◎ 2012届陕西省西安市第一中学高三英语上学期期中试题的第一部分试题
  • 语音知识。
    从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出所给单词的正确读音。
    (     )1. loose  
    (     )2. south  
    (     )3. official
    (     )4. steam  
    (     )5. judge   

    A. present    
    A. courage    
    A. concert    
    A. hear      
    A. museum   

    B. usual      
    B. soup      
    B. ocean      
    B. nearly    
    B. husband 
    C. usage   
    C. southern   
    C. coast        
    C. mean       
    C. true    
    D. rose       
    D. trousers
    D. century  
    D. heart  
    D. huge     
  • 情景交际。
         根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两
    个为多余选项。
    A: Any good news?
    B: Not really.   1   So I was left behind after school yesterday.
    A:   2    
    B: Sometimes I do. The day before yesterday, I was quiet in my history class but I still had to stay after school.
    A:   3   
    B: Because I fell asleep. But it wasn't my fault.   4    
    A: I advise you to take school more seriously. If you don't pass your exam, you will have to drop out and
        work as a result;
    B:   5   If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day. But now I am in school, I must listen to dull teachers
        every day.
    A: Something must be wrong with you. Go to the psychologist first.
    A: You are lazy.
    B: I don't understand.
    C: You made your teacher angry.
    D: Better keep quiet in class.
    E: The lesson is dull.
    F: I don't think it makes much difference.
    G: I was talking without being asked in class.
  • The CEO needs an assistant with _____ little knowledge of German and ____ experience in administrative
    management.

    [     ]

    A. the, an
    B. the, /
    C. a, an
    D. a, /
  • Many houses were destroyed in the heavy rain. They should get them _____.

    [     ]

    A. to repair
    B. repaired
    C. repairing
    D. repair
  • Allow children to voice their opinions, ____ they are different from your own.

    [     ]

    A. until
    B. even if
    C. unless
    D. as though
  • — Will you attend the meeting this afternoon?
    — But I ________ anything about that.

    [      ]

    A. hadn't been told
    B. haven't been told
    C. didn't tell
    D. won't tell
  • _____ time _____ by, we grew wiser and wiser.

    [      ]

    A. With; went
    B. As; going
    C. As; went
    D. With; gone
  • 一 Mum, I am feeling tired and sleepy now.
    一 You _____ so late last night.

    [     ]

    A. couldn't have stayed up
    B. mustn't have stayed up
    C. shouldn't have stayed up
    D. needn't have stayed up
◎ 2012届陕西省西安市第一中学高三英语上学期期中试题的第二部分试题
  • It was in the university _____ my sister studies _____ I met the film star.
    A. that; that
    B. where; where
    C. where; that
    D. that; where
  • — Hey, look where you are going? 
    —  Oh, I'm terribly sorry, _____.

    [     ]

    A. I'm not noticing
    B. I wasn't noticing
    C. I haven't noticed
    D. I don't notice
  • It _____ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _____ I found we had a lot in common.

    [     ]

    A. was until; when
    B. was until; that
    C. wasn't until; when
    D. wasn't until; that
  • The great invention he made _____ of great benefit to the whole world.
    [      ]
    A. is proved
    B. has proved
    C. has been proved
    D. is proved to be
  • The parents were happy to know that their son had won _____ to Beijing University.

    [     ]

    A. permission
    B. allowance
    C. recognition
    D. admission
  • Put the books back ____ they belong after you have finished them.

    A. where
    B. to where
    C. to which
    D. to the place
  • It's so noisy. I'd really appreciate ______ if you'd turn the radio down.

    [      ]

    A. that
    B. it
    C. this
    D. which
  • — How about going downtown this morning?
    — Well…, it's a bit too cold outside. And ______, I've got to do some housework.

    [      ]

    A. someway
    B. anyway
    C. somehow
    D. somewhat
◎ 2012届陕西省西安市第一中学高三英语上学期期中试题的第三部分试题
  • — I really thought I'd pass the driving test.
    — Oh, well, Bill, ______.

    [     ]

    A. you are wrong
    B. better luck next time
    C. best wishes
    D. I completely agree with you
  • 完形填空。
          When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We   1   many interests and quickly became
    inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried   2   we would attend different colleges in the fall.
         Our first term of university life was   3  . We had a telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long. In
    the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very   4   . These were friends with whom I
    could be myself and   5   out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.
         When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. She   6   a toy bear to me as a present and
    told me about her college life. However, something unexpected happened when I   7  her to my new friends.
    Her eyes grew dark and I could see the   8   within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but
    Becky seemed   9   to accept it. I didn't understand   10   the people I love most couldn't love each other.
         Becky  11 . I knew she was not happy.I thought long about what happened.After many unanswered
    questions, I understood that she was  12 . She saw me with my new friends and  13   that we no longer shared
    the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having  14  her and wished she could a part of it. She wished
    she could be in their position.
         I wrote a letter to Becky  15  she's always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and
    friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life's greatest  16  . Becky wrote me back soon. She was
    in   17  and felt sorry about what she had done.
          I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it.  18   can influence our friendship and change
    the experiences we've shared. We are now walking on two different paths of  19 .While new friends are
    special and exciting, old friends are always there,   20   to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.
    (     )1. A  showed      
    (     )2. A  because     
    (     )3. A  modern      
    (     )4. A  anxious     
    (     )5. A  figure      
    (     )6. A  brought     
    (     )7. A  admitted    
    (     )8. A  concern   
    (     )9. A  cautious     
    (     )10. A  how        
    (     )11. A  started    
    (     )12. A  aggressive 
    (     )13. A  regretted  
    (     )14. A  for        
    (     )15. A  recognized 
    (     )16. A  gift      
    (     )17. A  sympathy   
    (     )18. A  Nothing    
    (     )19. A   happiness 
    (     )20. A   choosing  
    B. developed    
    B. unless       
    B. peaceful     
    B. comfortable   
    B. make         
    B.  returned     
    B.  mentioned    
    B.  doubt       
    B.  unwilling    
    B.  why        
    B.  remained    
    B. jealous      
    B.  wondered    
    B.  from       
    B.  predicting   
    B.  spirit      
    B.  agreement    
    B.  Anything     
    B.  success     
    B.  waiting     
    C. protected   
    C. although    
    C. normal      
    C.  familiar   
    C.  pour       
    C.  donated    
    C.  introduced 
    C.  curiosity  
    C.  ashamed    
    C.  that      
    C.  left      
    C. angry       
    C.  promised   
    C.  without    
    C.  assuring   
    C.  achievement
    C.  surprise   
    C.  Something  
    C.  research   
    C.  planning   
    D.  shared             
    D.  while              
    D.  hard               
    D.  strange            
    D.  hold               
    D. recommended         
    D.  referred           
    D.  hurt               
    D.  calm               
    D.  whether            
    D.  stared             
    D. proud               
    D. proved              
    D.  across             
    D. explaining          
    D.  sign               
    D.  disappointment     
    D.  Everything         
    D.  life               
    D.  demanding          
  • 阅读理解。
         On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of
    the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager,
    for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles."
         Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last
    December in New Delhi, India.
         When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after
    44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true. 
         Robert Friedlander's next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete
    his trip in Pakistan.
    1. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article would be _____.
    A. The Kingdom of Bicycles
    B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an
    C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road
    D. An American Achieving His Dreams
    2. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order _____.
    A. China, India, and Pakistan
    B. India, China, and Pakistan
    C. Pakistan, China, and India
    D. China, Pakistan, and India
    3. What made Friedlander want to come to China _____?
    A. The stories about Marco Polo.
    B. The famous sights in Xi'an.
    C. His interest in Chinese silk.
    D. His childhood dreams about bicycles.
    4. Friedlander can be said to be _____.
    A. clever
    B. friendly
    C. hardworking
    D. strong-minded
  • 阅读理解。

         Some years ago I took on a task in a southern county to work with people on public welfare. What I
    wanted to do was to show that everybody has the capacity to be self sufficient and all we have to do is to
    activate (激励)them. I asked the country to pick up a group of people who were on public welfare, people
     from different racial groups and different family groups. I would then see them as a group for three hours
    every Friday. I also asked for a little petty cash to work with, as I needed it.
        The first thing I said after I shook hands with everybody was, "I'd like to know what your dreams are."
    Everyone looked at me as if I were kind of fool.
         One woman said to me,"I don't know what you can do with dreams. The rats are eating up my kids."
    "Oh," I said,"That's terrible. No, of course, you are very much involved with the rats and your kids. How
    can that be helped?"
         "Well, I could use a new screen door because there are holes in my screen door." I asked, "Is there
    anybody around here who know how to fix a screen door?"
         There was a man in the group and he said,"A long time ago I used to do things like that but now I have
    a terribly bad back, but I'll try."
         I told him I had some money if he would go to the store and but some screening and go and fix the
    lady's screen door. "Do you think you can do that?" 
         "Yes, I'll try."
         The next week, when the group was seated. I said to the woman, "Well, is your screen door fixed?"
         "Oh, yes." she said.
          "Then we can start dreaming, can't we?" she sort of smiled at me.
         I said to the man who did the work,"How do you feel?"
         He said,"Well, you know, it's very funny thing. I'm beginning to feel a lot better."
         That helped the group to begin to dream. These seemingly small successes allowed the group to see
    that dreams were not insane. These small steps began to get people to see and feel that something really
    could happen.
         Everyone found something. The man who put in the screen door became a handyman. In 12 weeks,
    I had all those people off public welfare. I've not only done that once, I've done that in many times.

