高三英語上學(xué)期期中考試

高三上學(xué)期期中考試

英語試題

本試卷分為第I卷（選擇題）和第n卷（非選擇題）兩部分。滿分150分?？荚嚂r(shí)

間120分鐘。

第I卷（選擇題，共90分）

第一部分:英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)：語法和詞匯知識（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

1.Tilbelatehometonightbecausesomethinghasjustatwork.

AcomeupB.comeoutC.comeoverD.comeacross

2.Thedrivercanadjusttheheatinginwinterandtheairconditioninginsummerto

suithisown.

A.pleasureB.convenienceC.preferenceD.taste

3.Therecentstoriesinthismagazine,oneofyours,havebeeninthe

listofthebestones.

A.include,includeB.including,including

C.including,includedD.included,included

4.Thelittlechildgooutaloneatnight,sohewalkinthedarkthat

night.

A.daren't,didn'tdaretoB.doesn'tdare,darenot

C.isn'tdareto,darednottoD.doesn'tdareto,darenotto

5.therightdecisionsthefutureisprobablythemostimportantthing

we'lleverdoinourlives.

A.Making,concernedB.Make,concerning

C.Tomake,concernedD.Making,concerning

6.Shallweputofftheworktillnextweek?

----------------.Idon'tthinkitwouldbetherightthingtodo.

A.NevermindB.Sure,goaheadC.Yes,betternotD.No,Idisagree

7.Herdaughter,shewasdevoteddiedfromthecaraccident.

A.towhoB.towhichC.towhomD.tothat

8.AttheageoftwentyStevelefthishometown,toreturnwithoutmakinghis

mark.

A.determiningnotB.notdetermined

C.determinednotD.notdetermining

9.Theword"media“basicallyreferstowecommonlycallnewspapers,

magazines,radiosandtelevisions.

A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where

10.Mrs.Smithrewardedtheboy$10bringingbackthelostdog.

A.at,ofB.with,forC.for,withD.for,for

11.Puteverythingtoyouinyourbag,notothers.

A.belongsB.belongedC.belongingD.tobelong

12.Bynature,youareanadventurer,fullofamazementandcuriosityabout

worldbiggerthanlifeitself.

A.a,theB.the,theC./,aD.the,/

13.Tomiswiseenoughtoachievehissuccess.

-----Butinmyopinion,heisthanwise.

A.luckierB.moreluckyC.muchluckierD.ratherlucky

14.Notuntilhecalledthesecretarythreetimesthatthemanagerwenttoan

importantmeeting.

A.didhetellB.hetoldC.washetoldD.hewastold

15.Badhabits,formed,aredifficult,andsometimesimpossibletoshakeoff.

A.beforeB.onceC.untilD.unless

16.Didyoutakeenoughmoneywithyou?

------Yes,IneedIthoughtIwould.

A.notsomanyasB.asmanyas

C.muchmorethanD.muchlessthan

17.1toldhimitwasabadidea,butDave'ssothathejustneverlistens.

A.ambitiousB.strictC.stubbornD.straightforward

18.---------------hemanagedtogettheinformation?

-----Oh,afriendofhishelpedhim.

A.WherewasitthatB.Whatwasitthat

C.HowwasitthatD.Whywasitthat

19.Studiesshowthatthethingsthatcontributemosttoasenseofhappinesscannot

bebought,agoodfamilylife,friendshipandworksatisfaction.

A.asforB.inviewofC.incaseofD.suchas

20.Yourjobopenforyourreturn.

-----Thanks.

A.willbekeptB.willkeepC.hadkeptD.hadbeenkept

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出

可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Anoldmanhadbeenhiredmanyyearsagobyatowncouncil（委員會(huì)）to

clearawaythewastesfromthepoolsupinthemountainthatfedtheclearspring

flowingthroughtheirtown.21faithful,silentworkeveryday,hecleanedthe

hills,removedthe22andbranches,andwipedawaythedirtthatwould

otherwise23andpollutetheclearflowofwater.

Byandby,thetownbecamea（n）24attractionfortourists.Swansfloated

alongthe25spring.Themillwheels（水車）setupnearthewater26dayand

nightandfarmlandswerenaturally27.Thebeautifulviewfromtherestaurants

wasbeyond28.

Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetowncouncil29foritsmeeting.Aman's

eyenoticedthesalary30tothekeeperofthespring.Hesaid,“Whydowe31

theoldmanonyearafteryear?Heisn'tnecessaryanylonger!Theyallagreedto

32theoldman'sjob.

