衢州二中二OO五学年度第一学期期末考试试卷

衢州二中二OO五学年度第一学期期末考试试卷

高三英语

第一卷（共100分）

第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1.–Have you seen ______ bag I left here?

--Is it ______ black one? Jack just took _______ away.

A. a; a; it

B. the; a; it

C. a; the; one

D. the; the; one

2.–What do you think Chinese grandparents coax (哄骗) their grandchildren into eating?

--I don’t think it wise for them to do that. That’s ________ they’re mistaken.

A. where

B. what

C. why

D. when

3.–Steven has got the first prize in the match contest.

--_________ is no wonder that he looks so happy today.

A. There

B. As

C. It

D. That

4.–The coal mine owners who care nothing about the workers’ lives should have been put into prison.

--________________.

A. I think so, too

B. I agree

C. They should be killed

D. I can’t agree more

5.By the time he leaves university, he _________ much work experience so long as he takes a part-time job.

A. will have gained

B. has gained

C. may have gained

D. will gain

6.What worried the boy most was _______________ to Zhejiang University.

A. his not being admitted

B. his not admitting

C. his being not admitted

D. having not being admitted

7.–He doesn’t look so well these days.

--Yes. Five years ago he caught a serious illness from ________ efforts he still suffers now.

A. which

B. that

C. whose

D. what

8.At the police station, the woman described to the policemen what she had seen ___________.

A. in general

B. in common

C. in order

D. in detail

9.Would you care to wait here, sir, ____________ the manager can see you?

A. when

B. since

C. until

D. while

10.–I’m really tired after the experiment.

--Why not take a vacation? If you carry on working like that, you’ll __________ sooner or later.

A. keep out

B. give out

C. wear out

D. hold out

11.This skirt is made _______ your mother _______ her own measure.

A. for; for

B. for; by

C. to; to

D. for; to

12.–Which do you suggest I take to go to Beijing, a plane or a train?

--It depends on you. Traveling by plane is much faster but it usually costs you five or six times ______________.

A. more expensive than a train

B. as expensive as a train ticket

C. of the money on a train

D. what is spent on a train ticket

13.In my opinion, what he told us just now about the affair simply doesn’t make any ________.

A. idea

B. sense

C. meaning

D. point

14.It is widely believed _______ makes Chinese people angry is ________ part of Taiwanese want to separate

Taiwan from China.

A. what; that

B. which; that

C. that; that

D. what; which

15.–What do you think of your nephew/

--He _______ be very naughty but at the same time you __________ help liking him.

A. will; will

B. won’t; can’t

C. can; can’t

D. may; may not

16.–Do you know my uncle David?

--You mean the guy who ___________ in Spain for three years?

was a sunflower-pattern mat while a colorful lamp 37

beside the bed.

I opened my mouth, 38 . How beautiful!

There was also a 39 card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current rushed through my 40 .

21.A. heart B. card C. service D. welcome

22.A. teacher B. student C.. citizen D. visitor

23.A. walked B. introduced C. showed D. invited

24.A. belongings B. newspaper C. letters D. furniture

25.A. warned B. forced C. determined D. supposed

26.A. matter B. use C. show D. waste

27.A. design B. size C. pattern D. example

28.A. As B. Though C. Because D. Which

29.A. fruit B. weather C. food D. colour

30.A. organized B. planned C. attended D. opened

31.A. Most B. All C. Some D. Few

32.A. pleased B. nervous C. angry D. afraid

33.A. dinner B. class C. meeting D. teaching

34.A. exciting B. ordinary C. tiring D. interesting

35.A. secret B. joke C. warmth D. surprise

36.A. wall B. floor C. desk D. ground

37.A. stood B. lay C. appeared D. hung

38.A. frightened B. satisfied C. moved D. understood

39.A. post B. birthday C. greeting D. festival

40.A. mind B. head C. face D. body

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个（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

Across China, students are sweating as they prepare for the tough final exams. Many teenagers complain that while they do well in their homework, they cannot get high marks in their exams. They are wondering why.

In a new study this month, US psychologists think they have found the answer. Their experiment will be published in the February issue of the magazine Psychological Science. It helps people understand what restricts intellectual performance.

Researchers report that heavy exam pressure is actually more likely to affect the performance of very good students than average ones. Worried about pleasing others, these students can lose their most valuable intellectual weapon: short-term or working memory. This is their ability to recall numbers and thoughts, while focusing on the problem at hand. According to the study, when extra pressure is put on people with good skills, their performance drops off.

In recent years, psychologists have learnt more about short-term memory. It was once thought of as a store that could hold one, several or many numbers and words depending on its size. It is now described as more like a mental food processor(食品加工机)that helps shape ingredients(配料)while keeping the mind focused on the task at hand.

People with strong working memory skills tend to do well in intellectual ability tests. Their analytical skills and creative thinking depend on this short-term –focused processor.

In the study, researchers tested the working memory of 93 students. They were divided into two groups, with a high and a low working memory.

The students then took two maths tests, under different conditions. One was called a practice test. In the other, the students were told they were part of a team that was depending on them to improve their score in order to win a reward.

The results were striking: the group with high working memory scored about 10 percent higher than the others on the low-pressure practice test. But the two groups’ scores were about equal when the heat was on to perform. The study shows how memory performance is affected by fear of failure and the ticking(滴答作响) clock, according to the scientists.

41.Many gifted students can’t get high marks in the exam because ______.

A. they don’t want to

B. they feel great anxiety that they may fail

C. their memory suddenly becomes blank

D. they can’t fall asleep before exams

42. What’s the function of short-term memory mentioned in the passage?

A. It is a food processor

B. It helps people memorize a lot of things in a short time

C. Its size determines one’s intellectual performance.

D. It enables people to analyze and think creatively

43. Which of the following is true?

A. People with low working memory do not suffer from high exam pressure

B. “The ticking clock”mentioned in the last paragraph shows that whether the time limit is proper is also important in tests

C. Psychologists used to believe short-term memory let people remember things as they are

D. Intellectual ability tests only show how well one’s short-term memory works

44. We can infer from the passage _____.

A. the group with low working memory scored higher than the others on the low pressure practice test

B. memory performance is affected by pressure of failure to the exams

C. when extra pressure is put on people with good skills, their performance gets better

D. people with strong working memory skills tend to do badly in intellectual ability tests

45. What’s the main subject of the story?

A. The relationship between heavy pressure and working memory

B. The reason why heavy exam pressure affects good students more

C. What is working memory?

D. The recent experiment done on working memory skills

B

Today, when a man steps onto the moon, or something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they hardly anything about it at all. There were only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct.

In 1904 the Wrights built a second machine. They called it “Flyer No. Two”. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. Unfortunately, there was some mechanical (机械的)trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not comeback. The Wrights went on with their work in 1905, they built an even better machine, “Flyer No. Three”. They were able to stay upon the air for half an hour and more in the machine. Farmers and travelers on the road around Dayton often saw them flying, but when three people told newspapermen about it, they refused to believe them. The Wrights offered “Flyer No. Three” to the United States government. The government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build an airplane. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their planes to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden box. It seemed nobody was interested.

46. The reporters were disappointed in 1904 because ________.

A. the Wrights did not invite them

B. the plane could not stay long in the air

C. the plane did not fly at all that day

D. they had wanted to see a better machine

47. The U.S. government could not understand that _______.

A. the Wrights had already built a machine that could fly

B. experts still thought flight impossible

C. the Wrights wanted more money to build an airplane

D. “Flyer No. Three” was now in a wooden case

48. The Wrights took their plane to pieces because _________.

A. they planned to go to Europe

B. nobody was interested

C. the government didn’t give them any money

D. the newspapermen did not report their flight

49. What does the underlined word “Flyer” mean?

A. Pilot

B. Driver

C. Plane

D. Kite

50. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Today, people are very interested in new things

B. People in the past talked little about new things

C. Reporters are now as interested in new happening as in the past

D. “Flyer No. Three” could fly for half an hour

C

Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa, talking?

What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?

Betty shrugs. Talk? We are friends.

Researching this matter called friendship, psychologists Lilian Rublin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.”

More than two-thirds of the single men Rublin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, more trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(感情危机).“Most women,”says Rublin, “ identified at least one, usually more, trusted friend to whom they would turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”

“In general,” writes Rublin in her new book. “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part, Rublin says, interactions(交往)between men are emotionally controlled- a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behaviour”. “Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rublin writes. “the two share little about their innermost feelings. Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.

1.What old Harold couldn’t understand or explain is the fact that_________.

A.he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

B.women have so much to share

C.women show little interest in ballgames

D.he finds his wife difficult to talk to

2. Rublin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to ___.

A. a male friend

B. a female friend

C. her parents

D. her husband

3. According to the text, which type of behaviour is NOT expected of a man by society?

A. Ending his marriage without good reason

B. Spending too much time with his friends

C. Complaining about his marriage trouble

D. going out to ballgames too often

4. Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?

A. Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves

B. Women are more serious than men about marriage

C. Men often take sudden action to end their marriage

D. Women depend on others in making decisions

5. The research done by psychologist Rublin centers on _______.

A. happy and successful marriages

B. friendships of men and women

C. emotional problems in marriage

D. interactions between men and women

D

For those of you who where born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year. When talking to a Westerner, however, you've got to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. Chinese people view the pig as a smart（聪明）and prosperous (rich, lucky) animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative（否定的）.

A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn't be smiling. When a person doesn't like someone, sometimes he will call that person a pig.

If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don't say, “Oh, you're a pig!” Most Westerners will be understanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of a mistake. However, don't take any chances. You might just offend（触怒）someone who does not share your positive（积极）ideas about pigs.

56.You gave to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because______.

A. they worship pigs best of all

B. they consider pigs as bad animals

C. they aren't used to talking about pigs.

D. they don't like the topic about pigs at all

57. According to the passage we can see that Chinese people think of the pig as a _____ animal.

A. clever

B. Rich

C. Good

D. all the above

58. A Westerner will call someone a pig if he _______ that man.

A. dislikes

B. is afraid of

C. looks up to

D. makes fun of

59.When you call a Westerner a pig, who was born in the year of the pig, most of them ________.

A. will be angry

B. will be very surprised

C. can forgive（原谅）

D. may quarrel with you

60.From the passage we can conclude that _________.

A. different people have different ideas about the same thing

B. Westerners do not like pigs as much as the Chinese

C. in general, Westerners and the Chinese don't like pigs

D. all of the Chinese like pigs better than Westerners

第二节：阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A，B，C，D，E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

The people below are all trying to choose which TV programme to watch. After the description of these people, there is information about six TV programmes A-F. Decide which programme would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one programme which you do not need to use.

______ 61. Although Rob leads a quiet life in a small village, that doesn’t stop him from wanting to find out about the latest scientific development.

______ 62. Bella enjoys eating out but can’t afford to sped very much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learnt how to cook, so now it might be quite a good time to fid out.

______ 63. Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of programme which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work.

______ 64. Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers classical music, she likes to follow the kind of music that interests the teenagers she teaches.

______ 65. Ron’s wife is in hospital. He wants to find a programme suitable for his three-year-old son while he gets on with the housework and prepares a meal.

TODAY’S TELEVISION PROGRAMME PREVIEW

https://www.360docs.net/doc/588737186.html,1 7: 20 p.m. Find out more about Australia’s animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia’s

best-known cameramen, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screens.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/588737186.html,3 9: 00 p.m. The popular science programme is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week,

cars that run on sunlight and the story of one baby’s fight to live

https://www.360docs.net/doc/588737186.html,2 8: 10 p.m. Do you think what goes into the food most of us eat every day of the week? Tonight’s

programme takes a serious scientific look at the bread industry. Whether you bake your own bread or just enjoy buying it, this programmme will give you an interesting insight into something most of us eat every day of the week.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/588737186.html,1 5: 15 p.m. Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your chidren

while you do something else? This popular magazine programme is for the under-fives. More music, fun, songs and games with Carl and Larry.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/588737186.html,3 8: 45 p.m. If you’ve always wanted to cook, now’s your chance to learn. In the studio are two chefs who

will take you through some simple recipes step by step. This is a repeat of the popular series shown last year, and available from most good bookshops.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/588737186.html,3 7: 40 p.m. The latest new music. Pet Hogg looks at the best of the current rap, raga and new jack swing

plus new video releases. This is the programme that tells you all about what’s happening on the music scene and brings you interviews with tomorrow’s young artists.

第二卷（共50分）

第三部分：写作（共三节，满分50分）

第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。

66. No records that are dangerous to the person who is a_____________ or to others are allowed.

67. The e_________________ teenage skateboarders are enjoying every minute in the field.

68. Trade and curiosity have formed the f______________ for mankind’s greatest endeavour.

69. Starting this year, an even greater number of volunteers will c____________ to making the 2008 Olympic

Games in Beijing a success.

70. The animal makes a strange sound that r_____________ the bark of a dog.

71. Much of daily life happens o__________ in Australia because of the hot and dry climate.

72. Few of the younger students have the p____________ to use the professor’s private library.

73. Saving money year after year his parents a_____________ enough money to pay for his living expenses

abroad.

74. Some companies are accused of using m____________ ads to make us believe that a certain product is better

than it really is or that we will be happier if we buy it.

2. 词数：100左右，题目和开头已写好，不计入总词数。

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