高三第一学期考试英语试卷

高三第一学期考试

英语试卷

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）

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。

1.Howmuchwillthemanpayfbrthetickets?

A.£7.5.B.£15.C.£50.

2.Whichistherightgatefbrtheman'sflight?

A.Gate16.B.Gate22.C.Gate25.

3.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutgoingtoschoolbybike?

A.Happy.B.Tired.C.Wonied.

4.Whencanthewomangetthecomputers?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday.

5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheshirtfbrtheparty?

A.Thesizeisnotlargeenough.B.Thematerialisnotgood.C.Thecolorisnotsuitable.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，各小题将给出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。

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Brown?

A.Heisinhisoffice.B.Heisatameeting.C.Heisoutforameal.

7.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Callback.B.Comeagain.C.Leaveamessage.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatkindofroomdoesthemanwanttotake?

A.Asingleroom.B.Adoubleroom.C.Aroomforthree.

9.Whatdoesthemanneedtoputintheform?

A.Telephoneandstudentcardnumbers.

B.Studentcardnumberandaddress.

C.Addressandtelephonenumber.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Fellowclerks.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Customerandsalesperson.

11.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouthisjob?

A.Livingclosetotheoffice.B.Chancestogoabroad.C.Nicepeopletoworkwith.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shelikestraveling.B.Sheisnewtothecompany.

C.Sheworksinpublicrelations.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题

13.Whenwillthevisitorscome?

A.InMarch.B.InApril.C.InMay.

14.Howmanyvisitorsarecoming?

A.8.B.10.C.12.

15.Whatwillthevisitorsdoonthesecondday?

A.Gotoaparty.B.Visitschools.C.Attendalecture.

16.Wherewillthevisitorsgoonthefinalday?

A.ToLondon.B.ToScotland.C.Tothecoast.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthefirstwordthebabytriedtosay?

A.Truck.B.OK.C.Duck.

18.Howoldwasthebabywhenhelearnedtosaythatwordcorrectly?

A.About18months.B.About21months.C.About24months.

19.Whatdidthefatherdowhenthebabyscreamedthatwordattheairport?

A.Hecorrectedthebaby.B.Hetriedtostopthebaby.C.Hehidhimselfsomewhere.

20.Whydidthemotherpretendnottoknowthebaby?

A.Shegotangrywiththefather.

B.Shewasfrightenedbythenoise.

C.Shefeltuneasyaboutthenoisybaby.

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及D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.一Itlooksheavy.CanIgiveyouahand?

A.No,thanksB.Yes,mypleasureC.No,nevermindD.Yes,Ido

22.Let'sgotocinema—that'lltakeyourmindofftheproblemforwhile.

A.the;theB.the;aC.a;theD.a;a

23.Howmuchshelookedwithoutherglasses!

A.wellB.goodC.bestD.better

24.CouldIspeaktoisinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?

A.whoB.whatC.whoeverD.whatever

25.Whatdoyoumean,thereareonlytentickets?Therebetwelve.

A.shouldB.wouldC.willD.shall

26.Hissisterlefthomein1998,andsince.

A.hadnotbeenheardofB.hasnotbeenheardof

C.hadnotheardofD.hasnotheardof

27.1triedphoningheroffice,butIcouldn't.

A.getalongB.getonC.gettoD.getthrough

28.Shebroughtwithherthreefriends,noneofIhadevermetbefore.

A.themB.whoC.whomD.these

29.Edward,youplaysowell.ButIyouplayedthepiano.

A.didn'tknowB.hadn'tknownC.don'tknowD.haven'tknown

30.Thechildrenallturnedthefamousactressassheenteredtheclassroom.

A.lookedatB.tolookatC.tolookingatD.lookat

31.Thecomputerwasusedinteaching.Asaresult,notonly,butstudentsbecame

moreinterestedinthelessons.

A.savedwasteachers*energyB.wasteachers*energysaved

C.teachers*energywassavedD.wassavedteachers'energy

32.Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynottothemtoohard.

A.drawB.strikeC.rushD.push

33.Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwasofpublichealth.

A.whatB.thisC.thatD.which

34.Everybodywastouchedwordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.

A.beyondB.withoutC.ofD.in

35.Nowthatwe'vediscussedoutproblem,arepeoplehappywiththedecisions.

