2013届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案

2013届高三上学期期中考试英语试题第I卷：（共115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. Where will the man probably go?A. To the school             B. To his home           C. To the shop2. What does the man think of the birds?A. They are clever.          B. They are expensive.      C. They are beautiful.3. How will the man probably go to the Art Museum?A. Linda will drive him there.  B. He will drive there      C. The woman will drive him there.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. A weekend plan.          B. A football game.        C. A new film.5. What is probably the woman?A. A post officer clerk.       B. A bank clerk .           C. A hotel clerk.第二节 （共15小题；每题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秒种；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段对话，回答第6～7题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. A new building.        B. More jobs.             C. The newspaper .7. Why do people feel happy about the building?A. It’s new office building  B. It’s beautiful and new.    C. More people will find jobs there..听第7段对话，回答第8～10题。8. What did the man do during these weeks?A. He spent his holidays.   B. He rode to the country.    C. He traveled abroad.9. Except what did the man do everything he wanted to?A. Climbing mountains.   B. Visiting the famous tower.   C. Going to the beach.10. How does the man feel about what he has done?A. He feels regretful.     B. He feels satisfied.          C. He feels disappointed.听第8段对话，回答第11～13题。11.Who is probably the woman?A. A TV hostess.      B. A football coach.        C. A footballer.12.How many hours does the man spend on training every week?A. About 25.         B. About 15.               C. About 3513.What are the qualifications to be a football player?A. Skill and talent.     B. Skill and determination.   C. Talent and determination.听第9段对话，回答第14～16小题。14.What are the speakers talking about?A. How to find the information on the internet.B. Google ------the fastest and smartest search engine.C. How to use search engine like Google.15.What is the most important when using the search engine Google?A. To type in the correct names and yearsB. To use the very specific key words.C. To find the exact idea you want to research.16.What information does the man want to know tonight?A. The nominated foreign language films . B. This year’s Oscar winners.   C. The Oscar winners of last year.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What is the monologue mainly about?A. SARS       B. H1N1 flu.        C. Bird flu18.How many cases of this virus in the Chinese mainland has reported?A. 3,577        B. 10,000           C. 4,41519.How many people die of this flu according to the monologue?A. 100         B. None             C. 2020.Where is the first flu patient at the Huizhou Agricultural School being quarantined(检疫，隔离)?A. At home.    B. At school’s clinic .  C. In hospital.第二部分：第一节：单项填空：( 共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15分 ) 21. ---I’m afraid I can’t go to Jane’s party this Sunday night.   ---Oh, _________. You promised.   A. no problem      B. come on       C. no hurry          D. that’s Ok.22. _____ is known to us is that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London．A．It             B．Which        C.As            D. What.23. The public transportation is very convenient in that big city , so there______be any difficulty in traveling around .A．mustn’t      B．wouldn’t       C．shouldn’t        D. needn’t 24. Before the tourists set off , they spent much time setting a limit _____ the expenses of the trip.A. in             B. for            C. to               D. about 25. Gun control is a subject ________Americans have argued for a long time,   A. of which       B. with which     C. into which      D. about which  26. If you don’t explain clearly, you will just _______ the reader.   A. confuse        B. satisfy       C. intend          D. remind27. Visitors were struck by the natural _________ here, which was beautiful beyond description. A. resource            B. scenery        C. disaster           D. element28. _________ the task , they have to stay there for another two weeks.   A. Not completing    B. Not completed    C. Not having completed  D. Having not completed 29. Not until the motorbike looked almost new ______repairing and cleaning it.   A. he stopped        B. did he stop       C. stopped he        D. he did stop30. ---How could you _______ my sister so easily in the crowd ?   ---Because she stood out in a red dress.  A. pick out         B. pick up          C. take up           D. take out  31. The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which ________ saved for other purposes. A．is          B．are            C．was             D．were32. The girl looked at me with a ________expression at the ______ computer program.   A. puzzled , puzzling  B. puzzling, puzzled  C. puzzling , puzzling.  D. puzzled , puzzled33. He devoted himself ________ to his research work, having no time to play.A. exactly           B. gratefully        C.  loosely         D. entirely34. _______ you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.A. Even though       B. In case          C.  Now that       D. Only if35.________ your letter, I would have started off two days ago.   A. If I received       B. Should I receive   C. If I could have received  D. Had I received 第二节：完型填空：（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.            