高三英语期中2010-11

31 2010 2011 学年第一学期期中考试高三英语试卷 答卷时间 120 分钟 试卷满分 150 分 命题人 赵建国 第一部分 听力 满分 30 分 每小题 1 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 is the man s trouble A He has too much work B He has too many visitors C The phone rings too often 2 What will the speakers do next A Send brochures B Go sightseeing C Do some gardening 3 Where does the conversation probably take place A At a check in desk B At a bookstore C At a post office 4 What does the man mean A There are too many ads in newspapers B Newspapers are doing well at present C There are some good ads in newspapers 5 When will the supper be ready A At 6 50 B At 7 15 C At 7 40 第二节 共 12 小题 听下面 4 段对话 每段对话后有几个小题 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 每段对话读两遍 听第 6 段对话 回答第 6 7 题 6 When does the conversation take place A In the morning B In the afternoon C At night 7 What does the woman want A A new TV B A child C A new house 听第 7 段对话 回答第 8 至第 9 题 8 Where is the man s sister leaving for A Los Angeles B New York C London 9 When will the speakers have a meal together A Next Wednesday B Next Saturday C This Saturday 听第 8 段对话 回答第 10 至第 12 题 10 What happened when the speakers went to see the movie A They lost their tickets B They couldn t find their seats C They didn t see the beginning 11 Which of the following does the woman prefer A French films B British films C American films 12 How long will this film last A 2 hours B 2 5 hours C 1 5 hours 听第 9 段对话 回答 13 至第 16 题 13 What country is the man planning to go to A Canada B Britain C The US 14 When will the man set out A In May B In June C In July 15 Which of the following is what the man wants to know A The flight the hotel and the food B The flight the hotel and the weather C The route the hotel and the weather 16 Who will go there with the man A His wife and his son B His wife and his daughter C His son and his friend 听第 10 段材料 回答第 17 至 20 题 17 Where did the speaker live when she was 4 years old A In a town in America B In a city in Argentina C In a town in Argentina 18 Where did the speak buy ice cream A At the ice cream truck B At the ice cream shop C At the ice cream stand 19 Why did the speaker enjoy this candies hunt A These candies were very delicious B She wanted to win a free ice cream C It was an interesting children game to win it 20 What s the speaker s mood when she was eating ice cream A Happy B Anxious C Optimistic 第二部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分 45 分 第一节 单项填空 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 15 分 21 Would you like to watch the basketball match with me this evening I like basketball very much A I d love to B Not reallyC I wouldn t go D Thank you all the same 22 Thank you for your wonderful meal A No it was just so soB The same to you C No that s all right D It s my pleasure 23 Daddy can you buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing You get one if you are admitted to a key middle school A could B shall C mayD can 24 Have you heard the story of The Merchant of Venice No When and where does the story A take up B take on C take placeD take off 25 Why is Mr Li so happy this morning Because he was honored with a n for excellence in teaching A present B gift C award D reward 26 He wants to have word with you 西宁市沈那中学 32 I know word has come that I am the next person he wants to talk to A the B a theC a D the a 27 Each boy and girl as well as some teachers who to visit Hengshui Middle School in Hebei Province asked to be at the bus station at 6 30 A are is B are are C is are D is is 28 My parents always hold that time should be made good use my lessons well A to learn B of to learn C to learning D of learning 29 We really like when Stevenson offered to help us out of trouble A that B it C what D him 30 The poor young lady was ready to accept help she could get A whenever B wherever C however D whatever 31 which direction should we go to get to the memorial those who died in the Anti Japanese War A To for B In to C To to D For in 32 As a student what is not whether you fail or not but whether you try or not A matters B cares C considers D minds 33 Is it that the volcano nearby will erupt these days No I don t think so A probablyB likelyC possiblyD perhaps 34 You can ask your desk mate again if you like but it won t make any he ll still say no A sense B touch C meaning D decision 35 Is this hotel you said we were to stay in your letter A whereB whichC in thatD in which 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 Mr Adamson enjoys playing the violin in his spare time He is often carried away 着迷 by his own 36 But it is a 37 time for his neighbors when Mr Adamson plays the violin as he 38 so badly One day Mr Adamson sat by a 39 and began to play the violin as usual Mr Adamson seemed to be making 40 instead of music but he was so 41 that he almost forgot what he was doing Just 42 some stones were thrown out of the windows under 43 Mr Adamson was sitting 44 he did not pay any attention to it The music 45 After a little while an empty bottle and a worn out shoes were thrown out of the window 46 Only then did Mr Adamson know this was not the place for him to play in Mr Adamson was very 47 He thought 48 no living people can understand my music I should go to a place where people may appreciate my works So he 49 to go to a graveyard He came to a graveyard where there was no other 50 except the church bell Mr Adamson sat at a grave and thought 51 I must do my best to 52 that my music is outstanding The more he thought the more inspired he