高三英语上学期期中考试

高三上学期期中考试

英语试题

本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分。考试时

间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，共90分）

第一部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Tilbelatehometonightbecausesomethinghasjustatwork.

AcomeupB.comeoutC.comeoverD.comeacross

2.Thedrivercanadjusttheheatinginwinterandtheairconditioninginsummerto

suithisown.

A.pleasureB.convenienceC.preferenceD.taste

3.Therecentstoriesinthismagazine,oneofyours,havebeeninthe

listofthebestones.

A.include,includeB.including,including

C.including,includedD.included,included

4.Thelittlechildgooutaloneatnight,sohewalkinthedarkthat

night.

A.daren't,didn'tdaretoB.doesn'tdare,darenot

C.isn'tdareto,darednottoD.doesn'tdareto,darenotto

5.therightdecisionsthefutureisprobablythemostimportantthing

we'lleverdoinourlives.

A.Making,concernedB.Make,concerning

C.Tomake,concernedD.Making,concerning

6.Shallweputofftheworktillnextweek?

----------------.Idon'tthinkitwouldbetherightthingtodo.

A.NevermindB.Sure,goaheadC.Yes,betternotD.No,Idisagree

7.Herdaughter,shewasdevoteddiedfromthecaraccident.

A.towhoB.towhichC.towhomD.tothat

8.AttheageoftwentyStevelefthishometown,toreturnwithoutmakinghis

mark.

A.determiningnotB.notdetermined

C.determinednotD.notdetermining

9.Theword"media“basicallyreferstowecommonlycallnewspapers,

magazines,radiosandtelevisions.

A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where

10.Mrs.Smithrewardedtheboy$10bringingbackthelostdog.

A.at,ofB.with,forC.for,withD.for,for

11.Puteverythingtoyouinyourbag,notothers.

A.belongsB.belongedC.belongingD.tobelong

12.Bynature,youareanadventurer,fullofamazementandcuriosityabout

worldbiggerthanlifeitself.

A.a,theB.the,theC./,aD.the,/

13.Tomiswiseenoughtoachievehissuccess.

-----Butinmyopinion,heisthanwise.

A.luckierB.moreluckyC.muchluckierD.ratherlucky

14.Notuntilhecalledthesecretarythreetimesthatthemanagerwenttoan

importantmeeting.

A.didhetellB.hetoldC.washetoldD.hewastold

15.Badhabits,formed,aredifficult,andsometimesimpossibletoshakeoff.

A.beforeB.onceC.untilD.unless

16.Didyoutakeenoughmoneywithyou?

------Yes,IneedIthoughtIwould.

A.notsomanyasB.asmanyas

C.muchmorethanD.muchlessthan

17.1toldhimitwasabadidea,butDave'ssothathejustneverlistens.

A.ambitiousB.strictC.stubbornD.straightforward

18.---------------hemanagedtogettheinformation?

-----Oh,afriendofhishelpedhim.

A.WherewasitthatB.Whatwasitthat

C.HowwasitthatD.Whywasitthat

19.Studiesshowthatthethingsthatcontributemosttoasenseofhappinesscannot

bebought,agoodfamilylife,friendshipandworksatisfaction.

A.asforB.inviewofC.incaseofD.suchas

20.Yourjobopenforyourreturn.

-----Thanks.

A.willbekeptB.willkeepC.hadkeptD.hadbeenkept

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、B、C和D）中，选出

可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Anoldmanhadbeenhiredmanyyearsagobyatowncouncil（委员会）to

clearawaythewastesfromthepoolsupinthemountainthatfedtheclearspring

flowingthroughtheirtown.21faithful,silentworkeveryday,hecleanedthe

hills,removedthe22andbranches,andwipedawaythedirtthatwould

otherwise23andpollutetheclearflowofwater.

Byandby,thetownbecamea（n）24attractionfortourists.Swansfloated

alongthe25spring.Themillwheels（水车）setupnearthewater26dayand

nightandfarmlandswerenaturally27.Thebeautifulviewfromtherestaurants

wasbeyond28.

Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetowncouncil29foritsmeeting.Aman's

eyenoticedthesalary30tothekeeperofthespring.Hesaid,“Whydowe31

theoldmanonyearafteryear?Heisn'tnecessaryanylonger!Theyallagreedto

32theoldman'sjob.

