2012届云南省玉溪一中高三上学期期中考试 英语

玉溪一中2012届2011-2012学年高三年级上学期期中考试 英语试卷 命题人：金家雄 Oct.2011班级： 姓名： 学号：本试卷共12页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分：听力理解(共两节，30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，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，你将有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. Which restaurant will the speakers most likely choose?A. French B. Italian C. Chinese2. What does the man mean? A. He will go to the park with the woman. B. The weather report is not always true. C. Theyd better stay indoors tomorrow.3. Whats most important for the woman? A. Living environment. B. Convenient transportation. C. Job opportunities.4. Why is the man complaining? A. He dislikes filing document. B. His work is always the same. C. His co-worker was careless.5. How did Adam probably get the football? A. He bought it himself B. He borrowed it from someone else. C. It was given to him as a birthday gift.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题。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至7题。6. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Get some professional training.B. Paint a portrait of her mother.C. Pay for the portrait.7. How does the woman feel in the end? A. Unconfident B. Annoyed. C. Excited. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the woman show the man?A. Some clothes. B. A magazine C. A new store.9. What is the problem at the store?A. The clothes are too expensive.B. The clothes are not the right size.C. The clothes are not available.10. What will happen next Tuesday?A. There will be a party.B. The man can get what he wants.C. The clothes will be delivered to the man. 听第8段材料，回答第l1至13题。11. What does the man think of his breakfast?A. He likes it just the way it is.B. He thinks there is something missing.C. Its not to his taste.12. What is the mans attitude towards the woman?A. Suspicious. B. Rude C. Grateful.13. What do we know about the woman?A. She is fond of shopping.B. She wants to borrow some money.C. She took up a new hobby.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An online service.B. The womans favorite TV show.C. The quality of TV shows today.15. What do we know about the woman?A. She watches too much TV.B. She rents most of her movies from a store.C. She doesnt like current TV shows.16. What does the man want to do? A. Buy a TV B. Join Netflix. C. Watch a movie.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Whats the speakers suggestion in the talk?A. Getting a variety of clothes.B. Taking an umbrella in summer.C. Drinking plenty of water.18. What is summer like in the United States?A. It lasts for about 5 monthsB. It often rains in most areas.C. The temperature almost keeps the same.19. Why are many homes and buildings cool even in summer?A. They are built with special materials.B. Doors and windows are kept open.C. They often have fans or air conditioners.20. Where might the talk take place?A. In a classroom. B. On TV. C. On the radio.第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节 【2012届云南省玉溪一中高三上学期期中考试】单项填空 (共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分) 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.Everybody was touched _ words after they heard her moving story.A. beyond B. without C. of D. in22. What should I do with this passage? -_ the main idea of each paragraph. A. Finding out B. To find it out C. Found out D. Find out23. The old ladys hand shook constantly, and she _ this shaking had begun about half a year before. A. explained to the doctor how B. explained the doctor to C. told the doctor when D. told the doctor about24. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has_ all over the world. A. companies B. organizations C. branches D. offices25. Do you have any idea _ is going on in the classroom? A. that B. which C. who D. what26. We have been looking at houses, but havent found _ we like yet. A. one B. ones C. them D. it27. The evening news comes on at seven oclock and _ only 30 minutes. A. keeps B. completes C. finishes D. lasts28. Has Sam finished his homework today? - I have no idea. He _ it this morning. A. did B. has done C. was doing D. had done29. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power _ increased enormously ever since. A. is B. was C. has D. had been30. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. A. was B is C. were D. had been31. Who is the girl standing over there? - Well, if you _ know, her name is Marbel. A. may B. can C. must D. shall32. On hearing the news of the accident in the coal mine, she _ pale. A. got B. changes C. went D. appears33. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _ 21 already. A. gone B. turned C. grown D. passed34. The flowers _ sweet in the botanic garden, which attracted the visitors to the beauty of nature. A. to smell B. smelled C. smelling D. are smelled35. Having a trip abroad is certainly nice for the old couples, but it remains _ whether they will enjoy it. A. to be seen B. to see C. seeing D. seen 第二节【2012届云南省玉溪一中高三上学期期中考试】完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项， I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me. I was on my lunch break and had 36 the office to get something to eat. On the way, I 37 a busker (街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 38 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 39 use the money to feed his addition to drugs or alcohol. He 40 like that type- young and ragged. 41 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addition to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 42 I had no right to place myself above 43 just because he was busking. I 44 and dropped all the coins into his 45 , and he smiled at me. I watched for a while. As 46 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment- a feeling of 47 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. 48 , I walked off. “ It proved to be a waste of 49 ,” I thought. On my way home at the end of the 50 , I saw the busker again and he was 51 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk 52 a caf counter. There he poured the 53 contents into a tin collecting 54 an earthquake fund-raising event. He was busking for charity(慈善)! Now I donate any 55 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.36. A. left B. cleaned C. prepared D.searched 37. A. led B. chose C. saw D. fooled 38. A. chocolates B. coins C. tins D. drugs 39. A. almost B. only C. rather D. still 40. A.acted B.looked C.sounded D.smelt 41. A.Though B.For C. Therefore D. But 42. A.declared B.realized C.expected D.guessed 43. A. it B. all C. him D. them 44. A.waited B.followed C.stopped D.arrived 45. A.rag B. hat C. pocket D. counter 46. A. selfish B. awkward C. innocent D. special 47. A. happiness B. sadness C. love D. hate 48. A.Disappointedly B.Unfortunately C.Coincidentally D.Comfortably 49. A. words B. effort C. space D. money 50. A. moment B. day C. break D. event 51. A.walking around B.passing by C. packing up D.running off 52. A. around B. in C. behind D. to 53. A. chief B. basic C. actual D. total 54. A. by B. for C. on D. with 55. A. work B. time C. energy D. change 第三部分【2012届云南省玉溪一中高三上学期期中考试】 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.A Goldies Secret She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. Were moving house.; No space for her any more with the baby coming. We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present. People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen. I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have givenher a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owners. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire. Thats why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldnt hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could. By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. We didnt know what had happened to her, said the woman at the door. I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared. She must have tried to come back to them and got lost, added a boy from behind her. I must admit I do miss Goldie, but Ive got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And Ive learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.56. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house? A. Shocked. B. Sympathetic. C. Annoyed. D. Upset.57. In her first few days at the authors house, Goldie . A.felt worried B. was angry C. ate a little D. sat by the fire58. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she . A. saw her puppies B. heard familiar barkings C. wanted to leave the author D. found her way to her old home59. The passage is organized in order of . A. time B. effectiveness C. importance D. complexityBOpen Letter to an Editor I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently-one who works for you. In fact, hes one of your best reporters. He wants to leave. Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. Im sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility youve given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom. So why is he looking for a way out? He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights. The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is. He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what hes doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. Thats what you want for him, too, isnt it? So your reporter has set me thinking. Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists-everyone-is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we cant do it, theyll find someone who can.60. What does the writer think of the reporter? A. Optimistic. B. Imaginative. C. Ambitious. D. Proud.61. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks? A. Finding the news value of his stories. B. Giving him financial support. C. Helping him to find issues. D. Improving his good ideas.62. Who probably wrote the letter? A. An editor. B. An artist. C. A reporter. D. A reader.63. The letter aims to remind editors that they should _ A. keep their best reporters at all costsB. give more freedom to their reportersC. be aware of their reporters professional development D. appreciate their reporters working styles and attitudesCPacing and Pausing Sara tried to befriend her old friend Steves new wife, but Betty never seemed to have anything to say. While Sara felt Betty didnt hold up her end of the conversation, Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to talk. The problem had to do with expectations about pacing and pausing. Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, theres no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before Im finished or fail to take your turn when Im finished. Thats what was happening with Betty and Sara. It may not be coincidental that Betty, who expected relatively longer pauses between turns, is British, and Sara, who expected relatively shorter pauses, is American. Betty often felt interrupted by Sara. But Betty herself became an interrupter and found herself doing most of the talking when she met a visitor from Finland. And Sara had a hard time cutting in on some speakers from Latin America or Israel. The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思维定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in-and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up. Thats why slight differences in conversational style-tiny little things like microseconds of pause-can have a great effect on ones life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems-even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.64. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her? A. Betty was talkative. B. Betty was an interrupter. C. Betty did not take her turn. D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.65. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns? A. Americans. B. Israelis. C. The British. D. The Finns.66. We can learn from the passage that _ A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacingB. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US C. ones inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimesD. one should receive training to build up ones confidence67. The underlined word assertiveness in the last paragraph probably means _ A. being willing to speak ones mindB. being able to increase ones powerC. being ready to make ones own judgment D. being quick to express ones ideas confidentlyDThe Cost of Higher Education Individuals (个人) should pay for their higher education. A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources (资源) of the government. Using taxpayers money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them. Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy. If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate. Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy (经济). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest. Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education.68. The underlined word them in Paragraph 2 refers to A. taxpayers B. pressing calls C. college graduates D. government resources 69. The author thinks that with full government funding A. teachers are less satisfied B. students are more demanding C. students will become more competent D. teachers will spend less time on teaching 70. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to A. argue against free university education B. call on them to finance students studiesC. encourage graduates to go into businessD. show their contribution to higher education第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）【2012届云南省玉溪一中高三上学期期中考试】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store. 71 I quickly learned the import