福建龙岩一中
2012—2013学年高三半期考
英 语 试 题
（总分：150分 时间：120分钟）
第I卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分） 1．Where does the conversation take place? A．In a shop． B．In a theatre． 2．What are the speakers talking about? A．Sports． B．Food． 3．What‟s the relationship between the speakers? A．Classmates． B．Friends． 4．Why does the woman dislike the apartment? A．She thinks it too large． B．She thinks it too expensive． C．She has to share it with other people． 5．How old is Anna now? A．Twenty． B．Twenty-one．
第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分） 听第6 段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．How does the man feel about not going to Shanghai? A．Disappointed． B．Delighted． 7．What will the man do tonight? A．Have dinner with his boss． B．Have a meeting． C．Go to a party．
听第7 段材料，回答第8至9题。 8．Where is the man working now? A．In Maryland． B．In Harvard University． C．In the National Motors Factory． 9．What is the woman probably? A．A doctor． B．A manager． 听第8 段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．What shows does the club have tonight? A．Dance shows． B．Music shows．
11．What special food does the club serve? A．French food． B．Japanese food． 12．When will the man come to the club? A．At 8:00． B．At 9:00． 听第9 段材料，回答第13至16题。 13．Where does the woman want to go? A．The Tokyo Zoo． B．The Main Station． C．The Tokyo Art Museum． 14．How much is the train ticket?
C．In a restaurant． C．Weather． C．Strangers．
C．Twenty-five．
C．Surprised．
C．A teacher．
C．Talk shows．
C．Italian food． C．At 11:00．
A．130 yen B．140 yen． C．150 yen． 15．How often do the trains come around? A．Every five minutes．B．Every ten minutes． C．Every fifteen minutes． 16．Which language is the sign written in at the Main Station? A．English． B．French． C．Japanese． 听第10 段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Where did the housewives get the information about the lucky customer? A．From the notice． B．From the newspaper． C．From the radio． 18．When did Mrs Edwards become the lucky customer? A．One Wednesday morning． B．One Friday morning． C．One Friday afternoon．
19．What did Mrs Edwards get for free on her lucky day? A．Cupboards． B．Clothes． C．Tea． 20．How did Mrs Edwards go to the supermarket? A．By car． B．By bus． C．On foot． 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．____ you have explored your fear in detail, you need to determine what tools you have access to that can help you move
forward． A．After B．Now that C．Once D．As soon as 22．Today, ____ rapid transportation and communication, the whole world seems to be smaller． A．regardless of B．in spite of C．because of D．instead of
23．In the ____ house the firefighters saved a lot of ____ people, but they couldn‟t be sent to hospital because of the ____ road． A．damaged; injured; blocked B．destroyed; damaged; blocking C．damaged; blocked; injured D．blocked; wounded; injured 24．—Why, Jack, you look so tired! —Well, I ____ the house and I must finish the work tomorrow． A．was painting B．will be painting C．have been painting D．have painted 25．—Were you surprised by the ending of the film? —No, I ____ the book, so I already knew the story． A．was reading B．have read C．am reading D．had read
26．The crazy driver completely ____ the traffic rules as if they didn‟t exist at all． A．missed B．ignored C．refused D．left
27．The author of the article believes that it is the test system, ____ teachers, that is responsible for the heavy burden of the middle
school students nowadays． A．rather than B．or rather C．other than D．more than 28．—Tom, why ____ you always ____ your books here and there? —Sorry, Mum．I won‟t do it again． A．have; pu t B．are; putting C．will; put D．had; put 29．My friend showed me round the town, ____ was very kind of him． A．it B．that C．where D．which 30．So far the number of deaths caused by the floods in the area has ____ more than 100． A．appealed to B．added to C．added up to D．attached to 31．____ in the newspaper, I didn‟t notice what was happening． A．To be buried B．Burying C．Having buried D．Buried 32．She devoted herself ____ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field． A．strongly B．entirely C．freely D．extremely
33．She brought with her three friends, none of ____ I had ever met before． A．whom B．who C．them D．these
34．The mother opened the door quietly so as not to ____ the sleeping baby． A．upset B．release C．interrupt D．disturb 35．—Hi, Maria! I got the first place in the exam． —____! Everyone knows you cheated and you just copied Tony‟s． A．Congratulations B．Cheer up C．Come on D．Good luck 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分） My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts．She told me that she had 36 it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 ．Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived．Cathy checked the tracking number every 38 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39 if there was any sign of it on our end． The 40 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41 ．We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42 and so on．Of course we also talked about our jobs．We had never made so much 43 for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood． By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44 the fact that the package was 45 lost．On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46 and told them what she had sent．Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47 package when there was a knock on the door．Who could it be at such a time? As I 48 the door, a man was standing there．“I 49 this is yours．” he said, holding a package．Just then I 50 that it had been delivered to the wrong address．