◎ 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
  •         从每小题的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中, 找出与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。
    (       )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    
  •         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, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑. 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: 5If 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
  • -Mum, I am feeling tired and sleepy now.  
    -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 4These 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 ball 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 Aims
    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    
    . hardworking
    D. strong-mindedC

  • 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, 17:237
            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 you 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 corporateprojects. 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. Indepth 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:
    -1 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
    Explres On: Friday, 01 October, 2010, 03:28Reply to: zsj123@ 163. comA girl is looking for an oral
    English tutorLocation: close to Metro Line SixTime: twice a week , in the evening and weekend, 1.5 hrs at
    a timeRate: 200/hStudent: 10 years oldRequirements: 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@ gste. com
    B.linette. killboum@ rhkdesign. com. cn
    C.zsj123@ 163. com
    D.chieasemester@ gmail. com
    3.For one who doesn’t mind traveling a lot, which of the positions above can be considered?

    A.Senior Interior Designed.
    B.Female English Tutor.
    C.Sourcing assistant.
    D.Customer Services Assitant.

    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
  • 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 studentsKs
    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,在答题卡指定区域的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 1.________
    people in your spare time? Then joining us and be a volunteer! 2._________
    We have job for people of all ages. 3.________
    Anyone from students to old people can become ours members. 4.________
    You can help people in many ways. Some schools need volunteers to help take the 5.________
    care of children. Volunteers are needed in hospitals help the patients. Animal lovers 6.________
    can help save dogs and cats without homes.  There is nothing for everyone. “I often 7.________
     played computer games when I was freely before. Now I help old people learn to use 8.________
     computers,” said a volunteer aged 18. Unless everyone helps out a bit, we’ll all have 9.________     
    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?” _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________