高中高三上学期期中考试英语试题
高三上学期期中考试英语试题
第一卷（共105分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Why can’t the woman give the man direction?
A．She is too weak to say so much.
B．She is not familiar with the area.
C．She is very much afraid.
2．How much will the woman pay for the tickets?
A．$18 B．$30 C．$24
3．What is the woman going to do this evening?
A．Go to dinner. B．Visit her sister
C．Go to the airport.
4．What are they talking about?
A．Driving in England
B．How to drive a car.
C．Whether to have the right to drive a car in England.
5．What will the girl probably do this weekend?
A．Take a rest B．Do her homework
C．Go to the concert
第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6—8题。
6．How long will they have to wait before they can see Jack?
A． Fifteen minutes B．Twenty minutes C．An hour.
7．What are they going to do first?
A．To go to have lunch with Jack.
B．To make a telephone call to Jack..
C．To go to a bookstore.
8．When does the conversation take place?
A．In the morning B．At noon. C．At night.
听第7段材料，回答第9—11题。
9．What is the relationship between the man and the woman?
A．Good friends. B．Teacher and student C．Husband and wife 10．What important matter happened on the same day five years ago?
A．Their marriage
B．That the woman was admitted to the university
C．The setting-up of their friendship.
11．Where will they probably go first?
A．A restaurant B．A bank C．A film studio
听第8段材料，回答第12—14题。
12．What is the mother afraid of in the morning?
A．She is afraid that breakfast won’t be ready in time
B．She’s afraid that her son will be late
C．She’s afraid that her son won’t have enough time to prepare his breakfast. 13．When will the boy have his breakfast this morning?
A．At nine o’clock B．At ten o’clock C．At eleven o’clock 14．Which of the following is true according to the dialogue?
A．The boy sometimes goes to school without breakfast.
B．The boy usually has a big breakfast every other day.
C．The boy has his breakfast at school.
听第9段材料，回答15—17题。
15．What’s the weather like?
A．It is windy and warm B．It is windy and cold C．It is sunny and cool 16．What’s the native language of the woman?
A．German B．English C．We don’t know. 17．What is the man going to Portugal for?
A．For holidays B．For work C．To see a friend of his 听第10段材料，回答第18—20题。
18．What can we conclude about the professor?
A．He is very strict.
B．He doesn’t like his students.
C．He’s new in the college.
19．Why did so many students fail in this course last term?
A．They didn’t like the teacher.
B．They didn’t follow the teacher’s rules.
C．They didn’t know how to take notes.
20．When is the professor in the office?
A．Tuesdays B．Wednesdays C．Fridays
第二部分：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）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．— We are too busy to take ________ holiday at ________ present.
— But I think we’ll be able to take ________ two weeks from now.
A．a; /; one B．the; /; that C．a; the; it D a; /; it
22．It has been revealed that some government leaders _________ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A．employ B．take C．abuse D．overlook 23．The population of many Alaskan cities has _______ doubled in the past five years.
A．larger than B．more than C．as great as D．as many as 24．Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ____ in the market.
A．batteries B．bargains C．baskets D．barrels
25．Do you dress differently because of ____ you see in advertisement or buy things you might not ____ buy?
A．which; otherwise B．that; therefore
C．who; moreover D．what; otherwise
26．I secretly hid ________ the ship, Endurance, in a small cupboard.
A．board B．aboard
C．abroad D．being aboard 27．My soldiers are good men who know how to behave properly, I won’t stay here _________.
A．being insulted B．insulted
C．to be insulted D．to insult
28．King did believe that nobody wanted to live ________ there is no racial, sexual, religious, and political discrimination.
A．in where B．in which
C．the place where D．where
29．You will read more efficiently if you ____ in mind the purpose for your reading and then reading in a way ______ will best help you to achieve this purpose.
A．keeping; that B．bear; which
C．learn; that D．knowing, / 30．Could you expect me to congratulated myself on relations, ______ condition in life is so decidedly ____ my own?
A．his; beneath B．whose; below
C．whose; beneath D．which; under
31．The other day, my friend John drove his car down the street at ______ I thought was a dangerous speed, and ____ surprised everyone in the car.
