1、大连二十四中20112012学年度上学期高三年级期中考试I英 语 试 题第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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。1What was the womans first job?AA teacher BA secretary CA doctor2When did the show begin?A9:50 B9:40 C9:303What
2、are the two speakers doing?AEnjoying meeting each otherBSaying good-bye to each otherCPlanning to see each other again4Where does the dialogue take place?AIn an office BIn a clothing shop CIn the mans house5What will the woman do tonight?AShe will stay at home with the manBShe will send for a doctor
3、 by herselfCShe will watch the weather forecast第二节 （共15小题；每题15分，满分225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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6How does the boy go to school every day?ABy bus BBy bike COn foot7Why didnt the girl go to scho
4、ol by bike?ABecause she hated the heavy trafficBBecause she didnt have a bike herselfCBecause she didnt like to ride a bike听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Where did the accident happen?AOn a highway BOn a freeway COn a road9What was strange about the accident?ATwo people got hurtBThe truck turned overCNo one was ki
5、lled听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What does Susan think of her life in New York?AShe doesnt like it at aliBShe thinks highly of itCShe feels it just so-so,11What can we leam about Henry from the dialogue?AHe is heavier than beforeBHe looks younger than everCHe decides to keep on a diet12Why does Susan look you
6、nger?ABecause she is more energeticBBecause she stays in warm weatherCBecause she lives a healthier life听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Where will the woman plan to work in summer?AA hotel BA market CA farm14How long will the woman work in the morning?AOne hour BThree hours CFour hours15What will the woman prefe
7、r to do in her free time?AGo walking BPick fruits CSell drinks16What are the two speakers talking about in general?APart-time jobs BMusic festivals CSummer plans听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17How long will the course run this year?ASix weeks BSeven weeks CEight weeks18What was the problem last year?AFew people
8、 wanted to attendBThere were too few workersCNothing to do on rainy days19What will the children do for the first time this year?AThey will join in art activitiesBThey will do new outdoor sportsCThey will attend a talent show20Whats important for parents whose children attend the course?AAttending t
9、he American Night with the childrenBSending money to Molly as soon as possibleCInforming Molly about any food the child cannot eat第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21MrsSmith managed to settle the quarrel between Jack and Rose without hurt
10、ing the feelings of_Aeither Bnone Cneither Dboth22The boy was in _ danger of losing his life, but _ most famous doctor saved his lifeAthe; a B/;the Cthe; the D/;a23Could you introduce me a high quality car?My pleasure_ well even on wet roads, this kind of car is especially popularAHandled BTo handle
11、 CHandling DBeing handled24The child walked quietly to the bird_ into the forest before he was about to catch itAFlew it away BAway it flew CFlew away it DAway flew it25Maybe you could be an inventormaybe even good enough to _ the next iPhone or the new medicine for cancerAput up with Bkeep up with
12、Ccatch up with Dcome up with26What a shame!Yes, I _ his not doing it, but in vainAwas suggesting Bwill suggestCwould suggest Dhad suggested27_ we have overlooked, however, is that there is no one answer to this questionAWhich BThat CWhere DWhat28Shall we go out for a walk?Im afraid notWe cant go out
13、 _ our work is being doneAbefore Buntil Cas Dafter29Education is a lifelong process, _ starting long before the start of schoolingAwhich Bthat Cit Done30Thousands of people _ the company stores to leave flowers, notes, even apples witha bite in the past two weeksAhad been attending Bhad attendedChav
14、e been attending Dattended31Put yourself in situations where you will be forced to communicate in English, _ you will see more progress over timeAor Bso Cyet Dand32He must have had an accident, or he _ here for class then Ahad to be Bshould be Cwould be Dwould have been33MrSmith, I wonder if I could
15、 take Friday off?_? Its a bit difficult with so many people away on holiday, you knowAHow come CWhat aboutBWhere are you going DDo you really have to34_ treating the homeless man as a shame to society, MrsWang provided him with food and waterAInstead of BAs a result of CIn the event of DRegardless o
16、f35Come on, please give me some ideas about the projectSorryWith so much work _ my mind, I almost break downAfilled Bfilling Cto fill Dbeing filled第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。I know its not always easy to do well in schoolI know a lot of you have
17、36 in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolworkI 37 itI know what its likeMy father left my family when I was two years old, and I was 38 by a single mom who had to work and who even struggled 39 to pay the billsThere were times when I missed having a father in my lifeTh
