高三第一学期期中英语试卷及答案

2010-2011 学年高三第一学期期中考试 英语试卷 宝铁一中 顾荣宝 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。试卷共10页，150分。考试时间120 分钟。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共 95 分） 第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分 50 分） 第一节 语音知识（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 从 A、B、C、D 中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。 1．volunteer A．abundant B．assumption C．adjustment D．maximum 2．apparent A．transparent B．nationwide C．adequate D．astonish 3．worthwhile A．smooth B．breathless C．worthy D．nevertheless 4．profession A．restriction B．conclusion C．division D．suggestion 5．salty A．alcohol B．alphabet C．altogether D．alongside 第二节 语法和词汇知识（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。 6．The only ____ of the plan is that it costs too much． A．drawback B．mistakes C．fault D．shortcoming 7．Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city． A．set about B．set down C．set out D．set up 8．—Johnson was taken away by police yesterday． —Sure．It is said that he was of a theft． A．charged B．suspected C．innocent D．guilt 9．These tax laws, which are intended for domestic（国内的）companies, do not to foreign companies． A．countribute B．lead C．apply D．fit 10．David ____ from the analysis of traffic accident that it has been caused by human error． A．acknowledged B．concluded C．announced D．considered 11．He takes his ____ home to his wife every Friday． A．salaries B．wages C．income D．savings 12 ． Professor Karl Von Frisch, ____ scientists from Austria, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways ____ honey-bees communicate in their dark hives． A．a;\ B．the ; which C．a; where D．the; that 13．____ genes, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good education and a decent home environment． A．In exchange for B．Except for C．In addition to D．Due to 14．News came that Liu Xun, a student from Nanjing, ____ from thousands of candidates and became a torchbearer． A．made out B．stood out C．picked out D．sent out 15．— I’m thinking of the test tomorrow．I’m afraid I can’t pass this time． —_____! I’m sure you’ll make it． A．Go ahead B．Good luck C．No problem D．Cheer up 16．_____ soft and smooth, the cloth _____ well． A．Felt; washes B．Feeling; washes C．Felt; is washed D．Feeling; is washed 17．_____, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease． A．As the record is impressive B．As long as the record is impressive C．Impressive though the record is D．For the record is impressive 18．The car Tom was ____ was once ____ his uncle． A．in possession of; in the possession of B．in the possession of; in possession of C．in possession of; in possession of D．in the possession of; in the possession of 19．This year’s fall in profits was not unexpected．_____, it is very disappointing． A．Nevertheless B．Besides C．Personally D．Generally 20 ． Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree _____ they can be controlled on purpose． A．with which B．to which C．of which D．for which 第三节 完形填空（共 20 小题，计分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 21￣40 各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答 案。 As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem．She had come to live in an American home and learn English．__21 _, she would mind the children and __22__ anything she was asked． One of her tasks was to keep track of 23 Christmas presents．Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly 24 ．What could she buy for her _25 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? _26_ ,even without any of the _27 _, her employer seems to have everything． Ursula __28_ long and hard．On Christmas Eve, she went to a 29_．She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, _30 things in her mind．Finally she bought a baby dress．She immediately called _31 ．“Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 32_ driver．“Yes, a very poor family．” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do．He 33 in silence, and then said, “I know a family who 34 just about everything．” When they reached a 35 , the driver said, “They live on the third floor．” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone ．．．someone who has everything．” Early the next day, Ursula 36 everyone for the presents she received．Then, she began to 37 why there seemed to be none _38_ her．She told about what she did the night before．When she finished, there was a long _39 ． “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 40 ．And this is my Christmas present to you．” 21．A．In return B．As a result C．By the way D．In a sense 22．A．try B．learn C．teach D．do 23．A．delivering B．mailing C．arriving D．sending 24．A．excited B．worried C．tired D．interested 25．A．American family B．own family C．friends D．classmates 26．A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Besides D．However 27．A．goods B．kindness C．