1、成都石室中学2011届高三上学期期中考试英 语 试 题 说明：本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分.共150分，考试时间120分钟.第I卷第一部分：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。1Where does this conversation probably take place?AIn a restaurant. BIn a post office. CI
2、n a doctors office.2How is the man traveling?ABy bus. BBy train. CBy plane.3What is the relationship between the man and woman?A Employer and employee.BTeacher and student.CBoyfriend and girlfriend,4Which car caused the accident?AThe womans car.BThe blue car. CThe white Ford.5What are the speakers g
3、oing to do?ASee someone off at the airport.BMeet someone at the airport.CWait to get aboard the plane.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6What are the two speakers talking about?AP
4、opular sports eventsBTV programs people like bestCThings people do after work7What do people do least according to the conversation?AGo to movies BRead books CWatch TV8How did the woman do the research?AShe talked to peopleBShe sent letters to peopleCShe collected information from newspapers听第7段材料，回
5、答第9至11题。9Where does the conversation take place?AAt a coffee shop BAt a restaurant CAt a hotel10How much is it for three nights stay?A300 dollars B390 dollars C100 dollars11How does MrRobinson pay his bill?ABy cashBBy credit card CBy hotel services听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12How does the neighbours son bothe
6、r the woman?AHe drives too fastBHe plays his guitar too loudlyCHis radio wakes her children up13What does the womans friend advise her to do?ABring the neighbours a giftBCall the neighbours to complainCIntroduce her children to the neighbours14When does the noise stop?AAt midnightBIn the early morni
7、ngCWhen the car is turned off听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15How did the woman spend last weekend? ARelaxing at the seashoreBVisiting her parentsCSailing on a boat16Why did the woman come home so soon?AShe was invited only for the weekendBThe weather was too hotCShe had schoolwork to do17Where did the man spend
8、last weekend?AAt the beach BIn the library CAt a party听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18What does an American student like to do in class?APuzzle the teacherBMake troubleCPlay an active part19What do we know about the teachers in America?AThey act as researchersBThey are very carelessCThey always give final concl
9、usions20How is the relationship between the student and the teacher in America?ACold BClose CLoose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）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21It is important for you to find appropriate course at collegeI cant agree moreIts decision that affe
10、cts the whole familyAan; a Ban; the Cthe; the Dthe; a22Stop that foolish clapping! from you, and you will celebrate Christmas by losing your positionAAnother sound BMaking another sound CMake another sound DHear another sound23The Chinese government is working with other countries to provide people
11、with easy to hospitals and clinics for low-income familiesAway Baccess Cdirection Dmeans24Many Americans suffered from the Civil War and the damage caused between 1961 and 1964Ait Bwhich Cone Dthat25Remember the first time we ?Of courseYou in Beijing University thenAhave met; were studying Bmet; wer
12、e studyingCmet; studied Dhave met; studied26 with third place in the speech contest, she jumped with joy ATo content BContentedCBeing contented DContent27Excuse me! How can I get to the nearest post office?Walk along this road for a few minutes, and youll _Atake it Bget it Cmake it Dmiss it28It is f
13、oolish of him to his notes during that important test, and as a consequence, he got punishedAstick to Bkeep toCrefer to Dpoint to29It is thirty years since we last metBut I still remember the story, believe it or not, we got lost on a rainy nightAwhich BwhatCwhen Dthat30She will _ the lines time and
14、 again before the play beginsAgo around Bgo aboutCgo over Dgo in for31Which of the two brothers would you rather college, Tom or John?It depends on their school recordsAhad attended Bwould attendCattended Dhas attended32A good ad, people attach positive meanings, can contribute to the sales of a pro
15、ductAfor which Bon whichCof which Dto which33In order to attract more customers, some stores them discounts and tell them that they have the biggest bargainsAadmit Bpromise Csuggest Dadd34Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients name, not case numberAby Bwith Cas Dafter35I really thank you enoughIt
16、s been an amazing dayAshould Bmust Ccannot Dneednt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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Many people believe the legend that there is a curse （诅咒） on the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh （法老）, TutankhamenThe curse is supposed to 36 everyone who 37 digging up the tomb
17、 at Luxor in Egypt or tries to make money in some way from the tombNewspapers and some books have for years 38 this story, every time something bad happened to somebody who worked on the tomb or made money from itThe tomb was discovered by Lord Carnarvon in 1920He 39 blood poisoning three months aft
18、er opening the tomb 40 would have thought his death had anything to do with the 41 if it had not been for a letter from Marie Corelli to the New York World NewspaperIn this letter she said that she 42 a book which told the story of the curse.Not long after the 43 of the Lord Carnarvon, an American,
19、Jay Gould, who said he had caught a cold 44 visiting the tomb, also died. Within a year, Prince Ali Kernel Fahmy Bey, who had visited the tomb, was 45 dead by his wife. 46 time passed, the list of people who had been punished by the curse 47 , and for many people there was too much evidence for the
20、story to be 48 However, a number of facts have been forgotten by people who 49 the curseIn 1982 an American policeman who had had a heart attack claimed it was because he had 50 time looking after the Tutankhamen Exhibition in San Francisco in 1979He was not 51 when it was discovered that another ma
21、n, who had actually slept in the tomb while guarding it for seven years, was not only 52 , but in good healthThere is 53 evidence to support people who do not believe in the curseOf the ten people who actually worked with Carnarvon digging up the tomb, two were still alive 40 years later, and anothe
