福州三中高三上学期期中考试英语试题

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2012—2013学年高三第一学期半期考英语试题I：听力部分第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5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。1．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman? A．Sheistheman'snewcolleague． B．Sheattendsanightclass。 C．Shehastwojobs,2．Wherewillthemangoprobably? A．ToChicago． B．Toabusstation． C．Toabookstore.3．Whatdidthemanreallydo? A．Hadhishaircut． B．Boughtapairofglasses. C．Boughtaglassesframe.4．Whenwillthetwospeakerspreparefortheirhistorypresentationprobably？ A．OnMonday． B．OnTuesday． C．OnThursday．5．Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo？ A．Checkhisgradesagain． B．Givehimachance． C．Givehimhighmarks．第二节（共15小题;每题1．5分，满分22．5分）听第6段材料，回答第6—7题。6．OnwhatdaydoesthemanwanttogofortheRiverBoattour? A．Tuesday． B．Wednesday． C．Thursday．7．WhenisthelasttripoftheRiverBoattour？ A．At7pm． B．At8pm． C．At9pm．听第7段材料，回答第8—10题.8．HowdoesMikefeeltoday？ A．Alittlebetter． B．Worsethanbefore． C．Thesameasbefore。9．Whydoesthemanfeelnervous？— A．Hehasnomoneytobuyhissonsomemedicine． B．HegaveMikethewrongmedicine． C．ThemedicineMiketookdoesn'tworkatall．10．What'sthewoman’sviewabouthermother’stea? A．ItwillmakeMikefeelbetterinnotime． B．ItwillhelpMiketogetridofthepain． C．Itwon’tdoanyhelptoMikeatall．听第8段材料，回答第11—13题。11．Howmanypeopleattendedthesurvey？ A．450． B．500． C．550．12．Whatkindofparticularsportisregardedasthefavorite? A．Skiing． B．Jogging． C．Swimming．13．Inwhichgroupdoesmenappeartobemoreactivethanwomen？ A．Inths18—to-26agegroup． B．Inthe27-to—35agegroup． C．In-the36-to-45agegroup.听第9段材料，回答第14—16题。14．Wheredidthewomanfindthead? A．Inthenewspaper．，B,．Inthecampus． C．Inamagazine．15．Whatwillthewoman，dotomorrow？ A．Gototheuniversity． B．Gotoasupermarket． C．Gotoseetheapartment．16．Whatpetdoesthewomanhave？ A．Acat． B．Amouse． C．Adog．听第10段材料,回答第17—20题。17．WhatisusedmoreandmorebystudentsnowtoimprovetheirEnglishaccordingtotheconversation? A．ListeningtoEnglishsongs． B．WatchingEnglishmovies． C．SendingandreadingEnglishemail．18．Howlongdidittaketoreceiveatraditionalletterfromothercountries？ A．Aslongasamonth． B．Withinaweek． C．Severaldaysatmost．19．Whatarethestudentsunwillingtodowhensendinganinternationalletter？ A．Waitalongtimetoreceivetheanswer． B．Payinternationalpostage． C．Writeastranger．20．Whatcanwelearnfromthemonologue? A．Thereasonwhyemailhasbecomeagreattoolisthatitisfree． B．Thereasonwhystudentsloseinterestinthepenfriendsprojectisthatitisunsafe． C．Usingemailtosendmessagessavesnotonlymoneybutalsotime．II:单项选择（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最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.21．Muchtothedisappointmentoftheneighboringcountries,theJapanesegovernmentrefusestoadmit__crimetheycommittedin____WorldWarIIinthehistory． A．the；the． B．/;the C．/；/ D．the；/22．Whenyoufinishyourwork，don’tforgettoputthetoolsbackwherethey__． A．are B．willbe C．were D．hadbeen23．Thereisagrowingtendencyamongemployers____part-timestaff． A．tohire B．hiringC．inhiring D．hired24．—Shejoinedafootballteamlastfallandwasrecentlymadecaptain． —Never___she’deverhavethatmuch．energy． A．Ihadthought B．Iwouldhavethought C．couldIhavethought D．