gifts D．help 28．A．talked B．worked C．waited D．thought 29．A．store B．neighborhood C．street D．church 30．A．selecting B．matching C．remembering D．organizing 31．A．a shop B．a taxi C．her employer D．her parents 32．A．delighted B．anxious C．surprised D．respectful 33．A．noticed B．listened C．got out D．carried on 34．A．buys B．has C．uses D．needs 35．A．garage B．building C．station D．yard 36．A．thanked B．encouraged C．praised D．admired 37．A．settle B．repeat C．argue D．explain 38．A．to B．for C．from D．by 39．A．delay B．silence C．time D．break 40．A．case B．opinion C．memory D．name 第二部分．阅读理解（共 25 小题。第一节每小题 2 分，第二节每小题 1 分；满分 45 分） 第一节 阅读下面五篇短文，从每题后所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house．In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went． He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, a crocodile was swimming toward him．His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two ． In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could ． Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother．It was too late．Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him．From the shore, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs．That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two．The crocodile was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go．A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile． Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived．His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal．And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved． The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars．The boy lifted his legs．And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms, too．I have them because my Mom wouldn’t let go．” Never judge another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they were made． 41．Which of the following will be the best title for the text? A．Scars of Love B．Women Hold up Half the Sky C．A Terrible Experience D．Don’t Judge by Appearances 42．Hearing Mother’s shouts, the boy______． A．remained in the middle at a loss B．didn’t stop swimming forwards C．swam back towards the shore D．was ready to fight the crocodile 43．Which of the following statements is true according to the text? A．A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were swimming． B．The crocodile bit the arms of the boy when it reached him． C．There is always an interesting story behind every scar． D．It was the farmer who shot the crocodile． 44．By saying “But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms, too” in paragraph 4,the boy really wants to show__________． A．how deep the scars made by the crocodile were B．what a brave and courageous boy he was C．how many scars and scratches he had D．how great and beloved his mother was B Pepito the Brave By Scott Beck, Dutton, ISBN 0-525-46524-3, $12．99 Ah, the time in life when one has to leave home．No one seems to have as hard a time with it as Pepito．Pepito is a little bird who needs to leave the nest, but the problems is, he’s afraid of heights．This makes flying away a bit of a problem, so like most people (or birds in this case) he avoids it, when he finds himself in a new situation, someone happens to give him some advice．A fox suggests he run to where he’s going (I got nervous when he came across a fox, but fortunately the food chain doesn’t apply here), a frog tells him to hop, a gopher to burrow(地洞)．After his various attempts not to fly, he makes it to his brothers’ and sister’s new tree, and realizes that what he’s done is much harder than actually trying to fly ． It’s a charming story with a good message—often facing up to our fears is much easier than running from them． The Stray Dog By Marc Simont, HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-028933-3, $15．95 As someone who has taken in his share of stray animals, I can totally relate to the family in The Stray Dog ． While picnicking one day, they befriend a dog that wanders by ． Everyone immediately falls in love, but they leave him behind, figuring he belongs to someone else．But as the week goes by, none of them can get the dog, which they’ve named Willy, off their mind．So naturally the next Saturday they go back to that same place to see if Willy’s still there．They find that not only does he not have an owner, but they’ve arrived just in time to prevent a catastrophe．Kids who love animals will definitely get caught up in the action, and even those who don’t will appreciate the quick thinking children who save the day． 45．Who are these two books written for? A．One for children and the other for parents． B．They are both for parents． C．They are both for children． D．They are for people who have pets． 46．The underlined sentence “but fortunately the food chain doesn’t apply here” means that ____． A．the fox has enough to eat B．