江蘇省金陵中學2011屆高三英語上學期期中

1、金陵中學20102011學年度高三英 語第一學期期中考試試 題第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分） 該部分分為第一、第二兩節(jié)。注意：回答聽力部分時，請將答案標在試卷上。聽力部分結(jié)束前，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié) （共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1How does Jane feel?ASatisfied.BHappy.CDepressed. 2Why are there no

2、rooms available?ABecause of a conference.BBecause of a marathon.CBecause of an outdoor music festival.3Where does the conversation probably take place?AIn a house agent.BOn the campus.CIn a church.4What does the woman mean?AShe doesnt think much of the room.BThe room is fixed at the mans request.CSh

3、e agrees with the man.5Why was Jane nervous?ABecause she had to type a paper.BBecause she thought her paper might be late.CBecause she was afraid of failing the exam.第二節(jié) （共15小題；每題1分，滿分15分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或

4、獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6Whats Bobs sons hobby?AWorking in the garden.BCollecting coins.CCollecting stamps.7Where does the woman want to go someday?AJapan.BChina.CCanada. 8Why doesnt Bob have a real hobby?ABecause hes too busy.BBecause hes lazy.CBecause hes crazy about work. 聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9How much i

5、s the train fare?A12 Yuan.B20 Yuan.C40 Yuan.10Where should the man get on the train?AOn platform number 3.BOn platform number 4.COn platform number 5.11How often do the trains come around?AAbout every thirty minutes.BAbout every twenty minutes.CAbout every ten minutes.聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12Where is the

6、 man living?AIn a hotel.BIn a new apartment.CAt home.13When will the woman leave for Berkeley?ANext week.BNext month.CThe week after next.14What will the two speakers do at 7:00 p. m. on Saturday?ASee a movie.BHave a dinner.CAttend a party.聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15What is probably the “Cops”?AA TV show.BA

7、 book.CA film.16What do we know about the boy at the fast food restaurant?AHe smoked heavily.BHe had a lot of candy.CHe drank a lot of alcohol.17What are the two speakers in common?AThey both smoke cigarettes.BThey both drink alcohol.CThey both have drugs.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18What do Russian performe

8、rs do when they receive the applause?AThey dont clap until they leave the stage.BThey usually clap together with their fans.CThey usually rise from the seats.19Why did people clap hands a very long time ago?ATo show that they liked or agreed to something.BTo express their great admiration for a perf

9、ormer.CTo attempt to drive the performers out of the stage.20What is the speaker mainly talking about?AThe dream of every performer.BThe history of clapping in Russia.CThe different meanings of clapping.第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié), 滿分35分）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）21The workers could hardly the bosss bad temper

10、 but under his supervision they had to themselves to working harder.Atolerate; contributeBbear; dedicateCstand; resignDput up with; invest22Deeply his unhappy childhood, the boys seemed quite odd and strange.Arelating to; charactersBassociated with; personalityClinked by; virtuesDconnecting to; mora

11、lity23It is impossible to live in society and independent of society; and therefore it is difficult to society of inequality as well as corruption.Aremove; fromBrid; ofCsubstitute; withDsimplify; by24Having been trained for one and a half years, she managed to get a professional qualification a firs

12、t degree nurse.Aconsisting withBagreed withCcorresponding toDcorresponded with25Crusoe isnt good enough figure, but his outstanding skill compensates for it.Ain response toBin terms ofCin favour ofDin honour of26If you cant win from the public, the gold medal will mean nothing to you.AgamesBknowledg

13、eCrecognitionDnotice27Make sure the gas is turned off after a bath, which would cause danger.AsomehowBmeanwhileCotherwiseDfurthermore28Her excellent performance in the competition proved that she was a winner.AvalueBworthyCworthDworthwhile29 the secret of nature, they young scientist has little time

14、 for entertainment.ADevoted to betrayBDevoting himself to bring to lightCDevoted to unearthingDDevoting to exploring30Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity sight matters more than hearing.AwhenBwhoseCwhichDwhere31_ _ is well-known to all is that the 2010 Shanghai World Expo

