2010高三英语期中考试卷

2010高三英语期中考试卷 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共115分） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时， 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 1.       第一节  （共5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.Will the man stay for dinner? A. Yes.     B. No.    C. Hard to say 2.Where does the comversation most probably take place? A. In a restaurant  B. In a theater   C. In a plane 3. Why do people prefer fast food? A. Because fast food tastes good. B. Because fast food saves time. C. Because fast food saves money. 4. How does the woman suggest the man preparing for Professor Young’s exam? A. Concentrating on the important ideas. B. Concentrating on the details. C. Reviewing all what she’s talked about in class. 5. What can we infer from the conversation? A. The man is the bank’s staff. B. The man is in the red. C. The man left his drawing at the bank. 第二节  （共15小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅览室读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6--7题。6. What is the restaurant’s speciality tonight? A. Duck      B. Chicken         C. Seafood 7. How long does the discount event last? A. One week.   B. Half a month      C. One month 听第7段材料，回答第8--9题。8. Where are they now? A. On the first floor.    B. On the second floor.   C. On the third floor. 9. Where does the woman advise to go then? A. To another floor.    B. To another store.      C. To go home 听第8段材料，回答第10--12题 10. What is the woman leaving for America to do? A. To be on a vacation. B. To study. C. To be on a business trip. 11. What airlines is the woman taking? A. China Southern Airlines. B. China Northern Airlines. C. China International Airlines。 12.Where is the woman’s seat? A. In the middle. B. By the window C. Along the aisle. 听第9段材料，回答第13--16题。 13. What are they talking about? A. Movies.     B. TV programs     C. Operas 14. Which of the following is NOT true? A. People don’t understand what they hear according to the man. B. People go because they think it is a pop art form according to the man. C. People enjoy the art form according to the woman.15. What does the man think of the woman for the art? A. The woman has much taste for the art form. B. The woman is in average of taste for the art form. C. The woman in taste is the same as other people. 16. What does the man prefer to do? A. Read a movel.     B. Go to movies.     C. Watch TV. 听第10段材料，回答第17-- 20 题。 17. According to the author, why do some couples adopt children? A. They can not have a child of their own. B. They will not have a child of their own. C. They lide to adopt a child.18. How many adoptions are there in the United States each year alone? A. 6 thousand    B. 60 thousand    C. 16 thousand 19. Why is it difficult for adoptees(被收养者) to find out about their birth parents? A. Because the information is secret. B. Because they are far away from their own countries. C. Because their adopted parents don’t want them to do so. 20. Why do many adioptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents? A. Because they don’t love their birth parents. B. Because they haven’t seen their birth parents. C. Because they have mixed feelings about their birth parents. 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） 21. I didn’t tell him____ news at once because I wanted to give him ____ surprise.   A. a; a               B. the; the         C. the; a          D. /; the 22. I didn't see her in the meeting-room this morning. She ____ at the meeting.  A. mustn't have spoken B. shouldn't have spoken C. needn't have spoken D. couldn't have spoken 23. With a lot of homework to do this evening, Tom’s mother will allow him to watch TV __. A. in no time     B. at one time        C. at no time      D. at a time 24. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _______ should have attracted the government’s attention.  A. solving       B. solve       C. solved        D. to solve 25. When I write something, I usually go to the library to ______  the necessary facts.     A. look up   B. look out   C. look through   D. look into 26. He ______ a plan for the committee to consider.     A. put away     B. put off      C. put forward    D. put up with 27. I don’t think the two parties can________ agreement in the near future. A. arrive   B. reach   C. reach for   D. arrive at 28. The careless driver is _________ for the traffic accident that __________ yesterday.    A. to blame; happened            B. to blame; was happened   C. to be blamed; was happened     D. to be blamed ; happened             29. The order ____ the prisoner be set free arrived too late. 　A. which  B. whether  C. that  D. what 30. The number of registered participants in this year’s marathon was half _____. A. of last year’s    B. those of last year’s    C. of those of last year.     D. that of last year’s 31. Three leading dairy companies, Yili and Mengniu Groups and Bright Dairy, were __________ from China’s Famous Brands list due to their products’ quality problems.    A. concluded      B. removed     C. declined     D. evaluated 32. The weather was warm, the food was inviting and the view was pretty－________we had a pleasant holiday.         