was and 53 he began to play his violin Suddenly a barefoot starched out from the graveyard and give him a heavy 54 which sent him flying His violin also dropped from his hand Mr Adamson felt very sad 55 his works were not accepted by anyone not even the dead 36 A voice B music C violin D singing 37 A terrible B useless C wonderful D long 38 A sings B shouts C dances D plays 39 A house B door C window D wall 40 A sound B something C noises D voice 41 A angry B excited C lovely D disappointed 42 A that B right C now D then 43 A which B it C that D where 44 A and B but C so D for 45 A stopped B began C played D continued 46 A together B slowly C too D again 47 A happy B sad C glad D pleased 48 A Unless B As if C As D before 49 A decided B said C thought D knew 50 A noise B building C thing D sound 51 A anything B his music C a lot D hardly 52 A prove B tell C explain D mean 53 A first B second C finally D third 54 A kick B boxing C push D shoe 55 A until B and C because D so 第三部分 阅读理解 共 20 小题 满分 40 分 A During my first stay in the south of France I rode my bike down a quiet road Round a corner I passed by a little old house In its yard there was a ruddy 气色好的 faced woman I waved at her as I went by and she must have thought I was some silly tourist because she didn t wave back The same thing happened the second day But on the third day the old woman returned a tentative 试探性的 wave and by the fourth day she nearly got out of her chair as I called out Good morning Madam It became a small ritual 程序 between us Once she even brought her husband out with her and they both waved to me On my last day my last ride I cycled down to the little house but the lady wasn t there Back at my house I told Roger the gardener of my missed connection The old lady has a bad leg Roger said so she has gone to the hospital for surgery 33 Who is she I asked Roger started to explain the quiet road used to be a railway The old lady husband was once the stationmaster and their house was the stationmaster s house Several times a day whenever a train passed the couple would see the passengers waving excitedly especially the children for them However the station was moved away Everything is gone except for this couple It seems that my bicycle was a reminder of the past to her As Roger said She has missed the trains and the waves You brought them back to her By reaching out in a way that cost me nothing I gave more than I realized 56 Which of the following is TRUE A She was a ruddy faced woman so she was healthy B Her husband also had leg disease but he didn t tell others C She and her husband didn t like to live in the station D Though she was a ruddy faced woman something was wrong with her leg 57 Why did the old woman bring her husband out and waved to me A They wanted to go to the hospital B They wanted to experience what they used to do C They wanted to ask me for dinner D They wanted to go to the city by train 58 What can we infer from the sentence However the station was moved away Everything is gone except for this couple A They enjoyed living where they had lived B They had no house to live in C They had no children to live with D They were living nearest the hospital 59 What s the main idea of this passage A An old couple and IB Bicycle and railway C Train and passengersD Wave and love B There are few places on earth where nature can be seen in almost primitive condition One is the Galapagos Island which haven t been largely spoilt by man Strange and unusual birds animals and plants settle and grow there and many of them are found nowhere else the world These islands lie directly on the Equator about 1 000 kilometers west of the South American mainland But the Galapagos is now facing a problem Its human inhabitants want to develop the business and tourism on the islands Recently they are having a bitter struggle with the naturists who work at the Charles Darwin Research Canter also on Santa Cru The naturists want to keep the island s wildlife alive which is already suffering as a result of human activity The animals greatest danger used to be sailors who hundreds of years ago plundered the islands for food They wiped out 250 000 Giant Tortoises causing extinction of several species which live on some of the smaller islands The last survivor an 80 year old Giant Tortoise called lonely George lives under the protection of naturists at the Darwin Center 60 The underlined word primitive in paragraph 1 can be replaced by A simple B proper C different D original 61 The best title for this passage is A In Primitive Times B Giant Tortoise s distinction C Struggle for keeping primitive islands D Balance of Nature 62 We can know from the second paragraph that if business and tourism developed A there will be a war between the inhabitants and the nature B a great number of the wild animals and plants will be killed and destroyed C a lot of people will come to Galapagos for food D the inhabitants in the island will rise up to drive off the naturists 63 Which of the following statements is not TURE A We can see wildlife in only a few primitive places B In fact wildlife has been killed because of human activities C In the past sailors landed on the island for food D The naturists carried out their work under the leadership of Charles Darwin 64 The writer described George the Giant Tortoise as alone because A it is the last one of its species B it is 80 years old C the other animals show no interest in it D the center does not allow it to go out C It was a winter morning just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005 While most people were warming up their cars Trevor my husband had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work On arrival he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does After putting in 10 hours of labor he returned to find his bike gone The bike a black Kona 18 speed was our only transport Trevor used it to get to work putting in 60 hour weeks to support his young family And the bike was also used to get groceries 食品杂货 saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story Shortly after that several people in our area offered to help One wonderful stranger even bought a bike then called my husband to pick it up Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity 人性 as a whole And it has 34 influenced 影响 us to be more mindful of ways we too can share with others No matter how big or how small an act of kindness shows that someone cares And the results can be everlasting 65 Why was the bike so important to the couple A The man s job was bike racing B It was their only possession C It was a nice Kona 18 speed D They used it for work and daily life 66 We can infer from the text that A the couple worked 60 hours a week B people were busy before Christmas C the stranger brought over the bike D life was hard for the young family 67 How did people get to know the couple s problem A From radio broadcasts B From a newspaper C From TV news D From a stranger 68 What do the couple learn from their experience A Strangers are usually of little help B One should take care of their bike C News reports make people famous D An act of kindness can mean a lot D Several southwestern provinces in China are now experiencing the worst drought 旱 灾 since the 1950s The drought has left 18 million people and 11 million farm animals in Yunnan Guangxi Sichuan and Chongqing without enough water supplies And it has affected 5 million hectares of crops in the provinces According to China s Meteorological Administration 中国气象局 the average daily temperature in Yunnan over the past six months has been two degrees higher than normal And the province has had only half the rainfall of an ordinary year In Qinglong county Guizhou there had been no rain for 268 days until March 25 when it finally rained for three hours To ensure the safety of drinking water local governments have taken emergency action Workers in parts of Yunnan are drilling 钻空 daily in the hope of digging 1035 wells by mid May Among them 52 have already started working and 288 are under way providing 20 percent of the required drinking water Meanwhile Yunnan province intends to send more migrants 农民工 to work outside the province as the drought worsens This will not only help to deal with the drinking water shortages but also increase those farmers income The government will offer free skill training and organize job fairs 69 The word This in paragraph 3 refers to A the worsening drought B the shortage of drinking water C sending more migrants to work outside D providing 20 percent of the required drinking water 70 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage A The drought in southwestern provinces has been the worst ever in China B Guizhou province has had only half the rainfall of an ordinary year C The average temperature in Yunnan is two degrees lower than normal D 1035 wells are expected to be drilled by mid May in parts of Yunnan 71 What s the main idea of the passage A Local governments have taken action to deal with drought B Serious drought hits southwestern provinces in China C More migrants work outside the southwestern provinces D Yunnan government offers free skill training and organizes job fairs E Every weekend many Americans drive around looking for things to buy They are taking part in an unusual kind of outdoor treasure hunt the yard sale 旧货出售 In some parts of the country such a sale might be called a garage sale or a moving sale Whatever the name the activity is the same People sell things they no longer want The sellers put a paid announcement in a local newspaper It tells when and where the yard sale will take place It lists some of the things to be sold Early in the morning all the things to be sold are carried out of the house Then they sit all day waiting for someone to take them home Usually the seller puts a price on each object at a yard sale However that price can almost always be negotiated 谈判 Serious buyers also spend time getting ready for yard sales They collect the newspaper announcements Then they make lists of the sales they want to attend Most people who go to yard sales are not looking for anything special They might buy an object simply because it costs so little They enjoy bargaining over prices even if they may hold their own yard sale to sell all the things they have bought To other people yard sales are simply a way to have fun In some communities they are important social gatherings Other people say yard sales help the environment Old things are re used instead of being thrown away In any case yard sales are very popular in America Hunting for unusual items is a sport for some people For others it is a way of life 72 What can t you get to know about the yard sales announced in a local newspaper A When to attend the yard sale B Where to attend the yard sale C What is to be sold at the yard sale D The prices of the things to be sold at the yard sale 73 Before a yard sale the sellers need to do all the following things EXCEPT A putting a paid announcement in