江苏省南通市小海中学2012届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省南通市小海中学2012届高三上学期期中考试英语试题第页南通市小海中学2011-2012学年第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试卷考试总分：120考试时间：120分钟。命题人汤丽玉审核人樊晓莉2011.11本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷(选择题三部分共85分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Tomwillcomewithhismother.B.Tomisvisitinghismother.C.Tomwillbeunabletocome.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inahotel.B.Inalibrary.C.Inalaboratory.3.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Hewantsthewomantofixhiswatch.B.Hewillcallherwhenthewatchisfixed.C.Hewantshertofixthewatchwithinoneweek.4.Whopaintedthehouse?A.Henry. B.Henry’sfriend. C.Someoneelse.5.Howmuchmoneydotheyhavebetweenthem?A.$46. B.$86. C.$56.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出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至第8题。6.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Inthelibrary.B.Inadepartmentstore. C.Inthestreet.7.Whoarethetwospeakers?A.Awomanandhishusband.B.Awomanandapasser-by.C.Awomanandherfriend.8.Wherewillthewomanchangebuses?A.Atthezoo.B.Atthetrafficlights. C.AttheendoftheNo.9bus.听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。9.WhyisthemangoingtotheStates?A.Tovisitplacesofinterest.B.Tovisithisfriends.C.Toattendaconference.10.Whatisthemanprobably?A.which B.that C.one D.ofthem33.Youcan’tcampyoulikethesedays.Manynaturalareasarenowunderprotection.A.whichever B.wherever C.what D.when34.Greatlymovedbyherdeeds,.A.Icouldholdbackmytears B.tearswentdownmyfaceC.Icouldhardlyholdbackmytears D.tearswouldhardlybeheldback35.—Ourflightisboardingnow.We’llhavetopart.—Don’tfeelblue.______.A.Allthatglittersisnotgold B.AllroadsleadtoRomeC.Allgoodthingscometoanend D.Astilltonguemakesawisehead第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。Ialwayslongforromanticmoments,likealittlegirllongingforcandies．However,myhusbandismycomplete36.Hisinabilitytobringromanticmomentsintoourlifehasmademegettiredofour37.Oneday,IfinallytoldhimthatIwantedadivorce. “Why?”heasked,38.“Iamtired;thereareno39foreverythingintheworld!”Ianswered.Hekept40,seemingtobeindeepthought,withalightedcigaretteinhishands.Finallyheasked,“WhatcanIdotochangeyour41?”LookingdeepintohiseyesIslowlyanswered,“Let’ssay,Iwantafloweronamountaincliffandpickingtheflowerwillcauseyour42.Willyoudoitforme?”Heanswered,“Iwillgiveyoumyanswertomorrow.”I43thenextmorning,findingapieceofpaperonthediningtable,whichread:“Mydear,Iwouldnotpickthatflowerforyou,butpleaseallowmeto44.”Myfeelingofdisappointmentonly45,butIcontinuedreading:“Youalwaysleavethe46keysbehind,soIhavetosavemylegsto47hometoopenthedoorforyou.YoualwaysliketostayindoorsandI48thatyouwillfeeltoolonely,soIhavetosavemymouthtotellyoujokesandstories.Youalwaysstare49thecomputerandthatwilldonothing50foryoureyes,soIhavetosavemyeyessothatwhenwegrow51,Icanhelptoclipyournails.Thus,mydear,52IamsurethatthereissomeonewholovesyoumorethanIdo,Icouldnotpickthatfloweryet,anddie.”Mytearsfellonthe53andIcontinuedreading:“Nowthatyouhavefinishedreadingmyanswer,ifyouare54,pleaseopenthefrontdoorforIamstandingoutside55yourfavoritebreadandfreshmilk.”Love,notwords,winsarguments.36.A.supporter B.opposite C.follower D.advocate37.A.marriage B.connection C.career D.future38.A.annoyed