高三英语上学期期中考试2
命题人：高三英语组
(考试时间120分钟，共150分)
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分
第一卷(三大题，共115分)
注意事项：
!、答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、学校、填写在答题卡上。
2、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
3、考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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.How much did each dinner cost?
A. $16 B. $8 C. $32
2. What does the woman want to know?
A. Where Sally lost her money last week.
B. What Sally had done to break her arm.
C. How Sally was feeling.
3. Which dress did the woman wear?
A. The prettier one. B. The new one. C. The more comfortable one.
4. Who is the woman?
A. Ann Robinson B. Ann Robinson’s sister C. Ann Robinson’s friend
5. What will happen if the man does shopping?
A. The woman will cook.
B. He will dine out.
C. He will have to buy some food for the dinner.
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至7题。
6. What are they talking about?
A. Where to spend their holiday.
B. How to drive a tractor.
C. Their summer vacation.
7. Where did Jane spend her summer holiday?
A. On a farm. B. At home. C. In a fruit garden.
听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。
8. Where did the man go this morning?
A. His own garden. B. A playground. C. The Summer Palace.
9. Did the man often go there early in the morning in the past?
A. No, this is the first time for him.
B. Yes, often.
C. No, only several times.
10. Who did the man see sitting under a tree?
A. Two old women. B. Two old man. C. Two young girls.
11. What kind of sports is Taijiquan?
A. Proper sports. B. General sports. C. National sports.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. Where is the man calling?
A. A train station. B. A park. C. A theatre.
13. What are the prices of the tickets he wants?
A. $3.50. B. $5. C. $7.50.
14. What time does he have to collect the tickets?
A. Before 7:50. B. Before 7:45 C. Before 7:15.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What is the man doing?
A. He is painting a picture.
B. He is painting the house.
C. He is painting the fence.
16. What is the woman going to help the man with?
A. She is going to clean the house.
B. She is going to buy a carpet.
C. She is going to make some curtains.
17. Why does the man say sorry to the woman?
A. Because he made a mess in the house.
B. Because he dropped some paint on the carpet.
C. Because he used a colour that woman doesn’t like.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What did the man do at about 4 o’clock?
A. He drove to have supper with his daughter.
B. He drove to fetch his daughter.
C. He drove back home with his daughter.
19. What did the man stop off at a shop for?
A. To get something for his car.
B. To get some gas.
C. To buy some fruit and bread.
20. What happened according to what you hear?
A. His car fell off the bridge.
B. An earthquake happened.
C. There was something wrong with his car.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题：每个题1分，满分15分)
从A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.Higher temperature turning large ice sheet to water would cause _____ rise in sea levels worldwide and change _____ weather on earth.
| A. a , the | B. the , / | C. a , / | D. / , the |
22. --- You are going to publish my book .Are you serious?
--- _______. It’s to be published next month.
| A. Yes, I do | B. Yes, I have never been more serious | ||
| C. No, I am not | D. No, I am not going |
23. --- Did you go to London for vacation?
--- I _____ to go, but I got sick at the last minutes.
| A. was planning |
| B. have planned |
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| C. had been planning | D. have been planning |
24. The sports meet , originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _____ because of the bad weather.
| A. set up | B. broken down | C. worn out | D. called off |
25. I’m sorry to say that I can’t imagine such a gentleman _____ be so rude to a lady.
| A. might | B. could | C. should | D. would |
26. The young mother saw her baby fall to the ground, _____ brought her heart to her mouth.
| A. it | B. and which | C. and that | D. this |
27. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it at her first _____.
| A. attention | B. purpose | C. attempt | D. desire |
28. --- Would you like to go to the concert with me, Mary?
--- I have got no interest in it; ____, I have lots of homework to do.
A. otherwise B. besides C. however D. therefore
29. Beijing plans to build more Olympic Games sites in universities____ resources after the Games ____.
| A. avoid wasting; will have finished | B. to avoid wasting; have finished |
| C. avoiding wasting; have finished | D. to avoid wasting; has finished |
30.-- _____ was it ___ makes him so upset.
