高三英語上學(xué)期期中考試試題

高三上學(xué)期期中考試

高三英語試卷

(滿分150分，120分鐘完成。答案一律寫在答題卡、答題紙上)

第I卷(共105分)

PartAShortConversations(10)

Directions：Inthispartyouwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Lastweek.B.OnFriday.C.OnMonday.D.Yesterday.

2.A.Atadepartmentstore.B.Atafriend'shome

C.Atabakery.D.Atabirthdayparty.

3.A.￥4.50.B.￥5.C.￥5.50D.￥6.

4.A.Inthestreet.B.Atwork.C.Onthewayhome.D.Onthetrain.

5.A.Hesuddenlydecidednottocome.B.Hewascominglater.

C.Heforgottocome.D.Hewasn'tinvited.

6.A.Bobcan'thearverywell.B.Bobneversmokes.

C.Bobneverlistenstoher.D.Bobgoesoutbeforeshesaysanythingtohim.

7.A.Onaboattrip.B.Inacinema.C.Atthebeach.D.Atarestaurant.

8.A.At10:05.B.At5:10.C.At10:40.D.At5:20.

9.A.Beijing.B.Guangzhou.C.Dalian.D.Shanghai.

10.A.Sheboughtanewcomputer.

B.Shewatchedthevolleyballmatchfromthecomputer.

C.Shewasbusyinheroffice.

D.Shewasnotinterestedinthevolleyballmatch.

PartBPassages(12)

Directions:InPartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestions

oneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhich

onewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Question11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Bread.B.Ketchup.C.Potatoes.D.Frenchfriedpotatoes.

12.A.Peopleoftenhavehamburgerswithketchup.

B.Ahamburgerisyoungpeople'sfavoritefood.

C.Ahamburgerischildren'sideaofagoodmeal.

D.Oldpeopledon'tlikehamburgers.

13.A.Itiseasyforpeopletogethamburgers.

B.Manypeoplehavetheirhamburgersoutsiderestaurants.

C.Hamburgersareoftendeliveredtohomes.

D.HamburgersarepopularinAmerica.

Question14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.LastNovember.B.OnThursday.C.In1621.D.In1821.

15.A.OnthefirstThursdayofNovember.

B.OnthefourthThursdayofNovember.

C.OnthefirstTuesdayofNovember.

D.OnthefourthTuesdayofNovember.

16.A.Becausemostfootballfanshaveaholidayandstayathome.

B.BecausetheIndianstaughttheEnglishsettlerstoplayfootball.

C.Becauselargefamiliesoftenplayfootballtogether.

D.Becausefootballisanold-timetraditioninAmerica.

PartCLongerConversations(8)

Directions:InPartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillberead

twice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththe

informationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation

Themanhascometotheoffice...foran(17)__________.

Themanhasbeenincomputerprogramming...for(18)_________years.

Themanworked...ina(19)_—family-ownedcompany.

Thefirmwillbeintouchwiththeman...(20)____________________.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Whatisthecaller'sname?⑵).

Whichofthewoman'sflightshasbeenreconfirmed?(22)_______________

Whendidthewomanmakeherreservationsfortheflights?(23)_______________

Howdoestheairlinesclerkpromisetohelpthecaller?By(24)_____________

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(25)

SectionA(16)

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

25.Onthelargeboardinthemainhalloftheairport,youcaneasilyfindthedifferent

destinationswhichairlinescantakeyou.

A.inB.ofC.byD.to

26.Often,thefactthatunemployedpeoplegethelpfromgovernmentthisfrom

happening,butnotalways.

A.topreventB.preventsC.preventingD.prevented

A.whoB.howC.whatD.why

28.Inhislecture,theeducationexpertemphasizedthefactthatnowadayschildrenareexposed

tomanyinfluencesthatoftheirfamilies.

A.ratherthanB.otherthanC.exceptforD.butfor

29.Whilelearningtocook,Margefoundthatcookingwasmuchharderthanthemostdifficult

chemistryexperiments:beansandchickenbumandsticktothepan.

