（整理版高中英语）汉寿龙池试验上学期期中考试试卷高三年级英语问题卷

1、汉寿龙池试验上学期期中考试试卷高三年级英语问题卷 时量l 20分钟 总分值150分。part i listening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5 marks) directions: in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b a

2、nd c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.you will hear each conversation twice.conversation 1( ) 1. what can you infer from the dialogue? a. the two speakers failed the exam more than once. b. the two speakers only failed the exam this time. c. the two speakers are go

3、od students.( ) 2. whats the probable result of the dialogue? a. the two speakers will stay at home to prepare for the exam. b. the two speakers will stay at school to prepare for the exam. c. the two speakers will not do any preparations and will spend a nice vacation.conversation 2( ) 3. what is t

4、he woman doing? a. she is warning the man to drive slowly and carefully. b. she is talking with the man about her driving experience. c. she is learning to drive.( ) 4. whats the result? a. the policeman punished david. b. nobody saw him, so he drove way. c. he stopped in front of the traffic lights

5、.conversation 3( ) 5. what is the woman? a. a manager. b. a waitress. c. a doctor.( ) 6. when did the woman begin to work there? a. yesterday morning. b. today. c. yesterday.conversation 4( ) 7. whats the man looking for? a. somewhere to study. b. somewhere to stay. c. somewhere to sing.( ) 8. what

6、does the man want to do at the bank? a. to get some changes. b. to draw some money. c. to change some money.( ) 9. what kind of hotel does the man want to stay in? a. the nice one. b. the nearest one. c. the cheap one.conversation 5( ) 10. why did bill call alistair? a. to invite her to dinner. b. t

7、o tell her a piece of news. c. to borrow a set of glasses.( ) 11. who may marilyn be? a. bobs girlfriend. b. bills friend. c. alistairs sister.( ) 12. when will bill go to alistairs house?a. in half an hour. b. in an hour. c. after he got some sugar from marilyn.conversation 6( ) 13. where is the co

8、nversation probably taking place? a. in a college bookstore. b. in a library. c. in a lecture hall.( ) 14. whats wrong with the book? a. its too expensive. b. it has too many pages. c. there arent any left.( ) 15. what do we know about professor robinson? a. he is strict with students. b. he also te

9、aches the shakespeare course. c. he is warm-hearted.section b (7.5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear a mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words. you will hear the mini-talk tw

10、ice.topic16. in a dictionary.17. 28,000 words.in 182218. at presentdepending on the dictionary.in one dictionary today19. in new world dictionary20. part ii language knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks) directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a,b, c and

11、d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. example: the wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.a covering b covered c cover d to cover21. have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday? yes, _, im going to visit some homes for the old in the city.a if pos

12、sibleb if busyc if anythingd if ever22. when she first arrived in china, she wondered what the future might have _ for her, but now all her worries are gone.a in need b in time c in preparationd in store23. the next morning she found the man _ in bed，dead.a lying b liec layd laying24. i thought she

13、was famous, but none of my friends have _ heard of her. a even b ever c just d never 25. alice received an invitation from her boss, _came as a surprise.a itb thatc whichd he26. many chinese universities provided scholarships for students _ financial aid.a in favour of b in honour of c in face of d

14、in need of27. help if you can, and our country will improve more quickly and better. a giving b give c given d to give 28. listen! his family must be quarreling, ?a mustnt itb arent theyc isnt itd neednt they29. in this term, the expenses are too high for the students. they spend 30 dollars or more

15、a week.aas many asbas much as cas little as das few as30. when first to the market, these products enjoyed great success.a introducing b introduced c introduce d being introduced31. i began to feel _ in the new school when i saw some familiar faces.a at home b at heartc at willd at sight32. the chai

16、r looks rather hard, but in fact it is very comfortable to _.a sit b sit onc be seatd be sat on33. is this museum _ you visited a few days ago?a where b that c on which d the one34. a modern city has been set up in _ was a wasteland ten years ago.awhat bwhichcthatdwhere35.- mary looks hot and dry! -

17、 so _ you if you had such a high fever.a. do b. are c. will d. wouldsection b (18 points)directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best fits the context to complete the passage.wouldn't it be great if we didn'

18、;t have to remember passwords (密码) ever again？if we could just sit in front of our computers and be 36 logged in (登录)? crave mentions how necsoft biodelogon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to windows, rather than using a 37 . all you need is a 38 and your pretty face to 39 your

19、 pc. no more 40 , confusing passwords to remember or change every few months.after doing a little research, i found this type of 41 already available to consumers via a relatively 42 application called facecode. the 43 requires the use of a webcam to 44 and log pc users into their systems. you can a

20、dd as many 45 as you want, provided they each have a windows account. if the system 46 to recognize your 47 , you can recall the windows user name and password by using a hot-key combination.36. a. automatically b. personally c. correctly d. occasionally 37. a. faceb. passwordc. softwared. system38.

