湖南省岳阳市一中12—13上学期高三英语第一次质量检测考试试卷

岳阳市一中2012年下期高三第一次质量检测
英语试卷（汉）
分值: 150分时量: 120分钟
PartⅠListening Comprehension （30 marks）
Section A （22.5 marks）
Conversation 1
1．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Waiter and waitress.
B．Husband and wife.
C．Boss and secretary.
2．What does the man usually do?
A．Prepare meals.B．Wash clothes.C．Clean up the kitchen. Conversation 2
3．Where did the woman most probably leave her purse?
A．In the street.
B．In the coffee shop.
C．In the shoe department.
4．How much money was there in the purse?
A．About $15.B．About $50.C．About $55.
Conversation 3
5．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The man wants to book a room for two.
B．The man prefers a smoking room.
C．The man chooses a room on the second floor.
6．How much will the man pay for the room?
A．80 dollars.B．88 dollars.C．96 dollars.
Conversation 4
7．What does the man tell the woman about?
A．His favorite place in New York.
B．His experience of catching a train.
C．His favorite movies.
8．What is the man‟s favorite?
A．The clock.B．The ceiling.C．The sky at night.
9．What can we infer from what the woman says?
A．She likes the stars in New York City.
B．New York City is so polluted that you cannot see stars there.
C．The stars in New York City are beautiful.
Conversation 5
10．What is the woman doing?
A．Giving advice.
B．Calling about a job.
C．Asking the way.
11．What was the woman doing while working abroad?
A．Studying management.
B．Doing secretarial work.
C．Earning a degree in education.
12．Why does the woman come back to work?
A．To be a teacher.
B．To develop herself.
C．To be near her family.
Conversation 6
13．Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A．At the railway station.
B．At the post office.
C．At the airport.
14．Which country will the letter be sent to?
A．England.B．Japan.C．Canada.
15．How will the letter be sent?
A．By air mail.
B．By registered mail.
C．By express mail.
Section B（7.5 marks）
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE
An old lady’s long life
Ⅰ．Way of life in the past:
●People lived in their hometown until they died.
●People 16．________ with each other in the past.
Ⅱ．Her marriage:
●She lived with her husband for 70years.
●She had a lot in common with her husband, for example, both of them enjoyed 17．________.
Ⅲ．18 ________ of a long life:
●She laughs a lot.
●She likes 19．________.
●She takes a lot of exercise by doing sports like skiing, horseback riding, swimming and 20．________.
Part ⅡLanguage Knowledge （45 marks）
Section A （15 marks）
Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
21．I didn‟t mean ________ anything, but those apples looked so good I couldn‟t resist ________ one.
A．to eat; trying B．to eat; to try C．eating; to try D．eating; trying 22．She ________ for fifteen years, yet she didn‟t know what kind of person she ________.
A．had married; married B．had got married; married to
C．had been married; had married D．married; had married to
23．________ an important role in a new movie, Andy has got a chance to become famous.
A．Offer B．Offering C．Offered D．To offer
24．It is clear that water pollution means more deaths and heavier losses. ________ , it is our duty to prevent rivers and lakes from being polluted.
A．Altogether B．Therefore C．otherwise D．Moreover
25．It‟s high time that we ________ our precious time.
A．made full use of B．must make full use of
C．will make full use of D．are making full use of
26．________ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.
A．What is required B．What requires C．It is required D．It requires
27．I feel it a great honor to give a speech before so many people ________ my class.
A．in place of B．in case of
C．in exchange of D．on behalf of
28．Scientists say it may be five or six years ________ it is possible to test this medicine on human body.
A．since B．after C．before D．when
29．The witness gave a（n）________ account of what had happened about the fire. It is obvious that he was trying to cover up the truth.
A．ambiguous B．accurate C．authentic D．specific 30．—Where did you find the bag?
—It was on the playground ________ we played basketball this afternoon.
A．that B．where C．when D．which
31．The Group of Eight is an international organization ________ the richest countries in the world, five of which are quite small and two of which are island states.
A．is consisted of B．consisting of C．consists of D．consisted of
32．It is often considered clever to do ________ your parents require when they are angry.
