海 淀 区 高 三 年 级 第 一 学 期 期 中 练 习

英 语 2012.11

本试卷共12页，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1．考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

2．答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。

3．答题卡上选择题必须用2B铅笔作答，将选中项涂满涂黑，黑度以盖住框内字母为准，修改时用橡皮擦除干净。非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，未在对应的答题区域内作答或超出答题区域作答的均不得分。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1. What subject is the girl interested in?

A. Physics. B. Biology. C. English.

2. Who suggested going sailing?

A. Jenny. B. Mike. C. Jack.

3. What’s the man doing?

A. Asking for help. B. Making an apology. C. Offering suggestions.

4. What are they mainly talking about?

A. High tax. B. Delicious food. C. Good service.

5. What does the woman want to do?

A. Travel with a group. B. Travel by themselves. C. Travel in abroad.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. How many students in St. Peter’s School come from other countries?

A. 360. B. 430. C. 1000.

7. What’s the main teaching goal of St. Peter’s School?

A. To broaden the students’ views.

B. To develop the students’ intelligence.

C. To improve the students’ physical health.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where did the man get the tickets?

A. From the “black market”. B. From his company. C. From his friend.

9. When will they probably arrive at the cinema?

A. At 6:00 pm. B. At 7:00 pm. C. At 8:00 pm.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the man?

A. A musician. B. A journalist. C. A dentist.

11. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Mother and son. B. Doctor and patient. C. Sister and brother.

12. How does the man feel about the woman’s suggestion?

A. Satisfied. B. Interested. C. Inspired.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. Where are the two speakers?

A. At a garage. B. At a gas station. C. At a parking lot.

14. Where is the woman going?

A. To a lake. B. To a city. C. To a farm.

15. What does the man tell the woman?

A. The shortcut to her destination.

B. The scenery along the road.

C. The place to park her car.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16至20题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后, 你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

Airlines Reservation Form
Name[来源:学科网ZXXK]	Jack, 16
ID No.	H 17
Destination	Chicago, Illinois
Type of ticket	A 18 ticket
Details	Payment: in 19 Departure time: 6:00 am on 20 14th

[来源:学科网ZXXK]

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的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. sales of cars up by 30% last year, the traffic in Beijing has become increasingly terrible.

A. As B. Since C. For D. With

22. ---Tom, how was your party last night?

---It couldn’t have been . I had a wonderful get-together with my old friends.

A. worst B. better C. worse D. best

23. Sun Yang, a young Chinese swimming talent, several gold medals before the 2012 London Olympics.

A. won B. has won C. had won D. were to win

24. Spelling Bee is a contest competitors, usually children, are asked to spell as many words as possible.

A. which B. where C. what D. when

25. You trust an online shop just because it has a beautifully-designed website.

A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t

26. —What’s that noise, John?

—Oh, don’t you know that the school library ?

A. is rebuilt B. is being rebuilt C. was rebuilt D. has been rebuilt

27. Mo Yan became the first Chinese Nobel Prize winner in Literature, left school to make a living at the age of 12.

A. as B. which C. that D. who

28. The Diaoyu islands have been part of China’s territory since ancient times, as important fishing grounds of Taiwan.

A. served B. to serve C. serving D. having served

29. When my father was in high school, he developed interest in art and later became a serious student of art there.

A. an; / B. an; the C. the; / D. the; an

30. ---John, why are you so upset?

---I­­­ my cell phone all morning but it is nowhere to be found.

A. am looking for B. have looked for

C. have been looking for D. had looked for

31. She often shares her deepest thoughts and fears with friends through QQ, as if they______ chatting in her living room.

A. were B. are C. had been D. has been

32. ---Jack said you got a unique watch for your birthday.

---Yes. Maybe it is not to the taste of , but I like it.

A. anyone B. none C. everyone D. nobody

33. too much for his intelligence, Harry often overlooks the importance of effort.

A. Having praised B. Praised C. praising D. Being praised

34. ---Don’t you think the new job is a real challenge for Jack?

---Well, difficulties he meets, I believe he will never lose heart.

