[福建]2014届福建省福州市八县高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

—Skipping breakfast is a great way to lose weight．
—_____ ．Actually it has the opposite effect．

一Do you know why Chris decided to leave the company?
一He held out for higher wages，which were_____ in the end.

_____ his position as mayor to give jobs to his friends，Williams is now under investigation．

Many plants could move northward and toward the Pacific coast_____ rising temperatures and changes in rainfall．

As Britain’s first and only female Prime Minister, Thatcher was famous for her_____ style, and thus she was called the“Iron Lady”．

Just_____ those thoughts from your mind——they’re crazy and not worth thinking about．

The government will begin a series of_____ to help the public fully understand the new educational system．

一What if you_____ to send an essay with your application?
一I would have been rejected．

With the word“PM2．5"_____ appearing in media reports，people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for smoggy days．

The No．1 underground，hopefully_____ in the near future，will greatly improve the traffic conditions in Fuzhou

Whether you like it or not，we live in a community_____ on--line chatting is an important part of communication．

The so-called Asia—Pacific century will make no sense_____ China develops．

一You seem to be familiar with this city．
一I_____ here for three years．It’s great to be back．

_____ more than 100 million references to the word“tuhao” on social media since early September．

_____ I believe，and you will find him very capable．

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength．       the story of this boy for example．He decided to study judo(柔道)       he had lost his left       in a car accident．
The boy began lessons        an old Japanese judo master．The boy was doing well，      he couldn’t understand why，after three months of training，the master had      him only one move．
“Sensei，”the boy       said to his master，“shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you’11 ever      to know，”the sensei replied．
Not quite understanding，but believing in his teacher，the boy       training．
Several months later，the sensei        the boy to his first tournament．
To his      ,  the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more         ，but after some time，his opponent(对手)became impatient and charged；the boy skillfully       his one move to win the match．Still amazed by his       ，the boy was now in the finals．
This time，his opponent was bigger，stronger，and more       ．For a while，the boy appeared to be defeated．       that the boy might get       ，the referee called a timeout(暂停)．He was about to stop the match when the sensei       ，saying，“No，let him continue．”
Soon after the match began again，his opponent made a big       :he dropped his guard．The boy won the tournament．
When asked，“how did I win with only one move ? ”，the sensei answered, “First，you’ve  almost      one of the most difficult throws in all of judo．Second，the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grasp your left arm．”