Forseveralweeksnothingchanged.Byearly33thetreesbegantoshed

theirleaves.Small34brokeoffandfellintothepools,blockingtherushing

flowofsparklingwater.Oneafternoon35noticedbrowncolorinthespring.

Somedayslater,thewaterwasmuch36andmorewastescoveredthewateranda

kindofbad37wasgivenoff.Themillwheelsmovedveryslowly,andfinally

38.Swansleftandsodidthetourists.Thedirtywater39intothetown.

40,thecouncilcalledaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirmistakes,theyhired

backtheoldmanandwithinafewmonthstheriveroflifebegantoclearup.

21.A.WithB.AfterC.BeforeD.On

22.A.logsB.leavesC.grassD.trees

23.A.destroyB.damageC.disturbD.block

24.A.unknownB.terribleC.popularD.common

25.A.muddyB.clearC.broadD.deep

26.A.wentB.changedC.turnedD.shook

27.A.plantedB.ploughedC.protectedD.irrigated

28.A.descriptionB.reachC.reportD.drawing

29.A.sawB.noticedC.saidD.met

30.A.sentB.paidC.leftD.referred

31.A.takeB.getC.keepD.carry

32.A.calloffB.keepupC.sticktoD.giveout

33.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

34.A.branchesB.flowersC.fruitsD.roots

35.A.someoneB.nobodyC.anybodyD.everyone

36.A.lighterB.darkerC.greenerD.deeper

37.A.senseB.smokeC.smellD.gas

38.A.completedB.endedC.brokeD.stopped

39.A.flewB.rushedC.pouredD.flowed

40.A.SuddenlyB.UnexpectedlyC.QuicklyD.Sincerely

第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

VladimirBalderaswasa12-year-oldboywhenhestartedworkinginthe

fields.Hisworkdaybeganbeforethesunroseandendedasitset.Heandhisparents

laboredintheheatweedingsugarbeetsandclearingrocksfromthefields.

Theyrarelygotadayoff.Now,Vladimiris14yearsoldandheisstillworkinginthe

fields.EveryApril,hisfamilygonorthtobeginmonthsofgrueling（令人筋疲力盡的）

farmwork."It'shard,“Vladimirsaid."It'salotofwork.Wehavetowalkalotinthe

fields.Attheendoftheday,Ifeelsotired.”

Itisestimatedthat250millionkidslikeVladimirareforcedtoworkinhard,

oftendangerousjobs,allovertheworld.Theyminepreciousmetals,weaverugsand

workinfactories.Asmanyas500,000kidsintheU.S.andmorethan100million

worldwidelaboronplantationsandfarms.What'smore,expertsestimatethatmore

than100,000childrenandteensareinjuredonfarmseachyear.Theyusesharpknives

andscissorsdesignedforadulthands.Mostofthemoperateheavymachineryand

workwithpoisonousagriculturalchemicals.

“Ifyougethurt,thereisnoonetohelp,“saidSantosPolendowhospent10

yearsworkinginthefields.Hehadtocarry40-poundbucketsoftomatoesin

swelteringheat.Heoftensufferedbackaches,kneepainandheadaches."Sometimes,

theheatwassobad,itgavemeheadachesforaweekstraight,Polendosays.

InApril,Vladimirwilltravelnorthwithhisfamilytofindfieldwork.Migrant

familiesmoveregularlytofindworkinthefields.Becausemigrantchildrenmissso

muchschool,asmanyas65%ofthemdropout.Lastyear,theDepartmentofLabor

cutfunds（?？睿ゝormigrant-youthprogramsin31states.Theprogramshadprovided

kidswithteachersandresourcesandreplacedincomethatparentslostwhentheirkids

stayedinschool.

TheAssociationofFarmWorkerOpportunityProgramsisfightingtorestore

themoneyformigranteducationandtrainingprogramsandtoincreaseearningfor

adultfarmworkers.ThegroupisalsopressuringCongresstoprovidekidsworkingin

agriculturewiththesameprotectionasotherworkingkids.

41.TheworkVladimirBalderasdidinthefieldswas.

A.interestingB.exhaustingC.simpleD.educative

42.Whyaresomanychildreninjuredonfarms?

