[山东]2014届山东省莱芜市高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

Whether the children have______fun in school has become________public concern．

The CDs are on sale!Buy one and you will get___________completely for free．

—You have to believe in yourself．No one else will，if you don’t．
—__________．Confidence is really important．

Whenever my grandmother calls just to chat with me，I drop everything and enjoy the moment，knowing these times__________pass．

How to keep the homeless __________ with food and clothing is still under discussion．

—I say,the Spring Festival is coming.
—__________Just occupy yoursel f in your study.

Take your bank card with you when on a business trip，_________ can save you a lot of troubles．

Among customers there are different preferences __________ what is attractive．

Susan’S husband encouraged her to attend the concert，_________ he would take care of the kids．

— What about your self-drive trip yesterday?
— Tiring! The road Was being widened，and we _________ rough ride.

When you have any questions，tum to Jane or Lucy or _________ your group．

By the time I left the concert，my ears_________，with complex feelings filling my heart．

_________ you are on holiday,you should enjoy leisure time and take your focus off your work．

Most computer users think it necessary for their software ________ regularly．

The next day is Thanksgiving Day,a special moment _________ we can express our gratitude, respect and love we feel all year round．

Close the door of fear behind you，and you _________ the door offaith open before you．

What she went through those years ________ the best in her,such as patience and will power．

I won’t change my belief _________ success comes to those who act．

Hearing the loud noise，the boy looked out of the window,__________.

—___________I’11 be late!Why On earth didn’t you wake me up?
— Today is Sunday．You need not go to school．

At the beginning of my 8：00 a．m．class one Monday at University of Nevada,Las Vegas(UNLV)，I cheerfully asked my students     their weekend had been．“Not been very good”，one young man said．He'd had his wisdom teeth       ．The young man then went on to ask me why I    seemed to be so cheerful．His question reminded me of     I′d read somewhere before：”Every morning when you get up，you have a      about how you want to approach life that day”，I said．“I choose to be cheerful”．
“Let me give you an     ”，I continued．The other 60 students in the class      their chatter and began to listen．one day,my car died on the way．I called AAA and asked them to send a      ．The secretary in the Provost’S office asked me what had happened．”This is my       day”， I replied,smiling．”Your Car       and today is your lucky day?”She Was       ．”What do you mean?”“I live 17 miles from here”，I replied．”My car     have gone wrong anywhere along the freeway．It didn’t．Instead，it went wrong in the       place：off the freeway,within walking distance of here．I’m      able to teach my class，and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to     me after class．”The secretary’s eyes opened wide，and then she smiled．
I scanned the 60 faces in the lecture hall．     the early hour,no one seemed to be asleep．Somehow,my story had     them．Or maybe it Wasn’t the story     ．It had all started with a student's       that I Was cheerful．A wise mail once said：”Who you are      louder to me than anything you can say”．I suppose it must  be so．

