广东省高州市长坡中学学期末考试英语试题
广东省高州市长坡中学2011届高三期末考试
英语试题
第I卷
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共20 小题；每小题0．5分，满分10分
1．—“Could we put off the party?” Mary asked．
—“_________．” John answered politely．“This is the only day everyone is available．”
A．Not a little B．Not really
C．Not nearly D．Notexactly
2．—Have you got used to the Chinese food, Robert?
—Yes．But I don’t like when a Chinese host keeps serving me the food I don’t like．
A．this B．that
C．those D．it
3．After a hard –fought campaign, Barack Obama has won the US presidential election, and will become 44th President of the United States—the first African—American in country’s history to do so．
A．the…the B．/…/C．/…the D．the…/
4．______ about the root of his family that he decided to make a trip to Africa for further research．A．So curious the writer was B．So curious was the writer
C．Howcurious the writer was D．The writer was such curious
5．made Chinese people proud is Shenzhou 7 spaceship succeeded in finishing the mission of the first three-man crew of a Chinese spacecraft and the first Chinese “Space Walk”．
A．That; what B．What; that C．What; what D．Which; that 6．Richard is only too ready to help others, seldom, , refusing them when they turn to him．
A．if never B．if ever C．if not D．if any
7．—I have got a headache．
—No wonder．You in front of that computer too long．
A．work B．are working C．worked D．have been working 8．The worst financial crisis（经济危机）in a century has hit America, home values fall, pensions disappear and 760,000 workers out of work this year．
A．making B．made C．to make D．has made
9．----Why did he spend so much time searching shop after shop for a shirt?
----Oh, he was very __________ about his clothes．
A．particular B．．special
C curious D．unusual
10．--- busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time．
—I wonder what they will become．
A．Rather than B．Apart from C．Except for D．Owing to 11．Nowadays more and more people are advised to arrange for insurance they or their family members need medical treatment．
A．so that B．in order that
C．in case that D．no wonder that
12．--- Catherine looks sad．Did you tell her about the accident?
--- Yes, but I her just before her final exams．
A．shouldn’t tell B．mustn’t have told
C．needn’t tell D．shouldn’t have told
13．Forty five years ago Martin Luther King had a dream of America , where men and women would be judged on the color of their skin on the content of their character．A．not just …but B．not…but
C．neither…nor D．either …or
14．---How much salt did you put in the soup?
---I’m sorry to say, ____．I forget．
A．no B．no one
C．none D．nothing
15．With last year’s April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with ______ service for passengers．
A．better B．good C．best D．the best
16．—Do you think that housing price will keep ______ in the years to come?
—Sorry, I have no idea．
A．lifting up B．picking up C．bringing up D．going up
17．He played a trick ___ _ Jessy and he had to apologize _ _ treating her _ _ _ a nice dinner．A．on, for, to B．in, by, to C．on, by, to D．on, by, with
18．Is it the years you worked in Africa as a doctor have a great effect on your literary works?
A．that; where B．that; that C．when; where D．when; that 19．There is no ___________ in trying to talk him into joining us．He enjoys being alone．A．doubt B．wonder C．hope D．point
20．—Mum! Mary's broken the tea pot!
