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厦门第一中学高三上半期考英语试题
厦门第一中学2010—2011学年度上学期试卷
高三年英语半期考试卷
A卷(共115分)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdidthemanwanttodo?
A.Togivethewomanabirthdaypresent.
B.TogiveMichaelabirthdaypresent.
C.ToattendMichael’sbirthdayparty.
2.Whatisthewoman’sopiniononbuildingtheairport?
A.Itisgoodbutshouldtakesomemeasure.
B.Itwillbenefitthefarmers.
CShedisagreeswiththeidea.
3.Wherewillthewomanhaveherlunch?
A.Inheroffice.B.IntheRestaurant.C.InaSnackbar.
4.Whendoesthewomanwantthemantocall?
A.At5:
30.B.After6:
30.C.Brfore4:
30
5.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hewantsthewomannottoworry.
B.Hewilltaketheguestshomeinaminute.
C.Hethinksitiseasytocleanthehouseaftertheguestsarrive.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题
6.Whydoesthemansuggesttakingthebusinsteadofthetaxi?
A.Busesrunfast.B.Taxiarehardtofind.C.Theyareinnohurry.
7.Wherearetheymeeting?
A.Theyareatameeting.
B.Theyareatabusstop.
C.Theyareonabus.
听第7段材料,回答8至10题
8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Hewantstoinvitethewomantodinner.
B.Hewantstoinvitethewomantohishouse.
C.Hewantstovisitthewoman.
9.Whattimedoesthemanprefer?
A.9o’clockattheweekend.
B.10o’clockattheweekend.
C.10o’clockonMondaymorning.
10.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?
A.Topreparesupperforhim.
B.Totastethefoodforhim.
C.Toteachhisgirlfriendhowtocook.
听第8段材料,回答11至13题
11.Howwilltheytravel?
A.Bytrain.B.Byplane.C.Bybus.
12.Whenshouldthemanbookthetravelinginadvance?
A.Fourdays.B.Eightdays.C.Tendays.
13.Whatisthepurposeoftheman?
A.Tobookaticket.B.Togivesomedetails.C.Toaskforinformation.
听第9段材料,回答14至17题
14.Whatistheconversationabout?
A.Acomputersale.B.Ajobinterview.C.AnInternetmeeting.
15.Howlonghasthemanworkedaccordingtothisconversation?
A.Fiveyears.B.Morethanfiveyears.C.Notmentioned.
16.WhatdoesthemanthinkJavais?
A.Akindofdrink.B.AWebprogram.C.Acomputergame.
17.Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?
A.Thewomanwillofferthemanajob.
B.Themanisverycleveratansweringquestions.
C.Thewomanwillnotcontactthemanforfurtherconsideration.
听第10段材料,回答18至20题
18.Whatdoesthepassagetellusabout?
A.PlayersClub.B.Professionalactors.C.“Littletheatre”group.
19.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thepeopleputonplaysintheeveningorweekendtoearnextramoney.
B.Ticketsfortheplaysputonarefree.
C.AnyonewhoisinterestedinactingcanjointhePlayersClub.
20.Whydopeopleactonlyintheeveningorweekends?
A.Theyareforbiddentoactduringthedaytime.
B.Theyhaveotherworkinthedaytime.
C.Noonecomestothetheatretoseetheirplaysduringtheday.
第二部分:
英语知识运用:
第一节:
单项选择(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.Tom,thereis____Mr.Wangwhowantstoseeyou.Doyouwantmetobringhimin?
A.theB.aC.不填D.an
22.The_____tearsrolleddownhercheeks,whichshowedshewasreally_____thistime.
A.moving/movedB.moving/moving
C.moved/movingD.moved/moved
23.NowIamworkingunderthebossin_____departmentmyfatherusedtowork.
A.whichB.whereC.whoseD.his
24.---Dopeople_____Christmasinyourcountry?
---Somepeopledoandsomepeopledon’t.
A.passB.watchC.observeD.desire
25.Recentlythelocalgrocerystores______colorfultropicalfruits
A.arefloodedwithB.arefacedwith
C.areconnectedwithD.arejoinedwith
26.Myfatherisachainsmoker,andhecannot_____smokingbeforehegoestobed.
A.giveintoB.dowithoutC.dealwithD.giveoff
27.Lifeisnoteasyforanyoneofus,butdeterminationis_____ittakestosucceed.
A.whatB.whereC.whenD.which
28.Marywouldliketohavetouredaroundtheworld,butshe_____,forshehadtolookafterhersickmother.
A.doesn’tmakeitB.wouldn’tmakeit
C.willnotmakeitD.didn’tmakeit
29.Allthestudentsinourschoolarerequiredtofinishtheirhomeworkwithin_____.
A.thegivingtimeB.thetimehavingbeengiven
C.thegiventimeD.thetimetogive
30.---Ifyouworkhardatyourlessons,you_____haveanMP3asapresent,Ipromise.
---ThankyouDad,Ihopeyouwillnotletmedown.
A.wouldB.willC.mustD.shall
31.IhavetosaythisisthebestfilmthatIhave_____seensinceIcametothiscountry.
A.neverB.ever
C.hardlyD.firsly
32.Onlywhen_____howimportantitwastomasterEnglish.
