浙江省紹興市高三下學(xué)期教學(xué)質(zhì)量調(diào)測英語試題

1、紹興市2012年高三教學(xué)質(zhì)量調(diào)測英 語 試 題注意事項：1本試卷分第卷（選擇題）和第卷（非選擇題）兩部分。滿分120 分，考試用時120 分鐘。2答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、流水號等用黑色簽字筆清楚填寫在答題卡I、答題卡上；用鉛筆將自己的流水號、考試科目涂寫在答題卡I 上。3選擇題部分必須使用2B 鉛筆填涂，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號；非選擇題部分必須使用黑色簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。4非選擇題部分請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。5保持卡面清潔，不折疊、不破損?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，只交答題卡和答題卷。第卷（選擇題，

2、共80分）第一部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共20小題；每小題05分，滿分10分）從每題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。1 Do you think you will be able to finish your composition by five oclock today? Ill be busy with experiments all dayANot a chance BNot to mention it CNot a little DNot a bit2 Do you to her pessimis

3、tic view of the state of the economy? Absolutely notI think it is just on the riseAappeal Boppose Csubscribe Drespond3The game taught Jeremy Lin that character was more important than playing well, lesson he still remembersAa; a Ba; the Cthe; a D/; a4 all the accusations with convincing evidence, th

4、e man was declared innocent and set freeADenying BHaving denied CDenied DBeing denied5You cant complain of being left out you dont make any effort to share your happiness and sorrow with othersAwhen Bunless Conce Dthough6The latest model of camera can brings the object into focus, with which even a

5、child can shoot very wellAinstantly Bautomatically Csteadily Drandomly7 Shall we meet at the entrance to the gymnasium at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon? Oh, no! I a handwriting class thenAwill have Bhave Cwill be having Dam having8The companys to guaranteeing customer satisfaction is vital to its success

6、in sales promotionAdevotion Bcontribution Cagreement Dcommitment9To the villagers great relief, their hometown, one of the undeveloped villages, suffered no serious damage despite rainfall during the typhoonAabnormal Bridiculous Cdesperate Dfrequent10Over the past 16 years, the population of the Ami

7、sh people to 230,000, with roughly 5 children per familyAhad nearly doubled Bhas nearly doubledCnearly doubled Dhas nearly been doubling11The band held the benefit concert not to only raise funds but the international society aware of the value of the rescue workAmaking Bmade Cmake Dto make12A new s

8、tudy indicates that basic steps taken by people daily can go a long way in greenhouse gas emissionsAcutting down Btaking down Cpulling down Dbreaking down13The regulation is welcomed by the public school buses should be designed to be safer in avoiding crashes and preventing injuriesAwhether Bwhich

9、Cthat Dwhat14 , the growing lack of kindness is a social phenomenon that has caused great concern of societyAAs a consequence BOn the whole COn the contrary DIn the meanwhile15I you making such loud noises, but, you see, my baby is in a deep sleepAdont mind Bwont mindCwouldnt have minded Dwould neve

10、r mind16People found it hard to so much advertising in TV series that a rule has been made to ban itAcatch up with Bput up with Cget along with Dget away with17He did behave himself admirably in the interview, but in considering applicants for the position, we give preference to with rich experience

11、Athose Bthat Cany Dones18When questioned, he was too shocked to give a（n） of what had happened when the attack took placeAassessment Baccount Csurvey Dsummary19A wireless smart pillbox can remind patients to take their daily vitamins, we all find hard to believeAthat Bwhat Cit Dwhich20 Reading novel

12、s on the iPad is nothing relaxing Mmm I do like books tooAYouve got a point thereBI cant agree with thatCId say the exact oppositeDYou cant be serious第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第2140 各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C 和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。Moths are very ugly creaturesAt least that is what I always t

13、hought until a reliable source told me otherwiseMy brother Joseph and I once stayed overnight at our Aunt Lindas house, our favorite relativeShe spoke to us like adults, and she always had the best 21 Joseph was only four and still afraid of the darkJust as I dozed off to sleep, he woke me up and as

14、ked, “Jennie, what are those ugly things near the light?” He was pointing to the moths fluttering around the hall light“Theyre just moths, go to sleep,” I told himHe wasnt 22 with that answer, so the next time my Aunt walked by the door he asked her to make the ugly moths go awayWhen she asked why,

15、he said 23 , “Because theyre ugly and scary!” She laughed, rubbing his head, and asked, “Do you know why moths are brown?” Joe just shook his head“ 24 , moths were the most beautiful animals in the animal kingdomThey have always been helpful, kind, and 25 creaturesOne day the angels up in heaven wer

16、e cryingThey were sad because it was cloudy and they couldnt 26 the people on earthTheir tears fell down to the earth as 27 raindropsNow that the sweet little moths 28 to see everyone so sad, they decided to make a rainbowThe moths 29 that if they asked their cousins, the butterflies, to help, they

17、could all give up just a little bit of their colors and 30 , make a beautiful rainbowOne of the littlest moths flew to ask the queen of the butterflies for help31 , the butterflies were too vain and selfish to give up any of their colors for neither the people nor the angelsSo, the moths decided to

