扬州市届高三英语期中试卷及答案

2009-2010学年度高三第一次质量检测

英语试卷

本试卷分五部分。满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 did the woman do that?

A. She is on a diet.

B. She exercises daily.

C. Both A and B.

2. What is Mary probably doing now?

A. She is cooking at home.

B. She is doing her homework.

C. She is singing and dancing

3. What can we learn about Jane?

A. She often hurries to make a phone call.

B. She usually makes short phone calls

C. She often stays on the phone too long.

4. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. To lend him her umbrella.

B. To post the letter for him.

C. To go to the post office with him.

5. How often do Johnson’s parents write to him?

A. Once a month.

B. Once a year.

C. More than once a month.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各个小题将给出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 is the schedule of the school bus?

A. The first bus leaves at 6 am, the second at 12 am, the third at 7 pm.

B. The first bus leaves at 7 am, the second at 11:40 am, the third at 6 pm.

C. The first bus leaves at 7 am, the second at 12 am, the third at 6 pm.

7. Where can the woman find the timetable of the buses?

A. At the bus headquarter station.

B. On the bus station sign.

C. On the wall of the waiting hall.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where will the transfer students go?

A. To the USA.

B. To Britain.

C. To Germany.

9. Whose English is good?

A. The woman’s.

B. The man’s.

C. Neither A nor B.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What doesn’t the snack bar have?

A. Banana pies.

B. Spicy Chicken set meal.

C. Pineapple pies.

11. How much is the payment?

A. 20.5 RM

B. B. 25.5 RMB.

C. 25.15 RMB

12. Where will the man have it?

A.At the snack bar.

B. Not at the snack bar

C. At the office

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What time is Bruce Cobber’s flight?

A. At 9:25

B. At 18:25

C. At 19:25

14. Which gate did Mr. Bruce Cobber leave from?

A. Gate 2

B. Gate 12

C. Gate 20

15. What kind of ticket does the man want to buy?

A. First class, non-smoker.

B. Economic class, non-smoker.

C. Economic class, smoker.

16. Which statement of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Cobber’s plane took off 15 minutes ago.

B. The man missed Cobber again.

C. The man bought a ticket to Sydney.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What time was the news broadcast?

A. At 10 am.

B. At 10 pm.

C. Neither A nor B.

18. How long did the demonstration last?

A. Nearly half a year.

B. Nearly six weeks.

C. Nearly six days.

19. Where did the fighting break out?

A. In front of the police station.

B. Outside the factory.

C. In the meeting hall.

20. Who wanted to put an end to the demonstration?

A. The police.

B. The newspapers and the TV companies.

C. Both A and B.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15 小题；每小题 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.The old man wanted to catch ________early train, but couldn’t get ________ ride to the

station.

A. an, the

B. /, the

C. an, /

D. the, a

22.The final score of the volleyball match was 100-101.We were only ________ beaten.

A. nearly

B. slightly

C. narrowly

D. lightly

23.At minus 130℃, a living cell can be ______ for a thousand years.

A. spare

B. protected

C. preserved

D. developed

24.The children _______ very quiet; I wonder what they _______up to.

A. were; are being

B. are being; are

C. are; do

D. are being; do

25. _____several times, the young scientist still kept on making his experiments.

A. Having been failed

B. Having failed

C. Though failed

D. Because of failure

26. Jasmine was spending the holiday with her family in a wildlife park _________ she was bitten on the leg by a snake.

A. when

B. while

C. since

D. how

27. Was _______ at the air battle on June 8, 1944, ________ was led by Captain Johnson ______ Peter lost his life?

A. it, when, that

B. that, which, who

C. it，which, that

D. this, which, when

28. The old workers made a very practical suggestion at the meeting, but it was _____ by the manager.

A. turned out

B. turned over

C. turned up

D. turned down

29. I support your decision, and I think you are _________ to make it.

A. connected

B. fastened

C. bound

D. stuck

30.In order to stop poverty, the World Bank has __________ its focus to providing technical assistance and long-term loans to developing countries.

A. fixed

B. exchanged

C. transferred

D. switched

31.__________ the global financial crisis, the Chinese government has taken many measures ________ people’s life to deal with it.

A. Facing with ; related

B. Faced; relating to

C. Faced with; relating

D. Facing; related to

32.If you have a good understanding of English and want to _________ and sharpen your language skills，studying idioms can be a good way to do so.