“I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “ 51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas．” I thanked this 52 stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place． The real gift that holiday season was the new 55 to my sister who lives far away from us．Now there‟s one gift I never want to give back! 36．A．booked B．mailed C．decorated D．listed 37．A．appointment B．deadline C．holiday D．party 38．A．morning B．month C．week D．year 39．A．take out B．find out C．figure out D．pick out 40．A．complaint B．discussion C．quarrel D．conversation 41．A．chatting B．arguing C．kidding D．scolding 42．A．gifts B．secrets C．husband D．clothing 43．A．food B．time C．achievement D．money 44．A．study B．ignore C．consider D．accept 45．A．simply B．suddenly C．mostly D．entirely 46．A．restaurant B．office C．house D．class 47．A．missing B．terrible C．big D．outstanding 48．A．left B．locked C．opened D．watched 49．A．understand B．believe C．know D．forget 50．A．expected B．dreamed C．remembered D．realized 51．A．because B．so C．or D．but 52．A．generous B．honest C．kind D．polite 53．A．show B．return C．present D．offer 54．A．actually B．carefully C．gently D．silently 55．A．closeness B．guide C．recognition D．connection 第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
A woman named Emily renewing her driver‟s license at the County Clerk‟s office was asked to state her occupation．She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself．
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …” “Of course I have a job,” said Emily．“I‟m a mother．”
“We don‟t list „mother‟ as an occupation… „housewife‟ covers it,” said the recorder． One day I found myself in the same situation．The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title．“What is your occupation?” she asked． The words simply popped out．“I‟m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations．” The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair．
I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire．
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?” Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research （what mother doesn‟t）, in the lab and in the field （normally I would have said indoors and out）．Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities （any mother care to disagree?）, and I often work 14 hours a day （24 is more like it）．But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money．” There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk‟s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out． As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up （受鼓舞） by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants—ages 13, 7, and 3． Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model （a 6 month old baby）, in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern． I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable （不可缺少的） to mankind than “just another mother．” Motherhood…What a glorious career! Especially when there‟s a title on the door．
56．What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage? A．The recorder was impatient and rude． B．Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society． C．The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced． D．The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was．
57．How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation? A．curious B．indifferent C．interested D．puzzled 58．Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author? A．Because the author cared little about rewards． B．Because she admired the author‟s research work in the lab． C．Because she thought the author did admirable work． D．Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of． 59．What is the author‟s purpose of writing the passage? A．To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect． B．To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it． C．To show that the author had a grander job than Emily． D．To show that being a mother is hard and boring work．
B
A round of applause, please, for the Indian man who recently sang for 80 hours straight, setting a new Guinness world record．It‟s an impressive feat, to be sure, but let‟s just hope he still has a voice．According to Indian newspapers, Rajesh Burbure has been told to keep silent for several days so his vocal cords can heal． It was reported that Burbure and his family are in a celebratory mood．“It‟s a proud moment for all of us,” his wife told DNAIndia．com． I, on the other hand, am unable to share their enthusiasm．Don‟t get me wrong: I hope the 35-year-old Burbure lives forever, sells a million records and becomes an international celebrity．But his record—singing for 80 hours straight—is about as meaningful as most of the other curious but crazy feats listed in the Guinness Book of World Records． Granted, I‟m not qualified to speak on the subject．I‟ve got no world records to my name, and I never expect to have any．Then again, maybe I am qualified to speak for those of us who have better things to do than train for years to sing an 80-hour medley of pop songs． But let‟s not just blame poor Burbure．He‟s not the only person chasing meaningless reputation．The Guinness Book of World Records is full of the names of people who at one time grew the longest hair, or built the biggest bicycle, or baked the largest cheesecake．
To all of these enterprising souls I ask, simply, “What was it all for?” Congratulations! For all of your painstaking effort, you became a footnote in a thick book that no one reads, except for you and the person who will eventually surpass you, with one more hour of singing, a few more centimeters of steel or a few more pounds of cheese． After all, records are made to be broken．
60．From the text, we can conclude that the author ______． A．is quite worried about Burbure‟s vocal cords
