浙江温州十校联合体2015届高三上期初英语试题及答案

___22___ to others, he would, especially for his family. He was always ___23___ his time and efforts to making sure his family had enough in their life.

Later, I matured into a man and had my own children. Whenever coming home, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin, for nobody played the mandolin like him. He could ___24___ your soul with tunes coming out of that old mandolin. He seemed to ___25___ when playing, taking pride in his ability to play so well. Unfortunately, in 1977. Dad was ___26___ in an accident, leaving his third finger of his left hand wounded seriously. ___27___ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did affect his ___28___ to play the mandolin. After the accident, he was ___29___ to play and felt unable to play as well as before. Every time we asked him to play, he would make excuses. ___30___, we could persuade him and he would say “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it made no ___31___. When he played the old mandolin, it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time.

In August 1993, Dad was ___32___ with serious disease. He chose not to receive any chemotherapy（化疗）treatments ___33___ he could live out his rest life in dignity(尊严). A week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for his family. First he made the usual ___34___ again but later said “Okay.”, ___35___ it was likely to be the last chance for us to hear him playing. He tuned up the old mandolin and played. ___36___, I found everyone in the family ___37___. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner ___38___ that lives with him in his life.

Dad would never play the mandolin for us again, but we still ___39___ the most valuable gift we gained from him, ___40___ he had done all his life, giving. 21. A. might 22. A. pleasure 23. A. applying 24. A. touch 25. A. escape 26. A. included 27. A. Although 28. A. courage 29. A. desperate 31. A. sense 32. A. combined 33. A. so that 34. A. plan

35. A. promising

B. should B. advice B. paying B. discover B. shine B. If

C. would C. help C. deliver C. exist C. buried C. Whether C. ability

D. must D. favor D. devoting D. possess D. calm D. involved D. Because D. energy D. sensitive D. Consequently D. progress D. diagnosed D. as though D. excuse D. knowing D. Speeding up

C. attaching

B. absorbed B. faith

B. unwilling B. Suddenly B. difference B. burdened B. in case B. apology B. noticing

C. worthwhile C. Gradually C. contact C. carried C. even if C. reason

30. A. Eventually

C. requesting C. Looking into

36. A. Looking around B. Turning up

37. A. happy 39. A. treasure 40. A. anything

B. tearful B. adopt

C. anxious C. strength C. consider C. nothing

D. delighted D. courage D. approve D. something

38. A. preference B. advantage B. everything

第二部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Katharine Meyer Graham was once described as “the most powerful woman in America.” She was not a government official or elected representative. She owned and published The Washington Post. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country.

Katharine Meyer was born in New York City in 1917. Her father was a successful investment banker and became an important financial official. Her family was very rich. Katharine grew up in large houses in New York and Washington. Her parents were often away from home, traveling and working, Katharine was often lonely. Katherine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois in 1938. In 1933, her father bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. It was the least successful one of five newspapers in Washington.

Katharine Graham returned to Washington and got a job editing letters to the editor of her father's newspaper. She married Philip Graham. He was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter but soon accepted a job at his wife's father's newspaper. Mr. Graham improved The Washington Post. He bought Newsweek and several television stations. He also established close ties with important political leaders. However, Mr. Graham treated his wife badly. He had an affair with a young reporter. For many years, Mr. Graham suffered from mental illness. He killed himself in 1963.

Katharine Graham had four children to raise and a newspaper to operate. At first, she was only concerned about finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job. She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company. In those days, it was unusual for a woman to be the head of a business. Women were expected to look after their homes and children.

Katharine Graham met with officials of The Washington Post. She was elected president of The Washington Post Company. She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. So she decided to learn. She began by hiring Benjamin C.Bradlee. He later became chief editor. Mr. Bradlee improved the newspaper. He hired excellent reporters and editors. They began doing important investigative reporting. In 1969, Mrs.

Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company. In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes. 41. Katharine Graham is considered powerful because ____________. A. she was born of a very rich family B. she had the most important newspaper C. she was in charge of the The Washington Post D. she gained much money from newspapers

42. We can infer from the second paragraph that Katharine Graham _____________.

源:]

A. was one of the top students at university B. helped her father in purchasing the paper C. didn’t take interest in managing a bank D. lived a rich life when she was young

43. After Katharine Graham got married ___________. A. her husband gave up his previous job B. she got a job editing letters for the editor C. she made The Washington Post improved D. her husband wanted to be a political leader 44. Faced with the death of Mr. Graham ____________.

A. Katharine Graham had confidence to operate the newspaper well. B. Katharine Graham made up her mind to raise the kids. C. KatharineGraham thought more about gaining experience. D. Katharine Graham seemed to be trapped in the dark world. 45. What do you think of Benjamin C. Bradlee? A. He was an expert when it came to earning money. B. He brought The Washington Post back to life. C. He intended to buy The Washington Post.

D. He should have given more help to Katharine Graham.

B

The aims of the Illustrators’ (插图画家的) Exhibition, staged as part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, organized by BolognaFiere and held from 23to 26 December 2011, are to bring illustrators and publishers together and to promote illustrators and their works among publishers. QUALIFICATIONS

?Individual illustrators or groups of illustrators of any nationality, if they were born before 31st December 1992, whose artwork is intended for use in children’s books, are qualified to enter the Exhibition, either directly or through publishing houses or schools.

?Please state in the application form whether you are entering work for the Fiction or Nonfiction Category. Illustrators may only enter one category.

?Artwork previously presented to the Exhibition may not be re-entered.

?The confirmation (确认) form must be filled in and a photograph attached, then presented together with illustrations no later than 15 October 2011. SHIPMENT

Entries may be delivered by post, express delivery service or by hand. From abroad, please use the following forms: Form “A” for registered mail or post by air; Form “B” if using an international forwarding agent or airline. To avoid delays, material should not be sent by normal post. Material should be sent “carriage paid”, including any customs and delivery costs.

BolognaFiere may not be held responsible for the non-arrival or late arrival of artwork. All published works must be accompanied by a declaration bearing the ISBN number, publisher’s name and address. REQUIREMENTS

The illustrations (i.e. the size of the sheet) must not exceed (超过) the following dimensions: Fiction: 32×42 cm (or 42 × 32 cm) Non-fiction: 50 ×70 cm (70 × 50cm)

Illustrations in larger formats will not be considered, nor will they be returned by BolognaFiere. The illustrations must be on paper or flexible board, maximum thickness 2mm (for scanner separation purposes).

SELECTION PROCESS

All artwork received by the stated deadline and meeting the specified requirements will be examined and selected by an international group (whose decision is final), including five members (from publishing house and art schools) appointed each year by BolognaFiere. EXHIBITIONS ABROAD

After the Bologna event, the Illustrators Exhibition will travel to Japan under the supervision of JBBY. The Illustrators Exhibition may afterwards be transferred to other venues(场馆) in other countries. The exhibitions of illustrations held abroad follow the same rules and regulations as the Illustrators Exhibition, and the provisions (条款) of the regulations are extended to the organizers of the exhibitions held abroad. RETURN OF ARTWORK

All the works will be returned to their owners by BolognaFiere or directly by the organizers of the exhibitions and held abroad by the end of July 2013.

46. Which of the following of the Illustrators’ Exhibition is true? A. It will last five days in all in July every other year. B. It is intended for college students who are good at painting. C. It is held by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in BolognaFiere. D. It can strengthen the relationship between illustrators and publishers. 47. The illustrators of the Illustrators Exhibition __________.