福建省泉州一中高三上学期期末考试英语

福建省泉州一中

2010—2011学年度高三第一学期期末考试

英语试题

总分：150分考试时间：120分钟

第一卷（选择题，共115分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）

1．How does the woman respond to the man’s requirements？

A．She refuses to drive the man．

B．She is glad to drive him．

C．She agrees to think it over．

2．Why is the boy late for school every day?

A．He gets up late．

B．His home is far from school．

C．He thinks the sign means going slowly．

3．What does the man mean?

A．He knows nothing about oriental art．

B．He is very familiar with oriental art．

C．He can tell the woman something about oriental art．

4．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Teacher and student．B．Doctor and patient．C．Father and daughter．5．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman is reading Harry Potter books．

B．Young readers like Harry Potter books best．

C．The man isn’t interested in the books．

第二节（共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．How did the girl get most of her books?

A．Her parents gave her．B．He friends gave her．C．She bought them by herself．

7．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The girl has read all the books．

B．The speakers are busy with study．

C．The girl has a lot of time．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What does the boy have to pay for this trip?

A．The rental car．

B．Learning French．

C．Airfare, meals and hotel rooms．

9．How will the boy pay for the trip?

A．He has saved money from his part-time job．

B．He will borrow money from his friend Bill．

C．He will borrow money from his mother．

10．Why does the boy want to take the trip?

A．He can stay in youth hostels．

B．He can learn more about the world．

C．He needn’t have to work for that construction company．

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题．

11．Where does the conversation take place?

A．In a cinema．B．In an airport．C．In a restaurant．

12．What does the woman like about London?

A．Her studies．B．The food．C．The weather．

13．Who does the man work for?

A．The old people．B．The disabled people．C．The children．

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．How many bedrooms does the woman need?

A．One B．Two．C．Three．

15．What does the woman want the house to have?

A．A big garden．B．A modern kitchen．C．A big bathroom．16．Which house type will the woman probably choose?

A．Type A．B．Type E C．Type H．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What had landed in a field in Surrey on March 31st?

A．A UFO．B．A fighter．C．A hot air balloon．18．How did the policeman react when the small figure walked out?

A．They were frightened and ran away．

B．They went up to see who the figure was．

C．They laughed at it．

19．Who was the small figure?

A．A pilot．

B．A spaceman．

C．The chairman of Virgo Records．

20．Why did the “spaceship” arrive at the Surrey field a day earlier?

A．There was something wrong with it．

B．A wind changed its route．

C．The owner changed his mind．

第二部分英语知识运用

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21．John looked at the old photo to _______ his memory of the happy days when he was at school．

A．remember B．remind C．recall D．refresh

22．—May I ask a favor of you?

—______________．

A．It’s my pleasure B．Sure, go ahead

C．Ask, please D．I’ve no time

23．_____________, I will go and visit you when I am on business in Quanzhou．A．Time permitting B．Time permitted

C．If time permitted D．Time permits

24．All the pressure ___________ and he was off work for weeks with stress．A．pulled up B．pulled out C．built on D．built up 25．—Don’t forget to post the letter, will you?

— I __________ it．

A．would post B．had already posted

C．have already posted D．was posting

26．The most popular food for foreigners __________ on any menu in Beijing is roast duck．A．include B．to include C．including D．included

27．_________ is known to us all is that the old writer, for ________ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties．

A．What; whose B．It; whose C．As; whom D．What; whom 28．The police suspected him of carrying drugs, so they _________ his bag, but found nothing．A．looked up B．searched for C．went through D．turned in

29．__________ and I will get the work finished．

A．Have one more hour B．Given one more hour

C．One more hour D．If I have one more hour

30．After she hit her head, she was ____________ for several minutes．

A．unconscious B．unaware C．absent-minded D．nonsense

31．She’s having trouble with the new computer, but she doesn’t know whom to_________．A．look for B．deal with C．turn to D．talk about

32．In some parts of London, missing a bus means ________ for another hour．A．to wait B．waiting C．to waiting D．wait

33．Living near the sea, ___________________．

A．we enjoy healthy air and beautiful sight

B．healthy air and beautiful sight is what we enjoy

C．it is healthy air and beautiful sight we enjoy

D．so we enjoy healthy air and beautiful sight

34．Helen doesn’t want to go to Thailand this summer because she went there ______ the last trip．A．in B．to C．around D．on

35．_______ you know English well, you can go traveling in western countries without difficulty．A．Granted B．Provided C．Unless D．Whether

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my

daughter．For several weeks she had been 36 me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 37 ．It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 38 my moves, because she 39 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning．I 40 she had strict sleeping habits, 41 I thought she ought to be able to 42 some of this strictness．I said to her, “43 , you can stay up late for once．We’re having 44 ．” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked45 ．Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly．” “No,” I replied．“If you’re going to play it46 , you’re going to play it slowly．” And so we47 for another ten minutes, until 48 my daughter burst into tears, and 49 that she was beaten．

