1、2011-2012学年度山西省高三第一次阶段性诊断考试英语卷 单项选择 * As _ child, Salk did not show any interest in _ medicine or science in general A不填 ; 不填 B the; 不填 C a; 不填 D a; the 答案： C Would you give it another guess _ tell me the answer A Let me think B You never know C Never mind D I give up 答案： D Beijing Times reported th
2、e regulation, _, would take effect on Jan 1, 2012 A if passing B if passed C if it passed D if it being passed 答案： B Shops have shown little enthusiasm about Fathers Day, _ the active promotion campaigns on Mothers Day A compare with B compared with C to compare with D having compared with 答案： B Pan
3、asonic plans to lay off 35,000 employees globally within 2 years The cuts _ 9% of the companys staff A make up B take over C hold back D come out 答案： A The police said the hackers were just looking to show off and get as much _ as possible A attitude B flame C attention D dislike 答案： C President Oba
4、ma promised victims of the deadliest accident in 65 years _ the government would help them A when B how C what D that 答案： D China has a growing number of middle-class parents who _ for years to get their only child into a top school A had been saved B have saved C had saved D have been saved 答案： B U
5、sed to TV shows, _ everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the patience to read a book that requires thinking A which B what C where D when 答案： C Sitting cross-legged in a manner in which the bottom of a foot _ toward an Arab is a serious insult A had pointed B pointed C have p
6、ointed D is pointing 答案： D Coughing _ also be used for social reasons, such as the coughing before giving a speech A may B should C must D need 答案： A Production of less expensive car brands like Chery and BYD means more Chinese can _ cars A recover B afford C maintain D produce 答案： B Jenny, did you
7、see the manager _ If I had been there 5 minutes earlier, I would have met him A itself B him C herself D himself 答案： D In the US they focus on creative thinking skills, _ in China they only focus on theory A since B when C while D now that 答案： C The Yangtze River, Chinas longest, has been affected b
8、y a severe drought, _ the lowest level of rainfall this year since 1961 A with B for C beyond D besides 答案： A 完型填空 My experience as a first year camp instructor held many things I was expecting, but also a number of things I was not expecting My 36 came from lower-income neighborhoods and schools fo
9、r an 8-week summer day camp Many of the kids seemed to 37 each other before arriving and those who didnt certainly became friends with each other by the second week of camp During the third week of camp, a new camper 38 us He had just gotten out of year-round school, 39 he joined the summer camp a l
10、ittle late The first week he would 40 every morning because he wanted to go home He complained （报怨） of not having any 41 and he didnt think he would have any fun One day the following week he didnt 42 to camp Many of the kids had come up to me and asked me 43 he was and if he was OK When I told them
11、 he stayed home then and that he didnt think anyone 44 him, some of the kids had a 45 look on their face because they knew they hadnt made him feel 46 Thankfully this camper 47 the next day As he walked over to the area where our group of kids were in the morning times, the entire group stood up and
12、 clapped and 48 for him All that day, the kids asked him to 49 with them at lunch, be on their teams for games, and stayed in 50 with him when we moved to new activities The rest of that day, he was happy I had the pleasure of 51 his mother a few days ago, and she gave me the biggest hug and thanked
13、 me for helping him to 52 She said, My son told me that you are the instuctor whos always 53 to make him feel welcome, and he knows that you 54 care for him And last week for the first time since hes been here, he didnt call me to pick him up 55 from camp Thank you 【小题1】 A teachers B workmates C cam
14、pers D employees A meet B help C comfort D know A contacted B joined C disturbed D visited A but B before C so D since A smile B hesitate C exercise D cry A friends B families C programmes D goals A come B travel C drive D fly A how B where C what D who A pleased B pardened C noticed D liked A quiet
15、 B guilty C pleasant D strange A relaxed B respected C welcome D extraordinary A showedup B ranaway C rangup D brokeaway A waited B prepared C cheered D arranged A play B sweep C agree D sit A circle B line C time D advance A meeting B serving C consulting D understanding A loseheart B settledown C
16、fitin D dropout A tried B directed C promised D decided A nearly B truly C finally D suddenly A hurriedly B safely C late D early 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题
17、1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 来。 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 【小题 1】 阅读理解 Ideal for anyone who wants a good time, the Gold Coast is packed with enough fun for everyone in Australia Its impossible to be bored on t
18、he Gold Coast Below are the attractions; Dream World This is a fun place for everyone, whether you are a family with young kids, older kids, or out with your mates This theme park is actually a series of parks, made up of such places as preschooler heaven Wiggles World and such attractions as Big Br
19、other for inner reality TV fans Dream World also owns the theme park White Water World It is possible to buy tickets from Dream World that covers several different parks Sea World Get up close and personal with dolphins, sharks and polar bears This theme park also offers the right mixture of shows,
20、exhibits, animal fights and thrill rides such as roller coaster This is a must-see for your Gold Coast adventure Warner Bros Movie World This theme park has the best combination of fast-paced entertainment Visitors can have fun living as though theyre in the movies Kids will see all their cartoon fa
21、vourites on parade and in shows Bigger kids and grown-ups can pretend theyre on real movie sets with their favourite action heroes, and then put themselves into some serious action How to get thereYou can easily travel to the Gold Coast by plane Fly straight into Gold Coast International Airport, or
22、 to Brisbane and then catch the airtrain service to the Gold Coast All of the major airlines have daily flights, some with several per day depending on your departure city If you want to save money, you can get there by train AccommodationWant something truly unusual Consider staying in the worlds l
23、argest residential tower （塔式住宅） and enjoy beautiful views The accommodation choices on the Gold Coast are just as varied and interesting as the activities, so whether you are a single, couple, family, friends, a large or small group, you will find options perfect for you at TakeABreak corn an 【小题 1】
24、 From the passage, we know _ A visitors can go t o the Gold Goast only by air B the Gold Coast is famous for its golden beach C it is difficult for a family to find a right place to stay D the theme park Sea World will attract animal lovers 【小题 2】 Which is NOT included in the theme parks A Children
