2010海淀二模

海淀区高三年级第一学期期末练习
英语
本试卷共12页，共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：
1．考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

2．答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。

3．答题卡上选择题必须用2B铅笔作答，将选中项涂满涂黑，黑度以盖住框内字母为准，修改时用橡皮擦除干净。

非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，未在对应的答题区域内作答或超出答题区域作答的均不得分。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话你将听一遍。

1. How is the woman going to the airport?
A. By taxi.
B. By bus.
C. By underground.
2. What does Jim plan to do next summer?
A. To study for his degree.
B. To go on a tour.
C. To do a part-time job.
3. What is the man’s job?
A. Doctor.
B. Teacher.
C. Policeman.
4. When will they probably discuss the agenda this evening?
A. Before the dinner.
B. During the dinner.
C. After the dinner.
5. What can we learn about Mr. Wood in this conversation?
A. He left his wallet in the garage.
B. He will pick up his wallet in the bank.
C. His wallet was stolen in the post office.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。

听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why does the man come here?
A. To look for a dictionary.
B. To borrow a dictionary.
C. To return a dictionary.
7. What is the man doing?
A. Making an apology.
B. Asking for permission.
C. Offering help.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Who are the listeners?
A. Tourists.
B. Players.
C. Volunteers.
9. Where will the signs be set up?
A. Around the lake.
B. In the picnic areas.
C. Along the jogging paths.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. Rights of animals.
B. Tests on animals.
C. Animal medicines.
11. How does the woman feel about the man’s view?
A. Delighted.
B. Annoyed.
C. Puzzled.
12. Why is the man unwilling to sign?
A. He doesn’t like animals at all.
B. He doesn’t think her view reasonable.
C. He can’t bear the woman talking like that.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Mother and son.
C. Schoolmates.
14. Why does the woman blame the man?
A. He didn’t hand in his project on schedule.
B. His project was not what he was supposed to write.
C. He was not supposed to finish his project by copying.
15. What will the man probably do next?
A. He will hand in his project right now.
B. He will probably write his own project.
C. He will report the woman to Mr. Harper.
第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面一段对话，完成第16题至20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：知识运用
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
从每题所给的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. More than five ______ doctors and rescuers have got to Yushu County up to now.
A. thousand
B. thousands
C. thousand of
D. thousands of
22. When I got to New York, I had to attend a school for students ______ first language was not
English.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. where
23. — Did you telephone Uncle Sam our plan for the Christmas holidays on his farm?
— Yes, he was happy about our arrival, and he eagerly asked when ______.
A. had we arrived
B. we had arrived
C. were we arriving
D. we were arriving
24. I suggested to my mother that she ______ a drawing club after her retirement from teaching.
A. join
B. joins
C. joined
D. would join
25. David got a higher grade in the final exam, for, you see, he made ______ mistakes.
A. few
B. fewer
C. little
D. less
26. — Have you got any books on English grammar? I’d like to borrow ______.
— Yes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday.
A. it
B. one
C. some
D. any
27. Don’t give up regardless of difficulty and failure, _____ you’ll never achieve your goals.
A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
28. — I had thought he would be nervous in this speech competition, but he turned out to be calm.
— He _______ quite enough preparation for it.
A. should do
B. must do
C. should have done
D. must have done
29. — Shall we take the 10:30 train?
— No. If we took that train, we ______ too late.
A. arrive
B. arrived
C. will arrive
D. would arrive
30. It’s nice to see you again. What ______ since we last met?
A. have you done
B. had you done
C. have you been doing
D. did you do
31. Not until they left school ______ how much their teachers loved them and helped them.
A. they realized
B. did they realize
C. they would realize
D. had they realized
32. — Have you heard that Jones, along with her parents, ____ to Hainan for the winter vacation?
—Really? No wonder I haven’t se en her these days.
A. has been
B. have been
C. has gone
D. have gone
33. It was reported that 115 miners ______ in the flooded mine for eight days were pulled out alive
at last.
A. trapped
B. being trapped
C. were trapped
D. had trapped
34. — How come your father can read books in German?
— Well, he ______ on a project with some German engineers for 3 years when he was young.
A. worked
B. was working
C. had worked
D. would work
35. ______ a written permission, he had to write another letter to the president of the university.
A. Not giving
B. Not having been given
C. Having not given
D. Having not been given
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not __36__. I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much __37__ than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people __38__ at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing __39__ and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the __40__ and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).
My friends found me __41__ because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life __42__ Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would __43__ me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No __44__.”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our __45__ started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境)—until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my __46__. She just stared.
My heart __47__. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would __48__ me now.
She stood up, pointed a t my back and said, “I know __49__ your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be __50__. I begged in my heart for her to __51__, but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered __52__.
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was __53__. I looked into her eyes and her __54__ touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to __55__ myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
36. A. them B. it C. me D. her
37. A. sadder B. shorter C. weaker D. slower
38. A. looking B. smiling C. aiming D. glaring
39. A. still B. alone C. straight D. together
40. A. street B. sun C. corner D. mirror
41. A. distant B. stubborn C. hopeless D. unfortunate
42. A. after B. before C. since D. until
43. A. disturb B. seek C. interrupt D. ignore
44. A. wonder B. idea C. sign D. action
45. A. connection B. competition C. conversation D. comprehension
46. A. face B. back C. eyes D. shoulders
47. A. sank B. beat C. broke D. ached
48. A. care for B. rely on C. look down upon D. put up with
49. A. that B. how C. whether D. why
50. A. accused B. arrested C. punished D. sentenced
51. A. relax B. leave C. stop D. pause
52. A. shyly B. weakly C. proudly D. firmly
53. A. astonished B. ashamed C. annoyed D. amused
54. A. wisdom B. generosity C. honesty D. kindness
55. A. control B. like C. comfort D. enjoy
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
The Pillow
At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer (拖车) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.
We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house—something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.
On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, “What do you want for your new room?” Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were astonished when Josh responded, “I just want a bed.”
The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.
When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.
That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.
As my father s lipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, “What is that?”
“A pillow,” he replied.
“What do you do with it?” Eric continued to ask.
“When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to my eyes as my father handed Eric the pillow.
“Oh…that’s soft,” he said, hugging it tightly.
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my dad gently asks, “Do you have a pillow?”
We know exactly what he means.
56. The writer’s first volunteer project was ______.
A. working on a poor trailer
B. helping a poor family
C. donating beds and bedding
D. dealing with a housing problem
57. On hearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because ______.
A. the family lived in a trailer
B. he expected to get some toys
C. he didn’t know what a bed was
D. the boys had no bed to sleep in
58. From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen ______ before.
A. a trailer
B. a truck
C. a pillow
D. a house
59. By saying “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that ______.
