北京十三中2006——2007学年第一学期
高三英语期中练习
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷第1页至第12页；第II卷第12页至第14页，共150分，考试时间120分钟。请在第13页左侧密封线内书写班级、姓名、学号。考试结束后，将本试卷的第13页至第14页和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷（选择题 共115分）
第一部分 听力理解（共20小题，每题1.5分, 满分30分）
第一节：听对话，回答问题（每段对话仅读一遍）
1. How much was the driver’s tip?
A. $ 3.5 B. $ 0.5 C. $ 1.5
2. What does the man mean?
A. He has another meeting to attend on that day.
B. He is OK either day.
C. He can’t attend a four-day conference.
3. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
A. At a flower shop B. In a garden C. At a post office
4. What was the woman’s reaction to the building of the chemical plant?
A. She agrees to it.
B. She doesn’t agree to it.
C. She has no opinion.
5. How would Jack get to the United States?
A. He’ll go by plane.
B. He’ll go by train.
C. He’ll go by bus.
第二节：听对话或短文，回答问题（每段对话读两遍）
听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。
6. For which date does Smith want to make a reservation of tickets to San Francisco?
A. June 6th B. July 6th C. June 16th
7. How old is Smith’s son?
A. Five years old. B. Six years old C. Twelve years old
8. How much is the round trip from New York to San Francisco?
A. Less than $ 310.
B. About $320.
C. More than $330.
听第7段材料，回答第9至第10题。
9. Which month is it most likely now?
A. January B. March C. June
10. Which season was the best last year?
A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn
听第8段材料，回答第11至第12题。
11. What are the man and the woman doing?
A. They are climbing the mountain.
B. They are playing basketball.
C. They are going down hill.
12. What happens to the man?
A. He has sprained his left ankle.
B. He has sprained his right ankle.
C. He has sprained his waist.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。
13. Why does the woman refuse to exchange the shoes for the man?
A. The man has kept the shoes for a week.
B. The man had no receipt for the shoes.
C. There is a sign reading no exchange after the shoes are sold.
14. What causes the woman to turn down refunding the man?
A. Her manager’s order.
B. Her unknowing the price.
C. Her unknowing whose fault it is.
15. Why does the man think it isn’t his fault?
A. Because the shoes must be made badly.
B. Because the shoes must have been used before he brought it.
C. Because he just wore the shoes for one time and then it was broken.
16. When did the man buy that pair of shoes?
A. Last week B. Last weekend C. Yesterday
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。
17. How was news spread in the past?
A. It was passed orally from one person to another.
B. It was sent by letters.
C. It was sent by telephone.
18. Why did the speaker sell her house?
A. Her husband had got a higher position.
B. Her husband had lost his job.
C. She wanted to have a cleaner house.
19. Why did the agent call on the speaker so early in the morning?
A. His telephone went out of order.
B. The buyers had to leave soon.
C. He began to work at 8 a.m.
20. Why did the couple laugh in the speaker’s house?
A. They saw something familiar to them.
B. They saw something they had never seen.
C. They considered her foolish.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. ---Have you seen ______ pen? I left it here this morning.
---Is it ______ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.
A. a; the B. the; the C. the; a D. a; a
22. ---What do you think of my suggestion?
--- Sorry. What’s that? I ______ about something else.
A. thought B. am thinking C. was thinking D. had thought
23. I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ______
I heard voices.
A. as B. when C. after D. while
24. Linda doesn’t look very well. I’m _______ about her.
A. sorry B. nervous C. disappointed D. worried
25. I have a car. I can take you ______ you want to go.
A. whenever B. wherever C. however D. whichever
26. Before carrying out a new plan, you must take everything into ______.
A. consider B. considering C. consideration D. considerer
27. The idea of going abroad ______ me.
A. listens appealing B. is sounded appealing
C. hears appealing to D. sounds appealing to
28. The figure ______ in the crowd looked familiar______ me.
A. stood out; to B. stood up; with
C. standing out; to D. standing up; with
29. On my birthday I got a watch from my uncle, ______ was made in Japan.
A. who B. that C. which D. what
30. Hard _____ he tried, he was unable to make much progress.
A. as B. although C. since D. yet
31. A man is being questioned in relation to the _______ murder last night.
A. advised B. attended C. attempted D. admitted
32. The government has made ______ clear to the world ______ the country will keep on fighting for peace and justice.
A. this; that B. that; which C. it; that D. it; which
33. It’s reported that Americans eat ______ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
34. They told me it would be cheap but _____ it cost me nearly $ 500.
A. in a word B. at last
C. in fact D. as a result
35. --- Well, Dick, I’m sorry that I have to leave.
--- ________. Let me hear from you often.
A. Enjoy yourself B. Keep in touch
C. Don’t be so sad D. So am I
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked 36 at me and said “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. For several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 37 down at him. My first thought was he must need 38 while doing his homework or he was trying to prepare me for some 39. Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?” “ 40.” He said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment.”
The next day I called his teacher at my office to find out more about this “41” and how the other parents had responded. “42, most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first 43 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The 44 is,” the teacher explained, “feeling 45 is an important part of 46. It’s something all human beings 47. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 48 that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be 49 to tell his Dad that he loves him.” The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me 50, I held on to him for an extra second. And just 51 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly 52, “Hey, I love you.”
I didn’t know if saying that would make 53 of us healthier, but we did feel pretty 54. Maybe next time when one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole 55 to think of the right answer.
| 36. A. down | B. away | C. out | D. up |
| 37. A. put | B. look | C. see | D. knock |
| 38. A. money | B. time | C. help | D. paper |
| 39. A. money | B. news | C. test | D. explanation |
| 40. A. Anything | B. Nothing | C. Important | D. Interesting |
| 41. A. trick | B. exercise | C. notice | D. experiment |
| 42. A. Basically | B. Fortunately | C. Especially | D. Frequently |
| 43. A. allowed | B. agreed | C. suggested | D. planned |
| 44. A. cause | B. point | C. way | D. problem |
| 45. A. loved | B. helpful | C. interested | D. trusted |
| 46. A. body | B. work | C. study | D. health |
| 47. A. agree | B. understand | C. know | D. require |
| 48. A. bad | B. good | C. easy | D. hard |
| 49. A. satisfied | B. afraid | C. nervous | D. able |
| 50. A. that day | B. that moment | C. that evening | D. that morning |
| 51. A. before | B. after | C. because | D. as |
| 52. A. sound | B. voice | C. whisper | D. courage |
| 53. A. neither | B. either | C. most | D. few |
| 54. A. terrible | B. disappointed | C. bad | D. good |
| 55. A. afternoon | B. morning | C. day | D. week |
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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Want a glance of the future of health care? Take a look at the way that various networks about patient care are being connected to one another, and how this new connectivity is being exploited to deliver medicine to the patient--- no matter where he or she may be.
Online doctors offering advice based on normal symptoms are the most obvious example. Increasingly, however, remote diagnosis（诊断） will be based on real physiological data(生理数据) from the actual patient. A group from the University of Kentucky has shown that by using personal data assistance plus a mobile phone, it is perfectly practical to send a patient’s important signs over the telephone. With this kind of equipment, the necessity of a doctor being in the house could well be a thing of the past.
Other medical technology groups are working on applying telemedicine to countryside medical care. And at least one team wants to use telemedicine as a tool for disaster need--- especially after earthquakes. On the whole, the trend is towards providing global access to medical data and experts’ opinions.
But there is one problem. Bandwidth (宽带) is the limiting factor for sending complex(复杂的) medical pictures around the world --- CT photos being one of the biggest bandwidth users. Communication satellites may be able to deal with the short-term needs during disasters such as earthquakes or wars. But medicine is looking towards both the second-generation Internet and third-generation mobile phones for the future of remote medical service.
Doctors have met to discuss computer-based tools for medical diagnosis, training and telemedicine. With the falling price of broadband communications, the new technologies should start a new time when telemedicine and the sharing of medical information, experts’ opinions and diagnosis are common.
56. The writer mainly talks about __________.
A. the use of telemedicine
B. the on-line doctors
C. medical care and treatment
D. communication improvement
57. The basis of remote diagnosis will be ________.
A. personal data assistance
B. some words of a patient
C. real physiological information
D. medical pictures from the Internet
58. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Patients don’t need doctors in hospitals any more.
B. It is possible to send a patient’s signs over the telephone.
C. Telemedicine is intended to deal with disasters now.
D. Broadband communications will become cheaper in the future.
B
In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game which he called “Lexico.” However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from “Lexico” to “Alph” and then to “Criss Cross.” He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn’t have any real commercial success.
In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man call Jim Brunmot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name---“Scrabble.”
At first, it didn’t sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year.
Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy’s department store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play “Scrabble” while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when he went back to work after the holiday, he insisted that Macy’s should stock the game and make an effort to call the public’s attention to it.
As a result, “Scrabble” became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.
59. The text is mainly about __________.
A. “Lexico”
B. three men
C. a word game
D. Afred Butts
60. Alfred Butts invented the game “Lexico” _________.
A. to make himself famous
B. to make spelling simpler
C. when he was out of work and looking for a job
D. when he was playing word games to pass the time
61. Who made “Scrabble” popular?
A. Alfred Butts
B. Jack Strauss
C. Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot
D. Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot
62. When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market?
A. In 1939
B. In 1948
C. Before 1939
D. Between 1939 and 1948
C
It is a lot of trouble to learn a new language. When we go to all that trouble, we certainly want to be understood. But understanding is based on more than speech. Sometimes misunderstanding comes not from the wrong words, but from the wrong style. In our own country, we learn the style for politeness. But this polite style may be misunderstood in another country. This can cause unexpected difficulties. Since you have spent so much effort learning this new language, it is sensible and practical to learn the politeness rules also. Even if you think some of the customs are foolish, learning them can help you to be clearly understood.