A. whenever B. however C. whichever D. whatever

35. In hot summer, milk quickly turns sour it is refrigerated.

A. while B. if C. until D. unless

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

This Too Shall Pass

When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared attending another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and enormous glasses. In addition, I was 36 and not very sociable.

Boarding the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the 37 "She's huge!" Obviously, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus 38 in silence.

The following day was even 39 . I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle and thus fell face first on the bus, 40 everything I was carrying. 41 I was embarrassingly gathering my supplies, I could hear the laughter, and then the 42 "That felt like an earthquake!" Anyway, I 43 to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I 44 the tears welling up in my eyes.

It was then that I sank into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would wander through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a 45 about two miles down the road, where I would chat silently with God. I began 46 the afternoon school bus on purpose, walking home instead. Then, 47 , I started losing weight. And as I became content with myself, I began making 48 .

One of my newly-found friends also 49 with her weight, wanting to be a "perfect" cheerleader. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and 50 together. This became a daily activity with talking and laughing 51 the way---different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn't have to be perfect. I just had to be me, and be happy with 52 .

While I would not want to 53 that time of loneliness, sadness and embarrassment, I am 54 I made it through. Whenever I am struggling with any other problem in life, I always remember the proverb “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't 55 anywhere.

36. A. outgoing B. overweight C. intelligent D. friendly

37. A. whispers B. whistles C. giggles D. laughs

38. A. drive B. lift C. ride D. travel

39. A. worse B. longer C. funnier D. duller

40. A. throwing B. losing C. leaving D. dropping

41. A. Though B. While C. Since D. Because

42. A. opinions B. statements C. comments D. discussions

43. A. determined B. attempted C. pretended D. managed

44. A. kept away B. took back C. put away D. held back

45. A. garden B. market C. church D. library

46. A. escaping B. missing C. delaying D. stopping

47. A. uninterestedly B. uncertainly C. unfortunately D. unexpectedly

48. A. changes B. friends C. efforts D. decisions

49. A. struggled B. competed C. dealt D. lived

50. A. run B. play C. chat D. walk

51. A. along B. across C. by D. in

52. A. oneself B. myself C. herself D. itself

53. A. relive B. remind C. relate D. rethink

54. A. excited B. upset C. proud D. regretful

55. A. exist B. stretch C. lead D. stay

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The Donkey Mobile Library

It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.

Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.

Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.

“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”

Yohannes first worked in the children’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”

He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.

“What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.

“The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.

56. How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?

A. Curious. B. Surprised. C. Interested. D. Excited.

57. We can conclude from the passage that .[来源:学|科|网Z|X|X|K]

A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their future

B. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences

C. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools

D. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America

58. According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library .

A. visits the countryside every day

B. benefits Ethiopian children a lot

C. was created by Yohannes himself

D. was the first of its kind in the world

59. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?

A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A historical story. D. An advertisement.

B

Dear Mr. Watson,

CLAIM AL54323432–-STORM DAMAGE TO ROOF

I received a cheque for $623 dated 26 January in payment of my recent claim. However, I wish to tell you how upset I have been by the way your Claims Assessor, Mr. Michael Tan, handled this claim.

When Mr. Tan first called me, he specifically told me that he believed I had been overcharged, and he would expect to pay that price for work on a double garage, rather than a single garage like mine. Mr. Tan suggested that I neither use nor recommend this contractor again. He continued to tell me it was unlikely for me to receive full payment. Never during this conversation did he mention that the reason for not receiving full payment was because of the nature of my insurance policy.

Consequently, I wrote to Mr. Lance Ashe to complain about his pricing, stating that I was very upset thinking that he could have taken advantage by overcharging a 73-year-old woman. Mr. Ashe telephoned me immediately and explained his charges in detail. He later reported back to me that Mr. Tan explained that I would not receive full payment because of the type of policy I hold, which does not cover wear and tear. This was the first time this issue had been brought to my attention, so you can imagine my surprise.

When I received Mr. Tan’s letter of 2 February, this situation was explained. If this had been explained in the first place I would have accepted it and would not have questioned Mr. Ashe’s charges. Instead, by telling me initially that I had been overcharged for this work, he caused a great deal of upset, not only for me but also for Mr. Ashe.

