高三上期中考试英语试卷 (2)
港尾中学高三英语上学期期中考
第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）`
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1.What is wrong with the man’s bedroom?
A.Dirty.
B. Dark.
C. Smelly.
2. Why does the man want to sleep when he listens to classical music?
A. Because he likes classical music.
B. Because he doesn’t like classical music.
C. Because he likes sleeping.
3. Where does the man usually go on weekend nights?
A. To the cinema.
B. To a bar.
C. To a resturant.
4. What is the girl going to do during the weekednd?
A. See a film.
B. Make a plan.
C. Prepare for a test.
5. What does the woman think of the car?
A. It’s a new style.
B. It’s a slow car.
C. It’s a pretty car.
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。
6. What happened to the man?
A. He was givena prize.
B. He lost his job.
C. His boss gave him two weeks’s leave.
7. How did the man feel about his boss’s decision?
A. He understood it very well.
B. He got angry about it.
C. He didn’t understand it.
8. What was the man unable to do?
A. Use a computer.
B. Use a typewriter.
C. Use a printer.
请听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。
9.When is the dinner party to be held?
A. At severn o’clock. B .At six-thirty on Saturday. C. A little later than seven o’clock..
10. Who is Elizabeth?
A. Dr Hampton’s wife.
B. Another doctor.
C. The woman’s classmate.
11. What does the man think of the woman?
A. She has no reason to hold a dinner party.
B. She has earned her own success.
C. She hasn’t worked hard enough?
请听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。
12. When does the man want to buy tickets for?
A. Friday evening.
B. Saturday evening.
C. Sunday evening.
13. What kind of seats does the man decide to buy?
A. Those in the circle.
B. Those in the side stalls .
C. Those in the middle stalls.
14.How much will the man pay for the tickets in all ?
A. 18 pounds. B .44 pounds. C .72 pounds.
请听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。
15.What does the woman usually do after class?
A. Go to the library.
B. Have some sports. C Stay in the calssroom.
16.When do they watch English films?
A. On every Friday.
B. On every Saturday.
C. On every Sunday.
17.What is the man interested in for sure?
A. Lectures and reports.
B. All kinds of clubs.
C. Dancing.
请听第10段材料，回答第18-20題。
18.What is the speaker mainly telling us?
A. His work in his office.
B. His love for the beach and the sea.
C. His outdoor activities in the summer.
19. What did the speaker do on the beach last week?
A. He played volleyball with his friends.
B. He got sunburnt within a quarter.
C He bought an umbrella and some chairs.
20. What did the speaker do when th last hiked on the mountain?
A. He and his friends lazed around.
B. He got bitten by many mosquitoes.
C. He drove all the insects away.
.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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．21．Such an effort the severe snow disaster didn’t prevent the whole nation from celebrating the traditional Chinese New Year happily.
A．as the Chinese government has made
B．has the Chinese government made that
C．the Chinese government has made that
D．has the Chinese government made as
22. His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any _________ of it at all.
A. meaning
B. sense
C. idea
D. significance
23. My friend showed me round the town, ______ was very kind of him.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. it
24. Jenny nearly missed the flight ______ doing too much shopping.
A. as a result of
B. on top of
C. in front of
D. in need of
25．A completely new situation will _________ when the examination system comes into existence.
A. rise
B. arise
C. arouse
D. raise
26.---What do you think of the grammar book?.
---Oh, it really is _______useful reference book, which is worth reading
_______second time. A. a; a B. an; the C. an; a D. the; the
27. Last year a terrible earthquake happened in the Sichuan Province, __________ the
people are still suffering..
A. from their effects
B. of which effects
C. of its effects
D. from whose effects
28. The careless driver is _________ for the traffic accident that __________
yesterday.
A. to blame; happened
B. to blame; was happened
C. to be blamed; was happened
D. to be blamed ; happened
29.---Do you have a minute? I’ve got something to tell you.
---- Ok, _______you make it short.
A. now that
B. If only
C. so long as
D. every time
30 . Only when______
A. did he arrive the meeting began
B. he arrived did the meeting begin
C. did he arrive did the meeting begin
D. he arrived the meeting began
31 . I wish I could do something ____ the kindness I have received from him.
A. in search for
B. in favor of
C. in terms of
D. in return for
32 . ____________, she is becoming more and more homesick.
A. She haven’t received letters from home
B. Having not hearing from home
C. Having not heard any letters from home
D. Not having received any letters from home
33. The machine has been used much too long. ________ it doesn’t work well sometimes.
A. It’s no wonder that
B. There is no doubt if
C. It’s unlikely
D. That’s because
34．My mother Beijing in a few days？I wonder when the earliest plane on Monday．
A．1eaves；takes off B．is leaving；takes off
C．is leaving；is taking off D．1eaves；is taking off 35．—I’m sorry I have failed again in the math exam．
— ？You’ve been working hard at the subject．
A．How B．How come C．Why not D．When 第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项．
When I met Mr．Jim Lemon I was a seventeen—year—old freshman at Houston's Jackson Junior High．The chances of my finishing high school were 36 ．I was a troubled teenager.
