高三英语下学期第十二周英语测试题.docx

中学英语测试题II.语言知识及运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The Guardian newspaper once printed a story about a man who tripped over his shoelace in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Falling down some steps, he 21 three pricelessQing Dynasty vases, which fell to the ground and broke into more than 400 pieces. He was sitting there in 22 when the museum staff arrived. Everyone stood around in silence - only the man kept pointing to the 23 , saying, 4iThere it is! Thafs what made me 回 1.”Man has been blaming others at least since Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent(蛇).Roman emperors liked to kill. 24 who brought bad news; and in the Middle Ages a prince would often be given a “whipping boy” - an unlucky servant who could be 25 whenever his master had misbehaved. Today, you'11 see how blaming others has turned into big 26business, in one famous case, McDonald's was ordered to pay S2.7 million to awoman who27 burned herself with hot coffee. Although the amount was later28 to $480,000, this case 29 businesses so much that they began to create 30for their products that even an idiot would understand. For example, t4Hot coffee can be dangerous” (takeaway coffee cups) and "Don't pour liquids into your television set” (instruction booklet).21. A. broke downB. knocked overC. crashed intoD. slid down22. A. terrorB. amazementC.sadnessD.shock23. A. shoelaceB. vaseC. stepsD. pieces24. A. servantsB. ministersC. messengersD. slaves25. A. killedB. sentencedC. rewardedD. beaten26. A. legalB. publicC. lawlessD. legendary27. A. deliberatelyB. accidentallyC. carelesslyD. attentively28. A. increasedB. reducedC. raisedD. dropped29. A. surprisedB. excitedC. inspiredD. terrified30. A. advertisementsB. postersC. warningsD. instructions第二节：语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的 词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。The following is about the Beijing Olympics. As is well-known, the 31 (open) ceremony of the Beijing Olympics held here on Friday night features the four great inventions 32 ancient Chinese: papermaking, movable type printing, compass and gunpowder. The invention of papermaking is one of China's special contributions to the spread and the 33 (develop) of human civilizations. Movable type printing began 34 engraving printing of Sui Dynasty. Bi Sheng of Song Dynasty improved the movable type printing by making the 35 （bake） clay into movable characters for type-setting printing; thus he accomplished 36 significant revolution in printing history. The compass 37 （introduce） to Europe approximately in the 12th century. 38_ application to the navigation resulted in the voyage of Columbus' discovery of the New World 39 Magellan's global navigation. Gunpowder was invented in the Song Dynasty in China. It is a mixture of chemicals. 40 people took as medicine in ancient times, hence the name "gunpowder" in Chinese means "burning medicines1*.hl阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAsk any person who is successful in whatever he or she is doing what motivates him/her, and very likely the answer will be "goals". Goal Setting is extremely important to motivation and success. So what motivates you? Why are you in college? If you are in college because that's what your parents want, you may find it difficult to motivate yourself. Sure, ifs possible to succeed with someone else providing the motivation for you. （"If you graduate from college, Fil give you a car!" or worse "If you don't graduate from college, you won't get a car."） But motivation that comes from within really makes the difference.Certainly, you need some intelligence, knowledge base, study skills, and time management skills, but if you don't have motivation, you won't get far. Think about this analogy. You have a car with a full tank of gas, a well-tuned engine, good set of tires, quadraphonic CD system, and a sleek, polished exterior（夕卜表）.There it sits. This car has incredible potential. However, until a driver sits behind the wheel, puts the key in the ignilion（点火装置），and cranks it up, the car doesn't function. You guessed it; the KEY is MOTIVATION.Interest is an important motivator fbr a student. So is a desire to learn. When you link these two things together, you create success. Often success in an endeavor（努力）leads to more interest and a greater desire to learn, creating an upward spiral（螺旋形）of motivation toward a goal you have established.So be honest with yourself. Are you genuinely interested in being in college? Have you set realistic goals fbr yourself? How can you develop the internal motivation that really counts? When it comes to motivation, KNOWING is not as important as DOING.41. Why does the writer give the example of a car in the second paragraph?A. Because people can never go far without a good car.B. Because a good car motivates some college students to study harder.C. Because a good car is a symbol of being a success.D. Because motivation leads people to success like it starts a car.42. What is the CORRECT comparison between the internal motivation and the external （夕卜部fl*J)motivation?A. Only the internal motivation can result in success.B. Inlernal motivation is more important than external molivalion.C. Internal motivation and external motivation has equal importance.D. External motivation is enough for people to achieve success.43. According to the article the following factors can push people towards their goals EXCEPT ?A. interestB. the desire to learnC. the knowledge of motivationD. the sense of successWhat's the main purpose of the article?A. To encourage everyone to develop motivation for whatever they are doing.B. To inspire college students to set goals for their college life.C. To imply that the less motivated college students quit the college.D. To call on parents to give up their over-protection of their children. 