15、 has been brought to an end.AAs BThat CWhat DIt32Since the new director took office, we have worked _ _hours, that is to say, we work more freely.Aflexible Bcompulsory Cstrict Dendless33_ _in a heavy traffic jam in a taxi while you are hurrying to the airport is quite a unpleasant experienceAHaving

16、caught BBeing caught CCaught DHaving being caught34My family were moving to the countryside and I had to make some_ _and learn to lead adifferent life thereAallowance Baccommodation Cadjustment Dassessment35The Chinese captain was released by Japan finally, _ _nearly a month of detention（扣押）, which

17、has seriously harmed the relationship between the two countriesAended Bending Cto end Dbeing ended第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20題；每小題1分，滿分20分）It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before ChristmasWhile most people were 36_their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to _37_early to ride his bike four kilometers away

18、 from home to workOn arrival, he _38_his bike outside the back door as he usually doesAfter _39_10 hours of labor, his returned to find his bike 40 The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only toolTrevor used it to get to 41 , putting in 60-hour weeks to _42_his young familyAnd the bike was also us

19、ed to get groceries, 43 us from having to walk long distances from where we liveI was so 44_that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our storyShortly after that, several people in our area 45 to helpOne wonderful stranger 46 bought a bike, then called my husband

20、to pick it up 47 my husband had a way to get to and from his jobIt really is a (an) 48 that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met beforePeople say that a smile can be 49 from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 50 are even more soThis experience h

21、as had a spreading effect in our lives because it 51 our faith in humanity as a wholeAnd it has _52 us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 53 with othersNo matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 54 And the results can be 55 36Acooling down Bwarming up Cspeeding u

22、p Dslowing down37Aget up Bwake up Cturn up Drise up38Apiled Bpushed Cparked Dpaused39Aputting in Bputting on Cputting off Dputting away40Abroken Brobbed Chidden Dgone41Astudy Bshop Cwork Ddeliver42Alive Bsupport Cserve Dprotect43AgettingBprotectingCsavingDallowing44AsurprisedBthrilled CpuzzledDsad45

23、AofferedBsupportedCprovidedDagreed46AstillBfinallyCevenDyet47ANow and then BOnce in a while COnce againDSooner or later48AhonorBpityCsympathyDrespect49AthrownBpassedCsent Dgot50AfriendsBstrangersCrelatives Dparents51AweakenedBspreadCreducedDstrengthened52AmovedBforcedCurged Dinfluenced53AshareBconne

24、ctCdealDwork54AlikesBcaresCworriesDwonders55AshortBpromisingCpermanent Dtemporary第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）AThe basic flag of the United States is one of the world's oldest national flagsOnly the basic flags of Austria,Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland are olderD

25、uring the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States, the flags of various European nations were flown over the land, as symbols of possessionLater, in the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flown in the American Colonies

26、The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14, 1777It consisted of 13 alternate red and white stripes? and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13colonies that had declared their independence in 1776Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 strip

27、es in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and KentuckyBy 1817 there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flagAs a resultCongress in 1818 restored the original desig

28、n of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one starIn 1921 Preside William HTaft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the starsHe ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars eachPreviously the arrangement of the stars hadbeen left to the flag- ma

29、ker's fancyThe evolution of the stars and stripes reflects the growth of the United StatesAfter the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially changed for the 26th time since its creationThere are many government flags flown in the United States in addition to the nation

30、al flagAmong them are the president's and vice-president's flags and those of the federal epartments and some federal agenciesEach state in the Union has an official flagThe United States Navy uses special flags for signaling 56The basic flag of the United States is _Athe oldest national fla

31、g in the worldBone of the world's oldest flagsCthe most beautiful flag in the WestDas old as the basic flags of some European nations57Before the War of Independence the flags of various European nations flown over the land were symbols of Aself- rule Boccupation Cpeace and friendshipDindependen

32、ce58The first official flag of the United States was adopted _Abefore the Independence WarBright after the Independence WarCwhen independence was declared in 1776 Dduring the War of Independence which ended in 178359The 13 red and white stripes and13 white Stars represent_A13 independent states Bthe