B.shocked C.frightened D.amused39.A.results B.signs C.causes D.reasons40.A.easy B.normal C.silent D.calm41.A.habit B.feeling C.attitude D.mind42.A.death B.injury C.happiness D.trouble43.A.hurriedup B.lookedup C.wokeup D.wentup44.A.love B.explain C.stay D.change45.A.arose B.disappeared C.reduced D.increased46.A.car B.office C.bicycle D.house47.A.leave B.walk C.rush D.get48.A.worry B.think C.believe D.remind49.A.at B.to C.on D.in50.A.bad B.good C.terrible D.important51.A.weak B.ill C.old D.close52.A.unless B.if C.since D.because53.A.photos B.flowers C.floor D.letter54.A.hungry B.thirsty C.satisfied D.regretted55.A.buying B.bringing C.heating D.catching第三部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。AThisisanopenlettertothethreepeoplewhostolemyhandbagfromthedepartmentstoreIamemployedasashopassistant.Whenyoutookmybag,Idon’tknowwhatyouthoughtyouweregoingtoget.Withmywages,there'snotmuchleftonaTuesday.Ihopethe￡5wasusefultoyou.Ihaveinformedthesocialsecurityofficesoyouwon’tbeabletocashthechildbenefitnextweek.Ihopethatwon'tleaveyoutooshort.Butifyoureallyneedacoupleofpounds,Isupposeyoucouldalwayscashoneofthetwochecksleftinmycheckbook.Ofcourse,Iphonedthebankrightawayandthecheck-casingcardisnolongervalid,soitwon’tbemuchusetoyou.ActuallyIdon’tmindaboutthemoneytoomuch.Wesingleparentswhoworktosupportourfamiliesunderstandonlytoowellwhatitmeanstobeshortofcash.However,Idon’tsupposeitwentveryfaramongthethreeofyou.Sorryaboutthat!Iwishyouhadleftthebagbehindandjusttakenthewalletandcheckbook.Therewereallkindsofpapersinit,andnotesandthingsthatIreallyneed.Ireallythinkthatwasveryinconsiderateofyou.Imean,howwouldyoulikesomethinglikethattohappentoyou?Well,perhapsthebagwillturnup.Itwasn’tevenanexpensiveone,justaplain,oldbrownleathershoulderbag.Youprobablydumpeditinthenearestrubbishbinorthrewitintothebushes.We'velookedaround,ofcourse,butnoonesawwhichwayyouwentafteryoulefttheshop.I'mnotreallyangrywithyou.Iknowhowthepressuresofmodernlivingcanaffectus,butIamsadatthelossofmypersonalthings.Ifeelviolatedandhelpless.Thepolicewereveryicy,andtheyjustshruggedtheirshoulders.“Ithappensallthetime,”theytoldme.Somesmallcomfort,Isuppose.ButI’velostjustalittlemorefaithinhumannature．AndasmyyoungsonsaidwhenItoldhimwhathadhappened,“Why?Mummy,whyus?”Icouldn'tanswerthatquestion.Iwonderifyoucan.56.InwritingParagraph2,thewriterwantsto. A.describethecontentsofthebagindetail. B.givesomesuggestionstothethreethieves C.statethefactthatshewascarelesswiththemoney D.tellthethieveshardlyanymoneywasavailable57.Whichofthefollowingisthemostvaluabletothewriter? A.Thecashinherbag. B.Thehandbagitself. C.Thepapersandnotesinthebag. D.Thecheckbooksinthebag.58.Whatcanweconcludeaboutthepolice? A.Theythinkthecasequitecommon. B.Theyshowsympathyforthewoman. C.Theyhavedoubtsabouthumannature. D.Theyareunabletofindthethieves.59.Whydoestheauthorwritetheletter? A.Togivethethievesaseriouswarning. B.Toexpressheraffectionforhervaluablebag. C.Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheirbelongings. D.Tocomplainaboutthefallofmorality.BAlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgood,mostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudenttheyalwayssay,“MyspokenEnglishispoor.”However,theirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremain“poor”!IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish. First,theyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.However,youcanspeakwithalimitedvocabulary,ifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow. Second,theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.However,inspeakingyouraimisfluency.Youwanttogetyourmessageacross,totalktosomeoneinEnglish,asquicklyandaswellasyoucan,eventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortense,butitdoesn’tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowances（留出余地，体谅）foranymistakeshehears. Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!Allthathearingwasnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking. Fourth,mostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.Ifyouhavethisproactiveoutlook,thenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo. IfyoudonotuseyourEnglishbeyondtheclassroomyouwillforgetwhatEnglishyouknow.Remember:USEITORLOSEIT!YoucanlearnhowtospeakEnglishbetterbyspeakingEnglishmore.60.Whatismostprobablythewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toimproveyourreading. B.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish.C.Toimproveyourlistening. D.Toimproveyourvocabulary.61.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Justspeak!B.don’tbenervous,don’tbeshy.Justwrite!C.don’tbefluency.JustbeaccuracyD.don’tbeshy,don’tbefluency.Justlistenandwrite!62.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma.A.teacher’sdiary B.reportonstudyC.sportsnewspaper D.moviemagazineCToerrishuman．Toblametheotherguyisevenmorehuman．Commonsenseisnotallthatcommon．Whytellthetruthwhenyoucancomeupwithagoodexcuse?Thesethreepopularmisquotes（戏谑的引语）aremeanttobejokes,andyettheytellusalotabouthumannature．Toerr,ortomakemistakes,isindeedapartofbeinghuman,butitseemsthatmostpeopledon’twanttoaccepttheresponsibilityfortheproblem．Perhapsitisthenaturalthingtodo．Theoriginalquoteabouthumannaturewentlikethis,“Toerrishuman,toforgive,divine（神圣的）．”Thissayingmirrorsanideal:peopleshouldbeforgivingofothers’mistakes．Instead,wetendtodotheoppositefindsomeoneelsetopasstheblameonto．However,takingresponsibilityforsomethingthatwentwrongisamakingofgreatmaturity．Commonsenseiswhatwecallclearthought．Havingcommonsensemeanshavingagoodgeneralplanthatwillmakethingsworkwell,anditalsomeansstayingwiththeplan．Commonsensetellsyouthatyoutakeanumbrellaoutintoarainstorm,butyouleavetheumbrellahomewhenyouhearaweatherforecastforsunshine．Commonsensedoesnotseemtobecommonforlargeorganizations,becausetherearesomanythingsgoingonthatonepersoncannotbeinchargeofeverything．Peoplesaythatinalargecompany,“therighthanddoesnotknowwhatthelefthandisdoing．”Andwhatiswrongwithasocietythatthinksthatmakingupagoodexcuseislikecreatingaworkofart?Oneofthecommonproblemswithmakingexcusesisthatpeople,especiallyyoungpeople,gettheideathatit’sokaynottobetotallyhonestallthetime．Thereisacorollary（直接推论）tothat:ifgoodexcuseis“good”evenifitisn’thonest,thenwhereistheplaceofthetruth?63．Accordingtotheauthor,whatisasignofaman’smaturity?A．Doingthingsinhisownway.B．Bearingresponsibilityforhismistakes.C．Makingasfewmistakesaspossible．D．Thinkingseriouslyabouthiswrongdoing.64．WhichofthefollowingisNOTbasedoncommonsense?A．Amantriestotakechargeofeverythinginalargecompany.B．