— ________．Accidents will happen．
A．No way B．Don't mention it
C．No trouble at all D．Doesn't matter
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，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C和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。
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal（处理）Officers"．You may think that this is rather 21 , and it is better to call a spade a spade．But dustmen can be as 22 as people of any other occupation, though we must 23 that their job is not a 24 one in the world．We often take dustmen for granted．Perhaps because they usually
come very early in the morning, before most people are 25 ．We are likely to forget their 26 ．Our dustbins are 27 regularly, but we 28 stop to think about the men who do this．However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 29 the rubbish, the general 30 soon becomes aware that something is wrong．Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages．During the first few days it was regarded as a 31．But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 32 any more．33 the strike continued, people could not 34 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 35 it．Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 36 high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish．This was a（n）37 attraction that the people of London were not at all 38 to see．Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely．Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of 39 dustmen rather more 40 and won't take them for granted any more．
21．A．clever B．silly C．interesting D．reasonable 22．A．sensitive B．careless C．hopeful D．shy 23．A．realize B．believe C．know D．admit 24．A．necessary B．difficult C．romantic D．heavy 25．A．away B．up C．down D．in 26．A．existence B．presence C．absence D．performance 27．A．cleaned B．filled C．emptied D．burned 28．A．generally B．frequently C．sometimes D．seldom 29．A．take away B．take off C．take up D．take on 30．A．society B．citizen C．public D．community 31．A．trick B．joke C．trouble D．show 32．A．pleasing B．excited C．stupid D．funny 33．A．When B．While C．As D．Because 34．A．bear B．contain C．manage D．control 35．A．keep off B．give up C．take care of D．get rid of 36．A．crowded B．piled C．fixed D．put 37．A．business B．industrial C．tourist D．agricultural 38．A．disappointed B．serious C．nervous D．happy
39．A．its B．her C．his D．their 40．A．highly B．eagerly C．lowly D．entirely
第二部分:阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节:阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Several years ago, I worked for a trucking company as a driver．It was my habit to spend a couple hours maintaining（保养）my truck on Saturdays．As I was under the truck greasing it, I noticed the owner's elderly father making his way over to his grandson's truck next to mine．The old man was in his high eighties, had been a fishing-lover all his life, and had come out to ask the kid to take him fishing after work．The grandson told him all about how much he would love to do that, but, he just couldn't that day due to his tasks．．The old man accepted the answer and slowly went off to the house．
A few minutes later, the father came out and asked his son what the old man had wanted．After telling the story, the kid ended it with telling his dad, "I'm not taking that old man fishing! It's worse than taking a kid．"
That just broke my heart．I quit working immediately and got everything ready for fishing as quickly as I could．After that, I went to knock on the door and invited him fishing．Two weeks later, the old man died．His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his fishing trip．
41．The grandson didn’t go fishing with his grandpa because ______．
A．he thought his grandpa was childish
B．he was in a hurry to do work
C．his grandpa changed his mind
D．he didn’t want to take the trouble
42．The author chose to invite the old man to fishing in order to ______．
A．do him a favor
B．learn the skill of fishing from the old man
C．please his boss
D．earn more money
43．What can we learn from the story?
A．Giving is always a pleasure．
B．People should respect each other．
C．An act of kindness can bring people great joy．
D．People should learn to appreciate others’ con cern．
B
44．which one can provide the riders some wonderful decorations at the stations? ．A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines
B．The Moscow Metro
C．The London Metro
D．The Hong Kong MTR
45．________ is done with the purpose of making money．．A．The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines B．The Moscow Metro
C．The London Metro D．The Hong Kong MTR
46．We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro____________．
A．carries the most people each day．
B．is the world’s largest
C．may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the future
D．is the busiest in the world
47．How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day? ．A．2 B． 3 C．4 D． 5
C
In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!
Not all past predictions have been proven wrong．A few of them have been surprisingly accurate．Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card, the fax machine and even the internet years before they happened．But for each prediction that has come true, some others have missed by a mile．Many of these predictions didn’t consider how people would want to use the technology．Or if people really needed it in their lives or not．Let’s look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past．
Robot Helpers
Where’s the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere, of course．And he’s probably not coming anytime soon．Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other working environments．Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most people’s homes．
So why hasn’t happened? Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy．And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange．At home we seem to be doing fine without them．
Telephones of tomorrow?
In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone．They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes．But of course the idea hasn’t caught on yet．
Why? The technology worked fine, but it overlooked something obvious: people desire for privacy．Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower?
