云南宣威市2011届高三上学期期末考试英语

1、 云南省宣威市2011届高三上学期期末试卷英 语 试 题 本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷 选择题 （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15分，满分75分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What are they going to do now?AGet upBGo to bedCCatch the train2What did th

2、e man mean?AHe didnt like any fruitBHe wanted other kinds of fruitCHe liked banana better than any other fruit3How does the professor react to the student?AHe will not accept a late paper from herBHe prefers a good paper even if it is lateCHe wants her to correct the paper later4What is the possible

3、 relationship between the two?ADoctor and patientBMan and wifeCStrangers5Why didnt womans husband go to work today?ABecause he is sickBBecause he worked too late last nightCBecause he didnt sleep well last night第二节 听下面5段对话。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各

4、小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6How did the man sprain（扭伤）his back?ABy playing tennisBBy picking up his glassesCBy falling off his bike7What was the man taking for his back?AA plaster（膏药）BSome aspirinCA bandage听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。8What doesnt Alison like?AHer new jobBTypingCMeeting people9Wha

5、t does the man suggest the woman doing?AChanging her jobBContinuing her studyingCDoing a course听下面一段对话，回答第10和第12题。10Who is going to buy a car?AJohnBStellaCDick11How much did John want for his car?A500 dollarsB1,000 dollarsC1,500 dollars12What did the man speaker decide to buy at last?AA second-hand

6、carBA new carCA toy car听下面一段对话，回答第13和第16题。13At what age do children start school in the womans country?AAt fiveBAt sixCAt seven14What examinations do boys and girls take first if they go on to university?AO levelsBA levelsCO levels and A leves15Who will usually pay the education fees for English stu

7、dents?AThe studentsparentsBThemselvesCThe state16Which statement of the following is TRUE according to the text?AAll students get a grantBHaving a student card is much benefitedCFew people take a summer job or work to earn a bit of extra money听下面一段对话，回答第17和第20题。17What does everyone have?ALazinessBGo

8、od habitsCDaily energy cycle18Which description is TRUE?AThe peak for all people comes during the time before afternoonBThe peak for most people comes in the afternoon or eveningCYour cycle of body temperature is at its peak when you feel most energetic19What will end when husbands and wives realize

9、 what these energy cycles mean?AMany bad habitsBMuch lazinessCMuch family quarrelling20How can man work better at low point?ARise at the usual hourBRise after the usual hourCRise before the usual hour第二部分 英语知识应用 （共两节 满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21There are so many dishes to washMay I lend you a

10、 hand? I can manage itAYes, with pleasureBWhy not?CNo,thank youDwill you?22So precious is time that we cant to waste itAarrangeBaffordCadaptDadmit23The director is very surprised; the films he directed have never been Athe better receivedBbetter receivedCbest receivedDthe best received24It was after

11、 he had worked on the project for months he found how to solve the problem efficientlyAthatBwhenCuntilDas25Do you understand the problem? NoAlthough MrMurphy had explained it,his explanation didnt to meAget downBget outCget acrossDget over26I wonder if you can go shopping with me togetherSorryI a le

12、tter all the morning and havent finished it yetAam writingBwas writingChave writtenDhave been writing27 ,Michael Jordon, a shy and small boy, didnt look like a future superstarAGrown upBGrew upCTo grow upDGrowing up28When I got home last night, I was frightened to find that in front of my door Awas

13、seated a large dogBsat a large dogCwas a large dog seatedDdid a large dog sit29They hoped to find a new continent in the Indian or Pacific OceanAwhich they thought was existedBwhere they thought existedCwhere they thought to be existedDwhich they thought existed30Is there anything else I can get for

14、 you except the scarf? NoThat be itThanks a lotAcouldBmustCshouldDmight31The two cakes are of size, but the one they bought last week was twice size of themAthe; theBa; theCa;aDthe;a32It matters little a man dies; matters much is he livesAhow; what; howBhow; it; whyCwhy; what; howDthat; it; why33As

15、we all know, every minute full use of our lessons will do good to our studentsAwhich makes; studyingBwhen made; to studyCthat is made; studyDthat is made; studying34The change-I lesson is that national goals can be met there is a strong enough will to do soAwhereBthoughCbeforeDuntil35Xiamen, fujian

16、province, is a beautiful city, I paid a two-day visit during the Spring FestivalAwhichBwhereCto whichDin which第二节 完形填空（共20小题； 每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 One day, a train was approaching the small town of CheekyvilleOn the train was a 36 man with a big suitcase, He was c

17、alled William Warbler and he looked very 37 indeedBut what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 38 , he did so by singing operaEven if someone said “good day” to him, he would clear his throat and 39 : “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu to00000!” Almost everyone considered William unu

18、sual, since no one could get a normal 40 word out of himAnd, as no one knew how he made his livingand he lived quite 41 , always wearing his old second-hand suitthey often had no 42 for him and sometimes even made fun of himWilliam had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor（谣言） 4

19、3 that William had 44 a role in a very important opera in the nations capital, that there had been posters everywhere 45 the event, that nearly everyone in the capital had gone to see it, and that it had been a great 46 And to everyones surprise, when William was being 47 by reporters, he answered t

20、heir questions by speaking 48 singingAnd he did it with good 49 and with a clear and pleasant voiceFrom that day on, William 50 singing at all hoursHe sang only during his stage appearancesSome people had an idea 51 he had changed, but others still had none, and continued believing him to be somewha

21、t madThey wouldnt have thought so 52 they had seen what William kept in his big suitcaseIt was a large stone, with a hand-carved message on it The message said: “Practice, my boyPractice every second, for you never know when your 53 will come”Little did people 54 that he only got the role in the ope

22、ra because the 55 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper 36Ahandsome BstrangeCfamousDsensitive37AwealthyBconfident CuncommonDanxious38AdebateBpracticeCappearDcommunicate39AlaughBrespond Crepeat Dwhisper40Aadvised Bspoken Cwritten Dprinted41Anaturally Bluckily Csimply Dcalmly42Apatien

23、ce Bsense Cconcern Drespect43AdevelopedBexplodedCspread Dgathered 44ArefusedBcreated Cperformed Dreceived45Abroadcasting Badvertising Csupporting Dcelebrating46Abenefit Bdiscovery Csuccess Dexperience47AquestionedBblamedCinterviewed Dwelcomed 48Aother than Brather thanCapart from Dexcept for 49Amove

24、mentBefforts CsignsDpronunciation50Agave up Bturned downCasked forDwent over51Ahow BwhyCthat Dwhere52Awhile Bbecause Cif Dsince53Achance Bmind Csolution Dwisdom54AappreciateBignore Cexpect Drealize 55Avillager Bteacher Cneighbor Ddirector 第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。A

25、During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was takingAlthough college was talked about, it was the least of my worries When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating twelfth grade and

26、going onto collegeFor my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four yearsthey go by fast” I remember not believing him then, but looking backhe was rightThose four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult However, I was so

27、completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high shool, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it offI wasnt ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be likeStudying was something I did only AFTER I nail

28、ed my half-time dance performanceI knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to community college（社区学院）and I didnt worry about my SAT（美国大学入学考试） scores When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own colleges, I started to wish I had done the sa

29、meMy friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every dayIt seemed exactly like high schoolI hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didnt I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I

30、ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus（大学校园） atmosphere instead of twoMy advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of timeNow I have graduated and I am working full time and I w

31、ould do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance! 56Why didnt the author worry about his SAT scores?AHe wanted to go to community college BHe had been admitted for his gift in dance CHe was well prepared for the exam DHe believed his brother would help him57When in high school,

32、 the author A drove to and from class every day Bburied himself in his study all the time Cenjoyed talking about future college life Dlived in the school except on holidays58what did the authors brother mean by“Enjoy your four yearsthey go by Fast”?AHe wished the author to have more danceBHe advised

33、 the author to value the years CHe encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone DHe suggested the author aim at a community college59Talking of his high school years, the author feels AregretfulBlonelyCangryDpleasedBMany people go to work each day to a job they hateThe harmful feelings influence

34、their entire life, putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activitiesThere is a better way to live your lifeMeaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your daysHere are a few steps to get the new career rolling:Do some self-analysisAsk yoursel

35、fWhat really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my priorities? What is my secret passion? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go Use

36、 your unique genius and talentsEvery person is born with a unique set of natural abilitiesTalents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because you have a natural ability for themTrue happiness comes from combining your natural talents, devel

37、oping and excelling in themand working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in Make a decisionOnly action can change your lifeRead a bookTake vocational testsUse a good career-rnanagement professionalDo some career exploration and gather all the information you needThen make

38、 a decision and go forwardOutline the action steps to reach your career goalFinding meaning, passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so dont wait any longerBegin right now and set in motion to live a happier, more satisfying life60Which is the best title of the passage?

39、ASuggestions on How to Build a More Meaningful CareerBSteps on How to Live Happily and comfortablyCDo not Hate Your Job Any LongerDFind Out Your Natural Talents and Make a Success61According to the passage, by analyzing ourselves, we can Aknow the truly happy life and good friendsBunderstand better

40、about the career we wantCfind out our own unique genius and talentsDimprove relations with our family and friends 62According to the passage, its easier to make success in the work which we Ahave a little experience atBhave professional moral about Chave been performing for a long time Dhave a natur

41、al talent for63The purpose in writing this passage is to A persuade people to work hard Bshow some wrong-doings at work Cdirect people to choose their career Ddeal with troubles people may meet at work C Many researchers used to think yawning（打呵欠） was necessary for increasing oxygen intake to the lu

42、ngs （肺）, while others insisted it was to increase blood pressure and the heart rateWhile both findings are correct, new studies show that the main point of yawning is to relaxResearchers point out that we have a tendency to yawn before big eventsathletes yawn before races, pilots yawn before take-of

43、fs, and students yawn before examsHumans are not the only creatures who yawnAnimals have been observed to yawn before feeding timewhile wild animals have a tendency to yawn before fights New findings also show that yawing might be a handover from our ancestors, and represents a need for changeOur an

44、cestors passed it to us with other life skillsEven babies yawn as they change positions, but children do not begin to copy other peoples yawns until the age of four or five Strangely enough yawning is also related to respectHundreds and thousands of years ago,the campfire （篝火） served as the main gat

45、hering point for members of groups Researchers claim that as people sat around the fire, warming themselves, they would yawn if the leader yawned, as a mark of respectThose who were more supportive of the leader tended to yawn more easily Despite all these findings, scientists still havent figured o

46、ut why we yawn before bedtimeThen again, it may be another way of demanding a changeenough of TV, its time to go to bed! 64What is the text mainly about?APeople who tend to yawnBWhy we yawnCThe history of yawningDThe disadvantages of yawning65According to researchers, yawning before an exam suggests

47、 that Ayou need to relax Byou dont like taking examsCyou want to control your heart rateDyoure sleepy66The underlined word “handover” in the third paragraph probably refers to Aa need for changeBsomething our ancestors have passed on to us Cthe way in which people copy othersyawns Da lost life skill

48、67From the fourth paragraph we can leam that Apeople used to yaxvn to draw attention Bpeople yawn when they feel warm Cyawning happened at night in ancient timesDyawning was a social skill in ancient timesDMost Americans would have a difficult time telling you, specifically,what are the values which

49、 Americans live byThey have never given the matter any thoughtOver the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United StatesThis has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitorsl am confident that the values listed in this booklet desc

50、ribe most（ but not all） Americans,and that understanding these values can help you,the international visitor,understand Americans It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans,they will then be able to understand 95% of American acti

51、onsactions which might otherwise appear “strange”, “confusing”, or “unbelievable” when evaluated from the perspective （ aspect） of the foreigners own society and its values The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs,assumptions and values of

52、that particular group When you encounter （ meet） an action,or hear a statement in the United States which surprises you, try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this booklet68An ordinary American cant tell you his/her value system because Athis is something an American

53、lives byBeveryone will have his/her own value systemChe/she has never thought about itDvalues are something often in their thought69The author lists 13 values in his booklet to Ainvite foreigners to visit AmericaBlook at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitorsCdescribe the confusing actions o

54、f most AmericansDhelp international visitors understand Americans70The underlined word “ingrained” in Line 2,Paragraph 3 most probably means “ ” Arooted in the minds Bfound in the grainsCplanted for food Dprepared with grain71Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange,confusing or unbelievable way, probably because AAmericans are hard to understandBAmericans have values which are entirely different from their ownCthey view Americans ac