2010北京石景山区高三(上)期末考试英语试卷 4801.doc

20082009学年苍山县高三英语上学期期末检测 第卷 (共105分)注意事项： 1.答第 I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。 2.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，再涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分) （略）第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 35 分) 第一节：语法和词汇知识 (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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. Wouldnt it be _ wonderful world if all nations are in _ peace with another? A. the; 不填B. a; 不填C. the; theD. a; a22. Did everyone attending the meeting agree with you?No, but two or three _ my opinion.A. sharedB. supportedC. madeD. thought23. The collapse of the World Trade Centre has put US economy in a difficult _. A. occasionB. back groundC. situationD. case24. The woman had run in the direction _ she had come before I could recognize who she was. A. in whichB. in thatC. from whichD. from that25. _ their books every day todays middle school students have little time to develop what they are really good at and interested in. A. BuryingB. Burying withC. Burying inD. Buried in26. If better use is _ of your spare time, youll make greater progress in it. A. spentB. madeC. takenD. thought27. The girl is narrow-minded. No one likes to talk to her because she is hard to _. A. get on with B. get alongC. be got on withD. be got along28. Children shouldnt be _ from school although they dislike studies. A. protectedB. beatenC. leftD. removed29. The parents were happy to know that their son had won _ to Beijing University. A. permissionB. allowanceC. admissionD. recognition30. Nancy is not coming tonight. But she _! A. promises B. promisedC. will promise D. had promised31. Mr Brown suggested that the problem worth paying attention _ at the meeting. A. to being discussedB. being discussed C. be discussedD. to be discussed32. Have you heard todays weather forecast?Yes. Better weather is _. We can expect an outing.A. on the wayB. in this wayC. in the wayD. by the way33. Whats the noise? Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _. A. is being testedB. will be testedC. has been testedD. was tested34. Look at my new tie, please! What do you think of it?_, it doesnt match your suit.A. Whats moreB. To be honestC. On the other handD. In other words35. My elder sister always keeps candles in her bedroom _ she can study if there is a power failure. A. even ifB. in caseC. so thatD. as if第二节：完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) 阅读下面短文、掌握其大意、然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Alone in a pool of light at the dining room table, surrounded by an otherwise darkened house, I sat in tears.Finally, Id 36 in getting both kids to bed. A relatively new single 37 , I had to be both Mummy and Daddy to my two little children.A 38 divorced man with custody（监护权）of his children, I was 39 to give them as normal and stable a home life as possible. I put on a happy face for 40 .I had risen slowly, gingerly, trying to 41 making even the least sound which might start them up again, 42 more songs and more stories. I tiptoed（踮着脚走）out of their room, 43 the door part way, and went downstairs.The loneliness. I felt as though I were at the 44 of a great sea of loneliness. It all came to a head（时机成熟）and I was at once lost, 45 . Unexpected, convulsive sobs（抽咽）overtook me. I sat there, 46 sobbing.Just then, a pair of little 47 went around my middle and a little face peered up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old sons 48 face.I was 49 to be seen crying by my son. ”Im sorry, Ethan, I didnt know you were still awake.” I dont know why it is, but so many people 50 when they cry and I was no exception. “I didnt mean to cry. Im sorry. Im just 51 tonight. ”“Its okay, Daddy. Its okay to cry, youre just 52 ,” he said.I cant express how happy he made me, this little boy, who in the wisdom of innocence（天真）, gave me 53 to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didnt have to always be 54 and that it was occasionally acceptable to allow myself to feel weak and let out my 55 .36Afailed Bmanaged Cbelieved Dsucceeded37Aworker Bstepfather Cparent Dmother38Ashyly Brecently Chopelessly Dcarelessly39Adetermined Bpersuaded Cforced Dobliged40Ame Bher Chim Dthem41Aavoid Bimagine Cstop Descape42Aspeaking out Basking for Cinsisting on Dmaking up43Alocked Bopened Cclosed Dfixed44Aside Bsurface Cmiddle Dbottom45Afrightened Bdisturbed Ccovered Ddrowned46Aeagerly Bloudly Csilently Dslightly47Ahands Barms Ceyes Dlegs48Asympathetic Btearful Clovely Danxious49Amoved Bembarrassed Csurprised Ddiscouraged50Acomplain Bpretend Capologise Dexplain51Atired Buneasy Cworried Dsad52Aa male Ba green hand Ca person Dan employee53Aunderstanding Blimit Creason Dpermission54Astrong Bexperienced Cskilled Dable55Aopinions Bwords Cfeelings Dthoughts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，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AIn a moment of personal crisis, how much help can you expect from a New York taxi driver? I began studying this question after watching the “Taxicab Confessions,” a series of documentaries in which hidden cameras record the secrets of unsuspecting taxi riders. I found the results were different.One morning I got into three different taxis and announced: “Well, its my first day back in New York in seven years. Ive been in prison.” Not a single driver replied, so I tried again. “Yeah, I shot a man in Reno,” I explained, hoping the driver would ask me why, so I could say casually, “Just to watch him die.” But nobody asked. The only response came from a Ghanaian driver: “Reno? That is in Nevada?”Taxi drivers were uniformly sympathetic when I said Id just been fired. “This is America,” a Haitian driver said. “One door is closed. Another is open.” He argued against my plan to burn down my bosss house: “If you do something silly and they put you away, you can not look for another job.” A Pakistani driver even turned down a chance to profit from my loss of hope: he refuse to take me to the middle of the George Washington Bridge, a $20 trip. “Why you want to go there? Go home and relax. Dont worry. Take a new job.”One very hot weekday in July, while wearing a red ski mask and holding a stuffed pillowcase with the word “BANK” on it, I tried hailing a taxi five times outside different banks. The driver picked me up every time. My ride with a Haitian driver was typical of the superb assistance I received.