周口市中英文学校2014届高三上学期期中考试

英语试题

第一部分 英语知识运用

第一节. 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. ---Jenny, I think I’ll just have some coffee for a change．

--- ____．The coffee I bought yesterday is in the cupboard．

A．Change it, please B．Never mind

C．With pleasure D．Help yourself

22. --- Haven’t you heard the news?

--- What news?

--- Some of the workers are on ____ march while others are on ____ strike.

A. /; the B. the; / C. /; / D. the; the

23. --- ____ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and

sports classes in their free time.

--- I wonder what they will become.

A. Rather than B. Expect for C. Apart from D. Owing to

24. --- I’ll come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening.

--- I’m sorry, but by then my performance ____ and I ____ reporters in the meeting room.

A. will have ended; will be meeting B. will end; will meet

C. will be ended; am going to meet D. is to end; will meet

25. One of my classmates accidentally ____ he had cheated in the last examination, or he wouldn’t have got so high a mark.

A. pointed out B. let out C. took out D. tried out

26. --- What about the price of these washing machines?

--- They are equal in price to, if not cheaper than, ____ at the other shops in the street.

A. others B. it C. that D. the ones

27. In the past few years, My Heart Will Go On was a popular song among

young people, ____ were often heard singing it at parties．

A. they B. that C. who D．which

28. Behind the coach ____ our team wearing blue suits.

A. have B．walk C．is followed D．appears

29. But when I got ____ the town ought to have been, all I found was a gas

station.

A. what B．which C．where D．that

30. The hotel was nice; the weather was warm; the beaches were beautiful.

____ I’d say it was a great vacation.

A. Completely B．Eventually C．Actually D．Altogether

31．You fix my what? It was to get my brakes repaired ____ I brought my car in, not to get the engine replaced!

A. so that B．when C．that D．because

32. --- We want someone to design the new art museum for us.

--- ____ the young fellow outside have a try?

A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Need

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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She was 36 of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one appeared.

Her father, a cook, took her to the 37 . He filled three pots with 38 and placed each on a high fire. In one he placed carrots, in the second 39 , and in the last ground(磨碎的) coffee beans.

The daughter 40 waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he 41 the fire. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He 42 the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he poured the 43 out and placed it in a cup. 44 to her he asked, "Darling, what do you see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee." she replied.

He brought her closer and asked her to 45 the carrots. She did and said that they were 46 . He then asked her to take an egg and 47 it. After pulling off the 48 , she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to drink the coffee. She smiled, as she 49 its rich aroma(芳香).

"What does it 50 , Father?" she asked.

He explained that each of them had 51 the same adversity(逆境), boiling water, but each reacted 52 . The carrot went in strong and hard but then it turned softened and weak. The egg had been fragile(易碎的), but at last its inside became 53 . The ground coffee beans were unique, however, after they were in the boiling water, they had 54 the water.

"Which are you?" he asked his daughter.

When adversity knocks on your door, how do you 55 ? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

36.A. tired

B. ashamed

C. fondsj.fjjy.org

D. proud



37.A. hall

B. kitchen

C. living room

D. bathroom



38.A. milk

B. sugar

C. water

D. powder



39.A. rice

B. eggs

C. apples

D. potatoes



40.A. impolitely

B. carelessly

C. vengefully

D. impatiently



41.A. put on

B. put off

C. turned on

D. turned off



42.A. wiped

B. pulled

C. cleaned

D. washed



43. A. wine

B. pot

C. beans

D. coffee



44.A. Lying

B. Talking

C. Turning

D. Devoting



45.A. cut

B. buy

C. feel

D. cook



46.A. soft

B. hard

C. cold

D. dirty



47.A. sell

B. boil

C. hold

D. break



48.A. plug

B. shell

C. road

D. program



49.A. made

B. tasted

C. served

D. observed



50.A. mean

B. cost

C. matter

D. contain



51.A. faced

B. studied

C. provided

D. recognizedsj.fjjy.org



52.A. finally

B. equally

C. differently

D. successfully



53.A. upset

B. hardened

C. effective

D. accustomed



54.A. wasted

B. skimmed

C. polluted

D. changed



55.A. find

B. know

C. respond

D. practise





第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分。满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A﹑B﹑C﹑D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Passage 1

Women’s fashions change more rapidly than men’s. In the early 1990’s, all women wore their skirts to the ankle. Today, some skirts are even longer than before, but some are very short. Women’s shoes have also gone through all sorts of boots for women were very common at the beginning of this century. Then for years, they were not considered fashionable. Today, they’re back again in all colours, lengths and materials. In fact, today’s women can wear all types of clothes on almost any occasion. While all of these changes were taking place in women’s fashions, men’s clothing remained almost the same until a few years ago. And, in fact, most men are still dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear.

56. What kind of skirts do women like to wear today?

A. Long skirts. B. Short skirts.

C. Both long skirts and short skirts. D. Neither long skirts nor short skirts.

57. Now boots are considered ______now.

A. fashionable B. unfashionable C. uncommon D. fit for girls most

58. When today’s women go to the party, they wear _______.

A. skirts down to the ankle B. red long boots

C. long skirts and short boots D. any kinds of clothes they like

59. The passage tries to tell us _______.

A. boots for women have been thought fashionable since 1900

B. women’s shoes are back again in all colours, length etc.

C. today men are dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear

D. fashions for clothes, shoes and so on always change

Passage 2

Once upon a time there was a monster（怪兽）. He was very ugly and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly.

He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely.

“I wish I had a friend.” He said to himself every day, “One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to.”

He wrote a letter to a magazine. The magazine gave people advice.

“Dear Editor,” he wrote, “I am a ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”

“Dear monster,” the Editor replied, “Advertise for a friend in this magazine.” The monster wrote an advertisement.

“Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my nose. But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 7th. Write to Mr. A, Box 45, everybody’s Magazine.”

A few days later he went to the magazine.

“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked.

The clerk looked in Box 45.

“Yes, there is one.” She said, and gave it to him.

The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character is more important than his appearance. I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”

Passage 3

A flock of hungry pigeons were flying across the sky in search of food. Having traveled a long distance, they felt tired and settled down on a tree. Just below the tree, they saw grains strewn (撒满) all over the ground. The pigeons were happy to have found enough food to eat. All the pigeons came down from the tree and started eating the grains. As they were doing so, a huge net fell on them and trapped them all.

The pigeons were taken aback. They noticed a hunter sitting at a distance from the tree, a bow and arrow in hand. The pigeons realized it was the hunter who had trapped them in the net. The hunter got up and began to move towards the pigeons.

The leader of the pigeons spoke, “Friends, we are in great trouble. The hunter will catch us if we do not act swiftly in a few seconds. There is only one option available at this moment. Let all of us use our force together and fly up along with the net. If all of us use our force and fly together, we can fly carrying the net along with us. Let us start now.”

All the pigeons agreed with him and flew high carrying the net along with them. After traveling enough distance away from the hunter, the pigeons settled on a tree and carefully came out of the net one by one and thus escaped the evil design of the hunter.

Passage4

Scientists are developing a new kind of machine to take the place of humans. These machines can do jobs in places that are too dangerous for humans. For example, they are being developed to work in nuclear power center, deep under the oceans and in outer space.

John Marrit, a psychologist(心理学家) in Williamsburg Massachusetts, helped develop the new machine. This is how they work. A machine is placed in an area far away from the person who operates it. The person wears special hard hat with television screens and sound equipment. The screens and sound equipment let the person see and hear exactly what the machine is seeing and hearing. Mr. Marrit says this gives the person the feeling of being in the same place as the machine. The idea, he says, is being there without goi