福建省泉州一中2011届高三上学期期末考试英语

1、 福建省泉州一中20102011学年度高三第一学期期末考试英 语 试 题总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟第一卷（选择题，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15分，满分75分）1How does the woman respond to the mans requirements？AShe refuses to drive the manBShe is glad to drive himCShe agrees to think it over2Why is the boy late for school every day?AHe gets up la

2、te BHis home is far from schoolCHe thinks the sign means going slowly3What does the man mean? AHe knows nothing about oriental art BHe is very familiar with oriental artCHe can tell the woman something about oriental art4Whats the probable relationship between the speakers? ATeacher and studentBDoct

3、or and patientCFather and daughter5What can we learn from the conversation? AThe woman is reading Harry Potter books BYoung readers like Harry Potter books best CThe man isnt interested in the books第二节 （共15小题；每题15分，满分225分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6How did the girl get most of her books? AHer parents gave herB

4、He friends gave herCShe bought them by herself7What can we learn from the conversation? AThe girl has read all the books BThe speakers are busy with study CThe girl has a lot of time听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What does the boy have to pay for this trip? AThe rental car BLearning French CAirfare, meals and hot

5、el rooms9How will the boy pay for the trip? AHe has saved money from his part-time job BHe will borrow money from his friend Bill CHe will borrow money from his mother10Why does the boy want to take the trip? AHe can stay in youth hostels BHe can learn more about the world CHe neednt have to work fo

6、r that construction company听第8段材料，回答第11至13题11Where does the conversation take place? AIn a cinema BIn an airport CIn a restaurant12What does the woman like about London? AHer studies BThe food CThe weather13Who does the man work for? AThe old people BThe disabled peopleCThe children听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

7、14How many bedrooms does the woman need? AOne BTwo CThree15What does the woman want the house to have? AA big garden BA modern kitchenCA big bathroom16Which house type will the woman probably choose? AType A BType E CType H听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What had landed in a field in Surrey on March 31st? AA UF

8、O BA fighter CA hot air balloon18How did the policeman react when the small figure walked out? AThey were frightened and ran away BThey went up to see who the figure was CThey laughed at it19Who was the small figure? AA pilotBA spacemanCThe chairman of Virgo Records20Why did the “spaceship” arrive a

9、t the Surrey field a day earlier? AThere was something wrong with it BA wind changed its route CThe owner changed his mind第二部分 英语知识运用第一节 单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21John looked at the old photo to _ his memory of the happy days when he was at school Aremember Bremind Crecall Drefresh 22May I ask a fav

10、or of you? _ AIts my pleasure BSure, go ahead CAsk, please DIve no time23_, I will go and visit you when I am on business in Quanzhou ATime permitting BTime permitted CIf time permitted DTime permits24All the pressure _ and he was off work for weeks with stress Apulled up Bpulled out Cbuilt on Dbuil

11、t up25 Dont forget to post the letter, will you? I _ it Awould post Bhad already posted Chave already posted Dwas posting26The most popular food for foreigners _ on any menu in Beijing is roast duck Ainclude Bto include Cincluding Dincluded27_ is known to us all is that the old writer, for _ life wa

12、s hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties AWhat; whose BIt; whose CAs; whom DWhat; whom28The police suspected him of carrying drugs, so they _ his bag, but found nothingAlooked up Bsearched for Cwent through Dturned in29_ and I will get the work finishedAHave one more hour BGiven one

13、 more hour COne more hour DIf I have one more hour30After she hit her head, she was _ for several minutesAunconscious Bunaware Cabsent-minded Dnonsense31Shes having trouble with the new computer, but she doesnt know whom to_Alook for Bdeal with Cturn to Dtalk about32In some parts of London, missing

14、a bus means _ for another hourAto wait Bwaiting Cto waiting Dwait33Living near the sea, _Awe enjoy healthy air and beautiful sightBhealthy air and beautiful sight is what we enjoyCit is healthy air and beautiful sight we enjoyDso we enjoy healthy air and beautiful sight34Helen doesnt want to go to T

15、hailand this summer because she went there _ the last tripAinBtoCaroundDon35_ you know English well, you can go traveling in western countries without difficultyAGranted BProvidedCUnless DWhether第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题15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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 One night I decided to

16、spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughterFor several weeks she had been 36 me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 37 It was a school night, however, and at nine oclock my daughter asked if I could 38 my moves, because she 39 to go to bed; s

17、he had to get up at six in the morningI 40 she had strict sleeping habits, 41 I thought she ought to be able to 42 some of this strictnessI said to her, “ 43 , you can stay up late for onceWere having 44 ” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 45 Finally she said, “P

