牛津译林版高中英语选修九高三上学期期中模拟试卷

高中英语学习材料
（灿若寒星*制作整理）
高三英语上学期期中考试模拟
2016.10.28
第一卷（选择题，共80分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分15分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. In a bookstore.
B. In a classroom.
C. In a library.
2. At what time will the film begin?
A. 7：20.
B. 7：15.
C. 7：00.
3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their friend Jane.
B. A weekend trip.
C. A radio program.
4. What will the woman probably do?
A. Catch a train.
B. See the man off.
C. Go shopping.
5. Why did the woman apologize?
A. She made a late delivery.
B. She went to the wrong place.
C. She couldn’t take the cake back.
第二节(共10 小题;每小题1 分,满分10 分)
听下面4段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题, 每段对话读两遍。

听第6 段材料,回答第6、7 题。

6. Whose CD is broken?
A. Kathy’s.
B. Mum’s.
C. Jack’s.
7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?
A. Buy her a new CD.
B. Do some cleaning.
C. Give her 10 dollars. 听第7 段材料,回答第8、9 题。

8. What did the man think of the meal?
A. Just so so.
B. Quite satisfactory.
C. A bit disappointing.
9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?
A. The food.
B. The drinks.
C. The service.
听第8 段材料,回答第10 至12 题。

10. Why is the man at the shop?
A. To order a camera for his wife.
B. To have a camera repaired.
C. To get a camera changed.
11. What colour does the man want?
A. Pink.
B. Black.
C. Orange.
12. What will the man do afterwards?
A. Make a phone call.
B. Wait until further notice.
C. Come again the next day.
听第9 段材料,回答第13 至15 题。