A．however B．whatever
C．no matter what D．whenever
33．I often think of the days ________ I stayed with that experienced editor, ________ has a strong influence on me.
A．when; which B．that; which C．when; that D．which; that 34．—Oh, it‟s you! I ________ you.
—I‟ve just had my hair cut, and I‟m wearing my new glasses.
A．didn‟t recognize B．hadn‟t recog nized
C．haven‟t recognized D．don‟t recognize
35．________ time, ________ I will finish my work.
A．Take; and B．Some; / C．Give; or D．A little more; and Section B （18 marks）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C andD.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the co ntext.
She has been shopping with her mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old. It was 36 outside. We all stood just inside the door of the Wal-Mart.
Her voice was so sweet for the 37 waiting.“Mom, let‟s run through the rain,” she said.
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let‟s run through the rain,” she repeated.
“No, honey.We‟ll wait until it 38 down a bit,” Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated, “Mom, let‟s run through the rain.”
“We‟ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won‟t, Mom.That‟s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 39 her Mom‟s arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain an d not get 40 ?”
“Don‟t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said …If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!‟”
The entire crowd became dead silent. I 41 you couldn‟t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. Mom 42 and thought for a moment about what she would say.
“Honey, you are absolutely right.Let‟s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then off they ran.
We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they 43 past the cars.They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case they got soaked. But they were 44 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 45 to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your money, and they can take away your 46 . But no one can ever take away your precious 47 . So,
don‟t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day! 36．A．quarrelling B．pouring C．snowing D．trembling 37．A．annoying B．interesting C．appreciating D．expecting
38．A brings B．comes C．cuts D．slows 39．A．pulled B．hit C．pushed D．dragged 40．A．hurt B．wet C．wounded D．slipped 41．A．recalled B．swore C．promised D．observed 42．A．suffered B．walked C．wept D．paused 43．A．rushed B．flew C．walked D．drove 44．A．suspected B．challenged C．ordered D．followed 45．A．route B．way C．path D．direction 46．A．health B．family C．friendship D．happiness 47．A．presents B．prizes C．memories D．chances
Section C （12 marks）
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
In the past a gentleman would offer his seat 48．________ a lady on a crowded bus. But now, he will probably look out of the window or hide behind his newspaper, leaving the lady standing 49．________ someone else gets off.You can‟t entirely blame men for this change in manners.Gone 50．________ the days when women could be referred to as the weak.A whole generation has grown up demanding equality with men in jobs, in education 51．________ in social life. Hold a door for some women and you are likely to get an angry lecture on treating women 52．________ weaklings（弱者）. Take a girl out for a meal and she‟ll probably insist on paying 53．________ share of the bill. All these, according to some sociologists, will change men‟s attitude towards women and 54．________ conventional （traditional ）active politeness is perhaps slowly being replaced by true consideration for the needs and feeling of women, so that men can see women as 55．________ human beings. Part ⅢReading Comprehension （30 marks）
Directions: Read the following three passages. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Boys need friends, suffer when they don‟t believe they have any, and worry over the ups and downs of relationships.Many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do, in truth, though, no boy is an island; boys value their friends throughout childhood and adolescence and are happier and healthier when they have solid relationships with peers.
Despite the common belief that girls are better at relationships, most boys consider their friends a very important part of their lives, and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. A recent study of 10 to 15-year-old boys and girls found that girls‟ friendships are actually more fragile. Girls tend to say and do hurtful things to each other more
frequently than boys, and girls are more hurt by the end of a friendship.
Boys are the living definition of the phrase “peer group”; they love games with rules, competition, and doing things together. Boys seem to enjoy, even need the opportunity to test themselves against others, and many lasting friendships begin in karate （空手道）class or on the basketball court. Competence and skill are widely respected; being picked last for a team or left out altogether is an experience that can haunt （萦绕心头）a boy for years.