A.shouldB.mustC.needD.would

30.Thepolicehelicoptermanagedtolandontheroofandrescuedallthepeoplethe

fireburntuptothetopofthebuilding.

A.afterB.beforeC.untilD.while

31.Itwasonlyafterhehadspentseveralnightsdiggingaroundthecrosshedecidedto

writetoKitWilliamstofindoutifhewaswastinghistimethere.

A.thatB.howC.andwhichD.what

32.Thereislittle,,farminginthatareaandallyoucanseeismilesofwild

countryside.

A.ifsoB.ifsuchC.ifnotD.ifany

33.Theactivitiesoftheinternationalmarketingresearchersarefrequentlymuchboarderthan

A.thedomesticmarketershaveB.thedomesticmarketersdo

C.thoseofthedomesticmarketersD.thatwhichhasthedomesticmarketers

34.tothereproductiveratesofothersmallmammals,thatofthebatisverylow

indeed.

A.ComparedB.ItiscomparedC.TobecomparingD.Havecompared

35.ClaraBow,apopularactressinthe1920,s,retiredshewasunabletomakethe

transitionfromsilentfilmstosoundfilms.

A.thoughB.neverthelessC.becauseD.provided

36.Earthquakescandamageatreeviolently,anditcantakeseveralyearsfbrthetree

toheal.

A.tocauseshakingB.whencausesitshaking

C.bycausingittoshakeD.tocausetoshakeit

37.Tornados,powerfulanddestructivewindstorms,occurmostofteninthespringwhenhot

windsoverflatlandencounterheavycoldair

A.whichtoriseB.risenC.arerisingD.rising

38.ProbablynomanhadmoreeffectonthedailylivesofmostpeopleintheUnitedStates

Henry,Ford,apioneerinautomobileproduction.

A.aswasB..thanwasC.thandidD.asdid

39.Notuntilactuallyfacedwithwaterscarcityappreciatethevalueofwatertoa

region.

A.onecanB.onecannotC.canoneD.cannotone

40.Thepictureexhibitionboredmetodeath.IwishItoit.

A.havenotgoneB.didnotgoC.cannothavegoneD.hadnotgone

SectionB(9)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonly

heusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.comprehendingB.industryC.rangeD.enhanceE.adopted

AB.pronounceAC.floodingAD.valuedBC.operatingBD.tend

THEspeechesofUSPresidentBarackObamahavebecom-ethefavoritewayforJapanese

tostudytheEnglishlanguage.Japanesepublishershavebeen41themarketwithover

adozenlanguage-learningtitles.Companiesaretryingtotapintoaforeign-languageteaching

42thattheYanoResearchInstitutesaidwas43____at767billionyen($8.6

billion)in.

WhyistheresuchamassiveJapanesemarketforrecordingsandbooksofObama'sspeeches?

JapanesesaythatlisteningtoObamaspeakisasure-firewayto44their

English-speakingskills.

MostJapanese,includingthosestudyingEnglish,wouldhavedifficulty45a

speechgivenbyanativeEnglishspeaker.But“Obama'sEnglishiseasytounderstandbecausehe

can46wordsclearlyandspeaksatarelativelyslowclip,“saidProfessorTadaharu

Nikaido,acommunicationspecialist."Movies47tobethemostdifficultforJapanese,

especiallywhenactorsmumbletheirwords."Obamasetshis48ofvocabularywide

enoughtoaccommodatealllevelsofEnglishspeakers,Nikaidoadded,andatthelowerend,it

sometimescomeswithintherangeofnon-nativespeakers*comprehension.

TheObamaspeechphenomenonhasgivenwaytomorebooksandmagazinesthatfocuson

howObama'scommunicationskillsmightbe49____inJapanforbusinessandpolitical

purposes.Atleasthalfadozenbooksandmagazinecoversofthiskindhaveappearedinthepast

severalmonthsinJapan.

