高三上学期英语期末测试卷

1、高三英语期中测试卷姓名 分数 一、单项选择 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)1、The problem is worth_ . A. discussing B. discuss C. being discussed D. discussed2.The chair looks rather hard, but in fact, it is very comfortable to _.(1988 全国) A. sit B. sit on C. be sat D. be sat on3. I feel greatly honored _ into their society. （2008北

2、京卷） A. to welcome B. welcoming C. to be welcomed D. welcomed4. _ fit, youd better take exercise in the morning, for the morning air is fresh _. A. to keep; to be breathed B. keeping; to breathe C. to keep; to breathe D. keeping; to be breathed5. _a living, she had to work from morning till night. A.

3、 To make B. made C. Making D. To have made6. She said she_ her uncle very much and hoped _him. A. missed, to hear from B. missed, to hearC. misses, hearing from D. misses, hearing7. Missing the last bus means_ home. A. to walk B. walking C. walked D. walk8. Miss Gao asked a question, but it was _ th

4、at nobody could answer it. A. very difficult B. too difficultC. difficult enough D. so difficult 9. Access _ the garden is through the kitchen.A. atB. to C. forD. with10. Your performance in the driving test didnt reach the required standard _, you failed. (NMET 1999)A. in the end B. after all C. in

5、 other words D. at the same time三、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多途选项。(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)1. Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was im

6、possible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. _1_ ”Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. _2_ They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is di

7、fficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine._3_ The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. W

8、ithout nicotine, he feels bad._4_ Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. _5_ A. It is very hard to quit smoking. B. It will be easier to cha

9、nge the smoking habit here. C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes. D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health. E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start. G. But it is said that med

10、icine is needed to stop them from smoking.四、语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He 1 （cook）some delicious food in the kitchen .Suddenly, he found that he 2 (run )out of salt. So Nick called to his son,” Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it:

11、 neither too much 3 too little.” His son looked surprised.” I can understand why I shouldnt pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 4 not save a bit of money?”“That would be a very 5 (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.Nicks guests, 6 h

12、ad heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied,” The only reason why a man would sell salt in a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took the advantage of the t situation would be showing a lack of respect for

13、the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce 7 .”“But such a small thing couldnt possibly destroy a village.”“In the beginning, there was only 8 very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little ,always 9 (think) that it was only small and not very import

14、ant ,and look where we have ended 10 today.” 五、改错题(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)答题要求：此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾()；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正： 此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Miss Evans taught physics i

15、n school in LondonLast month 1she was explaining to one of her class about sound ，and 2she decide to test them to see how successful she had 3been in her work She said to them， “Now I has a sister 4in Washington If I was calling her by the phone， and 5you were on the other side of the street Who wou

16、ld 6hear me first， my sister and you？ And why？” 7A clever boy at once answered， “You sister， Miss 8Evans， because the electricity travels much faster than sound 9waves” “Very well，” Miss Evans praised 10_六、阅读理解阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并写在所给题前的括号里。APeru is a country on the

17、 Pacific coast of South America. It has three main geographical areas: a narrow coastal belt; the Andes Mountains running parallel to the coast; and high, flat plains in the southeast. In the high plains area is Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, on which boats can travel. Peru has abunda

18、nt plants from desert grasses to vast areas of jungle.Once the centre of the powerful and extremely wealthy Inca Empire, much of South America was governed by Spain from the sixteenth century onwards. Peru finally gained its independence from Spain in 1821. The capital of Peru is Lima, which is in t

19、he north on the coast. The ancient Inca capital, Cuzco, is found high in the Andes. It is a popular tourist destination as it is close to the famous Inca ruins of the city of Machu Picchu. Cuzco is a lively city with many hotels and inns, where both Indian and Spanish culture and art can be seen.1.

20、Which continent（洲）is Peru in?A . South America B. Europe C. North America D. Africa2. Which mountains are in Peru?A . Rocky mountains B . Andes MountainsC. Himalayas Mountains C. Alps Mountains3. Which is the ancient capital of Inca?A. Lima B. Puno C. Cuzco D. Andes4.Which country once conquer Peru?

21、A. Spain B. Japan C. France D. Canada 5. Which city is the capital of Peru?A. Lima B. Cuzco C. Andes D. Machu Picchu BOne day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of Londons big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term an

22、d was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture. He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy

23、 a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop. When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story? A. Ruperts teacher.B. The neighbours teacher. C. A me

24、dical school teacher.D. The teachers neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase? A. He needed it for the summer term in London. B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give. C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research. D. He wanted to take it home as he had fi

25、nished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport? A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen . C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teachers feeling about the incident? A. He is very angry .B. He thinks i

26、t rather funny . C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards? A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert. B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert. C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the sui

27、tcase. D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.CMr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise. One morning he was walki

28、ng along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a

29、chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office? A. He went up to work by train. B. He walked to his office. C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained. D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because _. A. he couldnt afford the buses B. he wanted