A.takingB.takeC.takenD.totake

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的（A、B、C、D）四个选项中，选

出最佳选项。

Peopleoftenfallillbecauseofme.36,theycanhardlyblameme;itislargelytheir

own37,Atiredpersonmayget38,especiallywhenhegoestocrowdedplaceswith

pollutedair.Asuddenchangein39isanotherfactor.Inhotsummer,peopleturnonthe

air-conditioneruponreturninghome.Theywillcatchacoldeasily.

Mylatestvictimisanenergeticstudent.Afterschool,heplayedfootballhardfortwohours.

Though40,hestillwenttothecinema.Thenhegotbackhomeandtookacoldshower

immediately.

Iseizedthisgoldenchanceto41him.Hereacted,tryingto42me,butIwas

already43deepinhisthroat.Hekeptsneezing（打喷嚏）andhisnosewasrunning.44

heputonsomewarmclothes,itdidn'twork,forthereweretoomanyofus.Besides,hissore

throatkept45him,andhedevelopedacoughtoforcemeandmyfamilyout,but

46.

Thenextdayhecouldn'tgoto47.Hehadlosthisappetiteandwasnotas48

asbefore.HismothermadehimorangejuiceeveryfewhoursformorevitaminC,whichwould

helphis49.

Fortwodayshewas50byhismother.Asherestedmore,hisdefensestrengthened

andIbegantofeelthe51.IknewIhadto52himbeforelong.ButIamnotthe

onewhogivesupeasily,andImadeeveryefforttofightback.53,itwasmyturntofeel

54now,forhisdefensesystemwasstartinganall-outattackagainstme.Ibecame55

andfinallymytimewasover.

DoyouknowwhatIam?

36.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Then

37.A.businessB.responsibilityC.excuseD.fault

38.A.punishedB.blamedC.caughtD.killed

39.A.temperatureB.seasonC.placeD.condition

40.A.excitedB.hurtC.lateD.tired

41.A.injureB.botherC.attackD.destroy

42.A.getonwithB.getridofC.putupwithD.takeholdof

43.A.reproducingB.waitingC.hidingD.disappearing

44.A.SinceB.OnceC.WhetherD.Although

45.A.remindingB.upsettingC.comfortingD.influencing

46.A.escapedB.succeededC.regrettedD.failed

47.A.bedB.workC.schoolD.hospital

48.A.peacefulB.afraidC.activeD.happy

49.A.recoveryB.developmentC.studyD.affected

50.A.protectedB.nursedC.scoldedD.affected

51.A.lossB.operationC.pressureD.movement

52.A.leaveB.catchC.forgetD.beat

53.A.UncertainlyB.UnsuccessfullyC.UnusuallyD.Unfortunately

54.A.painfulB.disappointedC.nervousD.ashamed

55.A.biggerB.weakerC.smallerD.stronger

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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Beingabletomultitask---doingseveralthingsatthesametimeisconsideredawelcome

skillbymostpeople.Butifweconsiderthesituationoftheyoungpeopleagedfromeightto

eighteen,weshouldthinkagain.

Whatweoftenseenowadaysisthatyoungpeoplejuggleaneverlargernumberofelectronic

devices（电子产品）astheystudy.Whileworking,theyalsosurfontheInternet,sendoutemails,

answerthetelephoneandlistentomusicontheiriPods.Inasense,theyarespendingasignificant

amountoftimeinfruitlesseffortsastheymultitask.

Multitaskingisevenchangingtherelationshipbetweenfamilymembers.Asyoungpeople

givesomuchattentiontotheirownworlds,theyseemtohavenotimetospendwiththeother

peoplearoundthem.Theycannolongergreetfamilymemberswhentheyenterthehouse,norcan

theyeatatthefamilytable.

Multitaskingalsoaffectsyoungpeople'sperformanceatuniversityandintheworkplace.

Whenaskedabouttheiropinionoftheeffectofmodemgadgets（器具）ontheirperformanceof

tasks,manyyoungpeoplegaveapositiveresponse（反应）.However,theresponsefromtheworlds

ofeducationandbusinesswasnotquiteaspositive.Educatorsfeelthatmultitaskingbychildren

hasaseriouseffectonlaterdevelopmentofstudyskills.Theybelievethatmanycollegestudents

nowneedhelptoimprovetheirstudyskills.Similarly,employersfeelthatyoungpeopleentering

thejobmarketneedtobetaughtalloveragain,asmodemgadgetshavemadeitunnecessaryfor

themtolearnspecialskillstodotheirwork.