III.ReadingComprehension(50)

SectionA(15)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarked

A,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Nothingseemsmoreinevitablethanaginganddeath---noteventaxes.Everyplant,

animalandpersonyouhaveeverseenwill____50die.Butsomerecentresearchsuggests

thatagingasweknowitmaynotbeinevitable.Indeed,asour51ofitgrows,agingcan

beseennotasanunchangeablerealityfromwhichthereisnoescape,butastheproductof

biologicalprocessesthatwemaybeableto52someday.

Wealreadyknowthatsomeanimalsdonotseemtoage.Manycold-wateroceanfishand

someamphibians(兩棲動物)never53____afixedsize;theycontinuetogrowbigger,tobe

abletoreproduceandtoliveuntilsomethingkillsthem.Whatthese54____seemtobe

tellingusisthatsomethingintheirgenes--andpossiblyinours-controlsthe55

ofaging,andthatagingisnotthefateofeverylivingthing.

56thehistoryoflifeonearth,oneofthemostcommondifficultiesthatanimals

(andtheircells)havefacedhasbeenalackoffood.About70yearsago,scientistsdiscovered

thatwhenanimalsareforcedtoliveon30to40percentfewercalories(卡路里)thanthey

would____57eat,somethingunusualhappens:theybecome58tomost

age-relateddiseases-cancer,heartdisease,diabetes(糖尿病)-■■-andlive30to50percent

longer.Restrictingcalories59aging.Butwhatarethe60genesthatpreserve

vitality^生命力)andstarveoffdiseases?

About15yearsag.o,armedwithpowerfulnewmolecular-researchtechniques,afew

scientistsbeganto61____thesegeneticphenomena.Theyhavediscoveredthatagene

calledSir2——whichispresentinallanimals,includinghumans—is62forthe

healthbenefitsofcalorierestriction,perhapsbyrepairingourDNA.Butifwehadtorestrictour

calorieintakeby30to40percent,woulditbeofany63use?Fewofuswouldbe

capableofrestrictingourdietssoseverelythatwewereconstantly64____:whetherornot

itmadelifelonger,itwouldsurelymakelifefeellonger.

50.A.suddenlyB.eventuallyC.separatelyD.unexpectedly

51.A.desireB.feelingC.dreamD.understanding

52.A.developB.designC.controlD.solve

53.A.reachB.acquireC.needD.display

54.A.objectsB.samplesC.itemsD.creatures

55.A.natureB.systemC.paceD.condition

56.A.ThroughB.ThroughoutC.BeyondD.Across

57.A.rarelyB.occasionallyC.normallyD.mainly

58.A.resistantB.similarC.essentialD.accessible

59.A.quickensB.slowsC.avoidsD.overcomes

60.A.horribleB.extraC.specificD.original

61.A.investigateB.illustrateC.recordD.prove

62.A.famousB.generousC.responsibleD.convenient

63.A.fashionableB.practicalC.immediateD.daily

64.A.happyB.depressedC.hungry,D.scared

SectionB(30)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

WhenIsawthenotice“Womenfilmextraswanted“inalocalnewspaper,Ijumpedatthe

chance.Sincechildhood,Ihaddreamtofbeingafilmstar.

Thecastinginterviewwentwell,andtwodayslaterIwastoldthatIhadbeenchosen.Iwas

tolosesomeofmyenthusiasmfortheidea,however.Extrasareoftenleftinthedarkforsome

timeastowhichroletheywillplay.Finallythenatureofmyrolewasrevealed:Iwasaskedto

playamentaLhospitalpatient.

Despitemydisappointment,Iagreedtoparticipate.Then,barelyaweeklater,thedayof

filmingdawned.All13ofusextras,mainlyhousewives,weredriventoanoldhospital.The

coffeeandteatheyserveduslookedandtastedlikecement.Thenwewererushedofftomake-up.

Myhairwaspinnedbackandmake-upwasappliedthatgavemeapaleappearance.Thenwejust

satinaminibusforafewhours,asthecamerasrolledelsewhere.

AfterthesecondhourhadpassedIwasbecomingbored.Ibetstarsarenevertreatedlike

this,Ithought.IhadexpectedtobesobusythatIhadn'tcomepreparedforalongwait.Manyof

theothershadbroughtabookorknitting.

