1、六盘水市第六中学 20102011 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷 高三英语高三英语试题第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分 50 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分读音相同的选项。1grade Atempera ture Bclassm ate Cnecklace Dfortunate2south Acourage Bsoup Csouthern Dtrousers3smooth Afeather Btoo th Cth ief Dwarm th4official Aconcert Bc entur
2、y Ccoast Docean5surprise Aperformance Bfurther Cwork Dnur se第二节 语法和词汇知识（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。6Is your headache getting_? No, its worse.Abetter B bad Cless Dwell7Listen to the two girls by the window. What language _?Adid they speak Bwere they speakingCare they spe
3、aking Dhave they been speaking8Did you tell Julia about the result? Oh, no, I forgot. I _ her now.Awill be calling B will call Ccall Dam to call9I always take something to read when I go to the doctors _ I have to wait.AIn case B so that Cin order Das if10We hadnt planned to meet. We met _ chance.Ao
4、f B in Cfor Dby11The poor young man is ready to accept _ help he can get.Awhichever B however Cwhatever Dwhenever12Would you like some more tea? _, please. ANo more B Just a little CIve had enough DYes, I would13The doctor advised Vera strongly that she should take a holiday, but _ didnt help.Ait Bs
5、he Cwhich Dhe14Before building a house, you will have to _ the governments permission.Aget from B follow Creceive Dask for15If you go by _ train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get _ fast one.Athe; the B不填； a Cthe; a D不填；不填16Mary never does any reading in the evening, _.
6、Aso does John B John does too CJohn doesnt too Dnor does John17_, the more expensive the camera, the better its quality.AGeneral speaking B Speaking generalCGenerally speaking DSpeaking generally18While watching television, _.Athe doorbell rang B the doorbell ringsCwe heard the doorbell ring Dwe hea
7、rd the doorbell rings19John, look at the time. _ you play the piano at such a late hour?AMust B Can CMay DNeed20 “You cant catch me!” Janet shouted, _ away.Arun B running Cto run Dran第三节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。As I drove my blue Buick into the
8、 garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 21 too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 22 space. That left 23 enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home 24 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space too close to m
9、y car, 25 . At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 26 and I shouted at her, “Cant you see youre not 27 me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into 28 ,the driver shouted back: “Make me!” 29 this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home f
10、irst, she parked too close to my 30 . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 31 . The next day the woman 32 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):Dear Yellow Oldsmobile, Im sorry mistress(女主人 ) shouted at yours the other day. Shes been sorry about it. I know it because she doesnt sing anymo
11、re while 33 . It wasnt like her to scream 34 . Fact is, shed just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I 35 you and your mistress will 36 her.六盘水市第六中学 20102011 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷 高三英语Your neighbor,Blue BuickWhen I went to the 37 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on
12、 my windshield:Dear Blue Buick,My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so 38 because she just learned to drive. We willpark much farther over after this. Im glad we can be 39 now.Your neighbor,Yellow OldsmobileAfter that, whenever Blue Buick 40 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerf
13、ully and smiled.21Adriven B parked Cstopped Dstayed22Acomplete B close Cnarrow Dfixed23Aquite B nearly Cseldom Dhardly24Ahurriedly B first Cfinally Dtimely25Aas usual B as planned Cas well Das yet26Arun into B run about Crun out Drun off27Akeeping B saving Coffering Dleaving28Amine B hers Citself Do
14、urs29AFor B With CFrom DUpon30Aroom B area Cfront Dside31Aan instruction B a result Can answer Da chance32Aput B wrote Csent Ddiscovered33Aworking B driving Creturning Dcooking34Aon end B so long Clike that Dany more35Ahope B know Csuppose Dsuggest36Acomfort B help Cforgive Dplease37Aoffice B flat C
15、place Dgarage38Acrazily B eagerly Cnoisily Dearly39Aneighbors B friends Cdrivers Dwriters40Afollowed B passed Cfound Dgreeted第二部分 阅读理解（共 25 小题。第一节每小题 2 分，第二节每小题 1 分；满分 45 分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AEvery year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered
16、 to my house. No card came with it Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the senders name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were
17、spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. Shed ask me if there was someone for whom I had done special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail Id delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy
18、 I had run into.One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didnt care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to
19、feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gar-denia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery(神秘)My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.41 Which of the following would b
20、e the best title for the text?AA childhood Dream. BA Mothers Love.CA Graduation Party. DA Special Birthday.42The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _.Ashe could take care of things herself Bshe hoped she would find a boyfriendCshe wanted her to be happy and strong D
21、she thought education was most important43Who was the sender of the flower?AA boy the writer had run into. BOne of the writers neighbors.COne of the writers classmates. DThe writers mother.BThe days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society
22、 a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.“My grandmothers didnt do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emils Comette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf,
