1、安徽省河历中学 2011 届高三上学期期中考试 英 语 试 题 第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 30 分)第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 7.5 分)1When can the man see the headmaster?AAt 9:30 BAt 11:45 CAt 12:40.2Why does the man want to keep the window shut?AHe is ill.BHe wants to open it himself.CThe air inside is fresh enough 3What is Mike?AA teacher BA stude
2、nt CA writer 4What has made working at home possible?APersonal computers BCommunication industry CLiving far from companies 5Where is the woman?AIn a soap factory BIn her house CAt an information desk 第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 15 分,满分 225)听第 6 段对话回答第 6 至 7 题。6Where does the conversation most probably take pla
3、ce?AAt home BOn a bus CIn the bank 7Why do the two speakers want to buy a car?AThey have a lot of money BThe man lives too far away from his office CThe womans office is too far away from her home 听第 7 段对话回答第 8 至 10 题。8Why wont MrStone come to the clinic tomorrow?AHe cant spare the time BThe clinic
4、will be closed CDr!Milton wont come to work 9When is the clinic open in a week?AFrom Monday to Friday BOn weekdays except Thursday CDuring the whole week 10What time has finally been fixed for MrStone to come?A5:30 pm,Wednesday B6:15 pm,Wednesday C6:15 pm,Thursday 听第 8 段对话回答第 11 至 13 题。11Whats the r
5、elationship between the two speakers?ANeighbors BDoctor and patient CFriends 12When did the woman cough most seriously?AIn the morning BIn the afternoon CAt night 13What did the man do for the woman?AHe examined the woman carefully BHe gave her some medicine and some advice as well CHe just told her
6、 not to worry too much 听第 9 段对话回答第 14 至 16 题。14Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?AHusband and wife BFriends CStrangers 15Where does the conversation most probably take place?AIn a restaurant BAt the womans home CAt the mans home 16What does the woman ask the man to do?AHave so
7、me soup BHave more rice CBring his wife next time 听第 10 段对话回答第 17 至 20 题。17What did Nicholas do at eighteen months?AHe began to learn French BHe read the newspaper CHe took telephone messages 18Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?AHe had too much homework BHe almost couldnt learn a
8、nything special CHis teachers often corrected his spelling 19Who offered to help Nicholas finally?AHis classmates BHis parents CA college 20What is Nicholas life like now?ABusy without any social life BFull but boring CBusy at college and free at home 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
9、,满分 15 分)21-Jenny,I think Ill just have some coffee for a change-_The coffee I bought yesterday is in the cupboard AChange it,please BNever mind CWith pleasure DHelp yourself 22 The food she has prepared for the party is not enough,for there are _people than she expected Aso many Bso much Cmany more
10、 Dmuch more 23_to his research work,the professor cared little about any other things ADevoting BDevoted CHaving devoted DTo devote 24_ all his followers dead,the captain was taken by his enemy AFor BAs CBecause of DWith 25She looks forward every spring to _the flower-lined garden Awalking in Bwalk
11、in Cvisit Dpaying a visit 26How pleased the detective was _what his customer told him!Ahearing Bto hear Cheard Dto hearing 27-Alice,you look puzzled,Have you understood it?-YesI _another problem just now Al have thought of Bam thinking of Chad thought of Dwas thinking of 28-I regret _you John has be
12、en fired-I can hardly believe my earsHes such a fine worker Atelling Bhaving told Cto tell Dto have told 29Now we can pick up _weather information from _new type of _weather satellite Athe;a;/B/;the;the C/;a;/D/;a;a 30-Did Mary come to the party?-I dont knowShe _while I was out Amay have come Bmust
13、have come Cmight come Dcould come 31The poor little boy who _caught stealing a cake over there is an orphan Ahas Bhad Cgot Dis 32Behind the coach _our team wearing blue suits Ahave Bwalk Cis followed Dappears 33In the past few years,My Heart Will Go On was a popular song among young people,_were oft
14、en heard singing it at parties Awho Bwhich C they Dthat 34You fix my what?It was to get my brakes repaired _I brought my car in,not to get the engine replaced!Aso that Bwhen Cthat Dbecause 35Throughout the week,the boy _most of the work in the managers office Atook on Btook off Ctook in Dtook over 第
15、二节 完型填空(共 20 小题;每小题 15 分,满分 30 分)There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God.He knew it was a long trip to where God lived,so he _(36)his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and started his _(37)When he had gone about three clocks,he met an old womanShe was _(38)in the park jus
16、t staring at some pigeonsThe boy sat down next to her and opened his _(39)He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked _(40),so he offered her a TwinkieShe _(41)accepted it and smiled at himHer _(42)was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it _(43),so he o
17、ffered her a root beerOnce again she smiled at himThe boy was _(44)!They sat there all _(45)eating and smiling,but they never said a word As it grew dark,the boy realized how _(46)he was and he got up to leave,but before he had gone more than a few steps,he _(47)around,ran back to the old woman and
