莆田二中2012届高三上学期期中考英语试卷.doc

莆田二中2012届高三上学期期中考英语试卷命题人：高三英语备课组 审核人：薛玉森第I卷（三个部分共115分）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）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. What is the weather probably like now?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Fine.2. Where does this conversation take place?A. On the road. B. At a restaurant. C. At a gas station.3. At what time is the woman supposed to get to the mans house? A. 5:30 p.m. B. 6:00 p.m. C. 6:30 p.m.4. What did Mr. Smith ask the man to do?A. Help the woman. B. Work together with him. C. Type some letters.5. What are the speakers talking about? A. How to use a typewriter. B. How to use a tape recorder. C. How to use a camera.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，各个小题将给出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7题。6. What does the man think of training children to learn a musical instrument?A. It can give them enjoyment. B. It makes them too tired.C. It can help them develop their brain.7. What musical instrument can the womans daughter play? A. The piano. B. The guitar. C. The violin.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. How much will it cost the man to get to his destination without any traffic?A. Only five pounds. B. About nine pounds. C. More than ten pounds.9. Where will the man wait for the woman? A. At the bus stop. B. On the sidewalk. C. At 50 Gladstone Street.听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10. Why is the man nervous about talking French? A. It might affect his grade point average.B. He has no one to practise with.C. His time is limited during the term.11. What does Barbara promise to do?A. Talk to the man in French. B. Introduce a French-speaking friend to the man.C. Call the man every day.12. What do we know about Barbara? A. She learned both Spanish and French before.B. She doesnt think Spanish is important for her career.C. She didnt do well in French. 听9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man want to know about his order?A. The terms of payment. B. The shipment condition. C. The delivery date.14. When was the contract signed?A. On January 20th. B. On February 20th. C. On February 25th.15. Who has signed the contract on the mans behalf?A. Grant Morrison. B. Mr. Smith. C. Myra Adams.16. Why has the delivery been delayed? A. The woman hasnt informed her transportation section.B. There were some transportation problems.C. The man hasnt paid for his order yet.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the second reason for the growing number of private cars in China?A. Bank loans. B. Better financial situation. C. The desire for more comfortable means of traveling.18. What are the main problems caused by the use of private cars in China?A. Traffic jams and air pollution. B. Traffic jams and population explosion.C. Traffic jams and energy consumption.19. Who will deal with the problems?A. Local governments. B. Individual car users. C. Car manufacturers.20. What is the speakers attitude? A. Family cars are convenient in everyday life.B. Measures should be taken to restrain the use of private cars.C. Banks should stop giving loans to car buyers.第二部分：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，共15分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. He promised to buy me a nice gift for my birthday, beyond my imagination.A. it B. that C. something D. the one22. Have you heard of Jinjiang City?Sure. It has been honoured with the title “China Shoes Capital” and it continues to top Fujian Province economic growth.A. in favour of B. in terms of C. in honor of D. in spite of23. They were all standing on the playground, white suit.A. all wearing B. all wore C. all were wearing D. all of whom wearing24. Bill Gate, money isnt a problem, still lives a very simple life now.A. which B. for whose C. for whom D. with whose25. Shall we finish the project two days ahead?Im afraid we , in case the heavy storm comes suddenly.A. may B. will C. can D. must26. We ll need to apply all our to this job, for it is very important to us all.A. power B. energy C. force D. strength27. some of the beer here perhaps you will enjoy it.A. Try B. Trying C. To try D. Have tried28. Some research workers completely all those facts as though they never existed.A. refuse B. miss C. leave D. ignore29. So clearly English that he can always make himself understood.A. he speaks B. he spoke C. did he speak D. does he speak 30. She was a person and wouldnt let anyone or anything stop her.A. reliable B. determined C. stubborn D. concerned31. What will we do when all the oil in the world has ?A. run out of B. been given out C. been used up D. given off32. How long in America?Two years. I came back last month.A. have you studied B. do you studyC. would you study D. did you study33. Im going to the post office. youre there, can you buy me some stamps?A. Because B. While C. As D. If34. There is a possibility that these hens could be frightened and lay fewer eggs a sudden loud noise.A. should there be B. there was C. would there be D. there having been35. Here is a ticket for you, Sir. I wasnt speeding.A. whats the matter? B. Im sorry.C. Thank you. D. My pleasure.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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。