2011-2012学年山西省高三9月月考英语试题

---In recent years, _____ problem of global warming has been very serious.

---That's right. People are facing ____ number of natural disasters now.

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Recently our class held a fierce ________ as to whether to raise the price of school meals or not.

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He was found guilty. _____, he lost the job and was blamed for incompetence.

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Rome was not built in a day. You should set ______ goals and work hard to achieve them.

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________, we will go camping this weekend.

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_____ maths is concerned, Tom is the best student in our class.

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The film is said to have cost _________ money because of lots of famous stars performing in it.

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---Will Li Ming attend the concert by Jay Chou？

---No. He _____ for the coming speech contest lately.

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He hasn’t slept at all for three days. _____ he is tired out.

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---What's the matter with you?

---After the long walk, my legs ______ and I couldn’t go any further.

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I don’t like the way ____ he often uses to speak to me.

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So far no life has been found outside the earth, but while some scientists are actively searching for living things in outer space, others firmly believe there ______.

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—How was ______ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?

—Totally by chance.

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_____ to the delight of the schoolchildren, they will have a longer winter holiday which falls a week earlier than they have expected.

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--This is my treat and next is yours. How is that?

---OK. _______.

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Do you like doing shopping? Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay at home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you __16__ do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __17__ for many people to shop without __18__ having to leave their homes, and you never thought it’s so convenient.

Some shoppers are __19__ of department stores and supermarkets— __20__ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __21__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and __22__ a friendly announcer describe a product __23__ a model shows it. And they can __24__ around the clock, buying something __25__ by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are __26__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy __27__ their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. __28__ can ask questions about products and place __29__, all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television __30__ take the place of shopping in stores? Some people are still concerned about that. Just only some industry managers think so. __31__ many people find shopping at a __32__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __33__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s __34__ specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __35__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it. Let’s wait and see it.

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A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.

The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun. He explains, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $5.” Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep.

The programmer, now somewhat agitated, says, “OK, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50!” This catches the engineer’s attention, and he sees no end to this torment(折磨) unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.

The programmer asks the first question. “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?” The engineer doesn’t say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer. Now, it’s the engineer’s turn. He asks the programmer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?” The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50. The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The programmer, more than a little miffed, shakes the engineer and asks, “Well, so what’s the answer?” Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep.

1.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A Boring Conversation              B. A Fun Game

C. A Trick During The Flight            D. A Question Without Answer

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined work “agitated”?

A. Angry.          B. Excited.        C. Surprised.       D. Curious.

3.What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?

A. Confident.       B. Selfish.        C. Greedy.         D. Generous.

4.What can we infer according to the last sentence?

A. The engineer has little money with him.

B. Actually the engineer doesn’t know the answer, either.

C. The engineer is bored with programmer.

D. The engineer beats the programmer at last.

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game.

B. The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game.

C. At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer.

D. Nobody knows the answer to the engineer’s question.

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Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.

Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.

“Surgery(外科手术)”, one replied.

I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job.

One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller!”

At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!

It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.

No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost.

In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.

1.We can know from the passage that the author works as ________.

A. a doctor         B. a model       C. a teacher        D. a reporter

2.Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to ________.

A. marry a better man\woman            B. become a model

C. get an advantage over others in job-hunt  D. attract more admirers

3.According to the passage, the author believes that ________.

A. everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost

B. it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs

C. it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career

D. media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery

4.What does the author think of his height?

A. He hates to be called a short man.

B. He tries to increase his height through surgery.

C. He just accepts it as it is.

D. He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.

5.The best title for the passage should be “________”.

A. Young Graduates Have Higher Expectation

B. Young Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs

C. Young Graduates’ Opinion About Cosmetic Surgery

D. Young Graduates Face a Different Situation in Job-hunt

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The day my fiancé fell to his death, it started to snow, just like the bottom hadn’t fallen out of my world when he fell off the roof. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up.

One morning, I shuffled(拖着脚步走) downstairs and was surprised to see a snowplow(扫雪机) clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling my walk. I dropped to my knees, crawled through the living room, and back upstairs so those good Samaritans would not see me. I was mortified. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didn’t have the strength to brush my hair, let alone shovel someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors. I defined myself by my competence and independence. How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch everyday and watch the snow fall?

Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried because I couldn’t even help them set the table. “I’m not usually this lazy,” I swept. Finally, my friend Kathy sat down with me and said, “Mary, cooking for you is not a burden. It makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard similar words of comfort from the people who supported me during those dark days. One very wise man told me, “You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your grief may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

In many ways I have changed for the better. I have been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing one’s worst fear and walking away whole.

1.What made the author feel sad?

A. Her fiancé’s sudden death.            B. Constant heavy snow.

C. Her fiancé abandoning her.            D. Her job being refused again.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “mortified” in Paragraph 1?

A. Surprised.        B. Angry.         C. Ashamed.        D. Moved.

3.It is _______ that helped the author out of darkness.

A. herself          B. her friends      C. her fiancé        D. a snowplow

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The author was a capable and independent woman.

B. The author was so lazy that she wouldn’t shovel the walk.

C. Finally the author got through hardest work bravely.

D. When facing the worst fear, you will get strength.

5.What’s the author’s purpose in the passage?

A. To talk about her hardest work in her life.

B. To talk about her real love between her and her fiancé.

C. To tell us to walk out of hardest work confidently and bravely.

D. To tell us the importance of friendship.

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

__1.__ Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case.

The ridge(隆起) structure on a person’s fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one, which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. __2._ Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.

Finger-prints can be made very easily with printer’s ink. They can be recorded easily. __3._ Because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. __4._ When a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect(察觉) with the naked eye. __5.__ Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained.

A. Special techniques are used to “develop” them.

B. A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all part of the finger.

C. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed.

D. With special methods, identification can be achieved successfully within a short time.

E. A latent(潜在的) print is the chance reproduction of the friction ridges deposited on the surface of an item.

F. His finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident.

G. Every human being has a unique arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable.

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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。务必按照以下要求的格式修改，否则不得分。

增加：在缺词处加一个下漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除：把多余的词用从左上向右下的斜线（\）划掉即可。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线（_____），并在该词下面写出修改的词。

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。

Peter Judd joined in the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was

taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite good in everything except shooting. One

day he and his friends were practice shooting, and all of them were doing quite well

besides Peter. After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit him once, the

officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers shoot said, “You’re quite hopeless.

Peter! Don’t waste your last bullet，too! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!”

Peter felt shameful. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds later the officer and

the other young soldier heard the sound of a shot.

“Heavens!” the officer said, “Has that silly man really shot himself?”

He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter is all right. “I'm sorry, sir.” he said, “and

I missed again.”

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假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack来信询问中国人是如何庆祝国庆的。 请根据以下提示，给他回一封电子邮件。

1. 普天同庆：大街小巷及各大商店焕然一新，悬挂中国国旗，有些出租车和私家车也悬挂国旗。

2. 庆祝活动：各地电视台推出国庆专题文艺节目，普通社区自发举行各种形式的庆祝活动。

3. 休闲度假：国庆期间，人们可以外出旅游，也可以回家与家人团聚等。

注意：1. 不要逐字逐句翻译。

2. 词数：100词左右（开头结尾已给出，不计入词数）

Jack，

You asked me in your letter how people in China celebrate National Day. Let me tell you.

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In China, National Day is happy time for all the people.

Yours,

Li Hua

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