I prefer the stories about the swimmers at the Beijing Olympics，one of which is about Zakia Nassar. She's a 21-year-old Palestinian __21__ Bethlehem studying dentistry in Jenin. Having had neither a __22__ nor a chance to an Olympic-sized pool in the past year, she had no choice but to __23__ on her own at a 12m public pool.

There is a 50-meter __24__ in nearby Nazareth, but the Israeli government did not __25__ her to use it.

Nassar was __26__ to training only when she returned to her parents' home in Bethlehem, __27__ she did so only about every two months for two days or so. __28__ the pool is only 12 meters long.

“My parents and friends always __29__ me, reminding me that I had to keep training if I __30  wanted to go to the Olympics,” she said.

It was only when Nassar __31__ China a month ago that she finally got the opportunity to swim in a 50m pool and enjoyed the __32__ of having a coach.

When she at last took part in the Games, she swam the 50m in 31.97 seconds, a(n) __33__ of seven seconds on her personal __34__. Nassar said it was the most beautiful moment of her life.

She will not __35__ on the cover of Time magazine or __36__ millions of dollars in endorsements（捐款）, but she can always say she won a race at the Olympics. For her, it wasn’t about __37__ the other swimmers or winning a prize, but about __38__ her own goal, __39__ difficult. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of her. Then I realize how __40__ the task before me really is.

1.

A． to B． from C． through D． in 2.

A． employer B． captain C． coach D． master 3.

A． drill B． educate C． row D． train 4.

A． pool B． reservoir C． lake D． river 5.

A． admit B． permit C． forbid D． restrict 6.

A． accustomed B． controlled C． limited D． organized 7.

A． but B． therefore C． so D． and 8.

A． Besides B． Especially C． Hopefully D． Particularly 9.

A． discourage B． encouraged C． scolded D． blamed 10.

A． extremely B． merely C． really D． slightly 11.

A． reached for B． attached to C． departed from D． arrived in 12.

A． advantages B． honor C． faults D． trouble 13.

A． development B． improvement C． disappointment D． movement 14.

A． worst B． ordinary C． best D． average 15.

A． publish B． broadcast C． contain D． appear 16.

A． receive B． accept C． take D． earn 17.

A． following B． exciting C． inspiring D． beating 18.

A． achieving B． realizing C． starting D． winning 19.

A． wherever B． whatever C． whenever D． however 20.

