福建泉州市高三3月教学质量检查英语试卷

— Are the two dresses of the same size and price?
— Yes. You may take           , if you like.

In this new city, we everyone will meet the           when we don’t know what to do.

The school board has             teachers to spare no effort to help the students who have fallen behind in studies.

Although this kind of vegetable tastes           , yet it is rich in nutrition and good for your health.

Jack was late for nearly two hours this morning but he gave such important reasons            he was excused.

A terrible thought           Mr. Smith when he was leaving for work: what if an accident happened while his son was alone at home?

It’s burning hot today. Shall we rest in the shade            these trees?

— I feel it necessary that everything           by the time our manager arrives.
— Yes, to make sure the conference is held on schedule.

The stranger            to walk into the building in the early morning was probably a salesman.

With piles of work at hand, Jane doubts            she can pass the coming driving test.

Little Jim            to my home after he broke my mobile phone by accident.

           the duty of taking good care of my parents, I have decided to work in Quanzhou, which is close to my hometown.

I wondered why John kept it a secret. It was not until he            three times that he told me the truth.

The stadium is very splendid and attractive in appearance,            may be imagined.

To my great disappointment, my best friend left the city            I could have a word with her.

Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time         in many ways.
Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a         meaning to the event. It is not a         to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day,         he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that something is urgent and         immediate attention.
The samemeaning is        telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think it is a       of life or death. The time chosen for the call          its importance.
In social life, time plays a very         part. In the United States, gueststend to feel they are not highly regarded if the         to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not         in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far         because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be        .
The meaning of time        from place to place in the world.        , misunderstandings often arise between people from different cultures that         time differently. For example, promptness (准时) is         greatly in American life. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as         or not fully responsible. In the US, no one would think of keeping a business partner         for an hour; it would be too rude. A person who is five minutes late is           to make a short apology.

A．wastes B．communicates C．travels D．runs

A．special B．ridiculous C．precious D．rare

A．custom B．deal C．problem D．duty

A．whenever B．though C．while D．once

A．gives B．escapes C．pays D．requires

A．compared with B．covered with C．attached to D．devoted to

A．story B．matter C．game D．view

A．reduces B．ignores C．doubts D．stresses

A．different B．small C．significant D．equal

A．plan B．invitation C．gift D．wish

A．true B．useful C．clear D．grateful

A．on time B．at length C．in advance D．by chance

A．remembered B．forgotten C．canceled D．opposed

A．varies B．separates C．rushes D．keeps

A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．Thus D．Besides

A．make B．kill C．save D．treat

A．complained B．valued C．seized D．influenced

A．impolite B．desperate C．helpless D．unlucky

A．working B．approaching C．waiting D．thinking

A．forced B．expected C．refused D．blessed

When tea was first brought to England between 1652 and 1654, it was so expensive that only the rich could buy it. It was said that an old couple had some sent to them as a great treat. But they did not know how it ought to be used. Eventually they boiled the leaves, put some of them on a piece of bacon for dinner, ate the leaves, and threw the tea soup away. However, tea quickly proved popular enough to replace ale（麦芽酒）as the national drink of England after King Charles II and his Portuguese wife began to follow this foreign tea tradition.
Before the introduction of tea into Britain, the English had two main meals — breakfast and dinner. Breakfast was ale, bread and beef. Dinner was a long, massive meal at the end of the day. It was no wonder that Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788 — 1861) experienced a “sinking feeling” in the late afternoon. So she invited friends to join her for an additional afternoon meal at five o’clock in her castle. The menu centered around small cakes, bread and butter sandwiches, and, of course, tea. This summer practice proved so popular that the Duchess continued it when she returned to London, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for “tea and a walking the fields”.
The practice of inviting friends to come for tea in the afternoon was quickly picked up by other social hostesses. A common pattern of service soon came into practice. The first pot of tea was made in the kitchen and carried to the lady of the house who waited with her invited guests, surrounded by fine porcelain（瓷器）from China. The first pot was warmed by the hostess from a second pot (usually silver) that was kept heated over a small flame. Food and tea was then passed among the guests, the main purpose of the visiting being conversation.
The story of the old couple in Paragraph 1 is to show ____________.

The underlined phrase “sinking feeling” in Paragraph 2 refers to a feeling of ____________.

