2012-2013学年高三上册英语期中联考试卷

蚌埠市区三校2012-2013学年高三上册英语期中联考试卷第I卷（共三部分，满分105分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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. Who is the man now?A. An engineer.                  B. A teacher               C. An official.2. Why is the man upset?  A. Her friend didn’t come to the party.          B. Her friend was late for the party.        C. Her friend didn’t bring her a present3. What does the woman mean?A. She doesn’t like the book.        B. She hasn’t finished reading the book.C. She doesn’t want to do her homework.4. What does the woman want the man to do?   A. Take the bus with her.           B. Drive her to work.     C. Drive her home from the company5. What are the speakers going to do?   A. Play tennis.          B. Going swimming.           C. Doing some cleaning.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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。      听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。 6. What does the man plan to do this afternoon?     A. To go to the concert.            B. To help collect materials for Jane.C. To write an article on supermarkets.7. What is the conversation about?  A. The plan for the afternoon.       B. The plan for the article.         C The plan for the supermarkets 8 Where will the speakers meet in the evening?A. At the museum                B. At the Swan Restarurant        C. In the supermarket听下面一段对话，回答第9至11三个小题。9. Where is the new sports center?  A. On Station Road.            B. On Mill Street.             C. On H ill Road.10. What did the man do in the sports center last week?  A. Swam.          B. Played table tennis.                 C. Played basketball.11. When will the speakers go to the sports center?  A. On next Wednesday.   B. On next Thursday.        C. On next Friday.听下面一段对话，回答第12至14三个小题。12. What do we know about the bike?A. It has ten speeds.         B. It was bought half a year ago   C. It cannot be ridden round the hills13. How much will the man have to pay for the bike if he takes it now?  A $700.                B. $750.               C. $800.14. Why does the woman want to sell the bike?  A. She is badly in need of some money.       B. There is not enough room to keep it.              C. She has just got a new one.听下面一段对话，回答第15至17三个小题。15. Who can here latest?   A. Sophia.            B. Mr. Williams.      C. John.16. Where did Mary and Helen go after they walked with the women here?A. To their offices.      B. To the park.       C. To a shopping mall.17. What can we learn from the conversation?  A. The speakers will go to the park.      B. Mary and Helen are the man’s relatives        C. Mrs. Williams is the manager of a company.听下面一段对话，回答第18至20三个小题。18. When does the speaker give the talk?  A. In the morning.         B. At noon.     C. In the afternoon. 19. Which is the hospital rule? A. The visiting hours are from 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm.     B. Supper is at 3:30.          C. You can’t smoke in the wards.20. What program comes on next?  A. A medical report.            B. Hospital rules.      C. A music program.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）    从A、 B、 C 、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. As _________ mountains beyond our village are becoming greener and greener, they have become_________ home to a large amount of wild life. A. the; the  B. the; a    C. /; /       D. the; / 22. ---Which of the three ways shall I take to the village ? --- ______way as you please.  A. Each          B. Any      C. Every           D. Either23. The new technology, if         to farming, will help increase the grain output.A. applying     B. to apply    C. applied          D. having applied24. Jack could have avoided that terrible car accident, but he ________ careful enough.   A. is not                   B. was not            C. hasn’t been          D. hadn’t been25.--- Has Sam finished his homework today?   ---I have no idea. He _____ it this morning.     A. did        B. has done      C. was doing         D. had done26. It is global warming, rather than other factors, _______ the extreme weather.A. that have led to  B. that has led to  C. which are causing   D. which has caused27---I am afraid I can't return the book to you before Friday.  ---_____.A. Don't be afraid    B. Take your time   C. Not at all      D. Be careful28. Looking back on the three-year life in the mountain village, Thomas _______ it as a milestone in his personal development.A. values                        B. confirms                  C. declares             D. assumes29．--- What the new clerk said surprises you, doesn’t it? --- Well.         , I am puzzled by the request.A．What’s worse B．On the contrary    C．To be honest   D． After all30. It was foolish of you to take a taxi ______you could easily walk there in five minutes.A. when    B. as long as           C. so that           D. but  31. I am _______ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.A. enthusiastic              B. concerned               C. doubtful            D. cautious32.---It’s time for us to       all the negative feelings and cheer up.   ---Yeah, we are sure to be better next time.     A. carry on         B. break off        C. put away       D. get back33. Out of the crowded bus         ,who was dressed in a black suit, waving to a woman.A. stood a tall man   B. a tall man stood    C. did a tall man   D. a tall man did stand34. Microblog is a platform is        people can express their thoughts,show their daily life and communicate with each other by sending post.    A. where            B. which        C. what            D. when35. —Have you got accustomed to your new job?