2012届江苏省泰州中学高三第一学期期中考试英语试卷与答案.doc

1、2012届江苏省泰州中学高三第一学期期中考试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * Each member country of WTO must its laws and regulations and complete on the principle of fairness and cooperation. A cater to B correspond to C relate to D submit to 答案： B The folks were delighted at the message of their relatives _ that mine explosion. A surviv

2、ed B to survive C were surviving D surviving 答案： D I think you could complain, _, of course, you are happy with the way things are. A which B that C unless D where 答案： C his financial problems , his wife also left him , which made him very depressed . A In case of B Except C On top of D On account o

3、f 答案： C His failure in the exam was expected. _, it was still very disappointing. A Nevertheless B Furthermore C Besides D Therefore 答案： A My uncle, who _ in Paris for 6 years, now teaches French in a famous domestic university. A have lived B lived C was living D had lived 答案： B Mr. Smith never mea

4、ns what he says I dislike him _, as the saying goes A A single flower does not make a spring B A still tongue makes a wise head C A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds D Actions speak louder than words 答案： C Do you mind if I close the window _. We should let in more fresh ai

5、r A Yes, go ahead B Of course not C I would like to close it D Id appreciate it if you didnt 答案： D The man should be excused because he caused the damage _ A deliberately B unintentionally C meaningfully D determinedly 答案： B _ visited the Shanghai World Expo is sure to tell you the place is worthy _

6、 twice You can say that again A Those who have; visiting B Whoever has; visiting C Those who have; to be visited D Whoever has; to be visited 答案： D The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons _ for the day. A finishing B finished C had finished D had been finished 答案： B With your h

7、elp, there is no doubt _ our plan is meant for will work out successfully. A that what B whether that C what that D that whether 答案： A Managers in excellent companies have a strong _ for doing things rather than talking about situations. A opinion B feeling C idea D preference 答案： D An explosion ble

8、w the roof off an unstable reactor north of Tokyo, _ fears of a disaster at a nuclear plant _ in the massive earthquake that hit Japan. A to raise; to be damaged B raising; damaging C raising; damaged D raised; being damaged 答案： C All of us have the desire to visit the three main temples in Athens,

9、especially _ contains a gold and ivory statue of Athena. A the one that B one that C the one D one 答案： A 完型填空 I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies However, my husband is my complete 36 . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired

10、 of our 37 . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce. “Why ” he asked, 38 . “I am tired; there are no 39 for everything in the world!” I answered. He kept 40 , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your 41 ” Looki

11、ng deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Lets say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your 42 . Will you do it for me ” He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.” I 43 the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I

12、would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to 44 .” My feeling of disappointment only 45 , but I continued reading: “You always leave the 46 keys behind, so I have to save my legs to 47 home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I 48 that you will feel too lonely

13、, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare 49 the computer and that will do nothing 50 for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow 51 , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear, 52 I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I

14、 could not pick that flower yet, and die.” My tears fell on the 53 and I continued reading: “Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are 54 , please open the front door for I am standing outside 55 your favorite bread and fresh milk.” Love, not words, wins arguments. 【小题1】 A supporter B

15、 opposite C follower D advocate A marriage B connection C career D future A annoyed B shocked C frightened D amused A results B signs C causes D reasons A easy B normal C silent D calm A habit B feeling C attitude D mind A death B injury C happiness D trouble A hurried up B looked up C woke up D wen

16、t up A love B explain C stay D change A arose B disappeared C reduced D increased A car B office C bicycle D house A leave B walk C rush D get A worry B think C believe D remind A at B to C on D in A bad B good C terrible D important A weak B ill C old D close A unless B if C since D because A photo

17、s B flowers C floor D letter A hungry B thirsty C satisfied D regretted A buying B bringing C heating D catching 答案： 【小题 36】 B 【小题 37】 A 【小题 38】 B 【小题 39】 D 【小题 40】 C 【小题 41】 D 【小题 42】 A 【小题 43】 C 【小题 44】 B 【小题 45】 D 【小题 46】 D 【小题 47】 C 【小题 48】 A 【小题 49】 A 【小题 50】 B 【小题 51】 C 【小题 52】 A 【小题 53】 D 【小题

18、 54】 C 【小题 55】 B 36题选 B.由前面的 However可知，作者的丈夫不是一个 Romantic person,所以是 opposite的，即相反的。 A支持者， C追随者， D赞成者。 37题选 A.由后面的 divorce可知，作者是不满，厌倦他们的婚姻，要离婚的，所以 marriage。 38题选 B.当我提出离婚时，他应该是很震惊的问为什么，所以选 shocked。 39题选 D.题丈夫提出为什么，作者的回答是 there are no reasons,符合语境。 40题选 C.由后文可知，当作者说完后，他陷入了沉思，可见他是保持沉默的，用 keep silent。

