丰台区2012—2013学年度高三第一学期期末练习
英语试题
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第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．When does the shop close?
A．At 7：00．B．At 6：40．C．At 6：20．
2．What will the speakers do tomorrow morning?
A．Visit Linda．B．Go to the park．C．Go shopping．
3．What does the man feel like for dinner?
A．Chicken．B．Beef．C．Fish．
4．What are the speakers talking about ？
A．The man’s working hours．B．The man’s new job．
C．The man’s colleagues．
5．What does the woman mean？
A．The man works hard．B．The man always stays up late．
C．The man has bad study habits．
第二节（共10小题；每题1．5分，满分15分）
听下面5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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．When does the conversation take place?
A．In the morning．B．In the afternoon．C．In the evening．
7．What will the man probably do?
A．Read a story to the girl．
B．Call the girl’s teacher．
C．Continue reading the newspaper．
听第7段材料，回答第7至9题。
8．What’s the woman thinking about?
A．Changing her job．
B．Beginning her career again．
C．Finding someone to clean the house．
9．How does the man react to the woman' s idea?
A．He is strongly against it．
B．He worries about the housework．
C．He thinks it is the right time to make a change．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What' s the woman' s major?
A．French．B．Hotel management．C．Computer science．
11．Why did the woman change her major?
A．To work with children．
B．To get more job chances．
C．To receive a scholarship．
12．What are the speakers talking about?
A．Their future jobs．B．Their majors． C．Their busy life．
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13．What is the greatest danger to the fire fighters in Teddington?
A．Fires． B．Strong winds．C．Poisonous plants．
14．Why did a huge crowd of people rush into the stadium?
A．To get tickets．B．To get good seats． C．To see the big stars．
15．Who was probably responsible for the incident?
A．The fans．B．The concert organizers． C．The pop group Fantasy．
第三节(共5小题;每小题1．5分，共7．5分)
听下面的一段对话，完成第1 6至20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词，听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21．—Have you got an i Phone 5?
—No．
—You' d better buy ____．It' s really cool!
A．one B．it C．that D．this
22．There is a lot of noise from next door．They ____ a party．
A．may have had B．must be having
C．would have had D．can be having
23．____ to find the book from the library, she decided to turn to her professor for help．A．To have failed B．To fail
C．Having failed D．Failed
24．Many schools in Beijing now have provided AP courses,____ helps students to apply to American universities．
A．when B．which C．what D．where
25．Since computers arrived, my job ____much easier．
A．has become B．became C．had become D．would become 26．It is still uncertain ____ his parents will attend his graduation ceremony tomorrow．A．that B．when C．whether D．why
27．Senior officials are banned from staying in expensive hotels while on business, according to the rules ____ on Saturday．
A．announced B．announcing
C．to announce D．having announced
28．To get out of dangerous situations, the youth to learn self-rescue ski lls．A．teach B．will teach C．are taught D．had been taught 29．We just don ‘t see ____ children get out of playing violent games when so many other great games are available．
A．how B．what C．why D．that
30．—Why didn’ t you attend the meeting this morning?
