浙江省台州市四校2012届高三上学期第一次联考试卷
英语
选择题部分(共80分)
第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:单项填空(共20小题;每小题0.5分,满分10分)
从A、B、c和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. During a Fair in Nanjing this May, UCC bicycles, which are made in Taiwan, were sold out even though _____ 50,000 yuan each.
A. cost B. costing C. being cost D. having cost
2. Want to speak more fluently? Just come to our club to have more ______.
A. chance B. experience C. success D. practice
3.―Karen, can I talk to you for a minute?
―Sure, ________?
A.how come B.what’s up C.how’s that D.what for
4.—Have you seen my Iphone, Henry?
— _______ you showed me yesterday? I'm afraid I haven't seen ________.
A.The one; it B.The one; one C.One; it D.One; one
5. ______a healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on the go.
A. For B. When C. As D. Despite
6. –Do you like a house with no garden?
--_______, but anyhow, it’s better to have one than none.
A. Not really B. Not especially C. Not a bit D. Not a little
7. One of Jobs’ unique contributions to Apple is his ability to ______ when the public may finally be ready to adopt such a technology.
A. create B. admit C. recognize D. adjust
8. —Now that you like the personal computer very much, isn't it a good idea to get one?
—Well, I'd like to but I can't afford________ computer at present.
A.that expensive a B.a such cheap
C.that an expensive D.so cheap
9. China _______ a sharp increase in the number of Social Networking Services users in the past years.
A. has seen B. saw C. has been seen D. was seen
10. Having done well in the competition,Tom returned to his school ____.
A. to be a proud winner B. being a proud winner
C. as a proud winner D. a proud winner
11. Jeanswest Clothing donated 1 million yuan to a university in Guangzhou. ______ , the new student activity center building was to be branded with the company’s name.
A. In turn B. In reward C. In return D. As an award
12. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life ____ so happy.
A. did I feel B. I felt C. I had felt D. had I felt
13. Gutter oil is illegally recycled cooking oil, ______ contains chemicals that are harmful to the human body and can even cause cancer.
A. it B. which C. where D. that
14. Scientists tell us to ______ drinks with caffeine and not to read scary books before bedtime to make our dreams sweeter.
A. abandon B. avoid C. escape D. drop
15. Nicholas Allegra, a teenage hacker, ________ a fine position at Apple.
A. come up with B. end up with C. go through with D. get away with
16. He had made up his mind early in his life that if things were meant to work out, they ___ .
A. had B. were C. did D. would
17. Both research and practical experience have shown that _____ balanced diet is essential to _____ health.
A. the; / B. a; the C. /; the D. a; /
18. The manager _____the meeting,but he was called away for some urgent business abroad.
A. could have attended B. might have attended
C. could attend D. would attend
19. On some British streets, there _____ be as many as five different garbage cans --that’s confusing!
A. can B. have to C. must D. shall
20. _______ “the most livable”, the city of Melbourne in Australia has ranked top in a survey done by the Economist Intelligence Unit in August.
A. In view of B. as with C. In terms of D. as well as
第二节:完形填空(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21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida 21 he took a book off the shelf and found himself 22 with the notes in the margin(页边空白). The soft handwriting 23 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.
In front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s 24 , Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to 25 .
During the next year and one-month the two 26 knew each other through the mail. A Romance was budding. John requested her 27 , but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it 28 matter what she looked like. Later they 29 their first meeting 7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York.
“You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red 30 I’ll be wearing on my suit.” 31 at 7:00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose.
A young woman in a 32 suit was coming toward him, her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers. Almost 33 he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly 34 . He felt as though he split in two, so strong was his desire to 35 her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned him.
He did not hesitate and said, "I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so 36 you could meet me; may I take you to 37 ?"
The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit begged me to 38 this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the 39 across the street. She said it was some kind of 40 !”
It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in it’s response to the unattractive.
