福建省莆田市2012届高三英语上学期期中考试试题新人教版

1 莆田二中莆田二中 20122012 届高三上学期期中考英语试卷届高三上学期期中考英语试卷 第 I 卷 三个部分共 115 分 第一部分 听力 共两节 满分 30 分 第一节 共 5 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 7 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 并标在试卷的相应位置 听完每段对话后 你都有 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 weather probably like now A Rainy B Cloudy C Fine 2 Where does this conversation take place A On the road B At a restaurant C At a gas station 3 At what time is the woman supposed to get to the man s house A 5 30 p m B 6 00 p m C 6 30 p m 4 What did Mr Smith ask the man to do A Help the woman B Work together with him C Type some letters 5 What are the speakers talking about A How to use a typewriter B How to use a tape recorder C How to use a camera 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 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 What does the man think of training children to learn a musical instrument A It can give them enjoyment B It makes them too tired C It can help them develop their brain 7 What musical instrument can the woman s daughter play A The piano B The guitar C The violin 听第 7 段材料 回答第 8 至 9 题 8 How much will it cost the man to get to his destination without any traffic A Only five pounds B About nine pounds C More than ten pounds 9 Where will the man wait for the woman A At the bus stop B On the sidewalk C At 50 Gladstone Street 听第 8 段材料 回答 10 至 12 题 10 Why is the man nervous about talking French A It might affect his grade point average B He has no one to practise with C His time is limited during the term 11 What does Barbara promise to do 2 A Talk to the man in French B Introduce a French speaking friend to the man C Call the man every day 12 What do we know about Barbara A She learned both Spanish and French before B She doesn t think Spanish is important for her career C She didn t do well in French 听 9 段材料 回答第 13 至 16 题 13 What does the man want to know about his order A The terms of payment B The shipment condition C The delivery date 14 When was the contract signed A On January 20th B On February 20th C On February 25th 15 Who has signed the contract on the man s behalf A Grant Morrison B Mr Smith C Myra Adams 16 Why has the delivery been delayed A The woman hasn t informed her transportation section B There were some transportation problems C The man hasn t paid for his order yet 听第 10 段材料 回答第 17 至 20 题 17 What is the second reason for the growing number of private cars in China A Bank loans B Better financial situation C The desire for more comfortable means of traveling 18 What are the main problems caused by the use of private cars in China A Traffic jams and air pollution B Traffic jams and population explosion C Traffic jams and energy consumption 19 Who will deal with the problems A Local governments B Individual car users C Car manufacturers 20 What is the speaker s attitude A Family cars are convenient in everyday life B Measures should be taken to restrain the use of private cars C Banks should stop giving loans to car buyers 第二部分 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 共 15 分 从每题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 21 He promised to buy me a nice gift for my birthday beyond my imagination A it B that C something D the one 22 Have you heard of Jinjiang City Sure It has been honoured with the title China Shoes Capital and it continues to top Fujian Province 3 economic growth A in favour of B in terms of C in honor of D in spite of 23 They were all standing on the playground white suit A all wearing B all wore C all were wearing D all of whom wearing 24 Bill Gate money isn t a problem still lives a very simple life now A which B for whose C for whom D with whose 25 Shall we finish the project two days ahead I m afraid we in case the heavy storm comes suddenly A may B will C can D must 26 We ll need to apply all our to this job for it is very important to us all A power B energy C force D strength 27 some of the beer here perhaps you will enjoy it A Try B Trying C To try D Have tried 28 Some research workers completely all those facts as though they never existed A refuse B miss C leave D ignore 29 So clearly English that he can always make himself understood A he speaks B he spoke C did he speak D does he speak 30 She was a person and wouldn t let anyone or anything stop her A reliable B determined C stubborn D concerned 31 What will we do when all the oil in the world has A run out of B been given out C been used up D given off 32 How long in America Two years I came back last month A have you studied B do you study C would you study D did you study 33 I m going to the post office you re there can you buy me some stamps A Because B While C As D If 34 There is a possibility that these hens could be frightened and lay fewer eggs a sudden loud noise A should there be B there was C would there be D there having been 35 Here is a ticket for you Sir I wasn t speeding A what s the matter B I m sorry C Thank you D My pleasure 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 分 共 30 分 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 从每题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 People do not analyze every problem they meet Sometimes they try to remember a 4 solution from the last time they had a 36 problem They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people Other times they begin to act without thinking they try to find a solution by trial and error 37 when all of these methods fail the person with a problem has to start analyzing There are six 38 in analyzing a problem First the person must recognize that there is a problem For example Sam s bicycle is broken and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does Sam must 39 that there is a problem with his bicycle Next the person must 40 the problem Before Sam can repair his bicycle he must know why it does not work For example he must 41 the parts that are wrong Now the person must look for 42 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 