A．Take B．Give C．Tell D．Make

A．because B．though C．before D．until

A．1eg B．eye C．arm D．hand

A．with B．as C．beneath D．1ike

A．for B．since C．so D．or

A．promised B．taught C．allowed D．delivered

A．honestly B．finally C．impatiently D．rapidly

A．need B．fail C．agree D．demand

A．avoided B．stopped C．kept D．regretted

A．applied B．kept C．carried D．took

A．embarrassment B．encouragement C．disappointment D．astonishment

A．difficult B．awkward C．frightening D．unique

A．sacrificed B．suggested C．quitted D．used

A．competitor B．master C．success D．challenge

A．responsible B．experienced C．casual D．stressed

A．Concerned B．Threatened C．Disappointed D．Delighted

A．tired B．defeated C．hurt D．fined

A．sighed B．added C．approved D．interrupted

A．discovery B．difference C．mistake D．decision

A．created B．mastered C．exposed D．watched

Having just quit a highly moneymaking job with tech giant Microsoft in the United States，where he’d made millions working as a program manager，Patrick Awuah would wake up once in a while wondering if he’d done the right thing．
What Awuah wanted was to create a university in his native Ghana．a state-of-the-art education centre that would help educate the country’s next generation of leaders．Awuah moved with his family back to Ghana．There，he invested his own money and with the help of other donors he founded Ashesi University．
“Africa needs to have a renaissance(复兴),” says Awuah as he explained what drove him to take the risky decision．“The world needs to change in this way and I strongly believe that people like me need to be part of the solution；I need to be really actively involved in helping to drive this change in Africa‘‘
Located about an hour's drive from the capital Accra，Ashesi，which appropriately translates to “beginning,” is the first Ghanaian university to combine technical majors with a liberal arts approach．Its campus，set on 100 acres in a town called Berekuso，was designed to be inspiring for the more than 500 young Ghanaians studying there．
“So when I look at universities I see Africa fast—forward 30 years．When this 20-year-old is now in his or her 50s，that person is going to be a leader．”
Today Ashesi，which celebrates its 10^th anniversary this year，offers degrees in business，information systems and computer science．There are plans to offer engineering and economics majors in the near future．The school’s graduation rate is between 70％and 90％，according to Awuah．
In our last freshman class，50％ of the students paid full tuition(学费)，25％were on full scholarships and 25％on partial scholarships ,”he said．“The reason why variety is so important is that the most important conversation on campus is a conversation about the good society—what is the good society we would like to see in Africa? That conversation is a lot more interesting if you have variety in the classroom，”adds Awuah．
In Awuah’s opinion，Africa should be changed by

The underlined sentence in the first paragraph infers that “_____”.

The university founded by Awuah_____.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

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Which of the following is TRUE according to the ads?

If you use Virtua Striker 3 ver．2013，you can_____.

It is obvious that people can read the ads_____.

Pupils remember more and behave better when 3D images are used in lessons，research suggests．They are quicker to learn and absorb new concepts，and display higher levels of concentration．
Professor Anne Bamford，of the University of the Arts，London， studied the effectiveness of 3D content in 15 schools across seven countries，including the UK．Pupils in 3D classes can remember more than those in the 2D classes after four weeks，improving test scores by an average of 1 7 percent compared with eight percent for 2D lessons．They gave more detailed answer to the tasks and were more likely to think in 3D, using hand gestures and mime(模仿动作) to answer the test questions successfully．
The teachers commented that the pupils in the 3D groups had deeper understanding，increased attention span．more motivation and higher engagement in the lessons．
Children are used to 3D with the rise of computer games that use the technology—90 percent of those in the study had seen a 3D film．Schools would need 3D—enabled projectors(投影仪)，laptops with good picture capabilities，3D software and glasses for children to introduce animations(动作) into classrooms．
But Danny Nicholson，an educationist，said the technology would be impractical to use in schools and could be costly．He said，“While I think the idea of 3D technology is very interesting， I worry that 3D is a bit of an expensive gimmick(小玩意儿)．There are a few cases where a true 3D image might help，but most of the time，good 2D models that can be moved would be just as effective．”
In the US，one school district in Colorado is already in the process of having 1．000 3D projectors fixed in classrooms．And the University of Caledonia．which carries out scientific research into the Lake Tabon Basin．has used 3D presentations with Grade Six pupils．Those who watched the 3D presentations were more engrossed and reported a general increase in their interest in science compared with students who watched the 2D version．
What is the main idea of the first three paragraphs?

Danny Nicholson holds the view that 3D_____.

What can we learn from the last paragraph?

The underlined word “engrossed” in the last paragraph means_____.

A new U．S．government report says more than two million Americans fall ill each year with drug—resistant bacterial infections(感染)，and 23，000 of them are dying as a result．The head of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[CDC]said that the number probably will grow．Officials warn that steps must be taken now to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotic(抗生素)drugs．
Without urgent action to stop that trend，warned Tom Frieden whose agency wrote the report，the miracle drugs to fight them won’t be available in the future．
“If we are not careful，the medicine chest will be empty when we go there to look for a lifesaving antibiotic for someone with a deadly infection．But if we act now，we can preserve these medications while we continue to work on development of new medicines．”
The report names a drug—resistant abuse of gonorrhea(淋病)，which causes about one quarter of a million hospitalizations in the United States annually．Of the number at least 1 4，000 result in death．
Drug resistance develops through the overuse and inappropriate use of anti—bacterial agents．These can be：doctors prescribing(开药) them to patients who have viral infections that are not affected by medicine meant to fight bacteria；patients not taking all of their medicine as prescribed，so the bacteria making them sick are only weakened，not killed；antibiotic use in healthy farm animals to prevent illness and promote growth．Antibiotic remainders left in meat and animal products can then lead to drug resistance in humans．
To limit the spread of resistant infections，experts recommend wider use of routine immunizations(预防)，as well as hand—washing in hospitals and other health care facilities．Also， the report urges hand—washing by food handlers．?
Michael Bell，deputy director of the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at CDC，said Patients also can play a role in preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics by asking health care providers a few simple questions．
What’s the best title of the passage?

