2015届山东省滕州市第十一中学高三12月阶段测试英语试题

注意事项：

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（105分）和第Ⅱ卷（45分），共150分

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）

1．Quzhou is ______ most comfortable city, where you can visit a great many interesting places, such as______ mysterious Longyou Grottoes．

A．a; the B．a; 不填 C．the; a D．不填; the

2．Although at present human egg cells and embryos needed for cloning research are difficult _____, Newspapers _________ evil leaders hoping to clone themselves．

A．to obtain; wrote B．to obtaining; wrote to

C．to obtain; wrote of D．to be obtained; wrote

3．You can use a large plastic bottle, _____ cut off, as a pot to grow young plants in．

A．the top is B．the top of which C．whose top D．with its top

4．My parents always _______ great importance to my getting a good education．

A．have B．attach C．accept D．pay

5．Until now, we have raised 50,000 pounds for the poor children, _______ is quite

unexpected．

A．that B．which C．who D．it

6．It’s not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do makes life happy．

A．that B．which C．what D．who

7．Last night, there were millions of people _______ the opening ceremony live on TV．

A．watch B．to watch C．watched D．watching

8．_______ the forest park is far away, a lot of tourists visit it every year．

A．As B．When C．Even though D．In case

9．Is this your necklace, Mary? I ______ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning．

A．came across B．dealt with C．looked after D．went for

10．Grandma pointed to the hospital and said, “That’s ______ I was born．”

A．when B．how C．why D．where

第二节 完型填空（共两篇；第一篇短文10小题，每小题1分；第二篇短文20小题，每小题1．5分；满分40分）

A

One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．Before going to 11 , he told his wife about it．All day long he felt 12 and uneasy．Finally, in the late afternoon, he gathered the courage to approach his employer．To his 13 , the boss agreed to give him a raise．

That evening, the 14 husband arrived home and was surprised to see a beautiful table set with their best china and 15 candles．Smelling the aroma （香味）of the wonderful meal, he 16 that someone from the office had called his wife and tipped her off （透露消息）．

　　Finding her in the kitchen, he eagerly 17 the details of his good news．When they sat down to the meal, next to his plate he found a note that read: ''Congratulations, darling．I knew you'd get the 18 ．This dinner is to show you how much I love you．''

　　After dinner, on his way to the 19 to help his wife serve dessert, he noticed a second card had slipped out of his wife's pocket．Picking it up, he read: ''Don't worry about not getting the raise．You 20 it anyway．This dinner is to show how much I love you．"

11．A．school B．work C．home D．dinner

12．A．nervous B．relaxed C．curious D．dangerous

13．A．anger B．disappointment C．sorrow D．delight

14．A．careful B．cheerful C．helpful D．wonderful

15．A．deserted B．burned C．lighted D．used

16．A．heard B．found C．guessed D．forgot

17．A．shared B．told C．knew D．talked

18．A．position B．note C．raise D．news

19．A．office B．living-room C．kitchen D．study

20．A．donate B．devote C．demand D．deserve

B

The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan

The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her．She was really small for her age of 12．The boy in my class often 21 about her and laughed their heads off．She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page．

All I knew was that she was an orphan （孤儿） from Africa．She had just been adopted by a family in town who 22 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids．I looked down at this 23 girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her．

But how could I help her 24 in with us? There had to be a 25 ．

One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had 26 her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a（n） 27 copy．

I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming 28 show．So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had 29 ．“why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted 30 the talent show．“I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough 31 ．Could you help me, Suzy?”

On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s 32 were everywhere ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different．

“And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a （n） 33 award．I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters．” Everyone nodded．“One of our own students 34 them．”

I could hear everyone whispering．“Who in our school could draw 35 well?”

Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ 36 this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a 37 ,too．Our mystery（神秘） artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!”

Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set．“Thank you,” she cried．

I 38 , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never 39 anything in her whole life．

Everyone started to 40 their hands．Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening．I knew then Suzy was going to be all right．

21．A．joked B．cared C．forgot D．worried

22．A．reported B．decided C．complained D．questioned

23．A．rich B．proud C．tiny D．popular

24．A．come B fall C．fit D．tie

25．A．manner B．pattern C．choice D．way

26．A．read B．taken C．opened D．put

27．A．free B．perfect C．final D．extra

28．A．art B．talk C．quiz D．talent

29．A．colored B．written C．carved D．drawn

30．A．at B．after C．for D．around

31．A．room B．time C．paper D．interest

32．A．gifts B．books C．photos D．posters

33． A．special B．academic C．national D．royal

34．A．painted B．found C．printed D．collected

35．A．very B．that C．quite D．too

36．A．If B．Though C．Unless D．Since

37．A．prize B．rank C．rest D．place

38．A．replied B．realized C．remembered D．regretted

39．A．offered B．valued C．owned D．controlled

40．A．clap B．wave C．raise D．shake

第二部分：阅读理解（共25题，每小题2分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars less．Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed．Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your finger-tips．

With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer．Unfortunately, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not．

ORBIS is an international non-profit organization which operates the world’s only flying teaching eye hospital．ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide．Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fully-equipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom．Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there．Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation（合作） among countries．

ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical programs．ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year．ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs is China so far．For the seven to ten million blind in China ORBIS is planning to do more for them．At the moment an ORBIS is working on a long-term plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care service to Shanxi Province．ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness．

For just US$38,you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again．Your money can open their eyes to the world．Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves．

41．The first paragraph is intended to ______．

A．introduce a new way of reading

B．advise the public to lead a simple life

C．direct the public’s attention to the blind

D．encourage the public to use imagination

42．What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world?

A．They are adequate B．They have not been updated．

C．They are not equally distributed D．They have benefited most of the blind

43．ORBIS aims to help the blind by ______．

A．teaching medical students B．training doctors and nurses

C．running flying hospitals globally D．setting up non-profit organization

44．What does the author try to do in the last paragraph?

A．Appeal for donations B．Make an advertisement

C．Promote training programs D．Show sympathy for the blind

45．What can be the best title for the passage?

A．ORBIS in China B．Fighting Blindness

C．ORBIS Flying Hospital D．Sight-saving Techniques

B

Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do．My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical．I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that．That’s when I learned about the Light house Project．

I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers．I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time．In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly．Neither did my family．

Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application．After countless interviews and presentations, I ma