A. make up

B. polish up

C. build up

D. take up

33.The next time you choose an outfit, you should not be ________ about what you pick.

A. particular

B. arbitrary

C. ambitious

D. crazy

34.The government established a committee to ___________ the complete restoration. It began _________ 1950.

A. undertake; dating from

B. conducted ;dated from

C. undertake ; to date from

D. conducted ; dating from

35.Premier Wen Jiabao ________ the importance of seeing China in the light of her development in his speech at University of Cambridge.

A. approved

B. devoted

C. concluded

D. stressed

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Just north of the airport in Pho enix, in one of America’s most noisy and violent neighborhoods, if you listen closely, you can hear a chorus of small voices from a classroom in a white brick school building. Brenda Combs is 36 her students in song. “When we wake up in the morning,” s he 37 in a passionate voice, “we can brush our teeth … comb our hair … eat some food ... and get ready for a 38 day.”

The kids in this summer class 39 in age from 5 to 12 and, like most pupils at StarShine Academy—a school 40 kindergarten through 12th grade—come from Phoenix’s poorest families. Some of their parents are drug addicts; 41 are homeless. The woman by the chalkboard, in her opinion, has 42 a kind of success that once would have seemed well 43 her grasp. Combs, who runs the summer program and teaches third and fourth grades the rest of the year, was recently 44 in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. When she received her master’s in 45 from Grand Canyon University last spring, First Lady Laura Bush sent 46 on her graduation. As Combs was being interviewed on CNN, the university’s CEO 47 up with a surprise graduation present: a full scholarship toward a PhD.

“Brenda is extremely 48 ,” says StarShine Academy’s founder, Patricia McCarty. “I often think of how many people used to walk by her and say, ‘She’s a(an) 49 .’ ”

What makes Combs such an extraordinary educator of 50 children—the kind whose students 51 later to thank her—may be the years she spent living on the streets as a desperate crazy addict. She slept under bridges and 52 through rubbish containers for breakfast. And she 53 used a comb or a toothbrush.

Combs, 45, likes to show teenage students her “before”54 , which portray a tired, dirtied “throwaway” with cold eyes. “55 and abused,” she says, “I know what it’s like to want to get high. They trust me because I’ve been there.”

36. A. heading B. singing C. telling D. leading

37. A. says B. sings C. shouts D. speaks

38. A. fresh B. clean C. latest D. brand-new

39. A. range B. begin C. start D. teach

40. A. serving B. helping C. organizing D. educating

41. A. the others B. another C. others D. other

42. A. won B. achieved C. received D. obtained

43. A. within B. on top of C. away from D. beyond

44. A. printed B. praised C. listed D. graded

45. A. education B. music C. song D. art

46. A. gifts B. congratulations C. presents D. money

47. A. taken B. looked C. showed D. appeared

48. A. open-minded B. gifted C. warm-hearted D. brave

49. A. educator B. teacher C. throwaway D. beggar

50. A. dangerous B. endangered C. risky D. at-risk

51. A. drop by B. walk past C. come across D. meet with

52. A. searched B. attempted C. found D. sold

53. A. regularly B. frequently C. sometimes D. seldom

54. A. songs B. photos C. stories D. books

55. A. Hardworking B. Disappointed C. Hungry D. Wealthy

第三部分：阅读理解

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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

The moon is made of ice-cream. Little green men live in the center of the earth. Nearly everyone tells lies. Only the third statement is true. Or at least that is what Dr. Robert Feldman of the University of Massachusetts says. Dr. Feldman conducted an experiment in which he asked 240 students to talk to each other for minutes. He filmed the conversations and then asked the students to watch themselves to confirm if all that they had said was true.

It turned out that nearly all of them had lied at least once. Many were surprised about the number of things they said that just weren’t true or so they claimed. It seems that we not only lie, we do it naturally and without thinking.

“It’s so easy to lie,” said Dr. Feldman “We teach our children to be honest, but also to be polite and avoid offending people. Kids get a mixed message and that affects how they behave as adults.”

Acco rding to Dr. Wendy Gamble of the University of Arizona, kids don’t need any instructions in lying. It comes naturally to them. Dr Gamble, a psychologist, has identified four different types of lies that both children and adults tell. The “pro-social” lie i s told to help or protect other people. The “self-enhancement” lie is told by someone who wants to look good to other people. The selfish lie protects the speaker by harming someone else. And worst of all, the “anti-social” lie is told for the pleasure of getting someone else into trouble.