18、gave her a hugShe gave him her _(48)smile ever When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later,his mother was _(49)by the look of joy on his face She asked him,“What did you do today that made you so happy?”He replied,“I had _(50)with God”But before his mother could respond,he added
19、,“You know _(51)?Shes got the most beautiful smile Ive ever seen!”Meanwhile,the old woman,also radiant with _(52),returned to her home Her son was shocked by the look of _(53)on her face and asked,“Mother,what did you do today that made you so happy?”She replied,“I _(54)Twinkies in the park with God
20、”But before her son responded,she added,“YOU know,hes much _(55)than I expected”36Apacked Bcarried Cdelivered Darranged 37Agame Bjourney Ccar Dwork 38Astanding Bplaying Csitting Dwaiting 39Asuitcase Bbag Cbeer Dmap 40Aworried Bpale Chungry Dpoor 41Awillingly Bjoyfully Crespectfully Dgratefully 42Afa
21、ce Bskirt Csmile Dring 43Aagain Boften Cfurther Dsoon 44Asatisfied Bdelighted Cmoved Dshocked 45Amorning Bday Cnight Dafternoon 46Ahappy Btired Cbored Dthirsty 47Aturned Blooked Cwalked Djumped 48Acommonest Bbiggest Cweakest Dtrickiest 49Asurprised Bterrified Cimpressed Dattracted 50Aa talk Ba walk
22、Cfun Dlunch 51Awhy Bwho Cwhat Dwhere 52Ajoy Bfear Canger Dcontent 53Avictory Bregret Cpeace Dsurprise 54Asold Bbaked Cdrank Date 55Anobler Btaller Cwiser Dyounger 第三部分 阅读理解(共 20 小题,满分 40 分)A Dog owners now have a little help understanding their furry friendsA new device(装置)called Bow-Lingual“transla
23、tes”dog barks into English,Korean or JapaneseBow-Lingual Japanese inventors spent much time and money analyzing dog barksThey found that dog noises can be broken down into six different emotions:happiness,sadness,frustration,anger,assertion and desire Part of the Bow-Lingual device hangs on the dogs
24、 collarThe other part is a handle-held unit for the ownerWhen the dog barks,the unit displays translated phrases Some people have scoffed at Bow-Lingual“Who would pay$120 to read a dogs mind?”they ask But those who have purchased(购买)Bow-Lingual praise the devicePet owner Keiko Egawa,of Japan,says it
25、 helps her sympathize(同情)with her dog Harry“Before we go to the park,he always says he wants to play,”says Egawa,“and after a walk,he always says he is hungry”Bow-Lingual is not yet available(可用的)in ChineseSo youd better keep studying Studio Classroom,or soon your dog may know more English than you
26、do!56This passage is mainly talking about _ ABow-Linguals inventors Bdog barks and their different emotions Ctalking dogs Da little help for dog owners 57Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?ADog owners now can understand their dogs better BBow-Lingual enables dogs to ta
27、lk in English,Korean or Japanese CPeople who have used Bow-Lingual say it helps them better understand their dogs DMore and more Chinese dog owners would keep studying Studio Classroom in order to know more English than their dogs 58What does“scoffed at”mean in the fourth paragraph?AShouted at BQues
28、tioned about CLaughed at DDoubted about 59The writer of this passage is most likely to be _ Aa reporter Ba dog owner Can advertiser Dan expert on dog barks B To make an estimate means to guess the number of things in a group or guess a measurement of some kind.It sometimes means to make a calculatio
29、n about the future which is based not on exact data(数据)but on past experienceThis kind of estimate has some basis,but it generally has to be changed and corrected later When you estimate a number,a temperature,or a weight,you do not count things one by one or use a measuring toolYou look at a group
30、of things without counting them and try to get a rough,general idea of their number,or you try to weigh something in your hand instead of on a balanceYou feel hot and say“My temperature must be 38 degrees”or you look at a room and say that you estimate its area as 10+8 feet But in many situations in
31、 ordinary life we do not have time to measure things and must depend on estimatesDrivers do not have time to measure the distance between their own car and a car which is coming nearThey must guess it;the guess or estimate will be based on their past experienceExperienced cooks do not trouble to mea
32、sure the amount of salt they put into the soup or sugar they mix with flour Suppose a man comes into the house and says,“There are two inches of snow on the road”His statement is only an estimate,but we believe it because we think that it is roughly correctWe put our boots on before we go into the s
33、now For practical purposes in some situations it is safe to make an estimate,but in other situations it is obviously dangerousIf it is your job to weigh drugs or make airplanes,do not depend on guessing but use an accurate(精确的)instrument 60The writer suggests that in our daily life an estimate is _
34、Ausually corrected by further data Boften checked by instruments Cnot accepted by others Doften made according to ones past experience 61According to the passage,measuring instruments are not always used in measuring things in everyday life because _ Apeople generally do not carry them along Bit is
35、more reliable to guess than to measure Cthey are not always ready when you need them Dpeople are busy and a general idea of things is enough 62We can know from the persons statement on snow that _ Ahe wants to inform people that its snowing heavily Bit is necessary to depend on estimates Chis estima