19、41题选 D.change ones mind,表示改变某人注意。 42题选 A.作者说想要 山顶的花，而采摘花朵可能要冒生命的危险，以此考验丈夫。 cause your death,失去生命。 43题选 C.第二天早上作者醒来，发现桌上有一张纸。所以用 woke up,表示醒来。 44题选 B.纸条上写着，他不会去采摘花朵，但要解释，所以用 explain。 45题选 D.作者看到这句话，失望感一下子增加了，用 increased。 46题选 D.由后文写到丈夫回家 open the door for you ,可见作者经常忘带家里的钥匙。 47题选 C.回家为妻子开门，可见时间很赶 ，用

20、rush home,符合语境 。 48题选 A.作者经常一个人呆在家里，丈夫应该是担心她会孤独，用 worry。 49题选 A.stare at 是固定搭配，表示 “盯着 看 ”。 50题选 B.do nothing good for 表示 “对 没好处 ”。 51题选 C.丈夫说要留住视力帮作者修剪指甲，应该是等他们都变老之后，用grow old. 52题选 A.结合这句话，作者不会帮妻子摘花，除非他相信有比他更爱她的人。所以用 unless， 是 “除非，如果不 ”的意思。 53题选 D.作者是在读信，所以眼泪流到信上面，用 letter。 54题选 C.由下文可 知，丈夫是说，如果作者满

21、意他的答案：，请开前门。 55题选 B.丈夫是站在卧室门外，并做好了面包和牛奶，等作者开门。用bringing，表示带来的意思。 阅读理解 Heres this weeks list of four open jobs throughout the local area. Whether youre unemployed and need a job or you are just sick of the one you have, Roswell Patch wants to help. We know new jobs can be hard to come by these days,

22、which is why well try to post a selection of jobs weve found in the area on the site each week. Happy hunting! Part-time Spanish Instructor-World Language Institute, Inc. Roswell. World Language Institute, Inc. in Roswell is currently hiring a part-time, native-speaking Spanish instructor. Applicant

23、s must be able to pass a background check and drive a 15-passenger bus to pick up students from several schools, from 2 p. m. 6 p. m. Monday-Friday. The position pays $ 10 per hour. More information about the job is available online. Experienced Servers Chills Alpharetta Chilis in Alpharetta is seek

24、ing experienced servers to add to its team. Qualifications will include being clean and neat and having great attitude and customer service skills. The pay is $ 2.13, plus tips. Stop by the store to fill out an application. More information about this position is available online. Registered Nurese-

25、North Fulton Regional Hospital-Roswell North Fulton Regional Hospital is looking for a RN/Registered Nurse to fill a 12-hour night shift. Applicants must be registered and previous hospital experience is preferred. More information about the position is available online. Software Engineer-ControlSca

26、n-Alpharetta ControlScan in Alpharetta is hiring a software engineer. Applicants should have five or more years of relevant experience, as well as advanced knowledge of computer technology. Pay is commensurate（相称） with experience. More information about the position can be found online. 【小题 1】 Where

27、 can we most probably rend the passage A In a newspaper. B On a website. C In a magazine. D In a textbook. 【小题 2】 What does the underlined word sick mean A Ill. B Absent. C Bored. D Unfamiliar 【小题 3】 World Language Institute, Inc. is looking for_. A. a school bus driver. B. a full-time teacher C. a

28、Spanish teacher D a Spanish manager 【小题 4】 Who will mainly work at night A Jane, hired by North Fulton Regional Hospital. B John, hired by World Language Institute. Inc. C Robert, hired by ControlScan. D Sally, hired by Chilis. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 细节题：从文章最后一段的： More info

29、rmation about the position can be found online.可知这是网站的文章。选 B。 【小题 1】 C 猜词题：从文章第一段的句子： Whether youre unemployed and need a job or you are just sick of the one you have,里面说你失业，要工作，和厌倦于现在的工作。选 C。 【小题 1】 C 细节题：从文章 World Language Institute, Inc. in Roswell is currently hiring a part-time, native-speaking

30、 Spanish instructor.可知是需要个西班牙老师。选C。 【小题 1】 A 细节题：从文章的倒数第二段 North Fulton Regional Hospital is looking for a RN/Registered Nurse to fill a 12-hour night shift.看出答案：是 A。 Hes out there somewhere, an instant icon in the records of American conflict, the final big-game hunter. But a puzzle, too, his ident

31、ity would be kept a secret for now, and maybe forever. He is the unknown shooter. The nameless, faceless triggerman who put a bullet in the head of the worlds most notorious（臭名昭著的） terrorist, Bin Laden. Hes likely between the ages of 26 and 33, says Marcinko, founder of the “SEALs Team 6” that many

