2012届江苏省扬州中学高三上学期阶段测试英语试卷与答案.doc

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1、2012届江苏省扬州中学高三上学期阶段测试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * Having studied in America for three years, the young man didnt change much, _ a bit fatter. A only to get B only getting C to have got D having been got 答案： B 这题考查现在分词做伴随状语的用法：句意是：在美国学了三年后，年轻人没有改变很多，只是变得有点胖了。说明是伴随状语，不是结果状语。选 B。 -Tom was caught cheating in the exam

2、. -Just his luck. _ A He has to kill the fatted calf. B He has to face the music. C He must be the apple of his parents eve. D He must be a black sheep. 答案： B Not until _ on TV _ that the Chinese was rescued by the European Union Task Force. A did I turn; did I know B did I turn; I knew C I turned;

3、did I know D I turned; I had know 答案： C -Oh, how depressed! Im bound to lose to him in tomorrows competition. -Cheer up! In fact, he is _ than you. A not more nervous B no more nervous C no less nervous D a little less nervous 答案： C _ the crisis of economy getting more and more serious, the governme

4、nt is searching for ways to improve peoples life. A As B With C When D If 答案： B Each of us is likely to develop a personal _ for certain types of entertainment. A comparison B possession C preference D advantage 答案： C The Chinese economy is still doing well _ the current financial crisis. A on behal

5、f of B in spite of C in terms of D in consequence of 答案： B A team of nurses _ the doctor in performing the operation on the boy wounded in the earthquake. A supported B encouraged C assisted D respected 答案： C -What on earth are the police busy with -They have been looking into how the plane crash _.

6、 A came out B came up C came down D came about 答案： D Each country, of course, in _ Copenhagen has its own particular priorities and concerns, which is why _ agreement is so difficult to reach. A the; an B /; an C a; the D /; the 答案： B Im sorry to tell you that we will not tell you the results of the

7、 survey until we have looked through all the _. A directions B instructions C data D standards 答案： C The ground is wet all over, so Im sure it must have rained last night, _ A wasnt it B didnt it C isnt it D doesnt it 答案： B _ is know to us all is that the old worker, for _ life was hard in the past,

8、 still works hard in his seventies. A As; whom B What; whose C It; whose D What; whom 答案： D It was Mr Zhang that helped us out of the trouble. Without his help, we _ it so easily. A cant manage B mustnt have managed C couldnt have managed D couldnt manage 答案： C With all the money _, the man had to m

9、ake a living by begging. A run out B to run out C used up D to use up 答案： C 完型填空 Ive always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care. What I 36 most about visiting my boyfriends parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 3

10、7 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38 his family as cold. When we got into the 39 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40 , he began to wash his sons windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass. I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My

11、 father often 41 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. Its a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my fathers success in business an

12、d realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 45 him. When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, Ive often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47 and regularly contact with

13、 my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48 : She wasnt a good friend! My anger 49 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love wit

14、h when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how Id considered her to be 52 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends. Far too often, I ignored their 53 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 54 . Over the year

15、s, however, Ive learned to 55 other persons, love signs. 【小题1】 A remember B enjoy C value D admire A excitedly B nervously C silently D instantly A regard B treat C take D think A bus B train C car D plane A Punctually B Carefully C Proudly D Coldly A visited B interrupted C warned D telephoned A gr

16、eeting B meeting C apology D explanation A interested B angered C encouraged D surprised A long B short C warm D polite A praised B remembered C blamed D thanked A content B guilty C curious D disappointed A in order B in turn C without delay D without difficulty A feeling B suggestion C judgment D

17、belief A disappeared B grew C helped D declined A opened B refused C hosted D invited A depressed B upset C fascinated D shocked A uncaring B dishonest C unhappy D uncooperative A unique B common C pleasant D familiar A opinion B way C mind D life A send B read C give D express 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C

18、 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【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】 B 阅读理解 Born in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns. Doctors told his parents that he

19、 had a hole in his heart and “they didnt think I had a lot longer to live”. But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed. “Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says. “And I had a second chance.” During his second year at the University of Mary Wa

20、shington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he sawbarefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets. Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance. Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings

21、education and community projects to children and families in need. He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs. “When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says. “I knew I had to keep fighting.” He persuaded his youn

22、ger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause. “Shes dynamite,.” He says. “When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains. Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything.” Since 2006, the siblings organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than $750,000 to fund projects, in

23、cluding the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college. Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization. They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses. While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras worki

24、ng alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds. Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate（协调） the groups building efforts on the ground. Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to b

25、uild a new village. Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998. A lot of them didnt have access to clean water or health care, and they didnt have a school. Fujiyamas group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”. The organization is also raising fund

26、s to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library. 【小题 1】 At the beginning of his organization, _. A Fujiyama was supported by many friends B things didnt go on smoothly C Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras D many famous people joined in 【小题 2】 We can infer that Fujiyama is