21. A. bookstore B. library C. reading room D. classroom
22. A. fascinated B. disappointed C. interested D. angry
23. A. showed B. read C. reflected D. saw
24. A. address B. school C. telephone D. name
25. A. write back B. reply back C. call back D. answer back
26.A. quickly B. suddenly C. eventually D. gradually
27. A. photograph B. age C. working place D. telephone number
28 A. would B. wouldn’t C. could D. couldn’t
29. A. agreed B. approved C. scheduled D. recommended
30. A. flower B. scarf C. coat D. rose
31. A. But B. So C. Or D. And
32. A. green B. red C. yellow D. white
33. A.unavoidably B. unavailably C. uncomfortably D. uncontrollably
34. A. around B. across C. away D. along
35. A. escape B. follow C. catch D. watch
36. A. surprised B. excited C. glad D. sad
37. A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. meal
38. A. wear B. dress C. have on D. put
39. A. hotel B. restaurant C. supermarket D. bank
40. A. examination B. experiment C. check D. test
第二部分:阅读理解(第一节20小题。第二节5小题;每小题2分,满分50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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
"Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story!" Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me expectantly.
Suddenly, we were interrupted by clapping. "Terrific," the director said, stepping up to the stage from the aisle(过道). “Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more?"
The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play. "Perfect," the director said. "Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren." A pang of sadness hit me. If only I could read to my real grandchildren!
I had a granddaughter, but I'd never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationship that ended badly. But out of it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother to her-- but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over the years, I asked around town to try and find my son's ex-wife, but it seemed that she didn't want to be found.
I'd just joined this new church a week earlier, and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of the show arrived. The performance was great. "You all looked so natural up there," one of my friends said.
Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments. I walked over to one of the girls in the play. Rehearsals had been in such a hurry that we never really got to talk. "How's my granddaughter?" I joked.
" Fine!" she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.
I wasn't sure I heard the girl's answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question. "What's your mother's name?"
She told me. I was still in shock. "And what's your father's name?" I asked. It was my son.
She'd only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of the play, we've stayed close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.
41. What was the author doing at the beginning of the story?
A. Telling a story B. Playing a game.
C. Preparing for a play. D. Acting in a movie.
42. Why did the author feel " a pang of sadness" at the words of the director?
A. The director's words reminded her of her lost granddaughter.
B. The director's words hurt her badly.
C. She wished that she had a real grandchild.
D. The director wasn't content with her performance.
43. What happened in the church basement after the play?
A. The author played a joke on Lena.
B. Lena treated the author as a friend.
C. The author got to know who Lena was.
D. Lena mistook the author for her grandmother.
44. We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt ______.
A. light-hearted B. heartbroken C. confused D. anxious
B
The ability of falling cats to right themselves in midair and land on their feet has been a source of wonder for ages. Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for physicists it bordered on the miraculous. Newton's laws of motion assume that the total amount of spin(旋转) of a body cannot change unless an external force speeds it up or slows it down. If a cat has no spin when it is released and experiences no external force, it ought not to be able to twist(转动) around as it falls.
In fact, the righting of a falling cat is similar to a magician's trick. The movements of the cat in midair are too fast for the human eye to follow, so the process is hard to understand. Either the eye must be speeded up, or the cat's fall slowed down for the phenomenon to be observed. A century ago the former was realized by means of high-speed photography using equipment now available in any drugstore. But in the nineteenth century the capture on film of a falling cat led to a scientific experiment.
The experiment was described in a paper presented to the Paris Academy in 1894. Two series of twenty photographs each, one from the side and one from behind, show a white cat in the act of righting itself. Grainy though they are, the photos show that the cat was dropped upside down, with no spin, and still landed on its feet. Careful analysis of the photos reveals the secret. As the cat rotates the front of its body clockwise, the back and tail twist (扭转) counterclockwise, so that the total spin remains zero, in perfect accord with Newton's laws. Halfway down, the cat pulls in its legs before changing its twist in the opposite way and then extends them again, with the desired end result. The explanation was that while nobody can acquire spin without force, a flexible one can readily change its direction. Cats know this naturally, but scientists could not be sure how it happened until they increased the speed of their views a thousand times as much.
45. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The explanation of an interesting phenomenon
B. Miracles in modern science
C. The process in scientific research
D. The differences between biology and physics.
46.Which of the following can be inferred about high-speed photography in the late 1800's?
A. It was a relatively new technology.
B. The necessary equipment was easy to obtain.
C. The resulting photographs are difficult to explain.
D. It was not fast enough to provide new information.
47.The underlined word “rotates” in third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. drops B. turns C. controls D. touches
48.According to the passage, a cat is able to right itself in midair because it is
A. frightened B. small C. intelligent D. flexible
C
When people search online, they leave a trail that remains stored on the central computers of firms such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Analyzing what we're looking for on the Web can offer a remarkable understanding of our anxieties and enthusiasms.
UK writer John Battelle wrote on his blog, "This can tell us extraordinary things about who we are and what we want as a culture."
Google's experimental service Google Trends, for example, compares the numbers of people searching for different words and phrases from 2004 to the present.
According to these graphs, sometimes people's interests are driven obviously by the latest news: when the Spice Girls, a pop group, announce a reunion, there's an immediate rush to find out more about them. Other results are strikingly seasonal: people go shopping online for coats in winter and sandals(凉鞋)in summer.
The most fascinating possibility is that search data might help predict behavior. Perhaps we search for a political candidate's name when we are thinking about voting for him or her. This information could clearly be useful to a marketer - it's already how Google decides which ads to show on its search results pages – or to a political campaign manager.
Marissa Mayer, a Google vice-president, argues that Google Trends correctly "predicted" George Bush's victory over John Kerry in the 2004 election. The graph clearly shows that Bush continued his lead over Kerry, in terms of search volumes, even when polls(民意测验) suggested the race was on a razor's edge. However, that’s not always the case. For instance, the same approach predicted Hillary Clinton would beat Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 turned out to be wrong in the end.
49. According to the passage, Google are able to see the trails of the people when they are ________ .
A. using their computers
B. surfing the Internet
C. using its search engine
D. connecting their computer to another one
50. The search data can help foresee the following EXCEPT ______
A. The different features of different cultures
B. the better place to put advertisements in
C. The victory of a politician in the election
D. The reunion of a pop group
51. On the whole, the author holds a view towards the search trail that ______
A. It is necessary to make rules about collecting the search trails
B. People are in danger of letting out their personal information
C. The search data is very useful to understand people in society
D. Search trails might cause a lot of disorder.
52. The underlined expression in the last paragraph means_______
A. The competition was a very close one
B. The competition was towards the end
C. The competition showed a clear result
D. The competition was endless
D
Gadgets (小玩意儿)with education programs start to find a place in classroom.
While most public schools don't allow the devices because they are considered distractions--and sometimes portable cheating tools--some school districts have started to put the technology to use. The key, educators say, is controlling the environment in which they are used.
In St. Mary's, Ohio, a school district of 2,300 students is continuing a program where students are assigned PDAs, or personal digital assistants, for use as a learning tool in the classroom, and at home. They use applications created by a company to draw pictures and create sketches, journals and write essays, said Kyle, the district's technology coordinator(协调者). Other applications create flash cards for spelling and math.
Students took the phones on a museum field trip where they took photos, uploaded them to a server where the teacher could view the assignment and write comments on what they saw.
In addition to the applications that students use, having the PDA teaches them responsibility, he said.
"Cell phones aren't going away. Mobile technology isn't going away, " he said. "Right now, what we're telling kids is 'You go home and use whatever technology you want, but when you get to school, we're going to ask you to step back in time.' It doesn't make any sense," he said.
