山东省日照市高三下学期第二次阶段训练英语试卷

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It seems to me that______little money he earns hardly supports______family as large as hi:
A．the;a    B．a；the    c．不填；a    D．不填：the

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.It is difficult to_______a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" or "No".
A. keep up    B.hold up    c.pick up    D.make up

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. ――Do you mind ifI smoke?
－ Well_______,I'd rather you didn't.
A. realiy    B.actually    c.trulv    D.sincerely

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_______he is working much harder, he won’t have any trouble passing the entrance exams.

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He is opposed to the project for the reason_______ it is not practical for the time being.

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Tom_______at least three coffees every day until his doctor told him to limit it to one.

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Hardly_______when the fans began to scream with excitement.

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Jim has_______so much weight that many of his clothes don't fit him any more.

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Unless you have planted something, you won7t be able to know the pleasure of watchintit _______    

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――Oh, what a pity! All the tickets were sold out.
――I'm sure we_______ two, but you were not quick enough.

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This is a good opportunity_______I'm sure you can learn something.

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Considering the injuries he's had, there can be little_______of him winning the race.

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Not far from the school there was a garden, _______owner seated in it playing chess with his little grandson every afiernoon.

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――Is there a basketball match between the Lakers and Rockets on Saturday?
――There_______be. I've been trying to get one ticket.

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―― Our family will travel to Shanghai for the World Expo this weekend.
――_______

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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36--55各题所给的四个选项（A. B.C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mrs. Thompson once taught in an elementary school. On the very first day of school, like most
teachers, she said that she    36  them all the same. But it was a  37    because that was impossible.A little boy named Teddy did not play well with the other children, and with  38 clothes,constantly needed a bath. It got to the point  39  Mrs.Thompson would take delight in  40  hispapers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and putting a big "F" at the top. One day, Mrs. Thompson was required to  41  each child's past records, and she put Teddy's off till last.42，when she reviewed his file, she was in for a  43．She learned he was once a(n)  44  child. Unfortunately,his mother had a terminal illness and died, making Teddy withdrawn. Since then, he hadn't shownmuch    45    in school.
Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and felt  46  From that day on, she paid particularattention to Teddy. As she worked with hiITl, his mind seemed to come  47．The more sheencouraged hlm, the quicker he48．By the end ofthe year, Teddy had become one of the 49 students in the class.
Ten more years passed. One day, Mrs. Thompson received a letter from Teddy saying he wasgoing to be    50  and was wondering if Mrs. Thompson would agree to take the place at thewedding usually  51  for the mother of the groom.
Ofcourse, she agreed. They hugged each otlier and Teddy whispered in her ear, "You are the best
52  Ihave ever had. Thank you for believing in me, making me feel  53  and showing me that I could make a difference."
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Thompson  54  back, "Teddy, you were the one who taught me I
could make a difference.I didn't know how to  55  until I met you."
36.A.knew       B.loved       C.recognized    D.admired
37.A.promise     B.dream       C.decision     D.lie
38.A. neat        B.costly       C.dirty       D.cheap
39.A.where       B.that         C.which      D.how
40.A.preparing    B.writing      C.examining    D.marking
41.A.review      B.arrange      C.list         D.remark
42.A.Therefore    B.Otherwise    C.However    D.Besides
43.A.delight      B.surprise      C.fear       D.puzzle
44.A.naughty     B.enthusiastic    C.lonely     D.excellent
45.A.power       B.interest     C.honor       D.concern
46.A.ashamed     B.proud       C.curious     D.doubtful
47.A.true         B.w eak       C.alive       D.strong
48.A.responded    B.marched     C.answered    D.went
49.A.worst        B.smartest     C.strongest    D.busiest
50.A.employed     B.registered    C.settled     D.married
51.A.made         B.designed    C.reserved    D.booked
52.A.teacher       B.mother     C.friend      D.classmate
53.A.necessary    B.important    C.negative    D.responsible
54.A.called       B.smiled       C.whispered   D.gestured
55.A.study      B.Iive         C.behave     D.teach

