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诏安一中20122013学年高三上学期期中考试（英语）（满分：150分，时间：120分钟）第卷（满分 115 分）第一部分 听力（共30分）(略)第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）21.tom is _younger of the two newcomers. to be honest, i have never seen_ cleverer one. a.不填；不填 b. the; a c. a; the d.不填; a22. _the computer be repaired by him?no, id rather he _it repaired.a. will; has b. shall; had c. should; have d. can; has23._ from what he did , he isnt a person to depend on.a. judging b. judge c. judged d. to judge24. whether you believe it or not, it is_ that caused your heart attack. a. because of your overweight b. because you are overweight c. your being overweight d. you are overweight25.seeing the happy _ of children playing in the park, im full of joy and confidence in the future of our countrya sightb scene c view d sign26.only when i left my parents for italy _ how much i loved them. a. i realised b. i had realised c. had i realised d. did i realise27. mum, tom is always working late into night. i dont know what he is busy doing.oh ,he _for his new project.a. has prepared b. had prepared c. has been preparing d. was preparing28. mount huangshan is such an attractive place of interest_ everyone likes to visit. a.as b. that c.which d.what29. many difficulties have as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel. a. risen b. raised c. arisen d. arrived 30.thefactshowed that the voyages of travelers before the 17th century were not _the sea even though they didnt have modern navigational aids. a.attheexpenseof b.attheriskof c.inthewayof d.atthemercyof 31.there is one other dangerous animal in australia worth _ and that is the crocodilea.mentioned b.to be mentioned cbeing mentioned dmentioning 32. it took_supplies to construct these energysaving houses. it took brain too.aother than bmore than crather than dless than33. a notice was_in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time.asent up bgiven up cset up dput up34.-bruce,i really appreciate your handwriting. -_. a. i practise every day. b.thank you very much. c.no, i dont think so. d.well,its not good enough.35 what you said just now _ me of that american professora remembered b .remindedc. memorized d. informed第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）even though it was only october，my students were already whispering about christmas plans. with each passing day everyone became more_36_ waiting for the final school bell. upon its_37_ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except david.david was a small boy in ragged clothes. i had often_38_ what kind of home life david had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so_39_for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. but something made david_40_.i can still remember he was always_41_a smile and willing to help. he always_42_ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. we never talked much.he_43_ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly_44_ home.weeks passed and the_45_ over the coming christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of_46_ before the holiday break. i smiled in_47_ as the last of them hurried out of the door. turning around i saw david_48_ standing by my desk.“i have something for you，”he said and_49_from behind his back a small box._50_ it to me，he said anxiously，“open it.” i took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. i lifted the lid and to my_51_ i saw nothing. i looked at davids smiling face and back into the box and said，“the box is nice，david，but its_52_.”“oh，no. it isnt.” said david.” its full of love. my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldnt see or touch unless you know its there.”tears filled my eyes_53_ i looked at the proud dirty face that i had rarely given_54_ to. after that christmas，david and i became good friends and i never forgot the meaning_55_the little empty box set on my desk.36a.anxious bcourageous cserious dcautious37a.warning bringing ccalling dyelling38a.scolded bwondered crealized dlearned39. a.modestly bnaturally cinaccurately dinappropriately40a.popular bupset cspecial dfunny41a.expressing bdelivering cwearing dsharing42a.practised bwandered cstudied dstayed43a.would bshould cmight dcould44a.aim at bturn to cput off dhead for45a.argument bexcitement cmovement djudgment46a.school byear ceducation dprogram47a.relief breturn cvain dcontrol48a.weakly bsadly cquietly dhelplessly49a.searched bfound craised dpulled50a.holding bhanding csending dleaving51a.delight bexpectation cappreciation dsurprise52a.cheap bempty cuseless dimproper53a.as buntil cbecause dthough54. a.advice bsupport cattention dcommand55a.from bbehind cover dtowards第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ai fell in love with the ministers son the winter i turned fourteen. he was not chinese. for christmas i prayed for the boy, robert. when i found out that my parents had invited the ministers family over for christmas eve dinner, i cried in panic. what would robert think of our shabby chinese christmas? what would he think of our noisy chinese relatives who lacked proper american manners? on christmas eve, my mother created abundant chinese food. and then they arrivedthe ministers family and all my relatives. robert greeted hello, and i pretended he was not worthy of existence. dinner threw me deeper into disappointment. my relative licked(舔)the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table. robert and his family waited patiently for a large plate to be passed to them. my relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish. robert made a face. then my father reached his chopsticks just below the fish eye and picked out the soft meat. “amy, your favorite,” he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. i wanted to disappear. at the end of the meal, my father leaned back and burped(打嗝) loudly, thanking my mother for her fine cooking. “its a polite chinese custom to show you are satisfied,” explained my father to our astonished guests. robert was looking down at his plate with a reddish face. the minister managed to bring up a quiet burp. i was shocked into silence for the rest of the night. after everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “you want to be the same as american girls on the outside.” she handed me an early gift. it was a miniskirt. “but inside you must always be chinese. you must be proud that you are different. your only shame is to have shame.” it was not until years later that i