56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''juggle1'inParagraph2mostprobablymean?

A.WanttobuyB.Taketheplaceof.

C.UseatthesametimeD.Seekforinformationfrom.

57.InParagraph3,theauthorpointsoutthat.

A.familymembersdonoteatatthefamilytable

B.familymembersdonotgreeteachother

C.youngpeoplelivehappilyintheirfamilies

D.youngpeopleseldomtalkwiththeirfamilymembers

58.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Multitaskingisharmfultoyoungpeople'sdevelopment.

B.Youngpeoplebenefitalotfrommodemgadgets.

C.Multitaskingisanimportantskilltoyoungpeople.

D.Youngpeoplemustlearnskillsforfuturejobs.

59.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby.

A.providingtypicalexamples

B.followingthenaturaltimeorder

C.comparingopinionsfromdifferentfields

D.presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffects

B

Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayor

another.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,in

richandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.And

forthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyan

illusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisers,hopingtoselltheirproducts.

Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople'slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasa

coffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseof

powerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuying

anunsuitableitem（商品）thatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthat

manyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficult

decision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyle

instructors,oradvisors.

Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnew

typesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickenthe

process.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplace

themwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateonce

theyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjust

walkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoice,noanxiety.

60.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?

A.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.

B.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.

C.Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.

D.Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.

61.Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?

A.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.

B.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.

C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.

D.Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.

62.Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprovethat.

A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople

B.productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarket

C.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustry

D.everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoften

63.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodemsociety.

B.Theopinionsonpeople'sfightindifferentcountries

C.Theproblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.

D.Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions

C

Photographsareeverywhere.Theydecoratethewallsofhomesandareusedinstoresfor

salesofdifferentgoods.Thenewsisfilledwithpicturesoffires,floods,andspecialevents.Photos

recordthebeautiesofnature.Theycanalsobringthingsclosethatarefaraway.Throughphotos,

peoplecanseewildanimals,citiesinforeignlands,andeventhestarsinouterspace.Photosalso

tellstories.

Reportingthenewsthroughphotosiscalledphotojournalism.Attimesphotojoumaliststell

theirstoriesthroughasinglepicture.Atothertimes,theyuseagroupofpicturestotellastory.

Eachpictureislikeachapterinabook,whichcandomorethanrecordthefacts.Itcanalsobea

strongforcefbrsocialchange.

JacobRiiswasamongthefirstphotojoumalists.HetookpicturesofpartsofNewYorkCity

wherethepoorlived.Riisbelievedthatpoverty（贫穷）causedcrime,andheusedphotostohelp

himprovehispoint.Afewyearslater,thephotosofsmallchildrenworkinginfactoriesbyLewis

Hineshockedthepublic.Hine'spictureshelpedbringaboutlawstoprotectsuchchildren.

Hundredsofpicturesmayhavetobetakeninordertogetoneortworeallygoodphotos.It

takessciencetohavethephotocomeoutclearlyandarttomakeaphotothathasagooddesign

andexpressesfeeling.Photojoumalistsmakeanactualrecordofwhattheysee.Aphoto,however,

canbebothaworkofartandanactualrecord.Itcanrecordanimportanteventasabeautifulor

excitingpicture.

Ashistoricalandartisticdocuments（文献），photoscanbecomemoreimportantovertime.

Todayphotojoumalistsstillhavetheirpicturesappearinnewspapersandmagazines.Theyalso

publish（发表）theminbooksandontheInternet.

64.Theunderlinedword"They"inthefirstparagraphrefersto.

A.beautiesB.photosC.goodsD.events

65.ThephotosofthesmallchildrenbyHineshowusthatphotos.

A.arealsoworksofartB.arepopularwaysofreportingnews

C.oftenshockthepublicD.canserveasaforcefbrsocialchange

66.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Newswithpicturesisencouraging.

B.Photoshelppeopleimprovetheirlives

C.Newsphotosmeanhistoryinasense.

D.Peoplepreferreadingnewswithpictures.

