青浦区2014学年第一学期期末考试试卷高三英语(考试时间120分钟,满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上)第Ⅰ卷(共103分)I.ListeningComprehension(略)II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)Duringthesummerdaysmymotherbuiltherfireintheshadowofourcabin.Intheearlymorningoursimplebreakfast(25)(spread)uponthegrass.Themorningmealwasourquiethour.Atnoon,several(26)chancedtobepassingbystoppedtorest,andtoshareourluncheonwithus.Iloved(27)(well)theeveningmeal,forthatwasthetimeoldstoriesweretold.Iwasalwaysgladwhenthesunhunglowinthewest,forthenmymothersentmetoinvitetheneighboringoldpeopletoeatsupperwithus.Yes,yes,gladly,gladlyIshallcome!eachreplied.Mymissiondone,Iranback,(28)(skip)andjumpingwithdelight.AtthearrivalofourguestsIsatclosetomymother,anddidnotleaveherside.Iatemysupperinquiet,listeningpatientlytothetalkoftheoldpeople,wishingallthetimethattheywouldbeginthestories.Atlast,whenI(29)notwaitanylonger,Iwhisperedinmymother'sear,(30)themtotellanIktomistory,mother.Thenmymothersaidaloud,Mylittledaughterisanxioustohearyourstories.Aseachinturnbegantotellalegend,Ipillowedmyheadinmymother'slap;andlyingflatuponmyback,Iwatched(31)starsonebyone.Theincreasinginterestofthetalearousedme,andIsatupeagerlylisteningforeveryword.Theoldwomenmadefunnyremarks,andlaughedsoheartily(32)Icouldnothelpjoiningthem.[来源:学科网](B)The43rdU.S.presidentGeorgeW.BushsteppedbackintothespotlightwhenalibraryandmuseumdedicatedtohimopenedtothepubliconMay1.theGeorgeW.BushPresidentialLibraryandMuseumisdedicated(33)thecampusofSouthernMethodistUniversityinDallas,Texas.Thelibraryandmuseumisplentifulwithexhibitsonthehistoricalevents.“About3000,000visitors(34)(expect)”,saidthelibraryandmuseumspokesman.Presidentiallibrariesarenotlibrariesinthetraditionalsense.PeoplecannotgototheGeorgeW.BushPresidentiallibrary(35)(check)outabook.Theyarefacilitiesthatpreservedocumentsanditemsofapresidentandhisactofgoverning.(36)ispreservedatapresidentiallibraryisavailabletothepublictoseeandstudybecausepresidentiallibrariesarepublicproperty(37)(belong)totheAmericanpeople.ThePresidentiallibrarysystembeganin1939whenPresidentFranklinRoosevelt,during(38)secondterminoffice,donatedhispersonalandpresidentialpaperstothegovernment.Upuntilthatpoint,presidentialpapersweredestroyed,soldforprofit,ruinedbypoorstorageconditions,(39)weresimplylosttothehistory.Rooseveltbelievedthatpresidentialdocumentswereanimportantpartofthenation’sheritage.HealsodonatedapotionofhisestateinHydePARK,NewYork,(40)hislibraryandmuseumwouldbebuilt.Thisbeganatraditionthatwouldcarryonwitheverypresidentthatfollowed.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]It'sthecustomarybedtimepracticeeveryparentwouldfeelfearful----beingaskedtoreadthesamebookformanytimes.Butwhilethe41repetitionmightbeboringformumordad,itisthebestwayfortoddlerstolearnnewwords,accordingtoresearch.Thefindingssuggestparentsarewastingmoneybyspendingafortuneonhugebookcollectionsinthehopetheywillinspiretheirlittleones.Instead,asmallselectionoffavouritessuchasTheVeryHungryCaterpillarorTheGruffalowill42farmore.DrJessicaHorst,oftheUniversityofSussex’sWORDLabdevisedanexperimenttocheckhowquicklythree-year-oldscouldrecognizeand43sixnewwords.Thechildrenwerevisitedthreetimesinaweek.Onegroupheardthesamestorythreetimesback-to-backeachtimeandanotherwasreadthree44stories.Allhadthesameamountofnewwordswhichappearedthesame45oftimes.Whenresearchersreturnedaweeklater,theyfoundthechildrenwhoheardthesamestoryoverandoverhad46learned3.6ofthenewwords.Whilethose47toavarietyofstoriesrememberedonly2.6.Theyalsonotedthe‘repetition’grouplearnedatafasterratethanthoseinthe‘48’group.DrHorstsaid:‘Weareshowingthatlessismore,toapoint.And,49,themoretimesyoureadtoachildandthemorebooksyouhavewillhelpthem.Butyoudon’tneedtogocrazyandbuyeverysingleThomastheTankEnginebook.Readingthesamebooksoverandoveragainhelps.’Speakingofthe50studies,wehavefoundoneinthreedon’treadtotheirchildrenbeforeputtingthemtobed.Yet30minutesofone-on-oneliteracysessionscanimprovereadingagebynearlytwoyearsinlessthanfivemonths.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.A.numberB.recallC.constantD.additionE.achieveF.differentG.exposedH.obviouslyI.preciousJ.varietyK.typicallySeven-year-oldJordanLisle,inMillValley,California,joinedhisfamilyatapackedafter-hoursschooleventlastmonthaimedatinspiringanewinterest:computerprogramming.Theeventwaspartofanationaleducational___51____incomputercodinginstructionthatisgrowingatInternetspeeds.SinceDecember,20,000teachersfromkindergartenthrough12thgradehave___52_____codinglessons,accordingtoCode.org,agroupbackedbythetechindustrythatoffersfreecurriculums.___53_____,some30schooldistrictshaveagreedtoaddcodingclasses