江苏省无锡一中2012届高三上学期期中考试 英语

1、无锡一中20112012学年度高三第一学期期中考试英 语 试 题注意事项及说明：1、考试前请将密封线内的项目及答题卡上姓名、考试号填涂清楚。2、试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分，考试时间120分钟。3、考试结束时，需交答题纸和答题卡。一卷（共85分）第一部分：听力测试（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What is the probable rela

2、tionship between the speakers?AMother and sonBTeacher and student CEmployer and employee2How much does Rose still owe the woman?A$10 B$20 C$303What does the man think of the womans green dress?AIts unusual BIts bright CIts ugly4What are the speakers mainly talking about?AA club BAn order CA calendar

3、 5How will the man contact the woman?ABy calling her BBy sending a letterCBy sending a postcard.第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6Where are the speakers? AIn a hotel BIn a compan

4、y CIn a hospital 7Where did the woman work before? AIn London BIn Sydney CIn New York听第7段材料，回答第6、7题。8What did the speakers quarrel about last night?AA book BA shirt CA record9How does the woman feel in the end?AGuilty BAngry CRelieved听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10What is the woman ?AA nurse BA doctor CA recepti

5、onist11When can people take body examination?AIn the morning BIn the afternoon CIn the evening12What does the man suggest the woman do?ARead the leafletBCall before 10:30 amCMake an appointment in advance听第9段材料，回答第1316题。13What is the woman?AA painter BAn actress CA manager14Why was the woman fired a

6、s a saleswoman?AShe got sick BShe slept at work CShe argued with a customer15What happened to the woman when she was a taxi driver?AShe got hurt in an accidentBShe hit a passer-byCShe hit a pole16What will be broadcast right next?AAdvertisements BThe womans stories CThe womans pictures听第10段材料，回答第172

7、0题。17When is the museum open?AFrom 9:00 amto 1:30 pmBFrom 9:00 amto 5:00 pmCFrom 1:30 pmto 4:30 pm18What is shown in the downstairs room?AClothes BSchools CHomes19What can the visitors enjoy upstairs every afternoon?AFrench paintings BA talk CA film20What do we know about the museum?AIt needs extra

8、tickets to enjoy the concertBIt provides discounts for school group visitsCIt answers calls between nine and six every day.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）第一节：单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21Fireworks exploded during _ opening ceremony of _ 2011 Asian Cup football tourna

9、ment at Khalifa StadiumAthe; a Bthe: the Ca; a Da; the22He who _ to succeed without hard work _ to be disappointedAhope; are bound Bhopes; is boundChope; are due Dhopes; is due23_ all that has happened, have a good preparation and try to start againAPut aside BPut up CPut off DPut out24The first Afr

10、ican-American president of the United States received a（n） _ welcome in the African countries, where he was received as a returning sonAromantic Bbureaucratic Centhusiastic Doptimistic25Wanda Plaza in Wuxi is _ a shopping centerYou can do almost anything thereAno more than Bnot more thanCmore than D

11、rather than26It is said that many kids are worried about the year 2012, _ , they think the earth will be destroyed by disastersAwhere Bas Cwhen Dwhich27When _ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, _ nervous and anxiousAexposed; felt Bexposed; feelingCexposing; feeling Dexposin

12、g; felt28Are you going to stay overnight?Not _ its really necessaryAunless Bif Cuntil Dsince29Its not necessary to explain the truth _ there is spring wind, there is green grassAwhich wherever Bthat whichCwhich when Dthat wherever30Li Gang, a police officer said that little about what his son _ he k

13、now the moment all the media reported the traffic accident _ in Hebei UniversityAdid did; happening Bdid do; happenedCwould do; happening Dcould do; happened31After the flood, what the local government did first was to provide _ for the homeless familiesAfurniture Boccupation Cequipment Daccommodati

14、on32You could have watched the movie Transformers 3 last nightWhy _ you?Adidnt Bhavent Chadnt Dshouldnt33If no passers-by _ a blind eye to the injured little Yueyue in Foshan Guangdong, she _ alive nowAturned; would be Bhad turned; would have beenCturned; would have been Dhad turned; would be34Thats

15、 the third time hes won the award in this fieldYesHe _ his maximum potential in the past decadeAexplored Bis exploringChas been exploring Dhas explored35Its a shame to ask you to lend me more money, but_ You really need money to keep on with your educationAForget it BDont be silly CNo way DDont ment

16、ion it第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Serious BusinessLet me take you _36_ a couple of yearsCome with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and _37_ me yetWe walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware storeNo automatic door, not a computer in the bui

17、ldingIt was one that I went to fairly oftenAs we entered the door, two sounds _38 usThe sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the doorThe other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our _39_ Good afternoon, Ryan, _40_ the cheerful greetingAndy was a

18、very _41_ sort of ownerHe was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed usWe walked across the old wood floorAndy asked us what he could help us withI told him we were _42_ a springHe very patiently replied, I have lots of springsYoure going to need to be more _43_Just a spring