The district started the program last school year with $40,000 and 60 Palm personal data devices that were handed out to students. Kyle said teachers who used to wait weeks to use computer labs were now able to use technology right in their classrooms--and students love it.
But there are many questions districts face before opening the door to allow cellphones: If children had their own fancier phones, would they be allowed those instead of school-issued devices? How would they fund PDAs in large districts? And do kids really need technology always at their fingertips?
53. Students in public schools are forbidden to have the devices because ______
A. the devices have bad effect on students
B. the devices are considered poor quality
C. it makes no sense to use them at school
D. it is a waste of money
54. A school district uses the PDAs ______
A. as a learning tool
B. as an application
C. to keep in touch with the students
D. to watch the students in the exam
55. From the last paragraph we can learn _______
A. all the kids really need cell phones in school
B. not all the kids really need cell phones in school
C. there is no doubt for cell phones to be used in school
D. there is still some doubt for cell phones to be used in school
56. Kyle's attitude towards the use of PDAs in the classroom might be ______
A. approval B. dissatisfaction C. suspicion D. tolerance
E
It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the basis for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.
Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It not only includes "remembering" things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile.
Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 "words"—string of alphabetic or numerical characters—ready for instant use. An average U.S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information that the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.
The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person's memory is in terms of words and combinations of words. But while language greatly expands the number and the kind of things a person can remember, it also requires a huge memory capacity. It may well be this capacity that distinguishes humans, setting them apart from other animals.
57. Which of the following is TRUE about memory?
A. It helps us perceive things happening around us every day.
B. It is based on the decisions we made in the past.
C. It is rooted in our past habits and skills.
D. It connects our past experiences with the present.
58. According to the passage, memory is helpful in one's life in the following aspects EXCEPT that ________.
A. it involves a change in one's behavior
B. it keeps information for later use
C. it warns people not to do things repeatedly
D. it enables one to remember events that happened in the past
59. What is the major characteristic of man's memory capacity according to the author?
A. It can be expanded by language.
B. It can remember all the combined words.
C. It may keep all the information in the past.
D. It may change what has been stored in it.
60. Human beings make themselves different from other animals by _______.
A. having the ability to perceive danger
B. having a far greater memory capacity
C. having the ability to recognize faces and places on sight
D. having the ability to draw on past experiences
第二节: Tina, David, Helen 和Anna他们自己或亲人遇到了一些健康问题, 正在寻找相关网站获取信息和帮助。第1至5是他们所遇问题的简单介绍。阅读下面六个网站的简介(A, B, C, D, E和F), 选出每个人需要的最佳网站。 选项中有一项是多余选项。
61. Recently, Tina found herself gaining weight week by week. She can't help eating things even after finishing a large dinner. Some of her clothes have become too tight for her. She is worrying about what will happen to her if it continues. Where can she find some good advice on eating disorders?
62. David is a high school student, who is interested in body piercing(穿孔). He really wants to know whether it is a possible way to spread AIDS. Where can he get an answer to this question?
63. Victor is a young manager of a big food company. He seems have endless work to do every day. so he feels stressed out when he comes from his office. His wife Helen is worried about his health. So Helen is looking for a good site which offers advice on relaxation or stress relief for her husband.
64. Henry, a native in Spain, has long been upset that his father has been a serious drinker for 20 years. He lost his good job and his wife because of drinking. Once he was nearly killed in an accident after drinking too much. As his only son, Henry cares about his father's health. So he needs some advice on how people can give up drinking.
65. Betty, a German girl, is becoming fatter and fatter these days. She eats whatever she likes. As a result, she eats lots of junk food and few fresh fruits. In other words, she knows little about nutritional and fitness needs. Her mother Anna hopes to find a site in which her daughter can chat with other teenagers about health issues.
A. Learn about the problems of the spreading of HIV in teenagers. This site, prepared by a Harvard researcher, offers teens the chance to ask about AIDS and other issues. You can find information about avoiding the deadly disease, including information on risks associated with makeup for the face and other parts of your body. This site has a long list of hotlines that teens can call.