A. exactly       B. meanwhile     C. finally      D. altogether 33. David likes country life and has decided to ______ farming. A. go in for     B. go back on     C. go through with      D. go along with  34. This book will show the readers ___ can be used in other contexts. A. how that they have observed      B. that how they have observed C. how what they have observed      D. that they have observed 35. --- Go for hiking this Saturday, OK? 　--- ______.  I like getting close to nature. 　 A. I couldn’t agree more   B. I believe not 　C. I’m afraid not    D. I don’t think so 第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。 Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out __36___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___37___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and __38___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were __39__ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk __40___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to __41___ the seats they wanted. I was ___42___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___43___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt __44___ we took off and tried to ___45___ my nervousness.      After an hour’s flying I ___46___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___47___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a __48__ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___49___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___50___. Suddenly, the plane ___51___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___52___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___53___ pills for airsickness and ___54__ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___55__ to get above the storm.36. A. at            B. over           C. to               D. above37. A. inside      B. beside          C. behind         D. under38. A. arrived     B. entered       C. climbed         D. flew39. A. asked      B. noticed       C. announced       D. told40. A. out          B. inside           C. in               D. by41. A. fetch       B. hold            C. keep             D. get42. A. impossible B. possible       C. unable          D. unsuitable43. A. prettier     B. stronger      C. smaller       D. heavier44. A. before      B. after           C. until           D. when45. A. smooth     B. forget          C. correct       D. drive46. A. noticed     B. looked         C. watched      D. realized47. A. on           B. up             C. out            D. in48. A. general    B. similar          C. common     D. sharp49. A. smiled      B. spoke          C. added        D. acted50. A. at            B. about          C. on             D. with51. A. shake       B. shaken         C. shook        D. shocked52. A. edge        B. line           C. side            D. wing53. A. give out     B. give off      C. give up       D. give back54. A. save        B. cool           C. persuade      D. comfort55. A. succeeded   B. flown         C. planned       D. managed 第三部分 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。 A There are warm tropical regions all over the globe，but only the Indians of the South American rain forests have formed the habit of sleeping in the open air．Long before they made painful acquaintance（相识） with Europeans，they had invented something that was unique on earth ：the hammock． Nobody really knows who first had bright idea of making sleeping in the air the symbol of untroubled rest．The Indians see the hammock as a“gift of heaven（上天）”， something given to them a very long time ago． In it the Indians pass away hot noon hours，napping or chatting．Swinging it to and fro（来回摆动）creates a cooling breath of air and keeps away insects．They work and play in hammocks，are born and die there． Hung like a suspension bridge between heaven and earth，a hammock is dry while the soil is damp and is safe from most wild animals． Hammocks have the advantage over beds in that they are easy to transport and take up very little space when they have been rolled up（卷起）．Indians never go on a journey without their hammocks，not even to their plantations． 56.The word“hammock”in this passage means ____ ． A. a suspension cage which can be swung to and fro in the air B. a seat hanging by two ropes from the branch of a tree C. a suspension bridge in the South American rain forests D. a net hung between two supports and used as a bed 57. Indians swing the hammock to ____ ． A. pray to heaven for a gift     B. keep away flies，mosquitoes and other insects C. keep away wild animals     D. fall asleep quickly 58. According to the passage ，hammocks ____ ． A. cannot be rolled up                    B. are difficult to transport C. are never brought to the plantations       D. can be kept dry while the ground is wet 59. The passage is about ____ ． A. the Indian way of living          B. tropical regions     C. Indians' gift for the Europeans     D. a portable bed B If you want to stay young，sit down and have a good think．This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors，who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise—and as a result，we are growing old unnecessarily soon． Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason（推理）at a rather early age，and how the speed of getting old could be slowed down． With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University，he set about measuring brain volumes（容量）of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs． Computer technology helped the researchers to get most exact measurements of the volume of the front and side parts of the brain，which have something to do with intellect（智力）and feelings，and decide the human character．As we all know，the back part of the brain，which controls tasks like eating and breathing，does not contract（萎缩）with age． Contraction of front and side parts—as cells（细胞）die off—was seen in some people in their thirties，but it was still not found in some sixty and seventy-year-olds． Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contraction—using the head． The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns．Those with least possibility，says Matsuzawa，are lawyers，followed by university professors and doctors．White collar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are，however as possible to have contracting brains as the farm worker，bus driver and shop assistant． 60. The team of doctors wanted to find out ____ ． A. at what point people grow mentally old   B. how to make people live longer C. the size of certain people's brains        D. which people are the most clever 61. The doctors' tests show that ____ ． A. our brains contract as we grow older     B. one part of the brain does not contract C. sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-olds D. some people's brains have contracted earlier than other people's 62. According to the article，____ are growing old earlier than people who live in the cities． A. farmers      B. office clerks       C. shop assistants       D. bus drivers 63. The most possible conclusion of the passage is that ____ ． A. most of us should take more exercise     B. it's better to live in the town C. the brain contracts if it is not used   D. the more one uses his brain，the sooner he becomes old C The Man of Many Secrets — Harry Houdini — was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes — from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks. Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted. Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch. It was the publicity(宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his. Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? World-wild fame, and a name remembered today. 64. According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on _______. A. his special tricks and supernatural powers  B. his unusual ability and a skeleton key C. his magic tricks and unhuman powers     D. his wisdom and magic tricks 65. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to _______. A. his first prison escape     B. the year 1898   C. the publicity     D. Harry Houdini’s success 66. It can be inferred from the passage that Houdini became famous _______. A. in 1894   B. before he married    C. at the age of 17                     D. when he was about 24 67. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. A Skeleton Key      B. A Man of Many Secrets  C. World-wild Fame  D. Great Escape  D On Saturday August 12, 2000, during Northern Fleet training exercises in the Barents Sea, the Russian nuclear submarine(潜水艇) Kursk sank in about 100 meters of water with some 118 sailors aboard. It's known later that several officers were also aboard, observing the training exercises. The Kursk is lying on the ocean floor in the Barents Sea. The Russian Navy said that it was listing 30 degrees to port. Other sources reported it was listing as much 60 as degrees. According to a Russian newspaper, when the submarine Kursk failed to make contact with the naval command at the right time later that day, Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyachesav Popov ordered rescue ships into the area. It took hours to find the submarine, as it didn't launch(发射) a marking buoy(浮) before sinking. Russian Navy Chief insisted that the submarine Kursk had been involved(卷入) in a major collision(碰撞), but a great deal of information shows that this is not true. Up till now, it's believed that an explosion in the torpedo compartment(鱼雷舱) in the nose of the Kursk was the likely cause. Now Russian government officially asked Norway for help in recovering of sailors' bodies first of all, and Norway has agreed to offer all help. But Russian insisted that only Russians work inside the submarine Kursk and that the work last for about 10～18 working days. It is expected to recover only 25～35 bodies from the Kursk. It was not until October 25, when a team of Russian divers entered the submarine Kursk, some 350 feet below the surface, that truth became clear. On November 7, in the morning, owing to(由于)  the icy and the cold weather, a special rescue meeting held on Murmansk decided to stop the whole bodies recovering operation. 68. From the text we can infer that _______ led to the sinking of the submarine Kursk. A. a small fighting with another foreign submarine B. an explosion inside the submarine Kursk C. a great collision inside the submarine Kursk D. an attack from another foreign submarine 69. After Kursk accident occurred, Northern Fleet Commander Popov _______. A. decided to recover all the sailors' bodies immediately B. went to apply to Norway for help at once C. decided to find out the real cause of sinking at once D. sent several rescue ships into the Barents Sea 70. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text? A. The Norwegians were willing to offer all help. A. If the rescue work did within 10～18 days, there would be about 30 sailors to be recovered. B. It was not believed that there were many unclear weapons inside the Kursk. C. A team of divers from Norway entered the submarine Kursk successfully on Oct. 25 D. It's reported that a major collision was unlikely to cause the sinking of the Kursk. 71. Why did Russia insist that only Russian divers can work inside the submarine Kursk? A. Because the Barents Sea is very icy and the weather is too cold. B. Because Russia feared that the top secrets inside the Kursk will be let out. C. Because Russian divers are much more skilled than those from Norway. D. Because Russian government wants to bring the cost down to the lowest degree. 72. The underlined words “make contact with” in the first paragraph refers to the idea that the submarine Kursk can't_______. A. get in touch after much effort with the naval command B. send up the nuclear weapons in the training exercises C. get the naval officers to return to the Northern Fleet D. get in touch after much effort with Russian government E     “BEST PRODUCT WE'VE EVER SEEN”－THIS REALLY WORKS－ON SALE NOW Need to lower your cholesterol（胆固醉）？We strongly recommend CholestrolblockTM. This really works, and now is the best time to buy，because of a special offer for the first 250 customers only for a limited time.     * Takes cholesterol out of food，no matter what you eat.     * Clinically demonstrated effective in university and hospital testing．     * Lowers cholesterol absorption up to 42% or more． * “NO SIDE EFFECTS unlike Liptor®, Zocor®，Crests®＆other commonly prescribed（处方的） medications－safe and effective.     * “Outsells all other brands on Internet every month. LIMITED TIME ONLY一Try Cholesterol Watchers free with purchase.　　　　　（108） 73. If you happen to be the 200th customer to buy Cholesterolblock, you will           . A. be able to buy it at a low price                    B. be the luckiest one online C. try it free of charge                                 D. change your diet 74.Liptor®，Zocor®，Crestor® are             ． A. diseases          B. side effects        C. medicines          D. cholesterol 75. Where can you most probably read this passage? A. In a travel guide book．                     B. On a university bulletin board． C. In a health magazine.                  D. In a doctor's prescription. 第二节           第一节  短文填词 （共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单高考资源网词，并将该词完整地写在右边想对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m Dear Xiaohua, w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m It’s four days since mother received the operation. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m She is f____ much better. The doctors told me                  76_____________ the operation was successful, ___because of her old age          77____________ she had to ____(待，留)in hospital for another two weeks.        78____________ The doctors also said it was quite____(必要)for her              79____________ to do so. We expect to get a full_____(报告)in two or             80____________ three days. Please t___ the good news to the rest of the            81____________ family _____ as soon as possible. You needn’t come here.         82___________ I’m able to ___ after mother by myself.                        83__________ You’d better ______(送)flowers to mother. She                 84___________ will feel h_____.                                          85___________ 第三节           书面表达 （满分25分） 在紧张的高三备考阶段，英语老师为了提高复习效率，广泛征求学生意见。假如你叫张华，请根据以下提示，给英语老师写封信，表达你们的需求和建议。 ●适当放慢进度，留出思考时间 ●反复训练重要、易错知识点 ●指导方法 ●减少作业量以保证质量 ●给予更多鼓励 注意：1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。 2.要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思； 3. 词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。 Dear Mr. Wang, We’re so pleased that you are willing to share our views. In the course of the general revision, what we need is solid foundation.________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案 1--5ABBAB  6--10CCBBB   11—15BACBA   16---20AABAC 21-25 CDCCA 26-30CBACD 31-35 BDACA 36-40CD BCD 41-45 C BABB  46-50 AABDB 51-55 CDAD C 56-60 DBDDC 61-65 DAADA  66-70 DB BD A 71-75 BCA CC 76. feeling   77. but   78. stay    79. necessary   80. report 81. tell      82 soon   83. look   84. send       85. happy 范文 (One possible version) Dear Mr. Wang, We’re so pleased that you are willing to share our views. In the course of the general revision, what we need is solid foundation. As you know, we didn’t learn well enough in the first two years, so please slow down a-n-d make sure we have really mastered something. Besides, we need a little more time to think for ourselves. As for those important points which also make us confused, would you please give us more practice in case we forget? Meanwhile, we need your instruction, for example, in how to write in natural English. I still have another request: assign us less homework in order that we can do it more efficiently. By the way, we often feel frustrated, which has a very bad effect on our study. We would appreciate it if you would give us some encouragement from time to time.