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海淀区高三英语期末

北京海淀区

2011—2012学年度高三年级第一学期期末练习

英语试题

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）

第一节：

单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．—Howisyournewjob?

—Notsogoodatthemoment．I______itverymuch．

A．won'tenjoyB．amnotenjoyingC．didn'tenjoyD．wasn'tenjoying

22．Christmasis______federalholidayintheStates—allgovernmentemployeesget______dayoff．

A．the;theB．a;/C．a;theD．/;the

23．Studyingabroadcostssomuchmoneythatitis______thereachofthosewithaverageincome．

A．beyondB．overC．withinD．below

24．—Whyarethosepeoplegatheringinthemiddleofthestreet?

—Idon'tknow．There______beanaccident．

A．mustB．wouldC．canD．might

25．Parachutekidsarechildrensenttoanewcountrytolivealoneorwithacaregiver,______theirparentsremainintheirhomecountry．

A．forB．otherwiseC．whileD．when

26．Chinadaily．com．cnisthelargestEnglishportalsiteinChina,______news,businessinformationandlearningmaterials．

A．toprovideB．providingC．providedD．provide

27．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?

—Yes．I______someusedfurnitureattheSundayMarketanditwasarealbargain．

A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．hadboughtD．bought

28．I'mstartingmySpringFestivalvacationonBoracayIsland,______Icanenjoyfreshandcleanairfromtheseaandtheamazingpowdersand．

A．thatB．whichC．whereD．when

29．—Didyougettoworkontime?

—Sure．Thecitycenterwasn'tascrowdedthismorningasitusually______．

A．wasB．isC．hasbeenD．hadbeen

30．Accordingtoarecentsurvey,homeworkis______studentsmostoftenblamefortheirlackofsleep．

A．whatB．thatC．whichD．why

31．Napoleonisfamouslysaid______,"WhenChinawakes,itwillshaketheworld．"

A．todeclareB．declaringC．tohavedeclaredD．havingdeclared

32．______childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyconfident．

A．IfB．SinceC．OnceD．Unless

33．Ihadabusyandtiringweekendbecause______thehousefortheChristmascostmeawholeday．

A．decoratingB．todecorateC．decoratedD．decorate

34．ShegotstuckinaterribletrafficjamonthehighwaytoShanghai,orshe______dinnerwithherfamilynow．

A．willbehavingB．wouldbehavingC．ishavingD．washaving

35．IntheweeksbeforetheAcademyAwardsceremony,moviereviewersmakepredictionsaboutwhichmoviesandactors______．

A．haveawardedB．willawardC．areawardedD．willbeawarded

第二节完型填空（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，并在答题卡上涂黑。

MoreThanIHadDreamedOf

FromthetimeIwasseven,IhadadreamofbecomingamemberoftheStudentsUnion．Ialways36myschoolleadersfortakingresponsibilityforallofus．SoIdreamedofbeingaleader．

Yearsflewby,andsoonIwasabletoparticipateintheelections,37Iwouldwin．ButtherealitystruckthatIhadn'thadachance．Iwasn'tpretty．Girlsacrosstheschoolhardlyknewme．Ijustdidnothavewhatit38towinaschoolelection．Iwas39．

AsIcriedinmyroomthatevening,I40tookadeepbreathanddecidedIwouldn'tstopdreaming．IdecidedthatIwould41forelectionsagaininmyfinalyearatschool—andIwouldwin．

Irecognizedthatmy42hadalotofthingsintheirfavor．Whatwerethe43thatwouldworkinmyfavor?

Ihadgoodgrades,andIwasfriendlyandhelpful．Andmybiggest44wasthefaithIhad．Iwouldnotallowmy45appearancetoholdmebackfromputtingmybestfootforward．Thatevening,I46myelectionplansawholeyearinadvance．

IrealizedthatgirlswouldhavetogettoknowmeandrecognizethatIhadtheabilityto47them．IlovedmakingfriendsandIlikedbeinghelpful,48IdecidedthatperhapsIcouldusethesequalitiestoworktomyadvantage．Inordertolearnhowtopresentagreatelection49,Ialsoattendedacourseoneffectivepublicspeaking．

Thedayaftertheelection,whentheprincipalannouncedIwonthesecondhighestnumberofvotes,thestudents50Thatjoyonthefacesofallmyfriendsshowedmethatmyvictorywas51theirs．

Suddenly,IrealizedthatIhad52muchmorethanIhaddreamedof．Ihadmademanynewfriendsandhadhelpedpeople53theway．Ihadwonthe54andloveofmyschool-matesandtheyknewmeassomebodywhowouldstandbythem．Iwasabletoputasmileontheirfacesand55theirday．

36．A．admiredB．rememberedC．praisedD．believed

37．A．prayingB．planningC．calculatingD．judging

38．A．assessedB．providedC．meantD．took

39．A．concernedB．depressedC．surprisedD．confused

40．A．graduallyB．immediatelyC．suddenlyD．impatiently

41．A．payB．standC．speakD．wait

42．A．competitorsB．companionsC．enemiesD．schoolmates

43．A．casesB．methodsC．examplesD．points

44．A．problemB．strengthC．worryD．dream

45．A．youngB．personalC．specialD．plain

46．A．beganB．discussedC．announcedD．cancelled

47．A．recommendB．accompanyC．representD．support

48．A．butB．andC．soD．or

49．A．campaignB．speechC．ceremonyD．promise

50．A．noddedB．gatheredC．cheeredD．cried

51．A．onlyB．stillC．almostD．also

52．A．accomplishedB．accumulatedC．devotedD．developed

53．A．byB．toC．inD．along

54．A．appointmentB．acceptanceC．electionD．reputation

55．A．enrichB．blessC．brightenD．expand

第三部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheFirstRuleofFinanceistolivewithinyourmeansbyspendingnomorethan80%ofyourtake-homepay．Ifyoutakehome$100perweek,spendnomorethan$80．

Buteverlookatwhatpeoplespendtheirmoneyon?