B. A site created especially for teens with information about your food or diet. There are interactive sections where you can learn about your RDA(Recommended Daily Allowances) or communicate with other teens. There are English, Spanish, and German versions of this site.
C. The site provides you with a lot of tips on how to provide relief for your body and mind, and has many links to sites on yoga, mental health, and lots of other subjects to keep your health both mentally and physically.
D. We are devoted to the prevention and treatment of different eating problems. Edreferral. com provides information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorder. Our goal is to give assistance for those who suffer a lot so as to get them to start on the road to recovery. It is important for them to seek help! Our site is full of information and we want to help.
E. AL-Anon is a worldwide organization that offer a self-help recovery program for families and friends of alcoholics whether or not the alcoholic seeks help or even recognizes the existence of a drinking problem. Members give and receive comfort and understanding through a mutual exchange of experiences, strength and hope. The information on this site is available in ten different languages, including English and Spanish.
F. Welcome to Healthy Weight Website. Is there an ideal weight we should all try to achieve? The answer is NO! There's no ideal weight that suits everybody. Each person is different and his healthy weight will be determined by different factors. Anyhow. Our healthy eating tips and information on physical activities and nutrition can help you achieve and maintain your healthy weight.
非选择题部分(共40分)
第三部分:写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题l分,满分l0分)
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^),并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改l0处,多者(从第ll处起)不计分。
例如: It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily the I was completely free then, so I'll to say "yes". I'll arrive in Bristol at around 8 p. m. am in Friday evening. on |
Dear Lucy,
Thanks for your letter.
I might get used to the life in America gradually. Food here remain the same all day and the school here is more relaxed because I take 2 AP courses and have to catch up with half year's course. All the books are in English and I have to write many articles, which might seem difficult. More worse, I find out my speaking English got worse. I have been out of my school only once, but I guess there are a lot of different. There are some funny clubs, and I participate basketball club in this semester. It’s amazing.
By the way, thank you and all my classmates in China for making souvenirs to me. Sending it to me when you finish and I will be very happy.
Hope you will reply to me soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节:书面表达(满分30分)
最近, 很多中学生都纷纷开微博。一方面,微博可以作为展示自己的窗口,以释放学习的压力,因此已经被越来越多的中学生所接受。但是,另一方面,很多家长和老师都认为管理个人微博要花相当多的时间和精力,会耽误学习。
请简要介绍这一现象,并发表自己的看法。
注意:词数100左右。
参考词汇: 开微博 open one's microblog
英语答案
第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:单项填空(共20小题;每小题0.5分,满分10分)
1-20. BDBAC ACAAD CDBBB DDAAC
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
21-40. BACDA DABCD BADCB CCABD
第二部分:阅读理解(第一节20小题。第二节5小题;每小题2分,满分50分)
41-60. CACA AABD CDCA AADA DCAB
61. DACEB
第三部分:写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题l分,满分l0分)
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By the way, thank you and all my classmates in China for making souvenirs to me.
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Sending it to me when you finish and I will be very happy.
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Hope you will reply to me soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节:书面表达(满分30分)
One possible version:
Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own microblogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a colorful platform to showcase their talent. For another, it is a useful way to release their pressure. And all these make it more and more popular with high school students. But many parents and teachers hold a different view, they think that management one's microblog will take a lot of time and energy, which should be used to study.
In my view, I am greatly in favor of this activity. Today the Internet is playing an important and essential role in our life. Therefore as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn make use of this meaningful tool to communicate and display ourselves. What's more, opening and organizing microblogs need various abilities such as writing, designing, being skillful at computer and so on. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful microblog. As a result, we improve ourselves while organizing our microblogs.
In fact, Microblog itself is of little harm. It is your attitude towards it that matters. We should take the advantages and avoid some bad effects.