五市三区09届高三第一学期期中考试试卷

英  语

2008.11

注意事项：本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共120分，考试时间为120分钟。请将第Ⅰ卷选择题的答案填涂在答题卡上；第Ⅱ卷非选择题写在答题卷上，在试卷上答题无效。

第Ⅰ卷  选择题 (三部分，共85分)

第一部分  听力 (共两节，满分20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。

1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a restaurant.                   B. On a plane.                           C. In a classroom.

2. What can we infer from the conversation?

A. The exam was easier than the previous one.

B. Joe is sure that he will do better in the next exam.

C. Joe probably failed in the exam.

3. What did Paul do this morning?

A. He had a history lesson.      B. He had a chemistry lesson.     C. He attended a meeting.

4. What happened to the woman?

A. She lost her handbag.         B. She lost her keys.                 C. She lost her car.

5. What are they going to do?

A. Buy a birthday present.              B. Finish the work first.             C. Go to Mary’s birthday party.

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。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，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。

6. What is the man?

A. A storywriter.                  B. A policeman.                     C. A reporter.

7. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. A personal stealing.          B. A bank robbery.                   C. A murder case.

8. When does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In the morning.               B. In the afternoon.                   C. In the evening.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。

9. What is inside the man’s parcel?

A. Two shirts and a tie.           B. Two shirts, a tie and a suit.     C. Two shirts and a suit.

10. What determines the cost of posting the parcel?

A. The distance the parcel covers and the time it takes.

B. The contents in the parcel and its weight.

C. The kind of mail and the weight of the parcel.

11. How much does the man pay at last?

A. $18.25.                           B. $11.12.                         C. $3.08.

听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。

12. Why hasn’t the father given his daughter allowance (零用钱)?

A. He didn’t remember to do it.            

B. He doesn’t have any money now.

C. His daughter already has some money.

13. When does the father usually give his daughter money?

A. On Friday.                               B. On Saturday.                          C. On Sunday.

14. Where might the man get money to pay his daughter?

A. From a jar.                              B. From the bank.                       C. From his bed.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Where did the man live three months ago?

A. In a student house.                    B. In his own house.                    C. With a family.

16. What is the man’s problem in studying?

A. The student house is too noisy.   

B. The computer room is always busy.                                         

C. The course is too difficult.

17. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?

A. Curious.                                          B. Honest.                                  C. Helpful.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is Steinbeck’s book “Travels With Charley” about?

A. People with problems.              B. Travels around the world.        C. Beautiful America.

19. Which shows the right order of the places Steinbeck and Charley traveled to?

A. Maine―Midwest―California―Texas.

B. Midwest―Maine―Texas―California.

C. New York―California―Maine―Texas.

20. What does the passage tell us about Steinbeck?

A. He spent three months writing “Travels with Charley”.

B. He enjoyed his travels around the United States.

C. He traveled with another writer called Charley.

第二部分  英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. ― Do you know what EU stands for, Tommy?

― Sure. It stands for the European Union, ________ European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between ________ countries that are members.

A. an; the                       B. the; /                        C. a; the                 D. an; /

22. ― Would you mind my coming over and having a look at your new garden? My little son’s curious about those roses you grow.

―________. You are welcome.

A. Yes, I do                 B. Never mind          C. Yes, please            D. Not at all

23. I know she didn’t pass the qualifying exam, but really she is ________ but stupid.

A. anything                    B. nothing                    C. something                D. none

24. ― How can I have a better command of English in a short time, Professor White?

― No short cut indeed. Just take every opportunity to ________.

A. put it up                            B. polish it up               C. take it up                  D. make it up

25. The employers often give the job to ________ they believe have work experience with a strong sense of duty.

A. whoever                     B. whomever                C. who                         D. those who

26. Bicycles have been around in our life for more than hundreds of years, but no one knows who ________ the first bicycle.

A. invented                     B. had invented             C. has invented             D. would invent

27. ―This computer is useless! The keyboard is so slow.    ―________.

A. Never judge a book by its cover                             

B. A bad workman blames his tools

C. Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched     

D. Great minds think alike

28. This kind of glasses made by experienced workers ________comfortably.

A. is worn                      B. wears                             C. are worn　               D. have worn

29. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ________ to the outside world.

A. having been lost        B. to be lost               C. losing                   D. lost

30. Tourism, _____ it brings in money to a country, can also result in damage to the World Heritage sites there.

A. because                  B. as                          C. while                      D. since

31. Every culture has developed ________ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.

A. preferences               B. expectations             C. fantasies                  D. fashions

32. With food and water ________ short, the explorers were facing the danger of dying from hunger and thirst at any time.

A. to run                        B. to be run                  C. run                          D. running

33. ―How was the 2008 Beijing Olympic opening ceremony?

―________ that the whole world was attracted.

A. It was very fantastic                                       B. Such fantastic was it

C. So fantastic was it                                                 D. So fantastic it was

34. Some women ________a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work in order to look after their family better.

A. must make                 B. could have made      C. would make             D. should have made

35. The colour red on the Indonesian flag can symbolize the fire ________ comes from Indonesia’s volcanoes, or the fact ________ the equator goes through the country.

A. which, that                 B. that, which               C. that, how                  D. which, why

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 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。

Are you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seeking happiness today?

