it.
Money spent on experiences , rather than material goods,     more happiness.
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to    $1 million under your bed .What would you do         that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing      all else---- yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money        our selfish sides. We will      much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.
But studies show that    goods often fail to deliver       happiness. Fortunately ,our ongoing research      many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend .Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.
But making these       needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to      buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners , on average ,were no happier than       .
So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea       it means spending less time with your families and friends.
And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying       than material things. Experimental purchases—such as trips ,concerts and special meals –are more    connected to our sense of self.
And experiences come with one more    . They tend to bring us      to other people , but more often, material things are enjoyed      .So social contacts are important to       mental and physical health.

A．present B．matter C．appear D．equal

A．leads to B．breaks out C．holds on D．brings along

A．keep B．own C．discover D．count

A．to B．with C．about D．for

A．above B．below C．before D．after

A．shows B．explains C．proves D．designs

A．depend B．concentrate C．take D．look

A．mental B．material C．beautiful D．clever

A．outgoing B．lasting C．willing D．exciting

A．invites B．offers C．prefers D．follows

A．changes B．plans C．decisions D．mistakes

A．know B．view C．dream D．judge

A．buyers B．sellers C．builders D．renters

A．if B．how C．unless D．though

A．houses B．cars C．experiences D．health

A．clearly B．hardly C．generally D．deeply

A．advantage B．conclusion C．purpose D．identity

A．familiar B．close C．proper D．native

A．completely B．worldwide C．secretly D．alone

A．gain B．damage C．improve D．build

The sun is shining when I get on No. 151 bus. We passengers sit jammed together in heavy clothes. No one speaks. That’s one of the unwritten rules of Chicago commuting. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to hide behind our newspapers. The phenomenon is striking: people who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their distance.
As the bus approaches the Magnificent Mile, a voice suddenly rings out: “Attention! Attention!” Papers rattle (发出细小声). Necks crane (伸长). “This is your driver speaking.”
We look at the back of the driver’s head. His voice has authority.
“All of you put your papers down.”
The papers come down, an inch at a time. The driver waits. The papers are folded and placed on our laps.
“Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead.”
Amazingly, we all do it. Still, no one smiles.
I face an older woman, her head wrapped tightly in a red scarf. I see her nearly every day. Our eyes meet. We wait, unblinking, for the next order from the driver.
“Now, repeat after me…” It is a command, delivered in the tones of a drill sergeant (操练军士). “Good morning, neighbor!”
Our voices are weak and timid. For many of us, these are the first words we have spoken today. But we say them at the same time, like schoolchildren, to the strangers beside us.
We smile and can’t help it. We have said it; the barrier has been broken. Good morning, neighbor. It is not so hard after all. Some of us repeat it. Others shake hands. Many laugh.
The bus driver says nothing more. He doesn’t need to. Not a single newspaper goes back up. I hear laughter, a warm sound I have never heard before on bus No. 151. This day is starting off better than most.
On hearing the sudden utterance of “Attention!”, the passengers ___________.

The underlined word “commuting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ___________.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

What would be the best title for the text?

Wanted
Project Management Assistant
Responsibility:
Provide service for the project in Chongqing.
Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work.
Responsible for file management, customer service for students & parents.
Requirements:
College degree and above.
Good English and computer skill.
Related working experience in an international organization.
Patient, careful, supportive. Have strong team work spirit.
English Teacher
Responsibility:
Conduct English teaching according to British education system.
Requirements:
University degree and above in English major or normal English.
Eager to learn and open-minded with creativity.
With deep understanding for different cultures.
(Warmly welcome the fresh graduates to apply for this position.)
Marketing Assistant
Responsibility:
Responsible for the local management of marketing & sales activities according to the instructions from the head office.
Collect related information to the head office.
Develop relationship with local media and customers.
Requirements:
College degree and above with good English (speaking & writing).
With basic idea of sales and marketing, related experience is preferred.
Working experience in the international organizations is a must.
Good communication and presentation skills
Accountant
Responsibility:
Accountant work for Chongqing office and project.
Perform the finance management locally according to the rules & policy of the company.
Requirements:
College degree and above in finance area.
Good English and good computer skill.
Have sense of finance management.
At least 2 years’ experience as an accountant in an international organization is a must.
Self-management, hardworking, independent and able to deal with pressure.
You can go to http:// www. 51job.com for more information.
Please mail or fax your resume (both in English & Chinese), diploma, training certificates and expected salary to the following address within two weeks. No personal visit or telephone call before that. Your materials will be kept in ACE files.
Add: Room 1806 Plaza Building Yuzhong District Chongqing 40010
Fax No: 023- 63728428
Email: acercq @ cta.cq.cn
If you have just graduated from a university, you should apply for the position as _______.

If you want to get the position as the project management assistant, in your resume you’d better say ___________.

If you want to apply for a position, you can _________.

While success is surely sweeter than failure, it seems failure is a far better teacher, and organizations that fail miserably often flourish (繁荣) more in the long run, according to a new study by Vinit Desai, assistant professor of management at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Researchers have found that people missing their goals perform much better in the long run. That is because they gain more knowledge from their failures than their successes and the lessons are more likely to stay longer in their minds.
“We found that the knowledge gained from success was often fleeting while knowledge from failure stuck around for years,” said professor Desai, who led the study. “But companies often ignore failure. Managers may fire people or turn over the whole workforce while they should treat the failure as a learning opportunity.”
Prof Desai compared the flights of the space shuttle Atlantis and the Challenger. During the Atlantis flight last year, a piece of insulation (绝缘体) broke off and damaged the left solid rocket booster (助推火箭) but didn’t influence the program. There was little investigation. The Challenger was launched next and another piece of insulation broke off. This time the shuttle and its seven–person crew were destroyed. The disaster led to a major investigation resulting in 29 changes to prevent future disasters.
The difference in response in the two cases came down to this: Atlantis was considered a success and the Challenger a failure.
“Despite crowded skies, airlines are extremely reliable,” he said. “The number of failures is extremely small. And past researches have shown that older airlines, those with more experience in failure, have a lower number of accidents.”
Prof Desai doesn’t recommend finding out failure in order to learn. Instead, he advises organizations to analyze small failures to collect useful information rather than wait for major failures.
Why did experts pay little attention to the problem of Atlantis?

