浙江省曹宅高级中学届高三英语上学期期中考试

PAGE1-曹宅中学2011学年第一学期期中考试高三英语试题卷本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题共80分）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. ______world’slargestretailer,Wal-Mart,hasopenedits_____thirdstoreinBeijing,whichmeansthefirmnowhas52storesinChina.A.The;a B.A;a C.The;the D.The;/2. The13thInternationalSandSculptureFestival,withthe_____“DisneylandinSandSculpture,”willopenonSaturdayinZhoushanineastChina’sZhejiang A.subject B.theme C.topic D.project3. Aturningpointwon’tappearsuddenlybecausetheremustbeacertainprocess_____manyfactorsleadtothechange. A.which B.what C.where D.that4. Waterquality_____thecoastoftheBohai A.off B.on C.in D.at5. China’sstarhurdlerLiuXiangseizedthesilvermedalattheWorldChampionshipswhilehiscompetitorDayronRoblesofCubawasdisqualifiedfor_____LiuXiang. A.holdingup B.holdingdown C.holdingback D.holdingout6. _____thehouseisempty,memoriesfloodmymindofatimewhenitwasfilledwithlife. A.Since B.Unless C.Asif D.Eventhough7. —DoyouthinkitwiseforChinesemotherstotrytodoeverythingfortheirchildren? —No,that’s_____theyaremistaken. A.where B.when C.inwhich D.what8. Helpingothersisahabit,_____youcanlearnevenatanearlyage. A.it B.that C.what D.one9. Workinghardisnotonlya_____ofgreatsuccess,butitisamongtheessentialrequirements. A.sign B.signal C.mark D.guarantee10. Cambridgeisadmittingstudentswho,_____,cannotwritegrammaticalEnglish. A.brightastheyare B.brightasarethey C.brightalthoughtheyare D.astheyarebright11. Theproblemisnot_____soeasyasyouthink.It’sfarfrombeingsettled. A.hardly B.nearly C.almost D.rarely12. _____,thebusstartedatonce. A.Thesignalhadbeengiven B.Thesignaltobegiven C.Thesignalgiven D.Whenthesignalgiving13. Hepaidforaseat,whenhe_____haveenteredfree. A.could B.would C.must D.may14. Allcountriesneed_____,timelyandreliableclimateinformationaswellashighqualityclimateservices,astheywillbenefitthewholemankind. A.believable B.accurate C.particular D.abstract15. —Youmayfindthekeytothemathsproblemonpage107. —Ah,it’ssosimple.IwonderwhyI_____ofthat. A.hadn’tthought B.haven’tthought C.didn’tthink D.wasn’tthinking16. —_____thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow. A.Would B.Shall C.Must D.May17. TheMinistryofEducationis_____primaryandmiddleschoolstudentstoperformonehourofphysicalexerciseaday,whichwillbeamajorcriterionforevaluatingschools. A.requiring B.requesting C.demanding D.commanding18. Eitheryouoroneofyourstudents_____toattendthemeetingthatisduetomorrow. A.has B.have C.are D.is—Jimmyhadalotofpartiesrecently.—Yes,thatmight_____whyhedidn’tdowellonthattest.A.sumup B.pushfor C.accountfor D.makesenseof—DoyouallowyoursontogotoanyInternetcaféonholidays?—_____not!A.Extremely B.Thoroughly C.Absolutely D.Completely第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） Whenaratherdirty,poorlydressedpersonkneelsatyourfeetandputouthishandstobeg21afewcoins,doyouhurryon,not22whattodo,ordoyoufeelsadandhurriedly23somemoney?Whatshouldourattitude24beggarsbe?Therecanbenoquestionthattheworldisfullofterriblysadstories.It25beterribletohavenoideawhereournextmealisgoingtocomefrom.Itseems26 27,mostoftheworld’sgreatreligionsorderustobeopen-heartedand28whatwehavewiththoselessluckythanourselves.Buthastheworldchanged?Maybewhatwasmorallyrightintheolddays,29oneknewexactlywhointhevillagehadsufferedmisfortuneandneededhelp,isnolongerthebestidea.Quiteafewpeoplewillnotgivemoneytobeggars.Letuslookattheir30. First,somebelievethatmanycitybeggarsdressup31tolookpitiableandactuallymakeagood32frombegging.Givingmoneytobeggarsonlyencouragesthissortofevil.33,thereistheworrythatthemoneyyougivewillbespentonbeer,wineordrugs.Thirdly,thereistheopinion34thereisnorealexcuseforbegging.Onemightbepoor,butthatisnoreasonforlosingone’ssenseof35andself-dependence. Relatedtothisistheopinionthattheproblemshouldbehandledbythegovernment36ordinarypeople.Somepeoplethinkbeggarsshouldgotothelocalgovernmentdepartmentand37help. Itishardtocometoanyfinalconclusion:therearevarious38andwemust39themdifferently.Afewcoinscansavealifeinsomesituations,andevenifthemoneyiswasted,thatdoesnottakeawaythemoralgoodnessofthe40.21. A.to B.with C.at D.for22. A.knowing B.expecting C.demanding D.settling23. A.putaway B.handover C.takein D.getout24. A.at B.in C.over D.to25. A.must B.can C.need D.might26. A.warm-hearted B.generous C.cruel D.considerate27. A.Strangely B.Honestly C.Certainly D.Surprisingly28. A.give B.donate C.share D.contribute29. A.why B.when C.what D.how30. A.arguments B.quarrels C.sayings D.talks31. A.onshow B.onpurpose C.forfun D.byaccident32. A.money B.comfort C.living D.decision33. A.Secondly B.Surely C.Possibly D.Then34. A.what B.whether C.that D.which 35. A.goodness B.pride C.security