安徽河历中学2011届高三上学期期中考试英语

1、安徽省河历中学2011 届高三上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 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）CAt 12:40.1 When can the man see the headmaster?AAt 9:30BAt 11:45 2 Why does the man want to keep the window shut?AHe is ill.BHe wants to open it himself.CThe air inside is fresh enough 3What is Mike?AA teacherBA student CA wr

2、iter 4 What has made working at home possible?A Personal computers B Communication industry C Living far from companies 5 Where is the woman?A In a soap factoryBIn her house C At an information desk 第二节（共 15小题；每小题 15 分，满分 225）听第 6 段对话回答第 6 至 7 题。6 Where does the conversation most probably take place

3、?AAt homeBOn a busCIn the bank7 Why do the two speakers want to buy a car?A They have a lot of money B The man lives too far away from his office C The womans office is too far away from her home 听第 7 段对话回答第 8 至 10 题。8Why wont Mr Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?A He cant spare the time B The clini

4、c will be closed CDr ! Milton wont come to work 9 When is the clinic open in a week?A From Monday to Friday B On weekdays except ThursdayC During the whole week 10What time has finally been fixed for Mr Stone to come?A 5:30 p m , WednesdayB6:15 p m , WednesdayC 6:15 p m, Thursday 听第 8 段对话回答第 11 至 13

5、 题。Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A NeighborsB Doctor and patient CFriendsWhen did the woman cough most seriously?AIn the morning BIn the afternoon CAt night What did the man do for the woman?A He examined the woman carefully B He gave her some medicine and some advice as well C He

6、just told her not to worry too much 听第 9 段对话回答第 14 至 16 题。Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?A Husband and wife B FriendsCStrangersWhere does the conversation most probably take place?AIn a restaurant BAt the woman s homeCAt the mans home What does the woman ask the man to do?C

7、 Bring his wife next time A Have some soupB Have more rice听第 10 段对话回答第 17 至 20 题。17 What did Nicholas do at eighteen months ？ A He began to learn French B He read the newspaper CHe took telephone messages Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools? A He had too much homework B He almost c

8、ouldnt learn anything special C His teachers often corrected his spelling Who offered to help Nicholas finally? AHis classmatesBHis parents CA collegeWhat is Nicholas life like now?A Busy without any social life B Full but boring C Busy at college and free at home 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

9、 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 分） 21-Jenny, I think Ill just have some coffee for achange- The coffee I bought yesterday is in the cupboard A Change it, pleaseB Never mindC With pleasureD Help yourselfThe food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are people than she expectedAso manyBso muchC

10、many moreDmuch moreto his research work, the professor cared little about any other things A DevotingB DevotedC Having devoted DTo devote all his followers dead, the captain was taken by his enemyAForBAsC Because ofDWithShe looks forward every spring to the flower-lined garden A walking inB walk inC

11、 visitDpaying a visitHow pleased the detective was what his customer told him!A hearingBto hearC heardDto hearing27 -Alice, you look puzzled, Have you understood it?-Yes I another problem just now Al have thought ofB am thinking ofC had thought ofD was thinking of-I regret you John has been fired -I

12、 can hardly believe my ears He s such a fine workerA tellingB having toldC to tellDto have toldNow we can pick up weather information from new type of weather satelliteA the; a; /B/; the; theC /; a; /D /; a; aDid Mary come to the party?-I don t knowShe while I was out A may have come B must have com

13、eC might comeD could comeThe poor little boy who caught stealing a cake over there is an orphanAhasBhadC gotDisBehind the coach our team wearing blue suits A haveB walkC is followedDappearsIn the past few years, My Heart Will Go On was a popular song among young people, were often heardsinging it at

14、 parties A whoB whichC theyD thatYou fix my what? It was to get my brakes repaired I brought my car in, not to get the engine replaced!Aso thatB whenC thatDbecause35Throughout the week, the boy most of the work in the manager s officeA took onB took offC took inDtook over第二节 完型填空（共 20小题；每小题 15 分，满分

