吉林省吉林市高三上学期期末教学质量检测（英语）

For a long time they walked without saying ________ word. Jim was the first to break
___________ silence.

—Seems you are quite familiar with Russia.
—That is because I _________ the country in 1999.

The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ________ chemist’s.

As we all know, _________ medical examination will help us find out health problems
as early as possible.

To make the students understand the problem the teacher tried to explain it, but the explanation just did not _________to the class．

The dog had such ________ to its master that it would not leave him, even when he
was dead．

The reason _______ he gave for being late was ________ he overslept this morning．

At a rough estimate, Nigeria is __________ Great Britain.

Help! My door shut after me and the eggs _________ in the pan.

Let’s learn to use the problem we are facing ______ a stepping-stone to future success.

When Marx was in London, he _______ read at the library for hours.

— How much do I owe you for this supper?
— _________. It’s nothing.

—I’m really hungry now.
That’s because you have left your lunch __________.

________ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much  time on it.

—Sorry, I can’t go camping with you. I have to prepare well enough for the entrance
exam.
— ________! We can camp together next time.

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a   36   shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   37   . She wanted to help,    38  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to   39    and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my   40  cookies in them and began to   41  , offering them to anyone near me.
I   42   an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me   43   in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes   44   a little bit and he said, “No one has    45    called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.
It struck me. 
I explained I had been raised that   46   color and social status, everyone deserved    47   . It made me   48   to think that just because he was homeless, no one   49  him the honor. It broke my   50  , and I couldn’t help   51   cry. I just didn’t understand   52  no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   53  person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the   54  it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can   55  make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?
36. A. useless                              B. careless                 C. homeless                        D. hopeless
37. A. participate                 B. involve    C. choose                  D. go
38. A. however               B. but              C. yet                 D. so
39. A. bring                B. fetch            C. collect              D. take
40. A. classmate’s              B. schoolmate’s      C. sister’s                 D. family’s
41. A. walk around     B. knock around      C. come around                D. stand around
42. A. went                    B. came            C. approached            D. met
43. A. right                      B. even              C. still                  D. just
44. A. watered    B. cried               C. tore                 D. dropped
45. A. already              B. ever            C. still                 D. yet
46. A. in spite               B. regardless of      C. concerned about      D. for fear of
47. A. happiness                         B. truth                       C. respect                           D. help
48. A. strong-minded                B. sad                     C. frightened            D. pleased
49. A. handed                    B. afforded           C. provided              D. supplied
50. A. eyes                                   B. mind                       C. opinions                          D. heart
51. A. but                                      B. and                         C. until                                 D. or
52. A. what                B. when             C. whether              D. why
53. A. single                     B. poor            C. ordinary             D. normal
54. A. stories                               B. lessons                  C. experiences                   D. tears
55. A. equally                               B. hardly           C. really                               D. finally

Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”
Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store.
“And what do you want?” the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages.”
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the chemist said, softening a little.
“Listen, I can help you.” The chemist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more, if I need to.”
“Well，what a coincidence (巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents － the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Let’s see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need.”
That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神经外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well．
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven  cents… plus the faith of a little child.
56. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Tess’s brother would recover because there was a miracle.
B. Tess’s brother would die because his family had no money to treat his illness.
C. Tess’s family would look for a miracle to treat Andrew’s illness.
D. Andrew should go to hospital for a miracle.
57. Why did the chemist get annoyed first？
A. Because he was a nervous man．
B. Because Tess didn’t buy his medicine.
C. Because Tess had bothered him and his brother.
D. Because Tess was poorly dressed.
58. What can we learn about Dr. Carlton Armstrong?
A. He was a stone－hearted man.
B. He cared for only a little money.
C. He never helped others unless given a lot of money．      
D. He was a kind gentleman and ready to help others.
59. What can be the best title？
A. A dying boy and her sister                               B. A miracle of $ 1.10
C. A kind doctor and his brother                                  D. A poor girl and a doctor

In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.     
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
60. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don’t want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
61. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
A. live outside New York City           B. live in New York City
C. live in apartments                        D. live with many neighbors
62. What’s the author’s attitude to keeping up with the Joneses?
A. Negative.                                                  B. Positive.          
C. Supportive.                                                      D. Objective.

