忻州一中2013－2014学年高三上学期期中考英语试题

试题说明：1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2．满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

3. 听力30分计入总分。

4. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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三个选顶中选出最佳选项，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. What will the man do next?

A. Give the woman some medicine.

B. Examine the woman. C. Find the doctor.

2. What was the weather like during the woman’s holiday?

A. Cloudy. B. Windy. C. Rainy.

3. What does the man probably mean?

A. He enjoyed the beginning of the movie.

B. He didn’t enjoy the movie.

C. He didn’t watch the movie.

4. What will the woman probably do next?

A. Talk to a police officer.

B. Tell the man what happened.

C. Wait for the man to call back.

5. When would the man like to take a train?

A. At 11:20 am. B. At 11:35 am. C. At 12:20 pm.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题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，各小题将给出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至7题。

6. What is the man doing?

A. Giving advice to his mother.

B. Asking permission from his mother.

C. Telling his mother about his school life.

7. What do we know about the man?

A. He often helps his mother in the kitchen.

B. He wants to take some dancing lessons.

C. He will not live with his parents soon.

听第7段材料，回答第8和9题。

8. What happened to Sandy?

A. He was fired.

B. He failed to get a job.

C. He got lost in the museum.

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman is quite selfish.

B. The man is disappointed with Sandy.

C. Sandy has applied for a job in Los Angeles.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where are the two speakers?

A. In France. B. In Japan. C. In China.

11. What does the woman think of the food in the restaurant?

A. Delicious. B. Cheap. C. Oily.

12. What do we know about the restaurant?

A. It is open at 6:00 am.

B. It is American-style.

C. It provides an English menu.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why does the woman come to school early?

A. To discuss some problems with the man about the test.

B. To arrange the classroom for the test.

C. To review for the test.

14. How does the man feel about the test?

A. Nervous. B. Calm. C. Excited.

15. What do we know about the man?

A. He will help the woman.

B. He is not good at studying.

C. He always comes to school early.

16. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The test will not be difficult this time.

B. The woman is worried about the test.

C. The man failed the test last term.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the man think of the TV shows these days?

A. Interesting. B. Challenging. C. Dull.

18. What kind of movie does the man probably like?

A. Adventure movies. B. Romance movies. C. Science fiction movies.

19. When will the two speakers go to the cinema?

A. On Saturday afternoon.

B. On Sunday morning.

C. On Sunday evening.

20. Why does the woman decide to watch the film with the man?

A. She is very interested in it.

B. She hasn’t seen a film for a long time.

C. She doesn’t want to stay at home alone.

第二部分：英语知识运用（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. ----How about _____ Christmas evening party?

----I should say it was _____ success.

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

22. ----What do you think of my painting, Lucy?

----To be honest, it’s much better than what I _____.

A. had expected B. am expecting C. would expect D. expected

23. Your behavior is against the company rules. If you go on like that, you’ll risk

_____ .

A. dismissing B. to dismiss C. being dismissed D. dismissed

24. He _____, if ever, goes out.

A. partly B. merely C. possibly D. rarely

25. I could hardly recognize her when we met because she had changed so much _____ the past few years.

A. beyond B. with C. among D. over

26. Teenagers are too young to know much about the world; that’s why they are so easily _____.

A. taken in B. taken over C. taken up D. taken on

27. Mr. Smith’s newly-bought car looks much smaller than ours, but it is _____.

A. as twice expensive B. twice as expensive

C. twice much expensive D. as much expensive

28. ----How long is it _____ you worked as a secretary in this firm?

----It was not until I got a master’s degree last year _____ I took up the job.

A. before; when B. until; that C. since; that D. that; when

29. That e-book is no larger than an ordinary book with a screen _____ you can read novels.

A. in which B. of which C. where D. that

30. This is such an impressive story, _____ all who read it will never forget.

A. one B. those C. that D. what

31. The book is popular among students because it _____ many events that can’t be found in other history books.

A. writes B. covers C. prints D. reads

32. ----It’s said that you’ve been to the seaside for relaxation.

----Yes. I stayed there for _____ seemed to be 12 days to enjoy myself.

A. which B. that C. what D. it

33. _____ you may be in, you should be brave enough to challenge it.

A. However serious a situation B. How serious a situation

C. Whatever serious a situation D. What serious a situation

34. _____ and they will finish off the project.

A. In a week B. A week later C. After a week D. Another week

35. ----Shall I help with the cleaning? ----No, thanks. _____

A. It’s up to you. B. You’d better not.

C. It couldn’t be better. D. I can manage.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When my son, Justin, was four, he found a caterpillar (毛虫) and put it in a jar. Each day he fed it with fresh grass and leaves. In a few weeks we discovered it???36???itself in a cocoon (茧).

Justin was excited. He knew a moth (蛾) or butterfly was about to be???37??, but he didn’t know what kind. He was???38???to know what gift nature was about to give him.

“Dad!” shouted the boy while running to me one day. “Something’s???39??. Come see!”

He led me to his room. The cocoon had become half transparent and we could???40???the wings of the unborn. Soon, a moth broke free from the cocoon, and laid eggs completing the life???41???of the little caterpillar.

The next day, I convinced Justin it was time to set the moth free. He took it???42??, opened the jar, and the little moth flew out. It???43???the yard twice, came back, and landed on Justin’s arm. He picked it up, tossed it in the air, and the moth repeated its???44???pattern. He tried over and over, but each time it would???45???to his arm.

Justin???46 . He put his little pet back to the jar. The next day he attempted to set it free again, and after a few repetitions of the same behavior, the moth???47???flew off into the grass.

Like a???48??, I believe the moth was afraid to leave what it was comfortable with. It wanted to stay with something???49??, scared to move on and experience something unknown.

I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s???50??, in which I was comfortable. Like the moth, I didn’t want to fly too far away from it. I was???51???when my first job required me to move to a new city. What would I find there? I liked???52???I was.

Humans are creatures of???53??. We resist change. However, if I hadn’t moved, I would not have experienced many???54???and wonderful things or met many of my friends. So each move gave me the???55???to learn and experience, but best of all, I met friends.

36. A. trapped????????? B. wrapped????????? C. developed???? D. protected

37. A. born???????? B. changed?????? C. raised???????? D. created

38. A. upset?????????? B. content ????? C. lucky?????????? D. curious?

39. A. disappearing??? B. happening C. spreading??? D. cracking?

40. A. identify????????? B. feel?????????? C. forecast?????? D. estimate

41. A. span????????????? B. task??????????????? C. cycle??????????? D. project

42. A. inside???????????? B. down??????????? C. aside???????????? D. outside

43. A. explored???????? B. searched???????? C. circled???????? D. abandoned

44. A. flight?????????? B. game??????????? C. ceremony?? D. adventure

45. A. stick???????????? B. refer??????????? C. turn?????????????? D. return

46. A. kept up ???????? B. gave up???????? C. looked up ??? D. turned up

47. A. casually???????? B. desperately??? C. finally??????????? D. hesitatingly?

48. A. human??????????? B. butterfly?????? C. caterpillar??? D. pet

49. A. friendly????????? B. similar ????????? C. pleasant???????? D. familiar

50. A. love?????????????? B. instruction???? C. advantage????? D. expectation

51. A. thrilled????????? B. crazy?????????????? C. afraid??????????? D. annoyed??

52. A. what????????????? B. where??????????? C. how????????????? D. who

53. A. emotion????????? B. conscience????? C. habit????????? D. ambition

54. A. odd ?????????????? B. new?????????????? C. funny??????? D. vital???

55. A. courage???????? B. pleasure?????? C. motivation??? D. opportunity

第三部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Proverbs are quite common in spoken English. We don’t normally put them in a composition or a letter. Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean. Here are a few examples.

1) “Once bitten, twice shy.” If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs. If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again.

2) “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” If I am a hunter, trying to catch birds, it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future.

3) “Too many cooks spoil the broth (soup)”. When too many people do something, they get in each other’s way and do a bad job.

4) “To pour oil on troubled waters” is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. The s