1、北京海淀区20112012学年度高三年级第一学期期中练习英 语 试 题本试卷共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15分，满分75分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、
2、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1Where are the speakers?AIn a post office BIn a restaurant CIn a shopping mall2What is the weather like now?ARainy BSunny CCloudy3What class will the woman take?AGymnastics BGeography CScience4Which of the following does the man lik
3、e best?AClassical music BPop songs CForeign songs5What is the man doing?AOffering a suggestion BMaking an invitation CAsking for permission第二节 （共10小题；每题15分，满分15分）听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6Why
4、does the man choose to take an evening course?AHe works during the dayBHe takes data processingCHe hates day courses7When is the course in computer programming given?AOn Thursdays BOn Fridays COn Mondays听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8What is the womans occupation?ABusinesswoman BProgram hostess CWaitress9Why has t
5、he mans business been successful?AHe does cooking himself BHe has three restaurants CHe offers fresh food听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What determines their final choice of restaurant?AThe amount of food BThe cost of food CThe taste of food11Which restaurant do they decide to go at last?AA Chinese one BAn Indi
6、an one CAn Italian one12Who will pay for the dinner?AThe woman BThe man CBoth听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13What is the relationship between the two speakers?ADoctor and patient BParent and child CClassmates14Why has Charles been having a hard time sleeping recently?AHe worries about his gradesBHe has a lot of
7、email to checkCHe is busy working on the computer15What advice does Mary give to Charles?ATo change the course for another oneBTo take some exercise for relaxationCTo write some email to his friends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。这段时话你将听两遍。第二部分
8、：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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。21Dont bother meI am listening to the birds _Asinging Bsing Cto singDsung22The iPhone 4S is Apples first major hardware on the market _ the Oct5 death of co-founder Steve JobsAfor Bto Cfrom Dsince23Whats that
9、noise, John?Sorry, LindaI forgot to tell youThe school library _Ais rebuilt Bis being rebuilt Cwas rebuilt Dhas been rebuilt24The boy was so tired that he fell asleep _ his mother could take off his clothesAbefore Bafter Cwhile Dwhen25Im trying to find yesterdays newspaperHave you seen it?Im afraid
10、that I _ it awayI thought you had finished reading itAthrew Bhad thrown Cthrow Dwill throw26In college, Spring Break is usually associated with the beach, parties and sleepless nights,_ about relaxation and free timeAbring Bbrought Cbringing Dto bring27His father got him a job in a bank but soon it
11、became clear _ he was not fit for that kind of workAwhy Bwhat Cwhether Dthat28With the development of car industry, we can see far _ bicycles nowAfew Bmany Cfewer Dmore29When I came back from my 10-day holiday, I found the fish tank was broken and the fishAhas died Bhad died Cwould die Ddied30Excuse
12、 me, what can I do for you?YesId like to place _ advertisement for _ used car in your paperAthe; a Ban; / Can; a D/; the31When it comes to job interview, you really dont know _ you performed until you get the good-news callAhow Bwhy Cwhere Dwhen32What is an ideal team leader like?He _ be responsible
13、, determined and creativeAcan Bmay Cwould Dshould33Advertising can influence consumers moods, _, in turn, can influence consumers reactions to productsAthat Bwhich Cwhere Dwhen34University of Cambridge, _ in 1209, is home to a great number of outstanding figuresAfound Bfounding Cfounded Dto be found
14、ed35If people _virtual reality holidays, we _ on an around-the-world tourAinvent; go Binvented; had goneCinvent; have gone Dinvented; would go第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655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。Dash of HopeDash is a symbol which represents every day weve spent alive o
15、n earthTherefore, how you spend your dash is importantRecently I 36 about a little girl named HopeAfter learning more about her life, I couldnt help but feel it was not by 37 , nor happenstance, that she had been named HopeThe strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 38 in her young heart made a la
16、sting impression on me and countless others 39 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I hadIt seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very specialHope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 40 a wish in early December 2010 by the Make-A-Wish Foundation after being 41 that
17、 she had a rare type of bone cancerHowever, when she found out that more than 150 42 in her area were waiting for their wishes to be granted （实现） , she unselfishly used her wish to 43 that those children have their wishes grantedShe also asked tW it be done 44 January 16, 2011Unfortunately, however,
18、 the organization informed her that her 45 request could not be granted as the funds （资金） were simply 46 They calculated that they would need to raise more than one 47 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish 48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that in
19、spired caring 49 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 50 as wellNewspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51 the story of this caring young girl who had 52 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challengedCommittees were fa
20、nned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 53 money to help make Hopes dream come trueHer efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 54 , but spiritually and emotionally as wellAt the gathering to celebrate her life, A Celebration of Hope on January
21、16, 2011 , the 55 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollarsHer wish had been granted!36AheardBthoughtCcaredDtalked37AcoincidenceBindependence CconvenienceDintelligence38AlostBcarriedCexpectedDhoused39AUntilBUnless CThoughDIf40AexpressedBofferedCmadeDsent
22、41ArecognizedBinformedCremindedDunderstood42AchildrenBcitizensCvillagersDrelatives43AsuggestBaskCarrangeDorder44AforBtoConDby45AfinalBformalCsimpleDnoble46AunbearableBunbelievableCunavailableDuncomfortable47AthousandBhundredCmillionDbillion48ADisappointedBSurprisedCWorriedDEmbarrassed49AcommitteesBi
