山西省大同一中2010届高三上学期期中英语试题.doc

山西省大同一中2010届高三上学期期中考试（英语）大同一中 高三英语备课组第卷客观卷（共115分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分55分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. My mum is ill in hospital. Im so worried. _. I think she will be better soon. A. Take your timeB. Take it easyC. Dont mention it D. You must be joking 2. How about _ evening party this weekend? Thats great. Im sure it will be _ success. A. an; aB. the; aC. an; 不填D. the; 不填3. We all know it will be next June _we can really have a rest. A. whenB. beforeC. sinceD. until4. One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living _. A. billsB. expensesC. pricesD. charges5. She remained _ there for a good hour, which surprised all the other students. A. to standB. standC. stoodD. standing 6. Jack and Peter would like to go to the concert, but _ has got a ticket. A. both of whomB. both of themC. neither of themD. neither of whom7. If the weather had been better yesterday, we could have had a picnic. But it _ all day. A. has rainedB. rainsC. rainedD. had rained8. You _ step into the same river twice. Everything is changing. A. cantB. shouldntC. mustntD. darent 9. As long as you keep on working hard like this, youll be _ into a university youd like sooner or later. A. givenB. permittedC. admittedD. taken10. With so many eyes _ on her, the little girl felt a little nervous on the stage. A. fixingB. to fixC. being fixedD. fixed 11. I dont think it wise to spend so much money on the project. Thats true. the cost, itll take a long time. A. But forB. Apart fromC. Together withD. Rather than12. Was it in the park _ we met for the first time _ you picked the bag? A. where; thatB. that; when C. that; thatD. where; when13. Would you like to go to the cinema with me tomorrow afternoon? Id like to, Mum, but I _ to a party by Jane. It is her birthday. A. am invitedB. was invitedC. will be invitedD. have been invited14. A study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to the habit of smoking. A. make upB. pick upC. draw upD. turn up15. Look at the price of that bike! It is practically the same as _ of a new motorcycle. A. oneB. thisC. itD. that第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。We had been told in the village that the road over the mountains was under construction and that it would be impossible to cross the frontier(边界) by car. We intended to disbelieve these 16 , since thirty miles of the road had been 17 effortlessly and we had come to within sight of the mountain pass. But it was then that our confidence was 18 : the road began to get from bad to worse rapidly.Henry stopped the car and we decided to climb as 19 as the pass on foot to see exactly how bad things were. We found that the track 20 for a couple of miles only; and then the road 21 again. We did not regard a little mud as a serious obstacle (障碍) and considered that the crossing would be quite 22 if we went on carefully. Then we drove on. The first five hundred yards or so were covered by pieces of rock. We drove along 23 but surely, pleased with ourselves at having proved the villagers 24 . Just as we turned a corner, Henry caught sight of a large stone in the path and tried to 25 it. The car slid to one side and the rear(后面的) wheels became 26 fast in the mud. And I found the 27 Henry accelerated (加速), the deeper the wheels 28 into the soil. There was no choice but to dig down to the level of the wheels with our 29 . And we were soon covered in mud from head to foot. When the level was 30 , we filled the hole with loose 31 and I watched anxiously 32 Henry started up the engine. Stones went flying everywhere, but the wheels 33 firm in place. Later I fetched two planks(木板) and we put them 34 the wheels and the track. Henry started up the engine again. The wheels turned wildly on the dry planks. After a moment the car pulled 35 out of the mud, and came to a stop.16Anotes Bwarnings Cdangers Djokes17Acovered Brun Cgone Ddriven18Ataken up Btorn down Ckept up Dbroken down19Along Bsoon Cpossible Dfar20Aended Bturned Cextended Dlasted21Acontinued Bdisappeared Ccame Dremained22Ahard Bcomfortable Ceasy Denjoyable23Aquickly Bslowly Cbravely Dhurriedly24Aright Breliable Chelpful Dwrong25Ahit Bmiss Cavoid Dpush26Astuck Blying Cstopped Dflying27Aearlier Bquicker Cmore Dmuch28Adropped Bfell Cdrowned Dsank29Afeet Bhands Cequipment Dtools30Areached Braised Creduced Dsupported31Awood Bstones Csand Dearth32Aduring Bsince Cbecause Das33Aran Bkept Cremained Dlay34Abetween Bamong Cin Doutside35Aus Bitself CHenry Dme第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题3分，满分60分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ASocieties all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries in both the West and the East.Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.Sine places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.36. The main idea of the Paragraph 1 is that _. A. many places tend to have more than one name B. the government usually names a place firstly C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named D. people prefer the names given by the government37. Which of the following places is named after a person? A. Raffles Place.B. Selector Airbase. C. Piccadilly Circus. D. Paya Lebar Crescent.38. Bras Basah Road is named _. A. after a person B. after a place C. by its shape D. after an activity39. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers. B. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique. C. Some places in Singapore are named for war purposes. D. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.B I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of languagethe way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them allall the Englishes I grew up with. Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, Ive been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. Ive heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including peoples perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker. I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mothers “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is ,because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I wont get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve(保护) the essence(本质), but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.40. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that _. A. she works as a translatorB. she is a professional writer C. she uses English in foreign tradeD. she is using the English language41. The author used to think of her mothers English as _. A. impolite B. imperfect C. amazing D. interesting42. The author gradually realizes her mothers English is _. A. in the old style B. well structured C. rich in meaning D. easy to translate43. The main idea of the passage is about_. A. the authors experiences of using the broken English B. the authors misunderstanding of the “limited” English C. the limitation of the authors perception of her mother D. the changes of the authors attitude to her mothers EnglishCTens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre.The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26funded with 2.5 million of taxpayers moneywas announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world, who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged(下层社会).The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached. 13.6 million in 2007, up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost 470 million.One theatre source criticised the Governments priorities(优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners(领养老金的人) were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying: “I dont know why the Governments wasting money on this. The Yong Vic, as The Times reported today, offers excellent performances at cheap prices.”There was praise for the Governments plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre, who said: “I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London.”Ninety-five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two-year plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26-year-olds, first-come, first-served. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre.Mr. Burnham said: “A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear its not for them. Its time to change this perception.”Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said: “The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre, but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a no-go area.”44. Critics of the plan argued that _. A. the theatres would be overcrowded B. it would be a waste of money C. pensioners wouldnt get free tickets D. the government cant afford it45. According to the supporters, the plan should _. A. benefit the television industry B. focus on producing better plays C. include all the young in England D. help increase the sales of tickets46. From the passage we know that _. A. it may not benefit all the young people B. free tickets are offered once every day C. everyone will get at least one free ticket D. ninety-five theatres have received funding47. We can infer from the passage that in England _. A. people know little about the plan B. many plays are not for young people C. many young people dont like theatre D. children used to get good arts educationDGUATEMALA CITY （Reuters） A fish that lives in mangrove swamps（红树沼泽）across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted（适应）to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.The Magrove Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs（圆木），said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard Endangered Lands Program in Florida.The fish, whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again.The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize. “We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out,” Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatgemala by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year. In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canadas University of Guelph. Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time. “These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago, when animals began making the transition（过渡）from water onto land,” Wright said.48. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that _.A. likes eating nuts B. prefers living in dry places kC. is the longest living fish on earth kD. can stay alive for two months out of water 49. Who will write up a report on Mangrove Rivulus? A. Patricia Wright.B. Scott Taylor.C. Scientists from Belize.D. Researchers in Guatemala.50. According to the text, lungfish can_.A. breathe through its skin.B. move freely on dry land.C. remain alive out of water.D. be as active on land as in water.51. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus? A. It was made quite by accident.B. It was helped by Patricia Wright.C. It was based on a lab test of sea life.D. It was supported by an American magazine.E Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when youre doing your holiday shopping online, make sure youre holding a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation(感觉) of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisionsthose are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A. Bargh. Psychologists have known that one persons perception(感知) of anothers “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping(捏造) evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies conceptual(概念的) sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlows work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills. Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal. Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those