-- What you said at the meeting.
| A. How, that | B. What, which |
| C. Why, what | D. What, that |
31. ---There must be a dozen pens in this house but I can never find one when I need one.
--- Keep looking. ____ is sure to turn up.
| A. one | B. it | C. that | D. that |
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32. In character- training of children, what really ____ much is what their parents say and do.
| A. matters | B. cares |
| C. considers | D. minds |
33. --- It’s wrong for a student to follow ____ his teachers say.
--- It’s true. I can’t agree ____.
| A. whatever; more | B. no matter what; more |
| C. no matter what; much | D. whatever; much |
34. --- It’s a long time ____ I saw you last.
--- Yes, and what a pity. It will be a long time ____ we see each other again.
| A. before; since | B. since; before |
| C. when; when | D. since; when |
35. --- Were they late for the play?
--- Not really. As soon as they ____ themselves in their seats in the theater, the curtain ____.
| A. settled; went up | B. settled; was gone up |
| C. were settled; went up | D. were settling; had gone up |
第二节；完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Computer hackers have now got their hands on mobile phones .
A phone virus programme can __36__ your phone do things you have no control over , computer security experts __37__. It might __38__ the White House or the police , or forward your personal address book to a marketing company .
Or it could simply eat into the phone’s operating software , turning it __39__ and erasing your personal information .
Similar viruses have already made mobile phone owners __40__ in Japan and Europe.
Ari Hayyonen , chief technical officer of a computer security company in Finland , said , “ A virus can get your __41__ and send them elsewhere . And it can record your __42__.”
Mobiles are now able to surf the Net , send e-mails and __43__ software . So they are an easy __44__ for the same hackers who have sent viruses to computers over the past decade.
“ It’s technically __45__now ,” said Stephen Trilling , director of research at antivirus __46__ maker Symantec Corp based in the US.
“ If the phone is connected to the ___47_ , it can be used to transmit threats and __48__ targets , just as any computer can .”
In Japan, if you opened a certain e-mail message __49__ your mobile, it would cause the phone to repeatedly __50__ the national emergency number.
So phone operators had to __51__ emergency calls until the __52__ was removed.
In Europe, mobiles’ short message service, __53__ SMS, has been used to send codes that could damage phones.
Mobile users can __54__ viruses, of course, by sticking to their traditional phones __55__ Web links, some experts said.
| 36. | A. get | B. force | C. make | D. damage |
| 37. | A. speak | B. talk | C. tell | D. say |
| 38 | A. lead | B. cause | C. control | D. call |
| 39 | A. off | B. out | C. down | D. on |
| 40. | A. interested | B. angry | C. excited | D. terrified |
| 41. | A. message | B. passage | C. papers | D. paragraph |
| 42. | A. voice | B. passwords | C. music | D. address |
| 43. | A. make | B. destroy | C. download | D. develop |
| 44. | A. job | B. task | C. mission | D. target |
| 45. | A. possible | B. precious | C. useful | D. valuable |
| 46. | A. hardware | B. software | C. computer | D. equipment |
| 47. | A. computer | B. television | C. internet | D. radio |
| 48. | A. strike | B. visit | C. inquire | D. attack |
| 49. | A. over | B. by | C. on | D. with |
| 50. | A. send | B. dial | C. count | D. press |
| 51. | A. cancel | B. ban | C. stop | D. prevent |
| 52. | A. bug | B. actuality | C. fault | D. truth |
| 53. | A. and | B. nor | C. or | D. but |
| 54. | A. stop | B. avoid | C. kill | D. find |
| 55. | A. in | B. with | C. over | D. without |
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、 B、 C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
( A )
One important attraction of walking is its long-lasting appeal. Whereas jogging and aerobic dancing can pall quickly, walking provides a popular activity that seems to endure. Fitness foundations estimate that 35 million adult Americans walk for exercise every day, with at least 15 million walking two or three times a week. Among the most regular walkers are those 65 years and older—evidence that walking is an exercise that lasts.
In addition to its many physical benefits, walking, like other physical activities, has a comforting effect on the psyche. Walking can help you to think more clearly and feel more relaxed. It also can be a sociable activity. An early morning walk around the neighborhood provides an opportunity to chat with friends or simply admire the flowers. Or because it does not require a team or even a partner, walking is something you can do on your own time, by yourself, whenever the mood strikes.