I had to walk home since all the 36 had stopped after the quake. On my way home I  37 an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart  38 . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our   39 .” He was  40 his house for people to go to the restroom.  My friend wanted to   41 others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will   42  you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!        Then the next day I drove to   43   my car with gas. There was a   44 of gas now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very   45   lines. I got   46  ,since I was behind 15  cars. Finally, when it was my  47  , the man smiled and said, “ 48 this situation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to  49  ,” I said. His smile gave me so much   50 .        I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center  51 when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next   52  surprised me. “I am very  53  that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t   54  any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this  55 .36．A．traffic        B．rescue        C．communication        D．businesses37．A．missed       B．caught        C．noticed               D．heard38．A．hungry       B．soft          C．broken               D．warm39．A．toilet         B．hotel         C．hospital              D．house40．A．advertising    B．opening       C．repairing             D．decorating41．A．encourage     B．save         C．charge               D．assist42．A．drive         B．follow       C．lead                 D．send43．A．start          B．fill          C．check               D．wash44．A．plenty        B．lack         C．variety               D．diversity45．A．direct         B．straight      C．long                D．short46．A．worried       B, lucky         C．excited              D．annoyed47．A．time         B．turn          C．duty                D．decision48．A．Apart from    B．Together with  C．Because of           D．Instead of49．A．share         B．offer         C．tolerate             D．transform50．A．comfort       B．pleasure      C．trouble              D．entertainment51．A．waiting       B．grabbing      C．sleeping             D．crying52．A．promises      B．roles         C．actions              D．remarks53．A．upset         B．grateful      C．surprised             D．proud54．A．bought        B．supplied      C．prepared            D．received55．A．city          B, center        C．lesson               D．disaster第三节：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。AAs kids, my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods. “The woods” was our part-time address, destination, purpose, and excuse. If I went to a friends house and found him not at home, his mother might say, “Oh, he’s out in the woods, ” with a tone(语气) of airy acceptance. It is similar to the tone people sometimes use nowadays to tell me that someone I’m looking for is on the golf course or at the gym, or even “away from his desk.” For us ten-year-olds, “being out in the woods” was just an excuse to do whatever we feel like for a while.We sometimes told ourselves that what we were doing in the woods was exploring(探索). Exploring was a more popular idea back then than it is today. History seemed to be mostly about explorers. Our explorations, though, seemed to have less system than the historic kind: something usually came up along the way. Say we stayed in the woods, throwing rocks, shooting frogs, picking blackberries, digging in what we were briefly persuaded was an Indian burial mound.Often we got “lost” and had to climb a tree to find out where we were. If you read a story in which someone does that successfully, be skeptical: the topmost branches are usually too skinny to hold weight, and we could never climb high enough to see anything except other trees. There were four or five trees that we visited regularly—tall beeches, easy to climb and comfortable to sit in.It was in a tree, too, that our days of fooling around in the woods came to an end. By then some of us had reached seventh grade and had begun the rough ride of adolescence(青春期). In March, the month when we usually took to the woods again after winter, two friends and I set out to go exploring. We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it occurred to all three of us at the same time that we really were rather big to be up in a tree. Soon there would be the spring dances on Friday evenings in the high school cafeteria.56. The author and his friends were often out in the woods to _______.   A. spend their free time            B. play golf and other sports   C. avoid doing their schoolwork          D. keep away from their parents57. What can we infer from Paragraph 2 ?   A. The activities in the woods were well planned.   B. Human history is not the result of exploration.   C. Exploration should be a systematic activity.   D. The author explored in the woods aimlessly.58. The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.   A. calm     B. doubtful    C. serious  D. optimistic59. How does the author feel about his childhood?   A. Happy but short.           B. Lonely but memorable.   C. Boring and meaningless.         D. Long and unforgettable. B Volunteers, as an essential part of a successful world exposition, are a major channel for the public to participate in, serve and share the world exposition and a means to showcase the image of the host country and city. The following information is about the volunteer for the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China．I．