北京市四中2010-2011年第一学期期中考试试卷高三英语试题及答案

1、北京四中 2010-2011 年第一学期期中考试试卷英语试题本卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5分，共 7.5分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的a、b、c 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1. how is the woman going to the airport?a. by taxi.b. by bus.c. by underground.- 17 -job.2. what does jim plan t

2、o do next summer?a. to studyforhisdegree.b. to go on a tour.c. to do a part-time3. what is the man s job?a. doctor.b. teacher.c. policeman.4. when will they probably discuss the agenda this evening?a. before the dinner.b. during the dinner.c. after the dinner.5. what can we learn about mr. wood in t

3、his conversation?a. he left his wallet in the garage.b. he will pick up his wallet in the bank.c. his wallet was stolen in the post office.第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的a、b、c 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。

4、6. why does the man come here?a. to look for a dictionary.b. to borrow a dictionary.c. to return a dictionary.7. what is the man doing?a. making an apology.b. asking for permission.c. offering help.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. who are the listeners?a. tourists.b. players.c. volunteers.9. where will the s

5、igns be set up?a. around the lake.b.in the picnicareas.c. along the joggingpaths.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. what is the conversation mainly about?a. rights of animals.b. tests on animals.c. animal medicines.11. how does the woman feel about the mans view?a. delighted.b. annoyed.c. puzzled.12. why is

6、 the man unwilling to sign?a. he doesn t like animals at all.b. he doesn t think her view reasonable.c. he can t bear the woman talking like that.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。13. what is the relationship between the two speakers?a. teacher and student.b. mother and son.c. schoolmates.14. why does the woma

7、n blame the man?a. he didn t hand in his project on schedule.b. his project was not what he was supposed to write.c. he was not supposed to finish his project by copying.15. what will the man probably do next?a. he will hand in his project right now.b. he will probably write his own project.c. he wi

8、ll report the woman to mr. harper.第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5分，共 7.5分）听下面一段对话，完成第16 题至 20 题，每小题仅填写一个词 。听对话前，你将有20 秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60 秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。application for savings accountnamefrank16social security number072-60-9753address and post code8880 east broadway, hampton,17home and work phone numbers6224-

9、5621; 6255-8033, extension 360 kind of savings accounta18accountthe amount of money to deposittwenty-five thousand19dollars you are offered various20of savings deposit as follows,.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 a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21. thisbook tellslifes

10、toryof john smith,who leftschooland workedfor anewspaper at the age of 16.a. the； /b. a ； thec. the； thed. a ； /22. will $ 1,000the cost of the trip? i m afraid not. perhaps i need$ 400.a. pay; anotherb. charge; morec. cover; anotherd. afford; more23. how can i prepare for class, mr. johnson? youmy

11、web page? you can download thenotesand readthem aheadof time.a. did; check outb. have; checked outc. are; checking outd. will; check out24. how was your weekend, bella? awful! that was the first time ialone at home, bored to death.a. has leftb. had leftc. has been leftd. had been left25. shall i pic

12、k up your shopping for you? oh, i couldn t possibly trouble you. it s all right. ipast the shop anyway.a. will gob. will be goingc. was goingd. goes26. do you know where the headmaster is? i have something urgent. oh, hehave gone far, for the computer is still on in the office.a. won tb. mustn tc. c

13、an td. wouldn t27. but for your support then, i don t think wethe task.a. can manageb. could have managedc. could managed. can have managed28. lots of times, the song doesn t sound as nice as before.a. hearingb. to hearc. having heardd. heard29. finding her car stolen,.a. a policeman was asked to he

14、lpb. the area was searched thoroughlyc. itwas lookedforeverywhered. mrs.green reportedittothe police30. it really seemed agesthe police came on the scene and cleared away the damagedcars.a. beforeb. afterc. whend. as31. can you describeit happened? yes, i was riding on my bikea car knocked me down f

15、rom behind.a. when; asb. how; asc. how; whend. how; while32. wereallyenjoyedourselvesat theparty.thanks again,mr. and mrs. white. . just drop in whenever you feel like it.a. with pleasureb. our great honourc. nice having you hered. nice you are here33. every year, millions of people visit the palace

16、 museum, and many ofare foreigners.a. themb. thatc. whomd. what34. heon the bench, with his head down and his eyeson the ground.a. was seated; fixingb. was seated; fixedc. seated; fixingd. seating; fixed35. lectureswereso studentscouldbe more focusedon theirstudyforthe finals.a. called offb. broken

