1、2012届福建省三明一中高三 11月学段考试英语卷 单项选择 * _ the crisis of economy getting more and more serious, the government is searching for ways to improve peoples life. A As B With C While D If 答案： B It shouldnt take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help. Thats right. _. A Many hands make light
2、work B Something is better than nothing C The more the merrier D The sooner begun, the sooner done 答案： A By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of _you once thought impossible to understand. A that B whether C which D what 答案： D How do you find Johnsons last party Well,
3、 it couldnt have been . In fact, I wont go to his party next time. A any better B any worse C any worst D any best 答案： B Im going to Beijing next week. Do you have anything _to your son No ， thanks. A taken B to take C to be taken D take 答案： C Although he was disabled, he tried to lead as possible.
4、A as normal a life B so normal a life C as a normal life D so a normal life 答案： A Almost everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses. It is _ others are weak that maybe you have a great advantage. A although B unless C because D where 答案： D I had just given up hope of going to college _word came t
5、hat I had been admitted to a famous British University. A when B while C so D until 答案： A Cars play an important role in modern life, but they _ also cause many problems like air pollution. A should B can C must D will 答案： B Mr. Lee, who _ as a carpenter for over 10 years, is now a very famous state
6、sman in this country. A has worked B had worked C worked D works 答案： C Shirleys strong love for her hometown is _ in her new songs. A relieved B reflected C responded D recovered 答案： B But for your timely warning, we _ into great trouble. Well, you know were friends. A would get B must have got C wo
7、uld have got D can have got 答案： C My neighbors used to give me a hand in time of trouble, _ was very kind of them. A it B who C that D which 答案： D Jimmy had a lot of parties recently. Yes, that might why he didnt do well on the test. A come up with B bring about C account for D make sense of 答案： C T
8、he selfless village doctor treated whoever came to his family without any . A charge B money C cost D price 答案： A 完型填空 Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mothers tummy(肚子 ), she had had an accident, which 36 that Charlie couldnt walk. But that had never been a(n) 37 fo
9、r him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 38 nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him. There wasnt a postman, or a taxi driver who wasnt 39 to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way youl
10、l 40 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You 41 that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 42 for everything; and he shared them so 43 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 44 something new, thanks to Charlies id
11、eas. One day, though, he came up against a real 45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 46 to be sad: “I dont have many sweetsmy parents didnt buy me that toy” Everything s
12、eemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasnt going to be 47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 48 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone. Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 49 a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 50 on Charlies
13、 head. He got such a fright that he couldnt even move his lips. He was speechless, and 51 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 52 Charlies happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, thats a nice clown mask (小丑面具 ) you just 53 !” On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 54 that he fina
14、lly understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlies enthusiasm that he couldnt help but see the fun 55 of everything. 【小题1】 A reflected B meant C told D predicted A problem B mistake C excuse D topic A sensitive B humorous C responsible D enthusia
15、stic A surprised B moved C pleased D disappointed A send B write C print D find A paint B play C park D repair A theories B solutions C comments D impressions A eagerly B carefully C quickly D generously A cleared B noticed C enjoyed D invented A difficulty B surprise C risk D disaster A means B rea
16、son C method D value A let down B taken up C set free D driven away A hardly B quickly C constantly D specially A aimed B moved C threw D dropped A ahead B right C almost D even A because B but C therefore D although A missed B loved C envied D disliked A set on B put on C build up D make up A ordin
17、ary B sorry C good D curious A result B wonder C side D influence 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B. mean“意味着 ”。出了事故，意味着不能再走了。 【小题 1】 A. prob
18、lem问题。 “尽管不能走，但对 Charlie来说不是个问题。 【小题 1】 D. enthusiastic热情的。后线索，倒数第二行。 【小题 1】 C. 从下面的两个例子可以看出：邮递 员和出租车司机看到他没有不开心的。 【小题 1】 A. send送。这里指送信。 【小题 1】 C. park停车。出租车司机停车停得好。 【小题 1】 B. 从第三段的例子说明他对 everything 有解决的办法。 【小题 1】 D. generously慷慨的。慷慨的分享 ;上下语境，作者的态度。 【小题 1】 D. invent发明。发明了新的东西。 【小题 1】 A. difficulty困难
19、。遇到了一个真正的困难。 【小题 1】 B. Waterworks 总会找出不开心的理由。 【小题 1】 A. A. 失望 ; B.占据 ; C. 释放 ; D. 赶走。 【小题 1】 C. 一直想办法使 Waterworks振作起来。 【小题 1】 D. 注意后面的 above,从高处落下来。 【小题 1】 B. right正好。它正好落在 Charlie的头上。 【小题 1】 D. although虽然 . 但是。虽然 Waterworks想要哭。 【小题 1】 A. 想着 Charlie 的快乐的话。 【小题 1】 B. 戴上面具 build up 建立 make up 弥补 set o
20、n 着手，动身。 【小题 1】 C. feel good 舒服，开心。 Waterworks感到很 开心。 【小题 1】 C. 他意识到他习惯于 Charlie 的热情，所以禁不住想到了所有事情有趣的一面。 阅读理解 Here is some information about several famous local bakeries(面包烤房 ) in Indiana, the US. They serve as a social gathering place for locals. Maple Lane Bakery At 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN.
