湖南省衡东县教师进修学校高三英语下学期第六次周考试卷牛津译林版.doc

湖南省衡东县教师进修学校高三2012年下学期第六次周考英语试卷part one listening comprehension section adirections: in this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (a, b or c) on the question booklet.you will hear each conversation twice。conversation 11. why does the man think he is coming down? a. for work stress. b. for mental illness. c. for a cold.2. what will the man do after the conversation? a. go to work b. go shopping c. go home.conversation 23. why was the man unhappy all day? a. because he had no customers. b. because the customers were boring. c. because there were too many customers.4. how would the man spend the evening? a. seeing an exciting film. b. staying at home to relax. c. serving the customersconversation 35. what is probably the man? a. a teacher. b. a painter. c. a guide.6. when will the exhibition be shown in japan? a. in six weeks. b. in five weeks. c. in two weeks.conversation 47. how many times had mary ever been to beijing? a. never. b. once. c. twice.8. what is mary going to do in beijing? a. visit the great wall. b. enjoy some chinese food. c. see her friends.9. whats the weather like in beijing at this time of the year? a. rainy and wet. b. warm and sunny. c. cool and sunny.conversation 510. on what day does the conversation take place? a. wednesday. b. friday. c. saturday.11. where does the woman come from? a. america. b. italy. c. canada.12. whats johns plan for the future? a. to open a shoe shop. b. to tour britain. c. to get a job abroad.conversation 613. whats wrong with the man? a. he has a headache, a stuffy nose and a high temperature. b. he has a cough, a headache and a slight fever. c. he has a headache and a stuffy nose with a slight fever.14. what did the woman not do for the man? a. take his temperature. b. feel his pulse. c. take an x-ray.15. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the man is going to attend a meeting tomorrow. b. the meeting will be put off for three days. c. the man will get well in one day.section bdirections: in this section, youll hear mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. fill in each blank with no more than 3 words.youll hear the mini-talk twice.cold weather: having a great effect on the working of our 16_.meaning of “get cold feet”: being 17_ to do something you have decided to do.cold: also affecting your 18 _meaning of “a cold fish”: a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no 19_meaning of “a cold-hearted person”: someone who has no 20_.part two language knowledgesection adirections: beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked a,b,c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. the train will arrive on time if nothing expected _. a. happened b. is going to happen c. will happen d. happens 22. how i wish i _ in medicine instead of history when i was at college! a. had majored b. should major c. majored d. would major23. peter _ be really difficult at times even though hes a nice person in general. a. shall b. should c. can d. must24. the official from an african country told the reporters that it was the first time he _ the forbidden city. a. visited b. has visited c. would visit d. had visited25. youd better not phone my daughter between 7:00 and 8:00 tomorrow; she _ her homework then. a. will do b. would do c. will be doing d. will have done26. climbing mount everest great skills and not without risk. a. requires；are b. required；were c. requires；was d. requires；is27. what do you mean, there are only ten tickets? there _ be twelve. a. should b. would c. will d. shall 28. help others whenever you can and you _ the world a nicer place to live in. a. will make b. are making c. have made d. make29. the traffic is heavy these days, i _ arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place? a. can b. must c. need d. might 30. after _ seemed like hours he came out with a bitter smile. a. which b. it c. what d. that31. _ on my computer, i found an e-mail from my pen friend, _ me to spend the summer holiday in his city. a. on turning; invited b. on turning; inviting c. when having turned; to invite d. after having turned; invited32. thank you for all your hard work last week. i dont think we _ it without you. a. can manage b. could have managed c. could manage d. must have managed33. i plan to have my daughters _ at the best school in our city. a. educate b. to educate c. being educated d. educated34. it is in the factory _ youre going to pay a visit to _ this kind computer is made. a. /; that b. where; that c. /; where d. that; which35. the snowstorm left, _ severe damage to many provinces in southern china. a. caused b. had caused c. to cause d. causingsection bdirections: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a,b,c and d. fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context. growing up on a remote michigan farm, henry ford, the founder of the ford motor company, knew little of farming. like most pioneer farmers, his father, william, hoped that his eldest son would join him on the farm, enable it to expand, and eventually take it 36 . but henry proved a 37 . he hated farm work and did everything he could to 38 it. it was not