2012届甘肃高三上学期英语期中试题

1、甘肃省兰州20112012学年度高三上学期期中考试（英语）本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。注意：请将答案涂或填写在答题页上第卷第一部分 英语知识运用 （共三节，满分50分）第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1 theatre A measure B great C really D easy2 prison A insist B result C decision D pleasure3 above A brother B position C wo

2、man D moment4 example A extreme B excellent C exist D excuse5 trousers A southern B courage C soup D pronounce第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。6 People who drink and drive are _ danger both to themselves and to others They are in _ danger of losing their livesA a; / B /; /

3、 C the; the D a; a7 It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is _ another to play it well yourselfA quite B very C rather D much8 The island, _ to the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go toA joining B to join C joined D having joined9 It was a nice meal, _ a little expensiveA though

4、B whether C as D since10 When you make a speech, you should try to get your idea _A across B off C away D aside11 To our _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had fearedA anxiety B relief C worry D care12_ Jane has been crying all the morning_ Oh, perhaps _ being scolded by our teac

5、herA because B as C on account of D thanks to13 Thank you for the great difficulty you have had _ me with my designing work A helpingB to help C with helpingD to have helped14 The boss _ department Ms Li worked ten years ago looks down upon women A in whichB in thatC in whoseD whose15 Bolt ran 100m

6、at 958 seconds at the World Athletics Championship in Berlin, and broke his own record, _ at the 2008 Beijing OlympicsA to set B setting C set D having set16 Understanding the cultural habits of another country, especially _ containing many different subcultures like the USA, is a difficult thing A

7、whichB that C oneD those17 It is commonly believed that it is _ too much money has been invested in real estate（房地产）_ has caused the crisis in Wall StreetA that; that B that; which C what; that D because; that18 Mom started early in the morning, so I guess it _ be long before she phones me about her

8、 arrivalA wasnt B isnt C wont D hasnt been19Why do the boys _ Liu Jun as “Panda”? Because he is short and fat with thick glasses A refer toB turn toC call upD call for20 The policewoman came to the spot _ she heard of the accidentA in an instant B the instantC for and instant D instant III 完形填空。（每题1

9、5分，共计30分）My mothers dream of becoming a teacher was interrupted by an unexpected child: me _21_ my mother left the fields of _22_ formally, she did not leave it entirely On the first day of kindergarten, I _23_ my lunch box, inside of which I found a note from my mother written on a _24_ , saying th

10、at she loved me, that she was _25_ of me and that I was the _26_ kindergartener in the world! Because of that napkin note I made it through my first day of kindergarten and many more school days to _27_There have been many napkin notes since the first one There were napkin notes in elementary school

11、 when I was _28_ with math, telling me to “Hang in there You can do it!” There were napkin notes in high school, _29_ my basketball team was the first team in our schools _30_ to play in a state championship, telling me, “There is no I in a team You have got this _31_ because you know how to _32_” A

12、nd there were even napkin notes which were _33_ to me in college and graduate school, far away from my mothers _34_ touch Despite the changes of colleges, majors, boyfriends, and the ways I looked at the world, my mothers encouragement, support and teachings _35_ in years of love and napkin notesAt

13、Christmas this year, my forty-year-old mother was _36_ going back to school to earn her degree in teaching I also gave her a Christmas gift for school: a lunch bag filled with her favorite foods _37_ she opened up her “You can do it!” napkin note _38_ me, tears began running down her face When her e

14、yes met mine, I knew that she _39_ my unspoken message: My mother is, and has always been, a （n） _40_21A Now that B Even though C As is D Ever since22A art B science C education D agriculture23A carried B closed C moved D opened24A towel B handkerchief C napkin D cloth25A proud B afraid C frightened

15、 D ashamed26A worst B best C luckiest D richest27A arrive B begin C spend D follow28A satisfied B working C armed D struggling29A before B after C when D until30A stadium B history C system D campus31A far B high C much D fast32A perform B behave C share D compete33A explained B sent C exposed D han