Lifefortheotherextraswasfarfromeasy.Jean,whowasbarefoot,hadtocirclethefloor.

PoorAlicewasaskedtopretendtobangherheadagainstthewall.Meanwhile,Veronicaswept

thefloor.

Thankfully,afterjustafewattempts,thescenesweredone.Andsomyfirsttasteofthis

“glorious“careerwasover.AlthoughIfoundtheexperiencequiteinteresting.Myfirstscreen

rolewillalmostcertainlybemylast.

65.Theword“extras“usedinthisstorymeanspeoplewho.

A.playunimportantpartsinafilm

B.havelittleexperienceofacting

C.pretendtobefilmstars

66.Accordingtothestory,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheauthor?

A.Sheunderstoodclearlythatmostfilmstarsusedtobeextras.

B.Shedidn'trefusetheroleassignedtoheralthoughshedidn'tlikeit.

C.Unlikeotherwomenwhowerereadingorknitting,shewasbusywithherscene.

D.Theonlythingshedidwellwastousethecaneasaweapon.

67.Thebesttitleforthisstorycouldbe.

A.InFashionB.OnCameraC.AFancyDreamD.AGreatCareer

（B）

Aspublicplaygroundsgrowincreasinglywornandshabby,thefor-profitcentersofferclean,

safe,supervisedactivityaswellasavarietyofchallengingexercisestodevelopyoungsters9

physicalfitness,usuallyforafeeofaround$5anhour."Playgroundsaredirty,notsupervised,,,

saysDickGuggenheimer,ownerofthetwo-month-oldDiscoveryZoneinYonkers,N.Y.,partof

aKansasCity-basedchain."We'reindoors;we'repadded（鋪上軟墊）；parentscanfeeltheirchild

issafe.^^

DiscoveryZonehassold120outletsinthepast14months,boastingsandboxesfullof

brightlycoloredplasticballs,mazes（迷宮）,obstaclecourses,slidesandmountainstoclimb.Now

McDonaldsisgettingintotheact.Theburgergiantistest-marketinganewplayground,

Leaps&Bounds,inNaperville,Ill.PhysKidsofWichitahasopenedonecenterandhasplansto

expand.

Americanparentsarerightlyworriedabouttheirkidsleisurelife.Thereare36million

childrenintheU.S.aged2to11whowatchanaverageof24hoursofTVaweekanddevoteless

andlessenergytoactiverecreation.Nationwidedecreaseineducationbudgetsaremakingthe

problemworse,asgymclassesandafter-hourssportstimegetsqueezed.SaysDiscoveryZone

presidentJackGunion:4lwehaveraisedacoupleofpurecouchpotatoes.”

Inanattempttoattractmorepeople,thenewfacilitiescatertotheconcernsoftwo-earner

families,stayingopenintheevenings,longaftertraditionalpublicplaygroundhavegrowndark

andunusable.AtNaperville'sLeaps&Bounds,familiescanplaytogetherfor$4.95perchild,

parentsfree.Fresh-facedassistants,dressedincolorfulsportpantsandshirts,guideyoungstersto

appropriateplayareasfordifferingagegroup.

Thesenewplaygroundarenotmeanttobeday-carefacilities;parentsareexpectedtostay

andplaywiththeirkidsratherthandropthemoff.Butseveralalsoprovidehigh-techbaby-sitting

services.AtsomeoftheDiscoveryZones,parentscanregistertheirchildreninspecial

supervisedprograms,thenleavethemandslipawayforacoupleofhourstoenjoyamovieor

dinner.

Themostfunofall,though,isgettingtodowhatparentsusedtodointhedaysbefore

two-careerfamiliesandtwo-hourcommutes:playwiththeirkid.That,atleast,isold-fashioned,

evenatper-hourrates.

68.Whatisthisarticlemainlytalkingabout?

A.Childrencanplayinthepublicplaygroundwithoutparents9care.

B.ThefastdevelopmentofDiscoveryZone.

C.Anewtypeofplaygroundforkids.

D.Thedecayofoutdoorplayground.