In your country, is it considered polite to listen quietly to other people, without any change of expression on the face? If this is the style you have learned, perhaps you should watch two Americans talking. Notice how the person who is listening will have frequent changes of expression. The listener may also make little remarks while the other person is talking. These little remarks may be one word, like “Really?” or they may just be a little sound, like “Uhhuh” or “Mmm.” This is the way American listeners show that they are listening in a friendly way. This is why Americans get uneasy when the listener is silent and shows no change of expression. In the American style of speaking, an unmoving face often means that the listener is unfriendly, or perhaps even angry.
Sometimes people from two cultures are uncomfortable with each other for very small reason. Here is an example: Americans think that perspiration odor is not polite. In fact, they worry so much about this subject that they spend a great deal of money on deodorants(除臭剂) and dry cleaning and washing their clothes. If a foreign student does not follow the same rule, Americans may be disturbed and think the foreigner is not nice. The problem can be especially troublesome because Americans are so embarrassed about this subject that they do not even like to talk about, so they are not likely to tell that person why they are uneasy.
63. If you want to be clearly understood in another country, besides the language, you should also learn ________.
A. its common knowledge B. its style
C. its wrong words D. how to make a speech
64. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. American listeners have frequent changes of expression.
B. An unmoving face and silence of listeners will make Americans feel unhappy.
C. A foreign student may not get along well with Americans if he smells.
D. Making little remarks like “Really?”, “Uhhuh” or “Mmm” is impolite while listening to an American.
65. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. an unpleasant smell B. a good style of talking
C. an unfriendly way D. a polite expression
66. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Eye Contact B. You and Your Culture
C. Body Language
D. Different People, Different Cultures
D
LONDON (Reuters) --- Organic fruit, delivered right to the doorstep. That is what Gabriel Gold prefers, and he is willing to pay for it. If this is not possible, the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food.
“Organic produce is always better,” Gold said. “The food is free of pesticides(农药), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And at most times it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty.” Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business. But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences--- but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amount of pesticides can be used on organic products. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand. “The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is very fast-growing market,” said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.
67. More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because _______.
A. they are getting richer
B. they can get the food anywhere
C. they consider the food free of pollution
D. they like homes-grown fruit
68. Which of the following statements is true to the facts about most organic produce sold in Britain?
A. It grows indoors all year round.
B. It is produced outside Britain.
C. It is grown on family farms.
D. It is produced on large farms.
69. What is the meaning of “the organic trend” as the words are used in the text?
A. growing interest in organic food
B. better quality of organic food
C. rising market for organic food
D. higher prices of organic food
70. What is the best title for this news story?
A. Organic Food--- Healthy, or Just for the Wealthy?
B. The Making of Organic Food in Britain
C. Organic Food--- to Import or Not?
D. Good Qualities of Organic Food
E
Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.”
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt--- a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.
Myth Number One: It’s best to “be thrown clear” of a serious accident.
Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you’ll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear.”
Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour(mph).
Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
71. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”?________.
A. He was driving at great speed.
B. He was running across the street.
C. He didn’t have his safety belt on.
D. He didn’t take his medicine on time.
72. The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he ____.
A. wasn’t feeling very well
B. hated to drive in the dark
C. wanted to take some exercise
D. didn’t want to be caught by the police
73. According to the text, to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you______.
A. may be knocked down by other cars
B. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat
D. may get caught in the car door
74. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe______.
A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
C. they will be caught when help comes
D. cars catch fire easily
75. What is the advice given in the text?________.
A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.
B. Try you best to save yourself in a car accident.
C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
D. Drive slowly while you’re not wearing a safety belt.
第II卷（共35分）
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：情景作文（满分20分）
10月3日，你参观了一个农场。请根据下列图画用英语写一篇日记。
注意：1 日记须包括所有图画的内容，可以适当增减细节，使日记连贯；
2 词数不少于60。
(图另贴)
第二节：开放作文（满分15分）
根据下面提供的情景，写一段接续文字。注意：词数不少于30。
You are a middle school student. You’re going to have an important English examination in two months’ time. You want your parents to buy you another tape recorder to take the place of the old one.
Now you tell your parents why you need a new tape recorder.
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北京十三中2006——2007学年第一学期
高三英语期中练习答案
第一部分 听力理解（共20小题，每题1.5分, 满分30分）
1-5 BBABA 6-10 BCCCC 11-15 CBCCC 16-20 AABBA
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21-25 DCBDB 26-30 CDCCA 31-35 CCDCB
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
36-40 DBCBB 41-45 DACBA 46-50 DDADC 51-55 ABBDC
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
56-60 ACACD 61-65 BCBDA 66-70 DCBAA 71-75 CCBAC
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：情景作文（满分20分）
Today we visited a farm. Early in the morning we met at the school gate and went there together. The farm workers gave us a warm welcome. Then the head of the farm showed us around. How glad we were to see the crops and vegetables growing well. At noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. After a short rest, we had great fun singing and dancing, telling jokes or stories. Two of us even played a game of chess. The time passed quickly. Before we knew it, we had to say goodbye to the workers.
第二节：开放作文（满分15分）
You see, two months later I will have the English examination, including the listening test. I have to do some listening practice. But my tape recorder doesn’t work properly because something is wrong with it. So I need a new tape recorder to take the place of the old one. I hope I can get it as soon as possible.