北京名师教育研究院:北京市海淀区2013届高三上学期期末考试英语试题

 

海淀区高三年级第一学期期末练习

英语

2013.1

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's the man's favorite music?

A. Rock music.                      B. Country music.                       C. Classical music.

2. What does the woman suggest?

A. Buying a house.                B. Selling a house.                      C. Renting a house.

3. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Going on a diet.                B. Going jogging.                       C. Losing weight.

4. Who is coming to the party tonight?

A. Harry.                              B. Ben.                                      C. Cathy.

5. What is the woman doing?

A. Blaming the man.

B. Apologizing to the man.

C. Quarrelling with the man.

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. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A big earthquake.               B. A terrible hurricane.                C. A sudden power failure.

7. Where does the man come from?

A. Houston.                          B. New York.                             C. California.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What does the man's wife want a television for?

A. Watching news.                  B. Listening to music.                 C. Enjoying movies.

9. How much is the bigger televison this Friday?

A. $256.                                 B. $368.                                    C. $416.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the girl call the man?

A.   To tell him her flight number.

B.   To ask him to meet her at the airport.

C.   To inform the host family of her arrival.

11. Which of the following pictures shows Alice Smith? .

12. Who will meet the girl?

A. Mr. Scott.                         B. The Blacks.                            C. The Blacks and Mr. Scott.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What is the speaker talki ng about?

A. A workbook.                     B. An experiment.                      C. An activity.

14. What are the listeners supposed to do first?

A.   Start the experiment themselves.

B.   Choose experiments and activities.

C.   Read Chapter One of the workbook.

15. How should the listeners finish their activities?

A. In their own way.              B. By following instructions. C. With the teacher's help.

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。叙袅对话你将听两遍。

 

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. A broad smile spread _______Jack's face when he eventually gained a scholarship.

A. across                       B. through                    C. at                           D. in

22. Such a fierce dog _______that we had to wait outside before we could get into his yard.

A. has he had                 B. did he have              C. he had                    D. he has had

23. ____ really makes ‘‘ Gangnam Style”，popular is not the lyrics, but the part of “ Horse

Riding Dance

A. Where                      B. What                       C. That                       D. Which

24. Temperatures _______quite dramatically at night in mountains, so put on some warm clothes before going out.

A. are dropped               B. drop                        C. are being dropped D. have dropped

25. —Jack, did you see my son Harry just now?

—No，Mrs. White. I _______computer games.

A. have played               B. am playing               C. had played              D. was playing

26. John has always wanted an iPad and he has just saved enough money to buy _______.

A. one                           B. it                             C. this                        D. that

27. When the police arrived at the accident spot, they saw many victims ____from great pain.

A. to suffer                    B. suffered                   C. suffering                 D. having suffered

28. While a great CV _______get you in the door, a great interview gets you the job.

A. shall                         B. must                        C. would                     D. can

29. —When will the visas be ready, sir?

—_______everything goes well, you should get them in 14 workdays.

A. Although                   B. As far as                  C. Unless                    D. As long as

30. Up to now, our society _______with limited living space and a shortage of natural resources.

A. has been challenged                                      B. is being challenged

C. is challenging                                               D. has challenged

31. Theories about the end of the world on December 21，2012, _______ on the Mayan calendar , created chaos all over the world.

A. basing                       B. based                       C. having based           D. to base

32. I have received an offer from an American university, but I am still hesitating  _______ I should accept it.

A. how                          B. why                        C. whether                  D. that

33. The pigeon has been  __ symbol of  __ peace for thousands of years in many countries.

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

34. —When I first got to Harvard, my awkward English brought me great trouble.

——Oh, dear, it _______a struggle for you to keep up with other students.

A. might be                    B. can be                      C. could have been D. must have been

35. If John hadn't lost his job last month, he ____abroad for a business conference next week.

A. would go                   B. will go                    C. will have gone D. would have gone

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。

“A” for Attitude

    English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my 36 _______ allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful 37 _______ of my junior year. Mrs. Alexander 38 _______ me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was 39 _______ , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter. 40 _______ English was still my subject.

