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金山中学高三期中考试英语
金山中学2010届高三上学期期中考试(英语)
2009.10
第一部分听力(共两节,满分35分)
做题时,先将答案划在试卷上,录音结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节听对话或独白(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
听下面五段对话或独白,每段对话或独白后有几个小题,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。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第1段材料,回答第1—3题。
1.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Auntandnephew.
2.What’sthewoman’sregularjob?
A.Sheisasecretary.B.Sheisateacher.C.Sheisadoctor.
3.Whatdoesthewomandoafterwork?
A.ShestudiesinUniversityofWashington.
B.ShehelpshersonFredwithhisEnglish.
C.Shedoesapart-timejobinanelementaryschool.
听第2段材料,回答第4—6题。
4.Whydon’ttheychoosetogototheFrenchrestaurant?
A.It’sveryfarfromhome.B.It’snotconvenient.C.It’sveryexpensive.
5.WhereistheMexicanrestaurantlocated?
A.OnTortillaFlat.B.OnBroadway.C.OnHopeStreet.
6.Approximatelywhenwillthecouplearriveattherestaurant?
A.At8:
30p.m.B.At8:
35p.m.C.At9:
00p.m.
听第3段材料,回答第7—9题。
7.Whichday’sticketswillthemanget?
A.NextMonday’s.B.NextWednesday’s.C.NextTuesday’s.
8.Howmuchwillhepayforthetickets?
A.$5.00.B.$9.00.C.$10.00.
9.Ifpossible,howcouldhegettheticketsforcentralseats?
A.Twositinoneplacewhiletwosittogetherintheotherplace.
B.Eachofthemsitsinaplace.
C.Theysittogether.
听第4段材料,回答第10—12题。
10.Whichwayisaslowone?
A.Toturnnexttotheschool.B.Togoanotherfourorfiveblocks.C.Toturntotheleftrightaway.
11.Whatcolorwasthetrafficlightwhentheircarcametothecross?
A.Green.B.Red.C.Yellow.
12.Whatwillprobablyhappentothemintheend?
A.Catchthetrain.B.Missthetrain.C.Haveanaccident.
听第5段材料,回答第13—15题。
13.Whydidthechildrencometohelptheoldwoman?
A.Becausetheirparentswantedthemtodoso.
B.Becausetheywantedtostartacookiestoreoftheirownsomeday.
C.Becausetherewastoomuchworkforhertodoalone.
14.Whatdidthechildrendowhentheoldwomanfellill?
A.Theytookturnstolookaftertheoldwoman.
B.Theybakedandsoldcookiestopayforthedoctor.
C.Theybakedcookiesfortheoldwoman.
15.Whatisthemessagewegetfromthestory?
A.Friendshipismorevaluablethananythingelse.
B.Theworldisfullofwarmthandsympathy.
C.Happinessliesinsharing.
第二节听取信息(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
听下面一段对话。
请根据题目要求,从听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题卷标号为16-20的空格中。
录音播放两遍。
你有90秒钟的作答时间。
Anintroductiontoacourse
Nameofthecourse
(16)__________________
Lessons’beginningtimeeachday
At(17)_____________
Classschedule
Time
content
1stclassonMonday
Grammarpractice
Afterabreak
Adoublelessonsof(18)_______
AfterTuesdaymorning’sbreak
Vocabularydevelopment
AfterlisteningskillsonWednesdaymorning
Currentaffairs
Thursdaybeginswith
(19)_________________
AfterFriday’sbreak
The(20)___________period
第二部分语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-30各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AsChristmasdrewnear,Ursulawasfacedwithjustthatproblem.ShehadcometoliveinanAmericanhomeandlearnEnglish.21,shewouldmindthechildrenanddoanythingshewasasked.
OneofhertaskswastokeeptrackofarrivingChristmaspresents.Ursuladidthisfaithfully,butshebecameincreasinglyworried.Whatcouldshebuyforher22withthelittlemoneyshehadthatwouldcomparewiththegiftsshewasrecordingdaily?
23,evenwithoutanyofthegifts,heremployerseemstohaveeverything.
Ursula_24_longandhard.OnChristmasEve,shewenttoastore.Shemovedslowlythroughcrowdsofshoppers,25thingsinhermind.Finallysheboughtababydress.Sheimmediatelycalledataxi.“Excuseme,please,canyouhelpmefindapoorfamilywithababy?
”“Apoorfamily?
”saidthe26driver.“Yes,averypoorfamily.”Ursulatoldthemanofwhatshewastryingtodo.Helistenedinsilence,andthensaid,“Iknowafamilywhoneedsjustabouteverything.”