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation (模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
63. People who are unhappy _______.
A. always consider things differently from others
B. usually are affected by the results of certain things
C. usually misunderstand what others think or say
D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things
64. We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. we should pity all such unhappy people
B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life
C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness
D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons
65. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.
A. prevent any communication with them
B. show no respect and politeness to them
C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects
D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes
66. In this passage, the writer mainly _______.
A. describes two types of people
B. laughs at the unhappy people
C. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness
D. tells people how to be happy in life

The Apple iPhone’s impact was widely evident (明显的) at the Consumer Electronics Show, as new touch－screen devices could be found everywhere.
The consumer electronics industry came unbuttoned in Las Vegas this week. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, companies from around the world unveiled many devices boasting (以拥有…而自豪) touch – sensitive technology, rather than traditional push-button controls.
Motorola, Sony, and LG Electronics all showed off touch-screen phones this week. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates praised and offered a touch-screen computer, the Surface, related to a flat panel TV for a tabletop. Even camera makers, such as Kodak，included touch-screen LCDs in their devices. Touch-screen tech has been in use for years，but the push to develop and weave it into consumer electronics gathered steam with the June introduction of Apple’s iPhone. “The touch-screen industry is really getting hot,” says Jennifer Colegrove, a senior analyst at iSuppli. “Since the iPhone came out, there are a lot of companies that did not have a relationship with touch screens before that decided, ‘OK, I want to make a touch screen, too.’”
The touch－screen tech ecosystem now includes more than 100 companies specializing in everything from smudge-proof (防污的) screens to sensors (传感器) able to detect fingers before they even contact the screen. Sales of leading touch-screen technologies，such as those used in mobile phones and navigation (航行) devices，are expected to rise to $ 4.4 billion in 2012, up from $ 2.4 billion in 2006，according to iSuppli estimates.
67. What did the writer think about the Apple iPhone？
A. The Apple iPhone was beautiful.         
B. The Apple iPhone was popular.
C. The Apple iPhone was expensive.                        
D. The Apple iPhone was attractive.
68. What is the meaning of the underlined word “unveiled” in the second paragraph？
A. Invented.                                                          B. Unlocked.         
C. Discovered.                                             D. Showed.
69. The touch-screen tech was used in consumer electronics mainly because of _______.
A. traditional push-button controls                           
B. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates
C. the introduction of Apple’s iPhone                        
D. the touch-screen tech ecosystem
70. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The touch-screen technology will disappear.
B. The touch-screen technology will be replaced by traditional push-button controls.
C. The touch-screen technology will be as important as traditional push-button   controls.
D. The touch-screen technology will be more widely used in electronics devices.

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。选项中有多余选项。
Have you ever seen any students whose trousers hang so low you can see their underwear? What do you think of that? Fashionable? Some of today’s teenagers are big fans of such a look. 71. __________
The headmaster of a school in central Italy has asked students to stop wearing low-rise jeans that expose underwear and parts of the body. His request came after a class trip. One day, he saw one boy’s baggy trousers slide to his feet. 72. ____________    
But in Italy, a nation that takes fashion very seriously, the suggestion caused a debate among parents, teachers and students. The issue is whether the headmaster's request will limit students' freedom— or whether dress in Italian schools is too casual.
73. _________ “We do not want to kick fashion out,” the headmaster explained, “but extremes (极端) of fashion like this are not right in school.” Many other schools have now requested that their students also stop wearing such trousers.
74._________ Ludovica Gaudio, 14, wore extremely low trousers exposing orange underwear in class. It was cold, so she wore a matching orange scarf. 75._______________ “I don't really feel comfortable in those sort of jeans,” said Sarah Lattanzi, “in winter, when dressed like that, it's quite cold and I am afraid my stomach will ache.”

E. Another 14-year-old said she would probably respect the request, simply for practical reasons.
F. Let us see that Italian students react differently to schools’ requests.
G. Schools should pay attention to things more important than students’ clothes.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。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: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧), 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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Never should I forget the first English lesson giving by Miss Liu. On that day, when she entered the classroom, we found out that she was a young and beautiful lady. Then she introduced her and said we shouldn’t call her Teacher Liu but Miss Liu. Late, she let us go to the blackboard and say something about ourselves in English on turn. When it was my turn, I felt so shy that I don’t dare to say anything before the class. She went up to me and said kind, “Don’t be afraid. I believe you can do well.” At last, I went to the blackboard. She praised me for that I had done.

书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华，今年夏天即将进入伦敦大学学习，但是不知怎样适应国外大学的生活。所以写信给你的英国笔友John，结合下列其他大学新生经常遇到的情况，寻求建议。
1. 感到孤独、经常想家；
2. 文化、食物、气候不适应；
3. 在生活中不会照料自己；
4. 难以找到满意的房东；
5. 教师全英授课难以理解。
注意：1. 短信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数； 2.词数100左右。
Dear John,
This summer I will go to study at London University, but I don’t know how to adapt myself to the new life.
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Yours,
Li Hua