学年度第一学期高中三年级期末考试英语.docx

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学年度第一学期高中三年级期末考试英语

2010学年度第一学期高中三年级期末考试

英语试卷

本试卷有选择题和非选择题两种形式，共10页，满分135分。

考试时间120分钟。

在答题卡上，选择题答案用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题答案用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔书写。

第一部分语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从l～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Humanbeingsenjoychallenges．Manyofthemlikephysicalchallenges．Theyaskthemselvesllikethese：

HowfastcanIrun?

HowhighcanIclimb?

HowdeepcanIdive?

HowfarcanIswim?

HowlongcanIholdmy2?

HowmuchcanIlift?

HowhighcanIjump?

Becausepeopleenjoychallenges，theyliketoplay3andwatchotherpeopleplaysports．Theylikeclimbing，running，diving，lifting，jumping，andsoon．4fouryearsmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldenjoytheinternationalsports5calledOlympics．Therearechallengesthatarenotphysicalchallenges．Theyaresocialandintellectualchallenges，too．LeonardodaVinci，who6inItalyduringthe15thcentury,enjoyedeverypossiblechallenge．Hewasa（n）7andpaintedthewellknownpicture，theMonaLisa．Hewasanengineerwhomade8foracitywithroadsunderthestreetfortraffic．Hewasaninventorwhoinventedadevicetoletpeople9underwater．Hewasascientist，andhelearntagreatdealabouthumanstructure．

Anotherkindofchallenge10theEgyptiansbetween4,000and5000yearsagowhentheydecidedtobuildtheGreatPyramid．Theyl1sixmilliontonsofrock．ThatisenoughtobuildafootwallaroundallofFrance．Fourhundredthousandmenl2fortwentyyearstobuildit．

So，forthousandsofyears，peoplel3challenges．Todaywestillhavemanychallengesbeforeus．Medicalsciencefacesthechallengesofconqueringthemanyl4whichstillattackhumanbeings．Engineersandplannersmustbuildnewcitiesandnewkindsofl5.

1．A．answersB．questionsC．ordersD．hates

2．A．airB．belowC．heatD．breath

3．A．cardsB．chessC．sportsD．exercises

4．A．EveryB．AllC．SingleD．Only

5．A．quizB．contestC．competitionD．fight

6．A．stayedB．studiedC．workedD．1ived

7．A．carpenterB．artistC．actorD．explorer

8．A．adviceB．suggestionC．plansD．decision

9．A．swimB．floatC．takeD．breathe

10．A．welcomedB．facedC．introducedD．invited

11．A．usedB．wastedC．spentD．cost

12．A．1ivedB．1astedC．insistedD．worked

13．A．refusedB．receivedC．acceptedD．considered

14．A．disastersB．diseasesC．droughtsD．memories

15．A．farmsB．schoolsC．transportationD．museums

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置上。

TakingataxiinsomeEasternEuropeancountriescanbel6shockingexperience．Itissaidthatsometaxidrivershavemetalwires17（stick）intothepassenger’sseats．Andwhenabuttonl8（push），theseatwillgiveyouanelectricshock．Thesetaxidriversdon’tdothisl9fun．Theydoittotourists20argueabouttheridiculousfarestheycharge．Somedriverschargeasmuch21tentimesthelegalfare．

Theyhaveasecretswitchwhichmakesthemetersmuch22（fast）．Ifyourefusetopay,youarereallyinforashock．

Inonecase，aGermanwomanhadnochoice23topayUS$120foraUS$20ridefromtheairport．Shesaidthatshewas“reallytakenforaride,”butwhatcouldshedo?

Besidestheelectricshock,shewasverballyabusedandthreatenedwithphysicalviolence．Shehasonlyonepieceofadvicefor24（tour）

“Takethebus25stayathome.”

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、c和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Bymyroughcalculation，abouthalfofthesummerisleftforkidsandtheirparents．Thisisoftenthetimewhenthestresslevelsaccelerateasparentsjugglework,homeandtheirkids，whoarenowhomeinsteadofinschool．Thisyearisparticularlystressfulbecausethejobmarketissobad．Whilesummerjobsforteensareofteninshortsupply,therecessionhasmadeitworse．Onebright,hardworkingteenweknowhasbeenlookingforajobformorethanthreemonthswithnoluck．

Tohelpfamiliesthroughthelastsixweeksofthesummerbeforekidsheadbacktoschool，herearesomeactivitysuggestions．

（1）Volunteer．ThereareanumberofplacesaroundNewport-Mesathatrelyonvolunteerstohelpmaketheirprogramswork．OneofthebestplacesforteenstovolunteeristheEnvironmentalNatureCenterinNewportBeach．Tofindoutiftheyneedsummerhelp，call（949）645-8489．

（2）Payyourkids．Iftheyareteensandcannotfindwork，perhapstherearesomethingstheycandoforyouorwithyoutoearnsomemoney．Kidscandolaundry,cleanorhelpwithhomeimprovementprojects．