willIhavethought25．____theseactivitiesmightseemchildishandcauselaughter,inrealitytheyrequireenormousamountofstrengthanddetermination． A．Eventhough B．As C．Inspiteof D．While26．Ittook______seemedtobeyears_____theactressfinallyturnedup,whichmadethejournalistsaswellasaudiencesdisappointedandangry． A．what，until B．which,since C．what,before D．which，once27．___toadvertisementsconstantlycanhelptochangepeople’sopinionsovertime． A．Exposed B．Beingexposed C．Exposing D．Tobeexposed28．I'dliketoofferthisjobto_____Ibelieveisresponsibleforit． A．whoever B．whom C．nomatterwhom D．nomatterwho29．Myfatherwasalawyer，andhe_____mefromenteringthefield． A．discouraged B．refused C．opposed D．sheltered30．Advertisementshavebecomepartofoureverydaylifeandsoit'simportantthateveryoneofus ________ourselvesaboutthemtoavoidbeingfooledbythem。 A．beeducated B．educated, C．educate D．toeducate31．Howdidyoufindyourvisittothemuseum．John？．-——___． A．BytakingaNo．3bus． B．Oh,wonderful，indeed． C．Iwenttherealone． D．Aclassmateofmineshowedmetheway．32．Thepartthekinggavetohiseiderdaughterisequalinsizeandvalue__whathegavetotheyoungerdaughters．” A．in B．of C．to D．with33．Iarriveat9:00,teachuntil12:30andthenhaveameal;thatismy____． A．routine B．tendencyC,fashion D．procedure34．DefeatedbyChinesetroops,theJapanesesoldierswereorderedto_____theirguns． A．handover B．handout C．handaround D．handdown35．Insocietieswheresocialrolesaredetermined，boysusuallycopythebehavioroftheirfathers,andgirls___oftheirmothers A．that B．those C．one D．theones第二节完型填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。TinaandThomasSjogrenwerethefourthandfifthpeopletoreachtheearth’sthreepoles．Yearsago,thecouplewere（36)acrosstheNorthAtlanticontheirwaytoEurope．Tinalookedoutofherwindowandwas（37)bythevastamountofspacemGreenland．"Theskyoutsidethewindowburstintodifferent(38),andauroras(极光）flewallaroundus．I（39)whatitwouldbeliketostepdownthereandstartwalking（40）,allaloneinsuchaplace．”Shethought，”IfthisiswhatIcelandandGreenlandarelike，how(41）thenmusttheArcticbe？"Sheturnedtoherhusband，（42）himawakeandsaid,"Honey,let'sgotothePoles!”Tina’s(43）wouldnotbetheirfirstadventure．TheyhadalreadyclimbedMountQomolangma．Thepairsoonmadea（44）tovisitboththeNorthandSouthPolesonskis，travelling(45）．OnFebruary2，2002,theyreachedtheSouthPole．Theirjourney（46）2,000kilometres．Afterjust35daysofrecoveryandpreparation，they(47）again．”Youareso（48）afterthelongexpeditiontotheSouthPole，soyoudon’tknowifyoucoulddo(49）rightaway．”OaMay29，aftertravellingforthewholemorning，asthecouplewatchedwithweak（50）,thenumbersontheirGPSshowedthattheirgoalhad(51）beenachieved．Theyhadmadeit．Withoutthe（52）ofdogsorsuppliesdroppedfromplanes，itwasonlytheirstrengthandwillpowerthat（53）themtoskiandswimtheirway．Theygotvaluableexperiencebutthatdidnotcomewithouta（54)．Ifyougoonanadventure,there’salwaystheriskofsomethinggoingwrong．（55)，youwilllearnfromit．36．A．flying B．exploring C．swimming D．sailing37．A．frightened B．bored C．amazed D．amused38．A．shapes B．colors C．sounds D．waves39．A．remembered B．wondered C．enjoyed D．doubted40．A．carefully B．quickly C．aimlessly D．freely41．A．cold B．bright C．wonderful D．terrible42．A．shook B．knocked C．kept D．beat43．