慈溪市度高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精浙江省慈溪市2012届高三上学期期中考试英语试题考生须知：1．本试卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟；2．答案一律做在答题卷上，做在试题卷上无效.第I卷（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题,每小题0.5分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。1．—Didyouenjoythedramalastnight?-Yes。I’veneverseenonebefore。 A．themoreinspiring B．amoreinspiring C．themostinspiring D．amostinspiring2．Hecomplainedthatthiswasthethirdtimeheofthechangesofthemeetingdate. A．wouldbeinformed B．wasinformed C．hasbeeninformed D．hasbeeninformed3．customers,thecompanysaidtheamountofthechemicalintheshampooproductswouldn’tharmpeople’shealth. A．Calming B．Havingcalmed C．Tocalm D．Calmed4．AuntMaryiscrazyaboutshopping.Shemustbesnappingupthebargainsinthedepartmentstoreduringsuchasale,? A．mustn’tshe？ B．isn’tshe C．needn'tshe D．doesn’tshe5．Shewasmovingoutofheroldapartmentshesuddenlyrealizedthatthekeytothenewapartmentwasn'tonher. A．until B．once C．when D．before6．“It’sasecret….”heloweredhisvoiceandwhisperednoonecouldoverhearit. A．incase B．evenif C．sothat D．asif7．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.Ithetroubletocarrymyumbrellawithme。 A．needn'thavetaken B．wouldn'thavetaken C．won’thavetaken D．couldn’thavetaken8．Stagefrightisacommonexampleofeducatorscalla“lackofconfidence”amongstudents。 A．that B．what C．which D．whom9．—I'mafraidIcan’tpassthedrivingtesttomorrow.—!I’msureyou’llmakeit。 A．Goahead B．Goodluck C．Noproblem D．Cheerup10．—Whatabouttheprotection？—Let’skeepthesurfacedirtbyputtingacoveroverit. A．farfrom B．freefrom C．apartfrom D．awayfrom11．-Whyareyoulaughingsecretlyatme?—Youlookinthatoddhat。 A．absurd B．smart C．charming D．wise12．Whatthehell’sthematterwithyou？There’sinyourproject！ A．serioussomethingwrong B．somethingseriouslywrong C．seriouslysomethingwrong D．seriouswrongsomething13．IfJimhasbeenmoreindependent，hisparents'divorcewouldnothavehimasdeeply。 A．affected B．impressed C．attracted D．inspired14．TheMid-AutumnFestivalisspecialholidayformostChinesewhenwholefamilywillgettogether. A．the;the B．a；the C．a;a D．the;a15．—Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou，—Me,too.Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight. A．But B．Since C．And D．For16．ThefirstsnowfellinDecemberinourprovincelastyear,wasuncommon。 A．it B．which C．that D．what17．Medicineshouldalwaysbekeptoutoftheofchildrenathome。 A．distance B．limit C．reach D．arrival18．—Goodmorning,sir。CanIhelpyou？—I’dlikeabarbecuetogetherwithanorangejuice。Howmuchdoyou？ A．pay B．afford C．offer D．charge19．-It’snice.Neverbeforesuchaspecialdrink!-I’mgladyoulikeit. A．haveIhad B．hadI C．Ihavehad D．Ihad20．Itisnothowmuchwedobuthowmuchloveweputintowhatwedobenefitsourworkmost. A．where B．that C．when D．who第二节完型填空(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21—40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。Weshouldshowrespecttoeverybody，especiallyoureldersbecausetheyareaheadofus—inage,inwisdomandmaturity,inexperienceandeducation．Our21havedonealotforus，directlyorindirectlyandmostofus22everythingtotheirkindnessandlove．Whenwe23themrespect,whetheritisbybowingtothem,or24themwithasmile，orofferingthemanyhelptheyneed，itisonewayof25ourownloveandgratitudetothem．26,eldershavealsobeenthroughalltheyearsyouare27andknowalittlemoreabouttheworldthanyoudo．Itis28thatyoudonotagreewiththebeliefofyourelders，butthisisnothingnew．Allyoungergenerationshavealways29withtheireldersanditisthesedifferencesthatbringchangesinhuman30．Howevermuchyoudisagreewiththem，givethemcreditfortheir31．Withchangingtimesand32influences,youngstersnolongerknowwhatisinterpretedasdisrespecttoelders．Youngstersshould33expresstheirviewsandiftherearearguments,theyshouldnot34theirvoices．Ifthereisnospaceonsofasorchairs,childrenwillimmediately35theirplaces,andsitonthecarpet．