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江苏省大丰高级中学2012-2013学年度第一学期期中考试
高 三 英 语 试 卷 A
（本试卷共120分；考试时间120分钟。）
第一卷 (选择题 共85分)
第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where are the speakers?
A. At a shop. B. At a hotel. C. In a hospital.
2. What do we know about the woman's father?
A. He never eats cookies. B. He loves his wife's food. C. He is a great cook.
3. What would the man like to see?
A. The western. B. The baseball game. C. The football game.
4. What will the woman probably do?
A. See the manager immediately.
B. Wait for the manager to arrive.
C. Make an appointment with the manager.
5. What is true about Mary and Jack?
A. Their honeymoon lasted one week.
B. They thought a honeymoon of one week was too short.
C. They went on their honeymoon a week after their wedding.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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6-8题
6. Where will the speakers have coffee?
A. In the dining hall. B. In their room. C. At a cafeteria.
7. How will they go to the airport?
A. The hotel will arrange a taxi for them.
B. They will call a taxi themselves.
C. Their friend will take them to the airport.
8. When will they get up the next morning?
A. At 6:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 8:00.
听第7段材料，回答第9-11题
9. What is the woman doing at the beginning of the conversation?
A. Listening to the radio. B. Reading the newspaper. C. Watching TV.
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10. What should one do first when there is a gas leak in the house?
A. Check the stove.
B. Call the Gas Company immediately.
C. Leave the house at once.
11. What do we know about the man?
A. He just experienced a gas leak this morning.
B. He knows more about the topic than the woman.
C. He hasn’t read today’s paper.
听第8段材料，回答第12-14题
12. Why is the woman tired?
A. She worked the whole night.
B. She has been working out.
C. She didn't have a good sleep.
13. Where is the health club mentioned by the man?
A. On the other side of the street.
B. On the next block.
C. In his office building.
14. What will the woman wear to the health club?
A. Her uniform. B. A sweat suit. C. Jeans.
听第9段材料，回答第15-17题
15. Where is the man from?
A. Japan. B. America. C. Vietnam.
16. How long did he study in Japan?
A. About six years. B. Over three years. C. A year.
17. Where do American teenagers like to hold parties?
A. At their own homes. B. In pubs. C. In their classrooms.
听第10段材料，回答第18-20题
18. What is the talk mainly about?
A. A new treatment for cancer.
B. How to deal with stress.
C. Why stress may cause cancer.
19. What may make people feel stressed according to the talk?
A. Imbalance of work and relaxation.
B. Attitude toward money.
C. Lack of friends.
20. What does the speaker think we should do?
A. Learn to keep our feelings inside.
B. Work as hard as you can.
C. Communicate more with people.
第二部分 英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
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第一节 单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. It can’t be denied that the Diaoyu Islands are ________ part of China and what some Japanese have done recently is actually ________ offence against Chinese people.
A. a; / B. a; the C. the; / D. /; an
22. Traffic conditions in Beijing ________ for decades. At first people only complained about jams during rush hours，but today every hour is rush hour.
A. is worsening B. have worsened C. have been worsening D. worsened
23. This tower, ________ they are planning to have decorated, is always the best place to have a view of the sea.
A. where B. which C. what D. that
24. ––– Terribly sorry but I thought this was a parking lot.
–––________. Here is your ticket.
A. That's all right. B. Never mind. C. Don’t mention it. D. Sorry, that is no excuse.
25. Mo Yan's winning of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature shows the world's ________ of China's contemporary literature.
A. recognition B. intention C. connection D. application
26. –––Will you go to the meeting for their discussion?
–––No, ________ invited. I don’t feel like getting involved with their business.
A. unless B. until C. even if D. otherwise
27 "People of all walks of life are welcome to ________ the hope project," said the poster.
A. subscribe to B. correspond to C. adjust to D. relate to.
28. You are ________ to be disappointed if you hope to go to college without hard work.
A. vague B. bound C. eager D. anxious
29. –––It ________ be only two days before I have the job interview.
–––________ you succeed.
