北京市第四十四中学高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷及答案

1、北京市第四十四中学20132014学年度高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷考试说明1. 试卷满分：a卷115分，b卷35分2. 考试时间：120分钟a卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共三节，30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5 分）听下面5段对话，每段对话你将听一遍。1. what was the man doing when the phone rang?a. taking a shower. b. cleaning the floor. c. repairing the shower. 2. where does the conversation probably tak

2、e place? a. in a hotel. b. in a restaurant. c. in a supermarket.3. what is the womans suggestion? a. be more patient with bill. b. ignore bills words. c. cheer bill up.4. what did the man get for his birthday? a. cd. b. a bike. c. a cd player.5. how much change does the man give the woman? a.9. b.9.

3、50. c.10 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分)听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. where does the mans supplier come from?a. china.b. munich.c. hamburg.7. what is the percentage of products sold in germany?a. 15%.b. 25%.c. 85%.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. why did the poet speak to the woman? a. to talk about poems. b.

4、to read her some poems to her. c. to talk her into buying his book.9. what do the speakers agree? a. the food was delicious. b. the party lasted too long. c. the party was interesting.听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。10. why did the speaker change his job? a. he couldnt support his family. b. he wanted to work for

5、his interest. c. he couldnt spare time to stay with his family and friends.11. where does the speaker work now? a. in a school. b. in a company. c. in a hospital.12. what does the speaker think of his present job? a. it is satisfying. b. it is well-paid. c. it is stressful.听第9段材料，回答第l3至15题。13. what

6、does tony do? a. a camera man. b. a sports reporter. c. a football player.14. what do some people complain about tony? a. his appearance is awful. b. he speaks fast and quietly. c. he refuses others advice impolitely.15. what relation is tony to the speakers? a. their student. b. their colleague. c.

7、 their interviewee.第三节 (共5小题；每小题l.5分，共7.5分)听下面一段独白，完成第l6至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。这段独白你将听两遍。blue sky hotellocationfrench rivierarate (等级)16. facilities17. room, swimming pools,18. courts and disco hallextra servicel boat trips to deserted 19. l 20. trips to the surrounding countrysidecontactvisiting local

8、travel agent or calling 4008-111-345注意：将听力第三节的答案写在第11页答题纸上第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21. the activities organized by our school really gave us a platform _ we learned team spirit.a. that b. where c. which d. when22. _ to annes birthday party, mr. brown is now searching shop afte

9、r shop for a nicepresent for her.a. having invited b. having been invitedc. have been invited d. being invited23. unfortunately, _ stone hit him on _ head and he got injured. a. the; a b. a; 不填 c. a; the d. the; the 24. _ i say clancy is a smart boy, he still needs to work hard to achieve his goal.

10、a. then b. when c. while d. as25the new buyer identified a dozen new sources for the material, _ proved to be reliablea. most of themb. most of whichc. most of whomd. most of those26. the old woman who_in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now.a. lived b. has l

11、ived c. had lived d. has been living27. i phoned you yesterday morning. a girl answered, but i didnt recognize the voice. oh, it _ my younger sister. she was in my room at that moment.a. must have been b. should have been c. could have been d. may have been28. _ , the players began the game. a. havi

12、ng taken our seats b. taking our seatsc. being taken the seats d. after we had taken our seats29. in the reading room, we found her_ at a desk, with her attention_ on a book. a. sitting; fixing b. to sit; fixed c. seating; fixing d. seated; fixed 30. how long do you think _ the computer company brin

13、gs out a new product?a. it will be beforeb. will it be until c. will it be whend. it will be that31. -monitor? - im not monitor of our class. i _ with the teacher until the monitor is elected.a. will just help b. am just to help c. am just helping d. have just helped32will you attend the ceremony to

14、morrow?what ceremony? i _ informed of anything about itawasnt bhavent been chadnt been dwont be33. as is known to all, yang liwei has become a space hero is we haveexpecteda. that; whichb. what; that c. what; which d. that; what34. bless your heart, i know you didnt break the vase _. dont cry!a. on

15、purposeb. by accidentc. on business d. by mistake35. she _ volleyball regularly for many years when she was young.a. was playing b. played c. has played d. had played第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. one of the mos

16、t unforgettable 36 when i was teaching second 37 , 10 years ago. in may i decided to plan something special for the children: a mothers day tea. we had put our heads together to 38 ideas of how to 39 our mothers. we practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. we decided to hold our tea

17、 the friday before mothers day. i was surprised and 40 to learn that every mother was planning to attend. i 41 invited my own mother. finally, the big day arrived. each child 42 up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom. 43 it got closer to starting time, i looked around and

18、my eyes quickly found jimmy. his mother hadnt shown up and he was looking 44 . i took my mother by the hand and walked over to jimmy. “jimmy,” i said, “i have a bit of problem here and i was 45 if you could keep my mother 46 while im busy.” my mom and jimmy sat at a table. jimmy 47 my mom her treats

19、, presented her with the gift i had made, just as we had 48 the day before. whenever i looked over, my mother and jimmy were in deep 49 . now 10 years later, i work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. last year, i took a senior class on a field trip, and there was jimmy.

20、 i had the students complete an outline of the days 50 and an evaluation of our trip. then i collected the students booklets and checked them to see if 51 was completed. when i came 52 jimmys page, he had written “remember our mothers day tea we had in second grade, mrs. marra? i do! thanks for all

21、you did for me, and thank your mother, too.” i told him i really enjoyed what he had written. he looked rather embarrassed and 53 his own thanks and walked away. suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. “thanks again. no one even knew my mother didnt 54 it.”i ended my workday with a hug from a te

22、enage boy who had 55 stopped hugging teachers years ago. 36.a. lasted b. happened c. experiencedd. described37.a. schoolb. classc. graded. lesson38.a. pay attention tob. look forward toc. get on withd. come up with39.a. loveb. pleasec. respectd. admire40.a. astonished b. worriedc. relieved d. intere

23、sted41.a. evenb. everc. stilld. once42.a .followedb. heldc. keptd. lined43.a. asb. althoughc. whiled. because44.a. wildb. curiousc. stranged. upset45.a. consideringb. wonderingc. askingd. doubting46.a. connectionb. carec. company d. concern47.a. servedb. suppliedc. assignedd. applied48.a. taughtb. s

24、tudiedc. practiced d. told49.a. mindb. thoughtc. agreementd. conversation 50.a. feelingb. behaviorc. event d. action51.a. somethingb. everythingc. anythingd. nothing52.a. byb. toc. ond. over53.a. announcedb. deliveredc. statedd. whispered54.a. makeb. getc. dod. take55.a. probably b. exactlyc. rarely

25、 d. eagerly第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)aa programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from los angeles to new yorkthe programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun gamethe engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely decl

26、ines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winksthe programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of funhe explains, i ask you a question, and if you dont know the answer, you pay me $5then you ask me a question, and if i dont know the answer, ill pay you $5 again

27、, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleepthe programmer, now somewhat anxious, says, ok, if you dont know the answer you pay me $5, and if i dont know the answer, ill pay you $50! this catches the engineers attention, and he sees no end to this torment（折磨） unless he plays, so he agre

28、es to the gamethe programmer asks the first questionwhats the distance from the earth to the moon? the engineer doesnt say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmernow, its the engineers turnhe asks the programmer, what goes up a hill with three

29、 legs, and comes down on four? the programmer looks up at him with a puzzled lookhe takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his referencesafter about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50the engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleepthe programmer

30、, more than a little angry, shakes the engineer and asks, well, so whats the answer? without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep56whats the best title for the passage?aa boring conversation ba fun gameca trick during the flight

31、 da question without answer57what kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?aconfident bselfish cgreedy dgenerous58what can we infer according to the last sentence?athe engineer has little money with himbactually the engineer doesnt know the answer, eithercthe engineer is bored with

32、 programmerdthe engineer beats the programmer at last 59which is not true according to the passage?ain the beginning the engineer is not interested in the gamebthe engineer is too sleepy to want to play the gamecat last the engineer gains $45 from the programmerdnobody knows the answer to the engine

33、ers questionbstudents who work during term time to support themselves at university are far more likely to graduate with a poor degree, according to a government-funded study published yesterday.undergraduates with part-time jobs are a third less likely to get a first or upper second-class degree th

34、an other students, harming their career chances. students from the poorest backgrounds were most likely to take jobs during term because they could not depend on help from their parents.the report, commissioned (委托) by the department for education and skills, also found a clear relation between fear

35、 of debt and employment in non-graduate jobs. students from poorer backgrounds are known to be more unwilling to be in debt than those from middle class families.the study of 8,600 people who graduated in 1999 was made by peter elias, of warwick university, and kate purcell, from bristol business sc

36、hool. they found that twice as many first-class degrees were awarded to students who did not work during term compared with those who did. between 35 and 38 percent who worked during term achieved a lower second, compared with about 28 percent of those who did not. professor elias said that the incr

37、ease in school fees next year to 3,000 would have to be monitored (监控) carefully for its effect on poorer students. higher education is going to be a harder struggle for those who do not come with all the advantages, he said.he suggested that universities could get in touch with employers to provide

38、 work experience on good salaries to choose students during holidays, so that they did not have to work during term.60. whats the main idea of the passage?a. students at university like to take part-time jobs to support themselves,b. term-time jobs at university lead to poorer examination results.c.

39、 the school fees are becoming higher and higher at university.d. students at university have much difficulty getting first-class degrees.61. why did lots of students take term-jobs at university?a. no one would lend them money to continue their study.b. they wanted to improve themselves by taking pa

40、rt-time jobs,c. their families were poor and couldnt afford the high expense.d. they thought earning money was more important than studying.62. students who took term-jobs at university _.a. had no possibility to study better than those who didntb. couldnt graduate from school normally in the future

41、c. might have trouble in finding a job in the futured. were more independent than those who didnt in the future63. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. poor students cant take part-time jobs all the time at university.b. employers have the duty to help poor students

42、solve the money problem.c. first class degrees couldnt be given to the students whose families were poor.d. high school fees are one of the important reasons why students have to take term-jobs.c the twentieth century saw greater changes than any century before. changes for the better, changes for t

43、he worse, changes that brought a lot of benefits to human beings, changes that put man in danger. many things caused the changes, but, in my opinion, the most important was the progress in science. scientific research in physics and biology has vastly broadened our views. it has given us a deeper kn

44、owledge of the structure of matter and of the universe. it has brought us a better understanding of the nature of life and of its continuous development. technology in the application of science has made big advances that have benefited us in nearly every part of life. the continuation of such activ

45、ities in the twenty-first century will result in even greater advantages to human beings; in pure sciencea wider and deeper knowledge in all fields of learning; in applied science- a more reasonable sharing of material benefits, and better protection of the environment. sadly, however, there is anot

46、her side to the picture. the creativity of science has been employed in doing damage to mankind. the application of science and technology to the development and production of weapons of mass destruction has created a real danger to the continued existence of the human race on this planet. we have s

47、een this happen in the case of nuclear weapons. although their actual use has so far occurred only in the second world war, the number of nuclear weapons that were produced and made ready for use was so large that if the weapons had actually been used, the result could have been the ruin of the huma

48、n race, as well as of many kinds of animals. william shakespeare said, “the web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.” the above brief review the application of only one part of human activitiesscience seems to prove what shakespeare said. but does it have to be so? must the ill a

49、lways go together with the good? are we biologically programmed for war? 64. which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? a b c d （=paragraph 1,=paragraph 2, =paragraph 3, =paragraph 4,=paragraph 5）65. from the fourth paragraph, we can infer that _. a. a great many nuclear weapons

50、 were actually used for war b. a large number of nuclear weapons should have been used for war c. the author is doubtful about the ruin of human beings by nuclear war d. the author is anxious about the huge number of nuclear weapons on the earth 66. the underlined word “mingled” most probably means_

51、 a. simple b. mixed c. sad d. happy 67. what do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write?a. further application of science to war. b. more reading of william shakespeare. c. proper use of science in the new century.d. effective ways to separate the good from the ill. d

52、usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. but there is one question that has millions of correct answers. that question is “whats your name?” everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct. have you ever wondered about peoples names? where do they come

53、 from? what do they mean?peoples first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. some parents choose the name of a well-known person. a boy could be named george washington smith; a girl could be named helen keller

54、jones.some people give their children names that mean good things. clara means “bright”; beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; donald means “world ruler”; leonard means “as brave as a lion”.the earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. a family with the name brook or brooks probably lived near a brook (小溪); someone who was called longstreet probably lived