（3）Getoutoftown．Ifyouareplanningontryingastaycationtosavemoney,fine,butdon’texpectthatstayingathomewillprovideyouwiththementalrechargethatwegetfromleavingforaweekormore．Staycationshavebeenbilledastheeasy,affordablealternativetogettingoutoftown，butthereisnoreplacementforthemental

liftprovidedbyachangeofscenery．Takingavacationdoesnothavetocostaking’sransom．Infact，thisyear,therearetremendousbargainseverywhere.TrythePalmSpringsarea．Yes，it’shot，butselectingalocationwithapoolandairconditioningwillprovideallthereliefyouneed．Rightnow,hotelsarepracticallypayingfamiliestostay．AnotherfavoritelocalspotisSanDiego．

Thecity’seconomyisdownandyoucanfindgood，affordablelodgingclosetothebeachforafractionofwhatyouwouldhavepaidinpastyears．LasVegasisashotasPalmSprings，butitisalsoofferingsomegreatdeals．CheckouttheMandalayBayHotelfortheirLionKingPackages．

（4）Summeryouthprograms。

BothCostaMesaandNewportBeachhaveextensivechildandyouthactivityprogramsthatcankeepthembusyforafewhourseachday．NewportBeach，forexample，offerssurfinglessons.TolearnmoreabouttheofferingsinCostaMesa，visitwww.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/recreation/re-creati.htm.

26．Whyisthissummerparticularlystressfulforkids?

A．Morehardworkingkidsareafterjobs．B．Becausesummerjobsareinshortsupply．

C．Becauseofthefinancialcrisis．D．Becausehalfofthesummerisleftforkids．

27．Theunderlinedword“staycation”inPara.5mostprobablymeans________________.

A．astateofstayingatacertainplaceB．ajourneyforachangeofscenery

C．achancetorefreshoneselfD．anactivitytosavemoney

28．Thefirstparagraphservesasa（n）_________________．

A．explanationB．introductionC．commentD．connection

29．Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticleistotellpeople___

_______________．

A．howtotakearightattitudetolookingforajob

B．howtohelpkidsspendthelastsixweeksofthesummer

C．howtobevolunteersoftheEnvironmentalNatureCenterD．howtosavemoney

30．ItcanbeinferredfromSuggestion3that____________________.

A．takingavacationcostslessthisyearB．it’smoreexpensivetostayinahotelclosetothebeach

C．hotelsclosetothebeachoftengivediscountedpricesinlastsummer

D．stayingathomecanprovidementalcomfort

B

TheWorldHealthOrganizationisusinganewcombinationofdrugstotreatAfricantrypanosomiasisdisease，alsoknownassleepingsickness．ThedrugswillbegivenoutinUgandaandtheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo．

Officialssaysthenewtreatmenthasfewersideeffects．Itisalsomoreeffectiveandlesscostlythanthedrugstraditionallyused．Inaddition，thenewtreatmentreducesthenumberofinjectionsneeded．Anditshortenstheamountoftimepatientsmustspendinhospital．

Sleepingsicknessthreatensmillionsofpeoplein36countriesinAfrica．Mostliveinpoorruralareas．Thediseaseiscausedbythetrypanosomaparasite（寄生物）．Itisspreadtohumansthroughthebiteofinfectedflies．Commonsignsofsleepingsicknessincludefever,headaches,extremetirednessandpaininthemusclesandjoints．Earlyidentificationofthediseasemaybedifficultbecausemanyinfectedpeopledonotshowanyimmediatesymptoms．Overtime，theparasitesinvadethecentralnervoussystem．Thediseasecausessleepdisorders，mentalconfusion，personalitychangesandspeechproblems。

Ifleftuntreated，sleepingsicknesskills．

It’sestimatedthatabout60,000peoplearecurrentlyinfectedwiththedisease．Itdevelopsintwodifferentforms．Trypanosomagambienseisresponsiblefor90％ofthereportedcasesofsleepingsickness．Peopleinfectedwiththisformmaydevelopthediseaseovermanyyearswithoutanymajorsymptoms．Untilnowthedrugmelarsoprolisusedtotreatpatientsintheadvancedstageofsleepingsickness．Butthedrugrequiresmanypainfulinjectionsseveraltimesadayforsev

eralweeks．Italsocausesbadsideeffects，someofwhichcanbedeadly．

InUganda,anewstudyhasconfirmedearlierresearchlinkingthespreadofsleepingsicknesstoinfectedfarmanimals．Thewritersofthestudyhavecalledforstrongerrulesrequiringcattletobetreatedbeforebeingsoldatmarket．

31．ThefollowingaretheadvantagesofthenewtreatmentEXCEPT______________________.

A．havinganintendedeffectB．lowprice

C．reducinginjectionsandhospitalizationD．nobadsideeffects

32．Itishardtoidentifysleepingsicknessintheearlystagebecause___________________.

A．itisspreadtohumansthroughthebiteofinfectedflies

B．theinfectedpatientsliveinpoorconditions

C．therearesomanyinfectedpeopleinAfrica

D．thesymptomsofthediseasedoesn’toccuratonce

33．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?

A．NinepeopleinteninfectedwithsleepingsicknessinAfricaresultfromtrypanosomegambiense.

B．Theinvasionofsleepingsicknessmayleadtodeath.

C．Thedrugmelarsoprolisusedtotreatpatientsintheearlystageofsleepingsickness.

D.Therearemanydisadvantagesforthedrugmelarsopr

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