A. what they want to get may be unnecessary
B. they should not waste money on small things
C. they should do more volunteer work for the poor
D. what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow
B
The Great Wall of China is one of Beijing’s biggest draws for
tourists; despite its fame and ubiquity in postcards across the world, it
rarely fails to attract tourists at the first proper sight.
Yet the authorities open only certain sections of the wall as fit for
viewing, and few get to visit the unauthorized sections. Fewer still are
aware of the existence of at least one part of the Wall that remains in almost original condition, nearly 1,500 years after construction
of legendary fortification began. But there’s a good reason for
this—it’s underwater.
American journalist Steven Schwankert has been diving
since age 10. It was through his setting-up of a diving school
that Schwankert came to explore some of lesser-known areas of
China’s lakes—and discovered the underwater Wall under a
reservoir.
“The most fascinating piece of diving I ever did in China must be the Great Wall. I managed to find out about it via the Internet. It wasn’t difficult to get to Pan Jiakou in Hebei Province, near the East Qing Tomb about 4 hours’ drive from Beijing. Why do I want to dive the Great Wall? Why do people want to walk on the Great Wall? It’s the same answer.”
There are, however, advantages of visiting the Great Wall in a diving suit over being on foot. The water acts as a preservative by preventing the kind of mass tourism that has brought trouble on other parts of the Wall. “Unlike the people who walk in the Wall, we as divers never need to actually touch it. I’ve dived twice there, the last time in July. I found that the water then was much deeper than it was before—13 meters deep.” When he first dived, parts of the Wall were visible above the surface. Now even the guard tower is completely submerged. “It’s better that the Wall is deep under
water, as there are lots of boats coming in and out around that area. Their wave action could potentially damage the brickwork. So, the deeper, the better.”
60. Steven Schwankert is most interested in ______.
A. collecting photos of the Wall
B. walking along on the Wall
C. diving the underwater Wall
D. visiting some famous lakes
61. What does the underlined word “submerged” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean?
A. Damaged by water.
B. Washed by water.
C. Preserved by water.
D. Covered by water.
62. What is the topic discussed in the last paragraph?
A. Advantages of walking on the Great Wall.
B. Advantages of visiting the underwater Wall.
C. The reasons why the Wall is deep under water
D. The reasons why the underwater Wall is protected.
63. What can we infer from the text?
A. The underwater Wall will sink deeper year by year.
B. Diving the Wall is popular with divers all over the world.
C. Diving is a good way to visit the Wall without causing much damage.
D. More and more tourists will come to visit the underwater Wall in China.
C
It is thought that crying is hardly an activity encouraged by society. Tears, whether they are of sorrow, anger, or joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears (落泪者) is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behavior, both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive (适得其反).
Humans are the only animals clearly known to shed emotional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few purposeless physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that enhance (increase) survival. .
Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to ask for assistance from others (as a crying baby might from its mother), the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Loud cries would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it appears, there must be something special about tears themselves.
Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in reducing stress. University of Minnesota researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently separated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of exposure to cutting onion would contain no such substance.
Other researchers are investigating the usefulness of tears as a means of making a careful examination of human ills and monitoring drugs. At Tulane University’s Tear Analysis Laboratory, Dr. Peter Kastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse, to study the causes of “dry eye” syndrome（综合症）and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to measure
exposure to environmental pollutants.
64. What does the phrase “both those responses” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Crying out of sorrow and shedding tears for happiness.
B. The embarrassment and unpleasant feeling of the observers.
C. The tear shedder’s apology and the observer’s effort to stop the crying.
D. Linking illness with crying and finding the chemical composition of tears.
65. From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. it is natural for people to shed tears
B. we can reduce our stress by shedding tears
C. shedders of tears can’t get help by crying loudly
D. unlike animals, humans can shed tears for survival
66. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Roles of emotional tears.
B. Functions of shedding tears.
C. Unwelcome shedders of tears.
D. Research on the effects of tears.
D
Dear College Dean,
It is my understanding that this college has received a large donation to be used to enhance (improve) the quality of life for students: expand the bookstore or add computers to the computer lab. It is the tradition of this school to promote education and to be the pioneer of new technology. That is why I strongly argue in favor of the addition of more computers to the computer lab.
Although expanding the campus bookstore to include CDs, gifts, and a snack bar will give a nicer look to the college, we have to think about a greater goal and a more practical way to enhance the quality of life for students. What do we want for our students and our college? Do we want our college to be known as a place with a great bookstore where you can find CDs and gifts, or as a place where the students can explore and research in their field using the best tools provided by technology? In addition, there are already several snack bars on campus, and there are music stores nearby, so students do not depend on the college bookstore for these things.
We live in a highly technological world and computers play an increasingly important role in how we live. As a learning institution, this college has the responsibility to offer its students the best technology to help them prepare for their future. Many students will be expected to be familiar with the latest software and other tools when they go on to work or to graduate school.
While they are in college, students find they are expected to use computers. Many professors expect students to use computers to do homework or to complete projects. Since students are competing for good grades, those who have limited access to computers are at a great disadvantage. Furthermore, being able to do projects using the computer enhances the process of learning.
If there are more computers, no more will students have to wait in line while scanning the room for an empty chair and computer. No longer will they have to sit and wait while an outdated computer struggles to follow their commands. Having more new and faster computers available will enable students to finish their work more quickly.
The more computers are used in society, the more colleges will depend on them as a tool of teaching and learning. Making computers more available to students facilitates their learning process by making the process easier, more interesting, more engaging, and in the process enhancing their
quality of life.
67. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ______.
A. to describe the problems caused by lack of computers
B. to explain why students are in great need of computers
C. to tell us what benefits students can gain from computers
D. to persuade the Dean to purchase more advanced computers
68. From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. present computers in the college cannot meet the demands of the students
B. computers in the college will be updated to meet the students’ demands soon
C. the college has the responsibility to help the students to prepare for their future
D. it is also necessary to expand the college bookstore by using part of the donation
69. In paragraph 4, the author mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A. computers are beneficial to students’ academic success
B. computers are helpful to students’ competition for success
C. students find it convenient to do assignments by using computers
D. students wish to use the money to buy more advanced computers
70. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?
B.
D.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

