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1、吉安一中2010-2011学年度上学期期中考试高三英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题l5分，满分75分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间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 woman mean?A. She doesnt want to help Tony.B. She doesnt have $100 now.C. She will lend the money to Tony.() 2. What mi

2、ght the man be interested in?A. Swimming.B. Track and field.C. Football.() 3. What does the woman want?A. A sandwich.B. A drink.C. A hamburger.() 4. What is the time now?A. 8:35.B. 9:15.C. 8:45.() 5. Why wont the woman go to the theatre?A. She likes to stay at home.B. She isnt fond of plays.C. She i

3、s too busy at home to go.第二节(共15小题；每小题l5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。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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 is the mans problem?A. He doesnt know how to learn English well.B. He wants to learn French but its not ea

4、sy.C. He cant find anyone to speak to>() 7. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Learn both English and French.B. Go to work first.C. Find someone to practice English with.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 () 8. What are the two speakers most probably?A. Poets.B. Teachers.C. Exhibition organizers.() 9. Why

5、did the man prefer the painting with a tree and the blue sky?A. He didnt like skyscrapers.B. He liked the colours used.C. The poem in it was moving.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。() 10. What did the man put on his computer screen?A. A scenery picture he took in London.B. A photo of a persons smiling face.C. A pic

6、ture he drew in London.() 11. What is the man?A. A professional photographer.B. A computer programmer.C. A teacher.() 12. Why does the man try not to let people know he is taking photos of them?A. Some people hate being photographed.B. He doesnt like pictures prepared for the camera.C. He likes peop

7、les natural facial expressions.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。() 13. What does the woman think of playing video games?A. It is fun and relaxing.B. I t can become an addiction.C. It is boring.() 14. Why did the man take no interest in playing video games before?A. He didnt think they were fun then.B. He didnt know

8、 about video games then.C. He was busy with his business then.() 15. What did the man use to do?A. Collect stamps.B. Watch TV.C. Collect coins.() 16. What is the man most probably going to do?A. Study computers.B. Play video games.C. Join the woman.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。() 17. What is the main purpose o

9、f TBL?A. To train comprehensive ability.B. To train independent abilities.C. To train positive attitudes.() 18. Where is TBL probably used most now?A. In primary schools.B. In middle schools.C. In colleges.() 19. When did TBL start?A. In the 1950s.B. In the 1980s.C. In the 2000s.() 20. What is an ex

10、ample of TBL mentioned in the talk?A. Borrowing money.B. Writhing a check.C. Planting a tree.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分() 21. Chinese culture has become interest for people all over the world since the Shanghai Expo and many foreigners are discovering history of China.A. the

11、; xB. an; theC. an; xD. the; the() 22. Flight 331 is being _. Id better be on my way. Goodbye. Bye. Happy landing!A. appealedB. announcedC. commandedD. delivered() 23. He was always the last to leave in order to clean up the workroom and the tools.A. put awayB. take awayC. push asideD. look after.()

12、 24. Nowadays, to lose weight, more wise ladies prefer to _ regularly rather than take expensive weight-losing pills.A. hang outB. turn upC. work outD. figure up() 25. With just four years , the London Olympic organizers have promised to deliver an equally inspirational ceremony.A. goingB. goC. gone

13、D. to go () 26. The officials said the downward trend of A/H1N1 flu activity did not mean the worst was over. Flu activity might pick up next year.A. greatlyB. necessarilyC. fullyD. nearly() 27. The small town is so good a place many people come to visit it has become well known all over the world.A

14、. that; thatB. as; asC. that; asD. as; that() 28. Im no painter, and to me, one painting is much like .AanotherBthe otherCothersDone() 29. Some experts think the wolfs team spirit for survival is is needed in todays competitive culture.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. how() 30. there was no conclusive evide

15、nce, most people thought he was guilty.A. WhenB. As far asC. As long asD. While() 31. Im going to London next week. _! So am I.A. What a coincidence B. Congratulations! C. Dont mention it D. Good trip() 32. If it was fresh and , then the ship was close to land.A. smelling strongB. smelled stron

16、glyC. smelled strongD. smelling strongly() 33. Is Alice playing both basketball and tennis for your school?She . But now she has given up playing basketball.A. isB. hasC. wasD. had() 34. As a reward his contribution botany, John Banks had a flower named him.A. for, for, forB. for, to, afterC. for, f

17、or, afterD. of, to, for() 35. Most products, which this is one example, sell well, .A. of; as advertisedB. of; like advertisingC. /; as an adD. /; like an ad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，掌握其大意，然后从所给的 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。One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husb

18、and to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet 36 of the splendid artwork.A young 37 viewing the paintings ahead of me 38 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the mans 39 for putting up with her 40 stream of