As boys mature, the friendship becomes even more important, and it frequently widens to include girls.During the teen years, friends can become the most important part of a boy‟s life — and a part in which his parents are not included. The confusion of being a teenager leads boys to form close bonds with friends.There is the sense for many boys that a friend is someone who is “always there for me”, or someone he can trust.They may be partners in crime or partners in study, but the friendship of adolescent boys can run surprisingly deep. 56．The common belief of adults is that boys ________.
A．don‟t care about others as much as girls
B．don‟t value friendships as much as girls
C．have the same friendship as girls
D．have healthier friendship than girls
57．According to the text, ________.
A．boys usually build friendships by playing competitive games
B．boys like to have small groups of friends
C．boys‟ friendships seldom result in anyone being hurt
D．boys‟ friendships can hardly end in failure
58．The author mentions the study in Para.2 to prove ________.
A．girls value relationships more than boys
B．most boys consider their friends very important
C．boys may be better at keeping friendships than girls
D．boys may be more active in a friendship
59．As a boy gets older, he tends to ________.
A．widen his circle of friends to include his parent
B．shift his focus from his friends to himself
C．leave his parents out of his friends
D．be confused about what a friendship is
60．What‟s the best title for the text?
A．Friendships between Boys and Girls.B．Boys and Their Friendship.
C．Childhood and Adolescent Friendship.D．Tips on Making Friends with Boys.
B
Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg.I didn‟t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home.So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me.I went into the first shop
expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong.The man wouldn‟t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth —so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair.How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said.“OK,” he said, “I‟ll give you twenty pounds.” “It …s got a slightly broken leg,” I said.“Yes, I saw that; it‟s nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited.“What will you do with it?” I asked.“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I‟ll buy it,” I said.“What do you mean？You‟ve just sold it to me,” he said.“Yes, I know but I‟ve changed my mind.I‟m sorry; I‟ll give you twenty -seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped.“I know what you want.You want me to repair your chair.” “You‟re right,” I said.“And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, …Would you mend this chair for me?‟” “I wouldn‟t have agreed to do it,” he said.“We don‟t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble.But I‟ll mend this for yo u; shall we say for a fiver?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
61．We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
A．was rather impolite B．was warmly received
C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair 62．The underlined word “approach” in the second paragrap h means ________.
A．plan for dealing with thing B．decision to sell things
C．idea of repairing things D．way of doing things
63．The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.
A．changed his mind B．accepted the offer
C．saw the writer‟s purpose D．decided to help the writer
64．How much did the writer pay?
A．￡5.B．￡7.C．￡20.D．￡27.
65．From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________.
A．honest B．careful C．smart D．funny
C
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable （无可取代的）sources of life and inspiration.Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa‟s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world‟s heritage.
What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, regardless of the territory on which they
are located.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization （UNESCO）seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972．
UNESCO‟s World Heritage mission is to:
encourage countries to sign the World Heritage Convention and to ensure the protection of their natural and cultural heritage;
encourage States Parties to the Convention to nominate（提名）sites within their national territory for inclusion on the World Heritage List;
encourage States Parties to establish management plans and set up reporting systems on the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites;
help States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties by providing technical assistance and professional training;
provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger; support States Parties‟ public awareness-building activities for World Heritage conservation;
encourage participation of the local population in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage;
encourage international cooperation in the conservation of our world‟s cultural and natural heritage.
66．Which of the following statements about heritage is NOT true?
A．It is exceptional because of its universal application.
B．It can be divided into two sorts: the cultural and the natural.
C．It‟s the irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
D．It has the characteristics of being unique and diverse.
67．UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT ________ of cultural and natural heritage around the world.
A．identification B．application C．protection D．conservation 68．The underlined word “embodied” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “ ________ ”.
A．restricted B．expanded C．reflected D．defined 69．UNESCO helps the States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties by ________.
A．building public awareness for World Heritage conservation
B．setting up reporting systems on the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites C．providing emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger
D．providing technical assistance and professional training
70．From the passage, we can know that ________.