Many people have   36   a variety of sources for their feelings of happiness. Some have put their heart and effort into their work. Too many have turned to drugs and alcohol. Untold numbers have looked for it in the possession of expensive cars, exotic vacation homes, and other popular “toys”. Most of their efforts have a   37   in one common fact: people are looking for a(n)   38 

source of happiness.

Unfortunately, I believe that happiness escapes many people because they   39   the process and journey of finding it. I have heard many people say that, “I’ll be happy when I get my new promotion.” Or “I’ll be happy when I lose that   40   20 pounds.” The list goes on and on. You probably have a few of your own you could   41   if you wanted.

This thinking is   42   because it presupposes(预先假定) that happiness is a “response” to having, being or doing something. In life, we all   43   stimulus(刺激) and response. Stimulus is when a dog barks at you and bares his teeth. Response is when your heart beats faster, your palms get sweaty and you   44   to run. Today, some people think that an expensive car is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. A great paying job is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. A loving relationship is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. This belief   45   us thinking and feeling: “I’ll be happy when…”

It has been my finding that actually the   46   is true. I believe that happiness is a stimulus and response is what life brings to those who are truly   47  . When we are happy, we   48   to have more success in our work. When we are happy, people want to be around us and enjoy loving relationships. When we are happy, we more   49   take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health. Happiness is NOT a response―  50  , it is a stimulus.

Happiness is a conscious   51   we make every day of our lives. For unknown reasons to me, many choose to be painful, unsuccessful and angry most of the time. Happiness is   52  .

something that happens to us after we get something we want―we usually get things we want   53 

we choose to be happy.

I have made only one   54   rule for my own happiness: Every day above ground is a GOOD day.   55  , I tend to have a lot of good and happy days continually.

36. A. owned                             B. valued                     C. ignored                   D. sought

37. A. sense                        B. root                        C. theory                     D. view

38. A. lasting                             B. confusing                C. challenging               D. existing

39. A. dislike                             B. mix                         C. misunderstand          D. miss

40. A. valueless                   B. miserable                 C. visible                     D. extra

41. A. add                           B. make                       C. accept                     D. consider

42. A. interesting                 B. dangerous                C. unbelievable             D. unreasonable

43. A. refuse                       B. receive                    C. witness                    D. experience

44. A. fear                          B. forget                      C. prepare                    D. hesitate

45. A. stops                         B. suggests                   C. leaves                      D. prevents

46. A. belief                        B. statement                 C. idea                        D. opposite

47. A. honest                       B. happy                      C. lucky                             D. wise

48. A. tend                          B. mean                       C. hope                       D. wish

49. A. properly                    B. practically                      C. naturally                  D. possibly

50. A. rather                        B. though                    C. even                        D. also

51. A. decision                    B. judgment                 C. choice                     D. conclusion

52. A. just                           B. not                          C. perhaps                   D. almost

53. A. UNLESS                   B. AFTER                    C. UNTIL                     D. BEFORE

54. A. simple                             B. strict                       C. obvious                   D. acceptable

55. A. However                   B. Finally                     C. Fortunately              D. Therefore

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。

A

Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship(崇拜). At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?

Despite great differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.

A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a group of people who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame(名声).

Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. A sure test for would-be heroes is: what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would say that their fans find life more abundant?

Heroes are catalysts(催化剂) for change, they have a vision from the mountain top. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. Jr., we might still have segregated (隔离的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for big changes to occur without the heroes who have attractive personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the future uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.

56. According to the passage, heroes may share the following EXCEPT that ________.

A. they generally have certain inspiring characteristics   B. they can attract a large number of fans

C. they often have the skill to move the masses             D. they usually serve only their own fame

57. Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because ________.

A. they are popular only among certain groups of people

B. their performances do not improve their fans morally

C. they are not much concerned about their fans

D. they are not clear about the principles they should follow

58. The author concludes that historical changes would ________.

A. be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities

B. not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices

C. produce leaders with attractive personalities

D. not happen but for the committee meetings

Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even reasonably proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about undertaking it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill―one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to ignore the branch of study concerned with speaking the language in their practical teaching. So English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention.

It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained from books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call general phonetic theory. But it does not follow that you can teach pronunciation successfully as soon as you have read the necessary books. It depends after that what use you make of your knowledge; and this is a matter of technique.

59. Many people do not speak foreign languages well because they ________.

A. are not proficient in pronouncing their own language

B. do not have time to undertake the problem

C. cannot grasp the nature of the problem of learning a foreign language

D. fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language requires special training

60. It can be inferred from the passage that many language teachers ________.

A. speak English with a poor accent                           

B. lack training in teaching pronunciation

C. do not devote enough lesson time to teaching pronunciation

D. have failed to recognize the importance of a good accent

61. According to the writer, what does the teacher need in order to teach pronunciation successfully?

A. Some necessary books.                     

B. Careful training.

C. Necessary information and technique.           

D. Skills and experience.

62. In the next part, the author would most probably discuss about ________.

A. the importance of a good accent                      

B. techniques for teaching pronunciation

C. the knowledge teachers of language should possess

D. the language teacher’s attitude toward pronunciation

C

When I was an education official in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our school board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper:

Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, “Jim, I love you and I’m very proud of you.”

I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.

When you put all the good qualities on the scale and try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings won’t amount to much.

I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, “Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye.” He gave me something to treasure forever.

If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.

You may never have another chance.

