2010年江苏省南京市金陵中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

1、2010年江苏省南京市金陵中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题 单项选择 * The workers could hardly the bosss bad temper but under his supervision they had to themselves to working harder. A tolerate; contribute B bear; dedicate C stand; resign D put up with; invest 答案： C The Chinese captain was released by Japan finally, _ _nearly a mon

2、th of detention（扣押） , which has seriously harmed the relationship between the two countries A ended B ending C to end D being ended 答案： B My family were moving to the countryside and I had to make some_ _and learn to lead adifferent life there A allowance B accommodation C adjustment D assessment 答案

3、： C _ _in a heavy traffic jam in a taxi while you are hurrying to the airport is quite a unpleasant experience A Having caught B Being caught C Caught D Having being caugh 答案： B Since the new director took office, we have worked _ _hours, -that is to say, we work more freely. A flexible B compulsory

4、 C strict D endless 答案： A _ _ is well-known to all is that the 2010 Shanghai World Expo has been brought to an end. A As B That C What D It 答案： C Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity sight matters more than hearing. A when B whose C which D where 答案： D the secret of nature

5、, they young scientist has little time for entertainment. A Devoted to betray B Devoting himself to bring to light C Devoted to unearthing D Devoting to exploring 答案： C Her excellent performance in the competition proved that she was a winner. A value B worthy C worth D worthwhile 答案： B Make sure th

6、e gas is turned off after a bath, which would cause danger. A somehow B meanwhile C otherwise D furthermore 答案： C If you cant win from the public, the gold medal will mean nothing to you. A games B knowledge C recognition D notice 答案： C Crusoe isnt good enough figure, but his outstanding skill compe

7、nsates for it. A in response to B in terms of C in favour of D in honour of 答案： B Having been trained for one and a half years, she managed to get a professional qualification a first degree nurse. A consisting with B agreed with C corresponding to D corresponded with 答案： C It is impossible to live

8、in society and independent of society; and therefore it is difficult to society of inequality as well as corruption. A remove; from B rid; of C substitute; with D simplify; by 答案： B Deeply his unhappy childhood, the boys seemed quite odd and strange. A relating to; characters B associated with; pers

9、onality C linked by; virtues D connecting to; morality 答案： B 完型填空 It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas While most people were 36_their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to _37_early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work On arrival, he _38_his bike outside th

10、e back door as he usually does After _39_ 10 hours of labor, his returned to find his bike 40 The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool Trevor used it to get to 41 , putting in 60-hour weeks to _42_his young family And the bike was also used to get groceries, 43 us from having to walk long

11、distances from where we live I was so 44_that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story Shortly after that, several people in our area 45 to help One wonderful stranger 46 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up 47 my husband had a way to get to a

12、nd from his job It really is a (an) 48 that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before People say that a smile can be 49 from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 50 are even more so This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because

13、 it 51 our faith in humanity as a whole And it has _52 us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 53 with others No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 54 And the results can be 55 【小题1】 A cooling down B warming up C speeding up D slowing down A get up B wake up C

14、 turn up D rise up A piled B pushed C parked D paused A putting in B putting on C putting off D putting away A broken B robbed C hidden D gone A study B shop C work D deliver A live B support C serve D protect A getting B protecting C saving D allowing A surprised B thrilled C puzzled D sad A offere

15、d B supported C provided D agreed A still B finally C even D yet A Now and then B Once in a while C Once again D Sooner or later A honor B pity C sympathy D respect A thrown B passed C sent D got A friends B strangers C relatives D parents A weakened B spread C reduced D strengthened A moved B force

16、d C urged D influenced A share B connect C deal D work A likes B cares C worries D wonders A short B promising C permanent D temporary 答案：【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C【小题 1】C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C 阅读

17、理解 The basic flag of the United States is one of the worlds oldest national flags Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland are older During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States, the flags of various European nations we

18、re flown over the land, as symbols of possession Later, in the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flown in the American Colonies The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14, 1777 It consisted of 13 al

19、ternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13colonies that had declared their independence in 1776 Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky By

20、1817 there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag As a result Congress in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star In 1921 Preside William

21、H Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each Previously the arrangement of the stars had been left to the flag- makers fancy The evolution of the stars and stripes reflects the growth of the United States After t

22、he admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially changed for the 26th time since its creation There are many government flags flown in the United States in addition to the national flag Among them are the presidents and vice-presidents flags and those of the federal epartments

23、and some federal agencies Each state in the Union has an official flag The United States Navy uses special flags for signaling 【小题 1】 The basic flag of the United States is _ A the oldest national flag in the world B one of the worlds oldest flags C the most beautiful flag in the West D as old as th