Clearly I had made 50 ．I had started the evening wanting to have a 51 time with my daughter but had 52 my desire to win to become more 53 than my relationship with my daughter．When I was a child, my desire to win 54 me well．As a parent, I 55 that it got in my way．So I had to change．

36．A．guiding 37．A．allowed 38．A．change 39．A．agreed 40．A．knew 41．A．so 42．A．put up 43．A．Come on 44．A．patience 45．A．excited 46．A．fairly 47．A．discussed 48．A．nervously 49．A．promised 50．A．a mistake 51．A．free 52．A．managed 53．A．important 54．A．offered 55．A．explained B．training

B．expected

B．hurry

B．hated

B．learned

B．but

B．take up

B．Go ahead

B．luck

B．anxious

B．again

B．continued

B．immediately

B．wondered

B．a decision

B．happy

B．recognized

B．attractive

B．served

B．apologized

C．asking

C．replied

C．repeat

C．begged

C．guessed

C．for

C．pick up

C．By the way

C．fun

C．proud

C．well

C．counted

C．strangely

C．admitted

C．an attempt

C．full

C．allowed

C．practical

C．controlled

C．imagined

D．advising

D．accepted

D．pass

D．needed

D．heard

D．or

D．give up

D．As usual

D．success

D．angry

D．regularly

D．argued

D．suddenly

D．discovered

D．an effort

D．different

D．reduced

D．interesting

D．taught

D．realized

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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

Many Americans have been leaving their cars at home and riding to work on bicycles．They are doing this because of gas prices, a slowing economy and concerns about the environment．Andy Clark is the executive director of the League of American Bicyclists．His group supports bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation．

Mister Clark says this is good news for the environment．He says riding a bicycle to work does not burn fossil fuel or create dangerous pollutants．Experts say the effects are the most

important on short trips．The Department of Transportation says fifty percent of Americans drive eight kilometers or fewer to work．Shorter car trips release more pollution into the air for each kilometer driven．This is because the device in a car that produces the harmfulness of emissions needs to warm up before it can work well．

Last year, the Pacific Northwest city of Portland, Oregon, had the highest percentage of bicycle commuters（通勤者）in the United States．Portland has been doing progressive city planning for many years to create special paths for bike riders．

Andrew Land is one of Portland’s citizens who bikes to work every day．Mister Land is thirty-three years old and has never owned a car．He has biked to work for twelve years．Before moving to Portland six years ago, he lived in Washington D．C．But he was hit by a car twice while biking to work there．That has not happened in Portland where there are special; roads for bicycles．Mister Land bought a house near these special bike lanes．He rides almost five kilometers to work each day．He also uses the sixty-four kilometer bike path around the city．Andrew Land rides a cyclocross bike．He says it combines the best parts of a racing bike and a mountain bike．You might say that Andrew Land is “ into bikes”．He recently attended a show of handmade bicycle frames （结构）。It was organized by thirty bicycle frame builders in Portland．And he attended a legal rights workshop for bicyclists．

56．What is the correct explanation of “ Shorter car trips release more pollution into the air for each kilometer driven”？

A．Shorter trip cars run too slowly

B．Shorter trip cars are usually bad ones

C．Shorter trip cars waste too much fuel

D．Shorter trip car drivers are not skilled

57．What can be inferred in the third paragraph?

A．Portland has more bikes than any other city in the USA

B．The people in Portland are very poor

C．The traffic in Portland is very good

D．Cars are not allowed to run in Portland

58．Why Andrew Land was hit by a car twice while biking to work in Washington D．C?

A．Because he was too careless

B．Because there were no special paths for bike riders

C．Because the road there was too crowded

D．Because he just did it for fun

59．What is the suitable meaning of “ into bikes” in the last paragraph?

A．He is fascinated with bikes

B．He lives in a house made from bikes

C．he likes to run into bikes

D．He is good at making bikes

B

Children are a secret weapon for making investment decisions．In a nod to the wisdom of youth, many wealthy and well-educated technology investors are seeking advice and investment tips from their children, summer interns（实习生）and twenty something receptionists．Unlike the formal consumer tests that focus groups at large companies, these inquiries are taking place closer to home, with friends and family．But their impact can be broad, because

investors not only help promote the development of new ideas but also invest billions of dollars in those ideas on behalf of investment groups and wealthy individuals．

These investors say there is a good reason to ask young people to help them assess new technology: as the investors themselves are aging, the technology ----including social networking websites and mobile gadgets--- is designed for, used by and sometimes built by people half their age．

