浙江温州十校联合体高三上期中联考英语试卷

– Shall we go to the movie at one o’clock this afternoon?
– ________. Will two o’clock be OK?

Hurry up. It’s ________ long distance from here to ________ lecture hall.

The life style of people in Zhejiang is somewhat different from ________ in Beijing.

Among his many good qualities, honesty is the most ________ one. That’s why he is welcomed by his colleagues.

The workers, ________ had worked the whole day long, were worn out.

She failed to gain ________ to the university of her choice, which made her upset.

Life is full of expectations; it is impossible to ________ what will happen in the future.

New plans for the college entrance examination in Zhejiang are ________ students have to be tested on Chinese, math, English and the other three subjects as they prefer.

James doesn’t have a gift for music, but he ________ it with hard work.

His advice was not adopted, for the manager thought it was not quite ________.

________ nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.

Chinese ________ nearly one-third of the 7, 300 international high school students studying in the US in 2013, according to a recent report.

The school makes every effort to treat students as individuals and to help each one to achieve their full ________.

The internet was flooded with a game called the Ice Bucket Challenge（冰桶挑战）, ________ raise awareness for a disease called ALS.

The car is quite small, ________ when you have children, so change it for a larger one if possible.

Had you taken it more seriously, you ________ such a silly mistake.

I have an appointment ________ Professor Li, but I need to change it.

________ its 30 years of history, the Spring Festival Gala(春晚) has gradually lost its appeal, particularly among younger viewers.

Considering that Chinese will greatly promote tourism, no country wants to ________ applications from Chinese tourists.

– I feel so nervous about the results of the midterm exam.
– ________.

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
My family fled from Cuba and settled in Miami, USA when I was only one year old. We lived together with other Cubans speaking Spanish.
I’d been looking forward to school. However, the first day was a complete    . I came home and told my mum I’d learned my first English word:     . It was the nickname a boy had given me. In every way possible, I was       from my classmates. I was the only student who couldn’t communicate in English.
  , one person made that year bearable for me—my teacher, Mrs. Collins. She was a young African American.      , she understood how I felt as the only nonwhite kid and helped me a lot.
Still, the teasing       . The boy who called me stupid always laughed at my accent. He was the proud     of our class’s reading award. It was a(n)        given to a student, based on excellence in schoolwork. I wanted that award.
As Mrs. Collins cheered me on, I gained     and language skills. By midyear, I was well     to speaking English fluently and had a good grasp on reading.      the approach of the award ceremony, I worked as hard as I could. The day       came, and I was so nervous.
When Mrs. Collins       me as the winner, it was my proudest moment. My winning caused a mini uproar(骚动). The mother of the boy who teased me    that the only non-native English speaker had taken the prize from her son. But in her    , gentle way, Mrs. Collins stood her ground. It was an excellent lesson in fairness and never    .
From then on, I worked even harder in school, earning “A”s. As I began enjoying     as a singer years later, I always     Mrs. Collins in interviews when asked about people who had     me. I can’t tell you how many times the spirit has guided me through     in my life.