18、make the rainbow themselvesThey 32 their wings very hard and the powder on them formed little cloudsThey kept giving a little more and more 33 the rainbow stretched all the way across the skyThey had given away all their colors except brown, which didnt 34 their beautiful rainbowNow the once colorfu

19、l moths were 35 and brownAt the rainbow, the angels up in heaven became joyousThey smiled and the 36 of their smiles shone down on the earth as sunshineIt made the people on earth cheerful and they smiled, tooNow every time it rains the baby moths, who still have their colors, spread them 37 the sky

20、 to make more rainbows”My brother sank into deep 38 with that story and hasnt feared moths 39 The story my aunt told us had been gathering 40 in the back corners of my brain for years21Ajokes Beditions Cstories Dmemories22Afamiliar Bcontent Cimpressed Dconfirmed23Acautiously Bcasually Csimply Danxio

21、usly24ABy all means BIn any circumstance CTo be honest DAt one time25Agenerous Baggressive Cconsiderate Dfaithful26Ahang out with Bshow concern for Ctake control of Dlook down upon27Aconstant Bendless Coccasional Dpermanent28Ahesitated Bdeclined Cintended Dhated29Aclarified Bfigured Crecommended Dpr

22、edicted30Amoreover Btherefore Cmeanwhile Dinstead31AUnexpectedly BObviously CEventually DStrangely32Aexpanded Bstruck Cbeat Dstretched33Auntil Bbefore Cwhile Dafter34Aadapt to Bbring out Cmake up Dfit into35Aordinary Bcommon Cplain Dawful36Awarmth Bstrength Ctruth Dwealth37Abeyond Bthrough Cunder Da

23、cross38Athought Bdream Csleep Dcuriosity39Athough Bsince Canyway Dlater40Apowder Brainbows Cdust Dshadows第二部分：閱讀理解（第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，共50分）第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該選項標(biāo)號涂黑。ASteve Jobs, the former chief executive of Apple, announced his resignation as head of Apple on Aug24, 20

24、11The following is the letter from Steve Jobs to the Apple boardTo the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apples CEO, I would be the first to let you knowUnfortunately, that day has co

25、meI hereby resign as CEO of AppleI would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employeeAs far as my successor（繼任者）goes, I strongly recommend that we execute（執(zhí)行）our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of AppleI believe Apples brightest and most innova

26、tive（創(chuàng)意改革的）days are ahead of itAnd I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new roleI have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside youSteveTim Cook, the newly appointed CEO of Apple, sent an emai

27、l to the troops after Steve Jobs stepped downBelow is the full text of the emailTeam:I am looking forward to the amazing opportunity of serving as CEO of the most innovative company in the worldJoining Apple was the best decision Ive ever made and its been the privilege of a lifetime to work for App

28、le and Steve for over 13 yearsI share Steves optimism for Apples bright futureSteve has been an incredible leader and mentor to me, as well as to the entire executive team and our amazing employeesWe are really looking forward to Steves ongoing guidance and inspiration as our ChairmanI want you to b

29、e confident that Apple is not going to changeI cherish and celebrate Apples unique principles and valuesSteve built a company and culture that is unlike any other in the world and we are going to stay true to that it is in our DNAWe are going to continue to make the best products in the world that d

30、elight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they doI love Apple and I am looking forward to diving into my new roleAll of the incredible support from the Board, the executive team and many of you has been inspiringI am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that togeth

31、er we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it isTimCook, 50, once served in IBM and Compaq before he joined Apple in 1998He was promoted to the chief operating officer in 2007 and has been the real CEO responsible for most of Apples day-to-day operations during Jobs medical leavesIts b

32、elieved that the replacement will not affect Apples business at least in short term, but it is unclear whether Apples innovation and operational efficiencies will continue unabated41Which of the following is conveyed in Steve Jobs letter to the Apple board?AHe announced his resignation and the Apple

33、s succession planBHe recalled his best years of working alongside his best friends at AppleCHe expressed his expectation of Apples new successor Tim CookDHe showed his regret for being unable to meet his duties as CEO42What message does Cook mainly intend to communicate in his email to the team?AJoi

34、ning Apple is a best decisionBUnique guidance makes Apple a successCApple isnt going to changeDOptimism brings Apple a bright future43It can be inferred from the passage that ACook has been in charge of Apples daily operations since 2007BCook is proud of his promotion and regards it as a lifetime ho

35、norCSteve Jobs refused to provide ongoing guidance because of his health problemDSteve Jobs and Tim Cook share the same belief in Apples future44According to Tim Cook, what makes Apple the magical place that it is?AApples unique culture, principles and valuesBApples best quality products in the worl

36、dCApples successful sales promotion strategiesDApples great efforts to satisfy its employees45The public seem to take a（n） attitude towards Apples future in the long runAsupportive Buncertain Cpessimistic DoptimisticB46All the flights in Europe were cancelled earlier in the year 2010 because Athe wo