A．UNESCO signed the World Heritage Convention in 1972
B．World Heritage sites belong to the world and are of great value to humanity
C．participation of the local population usually makes the conservation work easy
D．UNESCO is an organization aimed at protecting the World Heritage
Part IV Writing （45 marks）
Section A （10 marks）
Directions: Read the following passage.Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
The atmosphere is a gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth. It is a collection of gases, vapour and particulates surrounding the Earth. The atmosphere is very important to life on this planet because, firstly, it acts as a system for cycling and recycling carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen; living things transform these elements into sources of carbohydrates and proteins for nourishment（营养品）. Secondly, it protects us from invisible threats such as the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.Thirdly, it protects the Earth‟s surface from rapid heating during the day and rapid cooling down at night. Lastly, it provides us with the air we breathe as it is our basic life support system; every breath we take requires oxygen in the air. However, human activities are causing the emission of harmful gases into the atmosphere. This has resulted in many environmental and health problems. Urban air pollution, acid rain, contamination by toxic chemicals, the lessening of the stratospheric ozone layer and changes in the global climatic system are all important environmental threats to the atmosphere.
Air pollution
Our planet is becoming choked with poisonous gases mostly from our daily activities like driving cars, warming our house and running power stations.And pollution doesn‟t need a passport to travel around the world.
Ozone depletion
For years, chlorofluorocarbons（CFCs）were used as a cooling device in freezers and air conditioners. CFCs destroy the ozone layer, the layer that filters（过滤）ultraviolet radiation from the sun which causes eye damage and skin cancer.
The greenhouse effect
As more greenhouse gases released in the atmosphere reflect more heat back to the Earth , it causes a rise in temperature, beyond that which is considered to be normal.Rising temperature will cause the climate change, which may lead to a more natural disasters, extinction（灭绝）of some animals and plants. Additionally, passing through surface, while some is lost in space, greenhouse gases reflect back some solar energy and make the atmosphere hotter.
Humans are damaging the atmosphere, which serves to be our coat. One day it deserves their right.And the world is warming up, the polar icecaps to melt, sea levels to rise and extreme weather conditions to occur more frequently.
Section B （10 mark）
Directions: Read the following passage.Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.
Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia（痴呆）in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones（荷尔蒙）, U.S.researchers reported on Thursday.
Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimer‟s（早老痴呆症）. University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans.
“Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy（怀孕）are protecting the brain,
including estrogen（雌激素）, which we know has many neuroprotective （保护神经的）
effects,” Kinsley said.
“It‟s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” h e added in a telephone interview.“They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”
Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimer‟s and other forms of age-related brain decline.
“When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida.
“They do not realiz e that hormones are washing on the brain.If you look at female animals that have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant—that is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alterations（改变）to the brain.
81．What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage? （no more than 4 words）（2 marks）
________________________________________________________________________ 82．How do scientists kn ow “Motherhood may make women smarter.”? （no more than 8 words）（3 marks）
________________________________________________________________________ 83．“It‟s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals.” What does the sentence suggest? （no more than 13 words）（3 marks）
________________________________________________________________________ 84．What is the main idea of this passage? （no more than 10 words）（2 marks）________________________________________________________________________ Section C （25 marks）
Directions: 请你以记者的身份，根据案件登记卡所提供的情况，用英语写一篇新闻报道稿。

注意：
1．词数：100-120。

2．Key words 部分要用适当的联想描述事情发生的经过及目前警察的行动。

岳阳市一中2012年下期高三第一次
质量检测英语答卷（汉）Ⅱ
Part ⅠListening Comprehension （30 marks）
Section B（1.5×5=7.5 marks）
16．________ 17．________
18．________ 19．________
20．________
Part ⅡLanguage Knowledge
Section C （1.5×8=12 marks）
48 ________ 49 ________ 50 ________ 51 ________ 52 ________ 53 ________ 54 ________ 55 ________
Part ⅣWriting（45 marks）
Section A（1×10=10 marks）
71．________ 72．________
73．________ 74．________
75．________ 76．________
77．________ 78．________
79．________ 80．________
Section B （10 marks）
81．2‟（no more than 4 words ）________________________________________. 82．3‟ （no more than 8 words ）________________________________________. 83．3‟ （no more than 13 words ）________________________________________. 84．2‟ （no more than 10 words ）________________________________________. Section C （25 marks）
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