A.Theworkingtoolsarenotsuitableforthem

B.Noonecanhelpthem

C.Theydon'thaveworkingexperience

D.Theyspendtoomuchtimeworking

43.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardschildlabor?

A.HeismildlycriticalB.Heisstronglycritical

C.HeisinfavorofitD.Hisattitudeisnotclear

44.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout.

A.theeffortsmadetochildlabor

B.theprotectionprovidedtothemigrantfamily

C.themethodtostoremoney

D.thetrainingprograms

B

Imagineifyougotpaidtogoshopping,andcouldkeepthethingsyoubought

withotherpeople'smoney.Doesthissoundlikeadream?Well,forsome,likeAmy

Knott,fromChicago,thisistheirjob.

AmyKnottisamysteryshopper.Sheispaidtovisitastore,eatinarestaurant,

gotothebank,stayinahotel,getherhaircut,filluphergastank,orseeamovie.She

pretendstobeanordinarycustomer,butafterwardsshewritesareportabouther

experience,commentingonthingslike:Howlongdidyouwaitinline?Wasthefood

hot?Didthecashiersay"thankyou"?Didtherestroomhavesoapandtissue?This

givescompaniesusefulinformationabouthowtheycanimprovetheircustomer

service.

Sowhocanbecomeamysteryshopper?Youdonotneedanyspecial

qualificationsorexperience,butyouneedagoodmemory,aneyefordetail,andgood

writingskills.Whenyouapplyforthejob,insteadofaninterview,youwillbeasked

towriteaboutsomethinglike:"Whatwasyourbestshoppingexperience?^^

Whatisthepaylike?Fora15-minutevisittoastore,youmightget$10andthe

costofwhatyoubuy.Forahaircut,youmightget$35andthecostofthehaircut.

Mostmysteryshoppersdothisjobintheirsparetime,likeByronJenner,whovisitsa

restaurantonhislunchbreakeverydayandearnsabout$500extraamonth.But

others,likeAmy,makeittheirfull-timecareer,andearnupto$40,000ayear.

“Ilovemysteryshopping.Ican'tbelieveIactuallygetpaidtohavefun,“she

says."Forexample,tonightmyhusbandandIwillgoout,havea$150dinner,goto

stayataluxuryhotel,andrilwalkawaywith$300.^^

45.AmyKnottispaidtogoshopping.

A.toseewhetherthecashiersay“thankyou”

B.todoaresearchforacompanytoimproveitsservice

C.tocommentonsomethings

D.toseewhethertherestroomhassoapandtissue

46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthequalificationforamysteryshopper?

A.AgoodmemoryB.Aneyefordetail

C.GoodwritingskillsD.Passinganinterview

47.WhatdoesByronJennerearnasamysteryshopperayear?

A.$6000B.$40,000C.$420D.$30,000

48.Asamysteryshopper,AmyKnottfeelthejob.

A.afunnythingB.asurprisingthing

C.agreatpleasureD.atiresomematter

C

Inthefirst-evereventofitskind,teamsofU.S.andChinesehighschoolstudents

tookpartinaprogramtoexploreMarsatArizonaStateUniversity（ASU）.Sixteen

ChinesestudentsandeightfromArizonaNogalesHighSchooltookpartinthe

nine-dayChinaYouthSpaceAcademyatASU'sMarsSpaceFlightFacility.The

university'sSchoolofEarthandSpaceExplorationisaninternationalleaderinspace

science,withinstrumentsoperatingbothinorbit（軌道）andonthesurfaceofMars.

Eachstudentteam,consistingofbothU.S.andChinesestudents,decidedonaMars

geological（土也質(zhì)學(xué)的）problemtosolve.ThentheteamscommandedtheMars

Odysseyspacecraft,whichisinorbitaroundtheredplanet,totakeimagesandcollect

datatosolvetheproblems.

Inthefinalstep,thestudentteamsanalyzedtheirdataandreportedontheir

findings,justasscientistsdo.TheSpaceAcademyprogramwascreatedtointerest

highschoolstudentsfromtheU.S.andChinaincareersinspacescienceand

engineering.TheChinesestudentswerechosenfrommorethan12,000studentsand

theywerereducedto40semi-finalistswhocompetedinNovemberfortwodaysto

producethe16winners.

TheChinaYouthSpaceAcademyisoneofthemanywaysASU'sSchoolof

EarthandSpaceExplorationeducatesthenextgenerationofspaceexplorers.The

ChinaYouthSpaceAcademywillhelpalotwithcross-culturallearning.ASUis

willingtofindanddevelopbrilliantmindsfromaroundthecountryandtheworld.

