2012届甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高三上学期期中试题英语

嘉峪关市一中2011-2012学年第一学期期中考试高三英语试题 2011,10第一卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节: 【2012届甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高三上学期期中】语音知识（ 共5小题，每题1分；满分5分）1. headache A. machine B. chemist C. chain D. reach 2. southern A. breath B. athlete C. theme D. worthy3. contain A. remain B. mountain C. certain D. portrait 4. seize A. neighbour B. weigh C. eighty D. receive 5. advanced A. grasped B. learned C .breathed D. benefited第二节：【2012届甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高三上学期期中】单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）6. He wrote song, which turned out to be rather popular with young.A. a; theB. a; aC. the; aD. the; the7. Will you take the blue shirt or the yellow one? is the right size for me, Im afraid.A. EitherB. Neither C. Some D. Any 8. Why, David, you look so tired! Well, I _an article and I must finish it tomorrow.A. was writing B. will be writing C. have been writing D. have written9. - Is it good to look up every new word when I come across it in reading?- No. You _, because you are likely to guess the meaning from the context. A. cant B. mustnt C. dont have to D. shouldnt 10. Her health under the pressure of work and she had to stay in hospital for a month.A. broke up B. broke down C. broke out D. broke away11. One more week, _ we will not accomplish the task. A .and B. so that C. or D. if12. - It is what parents say and do that really matters in childrens character training. - _.A. Properly B. Doubtfully C. Simply D. Absolutely 13. The house _ I grew up has been taken down and replaced by an office building.A. thatB. in thatC. whichD. in which14. The girl felt nervous at the stage with a lot of audience _her.A. to stare atB. staring at C. stare atD. stared at15. The government has taken some measures to reconstruct the earthquake-hit areas, but it must be some time _ everything returns to normal.A. sinceB. afterC. unlessD. before16 Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _ they knew it to be valuable. A. as if B. now that C. even though D. so that17.The discovery was made_, which we hadnt expected . A. on purpose B. at present C. in advance D. by accident18Jenny looks so nervous and excitedIf you have a high fever , so you.A. willB. doC. areD. would19.Mike didnt understand _ made his wife so upset this morning.A.what was it that B. what it was that C.how that was D. why it was that20. . - Jones! Roy has broken the glass. - Such things happen.AWhat a pity!BNever mind CHow come? DWhat has become of him?第三节【2012届甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高三上学期期中】完形填空（共20小题；满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Michael Oher lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement. Though Michael was the 21 of the class when he entered high school, his 22 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 23 if he didnt want to.However, Michael loved football and was 24 to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never 25 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His 26 father was always in the stands, with words of 27 for him. It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 28 the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael 29 the telegram and became deathly silenthis father died that morning, and the sad man left for 30 immediately.In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 31 , a silent young man eagerly 32 onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so 33 .“Coach, please let me 34 . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach 35 . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n) 36 . He helped his team win finally.When the team was cheering for their 37 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 38 you did it?”Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He 39 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 40 me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!” 21. A. strongestB. smallestC. biggestD. youngest22. A. coachB. playersC. classmates D. father23. A. footballB. gamesC. practicesD. basketball24 A. required B. determinedC. satisfied D. reminded25. A. failedB. lostC. missed D. won26. A. sympathetic B. upsetC. faithful D. optimistic27. A. encouragement B. judgmentC. wisdom D. amusement28. A. afterB. sinceC. towards D. before29. A. went through B. turned overC. got overD. tore up30. A. school B. homeC. fieldD. class31. A. aheadB. beside C. behind D. away32 A. walked B. ranC. steppedD. slipped33. A. quietlyB. sadlyC. punctually D. soon34. A. goB. fightC. work D. play35. A. leftB. refusedC. agreed D. cried36. A. star B. sonC. amateur D. trainer37. A. victoryB. award C. memorial D. unity38. A. why B. whenC. whereD. how39. A. spreadB. skippedC. forcedD. stopped40. A. hearB. seeC. feelD. make第二部分 【2012届甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高三上学期期中】阅读理解（共20小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOne night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read: For washing the car.$5.00For making my own bed this week.$1.00Going to the provision shop.$0.50Playing with little sister .$0.25Taking out the rubbish.$1.00Getting a good report card.$5.00And for sweeping the common corridor.$2.00Total . .$14.75His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote:For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me.No ChargeFor the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you.No ChargeFor the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose.No ChargeWhen you add it all up, the full cost of my love.No ChargeWell, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, “Mummy, I love you.” Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the “bill” “All paid.”.41. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Part-time Job B. Mothers Love, No Charge C. Payment for House Work. D. Greedy Mother 42. The writer wrote the passage in order to _.A. show that children should be paid for their houseworkB. show that children should not be paid for their houseworkC. show a clever way of teaching childrenD. tell children how to spend their spare time43. How do you think of the mother in the passage?A. Clever. B. Greedy. C. Cold-hearted. D. Selfish.44. From the last passage we know that _.A. the boy got all the money he wantedB. the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boyC. the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the houseworkD. the mother was angry with what the boy saidBHKs Family AffairThe 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”.The art festival, considered to be Asias best, began in 1973.