福建省福州市2015年高三5月适应性考试试题英语.doc

福州市高三英语5月试卷

第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分30分) 略

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节　单项填空（共15 小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
21. The Belt and Road run through Asia, Europe and Africa, connecting the East Asia economic circle at one end and European economic circle at _______.
A. another B. the other C. others D. the others
22. Machine translation is a technology that __________ translates text from one language to another.
A. freely B. casually C. temporarily D. automatically
23. Pandas are rare animals close to ___________. They have now been listed among the world’s most endangered wildlife animals.
A. distinction B. emergence C. intension D. disappearance
24. —— The room is wet. You didn’t close the window.
—— You’re mistaken. I ______________ it.
A. have closed B. close C. did close D. do close
25. —— Can I have the day off tomorrow ?
—— Unless you _______ your task at hand.
A. will complete B. have completed C. had completed D. completed
26.  In return for the love and care from the parents, we should remember that taking care of them is the ________ responsibility.
A. unshakeable B. unbelievable C. undescribable D. unapproachable
27. Baymax, the plus-sized white robot, always stops at nothing to protect his friends at important times, even if he has to _______ his life.
A. save B. spare C. cost D. sacrifice
28. As a child, I liked listening to stories, so now it is __________ a great story that my warmest memories from childhood come from. 
A. reading B. being read C. to read D. to be read
29. A powerful earthquake struck Nepal in South Asia on April 25, 2015, _______ government appealed for assistance from the international community.
A. where B. which C. whose D. when
30. The hurricane ruined my vacation early this morning, otherwise I _____in Hawaii sunbathing on the beach at the moment.
A. should have been B. might have been C. would be D. am
31. Stephen William Hawking, the writer of A Brief History of Time, is always being _______ as a model of strong will.
A. taken up B. held up C. picked up D. kept up
32. According to the regulation of Education Ministry, a full-time middle school or primary school _______ hold a flag-raising ceremony once a week, except during vacations.
A. shall B. should C. need D. can
33. Apple Inc, __________ the way we communicate with its smartphones, released the Apple Watch on March 9, 2015 in San Francisco, US.
A. changing B. to change C. changed D. having changed
34. —— I dropped in on you at about four, p.m., but you didn’t answer the door.
—— Oh, that was probably _________ I was playing badminton in the stadium nearby.
A. that B. what C. when D. why
35. —— We could make it from here to Florida if we drove all night.
—— ___________! It’s a three-day drive.
A. Be serious B. Dear me C. It’s up to you. D. It’s no big deal

第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What are consequences of laziness? Many young persons seem to think it of not much consequence 36 they do not improve their time well in youth, vainly 37 they can make it up by careful work or effort when they are 38 . They also think it is shameful for men and women to be lazy, 39 that there can be no harm in persons who are young spending their time in any 40 they please.
George Jones thought 41 . At the age of 16, he went to an academy to prepare to enter college. His father obtained books for him, clothed him, and paid for schooling at his great 42 . But George thought of nothing but present 43 . When called to recite, he went red and what he recited were not the right words, 44 the whole class would burst into laughter. Such are the applauses (掌声) a lazy person gets. 45 , though he passed a very poor examination, he was 46 with the test. It was those who 47 him that thought it was possible that the reason why he didn’t 48 questions better was that he was frightened.
However, in college there is not much 49 shown to bad scholars. George had 50 his studies so long that he fell behind. Poor fellow! He paid 51 for his laziness. All the good scholars 52 him; they were ashamed to be seen in his 53 . He was growing discouraged. Eventually, he had to quit college. Such are the 54 of laziness.
Therefore, we should, from this history, take 55 , and “stamp improvement on the wings of time”.
36. A. as B. until C. if D. since
37. A. expecting B. regretting C. indicating D. requiring
38. A. older B. better C. taller D. stronger
39. A. and B. but C. for D. or
40. A. order B. sense C. manner D. pattern
41. A. so B. again C. aloud D. ahead
42. A. sale B. speed C. length D. expense
43. A. purpose B. pleasure C. memory D. situation
44. A. so that B. in case C. as though D. now that
45. A. At first B. On the contrary C. At last D. In other words
46. A. faced B. satisfied C. combined D. admitted
47. A. saved B. examined C. submitted D. appreciated
48. A. come up with B. respond to C. end up with D. add to
49. A. motivation B. dignity C. interest D. mercy
50. A. ignored B. explored C. interrupted D. strengthened
51. A. generously B. greedily C. constantly D. dearly
52. A. saved B. attracted C. avoided D. recommended
53. A. college B. company C. class D. community
54. A. characteristics B. causes C. states D. wages
55. A. action B. charge C. warning D. advice