A．shock B．puzzle C．mistake D．pleasure

A．slow B．weak C．honest D．stupid

A．set apart B．set off C．set down D．set about

A．Surprisingly B．Happily C．Fortunately D．Wonderfully

A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Anyhow

A．appeared B．continued C．increased D．started

A．holder B．follower C．supporter D．carrier

A．gift B．honor C．treasure D．responsibility

A．patience B．respect C．pride D．confidence

A．on my way B．in my way C．by my way D．to my way

A．For B．By C．With D．In

A．suddenly B．hurriedly C．certainly D．finally

A．permitted B．introduced C．announced D．admitted

A．explained B．realized C．complained D．told

A．weak B．light C．warm D．strong

A．cheering up B．giving up C．turning up D．holding up

A．courage B．independence C．success D．support

A．requested B．noticed C．reminded D．mentioned

A．confused B．impressed C．taught D．inspired

A．chances B．choices C．challenges D．competitions

One day, a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather’s belongings when he came across a bright red envelope. Written on the front were the words, “To my grandson.” Recognizing his grandfather’s handwriting, the young man opened the envelope. A letter inside read:
Dear Ronny,
Years ago you came to me for help. You said, “Grandpa, how is it that you’ve accomplished so much in your life? You’re still full of energy, and I’m already tired of struggling. How can I get that same enthusiasm that you’ve got?”
I didn’t know what to say to you then. But knowing my days are numbered, I figure that I owe you an answer. So here is what I believe.
I think a lot of it has to do with how a person looks at things. I call it “keeping your eyes wide open”.
When you meet up with challenges, welcome them. They’ll leave you wiser, stronger, and more capable than you were the day before. When you make a mistake, be grateful for the things it taught you. Resolve to use that lesson to help you reach your goals.
And always follow the rules, even the little ones. When you follow the rules, life works. If you think you ever really get by with breaking the rules, you’re only fooling yourself.
It’s also important to decide exactly what you want. Then keep your mind focused on it, and be prepared to receive it.
But be ready to end up in some new places, too. As you grow with the years, you’ll be given bigger shoes to fill. So be ready for endings as well as challenging beginnings.
Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar. Life isn’t just reaching peaks. Part of it is moving from one peak to the next. If you rest too long in between, you might be tempted to quit. Leave the past in the past. Climb the next mountain and enjoy the view.
Remember that your choices will create your successes and your failures. So consider all the pathways ahead, and decide which ones to follow. Then believe in yourself, get up, and get going.
And be sure to take breaks once in a while. They’ll give you a renewed commitment to your dreams and a cheerful, healthy perception of the things that matter the most of you.
Most important of all, never give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves to win.Give life everything you’ve got, and life will give its best back to you.
Love always,
Grandpa
The young man’s grandpa wrote this letter to __________.

The underlined part “But knowing my days are numbered” implies that __________.

According to the passage, ____________.

The young man’s grandpa may agree _____________.

Top 8 food and beverage（饮品）companies in China
No 1 COFCO Group
COFCO Group is the largest company of various products and services in the agricultural products and food industry in China. It is devoted to providing healthy and nutritious food, as well as contributing to improvement of people’s living standards and social development.
No 2 Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd is a dairy company. It is engaged in processing and producing milk products, including ice cream, milk powder, milk tea powder and fresh milk under “Yili”brand. It is headquartered（总部位于）in Hohhot. The company was an official sponsor of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
No 3 Shuanghui Group
Shuanghui Group is a privately-owned meat processing company headquartered in Luohe, Henan, China. The company’s businesses include pig raising, consumer meat products, and so on. It is the largest meat producer in China. On May 29, 2013, Shuanghui announced it would sell American pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc.
No 4 China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd
China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd is a producing company of dairy products and ice cream in China. The company is based in Inner Mongolia and produces dairy products under the Mengniu brand.
No 5 Bright Food (Group) Corp Ltd
Bright Food (Group) Co Ltd is a food and beverages company headquartered in Shanghai. Bright Food has four listed branches, Bright Dairy & Food Co Ltd, Shanghai First Provisions Store Co Ltd, Shanghai Maling Aquarius Co Ltd and Shanghai Haibo Co Ltd. The company got a 60 percent stake in the British breakfast cereals producer Weetabix Ltd in 2012 and agreed to acquire a 56 percent stake in the Israeli Dairy producer Tnuva in 2014.
No 6 Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd
Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd is a private company, and the largest non-alcoholic beverage producer in China. The company is headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
No 7 Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd
Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd is a Chinese alcoholic beverage company. It specializes in producing baijiu, and is best known for Wuliangye. Headquartered in Yibin, Sichuan Province, the company sells its products all over the market at home and abroad.Wuliangye reportedly ranks first in terms of market share compared with other baijiu brands.
No 8 Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd
Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd is China’s largest company to produce beer. It was founded in 1903 by a German. The beer is produced in Qingdao in Shandong province and it gets its name from the city’s name. The beer’s present-day logo displays an image of Zhan Qiao, a famous pier on Qingdao’s southern shore.
Which company was set up by a foreigner?

Which two companies produce the similar products?

What is the underlined word “pier” related to?

Which of the following statements is true?

