1、2012 届西安市第三中学高三英语质量检测试题（三）第 1 页 共 12 页西安市第三中学 2012 届高三第 3 次模拟试题命题人 Dragon Thunder 2011-9-26（本试题总分共两卷 150 分； 考试时间 120 分钟）第一卷 （共两部分；总分 95 分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分 55 分）第一节 语音知识（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部门读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. said A. claim B. capture C. many D. height2. beyond
2、 A. strong B. among C. frontier D. company3. wound A. would B. though C. shoulder D. soup4. clothes . judges B. months C. novels D. Classmates5. anxiety A. answer B. language C. arrange D. islander 第二节：情景对话（共 5 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。（若选 E 项时，请
3、在答题卡上涂 AB，F 涂AC，G 涂 AD。）Lucy is talking to Meimei about a meeting which she has just been to.Meimei: What was the meeting about?Lucy: _ 6_ Some experts were present at the meeting and gave important lecturesabout pollution, agriculture , and so on . Meimei: Its a good idea to hold such a meeting. Lu
4、cy : Yes , if we go on polluting the world , it wont be fit for us to live in . Meimei: I cant agree more. _7_, for Its getting worse.Lucy: Yes, it certainly is. If people dont stop polluting the seas and rivers, there will be no fish left.Meimei: _8_ Weve got to think of ways of changing peoples ha
5、bits. Well, what else did you hear about at the meeting ?Lucy: _9_ If the population goes on increasing, there will only be standing room left for us next century!Meimei: _10_ . A. Thats quite true. B. There was a good talk about the increase in the worlds population.C. Its about “Saving wild animal
6、s”.D. Its about “Saving the earth ”.E. Thats a problem we Chinese must pay attention to.F. Weve got to do something about pollution. G. As far as I am concerned2012 届西安市第三中学高三英语质量检测试题（三）第 2 页 共 12 页第三节：单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从 A、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。11. Hawking is_ success as a su
7、ccess in physics, _disabled man though he is A. a; / B. /; a C. the; a D. a; the12. The best job is ， which uses your skill in doing something with your interest.A. that B. one C. the one D. it 13. Have you finished your report yet?No, Ill finish in _ten minutes. A. another B. other C. more D. less1
8、4. -I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down. - You can never be _ careful in the street.A. much B. very C. so D. too15. Is it Dave William_ runs a website_ he encourages people to protect the environment. A. who, that B. that, which C. who, where D. that,
9、who16. They began to think about_ could be made of these valuable materials.A. how use B. full use C. better use D. what use17. I you about the matter, but I didnt think you would listen to me.A. should tell B. could have told C. must have told D. might tell18Blamed for breaking my promise，I felt my
10、 face _ hot，and hung my head in shame.A. to grow B. to be growing C. grow D. grown19. According to the rule, anyone ask the manager for permission before leaving the company.A. may B. must C. shall D. should 20. Unluckily, when I dropped in, Doctor Li _ for Hong Kong for a conference. So we only had
11、 a little time for a few words.A. just left B. has just left C. had just left D. was just leaving21. He was almost asleep, with all this hard work.A. given off B. given out C. worn out D. fed up 22. I feel it is you as well as your wife that for your sons bad performance at school.A. is going to be
12、blamed B. are to blame C. are to be blamed D. is to be blamed23. At present I cant get my ideas to you, so youd better set what I said just now.A. down; up B. up; out C. out; about D. across; down 24. Paper produced every year is _ the worlds production of vehicles. A. three times as heavier as B. t
13、hree times the weight of C. as three times heavy as D. three times of what25. that all of us cant imagine how human beings have made space exploration.A. So mysterious space technology is B. Space technology is such mysteriousC. How mysterious space Technology is D. So mysterious is space technology
14、2012 届西安市第三中学高三英语质量检测试题（三）第 3 页 共 12 页第四节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）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。I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 26 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad a
15、nd thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what Id 27 ?“ Just when I started to 28 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 29 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 30 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed whe
16、n I returned to school. I wasnt 31 . Somebody had thought 32 of me to bring me a gift.Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 33 Christmas there special and memorable, I 34 remembered the womens visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same fee
17、ling of 35 for as many children as I could possibly reach.So I 36 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 37 with a childs name.
18、We wanted all of them to know they were. 38 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 39 them that they couldnt open their presents 40 every child had come forward. Finally the 41 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!“ As the chi
19、ldren opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 42 up the room. The 43 in the room was obvious, and 44 wasnt just about toys. It was a feeling the feeling I knew 45 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasnt forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.26
20、. A. sending B. receiving C. making D. exchanging27. A. found B. prepared C. got D. expected28. A. doubt B. hope C. suggest D. accept29. A. broke in B. settled down C. turned up D. showed off30. A. relief B. loss C. achievement D. justice31. A. blamed B. loved C. forgotten D. affected32. A. highly B
21、. little C. poorly D. enough33. A. present B. first C. recent D. previous34. A. hardly B. instantly C. regularly D. occasionally35. A. strength B. independence C. importance D. safety36. A. kept up with B. caught up with C. came up with D. put up with37. A. none B. few C. some D. each38. A. fine B.
22、special C. helpful D. normal39. A. reminded B. guaranteed C. convinced D. promised40. A. after B. until C. when D. since41. A. chance B. gift C. moment D. reward42. A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered2012 届西安市第三中学高三英语质量检测试题（三）第 4 页 共 12 页43. A. atmosphere B. sympathy C. calmness D. joy44. A. it B. s
23、uch C. something D. everybody45. A. by B. till C. for D. from第二部分：阅读理解（共 20 题；每题 2 分，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题：每小题 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 、D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAmong all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is d
24、rawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these tw
25、o killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases
26、can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命) can be prolonged. Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary（遗传的） diseases. This mea
27、ns their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy ch
28、ild will be born.Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will n
29、ot come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.46. What does “these two killers” in the second paragraph refer to?A. gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.B. T
30、he two murderers who killed the cloned babyC. The two diseases of cancer and heart disease D. Hereditary diseases and cancer47. Whats the main idea of the third paragraph?A. How gene technology can be applied in the field of treating hereditary diseases.B. Gene technology can be used to clone human
31、babies.C. Gene technology can help people to give birth of a baby.D. Gene technology can help the English imperial family out48. In what way gene technology can help to treat hereditary diseases?2012 届西安市第三中学高三英语质量检测试题（三）第 5 页 共 12 页A. Using gene technology, people with hereditary diseases can have
32、more living days.B. Using gene technology, scientist finds the wrong gene and corrects it.C. Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned.D. Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology.49 What is the main purpose of writing this passage?A. Expressing the writers i
33、dea that gene technology will benefit peopleB. Telling people the advantages of gene technologyC. Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit peopleD. Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanityBImagine that you have to walk through a deadly，burning rain every day
34、Your only protection is an umbrella，one perfectly designed to keep off the burning raindropsCan you just picture how precious that umbrella would be to you? Can you imagine the stupidity of damaging the umbrella，perhaps even cutting holes in it? Yet, mankind is in a similar situation on a global sca
35、leOur planet is bathed in a steady rain of the suns raysWhile most of these rays are beneficial，bringing heat and light to our world，a small percentage are quite deadlyThey are called ultra violet-B，or UV-B rays ， and if all were to reach Earths surface，they would kill everything living thereHappily
36、，our planet was designed with an “umbrella” shielding us from these rays，an umbrella called the ozone (臭氧 )layerUnhappily，mankind is destroying that umbrellaOzone occurs naturally in the stratosphere(平流层)，absorbing the dangerous UV-B rays while allowing the needed and safe light to pass throughFurth
37、ermore ，while ozone is easily broken down by other gases in the stratosphere，it is constantly being created by the suns rays So it is a self repairing shieldQuite a design!The problems arise when man starts to pump his own industrial gases into this delicate systemThen ozone is destroyed faster than
38、 the suns rays can produce it. In 1974 scientists beganto suspect that CFCs(含氯氟烃)are ozone-destroying gasesYet，these CFCs are everywhereThey are used to make all kinds of foamed(泡沫)plastic products They are used as coolants(冷冻剂) in air conditioners and refrigerators，and as solvents(溶剂)to clean elect
39、ronic equipment. Recalled one scientist who reported the danger. “There was no moment when I yelled “Eureka!(我发现了!)” I just came home one night and told my wife，The work is going very well，but it looks like the end of the world.”50. In the first paragraph，the author intends to A. make a comparison b
40、etween two similar thingsB. direct readers to the topic of the passageC. ask readers to think about a commonly overlooked questionD. point out the stupidity of mankind51. Which of the following is considered to destroy the ozone layer?A. Ultraviolet-B B. The stratosphere C. CFCs D. Foamed plastic pr
41、oducts52. When the author says “Quite a design!”，he really means 2012 届西安市第三中学高三英语质量检测试题（三）第 6 页 共 12 页A. the ozone layer is very well designed B. the ozone layer can shield us from harmful raysC. the ozone layer lies in the stratosphere D. the ozone layer can repair itself53. Which of the following
42、 best describes the feeling of the scientist mentioned inthe last paragraph?A. Worried B. Contradicted C. Excited D. FrightenedCCollege graduation brings both the satisfaction of academic achievement and the expectation of a well-paid job.But for the 6,000 graduates at San Jose State this year, ther
43、es uncertainty as they enter one of the worst job markets in decades. Ryan Stewart has a freshly minted(新兴的) degree in religious studies, but no job prospects(前景).“You look at everybodys parents and neighbors, and they are getting laid off and dont have jobs,” said Stewart. “Then you look at the you
44、ng people just coming into the workforce its just scary.”When the class of 2003 entered college, the future never looked brighter. But in the four years theyve been here, the world outside has changed dramatically(巨大地).“Those were the exciting times, lots of opportunities, exploding offers, students
45、 getting top dollar with lot of benefits,” said Chery Allmen-Vinnidge, of the San Jose State Career Center. “Times have changed now. Its a new market.”Chery Allmen-Vinnidge ought to know. She runs the San Jose State Career Center, a sort of a crossroads between college and the real world. Allmen-Vinnidge says student