63. According to the passage, we know that _______.

A. Jim was always ashamed of himself                 B. Jim did very well in his studies

C. Jim’s parents were patient with him                  D. Jim failed to finish his high school

64. The underlined word “irritating” in Paragraph 4 most probably means _______.

A. annoying                    B. aggressive                C. impatient                  D. thrilling

65. By writing the letter printed in the Palo Alto Times, the author intends to _______.

A. mourn her son’s sudden death in a traffic accident

B. remind people to be cautious of motorcycles

C. tell parents to take better care of their children

D. suggest people taking the chance to express their love in time

66. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Love your Family.              B. Do it Today.             C. Walk with Pride.              D. Appreciate Smiles.

D

When we talk about breaking records in the Olympic Games, we came across the issue of performance-improving drugs. These drugs are originally developed to help people with illnesses, but in the wrong hands, they create supreme athletes making them faster and stronger than is normal for human beings. Taking these drugs is known as “doping” and although they improve performance, they also cause serious health problems in later life for those who abuse them.

The sports world does not tolerate doping as it is a fundamental form of cheating. Ben Johnson would still be the 100 metres world record holder if he had not been caught taking drugs in the 1988 Olympics. Other records remain doubtful, like Florence Griffith’s 100 metres record back in 1988. Did she take drugs?

Doping is not only a problem in athletes, it is part of every sport when athletes seek to achieve beyond their natural limits and are prepared to cheat to do so. In 2006 cycling fans worldwide were shocked when the winner of the annual cycling race, the Tour de France, was caught doping. Floyd Lands made several lame excuses blaming medicine he had been taking for injury but these were all in vain. He failed two drug tests.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to catch athletes using illegal drugs. It is compulsory for winners to be tested but other participants are only tested at random. New drugs are developed all the time and drug tests for sporting events are often one step behind.

However, doping is not the only thing we need to worry about. Unless we are careful, “gene-therapy(基因治疗)” will be the next big threat. For medical purposes, scientists have already found ways to build muscle and increase strength by changing people’s genes. Gene-therapy is very controversial and many people oppose further research into it. If gene-therapy were used now, it would be almost impossible to find out. In the future, athletes who have their genes changed might be able to do the 100 metres dash in just 8 seconds or the marathon in less than two hours.

In today’s world, winners are celebrated and treated as heroes, but if doping and gene-therapy continue to affect the outcomes of major sporting events, the word “hero” will have lost all meaning.

67. What is “doping”?

A. It’s a form of cheating in sports.                             B. It’s a physical test given to athletes.

C. It’s a new way to improve athletes’ performances.     D. It’s a health problem athletes have now.

68. Doping can do the following BUT _______.

A. help people with illnesses                                       B. help athletes build muscles

C. cause serious health problems                                 D. make athletes perform better

69. Which of the following statements is true about “gene-therapy”?

A. Gene-therapy has caused serious problems in the sporting world.

B. Gene-therapy will bring about more “sports heroes” in the future.

C. Gene-therapy is opposed by all people because of its bad effects.

D. Gene-therapy is originally developed for medical purposes.

70. What’s the general idea of the whole passage?

A. It’s hard to catch athletes doping because drug tests are very slow.

B. Doping is a huge problem in the sporting world that can never be solved.

C. The present and future of the sporting world is being affected by doping and gene-therapy.

D. Ben Johnson, Florence Griffith and Floyd Landis have all shocked the world by their speed.

第II卷 非选择题 (二部分，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后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。

注意：每空只填1个单词。

Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways.

In social life, time plays a very important part. In the United States, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is perhaps not true in some other countries. There it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten.

The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life. For example, no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be too impolite. When equals(同辈) meet, a person who is five minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

In the western world, particularly in the United States, people tend to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one cannot escape. As a rule, Americans think of time as a road stretching into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections which are to be kept separate―“one thing at a time”. People who cannot plan events are not highly regarded. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future, not the future of the South Asian, which may involve centuries. Someone has said of the South Asian idea of time. “Time is like a museum with endless halls and rooms. You, the viewer, are walking through the museum in the dark, holding a light to each scene as you pass it. God is in charge of the museum, and only he knows all that is in it. One lifetime represents one room.”

Since time has such different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.

Time

Different places

       In the USA

In other places  71  South Asia

Different  72  

of time

1. It is impolite that one is  73  of an appointment only three days earlier.

2. Future is  74  and foreseeable.

1. It is considered foolish that you plan an appointment too  75 .

2. Future is far away and may involve a very long period of time.

 Attitudes toward  time

1. Time is like a road stretching into the future. People should do one thing at a time.

2. People are in charge of time by  76  

events reasonably.

1. Time is like a museum with endless halls and rooms. One lifetime  77  

one room.

2. God takes charge of time.

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1. It’s impossible to keep a business associate waiting for an hour.

2. A person who is five minutes late will  79  to the other briefly.

 Conclusion

It’s difficult to communicate  80  understanding the different meanings of time in different cultures.

第五部分  书面表达 (25分)

      在学习生活和工作中，学会与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为 “Being a good partner”的英文演讲稿。

为何与人合作

 1. 现代社会必备；        

 2. 可省时间和精力；

 3. 更多互相学习的机会。

与谁合作

与喜欢的人合作

心情愉快，同甘共苦；

与不喜欢的人合作

学会容忍，努力挖掘其优点；

时间有时会改变看法。

怎样合作

 请你发表自己的观点……(至少2点看法)

注意：

       1. 对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

       2. 词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总数。

       3. 演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。

       参考词汇：合作 cooperate v.