Astudentgoesoutwithanumbrellainstormyweather.C．Acompany’snextmovefollowsagoodplan.D．Alawyeractsonfinejudgments.65．Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutagoodexcuse?A．Makingagoodexcuseissometimesabetterpolicy.B．Inventingagoodexcuseneedscreativeideas.C．Agoodexcuseisasrewardingashonesty.D．Bittertruthisbetterthanagoodexcuse.66．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforhispassage?A.AMirrorofHumanNature B.ToBlameortoForgiveC.AMarkofMaturity D.TruthorExcuseDAfewdaysagoIaskedmysons’governess（女家庭教师）Juliatocomeintomystudy.“Beseated,Julia,”Isaid,“Let’ssettleouraccounts.Iguessyoumostlikelyneedsomemoney,butmaybeyou’retoopolitetomentionit.Nowthen,weagreedonthirtydollarsamonth...”“Forty.”“No,thirty.Imadeanoteofit.Ialwayspayourgovernessthirty.Well,um,you’vebeenheretwomonths,so...”“Twomonthsandfivedays.”“Exactlytwomonths.Imadeaspecialnoteofit.Thatmeansyouhavesixtydollarscomingtoyou.TakeoffnineSundays...youknowyoudidn’tworkwithTomonSundays,youonlytookwalks.Andthreeholidays...”Juliawasbitingherfingernailnervously,herfacered,but-notaword.“Threeholidays,thereforetakeofftwelvedollars.FourdaysTomwassickandtherewerenolessons,asyouwereoccupiedonlywithDick.Threedaysyouhadatoothacheandmywifegaveyoupermissionnottoworkafterlunch.Twelveandseven–nineteen.Takenineteenoff...thatleaves…hmm…forty-onedollars.Correct？”Julia’slefteyereddenedwithtearswellingup.Herchintrembled;shecoughednervouslyandblewhernose,but-stillnotaword.“AroundNewYear’sDayyoubrokeateacupandasaucer;takeofftwodollars.Thecupcostmore,itwasatreasureofthefamily,but-forgetit.Whendidn’tItakealoss!Then,duetoyourneglect(疏忽),Tomclimbedatreeandtorehisjacket;takeawayten.AlsoduetoyourcarelessnessthemaidstoleDick’sshoes.Yououghttowatcheverything!Yougetpaidforit.So,thatmeansfivemoredollarsoff.ThetenthofJanuaryIgavetendollars.”“Youdidn’t.”sobbedJulia.“ButImadeanoteofit.”“Well...ifyousayso.”“Taketwentysevenfromfortyone-thatleavesfourteen.”Bothhereyeswerefilledwithtears.Beadsofsweatstoodonthethinprettylittlenose.Poorgirl!“OnlyoncewasIgivenanymoney,”shewhispered,hervoicetrembling,“andthatwasbyyourwife.Threedollars,nothingmore.”“Really?Youseenow,andIdidn’tknowthat!Takethreefromfourteen..leaveseleven.Here’syourmoney,mydear.Three,three,three,oneandone.Hereitis!”Ihandedherelevendollars.Shetookthemandpocketedthem.“Merci（法语:谢谢）,”shewhispered.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedpacingtheroom.Iwasovercomewithanger.“Forwhat,this-‘merci’?”Iasked.“Forthemoney.”“ButyouknowI’vecheatedyou-robbedyou!Ihaveactuallystolenfromyou!Whythis‘merci’？”“Inmyotherplacestheydidn’tgivemeanythingatall.”“Theydidn’tgiveyouanything?Nowonder!Iplayedalittlejokeonyou,acruellesson,justtoteachyou...Imgoingtogiveyoualltheeightydollars!Heretheyareintheenvelopeallreadyforyou...Isitreallypossibletobesospineless(懦弱)?Whydidn’tyouprotest?Whywereyousilent?Isitpossibleinthisworldtobewithoutteethandclaws（爪）—tobesuchafool?”Embarrassed,shesmiled.AndIcouldreadherexpression,“Itispossible.”Iaskedherpardonforthecruellessonand,tohergreatsurprise,gavehertheeightydollars.Shemurmuredherlittle“merci”severaltimesandwentout.Ilookedafterherandthought,“Howeasyitistocrushtheweakinthisworld!”67.WhatshockedthewriterwasJulia’s________.A.nervousnessinfrontofherboss B.acceptanceofinjusticeC.shynesswhentalkingaboutmoney D.reluctance(不情愿)toexpressherself68.Thewritersaid,“Isitpossibleinthisworldtobewithoutteethandclaws?”Hewasactuallytellingthegoverness________.A.tobemoreaggressive B.tobemorecarefulinherworkC.toprotectherright D.toliveindependently69.Attheendofthestory,thewritersaid,“Howeasyitistocrushtheweakinthisworld!”toshow________.A.hisunderstandingofJulia’sanxiety B.hisworryaboutJulia’sfuture

