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马鞍山市第二中学20122013学年度第一学期期中素质测试 高三英语试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。全卷满分l50分，考试时间l20分钟。考生注意事项：1. 答题前，务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号，并认真核对答题卡上所粘贴的条形码中姓名、座位号与本人姓名、座位号是否一致。务必在答题卡背面规定的地方填写姓名和座位号后两位。2. 答第卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 答第卷时，必须使用0. 5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写，要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。作图题可先用铅笔在答题卡规定的位置绘出，确认后再用0. 5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔描清楚。必须在题号所指示的答题区域作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。4. 考试结束，务必将试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客面题答题卡上。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三个选项中迁出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10钞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 might jane be?a. the womans mother.b. the mans wife.c. the mans mother.2. where does the man want to go?a. the seaside.b. a bus stop.c. a post office.3. what does the woman mean?a. the man should quit mr. smiths lessons.b. the man cant graduate from school.c. the man has to take mr. smiths lessons.4. what will the woman do?a. lend the man her typewriter.b. type something for the man.c. take a chance to guess.5. what do we know about the woman?a. she didnt listen to the man.b. she regretted having listened to the man. c. she will choose more courses this term.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，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，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，听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5分钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. why cant the woman have the party on the twenty-ninth?a. she will attend a meeting.b. she will travel to another city.c. she will see her doctor.7. how long will the party run?a. four hours.b. three hours.c. two hours.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. why cant the woman use both her hands well?a. her mother didnt allow her to use left hand.b. she said she was born right-handed.c. she wanted to be the same as other people.9. what does the man think of being left-handed?a. it is sometimes inconvenient.b. it doesnt matter to him.c. it is better than being right-handed.10. what do we know about the man?a. he often lends his car to others.b. he drives with his left hand.c. his friends often give him a ride.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what does the woman want the man to do first?a. dry some dishes.b. wash some plates.c. clean the stove.12. where will the man look for another towel?a. on the shelf.b. in the drawer.c. in the cabinet.13. what does the man suggest the woman do with the old towel?a. clean her bike.b. clean her car.c. clean the garage.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what is the man doing here?a. taking a business trip.b. visiting his girlfriend.c. having a holiday alone.15. where will he return the car?a. in san francisco.b. right here.c. in another office.16. what will the woman do next?a. bring the man the keys.b. talk about the insurance.c. bring the man some forms.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what are “mall rats”?a. those who spend a lot of time in malls.b. those who shop regularly in malls.c. those who steal things from malls.18. which is not mentioned as a reason why people like malls?a. feeling safe.b. comfortable environment.c. reasonable prices.19. how many night clubs are there in the mall of america in minnesota?a. 350.b. 8.c. 7.20. when was the first indoor mall built in america?a. in 1935.b. in 1963.c. in 1965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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。21. it was very _ of you to help me clean the house, or i will never finish it in such a short time.a. contentb. mercifulc. apparentd. considerate22. im all _ people going out and enjoying themselves so long as they dont disturb other people.a. in honor ofb. in favour of c. in charge ofd. in possession of23. i cant believe that the restaurant, _ i have eaten such wonderful meals, is going to close down. a. whenb. whyc. whered. which24. while you may be right, i cant _ agree.a. seemingly b. altogetherc. straight d.otherwise25. the library that _ the latest books is updated each day.a. treasuresb. featuresc. preservesd. renews26. beijing opera plays an important part in chinese culture, and _, it is one of the historic heritage that the government listed to receive special state protection.a. if notb. still worsec. as suchd. even so27. in the program aiming to help kids with heart disease, _ is given to those who are the only child in their family.a. preferenceb. prejudicec. recognitiond. compromise28. they all said that he gave out the top secret to our enemies, but i still dont believe it. well, _.a. there is no smoke without fire b. practice makes perfectc. all roads lead to rome d. no pains, no gains29. here weve got different tastes of cake, eat _ and leave the others for whoever comes in late.a. whichever you likeb. whatever