People do not analyze every problem they meetSometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 36 problemThey often accept the opinions or ideas of other peopleOther times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error 37 , when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzingThere are six 38 in analyzing a problemFirst the person must recognize that there is a problemFor example, Sams bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually doesSam must 39 that there is a problem with his bicycleNext the person must 40 the problemBefore Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not workFor example, he must 41 the parts that are wrongNow the person must look for 42 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 43 solutionsFor example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes 44 , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, 45 his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefullyAfter 46 the problem, the person should have 47 suggestions for a possible solutionTake Sam as an example 48 , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old onesIn the end, one 49 seems to be the solution to the problemSometimes the 50 idea comes quite 51 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 52 waySam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum（口香糖）stuck to a brakeHe 53 hits on the solution to his problem: he must 54 the brake Finally the solution is 55 Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectlyIn short, he has solved the problem36A usualB seriousCsimilarDcommon37A InsteadBBesidesCOtherwiseDHowever38AconditionsB waysCstagesDorders39AproveB explainCshowDsee40AfindB judgeCdescribeDface41AdetermineB checkCcorrectDrecover42AskillsB answersCexplanationDinformation43AexactB possibleCrealDspecial44AOnce in a whileB In other wordsCFirst of allDAt this time45Atalk toB look forCagree withDdepend on46Asettling downB discussingCcomparing withDstudying47AenoughB extraCseveral Dcountless48AagainB secondlyCalsoDalone49AconclusionB suggestionCdecisionDdiscovery50AclearB nextCfinalDnew51AlateB unexpectedlyCclearlyDoften52AdifferentB simpleCquickDsudden53AeasilyB fortunatelyCclearlyDimmediately54AseparateB cleanCloosenDremove55AcompletedB recordedCtestedDaccepted第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。AEveryone knows about straight-A studentsWe see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge（报复）of the NerdsThey get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a bookThey are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doing sportsHow, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres?Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High SchoolShe also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics societyFor two years she has maintained As in every subjectMelendres, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in AlbuquerqueHe played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television stationBeing a speech giver at the graduation ceremony, he achieved straight As in his regular classes, plus bonus points for As in two college-level coursesHow do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it? Brains arent the only answer“Top grades dont always go to the brightest students, ” declares Herbert Walberg, a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students“Knowing how to make the most of your innate（天生的）abilities counts for moreMuch more”In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes dont do as well as classmates with lower IQFor them, learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get downHard work isnt the whole story, either“Its not how long you sit there with the books open, ” said one of the many-A students we interviewed“Its what you do while youre sitting” Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower-scoring classmatesThe kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn56The underlined word “nerds” can probably be Adull bookworms lacking sports and social skillsBsuccessful top students popular with their peersCstudents with certain learning difficultiesDborn leaders crazy about social activities57What can we conclude from the first paragraph?AMost TV programs and films are about straight-A studentsBPeople have unfavorable impression on straight-A studentsCEveryone knows about straight-A students from TV or filmsDStraight-A students are well admired by people in the society58Some students become super-achievers mainly because Athey are born cleverer than others Bthey work longer hours at studyCthey make full use of their abilities Dthey know the shortcut to success59What can we infer from the passage?AIQ is more important than hard work in studyBThe brightest students can never get low gradesCTop students certainly achieve all-around developmentsDStudents with average IQ can become super-achieversBIn a little-known part of the counter-terrorism（反恐怖主义） world, one of the most effective detection systems is a 600-pound animal that works for about 20 pounds of fish a day.Since the 1960s, the United States and a handful of other countries have trained dolphins and sea lions to detect sea mines and swimmers, to recover inert torpedoes（鱼雷）and to test objects used in Naval exercises.Program officials estimate