    I graduated from high school, 41  _______early and had children. Confident about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I 42 _______ long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an ‘‘A” student. I 43 _______ up to my own expectations.

    Yesterday, I 44  _______my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards 45  _______back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor's office，explaining that I had always excelled at English, and 46 _______ that I did not deserve a “D” from that 47 _______ teacher of my senior year. The advisor was sympathetic but unable to change a (an) 48 _______

    Reading 49  _______my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to shred them or hide them. I was not an ‘‘A” student in high school English ！ Some how, I had 50 _______ myself of this，when the grades clearly reflected an 51 student with an occasional “ A ” or ‘‘ B” but mostly “C” s.

    Had I lived up to those grades and 52 _______ myself according to those letters，I would have never confidently sought my writing 53 _______ . Had I believed in my early grades instead of myself ，I would have allowed my fear of 54 _______ to defeat my enthusiasm and damage my creativity. 55  _______，I viewed my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.

 

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

Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. ‘‘Father!，，Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room.

”Father！ What's that sound?”Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire.

”They're hunting ducks, ” Ali said in a hoarse voice. “They hunt ducks at night, you know. Don't be afraid.”

A siren(汽笛）went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, awakened from sleep. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close and held him with tenderness.

We stayed huddled (蜷缩）that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generations of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of the bombs and gunfire were not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise，none of us had any idea that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played，bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting.

Just before the sunrise，Baba's car pulled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before： fear. “Amir! Hassan ！ “ He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. ”They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried ！ ”

We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night.

56. Who is the author of this passage?

A. Hassan.                     B. Ali.                         C. Baba.                      D. Amir.

57. By saying ” They're hunting ducks"，Ali _______.

A. told the children the truth                              B. tried to calm the children

C. played a joke on the children                         D. cheered the children up

58. We can infer from the passage that  _______.

A. there were thunderstorms that night

B. Afghan children were used to the war

C. that night was the end of people's peaceful life

D. people on the street shouted and broke the windows

59. From the last sentence of the passage, we know _______.

A. the author was glad to see his father come home safe

B. there was a chance that a world in peace was to come

C. what happened that night seemed nothing to the author

D. Baba's arms gave the author temporary comfort and joy

B

Is Your Diet Destroying the Environment?

A vegetarian diet is often praised for its health benefits. Studies have shown that vegetarians usually have lower levels of heart disease and a lower risk of diabetes than people who eat meat. What most people are less aware of, however, are the effects that a vegetarian diet can have on the environment.

Researchers from the Union of Concerned Scientists in the US recently studied how consumer behavior affects the environment. The study showed that meat consumption is one of the main ways that humans can damage the environment, second only to the use of motor vehicle.

Then, how can eating meat have a negative effect on the environment? For a start, all farm animals such as cows，pigs，and sheep give off methane (沼气）gas by expelling (排出）wind from their bod ies. One cow can produce up to 60 liters of methane each day. Methane gas is the second most common greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Many environmental experts now believe that it is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide. It is estimated that 25% of all methane

released into the atmosphere comes from farm animals.

Another way that meat production affects the environment is through the use of water and land. 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef, whereas 20 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of wheat. One acre of farmland used for crop production can produce 40，000 pounds of potatoes, 30,000 pounds of carrots, or 50,000 pounds of tomatoes.

Many people now see the benefits of switching to a vegetarian diet，not just for health reasons， but also because it plays a vital role in protecting the environment. However, some nutritionists advise against switching to a totally strict vegetarian, or vegan diet. They believe a vegan diet, which excludes all products from animal sources, such as cheese, eggs, and milk, can be short of many necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need."

Today，many people know it's important to take better care of their bodies and to use the earth's resources more efficiently. As this understanding spreads, more people may realize that to help the environment and for the human race to survive, more of us will need to become vegetarians.