Inbusesandtrains，youngstersare36togiveuptheirplacestoolderpeople．Thisisnota37ofwhohasmorerights．Itissimplythatthosewhoareyoungerhavethestrengthtobear38_，ortolerateunpleasantness,soitisnaturaltoshowconsiderationtothosewhoareolderandperhapsata39disadvantage．Whenyoudosimplethingsasamarkofrespect，eldersbecome40thatyoungsterscareforthem,andtheyrespondwithaffectionandkindness．21．A．youngsters B．elders C．parents D．juniors22．A．devote B．owe C．pay D．contribute23．A．show B．explain C．exhibit D．point24．A．greeting B．receiving C．declaring D．showing25．A．expressing B．describing C．sending D．suggesting26．A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Though27．A．experiencingwith B．goingthrough C．sufferingfrom D．worryingout28．A．maybe B．likely C．possible D．probably29．A．quarreled B．dealt C．lived D．disagreed30．A．community B．organization C．society D．public31．A．experience B．reality C．emotion D．information32．A．cultural B．special C．environmental D．position33．A．quietly B．slightly C．silently D．coldly34．A．rise B．raise C．support D．force35．A．giveaway B．getridof C．giveup D．sendout36．A．expected B．forced C．needed D．reminded37．A．doubt B．question C．wonder D．challenge38．A．suffering B．upset C．trouble D．discomfort39．A．serious B．light C．heavy D．slight40．A．aware B．alive C．knowing D．sensible第二部分：阅读理解（共2节，满分50分）第一节（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.AWillNanfangUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinShenzhenannounceanewbeginningforChina’shighereducationreform?It’stooearlytoanswer.ButitspresenceischallengingtheMinistryofEducation。Evenwithouttheapprovaloftheministryitseemsthattheschoolisdeterminedtomoveforwardandenroll50students，so—calledchildprodigies（奇才）,tobeginclassesonMarchl,2011。Ongraduatingin2015,thesestudentswillreceiveadiplomaunauthorizedbytheMinistryofEducation—unlikethestudentsoftheiragefromthestate-rununiversities。TheschooliscommittedtomodelingitselfonHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology，butifthegovernmentwillnotapprovetheschool,thesituationcouldcausealotoftroubleforthose50studentsiftheywanttodograduatestudiesatotherhigherlearninginstitutions。Otherschoolscouldturntheirapplicationsdownfortheirunauthorizeddiplomas.Thedifficulties，however,havenotfrightenedstudentsandtheirparentsaway.OnDec。18，2010morethan1,000studentsandtheirparentsvisitedNanfangUniversityofScienceandTechnologyforinterviews.Privateinvestmentmarkstheschooloutfromotherhigherlearninginstitutionsinthenation.Notapennycomesfromthegovernment.Sothegovernmentwillhavenovoiceinhowtheschoolwillberun.TheMinistryofEducationhaspublishedacomprehensiveplanforeducationreformanddevelopmentbetween2011and2020.ThegoalistomakeChina’shighereducationinternationallycompetitive.Toaccomplishthisgoal，thegovernmentshouldhavethecouragetolettheeducatorswhohavebigideastrythemout。TheministryshouldhaveapplaudedtheindependencetheschoolinShenzhenhasshownandencouragedmoretodolikewise.EducationreforminChinahasreachedanewandcrucialstage.Nanfang41．Over1,000studentsandparentsvisitedtheschoolbecause. A．theybelievethattheschoolwillhaveabrightfuture B．theybelievethegovernmentissuretoapprovetheschool C．theschoolmodelsitselfonHongKong D．theywillneverdograduatestudiesatotherhigherlearninginstitutions42．Thetroublethestudentsintheschoolmayhaveisthat。 A．thegovernmentwillhavenovoiceintheschool B．theywon’treceiveanydiplomawhengraduatingfromtheschool C．otherschoolsareunlikelytoaccepttheirdiplomafromtheschool D．theywillnotlearnhowtobecompetitive43．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofNanfangUniversityofScienceandTechnology? A．Itisanotherkindofdiplomamill。 B．It’simpossiblefortheschooltobecompetitive. C．ItwillnevergettheapprovalfromtheMinistryofEducation. D．Itsindependencefromthegovernmentmaybenefittheeducationreform。44．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？ A．UniversityofNewStyle.B． C．ModelingHongKongBItwasahotsummerday。MydadandIweregettingreadytogooutforarideontheboatwithmyfriendKatieandthedogwhenthephonecallcame,thecallthatmadethatbright,beautifuldayacold，dark，gloomyone。Ihadjustputonmysuit,shorts，andtanktop,andpackedmybagwithsunscreenandeverythingelseIwouldneedfortheday。Iranintomyparents’roomtofindDad。WhenIsawhimonthephone，hewascrying.I’dneverseenmydadcrybefore。Myheartsank。Whatpossiblycouldhavehappened?”Max,I’msosorry，”Iheardhimsay。That’swhenithitme。IknewthatSuziehaddied.Maxhasbeenmydad’sbestfriendforyears.Suzie，hisdaughter,hadararediseasethatmainlyaffectedherbody。HerbrainwasOK。Sheknewwhatwasgoingon;sheknewthatshehadproblemsandwasdifferentfromotherkids.Onceshetoldherdadthatshewishedshecoulddieandbeborninadifferentbody。Yetalthoughshecouldn'tliveanormallife,shewasstillhappy。WhenSuzieandIwerelittle,wespentquiteabitoftimetogether。Aswegrewup，wegrewapart。ShelivedinNewYork,andIlivedintheMidwest.WhenSuziewastenshehadtoliveinahospitalinVirginia.Abouteightmonthsbeforeshedied,Maxgaveushernumberatthehospitalandwetalkedatleasttwiceaweekuntiltheend.Suziewasalwayssoexcitedtotalktousandwantedtoknoweverydetailaboutmylife.ShewantedtoknoweverythingIdidandeverythingIate。Inaway,shelivedthroughme。

Afterwefoundoutaboutherdeath,wemadeourplanstogotoNewYorkforthefuneral。Whenshewasalive,IsentheraBeanieBabyandshesentonebacktome.Ihadboughtheranotheronebutneverhadthechancetosendittoher,soItookittoputinhercasket(棺材）。HerfuneralwasverydifferentfromanyfuneralI’deverbeento.Aftertheyloweredhercasket,eachoneofusputashovelfulofdirtoverher。Iremembercryingsohard,Ifeltweak.Mycheeksburnedfromthetears.MywholebodywasshakingasIpickeduptheshovel，butI’mgladIdidit。WhenSuzieandIfirststartedcallingoneanother，Ithoughtitwouldbemoreofaburdenonme,butIwascompletelywrong.Ilearnedsomuchfromher.ShegavememorethanIcouldevergivetoher。Iwillneverforgetherorthetalkswehad。InowknowthatImustnevertakeanythingforgrantedespeciallymyhealthandthegiftoflife。45．Theauthor'sfamilycancelledtheirridebecause______。 A．Katiecouldn'tjointhemfortheride B．theweatherwastooterribleforaride C．theycouldn’tfindtheirdog D．Max'sdaughterpassedaway46．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Inawav，shelivedthroughme.”mean? A．Suziegottoknowwhatlifeoutsidehospitalwaslikebysharingmyexperience. B．Suziewasfinanciallydependentofme. C．Suziemanagedtopullthroughherillnesswiththehelpofmyfamily。 D．Suziewastooweaktoliveherownlife.47．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext? A．Suziewastheonlypersonhelpingtheauthorwithdifficulties。 B．TheauthorfearedthatshemightalsogetthesamediseaseasSuzie. C．TheauthorbenefitedalotfromtalkingonthephonewithSuzie。 D．Theauthordidn’tunderstandSuziewashertruefrienduntilSuzie’sdeath.48．WhatisthemostimportantlessontheauthorlearnedfromSuzie'sdeath? A．Neverletgoofafriendevenifyouareapart. B．Bethankfulforwhatwehaveinourlife。 C．Talkingwithafriendcancureyourillness。 D．Wecanlearnmorefromourfriendsthantheydofromus。CMuseumoftheMovingImage(MMI)（MondayClosed）AsthebestmuseuminNewYorkCityandwithabalanceofhands—on（实际操作的）activitiesandinformation，it'stherarebirdthatcanentertainandeducatepeopleofdifferentages.It’saperfectdestinationforafamilytripofacouplehours.Pros—Excellentmoviescreenings。Easysubwayaccess。Cons—DifficulttoreachbyCar。NewYorkHallofScience(NYHS)(MondayClosed）BeingNewYorkCity'sonlyhandsonscienceandtechnologycenter，itisaninteractivesciencemuseumfocusingonitsaudienceofchildren。Ithasthemosthands-onexhibitsinanNYCmuseum,andit'safundestinationforages5andup。