1、南京市第六中学2012届高三上学期期中考试英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷两部分，共120分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1 答第I卷前考生务必将自己的考试证号、考试科目用铅笔填涂在答题卡上。2 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，不能答在试题卷上。3 第卷答在答卷纸上，答题前考生务必将自己的班级、姓名、学号、考试号填写清楚。第一卷（三部分，共85分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，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
2、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。 1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bank. B. In a hospital. C. In a restaurant.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A shuttle bus. B. An airplane flight six years ago.C.
3、A regularly scheduled space flight.3. What do we know about the man? A. He gave English lessons in Spain. B. He has many American customers. C. He stayed in America for two months.4. What does the man imply?A. Individuals eat different amounts.B. Buying the meal ticket wont save money.C. Its better
4、to buy a different meal ticket each month.5. Why did the man congratulate the woman?A. She will visit Britain.B. She got a lot of money.C. She won the radio competition.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白9每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 二个选项中选出 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；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
5、每段对话或独A读两遍3 , 听第6段材料，问答第6至8小题。听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。14. When did the woman begin to like playing the piano?A. Two months ago. B. A year ago. C. Many years ago.15. What is the womans problem?A. Her friends make a lot of noise.B. She cant find a palace to practice.C. She doesnt have much t
6、ime practicing.16. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Practice at the centre. B. Play the piano for him. C. Teach him to play the piano.听第10材料, 回答第17至20题。17. How will visitors get to the island in the future?A. By plane. B. By ferry. C. By train.18. Where is the holiday centre going to be bui
7、lt?A. To the east of the monuments.B. To the north of the monuments.C. To the south of the monuments.19. What will be in the visitors centre?A. A library. B. A hospital. C. A museum.20. Where will visitors stay on the island?A. At campsites. B. At hotels. C. At local peoples houses.第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满
8、分35分）第一节 单项填空(共15小题;毎小题1分,满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。28. I cant what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning. A. draw out B. look out C. figure out D. work out29. I really dont like art, I find his work impressive. A. As B. Since C. If D.
9、While30. nothing else to do, they went away. A. Being B. There were C. There was D. there being31. When I came there, I found him at the back of the hall with his eyes on a book. A. seating.fixing B. seated.fixed C. seating.fixed D. seated.fixing32. Tears filled her eyes with the national flag . A.
10、raised B. risen C. raising D. being raised33. In front of the station was a sea of cars. We had great difficulty in ours. A. picking up B. putting out C. picking out D. putting out34. Careless driving him his life. A. ended B. spent C. took D. cost35. I like in the autumn when the weather is clear a
11、nd bright. A. this B. that C. it D. one第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡 上将该项涂黑。The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friendlike a sister I never36. _. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so
12、on.When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I 37. _ in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special 38. _ like my wedding and Marys. Soon we were 39. _ with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote 40. _. One day a card that I sent came back 41. _ “Address Unknown.” I had no idea ho
13、w to 42. _ Mary.Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 43. _ stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my 44. _ when my brother and then my mother died. There was a(n) 45. _ place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could 46. _.One day I was reading a newspape
14、r when I 47. _ a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose 48. _ name was Wagman Marys married name. “There 49. _ be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, 50. _ I wrote to her anyway.She 51. _ as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my 52
15、. _.” Minutes later I heard a voice that I 53. _ at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each others 54. _.Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know 55. _: We wont lose each other again!36.A. hadB. loveC. leftD. met37.A. gotB. k
16、eptC. lostD. fell38.A. placesB. occasionsC. festivalsD. things39.A. comfortableB. carefulC. easyD. busy40.A. moreB. muchC. lessD. least41.A. saidB. fastenedC. readD. stamped42.A. knowB. stopC. findD. help43.A. shareB. tellC. writeD. remember44.A. newsB. sorrowC. storiesD. failure45.A. bigB. smallC.