15、30 分）There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he（ 36） his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and started his （37）When he had gone about three clocks, he met an old woman She was （ 38） in the park just staringat some pigeons

16、 The boy sat down next to her and opened his （39）He was about to take a drink fromhis root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked （40）, so he offered her a Twinkie She （ 41）accepted it and smiled at him Her （ 42） was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it （ 43）, so heoffered her a root beer

17、Once again she smiled at him The boy was （44） !They sat there all （ 45） eating and smiling, but they never said a word As it grew dark, the boy realized how （ 46） he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gonemore than a few steps, he （ 47） around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug

18、 She gave him her（ 48） smile everWhen the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was( 49) by the lookof joy on his face .She asked him, “ What did you do today that made you so happy?” He replied, (50)WithadGod. ” But before his mother could respond, he added,“ Yo51knoWS

19、he _ s gtbte most beautifulsmile I ve ever seen! ” Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with (52) , returned to her home .Her son was shocked by the look of(53) on her face and asked,“ Mother, what did you do today thatmade you so happy? ”She replied, I(54) Twin kies inthe park with God . ”But bef

20、ore her son resp on ded, she added,know, he s much(55) than 1 expected . ”36. A . packedB . carriedC. deliveredD . arran ged37 . A . gameB . journeyC. carD . work38 . A . sta ndingB . playi ngC. sitti ngD . wait ing39 . A . suitcaseB . bagC. beerD . map40 . A . worriedB . paleC. hungryD. poor41 . A

21、. willi nglyB . joyfullyC. respectfullyD . gratefully42 . A . faceB . skirtC. smileD . ring43 . A . againB . ofte nC. furtherD. soon44 . A . satisfiedB . delightedC. movedD. shocked45 . A . morni ngB . dayC. ni ghtD . after noon46 . A . happyB . tiredC. boredD . thirsty47 . A . turnedB . lookedC. wa

22、lkedD . jumped48 . A . com monestB . biggestC. weakestD . trickiest49 . A . surprisedB . terrifiedC. impressedD . attracted50 . A . a talkB . a walkC. funD . lu nch51 . A . whyB . whoC. whatD . where52. A . joyB . fearC. an gerD . content53 . A . victoryB . regretC. peaceD . surprise54 . A . soldB.

23、bakedC. drankD . ate55 . A . n oblerB . tallerC. wiserD. younger第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）ADog owners nowhave a little helpAunderstanding theirfurry friends . A new device (装置) called“YoBow-L in gual“ tran slates ” dog barks into En glish, Korea n or Japawiesegual Japa nese inven tors spe nt muchtime and

24、 money analyzing dog barks . They found that dog noises can be broken down into six different emotions: happ in ess, sad ness, frustrati on, an ger, assert ion and desire .Part of the Bow-Lingual device hangs on the dog collar. The other part is a handle-held unit for the own er. When the dog barks,

25、 the un it displays tran slated phrases .Some people have scoffed at Bow-Lingual .“ Who would pay $120 to read a dog s mind? ” they askBut those who have purchased (购买) Bow-Lingual praise the device . Pet owner Keiko Egawa, of Japan, says it helps her sympathize (同情) with her dog Harry .“ Before we

26、go to the park, he always says he wants toplay, ” says Egawa, “ and after a walk, he always says he .is hungryBow-Lingual is not yet available (可用的)in Chinese. So you dtbe keep studying Studio Classroom, orsoon your dog may know more En glish tha n you do!56. This passage is mainly talking about.A B

27、ow-Lingual s inventorsC talking dogsB dog barks and their different emotionsD a little help for dog owners57 Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?A Dog owners now can understand their dogs better B Bow-Lingual enables dogs to talk in English, Korean or JapaneseC People w

28、ho have used Bow-Lingual say it helps them better understand their dogs D More and more Chinese dog owners would keep studying Studio Classroom in order to know moreEnglish than their dogs 5859What does “ scoffed at ” mean in the fourth paragraph?A Shouted atB Questioned about C Laughed atD Doubted