Forseveralweeksnothingchanged.Byearly33thetreesbegantoshed

theirleaves.Small34brokeoffandfellintothepools,blockingtherushing

flowofsparklingwater.Oneafternoon35noticedbrowncolorinthespring.

Somedayslater,thewaterwasmuch36andmorewastescoveredthewateranda

kindofbad37wasgivenoff.Themillwheelsmovedveryslowly,andfinally

38.Swansleftandsodidthetourists.Thedirtywater39intothetown.

40,thecouncilcalledaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirmistakes,theyhired

backtheoldmanandwithinafewmonthstheriveroflifebegantoclearup.

21.A.WithB.AfterC.BeforeD.On

22.A.logsB.leavesC.grassD.trees

23.A.destroyB.damageC.disturbD.block

24.A.unknownB.terribleC.popularD.common

25.A.muddyB.clearC.broadD.deep

26.A.wentB.changedC.turnedD.shook

27.A.plantedB.ploughedC.protectedD.irrigated

28.A.descriptionB.reachC.reportD.drawing

29.A.sawB.noticedC.saidD.met

30.A.sentB.paidC.leftD.referred

31.A.takeB.getC.keepD.carry

32.A.calloffB.keepupC.sticktoD.giveout

33.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

34.A.branchesB.flowersC.fruitsD.roots

35.A.someoneB.nobodyC.anybodyD.everyone

36.A.lighterB.darkerC.greenerD.deeper

37.A.senseB.smokeC.smellD.gas

38.A.completedB.endedC.brokeD.stopped

39.A.flewB.rushedC.pouredD.flowed

40.A.SuddenlyB.UnexpectedlyC.QuicklyD.Sincerely

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

VladimirBalderaswasa12-year-oldboywhenhestartedworkinginthe

fields.Hisworkdaybeganbeforethesunroseandendedasitset.Heandhisparents

laboredintheheatweedingsugarbeetsandclearingrocksfromthefields.

Theyrarelygotadayoff.Now,Vladimiris14yearsoldandheisstillworkinginthe

fields.EveryApril,hisfamilygonorthtobeginmonthsofgrueling（令人筋疲力尽的）

farmwork."It'shard,“Vladimirsaid."It'salotofwork.Wehavetowalkalotinthe

fields.Attheendoftheday,Ifeelsotired.”

Itisestimatedthat250millionkidslikeVladimirareforcedtoworkinhard,

oftendangerousjobs,allovertheworld.Theyminepreciousmetals,weaverugsand

workinfactories.Asmanyas500,000kidsintheU.S.andmorethan100million

worldwidelaboronplantationsandfarms.What'smore,expertsestimatethatmore

than100,000childrenandteensareinjuredonfarmseachyear.Theyusesharpknives

andscissorsdesignedforadulthands.Mostofthemoperateheavymachineryand

workwithpoisonousagriculturalchemicals.

“Ifyougethurt,thereisnoonetohelp,“saidSantosPolendowhospent10

yearsworkinginthefields.Hehadtocarry40-poundbucketsoftomatoesin

swelteringheat.Heoftensufferedbackaches,kneepainandheadaches."Sometimes,

theheatwassobad,itgavemeheadachesforaweekstraight,Polendosays.

InApril,Vladimirwilltravelnorthwithhisfamilytofindfieldwork.Migrant

familiesmoveregularlytofindworkinthefields.Becausemigrantchildrenmissso

muchschool,asmanyas65%ofthemdropout.Lastyear,theDepartmentofLabor

cutfunds（专款）formigrant-youthprogramsin31states.Theprogramshadprovided

kidswithteachersandresourcesandreplacedincomethatparentslostwhentheirkids

stayedinschool.

TheAssociationofFarmWorkerOpportunityProgramsisfightingtorestore

themoneyformigranteducationandtrainingprogramsandtoincreaseearningfor

adultfarmworkers.ThegroupisalsopressuringCongresstoprovidekidsworkingin

agriculturewiththesameprotectionasotherworkingkids.

41.TheworkVladimirBalderasdidinthefieldswas.

A.interestingB.exhaustingC.simpleD.educative

42.Whyaresomanychildreninjuredonfarms?