Good afternoon, everyone!

The topic of my speech today is “Being a good partner”.

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Thank you for your listening!

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2008~2009学年度第一学期期中试卷

高 三 英 语

大同一中   李风菊

第Ⅰ卷　客观卷（共115分）

第一部分 语言知识运用 (共两节 55分)

第一节 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）

1.      ―― we have booked a room for today and tomorrow.

   ――         sir.

       A. I’m sure          B. My pleasure          C. It’s all right           D. I’ll check

2.  We all believe that        2008 Beijing Olympic Games is         great successs.

       A. /; a                 B. the; /               C. the; a                    D. a ; a

3.  We have English Lessons        ; that is on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

       A. every other day          B. every another day      C. everyday         D. every few days

4.  What he said reminded me        we had done together during the holidays.

       A. that                B. of what           C. about that                  D. where

5.  I have the habit of keeping some candles in the house in case of power       .

       A. failure                    B. drop                C. lack                D. absence

6.  Homework       , he went to bed at 12:00 in the night.

       A. finished          B. was finished          C. being finished             D. to be finished

7.  When judging your examination, I will        your recent illness into consideration.

       A. make                     B. give                     C. take                D. find

8.  He came to classroom, only        nobody in.

       A. found                    B. finding                   C. find                 D. to find

9.       ―― everybody is here, let’s begin our meeting.

A. For            B. Now that        C. On condition that        D. For fear that

10. He spoke in a loud voice in order to make himself       .

       A. hear        B. hearing           C. heard                    D. to be heard

11. When I visited her, she was        in writing a speech on AIDS prevention.

       A. occupied             B. taken up        C. absorbing             D. devoted

12. He always says what he thinks,        others’ feelings

       A. Despite of             B. regardless of          C. in want of             D. in case of

13. As a teacher, we must        the party’s cause of education.

       A. insist on          B. stick to            C. lead to           D. keep up

14. ―― your help, we couldn’t have finished our task in time.

       A. But for             B. Otherwise              C. As for                     D. As was the case

15. If you come across a key new word in your reading comprehension, you can        this dictionary.

       A. turn to                   B. consult            C. refer to           D. All of the above

第二节　完形填空（每小题2分，共40分）

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years    16   , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    17   , began to believe he might    18    this almost magic barrier.

come.”

“I was driven on by a    29    of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy    30    it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they    31    could have done in previous years. When I leapt at(冲向) the    32    tape, I fell, almost    33   .”

“I know I had done it, ever before I    34    the time. The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes…’ the rest was    35    in the noise of excitement.”

16.  A. passed along              B. passed down        C. went by         D. went over

17.        A. coach                          B. athlete                   C. captain         D. judge

18.        A. defeat                   B. move                            C. beat               D. break

19.        A. real                        B. lucky                      C. serious            D. false

20.        A. competing                  B. training                  C. fighting           D. attending

21.        A. eagerness                    B. pleasure                C. relief               D. worry

22.        A. accident                     B. event                            C. issue                D. topic

23.        A. did up                   B. made up               C. put up                   D. lined up

24.        A. safely                            B. heavily                   C. thinly                     D. gently

25.        A. seemed                 B. used                       C. happened           D. had

26.        A. dragged               B. drawn                           C. pulled                   D. pushed

27.        A. mass                      B. residents                C. crowd                   D. team

28.        A. moment                B. period                           C. while                     D. date

29.        A. concentration             B. collection                     C. combination D. classification

30.        A. so                          B. but                         C. or                    D. as

31.        A. never                            B. ever                        C. even               D. still

32.        A. starting                  B. lasting                           C. finishing          D. running

33.        A. unconcerned              B. unconscious          C. unknown              D. unnoticed

34.        A. offered                  B. told                        C. announced          D. heard

35.        A. stuck                      B. involved                C. lost                  D. spread

第二部分 阅读理解 (每小题3分，共60分)

Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership(伙伴关系) which is good for both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites(寄生虫) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together.

Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in the corals(珊瑚) of the sea. In their skins they have tiny plants which act as “dustmen”, taking some of the waste products from the coral and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from receiving light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.

36. Some birds like to sit on a sheep because         .

       A. they can eat its parasites                        B. they enjoy traveling with the sheep

C. they depend on the sheep for existence     D. they find the position most comfortable

37. The underlined word “they ” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to        .

       A. birds and parasites                                   B. birds and sheep

C. parasites and sheep                                D. sheep, birds and parasites

38. We learn from the text that corals depend on plants for         .

       A. comfort              B. light               C. food              D. oxygen

39. What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?

       A. Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence

B. Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily.

C. Some plants depend on each other for food.

D. Some animals live better together.

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any spouts team. “Football, tennis, cricket―anything with a round ball, I was useless, ” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Sanders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-eater exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, he decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled up and over rocky rice.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski along to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.

40. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?

       A. He became good at most sports.         B. He began to build up his body

C. He joined a sports team                  D. He made friends with a runner.

41. The underlined word “exploits” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to        .

       A. journeys         B. researches                  C. adventures               D. operations

42. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?

       a. He ran his first marathon                 b. He skied alone in the North Pole

c. He rode his bike in a forest             d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole

A. a c d b           B. c d a b            C. a c b d          D. c a b d

43. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

       A. He is a success in sports                          B. He is the best British skier.

C. He is Ridgway’s best student                 D. He is a good instructor at school

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. ＆ Sun.). At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian’ anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的) part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside at Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Bejing.