23、women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby 六盘水市第六中学 20102011 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷 高三英语boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.If you take into consideration f
24、eminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.“The organization took the idea from a po
25、em by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesnt go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.“The point of this is that we need a rest from alw
26、ays doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “Were a ladies play group. It couldnt be more simple,” added Coopers assistant Joe Heywood.44
27、The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means _.Aone branch of an organization Ba written agreement of a clubCone part of a collection of poems Da period in a societys history45From the text , we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who Ahave gradually become more noticeable Bare
28、worried about getting old too quickly Care enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend Dtried living a different life from their parents when they were young 46It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are .Ainterested in raising money for social work Bprogrammers
29、 who can plan well for their future Cbelievers in equality between men and women Dgood at cooking big meals and taking care of others 47Who set up the Red Hat Society ?AEmily Cornette . B Ellen Cooper . CJenny Joseph . DJoe Heywood .48Women join the Red Hat Society because .Athey want to stay young
30、Bthey would like to appear more attractive Cthey would like to have fun and live for themselves Dthey want to be more like their parents CTaiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even elev-ecer cheat (诈骗). Either way , it could be the perfect crime
31、 (犯罪), because the criminals are birdshorning pigeons ! The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carry
32、ing the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off .There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mindone that avoid (避免)not only co
33、lleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad
34、(启事) in the newspaper asking for help .The theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars seems too little for a car worth many times more .Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soo
35、n as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . “We have more important things to do, ” he said .49After the car owner received a phone call. He Awent to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried Bgave the money to th
36、e thief and had his car back in a park Csent some money to the thief by mailDtold the press about it 50The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to .Athe car thief who stays at home Bone of those who put the ads in the paper Cone of the policemen in Changwa Dthe owner of the pigeons 51The writ
37、er mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show .Ahow easily people get fooled by criminals 六盘水市第六中学 20102011 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷 高三英语Bwhat Chen thinks might be correct Cthe thief is extremely clever Dthe money paid is too little 52The underlined word “they” in the last para
38、graph refers to .Acriminals B pigeons Cthe stolen cars Ddemands for money 53We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because .Ahe reads the ads in the newspaper Bhe lives in the same neighborhood Che has seen the car owners in the park Dhe has trained the pigeon
39、s to follow them DYou might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the worlds temperature But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation（撤离）of an island nationthe citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.During the 20th century ,sea level
40、rose 812 inches. As a result .Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the countrys drinking water.Paani Laupepa , a Tuvaluan government official ,reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusaually high number of fierce storms in the past te
41、n years .Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damagingtorms.Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce
42、 their greenhouse gas emissions（导致温室效应的气体排放）,which are a main cause of global warming . “By refusing to sign the agreement ,the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC.Tuvalu
43、 has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries .Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable （易受影响的）to rising sea levels .Maumoon Gayoon ,president of the Maldives ,told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “en
44、dangered nation”.54The text is mainly about .Arapid changes in earths temperature Bbad effects of global warmingCmoving of a country to a new place Dreasons for lowland flooding55According to scientists ,the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is .Agreenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nati
45、onsBhigher surface water temperatures of the sea Ccontinuous global warmingDrising sea levels56Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not .Aagree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissionsBsign an agreement with TuvaluCallow Tuvaluans to move to the USDbelieve the problems facin
46、g Tuvalu were real57The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is .AAustralia BNew Zealand Cthe Maldives Dthe United StatesELast year my sixth-grader daughter ,Elizabeth ,was forced to put up with science .Her education week after week ,contained mindless memorization of big words like
47、 “batholith” and “saprophyte” She learned by heart the achievements of famous scientists who did things like “improved nuclear fu-sion（核聚变） “never mind that she hasnt the least idea of what nuclear fusion means .Elizabeth did very well (shes good at memorizing things ). And now she hates science .My eighth-grad-er son ,Ben ,also suffered from science education . Week after week he had to perform lab exper
