北京海淀区2011-2012学年度高三年级第一学期期末练习英语

北京海淀区2011-2012学年度高三年级第一学期期末练习英语
2012年01月15日
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　　北京海淀区
　　2011-2012学年度高三年级第一学期期末练习
　　英语试题
　　本试卷共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接照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，末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．Who does the man remember?
　　A．Kate． B．Mary． C．Susan．
　　2．How does the man want his eggs?
　　A．Over-easy． B．Sunny side-up． C．Over-hard．
　　3．What is the man having trouble with?
　　A．His printer． B．His computer． C．His cellphone．
　　4．What is the woman probably doing?
　　A．Asking for help． B．Checking information． C．Giving a suggestion．
　　5．What makes the man annoyed?
　　A．The weather． B．The museums． C．The restaurants．
　　第二节 （共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5分）
　　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
　　听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
　　6．What event will be arranged?
　　A．A holiday． B．A reception． C．A conference．
　　7．What sort of things does the man want?
　　A．A light lunch． B．A conference room． C．A travel schedule．
　　听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
　　8．What does the woman do?
　　A．A professor． B．A bookseller． C．A librarian．
　　9．What is the woman's suggestion?
　　A．To buy reference books．
　　B．To search for materials online．
　　C．To read twenty reference books．
　　听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
　　10．Why does the man come to the shop again?
　　A．To repair his MP4． B．To buy new headphones．C．To get a new MP4．
　　11．What has made the man really unhappy?
　　A．The sound． B．The scratch． C．The headphones．
　　12．What does the woman do in the end?
　　A．Sell another model to the man．
　　B．Give the man his money back．
　　C．Have the man's MP4 exchanged．
　　听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
　　13．Why do the children hide from masked fire fighters?
　　A．They are frightened by the fire．
　　B．They are frightened by the masks．
　　C．They are frightened by smoke and noise．
　　14．Where does Velez give talks to children?
　　A．In a burnt building． B．In a school． C．In his community．
　　15．Who rescued the three-year-old boy?
　　A．Pete Gentry． B．Julie Paris． C．Eric Velez．
　　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：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
　　第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　21．-How is your new job? -Not so good at the moment．I ______ it very much． A．won't enjoy B．am not enjoying C．didn't enjoy D．wasn't enjoying
　　22．Christmas is ______ federal holiday in the States-all government employees get ______day off．
　　A．the; the B．a; / C．a; the D．/; the
　　23．Studying abroad costs so much money that it is ______ the reach of those with average income．
　　A．beyond B．over C．within D．below
　　24．-Why are those people gathering in the middle of the street?
　　-I don't know．There ______ be an accident．
　　A．must B．would C．can D．might
　　25．Parachute kids are children sent to a new country to live alone or with a caregiver, ______their parents remain in their home country．
　　A．for B．otherwise C．while D．when
　　26．Chinadaily．com．cn is the largest English portal site in China, ______ news, business information and learning materials．
　　A．to provide B．providing C．provided D．provide
　　27．-You've got your flat furnished, haven't you?
　　-Yes．I ______ some used furniture at the Sunday Market and it was a real bargain．
　　A．will buy B．have bought C．had bought D．bought
　　28．I'm starting my Spring Festival vacation on Boracay Island, ______ I can enjoy fresh and clean air from the sea and the amazing powder sand．
　　A．that B．which C．where D．when
　　29．-Did you get to work on time?
　　-Sure．The city center wasn't as crowded this morning as it usually ______．
　　A．was B．is C．has been D．had been
　　30．According to a recent survey, homework is ______ students most often blame for their lack of sleep．
　　A．what B．that C．which D．why
　　31．Napoleon is famously said ______, "When China wakes, it will shake the world．"
　　A．to declare B．declaring C．to have declared D．having declared
　　32．______ children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally confident．
　　A．If B．Since C．Once D．Unless
　　33．I had a busy and tiring weekend because ______ the house for the Christmas cost me a whole day．
　　A．decorating B．to decorate C．decorated D．decorate
　　34．She got stuck in a terrible traffic jam on the highway to Shanghai, or she ______ dinner with her family now．
　　A．will be having B．would be having C．is having D．was having
　　35．In the weeks before the Academy Awards ceremony, movie reviewers make predictions about which movies and actors ______．
　　A．have awarded B．will award C．are awarded D．will be awarded
　　第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
　　More Than I Had Dreamed Of
　　From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union．I always 36 my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us．So I dreamed of being a leader．
　　Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, 37 I would win．But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance．I wasn't pretty．Girls across the school hardly knew me．I just did not have what it 38 to win a school election．I was 39 ．
　　As I cried in my room that evening, I 40 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming．I decided that I would 41 for elections again in my final year at school-and I would win．
　　I recognized that my 42 had a lot of things in their favor．What were the 43 that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful．And my biggest 44 was the faith I had．I would not allow my 45 appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward．That evening, I 46 my election plans a whole year in advance．
　　I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 47 them．I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, 48 I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage．In order to learn how to present a great election 49 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking．
　　The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students 50 That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was 51 theirs．
　　Suddenly, I realized that I had 52 much more than I had dreamed of．I had made many new friends and had helped people 53 the way．I had won the 54 and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them．I was able to put a smile on their faces and 55 their day．
　　36．A．admired B．remembered C．praised D．believed
　　37．A．praying B．planning C．calculating D．judging
　　38．A．assessed B．provided C．meant D．took
　　39．A．concerned B．depressed C．surprised D．confused
　　40．A．gradually B．immediately C．suddenly D．impatiently
　　41．A．pay B．stand C．speak D．wait
　　42．A．competitors B．companions C．enemies D．schoolmates
　　43．A．cases B．methods C．examples D．points
　　44．A．problem B．strength C．worry D．dream
　　45．A．young B．personal C．special D．plain
　　46．A．began B．discussed C．announced D．cancelled
　　47．A．recommend B．accompany C．represent D．support
　　48．A．but B．and C．so D．or
　　49．A．campaign B．speech C．ceremony D．promise
　　50．A．nodded B．gathered C．cheered D．cried
　　51．A．only B．still C．almost D．also
　　52．A．accomplished B．accumulated C．devoted D．developed
　　53．A．by B．to C．in D．along
　　54．A．appointment B．acceptance C．election D．reputation 55．A．enrich B．bless C．brighten D．expand
　　第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30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
　　The First Rule of Finance is to live within your means by spending no more than 80% of your take-home pay．If you take home $ 100 per week, spend no more than $80．
　　But ever look at what people spend their money on? I have relatives and friends deeply in debt, spending $ 12 for every $ 10 they earn instead of the $ 8 you know they should be spending．When I see them, they're proud of their new whatever．"What do you think of my new truck?" asked one from the driver's seat．"Do you like my new shoes?" asked another on high heels．"Check out my new big screen．" said a third while holding the remote in his living room．We've all heard people fishing for compliments on their new toys．
　　Every one of them was proud of what they'd financed．They seem to have bought it for the purpose of being proud, of showing off, of keeping up with the Joneses．"Look at my new …?"is everybody's favorite phrase, even when the object in question isn't theirs at all and won't be new when they've finally paid for it, if they ever do．
　　They're proud of being stupid．They think it's cool to drive the financed car, wear the financed shoes, and watch the financed TV, but to smart people, whose opinions are the only ones we should respect, these people look dumb as rocks．
　　The Joneses, nine times out of 10, are financially stupid．That's why they have all that stuff on borrowed money．Why try to copy them? Worse, why try to impress them? Copy and impress smart people, the ones who own their stuff．If you want to impress smart people, debt is the last way to go about it．Trying to impress a money-smart person by going into debt is like trying to impress Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps by drowning in a pool．Michael Phelps is impressed by good swimming and a money-smart person by good money management．
　　56．According to the author, the "new toys" in Paragraph 2 are examples of______．
　　A．symbol of wealth B．unnecessary purchases
　　C．impressive stuff D．things available