—But I ____ anything about that．
A．didn't tell B．haven't told
C．hadn' t been told D．haven' t been told
31．An independent traveler would like to struggle with maps and signs ____ he finds the way．A．since B．until C．before D．when
32．Look at the pride on May' s face．She seems ____ by the teacher just now．
A．to be praised B．having praised
C．being praised D．to have been praised
33．With house price keeping rising these years, lots of people ____ whether to buy a house or not．A．hesitated B．were hesitating
C．are hesitating D．have hesitated
34．I wish the city ____ something about the poor condition of the roads．
A．will do B．would do C．has done D．does
35．The police are offering a reward ____ any information about the accident．
A．with B．for C．of D．at
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
It was like any other mid-September day．I was teaching maths, like I typically did each day at 10:00 a．m．．Students were busy working on the 36 I previously asked．All you could 37 was the sound of pencil tips tapping the desks．
"Boys and girls, eyes up here please．" As expected, students focused on me, eager, ready, 38 ．"I need a volunteer to write the answer on the board．" A silent sea of 39 shot up into the air．I quickly looked at the hands raised, and tnen 40 my eyes on one hand in particular, a hand different from the rest,．John Doe’s hand．
John Doe was a little boy with Cerebral Palsy （脑瘫）. His balance was shaky and he could easily
be 41 ．His body was very rigid and his movements were never smooth．His writing was at most times unreadable, and speaking was difficult for him．Everything was a（n）42 for John Doe．However, John loved 43 and would come every day with a smile on his face．His determination to succeed was remarkable for a child so young who was facing so many 44 in his daily life．
Getting back to the maths lesson, students were waiting to be called．One of those 45 hands was John Doe' s．
"John, come on up and answer the question．" I called．
He got out of his seat 46 and walked to the front．His moving was 47 and with each shaky step, it looked as if the slightest misstep could lead to him falling over．All eyes were on him．The class was 48 ．He made it up to the board after spending so much energy to get there．As I gave him the chalk I thought to myself．“What have I just done? Did I set him up to 49 ? What if he gives a wrong answer?" I was getting really 50 ．
Grasping the chalk and with great 51 , he wrote down the answer, which looked as if a kindergartener wrote it, but was at least 52 ．Immediately a sense of 53 overcame me．" Excellent job! John Doe, you are right!" I said 54 .At that very moment, my entire class spontaneously （自发的）began clapping for him．John stood there, smiling the biggest smile．He was admired for his strong will and 55 .
That moment left an unforgettable mark on my heart．
36．A．story B．picture C．question D．project 37．A．hear B．see C．tell D．write 38．A．thinking B．waiting C．observing D．discussing 39．A．hands B．books C．pencils D．papers 40．A．lowered B．narrowed C．fixed D．rolled 41．A．turned away B．knocked over C．pulled down D．stepped on 42．A．competition B．experience C．adventure D．challenge 43．A．maths B．life C．school D．teachers 44．A．choices B．dangers C．pressures D．barriers
45．A．eager B．firm C．shaky D．powerful 46．A．proudly B．hurriedly C．nervously D．slowly 47．A．awkward B．steady C．cautious D．unnatural 48．A．hopeful B．silent C．noisy D．calm 49．A．help B．regret C．fail D．practise 50．A．curious B．worried C．puzzled D．annoyed 51．A．patience B．effort C．courage D．concern 52．A．objective B．relevant C．readable D．creative 53．A．honor B．guilt C．privilege D．relief 54．A．interestedly B．anxiously C．excitedly D．formally 55．A．drive B．potential C．diligence D．talent
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
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。
A
New York Hall of Science （NYHS）
Founded in 1964, it is New York City' s only hands-on g
science and technology center．Being an interactive science
museum/it has the largest collection of hands-on science
exhibits in New York City, exploring biology, chemistry and physics.
The museum focuses on education for children aged 5 and up, with the aim of
conve ying the excitement and understanding of science and technology to children．
Queens County Farm Museum （QCFM）
The museum, dating back to 1697, is the only working
historical farm in New York City．It is an actual farm and
you can wander around the farm to see the fields and
animals．It' s a good chance for your kids to meet sheep,
goats, pigs, chickens and cows! The museum sells feed for
young hands who are willing to get licked （舔）by sheep and goats．The animals are
friendly to visitors．
The museum also offers many exciting hands-on programs, such as Apple
Pressing Workshop, Honey Bee Alive and a lot more．
American Museum of Natural History （AMNH）
It is one of the largest and most famous museums in the
world．With a history of 143 years, the museum is well-
known for its collections and exhibitions representing people
and animals throughout the ages．One of the museum' s great
attractions is a series of fossil （化石）halls that include the
must-see dinosaur wing．It also provides hands-on events for school groups of all
ages on a variety of topics．
Museum of the Moving Image （MMI）
The museum originally opened in 1988 and reopened in
January 2011 after a $ 67 million expansion．
As the best media museum in New York City, it promotes
public understanding and appreciation of the art, history,
technique and technology of film, television and digital media．With a balance of
hands-on activities and information, it can entertain and educate people of different
ages．
56．What can we learn about Queens County Farm Museum?
A．It is an open-air museum．B．It has a history of 143 years．
C．It has been rebuilt recently．D．It is far away from New York City．57．If you are interested in animals of millions of years ago, you will probably go to .
A．NYHS B．MMI C．QCFM D．AMNH 58．Which of the following statements is true?
