1、2011-2012学年浙江省温州市十校联合体高三期中联考英语卷 单项选择 * He is a very hard -working student As far as I know, he often burns the midnight oil A You can say that again B Absolutely not C Heaven knows D No way 答案： A Because of the rain, well have to the football match Im free next Sunday if you would like to play then
2、A advance B postpone C abandon D advocate 答案： B 试题分析：句意，这是两个人之间的对话。第一个人说： “由于下雨，我们必须推迟足球比赛。 ” 第二个人说： “我下周日有空如果你愿意那个时候踢得话。 ”Advance提前 postpone推迟 abandon 放弃 advocate提倡，故选 B。 考点：词汇辨析 点评：解答这类题目，关键是理解题干意思 以及各选项词组的意思，可以像数学中的代入法一样，依次把各个选项意思放入句子中进行比较，不难选出正确答案：。 Excuse me, would you mind answering a few ques
3、tions Well, I dont know Im in rather a hurry _ A seriously B eventually C actually D distinctly 答案： C My colleague felt quite happy because his solution was closer now to _ Congratulations! A having adopted B be adopted C being adopted D be adopted 答案： C The film Let the Bullets Fly _ a great succes
4、s and brought in a large profit to the cinema A was enjoyed B enjoyed C had enjoyed D enjoys 答案： B Why does he never pick up the waste paper on the ground Maybe because he thinks its beneath his to do so A honesty B dignity C property D quality 答案： B It is said that about 60% of housewives have a br
5、and before entering the store A in mind B on sale C in possession D on purpose 答案： A The police set about arresting the suspect _ they found enough evidence to prove him guilty. A immediate B as long as C the moment D as far as 答案： C Hes fifteen years younger than you! _ A What may B So what C What
6、if D What about it 答案： B Listen! There is a knock on the door Who _ it be It must be Jack Just now I sent for him A shall B can C must D might 答案： B What made the applicant so a nxious _ he will get a job interview tomorrow A That B Because C Since D When 答案： A Just like fingerprints, each persons D
7、NA is _unless he has a twin A unusual B normal C various D unique 答案： D On October, 6 Apples Board announced that Apple had lost _ wise and creative pioneer, and his spirit would forever be _ foundation of Apple. A the; a B a ; the C a; a D the ; the 答案： B During the opening ceremony, “Miss Smile” h
8、as won the hearts of Chinese Internet users after being caught _ the same smile for nearly 20 minutes A fixed B to be fixed C to fix D fixing 答案： D I like your new leather boots! Thanks I had to try on almost a dozen pairs _ I decided to get them A as B when C after D before 答案： D Taking charge of t
9、he big company, Im afraid, is _ his ability After all, it is only three years since he graduated. A beyond B within C of D to 答案： A Things like eye contact and hand gestures _ great importance in situations such as job interviews A take in B take off C take on D take down 答案： C These days I have bee
10、n dreaming of a sale Buy two iPads and get completely free A other B the other C another D all 答案： C The new CRH train between Beijing and Shanghai _ speed once reached about 350km/h has had a 50 kph speed cut to 300 kph. A whose B where C that D which 答案： A What do you think of investing in todays
11、stock market There are many risks, but also many gains A potential B confidential C influential D preferential 答案： A 完型填空 Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 41 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the
12、 far end of the sofa, was 42 with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldnt 43 fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 44 I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I
13、began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to 45 something,” Mother said quietly. I could 46 her pain and the tension of 47 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 48 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face
14、49 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 50 and didnt try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 51 . At that moment, feeling Mothers 52 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 53 . She was still my mother, 54 she was something 55 : a person like m
15、e, capable of fear, 56 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 57 in her arms. A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station _58 . “Its a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practi
16、ce on the green typewriter continued. I had a very 59 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 60 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type. 【小题1】 A fooled B tricked C puzzled D shocked A crying B smiling C thinking D whis
17、pering A write B type C grasp D glance A seldom B adequately C little D much A fail B win C forgive D gain A realize B understand C sense D recognize A holding back B putting away C holding on D coming out A attitude B attempt C arrival D admission A by B upon C beside D against A tightly B attentiv