OlderfolksmighttakegreatinterestintheNASArocketsoutsidethemuseum，butdon'tbotherunlessyou'vekidstokeepyoucompany.Pros—Coolinteractivescienceexhibits，therockets.Cons—Hardtoreachbypublictransportation。QueensCountyFarmMuseum(QCFM)(Year—round7daysaweek）ItisanactualfarminNewYorkCityandhometoanimalsyourkidscanfeedandayardfullofaclimbingplantwhosefruitcanbemadeintowine.Goodchancetomeetsheep,goats，pigs,chickensandcows!Theanimalsaremostlyreadilyaccessibletovisitors.Andthemuseumsellsfeedforyounghandswillingtogetlickedbysheepandgoats.Pros—Outdoorfun。Cons-Expensivefestivals,longbusride,nosubway.QueensMuseumofArt（QMA）(MondayandTuesdayClosed）Openedin1972toserveasaculturalcenterinNewYorkCity,itexhibitsartbylocalandinternationalartists.ItsbestexhibitsareonthetwoWorld’sFairs.andofcourse,thePanoramaofNewYorkCity,agiant，highlydetaileddiorama（透景画)ofallfiveNewYorkCityboroughs.行政区)Pros—ThePanorama，Greatgiftshop。Easysubwayaccess。Cons—Notmuchforkids。49．Theleastlikelychoicefor5-year-oldJacktomakeamongthemuseumsis______. A．TMMI B．TNYHS C．QMA D．QCFM50Accordingtothetext，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue? A．AllthemuseumsmentionedabovelieinNewYorkCity. B．NoothermuseuminNewYorkCityisbetterthanMMI。 C．Luckyvisitorscanseegrapesinoneofthemuseums. D．NYHShasthemosthands—onactivitiesinAmerica。51．Wecanknowfromthetextthat______。 A．visitorscanpayavisittoallthemuseumsbysubway B．peoplecanvisitonlyoneoftheanyday C．thereisoftenararebirdflyingintheskyaboveMMI D．thePanoramais,asamatteroffact，agreatgiftshop52．Inwhichmuseumcanyouenjoyoutdoorfun？ A．MMI. B．NYHS。 C．QCFM。 D．QMA.DInthelastyearsoftheWarringStatesperiod，theStateofQinattackedtheStateofWeionalargescalerepeatedlyandoccupiedlargeareasofland，fortheStateofWeiwastooweaktodefenditself。In273B。C.，theQinarmylaunchedamoreseriousattackupontheStateofWeithanever.ThekingoftheStateofWeigatheredhisofficials,andaskedwithaworriedlookifanyonecouldproposeawaytodefeattheQinarmy。Afteryearsofchaoscausedbythewars,theofficialstrembledwhenfightingwasmentioned,andnoonedaredtospeakofresistance。Atthecriticalmomentwhenalargeenemyforcewasbearingdownupontheborder，mostoftheofficialspersuadedthekingtouseforpeace，atthecostofgivingawaytotheStateofQinthelargeareaoflandnorthoftheHuangheRiverandsouthoftheTaihangMountain。HoweverSuDai,acounselor，didnotagree.Hehurrieduptothekingandsaid:”YourMajesty，theydon’tthinkabouttheinterestsofthecountryatall。Itisjustbecausetheyareafraidofdeaththattheyaskyoutosueforpeacebybetrayingthecountry.Headded.”Oncetherewasamanwhosehousewasonfire。Peopletoldhimtoputoutthefirewithwater,buthewouldnotlisten.Instead，hecarriedafaggottoputoutthefire，onlytomakethefirefiercer.Isn'titsimilartocarryingfaggotstoputoutafireifyouagreetosueforpeaceatthecostofthelandoftheStateofWei？”ThoughSueDai’sargumentwasveryconvincing,thekingacceptedthesuggestionofthoseofficialsandgaveawaytotheStateofQinalargeareaofthelandoftheStateofWei。Asmightbeexpected,theQinarmyattackedtheStateofWeiin225B.C.Again,surroundingthecapitalcityDaliangandfloodingitbydiggingopenthedykes（堤防)oftheHuangheRiver。TheStateofWeiwasfinallydestroyed.53．WhenaskedhowtodefeattheQinarmy，mostofficials。 A．werescaredandatalosswhattodo B．wereworriedandaskedSuDaifiradvice C．decidedtoaskaforcetobeardownupontheborder D．trembledanddecidedtogiveupfightingback54．Theunderlinedphrase”suefor"inParagraph2probablymeans。 A．hopeforB．begfor C．searchforD．sendfor55．SuDaiusedtheexampleof”carryingfaggotstoputoutafire"toshow。 A．theambitionoftheStateofQin B．theriskoffightingback C．theseriousresultsofgivingin D．theterribleresultsofdefense56．Thestoryismainlydevelopedby。 A．timeB．logic C．space D．causeandeffectE Tuvalu,northofFiji,isatinycountryinthePacificOcean。StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu’sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetresabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry’sdrinkingwatersupply,aswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetable。Itfearsitwillbeswallowedupbythesea。Withouturgenthelp,thecountry’sdaysarenumbered。ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintothesea。Venice，ahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanals,hassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years。Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20—50cmby2050。Acenturyago,St。Mark'sSquare，thelowestpointinthecity，floodedaboutninetimeayear。Nowdaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstands,Tuvalu'srisingsealeveliscausedbyglobalwarming。Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0。5centigradedegreeoverthepastcentury;scientistsexpectittorisebyanextra1-3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciers（冰川）melt，addingmorewatertotheocean。Thewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpand,soittakeupmorespace,causingthesealeveltorise。Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100years.Peoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmosphere，suchasCO2，throughburningcoal，oilandgas.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffect，makingtheplanetevenwarmer。Manyscientistsbelievethat，ifthewarmingisnotstopped，therewillbehugeclimatechanges。Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemetrethiscentury.Shouldthiscometrue，millionsofhomeswouldbeswallowedupbytheseaandtheworldwillbefloodedwith”climaterefugees"lookingforsomewhereelsetolive。57．WecaninferfromParagraph2that。 A．Tuvaluisindangerofbeingswallowedupbythesea B．allTuvaluislandsareaboutfivemetersabovethesealevel C．drinkingwaterinTuvaluhasbeendestroyed D．Tuvaluisoftenfloodedbystormsandwaves58．TheauthorusesTuvaluandVeniceasexamplesinordertoexplain。 A．itisfirstplacessinkingintothesea B．itissinkingintothemudwheretheystand C．itwilldisappearinthefuture D．itstroubleiscausedbyglobalwarming59．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"refugees”（inthelastparagraph)mean? A．Peopleforcedawayfromtheirhomeland B．Suddenchangescausedbyworldclimate C．Animalscloselyconnectedwithweather D．Badeffectofclimatechanges60．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext？ A．Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution B．Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1—3℃overthepastcentury. C．Thewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorise D．Therewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstopped第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项,并将答案写在答题纸相应位置。选项中有一项是多余选项。Thepeoplebelowarealllookingforacollegecourse。Afterthedescriptionofthesepeople,thereisinformationaboutsixcollegesandthecoursesA--F.Decidewhichcollegewouldbethemostsuitableforeachpersonmentionedinquestions61—65andthenmarkthecorrectletter(A—F）onyouranswersheet.Thereisoneextraparagraphaboutonecollegeandthecoursewhichyoudonotneedtouse.______61。Annais18andshewantstodocomputerstudiessothatshecanworkinanoffice.ShewouldliketostudyinLondonbutisworriedaboutfindingaccommodation（住处).______62.Peteris19andwantstobeasportsteacher.Heisverygoodatsport，especiallyrunning.HewantstogotoacollegeoutsideLondon。______63.Mariausedtoteachinasecondaryschoolbutnowwantstoteachatprimarylevel.Shewantstodoapart-timecourseinLondon。______64.Stephenworksinthecomputerindustryandwantstogobacktocollegeforayeartodoadiploma（文凭）inadvancedcomputerstudies。HelivesinLondonandwantstostudythere.______65.AliwantstodocomputerstudiesinLondon。Hewouldliketodoafull-timecoursewhichincludessometimeworkinginindustry.Inhissparetimeheplaysfootball. COURSESTOCHOOSEFROM A．HillmanCollegeisaLondoncollegewithup—to-datefacilities。Weofferbothprimaryandsecondaryfull-timeteachertrai