D.responsibility36. A.ratherthan B.orrather C.otherthan D.butalso37. A.produce B.receive C.earn D.accept38. A.cases B.events C.conditions D.states39. A.gowith B.communicatewith C.dealwith D.meetwith40. A.giver B.receiver C.villager D.government第二部分阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A Itisobviousthatdoctorsrecognizeobesityasahealthproblem.Sowhyisitsohardforthemtotalktotheirpatientsaboutit? Theresultsoftwosurveys,oneofprimarycarephysiciansandtheotherofpatients,foundthatwhilemostdoctorswanttohelppatientsloseweightandthinkitistheirresponsibilitytodoso,theyoftendon’tknowwhattosay. “Sowhiledoctorsmaytellpatientstheyareoverweight,theconversationoftenendsthere,”saidChristineC.Ferguson,directoroftheStopObesityAlliance.“Patientsarenottoldaboutthepossibilityofdiabetes(akindofdisease),”shesaid.“Anddoctorsdon’tfeeltheyhavegoodinformationtogive.Theyfeltthattheydidn’thaveadequatetoolstoaddressthisproblem. Thelackofdialoguehurtspatients,too.Thepatientsurvey,ofover1,000adults,foundthatmostoverweightpatientsdon’tevenknowthatthey’retooheavy.Only39percentofoverweightpeoplesurveyedhadeverbeentoldbyahealthcareproviderthattheywereoverweight.Ofthosewhoweretoldtheywereobese,90percentwerealsotoldbytheirdoctorstoloseweight,thesurveyfound.Infactmosthavetriedtoloseweightandmayhavebeensuccessfulinthepast—andmanyarestilltrying,thesurveyfound.Andmanyunderstandthatlosingevenasmallamountofweightcanhaveapositiveimpactontheirhealthandreducetheirriskofobesity­relateddiseaseslikehypertensionanddiabetes.Dr.WilliamBestermannJr.,medicaldirectorofHolstonMedicalGroup,inKingsport,Tenn.,whichranksthe10thinobesityamongmetropolitanareasintheUnitedStates,saidthedialoguehadtobeanongoingoneandcouldnotbedroppedafterjustonementionoftheproblem.“Ifyou’retobesuccessfulwithhelpingyourpatientsloseweight,youhavetotalktothematactuallyeveryvisitabouttheirprogress,andfindsomethingtoencouragethemandcoachthem,”hesaid.Heacknowledgedthatmanydoctorstendtobenotoptimistic.“Partofthisisthatthere'sthiscommonbelief,anddoctorsareburdenedbyit,too,thatoverweightpeopleareweak-willedandjustdon’thaveanywillpowerandareself­indulgentandallthatbusiness,”hesaid.“Ifyouthinkthatway,you’renotgoingtospendtimehavingaproductiveconversation.”WhatistheStopObesityAlliancemostprobablyinParagraph3?A.Anorganizationofdoctorsspecializinginobesity.B.Anorganizationofpatientssufferingfromobesity.C.Aresearchgroupthatconductsspecialsurveysaboutoverweightpeople.D.Aresearchgroupdealingwithdoctor-patientrelationship.Howmanyofthepatientssurveyedhavebeenadvisedbytheirdoctorstoloseweight?A.About350. B.About390.C.About900. D.About1,000.43. WhatcanbeinferredaboutobesitypatientsinParagraph5? A.Theyarenotashopelessasdoctorsthinktheyare. B.Mostofthemhavetriedhardtoloseweight,butinvain.C.Withouttheirdoctors’constantcoaching,thereislittlechanceoftheirsucceedinginlosingweight. D.Mostofthemhavejustgivenuptheirhopeofbecominglessheavy.44. Accordingtothepassage,whichfactorcontributestothelackofdialoguebetweendoctorsandpatients? A.Mostdoctorsjustneverthinkofwarningtheirpatientsabouttheirweightproblem. B.Manydoctorsfinditdifficulttopersuadeoverweightpeopletoloseweight. C.Mostpatientsaretooweak-willedtodoanythingabouttheirweight. D.Manypatientstendnottotrusttheirdoctorsabouttheirweightproblem.45. Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage? A.ObesityintheU.S. B.TroubleofoverweightAmericans. C.Talkmore,helpbetter. D.Doctorsorpatients-whotobearmoreblame?BTheculturalandnaturalvaluesofKakaduNationalParkwererecognizedinternationallywhentheParkwasplacedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.Thisisaninternationalregisterofpropertiesthatarerecognizedashavingoutstandingculturalornaturalvaluesofinternationalsignificance.KakaduisthelargestnationalparkinAustraliaandisthesecondlargestnationalparkintheworld.Kakaduisabiologicalwonderland,whichisalmost8,000squaremiles.ThewildlifeinKakaduisnotonlyhometothewildlifebuttheareaisalsofamousforthelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworld.Aborigineshavebeenlivinginthisareaforatleast40,000years.Thedescendants(后裔)oftheseFirstAustraliansstillliveinKakadutoday.Kakaducontainsoneofthelongestcontinuousrecordsofrockartintheworld,witharound5,000paintings,withrocksitesdatingback25,000years.Morethan1,000siteshavebeenrecorded.KakaduhasbeengivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNations.Itisoneofonly17ofthe469WorldheritageAreaslistedforbothnaturalandculturalvalues.ItisAustralia’slargestnationalpark,butitisn’tjustthesizethatsurprisesvisitors—itisthesenseofsomethingveryoldandgrand.Creationofthe500kmescarpment(悬崖)began2,000millionyearsago.Todaythosegorgesarefilledwithrainforests,washedbywaterfalls.

