1、福建省厦门一中届高三上学期期中英语试题福建省厦门第一中学2011级高三上半期考试卷 2013.11.12 第一卷 (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)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,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。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Whats the relationship between the speakers?？ A. Secretary and boss. B. Old friends. C. Husba
2、nd and wife.2. What is the womans reaction to the hotel？ A. She is indifferent to it. B. She is interested in it. C. She is against it.3. What does the man imply？ A. He didnt go to the jewelers. B. He was too busy to fix the watch. C. He doesnt know how to get to the jewelers.4. Who will smoke the c
3、igarettes？ A. The mans wife. B. The man. C. The woman.5. How often will the woman take the medicine？A. Twice a day. B. Three times a day. C. Four times a day.第二节(共15小题；每小题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,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍
4、。6. What is the woman？ A. A reporter and columnist. B. A columnist C. A reporter 7. Why does the woman come to the man？ A. She wants to interview him on something. B. She wants to say “Hello” to him.C. She just drops in on him.8. What is the man probably expert at？ A. News reports. B. Forestry. C. E
5、dition.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Why couldnt the man sleep last night？ A. Martin was too noisy. B. He quarreled with someone. C. He was too worried.10. Who ought to cook tonight？ A. The woman. B. The man. C. Martin.11. What do we know about Martin？ A. Hes a house builder. B. Hes the mans roommate. C. Hes t
6、he womans boyfriend.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Who is the woman？ A. A new university student. B. An assistant professor. C. A professor.13. How many hours of lessons does the man suggest a week？A. 4. B.12. C. 14.14. What does the man suggest the woman do？ A. Take algebra.(代数). B. Take a test. C. Take geom
7、etry.(几何)听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why is the woman unhappy？ A. The apartment needs a lot of repair work. B. The apartment is too far from the campus. C. Shes having trouble with the owner of the apartment.16. What are the woman and her roommate planning to do？ A. To talk to Ms. Connors. B. To find anoth
8、er apartment. C. To ask the man to repair the dishwasher.17. Why does the woman think the man can help her？ A. He had the same problem. B. He has some knowledge of the law. C. He can bring a lawsuit（诉讼） against the owner.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is the speaker talking to？ A. Art lovers. B. Photogra
9、phers. C. University students.19. What is Dr. Wilson busy doing now? A. Taking photographs for a newspaper. B. Teaching painting in a university. C. Writing a book about art.20. What can be expected in Dr. Wilsons talk？ A. The 19th century paintings and present-day art. B. Her experiences in Europea
10、n countries.C. Lifestyle in Italy in the 19th century.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）21. In the job interviews job applicants often find themselves asked unexpected questions, some very difficult _.A. to be answered B. to answer C. being answered D. answering22. The discovery of th
11、e new drug is of great _ to people who suffer from heart problems.A. appreciation B. significance C. satisfaction D. guidance23. The newly-discovered evidence led to the criminal _ to five years in prison.A. to be sentenced B. being sentenced C. sentenced D. be sentenced24. Through years of hard wor
12、k, Mrs. Smith, who _ as a secretary for five years, is general manager of the company now.A. serves B. served C. has served D. had served 25. Beijing announced on Sunday that the date for events _ the 40th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan relations would be “adjusted to an appropriate
13、 time”.A. marked B. marking C. having marked D. to be marked26. The suggestion, _ by the locals, proved to be a very constructive one.A. put down B. put forward C. put out D. put off27. So many people violate traffic regulations that we _ put too much emphasis on the importance of traffic safety. A.
14、 must not B. should not C. need not D. cannot28. Maintaining (维持) peace and stability of the South China Sea and the East China Sea will certainly _ a more prosperous Asian-Pacific area.A. contribute to B. respond to C. belong to D. appeal to29. - How did you do in the test ?- Not so well. I _ much
15、better but I misread the directions for Part D.A. could have done B. could do C. must have done D. should do30. Sam _ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it. A. brought up B. put up C. set up D. picked up 31. Did you hear about Zhang Lili who saved the kids from being r
16、un over by a school bus? Yes. What do you think most people _ if they were in a similar situation? A. will do B will have done. C. would do D. would have done32. “Drive-ins” have large parking lots _ customers are served in their cars by waitress. A. who B. when C. which D. where 33. That must have
17、been a long trip. Yeah, it _ us a whole week to get there. A. takes B. had taken C. took D. was taking34. _ to drive after drinking, some drivers are still trying their luck, which is dangerous. A. Not reminded B. Reminded not C. Not having been reminded D. Having reminded not 35. Have you bought th
18、e same book _ I referred to yesterday? A. that B. as C. which D. what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2140各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.
19、Let us take a 36 , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a（an） 37 were accepted.Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction（分散注意力） of TV, they might 38 together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our 39 -everyth
20、ing in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of 40 illness -are caused at least in part by 41 to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to 42 our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better. On evenings when such talk is 43 , fa
21、milies could discover more active pastimes(娱乐). Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a 44 together to watch the sunset 45 they might take a walk together. 46 free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in 47 than in a
22、 TV program. 48 report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, 49 at the college level. 50 is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour. A different form of reading might also be done 51 it was in the
23、past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the 52 ends, the TV networks might be forced to 53 with better shows in order to get us back from our newly- discovered activities.At first glance, this idea seems radical(激进的). 54 will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has
24、been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can 55 childhoods without television. It wasnt that difficult.36. A. valuable B. pleasant C. serious D. quick37. A. suggestion B. advice C. opinion D. offer38. A. get around B. sit arou
25、nd C. meet with D. stand stiff39. A. misfortunes B. troubles C. affairs D. problems40. A. physical B. mental C. common D. familiar41. A. failure B. attempt C. ability D. permission42. A. comment B. talk C. discuss D. remark43. A. impossible B. unpleasant C. funny D. unnecessary44. A. ride B. look C.
26、 walk D. rest 45. A. And B. But C. Or D. While46. A. At B. With C. For D. In47. A. a good book B. a fine poem C. a quiet hour D. a composition48. A. Professors B. Scientists C. Educators D. Parents49. A. yet B. still C. just D. even50. A. Skill B. Writing C. Speaking D. Listening51. A. before B. as
27、C. after D. when52. A. talk B. programme C. performance D. quiet-hour53. A. come across B. come about C. come out D. come up54. A. How B. Whether C. What D. If55. A. remind B. recognize C. remember D. know第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AThe Queens E
28、nglish is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queens Christmas broadcasts has found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.Jonathan
29、 Harrington, a professor at Germanys University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent changes recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. “As far as I know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.He said the noble way o
30、f pronouncing vowels(元音) had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. “Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we dont notice from year to year.”“We may be able to relate it to changes in t
31、he social classes,” he told The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper. “In 1952 she would have been heard saying thet men in the bleck het. Now it would be that man in the black hat. Similarly, she would have spoken of the citay anddutay, rather than citee and dutee, and hame rather than home. In the 1950s she would have been lorst, but by the 1970s lost.”The Queens broadcast is a personal m