37、rldwide earthquakes forced the airports to stop their servicesBthe ash from the eruption of Icelandic volcano made flying too dangerousCthe airports had to do something to guarantee the security of the passengersDa crash in Poland made all the flights grounded for safety reasons47Of the following fo

38、ur prominent figures that passed away in 2010, who was the youngest?ACorey Haim BDennis Hopper CNorman Wisdom DTony Curtis48The underlined phrase “kick off” in the film section most probably means Abecome more concerned about Bstart ones new careerCarouse peoples enthusiasm in something Dtake a gian

39、t leap forward49When Mary Bale says “its just a cat, at the end of the day”, she is really Apuzzled Bannoyed Cguilty Dworried50We can infer from the passage that Aits the first time for the Spanish to celebrate their winning the football World CupBthe year 2010 witnessed the first appearance of 3D f

40、ilms in human historyCArnold Schwarzenegger has a different accent from the standard American EnglishDDubai is proud to have the worlds safest and tallest structureCWorking outside the International Space Station （ISS）, an astronaut is suddenly hit by a piece of space debris（碎片）that damages his spac

41、esuitAlarmed, he realizes hes just seconds from disasterMoving fast, his prepared robot partner slaps（拍打）an auto-patch over the tear in his spacesuitHuge sighs of relief fill the ISSInside, the astronaut responsible for saving the spacewalkers life controls everything the robot avatar has done inclu

42、ding rescuing its human partner while it works outside the space stationR2:The Real DealA robot companion can come in handy to space travelers, whether theyre as far away as Mars or as close as a space station or moon baseSpace-travelling avatars, controlled remotely by humans are still a conceptBut

43、 earlier in the year 2011, NASA sent a humanoid robot into space for the first timeIts called R2, short for Robonaut 2The robot was delivered by the space shuttle Discovery and will remain on the ISS to be testedNASA expects robots like R2 to be a huge help to astronauts“Our goal is for robots to wo

44、rk side by side with humans,” says NASAs Matt OndlerR2 is controlled by humans using laptops Its programmed to perform a number of small tasks, such as “find an object” In most situations, humans are still far better with their hands than robotsBut thats not necessarily true in space, where astronau

45、ts must wear bulky spacesuits and heavy glovesAnd since they dont need to eat, breathe, or go to the bathroom, robonauts have the advantage for lengthy jobs R2 isnt ready for spacewalks yet, but NASA hopes that future improvements will make this possible“Robonauts will help our astronauts with the t

46、hree Ds: jobs that are dirty, dull, and dangerous,” says OndlerTo The MoonSomeday the space agency hopes to send R2 to the moonSending a robot to the moon will befar less expensive than sending a humanA robot is stronger, can survive in tighter spaces, and doesnt need airEven better, robots dont car

47、e how long it takes for NASA to return them to Earth Once on the moon, the robonaut could perform experiments, send live video back to Earth, talk to classrooms full of kids, and explore the lunar surfaceR2 will be able to move using legs, or by attaching its torso（軀干）to a four-wheeled rover（探測器） an

48、d becoming part of vehicleAnd when R2s battery is low, it can plug into a solar-powered recharging station and get some much-needed juiceAll in all, a pretty sweet life for a humble robot!The future R2 would be designed to operate by itselfBut for difficult tasks, a human operator would control it l

49、ike an avatar in a video gameNASA will need people skilled at operating robonauts to ensure the success of future missionsSo the next time your mom complains that youre spending too much time on video games, just tell her youre training for a job with NASA51In paragraph1, the writer gives a detailed

50、 description of a space accident to Astress the danger of an astronauts walk in spaceBtell readers the unforgettable experience of an astronautCshow his concern for the present situation of space walkDintroduce what robots are likely to do for astronauts52Why does the writer say Robonaut 2 is “The R

51、eal Deal”?AIt may have the advantage for complex and small tasks at low costsBIt has been programmed to help astronauts with three DsCIt is flexible and can be easily controlled by humans beingsDIt proves to be a good companion for space travelers53By saying“All in all, a pretty sweet life for a hum

52、ble robot!”, the writer means that Aan ordinary robot will be able to move freely in comfortable surroundingsBan ordinary robot will enjoy a comfortable life in space like humans on EarthCa future robot will explore the moon easily by using a four-wheeled roverDa future robot is stronger and will ha

53、ndle any difficulty in space easily54It can be learned from the passage that Athe future R2 will perform experiments without human controlBhumans are much smarter with their hands than robots in spaceCsomeday humans might control an avatar on the moonDsending a human to the moon will cost far less t

54、han sending a robotDThe end of my sophomore year was approachingMom called me at the dorm one evening during the last week of MayMy summer break would be spent with grandma and grandpa, helping out around their farmThe arrangement made good sense to all the familyI wasnt fully convinced of that myse

55、lf but guessed it was just one summerNext year would be my little brothers turnI arrived late that afternoonGrandma had fixed more food than the three of us could possibly eatShe loved me entirely too muchThe next morning, Grandpa fixed breakfast for the two of us He told me Grandma had tired herself out yesterday and was going to rest in bed a little longerI made a mental note to myself to not ask her to do things for me while I was thereI was ther