16、ded34A mental B material C physical D spiritual35A ended B repeated C faded D disappeared36A finally B suddenly C hardly D totally37A Before B As C Although D Because38A by B to C from D with39A invented B forgot C passed D understood40A parent B student C expert D teacher第二部分 阅读理解 （共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第

17、二节每小题1分；满分45分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题后所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 ALong bus rides are like television shows They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials（商业广告）thrown in every three or for minutes The commercials are unavoidable They happen whether you want them or not Every couple of minutes a

18、 billboard glides by outside the bus window “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer” “Fill up with Pacific Gas” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”The beginning of the ride is comfortable an

19、d somewhat exciting, even if youve traveled that way before Usually some things have changed new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road The bus driver has a style of driving and its fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so If the driver is particularly reckless（鲁莽的） or daring, the

20、ride can be as thrilling（惊心动魄） as a suspense story, will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride Food always makes bus rides more interesting But youve got to be careful of w

21、hat kind of food you eat Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stopsThe end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning You know it will soon be over and theres a kind of expectation and excitement in that The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed By now you have

22、sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rest even with your hands crossed behind your head The end comes just at no more ways to sit41According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?ABuses on the road B Films o

23、n television C Advertisements on the billboards D Gas stations42What is the purpose of this passage?A To give the writers opinion about long bus tripsB To persuade you to take a long bus tripC To explain how bus trips and television shows differD To describe the billboards along the road43 The write

24、r of this passage would probably favor _A bus drivers who arent reckless B drive aloneC a television set on the bus D no billboards along the road44 The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because _A the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are funB they both have

25、a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in betweenC the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on busesD both traveling and watching TV are not exciting45The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are _A exciting B comfortable

26、 C tiring D boring BThe first bullet train designed and manufactured in China with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour rolled off the production line on Saturday morning The train was the latest model in the countrys China Railway High-speed （CRH） Series This marks that China has joined a leading wor

27、ld club after Japan, France and Germany to become the fourth country capable of turning out such high speed trains Previously, Chinas fastest self-developed trains ran at a service speed of up to 250 km per hourThose trains, which presented to public on April 18, served the BeijingHarbin, BeijingSha

28、nghai and BeijingGuangdong routes The new streamlined train was made of aluminum alloy（铝合金） The train body was the lightest of its kind in the world Such a design was for the sake of energy economization The trains power was 127 kilowatts, lower than other high-speed trains, which was normally about

29、 15 kilowattsThe new train, which features a bar in the dinner car and double-faced LCD TV screens in the first-class cars, was equipped with shock absorbers between carriages As the train is running at a high speed, the shock absorbers are used to reduce shocking force and rocking of the train body

30、 （A train with eight carriages could seat about 600 passengers They were expected to run on the 115km Beijing Tianjin route starting from August before the Beijing Olympic Games） It would reduce the journey time from the current 80 minutes to around 39 minutes46 From the 1st paragraph we learn that_

31、A the latest model of CRH Series ran at a service speed of up to 250 km per hourB China became the fourth country in the world to produce bullet trains of such a high speedC the first self-developed bullet train rolled off the production line at a speed of 300 km per hourD China has joined a leading

32、 world club consisting of Japan, France and Germany47 The new bullet train_A has been put into use in ChinaB has double-faced LCD TV sets in the first carriageC is slower than high-speed trainsD is made of the lightest material in the world48 The underlined word “It ” in the last paragraph refers to

33、 _A a train with eight carriages B the speed of 115 km per hourC the Ministry of Railways D the use of the new train49 What is mainly talked about in this passage?A The bullet trains designed and made in China have been put into operationB The bullet trains serve many of the main routes between big

34、cities in ChinaC The new bullet trains are equipped with some advanced facilitiesD The new bullet trains are expected to run for the Beijing Olympic GamesCWill you get a good job? What will you do? Many new graduates feel lost when they consider the endless list of career choices They have invested

35、a lot of money for their diploma（文凭） and now an important question stares them in the faceI have seen so many new graduates who do not know how to use the degree they have just earned An example was Dave, who loved sports and had played baseball throughout his college years He had his heart set on w

36、orking for Nike But he had never made clear in his own mind what kind of job he could do for Nike, so nothing ever happened Another example was Allison, who was a history major She wanted to work as an event planner but, unfortunately, no one hired her Why? No experience Failing to do some solid car