13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?
A. Go to a play.
B. Stay at home.
C. Visit Kingston.
14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?
A. Attend a party.
B. Meet her aunt.
C. See a car show.
15. What might be the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Fellow workers.
C. Guide and tourist.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
16. When you talk about a person’s ___, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors. A. nationality B. character C. personality D. origin 17. The official website of Beijing Municipal Education Commission has recently published a reform plan to reduce the scores of English to 100 points from the current 150 points, ___ that is bound to cause an overwhelming stir across the country.
A. one
B. which
C. this
D. it
18. It suddenly struck him ___ he ought to make a new plan for the changed conditions.
A. that
B. how
C. which
D. whether
19. Make contacts among your parents’ friends, your neighbors, your community organizations --- ____ you can find working adults’ network.
A. whenever
B. whatever
C. whoever
D. wherever
20. Mary ___ ten countries in twelve days by the time she gets back.
A. visited
B. has visited
C. will visit
D. will have visited
21. I can guarantee you the quality of our digital camera. ___ there be any problem, you can contact us and ask to replace it.
A. Should
B. Must
C. Have to
D. Need
22. The field of the game becomes an advantageous factor in a situation ____ two teams are equally matched. A. that B. which C. when D. where
23. It was only when I read Story of the Stone a second time ____ a better understanding of the relationships of the characters in it.
A. did I have
B. that I had
C. I did have
D. had I had
24. ___ intelligence, you are no worse than others. It is your attitude that makes the greatest difference. A. In terms of B. In response to C. Regardless of D. In case of
25. To our puzzlement, the written record of our conversation doesn’t ___ what was actually said.
A. submit to
B. correspond to
C. cater to
D. appeal to
26. At the back of the old temple ___ twelve huge stone statues together with ___ pogoda.
A. does stand; an 8-storey
B. do stand; an 8-storeyed
C. stands; an 8-storey
D. stand; an 8-storeyed
27. ---You didn’t go to Europe, why?
---I ___ this morning, but I ___ to Shanghai because of an emergency.
A. was to start; am going
B. was scheduled to start; will go
C. should have started; am going
D. would like to start; will go
28. Fully ___ in looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy various activities in the club. A. attached B. contributed C. occupied D. devoted
29. I spent all the money ___ for rainy days, so I started my part-time job. But it would be some time before I was ___. A. put aside; in the black B. put away; in the red
C. put aside; feeling blue
D. put away; green with envy
30. ---I feel terrible. I didn’t do well in the math test.
---____. You’re already making progress and will surely learn it well.
A. Don’t be silly.
B. Don’t take things for granted
C. Don’t put the cart before the horse
D. Don’t take it too hard
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
People often ask me how I write with four children.
More often than not, my stories are pieced together, written, and edited in a series of 31 moments. If I’m working while the kids are home, I have the added 32 of tuning out their chaos. I’ll write and write until I fall under a spell, and just when I was getting 33 , it happens—Camille will 34 into my office wearing a big smile—and a smelling diaper (尿布).
I wish I had a daily 35 , a solid time no one can interrupt, but I don’t. I may go days or even weeks without writing. I hate these 36 , but much as I like to believe the world needs my writing, my daughters need me much more. So for now I write when I can. While this arrangement works, I sometimes 37 how productive I’d be if my life wasn’t stop-and-go. With time on my side, I could be a writing machine, 38 at once what would normally take me months.
This leads me to a question I find 39 to all parents: Do kids hold back or 40 our dreams? Children are needy by nature, and regardless of how much 41 we show them, they want more. By the time we tend to them, we’re tired out—and 42 in the mood to follow our dream. They push our personal pleasures 43 and slow us down, making tortoises out of hares.
On the other hand, children add a richness to our lives that I believe inspires better work, thus 44 for time we lose. As a writer, I don’t find inspiration sitting at my computer.
45 , I find it when I’m out living, and the 46 I take because of my children—going to the ballpark, birthday parties, even doctor visits—put me in 47 with people who constantly set off new ideas. Many ideas arise through 48 conversation, which can
49 me like thunder. Immediately, I’ll make a mental note, knowing that someday I’ll use that
50 in a story.
31．A. quiet B. critical C. stolen D. precious 32．A. challenge B. courage C. instruction D. priority 33．A. direction B. invention C. inspiration D. application 34．A. run B. crawl C. jog D. tiptoe 35．A. routine B. method C. technique D. habit
36．A. days B. breaks C. weeks D. needs 37．A. doubt B. believe C. deny D. wonder 38．A. operating B. working C. accomplishing D. running 39．A. challenging B. relevant C. remaining D. controversial 40．A. inspire B. prevent C. awake D. interpret 41．A. effort B. attention C. concentration D. time
42．A. fairly B. practically C. totally D. hardly 43．A. ahead B. aside C. back D. down
44．A. allowing B. turning C. calling D. compensating 45．A. Still B. Therefore C. Instead D. Consequently 46．A. courses B. paths C. risks D. chances
47．A. harmony B. agreement C. line D. contact 48．A. casual B. normal C. brief D. intelligent 49．A. explode B. hit C. destroy D. multiply 50．A. scene B. talk C. piece D. acquaintance
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.
The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.
As a result, the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit (押金) required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.
Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement.
"This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas," says Wang Lan, a consultant from Education International Cooperation Group (EIC), a Beijing-based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas.