45. What may be the writer's advice to the potential readers?A. The goals you set for yourself shouldn't be far beyond your reach.B. You needn't attend college if you are really not interested in it.C. You should work harder to win praise from others.D. Honesty is the best policy to solve problems in your life.BThe traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to cnvironmcntally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.To raise money for the idea, he toured the city's private companies which ftind new business and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint's directors and won their support. Mint has committed around £500,000 to MyHabs and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr. Dunlop's business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing fbr the London Olympics.For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhabs team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior （外部的）advertising space.The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there arc around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.46.4tEco-friendly tents“ in paragraph 1 refer to tents.A. economically desirableB. favorable to the environmentC. for holding music performances D. designed for disaster reliefMr. Dunlop established his business .A. independently with an interest-free Ioan from MintB. with the approval of the City 's administrationC. in partnership with a finance groupD. with the help of a Japanese architectIt is implied in the passage that.A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summerB. most performances at British festivals are given in the open airC. the cardboard tents produced by Mr. Dunlop can be user-tailoredD. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users.47. The passage is mainly concerned with .A. an attempt at developing recyclable tentsB. some efforts at making full use of cardboardsC. an unusual success of a graduation projectD. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivalsWhich of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Don't Use Tents AgainB. The Advantages of TentsC. How to Produce TentsD. The Development of Recyclable TentsCBurn rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate was $75.000 a month. Four months after my company was set up, I had only a quarter of the starting capital left in the bank.Looking for guidance, I went to talk to my friend, Arthur Walworth about my new venture. “Times of great change always bring out the risk-takers,he said. "And they leave winners and losers. My grandfather invested a lot of money in a project of Thomas Edison's that ended up in failure. nI was lost in thought at the notion of a Thomas Edison's project ending in failure. Damn. It could happen to anybody! I must continue.At that time CD-ROM sales had bombed, so investors were fleeing from the field. I didn't turn away from mine entirely, but instead linked it to the Internet.My plan was to offer consumers descriptions of home-design products by using a special software and let them modify the designs. Then we can enable them to get online professional and constructional help to have their houses built, decorated and furnished according to their own choice.To realize my plan I needed investors, so I continued to meet regularly with venture capitalists. One said I had a great idea. But I needed to test it. Get the money somewhere. To get this money from a VC is going to cost my wife and my children! He turned down my request.Wife? Children? I barely remembered them.I was working nonstop-struggling to turn the key in the lock, to find the right way ahead.The pressure was terrible. It was just at this time that my parents and sisters stepped up. Two hundred thousand dollars. A lot of money to them, invested in this crazy son and brother without a moment's hesitation. Dad and Mom had driven out from Chicago and seen the passion in my little office and the trouble at home.With their help my company survived and has been prospering ever since.48. When the author's company started operation, he had.A. $450,000 B. $400,000 C. $350,000 D. $300,000Arthur implies that to start a business in times of change, people have to.A. rely on famous people all the timeB. invest as much money as possibleC. face the risks of possible failureD. think about nothing but successThe author's company was engaged in.A.furniture design and productionB.online home-design serviceC.traditional home designingD.home decoration businessFaced with a very unfavorable market situation, the author decided.A.to improve his serviceB.to start a new businessC.to withdraw his moneyD.to reduce his investmentIt is implied that venture capital is often.A. riskyB. timelyC. secure D. abundant第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选 项字母涂黑。以下是儿童读物的信息：A. You and Me, BabyReading level: Baby-Grade 1Hardcover: 40 pagesLanguage: EnglishList Price:Price: $12.44 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.You Save: $3.51 (22%)|Availability: In Stock. Ships from and sold by A. Gift-wrap available.0nly 4 left in stock-order soon (more on the way). Want it delivered Thursday, September 27.B. Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff?Reading level: Baby-PrcschoolHardcover: 16 pagesLanguage: EnglishPrice: $11.16 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over$25.Availability: In Stock. Sold by A. Gift-wrap available.Want it delivered Thursday, September 2.Book Description: It's bath time fbr Scruff. But does anyone know wherehe's hiding? Have the cows seen him? Moo-no! How about the pigs? Oink-no! Looking for that dog is just too tough! But not fbr toddlers. If they look carefully, theyUl find Scruff hiding on every pop-up page!C. The Giving TreeReading level: Ages 4-8Hardcover: 64 pagesLanguage: EnglishPrice: $11.55Availability: Sold all year round and choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.Book Description: Once there was a tree.and she loved a little boy. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk.and the tree was happy.D. Where the Wild Things AreReading level: Ages 6-10Hardcover Comic: 62 pagesLanguage: EnglishList Price:a6分Price: $11.53 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.You Save: $5.42 (32%)Availability: In Stock. Ships from and sold by A. Gift-wrap available. Want it delivered Thursday, September 12. Order it at once, and choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.E. Goodnight Moon (Board book)Reading level: Baby-PreschoolBoard book: 30 pagesLanguage: EnglishList Price: $8.99Price: $8.99.Availability: In Stock. Ships from and sold by A.Book description: Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book, GoodnightMoon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit preparing foror attempting to postponehis own slumber. He says goodnight to every object in sight and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering hush."F. Guess How Much I Love You (Board book)Reading level: Ages 9-12List Price: $6.99Price: $6.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Availability: In Stock. Ships from and sold by A. Gift-wrap available.Want it delivered Thursday, September 27.Order it in the next 19 hours and 55 minutes, and choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.Book description: All children want reassu