学年兰州一中第一学期高三期中考试.docx

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学年兰州一中第一学期高三期中考试

2009-2010学年度兰州一中第一学期高三期中考试

英语试题

本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试用时120分钟，考试结束，将答题纸交回。

第一卷

第一部分：

英语知识运用（共三节,满分50分）

第一节：

语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项.

1．origin

A．cozyB．occupyC．complainD．comfort

2．convey

A．steakB．stealC．dreamD．appearance

3．bunch

A．commandB．distinguishC．uncleD．anxious

4．strength

A．mouthsB．pathsC．SmithsD．clothes

5．diverse

A．exerciseB．miserableC．energyD．surgeon

第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

6．Howmuchthelittlegirllookedinaredcoat!

A．goodB．bestC．betterD．pretty

7．JustasThomasAlvaEdisonit,geniuswasonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.

A．putB．meantC．gotD．made

8．YouandIhardlyhaveachancetogotoTibetforatrip,?

A．doyouB．don’tIC．don’tweD．dowe

9．Thebiggestwhaleisbluewhale,whichgrowstobeabout30meterslong,thatis,theheightof9-storeybuilding.

A．a;aB．the;theC．the;aD．a;the

10．Allweredeeplytouchedwordsaftertheyheardhisheroicdeeds.

A．withoutB．beyondC．withD．in

11．Dearguestsandfriends,welcometoourLanzhouUniversity.theceremonyofthe100thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.

A．AttendB．ToattendC．HavingattendedD．Attending

12．Everyeveningaftersupper,ifnotfromwork,themantendstospendalongwhilewalkingalongtheriverside.

A．beingtiredB．wornoutC．givenoutD．tiringout

13．Thehouseshewasborninhasbeenpulleddownandreplacedbyalawyer’soffice.

A．thatB．whereC．forwhichD．atwhich

14．Somestudentswhoarenottalkativearenotnecessarilyshy;theyjustbequietpeople.

A．shouldB．mayC．mustD．would

15．shewassick,Iwasaskedtotakeherplacegreatlysurprisedme,forIhadnoworkexperience.

A．WhenthatB．ThatC．ThatwhenD．When

16．Iwasoutofmyvillageatthetime,soIdon’tknowexactlyhowitabout.

A．hascomeB．wascomingC．cameD．comes

17．Currently,themostimportantquestionthattheyaretakingintoconsiderationisofcollegestudens’employment.

A．onesB．thatC．thisD．it

18．Thepresentsituationisverycomplex,soIfeelthatwewillspendquitealongwhileitsreality.

A．figuringoutB．makingupC．lookingintoD．keepup

19．—IhearthatSimonhasbeenveryillinhospitalfordays.

—Oh,really?

Iknow.Ivisithim.

A．didn’t;willgoandB．don’t;willgoand

C．didn’t;amgoingtoD．don’t;amgoingto

20．—Whatdoyouthinkofourplan?

—It.Wecan’tspeaktoowellofit.

A．makesnosenseB．isjustsoso

C．alldependsD．isverypractical

第三节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Justlisten

Isuspectthatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnecttoanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisour21，andespeciallyifit’sgivenfromthe22．Whenpeoplearetalking，there’snoneedtodoanythingbut23them．Justtakethem24．Listentowhatthey’resaying．Careaboutit．Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthan25it．

Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshe26totellherstory，peopleoften27totellherthattheyhadoncehadsomethingjustlikewhathappenedtoher．Subtly，herpainbecameastoryaboutthemselves．28shestoppedtalkingtomostpeople．Itwasjusttoo29．Weconnectthroughlistening．Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstand．wemovethe30ofattentiontoourselves．Butwhenwelisten，theyknowwecare．

Ihaveeverlearnedto31tosomeonecryingbyjustlistening．intheolddaysIusedtoreachforthetissues（纸巾）32Irealizedthatpassingapersonatissuemaybejustanotherwaytoshutthem33，totakethemoutoftheir34ofsadnessandpainNowIjustlisten．Whentheyhavecriedalltheyneedtocry,theyfindmethere35them．

This36thinghasnotbeenthateasytolearn．ItcertainlywentagainsteverythingIhadbeen37sinceIwasveryyoungatschool．Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheyweretoo38tospeakordidnotknowtheanswer．Alovingsilenceoftenhasfarmore39toconnectthanthemostwell-intentioned40．