A. must; May B. must; Should C. will; May D. will; Should
30. With the development of economy, our country is becoming more and more powerful ________ financial situation.
A. on account of B. in terms of C. on behalf of D. in place of
31. Dear, I hope the engine will ________ until we get to the next garage.
A. hold down B. hold out C. hold back D. hold up
32. ________ on both sides of the street ________ excited fans who wanted to see the famous singing star.
A. Standing; was B. Waiting; were C. Arriving; was D. Living; were
33. –––What about your adventure in the forest last week?
–––Wonderful! I didn’t expect there ________ so many lovely monkeys.
A. to be B. being C. of being D. be
34. ––– It is ridiculous that John wants to make academic progress but never devotes any time to it.
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––– Maybe it’s time for him to know ________.
A. heaven never helps the man who will not act
B. he who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
C. hope for the best, but prepare for the worst
D. It is easy to be wise after the event.
35. Bob could have seen the famous pop star ________ yesterday morning.
A. did he come B. if he came C. had he come D. if he should come
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What separates people who reach their goals from everyone else is their ability to stay on track, despite challenges. __36__ will come; you can bet there will be chances for you to __37__ track. If you’re an athlete, it may be an injury that causes you to have to __38__ practices. If you’re trying to get to a healthy weight, you may have to travel __39__ and stay with a friend who doesn’t like to __40__. The point is that some kind of challenge will __41__.
How we deal with these challenges __42__ the victims from the victors. You can use challenges as a stepping __43__ or as a block, and you can use them to __44__ your ambition or block your view; the __45__is yours.
Challenges should __46__ to make you stronger and more consistent as you attend to each difficulty. They should cause your __47__ to dig deeper, in search of a (an) __48__.
The problem arises when you don’t __49__ challenges. If you can predict potential problems and plan __50__, you will have confidence and your belief in yourself will __51__ up.
Your ability to stay __52__ and overcome difficulties is what will __53__ and allow you to achieve your goal.
Start working toward your dreams daily. Get started by setting __54__ what your next step is to accomplish your goal. Then get into __55__ as you move closer to your goal daily.
36. A. Abilities B. Goals C. Possibilities D. Challenges
37. A. stick to B. get off C. take off D. attend to
38. A. miss B. strengthen C. appreciate D. confuse
39. A. disappointedly B. unexpectedly C. deliberately D. daily
40. A. knock over B. get through C. put up D. work out
41. A. raise B. arise C. appoint D. turn
42. A. separates B. protects C. shelters D. deserts
43. A. appointment B. arrangement C. stone D. expectation
44. A. produce B. ignore C. reduce D. strengthen
45. A. choice B. comment C. preparation D. promise
46. A. provide B. serve C. offer D. expect
47. A. characteristics B. ability C. roots D. signs
48. A. solution B. comfort C. study D. adaptation
49. A. blame B. accept C. meet D. expect
50. A. actually B. otherwise C. beforehand D. after
51. A. put B. get C. build D. bring
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52. A. solved B. focused C. deserted D. reduced
53. A. get you away B. find you out C. set you apart D. keep you off
54. A. down B. up C. about D. out
55. A. effort B. measure C. plan D. action
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Donkey Mobile Library
It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.
Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.
Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.
“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”
Yohannes first worked in the children’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”
He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.
“What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.
“The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.
56. How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?
A. Curious. B. Surprised. C. Interested. D. Excited.
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57. We can conclude from the passage that .
A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their future
B. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences
C. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools
D. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America
58. According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library .
A. visits the countryside every day B. benefits Ethiopian children a lot
C. was created by Yohannes himself D. was the first of its kind in the world
59. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A historical story. D. An advertisement.
B
Mini Book Excerpts（节选）
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $27)
Mystery
"You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?" The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?"
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund(Atria Books, $25. 99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna （Riverhead Books,$15）
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day's drive in most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）
60. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by .
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A. Ecco B. Atria Books C. Riverhead Books D. Random House
61. The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for .
A. young children B. Disney World workers
C. middle school teachers D. parents with young children
62. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that .
A. the boy helped arrest the murderer B. Benny died of an accident
C. the murderer got away with the crime D. Annika carried out the crime
C
When an ant dies, other ants take it out of the nest, often within an hour after its death. This behavior interests scientists and they wonder how ants know for sure—and so soon—that another ant is dead.
