江苏南京金陵中学学高三第一学期期中考试英语试题.doc

金陵中学2011/2012学年第一学期高三年级期中考试英语试题本试卷共 120分，考试时间 120 分钟。第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。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. What do the speakers need to buy? A. A fridge. B. A dinner table. C. A few chairs,2. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a school.3. What does the woman mean? A. Cathy will be at the party. B. Cathy wont be invited. C. Cathy is going to be invited.4. Why does the woman plan to go to town? A. To pay her bills in the bank.B. To read books in a bookstore.C. To get some money from the bank,5. What is the woman trying to do?A. Finish some writing.B. Print a newspaper. C. Find a newspaper.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请听下面4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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the man doing? A. Changing seats on the plane. B. Asking for a window seat. C. Trying to find his seat.7. What is the womans seat number? A. 6AB. 7AC. 8A听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why doesnt the woman take the green T-shirt? A. Its too small. B. Its too dark. C. Its too expensive.9. What does the woman buy in the end? A. A yellow T-shirt. B. A blue T-shirt. C. A pink T-shirt.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How long has the man been in London?A. One year. B. A few years. C. A couple of months.11. Why did the woman leave her hometown?A. To lead a city life. B. To open a restaurant. C. To find a job.12. Where did the woman come from? A. London B. Arnside C. Lancaster听第9段材料，回答第l3至l6题。13What is a daypack?A.A box. B. A bag. C.A lock.14What surprises the girl at school? A. A lot of discussions in class. B. Teachers giving little homework. C. Few students asking questions in class.15At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place? A. At the end of it. B. In the middle of it. C. At the beginning of it.16What do we know about the girl? A. She is new to the school B. She writes for the school newspaper C. She seldom asks questions in class听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What does Mr Henry Stone do?A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher. C. A writer.18What does Henry like doing at airports?A. Watching people.B. Telling stories.C. Reading magazines19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day?A. A valuable suitcase was missing. B. A man stole money from a bank. C. A woman ran away from home.20Why was the woman at the airport? A. She was traveling on business. B. She was seeing the man off.C. She was leaving for Greece.第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节 【2012届江苏省南京市金陵中学高三第一学期期中考试】单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸 (卡) 上将该项涂黑。21. The color green in ancient Egypt symbolized spring, which is the time of _ year when things in nature start to grow after _ long winter. A. /; a B. the; the C. /; the D. the; a22. Everyone present at the meeting agreed to stick to the _ that everyone should be treated equally and fairly.A. principle B. ambition C. purpose D. circumstance23. The new hospital will be located in _ used to be a wasteland and a huge shopping mall will also be constructed _ there used to be a school many years ago.A. where; where B. what ;in which C. what ; where D. which; where 24. Use your head; nothing taught by others can have the same effect on you as _learnedthrough practice.A. those B. what C. that D. the one25. _ in the Middle East, Jordan holds a key strategic position, _ both Israel and Iraq.A. Lying; bordering B. Locating; borderingC. Lying; borderedD. Located; bordered26. How do you find the health club?I it. Everyone is saying its management is going from bad to worse.A. ought to join B. should have joinedC. would rather not have joined D. would like to have joined27. In the new curriculum, some courses are , while others are optional for middle school students.A. traditional B. compulsoryC. impressiveD. significant28. Lawrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, is the author of several published reports, one of _ introduced the idea in 1953 _ aspirin could reduce the risk of heart attacks.A. them; when B. which; that C. what; that D. which; when29. In a(n) _ to help preserve history, the Greek government established a committee to undertake the professional restoration of the Acropolis. A. order B. purpose C. aim D. gesture 30. In my opinion, all Mr Li _ good to his students in his class at present. He is very strict with them in their studies.A. does does does B. does does do C. does do did D. did do does31. -Im afraid I dont have the ability to make a speech in public. Im too nervous.-Dont worry. You will overcome it _if you practice more.A. by and byB. side by sideC. hand in handD. face to face32. -Can you finish the difficult task in such a short time?