I believed this claim was handled badly by Mr. Tan from the beginning. Therefore, a great deal of embarrassment has been caused over this issue.

I felt you should know how disappointed and upset I am. I trust you will look into this and ensure that such claims are handled more appropriately in the future.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Richard

60. The author writes this letter to ______.

A. complain about a mishandled case B. inform the manager of a payment

C. demand an apology from Mr. Watson D. require the manager to fire Mr. Tan

61. The underlined words “the contractor” in Para.2 refer to ______.

A. Mr. Tan B. Mrs. Richard C. Mr. Watson D. Mr. Ashe

62. The author could not receive full payment because _______.

A. her policy doesn’t cover some of the items

B. the contractor overcharged her for the work

C. Mr. Watson doesn’t take the matter seriously

D. she spent too much money fixing her garage

63. We can learn from the passage that Mr. Tan works in a/an _______.

A. welfare organization B. nursing house

C. insurance company D. local affairs office

C

Many people think that communication is the source of most of their work-related conflicts, but they’d be wrong. In a work context, more conflicts come from structural relationships and personal differences than communication itself.

Organizations create job descriptions, specialized work groups, and authority relationships, all with the intent to improve coordination(协调). But in doing so, they separate people and create the potential for conflicts. For instance, departments within organizations have diverse goals. Purchasing is concerned with the timely acquisition of materials and supplies at low prices; quality control’s attention is focused on improving quality and ensuring that the organization’s products meet standard…When groups within an organization seek diverse ends, there is increased potential for conflicts.

Have you ever met people to whom you took an immediate disliking? Most of the opinions they expressed, you disagreed with. Even insignificant characteristics---the way they cocked their head when they talked or smirked when they smiled---annoyed you. We’ve all met people like that, and many of us have to work with people like this.

Today’s organizations are increasingly diverse in terms of age, gender and race. So, not surprisingly, employees differ on the importance they place on general values such as responsibility, equality and ambition. They also differ on job-related values such as the importance of family over work or freedom against authority. These differences often surface in work-related interactions and create significant interpersonal conflicts.

The above doesn’t mean that communication can’t be a source of conflicts. It can. Differing word connotations, insufficient exchange of information, poor listening skills, and the like, create conflicts. But the belief that “we can deal with our differences if we just communicate more” is not necessarily true. The evidence actually shows that the potential for conflicts increases when there is too much communication as well as when there’s too little.

So when you’re trying to manage conflicts, take a thoughtful look at their source. It’s more likely that the conflict is coming from work-related requirements, personality differences, or dissimilar values, it is from poor communication. And that might influence the actions you take to resolve the conflict.

64. From Para.2, we know that in an organization, .

A. job descriptions can effectively improve cooperation

B. different goals of branches may cause disagreements

C. division of labor usually results in harmonious relationship

D. the setting of different departments is to encourage competition

65. The writer holds that .

A. fewer conflicts will appear if we communicate more

B. most people share similar values in the same organization

C. communication is just one of the reasons for most conflicts

D. we’d better calm down before taking action when in conflict

66. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A. B.

C. D.

CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point(次要点) C: Conclusion

D

Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to receive candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. “The preliminary（初步的）results of our study suggest that people are more likely to disclose sensitive information via text messages than in voice interviews,” says Fred Conrad, a psychologist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.

“This is sort of surprising,” says Conrad, “since many people thought that texting would decrease the likelihood of disclosing sensitive information because it creates a persistent, visual record of questions and answers that others might see on your phone and in the cloud.”

With text, the researchers also found that people were less likely to engage in “satisficing”--- a survey industry term referring to the common practice of giving good enough, easy answers. “We believe people give more precise answers via texting because there's just not the time pressure in a largely asynchronous（非同步的）mode like text that there is in phone interviews, ” says Conrad. “As a result, respondents are able to take longer to arrive at more accurate answers.”