Cost: 200 yuan

Telephone:4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices:60, 100, 150 yuan

Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat.)

Telephone: 5012372

       The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it, A Japanese team will give an exhibition of climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang zhenghua

44. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about        .

       A. visiting teams                                           B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend                       D. prices to pay for the sports events

45. The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means       .

       A. race           B. practice              C. part of the training           D. part of the tour

46. What is special about the rock climbing competition?

       A.A foreign team takes part in it

B. You don’t have to pay to watch it.

C. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

47. If you want to find something to do just for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027                B. 7143177           C. 5012372                  D. 7144850

It’s 2035. You have a job, a family and you’re about 40 years old. Welcome to your future life.

Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror, “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronic are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe that you are 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged.

As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear: “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that, ” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code on the cereal box find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appear on the counter as kitchen checks its food supplies.

“Ready for your trip to space. You ask your son and daughter. ” In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space－and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacation. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel. ” Thanks to medical advices, vaccination shots are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, the kids head for the front door.

It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office.  Autopilot,” you command. You car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video films rather than read it.

48. What changes the color of your shirt?

       A. The mirror                                                        B. The shirt itself

C. The counter                                                    D. The medicine

49. How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?

       A. By pouring the breakfast into a bowl

B. By listening to the doctor’s advice

C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen

D. By checking the nutrition details of the food

50. The strawberries the children eat serve as         .

       A. breakfast                    B. lunch                C. vaccines            D. nutrition

51. How is the text organized?

       A. In order of time                                        B. In order of frequency

C. In order of preference                                   D. In order of importance

Lillan Hanson, a college junior, expects to graduate in about two years. Mrs Hanson, a rather unusual student, plans to go on to take more courses after she gets her degree. What makes Mrs Hanson different from most of her classmates?

Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.

She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age is to be sitting in class for long periods of time, because she is not as agile as she used to be. Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep her joints from getting stiff. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all gave Mrs Hanson a warm round of applause when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her goals were.

52. Mrs Hanson has gone through college       .

       A. rapidly and well                              B. slowly but surely

C. without any help at all                   D. as a form of entertainment

53. A person who is agile is       .

       A. stiff in the joints                                 B. poor in certain subjects

C. intelligent at schoolwork               D. able to move around well

54. We can learn form the passage that Mrs Hanson         .

       A. is troublesome at college because of her old age

B. often disturbs her teachers’ teaching by walking around in class

C. is popular and well-admired on campus

D. is good at all her subjects except computer studies

55. This story mainly about        .

       A. a woman too old for school

B. a persistent and unusual student

C. the hardship to get college degree

D. how to realize one’s dream

第II卷　主观卷（共35分）

第一部分  改错（每小题1分，共10分）

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正的词。

Today I visited the Smiths－my first time visit                                56.            

to a American family. They live in a small                                          57.            

town. It was very kind for them to meet me                                       58.            

at the railway station and drove me to their home.                         59.            

The Smiths did his best to make me feel                                      60.            

at home. They offered me coffee and other                                     61.            

drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing                          62.            

together. They were eager know everything about                         63.            

China and asked me lost of question. In fact,                                  64.            

they are planning to visit China in next year.                                    65.            

第二部分  书面表达（共25分）

近年来全球许多国家对公共场所吸烟限制越来越严；从2007年1月1日起，我国香港地区室内全面禁烟。针对这个问题，你班同学组织一场辩论会，请你根据下表内容，以“Ban Smoking in Pubic Places?”为题，写一篇短文，客观介绍双方的不同观点。

赞成

1、 有害健康，导致疾病。

2、 影响他人健康。

3、 公共场所禁烟有利于督促吸烟者戒烟。

反对

1、 吸烟不违法，吸烟者有吸烟权利和自由。

2、 不利于餐馆、酒吧等场所的营业。

3、 导致失业。

注意：1、词数：100左右；　2、题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Ban Smoking in Public Places?

Smoking bans can be seen in public places in many countries.                      

高三英语期中答案

1、 单项选择(1×15=15分)

1―5   DCABA     6―10   ACDBC     11―15   ABBAD

2、 完形填空

16―20   CBDAB                         21―25    DBDDA    

26―30   DCACB                          31―35   ACBDC

3、 阅读理解(3×20=60分)

36―40  ABDAB                    41―45   CDACD   

46―50  BCBDC                       51―55   ABDCB

4、 短文改错(1×10=10分)

56、去掉time           57、第一个a改为an          58、for → of

59、drove → drive      60、his → their               61、√

62、have → had        63、to know           64、questions

65、去掉in

5、写面表达

Ban Smoking in public places?

Smoking bans can be seen in public places in many countries. Our class had a heated discussion on banning smoking in public places. Opinions fall into two.

Some students agree that smoking is dangerous, Not only does smoking harm smokers themselves but also harm the people around them. Bans in public places would also urge smokers to smoke less or give it up.

However, Others hold an opposite view. They believe that it’s legal to smoke and smokers should have the freedom and right to smoke in any place they like. Besides, bans on smoking in public places would drive many bars, pubs or clubs out of business. What’s worse, many people will be out of job because of this.

试题详情

华中师大一附中2008―2009学年度第一学期期中检测

高三年级英语试题

本试卷共12页，全卷满分150分，考试用120分钟。

命题人：高三年级英语备课组

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

    做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，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1．5分，满分7．5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。

1．What does the man like?

