1、山西大学附属中学20112012学年高三年级第二学期二月考试英语试题 考试时间：100分钟 第一卷第一部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分55分)第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1. The 44-year-old Cameron, _ youngest British Prime Minister in nearly 200 years, wants to improve Sino-British relations to _ new high. A. a; the Ba; a Cthe; a Dthe; the2. After two years research,
2、we now have a _better understanding of the disease. A. very B. farC. fairly D. quite3. Lend me some more money, will you? Sorry, Ive got _ at hand myself. You know the MP3 player cost me all I had just now. A. nothing B. no C. noneD. not4. Mr Black must be worried about something. You can _ it from
3、the look on his face.A. reason B. recognize C. read D. realize5. How can you expect him to make any improvement_ you never give him a chance to have a try?A. unless B. when C. until D. even if6. Ive always _ Deng Xiaoping for his courage and determination to push China forward. A. looked down upon B
4、. looked forward to C. looked around for D looked up to7. What on earth happened to that woman selling newspapers? I dont know. She _ around here for a long time. A. hasnt seenB. didnt see C. hasnt been seeing D. hasnt been seen8. My newly- purchased bag is nowhere to be found._ I have left it on th
5、e bus?A. Could B. Should C. Must D. Would9. Im thinking of the test tomorrow. Im afraid I cant pass this time. _! Im sure youll make it. A. Take it easy B. Never mind C. Take your time D. No problem10. As we all know, every minute _ full use of _ our lessons will do good to our students A. which mak
6、es; studying B. that is made; to study C. when is made; to study D. that is made; studying11. You should have prepared your speech for the meeting, Mr. Smith. Yes, I know. But how could I _ the meeting date fixed so soon? ks5uA. while B. as C. after D. with12. What was it that caused the party to be
7、 put off? _the invitations. A. Because Tom delayed sending B. Tom delayed to send C. That Tom delayed sending D. Tom delaying sending13. _ shoulder to shoulder with a girl, I felt very embarrassed.A. Spotting shopping B. Spotted shoppingC. Having spotted to shop D. Spotted to shop14. Do you think ou
8、r basketball team played very well yesterday? _. A. They were not nervous at all. B. They couldnt have done better. A. They played naturally D. They were still young.15. It was not until Mum agreed to take her to KFC, _was her favorite, _the spoiled girl stopped crying. A. that; that B. which; which
9、 C. that; which D. which; that第二节 完形填空（共20小题, 每小题 2分, 满分 40 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Mickey was a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy. No one could remember ever having seen him 16 ; it seemed he didnt 17 whatever people said to him. Even his teachers admired his good 18 .
10、 It was so unusual that a story was going around that Mickeys 19 must be due to some special secret. They asked Mickey so much that he 20 his favorite teacher, Mr. Anthony, to tea one afternoon. When they had finished, Mickey 21 Mr. Anthony around the house. When Mickey opened his bedroom door, the
11、teacher 22 . The huge wall was a unique collage (拼贴画) of thousands of colors and shapes! It was the loveliest decoration Mr. Anthony had ever 23 . “Some people at school think that I 24 think badly of anyone,” Mickey started to explain, “and that 25 at all bothers me, but thats not true at all. Im j
12、ust like anyone else. I used to get angrier than all the other kids. 26 years ago, with the help of my parents, I started a small collage. With every little piece I stuck on, I added some bad thought or act.”It was 27 . The teacher looked closely at the wall. In each one of the small 28 he could rea
13、d “fool”, “silly”, “idiot”, “pain” , and a thousand other 29 things.“This is how I started 30 all my bad times into an opportunity to 31 to my collage. Now I like the collage so much that, each time someone makes me angry, I couldnt be 32 . Theyve given me a new piece for my work of 33 .”That day, t
14、he teacher was impressed by Mickeys 34 to have an optimistic character. Without telling anyone, Mr. Anthony 35 his own collage and he would often recommend it to his students.16. A. angry B. lonelyC. excited D. calm17. A. understandB. acceptC. forget D. mind18. A. character B. decisionC. method D. d
15、ream19. A. cleverness B. goodnessC. anxiety D. worry20. A. introduced B. helped C. invitedD. followed21. A. promised B. drove C. moved D. showed22. A. relaxed B. appeared C. froze D. escaped23. A. want B. seenC. required D. made24. A. never B. often C. everD. almost 25. A. something B. anything C. e
16、verything D. nothing 26. A. As B. But C. Because D. Though27. A. reasonable B. crazy C. true D. difficult28. A. books B. walls C. boxes D. pieces29. A. negative B. strange C. clever D. small 30. A. turning B. throwingC. cutting D. packing31. A. belong B. get C. add D. lead32. A. quicker B. happier C
17、. more carefulD. more friendly33. A. literature B. movie C. science D. art34. A. advice B. practice C. secret D. suggestion 35. A. left B. began C. missed D. bought第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分, 满分45分）阅读下列短文, 从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AEight days for just ￥12,000Departs：May, O
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20、f Sant Agata, set on a hillside six miles away from Sorrento, or the more lively and well-known international resort town of Sorrento, with wonderful views over the Bay of Naples.Breathtaking scenery, famous sights and European restaurants everywhere. From the mysterious Isle of Capri to the hunting
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22、A group of ten college students, ￥10,000 for each.Like to know more? Telephone Newmarket Air Holidays Ltd on : 08452267788（All calls charged at local rates）.36. All the following are included in the price of ￥12,000 EXCEPT_.A. transport between the airport and the hotel B. telephone calls made by to
23、urists C. the service of guides to tourists D. a double room for every two tourists 37. If you dont like sharing a room with others, you have to pay_.A.￥12,000 B.￥10,000 C.￥2,000 D.￥14,00038. If you like to visit historical sites, which of the following is your best choice?A. Amalfi. B. Sant Agata.