Kakaduisoneoftheworld’sspecialplaces.ItishardtopicktheidealtimetovisitKakadu.Inthewetseasonlargeareasoftheparkareclosedtothepublic.ItwouldnotbepossibletoenterorexitfromtheparkthroughtheKakaduHighway.Mostofthepeoplethereagreethatthebesttimetovisitisattheendofthedryseason.SomeareasofKakaduhaverestrictedvisitingtimes,andsomearenotopentothegeneralpublic.Over230000touristsvisitKakaduNationalParkeveryyear.Asyouenter46. WhydoestheauthormentionsomuchwildlifeinParagraph1?

A.Torepresentthesceneofthenature.

B.Toattractreaders’attention.

C.Totakethewildlifeforexample.

D.Toshowthevalueofthepark.47. KakaduisgivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNationsbecauseof_____.

A.thedescendantsoftheseFirstAustraliansstillinKakadutoday

B.theparticularenvironmentandtheunusualrockart

C.thelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworld

D.Aborigineslivinginthisareaforatleast40,000years48. Thefollowingsarementionedinthepassageexcept_____.

A.livingthingsinKakadu

B.theescarpmentandthegorges

C.thehistoryofthepark

D.theweatherofthearea49. TheunderlinedwordgorgesinParagraph3means_____.

A.narrowvalleysbetweenhillsormountains

B.buildingswherecasesaredetermined

C.largeandopenstructuresforsportsevents

D.placeswheresomethingislocated50. WhatdoestheauthoradvisevisitorstodowhentheygotoKakadu?

A.Togetmoreinformationaboutthespecialplace.

B.Tomakeabetterchoicebetweenthewetanddryseason.

C.Nottoenterthenationalparkwithoutpermission.