One scientist recently came up with a way to explain this ant behaviour. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biologist, a scientist who studies animals and plants. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants, “I'm dead—take me away” when it is dead.
But there's a question to answer: As we know, if an ant is dead, it stops moving. But when an ant is sleeping or knocked unconscious, it is also not moving. However, other ants don't move the living ant out of the nest. How do they know this ant is not dead? Choe found that ants have another chemical on their bodies, which tells nearby ants something like, “Wait—I'm not dead yet” when it is not dead. Choe suspects that when an ant dies, the chemical that says, “Wait I'm not dead yet” quickly goes away. When other ants detect the “dead” chemical without the “not dead yet” chemical, they move away the body.
To test his theory , Choe and his team put different chemicals on ants. When the scientists used the “I'm dead” chemical, other ants quickly moved the treated ant away. When the scientists used the “Wait—I'm not dead yet” chemical, other ants left the treated ant alone. Choe believes this behavior shows that the “not dead yet” chemical overrides the “dead” chemical when picked up by other ants. And that when an ant dies, the “not dead yet” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining “dead” chemical and remove the body from the nest.
Understanding this behavior can help scientists figure out how to stop ants from invading new places and causing problems.
63. What is the function of the first paragraph?
A. Leading the following paragraphs. B. Showing the main idea of the passage.
C. Introducing the background of the passage. D. Giving a summary of the passage.
64. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “overrides” in the fourth paragraph?
A. is weaker than B. is stronger than C. is better than D. is worse than
65. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Living ants can also be taken away when they are not moving.
B. When an ant dies, it can tell others using a certain chemical.
C. A living ant can pretend to be dead using a special chemical.
D. Ants often use chemicals to communicate with each other.
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66. Which of the following descriptions about Dong-Hwan Choe is right?
A. Choe did this study in order to stop ants from invading new places.
B. Choe is a biologist who is only interested in animals, especially in ants.
C. Choe first came up with an idea to explain this ant behavior，and then did some tests to prove his theory.
D. Choe did the research on this ant behavior on his own.
D
Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to receive candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. “The preliminary（初步的）results of our study suggest that people are more likely to disclose sensitive information via text messages than in voice interviews,” says Fred Conrad, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.
“This is sort of surprising,” says Conrad, “since many people thought that texting would decrease the likelihood of disclosing sensitive information because it creates a persistent, visual record of questions and answers that others might see on your phone and in the cloud.”
With text, the researchers also found that people were less likely to engage in “satisficing”--- a survey industry term referring to the common practice of giving good enough, easy answers. “We believe people give more precise answers via texting because there's just not the time pressure in a largely asynchronous（非同步的）mode like text that there is in phone interviews, ” says Conrad. “As a result, respondents are able to take longer to arrive at more accurate answers.”
Conrad conducted the study with Michael Schober, a professor of psychology at the New School for Social Research. “We're in the early stages of analyzing our findings,” says Schober. “But so far it seems that texting may reduce some respondents' tendency to shade the truth or to present themselves in the best possible light in an interview, even when they know it's a human interviewer they are communicating with via text. What we cannot yet be sure of is who is most likely to be disclosive in text. Is it different for frequent texters, or generational, for example? ”
For the study, the researchers recruited approximately 600 iPhone-users through Google Ads, offering them iTunes Store rewards to participate in the study. Their goals were to see whether responses to the same questions differed depending on several variables: whether the questions were asked via text or voice, whether a human or a computer asked the questions, and whether the environment, including the presence of other people and the likelihood of multitasking, affected the answers.