A． difficult B． interesting C． easy D． hopeful 【答案】 21.B 22.C 23.D 24.A 25.B 26.C 27.A 28.A 29.B 30.C 31.D 32.A 33.B 34.C 35.D 36.A 37.D 38.A 39.D 40.C 【解析】略 【题型】完型填空 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】故事类阅读 【结束】 17【题文】You're busy filling out the application form for a position you really need. Let's assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it appealing to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? More and more people are turning to cheat like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars（登记员） at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are unwilling to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them "cheats"; another refers to them as "special cases". One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by "no such people". To avoid outright(彻底的) lies, some job-seekers claim that they "attending" means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that "being associated with" a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century—that's when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a false diploma. 　　One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from "Smoot State University". The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the "University of Purdue". As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper. 41.The main idea of this passage is that ______. A．employers are checking more closely on applicants now B．lying about college degrees has become a widespread problem C．college degrees can now be purchased easily D．employers are no longer interested in college degrees 42.According to the passage, "special cases" refers to cases that ______. A．students attend a school only part-time B．students never attended a school they listed on their application C．students purchase false degrees from commercial firms D．students attended a famous school 43.We can infer from the passage that _______. A．performance is a better judge of ability than a college degree B．experience is the best teacher C．past work histories influence personnel officers more than degrees do D．a degree from a famous school enables an applicant to gain advantage over others in job competition 44.This passage implies that ______. A．buying a false degree is not moral B．personnel officers only consider applicants from famous schools C．most people lie on applications because they were dismissed from school D．society should be greatly responsible for lying on applications 【答案】 45.B 46.B 47.D 48.D 【解析】略 【题型】阅读理解 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】社会现象类 【结束】 18【题文】Doris Lessing was born in 1919 in Persia, moving as a child with her family to southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14. A year after moving to London, she published her first novel in 1950. The Grass is Singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict in colonial Africa through the eyes of a white farmer's wife and her black servant. Her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of The Golden Notebook, seen by many, though not necessarily Lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism（女权运动）. A disjointed study of the mind of the main character, Anna Wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about Africa, politics, relationships with men and sex, and Jungian analysis and dream interpretation. Lessing's themes changed to psychology in her works from the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was interested in the Islamic mystic tradition of Sufism（苏菲教派）. Her turn toward science fiction with the Canopus series in the early 1980s was not warmly received by traditional critics, but she has continued to be popular with new readers and numerous literary awards, including the David Cohen British Literary Prize and the Companion of Honour from the Royal Society of Literature, both in 2001. Following the announcement, the Horace Engdahl told VOA why he was personally so pleased with Lessing's selection. “She is one of the truly great writers -- of novels, short stories, fiction and non-fiction,” Engdahl said. “She is one of the few writers who have had the courage to uphold the principle of equality between the male and female experience, and she has given the impulse to numbers of other women writers. And she is really the mother of a school that is one of the most important in our contemporary literature.” At 87, Doris Lessing is the oldest Nobel Literature winner since the first prizes were awarded in 1901. 49. What would be the best title of the passage? A．Doris Lessing’s Great Writings. B．Doris Lessing’s Concern about Africa. C．A Great Writer of Novel and a Pioneer of Modern Feminism. D．A Nobel Prize Winner for Literature. 50.It can be inferred from the passage that _______. A．there are only two characters in The Grass is Singing B．The Golden Notebook is regarded as Lessing’s masterpiece by herself C．life in Africa in her early age lays solid foundation for her writing D．Doris Lessing is strongly against traditional culture in Africa 51.According to the fourth paragraph, _______. A．Lessing began to believe in Christ in the 1970s B．Lessing’s science fiction won readers C．Lessing had won two literary medals for her writings D．Lessing changed her themes to meet the needs of traditional critics 52.The underlined word “impulse” in the 6th passage is closest in meaning to _______. A．pressure B．inspiration C．energy D．desire 【答案】 53.C 54.C 55.B 56.D 【解析】略 【题型】阅读理解 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】人物传记类 【结束】 19【题文】将下列句子翻译为英语，必须用所提示的英语单词或提示单词的派生形式。 57.病人被交给专科医生治疗。(refer) _______________________________________________________________________ 58.我们的老师从来不允许考试作弊。(tolerate) _______________________________________________________________________ 59.我把成功归功于我所受到的教育。(owe) _______________________________________________________________________ 60.他的言行不一致。(correspond) _______________________________________________________________________ 61.外出忘记带伞是他的特点。(typical) _______________________________________________________________________ 62.你对这部电影感兴趣吗？(appeal) _______________________________________________________________________ 63.他被禁止驾车六个月。(ban) _______________________________________________________________________ 64.他最近被任命为委员会成员。(appoint) _______________________________________________________________________ 65.他对我们总是坦诚相待，他从不灰心丧气。(give way to) _______________________________________________________________________ 66.另一方面，经常处于广告的包围之中，我们的想法有可能随着时间的流逝而发生变化。(be exposed to) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 67.The patient was referred to a specialist for treatment. 68.Our teacher never tolerates cheating in exams. Our teacher has no tolerance to cheating in exams. Out teacher is never tolerant of cheating in exams. 69.I owe my success to my education. 70.His actions don’t correspond with his words. 71.It’s typical of him to forget his umbrella when he goes out. 72.Does the film appeal to you? 73.He was banned from driving for six months. 74.She has recently been appointed to the committee. 75.He was always honest with us and never gave way to disappointment. 76.On the other hand, being constantly exposed to advertisements can help to change our opinions over time. 【解析】略 【题型】其他 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】汉译英 【结束】 20【题文】你的英国朋友Jack想了解北京奥运会的情况。假如你是李华，请你给他写一封电子邮件，就本届奥运会作一简单介绍。内容要点如下： 1. 从2008年8月8日至24日历时17天，二百多个国家和地区参赛。 2. 本届奥运会打破43项世界记录、132项奥运会记录，美国运动员Michael Phelps创一次奥运会金牌最多的记录。 3. 中国队表现突出，获100枚奖牌、50枚金牌，金牌总数第一，创历史之最。 4. 北京奥运会的成功举办获得全球赞誉。 注意：字数：120左右 Dear Jack, I’m very glad to tell you something about the Beijing Olympic Games. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】 Dear Jack, I’m very glad to tell you something about the Beijing Olympic Games. The 2008 Summer Olympic Games lasted 17 days, which were held in Beijing on August 8th and dropped their curtain on Aug. 24. More than 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries and areas took part. The Games saw 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records. The American athlete, Michael Phelps broke the record for most gold medals in one Olympics. China performed so wonderfully that it won a total of 100 medals, including 51 gold medals, leading the gold medal count for the first time in history. Beijing’s successful hosting of the Games has earned global praise and the organizing work has been considered perfect. I hope the 2012 London Olympic Games will also be a perfect one. With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】略 【题型】书面表达 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】提纲作文 【结束】

 

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(A)

  The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture (建筑). It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools.

　 　The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor (皇帝) Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the seventeenth century. It is in memory of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect (建筑师), Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal stands at one end of the garden tomb with marble (大理石) path. The room is softly lighted by the light that passes through double screens of carved marble set high in the walls. The building now is kept in good condition.

　 　The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned (监禁) by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal. 