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第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A. B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I used to work in an office, which had a Iocust tree growing outside the window. It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull. Unfortunately, this happened to be the room assigned(分配)to me, and l was depressed by it for quite some time.
When the first spring came, everything was green except the locust tree.I felt very happy because I had thought it had died!
One moming, when I opened the window for some some fresh air,I unexpectedly smelt a familiar
sweet scent floating into my office which I could not name. Suddenly,I realized it was the locust tree!
The tree that I thought dead was in full bloom!
From then on,I usually came to the office very early to see dew【露珠】forming on the locust treeblossoms, and was eager to see spring again every year.
During summer, the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight, butallowing enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn, the leaves turned many different colors. Its beauty touched my soul. Many times,I thought to take photos but never did. Then,I had to leave in a hurry. Later in life, it became a great regret that I had not done so.
Actually, many times in our livesj we think we own something and thus do not value it.We don't
feel regretful until we lose it one day! Moreover, sometimes, we have to accept the things we don'twant and need to discover the hidden beauty tofind unexpected joy!
56. The Jocust tree first attracted the author most by____.
A. the way it blocked the view    B.its height
C. the smell ofits flowers    D.its green leaves
57. In which season do you think the author paid the least attention to the locust tree?
A. Spring.    B.Summer    C.Autumn.    D.Winter.
58. Which ofthe following statements is true of the author according to the passage?
A. He would have regretted ifthe locust tree had died as he had thought it had.
B. The locust tree turned out to be a lovely memory for him.
C. He felt unhappy as he had forgotten to take the photos with him.
D. Hls work in the office changed with the seasons every year.
59. It can be inferred from the passage that _
A. the locust tree died soon after the author left the office
B. the author worked in the office for at least a few years
C. it was summer when the author took his job in the office
D. the wPather was dry when the author first saw the tree
60. What advice does the author intend to give us?
A. Treasure what we've owned.                B. Look before you leap.
C. Treat everything calmly.                  D. Never forget the past.

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Some couples spend every waking minute together. Others fill their hours with personal hobbies,outside interests and even part-time jobs, just to keep their distance from each other! "There should beprivate time and couple time," suggests Dr. Stephen Treat at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia."You don't want your latter years to turn into a process where two people unite as one. If you hold tootightly to your partner, it's going to cause resentment and anger. If you're completely separate, you'llboth be lonely and disconnected. You need balance. So you have to talk about how vou'll achieve that."
The right baiance? It's different for every couple. "Having a conversation about time can be difficult,but it's important for both partners to process those feelings out loud," Dr. Treat says. "You should notbe accusing and act as a judge - ask the difficult questions, but do it in a loving way. You could saysomething like, 'How are we going to be as individuals and how are we going to be as a couple?' "
Barbara and Chris Christensen have achieved the balance that works for them. In addition to daily
routines that keep them close - including about 10 minutes for a daily check-in and about a half hourof relaxation time - they each maintain separate interests and friendships.
"We have found that we need time apart," Barbara says. "I have a group of women friends that Ihave known for the last 30 years. We have dinner out once a month. We women also have parties and weekend or weeklong vacations as a group at a beach or somewhere. Chris, a former fighter pilot, has
many aviation-oriented(航空的) groups and friends and also a penny-ante poker-playing  (玩扑克)
group of our friends. I may be with him during the poker night, but I don't play, and the wives usually
watch a cchick flick' DVD or something while the poker group has an evening of fun. We have found itimportant to have separate time as well as together time."
61. The author writes the passage to _              .
A. offer some suggestions on how to spend the time afier retirement
B. advise couples to develop their separate hobbies
C. warn couples not to be accusing of each other
D. give people some advice on how to entertain themselves after retirement
62. Dr. Stephen suggests that              after retirement.
A. couples stay together all the time
B. couples express their feelings in a loving way
C. couples be separate
D. wives make many friends
63.1t can be inferred that
A, many couples are faced with problems after retirement
B. America has a large population of retired people
C,. most people join various sociai groups after retirement
D. playing poker is a popular activity among retired people
64. Barbara and lier friends do the following except
A. having dinner regularly
B. holding parties
C. having weekly vacations at the beach
D. having fun playing poker
65. The second paragraph is mainlv intended to
A. warn the husband not to act as ajudge
B. suggest couples have discussions about difficulties
C. suggest how to keep the correct balance
D. require couples to be considerate

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A maths talent who won fame this week for giving up a million-dollar prize is living with his mother in a simple flat in St Petersburg, co-existing on her ~30-a-month pension, because he has been
unemployed for many years.
The Sunday Telegraph tracked down the strange recluse (隐士 ) who shocked the maths world when  he solved a century-old puzzle known as the Poincare Conjecture.
Grigory Perelman's trouble comes from a split with a leading Russian mathematical institute, the
Steklov, in 2003. When the Institute in St Petersburg failed to re-elect him as a member, Dr Perelman
was left feeling an "absolutely ungified and untalented person", said a friend. He becEune unconfident and cut himself off.
Other friends say he cannot afford to travel to the International Mathematical Union's congress inMadrid, where many people want him to receive the maths equivalent(等价物) of the Nobel Prize, and that he is too modest to ask anyone to pay for his trip.
Interviewed in St Petersburg, Dr Perelman insisted that he was unworthy of all the attention, and
was uninterested in the prize.“I do not think anything that I say can be ofthe slightest public interest"
he said. "I am not saying that because I value my privacy, or that I am doing anything I want to hide.
There are no top-secret projects going on here. Ijust believe the public has no interest in me."
He continued: "I know that self-promotion happens a lot and if people want to do that, good luck
to them, bjt I do not regard it as a positive thing. I realised this a long time ago and nobody is going to
change my mind. Newspapers sliould be more discerning(有洞察力的) over who they write about.
They should have more taste. As far as I am concerned, I can't offer anything for their readers."
Dr Perelman has some small savings from his time as a lecturer, but is apparently unwilling to increase them with the $1 million offered by the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge,Massachusetts, for solving one ofthe world's seven "Millennium Problems".
66. Grigory Perelman lives with his mother because
A. he has to look after her
B. his mother has a million dollars
C. he has been out of work for a long time
D. he is badly paid at the mathematical institute
67. The phrase "absolutely ungified and untalented person" shows that Dr Perelman felt
A. angry      B. discouraged    C. proud        D. confident
68. Grigory Perelman refused to accept the prize because .
A. he thought the prize was worthless
B. he didn't believe the news
C. he couldn't afford to travel to Madrid
D. he showed no interest in it
69. From the passage, we can infer that Grigory Perelman
A. solved the most difficult maths problem
B. has a strong personality
C. wanted to make himself known to all
D. didn't get on well with the press
70. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Great Mathematician Leads Simple Life
B. Maths Genius Abandons a Million-dollar Prize
C. Mathematics Institute Offers Grigory $1 Million
D. One ofthe World's Seven "Millennium Probtems" Solved