According to the passage, the key factors of a typical afternoon tea include ____________.
a. cakes and bread
b. a massive meal
c. tea   d. ale
e. fine porcelain
f. silver tea pot
g. a small flame

We can know from the passage that afternoon tea ____________.

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island in the summer of 1922.
Nick Carraway rents a small house in West Egg on Long Island, next door to the expensive house of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire who often holds extravagant（奢侈的）parties. Nick’s cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom, a college classmate of Nick’s, live in East Egg across the bay.
Nick later learns that Gatsby knew and fell in love with Daisy in 1917 and is still deeply in love with her. He spends many nights staring at her house across the bay from his house, hoping to recover their lost relationship one day. Gatsby’s extravagant lifestyle and wild parties are an attempt to impress Daisy in the hope that she will one day appear again at Gatsby’s doorstep. With the help of Nick, Gatsby and Daisy get in touch again. But after a short time, Tom forces the group to drive into New York City, saying that he and Daisy have a history that Gatsby could never understand. In addition, he announces that Gatsby is a criminal whose fortune comes from illegal activities. Daisy realizes that her allegiance（忠心）is to Tom, and Tom sends her back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt him.
When Nick and Tom drive home, they discover that Gatsby’s car has struck and killed Myrtle. Nick later learns from Gatsby that Daisy, not Gatsby himself, was driving the car at the time of the accident but Gatsby intends to take the blame anyway. Myrtle’s husband, George, arrives at Gatsby’s house and fatally（致命地）shoots both Gatsby and then himself.
Nick stages a small funeral for Gatsby with few coming to mourn the passing of his romantic dream. After that, Nick moves back to the Midwest, disillusioned（幻灭）with the Eastern lifestyle.
At first glance, the novel appears to be a simple love story, but further examination shows Fitzgerald’s masterful observation of American society during the 1920s and the corruption（堕落）of the American dream.

Gatsby often holds extravagant parties in order to ____________.

The friend circle of Gatsby before and after his death tells ____________.

What do we know about Gatsby from the passage?

The last paragraph of the passage is to show ____________.

There’s always a lot to do to get the kids ready to go back to school, let alone trying to get them excited about the idea. To help your kids get ready, save a few dollars in the process and have some fun with them in the dying days of summer, try a few of these fun filled activities.
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UP-CYCLING
Every student needs school supplies. But a lot of what they need is already littering around your house. If you don’t have reusable school supplies at home, you might have the materials to make them.
Try up-cycling with your kids and change old or useless products into new ones.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
●Sew blue jeans into pencil cases.
●Turn shoeboxes into arts storage boxes.
●Use an old belt as a books belt.
●Wrap book covers in old posters.
Up-cycling is a great way to develop artistic talent and creative thinking in your children.
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PLAN TO PACK AHEAD
Most teachers and schools reward green behavior among students. To help your kids stay green, be sure to have these items on hand so you can pack them litter-less lunches.
Here’s what you need:
●Reusable lunch containers.
●A firm lunchbox and thermos（水瓶）.
●Reusable napkins（餐巾）.
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MAP IT OUT
Across the country, kids are thinking about how they’ll get to school. Do I walk? Do I bike? Either way, avoid driving them if at all possible.
Kids need to stay active and want to connect with other local kids on the way to school. Help your children map out their route or get them involved with a local walking school bus. A walking school bus is groups of children walking to school with one or more adults.
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We hope these activities will help you and your kids get ready for the new school year, and that you’ll have some fun in the process. Last but not least, some activities may require encouragements … may we suggest some organic chocolate ice cream.
What do the suggested activities have in common?

The activities of UP-CYCLING bring benefits of ___________.
a. making old products into creative school supplies
b. making friends with local kids on the way to school
c. bringing fun of cooperation between parents and kids
d. packing litter-less lunches to school
e. developing kids’ artistic talent and creative thinking

Which of the following is TRUE about the MAP IT OUT activity?

The passage is most probably intended for ___________.

