盐城中学高三英语期中模拟试题及答案

江苏省盐城中学 2010届高三上学期期中考试英语试题试卷说明：本场考试 120分钟，总分120分。第I卷（三部分，共 85分第一部分: 听力（共两节，满分 20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisexams?Annoyed. B.Disappointed. C.Satisfied.What’sthewomantroubled by?Apain inherface. B. Hersensitive skin. C. Aserious inherback.Whatcanthespeakersprobablyseeoutsidetheirwindow?Asnowworld. B.Awhitebuilding. C.Aground.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?Parks. B.Exercises. C.Pets.Whatarethespeakerslookingat?Apighouse. B. Somespecial mirrors. C. A toothpick.第二节 （共15小题；每小题 1分，满分15分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Friends. B.Acouple. C.Neighbours.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Theirhabits. B. Their families. C. neighbours.Whatistheman ’strouble?Hecan’tgiveupsmoking. B.He ’softendisturbedatnight.C.Hehasnohouseofhisown.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。Whoarethespeakers?A.MikeandTyler. B.RonandTyler. C. Tracy Mark.Whatarethespeakersherefor?Doingsomemathwork. B.Meetinganoldfriend. C.Attendingconference.Whatseemstobethewoman ’smajor?Literature. B.Physics. C.Medicine.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。Wheredoesthemanworkprobably?OnatraintoLondon. B.InabookstoreoutsideLondon.C.AtaclubinLondon.Whendoesthemangetupeveryday?Before6:30. B.At6:30. C.After6:30.Howdidthemanusetofeelaboutthetimespentonthetrain?It wasawasteoftime. B. It wasenjoyable. C. It wasrelaxing.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。Whenwillthewomangiveheroralpresentation?OnMonday. B.OnTuesday. C.OnThursday.Wherewillthewomanpreviewheroralpresentation?Inrroom. B. Inthema’sroom. . Intheclassroom.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?Hewillhaveaphysicstestnextweek.Heknowswhatthepresentationshouldbeon.Hewillhaveaclasstogotoinnotime.听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。HowmanycopiesofNorahJones ’firstalbumweresold?1million. B.13million. C.18million.WhichalbumholdsasellingrecordinthehistoryofBlueNoteRecords?ComeAwaywithB. FeelsLikeHome. C. NotTooLate.WhatcanwelearnaboutNorahJones?ShewonfiveGrammyAwardsforherfirstalbumin2003.Shewasconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialpeoplein2005.Shemadeamostpopularalbumfor 2007.第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 35分)第一节单项填空15每小题1分,15分)从、、、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 ,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Hungeris numberoneglobalhealthrisk,sotheWFPhasorganizedalotofprogrammes,whichtargetspeoplemostat risk.the ；/ B.a ；/ C.the ；the D.a；a tothestrongsunlightforlongeverydayledtoherbadskin.Exposed B.Exposing C.Beingexposed BeexposedManyexperts hold theview teachers’development is the keytobettereducationlies.which;where B.which;what C.that;where that;whichThePresident givingmilitaryaidtothiscountry.isopposed B.objects C.opposes against----Doyouenjoyyourstayinhere?----Yes.Abeautifulautumnday thewetsummerwehavehad.becomesawareof B.takesadvantageof C.accountsfor compensatesforGeldof intended the concert to earthquake,which 2000lives.

