合肥八中2012届高三第五次阶段性检测考试
英 语 试 题
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本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（选择题，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（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 19th -century Europe, ___ number of women used to wear corsets to achieve a body shape．
A．the,/ B．the, a C．/,a D．/,the
22．—I'm sorry, I've left my credit card home, so I don't have enough money for the meal．
—Take it easy．_____
A．It's a piece of cake． B．It's my pleasure to pay you
C．It's my treat. D．It's at your expense．
23． many times, but we still didn't understand how to work out the physics problem．
A．Being explained B．She has explained to us
C．Having been explained D．She explained to us
24．The thought occurred to me that by some means or ____ she has some information about my occupation．
A．other B．others C．another D．the others
25．Mary and Joan quarreled last year, did they _____each other?
A．make up with B．keep up with C．put up with D．come up with
26．Just in front of the memorial ___with a history of 500 years．
A．a tall tree stands B．a tall tree is standing
C．does a tall tree stand D．stands a tall tree
27．When he question, Lily was lost in thought, considering when ___the job．
A．asking, to start B．asked, starting
C．asking, starting D．asked, to start
28．My parents don't mind what major I choose ___I'm happy．
A．as though B．as long as C．as soon as D．even though
29．—We are going to have a hiking trip to the Swan lake．Would you love to join us?
— ．
A．Yes, it's very kind of you． B．Of course not. I have no idea．
C．Oh, that sounds unbelievable D．I'd love to, but I have a meeting today．
30．Nowadays, if a student failed to get into university ____the college exam, he could still have chance of getting a degree．
A．with B．through C．beyond D．by
31．I was just going to move away the sofa but someone ___ it．Was it you?
A．would do B．has done C．had done D．will do
32．We hope the measures to control house prices, _ _are taken by the government, will succeed
A．which B．that C．what D．as
33．Americans eat___ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910．
A．more than twice B．as twice as many
C．twice as many D．more than twice many
34．The local TV station was the first to____ the news that the president was to visit the city
A．come B. break C．go D．carry
35．After the flood, the first thing the government did was to provide _____ for the homeless families．
A．accommodation B．qualification
C．occupation D．admission
第二节 完型填空（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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
After attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening．The overhead light out- side my door was burned out and I had 36 finding the keyhole．When I 37 to open the door, I 38 around the wall for a light switch．I found a plate where a switch was 39 installed… but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered 40 a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage 41 in the day．I found the bed in the 42 and then the lamp, but when I switched it on ,nothing 43 ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the 44 to find another lamp．So I 45 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and …no drawstring! I finally stumbled （跌跌撞撞地） around 46 I found a desk lamp which actually 47 !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world 48 be and how-necessary light is! But even more necessary than 49 light is the light that shines from people—the light of 50 and faith．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 51 place．For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in 52 of some light．So let your light shine．Whatever light you 53 may be a beacon of hope and encouragement．And if you feel that your light is 54 a candle in a forest remember there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to 55 the light of one small candle．
36．A．confidence B．respect C．admiration D．difficulty
37．A．managed B．failed C．wished D．meant
38．A．touched B．felt C．sensed D．looked
39．A．already B．never C．still D．once
40．A．equipping B．producing C．spotting D．removing
41．A．later B．earlier C．lower D．upper
42．A．light B．dark C．room D．corner
43．A．happened B．operated C．fired D．developed
44．A．machine B．street C．room D．car
45．A．wound B．forced C．made D．lost
46．A．after B．until C．while D．since
47．A．helped B．affected C．worked D．inspired
48．A．can B．shall C．will D．must
49．A．mental B．psychological C．electrical D．physical
50．A．existence B．love C．truth D．wisdom
51．A．lonely B．colourful C．friendly D．complex
52．A．short B．favor C．face D．need
53．A．make B．offer C．take D．contribute
54．A．not more than B．other than C．no more than D．rather than
55．A．put out B．give out C．get over D．set up
第三部分 阅读理解（共20题，每小题2分，满分40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
If you live in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．
I can't give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower, but here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life．
1．Do less
Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day．Focus not on quantity but on quality．Pick 2 or 3 important things-or even just one important thing- and work on those first．
2．Have fewer meetings
Meetings are usually a big waste of time and make you rush．Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you don't have to rush from one meeting to another．
3．Give yourself time to get ready and get there
If you're constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, it's because you don't allot（分配） enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling．Pad your schedule to allow time for this stuff．If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30 to 45 minutes so you don't have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car．
4．Practice being comfortable with sitting doing nothing
When people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable．Try standing in a line and just watching and listening w people around you．It takes practice, but after a while, you’ll do it with a smile．
5．Realize that if it doesn't get done, that's Ok．
There's always tomorrow．And yes, I know that's a frustrating attitude for some of you who don't like laziness or living without firm deadlines, but it's also reality．The world likely won't end if you don't get that task done today．Your boss might get mad, but the company won't collapse and the life will inevitably go on．
Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．
Remember the quote: If nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you．
56．Which can be the best title of the passage?