27、 a _ man. A diligent B mean C sympathetic D cheerful 【小题 3】 The underlined word “siblings ” can be replaced by _. A brothers B brother and sisters C friends D couples 【小题 4】 Which of the following is the best title for the passage A Help the people in need B Students lend a hand in America C Fujiyam

28、a helps build “Sunshine Village” D Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chance 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D A new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of Americas largest cities finish high school. The report notes higher rates of graduation ov

29、er 70% in areas surrounding the cities. Researchers studied high school graduation rates from the 2003, 2004 school year. They also identified the nations fifty largest cities. The largest, New York City, had a population of more than eight million. The smallest city was Wichita, Kansas. It had abou

30、t three hundred and sixty thousand people. Researchers used a system of measurement called the cumulative promotion index to find graduation rates. School officials in many of the cities studied said the resulting numbers were too low. That is because different areas use different methods to find gr

31、aduation rates. Critics say many methods do not give a true picture of the number of students who leave high school before finishing. Other studies have put the national graduation rate at about 70%. But experts agree that too many students are not completing high school. They estimate the number at

32、 more than one million each year. The report was prepared for Americas Promise Alliance. The private group aims to help children receive services they need to succeed. General Colin Powell was chairman of Americas Promise Alliance when it was formed in 1997. He attended the press conference Tuesday

33、where the report was released. He said studies have shown that the US must do more to educate the leaders and work force of the future. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings also spoke. She said the government will propose that states use the same methods when reporting graduation rates. Allianc

34、e officials also announced the start of a nationwide campaign to improve graduation rates. It is to include a series of meetings to be held in every state over the next two years. The meetings will bring together elected leaders, business owners, students, parents and education officials. They will

35、develop plans to increase the number of Americans who finish high school. 【小题 1】 The author wants to tell us _. A too many Americans do not finish high school B different methods to find graduation rates C services American children need to receive D the increase of the number of Americans who finis

36、h their high school 【 小题 2】 From Paragraph 1 we can infer that _. A there are 8,360,000 people in the US fifty largest cities B Wichita in Kansas is the smallest city in the US C 50% of the people in the US dont finish their high school education D high school graduation rates in or near the biggest

37、 cities are higher 【小题 3】 The underlined word “picture” probably can be replaced by “_”. A situation B scene C image D mood 【小题 4】 From the last paragraph, we can draw a conclusion that _-. A secretary of Education Margaret Spellings didnt believe that number from the report B the government will st

38、op using the cumulative promotion index to find graduation rates C secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the start of a nationwide campaign to improve graduation rates D the low graduation rates should be paid attention to by the government and the society 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】

39、A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 推理题：从文章第一段的句子： A new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of Americas largest cities finish high school.只有一半的美国学生高中毕业，也就是还有很多没毕业。 【小题 1】 D细节题：从第一段的句子： The report notes higher rates of graduation over 70% in areas surrounding the cities. 看出毕业率高的地方

40、是在大城市里或是附近。 【小题 1】 A 猜词题：从这句话 Critics say many methods do not give a true picture of the number of students who leave high school before finishing.看出句意是：很多方法不能真正的表示学生毕业数量的情况。选 A。 【小题 1】 D推理题：从最后一段的句子： Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings also spoke. She said the government will propose that sta

41、tes use the same methods when reporting graduation rates说明她认为政府应该重视这个问题。 Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. The latest government report shows that their share of nonfarm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September. Not only have more and more women entered the

42、 labor market over the years, but the depression has been harder on men. In October the unemployment rate for men was almost eleven percent compared to eight percent for women. Industries that traditionally use lots of men have suffered deep cuts. For example, manufacturing and building lost more jo

43、bs last month. But health care and temporary employment services have had job growth. Both of those industries employ high percentages of women. Thirty years ago, women earned sixty-two cents for every dollar that men earned. Now, for those who usually work full time, women earn about eighty percent

44、 of what men earn. And women hold fifty-one percent of good-paying management and professional jobs. Yet a study released Thursday said men still hold about nine out of every ten top positions at the four hundred large companies in California. The results have remained largely unchanged in live year

45、s of studies from the University of California, Davis. Also, a new research paper in the journal Sex Roles looks at the experiences of women who are the main earners in their family. Rebecca Meisenbach at the University of Missouri in Columbia interviewed fifteen women. She found they all valued the

46、ir independence and many enjoyed having the power of control, though not all wanted it. But they also felt pressure, worry and guilt. Partly that was because of cultural expectations that working women will still take care of the children. Also, men who are not the main earners may feel threatened.

47、The job market continues to suffer the effects of last years financial crash. Now, a judgment has been reached in the first case involving charges of criminal wrongdoing on Wall Street. Last week, the government lost its case against two managers at Bear Stearns, the first investment bank to fail la

48、st year. A jury found Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin not guilty of lying to investors. The hedge funds they supervised lost their value in two thousand seven. But jurors said there was no clear evidence that they meant to mislead investors. The Justice Department continues to investigate other companies. 【小题 1】 Why is the unemployment rate for men higher. A Because there are more men workers in industries. B Because many industries mainly employi