A．idea B．instruction C．order D．offer44．A．suggestion B．plan C．reservation D．change45．A．non-stop B．unsupported C．unreduced D．unprepared46．A．covered B．included C．lasted D．crossed47．A．brokedown B．settleddown C．setout D．cameback48．A．excited B．．disappointed C．confused D．tired49．A．more B．another C．one D．others50．A．torchlight B．sunlight C．breath D．eyesight51．A．surprisingly B．luckily C．accidentally D．eventually52．A．reward B．burden C．aid D．friendship53．A．attracted B．allowed C．taught D．forced54．A．price B．success C．mistake D．change55．A．Therefore B．Instead C．Otherwise D．However第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分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。AKidswilloftenignoreyourrequestsforthemtoshutofftheTV,start，theirchores（杂事),ordotheirhomeworkasawaytoavoidfollowingyourdirections．Beforeyouknowit，you’vestartedto"soundlikeabrokenrecordasyourepeatedlyaskthemtodotheirassignments,cleantheirroom,ortakeouttherubbish．Ratherthansaying"Doyourchoresnow．”you’llbemoreeffectiveifyousetatargettimeforwhenthechoreshavetobecompleted．Soinsteadofarguingaboutstartingchores，justsay，”Ifchoresaren’tdoneby4pm，herearetheconsequences．"Thenit'suptoyourchildtocompletethechores．Puttheballbackintheircourt．Don’targueorfightwiththem,justsay,”That'sthewayit'sgoingtobe．”Itshouldn’tbepunitive(征罚性的)asmuchasitshouldbepersuasive．”Ifyourchoresaren'tdoneby4pm,thennovideogametimeuntilchoresaredone．Andiffinishingthosechoresrunsintohomeworktime,that’sgoingtobeyourloss．”OntheOtherhand,whendealingwithhomework，keepitverysimple．HaveatimewhenhomeworkStarts，andatthattime,allelectronicsgooffanddonotgobackonuntilyouseethattheirhomeworkisdone．Ifyourkidssaytheyhavenohomework，thentheyshouldusethattimetostudyorread．Eitherway,thereshouldbeatimesetasidewhentheelectronicsareoff．WhenakidwearshisiPodorheadphoneswhenyou’retryingtotalktohim,makenobonesaboutit;heisnotignoringyou，heisdisrespectingyou．Atthatpoint，everythingelseshouldstopuntilhetakestheearplugsoutofhisears．Don’ttrytocommunicatewithhimwhenhe’swearingheadphones—evenifhetellsyouhecanhearyou．Wearingthemwhileyou'retalkingtohimisasignofdisrespect．Parentsshouldbeverytoughaboutthiskindofthing．Remember,respectbecomesmoreimportantaschildrenmature．56．Accordingtothepassage,itseldomhappensthat__． A．kidsturnadeafeartotheirparents'requests B．parents’directionssoundlikeabrokenrecord C．childrenarereadytofollowtheirparents'directions D．parentsareunawareofwhattheyarerepeatingtotheirkids57．Parentswillbeabletodealwiththeirchildrenmoreeffectivelyifthey__． A．avoiddirectwaysofpunishment B．makethemdothingsattheirrequest C．argueandfightwiththeirchildren D．allowtheirchildrentobehaveintheirownway58．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____． A．parentsshouldtake．offhisheadphoneswhentryingtohaveatalkwiththeirchild B．itwillmakenodifferencethatakidiswearinghisearplugswhiletalkingtohisparents C．parentsshouldn’tgiveintotheirkidwhenheshowsnosignofrespect D．kids'purposelytalkingtotheirparentswithiPodgivesthemasenseofpowelandcontrol59．Themainideaofthepassageis___． A．thatrespectingeachotherismoreimportantthananythingelse B．howkidsbehavetoignoreanddisrespecttheirparents C．