22、r five each lived about 20 years after working on the tomb But their story doesnt 54 such a good story as that of the people who died 55_, people will continue to tell the legend of the curse of the tomb of Tutankhamen36AaffectBimpressCinterestDexcite37Aserve asBworks onCtends toDsuffers from38Ainve
23、ntedBdeclaredCwroteDrepeated39Aled toBhad a hand in Cbenefited from Ddied from40ANo oneBEveryoneCAnyoneDSomeone41AletterBpoisonCtombDbook42AownedBwroteCprintedDowed43AcurseBdiscoveryCstoryDdeath44AbeforeBwhileCuntilDupon45AshotBhungCburiedDleft46AWithBTillCAsDFrom47AspreadBraisedCreducedDgrew48Aigno
24、redBregardedCknownDbelieved49Ahave mercy onBbelieve in Ckeep track ofDdepend on50AsavedBtookCspentDused51AbelievedBsupposedCquestionedDdoubted52AdeadBsickCaliveDreal53AnoBlittleCelseDfurther54AofferBmakeCmeanDprove55ABecauseBHoweverCThereforeDOtherwise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
25、、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATeenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional subjects such as math and languagesThe class sit in a circle with their eyes shut and they count from one to ten; someone starts, the next voice comes from the far right, a thi
26、rd from the other sideThe aim of the game is to listen for an opportunity to shout out the number without clashing （冲突） with another voice or leaving a pauseOn the first try, most of the young Germans try to be first, while a few are too shy to join in, but by the fifth time round, they develop a rh
27、ythm The message: give other people space but also confidently claim your ownThis is a requirement for social well-beingThe Willy Hellpach School in Heidelberg is the first in the nation to develop a happiness courseIt is intended for students preparing for university entrance examsThe course isnt t
28、here to make you happy, Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the school principal, warned pupils, but rather to help you discover the ways to become happyCooking a meal together is one of the class exercisesImproving body language under the guidance of two professional actresses is anotherThe course is taught for
29、three periods a weekDespite the happy subject, the pupils themselves insist it is no laughing matterIn the first period, we had to each say something positive about another member of the class and about ourselvesNo laughing at people, said Fanny, 17Research by the school shows it is not the first to
30、 start happiness classes: they also exist at some US universities, mainly based on positive thinking, using findings from studies of depression56Whats the purpose of this passage?ATo introduce the happiness courseBTo describe all the traditional coursesCTo arouse the readers interest in happinessDTo
31、 help students struggle against being sad57The game intended for the students in the 2nd paragraph mainly to _Atry their best to get opportunities for themselvesBpractice how to speak in front of peopleCconfidently speak out ones opinionsDequip them with required social skills58According to the pass
32、age, the happiness course is _Acreated by the Willy Hellpach SchoolBto make all the students happy all the timeCto help students discover the way to happinessDrequired to be taken by the first year students59It can be inferred from the passage that _Athe students self-respect can also improve happin
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42、years, I grew tired of budget meetings, funding cuts, and many other administrative chores （杂务）started to dream of retirementSitting in traffic on a weekday morning, I would find my mind wanderingI would imagine spending time with my grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscov
43、ering some great booksI told myself that I wouldnt sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anything requiring a scheduleMy first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me, leisurely read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to
44、friendsOn the second day, I cooked breakfast, read the paper On the third day, This is retirement? I tried to tell myself that it was just the transition, that those golden moments were right round the corner, and that I would enjoy them soon enoughBut something was missing A former colleague asked
45、a favorA group of students was going to Jamaica to work with children in the poorest neighbourhood. Would I interrupt my newfound happiness and return to the students, just this once? One tripThats allMy bags were packed and by the doorThe trip was very inspiringI was moved not only by the poverty I
46、 saw but also by the sense of responsibility of the young people on the tripWhen I returned home, I offered to work one day a week with a local youth organizationThe experience was so positive that I was soon volunteering nearly full-time, working with students across North America to assist them in
47、 their voluntary workNow, it seems, the tables have turned some days I am the teacher, other days I am the studentThese young people have reawakened my commitment （责任感） to social justice issues by challenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poor and su
48、ffer because of greed, corruption and warMost importantly, they have given me the opportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutionsIn return, I help them do their charitable projects overseasIve gone from running one school to helping oversee the construction of schools in twenty-o
49、ne countries!64What did the writer expect to do after he retired?ATo stay away from busy schedulesBTo write some great booksCTo do some voluntary workDTo plan for his future65Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?AHe missed his students in that countryBHe couldnt refuse his colleagues favorCHe
50、was concerned about the people thereDHe was not satisfied with his retired life66The underlined part the tables have turned （Paragraph 5） means that the writer .Aimproved the situation in his schoolBfelt happy to work with students againCbecame a learner rather than a teacherDchanged his attitude to
51、ward his retired life67What does the writer think of his retired life now?ADisappointingBTroublesomeCPromisingDMeaningfulDIn summer, millions of people will head for the beachAnd while the ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another waySome scientists think that wav
