江苏省泰州中学2013届高三上学期期中考试英语.doc

江苏省泰州中学2012-2013学年度第一学期
高三英语期中考试试卷
2012.11
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 does the man feel about Yorkshire?
A. He doesn’t enjoy the weather.
B. He likes everything about it.
C. He likes the rain there.
2. What are the two speakers doing?
A. Complaining about the weather.
B. Discussing which month is the hottest.
D. Talking about their favorite month.
3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At a hospital.
B. At a library.
C. At a bookstore.
4. What will the woman do first?
A. Send the e-mail.
B. Type the paper.
C. Make a call.
5. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The plane crashed into the sea.
B. Wood survived the air-crash.
C. Wood has just been back from a holiday.
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8题。
6. How does the man find Professor Martin’s class?
A. Exciting. B. Hard. C. Boring.
7. Why does the woman like the study group?
A. Because everyone is kind and active.
B. Because everyone is serious and helpful.
C. Because she likes the games in the study group.
8. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. There are six members in the study group.
B. The man will join the study group tonight.
C. They will meet at the school gate tonight.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. Why does the man want to get a car?
A. Because it is useful for his work.
B. Because he has got a lot of money.
C. Because the car is cheap.
10. What does the man consider when he chooses the car?
A. The price. B. The quality. C. The way of payment.
11. How much will the man pay for the remaining part?
A. $ 2500. B. $ 13800. C. $ 30000.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Father and doctor.
13. What food does the woman have?
A. A bottle of beer. B. A basket of fruit. C. A cheese sandwich.
14. Which of the following is true according to the conversation?
A. They haven’t driven there for a long time.
B. There are trees, grass but little water around the picnic site.
C. The lunch basket is in the back of the car.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Why does the woman feel surprised?
A. Because the man has worked for over six years.
B. Because the man has worked for the same firm.
C. Because the man has a university degree but works as a trunk driver.
16. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Former classmates.
B. Interviewer and interviewee.
C. Boss and secretary.
17. What is the main advantage of the man working as a truck driver?
A. He can make a lot of money.
B. He can do what he wants to do.
C. He can have time to be with his family.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who brought up Eric?
A. His uncle. B. His mother. C. His grandparents.
19. When did Eric start baking drugs?
A. After his music group broke up.
B. After his marriage failed.
C. After his wife died.
20. Which of the following is true?
A. Eric could also write good songs.
B. Eric had never attended an art college.
C. Eric was world famous as a movie star.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（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. In many states of America, a neighbor may ______ you with playing your radio too loudly.
A. charge B. blame C. punish D. scold
22. It was July 24th when he arrived in London, ______ the 30th Olympic Games would be declared open 3 days later.
A. that B. how C. where D. Who
23. Alice was so excited ______ she received an ticket from her friend to attend the concert.
A. where B. that C. why D. when
24. Some of us fail to learn that pain is the body’s way of informing the mind ______ we are doing something wrong, not necessarily ______ something is wrong.
A. that, what B. that, that C. what, that D. what, what
25. The new CEO asked that all inter-office communications ______ in writing rather than in person, ______ possible.
A. have been made; whoever B. would be made; whichever
C. be made; whenever D. were made; whatever
26. ---Remember how we met for the first time, Dick?
---Of course I do. You _________ to the teachers' office hurriedly and ___________ me.
A. had walked; weren't noticing B. were walking; didn't notice
C. had been walking; noticed D. walked; had noticed
27. Can you imagine that a smart man like him ___________ make such a stupid mistake?
　 A. might 　　　　 B. should 　　 　 C. would 　　　　 D. need
28. With the little __________ money, the child told me in a ___________ voice that on the way home most of his money had been stolen.
A. remained; trembled B. remained; trembling
C. remaining; trembled D. remaining; trembling
29. When _________ different cultures, we often focus our attention on the differences without noticing many similarities.
A. having compared B. compared C. being compared D. comparing
30. The time is not far away ___ modern communication will become widespread in China’s vast countryside.
A. when B. as C. that D. which
31. Please remember to remind them that the products inside are ________ and must be handled with great care.
A. smooth B. heavy C. flexible D. fragile
32. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be __________ to carry it out.
A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck
33. When talking about China, people often _________ it with the Yellow River.
A. associate B. reveal C. worship D. respect
34. The Expo 2010 Shanghai has not only proved to be a great success but also provided a fantastic model for Milan ____________ managing and organizing events of this scale.
A. in need of B. in terms of C. in search of D. in favor of
35. The manager needs an assistant that he can _____ to take care of problems in his absence.
A. count on B. count in C. count up D. count out