21．A．introductionB．instructionC．attentionD．relaxation

22．A．headB．memoryC．mindD．heart

23．A．talktoB．listentoC．objecttoD．stickto

24．A．inB．upC．offD．away

25．A．denyingB．rememberingC．questioningD．understanding

26．A．managedB．triedC．hopedD．expected

27．A．encouragedB．interruptedC．discouragedD．urged

28．A．EventuallyB．ImmediatelyC．CompletelyD．Especially

29．A．impoliteB．meaninglessC．lonelyD．selfish

30．A．middleB．focusC．centerD．choice

31．A．respondB．compareC．linkD．regret

32．A．unlessB．ifC．untilD．when

33．A．downB．awayC．inD．off

34．A．experimentB．mixtureC．judgmentD．experience

35．A．withB．againstC．forD．among

36．A．complexB．simpleC．complicatedD．single

37．A．mentionedB．publishedC．taughtD．proved

38．A．shyB．greedyC．activeD．proud

39．A．strengthB．energyC．powerD．force

40．A．gesturesB．praiseC．criticismD．words

第二部分：

阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

第一节阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项。

A

Everycountrytendstoacceptitsownwayoflifeasbeingtheproperoneandtopraiseorcriticizeothers,astheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.Andunfortunately,ourpictureofthepeopleandthewayoflifeofothercountriesisoftenadistorted（被歪曲）one.Hereisagreatargumentinfavorofforeigntravelandlearningforeignlanguages.Itisonlybytravelinginacountryandgettingtoknowitspeopleandtheirlanguage,thatonecanfindoutwhatacountryanditspeoplearelike.Andhowdifferenttheknowledgeonegainsthiswayfrequentlyturnsouttobefromthesecond-handinformationgatheredfromothersources!

Howoftenwefindthattheforeignerswhomwethoughttobesuchdifferentpeoplefromourselvesarenotverydifferentatall!

Differencesbetweenpeoplesdo,ofcourse,existand,onehopes,willalwayscontinuetodoso.Theworldwillbeadullplaceindeedwhenallthedifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike,andsomepeoplemightsaythatwearerapidlyapproachingthisstateofaffairs.WithalmostthewholeofWesternEuropebelongingtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.（欧共体）andtheincreasingstandardizationthisbringsabout,plusthemuchgeaterrapidityandeaseoftravel,theremightseemsometruthinthisatleastasfarasEuropeisconcerned.Howeverthismaybe,atleastthegreatereaseoftraveltodayhasshowntomorepeoplethaneverbeforethatEnglishmanorFrenchmanorGermanisnotsomedifferentanimalfromthemselves.

41．ThewriterhasmadeallofthefollowingstatementsEXCEPTthat.

A．therearedifferencesbetweenpeoples

B．theincreasingstandardizationistheresultoftheexpansionoftheEEC

C．therearemoresimilaritiesthandifferencesbetweenpeoples

D．theEnglishmanissomedifferentanimalfromotherpeople

42．Thispassageismostlyconcernedwiththetopicof.

A．theadvantagesoftheEECB．theviewpointsoncultures

C．foreignlanguageslearningD．theattitudestowardstheeaseoftravel

43．Whichofthefollowingplaysamoreimportantroleinidentification（一体化）,especiallyinEurope?

A．Thegreatereaseoftravelnowadaysthanbefore

B．Theuncontrollablemovementtoidentification

C．Thesimilaritiesintermsofwayoflifebetweencultures

D．ThedifferencesbetweenEuropeanpeopleandothernations

44．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sownpointofview?

A．Everycountrytendstopraiseorcriticizeothersastheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.

B．Differencesbetweenpeopleswillalwayscontinuetoexist.

C．Wearerapidlyapproachingthestatethatalldifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike.

D．Otherpeoplearenotsodifferentfromourselvesaswethoughttobe.

B

Americanschoolsarelookingforwaystosavemoneyonbustransportationbecauseofhighfuelprices.Morechildrenmayhavetowalk,ridetheirbikesorfindotherwaystogettoschool.

But,asanothereffectofthehighprices,theymaynothavetogotoschoolasoften.Someschools,especiallyinruralareas,arechangingtoafour-dayweek.ThatmeanslongerdaysinsteadofthetraditionalMondaythroughFridayschedule.

Beginninginthefall,studentsintheMaccrayschooldistrictinMinnesotawillbeinschoolTuesdaythroughFriday.Eachschooldaywillbesixty-fiveminuteslonger.

Superintendent.（教育厅长）GregSchmidtsaysthedistrictexpectstosaveaboutsixty-fivethousanddollarsayearintransportationcosts.Thedistricthasaboutsevenhundredstudentslivinginanareaofninehundredsquarekilometers.

Stateofficialshaveagreedtotheplanforthreeyears.Theymaychangetheirmindsbeforetheniflearningsuffers.InCuster,SouthDakota,studentshavebeengoingtoschoolMondaythroughThursdaysince1995.SuperintendentTimCrealsaysthechangehassavedanestimated（估计）onemilliondollarsoverjustthepasteightyears.

Butheseesotherbenefits,too.Studentsgetmoreinstructionaltime.Andactivitiesthatusedtopreventclassesarenowheldonnon-schooldays.

Hesaysthatinthefuture,thegrowthofonlineclassescouldmakeitpossibletorequireevenfewerdaysinschool.Highfuelpricesaredrivingcollegestudentstotakemoreonlineclasses.Andinsomestates,highschoolstudentscantakethem,too.

Afour-dayschoolweeksoundslikeagreatideaforstudentsandteachers.Butworkingparentsmayhavetopayforchildcareforthatfifthday.Inagriculturalareas,though,itcanmeananextradayofhelpingonthefamilyranch.

InNewMexico,thefirstschooldistrictchangestoafour-dayweekin1974becauseoftheAraboilboycott.Now,seventeenoutofeighty-ninedistrictsuseit.

TheLakeArthurSchoolDistricthasjustonehundredandsixtystudents.LakeArthurusedafour-dayschedulefortwelveyears.Butafewy