18、ere were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didnt 40 So I wasnt always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things Im 41_ of, and I got in more trouble than I 42 And my life could have _43_ taken a turn for _ 44 .45 _ , I was luckyI got a lot of second chances, and I had
19、 the opportunity to go to college and law school and 46 my dreamsSome of you might not have those 47 Maybe you dont have adults in your life who give you the support that you needMaybe in your family theres not enough money to 48 Maybe you live in a neighborhood _ 49 you dont feel safe, or have frie
20、nds who are pressuring you to do things you know arent rightBut at the end of the day, the 50 of your life 51 you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what youve got going on at home none of that is an excuse for not finishing your homework or having a bad 52 in schoolThats no ex
21、cuse for talking 53 to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of schoolThere is no excuse for not tryingWhere you are right now doesnt 54 determine where youll 55 _No ones written your destiny for youYou make your own future36Aalternatives Bchallenges Ccommitment Damusement37Amaster Bget Cs
22、ay Dcatch38Abrought Btaught Craised Dserved39Aas usual Bfor a moment Csooner or later Dat times40Aturn up Bfit in Cshow off Dgive in41Acheerful Bashamed Cproud Dproper42Ashould Bwould Cwould have Dshould have43Aeasily Bfortunately Chardly Dunfortunately44Aworse Bthe worse Cbetter Dthe better45AHowev
23、er BTherefore CThus DBesides46Afull Brealize Cfinish Drecognize47Aadvantages Bdisadvantages Cconveniences Dcompanions48Ago around Bgo off Cgo into Dgo against49Awhich Bso that Cwhere Deven if50Acircumstances Bconnections Cchoices Dcollections51Awhat Bwho Chow Dwhich52Aapproach Baccess Cattitude Dasp
24、ect53Aagainst Bbeyond Cback Dalong54Aobviously Bnecessarily Clargely Dsimply55Aend up Bgo on Cturn up Dlive with第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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。AShe was born to wealth and power in a time when money and politics were left to the men Later, as The Washington
25、Posts publisher, Katharine Graham became one of Americas most powerful womenDespite a privileged（有特权的） background, Katharine had to deal, while growing up, with the high demands her mother placed on her childrenKatharines love of journalism, which she shared with her father, led to her career after
26、college at The Washington Post, the newspaper her father bought in 1933At the Post, Katharine met Phil Graham, a young, charming lawyer who became her husbandWhen, in 1945, Katharines father chose Phil over her to take over his struggling paper, Katharine didnt object and stayed at home as a wife an
27、d mother of fourWhile Phils successful efforts to restore the Post to fame made the Grahams popular members of the Washington social scene, Katharine privately suffered great pain from her husbands increasingly harmful behavior caused by severe depressionWhen Phil committed suicide（自杀）, the 46-year-
28、old Katharine found herself thrown into a new job, that of newspaper publisherBut determined to save the family paper for her children, Katharine rose to the challenge of running the Post, attending meetings in every department, working endlessly to prove herself to her critics, and becoming the toa
29、st of WashingtonIn 1971, Katharine ordered the Post to print a copy of the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret documents telling the truth about the United States involvement in the Vietnam WarWhats more, her courageous decision and support for her journalists prepared the Post to break the most importa
30、nt political story in modem history: Watergate （水门事件） , one of the greatest scandals （丑闻） in American political historyKatharine managed to keep control over the most disorganized situation when it was reported, all the time insisting the news stories be accurate and fairWatergate made the Washingto
31、n Post an internationally known paper and Katharine was considered as the most powerful woman in America56Katharine Graham was born in a time when _Awomen were not given the chance to receive educationBwomen were not considered as intelligent as menCwomen were not permitted to achieve their goalsDwo
32、men were not allowed to enter every field57When her husband was chosen to take charge of the newspaper, Katharine Graham _Awas strongly against the ideaBwas not happy to be refusedCwas willing to take her share of responsibilityDdidnt believe her husband would do a good job58Which of the following s
33、tatements is TRUE?AIt was Katharine Grahams husband who made the greatest contributions to the PostBWhen Katharine Graham first took over the Post, her critics doubted her abilityCKatharine Graham was successful in her career but suffered severe depressionDKatharine Graham was free to do whatever sh