18、ely C gently D cheerfully A enough B little C all D nothing A forehead B face C fingers D back A content B break C conquer D control A therefore B although C yet D however A more B excellent C strange D huge A wound B pride C success D hurt A kindness B memory C comfort D support A supplied B offere
19、d C paid D contributed A different B distinct C pleasant D sympathetic A crying B striking C tapping D sewing 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】
20、 D。从 excitement, but 和 stillness可以判断是出现了意料之外的事情，所以应该是感到吃惊，下文也有 shock提示，因此选 D。 【小题 1】 A。从下文得知妈妈因为失业而痛苦，而且后文有 finding Mother in tears，说明妈妈当时是在 “哭 ”。 【小题 1】 B。 type打字。她告诉我她不能打得快。 【小题 1】 C。 “我的震惊与尴尬足以说明我对妈妈所承受的压力了解甚少（ little） ”。 【小题 1】 A。 fail作及物动词， fail sth.表示没做成某事。 【小题 1】 C。 sense是指 “感觉到，感受到 ”。 【小题 1】
21、 A。 hold back 阻止，控制，这里指妈妈控制自己的情绪。 【小题 1】 C。 从下文看 “我抱住了她 ”说明是伸出胳膊，所以用 reach out。reach for 去拿。 【小题 1】 D。介词 against 表示 “靠 ”的意思。意思是妈妈把脸靠在 “我 ”的肩上。 【小题 1】 A。紧紧地抱住，以此安慰妈妈，所以选 A。 【小题 1】 A。 that was enough与 I knew .并列，句意为：我知道我在做自己该做的、能够做的事情，那就足够了。 【小题 1】 D。由于是抱住妈妈，用手抚摸的当然是她的后背。 【小题 1】 B。 break 是指 “崩溃，垮了 ”，上
22、文 she broke then已给出暗示。 【小题 1】 C。两句之间是转折关系，而且强调后一句的内容，所以选 C。however习惯上要用逗号与后面的内容分开。 【小题 1】 A。从下文可知母亲不仅仅是母亲，她的内涵更多：她也和我一样，可能会恐惧，会失败，从句意可判断应该选 A，文章最后也有提示。 【小题 1】 D。恐惧与失败是同一概念，放在句中符合上下文的一致。 【小题 1】 C。在妈妈的怀抱中寻求安慰。 support支持； kindness善意；memory记忆。 【小题 1】 B。电台所给工资的一半。 supply供给（必需品）； afford负担得起；charge要价。 【小题
23、1】 A。感受不同（ different）了，很欣慰妈妈走出了低谷。 【小题 1】 C。通过下文可知妈 妈晚上还在打字，所以选 C。 阅读理解 I try not to be biased（偏见） but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His social worker assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee. He was short, a little fat, with the
24、 smooth facial features and thick-togued speech of Downs Syndrome（唐氏综合症） . I thought most of my customers would be uncomfortable around Stevie, so I closely watched him for the first few weeks. I shouldnt have worried. After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his stubby little finger
25、, and within a month my regular trucker customers had adopted him as their official truck stop mascot. After that, I really didnt care what the rest of the customers thought of him. He was like a 21-year-old in blue jeans and Nikes, eager to laugh and eager to please, but fierce in his attention to
26、his duties. Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a bread crumb or coffee spill was visible when Stevie got done with the table. Our only problem was persuading him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished. Over time, we learned that he lived with his mot
27、her, a widow who was disabled. Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home. Thats why the restaurant was a gloomy place that morning last August, the first morning in three years that Stevie missed wo
28、rk. He was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester getting a heart surgery. His social worker said that people with Downs Syndrome often had heart problems at an early age and there was a good chance he would come through the surgery in good shape and be back at work in a few months. A ripple of excitement
29、ran through the staff later that morning when word came that he was out of surgery, in recovery, and doing fine. Frannie, my head waitress, did a little dance when she heard the good news. Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at her and asked, “Okay, Frannie, what was that all
30、about ” We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay. I was wondering where he was. I had a new joke to tell him. What was the surgery about Frannie quickly told Belle Ringer and the other two drivers sitting at his booth about Stevies surgery, then sighed: Yeah, Im glad he is
31、 going to be OK, she said. But I dont know how he and his Mom are going to handle all the bills. From what I hear, theyre barely getting by as it is. Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully, and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables. After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office. Sh
32、e had a couple of paper napkins in her hand. Whats up I asked. “I cleared off that table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting after they left, and I found this. This was folded and tucked under a coffee cup. She handed the napkin to me, and three $20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened
33、it. On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed Something For Stevie. That was three months ago. Today is New Years day , the first day Stevie is supposed to be back to work. His placement worker said he had been counting the days until the doctor said he could work, I arranged to have his mot