thatchildrenshouldmakechoicesanddecisionsontheirown D．howparentscandealwiththeirkids’behavioreffectivelyBWhatwouldyoudoifyouwerelostinthedarkforestatnight?Thefirst，sensiblelessonisthatyoushouldn'tbothertryingtofindyourwayinthedarkatall，butjuststayoutuntildawn．Becausethenyouwon’ttripoverthings?No,mainlybecauseyou'llhaveanideaofdirection．Thesunrisesintheeast．Butyouwill’beamazedathowmanypeopleforgettheyknowthat．Apparently，theareaunderneathahollybushprovidesagoodmakeshiftshelter—theyarethick，andevergreen．Thenextthingtodo—orrathernottodo-ispanic,fortheobviousreasonthatunlessthereissomeonetheretohearyouscream,itwillgetyounowhere．Justtrytothinkofnice,happythings．Thereisalwaysapointinfilmswhenapersonwhoislostinthedesertorthesnow，dehydrated（脱水的）andexhausted，comesacrossasetoftheirownfootprintsandrealizestheyhavejustwalkedinahuge，roundcircle．Itiswrongtooweittotheunequalstrengthsordifferentlengthsofyourlegs．Experimentsprovethat,withoutthesunorthemoon(orlandmarks）asafixedguide，lotsofsmallerrorsaddupovertimesothebraincan'tcorrectlyidentifythe”straightahead”direction．Tojustgetoutofsomewhere，pickaspotonthehorizonandjustheadforit．Thereareseveralwaystofinddirectionsinthedark,andbyfarthebestistoestablishnorthusingthestars．MostpeoplecanidentifythePlough,whichispartofUrsaMajor．Itlooksalotlikeapan．ThePloughrotates(旋转）throughthesky，butlet'simaginethepanlyinghorizontally，withitshandleontheleft．Youneedtotracealinefromthestarattheright-handbaseofthepanthroughthestarattheright-handrim（边沿），andfollowitupwards；theNorthStarisroughlyfivetimesthedistancebetweenthosetwo’pointer"stars．ThendropaverticallinefromtheNorthStartothehorizonandthat’snorth．”TonightisverycloudyandIcan’tseethePlough．”Maybeluckily，itisquitewindy．Keepinmindthatalmostallofourweathercomesfromasouth—westernlydirection．（ThisonlyworksifyouareintheBritishIsles．）Tofind．．thedirection，youcanthrowlightbitsofdried—outgrassintheairandseewhichwaytheyblow;or，iftherearecloudsandpatchesofclearsky,seewhichwaytheyblowacrossthestars．Youcanalsogetanideaofdirectionfromleggyplants．Iftheylookasiftheyhavebeenblownover,theywillprobablybepointingnorth—east．Iftheyaresimplyleaninginonedirectionastheygrow，there'sagoodchancethatitissouth（theywillbereachingtowardsthesun）．Thelastthingtodoistojudgeyourdirectionandoffyougo．60．Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage? A．Whattodoifyouarelost B．Howtoprotectyourselfintheforest C．Howtosurviveintheforest D．Howtodirectyourwayoutofthewild61．WhichofthefollowingpicturesmatchesthedescriptionofthepositionoftheNorthStar？62．Whywillpeopleoftenwalkinacircleiftheyarelostinthedesertorthesnow? A．Becausewithoutanythingtorefertofordirections，thebrainwillbeconfused，byerrors． B．Becauseoneofthelegsislongerandstrongerthantheother． C．Becausethedesertorthesnowusuallycoversalargeareaforpeopletogetacross, D．Becausepeopleusuallyfeeldehydratedandexhaustedinthedesertorthesnow．63．IfyouwerelostintheTalklimakanDesertinChina,wouldNOTbedependableforyoutoidentifythedirections． A．thesun B．theNorthStar C．themoon D．thewindCTheoldmanwalkedslowlyintotherestaurant．Withheadtilted,andshouldersbentforwardheleanedonhistrustystickwitheachunhurriedstep．