[福建]2014届福建省四地六校高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷

Food safety has become a growing concern. Had the offenders been punished severely enough, the situation________ different now.

According to our school rules, students ________ not carry mobile phones when taking a exam.

—Cathy, what are you going to do this weekend?
—________, I’m going to see my parents in the countryside.

It’s inner beauty, in my opinion, rather than physical beauty, ____matters in the long run.

—Could I surf the Internet for twenty more minutes, Mum?
—Oh, dear, if you________.

His mind went so blank that little________ down for the first ten minutes in the test.

________ President Xi Jinping put________ clearly and firmly, “The Chinese dream, after all, is the dream of the people. We must make persistent efforts and strive to realize it.”

You never know where happiness will________ next, so grasp every chance around you.

—Have you got any idea why Mother asks for me?
—She wants you to________ your staying up last night.

Seeing the coach nodding ________ to her, the little dancer was no more nervous and went on with her performance.

That hazy（雾霾）weather has hit 104 cities in middle-east China lately makes citizens well aware of
______a terrible problem China is faced with.

Little John hardly got anything in________ for his kind act, ________ made him unhappy．

Look! Some workers are busy building a monument, one ______ the national hero

________ we have got everything ready, let’s begin the debate. 

—I have passed the job interview!
—________!

When I was 12, a story happening to me told me what true forgiveness meant.
One Saturday afternoon I was playing, throwing little stones, with several boys of my age when  I_____ a porch window carelessly.___ frightened me was that I would get caught by the owner, an old woman customer for whom I delivered papers every day._____, several days later, when I  made sure I hadn’t been found, I came to feel （39）_____for her loss. _____, each day she _____ me when greeting me as I delivered her papers, but I felt somehow  _____ when I faced her.
Then I made up my mind to save money to  _____ the loss. Three weeks later, I _____ to save 7 dollars and put it in an envelope with a note ____ that I was sorry for having broken her window and hoped that the seven dollars would  ____ the repairing cost. After that, I put the envelope in her letter slot that evening. In this way, I felt  _____ and I couldn’t wait for the freedom of, once again, looking straight _____ the old lady’s eyes.
On the day that followed, I delivered her paper and was able,  _____, to smile at her as she did. She thanked me for her being  _____ and then gave me  _____cookies. After eating several cookies, I felt an envelope and (52) _____ it out of the bag. I was  _____when I opened the envelope, inside which were the very 7 dollars and a short  _____ reading “I am proud of you”. I _____it was true forgiveness.

A．opened B．broke C．closed D．repaired

A．They B．That C．What D．It

A．However B．Therefore C．Still D．Besides

A．ashamed B．guilty C．innocent D．stupid

A．In general B．To conclude C．As usual D．For sure

A．smiled to B．pointed to C．spoke to D．shouted to

A．unfortunate B．unfriendly C．uncomfortable D．unfair

A．look for B．compensate for C．ask for D．apply for

A．tried B．succeeded C．managed D．meant

A．speaking B．explaining C．talking D．writing

A．cover B．cut C．increase D．balance

A．free of charge B．free of tax C．free of shame D．free of duty

A．into B．at C．for D．to

A．in turn B．in return C．on the contrary D．by contrast

A．cheated B．awarded C．served D．informed

A．a number of B．a bag of C．a plate of D．a box of

A．pushed B．pulled C．picked D．forced

A．pleased B．interested C．shocked D．terrified

A．note B．notice C．map D．picture

A．said B．expected C．knew D．regretted

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a New York subway station, playing his violin. Many of passers-by slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man.
　　The next day, at the same place, he put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different than the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he adjusted the violin and began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to.
　The words read, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat mistakenly. Please come to claim it soon.”
　　Seeing this, people wondered what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there hurriedly and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, “Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would certainly come here.”
　　“Are you Mr. George Sang”? asked the young violinist.
The man nodded.   “Did you lose something?”　“Lottery. It’s lottery.” “Is it?” The violinist took out a lottery ticket and asked.
　　George nodded promptly and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he danced with the violinist.
　　The story turned out to be this: George Sang bought a lottery ticket, winning a prize of $500,000. After work, he passed the station and felt the music was so wonderful that he took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to attend further study in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
When asked why he didn’t take the lottery ticket for himself, the violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.”
What is the sequence(顺序) of the story?
a. The violinist tried to look for the ticket-owner            
b. George Sang won a lottery  
c. George Sang threw $50 and his ticket in the hat of a violinist’s 
d. The violinist found the owner of the lottery ticket
e. A young student played the violinist near a subway station.

George Sang was so ______that he kissed the lost ticket and danced with the violinist.

By telling the story, the writer intends to tell us that__________.

We can infer from the passage that______.

The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, accommodation with furniture paid for 90 percent medical reimbursement（报销）, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence.
Senior Business Editor
You must:
（1）Assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them;
（2）Be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed;
（3）Ideally have been working or have worked in a position of Responsibility and
understand what leadership intends;
（4）Have had at least five years' editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.
Senior Copy Editor 
You must:
（1）Work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;
（2）Edit or rewrite copy and give smart headlines and captions (文字说明);
（3）Have had at least two years' editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.
Copy Editor
You must:
（1）Be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing smart headlines and captions:
（2）Be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print;
（3）Have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.
Graphic Designer
You must:
（1）Have excellent skills in information graphics;
（2）Be good at illustrations and freehand drawings;
（3）Be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts（布局）;
（4）Have a good sense of typography（活版印刷术）;
（5）Have good news judgment;
（6）Be fluent in English.
For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.
What is the purpose of this passage?

