高三年级英语第一学期期中考试4
英 语 试 题
第I卷（共四部分，满分105分）
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第一部分：听力（共两节，共30分）
做题时，选将答案标在试卷上。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．When is the pop show?
A．At 7:30. B．At 8:20. C．At 8:30.
2．Where is the man going?
A．New York. B．London. C．Goldberg.
3．What are the two speakers going to do?
A．Make a phone call. B．Wait a little longer. C．Go and have a look.
4．What do we know about the man?
A．He will not learn computer.
B．He has no idea of computer.
C．He does not like to use computer.
5．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Boss and secretary. B．Teacher and student. C．Husband and wife.
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。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．Who are the two speakers?
A．Customer and salesgirl. B．Guest and waitress. C．Librarian and student.
7．How many books will the man probably take away?
A．One. B．Three. C．Four.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Where are the two speakers?
A．At home. B．In a store. C．At school.
9．What are the speakers looking at?
A．A shirt. B．A skirt. C．A pair of trousers.
10．What is the woman going to do?
A．She will give up what she wants.
B．She will ask the man for help.
C．She will pay half.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Where will they have dinner that night?
A．In the hotel. B．At the airport. C．In a restaurant nearby.
12．What kind of food are they going to eat?
A．English food. B．Chinese food. C．French food.
13．How many people will have dinner with the two speakers?
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．When will the woman leave the school?
A．At the beginning of the term.
B．In the middle of the term.
C．At the end of the term.
15．What does the man want to be?
A．An engineer. B．A clerk. C．An animal doctor.
16．What is the woman’s attitude to the man?
A．Cold. B．Funny. C．Admirable.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the speaker?
A．An announcer. B．A reporter. C．A singer.
18．Which of the following may be included in BCD International programs?
A．News of music libraries.
B．Stories about the good old days.
C．Various kinds of classics and pop songs.
19．Which program gives the ideas behind the pop songs?
A．The History of Pop. B．About the Big Hits. C．The Road to Music.
20．How do native speakers feel to understand English pop songs?
A．Impossible. B．Difficult. C．Surprised.
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）
从每题所给的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。
例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.
A．however B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever
21．－Did you hear that Kathy just got hired as the new sales manager?
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A．That is too bad. B．Her effort really paid off.
C．Let it be. D．How could she?
22．My laptop computer, which no one can , has been out of order for a week.
A．get gone B．have to go C．get going D．have gone
23．－What’s our homework for today, peter?
－Oh, sorry I .
A．hadn’t concentrated B．wouldn’t concentrate
C．haven’t been concentrating D．wasn’t concentrating
24．－He was nearly drowned once.
－When was ?
－ was 2003 when he was in middle school.
A．that; It B．that; This C．this; It D．it: That
25．－Do you think our team will win the game?
－I have no idea. But this is the last chance we them to.
A．appreciate B．admit C．acquire D．require
26． is reported in the newspaper is that seventeen climbers have been killed in the snow tsunami.
A．It B．As C．What D．That
27．－Did you pass the driving test?
－No. I it, but I had little time practicing.
A．could have passed B．must have passed
C．can’t have passed D．shouldn’t have passed
28． the right decisions the future is probably the most important things we’ll ever do in our lives.
A．Making; concerned B．To make; concerning
C．To make; concerned D．Making; concerning
29．His aunt’s letters him of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown.
A．call up B．call for C．call on D．call at
30．It is such a good place everyone wants to go and visit it is well known all over the world.
A．that, that B．as, as C．as, that D．that, as
31．Not until his sunglasses him.
A．he took off, did I recognize B．did he take off, I recognized
C．he took off, I recognized D．did he take off, did I recognize
32．I want to buy that kind of cloth because I the cloth well.
A．have told; washes B．have been told ; washes
C．was told; washed D．have been told; is washed
33．She said she was in great need of such a table and asked me how much table would cost.
A．such a beautiful wooden round B．one such beautiful round wooden
C．one such round beautiful wooden D．such a round beautiful wooden
34．－How did feel to run 3000 meters in the sports meet?
－Terrible! Especially when I saw I was left so far by the others.
A．that; alone B．it; alone C．that; behind D．it; behind
35．Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; without we cannot flower and grow.
A．them B．it C．that D．which
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A feeling of excitement overcomes me as I look around the stadium.
At 5:30pm, 36 before game time, I walk into the locker（存物柜）room. My thought of school, music and what I plan to do on Saturday night are 37 with the simple 38 of beating the football team tonight.
39 my locker, I notice my teammates preparing. Some rest on benches, staring up at the
40 as if it were a film of the opposing team’s play. Some seem more 41 , using the time to tell jokes. A few stare at the field, 42 what will happen here in 120 minutes.
