高三英語上冊期末考試試題及答案

高三英語上冊期末考試試題及答案第I卷(三部分共85分)

第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分20分)

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘時(shí)間將試卷上答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分)

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷對(duì)應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘時(shí)間往返答關(guān)于小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace?

A.Atahotel.B.Atacanteen.C.Atasupermarket.

2.Whyisthemangoingtothelibrary?

A.Toborrowsomebooks.B.Togethiskeysback.C.Toreturnsomebooks.

3.Whatdoesthewomandotogetridofacold?

A.Staysinbed.B.Exercisesherbody.C.Takessomemedicine.

4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Doctorandpatient.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

5.Whodoesthewomansuggestthemanspeakto?

A.Mr.Brown.B.MaryMiller.C.Mr.Smith.

第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從每小題所給A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷對(duì)應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至第8題。

6.Howmanypartsdoesthedrivingtestinvolve?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

7.Whatproblemdoesthewomanhavewiththedrivingtest?

A.Drivingknowledge.

B.Emergencyresponse.

C.TrafficregulationsinChinese.

8.Howaredrivingskillstestedinthethirdpart?

A.Inasimilarenvironment.

B.Inacontrolledenvironment.

C.Intherealworld.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至第11題。

9.Howdoesthewomanfeelwhiletalking?

A.Ratherunhappy.B.Veryexcited.C.Quitesorry.

10.WhatdidGaryreallydo?

A.Hetriedtogivethewomanasurprise.

B.Hedidn’tmaketheappointmentclear.

C.Hechangedtheplanatthelastminute.

11.Whywon’tthewomangotothetheaternow?

A.Shehaslostinterestinthatmovie.

B.Thetheaterisfarawayfromthem.

C.Shewantstoseethewholemovie.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至第14題。

12.Whatdoesthewomanworryabout?

A.Herhealth.B.Hertest.C.Herwork.

13.Whatisthemantryingtodo?

A.Invitethewomanoutandhaveachatwithher.

B.Teachthewomanhowtoprepareforthenexttest.

C.Comfortthewomanandhelpherfeelrelaxed.

14.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandotoremoveherbadmood?

A.Spendasmuchtimeaspossibleathome.

B.Callsomefriendsandhaveachatwiththem.

C.Invitesomefriendstosocialeventsanddrinktogether.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至第17題。

15.Whyhasthemanneverchattedonlinebefore?

A.Hehasgottoooldacomputer.

B.Hehasn’tboughtacomputer.

C.Hehasnointerestinchattingonline.

16.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodownloadforhim?

A.MP3files.B.Newsoftware.C.ATVshow.

17.WhatdoyouknowaboutFriends’forums(論壇)?

A.SomeoftheFriends’starsaresuretoshowupthere.

B.Youcanchattopeoplewithcommonintereststhere.

C.Youmayclearlyknowwhoyouaretalkingtothere.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至第20題。

18.Inwhatcaseissmalltalkespeciallyuseful?

A.Betweenfriends.B.Betweenstrangers.C.Betweencolleagues.

19.Whatdoesthewomansuggestwedoiftheotherisnotinterestedinsmalltalk?

A.Giveuptalking.B.Changethetopic.C.Findhisownhobby.

20.Whydopeoplehavesmalltalk?

A.Togettheanswers.B.Toshowtheirfriendship.C.Toknowabouttheotherperson.

第二部分英語知識(shí)利用(共兩節(jié),滿分35分)

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

請認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21.—IfIdon’tgetsomemoneyfrommyparentsbyFriday,couldIborrowsomefromyou?

—________.ButcanIknowwhy?

A.NevermindB.NotatallC.BynomeansD.Byallmeans

22.Jackcouldhaveavoidedthatterriblecaraccident,buthe________carefulenough.

A.isnotB.wasnotC.hasn’tbeenD.hadn’tbeen

23.Apartfromhismonthlysalaryasasalesmanager,healsogetsatravel________thatcovershotelbills.

