甘肃省金昌四中2011届高三英语上学期期中考试试题（无答案）旧人教版

用心 爱心 专心1 高三第一学期英语期中考试题高三第一学期英语期中考试题 第一部分第一部分 英语知识运用 共三节 满分英语知识运用 共三节 满分 50 分 分 第一节第一节 语音知识 共语音知识 共 5 分 分 从 A B C D 四个选项中 找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项 1 town A arrow B flow C crowd D bowl 2 break A bread B mean C great D real 3 headache A machine B chemical C check D reach 4 show A howl B know C knowledge D town 5 southern A breath B athlete C theme D bother 第二节第二节 语法和词汇知识 共语法和词汇知识 共 15 分 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 6 As a reward his contribution botany Joseph Banks had a flower named him A for for for B for to after C for for after D of to for 7 the football game has been decided not to be put off A Heavily as it rained B As long as it rained heavily C As it rained heavily D Now that it rained heavily 8 Guess what I have got A for my term paper Great You read widely and put a lot of work into it A must B should C must haveD should have 9 Was it on the day the People s Republic of China came into being you were born A when that B when when C which that D that when 10 by his grandparents in the countryside he isn t accustomed to in the city A Having brought up live B Grown up living C Growing up live D brought up living 11Stop talking at once the latest news about the 2008 Olympic Games A is broadcast B has been broadcast C would be broadcast D is being broadcast 12 Lei Feng didn t expect anything his help A in exchange for B in return for C in need of D in anxiety of 13 He s bad tempered selfish and an unpleasant man A somehow B altogether C otherwiseD anyway 14The man charge of the sales section was charged cheating the company A in of B taking with C in for D took with 15 has ridden on a railway train knows how another train flashes by when it is traveling in the opposite direction A Anyone who rapid B Whoever rapidly C Anything that rapid D Whatever rapidly 16 The weather here in summer is so changeable Please take an umbrella when you go out A Well don t worry B Well it just depends C Oh take it easy D OK just in case 17 It is said that our celebration party of the New Year s Day will be given up because an important inspection will be given in our school Oh no 用心 爱心 专心2 A I was looking forward to itB I hope so C I m afraid notD It doesn t matter 18 When you visit a museum you must ask permission before taking photographs inside it A B a the C a D the 19 Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful in the market A batteries B bargains C baskets D barrels 20 What do you think of the invention of the telephone It has a great on people s life A affect B effect C effort D fact 第三节第三节 完型填空 共完型填空 共 30 分 分 The story goes that some time ago a man had very lovely little daughter One day the man 21 his 3 year old daughter for 22 a roll of gold wrapping paper Money was tight and he became 23 when the child tried to decorate a 24 to put under the Christmas tree 25 the little girl 26 the gift to her father the next morning and said This is for you Daddy The man was 27 by his earlier 28 but his anger flared again when he found out the box was 29 He yelled at her stating Don t you know when you give someone a present there is 30 to be something inside The little girl looked 31 at him with tears in her eyes and cried Oh Daddy it s not empty 32 I blew kisses into the box They are all for you Daddy The father was crushed He 33 his arms around his little girl and he begged for her 34 Only a short time later an 35took the life of the child It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many 36 and whenever he was discouraged he would take out a n 37kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there In a very real sense each one of us as human beings has been given a gold container 38 unconditional love and kisses from our children family members friends and God There is simply no other 39 anyone could hold more 40 than this 21 A asked B praisedC beggedD punished 22 A wasting B stealing C sellingD holding 23 A glad B angry C sadD upset 24 A room B hallC boxD ball 25 A Nevertheless B ButC ThereforeD And 26 A bought B too C brought D fetched 27 A puzzledB surprised C scaredD embarrassed 28 A overwork B overreaction C overcoat D overpass 29 A emptyB heavyC fullD wet 30 A happenedB seemedC supposedD used 31 A downB backCup D forward 32 A at allB after allC above allD in all 33 A putB turnedC handedD gave 34 A kindnessB forgivenessC sadness D carelessness 35 A overcoatB incidentC accidentD action 用心 爱心 专心3 36 A daysB monthsC nightsD years 37 A imaginaryB kindC gentleD warm 38 A filled withB pleased withC crowded with D equipped with 39 A worldB feelingC possessionD love 40 A expensive B preciousC comfortable D interesting 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解 共阅读理解 共 25 小题 第一节每小题小题 第一节每小题 2 分 第二节每小题分 第二节每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 45 分 分 第一节 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项中 选出最佳选项 A Mr Harris used to work in Dover but then he changed his work and he and his wife moved to another town They did not have many friends there but they soon met a lot of interesting people and after a few weeks they often went to dinner or to parties at other people s houses Then Mrs Harris said to her husband We ve been to a lot of other people s houses and now we must invite them to our house mustn t we Yes certainly answered her husband A big party will be the easiest thing won