　　57．The underlined words "smart people" in Paragraph 4 refer to people ______．
　　A．having high IQs B．earning enough money
　　C．creating new ideas D．managing money well
　　58．The author is trying to ______．
　　A．advise people to be money-smart B．persuade people to keep off fashions
　　C．blame people for copying others D．criticize people for over consumption
　　B
　　Sarah came running in．"Look what I found．" Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy long object that caused me to jump．It was a snake skin that had been shed by one of our many garden snakes．
　　"Isn't it beautiful?" said my wide-eyed seven-year-old．
　　I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really wasn't that beautiful, but I have learned never to appear uninterested with children．They see only good quality and excellence in the world until educated otherwise．
　　"Why does it do this?" Sarah asked．
　　"Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves," I explained．"Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked．
　　I suddenly remembered an article on this page many years ago where the writer was expressing her concept of renewal．She used layers of paper over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the original beneath．"We often need to shed our skins and those coatings that we cover ourselves with," I said to my now absorbed daughter．" We outgrow some things and find other ones unwanted or unnecessary．Tills snake no longer needs this skin．It is probably too crinkly （起皱的） for him, and he probably doesn't think he looks as smart in it as he once did．"
　　Sarah was getting the point．As we talked, I knew that she began to understand, although slightly, that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need to keep and what we need to cast off．I was careful to point out that this is a natural consequence of their growth．
　　" I see, Dad," said Sarah and jumped off my lap and ran off．
　　I hoped she would remember this．That often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture with which we cover ourselves year after year, we need to start examining these layers．We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless or unnecessary; or at best, store the ones thrown away as mementoes （念想） of our promotion to a better vitality or spirit．
　　59．At the first sight of the snake skin, the author was ______．
　　A．scared B．puzzled C．uninterested D．excited
　　60．Sarah learned from her father that renewal is ______．
　　A．to recover the layers inside
　　B．to review what has been done
　　C．a natural part of getting mature
　　D．the process of finding the unwanted
　　61．It can be inferred from the passage that the author ______．
　　A．dislikes the snake skin at all
　　B．shows concern for nature and culture
　　C．can grasp the chance to educate children
　　D．often encourages his daughter to raise questions
　　62．The author mainly tells the reader that ______．
　　A．snakes cast off the layers to look smarter
　　B．we should renew ourselves to get improved
　　C．snakes shed their skins to renew themselves
　　D．we should explore our original nature underneath
　　C
　　Personality types are linked with structural differences in the brain, which could explain why one child grows up to be impulsive （冲动的） and outgoing while another becomes diligent and introspective．
　　Structural differences between the brains of 85 people have been measured and linked with the four main categories of personality types, which were classified as " novelty seeking ", characterized by impulsive actions; "harm avoidance", marked by pessimism and shyness; "reward dependence", with an addictive personality; and "persistence", who are people tending to be diligent, hard-working and perfectionists．
　　The researchers said the brain differences are structural and can be measured in the size of specific regions of the brain that appear to be linked with each of the four personality types．For instance, people defined as novelty-seeking personalities had a structurally bigger area in the brain while people with harm-avoidance personalities had significantly smaller volumes of tissue in brain regions．
　　The fact that characteristics are reflected in specific structural differences is useful to know, for instance, when it comes to understanding a child's behavior and choosing the right approach so that somebody who is, for example, particularly timid, might be helped through education and development．
　　There is no point shouting at a child who is very shy and telling them off, because it does not come naturally to them to put themselves forward．But actually knowing there is a biological basis for this helps educators or parents to use the right approach to help a child to compensate．
　　People who have a reward-dependence personality could, for example, be helped at an early age because they are at risk of turning to drink, drugs or food if they do not get the family support and encouragement they need．
　　"This study shows that personality characteristics are something you are born with, but their full expression can be adjusted during development with the right approach," said Professor Venneri, who carried out the study with colleagues from the University of Parma in Italy and Washington University in St Louis．
　　If you know it's not something you do but something you are, you can change the environment to reduce the risk．Knowing that someone has such a predisposition （体质） could help them" adopt preventive strategies and avoid situations where they might seek rewards which could be potentially harmful．
　　63．Which type of person may turn out to be drug-abusers?
　　A．"Novelty seeking"． B．"Reward dependence"．
　　C．"Harm avoidance"． D．"Persistence"．
　　64．Which of the following is true about shy people?
