1、2012届江苏省盐城市田家炳中学高三上学期期中考试英语卷 单项选择 * We have every reason to believe that _ 2012 Olympic Games in London will be _ success. A /; a B the; / C the; a D a; a 答案： C -I think Maths is playing a more important part in the new test system. What about you - _. We should be more devoted to it. A No pains, no
2、 gains. B Fact speaks louder than words. C Great minds think alike. D Dont claim to know what you dont know. 答案： C _ , and he felt hopeless. A Because Charles was sentenced to death B As Charles was sentenced to death C Sentenced to death D Charles was sentenced to death 答案： D All of us thought _ no
3、 use talking about some unpractical matters frequently. A that B it C this D which 答案： B The deadline for applications is 30 April. Do you think you can _ it A set B reach C grasp D meet 答案： D On average, the footprints discovered are 14 to 18 inches long, 5-9 inches wide and much larger than _ of a
4、 human. A that B ones C those D one 答案： C 这题考查代词 those的用法， those一般代替前文出现的可 数名词复数，这句话里代指 footprints， that代指前文的可数名词单数或是不可数名词， one泛指可数名词单数。选 C。 Having retired from his business, he now _ himself with the welfare of the disabled. A associates B charges C equips D occupies 答案： D 这题考查词义辨析： associates联系， c
5、harges指控， equips装备， occupies忙于，句意是：退休后，他忙于残疾人的福利事业。选 D。 To get a well-paid job,_. A it is absolutely necessary of one to have a good education B one will surely have to have a good education C having a good education is something we will sure do D a good education is surely something we can do witho
6、ut 答案： B 分析句子，我们看见： To get a well-paid job,是个不定式的目的状语，后面应是简单句，而且主语和 To get a well-paid job,的逻辑主语应该是一致的，所以选 B，句意是：为了得到一份报酬高的工作，一个人一定要有好的教育。 The police will_ him_ murder. A charge; with B charge; for C be charged; with D be charged; for 答案： A 这题考查词组： charge sb. with sth“指控某人 ”，句意是：警察将指控他谋杀。选A。 _ came
7、that Prime Minister David Cameron（卡梅伦首相） blamed the worst riots（骚乱） in Britain the other day. A Words B A word C The word D Word 答案： D 这题考查 word做 “消息 ”的意思， that引导的同位语从句，句意是：消息传来卡梅伦首相谴责几天前英国最糟糕的骚乱。选 D。 The author believes that it is the test system,_ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burde
8、n of middle school students. A other than B or rather C rather than D more than 答案： C Nowadays many girl students eagerly took the course to _ themselves for a career in nursing. A devote B defend C establish D equip 答案： D _ let fake products become uncontrolled in the market. A In certain circumsta
9、nces we can B In no circumstance can we C Under any circumstances we can D Under no circumstances can we 答案： D The Acropolis was constructed in the 5th century BC _ a high altitude above the city _ Athena, the goddess of Athena. A with; in a gesture of B on; in memory of C in; in celebration of D at
10、; in honour of 答案： D The government is also undertaking important educational work based on the _ of the members that the best form of conservation is the prevention of damage. A. consensus B sense C. scene D. consequence 答案： A 完型填空 My friend Michelle is blind, but youd never know it. She makes such
11、 good use of her other 36 , including her sixth sense, that she rarely gives the impression shes 37 anything. Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesnt push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the ho
12、use, she moves around so fast that often 40 dont realize shes blind. I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited
13、 about her finger-painting project.Mom, guess what said Kayla, all smiles. I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us. To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, Michelle told me
14、 my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing! Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper. I realized Kayla didnt know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversatio
15、n. When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didnt believe me. But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture! Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kaylas 54 in her work. We were silent for a
16、 minute. Then Kayla said slowly, You know, Mommy, Michelle really did see my picture. She just used my 55 . Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have. 【小题1】 A ways B means C methods D senses A enjoyed B found C missed D lost A and B except C even D but A who B it C she D whic