17、offc. blown offd. set off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，然后从各题所给的a、b、c、 d 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。whileistudiedatschool,ifeltgreatdifficultyinlearningmy latin translations. i was always very36in using a dictionary, and37it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no38.i for

18、med an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the sixth grade. he was very clever and39read latin as easily as english. my friend for his part was almost as40troubledby the englishessays he had to writeforthe headmaster as i was41these latin words. we agreed together that he should42me my latin translations and

19、thati shoulddo hisessays.the arrangement43wonderfully.the headmaster seemed quite44with my work, and i had more time to myself in the morning. on the otherhand,once a week45ihad tocompose theessaysofmy friend.forseveralmonths no difficulty46, but once we were nearly caught out.one afternoon, the hea

20、dmaster47my friend to discuss one essay with him ina lively spirit.“i was interested in this48you make here. i think you might have gone further. tell me49you had in your mind.” the headmaster continuedin this50forsometimeto fearof my friend.however, the headmaster,not wishing to51an occasion of pra

21、ise into52of fault-finding, finally53him go. he came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow54and i made up my mind to make every effort to study my55.36. a. quickb. slowc. hardd. good37. a. madeb. gotc. foundd. left38. a. troubleb. differencec. labord. worry39. a. mightb. wouldc. shouldd. c

22、ould40. a. veryb. littlec. muchd. few41. a. forb. byc. ind. to42. a. changeb. takec. forgived. tell43. a. workedb. triedc. happenedd. developed44. a. angryb. satisfiedc. frightenedd. sad45. a. or sob. or elsec. as usuald. as far46. a. becameb. seemedc. layd. appeared47. a. calledb. taughtc. arranged

23、d. sent48. a. aimb. goalc. pointd. opinion49. a. whyb. howc. whichd. what50. a. excitementb. wayc. meaningd. disappointment51. a. turnb. leavec. growd. become52. a. noneb. onec. eitherd. some53. a. orderedb. askedc. tookd. let54. a. surpriseb. escapec. hoped. chance55. a. readingb. writingc. transla

24、tionsd. essays第三部分：阅读理解（共20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）第一节：（共 15 小题；每小题2 分，共 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。amotherhood is a career to respecta woman renewing her driver s license at the countyclerk s office was asked to state her occupation. she hesitated, uncertain how to classify hers

25、elf.“ what imean is, ” explainedthe recorder,“ do you have a job,or areyou just a.”“ of course i have a job,” said emily.“i m a mother.”“ wedon t listmother asan occupation. housewife coversit,” said the recorder.one day i found myself in the same situation. the clerk was obviously a careerwoman, co

26、nfidentand possessedof a highsoundingtitle.“ what isyouroccupation?”she asked.the words simply popped out.“ i m a research associate (研究员 ) in the field of child development and human relations.”the clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.i repeated the title slowly, then i stared with wonder a

27、s my pronouncement (声明) was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.“ mightiask, ” saidthe clerkwithinterest,“ justwhat you do inyour field?”coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, i heard myself reply,“ i have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn t), in the l

28、aboratory and inthe field (normally i would have said indoors and out). of course, the job is oneof the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and i often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). but the job is more challenging than mostcareers and the rewards are more of

29、a satisfaction rather than just money.”there was an increasing note of respect in the clerk s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.as i drove into our driveway, buoyed up (激励 ) by my glamorous new career, i was greeted by my lab assistants ages 13, 7, and 3.upstairs i could h

30、ear our new experimental model (a 6-month-old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.i felt proud! i had gone on the official records as someone more distinguishedand indispensable (不可缺少的 ) to mankind than“ just another mother.”motherhood. what a glorious career! es

31、pecially when theres a title on the door.56. how did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?a. cold-hearted.b. open-minded.c. puzzled.d. interested.57. how many children does the writer have?a. 3b. 4c. 7d. 1358. why did the woman clerk show more respect to the writer?a. b

32、ecause she thought the writer did admirable work.b. because the writer cared little about rewards.c. because the writer did something that she had little knowledge of.d. because she admired the writer's research work.59. what is the point of the article?a. to show that how you describe your job

