湖北省襄阳五中2012届高三上学期期中考试(

试（英语）

2011.11

本试题分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力（略）（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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 about the play?

A．The story. B．The ending. C．The actor.2． Which place are the speakers trying to find?

A．A hotel. B．A bank. C．A restaurant.3． At what time will the two speakers meet?

A．5:20. B．5:10. C．4:40.4． What will the man do?

A．Change the plan. B．Wait for a phone call. C．Sort thingsout.

5． What does the woman want to do?

A．See a film with the man. B．Offer the man some help. C．Listen to some great music.

第二节（共15小题；每小题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，各题将给出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、7题。6． Where is Ben?

A．In the kitchen. B．At school. C．In the park.7． What will the children do in the afternoon?

A．Help set the table. B．Have a party. C．Do theirhomework.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8． What are the two speakers talking about?

A．A family holiday. B．A business trip. C．A travel plan.9． Where did Rachel go?

A．Spain. B．Italy. C．China.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10． How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?

A．From young smokers. B．From a newspaper article. C．From some smoking parents.

11． Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?

A．He has just become a father. B．He wears dirty clothes.C．He is a smoker.

12． What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?

A．Stop smoking altogether.

B．Smoke only outside their houses.

C．Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13． Where does Michelle Ray come from?

A．A middle-sized city. B．A small town. C．A big city.14． Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?

A．The Zen Garden. B．The highlands. C．The Red Riverarea.

15． What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?

A．Go camping. B．Study in a library. C．Read at home.16． What are the speakers talking about in general?

A．Late-night shopping. B．Asian food. C．Louisville.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

17． Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr

Carfield?

A．They forget about their dreams.B．They don’t want to tell the truth.C．They have no bad experiences.18． Why did Davis stop having dreams?

A．He got a serious heart attack.

B．He was too sad about his brother’s death.C．He was frightened by a terrible dream.19． What is Dr Garfield’s opinion about dreaming?

A．It is very useful.

B．It makes things worse.

C．It prevents the mind from working.

20． Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?

A．To sleep better.

B．To recover from illnesses.

C．To stay away from their problems.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 语法和词汇知识（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,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

21． —If you like, I can do some shopping for you．

—That's a very kind ____ ．

A．offer B．service C．point D．advice

22． Angela and Ajani will pick up the marriage _______ after they meet

online several times, which is not sensible.

A. acquisition B. identification C. certificate D. qualification23． The students in the international school are encouraged to voice

whatever opinions they have and question authority, which helps todevelop their _______ thinking.

A. cautious B. casual C. careful D. critical

24． We could hardly believe what she says because she is _______

changing her mind.

A. regularly B. steadily C. eventually D. constantly25． When Helen saw her tutor nod ______ to her, she calmed down and

went on with her performance .

A. encouragingly B. amazingly C. interestingly D.accordingly

26． I turned back only to find an old schoolmate whose name ______

me for the moment.

A. avoided B. escaped C. failed D. slipped

27． Thanks to Mrs James, the father and son eventually _____ after ten

years’ cold relationship between them.

A. took up B. made up C. got up D. turned up

28． Despite the fact that all three teams _______ different approaches to

the problem, they were all immediate successes.

A. acquired B. adapted C. achieved D. adopted

29． We must _______ to the public the simple fact that drugs are

dangerous.

A. get across B. get away C. get back D. get through30． —Is he interested in sailing?

—Of course! In fact he is known ________ as the most daring sailoron the seas.

A. far and wide B. then and there C. safe and sound D. up

and down

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Since most of us put a lot of energy into our jobs, it’s natural for us toexpect the work to provide an acceptable return. However, 31 work cansatisfy many of our 32 , it cannot be all things to all people. When a person’slife is out of 33 and important needs aren’t being met, they may become 34 and begin to search for the source.

For example, a former customer called Doris, 35 to see me for help.While I understood that Doris was 36 , I was not certain that her unhappinesscame from her 37 . In fact, her skills and interests seemed to 38 well with herwork. Yet, she felt a desire for change and thought that 39 her job was theanswer.

Since my way of giving career counseling (职业咨询) is to 40 workwithin a person’s whole life, I was 41 about the needs that were unmetthrough Doris’ work. After a few questions, she began to 42 a long-helddesire to travel abroad, but she couldn’t figure out 43 to make this happen.It is typical for people to figure out “ how” they will manage a 44 wellbefore the details of “what” are 45 . Doris and I explored many possibilities46 one seemed to come out as the right 47 . She spent the following year 48abroad. Now, Doris is back at work in her same position and is 49 with herlife.

Getting to the heart of the dissatisfaction can show us that it issomething completely 50 from what we thought and it needs attention.Acting on it can avoid an unnecessary job change.