34、e liked in her early life59Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AUps and Downs of The Washington PostBKatharine Graham and Her HusbandCKatharine Graham: From Housewife to Successful PublisherDKatharine Graham: A Woman Who Shaped American JournalismBThe protest movement call
35、ed Occupy Wall Street has struck a nerveThe demonstrators （示威者） goals may not be obvious but their complaints are very realThe truth is that millions of Americans lost their jobs, their homes and their life savings because of the greed（贪欲） and illegal behavior of Wall StreetEven Federal Reserve Chai
36、rman Ben Bemanke also said the protesters hold the view that the financial institutions are responsible for getting the US into this mess, and added, I cant blame those protestersWhere do we go from this movement? How do we calm the protesters anger?For starters, we should break up the super financi
37、al institutionsLeft to their own selfish willWall Street bankers will continue to gamble（赌博） with other peoples moneyThere also is a sound economic argument against too few owning far too muchThe idea that six super financial institutions （Bank of America, CitiGroup, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Mo
38、rgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs） can take control over the economy frightens anyone who believes in a competitive free-market systemGood Republican presidents like William Howard Taft and Teddy Roosevelt broke up Standard Oil, the Railroad Trusts and other huge companies a century agoReal unemploymen
39、t is more than 16%Average family income has declined by $3,600 over the last decadeA record 46 million Americans live in povertyThe gap between the very rich and everyone else, the widest of any major country, is growing widerNow is the time for us to end the financial oligarchy（寡头） that has been so
40、 harmful to our economyIf a bank is too big, it is too big to exist60Millions of Americans lost their jobs as a result of _Athe decline of average family incomeBillegal behavior of Wall StreetCwider gap between the very rich and everyone elseDthe protest movement called Occupy Wall Street61Which of
41、the following belongs to the super financial institutions?AStandard Oil BFederal Reserve CJP Morgan Chase DTeddy Roosevelt62What can we learn from the passage?AThe protest movement has very clear aimsBWall Street bankers manage peoples money wellCSuper financial institutions should be broken upDAver
42、age family income is always in decline63What is the attitude of the writer towards the financial institutions?Acritical Bsupportive Cindifferent DenthusiasticCAny list of the worlds top ten most famous paintings will surely include da Vincis Mona LisaPart of the paintings attraction is its mystery（神
43、秘）Those lucky enough to have a view of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre often stare in awe（敬畏）, surprised by the smile that seems to flicker（忽隐忽现）Staring at a reproduction of the work produces the same effectNow shes smiling, then shes notWhats the deal with Mona Lisas smile?Harvard scientist Margaret Li
44、vingstone is pretty sure shes solved the puzzleAfter careful studies on human brains, Livingstone reasoned that the famous paintings flickering smile is caused by the way human beings seeOur eyes use two separate regions（部位） to seeOne is central vision（视力；视觉）, used to see colors and pick out details
45、 such as fine printThe other is the vision around, used to observe lights, shadows, black and white contrastsWhen we look at a persons face, according to Livingstone, we usually focus centrally on the eyesStaring at Mona Lisas eyes, our less accurate vision notices the mouth, picking up shadows from
46、 the cheekbonesThe shadows play tricks, looking like a smileBut when we look directly at the mouth, our central vision doesnt see the shadows, and so the smile suddenly disappearsAs our eyes observe different parts of the painting, Monas smile seems to show up or disappearDid da Vinci intend to crea
47、te this flickering smile effect? PerhapsIn any case, he was talented enough to paint shadows so good as to puzzle viewers for centuriesMeanwhile, Mona Lisa will keep smilingAnd not64Staring at Mona Lisa, people are amazed because _Ait is one of the worlds top ten most famous paintingsBMona Lisas smi
48、le seems to disappear sometimesCthey are lucky enough to have a view at the LouvreDthe reproduction of the work produces the same effect65The central vision is used to see _Acolors and pick out details Cblack and white contrastsBlights and shadows Dfine paintings66While looking at a persons face, th
49、e first we focus on is _Aeyes Bbrains Cmouth Dcheekbone67What can you infer from the passage?ADa Vinci created the flickering smile effect by designBThe flickering smile effect is caused by the shadowsCOur eyes use many separate regions to see paintingsDMona Lisa is the most famous painting in the w
