广东省执信中学2012届高三上学期期中考试（英语）.doc

2011-2012学年度第一学期高三级英语科期中考试试题 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共 14 页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，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；不能答在试卷上。3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。第I卷 (共103分)I、听力：Role Play (共8小题, 满分8 分)情景介绍：角色：你是一名学生任务：（1）与Morgan教授谈论有关技术发展方面的话题，向她了解更多情况； （2）根据了解的信息，回答其他同学的相关问题。生词：disposable 一次性的1. 下面请你用英语提问三个问题。Now please get ready to ask the speaker three questions.1) 那时候，只有少数学生拥有私人电脑吗？2) 关于早期电脑的使用，你有什么难忘的经历吗？3) 电脑出现意外状况时，有何补救措施？2. 下面请你用英语回答五个问题。Please get ready to answer five questions. 1) _2) _3) _4) _5) _. 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）1. When asked about their opinions about the school master, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside _ younger men. A. in terms ofB. in need ofC. in praise of D. in favor of 2. They cant afford to buy the latest equipment at present. _ this, they keep trying new ways to improve efficiency. A. In contrastB. Despite C. In spite D. On the contrary3. We should look up to him as a shining example of _ to duty. A. privilegeB. responsibilityC. devotion D. burden4. Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also _ our thinking. A. changeB. limit C. improve D. direct5. Weve just moved into a bigger house and theres a lot to do. Lets _ it. A. get down to B. do away withC. keep up with D. look forward to6. No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone _ you wishing they were that high. A. getting rid of B. looking up to C. looking down upon D. getting along with7. I think its _ fun to be with a man who has _ gift. A. / ; / B. a ; a C. / ; a D. a ; the8. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, _. A. hungrily and tired B. hungry and tiredlyC. hungrily and tiredly D. hungry and tired9. -Volunteering is becoming _ popular in China. -Yeah, people are now aware that helping others is helping themselves. A. naturally B. increasingly C. splendidly D. successfully10. Last night Mr. Crook didnt come back at the usual time. _, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight. A. Meanwhile B. Yet C. However D. Instead11. A long-lost brother had not in fact died and _ to bring about the heros downfall. A. wickedly plottingB. wickedly plotted C. had been wickedly plottingD. been wickedly plotting12. _ exceptionally heavily might railway services be temporarily dislocated. A. Only were it to snow B. Only in case it snowsC. If only it snowed D. Only when snow13. Glancing at it briefly, he told me I should _. A. review itB. take another look C. have second sightD. overlook it14. _ when the boulders suddenly disappeared. A. How we felt relieved B. What a relief we were feeling C. So relieved we felt D. How relieved we felt15. Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for _ in advance. A. they had been informed thisB. being informed of thisC. informing them of this D. having informed them thisIII. 完形填空 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. Its like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 16 .Once I heard a bald man said, “Whenever I enter a room, all I see is hair.” Once youve 17 what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 18 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 19 _, or forget about it and 20 the tiles in your life that are not missing.We all know people who have had a relatively 21 life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but generally remain happy.The first 22 is gratitude. All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 23 , but its truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.The second secret is awareness. We should 24 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 25 are those pursuits that give our lives purpose-anything from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 26 to experience.Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 27 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We need a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy is, it should 28 this truth: if you choose to find the 29 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As for happiness itself, this 30 depends on your decision to make.16. A. differentB. missingC. short D. broken17. A. determinedB. predicted C. assumedD. imagined18. A. completelyB. naturally C. hopefullyD. really19. A. tile B. brick C. ceiling D. house20. A. go on B. put on C. focus on D. rely on21. A. peacefulB. difficultC. ordinaryD. easy22. A. secret B. factorC. ruleD. key23. A. upset B. quarrelC. complainD. depress24. A. decide B. realize C. prove D. assume25. A. sourcesB. results C. answersD. goals26. A. probableB. possibleC. likelyD. capable27. A. valueB. destinationC. survivalD. existence28. A. tell B. includeC. absorbD. mean29. A. worstB. bestC. positiveD. negative 30. A. absolutelyB. totally C. exactlyD. largelyIV. 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20题，每小题2分，满分40分)APhilip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes the third graders didnt welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downss Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems. One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs. After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another was a butterfly. When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “Thats stupid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “Its mine. I did it. Its empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.” Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again. Philips family knew he wouldnt live a long life, for there were too many things wrong with him.31. The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means _. A. grade B. status C. health D. disease32. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. A. The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel B. The 8-year-olds were friendly to Philip C. Philip was really different in school D. Philip was older and more sensitive33. The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them _. A. play around on that beautiful spring day B. put some symbol of “new life” into it C. try to pull it apart in the middle D. go out and discover themselves 34. After Philip explained his new life, _. A. The class thought he was clever. B. The class fell silent. C. He began to study in the class. D. He felt dying.35. We learn from the passage that _. A. The teacher used to have classes outdoors B. The Philips new life wish was empty C. Philip was healthy as a whole D. Philip was accepted by his classmates in the endBWhether in the workplace or on the football field, effective teamwork can produce amazing results. However, working successfully as a team is not as easy as it may seem. Effective teamwork certainly does not just happen automatically; it takes a great deal of hard work and compromise. There are a number of factors that must be in place to make a good team.Effective leadership is one of the most important factors of good teamwork. The teams leader should possess the skills to create and preserve a positive working environment and motivate and inspire the team members to take a positive approach to work and be highly committed. An effective team leader will promote a high level of spirit and make them feel supported and valued.Communication is a vital factor of all interpersonal relationship and especially that of a team. Team members must be able toarticulatetheir feelings, express plans and goals, share ideas and see each others opinions.Conflicts will arise no matter how well a team functions together. The best way to deal with conflicts is to have some organized methods of handling conflicts. Team members should be able to voice their concerns without fear of offending others. Instead of avoiding conflict issues, a hands-on approach that settles them quickly is much better. It is often advised that the team leader sit with the conflicting parties and help work out their differences without taking sides and trying to remain objective if possible.The team leader must set a good example to create good teamwork. In order to keep team members positive and committed and motivated, the team leader himself needs to show these qualities. The team turns to the leader for support and guidance. So any negative words or behaviors on the leaders part can be disastrous.Regardless of what type of work you are in, knowing how to effectively work on and with a team is going to be extremely important to your success and that of your team.36. Effective leadership is important partly because _.A. it helps a leader to develop lots of skillsB. it makes a leader feel supported and valuedC. it creates a positive working environmentD. it depends on interpersonal relationship of a team37. The underlined word “articulate” probably means _.A. hideB. feelC. expressD. plan38. When conflicts arise among team members, the team leader should _.A. worry about the team membersB. ignore the team members voicesC. try to avoid conflict issues D. work out their differences39. To become a good team leader, you have to _.A. be positive and committedB. set up a good teamC. look for support from the team D. avoid natural disasters40. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Football And Teamwork B. What Makes Effective TeamworkC. Handle Conflict In A TeamD. Communication And TeamworkCAdvertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for criticism. Their critics seem to resent them because they have a gift for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. “Its unfair,” they say, “that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why dont they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, its the consumer who pays”The poor old consumer! Hed have to pay a great deal more if advertising didnt create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more likely that you would obtain details about performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway regulations while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely-printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the daily amount of great disasters. We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not survive without this source of income. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!Another thing we mustnt forget is the “small ads”. which are virtually in every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns! For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column but so far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column (读者来信专栏). No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. Its the best advertisement for advertising there is!41. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Advertisement. B. The benefits of advertisement. C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities. D. The costs of advertisement.42. The attitude of the author toward advertisers is _. A. trustworthyB. appreciativeC. critical D. dissatisfactory43. Why do the critics criticize advertisers? A. Because advertisers often boast or exaggerate the fact. B. Because critics think advertisement is a “waste of money”. C. Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary. D. Because customers pay more.44. Which of the following is Not true? A. Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything. B. We can buy what we want. C. Good quality products dont need to be advertised. D. Advertisement makes our life colorful.45. In what way does the writer try to support his view? A. NarrationB. Description C. Comparison D. DefinitionDHeres a familiar version of the boy-meets-girl situation. A young man has at last mastered up courage to invite a dazzling young lady out to dinner. She has accepted his invitation and he is overjoyed. He is determined to take her to the best restaurant in town, even if it means that he will have to live on memories and hopes during the month to come. When they get to the restaurant, he discovers that this graceful creature is on a diet. She mustnt eat this and she mustnt that. Oh, but of course, she doesnt want to spoil his enjoyment. Let him by all means eat as much fattening food as he wants: its the surest way to an early grave. They spend a truly memorable evening together and never see each other again.What a miserable lot dieters are! You can always recognize them from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calorie charts; gazing at themselves in mirrors; and leaping on to weighing-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, protruding bellies and double chins. Some wage all-out war on FAT. Mere dieting is not enough. They exhaust themselves doing exercises, sweating in sauna baths, being (用拳头连打) pummeled and massaged by weird machines. The really wealthy diet-mongers (商人) pay vast sums for “health cures”. For two weeks they can enter a nature clinic and be starved to death for a hundred pounds a week. Dont think its only the middle-aged who go in for these fads (一时流行的风尚) either. Many of these bright young things you see are suffering from long-term malnutrition: they are living on nothing but air, water and the goodwill of God. Dieters venture to starve themselves of their own free will; so why are they so miserable? Well, for one thing, they