A．It cost $67 million to build MMI．
B．AMNH is famous for its exhibitions on human evolution．
C．NYHS entertains and educat es children about science and art．
D．Only children aged five and up can feed the animals in QCFM．
59．What do these four museums have in common?
A．They all have a long history．
B．They all offer hands-on programs．
C．All the museums are world famous．
D．All the museums are especially designed for children．
B
Have you ever had a troubling problem that has left you wondering where to turn for help?
Eve Hobsbawm is a life adviser．She offers advice to people struggling with all kinds of problems, from relationship difficulties to what to cook for dinner．
She does this through a website inviting people to email her with their problems．There ' s nothing unusual about that, except for the fact that Eve is only eight years old．
This junior trouble-shooter, who also goes by the name 'Miss Evie Mouse' , lives in London with her parents．Not only is Miss Mouse willing to lend an ear to her clients, she will also offer them a helping hand, for a fee of course．She charges between 10p for advice on little, everyday worries and￡for more complicated problems．Her areas of expert knowledge, if not of experience, are problems about love, life and work-life balance．
A problem shared is a problem halved, but Eve can' t always help．A note on the site states that she can't answer questions like "Does space ever end?" and she won't solve schoolwork-related problems, especially not math．
She explained to the Guardian newspaper that she was inspired to set up the company by her father who runs a tech start-up．Eve said, "As soon as I saw his business and understood the kinds of things businesses do, I thought that' s what I' m going to do．"
But since setting up her company in December she has been so overwhelmed with messages that she has had to take a step back．"There has been a lot of sudden interest in my site, which is nice," she says, "
but I need to do my homework too, so I won' t be solving any more problems for a bit．"
60．Eve Hobsbawm is an unusual adviser because she ____．
A．asks for fees for her advice
B．is just a pupil at primary school
C．is an expert in work-life balance
D．answers questions on the Internet.
61．What is people' s attitude towards Eve' s website?
A．Interested．B．Disapproving．
C．Doubtful．D．Unconcerned．
62．Which of the following can best describe Eve?
A．She has a lot of experience in life．
B．She is very popular among students．
C．She has a natural talent for business．
D．She is warm-hearted and ready to help．
63．Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A．A book review．B．A speech．
C．An advertisement．D．A news report．
C
February 1 , 2012 marked the first ever Digital Learning Day, a day devoted to exploring, promoting and celebrating revolutionary teaching and instruction practices that involve students in the digital world around them．This daylong celebration was organized in recognition of the fast-changing landscape of the social and work environment students find themselves a part of．But as a whole, education has dropped behind the digital revolution．
Digital Learning Day sought to bring awareness to the great influence of digital learning on the classroom and the amazing potential digital technologies have to involve students in new ways and motivate them to create and cooperate．
The day started with a National Town Hall meeting, accessed online, of course．Schools around the
country used Skype to join the conversation and interact with the speakers．Participants, including 39 states, 15,000 teachers and more than 2 million students, were all involved in some form of digital learning activities and revolution．The activities across the nation showed some of the best in digital education．
Many schools celebrated by using iPads．Miller Junior High School in Aberdeen, Wash．distributed an iPad to every 7th and 8th grade student．Other schools used the notebooks for science projects, health projects and photography．
Kindergarteners in Topeka, Kansas used Skype to communicate with other classrooms and learn about how other students learn．
The daylong celebration also created quite a bit of buzz in the digital world with bloggers commenting on digital education trends, teachers using Twitter and social media to share information and online articles．
What' s clear from the events of the day is that education needs to catch up with the digital revolution．Students shouldn ' t first hear about the " cloud" or interact with a wiki after graduation．Schools should include digital and technology revolutions in daily instruct ion．Plus, digital technologies can grow and improve the cooperative, creative and critical thinking skills students need to succeed later in life．
Digital technology is here to stay．If schools truly want to prepare students for the 21st Century, they will need to welcome the ideas from the first ever Digital Teaming Day and get ready to show their best．64．Why does the author write the passage?
A．To advocate digital education．
B．To inform people of Digital Learning Day．
C．To present the achievement of digital revolution．
D．To introduce the development of digital technology．
65．We can learn from the passage that ____．
A．15,000 teachers gathered at the Town Hall for the celebration
B．students should learn to use digital technology after graduation
C．the success of digital education depends on students' creativity
D．applying digital technology to teaching is the key to digital education
66．What do the underlined words "created quite a bit of buzz" in Para．5 probably mean ？
A．Caused some excitement．B．Started a heated argument．
C．Provided many opportunities．D．Presented a series of problems．
D
Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of．It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable prices, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices．By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living．By helping to in crease demand it ensures an increased need for labour, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment．It lowers the costs of many services: without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost 20 per cent more．And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy．Apart from the fact that twenty-seven acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements．He might fool some people for a little while through misleading advertising．He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has the good sense not to buy the low-quality article more than once．If you see an article consistently advertised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is claimed for it, and that it represents good value．
What' s more, advertising does more for the material benefit of the community than any other force I can think of．
There is one more point I feel I ought to touch on．Recently I heard a well-known television personality declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs．He was drawing excessively fine distinctions course advertising seeks to persuade．
If its message were restricted merely to information, which would be difficult to achieve, for even a detail such as the choice of the colour of a shirt is subtly persuasive, advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention．But perhaps that is what the well-known television personality wants．
67．By the first sentence of the passage the author means that ____．
A．he understands the cost of advertising well
B．advertising costs money like everything else
C．it is worthwhile to spend money on advertising
D．everyone knows advertising is money consuming
68．The author thinks that the well-known TV personality ____．
A．forces his own views on the public
B．holds one-sided views on advertising
C．can't tell persuasion from information
D．is interested in nothing but the buyers' attention
69．Which of the following opinions does the author probably accept?
A．There is nothing wrong with advertising in persuading buyers．
B．Advertising can prevent low-quality articles from entering markets．
C．Advertising informs people of new ideas rather than wins them over．
D．Buyers are not interested in getting information from advertisements．
70．What is the passage mainly about?
A．Advertising and promotion．
B．Informative function of advertising．
C．Advantages and disadvantages of advertising．
D．Benefits of advertising and its characteristics．
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
CAN Anger Be an Illness?
Many strong and out-of-control emotions （情绪）are recognized as an illness．People who are always very sad have depression; those who worry a lot have anxiety．
But what about anger problems? Anger is largely viewed as a secondary emotion ?one caused by
other emotions．People are thought to be angry because they are sad, anxious or stressed．71 Today, though, a growing number of mental health experts think that anger is a serious problem that needs its own treatment．
How to tell the difference between "normal" anger and "anger problem" is difficult．After all, everyone gets really mad from time to time．Experts point out a few ways．
Disordered anger, as it is sometimes called, tends to be of greater intensity （强度）．72 An example: while most people would get upset if a driver cut them off, someone with disordered anger might try to chase down the car and force it off the road．
And in cases of disordered anger, the person gets angry more frequently and his/her anger lasts longer．73 But people with anger problems often stay angry for days, weeks or even years; their feelings of anger don' t disappear over time．
74 Disordered anger often damages people' s lives．"It interferes （干扰）with people' s relationships and their jobs," says Raymond Chip Tafrate, a US psychologist．"Even their health is affected．"
Anger clearly increases the risk of certain health problems, as many studies have shown．When people are angry, their heart beats faster and their blood pressure goes up．75
Experts suggest that people with an anger problem take anger-management programs．The programs teach people to control their responses to stressful situations through the use of relaxation techniques．The programs sometimes include life-skills training as well: increasing someone' s level of competence, whether on the job or as a parent or partner, helps bring down stress and cut angry feelings．A．Anger takes away people' s joy in life．
B．Consequences are also important to consider．
C．The anger buried inside him rises to the surface．
D．For most people, angry feelings disappear quickly．
E．Over time, these changes have bad effects on the body．
F．In the past, many doctors didn't accept the idea that anger could be a problem all on its own．G．It takes very little to set off a person with an anger problem, and their responses are very strong．
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）
第一节情景作文（20分）
假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华，你校英文报正在开展“温暖冬日的故事"征文活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇征文，叙述上周五你和你的同学王伟在放学回家途中助人为乐的全过程。词数不少于60。
（请务必将情景作文写在答题卡指定区域内）
第二节开放作文（1 5分）
请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。
You are discussing the folowing picture with your English friend Jim．Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.
（请务必将开放作文写在答题卡第二页指定区域内）