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
My mother is a geneticist, and from her I learned that despite our differences in size, shape and color, we humans are 99.9 percent the same. It is in our 36 to see differences: skin, hair and eye color, height, language. But also in our nature, way down in the DNA that 37 us human, we are almost the 38 .
I believe there is more that unites us than 39 us.
My mother came to the US from India. She is 40 enough that she got her service 41 in a diner in 1960s Dallas. My father is a white boy from Indiana whose 42 came from Germany in the mid-1800s.
It seems 43 to admit now, but I never 44 that my parents were different colors. One day, I watched my parents walk 45 the street of our church together. They were 46 in the service that day, and as they walked, I saw their hands 47 together in unison(一致地). I noticed for the first time how dark my mother was, and how white my father was. I knew them as my parents 48 I realized their skin color. I'm sorry to say that now when I see a mixed-race 49 walking down the street, I see the "mixed race" first and the "couple" second.
When my parents married in 1966, there were 50 places in this country that had laws 51 mixed marriage. 52 , my white grandfather, 53 father had been a typical racist, was not against their marriage.
Some of us are men, some are women. Some are young, some old. Some of us are short and others 54 . Some right-handed, some left-handed. We have lots of differences; we are all 55 . But deep down inside us, down in our DNA, we are 99.9 percent the same. And I believe we need to remember that.
36. A. feature B. character C. nature D. quality
37. A. gets B. lets C. has D. makes
38. A. same B. different C. familiar D. similar
39. A. differs B. divides C. departs D. splits
40. A. yellow B. white C. dark D. brown
41. A. turned out B. turned down C. turned over D. turned back
42. A. ancestors B. parents C. family D. origin
43. A. silly B. wise C. stupid D. foolish
44. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. observed
45. A. in B. up C. out D. down
46. A. entering B. running C. attending D. participating
47. A. rocking B. shaking C. swinging D. waving
48. A. unless B. after C. before D. until
49. A. marriage B. couple C. double D. twins
50. A. always B. also C. almost D. still
51. A. allowing B. preventing C. encouraging D. banning
52. A. Therefore B. However C. But D. Otherwise
53. A. which B. whose C. that D. what
54. A. long B. high C. tall D. kind
55. A. similar B. familiar C. unique D. same
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
London has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme．It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London．
So how does it work？First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key．The key will unlock one of the bikes，which are kept at docking stations in and around central London．You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go，for the length of time you use the bike．
Transport for London, which runs the scheme，are hoping to have 6，000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year．The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion in London and is expected to generate up to 40，000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London had been “filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as common place on our roads as black cabs and red buses”.
However，there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday．On the first day some people found they couldn’t dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered．Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few “teething problems” and have said they wouldn’t charge for the first day as a“gesture of goodwill”．Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles．
Despite the comments，the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things，saying，“My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a gigantic pedal-powered push forwards．”
56．Which is the correct order of a bike hire？
a．pay a usage charge according to the time b．pay for the key
c．cycle in and around central London d．sign up as a member to get a key
A．b-d-c-a B．b-c-a-d C．d-c-b-a D．d-b-c-a
57．Which of the following is NOT the “teething problems” of the scheme？
A．People were unable to lock properly．
B．People could not dock the bikes properly．
C．People had no enthusiasm about the scheme．
D．It’s too expensive for some people to hire a bike．
58．From the passage we know __________．
A．the ‘cycling revolution’ failed once started
B．the scheme will be put off due to the problems
C．all the citizens in London are in favor of the scheme
D．the London Mayor has great confidence in the scheme

B
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 2011
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Genre: Action︱Adventure︱Sequel︱ Sci-Fi︱ 3D
The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Deceptions. The Autobots and Deceptions become involved in a dangerous space race. The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft on the Moon and must race against the Deceptions to find its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers’ final battle. Shockwave, a longtime “Transformers” character, rules Cybertron while the Autobots and Deceptions battle it out on Earth.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2011
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: David Yates
Genre: Action︱Adventure︱Sequel︱Fantasy︱3D
In part II, the battle between the good and evil forces of the Wizarding world evolves into an all-out war. This final adventure continues Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s attempt to find and destroy Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. Harry Potter is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice to bring an end to his nemesis.
Winnie the Pooh
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2011
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Director: Don Hall, Stephen J. Anderson
Genre: Sequel︱Family Animation
Winnie the Pooh is a 2011 American traditionally animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Based upon the characters of the children’s books Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus, the film features two previously unadapted stories from the original books.
In the movie, Owl sends the whole gang to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary bad character, and it turns out to be a very busy day for Winnie the Pooh who simply set out to find some honey.
59. Which of the following is not the genre of Transformers: Dark of the Moon?
A. Action. B. Sequel. C. 3D. D. Fantasy.
60. According to the Movie Express above, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II is mainly about ______.
A. a journey of Harry, Ron, and Hermione
B. high risks of the final adventure
C. an all-out war between good and evil forces
D. a fear of Lord Voldemort
61. Who might be most interested in the Movie Express of Winnie the Pooh?
A. Would-be parents. B. Families with children.
C. Writers of children’s books. D. Honey lovers.

C
Just as the world’s most respected scientific bodies have confirmed that the world is getting hotter, they have also stated that there is strong evidence that humans are driving the warming. Countless recent reports from the world’s leading scientific bodies have said the same thing. For example, a 2010 summary of climate science by the Royal Society stated that: “There is strong evidence that the warming of the Earth over the last half-century has been caused largely by human activity.”
The idea that humans could change the planet’s climate may be counter-intuitive, but the basic science is well understood. E