Basic Requirements for Volunteers                          ●   Be willing to participate in voluntary services of Expo 2010;       ●   Age limit: Expo Site volunteers must be born before April 30, 1992 and Expo City Voluntary Service Station volunteers before April 30, 1994;●   Obey the laws and regulations of the PRC;●   Be able to participate in training and relevant activities before the opening of Expo 2010;●   Possess necessary knowledge and skills needed by the position;●  Be in good health to meet the requirements of corresponding voluntary positions．II．Further Information for Volunteers●  Source     Residents of Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, as well as overseas Chinese, and foreigners can all apply to be the volunteers．●  Signup methodsApplicants may log in onto the official websites for online signup．They may also consult or connect with the Expo Volunteer Stations．●  TimeMay 1 - December 31, 2009Ⅲ．Volunteer Training Volunteer training includes general training, special training and position training．General training is carried out through internet, while special training and position training are provided through classroom lectures and field practice．IV．Volunteer Types●  Expo Site volunteers refer to those offering voluntary services to visitors and the Organizer in the Expo Site, mainly including information, visitor flow management, reception, translation and interpretation, assistance for the disabled, and assistance in media service, event and conference organization and．volunteer management．● Information booth volunteers are stationed in the Expo's information booths at key transportation centers, commercial outlets, tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels and cultural event places outside the Expo Site．They offer services including information, translation, interpretation and even first aid．60．If you were born in April 1993, where can you be a volunteer? A．In the Expo City．        B．In the host country． C．In the Expo Site．       D．In Chinese mainland61．Which of the training will be done on the Internet? A．Position training．            B．General training． C．Classroom training．          D．Special training．62．Which of the following service is offered by information booth volunteers? A．Assistance in media service．      B．Helping the disabled C．Emergency First aid．            D．Visitor flow management．C    Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades. We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long-term change in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean.Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO2 increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact on shellfish and coral in particular."As carbon dioxide dissolves（溶解） in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic acid," Dore explains. "And therefore, as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere goes up and that exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the PH down, and makes it more acidic."The seawater Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirms what the theory predicts.The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters. Dore and his colleagues came up with two possible explanations. It could be that surface water picked up CO2 and then moved to those depths. Or there could be a biological explanation."It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic. And it can have negative（消极的） impacts on a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral. It's potentially catastrophic."63．What can be the best title of the passage? A．Sea Life Facing Danger   B．Scientist Researching Seawater   C．Oceans Becoming More Acidic   D．Climate Change Affecting Seawater64．With the increase of atmospheric CO2，         .  A．more corals will appear in the sea   B．the surface water is becoming warmer   C．the chemical balance of the seawater is affected   D．the PH of the ocean out here has been increasing65．Which of the following shows the process of the impact of atmospheric CO2 on sea life?   a．Sea life is endangered．   b．CO2 goes into the surface water．   c．The ocean chemistry is affected．   d．CO2decreases the PH and makes the seawater more acidic．   e．CO2 levels in the atmosphere go up．   66．Scientist Robert Dore came to the conclusion based on        .    A．his research and analysis    B．the expectation of other scientists    C．some former theory    D．a major cause of climate change                                           D    The world is not coming to an end on December 21st, 2012, the US space agency announced to dispel （消除）widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie．The latest big screen 2012 was based on stories according to the Mayan calendar．It showed that by the end of 2012, a Planet X will collide （碰撞） with the earth．Some websites accuse NASA of hiding the truth on the planet's existence, but the US space agency considered such stories as tricks．"There is no basis in fact for these claims," NASA said in its website．"If such a collision were real, scientists would have been tracking it for at least the last decade, and we would see it with our eyes now．Obviously, it doesn't exist and there will be no threat to the earth in 2012," it insisted．"After all, our planet has been getting along just well for more than four billion years," added NASA．There is another planet, Eris, floating in space．But the small planet will remain safely fixed in the outer solar system and it can come no closer than four billion miles to the earth, according to NASA．And even if the planets were to line up as some have forecast, the effect on our plant would be very little．"