—Well, yes. It’ s not as good as I expected, _______. A. either        B. but        C. too       D. though 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, 掌握其大意, 然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   36  .I worked in a   37   doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   38   than usual. It seemed I was going to be late   39   home and my husband, being the   40   person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe   41   I hurried, I could still make it home.I was heading inside to   42   for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   43   to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   44   a few minutes ago.The young man at the counter was trying to be   45   in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46  . One of them was   47   trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   48  ?”A look of   49   crossed the woman’ s face.“I’ m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’ t a(an)   50   since I had just made up my mind to do   51   that.I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   52   me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   53  . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.Later, as I arrived home, my husband   54  , “So you aren’ t ever late any more.” I said, “Sometimes it’ s   55   to be late.”36. A. break   B. headache   C. cold       D. fever 37. A. busy   B. common   C. foreign   D. noisy38. A. earlier   B. simpler   C. easier    D. later 39. A. calling   B. cooking   C. getting   D. working40. A. tough   B. punctual   C. generous   D. careful41. A. if       B. since    C. while    D. as42. A. search   B. change    C. wait    D. pay43. A. opinions  B. trouble    C. directions   D. money44. A. reached   B. visited    C. called    D. left 45. A. skilled   B. helpful    C. experienced   D. active      46. A. comments  B. promises   C. offers       D. jokes 47. A. only   B. still    C. even    D. ever48. A. office   B. station       C. hospital   D. hotel49. A. relief   B. panic       C. sadness   D. peace50. A. duty   B. fact    C. reason    D. lie 51. A. partly   B. properly   C. exactly   D. perfectly52. A. across   B. before    C. beside    D. behind 53. A. go up   B. die down   C. speed up   D. turn down54. A. teased   B. shouted   C. burst    D. laughed55. A. possible   B. special    C. good    D. safe 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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.   “You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.”   The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.”   “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.”   The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.    The man realized that he can survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.   He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.   When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail.”   The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”56. Why can’t the man have the job at Microsoft?    A. Because he was lazy.                   B. Because he didn’t pass the test.    C. Because he didn’t have an e-mail.         D. Because he didn’t have a computer.57. The underlined word “triple” can be replaced by ______.    A. become 3 times    B. become large  C. increase quickly    D. decrease quickly58. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?    A. The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.B. The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview.C. He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.D. Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.59. The man can be described as _______.A. helpful and considerate             B. positive and generous C. smart and hardworking             D. stubborn and unselfish BGirls really prefer pink and boys prefer blue, recent research shows.The reasons could have its origins in the hunt for food on the African savannah(稀树草原) thousands of years ago. Evolution may have developed women’s preference for pink, perhaps because it helped to find ripe fruit and healthy men with reddish faces, while both men and women have a natural desire for blue, according to scientists at Newcastle University.“ Everyone in today’s western culture, from parents to toy manufactures, seems to assume that little girls like pink.” Said Prof. Anya Hulbert, who wanted to find out whether the reason was cultural or to do with biology.A love of salmon, fuchsia and coral does seem to be rooted into females, rather than picked up from their mothers.The participants in the study were Chinese and British. The Chinese students showed a marked preference for red, “ Culture may contribute to this natural female preference,” said Pro. Hulbert.In her experience, 208 young adult men and women were asked to select, as rapidly as possible, their preferred color. Hulbert and her colleague Dr. Yazhu Ling marked the results and found that while men preferred blue, women tended to choose pink.Hulbert said she could only prefer about the preference for blue: “Here again, I would favor evolutionary arguments. Going back to our savannah days, we would have a natural preference for a clear blue sky, because it signals good weather. Clear blue also signals a good water source.”60. The passage mentions “the African savannah” to show that_____.A. the ancient Africa was a beautiful placeB. human beings lived in Africa at firstC. women and men have different color preferenceD. color preference has its historical origins61. It can be inferred that the underlined word “fuchsia”_____.A. is probably a kind of toyB. is probably pink in colorC. can be only found in AfricaD. hardly causes men’s interest62. By saying “the Chinese students for red.” in Para. 5, the writer means_____.A. red is the Chinese students’ favorite colorB. the Chinese prefer red more than the BritishC. culture influences people’s color preferencesD. the study was carried out by two nations63. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Hulbert thinks evolution explains why people prefer blue.B. Hulbert has a strong desire for “savannah days”. C. Blue is a natural signal of all good thingsD. While boys like blue, girls like pink.CWhen I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on. It was difficult to coordinate (协调) our steps —— his slow, mine impatient —— and because of that, we didn't say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, "You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you. "He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a "good heart", and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don't know precisely what a "good heart" is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.   Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way. I now know he participated in some things indirectly through me, his only son. When I played ball (poorly), he "played" too. When I joined the Navy he "joined" too. And when I came home on leave, he saw to it that I visited his office. Introducing me, he was really saying, "This is my son, but it is also me, and I could have done this, too, if things had been different." Those words were never said aloud.He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my unwillingness to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about small affairs, when I am envious of another's good fortune, when I don't have a "good heart".   At such times I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance, and say, "You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you."64. The author felt unhappy walking with his father because            .A. he was pitiful for his father’s physical disabilityB. it was had for them to walk at the same paceC. he didn’t want others to know he had an ugly fatherD. it was not easy for his father to keep balance65. In the father’s view, the most important quality a good person should have is           A. beautiful appearance   B. excellent health  C. a smart head  D. a good heart66. It can be inferred from the text that                 A. the father was proud of his only son  B. the father took part in all his son’s activities  C. the author was upset when asked to his father’s office  D the author was a good ball player and outstanding soldier67. According to the last paragraph, by saying “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.” ,  the author means that           .A. he is now glad to help his father to walkB. he regrets his unwillingness to walk with his fatherC. he will follow father’ standards of being a good manD. he will never forget how mentally strong his father was DSpecialists say it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock”is the term these specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surrounding and, as a result, enjoy their life more.     There are some obvious factors（因素）in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems-the telephones, post office, or transportation－may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.     Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without any identify（身份）. They have to build a new self－image.     Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation（迷失方向）. This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create an escape inside their room for a sense of security（安全）. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short time, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience－these are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock.  68. When people move to a new country, they _________.      A. will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty      B. have well prepared for the new surroundings      C. will get used to the culture of the country quickly      D. will never be familiar with culture of the country  69. According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except __________.      A. language communication     B. weather conditions and customs      C. public service systems       D. homesickness  70. According to the passage, the more successful you are at home, ________.      A. the fewer difficulties you may have abroad      B. the more difficulties you may have abroad      C. the more money you will earn abroad      D. the less homesick you may feel abroad  71. The writer tells us that the best way to overcome culture shock is to _______. A. protect ourselves from unfamiliar environment    B. develop a strange sense of self-protection       C. get familiar with new culture D. return to our own countryEAlthough there are no state controlled survival courses in Britain or the United States, there are various independent organizations offering similar activities. Students can participate in outdoor training courses through university clubs and societies. Anyone can register with such groups, which then organize courses, training and trips for all members.  One of the most popular outdoor training programmes in both the US and Britain, is Outward Bound. The courses are to broaden minds through experiences that build confidence, self-esteem and character. As well as specialist courses such as canoeing, leadership skills and sailing, participants can take part in week long adventure training camps which include sports and survival training education skills. Michael Williams, an American student, took part in an Outward Bound course last year. He said: “We learned lots of first aid skills, lots of natural history, lots of environmental facts, and participated in a wildlife preservation programme. Beyond that, my favorite skills learned were sailing and rock climbing.” Courses can last up to 40 days and are open to anyone over the age of 14. Students must be in general good health, but do not need to be experienced in outdoor-sports. There is no selection process; everyone is welcome, although new participants are advised to pick a course matching their physical capacity. Another similar organization is the UK Survival School, which includes courses on learning to live with the environment, sailing and winter survival. On a basic survival weekend students will learn how to get water and food , how to make fire and cook with it , to find and build a shelter , control survival life support , how to cross rivers , to send off a distress（危急）signal , and to use compasses by day and night .  