Our couch comes in and tells the team how 43 the game is for the 44 , between two of the state’s top teams－my school and our opponents, Liberty High School.
At 7:10 we discuss what we need to do 45 the next three hours. The sound of the national anthem（国歌） 46 that we are only minutes from the action. Our couch usually makes a final motivational speech. But tonight is 47 .
On this clear night he 48 looks at all the players and shouts, “ Let’s go and get them.” Even before the “get” comes out of his mouth, we are already making our 49 out of the door.
50 a few young people reach to touch our hands. When I smile and 51 my hands, the young faces light up 52 they have met Superman.
Seconds later, the team ran onto the 53 . We enjoy a noisy welcome from the fans. Breathing in the amazing 54 of one of the biggest games of the year, I feel invincible.（无敌）
It’s for the moments like this 55 I love high school football.
36．A．30 minutes B．one hour C．two hours D．three hours
37．A．replaced B．shared C．mixed D．compared
38．A．plan B．purpose C．desire D．destination
39．A．Arriving B．Coming C．Approaching D．Advancing
40．A．ceiling B．heaven C．floor D．screen
41．A．worried B．nervous C．enthusiastic D．relaxed
42．A．knowing B．imagining C．expecting D．suspecting
43．A．exciting B．unusual C．challenging D．important
44．A．season B．reason C．officer D．headmaster
45．A．of B．with C．except D．for
46．A．insists B．suggests C．advises D．warns
47．A．similar B．changeable C．different D．silent
48．A．easily B．patiently C．simply D．nervously
49．A．way B．trip C．journey D．road
50．A．Inside B．Outside C．Anywhere D．Everywhere
51．A．take out B．bring out C．hold out D．pick out
52．A．as if B．even if C．like D．as
53．A．platform B．stand C．stadium D．field
54．A．condition B．atmosphere C．situation D．air
55．A．that B．which C．when D．and
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，共40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
How would you like an easy way to earn $2500? All you have to is to sit around and wait for your meals. There is a catch however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness（意识）of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviewed and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Para, YC a 24-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experiences, which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without hanging their heads. They ate vegetables and drank water from a garden hosepipe. Their only privacy（独处）was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their only inspiration（鼓舞人的东西）was the two framed checks（号牌）that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”
Finally it was over, and Para and Eric appeared from their cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great to be able to stand up,” he said. Para just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.
56．What kind of person is Rob Thompson?
A．He is curious about people’s personal life.
B．He is kind-hearted to animals.
C．He hates people around.
D．He likes to help people.
57．From the passage we can conclude that .
A．it’s not easy for Eric and Para to have lived in a cage for a week.
B．Eric and Para were husband and wife
C．Para regretted staying in a chicken cage for a week.
D．staying in a chicken cage is a better way to make money
58．What made it most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?
A．They didn’t know each other.
B．They couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.
C．They didn’t have meat to eat.
D．They had to do almost everything under others’ eyes.
59．Rob offered the money because he wanted .
A．to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage
B．to show the public how terrible animals’ life could be
C．to make more money by publishing the recorded videotapes
D．to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric
60．Which of following would be the best title for this passage?
A．Easy way to Earn $2000 B．Do not Feed the Humans
C．Living like a Chicken D．Getting Along Well Anyway
B
Springtime in Paris
Paris in the springtime was, is and always will be something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with his excellent break for four days? This attractive city had something to offer everyone and with price at just $129.
Your break begins with traveling bus transfer（中转）from regional pick-up points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry（摆渡）,arriving at your hotel in the evening. The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private facilities in all rooms: satellite TV, radio, telephone and alarm clock. It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame, enabling you to explore Paris with ease.
The following day, after continental breakfast (included), the bus takes you on a sightseeing tour of the city, during which you’ll see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you will even have heard of. You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day in your free time. In the evening there is a “Paris By Night” tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.
Day three takes you to Montmartre, perhaps the most picturesque quarter of Paris. In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps take a pleasure voyage on the River Seine or look through among the antique（古式的）shops. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best night-club in the city, the splendid Le Paradis Latin. On the final day it’s back to the UK via channel ferry.
Included in the price of $129 per person:
◆Return bus and ferry travel to Paris
◆3 nights in hotel
◆Continental breakfast during your stay
◆Visit to Chateau of Versailles (admission not included)
◆Tour to Montmartre
◆Services of an experienced bilingual（两种语言的）tour guide at all times
61．This advertisement is mainly .
A．to tell tourists the route to Paris. B．to show the price of traveling to Paris
C．to introduce the city of Paris D．to attract tourists to Paris
62．During the four-day stay in Paris, the tourists will .
A．have free time of at least half day.
B．have a “Paris By night” on the first evening
C．have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together
D．live in a hotel far away from Paris
63．The underlined word “facilities” in the second paragraph refers to .
