高三期中考试英语试卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

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,选出最佳选项。

1. When is the woman'sflight?

A. At 1:25 p.m. B. At 11: 25 p. m. C. At 11:30 a. m.

2. What did the man do? A. He bought a new book.

B. He lent the book to his classmates. C. He returned the book to the library.

3. What are the speakers going to do? [ ]

A. Wait for Jane a little longer. B. Go to see the film at once. C. Give Jane a call.

4. What does the woman mean?

A. She can' t stand the weather in the mountains.B. She doesn' t want to go anywhere this summer.

C. The place where she stays is too hot.

5. What does the woman think of Tom's essay?

A. It's totally useless. B. It's badly organized. C. There're many spelling mistakes.

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，选出最佳选项。

听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题

6. Where does the man get seated?

A. By the window. B. Near the stage. C. In the corner.

7. What will the man do next?

A. Serve himself. B. Read the menu. C. Order dishes.

听第7段材料，回答第8、第9和第10题

8. Where did the woman stay at the beach?

A. In a hotel. B. At a friend's home. C. At her parents'.

9. Why did the woman come back so soon?

A. She thought the holiday was boring. B. She had schoolwork to do. C. She had an appointment.

10. What did the woman do at the beach?

A. Running. B. Swimming. C. Surfing.

听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题

11. Who is Jack?

A. A high school student. B. A college student. C. A computer engineer.

12. What is the real difference in his life now?

A. There is a lot of reading and homework. B. He has to be on his own.

C. There is much more to learn.

13. What is the most important part of his plan?

A. What to do first. B. When and where to do it. C. How to do it.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What does the woman first want to know about the product?

A. Its size. B. Its price. C. Its usage.

15. What should you do if you want to start?

A. Press the button on the right. B. Press the button in the middle. C. Press the button on the left.

16. Which word could be used to describe the product? []

A. Convenient. B. Lovely. C. Cheap.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. What did Lady Gaga do during her early years?

A. She designed clothes for many famous stars.[

B. She worked as a dealer for a famous artist. C. She wrote songs for famous artists.

18. Which song is from her first album?

A. Poker Face. B. Bad Romance. C. Fame Monster.

19. When did she begin her first tour?

A. In 2008. B. In 2009. C. In 2010.

20. What else gives her inspiration besides her favorite musicians?

A. Fashion. B. Painting. C. Romance.

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。并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. My teacher praised me for _____ progress I’d made, which was ____ great encouragement to me.

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

22. —A bottle of beer?

— _____ . I will have to drive back home after the party.

A. Anything but that B. Help yourself

C. It depends D. By all means

23. These teenagers don’t know much of the world yet; that’s why they are so easily?_____.

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

24. — Can I pay the bill by check?

—Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment _______ be made in cash.

A. shall B. need C. will D. can

25. As a result of _____ is now known in physics and chemistry, scientists have been able to make important discoveries in biology and medicine.A. it B. what C. which D. that

26. I first met John at my sister’s wedding. He ___________ with the bridegroom at the time.

　 A. was talking??? B. talked??? C. had talked??? D. had been talking

27. —Would you like to go to the shopping mall with me tonight?

—I’d like to, but I have to attend a lecture _______ in the school library.

A. given B. being given

C. having been given D.to be given

28．A good advertisement often uses words ____ people attach positive meanings．

A. that B．which C．with which D．to which

29. A cup of water_______ you will feel better.

　A. or?? B. and? C. so?? D. but?

30. He had a headache and went to the chemist's to get something for his pain________.

A．relax B．relief C．leisure D．comfort

31. Wow, you are in high spirits. _________ makes you so happy?

A. What it is that B. What is it that

C. What is that D. What it that

32. Considering the time limits, we also provide CDs ________ our students may prefer to study at home.

A. so that B. so long as C. in case D. as if

33. —I heard that Mary had ________ with her friend.

—Really? No wonder they don’t speak to each other any longer.