What is not required about Graphic Designer?        

How many positions need editing experience?

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

What is an idiom? An idiom is a group of words which, when used together, has a different meaning from the one which the individual words have. For example, “---How do you know that Sid and Nancy have separated ?” “---I heard it on the grapevine(葡萄藤)”.
Of course, the second speaker does not mean he heard the news about John by putting his ear to a grapevine! He is conveying the idea visually of information spreading around a widespread network, similar to a grapevine. We use idioms to express something that other words do not express as clearly or as cleverly. We often use an image or symbol to describe something as clearly as possible and thus make our point as effectively as possible. For example, "in a nutshell" suggests the idea of having all the information contained within very few words. Idioms tend to be informal and are best used in spoken rather than written English.
One of the best ways to learn an idiom is by looking at the context in which it is used. This can be done by concentrating on the rest of the sentence and try to guess the meaning. Many idioms are not that difficult to understand when considered in their context. For example: We are going to have a surprise party for Tom tomorrow. It's a secret so please don't let the cat out of the bag. 
　'Let the cat out of the bag' is an idiom. Imagine you don't know what this idiom means; by looking at the words preceding, it should be easy to guess that the speaker does not want you to tell Tom about the surprise party. Therefore, 'let the cat out of the bag' must mean something like' reveal a secret' or 'tell a secret'.
Which of the following sentences is NOT similar to  “I heard it on the grapevine. ” in figures of speech(在修辞方面)？

“I was feeling under the weather so I went to see a doctor.” The underlined idiom  means____.

It is most probable that idioms will be seen______.

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

Those who spend more pre-bedtime hours using the Internet or watching television are more likely to report insufficient sleep, even though they sleep almost as long as people spending fewer pre-bedtime hours in front of a computer or television screen, survey findings show.
“While many people use electronic media, say, the Internet, it should be noted that the longer media use before sleep can trigger (self-perceived) insufficient sleep,” lead researcher Dr Nakamori Suganuma, of Osaka University, Japan, told the reporter.
He and colleagues obtained data on self-perceived sleep problems and the use of electronic media prior to bedtime from 5,875 altogether Japanese respondents in two separate Internet-based surveys. Their findings are published in Sleep and Biological Rhythms.
Nearly half of the respondents associated their problem with electronic media use before bedtime. Longer electronic media users were also more likely to report insufficient sleep.
“Overall, 29% of light users (less than 1.5 hours) listed electronic media use as a possible cause of their insufficient sleep. By comparison, 40% of medium users (1.5 to 3 hours) and 54% of heavy users (more than 3 hours) said the same. 
However, longer Internet and television use before bedtime did not correlate with less actual sleep.
While heavy users averaged about 3 more hours in front of computer or television screens than light users, the heavy users averaged only about 12 minutes less pre-workday sleep time than light users.
Notably, Suganuma said, "Internet use affected self-perceived insufficient sleep more than TV watching not only in younger Internet users but also in middle-aged or aged Internet users."
Up to 38% of the respondents listed accessing the Internet far into the night as a possible cause for their sleep disturbance, while about 25% said watching television far into the night caused it.
The findings suggest that while heavy computer and television use before bedtime has a small effect on sleep duration, it may have a more significant effect on "sleep demand and sleep quality," Suganuma notes.
Heavy computer and television user before bed time are more likely to be______ than light ones.

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

The passage seems to suggest that people ______.

Which of the following phrases is similar in meaning to the underlined phrase in the sixth paragraph?

EVERYBODY in this world is different from one another. But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money?
As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, it’s not easy to change later in life.
Financial experts say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances. This is part of our value system and it has a great impact on the way we look after our money.
According to our different values, experts put us in three categories. They are: the ant, the cricket and the snail.
The ant—works first
Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people don’t care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk.
The cricket—fun first
The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn’t think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance.
The snail—lives under pressure
The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long-term loans from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.
We can learn from the text that _____.

Of the three types of people, the one that has no weakness is _____.

If you had three dollars, you would spend all of it. Which type do you belong to?

The text tells us mainly about _____.

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。
Hi, Daisy,
I am wondering why you haven’t showed up online for such a long time. I’m sorry to know your mother has f    ill in hospital and that your father is struggling for a living. _____ is no doubt that what you are ________ (经历) affects your life greatly, making you unable to c       on your study. I understand how you are feeling at the moment and I truly wish that I could be ______ any help. Life can be hard at times and we can never expect what lies      （前方）.    Life is a challenge. We had no choice but to meet it. ______ happens, you need to r        optimistic and try what you can to help your parents. It is by meeting difficulties and overcoming _________ that one learns how to survive. I hope your mother will be all right soon and it won’t be long _______ things turn better.

据报道，近年来全国一些城镇幼儿园、小学校车重大安全事故频发，造成严重伤亡，引起了社会极大关注。事故原因复杂。下面两幅图反映了其中两种原因。
请你写一篇短文，给某英文报社投稿，陈述这种现象、分析其原因并简要发表自己的观点。