温州市苍南县巨人中学2015届高三上学期期中考试

英语试题

第一节单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)

1. —How about Christmas evening party?

—I should say it was success.

A.a; a B.the; a C.a;不填 D.the; 不填

2. —Hi, Tom. The new iPad6 only cost me 150 dollars.

—Really? It was a real ______.

A. change B. bargain C. trade D. business

3. that’s important is that you are doing your best and moving in the right direction.

A．One B．Everything C．All D．Anything

4. When his father came in, he_____to be reading his book.

A. pretended B. earned C. respected D. attached

5. Thousands of people______ to watch yesterday’s match against Ireland.

A．turned on B．turned in C．turned around D．turned out

6. Please tell me how the accident _______. I am still in the dark.

A. came up B. came out C. came to D. came about

7. Whether by accident or____,he arrived too late to help us.

A. purpose B.aim C. design D. chance

8. How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; ______, the origin of language is a mystery.

A. in all B. in other words C. in a word D. Above all

9. He stayed up too late every night, _____ to catch up with his classmates.

A. having determined B. being determined C. determined D. to determine

10. The girl has a great interest in sport and ______ badminton classes twice a week over the last three years.

A. took B. is taking C. takes D. has been taking

11. When I was a child, I ______ watch TV whenever I wanted to.

A. should B. must C. could D. need

12.He is really an excellent doctor and he is_________to becoming an expert in this field.

A. in a way B. by the way C. on the way D.in no way

13. ---What do you think of his talk on Information Technology?

---Oh, excellent. It’s worth_____________.

A. listening to B. being listened to C. Listening D. to be listened to

14. He may win the competition, _____ he is likely to get into the national team.

A. in which case B. in that case C. in what case D. in whose case

15. You must learn to consult your feelings and your reason ________ you reach any decision.

A. although B. before C. because D. unless

16. Some passers-by witnessed the car accident ______ five passengers were killed, a baby included.

A. where B. which C. that D. when

17. You _________football after school. Why not go home and do your homework first？

A. always played B. have always played C. are always playing D. always playing

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

When I stopped by to get a newspaper,a tall,sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions.With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a __21___ on the main street,but just couldn’t find it.After checking out his written directions, I mapped it 22__ my phone and showed him__23____ where he needed to go.

He, in 24 , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel．I 25 it again for him．He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and 26 ．I got into my car and he got into his, and we 27 ways．As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed 28 wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and 29 that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!

30 it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles away－where he was surely still looking around－were 31 ．But I thought I'd give it a(an) 32 and set off in that direction． I'd 33 noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up．I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－ 34 , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still 35 about where the hotel was．

When I 36 next to him, he couldn't believe it: " 37 did you find me?!" he asked．"I'm not sure, but I 38 that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more 39 and a handshake, we 40 .Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet.

21．A． museum B． parking spot C． hotel D． grocery store

22．A． on B． in C． at D． with

23．A． constantly B． exactly C． absolutely D． completely

24．A． relief B． panic C． delight D． puzzlement

25．A． confirmed B． evaluated C． analyzed D． adjusted

26．A． took off B． took up C． took down D． took over

27．A． lost B． parted C． fought D． pushed

28．A． nothing B． anything C． something D． everything

29．A． realized B． considered C． determined D． stated

30．A． Hopefully B． Unbelievably C． Consequently D． Unfortunately

31．A． big B． vital C． slim D． obvious

32．A． beginning B． end C． change D． try

33．A． hardly B． merely C． regularly D． occasionally

34．A． while B． before C． when D． since

35．A． at a loss B． at a risk C． at ease D． at peace

36．A． put out B． put up C． pulled down D． pulled in

37．A． Where B． Why C． When D． How

38．A． tried out B． figured out C． burst out D． carried out

39．A． luck B． smiles C． greetings D． praise

40．A． left together B． returned home C． waved goodbye D． rushed away

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Katharine Meyer Graham was once described as “the most powerful woman in America.” She was not a government official or elected representative. She owned and published The Washington Post. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country.

Katharine Meyer was born in New York City in 1917. Her father was a successful investment banker and became an important financial official. Her family was very rich. Katharine grew up in large houses in New York and Washington. Her parents were often away from home, traveling and working, Katharine was often lonely. Katherine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois in 1938. In 1933, her father bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. It was the least successful one of five newspapers in Washington.

Katharine Graham returned to Washington and got a job editing letters to the editor of her father's newspaper. She married Philip Graham. He was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter but soon accepted a job at his wife's father's newspaper. Mr. Graham improved The Washington Post. He bought Newsweek and several television stations. He also established close ties with important political leaders. However, Mr. Graham treated his wife badly. He had an affair with a young reporter. For many years, Mr. Graham suffered from mental illness. He killed himself in 1963.

Katharine Graham had four children to raise and a newspaper to operate. At first, she was only concerned about finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job. She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company. In those days, it was unusual for a woman to be the head of a business. Women were expected to look after their homes and children.

Katharine Graham met with officials of The Washington Post. She was elected president of The Washington Post Company. She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. So she decided to learn. She began by hiring Benjamin C.Bradlee. He later became chief editor. Mr. Bradlee improved the newspaper. He hired excellent reporters and editors. They began doing important investigative reporting. In 1969, Mrs. Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company. In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes.

41. Katharine Graham is considered powerful because ____________.

A. she was born of a very rich family

B. she had the most important newspaper

C. she was in charge of the The Washington Post

D. she gained much money from newspapers

42. We can infer from the second paragraph that Katharine Graham _____________.

A. was one of the top students at university

B. helped her father in purchasing the paper

C. didn’t take interest in managing a bank

D. lived a rich life when she was young

43. After Katharine Graham got married ___________.

A. her husband gave up his previous job

B. she got a job editing letters for the editor

C. she made The Washington Post improved

D. her husband wanted to be a political leader

B

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