Outward Bound believes that participants will “use mind and body traveling some of the Earth’s roughest wildness areas.”72．Which of the following statements about joining in Outward Bound is correct? A．All members should be above 18. B．Suitable courses are advised. C．All members are strictly picked out. D．Experience is needed.73．       is not what Outward Bound courses aim at. A．Building members’ character B．Broadening members’ horizon C．Building members’ confidence D．Building up members’ health74．What can be inferred from the passage? A．All the survival courses are controlled by the state. B．Learning natural history knowledge is an important part in the courses of Survival School. C．All the Outward Bound courses are limited to a month. D．Protecting ecosystem is one of the concerns of Outward Bound.75．The most suitable title of the passage is       . A．Choose Outward Bound ,the most popular survival courses B．Choose outdoor training programs , be eco-friendly C．Choose survival courses ,choose new experiences D．Choose Survival School , what are you waiting for第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分35分)第一节 任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)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一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。More than twenty tons of ivory (象牙), seized from illegal hunters, was burned in Kenya to keep the ivory off the international market and to discourage the illegal killing of elephants for their ivory.The past 12 months had seen a record number of large ivory seizures across the world, a wildlife protection organization said Thursday, saying it had been a horrible year for elephants. There were at least 13 large seizures in 2011, totalling at least 23 tons of ivory meaning that about 2,500 elephants were killed.This compares to just six large seizures in 2010, weighing a total of just under 10 tons, and confirms a sharp rise in the trade since 2007. This is the worst year ever for large ivory seizures in the past 23 years -- 2011 had truly been a horrible year for elephants.Most illegal shipments of African elephant ivory end up in either China, where it is made into powder and used in traditional medicine, or in Thailand, with Malaysia the most frequent transit country (中转国). The increasing quantities of ivory being traded, most of which are from either Kenyan or Tanzanian ports, reflected a rising demand in Asia. They constantly change their transport ways to Asia to avoid detection, including switching from airplanes to seaships, and once the ivory products arrive, their documentation (证明文件) is rewritten to hide the fact that they came from Africa. As most large ivory seizures fail to result in any arrests, the criminals are winning and have illegally made large amounts of money.International trade in elephant ivory was banned in 1990, and ETIS (the Elephant Trade Information System) holds the details of reports on more than 17,000 ivory and other elephant product seizures across the world since then. Title Ivory seizures in 2011A chief event and its (76) ____ ●Over twenty tons of ivory was (77) ____●To keep it off the international market.●To (78) ____ the illegal killing of elephants for ivory.The growing(79) ____ of illegal ivory trades ●Since 2007, illegal ivory trades have (80) ____ risen.●In 2010, there were six large seizures, totalling just under 10 tons.●In 2011,  there were more than  13  large seizures, which (81) ____ about 2,500 elephants being killed:The introduction tothe illegal ivorytrades ●Origins: mostly from Kenya and Tanzania.●Shipment (82) ____ from airplanes to seaships.●(83) ____: to Asia, especially to Malaysia, China and Thailand.●Result: escaping from being (84) ____ made the criminals win much money.Data from ETIS More than 17,000 ivory and other elephant product seizures have been (85) ____ since 1990. 第二节 书面表达(满分25分)  当前我国政府和人民正努力把我国建设成一个社会关系和谐的国家。我们高三学生与家庭成员以及班级同学的关系处理总体上是好的，但也存在着一些问题，如容易发怒，与同学吵架，不听从家长和老师的教育等。假如我校外教Andrew正在调查我们高三学生与家庭成员和班级同学、老师之间的关系处理情况。作为高三学生，现在请你把以上的情况向Andrew反映并提出一些关于如何改进关系的意见。要点：1、目前的实际情况：好的方面和不好的方面；      2、你个人的改进意见(至少两条)。注意：1、文章的开头已经给出(不计入总词数)，你只需接着写，可适当发挥；      2、词数：120左右。 Nowadays the government and people of China are trying to build a country with a harmonious relationship.               第Ⅱ卷第四部分  写作(共两节，满分45分)第一节  任务型读写(共lO小题；每小题1分，满分l0分) 76.           77.            78.             79.           80.             81.           82.            83.            84.            85.            第二节:书面表达（满分25分） Nowadays the government and people of China are trying to build a country with a harmonious relationship.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          蚌埠市2012—2013学年度高三第一学期期中联考英语试题参考答案 听力（30分）1~5 CABCC     6~10 BABCB    11~15 CAABC 16~20 BACCC单项填空(15分)21~25 DBCBC    26~30 BBACA   31~35 DCAAD完形填空（30分）36～40 BADCB  41～45ADCDB  46～50ACCAD  51～55CDBAC 阅读理解（40分）56~60 CABCD   61~65 BCACD   66~70 ACADB    71~75 CBDDC任务型读写（10分）76. purposes  77. burned  78. discourage  79. number /trend  80. sharply  81. meant  82. change /switch  83. Distinction(s)  84. arrested  85. reported 书面表达（25分）  One possible versionNowadays the government and people of China are trying to build a country with a harmonious relationship. Generally speaking, the relationship between us students and our family members and classmates as well as teachers is good. However. there exist some problems. Some students in our grade easily lose their temper because of anxiety and study burden. What’s worse, they sometimes quarrel with others, and even turn a deaf ear to their parents and teachers, which is very disappointing.In my opinion, we middle school students should make effort to improve the situation. First, we should respect our parents and teachers as well as our classmates. Second. when we are not feeling good or happy, we can chat with our friends or teachers or even parents. It is likely that they can understand us better and give us some reasonable advice. Third. after a day’s hard work. we can re lax by exercising, such as playing basketball table tennis and so on.