49.WhatisthepurposeofTheSpaceAcademyprogram?

A.TointeresthighschoolstudentsfromtheU.S.andChinaincareersinspace

scienceandengineering.

B.Tomeasurethestudents9knowledgeofthesolarsystemandspaceexploration

C.Toeducatethenextgenerationofspaceexplorers.

D.TosolveaMarsgeologicalproblem.

50.WhatistherequirementofbeingthememberofTheSpaceAcademyprogram?

A.TheinterestinexploringMars.

B.Studyingspacescienceandengineering.

C.HavingregisteredbeforeNovember.

D.Theirknowledgeofthesolarsystemandspaceexploration.

51.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofTheChinaYouthSpaceAcademy?

A.Itisatestcenterthatmeasuresthestudents9knowledgeofthesolarsystemand

spaceexploration.

B.AwaytheASU'sSchoolofEarthandSpaceExplorationeducatestheyounger

spaceexplorers.

C.Itwillhelpalotwithlanguageandculturallearning.

D.Itisaninternationalleaderinspacescience.

D

HARROLD,Texas（August15,）----AtinyTexasdistrictwillallowteachers

andstaffmemberstocarryconcealed（隱藏）firearmstodeter?（威懾）andprotect

againstschoolshootingswhenclassesbeginthismonth,providedthegun?toting（攜帶

槍支的）employeesfollowcertainrequirements.

“ThesmallcommunityofHarroldinnorthTexasisa30-minutedrivefromthe

WilbargerCountySheriffsOffice,leavingstudentsandteacherswithoutprotection/9

saidDavidThweatt,superintendentoftheHarroldIndependentSchoolDistrict."The

lonecampusofthe110-studentdistrictsitsnearaheavilytraveledhighway,which

couldmakeitatarget”,heargued.

“Whenthefederalgovernmentstartedmakingschoolsgun-freezones,that's

whenalloftheseshootingsstarted.Whywouldyouputitouttherethatagroupof

peoplecan'tdefendthemselves?That'slikesayingSc'em'toadog,“Thweattsaid

inastorypublishedFridayontheFortWorthStar-Telegram^Website.

BarbaraWilliams,aspokeswomanfortheTexasAssociationofSchoolBoards,

saidherorganizationdidnotknowofanotherdistrictwithsuchapolicy.KenTrump,

aCleveland-basedschoolsecurityexpertwhoadvisesdistrictsnationwide,said

Harroldisthefirstdistrictwithsuchapolicy.

Trusteesapprovedthepolicychangelastyear.Foremployeestocarryapistol,

theymusthaveaTexaslicensetocarryaconcealedhandgun;mustbeauthorizedto

carrybythedistrict;mustreceivetrainingincrisismanagementandhostilesituations.

Officialsresearchedthepolicyandconsideredotherchoicesforaboutayear

beforeapprovingthepolicychange,Thweattsaid.Thedistrictalsohasothermeasures

inplacetopreventaschoolshooting,hesaid.

“Thenaysayersthink（ashooting）won'thappenhere.Ifsomethingwereto

happenhere,I'dmuchratherbecallingaparenttotellthemthattheirchildisOK

becausewewereabletoprotectthem/9Thweattsaid.

Texaslawoutlawsfirearmsatschoolsunlessspecificinstitutionsallowthem.

Itisn'tclearhowmanyofthe50orsoteachersandstaffmemberswillbearmed

thisfallbecauseThweattdidnotdisclosethatinformation,tokeepitfromstudentsor

potentialattackers.

52.TheTexasdistrictwillallowteachersandstaffmemberstocarryfirearmsifthey

A.deterandprotectagainstschoolshootings.

B.meetcertainrequirements.

C.begintheirclassesthismonth.

D.provideagun-totingemployee.

53.WhatcanweinferfromThweatt'swords?

A.Itiswrongfbrthefederalgovernmenttomakeschoolsgun-freezones.

B.Thefederalgovernmenthelpsschoolshootings.

C.Agunforthestudentsiswhat"Sic'em"toadog.

D.Itisnecessaryforastudenttocarryagun.

54.ThefollowingstatementsaboutHarroldarerightEXCEPT.

A.Harroldisthefirstdistricttoallowteacherstocarryguns.

