2013年合肥皖智高复学校第三次半月考

出题人:___________ 审核人:____________

一、听力（共两节20题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题）

请听下面5段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

1． What does the woman mean?

A． Mary likes dancing very much．

B． Mary should have dancing classes．

C． Mary doesn’t dance that much．

2． Why does the man feel out of breath?

A． He is shocked． B． He is too fat． C． He is too weak．

3． How is the man’s mother?

A． She’s getting better． B． She is badly ill． C． She’s too worried．

4． What is the time actually?

A． 3:05． B． 3:00． C． 2:55．

5． How does the man usually go to school?

A． By subway． B． By bus． C． By car．

第二节（共15小题）

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6． What’s wrong with the man?

A． He has a sore throat．

B． He has a stomachache．

C． He has a case of the flu．

7． How often should the man take the medicine?

A． Twice a day． B． Three times a day． C． Four times a day．

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8． What does the woman do probably?

A． A pianist． B． A teacher． C． A doctor．

9． Why does the woman have to work so hard?

A． She wants to earn enough money for her children．

B． She plans to start a music school for disabled children．

C． She wants to save enough money to donate to her country．

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10． When is the woman’s train ticket for?

A． This afternoon． B Tomorrow morning． C． Tomorrow afternoon．

11． How many children are there in the woman’s family besides her?

A． 4． B． 5． C． 6．

12． What do we know about the man?

A． He hasn’t decided whether he will go home．

B． He lives a hundred and fifteen miles away．

C． He is the only child in his family．

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13． Who will pick up the woman at the airport?

A． Her parents． B． Her brother． C． Her husband．

14． What is the man here for?

A． Attending a conference on pollution．

B． Furthering his education．

C． Going sightseeing by himself．

15． Which of the following cities did the woman visit?

A． Guangzhou． B． Shanghai． C． Shenzhen．

16． What can we learn from the conversation?

A． The woman takes two boxes with her．

B． The woman goes traveling every year．

C． The woman comes to China every other year．

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17． What is Carole worried about?

A． She is a bit too fat． B． She is a bit too shy． C． She is a bit too lazy．

18． What does Carole often do when she feels unhappy?

A． She often stays at home and watches TV．

B． She often goes to the dance hall to dance alone．

C． She often goes out to find something to eat．

What are Carole’s favorites?

A． Bread, pies, and colas．

B． Bread, cookies, and chocolates．

C． Hot dogs, pies, and ice-cream．

20． What suggestion did the doctor give Carole?

A． Talking to someone face to face．

B． Drinking more milk than usual．

C． Going out with her friends．

二 单项填空

21. _______ application of transgenic technology（转基因技术）should be restricted on all food production and the government should take _______ “scientific attitude” toward genetically modified food.

A. The ; a B. An; the C. The; the D. An; a

22．—Should I lock the lab before I go home?

—_ _．I'll check it myself later．

A．Go ahead B．No problem C. No hurry D．Don't bother

23 A study shows that being selfish at work can be good for your career, _______ being unselfish and kind can add to your popularity.

A while B when C unless D although

24 —I do enjoy my present job as an engineer.

—Well，I would also be an engineer if I my major when I was at college.

A. could have changed B. should change C. hadn't changed D. were to change

25----Can you lend me 55 dollars until pay day?

----- _______ Do you think I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth?

A By all means B It’s out of the question

C It’s out of question D Why me?

26-----It’s a long time ________ I last saw you.

------Yes, and it will be another month _______ we can meet again.

A before: since B when; since C since, when D since, before

27．I'm afraid I'm not ___ to help with the show, for I am fully occupied with my own project．

A．dependable B．convenient C．available D．accessible

28 We have dresses of various styles and patterns on sale and you may take ______ suits you best．

A．whatever B． whichever

C．no matter what D． no matter which

29．According to the newly-made traffic regulation, whoever drives through red light __ be fined at least 200 dollars．

A．shall B．may C would D．should

30．The man had made ______ clear that he wanted the matter to be settled in a peaceful way

A so B very C it D that

31．Seeing that the drowning child was struggling in the icy water, the soldier dived into the river without hesitation, ___ his own safety．

A．regardless of B．in terms of C．in face of D．because of

32．—Have you heard that he was admitted into Beijing University?

—Is that true? And I'm glad that his efforts at last ___．

A．took off B．paid off C turned out D．paid for

33 By the time my friends gets to Australia next Sunday. I _______for America.

A will have left B might have left C will leave D am leaving

34 She used to be terribly shy, but a year abroad has completely _________ her.

A transmitted B transported C transplanted D transformed

35 _______ she wondered if she had made a mistake.

A Not until long afterwards that

B Not long until afterwards

C It was long afterwards until

D It was not until long afterwards that

三 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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank．He got into a life boat, but his supplies were 36 ．His chances of surviving were small． 37 when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much 38 than he was when he started, but alive．

His 39 of how he survived is fascinating．His cleverness —how he 40 to catch fish, how he evaporated（蒸发） sea water to 41 fresh water—is very interesting．

But the thing that 42 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 43 in continuing the struggle．He was starved and __44 worn-out．Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice．

When people 45 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going．Many people in 46 desperate circumstances ___47 in or go mad．Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 48 difficulties．

"I tell myself I can 49 it," wrote Callahan in his book．-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate．I tell myself these things over and over, 50 up courage．．．"

I wrote that down after I read it．It 51 me as something important．And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 52 off or when my problems seemed too terrible．And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my 53 ．

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 54 to something better．But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you're fortunate．Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 55 through the rough situations with a little more courage．

36．A．full B．rich C．few D．enough

37．A．And B．Yet C．Still D．Thus

38．A．thinner B．stronger C．worse D．healthier

39．A．attitude B．assumption C．instruction D．account

40．A．assisted B．tended C．managed D．intended

41．A．make B．absorb C．select D．replace

42．A．attacked B．caught C．froze D．cheated

43．A．operation B．taste C．message D．point

44．A．firmly B．completely C．hardly D．generally

45．A．deal B．defend C．survive D．observe

46．A．similarly B．differently C．gradually D．commonly

47．A．pull B．take C．break D．give

48．A．for the lack of B．in the face of C．in exchange for D．as a result of

49．A．handle B．carry C．follow D．inspect

50．A．rolling B．using C．building D．making

51．A．defeated B．recommended C．introduced D．struck

52．A．far B．long C．ever D．even

53．A．feelings B．senses C．ideas D．influences

54．A．related B．measured C．contributed D．compared

55．A．see B．cut C．get D．think

第三部分：阅读理解

第一节 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

Bertie knew there was something in the wind．His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England.”

His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”

“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you,” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.

“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would!” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.

Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he slipped downstairs, took down his father’s hunting rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, hi