衢州一中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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衢州一中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

衢州一中2013学年度第一学期期中试卷

高三英语

选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节单项填空（共20题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

1.—Well,Toby.Irememberthatyouhadavery…howshouldIsay…relaxedattitudetowardworkatthebookstore.

—__________!

Iwasamodelworker!

A.NowayB.NodoubtC.NowonderD.Noproblem

2.Theoldfarmer’seyesstillshonebrightinthewrinkledbrownfaceandhisstepashecameacrosstheroomwas________,thoughslow.

A．shakyB．heavyC．casualD．steady

3.—“Crashdiets”makeusloseweightfastandIamallintothat.

—Butit_______bettertoworkout.　

A.had　　　　B.wouldbe　　　　C.wouldn’thavebeen　　　　D.musthavebeen

4.—Don’tbesonaughty!

Beyour________.

—Gotit，mum.

A．mannersB．ageC．behaviorD．politeness

5.Ahousingbubbleisaneconomicsituation_____occurswhenhousepricesrisemuchtoofast.

A.whichB.whereC.whatD.why

6.Itseemsthatlivinggreenis________easyandaffordable.Asmallstepmakesabigdifference.

A.exactlyB.fortunatelyC.surprisinglyD.hardly

7._____bythelatestelectronictoys,thelittleboystoodinfrontofthewindows,withoutmoving.

A．TobearrestedB．ArrestedC．HavingarrestedD．Arresting

8.Butfortheseinterruptions,themeetinghalfanhourago.

A.wasfinishedB.wouldhavefinished

C.hadfinishedD.wouldfinish

9.Dutyisanactoracourseofactionthatpeople____youtotakebysocialcustoms,lawor

religion.

A.persuade　　　　　B.request　　　　C.instruct　　　　　D.expect

10.LadyWang_____asasecretaryforfiveyearsinthecompany,andnowsheisageneralmanagerofit.

A.hasserved　　　　B.serves　　　　C.hadbeenserving　　　　D.served

11.AngLee’swonanotherOscarfordirectingLifeofPitellingallamazingstory,________.

describingallIndianboyandatigeronalifecraftinthePacific．

A．whichB．oneC．whatD．that

12.Thenewmovie______tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.

A．promisesB．agreesC．pretendsD．declines

13.Myfriendshowedmeroundthetown,wasverykindofhim.

A.whichB.thatC.whereD.it

14.Webecamegoodfriendsquickly,______ourlifeexperiencescouldn’thavebeenmoredifferent.

A.aslongasB.eventhough    C.incaseD.asthough

15.YueYue,____2yearoldgirlwhowastwicerunoverbyvansandthenignoredby18passersbyasshelaycriticallyinjuredonastreet,draws_____concernfromalloverthecountry.

A．/；/B．a；theC．a；/D．the；a

16.—ThesedaysIfeelexhaustedandlackstrength.

—That’s_____toomuchdrinkingandpoordietlead.

A.what　　　　　B.which　　　　　C.why　　　　　　　D.where

17.Mybosswasveryresistanttomyproposalatfirstbutshefinally_____andacceptedmyidea.

A.sloweddown　　　　B.putdown　　　　C.gotdown　　　　D.brokedown

18.Naturereservesareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimalsandplants,whichwould_______runtheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.otherwiseB.thereforeC.thoughD.instead

19.Though_______money,hisparentsmanagedtosendhimtouniversity.

A.lackedB.lackingofC.lackingD.lackedin

20.—Dad,dad!

Myheadhurtssomuch.IthinkI’mdying.

—________,darling!

Thedoctorsaysyouwillfeelbettersoon.

A.ThatwilldoB.There,thereC.That’srightD.Solong

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

WhenIwas8,agentlemancametomyorphanage（孤儿院）andtaughtushowtodowoodworkingprojects.

Iremembermyfirstproject—asmalltable.Iwasso21ofitthatIlookeduponitasifIhadcreateda（an）22.Itwasabsolutelybeautifulandithadtakenmesixweeksto23it.IcouldhardlywaittogiveittoMotherWintersasa24.Shewastheheadmistressofourorphanage,whowasalways25withus.

Asthetableswerenotdryfromtheclearcoating,themantoldustowaitafewdaysbeforetakingthemtoourdormitories.ButIwasjustso26andhappythatIcouldn’twait.Idashedoutlikea27,carryingmytable,smilingfromeartoear.

WhenIreachedthedormitoryIplacedthelittletablebesidemybed.Iwas28itwhenMotherWintersentered.Shewalkedovertothetable.Runningherhand29it,shenoticedthatitwasstillwet.

“Wereyou30tobringthishome?

”sheasked.

“No,ma’am,”I31withmyheaddown.

SheorderedmetothrowthetableoutandsoIdid.Aftersheleft,Iimmediatelyopenedthedoortogetitback.Therewas32stuckallover.Ibrushedandcried,butitwouldnotcomeoff.

Ihidthetableinmyclosetandnever33it.Ayearlaterwhilecleaningup,IgavethetabletoMotherHenderson,myhouseparent（宿管员）,thinkingthatshewould34itaway.

