湖南师大附中高三英语期中试卷及答案

1、湖南师大附中高三英语期中试卷及答案Listening Comprehension: (30%)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakersAt the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was saidThe conversations and the questions will be spoken only onceAfter you

2、 hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard1AHe doesnt like the songBHe doesnt speak FrenchCHe is in no mood for singingDHe cant sing today2APeter has been firedBPeter has changed

3、 his jobCPeter is still working in the companyDPeter wants to leave the company3AStay in the officeBHave her hair arrangedCBuy some birthday presentsDGo to Miss Whites home4AThe man doesnt like her any moreBThe man never noticed her hairstyle beforeCThe man is telling a lieDThe man never praises her

4、5A12B6C24D186ASomeone may enter the house through the open windowsBThere may be a strong wind and heavy rain tonightCThe man may catch cold if he leaves the windows openDThe windows may be broken during the night7AShe found it interestingBShe found it enjoyableCShe found it boringDShe found it infor

5、mative8ATo buy a pianoBTo play the musicCTo listen to her songDTo sing together with her9AOn a fishing boatBIn an ocean parkCIn a gift shopDIn a restaurant10AIn a hotelBIn a schoolCIn a hospitalDIn a police stationPart B: PassagesDirections: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will

6、be asked three questions on each of the passagesThe passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only onceWhen you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heardQuestions 11 through 13 are ba

7、sed on the following passage11ABostonBVancouverCCanadaDTeheran12ABecause he couldnt refuse his friendBBecause he was busy all eveningCBecause Mikes line was busyDBecause he preferred writing a letter13ASome tapesBSome presentsCHis overseas friendDNothingQuestions 14 through 16 are based on the follo

8、wing passage14AA fashion modelBFilm actressCSocial activistDCinema manager15AIn 1958BIn 1960CIn 1971Din 197816ADont They?BKluteCJuliaDComing HomePart C Longer conversationsDirections: In part C, you will hear two longer conversationsThe conversations will be read twiceAfter you hear each conversatio

9、n, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heardWrite your answers on your answer sheetBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversationCLINICAL NOTES Name: John Cooper Age: 29Patients DescriptionHit on the head by a china _17_, 30 minutes agoInitial

10、Examination_18_ wound, 3 cm cut on the skinInitial Treatment_19_ and sew up the woundFurther Examination_20_Complete the formWrite NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answerBlanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversationWhere is Jack meeting Jane on Saturday?At _21_What is the primary object

11、ive of touch football?To get the football into the _22_ zoneWhy will a player on the team miss the match?To attend a _23_Where does Jane like going?Restaurants, _24_Complete the formWrite NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answerIIGrammar and Vocabulary (35%)Directions: Beneath each of the following

12、sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one answer that best completes the sentence25 Thank goodness, youre here! What _ you? TrafficAkeepsBis keepingChad keptDkept26My _ all _ hard for the peopleAfamily; workBfamily; worksCfamilies; workDfamilies; works27Lizzie was _ to see

13、her friend off at the airportAa little more than sadBmore than a little sadCsad more than a littleDa little more sad than28Bob ran the 100 meters in 991 seconds, and I have not seen _ this yearAthe bestBbetterCthe mostDmore29I can hardly stand his rude mannersI object _ like a childAto be treatedBbe

14、ing treatedCto being treatedDto treat30After buying the suitcase, I had _ two yuan leftAno more thanBnot more thanCas many asDas much as31Helen _ go on the trip with us, but she isnt quite sure yetAshallBmustCmayDcan32I bought a pair of shoes yesterday afternoonThe salesman says that they _ for at l

15、east two yearsAwill be lasted me Bwill be lasted for meCwill last for meDwill last me33I seated myself in the front row so as to make myself _ the speakerAunderstandBunderstoodCunderstandingDto understand34Her pale face suggested that she _ ill, so I insisted that she _ to see a doctorAwere, goBbe,

16、wentCwas, goDbe, went35The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third _ used regularlyNow we have 60 working all day longAisBareCwasDwere36When _ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similaritiesAcomparedBbeing comparedCcomparin

17、gDhaving compared37_ from school for almost two weeks, so she is working harder to make up for the lost timeABeing absentBHaving been absentCBecause she has been absentDShe has been absent38He explained to the class what he suggested _ his idea _Ato make, acceptedBmaking, agreed toCshould make, rece

18、iveDmake, passed39I was _ for the beach, forgetting my appointment with the dentist, when my mother reminded meAto leaveBabout to leaveCto be leavingDto have left40 Guess what! I have got A for my term paper Great! You _ read widely and put a lot of work into itAmustBshouldCmust haveDshould have41Sh

19、e has bought herself _ dressAa cotton purple expensiveBan expensive purple cottonCa purple expensive cottonDa cotton expensive purple42_ of them do not smokeA packet of cigarettes will be enoughANoneBNoCAllDEvery one43This is _Its difficult to take a good picture of himAa picture of MrTony BlairBa p

20、icture of MrTony BlairsCMrTony Blairs a pictureDa MrTony Blairs picture44Many a man and many a woman _ that he or she had better educationAwishBhas wishedCdo wishesDhave wished45Living in the foreign country for so long, my cousin has already gone _ and not been used to _ at homeAnatives; livingBnat

21、ive; livingCnatively; liveDto native; live46He hasnt enough money to buy a car, so hell just have to do without _Athe oneBitCthatDone47The young pigeons which I bought _ yesterday are able to fly _ in the skyAcheaply, highlyBcheap, highlyCcheap, highDcheaply, high48It is nice to see millions who had

22、 nothing but a record of misery and hungry _ to improve their life and living conditionsAhaving the chancesBhave the chanceCto have the chanceDhad the chance49Sometimes the boy is a bad-tempered child, but he _ be quite lovely when he wishesAmayBcanCshallDmust50Most people _ a television set as an e

23、ssential piece of furnitureAlook atBlook forClook downDlook upon51I sat near the entrance for a long time _ him, but he didnt comeAexpectingBattendingCwaitingDexcepting52It is believed that standard English brings _ to the high tech worldAwayBroadCaccessDpassage53What shall we use for power when all

24、 the oil in the world has _?Agiven outBput outCheld upDused up54Finding information in todays world is easyThe _ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or notAabilityBcompetitionCchallengeDknowledge55The _ family in Europe throws as much as 20 worth of reusable materials into its d

25、ustbin each yearAordinaryBusualCmiddleDaverage56During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _ silk from damageAsensitiveBtenderCdelicateDdelicious57We still felt a bit nervous though the airhostess _ us of the safety of the flight again and againAcomfortedBcalmedCensuredDassured 58

26、They were _ of a normal childhood by the war Adisposed Bdeprived Creminded Daccused59Girls who have always been at a mixed school know how to _ themselves when they are teased by boysAstand up forBresist the temptation ofBput up withDlook back atIIICloze (20%)Directions: For each black in the follow

27、ing passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the world or phrase that best fits the context(A)Wise buying is a _60_ way in which you can make your money go furtherThe way to go about purchasing an article or a service can actually save you money or can add

28、 _61_ the costTake the simple example of a hairdryerIf you are buying a hairdryer, you _62_ you are making the best buy if you choose one _63_ look you like and which is also the cheapest in priceBut when you get it home you may find that it _64_ twice as long as a more expensive one to dry your hai

29、rThe cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well _65_ your hairdryer the most expensive one of allSo what principles should you _66_ when you go out shopping?If you _67_ your home, your car or any valuable possession in excellent condition, youll be saving money in the long _68_Bef

30、ore you buy a new appliance, talk to someone who owns oneIf you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular _69_60AformalBpositiveCnegativeDfashion61AtoBonCupDin62Amay convinceBmust examineCcan acceptDmay think63AwhichBwhoseCitsDwhat64AspendsBlastsCconsumesDtakes65AmakeBcauseCleaveDpr

31、ove66AlayBstickCadoptDadapt67AkeepBstoreCreserveDdecorate68AintervalBperiodCrunDtime69AgoalBtaskCfunctionDpurpose(B)I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children college educationIf they can _70_ it, they can certainly send them to the best universitiesBut they must not feel guilty

32、 if they cantIf the children really want to go, theyll find a _71_There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and eager ones who cant afford to payWhen children grow up and want to _72_, their parents do not owe them a down payment on a houseThey do not have the duty to baby-sit their

33、grandchildrenIf they want to do it, it must be considered a _73_ not an obligationDo parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great dealOne of their obligations is to give their children a personal _74_A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly compared t

34、o brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so _75_, so afraid of failing that he (or she) wont try at allOf course they should be _76_ corrected when they do wrong, but its often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves _77_All our parents should do is to trust them, respe

35、ct them, tolerate them and give them chances to try and failThey must learn to stand _78_When criticisms are really needed, they should be _79_ with praises, with a smile and a kissThat is the way children learn70AfindBgetCaffordDreceive71AsupplyBhelpChandDway72Aget marriedBget a jobCgo abroadDlive