21、 (574) 566-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread. With 20 years experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the making of pies. The menu includes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $7.70, apple pie $7.19 and banana pie $6.99. Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advanc
22、e. Bettys Cakes & Candy Shop At 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574) 269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies. The chocolate cookies are sold at $8.99 a dozen. Bettys Cakes & Candy Shop, started half a century ago, specializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes. Buying a c
23、ake from Bettys will not disappoint you as they are always excellent. Crepes Quality Bakery At 217 S. Cavin Street Ligonier, IN. (260) 894-3024, this third generation bakery is located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rolls and bread. If you plan to buy cookies f
24、or the office or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 5:00 am waiting for the doors to open. Olympia Candy Kitchen At 136 N. Main Street Goshen, IN. (574) 533-5040, it has been welcoming visitors for almost a century in its unchanged location in downto
25、wn Goshen, Indiana. Its tradition began in 1912 when Greek Nicholas began making his own chocolates. Today this family-owned operation offers all kinds candies and boxed candies. If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request. 【小题 1】 Which of the following p
26、ies is the most expensive A Peach pie. B Banana pie. C Apple pie. D Berry pie. 【小题 2】 If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call _. A (574) 533-5040 B (574) 269-1231 C (260) 894-3024 D (574) 566-2917 【小题 3】 Which of the following bakeries has the shortest history A Crepes Quality
27、Bakery B Bettys Cakes & Candy Shop C Olympia Candy Kitchen D Maple Lane Ba kery 【小题 4】 The author wrote this passage mainly to _. A tell readers some travel information B persuade more people to eat pies C make the bakeries better known to readers D warn customers to order bakeries in advance 答案： 【小
28、题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C While firing off pictures of a curious five-month-old fox, photographer Simon Czapp soon realized his subject had quite an interest in photography herself. The clever fox was so curious about the camera equipment that she climbed right on top of it. And while she wa
29、s supposed to be the subject of the shoot, the fox stood on the shutter release button (快门按钮 ) and took her own frames. Mr Czapp visited the New Forest Wildlife Park to capture images of new arrival Jessie. She has been at the animal park in Ashurst, Hampshire home to wolves, deer and other animals
30、in 25 acres of ancient woodland after being abandoned by her mother. Mr Czapp said, “Jessie was very playful and curious and not at all camera shy. Soon after I arrived she was chewing my shoes and everything seemed to be a game to her. Then she started exploring the camera I had set up on a tripod
31、(三脚架 ). She balanced her front paws on it and at one point knocked it over.” He put the camera back on the tripod and Jessie soon jumped back up. At one point she had all four paws on the camera and was keeping her balance. Mr Czapp added, “She jumped up there several times and I realized it could m
32、ake a good picture. As I was leaving with the publics viewing window behind me, I thought I heard the camera go off but didnt think much of it. But when I checked the memory card afterwards, I was amazed to see Jessie had actually taken two pictures of me photographing her. I couldnt believe a fox h
33、ad gained an advantage over me! Jessie is a lovely little fox. There were some lovely photos of her but she obviously thought the photographer was worthy of a picture too!” 【小题 1】 The underlined word “frames” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”. A photographers B pictures C buttons D advantages 【小题 2】
34、 What do we know about Jessie from the passage A She arrived at the park five months ago. B She lives at the park together with some other foxes. C She was sent to the park because her mother left her. D She loved the life in the park so much that she left her mother. 【小题 3】 What is the RIGHT time o