67. The underlined word “candid” in Para.1 probably means .
A. objective B. appropriate C. ambiguous D. straightforward
68. We can learn from the passage that .
A. different variables might affect the responses of messaging
B. texting will give away less sensitive information
C. people fond of text messaging are more honest
D. about 600 iPhone users have been awarded iTunes by researchers
69. Compared with phone interviews, texting has the strength that people could .
A. present their best to the interviewers B. pay less for sending a message
C. have more time to make a reply D. enjoy more freedom of speech
70. Which is the best title for the passage?
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A. Texting Downs Responses B. Texting Ups Truthfulness
C. Texting Benefits Interviewees D. Texting Exposes Identity
第二卷 (非选择题 共35分)
第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入1个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Naturally regulate your sleep-wake cycle
Melatonin(褪黑激素) is a naturally occurring hormone(激素) that helps regulate your sleep-wake cycle. Melatonin production is controlled by light exposure. Your brain should produce more in the evening, when it's dark, to make you sleepy, and less during the day when it's light and you want to stay awake. However, many aspects of modern life can disturb your body's natural production of melatonin and your sleep-wake cycle.
Spending long days in an office away from natural light, for example, can impact your daytime wakefulness and make your brain sleepy. Then bright lights at night—especially from hours spent in front of the TV or computer screen—can hold back your body's production of melatonin and make it harder to sleep, However, there are ways for you to naturally regulate your sleep-wake cycle, improve your body's production of melatonin, and keep your brain on a
healthy schedule.
Increase light exposure during the day
☆Remove your sunglasses in the morning and let light onto your face.
☆Spend more time outside during daylight. Try to take your work breaks outside in sun light, exercise outside, or walk your dog during the day instead of at night.
☆Let as much light into your home/workspace as possible. Keep curtains and blinds open during the day, move your desk closer to the window.
☆If necessary, use a light treatment box. A light treatment box can create sunshine and can be especially useful during short winter days when there's limited daylight.
Improve melatonin production at night
☆Turn off your television and computer. Many people use the television to fall asleep or relax at the end of the day. Not only does the light hold back melatonin production, but television can actually excite the mind, rather than relaxing it. Try listening to music or audio books, or practicing relaxation exercises. If your favorite TV show is on late at night, record it for viewing earlier in the day.
☆Don't read from a backlit device at night (such as an iPad). If you use a portable electronic device to read, use an eReader that is not backlit, i.e. one that requires an additional light source such as a bedside lamp.
☆Change your light bulbs. Avoid bright lights before bed, use low-wattage bulbs instead.
☆When it's time to sleep, make sure the room is dark. The darker it is, the better you'll sleep. Cover electrical displays, use heavy curtains or shades to block light from windows, or try an eye mask to cover your eyes.
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☆Use a flashlight to go to the bathroom at night. As long as it's safe to do so, keep the light to a minimum so it will be easier to go back to sleep.
Title : Naturally regulate your sleep-wake cycle
Passage outline
Supporting details
Deciding factor
☆ Melatonin, a hormone that (71)__________ naturally, helps regulate
your sleep-wake cycle.
☆ (72) __________ melatonin in the evening makes you sleepy, while
less melatonin during the day makes you (73) __________.
Disturbing
(74) __________
☆ Long days in an office away from (75) __________ light
☆ Long hours in front of the TV or computer screen
(76) __________ to
increasing light
exposure
☆ (77) __________ off your sunglasses in the morning
☆ Spend more time outside during daylight
☆ Keep curtains open and sit close to the window
☆ Use a light treatment box especially in (78) __________
Methods of
improving
melatonin
production
☆ Listen to music (79) __________ of watching TV
☆ (80)__________ reading from a backlit device
☆ Use low-wattage bulbs
☆ Use heavy curtains to make the room dark
☆ Use a flashlight to go to the bathroom
第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)
从南京“彭宇案”开始，社会就陷入“助人恐惧”中，最近，你们班就“是否应该帮助陌生人”展开了讨论，同学们就这一话题意见不一，你的看法如何？你认为怎样才能让爱心回归社会，建立人与人之间的信任？请根据讨论结果，以“Should We Help Strangers?” 为题写一篇短文。
原因
赞成
l 帮助他人是美德……；
l 帮助他人就是帮助自己……；
l ……
反对
l 怕陷入麻烦，甚至危险；
l 怕被误解；
l ……
你的观点？(至少两点)
注意： 1.词数150左右； 2.开头已写好，不计入总词数；
3.覆盖所有要点，适当发挥； 4.文稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。
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