29、about The writer of this passage is most likely to be Aa reporterB a dog ownerC an advertiserD an expert on dog barksTo make an estimate means to guess the number of things in a group or guess a measurement of some kind. It sometimes means to make a calculation about the future which is based not on

30、 exact data （ 数 据） but on past experience This kind of estimate has some basis, but it generally has to be changed and corrected later When you estimate a number, a temperature, or a weight, you do not count things one by one or use a measuring tool You look at a group of things without counting the

31、m and try to get a rough, general idea of their number, or you try to weigh something in your hand instead of on a balance You feel hot and say “ My temperature must be 38 degrees ” or you look at a room and say that you estimate its area as 10+8 feetBut in many situations in ordinary life we do not

32、 have time to measure things and must depend on estimates Drivers do not have time to measure the distance between their own car and a car which is coming near They must guess it; the guess or estimate will be based on their past experience Experienced cooks do not trouble to measure the amount of s

33、alt they put into the soup or sugar they mix with flourSuppose a man comes into the house and says,“ There are two inches of snowo”n thHeisrosatdatementis only an estimate, but we believe it because we think that it is roughly correct We put our boots on before we go into the snow For practical purp

34、oses in some situations it is safe to make an estimate, but in other situations it is obviously dangerous If it is your job to weigh drugs or make airplanes, do not depend on guessing but use an accurate （ 精 确的 ） instrument 60 The writer suggests that in our daily life an estimate is A usually corre

35、cted by further dataB often checked by instrumentsC not accepted by othersDoften made according to ones past experience61 According to the passage, measuring instruments are not always used in measuring things in everyday life because A people generally do not carry them alongB it is more reliable t

36、o guess than to measureC they are not always ready when you need themD. people are busy and a gen eral idea of things is eno ughWe can know from the person s statement on snow that.he wants to inform people that it s snowing heavilyit is necessary to depend on estimateshis estimate is quite exactit

37、is likely that he has measured the level of the snowThe writer thinks that depending on estimatesmay save us both time and moneymay bring us a sense of safetydoes not always keep us out of dan geris practical but dangerousCIf you can t catch the bad guy, it-th闻istherde of life for computer game play

38、ers . But similarthoughts might be worry ing US preside nt George W . Bush as he prepares for the elect ion year with the world most wan ted man still out of his reach .The hunt for Laden has been going on since the att ack on New York s World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 . Progress has been s

39、low and, with John Kerry winning the race last Tuesday to compete against Bush in November s preside ntial elect ions, the preside nt n eeds results.If Lade n can be caught before the preside ntial elect ion, Bush will get an upper hand,” a stold the New York Times.The American public s support for

40、the war in Iraq has been falling, especially as the Bush government cannot find the banned weap ons it said were in the country . But the way in which the preside nt popularity rose followi ng the arrest of former Iraqi Preside nt Saddam Husse in in December shows how useful the capture of Laden wou

41、ld be .The latest i nformati on suggests the electio n will be close, with 48 perce nt of America ns say ing they will vote for Bush and 46 percent backing Kerry .In order to seize Laden, thousands of US soldiers were moved from Iraq to Afghanistan earlier this week, according to a US official Furth

42、er efforts have been made to strengthen Afghanistan s border area with Pakistan,with soldiers check ing n earby villages more freque ntly tha n before . The America n preside ntial electi on will be held betwee nandA . George W Bush; Jimmy CarterB . Joh n Kerry; Thomas Jeffers onC . George W Bush; J

43、oh n KerryD . George Bush; Joh n Kerry. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is TRUE?A . The arrest of Saddam did Bush some good .B . The American soldiers have sent Laden to prison .C . The arrest of Lade n will make no differe nee to the electio nD . Lade n may hide himself far away from the border

44、 betwee n Pakista n and Afgha ni sta n. We can infer from the passage that .A . it s difficult to catch LadenB . Bush will lose the preside ntial electi onC . America ns did n t set out to catch Lade n un til 2003D . America n preside ntial electio n will take place in October. What does the underli