And the trend may indicate the rise of something new in the venture capital industry itself．The investors said asking the younger people for advice would have been unheard of in the dot-boom of the 1990s．Then, investors were engaged themselves in the very technology they were financing, ordering books on Amazon, downloading music from Napster and buying and selling on eBay．But now, in the so-called Web 2．0 era, investors’ personal interests have strayed away from new innovation: websites like Myspace intended to connect people, free Internet calling tools like Skype or software for mobile phones．

And people now in junior school and high school have spent their lives with technology．“ This is the first generation for whom the computer is a native language,” said Jim Gauer, managing director of Palomar V entures, a Los Angeles firm．“ We are all going to have to get re-educated and learn that language．”

Or they can do what Palomar have done: hire a native speaker ．Last summer, the firm had an intern, Adam Gottesfeld, 21, who was heading into his senior year at Princeton．Mr Gottesfeld so impressed the firm with his technological knowledge that it has offered him a job as an associate when he graduates．

60．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Investors have difficulty in making wise decisions to make money．

B．The young will perform better than today’s investors in terms of making decisions．

C．Investors have turned to the young to generate new ideas and test their decisions．

D．Children with impressive technology knowledge can become investors themselves．．61．About those technology investors, which of the following statements might NOT be correct?

A．They are falling behind present technology compared with the younger generation．

B．They often conduct some consumer test in large corporations and companies．

C．They were once the pioneers of new technology in the 1990s．

D．They have realized the importance and potentiality of the younger generation．62．We can learn from the passage that ．

A．the younger generation has long been regarded as investment consultant．

B．the young today are speaking a different kind of language today．

C．the young equipped with advanced technological knowledge may find promising jobs easily．

D．many investors will learn from the young advanced computer technology．63．According to the passage, we could do all the things today EXCEPT ．A．communicating and connecting with people regardless of border on the Internet．

B．downloading music and copyrighted books on the websites．

C．buying and selling goods on the Internet．

D．Installing software on the mobile phones．

C

Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone．

Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods．Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with the delicious foods．With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight．The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much．You don’t have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy．The following suggestions may be of some help to you．

Do not miss meals．Before you leave home for a feast, have a small, low-fat snack．This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods．

Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables．A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full ．Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough．Better not have high-fat foods．Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them．

Choose lean meat．Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables．If you have a sweet tooth , try mints （薄荷）and fruits ．They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate．Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays．A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess calories．

64．In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you’d better__________．A．drink much water and have vegetables only

B．not eat much food in high-fat

C．not accept invitations to feasts

D．turn away from delicious foods

65．Many people can’t help putting on weight after the holidays because they __________ A．go to too many feasts B．can’t help turning away from the foods

C．enjoy delicious foods D．can’t control themselves

66．Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of _________

A．energy B．fat C．food D．something invisible

D

“Hey, little buddy, will you support me when I’m getting old?” Han Wenshan, 35 years old, asked his new-born baby as he picked him up at home．

The Chinese tradition of raising sons to support parents in their old age has been weakened by the rapidly growing economy and improved standard of living．As is the case with developed countries, China faces an aging society．People are living longer and having fewer children．Therefore many Chinese families are falling into a 4-2-1 family pattern: a couple raises one child and supports four elderly parents．But few realize this problem．

The aging of the population is a trend that now affects a growing number of countries．Not long ago, the Information Office of the State C ouncil, China’s cabinet, issued a white paper on measures China is taking to help its elderly population．The paper said Chin a’s population entered the aging phrase at the end of the 20th century as the proportion of people aged 60 and above accounted for over 10 percent of the entire population．By the end of 2005, China had nearly 144 million people over 60, accounting for 11 percent of the population, according to the white paper．An expanding aged population inevitably means that many issues must be settled, as the problem concerns every aspect of society．It puts more pressure on each family, causing disturbing economic consequences and serious social problems．It also challenges the labor force supply and the pension（养老金）system．

“I used to think that it’s not an issue for me to provide for the aged．” said Han, whose parents and parents-in-law all enjoy pensions and medical insurance．But last year Han’s father suffered a

serious illness and afterward Han began to feel the pressure on his shoulders．

67．Which of the following is not caused by an aging society?

A．Unemployment B．The problem of the pension system

C．Social problems．D．More pressure on the family．

68．From the passage we can infer ___________．

A．many people haven’t realized the problem of an aging society

B．children will not support their parents in an aging society

C．the aging problem is one of the concerns for the Chinese government

D．China will encourage young couples to have more than one child

69．Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word “inevitably”?