However, in the past few years, many of Wang's student clients (客户) could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements, visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were tough. The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia, Wang says.
A 22-year-old female student surnamed Li, in Beijing, who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia, learned about the policy change several weeks ago.
"According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan ($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents," Li says.
She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans.
"I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China," she says.
Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad, according to the report by EIC.
51. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Australia widens window of opportunity for international students.
B. Australia is a most attractive place for students in China.
C. Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia.
D. More students will work in Australia after their graduation.
52. Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations?
A. The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified.
B. Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult.
C. The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced.
D. After graduation, some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia.
B
Why Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?
It's one of the most controversial practices in agriculture: feeding small amounts of
antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. But what if the drugs don't even work very well? There's some good evidence that they don't, at least in pigs. They used to deliver a boost in growth, but that effect has disappeared in recent years or declined greatly. The reason for this is interesting and even paradoxical. Researchers think the antibiotics used to work by suppressing low-grade infections. In recent years, however, pork producers found other ways to accomplish the same thing through improved hygiene (卫生). As a result, the drugs have become largely superfluous — yet many farmers still use them.
To understand how this happened, you have to step back in time, says Steve Dritz, a specialist in pig nutrition at Kansas State University. Sixty years ago, when antibiotics were new, "people started treating animals, and feeding [the antibiotics], and finding that they had increased growth rates and feed efficiencies," he says. Nursery-age pigs, for instance, grew 12 to 15 percent faster with antibiotics. The animals also needed less feed to reach full weight. Other studies showed similar results in chickens and cattle. In the 1980s, a new set of studies found similar effects. So the growth-promoting effects of antibiotics became standard practice among meat producers. Fast forward to the 1990s, Dritz was starting his career as a scientist at Kansas State University, and pork production was changing dramatically.
Previously, pigs were born and raised in one barn or in several barns close together. This meant infections could easily pass from one generation to the next, the way that kids share germs between their friends on the playground and their parents at home. Under the new system, when piglets are weaned, they move to a whole different place. That new site is carefully scrubbed and free of disease.
Craig Rowles, who runs a large swine operation in Carroll, Iowa, shows me one such room. There's not a piglet in sight. "This room just got completely washed and disinfected, and now it's going to sit here and dry for a while," he says.
A whole group of pigs will come in here together, and later they will move out together to yet another site. "That group of pigs will stay together until they go to market," Rowles says.
The groups are kept strictly separated from each other. If workers move between the groups, they first have to change their boots.
When farmers adopted multisite production, it cut down on disease —and pigs actually grew faster.
53. One of the advantages of using antibiotics in the past is that it _____.
A. helped animals grow faster
B. decreased the death rate of animals
C. helped animals have a better appetite
D. increased animal reproduction
54. The underlined word “superfluous” most probably means _____.
A. abused
B. necessary
C. available
D. addictive
55. The author seems _____ on the issue of dropping antibiotics on pigs.
A. optimistic
B. worried
C. doubtful D indifferent
C
We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change for I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forbears (ancestors) prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago.
The world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forbears fought are still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. We dare not forget today that we are the heirs（继承人）of that first revolution.
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe (enemy) alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage and unwilling to witness or
permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.
Let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. This much we pledge (promise solemnly) and more.
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility. I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
And so, my fellow Americans ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the Freedom of Man.
Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.
56. What should friends and foes know?
A. That the United States is powerful.
B. That a new generation of Americans are responsible for their government.
C. That the United States is governed by liberals.
D. The rights of man come from the hand of God.
57. What is Kennedy’s promise to the world?
A. To support liberty.
B. To abolish all forms of human poverty.
C. To visit each country at least once.
D. To support and friend.
58. What should citizens of the world ask of America?
A. How America can help them.
B. If America plans to invade their country.
C. What they can do for freedom.
D. What they can do for America.
59. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Human beings have the power to put an end to all forms of poverty.
B. We should remember we are the first revolution.
C. Our nation has always been committed to human rights.
