[吉林]2014届吉林省延边州高三下学期质量检测英语试卷

—I’ve given out. I can’t run any farther.
—________, David. You can make it.

“Judging the voice, and not the appearance” makes the show—The Voice of China ________from the numerous other reality shows in China.

Tourism, _______ it brings in money to a country, can also result in damage to the World 
Heritage sites there.         

Lenovo has brought out a new laptop ________ low cost will make it attractive to students.

It is typical of students to stay up ________ deep into the night for the final exam.

—These grapes look really beautiful.
—They _______! See the price $3.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren’t they!

—You seem to be familiar with New York.
—I _______ there for three years. It’s great to be back.

He was about to do his homework when an unusual noise ________ his attention.

Interest is as vital to learning as the ability to understand, even ________ so.                  

________ you don’t know is that I spend ________ little time I had with my kids.

—I have booked a room ________two.
—I’ll check, sir.

So small ________ that they don’t admit much light at all.

Have you heard         news that he is ranked ________first in the competition?

Mr. Rod prefers a restaurant in a small town to _______ in so large a city as Beijing.

—Mrs. Smith! Tom has broken the mirror!
—________ Such things happen.

America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I      the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be       , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a        of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my        and to Allah’s will.       , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n)       , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the        that I’d get at school.
I       on my own that sixth grade was the        I should start wearing the hijab. I was       about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or        be scared of me and        my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no        of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those        thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but        I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was        about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —     — about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me,        there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke        me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the       of America.

A．believe in B．stick to C．carry out D．push for

A．independent B．free C．sensitive D．different

A．signal B．sign C．reminder D．cause

A．religion B．country C．parents D．status

A．In a word B．In general C．To be exact D．To be honest

A．princess B．heroine C．individual D．adult

A．praise B．punishment C．reaction D．reflection

A．hoped B．expected C．realized D．decided

A．time B．chance C．case D．occasion

A．disappointed B．scared C．enthusiastic D．angry

A．still B．already C．even D．ever

A．show off B．pull off C．pick up D．put up

A．rejection B．ignorance C．awareness D．acceptance

A．negative B．optimistic C．serious D．strange

A．often B．inside C．only D．outside

A．concerned B．particular C．wrong D．convinced

A．respectfully B．cautiously C．suspiciously D．critically

A．and B．so C．but D．or

A．in terms of B．in front of C．in charge of D．in favor of

A．significance B．beauty C．value D．power

Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this special day.
I have been struggling on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long trip. Gas is so expensive nowadays! Anyway, I filled my tank with gas and set off. 
I stopped at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the perfect gift and I knew she would love it. But when I got to the cashier, my card wasdeclined! I didn’t have enough money in my account to pay for the gift!
So I pondered the issue for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something cheaper, but I knew there was nothing else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I got to my smart-phone and transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a big part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
It turned out that she loved the gift and I felt that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother deserved the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.
Before I left my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t said anything to him about my financial condition, but I guessed my dad just knew it. When I got to the car, I saw the amount he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift!
It goes to show that doing the right thing always comes with great rewards.
Why was the writer unwilling to have a long trip?

The underlined word “pondered” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.           

From the passage, we can infer that ________.

Why did the writer’s father shake hands with the writer in secret?

The Wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions. Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area. He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.
This event is becoming increasingly popular. A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.
The event is famous for its warm and humorous atmosphere. The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles (障碍物）and a water obstacle, about a meter deep.
There are a few basic rules and the winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.
Alongside with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink”. Then he may continue the race. A special prize is awarded to the team with the best costumes.
While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife-carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.
The Wife-carrying World Championship is famous because ________.

If a husband drops his wife 3 times in the competition, he will be fined ________.

Compared with the Wife-carrying World Championship, the team competition ________.

The passage is written mainly to ________.