A．Surprisingly．B．Naturally．C．Hopefully．D．Unluckily．70．From the passage we can see that ___________．

A．China is the only country to face an aging society

B．most of the developing countries face an aging society

C．countries with a large population face an aging society

D．more and more developed countries face an aging society

E

You may have heard the term “the American Dream”．In 1848, James W．Marshall found gold in California and people began having golden dreams．That 19th century “American Dream" motivated the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname of the “Golden State”．The American Dream drove not only 1800s gold-rush prospectors（采矿者）but also waves of immigrants throughout that century and the next．People from Europe, and a large number of Chinese, arrived in the US in the 19th century hoping that in America they would find gold in the streets．But most, instead, worked as railroad laborers．They created the oldest Chinatown, in San Francisco, and gave the city a Chinese name “the old gold hill”．

In the 20th century, some critics said that it was no longer possible to become prosperous through determination and hard work．Unfair education for students from poor families and racial discrimination almost made the American Dream a nightmare（噩梦）．

Then, in the 1990s, California saw a new wave of dreamers in Silicon Valley．People poured their energy into the Internet．This new chapter of the American Dream attracted many business people and young talents from China and India to form start-ups and seek fortune in America．Better pay, a nice house, and a rising standard of living will always be attractive．However, the new American Dream is no longer just about money．It encourages Americans to consume wisely to protect the environment, improve the quality of life, and promote social justice．

The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the model of the new American Dream．After years of hard work, he grew from a poor young man from Austria into a super movie star and then a governor．Many people hope his story can save the American Dream and give California a brighter future．

71．The “American Dream” was appealing to _______________．

A．Americans only．B．Chinese and Indians ．

C．Europeans．D．people all over the world

72．It can be inferred that ____________．

A．America’s golden dre am could never be realized

B．different times have different themes of the American dream

C．America’s golden dream b rought great fortune to Chinese immigrants

D．determination and hard work are the best way to realize the American dream

73．Why did most of the early immigrants work as railroad laborers?

A．Because they could earn more money as railroad laborers．

B．Because they thought railroad was the first step to find gold．

C．Because railroad laborers were greatly honored at that time．

D．Because they had to make a living by working as railroad laborers．

74．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph indicates that ___________．A．most of the immigrants to America don’t reach their previous goals

B．the dream of seeking fortune in America is easy to realize

C．the success of Arnold Schwarzenegger is a common example of the immigrants

D．the immigrants have made great contributions to California

75．Which may be the best title of the passage?

A．Waves of Immigrants to America

B．Hard Work Leads to Success

C．Changes of America’s Golden Dream

D．Make Fortunes Abroad

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写及形式正确。

Dear Ralph,

I’m a middle school student．I’m writing to tell you my

problem which has t_______ me for a long time．It is the 1．__________ relationship _________ my mother and me．My mother is 2．__________

a university professor, _______ works very hard．She is 3．__________

s_____ with me, but she is so busy with her work that she 4．__________

has l______ time to talk to me．I love her and I do well in 5．__________

my studies, but I still feel a little a_______ of her because she 6．__________ loses her temper _________（容易）．I don’t know how to 7．__________

_________（交流）with her．Maybe we should exchange our 8．__________ feelings and thoughts in a right way．I w____ we knew more 9．__________ about each other and _______ each other better．What can I do? 10．_________ Best wishes!

Yours,

Tom 第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李明，你跟你的e-pal Paul聊天，他表示学习压力很大，请你给他发封电子邮

件，安慰他并给他提一些建议。

【写作内容】

1．将自己的问题告诉老师和同学，请求得到他们的帮助。

2．不要总想着考试成绩，要多想想自己在哪些方面进步了，这样会更自信。

3．多做运动，运动可以帮助自己缓解压力，并且有助于睡眠。

4．你对他的祝福。

【写作要求】

用110个字左右表达全部的内容，并组成一篇连贯的短文。（信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入字数。）

Dear Paul,

I quite sympathize with you and understand the great trouble you are suffering

from．_____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

参考答案

一、听力

1----20 BCAAB CBCAB CABCA BCACB

二、单选

21---35 DBADC BDCCA CBADB

三、完形填空

36---45 CDBDA BDACB 46---55 CBDCA BCABD

四．阅读理解

56---59 CCBA 60---63 CBCB 64---66 BDB

67---70 ACBD 71----75 DBDAC

五、短文填词

76．troubled 77．between 78．who 79．strict 80．little

81．afraid 82．easily 83．communicate 84．wish 85．understood

One possible version:

Dear Paul,

I quite sympathize with you and understand the great trouble you are suffering from．I

suggest

you communicate your trouble to your teachers and classmates so as to get help from them．You are not supposed to think about your exams all the time, which only makes you more stressed out．Instead, you should think about the progress you have made in your study, which will surely increase your own confidence．In addition, I advise you to do more exercise in your spare time to relieve your stress, because sports will also help you sleep better at night．

I hope you will get out of your trouble sooner and live happily．

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming