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1、梅县东山中学届高三上学期期中段考英语梅县东山中学2012届高三上学期期中段考英语试题I.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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The ringing of the phone runs through my head, telling me someone needs help. I pick it up and 1 the routine, “Teen Lifeline, this is Amber.” About 45

2、 minutes later I hang up, feeling pleased because Ivehelpedanother teen. Volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize how to deal with my own 2 and help others. “My mom is always fighting with me. I want to run away.” Some teens feel their 3 is a prison, rather than a place of shelter and saf

3、ety. They feel parents are only there to make their lives 4 . We try to help the teens realize the danger they could be in 5 giving them advice. All we can do is to ask questions. We also try tofind outwhere the teens would go and how they would survive. We give them a phone number if they 6 dont wa

4、nt to live in their “prison”.“I dont want to 7 any more” is something we hear, and suicide (自杀) calls are some of the hardest to 8 . We try to discover why they want to take their lives and howseriousthey are by asking them to rate it on a scale of one to ten. One means they are 9 suicide but havent

5、 decided how, and ten means they are always thinking about it and have a 10 . We ask them to make a promise that they will not hurtthemselves. And sometimes we ask for their telephone numbers 11 we can call back to make sure that they are okay.Although many calls are about relatively 12 problems, vo

6、lunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize Im not the 13 person with problems, and has taught me how to 14 with my heart. I have made a 15 and saved many lives possibly even my own,too.1. A. set B. stop C. change D. start2. A. decisions B. disadvantages C. problems D. opinions3. A. school B.

7、home C. bedroom D. classroom4. A. simple B. unusual C. happy D. terrible5. A. for B. of C. without D. besides6. A. even B. almost C. still D. mostly7. A. live B. study C. call D. listen8. A. carry out B. deal with C. believe in D. find out9. A. accepting B. considering C. objecting D. giving10. A. p

8、lan B. doubt C. purpose D. question11. A. in case B. if C. so that D. when12. A. important B. small C. normal D. typical13. A. very B. only C. exact D. possible14. A. write B. see C. learn D. listen15. A. difference B. choice C. promise D. decision第二节、语法填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）Americans love pets. I

9、n America, there are more families with pets 16 those with children. It is common 17 U.S. homes have some sort of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer protection from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help

10、 get rid 18 the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies a basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have their dinner 19 (deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with 20 owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal we

11、lfare organizations exist in America 21 provide care and adoption services for 22 (home) and ill-treated animals. To pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance 23 their pets. Pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers 24 (discover) that

12、 interacting with animals lowers a persons blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide 25 good topic of conversation.II 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分）第一节、阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt was a dark an

13、d cold night. The car driver didnt have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?”“To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the

14、car driver heard that, he didnt feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city. After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You

15、should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars? Do you think Im a fool? Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I wont pay you one do

16、llar more than I paid to the other car driver last week. ”26. Which of the following is true? A. The young man went past the railway station. B. The young man was working in the railway station.C. The young man had just got off a train. D. The young man was waiting for his friend there. 27. What do

17、you think of the car driver?A. He was a nice and clever man. B. He was good at driving. C. He was a dishonest person. D. He liked to work very hard. 28. The driver felt very _ when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station. A. sorry B. happy C. proud D. worried29. From the passage we kn

18、ow that the young man_. A. didnt want to stay in this city. B. had been to the hotel several times. C. knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel. D. must be a stranger and didnt know the city very well. 30. The driver took the passenger through many streets so as to_. A. make the you

19、ng man happyB. get more than twenty dollars. C. let the young man think it was very far from the station to the hotel. D. let the young man have a good look at the city. B“Everybody loves a bargain.” One persons useless, ugly, or broken object can be another persons bargain. That is why so many Amer

20、icans do not throw things away. They put them outside their houses. They put on a “For Sale” sign. And, as simple as that, they have a yard sale. The sellers put a paid announcement(付费通告)in a local newspaper. It tells when and where the yard sale will take place. These sales are very popular during

21、weekends in spring, summer, and autumn. Early in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the house. Then they sit all day in the sunlight-like tired guests at a party-waiting for someone to take them home. Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale. Sometimes, there are more cl

22、othes than anything else. Cooking equipment is also popular. So are old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs. Then there are objects called “white elephants”. A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless. It may be an electric light shaped like a fish. You feel a sharp pain

23、whenever you look at it. To someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy. Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect. It may be old toy trains, for example, or painting of dogs. Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before. Mos

24、t people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special. They might buy an object simply because it costs so little. They enjoy negotiating(谈判) over prices, even if they really do not need the object. Later, they may hold their own yard to sell all the things they have bought.31

25、. What kind of things will go to a yard sale? A. Cheap and ugly things. B. Things people no longer use.C. Things out of season. D. Things of great value.32. A white elephant refers to _.A. something that can cause a feeling of pain B. something disliked by the owners while appreciated by othersC. so

26、mething sold at the lowest pricesD. a toy shaped like a fish 33. Most people go to yard sales to_.A. find valuable paintings B. look for something specialC. find a bargain D. kill their time34. Which of the following is NOT true about a yard sale?A. It may not be held when the weather is very cold.B

27、. It can last for a whole day. C. It is usually held with a party.D. It is held outdoors.35. We can infer from the last paragraph that_.A. people may find something of great value on a yard saleB. yard sales only attract those who have a low incomeC. things on a yard sale can cost people a lotD. mos

28、t people dont want to go to yard sales.C If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second

29、 language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the younger people learn a second languag

30、e, the greater the effect is.A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.Scans sh

31、owed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference. “Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Hav