A.insuranceB.circumstanceC.allowanceD.competence

24.Thesportthenwasalittledifferentfrom________wecurrentlyknowasgymnastics.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

25.________theapartment,thefirefightersshutoffthegas,openedthewindowsandrescuedtheoldcouple.

A.TobreakintoB.TobebrokenintoC.HavingbrokenintoD.Brokeninto

26.Thetrafficproblemshaveseverelyaffectedeconomicdevelopment.________wemustsparenoeffortstosolvethem.

A.FurthermoreB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.Nevertheless

27.TherealthreatoffraudontheInternethashighlightedthefact________consumersfearshoppingonline.

A.whatB.thatC.whenD.which

28.Withtheadvancesoftechnology,plasticshavetakentheplaceofmany________materials.

A.conventionalB.optionalC.artificialD.potential

29.________yourselfwithpositivepeopleandyouwillkeepfocusedonwhatyoucandoinsteadofwhatyoucan’t.

A.SurroundingB.SurroundedC.SurroundD.Havingsurrounded

30.Nooneintheworldisperfect,andevenfamouspeoplemayhavetheir_______.

A.feetofclayB.cupofteaC.pieceofcakeD.heartsofgold

31.________,thestudentsremainoptimisticandtryhardtoachievetheirgoals.

A.AstheyarefacedwithfiercepressureB.Asfiercepressurethattheyarefacedwith

C.FierceastheyarefacedwithpressureD.Facedwithfiercepressureastheyare

32.Thesuccessofagovernmentshouldbemeasured________thehappinessofthepeopleaswellasthedevelopmentofeconomy.

A.infaceofB.inplaceofC.intermsofD.inhonourof

33.Untilwehavediscussedallthedetails,nodecision_______aboutanynewoperations.

A.willbemadeB.ismadeC.isbeingmadeD.hasbeenmade

34.Theprojectisbasedonanagreement,oneof________purposesistoensurethattheprojectcanbeaccomplishedbeforethedeadline.

A.whoseB.whichC.itsD.what

35.Thosewhocontinuouslyacquirenewknowledgethattheycan________theirworkaremorelikelytosucceed.

A.contributetoB.correspondtoC.submittoD.applyto

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分)

請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Formostpeople,graduationisanexcitingday,butmygraduationdaywasnot.

Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountryto36thecelebration.Butjustlikeeveryoneelseinmyclass,Ihadwatchedthe37turnfrombadtoworseinmysenioryear.Almostallofusgraduateshaddegrees,butveryuncertain38.

Theweeksaheadweren’t39.Iknewmysmalluniversitytowncouldn’toffermeanyopportunities,40IpackedupmycaranddrovetoSouthernCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwouldtakea41draggedintotwo,andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsame42asIwasbefore.

Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupin43?Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Daysfeltlikeweeks,weekslikemonths,andthosemanymonthsfeltlikeeverlasting44.AndthemostannoyingpartwasnomatterhowmuchItried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtomakeany45.

SowhatdidIdotokeepmygoodsense?Idecidedto46.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggaveme47.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough,sometimesalittlehopeisallyou48!

Iputmy49intoachildren’sbook.BeyondtheRiverwasthestoryofanunlikelyhero,alittlefish,who50togiveuphisdream.

Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalotofhardworkanddetermination—Iwasoffereda51contract(協(xié)議)formyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallinto52.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneyCompanyandwas53shortlyafter.

Don’tgiveup.Evenifthingslook54now,don’tgiveup.Ifyouworkhard,thingswillalwaysgetbetter.Oftentimesourdreamslieinwaitjustalittlefurtherupstream...allweneedisthe55topushbeyondtheriver.