36、te is quite exact Dit is likely that he has measured the level of the snow 63The writer thinks that depending on estimates _ Amay save us both time and money Bmay bring us a sense of safety Cdoes not always keep us out of danger Dis practical but dangerous C If you cant catch the bad guy,its game ov
37、er-this is the rule of life for computer game playersBut similar thoughts might be worrying US president George WBush as he prepares for the election year with the worlds most wanted man still out of his reach The hunt for Laden has been going on since the attack on New Yorks World Trade Center on S
38、eptember 11,2001Progress has been slow and,with John Kerry winning the race last Tuesday to compete against Bush in Novembers presidential elections,the president needs results“If Laden can be caught before the presidential election,Bush will get an upper hand,”a senior US official told the New York
39、 Times The American publics support for the war in Iraq has been falling,especially as the Bush government cannot find the banned weapons it said were in the countryBut the way in which the presidents popularity rose following the arrest of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in December shows how
40、 useful the capture of Laden would be The latest information suggests the election will be close,with 48 percent of Americans saying they will vote for Bush and 46 percent backing Kerry In order to seize Laden,thousands of US soldiers were moved from Iraq to Afghanistan earlier this week,according t
41、o a US official Further efforts have been made to strengthen Afghanistans border area with Pakistan,with soldiers checking nearby villages more frequently than before 64The American presidential election will be held between _and _ AGeorge W Bush;Jimmy Carter BJohn Kerry;Thomas Jefferson CGeorge W B
42、ush;John Kerry DGeorge Bush;John Kerry 65Which of the following statements is TRUE?AThe arrest of Saddam did Bush some good BThe American soldiers have sent Laden to prison CThe arrest of Laden will make no difference to the election DLaden may hide himself far away from the border between Pakistan
43、and Afghanistan 66We can infer from the passage that _ Aits difficult to catch Laden BBush will lose the presidential election CAmericans didnt set out to catch Laden until 2003 DAmerican presidential election will take place in October 67What does the underlined word“banned”in paragraph 4 mean?AAdv
44、anced.BDangerous CForbidden DExpensive D“Regardless of social class,race and age,men say they hate to shop,”says Zukin,City University of New York sociology professor“Yet when you ask them deeper questions,it turns out that they like to shopMen generally like to shop for books,music and hardwareBut
45、if you ask them about the shopping they do for books or music,theyll say,Well,thats not shoppingThats research“In other words,what men and women call“buying things”and how they approach that task are different Women will wander through several 1,000-aquare-meter stores in search of the perfect party
46、 dressMen will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the perfect digital camcorder(摄录像一体机)Women see shopping as a social eventMen see it as a special task or a game to be won“Men are frequently shopping to win,”says Ann,a marketing professor at Loyola University of Chicago“They want to get
47、the best dealThey want to get the best one,the latest one and if they do that it makes them happy”When women shop,“Theyre doing it in away that they want everybody to be very happy,”says Ann“Theyre kind of shopping for love”Teenage girls learn to shop from their moms and older sisters,but they also
48、learn to shop by examining articles in magazines like Seventeen,”City University Zukin says“And although mens magazines such as GQ and Esquire have long had shopping articles,its TV that has the eye of young male shoppers,”say Ann and Zukin“Television shows are used by young men in the same way Seve
49、nteen magazine or Lucky is used by girls,”says Zukin,“to help make clothing and toiletry(化妆品)choices”“Of course,there are men who love to shop and are proud of it,”Loyolas Ann saysAnd that is important no matter whether you buy a car or a frying panAll men love to buy but dont want to get cheatef.An
50、n adds,“There actually are men who are interested,for example,in cooking or shopping or chinaware or things around the home-they become kind of girl magnetsWomen like it”68From the first paragraph we can find that _ Amen are all dishonest Bmen are all book-lovers Cmen hate to shop actually Dmen like
51、 to shop in fact 69Compared to women,men usually treat shopping _ Ahonestly Bseriously Cfrequently Dfoolishly 70 AAs is shown in this passage,teenage girls go shopping _ Aonly with their moms Bonly with their sisters Coften following magazines Doften following TV shows 71The underlined work“magnets”
52、in the last paragraph means _ Amagazines that attract young women Bpersons that have a powerfulattraction Ctools that can help housewives much Dvegetables that make women beautiful E Rules for the University Entrance Examination You must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examinatio
53、n startsIf you are more than ten minutes late,you may not enter the examination centerThe examination takes place at the same time in different states You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination numberShow these when you come to the examination center Depending on whic