A．A stormy ocean．              B．Calm waves．                C．Calm water．

2．What does the woman ask the man to do?

A．To do some exercise．        B．Not to go out．              C．To put on more clothes．

3．How much is the yellow tie?

A．$15．                               B．$18．                            C．$36．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．She will buy him a pencil．

B．She has pencils for him．

C．She herself has no more pencils．

5．What does the lady like to drink?

A．Dutch．                            B．Coffee．                       C．Juice．

第二节 （共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5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。

6．What is the woman going to do?

A．Fill out some forms．        B．Have dinner．                C．Pack up some stuff．

7．Who is Jessica?

A．A policewoman．              B．A movie star．               C．A student．

8．What is the man going to do tomorrow afternoon?

A．Play tennis．                     B．Take judd out．              C．See a movie．

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．What sports does the man like to play after work?

A．Table tennis, running and golf．

B．Tennis, jogging and golf

C．Tennis, running and golf．

10．How often does the man play golf?

A．About once a week．       B．About once a month．    C．About once a year．

11．What time will they meet at the clubhouse?

A．At 1:30 p．m．．             B．At 1:30 a．m．．            C．At 2:30 p．m．．

听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。

12．What is the woman waiting for?

   A．She is waiting for the man．

   B．She is waiting for her mother．

   C．She is waiting for the bus．

13．According to the conversation, what is the weather usually like in Florida in March?

A．Cool．                            B．Very hot．                     C．Dry．

14．How often should the bus come to their stop?

A．Every twenty minutes．   B．Every thirty minutes．    C．Once a day．

15．Where has the man lived for ten years?

     A．Florida．                        B．New York．                   C．California．

听第9段材料，回答第16至17题。

16．Who is the man?

   A．He is the girl’s husband． B．He is the girl’s boyfriend． C．He is the girl’s brother．

17．How does the woman feel about the news?

     A．Sad．                             B．Angry．                        C．Happy．

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．How did the speaker and his wife usually get around in London?

A．Buy bus．                       B．By underground．          C．On foot．

19．Which of the following places haven’t they been to during their stay in London?

A．Buckingham Palace．       B．The British Museum．    C．The National Gallery．

20．What did they enjoy doing most in London?

A．Having some very good meals．

B．Doing some shopping．

C．Seeing some good plays．

第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）

第一节    多项选择（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．The dog had such ___________ to its master that it would not leave him, even when he was dead．

  A．devotion             B．contribution           C．connection                    D．application

22．Soon after the terrible earthquake ___________was sent to the people who lost their homes from all over the world．

  A．expense               B．relief                      C．attention                        D．sympathy

23．Jonathan received a promotion to the role of assistant manager and is the youngest person to ___________ that post in this internatioal company．

  A．adopt                  B．seek                       C．occupy                          D．abandon

24．Julia left the company because she found the job frustrating, and felt she wasn’t___________ anything there．

  A．attempting           B．accomplishing         C．confirming                         D．conveying

25．Jane will have to ___________ her piano practice a long time if she wants to be a professional concert performer．

  A．set up                 B．add up                    C．keep up                         D．hold up

26．To make the students understand the problem the teacher tried to explain it, but the explanation just did not ___________to the class．

  A．get through         B．get around                     C．get down                       D．get across

27．This is the second time I have been ___________ by that person; I shall never trust him again．

  A．referred to           B．set down                 C．attended to                     D．let down

28．The government must be very ___________ about setting policies and make no decision until they are quite sure it is the right one．

  A．particular            B．concerned               C．cautious                         D．certain

29．Technology will continue to advance and change, and you must ___________ learn and adapt or risk becoming a dinosaur．

  A．delightedly          B．practically               C．constantly                      D．properly

30．The soil is becoming poor because farmers here mostly use only one kind of chemical fertilizer for several years ___________ ．

  A．in a row                     B．on the air                C．on all sides                     D．in a way

第二节    完成句子（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

31．?Have you thought about your day off next week?

   ?Oh yes, I ____________________ (在享受)the sunshine in Hawaii next Friday afternoon while you’re all working! (enjoy)

32．?It was a red light, William．You ____________________ (应该停)the car．

   ?Sorry．I didn’t see it．(stop) 

33．The other day a warm thought suddenly ____________________ (我想到)I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday．(come)

34．I have already told you that I’m going to buy it, ____________________ (不管它花多少钱)．(cost)

35．Why are you still working on this project? It’s 4 o’clock in the afternoon and you’re supposed ____________________ (完成)it by noon．(finish)

36．We rent a beach house with two small rooms, the smaller ____________________ (可以用作)a kitchen．(serve)

37．It is not just the size of the Olympic Games ____________________ (使它们)unique, but what they mean to us．(make)

38．The number of people in the world totals about 6 billion and large quantities of waste ____________________ (产生)each year．(produce)

39．The students have been told that under no conditions ____________________ (他们可以用)the mobile phone in class．(use)

40．If ____________________(有) no water on the earth, there could be no living things．(be)

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One night this summer , on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my   41  apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to  42    the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the    43  every time she leaned over to talk to him, 44    he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such  45   in a public place? I thought the movie would help improve my English, but  as it   46   , it was an Italian movie.   47    about an hour I decided to give up the movie and    48   my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good,   49.