1. The Taj Mahal was built for____ .

A. Mumtaz                     　B. Shah

C. Either Mumtaz or Shah        　D. Both Mumtaz and Shah

2. The passage mainly tells us____ .

A. why the Taj Mahal was built

B. the love story between Shah and Mumtaz

C. some information about the Taj Mahal

D. the Taj Mahal—the pride of Indians

3. Form the passage we can learn that____ .

A. the Taj Mahal looks more beautiful than before.

B. the Taj Mahal doesn't exist now.

C. the Taj Mahal has completely changed.

D. the Taj Mahal has become a place of interest.

(B)

Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. Three years ago, few people would go swimming in the icy waters. But now there is a Winter-swimming Enthusiasts’ Club（冬泳爱好者协会）and it has more than 2 000 members. The oldest is 84 years old and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all walks of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students…

Though it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the city’s lakes is around 0℃, many winter-swimmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.

Why are so many people interested in winter-swimming? Because winter-swimming can be good for one’s health.

Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69, and he once suffered from heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health. Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.

4. What does the underlined sentence “The members are from all walks of life” mean?  

A. The members do different jobs at different places.

B. They come from all parts of Beijing.

C. They are persons of different ages.

  D. They are men and women, old and young.

5. The winter-swimmers are able to swim in the icy waters, even on snowy days because       .

  A. they are not afraid of coldness

  B. they often swim in the icy waters

  C. they know that they can benefit（得益）from it

  D. winter-swimming can make people healthy

6. Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because       .

  A. more and more people like to swim in Beijing

  B. it is more interesting than swimming in summer

  C. winter-swimmers are brave men

  D. winter-swimming does a lot of good to one’s health

7. What’s the best title for this passage?

  A. People in Beijing Like Swimming in Winter

  B. Winter-swimming—A Craze（狂热）in Beijing

  C. People Benefit from Winter-swimming

  D. Winter-swimmers Are Brave Men

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive（主管的） circle, beauty can become a liability.

　　While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.

　　Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

　　Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.

　　All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

　　Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly"qualifies required.

　　This is true even in politics, "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, " says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

　　The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

　　The word "liability" most probably means ________.

　　A. disadvantage　B. advantage　　　C. misfortune　　 D. trouble

　Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness________

　　A. turns out to　be a disadvantage to men

　　B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

　　C. has as little effect on men as on women

　　D. affects men and women alike

　　It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often________.

　　A. practical　　　B. supportive　　 C. old - fashioned　D. one - sided

　　The author writes this passage to ________.

　　A. give advice to job - seekers who are attractive

　　B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive

　　C. demand equal rights for women

　　D. state the importance of appearance

People who are married or in committed relationships are healthier, wealthier, and happier. So why do more than 60 percent of marriages end in divorce? Why has the national divorce rate climbed more than 200 percent in the last thirty years? And why are fewer people getting married today than ever before?

The answers to these questions are plentiful, but the main reason is simple. It's easy to “fall” in love but very few people know how to stay in love. Even though staying in love is our “smartest” choice all the way around! Recent studies on marriage prove it's one of the major ingredients in life-frog success for men and women. Marriage has also been found to boost happiness, reduce the degree of depression, and provide protection from sexually transmitted diseases.

So let's wake up, make up, and turn this trend around! One of the most amazing pieces of evidence that shows people are not in touch with what's really going on in their partnerships is the fact that the majority of people who put in for divorce say they didn't think there was a relationship-threatening problem just six months prior to breaking up. Another shocker is that most couples wait six years or more to seek professional help when their relationship is in danger. By the time they do wake up and smell the coffee, it's often too late.

Truly there is no reason to resign yourself to a bad relationship? Whether you're dating or married. Rather than changing partners and ending up this same predicament(困境) again, you can learn to have a fabulous (难以置信的) relationship with the partner you already have! I strongly encourage you to make the relationship you have work, because there is a higher rate of divorce in second marriages.

　　  1. According to the author, which of the following is NOT true?

　　　　 A. A happy marriage can be beneficial for both partners' mentality.

　　　　 B. More and more people face marriage crisis.

　　　　 C. Large portions of people are not quite sure of the meaning of true love.

　　　　  D. More and more people tend to be single.

　　  2. The fundamental reason for marriage crisis is——.

　　　　   A. that people are too easy to fall in love without a comprehensive understanding

　　　　   B. that people do not know how to get along well with partners after marriage

　　　　   C. some kinds of economic pressure and stress

　　　　   D. to maintain a life-long love is too difficult for common people

　　  3. What does the author mean by saying “...smell the coffee, it's often too late” in Para. 3？

　　　　   A. Partners who like drinking coffee are more likely to experience divorce.

　　　　   B. People are always not aware of enough about marriage crisis.

　　　　   C. Partners should have a happy ending of marriage when facing crisis.

　　　　   D. People should value their marriage.

　　  4. It can be inferred from the passage that the author may be a (an)

　　　　   A. journalist　　　　　　   B. professor

　　　　   C. advisor　　　　　　　　 D. official