E
Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal—or at least many parts of it have. ______71______. Ideas about social class—whether a person is “working-class” or “middle-class”—are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.
In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, as was widely believed, having given his wife her “housekeeping”, would go out and spend the rest on beer and betting.
The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was likely to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important. ______72______. Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity to make such long-term plans.
______73______. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle-class supervisors (管理者). Social security and laws to improve job-security have made it less necessary than before to worry about “tomorrow”. Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority (自卑感). In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position.
______74______. They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in previous generations. ______75______. As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts will appear, or rather that the old conflicts will reappear, but between different groups.
A. Nowadays, a great deal has changed
B. Both of these provided him and his family with security
C. As a result, differences in life-styles and attitudes came into existence
D. However, we still have a wide gap between the well-paid and the low-paid
E. In recent years, the working-class people have begun to design long-term plans
F. In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned
G. The changes in both life-styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger
people
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）
第一节情景作文（20分）
假设你是某所中学的学生，3月22日（世界水日）你参加了你班开展的一系列节水宣传活动。

请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，以日记的形式记录当天的活动内容。

注意：词数不少于60。

提示词：宣传材料leaflets; 危机crisis
社区节水方法座谈会
March 22，2010 Monday Sunny Today is World Water Day.
第二节开放作文（15分）
请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。

词数不少于50。

In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.。