A．how B．what C．whether D．where

A．pulled B．brought C．taken D．removed

A．seldom B．always C．occasionally D．ever

A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything

A．decision B．chance C．choice D．destination

A．excuse B．explanation C．instruction D．example

A．stopped B．interrupted C．disturbed D．prevented

A．truck B．tractor C．secretary D．policeman

A．strange B．terrible C．lucky D．pleasant

A．cuts up B．breaks up C．breaks down D．tears down

A．cheerful B．doubtful C．puzzled D．worried

A．could B．must C．should D．would

A．wrong B．proper C．perfect D．smooth

A．thus B．still C．hardly D．even

A．pick B．send C．meet D．visit

A．Despite B．Although C．Since D．Though

A．taught B．touched C．educated D．excited

A．after all B．in all C．above all D．at all

A．motivation B．inspiration C．observation D．appreciation

A．says B．speaks C．talks D．tells

Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards，who was behind songs including The Jackson 5's first three US number one hits，has died aged 68．
Richards，who had oesophageal(食管的)cancer,died in a Washington state hospice(安养院)，Universal Music said．The musician，whose real name was Dennis Lussier,Was leader of the Motown songwriting，arranging and producing team—The Corporation．Their hits include The Jackson 5'S I Want You Back and ABC．
Richards also co-wrote Love Child for Diana Ross and The Supremes，as well as Ross’s solo track I’m Still Waiting.He produced and wrote for Martha Reeves and the Vamlellas and Bobby Darin．
The Corporation，which consisted of Motown label head Berry Gordy,Alphonzo Mizell，Freddie Perren and Richards，was set up in 1969 to create hit records for the label’s new act，The Jackson 5．
They also wrote，produced and arranged the band’s singles and Maybe Tomorrow and Mama's Pearl．
According to Michael Jackson biographer,J．Randy Taraborrelli，Mama’s Pearl was originally called Guess Who’S Making Whoopie(With Your Girlfriend)．
But Richards had the lyrics changed to preserve the young frontman’s innocent image．
The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music” kept him involved with a variety of projects，including last year’S production of The Jackson 5's Come and Get It：The Rare Pearls．featuring rare and unreleased(未发行的) tracks．
Richards’ final work was the mixing of eight unreleased tracks by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas for the band's 50th anniversary box set,which is to be released on 5 April．
Deke Richard wrote songs for the following singers EXCEPT

Which of the following is true about Richards?

What Call we learn from the passage?

It is implied in the passage that______．

Which column can you most possibly find the passage on a website?

If you haven’t seen or heard anything about Road Rage in the last few months, you’ve probably been avoiding the media. There have been countless stories about this new and scary phenomenon, considered a type of aggressive driving. You have most likely encountered aggressive dnriving or Road Rage recently if you drive at all.
While drunk driving remains a critical problem，the facts about aggressive driving are surely as disturbing. For instance，according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association, 41，907 people died on the highway last year．of those deaths,the agency estimates that about two-thirds were caused at least in part by aggressive driving behavior．
Why is this phenomenon occurring more than ever now and why is it something that seemed almost nonexistent a few short years ago?Experts have certain theories，and all are probably partially correct．One suggestion is over crowding．In the last decade，the number of the cars on the roads has increased by more than 11 percent，and the number of miles driven has increased by 35 percent．However,the number of new road miles has only increased by 1 percent．That means more cars in the same amount of space；and the problem is even serious in urban areas．Also，people have less time and more things to do．With people working and trying to fit extra chores and activities into the day，street levels have never been higher．Stress creates anxiety,which leads to short tempers．These factors，when combined in certain situations，Can induce Road Rage.
You may think you are the last person who would drive aggressively，but you might be surprised．For instance, have you ever yelled out loud at a slower driver,sounded the horn long and hard at another car, or sped up to keep another driver from passing?If you recognize yourself in any of these situations，watch out!
Whether you are getting angry at other drivers，or another driver is visibly upset with you，there are things you can do to avoid any major conflict.If you are easily influenced to Road Rage，the key is to discharge your emotion in a healthy way.If You are the target of another driver’s rage，do everything possible to get away from me other drive safely，including avoiding eye contact and getting out of their way． www.sdzxlm.com
What can we learn from the first paragraph?

According to the passage，what are the causes of overcrowding?

The underlined“induce”in Paragraph3 Call be replaced by“

Which of the following is“aggressive driving”?

What does the writer want to tell US by writing the last paragraph?
A．Flow to control our anger
B．How to deal with Road Rage．
C，How to recognize aggressive drivers．
D．How to avoid eye contact with other drivers．

What if I took that big jump on my bike?What’s the worst thing that could happen if I go out at midnight?Should try smoking?The teen years can play out like a choose-your-own-adventure novel.
Teenagers must act on an endless parade of choices.Some choices.including smoking.Come with serious consequences.As a result, adolescents often find themselves trapped between their impulsive tendencies（-Just try it!)and their newfound ability to make well-informed and logical choices（-Wait, maybe that’s not such a good idea!）.
So what makes the teenager’s brain so complex? What drives adolescents-more than any other age group-to sometimes make rash or questionable decisions?
If you have ever thought that the choices teenagers make are all about exploring and pushing limits, you are on to something. Experts Experts believe that this tendency marks a necessary period in teen development.The process helps prepare teenagers to confront the world on their own. It is something all humans have evolved to experience-yes, teens everywhere go through this exploratory period.Nor is it unique to people:Even laboratory mice experience a similar stage during their development.
For example，laboratory experiments show that young mice stay close by their mothers for safety. As mice grow．their behavior does too．“When they reach puberty，they’re like，‘I’m gonna start checking out how this environment looks without my mom，…explains Beatriz Luna,of the University of Pittsburgh．
As a developmental cognitive neuroscientist，Luna studies those changes that occur in the brain as children develop into adults．She and other researchers are showing how the teen experience can lead to powerful advantages later in life．Take mice again：Young mice that explore most tend to live longest——that is，unless a cat eats them，Luna adds．
What is the best title for the text?

