1、市晉元高級高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷第i卷 (共105分)listening comprehensionomittedgrammar and vocabularysection adirections: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. just a few years later, china successfully launched _

2、first chinese manned spacecraft into _ space. a. a/ b. athe c. the/ d. thethe26. _ of us knows the reason why winter is colder than summer. a. every one b. everyone c. someone d. all27. the young man, upon _, denied having stolen the old womans handbag on the trolley bus. a. questioned b. questionin

3、g c. having been questioned d. being questioned28. as a grown-up, you should know better than _ into the road full of traffic. a. rush b. to rush c. rushing d. rushed29. john and tom, you two clean the classroom today, _? -but we cleaned it yesterday. a. do you b. will you c. didnt you d. dont you30

4、. good eating habits involves having breakfast on time. _ you eat breakfast, you do not have a proper meal from dinner the night before until lunch the next day. a. if b. when c. as d. unless31. the journey around the world took the old sailor nine months in all, _ the sailing time was 200 days. a.

5、of which b. at which c. for which d. from which32. _ fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural difference from one aspect. a. what b. which c. this d. that33. while jessie was combing her hair, _, breaking into pieces. a. down did the mirror fall b. did the mirror fall down c.

6、 down fell the mirror d. down the mirror fell34. _ the fire brigade arrived that the flames were brought under control? a. was it not when b. was it when c. was it not until d. was it until35. the shopping mall, _ last february, is now very popular among housewives and young ladies because things th

7、ere are both good and cheap. a. open b. opening c. having opened d. opened36. i have won a holiday for two to sichuan, and i _ my mum. a. have taken b. will have taken c. take d. am taking37. research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we _ have done during t

8、he day. a. may b. must c. should d. shall38. it is not surprising that _ of the workers here have had a good education. a. as much as 70% b. as many as 70% c. 70% as much as d. 70% as many as39. elgin, illinois, a manufacturing and trading center, lies _ northwest of chicago. a. thirty-eight miles b

9、. thirty-eight-miles c. thirty-eight-mile d. thirty and eight miles40. the traditional view is _ we sleep because our brain is programmed to make us do so. a. when b. why c. whether d. thatsection bdirections: complete the following passage by using the words in the box. each word can only be used o

10、nce. note that there is one word more than you need.migrate b. suffering c. rural d. limit e. eagerf. public g. reform h. attention i. private j. problem china is to 41 school curriculum(課程) to ease the burden put on children.chinese students were 42 from poor eyesight in increasing numbers and at a

11、n earlier age. tiring homework and great exam pressure were to blame.teachers and parents are so 43 to see them succeed in an increasingly competitive society. too much 44 has been placed on diploma and examination scores. the competition in employment is fierce and that press has been put back to s

12、chools.the education minister plans to cut the difficulty of the textbooks, slash homework, make classes more interesting and 45 the number of tests.another 46 was the education of the 13 million 47 children who came to the cities with their migrant worker parents.more than 100 million peasants acro

13、ss the country 48 to the big cities every year for manual labor. about 23 million “l(fā)eft-behind children of migrant workers stay in the countryside.the government has ordered urban public schools to open up to the 17.88 million “migrant children of school age; 49 schools were also asked to take some

14、of them.reading comprehensionsection adirections: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. milk was one of the main foods for people long before history was written. maybe 50 w

15、ill remain an important food as long as there are 51 that give milk. the old word “milk 52 sanskrit(梵文), one of the oldest 53 known to man. a very old picture of milking, 54 was drawn five thousand years ago, has been found. in the years long ago, people got their milk 55 their own animals. but 56 m

16、odern times new inventions made the milk industry a big business. in 1851 gall borden 57 a way to 58 some of the water out from milk, which made it possible to keep the milk longer. four years later, louis pasteur 59 a new way to kill the bacteria in milk. then a special milk bottle was made. this w

17、as followed 60 the invention of machines that could fill bottles with milk. the discoveries had a great effect on the milk industry. they meant that milk could be kept much longer. some people believe that milk drinking will become less popular 61 it has been. but remember how long milk has been an

18、important food 62 think of the many ways 63 it is useful. it seems 64 to say that the milk industry will always be important.50. a. it b. they c. he d. she51. a. people b. foods c. animals d. things52. a. result from b. came from c. lies in d. led to53. a. nations b. types c. drinks d. languages54.

19、a. which b. that c. what d. when55. a. to b. in c. from d. into56. a. on b. in c. for d. of57. a. fond b. founded c. discovery d. discovered58. a. take b. make c. drink d. produce59. a. made b. studied c. introduced d. designed60. a. with b. by c. in d. and61. a. that b. as c. then d. than62. a. but

20、 b. as c. if d. and63. a. which b. in which c. what d. in what64. a. ease b. safe c. good d. difficultsection bdirections: read the following four passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose th

21、e one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (a) if you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. there are many advantages for the social

22、science major because this high-tech “information age demands people who are flexible and who have good communication skills. there are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. for example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved

23、greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature of the kind of high speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in. social science majors are not only

24、experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. a study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. the study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who wa

25、s looking for a job was communication skills, noted as “very important by 92% of the companies. social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. it is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions. finally, although some so

26、cial science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they dont regret their choice of study.65. by saying that “you may have had the last laugh in the first paragraph, the author means that you may have _.