43 solutions For example suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes 44 he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes 45 his friends at the bike shop or look at his brakes carefully After 46 the problem the person should have 47 suggestions for a possible solution Take Sam as an example 48 his suggestions might be tighten or loosen the brakes buy new brakes and change the old ones In the end one 49 seems to be the solution to the problem Sometimes the 50 idea comes quite 51 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 52 way Sam for example suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum 口香糖 stuck to a brake He 53 hits on the solution to his problem he must 54 the brake Finally the solution is 55 Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly In short he has solved the problem 36 A usualB serious C similarD common 37 A Instead B BesidesC OtherwiseD However 38 A conditionsB waysC stagesD orders 39 A proveB explain C show D see 40 A find B judgeC describe D face 41 A determineB checkC correctD recover 42 A skillsB answers C explanationD information 43 A exactB possibleC real D special 44 A Once in a whileB In other wordsC First of all D At this time 45 A talk toB look forC agree withD depend on 46 A settling downB discussingC comparing withD studying 47 A enoughB extraC several D countless 48 A againB secondlyC also D alone 49 A conclusionB suggestionC decision D discovery 50 A clearB nextC finalD new 51 A late B unexpectedlyC clearlyD often 52 A differentB simpleC quickD sudden 53 A easilyB fortunately C clearlyD immediately 5 54 A separate B cleanC loosenD remove 55 A completedB recordedC testedD accepted 第三部分阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 40 分 请认真阅读下列短文 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 A Everyone knows about straight A students We see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge 报复 of the Nerds They get high grades all right but only by becoming dull laborers their noses always stuck in a book They are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doing sports How then do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High School She also sings in the choral group serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics society For two years she has maintained A s in every subject Melendres a freshman at the University of New Mexico was student body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque He played soccer and basketball well exhibited at the science fair and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television station Being a speech giver at the graduation ceremony he achieved straight A s in his regular classes plus bonus points for A s in two college level courses How do super achievers like Roman and Melendres do it Brains aren t the only answer Top grades don t always go to the brightest students declares Herbert Walberg a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has conducted major studies on super achieving students Knowing how to make the most of your innate 天生的 abilities counts for more Much more In fact Walberg says students with high IQ sometimes don t do as well as classmates with lower IQ For them learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get down Hard work isn t the whole story either It s not how long you sit there with the books open said one of the many A students we interviewed It s what you do while you re sitting Indeed some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower scoring classmates The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn 56 The underlined word nerds can probably be A dull bookworms lacking sports and social skills B successful top students popular with their peers C students with certain learning difficulties D born leaders crazy about social activities 57 What can we conclude from the first paragraph A Most TV programs and films are about straight A students B People have unfavorable impression on straight A students 6 C Everyone knows about straight A students from TV or films D Straight A students are well admired by people in the society 58 Some students become super achievers mainly because A they are born cleverer than others B they work longer hours at study C they make full use of their abilities D they know the shortcut to success 59 What can we infer from the passage A IQ is more important than hard work in study B The brightest students can never get low grades C Top students certainly achieve all around developments D Students with average IQ can become super achievers B In a little known part of the counter terrorism 反恐怖主义 world one of the most effective detection systems is a 600 pound animal that works for about 20 pounds of fish a day Since the 1960s the United States and a handful of other countries have trained dolphins and sea lions to detect sea mines and swimmers to recover inert torpedoes 鱼雷 and to test objects used in Naval exercises Program officials estimate that the sea lions in the Marine Mammal Program have recovered millions of dollars of U S Naval torpedoes and instrumentation dropped on the sea floor The U S Navy kept its Marine Mammal Program a secret until the 1990s and this spring CNN became one of only a handful of media outlets to see firsthand how the program works The program has trained about 75 Pacific bottlenose dolphins with natural biosonar 生物声纳 that tracks better than any manmade device and 35 California sea lions with superb underwater eyesight Not only do these trained marine mammals track and retrieve millions of dollars in U S military equipment they are also helping to save lives The Navy won t disclose whether the dolphins and sea lions have effectively intercepted 阻拦 terrorists attempting to do harm to any U S facilities Either way it serves as a deterrent 阻碍 effect says Christian Harris operations supervisor for the program The mammals can be deployed 调动 via C 130 cargo aircraft to perform their missions anywhere in the world within 72 hours They have been used in exercises from Alaska to Hawaii operating in great temperature and environmental ranges They also have the capability to operate off vessels Dolphins most recently were deployed in the Iraq war performing mine detection and clearance operations in the Persian Gulf to ensure safe passage for humanitarian ships delivering aid Some of these Iraq war veterans are now back home tasked with a new mission guarding nuclear submarines in their homeports of Bremerton Washington and Groton Connecticut 60 The underlined word retrieve in Paragraph 6 can be replaced by 7 A find out B recover C save D detect 61 Which is NOT the purpose of the Marine Mammal Program A To detect sea mines and swimmers B To save lives of people C To recover inert torpedoes D To help the U S Naval test equipment 62 What can be inferred according to the text A These trained marine mammals eat pounds of fish a day B The U S Navy performed the Marine Mammal Program for about 30 years secretly C These mammals can carry out a task everywhere D A lot of countries will train dolphins and sea lions for anti terrorism 63 What would be the best title for the passage A The Special Skills of Marine Mammals B The U S Anti terrorism Program C Exceptional Anti terrorism Member D Trained Marine Mammals C 2011 TEEN TRIP TO THE LELAND HIGH SNOW PLAY For Teens Currently in 6th to 12th Grades LELAND HIGH SNOW PLAY Class 8389 Saturday February 12 2011 8 00 a m to 7 00 p m Meet at THE UNDERGROUND Veteran s Building 2203 Central Avenue Cost per person 50 60 after January 22 2011 Includes Lunch Admission and Transportation With a 4 000 sq Ft day use lodge the Leland High Snow Play has a huge supply of tubes to choose from along with awesome tows 拖车 that will tow you up to the top of the hill Our varied terrains 地形 have something for everyone while the lodge provides a snack bar video games pool tables five indoor rest rooms a warm fire and a sun deck with plenty of tables and chairs overlooking the play area outside ADDITIONAL LIABILITY FORM REQUIRED FOR THIS TRIP Be sure to bring warm clothing and prepare for the cold but dress in layers in case it warms up Wear dry boots socks and sunscreen If possible bring a mobile phone in case of emergency as well as money for snacks and a light dinner or bring your own food and drinks Meet at The Underground Veteran s Building 2203 Central Avenue don t be late Do not bring electronic or fragile items during the trip The ARPD is not responsible for your personal belongings or money REFUNDS ARE ISSUED ONLY IF THE ARPD CANCELS THIS TRIP DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS Click here to download 2011 Leland High Snow Play flyers and the registration form PDF 261KB Click here to download Leland High Snow Play Liability Form PDF 14KB 8 1 You may register in person or mail the completed form to Leland High Snow Play Inc Send the liability form and payment to the ARPD Office 2226 Santa Clara Avenue Alameda 94501 2 Faxed registration and liability forms accepted with MasterCard VISA 510 747 7566 3 Online registrations available at Make sure you bring your completed liability form on the trip 64 The purpose of the text is to A explain the details of a school activity B introduce a famous tour agency C urge teenagers to climb a snowy mountain D advertise a trip to the Leland High Snow Play 65 People who want to take part in the activity need to A pay for dinner themselves B climb the hill themselves C wear hats to protect themselves from the sun D pay for tows individually 66 From the text we can infer that A the weather at the hill is changeable B the activity is very dangerous C 12 year old children are not allowed on the trip D the trip will involve outdoor activities only 67 To save money people should A climb the hills instead of taking tows B bring extra clothing C register for the activity before January 22 D register on the Internet after January 22 D Young women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap years One in three female backpackers visits more than three countries during a year out and travels alone according to new research By contrast the majority of their male counterparts 地位相当者 visit only one country and tend to travel in groups says a survey by the Gap Year company which provides information and services for students considering taking a year out More women than men say that their prime reason for taking time off is to see the world and experience different cultures Men are more likely to rank having fun higher on their list of priorities Women are more likely to value the challenge of a foreign trip and many cited reasons such as learning a language and meeting new people The more adventurous gap years taken by women seem to work to their benefit more than three quarters of those surveyed have reported increased confidence self reliance 自立 and independence whereas only half of the men had that experience The research also shows that women are more likely to do voluntary work 9 while travelling with more than one in ten helping with teaching or development projects One of the reasons given for this is a wish to see the country in an authentic light A greater proportion of women than men face objections or criticism from their families over their gapyear plans Among the men surveyed lack of money is the main barrier to travel Carolyn Martin a doctor from London is a typically confident female traveller Starting in Cape Town she travelled around southern Africa and Australia with a string of unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs I had one job chasing elephants off the runway in Africa by banging a stick against a pan she recalled It was OK but one day I did get chased by one She said that she had travelled alone because you meet more people 68 By referring to gap year the writer means A a gap you come across after leaving high school B a time when you are caught in a dilemma between work and study C a period after you fin