A.Theworkingtoolsarenotsuitableforthem

B.Noonecanhelpthem

C.Theydon'thaveworkingexperience

D.Theyspendtoomuchtimeworking

43.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardschildlabor?

A.HeismildlycriticalB.Heisstronglycritical

C.HeisinfavorofitD.Hisattitudeisnotclear

44.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout.

A.theeffortsmadetochildlabor

B.theprotectionprovidedtothemigrantfamily

C.themethodtostoremoney

D.thetrainingprograms

B

Imagineifyougotpaidtogoshopping,andcouldkeepthethingsyoubought

withotherpeople'smoney.Doesthissoundlikeadream?Well,forsome,likeAmy

Knott,fromChicago,thisistheirjob.

AmyKnottisamysteryshopper.Sheispaidtovisitastore,eatinarestaurant,

gotothebank,stayinahotel,getherhaircut,filluphergastank,orseeamovie.She

pretendstobeanordinarycustomer,butafterwardsshewritesareportabouther

experience,commentingonthingslike:Howlongdidyouwaitinline?Wasthefood

hot?Didthecashiersay"thankyou"?Didtherestroomhavesoapandtissue?This

givescompaniesusefulinformationabouthowtheycanimprovetheircustomer

service.

Sowhocanbecomeamysteryshopper?Youdonotneedanyspecial

qualificationsorexperience,butyouneedagoodmemory,aneyefordetail,andgood

writingskills.Whenyouapplyforthejob,insteadofaninterview,youwillbeasked

towriteaboutsomethinglike:"Whatwasyourbestshoppingexperience?^^

Whatisthepaylike?Fora15-minutevisittoastore,youmightget$10andthe

costofwhatyoubuy.Forahaircut,youmightget$35andthecostofthehaircut.

Mostmysteryshoppersdothisjobintheirsparetime,likeByronJenner,whovisitsa

restaurantonhislunchbreakeverydayandearnsabout$500extraamonth.But

others,likeAmy,makeittheirfull-timecareer,andearnupto$40,000ayear.

“Ilovemysteryshopping.Ican'tbelieveIactuallygetpaidtohavefun,“she

says."Forexample,tonightmyhusbandandIwillgoout,havea$150dinner,goto

stayataluxuryhotel,andrilwalkawaywith$300.^^

45.AmyKnottispaidtogoshopping.

A.toseewhetherthecashiersay“thankyou”

B.todoaresearchforacompanytoimproveitsservice

C.tocommentonsomethings

D.toseewhethertherestroomhassoapandtissue

46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthequalificationforamysteryshopper?

A.AgoodmemoryB.Aneyefordetail

C.GoodwritingskillsD.Passinganinterview

47.WhatdoesByronJennerearnasamysteryshopperayear?

A.$6000B.$40,000C.$420D.$30,000

48.Asamysteryshopper,AmyKnottfeelthejob.

A.afunnythingB.asurprisingthing

C.agreatpleasureD.atiresomematter

C

Inthefirst-evereventofitskind,teamsofU.S.andChinesehighschoolstudents

tookpartinaprogramtoexploreMarsatArizonaStateUniversity（ASU）.Sixteen

ChinesestudentsandeightfromArizonaNogalesHighSchooltookpartinthe

nine-dayChinaYouthSpaceAcademyatASU'sMarsSpaceFlightFacility.The

university'sSchoolofEarthandSpaceExplorationisaninternationalleaderinspace

science,withinstrumentsoperatingbothinorbit（轨道）andonthesurfaceofMars.

Eachstudentteam,consistingofbothU.S.andChinesestudents,decidedonaMars

geological（土也质学的）problemtosolve.ThentheteamscommandedtheMars

Odysseyspacecraft,whichisinorbitaroundtheredplanet,totakeimagesandcollect

datatosolvetheproblems.

Inthefinalstep,thestudentteamsanalyzedtheirdataandreportedontheir

findings,justasscientistsdo.TheSpaceAcademyprogramwascreatedtointerest

highschoolstudentsfromtheU.S.andChinaincareersinspacescienceand

engineering.TheChinesestudentswerechosenfrommorethan12,000studentsand

theywerereducedto40semi-finalistswhocompetedinNovemberfortwodaysto

producethe16winners.