Pepito has enough to eat C．the fox doesn’t intend to eat Pepito C．I am too full to eat anything 47．The underlined expression “get caught up” most probably ____． A．get completely interested in B．get wholly included in C．get disappointed in D．get surprised in 48．Which of the following statements in NOT true according to the text? A．Pepito the Brave is a storybook about a bird named Pepito． B．Pepito turns to brothers and sisters because a gopher is trying to catch him． C．In The Stray Dog there are some quick thinking children． D．Willy is the name of the stray dog that has to wander about． C The Teens & Self-Image survey organized by USA WEEKEND attracted an unprecedented (空前的)272,400．The majority of teens say they feel good about themselves, but many express misgivings（疑虑） about who they are, especially about their appearance． The results show that looks are key ． Only 4 in 10 respondents consider themselves attractive．Half the girls want to lose weight．It is found that problems typically associated with girls are now becoming more visible in boys．Teen respondents believe good looks matter when it comes to personal achievement, specifically making friends, winning the respect of others, and succeeding in life． Teens find lots of imperfections．Almost 85 percent cite ways they’d like to improve．After losing weight and toning up（健美）, the top three are their grades, doing better in sports, and having a better relationship with their parents．Only 15 percent like themselves “the way I am．” Faith is central in many students’ everyday lives ． When asked about the most important influence in their lives, survey respondents picked religion second only to their parents． Depression is common．More than half say they occasionally are “really depressed”; 1 in 5 often feel despondent（沮丧的）．And 1 in 3 have friends who have talked about or actually tried to commit suicide—the third leading cause of death among 15 to 24-year-olds ． Last year, about 2,000 teens committed suicide, and the rate of adolescent suicide has greatly increased in the past 10 years, studies show． Teens show a healthy self-respect．Asked to choose from a list of qualities, 8 in 10 say they are kind, 3 in 4 say they are honest, and 7 in 10 say they have a good sense of humor．Slightly more than 6 in 10 say they are smart, self-confident or creative．Least admired of a dozen qualities they were asked to rank: being popular, rich or tough． 49．Which one of the following is the best title of the passage? A．Looks And Imperfections of American Teenagers B．Faiths And Depression of American teenagers C．Looks And Self-respect of American Teenagers D．Self-image of American Teenagers 50. What has the greatest effect on American students’ daily lives according to the survey? A．Religion． B．Their parents． C．Imperfections． D．Depression． 51. Teenagers believe that ____ plays an important part in making friends, winning the respect of others and succeeding in life． A．faith B．appearance C．ability D．depression 52. Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey? A．Almost all teens are satisfied with themselves． B．What teenagers would like to improve most is their grades． C．The results show only 15% students are satisfied with themselves． D．American teenagers admire being popular, rich or tough very much． D A school is showing badly-behaved pupils the error of their ways by sending them to an arts centre where actors mimic their behavior． The Windsor boys’ secondary school used its school founding to save its local arts centre and establish a learning support unit there． Now expelled(被开除的) pupils and students who are likely to be expelled are studying a course at the unit in Windsor arts centre while also working with artists．One pupil was asked to show Naomi Jackson, the drama teacher at the unit, how he had acted in a fierce argument with a teacher on the rugby filed, which led to his expulsion （开除）．Then he showed her how to imitate(模仿) his attitude． Ms．Jackson said, “He saw that the teacher had to get him out．Until then, he didn’t really understand because he didn’t have that self-awareness．” “It gave him the chance to look at himself from the outside．” Students also work in groups, acting as the aggressor, the victim and an observer to help them develop more awareness and understanding． A professional theatre group, Everyday Theatre, which consists of former pupils, is at the school and works in the learning support unit． An arts therapist(治疗专家) also helps students in the unit to express their problems and a street dancer builds up their discipline, concentration and capacity for hard work． Jane Turner is the teacher in charge of the Starts Project, which stands for Supportive Training and Arts． She said, “It’s about using the arts to develop social skills as well as anger management, rather than just trying to make them good at drama or arts．” 