2008高三期中试题(英语).doc

2008-2009学年第一学期期中考试试卷高三英语命题人：高雪 校对人：高雪试卷说明：1、全卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），完成时间90分钟。2、第I卷要求在答题卡上相应的位置用铅笔将答案涂黑；第II卷可直接在试卷上作答。3、全卷满分120分。第I卷（共两部分，满分85分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. - Do you mind if I record your lecture? - _. Go ahead.A. Never mind B. No wayC. Not at allD. No, youd better not2. We _ last night, but we went to the concert instead.A. must have studiedB. might studyC. should have studiedD. would study3. - Im sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. - I think so. He _ for it for months.A. is preparing B. was preparing C. had been preparing D. has been preparing 4. Its not _ good idea to drive for four hours without _ break.A. a ; aB. the ; aC. the ; theD. a ; the5. You have to be a fairly good speaker to _ listeners interest for over an hour. A. receive B. makeC. improveD. hold6. _ was most important to her, she told me, was her family. A. ItB. ThisC. WhatD. As7. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _. A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed 8. The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit the season. A. wheneverB. whereverC. whateverD. however9. The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front _ to arrive.A. is expected B. is expecting C. expects D. will be expected 10. It is _ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending on trying to make people _ after they are ill. A. better; goodB. good; goodC. well; betterD.better ; better11. As his best friend, I can make accurate guesses about _he will do or think. A. whatB. whichC. whomD. that12. - Why do you suggest we buy a new machine? - Because the old one has been damaged _.A. beyond reach B. beyond description C. beyond control D. beyond repair 13. I like Mr. Miners speech; it was clear and the point.A. onB. toC. ofD. at14. Albert Einstein, for _ life had been very hard, succeeded later in science.A. whoseB. whomC. whichD. his15. _ you eat the correct foods _ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.A. Only if you will B. Unless you will C. Only if will you D. Unless will you 第二节：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、和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。When I entered the college, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could _16_ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 17 in class.When I took the first exam, I was 18 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 19 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 20 .I decided to try harder, although I didnt know what that 21 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 22 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldnt change his 23 .One more test before the final exam. One more 24 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time 25 the meaning of the word “thorough（细致的）”. But my 26_ did no good and everything 27 as before.The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what 28 I got, it wouldnt cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 29 goodbye.I stopped working head. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 30 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once Id have 31_with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jaynes office. He 32_ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you 33 , you wouldnt continue to work as hard.”I stared at him 34 that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head 35 , as I had never done before.I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. Ive always remembered Professor Jaynes lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.16. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get17. A. sought B. presented C. exchangedD. obtained18. A. shocked B. worried C. scaredD. anxious19. A. but B. so C. forD. or20. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendlyD. unmoved21. A. reflected B. meant C. improvedD. affected22. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargainedD. chatted 23. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view24. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure25. A. memorized B. considered C. acceptedD. learned26. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method27. A. stayed B. went C. workedD. changed28. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment29. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject30. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed 31. A. fun B. luck C. problemsD. tricks32. A. happened B. proved C. pretendedD. seemed33. A. valued B. imagined C. expectedD. welcomed 34. A. remembering B. guessing C.supposing D. realizing35. A. out B. over C. on D. off 第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40分）第一节：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。AIt was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. And it has influenced（影响）us to be more mindful（留心的） of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting. 36. Why was the bike so important to the couple? A. The mans job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily life.37. We can infer from the text that _. A. the couple worked 60 hours a week. B. people were busy before Christmas C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family.38. How did people get to know the couples problem? A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper. C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.39. What do the couple learn from their experience? A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike. C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot. BA month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house, reduced to waist-high rains, smelly and dirty.Before the trip, Id had my car fixed. When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my Louisiana license plate. “You from New Orleans?” she asked. I said I was, “No charge.” She said, and firmly shock her head when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happened. As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage(抵押贷款) on our ruined house. We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory. Wed began to accept that wed have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kemmedy in California. Hed read some pieces Id written about our sufferings for state, the online magazine and wanted to give us (“no conditions attached”无附加条件的) a new house across the lake from New Orleans. It sounded too good to be true, but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional generosity, that we had no plans to go back. Then a poet at the University of Florida offered to rent his house to me while he went to England on his one-year paid leave. The rent was rather reasonable. I mentioned the poets offer to James Kemdedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months. Throughout this painful experience, the kindness of strangers back my faith in humanity. Its almost worth losing you wordy possessions to be reminded that people really when given had a channel.40. The garage employees attitude toward the author was that of _.A. unconcern B. sympathyC. doubt D. tolerance41. What do we know about James Kennedy?A. He was a written of an online magazine.B. He was a poet at the University of FloridaC. He offered the author a new house free of charge.D. He learned about the authors sufferings.42. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. the authors family was short of moneyB. rents were comparatively reasonable though the disaster happenedC. houses were difficult to find in the hurricane stricken areaD. the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank43. The author learned from his experience that _A. worldly（物质的）possessions can be given up when necessaryB. generosity should be encouraged in some casesC. people benefit from their sad storiesD. human beings are kind after all.CWho are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace（追寻）their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American” is really not true. In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their livessuch as in schools, business, and sportsbut they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This living “side-by-side” has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national groups, or newspapers.44. More than 215 million people call America “home” because_. A. they buy their houses there B. they settle there now C. they get married there D. they were born there45. “Side-by-side” living style means _. A. making friends with native people B. keeping their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas C. the groups of people who live nearby D. that they get closer to American society46. Which of the following statements is true? A. They always stick to their own customs and habits. B. “Side-by-side” living style is not suitable. C. They face the society they are not familiar with. D. The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful. 47. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A. Advantages and Disadvantages. B. Different Customs and Habits. C. Home for the People. D. “Side-by-side” Living Style in America. DGallery Policiesfor Visitors to National Gallery of Art, WashingtonVisitors must present all carried items for inspection upon entry. After inspection, all bags, backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must left at the checkrooms, free of charge, close to each entrance. All oversized bags, backpacks and luggage must be left at the checkrooms near the 4th Street entrance of either the East or West Building. These items will have to be x-rayed before being accepted. Items of value, such as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the galleries.We regret that we do not have enough space for visitor items larger than 1726 inches into the Gallery or its checkrooms.Additional security procedures and checks may be taken according to the decision of the Gallery.For the safety of the artworks and other visitors, nothing may be carried on a visitors back. Soft front baby carriers are allowed, but children may not be carried on shoulders or in a child carrier worn on the back. Pushchairs are available free of charge near each checkroom.Smoking is prohibited. Food and drink are not permitted outside the food service areas. Unopened bottled water may be carried only in a visitors bag. Cell phones may not be used in the galleries.Animals, other than service animals, are not permitted in the Gallery.Skateboarding is prohibited.Picture-taking (including video for personal use is permitted except in special exhibitions and where specifically prohibited. Tripods (三角架) are not allowed.Please do not touch the works of art.48. What does the Gallery feel sorry for? A. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms. B. The size of visitor items allowed into the Gallery is limited. C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space. D. Visitor items over 1726 inches must go through additional checks.49. Parents with small children visiting the Gallery _. A. can carry their children in soft front child carriers B. can carry their children on their shoulders C. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the back D. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children50. Visiting photographers should make sure that _. A. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the Gallery B. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use C. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the Gallery D. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitionsE第二节：阅读表达（共5 小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of the thousands of pubs across the country. Pubs play an important part in the social structure of the country. They are places where all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, or just spend a couple of quiet hours before heading home in the evening.There are many different types of beer available in pubs. Traditional British beer is called bitter, or ale, and is usually served at room temperature. As a result, the British are famous for their warm beer! If you prefer a cold beer, ask for lager. This beer is a light yellow in colour whereas bitter is usually a darker brown. All beers are served as pints (500 ml) or halves (250ml). To order, you need to ask for a pint or half, and then name the beer. So, you could say “_ .” Wine, red or white, is normally available in all pubs, as are spirits such as whisky, gin or vodka. It is not, however, necessary to drink alcohol. Non-alcoholic drinks are called soft drinks. You can have juice, lemonade or cola, among others. If you visit a pub in a group, it is important to pay for your round. This means that you buy a drink for everyone in your group. Not buying your round is a big social mistake! Remember that you need to order and pay for your drinks at the bar. So, follow these tips if you want to get the most out of visiting a pub, and, “cheers!”51. What is the best title of the passage? ? (Please answer within 10 words.)_52. Which sentence in