“Is anyone following us?” “No,” said the driver, looking in his rearview mirror at traffic and me.“Lets go across the park,” I said. “I just robbed the bank there. I got $25000.”“$25, 000?” he asked.“Yeah, you think it was wrong to take it?” “No, man. I work 8 hours and I dont make almost $70. If I can do that, I do it too.”As we approached 86th and Lexington, I pointed to the Chemical Bank.“Hey, theres another bank,” I said, “could you wait here a minute while I go inside?” “No, I cant wait. Pay me now.” His reluctance may have had something to do with moneytaxi drivers think the rate for waiting time is too lowbut I think he wanted me to learn that even a bank robber cant expect unconditional support. 56. From the Ghanaian drivers response, we can infer that_.A. he was indifferent to the killing. B. he looked down upon the author.C. he was afraid of the author. D. he thought the author was crazy. 57. Why did the Pakistani driver refuse to take the author to the middle of the George Washington Bridge? A. Because he wanted to go home and relax. B. Because he didnt want to help the author get over his career crisis. C. Because it was far away from his home. D. Because he suspected that the author was going to commit suicide. 58. What is authors interpretation of the drivers reluctance “to wait outside the Chemical bank” ? A. The driver was frightened and wanted to leave him as soon as possible. B. The driver thought it wrong to support a taxi rider unconditionally. C. The driver thought that the rate for waiting time was too low. D. The driver wanted to go home and relax. 59. Which of the following statements is TRUE about New York taxi drivers? A. They refuse to pick up those who would kill themselves.B. They are ready to help you do whatever you want to. C. They are sympathetic with those who are out of work. D. They work only for money. 60. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. How to deal with taxi riders. B. How to make taxi riders comfortable. C. The attitudes of taxi drivers towards the taxi riders having personal crises. D. The attitudes of taxi drivers towards violent criminals.BHave you heard about the great flood? Perhaps you have heard about a man named Noah who built a huge boat to escape the flood. In this legend of the great flood, water covered all the land, killing most of the people and animals on Earth. Only Noahs immediate family, including his wife, three sons, and the sons wives, survived the flood along with all of the animals on his boat. After the waters receded, the people and animals on Noahs boat set about repopulating the Earth. This legend of Noah and his family is familiar to many people. But it is not the only legend about a great flood. Actually, many cultures have similar stories about a great flood that wiped out almost everything on Earth.In the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian legend of the flood, Noah was warned by God that a great flood would kill every human and animal on land. God told Noah to construct the boat that would save his family and two of every animal. In a Hindu legend of the flood, a fish warned a man about the flood, and only the man was saved. Then the gods made a woman for this man, and the man and woman had many children. The Greek, Roman, and Chinese legends of the flood say only people on the highest mountain survived the flood. In Scandinavian and Celtic legends, the water of the flood was actually the blood of a giant. When the giant was killed,its body became the Earth, and its blood covered all of the land. There are also Incan, Mayan, and American Indian legends about a great flood. In each of the these legends, a few people live through the flood by climbing mountains or by constructing boats.Many people today believe the great flood is only a legend. However, other people say that the striking similarities among all of the flood legends suggest a real flood covered the Earth at some point long ago. In fact, some scientists speculate that the ancient flood waters are now frozen in glaciers at the poles of the Earth. But why do the legends disagree with each other? The flood happened long before humans could write, so the story of the flood could only be passed down through generations by oral retellings. As the story was passed by word of mouth, it may have changed as various cultures learned the story. That may explain why some parts of the legends are different. Through careful examination of the similar elements in these legends, however, certain facts about an ancient catastrophic flood may be revealed.61What is the main idea of the reading?AMany cultures have stories about a flood. BA flood once killed many people. CThe legend of the flood is not true. DFloods can be very dangerous.62Which is true about the oldest legend of the flood?ABoats were not described in it. BIt came from South America. CIt was written on shells. DPeople learned it by listening.63What is similar about the Roman legend and some American Indian legends?AFish spoke to people. BOnly one person survived. CPeople climbed mountains DPeople constructed boats.64What does the large number of flood legends seem to indicate?APeople traveled around the world.BThe flood really happened. CThe legend was true. DLong ago, everyone spoke the same language.65What does the phrase “passed by word of mouth” mean?ATold with careful thought. BSpoken very loudly. CTaught through speaking. DTold for amusement.CIn America these days, gardeners are starting to see more spiders in their gardens. Spiders kill more insects than they can eat, and most spiders can eat up to twice their body weight of insects each day. So, if you want to keep harmful insects out of your garden, you should invite a few spiders to live there. This was the advice given some years ago in the magazine Organic Gardening. Professor Susan Riechert at the University of Tennessee said that spiders eat more harmful insects than helpful ones. She said spiders will kill sixty to eighty percent of the insects in a garden. She added, however, that “if you want spiders to live in your garden, you must not use chemicals that can kill them.”Here are a few of the different kinds of spiders that live in gardens. Orb weaver spiders make huge sticky webs between plants. When an insect enters the web and is trapped, the spider attacks. Mesh-web weavers make tiny webs inside small openings in a plans skin. Comb-footed spiders trap insects in their webs. When an insect lands on the web, the spider jumps out, catches the insect and drags it back inside the funnel to eat it. Wolf spiders do not use webs to trap insects. They live on the ground among leaves. They eat aphids（蚜虫）, leafhoppers（叶蝉）, flies, beetles and grasshoppers. Jumping spiders do not make webs, either. Lynx spiders will spin（织）some silk to seize an insect, but they do not make webs, either. They like to eat fire ants. Crab spiders do not make webs, either. They wait quietly for an insect to come near and then they capture it.66Why are spiders so popular with gardeners?ABecause they can make webs. BBecause they like to live among the leaves. CBecause they are many different kinds of spiders. DBecause they can kill more insects than they can eat.67What should be done to help the spiders live longer in gardens?AProduce more insects. BHelp them make more webs. CDo not use any chemicals that might be harmful to them. DProtect them from being attacked by other animals.68What kinds of spiders use similar methods to seize insects?AComb-footed spiders, wolf spiders and lynx spiders. BMesh-web weavers, comb-footed spiders and wolf spiders. COrb weaver spiders, lynx spiders and crab spiders. DOrb weaver spiders, mesh-web weavers and comb-footed spiders.69The passage is mainly about _.Ahow to deal with insects in the garden Bhow spiders catch insects Ckilling garden insects with spiders Dthe kinds of spiders that live in gardens70The underlined word in the last paragraph means _.Aa kind of fly Ba kind of animal Ca kind of insect Da kind of birdDBe angry!Anger is good for you, as long as you control it, according to new psychology research. A new study from Carnegie Mellon University shows anger may help people reduce the negative impacts of stress and help you become healthier.“Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger,” said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon. “The more people display anger, the lower their stress responses.”Lerner studied 92 UCLA（加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校） students by asking them to count back from 6200. They must say out loud every thirteenth number. Researchers interfered with them by asking them to count faster or ask them other questions. If they made any mistakes, they had to restart from the very beginning. Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or went angry. Lerner used a hidden video camera and recorded all their facial expressions during the test. The researchers describe their reactions as fear, anger and disgust. Other researchers recorded the students blood pressure, pulse and production of a high-stress hormone（荷尔蒙）called cortisol. People whose faces showed more fear during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes（糖尿病）, heart disease, depression and extra weight gain.When people feel fear, negative impacts increase, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the study.“Having that sense of anger leads people to actually feel some power in what otherwise is a maddening situation,” Lerner said.Lerner previously studied Americans emotional response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident. She found people who reacted with anger were more optimistic. These people are much healthier compared with those who were frightened during the event. So in maddening situations, anger is not a bad thing to have. Its healthier response than fear.71How can anger be beneficial to people?ABy taking the place of fear. BBy reducing high blood pressure. CBy reducing their stress. DBy showing the optimistic side.72Which statement will Jennifer Lerner agree with?AOptimistic people are generally healthier than pessimistic people.BDont control your anger and it makes you powerful.CDifferent reactions reflect different outlooks on life.DIts better to be depressed than to be frightened.73What does the underlined word “both” refer to?AHigher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone.BBlood pressure and pulse.CBlood pressure and cortisol.DFear and anger.74How did the re