D. We should assure the survival and the success of liberty.
D
Mrs. Spring Fragrance was trying to cheer her.
"I had such a pretty walk today," said she. "I crossed the banks above the beach and came back by the long road. In the green grass the daffodils were blowing, in the cottage gardens the currant bushes were flowering, and in the air was the perfume of the wallflower. I wished, Laura, that you were with me."
Laura burst into tears. "That is the walk," she sobbed, "Kai Tzu and I so love; but never, ah, never, can we take it together again."
"Now, Little Sister," comforted Mrs. Spring Fragrance "you really must not grieve like that. Is there not a beautiful American poem written by a noble American named Tennyson, which says:
"'Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all?"
Mrs. Spring Fragrance was unaware that Mr. Spring Fragrance, having returned from the city, tired with the day's business, had thrown himself down on the bamboo settee on the veranda, and that although his eyes were engaged in scanning the pages of the Chinese World, his ears
could not help receiving the words which were borne to him through the open window.
"'Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all,"
repeated Mr. Spring Fragrance. Not wishing to hear more of the secret talk of women, he arose and sauntered around the veranda to the other side of the house. Two pigeons circled around his head. He felt in his pocket for a li-chi which he usually carried for their pecking. His fingers touched a little box. It contained a jadestone pendant, which Mrs. Spring Fragrance had particularly admired the last time she was down town. It was the fifth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Spring Fragrance's wedding day.
Mr. Spring Fragrance pressed the little box down into the depths of his pocket.
A young man came out of the back door of the house at Mr. Spring Fragrance's left. The Chin Yuen house was at his right.
"Good evening," said the young man. "Good evening," returned Mr. Spring Fragrance. He stepped down from his porch and went and leaned over the railing which separated this yard from the yard in which stood the young man.
"Will you please tell me," said Mr Spring Fragrance, "the meaning of two lines of an American verse which I have heard? "
"Certainly," returned the young man with a genial smile. He was a star student at the University of Washington, and had not the slightest doubt that he could explain the meaning of all things in the universe.
"Well," said Mr. Spring Fragrance, "it is this:
"'Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all."
"Ah!" responded the young man with an air of profound(玄奥的) wisdom. "That, Mr. Spring Fragrance, means that it is a good thing to love anyway — even if we can't get what we love, or, as the poet tells us, lose what we love. Of course, one needs experience to feel the truth of this teaching."
The young man smiled pensively and reminiscently. More than a dozen young maidens "loved and lost" were passing before his mind's eye.
"The truth of the teaching!" echoed Mr. Spring Fragrance, a little testily. "There is no truth in it whatever. It is disobedient to reason. Is it not better to have what you do not love than to love what you do not have?"
"That depends," answered the young man, "upon temperament(性情)."
"I thank you. Good evening," said Mr. Spring Fragrance. He turned away to muse upon the unwisdom of the American way of looking at things.
Meanwhile, inside the house, Laura was refusing to be comforted.
"Ah, no! no!" cried she. "If I had not gone to school with Kai Tzu, nor talked nor walked with him, nor played the accompaniments(伴奏) to his songs, then I might consider with satisfaction, or at least without horror, my approaching marriage with the son of Man You. But as it is — oh, as it is — !"
Mrs. Spring Fragrance knelt down beside her, and clasping her arms around her neck, cried in sympathy:
"Little Sister, oh, Little Sister! Dry your tears — do not despair. A moon has yet to pass before the marriage can take place. Who knows what the stars may have to say to one another during its passing? A little bird has whispered to me — "
For a long time Mrs. Spring Fragrance talked. For a long time Laura listened. When the girl arose to go, there was a bright light in her eyes.
60. From the beginning paragraphs we can tell that ____.
A. Mrs. Spring Fragrance managed to comfort Laura by picturing the beautiful scenery
B. Mrs. Spring Fragrance had done a long and tiresome walk earlier
C. Laura loved walking and often went with the Spring Fragrances
D. Mrs. Spring Fragrance’s comfort only reminded Laura of her trouble
61. Mr. Spring Fragrance came home unnoticed, overheard the talk, yet walked away. This part of the story is so designed to suggest that ____.
A. Mr. Spring Fragrance had a long day and was too tired to join in the ladies
B. Mr. Spring Fragrance was not interested in the ladies’ secret talk
C. Mr. Spring Fragrance had a misunderstanding of the talk for lack of context
D. Mr. Spring Fragrance didn’t have a deep feeling for Mrs. Spring Fragrance
62. Which description about the young man to whom Mr. Spring Fragrance talked is actually wrong?
A. He was a student at the University of Washington.
B. He could explain the meaning of all things in the world.
C. The poem reminded him of his own experience.
D. He had a high opinion of himself.
63. What does “the American way of looking at things” than in the story?
A. Americans prefer to love even if they can’t get what they love.
B. Americans consider it a good thing to love and not get what they love.
C. Americans think that it is better to have what they do not love.
D. Americans believe it is unwise to love what they do not have.
64. What does the underlined word “its” refer to?
A. The little bird’s.
B. The moon’s.
C. The star’s.
D. The marriage’s.
65. We can conclude from the last paragraph that ____.
A. Laura met the son of Man You when she played the accompaniments for him
B. Laura, as well as Mrs. Spring Fragrance, was deep in despair
C. Laura left with hope after Mrs. Spring Fragrance whispered in her ears
D. Laura thought of her approaching marriage as quite satisfactory
第二卷（非选择题，共40分）
第四部分：词汇检测（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请认真阅读小列各小题，并根据上下文语境和所给首字母的提示，写出下列各句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。