TheChinaYouthSpaceAcademyisoneofthemanywaysASU'sSchoolof

EarthandSpaceExplorationeducatesthenextgenerationofspaceexplorers.The

ChinaYouthSpaceAcademywillhelpalotwithcross-culturallearning.ASUis

willingtofindanddevelopbrilliantmindsfromaroundthecountryandtheworld.

49.WhatisthepurposeofTheSpaceAcademyprogram?

A.TointeresthighschoolstudentsfromtheU.S.andChinaincareersinspace

scienceandengineering.

B.Tomeasurethestudents9knowledgeofthesolarsystemandspaceexploration

C.Toeducatethenextgenerationofspaceexplorers.

D.TosolveaMarsgeologicalproblem.

50.WhatistherequirementofbeingthememberofTheSpaceAcademyprogram?

A.TheinterestinexploringMars.

B.Studyingspacescienceandengineering.

C.HavingregisteredbeforeNovember.

D.Theirknowledgeofthesolarsystemandspaceexploration.

51.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofTheChinaYouthSpaceAcademy?

A.Itisatestcenterthatmeasuresthestudents9knowledgeofthesolarsystemand

spaceexploration.

B.AwaytheASU'sSchoolofEarthandSpaceExplorationeducatestheyounger

spaceexplorers.

C.Itwillhelpalotwithlanguageandculturallearning.

D.Itisaninternationalleaderinspacescience.

D

HARROLD,Texas（August15,）----AtinyTexasdistrictwillallowteachers

andstaffmemberstocarryconcealed（隐藏）firearmstodeter•（威慑）andprotect

againstschoolshootingswhenclassesbeginthismonth,providedthegun・toting（携带

枪支的）employeesfollowcertainrequirements.

“ThesmallcommunityofHarroldinnorthTexasisa30-minutedrivefromthe

WilbargerCountySheriffsOffice,leavingstudentsandteacherswithoutprotection/9

saidDavidThweatt,superintendentoftheHarroldIndependentSchoolDistrict."The

lonecampusofthe110-studentdistrictsitsnearaheavilytraveledhighway,which

couldmakeitatarget”,heargued.

“Whenthefederalgovernmentstartedmakingschoolsgun-freezones,that's

whenalloftheseshootingsstarted.Whywouldyouputitouttherethatagroupof

peoplecan'tdefendthemselves?That'slikesayingSc'em'toadog,“Thweattsaid

inastorypublishedFridayontheFortWorthStar-Telegram^Website.

BarbaraWilliams,aspokeswomanfortheTexasAssociationofSchoolBoards,

saidherorganizationdidnotknowofanotherdistrictwithsuchapolicy.KenTrump,

aCleveland-basedschoolsecurityexpertwhoadvisesdistrictsnationwide,said

Harroldisthefirstdistrictwithsuchapolicy.

Trusteesapprovedthepolicychangelastyear.Foremployeestocarryapistol,

theymusthaveaTexaslicensetocarryaconcealedhandgun;mustbeauthorizedto

carrybythedistrict;mustreceivetrainingincrisismanagementandhostilesituations.

Officialsresearchedthepolicyandconsideredotherchoicesforaboutayear

beforeapprovingthepolicychange,Thweattsaid.Thedistrictalsohasothermeasures

inplacetopreventaschoolshooting,hesaid.

“Thenaysayersthink（ashooting）won'thappenhere.Ifsomethingwereto

happenhere,I'dmuchratherbecallingaparenttotellthemthattheirchildisOK

becausewewereabletoprotectthem/9Thweattsaid.

Texaslawoutlawsfirearmsatschoolsunlessspecificinstitutionsallowthem.

Itisn'tclearhowmanyofthe50orsoteachersandstaffmemberswillbearmed

thisfallbecauseThweattdidnotdisclosethatinformation,tokeepitfromstudentsor

potentialattackers.

52.TheTexasdistrictwillallowteachersandstaffmemberstocarryfirearmsifthey

A.deterandprotectagainstschoolshootings.

B.meetcertainrequirements.

C.begintheirclassesthismonth.

D.provideagun-totingemployee.

53.WhatcanweinferfromThweatt'swords?

A.Itiswrongfbrthefederalgovernmenttomakeschoolsgun-freezones.

B.Thefederalgovernmenthelpsschoolshootings.

C.Agunforthestudentsiswhat"Sic'em"toadog.

D.Itisnecessaryforastudenttocarryagun.

54.ThefollowingstatementsaboutHarroldarerightEXCEPT.

A.Harroldisthefirstdistricttoallowteacherstocarryguns.

B.HarroldisatinydistrictinTexas,whichisa30-minutedrivefromthe

WilbargerCountySheriffsOffice.

C.The50orsoteachersandstaffmembersinHarroldwillbearmedthisfall.

D.Harroldalsohasothermeasuresinplacetopreventaschoolshooting.

55.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymeans.

A.that'slikeaskingadogtochasesomething.

B.that'sliketrainingadogtobebrave.

C・that'slikefeedingadogtobestrong.

D.thafslikewalkingadogintheschool.

第二节（共5小题,每小题2分，满分10分）

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。选项中有

两项为多余选项。

AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammaris

good,mostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoa

Chinesestudent,theyalwayssay,“MyspokenEnglishispoor.^^56Iwouldliketo

suggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.

First,theyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimited

vocabulary.57However,youcanspeakwithalimitedvocabulary,ifyouchoosea

positiveattitude.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.

58Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyare

shyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCY

NOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesfor

grammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.However,inspeaking

youraimisfluency.Youwanttogetyourmessageacross,totalktosomeonein

English,asquicklyandaswellasyoucan,eventhoughsometimesyoumayusea

wrongwordortense,butitdoesn'tmatter.59

Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveone

mouthbuttwoears!Allthathearingisnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.

Fourth,mostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactive（主动的）

languagelearners.Insteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheir

spokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemand

wonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.60.

A.Thepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforany

mistakeshehears.

B.Theymaytrytoavoidmakingsimilarmistakesnexttime.

C.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.

D.Ifyouhavethisproactiveoutlook,thenyouwillseeEnglishopportunities

whereveryougo.

E.However,theirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremain"poor”!

F.Second,theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.

G.Thesecondreasonliesinthereluctanceofusingwhathasjustbeenlearned.

第II卷（非选择题，共60分）

第三部分：写作（共三节，满分60分）

第一节：单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在横线上写出空缺处单词的正确形式

（每空只写一词）

61.What（风格、样式）ofrobotsdoyoulike?

62.Shelookedforward,alittle（自私土也），toaweekendawayfromherfamily.

63.Thedeliberate（残酷）ofhiswordscutherlikeaknife.

64.Onlytwopassengers（经历..后幸存）theaccident.

65.判（断）byherlastletter,theyarehavingawonderfultime.

66.Whetheryouwillsucceedornotindoingtheworkdependsonyour（态度）

toit.

67.Weallknowthatheistoo（顽固）toapologize.

68.Peoplewithout（保险）hadtopayfortheirownrepairs.

69.TheTitanicsankonitsmaiden（航彳亍）.

70.Thereisaboatinthedistancesailingina（直的）line.

71.Hepresentedtwosolutions.The（后面的）seemsmuchbetter.

72.Thesnowisvery（疏松）andthereisalotofairinit.

73.Helookedverypale,andseemedtohave（遭受）alot.

74.Youhaven'tchangedatall——youstilllook（正是，确切地）thesame.

75.He（不同意）withhisparentsonmostthings.

第二节：短文改错（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删

除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

WhenIwasyoung,Ididn'tknowwhatfriendship.WhenIstayedwithmy

friends,awarmfeelingcameoutofthebottomfrommyheart.NowIhavegrown

upandgetmanyfriends.AndIhavetastedthepleasedfeelingoffriendship

WhenIamhappy,theyarealsohappyandsharethehappywithme.WhenImake

progresses,theywillbemoreexcitedthanme.Instead,whenI'minadifficulty

situation,theywillofferhelptome.Butfriendshipisneveranone-wayticket.If

wewanttogetit,wemusttreatothersgoodatfirst.Weshouldalwaysbereadyto

helptheothers,especiallywhentheyareindifficultsituations.

第三节：书面表达（满分30分）

最近一项调查表明如今中国青年的人生目标比过去要显得多元化。这种选择

的变化表明社会在进步，人们的生活目标较以前更为实际。

参考上述信息及下表，以“ChineseYoungPeople'sLifeGoalsToday”为标题，写

一篇词数不少于80的短文。

比例目标手段

53.5%挣钱给自己买一房一车

44%提高生活质量71.9%的人说将努力拼

43.7%成为