t it Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month So Mrs Harris said Yes I ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December How many will that be Mr Harris asked Don t invite too many Mrs Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing Party 6 30 to 8 30 p m That isn t very nice is it he said You re telling our guests that they must go at 8 30 So Mrs Harris just wrote Party 6 30 p m A lot of guests came and they all had a good time so they did not go home at 8 30 In fact they were still there at mid night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived He said You must stop making a noise because someone has complained 抱怨 Mr Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman so everyone went home They were sorry to have to go When Mr and Mrs Harris were alone again she said to him That was a surprise wasn t it Who complained about the noise I did Mr Harris answered in a tired voice 41 What made Mr and Mrs Harris hold a party at their house A It was easy to hold a big party at home B They could ask people to dinner in small numbers C They had gone to other people s parties many times D They liked making friends with others 42 How long would Mrs Harris like the party to last A From the morning till night B About fourteen hours C About two hours D Till midnight 43 When did the party end that evening A At about 8 30 B When the policeman talked with Mr Harris on the phone C About twelve o clock D When someone telephoned the police station 44 Why did Mr Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise A Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid night B He did not want his friends to stay late that night C His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired D Because he hated the noise B Rush hour traffic is a problem in many big cities around the world Commuters 通勤者 rush to and from their jobs in cars buses subways trains and even on bicycles Large cities in the United States have two rush hours one in the morning and one in the evening But in cities in other parts of the world there are four rush hours In Athens and Rome for example many workers go home for lunch and a nap After this midday break they rush back to their jobs and work for a few more hours In Tokyo there s a big rush hour underground Most of the people in Tokyo take the subways The trains are 用心 爱心 专心4 very crowded Subway employees called packers wear white gloves and help pack the commuters into the trains when the doors close They make sure that all purses briefcases clothes and hands are inside the trains In Seoul many commuters prefer to take taxis to get to work To hail a cab many people stand at crossroads and raise two fingers This means they ll pay the cab driver double the usual fare Some people even raise three fingers They ll pay three times the normal rate Streets in Rome are very crowded with automobiles and mopeds 摩托自行车 during rush hours The city can t make its streets wider and it can t build new highways because it doesn t want to disturb the many historic sites in the city such as the Forum and the Colosseum It took the city fifteen years to construct a new subway system Construction had to stop every time workers found old artifacts and discovered places of interest to archaeologists 考古学家 In many big cities there are special lanes on highways for carpools These are groups of three or more people who drive to and from work together They share the costs of gas and parking and take turns driving into the city Getting to work and getting home can be difficult in many places around the world Rush hour traffic seems to be a universal problem 45 Most of the commuters in Tokyo A take subway trains to work B are packers C take taxis to work D carry briefcases to work 46 To hail a cab means to A pay double the normal fare B try to get a cab C prefer to take taxis D to stand at crossroads 47 Why did it take a long time to build a subway system in Rome A Because the streets were very crowded B Because there are many historic sites C Because the workers discovered many artifacts and places of interest D Because the traffic always stopped the construction 48 Commuters in carpools probably A live in the city B take the subway to work C save money on gas and parking fees D have special license plates 牌照 C In earliest times men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature Some ancient people believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods In reality lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth A single flash of lightning 1 6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs The American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752 In the same year he also built the first lightning rod 避雷针 This device protects buildings from being damaged by lightning Modern science has discovered that one stroke of lightning has a voltage 电压 of more than 15 million volts 伏特 A flash of lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per second Scientists judge that there are about 2 000 million flashes of lightning per year Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year In the United States alone it kills an average of one person every day The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car Outside one should go to low ground and not get under tress Also one should stay out of water and away from metal fences Inside a house