45、ned word“ banned ” in paragraph 4 mean?Advaneed.Dangerous.ForbiddenExpensive.D“ Regardless of social class, race and age, men say they hate to shop, Zukin, City University ofaNew York sociology professor. “ Yet whe n you ask them deeper questio ns, it turns out that they like to shop . Men gen erall

46、y like to shop for books, music and hardware . But if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music, they ll say, Well, that s flcttathoppingsearch“In other words, what men and women call“ buying things ” and how they approach that task are differentWomen will wander through several 1,0

47、00-aquare-meter stores in search of the perfect party dress . Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the perfect digital camcorder（摄录像一体机）. Women seeshopp ing as a social eve nt. Men see it as a special task or a game to be won .“ Men are frequently shopping to win, says Ann, a mark

48、eting professor at Loyola University of Chicago .“ They want to get the best deal . They want to get the best one, the latest one and if they do that itmakes them happy . When women shop, “ They re doing it in away that they want everybody to be very happy, says Ann.“ They kind of shopping for love

49、.Teen age girls lear n to shop from their moms and older sisters, but they also lear n to shop by exam ining articles in magazines like Seventeen” City University Zukin says “And although men s magazines sGQasd Esquire have long had shopping articles, it s TV that has the eye of young male shoppers,

50、 . say Anr“ Televisi on shows are used by young men in the same way Seven tee n magaz ine or Lucky is used by girls,says Zukin, “ to help make clothing and to（t化妆品） choices.“ Of course, there are men who love to shop and are proud of it,. And thGat0impoEtaArmsaysmatter whether you buy a car or a fry

51、ing pan . All men love to buy but don t want to get chAianEadds,“ There actually are men who are in terested, for example, in cook ing or shopp ing or chin aware or things around the homethey become kind of girl magnets . Women like it . TOC o 1-5 h z . From the first paragraph we can find that .A .

52、 men are all dish on estB . men are all book-loversC . men hate to shop actuallyD . men like to shop in fact. Compared to women, men usually treat shopping .A . hon estlyB . seriouslyC. freque ntlyD . foolishly. A . As is show n in this passage, tee nage girls go shopp ing.A . only with their momsB

53、. only with their sistersC . ofte n followi ng magaz inesD . ofte n followi ng TV shows. The underlined work“ magnets in the last paragraph meansA . magaz ines that attract young wome nB . pers ons that have a powerfulattract ionC . tools that can help housewives muchD . vegetables that make wome n

54、beautifulERules for the Uni versity Entrance Exam in ati onYou must be at the exam in ati on cen ter ten mi nu tes before the exam in atio n starts . If you are more tha n ten minu tes late, you may not en ter the exam in ati on cen ter. The exam in ati on takes place at the same time in different s

55、tates .You must have proof of your n ame and grade as well as official exam in ati on nu mber . Show these whe n you come to the exam in ati on cen ter .Depe nding on which exam in ati on you are tak ing you may bring certa in items in to the exam in ati on center Mathematics examinations may allow

56、you to use electronic calculators （计算器） Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material Please read the notes sent with your time table carefully You must bring your own pencils None will be provided for you The following items are not allowed in the examination center:

57、 walkmans and radios, head sets, any food or drink, school bags, electronic equipment （ unless specifically permitted for various subjects ） , and mobile phones Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it When you sit down, place your examination number at the to

58、corner of your desk You must remain silent during the examination You must not disturb other people who are taking the test If you need a drink or toilet break, you should raise your hand and wait for the supervisor （监督者） to speak to you You will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the

59、 bathroom You are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break You must write your answers in the official answer sheet Your supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes You may leave the examination room at any time if you do not plan to return, If you finish early and want to

60、leave well away from the examination center The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes, five minutes and one minute before the end of the examination When the supervisor says that the time is up you must put down your pencil and wait at your desk until your paper is collected 72 What kind of exami