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Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be. Places of business that used to keep daytime "business hours" are now open late into the night. And on the Intemet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant. Half a century ago in the United States, most people experienced
strong and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work, school time and summer time.Today the boundaries still exist but seem less clear.
The law in almost all states used to require stores to close on Sunday; in most, it no longer does. It used to keep schools open in all seasons except summer and in most, it still does. And whether the work week should strengthen its legal limits, or whether it should beco:me more¨flexible"' is often debated.How should we, as a society, organize our time? Should we go even further in relaxing the boundaries of time until we live in a world in xvhich every minute is much like every other?
These are not easy questions to ask. Part of the difficulty is that we rarely recognize the“law of time". even When we meet it face to face. We know as children that  we  havcto artend school a certainnumber of hours. a certain number of davs, a certain nLunbcr or x'etlrs --- bLll unless x~'e meet the truanrofficer  (学监)  , we may well think that we should go to school due to social customs and parents' demand, rather than abide by. As adults, we are familiar with ';extra pay for overtime work" , but less familiar with the fact tiat what constitutes  (构成)  "overtime" is a matter oflegal definition,   
When weturn the clock forward to start daylight-saving time, have we ever thought to ourselves: '*Here is the law in action"? As we shall see, the law has a great influence on how we organize and use time: compulsoryeducation law, overtime law, and daylight-saving law      as well as laws about Sunday closing,holidays, being late for work, time zones and so on. When we begin to look more closely, we will haveno trouble finding a law of time to examine and assess!
71. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word irrelevant?
A. different        B. unrelated         C. connectedD. useless
72. By saying, "Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be" . in Paragraph l, the author means that_______
A. work time is equal to rest time
B. many people have a day off on Monday
C. it is hard for people to decide when to rest
D. the line between work time and rest time is unclear
73. The author raises the questions in Paragraph 2 to introduce the fact that people_______
A. fail to make full use oftheir time
B. enjoy working overtime for extra pay
C. are unaware of the law oftime
D. welcome flexible working hours
74. According to the passage, most children tend to believe that they go to school because they_______
A. need to acquire knowledge
B. have to obey their parents
C. need to find companions
D. have to observe the law
75. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Our life is governed by the law of time.
B. How to organize time is not worth debating.
C. New ways of using time are changing our society
D. Our time schedule is decided by social customs.

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第II卷（共45分）
第四部分书面表达（共二节，满分45分）
第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分1
阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
Electronic devices(装置) are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and too long. And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.
Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Forty percent of the  students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players. But students were twice more likely to play the music at a very loud volume(音量). More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.
The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Some reported difficulty hearing parts of a discussion between two people. Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better. And, some experienced ringing in their ears or other noises.
Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller earbuds(耳塞) that come with most music players. Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing. About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.
The American Speech-language-Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices. The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to _______, limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.
76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
                                                                             
77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.
                                                                             
                                                                             
78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
                                                                             
79．What trouble will happen to a person if he suffers some hearing loss? (Please give at least two examples mentioned in the passage, each within 15 words.)
                                                                             
                                                                             
80．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.
                                                                             

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第二节写作（满分30分）
假如你是中学生李华，英国学生Peter到中国留学，原定于4月20日入住你家。但由于行程安排变动，下周一才能到达。但你们全家已定于本周五到西安旅游_星期，下周一不能返回。请参考下表所列内容写一个Email向Peter说明情况，并告知他在家中的相关注意事项。

 
注意：
1．词数：约120-150词：
2．提示信息仅供参考，不必全部使用；
3．开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Hi, Peter,
Wellcome to our home                                                        
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Yours,
L,i Hua