1、湖南省株洲市南方中学2011-2012学年高二上学期期中考试命题大赛英语试题（3）一基础知识部分(100分)第一部分 听力理解（共两节；满分20分。）第二部分 知识运用（共两节；满分20分。）第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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.-What do you think of _ concert last night?-No doubt it was _ great success.A .a; the B. the; a C. the ; 不填 D. a; 不填22.-Do you mind if I keep pe
2、ts in this building?-_.A. Id rather you didnt, actually B. Of course not. Its not allowed here.C. Great. I love you. D. No, you cant23._ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.A. Lack of B. Lack for C. Lacking of D. Being lacked24.Insisting that To_ her car, Mary insisted that he _ into
3、 poison.A. steal; was put B. had stolen; put C. steal; be put D. had stolen; be put25.Only after my friend came, _.A. did the computer repair B. he repaired the computerC. was the computer repaired D. the computer was repaired26. With a great deal of work _ , she has to work extra hours tonight.A. b
4、eing done B. to do C. done D. doing27. - Shall we run around the park or go for a bike ride?- _. They are both good activities.A. Thats all right B. It makes no difference to meC. Yes, I like them very much D. Id prefer a bike ride28. With the price of oil _ , the economy of that country is slowing
5、down.A. going up B. bringing up C. rising up D. taking up29. It was said that the company sent out a group of angry men _ with sticks to fight with the citizens.A. to arm B. armed C. arming D. being armed30. Now that Lucy is out of job, she _ going back to school, but she has not decided yet.A. had
6、considered B. has been consideringC. considered D. is going to consider第二节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分。）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Every country has its own culture.Even though each country uses doors. .Doors many have 21 functions and purposes which lead to 22 differences. Wh
7、en I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different 23 and they had distiFnct functions. You have to push the door with the word “PUSH” to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word “PULL” to 24 the building. This was new to me, because we use the 25 door in
8、 south Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.The way of using school bus doors was also 26 to me .I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors, 27 who were getting off the bus
9、 should get off first , and students who were getting on should get on 28 . In south Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus ,and when the bus doors opened, I 29 _tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at m
10、e, I was totally 30 ,and my face went red.31. A.different B.important C.practical D.unusual32. A.national B.embarrassing C.cultural D.amazing33. A.exits B.entrances C.signs D.doors34.A.enter B.leave C.open D.close35. A.main B.same C.front D.back36.A.annoying B.hard C.satisfying D.strange37.A.parents
11、 B.students C.teachers D.drivers38.A.sooner B.later C.faster D.earlier39.A.politely B.patiently C.unconsciously D.slowly40.A.embarrassed B.annoyed C.unsatisfied D.excited第三部分 阅读技能 （共三节，满分35分。）第一节 阅读理解 （共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分。）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIn the last fifty years, a lot of people have
12、 left Europe and gone to live in Australia. One of them was a Hungarian man. He lived in Australia for a long time, and he had a lot of good friends there. He always said to them, “Australia is beautiful, but Hungary is beautiful, too.” Then one year he said to his friends, “Im going to go back to H
13、ungary to visit my home town.” All his friends said to him, “We want to go with you, because you often say Hungary is a beautiful country, and we want to visit it.” The Hungarian Australian took his friends from Sydney to Rome in a big plane, and then they went from Rome to Budapest in a train as th
14、ey wanted to see the mountains, and the villages and the towns.They stayed in Budapest nearly a week, and they liked it very much. One day they went to the zoo in Budapest and saw two kangaroos there.These Australians were very happy because kangaroos were from their home town. They said to them, “C
15、ome here, old friends! Come and see your Australian brothers!” But the kangaroos did not move.But then the Hungarian Australian spoke to them in Hungarian, “Come here!” he said, and both of the kangaroos ran to him.The other Australians laughed and said, “Look at that. Theyre Australians, but they o
16、nly know Hungarian!”41. The Hungarian moved to Australia _. A. last yearB. a few years agoC. about 50 years agoD. over 100 years ago42. The Hungarian wanted to go back to Hungary to _. A. see the kangaroosB. his home townC. visit his old friends thereD. pay a visit to the zoo43. How did they get to
17、Budapest from Sydney? A. By air and by train.B. By ship.C. By air.D. By train.44. Kangaroo is a kind of famous _ in Australia. A. animal B. treeC. languageD. plantBComputer programmer David Jones earned 35, 000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a
18、 check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. He works for a small firm in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are finding jobs. Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards(信
19、用卡). David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels(普通成绩) and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, ” he said. “I suppose 35, 000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to mo
20、re than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working. “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, ” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and
21、magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
22、 45. Why is David so different from other young people of his age? A. He earns an extremely high paymentB. He has got a jobC. He lives at home with his parentsD. He does not go out much46. Davids greatest problem is that _. A. he cant be treated as an adult by the bank B. he doesnt make as many game
23、s as he wishesC. he doesnt know what to buy with the moneyD. he is too young to drive a car47. He was employed by the company because _. A. he had worked in a computer shopB. he had written some computer programsC. he is clever and works hard at his lessonsD. he had learnt to use computers at school
24、48. Why does David think he might retire early? A. He thinks computer games might not always sell so wellB. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaireC. One has to be young to write computer programsD. He thinks his firm might close downC Vienna In spite of Iraqs decision to stop oil deliveri
25、es, the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not increase production to make up the shortfall, ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna.The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop. The organizations president, Chark