A．exhibition B．equipment C．position D．service
64．After paying $129, the tourists will have to pay for .
A．the continental breakfasts
B．a tour of Montmartre
C．admission tickets to the Chateau of Versailles
D．services of a bilingual tour guide
65．We learn from the text that .
A．the tourists can telephone in the Ibis without paying
B．the tourists will spend the night in Le Paradis Latin on the third day
C．The Palace of Versailles is not in the center of Paris
D．it will take you a long time to get to Montmartre from Paris
C
Because of their great power, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers（航空母舰）are considered one of the most important weapons of the 20th century. So far, only two countries－the USA and France－have ever produced them. But these strong fighting machines are about to enter Asia.
The US Navy said last month that one of its nine nuclear powered aircraft carriers will be sent to Japan to replace the diesel powered Kitty Hawk in 2008. In an agreement on Oct. 30, the two countries also plan to level up their military co-operation, and the US called for Japan to take a larger role in the move.
It will be the first time that a nuclear-powered carrier will be based in Japan. Bombed by US forces in World War II at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is the only country in the world to have been attacked by a nuclear weapon. Therefore, the citizens are highly sensitive to where nuclear powered weapons are based.
“A radiation leak at Yokosuka would kill 100,000 people as far away as Tokyo, and could cause billions of dollars of damage,” said Masahiko Goto, leader of a protest group in Yokosuka. His group has collected more than 300,000 signatures of people across Japan against the nuclear carrier.
The 44-year-old Kitty Hawk has been based in Yokosuka since 1998. The new carrier will travel faster, be able to support longer operations and carry with it the US Navy’s most modern technology.
Experts said that this change of ship suggests an increased military power in the region. It will increase tension among Asian countries. Tetsuo Maeda, an international relations professor in Tokyo, said this move shows the US and Japan’s concern about the fast-growing military power of China and North Korea. But it is unnecessary, he said.
There are 10 countries around the world that have aircraft carriers. They are the USA, Russia, France, Britain, Argentina, Brazil, India, Thailand and Spain. The US now own 11 aircraft carriers, 9 of which are nuclear powered. A new nuclear carrier named after former President Bush is being built and is expected to be completed by 2008.
66．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．A new nuclear-powered ship will be sent to Japan.
B．Japanese citizens oppose the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
C．Japan was attacked by a nuclear weapon in World War II.
D．The USA and Japan are concerned about the military power of China and North Korea.
67．The change of aircraft carrier is meant to .
A．protect the countries in Asia
B．show the USA is a great power
C．let Japanese citizens not forget World War II
D．strengthen US-Japan military co-operation
68．Many Japanese citizens oppose the change of ship because .
A．they like Kitty Hawk better
B．they don’t like the aircraft carrier produced by the US
C．they are worried about the possible danger caused by the aircraft carrier
D．they haven’t made a aircraft carrier by themselves
69．From the passage we can conclude by 2008 the USA will own at least nuclear-
powered aircraft carriers.
A．9 B．10 C．11 D．12
70．We can infer from the passage that .
A．The relationship between China and Japan will be tense
B．China for the time being still doesn’t have an aircraft carrier
C．China and North Korea decide to produce their own aircraft carrier
D．Where the US aircraft carrier is based doesn’t make much difference
D
For hundreds of years humans have dreamed of finding life on distant planets. Now the hope of discovering real evidence of life has greatly increased.
NASA’s Mars detector（探测器）, Opportunity, succeeded in finding signs that water once existed on the planet. Opportunity landed on Mars in January. Scientists now believe that the planet could once have supported life.
This discovery was chosen by Science, one of the world’s leading magazines, as the most important scientific achievement of 2004 last Friday.
“This little, wheeled, one-armed box went around another planet and has done something no human has ever managed,” according to Science. “It has discovered another place in the universe where life could once have existed.
“Although we still can’t say that life could have existed in this environment, it is now certain that there was water on Mars,” said Steve Squyres, one of the scientists working on the Mars mission（任务）. The evidence comes from pictures and chemical readings taken by Opportunity. It includes marks on rocks like those caused by following water on Earth and salty chemicals like those found in dried-out sea-beds. Scientists said the new evidence proved beyond doubt that water has existed on Mars. But it is still unknown whether the water was like an ocean or just ice.
While Opportunity has not found any signs of life, the presence of water means life is possible. “In everything we know about life on Earth , there is no example without liquid water,” Squyres said. “So water is important for the search for life on Mars.”
Researchers agree that a future mission（任务）should bring back physical samples（样品）. But some scientists worry about the risk that this could introduce dangerous foreign creatures to Earth. “The problem here is how to get the samples back,” Squyres replied. “I think it is our responsibility to limit any risk.”