27、a. shared the jokes with computer majors b. earned as much as computer majors c. found jobs more easily than computer majors d. stopped joking about computer majors66. compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates _. a. are ready to change when situations change b. are better a

28、ble to deal with difficulties c. are equally good at computer skills d. are likely to give others pressure67. the word “l(fā)and in the last paragraph probably means _. a. keep for some time b. successfully get c. immediately start d. lose regretfully68. according to the text, what has made it easy for

29、social science graduates to find jobs? a. willingness to take low-paid jobs. b. readiness to gain high-tech knowledge. c. skills in experiencing themselves. d. part-time work experience. (b) that cold january night, i was growing sick of my life in san francisco. there i was walking home at one in t

30、he morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. with opening night only a week ago, i was still learning my lines. i was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. as i walked, i thought seriously about giving up both acting and san francisco

31、. city life had become too much for me. as i walked down empty streets under tall buildings, i felt very small and cold. i began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets. about a bloc

32、k from my apartment, i heard a sound behind me. i turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. the street was empty. all i saw was a shining streetlight. still, the noise had made me nervous, so i started to run faster. not until i reached my apartment building and unlocked t

33、he door did i realize what the noise had been. it had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk. suddenly i wasnt cold or tired anymore. i ran out of the door and back to where id heard the noise. although i searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found. just as

34、 i was about to give up the search, i heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. when a voice called from the inside, “alisa camacho? i thought i was dreaming. how could this man know my name? the door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “is

35、 this what youre looking for? he asked, holding up a small square shape. it was nearly 3 a.m. by the time i got into bed. i wouldnt get much sleep that night, but i had gotten my wallet back. i also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. i realized that the city couldnt be a bad place as long

36、as people were willing to help each other. 69. how did the writer feel when she was walking home after work? a. cold and sick b. fortunate and helpful c. satisfied and cheerful d. disappointed and helpless70. from the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy _. a. solving her problem at th

37、e bank b. taking part in various city activities c. learning acting in an evening school d. preparing for the first night show71. on her way home the writer _. a. lost her wallet unknowingly b. was stopped by a garbage truck driver c. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man d. found some homeless p

38、eople following her72. from the passage, we can infer that the writer _. a. would stop working at night b. would stay on in san francisco c. would make friends with cleaners d. would give up her job at the bank (c) in 1993, the metropolitan museum of art reluctantly handed over 363 pieces of gold, s

39、ilver, precious stones, painting, and sculptures back to turkey after a court case. following increasing calls for the return of artistic objects that were removed decades or centuries ago, some of the worlds leading museums have signed a declaration that they will not hand back the ancient artifact

40、s to their countries of origin. they say people all over the world have only been able to fully appreciate ancient civilizations because these museums have provided access to these artistic objects. the ancient civilizations would not be so deeply admired today if these ancient artifacts were not so

41、 widely available to an international public in major museums throughout europe and america. for example, egyptian culture would not have become so well-known if the museums had not put egyptian mummies on show. the british museum has not signed the declaration, but says it fully supports it. over t

42、he recent years, it has faced growing pressure to hand back the elgin marbles, sculptures taken from the parthenon in athens, greece, in the 19th century. but the british museum has said that the museum is the best possible place for them. “they must remain here if the museum is to continue to achie

43、ve its aim, which is to show the world to the world, said the director of the museum.73. what reason do the major museums provide for not handing back the ancient objects? a. only in the leading museums can the objects be fully appreciated by the world. b. it is better for those objects to remain at

44、 a certain place than to be moved around. c. they need those well-known ancient objects to attract people from all over the world. d. ancient civilizations can only be admired if they are removed from their home countries.74. which of the following is not mentioned as one of the “countries of origin

45、 inthe article? a.turkey b. britain c. egypt d. greece75. what does “the world mean in “show the world to the world? a. the global village. b. the leading museums. c. the ancient civilizations. d. the international public. (d) imagine that the genome(基因組) is a book. the book consists of 23 chapters

46、with thousands of stories made up of paragraphs, words and letters on different levels. there are one billion words in the book, which makes it longer than 5,000 volumes the size of this book, or as long as 800 bibles. if i read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hour

47、s a day, it would take me a century. if i wrote out the human genome, one letter per millimeter, my text would be as long as the river danube. this is an enormous document, a huge volume, a cook book of great length, and it all fits inside the extremely small nucleus of a tiny cell that fits easily

48、upon the head of a pin. the idea of the genome as a book is not, strictly speaking, even a metaphor(比喻). it is true to a great extent. a book is a piece of digital information, written in one-directional form and defined by a code that translates a small alphabet of signs into a large dictionary of

49、meanings through the order of their groupings. so is a genome. the only complication is that all english books read from left to right, while some parts of the genome read from left to right, and some from right to left, though never both at the same time. while english books are written in words of

50、 different lengths using twenty-six letters, genomes are written entirely in three-letter words, using only four letters. and instead of being written on flat pages, they are written on long chains of dna molecules(分子). the genome is a very clever book, because in the right conditions it can both ph

51、otocopy itself and read itself.76. how do human genomes read according to the passage? a. only from left to right. b. only from right to left. c. from both directions at the same time. d. from one direction at a time.77. we can learn from the passage that the human genome _. a. is as long as the riv

52、er danube b. can be easily placed on the head of a pin c. is coded with an alphabet of four letters d. is smart enough to read and take photos of itself78. it can be concluded that the passage is mainly written for _. a. specialists in the field b. general readers c. natural scientists d. readers with academic background79. the real purpose of the authors comparison of the genome to a book is _. a. to focus on the difference between