浙江省温州市瓯海区三溪中学高三英语上学期期中试题.doc

三溪中学2015学年第一学期期中考试高三英语试卷 (总分120分，考试时间120分钟 命题范围：模块6,7 unit 1.2)第一卷(共80分)第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）第1节 : 单项填空 (共20小题; 每小题0.5分, 满分10分)1. what do you think of _ winter olympic games to be held in beijing?i bet it will be _ great success. a. a; ab. the; ac. a; 不填d. the; 不填2. we used to dream _ abroad.a. to live b. about living c. living d. to living3. have you ever seen _ as this for years?a. as old a car b. as an old as c. as old cars d. so old cars4. he has made it clear that he was not _ from the company.a. recovering b. resigning c. favouring d. replacing5. the accident seemed to _ just before i came.a. occur b. have occurred c. be occurred d. have been occurred6. i want to take part in the competition, but my friend told me _.a. not to b. not to do c. not do it d. dont do7. _ at the cafeteria before, tina didnt want to eat there again.a. eating b. eaten c. having eaten d. to eat8. john opened the door. there _ he had never seen before.a. a girl did stand b. stood a girl c. did a girl stand d. a girl stood9. helplessly, the ritchers came to the stage _ they had no one to turn to. a. where b. which c. that d. whom 10. - did the book give you the information you needed?- yes. but _ it, i had to read the entire book.a. to find b. find c. to be finding d. finding11. i dont like to ask people for help as a rule but i wonder if you could _ me a favor.a. make b. do c. find d. get12. it was _ his mother came in _ to prepare his lessons.a. not until; did the boy begin b. until; that the boy didnt beganc. until; did the boy not begin d. not until; that the boy began13. it seems quite _ to expect a student to master 3000 words within 2 days.a. available b. beneficial c. absurd d. accessible14. the smiths bought a new house, which was the _ of his neighbors.a. envy b. respect c. pride d. affair15. we _ you to complete the work within one month of the start date.a. suggest b. desire c. hope d. insist16. my uncle hasnt been able quit smoking, but at least he has_. a. cut down b. cut off c. cut up d. cut out17. can you see what is written on that board?- yes. it _ “keep out without permission.”a. reads b. is read c. writes d. is written18. he began to take political science_ only when he left school.a. strictly b. truly c. carefully d. seriously19. who would you like to have _ you to your room?a. show b. shows c. to show d. showing20. i have a lot to say, but _, i want to thank you for your warm welcome.a. first of all b. at first c. in all d. after all第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。there are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. we can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the 21 home from work in the evenings. a man will be 22 the newspaper, and seconds later it 23 as if he is trying to 24 it. or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger _25 next to him. 26 place where unplanned short sleep 27 is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so 28 that the professor has to ask another student to 29 the sleeper awake. a more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the 30 of the head pushes the arm off the 31 , and the movement carries the 32 of the body along. the student wakes up on the floor with no 33 of getting there. the worst time to fall asleep is when 34 . police reports are full of 35 that occur when people fall into sleep and go 36 the road. if the drivers are 37 , they are not seriously hurt. one womans car, 38 , went into the river. she woke up in four feet of 39 and thought it was raining. when people are really 40 , nothing will stop them from falling asleep, no matter where they are. 21. a. track b. way c. road d. path22. a. folding b. buying c. reading d. delivering23. a. shows b. acts c. sounds d. appears24. a. eat b. open c. finish d. find25. a. waiting b. lying c. sitting d. talking26. a. every b. next c. one d. another27. a. ends up b. goes on c. returns d. lasts28. a. happily b. bravely c. carelessly d. loudly29. a. shake b. leave c. watch d. keep30. a. shape b. size c. strength d. weight31. a. desk b. cushion c. book d. shoulder32. a. position b. action c. side d. rest33. a. reason b. memory c. purpose d. question34. a. working b. thinking c. driving d. walking35. a. events b. changes c. accidents d. ideas36. a. off b. up c. down d. along37. a. awake b. lucky c. strong d. calm38. a. at first b. in time c. for example d. as usual39. a. water b. dust c. bush d. grass40. a. drunk b. tired c. lazy d. lonely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：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。aphil white has just returned from an 18,000-mile, around-the-world bicycle trip. white had two reasons for making this epic journey. first of all, he wanted to use the trip to raise money for charity, which he did. he raised 70,000 for the british charity, oxfam. whites second reason for making the trip was to break the world record and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. he is still waiting to find out if he has broken the record or not.white set off from trafalgar square, in london, on 19th june 2004 and was back 299 days later. he spent more than l,300 hours in the saddle（车座）and destroyed four sets of tyres and three bike chains. he had the adventure of his life crossing europe, the middle east, india, asia, australia, new zealand and the americas. amazingly, he did all of this with absolutely no support team. no jeep carrying food, water and medicine. no doctor. nothing! just a bike and a very, very long road.the journey was lonely and desperate at times. he also had to fight his way across deserts, through jungles and over mountains. he cycled through heavy rains and temperatures of up t0 45 degrees, all to help people in need. there were other dangers along the road. in iran, he was chased by armed robbers and was lucky to escape with his life and the little money he had. the worst thing that happened to him was having to cycle into a headwind on a road that crosses the south of australia. for l,000 kilometers he battled against the wind that was constantly pushing him. this part of the trip was slow, hard work and depressing, but he made it in the end. now mr. white is back and intends to write a book about his adventures. 41. on average, phil white spent around _ hours every day riding his bicycle during the trip. a. 3.5 b. 2.5 c. 5.5 d. 4.542. when phil white returned from his trip, he _. a. collected money for oxfam. b. broke the world record. c. traveled about l,300 hours. d. destroyed several bikes.43. what does the word epic in paragraph l most probably mean? a. very long and difficult. b. very slow but exciting. c. very lonely and depressing. d. very smooth but tiring.44. during his journey around the world, phil white _. . a. experienced the extremes of heat and cold. b. fought heroically against robbers in iran. c. had a team of people who traveled with him. d. managed to ride against the wind in australia. 