you likec. however you liked. whether you like30. _ in school uniforms, we all feel a sense of pride as students of the great school.a. having dressedb. being dressingc. dressingd. dressed31. im in a hurry now, but i promise i _ you all about it when we meet again.a. tell b. ive told c. will be telling d. will have told 32. she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister, _, i think, she looks very young.a. andb. alsoc. as thoughd. even though33. are you afraid to drive home?yes. i wish _ snowing.a. it had stoppedb. itstopsc. it would stopd. it will stop34. _, but liu xiangs chances of taking part in the next olympic games are no good.a. im really tired of thisb. i would like to talk with youc. you know whatd. i hate to say this35. it _ a good idea for us to start off a little earlier tomorrow morning.a. would beb. need bec. cant bed. mustnt be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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和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。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 the back door, 36 shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. he flew into the water, not 37 that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator（鳄鱼）was swimming toward the shore. his mother in the 38 was looking out the window saw the two as they got closer and closer together. in 39 fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as 40 as she could. hearing her voice, the little 41 became alarmed and made a return to swim to his mother. it was too late. just as he caught her, the alligator 42 him.from the dock, the firm and brave mother 43 her little boy by the arms just as the alligator took his legs. then began an incredible war 44 the two. the alligator was much stronger than the mother, 45 the mother was much too passionate to let go. a farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 46 the alligator.dramatically, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy 47 . his legs were extremely scarred（留下疤痕）by the fierce 48 of the animal and, on his arms, were deep marks where his mothers fingernails dug into his flesh in her 49 to hang on to the son she loved.the newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy after the 50 escape, asked if he would show him his scars. the boy lifted his legs. and then, with obvious 51 , he said to the reporter. but look at my arms. i have great scars on my arms, too. i have them 52 my mom wouldnt let go.we have scars, too. no, not from an alligator, or anything quite so 53 . but, the scars of a painful past. some of those scars are unsightly and have 54 us deep regret.but, some wounds, my friend, are because god has 55 to let go. in the midst of your struggle, hes been there holding on to you.36. a. putting onb. looking forc. tearing upd. leaving behind37. a. realizingb. remindingc. recognizingd. studying38. a. lakeb. housec. hospitald. truck39. a. extremeb. slightc. relatived. violent40. a. quicklyb. quietlyc. loudlyd. slowly41. a. brotherb. sisterc. boyd. girl42. a. leftb. killedc. searchedd. reached43. a. threwb. seizedc. defendedd. pushed44. a. betweenb. aboutc. ford. with45. a. butb. orc. andd. so46. a. hurtb. beatc. struckd. shot47. a. succeedb. workedc. survivedd. left48. a. gestureb. dragc. graspd. attack49. a. abilityb. effortc. explorationd. preparation50. a. sacredb. hugec. narrowd. unlucky51. a. prideb. shynessc. successd. anger52. a. thoughb. becausec. ifd. unless53. a. interestingb. seriousc. dramaticd. important54. a. toldb. sendc. causedd. offered55. a. admittedb. agreedc. resignedd. refused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，从每题所给出的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aan apple employee is in trouble after the prototype（样机）of its top-secret iphone5 was left in a bar。the as yet unreleased prototype was supposedly misplaced at cava22 in san francisco。apples security team was called in after reports that it had been sold over the internet for 120.however, technology website cnet.co.uk reports that the san francisco police department said apple had not reported the item as lost。cava22 owner jose valle has said that neither the sfpd nor apple have contacted him, although he does remember getting calls about a lost iphone last month。it follows a very similar incident in april 2010 when a then-unreleased iphone4 was left in a beer garden of a german bar in california by an apple engineer。the lost iphone4 was also sold over the internet to the technology blog, which paid 3,000.the incident led to apple strengthening its already stiff security, for it seems difficult to believe that a virtually identical incident would happen for the second time in two years。