A．How to give out our life? B．How not to hurry in our life?
C．What to do with our life? D．How to change our life?
57．If you think you need 10 minutes to get ready for the date with your boyfriend, ______．
A．you don't have to put on makeup
B．you should arrange 10 minutes for it
C．you'd better squeeze about 35 minutes out for it
D．you should rush there
58．According to the passage, we can know_______．
A．if we follow the author's advice, our life will be better
B．we should try to do all the things better on our task list
C．there's always tomorrow, so v/e can put off the thing that must be done today till tomorrow
D．even if we do as we're told by the author, we can't change anything
59．The underlined word "collapse" has the similar meaning to "______"．
A．develop rap idly B．pay enough
C．drop suddenly D．fail completely
B
China has a growing love affair with the cars．This is clear at the Beijing Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange, where more and more people come to look and increasingly to buy．
Alice Wu is an editor at a Chinese Internet publication．She takes the subway to work, but she is certain she can cut her commute time if she drives herself．Wu says it takes her three hours to get to work now．If she had a car, she says, the same trip would only take her two hours．
The Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange is the biggest car dealership in Beijing．General manager Guo Yong says the business sells more than two thousand cars each week．Guo says it is much easier for Chinese consumers to buy a car now．In the past, it would take them several years to earn enough money to buy a new car．Now, he says, many people only need to save for one year．Also, the emergence of less expensive domestic brands like Chery and BYD means more Chinese can afford cars．
For decades, most Chinese city residents got about by bicycle or public buses and trains．Now, in many areas, the number of new cars is growing faster than the road system, leaving city streets jammed with traffic．Guo Liang has wanted to buy a car for a decade, and he will be the first in his family to own one．He is not deterred by Beijing's traffic jams．Guo says if the traffic is too bad, he will use the car for leisure or holidays with his family．Another customer, Zhang Menxin, works in Beijing, but is from Xi'an, more than 900 kilometers away．Zhang says it is very difficult to get a train ticket to return home for Chinese New Year．She adds that train is not convenient．If she had her own car, she says, she could go anytime she wanted to．
World Bank transportation specialist Shomik Mendhiratta says, “Getting a car makes people feel like they have arrived to the middle class, and it's got a huge status associated with it．It's a fantastic thing to have．”
60．The underlined word "deterred" in the 7th paragraph probably means .
A．encouraged B．attracted C．discouraged D．astonished
61．The reason why Zhang Menxin wants to buy a car is that .
A．she doesn't like to go to work by subway．
B．she wants to use the car for leisure or holidays with her family
C．the place where she works is far from her house
D．it is hard and inconvenient for her to go home in Xi'an by train．
62．The best title for the passage should be " "
A．China is developing rapidly in the past few years．
B．More Chinese Hitting the road in their own cars．
C．More cars sold by the Beijing Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange
D．Cars made China a country on wheels．
63．According to what Shomik Mendhiratta in the last paragraph, the car is ____ for the person who owns it．
A．a status symbol B．a means of transportation
C．of little value D．a heavy burden
C
Researchers have announced the result of two studies on the health effects of the drug aspirin．One study shows aspirin can sharply reduce the chance that a healthy, older man will suffer from a heart attack．
The study offered two new results from earlier findings, It said taking one aspirin pili every other day helped only healthy men over the age of fifty．It also said aspirin gave the greatest protection against heart attacks to men with low blood cholesterd（胆固醇）levels．
Earlier in the United States began a major aspirin study in the early 1980s．It included 22,000 healthy men doctors．Ail were between the ages of forty and eighty-four．More than 11,000 of the doctors took a harmless pill that contained no drug．The men did not know which kind of pill they were taking．
The doctors who took aspirin suffered 44% fewer heart attacks than those taking the harmless pill．139 men who took aspirin suffered from heart attacks．Ten of them died．239 men who did not take aspirin suffered from heart attacks．Twenty-six of them died．
The researchers said the doctors' study provides clear proof that taking aspirin can prevent a first heart attack in healthy, older men．They said, however, the result does not mean every man over the mage of fifty should take aspirin．They said aspirin couldn't help men who do not eat healthy foods, who smoke cigarettes and who are fat．The researchers said men who think they wou3d be helped by taking aspirin should talk with their doctors first．
64．We may learn that the new use of aspirin is ______．
A．to treat heart disease
B．to reduce blood cholesterol levels
C．to protect old men
D．to reduce the chance of a heart attack in old men
65．Aspirin can help those who ______．
A．are suffering from heart attack B．know how to keep fit
C．are fat and smoke cigarettes D．are older and healthy
66．At last the researchers advised us to take aspirin _____.