17、h A children B family C guests D friends A realized B heard C recognized D witnessed A sad B satisfied C excited D enjoyed A especially B not so C a little D not at all A paint B draw C create D mix A stayed B painted C talked D played A excitement B encouragement C delight D surprise A attitude B c
18、olor C picture D paper A touched B distinguished C saw D understood A after B before C until D when A come up B turned out C referred to D talked about A curious B quiet C puzzled D worried A cried B insisted C complained D informed A right B wrong C worried D uncertain A shortcomings B difficulties
19、 C pride D description A paper B pens C hands D eyes 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D文章前面提到 Michelle is blind，所以，她很好地利用了其它 “感觉官能 ”。 【小题 1】 C
20、 Michelle是一个盲人，是 “无法看见 ”的，但由于她很好地利用了其它感觉官能，很少有人认识到她缺少了什么。 【小题 1】 B她照顾孩子和我们一样，除了不给孩子太多压力。 【小题 1】 A who引导定语从句修饰 the children。 【小题 1】 C她行动很快， guests很少认识到她是瞎的。 【小题 1】 A句意是：我是在女儿到那里玩第一次意识到这点的。 【小题 1】 C从后面的描写 She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects说明孩子是兴奋的。 【小题 1】 A句意是：她尤其对手
21、纸画课程感到兴奋。 【小题 1】 D mix“混合 ”。从 Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green!可以推出答案：。 【小题 1】 B painted with us“和我们一起画画 ”。 【小题 1】 D考查词组：使我们更为惊讶的是，从后面的细节描写可以看出。 【小题 1】 C从后文 Michelle told me that my picture showed joy 可以看出Michelle了解 Kayla的作品。所以此处用 picture。 【小题 1】 D表示她懂我的画。 【小题 1】 C和 never连用，表
22、示 “直到 才 ” 【小题 1】 A never和 in conversations说明从未讨论过此事，所以用 come up表示 “被提到 ”。 【小题 1】 B这里表示孩子有一会很安静。 【小题 1】 B从后面的 But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!说明孩子坚持说。 【小题 1】 A从后面的句子： because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork.说明孩子是对的。 【小题 1】 C由前文的 showed joy, pride and a sens
23、e of accomplishment.可知答案：。 【小题 1】 D Kayla认为 Michelle借助自己的眼睛看到了图画。 阅读理解 What do you want to be when you grow up A teacher A doctor How about an ice-cream taster Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice-cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 yea
24、rs. Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a products quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream as well as for developing over 75 flavors (味道） . Some people think that it would be easy to do this job: after all, you just have to
25、 like ice cream, right No theres more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field. In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-crea
26、m samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.” While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins
27、with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor ” Next its time to taste! Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps H
28、arrison busy but happy working at one cool job. 【小题 1】 What is John Harrisons job A An official. B An ice-cream taster. C A chemist. D An ice-cream manufacturer. 【小题 2】 According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to _. A keep a diary of work B have a degree in chem
29、istry C have new ideas every day D find out new flavors each day 【小题 3】 What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream A He stirs the ice cream. B He examines the color of the ice cream. C He tastes the flavor of the ice cream. D He lets the ice cream cool down. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小
30、题 1】 B ：这是一道推断题。根据第二段 “Yes,there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream.Just ask John Harrison,an Official Taste Tester for the past 21 years.”可以推断出 John Harrison就是通过品尝冰淇淋获得收入的人，也就是冰淇淋品尝家。 【小题 1】 B：这是一道推断题。根据第三段 “He points out that a dairy or food science degree would be very usef
31、ul to someone wanting a career in this cold field.”可以推断出要想从事这个行业，应该有相关学科的学位。 【小题 1】 D：这是一道推断题。根据第四段 “He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12F.Harrison explains,You get more flavor from warmer ice cream.”可知在观察和品尝冰淇淋前，他首先要把冰淇淋加热。 Two years ago, the Funk family of suburban Chicago adopted a Chinese b
32、aby girl who had been abandoned on a sidewalk near a Yangzhou textile factory. Last year and halfway across the United States, the Ramirez family of suburban Miami adopted a girl who had been abandoned a week later on the same spot. Both families named their daughters Mia. It turns out, a first name
33、 and Chinese heritage arent the only things the three-year-olds have in common. The girls mothersHolly Funk and Diana Ramirezmet on a website f or parents who had gone through international adoptions. After a flurry of e-mails comparing photographs and biographical details, DNA testing proved the fa
