2012—2013学年高三第一学期期末考试
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）
21．If you're buying today 's paper from the stand, could you get for me?
A．one B．such C．this D．that
22．When I called you this morning, nobody answered the phone, ?
A．where were you B．where did you go
C．where have you been D．where have you gone
23．The College Inn stands in a quiet place just ______ the school yard by the pine walk．
A．to B．for C．off D．out
24．After the speech, she was invited by the students _ ____ with them．
A．take a photo B．taking a photo
C．to take a photo D．taken a photo
25．—Look! Somebody ______the blackboard．
—Well, it wasn't me．I didn't do it．
A．is cleaning B．was cleaning
C．had cleaned D．has cleaned
26．His father works in a company_______ name always appears in the local newspapers．
A．when B．whose C．where D．which
27．My new computer has ______ the old one．
A．twice as much memory as B．as twice much memory as
C．twice memory as much as D as much twice memory as
28．We are considering the students' request _________ the school canteen should provide more kinds of food especially during the weekends．
A．that B．when C．which D．where
29．Mum, could you lend me a few dollars until I ______ at the end of this month?
A．had been paid B．got paid
C．have paid D．get paid
30．I don't think I'm going to Scotland for Christmas, It's such a long way. ,I haven't got much money left．
A．Nevertheless B．Besides
C．Otherwise D．Therefore
31．The graduation ceremony,_______ at 9 pm yesterday, was followed by a film ．
A．starting B．being started
C．to start D．to be started
32．One of our rules is that every student_____wear the school uniform while at school．
A．might B．could C．shall D．will
33．A new school has．been set up ______ there was nothing a year ago but ruins．
A．when B．until C．before D．where
34．______ early for his date, Mark spent time reading the newspaper．
A．Arriving B．Having arrived
C．Arrived D．To arrive
35．If we a full preparation, the meeting wouldn't have been so successful．
A．haven't made B．wouldn't make
C．didn't make D．hadn’t made
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
My First Job
Jay Leno is a very famous TV host in NBC．He started his talk show titled The Jay Lena Show in September 2009．It was a very popular TV programm in America．Here is the story of his first job．
I gained a very strong work concept from my parents, both of whom lived through a hard period of time-the Great Depression （大萧条）．They couldn't ___36___ people who didn't work regularly．I once told my mom that Sylvester Stallone was getting $12 million for ten weeks of work．"What's he going to do the rest of the _37__?" she asked．
I took my first job at Wilmington Ford near my homerown of Andover, Massachusetts, when I was 16．I worked until five or six o'clock on school days and __38____ 12-hour days during the summer as a prepper（擦洗汽车的小工）．This meant washing and polishing the new cars, and making sure the paper floor mats were in __39__．Another responsibility was taking off the hubcaps (车轮毂盖） at night, so they wouldn't get stolen, and 40 them the next day．This was 41 work because we had about seven acres of 42 One day, carrying an armful of hubcaps 43 a corner, I almost __44__ our new general manager．Scared, I dropped them all．He __45 me on the spot．
I was too ashamed to tell my parents．Every day for about two weeks, I stayed __46 until evening．Then I would go home and say I had a ．__47___ day at work．
Trying to make a last 48 , I wrote a letter to Henry Ford II and told him what happened．I said that we were a reliable Ford family and that when I was old enough, I was going to buy a Mustang． __49__ the owner of the dealership(经营店） called．"I don't know who you know in Detroit．" he said．"but if you want your job back, you've 50 it.”
Later, during college, I wanted to work at a Roils-Royce dealership, but the owner said there were no openings．So 1 started washing cars there anyway．When the ___51__ noticed me, I said I was working until he _52__ me．He did．And the second day, I started to work there as a sales clerk．
It 53 persistence (坚持） to succeed．Attitude 54_ matters．I have never thought I was better than anyone else, but I have always believed I couldn't be _ 55 ．
36．A．see B．know C．understand D．love
37．A．day B．month C．week D．year
38．A．put in B．took up C．gave out D．stuck to
39． A．place B．need C．shape D．fashion
40．A．changing B．selling C．replacing D．cleaning
41．A．hard B．normal C．regular D．plain
42．A．mats B．cars C．areas D．floors
43．A．at B．in C．beyond D．around
44．A．broke into B．looked across C．crashed into D．came across
45．A．fired B．left C．punished D．forgot
46．A．calm B．busy C．still D．alone
47．A．stressful B．relaxing C．bad D．great
4S．A．effort B．change C．dialogue D．decision
49．A．Gradually B．Eventually C．Temporarily D．Hopefully
50．A．reached B．passed C．got D．caught
51．A．prepper B．owner C．clerk D．customer
52．A．helped B．tired C．hired D．called
53．A．makes B．shows C．carries D．takes
54．A．also B．even C．never D．ever
55．A．followed B．scolded C．defeated D．interrupted
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，每题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）
A
Traveliing Brochure
Travelling Information m Melbourne, Australia
Tour Name: Phillip Island, Penguins, Koalas and Kangaroos
Price; Starting from AUD $115 per person
Time: 9-0 hours
I．Introduction
Get close to the remarkable penguins and wildlife of Australia．．．
The little penguins provide a wonderful sight as they break free of the surf and waddle home across the sand at night at phillip Island．Nature is on stage and we are the audience to these fishermen of the sea as they feed their families．Philiip Island is home to the amazing animals including Australia’s largest fur seal colony, the Little Penguins and lovely koalas．
Tour Highlights:
*Visit Warrook, a working cattle farm．Enjoy the opportunity to pat and feed kangaroos, wallabies and host of farm animals．
*Watch koalas in their natural habitat at the Koala Conservation Centre．
* View impressive coastal scenery at Nobbies．From the walkway, see Australia's largest population of fur seals living along the southern coastline．
*Visit the educational and interesting Philiip Island Visitors Information Centre．
*Viewing Platform Penguin Plus （Tour Option V） -More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people with ranger interpretation providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stand．
II．Additional info
◆ This tour must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your travel date．
◆ Confirmation for this product will be received within 24 hours, subject to availability．
◆ Please remember to bring warm, waterproof clothing on this tour．You may also wish to
bring a towel or a rug to sit on at the Penguin parade viewing platform．
III．Pricing Policy
* Children aged between 3 and 14 years inclusive qualify for child rate．
* Kids aged 2 years and under travel free of charge, providing they are not utilizing a coach seat.