24、e basic flags of some European nations 【小题 2】 Before the War of Independence the flags of various European nations flown over the land were symbols of A self- rule B occupation C peace and friendship D independence 【小题 3】 The first official flag of the United States was adopted _ A before the Indepe

25、ndence War B right after the Independence War C when independence was declared in 1776 D during the War of Independence which ended in 1783 【小题 4】 The 13 red and white stripes and13 white Stars represent_ A 13 independent states B the colonies that declared independence in 1776 C the U S Congress D

26、13 famous figures in the American colonies 答案：【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B Youre in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation: I cant believe it-a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find. Isnt it beautifu

27、l And its a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater; Its-nice and the price is right Youve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls look really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are

28、 employees of an advertising agency They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo BertoHa clothes Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too This is the secret of undercover marketing Companie

29、s from Ford to Nike are starting to use it. Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that dont pay attention to traditional advertising This is particularly true of the MTV generation-consumers between the age of 18 and 34 It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, b

30、ut they dont trust ads So advertising agencies hire young actors to perform in bars and other places where young adults go Some people might call this practice misleading, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative Look at traditional advertising Its effectiveness is decreasing Howev

31、er, one might ask what exactly is real about young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater Advertising executives would say its no less real than an ad The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something You dont know when a conversation you overhear is just

32、a performance 【小题 1】 The two attractive young women were talking so that they could_ A get the sweater at a lower price B be heard by people around C be admired by other shoppers D decide on buying the sweater 【小题 2】 Lorenzo Bertolla is _ A a very popular male singer B an advertising agency C a clot

33、hing company in Rome D the brand name of a sweater 【小题 3】 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage A The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company B The MTV generation tends to be more easily influenced by ads C Traditional advertising is becoming less effective b

34、ecause its too direct D Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government 【小题 4】 Which of the following would be the best title for the text A Two Attractive Shoppers B Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters C Ways of Advertising D Undercover Marketing 答案：【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D Putting

35、Movies on Mobiles Movies in the theater get their recognition at awards ceremonies such as the Oscars But how about movies for phones They are getting their turn at MoFilm the first mobile film festival. The first MoFilm competition, received 250 entries from more than 100 countries Entries were res

36、tricted to films that were five minutes or less in length-ideal for viewing and sharing on mobile phones An independent jury then selected a shortlist of five film-makers The winner was chosen from the shortlist by an audience voting using their phones New Platforms The awards highlight the increasi

37、ng impact that mobile phones are making in the entertainment industry Many grassroots filmmakers start out with short films They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work Therefore, mobile phones are increasingly being seen as a new platform for these short works It is a good pl

38、ace for anyone who wants to express themselves and find a way to have that expression seen by a wide audience Just think about how many people have mobile phones in the world! New Technology Advances MoFilm is pioneering content for mobile and online services that is a world away from Hollywood The

39、majority of films made for mobiles are now short in length, taking into account the screen size However this could be overcome as technology advances In the near future, longer films will likely oe seen on the mobile phone And there are mobile companies creating phones where users can watch movies a

40、t higher quality Wherever you see movies, one thing is certain: the qualify of work, the simple ability at story telling, and the thing that inspires someone to tell a story can really come from anywhere 【小题 1】 At the first MoFilm, _ A movies in the theater got their recognition B more than 100 coun

41、tries took part in the competition C ideal films were five minutes or less in length D the winner was chosen by experts voting 【小题 2】 They are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their work The underlined word means _ A discouraged B encouraged C frightened D surprised 【小题 3】 Nowadays th

42、e majority of films made for mobiles are short in length because of_ A online services B the mobile phone C technology advances D the screen size 【小题 4】 Whats certain about the future of MoFilm according to the passage A The number of mobile phone users may contribute to the popularity of MoFilm B A

43、udience is not likely to watch longer films on mobile phones in the near future C Some mobile companies are on the way to producing mobile films of higher quality D Grassroots filmmakers can achieve their career success more easily starting from MoFlim 答案：【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A In bringing

44、 up children, every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition （学会） of each new skill in the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of

45、 failure and states of worry in the child This might happen at any stage A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads On the other hand, though, if a child, is left alone too much, or without an

46、y learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children Some may be especially strict in money matters; Others are severe （严格的） over time of coming home at night or

47、punctuality for meals In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the childs own happiness As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching To forbid a thing one day and e

48、xcuse it the next is no foundation for morality （道德） Also, parents should realize that example is better than precept If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach （说教） , their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents principles and their morals can be a dangerous disap