19、 words. 41 by their noise, I moved on.I met them several times as I moved 42 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 43 .I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 44 when the couple approached the 45 . Before they left, the man 46 i

20、nto his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 47 it into a long stick and then 48 his way into the coatroom to get his wifes jacket.“Hes a 49 man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life woul

21、dnt change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 50 there is a new art show.”“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He cant see.”“Cant see! Youre 51 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife 52 each painting so he can see it in his head.”I learned something abou

22、t patience, 53 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 54 and the courage of a husband who would not 55 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.() 36. A. vi

23、ewB. touchC. wanderD. stare() 37. A. lady B. coupleC. manD. clerk() 38. A. yelledB. arguedC. screamedD. chatted() 39. A. attemptB. independenceC. patienceD. wisdom() 40. A. constantB. vividC. casualD. vague() 41. A. AdoptedB. Adapted C. DisturbedD. Conducted() 42. A. fromB. toC. towardsD. through ()

24、 43. A. anxiouslyB. quicklyC. urgentlyD. sensibly() 44. A. commentB. purchaseC. decisionD. profit() 45. A. exitB. entranceC. frontD. queue() 46. A. pluggedB. reachedC. heldD. bent() 47. A. lengthenedB. madeC. broughtD. broadened() 48. A. ledB. foundC. tappedD. forced() 49. A. generousB. roughC. smar

25、tD. brave () 50. A. whereverB. whateverC. wheneverD. whichever() 51. A. uniqueB. sillyC. equalD. wrong () 52. A. decoratesB. drawsC. showsD. describes () 53. A. kindnessB. prideC. courageD. enthusiasm () 54. A. sightB. supportC. expectationD. confidence () 55. A. getB. allowC. hopeD. cause第三部分：阅读理解（

26、共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers（铜钱）.The book wasnt very interesting, but between its p

27、ages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip（条）of vellum（牛皮纸）on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone”! The touchstone was a small pebble（小园石）that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of o

28、ther pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and thr

29、ew them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold-throw it into the s

30、ea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months. One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble i

31、nto the sea that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.So it is with opportunity. Unless we are vigilant（警惕的）, its easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and its just as easy to throw it away.() 56.The book was special to the man because _. A. it was made of

32、vellum B. it was the only book that survived the great fire C. it was a story about how to tell the touchstone from ordinary stonesD. it included the secret of the touchstone() 57.He threw pebbles into the sea _.A. to test how far he could throw B. to practice throwing pebbles C. to avoid picking up

33、 the same pebble once againD. to express his disappointment at failing to find the touchstone() 58.What message does the story want to convey?A. Careful habits can lead to success. B. Habits can benefit you but also hold you back. C. Never judge a person or a thing by appearances. D. Opportunity onl

34、y visits the ready and watchful mindBWe live in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft (手艺) no longer exists.One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are st

35、ill solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability (持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craft

36、smanship. Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing

37、a carpenter (木匠) to built the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to built them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old. One thing the modern carpent

38、er has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts (精确切割) on the wood. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid

39、knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs. The problem of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given pro

40、per material.() 59. Compared to the carpenters in the past , modern carpenters are_.A. more successfulB. more learned C. more imaginativeD. more hardworking() 60. what does the underlined word “they” (paragraph2) refer to?A. Carpenters who are fond of oak stairways.B. Carpenters who have college deg

41、rees.C. people who think highly of carpenters of oldD. people who think that modern material is of low quality.() 61. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?A. People in the past preferred to use oak to built stairways.B. It is now expensive to employ a carpenter.C. Modern houses last as long

42、as the old one. D. Good carpenters still exist in modern times.() 62. What would be the best title for the text?A. Is Craft Dead?B. Craft, Back to life?C. History of craftsmanshipD. Carpenters Today and YesterdayCBeauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attra

43、ctive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的；管理的) circle, beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness i

44、s a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty th

45、an unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes

46、was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive

47、 woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required. This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says

48、 Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offic

49、es. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.() 63. The word "liability" most probably means

50、_. A. disadvantage B. advantage C. misfortune D. trouble() 64. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _. A. makes women look more honest and capable B. strengthens the qualifies requiredC. is of no importance to women D. often enables women to succeed quickly() 65. Bowman's experiment show

51、s that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _. A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to womenC. affects men and women alike D. has as little effect on men as on women() 66. It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty ar

52、e often _. A. practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one-sided() 67. The author writes this passage to _. A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive B. discuss the disadvantages of women being attractiveC. demand equal rights for women D. state the importance of appearanceDFarmingdale Pit

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