And while comets and asteroids （小行星） have always hit the earth, big hits are very rare," NASA noted．The last major collision was believed to be 65 million years ago, resulting the end of dinosaurs （恐龙）．"We are sure that there are no threatening asteroids as large as the one that killed the dinosaurs," the space agency said．67．What played a key role in the spread of the rumors? A．The Internet and the film 2012．          B．The Mayan calendar． C．The US space agency．                 D．The television screen．68．The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _________. A．the collision       B．the threat        C．the Planet X     D．the NASA website69．We can conclude from the passage that __________. A．the film 2012 is well accepted in the science field B．scientists have been tracking Planet X for over ten years C．the earth will exist for more than four billion years D．the rumors caused a panic among some people70．What do we know about Eris according to the passage? A．It doesn't exist in the universe．          B．It won't threaten the earth． C．It is too far to be seen．                 D．It is similar to the earth.                                        E “Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint（晕倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.71. According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the close” means ______. A. a family honor     B. a family story     C. a family secret       D. a family treasure72. What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors form Paragraph 2? A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners. B. They were the earliest people living in Australia. C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia. D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.73. Jessica’s mother fell down into a faint because she was ______. A. frightened          B. knocked          C. injured            D. surprised74. Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home? A. She planned to keep it for fun.           B. She needed it for her school task.  C. She was curious about it.               D. She intended to scare her parents.75. Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ______.   A. they were crazy                      B. they were over excited   C. they realized their misunderstanding     D. they both thought they had won the quarrel第II卷 （共35分）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词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。I started to learn English at the age of seven. The experience ofsinging and chatting ______ English gave me the feeling that English   76. __________is a beautiful language, ______ can bring people a lot of joy. At that time,  77. __________English was indeed a very good friend to me. After I ______ (上学)   78. __________middle school, I began to find English learning wasn’t so ______.      79. __________In fact, I had to be as hard-working as o       fellow students,             80. __________but I ______ (不能) to make any greater progress. I was about to        81. __________give up my English study ______ I met Miss Wang, a kind teacher,      82. __________who encouraged me to p       more. With her help, I took part in       83. __________English competitions and won many p      . Since then English    84. __________has absolutely been one of my ______（最喜欢的）subjects.    85. __________第二节：书面表达：（25分）在学习生活和工作中，与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为 “Cooperate with others”的英文演讲稿。 为何与人合作 1. 在忙碌的、现代化的社会中，要想有效地完成一项工作，我们必须学会与人合作。2. 可以节省时间和精力。3. 从合作者身上学到很多。与谁合作 与喜欢的人合作 心情愉快，一起分享工作中的快乐和痛苦 与不喜欢的人合作 比较困难，但只要更多地关注我们的工作，而不是合作者本人，时间长了，也会发现他是一个很好相处的人。怎样做一个好的合作者 请你发表自己的观点……（至少2点看法）注意：1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2．词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总数。3．演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。参考词汇：合作者 partnerGood afternoon, everyone!The topic of my speech today is “Cooperate with others”. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thank you for your listening!                 2012-2013学年第一学期高三年级期中考英语科考试答案第一卷第一部分：听力1-5 CBAAC  6-10 ACABB 11-15 ABCAB 16-20 ABCBA 第二部分第一节：单项填空21-25 BDCCD  26-30 ABCBA  31-35  DADCD  第二节：完形填空36-40 ACDAB  41-45 DABBC  46-50 ABCAA 51-55 DDBDD第三节：阅读理解56-59 ADBA  60-62 ABC 63-66 ACBBA 67-70 ACDB  71-75 CAABC第二卷第一节：短文填词76.in    77.which  78. entered/attended  79.easy  80.other  81.failed  82.when 83.practice/practise  84.prizes  85.favo(u)rite  第二节：书面表达：（25分）Good afternoon, everyone!The topic of my speech today is “Cooperate with others”.In this busy, modern world, if we want to complete our work effectively and efficiently, we must all learn to cooperate with others. If we lose our partner, then we will fail. Cooperation can save us a lot of time and energy. Additionally, we can learn much from our partners by cooperating them.When we cooperate with someone we like, we will feel very happy. And we can share our pleasure and sadness with him. But it can be difficult to be cooperative with someone we dislike. In such a situation, we may focus on our work, instead of our partner. Perhaps in working together with him for a long time, we’ll learn that he is a man to get along well with. Even if this doesn’t happen, it’s still worth a try.How can we become a good partner? In my opinion, (we should try to listen to others’ opinions. If he makes mistakes, we also try to point them out. Thirdly, we mustn’t beat others to make them in unfavorable position)Thank you for your listening!