52、es could help make electricityHave you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the energy as waves crashed over you? asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. There is certain
53、ly a lot of energy in waves Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricityMost waves are created when winds blow across the oceanThe winds start out by making little ripples in the water, but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves, Taylor sa
54、id. Waves are one of natures ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journeyWhen waves come towards the shore, people can set up dams or other barricades to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine （涡轮）The turbine can then power an electrical generatorThe Uni
55、ted States and a few other countries have started doing research on wave energy, and it is already being used in ScotlandThe resource is hugeWe will never run out of wave power; besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil and coalOceans cover three qu
56、arters of the earths surfaceThat would make wave power seem perfect for creating energy around the world. There are some drawbacks, howeverJamie Taylor said that wave power still cost too much moneyHe said that its effects on animals in the sea were still unknownPlus, wave power would get in the way
57、 of fishing and boat trafficWith more research, however, many of these problems might be overcome, Taylor said. Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is growing quickly throughout the world. Finding more energy sources is very important, for tr
58、aditional sources of energy like oil and gas may run out some dayIn the future, when you turn on a light switch, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!68Which of the following is NOT true?AWave power may cost too much moneyBWave energy creates as pollution as other sourcesCWave power affe
59、cts fishing and boat trafficDWave power affects marine animals much69We can infer from the passage that _Afinding new energy sources like wave energy is important and urgentBwave energy is a resource that never runs out and is used across the worldCwave power is perfect for creating energy around th
60、e worldDwave power doesnt create any pollution and is completely clean70The underlined word drawbacks probably means _AregretsBadventuresCdisadvantagesDdifficulties71What can be the best title for the passage?AHow to Get Electricity by WavesBA Huge Resource of EnergyCCan Waves Make Electricity?DThe
61、Disadvantages of Wave EnergyEBusinesses are expected to cut spending dramatically through much of 2009A number of economists, including those National City and Wachovia, dont expect business investment, which make up about one - tenth of US economic activity, to decline through 2009According to a su
62、rvey of 679 chief financial officers by Duke University and CFO Magazine this month, US businesses expect to cut capital spending by more than 10% in the next 12 months, a sharp decrease from September, when the CFOs expected business investment to increase slightlyJohn Graham, finance professor at
63、Duke and director of the survey, says businesses are finding ways to repair existing machinery and buildings rather than replace equipment or moveThey likely wont increase their spending until they see concrete （明确的） evidence that the economy is improvingThose planning meeting for late winter and ea
64、rly spring are either buying fewer or less - expensive items, or theyre not buying at allOne client who usually spends about $ 80,000 on a conference each year is spending half thatRobert Coen, director of forecasting at media - analysis firm Magna, predicts a 45% drop in ad spending to $ 259 billio
65、n in 2009 on the heels of a 32% drop in 2008A recovery in US ad budgets will probably not get under way until 2010, he saysAnother negative for 2009: There arent any big ad - spending events such as the Olympics or national electionsDeclining business spending will hurt a number of industries but wi
66、ll be especially tough for the manufacturing sectorNearly two - thirds of manufacturers expect revenue （税收） to be unchanged or lower in 2009 than 2008, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management found72According to John Graham, how did businesses to deal with the economy crisis?AThey are spen
67、ding lessBBy increasing their business spending sharply,CBy replacing old equipment with the new equipmentDBy moving into the cheaper offices73Why are the managers buying less - expensive items for their meetings?ATo save money themselvesBTo cut down on expenses and save for the companiesCTo see the
68、 evidence that the economy is recoveringDTo save money so they spend more on advertisements74It can be inferred that in a year Olympics are held, many companies _Acontribute more money to the poorBgive the participants moneyCspend more money on advertisingDcut down on advertising budgets75The best t
69、itle for the passage is _APredictions about Buying New Equipment in 2009BPredictions about Conference Planning in 2009CPredictions about Advertising Spending in 2009DPredictions for Business Spending in 2009第卷（共35分）第三部分：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）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一题做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横
70、线上画一个勾（）：如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 该 行错一词：在错词的下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原文没有错误不要改。Good health is a persons the most valuable possession 76_Today, it is much easier to be healthy than the 77_pastModern people know more about h
71、ealth, 78_have better food, and live in clean surroundings 79_Scientists and doctors had learned how to deal with 80_many diseasesMost people can quickly get for help 81_from a doctor or go to hospital since they are illAs 82_the result, people in the modem world generally live longer83_than people usedPeople in developed countries can 84_expect to live twice as long as people lived a few 85_hundred years ago 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）以“Lessons from License”为题，根据以下四幅图，叙述一个年轻人参加驾照考试、获得证书等经历，并谈两点自己的看法 。开头已为你写出，不计入总词数。词数100左右。