A.didIworkIrealizedB.IworkedIrealized
C.IworkeddidIrealizeD.IwasworkinghadIrealized
33.ThebirthofLuiseBrown______withamazement,forshewasthefirstIVFbaby.
A.wasreceivedB.waspacked
C.wasgreetedD.wasagreed
34.______,thelittleboygotupfromhisseatandopenedit.
A.Whenheardthebellring
B.SomeoneKnockedatthedoor
C.Tohearsomeoneknockingatthedoor
D.Afterhearingsomeoneknockingatthedoor
35.Isitthepossibility______herhusbandwillbepromotedtothepositionofmarketingmanager_____makesherhappy?
A.that/thatB.which/which
C.when/whichD.where/that
第二节:
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Chequeshavelargelyreplacedmoneyasameansofexchange,fortheyarewidelyacceptedeverywhere.Thoughthisisvery36forbothbuyersandsellers,itshouldnotbeforgottenthatchequesarenotrealmoney:
theyarequite37inthemselves.Ashop-keeperalwaysrunsacertain38whenheacceptsachequeanditisquite39hisrightsifherefusestodoso___40___.
Peopledonotalwaysknowthisandareshockediftheirgoodfaithiscalled41.Anoldandverywealthyfriendofminetoldmehehadanextremelyunpleasant42.Hewenttoafamousjewelleryshop__43__keepsalargestockofpreciousstonesandaskedtobeshownsomepearlnecklaces.Afterexaminingseveraltrays,he44tobuyaparticularlyfinestringofpearlsandaskedifhecouldpay45cheque.Theassistantsaidthatthiswasquite46,butthemomentmyfriendsignedhisname,hewasinvitedintothemanager’soffice.
Themangerwasverypolite,butheexplainedthatsomeonewith47thesamenamehadpresentedthemwitha48chequenotlongago.Hetoldmyfriendthatthepolicewouldarrive49anymomentandhehadbetterstay50hewantedtogetintoserioustrouble.51,thepolicearrivedsoonafterwards.Theyapologizedtomyfriendforthe52andaskedhimto53anotewhichhadbeenusedbythethiefinanumberofshops.Thenote54:
“Ihaveaguninmypocket.Asknoquestionsandgivemeallthemoneyinthesafe.”55,myfriend’shandwritingwasquiteunlikethethief’s.
36.A.hardB.terribleC.simpleD.convenient
37.A.valuelessB.worthyC.valuableD.priceless
38.A.dangerB.changeC.riskD.chance
39.A.withinB.beyondC.withoutD.outof
40.A.ingeneralB.attheleastC.onceinawhileD.inshort
41.A.indifficultyB.infactC.introubleD.inquestion
42.A.accidentB.experienceC.eventD.incident
43.A.whereB.whichC.whenD.whether
44.A.consideredB.thoughtC.managedD.decided
45.A.byB.inC.withD.through
46.A.inorderB.inneedC.inuseD.incommon
47.A.largelyB.mostlyC.exactlyD.extremely
48.A.worthB.pricelessC.worthwhileD.worthless
49.A.forB.atC.untilD.during
50.A.whetherB.ifC.otherwiseD.unless
51.A.ReallyB.SureenoughC.CertainlyD.However
52.A.treatmentB.mannerC.inconvenienceD.behavior
53.A.writeoffB.writeoutC.copyoutD.makeout
54.A.readB.toldC.repeatedD.informed
55.A.EspeciallyB.FortunatelyC.NaturallyD.Basically
第三部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
There’snodoubtthatadults,andevenhighly-educatedadults,varygreatlyinthespeedandefficiencyof'theirreading.Someproceed(前进)veryslowlythroughout;otherspushalongtooquicklyandthenhavetoregress(退回).Poorreadersinparticularmaylacktheabilitytovarytheirmannerofreadingaccordingtothetypeofreadingmatterandtotheirintentionsinreadingit.
Agoodreadercanmoveatgreatspeedthroughthetextofanovelorsimilarlightreadingmatter.Hemaybeabletoskimapage,pickingupawordortwohereandthere,andgainageneralideaofwhatthetextisaboutwithoutreallyreadingit.Inreadingmoredifficultmaterial,withtheintentionoftakinginthewholeofit,hewillproceedmoreslowly,buteventhenhewillvaryhispace,concentratingonthekeywordsandpassages,perhapsre-readingthemseveraltimes,andpassmorequicklyovertheremainder.Alessefficientreadertendstomaintainthesamespeedwhateverthematerialhereads.Consequently,evenlightreadingmattergiveshimlittlepleasurebecausehereadssoslowly.Butthispacemaybetoofastforreallydifficultreadingmaterialwhichrequiresspecialconcentrationatdifficultpoints.
Atypeofreadingwhichneedscarefulattentiontodetailisproofreading(校对),inwhichthereader,inordertodetectmisprintsinasampleprint,hastonoticenotsomuchthemeaningofwhathereadsastheexactshapeandorderoflettersandwordsinthetext.Thisisextremelydifficultformostpeoplesincetheyareaccustomedtooverlookingsuchdetails.InFact,considerablepracticeisrequiredtopractisethistaskefficientlyan