that the sea lions in the Marine Mammal Program have recovered millions of dollars of U.S. Naval torpedoes and instrumentation dropped on the sea floor.The U.S. Navy kept its Marine Mammal Program a secret until the 1990s, and this spring CNN became one of only a handful of media outlets to see firsthand how the program works.The program has trained about 75 Pacific bottlenose dolphins, with natural biosonar (生物声纳) that tracks better than any manmade device; and 35 California sea lions, with superb underwater eyesight.Not only do these trained marine mammals track and retrieve millions of dollars in U. S. military equipment, they are also helping to save lives.The Navy wont disclose whether the dolphins and sea lions have effectively intercepted （阻拦）terrorists attempting to do harm to any U.S. facilities.Either way, it serves as a deterrent（阻碍） effect. says Christian Harris, operations supervisor for the program. The mammals can be deployed（调动） via C-130 cargo aircraft to perform their missions anywhere in the world within 72 hours. They have been used in exercises from Alaska to Hawaii, operating in great temperature and environmental ranges. They also have the capability to operate off vessels.Dolphins most recently were deployed in the Iraq war, performing mine detection and clearance operations in the Persian Gulf to ensure safe passage for humanitarian ships delivering aid. Some of these Iraq war veterans are now back home, tasked with a new mission: guarding nuclear submarines in their homeports of Bremerton, Washington, and Groton, Connecticut.60. The underlined word retrieve in Paragraph 6 can be replaced by _.A. find out B. recover C. save D. detect61. Which is NOT the purpose of the Marine Mammal Program? A. To detect sea mines and swimmers. B. To save lives of people. C. To recover inert torpedoes. D. To help the U.S. Naval test equipment.62. What can be inferred according to the text? A. These trained marine mammals eat pounds of fish a day. B. The U.S. Navy performed the Marine Mammal Program for about 30 years secretly. C. These mammals can carry out a task everywhere. D. A lot of countries will train dolphins and sea lions for anti-terrorism.63. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Special Skills of Marine Mammals B. The U.S. Anti-terrorism Program C. Exceptional Anti-terrorism Member D. Trained Marine MammalsC2011 TEEN TRIP TO THE LELAND HIGH SNOW PLAY For Teens Currently in 6th to 12th GradesLELAND HIGH SNOW PLAY - Class # 8389Saturday, February 12, 20118:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Meet at THE UNDERGROUND (Veterans Building - 2203 Central Avenue)Cost per person: $50 ($60 after January 22, 2011) Includes Lunch, Admission and TransportationWith a 4,000 sq. Ft. day-use lodge, the Leland High Snow Play has a huge supply of tubes to choose from, along with awesome tows (拖车) that will tow you up to the top of the hill! Our varied terrains (地形) have something for everyone, while the lodge provides a snack bar, video games, pool tables, five indoor rest rooms, a warm fire, and a sun deck with plenty of tables and chairs overlooking the play area outside. ADDITIONAL LIABILITY FORM REQUIRED FOR THIS TRIP.Be sure to bring warm clothing and prepare for the cold, but dress in layers in case it warms up. Wear dry boots, socks, and sunscreen. If possible, bring a mobile phone in case of emergency, as well as money for snacks and a light dinner: or bring your own food and drinks.Meet at The Underground (Veterans Building - 2203 Central Avenue) - dont be late!Do not bring electronic or fragile items during the trip. The ARPD is not responsible for your personal belongings or money. REFUNDS ARE ISSUED ONLY IF THE ARPD CANCELS THIS TRIP DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.Click here to download 2011 Leland High Snow Play flyers and the registration form (PDF, 261KB)Click here to download Leland High Snow Play Liability Form (PDF, 14KB) 1. You may register in person, or mail the completed form to Leland High Snow Play, Inc.Send the liability form and payment to the ARPD Office, 2226 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, 94501. 2. Faxed registration and liability forms accepted with MasterCard/VISA, (510) 747-7566. 3. Online registrations available at . Make sure you bring your completed liability form on the trip.64. The purpose of the text is to _. A. explain the details of a school activity B. introduce a famous tour agency C. urge teenagers to climb a snowy mountain D. advertise a trip to the Leland High Snow Play65. People who want to take part in the activity need to _. A. pay for dinner themselves B. climb the hill themselves C. wear hats to protect themselves from the sun D. pay for tows individually66. From the text we can infer that _. A. the weather at the hill is changeable B. the activity is very dangerous C. 12-year-old children are not allowed on the trip D. the trip will involve outdoor activities only.67. To save money people should _. A. climb the hills instead of taking tows B. bring extra clothing C. register for the activity before January 22 D. register on the Internet after January 22DYoung women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap yearsOne in three female backpackers visits more than three countries