According to Frieden，we must take measures without delay to preserve effectiveness of antibiotics，or_____.

Of those patients admitted to the hospital because of a drug-resistant abuse of gonorrhea annually，deaths add up to_____.

One of the approaches through which drug resistance develops is that_____.

Downing Street sources have indicated that the British tennis player，Andy Murray，will be Recommended for a knighthood(爵士头衔)for ending Britain’s 77-year wait for a Wimbledon men’s champion title．David Cameron，the British prime minister，who was in the royal box on Sunday at Wimbledon．told reporters that he couldn’t think of anyone who deserves one more．
More news on the knighthood is surely to come．but Murray’s achievement has a twist in that he is Scottish．not English．
Also in the royal box show on Sunday was Scotland’s  first minister, Alex Salmond, waving the white-and-blue Scottish flag．in the row directly behind Cameron after the victory．No Scotsman had won the singles at Wimbledon since Harold Mahony in 1896．Salmond was later asked on BBC Radio whether Murray’s achievement had been a victory for Britain． “Absolutely，and for tennis fans everywhere，"Salmond said．“Let everyone enjoy the victory．But you will allow us just the little private thing．Let us wave our national flag．’’
The Scottish government，headed by Salmond，has announced that Scotland will hold a referendum(全民票)on independence from Britain in September 2014．Murray，who lives in the London area but was born and raised in the Scottish town of Dunblane，has not said publicly which way he would vote on the issue，and his Wimbledon Championship will only mix interest in his views．
But this was，make no mistake，a national moment．Murray’s semifinal victory over Jerzy Janowicz drew a peak television audience of 13.24 million viewers．the biggest of the year in Britain．The final then topped that with a peak audience of 17.3 million，the biggest audience for a Wimbledon final since at least 1990, according to the BBC．
Only one name will go on the trophy(奖杯)，but tennis at the highest level has now become a team event．Murray，who once had frequent fits of anger during matches，has transformed himself into a much more focused force with the help of an extensive support group．Murray’s rise to champion has clearly  something to do with his decision to hire the former number one tennis champion Ivan Lendl as his coach just before the2012 season．“He’s been very patient with me; I'm just happy I managed to do it for him．”
Onward Team Murray goes toward a defense of the United States Open title，beginning next month，and then eventually to defending at Wimbledon next year with the British drought(干旱) well and truly over．
The underlined word “twist” in the second paragraph refers to Murray’s_____.

Which of the following is TRUE?

What does the author mean by saying“the British drought well and truly over”?

What does the writer intend to tell us?

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A rich man was near death and was very upset．He had worked so hard for his money_______ he dreamt he could take it with him to heaven．So he_______ (祈祷)to God his dream would come true．
An angel appeared and said no．The man begged the angel to speak to God to see whether he might_______ the rules．The angel reappeared and said that God could permit him to take one suitcase．_______ (激动)，the man gathered hi s suitcase and filled it with pure gold bars．
Afterward，he died and showed up in heaven to greet St．Peter．S_______ the suitcase，St．Peter said，“Hold_______，you can’t bring that here!”The man explained that he had God’ P_______ St．Peter checked it out and said，“You are right．You are allowedo_______ suitcase，but I'm supposed to check its contents_______letting it through.”
Inspecting the things that the man found toop_______ to leave behind,  St．Peter exclaimed，“You brought pavement? As you can see , the street of heaven is made of gold!”

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