Whentheyreachedabuilding,thedriversaid,“Theyliveonthethirdfloor.”Ursulashookherhead,“Wouldyoutakethisdresstothemandtellthemit’sfromsomeone…someonewhohaseverything.”
Earlythenextday,Ursula27everyoneforthepresentsshereceived.Then,shebeganto28whythereseemedtobenonefromher.Shetoldaboutwhatshedidthenightbefore.Whenshefinished,therewasalong29.“Yousee,”sheadded,“Itrytodoakindnessinyour30.AndthisismyChristmaspresenttoyou.”
21.A.InreturnB.AsaresultC.BythewayD.Inasense
22.A.ownfamilyB.classmatesC.friendsD.Americanfamily
23.A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.But
24.A.talkedB.thoughtC.waitedD.worked
25.A.selectingB.matchingC.rememberingD.organizing
26.A.delightedB.anxiousC.surprisedD.respectful
27.A.thankedB.encouragedC.praisedD.admired
28.A.settleB.repeatC.argueD.explain
29.A.delayB.silenceC.timeD.break
30.A.caseB.opinionC.memoryD.name
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标号为31~40的相应位置上。
Parentsshouldstopblamingthemselvesbecausethere’snotalottheycandoaboutit.Imeantheteenagerproblem.Whateveryoudoor31youchoosetodealwithit,atcertaintimesawonderful,32(reason)andhelpfulchildwillturnintoaterribleanimal.
I’veseenfriendsdealwithitinallkindsofdifferentways.Onestrictmotherinsistedthatherson,rightfromachild,shouldstandupwheneveranyoneenteredtheroom,opendoorsandshakehands33agentleman.IsawhimlastweekwhenIcalledround.34(lie)onthesofainfulllength,hemade35attempttoturnofftheloudTVhe36(watch)asIwalkedin,andhisgreetingwasnomorethanaquickglanceatme.Hismotherwasashamed.“Idon’tknow37todowithhimthesedays,”shesaid.“He’sforgottenallthemannerswetaughthim.”
Hehasn’tforgottenthem.He’sjustdecidedthathe’snotgoingtousethem.Sheconfessed(坦白)thatshewouldliketocomeupbehindhimandthrowhimdownfromthesofaonto38floor.
Anothergoodfriendofminelethertwodaughtersclimballoverthefurniture,reachacrossthetable,stareatmeandsay,“Idon’tlikeyourdress;it’sugly.”Oneofthedaughtershasbeendrivenoutofschoolrecently.The39haslefthome.
“40didwegowrong?
”herparentsarenowverysad.
第三部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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
LastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17-year-olddaughter,Maureen.Withachecklistofcriteriainhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager’sintendedmajor,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe.
“Thesafetyissueisabigone,”saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcerns,andthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:
whataboutcrime?
Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer—“That’snotaproblemhere.”—Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.
“Nocrimewhatever?
”commentsMahoneytoday.“Ijustdon’tbuyit.”Norshouldhe:
in2006theU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.“Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocolleges,”saysDavidNichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus.“Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.”
Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatistics(统计数字)bylaw,butsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicity,leavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous.“Thetruthmaynotalwaysbeobvious,”warnsS.DanielCarterofSecurityonCampus,Inc.,thenation’sleadingcampussafetywatchdoggroup.
Tohelpconcernedparents,Carterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthecountrytofindoutmajorcrimeissuesandeffectivesolutions.
41.TheMahoneysvisitedquiteafewcollegeslastAugust______.
A.toexpresstheopinionsofmanyparents
B.tochoosearightonefortheirdaughter
C.tocheckthecostofcollegeeducation
D.tofindarightonenearalargecity
42.Itisoftendifficulttogetcorrectinformationoncampuscrimebecausesomecolleges______.
A.receivetoomanyvisitorsB.mirrortherestofthenation
C.hidethetruthofcampuscrimeD.havetoomanywatchdoggroups
43.Theunderlinedword“buy”inthethirdparagraphmeans______.
A.believeB.admitC.mind.D.expect
44.Welearnfromthetextthat“thehonestones”inthefourthparagraphmostprobablyreferstocolleges______.
A.thatareprotectedbycampussecurityB.thatreportcampuscrimesbylaw
C.thatarefreefromcampuscrimeD.thatenjoyverygoodpublicity
45.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics.B.Effectivesolutionstocampuscrime.
C.Crimesonoraroundcampuses.D.Concernsaboutkids’campussafety.
B
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