32、believe led the attack on Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Hell be old enough to have had time to hurdle the extra training tests required to join the counter-terrorism unit, yet young enough to stand the body-punishing harshness of the job. The shooters a man, its safe to say, because there are n

33、o women in the SEALs. And theres a good chance hes white, though the SEALs have stepped up efforts to increase the number of minorities in their ranks, Marcinko and Smith say. He was probably a high school or college athlete, Smith says, a physical specimen who combines strength, speed and wisdom. “

34、They call themselves tactical athletes,” says Smith, who works with many future SEALs in his Heroes of Tomorrow training program in Severna Park. “Its getting very scientific.” Marcinko puts it in more conventional terms: “Hell be ripped,” says the author of the best-selling autobiography “Rogue War

35、rior.” “Hes got a lot of upper-body strength. Long arms. Thin waist. Flat stomach.” On this point, Greitens departs a bit. “You cant make a lot of physical assumptions,” says the author of “The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL.” There are SEALs who are 5

36、 feet 4 and SEALs who are 6 feet 5, Greitens says. In his training group, he adds, there were college football boys who couldnt hack it; those who survived were most often men in good shape, but they also had a willingness to show their concerns in favor of the mission. The shooters probably not the

37、 crew-cut（平头） , neatly shaven ideal weve come to expect from American fighting forces. “Hes bearded, rough-looking, like a street naughty boy,” Marcinko supposes. “You dont want to stick out.” Marcinko calls it “modified grooming standards.” His hands will be calloused（长老茧） , Smith says, or just rou

38、gh enough,” as Marcinko puts it. And “hes got frag in him somewhere,” Marcinko says, using the battlefield shorthand for “fragments” of bullets or explosive devices. This will not have been the shooters first adventure. Marcinko estimates that he might have made a dozen or more deployments（部署） , tou

39、rs when he was likely to have dealt with quite a number of dangerous situations, getting ready any time for explosive devices or bullets. 【小题 1】 Which of the following is most likely to be the title of the passage A Who shot Bin Laden B What do the SEALS do C How can boys be SEALS D What SEALS are l

40、ike 【小题 2】 We can say for sure according to the passage that _. A the shooter will eventually be revealed in the Press B the writer is a person who is curious about the shooter C the writer is a detective who tries to arrest the shooter D the shooter is a strong man with a pair of rough hands 【小题 3】

41、 Which of the following are the names of writers mentioned in the passage . Marcinko . Greitens . Smith . Abbottabad A B C D 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 主旨大意题。文章主要是在讨论射杀本拉登的狙击手，从 The nameless, faceless triggerman terrorist, Bin Laden 可以看出，故选择 A 【小题 1】 B 分析推断题。从作者对狙击手特征的充分调查和种种猜测看来，作者本身就对

42、这名狙击手怀有浓厚的兴趣，故选择 B 【小题 1】 D 细节题 ,在文章中寻找后不难发现 Marcinko(第二段 )以及Greitens(第四段 )是作者提到的人名 ,故选择 D Recently there was a major discovery in the scientific researchthe mapping of all DNA in a human gene（基因） is complete. Couple of years ago, this seems an impossible task for scientist to accomplish. All this p

43、rogress in science leads us to believe that the day, when the human being will be cloned, is not far away. Human cloning has always been a topic of argument， in terms of morality or religion. Taking a look at why cloning might be beneficial, among many cases, it is arguable that parents who are know

44、n to be at risk of passing a genetic limitation to a child could make use of cloning. If the clone was free of genetic limitations. Then the other clone would be as well. The latter could foe inserted in the woman and allowed to ripen to term. Moreover， cloning would enable women, who cant get pregn

45、ant, to have children of their own. Cloning humans would also mean that organs could be cloned, so it would be a source of perfect transfer organs. This, surely would be greatly beneficial to millions of unfortunate people around the world that are expected to lose their lives due to failure of sing

46、le(or more) organ(s） .It is also arguable that a ban on cloning may be unlawful and would rob people of the right to reproduce and limit the freedom of scientists. Arguments against cloning are also on a perfectly practical side. Primarily, I believe that cloning would step in the normal “cycle”of l

47、ife. There would be a large number of same genes., which reduce the chances of improvement， and, in turn, development-the fundamental reason how living things naturally adapt to the ever-changing environment. Life processes failing to do so might result in untimely disappearance. Furthermore, clonin

48、g would make the uniqueness that each one of us possesses disappea. Thus, leading to creation of genetically engineered groups of people for specific purposes and, chances are, that those individuals would be regarded as “objects” rather than people in the society.Scientists havent 100 percent. guaranteed that the first cloned will be normal. Thus this could result in introduction of additional limitations in the human “gene-pool”. Regarding such arguable