With time going by , I understood    50   of the romantic sounding Italians. I just heard the   51  of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to    52  . I remembered when I was in South Korea, I   53    to watch a host on TV frequently . He seemed like a good friend to me,  until I saw him  54   on TV in New York speaking  55   English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t   56   have a Korean accent ! I felt like I had been betrayed( 背叛 ).

When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English . 57    we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly   58   and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other , our expressions were stiff ( 僵硬的). Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence  to   59   a difficult language. Mother   60   to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

41.

A . warm

B. hot

C. heated

D. uncomfortable

42.

A . wander through

B. walk though

C. run through

D. look through

43.

A . room

B. seat

C. space

D. angle

44.

A . however

B. but

C. or

D. and

45.

A . excitement

B. feeling

C. privacy

D. love

46.

A . came about

B. came up

C. turned up

D. turned out

47.

A . Within

B. After

C. For

D. before

48.

A . concentrate  on

B. stare at

C. work on

D. stick with

49.

A . too　

B. either

C. anyhow

D. somehow

50.

A . much

B. something

C. nothing

D. anything

51.

A . nutrient 

B. sound 

C. explosion

D. smell

52.

A . stop

B. wander

C. imagine

D. fascinate

53.

A . started

B. began

C. devoted

D. used

54.

A . again

B. immediately

C. closely

D. clearly

55.

A . fake

B. informal 

C. perfect

D. practical

56.

A . even

B. always

C. occasionally 

D. frequently

57.

A . unless

B. If

C. Before

D. since

58.

A . noisy

B. quiet

C. exciting

D. still

59.

A . improving

B. reading

C. writing

D. speaking

60.

A . managed

B. happened

C. tried

D. had

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ideas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another．Some societies, such as America and Australia are mobile and very open, people here change jobs and move house quite often．As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time．So it’s normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal．

On the other hand there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important．A Malaysian or Mexican business person will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business．But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society．

To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first．On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society put it, it’s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don’t want to answer．

Cross-cultural differences aren’t just a problem for travelers, but also for the flights that carry them．All flights want to provide the best service, but ideas about good service are different place to place．This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with．

Some societies have “universalist” cultures．These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way．“Particularist” societies, on the other hand, also have rules, but they are less important than the society’s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person．So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person．

This difference can cause problems．A traveler from a particularist society, India, is checking in for a flight in Germany, a country which has a universalist culture．The Indian traveler has too much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of presents for his family．He expects that the check-in official will understand his problem and will change the rules for him．The check-in official explains that if he was allowed to have too much luggage, it wouldn’t be fair to the other passengers．But the traveler thinks this is unfair, because the other passengers don’t have his problem．

61．Often moving from one place to another makes people like Americans and Australians ____．

   A．like traveling better            B．easy to communicate with

   C．difficult to make real friends     D．have a long-term relationship with their neighbors

62．A person from a less mobile society will feel it _____ when a stranger keeps talking to him or her, and asking him or her questions．

  A．boring            B．friendly              C．normal                     D．rough

63．In “particularist societies”, ______．

   A．they have no rules for people to obey

   B．people obey the society’s rules completely

  C．no one obeys the society’s rules though they have

   D．the society’s rules can be changed with different persons or situations

64．The writer of the passage thinks that the Indian and the German have different ideas about rules because of different ______．

  A．interests              B．cultures           C．habits and customs    D．ways of life

Advice to “sleep on it” could be well founded, scientists say．After a good night’s sleep a problem that couldn’t be solved the night before can often appear more manageable, although the evidence until now has been anecdotal (个人体验的)．But researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a good night’s sleep can improve insight (顿悟) and problem-solving．

“If you have some newly-got memories in your brain, sleep acts on these memories’ restructures them , so that after sleep the insight into problem which you could not solve before increases,” said Dr Jan Born , a neuroscientist (神经科学家), at the university．To test the theory, they taught volunteers two simple rules to help them turn a string of numbers into a new order．There was also a third, hidden rule, which could help them increase their speed in solving the problem．The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups: half were allowed to sleep after the training while the rest were forced to stay awake．Dr Jan Born and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group．“Sleep helped,” Born said in a telephone interview．“The important thing is that you have to have a memory representation in your brain of the problem you want to solve and then you sleep, so it can act on the problem．” But Born admitted that he and his team don’t know how restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it．Pierre Maquet and Perrine Ruby of the University of Liege in Belgium said the experimental evidence supports the anecdotal suggestions that sleep can help develop creative thinking．Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery, the research gives people good reason to fully respect their periods of sleep, they added．

65．The underlined phrase “sleep on it” in Paragraph 1 probably means       ．

A．to delay deciding something until the next day

    B．to get as much sleep as possible

   C．to go on sleeping without being disturbed

    D．to sleep till after the time you usually get up in the morning

66．Jan Born and his team carried out the experiment through _____．

    A．comparison        B．interview                      C．survey              D．imagination

67．It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

    A．people should sleep so long as they have time

    B．sleep is the only way to solve hard problems

   C．people have various periods of sleep

D．people know how sleep reconstructs memories

68．What would be the best title for the passage?