people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things With lightning it is better to be safe than sorry 49 People once thought lightning came from A the sky B the gods C the earth D nature 50 Lightning can travel A as quickly as water B not so quickly as electricity C at very low speed D at very high speed 51 Which of the following is NOT true A In the U S about one person per day dies from lightning B The Empire State Building frequently gets hit by lightning C Swimming during a thunder storm is a good idea 用心 爱心 专心5 D A closed car is the best place to be during an electrical storm 52 Lightning is probably to man A useful B kind C useless D friendly D In Japan s capital city of Tokyo earthquake danger limits the height of buildings The city has spread out so far and the traffic has become so heavy that it is very difficult to go from one place to another The price of the land too has skyrocketed All these explains why a group of Japanese land developers came to the conclusion that there was nowhere to go but down So far they have dug out space underground for fifteen shopping centres What are some of the advantages of shopping and eating underground Clean air is one of them The city of Tokyo has one of the most serious smog problems in the world Another advantage is that you escape the ever present threat of traffic accidents on the city s busy streets Still another is the convenience of getting around you are usually right next to or even in a subway station And you can even spend the night underground if you like The Kibosh station for example in downtown Tokyo has a hotel with a bar restaurant and barbershop 53 The reason why buildings can not be very high in Tokyo is A that the information about high buildings is limited in Tokyo B that the workers haven t mastered enough modern science and technology C the earthquake D the heavy traffic 54 What s the meaning of skyrocket It means A go up sharply B be as high as that of a rocket C fall rapidly D be as low as that of a rocket 55 What are the advantages of shopping and eating underground A Less air pollution the convenience of shopping B Less air pollution the convenience of shopping and less traffic accidents C Clean air and the convenience of getting around D Clean air less accidents threat and the convenience of getting around 56 The passage mainly tells us A the capital of Japan B the land and its limits C the use of space underground in Tokyo D how to make full use of the land E Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work especially when you re a thin 14 year old That was me in 1940 the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City s Pennsylvania Railway Station 来 After just a few days on the job I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers I d like to join them thinking Everyone else is doing it When I got home that night I told my dad what I wanted to do You give an honest day s work he said looking at me straight in the eye They re paying you If they want to do that you let them do that I followed my dad s advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since Of all the jobs I ve had it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possessions Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience If one person steals it destroys trust and hurts everyone I can put up with many things but not with people who steal If one of my players were caught stealing he d gone Whether you re on a sports team in an office or a member of a family if you can t trust one another there s going to be trouble 57 What can be inferred about the baggage boys A They could earn much but they had to work hard B Many of them earned money in a dishonest way C They were all from poor families D They were all thin young boys 58 What does the father s advice imply A It is wrong to give more pay to the passengers B Don t believe them if they are paying you more C Don t follow others to overcharge the passengers D It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy 59 The writer can t put up with stealing because he thinks that A it is a totally shared experience B it is considered as the most dangerous 用心 爱心 专心6 C it does great harm to human relationship D it may lead to the loss of his sports team 60 It can be concluded from the text that A his father s advice helped him to decide which job to take up B working in the sports team was his most important experience C he learnt much from his shared experience with his team members D his experience s a baggage boy had a great influence on his later life 第二节 根据对话内容 从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 选项中有两项为多余选项 Hello Zhai Zhigang I m greatly honored to interview you What did you do to be an astronaut 61 I tried to become an excellent pilot and had to receive training to develop my mind and body 62 Maths and physics are of great importance And we learned about medicine engineering and astronomy ect 63 All my life Ha ha no maybe not all my life but I studied and trained for a very very long time What did you see when you were in space 64 And the earth is also the most wonderful thing I have ever seen It is a most exciting trip 65 It s great China has become the third country to send a man to walk in space Thank you for answering my questions You re welcome A I can make it B It s a hard job C Is it all right for you D What did you have to study E I saw t