37、eer exploration first, to get a clear idea of the types of jobs you can do, is a big error that many college students make After our suggestions, Dave and Allison both found their jobs to ensure brighter future, follow these effective strategies:·Make educated career choices Identify the job yo

38、u want Conduct research Ask parents to advise you on actual job duties Consider what your natural talents are, and look for positions where you can use them·Dont rely on the Internet Networking is an effective tool be sure its a job-hunting strategy you use New studies from the Department of La

39、bor state that only 4% of job-seekers found their jobs on the Internet The fact is that 63% of all jobs are filled by contacts·Employers are making quick decisions Most people lose the job in the first minute of the interview Its deadly to let employers focus quickly on how well you can perform

40、 the job·Practice your interviewing skills Be ready for the tough questions by first writing out good answers to possible questions and having a role-playing interview with your friends50 What does the author seem to be most probably?A A job-hunter B A magazine editor C A website owner D A job-

41、seeking adviser51 In order to be well prepared for the interview, youd better _A surf the Internet for contacts B get along well with your workmatesC practice the interview for several times D take care of your dress52 According to the text it is suggested that Dave should_A let others know what he

42、can do for them B study further to get a higher degreeC give up his interest in playing basketball D take part-time jobs first53 For Alison, she should_A find a job in another field B find some work to gain work experienceC not tell the employer her major D offer more personal informationDA Tight Si

43、tuationSometimes funny memories are the best special way to remember a beloved lover It helps take away some of the feeling of loss Before he passed away, my husband loved to share this story with our friends Now, it makes a smile to share this story with youOur neighbors son was getting married in

44、1971 at a church, and we were invited We immediately rushed out for the store, and I bought a nice dress with a jacket The dress was a little tight, but I had a month before the June 30- wedding and I would lose a few poundsJune 29 came and, of course, I had not lost a single pound; in fact, I had g

45、ained two But, I thought a new girdle（健美裤） would solve my problem So on our way to the wedding, we stopped once again at the store I ran in and told the clerk I needed a size large girdleThe clerk found the box with the described girdle, marked “L”, and asked if I would like to try it on “Oh, no, la

46、rge will fit just right I wont need to try it on”The next morning was hot, so I waited to get dressed until about forty-five minutes before time to go I opened the girdle box only to find a new $ 4995 girdle in a size small Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldnt fit right wi

47、thout a girdle, a fight broke out between me and the girdle Have you ever tried to shake twenty pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? Finally, my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it, and I was ready to goAs we walked into the church, he asked if I could

48、make it Now, he was getting worried because I was breathing funny I told him that I would It lasted one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight-and-one-half seconds, and the minister blessed everything except my girdle!My knees were blue and my legs lost all the feeling My husband was asking questions an

49、d trying to comfort meAs soon as the minister pronounced them married, I rushed out with my husband “Please, just get me out of here!” I saidWe ran out to our car, and once there he opened the front and back passenger doors against the next car Right there, before God, human and the wedding party, I

50、 took off that girdle When the girdle flew out of my hand and landed under the car next to ours, my husband was laughing so hard and we drove awayOver the years, he and I had wondered what the people of that church thought the next morning when they found $4995, size small girdle in their parking lo

51、t 54 When she was telling the story, she _A was sorry for her husbands death B was happy to share her funny memoriesC was wondering who had picked up the girdle D still couldnt forget the trouble on that day55 Which statement is true according to the story?A She changed the girdle for a larger size

52、B They tried hard to pour lots of potatoes into a small bag C She put on the dress without the girdle in the endD She managed to put the girdle with her husbands help56 The title “A Tight situation” really means_A she was dressed in a tight girdle B she dressed herself in a limited timeC she got her

53、self embarrassed D the wedding lasted longer than she expected57 The writers purpose of writing this story is _A to tell an interesting experience B to prove her husbands loveC to describe her tight girdle D to describe her unspeakable feelingE“Write All About It”Centerville High School Essay（论文）ContestRules1 Students are asked to hand in essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work Any essay containing material copied from another