A.Thecostishighforafamily.

B.It'saplacewherekidscanwatchTVwhileeatingpotatoes.

C.Itdoesn'tallowparentstoleavetheirkids.

D.It'saplacewhereparentscanplaytogetherwiththeirkids.

70.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying"old-fashioned”?

A.Theso-callednewplaygroundisoutdated.

B.thenewplaygroundoffersafashionwhichispopularinthepast.

C.Thenewplaygroundisalsoenjoyedbyoldpeople.

D.Thenewplaygroundisactuallyenjoyedbyparents

71.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardthenewplayground?

A.Agreeable.B.Indifferent.C.Objective.D.Neutral.

（C）

Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality,butwhenit

comestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobean

electricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosena

collegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputatiocnandlotsofgoodlabsand

researchequipment.ButIhat'snotwhatIdid.

Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts（文科）universitythatdoesn'tevenoffera

majorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformore

noblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavalue

systemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteracting

withpeoplewhoweren'tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradults

praisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,

andIbelievedthem.

IheadedofftocollegeandIwassureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudents

whowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidn'tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.

Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist（人文學(xué)者）allin

one.

Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthat

engineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon't'mixaseasilyasIassumedinhighschool.

Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.The

struggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.

72.Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversitybecausehe.

A.wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationality

B.intendedtobeacombinationofengineerandhumanist

C.wantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege

D.intendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleideals.

73.Intheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentisexpected

A.tohaveanexcellentacademicrecord

B.tobewiseandmature

C.tobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidehim

D.tobeatechnicalgenius-withawidevision

74.Theauthor'sexperienceshowsthathewas.

A.creative

B.ambitious

C.unrealistic

D.irrational

75.Theword“they"inu...togethertheythreatentoconfuse.”(Line3,Para.5)refersto

A.engineeringandtheliberalarts.

B.realityandnobleideals

C.flexibilityandavaluesystem

D.practicalityandrationality

(D)

Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticism

fromcoaches,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessive

amountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes(運動員).Stresscanbephysical,emotional,or

psychological,andresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribed

asdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.

Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.Thesportsetting

isonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowto

cooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughout

theirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsters

cangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents'andcoaches'criticismsto

heartandfindaflaw(缺陷)inthemselves.

Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecome

workforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessof

learningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday'syouthsportsetting,youngathletesmaybe

worryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followinga

game,manyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters?

performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcome.Research

indicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.

Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,whichcanleadtoburnout.

76.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis.

B.tomakesportsmorechallenging

C.toreducetheirmentalstress

D.toincreasetheir,senseofsuccess

77.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat.

A.itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsociety

B.itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves

C.itenablesthemtofindflawsinthemselves

D.itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiences

78.Manycoachesandparentsarein.thehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes.

A.withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirselfconfidence

B.inordertomakethemrememberlife'slessons

C.believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopment

D.soastoputmorepressureonthem

79.Theauthor^purposeinwritingthepassageis.

A.topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticism

B.tostresstheimportanceofpositivereinforcementtochildren

C.todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragement

D.toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnout

SectionC(5)

Direction:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA—Fforeach

paragraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed

A.Developingatestplan

B.Performingdifferenttests

C.Checkingtestingdata

D.Settinguptestenvironment

E.Analyzingtestresults

F.Decidingthefateofasoftwaresystem

80.1I

Testingofcomplexsoftwareprojectitselfisacomplexprojectinsoftwarequalityassurance.

Itemployssoftwaretestmethodology,riskmanagement,andwell-structuredtestingprocedures.

Athoroughtestplanisessentialtothesuccessofsoftwaretesting.Atestplanincludestestcases,

necessary,softwaretestingtools,hardware,specialinstructionsforthetestandcontingentplan

inthecaseoffailures.

Testenvironmentpreparationisprogressedparalleltothedevelopmentoftestcases.

Supportsoftware,hardware,simulators,models,andetc.areinstalled.Initializationof

environmentandsoftwaretobetested(suchassettingflags,breakpoints,pointers,data,or

c