24、C. Pompeii. D. Sorrento. 39. Who is the advertisement intended for?A. Potential tourists. B. College students. C. Quiet people. D. Old people.BDuring the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another. Understandably so. Many of us want ou
25、r children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie, its their school work that suffers the most. “After school, if theyre busy in a numbe
26、r of sporting events, besides, they need to do their homework, then the time theyll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if youre filling up that after school time, then its during the day theyre going to be taking a break.”Professor Claire McDermott agrees that theres a l
27、ot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away. “Relaxing time is important for children. Its time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesnt look like productive time; parents certainly wouldnt be sa
28、ying Wow, are they ever learning things now? But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, but it also helps to understand the learning thats gone on that day.”Its hard to prevent signing our kids up for som
29、e activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them
30、 an opportunity to master them. “When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what were doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill.” So choose your childrens activities wisely. It may be one of the best thing
31、s youve ever done for your kids and for the family drivers!40. What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?A. They can get bored easily about everything.B. They might have no time to do the homework.C. They might not pay much attention to learning.D. They ca
32、n not easily focus on learning during the day.41. What should we think of childrens playing around aimlessly?A. It is productive.B. It is a bad habit. C. It is helpful.D. It is a waste of time.42. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Dont be childrens drivers after school.B. Let children learn s
33、omething from various subjects.C. Make your children learn as much as possible.D. Choose activities for your children wisely.ks5uCA new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Web holism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-
34、mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users.
35、This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and dont c
36、oncentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life. They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The r
37、elation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society. Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to keep themselves apart from the society and li
38、ve with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavio
39、r is beginning to affect all the world. 43. The authors attitude towards web holism is that of being_. A. optimistic B. disapproving C. positive D. acceptable44. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The influence of web holism B. The advantage of web holismC. The popularity of web holism D. The
40、cause of web holism45. What does the underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably mean?A. attractive B. professional C. addictive D. potential46. We can infer from the passage that_. A. web holism has the greatest effect on teenagersB. students can hardly balance real and virt
41、ual lifeC. people are addicted to games on the InternetD. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anywayDStarting the day on an egg could keep your blood pressure (血压) under control, research suggests. Scientists have shown that eggs produce proteins with a function similar to that of powerful blo
42、od pressure-lowering drugs.The research, from the University of Alberta in Canada, showed that when eggs come in contact with stomach enzymes (酶) they produce a protein that acts in the same way as Ace inhibitors, but more work is needed to show the effects outside a lab and in the human body.Earlie
43、r this month, British researchers declared that, contrary to popular beliefs, it is healthy to go to work on an egg. They concluded that the type of cholesterol (胆固醇) found in eggs has little effect on increasing heart disease risks.Researcher Professor Bruce Griffin, from the University of Surrey,
44、said: “The wrong beliefs linking egg eating to high blood cholesterol and heart disease must be corrected. The amount of fat in our diet has an effect on blood cholesterol that is several times greater than the relatively small amounts of cholesterol found in eggs. The UK public do not need to be li
45、miting the number of eggs they eat. They can be encouraged to include them in a healthy diet as they are one of natures most nutritious foods.”The British Heart Foundation dropped its three-egg-a-week limit in 2005. However, almost half of Britons believe the limit still applies.47. From the text we
46、 know that Ace inhibitors are .A. a kind of medicine B. a kind of protein C. a kind of illness D. a kind of food48. According to what Professor Bruce said, eggs .A. are the most nutritious food. B. have no effect on blood cholesterolC. can be included in a healthy diet D. are forbidden to be eaten i