D.NottogotherethroughtheKakaduHighway.C （London）—Ifitreallyiswhat’sontheinsidethatcounts,thenalotofthinpeoplemightbeintrouble. Somedoctorsnowthinkthattheinternalfatsurroundingimportantorgansliketheheartorlivercouldbeasdangerousastheexternalfatwhichcanbenoticedmoreeasily. “Beingthindoesn’tsurelymeanyouarenotfat,”saidDrJimmyBellatImperialCollege.Since1994, Accordingtotheresult,peoplewhokeeptheirweightthroughdietratherthanexercisearelikelytohavemajordepositsofinternalfat,eveniftheyareslim. EvenpeoplewithnormalBodyMassIndexscorescanhavesurprisinglevelsoffatdepositsinside.Ofthewomen,asmanyas45percentofthosewithnormalBMIscores(20to25)actuallyhadtoohighlevelsofinternalfat.Amongmen,thepercentagewasnearly60percent. AccordingtoBell,peoplewhoarefatontheinsideareactuallyontheedgeofbeingfat.Theyeattoomanyfattyandsugaryfoods,buttheyarenoteatingenoughtobefat.Scientistsbelievewenaturallystorefataroundthebellyfirst,butatsomepoint,thebodymaystartstoringitelsewhere. Doctorsareunsureabouttheexactdangersofinternalfat,butsomethinkithassomethingtodowithheartdiseaseanddiabetes.Theywanttoprovethatinternalfatdamagesthebody’scommunicationsystems. Thegoodnewsisthatinternalfatcanbeeasilyburnedoffthroughexerciseorevenbyimprovingyourdiet.“Ifyouwanttobehealthy,thereisnoshortcut.Exercisehastobeanimportantpartofyourlifestyle,”Bellsaid.Whatisthispieceofnewsmainlyabout?A.Thinpeoplemaybefatinside.B.Internalfatisofnoimportance.C.Internalfatleadstomanydiseases.D.Thinpeoplealsohavetroubles.52. Doctorshavefound_____.A.theexactdangersofinternalfatB.internalfatisthecauseofheartdiseaseanddiabetesC.beingslimisnotdangerousatallD.beingslimdoesn’tmeanyouarenotfatinside53. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.Exercisecanhelptoreducetheinternalfat.B.Peoplecangetridofinternalfatbyimprovingdiet.C.Menaremorelikelytohavetoomuchinternalfat.D.Peoplewithheartdiseaseallhaveinternalfat.54. Fromthelastparagraph,wecanfindthat_____.A.whetherinternalfatcanleadtodiseasehasbeenprovedB.exerciseplaysinimportantroleinpeople’slifeforkeepinghealthyC.thinpeopleusuallyhaveinternalfateveniftheyareslimD.itiseasiertoburnoffinternalfatthanexternalfat55. Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphmeans_____.A.alongroad B.aneasywayC.acleardifference D.ashortdistanceD Foryears,therehasbeenabias（偏见）againstscienceamongclinicalpsychologists.Inatwo-yearanalysistobepublishedinNovemberinPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience,psychologistsledbyTimothyB.BakeroftheUniversityofWisconsinchargethatmanyclinicalpsychologistsfailto“providethetreatmentsforwhichthereisthestrongestevidenceofeffectiveness”and“givemoreweighttotheirpersonalexperiencesthantoscience.”Asaresult,patientshavenoguaranteethattheir“treatmentwillbeinformedby…science.”WalterMischelofColumbia