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the life there, but failed to makeanyadjustto;senses B.adaptto;troubleC.adaptto;effort D.adjustto;differenceTheold manhasasonandtwodaughters, treating himwell, himsad.noneofthem;which B.andnoneofwhom;thatC.noneofwhom;which D.andnoneofthem;thatSomestudents admittingtheywere computergames.resisted;hookedon B.accepted;addictedtoC.distributed;involvedin D.refused;devotedtoPeopleranout asfiretorethroughthebuilding.withvain B.inrags C.withonevoice D.interrorFoodaid isnotenoughto theproblem now.only;solve;discussed B. alone; solving; discussedC.merely;solving;beingdiscussed D. alone; solve; discussedThegovernmenthaverealizedtheusethereturneesmake theexperienceandskills whilelivingabroad.of;gained B.of;gain C.for;gained up;gainHehurriedhome,onlytofindhishouse .breakout B.brokeninto C. breakinto D. breakinUndernocircumstancesandatnotime bethefirst nuclearweapons.weshall;using B.shallwe;touse C.shallwe;used D.shall;using第二节完形填空（共 20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Ayoungschoolteacherhadadreamthatanangelappearedtohimandsaid,“Youwillbegivenachildwhowillgrowuptobecomeaworld36.Howwillyoupreparehersothatshewillrealizeherintelligence,growinconfidence,developbothherconfidenceandsensitivity,beopen-minded,yet37incharacter?Inshort,whatkindofeducationwillyou38sothatshecanbecomeoneoftheworld'strulygreatleaders?”Theyoungteacher 39 in acold sweat. It hadnever occurred tohimbefore---any oneof his present orfuture students could betheperson 40in his Washepreparingthemtorisetoanypositionwhichtheymay 41?Hethought,“Howmightmy 42cha ngeifIknewthatoneofmystudentswerethisperson? ”He 43begantoformulate 规划;)aplaninhismind.Thisstudentwould 44 experienceaswellasinstruction.Shewouldneedtoknowhowtosolveproblemsofvariouskinds.Shewouldneedtoknowthevalueoflifelonglearninginordertokeepacuriousand 45 mind.Histeaching 46.Every youngperson whowalked throughhis 47became,forhim,afutureworldleader.Hesaweachone,not 48 theywere,butastheycould be.He 49 the best fromhis students, yet tempered（使缓和）it with Hetaught eachoneasif the future of the 50 depended onhis instruction.Aftermanyyears,awomanheknew 51 toapositionofworldfame.Herealizedthatshemust 52 havebeenthegirldescribedinhisdream.Onlyshewasnot oneof his 53, butrather his daughter. Forof all the 54 inherlife,herfatherwasthebest.Whereandhowyouwill 55 thischildisamystery.Butbelievethatonechild'sfuturemaydependupontheinfluenceonlyyoucanprovide,andsomethingremarkablewillhappen.A.leader B.destroyer C. D.protector37.A.badD.strong38.A.affordB.weakB.provideC.specialC.receiveD.have39.A.awakenD.stood40.A.describedB.appearedB.fearedC.awokeC.imaginedD.livedA.buyD.desireA.performanceB.sendB.teachingC.makeC.actingD.learningA.gradually B.gladly C.suddenlyD.finallyA.like B.have C.needD.meanA.actual B.dependent C.absentD.activeA.worked B.changed C. developedD.finishedA.classroom B.office C. houseD.mindA.like B.unlike C.likelyD.asA.begged B.expected C. forcedD.learnedA.world B.school C. classD.familyA.appeared B.stood C.roseD.raised52.A.completelyB.nearlyC.hardlyD.surely53.A.childrenB.studentsC.friendsD.followersA.male B.wise C.various languageA.raise C.help C.loveD.meet第三部分：阅读理解（共 15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ 、、C和中，选出最佳选项，并在答卡上将该项涂黑。