31． A．as though B．even though C．now that D．in case32． A．needs B．curiosity C．requirement D．demand33． A．problem B．control C．reach D．balance

34． A．pleased B．active C．disappointed D．disabled35． A．came B．got C．went D．loved

36． A．puzzling B．unhappy C．hard D．excited37． A．travel B．position C．life D．job

38． A．keep on B．match up C．catch up D．get on39． A．changing B．hunting C．keeping D．taking40． A．search B．prepare C．view D．predict41． A．curious B．worried C．open D．glad

42． A．satisfy B．describe C．recall D．form43． A．how B．when C．what D．why44． A．plan B．task C. desire D．job

45． A．probable B．reasonable C．desirable D．obvious46． A．until B．then C．unless D．after

47． A．person B．choice C．reason D．place

48． A．studying B．working C．acting D．travelling49． A．unhappy B．tired C. familiar D．content50． A．different B．similar C．hard D．possible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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Have you ever wondered why some people are successful in businessand others are not? Here's a story about one successful businessperson. Hestarted out washing dishes and today he owns 168 restaurants.

Zubair -Kazi was born in Bhatkal, a small town in southwest India. Hisdream was to be an airplane pilot, and when he was 16 years old, he learnedto fly a small plane.

At the age of 23 and with just a little money in his pocket, Mr. Kazimoved to the United States. He hoped to get a job in the airplane industry inCalifornia. Instead, he ended up working for a company that rented cars.

While Mr. Kazi was working at the car rental(租赁的) company, hefrequently ate at a nearby KFC restaurant. To save money on food, hedecided to get a job with KFC. For two months, he worked as a cook'sassistant. His job was to clean the kitchen and help the cook. \"I didn't like it,\"Mr. Kazi says, \"but I always did the best I could.\"

One day, Mr. Kazi's two co-workers failed to come to work. That day,Mr. Kazi did the work of all three people in the kitchen. This reallyimpressed the owners of the restaurant.

A few months later, the owners needed a manager for a new restaurant.They gave the job to Mr. Kazi. He worked hard as the manager and soon therestaurant was making a profit.

A few years later, Mr. Kazi heard about a restaurant that was losingmoney. The restaurant was dirty inside and the food was terrible. Mr. Kaziborrowed money from a bank and bought the restaurant. For the first sixmonths, Mr. Kazi worked in the restaurant from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days

a week. He and his wife cleaned up the restaurant, remodeled the front of thebuilding, and improved the cooking. They also tried hard to please thecustomers. lf someone had to wait more than ten minutes for their food, Mrs.Kazi gave them a free soda. Before long the restaurant was making a profit.

A year later, Mr. Kazi sold his restaurant for a profit. With the money heearned, he bought three more restaurants that were losing money. Again, hecleaned them up, improved the food, and retrained the employees. Beforelong these restaurants were making a profit, too.

Today Mr. Kazi owns 168 restaurants, but he isn't planning to stop there.He's looking for more poorly managed restaurants to buy. \"I love it when I goto buy a restaurant and find it's a mess,\" Mr. Kazi says. \"The only way it cango is up.\"

51． When Mr. Kazi was young, his dream was to_____.

A. be an airplane pilot. B. sell cars.

C. own a restaurant. D. become a good cook.52． Mr. Kazi decided to work with KFC to_____.

A. learn how to cook. B. save money for a car.

C. save money on food. D. learn how to run a restaurant.

53． Mr. Kazi became the manager of a new restaurant because______.

A. his co-workers praised him. B. he was a good cook.

C. he worked very hard. D. he knew how to run a restaurant.． To save a failing restaurant, Mr. Kazi did all the following things

EXCEPT to____.

A. clean it up B. improve the food.

C. retrain the employees. D. advertise for it. 　

B

Most people believe they don't have much imagination. They are wrong.Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forgethow to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art orideas. People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways tosolve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question toanswer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques tohelp you.

This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find linksbetween them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job youneed to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle.Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles: light, fire, matches,

wax: night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is torelate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy afriend an original present; you could buy him tickets to a match or take himout for the night.

Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as muchtime/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the newpossibilities. If, for example, your goal is to learn to ski, you can nowpractice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and themoney). Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every dayin December, or every Monday in January.

Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators(谈判者） use this technique in business, and so do writers. Fiction writers oftenimagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions: what doesthis character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to getwhat she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves otherpeople, put yourself \"in their shoes\". The best fishermen think like fish!55． According to the passage, when we become adults______.

A. we can still learn to be more creative. B. most of us are nolonger creative.

C. we are not as imaginative as children. D. we are unwilling tobe creative.

56． The second technique suggests that you just imagine_____.

A. setting a goal is as simple as skiing.

B. you have every resource to achieve your goal. C. new possibilities will soon appear.

D. December and January are the best months for skiing.

57． The phrase “put yourself in their shoes” in paragraph 4 is closest in

meaning to_____.

A. dress yourself like them. B. do as they ask you to. C. think as they would. D. put on their shoes,

58． We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask

himself:

A. what do I usually do? B. what did my boss tell me to do?

C. what are my customers' needs? D. how should I sell myproducts?

C

Do you want to live forever? By the year 2050, you might actually get

your wish—if you are willing to leave your biological body and live insilicon circuits （半导体电路）．But long before then, perhaps as early as2020, some measures will begin offering a semblance of immortality （虚拟的永生）．

Researchers are confident that technology will soon be able to trackevery waking moment of your life．Whatever you see and hear, all that yousay and write, can be recorded, analyzed and added to your personalchronicles （履历）, By the 2030, it may be possible to catch your nervous（神经） systems through electrical activities, which would also keep yourthoughts and emotions．

Researchers at the laboratories of British Telecommunications havegiven the name of this idea as Soul Catcher．Small electronic equipment willmake preparation for Soul Catcher．It would use a wearable supercomputer,perhaps in a wristwatch, with wireless links to micro sensors under your scalp（头皮） and in the nerves that carry all five sensory signals．So wearing avideo camera would no longer be required．

At first, the Soul Catcher's companion system —the Soul Reader —might have trouble copying your thoughts in complete details．Even in 2030,we may still be struggling to understand how the brain is working inside, soreading your thoughts and understanding your emotions might not bepossible．But these signals could be kept for the day when they can betransferred to silicon circuits to revitalize minds everlasting entities （永生实体）.Researchers can only wonder what it will be like to wake up one dayand find yourself alive inside a machine．

For people who choose not to live in silicon, semblance of immortalitywould not be as useless as they thought．People would know their liveswould not be forgotten, but would be kept a record of the human raceforever．And future generations would have a much fuller understanding ofthe past．History would not be controlled by just the rich and powerful,Hollywood stars, and a few thinkers in the upper society．59． The main idea of this passage is that _______．

A．human beings long for living forever

B．there are many difficulties in making the Soul CatcherC．people can live forever as technology developsD．the invention of Soul Catcher has great importance60． According to this passage,a Soul Catcher will be ______．

A．a new machine on which research measures have already been

made

B．a new invention in order to catch and keep human's thoughtsC．made by British scientists to offer something that looks likeliving forever

D．made of silicon circuits which can catch people's nervousactivity

61． We can infer from the passage that semblance of immortality is

______．

A．to be a reality sooner or later B．far from certain

C．just an idea that couldn't t be realized at all D．a fading hope

62． The meaning of the underlined word \"revitalize\" in the fourth

paragraph is close to ___. .

A．make dead B．make famous C．make known D．makeactive

D

Being able to multitask is hailed by most people as a welcome skill, butnot according to a recent study which claims that young people between theages of eight and eighteen of the so-called Generation M are spending aconsiderable amount of their time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. Itargues that, in fact, these young people are frittering（浪费） away as muchas half of their time as they would if they performed the very same tasks oneafter the other.

Some young people are using an ever larger number of electronicdevices as they study. At the same time they are working, young adults arealso surfing on the Internet, or sending out emails to their friends, and/oranswering the telephone and listening to music on their iPods or on anothercomputer. As some new device comes along, it is also added to the list ratherthan replacing one of the existing devices. Other research has indicated thatthis multitasking is even affecting the way families themselves function asyoung people are too wrapped up in(沉湎于) their own isolated worlds tointeract with the other people around them. They can no longer greet familymembers when they enter the house nor can they eat at the family table.

All this electronic wizardry(魔力) is supposedly also seriously affectingyoung people's performance at university and in the workplace. When askedabout their opinions of the impact of modern gadgets (小装置) on their

performance of tasks, the great majority of young people gave a favourableresponse.

The response from the academic and business worlds was not quite aspositive. The former feel that multitasking with electronic gadgets bychildren affects later development of study skills, resulting in a decline in thequality of writing, for example, because of the lack of concentration on taskcompletion. They feel that many undergraduates now urgently need remedial(补救的) help with study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young peopleentering the workforce need to be taught all over again, as they have becomedeskilled.

While all this may be true, it must be borne in mind that more and moreis expected of young people nowadays; in fact, too much. Praise rather thancriticism is due in respect of the way today's youth are able to cope despitewhat the older generation throw at them.

63． With the introduction of new gadgets, what happens to the

Generation M's present e-devices?

A. They give way to the latest. B .They are quickly put aside. C. They are sold to their friends. D. They become part of theircollection.

． Multitasking makes the Generation M______.

A. feel lonely add pitiful. B. selfish and aggressive. C. distant to their family. D. silent and sad.

65． The academics feel that many undergraduates badly need to____.

A. adjust their social attitudes. B. seek psychological assistance. C. improve their study skills. D. take more business courses.

66． What attitude should the older generation adopt towards the

multitasking youth?

A. Critical. B. Thankful. C. Negative. D. Supportive.

E

A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the UnitedStates. The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies inNew York City and Chicago.

“I studied English before I left home,” she said. “But I still was not surethat people were speaking English.”

Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in business are likepeople who are in business anywhere. They have a language of their own.

Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work.Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as thetheater and movie industry.

One such saying is “get your act together”. When things go wrong in abusiness, an employer may get angry. He may shout, “Stop making mistakes.Get your act together.” Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us getour act together.”

Either way, the meaning is the same. Getting your act together is gettingorganized. In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan ofaction.

It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The director may have said, “Calm down, now. Get your act together.” Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978. The newspaper said a

reform policy required that the British government get its act together. Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, “Getting Our Act Together.”

The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used byAmerican business people. It is “cut to the chase”. She heard that expressionwhen she attended an important meeting of one company. One official wasgiving a very long report. It was not very interesting. In fact, some people atthe meeting were falling asleep. Finally , the president of the company said,“Cut to the chase.”

Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details orunimportant material. Hurry and get to the good part. Naturally, this sayingwas started by people who make movies. Hollywood movie producersbelieve that most Americans want to see action movies. Many of their moviesshow scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or onfoot. Cut is the director’s word for stop. The director means to stop filming,leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.

So, if your employer tells you to cut to the chase, be sure to get to themain point of your story quickly.

67． After the woman visited the Untied States she might feel that

__________.

A. her English was poor B. It’s easy to master English

C. it’s difficult to make money D. people there weren’t veryfriendly

68． In which situation could the words “get your act together” be used?

A. A task is completed successfully B. Players perform badly in a match.

C. Audience is satisfied with the actor’s performance in a movie.D. Visitors make a tiresome and unpleasant trip to someplace.

69． What do the sayings “get your act together” and “cut to the chase”

have in common?

A. Their uses B. Their meanings C. their origins D. theirpopularities

70． The text is most likely to be found in a book about _________.

A. life attitude B. travel journals C. language culture D.successful business

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满15分）

根据下列每句话的汉语意思，用句末括号内的英语单词的正确形式完成句子。

71． 在上学的路上，我突然想起我把英语书忘在家里，所以我不得

不回去取。

On my way to school, ___________________________ that I hadleft my English book at home, so I had to fetch it .(occur)

72． 约翰的成功与运气无关。是多年的努力使他成为今天这样。

John’s success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hardwork _______________________ what he is today. (make)

73． 仅仅在他离开家后他才开始知道家庭对他来说是多么重要。

Only after he left his home __________________________ howimportant the family was for him.(begin)

74． 没有人知道要过多少年中国足球队将进入世界杯决赛舞台。

Nobody knows _________________________ before the Chinesefootball team enters the final stage of the World Cup. (be)

75． 据说在过去的几个星期为了给这条新路让路，很多旧房子被拆

除。

Many old houses are said __________________________ to makeway for the new road in the past few weeks. (tear)

76． 一切考虑进去，环境问题值得我们关注。

Everything _________________________, the environmentalproblem is worthy of our government’s attention. (consideration)77． 健康饮食应包括多种多样的食物，其中大部分富含营养。

A healthy diet should include a variety of food,_____________________ nutrients.（rich）

78． 我的孩子，无论发生什么，我们都坚定地支持你。

We all stand firmly at your side,_____________________________，my son! (happen)79． 目前电子邮件和电话一样在日常交流中正发挥重大作用

At present e-mail, as well as telephones,________________________in daily communication. (play)80． 你是想出去换换口味还是你宁愿我们俩在家里吃晚饭？

Do you feel like going out for a change or would you rather we two______________at home? (have)

第二节 短文写作（共1题，满分25分）

下图描述的是全球环境问题。请仔细观察这幅漫画，用英语写一篇短文，阐明漫画中所反映的问题，并提出解决此问题的方法(至少三点)。

注意：

1. 仔细品味图中文字的韵味，可以适当发挥想象，不要做简单描述;2. 词数120个左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数;3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

From the picture, we can see that pollution is posing a threat to ourearth, which comes in many ways.

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高三期中英语参

1—5 CABBA 6—10 CBACB 11—15 CAABC 16—20 CABAC21—25 ACDDA 26—30 BBDAA

31—35 BADCA 36—40 BDBAC 41—45 ABACD 46—50 ABDDA51— ACCD 55—58 ABCC 59—62 CBAD 63—66 DCCD 67—70 ABCC

71. it (suddenly) occurred to me72. that has made him73. did he begin to know74. how many years it will be75. to have been torn down76. taken into consideration77. most (of which is) rich in

78. whatever / no matter what happens79. is playing an important role /part80. had dinner / supper