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1、2011届高三上学期期中考试高 三 英 语 试 题第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共 1 5 小题；每 小 题 1 分，满 分 1 5 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._Olympic Marathon is 26 miles and 385 y a rd s,d ista n c e from Marathon to Athens.A.The;the B./;a C.An;a D./;the22.1 prefer a flat in the downtown area to in the sub

2、urb,for I want to live near my school.A.one B.that C.it D.this23.However I tried to read it,this sentence just doesnt ma k e.Could you explain it to me?A,sense B.meaning C.thought D.idea24.The reading club in our school welcomes those of detective stories.A.interested B.enthusiastic C.fond D.addicte

3、d25.In my childhood,I was often by Mother to mind my behavior.A.hoped B.demanded C.allowed D.reminded26.Although Jane agrees with me on most points,there was one on which she was unwilling toA.give out B.give in C.give away D.give off27.I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre;Im

4、 sure h e abroad allweek.A.is B.was C.has been D.had been28.Over the past ten years,there great changes in our family life.A.has been B.were C.have been D.was29.Sichuan P r o v i n c e,i n southwest China and an area of 485,000 kilometers with thelargest population in China,is one of the largest and

5、 most inaccessible provinces in China.A.located;covered B.locating;coveringC.located;covering D.locating;covered30.Is that the small company you often refer to?-Right,just the one you know I used to work for years.A.that B.which C.where D.as31.People in Yangzhou are proud of they have achieved in th

6、e past ten years.A.that B.which C.what D.how32.-Did your father phone you shortly after the accident?-No,it was a fortnight he gave me a phone call.A.since B.when C.while D.before33.Was it in D is n e y la n d,m a n y cartoon characters can be s e e n,t h e film was set?A.that;where B.that;when C.in

7、 which;where D.where;that34.Guess what!I have got A for my oral English test.-Great!You practiced a lot and you see it pays off.A.should B.must have C.must D.should have35.-You shouldnt have taken pictures before the carved stones.A.Pardon me B.Yes,I will C.Never mind D.Dont mention it第 二 节 完 型 填 空（

8、共 20小题；每小题1 分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Just north of the airport in Phoenix,in one of Americas most noisy and violent neighborhoods,if you listen closely,you can hear a chorus of small voices from a classroom in a white brick schoolbuilding.Brenda Combs is 36 he

9、r students in song.When we wake up in the morning,“she37 in a passionate voice,“we can brush our b our hair.eat some food.and getready for a 38 day.”The kids in this summer class 39 in age from 5 to 12 and,like most pupils at StarShineAcademy-a school 40 kindergarten through 12th grade-come from Pho

10、enixs poorestfamilies.Some of their parents are drug addicts;41 are homeless.The woman by thechalkboard,in her opinion,has 42 a kind of success that once would have seemed well 43her grasp.Combs,who runs the summer program and teaches third and fourth grades the rest of theyear,was recently 44 in Wh

11、os Who Among Americas Teachers.When she received hermasters in 45 from Grand Canyon University last spring,First Lady Laura Bush sent 46on her graduation.As Combs was being interviewed on CNN,the universitys CEO 47 upwith a surprise graduation present:a full scholarship toward a PhD.“Brenda is extre

12、mely 48 says StarShine Academys founder,Patricia McCarty.I oftenthink of how many people used to walk by her and say,Shes a（an）49”What makes Combs such an extraordinaiy educator of 50 childrenthe kind whosestudents 51 later to thank her-may be the years she spent living on the streets as a desperate

13、crazy addict.She slept under bridges and 52 through rubbish containers for breakfast.And she53 used a comb or a toothbrush.Combs,45,likes to show teenage students her“before 54.which portray a tired,dirtied“throwaway“with cold eyes.55 and abused,“she says,“I know what it9s like to want to gethigh.Th

14、ey trust me because Ive been there.”36.A.headingB.singingC.tellingD.leading37.A.saysB.singsC.shoutsD.speaks38.A.freshB.cleanC.latestD.brand-new39.A.rangeB.beginC.startD.teach40.A.servingB.helpingC.organizingD.educating41.A.the othersB.anotherC.othersD.other42.A.wonB.achievedC.receivedD.obtained43.A.

15、withinB.on top ofC.away fromD.beyond44.A.printedB.praisedC.listedD.graded45.A.educationB.musicC.songD.art46.A.giftsB.congratulationsC.presentsD.money47.A.takenB.lookedC.showedD.appeared48.A.open-mindedB.giftedC.warm-heartedD.brave49.A.educatorB.teacherC.throwawayD.beggar50.A.dangerousB.endangeredC.r

16、iskyD.at-risk51.A.drop byB.walk pastC.come acrossD.meet with52.A.searchedB.attemptedC.foundD.sold53.A.regularlyB.frequentlyC.sometimesD.seldom54.A.songsB.photosC.storiesD.books55.A.HardworkingB.DisappointedC.HungryD.Wealthy第三部分：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共 15小题；每小题 2 分，满分30分）AThe moon is

17、 made of ice-cream.Little green men live in the center of the earth.Nearlyeveryone tells lies.Only the third statement is true.Or at least that is what Dr.Robert Feldman of theUniversity of Massachusetts says.Dr.Feldman conducted an experiment in which he asked 240students to talk,to each other for

18、minutes.He filmed the conversations and then asked the students towatch themselves to confirm if all that they had said was true.It turned out that nearly all of them had lied at least once.Many were surprised about thenumber of things they said that just werent true or so they claimed.It seems that

19、 we not only lie,wedo it naturally and without thinking.“Its so easy to lie J said Dr.Feldman“We teach our children to be honest,but also to be politeand avoid offending people.Kids get a mixed message and that affects how they behave as adults.”According to Dr.Wendy Gamble of the University of Ariz

20、ona,kids dont need any instructionsin lying.It comes naturally to them.Dr Gamble,a psychologist,has identified four different types oflies that both children and adults tell.The“pro-social lie is told to help or protect other people.The“self-enhancement“lie is told by someone who wants to look good

21、to other people.The selfish lieprotects the speaker by harming someone else.And worst of all,the“antisocial”lie is told for thepleasure of getting someone else into trouble.According to D匚 Feldman,men and women lie in different ways as well.Women are morelikely to lie to make the person they are wit

22、h feel good.Men lie to make themselves look better/,hesays.The husband tells his wife hes due for a promotion at work.Of course you are,she replies.“Honesty is the basis of healthy relationships,says Dr.Gamble.But rather than dismiss alllying as bad,we should reflect that deception is common and oft

23、en socially acceptable?,Perhaps we already do.In the English language,the word liar is usually only used to describethe person who tells selfish or anti-social lies.The rest are referred to as“white lies”.These are jokewords which show that we can tolerate people who dont tell the truth all the time

24、.If people did notmake up stories,there would be no literature,poetry or films.Some psychologists argue that the lies people tell each other help hold society together.Theymake us feel good about each other and ourselves and encourage tolerance and trust.Just think whatthe world would be like if eve

25、rybody said exactly what they thought all the time.Yet there are times when people also need to hear the truth.It would be wrong to say that lyingmakes the world go round.It*s the little green men in the center of the earth who do that.56.It is,according to Dr Gamble,that makes people lie.A.parents*

26、instructions B.school educationC.social experiences D.human nature57.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The little green men in the center of the earth make the world go round.B.Lies are actually common and acceptable in daily lives but not all are bad.C.We should always toler

27、ate people who dont tell the truth all the time.D.The world would be lovely if everybody told exactly what they thought.58.In paragraph 5,the wife said“Of course you are to.A.make her husband feel great B.build up her husbands confidenceC.show her love to her husband D.help with her husbands promoti

28、on59.“I never tell lies is a(an).A.”pro-social”lie B.self-enhancement”lieC.selfish lie D.anti-social”lieAbout an hour and a quarters train ride north from Grand Central Terminal,a visit to ColdSpring is a neat trick the perfect way for New Yorkers to travel to small-town America,but behome before mi

29、dnight.Its historical Main Street,which runs straight to the Metro North train station,is lined withthose little stores that make many shoppers amazed.The restaurants are considered among the bestin Putnam County,and historical architecture dignifies the streets.If youre feeling a walk outdoors,a hi

30、ke up Mount Taurus is less than a mile north.Then there is the view.Cold Spring lies on a spectacular bend in the Hudson,and Main Streetdead-ends at a waterfront view straight out of a Frederic Church painting.So,what doesnt Cold Spring have?Most residents take life slow,and visitors gladly fall ins

31、tep.44You know,the Indians used to say its the way the river curves around and the mist settles onthe river in the morning,“a waiter at Cathryns Tuscan Grill explained one evening.Cold Spring first appeared on maps in the 18th century as a quiet river hamlet.Though locallegend claims that George Was

32、hington named it after tasting water from a local spring around 1780,Donald H.MacDonald,a local historian and columnist for the Putnam County News and Recorder,insists that an official record from a 1772 meeting refers to it by its current name.The West Point Foundry was built there in 1818,and duri

33、ng the Civil War,it became thelargest iron factory in the United States.It closed in 1911,and it wasnt until 1982,when thedowntown was added to the National Register of Historic Places,that Cold Spring found its latestquality a beautiful,walkable village with day trip.Youll find a good introduction

34、to the town and its history at the Putnam County HistoricalSociety and Foundry School Museum-a small,clean-lined museum that reopened in July 2006after a 14-month restoration.Housed in the 1830 schoolhouse for foundry apprentices and villagechildren,the museum dedicates a good amount of space to exh

35、ibitions that tap into the regionshistory.6 0.What is the best title for the passage?A.A Small Town Full of History B.Travel Tips in Cold SpringC.A Cute Town on the Hudson D.One Day Trip to Cold Spring6 1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Cold Spring in the passage?A.Location and beautif

36、ul view B.Restaurants and storesC.History and museum D.Hotels and theaters6 2.What can we learn from the passage?A.The pace of living in Cold Spring is not quick.B.You can only stay in Cold Spring for a day.C.Cold Spring was named by George Washington.D.Cold Spring is where the largest iron factory

37、lies.C“Up until about five years ago,students at this school could have worn anything they wanted onHalloween,said Rosemarie Nielson,a sixth-grade teacher at St.Theresa School,a Roman Catholicelementary school in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx where there is a prohibition on toyweapons.“When yo

38、u consider all the horrific things that have happened in recent years,including 9/11,1cant blame any school for wanting to stay away from anything that might promote violence,Ms.Nielson said.Mary Ellen Manniello,whose daughter,Courtney,9,is a fourth grader at St.Gabriel School,aRoman Catholic elemen

39、tary school in the Riverdale section of the Bronx,said she understood whyofficials had banned weapons with costumes.Theyre learning more about guns from issues in thestreet than educational issuesJ,This year,the school has gone one step further and is prohibiting all costumes at its Halloweenfestivi

40、ties.Ms.Manniello said it had become“a chaotic scene J with parents helping their childrenchange into their costumes at school.Some parents said the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes went too far and deniedchildren a chance to express themselves.“Halloween has always been the one day when it

41、was acceptable for our children to be dresssedlike somebody they are not,like a cowboy or a pirate or a person from outer space,and now weretaking that away from them,said Laura Santoro,a nurse from New Milford,Conn.,whose7-year-old son,Johnny,is a second grader at Northville Elementary School there

42、.Ms.Santoro said that her son would dress as Capt.Jack Sparrow,the character played byJohnny Depp in the“Pirates of the Caribbean,movies,at the schoofs Halloween party,but that hewould not be allowed to take a sword part of a policy that caught her by surprise last Halloween.“I sent my son to school

43、 last year dressed as a special force Power Ranger,and he was told thathe couldnt take along his red laser blaster,which really surprised me,because the laser is red andmade of plastic and lights up,and it could never,ever be mistaken for a real gun,Ms.Santoro said.“I mean,come on,the whole thing is

44、 getting really sad.”6 3.What do you think is the writers purpose of writing the passage?A.To introduce to the public the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes.B.To state parents,attitudes towards the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes.C.To tell the public that children should bring any wea

45、pons for Halloween costumes.D.To analyse the fact that the no-weapons policy for Halloween costumes goes too far.6 4.According to the passage,some parents understand the no-weapon policy for Halloweencostumes because.A.schools should take a cautious approach to Halloween to prevent violence.B.childr

46、en are buying real guns in the street and there is always violence now.C.those parents like to help their children change into their costumes at school.D.children are learning more about guns from educational issues.6 5.Which of the following is probably right according to the passage?A.Children cou

47、ld bring any weapons into school five or six years ago.B.The parents surveyed are those whose children are in elementary schools.C.Guns are necessary on Halloween for children to express themselves.D.Jack Sparrow is an actor who at one time acted as a pirate in a movie.6 6.What do the underlined wor

48、ds laser blaster in the last paragraph refer to?A.A toy weapon.B.A real gun.C.A kind of costume.D.A kind of plastic.DJimmy was never to be left alone,and we never went anywhere he couldnt go not to a movie,a museum or a play.So I urged the neighborhood kids to come to my house.They loved visiting us

49、.It wasnt just the tasty food or the home-made ice cream that drew them;it was the messy,kid-centered chaos.My parents took care of everything inside the house.I was left to deal with the outside“roughjustice”.I quickly learned to dislike those who bully（欺负）the weak or different or unlucky.And Ilear

50、ned that when no one is looking,those who think of themselves as the best people can behavelike the worst.At an early age I kept a list of“People Who Must Be Stopped.I once went to Patricks houseand told his father that his son was the nasty head of a group of bad guys.I was met with a cold stareand