that he was lazy. 39 from it! give him a mechanical job to do, from mending the hinges(铰链) of a gate to sharpening tools, and he would set to work eagerly. it was the daily life of the farm, with its repetitive tasks, 40 frustrated him.henry was excited by the development in technology that could free farmers like his father from wasteful and boring labor. but these developments, in henrys boyhood, had touched farming 41 at all and farmers went on doing things in the way they had always done. so henry 42 his attention elsewhere. when he was twelve, he became almost obsessively(使人着迷) interested in clocks and watches. soon he was repairing them for friends, working at a bench he built in his bedroom. in 1876, henry suffered a serious 43 . his mother died in childbirth. there was no reason for him to stay on the farm, and he resolved to get away as soon as he could. three years later, he took a job as a mechanic in detroit. 44 this time steam engines had joined clocks and watches as objects of henrys fascination. making and installing them was the business of the detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen. a chance meeting with an old co-worker led to a job for henry as an engineer at the edison detroit electricity company. 45 he quickly learned the ropes(规则) of his new job, his interest in fuel engines had come to dominate(占主要地位) his life. henry learned 46 a slow, painstaking business it was to build an engine by hand from scratch. every piece of every component had to be fashioned individually, checked and rechecked, and tested. 47 the burden, he joined forces with another mechanic, jim bishop. even so, it was two years before they succeeded in building a working car. henry called it “quadricycle.”(四轮驱动脚踏车)36. a. away b. down c. over d. off37. a. success b. discouragement c. surprise d. disappointment38. a. do b. avoid c. work d. make39. a. apart b. far c. free d. aside40. a. that b. which c. what d. where41. a. almost b. sometimes c. hardly d. always42. a. drew b. caught c. turned d. attracted43. a. disease b. blow c. beat d. defeat44. a. at b. after c. in d. by45. a. after b. when c. while d. because46. a. how b. what c. why d. where 47. a. to ease b. to bear c. to carry d. to placesection cdirections: complete the following passage by using one word that best fits the context. 48 grateful is an important philosophy（哲学） of life and a great wisdom.49 is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time so long as he lives in the world. we should learn 50 to face failure or misfortune bravely and generously and to try to deal with it. if so, should we complain 51 our life and become disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life, rise again ourselves after a fall? william thackeray, 52 famous british writer, said, “life is a mirror. 53 you smile in front of it , it will also smile and 54 will it when you cry to it.” if you are grateful to life, it will bring you shining sunlight. if you always complain about everything, you may own nothing in the end. when we are successful, we can surely have many reasons for being grateful, 55 we have only one excuse to show ungratefulness if we fail.part three reading comprehensiondirections: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are 4 choices marked a,b,c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.a a person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. he may have the idea that he is not capable（能力） of it. a child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the most of his mental faculties(机能), or he may accept another persons mistaken estimate(评价) of his ability. older people may be handicapped(阻碍) by the mistaken belief that they are incapable of learning anything new because of their age. a person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless. he wont go at a job with the confidence necessary for success. he is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence. alfred adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this. when he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. his teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him. in this way, they too developed the idea, “isnt it too bad that alfred cant do arithmetic？” he accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to try，and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected. one day adler succeeded in solving a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve. this gave him confidence. he rejected the idea that he couldnt do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. his newfound confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. he now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became extraordinary good at arithmetic. this experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply ones ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability.56why might a person be prevented from doing good work? _. a. because he thinks he is old enough to make the most of his mental facilities b. because he accepts another persons mistaken estimate of his ability c. because he has the idea that he is incapable of doing everything d. because he believes in what other people think of him57a person who believes in his low ability will _. a. spare no efforts to do things b. fail to go at a job but never lose heart c. change to learn other course instead of mathematics d. show complete lack of confidence58as a boy, alfred adler was poor at arithmetic because _. a. he lost his selfconfidence b. he was weak in thinking c. his parents expected too much of him d. his teacher had no confidence in herself59which of the following is the most important factor to alders success？