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
At home, ordering food from a menu is a normal, everyday routine. I don’t even give it a second thought. In China, it’s a whole other story! Here, ordering is a fun game of trial and error, and the adventure begins before the food is even served!
Many restaurants in central Beijing advertise “English language menus”, but the translations can just add to the confusion. Although accompanying pictures can be a helpful relief, the translations often make the whole experience even more amusing. During my first few weeks in China I tried some delicious dishes with off-the-wall names. As an experiment, my friends and I would order things like “students addicted to chicken gristle (软骨)” and “red burned lion head”. It was always fun to see what landed on our table. Eventually we learned that “lion head” was actually pork, and “students” are “addicted” to diced (切碎的) chicken with green pepper.
Recently, I came across a busy restaurant down a narrow side street in a Beijing hutong. It was lunchtime and the small room was packed with people sitting on small stools (凳子) eating noodles. I was hungry and cold, and the steaming bowls looked irresistible! I sat myself down and called out for a “caidan!” In response, the waitress pointed to a wall at the back of the restaurant. The wall was full of Chinese characters describing numerous dishes. There was only one sentence in English: “crossing over the bridge noodles”.
I had never heard of the dish and had no idea what it would taste like. I took a gamble and ordered one bowl of “crossing over the bridge noodles”. A few minutes later the waitress carried over a heavy bowl full of broth (肉汤) and I quickly dug in. It was the best bowl of noodles I had ever tasted! I have been back again and again and each time I point at the one English sentence – “crossing over the bridge noodles”. I always enter a restaurant in China feeling excited and a little nervous. Who knows what the next ordering adventure will show?
56. How does the writer find the English-language menus in many of Beijing’s restaurants?
A. Confusing but amusing. B. Easy to understand.
C. Boring and annoying. D. Accurate and helpful.
57. The underlined word “gamble” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
A. taste B. look C. step D. risk
58. The passage deals with ______.
A. the author’s favorite Chinese dishes
B. the fun the author had ordering food in China’s restaurant
C. a comparison between Western food and Chinese food
D. the correct way to translate the names of Chinese dishes into English
59. The passage is developed mainly in the form of _____________.
A. examples and statements B. comparison and conclusion
C. causes and effects D. time and description

B
Imagine a stranger walking past you on a cold, rainy day. “Lovely weather, isn’t it?” the stranger says. Do you laugh, or even smile? If not, you may not have a dry sense of humor.
British people, and particularly the English, are well-known for our dry sense of humor. We often say the opposite of what we mean in order to be funny, and tell jokes in a tone of voice that makes it sound like we are being completely serious. As US writer Julian Tan put it on the HuffPost Students blog: “It is as if it is ‘Opposite Day’ every day in Britain.”
If the people of Britain are known for having a “stiff upper lip” and not showing emotion, then our dry sense of humor shows this through jokes. Often it will take a long time or several beers, to get a British person to tell you what they actually think about something and get behind the wall of humorous sarcasm (讽刺) that they have in front of them.
English comedian Ricky Gervais put it like this: “We play jokes on our friends. We use sarcasm as a shield (护盾) and a weapon. We avoid being serious until it’s absolutely necessary.”
It can be annoying and confusing if you haven’t been raised with these types of jokes: “Why did he just say such a ridiculous thing? Is he making fun of me?” But it is also true that understanding this type of humor is a good way to make friends with people in the UK, even if you don’t find it funny.
It’s important to remember that the person telling the joke may actually be making fun of himself or herself, not you. One of the characteristics of British humor is “its strong theme of self-deprecation” (making fun of oneself), according to Tan. So don’t worry – often, English people, and British people in general, just want to make fun of themselves!
60. According to the passage, we can know that someone with a dry sense of humor can ___________.
A. not use sarcasm as a shield and a weapon. B. not make friends with people in the UK
C. pretend to play jokes on their friends D. say funny things in a serious way
61. Which of the following words best describes British humor according to Julian Tan?
A. Opposite. B. Annoying. C. Ridiculous. D. Funny.
62. The underlined phrase “stiff upper lip” in Paragraph 3 refers to a quality of ___________.
A. remaining calm B. communicating feelings
C. taking a positive attitude D. focusing attention
63. It can be inferred from the passage that _______________.
A. British people are famous for being emotional
B. British people’s humor is often misunderstood
C. it’s a tradition for British people to make fun of each other
D. it doesn’t take a long time to make friends with British people
64. The passage is mainly about ____________________.
A. why British people like laughing at themselves
B. some tips on how to make British people laugh
C. the importance of humor in British culture
D. what British humor is like

C
Mrs Bennet, Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen described Mrs Bennet as “a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper（脾气）”: she topped your list of the least favorite female family heads. With her single-minded devotion to marrying off her daughters, she is one of literature’s parents involving themselves in their sons’ or daughters’ private lives. And at least she pays attention to her daughters. Whatever one might lay at her daughters’ door, she defends them.
Helen Graham, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The second and final novel by Anne Bront was so shocking that after Anne’s death, her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication. Published for the first time in 1848, it told the story of a woman who escapes her alcoholic husband to protect her young son. In fleeing her husband, Helen was not just challenging social structures, she was breaking the law: at the time, a married woman had no independent legal existence, and by taking her child with her she was likely to be punished for kidnapping(诱拐). Helen’s actions didn’t just establish her as a good mother; they helped to cause a movement.
Marilla Cuthbert, Anne of Green Gables
The adoptive mother of orphan Anne makes herself known as a softy through the course of the 1908 novel: so much so that Margaret Attwood has claimed that Marilla is the true central character: “Her growing love for Anne, and her growing ability to express that love – not Anne’s duckling-to-swan act – is the real magic transformation. Anne is the catalyst(催化剂) who allows the strict Marilla to finally express her long-buried softer human emotions.”
Mrs Waterbury, The Railway Children
The Railway Children’s female family head is “a very real mother, strong but also easily hurt.” Presenting an idealized(理想化) vision of childhood, yet the novel contains a tension between appearance and reality – which some have said reflects its author E Nesbit’s personal life. Her husband had an ongoing affair with her best friend, who bore him two children that Nesbit raised as her own. Jenny Agutter has said: “Nesbit’s life was always unstable. What saved her was her belief that things would work out in the end … Against the background of her own tense and complex family life, she wrote stories about families that were joined perfectly together.”
65. The passage mainly discusses _____________ in literature.
A. families B. mothers
C. emotional life D. parent-child communication
66. Which of the following is TRUE about the four characters in the novels mentioned in the passage?
A. Mrs Bennet is a most controlling person.
B. Helen Graham is a person to give up easily.
C. Marilla Cuthbert is hard to get along with .
D. Mrs Waterbury is poor at holding together a family
67. According to the writers mentioned in the passage, we can infer that ____________________.