B．feels it a pity he was not invited to share the happiness with the Burbures C．thinks singing for 80 hours straight is completely meaningless D．has no Guinness records, so he admires Burbures‟ feat
61．The author‟s attitude to some Guinness world records is ______． A．positive B．negative C．impressed D．touched 62．We can infer from the article that ______． A．challenging a Guinness record may be harmful to the health B．Burbure‟s wife didn‟t support his attempt to make a Guinness record C．many have criticized Burbure for his stupid behavior D．after the 80 hours of singing, Burbure could no longer speak 63．What can possibly be the best title for the passage? A．Records Are Made to be Broken B．The Boring Guinness Book C．A New Guinness Record D．What Was the Point
C
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS （大会） 6~15 September 2012, Jeju, Korea • Forum Addressing the world's most pressing sustainable development challenges, the Forum offers a unique platform for debates, workshops, dialogues, roundtable discussions, training courses, music and exhibitions． Events are organized by the IUCN Secretariat, IUCN Members, Commissions and partners and the host country．The Call for Contributions invites you to propose events to be considered for the Forum, part of Congress which is open to all（from 7 to 11 September 2012）．
• Simple steps on how to submit a proposal for the Forum．
1）Click here: Call for Contributions: propose an event for the Forum． 2）Go below \"Sign in\" and create your account,
3）Edit your proposal: Check again all the information you provide and make changes if you want to．Click on Save draft． 4）Invite co-organizers: Get people to join you in organizing the event by inviting them via e-mail． 5）Click on Submit Proposal．
Basically, you have the opportunity to teach, host a discussion, give training or just show your work． Workshops（TEACH）
• 120 minutes session, number of people to be confirmed．
• The idea is to promote understanding on a specific issue while engaging participants to share their knowledge and know-how． Knowledge Cafe（DISCUSS）
• 120 minutes session, suitable for 12 people at the most．
• These aim to share collective knowledge （explore areas of common interest）and gain a deeper understanding of a subject and the
issues involved．
Conservation Campus（TRAIN）
• Half day or full day modules（模式）, for up to 30 people．
• It's an interactive（互动的） training session where participants develop new skills and knowledge transfer on relevant
conservation topics． • This type of event provides more in-depth exploration of topics aimed at building the capacity of participants． Posters（SHOW） • Your posters are meant to display conservation work and achievements in an easy and direct way． • Owners will have time to present their poster during lunch breaks（approximately 10 minutes）． 64．The Call for Contributions is intended to ______． A．appeal to the public to protect the environment B．invite more people to participate in workshops C．introduce the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress D．collect proposals for the Forum of IUCN Congress
65．The following statements about the Forum are true EXCEPT that ______． A．the number of people shouldn't be more than a dozen in a Knowledge Cafe B．Conservation Campus lasts about half a day or a whole day
C．it will last 2 hours with more than 30 participants D．a poster owner will have about 10 minutes to present his work at lunch breaks 66．We can learn from the passage that ______． A．certain procedures are required for your proposals to be considered B．the host country is the only organizer of the Forum C．areas of common interest will be explored in Workshops D．the Forum will last from 6 to 15 September 2012
D
You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy（嫉妒）? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship．When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is．Don‟t let jealousy spoil your relationships．Handle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think． It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you‟ll have to do just that．Don‟t approach them and ask why they are jealous of you （unless of course you want to appear totally proud）, just take some time alone with them and let them know that you‟ve been feeling like there‟s been something coming between you．If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling．Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well． When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what （s）he thinks would make the situation better．If, for example, （s）he says that （s）he feels like （s）he doesn‟t get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team, then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you．Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise（和解）．Don‟t limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy．Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out． Even the best of friendships can be tinged（略带着） with jealousy．This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies．Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise．If you can‟t, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won‟t．
67．According to the author, the jealousy emotion is ______． A．normal B．destructive C．productive D．extreme 68．The underlined “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______． A．friendship B．relationship C．jealousy D．admiration 69．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A．You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution B．Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies． C．You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self development． D．There‟s always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy． 70．The purpose of the passage is ______． A．to introduce ways to cope with a jealous friend B．to offer some advice on making friends C．to explain what causes jealousy D．to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is