APress 美联社)—Chinahasagrowing middle class, atraditionofexpectingeducationand21millionnewbabieseveryyear.Sellingeducationaltoysshouldbeeasy.WhileChinamaybetheworld’sbiggest toy-maker, manyofthebestareexported.Departmentstoresheredonothaveenoughhighqualitytoys.Itissaidthatthedemandforeducationaltoysislow.AUScompany,BabyCare,istryingtochangethatwithanewwaytoselltoysinChina.BabyCare worksbasically together with doctors in Beijing hospitals. Peoplejoin the"mother club" cangetlectures andnewsletters onbabyandchilddevelopmentatnoextracost,iftheyagreetospend18dollarsamonthontheeducationaltoysandchild -carebooks."Wewanttobuildaseven-yearrelationshipwiththosepeople,"saidMatthewJ. Estes, president. "It starts during pregnancy, whentheanxiety needsarehighest."BabyCareworksonaone-to-onebasis.Doctors,nurses,andteachers paidbyBabyCareadvise parents, explain toys that aredesigned for ateachstageofdevelopmenttoagesix.BabyCareopenedits first store inChinalast Juneinashopping center inBeijingandanothernearBeijingZoo.Itplanstohave80storesinChinawithinsixyears.It is anewmodelfor Chinaanddevelops amarket inyoungchildren ’s andhealththatnoothercompaniesarein.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?Educationaltoysandforeigntoymarkets.ProblemswithChina ’stoymarketandeducation.ReasonsforpushingsalesofeducationaltoysinChina.BabypopulationandvariouskindsoftoysmadeinChina.Whichofthefollowingisafactaccordingtothepassage?ClubmembersbuyBabyCareproductsforfreechild-careadvice.DoctorsinBeijinghelpinmakingBabyCareproducts.Parentsareencouragedtopay$18forclubactivities.BabyCaretrainsChinesedoctorsatnoextracost.BabyCareisdevelopingitsbusinessinChinaby .openingstoresinBeijinghospitalsoffering18-monthcoursesonchild-caresettingupchildren ’seducationcentersformingcloserelationshipswithparentsWhichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?Mother’sClubinChina. B.BabyCareandDoctors.C.AmericanCompanyModel. D.EducationalToysinChina.BYourGenes,YourFutureHowwouldyoufeelifsomeonegaveyouanenvelopewithadescriptionofeveryoneof yourgenes?Supposing this information could tell youwhatillnesses youlikelytoget,orevenwhatillnessyoumightdieof,wouldyouopentheenvelope?It's adifficult question toanswer. Butthefact isthat scientists havealreadybeguntodiscover howcertain genesinfluence us. Andin the next decade, they willlearnalotmore.Wehaveknownforalongtimethatmanyofourphysicalcharacteristicsareinherited （继承）.Forexample, oureyecolour andcertain diseases aredecided ourgenes.Aslongasyouhaveagooddiet,scientistscanpredictyourheightbylooking atyour parents' heights. Andwenowknowthat the needto wearglasses hasageneticcause.Oureatinghabitsalsoappeartobedecidedbyourgenes!Withother characteristics, things arenotsoclear. Certainly, scientists nowshownthatsometraits （特性，特质）arestronglyinfluencedbyourgenesDoyouprefer getting upearly orlate? Toagreat extent, it's your genesthat decide.Doyouenjoydangeroussportssuchascarracing?Thereisagenethatinfluenceshowmuchexcitementweneed.Butwith mostpsychological characteristics, scientists arelearning that ourgenesandourenvironment affect us. This is true ofthings suchashowviolentweare,andhowwellwegetonwithotherpeople.So,eventhoughscientistsmaysoonbeabletodescribeourgenesindetail,itdoesnotmeantheywillbeabletopredictourfuturewithanyrealsuccess.Nevertheless,thefactisthatscientistswillbeableto"read"ourgenesinthenearfuture.Thiswillcreatenewproblems.Togiveafewexamples,insurancecompaniesmaynotwanttoinsurepeoplewhosegenespredictcertainillnesses.Employersmaynotwanttoemploypeoplewhohaveageneforviolence.Onethingisalreadyclear--withthesenewdevelopments,lifeisgoingtobecomeevenmorecomplicated!Whichcharacteristicsismostlylikelytobeinherited?Eyecolor. B.Interest. C.Future. D.Ability.Whatkindofproblemwillthesenewdevelopmentscreate?Youmaydieofacertainillnessdescribedintheenvelope.Therewillbeanincreasednumberofviolentpeople.Peoplemaytakepartindangeroussportssuchascarracing.Insurancecompaniesmayrefusetoinsurepeoplewithageneforcertaindisease.Whywon’tscientistsbeabletotellusalotaboutourfuture?Becausewe’reaffectednotonlybyourgenesbutalsobyourenvironment.Becausescientistswillnotbeabletoreadourgenesinthenearfuture.Becauselifeinthefuturewillbemorecomplicated.Becausescientistscan ’tdescribeourgenesindetail.CIfyou ’reinchargeofaproject,thekeytosuccessisgettinge veryonewanttohelp you. Asadirector, Isuggest, Igently pushtheactors inthe directionIwantthemtogo.Inthe1986movieNothinginCommon,JackieGleason ’scharacter,Maxgetsfiredfromhisjobasaclothingsalesman.Thescene,shotonaboat,showshopelessness about being outof work. Iwaslooking for somewaysthat allowMaxtoshowhisfeelings.JackiehadfarmoreexperienceateverythingthanIdid,andatfirstIwasfrightened.WhatcouldIpossiblytell “TheGreatOne”aboutacting?OutoffearIdecidedtodirectbysuggestion,andIsatdownwithGleasontotalkaboutthescene.“SoMaxissad,right? ”IGleasonnodded.“Andhe’sprobablystillcarryinghispenswithhisnameonthem － theheusedtohandouttohiscustomers,right? ”Gleasonnodded.“Sowhatwouldyouwanttodowiththepensafteryouwerefired? ”Hewassilentforamoment. “WhyIthrowthemoverboard? ”I stood upandturned toward the crew. “Hey,everybody, Jackie hasawonderfulidea.Let ’sshootit. ”After filming thescene, Gleasoncalled meover andsaid with asmile, “Garry,whatkindofwonderfulideaamIgoingtohavetomorrow? ”Youandyour teamcandiscover theanswersto problems tighter. Whentherenoprizesorgoldstarsforthosewhogetthesolutionfirst,you ’llallbenefitwheneverythingturnsoutright.Thewritertellsusthat,tosucceedintheprojectyouareinchargeof,youshould .makeeveryoneworkforyougeteveryonewillingtohelpyouletpeopleknowyouhavethefinalsaykeepgivingorderstoeveryoneFromthepassagewecanknow .JackieGleasonisthedirectorofthefilmNothinginCommonJackieGleasonisveryangrywhenheisfiredfromhisjobMax,acharacterinthefilm,isinverylowspiritswhenheloseshisjob

JackieGleasonwritestheplayofthefilmNothinginCommonTheunderlined part “TheGreat(in Paragraph 3)refers to .Gleason B.thedirectorhimself C.Max D.Max ’sbossWhydidGleasoncallthedirectoroverandsmileathim?Gleasonthoughthiswonderfulideawasacceptedbythedirector.Gleasonsucceededinhittinguponawonderfulidea.Gleasonwasconfidentabouthisworkthenextday.Gleasonappreciatedthedirector ’swayofdirectingfilms.DTheregularuseoftextmessagesande-mailscanlowertheIQmorethantwicemessagestemporarilyknocksuptotenpointsofftheuser’sIQ.asmuchassmokingmarijuana( 大麻). Thatis theclaim ofpsychologists whohavethat tapping awayonamobile phoneorcomputerkeypadorchecking themmessagestemporarilyknocksuptotenpointsofftheuser’sIQ.Thisrateofdeclineinintelligencecomparesunfavorablywiththefour-pointdropinIQassociated with smokingmarijuana, according toBritish researchers, havelabeled( 贴标签于，指⋯⋯为，分类)thefleeting phenomenonofenhancedstupidityas“infomania”.Thenoticeable dropinIQis believed tobetheresult oftheconstant distractionof “always technology whenemployeesshould beconcentrating onwhatthey paid todo.Infomania meansthat they lose concentration astheir mindsremainfixedinanalmost permanentstate ofreadiness toreact totechnology instead offocusingonthetasksinhand.Thebrainalsofindsithardtodealwithkeepinglotsoftasksinmotionatonce,reducingitsoveralleffectiveness.Whilemoderntechnologycanhavehugebenefits,excessive( 过度的)usecanbedamagingnotonlytoaperson ’smind,buttohisorhersociallife.Eightyvolunteerstookpartinclinical( )trialsonIQdamageand1,100adultswereinterviewed.Morethan six in tenpeople polled admitted that they wereaddicted to theire-mailsandtextmessagessothattheyexaminedwork-relatedonesevenwhenat homeoronholiday. Half said that they alwaysresponded immediately to ane-mailandoneinfivewouldinterruptameetingtodoso.Furthermore, Informania is having a negative effect on work increasingstressanddisagreeingfeelings.Nineoutoftenpolledthoughtthatcolleagueswhoanswerede-mailsormessagesduringaface-to-facemeetingwereextremelyrude. Yetone inthreeBritons believedthatitwas notonlyacceptable,butactuallydiligentandefficienttodoso.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?Aperson’sIQdrops tenpoints if heorshealwayscheckselectronic messages.ThepersonwhohasahigherIQenjoyscheckingelectronicmessages.ThepersonwhohasalowerIQenjoyscheckingelectronicmessages.Aperson’sIQistenpointshigherifheorshealwayscheckselectronicmessages.Whathappenstopeoplewithinfomania?Peoplewithinfomaniacanonlyconcentrateontheirtasksinhand.Peoplewithinfomaniaareaddictedtosmokingmarijuana.Peoplewithinfomaniacan ’trespondtotechnologyimmediately.Peoplewithinfomaniacan ’tconcentrateontheirtasksinhand.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat .about550intervieweesrespondedtoane-mailimmediatelyabout670intervieweesrespondedtoane-mailimmediatelyabout 40taking part inclinical trials onIQwereaddicted tochecking e-mailabout16takingpartinclinicaltrialsonIQrefusedtoanswere-mailsimmediatelyWhatisthemainideaofthispassage?Theregularuseoftextmessagesande-mailscanbecomparedtosmokingmarijuana.Moderntechnologycandamageaperson ’smind.Theregularuseoftextmessagesande-mailscanharmyourIQ.Electronicmessagescanhaveeffectsontheuser ’slife.第Ⅱ卷（两部分，共 35分）第一部分 任务型阅读（共 10小题；每小题1分，满分10分请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空限填1个单词。Don’tcomplainintheNBATheanewrule this season. It’scalled “zero tolerance”. arenotlettingplayerscomplaintoolongortooloudly aboutareferee ’scall.Aplayerwhodoescanbegivenatechnicalfoul ).Twotechnicalfouls,theplayerisoutofthegame.Theplayersdon ’tlikethenewruleandwanttheNBAtochangeit.Theythinkit’sonlynaturaltogetangryduringaclo se,hard-foughtgameifacallgoesagainstyou.ButIlikethe “zerotolerance ”ruleandwishothersportswouldfollowthe’s. Would’t t emoree f football, soccer dtennis stoppedarguingthecallsandjustplayedthegame?Thebiggest reason Ilike thenewrule is that it sets agoodexampleto players. Whenkids seestars suchasRasheedWallace oftheDetroit Pistons shoutingattherefereesandarguingeverycall,theythinkit ’spartofthegame.Butshoutin gatrefereesandarguingcallsshouldneverbepartofanykid ’sgames.Kidsshouldbetaughttoforgetaboutthereferees ’callsandpayattentiontoimprovingtheirskillsandplaytheirbest.Allplayersneedtolearnthatyoucontrolonlyonethinginagame,andthat’syourownperformance.Youcan’tcontrolwhattheotherplayersortrainersdo.Andyoucertainlycan’tcontrolthecallstherefereesmake.Finally,everyonefromNBAall-starsto8-year-oldsshouldrememberthatbeingabasketballrefereeisahardjob.Therefereehastomakedozensofsuddencalls.Nohesitation.Nosecondchances.Noteventhe bestreferee gets everycallright.Maybeiftheplayers,trainersandfanswhoshoutattherefereeshadtowearawhistle andcall afewthere wouldn’t beasmanycomplaints aboutthe“zerotolerance”rule.ThenewruleTheplayers’opinion

Theplayers are not (71) ▲ to complain too muchabout referee’scall,(72) ▲ hemightbe(73) ▲ outofthecourt.They(74) ▲ thenewruleandwishittobechanged.Theythinkit ’snaturalforthemtogetangryduringaclosegameifthereisacall(75) ▲ againstthem.Thewriter ’sopinion

Helikesthe “zero-tolerance”ruleandwishesittobefollowedbyothersportsanditwouldbemoreenjoyableifplayers(76) ▲arguingthecalls.Thenewruledoes(77) ▲ agoodexampletoyoungerplayers.Shouting atreferees andarguing calls shouldn’t bepart ofanykid’sgamesandkidsshouldpayattentionto(78) ▲ uptheirskillsandplaytheirbest.All players cancontrol nothing else except their own(79) ▲ .Everyone should keep in mind that it’s (80) ▲ to be basketballjudge.第二部分书面表达（满分25分）2008年的全球金融危机使得中国的求职市场愈加激烈，就业形势愈加严峻。假如