53．What is the passage mainly about? A. How a school keeps students good at drama and arts． B. Why students are interested in learning drama and arts． C. A new attempt making students change their bad behavior． D. An unusual idea to turn badly-behaved students into excellent ones． 54．The underlined word “mimic”(in Paragraph 1) probably means ____． A．correct B．watch C．improve D．imitate 55．The artists at the Windsor boys’ secondary school are working towards their goal by ____． A．getting rid of students’ dissatisfaction B．developing students’ awareness of their error C． reducing the courses and making them easier D．encouraging students’ imagination in subjects． 56．All of the following people work at the arts centre EXCEPT ____． A．an arts therapist B．actors C．former teachers D．a street dancer E Rail passengers are being forced to pay thousands of pounds more in fares as a result of poor advice from the national telephone helpline and individual stations, a consumer organisation reveals today．Research by Which? found that in some cases passengers are being charged almost double the cheapest price because of errors made by staff ． Which? asked 25 questions of both station staff and the National Rail Enquiries (NRES) helpline．Only half of the 50 questions were answered correctly．If customers had followed all the advice given ,they would have been ￡1,263．60 worse off ． Bad advice was given for the cheapest fare for a single journey between London and Grantham ．For a ticket bought on the day of travel, both NRES and a King’s Cross station clerk quoted GNER’s ￡44．50 fare ,ignoring a Hull Trains service which leaves 10 minutes earlier and costs just ￡20． Some of the most costly misinformation was given for journeys where season tickets should have been recommended ．Passengers making a return journey between Swindon and Penzance twice in a week could buy a ticket from one company for ￡ 70 which would cover all the travel．But both NRES and station staff quoted ￡67 for each journey, making ￡134．However, the NRES website proved to be a much more reliable source of information ． Which ? also checked “the earlier you book, the cheaper the ticket” claims by five companies and found this was not always the case ． On some services, prices went up and down at random ． Ithiel Mogridge,52,gave one example of poor advice :”Last Christmas I found my brother a ticket on the thetrainline．com to travel from Blackburn to Yate．While the direct route was ￡51, this one involved a change in Newport and cost just ￡21．I emailed the details to him and his partner．They went to Blackburn station ,where the clerk insisted the fare was ￡51．” Malcolm Coles, editor of which．co．uk ,said．“Staff training needs to be improved．In the meantime ,we’ve designed a checklist, available at which．co．uk/ railadvice．” 57．According to the passage “which ?”is a _____ A．national telephone helpline B．department under the British Rail C．consumer organisation D．website under the National Rail Enquiries 58．When the author said that customers “would have been ￡1,263．60 worse off”, he was telling us that customers would have _______ A．saved ￡1,263．60 if they had followed the advice B．spend ￡1,263．60 more than the lowest price C．used ￡1,263．60 for the survey of 25 questions D．been cheated of ￡1,263．60 from the poor advice 59．The phrase at random in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_________” A．casually B．purposefully C．exactly D．inevitably 60．The passage is mainly concerned with the phenomenon that ________ A．train passengers get bad advice on fares B．rail passengers are ill-treated by station staff C．booking clerks and the telephone helpline offer reliable information D．rail passengers can get cheaper tickets if they book earlier 第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为 多余选项。（注意：61—65 题涂到卡上 E=AB F=AC G=AD） A: Congratulations on your big win! B: Thank you．__61__ A: How has the money changed your lives? B: __62__ C: __63__ We’ve bought so many things, a new car, for example, a red Chevroled． B: And we’ve had a young man drive it for us．__64__ I was a taxi driver for twenty years．So I’ve had enough of driving． A: And what else are you going to do with the money? B: Well．We love the sea and the sun, but we don’t see much sun in England．So I’m going to buy a little island in the Pacific． C: __65__ But we shall pay all our unpaid bills first． A．Yes, it really has． B．Certainly, we’ve had all kinds of things． C．Oh, completely, I’d say． D．My wife’s changed a lot, too． E．Yes, just imagine it! F．It really was a big surprise． G．I’ve given up my job． 卷Ⅱ（共 55 分） 第一节 单词拼写 （共 10 题，每小题 1 分；满分 10 分） 据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题纸的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只 写一词） 66．