Easily affordable, all you need to start walking is enthusiasm and a pair of comfortable and sturdy low-heeled shoes. Dr.ChristineL. Wells recommends an Oxford-style shoe with ties for better foot support; she does not recommend sneakers or other “cheapies”. If you plan to walk regularly, you might want to invest in a pair of so-called walking shoes. If so, expect to spend at least $35.
For walking during the hotter months, early morning or evening hours are best. Clothes should fit loosely and be lightweight and light-colored. Elderly walkers should consider wearing long sleeves, and all Arizonans need to be particularly concerned about skin cancer. Dr. Wells suggests wearing sunscreen as well as a side-brimmed hat to protect your eyes, ears, nose and back of the neck.
Walkers also should drink an adequate amount of water. Wells advises drinking an 8-ounce glass of water before you start out, and more when you return. “If you walk four miles or more a day in Arizona, I also recommend that you carry a water bottle,” she says. “ And water is just fine; you don’t need those fluid-replacement or electrolyte drinks.”
56. The underlined word “pall” most probably means________.
A. interest people B. be easily learnt C. become boring D. become popular
57. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a benefit of walking?
A. It improves one’s appetite. B. It’s an inexpensive exercise
C. It helps to comfort the mind. D. it can be an individual or social activity
58. For regular walking, what you need most is _______.
A. endurance B. enthusiasm C. strength D. relaxation
59. We may infer from the passage that _______.
A. people in Arizona are easily exposed to strong sunlight.
B. walking is most suitable for those 65 years and older
C. water is better than any other drinks for walkers
D. jogging and dancing don’t have any positive effect on the mind.
60. Which word best describes the author’s attitude toward walking?
A. positive B. playful C. doubtful D. cautious(谨慎)
( B )
All plant cells are able to take up water. Even dead ones do to a certain degree. Absorption of water by dead cell walls makes wood swell(肿胀). In common land plants, the living cells of roots take up most of the water. Land plants without roots do exist, however. Those greenish-yellow lichens(苔藓)you see on tree trunks and on rocks in the high mountains have no roots. Half a billion years ago, when water plant started to invade the land, the first primitive land plants did not have roots; they were marsh (沼泽) plants.
Even among the flowering plants, one finds rootless forms. These flowering plants are the so-called higher plants because they evolved more recently and are thus considered higher on the evolutionary scale. In the Peruvian desert, there grows one of these rootless higher plants, a bromeliad. It is a relative of the pineapple. Even if this plant had roots, they would be of no use, because where the plant grows, it never rains. The plant gets its water exclusively from the dew it collects at night, when its leaves cool off. Such rootless plants, of course, can be moved with ease, but they will only grow when they are placed out in the open. If they are placed too near a house, the radiation from the heat of the house prevents the leaves from cooling and so prevents dew from forming, and the plant dies. In the southern United States and in Puerto Rico, one sees bromeliads growing high above the streets on the insulation of electric wires. These plants get their water from rain, and the only soil they ever come in contact with is the dust that may blow on their leaves.
61. Wood swells because of _______.
A. the dead cell walls B. tiny drops of water entering the dead cell
C. the growth of the cell D. the death of the cell
62. From the passage we know that the evolutionary scale is arranged according to ______.
A. evolutionary cycles B. heights and depths
C. time D. kinds
63. The bromeliad is a plant that _______.
A. has useless roots B. is a pineapple
C. can grow anywhere D. takes up water through its leaves
64. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Water plants existed before land plants.
B. Only living plant cells take up water.
C. The greenish-yellow lichens are uncommon land plants.
D. The living cells of roots absorb more water than the rest of the plant.
65. The most suitable title for this passage is ______.
A. water intake by cells B. rootless plants
C. plant in the desert D. higher plants
( C )
Queen Victoria was monarch of Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901. This period is often called the Victorian Age.