    A．How Sleep Works                       B．Sleep Helps Solve Problems   

    C．No Evidence, But Well Founded            D．Born’s Discovery On Sleep

Winter’s short days are more than cold．For many people, winter depression, the most common type of Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD), is as much a part of the reason as hats and scarves(围巾)．

    Winter serious SAD sufferers may need medical treatment．Those feeling a little blue can help themselves by sticking to a healthy lifestyle．Here are some tips:

    Pace yourself．Don’t expect to do everything you normally can．Set a realistic schedule．Don’t listen to negative thinking, like blaming yourself or expecting to fail．

    Get involved in activities that make you feel good or feel like you’ve achieved something．For example, play table tennis or badminton．

   If you are feeling depressed, you may feel like staying away from friends．Yet this is a time when a friend’s support can be helpful．Call them regularly．Remember, the more we put off calling or visiting a friend, the harder  No interests or pleasure in things you used to enjoy

    Increased need for sleep

    A change in eating habits, especially an appetite for sweet or starchy(含淀粉的) foods

    Weight gain

    A heavy feeling in the arms or legs

    A drop in energy level

    Difficulty in concentrating

    Overly emotional

    Avoidance of friends and social situations

    Frequent feelings of guilt

    Long-term feelings of hopelessness, and physical problems, such as headaches

69．The writer of the passage agrees that ______．

A．the cold in winter makes us suffer from SAD

     B．hats and scarves are as important as SAD

    C．everyone of us meets SAD in winter

     D．we are blue mainly because of short days in winter

70．It can be inferred that ______．

     A．a more darkness will make us sad

     B．we should wear hats and scarves in winter

     C．a healthy lifestyle prevents us from serious SAD

     D．staying away from friends makes us depressed

71．When we pace ourselves, we ______．

     A．don’t do anything we can                    B．make a practical plan

     C．expect to succeed in nothing                 D．think something of guilt

72．The passage includes the following EXCEPT _____．

     A．the earlier we meet friends, the easier it is to rebuild a friendship

     B．if we give up to unclear feelings of sadness, we’ll be caught in the SAD

    C．playing table tennis helps us achieve whatever we want

    D．feel-good hormones from a balanced diet can help keep a healthy body

Mr．Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water．Mr．Johnson took the only escape route―through the boot(行李箱)．

      Mr．Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank．“Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr．Johnson said．“I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in．”

       Mr．Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot．Then he began his struggle to escape．

       Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life．It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to loosen the back seat to get into the boot．I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came．”

       It took ten minutes to loosen the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot．Then Mr．Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock．Fifteen minutes passed by．“It was the only chance I had．Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in．I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up．”

      His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr．Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs．Lucy Bates．Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours．” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night．The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch．

73．_______________  is the most important to Mr．Johnson during his escape?

A．The hammer    B．The coin C．The screw              D．The horn

74．Mr．Johnson’s car accident happened _________________．

A．with his car standing on its boot           B．while on his way home

C．partly due to the slippery road．           D．because of the high speed

75．“Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _______．

A．luckily the door was opened in the end

B．at last I found the boot lock

C．he forced the boot lid open with all his efforts

D．The chance to escape lost

76．It may be inferred from the passage that _______．

A．the ditch was along a quiet country road

B．the accident happened on a snowy day

C．the bank lent Mr．Johnson a hand about his damage

D．Mr．Johnson was well treated for his injury

If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children．But how you say it can be quite tricky．

       If you say to your children “I am sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can make the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology．

       Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done．

12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not．

77．According to the author, “tricky” means __________．

       A．simple            B．complicated            C．cautious           D．various

78．It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because _______．

       A．it is only an empty promise                         B．it is not necessary

       C．it is neither clear nor effective                      D．it is hurtful and insulting

79．In teaching children to say sorry ______．        

       A．parents should set them a good example        B．parents should be patient and tolerant

       C．the significance of it should be involved        D．their ages should be taken into account

80．According to the passage, apologizing properly is ________．  

       A．a social issue calling for immediate attention   B．a big problem faced by every family

       C．a sign of social progress                                D．not as simple as it seems

第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）

结合社会实际，请你谈谈出国留学的利弊：

利：

1.       发达国家条件好，设施先进，有利学习。

2.       能了解不同文化，开阔视野。

3.       能锻炼独立生活的能力。

4.       回国找工作有优势。

弊：

1.       语言不熟，沟通困难。

2.       适应期内，学习会受影响。

3.       存在安全隐患。

4.       费用太高。

注意：1．文章要包含以上所有要点，并使行文连贯。

      2．可适当发挥，谈谈自己的个人意见。

      3．生词：设施：facilities．

      4．词数130左右

      5．开头已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

  Nowadays,going to study abroad is popular with the Chinese students．

高三英语期中试题答题卡

第二节：完成句子（共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

31. _________________________________________________________________

32. _________________________________________________________________

33. _________________________________________________________________

34. _________________________________________________________________

35. _________________________________________________________________

36. _________________________________________________________________

37. _________________________________________________________________

38. _________________________________________________________________

39. _________________________________________________________________

40. _________________________________________________________________

第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）

结合社会实际，请你谈谈出国留学的利弊：

利：

5.       发达国家条件好，设施先进，有利学习。

6.       能了解不同文化，开阔视野。

7.       能锻炼独立生活的能力。

8.       回国找工作有优势。

弊：

5.       语言不熟，沟通困难。

6.       适应期内，学习会受影响。

7.       存在安全隐患。

8.       费用太高。

注意：1．文章要包含以上所有要点，并使行文连贯。

      2．可适当发挥，谈谈自己的个人意见。

      3．生词：设施：facilities．

      4．词数130左右

      5．开头已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

  Nowadays,going to study abroad is popular with the Chinese students．

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