21、 a. computer b.keyboard c. mouse d. webcam39. a. accessb. connectc. recognized. remember40. a. simpleb. complicatedc. speciald. useful41. a. computerb. technologyc. passwordd. application42. a. independentb. infrequentc. inexpensived. instant43. a. accountb. consumerc. designerd. software44.a. call

22、b. recognize c. invite d. wake45. a. usersb. passwordsc. systemsd. computers46. a. beginsb. triesc. failsd. stops47. a. accountb. namec. passwordd. facesection c (12 points)directions: complete the following passage by using one word that best fits the context.finishing their shopping at the mall, a

23、 couple discovered that their new car was 48_ (steal) .they filed a report at the police station and a detective drove them 49_ to the parking lot to look for evidence. to their 50_ (amaze), the car had been returned and there was a note in it that 51_: “i 52_ for taking your car. my wife was having

24、 a baby and i had to rush her to the 53_. please forget the inconvenience. there are two tickets 54_ tonight's mania twain concert. their faith in humanity restored. the couple attended the concert. but when they returned home, they immediately found that their house had been ransacked (洗劫). on

25、the bathroom mirror was 55_ note: “i have to put my kid through college somehow, don't i?iii. part three: reading comprehension (30 points)directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are 4 choices m

26、arked a,b,c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. athree mexican fishermen have been rescued after drifting for about nine months across thousands of miles of the pacific ocean in a small boat. they survived by eating raw birds and fish and drinking

27、rain water.the shark fishermen said on wednesday they left their home town of san blas on mexicos pacific coast in november and were blown 5,000 miles off course after their 25-foot fiberglass boat ran out of gas and they were left to the mercy of the winds and the tides. their families had given th

28、em up for dead. “we ate raw fish, ducks, sea gulls. we took down any bird that landed on our boat and we ate it like that, raw, said jesus vidana, one of the three survivors.the odyssey finally ended when vidana and the other two men, salvador ordonez and lucio rendon, were rescued a week ago by a t

29、aiwanese fishing boat in waters between the marshall islands and kiribati. the three men were sunburned but otherwise in good health. vidana said they always believed they would be found. “we never lost hope because we were always seeing boats. they passed us by, but we kept on seeing them. every we

30、ek or so, sometimes wed go a month without seeing one, but we always saw them so we never lost hope, he said. they were lucky to be picked up in the end because they were fast asleep and only noticed the rescue boat was coming for them when they heard its engine.“there are no words to express it_. t

31、he emotion here is very strong because we thought they were dead, said efrain partida, a fellow fisherman in san blas, which was once a spanish port and is known for its bird life, tropical jungle and mosquitoes and sand flies. san blas is home to thousands of fishermen and many have old boats witho

32、ut radios or life-saving device. 56. what would be the best title for the text?   a. the nine-month drift on the pacific ocean   b. fishermen survive nine months at sea eating birds   c. three deaths drifting on the pacific ocean   d. the wonder from san blas5

33、7. according to the text, it can be inferred that the news was earliest reported in _.   a. july      b. august      c. october       d. november58. what made them unable to send signals for help?   a

34、. the lack of gas.   b. lacking the related knowledge.   c. there being no need for it.   d. the boats lacking life-saving device.59. they never lost the hope of being found because _.   a. they often saw the passing boats   b. they could get enough

35、food   c. they knew where they would go   d. they foresaw the rescue was coming60. the underlined word “it in the last paragraph refers to _.   a. the fact that they stayed nine months on the sea   b. what made them live on for so long a time   c. th

36、e news that they are still alive after nine months   d. the fact that they left san blas so longbscience dailyamerican teens are confident they can invent solutions to some of the worlds pressing challenges，such as protecting and restoring the natural environment，but more than half feel un

37、prepared for careers in technology and engineering，the lemelson-mit invention index has found this year.the lemelson-mit invention index，which assesses americans attitudes toward invention and innovation，also found there is an important need for more project-based learning in high schoolsnearly thre