19、for an old-fashioned screen doorThats itA screen door springRight down there We _44_ where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they wereAndy knew his store, and his productsThat was why I came here instead of MeijerThe service couldnt be beatenThe price YesBut service and _45_ NoI picked up one

20、and followed him to the _46_He 47_ the price, doing the math in his head$ 188, with tax: comes to $ 199Put it on my dads accountHe nodded and smiled, Good dads account He laughedI dont know what you boys would do _48_dads account!He handed me the ticket and as I _49_ it I asked, You really trust my

21、signature?His reply surprised, _50_ delighted ,meWhen I cant trust Jerry Hoovers boys I can trust nobody! We left, and the brain _51_ started to forget things, in order of importanceBut what Andy said that day rang in my earsAnd it rings in my ears todayThats a tall order to live up toIts a high sta

22、ndard of _52_My father made a fame for that name, and I get to _53_ the benefitsBut on account of this, I must _54_ that fameAnd thats _55_ business36Aback Baway Con Din37Aexcites Bshocks Camazes Dinspires 38Agreeted Bhugged Cheard Dsensed39Aabsence Bguests Cshopping Dpresence40Areplied Bsaid Ccame

23、Dcried41Aspecial Bfriendly Cordinary Dappropriate42Alooking up Blooking for Clooking into Dlooking at 43Aspecific Bspecial Cparticular Dpractical44Agot to Bturned to Cstuck to Dreferred to45Adescription Bdetermination Csatisfaction Dimagination46Acomer Bcashier Ccounter Ddoor47Afigured up Bmade up C

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25、ssful 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）AWENZHOU（Xinhua）the train collision in east Chinas Zhejiang Province has killed 39 people and left 192 others injured Sunday night, said a spokesman with the Ministry of RailwaysA total of 132 people are still being treated in hospitals, said Wang Yongping, spokesman

26、 with the ministry at a press conferenceEleven people remain in critical condition, said Cheng Jinguo, head of the health bureau in the city of Wenzhou, where the collision happened Saturday nightCheng said at the press conference that 52 people who suffered slight injuries had been discharged from

27、hospitalWang expressed condolences（哀悼） to the concerning families and sincere apology to all the passengersThe trains black box has been discovered and the ministry is investigating the cause of the crash, Wang saidWang said the ministry will make public the cause of the accident as soon as the inve

28、stigation is done and publish the names of the killed and injured, He said the crash has caused a large number of casualties and great property lossesThe ministry will find out the cause through thorough investigation and take effective measures to prevent similar accidentsDespite the accident, the

29、spokesman said the ministry is still confident in the high-speed trainChinas high-speed train is advanced and qualifiedWe have confidence in it, he saidThe damaged rails have been repaired and were ready to restart operation but the reopening was delayed by the stormy weather, according to WangWang

30、did not provide the exact time when the line would start operating againThe accident occurred at about 8:30 pmSaturday on a bridge near Wenzhou when bullet train D301 rear-ended （ 追尾 ） D3115, which reportedly lost power after lightning strike56According to Cheng Jinguo, _ people slightly injured had

31、 been recovered and left hospitalA39 B139 C11 D5257What can be inferred from the passage?AThe operation was restarted the next dayBThe cause of the collision was made clearCThere was a thunderstorm when the trains crashedDSimilar accidents would be avoided in later operations 58Which of the followin

32、g is NOT true?AThe Railway Ministry is investigating the cause with the help of the black boxBBullet train D3115 was forced to stop as a result of human interferenceCBullet train D301 hit the train D3115 that stopped ahead of it due to lack of powerDThe operation of the line would be restarted with

33、the stormy weather over59What can be the best title of the passage?AConfidence in Development of High-speed TrainsBTerrible Weather Leading to Trains CollisionCInvestigations upon Trains CollisionDTrains Crashed Causing Deaths and Damage BBrazil has become one of the developing worlds great successe

34、s at reducing population growth but more by accident than designWhile countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard Brazils population growth rate has dropped from 299% a year between 1951 and

35、 1960 to 193% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 27 children on averageMartine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countriesMartine Puts it down toamong other things, soap operas and i

36、nstallment （分期付款） plans introduced in the 1970sBoth played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate Brazil is one of the worlds biggest producers of soap operasGlobo, Brazils most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others sho

37、w at least one hour a night Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big citiesAlthough they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of Reproduction（生育）, they describe middle and upper class values ?not many children, different attitudes towards se

38、x, women working, says MartineThey sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractive packageMeanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumersThis led to an enormous cha

39、nge in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible （不相容的） with unlimited reproduction, says Martine60According to the passage, Brazil has cut back its population growth _Aby educating its citizens Bby careful family planningCby developing TV programs Dby chance61According to the passage, m

40、any Third World countries _Ahavent yet found an effective measure to control their populationBwould soon join Brazil in controlling their birth rateCneglected the role of TV plays in family planningDhavent attached much importance to birth control62The underlined phrase puts it down to is closest in

41、 meaning to _Asums it up as Bfinds it a reason forCowes it to Dcompares it to63Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazils birth rate because _Athey keep people sitting long hours watching TVBpeople are drawn to their attractive packageCthey have gradually changed peoples way of lifeDthey popularize

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