18、lease, Daddy, do it quickly” “No,” I replied“If youre going to play it 46 , youre going to play it slowly” And so we 47 for another ten minutes, until 48 my daughter burst into tears, and 49 that she was beatenClearly I had made 50 I had started the evening wanting to have a 51 time with my daughter

19、 but had 52 my desire to win to become more 53 than my relationship with my daughterWhen I was a child, my desire to win 54 me wellAs a parent, I 55 that it got in my waySo I had to change36Aguiding37Aallowed38Achange39Aagreed40Aknew41Aso42Aput up43ACome on 44Apatience45Aexcited46Afairly47Adiscussed

20、48Anervously49Apromised50Aa mistake51Afree52Amanaged53Aimportant54Aoffered55AexplainedBtrainingBexpectedBhurryBhatedBlearnedBbutBtake upBGo aheadBluckBanxiousBagainBcontinuedBimmediatelyBwonderedBa decisionBhappyBrecognizedBattractiveBservedBapologizedCaskingCrepliedCrepeatCbeggedCguessedCforCpick u

21、pCBy the wayCfunCproudCwellCcountedCstrangelyCadmitted Can attemptCfullCallowedCpracticalCcontrolledCimaginedDadvisingDacceptedDpassDneeded DheardDorDgive upDAs usual DsuccessDangryDregularlyDarguedDsuddenlyDdiscoveredDan effortDdifferentDreducedDinterestingDtaughtDrealized 第三部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分

22、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。AMany Americans have been leaving their cars at home and riding to work on bicyclesThey are doing this because of gas prices, a slowing economy and concerns about the environmentAndy Clark is the executive director of the League of American Bicyclis

23、tsHis group supports bicycling for fun, fitness and transportationMister Clark says this is good news for the environmentHe says riding a bicycle to work does not burn fossil fuel or create dangerous pollutantsExperts say the effects are the most important on short tripsThe Department of Transportat

24、ion says fifty percent of Americans drive eight kilometers or fewer to workShorter car trips release more pollution into the air for each kilometer drivenThis is because the device in a car that produces the harmfulness of emissions needs to warm up before it can work wellLast year, the Pacific Nort

25、hwest city of Portland, Oregon, had the highest percentage of bicycle commuters（通勤者） in the United StatesPortland has been doing progressive city planning for many years to create special paths for bike ridersAndrew Land is one of Portlands citizens who bikes to work every dayMister Land is thirty-t

26、hree years old and has never owned a carHe has biked to work for twelve yearsBefore moving to Portland six years ago, he lived in Washington DCBut he was hit by a car twice while biking to work thereThat has not happened in Portland where there are special; roads for bicyclesMister Land bought a hou

27、se near these special bike lanesHe rides almost five kilometers to work each dayHe also uses the sixty-four kilometer bike path around the cityAndrew Land rides a cyclocross bikeHe says it combines the best parts of a racing bike and a mountain bikeYou might say that Andrew Land is “ into bikes”He r

28、ecently attended a show of handmade bicycle frames （结构）。 It was organized by thirty bicycle frame builders in PortlandAnd he attended a legal rights workshop for bicyclists56What is the correct explanation of “ Shorter car trips release more pollution into the air for each kilometer driven”？AShorter

29、 trip cars run too slowly BShorter trip cars are usually bad ones CShorter trip cars waste too much fuel DShorter trip car drivers are not skilled57What can be inferred in the third paragraph?APortland has more bikes than any other city in the USABThe people in Portland are very poorCThe traffic in

30、Portland is very goodDCars are not allowed to run in Portland58Why Andrew Land was hit by a car twice while biking to work in Washington DC?ABecause he was too careless BBecause there were no special paths for bike ridersCBecause the road there was too crowdedDBecause he just did it for fun59What is

31、 the suitable meaning of “ into bikes” in the last paragraph?AHe is fascinated with bikesBHe lives in a house made from bikesChe likes to run into bikesDHe is good at making bikesBChildren are a secret weapon for making investment decisionsIn a nod to the wisdom of youth, many wealthy and well-educa

32、ted technology investors are seeking advice and investment tips from their children, summer interns（实习生） and twenty something receptionistsUnlike the formal consumer tests that focus groups at large companies, these inquiries are taking place closer to home, with friends and familyBut their impact c

33、an be broad, because investors not only help promote the development of new ideas but also invest billions of dollars in those ideas on behalf of investment groups and wealthy individualsThese investors say there is a good reason to ask young people to help them assess new technology: as the investo