The“widening”reflectsthegreatprogressthatpsychologicalresearchhasmadeinidentifyingthemosteffectivetreatments.Thankstostrictclinicaltrials,wenowknowthatteachingpatientstothinkabouttheirthoughtsinnew,healthierwaysandtoactonthosenewwaysofthinkingareeffectiveagainstdepression,panicdisorderandotherproblems,withmultipletrialsshowingthatthesetreatments—thetoolsofpsychology—bringmorelastingbenefitsthandrugs. Youwouldn’tknowthisifyousoughthelpfromatypicalclinicalpsychologist.Althoughmanytreatmentsareeffective,relativelyfewpsychologistslearnorpracticethem. Whyintheworldnot?Foronething,saysBaker,clinicalpsychologistsare“verydoubtfulabouttheroleofscience”and“lacksolidsciencetraining”.Also,onethirdofpatientsgetbetternomatterwhattreatment(ifany)theyhave,“andpsychologistsrememberthesesuccesses,believing,wrongly,thattheyaretheresultofthetreatment.” Whenfacedwithevidencethattreatmentstheyofferarenotsupportedbyscience,clinicalpsychologistsarguethattheyknowbetterthansomestudythatworks.A2008studyof591psychologistsinprivatepracticefoundthattheyrelymoreontheirownandcolleagues’experiencethanonsciencewhendecidinghowtotreatapatient.Iftheykeeponthispathasinsurancecompaniesdemandevidence-basedmedicine,warnsMischel,psychologywill“discredititself.”Manyclinicalpsychologistsfailtoprovidethemosteffectivetreatmentsbecause_____.A.theyareunfamiliarwiththeirpatientsB.theybelieveinscienceandevidenceC.theydependontheircolleagues’helpD.theyrelyontheirpersonalexperiences57. Thewideninggapbetweenclinicalpracticeandscienceisdueto_____.A.thecrueljudgmentbyWalterMischelB.thefactthatmostpatientsgetbetterafterbeingtreatedC.thegreatprogressthathasbeenmadeinpsychologicalresearchD.thefactthatpatientsprefertotakedrugsratherthanhaveothertreatments58. Howdoclinicalpsychologistsrespondwhenchargedthattheirtreatmentsarenotsupportedbyscience?A.Theyfeelembarrassed.B.Theytrytodefendthemselves.C.Theyaredisappointed.D.Theydoubttheirtreatments.59. InMischel’sopinion,psychologywill______.A.destroyitsownreputationifnoimprovementismadeB.developfasterwiththesupportofinsurancecompaniesC.worktogetherwithinsurancecompaniestoprovidebettertreatmentD.becomemorereliableifinsurancecompanieswon’tdemandevidence-basedmedicine60. Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toshowthewriter’sdisapprovalofclinicalpsychologists.B.Toinformthereadersoftherisksofpsychologicaltreatments.C.Toexplaintheeffectivenessoftreatmentsbyclinicalpsychologists.D.Tointroducethelatestprogressofmedicaltreatmentinclinicalpsychology.第二节 根据短文内容，从A到F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。Asenseofhumorisnotaninbornability.Asenseofhumorcanbedevelopedinourlife.Asenseofhumorhelpsusfromseveralaspects.Asenseofhumormeansmorethantellingjokes.Asenseofhumorcanbeexpressedinmanyways.Asenseofhumorhelpspeopletobetterenjoylife.61._____Asawarenessofthebenefitsofhumorincreases,mostofuswanttogetallthelaughswecan.Itseemsthatalmosteverydaythereisanothernewdiscoveryaboutthepowerofhumortohelpusphysically,mentally,emotionally,andspiritually.Everysystemofthebodyrespondstolaughterinsomeimportantorpositiveway.62._____Manypeoplemistakenlybelievethatwearebornwithasenseofhumor.Theythinkthatwhenitcomestoasenseofhumor,“eitheryou’vegotitoryoudon’t.”Thisisfalse.Whatistrue,however,isthattheabilitytolaughandsmileisactuallysomethingwearebornwith.Forexample,welaughwhenwearetickledunderthearm,evenwithoutthinkingabouthowtoreact.63._____Thepartsofthebrainandcentralnervoussystemthatcontrollaughingandsmilingarematureatbirthinhumaninfants,butthatisnotthesamethingashavingasenseofh