2013年秋期南阳市五校联谊高中三年级期中考试

英 语 试 题

2013．11

注意事项：

1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，其中第Ⅰ卷1～9面，第Ⅱ卷9～10面；共120分，考试时间100分钟。

2、答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在机读卡和答题卷规定的位置上；所有题目必须在答题卷上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

3、选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号；非选择题答案，使用0．5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔书写，字体工整，笔迹清楚。

4、本次考试无听力测试，添加了一道完型填空题，请考生注意。

5、考试结束后，将答题卷和机读卡交上，试题卷自己保存。

第Ⅰ卷 （共115分）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. In the early morning, all of us stood at the top of the mountain to ________ east of the city, watching ________ burning sun rising.

A. the; a B. /; a C. the; the D. the;/

22. The Chinese government holds that peace and development ________ the Taiwain Straits is the correct path.

A. beyond B. over C. through D. across

23. ________ his spare time that his English has improved a lot.

A. So good use does he make of B. Such good use does he make of

C. He makes very good use of D. He makes so good use of

24. Our bodies are ________ by working out. Similarly, our minds are developed by learning.

A. burdened B. resembled C. strengthened D. worsened

25. - Remember the first time we ________, Ed ?

- Of course, I do. You ________ a song on the stage.

A. have met; sang B. met; were singing

C. met; sang D. have met; have sung

26. ________ with some research materials, he decided on three possible approaches in his experiment.

A. Preparing B. Prepared C. Having prepared D. Prepare

27. - Have you known each other for long?

- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.

A. Just after B. Just when C. Ever since D. Just before

28. - These apples look very beautiful.

- They ________. See the price $ 3.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren’t they?

A. should B. would C. could D. might

29. Ray is a new graduate, and it seems that he has difficulty in dealing with ________ problems arise.

A. whichever B. whenever C. whatever D. wherever

30. ________ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.

A. Having checked B. Checking C. If you check D. To check

31. The secretary has a lot of things to ________ in the office since she has been away for quite a few days.

A. make up B. take up C. work out D. carry out

32. What if we meet with a situation ________ none of us are able to deal with?

A. where B. in which C. what D. that

33. - Where have you been all day?

- We ________ some lovely children and it was dark by the time we got away.

A. met B. would meet C. have met D. had met

34. - What TV programs are you watching these days?

- Well, I’d rather read than watch TV. The programs seem ________ all the time.

A. to get worse B. getting worse C. to be getting worse D. to have got worse

35. - How did the Short Play Festival strike you?

- ________. We can’t think too highly of it.

A. It makes no sense B. It is awful C. It all depends D. It is wonderful

第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order 36 to keep food on file table, the father, a goldsmith（金匠）by 37 , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade. Despite their seemingly 38 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, 39 they knew well that their father would never be able to 40 either of them to study at the Academy.

After many long discussions at night in their 41 bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（掷）a coin. The 42 would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 43 his winning brother for the academy. Then, in four years, he would support the other one. Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 44 to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 45 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）- By the time he graduated, he was beginning to 46 considerable fees for himself.

When the young artist 47 home and said to his brother, “And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 48 . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 49 you. ”Albert rose and wiped tile 50 from his cheeks. “No, brother. I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too 51 for me. Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas （画布） __53 a pen or a brush.”

More than 450 years have 54 . By now, among Albrecht Durer’s hundreds of masterful portraits, “The Praying Hands” is one 55 creation that can catch the world’s hearts.

36. A. fully B. merely C. completely D. entirely

37. A. heart B. profession C. method D. words

38. A. hopeless B. promising C. demanding D. careless

39. A. so B. but C. however D. and

40. A. study B. give C. send D. offer

41. A. crowded B. separated C. new D. unusual

42. A. winner B. old C. loser D. younger

43. A. expect B. advertise C. support D. require

44. A. flew away B. left behind C. set aside D. went off

45. A. deserted B. financed C. desired D. envied

46. A. earn B. save C. draw D. spend

47. A. arrived B. returned C. regained D. got

48. A. fate B. time C. top D. turn

49. A. take care of B. make up for C. make use of D. take charge of

50. A. smiles B. tears C. sweats D. laughs

51. A. tense B. nervous C. tiring D. late

52. A. eyes B. pictures C. hands D. mines

53. A. with B. of C. upon D. in

54. A. changed B. kept C. remembered D. passed

55. A. strange B. surprising C. touching D. terrible

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six - year – old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course.” she said.

“Can we write him a letter?”

She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, “Yes.”

My heart jumped. “How? Does the mailman go there?” I asked.

“No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

“Just wait, honey. You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six - year - old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went out-side and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

“Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.”

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on. I prayed to be a balloon.

56. When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.

A. believed it easy to do so B. thought her a creative girl

C. felt it hard to answer D. found it easy to lie

57. When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she __________.

A. jumped with joy B. was worried that it couldn’t be delivered

C. started writing immediately D. became excited

58. In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A. An incurable disease. B. An unforgettable memory.

C. The failures her father experienced D. The hard time her father had.

59. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An unforgettable experience B. Fly to the heaven

C. The strong red balloon D. A great father

B

About 35 percent of British adults sleep with teddy bears. Many more share a bed with a partner or spouse. Others still co - sleep, alongside children in a family bed.

But lying with your iPad? A recent survey by marketing agency Rosette found that 68 percent of tablet owners use the device in the bedroom, more than in any other location. The living room took a close second place, at 63 percent, reports AdAge. com, and only 45 percent of respondents said they use their tablets on the go.

But bringing devices into the bedroom is a bad idea, if quality rest is your goal. One of the most important factors of sleepiness is darkness, which signals to the brain that it’s time to start speeding up production of the sleep - inducing hormone melatonin. But as the New York Times points out, in our modern world, we are exposed to light long after the sun sets. While any type of light can disturb your sleep, the blue wavelength light given off by cell phones, laptops, tablets and other gadgets is particularly troublesome. Research shows that this blue light causes alertness so decisively that it can actually be used to fight tiredness.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, 95 percent of Americans use some device, whether it’s a TV, laptop, cell phone or other products, within an hour of killing time. “Artificial light exposure between dusk and the time we go to bed at night push our sleeping sen