高三上学期期中英语试题和答案.doc

高三第一学期期中考试试卷（英语）（满分150分）第I卷 （105分）IListening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A: you will hear ten short conversations between two speakersAt the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was saidThe conversations and the questions will be spoken only onceAfter you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard1AGo to the officeBKeep callingCTry online bookingDSee a doctor2AA reporterBAn athleteCA fishermanDAn organizer3AAt a post officeBAt a fast-food restaurant来源:Z&xx&k.ComCAt a booking officeDAt a check-in desk4AHe already has plansBThe woman should decide where to eatCHe will make a reservationDThe woman can ask her brother for advice5AHe got wet in the rainBThe shower was out of orderCHe didnt hear the phone ringingDHe got out of the shower to answer the phone6AReasonableBBrightCSeriousDRidiculous7ASend leafletsBGo sightseeingCDo some gardeningDVisit a lawyer8AHer doorbell doesnt need repairBShe didnt expect him to come so earlyCThe man has just arrived on timeDIt is not the right time for her9AShe wont go to the beach if it rainsBShe would like the man to go to the beachCIt will clear up tomorrowDIt was pouring when she was at the beach10AWhat to take up as a hobbyBHow to keep fitCHow to handle pressureDWhat to play withSection BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked to questions on each of the passagesThe passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only onceWhen you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the blest answer to the question you have heardQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage11AHer school was in a small villageBShe was outstanding at schoolCShe was the only Asian girl thereDHer parents were in London12ALondonBBathCSwindonDOxford13AComing across a radio producerBTaking an earlier trainCMeeting a professional artistDWearing two odd shoesQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the following news14AEducating childrenBSaving rare animalsCRecreating an environmentDMaking a profit15AAnimals make visitors stressfulBAnimals must live their lives in cagesCAnimals can feel bored and sadDAnimals are in danger of extinction16AThey are still useful and necessaryBThey have more disadvantages than advantagesCThey are a perfect environment for animalsDThey are recreative places for animalsSection CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversationsThe conversations will be read twiceAfter you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heardWrite your answers on your answer sheetBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversationCar Rental InformationName:Length of time:Location to leave the car:License:Insurance:Means of payment:Amy Toms_17_ daysThe _18_ officeAn International Drivers LicenseA _19_ accident insurance_20_Complete the formWrite ONE WORD for each answerBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversationComplete the formWrite NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answerWhat happened to schools in England in the 1970s?Many schools became _21_Why do girls do better at single-sex schools?They learn to be _22_ and less worried about their appearanceWhy do boys parents prefer to send their sons to mixed schools?They think girls will be _23_ on boysIn what aspect do girls perform better than boys?In _24_IIGrammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one answer that best completes the sentence25Thanksgiving Day is the only occasion of the year _ which the entire family gets togetherAonBinCaboutDwith26Why not take the new bullet-shaped train? Its _ ride from here to BeijingAthree hourBa three-hoursCa three-hourDthree hours27The more exposed to the language environment, the more differences you will find between the language you use and around you useAthoseBwhoCthatDwhich28They have decided on a final date by which everyone _ the task assigned to themAwill have finishedBfinishesChave finishedDfinished29-Oh, my dear son, I am always worried about you-Mum, you _ have worried so much because I am old enough to take care of myselfAneedntBmustntCcouldntDshouldnt30On this isolated island, few people travelled long distances and most locals only travelled the local marketAlonger thanBmore thanCas much asDas far as31The church tower will be open to tourists soonThe work is almost finishedAhaving restoredBhaving been restoredCrestoringDbeing restored32Frequent hand washing is one of the best ways to avoid _ sick and _ illnessAgetting, spreadingBto get, to spreadCto get, spreadingDgetting, to spread33Nowadays, many Korean films are popular with audience throughout the world, as they are never left _AunsatisfiedBunsatisfyingCto be unsatisfyingDbeing unsatisfying34Its now easier than ever to get a visa for France, as immigration officials are less strict _ student visas are concernedAwhere Bin whichCwith whichDabout which35We parents often provide our children with many material pleasures, _ it for granting that all children like these thingsAtakingBtakeCto takeDtook36One reason for the oil spill in the Mexico Gulf is BP developed that area too fastAthatBhowCwhatDwhy37To my surprise, some drivers never use their turning signals to let other drivers know Athey are entering which laneBwhich lane they are enteringCare they entering which laneDwhich lane are they entering38Li Changchun applauded the contributions that Chinese writers had made _ peoples livesAto enrichingBenrichCto enrichDenriching39Miss Penny agrees to take over her sick fathers horseracing operation, _ her lack of knowledgeAdespiteBalthoughCbutDas40That is the only way we can think of the overuse of chemicals in agricultureAreducing Bto reduce Creduced DreduceSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the boxEach word can only be used onceNote that there is one word more than you needAglobal Bnationalities Cextremely Dtechnically EexistingFcreating Gindependent Hadded Iranging JenvironmentallyMapping Your WorldDifferent forms of maps are appearingThey allow _41_ travelers to get local knowledge of places they are visiting, from the official to the unusualMeanwhile, hi-tech developments are _42_ new ways for us to map the worldHere are two of our favorites:Green MapsGreen Maps allows people to share with the world their knowledge of _43_ friendly places and attractions in the local areasUsers add information with a set of icons（图标）, making it easy to read any map, whatever the _44_ of those who produce itAt present there are over five hundred map projects being developed in 54 countriesGreen Maps advertised idea is “think _45_, map local”It is a wonderful way of gaining all sorts of a place, _46_ from community garden to good places of bird watchingGreen Maps is not specifically intended for travelersNot all of its maps are online, so it may be necessary for some users to communicate with producers through the Green Maps websiteMaps MashupsMany people use online maps developed by Google, but not many know about the mashups of themWorking in a similar way to Green Maps, Maps Mashups allows people to add icons of their own to _47_ maps to express a certain topicThe mashups is so called because it combines all the knowledge you could ever needIt ranges from the _48_ useful, such as where all the WorldHeritage Site are, to the most bizarre （古怪的），such as where Americas drunkest cities areWith the mashups _49_ to the basic Google Maps, a multi-layered （多层的） map can be createdIIIReading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextFrench president Nicolas Sarkozy is in troubleOver the past month, workers and students around France have been striking to _50_ Sarkozys pension reform policyThere have been major disruptions to air and rail services across the countryHundreds of flights have been _51_, and public transport in major cities has been seriously hitIf Sarkozys policy goes through, France will _52_ the retirement age by two years to 62 by 2018the countrys current pension system is running a deficit which could become _53_ if changes are mot made, the government arguesIn the wake of the euro zone debt crisis, governments of European nations have tried to bring their deficits _54_Some have already introduced pension reformBy 2028 Irish workers will have to wait until they are 68 to retireGermanys government is _55_ a retirement age of 67 by 2029The movement in France is _56_Polls show that 69 percent of the nation backs the strikes; 73 percent wants the government to _57_ the reformIn France, demonstrations are seen as a civilized and _58_ way to exercise civil rightsSocial _59_ such as long vacations, state-sponsored health care and early retirement are felt to be rights rather than privileges“We want to stop working at 60 because its something our parents, our grandparents and even our great-grandparents _60_,” says Gilly, 50, a worker in Marseille“And over the years you can see that were losing everything they fought forAnd thats _61_”Even high school students have joined the strikeIf people have to work longer, young people would have _62_ job opportunitiesParents, _63_ their childrens future, dont want to stop themThe coming days will _64_ whether Sarkozy can succeed in pushing through his reforms, or the strikers triumph in bringing them to a halt50AprotestBsupportCprotectDsuggest51ArestoredBcanceledCrejectedDreplaced52AriseBundergoCraiseDexperience53AbetterBworseCbrighterDcleverer54Aunder controlBto a stopCto mindDto safety55Aselling forBperforming forCarranging forDpushing for56AamazingBvaluableCpopularDdelicate57AdiscussBswitchCwithdrawDcover58AuniqueBeffectiveCunnecessaryDfinal59AbenefitsBanglesChintsDreforms60Afought forBleft forCran forDbelieved for61AweakeningBmixingCunacceptableDunforgettable62AfewerBmoreCbetterDworse63Asatisfied withBconcerned aboutCcontent withDconfident about64AmentionBspeakCtellDstriveSection BDirections: Read the following three passagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just readA“I Went Skydiving at 84!”As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do thatI got a taste of that dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthdayBut the experience turned out to be very dullAround that time, I told my husband that I wanted to skydiveSo when our retirement community announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dreamIn the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Srdid it at age 80Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good healthA year went by and I heard nothingBut then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winnersI just couldnt believe itOne June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplaneMy instructor, Jay, guided me through the experienceThe plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasnt frightenedI was really just looking forward to the experienceWhen we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the planeWhen we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breatheFor a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmerWe were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute, then we just floated downward for about five minutesBeing up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever feltmuch better than the hot air balloonI was just enjoying itSkydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my lifeI hope other people will look at me and realize that you dont stop living just because you are 84 years oldIf theres something you want to experience, look into itIf its something that is possible, make it happen65What happened to the author in 2001?AShe flew an airplaneBShe entered a competitionCShe went on a hot air balloon rideDShe moved into a retirement community66The author mentioned George Bush Srin her essay to Abuild up her own reputationBshow her admiration for himCcompare their health conditionDmake her argument persuasive67How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?AExcited BScared CNervous DRegretful来源:Zxxk.Com68What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?AThe beautiful clouds BThe wonderful viewCThe company of Jay DThe one-minute free fallBLlosas Nobel Prize Settles an Old ScoreMario Vargas Llosa, 74, received a phone call early in the morning on October 7 when he was preparing to set out on a walk through Central Park in New YorkHe was informed that he had won the Nobel Prize for LiteratureInitially, however, he thought it was a jokeIt was because, as the Peruvian told the BBC, “a writer shouldnt think about the Nobel Prize as it is bad for ones writing”He told AP that the honor would not affect him“I dont think the Nobel Prize will change my writing, my style, my themes,” he said“（But） its a good way to start a New York Day”Vargas Llosa is one of the most celebrated writers of the Spanish-speaking worldHe has written more than 30 novels, plays and essays, including The Breen House and The War of the End of the WorldBoth of these are available in Chinese translationHis work “vividly examines the dangers of power and corruption in Latin America”, according to The NEW York TimesVargas Llosa realized that he wanted to be a writer when he was a child, after reading an adventure novel by Jules VerneAt 15, he was a crime reporterHe later lived in exile in many European countriesIn 1990, he ran for the presidency in Peru, but lost badlyOn October 7 Vargas Llosa told Reuters that he had never wanted to be a politician but felt it was an obligation for a writer to participate in public debate”He is frequently mentioned with Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of the classic work A Hundred Years of SolitudeGarcia Marquez won the literature Nobel in 1982, the last South American to do soTheir relationship has involved one of greatest feuds（不和） in literary historyIn a famous 1976 incident at a theater in Mexico City, Vargas Llosa punched Marguea, leaving him with a black eyeThe two have reportedly not spoken in decadesAfter the Nobel announcement, Garcia MARQUEZ wrote “now were even” in Spanish on his microblog69What did Mario Vargas Llosa think was a joke at first?AWinning the Nobel Prize for literatureBThinking the Nobel Prize is bad for ones writingCWhat the Peruvian told the BBCDWhat a writer should think about the Nobel Prize70For Llosa, winning the Nobel Prize will _Achange his writing, his style and his themesBstart his life in New YorkCrealize his childhood dreamDhave little effect on him71Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? _ALlosa is one of the most celebrated writers of the worldBMany of his works are available in Chinese translationsCHe ran for the presidency in Peru, but didnt win the electionDHe thought it a duty for a writer to run for the presidencyCAn idea that started in Seattles public library has spread throughout America and beyondThe concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same timeIn addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schoolsThe idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched （发起）the If All of Seattle Read the Same Book project in 1998Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong KongIn Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choic