47、n the UK49. We can infer from the text that .A. drugs to lower blood pressure will be replaced by eating eggsB. stomach enzymes mixed with eggs can cure heart diseases C. most Britons agree the three-egg-a-week limit should be droppedD. about 50% of Britons think eating an egg a day is bad for their
48、 health50. The text is meant .A. to introduce scientific findings about eggs B. to introduce a medicine made from eggsC. to tell people how to lower their blood pressure D. to advise people to eat as many eggs as possible第二节（共5小题；每题3分, 满分15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。A great life does
49、nt happen by accident. It is the result of allocating (分配) your time, energy ,thoughts ,and hard work towards what you want your life to be . Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to support success and ease. It is the result of using what you get in a creat
50、ive and thoughtful way, instead of just what comes next ._51_.S-Simplify. A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misinterpret what simplify means. Its not a way to remove work from your life ._52_ . In order to create a great life , you will have to make room for it in you
51、rs first.E-Effort. A great life is the result of your best effort. Creating it requires that you make some adjustments. It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time ,or choosing to spend your money in a different way. Life will reward your best effort. C-Create priorities.(首要事情).A great life is
52、 the result of creating priorities .Its easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the time ,energy and money you have in a way thats important to you ._53_.R-Remove distractions. A great life is the result of removing distracti
53、ons. _54_. Removing distractions can be a difficult concept to many people ,since they havent really considered that there is another way to live. Find ways to free up your mental energy for things that are more important to you.T-Thoughts. _55_.Your belief in the outcome will directly determine how
54、 successful you are. Motivated people have specific goals and look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important to creating a life that you love.A. When you focus on simplifying your life ,you free up energy and t
55、ime for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here. B. A great life is the result of having reserves -reserves of things ,time, space ,energy and money.C. Today ,right now , is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your hearts desires.D. Up to 75% of your ment
56、al energy can be tied up in things that stop your concentrating.E. Now please use “secrets” to fit your own needs and style ,and start creating your own great life today.F. A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can h
57、appen to you !G. Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities.第二卷第三部分 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)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()，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
58、，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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11处起)不计分。The winter holiday is coming, which made me excited. I have been looking forward at relaxing myself. Id like to go skating, climb mountains and see several movie. I think I can play basketball with my classmates. How a wonderful time Ill h
59、ave during the winter holiday! But, my parents think different. They dont want me go out. They are afraid Ill be knocked down by a truck, fallen off a tree, or fight with others. Besides, they are afraid I will lose my way. I hate being treated like a bird keeping in a cage. To get more freedom, so
60、I will try to persuade them.第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 随着英语和网络的普及，一些英语词汇被夹杂于汉语表达中，如用hold表示“能对付、扛得住”，用out表示“过时、陈旧”。请针对该现象，根据以下要点写一篇英语短文。1.该现象积极和消极的方面；2.该现象背后反映了什么；3.你是否接受这种表达及理由。ks5u注意：1. 词数：100左右 2. 参考词汇：phenomenon 现象山西大学附中高三第二学期二月考试英语答案单选1-15: CBCCB DDAAB DCBBD完形填空: 16-20. ADABC 21-25. DCBAD 26-30. BCDAA 31-3
61、5. CBDCB 阅读理解36-39. BDCA 40-42. DCD 43-46. BACB 47-50. ACDA 51-55. EAGDF 短文改错：ks5uThe winter holiday is coming, which made me excited. I have been looking forward at relaxing makestomyself. Id like to go skating, climb mountains and see several movie. I think I can play basketball movieswith my clas
62、smates. How a wonderful time Ill have during the winter holiday! But, my parents What Howeverthink different. They dont want me go out. They are afraid Ill be knocked down by a truck, fallen off a differentlyto falltree, or fight with others. Besides, they are afraid I will lose my way. I hate being
63、 treated like a bird keeping in a cage. To get more freedom, so I will try to persuade them.kept作文： With the popularity of English and the Internet, some people like to use English words in Chinese expressions. For example, the use of the word “hold” to mean “ to control or be able to deal with “, a
64、nd “out” to mean “out of date, not fashionable”. As we all know , every coin has two sides, and the positive side of this phenomenon is that much fun can be felt sometimes when English words are directly put in Chinese expressions. However, this phenomenon also has a negative effect on the proper use of standard Chinese. It shows that the western culture is gradually influencing our life. Personally, I dont appreciate this fashion because keeping Chinese pure is beyond any fashion.ks5u