Queen Victoria was a stern and serious woman. One reason she was so serious was that she had suffered a great loss. When she was twenty years old, she married a German prince named Albert. Victoria and Albert were deeply in love, and their marriage was extremely happy. In 1861, after they had been married for twenty-one years, Albert died, leaving Queen Victoria heartbroken. For the rest of her life, the lonely Victoria mourned his loss. It was customary in those days for a widow to dress in black for a short time after the death of her husband. But Queen Victoria dressed in black for forty years. And for forty years, as another sigh of her grief, she wrote her letters white paper edged in black.
Even before Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria was known as a very serious woman. She had a strong sense of duty and worked very hard at all her tasks. In her diary she wrote, “I love to be employed; I hate to be idle.” She never forgot that she was Britain’s queen and always acted with great dignity. Victoria had high ideals and moral standards that sometimes made her seem stuffy. She was also very sure of herself. She always thought that she was right, and she expected everyone to agree with her.
66. Which of the following statements about Queen Victoria is NOT true?
A. She had great confidence in herself.
B. She ruled Great Britain for sixty-four years.
C. She enjoyed her marriage to a German prince.
D. She became a serious woman after her beloved husband died.
67. Queen Victoria wrote her letters on white paper edged in black because______
A. she was a very serious woman.
B. black was her favorite color.
C. that was one way to show her feeling of sadness.
D. it was a custom among monarchs of Great Britain.
68. All of the following characteristics except ______ can be used to properly describe Queen Victoria.
A. moral B. lonely C. workaholic( 工作狂) D. compromising (妥协)
( D )
| We were disappointed to learn about Chrysler Dodge’s new car, the Viper. It must be the most ungreen car of recent years. It can carry only two people but it is extremely powerful, with a top speed of 165 mph. It will go from 0-60 mph in just four seconds. From our point of view, the worst feature is the petrol consumption: just 15miles per gallon. This is a car from the past, a gas-guzzler for people who want to show off and who don’t care about polluting the air. |
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| ASTON MARTIN DB2/4(1975) This car is a fine example of the power and elegance of the Aston Martin sports cars of the 1950s. It was developed from the earlier DB2, but this model was intended to give more room: if you look in the back window, you will see two small seats. But the main attraction of Aston Martins was their power: almost 200kph. 765 of these cars were manufactured between 1953 and 1959. This model was donated to the museum in 1986. |
| In the future, lorry drivers could be free to doze or read a newspaper as their vehicles travel along the motorways of the world, according to Mercedes-Benz. They say that lorries could travel on special lorry-only lanes, and that electronic safety systems would ‘read’ the road ahead, keep a safe distance between vehicles and set the speed. The driver would only take over when the lorry left the motorway and returned to normal roads. This vision of the future was explained at he Hanover Commercial Vehicle Show recently, at which Mercedes showed their EXT-92 experimental lorry of the future. Among the many features, the lorry would include a luxurious living area for the driver, complete with bunk bed, microwave cooker, television, telephone and fax machine. |
69. The writer of passage 1 criticizes (批评) the Viper because______.
A. he/she dislikes the colour B. it is too small for most families
C. it uses too much petrol and pollutes the air.
D. it is very fast and will break the speed limit
70. The main purpose of Passage 2 is to______.
A. try to sell a second-hand car
B. explain why this car has four seats
C. give interesting information
D. describe a new car planned for the future
71. In Passage 3, the writer’s main purpose is to ______.
A. warn readers about a dangerous development
B. try to sell a new commercial vehicle
C. inform readers about future transport ideas
D. tell a silly story
72. Which of the following would be the best title for Passage 3?
A. The Dangers of Tired Drivers B. Lorries which won’t need Drivers
C. Lorries which can Fly D. The Lorry of the Future
( E )
When you buy a T-shirt, or a fur coat in a store , it often carries a label(标签) telling who made it or from what store it was bought. Indeed, some labels show the dress is famous and it is very expensive, so buyers who deal with the cheapest products would be pleased to do away with labels entirely.
However, there is another label more important than the one showing from which store the dress was bought. When a person buys a fur coat, or a jacket , from a store , a label telling what the product is made of should be carried to it.