    1. What's the opinion the author had when he took on the work?
    A. People need to be activated by others to make a living.
    B. Everyone should not have depended on public welfare.
    C. Everyone has the ability to live on without getting public welfare.
    D. The county should gather people from different racial groups together.
    2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
    A. The author did the work at his own expense.
    B. The people the author worked with were very wealthy.
    C. The author usually met the people four times a month.
    D. The people the author worked with had no dreams at all.
    3. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?
    A. The rats are so big that they eat the children.
    B. The rats are crazy and have the children as food.
    C. The rats are giving the kids and the mother much trouble.
    D. The kids are too weak and even are nearly eaten by the rats..
    4. What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?
    A. Anything in the would is difficult.
    B. Small success can be parts of your dream.
    C. I have had those people off public welfare.
    D. Your dream comes before it becomes a reality
  • 阅读理解。

         Post Login Register Support
         Sourcing assistant needed
         Posted On: Sunday, 28 March, 2010, 17:27
         Expires On: Monday, 27 September, 2010, 17:27
         Indian company's Shanghai office is now looking for a local Chinese girl, who can speak fluent English,
    and has at least one year experience in trading business. Healthcare working experience would be an advantage.
         Main responsibilities are: sourcing for new suppliers, factory visiting, negotiating and orders following up…
         Interested candidates can email me your expected salary, resume and current photo to: sarah @ gate. com,
    Miss Sarah Wang for more details. Thanks.
         Senior Interior Designer
         Posted On: Sunday, 10 January, 2010, 11:50
         Expires On: Wednesday, 09 June, 2010, 11:50
         Reply to: linette, killbourn @ rhdesign. com. cn 
         KHK Design is seeking a Senior Interior Designer for our corporate projects. Your primary role is to work
    closely with our American and European clients to deliver the international design solution they require. You
    must have an ability to work with 8 individual managers to negotiate space needs and requirements, and
    communicate your designs to your design support team. In depth knowledge of interesting and innovative
    (创新的) materials is required. Travel throughout China may be required.
         Customer Service Assistant
          Posted On: Monday, 01 February, 2010, 15:25
         Expires On: Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, 15:25
         Reply to: chinasemeste: @ gmail. com
         Compensation(报酬): RMB 8-10K
         Type of job: Full-time
         Contract: One year contract or longer
         Job Category: Customer Service
         Requirements: -B.A, or B.S. degree; foreigners only:
         year's working experience desired, preferably in customer service or hospitality industry
         Responsible, pleasant personality and self-motivated.
         Customer-oriented with good communication and interpersonal skills
         Good command of both spoken and written English; Putonghua is an advantage but not a must
         Work Load: 5-day-work; national holidays
         Monthly Salary: Around RMB 8-10 K
         Female English Tutor Needed
         Posted On: Tuesday, 05 January, 2010, 03:38
         Expires On: Friday, 01 October, 2010, 03:28
         Reply to: zsj123@ 163. com
         A girl is looking for an oral English tutor
         Location: close to Metro Line Six
         Time: twice a week, in the evening and weekend, 1.5 hrs at a time
         Rate: 200/h
         Student: 10 years old
          Requirements: From America: female; experienced

    1. We can know from the first two ads that ____.

    A. KHK Design deals with business from European countries
    B. to be a souring assistant, you need to be very persuasive
    C. to work for KHK Design, you need to be very experienced in trading
    D. a girl from Beijing is very likely to be employed by the Indian Company

    2. If you are an American woman looking for a part-time job, you can contact _____ .
    A. sarah @ gate. com
    B. linette, killbourn @ rhdesign. com. cn
    C. zsj123@ 163. com
    D. chinasemeste: @ gmail. com
    3. For one who doesn't mind traveling a lot, which of the positions above can be considered?
    A. Sourcing assistant.
    B. Female English Tutor.
    C. Senior Interior Designed.
    D. Customer Services Assistant.
    4. Which of the following statements about the third position is TRUE?
    A. Nationalities are not required for the position.
    B. There's a requirement of maximum service period.
    C. The deadline for application is July the 31st.
    D. Communication skills are requested a must.
  • 阅读理解。
         Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action suit(诉讼)against the search giant over
    privacy breakings related to its Buzz socials networking program.
         In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund (基金)for privacy education the company
    made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.
         Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmail, in some cases exposed the lists of persons
    touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.
         How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of course.
         "Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that we've reached a settlement
    regarding Google Buzz," the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think the company
    has 170 million Gmail users worldwide.
         "The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users'concerns," Google
    wrote.
         Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail was included in the settlement unless they
    decide to take no party before December 6, 2010. On January 31, 2011 the U. S. distriet Court for the
    Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.
         Google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators (监管者) for privacy problem involving Buzz
    and its Street View mapping service. Last week, the FTC closed its looking into Google's collection of
    Wi - Fi data with Street View mapping cars, saying the company had made sufficient promises to get rid of
    data it collected and strengthen its privacy training among employees.
    1. "the search giant" in the first paragraph refers to _____.
    A. Buzz
    B. Gmail
    C. Google
    D. Street View
    2.What will Google do to protect its users' privacy?
    A. Further educate its staff.
    B. Pay cash to its users.
    C. Hold a fairness hearing.
    D. Stop collecting its users' data.
    3. According to the passage, _____.
    A. Google was accused of cheating its users.
    B. Google users are all affected by the settlement
    C. Google often sent a message to its users throughout the world
    D. Googles' Street View mapping service is questioned by federal regulators
  • 阅读理解。
    根据短文内容,从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。
    A.The secret of the writer's success
    B. A write with enduring popularity
    C. Well-received creation to encourage Brits
    D. The insight into human nature
    E. Writing styles in different stages
    F. The story appreciate for school students
    1. (     )
        Charles Dickens is often thought of as one of England's great writers. Yet for many his language is 
    old-fashioned and his story plots often improbable. Why, Dickens, out of so many other great English 
    writers, has made the list? How then to explain Dickens's enduring popularity?
    2. (     )
         One reason undoubtly is the British government's insistence that every child studies a Dickens novel at
    school. Alongside Willian Shakespeare, Charles Dickens is a compulsory (必读的) writer on every English 
    literature school reading list. His stories, though often over-long by today's standard,are superbly written
     moral tales. They are filled with colorful characters.
    3. (     )
          But what makes his books stand out from other English writers is his insight into human nature. Dickens,
     like Shakespeare, tells us truths about human behavior that are as true to citizens of the 21st century as they
    were to his readers in the 19th century. Readers have returned to Dickens's books again and again over the
    years to see what he has to say about readers'own time.
    4. (     )
         The BBC adapted one of his less well-known novels, Little Dorrit, into a popular television drama that 
     introduced many Brits to the novel for the first time. A dark story about greed and money, it was the perfect 
    story to illustrate the bad times. No surprise then that it was Dickens Britons turned to, during the economic 
    crisis last year, to make sense of world rapidly falling apart.
    5. (     )
         Readers of the 19th and early 20th century usually prized Dickens's earlier novels for their humor and 
    pathos (悲痛). While recognizing the virtues of these books, critics today tend to rank more highly the later
    works because of their formal coherence and acute perception (洞察力) of the human condition. For as long
    as Dickens's novels have something to say to modern audiences, it seems likely that he will remain one of 
    Britain's best loved writers.
  • 单词拼写。
    根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词,在横线上写出对应单词的正确形式,每空只写一词。
    1. We all hope those who are_______(遭受) from this disaster will be safe.
    2. I am glad to accept your kind ________(邀请).
    3. We should have a positive ________(态度) towards life.
    4. We congratulated him ________(真诚地) on his success.
    5. Price and _______(质量) are the two chief considerations for most of consumers.
    6. The civilization of _______(古老的) Greece is famous in the world.
    7. He is quite ________(熟悉) with this country because he has been here for ten years.
    8. I burst into _______(笑声) when my brother walked in wearing his funny clothes.
    9. The plane caused a ________(革命) in our way of traveling.
    10. The only step between dream and _______(现实) is action!
  • 短文改错。
         假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处
    语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
         增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。
         删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线( ),并在该词下面写出修改
    后的词。
         注意:1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
                   2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

         Are you looking for something interested? Would you like to give a hand to other people in your spare time? Then joining us and be a volunteer! We have job for people of all ages. Anyone from students to old people can
    become ours members. You can help people in many ways. Some schools need volunteers to help take the care of children. Volunteers are needed in hospitals help the patients. Animal lovers can help save dogs and cats
    without homes. There is nothing for everyone."I often played computer games when I was freely before. Now
    I help old people learn to use computers," said a volunteer aged 18. Unless everyone helps out a bit, we'll all have better and warmer world to live in.
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________
  • 书面表达。
          你班同学在英语课上讨论毕业班学生是否可以把课本留给下一届学生使用这一问题。假
    如你是小组长,请根据小组讨论的记录用英语写一份报告, 陈述自己的看法或建议。报告要点
    如下:
    Advantages Disadvantages
    可以节省资源,减少浪费 教材内容经常更新
    节约家庭开支 不能在书上作笔记
    西方国家普遍采用此作法
         注意:(1)报道必须包括所有要点,适当增加细节,使内容连贯、完整。 
                    (2)报道的开头部分已写好,只需接着写。(不记入总字数)
                    (3)词数100左右。
         Is Recycling Textbook a Good Suggestion?
         On behalf of our group, I'd like to give a brief summary of our discussion on the topic"Is Recycling
    Textbook a Good suggestion?" __________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________