Fewer accidents happen to older airlines in that ________.

The passage is written mainly to ________.

Which writing strategy is NOT used in developing the passage?

Culture helps human societies survive in changing natural environment．For example, the end of the last Ice Age, beginning about 15,000 years ago, brought a big challenge to which humans had to adapt．Before this time, large parts of the northern hemisphere were covered in great sheets of ice that contained much of the earth' s water．In North America, large animals that wandered the vast tundra （冰原） provided people with food and materials for clothing and simple shelters．When the earth became warm, large Ice Age animals disappeared, and many land areas were covered by rising sea levels from melting ice．But people survived, they developed new technologies and learned how to survive on new plant and animal species． Finally some people settled into permanent villages, durable houses and farms．
Cultural adaptation has made humans one of the most successful species on the planet． Through history, major developments in technology, medicine, and nutrition have allowed people to reproduce and survive in ever-increasing numbers．The global population has risen from 8 million during the Ice Age to about 6 billion today．
However, the successes of culture adaptation can also create problems in the long run．Over the last 200 years, people have begun to use large quantities of natural resources and energy and to produce a great amount of material and chemical wastes．The global population now consumes some important natural resources—such as petroleum, wood, and minerals—faster than nature can produce them．Many scientists believe that in the process of burning fuels and producing wastes, people may be changing the global climate in unpredictable and possibly harmful ways．Thus, the adaptive success of the present-day global culture of production and trade may be temporary．
What is the first paragraph mainly talking about?

To deal with the problems, human beings should ______according to the passage．

Which of the following is the problem caused by cultural adaptation according to the passage?

Which of the following can be the best tide of the passage?

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。
“The chair is out to kill us,” says James Levine, a professor at the Mayo School of Medicine. Most of us have years of sitting experiences, considering ourselves quite good at it. _____But unfortunately ,a good deal of data suggests that we’re off our chairs to spend so much time on the vast variety of other seats where we’re fond of parking our bottoms .Here are some things that scientists have learned about the insidious (阴险的)nature of sitting.
Sitting position has gone wrong .
The human body is designed for walking. ______ But lately, not so much. In general, scientists believe ,Americans now sit for more than half of their walking hours .Sadly ,the sitting position exerts force on the body which can lead to a lot of trouble including poor circulation (血液循环) ，aches and pains.
_______
We’re not using much energy when we’re sitting still. ______ It is also just another way of saying “watch out for extra pounds .”It is mainly the chair that has caused the increase in obesity rates .A person with a desk job may burn 300 calories a day at work , but the same person might burn 2,300 calories a day in jobs that require considerable physical efforts. In other words , we need more walking to burn more calories.
Realize the damage.
Sitting at your desk and working hard for hours on end can increase your chances of getting a promotion. ______ When comparing people who spent the most time sitting with those who spent the least time sitting, researchers found more sitting increases the risks of death from all causes.

E. Certainly people have done that for thousands of years
F. We should be more patient and work longer than before.
G. That is just another way of saying“we are not burning many calories”.

单词拼写：（共20个小题，每小题0.5分，共计10分,注：后5题为短语拼写）
同时      adv.        m_____________
传统地    adv.        t______________
围绕，环绕 vt.        s ______________
怀疑的，不相信的 adj. s______________
袭击，攻击  vt.       a______________
评论，话语 n        r______________
暂时的，临时的 adj.   t______________
与 ……相似 v.       r______________
可获得的   adj.       a______________
保证.   vt.          g______________
替换的,可供选择的 adj. a______________
最后；最终   adv.   e______________
抗议    vi.           p______________
坚决的 adj.         d______________
涉及，包括v.       i______________
正在增加            _______________
以为……理所当然     _______________
达成协议；做成交易  _______________
培养，养育           ______________
谋生                 ______________

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：把多余的词用斜线（/）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。
An old man whose eyesight was failing comes to stay in a hotel, a bottle of whisky in his hand. On the wall was a fly he took for a nail. The moment he tried to hang the bottle on it, they fell and broke. When the landlady discovered what had been happened, she decided to do him favor. The next morning when he was out, the hotel worker hammered a nail exact where the “fly” had been. Before the old man came back, the smell of the whisky reminded him the accident. Looking at the spot what he thought the “fly” was again, he was so angry that he slapped it with all his strengths. On hearing the loud cry, the landlady rushed in. To her surprise, the poor old man was sitting on the floor with his teeth clenched(咬紧) and the palm of his hand bleed.

假如你是新华中学的高三学生李华，你校校报最近为高三学生创立了名为 “Sharing” 的专栏(column)。请你写一篇文章对其进行介绍，并谈谈自己的看法。
内容要点包括：
开设目的：缓解压力，确保健康
专栏内容：高三学生的问题、困扰及焦虑；有针对性的指导及建议
专栏优势：专业的心理指导
你的感想
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Our school has set up a column called Sharing for Senior 3 students.
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