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 studied the effectiveness of 3D content in 15 schools across seven countries. In each school, one class studied science in 2D classes and another did the same lesson using 3D resources. Pupils in 3D classes could remember more than those in 2D classes after four weeks, improving test scores by an average of 17 percent compared with 8 percent for 2D lessons.
The researchers commented that the pupils in the 3D groups had deeper understanding, increased attention span, more motivation and higher engrossment in the lessons.
One teacher in the study said, “ In class with 3D you have the ‘wow’ effect. The pupils are too interested to be disruptive(制造混乱的). They get involved and forget to be naughty.” Another said, “The class certainly pay more attention to the learning in the 3D classes. They are more focused. That is important in this class --- eight out of the 26 pupils in this class have attention problems, so I am thrilled with the impact of 3D. They are really attentive.” The study also found that teachers could use the 3D animations without specific training. Schools would need 3D-enabled projectors(放映机), laptops with good graphic capabilities, 3D software and glasses for children to introduce animations into classrooms.
But Danny Nicholson, from the Association of Science Education, said the technology would be impractical to use in schools and could be too expensive. He said, “While I think the idea of 3D technology is very interesting --- and I’m speaking as a fan of interactive whiteboards and projectors as a technology in the classroom --- 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 a lot of the time, good 2D models that can be moved, would be just as effective.”
In Colorado, the US, one school district is already in the process of having 1,000 3D projectors installed in classrooms. And the University of California, which carries out scientific research into the Lake Tahoe Basin, has used 3D presentations with Grade Six pupils. Those who watched the 3D presentations were more engaged and reported a general increase in their interest in science compared with students who watched the 2D version.
What method did Professor Bamford use to prove the advantages of 3D lessons?

What does the underlined word “engrossment” in the third paragraph probably mean?

Teachers think pupils in 3D classes ____________.

Which of the following statement is TRUE?

What can we learn from Paragraph 5?

What is the article mainly about?

Scrooge looked around him angrily. It was Christmas and his only friend Jacob Marley, had been dead for seven years. What was there for him to celebrate? He listened with growing anger to the people calling out greetings in the street and growled at his nephew Bob Cratchit, who was just ready to go home. “Merry Christmas, uncle,” called Bob as he hurried out of the door.
Scrooge sighed. He might just as well go to bed. Aware that he should not waste his candle, he quickly undressed and climbed into bed. But no sooner had he done so than the ghost of Marley, covered in chains, appeared. “What’s the matter, Jacob?” he asked. “There are the chains I made in my life,” answered the ghost. “I’m forced to wander around with no rest and no peace. I have come here to warn you that if you do not change, this too will be your fate. You will be visited by three spirits. Expect the first one tomorrow when the clock strikes one. Expect the second and the third on the following nights at the same hour.” With that Marley vanished. “Nonsense!” he said and going back to bed, fell fast asleep.
When Scrooge awoke it was dark. The clock struck one. At the sound, light flashed into the room and there stood a young boy. “Who are you?” asked Scrooge in an unsteady voice. “I’m the spirit of Christmas past,” replied the spirit. “Come with me.” “Do you remember this?” he asked. Scrooge did. He heard the happy cries of people, and looking around he found himself, as he used to be, sitting on a chair and reading. It was a Christmas. Suddenly Scrooge watched his younger self joined in a band, dancing and laughing. “Strange,” said the spirit, “that such little things should make people so happy.” The ghost let him go and Scrooge sank down into a deep sleep.
When he awoke again the second night, the clock sounded one again. Before he doubted the second spirit already turned up. The fat and jolly spirit was smiling,“I’m the spirit of Christmas present.”Again Scrooge grasped the spirit’s hand and was transported to a small house filled with a number of children and their mother. “Why, it’s my nephew Bob’s house,” cried Scrooge in astonishment. His surprise increased when the door opened and in came Bob carrying a small, sick boy, Tiny Tim. “Sit down,” cried Bob to his family. “Let’s have the best Christmas dinner!” They all began to eat eagerly. Scrooge watched at the happiness and contentment of his poor nephew’s family. “A Merry Christmas to us all!” cried Bob. “God bless us everyone!” added Tiny Tim, who sat very close to his father and Bob held his thin hand tightly. “No, not for the uncle, but for you and the children. Nobody knows better than you how mean that man is.” exclaimed Bob’s wife. “Spirit,” cried Scrooge. “Will Tiny Tim live?” “If the future remains the same,” said the spirit, “there will be an empty chair next year.” Again the spirit moved Scrooge away, and he fell asleep as he fell back into his bed.
The third night he woke and waited for the hour and the third spirit. This time the spirit didn’t come in a flash of light but arrived quietly wearing a black cloth that covered its face and form. “I’m the spirit of Christmas that is to come.” The spirit pointed and led him to a large stone. It was at the foot of a grave(坟墓) that was clearly neglected. Scrooge looked closer with trembling fingers and with horror read his own name on the stone. “Oh, spirit, no, no!” The spirit’s finger remained steady pointing at the grave. “I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year,” cried Scrooge in terror. He reached out to hold the spirit’s hand, but it slipped away. Scrooge looked around him. he saw he was in his own bed with his own thing around him.
“I have learned from the past, present and the future,” he rushed to the window and shouted to the boys below: “What day is it today?” “Why, it’s Christmas Day,” they replied in amazement. “Wonderful,” cried Scrooge. He rushed to his office to wait for Bob. When he entered, Scrooge pretended to look angry. “Do you know what day it is, my boy?” he asked Bob. “I’m not going to stand for this any longer,” he continued, “and so I’m going to raise your salary.” Bob looked amazed. “A Merry Christmas, Bob,” cried Scrooge slapping him on the back. “I want to help you and your family. Let’s talk about it this very afternoon.”
What do the underlined words “growled at” mean in the first paragraph?