B.HarroldisatinydistrictinTexas,whichisa30-minutedrivefromthe

WilbargerCountySheriffsOffice.

C.The50orsoteachersandstaffmembersinHarroldwillbearmedthisfall.

D.Harroldalsohasothermeasuresinplacetopreventaschoolshooting.

55.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymeans.

A.that'slikeaskingadogtochasesomething.

B.that'sliketrainingadogtobebrave.

C?that'slikefeedingadogtobestrong.

D.thafslikewalkingadogintheschool.

第二節(jié)（共5小題,每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有

兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammaris

good,mostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoa

Chinesestudent,theyalwayssay,“MyspokenEnglishispoor.^^56Iwouldliketo

suggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.

First,theyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimited

vocabulary.57However,youcanspeakwithalimitedvocabulary,ifyouchoosea

positiveattitude.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.

58Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyare

shyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCY

NOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesfor

grammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.However,inspeaking

youraimisfluency.Youwanttogetyourmessageacross,totalktosomeonein

English,asquicklyandaswellasyoucan,eventhoughsometimesyoumayusea

wrongwordortense,butitdoesn'tmatter.59

Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveone

mouthbuttwoears!Allthathearingisnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.

Fourth,mostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactive（主動(dòng)的）

languagelearners.Insteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheir

spokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemand

wonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.60.

A.Thepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforany

mistakeshehears.

B.Theymaytrytoavoidmakingsimilarmistakesnexttime.

C.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.

D.Ifyouhavethisproactiveoutlook,thenyouwillseeEnglishopportunities

whereveryougo.

E.However,theirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremain"poor”!

F.Second,theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.

G.Thesecondreasonliesinthereluctanceofusingwhathasjustbeenlearned.

第II卷（非選擇題，共60分）

第三部分：寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分60分）

第一節(jié)：單詞拼寫（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋，在橫線上寫出空缺處單詞的正確形式

（每空只寫一詞）

61.What（風(fēng)格、樣式）ofrobotsdoyoulike?

62.Shelookedforward,alittle（自私土也），toaweekendawayfromherfamily.

63.Thedeliberate（殘酷）ofhiswordscutherlikeaknife.

64.Onlytwopassengers（經(jīng)歷..后幸存）theaccident.

65.判（斷）byherlastletter,theyarehavingawonderfultime.

66.Whetheryouwillsucceedornotindoingtheworkdependsonyour（態(tài)度）

toit.

67.Weallknowthatheistoo（頑固）toapologize.

68.Peoplewithout（保險(xiǎn)）hadtopayfortheirownrepairs.

69.TheTitanicsankonitsmaiden（航彳?。?

70.Thereisaboatinthedistancesailingina（直的）line.

71.Hepresentedtwosolutions.The（后面的）seemsmuchbetter.

72.Thesnowisvery（疏松）andthereisalotofairinit.

73.Helookedverypale,andseemedtohave（遭受）alot.

74.Youhaven'tchangedatall——youstilllook（正是，確切地）thesame.

75.He（不同意）withhisparentsonmostthings.

第二節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

假設(shè)英語課上老師要求同桌之間修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。

文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪

除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（八），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

WhenIwasyoung,Ididn'tknowwhatfriendship.WhenIstayedwithmy

friends,awarmfeelingcameoutofthebottomfrommyheart.NowIhavegrown

upandgetmanyfriends.AndIhavetastedthepleasedfeelingoffriendship

WhenIamhappy,theyarealsohappyandsharethehappywithme.WhenImake

progresses,theywillbemoreexcitedthanme.Instead,whenI'minadifficulty

situation,theywillofferhelptome.Butfriendshipisneveranone-wayticket.If

wewanttogetit,wemusttreatothersgoodatfirst.Weshouldalwaysbereadyto

helptheothers,especiallywhentheyareindifficultsituations.

第三節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分30分）

最近一項(xiàng)調(diào)查表明如今中國青年的人生目標(biāo)比過去要顯得多元化。這種選擇

的變化表明社會(huì)在進(jìn)步，人們的生活目標(biāo)較以前更為實(shí)際。

參考上述信息及下表，以“ChineseYoungPeople'sLifeGoalsToday”為標(biāo)題，寫

一篇詞數(shù)不少于80的短文。

比例目標(biāo)手段

53.5%掙錢給自己買一房一車

44%提高生活質(zhì)量71.9%的人說將努力拼

43.7%成為