1、海 淀 区 高 三 年 级 第 二 学 期 期 末 练 习 英 语 2012.05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
2、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 sport does the man play now? A. Basketball.B. Football.C. Badminton.2. Where does the dialogue probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. At a grocery store.C. At a snack bar. 3. When will the man go for his holiday?A. In June.B.
3、 In July .C. In August. 4. What are they mainly talking about?A. Scholarship.B. Major. C. Travelling. 5. What does the woman think of the math puzzle?A. Difficult. B. So-so. C. Easy.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
4、话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. When is the woman available for the meeting?AIn 4th week of May. B. In 3rd week of May. C. In 1st week of May.7. Where is the meeting going to be held?AIn Mexico City. B. In Chicago. C. In Toronto.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. In which country are transport workers on strike? A. Fra
5、nce. B. Australia. C. Singapore.9. Why are some of the farmers angry? A. They are stricken by the worst drought. B. The financial assistance is not enough. C. The government reacts too late.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Which day(s) does the man finally make a reservation for? A. November 10. B. November 17.
6、 C. November 17 and 18.11. Which type of room does the man book? A. Standard. B. Deluxe. C. Suite. 12. How much does the man have to pay to hold the room? A. $ 220. B. $ 160. C. $ 50.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. What is the woman doing?A. Complaining about campus food.B. Seeking comments on campus food.C. P
7、ushing for changes in campus food.14. What does the man think of the campus food? A. Acceptable. B. Excellent.C. Unsatisfied.15. What is the man unhappy with?A. The vegetable.B. The closing time.C. The soup.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至第20五道小题，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
8、对话你将听两遍。Information about SteveWorking time 16 hours a day and six days a weekDay offEvery 17 DutyTo keep everything in the 18 cleanSecrets of doing wellAttention to 19 ; passion for itPlans for futureHave his own 20 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
9、上将该项涂黑。21. Reading books, _ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life.A. that B. what C. as D. which22. -What makes you a history major? -Interest. I _ it because my high school history teacher influenced me a lot. A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved23. The average F
10、acebook user in the United States has 245 friends, according to a study _ in February.A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish 24. As the intelligence of robots increases to match _ of humans，we may use them to expand our frontiers.A. it B. that C. which D. them25. -Have you received your
11、 new shoes?-Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _.A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order26. A mistake _ have been made on our bill. We didnt order any fish today. A. should B. would C. must D. could27. One doesnt have to look far to realize the direct connection smoking and canc
12、er. A. ofB. withC. toD. between 28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _ Maydays concert in the Birds Nest.A. to expect B. expecting C. expected D. expect 29. -Is dinner ready? -Not yet. The main course _. It needs another ten minutes.A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has not done 30.
13、House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _ there are famous schools. A. where B. since C. when D. whether 31. You dont need to make fancy foods to impress guestsit is something simple but good _ will do. A. what B. that C. which D. who32. More than ten people _ in their own homes d
14、uring the first 3 months of this year. A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been gassed33. I actually believe that we _ in Xian now if you hadnt been caught drunk driving last month.A. would be B. would have beenC. wereD. had been34. At no time I would blame you for your being slo
15、w in your English study. A. I said B. said I C. I did say D. did I say35. One of the glorious moments in my school life was I was awarded the Mayors Award. A. whyB. howC. thatD. when 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。Education from My FatherMy memories of
16、 my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are 36 that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of 37 . When I was small I was somewhat 38 of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in 39 that a child co
17、uld understand but was basically correct. I gained a better 40 later, but I didnt have to unlearn anything.What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds 41 it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled 42 the air it made the air so hot that it 43 . Then there was nothing whe
18、re the air had been and the air all around rushed in to 44 the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, 45 to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that 46 . He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it
19、 was 47 . It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could 48 and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were 49 to the universe. Our warmth was going to 50 the whole universe. When
20、there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I 51 feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.I am sure there were many other lessons that I 52 but no longer remember. What I did 53 , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understo
21、od them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were 54 but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been 55 in science.36. A. othersB. fewC. someD. all37. A. scienceB. natureC. weather D. universe38. A. sureB. fondC. tiredD
22、. afraid39. A. depthB. wordsC. gesturesD. data40. A. understanding B. knowledgeC. commandD. confidence41. A. butB. andC. for D. or42. A. aboveB. to C. alongD. through43. A. shoneB. burnedC. expandedD. broke 44. A. fillB. makeC. avoidD. break 45. A. tryingB. proving C. hopingD. pretending 46. A. clap
23、 B. remark C. voiceD. crash47. A. coldB. bright C. clearD. foggy 48. A. exploreB. foresee C. imagineD. identify 49. A. committedB. exposed C. related D. led50. A. heat B. protect C. extend D. light51. A. everB. also C. evenD. still 52. A. selectedB. arranged C. absorbedD. delivered 53. A. considerB.