C.hisconcernonthelivingconditionofworking-classpeopleD.hissympathyforthementalstateofthoseexploited（被剥削的）70.Fromthestory,wecantellthatJulia’semployerwas________.A.greedybuthonest B.ill-temperedbutwarm-heartedC.strictbutforgiving D.noneoftheabove第二卷（非选择题，共35分）第四部分任务型阅读（共l0小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Asthma(哮喘)isalong-lastingbreathingdiseasethataffectsmillionsofAmericans,manyofwhomarechildren.Peoplewhogetasthmawillsufferfromlackofbreath,difficultyinbreathingorcoughingwhicharecausedbythetighteningofthemusclesinairways.Untreatedasthmacanleadtopoorlungfunctionanddeath,butasthmacanalsobeeffectivelycontrolledwithpropertreatments.Researchisdiscoveringgenesthatcontributetothedevelopmentofasthma.Thisdevelopmenthaspointedresearcherstotheroleofindoorandoutdoorpollutionasenvironmentalfactorsthatcontributetotheincreasedoccurrenceofasthma.TheIndoorPollutionIndoorpollutionhasincreasedwiththedevelopmentsinbuildingmaterialsandinheatingandairconditioningsystems.Inadditiontopoisonousgasesthatcomefrompaint,othermaterialslikedustandperfumesusedinhouseholdproductssuchaswashingpowderarerecycledcontinuouslythroughthehouse,winterandsummer.Unlikethedaysbeforecentralheatingorbeforewhole-houseairconditioning,thesematerialsandchemicalscannotgetoutofmodernhomes.Mostoften,theycausebreathingproblemsinthemembersofthefamilywiththeleast-developedautoimmune(自身免疫的)systems.Properventing（通风）anduseofenvironmentally-friendlybuildingmaterialsandcarpetingcanhelpreducethepresenceofthesechemicals.TheOutdoorpollutionResearchershavealsoestablishedoutdoorpollution’sroleasaprobablecauseofasthma.Asthmahasbeenproventoresultfromsomefuelproducts.Smogandthesmallmatterscarriedbyithavebeenrecognizedasafactorwhichleadstoasthmasincethe19thcenturywhenLondonsawmoreandmorediseasesintheindustrialpopulation.Industrialpollutantsandotherchemicalswhichareproducedinwatertreatmentandopentreatedwaterlikethatfoundintheswimmingpoolsalsocontributetoincreasedcasesofasthmaaswellasotherillnesses.Thosemostaffectedbytheincreaseofindustrialandenvironmentalpollutionarechildren.AlthoughmuchhasbeendonetocontrolthelevelsofpollutionintheUS,therestillremainsmuchtodoasitisaworldwidephenomenon.Untilaninternationaleffortcanbemadetolimitcarbonemissions,theoccurrenceofenvironmentalasthmawillprobablycontinuetoincrease.The__71__betweenasthmaandairpollutionThe__72__ofasthma●lackofbreath●difficultyinbreathing●coughingThepossible__73__ofuntreatedasthma●poorlungfunction●death__74__contributingtotheincreasedasthmaIndoorpollution●Itis__75__bybuildingmaterialsandheatingandairconditioningsystems.●__76__somepoisonousgases,dustandperfumesworsenpollution.●Somematerialandchemicals__77__inmodernhomes.Outdoorpollution●Smogandthesmallmatterscarriedbyitcauseasthma,whichisprovenbya(n)__78__numberoflungdiseasesintheindustrialpopulation.●Industrialpollutantsandotherchemicalsinwaterare__79__tope