71．What proved that water existed on Mars?
A．The physical samples with salty chemicals.
B．The marks on rocks and salty chemicals.
C．Scientific achievements of 2004.
D．Creatures from Mars.
72．Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．It is not certain whether there was life on Mars.
B．The water on Mars was like an ocean.
C．Evidence of life on Mars has been found.
D．Search for life on Mars is a great risk to humans.
73．How did scientists draw the conclusion that there was water on Mars?
A．The world’s leading magazine has announced the fact.
B．Scientists have taken many pictures and chemical readings on the Mars.
C．Astronauts have got some rocks from Mars.
D．Scientists have made a study of the pictures and readings sent back by Mars detector.
74．It can be inferred that, if the creatures from Mars came to earth, .
A．they would be kind to humans
B．they would be cruel to humans
C．they would be a great danger to Earth
D．it would be hard to say whether it would be good news or bad news
75．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Real life found on Mars
B．Mars detector, Opportunity
C．Progress in finding life evidence on Mars
D．Physical samples of water taken back
第Ⅱ卷（共45分）
注意事项：
1．用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。
2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
第四部分 书面表达（共两小节， 满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，根据要求完成76—80小题。
Two pieces of foreign news caught people’s attention. In the US, 18-year-old Michael Sessions won the mayoral（市长的）election in his town, to become the youngest moayor in the US. A similar thing happened in Britain. Martin Halstead, a high school graduate at 19, set up his own airline company.
Chinese teens admire their skills in getting such important posts. But have you ever thought that you could have the same success?
Burdened with heavy school work, many high school students in China are told to lock themselves in their studies and forget about other things.
But actually this is not wise.
Everyone is different and there is no need to follow the life paths of our ancestors（祖先）. Sessions had dreamt of being a politician since he was a child. Halstead is crazy about airplanes and took every chance to learn about them.
So why not think outside the box, as these boys did? Consider your interests when planning your own path through life. Doing this can be more exciting and makes it easier to succeed. Interest is our best teacher.
But dreaming is not enough. A good education is a stepping-stone to a successful career. It helps broaden your horizons so you understand more about yourself and therefore perform better. That’s the reason Sessions chose while taking charge of his town.
Success still takes work. Without hard work, a dream is just like a cloud in the air that you never can reach.
76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words)
77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Many high school students in China need to study hard in order to finish their homework, so they have no time to think about their hobbies.
78．Please fill in the blank in the seventh paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words)
79．How can you make your own life wonderful just as Sessions and Halstead did?(Please answer within 30 words)
80．Translate the underlined sentence in the seventh paragraph into Chinese.
第二节 写作（满分30分）
你们班会的讨论主题是“上大学是高中生唯一的出路吗？”请你根据下面图表及汉语提示写一篇短文，并阐明你自己的观点。
注意：1．字数：120—150词。
2．题目自拟。
3．参考要点：（1）增长学识，提高素养，利于择业。
（2）成功的路不只一条。
（3）学费高，就业难。
参考词汇：tuition学费。
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参 考 答 案
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
1—5 ABBAC 6—10 CABAC 11—15 CAACC 16—20 CACBB
第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21—25 BCDAD 26—30 CADAC 31—35 ABBDB
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
36—40 CABCA 41—45 DBDAD 46—50 BCCAB 51—55 CADBA
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
56—60 BADBC 61—65 DABCC 66—70 ADCBB 71—75 BADDC
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每题3分，满分15分）
76．Think More about Your Life Path
（平分要求：依据与文章整体内容的相关程度酌情给分，关键词Think Your Life Path。应该大写的字母而没有大写，4个扣1分。）
77．Burdened with heavy school work, many high school students in China are told to lock themselves in their studies and forget about other things.
78．to continue/go on with his studies in college
（平分要求：要求给出的答案要保持与上下文的连贯性，而且与参考答案的意思相近。）
79．We shouldn’t just follow what we have been told, but plan our future and do some ground work to make it come true. This makes out life wonderful.
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80．良好教育有助于你开阔眼界，使你更好地了解你自己因此你会更好地展示自己。
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第二节：书面表达（满分30分）
Is It the Only Way Out to Go to College
We had a discussion about whether it is the only way out for senior students to go to college. Views are different between us.
The majority/ Sixty percent of us consider it very necessary to go to college. They think it can widen their knowledge and improve their qualities. Only in this way can they find better jobs after graduation. Very few students/ Ten percent of the students think it no use going to college, because the tuition is too high for their family to afford. What’s more, it’s rather hard for college graduates to seek satisfactory jobs. Thirty percent of the students, however, believe “All roads lead to Rome”. Therefore it doesn’t make any difference whether they go to college or not.
In my opinion, we can receive a better education at college so that we can server our motherland.