was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the purpose behind her particular menu. for christmas eve that year, she had chosen excellent chinese food.56.when the writer found out the ministers family would come for christmas eve dinner, she cried mainly because_.a. she worried about their shabby chinese christmas b. she worried about their chinese relatives lacking american manners c. she worried about meeting the ministers family d. she worried about being laughed at57. what does “he was not worthy of existence” probably mean? it means_.a. the writer was not interested in his existence b. he was worthless c. he should not exist d. the writer expected his coming58.the dinner threw the writer deeper into disappointment mainly because_.a. her relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks b. her father reached his chopsticks to pick fish for her c. her father leaned back and burped loudly d. she childishly expected all of them to act in the same way as americans at table59. we can infer from the passage that_.a. the writer appreciated her mothers lesson years later b. the writer must be proud that she is different c. the mother prepared to show chinese different food culture d. the ministers family really enjoyed the foodbthe beijing government has set out to recruit thousands of university graduates to work as junior officials in rura（农村的）areas to both improve rural administration（管理） and ease（缓解） the citys employment problems. the government plans to recruit 3,000 university graduates this year,1,000 more than last year, to work as assistants to village heads or party secretaries in suburban areas.（郊区） people interested in jobs in beijings rural villages and townships can submit（提交） applications to the beijing municipal personnel bureau or online at from february 1 through march 15.“we hope university graduates will seize this opportunity to use their knowledge in rural villages and to start their careers,” sun zhenyu, deputy director of beijing personnel bureau, told xinhua news agency. the government has promised successful candidates（申请求职者） a monthly salary of 2,000yuan(250)in the first year,2,500 yuan(320)the second year and 3,000 yuan(385) the third year, provided their performance is up to the required standards, sun said. wang lina, who graduated from beijing union university last year, was one of the first graduates to find work in the citys countryside. after majoring in industrial and commercial administration, wang served as the assistant to the village head of ertiaojie village in suburban beijings pinggu district. for one project, wang contacted people at the beijing academy of agricultural sciences and arranged for the local farmers to receive training in strawberry planting. her efforts paid off. the village had a plentiful harvest of organic strawberries earlier this year. nationwide, about 150,000 university graduates found employment in rural areas last year, according to figures provided by the ministry of education.（教育部） the ministry predicts that 4.95 million students will graduate from universities across the country this year,820,000 more than last year. about 1.4 million of them are unlikely to find jobs when they graduate. in beijing, a record 200,000 people are expected to graduate from university this year. less than half of them are expected to be offered jobs, according to the personnel bureau.（人事局）60.the underlined word “recruit” in the first paragraph probably means_.a. force b. employ c. encourage d. train61.from the story of wang lina we can learn that_.a. the sooner you go to the countryside ,the sooner you will be successfulb. local farmers can get big harvests if they learn more knowledge c. university graduates can also realize their value in rural areas d. wang had great difficulty in helping villagers planting organic strawberries62. the last two paragraphs aim to tell us that_.a. more and more graduates will work as junior officials b. the universities should not have so many students c. there are more and more graduates in recent years d. it is not easy for graduates to find jobs nowadays63. which of the following can be the best title for this passage? a. job hunting for university graduates b. go to the countryside c. what is the best career d.a good choice for university graduatesctallahassee, november 27 zach bonner showed no sign of tiredness on monday morning, as he spoke on the steps of the old state capitol（州议会大厦）, the end point of his 280-mile march from tampa. the fourth-grader started walking to tallahassee on nov. 3rd to raise awareness about homeless children.at 8:30 am yesterday, zach and his mother walked the final mile down apalachee parkway to the steps of the old capitol with zachs 20-year-old sister, kelley, and a group of volunteers. “the hardest part was whenever it was pouring down rain,” said zach, who turned 10 during his walk on nov. 17th. “i just put on my rain suit and kept walking through it.”zach got the idea for his walk about a year ago after watching a tv program about mildred norman ryder, the “peace pilgrim（朝圣者）” who walked more than 25,000 miles for nearly three decades. but it was a law that congress passed in august, declaring november as national homeless youth awareness month, that persuaded zach to undertake his project.when he first announced his plans to his family, “i thought he was crazy,” said his mother, who walked nearly the entire way with her son. “thats a long way to go . he said, ive got to do something big. originally, he said he was going to go from fort lauderdale to tallahassee. i said, well, maybe tampa to tallahassee might be a little easier.”zachs project raised not only awareness of youth homelessness, but also about $25,000 in donations (捐款) and supplies. corporate sponsors（社团赞助者）provided meals and other resources for zach and his family, who spent nights in a donated rv (recreational vehicle). 64. it can be inferred that zach finished his 280-mile journey in _. a. fourteen days b. twenty-four daysc. twenty-eight days d. thirty-two days 65. according to the passage, zach started his long walk from _. a. tampa b. tallahassee c. fort lauderdale d. orlando 66. when did zach determine to make the long journey? a. after he watched a program about mildred norman ryder. b. after he finished a walk from fort lauderdale to tallahassee. c. after a law on awareness of homeless youths was passed. d. after his mother suggested he should do something big. 67. how did zachs mother probably feel 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