2004-2005高三上英语期末考试卷及答案.doc

福建省厦门第一中学20042005学年第一学期期末考试高三年英语试卷第一卷（三部分，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l0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 do we know about the man? A. He is overweight. B. He wont give up smoking. C. He is suffering a heart attack.2. What is the man going to buy? A. Food. B. Drinks. C. Flowers.3. What are the two speakers doing? A. Looking for some suitcases. B. Booking tickets for a journey. C. Checking the womans baggage.4. Why would the woman rather stay at the hotel? A. It costs less money. B. It saves much labor. C. It feels more comfortable.5. What are the two speakers talking about? A. A painting. B. A country scene. C. A kind of drink.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。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。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题。6. What will the woman do at the travel service? A. Pick up her passport. B. Buy her plane ticket. C. Ask about the flight.7. Why is the woman unwilling to give up her house? A. She has difficulty finding another. B. She has paid her rent in advance. C. She has no time to move house.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. What season is it now? A. Summer. B. Autumn. C. Winter.9. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Guide and traveller. B. Driver and passenger. C. Assistant and customer.10. What is the weather like in summer in San Francisco? A. It is warm. B. It is cool. C. It is hot.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题。11. Who is the man? A. A storywriter. B. A policeman. C. A reporter.12. What are the two speakers talking about? A. A personal stealing. B. A shop robbery. C. A murder case.13. When does this conversation take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16题。14. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. When they surf the Web. B. What they do on the Internet. C. How they look up information online.15. How often does the man probably surf the Internet? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Several times a week.16. What do we know about the man? A. He has never sent e-mails. B. He gets some help from the Web. C. He shows no interest in the Internet.听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. Where is the speaker? A. In a library. B. In a laboratory. C. In a classroom.18. What is the speaker explaining? A. A weekly timetable. B. A book review. C. A study plan.19. What will the students practise on Wednesday morning? A. Reading and writing. B. Listening and speaking. C. Grammar and computer.20. When is the library open every weekday afternoon? A. From 3:00 to 6:00. B. From 3:00 to 6:30. C. From 3:30 to 6：00. 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)从四个选项中，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. _ difficult the experiment may be, we must carry it on until we achieve our goal. A. Though B. How C. So D. However 22. He _ writing the paper now. He hadnt written a single word when I left him ten minutes ago.A. mustnt be B. cant have finishedC. cant be D. mustnt have finished 23. _ remains to be seen. Time will tell us all. A. If he is the right person for the jobB. That he is the right person for the jobC. Whether he is the right person for the jobD. He is the right person for the job24. After much thought, she _ a better way. A. came up with B. added up to C. put up with D. put forward to25. _ examination results, the electronic ID card will also keep parents _ of childrens performance and homework comments. A. Except; informed B. Besides; informing C. Except for; inform D. Apart from; informed 26. A flying stone _ him on the head and knocked him out.A. beat B. hit C. struck D. attacked 27. Organizers agreed to _ the strike if the boss would satisfy the demand of the workers. A. call at B. call in C. call off D. call on 28. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people _ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology. A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun29. Even if they are on sale, these digital cameras are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _ at the other store. A. anyone B. the other C. that D. the ones 30. People used to have doubts about much of _ was on the internet. A. what B. that C. which D. it31. It is reported that the worlds smallest baby is _ the former record holder. A. as heavy as 36 grams B. lighter 36 grams than C. as 36 grams heavy as D. 36 grams lighter than 32. -Its dark. -_. They wont see us climbing the wall. A. No way B. So much the better C. Not at all D. Not really33. Can you tell me more information about _ Wright brothers who invented _ aeroplane? A. the; the B. /; the C. /; a D. the; a 34. The medical record shows that it was the drug, not the disease, _ killed him several years ago. A. the effects of which B. the effects of it C. which D. that35. He always dreams of _ a chance for him to go abroad for further education.A. there being B. there to be C. there is D. being 第二节 完形填空(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。Its an annual back-to-school routine（常规）. One morning you wave goodbye, and that_36_ evening youre burning the late-night oil in sympathy(同情). In the race to improve educational standards,_37_ are throwing the books at kids. _38_ elementary school students are complaining _39_ from too much homework. Whats a well-meaning parent to do? As hard as_40 _ may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though youve got to get them to do it _41_ helping too much, or even examining_42_ too carefully, you may keep them_43_doing it by themselves. I wouldnt advise a parent to check every_44_ assignment,” says psychologist John Rosemond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. Theres a_45_ of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children_46_ the grade they deserve(应得).”Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their_47_. “ But you dont want them to feel it has to be_48_,”she says. Thats not to say parents should_49_ homework - first, they should monitor how much homework their kids_50_. “ Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in_51_ four, five, and six is standard,” says Rosemond. “For junior-high students it should be _52_ more than an hour and a half, and two for high-school students. If your child_53_ has more homework than this, you may want to check_54_ other parents and then talk to the teacher about_55_ assignment36. A. very B. exact C. just D. usual37. A. officials B. parents C. experts D. schools 38. A. Also B. Even C. Then D. However 39. A. tiredness B. happiness C. duty D. puzzle 40. A. there B. we C. they D. it 41. A. via B. under C. by D. for 42. A. questions B. answers C. standards D. rules 43. A. off B. without C. beyond D. from 44. A. single B. piece C. page D. other 45. A. drop B. short C. cut D. lack 46. A. require B. earn C. gather D. reach 47. A. exercises B. faults C. mistakes D. tests 48. A. perfect B. better C. unusual D. complete 49. A. forget B. refuse C. miss D. overlook 50. A. have B. prepare C. make D. perform 51. A. classes B. groups C. grades D. terms 52. A. about B. no C. much D. few 53. A. hardly B. seldom C. merely D. frequently54. A. with B. in C. out D. up 55. A. finishing B. lowering C. reducing D. declining第三部分：阅读理解（共对小题；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（A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AMisjudging someones use of silence can take place in many contexts and on many levels. Take pausing for example. Ones conversational style may be marked by frequent pausing, thus giving room (or time) for the speech partner to jump into the conversation by taking his or her next turn. Some speakers, however, may think that the pauses others leave for them are not long enough to claim the floor(发言权) without being rude, while it may be the feeling of the other party that longer pauses would create awkward silences. Such differences in the understanding and valuation of pauses may lead to conflict( 冲突). The person who does not bear long pauses may wonder why the other does not want to talk, while the person who needs longer pauses to take a turn may think of his or her partner as unbearably talkative. 56. What is the passage mainly about? A. Different conversational styles. B. Silence. C. Pauses. D. Misjudging someones use of silence.57. What can we conclude from the passage?A. A talkative person may not want the other to stop.B. Some speakers may think the pauses others leave for them are too short.C. A pause may be explained in different ways.D. We should stand long pauses.58. Conflicts may be brought about except _.A. when the person needs longer pauses while the other needs short pausesB. when the persons conversational style is marked by frequent pausingC. when the person thinks pauses are too short while the other thinks they may create awkward silencesD. when the person wonders why the other stops while the other thinks why his or her partner is so talkative BMost Chinese tourists home safe Most Chinese visitors to tsunami-struck Phuket Island have returned home, an official from the Chinese Embassy said yesterday in Bangkok. Minister Pan Guangxue confirmed that about 1,200 tourists from Chinas mainland visited Phuket between Thursday and Sunday. Eight were injured in giant waves which struck the Thai resort island on Sunday morning. Among them, seven have recovered and returned home. A woman who received a bone broken was receiving treatment at a local hospital.Bells ring for Santa in ChinaChristmas is catching on across China, despite the fact that only 1 percent of the countrys citizens say they are Christians. A recent poll(民意测验) among Chinese people found that 70 percent enjoy the holiday. While Christmas is largely a religious festival in the West, Chinese people say they enjoy it as a time to get together with family and friends. Most of the worlds Santa Clauses are now made in China, according to a study by the German Chamber of Commerce. And China is becoming the biggest production base for the worlds Christmas gifts.Transplant milestone in ChinaA 19-year-old man is recovering well after a dual transplant of liver(肝脏) and small intestine（肠）, performed at Ruijin Hospital on October 21. The patient, surnamed Fu, is a sophomore of South China Agricultural University. Due to an acute ailment（急性疾病）of the small intestine that struck at the beginning of this year, doctors had to remove most of his small intestine, leaving only eight centimetres，one fiftieth of the normal length of the small intestine in a healthy adult. The way of keeping the young man alive also caused serious damage to his liver. As a result, both his liver and small intestine had to be replaced. A year-end crackdown on theftThe end of the year is usually the busiest period for thieves. The citys Public Security Bureau said they caught 762 thieves on public transportation alone in just 15 days, the Shanghai Morning Post reported. The crackdown on thieves started at the end of last month. Over 700 experienced detectives caught 762 suspects and about 70 criminal groups. The police recovered more than 120,000 yuan (US$14,510) of stolen money and 272 mobile phones.59. Which of the following is true? A. All Chinese visitors didnt return home safe and sound. B. No Chinese remained in the tsunami-struck area. C. Only eight people were injured in giant waves. D. Disaster as tsunami is, it can be avoided.60. What does the underlined phrase “catch on” mean? A. draw near B. keep up with C. be included D. become popular61. Whats the normal length of the small intestine in a healthy adult? A. 40cm. B. 400cm. C. 40m. D. 10m.62. The detectives caught so many suspects and criminals because _. A. thieves didnt take actions until the end of the year B. the nearer the end of the year is, the more thefts there will be. C. they were too busy to perform crackdown on the theft. D. the other detectives had no experience before. CAn altimeter is an instrument used in an airplane to tell the pilot how high he is flying. The altimeter used in most airplanes is a kind of barometer which measures air pressure. At sea level this pressure is more than 14 pounds on every square inch of the surface. The higher you go into the air, the lower the air pressure is. An altimeter measures this air pressure to show how high the airplane is above the sea level. But the altimeter does not show how high the plane is above the ground. A plane might be flying at a height of 15,000 feet, but it would be only 1,000 feet or so above the ground if the land in that area happened to be 14,000 feet above the sea level. The pilot adjusts (调整) his altimeter to the actual sea-level pressure before leaving the airport and he corrects it in flight by new information given to him by radio. He flies high enough to be above any mountain he may pass on his course. The barometer altimeter is correct within above 300 feet.Another kind of altimeter, the radio altimeter, makes use of radio reflection. It calculates (计算)the height of the flying plane by sending out electrical signals to the surface below and measuring the time required for them to bounce (弹) back. It is correct within 15 feet over water, but it is not dependable over uneven (不平的) land. Big planes usually have both kinds of altimeters. 63. The following drawing shows a plane flying over a mountain. Which of the heights is given by the barometer altimeter in the plane at the same moment?64The barometer altimeter wont work if the plane flies Abeyond the atmosphere Babove very high land Cover very uneven ground Dwith 1，000 feet of the ground65Suppose a plane using a radio altimeter is flying 10，000 meters above a highlandwhich is 4,000 meters above the sea levelWhat reading will be given by thealtimeter?A10,000 meters B4，000 meters C14，000 meters D6，000 meters66Suppose a plane using both kinds of altimeters is flying over a mountainous area where the land rises and falls very abruptly(陡峭地)The pilot keeps his plane steady at the same height Which kind of reading will you get on each of the altimeters? A. The readings on both altimeters will remain steady B. The readings on both altimeters will rise and fall abruptly CThe reading on the barometer altimeter will rise and fall abruptly，while that on the radio altimeter will remain steady DThe reading on the radio altimeter will rise and fall abruptly，while that on the barometer altimeter will remain steady DIt came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Crosss campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines(地雷). Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims(受害人) injured in explosions caused by landmines. I knew the figures, she said.But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.The Princess concluded with a simple message: We must stop landmines. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians attack the Princess in the press. They described her as very ill-informed and a “loose cannon (乱放炮的人)”.The Princess took no notice of the criticisms: This is a distraction ( 干扰) we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon app