高三英语第一学期质量检测试题
英语试题
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第I卷（共105分）
I．Listening Comprehension
Part A Short Conversations
Directions: In Part A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it. Read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question your have heard.
1． A．At a boat dock. B．At a weather station
C．At a stadium D．At an airport.
2． A．At two o’clock.
B．At four o’clock
C．At six o’clock
D．At eight o’clock
3． A．Her exams have already begun.
B．She has finished two papers.
C．She’s trying to complete her papers.
D．She’s too busy to work on her papers.
4． A．She doesn’t have any time.
B．It doesn’t bother her to wait.
C．She’s never had to wait before.
D．She hasn’t seen anyone at all.
5． A．Go to the beach with her friends.
B．Postpone her meeting with Professor Jones.
C．See Professor Jones after class.
D．Give a speech in Professor Jones’s class.
6． A．He spends too much money.
B．He bought an expensive watch.
C．He really does like television.
D．He should watch more television.
7． A．It has a large yard.
B．It is bigger.
C．It has a prettier yard.
D．It has a prettier color.
8． A．Daryl doesn’t like picnics after all.
B．Daryl had previously said he wouldn’t come.
C．Daryl doesn’t mind arriving late.
D．Daryl is always changing his mind.
9． A．Laura really needs full – time job.
B．Laura already has a job working for the school.
C．Laura needs to spend her time studying.
D．Laura should think about becoming a teacher.
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B．He’s willing to lend them the car.
C．He would prefer to go to the game on foot.
D．He will take them if he can.
Part B Passages
Directions: In Part B. you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11．A．He knew he was wrong.
B．He was too angry to speak.
C．He couldn’t speak in front of a judge.
D．He thought the judge would usually believe a rich man.
12．A．The poor man finally told him.
B．The rich man told him.
C．The poor man gave him a clue.
D．He knew it at once.
13．A．He was poor and couldn’t pay for the horse.
B．He was a reasonable man.
C．He usually hated the rich people.
D．He was proud of his horse.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14．A．The US president will visit Korea soon.
B．The US and Korea will have talks.
C．There used to be talks between US and Korea.
D．The issue of human rights will be discussed.
15．A．Russia. B．Yemen. C．France D．The US.
16．A．12 B．14 C．76 D．88
Part C Longer Conversations
Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in me numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
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Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
| Hobby | Collection (21) |
| When stared | At eight. |
| How / Why started | Found lots of different types on the (22) |
| You need to | Buy the books about (23) and ask someone to build some shelves. (24) them with a description of what kind, and when and where found. |
| Cheap/ Expensive | Cheap |
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
II．Grammar
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked, A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25．A clear, warm day suddenly grew chill a dark curtain of rolling dust advanced across the plains.
A．until B．as C．so D．since
26．Whether or not man’s understanding of social conflicts in any way “scientific” remains an annoying question.
A．are B．is C．being D．to be
27．Just as the soil is part of the earth, the atmosphere.
A．as it is B．the same as C．so is D．and so is
28．Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure .
A．than more on efficiency B．and more efficiency
C．and more on efficiency D．than efficiency
29．In Martin Luther King’s time, the money spent in educating a black child was just one fourth of
on each white child.
A．that spent B．what to be spent C．it had been D．which was spent
30． is more likely to create deep – seated anxieties in people than the false consumption that life should be free from anxieties.
A．None B．No one C．Nothing D．Nowhere
31．The chief manager has decided to put he thinks is energetic and has good qualities in the position of leadership of the company.
A．who B．anyone C．whomever D．whoever
32．We are ignorant of the degree his experiments have supplied forceful evidence for his idea.
A．at which B．in that C．to which D．for which
33．Catherine bought a postcard of the place she was visiting, addressed to and then posted it at the nearby post office.
A．it; her B．it; herself C．herself, her D．herself; it
34．The speech which he made that football match bored a lot of fans to death.
A．being concerned B．concerned C．concerned D．concerning
35． the city lies the famous beautiful mountain.
A．Southeast 40 miles to B．To 40 miles southeast of
C．40 miles southeast of D．To southeast 40 miles of
36．This is the most important assignment facing American journalism – to to the readers the problems of the day, and make international news as understandable as community news.
A．make it clear B．make that clear
C．make this clear D．make clear
37． people in western countries think we Muslim women are controlled by men is wrong and it makes me sad people won’t learn the truth by asking us how we feel.
A．That; why B．/; why C．/; what D．That; that
38． in her life Jennie gained a clear idea of how large the world is
A．The first time B．For the first time
C．At first D．At the first time
39．These days the Internet is an integral part of the way we work, invest money, stay and have .
A．informed; a fun B．informing; fun C．to inform; a fun D．informed; fun
III．Cloze
(A)
Directions: There is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Growing up as an Asian in Britain is much more than a question of facing discrimination and trying to find a decent job – especially for a girl. She has to keep a delicate 40 between two cultures: her own and the British.
Seetha Crishna has written a booklet called Girls of Asian Origin in Britain. In it the girls she is most concerned with are those who are 41 different because they have gone through the British educational system and have therefore emerged with an 42 which is distinct from that of their parents.
They speak English with regional English accents, they look 43 in Western clothes, and they so not necessarily choose to work in a factory. But they are unmistakably Asian and they are still held by their Asian 44 roots. At home, Asian girl may find herself conforming to the traditions and values of her parents , while at school she tends to 45 the attitudes and appetites of her British contemporaries.
As a result , Seetha Crishna found girls existing at two levels-and inclined to 46 both. “But unless they can successfully accept both, they will 47 constantly from one level to the other, feeling trapped. between the two-at 48 cost to their own confidence and happiness,”
For teenage girls, the main 49 is to match the social life which their parents expect them to live with that enjoyed by their schoolmates.
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(B)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context
Riding a motorcycle is a popular way to travel. A motorcycle often has better acceleration than the fastest 50 . A motorcycle is easier to 51 than a car, most parts of the engine are not too difficult to 52 . A motorcycle is faster in 53 traffic. It’s smaller than a car, so it can avoid traffic jams and can speed ahead while the cars 54 . A motorcycle is cheaper to run – you 55 less petrol per mile for a motorcycle than for most cars.
But this doesn’t 56 why, for some people, motorcycles are 57 just a way to travel, they are a 58 of life. Everybody knows about the 59 of riding a motorcycle. It’s far 60 than driving a car. It’s often very uncomfortable too. However well dressed for a ride the motorcycle is, wind and rain make the 61 difficult and tiring. And then, motorcycles often 62 . There’s nowhere to sleep, or to shelter from bad 63 when this happens.
But the enthusiastic motorcyclist doesn’t care!
Take a look at any motorcycle magazine and you will have an idea of what motorcycling means to the fanatic. The 64 motorcyclist may sometimes think about the dangers of his way of life. But he will still go ‘on the read’ whenever he can with his bike!
50．A．bike B．car C．bus D．train
51．A．mend B．drive C．clean D．operate
52．A．carry B．touch C．oil D．reach
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54．A．park B．move C．wait D．stop
55．A．fill B．save C．need D．add
56．A．indicate B．say C．express D．explain
57．A．more than B．less than C．nothing but D．something of
58．A．kind B．type C．way D．fashion
59．A．safety B．excitement C．difficulties D．problems
60．A．quicker B．cheaper C．safer D．more dangerous
61．A．road B．journal C．trip D．journey
62．A．go bad B．bread down C．break up D．break in
63．A．day B．weather C．climate D．condition
64．A．mad B．fond C．keen D．crazy
IV．Reading Comprehension
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the
one that fits best according to me information given in me passage you have just read.
(A)
D day is a term used to stand for the starting day of a campaign or planned series of actions.
When the secret starting date is unknown, secret or subject to change, D day is the reference point which helps planners arrange every step of a campaign. For example, the day before D day is D - ; the day after: D+1,D+2 and so on.
The letter D here stands for Day, so D day actually means Day day. More commonly the term has a military usage. In fact, it came into being during the First World War, but it was during the Second that D day got its common usage.
The beginning of the end of the Second World War was the allied landing of Europe, and D day was its starting date. After months of careful planning, the exact day was fixed for June 5,1994. Because of impossible weather conditions, at the minute the landing was put off until the following day.
65．If a man – made satellite is planned to launch on August 1 st, but for some reason, it is launched of July 29 th, then according to the passage, the day is ,
A．D – 2 B．D – 3 C．D+2 D．D+3
66．The allied landing of Europe .
A．brought the Second World War to an end
B．started the Second World War
C．took place on the day D - 1
D．was the end of the Second World War
67．Why was the landing of Europe put off in the Second World War?
A．Because it had been carelessly planned
B．Because it was fine that day.
C．Because it wasn’t suitable for attacking that day.
D．Because it was raining that day.
68．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．D day is a term used only in a campaign.
B．D day is helpful for people to plan something to be happening.
C．In fact, the term D day is June 5, not June 6
D．June 1 st, Children’s Day can be called D day.
(B)
Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live – some of the world’s largest black bears. They are in Northern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife.
The streams, lakes, meadows, mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have attracted more people to the region. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats are endangered by highway construction . To protect the Pocono’s natural beauty from irresponsible development, the Nature Conservancy（大自然保护协会）named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”.
Operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond , Pennsylvania, the conservancy’s head Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By creating partnership with people like Francis Altemose , the Conservancy has been able to protect more than 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area .
Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with the conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program . As a result, the family’s land can be protected from development and the Altemoses will be better able to provide a secure financial future for their 7-year-old grandson .
Cook attributes the Conservancy’s success in the Poconos to having a local presence and a commitment to working with local residents,
“The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community,” Cook said. “The people who live there respect the land.” They value quiet forests , clear streams and abundant wildlife . They are eager to help with conservation effort.
For more information on how you can help The Nature Conservancy protect the Poconos and the world’s other “Last Great Places,” please call 1-888-, or visit us on the World Wide Web at www. tnc. org.
69．We learn from the passage that .
A．the population in the Pocono area is growing
B．wildlife in the Pocono area is dying out rapidly
C．the security of the Pocono residents is being threatened
D．farmlands in the Pocono area are expanding
70．What is important in protecting the Poconos according to Cook ?
A．The setting up of an environmental protection website .
B．Support from organizations like the Nature Conservancy .
C．Cooperation with the local residents and business leaders .
D．Inclusion of farmlands in the region’s protection system.
71．What does Cook mean by “having a local presence” (in Para. 5)?
A．Financial contributions from local business leaders
B．Consideration of the interests of the local residents
C．The establishment if a wild protection foundation in the area.
D．The setting up of a local Nature Conservancy branch in the Pocono area
72．The passage most probably is .
A．an official document B．a news story
C．an advertisement D．a research report
(C)
For years, doctors advised their patients that the only thing taking multivitamins does is to give them extensive urine (尿). After all, true vitamin deficiencies (缺乏) are practically unheard of in industrialized countries. Now it seems those doctors may have been wrong. The results of a growing number of studies suggest that even a modest vitamin shortfall can be harmful to your health. Although proof of the benefits of multivitamins is still far from certain, the few dollars you spend on them is probably a good investment.
Or at least that’s the argument put forward in the New England Journal of Medicine. Ideally, say Dr. Walter Willett and Dr. Meir Stampfer of Harvard, all vitamin supplements would be evaluated in scientifically rigorous clinical trials. But those studies can take a long time and often raise more questions than they answer. At some point, while researchers work on figuring out where the truth lies, it just makes sense to say the potential benefit outweighs (超过) the cost.
Despite vitamin C’s great popularity, consuming large amounts of it still has not been positively linked to any great benefit. The body quickly becomes filled with C and simply excretes (排泄) any excess.
The multivitamins question boils down to this: Do you need to wait until all the evidence is in before you take them, or are you willing to accept that there’s enough evidence that they don’t hurt and could help? If the latter, there’s no need to go to extremes and buy the biggest horse pills or the most expensive bottles. Large doses can cause trouble, including excessive bleeding and nervous system problems.
Multivitamins are no substitute for exercise and a balanced diet, of course. As long as you understand that any potential benefit is modest and subject to further refinement, taking a daily multivitamin makes a lot of sense.
73．At one time doctors discouraged taking multivitamins because they believed that multivitamins
__ __.
A．could not easily be absorbed by the human body
B．were potentially harmful to people’s health
C．were too expensive for daily consumption
D．could not provide any cure for vitamin deficiencies
74．It can be seen that large doses of multivitamins .
A．may bring about serious side effects
B．may help prevent excessive bleeding
C．are likely to induce the blockage of arteries
D．are advisable for those with vitamin deficiencies
75．The author concludes the passage with the advice that___ _.
A．the benefit of daily multivitamin intake outweighs that of exercise and a balanced diet
B．it’s risky to take multivitamins without knowing their specific function
C．the potential benefit of multivitamins can never be overestimated
D．it’s reasonable to take a rational (合理的) dose of multivitamins daily
(D)
As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation (立法) to stop Americans from owning one.
“The Constitution(宪法),” said the association’s spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.”
“Don’t you think it’s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?”
“The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.”
“Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.”
The spokesman said, “Hydrogen bombs don't kill people—people kill people. The bomb is for self protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they're going to think twice about breaking in.”
“But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder.”
“Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.”
76．According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to .
A．block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb
B．support the mass production of the destructive weapon
C．instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home
D．promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon
77．By saying that the bomb also “has a deterrent effect” the spokesman means that it .
A．will frighten away any possible intruders
B．can show the special status of its owners
C．will threaten the safety of the owners as well
D．can kill those entering others' houses by force
78．According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are very much worried that .
A．the influence of the association is too powerful for common people to overcome
B．poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weapon
C．the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendously
D．the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis
79．From the tone of the passage we know that the author is .
A．strongly doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safety
B．unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombs
C．not serious about the private ownership of H-bombs
D．concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons
(E)
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A – F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
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Navigation computers, now sold by most car – makers, cost $ 2,000 and up. No surprise, then, that they are most often found in luxury cars, like Lexus, and Audi. But it is a developing technology – meaning prices should eventually drop market does seem. growing.
81．
Even at current prices, a navigation computer is impressive. It can guide you from point to point in most major cities with precise turn – by – turn directions spoken by a clear human – sounding voice, and written on a screen in front of the driver.
82．
The computer woks an antenna that takes signals from no fewer than three of the 24 global positioning system (GPS) satellites. By measuring the time required for a signal to travel between the satellites and the antenna, the car’s location can be pinned down within 200 meters.
83．
The satellite signals, along with inputs on speed from a wheel – speed sensor and direction from a meter, determine the car’s position even as it moves. This information is combined with a map database. Street, landmarks and points of interest are included.
84．
Most system are basically the same. The differences come in hardware – the way the computer accepts the driver’s request for directions and the way it presents the driving instructions. On most systems, a driver enters a desired address, motorway junction or point of interest by a torch screen or disc. But the Lexus screen goes a step further: you can point to any spot on the map screen and get directions to it.
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I．Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the Brackets.
1．在夏天，人们可以用空调和电扇来调节室内温度。（regulate）
2．只有当停电的时候我们才意识到电有多么重要。（Only）
3．这家慈善组织正呼吁民众帮助那些无辜的地震受害者。（appeal）
4．我们劝他不要回去，但他还时朝着火车站的方向离去了。（discourage; direction）
5．他的想法听上去是合理的，但出于某些原因付诸实践有困难。（put… into practice）
6．新北京体育场模仿一个岛巢，从飞机上往下看，其形象令人难忘。（imitate）
II．Guided Writing:
Directions: Write an English composition in 120 – 150 words according to the instructions given
below in Chinese.
不同的年龄，不同的阅历，不同的身份，有不同的读书感悟，作为学生、请你谈谈
你的读书的感悟。
参考答案
I．Listening
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17．Brown/leather/Shoulder (Any one of them will be acceptable)
18．Passport 19．money 20．50 21．stones 22．beach 23．geology 24．Label
II．Grammar
25—29 BBCCA 30—34 CDCBD 35—39 CDDBD
III．Cloze
40—49 G H I J E F A B C D
50—54 BADBC 55—59 CDACD 60—64 DDBBC
IV．Reading
65—68 BACB 69—72 ACDC 73—75 AAD 76—79 AADD 80—84 AECDB
V．Translation:
1．在夏天，人们可以用空调和电扇来调节室内温度。（regulate）
In summer, people can use air – conditioners and electric fans to regulate the indoor temperature.
2．只有当停电的时候我们才意识到电有多么重要。（Only）
Only when there is a power cut / failure can we realize how important electricity is.
3．这家慈善组织正呼吁民众帮助那些无辜地震受害者。（appeal）
The charity organization is appealing to the public to aid /help the innocent victims of the earthquake.
4．我们劝他不要回去，但他还时朝着火车站的方向离去了。（discourage; direction）
We discouraged him from going back, but he still walked away in the direction of the railway station.
5．他的想法听上去是合理的，但出于某些原因付诸实践有困难。（put… into practice）
His ideas sound reasonable but for some reason it is hard to put them into practice.
6．新北京体育场模仿一个岛巢，从飞机上往下看，其形象令人难忘。（imitate）
The new Beijing Stadium imitates a shape of the bird’s nest, and seen from the plane, the view is unforgettable.