届高三英语上册第一次测试题有答案.docx

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届高三英语上册第一次测试题有答案

2012届高三英语上册第一次测试题（有答案）

高级中学2011―2012学年第一学期第一次测试高三英语Ⅰ.语言知识及应用（共两节。

满分35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1~15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。

Everyoneinbusinesshasbeentoldthatsuccessisallaboutattractingandretaining（留住）customers.Itsoundssimpleandachievable.But,1,wordsofwisdomaresoonforgotten.Oncecompanieshaveattractedcustomerstheyoften2thesecondhalfofthestory.Intheexcitementofbeatingoffthecompetition,negotiatingprices,securingorders,anddeliveringtheproduct,managerstendtobecomecarriedaway.Theyforgetwhattheyregardastheboringsideofbusiness―3thatthecustomerremainsacustomer.4toconcentrateonretainingaswellasattractingcustomerscostsbusinesshugeamountsofmoneyannually.Ithasbeenestimatedthattheaveragecompanylosesbetween10and30percentofitscustomerseveryyears.Inconstantlychanging5,thisisnotsurprising.Whatissurprisingisthefactthatfewcompanieshaveanyideahowmanycustomerstheyhavelost.Onlynowareorganizationsbeginningtowakeuptothoselostopportunitiesandcalculatethe6implications.Cuttingdownthenumberofcustomersacompanylosescanmakeabig7initsperformance.ResearchintheUSfoundthatafivepercentdecreaseinthenumberofdefecting（流失的）customersledto8increasesofbetween25and85percent.IntheUS,Domino’sPizzaestimatesthataregularcustomerisworthmorethan$5,000overtenyears.Acustomerwhoreceivesapoorqualityproductorserviceontheirfirstvisitand9neverreturns,islosingthecompanythousandsofdollarsin10profits（moreifyouconsiderhowmanypeopletheyarelikelytotellabouttheirbadexperience）.Thelogicbehindcultivatingcustomer11isimpossibletodeny.“Inpracticemostcompanies’marketingeffortisfocusedongettingcustomers,withlittleattentionpaidto12them”,saysAdrianPayneofCornfieldUniversity’SchoolofManagement.“Researchsuggeststhatthereisacloserelationshipbetweenretainingcustomersandmakingprofits.13customerstendtobuymore,arepredictableandusuallycostlesstoservicethannewcustomers.Furthermore,theytendtobelessprice14,andmayprovidefreeword-of-mouthadvertising.Retainingcustomersalsomakesit15forcompetitorstoenteramarketorincreasetheirshareofamarket.1.A.inparticularB.inrealityC.atleastD.firstofall2.A.emphasizeB.doubtC.overlookD.believe3.A.denyingB.ensuringC.arguingD.proving4.A.MovingB.HopingC.StartingD.Failing5.A.marketsB.tastesC.pricesD.expenses6.A.cultureB.socialC.financialD.economical7.A.promiseB.planC.mistakeD.difference8.A.costB.opportunityC.profitD.budget9.A.asaresultB.onthewholeC.inconclusionD.onthecontrary10.A.hugeB.potentialC.extraD.reasonable11.A.beliefsB.loyaltyC.habitsD.interest12.A.alteringB.understandingC.keepingD.attracting13.A.AssumedB.RespectedC.EstablishedD.Unexpected14.A.agreeableB.flexibleC.friendlyD.sensitive15.A.unfairB.difficultC.essentialD.convenient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卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

TherearesomespecialtraditionsinHawaii.Peopleareveryfriendlyandalwayswelcomevisitors.Theygivevisitors__16___leialongnecklaceofbeautifulfreshflowers.Menwearbright___17___（flower）shirts,andwomenoftenwearlongflowereddresses.Thereare___18____（tradition）Chinese,JapaneseandFilipinoholidaysandalltheholidaysfromtheUnitedStates.TheycallHawaiitheAlohaState.Aloha__19____（mean）bothhelloandgoodbye.Italsomeans“Iloveyou”.Usuallywhenpeoplefromdifferentcountries,races,andtraditionslivetogether,thereareseriousproblems.ThereareafewproblemsinHawaii,__20___ingeneral,peoplehavelearnedtolivetogether__21___peace.Hawaiiansearnmostoftheirmoneyfromtravelers,mostof__22____comefromthemainlandandfromJapan.Therearemanypeople__23__（live）inHawaiinowsothereareresidentialareas___24____thereusedtobefarms.SomeofthebigsugarandpineapplecompanieshavemovedtothePhilippines,wheretheydonothavetopayworkers___25__muchmoney.ThefamiliesofthefirstpeoplewhocamefromtheU.S.mainlandowntheimportantbanksandcompanies.Japanesearealsobuyingorstartingbusinesseshere.Ⅱ.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　　Eachyear,1,400high-schoolstudentsfrommorethan40countriesareinvitedtocompeteintheprestigiousIntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFair（IntelISEF）,theworld’slargestprecollegesciencecontest.Theselectgroupofyoungscientistsischosenfromtheseveralmillionstudentswhocompeteinlocalandregionalsciencefairsthroughouttheyear.Participantscompetefor$3millioninscholarshipsandprizes,presentingprojectsin15categorieslikemedicine,biochemistry,computerscienceandzoology.Earningtophonorsisn’ttheonlygoalforcontestants.Nineteenpercent（or274）ofthefinalistsatthe2005competitionheldlastmonthhavealreadybeguntheprocesstopatenttheirprojects.　　AmmemAbdulrasool,aseniorattheIllinoisJuniorAcademyofScience,wontophonorsatthisyear’sIntelISEFforhisproject,“PrototypeforAutonomy:

PathwayfortheBlind.”Hewalkedawaywith$70,000inprizemoneyandafreetriptoOctober’sNobelPrizeceremony.AbdulrasooldevelopedtechnologythatallowsvisuallyimpairedindividualstonavigatethemselvesfromonelocationtoanotherbyusingtheGlobalPositioningSystem.Individualswearahalf-kiloWalkman-sizedevice,abraceletoneacharmandapairofearphones.Afterenteringastartingandendinglocationintoapersonaldigitalassistant（PDA）,theyareguidedwithverbalcommandsthattellthemwhenandinwhatdirectiontoturn.Simultaneously,abraceletvibratessignalingthecorrectdirection.Totesthisdevice,Abdulrasoolrecruited36blindadultsandaskedthemtovisitfivelandmarksinhisneighborhood.Thenavigationaltoolsavedpeopleanaverageof26minutesintraveltimeandreducedthenumberoferrors（wrongturnsandmissedlocations）.“Lookingathowharditwasforthemtotravelandhowtheyweredependentoneveryoneelsemotivatedmetodosomething,”hesaid.Abdulrasoolhopesareapplyingforapatentandthenplantomarkettheproductcommercially.Inthefair’s56-yearhistory,anumberofprojectshavebeenimplementedforcommercialuse.MichaelNyberg,a2001competitor,hopedtoreducethenumberofWestNilevirusinfectionsthroughacoustics.Withabucketofmosquitolarvaeandasoundgenerator,Nybergdiscoveredthata24kHzfrequencyresonatedwiththenaturalfrequencyofmosquitoes’internalorgans:

larvaethatabsorbedtheacousticenergywouldexplode.Hissound-emittingdevice,Larvasonic,isnowsoldonline（）.TiffanyClark,a1999competitor,foundevidencethatbacteriaproducedthemethanegasfoundinsidecoalseamsinWyoming’sPowderRiverBasin.Thissuggestedthatinjectingnutrientsintocoalseamsmightprovideanunlimitedsupplyofnaturalgas.ADenver-basedtechnologyfirmisnowcontinuingClark’shigh-schoolresearch.Andsomedaysoon,blindpeoplearoundtheworldmaybewearingbraceletsthatissueGPScommands.

　　26.HowareyoungpeopleselectedtoparticipateinIntelISEF?

　A.Theyarepre-universitystudents.　　B.Theymustwinsciencecompetitionsintheirhomecountries.　　C.Theymustpatentorbeabouttopatentaninvention.　　D.Theyarechosenfromyoungpeoplewhotakepartinsciencecompetitions.　　27.WhichoftheseisNOTmentionedasanadvantageofAbdulrasool’sdevice?

　　A.ItenablesblindpeopletogetfromAtoBfaster.　　B.Ithelpsthemavoidobstacles.　　C.Itgivesinformationtoblindpeopleinmorethanoneway.　　D.Itisextremelylight.　　28.HowareAbdulrasool’sinventionandthoseofMichaelNybergandTiffanyClarksimilar?

　A.Theirinventionsallhaveorganiccomponents.　　B.TheyallwontheIntelISEFcompetition,thoughindifferentyears.　　C.Theyallhave,orcouldhave,profitableapplications.　　D.Noneofthemhavepatentsyet.　　29.HowdoesTiffanyClark’sideawork?

　　A.Shefeedsundergroundbacteriaandtheyproducenaturalgas.　　B.Bacteriaeatcoalandproducenaturalgas.　　C.Bacteriaareinjectedwithcoalmoleculesandproducenaturalgas.　　D.Bacteriaextractnaturalgasfromcoalandarethenharvested.　　30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheIntelISEFcompetitionistrue?

　　A.Itbeganinthe1960’s.　　B.Thebiggestprizethisyearwas$3million.　C.Thereare15prizesinavarietyofcategories.　　D.Manyparticipantshavepatentedideasandinventions.B　　Tenyearsago,PierreOmidyar,asoftwareengineerworkinginCalifornia’sSiliconValley,beganthinkingabouthowtousetheinternetforatradingsysteminwhichbuyersandsellerscouldestablishagenuinemarketprice.Overalongholidayweekendhewrotethecomputercode.Atfirst,atrickleofusersarrivedathiswebsite―includinghisgirlfriend,whotradedPEZcandydispensers.Bytheendof1995,severalthousandauctionshadbeencompletedandinterestineBaywasgrowing.Anditgrewandgrew.Fromthismodestbeginning,eBayhasbecomeaglobalgiant,witharound150mregisteredusersworldwidewhoaresettobuyandsellgoodsworthmorethan$40billionthisyear.　　TheremarkabletaleofeBay’sgrowthpointstosomeimportantlessonsforanybusinesstryingtooperateonline―andtodaythatincludes,onewayoranother,mostfirms.Thecommercialopportunitiespresentedbyanexpandingglobalwebseemalmostlimitless.Butthepaceofchangeisrapid,andsoistheferocityofcompet