23、ndividualsCcorporationsDorganizations50AtheirsBoursChersDyours51AwroteBreadCbroadcastDshared52AtouchedBexaminedCwonDopened53AfindingBspendingCraisingDborrowing54AperfectlyBphysicallyChealthilyDthankfully55AproposalBdecisionCconclusionDannouncement第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分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
24、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。AA motivational strategy that parents can employ with their kids, is to frame tasks and responsibilities in the context of what the end benefit is for themI call this strategy WIIFM （Whats in it for me? ）When a teen can combine an understanding of WIIFM with a sens
25、e of passion about achieving a goal, barriers will start to fall awayAt our teen summer camps, we arrange an event near the end of the 10-day session that helps campers identify an important life goal and mentally break through their biggest barrier to achieving the goal We pass around 12-by-12-inch
26、 pine boardsWe tell campers that this activity is not about breaking a piece of woodIts about how you can get what you want in your lifeIts about breakingbarriers to grab on to your goalsThey have the power to break through any barrierIt has nothing to do with body size or physical conditionThe skin
27、niest, smallest teens will break through the board almost as easily as the big onesWe talk to the campers about the reasons they might have had for not reaching their goals in the pastMaybe they got lazy and decided it wasnt worth the effortMaybe they failed and let their fear of failure hold them b
28、ackBut this exercise is about putting the past where it belongsToday is about making new choicesBy this point in the program, we ask them to think of the goal theyve set or themselves and write their goals on the boardsThen they write the possible obstacles which may hold them back on the opposite s
29、idesAn inch of pine now stands between them and their dreamsThe facilitators and their teammates gather aroundThe support is strongOne by one, they break through the barriers and grab their goals! All around us teens are laughing, crying, hugging, and holding up the broken pieces of their boardsThe
30、confidence shown on their faces is beautifulWhile arranging such an activity in ones home is almost unrealistic for parents, the value of helping a teen break through a personal hairier simply by being there as moral support can not be overestimatedMore help for parents in the form of videos and art
31、icles is available at our website, in our blogs and in a monthly e-newsletter56The 12-by-12-inch pine boards are used as _Amaterials to test ones muscles Bsigns of goals in ones lifeCassessments to show ones progress Dsymbols of barriers in ones life57We can learn from the passage that through the e
32、vent the campers _Abecome hard-working Bget moral supportCgain confidence Dset right goals58Which is the best title for the passage?AThe Power of WIIFM BWhats in It for MeCThe Importance of Goals DMotivational Strategies59The passage is intended for _Ateens Bparents Ccampers DtutorsBService Foods ma
33、kes it easier for cooks to reduce mealtime complaintsService Foods is so confident that they can reduce complaints, in fact, that the company is offering a series of mealtime complaint-reduction tipsAccording to a representative of Service Foods, complaints can occur when busy cooks serve substandar
34、d, low quality meatsAs products sit in packaging in the meat case at the store, the meat can age out too muchThe natural flavor disappears, and it can be replaced with an undesirable strange flavorAccording to Service Foods, complaints from children are common when you serve substandard meatsKids ma
35、y not have the words to describe why they dont like the meats, but theyre certainly willing to express their displeasureBy serving meats from Service Foods, complaints can be reducedService Foods meats are all natural and organic, meaning the meats have-no chemicals or water or colorings that could
36、change the tasteAnd the meats are flash-frozen right after cutting, so they wont taste strange to your childrenIf youre facing different types of complaints, Service Foods may still be able to help youSome families have mealtime boredomThe same meals, served in the same way, week after week, can be
37、incredibly boring and hard to look forward toWhen it comes to these complaints, Service Foods has the answer right on the webJust go to http: /www. servicefoodscom and youll find a long list of recipes to trySome of these recipes are made in demonstration format, so you can watch the video and get s
38、tep-by-step instructions on how to prepare the mealsBy following these recipes from Service Foods, complaints relating to boredom can certainly be reducedWhile Service Foods knows complaints at mealtime can never be totally eradicated, as picky kids will always be picky kids with concerns, the compa
39、ny is doing everything possible to deal with the problem and get cooks the help they need60Service Foods can solve mealtime boredom by _Aserving flash-frozen meatBexpressing childrens complaintsCinstructing different ways of cookingDsupplying natural food without chemicals61The underlined word eradi
40、cated in the last paragraph can be replaced with _Acovered Bremoved Creduced Daccepted62From the passage we can learn that Service Foods can do the following EXCEPT _Acook food for picky kidsBteach how to prepare mealsCprovide natural and organic meatDhelp reduce complaints about foods63What will th
41、e readers probably do after reading the passage?APay for Service Foods serviceBBuy organic meat from now onCWrite recipes for Service FoodsDAnswer complaints on the webCTo whom it may concern,This letter describes the worst travel experience I have ever hadThe problems we had were the result of poor
42、 management and thoughtless employeesYour airline should be ashamed of treating its customers so poorlyOn January 5, we arrived in Denver from Houston and checked in for our next flightIt wasnt long before the agent announced that our flight would be delayed because of a mechanical problem The equip
43、ment was in Aspen, and they expected it to be repaired soonSoon shortly turned to much later, and during the delay, weather temporarily closed the Aspen airportThe weather cleared in Aspen and the plane took off very late for DenverWhile it was in the air, the agent announced that the plane would be
44、 used for the next flight and that our flight was being cancelledThis cancellation struck me as being unfairThere was a mad scramble （争先恐后） as the 50 or so passengers scheduled for our flight fought for seats on later flightsWhen the dust settled, we were wait-listed on the 9-00 flight the next morningWe had t