Mr．Lemon taught American history and was quite 37 from the other teachers I had known．Not only was he 38 ，but also he was a great teacher．He pushed and never tolerated the mediocrity(平庸)that had become my standard．On the occasion of our first semester report cards．Mr. Lemon 39 me aside and asked how it was possible that I was a B student in his class and a D and F student in the 40 of my classes．I passionately told him about my 41 parents．the local gangs，the drugs，the fights，the police—all of the evils I had been 42 to．It was then that Mr．Lemon 43 explained that the only person 44 for my situation was me．And the only person with the 45 to change my situation was me．He 46 me that I was failing not because I was a failure. He inspired me to become a better student and he 47 my life．
Ten years later I was preparing to graduate from a university when I spoke to him again. 48 I did get him on the telephone, I told him that I had been saving money that I could invite him to come to Hawaii at my 49 to be a part of my graduation．
I'll never forget his 50 , He said．"Who is this again?" I was just one of hundreds of the students whose life he changed 51 he had no idea of his influence．
Mr．Lemon never came to my graduation，but his 52 taught me another valuable lesson. His final lesson for me was that we will never know or understand the 53 we have on other people's lives .He taught me that we all have the 54 to effect people's lives for the 55 …or for the worse．
36 .A．near B．ready C．great D．slim
37．A．kind B．excellent C．different D．same
38．A strict B．tough C．sympathetic D．warm-hearted
39．A．scolded B．called C．pushed D．dragged
40．A．rest B．most C．others D．all
41．A．qualified B．1earned C．well-educated D．divorced
42．A．subjected B．addicted C．referred D．forced
43．A．nervously B．patiently C．strictly D．confidently
44．A．blamed B．capable C．struggling D．responsible
45．A．sense B．potential C．direction D．mood
46．A. persuaded B．pointed C．convinced D．confirmed
47．A．changed B．turned C．supported D．arranged
48．A．While B．Before C．When D．After
49．A．cost B．expense C．treat D．invitation
50．A. attitude B．unwillingness C．teaching D．response
51．A．and B. however C. or D．so
52．A. absence B．refusal C．confusion D．decision
53．A．importance B．ability C．impression D．influence
54．A．duty B．opportunity C. ability D．encourage
55．A. easier B．better C．happier D．simpler
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
It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes More often the doctors can’t fix the damage Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain
Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain.
Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys’ blood back to the monkeys’ brains. When the brain’s temperature was 10℃, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.
56. The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that .
A. the time is too short for doctors
B. the patients are often too nervous
C. the damage is extremely hard to fix
D. the blood-cooling machine might break down
57 . The brain operation was made possible mainly by .
A. taking the blood out of the brain
B. trying the operation on monkeys first
C. having the blood go through a machine
D. lowering the brain’s temperature
58 . With Dr. White’s new idea, the operation on the damaged brain .
A. can last as long as 30 minutes
B. can keep the brain’s blood warm
C. can keep the patient’s brain healthy
D. can help monkeys do different jobs
59 . What is the right order of the steps in the operations?
A. send the cooled back to the brain
B. stop the blood to the brain
C. have the blood cooled down
D. operate on the brain
A. a, b, c, d
B. c, a, b, d
C. c, b, d, a
D. b, c, d, a
B
There’s a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella．At first I couldn’t stand it；now I'm used to it．
I don’t know his name．I know he’s average in appearance，wears a gray suit．and has a common face one hot morning，when 1 was sitting off a tree-shaded bench in Palermo Park，reading the paper，suddenly I felt something touch my head．It was the very same man who now，
as I'm writing．keeps striking me with an umbrella．
On that occasion I turned around filled with anger．He just kept on hitting me．I asked him if he was crazy．He didn’t even seem to hear me．Then I threatened to call a policeman．Calmly．cool as a cucumber，he stuck with his task．After a few moments of hesitation，and seeing that he was not about to change his attitude，I stood up and hit him on the nose．The man fell down．But he immediately got back on his feet，obviously with great effort，and without a word again began hitting me on the head with the umbrella．His nose was bleeding and，at that moment．I felt sorry for him I felt regret for having hit him so hard．After all，the man wash’t exactly hitting me；he was merely tapping me lightly with his umbrella，not causing any pain at all．Of course．those taps were extremely bothersome．As we all know，when a fly lands on your forehead，you don’t feel any pain；what you feel is annoyance well then，that umbrella was one huge fly that kept landing on my head time after time．Convinced that I was dewing with a madman．I tried to escape．But the man followed me，wordlessly continuing to hit me．So I began to run(I should point out that not many people run as
fast as I do)．He took off after me．trying to land a blow．The man was out of breath so that I thought，if I continued to force him to run at that speed，he would drop dead fight then and there·
60．When the man began to strike the author with an umbrella，the author A．became angry B．called the police
C．turned around and escaped D．turned around and fought back 61．The author would most probably agree that the man was ．A．deaf B．blind C．dead D．mad 62．The author felt sorry for the man because ．
A．the man formed a bad habit of beating others
B．he hit the man so hard that his nose bled
C．the man couldn’t catch up with him
D．there was a fly on the man’s head
63．It can be learned from the passage that the man ．
A．shouted loudly while hitting the author
B．wanted to tell the author something
C．ran after the author breathlessly
D．acted as if he were a fly
C
When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored(发起) “Tom Thumb” weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
64．“Talk of the town” means .