66. ---How did you spend your weekend?
---I just picked up a book at r________ to kill my time.
67. --- Why did these women go on strike?
---They demanded fairness and e_________ in their pay.
68. ---What are the benefits of learning English idioms?
---When we have a t_______ understanding of them, we can better understand and appreciate the history and cultures of English-speaking countries.
69. ---He was found to provide false information and failed to get the job.
---I am very glad to see h_________ is still the best policy in job hunting.
70. ---Do young people offer their seats to the seniors like you?
---More than a quarter of the times I am offered a seat. But on o________, I have seen old people not showing any sign of gratitude.
第五部分：同义转换（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下列各小题所给的两句句子，在空格处填上一个单词，使两句句子语义保持不变。

（注意：不得使用第一句中的原词。

）
71. To show respect for the French and their revolution, many countries have chosen to use the same colors on their flags as the French did.
In ________ to the French and their revolution, many countries have chosen to use the same
colors on their flags as the French did.
72. PRC stands for the People’s Republic of China.
PRC is _________ for the People’s Republic of China.
73. You’ve got to be very cautious when driving in fog.
You should exercise extreme ________when driving in fog.
74. It is teachers’ duty to help children become a person who can make up his own mind without
others’ help.
It is teachers’ duty to help children become an ___________ person who can make up his own mind without others’ help.
75. The White Horse Temple has been repaired and extended many times, often following times
of war and disaster.
The White Horse Temple has been repaired and has had __________ added many times, often following times of war and disaster.
第六部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847---October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American publisher best known for establishing the Pulitzer Prizes after death.
Pulitzer was born in Mako, Hungary. At 17, Pulitzer attempted to join the Austrian army, but was turned down due to age, bad health and poor eyesight. Disappointed but still with hope, he traveled first to Paris and then to London, hoping to join the army there. And he was rejected for the same reasons. Finally, he moved to the United States in 1864 and served in the Lincoln Army when he was just 18 until the end of the American Civil War. After the war he settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where in 1868 he started working as a reporter for a German-language daily newspaper, the Westliche Post. He joined the Republican Party and was elected to the Missouri State Assembly in 1869.
In 1872. Pulitzer bought the Westliche Post for $3, 000. Then, in 1879, he bought the St. Louis Dispatch for $2, 700 and merged (合并) the two papers as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which remained St. Louis’ daily newspaper. He bought the New York World in 1883, which turned out to be a successful decision, and which made Pulitzer wealthy. In 1885, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, but resigned after a few months’ service. In 1895 the New York World introduced the first newspaper comic printed with colour. Under Pulitzer’s leadership circulation (发行量) grew from 15, 000 to 600, 000, making it the largest newspaper in the country. But unfortunately from 1890, Pulitzer’s alread y failing health worsened rapidly and he withdrew from direct management of the newspaper, and simply gave some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York. At the age of forty, he was struck blind, but he still continued to run his press empire for twenty-two more years.
In 1892, Pulitzer offered Columbia University’s president money to set up the world’s first school of journalism. But the university turned down the offer. In 1902, Columbia’s new president willingly accepted the plan for a school and prizes, but it would not be until after Pulitzer’s death that this dream would come true. Pulitzer left the university $2 million in his will, which led to the creation in 1912 of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. An d up till now, Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism still remains one of the most famous in the world.
Joseph Pulitzer died aboard his sailing boat in 1911. He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York. In 1917, the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded, as Pulitzer wished to.
In 1989, in honor of his great achievements and contributions, Pulitzer was included in the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Title：A biography of a famous person。