Prices are in AUD and are listed as a guide only.
Extra paid:
Food and drinks are not included in the cost of the tour
IV．Travel Voucher （凭单）:
Please download Travel Voucher from this website．For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination．You will receive a link to your voucher by email once your booking is confirmed．
56．Which of the following is NOT the place that the visitors will go to?
A．Warrook Cattle farm． B．Koala Conservation Center．
C．Australian Eastern coasthne． D．Philiip island Visitors Information Centre．
57．Which of the following group need only pay $58 per person?
A．2-year-old kids． B．Babies in arms． C．Kids between 3 and 14．D．Adults.
58．Why should tourists bring a towel or a rug?
A．Because they may want to sit on the platform．
B．Because they will swim during the tour．
C．Because it makes them warm．
D．Because they will take a spa．
59．The passage is likely to appear in _ __.
A．a newspaper B．a magazine
C．a report D．a website
B
Britain's Solo Sailor
Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight, going out on sailing trips with her aunt．She loved it so much that the saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat．When she was 18, she sailed alone around Brhain and won the "Young Sailor of the Year" award．
But Ellen really became famous in 2001．Aged only 24．she was one of only Iwo women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race, which lasted 100 days．In spite of many problems, she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when she returned．
Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen's personality．When she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut（棚屋）for three years while site was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic race．Then she look a one-way ticket to France, bought a tiny seven meter Class Mini yacht, slept under il while she was repairing it, and then she raced it 4,000 kilometers across the Atlantic in 1997, alone for 33 days．
Ellen has had to learn many things, because sailing single-handed means that she has to be her own captain, electrician, sail maker, engineer, doctor, journalist, cameraman and cook．She also has to be very fit, and because or the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time when she's in the middle of the ocean．She has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time．
And she needs courage．Once, in the middle of the ocean, she had to climb the mast(桅杆)of a boat to repair the sails at tour o'clock in the morning with 100 kph winds blowing around her．It took her many hours to make the repairs．Ellen says．"I was worn out when I came down．It's hard to describe how it feels to be up there．It's like trying to hold onto a big pole, which for me is just too big to get my arms around, with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shake you off．" But in her diary, Ellen also describes moments which make it all worthwhile: “A beautiful sunrise started the day with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun．I have a very strong feeling of pleasure, being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this．I just feel lucky to be here．"
60．In the Vendee Globe race．Ellen won .
A．a go Id medal
B．the second place
C．the "Best Woman Sailor" award
D．the "Young Sailor of the Year" award
61．Ellen lived in a kind of hut for three years
A．because she was interested in country life
B．while she was learning how to repair her sails
C．because she was ambitious for the coming race
D．while she was trying to get financial support for a race
62．The word "solo" in the title could be best replaced by .
A．self-starter B．single-mast
C．self-made D．single-handed
63．How does Ellen feel about the Vendee Globe race?
A．It is relaxing． B．It is enjoyable．
C．It is surprising． D．It is dangerous．
Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years．But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?
It's difficult to look back on one's own childhood without some element of nostalgia（怀旧的） ．I have tour brothers and sisters, and rny memories are all about being with them．Playing board games on the living room floor, or spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children, racing up and down on our bikes, or exploring the nearby woods．My parents scarcely appear in these memories, except as providers either of meals or of severe blame after some particularly risky adventure．
These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed dramatically．Firstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only children．It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isn't time to bring up a large family, or that no one could possibly afford to have mote than one child．As a result, today's boys and girls spend much of their time alone．Another major change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free time at home, inside．More than anything this is due to the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldn't dream of letting their children play outside by themselves．
Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different．Computer and video games have replaced the board, games and more interesting activities of my childhood．The irony（令人啼笑皆非的事情） is that so many ways of playing games are called "interactive”．The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today．
Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same．
．What is the purpose of the direct question given in the first paragraph?
