1、 金陵中学20102011学年度高三第一学期期中考试英 语 试 题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。1How does Jane feel?ASatisfied.BHappy.CDepressed. 2Why are there n
2、o 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.C
3、She 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.第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对
4、话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。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. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9How much
5、 is 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.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12Where is t
6、he 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.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15What is probably the “Cops”?AA TV show.
7、BA 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.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18What do Russian perfor
8、mers 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 pe
9、rformer.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）21The workers could hardly the bosss bad temp
10、er 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; mo
11、rality23It 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 fi
12、rst 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.AgamesBknowle
13、dgeCrecognitionDnotice27Make 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 ti
14、me 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 Ex
15、po 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 experienceAHavin
16、g 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）, whic
17、h has seriously harmed the relationship between the two countriesAended Bending Cto end Dbeing ended第二节：完形填空（共20题；每小题1分，满分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 aw
18、ay 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
19、used 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 husban
20、d 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
21、 has 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
22、 up 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 CpuzzledDsad
23、45AofferedBsupportedCprovidedDagreed46AstillBfinallyCevenDyet47ANow and then BOnce in a while COnce againDSooner or later48AhonorBpityCsympathyDrespect49AthrownBpassedCsent Dgot50AfriendsBstrangersCrelatives Dparents51AweakenedBspreadCreducedDstrengthened52AmovedBforcedCurged Dinfluenced53AshareBcon
24、nectCdealDwork54AlikesBcaresCworriesDwonders55AshortBpromisingCpermanent Dtemporary第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AThe basic flag of the United States is one of the worlds oldest national flagsOnly the basic flags of Austria,Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland are olderDuri
25、ng 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 ColoniesThe
26、 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 stripes
27、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 design o
28、f 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- maker
29、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 national flagA
30、mong them are the presidents and vice-presidents 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 flag in the worldBone
31、 of the worlds 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 friendshipDindependence58The first official
32、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 colonies that declared
33、 independence in 1776Cthe USCongress D13 famous figures in the American coloniesBYoure in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation:I cant believe it-a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find. Isnt it beautif
34、ul? And its a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in RomeThey leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater; Its-nice and the price is rightYouve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls look really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are
35、 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, tooThis is the secret of undercover marketingCompanies fro
36、m Ford to Nike are starting to use it. Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that dont pay attention to traditional advertisingThis is particularly true of the MTV generationconsumers between the age of 18 and 34It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they
37、dont 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 creativeLook at traditional advertisingIts effectiveness is decreasingHowever, one might
38、 ask what exactly is real about young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say its no less real than an adThe difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy somethingYou dont know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance6
39、0The 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 sweater61Lorenzo Bertolla is _Aa very popular male singer Ban advertising agencyCa clothing company in Rome Dthe brand name
40、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 influenced by adsCTraditional advertising is becoming less effective because its too directDUndercover marketing will s
41、urely 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 DUndercover MarketingCPutting Movies on MobilesMovies in the theater get their recognition at awards ceremonies such as the Osca
42、rsBut 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 countriesEntries were restricted to films that were five minutes or less in lengthideal for viewing and sharing on mobile phon
43、esAn 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 highlight the increasing impact that mobile phones are making in the entertainment industryMany grassroots filmmakers start out
44、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 worksIt is a good place for anyone who wants to express themselves and find a way to have that expression seen by a wide audienceJ
45、ust 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 HollywoodThe majority of films made for mobiles are now short in length, taking into account the screen sizeHowever this could