33、 colonies that declared independence in 1776Cthe USCongress D13 famous figures in the American coloniesBYou're in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation:"I can't believe it-a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are alm

34、ost impossible to find. Isn't it beautiful? And it's a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in RomeThey leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater; It's-nice and the price is rightYou've never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls look really stylish. They must know. S

35、o, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agencyThey are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo BertoHa clothesEvery day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eatingIf the person looks cool, the product seems cool,

36、 tooThis is the secret of undercover marketingCompanies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it. Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don't pay attention to traditional advertisingThis is particularly true of the MTV generationconsumers between the age of 18 and 34It

37、 is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don't trust adsSo advertising agencies hire young actors to "perform" in bars and other places where young adults goSome people might call this practice misleading, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creativ

38、e"Look at traditional advertisingIts effectiveness is decreasing"However, one might ask what exactly is "real" about young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it's no less real than an adThe difference is that you know an ad i

39、s trying to persuade you to buy somethingYou don't know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance60T'he two attractive young women were talking so that they could_Aget the sweater at a lower price Bbe heard by people aroundCbe admired by other shoppers Ddecide on buying the swea

40、ter61Lorenzo Bertolla is _Aa very popular male singer Ban advertising agencyCa clothing company in Rome Dthe brand name of a sweater62Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?AThe two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla CompanyBThe MTV generation tends to be more easily

41、 influenced by adsCTraditional advertising is becoming less effective because it's too directDUndercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government63Which of the following would be the best title for the text?ATwo Attractive Shoppers BLorenzo Bertolla SweatersCWays of Advertising DUn

42、dercover MarketingCPutting Movies on MobilesMovies in the theater get their recognition at awards ceremonies such as the OscarsBut how about movies for phones? They are getting their turn at MoFilm the first mobile film festival.The first MoFilm competition, received 250 entries from more than 100 c

43、ountriesEntries were restricted to films that were five minutes or less in lengthideal for viewing and sharing on mobile phonesAn independent jury then selected a shortlist of five film-makersThe winner was chosen from the shortlist by an audience voting using their phonesNew PlatformsThe awards hig

44、hlight the increasing impact that mobile phones are making in the entertainment industryMany grassroots filmmakers start out with short filmsThey are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their workTherefore, mobile phones are increasingly being seen as a new platform for these short works

45、It is a good place for anyone who wants to express themselves and find a way to have that expression seen by a wide audienceJust think about how many people have mobile phones in the world!New Technology AdvancesMoFilm is pioneering content for mobile and online services that is a world away from Ho

46、llywoodThe majority of films made for mobiles are now short in length, taking into account the screen sizeHowever this could be overcome as technology advancesIn the near future, longer films will likely oe seen on the mobile phoneAnd there are mobile companies creating phones where users can watch

47、movies at higher qualityWherever you see movies, one thing is certain: the qualify of work, the simple ability at story telling, and the thing that inspires someone to tell a story can really come from anywhere64At the first MoFilm, _Amovies in the theater got their recognitionBmore than 100 countri

48、es took part in the competitionCideal films were five minutes or less in lengthDthe winner was chosen by experts' voting65"They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work" The underlined word means "_"Adiscouraged Bencouraged Cfrightened Dsurprised66Nowada

49、ys the majority of films made for mobiles are short in length because of_Aonline services Bthe mobile phoneCtechnology advances Dthe screen size67What's certain about the future of MoFilm according to the passage?AThe number of mobile phone users may contribute to the popularity of MoFilmBAudien

50、ce is not likely to watch longer films on mobile phones in the near futureCSome mobile companies are on the way to producing mobile films of higher qualityDGrassroots filmmakers can achieve their career success more easily starting from MoFlimDIn bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly th

51、e child's acquisition （學會）of each new skill in the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writingIt is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the childT

52、his might happen at any stageA baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he readsOn the other hand, though, if a child, is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natura

53、l enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himselfParents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their childrenSome may be especially strict in money matters; Others are severe （嚴格的） over time of coming home at night or punctuality for mealsIn general, the controls r

54、epresent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happinessAs regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teachingTo forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morali

55、ty （道德）Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept"If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach （說教）, their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooledA sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.68Eage