56. it is _ that the iphone prototypes have been lost in the recent years.a. the first timeb. the second timec. the third timed. the fourth time57. what can we infer from the text?a. the iphone5 prototype was left in the bar on purpose.b. the owner of cava22 got the iphone5 prototype.c. the sfpd contacted the bar owner for the incident.d. the apple officials felt quite angry about the incident.58. the text is probably a _. a. news report b. travel guidancec. goods introductiond. short story home learning zone featured coursesiosh - managing safelycosensa learning and developmentthis course ensures that safety requirements are appreciated by people employed as line 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united states61. the course of windows 2003 server management is designed for those who _.a. work in a windows environmentb. have a working knowledge of the software c. have no previous knowledge of the softwared. need to install, configure and maintain the software62. you go to visit the website when you want to _.a. become a policemanb. use windows 2003 serverc. live a safe lifed. find a good jobcmorocco, a north african kingdom, is on the south of the mediterranean sea and on the east of the atlantic ocean, between algeria and western sahara. morocco became independent from france in 1956.people in morocco speak arabic, which is the official language. some people speak french and spanish. 98.7% of the people believe in islam. the capital city of morocco is rabat. casablanca, in the north of this country, is the largest city. the famous movie casablanca tells a story which happened in this city.it seldom rains in morocco. the coastal cities are not cold in winter (around 16) and not hot in summer (around 22). in the inland areas, winters are colder and summers warmer. high up in the mountains the temperature can be as cold as -17.8 in winter, and mountain tops are covered with snow most of the year.the population of morocco is about 31,000,000. most children in morocco go to primary school, but only about 39% of them go to secondary school. however, this country has one of the oldest universities in the world, hundreds of years older than oxford university. it is al qarawiyin university in northern morocco, which was founded in ad 859.63. which of the following word best describe the weather in morocco?a. rainy.b. hot.c. various.d. cold.64. we can learn from the text that _.a. morocco is located on the west of the atlanticb. morocco was once ruled by france in1955c. casablanca, the capital, is the largest city of moroccod. less than half of the children in morocco go to primary school65. when was oxford university probably founded?a. in bc 21.b. in ad 1167.c. in ad 892.d. in ad 609.66. what would be discussed next?a. language.b. weather.c. education.d. resources.daccording to some surveys, there are at least 87 languages that are completely extinct now. whats worse, while there are around 6,000 or 7,000 languages spoken around the world today, researchers estimate that fifty percent of those languages will not survive the turn of the century. google, however, is determined to provide a safe place for some of these dying languages. recently, the company started the endangered languages project. it is an online archive（档案馆） that will use technology and media to protect endangered languages around the world. google hopes the archive will allow people to do something for endangered languages by offering tools that will help create high-quality recordings of the last speakers of a language. the site makes it possible for users to share research and video documents that will support endangered languages, as well as connect people who are working to protect specific languages. languages on the site are put into different types, such as, “at risk”, “endangered” and “seriously endangered”. navajo, a language spoken mainly in new mexico today, is listed as “at risk”, with about 120,000 speakers worldwide.if the endangered languages project works, it may not only help protect navajo, but also help protect hundreds of other languages. and while these languages may never become the language of international business, making sure that they dont disappear is important to protect out cultural heritage and to provide us with valuable information that can help us to better understand ourselves.67. the underlined word “extinct” in the first paragraph probably means “_”.a. foundb. destroyedc. non-existingd. disappearing 68. what can we learn from paragraph one?a. 87 languages will probably disappear before the turn of the century.b. around 3,000 languages are likely to disappear in the coming years.c. half of the languages will appear after the turn of the century.d. there will be about 6,000 or 7,000 languages by the end of the century.69. google started the endangered languages project in order to _.a. connect people who speak the endangered language b. provide a safe place for some of the international languagesc. offer tools that will help create high-quality recordings of the last speakers of a languaged. make it impossible for users to share some documents that support endangered languages70. what is the best title of the text?a. recovering disappeared languages.b. archives for all the languages.c. research on endangered languages.d. project to protect endangered languages.ein britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a gap year, a year off between high school and college. this