Histornclothjacket,dirtytrousers,wornoutshoes，andwarmpersonalitymadehimstandoutfromtheusualSaturdaymorningbreakfastcrowd．Hestopped,turnedwithhiswholebody,andwinked(眨眼）atalittlegirlseatedbythedoor．Sheflashedabigsmilerightbackathim．AyoungwaitressnamedMarywatchedhimwalktowardatablebythewindow．Sheranovertohim，andsaid，"Here,Sir．Letmegiveyouahandwiththatchair．”Shepulledthechairawayfromthetable．Steadyinghimwithonearm,shehelpedhimmoveinfrontofthechair，andgetcomfortablyseated．Thenshemovedthetableupclosetohim,andleanedhisstickagainstthetablewherehecouldreachit． Inasoft，clearvoicehesaid，”Thankyou,Miss，Andblessyouforyourkindgestures．”"You'rewelcome，Sir．"Shereplied．"AndmynameisMary．I'llbebackinamoment，andifyouneedanythingatallinthemeantime，justwaveatme!”Afterhehadfinishedaheartymeal．Marybroughthimthechangefromhisticket．Heleftitonthetable．Shehelpedhimandwalkedwithhimtothefrontdoor．Holdingthedooropenforhim，shesaid，"Comebackandseeus．Sir!"Heturnedandnoddedathank—you．”Youareverykind．”hesaidsoftly，smiling．WhenMarywenttocleanhistable，shealmostfainted（发晕）．Underhisplateshefoundabusinesscard,andanotewroteonanapkin．Underthenapkinwasaone-hundred—dollarbill．Thenoteonthenapkinread,”DearMary,Irespectyouverymuch,andyourespectyourselftoo．Itshowsbythewayyoutreatothers．Youhavefoundthesecretofhappiness．Yourkindgestureswillshinethroughthosewhomeetyou．"Themanshehadwaitedonwastheowneroftherestaurantwheresheworked．Thiswasthefirsttimethatshe，oranyofhisemployeeshadeverseenhiminperson．64．Theoldmanleft$100underthenapkinbecausehs__． A．wasgratefulforMary'shelp B．wantedtoencourageMarytodomoregooddeeds C．appreciatedMary'skindnessandworkattitude D．thoughthighlyofthetastymealintherestaurant65．WhatdoweknowaboutMaryandtheoldman? A．Maryknewwhotheoldmanwasfromthenote． B．Maryrecognizedtheoldmanwhensheservedhim． C．TheoldmanintendedtohaveMaryashissecretary． D．ItwasthefirsttimethatMaryhadseenherbossintheflesh．66．Itcanbeinferredthattheoldmanwenttotherestaurantto. A．haveagoodmeal B．enjoygoodservice C．haveasecretinspection D．showhisgenerosity67．Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby。 A．followingtheorderofspace B．followingtheorderofevents C．makingcomparisons D．providingexamplesDTheCouchSurfingnetworkisanonlinecommunitystretchingacrosstheglobewithoveroneandahalfmillionmembers．Thebasicconceptistoprovideaplatformfortravelerstocontactpeoplewhoarewillingtoputthemupfreeofcharge．Travelersconnectwithpotentialhostsonlineand，iftheylikeeachother，exchangedetailstomakefartherarrangements．BasilisonetravelerfromSwitzerlandwhoiscurrentlycouchsurfingwithaChinesehostinBeijing．"IthoughtstayinginhostelisnicebutyoumostlymeetforeignersandspeakEnglish．IfyouuseCouchSurfingyouhavechancetomeetpeoplelivinghereandreallygetachancetoknowthelifeoftheplaceyouvisit．"BasilwasspeakingduringaregularmeetingofmeBeijingnetworkofCouchSurfingwithamembershipofalmost2,000．Althoughsomepeoplemayhaveconcernsaboutmeetingcompletestrangersandgivingthemfullaccesstoyourhouse,BeijinggroupmemberFredSharpfromCaliforniasaysthattheCouchSurfingcommunityisonethatgenerallyattractstrustworthypeople．”Ihaveneverhadaproblemwithguests．