26、id Khelil of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable, so quota (配额) increases were not necessary.The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraqs output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.Saudi Arabias
27、Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market. The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of the Iraq stop to export was not known, so other exporters were not going
28、 to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized(动摇), a suitable response could be made.Iraq on Monday stop shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Councils decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal(延期).Just before t
29、he Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude selling for 27.05 dollars, up from 26.81 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening.OPEC wanted the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and Marc
30、h that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas.49. Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because _.A. oil price is too low in the international marketB. the U.N. Security Council has decided to shorten the time for the oil-for-food programmeC. many oil wells were destroyed during the
31、war in the late 1980sD. it couldnt get enough money to develop its economy50. The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraqs output stop is _.A. activeB. concernedC. couldD. surprising51. “The organization” in Paragraph 2 refers to _.A. OPECB. the E.U. CommissionC. APECD. WTO52. The 11 oil mini
32、sters decided to meet on July 3 so that _.A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oil productionB. they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraqs temporary oil stopC. they can have a talk with the U.N. Security CouncilD. they can make up their minds to increase oil productions第二节 摘录信息 （共5小题；每小题
33、1分，满分5分。）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53-57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。 注意：每空不超过3个单词。Colors and feelingsColors can affect our feelings. Generally, they can be divided into four kinds. They are calm colors, warm colors, energetic colors and strong colors.Claim colors: Some colors make us feel calm and peaceful. Blue is one
34、 of these colors.Blue can also represent sadness, so you may say I am feeling blue when you are feeling sad. White is another calm color. It makes you feel calm and peaceful.Warm colors: Some colors can give you a happy and satisfied feeling. Colors like orange or yellow belong to these. Orange repr
35、esents joy. It can bring you success and cheer you up when you are feeling sad. Yellow is the color of the sun and wisdom, too.Energetic colors: When you feel tired or weak, you should wear energetic colors, such as green. Green can give you energy as it is the color of nature and represents new lif
36、e and growth.Strong colors: Anyone who needs physical or mental (精神的) strength should wear red clothes. Red is the color of heat and represents power and strong feelings.Colors and feelings53._ Feelings Examplescalm colors calm and peaceful 54._whitewarm colors55._orangeyellowenergetic colorsenerget
37、ic56._strong colors57._red第三节 回答问题 （共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分。）Have you ever thought about going from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, that is, from the east to the west of the USA? If you go by plane, you will make to trip in a few hours. If you go by train, you will finish the journey in two days
38、. If you go by car, you will arrive there in a week or less. But how long does it take if you have to walk, or go on horseback or by boat? Certainly, it would take a lot more time if you do so.But the first men to cross North America went this slow way. They went from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pac
39、ific Ocean. They had to carry their own supplies with them. There were no roads to follow, and rivers were very dangerous.Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, a team of forty-five men left St. Louis on May 8, 1804. They traveled up the Mississippi River in boats. By late fall, the men reached
40、the land of Manda Indians in what is now the state of North Dakota.Here they built a camp for the winter. Here they also met a French trapper(设陷阱捕兽者) and his Indian wife. The trapper and his wife became their guides later.In the spring of the next year, the men started up the Mississippi River again
41、. At last they came to a place where the river divided into three forks(支流). At this place there is now a small town called Three Forks, Montana.They followed one of the forks, the Jefferson River, but the river soon became too small and they could no longer use their boats. They walked many miles b
42、efore they met some Indians. These Indians gave them horses for their trip over the Rocky Mountains.The trip over the mountains was dangerous and difficult. Many of them were sick, and there was little food.On the west side of the mountains, they found the Columbia River. Here they built canoes(独木舟，
43、小划子) to use on the rest of their trip to the west In November of 1806, after a long and hard trip, they reached the Pacific Ocean.58How many ways are mentioned in the article to go from the east to the west of the USA?59Who became the guides of the first men to cross North America? (No more than six
44、 words)60How long did it take the first men to finish such a journey?(No more than five words)第四部分 写作技能 （满分25分。）现在全国很多学校出现了一种新的教学方式：小组合作学习方式(groupcentered studying)。在此之前，常用的方式是“填鸭式教学(forcedfeeding method of teaching)”：这两种方式各有特点，请你以“Forced-feeding teaching or group-centered studying”为题按照以下要点写一篇150词左右
45、的短文：1填鸭式教学：老师讲得多，把知识灌输给学生，课堂气氛沉闷，学生缺乏主动性；2小组合作学习：老师讲得少，同学们一起讨论、相互学习。有学习的积极性，但部分同学容易养成偷懒的习惯；3你喜欢的方式和理由。参考答案 21-25 BAADC 26-30 BBABB 31-35CCCAB 36-40 DBBCA 41-45 CBAA A 46-50 ABABB 51-52 AB53. Kinds of colors 54. blue 55. happy and satisfied 56. green 57. powerful and strong58. six59. The French trapp
46、er and his wife.60. More than two yeas.第四部分 参考范文Forced-feeding teaching or group-centered studyingThere are basically two teaching methods at present. One is forced-feeding teaching, the other is group-centered studying.With forced-feeding teaching, teachers spend much time on the instructions while
47、 the students are busy taking notes. Therefore, it leads to the whole class not taking an active role in their lessons, which makes the class very dull.With group-centered studying introduced into schools, the class has changed a great deal. Students can exchange what they learn and express their op
48、inions freely. But it has a shortcoming: Some students get into the habit of being lazy.As far as I am concerned, I prefer to study in a team, which offers students a chance to learn how to express their opinions. Whats more, it can make students form the good habit of looking up a large quantity of information in advance. In a word, we can benefit a lot from studying in a team.