60. The underlined word ‘‘it，’ in Para. 3 refers to _______.

A. methane gas              B. carbon dioxide C. expelling wind D. greenhouse gas

61. Many figures are used in Para. 4 to show _______.

A. growing tomatoes has the highest production

B. crop production is better than meat production

C. meat production consumes too much water and land

D. farm animals are the main producer of the methane gas

62. What message does the passage want to convey?

A. Our diet is destroying the surroundings.

B. Raising farm animals affects the environment.

C. A vegetarian diet helps to protect the environment.

D. More and more people are becoming strict vegetarians.

C

For millions of Facebook users, choosing which photo to use for an online profile is an important decision. According to a study by researchers at the UT Dallas Center, the photos we select may reflect individual preferences, but they also appear to reflect more deeply rooted, unconscious cultural differences. Previous research has shown that culture can affect not only language and custom, but also how we experience the world and process information. Western cultures，for example，condition people to think of themselves as highly independent entities (实 体)，whereas East Asian cultures stress collectivism and interdependence.

Dr. Denise Park, co-director of the Center at UT Dallas, and former graduate student Dr. ChihMao Huang of the University of Illinois, were curious about whether these patterns of cultural influence extend to cyberspace. In a paper published in the International Journal of Psychology, they examined the profile photographs of more than 500 active Facebook users from the United States a nd

East Asia. Overall, they found that profile photos of Americans are more likely to focus on the individual's face，while the profiles of East Asians tend to less emphasize the face and include more background features. Americans also show greater smile intensity compared to East Asian Facebook users.

The findings show marked cultural differences in the focus of attention among East Asian and American Facebook users. Moreover, they echo previous research on cultural influences on visual perception(感知），attention, and reasoning in the offline world.

“We believe these findings relate to a cultural bias to be more individualistic and independent in the US and more communal and interdependent in Asia，，，said Park.

The research also found that cultural influences over our self-presentation online can shift over time and from place to place. In one of the study samples, Americans studying in Japan and Japanese studying in the US both showed a tendency to adjust their profile photos to the general preferences of their host country.

“ Facebook constitutes an extended social context in which personal profiles mirror various individual characteristics，private thoughts，and social behaviors，” noted Huang. “ As such，the study presents a new approach to investigate cognition and behaviors across cultures by using Facebook as a data collection platform. ”

63. The underlined word ‘‘condition” in the first paragraph probably means _______.

A. advise                       B. instruct                    C. shape                 D. forbid

64. We can know from the passage that Mongolians probably emphasize_____ .

A. cultural influences                                        B. social behaviors

C. independent existence                                    D. collective power

65. It can be inferred that a Korean studying in the US is likely to _______.

A. use a picture of his face on Facebook

B. adjust to American preferences quickly

C. change his profile photos from time to time

D. put up a photo of his apartment on Facebook

66. According to Dr. Huang, Facebook can help to _______.

A. make up a more extended social context

B. study the diversity of worldwide cultures

C. promote communication between east and west

D. combine different cultures from different aspects

D

Do you want to love what you do for a living? Follow your passion. This piece of advice provides the foundation for modern thinking on career satisfaction. But this can be a problem.

I've spent the past several years researching and writing about the different strategies we use to seek happiness in our work. It became clear early in the process that the suggestion to ” follow your passion" was flawed, for it lacks scientific evidence. However, it doesn't mean you should abandon the goal of feeling passionate about your work. The reality emphasizes that things are quite complicated.

Passion is earned. Different people are looking for different things in their work, but generally, people with satisfying careers enjoy some combination of the following features ： autonomy，respect， competence，creativity，and a sense of impact. In other words，if you want to feel passionate about your livelihood，don't seek the perfect job，but seek to get more of these features in the job you already have.

Passion is elusive (难捉摸的）.Many people develop the rare and valuable skills leading to passion , but still end up unhappy in their work. The problem is that the features leading you to love your work are more likely to be useful to you than your organization. As you become increasingly ‘‘valuable”，for example, your boss might push you toward traditional promotions that come with more pay and more responsibility, as this is what is most useful to your company. However, you might find more passion by applying your value to gain autonomy in your schedule or project selection.

Passion is dangerous. I've watched too many of my peers fall into anxiety and chronic job- hoppirig due to the ‘‘follow your passion’ ，advice. The issue is expectations. If you believe we all have a pre-existing passion，and that matching it to a job will lead to instant workplace happiness， reality will always pale in comparison.