　　A．They are often shouted at and scolded．
　　B．They can naturally put themselves forward． C．They structurally have a smaller brain region． D．They are too timid to be educated and helped． 65．What's the main idea of the passage? A．People have chances to change their personality types． B．Scientists have identified four different personality types． C．Structural differences in the brain have effects on education． D．Personality types are related to structural differences in the brain． 66．The author writes the passage to ______． A．present a fact B．argue a claim C．support a research D．introduce an approach D It's time for forgetting to get some respect, says Ben Storm, author of a new article on memory in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science．" We need to rethink how we're talking about forgetting and realize that under some conditions it actually does play an important role in the function of memory," says Storm, who is a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago． "Memory is difficult．Thinking is difficult," Storm says．Memories and associations accumulate rapidly．"These things could completely overrun our life and make it impossible to learn and retrieve new things if they were left alone, and could just overpower the rest of memory," he says．
　　But, fortunately, that isn't what happens．"We're able to get around these strong competing inappropriate memories to remember the ones we want to recall．" Storm and other psychological scientists are trying to understand how our minds select the right things to recall-if someone's talking about beaches near Omaha, Nebraska, for example, you will naturally suppress （压制） any knowledge you've collected about Omaha Beach in Normandy．
　　In one kind of experiment, participants are given a list of words that have some sort of relation to each other．They might be asked to memorize a list of birds, for example．In the next part of the test, they have to do a task that requires remembering half the birds．"That's going to make you forget the other half of the birds in that list," Storm says．"That might seem bad-It's forgetting． But what the research shows is that this forgetting is actually a good thing．
　　" People who are good at forgetting information they don't need are also good at problem solving and at remembering something when they're being distracted by other information．This shows that forgetting plays an important role in problem solving and memory," Storm says．
　　There are plenty of times when forgetting makes sense in daily life．"Say you get a new cell phone and you have to get a new phone number, do you really want to remember your old phone number every time someone asks what your number is?" Storm asks．"Or where you parked your car this morning-It's important information today, but you'd better forget it when it comes time to go get your car for tomorrow afternoon's commute．We need to be able to update our memory so we can remember and think about the things that are currently relevant．"
　　67．With the accumulation of memories and associations, ______．
　　A．it is impossible for us to get back the lost memory
　　B．we might fail to memorize more information
　　C．our daily life and overloaded memory could be out of control
　　D．inappropriate memories challenge our memory ability
　　68．The underlined phrase "get around" in Paragraph 3 probably means ______．
　　A．recall B．strengthen C．lose D．avoid
　　69．It can be learnt from the passage that ______．
　　A．forgetting makes great sense to most people
　　B．the more you forget, the more you memorize
　　C．forgetting plays a part in developing memory
　　D．forgetful people are good at solving problems
　　70．Which is the best title for the passage?
　　A．Forgetting Is Part of Remembering． B．Why Should People Forget．
　　C．How Forgetting Improves Remembering． D．Remembering Relies on Forgetting．
　　第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
　　根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
　　Time for a Brainstorm
　　A brainstorm is a session where a small group of people come together to solve a problem People voice spontaneous ideas, sometimes just shouting, and a note-taker writes them all down. 71 By getting different ideas out there, ideas are said to bounce off each other and even can help solve the problem at hand．Brainstorming is often a group exercise but individuals can also conduct personal brainstorms．
　　72 He defined it as using the brain to storm a creative problem and do so in commando （突击队） fashion, with each stormer attacking the same objective．According to him, it was easier to tone down a wild idea than think up a new one．He placed importance on the collection of as many ideas as possible and dismissed scientific thinking．
　　Brainstorming has become one of the most popular ways to solve problems and hold discussion in schools and businesses．Many students brainstorm for a group assignment or even for a personal essay．Sarah Grace, 24, is an Australian marketing analyst and uses brainstorming during all her creative duties．She thinks brainstorming is the best way to work as a team．The sessions get everyone on the same page, everyone moving together and with a clear understanding about the foundations of an event or idea． 73
　　However, a big problem with brainstorming is creating a mess that leads people further away from a solution． 74 If you don't have a strong moderator or leader of the brainstorm, can go really off track, and people just start discussing something totally different．Brainstorming can sometimes confuse the human brain． 75 If you brainstorm too much and your page is filled up with all the messy links, you can paint yourself into a bit of corner and get trapped with ideas You need to move past brainstorming as soon as you have something workable．
　　A．The ideas can be smart, strange or crazy．
　　B．It is caused by a lack of direction from a leader．
　　C．Brainstorming really helps her organize her thoughts．
　　D．Brainstorming really is the best way to build team spirit．
　　E．It can open too many doors and not suggest a clear direction．
　　F．Brainstorms were popularized in the 1940s by American advertising boss Alex Osborn．
　　G．They can be words, phrases, paragraphs and anything that can help answer the question．
　　第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）
　　第一节情景作文（20分）
　　近期某网站就校车安全问题进行了一次社会调查，结果见下图。请根据图示用英语写一篇短文，介绍调查结果并谈谈你的看法，供有关部门参考。词数不少于60。
　　注意：1．文章的开头已经给出。
　　2．提示词：报废车abandoned vehicles
　　
　　Recently, a survey on school buses has been conducted on a website
　　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。（提示词：刺猬hedgehog）
　　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.