Conrad conducted the study with Michael Schober, a professor of psychology at the New School for Social Research. “We're in the early stages of analyzing our findings,” says Schober. “But so far it seems that texting may reduce some respondents' tendency to shade the truth or to present themselves in the best possible light in an interview, even when they know it's a human interviewer they are communicating with via text. What we cannot yet be sure of is who is most likely to be disclosive in text. Is it different for frequent texters, or generational, for example? ”

For the study, the researchers recruited approximately 600 iPhone-users through Google Ads, offering them iTunes Store rewards to participate in the study. Their goals were to see whether responses to the same questions differed depending on several variables:whether the questions were asked via text or voice, whether a human or a computer asked the questions, and whether the environment, including the presence of other people and the likelihood of multitasking, affected the answers. [来源:学科网]

67. The underlined word “candid” in Para.1 probably means .

A. straightforward B. appropriate C. ambiguous D. objective

68. We can learn from the passage that .

A. people fond of text messaging are more honest

B. texting will give away less sensitive information

C. different variables might affect the responses of messaging

D. about 600 iPhone users have been awarded iTunes by researchers

69. Compared with phone interviews, texting has the strength that people could .

A. present their best to the interviewers

B. have more time to make a reply

C. pay less for sending a message

D. enjoy more freedom of speech

70. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Texting Downs Responses B. Texting Exposes Identity

C. Texting Benefits Interviewees D. Texting Ups Truthfulness

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely terrifying. 71 However, most deaths result from panic, without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water. By adopting a brace(支撑) position, acting decisively and getting out fast, you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.

Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you're aware that you're going off the road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle, so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the "ten and two" position.

Undo your seatbelt. 72 Unbuckle the children, starting with the oldest first. Forget the cell phone call. Your car isn't going to wait for you to make the call.

73 Leave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window. A car's electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water, so try the method of opening it electronically first. Many people don't think about the window as an escape option either because of panic or misinformation about doors and sinking.

Break the window. If you aren't able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you'll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counter-intuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car. 74

Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival. 75 While there is still air in the car, take slow, deep breaths and focus on what you're doing.

A. Open the window as soon as you hit the water.

B. Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think.

C. It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually.

D. Such accidents are particularly dangerous to the risk of drowning.

E. In conclusion, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe.

F. This is the first thing to attend to, yet it often gets forgotten in the panic.

G. But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it.

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）

第一节 情景作文 （20分）

假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华。下面四幅图描述了一天下午放学后你和几个同学回家路上的经历，请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英文园地”写一篇短文，词数不少于60。

第二节 开放作文（15分）

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim. Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

海淀区高三年级第一学期期中练习 英 语 参考答案及评分标准 2012.11 
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30 分） 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）

1. C  2. B 3. A  4. A  5. B

第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
6. A   7. A  8. C  9. B  10. C  11. C      12. B  13. B  14. C  15. A 
第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分） ★每小题超过一个词不计分； ★拼写错误不计分； ★人名、月份首字母必需大写，否则不计分，其余单词大小写错 误扣 0.5 分;  ★月份缩写不计分。

16. Ramirez  17. 1058638  18. single  19. cash  20. December 
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）

第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，共 15 分）

21. D  22. B  23. C 24. B  25. A  26. B  27. D  28. C  29. A  30. C 

31. A  32. C  33. B  34. D  35. D 
第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
36. B  37. A  38. C  39. A  40. D  41. B  42. C  43. D  44. D  45. C  46. B

47. D   48. B  49. A  50. D  51. A  52. B  53. A  54. C  55. C 
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）

56. D      57. C  58. B  59. A  60. A  61. D  62. A  63. C  64. B  65.C

66. B     67. A  68. C   69. B  70. D 
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）
71. D  72. F  73. A 74. G  75. C      
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35 分） 第一节 情景作文（20 分）

一、评分原则：

1．本题总分为 20 分，按 5 个档次给分。

2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡 量，确定或调整档次，最 后给分。

3．评分时应考虑：内容要点的完整性、上下文的连贯、词汇和句式的多样性及语言的准确性。

4．拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

5．词数少于 60，从总分中减去 1 分。

二、内容要点：

1．坐车回家，路遇大雨；  2．雨中推车，打伞相助；

3．汽车被困，下车帮忙；  4．车辆启动，众人欢呼。