深圳市第三高级中学2011-2012学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试题（考试时间120分钟，本卷总分135分）I 语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1. Athens _ the birthplace of western civilization.A. are known asB. is known asC. are known forD. is known for2. Florence _ each year by about a million tourists who came to see the art galleries, churches and museums.A. visitsB. is visitingC. is visitedD. was visited3. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty. _, the challenges are still great.A.HoweverB. But C. WhileD. Therefore4. The UK is in the thirteenth position, _ China is in the middle of the list.A. althoughB. asC. butD. while5. Although more than 80% of Children in developing countries go to primary school, about 115 million children are not _.A. being educated B. educatingC. educationalD. be educated6. Almost all tornadoes _ in the US, in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakata in the north.A. are occurredB. occurC. occurredD. are occurring7. Sandstorms in China appear _ in recent years as a result of “desertification”.A. to increaseB. to be increasingC. to have increasedD. increasing8. The Chinese Central Weather Station can forecast a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing, but the _ of the storm sometimes surprises people.A. strengthB. forceC. valueD. stress9. Ancient China was a place _ states were often at war with each other.A. whichB. of whichC. whereD. what 10. He is a man _ China can be proud.A. of whomB. for whomC. whomD. that第二节 完形填空（每小题2分，共15题，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11-25各题中选出最佳选项。It has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in special classes. The_11_is based on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intellectual (智力的) growth by_12_situations that are designed for the_13_children.There can be little doubt that_14_classes can help the gifted children to graduate earlier and take their place in life sooner. However, to take these_15_out of the regular classes may create serious problems.I observed a number of_16_children who were taken out of a special class and placed in a_17_class.In the special class, they showed little ability to use their own judgment, relying_18_on their teachers directions. In the regular class, having no worry about keeping up, they began to reflect_19_on many problems, some of which were not on the school program.Many are concerned that gifted children become_20_and lose interest in learning. However，this_21_is more often from parents and teachers than from students, and some of these_22_simply conclude that special classes should be set up for those who are_23_.Some top students do feel bored in class, but why they_24_so goes far beyond the work they have in school. Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious. The gifted child who is bored is an_25_child.()11.A.principle Btheory Cargument Ddiscussion()12.A.designing Bgrouping Clearning Dliving()13.A.smart Bcurious Clittle Daverage()14.A.regular Bspecial Csmall Dcreative()15.A.children Bprograms Cgraduates Ddesigns()16.A.intelligent Bstupid Cordinary Dindependent()17.A.separate Bregular Cnew Dboring()18.A.specially Bslightly Cwrongly Dheavily()19.A.directly Bcleverly Cvoluntarily Dquickly()20.A.doubted Bbored Cworried Dtired()21.A.concern Bconclusion Creflection Dinterest()22.A.students Badults Cscholars Dteachers()23.A.talented Bworried Clearned Dinterested()24.A.believe Bthink Csay Dfeel()25.A.outstanding Bintelligent Canxious Dordinary第三节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空, 并将答案填涂在答题卡标号为26-35的相应位置上。Most students do an IQ text early in their school career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is 26 determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing 27 (good) than them, they usually believe that those students have 28 higher IQ and 29 there is nothing they can do to change facts. However, new research 30 EQ suggests that success is not simply the result of a high IQ.While your IQ tells you how 31 (intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery, 32 invented the term EQ, gives the following description: At work, it is IQ that 33 (get) you promoted. Supported by his academic research, Professor Salovery suggests that when someones future success 34 (predict), their character, 35 measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.