67.Thetextismainlyabout

A.tellingthestorythroughpicturesB.decoratingthewallsofhomes

C.publishinghistoricalpapersD.expressingfeelingthroughpictures

D

Onemorningafewyearsago,HarvardPresidentNeilRudenstineoverslept.Forthisbusy

man,itwas-asortofalarm:afteryearsofnon-stophardwork,hemightwearhimselfoutanddie

anearlydeath.

Onlyafteraweek'sleave--duringwhichhereadnovels,listenedtomusicandwalkedwith

hiswifeorabeach——wasRudenstineabletoreturntowork.

Inourmodemlife,wehavelosttherhythmbetweenactionandrest.Amazingly,withinthis

worldthereisauniversalbutsillysaying:"Iamsobusy."

Wesaythistooneanotherasifourfirelesseffortswereatalentbynatureandanabilityto

successfullydealwithstress.Thebusierweare,themoreimportantweseemtoourselvesand,we

imagine,toothers.Tobeunavailabletoourfriendsandfamily,andtobeunabletofindtimeto

relax---thishasbecomethemodelofasuccessfullife.

Becausewedonotrest,weloseourway.Wemisstheguidetellinguswheretogo,thefood

providinguswithstrength,thequietgivinguswisdom.

Howhaveweallowedthistohappen?Ibelieveitisthis:wehaveforgottentheSabbath,the

dayoftheweek-forfollowersofsomereligions-forrestandpraying.Itisadaywhenweare

notsupposedtowork,atimewhenwedevoteourselvestoenjoyingandcelebratingwhatis

beautiful.Itisgoodtimetoblessourchildrenandlovedones,givethanks,sharemeals,walkand

sleep.Itisatimeforustotakearest,toputourworkaside,trustingthattherearelargerforcesat

worktakingcareoftheworld.

Restisaspiritualandbiologicalneed,however;inourstrongambitiontobesuccessfuland

careforourmanyresponsibilities,wemayfeelterriblyguiltywhenwetaketimetorest.The

Sabbathgivesuspermissiontostopwork.Infact,"RemembertheSabbath"ismorethansimply

permissiontorest;itisaruletoobeyandaprincipletofollow.

68.The"alarm"inthefirstparagraphrefersto.

A.asignalofstressB.awarningofdangerC.asignofageD.aspreadofdisease

69.AccordingtoParagraph4,asuccessfulpersonisonewhoisbelievedto.

A.beabletoworkwithoutstress

B.bemoretalentedthanotherpeople

C.bemoreimportantthananyoneelse

D.bebusyworkingwithouttimetorest

70.Somepeoplefeelguiltywhentakingtimetorestbecausethey.

A.thinkthattakingarestmeanslackingambitions

B.failtorealizethatrestisanessentialpartoflife

C.failtorealizethatreligionsforcethemtorest

D.thinkthattakingarestmeansbeinglazy

第II卷（共35分）

第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，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：每空一词。

Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyinthesedaysofinflation（通货膨胀）？Leftinabank,

itwillhardlykeepitsvalue,howeverhightheinterestrate.Onlyabraveman,oraveryrichone,

darestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyour

savings,andevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoing

tooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocks,whichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemost

interestingofantiques.

Isometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayof

life.'TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesa

strangetickingsound.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothing

withoutitspermission,anditfastensitsyoungroundpeople'swristssothateverywheremengo

theyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves."

Whetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonality,butitis

believedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetime.Certainmenwerevery

cleveratmeasuringthetimeofdayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.Theyweremade

tostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshoutthetime.Soitseemsthatthefirst

clockswerehumanbeings.

However,menquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingthetime.They

learnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandles,usedsandin

hour-glasses,andinventedwater-clocks.Indeed,anyseriousstudentofantiqueshouldspendas

muchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalaces,statelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinest

examplesofclocksfromthepast.

Antiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensive,butoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitis

stillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhome.Afterall,ifyouaregoingtoberuledby

time,whynotinvestinanantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit?

TitleCollecting

Todealwithinflation,peopleshouldnotputmoneyinbanks.(72)________

(71)_________

theyshouldinvest.Forbydoingso,theymight(73)_________theirwealth.

Oneofthereasonswhy

peopleshouldinvestin

Onewayof(74)___cocksisthatitisthemost

istobuystocks.importantw