2011-2012学年高三英语上学期单元测试（3）大纲人教版

1 2011 20122011 2012学年高三英语上学期单元测试 学年高三英语上学期单元测试 3 3 大纲人教版 大纲人教版 本试卷分为第 卷 选择题 和第 卷 非选择题 两部分 共150分 考试时间120分 钟 第I卷 三部分 共105分 注意事项 1 答第一卷前 考生务必将自己的姓名 准考证号 考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上 2 每小题选出答案后 用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 再选涂其他答案标号 不能答在试卷上 3 考试结束后 考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回 第一部分 听力 共两节 满分30分 做题时 先将答案划在试卷上 录音内容结束后 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案 转涂到答题卡上 第一节 共5小题 每小题1 5分 满分7 5分 听下面5段话 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 并标在试卷的相应位置 听完每段对话后 你都有10秒钟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 does the man mean A He tried to call the woman B He was too busy to call the woman C He spoke to the woman last night 2 What will the man probably do A Order a newspaper B Put an ad in the paper C Go to the interviewer s office 3 What does the man say about the music A He began playing it last week B It is a very famous piece C He first heard it last week 4 Which of the following can we know from the dialogue A The man would like to come along B The man knows the way to the river C The weather is quite hot 5 What are they talking about A Seasons B Temperature C Weather 第二节 共15小题 每小题1 5分 满分22 5分 听下面5段对话或独白 每段对话或独白后有几个小题 从题中所给的A B C三个选 项中选出最佳选项 并标在试卷的相应位置 听每段对话或独白前 你将有时间阅读各个小 2 题 每小题5秒钟 听完后 各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间 每段对话或独白读两遍 听第6段材料 回答第6至7题 6 Why did the man call for help A Because the man lost his way home B Because the man was too old to walk home C Because the man was tried and unwilling to walk home 7 Who is the woman A The man s wife B A policewoman C The man s granddaughter 听第7段材料 回答第8至10题 8 What s the relationship between the two speakers A Schoolmates B Workmates C Strangers 9 Why is Jeannie here earlier A To meet her friend B To have a class C To go over her homework 10 How does the man feel about the test A He is calm B He worries about it C He has to get an A 听第8段材料 回答第11至13题 11 What s the relationship between the two speakers A Shop assistant and customer B Mother and son C Teacher and student 12 What size does the woman want A Size 29 B Size 89 C Size 39 13 How does the woman pay A By personal check B By cash C By charge 听第9段材料 回答第14至17题 14 What has made working at home possible A Personal computers B Communication industry C Living far from companies 15 Why do some people prefer working at home A To save time B To get more jobs C To make more money 16 Which of the following could not be the equipment for home work A A television set B A computer C A car 17 What might happen in the future A The British firm could move to Belfast B We might work at home for a foreign company C We could call for the labor in Spain 听第10段材料 回答第18至20题 18 Who is the speaker A A union leader B A hotel manager C A tourist guide 19 What can we infer from this announcement A The weather is changeable B They are far away from any towns and cities 3 C Local food is both cheaper and delicious 20 Which activity isn t included in the holiday arrangement A Hiking B Swimming C Sunbathing 第二部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分35分 第一节 单项填空 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 She is too impatient to be the job as a nurse in the nursery A unfit forB fit forC suitedD suit to be 22 Christmas Day is usually celebrated on December 25th the birth of Jesus Christ A in praise of B in honor of C in terms of D in association with 23 The Internet is an important way of getting more information but many people use it for no other than to send and receive e mails A purpose B aim C design D chance 24 With the aid of the most advanced equipment new facts about the ancient pyramids in Egypt have recently A brought to lightB made known C come to an endD come to light 25 He tried hard to keep calm in face of the policemen but the sweat on his forehead him A gave away B turned down C showed out D shut off 26 I missed the first part of the film It was really a pity You home half an hour earlier A should have leftB must have left C should leave D must leave 27 I don t think this jacket you and that your hat this jacket perfectly A suits fits B fits matches C matches suits D meets fits 28 My car and my boss are similar size and design It is stupid you to follow others footsteps A in forB to ofC in ofD to for 29 As the worlds leading polluter consumer of energy and generator of wastes the U S a special responsibility of assuming leadership A supports B suffers C stands D bears 30 I always have so many things to when I come into the office after a trip abroad A add toB contribute toC attend toD appeal to 31 Miss White has been engaged Mr Brown and she s going to marry him next spring A to toB in withC with withD to 32 The medical treatment is developing fast in the countryside In many villages there is one clinic today A no more than B at most C less than D at least 33 Will 200 the cost of the damage I m afraid not I need at least 100 dollars A cover anotherB include more 4 C afford elseD cover more 34 Although he had a disease of the brain which he decided to continue his research and his writing A was getting worse with B got bad for C is getting bad to D get worse at 35 Do you mind it I keep pets in this building A I d rather you didn t actually B Of course not It s not allowed here C Great love pets D No you can t 第二节 完型填空 共20小题 每小题1 5分 满分30分 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后从36 55各题所给的四个选项 A B C和D 中 选 出最佳选项 Can I see my baby the happy new mother asked When the 36 was placed in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face she 37 The doctor turned quickly and 38 the tall hospital window The baby had been born without ears Time proved that the baby s hearing was perfect It was only his appearance that was 39 When he rushed home from school one day and 40 himself into his mother s arms she sighed knowing that his life was to be a series of 41 He cried out the tragedy A boy a big boy called me a freak 不正常的人 He grew up handsome a favorite with his fellow students He might have been class president 42 that He developed a 43 for literature and music The boy s father had 44 with the family physician Could nothing be done I believe I could graft 移植 on a pair of outer ears if they could be 45 the doctor decided And then the search began 46 a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man Two years went by One day his father said to the son You re going to the hospital son Mother and I have someone who will donate the 47 you need But it s a secret The operation was a brilliant 48 and a new person emerged His talents blossomed into genius and school and college became a series of 49 Later he married and entered the diplomatic service One day he asked his father Who gave me the ears Who gave me so much I could never do 50 for him or her I do not believe you could said the father 51 the agreement was that you are not to know not yet The years kept their profound secret but the day 52 come one of the darkest days that ever pass through a son He stood with his father over his mother s coffin Slowly tenderly the father stretched forth a hand and 53 the thick reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears Mother said she was glad she never let her hair 54 his father whispered gently and nobody ever thought mother 55 did they 36 A pocket B bag C package D parcel 37 A gasped B signed C glimpsed D sighed 38 A climbed up B knocked at C watched out D looked out of 39 A hurt B spoiled C broken D harmed 40 A drew B pushed C threw D got 41 A heartbreaks B joys C successes D disasters 42 A regardless of B apart from C except for D but for 5 43 A present B gift C prize D reward 44 A words B a speech C a talk D an agreement 45 A obtained B bought C made D discovered 46 A with B to C of D for 47 A blood B heart C ears D money 48 A challenge B success C competition D test 49 A triumphs B failures C sadness D unhappiness 50 A a bit B much C enough D many 51 A so B and C but D or 52 A eventually B finally C did not D did 53 A raised B took C rose D carried 54 A set B grow C be cut D be done 55 A wise B less beautiful C less friendly D friendly 第三部分 阅读理解 共20小题 每题2分 满分40分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的A B C D四个选项中 选出最佳答案 并在答题卡上将 该项涂黑 A Would you like to know if your body is older or younger than it should be Dr David Wikenheiser has been studying aging in Vancouver Canada for the past 10 years and has found the average person is 15 or more years older biologically than their actual age He says We all know people who are 30 but look over 40 and others who are 70 yet look 50 the difference comes down to lifestyle Some peoples bodies get rusty 生锈 faster than others and this makes them age more quickly After conducting more than 3 000 tests Dr Wikenheiser believes that on average you can lower your biological age by 10 years in three months with the right lifestyle changes You can t change your genetics 遗传学 but you can make other changes such as eating the right food drinking enough water to flush out toxins 毒素 exercising and managing stress he says But exercising too much is just as bad as not doing enough Working out for more than two hours at a time every day puts too great a strain on your heart Multivitamin and antioxidant supplements are important even if you re eating the right amount of fruit and vegetables Today s soil tends to lack important minerals so these are no longer found in the food we eat in large enough quantities We should also change bleached 漂白 white table salt for natural sea salt which is much better for us It s also important to eat three meals a day Missed meals put a strain on your brain as your blood sugar level drops Many of us are also eating the wrong fats or avoiding fat altogether so we miss out important nutritional oils 56 The passage is mainly about A how to lower your biological age B how to live a healthier life C how to keep young D how to select a good diet 57 From the passage we can conclude that the most important factor in slowing your aging process is A exercise B diet C lifestyle D genetics 6 58 What s the author s suggestion on how we get proper minerals A We should exercise at least two hours a day instead of three hours B We should avoid fat of any kind by not eating meat or animals C We should have no more Multivitamin and antioxidant supplements D We should have natural sea salt instead of bleaches white table salt 59 Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage A The actual age looks more important than biological age B People can change their genetics by enough exercising C The present soil is short of important minerals D A strain and blood sugar have a bad effect on bodies B Want to take an out of this world trip Richard Branson s Virgin Galactic plans to make that possible Beginning in 2009 people should have the opportunity to become space tourists traveling at about 3 000 mph to heights about 75 miles above Earth Branson has high hopes for his latest plans It is just the start of what we believe will be a new age in the history of mankind one day making the affordable exploration of space by human beings a real possibility he said At the start though the trip won t be cheap Seats aboard Virgin s first craft VSS Enterprise will cost about 200 000 Prices could drop after the first hundred space flights Despite the current ticket cost more than 30 000 people including celebrities 名人 Sigourney Weaver and Victoria Principal have expressed interest in getting onboard People who don t have an extra 200 000 still have a chance to get a seat aboard the craft A computer game contest and a reality television show are in the works Those who can t afford a ticket will have an opportunity to win a seat Virgin is expected to be the first commercial spacecraft It will hold six passengers and two pilots Passengers will be able to see the Earth from many different viewpoints The cabin will include 15 floor to ceiling windows allowing for views that extend about 1 000 miles in any direction Passengers will have three days of preflight preparation On the big day the spacecraft will take off from the Mojave Spaceport in the California desert The craft will rocket passengers into space at four times the speed of sound The journey will last about 2 1 2 hours Passengers will wear spacesuits and helmets 头盔 They will be able to float around the cabin and do somersaults 空翻 during the five minutes of weightlessness they will experience in zero gravity At the end of the flight the craft will land on a runway 60 Virgin Galactic could be A the engineer of the first commercial spacecraft B the name of a series of spacecrafts C the company of the first commercial spacecraft D a passenger aboard the first commercial spacecraft 61 The space passengers will do all the following except that A they will receive a three day training course B they will wear spacesuits and helmets C they will take about 200 000 with them D they will experience weightlessness 62 Which statement is true according to the passage 7 A More than 30 000 people have got to travel in spacecraft B Many people signed up for space travel in spite of the high ticket cost C Those without much money could also go space travel without occupying the seats D The first commercial spacecraft will have six persons on board 63 What is the text mainly about A The exciting moment of the spacecraft s launching B The living condition of space tourists in the craft C Preparations for a space travel D Plans for the first commercial space flight C President Bush met with many of Asia s top leaders this past week During his trip the President attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC conference in Hanoi Vietnam He asked the organization s 21 members to take a stand against North Korea s nuclear program and to fight terrorism APEC members did not sign a formal written agreement asking North Korea to stop its nuclear program However Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet read aloud a statement of support at the end of the conference After its October 9 nuclear test North Korea agreed to resume negotiations with the United States Russia China Japan and South Korea about ending its nuclear program But no dates for the meetings have been set Bush received a warm welcome when he arrived in Vietnam During his three day trip the President took a tour of the country s economic capital Ho Chi Minh City Vietnamese officials considered the President s visit important The United States and Vietnam have had a rocky relationship since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 Both nations agreed to fight diseases like AIDS and bird flu They also promised to increase trade and to create a good military relationship Bush also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Bush signed an agreement supporting Russia s entry to the World Trade Organization WTO The WTO is an international organization that monitors and enforces rules about global trade After Vietnam Bush flew to Indonesia and spent six hours there While there he met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono The President made his last stop in Honolulu Hawaii on Tuesday where he had breakfast with U S military troops and met with commanders He returned to the White House on Wednesday 64 It can be inferred that the most important purpose of President Bush s visit to Asia is to A stay away from his busy career B host the APEC conference C develop the relations with Asian countries D look for allies to condemn North Korea 65 Which is the correct order of the presidential visit according to the passage a President Bush made a pause in Honolulu b President Bush spent six hours in Indonesia c President Bush received a warm welcome in Vietnam d President Bush met with U S army commanders e President Bush met with many of Asia s top leaders A c e a b d B c e b a d C c d b a e D a e b c d 66 Which topic is not included in the passage A Nuclear weapons B International trade C War against North Korea D Terrible disease 8 67 What s the Vietnam s attitude to North Korea s nuclear program A Supporting North Korea to develop the nuclear program B Calling for steps to end North Korea s nuclear program C Feeling no threats to his security D North Korea s nuclear program is none of his business D Maps and statistics can tell us a lot about where a country is headed Take the US Census Bureau s latest findings on American cities They show that for the first time since 1900 Detroit is not on the list of the Top 10 most populous US cities In its place is San Jose California Detroit has been the long time centre of the US auto industry but in the past few years the Big Three US automakers General Motors Ford and Chrysler have closed plants and laid off workers With the factory closings and huge job losses Detroit cannot collect enough tax revenue to pay its bills forcing it to close schools and lay off city workers Cutbacks then cause others to flee the city It s part of a pattern for the heavily industrialized cities says Dana Johnson an economist in Detroit There s been an ongoing dynamic 变化 here of people fleeing the city looking for better schools better lifestyles better services Detroit is hardly alone After World War II the US was the world s leading manufacturer Cars televisions toys and clothing made in America were exported around the world As a result the well paid factory workers formed the backbone of a rising middle class In the last three decades the US economy has changed Companies have moved factories overseas to take advantage of lower wages in Asia Latin America and Eastern Europe Where are people who leave the northeast and midwest going They are moving south and west another broad trend In general people are moving to where it s warmer less expensive and less crowded or where jobs are more plentiful in growing service industries like health care in the technology sector or in factories that moved from the northeast or midwest In a sense the computer chips of San Jose the new 10th largest city in the heart of what is known as Silicon Valley have replaced the sheet metal and molten steel of Detroit as the symbol of American economic power 68 The main difficulty that Detroit is now facing is A the factory closings and huge job losses B many people s moving to the south and west