24、 promiseC. explainD. learn54. A. memoriesB. blankets C. mysteriesD. thunders55. A. engagedB. interestedC. successfulD. skillful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。AUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood went to school on
25、Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the schools busing company redrew its route map, canceling Nias bus. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”a group of kids, supervised (监护) by an
26、 adult or two, who make the walk together.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves. According to a 1979 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2011. Modern parents have been unwilling
27、 to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have reduced.Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing
28、 companies instruct drivers to cancel extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling(挂空挡). They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which arent always the shortest ones.There could be disadvantages, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every
29、formerly bused student begins walking to school, its an environmental winbut if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 tim
30、es safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.56. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem muc
31、h concerned with the _.A. safety of their kids B. kids physical strengthC. time spent on the way D. changes in the route57. To save money, some schools choose to _.A. shorten the school week B. take the shortest routesC. stop using school buses D. use fuel-efficient buses58. Busing cutbacks may lead
32、 to _.A. fewer complaints about long morning hikesB.morestudentstakingpublictransportationC. an increase in carbon dioxide emissions D. a decrease in the safety of school busesBA metaphor is a poetic device that deals with comparison. It compares similar qualities of two dissimilar objects. With a s
33、imple metaphor, one object becomes the other: Love is a rose. Although this does not sound like a particularly rich image, a metaphor can communicate so much about a particular image that poets use them more than any other type of figurative language. The reason for this is that poets compose their
34、poetry to express what they are experiencing emotionally at that moment. Consequently, what the poet imagines love to be may or may not be our understanding of love. Therefore, the poets job is to enable us to experience it, to feel it the same way as the poet does. Lets analyze this remarkably simp
35、le metaphor concerning love and the rose to see what it offers. Because the poet uses a comparison with a rose, first we must examine the characteristics of that flower. A rose is impressive in its beauty, its petals（花瓣）are nicely soft, and its smell is pleasing. Its possible to say that a rose is a
36、ctually a feast to the senses of sight, touch, and smell. The roses appearance seems to border on perfection, each petal seemingly equal in form. Isnt this the way ones love should be？A loved one should be a delight to ones senses and seem perfect. However, there is another dimension added to the co
37、mparison by using a rose. Roses have thorns. The poet wants to convey the idea that roses can be tricky. So can love, the metaphor tells us. When one reaches out with absolute trust to touch the object of his or her affection, ouch, a thorn can cause great harm! “Be careful,” the metaphor warns, “Lo
38、ve is a feast to the senses, but it can overwhelm us, and it can also hurt us and cause acute suffering.” This is the poets understanding of lovean admonition (劝诫). What is the point？Just this: It took almost 14 sentences to clarify what a simple metaphor communicates in only four words! That is the
39、 artistry and the joy of the simple metaphor. 59. According to the passage, a metaphor is a _. A. description of two similar objects in a poetic way B. literary device specially employed in poetry writing C. contrast between two different things to create a vivid image D. comparison between two diff
40、erent objects with similar features 60. As is meant by the author, thorns of a rose _. A. add a new element to the image of love B. protect the rose from harm C. symbolize reduced love D. cause acute suffering 61. It can be inferred from the passage that a metaphor is _. A. difficult to understand B
41、. rich in meaning C. simple to use D. perfect in form62. The main idea of this passage is that _. A. love is a rose in metaphor B. a rose is a good image in poetry C. a metaphor is a great poetic device D. a poet should be careful to use a metaphor COn my first job as a sports editor for the Montpel
42、ier Leader Enterprise, I didnt get a lot of fan mail, so I was intrigued by a letter plopped on my desk one morning. The envelope bore the logo of the closest big-city paper, the Toledo Blade. When I opened it, I read:“Sweet piece of writing on the Tigers. Keep up the good work.”It was signed by Don
43、 Wolfe, the sports editor. Because I was a teenager (being paid the grand total of 15 cents a column inch), his words could not have been more exciting. I kept the letter in my desk drawer until it got rag-eared. Whenever I doubted I had the right stuff to be a writer, I would reread Dons note and w
44、alk on air again. Later, when I got to know him, I learned that Don made a habit of writing a quick, encouraging word to people in all walks of life. “When I make others feel good about themselves,” he told me, “I feel good, too.”Why are upbeat note writers in such short supply? My guess is that many who shy away from the practice are too self-conscious. They are afraid they will be misunderstood, sound old-fashioned or flattering. Also, writing takes time and it is far easier to pick up the phone. The drawbac
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