45. which of the following words can best describe phil white?a. patriotic b. imaginative c. determined d. modestbhomestay provides english language students with the opportunity to speak english outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a british home.what to expectthe host will provide accommodation and meals. rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. you will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.accommodation zoneshomestays are located in london mainly in zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. most hosts do not live in the town centre (zone 1) as much of central london is commercial(商业的) and not residential (居住的) .zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. it is very convenient to travel in london by underground.meal plans availablecontinental breakfastbreakfast and dinnerbreakfast, packed lunch and dinnerits important to note that few english families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. your accommodation includes continental breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a continental breakfast in england. dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee.friendsif you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your hosts permission. you have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.selfcatering accommodation in private homesaccommodation on a roomonly basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. this kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the longstay student. however, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise english at home quite as much.46. the passage is probably written for _. a. foreigners hoping to build british culture. b. hosts willing to receive foreign students. c. english learners applying to live in english homes. d. travellers planning to visit families in london.47. which of the following will the host provide? a. medical care b. room cleaning c. physical training d. free transport 48. what can be inferred from paragraph 3? a. the business centre of london is in zone 1. b. zone 4 is more crowded than zone 2. c. accommodation in the city centre is not provided. d. hosts dislike travelling to the city centre. 49. according to the passage, what does continental breakfast include? a. fruit and vegetables b. dessert and coffee c. cereal and cold meat d. bread and fruit juice50. why do some people choose selfcatering accommodation? a. to enrich their knowledge of english. b. to experience a warmer family atmosphere. c. to enjoy much more freedom. d. to entertain friends as they like.cin the fall of 1985, i was a bright-eyed girl heading off to howard university, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a supreme court bench somewhere. twenty-one years later, i am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.my grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65.she was the first in our family to reach that goal .but one year after i started college, she developed cancer. i made the choice to withdraw（撤退） from college to care for her. it meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.then i got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. in 1999, we adopted our first son. to lay eyes on him was fantasticand very emotional. a year later came our second adopted boy. then followed son no.3.in 2003, i gave birth to another boy.you can imagine how fully occupied i became, raising four boys under the age of 8！our home was a complete zooa joyous zoo. not surprising, i never did make it back to college fulltime. but i never gave up on the dream either. i had only one choice: to find a way. that meant taking as few as one class each semester.the hardest part was feeling guilty about the time i spent away from the boys. they often wanted me to stay home with them. there certainly were times i wanted to quit, but i knew i should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.in 2007, i graduated from the university of north carolina. it took me over 21 years to get my college degree!i am not special, just single-minded. it always struck me that when youre looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when youre in the midst of it, it just seems normal. everything you want wont arrive in your life on one day. its a process. remember: little steps add up to big dreams. 51. when the author went to howard university, her dream was to be _.a. a teacher b. a writer c. a doctor d. a judge52. why did the author quit school in her second year of college?a. she fell in love and got married. b. she wanted to study by herself. c. she decided to look after her grandma. d. she suffered from a serious illness.53. what can we learn about the author from paragraphs 4 and 5?a. she ignored her guilty feeling for her sons. b. she was busy yet happy with her family life. c. she was too confused to make a correct choice. d. she wanted to remain a fulltime housewife.54. what does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?a. little by little, one goes far. b. failure is the mother of success. c. well begun, half done. d. every coin has two sides.55. which of the following can best describe the author?a. honest and responsible. b. caring and determined.c. innocent and single-minded. d. ambitious and sensitive.dhans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. living alone, every day he worked in his garden. in all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. all sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flowers place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell. hans had many friends, the most devoted being the miller. so devoted was the rich miller to hans, that hed never go by his garden without plucking（摘）a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. the miller used to talk about noble ideas, and hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend. the neighbors thought it strange that the rich miller never gave hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour（面粉）, many cows and sheep; but hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship. in spring, summer, and autumn hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. though extremely lonely, the miller never came to see him then. “theres no good in going to see hans while the snow last.” the miller said to his wife, “when people are in trouble they shouldnt be bothered. so ill wait till the spring comes when hes happy to give me flowers.” “youre certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “its quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.” “couldnt we ask hans up here?” said their son. “ill give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.” “how silly you are!” cried the miller; “i really dont know whats the use of sending you to school. if hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybodys nature. i am his best friend, and ill always watch over him, and see that hes not led into any temptation（诱惑物）. besides, if hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldnt be confused. the words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. everybody can see that” he looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tears. spring coming, the miller went down to see hans. again he talked about friendship. “hans, friendship never forgets. im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life. see, how lovely your roses are!” hands said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter. “ill give you many good things. i think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the miller. “and now, as ill give you many good things, im sure youd like to give me some flowers in return. heres the basket, and fill it quite full.” poor hans was afraid to say anything, he ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the millers basket, imagining the many good things promised by the miller. the next day he heard the miller calling: “hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?” “im sorry, but i am really very busy today.” “well,” said the miller, “considering that im going to give you my things, its rather unfriendly of you to refuse. upon my word, you mustnt mind my speaking quite plai