34、her bring him to work, met them in the parking lot and invited them both to celebrate his day back. I took him and his mother by their arms. “To celebrate you coming back, breakfast for you and your mother is on me.” I led them toward a large corner booth. I could feel and hear truck customers and t
35、he rest of the staff following behind as we marched through the dining room. We stopped in front of the big table. Its surface was covered with coffee cups and dinner plates, all sitting slightly on dozens of folded paper napkins. First thing you have to do, Stevie, is clean up this mess, I said. St
36、evie looked at me, and then pulled out one of the napkins. It had Something for Stevie printed on the outside. As he picked it up, two $10 bills fell onto the table. Stevie stared at the money, then at all the napkins peeking from beneath the tableware, each with his name printed on it. I turned to
37、his mother. “Theres more than $10,000 in cash and checks on that table, all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems. Happy Thanksgiving!” While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other, Stevie, with a big, big smile on his face, was busy clearing all t
38、he cups and dishes from the table. 【小题 1】 Why did the author have doubts about hiring Stevie A Stevie was not that reliable. B Stevie was mentally disabled C Stevie was too short and fat. D Stevie was bad-tempered 【小题 2】 What made the author not fully satisfied with Stevies work A That he made custo
39、mers uncomfortable. B That he couldnt pay attention to his duties. C That he often spilled cups of coffee. D That he usually cleaned the table too early. 【小题 3】 By saying the underlined words in Paragaraph3, the author meant that the money she paid Stevie . A could help Stevie out of the trouble B c
40、ould send Stevie to a group home C couldnt thoroughly solve Stevies problem D could make a great difference to Stevies life 【小题 4】 Why did the author ask Stevie to clean up the mess on the table A Stevie could pick up the money that was given to him. B The table was so dirty that it needed cleaning.
41、 C It was Stevies duty to clean the table. D She wanted to congratulate Stevie on his coming back. 【小题 5】 What made Stevie popular among the staff and customers in the restaurant A His special appearance. B His hard work and optimism. C His funny speeches and actions. D His kind-hearted behaviour. 答
42、案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B Why should mankind explore space Why should money, time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits Why should resources be spent on space rather than on conditions and people on Earth These are questions that,
43、 understandably, are very often asked. Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup(基因构成 ) as human beings. What drove our ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and environments The wider the spread of a species, the better its chance of survival. Per
44、haps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible. Nearly every successful civilization has explored, because by doing so, any dangers in surrounding areas can be identified and prepared for. Without knowledge, we may be completely destroyed by the danger.
45、 With knowledge, we can lessen its effects. Exploration also allows minerals and other potential resources to be found. Even if we have no immediate need of them, they will perhaps be useful later. Resources may be more than physical possessions. Knowledge or techniques have been acquired through ex
46、ploration. The techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives. We have already benefited from other spin-offs including improvements in earthquake prediction, in satellites for weather forecasting and in communications systems. Even non-stick pans and m
47、irrored sunglasses are by-products (副产品 ) of technological developments in the space industry! While many resources are spent on what seems a small return, the exploration of space allows creative, brave and intelligent members of our species to focus on what may serve to save us. While space may ho
48、ld many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, it also holds dangers. The danger exists, but knowledge can help human beings to survive. Without the ability to reach out across space, the chance to save ourselves might not exist. While Earth is the only planet known to support life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to live on other planets. It is true tha