From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.

When did Scrooge meet three spirits?

Which is TRUE according to the passage?

What do you think Scrooge would be in the following years?

Which of the following saying best describes the passage?

请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出适合各段落的首句。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A.You can land a scholarship easily.
B.You will acquire a new way.
C.Your mind will be sharpened.
D.You may be promoted in your work.
E.You will have better travel experience.
F.Your first language will be improved.
Reasons for Learning a Foreign Language
In the United Stated, many high schools require at least two years of foreign language study for graduation. Actually, becoming fairly fluent in a foreign language provides many more benefits. As our world becomes increasingly international, the importance of learning a second (or third) language will only continue to grow.
________________________________ Learning a second language will have a powerful effect on your success in business. The ability to transform freely in multiple languages is so important, in fact, that many companies actually offer financial benefits to employees who can achieve fluency. If you are working with the general US population, you will probably see the greatest professional gain by learning Spanish, but almost every language is spoken somewhere in the melting pot. Whether you are a doctor learning to communicate directly with more of your patients or a customer service representative learning to solve more customers’ problems, expanding your language abilities will help your work greatly.
________________________________ Because learning a second language requires such a basic change in ideas, it will provide many intellectual(智力的) benefits as well. Much like studying a musical instrument, learning a foreign language will provide a mental challenge that will increase your intellectual strength in both school and business. This effect is so strong that researchers have found each year of language study results in measurable gains on both college and graduate school exams.
_________________________________ Because we are used to speaking, reading, and even thinking in our native language since birth, we can’t often pay attention to various grammatical errors. When you learn a second language, your study of the foreign language will force you to draw comparisons and reevaluate your understanding of English grammar. Not only will you learn a second language, but you will actually learn to communicate more clearly in your first language!
_________________________________ Traveling either on your own or in a study abroad program provides many opportunities to study a foreign culture and learn to think outside of your own culture’s assumptions. As an English speaker in a foreign country, however, your ability to actually experience the country’s real culture will be fairly limited. By learning a foreign language before traveling, however, you will actually be able to get past the tourist experience to see what the country is really like on the inside. As an added bonus(意外的好处)，you can also perfect your language skills during your stays.
_________________________________ Not only will language learning benefit you in the long term, but it can also help you pay for college. Many scholarships are available for students who speak a certain language or understand a particular culture. Because these scholarships are offered to a limited group, you will actually have a much higher chance of winning these scholarships than you would in some of the more well-known programs.

：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分1 0分）
下面短文中共有10处语言错误，请在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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，在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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）不给分。

Dear Abbly,
How are you? Today I’ve got a wonderful news to tell you. I have offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundred and twenty students take exams for it, but only a few was chosen and I was one of them. Therefore, my parents are not happy about it. They are strong against me. They say it is too far away that they will not see me for a whole year and they are afraid that I will feel lonely. They can’t imagine a girl so young living alone. They advise me to studying in the capital instead. Then I’ll be able to continue living with him. How can I persuade them to accept the fact what I have grown up?
Best wishes,
Jane

书面表达（满分30分）
假如你是李越，是高三学生，学习任务繁重。体育课已经成为你们难得的放松时间，可目前你校体育课内容单一，有时甚至被占用。请你用英语写一篇短文，给校报投稿，谈谈你对此现象的看法，并提出一些合理的建议。
注意：1.词数100-120词
2.文中需包含提示内容，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Editor,
As the college entrance examination is drawing near, we senior three students are occupied with busy work.________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Yue