According to Dr. Feldman, men and women lie in different ways as well. “Women are more likely to lie to make the person they are with feel good. Men lie to make themselves look better,” he says. The husband tells his wife he’s due for a promotion at work. “Of course you are,” she replies.

“Honesty is the basis of healthy relationships,” says Dr. Gamble. “But rather than dismiss all lying as bad, we should reflect that deception is common and often socially acceptable.”

Perhaps we already do. In the English language, the word liar is usually only used to describe the person who tells selfish or anti-social lies. The rest are referred to as “white lies”. These are joke words which show that we can tolerate people who don’t t ell the truth all the time. If people did not make up stories, there would be no literature, poetry or films.

Some psychologists argue that the lies people tell each other help hold society together. They make us feel good about each other and ourselves and encourage tolerance and trust. Just think what the world would be like if everybody said exactly what they thought all the time.

Yet there are times when people also need to hear the truth. It would be wrong to say that lying makes the world go round. It’s the little green men in the center of the earth who do that.

56. It is _________, according to Dr Gamble, that makes people lie.

A. parents’ instructions

B. school education

C. social experiences

D. human nature

57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The little green men in the center of the earth make the world go round.

B. Lies are actually common and acceptable in daily lives but not all are bad.

C. We should always tolerate people who don’t tell the truth all the time.

D. The world would be lovely if everybody told exactly what they thought.

58. In paragraph 5, the wife said “Of course you are” to _________.

A. make her husband feel great

B. build up her husband’s confidence

C. show her love to her husband

D. help w ith her husband’s promotion

59. “I never tell lies” is a(an) _________.

A. “pro-social” lie

B. “self-enhancement” lie

C. selfish lie

D. “anti-social” lie

B

About an hour and a quarter’s train ride north from Grand Central Terminal, a visit to Cold Spring is a neat trick — the perfect way for New Yorkers to travel to small-town America, but be home before midnight.

Its historical Main Street, which runs straight to the Metro North train station, is lined with those little stores that make many shoppers amazed. The restaurants are considered among the best in Putnam County, and historical architecture dignifies the streets. If you’re feeling a walk outdoors, a hike up Mount Taurus is less than a mile north.

Then there is the view. Cold Spring lies on a spectacular bend in the Hudson, and Main Street dead-ends at a waterfront view straight out of a Frederic Church painting.

So, what doesn’t Cold Spring have? Most residents take life slow, and visitors gladly fall in step.

“You know, the Indians used to say it’s the way the river curves around and the mist settles on the river in the morning,” a waiter at Cathryn’s Tuscan Grill explained one evening.

Cold Spring first appeared on maps in the 18th century as a quiet river hamlet. Though local legend claims that George Washington named it after tasting water from a local spring around 1780, Donald H. MacDonald, a local historian and columnist for the Putnam County News and Recorder, insists that an official record from a 1772 meeting refers to it by its current name.

The West Point Foundry was built there in 1818, and during the Civil War, it became the largest iron factory in the United States. It closed in 1911, and it wasn’t until 1982, when the downtown was added to the National Register of Historic Places, that Cold Spring found its latest quality — a beautiful, walkable village with day trip.

You’ll find a good introduction to the town and its history at the Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum — a small, clean-lined museum that reopened in July 2006 after a 14-month restoration. Housed in the 1830 schoolhouse for foundry apprentices and village children, the museum dedicates a good amount of space to exhibitions that tap into the region’s history.

60. What is the best title for the passage?

A. A Small Town Full of History

B. Travel Tips in Cold Spring

C. A Cute Town on the Hudson

D. One Day Trip to Cold Spring

61. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Cold Spring in the passage?

A. Location and beautiful view

B. Restaurants and stores

C. History and museum

D. Hotels and theaters

62. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The pace of living in Cold Spring is not quick.

B. You can only stay in Cold Spring for a day.

C. Cold Spring was named by George Washington.

D. Cold Spring is where the largest iron factory lies.

C

“Up until about five years ago, students at this school could have worn anything they wanted on Halloween,” said Rosemarie Nielson, a sixth-grade teacher at St. Theresa School, a Roman Catholic elementary school in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx where there is a prohibition on toy weapons.

“When you consider all the horrific things that have happened in recent years, including 9/11, I can’t blame any school for want ing to stay away from anything that might promote violence,” Ms. Nielson said.

Mary Ellen Manniello, whose daughter, Courtney, 9, is a fourth grader at St. Gabriel School, a Roman Catholic elementary school in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, said she understood why officials had banned weapons with costumes. “They’re learning more about guns from issues in the street than educational issues.”