Probably not--it could be uncomfortable! Just because technology doesn’t always mean people will want to use it．
And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It’s not so crazy any more! But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination．Keep watching the news or perhaps the sky outside your window to see what the future will bring．48．The passage mainly deals with______．
A．predictions that can catch our imagination
B．predictions that haven’t come true
C．new technology can benefit our life
D．predictions that have come true
49．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Technology doesn’t always mean people will want to use it．
B．Predictions don’t need to consider people’s practical use of the technology．
C．Not all the high-tech t hings people thought we’d be using by now are widely used
D．High-tech things are not always convenient to people’s life．
50．Robot Helpers haven’t been used in most people’s homes because______．A．using the kind of robots at home is simply a waste of time and money
B．the kind of robots hasn’t been developed yet
C．people find it difficult to control the kind of robots
D．the kind of robots won’t bring people practical use
51．How does the writer find the flying car?
A．It is too difficult to imagine B．It is too crazy an idea to realize
C．It is likely to appear in the future D．It has been the focus of the news
D
Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect．And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe —— the business tribe．
You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery．So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used his brain to make a living, rather than your hands．It showed you were serious．It showed you were a professional．It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one．It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck．
This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world．They are part of the uniform of business．
“Ties offer a point of different," says John Milne, head of the British Guild of Tie Makers．“They give a chance to say something about their own personality．”
So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker．There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks．Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising．Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs（创业者）in the Internet and new technology industries．Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties．This
shows they are men of the people——but not the people wearing ties．
Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the Western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform．That changed with the election of John F．Kennedy to the presidency of the United States．Kennedy never wore a hat——in fact his nickname was "hatless Jack"．Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either．Hats simply vanished across the Western world．Perhaps "tieless Tony" （former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair）will have the same effect as "hatless Jack"．52．Ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s．
A．personality B．social position C．wearing style D．favorite hobby 53．In the business world, wearing a tie showed the following except_______．A．you could make a lot of money out of your work
B．you took your work seriously
C．you were different from those who used hands to earn a living
D．you were a member of the business tribe．
54．The writer may hold the opinion that ．
A．Blair is the best leader in the world
B．Kennedy is the best leader in the world
C．millions of people will go to work without a tie
D．people will wear hats instead of ties
55．The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean．
A．sold B．washed C．appeared D．disappeared
E
American beekeeping operations have been hit hard by what scientists call colony collapse disorder．Almost half of their worker bees have disappeared during the past season．C.C.D.has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South America．Bees fly away from the hive and never return．Sometimes they are found dead; other times they are never found．Many crops and trees depend on pollination （授粉）by bees to help them grow．
A new report says virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies in the United States．This virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virus．It was first identified in Israel in 2004．Ian Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the new findings in Science magazine．Doctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only cause．He says it may work with other causes to produce the collapse disorder．
The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published last year．They examined thirty colonies affected by the disorder．They found evidence of the virus in twenty – five of them, and in one healthy colony．The next step is further testing of healthy hives．
The researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from Australia．They say the bees may carry the virus but not be affected．
The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has not been hurt by the varroa mite．This insect attacks honey bees, which could make the disorder more likely to affect a hive．Australian bee producers reject these suspicions．And some researchers suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because of the weather．Honey bees gather nectar（花蜜）from flowers and trees．The sweet liquid gives them food and material to make honey．But cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced
the flow of nectar in many flowers．Many bees may have starved．Dry weather in areas of the country could also be playing a part．
Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free time．He lives in central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in 1970, which may be partly responsible for the disorder．Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country．
56．What is the author’s attitude to the causes of the bee disorder?
A．critical B．neutral（中立的）
C．supportive D．negative
57．The researchers found the virus ．
A．with the help of C.C.D.
B．by researching the causes of bee death
C．with the help of a map of honey bee genes
D．with the help of a scientist of NASA Space Agency
58．What is the passage mainly about?
A．American beekeeping industry has been strongly influenced by the bee disorder．
B．Studies are being carried out on the causes of the bee disorder, but questions remain．C．How the causes of the bee disorder in U．S have been found．
D．The bee production in U．S is down．
59．How many possibilities may be involved in the bee disorder according to the passage?