35、rder of the following steps in Jessie taking a photo a. Jessie pressed the shutter release button. b. Mr Czapp left the camera to take a photo. c. Jessie climbed onto the camera and balanced herself. d. Mr Czapp set up his camera on a tripod. e. Jessie stood up to look at the back of the camera. A d
36、, e, c, b, a B a, b, c, d, e C c, b, e, a, d D d, e, b, c, a 【小题 4】 From the passage we can infer that _. A foxes are better at photographing than men B some foxes are more friendly than humans C Mr Czapp and Jessie took photos for each other D Jessie gained an advantage over Mr Czapp in photographi
37、ng 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C When I spent Christmas away from home in Europe for the first time, I was only 14 and it was absolutely horrific. I am now married and live in the US. So there is little possibility for me to go home for Christmas. Now I am able to get through Christmas wit
38、h some moments of joy: First, you are advised to search you area for stores that carry items from your home country or town. Buy food, candles and some other things that mean something to you. Hold on to the traditions from your home that you think are important even if other people think they are s
39、tupid. But keep in mind to be open for new traditions from wherever you might be, because those traditions are as important to those people around you as yours are to you. For me that includes celebrating Christmas on the 24th. Call, write Christmas cards, buy gifts and mail them to loved ones, just
40、 as if you were there. If you try to pretend as if the holiday doesnt exist, you are just going to make it worse. Introduce your traditions to your loved ones, especially your kids. It will only enrich their celebration of the holiday to have some unique traditions in their home. Little by little it
41、 will become their tradition and its fun for them to try something new. Find clubs, churches or organizations that are from your home country. Chances are that they will have some celebration with some of your traditions which you can join in. Food is one of the most important factors in any kind of
42、 tradition. Find the recipe of that cake your grandmother used and make it your tradition to bake that particular cake. Call up your parents and get them to send you some of your favorite childhood ornaments (装饰品 ) for your tree. Embrace new traditions, talk to your family about which ones you want
43、to make your own and stick with them. If you are far away from home, Christmas can never be the same as you experienced it before, but it is important to remember these traditions while appreciating the new ones. Keep an open mind and find a compromise between old and new traditons. 【小题 1】 The autho
44、r spent his 14th Christmas _. A unpleasantly in the US B joyfully in the US C unpleasantly in Europe D joyfully in Europe 【小题 2】 Why does the author advise people to hunt in some special stores A Because people can buy some discounted goods there. B Because people can feel less homesick there. C Bec
45、ause its an old Christmas tradition. D Because they offer goods from the hometown of the people. 【小题 3】 Which of the following statements does the author agree with A Its great for children to have some unique traditions. B People should join in all kinds of clubs to celebrate Christmas. C People sh
46、ould give up traditions which are stupid in other peoples eyes. D It is popular to celebrate Christmas on the 24th around the world. 【小题 4】 The author suggests giving a call to parents on Christmas mainly to _. A express love to them B follow the tradition C ask for some ornaments D set an example f
47、or children 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C Many people have been talking about the way in which the world will come to an end in 2012. Everybody wants to find out if December 21, 2012 is the last day of the earth. The rumor has already been spreading for a very long time. The Mayans predict
48、ion can account for the rumor. According to the rumor, the earth will experience dramatic changes in 2012 and the changes will be disastrous to all of the living creatures on earth. It is widely assumed that a Planet X will return to orbit the solar system. The return of Planet X will have a destructive effect on the solar system as well as on some planets including the Neptune, the Jupiter and the earth. Planet X will cross into their orbits. T