E
Alone in the wilderness．Nothing but jungle．A world of shadow with the rays of light falling like blonde hair from the crowns of the giant trees．Jungle in the midday sun．Everything motionless．Not a sound from sky or earth．Complete silence．Only some coconuts falling, at long intervals, very far away．The world reduced to the soft touch of cool grass along my naked back, and a sweet smell of rich soil and vegetation．Stretched out with closed eyes beside my heavy burden of fruit and firewood, I enjoyed the feeling of fresh blood streaming through every part of my body and fresh jungle air filling every corner of my lungs． Resting motionless, I could see the sun through my closed eyelids, alone in the sky, as lonely as I, and as motionless and silent as everything else．The earth had surely stopped turning and somewhere on this planet there was supposed to be roaring traffic in busy streets．What a crazy, unbelievable thought! Another coconut fell, to make the world come to a complete standstill．I had to roll over onto my stomach to feel that at least I could move and make noises．Then I found company．A little brown ant was struggling to find its way with a bit of dry straw through the jungle of leaves and grass below my nose．I wondered if I could give the little fellow a lift with its burden, but it showed not the slightest sign of tiredness and struggled on with all six legs, head first or head last, waving its feelers energetically as if the
trip had just started．Who ever saw a tired ant? Tiredness, disagreeable tiredness, is restricted to hunted animals, slaves and modern man．It is as great an effort for an office clerk to walk five blocks with a loaded brief-case as it is for a jungle-dweller to cross a valley with a goat on his back．It is as hard to get up and climb or run when you have been seated for years as it is to get up and walk when you have been in bed for months．The body is strange．Spare it, and you get really tired for almost nothing; use it, and almost nothing makes you really tired． I rose to my feet．I had heard a horse neighing down in the valley．Above me, on the open highland plains, there were wild horses．But down in the valley there was never a horse unless there was a man on it．Somebody was making his way up the valley and my wife was alone．
71．The author mentions coconuts‟ falling to ______． A．show his loneliness B．add beauty to the jungle C．stress the absolute silence D．express his love of nature 72．What‟s the right order of the following vents?
a．I heard a horse neighing down in the valley． b．I went to the jungle．
c．I found an ant carrying a bit of dry straw． d．I lay on the ground to have a break． e．I picked fruits and chopped firewood． A．b, c, e, a, d B．e, c, b, d, a C．e, d, c, b, a D．b, e, d, c, a 73．How does the author feel about the ant? A．He was amazed at its tireless efforts． B．He admired its attitude toward work． C．He showed sympathy for the little ant． D．He was content to have it as a companion． 74．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author would probably ______． A．make his way home B．talk to the man on the horse C．work harder than before D．stay in the valley 75．We can learn from the passage that the author ______． A．enjoyed being alone B．missed his busy life in the city C．experienced a world of quietness D．had an unforgettable adventure
第II卷
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） Dear Sir,
I‟m glad to recommend to you my student Li Ming．Li Ming was
born July 15, 1974 in Xiamen．He studied in Datong Primary 76．____________ School from 1980．When he was in the m school, he did 77．____________ in maths, physics and chemistry and was fond of Art．After 78．____________ （毕业） from No．6 High School, he entered Beijing University 79．____________ to physics．After four years of hard work there, he went to 80．____________ the United States for f study．Because of his excellent work, he 81．____________ got a （博士） degree in physics this year．He is now in good health 82．____________ and would to make contributions to our country．I should be most 83．____________ （感激） if you would favorably consider my recommendation． 84．____________ Looking forward to r your early reply． 85．____________ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
你校学生拟于5月4日成立一个志愿服务社团（the Voluntary Service Club），需要在本校招募一些学生担任志愿者。请根据
以下内容写一个英语通知，张贴在学校的通告栏。词数:120左右 1. 目的：使学生更好地服务社会，培养学生的合作能力。 2. 条件：身体健康，乐于助人。
3. 活动：周末，看望孤寡老人，维持公共场所卫生，在车站为旅客提供帮助等。 4. 报名时间：4月20日前。
5. 报名地点：学生会（the Students‟ Union）。
Volunteers Wanted!
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1．AACCB
21．BCACD 36．BCABD 6．ACCBB 26．BABDC 41．ACBDA参考答案
11．CACBC 16．AABCA 31．DBADC
46．CACBD 51．DCBDA
56．BDCA 60．CBAD 67．BCDA 71．CDBAC 76．on 77．middle 80．study 81．further 84．grateful/thankful/appreciative
One possible version: Volunteers Wanted!
64．DCA 78．well 82．doctor‟s 85．receiving
79．graduating/graduation 83．like/love
The Voluntary Service Club of our school will be set up on May 4th．The main purpose is to help students serve society better and develop
their ability to cooperate with others．The volunteers are required to work at weekends to visit the elderly in the nursing homes in our city, keep public places clean and offer some guidance to the passengers in the station and so on．The students who are healthy, open-minded and willing to help others are welcome to join．If you are interested, please send your application to the Students‟ Union before April 20th．The office of the Students‟ Union will contact the chosen candidates for an interview in a few days．
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