36.A.attendB.holdC.prepareD.enjoy

37.A.environmentB.economyC.opportunityD.climate

38.A.choiceB.dangerC.desireD.future

39.A.quietB.busyC.easyD.long

40.A.soB.butC.forD.or

41.A.dayB.weekC.monthD.year

42.A.townB.directionC.situationD.habit

43.A.surpriseB.fearC.delightD.peace

44.A.gloryB.complaintC.loveD.pain

45.A.appointmentB.progressC.commitmentD.decision

46.A.readB.thinkC.writeD.paint

47.A.hopeB.wisdomC.pleasureD.inspiration

48.A.lackB.findC.buryD.need

49.A.disapprovalB.disagreementC.dissatisfactionD.disadvantage

50.A.refusedB.managedC.failedD.decided

51.A.writingB.translatingC.publishingD.reviewing

52.A.ruinB.placeC.piecesD.despair

53.A.rewardedB.paidC.firedD.hired

54.A.differentB.unimportantC.strangeD.tough

55.A.courageB.chanceC.timeD.dream第三部分閱讀了解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

請認(rèn)真閱讀以下短文，從短文后各題所給A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

MillionsofBritishpeoplehaveditchedthetraditional‘thankyou’andreplaceditwiththelessformal‘cheers’,accordingtoasurvey.

Althoughtheaveragepersonwillsay‘thankyou’nearly5,000timesayear,oneinthreearemorelikelytothrowina‘cheers’or‘ta’whereit’sneeded,ratherthanrisksoundingoldfashioned.

Onein20nowsay‘niceone’instead,whileyoungergenerationsaremorelikelytooffera‘cool’thana‘thankyou’.

‘Merci’,‘fab’andeven‘gracias’werealsolistedascommonphrasestouse,aswas‘muchappreciated’.

Oneintwentywhotookpartinthesurveyof2,000peoplebytheFoodNetworkUKforThankYouDay,whichismarkedonNovember24,,saidaformal‘thankyou’wasnownotoftenneededineverydayconversation.Morethanoneintenadultssaidtheyregularlywon’tsaythankyouiftheyareinabadmood.

Mostpeopledeclaredthatsayingthankyouwassomethingdrilledintothembytheirparents.Ahuge70percentofthosequestionedwillsaythankyoutoaperson’sfacewithoutevenmeaningit,whileafifthavoidsayingitwhentheyknowtheyshould—onatleasttwooccasionseveryday.

Itseemsourfriendsandfamilygetthebrunt(壓力)ofourbadmannerswithhalfadmittingthey’renotgoodatthankingthoseclosesttothem—manyjustifying(為……辯解)thelackofthanksbecausetheirfamily‘a(chǎn)lreadyknowI’mgrateful’.

Whenspokenwordswon’tdo,itfallstoanicetexttodothejobformostpeople.

Athirdwillstillsendahandwrittenthank-younote—but45percentadmitit’sbeenmorethansixmonthssincetheybotheredtosendone.

AquarterofBritishpeoplesaythankyouwithfood,with23percentcookingamealtoshowtheirappreciationtosomeone.Another15percentbakeacake.

Itfollowsthat85percentofpeoplewillbeannoyedatnotgettingthegratitude(感激)theyfeeltheyshouldreceive.

56.Mostofthepeoplewhotookpartinthesurveysaythattheysay“thankyou”________.

A.whentheyareingoodmoodB.completelyoutofhabit

C.whentheyfeeltrulygratefulD.purelyoutofpoliteness

57.Theunderlinedword“ditched”inParagraph1means“________”.

A.abandonedB.usedC.sharedD.grasped

58.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.

A.differentwaysofexpressinggratitudeareallfashionable

B.peopleshouldavoidsaying“thankyou”nowadays

C.athank-younoteisstillappreciatedbymostpeople

D.peopleinabadmoodneversay“thankyou”

59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mostpeopleexpresstheirgratitudetoothersbybuyingfoodforthem.

B.Aboutfiftypercentofpeopletrynottosaythankyouwhentheyshould.

C.Mostpeoplemayfeelnaturalwhentheyfailtoreceiveothers’gratitude.

D.Manypeoplethinkitunnecessarytosaythankstotheirfamilymembers.

B

TwotalentedSheffieldHighSchoolpupilshavejustfoundoutthey’vebeenshortlistedinthetopfiveoftheircategoriesinthenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwards.