50、orldDA number of recent studies have shown how making several small lifestyle changes could help you lose weight without losing the pleasure to enjoy the food you love1Use a smaller plateA Comell University study found that when a fixed portion（一份，一客） of food was eaten from a large plate, diners fel
51、t they had been given a smaller than average portion, so ate moreWhen the same portion of food was eaten from a smaller dish, the meal seemed more, so they ate less2Eat with menEat with men if youre a womanAccording to psychologist Meredith Young, women eat less if there are men aroundShe told The A
52、tlantic: It is possible that small food portions signal attractiveness3Avoid light at nightThis includes late-night television and computer useA study into the effects of bright light or darkness on weight-gain in mice found that those under a bright light at night gained 50 per cent more weight tha
53、n those in darkness4Be careful around friendsChildren eat more with a friend than with a stranger, according to a study at the State University of New York at BuffaloResearchers said that it ，which applies to adults too, can be blamed on the fact that friends act as so-called permission-givers, and
54、encourage one to eat5Be aware of skinny friends who eat a lotWorse still, are thin friends who have large appetitesA study found that participants ate more during a movie when accompanied by a skinny person who ate a Jot, compared with those sitting next to a fat person who ate a lot6Avoid advertise
55、ments for exerciseA study shows that participants who were shown advertisements encouraging exercise ate more than those who werentThe same was true of participants exposed to words related to exercise during mealtimes68The underlined word it refers to _Achildren eat more with a friendBadults eat mo
56、re with a friendCfriends act as permission-giversDpeople should be careful around friends69In order to lose weight, everyone should _Abe exposed to words related to exerciseBtry to eat with men togetherCavoid watching TV at nightDbe always around skinny friends70The purpose of writing the passage is
57、 _Ato make the readers amusedBto give advice on losing weightCto introduce common senseDto attract more fat readers第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Australian Taboos（禁忌）Lots of international students experienced cultural shock in AustraliaUndoubtedly, knowing more about
58、 Australia is of importance for a pleasant school life thereThe following are some common taboos, or habits that are seen as offensive or rude by most AustraliansIf you want to make a good impression, it is best to avoid these habits 71 In Australia it is common to see people using handkerchiefs to
59、blow their nosesThis is not considered unclean as it is in some culturesMaking a noise when eating is thought to be rudeEating in a public places should be done quietly 72 As in many countries, dropping rubbish or leaving it behind is considered impolite and is punishable with a fineOther social tab
60、oos includes opening someones door without knocking first and going through a door without holding it open for the person behind you 73 74 You should find out about accommodation and language trainingReading books about Australia will give you an idea of the different cultural environment 75 If you
61、are prepared for differences, are ready to enjoy the experience as a whole and keep a sense of humor and optimism, then it should all turn out to be a pleasant learning and life adventureAThese two are the habits anyone should avoid for everBArriving late for an appointment is not appreciatedCHoweve
62、r, the best preparation is a positive, realistic attitudeDBesides, constant clearing of the throat at table is thought to be rudeESniffing instead of blowing your nose is considered unacceptableFBlowing your nose instead of sniffing is considered unacceptableGAlso, by planning ahead you will be bett
63、er prepared for the study in Australia 第二卷（共35分）注意：将答案写在答题纸上。写在本试卷上无效。第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词卜面写出修改后的词。 注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改10处多者（从第1
64、l处起）不计分Dear Sir,Im writing to request to be the host family for the British student who will pay a visit our schoolFirstly, my house is large enough to serve another peopleMeanwhile, my father will drive private car to take him anywhere he likesThat is to say, not only I but also my father are ready
65、 for his comingSecondly, I can speak English fluent and I am eager to communicate with foreigners, that is a good way to improve my EnglishFinally, last year I stayed with a British student for a weekSo precious is the memory to us all that we have kept writing to each other since thenI will appreci
66、ate this if you could give me the chanceIm looking forward to receive your early replyPlease write to me when convenient第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假设你是校刊英文版的编辑，请你根据下面表格中的内容写一篇题目为“TopMeal of the Day 的文章登在校刊上。现状许多高中学生不吃早餐（skip breakfast），其结果不仅影响白天的学习，而且导致身体变差。原因1 认为早餐不重要，可有可无；2早晨时间匆忙，为了节省时间不吃早餐；3女孩为了减肥而不吃早晨。建议每位学生都应该每天吃早餐。原因（自定，至少两个）。要求： 1请按照要求使文章内容充实，上下文连贯通顺； 2词数：120左右。