A．To show who the passage is written for．
B．To gather people's opinions on childhood．
C．To get people's attention and lead in the topic．
D．To compare the childhood lives of two generations．
65．Which is NOT a reason for the changes?
A．Families are smaller today．
B．It's too dangerous to play outside．
C．Toys can be played by children alone at home．
D．Parents worried too much about their children.
66．What has the writer focused on in the fourth paragraph?
A．Young people today shouldn't play electronic games．
B．Computer and video games have replaced the board games．
C．Some games that young people play today aren't really good．
D．Board games are much more interesting than computer games．
67．The writer's attitude towards the childhood changing is _____ ．
A．approving B．objective
C．unconcerned D．optimistic
D
Educating girls quite possibly gets a higher rate of return than any other deal available in the developing world．Women's education may be unusual field for economists, but increasing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social project．And economics, with its emphasis on incentives （激励）, provides an explanation for why so many girls loss the chance of an education．
Parents in low-income countries don't send their daughters to school because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children．Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-the prophecy （预言） becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle （恶性循环） of abandonment．
An educated mother, on the other hand．has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices．She is likely to have fewer hut healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance．The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys．will be educated and healthy.The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle （良性循环）．
Few will don't agree the idea that educating women has great social benefits．But it has enormous economic advantages as well．Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers．Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional, year of schooling．Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available deal, but they are just the beginning．Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices， including family planning．
68．The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is _______．
A．rewarding B．troublesome
C．expensive D．labor-saving
69．What does the author say about women's education?
A．It will get greater returns than other known deal．
B．It is in the first place in many developing countries．
C．It deserves greater attention than other social project．
D．It has developed the interest of a growing number of economists．
70．The passage mainly discusses ______．
A．unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries
B．the major contributions of educated women to society
C．the economic and social benefits of educating women
D．the potential earning power of well-educated women
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共1 0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。
Making music is tile key to a happy retirement, a study suggests．
Researchers found that the old people who learned to play instruments or joined choirs enjoyed themselves more than those wire look up painting, or yoga, or who joined book groups．71 One woman who took up music after her husband died said it had proved an invaluable support, adding: "Singing is always uplifting and it is difficult to be sad while playing the ukulele．"
It comes after a Finnish study found that music treatment with drums and instruments like xylophones can help people overcome depression（压抑）．___72___ Prof Sue Hallam, who led the new research, said: "Our research is significant for these reasons but also because of the extraordinary demographic（ 人口统计学）changeover that are under way in the UK．"For the first time ever- Britain's over-65s now outnumber those under the age of 16．There is therefore a need for ways that support older people's happiness, particularly as the number of people in this age group suffering from depression is too high．_73 ”
In the year-long study, researchers questioned 500 people aged between 50 and 93 who were raking part in leisure activities organized by The Sage Gateshead, Westminster Adult Education Service and 'he Guildhall School of Music and Drama．Of these, almost 400 were learning to play musical instruments ranging from drums to the ukulele, singing in groups or taking music appreciation classes．The remaining 100 were either attending art classes, learning languages, reading for book groups or taking part in yoga lessons．__ 74 Meanwhile they got more enjoyment from their activities than those in the less creative activities．They also felt it helped keep them mentally active, improving concentration and memory．
Prof Hallam added: “ 75 When they were performing for others they also felt that they were giving something back to the community．They were extremely focused too．Partly because music requires total concentration but also because they didn't want to let down the other people in their music group．"
A．Our research suggests that music-making can often help in this respect．
B．However, this did not work with some old people unwilling to try their hands at music．
C．The findings could be significant as Britain's population ages and rates of depression rise．
D．The "music-makers" were found !o ha'/e more positive relationships with other people and a brighter outlook．
E．A recent study has confirmed that making music is the key to a happy life, particularly among the retired．
F．The people we interviewed had a real sense of achievement because they could hear that they were getting better．
G．They also had a more positive outlook, felt more in control of their lives and said the activity helped keep their minds sharp．
第二卷
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，35分）
第一节情景作文（20分）
假如你是李华，红星中学的学生。去年12月23日至31日期间，你所在学校接待了10位来自云南昭通地震灾区的孩子，你参加了其间的接待活动。请你根据以下表格中的提示，向学校英文校刊投稿，介绍这次活动情况。
提示词：earthquake-hit area 地震灾区
注意： 1．文章开头已为你写好；
2．适当进行补充扩展；
3．词数不少于60。
From December 23rd to 31st in 2012, I was very honored to have joined in a meaningful activity organized by our school，in which 10 students from the earth-hit area, Zhaotong in Yunnan Province, visited our school．．．
（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150。
In your spoken English class，your teacher shows you the following picture．You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it．
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