Ihaverelativesandfriendsdeeplyindebt,spending$12forevery$10theyearninsteadofthe$8youknowtheyshouldbespending．WhenIseethem,they'reproudoftheirnewwhatever．"Whatdoyouthinkofmynewtruck?

"askedonefromthedriver'sseat．"Doyoulikemynewshoes?

"askedanotheronhighheels．"Checkoutmynewbigscreen．"saidathirdwhileholdingtheremoteinhislivingroom．We'veallheardpeoplefishingforcomplimentsontheirnewtoys．

Everyoneofthemwasproudofwhatthey'dfinanced．Theyseemtohaveboughtitforthepurposeofbeingproud,ofshowingoff,ofkeepingupwiththeJoneses．"Lookatmynew…?

"iseverybody'sfavoritephrase,evenwhentheobjectinquestionisn'ttheirsatallandwon'tbenewwhenthey'vefinallypaidforit,iftheyeverdo．

They'reproudofbeingstupid．Theythinkit'scooltodrivethefinancedcar,wearthefinancedshoes,andwatchthefinancedTV,buttosmartpeople,whoseopinionsaretheonlyonesweshouldrespect,thesepeoplelookdumbasrocks．

TheJoneses,ninetimesoutof10,arefinanciallystupid．That'swhytheyhaveallthatstuffonborrowedmoney．Whytrytocopythem?

Worse,whytrytoimpressthem?

Copyandimpresssmartpeople,theoneswhoowntheirstuff．Ifyouwanttoimpresssmartpeople,debtisthelastwaytogoaboutit．Tryingtoimpressamoney-smartpersonbygoingintodebtisliketryingtoimpressOlympicswimmingchampionMichaelPhelpsbydrowninginapool．MichaelPhelpsisimpressedbygoodswimmingandamoney-smartpersonbygoodmoneymanagement．

56．Accordingtotheauthor,the"newtoys"inParagraph2areexamplesof______．

A．symbolofwealthB．unnecessarypurchases

C．impressivestuffD．thingsavailable

57．Theunderlinedwords"smartpeople"inParagraph4refertopeople______．

A．havinghighIQsB．earningenoughmoney

C．creatingnewideasD．managingmoneywell

58．Theauthoristryingto______．

A．advisepeopletobemoney-smartB．persuadepeopletokeepofffashions

C．blamepeopleforcopyingothersD．criticizepeopleforoverconsumption

B

Sarahcamerunningin．"LookwhatIfound．"OverthetopofthepaperIwasreadingcameacrispylongobjectthatcausedmetojump．Itwasasnakeskinthathadbeenshedbyoneofourmanygardensnakes．

"Isn'titbeautiful?

"saidmywide-eyedseven-year-old．

Istaredattheorganicwrapperandthoughttomyselfthatitreallywasn'tthatbeautiful,butIhavelearnednevertoappearuninterestedwithchildren．Theyseeonlygoodqualityandexcellenceintheworlduntileducatedotherwise．

"Whydoesitdothis?

"Sarahasked．

"Snakesshedtheirskinbecausetheyneedtorenewthemselves,"Iexplained．"Whydotheyneedtorenewthemselves?

"Sarahasked．

Isuddenlyrememberedanarticleonthispagemanyyearsagowherethewriterwasexpressingherconceptofrenewal．Sheusedlayersofpaperoverawalltodescribehowwehideouroriginalselves,andsaidthatbypeelingawaythoselayersonebyone,weseetheoriginalbeneath．"Weoftenneedtoshedourskinsandthosecoatingsthatwecoverourselveswith,"Isaidtomynowabsorbeddaughter．"Weoutgrowsomethingsandfindotheronesunwantedorunnecessary．Tillssnakenolongerneedsthisskin．Itisprobablytoocrinkly（起皱的）forhim,andheprobablydoesn'tthinkhelooksassmartinitasheoncedid．"

Sarahwasgettingthepoint．Aswetalked,Iknewthatshebegantounderstand,althoughslightly,thatrenewalispartofprogress;thatweneedtotakeagoodlookatourselves,ourrooms,schoolworkandcreativity,andseewhatweneedtokeepandwhatweneedtocastoff．Iwascarefultopointoutthatthisisanaturalconsequenceoftheirgrowth．

"Isee,Dad,"saidSarahandjumpedoffmylapandranoff．

Ihopedshewouldrememberthis．Thatoften,inordertofindourrealselvesunderneaththelayersofcommunityandculturewithwhichwecoverourselvesyearafteryear,weneedtostartexaminingtheselayers．Weneedtogentlypeelsomeaway,aswerecognizethemtobeworthlessorunnecessary;oratbest,storetheonesthrownawayasmementoes（念想）ofourpromotiontoabettervitalityorspirit．

59．Atthefirstsightofthesnakeskin,theauthorwas______．

A．scaredB．puzzledC．uninterestedD．excited

60．Sarahlearnedfromherfathert