_ a. spirit and experience b. interest and selfrespect c. confidence and determination d. purpose and knowledge60alders experience made him realize that _. a. people are not as capable as they think b. people can be more capable than they think c. lack of confidence leads to failure d. lack of ability results in lack of determinationb there are over one million superstitions (迷信), and most people believe at least one or two of them. many people are superstitious about numbers. they think that there are lucky numbers and unlucky numbers. the number 13 is often considered unlucky. in some parts of the world, buildings have no 13th floor and streets have no houses with the number 13. in japan, 4 is considered unlucky because in japanese the word four is pronounced the same as the word death. japanese never give gifts of four knives, four napkins (餐巾), or four of anything.what are the lucky numbers? seven is a lucky number in many places, and 8 is considered a lucky number in japan and china. in china, businesses often open on august 8, and many couples register to get married at eight past eight on august 8.superstitions about numbers are so widespread(普遍的) that some peoplecalled numerologistmake a living by giving advice about numbers. in 1937, when the toyoda family of japan wanted to form a car company, they asked a numerologist if toyoda would be a good name for the company. the numerologist said it would not be. he explained that toyota would be a better name for the company. the family took his advice. as a result, millions of people drive toyota and not toyoda. there are many other kinds of superstitions. there are superstitions about eating, sleeping, sneezing and itching (抓痒). there are superstitions about animals and holidays and horseshoes. there are even superstitions about superstitions. those superstitions will tell people how to reverse bad luck. when the japanese bump(碰撞) heads, they immediately bump heads again. according to a japanese superstition, the first-bump means their parents will die, but the second bump erases the first bump. to reverse bad luck in general, people turn around three times, turn their pockets inside out, or put their hats on backwards. in the united states, baseball players sometimes wear their caps backwards when their team is losing. it looks silly, but the baseball players do not mind if it helps them win the game.61. it can be inferred that superstitions about numbers are _. a. popular both in japan and in china b. popular only in japan and in china c. popular neither in japan nor in china d. causing great troubles both in japan and in china62. from this passage we can learn that _. a. a numerologist is an expert in maths b. a numerologist is a fortune-teller c. a numerologist is a superman d. a numerologist is the owner of toyota63. the underlined word reverse means _. a. change to bad luck b. exchange c. change for the worse d. cause to go in the opposite direction64. if a japanese purposely bumps his head again after an accidental bump, we can be sure that_. a. he is superstitious b. he is happy c. he is mad d. he is very sad65. the writer wrote this passage with the purpose of _. a. persuading us to believe superstitions b. showing us a numerologist c. showing us the magic power of number d. showing us some facts of superstitionsc electronic waste, or e-waste, refers to electronic products that are no longer usable. this can include tvs, cell phones and computers and other office electronics, electronic toys and videos machines. today, the average turnover（更换）rate for a computer in the united states is every two years, according to the environmental group, greenpeace. the groups dai yun says e-waste is a global problem. the electronic industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. the high speed of growth in this industry means more and more electronic products are being wasted and thrown away. if no one decides to retrieve the old products and process them properly, the electronic waste will sweep over the earth like the huge wave behind me and pollute the earth seriously. greenpeace works out that 20 to 50 million tons of e-waste are produced globally each year. the components（部件）in many electronic products contain harmful chemicals that pollute ground water and the environment. at present , the u.s. has no federal law for the disposal (处理) of e-waste although a few states have e-waste recycling programs in place, but there is no law. the u.s. exports much of its e-waste to third world countries, such as india and china, where workers took apart computers for valuable parts, hoping to sell them for money. but harmful wastes ex