25、can see their favorite cartoons B Visitors have opportunities to take roller coasters C Some famous movie actors often act with visitors D Visitors can share the joy from animals 【小题 3】 This passage is mainly _ A to describe the theme parks in Australia B to draw more visitors to go to the Gold Goas
26、t C to tell some exciting shows, adventures, etc D to introduce how to get to the Gold Coast 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B When T was a child I never said, When T grow up, I want to be a CEO, but here T am When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isnt a straight, clearly
27、clarified path In fact, no two paths are the same But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, theres a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that position share the qualitie
28、s of commitment, work ethic （守则） and a strong desire for building something new And every CEO take risks along the wayputting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to b
29、e an entrepreneur （企业家） from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with varying degrees of success And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to work, work for myself and build something for co
30、nsumers Im only 29, so its been a quick ride to CEO Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other colleagues, where I became a CEO Career advice
31、; Dont figure out where you want to work, or even what industry youd like to work at Figure out what makes you do so What gives you a really big rush Answer why you like things, not what you like doing and then apply it to your work life Also, just because youre graduating, dont stop learning Read m
32、ore books than you did in college If you do, and theyre not, youre really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do 【小题 1】 What can we know from the first paragraph A The author hasnt achieved his childhood ambition B The author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO C The author had an a
33、mbition of becoming a CEO in his childhood D The author believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial to everybody 【小题 2】 According to the author, successful CEOs should _ A try not to take risks B stay in the same business C have a strong sense of creativity D save every possible penny 【小题 3】
34、What can we know about the author from the passage A His father had far-reaching influence on him B He used to run the consumer product team for AOL C His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success D He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown Universi
35、ty 【小题 4】 Which of the following proverbs may the author agree with according to the last paragraph A Well begun is half done B One is never too old to learn C Time and tide wait for no man D Everything conies to him who waits 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B Britain is set to face an increas
36、e in cold winters, with up to one-in-seven hitting the UK with longer periods of time when temperatures are below freezing, a study has suggested The prediction was based on research that found out how low solar activity affected winter weather patterns However, the researchers were eager to stress
37、that their findings did not suggest that the region was about to fall suddenly into a little ice age The findings appear in the journal Environmental Research Letters We could get to the point where one-in-seven winters are very cold, as we had at the start of last winter and all through the winter
38、before last, said co-author Mike Lockwood, professor of space environment physics at the University of Reading Using the Central England Temperature （ CET） record, the worlds longest instrumental data series that dates back to 1659, the team said that in general temperatures during recent winters ha
39、d been obviously lower than the longer-term temperatures The mean CET for December, January and February for the recent relatively cold winters of 2008 2009 and 20092010 were 3 50 and 2 53 respectively, they wrote However, the mean value for the previous 20 winters had been 5 04 The series of lower
40、winter temperatures in the UK during the last three years had raised questions about the probability of more similar, or even colder, winters occurring in the future Last year Professor Lockwood and colleagues published a paper that found a link between fewer sunspots and atmospheric conditio ns tha
41、t blocked warm westerly winds reaching Europe during winter months, opening the way for cold easterly winds from the Arctic and Russia to sweep across the region Professor Lockwood, while acknowledging that there were a range of possible meteorological factors （气象因素） that could influence blocking ev
42、ents, said the latest study moved things forward by showing that there was impro vement in the predictive skill when solar activity was taken into consideration 【小题 1】 We can know from the second paragraph that _ A research shows that Britain will soon fall into an ice age B Mike Lockwoods research
43、focuses on space environment physics C it was quite cold in Britain over the entire winter last year D so far one-in-seven winters have been very cold in Britain 【小题 2】 The underlined word mean in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _ A average B stable C ungenerous D changeable 【小题 3】 What can we
44、infer from the last paragraph A It was sunspots that blocked warm westerly winds reaching Europe B Meteorological factors hardly have any influence on blocking events C The latest study done by Professor Lockwood was of little practical value D Considering solar activity or not affects the accuracy
45、of weather forecasting 【小题 4】 Whats the best title of the passage A Another big danger approaching the UK B Research finds out solar activity is to blame for the cold C UK faces more cold winters due to weaker solar activity D Changes in weather patterns should be responsible for low solar activity
46、答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C Sitting across from his teacher, Edgar Martinez repeated the word he couldnt quite pronounce: situation The teacher, LisaMojsin, hired to help Martinez reduce his accent, said the word slowly; Sit-chew-a-shun I wish he had taught me this 20 years ago said Mart
47、inez, 37, who comes from Mexico and lives in Los Angeles In private tutoring classes throughout the nation, immigrants are focused on sounding more American Accent reduction classes have been around for years, but experts say As our workforce becomes more and more global, these classes are becoming more and more popular Private tutors said they answer calls almost daily from students, when just a few years ago the phones rang only occasionally Author Amy Gillett said that sales of her book and CD set, Speak English Like an American, have increased three tim