This year, the school has gone one step further and is prohibiting all costumes at its Halloween festivities. Ms. Manniello said it had become “a chaotic scene,” with parents helping their children change into their costumes at school.

Some parents said the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes went too far and denied children a chance to express themselves.

“H alloween has always been the one day when it was acceptable for our children to be dresssed like somebody they are not, like a cowboy or a pirate or a person from outer space, and now we’re taking that away from them,” said Laura Santoro, a nurse from New Milford, Conn., whose 7-year-old son, Johnny, is a second grader at Northville Elementary School there.

Ms. Santoro said that her son would dress as Capt. Jack Sparrow, the character played by Johnny Depp in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, at the school’s Halloween party, but that he would not be allowed to take a sword —part of a policy that caught her by surprise last Halloween.

“I sent my son to school last year dressed as a special force Power Ranger, and he was told that he couldn’t take along his red laser blaster, which really surprised me, because the laser is red and made of plastic and lights up, and it could never, ever be mistaken for a real gun,” Ms. Santoro said. “I mean, come on, the whole thing is getting really sad.”

63. What do you think is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?

A. To introduce to the public the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes.

B. To state parents’ attitudes towards the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes.

C. To tell the public that children should bring any weapons for Halloween costumes.

D. To analyse the fact that the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes goes too far.

64. According to the passage, some parents understand the no-weapon policy for Halloween

costumes because ____________.

A. schools should take a cautious approach to Halloween to prevent violence.

B. children are buying real guns in the street and there is always violence now.

C. those parents like to help their children change into their costumes at school.

D. children are learning more about guns from educational issues.

65. Which of the following is probably right according to the passage?

A. Children could bring any weapons into school five or six years ago.

B. The parents surveyed are those whose children are in elementary schools.

C. Guns are necessary on Halloween for children to express themselves.

D. Jack Sparrow is an actor who at one time acted as a pirate in a movie.

66. What do the underlined words “laser blaster” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. A toy weapon.

B. A real gun.

C. A kind of costume.

D. A kind of plastic.

D

Jimmy was never to be left alone, and we never went anywhere he couldn’t go -- not to a movie, a museum or a play. So I urged the neighborhood kids to come to my house. They loved visiting us. It wasn’t just the tasty food or the home-made ice cream that drew them; it was the messy, kid-centered chaos.

My parents took care of everything inside the house. I was left to deal with the outside “rough justice”. I quickly learned to dislike those who bully（欺负）the weak or different or unlucky. And I learned that when no one is looking, those who think of themselves as the best people can behave like the worst.

At an early ag e I kept a list of “People Who Must Be Stopped.” I once went to Patrick’s house and told his father that his son was the nasty head of a group of bad guys. I was met with a cold stare and the bang of the screen door as he yelled. So the next time, I threw a rock and bloodied Pat’s nose.

The teachers at Good Shepherd taught as if each of us might win a Nobel Prize. There was no slow track: Each of us had a brain to be developed. But even their idea of who could be taught wasn’t enough to include Jimmy. What were my parents to do? Their main point of reference was the Kennedy family, whose situation suggested that all the money and experts in the world are not enough. Ashamed of his eldest daughter, Rosemary, who had also been lacking in oxygen at birth, Joe Kennedy had her sent to a school in Wisconsin for “exceptional children.”

However, Jimmy went to a “sheltered workshop” nearby. At first, Jimmy looked around and didn’t understand why he was there. But soon he was engaged in the activities. At dinner, he g ave his descriptions of his day, which was exactly like every other day, which was why he came to like it. We were thrilled by every word.

From there, Jimmy went to work at the Navy storage in Mechanicsburg, where my father found him a job unloading boxes. His boss, Rod Hagy, looked after him very closely, and the 20 years he worked there was better than what we could have hoped for. Jimmy won awards, not just the standard kind for never taking a day of sick leave, but also for coming up with ways to move boxes more efficiently.

67. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Rough Justice

B. Exceptional Children

C. People Who Must Be Stopped

D. Sheltered Workshop

68. What caused the disability of the writer’s brother Jimmy?

A. A rocking blooding him.

B. Being looked down upon.

C. Work of unloading boxes.

D. Lacking in oxygen at birth.

69. The example in the third paragraph __________.

A. tells us it was hard for him to keep a list of “People Who Must Be Stopped.”

B. tells us violence is an effective way to protect Jimmy from being bullied.

C. analyzes the fact that if children bully others, their parents are to blame.

D. proves his bravery and courage to stop others from bullying Jimmy.

70. According to the fourth paragraph, a school for “exceptional children” is one ___________.

A. for children with special qualities

B. for children with outstanding abilities

C. where disabled children are taught

D. in which disabled children are locked

英语

第Ⅱ卷（共35 分）

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分10 分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第71至第80小题的空格里填上适当的单词。

注意：每空1个单词。

Salem, the “City of Peace”, is a small city with a big history. It is the second established city in Massachusetts and the second oldest settlement in New England. While Salem has been long known as the “Witch（女巫）City” due to the notable witch trials of 1692, Salem also played a n important part in Revolutionary times and was an active leader of several Massachusetts’ industries. In the early part of the 19th century, Salem’s ships were pioneers in the India trade and opened up commerce with Africa, China, Russia, Japan and Australia. In Salem, you will find mansions of some of the country’s first millionaires and the birthplace of celebrated author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Salem’s 18.5 miles of tidal shoreline includes 7 public beaches.

Salem is located approximately 16 miles (30 minutes) north of Boston and is bordered by Beverly, Danvers, Lynn, Marblehead, Peabody, Swampscott and the Atlantic Ocean. Boston & Maine Railroad serves Salem with transport service, and the MBTA maintains a rail stop and bus service. Air service is available from Beverly Airport (5 miles away) and Logan International Airport (16 miles away). Access is also available on a ferry from Boston.

Salem has various restaurants including outdoor cafes, various restaurants and fine dining establishments. For shoppers there are malls and department stores, an open market, a waterfront village, as well as a downtown shopping district.

There are many local artists and musicians who have shops along the city streets. On a nightly basis, one can stop in a local restaurant or nightspot and listen to some of the most creative music north of Boston. World famous artwork is displayed at the Peabody Essex Museum and the work of local artists can be found displayed in many downtown shops including Artist Row.

The City of Salem has long had a commitment to the promotion of art and culture. The Salem Cultural Council is a local agency of Salem residents that supports public programs and

educational activities in the arts, sciences and humanities. Local artists and theaters, such as CinemaSalem, the Salem Theatre Company, the Salem State College Center for the Arts, the Griffen Theater and The Rebel Shakespeare Company provide entertainment and learning opportunities to residents and visitors alike. The Salem Arts Association, Inc. is an entirely volunteer-run nonprofit arts organization. The SAA seeks to bring art, in all its forms, to the community and bring the community, in all its diversity, to the arts in Salem, Massachusetts.

第二节：写作（满分25 分）

接连发生的酒后驾驶、飙车肇事致死案，引发了社会高度关注。8月15日起，全国行动，重拳整治“酒驾”，各地出台措施，狠扎酒驾痛穴。请你根据以下内容，以Treasure Our Lives

写作时注意格式，词数150左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Treasure Our Lives

With the number of cars increasing in cities, traffic accidents occur frequently, calling serious attention across the globe and becoming a major concern in our society today.

参考答案：

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单选: 21-25 DCCBB 26-30ACDCD 31-35DBBAD

完型：36-40 DBDAA 41-45CBDCA 46-50 BCBCD 51-55AADBC

阅读56-60DBABD 61-65 DABAB 66-70AADDC

任务型阅读:

71. since 72. led 73. Location 74. ferry 75. varieties 76. Shopping

77. night 78. exhibition 79. provided 80. brought

书面表达:

Treasure Our Lives

With the number of cars increasing in cities, traffic accidents occur frequently, calling serious attention across the globe and becoming a major concern in our society today.

Frightening news never stops shocking people. May 7th witnessed a terrible accident due to drag-racing in the city center of Hangzhou, causing immediate death of a Zhejiang graduate , who was then crossing the road. On June 30th, drunk driving in Nanjing resulted in five deaths and four injuries.

Painful lessons quite set the alarm bells ringing. Harmonioussociety calls for people who treasure their lives as well as their family and the society itself. Drivers should always put their responsibilities on top of everything and say “no”to drunk driving. For the sake of safety, pedestrians are never too careful while crossing streets.

It is time that governments took steps to prevent drunk driving. severe punishment should be carried out without mercy whether it is drag-racing or drunk driving. As students, we should always slow down while approaching crossroads and never run red lights(闯红灯).Only when everybody obeys traffic rules can we enjoy a happier life.