Science Daily—Kids may roll their eyes when their mothers asks them about their school day, but answering her may actually help them learn. New research from Vanderbilt University reveals that children learn the solution to a problem best when they explain it to their mom.
“We knew that children learn well with their moms or with a peer, but we did not know if that was because they were getting feedback and help,” Bethany Rittle-Johnson, the study’s lead author and assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, said. “In this study, we just had the children’s mothers listen, without providing any assistance. We’ve found that by simply listening, a mother helps her child learn.”
Rittle-Johnson believes the new finding can help parents better assist their children with their schoolwork, even when they are not sure of the answer themselves. Although the researchers used children and their mothers in the study, they believe the same results will hold true whether the person is the child’s father, grandparent, or other familiar persons.
“The basic idea is that it is really effective to try to get kids to explain things themselves instead of just telling them the answer,” she said. “Explaining their reasoning, to a parent or perhaps to other people they know, will help them understand the problem and apply what they have learned to other situations. We saw that this simple act of listening by mom made a difference in the quality of the child’s explanations and how well they could solve more difficult problems later on.
According to the passage, a mom had better ________.

If she wants to help a child with his schoolwork, a mom ________.

Who will be the least help to a kid when he is explaining, according to Rittle-Johnson?

Which of the following best gives the main idea of the passage?

Stay-at home careers are the preferred way to earn a living for those who like to set their own hours and be their own boss, mothers of young children, and those who like to avoid office politics. There are plenty of opportunities to earn from home. Even if you earn little first, the quality of life should make up for the loss of income. Take a look at the following choices for home-birds:
Online tutoring—You can earn anything from Rs 8,000 to 30,000 a month if you are a qualified teacher with computer and communication skills. The subjects in demand these days are math, English, physics, chemistry and biology. You can either teach part-time (4 hours) or full-time (9 hours).
Freelance writers—You have a good writing skills but don’t have time to work a nine-to-five job? You can still use your skills and earn a good amount of money. Many companies these days require good writers. One can earn up to Rs 8,000 to 50,000.
Online-traders—Earn a lot of money by share trading. Just clear the NCFM (Capital Market) exam and you can start trading. You can bring in Rs 10,000 to 1000,000 per month.
Designers—If you have the creative skills and a creative gift, try becoming a designer. Designers are required in different fields. One can earn nearly Rs 8,000 to 20,000 per month.
According to the passage, those who likes stay-at-home careers ________.

If you want to be an online-trader, you will have to ________.

The passage is written mainly to ________.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Rock Climbing as Sport and Art
An estimated nine million people rock climb in the United States. Millions more take part in the activity around the world.    Others compete. Rock climbing can be dangerous. But there are many methods and protective devices that can increase a climber’s safety.
    Climbers have to pull themselves straight up the face of very high rocks or walls. So they have to be strong enough to carry their own weight. And climbers sometimes have to hold on to rocks with only their fingers or toes.
There are several kinds of rock climbing. Traditional rock climbing is done outside. Climbers wear ropes and attach devices to the rocks as they climb many hundreds of meters up. They also connect their ropes to the devices.     Sport climbing is similar. However, in those cases the protective devices are permanently placed in the rock. There is also indoor climbing. Rock walls made of wood or concrete have places for the climber’s hands and feet.
  People climb glaciers or frozen waterfalls instead of rocks. They use special equipment for the ice.
And then there is bouldering（巨石攀岩）— climbing rocks between three and seven meters high.     Many climbers like bouldering because they can use less equipment. Climbers often need only special shoes and chalk. All climbers use chalk to keep their hands dry.

E. If a climber slips, a rope can stop him from falling.
F. Climbing takes strength, control and good balance.
G. It is more challenging and dangerous, but also more fun.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线 ( \ ) 划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
There are many different signs in the public. They tell you what to do or what not to do in a place. Do you know what they exact mean? For example, if you go to see a film, you should enter the cinema at the ENTRANCE and leave for the EXIT. You will either find NO SMOKING signs in many cinemas. If you visit a museum, don’t take some photos inside the halls. You are not allowed. You will find NO PHOTOS signs in many museum. When you drive a car, don’t park in a street without a NO PARKING sign. Making sure you understood the signs and you won’t get into any trouble.

假设你是李华，你于2014年1月5日搭乘某航空公司航班（the flight BA736），回家后发现遗失了一个行李箱。现在用英文给该航空公司写一封信，请他们帮你寻找。
信件要点包括：
陈述写信原因；
简要描述该行李；
说明该行李的重要性；
期待回复并表示感谢。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua