2011届高三期中考试英语试题（彩色高清）

淄博一中2011级高三学年第一学期期中考试英语试题201011注意事项1本试题分第卷和第卷两部分。第卷为选择题，共126分；第卷为非选择题，共174分，满分300分，考试时间为150分钟。2第卷共4页，21小题，每小题6分；每小题只有一个正确答案，请将选出的答案标号（A、B、C、D）涂在答题卡上。第卷（选择题共105分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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。1WHATISTHEWEATHERLIKEAITSRAININGBITSCLOUDYCITSSUNNY2WHOWILLGOTOCHINANEXTMONTHALUCYBALICECRICHARD3WHATARETHESPEAKERSTALKINGABOUTATHEMANSSISTERBAFILMCANACTOR4WHEREWILLTHESPEAKERSMEETAINROOM340BINROOM314CINROOM2235WHEREDOESTHECONVERSATIONMOSTPROBABLYTAKEPLACEAINARESTAURANTBINANOFFICECATHOME第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。6WHYDIDTHEWOMANGOTONEWYORKATOSPENDSOMETIMEWITHTHEBABYBTOLOOKAFTERHERSISTERCTOFINDANEWJOB7HOWOLDWASTHEBABYWHENTHEWOMANLEFTNEWYORKATWOMONTHSBFIVEMONTHSCSEVENMONTHS8WHATDIDTHEWOMANLIKEDOINGMOSTWITHTHEBABYAHOLDINGHIMBPLAYINGWITHHIMCFEEDINGHIM听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。9WHATARETHESPEAKERSTALKINGABOUTAAWAYTOIMPROVEAIRQUALITYBAPROBLEMWITHTRAFFICRULESCASUGGESTIONFORCITYPLANNING10WHATDOESTHEMANSUGGESTALIMITINGTHEUSEOFCARSBENCOURAGINGPEOPLETOWALKCWARNINGDRIVERSOFAIRPOLLUTION11WHATDOESTHEWOMANTHINKABOUTTHEMANSIDEAAITSINTERESTINGBITSWORTHTRYINGCITSIMPRACTICAL听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。12HOWLONGWILLTHEMANPROBABLYSTAYINNEWZEALANDAONEWEEKBTWOWEEKSCTHREEWEEKS13WHATADVICEDOESTHEWOMANGIVETOTHEMANAGOTONEWZEALANDAFTERCHRISTMASBBOOKHISFLIGHTASSOONASPOSSIBLECSAVEMOREMONEYFORHISTRIP14WHATCANWELEARNABOUTFLIGHTSTONEWZEALANDATCHRISTMASTIMEATHEYREQUIREEARLYBOOKINGBTHEYCANBETWICEASEXPENSIVECTHEYAREONSPECIALOFFER听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个题。15WHYDIDJANECALLMIKEATOASKHIMTOMEETHERBTOTELLHIMABOUTTOMCTOBORROWHISCAR16WHEREWILLJANEBEINABOUTONEHOURAATMIKESPLACEBATTHEAIRPORTCATAGARAGE17WHATCANWEINFERFROMTHECONVERSATIONAJANEHASJUSTLEARNEDTODRIVEBJANESCARISINBADCONDITIONCMIKEWILLGOTOTHEAIRPORT听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18WHATDIDTHESPEAKERASKTHESTUDENTSTODOTHEWEEKBEFOREAWRITEASHORTSTORYBPREPAREFORTHELESSONCLEARNMOREABOUTTHEWRITER19WHYDOESTHESPEAKERASKTHEQUESTIONATOCHECKTHESTUDENTSUNDERSTANDINGOFTHESTORYBTODRAWTHESTUDENTSATTENTIONTOREADINGSKILLSCTOLETTHESTUDENTSDISCUSSFATHERSONRELATIONSHIPS20WHATWILLTHESTUDENTSDOIN10MINUTESAASKMOREQUESTIONSBDISCUSSINGROUPSCGIVETHEIRANSWERS第二部分英语知识运用共两节，满分35分第一节语法和词汇共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分21THEREISSMALLTEMPLEONTHEISLAND,WHICHCANONLYBEREACHEDBYWATERAA不填BATHECTHETHEDTHE不填22YOULLFINDITHARDTOGETRIDOFTHEDRUGHABITYOUHAVEITABEFOREBONCECUNTILDTHOUGH23ISTHISTHEFIRSTTIMETHATYOU_HEREAVISITBAREVISITINGCHADVISITEDDHAVEVISITED24ITISWELLKNOWNTHATTHEINTERNETWILLLETPEOPLEHAVE_TOHUGEAMOUNTSOFINFORMATIONFROMTHEIROWNHOMESAENTRANCEBWAYCMEANSDACCESS25IDLIKETOMAKEANAPPOINTMENTWITHDOCTORSMITHWOULD900TOMORROWBEALLRIGHT_HERSCHEDULEISFULLINTHEMORNINGAYES,SHESFREETHENBIMAFRAIDNOTCYOUMUSTBEJOKINGDWEL1,ITDEPENDS26MARYFOUNDHERSELFLOOKINGFORWARDMOREANDMORE_THECOMINGENTRANCEEXAMINATIONATOPASSBTOHAVEPASSEDCPASSINGDTOPASSING27ITWASINCHINA_HERECEIVEDHIGHEREDUCATIONAWHEREBTHATCTHEREDWHICH28ASTHEREISLESSANDLESSCOALANDOIL,SCIENTISTAREEXPLORINGNEWWAYSOFMAKINGUSEOF_ENERGY,SUCHASSUNLIGHT,WINDANDWATERFORPOWERANDFUELAPRIMARYBALTERNATIVECINSTANTDUNIQUE29THEROOMISINATERRIBLEMESSIT_CLEANEDACANTHAVEBEENBCOULDNTBECMUSTNTBEDMUSTNTHAVEBEEN30THEGIRLINPLAINCLOTHES,_WASWONDERFULLYCALMINFACEOFDANGER,WASJUSTSIXTEENYEARSOLDAWHENBWHICHCWHATDWHO31HOWWILLYOUDEALWITHTHESEPAPERS,ANNIWILLLEAVETHEMTO_TAKESOVERTHEJOBAANYONEBSOMEONECWHOEVERDNOMATTERWHO32IHAVEJUSTHADMYWATCHREPAIREDHOWMUCHDIDTHEY_FORTHATACOSTBCHARGECSPENDDTAKE33NEWSREPORTSSAYPEACETALKSBETWEENTHETWOCOUNTRIES_WITHNOAGREEMENTREACHEDAHAVEBROKENDOWNBHAVEBROKENOUTCHAVEBROKENINDHAVEBROKENUP34IBOUGHTADRESSFORONLY10DOLLARSINASALEITWASAREAL_AEXCHANGEBBARGAINCTRADEDBUSINESS35ITSALREADY10OCLOCKIWONDERHOWIT_THATSHEWASTWOHOURSLATEONSUCHASHORTTRIPACAMEOVERBCAMEOUTCCAMEABOUTDCAMEUP第二节完形填空共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AWATERBEARER搬运工HADTWOLARGEPOTSONEOFTHEPOTSHADACRACKINITWHILETHEOTHERPOTWAS36ITALWAYS37AFULLPORTIONOFWATERATTHEENDOFTHELONGWALKFROMTHESTREAMTOTHEMASTERSHOUSE,BUTTHECRACKEDPOTWASONLYHALFFULLFORTWOYEARS,THISWENTONDAILYWITHTHEBEARERDELIVERINGONLY38POTSOFWATERTOHISMASTERSHOUSEOFCOURSE,THEPERFECTPOTWASPROUDOFITSWORKBUTTHE39CRACKEDPOTWASASHAMEDOFITSOWNIMPERFECTION,ANDFELTMISERABLETHATITWASABLETOFINISHONLYHALFOF40ITSPOKETOTHEWATERBEARERONEDAYBY41,“IAMASHAMEDOFMYSELF,ANDIWANTTOAPOLOGIZETOYOU”“WHY”ASKEDTHEBEARER“WHATAREYOUASHAMEDOF”“IHAVEBEENABLETODELIVERONLYHALFOFWHATITHADBEENMADETODOBECAUSEOFTHISCRACKIN42BECAUSEOFMYFLAW,YOUHAVETODOALLOFTHISWORK,BUTYOUDONTGETFULLUSEFROMYOUR43,”THEPOTSAIDTHEWATERBEARERFELTSORRYFORTHEOLDCRACKEDPOTANDSAID,“ASWERETURNTOTHEMASTERSHOUSE,IWANTYOUTO44THEBEAUTIFULFLOWERSALONGTHEPATH”ASTHEYWENTUPTHEHILL,THEOLDCRACKEDPOTSAWTHESUN45THEBEAUTIFULWILDFLOWERSONTHESIDEOFTHEPATH,ANDTHIS46ITABITBUTATTHEEND,ITSTILLFELTBADBECAUSEITHADLEAKEDHALFITSLOAD,AND47,THEPOTAPOLOGIZEDTOTHEBEARERFORITSFAILURETHEBEARERSAIDTOTHEPOT,“DIDYO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