36、alone73ApleasureBfavorChabitDservice74AworthBaffairCbeliefDrespect75AunknownBunusualCunsureDunfair76AproperlyBgentlyCnearly Dpossibly77Anow and thenBin timeCat onceDright now78AfailureBhonorCprogressDtest79AmixedBsatisfiedCsharedDbalancedIVReading Comprehension: (45%)Directions: Read the following p

37、assagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read (A)Americas national parks are like old friendsYou may not see t

38、hem for years at a time, but just knowing theyre out there makes you feel betterHearing the names of these famous old friends Yosemite, Yellow-stone, Grand Canyon revives memories of visits past and promotes dreams of those still to comeFrom Acadia to Zion, 369 national parks are part of a continual

39、ly evolving systemAncient fossil beds, Revolutionary War battlefields, magnificent mountain ranges, and monuments to heroic men and women who molded this country are all a part of our National Park System (NPS)The care and preservation for future generations of these special places is entrusted to t

40、he National Park ServiceUniformed Rangers, the most visible representatives of the Service, not only offer park visitors a friendly wave, a helpful answer, or a thought-provoking history lesson, but also are skilled rescuers, firefighters, and dedicated resource protection professionalsThe National

41、Park Service ranks also include architects, historians, archaeologists, biologists and a host of other experts who preserve and protect everything from George Washingtons teeth to Thomas Edisons wax recordingsModern society has brought the National Park Service both massive challenges and enormous o

42、pportunitiesSatellite and computer technologies are expanding the educational possibilities of a national park beyond its physical boundariesCities struggling to revive their urban cores are turning to the Park Service for expert assistance to preserve their cultural heritage, create pocket parks an

43、d green spaces, and re-energize local economiesGrowing communities thirst for recreational outlets are also working with the NPS to turn abandoned railroad tracks into bike and hiking trails, as well as giving unused federal property new life as recreation centersTo help meet these challenges and ta

44、ke advantage of these opportunities, the National Park Service has formed partnerships some dating back 100 years, some only months old with other agencies, state and local governments, corporations, American Indian tribes and Alaska Nations, Park Friends groups, cooperating associations, private or

45、ganizations, community groups and individuals who share the National Park ethic80Why are Americas national parks like old friends?ABecause they are always out there, ready to be visitedBBecause they are old and famousCBecause they make people feel betterDBecause they call to mind the visits one has

46、paid in the past81Which of the following statements is true about the uniformed rangers?AThey take tourists to visit the national parksBThey may act as tourist guidesCThey help setting up new national parksDThey protect the National Park System82The National Park Service does all of the following ex

47、cept _Aoffering help to visitorsBmolding the NationCkeeping people better informed of the National Park SystemDhelping preserve the cultural heritage83What do you think the paragraph following the passage will be about?AIt will give some information about other national parksBIt will describe how th

48、e partners celebrate the National Park WeekCIt will be about the work done by some National Park Service partnersDIt will say something about what to do in preserving the national resources in the future(B)USING YOUR SCORPIO COOKER: USEFUL HINTSFollow these useful hints to obtain the best results wh

49、en using your new SCORPIO cookerChoice of burnerUse a large burner to bring liquids to the boil quickly, and use a small one for stewed dishes and saucesTo conserve gas, place the pan centrally over the burner and adjust the flame so that it does not extend past the edges of the panDo not boil food

50、too rapidlyA strong boil does not cook any faster but violently shakes up the food, which may then lose its taste WRONG CORRECTflame too high wastes gas flame not past edges of pan conserves gasUtensilsAll normally available utensils (aluminium, stainless steel, cast iron, ceramic, etc) may be used

51、on your new gas cooker, but ensure that they are steady, in order to avoid dangerous spill-over of hot liquidsCaution: Large UtensilsWhen a cooker is installed close to a worktop, ensure that whenever large utensils are used, they are placed so that they do not overhang the side of hotplate, as this

52、 may cause scorching or charring（烧焦）of the worktop surfaceOvenThere is a gradual variation in temperature between the bottom and top of the ovenThe first, or bottom, shelf position is the coolest and the fourth, or top, shelf position is the hottestBecause of the temperature variation from one shelf position to another, it is possible to cook various dishes which require different temperatures, at the same timeAs a rough guide, the temperature variation from one shelf to the next is about ten degrees CelsiusSome recipes do not refer directly to temperature but us