2011届福建省古田一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷.doc

1、2011届福建省古田一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示： 1)汉语提示， 2)首字母提示， 3)语境提示，在每个空格内填人一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。 The snowstorm in our city last week wasnt a large one, but it _ many accidents. The snow started to come down in 【小题 1】 the late afternoon. I saw it _ the window of the office bui

2、lding where 【小题 2】 _ Mary and I work as _(秘书 ). It had been snowing for an hour 【小题 3】 _ b_ I started to drive home. After twenty minutes, the accident 【小题 4】 _ happened. My heater didnt work, and the snow _(结冰 ) on my 【小题 5】 _ window, so I couldnt see well. I had to c_ my window every few 【小题 6】 _

3、minutes. To make matters _, the car hit the hill, turned over 【小题 7】 _ and stopped. I looked to see w_ I was hurt, but I wasnt. 【小题 8】 _ _(幸运 ) Id been wearing my seatbelt. Soon the police 【小题 9】 _ came to r_ me, and I managed to return home later. 【小题 10】 _ 答案： 【小题 1】 caused 【小题 1】 through 【小题 1】 s

4、ecretaries 【小题 1】 before 【小题 1】 froze 【小题 1】 clean 【小题 1】 worse 【小题 1】 whether 【小题 1】 Luckily/Fortunately 【小题 1】 rescue 单项选择 * When _cruel man was hurting the children, there were no adults around who were able to stop_ hurting. A the, the B the, 不填 C a,不填 D a, a 答案： A -Ive never found a better job.

5、 -_. A Good luck B Too bad C Congratulations D Dont worry 答案： C _ interested in the position are asked to see the manager tomorrow. A Whoever B Who C Anyone D Those 答案： D It will be less than a fortnight_ we get to a turning point in our life. A since B when C if D before 答案： D I didnt meet her at t

6、he party yesterday. She_ _for Shanghai. A might leave B must leave C can have left D may have left 答案： D Not a single word_ when _about his late mother. A he said, asked B did he say, asked C he said, asking D did he say, asking 答案： B Han Han wrote several novels, almost all of them_ by teenagers. A

7、 appreciated B are appreciated C were appreciated D having appreciated 答案： A I dont like drinking milk. Please _coffee for milk. A replace B provide C serve D substitute 答案： D I would appreciate _if you could lend me a hand. A you B this C it D that 答案： C The parade went_ the streets to celebrate th

8、e traditional festival. A across B by C through D towards 答案： C _ in the leg made it impossible for him to walk home. A Injured B Having injured C To be injured D Being injured 答案： D -Why cant you answer my question I gave you some tips just now. -Sorry. I _a magazine. A read B had read C was readin

9、g D am reading 答案： C A modern city has been built in_ was a small fishing village. A where B that C what D which 答案： C The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is_ to any other fair held in China this year. A important B superior C senior D significant 答案： B My first summer vocation in the high school, _I sp

10、ent a fortnight on the farm, is really unforgettable. A when B that C which D the one 答案： A 完型填空 Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also 36 lifes lows too. This 37 him that having a 38 picture of oneself is the key to 39_ . I grew 40 at the peak of my ca

11、reer, and I began to lose faith when things turned 41_ me, he said. Then I realized that dreams will 42 only if I put myself in the 43 place. Peng, 29, will 44 at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has 45 his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo f

12、rom the rock band Dada. As the name _46 the album is about his reflection on his youth. The _47 years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding, said Peng. When younger, he first 48 of being a painter, until one day the 49 sing

13、ing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the 50 singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his 51 from junior school. Soon, they topped the music charts and 52 most of the Best Newcomer of the Year awards. However, the good days didnt last. The band 53 . Peng became

14、depressed and began 54 his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence. When you 55 to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you nat

15、urally.” he said. 【A shared B completed C escaped D experienced 小题1】 A has scared B has taught C has held D has warned A realistic B real C true D authentic A something B everything C nothing D anything A frightened B excited C delighted D overconfident A against B to C down D over A come out B come

16、 up C come true D come across A right B left C suit D wrong A stop B perform C work D stay A created B written C made D composed A tells B reads C suggests D goes A teenage B youth C mid-aged D old A considered B dreamed C suggested D tried A gentle B cold C depressed D explosive A lead B pop C prop

17、er D first A workers B strangers C classmates D colleagues A bagged B accepted C beat D finished A broke into B broke in C broke up D broke down A improving B doubting C wondering D considering A reach B have C adapt D contribute 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题

18、 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 The common cold is the worlds most widespread illness, which is plagues(疫病 ) that flesh receives. The most widespread fallacy(谬误 ) of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are

19、not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic

20、 regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes. During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(战壕 ), cold and wet, showed no increased te

21、ndency to catch colds. In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz Concentration Camp(奥斯维辛集中营 ), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to

22、the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. N

23、ot one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose. If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offere

24、d by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on. No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片 ) such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the sympt

25、oms. 【小题 1】 Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage A The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time. B Colds are not caused by cold. C People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors. . . D A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one. 【

26、小题 2】 Arctic explorers may catch colds when . A they are working in the isolated arctic regions B they are writing reports in terribly cold weather C they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions D they are coming into touch again with the outside world 【小题 3】 Volunteers taking part in the

27、experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit . A suffered a lot B never caught colds C often caught colds D became very strong 【小题 4】 The passage mainly discusses . A the experiments on the common cold B the fallacy about the common cold C the reason and the way people catch colds D the continued sp

28、read of common colds 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B YOUR mom might cook a bowl of noodle for you on birthday. But in the US, a mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birthday. Cupcakes are small, round cakes topped with frosting. It has been an American tradition that moms bring cupc

29、akes to celebrate their childs birthday. But recently some doctors have called for this to be banned. They believe cupcakes contribute to child obesity. Despite their good intentions, however, some people believe that experts are interfering with American culture. The cupcakes is seen as American as

30、 apple pie only prettier. According to Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition at New York university, the cupcakes is the most democratic of desserts. As they are small enough for one person, you dont have go share your cupcake with anyone its all yours. They are also all the same size, so there ca

31、nt be any cries of “she got the bigger piece!” Each bite can taste different depending on how much icing you have. It is a lesson in self determination. Some people eat only a little of the frosting every time, other have it all in just one bite. In recent years, eating a cupcake has become as trend

32、y as having a cup of Starbucks coffee. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton jokingly promised on a talk show that if she was elected president, a he would give everyone a cupcake on her birthday. Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of gourmet magazine, explains that the rise of the cupcake is

33、very much about going buck to American national identity in food, which is all about comfort. “People want to about when they and their country were innocent,” she said. 【小题 1】 According to the passage, it has been an American tradition that_. A a party for children is held on their birthday B A mom

34、 cooks a bowl of noodles for her children on their birthday C A mom makes a cupcake for her children on their birthday and brings it to the classroom D parents go traveling with their children on their birthday 【小题 2】 Why do doctors ask people to ban cupcake on childrens birthday A Because they them

35、selves dont like cupcake B Because they think cupcakes are not so delicious C Because they believe cupcakes will cause cries of “she got the bigger piece”. D Because they believe cupcakes are one of the causes to make children become fat. 【小题 3】 The following are true according to Marion Nestle expe

36、ct that _ A the cupcake is more democratic than any other deserts in the US B the cupcake is too small to share with others C the sizes of cupcakes are the same so it is equal to everyone D cupcakes will lead to child obesity so they should be banned 【小题 4】 Why did the writer mention Hillary Clinton

37、 and Ruth Reichl A To arouse the readers attention KS*5U.C#O B To show that cupcakes are becoming a popular to show kindness and comfort. C To make a comparison between them D To give readers a general idea of cupcakes 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B To what degree can a computer achieve int

38、elligence The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet. If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kids huge memory. It can recite many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in eve

39、ry team this season. He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US. However, if you ask Smarter Child other questions, you get strange answers. A question about Smarter Childs age returns. “One year, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds!” Askin

40、g where he lives， you get, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.” Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for instance, Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online. For the weather, he visit

41、s . Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet, an artificial being with the combined knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears can be born. However, if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie

42、 A. I. (Artificial Intelligence), he must overcome two problems. The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled in different ways. Thats why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to

43、let him find it himself. Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process information more exactly and faster than any human, he lacks common sensea basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child. 【小题 1】 From the text we can infer that is a website . A which is specially des

44、igned to help Smarter Child B where we people can find Smarter Child C where weather forecasts are made D which is about artificial intelligence 【小题 2】 It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to . A tell us how to spell a difficult word B tell us how the American government is run C provide

45、us with a famous poem by Shakespeare D learn the ability to tell right behaviors from wrong ones 【小题 3】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the text A. Smart Child has his own memory bank big enough for all kinds of information. B. A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) is probably the name of a fil

46、m about a boy-computer. C. Smart Child can recognize different files and find information needed on his own. D. We have similar product now which has the knowledge of Einstein, Nixon and Spears. 【小题 4】 Which of the following is the best title for the passage A A New Web Child B Smarter Child C The F

47、uture of Internet D Intelligence Development 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mothers Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Fathers Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for pa

48、rents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care. These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mothers Day people wear carnations. A red one sta