“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,”Douglas Gautier, the festivals management director, said in a press conference in the capital.In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.The programmes include Beethovens only opera Fidelio, Shakespeares drama Rromeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.The lineup（阵容）includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.For more information, please check: www. hk. artsfestival. org45The press conference must have been held _.A. in Hong KongB. in EuropeC. in BeijingD. in England46By means of“discount packages”you can pay _.A. nothing for the costB. less than the usual costC. for the air ticket but not for the festival ticketD. for the festival ticket but not for hotel rooms47According to the text, we do NOT have any information about _.A. who will perform on stage B. what programmes there will beC. when the 32nd Art Festival will be held D. which theatres will put on performances48The main purpose in writing this text is _.A. to make the 32nd Art Festival known B. to announce the plan of the art festivalC. to introduce the cost of the art festival D. to sell a service during the art festivalCThat“Monday morning feeling”could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2, 600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 percent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.Working Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 percent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.A study of 11, 000 Italians proved 8 a. m. on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewest heart attacks in both countries.The finding could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. “We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol（胆固醇）but we dont know what actually causes heart attacks, so we cant give clear advice on how to prevent them, ”he said.Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.“When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal（内分泌）changes in their bodies, ”Willich explained. “All these things can have an unfavorable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot（血凝块）which will cause a heart attack.”“When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activities,”said Willich.49Monday morning feeling, as this passage shows, _.A. is not as serious as people thought B. is the first killer in Germany and ItalyC. is created by researchers in Germany and ItalyD. is harmful to working people in developed countries50To protect people from a heart attack, doctors have paid much attention to _.A. peoples working time B. peoples living placeC. peoples diet and lifestyle D. peoples nationalities51It can be learned from this passage that the heart attack has something to do with all the following EXCEPT _.A. blood pressure B. heart rate C. hormonal changesD. blood type52If the researchers give us some advice to avoid Monday morning feeling, what might it be?A. Improve working conditions.B. Never go to work on Mondays.C. Stay with a doctor on Mondays.D. Get up late on Monday mornings.DSome people believe that international sports create goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international competitions encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused mainly by minor national competitions.One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation（愤慨）after a hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objection to the final decision. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents victory was unfair. Their manager was very angry and he said, “This wasnt hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension（停赛）of the team for at least three years.The American basketball team announced that they would not give up the first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their competition. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player popped the ball into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury discussed the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sports are played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism（爱国主义）.53According to the author, recent Olympic Games have _.A. caused national pride for athletes B. created goodwill between the nationsC. hardly showed any international friendshipD. led to less misunderstanding between countries54What did the manager mean by saying “Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?A. His team would no longer take part in international games.B. There should be no hockey matches organized by the Federation.C. Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions.D. The International Hockey Federation should be dismissed forever.55By taking the basketball game for example, the author wants to prove that _.A. too much patriotism was displayed in the gamesB. the announcement to prolong the match was wrongC. the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decisionD. the team was right in refusing to accept the silver medals56What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?A. Sports should be played for the love of ones nation.B. Unfair decisions are common in the Olympic Games.C. International competitions will lead to misunderstanding.D. The organization for the Olympic Games must be reformed.EWhen other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship（奖学金）and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted（吸毒）parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets.“What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,”she wrote in her book Breaking Night.She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.57In which order did the following things happen to Liz?a. Her mother died of AIDS. b. She worked at a petrol station.c. She got admitted into Harvard.d. The movie about her life was put on.e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.A. b, a, e, c, d B. a, b, c, e, d C. e, d, b, a, c D. b, e, a, d, c58The main idea of the passage is _.A. how Liz managed to enter Harvard University B. what a hard time Liz had in her childhoodC. why Liz loved her parents so much D. how Liz struggled to change her life59What actually made her go towards her goal?A. Envy and encouragement.B. Willpower and determination.C. Decisions and understanding. D. Love and respect for her parents.60When she wrote “What drove me to live on.I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that _.A. she had little experience of social life B. she could hardly understand the societyC. she would do something for her own life D. she needed to travel more around the world第二节 【2012届甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高三上学期期中】根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(本题共5分。)注意：请考生将此题答案涂在答题