33、affects your feelings toward it.b. to show that the writer had a grander job than emily.c. to argue that motherhood is a worthy career.d. to show that being a mother is hard and boring work.bsydney airport international terminal arrival area specialty retailnewslink:two separatenewslinkstorescaterto

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37、.vodafone rentals:this communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and serving.60. where is the passage likely to appear?a. a morning newspaper.b. a monthly magazine.c. a geography book.d. an official guide.61. the underlined phrase“ cater to” probably mea

38、ns.a. satisfyb. affordc. supportd. help62. you may have better choices to deal with.a. your hunger problem in blue sky cafe and your thirsty problem in macdonaldsb. your thirsty problem in blue sky cafe and your hunger problem in macdonaldsc. your hunger and thirsty problems in the blue sky cafed. y

39、our hunger and thirsty problems in the macdonald scwhy doesn t the unemployment rate ever reach zero? economists, who generallybelievethatsupplytendstomeet demand, have longthoughtabout thisquestion.even in good times, i.e. not now, there are people who can t find work. and even in badtimes, i.e. no

40、w, there are job openings. with over 14 million people out of work andlooking for a job, you would think every available job would be filled. but thats not the case. not now and not ever.on monday, thenobel prizecommitteeawarded the prizeforeconomics to the three scholars who have done the most to e

41、xplain this phenomenon. two of the winners areamericans,peterdiamond of mit and dale mortensenof northwestern.the thirdwinner ischristopherpissarides,who teachesatthe london schoolof economics and was born on cyprus.likemostofeconomics,whattheyhavefoundaboutwhythejoblessand ready-employers don t fin

42、d each other seems obvious. you have to find out there isjob opening you are interested in. employers need to get resumes（简历） . it takesa while for both employers and employees to make the decision that this is what they want. and these guys came up with a frame-work to study the problem of why peop

43、le stay unemployed longer than they should and what can be done about it.so what would today s nobel prize winners do to solve the current problem ofthe unemployed? and does the awarding of the prize contribute to the politicianslowering joblessness?speaking from his north london home, pissarides to

44、ld the associated press theannouncement came as “a completesurprise” thoughhiswork had alreadyhelpedshape thinking on both sides of the atlantic.for example, the new deal for young people, a british government policy aimedat getting18-24-year-oldsback on the jobmarket afterlongperiodsofunemployment,

45、“ is very much based on our work,” he said.“ one ofthe key thingswe foundisthatitisimportantto make surethatpeople do not stay unemployed too long so they dont lose their feel for the labor force,”pissarides told reporters in london.“ the ways of dealing with this need not be expensive training it c

46、ould be as simple as providing work experience.”63. according to the writer, which is true about finding jobs?a. it is always difficult to find a job.b. everyone can find a job in good times.c. contrary to popular belief, it is easier to find a job in bad times.d. it is possible to find a job even i

47、n times as bad as now.64. what is it that leads to their winning the prize?a. they have found the reason for unemployment.b. they have put forward a set of ideas to deal with unemployment.c. they have found out why people don t want to be employed.d. they have long studied the problem of unemploymen

48、t.65. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. pissarides thinks his work surprising.b. the work of pissarides has influenced many economists.c. some of the winners ideas have been put into practice.d. itis probablethatunemployed young people inbritainbenefitfrom pis

49、sarideswork.66. accordingto pissarides,iseffrctiveindealingwithunemployment.a. spending large sums of money on trainingb. teaching some knowledge of economicsc. providing work experienced. keeping people unemployed for some timedare some peopleborn clever,and othersborn stupid?or isintelligencedevel

50、oped by our environment and our experiences? strangely enough, the answer to both thesequestionsisyes.to some extentour intelligenceisgivenus atbirth,and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence.on theotherhand,achildwho livesinaboringenvironmentwill

51、develophis intelligencelessthan one who livesinrichand varied surroundings.thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches thoselimits will depend on his environment. this view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.itiseasy t

52、oshow thatintelligenceis tosome extentsomethingwe are born with.the closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely tobe in intelligence. thus if we take two unrelated people at random(随机地 ) from the population,itislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletely dif

53、ferent. if on the other hand we take two identical (完 全 相 同 的 ) twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. relations like brothers and sisters,parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.imaginenow thatwe tak

54、etwo identicaltwinsand put them in differentenvironments.we might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. we would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth playsa part. this conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but whoare not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.67. which of these sentences best describes the writer s point in para. 1?a. to some extent, intelligence