34、milies suspicions: The girls are probably fraternal (手足般的 ) twins. “I was in shock,” said Ramirez, who lives with her husband Carlos in Pembroke Pines, Florida. “Well, now this is for real.” The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link ado
35、pted children with biological kin(亲属 ). The site that the Funks and Ramirezes used has a membership of 137 people, with 15 sets of twins and seven sets of siblings whose relationships have been confirmed. At a reunion on Friday at Chicagos OHare International Airport, Mia Diamond Funk Mia Hanying Ra
36、mirez shyly surveyed each other, then reached for each others hand. DNA tests established an 85 percent probability that the girls are at least half sisters. Scientists did not have a biological parent to test and reach a greater certainty, but given their ages and physical similarities, experts say
37、 it is likely they are fraternal twins. Douglas and Holly Funk hope to take Mia to Miami in October. Both sets of parents say they are committed to staying in touch and often let the twins talk to each other on the phone. 【小题 1】 . Both the adopted girls shared a first name _. A because they both cam
38、e from China B because of their physical similarities C because their US parents suspected they were twins D for no good reason 【小题 2】 Why did the girls mothers meet on the Internet A To compare photographs of the two girls. B To communicate with other people who had adopted children abroad. C To te
39、st their suspicion. D To exchange experiences on adopting children. 【小题 3】 Experts are still not 100 percent sure that the two girls are fraternal twins because _. A DNA tests are still not accurate enough B the two girls were born by different parents C the DNA of a biological parent is still missi
40、ng D one girl is born a week later than the other 【小题 4】 What would be the best title for the passage A Adopted Twins Reunited on Internet B Adopted Twins Live happily in the US. C Suspicion Turned into Reality D The Story of Adopted Twins and Their Parents 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小
41、题 1】 D推理判断题。两位母亲都给女儿取了 Mia这个名字，后来 在网上交流时才发现两个女孩长得很像，因此断定两个母亲取名时是无意的，仅是一种巧合。 【小题 1】 B细节理解题。从文章第五段中的 “The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属 ) ”可知答案：。 【小题 1】 C细节理解题。文章倒数第二段说科学家还没有女孩亲生父亲或母亲的 DNA，因
42、此不能作出确切的判断。 【小题 1】 A标题归纳题。一对双胞胎姐妹最终得以团聚，收养她们的两个母亲在网上的交流起了非常关键的作用。 A项最能体现本文的中心。 I moved into a new house in July. Since then I have met a few of my neighbors who are very nice people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbors I know. There were nine neighbors whom I
43、 knew by name or spoke with often when I was out in my yard. I knew which houses they lived in. I decided to add one more to my list. This lady I decided to add lives down the street from me. I meet her every morning walking to work as I drive down the street. She always smiles to me. But I had no i
44、dea who she was and which house she lived in. I planned to make small fruit baskets and leave them on my neighbors front porches(门廊 ) on Christmas Eve. I signed the cards: Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road. I saved the last for the friendly lady. I finally decided on a house where I met h
45、er each morning and guessed that it was hers. My neighbors really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me. This morning I found a small note in the mailbox. It was addressed simply: Resident, 5104 Northumberland R
46、oad. The Thank You card really caught me by surprise. I opened it and read the message, Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on our porch. It was very thoughtful. Richard Kelly passed away last week. He talked a lot about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of illness.
47、He really appreciated it. I had no idea who Richard Kelly was and that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice ladys basket on his porch by mistake. I wanted to say sorry, but that would be wrong. I believe that Mr. Kelly was meant to have that basket because he was dying. I hate that the ni
48、ce lady did not get to receive a fruit basket on Christmas, but I believe if she knew what had happened, she would be happy. I feel pleased to have helped Richard Kellys last days be more cheerful. 【小题 1】 How many Christmas gifts did the author intend to send A Nine. B Eight. C Ten. D Eleven. 【小题 2】 Where did the friendly lady live A She lived at the end of Northumberland Road. B Her address was 5104 Northumberland Road. C She was thought to share a