46、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 movies at higher qualityWherever you see movies, one thing is certain: the qualify of work, the simple ability at story telli
47、ng, 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 countries took part in the competitionCideal films were five minutes or less in lengthDthe winner was chosen by experts voting65They
48、 are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work The underlined word means _Adiscouraged Bencouraged Cfrightened Dsurprised66Nowadays the majority of films made for mobiles are short in length because of_Aonline services Bthe mobile phoneCtechnology advances Dthe screen size67Whats ce
49、rtain about the future of MoFilm according to the passage?AThe number of mobile phone users may contribute to the popularity of MoFilmBAudience 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 qualityDGra
50、ssroots filmmakers can achieve their career success more easily starting from MoFlimDIn bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition （学会）of each new skill in the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writingIt is often tempting
51、to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the childThis 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
52、 words he readsOn the other hand, though, if a child, is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural 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 especial
53、ly strict in money matters; Others are severe （严格的） over time of coming home at night or punctuality for mealsIn general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the childs own happinessAs regards the development of moral standards in the growing ch
54、ild, consistency is very important in parental teachingTo forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality （道德）Also, parents should realize that example is better than preceptIf they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach （说教）, their children may grow confuse
55、d 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.68Eagerly watching the childs acquisition of new skills .Awill make the c
56、hild lose interest in learning new thingsBsets up dangerous states of worry in the childCis universal among parentsDshould be avoided69In the process of childrens learning new skills, parents .Ashould encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they readBshould achieve a balance
57、 between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their ownCshould expect a lot from the childrenDshould create as many learning opportunities as possible70In terms of moral matters, parents should .Afollow the rules themselvesBbe aware of the huge difference between adults and childrenCalways ensu
58、re the security of their childrenDforbid their children to follow hook teachings第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填放最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ) is a medical condition caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), a virus
59、which damages peoples natural defenses against disease. So far, no cure has been found for it.In the early mid-1980s, while other parts of the world were beginning to deal with the serious disease, Asia remained relatively unaffected by this newly discovered health problem. By the early 1990s, howev
60、er, HIV and AIDS had hit several Asian countries, and by the end of that decade, HIV was spreading rapidly in many areas of the continent. Today, HIV and AIDS are a growing problem in every region of Asia. The latest statistics produced by UNAIDS suggest that in 2008, over 5 million people were livi
61、ng with HIV or AIDS in Asia.Various factors cause the spread of HIV, including poverty, inequality, unequal status of women, cultural myths about sex and high levels of migration（移民）. Although its useful to understand the situation of AIDS in Asia as a whole, each country in the region faces a diffe
62、rent situation. In Cambodia and Thailand, there has been evidence of declines in HIV infection levels. In Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam, meanwhile, the number of people living with HIV has rapidly increased. In China, the number of people newly infected with HIV and AIDS is also rising although at
63、 a much slower pace.Much improvement is needed to prevent HIV and AIDS around Asia. New guidelines and policy documents have been continually issued over the years. Most of the successful programs do have at least three features in common. Firstly, these programs encourage HIV and AIDS education amo
64、ng the general population to teach people how to avoid infection and to face discrimination. Secondly, they are every practical and they involve the infected people themselves in program design and implementation（实施）. Last but not least, strong leadership is essential for HIV prevention. If all of t
65、he leaders truly committed themselves to this cause, them a great many lives would be saved.Overview of HIV and AIDS in AsiaThe (71) of AIDSHIV, a virus(72) the bodys immune system.The past situationIn the early mid-1980s, with other parts of the world troubledwith the serious disease, Asia remained
66、(73) unaffected by this newly discovered health problem.In the early 1990s, HIV and AIDS(74) only several Asian countries, but HIV was spreading rapidly in the next 10 years in Asia.The (75) situationAIDS/HIV is a growing problem in every region, over 5 millions people living (76) HIV or AIDS.Asian
67、courtiers are facing(77) situations today.The improvement to prevent HIV and AIDS including three (78) most of the successful programs have in common(79) people to be educated about how to avoid infection and face discrimination.being practical and getting the infected people.(80) in the program des
68、ign and implementation.Leaders taking an active part in the cause.第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）高三学年即将面临高考，学生学习压力很大，你校准备组织高三学生进行校外活动。你在班级作了一次调查，了解学生对这一活动的看法，发现高三学生对参加学校活动有着不同的看法，请以Taking Part in School Activities为题，用英文写一篇150词左右的短文，着重介绍两种不同的观点和态度，最后谈谈你的个人看法。支持者（40%）反对者（60%）你的看法1从实践中学得知识2减轻学习压力3增加同学友情1学生的首要任务是学习2学校活动与学习无关3浪费学习时间 标题和开头已给，不计入总词数。少于或多于150词20个以上扣2分。参考答案w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m