A．with care B．as we like C．every day D．if we are over fifty
67． From me experiment we can conclude that about ______ of people who suffered from heart attacks without aspirin died．
A．7% B．11% C．19% D．44%
D
There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns．It is sometimes placed among “situations vacant”, although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among “situations wanted”, although it is not placed by someone looking for a job, either．What it does is to offer help in applying for a job．
“Contact us before writing your application”, or “Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history”, is how it is usually expressed．The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment．It is also an indication of the growing importance of the CV, with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right．
There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application．“Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams”, was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school．The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview．And in those days of full employment the technique worked．The letter proved that you could write and were available for work．Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest．
There is no doubt, however, that it is increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the CV．
68．The new type of advertisement which is appearing in newspaper column ．
A．informs job hunters of the opportunities available
B．promises to offer useful advice to those looking for employment
C．divides available jobs into various types
D．informs employers of the people available for work
69．Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because .
A．there is a lack of jobs available for artistic people
B．there are so many toplevel jobs available
C．there are so many people out of work
D．the CV is considered to be a work of art
70．In the past it was expected that first job hunters would ．
A．write an initial letter giving their life history
B．pass some exams before applying for a job
C．have no qualifications other than being able to read and write
D．keep any detailed information until they obtained an interview
71．The CV has become such an important document because ．
A．there has been an increase in the number of jobs advertised
B．there has been an increase in the number of applicants with degrees
C．jobs are becoming much more complicated nowadays
D．the other processes of applying for jobs are more difficult to do
E
"If I rest, I rust"——would be an excellent motto for those who are troubled by the slightest bit of idleness．Even the most hard-working person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his abilities to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, eventually, cannot do the work required of them．
Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must- keep their ability polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard the entrances to the professions, to science, art, literature, agriculture—every department of human endeavor．
Industry keeps the key bright that opens the treasury of achievement．If Hugh Miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never have become a famous geologist．The celebrated mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness, had the little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer．
Labor defeats all—not inconstant, or ill-directed labor; but faithful, persistent, daily effort toward a well-directed purpose．So industry is the price of noble and enduring success．
72．What may be the meaning of the underlined word "rust" in the 1 st paragraph?
A．快乐 B．成长 C．进步 D．生锈
73．Why does a hardworking person even use the motto? Because ______．
A．he wants to remind himself that he is a hardworking man．
B．he is afraid that he may idle．
C．he wand to remind himself to rest from time to time．
D．he feels he can do the work required of them．
74．By saying "Those who would attain me heights reached and kept by great men must keep their ability polished by constant use", the author means_______．
A．those who want to get great achievements must practice their ability constantly
B．those who use their ability constantly would attain the great height
C．great men keep their ability polished
D．great men polish their ability to reach their height
75．The main point of the 3rd paragraph is that ______
A．industry is more important than agriculture．
B．what industry really means here．
C．giving some examples of how industry works in achieving great success．
D．industry can keep the keys bright．
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填上最恰当的单词。
注意：每空1个单词。请将答案写在相应题号的横线上。
The origin of most conflicts develops as a result of the opinion that each party feels he/she is "right"．This then leads to a heated debate unless one or two things occurs :one person backs down and admits defeat; discussions are sought for conciliation（调解）．To effectively deal with a conflict, one must begin with a change of heart on the topic．You could both be right, or both be wrong．The most difficult yet most important thing to keep in mind is to be honest and objective（客观的）The desire to be right at all costs or to avoid admitting being in the wrong is what leads to disappointment and aggressiveness．
It is necessary to take time to consider the other person's point of view．Thinking about the other person doesn't mean you stop thinking about yourself．However, this puts you in the situation of being able to find an appropriate middle ground．
In some cases, a compromise is not acceptable．A compromise is often based on give -and-take of each person involved．However, when it comes to fundamentals （like morals and values）, a compromise is actually giving up one's principles．If this is the case, one must be open and honest about one’s principles and explain one's point of view to the fullest．If the argument is strong enough, it could triumph on its own．
In response to each person's full explanation of his or her point of view, the other person must listen Listening means not only listening to the words being said but also the meaning being intended．Trying to speak louder, fashter and more forcefully than the other person only limits the other’s ability to express his/her message．Name calling, improper gestures, and violence are childish means of self-satisfaction at the expense of the other．
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
近几年，我们周围有很多人都认为去国外学习深造是自我发展的最佳途径，作为一名高三学生，你是如何看待这个话题的？请你以“My view on studying abroad”为题，写一篇短文。字数120字左右。
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