A．Three B．Four C．Five D．Six
60．We can infer that from the passage．
A．Israeli acute paralysis virus should be responsible for the disorder．
B．The solution to the disorder will be found eventually．
C．American bees are more likely to defend themselves against hurt from other insects than Australian ones．
D．Many crop and plant production in U．S may be influenced by the bee disorder．
第二节:任务型阅读
阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
The people below are going to make a trip．After the description of these people, there is information about six tours A-F．Decide which tours would be most suitable for the people mentioned in descriptions 61-65 and then mark the correct letter （A-F）on your answer sheet．There is one extra paragraph about one tour which you do not need to use．
____ 61．
Victor and three of his friends would like spend a whole weekend driving around in nice scenery and enjoying some local food．
____ 62．
Vanessa and Adam want to go on a comfortable trip which takes them quickly to an interesting city．Then they want to enjoy at least two days of sightseeing．
____ 63．
Charlie, Kathy and their three children don’t have much money, but they want a special day out this Saturday ．They must be back home by 9 p．m．．
____ 64．
Jenny is a Dutch student who is studying in Scotland．She doesn’t drive, but wants a day trip to see some beautiful scenery and spend a little time by the sea．
____ 65．
Clare and Robert want to enjoy some good food, but would also like to give their two young children a day to remember．They don’t mind if they spend a lot of money．
Amsterdamer
Sail out in the evening and enjoy over 12 hours in the Netherlands, returning the following night．After a good Dutch breakfast you travel by train direct to the heart of the wonderful city of Amsterdam．The sightseeing and places to shop will make this a day remember ．Weekends only．Marine Life, France
The chance to experience the oceans of the world．Children will love the observatory, with water all around them and big fish swimming above their heads! Afterwards you eat at a world-famous local restaurant before boarding the ferry at 9 pm．Not cheap, but a great day out!
Sea and Mountains in Northern Ireland
Explore the Northern Ireland countryside, including the amazing Moutains of Mourne and the small seaside holiday town of Newcastle．The ferry leaves the port in Scotland at 7:30 and arrives back at 22:20．Transport in Northern Ireland is by air-conditioned coach．French Hypermarket Day Trip
Whether you want to buy or just look, you’ll love this tour．The large Darney shopping center is a shopper’s dream! You will find a lot of local goods on sale, and clothes and kitchen goods are excellent value．Free children’s entertainment a ll day．Leaves at 10:00, arrives back at 19:00．Belgium by Hydrofoil
A four-day trip．From England you cross to Belgium in just 100 minutes by hydrofoil! You are served food and drinks during the crossing, then continue your journey to Brussels, or another beautiful city, on the fast Belgium railway network．
F．Ireland by Car
Once you arrive in Ireland you’re quickly on beautiful country roads, with friendly villages where you can stop for a delicious bite to eat．The special price allows you to take your car and up to five people away for 48 hours, and two night’s hotel accommodation can be arranged for a little extra．
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分: 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，并且也用斜线划掉。
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：在错的词下划一横线，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。
When I was young, I didn’t know what friendship．When I 66．______ stayed with my friends, a warm feeling came out of the bottom from 67．______
my heart．Now I have grown up and got many friend．And I 68 ______
have been tasted the pleasant feeling of friendship．When I am happy, 69．______
they are also happy and shared the happiness with me．When I 70．______ make progress, they will be very exciting．Instead, when 71．______
I’m in a difficult situation, they will offer help to me．And 72．______ friendship is never an one-way ticket．If we want to get it, 73．______
we must treat others well at first．We should always be ready to 74．______
help others, especially that they are in difficult situations．75．______
第四部分：书面表达（满分30分）
寒假将至，班级里很多同学都打算去海南度假。就选择何种交通方式，班级进行了一场
注意：词数100—120，文章开头已给出（不计词数）
The winter vacation approaching, there has been a heated discussion about the means of transport by which we like to travel toHainan。．
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