This label is required by law. Besides telling what the product on show is made of , the label should be in clear English and be where one can find it easily. The information on the label must be the truth.
The reason for this label is that most buyers today aren’t expert enough to know exactly what kind of fur or material they are buying. The buyer must believe in the store that sells the products or in what the labels say.
73. The author doesn’t agree that_______.
A. some clothes may carry more than one label
B. some clothing stores sell cheap dresses
C. shops can sell products with or without labels
D. buyers will believe what the label says
74. This article mainly refers to__________.
A. making furs and clothes
B. protecting buyers with law
C. keeping the buyers informed
D. businessmen and sellers
75. Which of the following is true?
A. Not all buyers know the materials they are buying.
B. A fur coat with a high price often carries a false label.
C. A label only says what material the product is made of .
D. A T-shirt seldom carries a label.
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节；短文改错(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行
右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(╱)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线
划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一根线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
| My cousin Xiao Hong and I went on a trip to my uncle | 76. _____ |
| last Sunday. We were riding along a hillside then suddenly | 77. _____ |
| some big stones were rolled down and knocked us off our bikes. | 78. _____ |
| Xiao Hong’s legs got seriously hurt and so were mine. We | 79. _____ |
| couldn’t move a bit. Fortunately, I saw some farmers ahead. | 80. _____ |
| Waving our hand, we cried for help like crazy. On hearing | 81. _____ |
| us, they ran to the spot as fast as they can. Thanks to | 82. _____ |
| their help, we were all sent to a nearby hospital and received | 83. _____ |
| medical treatment in time. Although we do not know about their | 84. _____ |
| names, we feel they like our dear big brothers and sisters. | 85. _____ |
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
根据下表提供的数据，写一篇说明文，简述过去几年来某地区人们饮食结构的变化，以及这些变化带来的益处。
Changes in People’s Diet
| year food | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| grain | 45% | 44% | 43% | 40% |
| meat | 23% | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| fruit&vegetable | 20% | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| milk | 12% | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The Answer Sheet
第一节；短文改错(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)
| My cousin Xiao Hong and I went on a trip to my uncle | 76. _____ |
| last Sunday. We were riding along a hillside then suddenly | 77. _____ |
| some big stones were rolled down and knocked us off our bikes. | 78. _____ |
| Xiao Hong’s legs got seriously hurt and so were mine. We | 79. _____ |
| couldn’t move a bit. Fortunately, I saw some farmers ahead. | 80. _____ |
| Waving our hand, we cried for help like crazy. On hearing | 81. _____ |
| us, they ran to the spot as fast as they can. Thanks to | 82. _____ |
| their help, we were all sent to a nearby hospital and received | 83. _____ |
| medical treatment in time. Although we do not know about their | 84. _____ |
| names, we feel they like our dear big brothers and sisters. | 85. _____ |
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
高三英语上学期期中考试2答案
第一部分；听力
Keys：1-20 BBCBC CBCAB CCBCB CBBCB
第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节：单项填空
Keys：21-35 ABCDC CCBBD AAABA
第二节：完形填空
Keys: 36-40 CDDAB 41-45 ABCDA 46-50 BCDCB 51-55 CACBD
第三部分：阅读理解
Keys： 56-60 CABAA 61-65 BCDBA 66-70 DCDCC 71-75 CDCCA
第四部分：写作
第一节：短文改错
keys：
76. uncle- uncle’s 77. then- when 78. 去掉were
79. were- did 80. 正确 81. hand- hands
82. can- could 83. all- both 84. 去掉about
85. are^ like
第二节：书面表达
Possible version:
This table shows the changes in people’s diet in the past four years. We can see that the amount of grain and meat people eat fell slightly year by year. It means that people now eat less staple food than before. Instead, people spend more on milk, fruits and vegetables.
What causes the changes? The answer is that great changes have taken place in our country. For one thing, people earn more money and can afford more expensive food. Their request is not only to eat enough but also eat nutrient food. For another thing, people begin to pay more attention to the structure of their diet. They come to realize that reasonable structure of the diet does a lot of good to their health.
In short, our country is developing more and more rapidly. People’s life will become happier than ever before and people will become healthier than ever before.