-No, it is beyond my _.A. complexB. competenceC.comprehensionD. competition33. If you take time to explore the different layers of a person, you will find so many unique and interesting things about them that you would never know if there were _. A. otherwise B. yet C. however D. though34. My friends, after they heard what had happened to the officials who travelled to India on the instruction of the Emperor Mingdi, _ said it sounded like an adventure. A. all B. thatC. whichD. who35. The monks who _travel from place to place to spread Buddhism in the past have over time moved into new residential complexes at last and lived a more stable life.A. could B. would C. might D. should第二节【2012届江苏省南京市金陵中学高三第一学期期中考试】完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was feeling pretty low. It was the week before I was scheduled for gallbladder surgery(胆囊手术), and I couldnt escape my worried _36_. The surgeon was highly _37_ but was new to meand he didnt have the best besides manner. My sister, an _38_ operating room director, who usually put my _39_ at ease about my medical care, had moved away recently. This would be my first time _40_ an operation without her right there by my side.I was on my own. “_41_ something goes wrong?” I tossed(翻来覆去) and turned all that night.The next day I _42_ I had to get my mind out of everything. A good _43_ will do the trick, I thought. I _44_ to the bookcase in my guest bedroom to get something to _45_. Next to the bookcase _46_ some novels I had _47_ from library sale over a year ago. Right on top I saw a best-selling mystery novel.I sat down in the bedroom, _48_ the book and began to read. I couldnt _49_ itthe books prologue(开场白) began with a woman awaiting surgery! She was also feeling _50_, struggling with knowing if she had _51_ the right hospital, the right doctor.“This is a team _52_,” the doctor said to her. “We mustnt _53_ someone very important,” he continued, “the most important member of our team. Do you know who that is?”I read on, breathless.The doctor patted the womans hand gently and pointed to her. “_54_” he told her.And I realized my life wasnt only in the doctors hands; it was in mine as well. Immediately I felt more confident and _55_ about the upcoming surgery.36. A. expressionsB. spiritsC. treatmentsD. thoughts37. A. declaredB. announcedC. recommendedD. persuaded38. A. activeB. actualC. energeticD. experienced39. A. heartB. mindC. feelingD. sense40. A. doingB. makingC. facing D. missing41. A. What ifB. Only ifC. How comeD. Even if42. A. decidedB. wonderedC. agreedD. admitted43. A. bookB. restC. dealD. motto44. A. lookedB. headedC. attachedD. pointed45. A. achieveB. comfortC. entertainD. read46. A. wasB. wereC. liedD. put47. A. taken upB. broken upC. picked upD. put up48. A. openedB. shutC. carriedD. settled 49. A. focusB. bearC. believeD. understand50. A. excitedB. frightenedC. worriedD. confused51. A. caughtB. chosenC. discoveredD. ignored52. A. effortB. affairC. directionD. standard53. A. suspectB. removeC. preferD. forget54. A. MyselfB. YourselfC. The doctorD. Your sister55. A. carefulB. curiousC. hopefulD. sensitive第三部分【2012届江苏省南京市金陵中学高三第一学期期中考试】阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATraffic jam and cities, it seems, go hand in hand. Everyone complains about being stuck in traffic; but, like the weather, no one seems to do anything about it. In particular, traffic engineers, transportation planners, and public officials responsible for transportation systems in large cities are frequently criticized for failing to solve traffic jam.But is traffic jam a sign of failure? Long queues at restaurants or theater box offices are seen as signs of success. Should transportation systems be viewed any differently? I think we should recognize that traffic jam is an unpreventable by-product of successful cities, and view the “traffic problem” in a different light. Cities exist because they promote social interactions and economic transactions.Traffic jam occurs where there are lots of people but limited spaces. Culturally and economically successful cities have the worst traffic problems, while decaying cities dont have much traffic. New York and Los Angeles are Americas most crowded cities. But if you want access to major brokerage houses (经纪行), you will find them easier to reach in crowded New York than in any other large cities. And if your firm needs access to post-production film editors or satellite-guidance engineers, you will reach them more quickly through the crowded freeways of LA than through less crowded roads elsewhere. Despite traffic jam, a larger number and wider variety of social interactions and economic transactions can be made perfect in large, crowded cities than elsewhere. Seen in this sight, traffic jam is an unfortunate consequence of prosperity, not a cause of economic decline and urban decay.So while we can consider traffic jam as increasing costs on the areas of big cities, the costs of inaccessibility (交通不便) in uncrowded places are almost certainly greater. There is no doubt that traffic jam brings the terrible economic and environmental damage in places like Bangkok, Jakarta, and Lagos. But mobility is far higher and traffic jam levels are far lower here in the US, even in our most crowded cities. Thats why, for now, we dont see people and capital streaming out of San Francisco and Chicago, heading for cities like California, and Illinois.56. We can conclude from the first paragraph that_. A. traffic jam and weather are the two factors preventing the development of the big city B. traffic jam seems to be very difficult to deal with C. if traffic engineers try their best, traffic jam can be solved D. public officials are always criticized for misusing their power 57. According to the passage, whats the authors opinion towards traffic jam？A. Traffic jam is unavoidable in any cities.B. Traffic jam is both a sign of failure and a sign of success.C. Traffic jam is one of the consequences of successful cities. D. Traffic jam is a cause of economic decline. 58. By saying “decaying” (in Para. 4), the writer probably means_. A. declining B. developing C. rich and successful D. strong and healthy59. According to this article, which statement about “New York” and “Los Angeles” is true? A. The traffic jam in the two cities has been worsened. B. New York and Los Angeles are the least successful cities in the US. C. It is easier to reach major brokerage houses in the two cities than in other cities. D. Despite the traffic jam in LA, youll find a satellite-guidance engineer more quickly there.B Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live, we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely to have our views challenged by other members of society.Face to face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advanced imprinting, telecommunications photography, radio and television. Secondly, speed has revolutionized the transmission (传输) and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed( 侵蚀) by international news.No longer is the possession of information confined to(只限于) a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. For years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme that is being channeled into millions of homes.Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modem communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining.Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is part, the vast modem network of communications is open to abuse(滥用). However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.60In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes theof face-to-face contact in social setting.A. natureB. limitationC. creativityD. usefulness61It is implied in the passage that.A. local news used to be the only source of informationB. local news still takes a significant placeC. national news is becoming more popularD. international news is the fastest transmitted news62Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Possessing information used to be a privilege.B. Public libraries have replaced the private completely.C. Communication means more than transmission.D. Information influences ways of life and thinking.63From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is.A. indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass mediaB. happy about the flexible changes in the mass mediaC. pessimistic about the future of the mass mediaD. concerned about the wrong use of the mass mediaC Tell our story, make your mark Havering is one of Londons largest towns. It is a place of contrasts, from the shopping and nightlife of Romford to the cultural quarter of Hornchurch; from the industrial Thames riverside in Rainham to the ambitious regeneration(复兴) project in Harold Hill. The London Borough of Havering has a great story to tell, and were looking for the right people to tell it. Campaigns and Marketing Manager A creative strategist(战略家) is needed to plan and deliver campaigns that change behaviour across the town and form Haverings reputation beyond its borders. Media Manager An experienced professional is required, who fully understands how the news media works and works well under pressure. You will manage a team of three, as well as our media message. Communications Business Manager As a senior member of the communications team, you will be part salesperson and part business strategist, with wide-ranging power to increase our commercial potential as much as possible and save taxpayers money. Senior Media Officers Two experienced persons are needed to turn the stories that we talk about into the stories that everyone is talking about. Community Newspaper Journalist (12month contract at the beginning) Our community newspaper, Living, is being expanded as an energetic publication once every two weeks. We need an editor and a journalist or writer who produces brilliant copy, even against the tightest deadlines. Pay & grading award are yet to be decided for all posts. Full details are available on our website. For an informal conversation about these positions, please contact Mark Leech, Head of Communications, by calling 01708 434373.Any disabled applicants, meeting the necessary standards set out in the profile(简介) for a job, will be guaranteed an interview. Please apply online via the Councils website at .uk or contact the Recruitment Team at 01708 433039.Closing date for completed applications is Friday, 18th April 2008.Interviews will be scheduled for the week beginning 28th April 2008.64. Havering is in need of high-level personnel _. A. to tell stories B. to make it known C. to understand how news media works D. to plan and deliver campai