Each Sunday, people can hear the music of the Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco. The Spanish missionaries（传教士）built the church in 1791. It was the start of a special kind of neighborhood: the Mission District.
The area is a place with a long and varied history. One community member says that it’s important for people to understand the many levels of history in the neighborhood. He feels that this knowledge is a big part of understanding what it means to be a real San Franciscan.
One of the most interesting parts of the district is its people. Over the years, immigrants have come to the area from Ireland, Germany, and Italy. But the most recent immigrants are mainly from Latin America. It’s easy to see the style that these recent additions give to the neighborhood. You can see it in the art on the walls, taste it in the food, and hear it in the music!
Juan Pedro Gaffney, the director of the Spanish Choir（唱诗班）of San Francisco, says that the people there share the pain and the happiness of their friends and family members and that music has always been a basic part of cultural identity in the district. He feels that the music of the district is colorful and lively.
But it isn’t just its music that’s colorful and lively. Its art is full of life as well.
The local art community stays close to the area’s culture and tradition. A local arts organization often leads people on walks through the district. They visit streets like Balmy Alley, which is famous for its murals （壁画）. Even though the meanings behind the murals are always changing, they are still very powerful. One artist explains that they are fighting for fairness in the community and to help the environment through murals. Apparently, they’re something the community likes.
Many of these artists feel that the district is a successful neighborhood where new immigrants are welcome. “People see that they’re not so different from each other,” says one artist. “There are a lot of things that bind（捆绑）the immigrants through culture and tradition.”
The underlined phrase “this knowledge” in Paragraph 2 refers to ____________.

The author shows the multi-culture of the Mission District from the aspects of ____________.

It can be inferred from the passage that in the Mission District ____________.

What would be the best title for the passage?

Scientists have discovered a special biological behavior in dolphins（海豚） that could lead to a treatment for late-onset diabetes（晚发的糖尿病） in humans. Studies on dolphins found that healthy dolphins switch into a diabetic-like state overnight when they are not feeding, but return to normal when they eat the following morning.
The extraordinary finding has led scientists to suggest that dolphins have “genetic switch” that allows them to imitate diabetes while they are not feeding for a night, without suffering any ill effect.
If researchers can identify a similar genetic pathway in human, they may be able to develop drugs to effectively switch off diabetes. Some 2.2 million people in Britain have type 2 (or late-onset) diabetes, a figure that is expected to reach 4 million by 2025 as a consequence of rising levels of obesity（肥胖）.
The tissues of people with type 2 diabetes have become resistant to insulin（胰岛素） so they lose the ability to control sugar levels in their blood. The condition can damage the heart, eyes, kidneys（肾脏） and nerves and contribute to 5% of all deaths, according to the World Healthy Organization.
Dolphins appear to imitate diabetes to keep high levels of blood sugar when food is rare. Like humans, dolphins need some sugar in their blood for their brains to function normally. Venn-Watson’s team analyzed 1,000 blood samples（样本） from 52 dolphins while they didn’t eat anything overnight and fed in the morning. At night time, the dolphins’ metabolism（新陈代谢）changed greatly and showed similar characteristics to that seen in people with type 2 diabetes.
“It is our hope that this discovery can lead to new ways to prevent, treat and maybe even cure diabetes in humans,” said Stephanie Venn-Watson, director of clinical research at the National Marine Foundation in San Diego.
What’s the main idea of the passage?

The key to applying the finding to curing human diabetes lies in ____________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

What will happen to dolphins if not fed for a night according to Venn-Watson?

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。
Thirty years ago, communication wasn’t so convenient. And my grandparents wrote letters to their friends and __________（亲戚）. They wrote to each __________ because Grandpa worked in the city and Grandma lived in the country. It __________（花费）about one week to deliver a letter. When Grandma asked questions in her letter, she had to wait more than two weeks to get the answers! If they had anything u______         and to deliver immediately, they had to send telegrams.
The telephone became popular in the early 1990s. But not until 1998 did my dad’s family h_________          a telephone. Although it was much f         than writing letters, it was still inconvenient. Once Dad arrived home late because he helped a granny __________ his way. My grandparents were very worried because they couldn’t get in           with him. Then my dad bought his first mobile phone in 2002.
My favorite communication tool is the mobile phone. I have used it since my sixteenth birthday. My parents and friends can find me w         I am. It’s very convenient, but at the same time it is easy to get bothered, especially when I want to stay alone. Sometimes I have headaches after ______（谈话）on the mobile phone for a long time.

假如你是李华，最近美国梅德韦中学访学团将到你校交流学习中文。请你以学生代表的身份，根据以下内容要求，用英语拟写一份发言稿。
内容要求： 1．表示欢迎；
2．介绍几种提高中文听说能力的方法；
3．表达希望和祝福。
注意：1．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．词数：120左右。
Hello, everyone.
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Thank you.