38、e out of four american teens believe technological inventions or innovations can solve some of our pressing environmental issues within the next decade，including global warming，water pollution and fossil fuel depletion消耗nearly two-thirds of teens are confident they could invent some of these solutio

39、nsthis contrasts with only 38 percent of adults who believe they could invent something to help protect and restore the natural environmentof those adults，more than half are 1 8-24 years old “todays teens are inheriting our societys environmental challenges，so their confidence and optimism that the

40、problems are solvable is promising and exciting,said josh schuler, executive director of the lemelson-mit program，a non-profit organization at the massachusetts institute of technology whose mission is to recognize outstanding inventors，encourage sustainable new solutions to real-world problems，and

41、enable and inspire young people to pursue creative lives and careers through invention“however, we owe our youth the tools they will need to solve these challengesthe lemelson-mit invention index found that more than half of american teens do not believe their high school is preparing them adequatel

42、y for a career in technology and engineering. “learning to invent is really no different than learning to swim or play the trombone长号，said schuler, “it takes practicestudents need the opportunity to get their hands dirty and inventgenerally speaking，theres not enough learning by doing taking place i

43、n todays high schools，and our survey found that students recognize this61.what attitude does schuler have towards american teens confidence in solving some of the worlds pressing challenges?a. doubtful bpositivecneutraldunclear62.according to the lemelson-mit invention index，american teens believe_a

44、they can solve some of the worlds pressing challengesbsome of the worlds pressing challenges will be solved by adultschigh school education can provide them the tools they need to solvedthey are quite prepared to solve some of the worlds pressing challenges63we can conclude from what schuler says th

45、at_a. american teens lack learning based on projects b. american teens are too optimistic to be realistic c. american high school education completely destroys students creativity d. american teens should be more concentrated on practice64. what is the most important in learning to invent，according

46、to schuler? aplaying games bplaying musical instruments cpracticedspecial education65we can infer from the text that_astudents must get their hands dirty to learn to inventbamerican students hate their high school educationcamerican students are not encouraged to invent in high schoolsd1earning to i

47、nvent is not something very difficultcbeijing the countrys top think tank has predicted china will be the worlds most powerful nation, second only to the united states, by the year 2050. china will also strive to be among the top five most competitive countries of the g20 by , the chinese academy of

48、 social sciences (cass) said in its report on national competitiveness of china, which was released on monday.the country has remained among the top five powerful nations with regard to economic growth since 1992 and is expected to overtake the united states to become the worldwide largest economy b

49、y 2030, the report said. according to the data for the first half of this year, china has eclipsed japan to become the worlds second-biggest economy after three decades of blistering growth.china ranked 17th in national competitiveness among 100 countries in , a jump of 56 place from its previous li

50、sting in 1990, according to the report.“chinas comprehensive competitiveness has rapidly climbed up the rank over the past 20 years, but we are worried about its competitiveness with regard to efficiency and industrial structure, said ni pengfei, director of the research center for city and competit

51、iveness under the cass, at a press conference in beijing.the report also warned that chinas core competitiveness could not match its ranking when it comes to high-level talents, culture, education, health, science and technology.for example, chinas index(指数) of high-level talents stands at 8.3 perce

52、nt of that of the us and 10 percent of that of japan, clearly indicating a big gap in the human resource sector, the report said.in the field of higher education, chinas index is only 10 percent of that of the european union and one third of the us, the report said.though china ranked 4th in higher

53、education competitiveness in , most of the first class universities are still in the eu and the us, it said.the report also predicted that chinas cultural attractiveness, which ranked behind the eu, japan and the us between and , will continue increasing.the report suggested china makes more efforts

54、 to promote its international image to increase its appeal and attractiveness. (from china daily oct, 26th, 2010)66. according to the news essay, which of the following is not true?a. china is expected to become the worlds largest economy by 2030.b. china is the worlds 2nd-largest economy now.c. chi

55、nas index of higher education is only over 30% of that of the us.d. china is only stronger than us in cultural attractiveness67. at which place did chinas competitiveness rank in 1990?a. 17th b. 73rd c, 56th d. 39th 68. the underlined word “talents means_.a. people with certain ability. b. people wi

56、th a lot of moneyc. high-level industrial structure. d. economic efficiency.69. where are most of the 1st-class universities?a. in the us and japan. b. in china and us.c. in the eu and us. d. in china and japan.70. chinas competitiveness is still worrying because_.a. chinas competitiveness could not match its ran