I’dsaythatthisCouchSurfingcommunityworldwideisafairlytrustworthycommunityLikeIsay,alwaysbecautious，makesurethatyoureadeveryone'sprofilethatyou’reconsideringhosting,andifitdoesn’tfeelrightjustsay’no’,it’sok．"OriginallylaunchedintheUSasanon—profitorganizationin2004，CouchSurfingisgrowingfastacrosstheworld．Chinaisnoexceptionwitharound30,000membersandhundredsmoresigningupeachweek．OneofthemisBeijingresidentHaiYanwhojoinedinNovember2009．Shesaysthefirsttimeshehostedaguestwasaverypositiveexperience．"MyfirstguestwasfromItaly。Hewasverykindandhelpful．HeboughtmeapresentfromItaly,ahandbag．It’safamousbrand！"Astheorganizationgrowsfromstrengthtostrength，hotelownersacrosstheworldwillbewatchingverycloselyandpossiblythinkingtwiceaboutraisingtheirpricestoohigh．68．TheCouchSurfingnetworkisintendedto。 A．givereliableinformationabouthotels B．providepeoplewithaplatformtocontacteachother C．findpotentialhostswhowanttosupplytravelerswithcouches D．offertravelersconveniencetofindsuitablehostsforfreeaccommodations69．AccordingtoFredSharp,. A．couchsurferscanfullyrelyonCouchSurfingcommunity B．CouchSurfingcommunityenablesyoutomeetdifferentpeople C．CouchSurfingcommunityistrustedbyallcouch,surfers D．couchsurfersmayformajudgmentonhostsandmakeafinaldecision70．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_. A．CouchSurfinghasalonghistory B．HaiYanissatisfiedwithherhost C．CouchSurfingisgettingpopularinChina D．．BasilworksattheBeijingNetwork71．Thelastparagraphsuggeststhathotelswill_. A．bereplacedbytheorganization B．probablynotchargetoomuch C．notconsiderraisingtheirprices D．shownoconcernabouttheorganizationE Manydo-it—yourselfhomeownersareinterestedintryingoutsolarpowertolearnaboutthetechnologyandperhapstoprovideenergyforlimited-useapplications．Thereareavarietyofwaystofindcheapsolarpanels（板),includingbuyingusedandbuildingyourownwithfactoryseconds．Bothmethodswillsavemoneywhileforcingyoutolearntheins-and—outsofasolarpowerarray（阵列）．We'veallseensolar-poweredstreetsignsorPVpanelsbeingusedforvariouspurposesatremotelocations．Whenthoseunitsbecomecrackedorchippedandareconsidered"unsafe"，companiesareforcedtoreplacethem，generallytoavoidresponsibilityissues．Becauseit'sdifficulttogetridofPVpanels，manycompanies，ifapproached,arewillingtogivethemawayortosellthemformodestprices．Dependingonthedegreeofdamagepresent，expecttoseeperformancedegradation（降级)intherangeof10％to60%．Amultimeter（万能用表)canbeusedtotestthepanelbeforebuying．Ifthepanel'sfree，takeitanyway．Itcouldstillbeusefulinahomesolarproject．Asolarpanelisreallynothingbutaboxservingasacontainerforalargegroupofsolarcells．FactorysecondsolarcellsareusuallysoldoneBayatasmallpartoftheirregularcost．Thecellscomeinavarietyofsizes,Youwillneedtofigureouthowmuchpowerasinglecellproducestodeterminehowmanywillneedtobewiredtogethertoformanarray．AsimplesearchoftheInternetwillshownumeroussitesdetailinghomesolarpanelprojects．Do—it-yourselfloversaregenerallyquitegenerousinsupplyphotographsoftheirworkanddescriptionofwhatwentwrongandrightwiththeproject．Gettingcheapsolarpanelswithslightimperfections,eitherusedorthroughsalesoffactoryseconds,isaperfectsolutionforhome-builtrenewableenergyprojects．Thehighnumbe