She works as an ______(会计师)． 67．Working for a year as a volunteer teacher made her more ____(成熟)． 68．The meeting began ______（准时） at nine o'clock． 69．Scientists who study animal _____(心理学) have trained chimpanzees to do all kinds of things humans do． 70．Chimpanzees sometimes feast on things we may find ______(令人厌恶的)． 71．When Rachel found out the secret of Godfrey , she ______(取消) the wedding． 72．______（确信） of the truth of the report, he told his colleagues about it． 73．There is generally a misunderstanding among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and ____(坦率)． 74．In the eleventh century, the ______(非洲人) were reaching out to China． 75．Cigarettes can no longer be _____(做广告) on TV or the radio nowadays． 第二节 短文改错 (共 10 小题；每小题 1．5 分，满分 15 分) 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断∶ 如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况 改正∶ 该行多一个词∶ 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划 掉。 该行缺一个词∶ 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 该行错一个词∶ 在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意∶ 原行没有错的不要改。 During the summer of 2008, I started reading books in English, mostly stories．I would learn a lot of new 76． words from these books, but I had terribly problems 77． memorizing them．I had to look up to the same word 78． many times, for which was quite troublesome．I realized 79． I do need a way to remember all this vocabulary．It was 80． a great achievement for myself．I started writing down 81． words from books that I read．I would come back from 82． school, and then sit for an hour and two．I wrote down 83． new words and added it to my collection．By the end 84． of last year，my collection has grown to 3,000 words． 85． 第三节 书面表达（满分 30 分） 假如你是李华，一位 18 岁的女孩，英语成绩非常突出，有两年英语家教的经验，现在 是学校“爱心俱乐部”的成员，认为志愿工作能够使人树立信心，培养良好的交际技能。看 到下面这则招聘信息，你愿意利用这次机会，为需要帮助的儿童献出自己的微薄之力，同时 增长见识，了解社会。 请根据所给中、英文提示完成下面的英文邮件。 注意：1．110 词左右。 2．邮件开头和结尾已为你写出。 3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 提示词：tutor v．& n．家教 Loving Heart Club 爱心俱乐部 Dear Student Union, I have just read the ad on the school bulletin and the moment I saw it I took an interest in becoming one of the volunteer English teachers of the five．Now I’m writing here to apply for this opportunity． I’d appreciate it so much if you could possibly consider my application ． I’m looking forward to your early reply and please email me at lihua@ yahoo．com．cn． Yours sincerely, A Voluntary Activity In the winter vacation 5 Volunteers Wanted As English teachers At S.O.S Children’s Village Those who are interested in taking part in the activity, please send an email to studentunion@bjsz.cn before Jan. 24th, 2008 purposes for applying. Student Union Li Hua 参考答案 单选 1—10 DABAC AABCB 11—20 BACBD BCAAB 完形 21--30 A DCBA CCDAA 31—40 BCBDB ADCBD 阅读 A)ACDD B) CCAB C) DBBC D) CDBC E)CBAA 补全对话 FCAGE 单词拼写 66．accountant 67．mature 68．punctually 69．psychology 70．disgusting 71．concel(l)ed 72．Convinced 73．straightforward/frank 74．Africans 75．advertised 短文改错 During the summer of 2008, I started reading books in English, mostly stories．I would learn a lot of new 76． √ words from these books, but I had terribly problems 77．terrible memorizing them．I had to look up to the same word 78． to many times, for which was quite troublesome．I realized 79．for I do need a way to remember all this vocabulary．It was 80． did a great achievement for myself．I started writing down 81． me words from ∧ books that I read．I would come back from 82．the school, and then sit for an hour and two．I wrote down 83． or new words and added it to my collection．By the end 84． them of last year，my collection has grown to 3,000 words． 85． had 书面表达 One Possible Version: Dear Student Union, I have just read the ad on the school bulletin and the moment I saw it I took an interest in becoming one of the volunteer English teachers of the five．Now I’m writing here to apply for this opportunity． I am Li Hua, a girl of 18, and I have a good command of English．For two years I have been tutoring two primary school kids in English．Presently I work as a member of Loving Heart Club in our school．Voluntary work has helped me build confidence and good communication skills． In my opinion, being a volunteer teacher at the SOS village is obviously more than just teaching; furthermore, it is helpful to broaden our horizons and improve our understanding of the world．That’s why I’d like very much to take this opportunity and make the most of my special talents and interests．By helping those kids, I feel I can make a big difference to their future and make a small contribution to society． I’d appreciate it so much if you could possibly consider my application ． I’m looking forward to your early reply and please email me at lihua@ yahoo．com．cn． Yours sincerely, Li Hua