NatalieChan-Lam(Year12)andClareRees-Zimmerman(Year11)arebothintherunningtowinaprizethatwillhelpthemtoachievetheirambition.ThenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwardshavebeencreatedtorecognizeexcellencein11—18yearolds.Thenationalawardsprogrammecoversfivecategories:TheArts,Sport,Science,EnterpriseandCommunity.NatalieisupfortheAmbitionAXAAwardforSportwhileClarehasearnedhertopfiveplaceintheAmbitionAwardfortheArts.

TheAmbitionAXAAwardforSportaimstofindtheyoungpersonwhothinkstheymayonedaywinanOlympicmedal.NatalieisaBadmintonInternationalwhohasalongstringofsinglesanddoubleNationaltitlesbehindherfromU11NationalSinglesChampion(冠軍)rightthroughtheagestothelatestU17UKSchoolsGames,aswellasarunoftitleswonwiththeEnglandBadmintonteamoverthelastfewyears.Throughherachievementsinbadmintonandthroughherpromotionofthesportinschoolandatclublevel,NataliehasinspiredmanyotherstudentstotakeupthesportandbadmintonisnowamajorsportatSheffieldHighSchool.Amazingly,shestillmakestimetoplayforandcoachschoolteams,encouragingandassistingotherstohavetheopportunitytoreachtheirownlevelofpersonalexcellence.Natalie’sambitionistobeselectedfortheOlympicsin.

TheAmbitionAwardfortheArtsisawardedtoayoungpersonwhodreamsofreachingthetopintheirfield.Clareisaremarkablemusicianwhohasalready,attheageoffifteen,achievedthehighestmarkseverseenatSHSforgrade8violinandviola.Clare’smusicteacherValLinnemannsaysofClare,“Tome,oneofthemostoutstandingthingsaboutClareishertotalwillingnesstolistenandaskintelligentquestions.Sheispatientandgood-naturedandwillingtohelpwithotherplayers.”IfsheweretoreceiveanAmbitionAward,Clarehasplanstousethismoneytoenhance(增加)opportunitiesforothersthroughworkshops.

Iftheygetenoughvotes,they’llmakethetopthreeinthecountryandbeonestepfurthertowardsthetopawards.Tovoteforthem,clickonthislink.

60.TheAmbitionAXAAwardsaremeantfor________.

A.anyonewhoisthebestinoneofthefivecategories

B.thosewhoarelikelytobefuturestarsincertainfields

C.somepupilswhohavewongreatsuccessincertainfields

D.childrenwhohaveambitionsinallthefivecategories

61.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatNatalieandClarearebothgirlswith________.

A.belief,patienceandconfidenceB.courage,curiosityandenthusiasm

C.caution,sympathyandexperienceD.ability,kindnessandachievements

62.Themainpurposeofthepassageis________.

A.tointroducetheAmbitionAXAAwardsB.totelluswhatthetwogirlshavedone

C.topersuadeustovoteforthetwogirlsD.toinspiremorepeopletowintheawards

C

TheImportanceofSettingSpeechGoals

Aspeechisawonderfulopportunitytoinform,persuadeorentertain.Thebestspeechesoftentakeonacombinationofallthreeofthesecomponents.However,beforeyoucangoaboutthewritingofagreatspeech,itisimportanttosetgoals.Goalskeepyou,yourspeechandyouraudiencefocused.

Whatagoalis

Inthecontextofaspeech,agoalisthepurposeofthespeech,andwhatithopestoaccomplish.Forexample,thegoalofaeulogy(頌歌)mightbetocelebratethelifeofalovedone.Thegoalofaspeechatapoliticalgatheringwouldbetoinformthecrowdaboutthepoliticalpositionofacandidateandpersuadethemtovoteandcampaignforthecandidateinquestion.

Whyagoalisimportant

Withoutagoal,aspeechiswithoutdirection.Thegoalinformsthestructureandcontentofthespeech.Forexample,ifaspeech’sgoali