A．which; that B．which; it
C．as; which D．what; that
32．Without the air to hold some of the sun’s heat, the earth at night ___, too cold for us to live.
A．would be freezing cold B．would be frozen cold
C．would be freezing coldly D．can freeze coldly 33．-----The weather here in summer is so changeable. Please take an umbrella when you go out.
-----_______.
A．Well, don’t worry B．Well, it just depends
C．Oh, take it easy D．OK, just in case
34．______ has ridden on a railway train knows how______ another train flashes by when it is traveling in the opposite direction.
A．Anyone who; rapid B．Whoever; rapidly
C．Anything that; rapid D． Whatever; rapidly
35．John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to __ all his trousers
to his measure .
A．let out B．give away C．bring in D．make up
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
For almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the world's tallest skyscraper. The building reaches a height. Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___36___ than housewives, Evidence shows that ___37___ are in poorer health than the job-holders.
A study shows ___38___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%. All this ___39___ one point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, __40___ loneliness and solitude . Researches show that people feel __41___ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___42___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___43___ between man and reality. By work, people ___44___ each other. By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __45___ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___46___.
__47___, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of ___48___. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___49___ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __50___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___51___, they are happy __52___.
From the above we can come to the conclusion ___53___ the more you work, __54___ you will be. Let us work hard, __55___ and live a happy and healthy life. 36．A．more healthier B．healthier C．weaker D．worse 37．A．career women B．the busy C．the jobless D．the hard-working
38．A．that whenever B．whether C．that though D．since
39．A．comes down to B．equals to C．adds up to D． amounts to
40．A．不填B．off C．in touch with D．away from
41．A．happy, interested B．glad, joyful
C．cheerful, concerned D．unhappy, worried
42．A．busy B．free C．lazy D．empty
43．A．a river B． a gap C． a channel D．a bridge
44．A．come across B．come into contact with C．look down upon D．watch over
45．A．means B．stands
C．equals D．matches
46．A．success B．death C．victory
D．disease
47．A．Besides B．Nevertheless C．However D．Yet
48．A．disappointment B．achievement C．regret D．apology 49．A．a worker B．a farmer C．a writer D．a manager
50．A．manages B．controls C．operates on D．deals with
51．A．raise B．grow C．rise D．increase 52．A．in a word B．without a word C．at a word D．beyond words
53．A．that B．which C．what D．不填.
54．A．the lonelier and weaker B．lonelier and weaker C．happier and healthier D．the happier and healthier
55．A．study well B．studying well
C．study good D．studying good
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
A
American women experience a great variety of lifestyle. A typical American woman may be single. She may also be divorced or married. She may be a homemaker, a doctor, or a factory worker. It is very difficult to generalize about American women. However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitudes about themselves and their roles in American life.
Historically, American women have always been very independent. The first settlers to come to New England were ten young couples that had left behind their extended families. The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands. This has two important effects. First of all, this was the uncivilized environment that demanded every person to share in developing it and in survival.
Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land. Second, because they were in a new land without the established influence of older members of society, women felt free to step into nontraditional roles.
This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans move west again, leaving families behind and meeting a new environment. Even later, in the east, as new settlers arrived, women often found jobs more easily than men. Women became the supporters of the family.
Within the established lifestyle of the industrialized twentieth century, the strong role of women was not attractive as in the early days of the country. Some
women stepped into the men’s jobs as factory and business workers. After the war, some women stayed in these positions, and others left their jobs with a new sense of ability.
56．A typical American woman is .
A．single or married B．divorced
C．sure about herself and her role D．all of the above
57．The second paragraph is mainly about .
A．life in the new land B．American women’s independence
C．American men’s traditional position D．the roles American women play in society
58．During the industrialized twentieth century, the role of women .
A．was found out B．was as important as before
C．declined D．was stronger than that of the early days 59．Women took part in men’s job during the time of .
A．the Second World War B．the Westward Movement
C．the early immigration D．the industrialized twentieth century 60．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Different lifestyles led by American women.
B．American women were free to step into nontraditional roles in society. C．American women worked hard to establish their history.
D．American women were independent because they did not have to follow the regulations at all.
B
HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA
Holiday houses in Mallorca sailing and fishing port - quiet even in summer season. Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants. Cars and bicycles for hire. Sailing and sports clubs nearby.
ITALY IN COMFORT
Luxury coach（ - carriage） trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season. 21days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1 st May, 1 st September . The trips are guided by profess or Martin Davis. Head of Italian Studies, London University . See the arts and culture of historic Italy.KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL （以色列）
Working holidays on a kibbutz（ co -operative farm） in Israel. All nationalities welcome for one to three months, if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members. Accommodation （住宿）, food and trips to historic sights all provided free - you pay only for the special low- cost return flight.
TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND
Two- week holidays in the Hotel Splendid , on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep- blue sea. Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports, trips around the island arranged. Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment - dancing.
1 st November - 31 st March = ￡ 720 per person
1 st April - 30th October = ￡ 850 per person
Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying.
Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people.
Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter. He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing.
Herry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays. There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine- and peace. 61．Michael would most probably go to ________ for his holiday.
A．Italy B．Israel C．Mallorca D．a Caribbean island 62．The most suitable place where Peter and Maria can enjoy their holiday would be________
A．an Italian city B．a kibbutz in Israel
C．a Caribbean island D．the port in Mallorca
63．The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be________.
A．the 21 - day coach trip of Italy
B．the 2 -week stay in the Hotel Splendid
C．the 14 -day trip around a Caribbean island
D．the working holidays for 1 -3 months on a kibbutz in Israel
64．Harry and Kate and their sons would like________.
A．a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel
B．a holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy
C．a holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca
D．a holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Carribean Island
65．You can find this passage most probably in ________.
A．a school library B．a tourist agency
C．the post office D．the museum
C
The average person learns most of the 30,000 ~ 40,000 words whose meaning he or she recognizes by hearing them or getting familiar with them in the context or simply absorbing them without conscious effort. The best way to build a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate in a lot of good talks. There are relatively few words that we learn permanently by purposefully referring to dictionaries or keeping word lists. However, even those extra few are of value, and no one will make a mistake by working on developing a larger vocabulary. Here are some suggestions of how to do it.
Read plenty of good books. When you come across a new word, or a new meaning of an old word, stop and see if you can understand it from its context. If you can’t, and if you can manage without interrupting the thought of the book too much, look it up in a dictionary or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times. If you are really conscientious, write the word and its meaning in a
personal vocabulary list - preferably using it in a sentence, or you can keep a special vocabulary notebook. Go over the list from time to time. Further, try to use a new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next several days.
Listen to good talks and be alert to new words you hear or to new meanings of words you already know. Then treat them just as you do the new words you read.
Learn and be alert to the parts of words: prefixes, suffixes and roots. Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meaning of words.
If you are studying a foreign language, be alert to words in that language which relate to words in English. English has inherited or borrowed much of its vocabulary of 500,000 ~ 600,000 words from Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and German. 66．When you meet a new word in reading, what should you do?
A．Guess its meaning. B．Ask somebody.
C．Look it up in a dictionary. D．All of the above.
67．According to this passage, the best way to build a good vocabulary is .
A．to remember a lot B．to read a great deal C．to take part in a lot of good talks D．Both B and C 68．The phrase “be alert to” in the third paragraph may best be replaced by “”.
A．look at B．pay attention to C．write down D．learn by heart
69．In the fourth paragraph, the word “them” refers to .
A．the parts of words B．prefixes
C．suffixes D．roots
70．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．We learn most of our vocabulary without conscious effort.
B．Keeping a personal vocabulary list is a good way to enlarge one’s vocabulary.
C．Listening to people talking is of little help to one’s vocabulary building.
D．All the suggestions given also apply to foreign language study.
D
Short people, studies have shown , are more likely to have a stroke , suffer from high blood pressures and heart disease and be bullied in school .
Now, researchers report that short people—at least in the past—were also more likely to die at a younger age than their taller peers .
Their study , published in the Journal of Epidemiology (流行病学) and Community Health , found that short bones have something to do with short life for more than 1,000 years . The conclusion was based on 490 sets of adult skeletal remains from an archaeological site in northeastern England , YC dating from the 9th century to about 1850 .
About 55% of men and 73% of women died before the age of 45, and 39% of men and 56% of women died before age 30. The risk of death before age 30 declined as bone length increased .
“This study provides evidence from an archaeological sample that long bone length is connected with age at death-those with smaller bones tend to die younger,”according to Dr. D.J. Gunnell of the university of Bristol in the UK and colleagues .
While it is not clear why short stature might be linked to earlier death , the researchers point out that height is an indicator of childhood nutrition, which may have long-lasting effect on health .
“Mechanism (身体结构) for height-mortality associations in the past may differ from those today , for example , short stature may have increased the risk of death in childbirth and this may explain the higher risk of premature mortality in women,”Gunnell and colleagues write .
“However , short bones , it would appear , have always been a marker of a short life,” the authors conclude .
71．The title of the passage should be .
A．Short people and their taller peers B．Short stature and short life
C．Men and women D．Long life and short life
72．“An indicator” in Paragraph 6 means .
A．a study B．a risk C．a marker D．an age
73．Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage ?
A．Most people were more likely to die at the age of 30 in the past .
B．Women were more likely to die at a young age .
C．Women with smaller bones were more likely to die younger .
D．People with smaller bones were more likely to die younger .
74．Short stature may be caused by .
A．high blood pressure B．heart disease
C．some illnesses D．less childhood nutrition
75．The topic in this passage is probably connected with .
A．space medicine B．social medicine
C．sports medicine D．industrial medicine
第二卷（共45分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：阅读表达（15分）
Open Your Eyes And Let's See Who You Are
Inventors have developed a new way to identify people, using a machine that scans their eyeballs．Developed by eyes scan, this new technology takes advantage of the fact that the iris (虹膜)of each person's eye is unique, and remains unchanged throughout a lifetime．
The process will replace _________called retina (视网膜) identification, which compared the pattern of veins (静脉) in the back of the eye．Used to control access to nuclear weapons, retina identification has never caught on with the public because it requires the user to put their eyeball right up against a lens．Iris scanning, on the other hand, works from a distance.
The iris of the eye is photographed from up to one meter away．The patterns of the iris are translated into digital code, and stored in a PC database, along with personal information．Glasses and contact lenses do not interfere with the scanning process, and it takes only a brief moment.
The new technology will be useful for banking and police work, as well as for
the Internet economy．Before long, your computer monitor may be equipped with an iris scanner that can identify you when you shop online, thus preventing fraud.
There will be no ID cards to carry in your pocket, and no long numbers to memorize．And eyes will be very difficult to counterfeit.
Did you lose your ID card? No, you didn't．It's still right up there beside your nose.
76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________ 77． Which sentences in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
A new way has been improved to identify people, using a machine that scans their eyeballs.
_________________________________________________________________________ 78．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．( Please answer within 10 words.)
___________________________________________________________________________ 79．What do you think of the eyeball ID? ( Please answer within 30 words.)
__________________________________________________________________________ 80．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．
_____________________________________________________________________________
第二节：写作
假设你是李明,你的网友Peter来信,他想充当北京奥运会的志愿者,但他不知道志愿者要干
些什么.请你根据下列要点,给他回信,欢迎他到北京充当奥运会志愿者.信的开头已为你写好.主要内容:
1)充当来自世界各地的运动员及官员的向导兼服务员.
2)为各客房配送毛巾,香皂,牙刷,笔,纸巾等日用品.
3)帮助运动员们提东西.
4)每天工作8小时
注意：
1）不能逐条翻译上述要点;
2）词数:120-140词左右
参考词汇：配送 prepare and deliver 毛巾 towel
Dear Peter，
Nice to hear from you. You are welcome to be a volunteer of Olympic Games of Beijing.
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Yours truly
Li Ming