A. it was in the newspaper
B. people spread bad rumors about it
C. it was the most popular happenings
D. it was discussed in a city meeting
65．What does the author think about Tom’s wedding?
A. It helped people cheer up in a dark time.
B. People gave it too much of their attention.
C. It was funny and ridiculous.
D. Tom and Lavinia were stupid.
66．Tom would dance on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because .
A. the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom was dancing
B. it made Tom look taller
C. the eight–foot–tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted
D. the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller 67．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.
B. People are always disappointed during war time.
C. Entertainment can serve an important purpose.
D. People should be married when they are small children.
D
Sports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism（批评）from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.
The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware(realize), at all times, that their feedback（反馈）to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters many take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw （缺陷）in themselves.
Coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on(pay more attention to) the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress(pressure), which can lead to burnout.
68．According to the passage sport is positive for young people because_______ .
A．it can help them learn more about society
B．it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves
C．it enables them to find flaws in themselves
D．it can provide them with valuable experiences
69．Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes _________.
A．without realizing criticism may destroy their self-confidence
B．in order to make them remember life’s lessons
C．believing that criticism is beneficial for their early development
D．so as to put more pressure on them
70．According to the passage parents and coaches should ________.
A．help children to win every game
B．pay more attention to letting children enjoy sports
C．enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports
D．train children to deal with stress
71．The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ___________.
A．to persuade young children not to worry about criticism
B．to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to children
C．to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragement
D．to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout
E
If you feel at present that you don’t have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment.
Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（叙旧）with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
If you haven’t seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?
If the main reason you haven’t been getting together with the people you already know is that you have got too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with your real values and priorities（优先考虑的事）in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life that you want?
If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be over-committed because you never say
“No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be appointed to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you.
If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.
72．In this passage the author mainly discusses ____.
A. how to balance friendship and work
B. how to spend our spare time
C. whether we should keep friendship
D. whether we should invite friends to dinner
73．Which of the following doesn’t indicate a good relationship?
A. You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.
B. You have someone to have close talks with.
C. You have fun when you are with someone.
D. You feel depressed with others in life.
74. The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following
EXCEPT that ____.
A. you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life
B. you feel it difficult to keep friendship
C. you stick to doing everything all by yourself
D. you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do
75. Which would be the best title for the text?
A. Too Busy for Friendship?
B. Too Busy with Work?
C. How to Spend Your Time
D. How to Make New Friends
第四部分：书面表达
第一节：短文填词（满分10分）
提示：题目见答题卡，并直接把答案写于答题卡上．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．！
第二节：写作（满分25分）
最近，你校组织高三学生进行了一场讨论。主题是：要不要集中进行晚自习。根据下图提供的信息，写一篇120字左右的英语短文，客观地介绍一下讨论的情况，注意要涵盖所有要点。（晚自习：the evening self-study）
港尾中学2011届高三英语上学期期中考答案
一．听力：（1.5分，总分30）
1—5：ABBCA 6—10：BCACA
11—15：BABCA 16—20：ACCAB
二．单选（1分，总分15）
21—25：BBAAB 26—30：ADACB
31—35：DDABB
五．短文填词（1分，总分10）
76. day 77. big 78. activities 79. other 80. Confidence
81. back 82. Made 83. saying 84. proud 85. helping
六，作文（25分）
Recently there was a heated discussion among Senior 3 students in our school. The students were questioned whether they were willing to have the evening self-study at school or not. Here is the result according to the survey.
60 percent of the students think it’s a good idea to have the evening self-study at school. They think they can do better in their study with the help of the teachers. Also, they can concentrate on their lessons better in the classroom and with company of their fellow classmates.
There are 25 percent of the students who think they prefer to study at home. They suppose that they may get disturbed by others and there are possible dangers on their way home alone.
At the same time, still 15 percent of the students don’t have a clear answer to the question. They say they will go to school to have evening self-study if they are asked to, but they promise they can also do well at home.