Work is hard. Not every day is fun. If you're seeking a dream job, you'll end up frustrat ed, again and again. Don't set out to discover passion. Instead, set out to develop it. This path might be longer and more complicated than what most cheerful career guides might advocate，but it's a path much more likely to lead you somewhere worth going.

67. People satisfied with their careers are _______.

A. autonomous and passionate                            B. creative and competent

C. respectable and sensitive                                D. creative and passionate

68. What is the author's advice on achieving career satisfaction?

A. Developing passion for what one is doing.

B. Matching the pre-existing passion to one's work.

C. Figuring out early what one will do in the fu ture.

D. Discovering skills that lead to interesting careers.

69. The underlined sentence in Para. 5 probably means that _______.

A. it is not easy to match our passion with our jobs

B. we shouldn't think everyone has a pre-existing passion

C. high expectations of passion in jobs bring disappointment

D. workplace happiness does not require a pre-existing passion

70. What's the author's attitude towards the advice of ”following your passion”？

A. Ambiguous.               B. Supportive.    C. Cautious.                D. Disapproving.

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。

E

Clara Barton，founder of the American Red Cross，gained worldwide honor for her dedication to easing human suffering and earned the nickname “Angel of the Battlefield. ”

Barton was born into a liberal freethinking family in 1821. Her elder brothers and sisters happily tutored her in math and reading, so when she entered school at three years old, she could read and spell three-syllable words. 71 _______

Concerned about Barton's difficulty in making friends, her parents sent her to a boarding school, hoping it would make her more comfortable with her peers. 72 _______ Barton lost her appetite and cried constantly. After only one term, she had to be brought home. Then, Barton stayed out of school to nurse her older brother through a serious injury and also volunteered to care for poor families during a smallpox(天花）outbreak.

In 1861，the Civil War broke out. The sight of wounded soldiers touched Barton deeply. She began to collect and distribute food, bandages, medicines, and other supplies for the Union army.

73 _______ There, with little concern for her own safety, she cooked meals, assisted surgeons, and comforted wounded soldiers.

Eventually，because of working too hard，Barton collapsed，ill with typhoid fever. 74 _______ It was there that she learned of an organization based in Switzerland一called the International Red Cross, whose work mirrored her own.

Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873，her sister died. 75 _______ When recuperating(休 养）at a health facility in New York，she began planning for the establishment of an American wing of the International Red Cross. Although at first the government resisted，her efforts finally paid off. The American Red Cross was officially organized on May 21, 1881. Her influence lives on today in the work of the organization she founded.

A. Barton fell into a deep depression.

B. Unfortunately, it had the opposite eff ect.

C. Many people felt sorry for the loss of her sister and her own health.

D. Barton risked her life to transport wagonloads of supplies to the front lines.

E. When she recovered, her doctors prescribed a long, restful trip to Europe.

F. Barton spent the following several months learning basics about Swiss Cross.

G. She easily kept up with the older children academically but did not fit in socially.

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）

第一节情景作文（20分）

某互联网消费调研中心对网络购物进行了调查，结果如下。请根据图表1提供的信息描 述人们选择网络购物的不同原因，并针对图表2中任意一个数据所反映的情况谈谈你的看 法。词数不少于60。

注意：文章的开头已经给出。

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Recently, a survey about online shopping has been conducted on the Internet. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(请务必将情景作文写在答题卡指定区域内）

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.

(请务必将开放作文写在答题卡指定区域内）

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海淀区高三年级第一学期期末练习

英   语

   参考答案及评分标准          2013. 1

 

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. A       2. C       3. C       4. B       5. A   

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

6. B       7. C     8. A       9. B       10. C      11. C      12. B      13. A      14. B   15. A 16. Anderson      17. January      18. 314-662-5660    19. Speeding     20. ticket

                

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

31. B      32. C      33. C      34. D     35. A

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

36. D     37. D     38. B      39. C      40. B      41. A     42. A     43. B      44. D     45. A 46. C      47. C      48. A     49. B      50. D     51. A     52. B      53. C      54. D     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. B      58. C      59. D     60. A     61. C      62. C    63. C    64. D    65.A       66. B   67. B           68. A     69. C      70. D

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

71. G     72. B      73. D     74. E      75. A