Thirtyyearslateratareunion,I35thatMotherHendersonwaslivingnearby,soIdroveuptoseeher.Wetalkedcheerfullyforlong.AsIwasabouttoleave,sheaskedmetocomedowntoher36togetsomethingimportant.Ifollowedher37intoadarkcorner.Shepickedsomethingup.38sheturnedaround,Icouldseethatshewasholdingalittletable.

MotherHendersonkeptthelittletablethatIhadgivenupforlostsolongago.

Today,Ilookatthattablewithbittersweetmemoriesbutfullof39toMotherHenderson,whokeptitforayoungorphanwhotriedveryhardto40.

21.A.tiredB.ashamedC.proudD.aware

22.A.awardB.wonderC.recordD.product

23.A.designB.inventC.paintD.complete

24.A.giftB.rewardC.prizeD.souvenir

25.A.satisfiedB.strictC.patientD.angry

26.A.upsetB.amazedC.confidentD.excited

27.A.thiefB.heroC.swordD.flash

28.A.dryingB.observingC.admiringD.hiding

29.A.intoB.acrossC.aboveD.after

30.A.supposedB.embarrassedC.encouragedD.determined

31.A.agreedB.sighedC.whisperedD.argued

32.A.dirtB.glueC.paintD.wood

33.A.removedB.touchedC.shookD.split

34.A.putB.giveC.takeD.throw

35.A.learnedB.expectedC.rememberedD.recommended

36.A.bathroomB.balconyC.basementD.bedroom

37.A.curiouslyB.unwillinglyC.doubtfullyD.worriedly

38.A.BeforeB.SinceC.AsD.Until

39.A.admirationB.gratitudeC.sympathyD.regret

40.A.adaptB.studyC.performD.please

第二部分阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Americanresearchersfoundfemalesarethemoretalkativesexbecauseofaspecial“languageprotein（蛋白质）”inthebrain.

Thestudy,conductedbyneuroscientists（神经学家）andpsychologistfromtheUniversityofMaryland,concludedthatwomentalkedmorebecausetheyhadmoreoftheFoxp2protein.Theresearch,publishedintheJournalofNeuroscience,foundthathigherlevelswerefoundamonghumansthatwerewomenbutinratsthatweremales.Theirfindingscameafteritwaspreviouslyclaimedthatladiesspeakabout20,000wordsaday–over13,000morethanmen.“Thisstudyisoneofthefirsttoreportasexdifferenceintheexpressionofalanguage-associatedproteininhumansoranimals,”saidProfMargaretMcCarthy,wholedthestudy.Intheirstudy,theresearchersattemptedtodeterminewhatmightmakemaleratsmorevocalthantheirfemalefriends. 

Theyseparatedfour-day-oldratsfromtheirmothersandthencountedthenumberoftimestheycriedoutinthe“ultrasonicrange”,thefrequencieshigherthanhumanscanhear,overfiveminutes.Whilebothsexescalledouthundredsofcries,themalescalledouttwiceasoften,theyfound.Butwhenthepupswerereturnedtotheirmother’scage,she fussedover hersonsfirst.TestsconductedonthepartsofthebrainknowntobeassociatedwithvocalcallsshowedthemalepupshaveuptotwiceasmuchFoxp2proteinasthefemales.Theresearchersthenincreasedtheproductioninthebrainsoffemalepupsandreduceditinmales.Thisledtothefemaleratscryingoutmoreoftenandtheirmothersshowingmoreinteresttothem.Incontrast,malesbecameless“talkative”.

Theresearchersthentestedsamplesfromtenchildren,agedbetweenthreeandfive,whichshowedthatfemaleshadupto30percentmoreoftheFoxp2proteinthanmales,inabrainareakeytolanguageinhumans.

“Basedonourobservations,weassumehigherlevelsofFoxp2ingirlsandhigherlevelsofFoxp2inmaleratsisanindicationthatFoxp2proteinlevelsareassociatedwiththemorecommunicativesex,”saidProfMcCarthy.

“OurresultsimplyFoxp2asacomponentoftheneurobiologicalbasisofsexdifferencesinvocalcommunicationinmammals.”

41.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.

A．womenalwaysspeakmorewordsthanmen

B．menandmaleratshavelowlevelsoflanguageprotein

C．womenandmaleratshavesimilarlevelsofFoxp2

D．McCarthyisn’tthefirsttofindfemalesmoretalkative

42.Theunderlinedphrase“fussedover”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.

A．paidattentionto

B．relatedto

C．putpressureon

D．countedon

43.Theresearcherscarriedouttheexperimentsonratsinorderto_______.

A．testwhichpartofthebrainiskeytolanguageinratsandhumans

B．provethelevelsofFoxp2proteininhumansandratsaredifferent

C．determinethereasonwhyfemaleratsaremoretalkativethanmalerats

D．discovertheassociationbetweenFoxp2proteinandvocalcommunication

44.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Testsonhumansandrats

B．Whywomenarethetalkativesex

C．SexdifferencesinFoxp2protein

D．Foxp2proteindeterminesoralability

B

Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulness,happiness,goodness,andself-respect?

Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorizedas“honor”helpyoucreatethislifeofgoodfeelings.

Here’sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.

Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilent,andprofitfromtheclerk’smistake,w