17、wildD. empty46.A. stayB. hideC. fillD. live47.A. tookB. noticedC. drewD. picked48.A. lastB. firstC. nickD. given49.A. shouldB. needC. cantD. must50.A. andB. sinceC. butD. so51.A. calledB. laughedC. criedD. shouted52.A. friendB. motherC. sisterD. daughter53.A. realizedB. receivedC. contactedD. recogn
18、ized54.A. futureB. progressC. livesD. weddings55.A. for sureB. at allC. in allD. as well第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOnce there was a prisoner who was jailed in a dark prison which he thought was a great fortress(堡垒). The cell was dark and wet. Ther
19、e was a tiny window with bars on it. The rest of the cell was so dark that he could not see the other three walls. The only wall he could make out was the wall with the window in it. The only light the room received was from this window. Once in a while the prisoner would manage to climb up to the w
20、indow and look out on the world outside. If he stretched and looked, he could see a little bit of the life-giving sun out there.For the first five years in that prison the prisoner stayed in the tiny place of light thrown in through the window. He never tried to go past the edge of the little square
21、 of light. But then he became restless. The prisoner started to move a little bit at a time deeper into the darkness of his prison cell. He moved a few inches a day. After what seemed like a year he found the left-hand wall of the cell. It took him much less time to find the right-hand wall as he wa
22、s becoming more confident.Then he began to search for the wall opposite the window. As he went deeper and deeper into the darkness of the cell he thought of turning back. But his curiosity drove him forward. In the darkness of his cell he found the back wall had a door. And the door was open!The doo
23、r had always been open, and it led to a passage, which led him out of the dark prison into freedom and the life-giving sun. His imprisonment（监禁）had all been his mind.56.Why did the prison NOT think of running away from the cell?A. Because the cell was very dark and he could see nothing.B. Because th
24、e cell was so well-guarded and he could see no way to escape.C. Because he had thought there was no possibility to escape from the cell.D. Because he was afraid of getting lost if he walked out the cell.57.What did the prisoner do during the first five years?A. He searched for ways to get out.B. He
25、stayed where the light shone.C. He did nothing but blame himselfD. He thought about where the other three walls were.58. The underlined word “restless” most probably means _.A. boredB. illC. excitedD. sleepy59.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The prisoner couldnt see even a little of the
26、 sun in the dark cell.B. The prisoner was certain that there was a door before finding it.C. The prisoner found the left-hand wall of the cell in a short time.D. The prisoner thought of giving up looking for the back wall. BAmerican teens are setting an example for their parents through their volunt
27、eer work, according to a new survey by Harris Interactive. They found that more teens volunteer to support a charitable cause 56% than have a part-time job 39%Parents said 82% of the teens in their lives do something to support charitable causes, including volunteering, recruiting(招募) others to a ca
28、use, wearing a button or T-shirt or donating money. 46% of the adults surveyed said they volunteer and they also take credit for inspiring their children to volunteer.Sara Johnson is a teacher who advises students at a private school. She says theres been an enthusiasm among teens for joining in soc
29、ial causes since President Barack Obama was elected in November two years ago.The Harris Interactive survey found a quarter of teens have become more involved in charitable causes or organizations as a result of the economic downturn(经济衰退). But the economy has also led to cuts in income, and has tee
30、ns working more hours at a paying job.Unlike many public high schools across the nation, Illiana Christian High School does not require its students to clock public service hours. Senior Melissa Marting said some kids are too busy with other things like sports and music, but most of her classmates d
31、o volunteer work.Alynn Woodson, director of volunteer engagement at Habitat for Humanity International, said she has noticed a new enthusiasm among teen volunteers for the organization. It is expected that more than 12,000 young people will help build homes for low-income people around the nation th
32、is year.60.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Helping find new people to work for charitable causes.B. Donating clothes.C. Donating money.D. Helping building homes for low-income people.61.Melissa Martin is most probably a _.A. teacherB. parentC. studentD. surveyor62. Due to t
33、he economic downturn, American teens _.A. find it harder to do part-time jobsB. spend less time doing volunteer workC. get more money from their parentsD. work harder at their studies63.Whats the best title of the passage?A. Teens in the economic downturnB. Charitable causes in AmericaC. More teens
34、volunteer than work part-timeD. More parents inspire their children to volunteer. CA mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package: What food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse dec
35、lared the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me, I cannot be bothered by it.”The mouse turned to the pi
36、g and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr.0. Mouse,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers.”The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “A mouse trap, am I in grave danger, huh?”So the mouse returned
37、to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmers mouse trap alone.That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmers wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail t
38、he trap had caught. The snake bit the farmers wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soups main ingredient. His wifes sickness continued so that fr
39、iends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmers wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat. So the next time you hear t
40、hat someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk.64. We may infer that the passage is most probably a _.A. fairy tale B. fable C. science fiction D. news report65. We could see from the passage that the mouse
41、 was _.A. kind and warm-hearted B. well-informedC. good at cheating others D. foolish and rude66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The pig was comparatively less friendly than the others in the farmyard.B. The mouse trap that the mouse discovered was not a practical one.C.
42、The farmer and his wife trapped an evil snake that night.D. The farmers family was in fact poor and they had no friends.A vertical farm is a glass-walled structure that could be built as tall as a skyscraper. Despommier imagines a 30-story building with a greenhouse on every floor. The walls of the
43、building would be clear, to allow crops to get as much sunlight as possible. Depending on a citys water resources, Despommier thinks hydroponic（水培的）gardening is another promising process for the vertical farm. Hydroponics is the growth of plants without soil. A solution（溶液）containing nutrients is re
44、gularly added to the growth containers to feel the plants roots.Despommier says the hydroponic greenhouses would use a system that would recycle a citys waste water and fill it with nutrients to make the crops grow. If this process works, it would provide food to a city and save millions of tons of
45、water.The idea of a vertical farm has attracted the attention of government officials around the world. Scott Stringer, a government official from New York City, thinks the Big Apple is suitable for the vertical farming. “Obviously we dont have vast amounts of available land,” Stringer said. “But th
46、e sky is the limit in Manhattan.”Despommier admits that there is still a lot of work to be done to make vertical farms a reality. “But I think vertical farming is an idea that can work in a big way,” he says.68.Why are people advised to eat local?A. Because local food is more nutritious.B. Because i
47、t means more convenience to people.C. Because it can help people save a lot of money.D. Because it is an environmentally friendly way of living69.Which of the following is TRUE about the vertical farming?A. Soil isnt used to grow plant at all.B. It is a 30-storey building with a greenhouse on every
48、floor.C. It has solved the problem of the lack of food in a big way.D. Drops are mainly grown in the rainwater.70.By saying “the sky is the limit in Manhattan”, Stringer means _.A. there is a limit for using empty land tin ManhattanB. people can make full use of vertical space of ManhattanC. the hei
49、ght of buildings in Manhattan is limitedD. Manhattan can spread as far as possible第二卷（两部分，共35分）第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。New research says 35 percent of child deaths worldwide are caused by hunger. The research comes from poor to middle-income count
50、ries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland is the lead writer of the research. He says more than 3.5 million mothers and children under five die in poor countries each year because of hunger. He says about t
51、wo million children die from underdevelopment, either before or after birth. Millions of others who survive face a lifetime of disabilities or early death and the effects are not just physical. Poor mental development also results from hunger as children grow. Then the cycle of poverty and hunger of
52、ten continues for their children. Doctor Black says hungry children can have conditions like high blood pressure and heart disease as a result of hunger. He says the studies show that food programs need to place the greatest importance on the first two years of life. Hungry children can suffer their
53、 whole life damage from age two. It is high time their diets were improved. Diets should include foods rich in vitamin A and other vitamins and minerals. The researchers say early help such as this could reduce child deaths by 25%. This research has also faced some criticism. A medical aid group say
54、s the researchers underestimate (低估) the number of child deaths due to hunger. The researchers say there are findings that support this treatment but more studies are needed to compare it to hospital care.TitleA new researchTheme71. is childrens biggest killer.The general introductionOf all child de
55、aths throughout the world, 35 percent 72. from hunger.The children in poor or middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are 73. with such a situation.Each year hunger causes over 3.5 million mothers and children under 5 in poor countries to die.The 74. effects of hunger on childrenOv
56、er 2 million children die of hunger before or after they are 75. .Millions of the survivors will be disabled all their lives or die at an early 76. .Hunger can also result in childrens bad mental development.Hunger can bring children high blood pressure and heart trouble, too.The 77. to save childre
57、nFood programs must realize the period between the birth and the age of 2 is the most 78. for childrens physical development.Diets should be improved.Diets should contain food with 79. vitamins and minerals.Some criticism on the researchNot 80. child deaths are paid attention to by the researchers.第
58、五部分 书面表达（满分25分） 随着经济的快速发展，城市的私家车拥有量越来越大，随之出现了严重的交通问题。你所在的班级将举办一次主题为“如何解决城市交通拥堵”的英语演讲比赛。请写一篇英语演讲稿，内容包括以下几个方面： 1、提倡多乘公交车、地铁（metro）等，少开私家车可以缓解城市交通拥堵； 2、可能的话，步行或骑自行车，提高环保意识，减少环境污染； 3、目前政府应改进公共交通体系（the public transport system），发展绿色交通运输，引进更多的电动公交车（electric bus），满足人们的需求。 With the rapid development of econo
59、my in many big cities in China, more and more people have their own cars, and also more and more problems arise.答 案One possible version: With the rapid development of economy in many big cities in China, more and more people have their own cars, and also more and more problems arise. The traffic pro
60、blem is really a problem, which can be found everywhere, especially in the developing countries. I think some effective measures should be taken to solve the problem. Firstly, citizens should cut down the use of cars. At present, there are too many private cars and the streets are too crowded. Citiz
61、ens should be encouraged to turn to public transportation like buses, metro, which will ease traffic jams. Secondly, citizens should raise their awareness of environment protection. If they live not far from where they work, they can go to work on foot or by bicycle. Nowadays, more people prefer ele
62、ctric bikes to other means of transport, which benefits environment a lot. Finally, the government should make a great effort to improve the public transport system to meet citizens demands. More electric buses are supposed to be introduced, for the electric buses are noticeably, lowering noise and air pollution. The better the public buses service is, the more people are willing to take buses.