34、rs themselves are aging, the technology -including social networking websites and mobile gadgets- is designed for, used by and sometimes built by people half their ageAnd the trend may indicate the rise of something new in the venture capital industry itselfThe investors said asking the younger peop

35、le for advice would have been unheard of in the dot-boom of the 1990sThen, investors were engaged themselves in the very technology they were financing, ordering books on Amazon, downloading music from Napster and buying and selling on eBayBut now, in the so-called Web 20 era, investors personal int

36、erests have strayed away from new innovation: websites like Myspace intended to connect people, free Internet calling tools like Skype or software for mobile phonesAnd people now in junior school and high school have spent their lives with technology“ This is the first generation for whom the comput

37、er is a native language,” said Jim Gauer, managing director of Palomar Ventures, a Los Angeles firm“ We are all going to have to get re-educated and learn that language” Or they can do what Palomar have done: hire a native speaker Last summer, the firm had an intern, Adam Gottesfeld, 21, who was hea

38、ding into his senior year at PrincetonMr Gottesfeld so impressed the firm with his technological knowledge that it has offered him a job as an associate when he graduates60What is the passage mainly about?AInvestors have difficulty in making wise decisions to make moneyBThe young will perform better

39、 than todays investors in terms of making decisions CInvestors have turned to the young to generate new ideas and test their decisionsDChildren with impressive technology knowledge can become investors themselves 61About those technology investors, which of the following statements might NOT be corr

40、ect?AThey are falling behind present technology compared with the younger generationBThey often conduct some consumer test in large corporations and companies CThey were once the pioneers of new technology in the 1990s DThey have realized the importance and potentiality of the younger generation62We

41、 can learn from the passage that Athe younger generation has long been regarded as investment consultantBthe young today are speaking a different kind of language todayCthe young equipped with advanced technological knowledge may find promising jobs easilyDmany investors will learn from the young ad

42、vanced computer technology63According to the passage, we could do all the things today EXCEPT Acommunicating and connecting with people regardless of border on the InternetBdownloading music and copyrighted books on the websitesCbuying and selling goods on the InternetDInstalling software on the mob

43、ile phonesCDo you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not aloneHolidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foodsMany people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with the delicious foodsWith proper planning, though, it is possible to control you

44、r weightThe idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too muchYou dont have to turn away from the foods that you enjoyThe following suggestions may be of some help to youDo not miss mealsBefore you leave home for a feast, have a small, low-fat snackThis may help to keep you from getting too excit

45、ed before delicious foodsBegin with clear soup and fruit or vegetablesA large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enoughBetter not have high-fat foodsDishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in themChoose lea

46、n meatFill your plate with salad and green vegetablesIf you have a sweet tooth , try mints （薄荷） and fruits They dont have fat content as cream and chocolateDont let exercise take a break during the holidaysA 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories64In order to really enjoy your

47、 holidays without putting on weight, youd better_Adrink much water and have vegetables only Bnot eat much food in high-fat Cnot accept invitations to feasts Dturn away from delicious foods65Many people cant help putting on weight after the holidays because they _ Ago to too many feasts Bcant help tu

48、rning away from the foods Cenjoy delicious foods Dcant control themselves66Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of _ Aenergy Bfat Cfood Dsomething invisibleD“Hey, little buddy, will you support me when Im getting old?” Han Wenshan, 35 years old, asked his new-born baby as he picked

49、him up at homeThe Chinese tradition of raising sons to support parents in their old age has been weakened by the rapidly growing economy and improved standard of livingAs is the case with developed countries, China faces an aging societyPeople are living longer and having fewer childrenTherefore man

50、y Chinese families are falling into a 4-2-1 family pattern: a couple raises one child and supports four elderly parentsBut few realize this problemThe aging of the population is a trend that now affects a growing number of countriesNot long ago, the Information Office of the State Council, Chinas ca

51、binet, issued a white paper on measures China is taking to help its elderly populationThe paper said Chinas population entered the aging phrase at the end of the 20th century as the proportion of people aged 60 and above accounted for over 10 percent of the entire populationBy the end of 2005, China

52、 had nearly 144 million people over 60, accounting for 11 percent of the population, according to the white paperAn expanding aged population inevitably means that many issues must be settled, as the problem concerns every aspect of societyIt puts more pressure on each family, causing disturbing eco

53、nomic consequences and serious social problemsIt also challenges the labor force supply and the pension（养老金） system“I used to think that its not an issue for me to provide for the aged” said Han, whose parents and parents-in-law all enjoy pensions and medical insuranceBut last year Hans father suffered a serious illness and afterward Han began to feel the pressure on his shoulders67Which of the follow