高三英语期中考试(试卷含答案)

高三年级英语期中考试（英语）（考试总分：120分）一、阅读理解（本题共计4小题，总分30分）1.（6分）AIusedtobecrazyaboutthehuntingseason.Theexcitementofwaitingfora猎物)andtheprideofshowingoffthekillfascinatedme.However,everythingchangedafterthatcoldmorning.Earlyonthatdayofthelatefall,Isetoffaloneforthewoods,packingagun,abottleofhotcoffeeandthreethicksandwiches.Afterfindingthefreshdeer'stracksinthesnow,Isettleddownbehindalittlebush.Isatthereforaboutanhour.ItwasthenthatIsawhim.Adeer,abigbeautifuldeer!Therewasnocovernearertohimthan30yards.SurelyIcouldn'tmiss!IwaitedforhimtorealizeIwasthere.Iwaitedforhimtobeshockedandrunaway.Buthefooledmecompletely.Hecametowardsme!Hewascurious,Isuppose,ormaybeliewasstupid---howelsecanyouexplainit?Well,thatdeerwalkedrightuptowhereIwassitting.Thenhestoppedandlookedatme!Whathappenednextishardtobelieve,butit'strue.Anditallseemedquitenatural.Justaswhenafriendlyyoungdeercomesnearyou,Ireachedupandscratchedhishead.Andhelikedtobescratched.Infact,hepracticallyaskedformore.Then,Ifedhimmysandwich!Yes,Iknowwhatadeereats,butthatdeeratemysandwich.Well,hefinallywenthisway,downthehillandupthedeertrail.Shoothim?Notme.Youwouldn'thaveeither,notafterthat.Ijustwatchedhimgo.WhenIwasabouthalfwayback,Iheardtwoshots,followedbyadullslam(撞击)afewsecondslater.Thosetwoshotsusuallymeanakill.Ihadforgottentherewereotherhuntersthatday.Thosehunterswouldneverknowtheycouldhavescratchedhishead.1.Whydidn'ttheauthorkillthedeer?A.Hepreferredtoshootashydeer.C.Hewassympatheticforthedeer.B.Hewasfooledbythetrickydeer.D.Hewastooshockedtoshootthedeer.2.Whatmostprobablyhappenedtothedeerintheend?A.Otherhuntersshotthedeertodeath.B.Otherhuntersscratchedthedeer'sheadtoo.C.Thedeermanagedtoescapefrombeingshot.D.Thedeerwouldbecomefriendswiththeauthor.3.What'sthebesttitleofthistext?A.AHuntinginLateFall.C.TheCruelKilling.B.ALovelyDeer.D.TheLastHunting.2.（8分）BRoughlythesizeofasodacan,sittingonabookshelf,arelativelyharmless设备)maybeturningfriendsawayfromyourhome.TheelephantinyourlivingroomisyourInternet-connectedcamera,adevicepeopleareincreasinglyusingforpeaceofmindintheirhomes.Butfewstoptothinkabouttheeffectthesedevicesmayhaveonhouseguests.Shouldyoutellyourfriends,forinstance,thatthey'rebeingrecordedwhileyouallwatchthebiggametogether?"It'scertainlynewterritory,especiallyashomesecuritycamerasbecomeeasiertofix,"saysLizziePost,presidentoftheEmilyPostInstitute,America'sdistinguishedmannersadvisors."Ithinkitwillbeveryinterestingtoseewhatmannersappearintermsofwhetheryoutellpeopleyouhaveacameraornot,andwhetherguestshavearighttoaskthatitbeturnedoff,ifit'snotasecurityissue."Postwantstomakeclearthatshe'snottalkingaboutlegalrights,butratherpersonalpreference.Whenitcomestosecuritycameras,Postsaysit'sahost'sresponsibilitytomakesureguestsfeelcomfortablewithintheirhome.Ifthehostcasuallyacknowledgesthatthereisacameraintheroombytellingastoryaboutit,thatmaybeenoughtoprovideanopeningforaguesttosayiftheyareuncomfortable.However,ifa合约工)isworkinginyourhome,youdon'tneedtotellthemthattherearecameraswatching.Thenagain,thecameracanalsoworkincontractors'favor."Ifanythingdoesgowrongwhilethey'reinthehouse,theydon'twanttobeblamedforit,"shesays."Infact,thecameracouldbethethingthatprovesthattheydidn'tstealthe$20,orknockthevaseoffthetable.4.Thevisitorsarcconcernedthatthesecuritycameramay.A.threatentheirhealthC.disturbtheirprivacyB.spoiltheirpeaceofmindD.affecttheirpreference5.Whatisahost'sresponsibilityconcerningthesecuritycamera?A.Indicatingitsposition.C.Turningitoilintime.B.MakingtheirguestsfeelatcaseD.Havingacasualtalkwithguests.6.Howcanthehonesecuritycamerabenefitcontractorsworkinginyourhome?A.Itcanpreventtheaccidentshappening.B.Itcanprovetheirinnocence.D.ItcanmaketheirworkmoreC.Itcanrecordtheirworkingprogress.enjoyable.7.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthesecuritycamera?A.Negative.Objective.B.Pessimistic.C.Favorable.D.3.（8分）CWhat'syourfavoritetypeofmusic?Mostpeoplemaypreferrockandroll,poporjazz.Thesetypesaremostpublicizedbytelevisionandtheradio.Countrymusicnowwouldseemtomistakenlybelongtothecategoryofrockorpop.Publicityofthiscategorystartedtodroponlyaftertheyear2000;however,itdidhaveitspeakyearsjustbeforefallingdown.Whatpeoplemaynotknowisthatthistypeofmusicinspired(促成)rockandrollespeciallywithoneofthemostimportantfiguresinmusichistory-ElvisPresley-whoisknownasthe6/KingofRockandRoll".Elvisusedtobeveryfamousataradioprogramwhichbroadcastcountrymusicbackinthelate1940-s.Countrymusicisinfluencedbyjazzandblues.Rockmusicisalsoinfluencedbyjazzandbluessothattheymayevenseemsimilar.Nowadays,countrymusiciscloselyrelatedtopopmusicduetoartists'preferenceandpopulardemand.Startingfromthe1980'sitslowlydivideditselfintoNewandOldCountryMusic.LegendslikeJohnnyCashbegantoslipawaybecausethenewunderstandingofcountrymusicactuallycontainspopandhismusicjustdoesn'tfitthecategory.Fortunately,countrymusicisstillheavilypromotedthroughwebsitesandreviews.Certaintypesofmusicnowadaysarelinkedwithdifferentagegroups.Classicalforthepeopleinthemid19thcentury,popinthe1920's,andthenthere'scountrymusic.Allthesetypescontinuetogrowandmodernizewhilestillappealingtocertainagegroups.Moremoderncountrymusiccompositionstendtobecomedifferentintheirownwayswhichmakesitevenhardertoidentifythemascountrymusicwhilethey,again,remainappealingonlytocertainagegroups.Activepromotersofcountrymusicvideos,however,seemtoappealtoalargenumberofagegroupsespeciallythoseactiveinAustralia,foraslongascountrymusicisn'tmixedwithothertypes,itwilleventuallyregainitscharmasmusicforallages.8．Itcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraphthatcountrymusic____.A．ismostpublicizedbytelevisionandtheradioB．usedtobelikedbymorepeoplecomparedtojazzC．hasbecomelesspopularsincetheyear2000D．shouldbeincludedinthecategoryofrockorpop9．Whatistherelationshipbetweenrockmusicandcountrymusic?A．Bothtypesinfluencedtheformationofrockandroll.B．Presleyturnedpopmusicintocountrymusic.C．Theyarebothinfluencedbyjazzandblues.D．Theuseofthesameinstrumentsmakesthemsoundsimilar.10．Somelegendsofcountrymusicbegantoslipawaybecause____.A．theirsongstotallychangedthestyleofcountrymusicB．theybegantoworkonpopmusicformoreprofitsC．thereisnomarketingspaceforcountrymusicanymoreD．theycan'tmeetthepopulardemandsoncountrymusic11Theauthorseemstobelievethat____.A．countrymusicshouldkeepitsownstyletoattractmorelistenersB．it'snecessaryforcountrymusictobemixedwithothertypesC．onlyacertainagegroupofpeoplewilllikecountrymusicinthefutureD．commoncharacteristicscanbefoundinallmodernmusic4.（8分）DItisnosecretthatphysicalactivityisnecessarytoaperson’swell-being.Becausechildrenarecontinuouslydevelopingphysicallyandemotionally,theyareespeciallyaffectedbythebenefitsofactivity.FormerFirstLadyMichelleObama’sLet’sMoveinitiativereportsthatnearlyone-thirdofUSchildrenareoverweightorobese,andthat“schoolsareakeysettingforkidstogettheir60minutesofplaywithmoderateactivity,giventhesignificantportion(部分)oftimetheyspendthere.”Physicaleducationprogramsinschoolsdirectlybenefitstudents’physicalhealth.Regularexercisepromotesmusclesandbonedevelopment.Inadditiontoparticipatinginphysicalactivity,studentsinP.E.learnthefundamentalsofahealthfullifestyle,thebuildingblocksuponwhichtheycandevelopintohealthy,knowledgeableadults.ThoughthelackofattentiononP.E.isoftenjustifiedasanopportunitytospendmoretimeintheclassroom,studiesshowthatphysicalactivitycontributestoimprovedacademicperformance.Regularactivityduringtheschooldayisstronglyassociatedwithhigherconcentrationlevels.AstatewidepolicyinNorthCarolinarequiresthatchildrenfromkindergartentoeighthgradeparticipatein30minutesofphysicalactivityeachday.ActivitiesinP.E.helpchildrendevelophealthfulsocialinteractions.Fromayoungage,childrenlearncooperationthroughgroupactivitiesandformapositivesenseofidentityaspartofateam.Suchgroupactivitiesarecontinuallyimportantaschildrengrowolder.TheInternationalPlatformonSportandDevelopmentstatesthatsporthasbeenusedasapracticaltooltoengageyoungpeopleintheircommunitiesthroughvolunteering,resultinginhigherlevelsofleadershipandcommunityengagementamongyoungpeople.ThebenefitsofP.E.toachild’smentalhealtharebothcomplexandcomprehensive.Improvedphysicalhealth,academicsandsocialinteractionsallcontributetogoodmentalhealth.Physicalactivitystageforagoodnight’ssleep,providesmoreenergytoparticipateinhobbiesandinteractwithothers.12.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat.childrenarebecomingmuchlaziernowadayssomeschoolshaveforbiddenphysicalactivitymostparentsaredissatisfiedwithschooleducationschoolsmustpaymoreattentiontophysicaleducation13.Physicaleducationisignoredinawaybecause.childrendisliketakingphysicalactivityschoolsareworriedaboutchildren’ssafetystudentsshouldhavemoretimeforstudylesssportingequipmentisavailabletoschoolchildren14.WhichisNOTabenefitofclasses?A.Theyassureyouofsuccessfulfuture.goodstate.B.TheykeepyourmindinaD.TheydogoodtoyoursocialC.Theyhelpyoufocusonyourstudies.skills.15.Whatistheauthor’spossibleattitudetowardsthepolicyinNorthCarolina?A.Sceptical.B.Favorable.C.Ambiguous.D.Objective.二、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）5.（10分）根据短文内容，从文后选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。选项中有两项是多余选项。Theworldisacolorfullandscapeofdifferentlanguages,skincolors,anddifferentcultures.It'simportanttohaveagoodunderstandingofdifferentculturesinordertobecomeawell-roundedperson16Onewayistoreadhookswrittenbyauthorsfromaparticularculture.Readingworksbyauthorswhohaveacloserelationshipwithaparticularcultureallowspeopletogainanauthenticglimpseintothefood,music,language,religion,andwayofalifeofaparticulargroupofpeople.17Anotherwaytolearnaboutdifferentculturesistotrytolearnaforeignlanguage.18Apersoncanchoosealanguageshehasalwayswantedtolearnandlocatelearningprogramstohelphermasterthelanguage.Besides,onecanenrollinaforeignlanguageclassinordertolearninamoreformalsetting.Onecanalsotrytovisitareasofthecitytoestablishsocialconnectionwithnativespeakersofthelanguage.19Seekoutrestaurantsthatfeatureauthenticfoodfromavarietyofcountries.Foodisanimportantpartofdifferentculturesandallowspeopletogaindeepunderstandingintoaparticularculturalgroup'swayoflife.Communicatingwithpeoplefromothercountriesthroughemailorsnailmailisanotherusefulwaytobecomefamiliarwithdifferentcultures.20Variouswebsitesofferpenpalservices,offeringtoconnectindividualswithpenfriendsaroundtheworld.A.Storiesbasedonalocalcultureexposeonetoadifferentculture.B.Tryingauthenticfoodfromaspecificculturalgroupisalsoagreatidea.C.Thereareseveralwaystobecomeknowledgeableaboutdifferentcultures.D.Avarietyoflanguage-learningbooks,software,andaudioprogramsisavailable,E.TheInternethasmadeitpossibletocommunicatewithothersfromdifferentcountries.F.Makingcontactwithnativespeakersofthelanguageallowsonetogainfirsthandknowledge.G.Onewaytodevelopthisappreciationistotrytoteamaboutotherculturesaroundtheworld.三、完形填空（本题共计1小题，总分30分）C和D四个选项中，.30分）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。Ihadreachedtheageoftwenty-eight.Still,I21whethertheletterfrommypastwouldmakeittome,alltheseyearslater.Itwasa22writingtaskfromwhenIwaseighteen.Theteachercollectedourletterstoour23selvesinself-addressedenvelopewithstampsandpromisedto24themtenyearslater.Butsincesomuchtimehadpassed,wouldheeven25?Thinkingbackonthe26,Irecalledgivingmyfutureselfsomeadvice.Whenyou'reeighteenYearsold,twenty-eightseemslikea27age,butIwasn'tfeelingasmatureasIbelievedmyyoungerselfhad28metobe.Whentheletterfinallyreachedme,Iopenedit29.Itbegan,"Howmuchdoyoubetthisletterwillnevergettoyou?"Itcontinuedtogreetmecasually30wewerehavinganIM(instantmessaging)chat.Asaseniorinhighschool,facingthe31SATSandcollegeapplication,myeighteen-year-oldselfwasso32!ShewasapparentlynotquitehappyandhopedIwouldn'tworrysomuchinthefuture,andthatIwouldn'tforgettobepresentand33mylife!34tomybelief,myeighteen-year-oldselfdidnothaveanydemandsofme,orexpectationsImighthave35meet.Instead,shewrote,"I'll36whateveryoudo.EvenifyouarenottheoneI'mimaginingnow,I'llsupportyou,becausemaybe37I'mimaginingissomeoneelse,butyou'renotsomeoneelse,you'reme.Iwas38,andtearswelledupinmyeyesatthis39throughtime.IhadputalotofpressureonmyselftobethebestversionofmyselfthatIcouldbe.40,IcametorealizewhatIwouldhaveaccomplishedintenyearswouldpaleincomparison(相形见细)tohowI'dfeelandwhoI'dbe.21.A.believed22.A.hopeless23.A.innerB.betC.doubtedC.urgentC.futureD.consideredD.toughD.youngD.writeD.remainD.letterD.promisingB.convinceC.encouragedD.expectedB.creativeB.happyB.mail24.A.correct25.A.remember26.A.application27.A.grown-up28.A.promised29.A.calmly30.A,evenif31.A.appearing32.A.depressed33.A.enjoyC.answerB.understandB.commentC.studyB.happyC.made-upC.mindB.cautiouslyB.sothatC.eagerlyD.naturallyD.asifC.nowthatB.arrivingC.approachingC.carefreeC.startD.earnC.SurprisedD.StrangeC.managedtoD.determinedtoC.standbyD.standoutC.whichD.approvingB.ambitiousD.stressedB.value34.A.Contrary35.A.triedto36.A.standfor37.A.whatB.HonestB.failedtoB.standwithB.whoD.that38.A.blownawayB.blowndownB.self-serviceC.blownupC.self-defenseD.blownnearD.self-39.A.self-acceptanceconcern40.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.AndD.Otherwise四、语法填空（本题共计1小题，总分15分）7.（15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。YoumaynotknowthenameJohnSmithPemberton,butyoumustknowthenameofhis41(invent):Coca-Cola.PembertonwasaUSchemist.WhenhewaswoundedintheCivilWar,lieusedmedicinetocasethepainandgraduallygot42(addict)toit.Tolighttheaddiction,hecreatedhisowndrinkby43(use)leavesofcocaandnutsofkola.Henamed44，“Pemberton'sFrenchWineCoca”.Inthesameyear,thelocalgovernmentpassedabanonalcohol.Pembertonhadtochangetherecipetoremovethealcohol.In1886,PembertoninvitedWillisVenabletohelphimperfecthisnewrecipe.Theyusedcarbonatedwaterandfinallyinventedanewdrink.Ithadnoalcohol45couldstilleasepainandclearthemind.Pembertondecidedtosellit46adrinkratherthanamedicine.In1887,PembertonsoldpartofthestockofhiscompanytoAsaCandler,47latercreatedtheCoca-ColaCompany.Nowadays.Coca-Colahasbecomeoneofthemostpopular48(drink)intheworld.Thecompanyonlyofferssemi-finishedproductstopartnersandwon'tsellthe49(origin)ingredients(成分).ItssecretrecipewaskeptintheSunTrustBankinAtlantafor86yearsuntiltheendof2011.Sincethen,it50(keep)intheWorldofCoca-ColacenterinAtlanta.五、