54、h examination you are taking you may bring certain items into the examination centerMathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators(计算器)Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference materialPlease read the notes sent with your time table carefully You must
55、 bring your own pencilsNone will be provided for youThe following items are not allowed in the examination center:walkmans and radios,head sets,any food or drink,school bags,electronic equipment(unless specifically permitted for various subjects),and mobile phones Once in the center,you must sit at
56、the desk with your examination number on itWhen you sit down,place your examination number at the to corner of your deskYou must remain silent during the examinationYou must not disturb other people who are taking the test If you need a drink or toilet break,you should raise your hand and wait for t
57、he supervisor(监督者)to speak to youYou will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the bathroomYou are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break You must write your answers in the official answer sheetYour supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes You may leave th
58、e examination room at any time if you do not plan to return,If you finish early and want to leave well away from the examination center The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes,five minutes and one minute before the end of the examinationWhen the supervisor says that the time is up you must put
59、down your pencil and wait at your desk until your paper is collected 72What kind of examination are these rules probably for?AA local exam BA final exam CA college exam DA national exam 73What are you allowed to have with you when you take mathematics examination?ARelated material BProof of yourself
60、 CA cell phone DA dictionary 74What should you do if you finish the test early and want to get a better result?A.Take some notes carefully BLeave the room immediately CRemain in your seat and check again DRaise your hand to inform your teacher 75What can be provided for you during the exam?APencils
61、BFood and drink CExtra paper DCalculators 第四部分 写作(共两节,满分 35 分)第一节 任务型读写(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)A smart card is a card that is carried with either a microprocessor and a memory chip or only a memory chip that is not programmableThe microprocessor card can add,delete,and deal with the information on
62、the card,while a memory-chip card can only do one thing Smart cards,unlike magnetic stripe cards,can do many different things and hold a lot of informationIn this way,they do not need to get information from a faraway place when they are used Today,there are several kinds of smart cards,all of which
63、 are very popular in the market:IC(Integrated Circuit)Microprocessor Cards Microprocessor Cards(chip cards)offer a larger memory and better security than the traditional magnetic stripe cards doChip cards can also hold data.These cards are used for many thingsThus,chips have been the main platform f
64、or cards that hold a secure digital identitySome examples of these cards are:Cards that hold money Cards that provide safe access to a network Cards that allow setting stop boxes on televisions to remain safe from privacy Optical Memory Cards Optical memory cards look like cards with a piece of CD o
65、n the topOptical memory cards can store up to 4MB of data.But once written,the data can not be changed or removed.Thus,this type of card is good for keeping records,such as medical files,driving records or travel historiesToday,these have no processors in them(although this is coming in the near fut
66、ure)While the cards are almost as cheap as chip cards,the card readers are expensive Title:(76)_Cards Types(78)_ Disadvantages Similarities IC Chip Cards A larger memory&Better(79)_ Hold data Not mentioned Popularity Large(85)_ Low cost of cards Optical(77)_ cards Store much data good for(80)_ drive
67、rs and(81)_ to keep records(82)_ not much(83)_data No processors Expensive card(84)_ 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 第二节 书面表达 你的英文老师让你准备一篇发言稿,就污染问题在英语课上谈谈你的看法。要点如下:1工业污染的影响到处存在 2人口的持续增长,烟尘,化学废料产生的后果。3人们需要的是清洁的空气,安全的应用水,孩子们的健康。4解决环境污染问题,不能只靠政府。5保护环境应从我做起。文章开头已经给出。Ladies and gentlemen,Yesterday our teac
68、her of English asked me to say something about pollutionNow,I give you my views on this vital question 参考答案 听力 CABBB ABCAC BCBBB CCBCA 单选 DCBDA BDCCA CBACD 完型 ABCAC DCABD BABAD CAADD 阅读 DCCAD DACCA ACDBC BDBCC 任务型读写 76Smart 77Memory 78Advantages 79security 80doctors 81travelers 82cost 83Unchangeable
69、 84readers 85memory 作文 Ladies and gentlemen,Yesterday our teacher of English asked me to say something about pollutionNow,I give you my views on this vital question As a matter of dact,the effects of industrial pollution are well known to everyone-polluted air,polluted water,polluted earthThough a g
70、reat deal is already being done to control these effects,the problem of pollution is still seriousContinues population increase,smog and chemical waste produced by factories and cars,not only threatens to exhaust our resources,but also pollutes our environmentWe do need clean air,safe water and our childrens health In my opinion,to solve the problem of pollution,everyone must refrain from polluting our environmentWe should know that this is the duty of every individual,not that the government alone Thank you for listening