A. broken down B. broken out

C. broken up D. broken away

34. _____ the majority of people you will meet when travelling are sure to be friendly, there are dangers-theft being the most common.

A. Since B. Unless C. While D. Once

35. Not only ____ saving material and resources but ____ trying to save water and energy.

A. all factories are; most of the families are

B. all factories are; are most of the families

C. are all factories; are most of the families

D. are all factories; most of the families are

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面的短文，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。

Have you ever got such moment that when you read passages about families or partners, smiles occur on your face? I myself do. Every time I think of _36__, I should __37_my sweet memories being with my loving siblings, my elder sister and my two brothers. A pile of warmth fills my _38__.

The story begins that our cat gave birth to two babies in a shelf, secretly. One was yellow and _39__ was black. We were very happy with a little sadness, because we loved cats but we already had got two and mum told us she was looking for someone to _40__ the coming baby cats. We were unwilling to send them out, _41__ were we brave enough to annoy mum by _42__ her. So what? We were good teammates and we chose to _43__the truth! Luckily we got a very large porch that our parents seldom went up there. We kept a shelf there to support the kittens. And all of us tended to take care of them. We made them a warm bed with cotton and made sure the shelf strong enough to _44__ wind or rain. We made an _45__ to tell mum that from then on we did the cleaning jobs and mentioned nothing about the kitten things to anyone. We were so proud of being their guidance though with a little _46__.

_47__, one day, my mum _48__ visited the porch to do some cleaning and was surprised to find the catty mum with her babies right sleeping in a nice _49__! She was so curious and we were so worried. My elder sister had gone to school and we three found nothing to _50__ but telling mum the _51__. We were so sad and begging mum to keep them stay. We promised not to _52__ mum again and should study harder. Luckily, dad and mum _53__ our thoughts so much, so we won at last and got the right to keep our cats. All we learnt in this lesson is that it’s right to help _54__ and struggle for the things we love, but we ought to tell the truth, always, and in another way, we should learn to _55__ first.

36. A. sadness B. happiness C. experience D. emotions

37. A. sink into B. get into C. look into D. walk into

38. A. brain B. mind C. heart D. chest

39. A. other B. the other C. another D. the others

40. A. adapt B. afford C. affect D. adopt

41. A. either B. all C. nor D. also

42. A. opposing B. annoying C. discussing D. consulting

43. A. tell B. ignore C. cover D. recover

44. A. insist B. resist C. persist D. assist

45. A. agreement B. lie C. argument D. conclusion

46. A. worry B. relief C. sorrow D. pressure

47. A. Therefore B. But C. Moreover D. However

48. A. gradually B. eventually C. purposely D. accidently

49. A. box B. shelf C. suitcase D. backpack

50. A. explain B. complain C. express D. talk

51. A. idea B. suggestion C. truth D. excuse

52. A. tell B. cheat C. hide D. avoid

53. A. received B. refused C. cared D. understood

54. A. the weak B. the loved C. the poor D. the homeless

55. A. do B. rush C. communicate D. lie

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MELBOURNE, Australia – A kangaroo frightened by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, throwing the pet underwater and hitting the owner in the stomach with its back legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old struck the kangaroo in the throat.

Rickard said he was walking his blue dog, Rocky, on Sunday morning when they surprised a sleeping kangaroo in Arthur's Creek northeast of Melbourne. The dog chased the animal into a pond, when the kangaroo turned and knocked the pet underwater.

When Rickard tried to pull his dog free, the kangaroo turned on him, attacking with its back legs and tearing a deep cut into his stomach and across his face.

"I thought I might take action to drag the dog out from under his grasp, but I didn't expect him to actually attack me," Rickard, 49, told The Herald Sun newspaper. "It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don't go around killing people."

"I was stuck having to hold on to the dog with both hands because it was half drowned and I couldn't really see anything because the kangaroo just attacked me.”

He added, "All I could do was just keep pushing for the bank and he was trying to push me under the water, so at that point I struck him in the throat an