What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean?

According to the text,the teenager who explores most wiIl

What does the writer want to tell us by taking mice for example？

What may the text discuss in the next part?

As people in Beijing and northern China struggle with severe air pollution this winter,the toxic(有毒的)air is also making life hard for plants and even food crops of China．
"in the last 50 years there has been a 1 6-fold increase in ozone(臭氧)pollution”in the Beijing area，said Hanqin Tian of Auburn University in Alabama,who studies the effects of China's pollution and climate change on plants．
Ozone is particularly harmful to plants because it damages the pores(气孔)  on leaves，called stomata,which plants use to regulate how much water evaporates from the leaves．That，in turn，affectS how much water a plant must take up through its roots．Changes in water uptake by plants have been documented in other parts of the world，including the United States，as having major impacts on regional groundwater and surface water supplies．
In studies of the long-term productivity of plants，Hanqin Tian and some of his colleagues show that ozone pollution,along with climate change，has been lowering plant productivity in China,which reduces the amount of carbon and other pollutants that the plants Can absorb to fight all the emissions from the burning offossil fuels．
The worst effects on plants are likely to be in areas where the growing pollution problem is just fairly new, said Arthur Chappelka, also a plant researcher at Auburn University．Some plants are more resistant to pollutants than others，he said，and the plants that are living today in long-polluted urban areas are likely to be only those that are very pollution tolerant．
Away from the cities, however, where crops are necded to feed China’s yast population, the effeets of the growing pollution on crops is a significant concern.
“In some ways it affects the crop production and food securiy of China,”said Hanqin Tian.“Air quality is really important for human health, plants and ecosystem and sustainability.”
The problem is bound to get worse as China continues to develop economically, he said, and so he and other researchers continue to urge the Chinese government to take action to reduce emissions from cars and industries.
ozone does harm to plants mainly by ________.

Which of the following statement does Hanqin Tian support?

What Can we infer from the passage?   

According to the passage，the Chinese govemment should

What′S the best title of the passage?

根据括号内的英语提示翻译下列句子。(请将答案写在答题卡上！)
直到雨停了，游客才开始启程。(not…until…)
我想象不出他长得什么样。(imagine)
毫无疑问，这个城市因为旅游业而闻名。(doubt)
事实是这些疾病与电脑有关。(relate)
由于科学家的艰苦工作，野外大熊猫的数量已经上升到了1590只。(thanks to)

阅读下面短文并用英语回答问题，请将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的字数要求)。
Empathy
【1】Last year,researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy,the ability to understand other people，among college students had dropped sharply over the past 1 0 years．That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time，the researchers said．Today,people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs．
【2】Jennifer Freed，a co—director of a teen program，has another explanation．Turn on the TV,and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting，competing，and generally treating one another with no respect. Humans learn by example-and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic．
【3】There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples．Humans are socially related by nature．Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human-and having empathy is decisive to those relationships．Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect．Besides，empathy can be a cure for loneliness，sadness，anxiety,and fear．
【4】Empathy is also an indication of a good leader．In fact,Freed says，many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things that they look for in new managers．Good social skills-including emoathy-are essential abilities that will help you succeed in many areas of life．"Academics are important．But if you don’t have emotional intelligence，you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life，”she says．
【5】____?For starters，let down your guard and really listen to others．“One doesn’t develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking，”Freed says．
【6】To really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital，join a club or a team that has a diverse membership，have a“sharing circle’’with your family,or spend time caring for pets at all animal shelter．
According to the passage, what happened to the college students?（no more than 15 words）
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What influenced the students’ ability of empathy?（Please list three aspects.）
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Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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Fill in the blank in Para.5 with proper words.（no more than 10 words）
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If a college student lacks the ability of empathy, what things can be do to improve？
（at least two points, 15-25 words）

请根据以下图表和要点提示，写一篇英语短文。

1.参考词汇：国家公务员考试the test for national civil servants
2.词数：150词左右
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